Land acquisition

Where authorized in subsection (a) of this section to acquire land or interests therein without the consent of the owner, the Secretary shall— Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may not acquire without the consent of the owner lands or interests therein which— In exercising authority to acquire lands pursuant to this section the Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by any person or entity owning any land, or interest in land, within the boundaries of a special management area. In considering such offer, the Secretary shall take into consideration any hardship to the owner which might result from any undue delay in acquiring the property. GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST Wind River-Panther Creek Area Section Township Range 35 4N 7E 36 4N 7E Approx. 430 acres. South Swift Area Section Township Range 13 6N 5E 23 6N 5E 17 6N 6E 18 6N 6E Approx. 1,920 acres. National Area Section Township Range 6 14N 7E 7 14N 7E 18 14N 7E 30 14N 7E Approx. 2,560 acres. Buck Creek-Willard Area Section Township Range 16 3N 9E 1 4N 9E 2 4N 9E 3 4N 9E 10 4N 9E 11 4N 9E 12 4N 9E 15 4N 9E 21 4N 9E 22 4N 9E 26 4N 9E 27 4N 9E 28 4N 9E 29 4N 9E 30 4N 9E 31 4N 9E 32 4N 9E 33 4N 9E 34 4N 9E 35 4N 9E 6 4N 10E 7 4N 10E 5 5N 10E 6 5N 10E 7 5N 10E 8 5N 10E 9 5N 10E 30 5N 10E 31 5N 10E 32 5N 10E Approx. 14,460 acres. SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST East Beaver Area Section Township Range 33 2S 9W 34 2S 9W 2 3S 9W 3 3S 9W 4 3S 9W 8 3S 9W 9 3S 9W 17 3S 9W Approx. 3,053 acres. WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST Ida-McCoy Area Section Township Range 21 10S 6E 28 10S 6E Approx. 680 acres. MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST Estacada Area Section Township Range 15 4S 5E Approx. 560 acres. Hood River Area Section Township Range 4 1N 9E 36 1N 10E 31 1N 11E 2 1S 9E 3 1S 9E 4 1S 9E 5 1S 9E 6 1S 9E Approx. 5,800 acres. Zig-Zag Area Section Township Range 22 2S 7E 29 2S 7E Approx. 280 acres. Total acreage: 29,743. In this subsection, the term “landowner” means the owner of legal or equitable title as of September 1, 2000. 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. 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— 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— 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law— For the purposes of sections 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54, the boundaries of the scenic area, including special management areas and the Dodson/Warrendale Special Purchase Unit shall be treated as if they were within the boundaries of the Mount Hood or Gifford Pinchot National Forests as of January 1, 1965.