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Union Calendar No. 68 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 253 

[Report No. 113–98] 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System 

land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham 

Young University, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2013 

Mr. CHAFFETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 6, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National 

Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, 

and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Y Mountain Access 

5 Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NA7 TIONAL FOREST, UTAH. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—On the request of 

9 Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the 

11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later 

12 than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham 

13 Young University all right, title, and interest of the United 

14 States in and to an approximately 80-acre parcel of Na15 tional Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

16 National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of the 

SE1⁄4SE1 17 ⁄4 of Section 32, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., and Lot 4 

18 of Section 5, T. 7 S., R. 3 E., Salt Lake Base & Meridian. 

19 The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights 

20 and shall be made by quitclaim deed. 

21 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

22 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider23 ation for the land conveyed under subsection (a), 

24 Brigham Young University shall pay to the Sec25 retary an amount equal to the fair market value of 


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1 the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by 

2 the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the 

3 Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac4 quisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Pol5 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

6 (2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by 

7 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 

8 in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 

9 Federal deficit. 

10 (c) GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS TO Y MOUNTAIN

11 TRAIL.—After the conveyance under subsection (a), 

12 Brigham Young University represents that it will— 

13 (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public 

14 access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Moun15 tain Trail already owned by Brigham Young Univer16 sity as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 

17 Brigham Young University has historically allowed; 

18 and 

19 (2) allow that same reasonable public access to 

20 the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the ‘‘Y’’ 

21 symbol located on the land described in subsection 

22 (a). 

23 (d) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The 

24 exact acreage and legal description of the land to be con25 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 


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1 satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University 

2 shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and 

3 any administrative analyses required by law. 


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Union Calendar No. 68 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 253 

[Report No. 113–98] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of 

poses. Brigham Young University, and for other purWasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to National Forest System land in the UintaJUNE 6, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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