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Union Calendar No. 670 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4579 
[Report No. 114–857, Part I] 
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of 
Utah from all forms of public appropriation, to provide for the shared 
management of the withdrawn land by the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of the Air Force to facilitate enhanced weapons testing 
and pilot training, enhance public safety, and provide for continued 
public access to the withdrawn land, to provide for the exchange of 
certain Federal land and State land, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2016 
Mr. STEWART (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mrs. 
LOVE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 12, 2016] 
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A BILL 
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land in 
the State of Utah from all forms of public appropriation, 
to provide for the shared management of the withdrawn 
land by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of the Air Force to facilitate enhanced weapons testing 
and pilot training, enhance public safety, and provide 
for continued public access to the withdrawn land, to 
provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and 
State land, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention 
and Temporary Closure Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE 
Sec. 101. Management of BLM land. 
Sec. 102. Temporary closures. 
Sec. 103. Community resource group. 
Sec. 104. Liability. 
Sec. 105. Effects of title. 
TITLE II—LAND EXCHANGE 
Sec. 201. Findings and purpose. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land. 
Sec. 204. Status and management of non-Federal land after exchange. 
Sec. 205. Hazardous materials. 
TITLE III—HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY 
Sec. 301. Recognition and transfer of certain highway rights-of-way. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the testing and development of military 
weapons systems and the training of military forces 
are critical to ensuring the national security of the 
United States; 
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(2) the Utah Test and Training Range is a 
unique and irreplaceable national asset at the core of 
the test and training mission of the Department of 
Defense; 
(3) continued access to the special use airspace 
and land that comprise the Utah Test and Training 
Range, under the terms and conditions described in 
this Act is a national security priority; 
(4) multiple use of, sustained yield activities on, 
and access to the BLM land are vital to the customs, 
culture, economy, ranching, grazing, and transpor-
tation interests of the counties in which the BLM 
land is situated; and 
(5) the limited use by the military of the BLM 
land and airspace above the BLM land is vital to im-
proving and maintaining the readiness of the Armed 
Forces. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BLM LAND.—The term ‘‘BLM land’’ means 
the Bureau of Land Management land in the State 
comprising approximately 625,643 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah Test and Train-
ing Range Enhancement/West Desert Land Ex-
change’’ and dated February 12, 2016. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
(4) UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Utah Test 
and Training Range’’ means the portions of the 
military land and airspace operating area of the 
Utah Test and Training Area that are located in 
the State. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Utah Test and 
Training Range’’ includes the Dugway Proving 
Ground. 
TITLE I—UTAH TEST AND 
TRAINING RANGE 
SEC. 101. MANAGEMENT OF BLM LAND. 
(a) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 
(1) DRAFT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
complete a draft of the memorandum of agree-
ment required under paragraph (2). 
(B) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.—During the 
30-day period beginning on the date on which 
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the draft memorandum of agreement is com-
pleted under subparagraph (A), there shall be an 
opportunity for public comment on the draft 
memorandum of agreement, including an oppor-
tunity for the Utah Test and Training Range 
Community Resource Group established under 
section 103(a) to provide comments on the draft 
memorandum of agreement. 
(2) REQUIREMENT; DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
enter into a memorandum of agreement that pro-
vides for the continued management of the BLM 
land by the Secretary, in a manner that provides 
for the limited use of the BLM land by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, consistent with this Act. 
(B) SIGNATURES REQUIRED.—The terms of 
the memorandum of agreement, including a tem-
porary closure of the BLM land under the memo-
randum of agreement, may not be carried out 
until the date on which all parties to the memo-
randum of agreement have signed the memo-
randum of agreement. 
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(3) MANAGEMENT BY SECRETARY.—The memo-
randum of agreement under paragraph (2) shall pro-
vide that the Secretary (acting through the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management) shall continue to 
manage the BLM land— 
(A) as land described in section 6901(1)(B) 
of title 31, United States Code; 
(B) for multiple use and sustained yield 
goals and activities as required under sections 
102(a)(7) and 202(c)(1) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701(a)(7), 1712(c)(1)) and defined in section 
103 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1702), including all 
principal or major uses on Federal land recog-
nized pursuant to the definition of the term in 
section 103 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1702); 
(C) in accordance with section 202 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 
(D) subject to use by the Secretary of the 
Air Force provided under section 102 for— 
(i) the preservation of the Utah Test 
and Training Range against current and 
future encroachments that the Secretary of 
the Air Force finds to be incompatible with 
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current and future test and training re-
quirements; 
(ii) the testing of— 
(I) advanced weapon systems, in-
cluding current weapons systems, 5th 
generation weapon systems, and future 
weapon systems; and 
(II) the standoff distance for 
weapons; 
(iii) the testing and evaluation of 
hypersonic weapons; 
(iv) increased public safety for civil-
ians accessing the BLM land; and 
(v) other purposes relating to meeting 
national security needs. 
