Omnibus Public Lands and National Forests Adjustments Act of 1988
PL 100-699 (H.R.3680), enacted 11/19/1988

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PUBLIC LAW 100-699—NOV. 19, 1988 
Public Law 100-699 
100th Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 19, 1988 
[H.R. 3680] 
Omnibus Public 
Lands and 
National Forests 
Adjustments Act 
of 1988. 
To revoke certain public land orders, transfer certain public lands, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Omnibus Public Lands and National 
Forests Adjustments Act of 1988". 
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TITLE I—PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE. 
Notwithstanding the order of the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia dated February 10, 1985, in Civil Action 
Numbered 85-2238, the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this 
title referred to as "the Secretary") is hereby authorized to revoke 
applicable public land orders, to revoke withdrawals, to terminate 
classifications, and to take such other actions as the Secretary 
determines necessary in order to consummate, in accordance with 
applicable law, an exchange of lands with Phillips County, Montana, 
as described in Bureau of Land Management Land Report Serial 
Number M-66965, dated May 8, 1986, if the Secretary determines 
such exchange to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. CONDITIONS OF EXCHANGE. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this title shall be construed as 
enlarging or diminishing the extent to which the United States or 
any other party may be responsible, under applicable laws of the 
United States or the State of Montana, for proper management of 
lands involved in the exchange described in section 101 (including 
control of public access to such lands) or for management, control, 
removal, or other actions related to any hazardous substances or 
other materials located on such lands. 
(b) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.—Prior to consummating the ex-
change described in section 101, the Secretary shall advise the 
county and appropriate officials of the United States and the State 
of Montana concerning any information, from inspection or other-
wise, the Secretary has concerning hazardous sul^tances or other 
materials (including, but not limited to, industrial solvents or 
wastes) located on such lands. 
TITLE II—VETERAN, WYOMING TOWNSITE 
SEC. 201. SURVEY AND PLAT. 
As soon as possible after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this title referred to as "the 
Secretary") shall resurvey and prepare a new plat for the townsite 
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of Veteran, Wyoming, to take into account the actual and common 
use of streets and alleys on such lands for designation as public 
reservations in accordance with the Act of April 16, 1906 (34 Stat. 
116). 
SEC. 202. PATENT AND SALES. 
(a) PATENT.— 
(1) After completion of the work required to complete the 
survey and plat required under section 201, the Secretary shall 
patent the title of the United States in and to the public 
reservation l£inds referred to in subsection (a) to Goshen County, 
Wyoming. 
(2) Title of the United States in and to a 90 feet by 75 feet lot 
of approximately 0.15 acres which is described in the records of 
the Goshen County, Wyoming, clerk's office as "a tract in 
southwest corner of town of Veteran, Block 40 in the original 
town of Veteran," shall be patented to Goshen County United 
School District Number One. 
0)) DISPOSAL, ETC.—The Secretary, acting through the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation, is authorized to dispose of Federal lands 
within the townsite area for fair market value, by negotiated or 
public sale, and to revoke withdrawals, terminate classifications, 
and take other steps necessary to implement this title, notwith-
standing the order of the United States District Court for the 
District of Columbia dated February 10, 1985, in Civil Action Num-
bered 85-2238. 
TITLE III—MATTERS INVOLVING LANDS IN THE STATE OF 
UTAH 
SEC. 301. FARMINGTON CITY EXCHANGE. 
(a) EXCHANGE.— 
(1) Subject to valid existing rights, if Farmington City, Utah 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the "city"), transfers to 
the United States all right, title, and interest of the city in and 
to the land described in paragraph (2XA), the Secretary of 
Agriculture (hereafter in this section referred to as the * Sec-
retary") shall transfer to the city all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the land described in paragraph 
(2XB). Any land acquired by the United States under this sec-
tion shall be added to and managed as part of the Wasatch 
National Forest. 
(2XA) The land referred to in paragraph (1) to be transferred 
by the city is that land depicted as parcels Ai, Aii, and Aiii on 
the map entitled "Farmington Exchange" and dated May 1988, 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. 
(B) The land referred to in paragraph (1) to be transferred by 
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the United States is that land depicted as parcel Bi on the map 
referred to in subparagraph (A). 
(3) Before transferring land to the city pursuant to this 
subsection, the Secretary shall appraise the values of the lands 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). If, 
based on such appra&al, the fair market value of the lands 
being transferred to the city is not equal to the fair market 
value of the lands to be transferred to the United States, the 
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Secretary shall require the city to pay, or shall pay to the city, 
an amount sufficient to equalize such values, 
(b) CITY OR STATE LANDS WHICH MAY BE EXCHANGED.— 
dXA) Within the 3-year period b a n n i n g on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with the 
city and the State of Utah (hereafter in this section referred to 
as the "State"), shall identify city or State lands which are 
suitable for transfer to the United States for national forest 
purposes in exchange for the Federal lands depicted as parcels 
Bii, Biii, Biv, Bv, and Bvi on the map referred to in subsection 
(aX2XA). 
