[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4658 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4658

To authorize the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System 
land in the Cherokee National Forest and to authorize the Secretary of 
   Agriculture to use the proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a 
  parcel of land for inclusion in that national forest, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2010

  Mr. Duncan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System 
land in the Cherokee National Forest and to authorize the Secretary of 
   Agriculture to use the proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a 
  parcel of land for inclusion in that national forest, 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 ``Benton MacKaye Cherokee National 
Forest Land Consolidation Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST, TENNESSEE.

    (a) Conveyance of Towee Falls Baptist Church Parcel.--
            (1) Conveyance authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
        may convey to the Towee Falls Baptist Church all right, title, 
        and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
        National Forest System land in Cherokee National Forest 
        consisting of approximately 66.5 acres surrounding the Towee 
        Falls Baptist Church, as generally depicted on the map titled 
        ``_____'' and dated ____, 2010.
            (2) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
        the parcel under paragraph (1), the Towee Falls Baptist Church 
        shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market 
        value of the parcel, as determined by an appraisal satisfactory 
        to the parties.
            (3) Condition of conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
        under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the condition that the 
        Towee Falls Baptist Church accept the land in its condition at 
        the time of conveyance (commonly known as conveyance ``as 
        is'').
    (b) Acquisition of Doc Rogers Tract.--
            (1) Acquisition authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
        may acquire from the Monroe County Tennessee Board of Education 
        all right, title, and interest of the Board of Education in and 
        to a parcel of land in Monroe County, Tennessee, consisting of 
        approximately 102 acres and known as the ``Doc Rogers tract'', 
        as generally depicted on the map titled ``_____'' and dated 
        ____, 2010.
            (2) Consideration.--To cover the purchase price of the 
        parcel acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use the 
        consideration received under subsection (a)(2).
            (3) Management of acquired land.--The land acquired under 
        paragraph (1) 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.
    (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) and 
acquired under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture. The cost of the survey 
and all other costs incurred by the Secretary to convey the land shall 
be borne by the parties to the conveyance.
    (d) Environmental Reviews.--The conveyances authorized by this 
section shall not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes 
of section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)).
    (e) Boundary Adjustments.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
modify the boundaries of Cherokee National Forest to reflect the 
conveyances carried out under this section. For purposes of section 7 
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), 
the boundaries of Cherokee National Forest, as modified by this 
subsection, shall be considered to be boundaries of the National Forest 
as of January 1, 1965.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
conveyances under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States.
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