,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aihe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjae,mr4 ,hatch introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide for the conveyance of certain   
land to ,washington ,county1 ,utah1 to  
authorize the exchange of ,federal land 
and non-,federal land in the ,state of  
,utah1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,southern ,utah ,open ,,ohv ,areas  
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,county ,the term ,county means    
,washington ,county1 ,utah4  7#b7       
,federal land ,the term ,federal land   
means land owned and managed by the     
,bureau of ,land ,management in the     
,county that is identified on the map as
 ,federal ,lands ,proposed to ,transfer 
to ,,sitla4  7#c7 ,map ,the term map    
means the map prepared by the ,state of 
,utah ,school and ,institutional ,trust 

,lands ,administration entitled ,sand   
,mountain ,exchange ,washington ,county1
 ,utah and dated ,july #bi1 #bjae4  7#d7
 ,non-,federal land ,the term           
non-,federal land means the ,state land 
identified on the map as ,,sitla ,lands 
,proposed to ,transfer to ,federal4     
7#e7 ,public water agency ,the term     
public water agency means the           
,washington ,county ,water ,conservancy 
,district4  7#f7 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means the ,state of ,utah4  #c4        
,exchange of ,federal land and          
non-,federal land  7a7 ,in ,general ,if 
the ,state offers to convey to the      
,united ,states title to the            
non-,federal land1 the ,secretary       
shall--  7#a7 accept the offer2 and     
7#b7 on receipt of all right1 title1 and
 interest in and to the non-,federal    
land1 convey to the ,state all right1   
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to the ,federal land4    

7b7 ,valid ,existing ,rights ,the       
exchange authorized under subsection 7a7
 shall be subject to valid existing     
rights4  7c7 ,title approval ,title to  
the ,federal land and non-,federal land 
to be exchanged under this section shall
 be in a format acceptable to the       
,secretary and the ,state4  7d7         
,appraisals  7#a7 ,in general ,the value
 of the ,federal land and the           
non-,federal land to be exchanged under 
this section shall be determined by     
appraisals conducted by #a or more      
independent appraisers retained by the  
,state1 with the consent of the         
,secretary4  7#b7 ,applicable law ,the  
appraisals under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 conducted in accordance with nationally
 recognized appraisal standards1        
including1 as appropriate1 the ,uniform 
,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land
 ,acquisitions4  7#c7 ,approval ,the    
appraisals conducted under paragraph    
7#a7 shall be submitted to the          
,secretary and the ,state for approval4 

7#d7 ,reimbursement of ,state costs ,the
 ,secretary shall reimburse the ,state  
in an amount equal to #ej percent of the
 costs incurred by the ,state in        
retaining independent appraisers under  
paragraph 7#a74  7e7 ,equal value       
exchange  7#a7 ,in general ,the value of
 the ,federal land and non-,federal land
 to be exchanged under this section--   
7,a7 shall be equal2 or  7,b7 shall be  
made equal in accordance with paragraph 
7#b74  7#b7 ,equalization  7,a7 ,surplus
 of ,federal land ,if the value of the  
,federal land exceeds the value of the  
non-,federal land1 the value of the     
,federal land and non-,federal land     
shall be equalized1 as determined to be 
appropriate and acceptable by the       
,secretary and the ,state--  7i7 by     
reducing the acreage of the ,federal    
land to be conveyed2  7ii7 by adding    
additional ,state land to the           
non-,federal land to be conveyed2 or    
7iii7 by the ,state making a cash       
payment to the ,united ,states4  7,b7   

,surplus of non-,federal land ,if the   
value of the non-,federal land exceeds  
the value of the ,federal land1 the     
value of the ,federal land and          
non-,federal land shall be equalized1 as
 determined to be appropriate and       
acceptable by the ,secretary and the    
,state--  7i7 by reducing the acreage of
 the non-,federal land to be conveyed2  
or  7ii7 by the ,united ,states making a
 cash payment to the ,state4  7f7 ,use  
of non-,federal land ,on the conveyance 
of the non-,federal land to the         
,secretary under this section1 the      
non-,federal land shall be used only--  
7#a7 as an open riding area for the use 
of off-highway vehicles2 or  7#b7 for   
any other recreational use that does not
 significantly impact the open use of   
off-highway vehicles4  #d4 ,conveyance  
of land to ,washington ,county1 ,utah   
7a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable 
after notification by the ,county and   
subject to valid existing rights1 the   
,secretary shall convey to the ,county1 

