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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 532 

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 

FEBRUARY 8, 2007 

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 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

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

8 Utah. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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

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

3 date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding sections 

4 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

5 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, sub6 ject to valid existing rights, shall convey to the City all 

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

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

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

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

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

12 Acre parcel’’); and 

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

14 Acre parcel’’). 

15 (c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con16 veyance of the Federal land under subsection (a), the City 

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

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

19 the Secretary. 

20 (d) METHOD OF CONVEYANCE.— 

21 (1) OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to 

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

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

24 that require that the Federal land shall be used only 

25 for— 


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1 (A) recreational and public open space pur2 poses; or 

3 (B) any other purposes relating to the 

4 maintenance of the Federal land as open space, 

5 as determined by the Secretary. 

6 (2) CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES.—The re7 quirement described in paragraph (1) shall not pro8 hibit the construction or maintenance of recreational 

9 facilities, utilities, or other structures that are con10 sistent with— 

11 (A) the maintenance of the Federal land as 

12 open space; or 

13 (B) the recreational purposes of the Fed14 eral land. 

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

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

17 date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding sections 

18 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

19 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, sub20 ject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales of the Fed21 eral land described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders. 

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

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

24 (1) parcel 17; and 

25 (2) parcel 18. 


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

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

3 (1) unless otherwise determined by the Sec4 retary, through a competitive bidding process; 

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

6 (3) in accordance with the Federal Land Man7 agement Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

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

9 203 of the Federal Land Management Policy Act of 

10 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713). 

11 SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF LAND SALES PROCEEDS. 

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

13 of land described in sections 3(a) and 4(a) shall be depos14 ited in a special account in the Treasury of the United 

15 States and shall be available to the Secretary, without fur16 ther appropriation and until expended, for— 

17 (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 

18 Bureau of Land Management in preparing for the 

19 sales of land described in sections 3(a) and 4(a), in20 cluding the costs of— 

21 (A) surveys; 

22 (B) appraisals; and 

23 (C) complying with applicable Federal 

24 laws; and 


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1 (2) environmental restoration projects that 

2 are— 

3 (A) located on Bureau of Land Manage4 ment land; and 

5 (B) administered by the Salt Lake City 

6 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment. 

8 (b) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Any 

9 amounts deposited in the special account shall earn inter10 est in an amount determined by the Secretary of the 

11 Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield 

12 on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 

13 States of comparable maturities, and may be expended in 

14 accordance with this section. 

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