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 PUBLIC LAW 106-429—APPENDIX A-1 114 STAT. 1900A-71 APPENDIX A-1 —S. 3140 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Kentucky National Forest Land Transfer Act of 2000". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds that— (1) the United States owns over 40,000 acres of land and mineral rights administered by the Tennessee Valley Authority within the Daniel Boone National Forest in the State of Kentucky; (2) the land and mineral rights were acquired by the Tennessee Valley Authority for purposes of power production using funds derived from ratepayers; (3) the management of the land and mineral rights should be carried out in accordance with the laws governing the management of national forests; and (4) the Tennessee Valley Authority, on behalf of the ratepayers of the Authority, should be reasonably compensated for the land and mineral rights of the Authority transferred within the Daniel Boone National Forest. (b) PURPOSES. — The purposes of this Act are— (1) to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land of the Tennessee Valley Authority within the Daniel Boone National Forest to the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) to compensate the Tennessee Valley Authority for the reasonable value of the transfer of jurisdiction. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) COVERED LAND.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term "covered land" means all land and interests in land owned or managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest in the State of Kentucky that are transferred under this Act, including surface and subsurface estates. (B) EXCLUSIONS.— The term "covered land" does not include any land or interest in land owned or managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority for the transmission of water, gas, or power, including power line easements and associated facilities. (2) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.

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