[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 218 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 218

 To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of 
    Land Management land to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 13, 2009

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of 
    Land Management land to Park City, Utah, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Utah Public Land Conveyance Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means Park City, Utah.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND IN CITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary, subject to valid existing rights, shall convey to the 
City all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
parcels of Federal land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of Federal land referred to 
in subsection (a) consist of--
            (1) parcel 8 (commonly known as the ``White Acre parcel''); 
        and
            (2) parcel 16 (commonly known as the ``Gamble Acre 
        parcel'').
    (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of the 
Federal land under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary 
an amount not less than the fair market value of the Federal land, as 
determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Method of Conveyance.--
            (1) Open space requirements.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a) shall be by 
        1 or more deeds that require that the Federal land shall be 
        used only for--
                    (A) recreational and public open space purposes; or
                    (B) any other purposes relating to the maintenance 
                of the Federal land as open space, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
            (2) Construction of structures.--The requirement described 
        in paragraph (1) shall not prohibit the construction or 
        maintenance of recreational facilities, utilities, or other 
        structures that are consistent with--
                    (A) the maintenance of the Federal land as open 
                space; or
                    (B) the recreational purposes of the Federal land.

SEC. 4. AUCTION OF PUBLIC LAND IN CITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary, subject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales of 
the Federal land described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of Federal land referred to 
in subsection (a) consist of--
            (1) parcel 17; and
            (2) parcel 18.
    (c) Method of Sale; Consideration.--The sale of Federal land under 
subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) unless otherwise determined by the Secretary, through a 
        competitive bidding process;
            (2) for not less than fair market value; and
            (3) in accordance with the Federal Land Management Policy 
        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), except for subsections 
        (d) and (f) of section 203 of the Federal Land Management 
        Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713).

SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF LAND SALES PROCEEDS.

    (a) In General.--The gross proceeds from the sales of land 
described in sections 3(a) and 4(a) shall be deposited in a special 
account in the Treasury of the United States and shall be available to 
the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, for--
            (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Bureau of 
        Land Management in preparing for the sales of land described in 
        sections 3(a) and 4(a), including the costs of--
                    (A) surveys;
                    (B) appraisals; and
                    (C) complying with applicable Federal laws; and
            (2) environmental restoration projects that are--
                    (A) located on Bureau of Land Management land; and
                    (B) administered by the Salt Lake City Field Office 
                of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) Investment of Special Account.--Any amounts deposited in the 
special account shall earn interest in an amount determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the current average market 
yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
comparable maturities, and may be expended in accordance with this 
section.
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