[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 234 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 234

  To provide for interim protection of certain lands in the State of 
Idaho through their acquisition and management by the Secretary of the 
        Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. LaRocco introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for interim protection of certain lands in the State of 
Idaho through their acquisition and management by the Secretary of the 
        Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSAL OF MOSCOW MOUNTAIN 
              LANDS.

    (a) Acquisition.--If the State of Idaho offers to transfer to the 
United States all right, title, and interest of the State in and to the 
lands described in subsection (d), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
accept such right, title, and interest in and to such lands and shall 
dispose of Federal lands in accordance with subsection (c).
    (b) Management.--
            (1) United States.--(A) If transferred to the United 
        States, the lands described in subsection (d) shall be managed 
        by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 and this Act.
            (B) Effective upon their transfer to the United States, the 
        lands described in subsection (d) are withdrawn from entry and 
        patent under the mining laws of the United States and from the 
        operation of the geothermal and mineral leasing laws of the 
        United States.
            (C) After transfer to the United States of the lands 
        described in subsection (d), the Secretary--
                    (i) may not permit the harvesting of timber from 
                such lands, except as may be necessary for public 
                safety or for protection from fire, insects, or 
                disease; and
                    (ii) except as otherwise provided in this section, 
                shall permit continued use of the lands described in 
                subsection (d) for public recreation and other purposes 
                for which such lands were used on the date of enactment 
                of this Act.
    (2) County of Latah.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may transfer the lands described in subsection (d) to the County of 
Latah, Idaho, in return for lands of equal value in the State of Idaho 
acceptable to the Secretary for management pursuant to the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 if such county enters into a binding 
agreement with the Secretary under which the county agrees to manage 
such lands in the same manner as provided in paragraph (1).
    (c) Disposal.--If the lands described in subsection (d) are 
transferred to the United States pursuant to this Act, the Secretary, 
pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, shall convey to the State of Idaho public lands identified, 
pursuant to such Act, as suitable for disposal by exchange or otherwise 
that are equal in value to the value of the lands described in 
subsection (d).
    (d) Lands Affected.--The lands referred to in this section are--
    Township 40 North, Range 4 West, B.M. (East Moscow Mountain)
            Section 16: Lots 1-4, S\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
        that portion of the NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ lying south and west of the 
        mid-line running from the parcel's NW\1/4\ corner to its SE\1/
        4\ corner, containing 295.6 acres, more or less.

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