(b) MAP.—The Secretary may correct any minor er-
rors in the map described in section 3(1). 
(c) LAND USE PLANS.—Any land use plan in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act that applies to the BLM 
land shall continue to apply to the BLM land. 
(d) MAINTAIN CURRENT USES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(3)(D), the memorandum of agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) and the land use plans described 
in subsection (c) shall not diminish any major or 
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principle use that is recognized pursuant to section 
103(l) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(l)), except to the extent 
authorized in subsection (a). 
(2) ACTIONS
BY
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(A) if corrective action is necessary due to 
an action of the Air Force, as determined by the 
Secretary of the Air Force, render the BLM land 
safe for public use; and 
(B) appropriately communicate the safety 
of the land to the Secretary once the BLM land 
is rendered safe for public use. 
(e) GRAZING.— 
(1) NEW GRAZING LEASES AND PERMITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 
and administer any new grazing lease or permit 
on the BLM land, in accordance with applicable 
law (including regulations) and other authorities 
applicable to livestock grazing on Bureau of 
Land Management land. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL LAND LEVELS.—The Sec-
retary (acting through the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management) shall continue to 
issue and administer livestock grazing leases and 
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permits on the non-Federal land described in sec-
tion 202(3), subject to the requirements described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph 
(2). 
(2) EXISTING GRAZING LEASES AND PERMITS.— 
Any livestock grazing lease or permit applicable to 
the BLM land that is in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act shall continue in effect— 
(A) at the number of permitted animal unit 
months authorized under current applicable land 
use plans; 
(B) if range conditions permit, at levels 
greater than the level of active use; and 
(C) subject to such reasonable increases and 
decreases of active use of animal unit months 
and other reasonable regulations, policies, and 
practices as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate based on rangeland conditions. 
(f) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING
ON EMER-
GENCY ACCESS AND RESPONSE.—Nothing in this section 
precludes the continuation of the memorandum of under-
standing that is between the Department of the Interior and 
the Department of the Air Force with respect to emergency 
access and response, as in existence as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the BLM land is withdrawn from all forms of appropria-
tion under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. 
(h) LIMITATION ON FUTURE RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR USE 
PERMITS.—The Secretary may not issue any new use per-
mits or rights-of-way on the BLM land for any purposes 
that the Secretary of the Air Force determines to be incom-
patible with current or projected military requirements, 
with consideration given to the rangeland improvements 
under section 105(h). 
(i) GRAZING AND RANCHING.—Efforts described in 
this Act to facilitate grazing and ranching on the BLM land 
and the non-Federal land described in section 202(3) shall 
be considered to be compatible with mission requirements 
of the Utah Test and Training Range. 
SEC. 102. TEMPORARY CLOSURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines that military operations (including operations 
relating to the fulfillment of the mission of the Utah Test 
and Training Range), public safety, or national security 
require the temporary closure to public use of any road, 
trail, or other portion of the BLM land, the Secretary of 
the Air Force may take such action as the Secretary of the 
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Air Force determines necessary to carry out the temporary 
closure. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Any temporary closure under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) shall be limited to the minimum areas and 
periods during which the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines are required to carry out a closure under 
this section; 
(2) shall not occur on a State or Federal holi-
day, unless notice is provided in accordance with sub-
section (c)(1)(B); 
(3) shall not occur on a Friday, Saturday, or 
Sunday, unless notice is provided in accordance with 
subsection (c)(1)(B); and 
(4)(A) if practicable, shall be for not longer than 
a 3-hour period per day; 
(B) shall only be for longer than a 3-hour period 
per day— 
(i) for mission essential reasons; and 
(ii) as infrequently as practicable and in no 
case for more than 10 days per year; and 
(C) shall in no case be for longer than a 6-hour 
period per day. 
