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[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.