A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 33 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

S.33

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four

An Act

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or
part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St.
Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the
sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
Act as the ``Secretary'') may, under such terms and conditions as the
Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the following National Forest
System land and improvements:
(1) In the Ouachita National Forest--
(A) tract 1, ``Work Center and two Residences''
(approximately 12.4 acres), as identified on the map entitled
``Ouachita National Forest, Waldron, Arkansas, Work Center and
Residences'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(B) tract 2, ``Work Center'' (approximately 10 acres), as
identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Booneville, Arkansas, Work Center'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(C) tract 3, ``Residence'' (approximately \1/2\ acre), as
identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Glenwood, Arkansas, Residence'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(D) tract 4, ``Work Center'' (approximately 10.12 acres),
as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Thornburg, Arkansas, Work Center'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(E) tract 5, ``Office Building'' (approximately 1.5 acres),
as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Perryville, Arkansas, Office Building'' and dated July 26,
2000;
(F) tract 6, ``Several Buildings, Including Office Space
and Equipment Depot'' (approximately 3 acres), as identified on
the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest, Hot Springs,
Arkansas, Buildings'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(G) tract 7, ``Isolated Forestland'' (approximately 120
acres), as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National
Forest, Sunshine, Arkansas, Isolated Forestland'' and dated
July 26, 2000;
(H) tract 8, ``Isolated Forestland'' (approximately 40
acres), as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National
Forest, Sunshine, Arkansas, Isolated Forestland'' and dated
July 26, 2000;
(I) tract 9, ``Three Residences'' (approximately 9.89
acres), as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National
Forest, Heavener, Oklahoma, Three Residences'' and dated July
26, 2000;
(J) tract 10, ``Work Center'' (approximately 38.91 acres),
as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Heavener, Oklahoma, Work Center'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(K) tract 11, ``Residence #1'' (approximately 0.45 acres),
as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Talihina, Oklahoma, Residence #1'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(L) tract 12, ``Residence #2'' (approximately 0.21 acres),
as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Talihina, Oklahoma, Residence #2'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(M) tract 13, ``Work Center'' (approximately 5 acres), as
identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest, Big
Cedar, Oklahoma, Work Center'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(N) tract 14, ``Residence'' (approximately 0.5 acres), as
identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita National Forest,
Idabel, Oklahoma, Residence'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(O) tract 15, ``Residence and Work Center'' (approximately
40 acres), as identified on the map entitled ``Ouachita
National Forest, Idabel, Oklahoma, Residence and Work Center''
and dated July 26, 2000; and
(P) tract 16, ``Isolated Forestland'' at sec. 30, T. 2 S.,
R. 25 W. (approximately 2.08 acres), as identified on the map
entitled ``Ouachita National Forest, Mt. Ida, Arkansas,
Isolated Forestland'' and dated August 27, 2001.
(2) In the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest--
(A) tract 1, ``Tract 750, District 1, Two Residences,
Administrative Office'' (approximately 8.96 acres), as
identified on the map entitled ``Ozark-St. Francis National
Forest, Mountain View, Arkansas, Tract 750, District 1, Two
Residences, Administrative Office'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(B) tract 2, ``Tract 2736, District 5, Mountainburg Work
Center'' (approximately 1.61 acres), as identified on the map
entitled ``Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Mountainburg,
Arkansas, Tract 2736, District 5, Mountainburg Work Center''
and dated July 26, 2000;
(C) tract 3, ``Tract 2686, District 6, House''
(approximately 0.31 acres), as identified on the map entitled
``Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Paris, Arkansas, Tract
2686, District 6 House'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(D) tract 4, ``Tract 2807, District 6, House''
(approximately 0.25 acres), as identified on the map entitled
``Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Paris, Arkansas, Tract
2807, District 6, House'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(E) tract 5, ``Tract 2556, District 3, Dover Work Center''
(approximately 2.0 acres), as identified on the map entitled
``Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Dover, Arkansas, Tract
2556, District 3, Dover Work Center'' and dated July 26, 2000;
(F) tract 6, ``Tract 2735, District 2, House''
(approximately 0.514 acres), as identified on the map entitled
``Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Jasper, Arkansas, Tract
2735, District 2, House'' and dated July 26, 2000; and
(G) tract 7, ``Tract 2574, District 2, House''
(approximately 0.75 acres), as identified on the map entitled
``Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Jasper, Arkansas, Tract
2574, District 2, House'' and dated July 26, 2000.
(b) Applicable Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided in this
Act, any sale or exchange of land described in subsection (a) shall be
subject to laws (including regulations) applicable to the conveyance
and acquisition of land for National Forest System purposes.
(c) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may accept cash equalization payments in excess of 25
percent of the total value of the land described in subsection (a) from
any exchange under subsection (a).
(d) Solicitations of Offers.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may
use solicitations of offers for sale or exchange under this Act on
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any offer
under this Act if the Secretary determines that the offer is not
adequate or not in the public interest.

SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

Any funds received by the Secretary through sale or by cash
equalization from an exchange--
(1) shall be deposited into the fund established by Public Law
90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') (16 U.S.C. 484a); and
(2) shall be available for expenditure, without further Act of
appropriation, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of
administrative facilities, land, or interests in land for the
national forests in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.