[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 150 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8500-H8501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   BOX ELDER UTAH LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3849) to provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to 
Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3849

       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 ``Box Elder Utah Land 
     Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LANDS TO MANTUA, BOX ELDER, 
                   UTAH.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall convey, without consideration, to the town of Mantua, 
     Utah (in this section referred to as the ``town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache 
     National Forest in Box Elder County, Utah, consisting of 
     approximately 31.5 acres within section 27, township 9 north, 
     range 1 west, Salt Lake meridian and labeled as parcels A, B, 
     and C on the map entitled ``Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance 
     Act'' and dated July 14, 2008.
       (b) Survey.--If necessary, the exact acreage and legal 
     description of the lands to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the town.
       (c) Use of Land.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
     subsection (a), the town shall use the land conveyed under 
     such subsection for public purposes.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--In the quitclaim deed to the 
     town prepared as part of the conveyance under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall provide that the land conveyed to the 
     town under such subsection shall revert to the Secretary, at 
     the election of the Secretary, if the land is used for other 
     than public purposes.

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       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance authorized under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Guam (Ms. Bordallo) and the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) each will 
control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Guam.


                             General Leave

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam 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 bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Guam?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, H.R. 3849, introduced by Representative 
Bishop of Utah, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, 
without consideration, approximately 31.5 acres of National Forest 
System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to the town of 
Mantua, Utah.
  The conveyed land will be used by the town of Mantua to develop a new 
town cemetery, a new town hall, a fire station, an elementary school, a 
court and law enforcement facilities, and a memorial park.
  Madam Speaker, the Committee on Natural Resources amended this 
measure to require that, as a condition of the conveyance, the town of 
Mantua shall use the land for public purposes only, and the land shall 
revert to the Secretary if used for another purpose.
  We have no objections to H.R. 3849.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I would like to commend Congressman Rob Bishop and his staff for 
their hard work and diligence on this land conveyance. I would also 
like to thank Chairman Rahall for allowing this bill to go forward.
  This legislation will help the community of Box Elder, Utah, gain 
much needed land and help the Forest Service better meet its management 
needs.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, again, I urge all Members to support 
this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Bordallo) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 3849, 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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