,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fbe #aadth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #bchc    
,report ,no4 #aad-cdi ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,december #aj1 #bjae,mr4 ,hatch 7for    
himself and ,mr4 ,lee7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,september #ac1
 #bjaf,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with
 an amendment,strike out all after the  
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
withdraw certain ,bureau of ,land       
,management land in the ,state of ,utah 
from all forms of public appropriation1 
to provide for the shared management of 
the withdrawn land by the ,secretary of 
the ,interior and the ,secretary of the 
,air ,force to facilitate enhanced      
weapons testing and pilot training1     
enhance public safety1 and provide for  
continued public access to the withdrawn
 land1 to provide for the exchange of   
certain ,federal land and ,state land1  

and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,utah ,test and ,training ,range        
,encroachment ,prevention and ,temporary
 ,closure ,act4  7b7 ,table of contents 
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2     
table of contents4,sec4 #b4             
,findings4,sec4 #c4 ,definitions4,,title
 ,i--,utah test and training range,sec4 
#aja4 ,management of ,,blm land4,sec4   
#ajb4 ,temporary closures4,sec4 #ajc4   
,community resource group4,sec4 #ajd4   
,liability4,sec4 #aje4 ,effects of      
title4,,title ,,ii--,land exchange,sec4 
#bja4 ,findings and purpose4,sec4 #bjb4 
,definitions4,sec4 #bjc4 ,exchange of   
,federal land and non-,federal          
land4,sec4 #bjd4 ,status and management 
of non-,federal land after              
exchange4,sec4 #bje4 ,hazardous         
materials4,,title ,,iii--,highway       
rights-of-way,sec4 #cja4 ,recognition   
and transfer of certain highway         

rights-of-way4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds that--  7#a7 the testing and      
development of military weapons systems 
and the training of military forces are 
critical to ensuring the national       
security of the ,united ,states2  7#b7  
the ,utah ,test and ,training ,range is 
a unique and irreplaceable national     
asset at the core of the test and       
training mission of the ,department of  
,defense2  7#c7 continued access to the 
special use airspace and land that      
comprise the ,utah ,test and ,training  
,range1 under the terms and conditions  
described in this ,act is a national    
security priority2  7#d7 multiple use   
of1 sustained yield activities on1 and  
access to the ,,blm land are vital to   
the customs1 culture1 economy1 ranching1
 grazing1 and transportation interests  
of the counties in which the ,,blm land 
is situated2 and  7#e7 the limited use  
by the military of the ,,blm land and   
airspace above the ,,blm land is vital  
to improving and maintaining the        

readiness of the ,armed ,forces4  #c4   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,blm  
land ,the term ,,blm land means the     
,bureau of ,land ,management land in the
 ,state comprising approximately        
#fbe1fdc acres1 as generally depicted on
 the map entitled ,utah ,test and       
,training ,range ,enhancement_/,west    
,desert ,land ,exchange and dated       
,october #bh1 #bjae4  7#b7 ,secretary   
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior4  7#c7      
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,utah4  7#d7 ,utah test and training
 range  7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,utah
 ,test and ,training ,range means the   
portions of the military land and       
airspace operating area of the ,utah    
,test and ,training ,area that are      
located in the ,state4  7,b7 ,inclusion 
,the term ,utah ,test and ,training     
,range includes the ,dugway ,proving    
,ground4  ,i ,utah test and training    
range  #aja4 ,management of ,,blm land  
7a7 ,memorandum of agreement  7#a7      

,draft  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary and the      
,secretary of the ,air ,force shall     
complete a draft of the memorandum of   
agreement required under paragraph 7#b74
  7,b7 ,public comment period ,during   
the #cj-;day period beginning on the    
date on which the draft memorandum of   
agreement is completed under            
subparagraph 7,a71 there shall be an    
opportunity for public comment on the   
draft memorandum of agreement1 including
 an opportunity for the ,utah ,test and 
,training ,range ,community ,resource   
,group established under section        
#ajc7;a7 to provide comments on the     
draft memorandum of agreement4  7#b7    
,requirement2 ,deadline  7,a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary and the ,secretary of the    
,air ,force shall enter into a          
memorandum of agreement that provides   
for the continued management of the     

,,blm land by the ,secretary1 in a      
manner that provides for the limited use
 of the ,,blm land by the ,secretary of 
the ,air ,force1 consistent with this   
,act4  7,b7 ,signatures required ,the   
terms of the memorandum of agreement1   
including a temporary closure of the    
,,blm land under the memorandum of      
agreement1 may not be carried out until 
the date on which all parties to the    
memorandum of agreement have signed the 
memorandum of agreement4  7#c7          
,management by ,secretary ,the          
memorandum of agreement under paragraph 
7#b7 shall provide that the ,secretary  
7acting through the ,director of the    
,bureau of ,land ,management7 shall     
continue to manage the ,,blm land--     
7,a7 as land described in section       
#fija7a77;,b7 of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7,b7 for multiple use   
and sustained yield goals and activities
 as required under sections #ajb7;a77#g7
 and #bjb7;c77#a7 of the ,federal ,land 
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   

7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7;a77#g71           
#agab7;c77#a77 and defined in sections  
#ajc of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb71
 including all principal or major uses  
on ,federal land recognized pursuant to 
the definition of the term in section   
#ajc of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb72
  7,c7 in accordance with section #bjb  
of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab72 and  7,d7 subject to use by the
 ,secretary of the ,air ,force provided 
under section #ajb for-- 7i7 the        
preservation of the ,utah ,test and     
,training ,range against current and    
future encroachments that the ,secretary
 of the ,air ,force finds to be         
incompatible with current and future    
test and training requirements2  7ii7   
the testing of-- 7,i7 advanced weapon   
systems1 including current weapons      
systems1 #eth generation weapon systems1
 and future weapon systems2 and  7,,ii7 
the standoff distance for weapons2      
7iii7 the testing and evaluation of     

hypersonic weapons2  7iv7 increased     
public safety for civilians accessing   
the ,,blm land2 and  7v7 other purposes 
relating to meeting national security   
needs4  7b7 ,map ,the ,secretary may    
correct any minor errors in the map     
described in section #c7a74  7c7 ,land  
use plans ,any land use plan in         
existence on the date of enactment of   
this ,act that applies to the ,,blm land
 shall continue to apply to the ,,blm   
land4  7d7 ,maintain current uses  7#a7 
,in general ,notwithstanding subsection 
7a77#c77;,d71 the memorandum of         
agreement entered into under subsection 
7a7 and the land use plans described in 
subsection 7c7 shall not diminish any   
major or principle use that is          
recognized pursuant to section #ajc7l7  
of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agjb7l771 except to the extent        
authorized in subsection 7a74  7#b7     
,actions by ,secretary of the ,air      
,force ,the ,secretary of the ,air      

,force shall-- 7,a7 if corrective action
 is necessary due to an action of the   
,air ,force1 as determined by the       
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 render   
the ,,blm land safe for public use2 and 
7,b7 appropriately communicate the      
safety of the land to the ,secretary    
once the ,,blm land is rendered safe for
 public use4  7e7 ,grazing  7#a7 ,new   
grazing leases and permits  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall issue and 
administer any new grazing lease or     
permit on the ,,blm land1 in accordance 
with applicable law 7including          
regulations7 and other authorities      
applicable to livestock grazing on      
,bureau of ,land ,management land4  7,b7
 ,non-,federal land levels ,the         
,secretary 7acting through the ,director
 of the ,bureau of ,land ,management7   
shall continue to issue and administer  
livestock grazing leases and permits on 
the non-,federal land described in      
section #bjb7c71 subject to the         
requirements described in subparagraphs 

7,a7 through 7,c7 of paragraph 7#b74    
7#b7 ,existing grazing leases and       
permits ,any livestock grazing lease or 
permit applicable to the ,,blm land that
 is in existence on the date of         
enactment of this ,act shall continue in
 effect--  7,a7 at the number of        
permitted animal unit months authorized 
under current applicable land use plans2
  7,b7 if range conditions permit1 at   
levels greater than the level of active 
use2 and  7,c7 subject to such          
reasonable increases and decreases of   
active use of animal unit months and    
other reasonable regulations1 policies1 
and practices as the ,secretary may     
consider appropriate based on rangeland 
conditions4  7f7 ,memorandum of         
understanding on emergency access and   
response ,nothing in this section       
precludes the continuation of the       
memorandum of understanding that is     
between the ,department of the ,interior
 and the ,department of the ,air ,force 
with respect to emergency access and    

response1 as in existence as of the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  7g7        
,withdrawal ,subject to valid existing  
rights1 the ,,blm land is withdrawn from
 all forms of appropriation under the   
public land laws1 including the mining  
laws1 the mineral leasing laws1 and the 
geothermal leasing laws4  7h7           
,limitation on future rights-of-,way or 
use permits ,the ,secretary may not     
issue any new use permits or            
rights-of-way on the ,,blm land for any 
purposes that the ,secretary of the ,air
 ,force determines to be incompatible   
with current or projected military      
requirements1 with consideration given  
to the rangeland improvements under     
section #aje7;h74  7i7 ,grazing and     
ranching ,efforts described in this ,act
 to facilitate grazing and ranching on  
the ,,blm land and the non-,federal land
 described in section #bjb7c7 shall be  
considered to be compatible with mission
 requirements of the ,utah ,test and    
,training ,range4  #ajb4 ,temporary     

closures  7a7 ,in general ,if the       
,secretary of the ,air ,force determines
 that military operations 7including    
operations relating to the fulfillment  
of the mission of the ,utah ,test and   
,training ,range71 public safety1 or    
national security require the temporary 
closure to public use of any road1      
trail1 or other portion of the ,,blm    
land1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force 
may take such action as the ,secretary  
of the ,air ,force determines necessary 
to carry out the temporary closure4  7b7
 ,limitations ,any temporary closure    
under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be    
limited to the minimum areas and periods
 during which the ,secretary of the ,air
 ,force determines are required to carry
 out a closure under this section2  7#b7
 shall not occur on a ,state or ,federal
 holiday1 unless notice is provided in  
accordance with subsection 7c77#a77;,b72
  7#c7 shall not occur on a ,friday1    
,saturday1 or ,sunday1 unless notice is 
provided in accordance with subsection  

7c77#a77;,b72 and  7#d7 7,a7 if         
practicable1 shall be for not longer    
than a #c-;hour period per day2  7,b7   
shall only be for longer than a #c-;hour
 period per day--  7i7 for mission      
essential reasons2 and  7ii7 as         
infrequently as practicable and in no   
case for more than #aj days per year2   
and  7,c7 shall in no case be for longer
 than a #f-;hour period per day4  7c7   
,notice  7#a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#b71 the         
,secretary of the ,air ,force shall--   
7,a7 keep appropriate warning notices   
posted before and during any temporary  
closure2 and  7,b7 provide notice to the
 ,secretary1 public1 and relevant       
stakeholders concerning the temporary   
closure--  7i7 at least #cj days before 
the date on which the temporary closure 
goes into effect2  7ii7 in the case of a
 closure during the period beginning on 
,march #a and ending on ,may #ca1 at    
least #fj days before the date on which 
the closure goes into effect2 or  7iii7 

in the case of a closure described in   
paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 of subsection    
7b71 at least #ij days before the date  
on which the closure goes into effect4  
7#b7 ,special notification procedures   
,in each case for which a mission-unique
 security requirement does not allow for
 the notifications described in         
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,secretary of  
the ,air ,force shall work with the     
,secretary to achieve a mutually        
agreeable timeline for notification4    
7d7 ,maximum annual closures ,the total 
cumulative hours of temporary closures  
authorized under this section with      
respect to the ,,blm land shall not     
exceed #ajj hours annually4  7e7        
,prohibition on certain temporary       
closures ,the northernmost area         
identified as ,newfoundland's on the map
 described in section #c7a7 shall not be
 subject to any temporary closure       
between ,august #ba and ,february #bh1  
in accordance with the lawful hunting   
methods and seasons of the ,state of    

,utah4  7f7 ,emergency ground response  
,a temporary closure of a portion of the
 ,,blm land shall not affect the conduct
 of emergency response activities on the
 ,,blm land during the temporary        
closure4  7g7 ,law enforcement and      
security ,the ,secretary and the        
,secretary of the ,air ,force may enter 
into cooperative agreements with ,state 
and local law enforcement officials with
 respect to lawful procedures and       
protocols to be used in promoting public
 safety and operation security on or    
near the ,,blm land during noticed test 
and training periods4  7h7 ,livestock   
,livestock shall be allowed to remain on
 the ,,blm land during a temporary      
closure of the ,,blm land under this    
section4  #ajc4 ,community resource     
group  7a7 ,establishment ,not later    
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 there shall be  
established the ,utah ,test and         
,training ,range ,community ,resource   
,group 7referred to in this section as  

the ,community ,group7 to provide       
regular and continuing input to the     
,secretary and the ,secretary of the    
,air ,force on matters involving public 
access to1 use of1 and overall          
management of the ,,blm land4  7b7      
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary 7acting through the ,state   
,bureau of ,land ,management ,office7   
shall appoint members to the ,community 
,group1 including--  7,a7 operational   
and land management personnel of the    
,air ,force2  7,b7 #a ,indian           
representative1 to be nominated by a    
majority vote conducted among the       
,indian tribes in the vicinity of the   
,,blm land2  7,c7 not more than #b      
county commissioners from each of ,box  
,elder1 ,tooele1 and ,juab ,counties1   
,utah2  7,d7 #b representatives of      
off-road and highway use1 hunting1 and  
other recreational groups2  7,e7 #b     
representatives of livestock grazers on 
any public land located within the ,,blm
 land2  7,f7 #a representative of the   

,utah ,department of ,agriculture and   
,food2 and  7,g7 not more than #c       
representatives of ,state or ,federal   
offices or agencies1 or private groups1 
if the ,secretary determines that such  
representatives would further the goals 
and objectives of the ,community ,group4
  7#b7 ,chairperson ,the members        
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall elect 
from among the members of the ,community
 ,group-- 7,a7 #a member to serve as    
,chairperson of the ,community ,group2  
and  7,b7 #a member to serve as         
,vice-,chairperson of the ,community    
,group4  7c7 ,conditions and terms of   
appointment  7#a7 ,in general ,each     
member of the ,community ,group shall   
serve voluntarily and without           
remuneration4  7#b7 ,term of appointment
  7,a7 ,in general ,each member of the  
,community ,group shall be appointed for
 a term of #d years4  7,b7 ,original    
members ,notwithstanding subparagraph   
7,a71 the ,chairperson shall select     
#a_/b of the original members of the    