(c) NOTICE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(A) keep appropriate warning notices post-
ed before and during any temporary closure; and 
(B) provide notice to the Secretary, public, 
and relevant stakeholders concerning the tem-
porary closure— 
(i) at least 30 days before the date on 
which the temporary closure goes into effect; 
(ii) in the case of a closure during the 
period beginning on March 1 and ending on 
May 31, at least 60 days before the date on 
which the closure goes into effect; or 
(iii) in the case of a closure described 
in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b), at 
least 90 days before the date on which the 
closure goes into effect. 
(2) SPECIAL
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—In 
each case for which a mission-unique security require-
ment does not allow for the notifications described in 
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
work with the Secretary to achieve a mutually agree-
able timeline for notification. 
(d) MAXIMUM ANNUAL CLOSURES.—The total cumu-
lative hours of temporary closures authorized under this sec-
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tion with respect to the BLM land shall not exceed 100 
hours annually. 
(e) PROHIBITION
ON
CERTAIN
TEMPORARY
CLO-
SURES.—The northernmost area identified as ‘‘Newfound-
land’s’’ on the map described in section 3(1) shall not be 
subject to any temporary closure between August 21 and 
February 28, in accordance with the lawful hunting meth-
ods and seasons of the State of Utah. 
(f) EMERGENCY GROUND RESPONSE.—A temporary 
closure of a portion of the BLM land shall not affect the 
conduct of emergency response activities on the BLM land 
during the temporary closure. 
(g) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY.—The Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into 
cooperative agreements with State and local law enforce-
ment officials with respect to lawful procedures and proto-
cols to be used in promoting public safety and operation 
security on or near the BLM land during noticed test and 
training periods. 
(h) LIVESTOCK.—Livestock shall be allowed to remain 
on the BLM land during a temporary closure of the BLM 
land under this section. 
SEC. 103. COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be established 
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the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource 
Group (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Community 
Group’’) to provide regular and continuing input to the 
Secretary and the Secretary of the Air Force on matters 
involving public access to, use of, and overall management 
of the BLM land. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (acting through 
the State Bureau of Land Management Office) shall 
appoint members to the Community Group, includ-
ing— 
(A) operational and land management per-
sonnel of the Air Force; 
(B) 1 Indian representative, to be nomi-
nated by a majority vote conducted among the 
Indian tribes in the vicinity of the BLM land; 
(C) not more than 2 county commissioners 
from each of Box Elder, Tooele, and Juab Coun-
ties, Utah; 
(D) 2 representatives of off-road and high-
way use, hunting, and other recreational groups; 
(E) 2 representatives of livestock grazers on 
any public land located within the BLM land; 
(F) 1 representative of the Utah Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Food; and 
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(G) not more than 3 representatives of State 
or Federal offices or agencies, or private groups, 
if the Secretary determines that such representa-
tives would further the goals and objectives of the 
Community Group. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The members described in 
paragraph (1) shall elect from among the members of 
the Community Group— 
(A) 1 member to serve as Chairperson of the 
Community Group; and 
(B) 1 member to serve as Vice-Chairperson 
of the Community Group. 
(c) CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Commu-
nity Group shall serve voluntarily and without remu-
neration. 
(2) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Community Group shall be appointed for a term 
of 4 years. 
(B) ORIGINAL MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), the Chairperson shall select 
1⁄2 of the original members of the Community 
Group to serve for a term of 4 years and the 1⁄2 
to serve for a term of 2 years to ensure the re-
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placement of members shall be staggered from 
year to year. 
(C) REAPPOINTMENT AND REPLACEMENT.— 
The Secretary may reappoint or replace a mem-
ber of the Community Group appointed under 
subsection (b)(1), if— 
(i) the term of the member has expired; 
(ii) the member has retired; or 
(iii) the position held by the member 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) 
of paragraph (1) has changed to the extent 
that the ability of the member to represent 
the group or entity that the member rep-
resents has been significantly affected. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Community Group shall 
meet not less than once per year, and at such other 
frequencies as determined by five or more of the mem-
bers of the Community Group. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY GROUP.— 
The Community Group shall be responsible for deter-
mining appropriate schedules for, details of, and ac-
tions for meetings of the Community Group. 
(3) NOTICE.—The Chairperson shall provide no-
tice to each member of the Community Group not less 
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than 10 business days before the date of a scheduled 
meeting. 
