16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–102 — Land exchanges, C. M. Otley and Otley Brothers
submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-399 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 450 words · no verdicts yet
This section sets up two land trades near Steens Mountain. The Secretary swaps about 3,845 federal acres with C.M. Otley for 851 private acres, paying $920,000. The Secretary also swaps about 6,881 federal acres with Otley Brothers for 505 private acres, paying $400,000.
(a) C.M. Otley exchange. To protect and consolidate federal land in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area*, the Secretary* may trade land with C.M. Otley: about 3,845 acres of federal land near Steens Mountain, Oregon, shown on the map named in section 460nnn–105(a), in exchange for the land described next. In return, Otley must give the Secretary about 851 acres in the headwaters of Kiger gorge, which becomes part of the Wilderness Area* and the no-livestock-grazing area as appropriate. Once this trade is done, the Secretary can pay Otley $920,000.
(b) Otley Brothers exchange. The same kind of trade applies to Otley Brother's, Inc.: about 6,881 acres of federal land near Steens Mountain in exchange for land the Otley Brothers give back. In return, the Otley Brothers must give the Secretary about 505 acres, also in the headwaters of Kiger gorge, which likewise becomes part of the Wilderness Area and the no-livestock-grazing area as appropriate. Once this trade is done, the Secretary can pay the Otley Brothers $400,000.
(c) Completion of conveyance. The Secretary must finish transferring the federal land in both trades within 70 days after accepting the Otleys' land.
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 C. M. Otley 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 460nnn–105(a) of this title, consisting of a total of approximately 3,845 acres in exchange for the private lands described in paragraph (2).
As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in paragraph (1) and the disbursement referred to in paragraph (3), C. M. Otley shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of approximately 851 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, for inclusion in the Wilderness Area* and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.
Upon completion of the land exchange authorized by this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to make a disbursement to C.M. Otley, in the amount of $920,000.
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 the Otley Brother’s, Inc., 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 460nnn–105(a) of this title, consisting of a total of approximately 6,881 acres in exchange for the private lands described in paragraph (2).
As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in paragraph (1) and the disbursement referred to in subsection (3), the Otley Brother’s, Inc., shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of approximately 505 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, for inclusion in the Wilderness Area and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.
Upon completion of the land exchange authorized by this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to make a disbursement to Otley Brother’s, Inc., in the amount of $400,000.
The Secretary shall complete the conveyances of the Federal lands under subsections (a) and (b) within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands described in such subsections.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–399, title VI, § 602, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1671.)
- 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-399 · 114 Stat. 1671
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