,community ,group to serve for a term of
 #d years and the #a_/b to serve for a  
term of #b years to ensure the          
replacement of members shall be         
staggered from year to year4  7,c7      
,reappointment and replacement ,the     
,secretary may reappoint or replace a   
member of the ,community ,group         
appointed under subsection 7b77#a71 if--
  7i7 the term of the member has        
expired2  7ii7 the member has retired2  
or  7iii7 the position held by the      
member described in subparagraph 7,a7   
through 7,g7 of paragraph 7#a7 has      
changed to the extent that the ability  
of the member to represent the group or 
entity that the member represents has   
been significantly affected4  7d7       
,meetings  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,community ,group shall meet not less   
than once per year1 and at such other   
frequencies as determined by five or    
more of the members of the ,community   
,group4  7#b7 ,responsibilities of      
community group ,the ,community ,group  

shall be responsible for determining    
appropriate schedules for1 details of1  
and actions for meetings of the         
,community ,group4  7#c7 ,notice ,the   
,chairperson shall provide notice to    
each member of the ,community ,group not
 less than #aj business days before the 
date of a scheduled meeting4  7#d7      
,exempt from ,federal ,advisory         
,committee ,act ,the ,federal ,advisory 
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
shall not apply to meetings of the      
,community ,group4  7e7 ,coordination   
with recommendations of ,community      
,group ,the ,secretary and ,secretary of
 the ,air ,force1 consistent with       
existing laws 7including regulations71  
shall take under consideration          
recommendations from the ,community     
,group4  7f7 ,termination of authority  
,the ,community ,group shall terminate  
on the date that is #aj years after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 unless  
the ,secretary and the ,community ,group
 mutually elect to terminate the        

,community ,group before that date4  7g7
 ,renewal ,the ,community ,group may    
elect1 by simple majority1 to renew the 
term of the ,community ,group for #aj   
years1 upon or within #ij days of       
termination1 with the option to renew   
every #aj years thereafter4  #ajd4      
,liability ,the ,united ,states         
7including all departments1 agencies1   
officers1 and employees of the ,united  
,states7 shall be held harmless and     
shall not be liable for any injury or   
damage to any individual or property    
suffered in the course of any mining1   
mineral1 or geothermal activity1 or any 
other authorized nondefense-related     
activity1 conducted on the ,,blm land4  
#aje4 ,effects of title  7a7 ,effect on 
weapon impact area ,nothing in this     
title expands the boundaries of the     
weapon impact area of the ,utah ,test   
and ,training ,range4  7b7 ,effect on   
special use airspace and training routes
 ,nothing in this title precludes-- 7#a7
 the designation of new units of special

 use airspace2 or  7#b7 the expansion of
 existing units of special use airspace4
  7c7 ,effect on existing rights and    
agreements  7#a7 ,knolls ,special       
,recreation ,management ,area2 ,,blm    
community pits ,central ,grayback and   
,south ,grayback ,except as provided in 
section #ajb1 nothing in this title     
limits or alters any existing right or  
right of access to--  7,a7 the ,knolls  
,special ,recreation ,management ,area2 
or  7,b7 7i7 the ,bureau of ,land       
,management ,community ,pits ,central   
,grayback and ,south ,grayback2 and     
7ii7 any other county or community pit  
located within close proximity to the   
,,blm land4  7#b7 ,national historic    
trails and other historical landmarks   
,except as provided in section #ajb1    
nothing in this title limits or alters  
any existing right or right of access to
 a component of the ,national ,trails   
,system or other ,federal or ,state     
historic landmarks within the ,,blm     
land1 including the ,california         

,national ,historic ,trail1 the ,pony   
,express ,national ,historic ,trail1 or 
the ,,gapa ,launch ,site and            
,blockhouse4  7#c7 ,closure of          
,interstate #hj ,nothing in this title  
authorizes any additional authority or  
right to the ,secretary or the          
,secretary of the ,air ,force to        
temporarily close ,interstate #hj4  7#d7
 ,effect on limitation on amendments to 
certain individual resource management  
plans ,nothing in this title affects the
 limitation established under section   
#bhae7;d7 of the ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-fe2 #aac ,stat4
 #heb74  7#e7 ,effect on memorandum of  
understanding ,nothing in this title    
affects the memorandum of understanding 
entered into by the ,air ,force1 the    
,bureau of ,land ,management1 the ,utah 
,department of ,natural ,resources1 and 
the ,utah ,division of ,wildlife        
,resources relating to the              
reestablishment of bighorn sheep in the 

,newfoundland ,mountains and signed by  
the parties to the memorandum of        
understanding during the period         
beginning on ,january #bd1 #bjjj1 and   
ending on ,february #d1 #bjjj4  7#f7    
,effect on existing military special use
 airspace agreement ,nothing in this    
title limits or alters the ,military    
,operating ,areas of ,airspace ,use     
,agreement between the ,federal         
,aviation ,administration and the ,air  
,force in effect on the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,effect on 
water rights  7#a7 ,no reservation      
created ,nothing in this title-- 7,a7   
establishes any reservation in favor of 
the ,united ,states with respect to any 
water or water right on the ,,blm land2 
or  7,b7 authorizes any appropriation of
 water on the ,,blm land1 except in     
accordance with applicable ,state law4  
7#b7 ,previously acquired and reserved  
water rights ,nothing in this title     
affects-- 7,a7 any water right acquired 
or reserved by the ,united ,states      

before the date of enactment of this    
,act2 or  7,b7 the authority of the     
,secretary or the ,secretary of the ,air
 ,force1 as applicable1 to exercise any 
water right described in subparagraph   
7,a74  7#c7 ,no effect on ,mc,carran    
,amendment ,nothing in this title       
diminishes1 enhances1 or otherwise      
affects in any way the rights1 duties1  
and obligations of the ,united ,states1 
the ,state of ,utah1 the counties in    
which the ,,blm land is situated1 and   
the residents and stakeholders in those 
counties under section #bjh of the ,act 
of ,july #aj1 #aieb 7commonly known as  
the ,mc,carran ,amendment7 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #fff74  7e7 ,effect on        
federally recognized ,indian tribes     
7#a7 ,in general ,nothing in this title 
alters any right reserved by treaty or  
,federal law for a federally recognized 
,indian tribe for tribal use4  7#b7     
,consultation ,the ,secretary of the    
,air ,force shall consult with any      
federally recognized ,indian tribe in   

the vicinity of the ,,blm land before   
taking any action that will affect any  
tribal right or cultural resource       
protected by treaty or ,federal law4    
7f7 ,effect on payments in lieu of taxes
  7#a7 ,eligibility of ,,blm land and   
non-,federal land ,the ,,blm land and   
the non-,federal land described in      
section #bjb7c7 shall remain eligible as
 entitlement land under section #fija of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7
 ,no prejudice to county payment in lieu
 of taxes rights ,nothing in this title 
diminishes1 enhances1 or otherwise      
affects any other right or entitlement  
of the counties in which the ,,blm land 
is situated to payments in lieu of taxes
 based on the ,,blm land1 under section 
#fija of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7g7 ,wildlife guzzlers  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,bureau of ,land          
,management and the ,utah ,division of  
,wildlife ,resources shall continue the 
management of wildlife guzzlers in      
existence as of the date of enactment of

 this ,act on the ,,blm land4  7#b7 ,new
 guzzlers ,nothing in this title        
prevents the ,bureau of ,land           
,management and the ,utah ,division of  
,wildlife ,resources from entering into 
agreements for new wildlife guzzlers4   
7#c7 ,acquired guzzlers ,the ,secretary 
shall continue to manage existing       
wildlife guzzlers or wildlife           
improvements on the non-,federal land   
conveyed to the ,secretary under section
 #bjc7;a7 that were in existence on the 
day before the date of the conveyance4  
7h7 ,rangeland improvements ,the        
,secretary shall continue to manage1 in 
a manner that promotes and facilitates  
grazing-- 7#a7 rangeland improvements on
 the ,,blm land that are in existence on
 the date of enactment of this ,act2 and
  7#b7 rangeland improvements on the    
non-,federal land conveyed to the       
,secretary under section #bjc7;a7 that  
were in existence on the day before the 
date of the conveyance4  7i7 ,new       
rangeland improvements ,nothing in this 

title prevents the ,bureau of ,land     
,management1 the ,utah ,department of   
,agriculture or other ,state entity1 or 
a ,federal land permittee from entering 
into agreements for new rangeland       
improvements that promote and facilitate
 grazing4  7j7 ,school and              
,institutional ,trust ,lands            
,administration ,the ,bureau of ,land   
,management shall maintain rangeland    
grazing improvements in existence as of 
the date of enactment of this ,act on   
acquired land of the ,school and        
,institutional ,trust ,lands            
,administration4  ,,ii ,land exchange   
#bja4 ,findings and purpose  7a7        
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
the ,state owns approximately #fh1jeg   
acres of land and approximately #aj1bhj 
acres of mineral interests located      
within the ,utah ,test and ,training    
,range in ,box ,elder1 ,tooele1 and     
,juab ,counties1 ,utah2  7#b7 the ,state
 owns approximately #b1cec acres of land
 and approximately #c1efj acres of      

mineral interests located wholly or     
partially within the ,cedar ,mountains  
,wilderness in ,tooele ,county1 ,utah2  
7#c7 the parcels of ,state land         
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7-- 
7,a7 were granted by ,congress to the   
,state pursuant to the ,act of ,july    
#af1 #ahid 7#bh ,stat4 #ajg1 chapter    
#ach71 to be held in trust for the      
benefit of the public school system and 
other public institutions of the ,state2
 and  7,b7 are largely scattered in     
checkerboard fashion among ,federal     
land2  7#d7 continued ,state ownership  
and development of ,state trust land    
within the ,utah ,test and ,training    
,range and the ,cedar ,mountains        
,wilderness is incompatible with--  7,a7
 the critical national defense uses of  
the ,utah ,test and ,training ,range2   
and  7,b7 the ,federal management of the
 ,cedar ,mountains ,wilderness2 and     
7#e7 it is in the public interest of the
 ,united ,states to acquire in a timely 
manner all ,state trust land within the 

,utah ,test and ,training ,range and the
 ,cedar ,mountains ,wilderness1 in      
exchange for the conveyance of the      
,federal land to the ,state1 in         
accordance with the terms and conditions
 described in this title4  7b7 ,purpose 
,it is the purpose of this title to     
direct1 facilitate1 and expedite the    
exchange of certain ,federal land and   
non-,federal land between the ,united   
,states and the ,state4  #bjb4          
,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7       
,exchange map ,the term ,exchange ,map  
means the map prepared by the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management entitled ,utah ,test 
and ,training ,range ,enhancement_/,west
 ,desert ,land ,exchange and dated      
,october #bh1 #bjae4  7#b7 ,federal land
 ,the term ,federal land means the      
,bureau of ,land ,management land       
located in ,box ,elder1 ,millard1 ,juab1
 ,tooele1 and ,beaver ,counties1 ,utah1 
that is identified on the ,exchange ,map
 as ,,blm ,lands ,proposed for ,transfer
 to ,state ,trust ,lands4  7#c7         

,non-,federal land ,the term            
non-,federal land means the land owned  
by the ,state in ,box ,elder1 ,tooele1  
and ,juab ,counties1 ,utah1 that is     
identified on the ,exchange ,map as--   
7,a7 ,state ,trust ,land ,proposed for  
,transfer to ,,blm2 and  7,b7 ,state    
,trust ,minerals ,proposed for ,transfer
 to ,,blm4  7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means the ,state of ,utah1 acting      
through the ,school and ,institutional  
,trust ,lands ,administration4  #bjc4   
,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 7or a        
designee7 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   
one 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     
,mineral land  7,a7 ,mineral reports    
,the appraisals under paragraph 7#a7    
shall take into account mineral and     
technical reports provided by the       
,secretary and the ,state in the        

evaluation of mineral deposits in the   
,federal land and non-,federal land4    
7,b7 ,mining claims ,an appraisal of any
 parcel of ,federal land that is        
encumbered by a mining or millsite claim
 located under sections #bcah through   
#bceb of the ,revised ,statutes         
7commonly known as the ,mining ,law of  
#ahgb7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ba et seq47 shall
 take into account the encumbrance      
created by the claim for purposes of    
determining the value of the parcel of  
the ,federal land4  7,c7 ,validity      
examination ,nothing in this title      
requires the ,united ,states to conduct 
a mineral examination for any mining    
claim on the ,federal land4  7#d7       
,approval ,the appraisals conducted     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted 
to the ,secretary and the ,state for    
approval4  7#e7 ,dispute resolution ,if1
 by the date that is #ij days after the 
date of submission of an appraisal for  
review and approval under this          
subsection1 the ,secretary or ,state do 

not agree to accept the findings of the 
appraisals with respect to one or more  
parcels of ,federal land or non-,federal
 land1 the dispute shall be resolved in 
accordance with section #bjf7;d77#b7 of 
the ,federal ,land ,policy and          
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agaf7;d77#b774  7#f7 ,duration ,the   
appraisals conducted under paragraph    
7#a7 shall remain valid until the date  
of the completion of the exchange       
authorized under this title4  7#g7      
,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 ,conveyance of     
title ,the land exchange authorized     
under this title shall be completed by  
the later of-- 7#a7 the date that is #a 
year after the date of final approval by
 the ,secretary and the ,state of the   
appraisals conducted under subsection   
7d72 and  7#b7 the date that is #a year 

after the date of completion of the     
dispute resolution process authorized   
under subsection 7d77#e74  7f7 ,public  
inspection and notice  7#a7 ,public     
inspection ,at least #cj days before the
 date of conveyance of the ,federal land
 and non-,federal land1 all final       
appraisals and appraisal reviews for    
land to be exchanged under this section 
shall be available for public review at 
the office of the ,state ,director of   
the ,bureau of ,land ,management in the 
,state of ,utah4  7#b7 ,notice ,the     
,secretary or the ,state1 as applicable1
 shall publish in a newspaper of general
 circulation in ,salt ,lake ,county1    
,utah1 a notice that the appraisals     
conducted under subsection 7d7 are      
available for public inspection4  7g7   
,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  7i7   
,in general ,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 equalized by the ,state        
conveying to the ,united ,states--  7,i7
 ,state trust land parcel #a1 as        
described in the assessment entitled    
,bureau of ,land ,management            
,environmental ,assessment              
,,ut-#ajj-jf-;,,ea1 numbered            
,,utu-#hbjij1 and dated ,march #bjjh2 or
  7,,ii7 ,state trust land located      
within any of the wilderness areas or   
national conservation areas in          
,washington ,county1 ,utah1 established 
under subtitle ,o of title ,i of the    
,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act 
of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-aa2 #abc    
,stat4 #ajge7 that has an appraised     
value equal to the difference between-- 
7aa7 the value of the ,federal land2 and
  7bb7 the value of the non-,federal    
land4  7ii7 ,order of conveyances ,any  

non-,federal land required to be        
conveyed to the ,united ,states under   
clause 7i7 shall be conveyed until the  
value of the ,federal land and          
non-,federal land is equalized1 in the  
following order3  7,i7 ,the ,state trust
 land parcel described in clause 7i77,i7
  7,,ii7 ,state trust land parcels      
located in the ,red ,cliffs ,national   
,conservation ,area4  7,,iii7 ,state    
trust land parcels located in the ,docs 
,pass ,wilderness4  7,,iv7 ,state trust 
land parcels located in the ,beaver ,dam
 ,wash ,national ,conservation ,area4   
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 the  
non-,federal land shall be equalized by 
the ,secretary making a cash            
equalization payment to the ,state1 in  
accordance with section #bjf7;b7 of the 
,federal ,land ,policy ,management 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b774  7h7 ,withdrawal  
of ,federal land from mineral entry     

prior to exchange ,subject to valid     
existing rights1 the ,federal land to be
 conveyed to the ,state under this      
section is withdrawn from mineral       
location1 entry1 and patent under the   
mining laws pending conveyance of the   
,federal land to the ,state4  #bjd4     
,status and management of non-,federal  
land after exchange  7a7 ,non-,federal  
land within ,utah test and training     
range ,on conveyance to the ,united     
,states under this title1 the           
non-,federal land located within the    
,utah ,test and ,training ,range shall  
be managed in accordance with the       
memorandum of agreement entered into    
under section #aja7;a74  7b7            
,non-,federal land within ,cedar        
,mountains ,wilderness ,on conveyance to
 the ,united ,states under this title1  
the non-,federal land located within the
 ,cedar ,mountains ,wilderness shall1 in
 accordance with section #bjf7;c7 of the
 ,federal ,land ,policy ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;c771 be added to1 

