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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 338 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 338

To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the 
  State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2009

 Mr. Matheson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Boy scouts.--The term ``Boy Scouts'' means the Utah 
        National Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c) and 
        notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
        ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
        seq.), the Boy Scouts may convey to Brian Head Resort, subject 
        to valid existing rights and, except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), any rights reserved by the United States, all right, 
        title, and interest granted to the Boy Scouts by the original 
        patent to the parcel described in subsection (b)(1) in exchange 
        for the conveyance by Brian Head Resort to the Boy Scouts of 
        all right, title, and interest in and to the parcels described 
        in subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Reversionary interest.--On conveyance of the parcel of 
        land described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall have 
        discretion with respect to whether or not the reversionary 
        interests of the United States are to be exercised.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are--
            (1) the 120-acre parcel that is part of a tract of public 
        land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the Act of June 14, 1926 
        (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') 
        (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, 
        which is more particularly described as the W 1/2 SE 1/4 and SE 
        1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base and 
        Meridian; and
            (2) the 2 parcels of private land owned by Brian Head 
        Resort that total 120 acres, which are more particularly 
        described as--
                    (A) NE 1/4 NW 1/4 and NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 25, T. 35 
                S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Meridian; and
                    (B) SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 24, T. 35. S., R. 9 W., Salt 
                Lake Base Meridian.
    (c) Conditions.--On conveyance to the Boy Scouts under subsection 
(a)(1), the parcels of land described in subsection (b)(2) shall be 
subject to the terms and conditions imposed on the entire tract of land 
acquired by the Boy Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land 
Management patent numbered 43-75-0010.
    (d) Modification of Patent.--On completion of the exchange under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall amend the original Bureau of 
Land Management patent providing for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts 
under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) numbered 43-75-0010 to 
take into account the exchange under subsection (a)(1).
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