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[H.R. 4617 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 406
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4617

                      [Report No. 108-666, Part I]

   To amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small 
                tracts of land, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2004

Mr. Doolittle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
      Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                           September 8, 2004

        Reported from the Committee on Resources with amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 8, 2004

 Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending 
                    not later than September 8, 2004

                           September 8, 2004

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               18, 2004]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small 
                tracts of 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. INTERCHANGES.

    (a) Authority.--Secretary of Agriculture shall complete the 
following interchanges:
            (1) An acquisition from Irving N. Christensen of that 
        portion of SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Section 16, T.19N., R.9E., MDM., 
        lying southwesterly of California State Highway 49 and all that 
        portion of S\1/2\NE\1/4\ Section 17, T.19N., R.9E., MDM., lying 
        southwesterly of California State Highway 49 and northeasterly 
        of the North Fork Yuba River, through interchange of an 
        approximately equal value of National Forest System land lying 
        northerly of California State Highway 49 within the N\1/2\N\1/
        2\ Section 17, T.19N., R.9E., MDM. The Federal land to be 
        interchanged within the specifications of this paragraph shall 
        be agreed upon by the Forest Supervisor and Irving N. 
        Christensen.
            (2) An acquisition from Dennis W. McCreary and Cindy M. 
        McCreary of a portion of Lot 19, Section 35, T. 20 N., R. 10 E, 
        MDM in Downieville, Sierra County, California, through 
        interchange of a portion of National Forest System land in Lot 
        121, Section 35, T. 20 N., R. 10 E, MDM in Downieville, Sierra 
        County, California. The Federal land to be interchanged within 
        the specifications of this paragraph shall be agreed upon by 
        the Forest Supervisor and Dennis W. McCreary and Cindy M. 
        McCreary.
    (b) Descriptions.--The Secretary may modify the descriptions in 
section (a) to correct errors or to reconfigure the properties in order 
to facilitate a conveyance.
    (c) Consideration.--Consideration for a sale of land under this 
section may include cash, land, or a combination of both.
    (d) Valuation.--Any appraisals of land deemed necessary or 
desirable by the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this Act shall 
conform to the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisitions.
    (e) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 
percent of the value of any land exchanged under this subsection.
    (f) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all lands 
described in section (b) are withdrawn from location, entry, and patent 
under the mining laws of the United States.

SEC. 2. RECEIPTS.

    (a) Deposit Into Fund.--
            (1) The Secretary shall deposit the net receipts of an 
        exchange under this Act in the fund established by Public Law 
        90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'', 16 U.S.C. 484a).
            (2) Receipts from any exchange pursuant to this Act shall 
        not be paid or distributed to the State or counties under any 
        provision of law, or otherwise deemed as moneys received from 
        the National Forest for purposes of the Act of May 23, 1908, or 
        the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500, as amended), or the 
        Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501, as amended).
    (b) Use of the Funds.--Funds deposited pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, for 
the acquisition of real property or interest in property for National 
Forest purposes in the State of California.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to facilitate the 
        exchange of small tracts of land, and for other purposes.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 406

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 4617

                      [Report No. 108-666, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small 
                tracts of land, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 8, 2004

        Reported from the Committee on Resources with amendments

                           September 8, 2004

 Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending 
                    not later than September 8, 2004

                           September 8, 2004

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed