[105th Congress Public Law 282]
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Public Law 105-282
105th Congress
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative
site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the
construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the
Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land
Management. <<NOTE: Oct. 26, 1998 - [H.R. 3796]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, under such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may prescribe, may sell or exchange any or all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Rogue River
National Forest administrative site depicted on the map entitled ``Rogue
River Administrative Conveyance'' dated April 23, 1998, consisting of
approximately 5.1 acres.
(b) Exchange Acquisitions.--The Secretary may accept for the
construction of administrative facilities in exchange for a conveyance
of the administrative site under subsection (a).
(c) Applicable Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided in this
Act, any sale or exchange of an administrative site shall be subject to
the laws (including regulations) applicable to the conveyance and
acquisition of land for National Forest System purposes.
(d) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25
percent of the value of an administrative site in an exchange under
subsection (a).
(e) Solicitations of Offers.--In carrying out this Act, the
Secretary may--
(1) use solicitations of offers for sale or exchange on such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe; and
(2) reject any offer if the Secretary determines that the
offer is not adequate or not in the public interest.
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
The proceeds of a sale or exchange under section 2 shall be
deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C.
484a) (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') and shall be available, until
expended, for the construction or improvement of offices and support
buildings for combined use by the Forest Service
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for the Rogue River National Forest, and by the Bureau of Land
Management.
SEC. 4. REVOCATIONS.
(a) Public Land Orders.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
to facilitate the sale or exchange of the administrative site, public
land orders withdrawing the administrative site from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws are revoked for any portion of
the administrative site, upon conveyance of that portion by the
Secretary.
(b) Effective Date.--The effective date of a revocation made by this
section shall be the date of the patent or deed conveying the
administrative site (or portion thereof ).
Approved October 26, 1998.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3796 (S. 2513):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-561 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: Nos. 105-293 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources) and
105-391 accompanying S. 2513 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
June 16, considered and passed House.
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Oct. 10, House concurred in Senate amendment.
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