(4) EXEMPT
FROM
FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to meetings of the 
Community Group. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF COM-
MUNITY GROUP.—The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
Air Force, consistent with existing laws (including regula-
tions), shall take under consideration recommendations 
from the Community Group. 
(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Community 
Group shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary and the 
Community Group mutually elect to terminate the Commu-
nity Group before that date. 
(g) RENEWAL.—The Community Group may elect, by 
simple majority, to renew the term of the Community 
Group for 7 years, upon or within 90 days of termination, 
with the option to renew every 7 years thereafter. 
SEC. 104. LIABILITY. 
The United States (including all departments, agen-
cies, officers, and employees of the United States) shall be 
held harmless and shall not be liable for any injury or dam-
age to any individual or property suffered in the course 
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of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or any 
other authorized nondefense-related activity, conducted on 
the BLM land. 
SEC. 105. EFFECTS OF TITLE. 
(a) EFFECT ON WEAPON IMPACT AREA.—Nothing in 
this title expands the boundaries of the weapon impact area 
of the Utah Test and Training Range. 
(b) EFFECT ON SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE AND TRAINING 
ROUTES.—Nothing in this title precludes— 
(1) the designation of new units of special use 
airspace; or 
(2) the expansion of existing units of special use 
airspace. 
(c) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
RIGHTS
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.— 
(1) KNOLLS SPECIAL RECREATION MANAGEMENT 
AREA; BLM COMMUNITY PITS CENTRAL GRAYBACK AND 
SOUTH
GRAYBACK.—Except as provided in section 
102, nothing in this title limits or alters any existing 
right or right of access to— 
(A) the Knolls Special Recreation Manage-
ment Area; or 
(B)(i) the Bureau of Land Management 
Community Pits Central Grayback and South 
Grayback; and 
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(ii) any other county or community pit lo-
cated within close proximity to the BLM land. 
(2) NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS AND OTHER HIS-
TORICAL LANDMARKS.—Except as provided in section 
102, nothing in this title limits or alters any existing 
right or right of access to a component of the National 
Trails System or other Federal or State historic land-
marks within the BLM land, including the California 
National Historic Trail, the Pony Express National 
Historic Trail, or the GAPA Launch Site and Block-
house. 
(3) CLOSURE OF INTERSTATE 80.—Nothing in 
this title authorizes any additional authority or right 
to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Air Force to 
temporarily close Interstate 80. 
(4) EFFECT ON LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS TO 
CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.—Nothing in this title affects the limitation es-
tablished under section 2815(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 852). 
(5) EFFECT
ON
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—Nothing in this title affects the memo-
randum of understanding entered into by the Air 
Force, the Bureau of Land Management, the Utah De-
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partment of Natural Resources, and the Utah Divi-
sion of Wildlife Resources relating to the reestablish-
ment of bighorn sheep in the Newfoundland Moun-
tains and signed by the parties to the memorandum 
of understanding during the period beginning on 
January 24, 2000, and ending on February 4, 2000. 
(6) EFFECT ON EXISTING MILITARY SPECIAL USE 
AIRSPACE AGREEMENT.—Nothing in this title limits 
or alters the Military Operating Areas of Airspace 
Use Agreement between the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration and the Air Force in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) NO RESERVATION CREATED.—Nothing in this 
title— 
(A) establishes any reservation in favor of 
the United States with respect to any water or 
water right on the BLM land; or 
(B) authorizes any appropriation of water 
on the BLM land, except in accordance with ap-
plicable State law. 
(2) PREVIOUSLY
ACQUIRED
AND
RESERVED 
WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title affects— 
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(A) any water right acquired or reserved by 
the United States before the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) the authority of the Secretary or the 
Secretary of the Air Force, as applicable, to exer-
cise any water right described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(3) NO EFFECT ON MCCARRAN AMENDMENT.— 
Nothing in this title diminishes, enhances, or other-
wise affects in any way the rights, duties, and obliga-
tions of the United States, the State of Utah, the 
counties in which the BLM land is situated, and the 
residents and stakeholders in those counties under sec-
tion 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘McCarran Amendment’’) (43 U.S.C. 
666). 
(e) EFFECT
ON FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN 
TRIBES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title alters 
any right reserved by treaty or Federal law for a fed-
erally recognized Indian tribe for tribal use. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall consult with any federally recognized In-
dian tribe in the vicinity of the BLM land before tak-
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ing any action that will affect any tribal right or cul-
tural resource protected by treaty or Federal law. 
