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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE AND SETTLEMENT, SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL 
              FOREST, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
settlement of claims as provided in this section, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall convey to KATY 101.3 FM (in this section referred to 
as ``KATY'') all right, title and interest of the United States in and 
to a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 1.06 acres 
within the San Bernardino National Forest in Riverside County, 
California, generally located in the north \1/2\ of section 23, 
township 5 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian.
    (b) Legal Description.--The Secretary and KATY shall, by mutual 
agreement, prepare the legal description of the parcel of real property 
to be conveyed under subsection (a), which is generally depicted as 
Exhibit A-2 in an appraisal report of the subject parcel dated August 
26, 1999, by Paul H. Meiling.
    (c) Consideration.--Consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be equal to the appraised fair market value of the 
parcel of real property to be conveyed. Any appraisal to determine the 
fair market value of the parcel shall be prepared in conformity with 
the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition and 
approved by the Secretary.
    (d) Settlement.--In addition to the consideration referred to in 
subsection (c), upon the receipt of $16,600 paid by KATY to the 
Secretary, the Secretary shall release KATY from any and all claims of 
the United States arising from the occupancy and use of the San 
Bernardino National Forest by KATY for communication site purposes.
    (e) Access Requirements.--Notwithstanding section 1323(a) of the 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)) or 
any other law, the Secretary is not required to provide access over 
National Forest System lands to the parcel of real property to be 
conveyed under subsection (a).
    (f) Administrative Costs.--Any costs associated with the creation 
of a subdivided parcel, recordation of a survey, zoning, and planning 
approval, and similar expenses with respect to the conveyance under 
this section, shall be borne by KATY.
    (g) Assumption of Liability.--By acceptance of the conveyance of 
the parcel of real property referred to in subsection (a), KATY, and 
its successors and assigns will indemnify and hold harmless the United 
States for any and all liability to General Telephone and Electronics 
Corporation (also known as ``GTE'') KATY, and any third party that is 
associated with the parcel, including liability for any buildings or 
personal property on the parcel belonging to GTE and any other third 
parties.
    (h) Treatment of Receipts.--All funds received pursuant to this 
section shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90-
171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known as the Sisk Act), and the funds 
shall remain available to the Secretary, until expended, for the 
acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for the inclusion 
in the San Bernardino National Forest.
    (i) Receipts Act Amendment.--The Act of June 15, 1938 (Chapter 
438:52 Stat. 699), as amended by the Acts of May 26, 1944 (58 Stat. 
227), is further amended--
        (1) by striking the comma after the words ``Secretary of 
    Agriculture'';
        (2) by striking the words ``with the approval of the National 
    Forest Reservation Commission established by section 4 of the Act 
    of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 513),'';
        (3) by inserting the words ``, real property or interests in 
    lands,'' after the word ``lands'' the first time it is used;
        (4) by striking ``San Bernardino and Cleveland'' and inserting 
    ``San Bernardino, Cleveland and Los Angeles'';
        (5) by striking ``county of Riverside'' each place it appears 
    and inserting ``counties of Riverside and San Bernardino'';
        (6) by striking ``as to minimize soil erosion and flood 
    damage'' and inserting ``for National Forest System purposes''; and
        (7) after the ``Provided further, That'', by striking the 
    remainder of the sentence to the end of the paragraph, and 
    inserting ``twelve and one-half percent of the monies otherwise 
    payable to the State of California for the benefit of San 
    Bernardino County under the aforementioned Act of March 1, 1911 (16 
    U.S.C. 500) shall be available to be appropriated for expenditure 
    in furtherance of this Act.''.

SEC. 2. SANTA ROSA AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 
              CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.

    The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 
2000 is amended as follows:
        (1) In the second sentence of section 2(d)(1), by striking 
    ``and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry''.
        (2) In the second sentence of section 4(a)(3), by striking 
    ``Nothing in this section'' and inserting ``Nothing in this Act''.
        (3) In section 4(c)(1), by striking ``any person, including''.
        (4) In section 5, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Wilderness Protection.--Nothing in this Act alters the 
management of any areas designated as Wilderness which are within the 
boundaries of the National Monument. All such areas shall remain 
subject to the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the laws 
designating such areas as Wilderness, and other applicable laws. If any 
part of this Act conflicts with any provision of those laws with 
respect to the management of the Wilderness areas, such provision shall 
control.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    The Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act of 2000 is amended 
by adding at the end:

``SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Exchange of Certain Lands with New Mexico.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall acquire by exchange the 
    State of New Mexico trust lands located in township 16 north, range 
    4 east, section 2, and all interests therein, including 
    improvements, mineral rights and water rights.
        ``(2) Use of other lands.--In acquiring lands by exchange under 
    paragraph (1), the Secretary may utilize unappropriated public 
    lands within the State of New Mexico.
        ``(3) Value of lands.--The lands exchanged under this 
    subsection shall be of approximately equal value, and the Secretary 
    may credit or debit the ledger account established in the 
    Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management, 
    the New Mexico State Land Office, and the New Mexico Commissioner 
    of Public Lands, in order to equalize the values of the lands 
    exchanged.
        ``(4) Conveyance.--
            ``(A) By secretary.--Upon the acquisition of lands under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall convey all title and 
        interest to such lands to the Pueblo by sale, exchange or 
        otherwise, and the Pueblo shall have the exclusive right to 
        acquire such lands.
            ``(B) By pueblo.--Upon the acquisition of lands under 
        subparagraph (A), the Pueblo may convey such land to the 
        Secretary who shall accept and hold such lands in trust for the 
        benefit of the Pueblo.
    ``(b) Other Exchanges of Land.--
        ``(1) In general.--In order to further the purposes of this 
    Act--
            ``(A) the Pueblo may enter into agreements to exchange 
        restricted lands for lands described in paragraph (2); and
            ``(B) any land exchange agreements between the Pueblo and 
        any of the parties to the action referred to in paragraph (2) 
        that are executed not later than December 31, 2001, shall be 
        deemed to be approved.
        ``(2) Lands.--The land described in this paragraph is the land, 
    title to which was at issue in Pueblo of Santo Domingo v. Rael 
    (Civil No. 83-1888 (D.N.M.)).
        ``(3) Land to be held in trust.--Upon the acquisition of lands 
    under paragraph (1), the Pueblo may convey such land to the 
    Secretary who shall accept and hold such lands in trust for the 
    benefit of the Pueblo.
        ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
    be construed to limit the provisions of section 5(a) relating to 
    the extinguishment of the land claims of the Pueblo.
    ``(c) Approval of Certain Resolutions.--All agreements, 
transactions, and conveyances authorized by Resolutions 97-010 and C22-
99 as enacted by the Tribal Council of the Pueblo de Cochiti, and 
Resolution S.D. 12-99-36 as enacted by the Tribal Council of the Pueblo 
of Santo Domingo, pertaining to boundary disputes between the Pueblo de 
Cochiti and the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, are hereby approved, including 
the Pueblo de Cochiti's agreement to relinquish its claim to the 
southwest corner of its Spanish Land Grant, to the extent that such 
land overlaps with the Santo Domingo Pueblo Grant, and to disclaim any 
right to receive compensation from the United States or any other party 
with respect to such overlapping lands.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

