1.Interchange of lands to the
Bureau of Land Management
(a)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)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 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.
2.Interchange of
lands to the Forest Service
(a)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 Such lands are hereby withdrawn from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)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
administrationThe 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 FundFor 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.
3.Existing rights
and authorizationsNothing 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.
4.
(a)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)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.
5.
(a)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)Any
corrections or adjustments made under subsection (a) shall be effective upon
publication of a notice in the Federal Register.
1.This Act may be cited as the
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act
.
2.Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction to the bureau of land management
(a)Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to
the Secretary of the Interior.
(b)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 landThe 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).
3.Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction to the forest service
(a)Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b)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)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
administrationThe 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).
4.Administrative
provisions
(a)
(1)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)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)
(1)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)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 authorizationsNothing 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).
March 2, 2010
Reported with an amendment