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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–80 

UTAH NATIONAL GUARD READINESS ACT 

MAY 17, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 462] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 462) to require the conveyance of certain public land 

within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the 

training and readiness of the Utah National Guard, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and 

recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 462 is to require the conveyance of certain 

public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The Utah National Guard has possessed facilities and trained at 

Camp Williams since 1912. H.R. 462 would convey 420 acres of 

land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to the State of Utah, 

without consideration. The acreage proposed for conveyance is already withdrawn for military use by the Guard. This land transfer 

will open access to property along a major transportation corridor 

with all the utilities and services necessary to support expanded 

military use. The Utah National Guard already owns and operates 

several buildings, an air traffic control tower and a tactical airfield 

on portions of this property. Placing the land in the State’s name 

for use by the National Guard consolidates ownership patterns in 

the headquarters area and allows the State of Utah to bond for future Guard facilities. Transfer of title to these lands expedites the 

building and expansion of Camp Williams training facilities and 


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would improve the readiness of the Utah National Guard. Additionally, the bill includes a provision directing that the land revert to 

federal ownership if not used for National Guard or national defense purposes. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 462 was introduced on February 4, 2013, by Congressman 

Rob Bishop (R–UT). The bill was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 

Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. On April 24, 2013, 

the Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 

Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was 

discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, 

and the bill was then adopted and ordered favorably reported to 

the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) of that rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

H.R. 462—Utah National Guard Readiness Act 

H.R. 462 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

420 acres of land to the state of Utah for the Utah National Guard. 

Because the land is currently withdrawn from commercial mineral 

development and disposal, CBO estimates that implementing this 

legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget. 

Enacting H.R. 462 would not affect direct spending or revenues; 

therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

H.R. 462 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would 

impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. Enacting this 

bill would benefit the state of Utah. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director 

for Budget Analysis. 

2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required by 

clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 


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this bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 

tax expenditures. CBO estimates that implementing this legislation 

would have no significant impact on the federal budget. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to require the conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training 

and readiness of the Utah National Guard. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing law. 

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