and administered as part of1 the ,cedar 
,mountains ,wilderness4  #bje4          
,hazardous materials  7a7 ,costs ,except
 as provided in subsection 7b71 the     
costs of remedial actions relating to   
hazardous materials on land acquired    
under this title shall be paid by those 
entities responsible for the costs under
 applicable law4  7b7 ,remediation of   
prior testing and training activity ,the
 ,department of ,defense shall bear all 
costs of evaluation1 management1 and    
remediation caused by the previous      
testing of military weapons systems and 
the training of military forces on      
non-,federal land to be conveyed to the 
,united ,states under this title4  ,,iii
 ,highway rights-of-way  #cja4          
,recognition and transfer of certain    
highway rights-of-way  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,highway         
right-of-way ,the term highway          
right-of-way means a right-of-way across
 ,federal land for all county roads in  
the ,counties of ,box ,elder1 ,tooele1  

and ,juab1 in the ,state of ,utah1      
according to official transportation map
 and centerline descriptions of each    
county in existence as of ,march #a1    
#bjae4  7#b7 ,map ,the term official    
transportation map and centerline       
description means-- 7,a7 the map        
entitled ,official ,transportation ,map 
of ,box ,elder ,county1 ,utah and dated 
,march #a1 #bjae1 and accompanying      
centerline description of each road on  
file with the ,clerk of ,box ,elder     
,county as of ,march #a1 #bjae2  7,b7   
the map entitled ,official              
,transportation ,map of ,tooele ,county 
and dated ,march #a1 #bjae1 and         
accompanying centerline description of  
each road on file with the ,clerk of    
,tooele ,county as of ,march #a1 #bjae2 
and  7,c7 the map entitled ,official    
,transportation ,map of ,juab ,county   
and dated ,march #a1 #bjae1 and         
accompanying centerline description of  
each road on file with the ,clerk of    
,juab ,county as of ,march #a1 #bjae4   

7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of          
,agriculture1 with respect to land      
administered by the ,chief of the       
,forest ,service2 or  7,b7 the          
,secretary of the ,interior1 with       
respect to land administered by the     
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management4  7b7 ,recognition of       
existence and validity of rights-of-,way
 ,congress recognizes the existence and 
validity of each of the highway         
rights-of-way identified on the official
 transportation maps and centerline     
descriptions4  7c7 ,conveyance of an    
easement across ,federal land  7#a7 ,box
 ,elder ,county1 ,utah ,the ,secretary  
shall convey1 without consideration1 to 
,box ,elder ,county1 ,utah1 and the     
,state of ,utah as joint tenants with   
undivided interests1 easements for      
motorized travel rights of way across   
,federal land for all highways shown and
 described in the official              
transportation map and centerline       

description of the county described in  
subsection 7a77#b77;,a74  7#b7 ,juab    
,county1 ,utah ,the ,secretary shall    
convey1 without consideration1 to ,juab 
,county1 ,utah1 and the ,state of ,utah 
as joint tenants with undivided         
interests1 easements for motorized      
travel rights of way across ,federal    
land for all highways shown and         
described in the official transportation
 map and centerline description of the  
county described in subsection          
7a77#b77;,b74  7#c7 ,tooele ,county1    
,utah ,the ,secretary shall convey1     
without consideration1 to ,tooele       
,county1 ,utah1 and the ,state of ,utah 
as joint tenants with undivided         
interests1 easements for motorized      
travel rights of way across ,federal    
land for all highways shown and         
described in the official transportation
 map and centerline description of the  
county described in subsection          
7a77#b77;,c74  7d7 ,description of      
,federal land subject to easement  7#a7 

,in general ,all easements under        
subsection 7c7 shall include-- 7,a7 the 
current disturbed width of each subject 
highway as shown and described in the   
official transportation maps and        
centerline descriptions2 and  7,b7 any  
additional acreage on either side of the
 disturbed width that the respective    
county transportation department        
determines is necessary for the         
efficient maintenance1 repair1 signage1 
administration1 and use of the ,federal 
land subject to the easement4  7#b7     
,description  7,a7 ,in general ,the     
exact acreage and legal description of  
the ,federal land subject to the        
easements conveyed under subsection 7c7 
shall be--  7i7 as described in the     
centerline descriptions2  7ii7 as       
referenced in the official              
transportation maps2 and  7iii7 as      
described and referenced according to   
the disturbed width of each highway as  
of the date of conveyance for travel    
purposes1 plus any reasonable additional

 width as may be necessary for surface  
maintenance1 repairs1 and turnaround    
purposes4  7,b7 ,survey not required    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the conveyance of easements under  
subsection 7c7 shall be effective       
without a survey of the exact acreage   
and local description of the ,federal   
land subject to the easements4  7e7     
,retention of maps and centerline       
descriptions ,the maps and centerline   
descriptions referred to in clauses 7i7 
and 7ii7 of subsection 7d77#b77;,a7     
shall be on file in the appropriate     
office of the ,secretary4  #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,utah ,test and ,training ,range        
,encroachment ,prevention and ,temporary
 ,closure ,act4  7b7 ,table of contents 
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2     
table of contents4,,title               
,i--,authorization for temporary closure
 of certain public land adjacent to the 

,utah ,test and ,training ,range4,sec4  
#aja4 ,definitions4,sec4 #ajb4          
,memorandum of agreement4,sec4 #ajc4    
,temporary closures4,sec4 #ajd4         
,liability4,sec4 #aje4 ,community       
,resource ,advisory ,group4,sec4 #ajf4  
,savings clauses4,,title ,,ii--,bureau  
of ,land ,management land exchange with 
,state of ,utah,sec4 #bja4              
,definitions4,sec4 #bjb4 ,exchange of   
,federal land and non-,federal          
land4,sec4 #bjc4 ,status and management 
of non-,federal land acquired by the    
,united ,states4,sec4 #bjd4 ,hazardous  
materials4  ,i ,authorization for       
temporary closure of certain public land
 adjacent to the ,utah ,test and        
,training ,range4  #aja4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,blm land ,the term
 ,,blm land means certain public land   
administered by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management land in the ,state          
comprising approximately #gjc1fba acres1
 as generally depicted on the map       
entitled ,utah ,test and ,training      

,range ,enhancement_/,west ,desert ,land
 ,exchange and dated ,may #g1 #bjaf4    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means the  
,state of ,utah4  7#d7 ,utah test and   
training range ,the term ,utah ,test and
 ,training ,range means the portions of 
the military land and airspace operating
 area of the ,utah ,test and ,training  
,area that are located in the ,state1   
including the ,dugway ,proving ,ground4 
#ajb4 ,memorandum of agreement  7a7     
,memorandum of agreement  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary and the ,secretary of the    
,air ,force shall enter into a          
memorandum of agreement to authorize the
 ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary1 to    
impose limited closures of the ,,blm    
land for military operations and        
national security and public safety     
purposes1 as provided in this title4    

