Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-s-509
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2013-03-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Utah
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-85.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah, all interest of the United States in approximately 100 acres of identified National Forest System land.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to reserve an easement to such land for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.</p> <p>Requires the city to use such land only for public purposes. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 509 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2013 Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City means the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Proposed Fruit Heights City Conveyance and dated September 13, 2012. (3) National Forest System land The term National Forest System land means the approximately 100 acres of National Forest System land, as depicted on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. 3. Conveyance of certain land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah (a) In general The Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the National Forest System land. (b) Survey (1) In general If determined by the Secretary to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. (2) Costs The City shall pay the reasonable survey and other administrative costs associated with a survey conducted under paragraph (1). (c) Easement As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve an easement to the National Forest System land for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. (d) Use of national forest system land As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall use the National Forest System land only for public purposes. (e) Reversionary Interest In the quitclaim deed to the City for the National Forest System land, the Secretary shall provide that the National Forest System land shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the National Forest System land is used for other than a public purpose.