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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2054

To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Utah

and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those States, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 5, 2001

Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact

between Utah and Nevada regarding a change in the

boundaries of those States, 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. CONSENT TO AGREEMENT OR COMPACT.

4 (a) CONSENT GIVEN.—The consent of the Congress

5 of the United States is given to Utah and Nevada to enter

6 into an agreement or compact that meets the following

7 requirements:

8 (1) The agreement or compact is consented to

9 by the legislatures of Utah and Nevada and such
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1 consent is evidenced through Acts enacted by the

2 legislatures of Utah and Nevada not later than 6

3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

4 (2) The agreement or compact is not in conflict

5 with any Federal law.

6 (3) The agreement or compact does not change

7 the boundary of any other State.

8 (4) The agreement or compact does not result

9 in the transfer to Nevada of more than a total of

10 10,000 acres of lands that are located within Utah

11 on the date of the enactment of this Act.

12 (5) The agreement or compact is entered into

13 for the primary purpose of changing the boundaries

14 of Utah and Nevada so that the lands located within

15 the municipal boundaries of the city of Wendover,

16 Utah, on the date of the enactment of this Act, in17 cluding the municipal airport, shall, after the imple18 mentation of the agreement or compact, be located

19 within the boundaries of Nevada. This paragraph

20 shall not prohibit the agreement or compact from in21 cluding provisions that are reasonably related to the

22 following:

23 (A) A change in the boundaries of Utah

24 and Nevada for the purposes described in this

25 paragraph.
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1 (B) Including other Utah lands imme2 diately surrounding the municipal boundaries of

3 Wendover, Utah, as described in this para4 graph, in a transfer to Nevada if such inclusion

5 would—

6 (i) facilitate the management of lands

7 transferred under the agreement or com8 pact or the placement of the boundaries of

9 Utah or Nevada; or

10 (ii) minimize the likelihood of future

11 residential development on remaining Utah

12 lands.

13 (C) Any other provision in the agreement

14 or compact regarding a change in ownership of,

15 management of, or other responsibilities or obli16 gations related to—

17 (i) providing State, county, or munic18 ipal services;

19 (ii) public utilities;

20 (iii) public schools; or

21 (iv) the municipal airport referred to

22 in this paragraph.

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT OR COM24 PACT.—An agreement or compact entered into in accord25 ance with subsection (a) shall become effective upon the
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1 fulfillment of the requirement of subsection (a)(1) without

2 further consent or ratification on the part of the Congress

3 of the United States.

4 (c) UNITED STATES OWNERSHIP AND JURISDICTION

5 RETAINED.—Nothing in this Act or in the agreement or

6 compact consented to under this Act shall be construed

7 to impair or in any manner affect the ownership or juris8 diction of the United States in and over any lands within

9 the boundaries of Utah or Nevada.

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