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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6968
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 28, 2018Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in Daggett
County, Utah, to the State of Utah for public purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Jarvie Ranch Conveyance Act.
2.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Act:
(1)
State
The term State means the State of Utah.
(2)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
3.
Land conveyance, State of Utah
(a)
Conveyance required
Subject to valid existing rights, if the State submits a written request to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act requesting the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) for public purposes, the Secretary shall convey, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, to the State all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land, including improvements thereon, described in subsection (b).
(b)
Description of land
(1)
In general
The parcel of Bureau of Land Management land and any improvements to be conveyed under subsection (a) is the approximately 530-acre parcel identified on the map entitled Jarvie Ranch Conveyance Act, and dated ___.
(2)
Availability of map
The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map.
(c)
Survey
The exact acreage and legal description of the Bureau of Land Management land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
(d)
Time for completion of conveyance
The Secretary shall complete the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than one year after the date on which the State submits the written request described in such subsection.