Land exchange, Trinity Public Utilities District, Trinity County, California, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service

(a)

Land exchange required

If the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California (in this section referred to as the Utilities District) conveys to the Secretary of Agriculture all right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b)(1) and conveys to the Secretary of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the Utilities District, in exchange, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the State of California consisting of approximately 100 acres near the Weaverville Airport in Trinity County. (b)

Land To be acquired

(1)

Forest service acquisition

The land to be acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) consists of approximately 150 acres, known as the Van Duzen parcel, within the boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest. (2)

BLM acquisition

The land to be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a) consists of approximately 47 acres, known as the Sky Ranch parcel, adjacent to public land administered by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. (c)

Availability of maps and legal descriptions

Any map prepared by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in connection with the land exchange required by subsection (a), and the legal description of the lands to be exchanged, shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. With the agreement of the parties to a conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may make technical corrections to the map and legal descriptions. (d)

Land exchange process

Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall apply to the land conveyances under this section, except that— (1)if the value of the land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) is less than the value of the land to be conveyed to the Utilities District, any cash equalization payments received by the Secretaries shall be deposited in the General Treasury; and (2)if the value of the land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) is greater than the value of the land to be conveyed to the Utilities District, no cash equalization payment may be made to the Utilities District and the acreage of the land involved in the exchange may be adjusted to equalize the value of the exchange. (e)

Survey and Administrative Costs

The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned. The Utilities District shall be responsible for the costs of the survey and reasonable administrative costs related to the land exchange. (f)

Management of acquired land

(1)

Forest service acquisition

The land acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) shall be added to and administered as part of the Six Rivers National Forest and managed in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and the laws and regulations applicable to the National Forest System. (2)

BLM acquisition

The land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a) shall be administered as public land by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the laws and regulations applicable to public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. (g)

Completion of land exchange

The Secretary of Agriculture shall complete the conveyance of National Forest System land required by subsection (a) not later than one year after the date on which the Utilities District offers to make the conveyances to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior described in such subsection.