Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/572

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114 STAT. 1670 PUBLIC LAW 106-399 —OCT. 30, 2000 16 USC 460nnn-91. 16 USC 460imn-92. TITLE V—ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLANDS JUNIPER MANAGEMENT AREA SEC. 501. WILDLANDS JUNIPER MANAGEMENT AREA. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To further the purposes of section 113(c), the Secretary shall establish a special management area consisting of certain Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, as depicted on the map referred to in section 101(a), which shall be known as the Wildlands Juniper Management Area. (b) MANAGEMENT. —S pecial management practices shall be adopted for the Wildlands Juniper Management Area for the purposes of experimentation, education, interpretation, and demonstration of active and passive management intended to restore the historic fire regime and native vegetation communities on Steens Mountain. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to the authorization of appropriations in section 701, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this title and section 113(c) regarding juniper management in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area. SEC. 502. RELEASE FROM WILDERNESS STUDY AREA STATUS. The Federal lands included in the Wildlands Juniper Management Area established under section 501 are no longer subject to the requirement of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) pertaining to managing the lands so as not to impair the suitability of the lands for preservation as wilderness. TITLE VI—LAND EXCHANGES 16 USC 460nnn-101. SEC. 601. LAND EXCHANGE, ROARING SPRINGS RANCH. (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, the Secretary may carry out a land exchange with Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), consisting of a total of approximately 76,374 acres in exchange for the private lands described in subsection (b). (b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—AS consideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) and the disbursement referred to in subsection (d). Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, shall convey to the Secretary parcels of land consisting of approximately 10,909 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), for inclusion in the Wilderness Area, a wilderness study area, and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate. (c) TREATMENT OF GRAZING.— Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 113(e), relating to the effect of the cancellation in part of grazing permits for the South Steens allotment in the Wilderness Area