S.Amdt. 3507

SA 3507. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Curtis) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1067. CONFIRMATION OF USE OF CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL LAND IN
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FOR VALID PUBLIC
PURPOSES.

(a) Confirmation of Uses.--
(1) In general.--The use by the University of Utah of the
land described in subsection (b) as a University research
park, as approved by the letter from the Secretary of the
Interior to the University of Utah dated December 10, 1970,
and any modifications of the approved plan of development and
management approved by the Department of the Interior prior
to the date of enactment of this Act, is confirmed as a valid
public purpose consistent with the requirements of the Act of
June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public
Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.), subject to the terms and conditions included in the
letter and approvals.
(2) Other uses.--Any other uses of the land described in
subsection (b) by the University of Utah that are consistent
with use as a University research park and related university
purposes (including development of student housing and a
transit hub) are confirmed as valid public purposes
consistent with the requirements of the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes
Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
(b) Description of Non-Federal Land.--The land referred to
in subsection (a) is the approximately 593.54 acres of land
conveyed to the University of Utah under the Act of June 14,
1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes
Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by
patent numbered 43-99-0012 and dated October 18, 1968, and
more particularly described as tracts D (excluding parcels
numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), G, and J, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Salt
Lake Meridian.
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