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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 602 

To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels 

known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real 

property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2009 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel 

Oak properties and related real property 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. CONVEYANCE OF LAND BY THE BUREAU OF 

4 LAND MANAGEMENT TO PARK CITY, UTAH. 

5 (a) LAND TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding the plan6 ning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 

7 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

8 1712, 1713), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, 


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1 not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

2 of this Act, to Park City, Utah, all right, title, and interest 

3 of the United States in and to two parcels of real property 

4 located in Park City, Utah, that are currently under the 

5 management jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage6 ment and designated as parcel 8 (commonly known as the 

7 White Acre parcel) and parcel 16 (commonly known as 

8 the Gambel Oak parcel). The conveyance shall be subject 

9 to all valid existing rights. 

10 (b) DEED RESTRICTION.—The conveyance of the 

11 lands under subsection (a) shall be made by a deed or 

12 deeds containing a restriction requiring that the lands be 

13 maintained as open space and used solely for public recre14 ation purposes or other purposes consistent with their 

15 maintenance as open space. This restriction shall not be 

16 interpreted to prohibit the construction or maintenance of 

17 recreational facilities, utilities, or other structures that are 

18 consistent with the maintenance of the lands as open space 

19 or its use for public recreation purposes. 

20 (c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the trans21 fer of the land under subsection (a), Park City shall pay 

22 to the Secretary of the Interior an amount consistent with 

23 conveyances to governmental entities for recreational pur24 poses under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 


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1 as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 869 

2 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 2. SALE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN 

4 PARK CITY, UTAH, AT AUCTION. 

5 (a) SALE OF LAND.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

7 the Interior shall offer for sale any right, title, or interest 

8 of the United States in and to two parcels of real property 

9 located in Park City, Utah, that are currently under the 

10 management jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage11 ment and are designated as parcels 17 and 18 in the Park 

12 City, Utah, area. The sale of the land shall be carried out 

13 in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Manage14 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and other applicable 

15 law, other than the planning provisions of sections 202 

16 and 203 of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), and shall 

17 be subject to all valid existing rights. 

18 (b) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of the land under 

19 subsection (a) shall be consistent with subsections (d) and 

20 (f) of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage21 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) through a competitive 

22 bidding process and for not less than fair market value. 

23 SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF LAND SALES PROCEEDS. 

24 All proceeds derived from the sale of land described 

25 in this Act shall be deposited in the Federal Land Disposal 


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1 Account established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land 

2 Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)). 

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