SOLUTION: Requires the Secretary, upon the receipt of a specified payment by KATY, to release KATY from any and all claims of the United States arising from the occupancy and use of the San Bernardino National Forest by KATY for communication site purposes. Declares that by acceptance of such conveyance, KATY and its successors and assigns, will indemnify and hold harmless the United States for any and all liability to General Telephone and Electronics Corporation (GTE), KATY, and any third party that is associated with such parcel, including liability for any buildings or personal property on it belonging to GTE and any other third parties. Requires all funds received pursuant to this Act to be deposited in the fund established under the Sisk Act, and to remain available to the Secretary for the acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for inclusion in the San Bernardino National Forest.
Amends a certain receipts Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary to acquire by purchase lands, real property or interests in lands within the boundaries of the San Bernardino, Cleveland, and Los Angeles National Forests California; (2) require such lands, real property or interests to be managed for National Forest System purposes; and (3) provide for a specified percentage of the monies otherwise payable to California for the benefit of San Bernardino County to be available to be appropriated for expenditure in furtherance of such Act.
(Sec. 2) Amends the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 to: (1) eliminate the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior submit legal descriptions of the boundaries of the National Monument to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and (2) allow the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into certain cooperative agreements and shared management arrangements with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (currently with any person, including such Indians).
(Sec. 3) Amends the Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by exchange specified New Mexico trust lands and interests, including improvements, mineral rights, and water rights.
Requires the Secretary to convey such lands to the Pueblo of Santo Domingo and grants the Pueblo the exclusive right to acquire such lands.
Permits the Pueblo to enter into agreements to exchange restricted lands for lands title to which was at issue in Pueblo of Santo Domingo v. Rael and deems to be approved any land exchange agreements between the Pueblo and any of the parties to such action that are executed not later than December 31, 2001.
Approves all agreements, transactions, and conveyances authorized by specified boundary dispute resolutions as enacted by the Tribal Council of the Pueblo de Cochiti and the Tribal Council of the Pueblo.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is in the national interest that all citizens, 
        including active-duty service members, be allowed to vote in 
        Federal elections.
            (2) Since 1977, active-duty service members serving 
        overseas or on the United States mainland have been excluded 
        from fully participating and voting in both general and runoff 
        Federal elections in American Samoa due to several factors, 
        including local law that requires active duty military members 
        to register in person, limited air and mail service between the 
        U.S. mainland and American Samoa, and delays in the preparation 
        of new ballots in the case of runoff elections.
            (3) American Samoa law requiring uniformed service voters 
        to register to vote in person is contrary to the Uniformed and 
        Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et 
        seq.).
            (4) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
        has been in effect for over 15 years, and American Samoa has 
        not addressed this discrepancy between Federal and territorial 
        law, despite notice that the discrepancy exists.
            (5) It is necessary to take additional action to ensure 
        that the votes of uniformed voters are counted in Federal 
        elections conducted in American Samoa and that active duty 
        service members (including reservists called to active duty) do 
        not need to appear in person to register to vote.
            (6) It is necessary to state that the Uniformed and 
        Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act supersedes American Samoa 
        law and American Samoa must comply with this Federal law.
            (7) It is also in the national interest that, to the extent 
        possible, Members of the United States House of Representatives 
        and non-voting Delegates be elected in the first week of 
        November in even-numbered years.
            (8) Since 1980, when the first election for the 
        Congressional Delegate from American Samoa was held, there have 
        been several general elections at which there was no final 
        resolution of who was elected as the Delegate for the next 
        Congress, and run-off elections were required.
            (9) When the outcome of the Delegate election is not 
        resolved until a runoff election is held, a final determination 
        of who the Delegate will be is not made known until late 
        November.
            (10) A delayed outcome may place a newly elected Delegate 
        in a more junior position to other Members of Congress elected 
        on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in an 
        election year.
            (11) When more than 2 candidates file to run for election 
        for the office of Delegate, holding a primary election to 
        reduce the number of candidates to 2 will greatly increase the 
        likelihood that the general election will produce a candidate 
        who receives a majority of the votes cast.

SEC. 2. PRIMARY ELECTION REQUIRED.

    Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
Territory of American Samoa be represented by a nonvoting Delegate to 
the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes'', 
approved October 31, 1978 (48 U.S.C. 1732(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2) In any general election year when 3 or more eligible 
individuals file by the first Tuesday of July as candidates for the 
office of Delegate, a primary election shall be held on the first 
Tuesday of August of that general election year. If the primary 
election results in 1 candidate receiving more than 50 percent of the 
votes cast, then that candidate shall be the only candidate on the 
ballot for the general election for Delegate that year. If the primary 
election results in no candidate receiving more than 50 percent of the 
votes cast, then the 2 candidates receiving the most votes cast shall 
be on the ballot for the general election year. If there is a tie for 
the 2 candidates receiving the most votes, the names of the 2 
candidates shall be listed on the ballot for that general election 
year.
    ``(3) Candidates for the office of Delegate to the United States 
House of Representatives must file their candidacy not later than the 
first Tuesday of July each year that a general election referred to in 
paragraph (1) is scheduled to be held.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
Territory of American Samoa be represented by a nonvoting Delegate to 
the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes'', 
approved October 31, 1978 (48 U.S.C. 1734), is amended by inserting 
``in a general Federal election'' after ``ties between candidates''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 
2003.

