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110 STAT. 4130 PUBLIC LAW 104-333—NOV. 12, 1996 16 USC 668dd note. Secretaries shall transmit maps accurately depicting the lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests conveyed and transferred pursuant to this section and the acreage and boundary descriptions of such lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. (3) CANCELLATION. — If, before the exchange has been carried out pursuant to subsections (d) and (e), Weyerhaeuser provides written notification to the Secretaries that Weyerhauser no longer intends to complete the exchange, with respect to the lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests that would otherwise be subject to exchange, the status of such lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests shall revert to the status of such lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act and shall be managed in accordance with applicable law and management plans. (4) WITHDRAWAL.- —Subject to valid existing rights, the land and interests therein depicted for conveyance to Weyerhauser on the maps referenced in subsections (d) and (e) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws (including the mining laws) and from the operation of mineral leasing and geothermal steam leasing laws effective upon the date of the enactment of this title. Such withdrawal shall terminate 45 days after completion of the exchange provided for in subsections (d) and (e) or on the date of notification by Weyerhauser of a decision not to complete the exchange. (g) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.— (1) ADDITION TO THE SYSTEM. — Upon approval and acceptance of title by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 156,000 acres of land conveyed to the United States pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(A) and (B) of this section shall be subject to the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law) (36 Stat. 961, as amended), and shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. (2) PLAN AMENDMENTS.— No later than 12 months after the completion of the exchange required by this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall begin the process to amend applicable land and resource management plans with public involvement pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1604): Provided, That no amendment or revision of applicable land and resource management plans shall be required prior to completion of the amendment process required by this paragraph for the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize or undertake activities consistent with forest wide standards and guidelines and all other applicable laws and regulations on lands conveyed to the United States pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(A) and (B). (h) OTHER.— (1) ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.— Once acquired by the United States, the 25,000 acres of land identified in subsection (d)(2)(C), the Arkansas Cossatot lands, shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior as a