Arkansas-Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1992
PL 102-584 (S.2572), enacted 11/02/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-584—NOV. 2,1992 
106 STAT. 4937 
Public Law 102-584 
102d Congress 
An Act 
To authorize an exchange of lands in the States of Arkansas and Idaho. 
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 "Arkansas-Idaho Land Exchange 
Act of 1992". 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds t h a t ^ 
(1) the Potlatch Corporation has offered to the United 
States Government an exchange of lands under which Potlatch 
would receive approximately 17,625 acres of scattered tracts 
of Federal lands in the State of Idaho in return for convejdng 
to the United Stetes lands owned by Potlateh consisting of 
approximately 40,922 acres of undisturbed bottomland hard-
wood lands in the State of Arkansas and approximately 1,170 
acres of lands with important recreational and fisheries vsQues 
in the State of Idaho; 
(2) the lands in Arkansas that Potlateh has ofTered to 
convey to the United States are surrounded by Federal and 
State lands on the Cache and White Rivers which are des-
ignated as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the 
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (com-
monly referred to as the "Ramsar Convention ), one of only 
10 areas in the United Stetes so designated; 
(3) acquisition of these lands by the United Stetes will 
remove the lands fi*om sustained timber production and other 
development in the heart of this critical wetland ecosystem; 
(4) the lands Potlateh has offered to convey to the United 
Stetes will quaUfy for inclusion as a Wetland of International 
Importence under the Ramsar Convention; 
(5) the lands Potlateh has offered to convey to the United 
States are outetanding fish and wildlife habitet and should 
continue to be made available for activities such as public 
hunting, fishing, trapping, nature observation, enjoyment, and 
education; 
(6) the lands the United Stetes would convey te Potlateh 
do not contain comparable fish, wildlife, or wetland values; 
(7) appraisals of all lands to be conveyed in the exchange 
have been completed; and 
(8) the United Stetes and Potlateh have agreed to the 
values and boundaries of all lands to be conveyed in the 
exchange and concur that the lands to be conveyed by Potlateh 
and the lands to be conveyed by the United Stetes are of 
equal value. 
(b) PURPOSE.—^The piupose of this Act is to authorize and 
require the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to participate 
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Arkansas-Idaho 
Land Exchange 
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in an exchange of lands that will provide environmental and eco-
nomic benefits to the States of Arkansas and Idaho and to the 
Nation. 
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SEC. 3. EXCHANGE. 
(a) I^^^ER-AGENCY LAND TRANSFERS.— 
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(1) TRANSFERS BETWEEN SECRETARY AND SECRETARY OF 
AGRICULTURE.— 
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(A) TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—Not-
withstanding the provisions of the Federal Land Policy 
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and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer to the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the National 
Forest System approximately 9,114 acres of public lands 
in the State of Idaho, as identified upon a map entitled 
"Arkansas-Idaho Exchange—Idaho Lands", dated July 1992 
and available for inspection in appropriate offices of the 
Secretary. 
(B) TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—Sub-
sequent to the exchange required by subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for inclusion in the National Forest System approximately 
891 acres of public lands in the State of Idaho identified 
for postexchange transfer upon the map referenced in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) TRANSFER TO SECRETARY.—^Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall transfer to the Secretary for conveyance to Pot-
latch pursuant to subsection (b), approximately 7,979 acres 
of lands within the National Forest System in the State of 
Idaho, as identified upon the map referenced in subparagraph 
(A). 
(b) EXCHANGE OF LANDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provisions of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), within 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to Potlatch, in accordance 
with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
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Administration Act ofl966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) and subject 
to paragraph (2) and any valid existing rights, approximately 
17,625 acres of public lands in the State of Idaho identified 
for transfer to Potlatch on the map referenced in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) in exchange for lands owned by Potlatch consisting 
of— 
(A) approximately 40,921 acres in the State of 
Arkansas, as depicted for transfer to the United States 
upon a map entitled "Arkansas-Idaho Land Exchange— 
Arkansas Lands," dated July 1992 and available for inspec-
tion in appropriate offices of the Secretary, and 
(B) approximately 1,170 acres in the State of Idaho, 
as identified for transfer to the United States upon the 
map referenced in subsection (a)(1)(A). 
