[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 337 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 337

To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the 
        Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the 
        Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) 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''.
            (2) 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.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Grand 
        Staircase-Escalante National Monument located in southern Utah.
            (5) Turnabout ranch.--The term ``Turnabout Ranch'' means 
        the Turnabout Ranch in Escalante, Utah, owned by Aspen 
        Education Group.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TURNABOUT RANCH.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(43 U.S.C. 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.
    (b) 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.
    (c) 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).
    (d) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance, any 
costs of the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be paid by Turnabout 
Ranch.
    (e) 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, to be 
expended in accordance with that Act.

SEC. 3. 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.
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