Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act

Bill: 113-s-1888
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-12-20
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in any land exchange involving the conveyance of certain National Forest System (NFS) land within the boundaries of Inyo National Forest in California, to accept the conveyance of certain non-federal land in California outside the Forest boundaries in exchange for the conveyance of the federal land, if acquiring the non-federal land is desirable for NSF purposes. </p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment exceeding 25% of the value of the federal land. Requires the deposit of any such payment into the fund established under the Sisk Act and made available for the acquisition of lands or interests for addition to the NFS. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1888 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2013 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System land in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to modify the use of land exchange authorities available to the Secretary of Agriculture as of the date of enactment of this Act with respect to certain land in the Inyo National Forest, California. 3. Definitions In this section: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means certain National Forest System land located within the boundaries of the Inyo National Forest, California, as depicted on the map entitled Federal Parcel and dated June 2011. (2) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means certain non-Federal land in California located outside the boundaries of the Inyo National Forest, California, as depicted on the maps entitled DWP Parcel–Interagency Visitor Center Parcel and DWP Parcel–Town of Bishop Parcel and dated June 2011. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. 4. Special rules for Inyo National Forest Land Exchange (a) Authority To accept land outside boundaries of Inyo National Forest In any land exchange involving the conveyance of the Federal land, the Secretary may accept the conveyance of the non-Federal land in exchange for the conveyance of the Federal land, if the Secretary determines that acquisition of the non-Federal land is desirable for National Forest System purposes. (b) Cash equalization payment; use (1) In general In an exchange of land under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the Federal land. (2) Disposition and use of funds Any cash equalization payment received by the Secretary under this subsection shall be— (A) deposited into the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act ) ( 16 U.S.C. 484a ); and (B) available to the Secretary for the acquisition of land or interests in land for addition to the National Forest System. (c) No new land exchange authority Nothing in this section grants the Secretary new land exchange authority.