[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 529 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 529

   To authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands in the 
   Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the 
                           forest in Wyoming.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands in the 
   Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the 
                           forest in Wyoming.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.

    (a) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the requirements in the Act 
entitled ``An Act to Consolidate National Forest Lands'', approved 
March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485), and section 206(b) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)) that Federal and 
non-Federal lands exchanged for each other must be located within the 
same State, the Secretary of Agriculture may convey the Federal lands 
described in section 2(a) in exchange for the non-Federal lands 
described in section 2(b) in accordance with the provisions of this 
Act.
    (b) Applicability of Other Provisions of Law.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this Act, the land exchange authorized by this section 
shall be made under the existing authorities of the Secretary.
    (c) Acceptability of Title and Manner of Conveyance.--The Secretary 
shall not carry out the 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.

SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.

    (a) Federal Lands.--The Federal lands referred to in this Act are 
located in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho, are generally depicted 
on the map entitled ``Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wyoming--Proposed, 
Federal Land'', dated September 1994, and are known as the North Fork 
Tract.
    (b) Non-Federal Lands.--The non-Federal lands referred to in this 
Act are located in the Targhee National Forest in Wyoming, are 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Non-Federal Land, Targhee 
Exchange, Idaho-Wyoming--Proposed'', dated September 1994, and are 
known as the Squirrel Meadows Tract.
    (c) Maps.--The maps referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
on file and available for inspection in the office of the Targhee 
National Forest in Idaho and in the office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service.

SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.

    Prior to the exchange authorized by section 1, the values of the 
Federal and non-Federal lands to be so exchanged shall be established 
by appraisals of fair market value that shall be subject to approval by 
the Secretary. The values either shall be equal or shall be equalized 
using the following methods:
            (1) Adjustment of lands.--
                    (A) Portion of federal lands.--If the Federal lands 
                are greater in value than the non-Federal lands, the 
                Secretary shall reduce the acreage of the Federal lands 
                until the values of the Federal lands closely 
                approximate the values of the non-Federal lands.
                    (B) Additional federally-owned lands.--If the non-
                Federal lands are greater in value than the Federal 
                lands, the Secretary may convey additional federally 
                owned lands within the Targhee National Forest up to an 
                amount necessary to equalize the values of the non-
                Federal lands and the lands to be transferred out of 
                Federal ownership. However, such additional federally 
                owned lands must be limited to those identified as 
                available for exchange through the forest-planning 
                process.
            (2) Payment of money.--The values may be equalized by the 
        payment of money as provided in section 206(b) of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).

SEC. 4. SQUIRREL MEADOWS.

    The Secretary shall develop a plan to acquire any portion of the 
non-Federal lands that is not acquired under this Act.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Federal lands'' means the Federal lands 
        described in section 2(a).
            (2) The term ``non-Federal lands'' means the non-Federal 
        lands described in section 2(b).
            (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
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