[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 689 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 689
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands
between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 26, 2009
Mr. Herger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
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. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.
(a) Interchange.--Administrative jurisdiction of the federally
owned lands described in subsection (b) is transferred from the
Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior to be subject
to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``BLM'').
(b) Lands Affected.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the
lands transferred to the administration of the Secretary of the
Interior, through the BLM, under subsection (a) are those heretofore
within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California, Mount Diablo
Meridian, described as follows:
T. 33 N., R. 5 W., those parts of secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16,
17, and 18 lying north of the northerly high water mark of the
Sacramento River and westerly of the west edge of Shasta County
Road No. 5G012 and Forest Road No. 35N05.
T. 34 N., R. 5 W., secs. 19, 20, 30, 31, and 32.
T. 33 N., R. 6 W., secs. 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, and 12.
T. 34 N., R. 6 W., secs. 10, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, and
35.
(c) Excepted Lands.--Excepted from the transfer under this section
are those lands within the Shasta Dam Reclamation Zone which shall
continue to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior through
the Bureau of Reclamation.
SEC. 2. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE FOREST SERVICE.
(a) Interchange.--Administrative jurisdiction of the federally
owned lands described in subsection (b) is transferred from the
Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture to be subject
to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest
System.
(b) Lands Affected.--The lands transferred to the administration of
the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, under
subsection (a), are those heretofore administered by the BLM in
California, Mount Diablo Meridian, and described as follows:
T. 35 N., R. 1 W., sec. 34, NE1/4 and E1/2NW1/4.
T. 40 N., R. 1 W., sec. 4, lot 4.
T. 33 N., R. 10 W., those parts of secs. 5 and 6 lying
north of the southerly high water line of Clear Creek Gulch.
T. 34 N., R. 10 W., sec. 8; sec. 17; sec. 18, E1/2; sec.
19; sec. 20; sec. 29, NE1/4 and W1/2; sec. 30; sec. 31, except
that strip of land lying 50 feet easterly and 50 feet westerly
of the centerline of Trinity County Road 401 (Canyon Creek
Road); and that part of the W1/2 of sec. 32 lying north of the
southerly high water line of Clear Creek Gulch.
T. 33 N., R. 11 W., that part of sec. 1 lying east of the
east edge of Trinity County Road 401 (Canyon Creek Road) and
north of the southerly high water line of Clear Creek Gulch.
T. 34 N., R. 11 W., sec. 36, E1/2SE1/4.
(c) Wilderness Administration.--The transfer of administrative
jurisdiction from the BLM to the Forest Service of some lands
previously designated as part of the Tunnel Ridge Wilderness shall not
affect the wilderness status of such lands.
SEC. 3. MAP AND CORRECTIONS.
(a) Map.--The lands described for interchange in sections 1 and 2
are generally depicted on a map titled ``CSOHV Lands Consolidation
November, 2008'', which map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Director, BLM, Washington, DC, and the
Office of the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, DC.
(b) Corrections.--
(1) The Director of the BLM, and the Chief of the Forest
Service, may, by mutual agreement--
(A) correct errors or any disparities between the
map and the legal descriptions in sections 1 and 2, or
(B) effect minor adjustments to the interchange
herein provided in order to facilitate land management,
including survey.
(2) Any correction or adjustments shall be effective upon
publication of a notice in the Federal Register.
SEC. 4. EXISTING RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS.
Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid existing rights, nor
affect the validity or term and conditions of any existing withdrawal,
right-of-way, easement, lease, license or permit on lands transferred
by this Act, except that any such authorization shall be administered
by the agency having jurisdiction of the land after the enactment of
this Act in accordance with applicable law. Reissuance of any such
authorization shall be in accordance with applicable law and
regulations of the agency having jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
(a) Notice.--The Forest Service for lands described in section 1,
and the BLM for lands described in section 2, shall identify any known
sites containing hazardous substances and provide such information to
the receiving agency.
(b) Clean up Obligations.--The clean up of hazardous substances on
lands transferred by this Act shall be the responsibility of the agency
having jurisdiction over the lands on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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