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16 U.S.C. § 484a — Exchange of lands in national forests; public schools; deposit of funds by school authority with insufficient exchange land; limitations on use
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Whenever an exchange of land is proposed by a State, county, or municipal government or public school district or other public school authority under sections 485 and 486 of this title or other authority under which the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to exchange national forest lands or other lands administered by the Forest Service, if the State, county, or municipal government or public school authority proposing the exchange has insufficient land to offer, the exchange may be completed upon deposit with the Secretary of Agriculture of a portion or all of the value of the selected land. Any amount so deposited shall be covered into a special fund in the Treasury which when appropriated shall be available until expended by the Secretary of Agriculture for the acquisition of lands in the same State as the selected lands and which are determined by him to be suitable for the same purposes as the selected lands. Lands so acquired shall have the same status and shall be subject to the same laws, regulations, and rules as the selected lands.
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Whenever an exchange of land is proposed by a State, county, or municipal government or public school district or other public school authority under sections 485 and 486 of this title or other authority under which the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to exchange national forest lands or other lands administered by the Forest Service, if the State, county, or municipal government or public school authority proposing the exchange has insufficient land to offer, the exchange may be completed upon deposit with the Secretary of Agriculture of a portion or all of the value of the selected land. Any amount so deposited shall be covered into a special fund in the Treasury which when appropriated shall be available until expended by the Secretary of Agriculture for the acquisition of lands in the same State as the selected lands and which are determined by him to be suitable for the same purposes as the selected lands. Lands so acquired shall have the same status and shall be subject to the same laws, regulations, and rules as the selected lands.
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**(a) In general** Subject to valid existing rights and except as provided in subsection (b), all Federal lands within the Recreation Area are withdrawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.
**(b) Exceptions**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding subsection (a), W½E½ and W½ sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 58 E., Mt. Diablo Meridian is not subject to withdrawal under that subsection.
(2) **Effect of entry under public land laws** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the following are not subject to withdrawal under that paragraph:
(A) Any Federal land in the Recreation Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public Law 97–465 (commonly known as the “Small Tracts Act”) ([16 U.S.C. 521c](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section521c&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), which, notwithstanding section 7 of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 521i](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section521i&num=0&edition=prelim)), may be conveyed under that Act.
(B) Any Federal land in the Recreation Area that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for conveyance by exchange for non-Federal land within the Recreation Area under authorities generally providing for the exchange of National Forest System land.
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**(a) Conveyance authority; consideration** The Secretary is authorized, when the Secretary determines it to be in the public interest—
(1) to sell, exchange, or interchange by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest, including the mineral estate, of the United States in and to National Forest System lands described in [section 521e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section521e&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) to accept as consideration for the lands sold, exchanged, or interchanged other lands, interests in lands, or cash payment, or any combination of such forms of consideration, which, in the case of conveyance by sale or exchange, is at least equal in value, including the mineral estate, or, in the case of conveyance by interchange, is of approximately equal value, including the mineral estate, to the lands being conveyed by the Secretary.
**(b) Inclusion of terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall insert in any such quitclaim deed such terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure protection of the public interest, including protection of the scenic, wildlife, and recreation values of the National Forest System and provision for appropriate public access to and use of lands within the System.
(2) **Limitation** — Paragraph (1) shall not be applicable to deeds issued by the Secretary to lands outside the boundary of units of the National Forest System.
**(c) Disposition of proceeds**
(1) **Deposit in Sisk fund** — The net proceeds derived from any sale or exchange conducted under paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of [section 521e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5
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**(a) Contributions**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may accept contributions from the Pueblo, or from other persons or governmental entities—
(A) to perform and complete a survey of the Area; or
(B) to carry out any other project or activity for the benefit of the Area in accordance with sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title.
(2) **Deadline** — Not later than 1 year after February 20, 2003, the Secretary shall complete the survey of the Area under paragraph (1)(A).
**(b) Land exchange**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after February 20, 2003, after consultation with the Pueblo, the Secretary shall, in accordance with applicable laws, prepare and offer a land exchange of National Forest land outside the Area and contiguous to the northern boundary of the Pueblo’s Reservation within sections 3, 10, 11, and 14 of T12N, R4E, N.M.P.M., Sandoval County, New Mexico excluding wilderness land, for land owned by the Pueblo in the Evergreen Hills subdivision in Sandoval County contiguous to National Forest land, and the La Luz tract in Bernalillo County.
(2) **Acceptance of payment** — Notwithstanding [section 1716(b) of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1716/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may either make or accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership.
(3) **Funds received** — Any funds received by the Secretary as a result of the exchange shall be deposited in the fund established under [section 484a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section484a&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall be available to purchase non-Federal land within or adjacent to the Na
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land between Resolution Copper and the United States.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Apache Leap** — The term “Apache Leap” means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled “Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Apache Leap” and dated March 2011.
