To provide a mechanism for the settlement of claims of the State of Utah regarding portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge located on the shore of the Great Salt Lake, Utah.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 
Settlement Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Secretary of the Interior and the State of Utah 
        have negotiated a preliminary agreement concerning the 
        ownership of lands within the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 
        located in Bear River Bay of the Great Salt Lake, Utah.
            (2) The State is entitled to ownership of those sovereign 
        lands constituting the bed of the Great Salt Lake, and, 
        generally, the location of the sovereign lands boundary was set 
        by an official survey of the Great Salt Lake meander line.
            (3) The establishment of the Refuge in 1928 along the shore 
        of the Great Salt Lake, and lack of a meander line survey 
        within the Refuge, has led to uncertainty of ownership of some 
        those sovereign lands.
            (4) In order to settle the uncertainty concerning the 
        sovereign land boundary caused by the gap in the surveyed Great 
        Salt Lake meander line within the Refuge, the Secretary and the 
        State have agreed to the establishment of a fixed sovereign 
        land boundary along the southern boundary of the Refuge and the 
        State has agreed to release any claim to the lake bed above 
        such boundary line.
            (5) The Secretary and the State have expressed their 
        intentions to establish a mutually agreed upon procedure to 
        address the conflicting claims to ownership of the lands and 
        interests in land within the Refuge.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Refuge.--The term ``Refuge'' means the Bear River 
        Migratory Bird Refuge located in Bear River Bay of the Great 
        Salt Lake, Utah.
            (3) Agreement.--The term ``agreement'' means the agreement 
        to be signed by the Secretary and the State to establish a 
        mutually agreeable procedure for addressing the conflicting 
        claims to ownership of the lands and interests in land within 
        the Refuge.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

SEC. 4. REQUIRED TERMS OF LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT, BEAR RIVER MIGRATORY 
              BIRD REFUGE, UTAH.

    (a) Specific Terms Required in Agreement.--The Secretary shall not 
enter into an agreement with the State for the quitclaim or other 
transfer of lands or interests in lands within the Refuge unless the 
terms of the agreement include each of the following provisions:
            (1) Nothing in the agreement shall be construed to impose 
        upon the State or any of agency of the State any obligation to 
        convey to the United States any interest in water owned or 
        controlled by the State, except upon appropriate terms and for 
        adequate consideration.
            (2) Nothing in the agreement shall constitute admission or 
        denial of the United States claim to a Federal reserved water 
        right.
            (3) The State shall support the United States application 
        to add an enlarged Hyrum Reservoir, or another storage 
        facility, as an alternate place of storage under the Refuge's 
        existing 1000 cubic feet per second State certified water 
        right. Such support shall be contingent upon demonstration by 
        the United States that no injury to water rights shall occur as 
        a result of the addition.
            (4) Nothing in the agreement shall affect jurisdiction by 
        the State or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over 
        wildlife resources management, including fishing, hunting and 
        trapping, within the Refuge.
            (5) If the State elects to bring suit against the United 
        States challenging the validity of the deed issued pursuant to 
        the agreement, and if such suit is successful in invalidating 
        such deed, the State will--
                    (A) pay the United States for the fair market value 
                of all real property improvements on the property at 
                the time of invalidation, such as dikes, water control 
                structures and buildings;
                    (B) repay any amounts paid by the United States 
                because of ownership of the land by the United States 
                from the date of establishment of the Refuge, such as 
                payments in lieu of taxes; and
                    (C) repay any amounts paid to the State pursuant to 
                the agreement.
            (6) Subject to the availability of funds for this purpose, 
        the Secretary shall agree to pay $15,000,000 to the State upon 
        delivery by the State of a quitclaim deed that meets all 
        applicable standards of the Department of Justice and covers 
        all lands and interests in lands claimed by the State within 
        the Refuge. Such payment shall be subject to the condition that 
        the State use the payment for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
        specified in subsections (b) and (c).
    (b) Wetlands and Wildlife Protection Programs.--
            (1) Deposit.--The State shall deposit $10,000,000 of the 
        amount paid pursuant to the agreement, as required by 
        subsection (a)(6), in a restricted account, known as the 
        Wetlands and Habitat Protection Account, to be used as provided 
        in paragraph (2).
            (2) Authorized uses.--The Executive Director of the Utah 
        Department of Natural Resources may withdraw from the Wetlands 
        and Habitat Protection Account, on an annual basis, amounts 
        equal to the interest earned on the amount deposited under 
        paragraph (1) for the following purposes:
                    (A) Wetland or open space protection in and near 
                the Great Salt Lake.
                    (B) Enhancement and acquisition of wildlife habitat 
                in and near the Great Salt Lake.
    (c) Recreational Trails and Streams Development and Expansion.--The 
Utah Department of Natural Resources shall use $5,000,000 of the amount 
paid pursuant to the agreement, as required by subsection (a)(6), for 
the following purposes:
            (1) Development, improvement, and expansion of motorized 
        and non-motorized recreational trails on public and private 
        lands in the State, with priority given to providing trail 
        access to the Great Salt Lake as part of the proposed Shoshone 
        and Ogden-Weber trail systems.
            (2) Preservation, reclamation, enhancement, and 
        conservation of streams in the State.
    (d) Coordination of Projects.--The Executive Director of the Utah 
Department of Natural Resources shall seek to maximize the use of funds 
under subsections (b) and (c) through coordination with nonprofit 
organizations, Federal agencies, other agencies of the State, and local 
governments, and shall give priority to those projects under such 
subsections that include Federal, State, or private matching funds.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $15,000,000 for the payment required by subsection (a)(6) 
to be included as a term of the agreement.




                                                       

Summary: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Settlement Act of 2002 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from entering into an agreement with the State of Utah for the transfer of lands or interests in land within the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge unless the agreement requires: (1) the State to support the US application to add an enlarged Hyrum Reservoir or another storage facility as an alternate place of storage under the Refuge's existing 1000 cubic feet per second State certified water right, contingent upon demonstration by the United States that no injury to water rights shall occur. (2) the State, if it prevails in a suit against the United States challenging the validity of the deed issued pursuant to such agreement, to pay the United States for property improvements, such as water control structures and buildings, and to repay amounts paid to the State by the United States pursuant to the agreement or because of US ownership of the land. And (3) the Secretary to agree to pay $15 million to the State upon delivery of a quitclaim deed that meets Justice Department standards and covers all lands and interests claimed by the State within the Refuge, subject to the condition that the State use such payment for the purposes and in the amounts specified below. Requires the State to deposit $10 million into the Wetlands and Habitat Protection Account. Authorizes the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources to use the interest on such amount for wetland or open space protection and for enhancement and acquisition of wildlife habitat in and near the Great Salt Lake. Authorizes the use of $5 million for: (1) the development, improvement, and expansion of motorized and non-motorized recreational trails on public and private lands. And (2) preservation, reclamation, enhancement, and conservation of streams. Requires the Executive Director to maximize the use of such funds through coordination with nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, other agencies of the State, and local governments, giving priority to those projects that include Federal, State, or private matching funds. Authorizes appropriations for such payment.