(B) Subject to valid existing rights, if within such period the 
city or the State (as the case may be) transfers to the United 
States the city or State lands identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall transfer the appropriate Federal 
lands depicted as parcels Bii, Biii, Biv, Bv, and Bvi on the map 
referred to in subsection (aX2XA) to the city or the State, as 
appropriate. The values of lands exchanged under this section 
shall be of equal value as determined by the Secretary, or, if 
they are not of equal value, the values shall be equalized by 
payment to or by the Secretary so long as the payment does not 
exceed 25 percent of the total value of the lands transferred out 
of Federal ownership. 
(2) In lieu of an exchange under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may transfer by sale for fair market value the Federal lands 
depicted as parcels Bii, Biii, Biv, Bv, and Bvi on the map 
referred to in subsection (aX2XA) to the city or the State of 
Utah, as appropriate. 
SEC. 302. KANAB CITY TRANSFER 
Minerals and 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all public lands 
2'i"i"s 
located within the city limits of Kanab City, Utah (as such limits 
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stood on April 1,1988) are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry 
and appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, and from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 
leasing laws. The withdrawal under this subsection shall terminate 
on the date which is five years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) RIGHT OF KANAB CITY TO PURCHASE CERTAIN WITHDRAWN 
LANDS.—As soon as possible after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the "Secretary") shall determine which public lands withdrawn by 
subsection (a) meet the disposal criteria specified in section 203(a) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1713(a)) and shall notify the city of Kanab (My concerning such 
determination. For the four-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the city of Kanab City, Utah, shall have the 
exclusive right to purchase any public lands withdrawn by subsec-
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tion (a) that the Secretary has determined to be suitable for disposal. 
(c) PuBUC SALE.—After the expiration of the period of exclusive 
right specified in subsection flt)), the Secretary may offer any lands 
covered by such exclusive right for sale under appropriate provi-
sions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, but 
the city of Kanab City, Utah, shall be given the opportunity to meet 
the high bid offered by any other party and if such city matches 
such high bid, the city shall be declared the highest bidder and 
allowed to purchase the property offered for sale. 
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(d) TERMS AND CJONDITIONS.—All sales of public lands under this 
section shall be for fair market value and subject to valid existing 
rights, and the Secretary may attach such conditions to any sale 
under this section, and any patent issued in consequence of such 
sale, as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate. 
SEC. 303. RTVERDALE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR SALE.—If not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act the city of Riverdale, Utah, submits to 
the Secretary of the Interior a request to release and quitclaim to 
the city all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the property described in subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized 
to release and quitclaim such right, title, and interest, in accordance 
with this sectiop. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRipnoN.—^The property referred to in subsection 
(a) is that certain parcel of land, comprising approximately 13.6 
acres transferred to the city of Riverdale, Utah, by the United States 
by a deed dated April 30, 1975, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled "Riverdale Qty Parcel" dated May 1988. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—A release and quitclaim under this section 
shall be in consideration for payment by the city of Riverdale, Utah, 
to the United States of the fair market value of the right, title, and 
interest of the United States in the property described in subsection 
0)) and shall have the effect of releasing any restrictions imposed on 
the use of such property by the deed referenced in such subsection. 
Such fair market value shall not include the v£due of improvements 
on such property. 
(d) DISPOSITION OP FUNDS.—All funds received by the United 
States from the city of Riverdale, Utah, in consideration for a 
release and quitclaim under this section shall be covered into the 
land and water conservation fund in the Treasury of the United 
States and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-4 
et seq.). 
SEC. 304. BRIGHAM CITY: REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) 1959 CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall execute such in-
struments as may be necessary to remove the restrictions on the 
property described in paragraph (2) that the property be used 
for public school purposes and that the property be available to 
Indians and non-Indians on the same terms, unless otherwise 
approved by the Secretary of the Interior, 
(2) The property referred to in paragraph (1) is approximately 
9.39 acres of property conveyed by the United States by quit-
claim deed on February 12, 1959, to the Board of Education for 
the Box Elder County school District, Box Elder County, Utah, 
recorded March 5, 1959, in Box Elder County Deed Book num-
bered 123 at page 450. 
(b) 1977 CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall execute such in-
struments as may be necessary to remove the restrictions of the 
property described in paragraph (2) that— 
(A) the property not be sold, leased, assigned, or other-
wise dispc^ed of except to another eligible governmental 
agency that the Secretary of the Interior agrees in writing 
can assure the continued use and maintenance of the prop-
Patents and 
trademarks. 
Real property. 
Schools and 
colleges. 
Indians. 
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Contracts. 
Contracts. 
Conservation. 
Historic 
preservation. 
erty for public park or public recreational purposes subject 
to the same terms and conditions in the originsd instrument 
of conveyance; but 
(B) nothing in subparagraph (A) shall preclude the 
grantee from providing related recreational facilities and 
services compatible with the approved application, through 
concession agreements entered into with third parties, pro-
vided prior concurrence to such agreements is obtained in 
writing from the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) The property referred to in paragraph (1) is approximately 
16.619 acres of property conveyed by deed without warranty 
dated May 11, 1977, from the United States of America to the 
city of Brigham City and recorded on May 23, 1977, in county 
records of Box Elder County, State of Utah, book numbered 292, 
pages 503 through 507. 
