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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 218 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land 

Management land to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 13, 2009 

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

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

Bureau of Land Management land to Park City, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Utah Public Land Con5 veyance Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Park City, 

9 Utah. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND IN CITY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding sections 

6 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

7 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, sub8 ject to valid existing rights, shall convey to the City all 

9 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

10 the parcels of Federal land described in subsection (b). 

11 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal 

12 land referred to in subsection (a) consist of— 

13 (1) parcel 8 (commonly known as the ‘‘White 

14 Acre parcel’’); and 

15 (2) parcel 16 (commonly known as the ‘‘Gamble 

16 Acre parcel’’). 

17 (c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con18 veyance of the Federal land under subsection (a), the City 

19 shall pay to the Secretary an amount not less than the 

20 fair market value of the Federal land, as determined by 

21 the Secretary. 

22 (d) METHOD OF CONVEYANCE.— 

23 (1) OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to 

24 paragraph (2), the conveyance of the Federal land 

25 under subsection (a) shall be by 1 or more deeds 


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1 that require that the Federal land shall be used only 

2 for— 

3 (A) recreational and public open space pur4 poses; or 

5 (B) any other purposes relating to the 

6 maintenance of the Federal land as open space, 

7 as determined by the Secretary. 

8 (2) CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES.—The re9 quirement described in paragraph (1) shall not pro10 hibit the construction or maintenance of recreational 

11 facilities, utilities, or other structures that are con12 sistent with— 

13 (A) the maintenance of the Federal land as 

14 open space; or 

15 (B) the recreational purposes of the Fed16 eral land. 

17 SEC. 4. AUCTION OF PUBLIC LAND IN CITY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding sections 

20 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, sub22 ject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales of the Fed23 eral land described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders. 

24 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal 

25 land referred to in subsection (a) consist of— 


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1 (1) parcel 17; and 

2 (2) parcel 18. 

3 (c) METHOD OF SALE; CONSIDERATION.—The sale 

4 of Federal land under subsection (a) shall be— 

5 (1) unless otherwise determined by the Sec6 retary, through a competitive bidding process; 

7 (2) for not less than fair market value; and 

8 (3) in accordance with the Federal Land Man9 agement Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

10 seq.), except for subsections (d) and (f) of section 

11 203 of the Federal Land Management Policy Act of 

12 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713). 

13 SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF LAND SALES PROCEEDS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The gross proceeds from the sales 

15 of land described in sections 3(a) and 4(a) shall be depos16 ited in a special account in the Treasury of the United 

17 States and shall be available to the Secretary, without fur18 ther appropriation and until expended, for— 

19 (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 

20 Bureau of Land Management in preparing for the 

21 sales of land described in sections 3(a) and 4(a), in22 cluding the costs of— 

23 (A) surveys; 

24 (B) appraisals; and 


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1 (C) complying with applicable Federal 

2 laws; and 

3 (2) environmental restoration projects that 

4 are— 

5 (A) located on Bureau of Land Manage6 ment land; and 

7 (B) administered by the Salt Lake City 

8 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment. 

10 (b) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Any 

11 amounts deposited in the special account shall earn inter12 est in an amount determined by the Secretary of the 

13 Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield 

14 on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 

15 States of comparable maturities, and may be expended in 

16 accordance with this section. 

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