    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    117 STAT. 1919

    Public Law 108-152
    108th Congress

    An Act

    To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture [NOTE: Dec. 3, 2003 -  [S.

    117]] to sell or exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and for
    other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [NOTE: Florida National
    Forest Land Management Act of 2003.] Representatives of the United
    States of America in Congress assembled,

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Florida National Forest Land
    Management Act of 2003''.

    SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
    of Agriculture.
    (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Florida.

    SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may, under such terms and conditions
    as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any right, title, and
    interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land in
    the State described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of Federal land in the State
    referred to in subsection (a) consist of--
    (1) tract A-942a, East Bay, Santa Rosa County, consisting of
    approximately 61 acres, and more particularly described as T. 1
    S., R. 27 W., sec. 31, W\1/2\ of SW\1/4\;
    (2) tract A-942b, East Bay, Santa Rosa County, consisting of
    approximately 40 acres, and more particularly described as T. 1
    S., R. 27 W., sec. 38;
    (3) tract A-942c, Ft. Walton, Okaloosa County, located
    southeast of the intersection of and adjacent to State Road 86
    and Mooney Road, consisting of approximately 0.59 acres, and
    more particularly described as T. 1 S., R. 24 W., sec. 26;
    (4) tract A-942d, located southeast of Crestview, Okaloosa
    County, consisting of approximately 79.90 acres, and more
    particularly described as T. 2 N., R. 23 W., sec. 2, NW\1/4\
    NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\;
    (5) tract A-943, Okaloosa County Fairgrounds, Ft. Walton,
    Okaloosa County, consisting of approximately 30.14 acres, and
    more particularly described as T. 1 S., R. 24 W., sec. 26, S\1/
    2\;
    (6) tract A-944, City Ball Park--Ft. Walton, Okaloosa
    County, consisting of approximately 12.43 acres, and more
    particularly described as T. 1 S., R. 24 W., sec. 26, S\1/2\;

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    (7) tract A-945, Landfill-Golf Course Driving Range, located
    southeast of Crestview, Okaloosa County, consisting of
    approximately 40.85 acres, and more particularly described as T.
    2 N., R. 23 W., sec. 4, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\;
    (8) tract A-959, 2 vacant lots on the north side of Micheaux
    Road in Bristol, Liberty County, consisting of approximately 0.5
    acres, and more particularly described as T. 1 S., R. 7 W., sec.
    6;
    (9) tract C-3m-d, located southwest of Astor in Lake County,
    consisting of approximately 15.0 acres, and more particularly
    described as T. 15 S., R. 28 E., sec. 37;
    (10) tract C-691, Lake County, consisting of the subsurface
    rights to approximately 40.76 acres of land, and more
    particularly described as T. 17 S., R. 29 E., sec. 25, SE\1/4\
    NW\1/4\;
    (11) tract C-2208b, Lake County, consisting of approximately
    39.99 acres, and more particularly described as T. 17 S., R. 28
    E., sec. 28, NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
    (12) tract C-2209, Lake County, consisting of approximately
    127.2 acres, as depicted on the map, and more particularly
    described as T. 17 S., R. 28 E., sec. 21, NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, SE\1/
    4\ NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\;
    (13) tract C-2209b, Lake County, consisting of approximately
    39.41 acres, and more particularly described as T. 17 S., R. 29
    E., sec. 32, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
    (14) tract C-2209c, Lake County, consisting of approximately
    40.09 acres, and more particularly described as T. 18 S., R. 28
    E., sec. 14, SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\;
    (15) tract C-2209d, Lake County, consisting of approximately
    79.58 acres, and more particularly described as T. 18 S., R. 29
    E., sec. 5, SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\;
    (16) tract C-2210, government lot 1, 20 recreational
    residential lots, and adjacent land on Lake Kerr, Marion County,
    consisting of approximately 30 acres, and more particularly
    described as T. 13 S., R. 25 E., sec. 22;
    (17) tract C-2213, located in the F.M. Arrendondo grant,
    East of Ocala, Marion County, and including a portion of the
    land located east of the western right-of-way of State Highway
    19, consisting of approximately 15.0 acres, and more
    particularly described as T. 14 and 15 S., R. 26 E., sec. 36,
    38, and 40; and
    (18) all improvements on the parcels described in paragraphs
    (1) through (17).

    (c) Legal Description Modification.--The Secretary may, for the
    purposes of soliciting offers for the sale or exchange of land under
    subsection (d), modify the descriptions of land specified in subsection
    (b) based on--
    (1) a survey; or
    (2) a determination by the Secretary that the modification
    would be in the best interest of the public.

    (d) Solicitations of Offers.--
    (1) In general.--Subject to such terms and conditions as the
    Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may solicit offers for
    the sale or exchange of land described in subsection (b).
    (2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any offer
    received under this section if the Secretary determines that the
    offer--
    (A) is not adequate; or

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    (B) is not in the public interest.

    (e) Methods of Sale.--The Secretary may sell the land described in
    subsection (b) at public or private sale (including at auction), in
    accordance with any terms, conditions, and procedures that the Secretary
    determines to be appropriate.
    (f) Brokers.--In any sale or exchange of land described in
    subsection (b), the Secretary may--
    (1) use a real estate broker; and
    (2) pay the real estate broker a commission in an amount
    that is comparable to the amounts of commission generally paid
    for real estate transactions in the area.

    (g) Concurrence of the Secretary of the Air Force.--A parcel of land
    described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) shall not be
    sold or exchanged by the Secretary without the concurrence of the
    Secretary of the Air Force.
    (h) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding section 206(b) of the
    Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), if
    the value of non-Federal land for which Federal land is exchanged under
    this section is less than the value of the Federal land exchanged, the
    Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent
    of the value of the Federal land.
    (i) Disposition of Proceeds.--
    (1) In general.--The net proceeds derived from any sale or
    exchange under this Act shall be deposited in the fund
    established by Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk
    Act'') (16 U.S.C. 484a).
    (2) Use.--Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be
    available to the Secretary for expenditure, without further
    appropriation, for--
    (A) acquisition of land and interests in land for
    inclusion as units of the National Forest System in the
    State; and
    (B) reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary
    in carrying out land sales and exchanges under this Act,
    including the payment of real estate broker commissions
    under subsection (f).

    SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Land acquired by the United States under this Act
    shall be--
    (1) subject to the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as
    the ``Weeks Act'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
    (2) administered in accordance with laws (including
    regulations) applicable to the National Forest System.

    (b) Applicable Law.--The land described in section 3(b) shall not be
    subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
    (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).

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    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land
    described in section 3(b) is withdrawn from location, entry, and patent
    under the public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing laws
    (including geothermal leasing laws).

    Approved December 3, 2003.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S.
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    SENATE REPORTS: No. 108-5 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
    Mar. 4, considered and passed Senate.
    Nov. 19, considered and passed House.