Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460nnn–101 Land exchange, Roaring Springs Ranch

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER CXXV— - STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part Part F— - Land Exchanges › § 460nnn–101

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may trade federal lands near Steens Mountain, Oregon (about 76,374 acres shown on the official map) to Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated. In return, Roaring Springs Ranch must give about 10,909 acres (also shown on the map) to be added to the Wilderness Area, a wilderness study area, or set aside as no-grazing land as needed. After the exchange is done, the Secretary can pay Roaring Springs Ranch $2,889,000. Rules elsewhere in the law about partly canceling grazing permits for the South Steens area and reassigning grazing use will apply to this land swap. The Secretary must finish conveying the federal lands within 70 days after accepting the private lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–101

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(a)For the purpose of protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, the Secretary may carry out a land exchange with Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, consisting of a total of approximately 76,374 acres in exchange for the private lands described in subsection (b).

(b)As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) and the disbursement referred to in subsection (d), Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, shall convey to the Secretary parcels of land consisting of approximately 10,909 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, for inclusion in the Wilderness Area, a wilderness study area, and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.

(c)Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 460nnn–23(e) of this title, relating to the effect of the cancellation in part of grazing permits for the South Steens allotment in the Wilderness Area and reassignment of use areas as described in paragraph (3)(C) of such section, shall apply to the land exchange authorized by this section.

(d)Upon completion of the land exchange authorized by this section, the Secretary is authorized to make a disbursement to Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, in the amount of $2,889,000.

(e)The Secretary shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under subsection (a) within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands described in subsection (b).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–101

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73