(2) **Federal land** — The term “Federal land” means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled “Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Oak Flat” and dated March 2011.
(3) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Non-Federal land** — The term “non-Federal land” means the parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper that are described in subsection (d)(1) and, if necessary to equalize the land exchange under subsection (c), subsection (c)(5)(B)(i)(I).
(5) **Oak Flat Campground** — The term “Oak Flat Campground” means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising approximately 16 developed campsites depicted on the map entitled “Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Campground” and dated March 2011.
(6) **Oak Flat Withdrawal Area** — The term “Oak Flat Withdrawal Area” means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled “Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Withdrawal Area” and dated March 2011.
(7) **Resolution Copper** — The term “Resolution Copper” means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liabilit
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**(a) Acquisition authorized**
(1) The Secretary is authorized to acquire any lands or interests therein within the special management areas and the Dodson/Warrendale Special Purchase Unit which the Secretary determines are needed to achieve the purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title: Provided, That any lands, waters, or interests therein owned by either State or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or exchange.
(2) Lands within the State of Oregon acquired by the Secretary pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title shall become part of the Mount Hood National Forest. Lands within the State of Washington acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall become part of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. All lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title shall be subject to the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System and sections 544 to 544p of this title.
**(b) Limitations on eminent domain**
(1) Where authorized in subsection (a) of this section to acquire land or interests therein without the consent of the owner, the Secretary shall—
(A) acquire only such land or interests therein as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title; and
(B) do so only in cases where all reasonable efforts to acquire with the consent of the owner such lands, or interests therein, have failed.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may not acquire without the consent of the owner lands or interests therein which—
(A) on November 17, 1986, were used primarily for educational, religious, or charitable purposes, single-family residential purposes, farming, or grazing so long as the existin
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The Secretary of Agriculture, under such regulations as he may prescribe and at rates and for periods not exceeding thirty years as determined by him, is authorized to permit the use by public and private agencies, corporations, firms, associations, or individuals, of structures or improvements under the administrative control of the Forest Service and land used in connection therewith: Provided, That as all or a part of the consideration for permits issued under this section, the Secretary may require the permittees at their expense to renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain the structures and land to a satisfactory standard.
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**(a) Authorization and limitations on authority of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture** A tract of public land or interests therein may be disposed of by exchange by the Secretary under this Act and a tract of land or interests therein within the National Forest System may be disposed of by exchange by the Secretary of Agriculture under applicable law where the Secretary concerned determines that the public interest will be well served by making that exchange: Provided, That when considering public interest the Secretary concerned shall give full consideration to better Federal land management and the needs of State and local people, including needs for lands for the economy, community expansion, recreation areas, food, fiber, minerals, and fish and wildlife and the Secretary concerned finds that the values and the objectives which Federal lands or interests to be conveyed may serve if retained in Federal ownership are not more than the values of the non-Federal lands or interests and the public objectives they could serve if acquired.
**(b) Implementation requirements; cash equalization waiver** In exercising the exchange authority granted by subsection (a) or by [section 1715(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1715/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned may accept title to any non-Federal land or interests therein in exchange for such land, or interests therein which he finds proper for transfer out of Federal ownership and which are located in the same State as the non-Federal land or interest to be acquired. For the purposes of this subsection, unsurveyed school sections which, upon survey by the Secretary, would become State lands, shall be considered as “non-Federal lands”.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 485
feet wide on each side of the center line of the
right-of-way thereof; shall confer on the locator
the right to occupy and use so much of the sur-
face of the land covered by the location as may
be reasonably necessary to carry on prospecting,
mining, and beneficiation of ores, including the
taking of mineral deposits and timber required
by or in the mining and ore-reducing operations,
and no permit shall be required or charge made
for such use or occupancy: Provided, however,
That the cutting and removal of timber, except
where clearing is necessary in connection with
mining operations or to provide space for build-
ings or structures used in connection with min-
ing operations, shall be conducted in accordance
with the rules for timber cutting on adjoining
national-forest land, or rules and regulations
issued by the Secretary of the Interior under
sections 482o to 482q of this title with respect to
public domain lands under his jurisdiction, and
no use of the surface of the claim or the re-
sources therefrom not reasonably required for
carrying on mining and prospecting shall be al-
lowed except under the national-forest rules and
regulations or rules and regulations of the Sec-
retary of the Interior, as the case may be, nor
shall the locator prevent or obstruct other occu-
pancy of the surface or use of surface resources
under authority of such regulations, or permits
issued thereunder, if such occupancy or use is
not in conflict with mineral development.
(July 12, 1951, ch. 222, § 1, 65 Stat. 118.)
§ 482p. Patents affecting lands within forest
On and after July 12, 1951, all patents issued
under the United States mining laws affecting
lands within the above-described area shall con-
vey title to the m
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