text: SECTION 1. PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.
  
      (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
          (1) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal 
      lands in Missouri from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
      Secretary of Agriculture for continued Federal operation of the 
      Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center; and
          (2) to not change the Secretary of Labor's role or authority 
      regarding this Job Corps Center.
      (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act--
          (1) ``Center'' means the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation 
      Center in Stoddard County, Missouri, referenced in section 2(a) of 
      this Act;
          (2) ``eligible employee'' means a person who, as of the date of 
      enactment of this Act, is a full-time, part-time, or intermittent 
      annual or per hour permanent Federal Government employee of the 
      Fish and Wildlife Service at the Mingo Job Corps Civilian 
      Conservation Center, including the two fully funded Washington 
      Office Job Corps support staff;
          (3) ``Environmental Authorities'' mean all applicable Federal, 
      State and local laws (including regulations) and requirements 
      related to protection of human health, natural resources, or the 
      environment, including but not limited to: the Comprehensive 
      Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
      U.S.C. 9601, et seq.); the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
      6901, et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
      1251, et seq.); the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.); the 
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136, 
      et seq.); the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601, et 
      seq.); the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f, et seq.); and 
      the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et 
      seq.);
          (4) ``U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service'' means the United States 
      Fish and Wildlife Service as referenced at title 16, United States 
      Code, section 742b(b);
          (5) ``Forest Service'' means the Department of Agriculture 
      Forest Service as established by the Secretary of Agriculture 
      pursuant to the authority of title 16, United States Code, section 
      551;
          (6) ``Job Corps'' means the national Job Corps program 
      established within the Department of Labor, as set forth in the 
      Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law No. 105-220, 
      Sec. Sec. 141-161, 112 Stat. 1006-1021 (1998) (codified at 29 
      U.S.C. 2881-2901);
          (7) ``National Forest System'' means that term as defined at 
      title 16, United States Code, section 1609(a); and
          (8) ``National Wildlife Refuge System'' means that term as 
      defined at title 16, United States Code, section 668dd.
  
  SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION.
  
      (a) Transfer of Center.--Administrative jurisdiction over the Mingo 
  Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, comprising approximately 87 
  acres in Stoddard County, Missouri, as generally depicted on a map 
  entitled ``Mingo National Wildlife Refuge'', dated September 17, 2002, 
  to be precisely identified in accordance with 
  subsection (c) of this section, is hereby transferred, without 
  consideration, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of 
  Agriculture.
      (b) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
          (1) The map referenced in this section shall be on file and 
      available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest 
      Service, Washington, DC, and in the office of the Chief of Realty, 
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington, Virginia.
          (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
      Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 
      Secretary of Agriculture, shall file a legal description and map of 
      all of the lands comprising the Center and being transferred by 
      section 2(a) of this Act with the Committee on Resources of the 
      United States House of Representatives and the Committee on 
      Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate, and such 
      description and map shall have the same force and effect as if 
      included in this Act, except that the Secretary of the Interior may 
      make typographical corrections as necessary.
      (c) Applicable Laws.--
          (1) Subject to section 3, the Center transferred pursuant to 
      subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
      Agriculture and shall be subject to the laws and regulations 
      applicable to the National Forest System.
          (2) This transfer shall not conflict or interfere with any laws 
      and regulations applicable to Job Corps.
  
  SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFER.
  
