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vate lands owned by the Sun Valley Company in the
vicinity of the Snowbasin Ski Resort, and shall as-
sume that private lands owned by the Sun Valley
Company are not available for use in conjunction
with the Federal selected lands.
SEC. 2005. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE EX-
CHANGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The exchange authorized by this
title shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) RESERVED RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—In any deed is-
sued pursuant to section 5(a), the Secretary shall re-
serve in the United States a right of reasonable access
across the conveyed property for public access and for
administrative purposes of the United States nec-
essary to manage adjacent federally-owned lands. The
terms of such reservation shall be prescribed by the
Secretary within 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) RIGHT OF RESCISSION.—This title shall not
be binding on either the United States or the Sun
Valley Company if, within 30 days after the final de-
termination of value of the Federal selected lands, the
Sun Valley Company submits to the Secretary a duly
authorized and executed resolution of the Company
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stating its intention not to enter into the exchange
authorized by this title.
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, ef-
fective on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal se-
lected lands described in section 5(a)(2) and all National
Forest System lands currently under special use permit to
the Sun Valley Company at the Snowbasin Ski Resort are
hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under
the public land laws (including the mining laws) and from
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing.
(c) DEED.—The conveyance of the offered lands to the
United States under this title shall be by general warranty
or other deed acceptable to the Secretary and in conformity
with applicable title standards of the Attorney General of
the United States.
(d) STATUS OF LANDS.—Upon acceptance of title by
the Secretary, the land conveyed to the United States pursu-
ant to this title shall become part of the Wasatch or Cache
National Forests as appropriate, and the boundaries of such
National Forests shall be adjusted to encompass such lands.
Once conveyed, such lands shall be managed in accordance
with the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (commonly
known as the ‘‘Weeks Act’’), and in accordance with the
other laws, rules and regulations applicable to National
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Forest System lands. This subsection does not limit the Sec-
retary’s authority to adjust the boundaries pursuant to sec-
tion 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (‘‘Weeks Act’’). For
the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the boundaries
of the Wasatch and Cache National Forests, as adjusted by
this title, shall be considered to be boundaries of the forests
as of January 1, 1965.
SEC. 2006. PHASE I FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND OPER-
ATION.
(a) PHASE I FACILITY FINDING AND REVIEW.—(1)
The Congress has reviewed the Snowbasin Ski Area Master
Development Plan dated October 1995 (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Master Plan’’). On the basis of
such review, and review of previously completed environ-
mental and other resource studies for the Snowbasin Ski
Area, Congress hereby finds that the ‘‘Phase I’’ facilities re-
ferred to in the Master Plan to be located on National For-
est System land after consummation of the land exchange
directed by this title are limited in size and scope, are rea-
sonable and necessary to accommodate the 2002 Olympics,
and in some cases are required to provide for the safety
of skiing competitors and spectators.
(2) Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary and the Sun Valley Company shall re-