Sec. 8621. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF SMALL PARCELS OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND
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## SEC. 8621 ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF SMALL PARCELS OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND ###
(a)Increase in Maximum Value of Small Parcels 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”. ###
(b)Additional Conveyance Purposes Section 3 of Public Law 97-465 (16 U.S.C. 521e) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (2), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; ####
(2)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) > > parcels of 40 acres or less that are determined by the Secretary— > > > ##### “(A) > > to be physically isolated from other Federal land; > > > ##### “(B) > > to be inaccessible; or > > > ##### “(C) > > to have lost National Forest character; > > > #### “(5) > > 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 > > > #### “(6) > > parcels used as a cemetery (including a parcel of not more than 1 acre adjacent to the parcel used as a cemetery), a landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use authorization issued or otherwise authorized by the Secretary.” > . ###
(c)Disposition of Proceeds Section 2 of Public Law 97-465 (16 U.S.C. 521d) is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “ The Secretary is authorized ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) Conveyance Authority; Consideration > > The Secretary is authorized” > ; ####
(2)in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking “ The Secretary shall insert ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) Inclusion of Terms, Covenants, Conditions, and Reservations > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary shall insert” > ; ####
(3)in subsection
(b)(as so designated)— #####
(A)by striking “convenants” and inserting “covenants”; and #####
(B)in the second sentence by striking “ The preceding sentence shall not ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) Limitation > > Paragraph
(1)shall not” > ; and ####
(4)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Disposition of Proceeds > > > #### “(1) Deposit in sisk fund > > 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). > > > #### “(2) Use > > Amounts deposited under paragraph
(1)shall be available to the Secretary until expended for— > > > ##### “(A) > > 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; > > > ##### “(B) > > 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; or > > > ##### “(C) > > 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. 8621
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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