[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3569 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3569

To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of public 
  domain land in Lake County, Oregon, to facilitate management of the 
                     land, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 1998

 Mr. Smith of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of public 
  domain land in Lake County, Oregon, to facilitate management of the 
                     land, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hart Mountain Transfer Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER PARCELS OF LAND 
              ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE 
              UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

    (a) Transfer From the Bureau of Land Management to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service.--
            (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
        parcels of land identified for transfer to the United States 
        Fish and Wildlife Service on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain 
        Jurisdictional Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, comprising 
        approximately 12,100 acres of land in Lake Country, Oregon, 
        located adjacent to or within the Hart Mountain National 
        Antelope Refuge, is transferred from the Bureau of Land 
        Management to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (2) Inclusion in refuge.--The parcels of land described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be included in the Hart Mountain National 
        Antelope Refuge.
            (3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        parcels of land described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) are withdrawn from--
                            (i) surface entry under the public land 
                        laws;
                            (ii) leasing under the mineral leasing laws 
                        and Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 
                        1001 et seq.); and
                            (iii) location under the mining laws; and
                    (B) shall be treated as parcels of land subject to 
                the provisions of Executive Order No. 7523 of December 
                21, 1936, as amended by Executive Order No. 7895 of May 
                23, 1938, and Presidential Proclamation No. 2416 of 
                July 25, 1940, that withdrew parcels of land for the 
                Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
            (4) Management.--The land described in paragraph (1) shall 
        be included in the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge and 
        managed in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
        Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), and other 
        applicable law, as expressed in management plans and agreements 
        between the Bureau of Land Management and the United States 
        Fish and Wildlife Service for the Hart Mountain Refuge.
    (b) Continued Management of Guano Creek Wilderness Study Area by 
the Bureau of Land Management.--
            (1) In general.--The parcels of land identified for 
        cooperative management on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain 
        Jurisdictional Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, comprising 
        approximately 10,900 acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, 
        located south of the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, 
        shall be retained under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (2) Management.--The parcels of land described in paragraph 
        (1) that are within the Guano Creek Wilderness Study Area as of 
        the date of enactment of this Act shall be managed to maintain 
        the values for which the Wilderness Study Area was designated, 
        in accordance with current and future management plans and 
        agreements, including the agreement known as the ``Shirk Ranch 
        Agreement'' and any amendments to that agreement.
    (c) Transfer From the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
the Bureau of Land Management.--
            (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
        parcels of land identified for transfer to the Bureau of Land 
        Management on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain Jurisdictional 
        Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, comprising approximately 
        7,700 acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, located adjacent to 
        or within the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, is 
        transferred from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
        the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Removal from refuge.--The parcels of land described in 
        paragraph (1) are removed from the Hart Mountain National 
        Antelope Refuge.
            (3) Revocation of withdrawal.--The provisions of Executive 
        Order No. 7523 of December 21, 1936, as amended by Executive 
        Order No. 7895 of May 23, 1938, and Presidential Proclamation 
        No. 2416 of July 25, 1940, that withdrew the parcels of land 
        for the refuge, shall be of no effect with respect to the 
        parcels of land described in paragraph (1).
            (4) Status.--The parcels of land described in paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) are designated as public land; and
                    (B) shall be open to--
                            (i) surface entry under the public land 
                        laws;
                            (ii) leasing under the mineral leasing laws 
                        and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 
                        1001 et seq.); and
                            (iii) location and entry under the mining 
                        laws.
            (5) Management.--The land described in paragraph (1) shall 
        be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other 
        applicable law, and the agreement known as the ``Shirk Ranch 
        Agreement'' and any amendments to that agreement.
    (d) Map.--A copy of the map described in subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) and such additional legal descriptions as are applicable shall be 
kept on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Regional Director of Region 1 of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the local District Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
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