[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3603 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3603

   To authorize the exchange of certain land located in the State of 
                     Idaho, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2007

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the exchange of certain land located in the State of 
                     Idaho, 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 ``Idaho Land Conveyance Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Bureau of land management land.--The term ``Bureau of 
        Land Management land'' means a parcel of land--
                    (A) the area of which is not more than 50 acres; 
                and
                    (B) that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
                of the Interior.
            (2) Company.--The term ``Company'' means the Sun Valley 
        Company.
            (3) National forest.--The term ``National Forest'' means 
        the Sawtooth National Forest.
            (4) Forest service land.--The term ``Forest Service land'' 
        means a parcel of land--
                    (A) the area of which is not more than 50 acres; 
                and
                    (B) that is under the jurisdiction of the 
                Secretary.
            (5) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        a parcel of land--
                    (A) the area of which is not more than 50 acres; 
                and
                    (B) that is owned by the Company.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest 
        Service).
            (7) Shoshone district.--The term ``Shoshone District'' 
        means the Shoshone District of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE; TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.

    (a) Land Exchange.--If the Company offers to convey to the 
Secretary the non-Federal land, the Secretary may--
            (1) accept the offer; and
            (2) on conveyance to the Secretary of the non-Federal land, 
        simultaneously convey to the Company the Forest Service land.
    (b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--On the date on which the Secretary conveys 
        to the Company the Forest Service land under subsection 
        (a)(2)--
                    (A) the Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary 
                of the Interior administrative jurisdiction of the non-
                Federal land; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to 
                the Secretary administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau 
                of Land Management land.
            (2) Boundary adjustments.--
                    (A) Shoshone district.--On the date on which the 
                Secretary transfers to the Secretary of the Interior 
                the non-Federal land under paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) the non-Federal land shall become part 
                        of the Shoshone District; and
                            (ii) the boundaries of the Shoshone 
                        District shall be adjusted to include the non-
                        Federal land.
                    (B) National forest.--On the date on which the 
                Secretary of the Interior transfers to the Secretary 
                administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
                Management land under paragraph (1)(B)--
                            (i) the Bureau of Land Management land 
                        shall become part of the National Forest; and
                            (ii) the boundaries of the National Forest 
                        shall be adjusted to include the Bureau of Land 
                        Management land.
            (3) Management of transferred land.--For any parcel of land 
        the jurisdiction of which is transferred under paragraph (1), 
        the applicable Secretary shall manage the parcel of land in 
        accordance with--
                    (A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.);
                    (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
                    (C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                    (D) all other applicable laws (including 
                regulations).
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