,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,chambliss 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,isakson7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to authorize the sale of certain       
,national ,forest ,system land in the   
,state of ,georgia4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,chattahoochee-,oconee ,national ,forest
 ,land ,adjustment ,act of #bjad4  #b4  
,findings and definition  7a7 ,findings 
,congress finds that--  7#a7 certain    
,national ,forest ,system land in the   
,state of ,georgia consists of isolated 
tracts that are inefficient to manage or
 have lost their principal value for    
,national ,forest purposes2  7#b7 the   
disposal of that land would be in the   
public interest2 and  7#c7 proceeds from
 the sale of land authorized by this    
,act would be used best by the ,forest  

,service to purchase land for ,national 
,forest purposes in the ,state of       
,georgia4  7b7 ,definition of ,secretary
 ,in this ,act1 the term ,secretary     
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4   
#c4 ,land conveyance authority  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary is authorized1  
under such terms and conditions as the  
,secretary may prescribe to sell or     
exchange any or all rights1 title1 and  
interest of the ,united ,states in the  
,national ,forest ,system land described
 in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,land          
authorized for disposal  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,national ,forest ,system  
land subject to sale or exchange under  
this ,act are #cj tracts of land        
totaling approximately #c1hda acres1    
which are generally depicted on #b maps 
entitled ,priority ,land ,adjustments1  
,state of ,georgia1 ,u4,s4 ,forest      
,service-,southern ,region1 ,oconee and 
,chattahoochee ,national ,forests1      
,u4,s4 ,congressional ,districts-#h1 #i1
 #aj  #ad and dated ,september #bd1     

#bjac4  7#b7 ,maps ,the maps described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall be on file and  
available for public inspection in the  
,office of the ,forest ,supervisor1     
,chattahoochee-,oconee ,national        
,forest1 until such time as the land is 
sold or exchanged4  7#c7 ,modification  
of boundaries ,the ,secretary may modify
 the boundaries of the land described in
 paragraph 7#a7 based on land management
 considerations4  7c7 ,form of          
conveyance  7#a7 ,quitclaim deed ,the   
,secretary shall convey land sold under 
this ,act by quitclaim deed4  7#b7      
,reservations ,the ,secretary may       
reserve any rights-of-way or other      
rights or interests in land sold or     
exchanged under this ,act that the      
,secretary considers necessary for      
management purposes or to protect the   
public interest4  7d7 ,valuation  7#a7  
,market value ,the ,secretary may not   
sell or exchange land under this ,act   
for less than market value1 as          
determined by appraisal or through      

competitive bid4  7#b7 ,appraisal       
requirements ,any appraisal shall be--  
7,a7 consistent with the ,uniform       
,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land
 ,acquisitions or the ,uniform          
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice2 and  7,b7 subject to the     
approval of the ,secretary4  7e7        
,consideration  7#a7 ,cash              
,consideration for a sale of land or    
equalization of an exchange shall be    
paid in cash4  7#b7 ,exchange           
,notwithstanding section #bjf7;b7 of the
 ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management 
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b771
 the ,secretary may accept a cash       
equalization payment in excess of #be   
percent of the value of any land        
exchanged4  7f7 ,method of sale  7#a7   
,options ,the ,secretary may sell land  
under subsection 7a7 at public or       
private sale1 including competitive sale
 by auction1 bid1 or otherwise1 in      
accordance with such terms1 conditions1 
and procedures as the ,secretary        

determines are in the best interest of  
the ,united ,states4  7#b7              
,solicitations ,the ,secretary may--    
7,a7 make public or private             
solicitations for the sale or exchange  
of land authorized by this ,act2 and    
7,b7 reject any offer that the          
,secretary determines is not adequate or
 not in the public interest4  7g7       
,brokers ,the ,secretary may--  7#a7 use
 brokers or other third parties in the  
disposition of the land authorized by   
this ,act2 and  7#b7 from the proceeds  
of a sale1 pay reasonable commissions or
 fees4  #d4 ,treatment of proceeds  7a7 
,deposit ,the ,secretary shall deposit  
the proceeds of a sale authorized by    
this ,act in the fund established under 
,public ,law #ij-aga 7commonly known as 
the ,sisk ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a74 
7b7 ,availability ,subject to subsection
 7c71 amounts deposited under subsection
 7a7 shall be available to the          
,secretary until expended1 without      
further appropriation1 for the          

acquisition of land for ,national       
,forest purposes in the ,state of       
,georgia4  7c7 ,private property        
protection ,nothing in this ,act        
authorizes the use of funds deposited   
under subsection 7a7 to be used to      
acquire land without the written consent
 of the owner of the land4