[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1010. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1003 proposed by Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Reed) to 
the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 282_. LAND CONVEYANCE, WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, 
                   RICH COUNTY, UTAH.

       (a) Land Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), 
     not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary'') shall convey, without 
     consideration, to the Utah State University Research 
     Foundation (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Foundation'') all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the land described in paragraph (2) for the 
     purpose of permitting the Foundation to use the land for 
     scientific and educational purposes.
       (2) Land described.--
       (A) In general.--The land referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     the parcel of real property consisting of approximately 80 
     acres, including improvements on the parcel, located outside 
     of the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in 
     Rich County, Utah, within secs. 19 and 30, T. 14 N., R. 5 E., 
     of the Salt Lake Meridian and Base Line.
       (B) Survey required.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) 
     shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Reversionary Interest.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines in accordance 
     with paragraph (2) that the land conveyed under subsection 
     (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the 
     conveyance described in that subsection--
       (A) all right, title, and interest in and to the land, 
     including any improvements on the land, shall, at the option 
     of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the 
     United States; and
       (B) the United States shall have the right of immediate 
     entry onto the land, including any improvements.
       (2) Determination.--A determination by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) shall be made on the record after an 
     opportunity for a hearing.
       (c) Payment of Costs.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Foundation shall pay to the Secretary the costs to be 
     incurred by the Secretary, or shall reimburse the Secretary 
     for the costs incurred by the Secretary, as determined by the 
     Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), 
     including--
       (A) survey costs;
       (B) costs for environmental documentation; and
       (C) any other administrative costs relating to the 
     conveyance.
       (2) Exclusion.--The Foundation shall not be required to pay 
     to the Secretary any costs of environmental remediation of 
     the land conveyed under subsection (a).
       (3) Refund.--If the Secretary requires the Foundation to 
     pay to the Secretary costs in advance of the Secretary 
     incurring the costs, and the amount that the Foundation pays 
     exceeds the amount incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund 
     the excess amount to the Foundation.
       (4) Treatment of amounts received.--
       (A) In general.--If the Secretary requires the Foundation 
     to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the 
     Secretary, amounts received by the Secretary as a 
     reimbursement shall be credited to the fund or account that 
     was used to pay those costs incurred by the Secretary in 
     carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a).
       (B) Treatment.--Amounts credited under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be--
       (i) merged with other amounts in the applicable fund or 
     account; and
       (ii) available for the same purposes, and subject to the 
     same conditions and limitations, as amounts in the applicable 
     fund or account.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions of the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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