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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 25 acres of Bureau of 
Land Management land identified on the map as 
‘‘Lands to be conveyed to Turnabout Ranch’’. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Turnabout Ranch Conveyance’’ dated May 
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12, 2006, and on file in the office of the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument located in southern Utah. 
(5) TURNABOUT
RANCH.—The term ‘‘Turn-
about Ranch’’ means the Turnabout Ranch in 
Escalante, Utah, owned by Aspen Education Group. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TURNABOUT 
RANCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use 
planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1713), 
if not later than 30 days after completion of the appraisal 
required under subsection (b), Turnabout Ranch of 
Escalante, Utah, submits to the Secretary an offer to ac-
quire the Federal land for the appraised value, the Sec-
retary shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the 
offer, convey to Turnabout Ranch all right, title, and in-
terest to the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights. 
(b) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
an appraisal of the Federal land. The appraisal shall be 
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completed in accordance with the ‘‘Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions’’ and the ‘‘Uni-
form Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice’’. All 
costs associated with the appraisal shall be born by Turn-
about Ranch. 
(c) PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Federal land is con-
veyed under subsection (a), as a condition of the convey-
ance, Turnabout Ranch shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal land, 
as determined under subsection (b). 
(d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 
conveyance, any costs of the conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be paid by Turnabout Ranch. 
(e) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The Secretary 
shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance of the Fed-
eral land under subsection (a) in the Federal Land De-
posit Account established by section 206 of the Federal 
Land Transaction Facilitation Act, Public Law 106–248, 
to be expended in accordance with that Act. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF MONUMENT BOUNDARY. 
When the conveyance authorized by section 2 is com-
pleted, the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante 
National Monument in the State of Utah are hereby modi-
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fied to exclude the Federal land conveyed to Turnabout 
Ranch. 
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