Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460nnn–102 Land exchanges, C. M. Otley and Otley Brothers

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–102

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may trade certain federal Bureau of Land Management lands near Steens Mountain with C. M. Otley to help protect and combine federal holdings. The United States would give about 3,845 acres shown on the official map. In return, C. M. Otley must give about 851 acres at the headwaters of Kiger gorge to become part of the Wilderness Area and a no-livestock-grazing zone. When that exchange is done, the Secretary may pay C. M. Otley $920,000. The Secretary may also trade about 6,881 acres of BLM land near Steens Mountain with Otley Brothers, Inc. In return, Otley Brothers must give about 505 acres at the headwaters of Kiger gorge for the Wilderness Area and a no-grazing zone. When that exchange is done, the Secretary may pay Otley Brothers $400,000. The Secretary must finish the federal land transfers in both exchanges within 70 days after accepting the private lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–102

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(a)(1)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 C. M. Otley 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 3,845 acres in exchange for the private lands described in paragraph (2).

(2)As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in paragraph (1) and the disbursement referred to in paragraph (3), C. M. Otley shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of approximately 851 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, for inclusion in the Wilderness Area and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.

(3)Upon completion of the land exchange authorized by this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to make a disbursement to C.M. Otley, in the amount of $920,000.

(b)(1)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 the Otley Brother’s, Inc., 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 6,881 acres in exchange for the private lands described in paragraph (2).

(2)As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in paragraph (1) and the disbursement referred to in subsection (3), the Otley Brother’s, Inc., shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of approximately 505 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, for inclusion in the Wilderness Area and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.

(3)Upon completion of the land exchange authorized by this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to make a disbursement to Otley Brother’s, Inc., in the amount of $400,000.

(c)The Secretary shall complete the conveyances of the Federal lands under subsections (a) and (b) within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands described in such subsections.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–102

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73