To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain property in the Chattahoochee National Forest for the construction of facilities in the National Forest.
PL 101-571 (H.R.2419), enacted 11/15/1990

104 STAT. 2808 
PUBLIC LAW 101-571—NOV. 15, 1990 
Public Law 101-571 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Nov 15 1990 
"^^ authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain property in the 
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Chattahoochee National Forest for the construction of facilities in the National 
[H.R. 2419] 
Forest. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO EXCHANGE 
FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY 
FOR CONSTRUCTION 
OF 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITIES. 
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
(in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") may convey any of the 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any of the 
property described in section 3(1) in exchange for the construction of 
the facilities described in section 3(2) or the conveyance to the 
Secretary of real property and construction of such facilities, as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EXCHANGE. 
(a) EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.—In conducting any exchange under 
section 1, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a non-
Federal party sufficient, in the determination of the Secretary, to 
assure that the non-Federal party will cause to be constructed for 
the Forest Service the facilities described in section 3(2). 
(b) EXCHANGE FOR EQUAL VALUE.—In conducting any exchange 
under section 1, the Secretary shall assure that the value of the 
property received by the Secretary is equal to the value of the 
property conveyed by the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, 
or if they are not equal, that values are equalized by the pa3rment of 
money to the non-Federal party or to the Secretary, as follows: 
(1) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount of the pay-
ment may not exceed 25 percent of the total value of any 
property conveyed by the Secretary in the exchange. The Sec-
retary shall, to the extent possible, minimize the amount of the 
pajnnent of money involved in the exchange. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF VALUE OF FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED.— 
The value of the facilities constructed for the Forest Service 
under the exchange shall be equal to the actual costs of 
construction of such facilities, as determined by the Secretary to 
be fair and reasonable, in accordance with the specifications 
contained in the document referred to in section 3(2). 
SEC. 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES. 
The properties referred to in this Act shall consist of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) PROPERTY CONVEYED BY SECRETARY.—The properties con-
veyed by the Secretary may consist of any lands of the Forest 
Service within the State of Georgia that were acquired solely for 
administrative purposes, together with any improvements lo-
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104 STAT. 2809 
cated on the lands, described in the document entitled "Chat-
tahoochee National Forest Land Exchange—Description of 
Properties Conveyed", which shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the United States 
Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
District of Columbia. 
(2) FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED FOR FOREST SERVICE.—The facili-
ties constructed for the National Forest Service shall consist of 
the facilities the location and specifications of which are de-
scribed in the document entitled "Prospectus, Blairsville 
Ranger District Office and Facilities, Brasstown Ranger Dis-
trict, Chattahoochee National Forest", which shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of 
the United States Forest Service of the Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, District of Columbia. 
Approved November 15, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2419: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-713 (Comm. on Agriculture). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
Sept. 17, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 27, considered and passed Senate.