[House Report 112-163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-163

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                   UTAH NATIONAL GUARD READINESS ACT

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 July 20, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 686]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 686) to require the conveyance of certain public 
land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support 
the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment 
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Utah National Guard Readiness Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP WILLIAMS, UTAH.

  (a) Conveyance Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey, without 
consideration, to the State of Utah all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to certain lands comprising approximately 420 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Proposed Camp Williams 
Land Transfer'' and dated June 14, 2011, which are located within the 
boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by 
the Utah National Guard and known as Camp Williams, Utah, for the 
purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use the conveyed land 
as provided in subsection (c).
  (b) Supersedence of Executive Order.--Executive Order No. 1922 of 
April 24, 1914, as amended by section 907 of the Camp W.G. Williams 
Land Exchange Act of 1989 (title IX of Public Law 101-628; 104 Stat. 
4501), is hereby superseded, only insofar as it affects the lands 
identified for conveyance to the State of Utah under subsection (a).
  (c) Reversionary Interest.--The lands conveyed to the State of Utah 
under subsection (a) shall revert to the United States if the Secretary 
of Defense determines that the land, or any portion thereof, is sold or 
attempted to be sold, or that the land, or any portion thereof, is used 
for non-National Guard or non-national defense purposes.
  (d) Hazardous Materials.--With respect to any portion of the land 
conveyed under subsection (a) that the Secretary of Defense determines 
is subject to reversion under subsection (c), if the Secretary of 
Defense also determines that the portion of the conveyed land contains 
hazardous materials, the State of Utah shall pay the United States an 
amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the land, and 
the reversionary interest shall not apply to that portion of the land.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 686, as ordered reported, is to require 
the conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of 
Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of 
the Utah National Guard.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    The Utah National Guard has possessed facilities and 
trained at Camp Williams since 1912. H.R. 686 would convey 420 
acres of land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, without 
consideration. The acreage proposed for conveyance is already 
withdrawn for military use by the Guard. This land transfer 
will open access to property along a major transportation 
corridor with all the utilities and services necessary to 
support expanded military use. The Utah National Guard already 
owns and operates several buildings, an air traffic control 
tower and a tactical airfield on portions of this property. 
Placing the land in the State's name for use by the National 
Guard consolidates ownership patterns in the headquarters area 
and allows the State of Utah to bond for future Guard 
facilities. Transfer of title to these lands expedites the 
building and expansion of Camp Williams training facilities and 
would improve the readiness of the Utah National Guard. 
Additionally, the bill includes a provision directing that the 
land revert to federal ownership if it stops being used for 
National Guard or national defense purposes.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 686 was introduced on February 14, 2011, by 
Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT). The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. On 
May 4, 2011, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the bill. On June 15, 2011, the 
Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was 
discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Rob Bishop offered 
an amendment to make small technical corrections to the bill. 
The amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. The bill, as 
amended, was then ordered favorably reported to the House of 
Representatives by unanimous consent.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) 
of that Rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of Rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

H.R. 686--Utah National Guard Readiness Act

    H.R. 686 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey 420 acres of land to the state of Utah for the Utah 
National Guard. Because the land is currently withdrawn from 
commercial mineral development for use by the Utah National 
Guard, CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would 
have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 
686 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, 
pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
    H.R. 686 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. 
Enacting this bill would benefit the state of Utah.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave. The 
estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.
    2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required 
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget 
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. CBO estimates that 
implementing this legislation would have no significant impact 
on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 686 would not affect 
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures do not apply.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. This bill does 
not authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not 
apply.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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