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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1597 (Introduced in Senate) — To designate certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to authorize certain land e... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Land exchanges

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Subject to subsections
(b)through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— accept the offer; and on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal land and subject to valid existing rights, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(ii). The non-Federal land referred to in subparagraph
(A)is the approximately 265 acres of non-Federal land identified on the Map as Collins to BLM . The Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is the approximately 279 acres of Federal land identified on the Map as BLM to Collins . Subject to subsections
(b)through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— accept the offer; and on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal land and subject to valid existing rights, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(ii). The non-Federal land referred to in subparagraph
(A)is the approximately 15 acres of non-Federal land identified on the Map as Faulkner to BLM . The Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is the approximately 10 acres of Federal land identified on the Map as BLM to Faulkner . Subject to subsections
(b)through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— accept the offer; and on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal land and subject to valid existing rights, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(ii). The non-Federal land referred to in subparagraph
(A)is the approximately 271 acres of non-Federal land identified on the Map as Quant to BLM . The Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is the approximately 277 acres of Federal land identified on the Map as BLM to Quant . Subject to subsections
(b)through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— accept the offer; and on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal land and subject to valid existing rights, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(ii). The non-Federal land referred to in subparagraph
(A)is the approximately 574 acres of non-Federal land identified on the Map as Twickenham to BLM . The Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is the approximately 566 acres of Federal land identified on the Map as BLM to Twickenham . Except as otherwise provided in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), the Secretary shall carry out each land exchange under subsection
(a)in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716 ). Each land exchange under subsection
(a)shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (a)— shall be equal; or shall be made equal in accordance with paragraph (2). If the value of Federal land exceeds the value of non-Federal land to be conveyed under a land exchange authorized under subsection (a), the value of the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be equalized, as determined to be appropriate and acceptable by the Secretary and the landowner— by reducing the acreage of the Federal land to be conveyed; or by adding additional Federal land to the Federal land to be conveyed. If the value of the non-Federal land exceeds the value of the Federal land, the value of the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be equalized by reducing the acreage of the non-Federal land to be conveyed, as determined to be appropriate and acceptable by the Secretary and the landowner. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the landowner shall select an appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (a). An appraisal under paragraph
(1)shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The exact acreage and legal description of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection
(a)shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. The Secretary and the landowner shall divide equally between the Secretary and the landowner— the costs of any surveys conducted under paragraph (1); and any other administrative costs of carrying out the land exchange under this section. It is the intent of Congress that the land exchanges under subsection
(a)be completed by the date that is not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. On completion of the land exchanges under subsection (a), the non-Federal land shall— become part of the adjacent wilderness area; and be managed in accordance with— this Act; the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and any other applicable law.
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