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Calendar No. 170 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 28 

[Report No. 113–92] 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System 

land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham 

Young University, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2013 

Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. LEE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. FLAKE, and Mr. HELLER) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, with amendments and an amendment to the title 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National 

Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Y Mountain Access 

3 Enhancement Act Upper Y Mountain Trail and Y Convey4 ance Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NA6 TIONAL FOREST, UTAH. 

7 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—On the request of 

8 Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of 

9 Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later 

11 than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham 

12 Young University all right, title, and interest of the United 

13 States in and to an approximately 80-acre parcel of Na14 tional Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

15 National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of 

SE1⁄4SE1 16 ⁄4 of Section 32, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., and lot 4 of 

17 Section 5, T. 7 S., R. 3 E., Salt Lake Base & Meridian. 

18 The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights 

19 and shall be made by quitclaim deed. National Forest in 

20 the State of Utah, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

21 ‘‘Upper Y Mountain Trail and Y Conveyance Act’’ and 

22 dated June 6, 2013, subject to valid existing rights and by 

23 quitclaim deed. 

24 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

25 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider26 ation for the land conveyed under subsection (a), 


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1 Brigham Young University shall pay to the Sec2 retary an amount equal to the fair market value of 

3 the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by 

4 the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the 

5 Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac6 quisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Pol7 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

8 (2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by 

9 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 

10 in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 

11 Federal deficit. 

12 (c) GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS TO Y MOUNTAIN

13 TRAIL.—After the conveyance under subsection (a), 

14 Brigham Young University represents that it will— 

15 (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public 

16 access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Moun17 tain Trail already owned by Brigham Young Univer18 sity as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 

19 Brigham Young University has historically allowed; 

20 and 

21 (2) allow that same reasonable public access to 

22 the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the ‘‘Y’’ 

23 symbol located on the land described in subsection 

24 (a). 


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1 (d) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The 

2 exact acreage and legal description of the land to be con3 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 

4 satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University 

5 shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and 

6 any administrative analyses required by law. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to provide for 

the conveyance of an approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, 

and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 170 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 28 

[Report No. 113–92] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of 

poses. Brigham Young University, and for other purWasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to National Forest System land in the UintaSEPTEMBER 10, 2013 

Reported with amendments and an amendment to the 

title 


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