[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 689 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                           May 7, 2010.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
689) entitled ``An Act to interchange the administrative jurisdiction 
of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE BUREAU OF LAND 
              MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land 
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary of 
Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior.
    (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the land within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in 
California, Mount Diablo Meridian, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Shasta-Trinity Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer: 
Transfer from Forest Service to BLM, Map 1'' and dated November 23, 
2009.
    (c) Management and Status of Transferred Land.--The Federal land 
described in subsection (b) shall be administered in accordance with--
            (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) any other applicable law (including regulations).

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE FOREST SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land 
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary of the 
Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the land administered by the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management in the Mount Diablo Meridian, California, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Shasta-Trinity Administrative 
Jurisdiction Transfer: Transfer from BLM to Forest Service, Map 2'' and 
dated November 23, 2009.
    (c) Management and Status of Transferred Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal land described in subsection 
        (b) shall be--
                    (A) withdrawn from the public domain;
                    (B) reserved for administration as part of the 
                Shasta-Trinity National Forest; and
                    (C) managed in accordance with the laws (including 
                the regulations) generally applicable to the National 
                Forest System.
            (2) Wilderness administration.--The land transferred to the 
        Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) that is within 
        the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall--
                    (A) not affect the wilderness status of the 
                transferred land; and
                    (B) be administered in accordance with--
                            (i) this section;
                            (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
                        seq.); and
                            (iii) the California Wilderness Act of 1984 
                        (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98-425).

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Corrections.--
            (1) Minor adjustments.--The Secretary of Agriculture and 
        the Secretary of the Interior may, by mutual agreement, make 
        minor corrections and adjustments to the transfers under this 
        Act to facilitate land management, including corrections and 
        adjustments to any applicable surveys.
            (2) Publications.--Any corrections or adjustments made 
        under subsection (a) shall be effective on the date of 
        publication of a notice of the corrections or adjustments in 
        the Federal Register.
    (b) Hazardous Substances.--
            (1) Notice.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
        of the Interior shall, with respect to the land described in 
        sections 2(b) and 3(b), respectively--
                    (A) identify any known sites containing hazardous 
                substances; and
                    (B) provide to the head of the Federal agency to 
                which the land is being transferred notice of any sites 
                identified under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Cleanup obligations.--To the same extent as on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any 
        Federal liability--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall remain 
                responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on 
                the Federal land described in section 2(b); and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior shall remain 
                responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on 
                the Federal land described in section 3(b).
    (c) Effect on Existing Rights and Authorizations.--Nothing in this 
Act affects--
            (1) any valid existing rights; or
            (2) the validity or term and conditions of any existing 
        withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit 
        on the land to which administrative jurisdiction is transferred 
        under this Act, except that beginning on the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the head of the agency to which administrative 
        jurisdiction over the land is transferred shall be responsible 
        for administering the interests or authorizations (including 
        reissuing the interests or authorizations in accordance with 
        applicable law).

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H.R. 689

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