[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 LEGISLATION TO INTERCHANGE THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN 
FEDERAL LANDS BETWEEN THE FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 
                         AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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                           HON. WALLY HERGER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 26, 2009

  Mr. HERGER. Madam Speaker, today I introduce a bill to facilitate a 
land exchange between the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service to allow for consolidation and more streamlined administration 
of the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area in the northern 
California district I represent. The Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle 
Area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management but also encompasses a 
parcel of land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
  This legislation is a simple and straightforward land exchange that 
would allow the Bureau of Land Management to consolidate the management 
of the OHV area to achieve more efficient management and a better 
experience for the area's users. In addition to consolidating the OHV 
area this bill will also place an equal amount of scattered wilderness 
parcels and other Bureau of Land Management lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Forest Service, allowing for improved management of 
those lands as well. Passage of this noncontroversial legislation will 
result in a win-win for the taxpayers and the Federal Government.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues in order to move this 
legislation through Congress.

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