[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2054 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 280
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2054
[Report No. 107-469]
To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Utah
and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those States, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2001
Mr. Hansen (for himself and Mr. Gibbons) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
May 16, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 5,
2001]
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A BILL
To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Utah
and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those States, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSENT TO AGREEMENT OR COMPACT.
(a) Consent Given.--The consent of the Congress of the United
States is given to Utah and Nevada to enter into an agreement or
compact that meets the following requirements:
(1) The agreement or compact is consented to by the
legislatures of Utah and Nevada and such consent is evidenced
through Acts enacted by the legislatures of Utah and Nevada not
later than December 31, 2006.
(2) The agreement or compact is not in conflict with any
Federal law.
(3) The agreement or compact does not change the boundary
of any other State.
(4) The agreement or compact does not result in the
transfer to Nevada of more than a total of 10,000 acres of
lands that are located within Utah on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(5) The agreement or compact is entered into for the
primary purpose of changing the boundaries of Utah and Nevada
so that the lands located within the municipal boundaries of
the city of Wendover, Utah, on the date of the enactment of
this Act, including the municipal airport, shall, after the
implementation of the agreement or compact, be located within
the boundaries of Nevada. This paragraph shall not prohibit the
agreement or compact from including provisions that are
reasonably related to the following:
(A) A change in the boundaries of Utah and Nevada
for the purposes described in this paragraph.
(B) Including other Utah lands immediately
surrounding the municipal boundaries of Wendover, Utah,
as described in this paragraph, in a transfer to Nevada
if such inclusion would--
(i) facilitate the management of lands
transferred under the agreement or compact or
the placement of the boundaries of Utah or
Nevada; or
(ii) minimize the likelihood of future
residential development on remaining Utah
lands.
(C) Any other provision in the agreement or compact
regarding a change in ownership of, management of, or
other responsibilities or obligations related to--
(i) providing State, county, or municipal
services;
(ii) public utilities;
(iii) public schools; or
(iv) the municipal airport referred to in
this paragraph.
(6) The agreement or compact is consented to by a majority
of the registered qualified electors who cast a vote on the
agreement or compact held in each of the cities of West
Wendover, Nevada, and Wendover, Utah, on the date of the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office in
2002. The question in the vote held in each of the cities of
West Wendover, Nevada, and Wendover, Utah, under this paragraph
shall contain the same language to the extent allowed by local
law. Such language shall explain, with specificity sufficient
to inform voters, all components of the agreement or compact
regarding changes in ownership of, management of, or other
responsibilities, costs, or obligations related to--
(A) State, county, and municipal social and public
services;
(B) public utilities;
(C) land use;
(D) community economics;
(E) public schools; and
(F) the local municipal airport.
(b) Effective Date of Agreement or Compact.--An agreement or
compact entered into in accordance with subsection (a) shall become
effective upon the fulfillment of the requirement of subsection (a)(1)
without further consent or ratification on the part of the Congress of
the United States.
(c) United States Ownership and Jurisdiction Retained.--Nothing in
this Act or in the agreement or compact consented to under this Act
shall be construed to impair or in any manner affect the ownership or
jurisdiction of the United States in and over any lands within the
boundaries of Utah or Nevada.
Union Calendar No. 280
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2054
[Report No. 107-469]
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A BILL
To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Utah
and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those States, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 16, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed