II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2364 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 15, 2007 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Dole) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.

1.

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

(1)

In general

The boundaries of the Pisgah National Forest (referred to in this Act as the Forest) in McDowell County, North Carolina, are modified to include the parcel of land described in paragraph (2). (2)

Description of land

The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the parcel of approximately 335 acres of land, 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 in the final boundary adjustment map and boundary description prepared by the Forest Service. (b)

Maps

(1)

Availability

The maps referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Regional Forester, Atlanta, Georgia. (2)

Corrections

The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the Secretary) may make minor corrections to the maps referred to in subsection (a)(2). (c)

Acquisition of private land

Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this subsection and the consent of the owner of private land included within the modified boundary of the Forest under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall acquire the private land. (d)

Management of acquired land

(1)

In general

Any federally owned land that is acquired for National Forest System purposes within the boundaries of the Forest, as modified by subsection (a)(1), shall be managed— (A)as land acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and (B)in accordance with the other laws (including regulations) relating to the National Forest System. (2)

Effect

Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of the Secretary to adjust the boundaries of the Forest under sections 10 and 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law) (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 the Forest, as modified by subsection (a)(1), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Forest as of January 1, 1965.