      (a) Reversion Requirement.--
          (1) In the event that the Center is no longer used or 
      administered for Job Corps purposes, as concurred to by the 
      Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture shall so notify 
      the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Interior 
      shall have 180 days from the date of such notice to exercise 
      discretion to reassume jurisdiction over such lands.
          (2) The reversionary provisions of subsection (a) shall be 
      effected, without further action by the Congress, through a Letter 
      of Transfer executed by the Chief, Forest Service, and the 
      Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and with notice 
      thereof published in the Federal Register within 60 days of the 
      date of the Letter of Transfer.
      (b) Authorizations.--
          (1) In general.--A permit or other authorization granted by the 
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Center that is in effect on 
      the date of enactment of this Act will continue with the 
      concurrence of the Forest Service.
          (2) Reissuance.--A permit or authorization described in 
      paragraph (1) may be reissued or terminated under terms and 
      conditions prescribed by the Forest Service.
          (3) Exercise of rights.--The Forest Service may exercise any of 
      the rights of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in any 
      permit or other authorization, including any right to amend, 
      modify, and revoke the permit or authorization.
      (c) Contracts.--
          (1) Existing contracts.--The Forest Service is authorized to 
      undertake all rights and obligations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
      Service under contracts entered into by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
      Service on the Center that is in effect on the date of enactment of 
      this Act.
          (2) Notice of novation.--The Forest Service shall promptly 
      notify all contractors that it is assuming the obligations of the 
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under such contracts.
          (3) Disputes.--Any contract disputes under the Contracts 
      Disputes Act (41 U.S.C. 601, et seq.) regarding the administration 
      of the Center and arising prior to the date of enactment of this 
      Act shall be the responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
      Service.
      (d) Memorandum of Agreement.--
          (1) In general.--The Chief, Forest Service, and the Director, 
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are authorized to enter into a 
      memorandum of agreement concerning implementation of this Act, 
      including procedures for--
              (A) the orderly transfer of employees of the U.S. Fish and 
          Wildlife Service to the Forest Service;
              (B) the transfer of property, fixtures, and facilities;
              (C) the transfer of records;
              (D) the maintenance and use of roads and trails; and
              (E) other transfer issues.
      (e) Agreements With the Secretary of Labor.--In the operation of 
  the Center, the Forest Service will undertake the rights and 
  obligations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to 
  existing agreements with the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Public Law 
  105-220 (29 U.S.C. 2887, et seq.), and the Forest Service will be the 
  responsible agency for any subsequent agreements or amendments to 
  existing agreements.
      (f) Records.--
          (1) Area management records.--The Forest Service shall have 
      access to all records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
      pertaining to the management of the Center.
          (2) Personnel records.--The personnel records of eligible 
      employees transferred pursuant to this Act, including the Official 
      Personnel Folder, Employee Performance File, and other related 
      files, shall be transferred to the Forest Service.
          (3) Land title records.--The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
      shall provide to the Forest Service records pertaining to land 
      titles, surveys, and other records pertaining to transferred real 
      property and facilities.
      (g) Transfer of Personal Property.--
          (1) In general.--All federally owned personal property present 
      at the Center is hereby transferred without consideration to the 
      jurisdiction of the Forest Service, except that with regard to 
      personal property acquired by the Fish and Wildlife Service using 
      funds provided by the Department of Labor under the Job Corps 
      program, the Forest Service shall dispose of any such property in 
      accordance with the procedures stated in section 7(e) of the 1989 
      Interagency Agreement for Administration of Job Corps Civilian 
      Conservation Center Program, as amended, between the Department of 
      Labor and the Department of the Interior.
          (2) Inventory.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
      enactment of this Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall 
      provide the Forest Service with an inventory of all property and 
      facilities at the Center.
          (3) Property included.--Property under this subsection 
      includes, but is not limited to, buildings, office furniture and 
      supplies, computers, office equipment, vehicles, tools, equipment, 
      maintenance supplies, and publications.
          (4) Exclusion of property.--At the request of the authorized 
      representative of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest 
      Service may exclude movable property from transfer based on a 
      showing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the property is 
      needed for the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
      cannot be replaced in a cost-effective manner, and is not needed 
      for management of the Center.
  
  SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.
  