SOLUTION: Declares that it is necessary to state that the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act supersedes American Samoa law and American Samoa must comply with it.Requires a primary election to be held in American Samoa on the first Tuesday of August of any general election year when three or more eligible individuals have filed by the first Tuesday of July as candidates for the office of Delegate representing American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Superior National 
Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose and need for NorthMet Land Exchange.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. NorthMet Land Exchange.
Sec. 5. Valuation of NorthMet Land Exchange.
Sec. 6. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 7. Post-exchange land management.
Sec. 8. Miscellaneous provisions.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR NORTHMET LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to further the public 
interest by consummating the NorthMet Land Exchange as specifically set 
forth in this Act.
    (b) Need.--According to the Final Record of Decision, the NorthMet 
Land Exchange is advisable and needed because the NorthMet Land 
Exchange will--
            (1) result in a 40-acre net gain in National Forest System 
        lands;
            (2) improve the spatial arrangement of National Forest 
        System lands by reducing the amount of ownership boundaries to 
        be managed by 33 miles;
            (3) improve management effectiveness by exchanging isolated 
        Federal lands with no public overland access for non-Federal 
        lands that will have public overland access and be accessible 
        and open to public use and enjoyment;
            (4) result in Federal cost savings by eliminating certain 
        easements and their associated administration costs;
            (5) meet several of the priorities identified in the land 
        and resource management plan for Superior National Forest to 
        protect and manage administratively or congressionally 
        designated, unique, proposed, or recommended areas, including 
        acquisition of 307 acres of land to the administratively 
        proposed candidate Research Natural Areas, which are managed by 
        preserving and maintaining areas for ecological research, 
        observation, genetic conservation, monitoring, and educational 
        activities;
            (6) promote more effective land management that would meet 
        specific National Forest needs for management, including 
        acquisition of over 6,500 acres of land for new public access, 
        watershed protection, ecologically rare habitats, wetlands, 
        water frontage, and improved ownership patterns;
            (7) convey Federal land generally not needed for other 
        Forest resource management objectives, because such land is 
        adjacent to intensively developed private land including 
        ferrous mining areas, where abundant mining infrastructure and 
        transportation are already in place, including--
                    (A) a large, intensively developed open pit mine 
                lying directly to the north of the Federal land;
                    (B) a private mine railroad, powerlines, and roads 
                lying directly to the south of the Federal land; and
                    (C) already existing ore processing, milling, and 
                tailings facilities located approximately 5 miles to 
                the west of the Federal land; and
            (8) provide a practical resolution to complex issues 
        pertaining to the development of private mineral rights 
        underlying the Federal land surface, and thereby avoid 
        potential litigation which could adversely impact the status 
        and management of the Federal land and other National Forest 
        System land acquired under the authority of section 6 of the 
        Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law; 16 
        U.S.C. 515).

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Collection agreements.--The term ``Collection 
        Agreements'' means the following agreements between the 
        Secretary and Poly Met pertaining to the NorthMet Land 
        Exchange:
                    (A) The agreement dated August 25, 2015.
                    (B) The agreement dated January 15, 2016.
            (2) Federal land parcel.--The term ``Federal land parcel'' 
        means all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
        and to approximately 6,650 acres of National Forest System 
        land, as identified in the Final Record of Decision, within the 
        Superior National Forest in St. Louis County, Minnesota, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Federal Land Parcel-
        NorthMet Land Exchange'', and dated June 2017.
            (3) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        all right, title, and interest of Poly Met in and to 
        approximately 6,690 acres of land in four separate tracts 
        (comprising 10 separate land parcels in total) within the 
        Superior National Forest to be conveyed to the United States by 
        Poly Met in the land exchange as generally depicted on an 
        overview map entitled ``Non-Federal Land Parcels-NorthMet Land 
        Exchange'' and dated June 2017, and further depicted on 
        separate tract maps as follows:
                    (A) Tract 1.--Approximately 4,650 acres of land in 
                St. Louis County, Minnesota, generally depicted on the 
                map entitled ``Non-Federal Land Parcels-NorthMet Land 
                Exchange-Hay Lake Tract'', and dated June 2017.
                    (B) Tract 2.--Approximately 320 acres of land in 4 
                separate parcels in Lake County, Minnesota, generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``Non-Federal Land 
                Parcels-NorthMet Land Exchange-Lake County Lands'', and 
                dated June 2017.
                    (C) Tract 3.--Approximately 1,560 acres of land in 
                4 separate parcels in Lake County, Minnesota, generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``Non-Federal Land 
                Parcels-NorthMet Land Exchange-Wolf Lands'', and dated 
                June 2017.
                    (D) Tract 4.--Approximately 160 acres of land in 
                St. Louis County, Minnesota, generally depicted on the 
                map entitled ``Non-Federal Land Parcel-NorthMet Land 
                Exchange-Hunting Club Lands'', dated June 2017.
            (4) Northmet land exchange.--The term ``NorthMet Land 
        Exchange'' means the land exchange specifically authorized and 
        directed by section 4 of this Act.
            (5) Poly met.--The term ``Poly Met'' means Poly Met Mining 
        Corporation, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation with executive 
        offices in St. Paul, Minnesota, and headquarters in Hoyt Lakes, 
        Minnesota.
            (6) Record of decision.--The term ``Record of Decision'' 
        means the Final Record of Decision of the Forest Service issued 
        on January 9, 2017, approving the NorthMet Land exchange 
        between the United States and PolyMet Mining, Inc., a Minnesota 
        Corporation, involving National Forest System land in the 
        Superior National Forest in Minnesota.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Minnesota.

