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Calendar No. 786
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 832
[Report No. 110–354]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2007
Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Bennett) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
June 16, 2008
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments
Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value.
Definitions
In this Act:
Federal land
The term Federal land
means the approximately
25 acres of Bureau of Land Management land identified on the map as
Lands to be conveyed to Turnabout Ranch
.
Map
The
term map
means the map entitled Turnabout Ranch
Conveyance
dated May 12, 2006, and on file in the office of the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Secretary
The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior.
Monument
The
term Monument
means the Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument located in southern Utah.
Turnabout Ranch
The term Turnabout Ranch
means the Turnabout
Ranch in Escalante, Utah, owned by Aspen Education Group.
Conveyance of Federal land to Turnabout Ranch
In general
Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), if not later than 30 days after completion of the appraisal required under subsection (b), Turnabout Ranch of Escalante, Utah, submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land for the appraised value, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the offer, convey to Turnabout Ranch all right, title, and interest to the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights.
Appraisal
Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
complete an appraisal of the Federal land. The appraisal shall be completed in
accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions
and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice
. All costs associated with the appraisal shall be born by
Turnabout Ranch.
Payment of consideration
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Federal land is conveyed under subsection (a), as a condition of the conveyance, Turnabout Ranch shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal land, as determined under subsection (b).
Costs of conveyance
As a condition of the conveyance, any costs of the
conveyance under
subsection
(a)this Act shall be paid by
Turnabout Ranch.
Disposition of proceeds
The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from the
conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a) in the Federal Land Deposit
Account established by section 206 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act, Public Law
106–248(43 U.S.C. 2305), to be expended
in accordance with that Act.
Modification of monument boundary
When the conveyance authorized by section 2 is completed, the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the State of Utah are hereby modified to exclude the Federal land conveyed to Turnabout Ranch.
June 16, 2008
Reported with amendments