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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Environmental Policy Act
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
COMPLIANCE.

Sections 201, 202, and 204 of title II of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) are
redesignated and amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 201. (a) There is established in the Executive Office of the
President the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.
The Office may be referred to as the 'Office of NEPA Compliance'.
''(b) The head of the Office shall be the Director of the Office of
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
compensation of the Director shall be at the rate of compensation
payable to the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
''Sec. 202. (a) The Director shall--
''(1) promulgate regulations governing the implementation
of this Act by all Federal agencies (including independent
regulatory commissions) which include provisions for public
review and comment on the detailed statements required by
section 102(2)(C) and, as appropriate, on other documents
prepared pursuant to this Act;
''(2) mediate interagency disputes, including recommending
to the President, as appropriate, resolutions of referrals of
interagency disagreements under section 203;
''(3) monitor Federal agency implementation of this Act and
regulations issued under paragraph (1), including--
''(A) reviewing and approving regulations issued by
other Federal agencies to implement this Act;
''(B) determining which Federal agency is the lead
agency for purposes of compliance with this Act in
cases in which Federal agencies do not agree on which
is the lead agency;
''(C) developing alternative procedures for
complying with this Act in cases in which emergency
circumstances make it necessary for a Federal agency to
take an action with significant environmental impact;
''(D) developing alternative procedures for
complying with this Act, in cases in which a change in
a proposed Federal agency action or new information
relating to the environmental impacts of such an action
makes it necessary to supplement existing analysis
under this Act; and
''(E) developing and publishing guidance to Federal
agencies regarding implementation of title I and
regulations promulgated under paragraph (1); and
''(4) perform such other functions related to environmental
laws, policies, and programs as the President may specify.
''(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, alter, or
limit the independence of independent regulatory commissions under the
laws establishing such commissions. The policies, practices, and
interpretations under this Act and the Environmental Quality
Improvement Act of 1970 and other laws applicable to, or adopted by,
such commissions or the Council on Environmental Quality before the
date of the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 shall continue in
effect to the extent they are consistent with such independence and
carry out the purposes of such Acts.
''(c)(1) The Director, subject to paragraph (2), shall--
''(A) review and appraise the various programs and
activities of the Federal Government in light of the policy set
forth in title I for the purpose of determining the extent to
which such programs and activities are contributing to the
achievement of such policy and make recommendations to the
President with respect thereto;
''(B) coordinate or facilitate the development of
recommendations to the President regarding national policies to
foster and promote the improvement of environmental quality to
meet the conservation, social, economic, health, and other
requirements and goals of the Nation; and
''(C) coordinate or facilitate the development of such
studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to
matters of policy and legislation, as the President may
request.
''(2) The President may transfer to another official in the
Executive Office of the President, by Executive order, any function of
the Director under this subsection.
''(d)(1) The Director, subject to paragraph (2), shall--
''(A) assist Federal agencies and departments in appraising
the effectiveness of existing and proposed facilities,
programs, policies, and activities of the Federal Government,
and those specific major projects designated by the President
which do not require individual project authorization by the
Congress, which affect environmental quality; and
''(B) assist in coordinating among Federal departments and
agencies those programs and activities which affect, protect,
and improve environmental quality.
''(2) The President may transfer to another official in the
Executive Office of the President or to the head of any Federal agency,
by Executive order, any function of the Director under this subsection.
''(e) The Director shall keep the appropriate Committees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives informed of the actions,
regulations, policies, and practices of the Office in carrying out the
functions and other requirements of the Director and the Office under
this Act (other than functions of the Director transferred in
accordance with subsection (c)(2) or (d)(2)).
''Sec. 203. Referrals of interagency disagreements by the head of
any Federal agency concerning proposed major Federal actions
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under
section 102(2)(C) or concerning matters under section 309(b) of the
Clean Air Act shall be made to the Office for mediation and, as
appropriate, resolution by the President.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO NEPA.

Sections 203, 205, 207, and 208 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act,
are redesignated in order as sections 204, 205, 206, and 207,
respectively; such sections are each amended by striking ''Council''
and inserting ''Office'' each place it appears; and section 206 of such
Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act, is repealed.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1970.

The Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4372
et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 202(c) by--
(A) striking ''The purposes'' and all that follows
through ''(1) to'' and inserting ''the purpose of this
title is to''; and
(B) striking ''; and'' and all that follows through
the end of the section and inserting a period;
(2) in section 203, by striking subsections (a) through (d)
and the designation for subsection (e);
(3) by striking sections 204 and 205;
(4) in section 206(a), by striking ''Office of
Environmental Quality Management Fund'' and inserting ''Office
of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Management
Fund'';
(5) by redesignating section 206 as section 204; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:

''definitions

''Sec. 205. In this title, each of the terms 'Director' and
'Office' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.''.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
COMPLIANCE.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as amended by
section 3) is amended by inserting after section 207 the following:
''Sec. 208. To assist in the timely performance of the functions of
the Office, the Director may utilize personnel or otherwise obtain
assistance from other entities in the Executive Office of the President
or other Federal agencies, by mutual consent with the heads of those
entities or agencies, to assist the Director in performing the
functions of the Office.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 209 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is
amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 209. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Director to carry out the functions of the Director under this or any
other Act--
''(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
''(2) $1,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
''(3) $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
''(4) $1,400,000 for fiscal year 1997.
''(b) Amounts appropriated to, or available for the use of, the
Office or the Director shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is amended by
inserting after section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4321) the following:
''Sec. 3. In this Act:
''(1) The term 'Director' means the Director of the Office
of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance appointed under
section 201(b).
''(2) The term 'Fund' means the Office of National
Environmental Policy Act Compliance Management Fund established
by section 204 of the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of
1970.
''(3) The term 'Office' means the Office of National
Environmental Policy Act Compliance established by section
201(a).''.

SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

(a) Transfers.--There are transferred to the Secretary of the
Environment--
(1) the functions of the Council on Environmental Quality
under paragraphs (2), (5), (6), and (7) of section 204 of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) the functions of the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality (as Director of the Office of
Environmental Quality) under paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7)
of section 203(d) of the Environmental Quality Improvement Act
of 1970, as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Construction.--The functions transferred to the Secretary of
the Environment by this section or pursuant to any executive order
issued pursuant to amendments made by this Act shall not be construed
by anyone to affect, alter, change, or amend any other law or
regulation administered by the Secretary or his or her delegate.
(c) Accountability.--The Secretary of the Environment shall be
accountable to the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives for all functions described in subsection (b).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
specifically to carry out the functions described in subsection (b)
effectively and in a timely manner.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

(a) Termination.--The Council on Environmental Quality and the
Office of Environmental Quality are terminated.
(b) References.--Reference to the Council on Environmental Quality,
the Office of Environmental Quality, or any officer or employee of that
council or that office in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, or delegation of authority, or in any document of or
relating to the Council on Environmental Quality--
(1) with respect to functions that were vested in that
council or office on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act and are vested in the Director of the Office of
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Office by section
202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended by section 2 of this Act, is deemed to refer to the
Director of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance or to such other official to whom such a function is
transferred in accordance with section 202(c)(2) or (d)(2) of
that Act, as appropriate; or
(2) with regard to disputes, disagreements, and matters
described in sections 202(a)(2) and 203 of that Act, as amended
by section 2 of this Act, is deemed to refer to the Director of
the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance or
to that office, as appropriate.
(c) Savings Provisions.--
(1) Continuation of orders, etc.--All orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, agreements, grants,
contracts, privileges, and other administrative actions--
(A) which have been issued, made, granted, or
allowed to become effective by the President, the
Council on Environmental Quality, or the Office of
Environmental Quality, in the performance of functions
of the Council on Environmental Quality or the Office
of Environmental Quality, or by a court of competent
jurisdiction with respect to those functions, and
(B) which are in effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, or were final before that date
of enactment and are to become effective on or after
that date of enactment,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by the President, the Director of the
Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, any
other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction,
or operation of law.
(2) Continuation of proceedings and applications.--The
provisions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings pending
before the Council on Environmental Quality on the date of the
enactment of this Act, but such proceedings shall be continued.
Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be
taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such
orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued
in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until
modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly
authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of
any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to
the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
(3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section
shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the
enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceedings shall
be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.
(4) Suits involving council or office.--No suit, action, or
other proceeding commenced by or against the Council on
Environmental Quality or the Office of Environmental Quality,
or by or against any individual in the official capacity of
such individual as an officer or employee of the Council or
that Office, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this
Act.
(5) Rulemaking.--Any administrative action relating to the
preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Council on
Environmental Quality shall be continued by the Director of the
Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance or the
President with the same effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.
(6) Assets and interests.--The contracts, liabilities,
records, property, and other assets and interests of the
Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of
Environmental Quality shall, on and after the date of the
enactment of this Act, be considered to be the contracts,
liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests
of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.
(d) Continuing Availability of Amounts.--Amounts available to the
Council on Environmental Quality on the date of the enactment of this
Act shall be available for use by the Director of the Office of
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4321)--
(A) by inserting ''and'' after ''man;''; and
(B) by striking ''Nation;'' and all that follows
through the end of the section and inserting
''Nation.'';
(2) by striking ''Council on Environmental Quality'' each
place that term appears and inserting ''Director'';
(3) in section 102(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(B)) by striking
''established by title II of this Act'';
(4) in section 102(2)(G) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(G)) by
inserting ''and'' after the semicolon;
(5) in section 102(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(H)) by striking
''; and'' and inserting a period;
(6) by striking section 102(2)(I) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(I));
(7) in section 205(1) (42 U.S.C. 4345(1)) by striking ''the
Citizen's'' and all that follows through ''and with''; and
(8) in section 205(2) (42 U.S.C. 4345(2)) by striking ''the
Council's'' and inserting ''the Office's''.

