[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 155 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S13696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003


                    Amendment No. 2046, as Modified

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the passage 
of H.R. 1904, the previously agreed upon amendment No. 2046 be modified 
with the changes which are at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the modification is agreed 
to.
  The amendment (No. 2046), as modified, was agreed to, as follows:

       On page 50 and 51, strike all language and insert the 
     following:
       (a) In General.--The boundaries of the Green Mountain 
     National Forest are modified to include all parcels of land 
     depicted on the forest maps entitled ``Green Mountain 
     Expansion Area Map I'' and ``Green Mountain Expansion Area 
     Map II,'' each dated February 20, 2002, which shall be on 
     file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
     Chief of the Forest Service, Washington, District of 
     Columbia.
       (b) Management.--Federally owned land delineated on the 
     maps acquired for National Forest purposes shall continue to 
     be managed in accordance with the laws (including 
     regulations) applicable to the National Forest System.
       (c) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For the purpose of 
     section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (16 U.S.C. 460-9), the boundaries of the Green Mountain 
     National Forest, as adjusted by this Act, shall be considered 
     to be the boundaries of the national forest as of January 1, 
     1965.

     

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