[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3147 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3147


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 5, 1996

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in the State of 
  California managed by the Bureau of Land Management for certain non-
                 Federal lands, 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. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the exchange of lands 
authorized by this Act will benefit both the private landowners and the 
United States by consolidating their respective land ownership 
patterns.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize, facilitate, 
and expedite the land exchange set forth herein.

SEC. 2. MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior may convey the 
Federal lands described in subsection (d)(1) in exchange for the non-
Federal lands described in subsection (d)(2), in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Applicability of Other Provisions of Law.--The land exchange 
required in this Act shall be carried out in accordance with section 
206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716) and in accordance with other applicable laws.
    (c) Acceptability of Title and Manner of Conveyance.--The Secretary 
of the Interior shall not carry out an exchange described in subsection 
(a) unless the title to the non-Federal lands to be conveyed to the 
United States, and the form and procedures of conveyance, are 
acceptable to the Secretary.
    (d) Lands To Be Exchanged.--
            (1) Federal lands to be exchanged.--The Federal lands 
        referred to in this Act to be exchanged consist of 
        approximately 179.4 acres in Mariposa County, California as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Merced Irrigation 
        District Exchange--Proposed, Federal Land'', dated ------------
        -- 1995, more particularly described as follows:

            T. 3 S., R. 15 E., MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian): sec. 35, 
        SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, containing approximately 40 acres.

            T. 4 S., R. 15 E., MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian):
                    Sec. 14: E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, containing 
                approximately 20 acres.
                    Sec. 23: NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, containing approximately 
                40 acres.

            T. 5 S., R. 15 E., MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian):
                    Sec. 2: Lot 1, containing approximately 57.9 acres.
                    Sec. 3: Lots 7 thru 15, containing approximately 
                21.5 acres.

            (2) Non-federal lands to be exchanged.--The non-Federal 
        lands referred to in this Act to be exchanged consist of 
        approximately 160 acres in Mariposa County, California as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Merced Irrigation 
        District Exchange--Proposed, Non-Federal Land'', dated --------
        ---- 1995, more particularly described as T. 4 S., R17E MDM 
        (Mount Diablo Meridian): sec. 2, SE\1/4\.
            (3) Maps.--The maps referred to in this subsection shall be 
        on file and available for inspection in the office of the 
        Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
            (4) Partial revocation of withdrawals.--The Executive order 
        of December 31, 1912, creating Powersite Reserve No. 328, and 
        the withdrawal of Federal lands for Power Project No. 2179, 
        filed February 21, 1963, in accordance with section 24 of the 
        Federal Power Act are hereby revoked insofar as they affect the 
        Federal lands described in paragraph (1). Any patent issued on 
        such Federal lands shall not be subject to section 24 of said 
        Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.