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PUBLIC LAW i03-255—MAY 19, 1994 108 STAT. 685 pursuant to the provisions of this Act, all right, title, and interest of the Counties in and to approximately— (1) one thousand two hundred and fifty eight acres of lands owned by Pitkin County within and adjacent to the boundaries of the White River National Forest, Colorado, and generally depicted as parcels 1-53 on maps entitled "Pitkin County Lands to Forest Service", numbered 1-11, and dated April 1990, except for parcels 20 (Twilight), 21 (Little Alma), the Highland Chief, and Alaska portions of parcel 25 depicted on map 7, and parcel 52 (Iron King) on map 11, which shall remain in their current ownership; and (2) forty-nine acres of land owned by Eagle County within and adjacent to the boundaries of the White River National Forest, Colorado, and generally depicted as parcels 54-58 on maps entitled "Eagle County Lands to Forest Service", numbered 12-14, and dated April 1990, except for parcel 56 (Manitou) on map 14 which is already in National Forest ownership. (b) EXCHANGE BY THE SECRETARY.— Subject to the provisions of section 3, within ninety days after receipt by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary*) of a quitclaim deed from the Counties to the United States of the lands identified in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary, on behalf of the United States, shall convey by quitclaim deed to the counties, as tenants in common, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately one hundred and thirty-two acres of land (and water rights as specified in section 7 and the improvements located thereon), as generally depicted as tract A on the map entitled "Mt. Sopris Tree Nursery", dated October 5, 1990. SEC. 3. RESERVATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE. (a) RESERVATIONS.—In any conveyance to the Counties pursuant to section 2, the Secretary shall reserve— (1) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately eighty-five acres of land (and improvements located thereon), which are generally depicted as tracts B (approximately twenty-nine acres) and C (approximately fifty- six acres) on the map referred to in section 2(b); (2) water rights as specified in section 7(a); and (3) any easements, existing utility lines, or other existing access in or across tract A currently serving buildings and facilities on tract B, (b) REVERSION. —It is the intention of Congress that any lands and water rights conveyed to the Counties pursuant to this Act shall be retained by the Counties and used solely for public recreation and recreational facilities, open space, fairgrounds, and such other public purposes as do not significantly reduce the portion of such Isuids in open space. In the deed of conveyance to the Counties, the Secretary shall provide that all right, title, and interest in and to any lands and water rights conveyed to the Counties pursuant to this Act shall revert back to the United States in the event that such lands or water rights or any portion thereof are sold or otherwise conveyed by the Counties or are used for other than such public purposes. (c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.— Values of the respective lands exchanged between the United States and the Counties pursuant