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Calendar No. 393 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 476 

[Report No. 109–231] 

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 

MARCH 1, 2005 

Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. BENNETT) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 20, 2006 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7, 2006, by Mr. 

DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Boy Scouts of America 

3 Land Transfer Act of 2005’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

7 means the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy 

8 Scouts of America. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

12 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.—Congress finds that 

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

14 of subsection (c) are of approximately equal value con15 sistent with section 206(h) of the Federal Land Policy and 

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

17 (b) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 

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

19 and notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (com20 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur21 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Boy Scouts 

22 may convey to Brian Head Resort, subject to valid 

23 existing rights and, except as provided in paragraph 

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

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

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1 section (c)(1) in exchange for the conveyance by 

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

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

4 subsection (c)(2). 

5 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—On conveyance 

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

7 the Secretary shall have discretion with respect to 

8 whether or not the reversionary interests of the 

9 United States are to be exercised. 

10 (c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re11 ferred to in subsection (a) are— 

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

13 of public land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the 

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

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

16 869 et seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, 

17 which is more particularly described as the 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4SE1 18 ⁄4 sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 9 

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

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

21 Brian Head Resort that total 120 acres, which are 

22 more particularly described as— 

(A) NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NE1 23 ⁄4 sec. 25, 

24 T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Merid25 ian; and 


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(B) SE1⁄4SE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 24, T. 35. S., R. 9 W., 

2 Salt Lake Base and Meridian. 

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

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

5 subsection (c)(2) shall be subject to the terms and condi6 tions imposed on the entire tract of land acquired by the 

7 Boy Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land Man8 agement patent numbered 43–75–0010. 

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

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

11 amend the original Bureau of Land Management patent 

12 providing for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts under the 

13 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recre14 ation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) 

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

16 under subsection (b)(1). 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Boy Scouts of America 

19 Land Transfer Act of 2006’’. 

20 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act: 

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

23 means the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy 

24 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) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c) and 

6 notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

7 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) 

8 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Boy Scouts may convey 

9 to Brian Head Resort, subject to valid existing rights 

10 and, except as provided in paragraph (2), any rights 

11 reserved by the United States, all right, title, and in12 terest granted to the Boy Scouts by the original pat13 ent to the parcel described in subsection (b)(1) in ex14 change for the conveyance by Brian Head Resort to 

15 the Boy Scouts of all right, title, and interest in and 

16 to the parcels described in subsection (b)(2). 

17 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—On conveyance 

18 of the parcel of land described in subsection (b)(1), the 

19 Secretary shall have discretion with respect to wheth20 er or not the reversionary interests of the United 

21 States are to be exercised. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re23 ferred to in subsection (a) are— 

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

25 public land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the Act 


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1 of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recre2 ation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

3 seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, which is 

more particularly described as the W1⁄2SE1 4 ⁄4 and 

SE1⁄4SE1 5 ⁄4 sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base 

6 and Meridian; and 

7 (2) the 2 parcels of private land owned by Brian 

8 Head Resort that total 120 acres, which are more 

9 particularly described as— 

(A) NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NE1 10 ⁄4 sec. 25, T. 

11 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Meridian; 

12 and 

(B) SE1⁄4SE1 13 ⁄4 sec. 24, T. 35. S., R. 9 W., 

14 Salt Lake Base and Meridian. 

15 (c) CONDITIONS.—On conveyance to the Boy Scouts 

16 under subsection (a)(1), the parcels of land described in sub17 section (b)(2) shall be subject to the terms and conditions 

18 imposed on the entire tract of land acquired by the Boy 

19 Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land Management 

20 patent numbered 43–75–0010. 

21 (d) MODIFICATION OF PATENT.—On completion of the 

22 exchange under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall amend 

23 the original Bureau of Land Management patent providing 

24 for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts under the Act of June 

25 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 


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1 Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) numbered 43–75– 

2 0010 to take into account the exchange under subsection 

3 (a)(1). 


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Calendar No. 393 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 476 

[Report No. 109

–231] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exAct. quired under the Recreation and Public Purposes change certain land in the State of Utah acAPRIL 20, 2006 

Reported with an amendment 


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