I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5718 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire and to convey certain 
lands or interests in lands in Utah, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2016 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. STEWART, and Mrs. LOVE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire and to 
convey certain lands or interests in lands in Utah, and 
for other purposes. 
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 
‘‘Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation 
Area Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area. 
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Sec. 4. Wilderness. 
Sec. 5. White Pine Special Management Area. 
Sec. 6. General provisions. 
Sec. 7. Land ownership. 
Sec. 8. Maps and legal descriptions. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) CONSERVATION AND RECREATION AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Conservation and Recreation Area’’ 
means the Central Wasatch National Conservation 
and Recreation Area established by section 3(a). 
(2) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means the Revised Forest Plan: Wasatch-Cache Na-
tional Forest, dated February 2003, as amended. 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recre-
ation Area developed under section 3(c). 
(4) CONSERVATION
AND
RECREATION
AREA 
MAP.—The term ‘‘Conservation and Recreation Area 
map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Central 
Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area 
Map’’ and dated lll. 
(5) MOUNTAIN ACCORD.—The term ‘‘Mountain 
Accord’’ means the Mountain Accord agreement 
dated July 13, 2015. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
SEC. 3. CENTRAL WASATCH NATIONAL CONSERVATION AND 
RECREATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Central Wasatch Na-
tional Conservation and Recreation Area in the 
State. 
(2) AREA
INCLUDED.—The Conservation and 
Recreation Area shall be comprised of approximately 
79,109 acres of Federal land in the Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest as generally depicted on the Con-
servation and Recreation Area map as ‘‘Central 
Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation 
Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Conservation 
and Recreation Area are to— 
(1) conserve and protect the ecological, natural, 
scenic, wilderness (within wilderness areas), cultural, 
historical, geological, and wildlife values within the 
Conservation and Recreation Area; 
(2) protect, enhance, and restore the water 
quality and watershed resources in the Conservation 
and Recreation Area; 
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(4) MANAGEMENT
PLAN
GUIDELINES.—The 
Management Plan shall— 
(A) conserve, protect, and enhance the re-
sources of the Conservation and Recreation 
Area; 
(B) ensure protection of water quality and 
watershed resources; 
(C) ensure protection of environmentally 
sensitive areas, including evaluating these areas 
for special designations such as Albion Basin 
Special Botanical Area; 
(D) not allow ski area permit boundary ex-
pansion on Federal land beyond what is de-
scribed in section 6(a)(10) and as depicted on 
the Conservation and Recreation Area map; 
(E) provide for adaptive management of 
resources and restoration of damaged resources; 
(F) promote public safety, including ava-
lanche control; 
(G) facilitate year-round, outdoor recre-
ation; 
(H) not allow lifts or people movers for the 
purpose of skiing outside of ski area permit 
boundaries as depicted on the map or outside 
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the transportation corridors established in sec-
tion 6(a)(8)(B); and 
(I) provide access to the Conservation and 
Recreation Area for residents, visitors, and 
businesses. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Conservation and Recreation Area— 
(A) consistent with the management plan; 
and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the laws (including regulations) 
and rules applicable to the National Forest 
System; and 
(ii) this Act. 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 
of the Conservation and Recreation Area that the 
Secretary determines would further the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(3) PERMITTED AND LICENSED ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects existing permits or licensed activities au-
thorized as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) PROCESS.—Nothing in this Act affects 
the process by which activities authorized by 
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permit or license as of the date of enactment of 
this Act may be authorized or reauthorized. 
(e) EFFECT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of the 
Conservation and Recreation Area shall not change 
the management status of any area within the 
boundary of the Conservation and Recreation Area 
that is— 
(A) a wilderness area; 
(B) the White Pine Special Management 
Area; or 
(C) ski area special use permit for Alta, 
Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude. 
(2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—If there is a conflict 
between the laws applicable to the areas described in 
paragraph (1) and this subtitle, the more restrictive 
provisions shall control. 
SEC. 4. WILDERNESS. 
(a) MOUNT OLYMPUS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD-
JUSTMENT.—Section 102(a) of the Utah Wilderness Act 
of 1984 (Public Law 98–428; 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 
1132 note) is amended in paragraph (3), as generally de-
picted on the Conservation and Recreation Area map, 
by— 
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(1) striking ‘‘sixteen thousand acres’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fifteen thousand eight hundred and eighty- 
three acres’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘, dated August 1984’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and dated lll’’. 
(b) TWIN PEAKS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST-
MENT.—Section 102(a) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–428; 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note) is amended in paragraph (4), as generally depicted 
on the Conservation and Recreation Area map, by— 
(1) striking ‘‘thirteen thousand one hundred 
acres’’ and inserting ‘‘thirteen thousand and ninety- 
eight acres’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘, dated June 1984’’ and inserting 
‘‘and dated lll’’. 
(c) LONE
PEAK
WILDERNESS
ADDITION
AND 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2(i) of the Endan-
gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95– 
237; 92 Stat. 42; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended, as 
generally depicted on the Conservation and Recreation 
Area map, by— 
(1) striking ‘‘twenty-nine thousand five hundred 
and sixty-seven acres’’ and inserting ‘‘thirty-two 
thousand one hundred and thirty acres’’; and 
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(2) inserting ‘‘and dated ll’’ after ‘‘on a map 
entitled ‘Lone Peak Wilderness—Proposed’ ’’. 
(d) GRANDEUR PEAK–MOUNT AIRE WILDERNESS.— 
Section 102(a) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Pub-
lic Law 98–428; 98 Stat. 1657; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is 
amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘and’’ from the end of paragraph 
(11); 
(2) striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(12) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) adding at the end the following: ‘‘(13) cer-
tain land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National For-
est comprising approximately 6,158 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Cen-
tral Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation 
Area Map’ and dated lll, which shall be known 
as the Grandeur Peak–Mount Aire Wilderness.’’. 
SEC. 5. WHITE PINE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
certain Federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National For-
est comprising approximately 1,800 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Conservation and Recreation Area map, is 
designated the White Pine Special Management Area (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘special management 
area’’). 
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(b) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the special management area established by sub-
section (a) to maintain the natural state of the spe-
cial management area. 
(2) MECHANIZED OR MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) and the landing of heli-
copters, the use of motorized and mechanized 
vehicles is prohibited in the special management 
area. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) prevents the Secretary from— 
(i) authorizing the use of motorized 
vehicles and equipment for administrative 
purposes; or 
(ii) responding to an emergency. 
(3) STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES.—New, per-
manent structures and facilities are prohibited with-
in the special management area. 
(4) TIMBER HARVESTING.—Timber harvesting 
is prohibited within the special management area. 
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SEC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—For Federal lands with-
in the Conservation and Recreation Area the following 
general provisions shall apply, consistent with section 3(e): 
(1) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the 
Conservation and Recreation Area shall not cre-
ate a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
the Conservation and Recreation Area. 
(B) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
CONSERVATION 
AND RECREATION AREA.—The fact that an ac-
tivity or use on land outside the Conservation 
and Recreation Area can be seen or heard from 
areas within the Conservation and Recreation 
Area shall not preclude the activity or use out-
side the boundary of the Conservation and 
Recreation Area. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND 
OR INTERESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Noth-
ing in this Act affects ownership, management, 
use, improvement, or other rights relating to 
non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal 
land. 
(B) ACCESS.—Nothing in this Act modifies 
any laws or regulations that require or allow 
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the Secretary to provide the owners of private 
property within the boundary of the Conserva-
tion and Recreation Area access to their prop-
erty. 
(3) 
MOTORIZED
AND
MECHANIZED
VEHI-
CLES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the use of motorized and 
mechanized vehicles in the Conservation and 
Recreation Area shall be permitted only on 
roads, trails, and areas designated for use by 
such vehicles by the management plan. 
