IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 253 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 18, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of approximately 80 acres 
of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch- 
Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young Uni-
versity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Y Mountain Access 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NA-
TIONAL FOREST, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—On the request of 
Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of 
Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later 
than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham 
Young University all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the approximately 80-acres of National 
Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 
Forest in the State of Utah generally depicted as ‘‘Pro-
posed Conveyance Parcel’’ on the map titled ‘‘ ‘Y’ Moun-
tain Access Enhancement Act’’ and dated June 6, 2013. 
The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights 
and shall be made by quitclaim deed. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider-
ation for the land conveyed under subsection (a), 
Brigham Young University shall pay to the Sec-
retary an amount equal to the fair market value of 
the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by 
the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the 
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac-
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quisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 
Federal deficit. 
(c) GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS TO Y MOUNTAIN 
TRAIL.—After the conveyance under subsection (a), 
Brigham Young University represents that it will— 
(1) continue to allow the same reasonable public 
access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Moun-
tain Trail already owned by Brigham Young Univer-
sity as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 
Brigham Young University has historically allowed; 
and 
(2) allow that same reasonable public access to 
the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the ‘‘Y’’ 
symbol located on the land described in subsection 
(a). 
(d) SURVEY
AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The 
exact acreage and legal description of the land to be con-
veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University 
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shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and 
any administrative analyses required by law. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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