(c) 1983 CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall execute such in-
struments as may be necessary to remove the restriction on the 
property described in paragraph (2) that— 
(A) the property not be sold, leased, assigned, or 
otherwise disposed of except to another eligible govern-
mental agency that the Secretary of the Interior agrees in 
writing can assure the continued use and maintenance of 
the property for public park or public recreational purposes 
subject to the same terms and conditions in the original 
instrument of conveyance; but 
(B) nothing in subparagraph (A) shall preclude the 
grantee from providing related recreational facilities and 
services compatible with the approved application, through 
concession agreements entered into with third parties, pro-
vided prior concurrence to such agreements is obtained in 
writing from the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) The property referred to in paragraph (1) is approximately 
81.2 acres of property conveyed by the United States by deed 
without warranty on March 29,1983, recorded April 11,1983, in 
Box Elder County, Utah, Deed Book numbered 369 at page 578. 
TITLE IV—OREGON TRAIL 
SEC. 401. END OF THE OREGON TRAIL STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—In furtherance of the interpretation and commemora-
tion of the Oregon National Historic Trail, the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Secretary") is 
authorized and directed to conduct a study to determine the feasibil-
ity and desirability of protecting and preserving those lands and 
resources associated with the western terminus of the Oregon Trail 
in Oregon City, Oregon. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—AS part of such study, the 
Secretary shall consult with other interested Federal agencies and 
State and local bodies, and the study shall be coordinated with 
applicable outdoor recreation plans and related plans for the 
preservation of historic and natural resources in the area. 
(c) REPORT.—Within one year after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall make a report of the Secretary's findings 
and recommendations to the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Eneigy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The report of the 
Secretary shall include, but not be limited to, findings with respect 
to the historical and natural values of the lands and resources 
involved, and recommendations as to the historic preservation and 
markings of the area. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS.—^There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this section. 
TITLE 
V—CLARK 
COUNTY, 
NEVADA 
SEC. 501. CATHOUC DIOCESE OF RENO/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—^The Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1949 Marie D. Lawton purchased from Clark County in 
a tax sale 40 acres of land in Clark County, Nevada. 
(2) She paid taxes on this property until her death in 1975, at 
which time the property was bequeathed to the Roman CathoUc 
Diocese of Reno/Las V^as to be used to benefit the Home of the 
Good Shepherd, which works with troubled young women in the 
western States. 
(3) Since 1975 the Diocese has paid taxes on the property. 
(4) It has recently been discovered that Clark County erred in 
seUing the property in 1949 since the land at that time was 
actually in the public domain. 
(b) PURPOSE.—^The purpose of this section is to convey this prop-
erty to the Diocese of Reno/Las Vegas so it may be sold to benefit 
the Home of the Good Shepherd. 
(c) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall convey without consideration to the Catholic Diocese of Reno/ 
Las V^as, Nevada, the lands described as follows: one 40-acre 
parcel comprising the northwest one-quarter of southwest one-
quarter of section 13 township 19 south range 61 east Mount Diablo 
base line and meridian, subject to the limitations of subsection (d) of 
this section. The administrative costs of such conveyance shall be 
borne by the Catholic Diocese of Reno/Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(d) RESERVATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—A right-of-way and construc-
tion easement shall be reserved to the United States to accommo-
date flood control facilities of the Clark County R^onal Flood 
Control District. Said right-of-way shall be no more than 75 feet in 
width and 1,320 feet in length, and shall be located in accordance 
with the Clark County Flood Control District Master Plan. 
TITLE VI—COAL MINING HERITAGE 
SEC. 601. COAL MINING HERITAGE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—^The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, is authorized and directed to 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of protecting and 
preserving certain significant cultural, historic, and natural re-
sources associated with the coal mining herit£^e of southern West 
Virginia. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the identi-
fication o
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(1) Specific sites and points of interest associated with the coal 
mining heritage of West Virginia, the Appalachian Region and 
the Nation. 
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Conservation. 
Historic 
preservation. 
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(2) The historic and cultural values of such sites and points of 
interest. 
(3) The relationship between such sites and points of interest 
with the natural, scenic, recreational, cultural and historic 
resources in the region managed by State or Federal agencies, 
including State and national park system units, recreational 
lakes, State forest system units, and historic landmarks. 
(4) A vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking 
such sites, points of interest and such other resources managed 
by State or Federal agencies. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—As part of such study, the 
Secretary shall consult with other interested Federal agencies. State 
and local government authorities, and nonprofit organizations. 
West Virginia. 
(c) AREA TO BE STUDIED.—The study shall focus on the eleven 
county areas consisting of Cabell, Wayne, Mingo, Logan, McDowell, 
Wyoming, Raleigh, Mercer, Boone, Fayette and Summers Counties, 
West Virginia. 
(d) REPORT.—Within one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall make a report of his findings to the Commit-
tee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this title. 
Approved November 19, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3680: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-717, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs) and Pt. 2 
(Comm. on Agriculture). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
Sept. 13, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 21, considered and passed Senate.