Black Hills National Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act
PL 106-329 (H.R.4226), enacted 10/19/2000

114 STAT. 1296 
PUBLIC LAW 106-329—OCT. 19, 2000 
Public Law 106-329 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain 
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administrative sites and other land in the Black Hills National Forest and to 
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use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire replacement sites and 
[H.R. 4226] 
to acquire or construct administrative improvements in connection with the Black 
Hills National Forest. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
Black Hills 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
National Forest 
and Rocky 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Research Station 
This Act may be cited as the "Black Hills National Forest 
Improvement 
and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act". 
South Dakota. 
SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND, BLACK HILLS NATIONAL 
FOREST, SOUTH DAKOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
in this section as the "Secretar}^') may, under such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approxi-
mately 362 acres contained in the following parcels of land in 
the State of South Dakota: 
(1) Tract BLKH-1 "Spearfish DweUing" (approximately 
0.24 acres); Ny2 of Lot 8 and Lot 9 of Block 16, Section 10, 
T6N, R2E, Black Hills Meridian. 
(2) Tract BLKH-2 "Deadwood Garage" (approximately 0.12 
acres); Lots 9 and 11 of Block 34, Section 23, T5N, R3E, 
Black Hills Meridian. 
(3) Tract BLKH-3 "Deadwood Dwellings" (approximately 
0.32 acres); Lots 12-16, inclusive, of Block 44, Section 23, T5N, 
R3E, Black Hill Meridian. 
(4) Tract BLKH-4 "Hardy Work Center" (approximately 
150 
acres); 
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Section 
19; 
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Section 30, T3N, RIE, Black Hills Meridian. 
(5) Tract BLKH-6 "Pactola Work Center" (approximately 
100 acres); Wy2SWy4NWV4, Wy2NWy4SWV4, Wy2SWy4SWV4, 
SEy4SWy4SWV4, Section 25; Ey2NEy4SEy4, SEy4SEy4NEy4, 
Section 26, T2N, R5E, Black Hills Meridian. 
(6) Tract BLKH-7 "Pactola Ranger District Office" (approxi-
mately 8.25 acres); Lot 1 of Ranger Station Subdivision, Section 
4, TIN, R7E, Black Hills Meridian. 
(7) Tract BLKH-8 "Reder Administrative Site" (approxi-
mately 82 acres); Lots 6 and 7, Section 29; Lot A of Reder 
Placer, Lot 19, NWy4SEy4NEy4, Section 30, TIS, R5E, Black 
Hills Meridian. 
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(8) Tract BLKH-9 "Allen Gulch Properties" (approximately 
21 acres); Lot 14 less and except Tract STA #0029, Section 
25, and Lot 1, Section 36, TIS, R4E, Black Hills Meridian. 
(9) Tract BLKH-10 "Custer Ranger District 
Office" 
(approximately 0.39 acres); Lots 4 and 9 of Block 125 and 
the East 15 feet of the vacated north/south alley adjacent 
to Lot 4, City of Custer, Section 26, T3S, R4E, Black Hills 
Meridian. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may make tech-
nical corrections to the legal descriptions in paragraphs (1) through 
(9) of subsection (a). 
(c) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—^Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, any sale or exchange of land described in subsection 
(a) shall be subject to laws (including regulations) applicable to 
the conveyance and acquisition of land for National Forest System 
purposes. 
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may accept cash equalization payments in 
excess of 25 percent of the total value of the land described in 
subsection (a) from any exchange under subsection (a). 
(e) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
may use solicitations of offers for sale or exchange under this 
section on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe. 
(2) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—The Secretary may reject any 
offer under this section if the Secretary determines that the 
offer is not adequate or not in the public interest. 
(f) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.—Any funds received by the Sec-
retary from a sale under this section or as cash equalization pay-
ments from an exchange under this section— 
(1) shall be deposited into the fund established by Public 
Law 90-171 (commonly known as the "Sisk Act") (16 U.S.C. 
484a); and 
(2) shall be available for expenditure, on appropriation, 
for— 
(A) the acquisition from willing sellers of land and 
interests in land in the State of South Dakota; and 
(B) the acquisition or construction of administrative 
improvements in connection with the Black Hills National 
Forest. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRLVTIONS.—^There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 3. REPLACEMENT LABORATORY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH 
STATION, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Agriculture $2,100,000 for a laboratory facility 
for the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Rapid City, South 
Dakota, to replace the obsolete laboratory capability at the research 
station. The replacement facility shall be colocated with at least 
one of the administrative improvements for the Black Hills National 
Forest acquired or constructed under the authority of section 
2(f)(2)(B). 
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(b) CONDITIONS ON ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—No funds avail-
able to carry out this section may be used to purchase or otherwise 
acquire property unless— 
(1) the acquisition is from willing sellers; and 
(2) the property is located within the boundaries of the 
State of South Dakota. 
Approved October 19, 2000. 
L E G I S L A T I V E HISTORY—H.R. 4226 (S. 1599): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-816 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-210 accompanying S. 1599 (Comm. on Energy and 
Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
Sept. 18, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.