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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2009 

Mr. MATHESON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Land Transfer Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 means the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy 

10 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) 

6 and notwithstanding the Act of June 14, 1926 (com7 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur8 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Boy Scouts 

9 may convey to Brian Head Resort, subject to valid 

10 existing rights and, except as provided in paragraph 

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

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

13 by the original patent to the parcel described in sub14 section (b)(1) in exchange for the conveyance by 

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

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

17 subsection (b)(2). 

18 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—On conveyance 

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

20 the Secretary shall have discretion with respect to 

21 whether or not the reversionary interests of the 

22 United States are to be exercised. 

23 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re24 ferred to in subsection (a) are— 


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

2 of public land acquired by the Boy Scouts under the 

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

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

5 869 et seq.) for the purpose of operating a camp, 

6 which is more particularly described as the W 1/2 

7 SE 1/4 and SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 

8 9 W., Salt Lake Base and Meridian; and 

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

10 Brian Head Resort that total 120 acres, which are 

11 more particularly described as— 

12 (A) NE 1/4 NW 1/4 and NE 1/4 NE 1/ 

13 4 sec. 25, T. 35 S., R. 9 W., Salt Lake Base 

14 and Meridian; and 

15 (B) SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 24, T. 35. S., R. 

16 9 W., Salt Lake Base Meridian. 

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

18 under subsection (a)(1), the parcels of land described in 

19 subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to the terms and condi20 tions imposed on the entire tract of land acquired by the 

21 Boy Scouts for a camp under the Bureau of Land Man22 agement patent numbered 43–75–0010. 

23 (d) MODIFICATION OF PATENT.—On completion of 

24 the exchange under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 

25 amend the original Bureau of Land Management patent 


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1 providing for the conveyance to the Boy Scouts under the 

2 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recre3 ation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) 

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

5 under subsection (a)(1). 

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