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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 900 

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 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

2 means the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy 

3 Scouts of America. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 

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

9 and notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (com10 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur11 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Boy Scouts 

12 may convey to Brian Head Resort, subject to valid 

13 existing rights and, except as provided in paragraph 

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

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

16 by the original patent to the parcel described in sub17 section (b)(1) in exchange for the conveyance by 

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

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

20 subsection (b)(2). 

21 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—On conveyance 

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

23 the Secretary shall have discretion with respect to 

24 whether or not the reversionary interests of the 

25 United States are to be exercised. 

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1 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re2 ferred to in subsection (a) are— 

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

4 of public land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the 

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

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

7 869 et seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, 

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

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

10 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Meridian; and 

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

12 Brian Head Resort that total 120 acres, which are 

13 more particularly described as— 

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

15 4 sec. 25, T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base 

16 and Meridian; and 

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

18 9 W., Salt Lake Base Meridian. 

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

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

21 subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to the terms and condi22 tions imposed on the entire tract of land acquired by the 

23 Boy Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land Man24 agement patent numbered 43–75–0010. 

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

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

3 amend the original Bureau of Land Management patent 

4 providing for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts under the 

5 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recre6 ation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) 

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

8 under subsection (a)(1). 

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