H 686
Version: Introduced
Author: Bishop R
HR 686 IH
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2011
MR. BISHOP OF UTAH (for himself, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. Chaffetz) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 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 431 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
"Proposed Camp Williams Land Transfer" and dated March 7, 2008, 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located within the boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for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) REVOCATION 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), shall be revoked, 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 the
Interior 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. Any determination by the Secretary of
the Interior under this subsection shall be made in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the Governor of Utah and on the record after an
opportunity for comment.
(d) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS With respect to any portion of the land conveyed under
subsection (a) that the Secretary of the Interior determines is subject to
reversion under subsection (c), if the Secretary of the Interior 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.