7#b7 ,draft  7,a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
and the ,secretary of the ,air ,force   
shall complete a draft of the memorandum
 of agreement required under paragraph  
7#a74  7,b7 ,public comment period      
,during the #cj-;day period beginning on
 the date on which the draft memorandum 
of agreement is completed under         
subparagraph 7,a71 there shall be an    
opportunity for public comment on the   
draft memorandum of agreement1 including
 an opportunity for the ,utah ,test and 
,training ,range ,community ,resource   
,advisory ,group established under      
section #aje7;a7 to provide comments on 
the draft memorandum of agreement4  7#c7
 ,management by secretary ,the          
memorandum of agreement entered into    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall provide that 
the ,secretary shall continue to manage 
the ,,blm land in accordance with the   
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   

seq47 and applicable land use plans1    
while allowing for the temporary closure
 of the ,,blm land in accordance with   
this title4  7#d7 ,permits and          
rights-of-way  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary shall consult with the       
,secretary of the ,air ,force regarding 
,utah ,test and ,training ,range mission
 requirements before issuing new use    
permits or rights-of-way on the ,,blm   
land4  7,b7 ,framework ,the ,secretary  
and the ,secretary of the ,air ,force   
shall establish within the memorandum of
 agreement entered into under paragraph 
7#a7 a framework agreed to by the       
,secretary and the ,secretary of the    
,air ,force for resolving any           
disagreement on the issuance of permits 
or rights-of-way on the ,,blm land4     
7#e7 ,termination  7,a7 ,in general ,the
 memorandum of agreement entered into   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be for a term
 to be determined by the ,secretary and 
the ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 not  
to exceed #be years4  7,b7 ,early       

termination ,the memorandum of agreement
 may be terminated before the date      
determined under subparagraph 7,a7 if   
the ,secretary of the ,air ,force       
determines that the temporary closure of
 the ,,blm land is no longer necessary  
to fulfill ,utah ,test and ,training    
,range mission requirements4  7b7 ,map  
,the ,secretary may correct any minor   
errors in the map described in section  
#aja7a74  7c7 ,land safety ,if          
corrective action is necessary on the   
,,blm land due to an action of the ,air 
,force1 the ,secretary of the ,air      
,force shall--  7#a7 render the ,,blm   
land safe for public use2 and  7#b7     
appropriately communicate the safety of 
the land to the ,secretary on the date  
on which the ,,blm land is rendered safe
 for public use under paragraph 7#a74   
7d7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall 
consult with any federally recognized   
,indian tribe in the vicinity of the    
,,blm land before entering into any     
agreement under this title4  7e7        

,grazing  7#a7 ,effect ,nothing in this 
title impacts the management of grazing 
on the ,,blm land4  7#b7 ,continuation  
of grazing management ,the ,secretary   
shall continue grazing management on the
 ,,blm land pursuant to the ,federal    
,land ,policy and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 and 
applicable resource management plans4   
7f7 ,memorandum of understanding on     
emergency access and response ,nothing  
in this section precludes the           
continuation of the memorandum of       
understanding between the ,department of
 the ,interior and the ,department of   
the ,air ,force with respect to         
emergency access and response1 as in    
existence on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7g7 ,withdrawal ,subject to 
valid existing rights1 the ,,blm land is
 withdrawn from all forms of            
appropriation under the public land     
laws1 including the mining laws1 the    
mineral leasing laws1 and the geothermal
 leasing laws4  #ajc4 ,temporary        

closures  7a7 ,in general ,if the       
,secretary of the ,air ,force determines
 that military operations 7including    
operations relating to the fulfillment  
of the mission of the ,utah ,test and   
,training ,range71 public safety1 or    
national security require the temporary 
closure to public use of any road1      
trail1 or other portion of the ,,blm    
land1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force 
may take such action as the ,secretary  
of the ,air ,force1 in consultation with
 the ,secretary1 determines necessary to
 carry out the temporary closure4  7b7  
,limitations ,any temporary closure     
under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be    
limited to the minimum areas and periods
 during which the ,secretary of the ,air
 ,force determines are required to carry
 out a closure under this section2  7#b7
 shall not occur on a ,state or ,federal
 holiday1 unless notice is provided in  
accordance with subsection 7c77#a77;,b72
  7#c7 shall not occur on a ,friday1    
,saturday1 or ,sunday1 unless notice is 

provided in accordance with subsection  
7c77#a77;,b72 and  7#d7 7,a7 if         
practicable1 shall be for not longer    
than a #c-;hour period per day2  7,b7   
shall only be for longer than a #c-;hour
 period per day--  7i7 for mission      
essential reasons2 and  7ii7 as         
infrequently as practicable and in no   
case for more than #aj days per year2   
and  7,c7 shall in no case be for longer
 than a #f-;hour period per day4  7c7   
,notice  7#a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#b71 the         
,secretary of the ,air ,force shall--   
7,a7 keep appropriate warning notices   
posted before and during any temporary  
closure2 and  7,b7 provide notice to the
 ,secretary1 public1 and relevant       
stakeholders concerning the temporary   
closure--  7i7 at least #cj days before 
the date on which the temporary closure 
goes into effect2  7ii7 in the case of a
 closure during the period beginning on 
,march #a and ending on ,may #ca1 at    
least #fj days before the date on which 

the closure goes into effect2 or  7iii7 
in the case of a closure described in   
paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 of subsection    
7b71 at least #ij days before the date  
on which the closure goes into effect4  
7#b7 ,special notification procedures   
,in each case for which a mission-unique
 security requirement does not allow for
 the notifications described in         
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,secretary of  
the ,air ,force shall work with the     
,secretary to achieve a mutually        
agreeable timeline for notification4    
7d7 ,maximum annual closures ,the total 
cumulative hours of temporary closures  
authorized under this section with      
respect to the ,,blm land shall not     
exceed #ajj hours annually4  7e7        
,prohibition on certain temporary       
closures ,the northernmost area         
identified as ,newfoundland's on the map
 described in section #aja7a7 shall not 
be subject to any temporary closure     
between ,august #ba and ,february #bh1  
in accordance with the lawful hunting   

seasons of the ,state of ,utah4  7f7    
,emergency ground response ,a temporary 
closure of a portion of the ,,blm land  
shall not affect the conduct of         
emergency response activities on the    
,,blm land during the temporary closure4
  7g7 ,livestock ,livestock authorized  
by a ,federal grazing permit shall be   
allowed to remain on the ,,blm land     
during a temporary closure of the ,,blm 
land under this section4  7h7 ,law      
enforcement and security ,the ,secretary
 and the ,secretary of the ,air ,force  
may enter into cooperative agreements   
with ,state and local law enforcement   
officials with respect to lawful        
procedures and protocols to be used in  
promoting public safety and operation   
security on or near the ,,blm land      
during noticed test and training        
periods4  #ajd4 ,liability ,the ,united 
,states 7including all departments1     
agencies1 officers1 and employees of the
 ,united ,states7 shall be held harmless
 and shall not be liable for any injury 

or damage to any individual or property 
suffered in the course of any mining1   
mineral1 or geothermal activity1 or any 
other authorized nondefense-related     
activity1 conducted on the ,,blm land4  
#aje4 ,community ,resource ,advisory    
,group  7a7 ,establishment ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 there shall be  
established the ,utah ,test and         
,training ,range ,community ,resource   
,advisory ,group 7referred to in this   
section as the ,community ,group7 to    
provide regular and continuing input to 
the ,secretary and the ,secretary of the
 ,air ,force on matters involving public
 access to1 use of1 and overall         
management of the ,,blm land4  7b7      
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall appoint members to the 
,community ,group1 including-- 7,a7 #a  
representative of ,indian tribes in the 
vicinity of the ,,blm land1 to be       
nominated by a majority vote conducted  
among the ,indian tribes in the vicinity

 of the ,,blm land2  7,b7 not more than 
#a county commissioner from each of ,box
 ,elder1 ,tooele1 and ,juab ,counties1  
,utah2  7,c7 #b representatives of      
off-road and highway use1 hunting1 or   
other recreational users of the ,,blm   
land2  7,d7 #b representatives of       
livestock permitees on public land      
located within the ,,blm land2  7,e7 #a 
representative of the ,utah ,department 
of ,agriculture and ,food2 and  7,f7 not
 more than #c representatives of ,state 
or ,federal offices or agencies1 or     
private groups or individuals1 if the   
,secretary determines that such         
representatives would further the goals 
and objectives of the ,community ,group4
  7#b7 ,chairperson ,the members        
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall elect 
from among the members of the ,community
 ,group-- 7,a7 #a member to serve as    
,chairperson of the ,community ,group2  
and  7,b7 #a member to serve as         
,vice-,chairperson of the ,community    
,group4  7#c7 ,air force personnel ,the 

