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[H.R. 689 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 52
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 689

                          [Report No. 111-108]

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

                              May 14, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               26, 2009]

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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.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, 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, as shown on the map titled ``H.R. 689, Transfer from Forest 
Service to BLM, Map 1'', dated April 21, 2009.
    (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.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, 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. Such lands are 
hereby withdrawn from the public domain and reserved for administration 
as part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
    (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, as shown on the map titled ``H.R. 
689, Transfer from BLM to Forest Service, Map 2'', dated April 21, 
2009.
    (c) Wilderness Administration.--The transfer of administrative 
jurisdiction from the BLM to the Forest Service of certain lands 
previously designated as part of the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall not 
affect the wilderness status of such lands.
    (d) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For the purposes of section 
7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
9), the boundaries of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, as adjusted 
pursuant to this Act, shall be considered the boundaries of that 
national forest as of January 1, 1965.

SEC. 3. 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. 4. 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.

SEC. 5. CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Minor Adjustments.--The Director of the BLM and the Chief of 
the Forest Service, may, by mutual agreement, effect minor corrections 
and adjustments to the interchange provided for in this Act to 
facilitate land management, including survey.
    (b) Publications.--Any corrections or adjustments made under 
subsection (a) shall be effective upon publication of a notice in the 
Federal Register.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 52

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 689

                          [Report No. 111-108]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 14, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed