[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1237 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 353
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1237
[Report No. 112-500]
To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities
District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land
to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in
exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National
Forest, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 29, 2011
Mr. Herger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
May 30, 2012
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities
District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land
to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in
exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National
Forest, 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. LAND EXCHANGE, TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT, TRINITY
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND
THE FOREST SERVICE.
(a) Land Exchange Required.--If the Trinity Public Utilities
District of Trinity County, California (in this section referred to as
the ``Utilities District'') conveys to the Secretary of Agriculture all
right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and to the
parcel of land described in subsection (b)(1) and conveys to the
Secretary of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the
Utilities District in and to the parcel of land described in subsection
(b)(2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the Utilities
District, in exchange, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
in the State of California consisting of approximately 100 acres near
the Weaverville Airport in Trinity County.
(b) Land To Be Acquired.--
(1) Forest service acquisition.--The land to be acquired by
the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) consists of
approximately 150 acres, known as the Van Duzen parcel, within
the boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest.
(2) BLM acquisition.--The land to be acquired by the
Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a) consists of
approximately 47 acres, known as the Sky Ranch parcel, adjacent
to public land administered by the Redding Field Office of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(c) Availability of Maps and Legal Descriptions.--Any map prepared
by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in
connection with the land exchange required by subsection (a), and the
legal description of the lands to be exchanged, shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service and the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land
Management. With the agreement of the parties to a conveyance under
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may make technical corrections
to the map and legal descriptions.
(d) Land Exchange Process.--Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall apply to the land
conveyances under this section.
(e) Survey and Administrative Costs.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the land to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be
determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned. The
Utilities District shall be responsible for the costs of the survey and
reasonable administrative costs related to the land exchange.
(f) Management of Acquired Land.--
(1) Forest service acquisition.--The land acquired by the
Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) shall be added to
and administered as part of the Six Rivers National Forest and
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 laws
and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
(2) BLM acquisition.--The land acquired by the Secretary of
the Interior under subsection (a) shall be administered as
public land by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land
Management in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the laws
and regulations applicable to public land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management.
(g) Completion of Land Exchange.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall complete the conveyance of National Forest System land required
by subsection (a) not later than one year after the date on which the
Utilities District offers to make the conveyances to the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior described in such
subsection.
Union Calendar No. 353
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1237
[Report No. 112-500]
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A BILL
To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities
District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land
to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in
exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National
Forest, and for other purposes.
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May 30, 2012
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed