Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

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

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXV — STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part F — Land Exchanges › § 460nnn–102

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Secretary to trade certain Bureau of Land Management lands near Steens Mountain with two private parties to help protect and group federal lands. Under the first deal, the United States can give about 3,845 acres to C. M. Otley and get about 851 acres at the headwaters of Kiger Gorge, plus pay $920,000. Under the second deal, the United States can give about 6,881 acres to Otley Brothers, Inc., and get about 505 acres at Kiger Gorge, plus pay $400,000. The lands the private parties give must be added to the Wilderness Area and to no-livestock-grazing areas as appropriate. Once the Secretary accepts those private lands, the Secretary must finish the federal land transfers within 70 days. The exact parcels match the official map referenced in the law.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–102

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(a)C. M. Otley exchange

(1)Exchange authorized

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)Receipt of non-Federal lands

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)Disbursement

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)Otley Brothers exchange

(1)Exchange authorized

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)Receipt of non-Federal lands

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)Disbursement

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)Completion of conveyance

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.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–102

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110