A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, to the Town of Payson, Arizona, approximately 31.14 acres of Forest Service lands.
PL 99-632 (S.565), enacted 11/07/1986

100 STAT. 3520 
PUBLIC LAW 99-632—NOV. 7, 1986 
Public Law 99-632 
99th Congress 
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To provide for the transfer of certain lands in the State of Arizona, and for other 
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purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Real property. 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized and directed to convey, without consideration except for 
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administrative costs associated with the preparation of title and 
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legal description, to the Town of Payson, Arizona, a parcel of land 
comprising approximately 30.96 acres, known as North Rumsey 
Park, in the Town of Payson, County of Gila, Arizona. 
SEC. 2. Title to any real property acquired by the Town of Payson 
pursuant to this Act shall revert to the United States if the town 
attempts to convey or otherwise transfer ownership of any portion of 
such property to any other party or attempts to encumber such title, 
or if the town permits the use of any portion of such property for 
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any purpose incompatible with the purposes specified in section 3 of 
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this Act. 
SEC. 3. Real property conveyed to the Town of Payson pursuant to 
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this Act be used for public open space, park and recreational 
purposes. 
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SEC. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regula-
tion, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Land Management, is authorized and directed to transfer title to 
certain land in Arizona in accordance with the terms of the Memo-
randum of Agreement Regarding the Disposal of Federal Lands at 
Lake Havasu City among the United States Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, the Arizona State Land 
Department, the Arizona State Parks Board and Lake Havasu City, 
dated November 25, 1985. The transfer of title to land along the 
shoreline of Lake Havasu shall be to elevation 450 feet above sea 
level: Provided, That the United States shall reserve unto itself the 
right to maintain the shoreline and to flood up to elevation 455 feet 
above sea level. 
Ot)) The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed 
to process an application by the County of Santa Cruz, Arizona, 
43 use 869 note, pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act for the follow-
ing described lands: Provided, That the processing shall be in accord-
ance with the Memorandum of Understanding among the United 
States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and Santa 
Cruz County, dated September 17, 1986: Sy2NWy4 Section 5, and 
Lots 10 and 11, Section 6, T. 24 S., R. 14 E., G&SM. Executive Order 
No. 1398, dated August 15, 1911, which temporarily withdrew the 
above described land for use by the United States Forest Service for 
administrative purposes, is hereby revoked in its entirety, effective 
on the date of patent of the above described lands pursuant to the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act to the County of Santa Cruz, 
Arizona. 
PUBLIC LAW 99-632—NOV. 7, 1986 
100 STAT. 3521 
SEC. 5. Section 205 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1715(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (c) by striking out 
"Lfmds and interests" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as 
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provided in subsection (e), lands and interests"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(e) Lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this section or 
section 206 in exchange for lands which were revested in the United 
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States pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 9,1916 (39 Stat. 
218) or reconveyed to the United States pursuant to the provisions of 
the Act of February 26,1919 (40 Stat. 1179), shall be considered for 
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all purposes to have the same status as, and shall be administered in 
accordance with the same provisions of law applicable to, the 
revested or reconveyed lands exchanged for the lands acquired by 
the Secretary.". 
SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of the Interior, if he determines it necessary and appropriate for the 
purpose of consummating an exchange of lands or interests therein 
under applicable law, is hereby authorized and directed to revoke 
the withdrawal under the First Form by Order of the Secretary of 
the Interior dated December 14,1904, and as interpreted by Order of 
Interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior dated May 19, 1964, 
insofar as said withdrawal applies to Section 31 (Lots 1,2,3, WV^E%, 
E%NWy4, SEy4SEy4) T. 6 N., R. 7 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, 
Arizona. 
SBC. 7. Notwithstanding any provision of law or order based Idaho. 
tiiereon, the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, is authorized to take such actions (including 
but not limited to the revocation of withdrawals and the issuance of 
patents) as may be necessary to facilitate and consummate a land 
exchange in Idaho known as the Mesa Falls Exchange, as described 
in a Land Exchange Notice by the Department of Agriculture 
published in the Post-Roister newspaper published in Idaho Falls, 
Idaho on November 12,1985 (p. B-5), if the Secretary of Agriculture 
decides to proceed with such exchange. 
Approved November 7, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 565: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No, 99-900 (eomm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-339 (Oomm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Aug. 9, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 30, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 9, Senate concurred in House amendment with an amendment. 
Oct. 10, House concurred in Senate amendment.