[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5032 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5032

 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National 
 Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest, California, to 
 authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances for National 
                Forest purposes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2002

  Mr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National 
 Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest, California, to 
 authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances for National 
                Forest purposes, 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. LAND CONVEYANCE, FARAWAY RANCH, MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to 
the owner of the property known as Faraway Ranch, in Lake County, 
California (in this section referred to as the ``recipient''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following 
National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest in Lake 
County, California:
            (1) ``Faraway Ranch, Tract 39'' (approximately 15.8 acres) 
        consisting of a portion of lot 6 of section 4, township 18 
        north, range 10 west, Mount Diablo base and meridian, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Faraway Ranch, Tracts 
        39 and 40'' and dated June 30, 2002.
            (2) ``Faraway Ranch, Tract 40'' (approximately 105.1 acres) 
        consisting of a portion of the N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and lot 7 of 
        section 4, and a portion of lots 15 and 16 of section 5, 
        township 18 north, range 10 west, Mount Diablo base and 
        meridian, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Faraway 
        Ranch, Tracts 39 and 40'' and dated June 30, 2002.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the recipient shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to the fair market value of the National Forest System lands 
conveyed under such subsection. The fair market value of such lands 
shall be determined by an appraisal that is acceptable to the Secretary 
and conforms with the Federal appraisal standards, as defined in the 
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions developed by 
the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference.
    (c) Payment of Costs.--All direct costs associated with the 
conveyance under section (a), including the costs of appraisal, title, 
and survey work, shall be paid by the recipient.
    (d) Use of Proceeds.--
            (1) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit the amounts 
        received by the Secretary under subsections (b) and (c) in the 
        fund established by Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the 
        Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
            (2) Use.--Funds deposited under paragraph (1) shall be 
        available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
        appropriation--
                    (A) for the acquisition of land and interests in 
                land for National Forest System purposes in the State 
                of California; and
                    (B) for reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
                Forest Service in making the conveyance under 
                subsection (a).
            (3) Status of acquired land.--Notwithstanding Public Law 
        85-862 (16 U.S.C. 521a), any lands acquired under paragraph 
        (2)(A) shall be managed as lands acquired under the March 1, 
        1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480, 500, 515 
        et seq.), regardless of whether any of the lands conveyed under 
        subsection (a) were reserved from the public domain.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the lands to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
location, entry, and patent under the public land laws and the mining 
and mineral leasing laws of the United States.
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