HALE Scouts Act
PL 112-103 (H.R.473), enacted 04/02/2012

126 STAT. 284 
PUBLIC LAW 112–103—APR. 2, 2012 
Public Law 112–103 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita 
National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy 
Scouts of America, 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 ‘‘Help to Access Land for the 
Education of Scouts’’ or ‘‘HALE Scouts Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST, OKLA-
HOMA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that it is in the public interest 
to provide for the sale of certain federally owned land in the 
Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations 
Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, for market value consid-
eration. 
(b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey, by quitclaim deed, to 
the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’) all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to certain National Forest 
System land in the Ouachita National Forest in the State of Okla-
homa consisting of approximately 140 acres, depending on the final 
measurement of the road set back and the actual size of the affected 
sections, as more fully described in subsection (c). The conveyance 
may not include any land located within the Indian Nations 
National Scenic and Wildlife Area designated by section 10 of 
the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness 
Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460vv–8). 
(c) COVERED LANDS.—The National Forest System land to be 
conveyed under subsection (b) is depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Boy Scout Land Request—Ouachita NF’’. The map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the Forest Service Regional 
Office in Atlanta, Georgia. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the land conveyed 
under subsection (b), the Council shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as determined 
by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and done in conformity 
with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisi-
tions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(e) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection 
Help to Access 
Land for the 
Education of 
Scouts. 
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126 STAT. 285 
PUBLIC LAW 112–103—APR. 2, 2012 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 473: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–218 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 157 (2011): Oct. 3, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 158 (2012): Mar. 15, considered and passed Senate. 
(b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The Council shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, 
and any administrative analyses required by law. 
(f) ACCESS.—Access to the land conveyed under subsection (b) 
shall be from the adjacent land of the Council or its successor. 
Notwithstanding section 1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)), the Secretary shall 
not be required to provide additional access to the conveyed land. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
prescribe such terms and conditions on the conveyance under sub-
section (b) as the Secretary considers in the public interest, 
including the reservation of access rights to the conveyed land 
for administrative purposes. 
Approved April 2, 2012. 
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