Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California. If the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation offers to convey about 1,460 acres of Nation-owned non-federal land to the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, must accept the offer and convey about 1,475 acres of National Forest System land to the Nation, subject to a Forest Service road easement.
The bill defines the federal land, non-federal land, maps, Nation, and Secretary; requires surveys and legal descriptions; allows minor boundary corrections by mutual agreement; requires maps to be kept available for public inspection; and assigns survey costs to the Nation.
Who Benefits and How
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation benefits by receiving federal land identified in the San Manuel ancestral land exchange maps. The United States Forest Service benefits by receiving Nation-owned non-federal land and retaining road access easements for specified Forest Service roads.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Agriculture and Forest Service must complete the conveyance, surveys, map administration, public-inspection file maintenance, easement reservation, and boundary adjustments. The Nation must convey its non-federal land and pay survey costs for the non-federal land.
Key Provisions
- Defines the federal land, non-federal land, land-exchange maps, Nation, and Secretary for the San Manuel ancestral land exchange.
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the Nation's offer and convey the federal land to the Nation within 120 days, subject to a Forest Service road easement.
- Requires surveys, legal descriptions, public map files, and mutual-agreement processes for minor boundary corrections or map errors.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs a land exchange in San Bernardino County between the United States Forest Service and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, conveying about 1,475 acres of National Forest System land to the Nation in exchange for about 1,460 acres of Nation-owned land.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Public Lands, Natural Resources
Primary Purpose
Directs a land exchange in San Bernardino County between the United States Forest Service and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, conveying about 1,475 acres of National Forest System land to the Nation in exchange for about 1,460 acres of Nation-owned land.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - San Manuel ancestral land exchange
Identified Gains
- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
- United States Forest Service
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation survey funders
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Mr. Obernolte introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_nation"
- → Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture acting through the Forest Service
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
About 1,475 acres of National Forest System land to be conveyed to the Nation and about 1,460 acres of Nation-owned land to be conveyed to the United States.
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