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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112–434 

TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN 

PARCELS OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF ALTA, UTAH 

APRIL 16, 2012.—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 S. 684] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (S. 684) to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land 

to the town of Alta, Utah, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill 

do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of S. 684 is to provide for the conveyance of certain 

parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

Alta, Utah, is a small ski town that operates most of its municipal infrastructure on National Forest System land under a variety 

of special-use permits. S. 684 would convey the federal land—a 

maximum of two acres—under three municipal buildings to Alta to 

provide for greater certainty and flexibility in the maintenance and 

use of those buildings under the purposes specified in their current 

special-use permits. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 684 was introduced on March 30, 2011, by Senator Mike Lee 

(R–UT). On November 2, 2011, the bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent. The bill was then referred to the House Committee 

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cember 2, 2011, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On 

February 29, 2012, the Full Natural Resources Committee met to 

consider the bill. The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 

and Public Lands was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Rau ́l Grijalva (D–AZ) offered amendment designated .AM1 to 

the bill; the amendment was not adopted by voice vote. Congressman Grijalva offered amendment designated .AM2 to the bill; the 

amendment was not adopted by a roll call vote of 19 to 25, as 

follows: 


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Congressman Grijalva offered amendment designated .AM3 to 

the bill; the amendment was withdrawn. The bill was then ordered 

favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote. 

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: 

S. 684—An act to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of 

land to the town of Alta, Utah 

S. 684 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, certain lands in Utah to the town of Alta. Based 

on information from the Forest Service, CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal 

budget. CBO expects that enacting the legislation would increase 

direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. We estimate, however, that such effects would be negligible. Enacting the 

legislation would not affect revenues. 

Under current law, the Forest Service receives payments totaling less than $20,000 per year for easements on the affected lands. 

Under S. 684, those lands would be conveyed to Alta, Utah. Thus, 

CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would reduce offsetting 

receipts (a credit against direct spending) by less than $200,000 

over the 2012–2022 period. Because the act would require the town 

to pay the administrative costs associated with the land conveyance, CBO estimates that implementing S. 684 would not have a 

significant impact on spending subject to appropriation. 

S. 684 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. 

On July 27, 2011, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 684, 

a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the 

town of Alta, Utah, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources on July 14, 2011. The two 

versions of the legislation are similar, and the CBO cost estimates 

are the same. 

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

for Budget Analysis. 


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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, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. 

Under current law, the Forest Service receives payments totaling 

less than $20,000 per year for easements on the affected lands. 

Under S. 684, those lands would be conveyed to Alta, Utah. Thus, 

CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would reduce offsetting 

receipts (a credit against direct spending) by less than $200,000 

over the 2012–2022 period. Because the act would require the town 

to pay the administrative costs associated with the land conveyance, CBO estimates that implementing S. 684 would not have a 

significant impact on spending subject to appropriation. 

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 provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land 

to the town of Alta, Utah. 

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 as defined under Public 

Law 104–4. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

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

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

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

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