1.
This Act may be cited as the
Oregon National Forest Administrative
Site Disposal Act
.
2.
Disposal of administrative sites, National Forest System lands,
Oregon
(a)
The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the
Secretary
) may sell or exchange, under such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may prescribe, any or all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the following National Forest System lands and
improvements thereon located in the Rogue River, Siskiyou, Siuslaw, Umpqua, and
Willamette National Forests in the State of Oregon:
(1)
Star Gulch Complex, Jacksonville, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 2.25 acres in the north half of section 28, township 39 south,
range 3 west, Willamette meridian, and containing the Star Gulch complex
buildings of the Applegate Ranger District.
(2)
Butte Falls Houses, Butte Falls, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 0.50 acres in the S1/2NE1/4 of section 10, township 35 south,
range 2 east, Willamette meridian, and containing those Forest lands in the
Butte Falls Ranger District associated with Butte Falls Houses.
(3)
Old Agness Guard Station, Agness, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 2.5 acres in the SE1/4, NE1/4, Lot 14, of section 7, township 35
south, range 11 west, Willamette meridian, and containing those Forest lands in
the Gold Beach Ranger District and associated administrative buildings at the
Old Agness Guard Station.
(4)
Chetco Ranger District Housing Complex, Brookings, Oregon,
consisting of approximately 1.5 acres in the SW1/4, Block 29, of section 5,
township 41 south, range 13 west, Willamette meridian, and containing the
Chetco Ranger District and the associated housing complex.
(5)
Daycare center on Wallace Street in Gold Beach, Oregon,
consisting of approximately 0.25 acres.
(6)
Powers South Work Center, Powers, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 1.59 acres in the east 1/2 of section 13, township 31 south,
range 12 west, Willamette meridian, and containing the South Compound site and
associated administrative buildings.
(7)
Gardiner Administrative Site, Gardiner, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 3.4 acres in the NW1/4NE1/4 of section 22, township 21 south,
range 12 west, Willamette meridian, and containing the Gardiner Administrative
Site and the associated administrative buildings.
(8)
Waldport Administrative Site, Waldport, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 6.65 acres in the SW1/4SW1/4 of section 19, township 13 south,
range 11 west, and the SE1/4SE1/4 of section 24, township 13 south, range 12
west, Willamette meridian, and containing the Waldport Administrative Site and
the associated administrative buildings.
(9)
Roseburg Service Center Administrative Site, Roseburg, Oregon,
consisting of approximately 2.92 acres in the
NE1/4NW1/4 of section 20, township 27
south, range 5 west, Willamette meridian.
(10)
Roseburg Powder House Administrative Site, Roseburg, Oregon,
consisting of approximately 1.34 acres in section 15, township 27 south, range
5 west, Willamette meridian.
(11)
Brown Street Residence Administrative Site, Glide, Oregon,
consisting of approximately 2.35 acres in the
E1/2NW1/4 of section 19, township 26
south, range 3 west, Willamette meridian.
(12)
Blue River Administrative Site, Blue River, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 31.91 acres in the SW1/4S1/2 of section 28, township 16 south,
range 4 east, Willamette meridian, and containing the upper portion of the Blue
River Ranger District Compound and the associated administrative
buildings.
(13)
Hemlock Houses, Westfir, Oregon, consisting of approximately 6
acres in section 12, township 21 south, range 2 east, Willamette meridian, and
containing those lands in Lot 2 associated with the Hemlock Houses.
(14)
Flat Creek Administrative Site, Oakridge, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 45 acres in the NW1/4 of section 14, township 21 south, range 3
east, Willamette meridian, and containing the Rigdon Ranger District Compound
and the associated administrative buildings.
(15)
Subject to section 3, Rigdon Administrative Site, Oakridge,
Oregon, consisting of approximately 15 acres in the NE1/4NE1/4 of section 21,
township 21 south, range 3 east, Willamette meridian, and containing the Rigdon
Ranger District Compound and the associated administrative buildings.
(16)
Cascadia Administrative Site, Sweet Home, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 15 acres in the SE1/4 of section 36, township 13 south, range 2
east, Willamette meridian, and containing the Cascadia Administrative Site and
the associated administrative buildings.
