PUBLIC LAW 106-399 —OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1673 16 USC 460nnn-105. a disbursement to Lowther (Clemens) Ranch, in the amount of $148,000. (e) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall com- Deadline, plete the conveyance of the Federal lands under subsection (a) within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands described in subsection (b). SEC. 605. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LAND EXCHANGES. (a) MAP.— The land conveyances described in this title are generally depicted on the map entitled "Steens Mountain Land Exchanges" and dated September 18, 2000. (b) APPLICABLE LAW.— Except as otherwise provided in this section, the exchange of Federal land under this title is subject to the existing laws and regulations applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. It is anticipated that the Secretary will be able to carry out such land exchanges without the promulgation of additional regulations and without regard to the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (c) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE. —Title to the non-Federal lands to be conveyed under this title must be acceptable to the Secretary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid existing rights of record. The non-Federal lands shall conform with the title approval standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions. (d) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. — The exact acreage and legal description of all lands to be exchanged under this title shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The costs of any such survey, as well as other administrative costs incurred to execute a land exchange under this title, shall be borne by the Secretary. TITLE VII—FUNDING AUTHORITIES SEC 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Except as provided in sections 501(c) and 702, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. SEC. 702. USE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUND.—There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 from the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-5) to provide funds for the acquisition of land and interests in land under section 114 and to enter into nondevelopment easements and conservation easements under subsections (b) and (c) of section 122. 16 USC 460nnn-121. 16 USC 460nnn-122.
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