[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3500 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3500

  To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest 
  System land in the Flathead National Forest in the State of Montana 
  containing a World War II memorial to the Whitefish Mountain Resort.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2011

  Mr. Rehberg (for himself and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest 
  System land in the Flathead National Forest in the State of Montana 
  containing a World War II memorial to the Whitefish Mountain Resort.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL, FLATHEAD NATIONAL 
              FOREST, STATE OF MONTANA.

    (a) Land Exchange Required.--In exchange for the land described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to Whitefish 
Mountain Resort of Whitefish, Montana, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of National Forest System land 
consisting of approximately 625 square feet on Big Mountain in the 
Flathead National Forest in the State of Montana and containing a World 
War II memorial.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of the 
Federal land under subsection (a), Whitefish Mountain Resort shall 
convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the State of Montana 
acceptable to the Secretary and approximately equal in value to the 
value of the Federal land.
    (c) Costs of Conveyance.--The Secretary and Whitefish Mountain 
Resort shall share equally the nominal costs associated with a land 
exchange of parcels of such small size.
    (d) Management of Acquired Land.--The land acquired by the 
Secretary under subsection (b) shall be added to the Flathead National 
Forest and managed in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations 
applicable to the National Forest System. The Secretary shall modify 
the boundaries of the Flathead National Forest to reflect the 
conveyances under this section.
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