I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1058
To provide for an exchange of certain private property in Colorado and 
certain Federal property in Utah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2003
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for an exchange of certain private property in 
Colorado and certain Federal property in Utah.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROPERTY EXCHANGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—If the owners of the land described 
in section 2(a) convey to the United States all right, title, 
and interest in and to that land, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall, immediately without limitation, convey to those 
owners all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the land described in section 2(b), subject to 
section 3.
(b) EXCHANGE OF EQUAL VALUE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the lands ex-
changed under this Act either shall be equal, or if 
they are not equal, the values shall be equalized 
by—
(A) the payment of money to the owners of 
the land described in section 2(a) or to the Sec-
retary as circumstances require; or 
(B) upon the agreement of the parties, a 
decrease in the amount of land conveyed. 
(2) SUBJECT
TO
APPROPRIATIONS.—The au-
thority of the Secretary to make any payment under 
this subsection is subject to the availability of appro-
priations. 
(c) APPRAISALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the lands au-
thorized to be exchanged under this Act shall be de-
termined by appraisals using the appraisal standards 
set forth in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions, fifth edition (December 
20, 2000) and the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. In accordance with part 
254.9(a)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, 
the appraiser or appraisers shall be qualified and
mutually agreeable to the Secretary and the owners 
of the non-Federal property to be exchanged. 
(2) COST.—The Secretary and the owners of 
the non-Federal property to be exchanged shall each 
be responsible for half of the costs of the appraisals 
required under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED. 
(a) PRIVATE LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The land 
authorized to be conveyed to the United States under sec-
tion 1 is the land located in Colorado and generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘ll’’, dated ll. 
(b) UNITED STATES LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The 
Federal land authorized to be conveyed under section 1 
is the land located in Utah and generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘ll’’, dated ll. 
SEC. 3. CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE BY UNITED STATES. 
As a condition of any conveyance of an interest in 
land by the United States under this section, the Secretary 
shall require that—
(1) the person to which the interest is conveyed 
shall convey to the State of Utah, by not later than 
2 years after the date of the conveyance by the 
United States, a conservation easement to protect 
cultural resources and natural resources located on 
the land, that is required to be administered by the
State of Utah Department of Natural Resources Di-
vision of Wildlife Resources (or any successor to the 
conservation functions of that division); and 
(2) if the person fails to convey a conservation 
easement in accordance with paragraph (1)—
(A) all right, title, and interest conveyed 
by the United States under this Act shall revert 
to the United States; and 
(B) all right, title, and interest conveyed to 
the United States under this Act shall revert to 
the person that made such conveyance to the 
United States. 
SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF LAND CONVEYED TO THE UNITED 
STATES. 
Land conveyed to the United States pursuant this 
Act shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management.
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