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Calendar No. 786 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 832 

[Report No. 110–354] 

To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the 

Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. BENNETT) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public 

land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair 

market value. 

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

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 


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1 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

2 means the approximately 25 acres of Bureau of 

3 Land Management land identified on the map as 

4 ‘‘Lands to be conveyed to Turnabout Ranch’’. 

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Turnabout Ranch Conveyance’’ dated May 

7 12, 2006, and on file in the office of the Director 

8 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

12 means the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 

13 Monument located in southern Utah. 

14 (5) TURNABOUT RANCH.—The term ‘‘Turn15 about Ranch’’ means the Turnabout Ranch in 

16 Escalante, Utah, owned by Aspen Education Group. 

17 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TURNABOUT 

18 RANCH. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use 

20 planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed21 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

22 1712, 1713), if not later than 30 days after completion 

23 of the appraisal required under subsection (b), Turnabout 

24 Ranch of Escalante, Utah, submits to the Secretary an 

25 offer to acquire the Federal land for the appraised value, 


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1 the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the date 

2 of the offer, convey to Turnabout Ranch all right, title, 

3 and interest to the Federal land, subject to valid existing 

4 rights. 

5 (b) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 

7 an appraisal of the Federal land. The appraisal shall be 

8 completed in accordance with the ‘‘Uniform Appraisal 

9 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions’’ and the ‘‘Uni10 form Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice’’. All 

11 costs associated with the appraisal shall be born by Turn12 about Ranch. 

13 (c) PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—Not later than 

14 30 days after the date on which the Federal land is con15 veyed under subsection (a), as a condition of the convey16 ance, Turnabout Ranch shall pay to the Secretary an 

17 amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal land, 

18 as determined under subsection (b). 

19 (d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 

20 conveyance, any costs of the conveyance under subsection 

21 (a) this Act shall be paid by Turnabout Ranch. 

22 (e) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary 

23 shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance of the Fed24 eral land under subsection (a) in the Federal Land De25 posit Account established by section 206 of the Federal 


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1 Land Transaction Facilitation Act, Public Law 106–248 

2 (43 U.S.C. 2305), to be expended in accordance with that 

3 Act. 

4 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF MONUMENT BOUNDARY. 

5 When the conveyance authorized by section 2 is com6 pleted, the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante 

7 National Monument in the State of Utah are hereby modi8 fied to exclude the Federal land conveyed to Turnabout 

9 Ranch. 


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Calendar No. 786 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 832 

[Report No. 110

–354] 

A BILL 

To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres 

Escalante, Utah, at fair market value. of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with amendments 


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