,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ih #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bee ,report ,no4 #aaf-acd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #d1 #bjai ,mr4 ,cook introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,june #bg1 #bjai ,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,aguilar ,june #bg1 #bjai ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,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 ,proposed for ,exchange 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 ,proposed for ,exchange 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 #f1 #bjah4 #c4 ,exchange of land2 equalization of value 7a7 ,exchange authorized ,subject to valid existing rights and the terms of this ,act1 no later than one year after the date that the portion of the ,pacific ,crest ,national ,scenic ,trail is relocated in accordance with subsection 7h71 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 subsection or an adjustment in acreage4 ,at the option of the ,county1 any excess value of the non-,federal lands may be considered a gift to the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,cash equalization payment ,the ,county 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 7c7 ,appraisal ,the ,secretary shall complete an appraisal of the land to be exchanged under subsection 7a7 in accordance with-- 7#a7 the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions2 and 7#b7 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 ,no later than three years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in accordance with applicable laws1 shall relocate the portion of the ,pacific ,crest ,national ,scenic ,trail located on the ,federal land to-- 7#a7 adjacent ,national ,forest ,system land2 7#b7 land owned by the ,county1 subject to ,county approval2 7#c7 land within the ,federal land1 subject to ,county approval2 or 7#d7 a combination of paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c74 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 ,june #bg1 #bjai ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed