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118 STAT. 3101 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 SEC. 334. None of the funds in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agen cies may be provided to the managing partners or their agents for the SAFECOM or Disaster Management projects. SEC. 335. CONVEYANCE OF A SMALL PARCEL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND IN THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) a select area of the San Bernardino National Forest in California is heavily developed with recreation residences and is immediately adjacent to comparably developed private property; (2) it is in the public interest to convey the above referenced area to the owners of the recreation residences; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture should use the proceeds of such conveyance for critical San Bernardino National Forest infrastructure improvements or to acquire additional lands within the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest. (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid existing rights and such terms, conditions, and restrictions as the Secretary deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, the Secretary of Agri culture shall convey to the Mill Creek Homeowners Association (hereinafter Association) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Mill Creek parcel of real estate described in subsection (c)(1). In the event the Secretary and the Association for any reason do not complete the sale within 2 years from the date of enactment of this Act, this authority shall expire. (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND CORRECTION AUTHORITY.— (1) DESCRIPTION.—The Mill Creek parcel, approximately 35 acres, as shown on a map ‘‘The Mill Creek Conveyance Parcel—San Bernardino National Forest, dated June 1, 2004’’ generally located in the northeast quarter of Section 8, T.1S., R.1W., San Bernardino Meridian, of the United States Public Lands Survey System, California. The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, DC and in the office of the Forest Super visor, San Bernardino National Forest until such time as the lands are conveyed. (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to make minor corrections to this map and may modify the description to correct errors or to reconfigure the property in order to facilitate conveyance. In the event of a conflict between the map description and the USPLSS description of the land in paragraph (1), the map will be considered the definitive descrip tion of the land. (d) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the conveyance under subsection (b) shall be equal to the appraised fair market value of the parcel of real property to be conveyed. Such appraisal shall be prepared in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition. (e) ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding section 1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)) or any other law, the Secretary is not required to provide access over National Forest System lands to the parcel of real estate to be conveyed under subsection (b). (f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—All costs incurred by the Secretary of Agriculture and any costs associated with the creation of a subdivided parcel, conducting and recordation of a survey, zoning, California. Expiration date.