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Question: SECTION 1. DENIAL OF CASH BENEFITS TO DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.

(a) Amendments Relating to Title II Disability Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 225(c) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 425(c)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting
''(2)(A)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through
(7), respectively; and
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2) as
redesignated by subparagraph (A) the following new
paragraph:
''(c)(1) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any
individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under this title based
on disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction is a
contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that
such individual is disabled.''.
(2) Treatment Requirements.--
(A) Section 225(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(2)(A)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is
amended to read as follows:
''(2)(A)(i) Any individual who would be entitled to cash benefits
under this title but for the application of paragraph (1) may elect to
comply with the provisions of this subsection.
''(ii) Any individual who is entitled to cash benefits
under this title by reason of disability (or whose entitlement
to such benefits is suspended), and who was entitled to such
benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's
alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material
to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was
disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this
paragraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the
provisions of this subsection.
(B) Section 225(c)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(2)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking ''who is required under
subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ''described in
clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) who is
required''; and
(ii) by striking ''paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (4)''.
(C) Section 225(c)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(3)(A)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking ''paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(ii) by striking ''paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (6)''.
(D) Section 225(c)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by
striking ''paragraph (1)'' and inserting ''paragraph
(2)(A)''.
(E) Section 225(c)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(5)), as so redesignated, is amended by striking
''paragraph (2)'' and inserting ''paragraph (3)''.
(F) Section 225(c)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(6)(A), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking ''who are receiving
benefits under this title and who as a
condition of payment of such benefits'' and
inserting ''described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
who elect to undergo treatment; and the
monitoring and testing of all individuals
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) who'';
(ii) by striking ''under paragraph (1)'';
and
(iii) by striking ''paragraph (2)(A)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (3)(A)''.
(G) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I)), as so redesignated, is
amended--
(i) by striking ''residing in the State''
and all that follows through ''they are
disabled'' and inserting ''described in
paragraph (2)(A) residing in the State''; and
(ii) by striking ''paragraph (2)(A)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (3)(A)''.
(H) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III)), as so redesignated, is
amended by striking ''paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting
''paragraph (3)(A)''.
(I) Section 225(c)(6)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(6)(C)), as so redesignated, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''(iii) The monitoring requirements of clause (ii) shall not apply
in the case of any individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) who
fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2).''.
(J) Section 225(c)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(7)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''who
is entitled'' and all that follows through ''is
under a disability'' and inserting ''described
in paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''(4)
or (7)'' and inserting ''(5)''.
(K) Section 225(c)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(8)) is amended by striking ''(1), (4) or (7)''
and inserting ''(2) or (5)''.
(L) Section 225(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 425(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
''(10) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in
paragraph (1) and the treatment provisions contained in paragraph (2).
''(11) The requirements of paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no
longer needs treatment.''.
(3) Representative payee requirements.--
(A) Section 205(j)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
405(j)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
''(B) In the case of an individual entitled to benefits based on
disability, the payment of such benefits shall be made to a
representative payee if the Commissioner of Social Security determines
that such payment would serve the interest of the individual because
the individual also has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition (as
determined by the Commissioner) and the individual is incapable of
managing such benefits.''.
(B) Section 205(j)(2)(C)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
405(j)(2)(C)(v)) is amended by striking ''entitled to
benefits'' and all that follows through ''under a
disability'' and inserting ''described in paragraph
(1)(B)''.
(C) Section 205(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking all
that follows ''15 years, or'' and inserting ''described
in paragraph (1)(B).''.
(D) Section 205(j)(4)(A)(i)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(4)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking
''entitled to benefits'' and all that follows through
''under a disability'' and inserting ''described in
paragraph (1)(B)''.
(b) Amendments Relating to SSI Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 1611(e)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''(B)'' and inserting ''(C)'';
(B) by striking ''(3)(A)'' and inserting ''(B)'';
and
(C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) as
redesignated by paragraph (2) the following new
subparagraph:
''(3)(A) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any
individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this title by
reason of disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction
is a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination
that such individual is disabled.''.
(2) Treatment requirements.--
(A) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(I) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(I)), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows:
''(B)(i)(I)(aa) Any individual who would be eligible for cash
benefits under this title but for the application of subparagraph (A)
may elect to comply with the provisions of this subparagraph.
''(bb) Any individual who is eligible for cash benefits
under this title by reason of disability (or whose eligibility
for such benefits is suspended) or is eligible for benefits
pursuant to section 1619(b), and who was eligible for such
benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's
alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material
to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was
disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this
subparagraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the
provisions of this subparagraph.''.
(B) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(II)), as so redesignated, is
amended by striking ''who is required under subclause
(I)'' and inserting ''described in division (bb) of
subclause (I) who is required''.
(C) Subclauses (I) and (II) of section
1611(e)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(B)(ii)), as so redesignated, are each
amended by striking ''clause (i)'' and inserting
''clause (i)(I)''.
(D) Section 1611(e)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by
striking clause (v) and by redesignating clause (vi) as
clause (v).
(E) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(B)(v)), as redesignated by subparagraph (D),
is amended--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ''who is
eligible'' and all that follows through ''is
disabled'' and inserting ''described in clause
(i)(I)''; and
(ii) in subclause (V), by striking ''or
(v)''.
(F) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(C)(i)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is
amended by striking ''who are receiving benefits under
this title and who as a condition of such benefits''
and inserting ''described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I)(aa)
who elect to undergo treatment; and the monitoring and
testing of all individuals described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I)(bb) who''.
(G) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa)), as so
redesignated, is amended by striking ''residing in the
State'' and all that follows through ''they are
disabled'' and inserting ''described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I) residing in the State''.
(H) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)), as so redesignated, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(III) The monitoring requirements of subclause (II) shall not
apply in the case of any individual described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I)(aa) who fails to comply with the requirements of subparagraph
(B).''.
(I) Section 1611(e)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
''(D) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in
subparagraph (A) and the treatment provisions contained in subparagraph
(B).
''(E) The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall cease to apply to
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no
longer needs treatment.''.
(3) Representative payee requirements.--
(A) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended to read as
follows:
''(II) In the case of an individual eligible for benefits under
this title by reason of disability, the payment of such benefits shall
be made to a representative payee if the Commissioner of Social
Security determines that such payment would serve the interest of the
individual because the individual also has an alcoholism or drug
addiction condition (as determined by the Commissioner) and the
individual is incapable of managing such benefits.''.
(B) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(vii) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking
''eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through
''is disabled'' and inserting ''described in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
(C) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by striking
all that follows ''15 years, or'' and inserting
''described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).''.
(D) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking
''eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through
''is disabled'' and inserting ''described in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
(4) Preservation of medicaid eligibility.--Section 1634(e)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''clause (i) or (v) of section
1611(e)(3)(A)'' and inserting ''subparagraph (A) or
subparagraph (B)(i)(II) of section 1611(e)(3)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ''This
subsection shall cease to apply to any such person if
the Commissioner determines that such person no longer
needs treatment.''.
(5) Conforming amendment.--Section 201(c) of the Social
Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 425 note) is repealed.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to applicants for
benefits under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act
for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been
issued to implement such amendments.
(2) Application to current recipients.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, in the case of an individual who is
receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act or
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such
Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act and whose
entitlement or eligibility for such benefits would terminate by
reason of the amendments made by this section, such amendments
shall apply with respect to the benefits of such individual for
months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and the
Commissioner of Social Security shall so notify the individual
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(3) Benefits under title xvi.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term ''benefits under title XVI of the Social
Security Act'' includes supplementary payments pursuant to an
agreement for Federal administration under section 1616(a) of
the Social Security Act, and payments pursuant to an agreement
entered into under section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.

Answer: Denies monthly cash disability benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI), respectively, of the Social Security Act for drug addicts and alcoholics whose substance abuse is a contributing factor material to their disability. Allows such individuals, instead, to elect to undergo treatment for their substance abuse. (Currently, such recipients are required to undergo treatment only at approved facilities or institutions.)
Revises OASDI and SSI program representative payee requirements to require the payment of program benefits through a representative payee if it is in the interest of an otherwise disabled individual with an alcohol or drug addiction condition who is incapable of managing such benefits.
Preserves the Medicaid eligibility of SSI recipients denied cash disability benefits because of the connection between their drug addiction or alcoholism and their disability.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AMOUNTS FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.

(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is amended by adding at
the end the following new part:

''PART IX--DESIGNATION FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.

''Sec. 6097. Designation.

''SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

''(a) In General.--Every individual with adjusted income tax
liability for any taxable year may designate that a portion of such
liability (not to exceed 10 percent thereof) shall be used to reduce
the public debt.
''(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under
subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the
time of filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable
year. The designation shall be made on the first page of the return or
on the page bearing the taxpayer's signature.
''(c) Adjusted Income Tax Liability.--For purposes of this section,
the term 'adjusted income tax liability' means income tax liability (as
defined in section 6096(b)) reduced by any amount designated under
section 6096 (relating to designation of income tax payments to
Presidential Election Campaign Fund).''
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for such subchapter A
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''Part IX. Designation for reduction of
public debt.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended by adding at the
end the following section:

''SEC. 9512. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

''(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 'Public Debt
Reduction Trust Fund', consisting of any amount appropriated or
credited to the Trust Fund as provided in this section or section
9602(b).
''(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to
the Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts
designated under section 6097 (relating to designation for public debt
reduction).
''(c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Public Debt Reduction Trust
Fund shall be available only for purposes of paying at maturity, or to
redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government
included in the public debt. Any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or
bought with amounts from such Trust Fund shall be canceled and retired
and may not be reissued.''
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''Sec. 9512. Public Debt Reduction Trust
Fund.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. TAXPAYER-GENERATED SEQUESTRATION OF FEDERAL SPENDING TO REDUCE
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

(a) Sequestration To Reduce the Public Debt.--Part C of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
adding after section 253 the following new section:

''SEC. 253A. SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT.

''(a) Sequestration.--Notwithstanding sections 255 and 256, within
15 days after Congress adjourns to end a session, and on the same day
as sequestration (if any) under sections 251, 252, and 253, but after
any sequestration required by those sections, there shall be a
sequestration equivalent to the estimated aggregate amount designated
under section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the last
taxable year ending before the beginning of that session of Congress,
as estimated by the Department of the Treasury on May 1 and as modified
by the total of (1) any amounts by which net discretionary spending is
reduced by legislation below the discretionary spending limits (or, in
the absence of such limits, any net deficit change from the baseline
amount calculated under section 257, except that such baseline for
fiscal year 1996 and thereafter shall be based upon fiscal year 1995
enacted appropriations less any 1995 sequesters) and (2) the net
deficit change that has resulted from direct spending legislation.
''(b) Applicability.--
''(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2),
each account of the United States shall be reduced by a dollar
amount calculated by multiplying the level of budgetary
resources in that account at that time by the uniform
percentage necessary to carry out subsection (a). All
obligational authority reduced under this section shall be done
in a manner that makes such reductions permanent.
''(2) Exempt accounts.--No order issued under this part
may--
''(A) reduce benefits payable the old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance program established
under title II of the Social Security Act;
''(B) reduce payments for net interest (all of
major functional category 900); or
''(C) make any reduction in the following accounts:
''Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Bank Insurance Fund;
''Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
FSLIC Resolution Fund;
''Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Savings Association Insurance Fund;
''National Credit Union Administration,
credit union share insurance fund; or
''Resolution Trust Corporation.''.
(b) Reports.--Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the item
relating to August 10 the following:
''May 1 . . . Department of Treasury report to Congress estimating
amount of income tax designated pursuant to section 6097 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.'';
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting '', and
sequestration to reduce the public debt,'';
(3) in subsection (d), by redesignating paragraph (5) as
paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following new paragraph:
''(5) Sequestration to reduce the public debt reports.--The
preview reports shall set forth for the budget year estimates
for each of the following:
''(A) The aggregate amount designated under section
6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the last
taxable year ending before the budget year.
''(B) The amount of reductions required under
section 253A and the deficit remaining after those
reductions have been made.
''(C) The sequestration percentage necessary to
achieve the required reduction in accounts under
section 253A(b).''; and
(4) in subsection (g), by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by inserting
after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
''(4) Sequestration to reduce the public debt reports.--The
final reports shall contain all of the information contained in
the public debt taxation designation report required on May
1.''.
(c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 275(b) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the expiration date
set forth in that section shall not apply to the amendments made by
this section. The amendments made by this section shall cease to have
any effect after the first fiscal year during which there is no public
debt.