      (a) Documentation of Existing Conditions.--
          (1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date of enactment of 
      this Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide the 
      Forest Service and the Office of Job Corps, Employment and Training 
      Administration, Department of Labor, all reasonably ascertainable 
      documentation and information that exists on the environmental 
      condition of the land comprising the Center.
          (2) Additional documentation.--The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
      Service shall provide the Forest Service and the Office of Job 
      Corps, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
      with any additional documentation and information regarding the 
      environmental condition of the Center as such documentation and 
      information becomes available.
      (b) Actions Required.--
          (1) Assessment.--Within 120 days after the date of enactment of 
      this Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide the 
      Forest Service and the Office of Job Corps, Employment and Training 
      Administration, Department of Labor, an assessment, consistent with 
      ASTM Standard E1527, indicating what action, if any, is required on 
      the Center under any Environmental Authorities.
          (2) Memorandum of agreement.--If the findings of the 
      environmental assessment indicate that action is required under 
      applicable Environmental Authorities with respect to any portion of 
      the Center, the Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
      Service shall enter into a memorandum of agreement that--
              (A) provides for the performance by the U.S. Fish and 
          Wildlife Service of the required actions identified in the 
          environmental assessment; and
              (B) includes a schedule for the timely completion of the 
          required actions to be taken as agreed to by U.S. Fish and 
          Wildlife Service and Forest Service.
      (c) Documentation of Actions.--After a mutually agreeable amount of 
  time following completion of the environmental assessment, but not 
  exceeding 180 days from such completion, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
  Service shall provide the Forest Service and the Office of Job Corps, 
  Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, with 
  documentation demonstrating that all actions required under applicable 
  Environmental Authorities have been taken that are necessary to protect 
  human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous 
  substance, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous material, 
  or petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum product on the 
  Center.
      (d) Continuation of Responsibilities and Liabilities.--
          (1) In general.--The transfer of the Center and the 
      requirements of this section shall not in any way affect the 
      responsibilities and liabilities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
      Service at the Center under any applicable Environmental 
      Authorities.
          (2) Access.--At all times after the date of enactment of this 
      Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its agents shall be 
      accorded any access to the Center that may be reasonably required 
      to carry out the responsibility or satisfy the liability referred 
      to in paragraph (1).
          (3) No liability.--The Forest Service shall not be liable under 
      any applicable Environmental Authorities for matters that are 
      related directly or indirectly to activities of the U.S. Fish and 
      Wildlife Service or the Department of Labor on the Center occurring 
      on or before the date of enactment of this Act, including liability 
      for--
              (A) costs or performance of response actions required under 
          the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
          Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.) at or related 
          to the Center; or
              (B) costs, penalties, fines, or performance of actions 
          related to noncompliance with applicable Environmental 
          Authorities at or related to the Center or related to the 
          presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous 
          substance, pollutant, or contaminant, hazardous waste, 
          hazardous material, or petroleum product or derivative of a 
          petroleum product of any kind at or related to the Center, 
          including contamination resulting from migration.
          (4) No effect on responsibilities or liabilities.--Except as 
      provided in paragraph (3), nothing in this title affects, modifies, 
      amends, repeals, alters, limits or otherwise changes, directly or 
      indirectly, the responsibilities or liabilities under applicable 
      Environmental Authorities with respect to the Forest Service after 
      the date of enactment of this Act.
      (e) Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to the other provisions of 
  this section, a Federal agency that carried or carries out operations 
  at the Center resulting in the violation of an environmental authority 
  shall be responsible for all costs associated with corrective actions 
  and subsequent remediation.
  
  SEC. 5. PERSONNEL.
  
      (a) In General.--
          (1) Employment.--Notwithstanding section 3503 of title 5, 
      United States Code, the Forest Service will accept the transfer of 
      eligible employees at their current pay and grade levels to 
      administer the Center as of the date of enactment of this Act.
      (b) Transfer-Appointment in the Forest Service.--Eligible employees 
  will transfer, without a break in Federal service and without 
  competition, from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and 
  Wildlife Service, to the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
  upon an agreed date by both agencies.
      (c) Employee Benefit Transition.--Employees of the U.S. Fish and 
  Wildlife Service who transfer to the Forest Service--
          (1) shall retain all benefits and/or eligibility for benefits 
      of Federal employment without interruption in coverage or reduction 
      in coverage, including those pertaining to any retirement, Thrift 
      Savings Plan (TSP), Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB), Federal 
      Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), leave, or other employee 
      benefits;
          (2) shall retain their existing status with respect to the 
      Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees 
      Retirement System (FERS);
          (3) shall be entitled to carry over any leave time accumulated 
      during their Federal Government employment;
          (4) shall retain their existing level of competitive employment 
      status and tenure; and
          (5) shall retain their existing GM, GS, or WG grade level and 
      pay.
  
  SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION COSTS AND APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service will 
  cover their own costs in implementing this Act.
      (b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
  be necessary to carry out this Act.
  
                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: Transfers (with a reversionary interest for non-Job Corps use) administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands in Stoddard County, Missouri, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for continued operation of the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. Maintains Department of Labor agreements with respect to such Center.
  
  Transfers eligible employees, with their benefits and without a break in Federal service and without competition, from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to the Department of Agriculture.
  
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: A bill to transfer federal lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.