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[H.R. 5923 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5923

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands 
          in Ouachita 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 ``Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Church.--The term ``Church'' means the Walnut Grove Church 
    in Garland County, Arkansas.
        (2) Offered tract.--The term ``Offered Tract'' means all right, 
    title, and interest of the Church in and to approximately 6.3 acres 
    of non-Federal land identified as ``Offered Tract 5742'' on the 
    Detail Map of the Walnut Grove Exchange, Ouachita National Forest 
    map (printed date May 11, 2017).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    Agriculture.
        (4) Selected tract.--The term ``Selected Tract'' means all 
    right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
    approximately 4 acres identified as ``Selected Tract 5743'' on the 
    Detail Map of the Walnut Grove Exchange, Ouachita National Forest 
    map (printed date May 11, 2017), subject to the reservation of a 
    road easement by the Secretary.
SEC. 3. EXCHANGE OF LAND; EQUALIZATION OF VALUE.
    (a) Exchange Authorized.--Subject to the provisions of this Act, 
not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, if 
the Church offers to convey the Offered Tract to the United States, the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) convey to the Church all right, title, and interest of the 
    United States in and to the Selected Tract; and
        (2) accept from the Church a conveyance of all right, title, 
    and interest of the Church in and to the Offered Tract.
    (b) Requirements.--The exchange under subsection (a) shall be--
        (1) subject to valid existing rights;
        (2) conditioned on an equalization payment made by the Church 
    in accordance with subsection (c); and
        (3) conditioned on the payment of the costs described in 
    subsection (g).
    (c) Equal Value and Cash Equalization.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
    exchange under subsection (a) shall be for equal value or the 
    values shall be equalized by a cash payment.
        (2) Exception.--If the value of the Offered Tract exceeds the 
    Selected Tract, an equalization payment shall not be required.
    (d) Appraisals.--
        (1) In general.--The value of the land to be exchanged under 
    this Act shall be determined by appraisals conducted by one or more 
    independent and qualified appraisers.
        (2) Appraisal standards.--The Secretary shall complete an 
    appraisal of the land to be exchanged under this Act in accordance 
    with--
            (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
        Acquisitions; and
            (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
        Practice.
    (e) Format.--Title and valuation to the land to be exchanged under 
this Act shall be in a format acceptable to the Secretary and the 
Church.
    (f) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
        (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize a map and legal 
    descriptions of all land to be conveyed under this Act.
        (2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor errors in 
    the map or in the legal descriptions.
        (3) Map on file.--The map and legal descriptions shall be on 
    file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of 
    the United States Forest Service.
    (g) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of conveyance, any costs 
related to the conveyance under this section shall be paid by the 
Church.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.