Fishlake National Forest Enlargement Act
PL 102-292 (S.1182), enacted 05/26/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-292—MAY 26, 1992 
106 STAT. 181 
Public Law 102-292 
102d Congress 
An Act 
May 26, 1992 
[S. 1182] 
Fishlake 
National 
Forest 
Enlargement 
Act. 
Conservation. 
To transfer jurisdiction of certain public lands in the State of Utah to the Forest 
Service, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacUd by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States cf 
America in Congress assemoled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Fishlake National Forest Enlarge-
ment Act". 
SEC. 2. FINDINCU3. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Certain public lands presently managed by the Bureau 
of Land Management (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
"BLM^ are a(^acent to the Fishlake National Forest and are 
logical extensions of the forest. 
(2) Those public lands are isolated and disconnected from 
other BLM lands and have been identified through the land 
use planning p^rocess of the BLM as suitable for transfer to 
the Forest Service. 
(3) The Forest Service currently manages much of the live-
stock grazing on those public lands by cooperative agreement 
with the BLM. 
(4) Administration of those public lands as part of the 
Fishlake National Forest would allow for more efficient and 
economical management by both the Forest Service and BLM. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, Effective date. 
jurisdiction over public lands designated on the map referred to 
m subsection 0>). comprising approximately 10,172.89 acres is 
hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture. Such lands shall 
be added to and administered as part of the Fishlake National 
Forest. 
Q)) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The lands subject to this 
Act are those lands identified on a map entiUed "Fishlake National 
Forest Enlargement", dated March 16, 1989, and filed, together 
with a l^al description of such lands, in the Office of the Chief 
of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture 
and the Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
the Interior. Such map and legal description shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that correction 
of clerical and typographical errors in such legal description and 
map may be made by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior. 
(c) BOUNDARY.---(1) The boundary of the Fishlake National Forest 
is hereby modified as indicated on the map referred to in subsection 
0)). 
(2) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9), the boundary of 
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PUBLIC LAW 102-292—MAY 26, 1992 
the Fishlake National Forest, as modified by this Act, shall be 
considered to be the boundaiy of that national forest as of January 
1,1965. 
SEC. 4. BIGHTS AND FERMrra 
(a) VAUD EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothine in this Act shall affect 
valid existing rights of any person under any authority of law. 
(b) AUTHORIZATIONS TO USE LANDS.^Authorizations to use lands 
transferred by this Act which were issued prior to the date of 
transfer shall remain subject to the laws and regulations under 
which they were issued. Such authorizations shall be administered 
by tiie Secretary of Agriculture. Any renewal or extension of such 
authorizations shall be subject to the laws and regulations pertain-
ing to the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. The change 
of administrative jurisdiction resulting from the enactment of this 
Act shall not in itself constitute a basis for denying or approving 
the renewal or reissuance of any such authorization. 
Approved May 26, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1182: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-517 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-206 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 137 (1991): Nov. 23, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 138 (1992): May 12, considered and passed House.