; 16 U.S.C. 515 ). (11) The NorthMet Land Exchange would permanently resolve this fundamental conflict and risk to the United States. (12) Consummation of the NorthMet Land Exchange will not authorize Poly Met’s mining proposal to occur because other governmental entities, primarily the State of Minnesota and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, will still have the responsibility and authority to make decisions related to approval of the mining proposal. (13) Under the NorthMet Land Exchange, the United States will acquire 6,690 acres of non-Federal private land that will be open to public use and enjoyment and managed as a part of the Superior National Forest. 3. Purpose and need for NorthMet Land Exchange (a) Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to further the public interest by consummating the NorthMet Land Exchange as specifically set forth in this Act. (b) Need In addition to the findings under section 2 of this Act supporting the advisability and need for the NorthMet Land Exchange, according to the Final Record of Decision, the NorthMet Land Exchange is advisable and needed because the NorthMet Land Exchange will— (1) result in a 40-acre net gain in National Forest System lands; (2) improve the spatial arrangement of National Forest System lands by reducing the amount of ownership boundaries to be managed by 33 miles; (3) improve management effectiveness by exchanging isolated Federal lands with no public overland access for non-Federal lands that will have public overland access and be accessible and open to public use and enjoyment; (4) result in Federal cost savings by eliminating certain easements and their associated administration costs