(8) A preliminary environmental review of the 
proposed SkiLink corridor assessed the potential im-
pact to special-status species, water quality and wa-
tershed resources, and visual resources and found that 
no federally listed species or critical habitat would be 
affected and that any water, plant, and wildlife issues 
could be addressed through mitigation. 
(9) Minimally invasive, environmentally sound 
construction techniques would be used to construct 
SkiLink, including the use of helicopters for concrete 
placement and tower installations. 
(10) The winter sport industry in Utah is a sig-
nificant contributor to the economy of Utah, with the 
ski/snowboarding industry bringing $1.26 billion to 
Utah during the 2009/2010 ski season and resulting 
in 20,000 jobs. 
(11) Economic analysis of SkiLink shows it 
would infuse another $50,000,000 a year into Utah’s 
economy and create 500 new jobs in the tourism and 
hospitality industries by creating the largest inter-
connected ski network in the United States and pro-
viding access to more than 6,000 acres of existing ski 
terrain. 
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SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND, 
UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, 
SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED; PURPOSE.—Subject to 
subsection (e), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey, by 
sale, to Canyons-SkiLink, LLC, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of National Forest 
System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 
in Salt Lake County, Utah, consisting of approximately 30 
acres, as identified on the map entitled ‘‘Wasatch Range 
Recreation Access Enhancement Act’’ and dated February 
27, 2012, for the purpose of permitting Canyons-SkiLink, 
LLC, to construct a ski-lift, gondola, or tramway to serve 
as a public-access transportation interconnection of the 
Wasatch Front and the Wasatch Back Mountains. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey-
ance of the National Forest System land under subsection 
(a), Canyons-SkiLink, LLC, shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to at least the fair market value of the land 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. Any funds re-
ceived by the Secretary under this Act shall be deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the Federal 
deficit. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The 
fair market value of the National Forest System land to 
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be based on an ap-
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praisal acceptable to the Secretary. The appraisal shall be 
completed no later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary 
shall complete all actions that may be required under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all other applicable laws in mak-
ing the conveyance under this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 316 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3452 
[Report No. 112–452] 
A BILL 
To provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres 
of Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Na-
tional Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to per-
mit the establishment of a minimally invasive 
transportation alternative for skiers, called 
‘‘SkiLink’’, to connect two ski resorts in the 
Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 19, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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