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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 06:16:18+00:00

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The Secretary of Agriculture, under such regulations as he may prescribe and at rates and for periods not exceeding thirty years as determined by him, is authorized to permit the use by public and private agencies, corporations, firms, associations, or individuals, of structures or improvements under the administrative control of the Forest Service and land used in connection therewith: Provided, That as all or a part of the consideration for permits issued under this section, the Secretary may require the permittees at their expense to renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain the structures and land to a satisfactory standard.
1998-Pub. L. 105–277, which directed the substitution of "renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain" for "recondition and maintain,", was executed by making the substitution for language which did not include a comma after "maintain" to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
"(iii) for each fiscal year, not more than 10 isolated, undeveloped parcels of not more than 40 acres each.
"(II) would be in the public interest not to lease.
"(L) any other administrative installation for conducting Forest Service activities.
"(3) Market analysis.-The term 'market analysis' means the identification and study of the market for a particular economic good or service.
"(b) Authorization.-The Secretary may lease an administrative site that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in accordance with this section.
"(c) Identification of Eligible Sites.-A regional forester, in consultation with forest supervisors in the region, may submit to the Secretary a recommendation for administrative sites in the region that the regional forester considers eligible for leasing under this section.
"(2) provide public notice of the proposed lease.
"(1) Size.-An administrative site or compound of administrative sites under a single lease under this section may not exceed 40 acres.
"(ii) to achieve management objectives.
"(B) Separate treatment of facility or improvement.-A facility or improvement on an administrative site to be leased under this section may be severed from the land and leased under a separate lease under this section.
"(A) In general.-A person to which a lease of an administrative site is made under this section shall provide to the Secretary consideration described in subparagraph (B) in an amount that is not less than the market value of the administrative site, as determined in accordance with subparagraph (C).
"(iii) any combination of the consideration described in clauses (i) and (ii).
"(ii) In-kind consideration.-The Secretary shall determine the market value of any in-kind consideration under subparagraph (B)(ii).
"(4) Conditions.-The lease of an administrative site under this section shall be subject to such conditions, including bonding, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
"(5) Right of first refusal.-Subject to terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be necessary, the Secretary shall offer to lease an administrative site to the municipality or county in which the administrative site is located before seeking to lease the administrative site to any other person.
"(1) Federal property disposal.-Chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to the lease of an administrative site under this section.
"(A) In general.-Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to the mitigation or abatement of lead-based paint or asbestos-containing building materials, the Secretary shall not be required to mitigate or abate lead-based paint or asbestos-containing building materials with respect to an administrative site to be leased under this section.
"(ii) obtain written assurance from that person that the person will comply with applicable Federal, State, and local laws relating to the management of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing building materials.
"(C) to evaluate the alternative of not leasing the administrative site in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
"(4) Compliance with local laws.-A person that leases an administrative site under this section shall comply with all applicable State and local zoning laws, building codes, and permit requirements for any construction activities that occur on the administrative site.
"(g) Prohibition.-No agency of the Federal Government shall make any cash payments to a leaseholder relating to the use or occupancy of any administrative site or facility that has been improved under this section.
"(C) a description of accomplishments during previous years using the authority of the Secretary under this section.
"(2) Changes to lease list.-If the Secretary desires to lease an administrative site under this section that is not included on a list provided under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional committees described in paragraph (3) a notice of the proposed lease, including the anticipated revenue that may be obtained from the lease.
"(3) Use of authority.-Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing each lease made by the Secretary under this section during the period covered by the report.
"(1) In general.-The authority of the Secretary to make a lease of an administrative site under this section expires on October 1, 2023.
"(2) Effect on lease agreement.-Paragraph (1) shall not affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out this section in the case of any lease agreement that was entered into by the Secretary before October 1, 2023."
"This title may be cited as the 'Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005'.
"(C) not more than 10 isolated, undeveloped parcels per fiscal year of not more than 40 acres each that were acquired or used for purposes of administration of Forest Service activities, but are not being so utilized, such as vacant lots outside of the proclaimed boundary of a unit of the National Forest System.
"(L) other administrative installations for conducting Forest Service activities.
"(3) Market analysis.-The term 'market analysis' means the identification and study of the real estate market for a particular economic good or service.
"(4) Secretary.-The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
"SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.
"(a) Conveyances Authorized.-In the manner provided by this title, the Secretary may convey an administrative site, or an interest in an administrative site, that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
"(5) by such other means as the Secretary considers appropriate.
