Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460nnn–104 Land Exchange, Lowther (clemens) Ranch

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–104

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may trade approximately 11,796 acres of federal BLM land near Steens Mountain to Lowther (Clemens) Ranch. In return, Lowther (Clemens) Ranch must give the Secretary approximately 1,078 acres of private land to add to the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, and the Secretary may pay Lowther (Clemens) Ranch $148,000 when the exchange is complete. Rules that cancel the Fish Creek/Big Indian grazing permit and reassign use areas apply to this swap. After the Secretary accepts the 1,078-acre parcel, the Secretary must finish conveying the federal land within 70 days.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–104

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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 the Lowther (Clemens) Ranch 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 11,796 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), the Lowther (Clemens) Ranch shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land consisting of approximately 1,078 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–105(a) of this title, for inclusion in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.

(c)Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 460nnn–23(e) of this title, relating to the effect of the cancellation in whole of the grazing permit for the Fish Creek/Big Indian allotment in the Wilderness Area and reassignment of use areas as described in paragraph (3)(D) 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 Lowther (Clemens) Ranch, in the amount of $148,000.

(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–104

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60