Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/1046

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112 STAT. 2778 PUBLIC LAW 105-288—OCT. 27, 1998 Public Law 105-288 105th Congress An Act Oct. 27, 1998 To provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands {H.R. 1021] within the Routt National Forest in the State ofColorado. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Biiles Land the United States of America in Congress assembled, Exdiange Act of 1998. SECncm 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Miles Land Exchange Act of 1998". SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE. —If the non-Federal lands described in subsection (b) are conveyed to the United States in accordance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the party conveying the non-Federal lands all ri^t, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 84 acres within the Routt National Forest in ihe State of Colorado, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Miles Land Exchange", Routt National Forest, dat^ May 1996. (b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS. — The parcel of non- Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 84 acres, known as the Miles parcel, located adjacent to the Routt National Forest, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Miles Land Exchange", Routt National Forest, dated May 1996. Title to the non-Federal lands must be acceptable to me Secret£uy, and the conveyance shall be subject to such valid existing rights of record as may be acceptable to the Secretary. The parcel shall conform with the title approval standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions. (c) APPROXIMATELY EQUAL IN VALUE. — The values of both the Federal and non-Federal lands to be exchanged under this section are deemed to be approximately equal in value, and no additional valuation determinations are required. (d) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. —Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall process the land exchange authorized by this section in the manner provided in subpart A of part 254 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. (e) MAPS.—The maps referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be on file and available for inspection in the office of the Forest Supervisor, Routt National Forest, and in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service. (f) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— Upon approval and acceptance of title by the Secretsiry, the non-Federal lands conveyed to the United States under this section shall become part of the Routt