"(c) Size of Conveyance.-An administrative site or compound of administrative sites disposed of in a single conveyance under this title may not exceed 40 acres.
"(1) Any land within a unit of the National Forest System that is exclusively designated for natural area or recreational purposes.
"(2) Any land included within the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Wild and Scenic River System, or a National Monument.
"(C) would be in the public interest to retain.
"(C) a presentation of accomplishments of previous years using this authority or other conveyance authorities available to the Secretary.
"(2) Notice of changes to conveyance list.-If the Secretary proposes to convey an administrative site under this title or using other conveyance authorities available to the Secretary and the administrative site is not included on a list provided under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional committees specified in paragraph (3) written notice of the proposed conveyance, including the anticipated revenue that may be obtained from the conveyance.
"(3) Notice of use of authority.-At least once a year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Resources [now Committee on Natural Resources] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing a description of all conveyances of National Forest System land made by the Secretary under this title or other conveyance authorities during the period covered by the report.
"(f) Duration of Authority.-The authority of the Secretary to initiate the conveyance of an administrative site under this title expires on September 30, 2019.
"(g) Repeal of Pilot Conveyance Authority.-Effective September 30, 2006, section 329 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 107–63), is repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal of such section, the Secretary may complete the conveyance under such section of any administrative site whose conveyance was initiated under such section before that date.
"(B) to achieve management objectives.
"(2) Separate treatment of facility or improvement.-A facility or improvement on an administrative site to be conveyed under this title may be severed from the land and disposed of in a separate conveyance.
"(1) Consideration required.-A person or entity acquiring an administrative site under this title shall provide to the Secretary consideration in an amount that is at least equal to the market value of the administrative site.
"(A) Sale.-Consideration for an administrative site conveyed by sale under this title shall be paid in cash on conveyance of the administrative site.
"(ii) the person or entity acquiring the administrative site making a cash equalization payment to the Secretary.
"(1) Federal property disposal.-Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of an administrative site under this title.
"(2) Land exchanges.-Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act [of 1976] (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall not apply to the conveyance of an administrative site under this title carried out by means of an exchange or combination of sale and exchange.
"(B) obtain written assurance from the person or entity acquiring the administrative site that the person or entity will comply with applicable Federal, State, and local laws relating to the management of the lead-based paint and asbestos-containing building materials.
"(C) evaluate the alternative of not conveying the administrative site, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
"(2) not otherwise in the public interest.
"(f) Consultation and Public Notice.-As appropriate, the Secretary is encouraged to work with the Administrator of the General Services Administration with respect to the conveyance of administrative sites under this title. Before making an administrative site available for conveyance under this title, the Secretary shall consult with local governmental officials of the community in which the administrative site is located and provide public notice of the proposed conveyance.
"SEC. 505. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS RECEIVED FROM ADMINISTRATIVE SITE CONVEYANCES.
"(a) Deposit.-The Secretary shall deposit in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a) all of the proceeds from the conveyance of an administrative site under this title.
"(2) the conveyance of administrative sites under this title, including costs described in subsection (c).
"(c) Brokerage Services.-The Secretary may use the proceeds from the conveyance of an administrative site under this title to pay reasonable commissions or fees for brokerage services obtained in connection with the conveyance if the Secretary determines that the services are in the public interest. The Secretary shall provide public notice of any brokerage services contract entered into in connection with a conveyance under this title."
Pub. L. 107–63, title III, §329, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 471 , as amended by Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title III, §325, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 275 ; Pub. L. 108–108, title III, §322, Nov. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1307 ; Pub. L. 108–447, div. E, title III, §322, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3098 , which gave the Secretary of Agriculture temporary and limited authority to convey excess structures located on National Forest System lands and to use the proceeds from those conveyances for certain maintenance and rehabilitation activities, was repealed, effective Sept. 30, 2006, by Pub. L. 109–54, title V, §503(g), Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 561 , which also provided that the Secretary could complete any conveyance initiated before the effective date of the repeal.
Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, §8601, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4847 , provided that: "In this subtitle [subtitle F (§§8601–8644) of title VIII of Pub. L. 115–334, enacting section 6591e of this title and sections 7655c and 7655d of Title 7, Agriculture, amending sections 521d, 521e, 2113a, 3851a, and 7303 of this title and section 8113 of Title 7, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1132 and 1642 of this title, section 7655c of Title 7, and section 1772 of Title 43, Public Lands], the term 'National Forest System' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))."

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 §325
 §322
 §322
 §503
 §8601