SEC. 4. NORTHMET LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Exchange Authorized and Directed.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to section 5(c)(1) and other 
        conditions imposed by this Act, if Poly Met offers to convey to 
        the United States all right, title, and interest of Poly Met in 
        and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall accept the 
        offer and convey to Poly Met all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to the Federal land parcel.
            (2) Land exchange expedited.--Subject to the conditions 
        imposed by this Act, the NorthMet Land Exchange directed by 
        this Act shall be consummated not later than 90 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Form of Conveyance.--
            (1) Non-federal land.--Title to the non-Federal land 
        conveyed by Poly Met to the United States shall be by general 
        warranty deed subject to existing rights of record, and 
        otherwise conform to the title approval regulations of the 
        Attorney General of the United States.
            (2) Federal land parcel.--The Federal land parcel shall be 
        quitclaimed by the Secretary to Poly Met by an exchange deed.
    (c) Exchange Costs.--
            (1) Reimbursement required.--Poly Met shall pay or 
        reimburse the Secretary, either directly or through the 
        Collection Agreements, for all land survey, appraisal, land 
        title, deed preparation, and other costs incurred by the 
        Secretary in processing and consummating the NorthMet Land 
        Exchange. The Collection Agreements, as in effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, may be modified through the 
        mutual consent of the parties.
            (2) Deposit of funds.--All funds paid or reimbursed to the 
        Secretary under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall be deposited and credited to the accounts 
                in accordance with the Collection Agreements;
                    (B) shall be used for the purposes specified for 
                the accounts; and
                    (C) shall remain available to the Secretary until 
                expended without further appropriation.
    (d) Conditions on Land Exchange.--
            (1) Reservation of certain mineral rights.--Notwithstanding 
        subsection (a), the United States shall reserve the mineral 
        rights on approximately 181 acres of the Federal land parcel as 
        generally identified on the map entitled ``Federal Land Parcel-
        NorthMet Land Exchange'', and dated June 2017.
            (2) Third-party authorizations.--As set forth in the Final 
        Record of Decision, Poly Met shall honor existing road and 
        transmission line authorizations on the Federal land parcel. 
        Upon relinquishment of the authorizations by the holders or 
        upon revocation of the authorizations by the Forest Service, 
        Poly Met shall offer replacement authorizations to the holders 
        on at least equivalent terms.

SEC. 5. VALUATION OF NORTHMET LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Appraisals.--The Congress makes the following new findings:
            (1) Appraisals of the Federal and non-Federal lands to be 
        exchanged in the NorthMet Land Exchange were formally prepared 
        in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
        Land Acquisitions, and were approved by the Secretary in 
        conjunction with preparation of the November 2015 Draft Record 
        of Decision on the NorthMet Land Exchange.
            (2) The appraisals referred to in paragraph (1) determined 
        that the value of the non-Federal lands exceeded the value of 
        the Federal land parcel by approximately $425,000.
            (3) Based on the appraisals referred to in paragraph (1), 
        the United States would ordinarily be required to make a 
        $425,000 cash equalization payment to Poly Met to equalize 
        exchange values under the Federal Land Policy and Management 
        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), unless such an 
        equalization payment is waived by Poly Met.
    (b) Values for Consummation of Land Exchange.--The appraised values 
of the Federal and non-Federal land determined and approved by the 
Secretary in November 2015, and referenced in subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be the values utilized to consummate the NorthMet 
        Land Exchange; and
            (2) shall not be subject to reappraisal.
    (c) Waiver of Equalization Payment.--
            (1) Condition on land exchange.--Notwithstanding section 
        206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1716(b)), and as part of its offer to exchange the non-Federal 
        lands as provided in section 4(a)(1) of this Act, Poly Met 
        shall waive any payment to it of any monies owed by the United 
        States to equalize land values.
            (2) Treatment of waiver.--A waiver of the equalization 
        payment under paragraph (1) shall be considered as a voluntary 
        donation to the United States by Poly Met for all purposes of 
        law.