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Answer: National Environmental Policy Act Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (the Act) to replace provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality with those establishing an Office of National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Compliance in the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Office to be headed by a Director appointed by the President.
Requires the Director to: (1) promulgate regulations governing the implementation of the Act by all Federal agencies; (2) mediate interagency disputes; (3) monitor Federal agency implementation of the Act and regulations; and (4) perform other functions related to environmental laws, policies, and programs as specified by the President.
Amends the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to remove provisions regarding the Office of Environmental Quality.
Authorizes appropriations for the Office of NEPA Compliance.
Transfers certain duties of the Council, including making an annual report on the state of the environment, to the Secretary of the Environment. Authorizes appropriations.
Terminates the Council and the Office of Environmental Quality and transfers functions to the Office of NEPA Compliance. Makes existing Council funds available for the Director.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Marine Renewable Energy Promotion
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Fund.--The term ''Fund'' means the Adaptive Management
and Environmental Fund established by section 3(c).
(2) Marine renewable energy.--The term ''marine renewable
energy'' means energy from--
(A) waves, tides, and currents in oceans,
estuaries, and tidal areas;
(B) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, man made
channels, and streams; and
(C) differentials in ocean temperature or ocean
thermal energy conversion.
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.

SEC. 3. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Research and Development Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a marine
renewable energy research and development program that is
focused on--
(A) developing new marine renewable energy
technologies;
(B) reducing the manufacturing and operation costs
of marine renewable energy technologies;
(C) increasing the reliability and survivability of
marine renewable energy facilities;
(D) integrating marine renewable energy into the
national electric grid;
(E) identifying opportunities for cross-pollination
and development of economies of scale between offshore
wind and marine renewable energy sources;
(F) identifying the environmental impacts of marine
renewable energy and ways to address any negative
impacts; and
(G)(i) applying advanced systems engineering and
system integration methods to identify critical
interfaces and develop open standards for marine
renewable energy;
(ii) transferring the resulting intellectual
property to industry stakeholders as public information
through published interface definitions, standards, and
demonstration projects; and
(iii) developing incentives for industry to comply
with the standards.
(2) Administration.--The program established under
paragraph (1) shall be separate from any wind and hydropower
program carried out by the Secretary.
(b) Marine-Based Energy Device Verification Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a marine-
based energy device verification program to provide a bridge
from the wave, tidal, current, or thermal energy capture device
design and development efforts underway across the industry to
commercial deployment of marine renewable energy devices.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program are to fund,
facilitate the development and installation of, and evaluate
marine renewable energy projects, in partnership with the
Electric Power Research Institute, the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Marine Sciences Laboratory, and the Sandia National
Laboratories, and in conjunction with universities and other
institutions of higher education, private business entities,
and other appropriate organizations, in order--
(A) to increase marine renewable energy experience;
and
(B) to build and operate enough candidate devices
to obtain statistically significant operating and
maintenance data.
(3) Objectives.--The objectives of the program include--
(A) verifying the performance, reliability,
maintainability, and cost of new marine renewable
energy device designs and system components in an
operating environment;
(B) providing States, regulators, utilities, and
other stakeholders with a valid opportunity to test and
evaluate marine renewable energy technology in new
areas;
(C) documenting and communicating the experience
from those projects for the benefit of utilities,
independent power producers, other nonutility
generators, device suppliers, and others in the marine
renewable energy development community; and
