IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1800 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 14, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting 
Federal space and defense programs. 
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. LAND CONVEYANCE, WASATCH-CACHE NA-
TIONAL FOREST, RICH COUNTY, UTAH. 
(a) LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey, without consideration, to the Utah 
State University Research Foundation, (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’) all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property 
consisting of approximately 80 acres, including improve-
ments thereon, located outside of the boundaries of the 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Rich County, Utah, with-
in Sections 19 and 30, Township 14 North, Range 5 East, 
Salt Lake Base and Meridian for the purpose of permit-
ting the Foundation to use the property for scientific and 
educational purposes. 
(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of 
Agriculture determines at any time that the real property 
conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accord-
ance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such 
subsection, all right, title and interest in and to such real 
property, including any improvements thereto, shall, at the 
option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property 
of the United States, and the United States shall have 
the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A 
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determination by the Secretary under this subsection shall 
be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall require the Foundation to cover the 
costs (except any costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property) to be incurred by the Sec-
retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the convey-
ance under subsection (a), including survey costs, 
costs for environmental documentation, and any 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
If amounts are collected from the Foundation in ad-
vance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey-
ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the Foundation. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 
so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
fund or account, and shall be available for the same 
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purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional 
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 13, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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