text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Texas National Forests Improvement 
  Act of 2000''.
  
  SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, TEXAS NATIONAL FOREST 
                SYSTEM LANDS.
  
      (a) Authority To Sell or Exchange.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
  may convey, by sale or exchange, under such terms and conditions as the 
  Secretary may prescribe, any and all right, title, and interest of the 
  United States in and to the following parcels of National Forest System 
  land (including improvements thereon) located in the State of Texas:
          (1) Davy Crockett National Forest, Trinity Ranger Quarters 
      #066310 (Tract K-2D), located at State Highway 94, Groveton, Texas, 
      consisting of approximately 3.0 acres, as depicted on the map 
      entitled ``Trinity Ranger Quarters, Tract K-2D'', dated September 
      1, 1999.
          (2) Davy Crockett National Forest quarters #066380 (Tract K-
      604), located at 514 Devine Street, Groveton, Texas, consisting of 
      approximately 0.5 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Davy 
      Crockett National Forest Quarters, Tract K-604'', dated September 
      1, 1999.
          (3) Sabine National Forest quarters #055250 (Tract S-1391), 
      located at 706 Cartwright Drive, San Augustine, Texas, consisting 
      of approximately 0.5 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Sabine 
      National Forest Quarters, Tract S-1391'', dated September 1, 1999.
          (4) Sabine National Forest quarters #055400 (Tract S-1389), 
      located at 507 Planter Drive, San Augustine, Texas, consisting of 
      approximately 1.5 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Sabine 
      National Forest Quarters, Tract S-1389'', dated September 1, 1999.
          (5) Sabine National Forest quarters #077070 (Tract S-1388), 
      located at State Highway 87, Hemphill, Texas, consisting of 
      approximately 1.0 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Sabine 
      National Forest Quarters, Tract S-1388'', dated September 1, 1999.
          (6) Sabine National Forest quarters #077430 (Tract S-1390), 
      located at FM Road 944, Hemphill, Texas, consisting of 
      approximately 2.0 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Sabine 
      National Forest Quarters, Tract S-1390'', dated September 1, 1999.
          (7) Old Yellowpine Work Center site, within the Sabine National 
      Forest, consisting of approximately 1.0 acre, as depicted on the 
      map entitled ``Old Yellowpine Work Center'', dated September 1, 
      1999.
          (8) Yellowpine Work Center site, within the Sabine National 
      Forest, consisting of approximately 9.0 acres, as depicted on the 
      map entitled ``Yellowpine Work Center'', dated September 1, 1999.
          (9) Zavalla Work Center site, within the Angelina National 
      Forest, consisting of approximately 19.0 acres, as depicted on the 
      map entitled ``Zavalla Work Center'', dated September 1, 1999.
      (b) Authorized Consideration.--As consideration for a conveyance of 
  land under subsection (a), the recipient of the land, with the consent 
  of the Secretary, may convey to the Secretary other land, existing 
  improvements, or improvements constructed to specifications of the 
  Secretary.
      (c) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
  any conveyance of land under subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
  laws and 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 parcel of land exchanged under subsection 
  (a).
      (e) Solicitation of Offers.--The Secretary may solicit offers for 
  the conveyance of land under this section on such terms and conditions 
  as the Secretary may prescribe. 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.
  
  SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF TEXAS NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND TO NEW WAVERLY 
                GULF COAST TRADES CENTER.
  
      (a) Conveyance Authority.--Subject to the terms and conditions 
  specified in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may convey to 
  the New Waverly Gulf Coast Trades Center (referred to in this section 
  as the ``Center''), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
  in and to a parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) 
  consisting of approximately 57 acres of land located within the Sam 
  Houston National Forest, Walker County, Texas, as depicted on the map 
  entitled ``New Waverly Gulf Coast Trades Center'', dated September 15, 
  1999. A complete legal description of the property to be conveyed shall 
  be available for public inspection at an appropriate office of the Sam 
  Houston National Forest and in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
  Service.
      (b) Consideration.--
          (1) Fair market value.--As consideration for the conveyance 
      authorized by this section, the Center shall pay to the Secretary 
      an amount equal to the fair market value of the property, as 
      determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and prepared 
      in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
      Acquisition published by the Department of Justice.
          (2) Appraisal cost.--The Center shall pay the cost of the 
      appraisal of the property.
          (3) Time for payment.--The consideration determined under 
      paragraph (1) shall be paid, at the option of the Center--
              (A) in full not later than 180 days after the date of 
          conveyance of the property; or
              (B) in 7 equal annual installments commencing on January 1 
          of the first year beginning after the conveyance and annually 
          thereafter until the total amount has been paid.
          (4) Interest.--Any payment due for the conveyance of property 
      under this section shall accrue interest, beginning on the date of 
      the conveyance, at an annual rate of 3 percent on the unpaid 
      balance.
      (c) Release.--Subject to compliance with all Federal environmental 
  laws prior to conveyance, the Center, upon acquisition of the property 
  under this section, shall agree in writing to hold the United States 
  harmless from any and all claims to the property, including all claims 
  resulting from hazardous materials conveyed on the lands.
      (d) Right of Reentry.--At any time before full payment is made for 
  the conveyance of the property under this section, the conveyance shall 
  be subject to a right of reentry in the United States if the Secretary 
  determines that--
          (1) the Center 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 converted to a noneducational or for 
      profit use.
      (e) Alternative Property Disposal Authority.--In the event that the 
  Center does not contract with the Secretary to acquire the property 
  described in this section within 18 months of the date of the enactment 
  of this Act, the Secretary may dispose of the property in the manner 
  provided in section 2.
  
  SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
  
      (a) Deposit in Sisk Act Fund.--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 appropriation, for--
          (1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
      administrative facilities for units of the National Forest System 
      in the State of Texas; or
          (2) the acquisition of lands or interests in lands in the State 
      of Texas.
  
                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: Makes proceeds from such conveyances available to the Secretary for: (1) acquisition, construction, or improvement of National Forest System administrative facilities in Texas;or (2) land acquisition in Texas.
feat_title: Texas National Forests Improvement Act of 2000