[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4985]
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SA 2676. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TO
STATE OF UTAH.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means the
approximately 200.18 acres of land depicted as ``Land
Proposed for Conveyance'' on the map entitled ``Mountain View
Corridor Completion Act'' and dated October 6, 2023.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.
(b) Conveyance Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to
the State all rights, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the covered land.
(c) Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The conveyance of the covered land under
this section shall be subject to valid existing rights.
(2) Payment of fair market value.--As consideration for the
conveyance of the covered land under this section, the State
shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market
value of the covered land, as determined--
(A) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(B) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance
with--
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions; and
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.
(d) Application of Executive Order.--Executive Order 1922
of April 24, 1914, as modified by section 907 of the Camp
W.G. Williams Land Exchange Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-628;
104 Stat. 4500), shall not apply to the covered land.
(e) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize a map and
a legal description of the covered land to be conveyed under
this section.
(2) Controlling document.--In the case of a discrepancy
between the map and legal description finalized under
paragraph (1), the map shall control.
(3) Corrections.--The Secretary and the State, by mutual
agreement, may correct minor errors in the map or the legal
description finalized under paragraph (1).
(4) Map on file.--The map and legal description finalized
under paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and available for
public inspection in each appropriate office of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(f) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary, after
consultation with the State, determines that the covered land
conveyed under this section was sold, attempted to be sold,
or used for non-transportation or non-defenses purposes by
the State, all right, title, and interest in and to the
covered land shall revert to the Secretary, at the discretion
of the Secretary, after providing--
(1) to the State notice and a hearing or an opportunity to
correct any identified deficiencies; and
(2) to the public notice and an opportunity to comment.
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