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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 337 

To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the 

Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value. 

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 provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public 

land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair 

market value. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

6 means the approximately 25 acres of Bureau of 

7 Land Management land identified on the map as 

8 ‘‘Lands to be conveyed to Turnabout Ranch’’. 

9 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en10 titled ‘‘Turnabout Ranch Conveyance’’ dated May 


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1 12, 2006, and on file in the office of the Director 

2 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

6 means the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 

7 Monument located in southern Utah. 

8 (5) TURNABOUT RANCH.—The term ‘‘Turn9 about Ranch’’ means the Turnabout Ranch in 

10 Escalante, Utah, owned by Aspen Education Group. 

11 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TURNABOUT 

12 RANCH. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use 

14 planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed15 eral Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1713), 

16 if not later than 30 days after completion of the appraisal 

17 required under subsection (b), Turnabout Ranch of 

18 Escalante, Utah, submits to the Secretary an offer to ac19 quire the Federal land for the appraised value, the Sec20 retary shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the 

21 offer, convey to Turnabout Ranch all right, title, and in22 terest to the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights. 

23 (b) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 

25 an appraisal of the Federal land. The appraisal shall be 


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1 completed in accordance with the ‘‘Uniform Appraisal 

2 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions’’ and the ‘‘Uni3 form Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice’’. All 

4 costs associated with the appraisal shall be born by Turn5 about Ranch. 

6 (c) PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—Not later than 

7 30 days after the date on which the Federal land is con8 veyed under subsection (a), as a condition of the convey9 ance, Turnabout Ranch shall pay to the Secretary an 

10 amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal land, 

11 as determined under subsection (b). 

12 (d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 

13 conveyance, any costs of the conveyance under subsection 

14 (a) shall be paid by Turnabout Ranch. 

15 (e) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary 

16 shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance of the Fed17 eral land under subsection (a) in the Federal Land De18 posit Account established by section 206 of the Federal 

19 Land Transaction Facilitation Act, Public Law 106–248, 

20 to be expended in accordance with that Act. 

21 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF MONUMENT BOUNDARY. 

22 When the conveyance authorized by section 2 is com23 pleted, the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante 

24 National Monument in the State of Utah are hereby modiVerDate Nov 24 2008 22:54 Jan 11, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H337.IH H337

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1 fied to exclude the Federal land conveyed to Turnabout 

2 Ranch. 

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