[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5676]
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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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