,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #g1      
#bjae,mr4 ,bennet introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,tract  
,act of #aihc to expand the authority of
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture to sell 
or exchange small parcels of ,national  
,forest ,system land to enhance the     
management of the ,national ,forest     
,system1 resolve minor encroachments1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,forest ,small ,tracts ,act   
,amendments ,act of #bjae4  #b4         
,additional authority for sale or       
exchange of small parcels of ,national  
,forest ,system land  7a7 ,increase in  
maximum value of small parcels ,section 
#c of ,public ,law #ig-dfe 7commonly    
known as the 8,small ,tract ,act of     
#aihc07 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eba;e7 is       

amended in the matter preceding         
paragraph 7#a7 by striking #aej1jjj and 
inserting #ejj1jjj4  7b7 ,additional    
conveyance purposes ,section #c of      
,public ,law #ig-dfe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#eba;e7 7as amended by subsection 7a77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking   
the period at the end and inserting a   
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#d7 parcels of #dj 
acres or less that are determined by the
 ,secretary-- 7,a7 to be physically     
isolated2  7,b7 to be inaccessible2 or  
7,c7 to have lost ,national ,forest     
character2  7#e7 parcels of #aj acres or
 less that are not eligible for         
conveyance under paragraph 7#b7 but are 
encroached on by a permanent habitable  
improvement for which there is no       
evidence that the encroachment was      
intentional or negligent2 or  7#f7      
parcels used as a cemetery1 a landfill1 
or a sewage treatment plant under a     

special use authorization issued by the 
,secretary4  4  7c7 ,disposition of     
proceeds ,section #b of ,public ,law    
#ig-dfe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eba;d7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding  
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the        
,secretary is authorized and inserting  
the following3  7a7 ,conveyance         
authority2 consideration ,the ,secretary
 is authorized  2  7#b7 in paragraph    
7#b71 in the second sentence1 by        
striking ,the ,secretary shall insert   
and inserting the following3  7b7       
,inclusion of terms1 covenants1         
conditions1 and reservations  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall insert  2 
7#c7 in subsection 7b7 7as so           
designated7--  7,a7 by striking         
convenants and inserting covenants2 and 
7,b7 in the second sentence by striking 
,the preceding sentence shall not and   
inserting the following3  7#b7          
,limitation ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not  2
 and  7#d7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7c7 ,disposition of proceeds

  7#a7 ,deposit in ,sisk fund ,the net  
proceeds derived from any sale or       
exchange conducted under paragraph 7#d71
 7#e71 or 7#f7 of section #c shall be   
deposited in the fund established under 
,public ,law #ij-aga 7commonly known as 
the ,sisk ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a74 
7#b7 ,use ,amounts deposited under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall be available to the
 ,secretary until expended for-- 7,a7   
the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for administrative sites for the   
,national ,forest ,system in the ,state 
from which the amounts were derived2    
7,b7 the acquisition of land or         
interests in land for inclusion in the  
,national ,forest ,system in that       
,state1 including land or interests in  
land that enhance opportunities for     
recreational access2  7,c7 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 access2 or  7,d7 the       
reimbursement of the ,secretary for     
costs incurred in preparing a sale      
conducted under the authority of section
 #c if the sale is a competitive sale4  
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