[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2402 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2402

To authorize an exchange of lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski 
                                 Area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 1995

  Mr. Hansen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize an exchange of lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski 
                                 Area.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Snowbasin Land Exchange Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Salt Lake City, Utah, will host the 2002 Winter 
        Olympics and certain Forest Service lands are necessary to 
        facilitate certain events of the Olympic Games;
            (2) Snowbasin Ski Resort, which is owned by the Sun Valley 
        Company, will host the men's and women's downhill ski events 
        plus other events associated with the 2002 Winter Olympics;
            (3) in order to facilitate these events at the Snowbasin 
        Ski Resort it is necessary for the Sun Valley Company to 
        exchange in a timely fashion certain Forest Service lands 
        adjacent to the Snowbasin Ski Resort for similar lands desired 
        by the Forest Service; and
            (4) the Sun Valley Company and the Snowbasin Ski Resort 
        have long established histories as responsible caretakers and 
        operators of ski areas adjacent to Forest Service lands and 
        have worked in cooperation with the Forest Service to negotiate 
        this exchange.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE AND INTENT.

    The purpose of this Act is to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange 1,320 acres 
of federally-owned land within the Wasatch National Forest in the State 
of Utah for lands of approximately equal value owned by the Sun Valley 
Company. It is the intent of Congress that this exchange be effected 
without delay within the period specified by section 4.

SEC. 4. EXCHANGE.

    (a) Federal Lands.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
        subject to this Act, transfer all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to the lands referred to in paragraph 
        (2) to the Sun Valley Company.
            (2) Lands described.--The lands referred to in paragraph 
        (1) are certain lands within the Wasatch National Forest in the 
        State of Utah comprising 1,320 acres, more or less, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Snowbasin Land 
        Exchange--Proposed'' and dated________.
    (b) Non-Federal Lands.--Not later than one year after United States 
lands are transferred under subsection (a) and in exchange for those 
lands, the Secretary of Agriculture shall accept all right, title, and 
interest of the Sun Valley Company in and to lands of approximate equal 
value to such United States lands, taking into account similarities in 
terms of location, size, use, physical characteristics, and other 
amenities. The conveyance of lands under this subsection shall be by 
general warranty deed or other deed acceptable to the Secretary of 
Agriculture and in conformity with applicable title standards of the 
Attorney General of the United States.

SEC. 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--The exchange authorized by this Act shall be 
subject to the following terms and conditions:
            (1) Reserved rights-of-way.--In the patent to be issued 
        pursuant to section 4(a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        reserve in the United States a right of reasonable access 
        across the property conveyed for administrative purposes of the 
        United States necessary to manage adjacent federally-owned 
        lands. The terms of such access shall be prescribed by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture within 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Right of rescission.--This Act shall not be binding on 
        either the United States or the Sun Valley Company if, within 
        45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sun Valley Company 
        submits to the Secretary of Agriculture a duly authorized and 
        executed resolution of the Company stating its intention not to 
        enter into the exchange authorized by this Act.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the lands 
described in section 4(a) to be patented to the Sun Valley Company and 
the lands conveyed to the United States by the Sun Valley Company are 
deemed withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
public land laws (including the mining laws) and from operation of the 
mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Such withdrawals are 
effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act for the lands 
described in section 4(a), and upon the date of conveyance to the 
United States for the lands described in section 3(b).
    (c) Status of Lands.--Upon acceptance of title by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the lands conveyed to the United States pursuant to 
section 4(b) shall be added to and made part of the National Forest 
System and shall be administered and managed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to 
the National Forest System.
    (d) Implementation of Plan.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
implement the Master Development Plan for the Snowbasin Ski Area dated 
________. Nothing in this subsection is intended to affect the Forest 
Service's responsibility to monitor and assure compliance with the 
environmental provisions of the Master Development Plan and permit 
during development and operation.
    (e) Other Laws.--Congress finds this exchange and the Master 
Development Plan referred to in subsection (d) to be in conformity with 
all other laws, including those pertaining to the exchange and 
acquisition of lands and regarding environmental protection. Except as 
specifically required in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall not conduct any environmental analysis, 
resource surveys, or undertake any other action or procedure as a 
condition to effecting any other provision of this Act.
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