(B) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Except 
as provided in subparagraph (C), paragraph 
(2)(B), and paragraph (8), no new or tem-
porary roads shall be constructed within the 
Conservation and Recreation Area. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) prevents the Secretary from— 
(i) authorizing roads or the use of mo-
torized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses; or 
(ii) responding to an emergency. 
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(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all Federal land located in the Conservation 
and Recreation Area is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patenting under 
the mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under the mineral leasing, 
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(5) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac-
quire land or interests in land within the 
boundary of the Conservation and Recreation 
Area only through exchange, donation, or pur-
chase from a willing seller. The Secretary may 
not acquire any land by condemnation. 
(B) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND 
AND INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in land 
that is located in the Conservation and Recre-
ation Area that is acquired by the United 
States shall— 
(i) become part of the Conservation 
and Recreation Area; 
(ii) be managed in accordance with— 
(I) the management plan; 
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(II) the laws and rules applicable 
to the National Forest System; and 
(III) this Act; and 
(iii) be withdrawn according to para-
graph (4) on the date of acquisition of the 
land. 
(6) VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in 
this Act prohibits the Secretary from conducting 
vegetation management projects within the Con-
servation and Recreation Area— 
(A) subject to— 
(i) such reasonable regulations, poli-
cies, and practices as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; and 
(ii) all applicable laws (including regu-
lations); and 
(B) in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses described in section 3(b). 
(7) WILDLAND FIRE.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, 
from conducting wildland fire operations in the Con-
servation and Recreation Area, including but not 
limited to operations using aircraft or mechanized 
equipment. 
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(8) TRANSPORTATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—This paragraph pro-
vides for future transportation infrastructure, 
including but not limited to roadway improve-
ments, public transportation, bus stops, sta-
tions, and public amenities, such as restrooms, 
trails, trailheads, bike lanes, and pedestrian in-
frastructure, within the Conservation and 
Recreation Area that are in accordance with— 
(i) the management plan; 
(ii) all applicable laws; and 
(iii) the purposes described in section 
3(b) of this Act. 
(B) CORRIDORS.—Transportation corridors 
are reserved consistent with 23 CFR 774(11)(i) 
and 49 U.S.C. 5323(q) within the easements, 
rights-of-way, and areas of established use (in-
cluding cut and fill slopes) on Little Cotton-
wood Canyon Road (State Road 210) and Big 
Cottonwood Canyon Road (State Road 190). 
(i) ADJUSTMENTS.—Adjustments to 
the corridors may be made through a pub-
lic engagement process in accordance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if applicable 
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and consistent with the purposes described 
in section 3(b). 
(ii) EXISTING
SECTION 4(f) PROP-
ERTIES.—Section 4(f) (23 U.S.C. 138 and 
49 U.S.C. 303) shall only apply to existing 
properties within the corridors that would 
have been determined to be section 4(f) 
properties before the enactment of this 
Act. 
(C) FEDERAL ACTION.—To the extent fu-
ture transportation infrastructure requires Fed-
eral action, the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate 
and give priority to actions in the Conservation 
and Recreation Area when fulfilling their obli-
gations under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(D) UTAH
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPOR-
TATION.—Nothing in this Act is intended to— 
(i) limit the Utah Department of 
Transportation from providing avalanche 
control, maintenance, and safety improve-
ment activities on current and future 
transportation facilities; 
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(ii) diminish or otherwise affect any 
easement, right-of-way (including those es-
tablished by historic use or construction), 
or other property rights held by or for the 
benefit of the Utah Department of Trans-
portation; 
(iii) add to the Utah Department of 
Transportation’s permitting process for 
maintenance or improvement of any exist-
ing transportation facilities; or 
(iv) affect existing or future appro-
priations authorized by 23 U.S.C. 107(d), 
204(f), and 317. 
(9) AVALANCHE
CONTROL.—The Secretary 
shall allow access and avalanche control devices, ex-
cluding ski lifts, to be installed and maintained with-
in or adjacent to the Conservation and Recreation 
Area to protect public health and property and in 
accordance with the management plan. 