(D) resolving environmental issues through robust
characterization, reliable impact prediction, effective
monitoring, development and use of adaptive management,
and informing engineering design to improve
environmental performance.
(c) Adaptive Management and Environmental Fund.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(A) the use of marine renewable energy technologies
can reduce contributions to global warming;
(B) marine renewable energy technologies can be
produced domestically;
(C) marine renewable energy is a nascent industry;
and
(D) the United States must work to promote new
renewable energy technologies that reduce contributions
to global warming gases and improve domestic energy
production.
(2) Fund.--
(A) Establishment.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be
known as the ''Adaptive Management and Environmental
Fund'', consisting of such amounts as are appropriated
to the Fund under subsection (d).
(B) Expenditures from fund.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), on
request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the
Secretary such amounts as the Secretary
determines are necessary to provide grants to
eligible entities to assist the entities in
complying with Federal, State, or local
regulatory permit requirements through
assessment and demonstration of the
environmental effects of marine renewable
energy projects (including environmental
studies, design, fabrication, deployment,
operating, monitoring, environmental
mitigation, and decommissioning costs).
(ii) Administrative expenses.--An amount
not exceeding 10 percent of the amounts in the
Fund shall be available for each fiscal year to
pay the administrative expenses necessary to
carry out this subsection.
(C) Transfers of amounts.--
(i) In general.--The amounts required to be
transferred to the Fund under this paragraph
shall be transferred at least monthly from the
general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the
basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
(ii) Adjustments.--Proper adjustment shall
be made in amounts subsequently transferred to
the extent prior estimates were in excess of or
less than the amounts required to be
transferred.
(3) Eligibility.--
(A) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under
this subsection, an entity shall provide to the
Secretary a regulatory permit that includes conditions
for the removal of the marine renewable energy project
supported by the grant if the permitting authority
finds that the marine renewable energy project has an
unacceptable adverse impact on the environment.
(B) Administration.--A marine renewable energy
project shall not be required to be removed in the
absence of a finding by the permitting authority that
the project has an unacceptable adverse impact.
(4) Public availability.--The results of any assessment or
demonstration conducted under this subsection shall be made
available to the public, except to the extent that the
assessment or demonstration contains information that is
protected from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5,
United States Code.
(5) Audit requirements.--
(A) In general.--Any entity that receives a grant
under this subsection shall--
(i) track the use of grant funds from the
Fund; and
(ii) certify annually to the Secretary that
the grant funds were used only for purposes
authorized under this subsection.
(B) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures to ensure that the Secretary is able to
oversee and audit the use of funds by eligible
entities.
(C) Annual audits.--The Secretary shall conduct an
audit, at least annually, of the use of grant funds
received under this subsection by each eligible entity.
(D) Ineligibility.--The Secretary may declare an
entity ineligible for a grant under this subsection on
a finding of inappropriate use of funding.
(6) Sunset provision.--
(A) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to
the appropriate committees of Congress if the Secretary
determines that the technologies and activities
supported under this subsection have achieved a level
of maturity that is sufficient to enable the program
authorized under this subsection to cease.
(B) Termination.--The program authorized under this
subsection and the Fund shall cease to exist effective
on the date of submission of a report described in
subparagraph (A).
(7) Administration.--The Secretary may use amounts in the
Fund to provide assistance to State resource agencies that are
processing applications for permits required for marine
renewables projects that have received assistance from the Fund
to assist staff with understanding and evaluating applications
and participating in the applicable Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission or Minerals Management Service regulatory process.
(8) Environmental requirement.--Nothing in this section
eliminates or otherwise affects any requirement imposed under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2010 through 2021.

