Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Sec. 346. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. (a) Land Acquisition.—Section 9 of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544g) is amended: (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: “(e) Appraisals.— “(1) Definition of landowner.—In this subsection, the term ’landowner’ means the owner of legal or equitable title as of September 1, 2000. “(2) Appraisal standards.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), land acquired or conveyed by purchase or exchange under this section shall be appraised in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. “(3) Special management areas.— “(A) Before april 1, 2001.—Land within a special management area for which the landowner, before April 1, 2001, makes a written bona fide offer to convey to the Secretary for fair market value shall be appraised— “(i) without regard to the effect of any zoning or land use restriction made in response to this Act; but “(ii) subject to any other current zoning or land use restriction imposed by the State or locality in which the land is located on the date of the offer. “(B) On or after april 1, 2001.—Land within a special management area for which the landowner, on or after April 1, 2001, makes a written bona fide offer to convey to the Secretary for fair market value shall be appraised subject to— “(i) any zoning or land use restriction made in response to this Act; and “(ii) any other current zoning or land use restriction that applies to the land on the date of the offer. “(f) Authorization for Certain Land Exchanges.— “(1) In general.—To facilitate priority land exchanges through which land within the boundaries of the White Salmon Wild and Scenic River or within the scenic area is conveyed to the United States, the Secretary may accept title to such land as the Secretary determines to be appropriate within the States, regardless of the State in which the land conveyed by the Secretary in exchange is located, in accordance with land exchange authorities available to the Secretary under applicable law. “(2) Special rule for land certain exchanges.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law— “(A) any exchange described in paragraph (1) for which an agreement to initiate has been executed as of September 30, 2000, shall continue; and “(B) any timber stumpage proceeds collected under the exchange shall be retained by the Forest Service to complete the exchange.”. (b) Administration of Special Management Areas.—Section 8(0) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544f) is amended—114 STAT. 1000 (1) by striking “Any ordinance” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.—Any ordinance”; (2) in the first sentence, by striking “the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Interagency Land Acquisition Conference, 1973).” and inserting “section 9(e)”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Applicability.—This subsection shall not apply to any land offered to the Secretary for acquisition after March 31, 2001.”. (c) Publication of Notice.— (1) Not later than November 1, 2000, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide notice of the provisions contained in the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) through— (A) publication of a notice in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general circulation in the counties in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; and (B) posting of a notice in each facility of the United States Postal Service located in those counties. (2) If the comities wherein special management areas are located provide the Forest Service administrator of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area lists of the names and addresses of landowners within the special management areas as of September 1, 2000, the Forest Service shall send to such names and addresses by certified first class mail notice of the provisions contained in the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b); (A) The mailing shall occur within twenty working days of the receipt of the list; and (B) The mailing shall constitute constructive notice to landowners, and proof of receipt by the addressee shall not be required. (d) Designation of Special Management Areas.—Section 4(b)(2) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544b(b)(2)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking “in this section” and inserting “by paragraph (1)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Modification of boundaries.—The boundaries of the special management areas are modified as depicted on a map dated September 20, 2000, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, District of Columbia, and copies shall be available in the office of the Commission, and the headquarters of the scenic area.”. (e) Payments to Local Governments.—Section 14(c)(3) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 5441(c)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking “(3) No payment” and inserting the following: “(3) Limitation.— “(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no payment”; (2) by striking “fifth” and inserting “eighth”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Continuation of certain payments.—For any land or interest in land for which the Secretary is making 114 STAT. 1001a payment in fiscal year 2000, such payment shall be continued for a total of eight fiscal years.”.