,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #adhd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #a1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for ,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn77 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to provide for an exchange of land between the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,sabine ,river ,authority of ,texas4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sabine ,national ,forest ,land ,exchange ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,authority ,the term ,authority means the ,sabine ,river ,authority of ,texas4 7#b7 ,federal land ,the term ,federal land means-- 7,a7 the approximately #d1jjj acres of ,national ,forest ,system land1 excluding the mineral estate and including the wilderness area1 located within the ,sabine ,national ,forest and the ,toledo ,bend ,project boundary in ,texas1 as generally depicted on the map entitled ,sabine ,national ,forest ,toledo ,bend ,project ,strip ,lands2 and 7,b7 certain additional ,federal land occupied by ,forest ,service campgrounds1 including all structures1 buildings1 fixtures1 roads1 and other improvements on the land1 adjacent to the ,toledo ,bend ,project1 as mutually agreed by the ,secretary and the ,authority1 and as generally depicted on the map entitled ,sabine ,national ,forest ,campgrounds1 ,toledo ,bend ,project4 7#c7 ,non-federal land ,the term non-,federal land means the surface estate of a parcel or parcels of private land adjacent to ,sabine ,national ,forest that is-- 7,a7 owned or to be acquired by the ,authority2 and 7,b7 mutually agreed upon by the ,authority and the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief of the ,forest ,service4 7#e7 ,toledo bend project ,the term ,toledo ,bend ,project means the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission project numbered #bcje4 7#f7 ,wilderness area ,the term wilderness area means the ,indian ,mounds ,wilderness ,area1 ,sabine ,national ,forest1 as designated by section #b7d7 of the ,texas ,wilderness ,act of #aihd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2 ,public ,law #ih-egd74 7#g7 ,wilderness candidate land ,the term wilderness candidate land means the surface estate of land adjacent to the wilderness area1 to be mutually agreed upon by the ,authority and the ,secretary1 that is owned or to be acquired by the ,authority4 #c4 ,land exchange1 ,sabine ,national ,forest 7a7 ,in general ,in exchange for the non-,federal land1 wilderness candidate land1 and any cash equalization payment authorized under subsection 7d71 the ,secretary shall convey to the ,authority all right1 title1 and interest of the ,united ,states in and to the ,federal land4 7b7 ,existing rights ,the conveyance of the ,federal land under subsection 7a7 shall be subject to valid existing rights4 7c7 ,implementation 7#a7 ,appraisal 7,a7 ,deadline ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall complete an appraisal of the surface estate of the ,federal land1 non-,federal land1 and wilderness candidate land4 7,b7 ,standards ,the appraisal under this paragraph shall be performed in accordance with-- 7i7 the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions2 7ii7 the ,uniform ,standards of ,professional ,appraisal ,practice2 and 7iii7 appraisal instructions issued by the ,secretary4 7,c7 ,effect of restrictive covenant ,in determining the value of the ,federal land1 the ,secretary shall account for the limitations on the use of the ,federal land after conveyance imposed by the restrictive covenant required under subsection 7e77#c74 7#b7 ,survey ,the exact acreage and legal description of the ,federal land1 non-,federal land1 and wilderness candidate land to be conveyed under subsection 7a7 shall be determined by surveys or other means of identifying and describing the land mutually agreed to by the ,secretary and the ,authority4 7#c7 ,costs ,the costs of conducting the land exchange under subsection 7a7 shall be shared equally between the ,authority and the ,secretary4 7d7 ,cash equalization 7#a7 ,equal value exchange ,the land exchange under subsection 7a7 shall be conducted on an equal value basis4 7#b7 ,limits waived ,the values of the land to be exchanged under subsection 7a7 may be equalized through the use of a cash equalization payment in an amount in excess of the statutory limit specified in section #bjf of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf74 7#c7 ,disposition and use of funds ,any cash equalization payment received by the ,secretary under this subsection shall be-- 7,a7 deposited into the fund established under ,public ,law #ij-aga 7commonly known as the ,sisk ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a72 and 7,b7 available to the ,secretary for expenditure1 without further appropriation and until expended1 for the acquisition of land or interests in land for addition to the ,national ,forest ,system4 7e7 ,title 7#a7 ,in general ,title to the non-,federal land conveyed to the ,secretary under this section shall-- 7,a7 be acceptable to the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 conform to the title approval standards of the ,attorney ,general applicable to land acquisitions by the ,federal ,government4 7#b7 ,reservation of mineral estate ,the deed of conveyance that conveys the ,federal land to the ,authority shall reserve any subsurface mineral estate owned by the ,united ,states in the ,federal land1 including oil1 gas1 rock1 sand1 and gravel4 7#c7 ,restrictive covenant 7,a7 ,in general ,in the deed of conveyance that conveys the ,federal land to the ,authority1 the ,secretary shall include a covenant1 running with the land1 providing that the ,federal land conveyed shall-- 7i7 be used in a manner consistent with the management of adjacent ,national ,forest ,system land or wilderness area land2 7ii7 remain unsubdivided2 and 7iii7 not be used for commercial1 residential1 or industrial development4 7,b7 ,effect ,the restrictive covenant described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall not create any property interest of the ,united ,states4 7f7 ,continued campground operation ,the ,authority may continue to operate and maintain the ,forest ,service campgrounds described in section #b7b77;,b7 and conveyed under subsection 7a7 consistent with the authorization granted by the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission4 7g7 ,time for completion ,it is the intent of ,congress that the land exchange under subsection 7a7 shall be completed not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,boundary adjustment1 ,indian ,mounds ,wilderness ,area1 ,sabine ,national ,forest 7a7 ,boundary adjustment ,on completion of the land exchange under section #c7;a71 the ,secretary shall modify the boundaries of the wilderness area-- 7#a7 to exclude all wilderness area land that1 before the date of the exchange1 was located within the ,toledo ,bend ,project1 with the land excluded under this paragraph to be removed from wilderness designation and ceasing to be part of the wilderness area and the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system under the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472 and 7#b7 to include as part of the wilderness area all wilderness candidate land acquired by the ,secretary under section #c7;a71 with the land included under this paragraph to be designated as wilderness and as a component of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system4 7b7 ,map and legal description 7#a7 ,required ,as soon as practicable after the date of completion of the land exchange under section #c7;a71 the ,secretary shall file with the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate a map and legal description of the changes made to the boundaries of the wilderness area as a result of the land exchange4 7#b7 ,force and effect ,the map and legal description filed under paragraph 7#a7 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this ,act1 except that the ,secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description4 7#c7 ,public inspection ,the map and legal description also shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the ,forest ,service4