SEC. 6. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) Minor Adjustments.--By mutual agreement, the Secretary and Poly 
Met may correct minor or typographical errors in any map, acreage 
estimate, or description of the Federal land parcel or non-Federal land 
to be exchanged in the NorthMet Land Exchange.
    (b) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage 
estimate, or a description of land under this Act, the map shall 
control unless the Secretary and Poly Met mutually agree otherwise.
    (c) Exchange Maps.--The maps referred to in section 3 depicting the 
Federal and non-Federal lands to be exchanged in the NorthMet Land 
Exchange, and dated June 2017, depict the identical lands identified in 
the Final Record of Decision, which are on file in the Office of the 
Supervisor, Superior National Forest.

SEC. 7. POST-EXCHANGE LAND MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Non-Federal Land.--Upon conveyance of the non-Federal land to 
the United States in the NorthMet Land Exchange, the non-Federal land 
shall become part of the Superior National Forest and be managed in 
accordance with--
            (1) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks 
        Law; 16 U.S.C. 500 et seq.); and
            (2) the laws and regulations applicable to the Superior 
        National Forest and the National Forest System.
    (b) Planning.--Upon acquisition by the United States in the 
NorthMet Land Exchange, the non-Federal lands shall be managed in a 
manner consistent with the land and resource management plan applicable 
to adjacent federally owned lands in the Superior National Forest. An 
amendment or supplement to the land and resource management plan shall 
not be required solely because of the acquisition of the non-Federal 
lands.
    (c) Federal Land.--Upon conveyance of the Federal land parcel to 
Poly Met in the NorthMet Land Exchange, the Federal land parcel shall 
become private land and available for any lawful use in accordance with 
applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations pertaining to 
mining and other uses of land in private ownership.

SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Withdrawal of Acquired Non-Federal Land.--The non-Federal lands 
acquired by the United States in the NorthMet Land Exchange shall be 
withdrawn, without further action by the Secretary, from appropriation 
and disposal under public land laws and under laws relating to mineral 
and geothermal leasing.
    (b) Withdrawal Revocation.--Any public land order that withdraws 
the Federal land parcel from appropriation or disposal under a public 
land law shall be revoked without further action by the Secretary to 
the extent necessary to permit conveyance of the Federal land parcel to 
Poly Met.
    (c) Withdrawal of Federal Land Pending Conveyance.--The Federal 
land parcel to be conveyed to Poly Met in the NorthMet Land Exchange, 
if not already withdrawn or segregated from appropriation or disposal 
under the mineral leasing and geothermal or other public land laws upon 
enactment of this Act, is hereby so withdrawn, subject to valid 
existing rights, until the date of conveyance of the Federal land 
parcel to Poly Met.
    (d) Act Controls.--In the event any provision of the Record of 
Decision conflicts with a provision of this Act, the provision of this 
Act shall control.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey specified National Forest System land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County, Minnesota, to Poly Met Mining Corporation, Inc., in exchange for specified nonfederal lands within the forest in St. Louis and Lake Counties, Minnesota.  Poly Met shall pay or reimburse all land survey, appraisal, land title, deed preparation, and other costs incurred by USDA in completing such exchange. All of the funds paid or reimbursed to USDA must be deposited into accounts and used for the purposes specified in certain collection agreements pertaining to such exchange.  The United States shall reserve the mineral rights on a specified portion of the federal land exchanged.  As set forth in the Final Record of Decision of January 9, 2017, approving such exchange, Poly Met shall honor existing road and transmission line authorizations on the federal land exchanged.  (Sec. 5) The appraised values of the federal and nonfederal lands that were determined and approved by USDA in November 2015 shall be the values used to complete the exchange and shall not be subject to reappraisal. Poly Met shall waive any payment otherwise owed to it by the United States to equalize the values of the exchanged lands. Such waiver shall be considered as a voluntary donation to the United States by Poly Met for all purposes of law. (Sec. 7) Upon conveyance, the non-federal lands shall become part of the Superior National Forest and shall be managed in accordance with the Weeks Law and in a manner consistent with the land and resource management plan applicable to adjacent federally owned lands in the forest.  Upon conveyance, the federal land shall: (1) become private land and shall be made available for any lawful use in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations that pertain to mining and other uses of land in private ownership; and (2) be withdrawn from appropriation and disposal under public land laws and under laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.