(17)
Residence at 19 Osage Street, Sweet Home, Oregon, consisting of
approximately .07 acres.
(18)
Residence at 940 3rd Avenue, Sweet Home, Oregon, consisting of
approximately 1.4 acres.
(19)
Residence at 175 Hawthorne Street, Sweet Home, Oregon, consisting
of approximately .21 acres.
(20)
Residence at 565 Parkside Drive, Mill City, Oregon, consisting of
approximately .30 acres.
(21)
Residence at 571 Parkside Drive, Mill City, Oregon, consisting of
approximately .30 acres.
(22)
Residence at 610 Parkside Drive, Mill City, Oregon, consisting of
approximately .30 acres.
(23)
Residence at 658 Parkside Drive, Mill City, Oregon, consisting of
approximately .33 acres.
(24)
Willamette National Forest Warehouse Administrative Site, Eugene,
Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.4 acres in the NW1/4SE1/4 of section 25,
township 17 south, range 4 west, Willamette meridian, and containing the
Willamette National Forest Warehouse Administrative Site and the associated
administrative buildings.
(25)
Westfir Residences, Westfir, Oregon, consisting of approximately
20 acres in the NW1/4SW1/4 of section 8, township 21 south, range 3 east,
Willamette meridian, and containing those lands associated with the Westfir
Residences of a community nature.
(b)
Maps and correction authority
The lands described in subsection (a) (other than in paragraphs
(9), (10), and (11) of such subsection) are depicted on maps entitled
Oregon Land Dispositions
and dated June 30, 2003. The lands
described in paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) of such subsection, Tracts UMP-A,
UMP-B, and UMP-C, are depicted on the map entitled Umpqua National
Forest Land Dispositions
and dated June 1, 2003. The maps shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the
Forest Service until such time as the lands are conveyed. The Secretary may
make minor corrections to the maps and may modify the descriptions in
subsection (a) to correct errors or to reconfigure the lands to facilitate
their conveyance.
(c)
(1)
Consideration for the conveyance of land described in subsection
(a) may include cash, land, including land with improvements constructed to the
specifications of the Secretary, or a combination thereof.
(2)
Conveyances to public entities
The Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the State of
Oregon or a local government for public purposes any or all right, title and
interest of the United States in and to land described in subsection (a). The
conveyance of land without consideration under this paragraph shall be subject
to such terms, conditions, and restrictions as the Secretary considers
appropriate, and the Secretary shall include in the deed of conveyance a right
of the United States to reenter and take title to the land if the land is sold
or conveyed to another party or is devoted to a use other than the use for
which the land was conveyed.
(3)
In the case of the land
described in paragraph (24) of subsection (a), Tract WIL-O, the Secretary shall
grant the Eugene Mission the first right to acquire the land in a direct sale
for market value.
(d)
(1)
The Secretary may convey land under subsection (a) at public or
private sale, including competitive sale by auction, bid, or otherwise, in
accordance with such terms, conditions, and procedures as the Secretary
determines will be in the best interests of the United States.
(2)
The Secretary may solicit offers for the conveyance of land under
subsection (a) on such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers
appropriate. The Secretary may reject any offer if the Secretary determines
that the offer is not adequate or not in the public interest.
(3)
The Secretary may use real estate brokers in the conveyance of
lands under subsection (a), and may pay appropriate commissions commensurate
with the prevailing rates in the area.
(4)
Relation to other conveyance authority
In the case of the lands
described in paragraphs (17) through (23) of subsection (a), Tracts WIL-H
through WIL-N, the Secretary may convey the lands using the authority provided
by this section or using the pilot disposal authority otherwise available to
the Secretary.
(e)
Any appraisal considered necessary by the Secretary to convey
land described in subsection (a) shall conform to the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions.
(f)
Cash equalization payments
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 conveyed by exchange under authority of subsection (a).
(g)
Deposit and treatment of proceeds
The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance of
the land described in subsection (a) in the fund established under Public Law
90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act
; 16 U.S.C. 484a). No
portion of the proceeds may be paid or distributed to the State of Oregon or a
county in the State under any provision of law, and the proceeds are not moneys
received from the National Forest for any purpose.
