110 HR 4155 IH: Pisgah National Forest Boundary U.S. House of Representatives 2007-11-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4155 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 13, 2007 Mr. Shuler (for himself and Mr. Etheridge) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007.

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Boundary adjustment, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

(a)

Boundary adjustment

The boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina, are hereby modified to include a parcel of land consisting of approximately 335 acres, of which approximately 239 acres are owned by the United States and administered by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Proclamation Boundary Change, Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest and more particularly delineated and described according to the final boundary adjustment map and boundary description prepared by the Forest Service. (b)

Availability and correction

The maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Regional Forester, Atlanta, Georgia. The Secretary of Agriculture may make minor corrections to the maps. (c)

Land acquisition

Subject to the appropriation of funds to carry out this subsection and the consent of the owner of the private land included within the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall acquire the private land. (d)

Management of acquired land

Any federally-owned lands that have been or hereafter may be acquired for National Forest System purposes within the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be managed as lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act), and in accordance with the other laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 519, 521). (e)

Relation to Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of Pisgah National Forest as of January 1, 1965.