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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7332 

To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

to convey certain Federal land to the State of Utah for inclusion in 

certain State parks, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Ms. MALOY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the 

State of Utah for inclusion in certain State parks, 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 ‘‘Utah State Parks Ad5 justment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO THE 

2 STATE OF UTAH. 

3 (a) ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK CONVEY4 ANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall con6 vey, subject to valid existing rights, without consideration, 

7 and by quitclaim deed, to the State of Utah (referred to 

8 in this section as the ‘‘State’’), for inclusion in Antelope 

9 Island State Park, all right, title, and interest of the 

10 United States in and to the Bureau of Land Management 

11 land depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Antelope Island State 

12 Park Proposal: Utah State Park Additions’’ and dated 

13 February 28, 2023, that is identified as land proposed for 

14 conveyance on that map. 

15 (b) WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK CONVEY16 ANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall con18 vey, subject to valid existing rights, without consideration, 

19 and by quitclaim deed, to the State, for inclusion in 

20 Wasatch Mountain State Park, all right, title, and interest 

21 of the United States in and to the Bureau of Land Man22 agement land depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Wasatch 

23 Mountain State Park Proposal: Utah State Park Addi24 tions’’ and dated September 13, 2023, that is identified 

25 as land proposed for conveyance on that map. 

26 (c) FREMONT INDIAN STATE PARK CONVEYANCE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Agriculture shall convey, subject to valid 

4 existing rights, without consideration, and by quit5 claim deed, to the State, for inclusion in Fremont 

6 Indian State Park, all right, title, and interest of the 

7 United States in and to— 

8 (A) the National Forest System land de9 picted on the map entitled ‘‘S. 2136—Utah 

10 State Parks Adjustment Act’’ and dated Sep11 tember 12, 2023, that is identified as an area 

12 selected for land transfer on that map; and 

13 (B) any improvements to the National 

14 Forest System land described in subparagraph 

15 (A). 

16 (2) EASEMENTS.—As a condition of the convey17 ance under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agri18 culture shall reserve easements to the conveyed land 

19 for all National Forest System roads and trails that 

20 originate at, terminate at, or traverse the conveyed 

21 land. 

22 (3) WATER RIGHTS.—As a condition of the con23 veyance under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agri24 culture shall convey to the State only those water 

25 rights held by the United States identified as 63–44, 


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1 63–1607, and 63–2817 in the water rights database 

2 of the Utah State Engineer that provide water to 

3 the Castle Rock Campground and the Belknap His4 toric Guard Station interpretive site. 

5 (4) SURVEY.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—If determined by the 

7 Secretary of Agriculture to be necessary, the 

8 exact acreage and legal description of the Na9 tional Forest System land to be conveyed under 

10 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey 

11 approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

12 (B) COSTS.—As a condition of the convey13 ance under paragraph (1), the State shall pay 

14 the reasonable survey costs associated with the 

15 survey under subparagraph (A). 

16 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

17 The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into an 

18 agreement with the State with respect to additional 

19 terms and conditions applicable to the conveyance 

20 under paragraph (1), including— 

21 (A) the management and maintenance of 

22 the Belknap Historic Guard Station interpretive 

23 site; 


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1 (B) the use and maintenance of roads and 

2 trails on the conveyed parcel of National Forest 

3 System land; 

4 (C) the continued use of permitted live5 stock grazing on the conveyed parcel of Na6 tional Forest System land; 

7 (D) continued Forest Service access to, 

8 and use and maintenance of, any water rights 

9 retained by the United States in the area of the 

10 conveyed parcel of National Forest System 

11 land; and 

12 (E) any other terms and conditions nec13 essary to clarify management and maintenance 

14 of the parcel of National Forest System land 

15 after the date of conveyance. 

16 (d) MODIFICATIONS TO MAPS.—For the purposes of 

17 a conveyance required by this section, the Secretary of the 

18 Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, may 

19 make minor modifications to the applicable map described 

20 in subsection (a), (b), or (c)(1)(A) , including changes re21 flecting any applicable surveys conducted under this sec22 tion. 

23 (e) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall use any 

25 Federal land conveyed under this section for public 


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1 purposes, including parks, campgrounds, recreation, 

2 and permitted livestock grazing. 

3 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If a parcel of 

4 Federal land conveyed to the State under this sec5 tion ceases to be used for public purposes described 

6 in paragraph (1), the parcel shall, at the discretion 

7 of the Secretary of Agriculture or Secretary of the 

8 Interior, as applicable, revert to the United States. 

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