(f) EFFECT ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY OF BLM LAND AND NON-FED-
ERAL LAND.—The BLM land and the non-Federal 
land described in section 202(3) shall remain eligible 
as entitlement land under section 6901 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) NO PREJUDICE TO COUNTY PAYMENT IN LIEU 
OF TAXES RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title diminishes, 
enhances, or otherwise affects any other right or enti-
tlement of the counties in which the BLM land is sit-
uated to payments in lieu of taxes based on the BLM 
land, under section 6901 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(g) WILDLIFE GUZZLERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 
shall continue the management of wildlife guzzlers in 
existence as of the date of enactment of this Act on 
the BLM land. 
(2) NEW GUZZLERS.—Nothing in this title pre-
vents the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah 
Division of Wildlife Resources from entering into 
agreements for new wildlife guzzlers. 
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(3) ACQUIRED GUZZLERS.—The Secretary shall 
continue to manage existing wildlife guzzlers or wild-
life improvements on the non-Federal land conveyed 
to the Secretary under section 203(a) that were in ex-
istence on the day before the date of the conveyance. 
(h) RANGELAND IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
continue to manage, in a manner that promotes and facili-
tates grazing— 
(1) rangeland improvements on the BLM land 
that are in existence on the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) rangeland improvements on the non-Federal 
land conveyed to the Secretary under section 203(a) 
that were in existence on the day before the date of 
the conveyance. 
(i) NEW RANGELAND IMPROVEMENTS.—Nothing in 
this title prevents the Bureau of Land Management, the 
Utah Department of Agriculture or other State entity, or 
a Federal land permittee from entering into agreements for 
new rangeland improvements that promote and facilitate 
grazing. 
(j) SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS AD-
MINISTRATION.—The Bureau of Land Management shall 
maintain rangeland grazing improvements in existence as 
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of the date of enactment of this Act on acquired land of 
the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. 
TITLE II—LAND EXCHANGE 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the State owns approximately 68,057 acres of 
land and approximately 10,280 acres of mineral in-
terests located within the Utah Test and Training 
Range in Box Elder, Tooele, and Juab Counties, 
Utah; 
(2) the State owns approximately 2,353 acres of 
land and approximately 3,560 acres of mineral inter-
ests located wholly or partially within the Cedar 
Mountains Wilderness in Tooele County, Utah; 
(3) the parcels of State land described in para-
graphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) were granted by Congress to the State 
pursuant to the Act of July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 
107, chapter 138), to be held in trust for the ben-
efit of the public school system and other public 
institutions of the State; and 
(B) are largely scattered in checkerboard 
fashion among Federal land; 
(4) continued State ownership and development 
of State trust land within the Utah Test and Train-
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ing Range and the Cedar Mountains Wilderness is in-
compatible with— 
(A) the critical national defense uses of the 
Utah Test and Training Range; and 
(B) the Federal management of the Cedar 
Mountains Wilderness; and 
(5) it is in the public interest of the United 
States to acquire in a timely manner all State trust 
land within the Utah Test and Training Range and 
the Cedar Mountains Wilderness, in exchange for the 
conveyance of the Federal land to the State, in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions described in 
this title. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to direct, 
facilitate, and expedite the exchange of certain Federal land 
and non-Federal land between the United States and the 
State. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) EXCHANGE
MAP.—The term ‘‘Exchange 
Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bureau of 
Land Management entitled ‘‘Utah Test and Training 
Range Enhancement/West Desert Land Exchange’’ 
and dated February 12, 2016. 
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(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the Bureau of Land Management land located 
in Box Elder, Millard, Juab, Tooele, and Beaver 
Counties, Utah, that is identified on the Exchange 
Map as ‘‘BLM Lands Proposed for Transfer to State 
Trust Lands’’. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the land owned by the State in Box 
Elder, Tooele, and Juab Counties, Utah, that is iden-
tified on the Exchange Map as— 
(A) ‘‘State Trust Land Proposed for Trans-
fer to BLM’’; and 
(B) ‘‘State Trust Minerals Proposed for 
Transfer to BLM’’. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah, acting through the School and Institutional 
Trust Lands Administration. 
SEC. 203. EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL 
LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey to the 
United States title to the non-Federal land, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) accept the offer; and 
(2) on receipt of all right, title, and interest in 
and to the non-Federal land, convey to the State (or 
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a designee) all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land. 
