[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1888 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1888

To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System 
       land in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 20, 2013

Mrs. Feinstein 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 facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System 
       land in the Inyo National Forest, 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 ``Inyo National Forest Land Exchange 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to modify the use of land exchange 
authorities available to the Secretary of Agriculture as of the date of 
enactment of this Act with respect to certain land in the Inyo National 
Forest, California.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this section:
            (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means certain 
        National Forest System land located within the boundaries of 
        the Inyo National Forest, California, as depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Federal Parcel'' and dated June 2011.
            (2) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        certain non-Federal land in California located outside the 
        boundaries of the Inyo National Forest, California, as depicted 
        on the maps entitled ``DWP Parcel-Interagency Visitor Center 
        Parcel'' and ``DWP Parcel-Town of Bishop Parcel'' and dated 
        June 2011.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULES FOR INYO NATIONAL FOREST LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Authority To Accept Land Outside Boundaries of Inyo National 
Forest.--In any land exchange involving the conveyance of the Federal 
land, the Secretary may accept the conveyance of the non-Federal land 
in exchange for the conveyance of the Federal land, if the Secretary 
determines that acquisition of the non-Federal land is desirable for 
National Forest System purposes.
    (b) Cash Equalization Payment; Use.--
            (1) In general.--In an exchange of land under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in 
        excess of 25 percent of the value of the Federal land.
            (2) Disposition and use of funds.--Any cash equalization 
        payment received by the Secretary under this subsection shall 
        be--
                    (A) deposited into the fund established under 
                Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') 
                (16 U.S.C. 484a); and
                    (B) available to the Secretary for the acquisition 
                of land or interests in land for addition to the 
                National Forest System.
    (c) No New Land Exchange Authority.--Nothing in this section grants 
the Secretary new land exchange authority.
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