,secretary of the ,air ,force shall     
appoint appropriate operational and land
 management personnel of the ,air ,force
 to serve as a liaison to the ,community
 ,group4  7c7 ,conditions and terms of  
appointment  7#a7 ,in general ,each     
member of the ,community ,group shall   
serve voluntarily and without           
compensation4  7#b7 ,term of appointment
  7,a7 ,in general ,each member of the  
,community ,group shall be appointed for
 a term of #d years4  7,b7 ,original    
members ,notwithstanding subparagraph   
7,a71 the ,secretary shall select #a_/b 
of the original members of the          
,community ,group to serve for a term of
 #d years and the #a_/b to serve for a  
term of #b years to ensure the          
replacement of members shall be         
staggered from year to year4  7,c7      
,reappointment and replacement ,the     
,secretary may reappoint or replace a   
member of the ,community ,group         
appointed under subsection 7b77#a71 if--
  7i7 the term of the member has        

expired2  7ii7 the member has retired2  
or  7iii7 the position held by the      
member described in subparagraph 7,a7   
through 7,f7 of paragraph 7#a7 has      
changed to the extent that the ability  
of the member to represent the group or 
entity that the member represents has   
been significantly affected4  7d7       
,meetings  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,community ,group shall meet not less   
than once per year1 and at such other   
frequencies as determined by #e or more 
of the members of the ,community ,group4
  7#b7 ,responsibilities of community   
group ,the ,community ,group shall be   
responsible for determining appropriate 
schedules for1 details of1 and actions  
for meetings of the ,community ,group4  
7#c7 ,notice ,the ,chairperson shall    
provide notice to each member of the    
,community ,group not less than #aj     
business days before the date of a      
scheduled meeting4  7#d7 ,exempt from   
federal advisory committee act ,the     
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  

,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to     
meetings of the ,community ,group4  7e7 
,recommendations of community group ,the
 ,secretary and ,secretary of the ,air  
,force1 consistent with existing laws   
7including regulations71 shall take     
under consideration recommendations from
 the ,community ,group4  7f7            
,termination of authority ,the          
,community ,group shall terminate on the
 date that is #aj years after the date  
of enactment of this ,act4  #ajf4       
,savings clauses  7a7 ,effect on weapon 
impact area ,nothing in this title      
expands the boundaries of the weapon    
impact area of the ,utah ,test and      
,training ,range4  7b7 ,effect on       
special use airspace and training routes
 ,nothing in this title precludes-- 7#a7
 the designation of new units of special
 use airspace2 or  7#b7 the expansion of
 existing units of special use airspace4
  7c7 ,effect on existing military      
special use airspace agreement ,nothing 
in this title limits or alters the      

,military ,operating ,areas of ,airspace
 ,use ,agreement between the ,federal   
,aviation ,administration and the ,air  
,force in effect on the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,effect on 
existing rights and agreements  7#a7    
,knolls special recreation management   
area2 blm community pits ,except as     
otherwise provided in section #ajc1     
nothing in this title limits or alters  
any existing right or right of access   
to--  7,a7 the ,knolls ,special         
,recreation ,management ,area2 or  7,b7 
7i7 the ,bureau of ,land ,management    
,community ,pits ,central ,grayback and 
,south ,grayback2 and  7ii7 any other   
county or community pit located within  
close proximity to the ,,blm land4  7e7 
,interstate #hj ,nothing in this title  
authorizes any additional authority or  
right to the ,secretary or the          
,secretary of the ,air ,force to        
temporarily close ,interstate #hj4  7f7 
,effect on limitation on amendments to  
certain individual resource management  

plans ,nothing in this title affects the
 limitation established under section   
#bhae7;d7 of the ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-fe2 #aac ,stat4
 #heb74  7g7 ,effect on previous        
memorandum of understanding ,nothing in 
this title affects the memorandum of    
understanding entered into by the ,air  
,force1 the ,bureau of ,land            
,management1 the ,utah ,department of   
,natural ,resources1 and the ,utah      
,division of ,wildlife ,resources       
relating to the reestablishment of      
bighorn sheep in the ,newfoundland      
,mountains and signed by the parties to 
the memorandum of understanding during  
the period beginning on ,january #bd1   
#bjjj1 and ending on ,february #d1      
#bjjj4  7h7 ,effect on federally        
recognized indian tribes ,nothing in    
this title alters any right reserved by 
treaty or ,federal law for a ,federally 
recognized ,indian tribe for tribal use4
  7i7 ,payments in lieu of taxes        

,nothing in this title diminishes1      
enhances1 or otherwise affects any other
 right or entitlement of the counties in
 which the ,,blm land is situated to    
payments in lieu of taxes based on the  
,,blm land1 under section #fija of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7j7       
,wildlife improvements ,the ,secretary  
and the ,utah ,division of ,wildlife    
,resources shall continue the management
 of wildlife improvements1 including    
guzzlers1 in existence as of the date of
 enactment of this ,act on the ,,blm    
land4  ,,ii ,bureau of ,land ,management
 land exchange with ,state of ,utah     
#bja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 
,exchange map ,the term ,exchange ,map  
means the map prepared by the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management entitled ,utah ,test 
and ,training ,range ,enhancement_/,west
 ,desert ,land ,exchange and dated ,may 
#g1 #bjaf4  7#b7 ,federal land ,the term
 ,federal land means the ,bureau of     
,land ,management land located in ,box  
,elder1 ,millard1 ,juab1 ,tooele1 and   

,beaver ,counties1 ,utah1 that is       
identified on the ,exchange ,map as     
,,blm ,lands ,proposed for ,transfer to 
,state ,trust ,lands4  7#c7 ,non-federal
 land ,the term non-,federal land means 
the land owned by the ,state in ,box    
,elder1 ,tooele1 and ,juab ,counties1   
,utah1 that is identified on the        
,exchange ,map as--  7,a7 ,state ,trust 
,land ,proposed for ,transfer to ,,blm2 
and  7,b7 ,state ,trust ,minerals       
,proposed for ,transfer to ,,blm4  7#d7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#e7  
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,utah1 acting through the ,school   
and ,institutional ,trust ,lands        
,administration4  #bjb4 ,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 7or a        
designee7 all right1 title1 and interest
 of the ,united ,states in and to the   
,federal land4  7b7 ,applicable law     
7#a7 ,in general ,the land exchange     
shall be subject to section #bjf of the 
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7 and 
other applicable law4  7#b7 ,effect of  
study ,the ,secretary shall carry out   
the land exchange under this title      
notwithstanding section #bhae7;d7 of the
 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjjj 7,public ,law   
#ajf-fe2 #aac ,stat4 #heb74  7#c7 ,land 
use planning ,the ,secretary shall not  
be required to undertake any additional 
land use planning under section #bjb of 
the ,federal ,land ,policy and          
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab7 before the conveyance of the    
,federal land under this title4  7c7    
,valid existing rights ,the exchange    
authorized under subsection 7a7 shall be
 subject to valid existing rights4  7d7 