(b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange author-
ized under subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing 
rights. 
(c) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 
non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 
be in a format acceptable to the Secretary and the State. 
(d) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land 
and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this 
section shall be determined by appraisals conducted 
by one or more independent appraisers retained by 
the State, with the consent of the Secretary. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The appraisals under 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with 
nationally recognized appraisal standards, including, 
as appropriate, the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions. 
(3) MINERAL LAND.— 
(A) MINERAL
REPORTS.—The appraisals 
under paragraph (1) shall take into account 
mineral and technical reports provided by the 
Secretary and the State in the evaluation of 
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mineral deposits in the Federal land and non- 
Federal land. 
(B) MINING CLAIMS.—An appraisal of any 
parcel of Federal land that is encumbered by a 
mining or millsite claim located under sections 
2318 through 2352 of the Revised Statutes (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Mining Law of 1872’’) (30 
U.S.C. 21 et seq.) shall take into account the en-
cumbrance created by the claim for purposes of 
determining the value of the parcel of the Federal 
land. 
(C) VALIDITY
EXAMINATION.—Nothing in 
this title requires the United States to conduct a 
mineral examination for any mining claim on 
the Federal land. 
(4) APPROVAL.—The appraisals conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary and 
the State for approval. 
(5) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—If, by the date that 
is 90 days after the date of submission of an ap-
praisal for review and approval under this subsection, 
the Secretary or the State do not agree to accept the 
findings of the appraisals with respect to one or more 
parcels of Federal land or non-Federal land, the dis-
pute shall be resolved in accordance with section 
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206(d)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)(2)). 
(6) DURATION.—The appraisals conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall remain valid until the date of the 
completion of the exchange authorized under this title. 
(7) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
STATE
COSTS.—The 
Secretary shall reimburse the State in an amount 
equal to 50 percent of the costs incurred by the State 
in retaining independent appraisers under paragraph 
(1). 
(e) CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.—The land exchange au-
thorized under this title shall be completed by the later of— 
(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of final 
approval by the Secretary and the State of the ap-
praisals conducted under subsection (d); and 
(2) the date that is 1 year after the date of com-
pletion of the dispute resolution process authorized 
under subsection (d)(5). 
(f) PUBLIC INSPECTION AND NOTICE.— 
(1) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—At least 30 days before 
the date of conveyance of the Federal land and non- 
Federal land, all final appraisals and appraisal re-
views for land to be exchanged under this section shall 
be available for public review at the office of the State 
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Director of the Bureau of Land Management in the 
State of Utah. 
(2) NOTICE.—The Secretary or the State, as ap-
plicable, shall publish in a newspaper of general cir-
culation in Salt Lake County, Utah, a notice that the 
appraisals conducted under subsection (d) are avail-
able for public inspection. 
(g) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this sec-
tion— 
(A) shall be equal; or 
(B) shall be made equal in accordance with 
paragraph (2). 
(2) EQUALIZATION.— 
(A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the value of the 
Federal land exceeds the value of the non- 
Federal land, the value of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land shall be equalized by 
the State conveying to the United States— 
(I) State trust land parcel 1, as 
described in the assessment entitled 
‘‘Bureau of Land Management Envi-
ronmental 
Assessment 
UT–100–06– 
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EA’’, 
numbered 
UTU–82090, 
and 
dated March 2008; or 
(II) State trust land located with-
in any of the wilderness areas or na-
tional conservation areas in Wash-
ington County, Utah, established under 
subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1075) 
that has an appraised value equal to 
the difference between— 
(aa) the value of the Federal 
land; and 
(bb) the value of the non-Fed-
eral land. 
(ii) ORDER
OF
CONVEYANCES.—Any 
non-Federal land required to be conveyed to 
the United States under clause (i) shall be 
conveyed until the value of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land is equalized, in the 
following order: 
(I) The State trust land parcel de-
scribed in clause (i)(I). 
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(II) State trust land parcels lo-
cated in the Red Cliffs National Con-
servation Area. 
(III) State trust land parcels lo-
cated in the Docs Pass Wilderness. 
(IV) State trust land parcels lo-
cated in the Beaver Dam Wash Na-
tional Conservation Area. 
