To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the Conservation Commission of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
PL 101-539 (H.R.5433), enacted 11/08/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-539—NOV. 8, 1990 
104 STAT. 2377 
Public Law 101-539 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a 
condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the Conservation Commission of 
West Virginia, 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. RELEASE OF CONDITION. 
(a) RELEASE.—Notwithstanding section 32(c) of the Bankhead-
Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1011(c)), the Secretary of Agri-
culture is authorized and directed to release the condition that the 
lands to be exchanged by the State of West Virginia, as specified in 
subsection (b), be used for public purposes if the State agrees to 
attach the same condition to other State lands specified in subsec-
tion (c). 
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED; RELEASE OF CONDITION,—The Secretary shall 
release the condition referred to in subsection (a) only with respect 
to that portion of the lands conveyed by the deed dated April 22, 
1954, to the Conservation Commission of West Virginia (recorded in 
Webster County, West Virginia Deed Book 118, page 4) that is to be 
exchanged by the State of West Virginia for lands from the Sun 
Lumber Company for addition to Holy River State Park. The lands 
to be conveyed by the State are more particularly described in 
documents on file with the Chief of the Forest Service entitled 
"Description of 410.0± Acre Tract Being a Part of Tract Number 
218"; "Description of 16.0± Acres"; and "Description of 208.4± 
Acres". 
(c) ATTACHMENT OF CONDITION.—The State land to which the 
condition is to be attached under subsection (a) is the tract of land in 
Webster County, West Virginia more particularly described in docu-
ments on file with the Chief of the Forest Service entitled "Descrip-
tion of 18.7± Acres"; "Description of 43.2± Acres"; "Description of 
133.3± Acres"; and "Description of 401.4± Acres". 
SEC. 
2. V E N T A N A L A N D EXCHANGE. 
(a) MAP.—The map entitled "New Los Padres Reservoir Expan-
sion Project—Forest and Wilderness Boundary Adjustment—Los 
Padres National forest" dated September 1989 (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the "map") shall describe the lands for which 
exchanges and other actions are authorized by this section. The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the 
Chief, Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—Upon completion of the exchange, the bound-
aries of the Ventana Wilderness and Los Padres National Forest are 
hereby modified as necessary to accommodate the land exchange 
authorized by this section. 
(c) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to offer for 
exchange to the California-American Water Compsuiy the lands 
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Forests and 
forest products. 
Public lands. 
National parks. 
Wilderness 
areas. 
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note. 
California. 
Water supply. 
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PUBLIC LAW 101-539—NOV. 8, 1990 
comprising Parcel A and to receive, in exchange for Parcel A, all 
right, title and interest in Parcel B, as generally depicted on the 
map. The title to Parcel B shall be in the California-American 
Water Company and the title conveyed in the exchange shall be by 
general warranty deed and shall be otherwise acceptable to the 
Secretary of Agriculture. Such exchange is deemed to be an equal 
value exchange. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary 
from exchanging Parcel A to the California-American Water Com-
pany in exchange for other lands utilizing existing exchange 
authorities in the event that the California-American Water Com-
pany does not acquire title to Parcel B. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.—Upon acquisition by the United States, Parcel 
B shall be thereafter managed as National Forest Wilderness and 
shall be withdrawn from all forms of location and entry under the 
mining and mineral leasing laws and from the geothermal leasing 
laws. 
Approved November 8, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5433: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 24, considered and passed Senate.