2000
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        S.1088

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
      To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
  administrative sites in national forests in the State of Arizona, to 
  convey certain land to the City of Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater 
               treatment facility, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona National Forest Improvement 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Sedona, Arizona.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    Agriculture.

SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may, under such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any and all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the following 
National Forest System land and administrative sites:
        (1) The Camp Verde Administrative Site, comprising 
    approximately 213.60 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Camp 
    Verde Administrative Site'', dated April 12, 1997.
        (2) A portion of the Cave Creek Administrative Site, comprising 
    approximately 16 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Cave 
    Creek Administrative Site'', dated May 1, 1997.
        (3) The Fredonia Duplex Housing Site, comprising approximately 
    1.40 acres, and the Fredonia Housing Site, comprising approximately 
    1.58 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Fredonia Duplex 
    Dwelling, Fredonia Ranger Dwelling'', dated August 28, 1997.
        (4) The Groom Creek Administrative Site, comprising 
    approximately 7.88 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Groom 
    Creek Administrative Site'', dated April 29, 1997.
        (5) The Payson Administrative Site, comprising approximately 
    296.43 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Payson 
    Administrative Site'', dated May 1, 1997.
        (6) The Sedona Administrative Site, comprising approximately 
    21.41 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Sedona 
    Administrative Site'', dated April 12, 1997.
    (b) Consideration.--Consideration for a sale or exchange of land 
under subsection (a) may include the acquisition of land, existing 
improvements, and improvements constructed to the specifications of the 
Secretary.
    (c) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
any sale or exchange of land under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
the laws (including regulations) applicable to the conveyance and 
acquisition of land for the National Forest System.
    (d) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 
percent of the value of any land or administrative site exchanged under 
subsection (a).
    (e) Solicitation of Offers.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary may solicit offers for the sale 
    or exchange of land under this section on such terms and conditions 
    as the Secretary may prescribe.
        (2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any offer 
    made under this section if the Secretary determines that the offer 
    is not adequate or not in the public interest.
    (f) Revocations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on 
conveyance of land by the Secretary under this section, any public 
order withdrawing the land from any form of appropriation under the 
public land laws is revoked.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF SEDONA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may sell to the city of Sedona, 
Arizona, by quitclaim deed in fee simple, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to approximately 300 acres of land 
as depicted on the map in the environmental assessment entitled 
``Sedona Effluent Management Plan'', dated August 1998, for 
construction of an effluent disposal system in Yavapai County, Arizona.
    (b) Description.--A legal description of the land conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the office 
of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia.
    (c) Consideration.--
        (1) Fair market value.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
    land under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an 
    amount equal to the fair market value of the land as determined by 
    an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and prepared in accordance 
    with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, 
    reduced by the total amount of special use permit fees for 
    wastewater treatment facilities paid by the City to the Forest 
    Service during the period beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending 
    on the earlier of--
            (A) the date that is 270 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act; or
            (B) the date on which the full payment is made by the City 
        under paragraph (3)(A) or the date on which first installment 
        payment is made under paragraph (3)(B), depending on the 
        election made by the City under paragraph (3).
        (2) Cost of appraisal.--The City shall pay the cost of the 
    appraisal of the land.
        (3) Payment.--Payment of the consideration required under 
    paragraph (1) (including any interest payable under paragraph (4)) 
    shall be paid, at the option of the City--
            (A) in full not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        conveyance of the land; or
            (B) in 7 equal annual installments commencing not later 
        than January 1 of the first year following the date of the 
        conveyance and annually thereafter until the total amount has 
        been paid.
        (4) Interest rate.--Any payment due for the conveyance of land 
    under this section shall accrue, beginning on the date of the 
    conveyance, interest at a rate equal to the current (as of the date 
    of the conveyance) market yield on outstanding, marketable 
    obligations of the United States with maturities of 1 year.
    (d) Release.--Subject to compliance with all Federal environmental 
laws by the Secretary before the date of conveyance of land under this 
section, on conveyance of the land, the City shall agree in writing to 
hold the United States harmless from any and all claims to the land, 
including all claims resulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed 
land.
    (e) Right of Reentry.--At any time before full payment is made for 
the conveyance of land under this section, the conveyance shall be 
subject to a right of reentry in the United States if the Secretary 
determines that--
        (1) the City has not complied with the requirements of this 
    section or the conditions prescribed by the Secretary in the deed 
    of conveyance; or
        (2) the conveyed land is not used for disposal of treated 
    effluent or other purposes related to the construction of an 
    effluent disposal system in Yavapai County, Arizona.

SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds 
of a sale or exchange under this Act in the fund established under 
Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the ``Sisk 
Act'').
    (b) Use of Proceeds.--Funds deposited under subsection (a) shall be 
available to the Secretary, without further Act of appropriation, for--
        (1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
    administrative facilities for the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab 
    National Forest, Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National 
    Forest; or
        (2) the acquisition of land and or an interest in land in the 
    State 
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of Arizona.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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