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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1941 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain real property in 

the Dixie National Forest in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 31, 2005 

Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. REID, and Mr. ENSIGN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 

real property in the Dixie National Forest in the State 

of Utah, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY, DIXIE NA4 TIONAL FOREST, UTAH. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—As soon as prac6 ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

7 Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to Kirk R. Harrison 

8 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

9 to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
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1 or appurtenances thereon, consisting of approximately 112 

2 acres in the Dixie National Forest in the State of Utah, 

3 as depicted on the Map. 

4 (b) CONSIDERATION AND APPRAISAL.—As consider5 ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Recipi6 ent shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 

7 market value of the real property conveyed under such 

8 subsection. The fair market value of the lands conveyed 

9 shall be determined by an appraisal that is acceptable to 

10 the Secretary and performed in accordance with— 

11 (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed12 eral Land Acquisitions as developed by the Inter13 agency Land Acquisition Conference; 

14 (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Ap15 praisal Practice; and 

16 (3) any other applicable law. 

17 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

18 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

19 subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory 

20 to the Secretary. 

21 (d) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—All funds received 

22 pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund es23 tablished by Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; com24 monly known as the Sisk Act) and shall remain available 

25 to the Secretary of Agriculture until expended, without 
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1 further appropriation, for the acquisition of real property 

2 or interests in real property for inclusion in the Dixie Na3 tional Forest in the State of Utah. 

4 (e) FILING OF MAP AND TECHNICAL CORREC5 TIONS.—The Map shall be kept on file and available for 

6 public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest 

7 Service, Department of Agriculture. The Secretary may 

8 make technical corrections or correct clerical errors in the 

9 Map. 

10 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec11 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

12 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

13 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter14 ests of the United States. 

15 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en17 titled ‘‘Exhibit E, Sections 2 & 3, T.38 S., R.15 W., 

18 SLM’’, and dated September 10, 2002. 

19 (2) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘Recipient’’ means 

20 Kirk R. Harrison, who owns property in Pinto Val21 ley, Utah. 

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

23 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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