,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ac1 #bjah,mr4
 ,cook introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for an exchange of lands with   
,san ,bernardino ,county1 ,california1  
to enhance management of lands within   
the ,san ,bernardino ,national ,forest1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,big ,bear ,land ,exchange ,act4  #b4   
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,county ,the term ,county means the     
,county of ,san ,bernardino1            
,california4  7#b7 ,federal land ,the   
term ,federal land means the            
approximately #gc acres of ,federal land
 administered by the ,forest ,service   
generally depicted as ,federal ,land on 
the ,map4  7#c7 ,non-,federal land ,the 
term non-,federal land means the        
approximately #ga acres owned by the    
,county generally depicted as           

,non-,federal ,land on the ,map4  7#d7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#e7   
,map ,the term ,map means the map titled
 ,big ,bear ,land ,exchange and dated   
,august #aj1 #bjag4  #c4 ,exchange of   
land2 equalization of value  7a7        
,exchange authorized ,notwithstanding   
the land use planning requirements of   
sections #bjb1 #baj1 and #baa of the    
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab1     
#agbj-ba71 subject to valid existing    
rights1 and conditioned upon any        
equalization payment necessary under    
section #bjf7;b7 of the ,federal ,land  
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b771 and          
subsection 7b7 of this ,act1 as soon as 
practicable1 but not later than #b years
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 if the ,county offers to convey  
the non-,federal land to the ,united    
,states1 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7   
convey to the ,county all right1 title1 

and interest of the ,united ,states in  
and to the ,federal land2 and  7#b7     
accept from the ,county a conveyance of 
all right1 title1 and interest of the   
,county in and to the non-,federal land4
  7b7 ,equal value and cash equalization
  7#a7 ,equal value exchange ,the land  
exchange under this section shall be for
 equal value1 or the values shall be    
equalized by a cash payment as provided 
for under this subsection4  7#b7 ,cash  
equalization payment ,the ,county or the
 ,secretary1 as appropriate1 may        
equalize the values of the lands to be  
exchanged under this section by cash    
payment without regard to any statutory 
limit on the amount of such a cash      
equalization payment4  7#c7 ,deposit and
 use of funds received from county ,any 
cash equalization payment received by   
the ,secretary under this subsection    
shall be deposited in the fund          
established under ,public ,law #ij-aga  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a2 commonly known as
 the ,sisk ,act74 ,the funds so         

deposited shall remain available to the 
,secretary1 until expended1 for the     
acquisition of lands1 waters1 and       
interests in land for the ,san          
,bernardino ,national ,forest4  7#d7    
,source of funds for payment by         
,secretary ,if the ,secretary will make 
a cash equalization payment to the      
,county under this subsection1 the      
,secretary may use funds available from 
the ,land and ,water ,conservation      
,fund1 the ,act of ,june #ae1 #aich     
7,chapter #dch2 #eb ,stat4 #fii1        
commonly known as the ,receipts ,act of 
#aich71 or capital improvement funds4   
7c7 ,appraisals ,the value of the land  
to be exchanged under this ,act shall be
 determined by appraisals conducted--   
7#a7 by one or more independent and     
qualified appraisers2 and  7#b7 in      
accordance with nationally recognized   
appraisal standards1 including1 as      
appropriate1 the ,uniform ,appraisal    
,standards for ,federal ,land           
,acquisitions and the ,uniform          

,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice4  7d7 ,title approval ,title  
to the land to be exchanged under this  
,act shall be in a format acceptable to 
the ,secretary and the ,county4  7e7    
,survey of non-,federal lands ,before   
completing the exchange under this ,act1
 the ,secretary shall inspect the       
non-,federal lands to ensure that the   
land meets ,federal standards1 including
 hazardous materials and land line      
surveys4  7f7 ,costs of conveyance ,as a
 condition of conveyance1 any costs     
related to the exchange under this      
section shall be paid by the ,county4   
7g7 ,management of acquired lands ,the  
,secretary shall manage the non-,federal
 land acquired under this section in    
accordance with the ,act of ,march #a1  
#aiaa 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhj et seq42      
commonly known as the ,weeks ,act71 and 
other laws and regulations pertaining to
 ,national ,forest ,system lands4  7h7  
,pacific ,crest ,national ,scenic ,trail
 relocation ,before completing the land 

exchange under this section1 the        
,secretary shall relocate the portion of
 the ,pacific ,crest ,national ,scenic  
,trail located on the ,federal land to  
adjacent ,national ,forest ,system land4
 ,the trail relocation shall be         
conducted without further environmental 
analysis4  7i7 ,map and legal           
descriptions ,as soon as practicable    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall finalize a   
map and legal descriptions of all land  
to be conveyed under this ,act4 ,the    
,secretary may correct any minor errors 
in the map or in the legal descriptions4
 ,the map and legal descriptions shall  
be on file and available for public     
inspection in appropriate offices of the
 ,forest ,service4