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Calendar No. 788 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 900 

[Report No. 110–356] 

To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the 

State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 15, 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 an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain 

land in the State of Utah acquired under the Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act. 

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 ‘‘Boy Scouts of America 

5 Land Transfer Act of 2006 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) BOY SCOUTS.—The term ‘‘Boy Scouts’’ 

4 means the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy 

5 Scouts of America. 

6 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 SEC. 3. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LAND EXCHANGE. 

9 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c) 

11 and notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (com12 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur13 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Boy Scouts 

14 may convey to Brian Head Resort, subject to valid 

15 existing rights and, except as provided in paragraph 

16 (2), any rights reserved by the United States, all 

17 right, title, and interest granted to the Boy Scouts 

18 by the original patent to the parcel described in sub19 section (b)(1) in exchange for the conveyance by 

20 Brian Head Resort to the Boy Scouts of all right, 

21 title, and interest in and to the parcels described in 

22 subsection (b)(2). 

23 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—On conveyance 

24 of the parcel of land described in subsection (b)(1), 

25 the Secretary shall have discretion with respect to 


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1 whether or not the reversionary interests of the 

2 United States are to be exercised. 

3 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re4 ferred to in subsection (a) are— 

5 (1) the 120-acre parcel that is part of a tract 

6 of public land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the 

7 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

8 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 

9 869 et seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, 

10 which is more particularly described as the W 1/2 

11 SE 1/4 and SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 

12 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Meridian; and 

13 (2) the 2 parcels of private land owned by 

14 Brian Head Resort that total 120 acres, which are 

15 more particularly described as— 

16 (A) NE 1/4 NW 1/4 and NE 1/4 NE 1/ 

17 4 sec. 25, T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base 

18 and Meridian; and 

19 (B) SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 24, T. 35. S., R. 

20 9 W., Salt Lake Base Meridian. 

21 (c) CONDITIONS.—On conveyance to the Boy Scouts 

22 under subsection (a)(1), the parcels of land described in 

23 subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to the terms and condi24 tions imposed on the entire tract of land acquired by the 


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1 Boy Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land Man2 agement patent numbered 43–75–0010. 

3 (d) MODIFICATION OF PATENT.—On completion of 

4 the exchange under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 

5 amend the original Bureau of Land Management patent 

6 providing for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts under the 

7 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recre8 ation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) 

9 numbered 43–75–0010 to take into account the exchange 

10 under subsection (a)(1). 


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Calendar No. 788 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 900 

[Report No. 110

–356] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exAct. quired under the Recreation and Public Purposes change certain land in the State of Utah acJUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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