[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1571

To provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System 
 land in the Mendocino National Forest in the State of California, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2009

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System 
 land in the Mendocino National Forest in the State of California, 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 ``Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Solano County, 
        California.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        parcel of approximately 82 acres of land (including any 
        improvements to the land) that is--
                    (A) in the Forest;
                    (B) known as the ``Fouts Springs Ranch''; and
                    (C) depicted on the map.
            (3) Forest.--The term ``Forest'' means the Mendocino 
        National Forest in the State of California.
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Fouts 
        Springs-Deafy Glade Federal and Non-Federal Lands'' and dated 
        July 17, 2008.
            (5) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        the 4 parcels of land comprising approximately 160 acres, as 
        depicted on the map.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (b) Land Exchange Required.--If the County conveys to the Secretary 
all right, title, and interest of the County in and to the non-Federal 
land, the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) Availability.--The map shall be on file and available 
        for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
        Service.
            (2) Corrections.--With the agreement of the County, the 
        Secretary may make technical corrections to the map and legal 
        descriptions of the land to be exchanged under this section.
    (d) Applicable Law.--Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall apply to the land 
exchange under this section.
    (e) Survey; Administrative Costs.--
            (1) In general.--The exact acreage and legal description of 
        the land to be exchanged under subsection (b) shall be 
        determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
            (2) Costs.--The costs of the survey and any administrative 
        costs relating to the land exchange shall be paid by the 
        County.
    (f) Condition on Use of Conveyed Land.--As a condition of the 
conveyance of the Federal land to the County under subsection (b), the 
County shall agree to continue to use the Federal land for purposes 
consistent with the purposes described in the special use authorization 
for the Fouts Springs Ranch in effect as of the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (g) Easement Authority.--The Secretary may grant an easement to 
provide continued access to, and maintenance and use of, the facilities 
covered by the special use authorization referred to in subsection (f) 
as necessary for the continued operation of the Fouts Springs Ranch.
    (h) Management of Acquired Land.--The non-Federal land acquired by 
the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) added to, and administered as part of, the Forest; and
            (2) managed in accordance with--
                    (A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the 
                ``Weeks Law'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
                    (B) the laws (including regulations) applicable to 
                the National Forest System.
    (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The land exchange under 
subsection (b) shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions 
that the Secretary and the County may agree on.
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