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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–163 

UTAH NATIONAL GUARD READINESS ACT 

JULY 20, 2011.—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. 686] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 686) 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 with an amendment and 

recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Utah National Guard Readiness Act’’. 

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP WILLIAMS, UTAH. 

(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

Management, shall convey, without consideration, to the State of Utah all right, 

title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands comprising approximately 420 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Proposed Camp Williams 

Land Transfer’’ and dated June 14, 2011, which are located within the boundaries 

of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by the Utah National 

Guard and known as Camp Williams, Utah, for the purpose of permitting the Utah 

National Guard to use the conveyed land as provided in subsection (c). 

(b) SUPERSEDENCE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.—Executive Order No. 1922 of April 24, 

1914, as amended by section 907 of the Camp W.G. Williams Land Exchange Act 

of 1989 (title IX of Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 4501), is hereby superseded, only 

insofar as it affects the lands identified for conveyance to the State of Utah under 

subsection (a). 

(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The lands conveyed to the State of Utah under subsection (a) shall revert to the United States if the Secretary of Defense determines 

that the land, or any portion thereof, is sold or attempted to be sold, or that the 

land, or any portion thereof, is used for non-National Guard or non-national defense 

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(d) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—With respect to any portion of the land conveyed 

under subsection (a) that the Secretary of Defense determines is subject to reversion 

under subsection (c), if the Secretary of Defense also determines that the portion 

of the conveyed land contains hazardous materials, the State of Utah shall pay the 

United States an amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the land, 

and the reversionary interest shall not apply to that portion of the land. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 686, as ordered reported, 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. 686 would convey 420 acres of 

land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, 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 would improve 

the readiness of the Utah National Guard. Additionally, the bill includes a provision directing that the land revert to federal ownership if it stops being used for National Guard or national defense 

purposes. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 686 was introduced on February 14, 2011, by Congressman 

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

National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. On May 4, 2011, the 

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a 

hearing on the bill. On June 15, 2011, the Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on National 

Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged by unanimous 

consent. Congressman Rob Bishop offered an amendment to make 

small technical corrections to the bill. The amendment was adopted 

by unanimous consent. The bill, as amended, was then 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. 


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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. 686—Utah National Guard Readiness Act 

H.R. 686 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 for use by the Utah National Guard, CBO estimates 

that implementing this legislation would have no significant impact 

on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 686 would not affect direct 

spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not 

apply. 

H.R. 686 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, 

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. Enacting 

H.R. 686 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, 

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

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. This bill does not 

authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives does not apply. 

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. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

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


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

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

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