Sec. 2. Additional authority for sale or exchange of small parcels of National Forest System land
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Section 3 of Public Law 97–465 (commonly known as the “Small Tract Act of 1983”) ( 16 U.S.C. 521e ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking $150,000 and inserting $500,000 . Section 3 of Public Law 97–465 ( 16 U.S.C. 521e ) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: parcels of 40 acres or less that are determined by the Secretary— to be physically isolated; to be inaccessible; or to have lost National Forest character; parcels of 10 acres or less that are not eligible for conveyance under paragraph
(2)but are encroached on by a permanent habitable improvement for which there is no evidence that the encroachment was intentional or negligent; or parcels used as a cemetery, a landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use authorization issued by the Secretary. . Section 2 of Public Law 97–465 ( 16 U.S.C. 521d ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary is authorized and inserting the following: The Secretary is authorized ; in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking The Secretary shall insert and inserting the following: The Secretary shall insert ; in subsection
(b)(as so designated)— by striking convenants and inserting covenants ; and in the second sentence by striking The preceding sentence shall not and inserting the following: Paragraph
(1)shall not ; and by adding at the end the following: The net proceeds derived from any sale or exchange conducted under paragraph (4), (5), or
(6)of section 3 shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act ) ( 16 U.S.C. 484a ). Amounts deposited under paragraph
(1)shall be available to the Secretary until expended for— the acquisition of land or interests in land for administrative sites for the National Forest System in the State from which the amounts were derived; the acquisition of land or interests in land for inclusion in the National Forest System in that State, including land or interests in land that enhance opportunities for recreational access; the performance of deferred maintenance on administrative sites for the National Forest System in that State or other deferred maintenance activities in that State that enhance opportunities for recreational access; or the reimbursement of the Secretary for costs incurred in preparing a sale conducted under the authority of section 3 if the sale is a competitive sale. .
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- Pub. L. 97-465
- Pub. L. 90-171
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Sec. 2
Additional authority for sale or exchange of small parcels of National Forest System land
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97-465
Pub. L.Pub. L. 90-171
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