(B) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 
the value of the non-Federal land exceeds the 
value of the Federal land, the value of the Fed-
eral land and the non-Federal land shall be 
equalized by the Secretary making a cash equali-
zation payment to the State, in accordance with 
section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy Man-
agement (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 
(h) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINERAL 
ENTRY PRIOR TO EXCHANGE.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land to be conveyed to the State under 
this section is withdrawn from mineral location, entry, and 
patent under the mining laws pending conveyance of the 
Federal land to the State. 
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SEC. 204. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL 
LAND AFTER EXCHANGE. 
(a) NON-FEDERAL LAND WITHIN UTAH TEST AND 
TRAINING RANGE.—On conveyance to the United States 
under this title, the non-Federal land located within the 
Utah Test and Training Range shall be managed in accord-
ance with the memorandum of agreement entered into 
under section 101(a). 
(b) NON-FEDERAL LAND WITHIN CEDAR MOUNTAINS 
WILDERNESS.—On conveyance to the United States under 
this title, the non-Federal land located within the Cedar 
Mountains Wilderness shall, in accordance with section 
206(c) of the Federal Land Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(c)), be added to, and administered as part of, the 
Cedar Mountains Wilderness. 
SEC. 205. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 
(a) COSTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
costs of remedial actions relating to hazardous materials 
on land acquired under this title shall be paid by those enti-
ties responsible for the costs under applicable law. 
(b) REMEDIATION OF PRIOR TESTING AND TRAINING 
ACTIVITY.—The Department of Defense shall bear all costs 
of evaluation, management, and remediation caused by the 
previous testing of military weapons systems and the train-
ing of military forces on non-Federal land to be conveyed 
to the United States under this title. 
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locations and routes of all county claimed roads 
across Bureau of Land Management lands in 
Tooele County, Utah; and 
(C) the map titled ‘‘Juab County R.S. 2477 
Rights-of-Way’’ and accompanying GPS center-
line data kept and maintained by the Utah Pub-
lic Lands Policy Coordinating Office showing the 
locations and routes of all county claimed roads 
across Bureau of Land Management lands in 
Juab County, Utah. 
(3) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to land administered by the Chief of the 
Forest Service; or 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to land administered by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(b) RECOGNITION OF EXISTENCE AND VALIDITY OF 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Congress recognizes the existence and 
validity of each of the highway rights-of-way identified on 
the official transportation maps and centerline descrip-
tions. 
(c) CONVEYANCE OF AN EASEMENT ACROSS FEDERAL 
LAND.— 
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(1) BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH.—The Secretary 
shall convey, without consideration, to Box Elder 
County, Utah, and the State of Utah as joint tenants 
with undivided interests, easements for motorized 
travel rights-of-way across Federal land for all Class 
B and Class D R.S. 2477 roads shown and described 
in the map and centerline description of the county 
described in subsection (a)(2)(A). 
(2) TOOELE
COUNTY, 
UTAH.—The Secretary 
shall convey, without consideration, to Tooele County, 
Utah, and the State of Utah as joint tenants with un-
divided interests, easements for motorized travel 
rights-of-way across Federal land for all Class B and 
Class D R.S. 2477 roads shown and described in the 
transportation map and centerline description of the 
county described in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
(3) JUAB COUNTY, UTAH.—The Secretary shall 
convey, without consideration, to Juab County, Utah, 
and the State of Utah as joint tenants with undivided 
interests, easements for motorized travel rights-of-way 
across Federal land for all Class B and Class D R.S. 
2477 roads shown and described in the map and cen-
terline description of the county described in sub-
section (a)(2)(C). 
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way as of the date of conveyance for travel 
purposes, plus any reasonable additional 
width as may be necessary for surface 
maintenance, repairs, and turnaround pur-
poses. 
(B) SURVEY
NOT
REQUIRED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the convey-
ance of easements under subsection (c) shall be 
effective without a survey of the exact acreage 
and local description of the Federal land subject 
to the easements. 
(e) RETENTION OF MAPS AND CENTERLINE DESCRIP-
TIONS.—The maps and centerline descriptions referred to 
in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (d)(2)(A) shall be on 
file in the appropriate office of the Secretary. 
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Union Calendar No. 670 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4579 
[Report No. 114–857, Part I] 
A BILL 
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the State of Utah from all forms of pub-
lic appropriation, to provide for the shared man-
agement of the withdrawn land by the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air 
Force to facilitate enhanced weapons testing and 
pilot training, enhance public safety, and provide 
for continued public access to the withdrawn 
land, to provide for the exchange of certain Fed-
eral land and State land, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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