Land exchange, San Bernardino National Forest, California

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

County

The term County means the County of San Bernardino, California. (2)

Federal land

The term Federal land means the land identified in subsection (c)(2), which is National Forest System land within the San Bernardino National Forest, California, available for exchange under this section. (3)

Non-Federal land

The term non-Federal land means the land identified in subsection (c)(1), which is land owned by the County and available for exchange under this section. (4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b)

Land exchange

If the County conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the County in and to the non-Federal land described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall convey and quitclaim to the County, in exchange for such non-Federal land, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (c)(2). The conveyance shall be made without further environmental analysis and shall be subject to any valid existing rights and such additional terms, conditions, and reservations as the Secretary may require. (c)

Lands To be exchanged

(1)

Non-federal land

The non-Federal land to be exchanged are approximately 71 acres located in section 36, Township 3 North, Range 1 East, San Bernardino Meridian, as described by the County Assessor as parcel APN# 0447–071–11–0000. (2)

Federal land

The Federal land to be exchanged are approximately 53 acres located in section 31, Township 3 North, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Meridian. (d)

Maps and correction authority

The Federal land and non-Federal land are generally described on maps entitled Doble expansion–County of San Bernardino and dated June 10, 2005, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Offices of the Chief of the Forest Service and of the Supervisor of San Bernardino National Forest until such time as the lands are conveyed. The County and the Secretary may by mutual agreement make adjustments in the descriptions of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged. (e)

Timing

It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under this section be completed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f)

Valuation

The Federal land and non-Federal land shall be valued through an appraisal done in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. (g)

Equal value and cash equalization

(1)

Equal value exchange

The land exchange under this section shall be for equal value, or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment as provided for under this subsection. (2)

Cash equalization payment

The County or the Secretary, as appropriate, may equalize the values of the lands to be exchanged under this section by cash payment without regard to any statutory limit on the amount of such a cash equalization payment. (3)

Deposit and use of funds received from county

Any cash equalization payment received by the Secretary under this subsection shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known as the Sisk Act). The funds so deposited shall remain available to the Secretary, until expended, for the acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for the San Bernardino National Forest. (4)

Source of funds for payment by secretary

If the Secretary will make a cash equalization payment to the County under this subsection, the Secretary may use funds available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Act of June 15, 1938 (Chapter 438; 52 Stat. 699, commonly known as the Receipts Act of 1938), or capital improvement funds. (h)

Land title and survey standards

Title to the non-Federal land shall conform with the title approval standards of the Attorney General applicable to Federal land acquisitions and shall otherwise be acceptable to the Secretary. Before completing the exchange, the Secretary shall inspect the non-Federal lands to assure that the land meets Federal standards, including hazardous materials and land line surveys. (i)

Implementation costs

The costs of implementing the land exchange under this section shall be shared equally by the Secretary and the County, except that with respect to the Federal land conveyed to the County, the County shall also pay for the costs of survey, monumenting the property lines, and recording deeds of conveyance, as well as any costs incurred with the issuance of easements by the Secretary for existing uses on the Federal land. (j)

Management of acquired lands

The Secretary shall manage the non-Federal land acquired under this section in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.; commonly known as the Weeks Act) and other laws and regulations pertaining to National Forest System. (k)

Pacific crest national scenic trail relocation

Before completing the land exchange under this section, the Secretary shall relocate the portion of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail located on the Federal land to adjacent National Forest System land. The trail relocation shall be conducted without further environmental analysis.