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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 253 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NA2 TIONAL FOREST, UTAH. 

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

4 Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of 

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

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

7 than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham 

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

9 States in and to an approximately 80-acre parcel of Na10 tional Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

11 National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of the 

SE1⁄4SE1 12 ⁄4 of Section 32, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., and Lot 4 

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

14 The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights 

15 and shall be made by quitclaim deed. 

16 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

17 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider18 ation for the land conveyed under subsection (a), 

19 Brigham Young University shall pay to the Sec20 retary an amount equal to the fair market value of 

21 the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by 

22 the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the 

23 Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac24 quisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Pol25 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 


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1 (2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by 

2 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 

3 in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 

4 Federal deficit. 

5 (c) GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS TO Y MOUNTAIN

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

7 Brigham Young University represents that it will— 

8 (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public 

9 access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Moun10 tain Trail already owned by Brigham Young Univer11 sity as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 

12 Brigham Young University has historically allowed; 

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14 (2) allow that same reasonable public access to 

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

16 symbol located on the land described in subsection 

17 (a). 

18 (d) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The 

19 exact acreage and legal description of the land to be con20 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 

21 satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University 

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

23 any administrative analyses required by law. 

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