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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1718 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 

Mr. BENNETT introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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. 

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 ‘‘Utah National Guard 

5 Readiness Act’’. 

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

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

8 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means certain land that is— 


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1 (A) comprised of approximately 431 acres; 

2 (B) generally depicted on the map entitled 

3 ‘‘Proposed Camp Williams Land Transfer’’ and 

4 dated March 7, 2008; and 

5 (C) located within the boundaries of the 

6 parcel of public land that is— 

7 (i) withdrawn by the Utah National 

8 Guard for the purpose of permitting the 

9 Utah National Guard to use the parcel of 

10 public land; and 

11 (ii) known as ‘‘Camp Williams, 

12 Utah’’. 

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

14 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu15 reau of Land Management. 

16 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

17 of Utah. 

18 (b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey 

20 to the State, without consideration, all right, title, and in21 terest of the United States in and to the Federal land. 

22 (c) REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.—Executive 

23 Order 1922 of April 24, 1914, as revoked in part pursuant 

24 to section 907 of the Camp W.G. Williams Land Exchange 

25 Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 4500), shall 


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1 be further revoked to the extent that Executive Order 

2 1922 affects the Federal land. 

3 (d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—Subject to sub4 section (e), in the deed to the State, the Secretary shall 

5 provide that the Federal land shall revert to the Secretary 

6 if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of De7 fense and the Governor of Utah, and after providing for 

8 an opportunity for public comment, determines that any 

9 portion of the Federal land is— 

10 (1) sold or attempted to be sold; or 

11 (2) used for a purpose other than a purpose re12 lating to— 

13 (A) an activity carried out by the National 

14 Guard; or 

15 (B) national defense. 

16 (e) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—With respect to any 

17 portion of the Federal land that the Secretary determines 

18 to be subject to reversion under subsection (d), if the Sec19 retary determines that the portion of the Federal land con20 tains hazardous materials— 

21 (1) the State shall pay to the United States an 

22 amount equal to the fair market value of the portion 

23 of the Federal land; and 


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1 (2) the reversionary interest shall not apply to 

2 the portion of the Federal land. 

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