Answer: Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009 - Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a marine renewable energy research and development program, separate from any DOE wind and hydropower program, focused on: (1) developing new marine renewable energy technologies; (2) reducing the manufacturing and operation costs of such technologies; (3) increasing the reliability and survivability of marine renewable energy facilities; (4) integrating marine renewable energy into the national electric grid; (5) identifying opportunities for cross pollination and development of economies of scale between offshore wind and marine renewable energy sources; (6) identifying the environmental impacts of marine renewable energy and ways to address negative impacts; (7) applying advanced systems engineering and system integration methods to identify critical interfaces and develop open standards for marine renewable energy; (8) transferring the resulting intellectual property to industry stakeholders as public information through published interface definitions, standards, and demonstration projects; and (9) developing incentives for industry to comply with such standards.

Requires DOE to establish a marine-based energy device verification program to provide a bridge from the wave, tidal, current, or thermal energy capture device design and development efforts underway across the industry to commercial deployment of marine renewable energy devices. Sets forth as purpose of the Program to fund, facilitate the development and installation of, and evaluate marine renewable energy projects, in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Marine Sciences Laboratory, and the Sandia National Laboratories in order to: (1) increase marine renewable energy experience; and (2) build and operate enough candidate devices to obtain statistically significant operating and maintenance data.

Establishes an Adaptive Management and Environmental Fund to provide grants for complying with requirements through assessment and demonstration of the environmental effects of marine renewable energy projects.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Umpqua National Forest Land
Management Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(2) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of Oregon.
(3) Umpqua map.--The term ''Umpqua map'' means the map
entitled ''Umpqua National Forest Land Dispositions'' and dated
June 1, 2003.
(4) Wilderness map.--The term ''Wilderness map'' means the
map entitled ''Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Boundary
Modification'' and dated May 6, 2003.

SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST ADMINISTRATIVE
SITES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary may, under any terms and conditions
that the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of National
Forest System land described in subsection (b).
(b) Description of Land.--The parcels of National Forest System
land referred to in subsection (a) are--
(1) tract UMP-A, the Roseburg Service Center Administrative
Site, Roseburg, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.92 acres,
and more particularly described as the NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ portion
of T. 27 S., R. 5 W., Sec. 20, Umpqua Meridian, Douglas County,
Oregon, as depicted on the Umpqua map;
(2) tract UMP-B, the Roseburg Powder House Administrative
Site, Roseburg, Oregon, consisting of approximately 1.34 acres,
and more particularly described as T. 27 S., R. 5 W., Sec. 15,
Umpqua Meridian, Douglas County, Oregon, as depicted on the
Umpqua map; and
(3) tract UMP-C, the Brown Street Residence Administrative
Site, Glide, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.35 acres,
and more particularly described as the E\1/2\NW\1/4\ portion of
T. 26 S., R. 3 W., Sec. 19, Umpqua Meridian, Douglas County,
Oregon, as depicted on the Umpqua map.
(c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--Until the date on which the parcels of
land are sold or exchanged under subsection (a), the Umpqua map
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
(2) Modifications.--The Secretary may modify the Umpqua map
and legal descriptions to--
(A) correct technical errors; or
(B) to facilitate the conveyance under subsection
(a).
(d) Consideration.--Consideration for the sale or exchange of land
described in subsection (b) may be in the form of--
(1) cash;
(2) land; or
(3) other consideration, including the construction of
improvements on the land in accordance with the specifications
of the Secretary.
(e) Solicitations of Offers.--
(1) In general.--Subject to any terms and conditions that
the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may solicit offers
for the sale or exchange of land under this Act.
(2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any
offer received under this section if the Secretary determines
that the offer is not--
(A) adequate; or
(B) in the public interest.
(f) Methods of Sale.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may sell the land described
in subsection (b) at public or private sale (including
auction), in accordance with such terms, conditions, and
procedures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(2) Brokers.--In any sale or exchange of land described in
subsection (b), the Secretary may--
(A) use a real estate broker; and
(B) pay the real estate broker a commission in an
amount comparable to the amounts of commission
generally paid for real estate transactions in the
area.
(g) Valuation.--If the Secretary determines that an appraisal is
appropriate for a sale or exchange of land under this Act, the
appraisal shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions.
(h) Equalization of Values.--Notwithstanding section 206(b) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the
Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25
percent of the value of any Federal land exchanged under this Act.
(i) Disposition of Proceeds.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall deposit the net
proceeds from a sales or exchange of land under this Act in the
fund established under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the
''Sisk Act'') (16 U.S.C. 484a).
(2) Use.--Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation,
for--
(A) the acquisition of land and interests in land
in the Umpqua National Forest in the State;-
(B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the
Secretary in carrying out a sale or exchange of land
under this Act, including the payment of real estate
broker commissions under subsection (e)(2); and
(C) the acquisition or rehabilitation of existing
facilities or construction of new facilities in Umpqua
National Forest in the State.
(3) Limitation.--Funds deposited under paragraph (1) shall
not--
(A) be paid or distributed to States or counties
under any provision of law; or
(B) be considered to be money received from units
of the National Forest System for purposes of--
(i) the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C.
500); or
(ii) the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C.
501).
(j) Withdrawals and Revocation of Public Land Orders.--
(1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all land
described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from location, entry,
and patent under the public land laws, mining laws, and mineral
leasing laws of the United States (including geothermal leasing
laws).
(2) Revocation of public land orders.--The Secretary shall
revoke any public land orders in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act that withdraw the land from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, to the extent that
the orders apply to the land described in subsection (b).