(10) SKI AREA PERMIT BOUNDARIES.—Ski area 
permit boundary expansion is precluded on Federal 
land within the Conservation and Recreation Area 
beyond what is described below and as depicted on 
the Conservation and Recreation Area map. 
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(A) 
PERMANENT
BOUNDARIES.—Resort 
Area Permit Boundaries on Federal land within 
the Conservation and Recreation Area as de-
picted on the Conservation and Recreation Area 
as ‘‘Resort Area Boundary, Permanent’’ map 
shall be permanent as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(B) BRIGHTON.—If a realignment of the 
Brighton Resort Area Permit Boundary is pro-
posed within the ‘‘Resort Boundary Adjustment 
Area’’ as depicted on the Conservation and 
Recreation Area map, the proposed realignment 
is subject to the permitting process as of the 
date of enactment of this Act. After completion 
of the full permitting process and permit ap-
proval by the U.S. Forest Service, the Brighton 
Resort Area Boundary shall be permanent. 
(C) SOLITUDE.—If a realignment of the 
Solitude Resort Area Permit Boundary is pro-
posed within the Solitude ‘‘Resort Boundary 
Adjustment Area’’ as depicted on the Conserva-
tion and Recreation Area map, the proposed re-
alignment is subject to the permitting process 
as of the date of enactment of this Act. After 
completion of the full permitting process and 
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permit approval by the U.S. Forest Service, the 
Resort Area Boundary shall be permanent. 
(D) ALTA.— 
(i) If a realignment of the Alta Resort 
Area Permit Boundary is proposed on the 
‘‘Resort Area Boundary, Subject to Per-
mitting Process’’ as depicted on the Con-
servation and Recreation Area map, the 
proposed realignment is subject to the per-
mitting process as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. After completion of the full 
permitting process and permit approval by 
the U.S. Forest Service, the Alta Resort 
Area Boundary shall be permanent. The 
Secretary may restrict resort skier access 
beyond the realigned Alta Resort Area 
Boundary. 
(ii) If the Alta Ski Lifts Company 
conveys the non-Federal land to the United 
States in exchange for the Federal land as 
described in section 7 of this Act and as 
identified on the map entitled ‘‘Preliminary 
Conceptual Map for Proposed Land Ex-
change between The U.S. Forest Service 
and certain Utah Ski Areas’’, the Alta Re-
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sort Area Boundary as of the date the land 
exchange is completed shall be permanent 
and any future Alta Resort Area Boundary 
realignment shall be precluded. The land 
exchange may be completed in multiple 
phases. 
(11) FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘facility’’ means authorized facilities, such 
as water resource, water treatment, flood con-
trol, utility, pipeline, or telecommunications fa-
cilities. 
(B) EXISTING
FACILITIES.—Nothing in 
this section affects the operation or mainte-
nance of an existing facility located within the 
Conservation and Recreation Area. 
(C) EXPANSION AND NEW FACILITIES.— 
Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary 
from authorizing the expansion of an existing 
facility or the construction of a new facility 
within the Conservation and Recreation Area 
subject to— 
(i) the management plan; 
(ii) all applicable laws; and 
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(iii) in a manner consistent with the 
purposes described in section 3(b). 
(12) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 
and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water con-
servation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, 
pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, trans-
mission, and other facilities ancillary thereto, 
and other water diversion, storage, and carriage 
structures. 
(B) EFFECT
OF
ACT.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(i) shall constitute either an express 
or implied reservation by the United States 
of any water or water rights with respect 
to the Conservation and Recreation Area; 
(ii) affect any water rights in the 
State existing on the date of enactment of 
this Act, including any water rights held 
by the United States; or 
(iii) establish a precedent with regard 
to any future Conservation and Recreation 
Area designations. 
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(C) UTAH
WATER
LAW.—The Secretary 
shall follow the procedural and substantive re-
quirements of State law to obtain and hold any 
water rights not in existence on the date of the 
enactment of this Act with respect to the Con-
servation and Recreation Area. 
