[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LAND ORDER

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 417) to revoke a 
Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in 
the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California.
  The amendment (No. 3217) was agreed to, as follows:

 (Purpose: To adjust the boundaries of Green Mountain National Forest)

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. 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.

  The bill (H.R. 417), as amended, was ordered to a third reading, read 
the third time, and passed.

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