SEC. 4. WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

(a) Boundary Adjustment.--The Rogue-Umpqua Divide wilderness
boundary, as established by the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public
Law 98-328) and approved by the Forest Service on May 4, 1987, is
adjusted as depicted on the Wilderness map and described as follows:
(1) Beginning at T. 30 S., R. 3 E., Willamette Base and
Meridian, from Angle Point 927 of the legal boundary
description monumented with a 2 inch diameter brass cap, set in
cement, marked ''USDA FOREST SERVICE AP 927 2001''.
(2) Thence North 63 deg.39'34" East, 3700.00 feet to new
Angle Point 927B.
(3) Thence South 84 deg.20'00" East, 360.00 feet to new
Angle Point 927C.
(4) Thence on a line northeasterly, approximately 330 feet,
to original Angle Point 928, which is monumented with a 1\1/2\
inch diameter aluminum cap, on a 5/8 diameter rod driven flush
with the ground, marked ''AP 928 1999''.
(5) Thence North 23 deg.00'00" West, 175.00 feet to new
Angle Point 928A.
(6) Thence on a line northeasterly, 1260 feet, more or
less, to original Angle Point 929, which is described in the
legal boundary description as ''A high point on a ridge'' in
Section 7, T. 30 S., R. 3 E., W.M., with an elevation of
approximately 4150 feet.
(b) Map.--
(1) In general.--The Wilderness map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of
the Forest Service.
(2) Technical corrections.--The Secretary may correct
technical errors in--
(A) the Wilderness map; and
(B) the legal descriptions.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.

(a) In General.--Land transferred or otherwise acquired by the
Secretary under this Act shall be managed in accordance with the Act of
March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ''Weeks Act'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et
seq.), and the other laws (including regulations) relating to the
National Forest System.
(b) Exemption From Property Management Regulations.--Part 1955 of
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall
not apply to any sale or exchange of National Forest System land under
this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.

Answer:
Umpqua National Forest Land Management Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary, under any terms and conditions that the Secretary may prescribe, to sell or exchange any U.S. interest in specified National Forest System lands in Douglas County, Oregon.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) solicit offers for the sale or exchange of land; and (2) sell the land at public or private sale, including auction. Sets forth provisions regarding consideration, valuation, and equalization of land values. Directs the Secretary to deposit the net proceeds from a sale or exchange of land in the fund established under the Sisk Act.

Adjusts the Rogue-Umpqua Divide wilderness boundary. Directs that land transferred or otherwise acquired by the Secretary under this Act be managed in accordance with the Weeks Act and other laws relating to the National Forest System.