S.Amdt. 2909Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 2909

Submitted November 14, 2012

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Senate amendment submitted

November 14, 2012

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SA 2909. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2875 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Tester) to the bill S.
3525, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting,
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE III--LAND CONVEYANCE

SEC. 301. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL
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 an
approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land
in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of
Utah consisting of the SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ of section 32, T. 6 S.,
R. 3 E., and the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ of section 5, T. 7 S., R. 3
E., Salt Lake Base & Meridian. The conveyance shall be
subject to valid existing rights and shall be made by
quitclaim deed.
(b) Consideration.--
(1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the land
conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall
pay to the Secretary 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 Acquisitions and section
206 of the Federal Land Policy 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 Mountain Trail already
owned by Brigham Young University 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 conveyed under subsection
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary. Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable
costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses
required by law.
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