(2) LIMITATION.—^The Secretary may not convey any lands 
to Potlatch under this subsection unless title to the lands 
to be conveyed by Potlatch in exchange is in accordance with 
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the Department of Justice standards for the preparation of 
title evidence in land acquisitions by the United States, 
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) MAPS CONTROLLING.—^To ensure the management bene-
fits of consolidating isolated tracts of lands, any conflict between 
a number of acres of lands referred to in this Act and a 
depiction of the lands on a map referenced in this Act shall 
be resolved in favor of the map. 
(2) 
CANCELLATION.—Prior 
to 
implementation 
of 
the 
exchange required by subsection (b), if Potlatch notifies the 
Secretary in writing that it no longer intends to complete 
the exchsuige, the lands referenced in subsection (a) shall revert 
to their status as of the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, and shall be managed in accordance with applicable 
management plans. 
(3) FINAL MAPS.—^Not later than 6 months after the conclu-
sion of the exchange required by subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall transmit maps accurately depicting the lands transferred 
and conveyed pursuant to this Act and the acreages and legal 
descriptions of such lands to the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs and the Conunittee on Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
lands depicted for conveyance to Potlatch on the map referenced 
in subsection (a)(1)(A) are withdrawn fi'om all forms of entry 
and appropriation under the pubHc land laws (including the 
mining laws) and fi*om operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws effective upon the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. Such withdrawal shall terminate on the 
date of completion of the exchange required by subsection (b) 
or on the date of any notification by Potlatch of a decision 
not to complete the exchange pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(5) POWER SITE RESERVATIONS.—The following Executive 
Orders shall have no effect insofar as they involve the following 
described lands: 
(A) The Executive order dated July 2, 1910, which 
estabUshed Powersite Reserve No. 91, with respect to those 
lands at Boise Meridian, T. 45 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 18, 
SWV4NEV4, comprising approximately 40 acres. 
(B) The Executive order dated July 2, 1910, which 
established Powersite Reserve No. 106, with respect to 
those lands at Boise Meridian, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 
14, WV2NEy4NE and SEy4NEy4NEy4, comprising approxi-
mately 30 acres. 
(C) The Executive order dated August 31, 1917, which 
established Power Reservation No. 654, with respect to 
those lands at Boise Meridian, T. 48 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 
3, SEViNEVi, comprising approximately forty acres, and 
T. 46 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 14, lot 1, comprising approximately 
28.15 acres. 
(6) INDEMNITY LIST CLASSIFICATION ORDER.—Bureau of 
Land Management Indemnity List Classification Orders on pub-
lic lands to be conveyed to Potlatch as required by subsection 
(b) are hereby removed 
fi*om 
such classification. 
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Patents and 
trademarks. 
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(7) CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS; BEFORE SURVEY.—Lands to 
be conveyed by the United States pursuant to subsection (b) 
on which any boundary is required to be surveyed in order 
to describe remaining pubhc lands shall be conveyed by an 
interim conveyance. An interim conveyance under this para-
graph shall convey to and vest in the recipient the same right, 
title, and interest in and to such lands as the recipient would 
have received in a patent issued pursuant to this Act. Upon 
completion of the survey, the Secretary shall issue a patent 
for such lands. The boundaries of such lands shall be those 
which were defined in and conveyed by the interim conveyance, 
except that the boundaries shall be corrected and redescribed 
in the patent, where necessary, as a result of the survey of 
such lands. 
SEC. 4. USE OF ACQUIRED LANDS. 
(a) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.— 
(1) ADDITION TO THE SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall add 
the lands conveyed to the United States in Arkansas pursuant 
to section 3(b), to the Cache River and White River National 
Wildlife Refuges, as depicted upon the map described in such 
section. The Secretary shall manage such lands in accordance 
with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee). 
