[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H1199-H1200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 BOUNTIFUL CITY LAND CONSOLIDATION ACT

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3473) to provide for a land exchange with the City of 
Bountiful, Utah, involving National Forest System land in the Wasatch-
Cache National Forest and to further land ownership consolidation in 
that national forest, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3473

       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 ``Bountiful City Land 
     Consolidation Act''.

     SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH.

       (a) Land Exchange Authorized.--If the City of Bountiful, 
     Utah (in this section referred to as the ``City''), conveys 
     to the Secretary of Agriculture all right, title, and 
     interest of the City in and to three parcels of land 
     consisting of a total of approximately 1,680 acres identified 
     on the map entitled ``Bountiful City Land Consolidation 
     Act'', the Secretary may convey to the City in exchange all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     such quantity of National Forest System land located in the 
     Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Township 2, North, Range 1 
     East, Salt Lake Meridian, and identified for possible 
     conveyance on the map such that the value of the land 
     acquired by the Secretary is equal to the value of the 
     Federal land conveyed. The value of the Federal and City 
     lands to be exchanged shall be determined by an appraisal 
     carried out in accordance with section 206 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
       (b) Availability of Map.--The map referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
       (c) Land Exchange Process.--Section 206 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall 
     apply to the land exchange authorized by subsection (a).
       (d) Management of Acquired Land.--The lands acquired by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a) shall be added to and 
     administered as part of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
     managed in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 
     known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.) and the laws 
     and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
       (e) Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Other Rights-of-Way.--In 
     making the land exchange authorized by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that an easement not less than 60 feet 
     in width is reserved for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The 
     Secretary and the City may reserve such other rights-of-way 
     for utilities, roads, and trails as they may agree upon and 
     which they consider to be in the public interest.
       (f) Treatment of Remaining Federal Land.--
       (1) Disposal authority.--In the case of any National Forest 
     System land identified for possible conveyance on the map 
     referred to in subsection (a) and not exchanged under such 
     subsection, the Secretary may dispose of all or a portion of 
     the remaining land upon a determination by the Secretary, 
     pursuant to an amendment of the land and resource management 
     plan for Wasatch-Cache National Forest and a public process 
     consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), that the land or portion thereof is 
     in excess to the needs of the National Forest System.
       (2) Consideration.--As consideration for any conveyance of 
     land under this subsection, the Secretary shall require an 
     amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the 
     conveyed land.
       (3) Relation to other laws.--Any conveyance of land under 
     this subsection by exchange shall be subject to section 206 
     of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1716).
       (4) Disposition of proceeds.--Funds received by the 
     Secretary as consideration under paragraph (2) shall be 
     deposited into the fund established by Public Law 90-171 
     (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). Funds so 
     deposited shall remain under the control of the Secretary and 
     be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation 
     and until expended, for the acquisition of land or interests 
     in land to be included in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The land exchange 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to such additional 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary and the City may agree 
     upon, and any conveyance under subsection (f) shall be 
     subject to such additional terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may require.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) and the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West Virginia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the gentleman from 
West Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RAHALL. The pending legislation is sponsored by a valuable member 
of the Natural Resources Committee, who is the ranking member on the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and who was 
instrumental in teaching me how to pronounce the State of Nevada's 
name, the gentleman from Utah, Mr. Rob Bishop.
  It is my privilege to call this bill up for consideration by the 
House today. The measure would facilitate a land exchange between the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the City of Bountiful, Utah. I will leave 
it to the gentleman from Utah to further explain his bill. Suffice it 
to say that I do urge its adoption by the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3473 and 
again yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This, along with Chairman Rahall's bill, are the two brilliant bills 
of this particular package. I can't say more. On behalf of my 
constituents who reside in Bountiful, Utah, I express my appreciation 
for the consideration of this bill today. It has been a long time in 
coming. My office has been involved in negotiations with the city, as 
well as the United States Forest Service, for the last 3 years.
  For nearly 20 years, the City has commenced and called off multiple 
attempts to exchange this land administratively, primarily due to 
change in personnel within the local office in Utah. That is why we are 
doing this legislatively now.
  We finally have before us, I think, a direct land exchange which does 
several things. It increases the equal value exchange between Bountiful 
and the United States Forest Service. Bountiful City will give 1,600-
plus acres to the Forest Service. The Forest Service will exchange part 
of a 220-acre parcel that is in the city limits, balance their 
contiguous area, and also has the ability of protecting a gun range, 
which is extremely important in that particular area, a shoreline 
trail, and the Davis Aqueduct within Davis County.

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  This bill allows for a process to move forward to allow the Forest 
Service to deal with any lands not consumed by this exchange. My goal 
in drafting this bill is not to create a long-term management issue, 
either for Bountiful or the Forest Service. I believe this bill 
accomplishes both the letter and the spirit of that particular goal.
  I also wish to express my appreciation for the many staff hours which 
have gone into this particular bill. I also express appreciation to 
city officials in Bountiful for their patience, their willingness to 
work in good faith with our office, as well as the United States Forest 
Service, and especially the majority staff on our committee.
  It is a good bill, and it does move the process of dealing with these 
particular land exchanges forward. It makes it easier to manage for 
both the Forest Service as well as the City of Bountiful. I urge 
passage of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RAHALL. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3473, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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