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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1768
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 8, 2009
Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Hagan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Pisgah National Forest Boundary
Adjustment Act of 2009
.
Boundary adjustment, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Boundary adjustment
The boundaries of
Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina, are modified to
include a parcel of land consisting of approximately 301 acres, of which
approximately 213 acres are owned by the United States and administered by the
Forest Service, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed
Proclamation Boundary Change, Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National
Forest
and more particularly delineated and described according to the
final boundary adjustment map and boundary description prepared by the Forest
Service.
Availability and correction
Availability
The maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Regional Forester, Atlanta, Georgia.
Correction
The Secretary of Agriculture may make minor corrections to the maps.
Land acquisition
Subject to the appropriation of funds to carry out this subsection and the consent of the owner of the private land included within the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may acquire the private land.
Management of acquired land
In general
Any federally owned land that has been or hereafter may
be acquired for National Forest System purposes within the boundaries of Pisgah
National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be managed as land
acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks
Law
) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and in accordance with the other laws and
regulations pertaining to the National Forest System.
Boundary adjustment
Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 519, 521).
Relation to Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of Pisgah National Forest as of January 1, 1965.