,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ca1 #bjai ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and ,ms4 ,harris7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of the ,interior to convey certain ,federal lands in ,san ,bernardino ,county1 ,california1 to the ,san ,bernardino ,valley ,water ,conservation ,district1 and to accept in return certain non-,federal lands1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,santa ,ana ,river ,wash ,plan ,land ,exchange ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,conservation ,district ,the term ,conservation ,district means the ,san ,bernardino ,valley ,water ,conservation ,district1 a political subdivision of the ,state of ,california4 7#b7 ,federal exchange parcel ,the term ,federal exchange parcel means the approximately #ij acres of ,federal land administered by the ,bureau of ,land ,management generally depicted as ,,blm ,equalization ,land to ,,sbvwcd on the ,map and is to be conveyed to the ,conservation ,district if necessary to equalize the fair market values of the lands otherwise to be exchanged4 7#c7 ,federal land ,the term ,federal land means the approximately #cbg acres of ,federal land administered by the ,bureau of ,land ,management generally depicted as ,,blm ,land to ,,sbvwcd on the ,map4 7#d7 ,map ,the term ,map means the map entitled ,santa ,ana ,river ,wash ,land ,exchange and dated ,september #c1 #bjae4 7#e7 ,non-,federal exchange parcel ,the term non-,federal exchange parcel means the approximately #ei acres of land owned by the ,conservation ,district generally depicted as ,,sbvwcd ,equalization ,land on the ,map and is to be conveyed to the ,united ,states if necessary to equalize the fair market values of the lands otherwise to be exchanged4 7#f7 ,non-,federal ,land ,the term non-,federal ,land means the approximately #caj acres of land owned by the ,conservation ,district generally depicted as ,,sbvwcd ,land to ,,blm on the ,map4 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 #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 #agbj1 #agba71 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 7b71 as soon as practicable1 but not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 if the ,conservation ,district offers to convey the exchange land to the ,united ,states1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 convey to the ,conservation ,district all right1 title1 and interest of the ,united ,states in and to the ,federal land1 and any such portion of the ,federal exchange parcel as may be required to equalize the values of the lands exchanged2 and 7#b7 accept from the ,conservation ,district a conveyance of all right1 title1 and interest of the ,conservation ,district in and to the non-,federal land1 and any such portion of the non-,federal exchange parcel as may be required to equalize the values of the lands exchanged4 7b7 ,equalization payment ,to the extent an equalization payment is necessary under section #bjf7;b7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b771 the amount of such equalization payment shall first be made by way of in-kind transfer of such portion of the ,federal exchange parcel to the ,conservation ,district1 or transfer of such portion of the non-,federal exchange parcel to the ,united ,states1 as the case may be1 as may be necessary to equalize the fair market values of the exchanged properties4 ,the fair market value of the ,federal exchange parcel or non-,federal exchange parcel1 as the case may be1 shall be credited against any required equalization payment4 ,to the extent such credit is not sufficient to offset the entire amount of equalization payment so indicated1 any remaining amount of equalization payment shall be treated as follows3 7#a7 ,if the equalization payment is to equalize values by which the ,federal land exceeds the non-,federal land and the credited value of the non-,federal exchange parcel1 ,conservation ,district may make the equalization payment to the ,united ,states1 notwithstanding any limitation regarding the amount of the equalization payment under section #bjf7;b7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b774 ,in the event ,conservation ,district opts not to make the indicated equalization payment1 the exchange shall not proceed4 7#b7 ,if the equalization payment is to equalize values by which the non-,federal land exceeds the ,federal land and the credited value of the ,federal exchange parcel1 the ,secretary shall order the exchange without requirement of any additional equalization payment by the ,united ,states to the ,conservation ,district4 7c7 ,appraisals 7#a7 ,the value of the land to be exchanged under this ,act shall be determined by appraisals conducted by one or more independent and qualified appraisers4 7#b7 ,the appraisals shall be conducted 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 ,conservation ,district4 7e7 ,map and legal descriptions ,as soon as practicable after the date of 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 ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7f7 ,costs of conveyance ,as a condition of conveyance1 any costs related to the conveyance under this ,act shall be paid by the ,conservation ,district4 #d4 ,applicable law 7a7 ,act of ,february #bj1 #aiji 7#a7 ,the ,act of ,february #bj1 #aiji 7#ce ,stat4 #fda71 shall not apply to the ,federal land and any public exchange land transferred under this ,act4 7#b7 ,the exchange of lands under this ,act shall be subject to continuing rights of the ,conservation ,district under the ,act of ,february #bj1 #aiji 7#ce ,stat4 #fda71 on the non-,federal land and any exchanged portion of the non-,federal exchange parcel for the continued use1 maintenance1 operation1 construction1 or relocation of1 or expansion of1 groundwater recharge facilities on the non-,federal land1 to accommodate groundwater recharge of the ,bunker ,hill ,basin to the extent that such activities are not in conflict with any ,habitat ,conservation ,plan or ,habitat ,management ,plan under which such non-,federal land or non-,federal exchange parcel may be held or managed4 7b7 ,,flpma ,except as otherwise provided in this ,act1 the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 shall apply to the exchange of land under this ,act4 #e4 ,cancellation of ,secretarial ,order #bda ,secretarial ,order #bda1 dated ,november #aa1 #aibi 7withdrawing a portion of the ,federal land for an unconstructed transmission line71 is terminated and the withdrawal thereby effected is revoked4