,title approval ,title to the ,federal  
land and non-,federal land to be        
exchanged under this title shall be in a
 format acceptable to the ,secretary and
 the ,state4  7e7 ,appraisals  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the value of the ,federal land 
and the non-,federal land to be         
exchanged under this title shall be     
determined by appraisals conducted by #a
 or more independent and qualified      
appraisers4  7#b7 ,state appraiser ,the 
,secretary and the ,state may agree to  
use an independent and qualified        
appraiser retained by the ,state1 with  
the consent of the ,secretary4  7#c7    
,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           
,acquisitions and the ,uniform          
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice4  7#d7 ,minerals  7,a7        
,mineral reports ,the appraisals under  

paragraph 7#a7 may take into account    
mineral and technical reports provided  
by the ,secretary and the ,state in the 
evaluation of minerals in the ,federal  
land and non-,federal land4  7,b7       
,mining claims ,federal land that is    
encumbered by a mining or millsite claim
 located under sections #bcah through   
#bceb of the ,revised ,statutes         
7commonly known as the ,mining ,law of  
#ahgb7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ba et seq47 shall
 be appraised in accordance with        
standard appraisal practices1 including1
 as appropriate1 the ,uniform ,appraisal
 ,standards for ,federal ,land          
,acquisition4  7,c7 ,validity           
examination ,nothing in this title      
requires the ,secretary to conduct a    
mineral examination for any mining claim
 on the ,federal land4  7#e7 ,approval  
,an appraisal conducted under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be submitted to the          
,secretary and the ,state for approval4 
7#f7 ,duration ,an appraisal conducted  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall remain valid 

for #c years after the date on which the
 appraisal is approved by the ,secretary
 and the ,state4  7#g7 ,cost of         
appraisal  7,a7 ,in general ,the cost of
 an appraisal conducted under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be paid equally by the       
,secretary and the ,state4  7,b7        
,reimbursement by ,secretary ,if the    
,state retains an appraiser in          
accordance with paragraph 7#b71 the     
,secretary shall reimburse the ,state in
 an amount equal to #ej percent of the  
costs incurred by the ,state4  7f7      
,conveyance of title ,it is the intent  
of ,congress that the land exchange     
authorized under this title shall be    
completed not later than #a year after  
the date of final approval by the       
,secretary and the ,state of the        
appraisals conducted under subsection   
7e74  7g7 ,public inspection and notice 
7#a7 ,public inspection ,at least #cj   
days before the date of conveyance of   
the ,federal land and non-,federal land1
 all final appraisals and appraisal     

reviews for the ,federal land and       
non-,federal land to be exchanged under 
this title shall be available for public
 review at the office of the ,state     
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management in the ,state4  7#b7 ,notice
 ,the ,secretary or the ,state1 as      
applicable1 shall publish in a newspaper
 of general circulation in ,salt ,lake  
,county1 ,utah1 a notice that the       
appraisals conducted under subsection   
7e7 are available for public inspection4
  7h7 ,consultation with indian tribes  
,the ,secretary shall consult with any  
federally recognized ,indian tribe in   
the vicinity of the ,federal land and   
non-,federal land to be exchanged under 
this title before the completion of the 
land exchange4  7i7 ,equal value        
exchange  7#a7 ,in general ,the value of
 the ,federal land and non-,federal land
 to be exchanged under this title-- 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  7i7 ,in general ,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 equalized by 
the ,state conveying to the ,secretary1 
as necessary to equalize the value of   
the ,federal land and non-,federal      
land--  7,i7 ,state trust land parcel   
#a1 as described in the assessment      
entitled ,bureau of ,land ,management   
,environmental ,assessment              
,,ut-#ajj-jf-;,,ea1 numbered            
,,utu-#hbjij1 and dated ,march #bjjh2 or
  7,,ii7 ,state trust land located      
within any of the wilderness areas or   
national conservation areas in          
,washington ,county1 ,utah1 established 
under subtitle ,o of title ,i of the    
,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act 
of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-aa2 #abc    
,stat4 #ajge74  7ii7 ,order of          
conveyances ,any non-,federal land      
required to be conveyed to the          
,secretary under clause 7i7 shall be    

conveyed until the value of the ,federal
 land and non-,federal land is          
equalized4  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
 the non-,federal land shall be         
equalized--  7i7 by the ,secretary      
making a cash equalization payment to   
the ,state1 in accordance with section  
#bjf7;b7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b772 or  7ii7 by       
removing non-,federal land from the     
exchange4  7j7 ,grazing permits  7#a7   
,in general ,if the ,federal land or    
non-,federal land exchanged under this  
title is subject to a lease1 permit1 or 
contract for the grazing of domestic    
livestock in effect on the date of      
acquisition1 the ,secretary and the     
,state shall allow the grazing to       
continue for the remainder of the term  
of the lease1 permit1 or contract1      
subject to the related terms and        

conditions of user agreements1 including
 permitted stocking rates1 grazing fee  
levels1 access rights1 and ownership and
 use of range improvements4  7#b7       
,renewal ,to the extent allowed by      
,federal or ,state law1 on expiration of
 any grazing lease1 permit1 or contract 
described in paragraph 7#a71 the holder 
of the lease1 permit1 or contract shall 
be entitled to a preference right to    
renew the lease1 permit1 or contract4   
7#c7 ,cancellation  7,a7 ,in general    
,nothing in this title prevents the     
,secretary or the ,state from canceling 
or modifying a grazing permit1 lease1 or
 contract if the ,federal land or       
non-,federal land subject to the permit1
 lease1 or contract is sold1 conveyed1  
transferred1 or leased for non-grazing  
purposes by the ,secretary or the       
,state4  7,b7 ,limitation ,except to the
 extent reasonably necessary to         
accommodate surface operations in       
support of mineral development1 the     
,secretary or the ,state shall not      

cancel or modify a grazing permit1      
lease1 or contract because the land     
subject to the permit1 lease1 or        
contract has been leased for mineral    
development4  7#d7 ,base properties ,if 
non-,federal land conveyed by the ,state
 under this title is used by a grazing  
permittee or lessee to meet the base    
property requirements for a ,federal    
grazing permit or lease1 the land shall 
continue to qualify as a base property  
for--  7,a7 the remaining term of the   
lease or permit2 and  7,b7 the term of  
any renewal or extension of the lease or
 permit4  7k7 ,withdrawal of federal    
land from mineral entry prior to        
exchange ,subject to valid existing     
rights1 the ,federal land to be conveyed
 to the ,state under this title is      
withdrawn from mineral location1 entry1 
and patent under the mining laws pending
 conveyance of the ,federal land to the 
,state4  #bjc4 ,status and management of
 non-,federal land acquired by the      
,united ,states  7a7 ,in general ,on    

conveyance to the ,united ,states under 
this title1 the non-,federal land shall 
be managed by the ,secretary in         
accordance with the ,federal ,land      
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 and       
applicable land use plans4  7b7         
,non-federal land within cedar mountains
 wilderness ,on conveyance to the       
,secretary under this title1 the        
non-,federal land located within the    
,cedar ,mountains ,wilderness shall1 in 
accordance with section #bjf7;c7 of the 
,federal ,land ,policy ,act of #aigf    
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;c771 be added to1 
and administered as part of1 the ,cedar 
,mountains ,wilderness4  7c7            
,non-federal land within wilderness     
areas or national conservation areas ,on
 conveyance to the ,secretary under this
 title1 non-,federal land located in a  
national wilderness area or national    
conservation area shall be managed in   
accordance with the applicable          
provisions of subtitle ,o of title ,i of

 the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management 
,act of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-aa74   
#bjd4 ,hazardous materials  7a7 ,costs  
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
the costs of remedial actions relating  
to hazardous materials on land acquired 
under this title shall be paid by those 
entities responsible for the costs under
 applicable law4  7b7 ,remediation of   
prior testing and training activity ,the
 ,secretary of the ,air ,force shall    
bear all costs of evaluation1           
management1 and remediation caused by   
the previous testing of military weapons
 systems and the training of military   
forces on non-,federal land to be       
conveyed to the ,united ,states under   
this title4  ,september #ac1            
#bjaf,reported with an amendment