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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 215 

To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the 

State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. 

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 authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain 

land in the State of Utah acquired under the Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act. 

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 ‘‘Boy Scouts of America 

5 Land Transfer Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) BOY SCOUTS.—The term ‘‘Boy Scouts’’ 

9 means the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy 

10 Scouts of America. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 3. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LAND EXCHANGE. 

4 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.—Congress finds that 

5 the parcels of land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 

6 of subsection (c) are of approximately equal value con7 sistent with section 206(h) of the Federal Land Policy and 

8 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(h)). 

9 (b) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d) 

11 and notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (com12 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur13 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Boy Scouts 

14 may convey to Brian Head Resort, subject to valid 

15 existing rights and, except as provided in paragraph 

16 (2), any rights reserved by the United States, all 

17 right, title, and interest granted to the Boy Scouts 

18 by the original patent to the parcel described in sub19 section (c)(1) in exchange for the conveyance by 

20 Brian Head Resort to the Boy Scouts of all right, 

21 title, and interest in and to the parcels described in 

22 subsection (c)(2). 

23 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—On conveyance 

24 of the parcel of land described in subsection (c)(1), 

25 the Secretary shall have discretion with respect to 


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1 whether or not the reversionary interests of the 

2 United States are to be exercised. 

3 (c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re4 ferred to in subsection (a) are— 

5 (1) the 120-acre parcel that is part of a tract 

6 of public land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the 

7 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

8 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 

9 869 et seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, 

10 which is more particularly described as the 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4SE1 11 ⁄4 sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 9 

12 W., of the Salt Lake Base and Meridian; and 

13 (2) the 2 parcels of private land owned by 

14 Brian Head Resort that total 120 acres, which are 

15 more particularly described as— 

(A) NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NE1 16 ⁄4 sec. 25, 

17 T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Merid18 ian; and 

(B) SE1⁄4SE1 19 ⁄4 sec. 24, T. 35. S., R. 9 W., 

20 Salt Lake Base and Meridian. 

21 (d) CONDITIONS.—On conveyance to the Boy Scouts 

22 under subsection (b)(1), the parcels of land described in 

23 subsection (c)(2) shall be subject to the terms and condi24 tions imposed on the entire tract of land acquired by the 


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1 Boy Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land Man2 agement patent numbered 43–75–0010. 

3 (e) MODIFICATION OF PATENT.—On completion of 

4 the exchange under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall 

5 amend the original Bureau of Land Management patent 

6 providing for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts under the 

7 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recre8 ation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) 

9 numbered 43–75–0010 to take into account the exchange 

10 under subsection (b)(1). 

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