without consideration1 all right1 title1
 and interest of the ,united ,states in 
and to the land described in subsection 
7b74  7b7 ,description of land ,the land
 referred to in subsection 7a7 consists 
of the land managed by the ,bureau of   
,land ,management that is generally     
depicted on the map as ,open ,,ohv      
,areas4  7c7 ,map and legal description 
7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary shall finalize the 
legal description of the land to be     
conveyed to the ,county under this      
section4  7#b7 ,minor errors ,the       
,secretary may correct any minor error  
in-- 7,a7 the map2 or  7,b7 the legal   
description4  7#c7 ,availability ,the   
map and legal description shall be on   
file and available for public inspection
 in the appropriate offices of the      
,bureau of ,land ,management4  7d7 ,use 
of conveyed land ,the land conveyed     
under this section shall be used-- 7#a7 
primarily as an open riding area for the

 use of off-highway vehicles2 or  7#b7  
for the construction1 maintenance1      
replacement1 or operation of-- 7,a7     
water storage or conveyance facilities2 
7,b7 subsurface water recharge          
facilities2 or  7,c7 solar or           
hydroelectric generation or transmission
 facilities4  7e7 ,administrative costs 
,the ,secretary shall require the       
,county to pay all survey costs and     
other administrative costs necessary for
 the preparation and completion of any  
patents for1 and transfers of title to1 
the land described in subsection 7b74   
7f7 ,conditions ,as a condition of the  
conveyance under subsection 7a71 the    
,county shall agree-- 7#a7 to pay any   
administrative costs associated with the
 conveyance including the costs of any  
environmental1 wildlife1 cultural1 or   
historical resources studies2  7#b7 to  
release and indemnify the ,united       
,states from any claims or liabilities  
that may arise from uses carried out on 
the land described in subsection 7b7 on 

or before the date of enactment of this 
,act by the ,united ,states or any      
person2 and  7#c7 to accept such        
reasonable terms and conditions as the  
,secretary determines necessary4  7g7   
,water conveyance1 recharge1 and        
renewable energy corridor  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary1 in accordance  
with applicable laws 7including the     
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and
 title ,v of the ,federal ,land ,policy 
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #agfa et seq4771 shall1 prior 
to making the conveyance described in   
subsection 7a71 issue to the public     
water agency or the ,state--  7,a7 a    
#bej-;foot right-of-way for the         
construction1 maintenance1 repair1 and  
replacement of a buried water conveyance
 pipeline and the associated            
construction1 operation1 and maintenance
 of subsurface water recharge           
facilities1 as depicted on the map as   
,pipe ,line #a2 and  7,b7 a #aej-;foot  

right-of-way for the construction and   
maintenance of solar and hydroelectric  
generation and transmission facilities1 
as depicted on the map as ,transmission 
,line4  7#b7 ,administration ,the water 
conveyance and renewable energy         
facilities shall employ best management 
practices to limit1 to the extent       
practicable1 the impacts of the water   
conveyance facilities on off-highway    
vehicle activities4  7h7 ,water storage 
facilities ,the ,secretary1 in          
accordance with applicable laws         
7including the ,national ,environmental 
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 and title ,v of the      
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act #e of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa et
 seq4771 shall convey to the public     
water agency or the ,state #bad4h acres 
of the land described in subsection 7b7 
for the construction1 operation1        
maintenance1 and repair of a water      
storage facility and associated         
facilities as depicted on the map as    

,hurricane ,cliffs ,afterbay4  7i7 ,sand
 hollow regional pipeline corridor ,the 
,secretary1 in accordance with          
applicable laws 7including the ,national
 ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and title 
,v of the ,federal ,land ,policy and    
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agfa et seq4771 shall1 prior to making
 the conveyance described in subsection 
7a71 issue to the public water agency a 
#bjj-;foot right-of-way for the         
construction1 maintenance1 repair1 and  
replacement of a buried water conveyance
 pipeline1 as depicted on the map as    
,pipe ,line #b4  7j7 ,reversion ,if the 
land conveyed under this section ceases 
to be used for a public purpose in      
accordance with subsection 7d71 the land
 shall1 at the discretion of the        
,secretary1 revert to the ,united       
,states4