[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 689 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.689
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
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.
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 ``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(A) withdrawn from the public domain;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).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.