(2) PLAN PREPARATION.—Within 24 months after the com-
pletion of the exchange required by section 3(b), the Secretary 
shall prepare and implement a single refuge management plan 
for the Cache River and White River Refuges, as expanded 
by this Act. Such plan shall recognize the important public 
purposes served by nonconsumptive activities, other rec-
reational activities, and wildlife-related public use, including 
hunting, fishing, and trapping. The plan shall permit, to the 
maximum extent practicable, such uses to the extent that they 
are consistent with sound wildlife management and in accord-
ance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) and other appUcable law. 
Any regulations promulgated by the Secretary with respect 
to fishing, hunting, and trapping on those lands shall, to the 
extent practicable, be consistent with State fish and wildlife 
laws and regulations. In preparing the management plan and 
regulations, the Secretary shall consult with the Arkansas 
Game and Fish Commission. 
(3) INTERIM USE OF LANDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), during the period beginning on the date of the comple-
tion of the exchange of lands under subsection 3(b) and 
ending on the first date of the implementation of the plan 
prepared under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall admin-
ister all lands added to the Cache River and White River 
National Wildlife Refuges pursuant to this Act in accord-
ance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administra-
tion Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668d-668ee) and other 
applicable law. 
(B) HUNTING SEASONS.—During the period described 
in subparagraph (A), the duration of any nunting seasons 
on the lands referred to in subsection (a) shsdl comport 
with State law. 
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(b) PUBLIC LANDS.— 
(1) STATUS.—Except as provided in section 3(a)(1)(B), the 
lands referred to in section 3(b)(1)(B) shall be pubhc lands, 
as defined in section 103(e) of the Federal Land PoUcy Eind 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and shall 
be managed in accordance with the provisions of such Act. 
(2) GRANDMOTHER MOUNTAIN AREA.—Subject to vaUd exist-
ing rights, those Federal and non-Federal lands within the 
Grandmother Mountain Wilderness Study Area which are 
trsuisferred to the jurisdiction of the Forest Service pursuant 
to section 3(b) shall be managed so as to preserve their suit-
ability for designation as wilderness, pursuant to section 603(c) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1782(c)), until the Congress determines otherwise. Noth-
ing in this Act shall be construed as permitting or prohibiting 
continued use of motorized vehicles on existing routes within 
such area at the level of such use as was permitted on August 
1,1992. 
(3) PLAN AMENDMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 
Within 24 months after the completion of the exchange under 
section 3(b), the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall prepare amendments to applicable resource management 
plans and accompan3dng documents pursuant to section 202 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712), section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604), and section 
102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)) for lands in Idaho conveyed to the United 
States pursuant to section 3(b). 
SEC. 5. DEFINTnONS. 
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For purposes of this Act, the term— 
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(1) "Potlatch" means the Potlatch Corporation, chartered 
in the State of Delaware; 
(2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(3) "lands" means both the surface £uid subsurface estates 
whenever both estates are owned by the United States or 
Potlatch, as appUcable. 
SEC. 6. OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The boundaries of the Ouachita National 
Forest are hereby adjusted to include those lands generally depicted 
on the map entitled "Proposed Proclamation Boundary Extension, 
East End of Lake Ouachita" and dated August 3,1992. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The map described in sub-
section (a) and a legal description of the lands depicted on the 
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Forest Service, United States Department 
of Agriculture. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a legal 
description of the lands depicted on the map referred to in sub-
section (a). Such map and legal descriptions shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 
may correct clerical and typographical errors. 
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(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of section 7 of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
4601-9), the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as 
adjusted by this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries 
of such forest as of Jeinuary 1,1965. 
Approved November 2, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE fflSTORY—S. 2572: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-931, Pt. 1 (Ck)mm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries), 
Ft. 2 (Comm. on Agriculture), and Pt. 3 (Ck>nun. on Interior 
and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-371 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
Sept. 10, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 29, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 7, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Nov. 2, Presidential statement.