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Union Calendar No. 316 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3452 
[Report No. 112–452] 
To provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of Federal land in Uinta- 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to permit 
the establishment of a minimally invasive transportation alternative for 
skiers, called ‘‘SkiLink’’, to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch 
Mountains, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2011 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. CHAFFETZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
APRIL 19, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 17, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of Federal 
land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt 
Lake County, Utah, to permit the establishment of a 
minimally invasive transportation alternative for skiers, 
called ‘‘SkiLink’’, to connect two ski resorts in the 
Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wasatch Range Recre-
ation Access Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Canyons Ski Resort and Solitude Mountain 
Resort and other ski areas are interested in providing 
direct public access between the Wasatch Range front 
and back in the State of Utah by linking these ski re-
sorts by means of a transportation connection, such 
as skier transport, lift, or tramway. 
(2) The seven ski resorts in the Wasatch Range 
in Utah are situated within a 5-mile radius, and the 
resorts are separated by mountain ridges and other 
natural features of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 
Forest, but currently there is no convenient transpor-
tation link between the resorts. 
(3) Wasatch Mountains Resorts have proposed a 
public-access transportation connection through con-
struction of a minimally invasive transportation al-
ternative gondola for skiers, called ‘‘SkiLink’’, which 
would cross approximately 30 acres of lands managed 
by the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest from 
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private land at The Canyons Ski Resort in Summit 
County, Utah, to private land at Solitude Mountain 
Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. 
(4) The land and resource management plan for 
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest prohibits new 
alpine ski lifts on National Forest System land. 
(5) Despite efforts by Utah Department of 
Transportation, the Wasatch Front Regional Council, 
and the Utah Transit Authority to increase transit 
and carpool access in Big Cottonwood Canyon, daily 
traffic on peak winter weekends ranges between 8,000 
and 9,000 vehicles per day. Addressing congested traf-
fic conditions in the Wasatch Canyons is important 
for the safety, health, and economy of the Wasatch 
Range front and back. 
(6) Studies show that the establishment of the 
SkiLink would reduce ski-season vehicle traffic be-
tween The Canyons Ski Resort and Solitude Moun-
tain Resort by as much as 18,000 cars per year or 
1 million fewer miles driven per year, and the 
amount of the reduction is expected to increase over 
time. 
(7) SkiLink would produce immediate traffic 
benefits, including a reduction in PM 2.5 and other 
emissions in Parley’s and Big Cottonwood Canyons. 
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