[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 125 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9288-H9289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DEAFY GLADE LAND EXCHANGE ACT

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1043) to provide for a land exchange involving certain 
National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest in the 
State of California, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 1043

       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 ``Deafy Glade Land Exchange 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Land Exchange Required.--If Solano County, California 
     (in this section referred to as the ``County'') conveys to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture all right, title, and interest 
     of the County in and to four parcels of land consisting of a 
     total of approximately 160 acres identified on the map 
     entitled ``Fouts Springs-Deafy Glade Federal and Non-Federal 
     Lands'' and dated July 17, 2008, the Secretary shall convey 
     to the County, in exchange, all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the parcel of land in the 
     Mendocino National Forest in the State of California 
     (including any improvements on the land) comprising 
     approximately 82 acres and known as the Fouts Springs Ranch, 
     as also depicted on the map.
       (b) Availability of Map.--The map referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. With the 
     agreement of the County, the Secretary may make technical 
     corrections to the map and the legal descriptions of the land 
     to be exchanged under this section.
       (c) Land Exchange Process.--Section 206 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall 
     apply to the land exchange under this section.
       (d) Survey and Administrative Costs.--The exact acreage and 
     legal description of the land to be exchanged under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The costs of the survey and any 
     administrative costs related to the land exchange shall be 
     borne by the County.
       (e) Condition on Use of Conveyed Land.--As a condition of 
     the conveyance to the County under subsection (a), the County 
     shall agree to continue to use the land acquired by the 
     County under such subsection for purposes consistent with the 
     purposes listed in the special use authorization for the 
     Fouts Springs Ranch in effect as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (f) Easement Authority.--The Secretary may grant an 
     easement to provide continued access to, and maintenance and 
     use of, the facilities covered by the special use 
     authorization referred to in subsection (e) as necessary for 
     the continued operation of the Fouts Springs Ranch conveyed 
     under subsection (a).
       (g) Management of Acquired Land.--The lands acquired by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a) shall be added to and 
     administered as part of the Mendocino National Forest and 
     managed in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 
     known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.) and the laws 
     and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The land exchange 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to such additional 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary and the County may 
     agree upon.
       (i) Cancellation of Portion of Unobligated Balance in FLREA 
     Special Account.--The amount available for obligation as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act from the unobligated 
     balance in the special account established for the Forest 
     Service under section 807 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6806) is reduced by a total of 
     $60,000, and the amount so reduced is hereby cancelled.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) and the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.


                             General Leave

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and to include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1043 provides for a land exchange between the 
Forest Service and Solano County, California. Solano County currently 
has a special use permit from the Forest Service to operate the Fouts 
Springs Youth Correctional Facility on 82 acres of land in the 
Mendocino National Forest. The county has been working diligently for 
years to acquire wilderness-quality forest lands to exchange with the 
Forest Service in order to acquire the lands occupied by the youth 
correctional facility. The lands the Forest Service would acquire are 
wilderness-quality lands bordering the Snow Mountain Wilderness Area, 
and have been identified as priority areas for acquisition dating as 
far back as 1992. The land exchange would be for equal value.
  Mr. Speaker, the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, 
Chairman George Miller, is to be commended for his efforts on behalf of 
Solano County and this youth facility. An earlier version of this 
legislation passed the House last year by voice vote. I ask my 
colleagues to, once again, support the passage of this measure.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMBORN. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the majority has adequately and has very well explained 
this bill. I don't believe there is anything to add at this time.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I would yield as much time as he may 
consume to the chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, Mr. 
George Miller, for his comments on his legislation, H.R. 1043.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1043, the Deafy Glade 
Land Exchange Act. I want to thank Chairman Rahall and Chairman 
Grijalva of the Natural Resources Committee and the minority for 
bringing this legislation to the floor. As it was noted, this similar 
legislation passed on a voice vote in the last Congress.
  The Fouts Springs Youth Facility has been managed by Solano County, 
Colusa County, and their partners for nearly 50 years. The bill before 
the House today guarantees that they can continue to do their good 
work. Fouts Springs has helped rehabilitate California's young 
offenders and has provided these young offenders from across the State 
with much-needed structure and significant vocational educational 
opportunities.
  Presently, Solano County operates Fouts Springs on behalf of several 
other California counties under a special use authorization. This 
legislation, the Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act, will give Solano County 
the 82 acres that they use at Fouts Springs, and in exchange, it would 
give to the Mendocino National Forest 160 acres of nearby land known as 
Deafy Glade.
  The Deafy Glade property has access to the Snow Mountain Wilderness 
Area, and it has been a high priority for acquisition by the Forest 
Service since at least the early 1990s. Last year, the Natural 
Resources Committee received testimony that the Deafy Glade parcels 
would be a key addition to the Mendocino National Forest's trail 
system.
  Again, I want to thank the committee for its timely consideration of 
this legislation, and I urge all of my colleagues to support this 
matter when it comes before the House.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. 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 Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 1043, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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