[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1897 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 510

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1897

                          [Report No. 103-304]

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                                 A BILL

 To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 7, 1994

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 510
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1897

                          [Report No. 103-304]

 To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              March 7 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Domenici) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                              July 7, 1994

    Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of June 27 
  (legislative day, June 7), 1994, by Mr. Johnston, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe 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,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Fe National Forest Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
are authorized to acquire the lands and interests therein identified on 
the map entitled ``Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Expansion--1994'', 
and dated June 13, 1994, by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange: Provided, however, That no lands or 
interests therein may be acquired except with the consent of the owner 
thereof.
    (2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the 
Forest Service, in Washington, D.C.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Upon the acquisition of the lands referred to in 
subsection (a) by the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, and 
subject to valid existing rights, such lands shall be withdrawn from 
all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
laws; from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from 
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal 
leasing, and all amendments thereto.

SEC. 3. ADDITION OF LANDS TO SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) Identification of Lands for Transfer to BLM.--As soon as 
practicable after the lands referred to in section 2(a) have been 
acquired by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, identify appropriate 
lands within the boundaries of the Santa Fe National Forest 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``forest'') which are suitable for 
transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, to be administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--Upon the mutual agreement between 
the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior on the lands to be 
transferred from the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary to 
the Secretary of the Interior--
            (1) administrative jurisdiction over all of the lands and 
        interests therein acquired by the Secretary of the Interior 
        pursuant to section 2(a) shall be transferred to the Secretary; 
        and
            (2) administrative jurisdiction over the lands identified 
        by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall be transferred from the Secretary to the 
        Secretary of the Interior, to be administered by the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
    (c) Modification of Forest Boundaries.--(1) Upon the transfer of 
lands as provided in subsection (b) the boundaries of the forest shall 
be modified accordingly.
    (2) Upon the acquisition of lands by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 2(a), the boundaries of the forest shall be modified to reflect 
the inclusion of such lands within the boundaries of the forest.
    (d) Management.--(1) Upon the inclusion of the lands and interests 
therein referred to in section 2(a) within the boundaries of the 
forest, the Secretary shall administer such lands in accordance with 
the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest 
System: Provided, That the Secretary shall manage such lands so as to 
preserve and maintain the natural and scenic resources of the area.
    (2) The Secretary shall not convey by exchange, sale, or otherwise, 
the lands or interests therein added to the forest pursuant to this 
Act.
    (e) Effective Date.--For purposes of section 7(a)(1) of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9(a)(1)), the 
boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, as modified pursuant to this 
Act, shall be treated as if it were the boundary as of January 1, 1965.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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