(D) 
EXISTING
WATER
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to limit motorized access and road maintenance 
by local municipalities, water districts, or utili-
ties for those maintenance activities necessary 
to guarantee the continued viability of water re-
source facilities that currently exist or which 
may be necessary in the future to prevent the 
degradation of the water supply in the Con-
servation and Recreation Area designated by 
this Act. 
(13) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act 
affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife. 
SEC. 7. LAND OWNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This section provides for the po-
tential exchange of specific National Forest System land 
for specific non-Federal land. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
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(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’ means the National Forest System land 
identified as ‘‘Federal Land To Be Evaluated 
for Private Ownership’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Preliminary Conceptual Map for Proposed 
Land Exchange between The U.S. Forest Serv-
ice and certain Utah Ski Areas’’. 
(B) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
term 
‘‘non-Federal land’’ means the private land list-
ed below. 
(i) Private land owned by Snowbird 
Ski and Summer Resort identified as ‘‘Pri-
vate Land To be Evaluated for Public 
Ownership - From Snowbird’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Preliminary Conceptual Map for 
Proposed Land Exchange between The 
U.S. Forest Service and certain Utah Ski 
Areas’’. 
(ii) Private land owned by Alta Ski 
Lifts Company identified as ‘‘Private Land 
To be Evaluated for Public Ownership - 
From Alta’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Prelimi-
nary Conceptual Map for Proposed Land 
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Exchange between The U.S. Forest Service 
and certain Utah Ski Areas’’. 
(iii) Private land owned by Brighton 
Mountain Resort identified as ‘‘Private 
Land To be Evaluated for Public Owner-
ship - From Brighton’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Preliminary Conceptual Map for Pro-
posed Land Exchange between The U.S. 
Forest Service and certain Utah Ski 
Areas’’. 
(iv) Private land owned by Solitude 
Mountain Resort identified as ‘‘Private 
Land To be Evaluated for Public Owner-
ship - From Solitude’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Preliminary Conceptual Map for Pro-
posed Land Exchange between The U.S. 
Forest Service and certain Utah Ski 
Areas’’. 
(C) SKI RESORTS.—The term ‘‘ski resorts’’ 
means Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Alta 
Ski Lifts Company, Brighton Mountain Resort, 
and Solitude Mountain Resort, respectively. 
(2) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary and 
the ski resorts may, by mutual agreement, cor-
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Federal land to be acquired by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be acceptable to the 
Secretary based on Department of Justice Title 
Standards. 
(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The con-
veyance of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land shall be subject to— 
(i) all applicable laws, including the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and section 
206 of the Federal Land Policy Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716); and 
(ii) such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(C) PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS.—As 
part of the public engagement process, existing 
private and public access to and uses of the 
land involved in the exchange shall be evalu-
ated. 
(D) ALTA EXCHANGE.—If Alta Ski Lifts 
Company offers to convey non-Federal land to 
the United States in exchange for Federal land 
within the Town of Alta under this section, the 
exchange shall be accompanied by a commit-
ment from Alta Ski Lifts Company to work 
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with the Town of Alta, existing base area prop-
erty owners, and the public to maintain access 
to public lands for ski area use, trails, business 
operations, parking, and other existing private 
uses, even if the resort and transit facilities are 
reconfigured. 
(5) APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the ski resorts shall select an ap-
praiser to conduct an appraisal of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under 
subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accord-
ance with nationally recognized appraisal stand-
ards, including— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
(C) COSTS.—The responsibility for the 
costs of appraisal and any associated adminis-
trative costs of appraisal conducted under sub-
paragraph (B) for purposes of carrying out the 
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land exchange shall be covered by the ski re-
sorts. 
(6) SURVEYS AND TITLE WORK.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the ski resorts shall select surveyors 
to conduct surveys of the Federal land and non- 
Federal land. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the Federal land and 
non-Federal land shall be determined by bound-
ary surveys of the lands to be exchanged. The 
boundaries will be surveyed and monumented as 
required by the Secretary. 
(C) COSTS.—The responsibility for the 
costs of any surveys conducted under subpara-
graph (A), any title work including but not lim-
ited to any abstracts, title reports, escrow or 
closing fees, deed preparation, preparation of 
NEPA documents, and any other administrative 
costs of carrying out the land exchange, shall be 
covered by the ski resorts. 
(7) VALUATION AND EQUALIZATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Fed-
eral land and non-Federal land to be exchanged 
under this subsection— 
(i) shall be equal, as determined by 
appraisals conducted in accordance with 
paragraph (5); or 
(ii) if not equal, may be equalized by 
a cash equalization payment in the manner 
provided in section 206(b) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1716(b)); or 
(iii) if not equal, the acreage of the 
Federal land or the non-Federal land may 
be reduced to achieve equalization, as ap-
propriate. 
(8) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de-
posit in the fund established under Public Law 
90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 
U.S.C. 484a) any amount received by the Sec-
retary as the result of any cash equalization 
payment made under paragraph (6)(A)(ii). 
(B) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts depos-
ited under subparagraph (A) shall be available 
to the Secretary, without further appropriation 
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and until expended, for the acquisition of lands 
and interests in lands in the Conservation and 
Recreation Area. 
(9) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 
(A) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public 
order withdrawing the Federal land from entry, 
appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
laws is revoked to the extent necessary to per-
mit the conveyance of the Federal land to the 
ski resorts. 
(B) WITHDRAWAL.—On the date of enact-
ment of this Act, if not already withdrawn or 
segregated from entry and appropriation under 
the public land laws (including the mining and 
mineral leasing laws) and the Geothermal 
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
the Federal land is withdrawn until the date of 
the conveyance of the Federal land to the ski 
resorts. 
(10) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In any conveyance of 
land under this Act, the Secretary shall meet 
disclosure requirements for hazardous sub-
stances, pollutants, or contaminants, but shall 
otherwise not be required to remediate or abate 
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such substances. Furthermore, any party de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C), which acquires 
property conveyed under this Act must agree to 
indemnify and hold harmless the United States 
for any costs associated with remediating or 
abating any hazardous substances, pollutants, 
or contaminants located on, or being released 
from, the land conveyed under this Act, and re-
store any injured or lost natural resources. 
(B) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
SITE
ASSESS-
MENT.—The Secretary and, as a condition of 
the exchange, the State, shall make available 
for review and inspection any record relating to 
hazardous materials on the land to be ex-
changed under this Act. Prior to the conveyance 
of Federal or non-Federal lands, the ski resorts 
shall conduct an Environmental Site Assess-
ment of the lands proposed for conveyance, that 
meets the requirements set forth in ASTM 
E1527–13, for both land to be conveyed to or 
from the United States, and provide such re-
ports to the Secretary. 
(C) COSTS.—The costs of any response ac-
tion or restoration of injured natural resource 
relating to hazardous materials on land ac-
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quired under this Act shall be paid by those en-
tities listed in paragraph (1)(C). No claim shall 
be made against the United States by any party 
listed in paragraph (1)(C) for any costs associ-
ated with the land conveyed under this Act. 
(D) FEDERAL PARCELS.—Notwithstanding 
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., the Secretary is only 
required to comply with the requirements set 
forth in 42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(1), but not other-
wise required to comply with any other provi-
sions of 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) for land conveyed to 
a party listed in paragraph (1)(C). 
(11) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EX-
CHANGE.—It is the intent of Congress that the land 
exchange under this subsection shall be completed 
not later than 36 months after the date the proposal 
from the non-Federal party is accepted by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 8. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 
a map and legal description of the Conservation and 
Recreation Area, wilderness and wilderness additions, and 
White Pine Special Management Area. 
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(b) LEGAL EFFECT.—The maps and legal descrip-
tions prepared under subsection (a) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this section, except that 
the Secretary may correct minor or typographical errors 
in the map and legal description. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TION.—The maps and legal descriptions prepared under 
subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 
Æ 
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