II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1768 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 8, 2009 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Hagan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009.

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Boundary adjustment, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

(a)

Boundary adjustment

The boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina, are modified to include a parcel of land consisting of approximately 301 acres, of which approximately 213 acres are owned by the United States and administered by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Proclamation Boundary Change, Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest and more particularly delineated and described according to the final boundary adjustment map and boundary description prepared by the Forest Service. (b)

Availability and correction

(1)

Availability

The maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Regional Forester, Atlanta, Georgia. (2)

Correction

The Secretary of Agriculture may make minor corrections to the maps. (c)

Land acquisition

Subject to the appropriation of funds to carry out this subsection and the consent of the owner of the private land included within the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may acquire the private land. (d)

Management of acquired land

(1)

In general

Any federally owned land that has been or hereafter may be acquired for National Forest System purposes within the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be managed as land acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and in accordance with the other laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. (2)

Boundary adjustment

Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 519, 521). (e)

Relation to Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965

For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of Pisgah National Forest as of January 1, 1965.