[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         ADJUSTING BOUNDARIES OF GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Agriculture Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 
1499 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1499) to adjust the boundaries of Green Mountain 
     National Forest.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table; and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1499) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1499

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

     SECTION 1. GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST EXPANSION.

       (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 purposes of 
     section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (16 U.S.C. 460l-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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