(h)
(1)
Funds deposited pursuant to subsection (g) shall be available to
the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, for the
following purposes:
(A)
The acquisition of land and interests in land for inclusion in a
unit of the National Forest System specified in subsection (a).
(B)
The payment or reimbursement of costs incurred by the Forest
Service in processing and arranging conveyances under this section, including
the payment of real estate broker commissions authorized under subsection
(d).
(C)
The acquisition or construction of new facilities, or the
rehabilitation of existing facilities, in a unit of the National Forest System
specified in subsection (a).
(2)
The use of the land acquisition authority provided by paragraph
(1)(A) is subject to the following conditions:
(A)
The amount available for expenditure in each unit of the National
Forest System referred to in subsection (a) shall be equal to the amount
derived from the conveyance of land described in such subsection in that unit,
reduced by any costs incurred by the Forest Service in processing those
conveyances.
(B)
Funds derived from conveyances under this section may be used for
the acquisition of lands and interests in land in other units of the National
Forest System in Oregon if the Regional Forester for Region 6 agrees to such
use.
(3)
Administration of lands acquired by the United States
Lands acquired by the Secretary under this subsection or acquired
by exchange under this section shall be managed in accordance with the Act of
March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and
other laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System.
(i)
The Agriculture Property Management Regulations shall not apply
to any action taken pursuant to this section.
(j)
Withdrawals and revocations
(1)
Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, any public
land orders applicable to the land described in subsection (a) are revoked with
respect to that lands.
(2)
Subject to valid existing rights, land described in subsection
(a) are withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the
United States.
3.
Land conveyance, portion of Rigdon Administrative Site,
Oakridge, Oregon, Tract WIL-D
(a)
The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey, without consideration, to the City of Oakridge, Oregon (in the
section referred to as the City)
, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the lower portion of the land described in
section 2(a)(15), Tract WIL-D, for the purpose of facilitating the
establishment of a timber museum on the conveyed land to be managed by the
Upper Willamette Pioneer Association.
(b)
The portion of Tract WIL-D to
be conveyed to the City under this section is located generally west of Rigdon
Drive, but the Secretary shall determine the exact acreage and description of
the land to be conveyed. The conveyed land may not include the five residential
properties on the upper portion of Tract WIL-D, generally located northeast of
the intersection of Highway 58 and Rigdon Drive.
(c)
As a condition of the
conveyance under this section, the City and the Upper Willamette Pioneer
Association shall agree to honor the life and contributions of Loran L.
Stub
Stewart with an appropriate display in the museum
established on the conveyed property.
4.
Boundary adjustment, Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness,
Oregon
(a)
The Rogue-Umpqua Divide wilderness boundary, as established by
the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–328; 98 Stat. 273; 16 U.S.C.
1132 note) and approved by the Forest Service on May 4, 1987, is adjusted as
depicted on the map entitled Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Boundary
Modification
and dated May 6, 2003. The adjustment is more fully
described as follows:
(1)
Beginning at township 30 south, range 3 east, Willamette base and
meridian, from Angle Point 927 of the legal boundary description monumented
with a 2 inch diameter brass cap, set in cement, marked USDA FOREST
SERVICE AP 927 2001
.
(2)
Thence north 63°39´34´´ east, 3700.00 feet to new Angle Point
927B.
(3)
Thence south 84°20´00´´ east, 360.00 feet to new Angle Point
927C.
(4)
Thence on a line northeasterly, approximately 330 feet, to
original Angle Point 928, which is monumented with a 1–1/2 inch diameter
aluminum cap, on a 5/8 inch diameter rod driven flush with the ground, marked
AP 928 1999
.
(5)
Thence north 23°00´00´´ west, 175.00 feet to new Angle Point
928A.
(6)
Thence on a line northeasterly, 1260 feet, more or less, to
original Angle Point 929, which is described in the legal boundary description
as A high point on a ridge
in section 7, township 30 south,
range 3 east, Willamette base and meridian, with an elevation of approximately
4150 feet.
(b)
The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest
Service. The Secretary of Agriculture may correct technical errors in the map
and legal description specified in subsection (a).