Answer: Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow every individual with adjusted income tax liability to designate on their tax returns that a portion of such liability (not to exceed ten percent) be used to reduce the public debt.
Establishes a Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund for the deposit of designated amounts. Makes amounts in such Trust Fund available only to pay at maturity, or to redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government included in the public debt. Prohibits the reissuance of any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or bought with amounts from the Trust Fund.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide for the sequestration of amounts designated to the Trust Fund. Specifies accounts exempt from such sequestration. Includes aggregated amounts designated to the Trust Fund and amounts sequestered to reduce the public debt in sequestration preview and final reports.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Los Padres National Forest Land
Exchange Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.

(a) Exchange Required.--If the United Water Conservation District
of California (in this section referred to as the ''District'') conveys
to the Secretary of Agriculture all right, title, and interest of the
District in and to the lands described in subsection (b), the Secretary
shall convey to the District, in exchange for such lands, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the National Forest
System lands described in subsection (c). The conveyance of National
Forest System lands under this section shall be subject to valid
existing rights and to such terms, conditions, and reservations as may
be required by this section or considered necessary by the Secretary.
(b) Lands to Be Conveyed by District.--The lands to be conveyed by
the District under subsection (a) consist of approximately 340 acres
located within township 5 north, range 18 west, San Bernardino base and
meridian and are more fully described as follows:
(1) ''Tract A''--SE1/4NE1/4 of section 16 (approximately 40
acres).
(2) ''Tract B''--NE1/4SE1/4 of section 16 (approximately 40
acres).
(3) ''Tract C''--S1/2SE1/4 of section 16 (approximately 80
acres).
(4) ''Tract D''--NE1/4 of section 21 (approximately 160
acres).
(5) ''Tract E''--N1/2SW1/4SW1/4 of section 15
(approximately 20 acres).
(c) Lands to Be Conveyed by Secretary.--The National Forest System
lands to be conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a) consist of
approximately 440 acres located within township 5 north, range 18 west,
San Bernardino base and meridian and are more fully described as
follows:
(1) ''Tract 1''--E1/2SW1/4 of section 10 (approximately 80
acres).
(2) ''Tract 2''--NE1/4NW1/4 of section 15 (approximately 40
acres).
(3) ''Tract 3''--S1/2SW1/4SW1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 5 acres).
(4) ''Tract 4''--N1/2S1/2S1/2SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 20 acres).
(5) ''Tract 5''--S1/2N1/2SW1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 10 acres).
(6) ''Tract 6''--N1/2NW1/4SW1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 5 acres).
(7) ''Tract 7''--SW1/4SE1/4 of section 15 (approximately
2.5 acres).
(8) ''Tract 8''--S1/2NW1/4SE1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 5 acres).
(9) ''Tract 9''--SW1/4NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 2.5 acres).
(10) ''Tract 10''--W1/2W1/2NW1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 10 acres).
(11) ''Tract 11''--SE1/4SW1/4NW1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 2.5 acres).
(12) ''Tract 12''--SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4SE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 2.5 acres).
(13) ''Tract 13''--W1/2W1/2SW1/4NE1/4 of section 15
(approximately 10 acres).
(14) ''Tract 14''--SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 of section 22
(approximately 10 acres).
(15) ''Tract 15''--NW1/4NW1/4NW1/4NE1/4 of section 22
(approximately 2.5 acres).
(16) ''Tract 16''--SW1/4NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 of section 22
(approximately 2.5 acres).
(17) ''Tract 17''--W1/2NW1/4SE1/4 of section 22
(approximately 20 acres).
(18) ''Tract 18''--SW1/4SE1/4 of section 22 (approximately
40 acres).
(19) ''Tract 19''--E1/2SW1/4 of section 22 (approximately
80 acres).
(20) ''Tract 20''--N1/2NW1/4SW1/4 of section 22
(approximately 20 acres).
(21) ''Tract 21''--W1/2NE1/4 of section 27 (approximately
60 acres).
(22) ''Tract 22''--NE1/4SW1/4NW1/4 of section 27
(approximately 10 acres).
(d) Maps and Corrections Authority.--The lands to be exchanged
under this section are depicted on maps entitled ''Los Padres National
Forest Land Exchange'' and dated June 1, 2005. The maps shall be on
file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the
Forest Service until completion of the land exchange. By mutual
agreement, the Secretary and the District may adjust the legal
descriptions specified in subsections (b) and (c) and the boundaries
depicted on the maps based upon survey or a determination that a
modification would be in the public interest to correct errors or make
minor adjustments in the lands to be exchanged under this section.
(e) Processing of Land Exchange.--
(1) Equal value exchange.--The land exchange under this
section shall be conducted on an equal value basis, as
determined by the appraisal done in conformity with the Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Lands Standards for Acquisition
and Forest Service appraisal instructions.
(2) Title standards.--The Secretary shall require that
title to the District lands to be acquired by the Secretary
under this section is in conformity with the title standards of
the Attorney General.
(3) Completion.--The Secretary shall endeavor to complete
the land exchange under this section within one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) Easements and Access.--
(1) Reservation.--In the conveyance of the National Forest
System lands under this section, the Secretary shall reserve
easements for all roads and trails that the Secretary considers
to be necessary or desirable to provide for administrative
purposes and to ensure public access to National Forest System
lands. In particular, the Secretary shall reserve perpetual
unrestricted rights of pedestrian and equestrian access over
all existing roads and trails.
(2) Construction of parking lot.--As a condition on the
receipt of National Forest System lands under this section, the
District shall agree to construct a gravel parking area upon
District lands to provide access to the Potholes trail of the
Los Padres National Forest. The site design for the parking
area shall be subject to the approval by the Secretary. The
District may reasonably regulate vehicular access to the
parking area in accordance with rules and regulations
promulgated in accordance with applicable law.
(g) Partial Revocation of Withdrawals.--The public lands
withdrawals provided by the Act of May 29, 1928 (Chapter 868; 45 Stat.
956), Power Site Classification No. 414-USGS, June 22, 1951, FERC Power
Project No. 2153, January 15, 1957, and Forest Service Land Order No.
3338, February 28, 1964, are hereby revoked insofar as they effect the
National Forest System lands conveyed under this section.
(h) Water Rights.--The land exchange under this section does not
include any water rights owned by the District or the United States.
(i) Cash Equalization.--
(1) Limits waived.--The values of the lands to be exchanged
under this section may be equalized through the payment of a
cash equalization payment in an amount in excess of the
statutory limit specified in section 206 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
(2) Disposition and use of funds.--Any cash equalization
payment received by the Secretary under this section shall be
deposited into the fund established by Public Law 90-171
(commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). The payment
shall be available to the Secretary for expenditure, without
further appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition,
construction, or improvement of administrative or recreational
facilities for the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura
County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County,
California, or for the acquisition of land or interests in land
in such counties.
(j) Administrative Costs.--The costs of conducting the land
exchange under this section shall be shared equally by the District and
the Secretary. The costs to be shared include expenditures incurred for
survey, mapping, appraisals, closing costs, recording fees, and similar
expenditures, but do not include staff salaries, administrative
overhead, attorney' fees, the cost of construction required by
subsection (f)(2), or the costs to cure any title defects.
(k) Effect of Exchange; Management of Acquired Lands.--For purposes
of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundaries of the Los Padres National Forest, as
adjusted as a result of the land exchange under this section, shall be
considered to be the boundaries of that national forest as of January
1, 1965. The District lands acquired by the Secretary under this
section shall be added to and administered as part of the Los Padres
National Forest in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable
to that national forest.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2006.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

Answer:
Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2005 - Authorizes an exchange of approximately 340 acres held by the United Water Conservation District of California (the District lands) and approximately 440 acres of National Forest System lands.

Requires the land exchange to be conducted on an equal value basis, as determined by appraisal.

Directs the Secretary to reserve easements in the conveyance of the National Forest System (NFS) lands for access to roads and trails that the Secretary considers to be necessary or desirable to provide for administrative purposes and to ensure public access to NFS lands. Requires the District, as a condition on the receipt of the NFS land, to agree to construct a gravel parking area upon the District lands to provide access to the Potholes trail of the Los Padres National Forest. Subjects the site design for the parking area to approval by the Secretary. Permits the District to reasonably regulate vehicular access to the parking area.

Revokes certain public lands withdrawals insofar as they affect the conveyed NFS lands.

Exempts water rights from this land exchange.

Permits the the values of the lands to be exchanged to be equalized through the payment of a cash equalization payment in excess of the statutory limit specified under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Requires the deposit of any cash equalization payment received by the Secretary under this Act into the fund established by the Sisk Act. Makes such payment available to the Secretary for expenditure for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of administrative or recreational facilities for the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County, California, or for the acquisition of land or interests in land in such counties.

Requires the costs of conducting the land exchange to be shared equally by the District and the Secretary.

Adds the District lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act to the Los Padres National Forest.