Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/493

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PUBLIC LAW 107-63—NOV. 5, 2001 115 STAT. 471 SEC. 329. (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF leuscssod EXCESS FOREST SERVICE STRUCTURES. —The Secretary of Agri- note, culture may convey, by sale or exchange, any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to excess buildings and other structures located on National Forest System lands and under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. The conveyance may include the land on which the building or other structure is located and such other land immediately adjacent to the building or structure as the Secretary considers necessary. (b) LIMITATION. —Conveyances on not more than 10 sites may be made under the authority of this section, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall obtain the concurrence of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in advance of each conveyance. (c) USE OF PROCEEDS. — The proceeds derived from the sale of a building or other structure under this section shall be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation until expended, for maintenance and rehabilitation activities within the Forest Service Region in which the building or structure is located. (d) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.— The authority provided by this section expires on September 30, 2005. SEC. 330. Section 323(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law 105-277, Div. A, section 101(e) is amended by inserting 16 USC lOll "and fiscal years 2002 through 2005," before "to the extent funds note. are otherwise available". SEC. 331. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. SEC. 332. Section 347(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law 105-277, is amended by striking "2002" and inserting 16 USC 2104 "2004". The authority to enter into stewardship and end result '^"^ffqp^ „. contracts provided to the Forest Service in accordance with section 1^^^ 347 of title III of section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105- 277 is hereby expanded to authorize the Forest Service to enter into an additional 28 contracts subject to the same terms and conditions as provided in that section: Provided, That of the additional contracts authorized by this section at least 9 shall be allocated to Region 1 and at least 3 to Region 6. SEC. 333. Any regulations or policies promulgated or adopted by the Departments of Agriculture or the Interior regarding recovery of costs for processing authorizations to occupy and use Federal lands under their control shall adhere to and incorporate the following principle arising from Office of Management and Budget Circular, A-25; no charge should be made for a service when the identification of the specific beneficiary is obscure, and the service can be considered primarily as benefiting broadly the general public. SEC. 334. The Chief of the Forest Service shall issue a special Permits, use permit for the Sioux Charlie Cabin within the boundary of