[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H7674]
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                      SMALL TRACTS ACT AMENDMENTS

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4617) to amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the 
exchange of small tracts of land, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4617

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

     SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGES, TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Christensen Exchange Authorized.--Notwithstanding 
     section 3 of Public Law 97-465 (16 U.S.C. 521e; commonly 
     known as the Small Tracts Act), the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may use the authority of such Act to convey to Irving N. 
     Christensen all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of National Forest System land 
     lying north of California State Highway 49 within the N\1/
     2\N\1/2\ of section 17 of township 19 north, range 9 east, 
     Mount Diablo meridian, in exchange for lands owned by Irving 
     N. Christensen, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     in that portion of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of section 16 of 
     township 19 north, range 9 east, Mount Diablo meridian, lying 
     southwest of California State Highway 49 and that portion of 
     S\1/2\NE\1/4\ of section 17 of township 19 north, range 9 
     east, Mount Diablo meridian, lying southwest of California 
     State Highway 49 and northeast of the North Fork Yuba River.
       (b) McCreary Exchange Authorized.--For purposes of Public 
     Law 97-465 (16 U.S.C. 521c et seq.; commonly known as the 
     Small Tracts Act), the land exchange authorized by this 
     subsection is deemed to involve a mineral survey fraction. 
     Using the authority of such Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may convey to Dennis W. McCreary and Cindy M. McCreary all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of National Forest System land in Lot 121 of section 
     35 of township 20 north, range 10 east, Mount Diablo 
     meridian, in exchange for lands owned by Dennis W. McCreary 
     and Cindy M. McCreary, as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, in Lot 19 of such section 35.
       (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     lands to be exchanged under this section are withdrawn from 
     location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the 
     United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Radanovich) and the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. 
Bordallo) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich).
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4617 would facilitate the exchange of two small 
tracts of land under the Small Tracts Act in the Tahoe National Forest 
in California.
  The first would exchange 3 acres of mineral rights from the Forest 
Service to the owner of the surface in exchange for 7 acres of land 
adjacent to a Forest Service campground.
  The second would provide for the exchange of less than 1 acre owned 
by the Forest Service and located in the back yard of the property 
owner, with a parcel of less than an acre near a Forest Service 
trailhead. The Forest Service has indicated its interest and support 
for these exchanges in correspondence to the landowners, and I urge 
support of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to the consideration of H.R. 4617.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4617, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A Bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain land 
exchanges involving small parcels of National Forest System land in the 
Tahoe National Forest in the State of California, and for other 
purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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