IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 253 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2013 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To provide for the conveyance of approximately 80 acres 

of National Forest System land in the Uinta-WasatchCache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Enhancement Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NA5 TIONAL FOREST, UTAH. 

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

7 Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of 

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

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

10 than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham 

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

12 States in and to the approximately 80-acres of National 

13 Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

14 Forest in the State of Utah generally depicted as ‘‘Pro15 posed Conveyance Parcel’’ on the map titled ‘‘ ‘Y’ Moun16 tain Access Enhancement Act’’ and dated June 6, 2013. 

17 The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights 

18 and shall be made by quitclaim deed. 

19 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

20 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider21 ation for the land conveyed under subsection (a), 

22 Brigham Young University shall pay to the Sec23 retary an amount equal to the fair market value of 

24 the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by 

25 the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the 

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1 quisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Pol2 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

3 (2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by 

4 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 

5 in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 

6 Federal deficit. 

7 (c) GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS TO Y MOUNTAIN

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

9 Brigham Young University represents that it will— 

10 (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public 

11 access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Moun12 tain Trail already owned by Brigham Young Univer13 sity as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 

14 Brigham Young University has historically allowed; 

15 and 

16 (2) allow that same reasonable public access to 

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

18 symbol located on the land described in subsection 

19 (a). 

20 (d) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The 

21 exact acreage and legal description of the land to be con22 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 

23 satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University 


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

2 any administrative analyses required by law. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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