[107th Congress Public Law 329]
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Public Law 107-329
107th Congress
An Act
To provide for the acquisition of land and construction of an
interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to
American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 6,
2002 - [S. 1240]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I--TIMPANOGOS <<NOTE: 16 USC 431 note.>> INTERAGENCY LAND
EXCHANGE
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the facility that houses the administrative office of
the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta National Forest
can no longer properly serve the purpose of the facility;
(2) a fire destroyed the Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Visitor Center and administrative office in 1991, and the
temporary structure that is used for a visitor center cannot
adequately serve the public; and
(3) combining the administrative office of the Pleasant
Grove Ranger District with a new Timpanogos Cave National
Monument visitor center and administrative office in one
facility would--
(A) facilitate interagency coordination;
(B) serve the public better; and
(C) improve cost effectiveness.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
(1) to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire by
exchange non-Federal land located in Highland, Utah as the site
for an interagency administrative and visitor facility;
(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to construct an
administrative and visitor facility on the non-Federal land
acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(3) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of the Interior to cooperate in the development, construction,
operation, and maintenance of the facility.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Facility.--The term ``facility'' means the facility
constructed under section 106 to house--
(A) the administrative office of the Pleasant Grove
Ranger District of the Uinta National Forest; and
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(B) the visitor center and administrative office of
the Timpanogos Cave National Monument.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
parcels of land and improvements to the land in the Salt Lake
Meridian comprising--
(A) approximately 237 acres located in T. 5 S., R. 3
E., sec. 13, lot 1, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\, NW\1/4\
and E\1/2\, SW\1/4\, as depicted on the map entitled
``Long Hollow-Provo Canyon Parcel'', dated March 12,
2001;
(B) approximately 0.18 acre located in T. 7 S., R. 2
E., sec. 12, NW\1/4\, as depicted on the map entitled
``Provo Sign and Radio Shop'', dated March 12, 2001;
(C) approximately 20 acres located in T. 3 S., R. 1
E., sec. 33, SE\1/4\, as depicted on the map entitled
``Corner Canyon Parcel'', dated March 12, 2001;
(D) approximately 0.18 acre located in T. 29 S., R.
7 W., sec. 15, S\1/2\, as depicted on the map entitled
``Beaver Administrative Site'', dated March 12, 2001;
(E) approximately 7.37 acres located in T. 7 S., R.
3 E., sec. 28, NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\, as depicted on
the map entitled ``Springville Parcel'', dated March 12,
2001; and
(F) approximately 0.83 acre located in T. 5 S., R. 2
E., sec. 20, as depicted on the map entitled ``Pleasant
Grove Ranger District Parcel'', dated March 12, 2001.
(3) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means
the parcel of land in the Salt Lake Meridian comprising
approximately 37.42 acres located at approximately 4,400 West,
11,000 North (SR-92), Highland, Utah in T. 4 S., R. 2 E., sec.
31, NW\1/4\, as depicted on the map entitled ``The Highland
Property'', dated March 12, 2001.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
SEC. 103. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) Availability of Maps.--The maps described in paragraphs (2) and
(3) of section 102 shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service until the date on which
the land depicted on the maps is exchanged under this title.
(b) Technical Corrections to Legal Descriptions.--The Secretary may
correct minor errors in the legal descriptions in paragraphs (2) and (3)
of section 102.
SEC. 104. EXCHANGE OF LAND FOR FACILITY SITE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may, under
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, convey by
quitclaim deed all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal land in exchange for the conveyance of the non-
Federal land.
(b) Title to Non-Federal Land.--Before the land exchange takes place
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine that title to the
non-Federal land is acceptable based on the approval standards
applicable to Federal land acquisitions.
(c) Valuation of Non-Federal Land.--
(1) Determination.--The fair market value of the land and
the improvements on the land exchanged under this title shall be
determined by an appraisal that--
(A) is approved by the Secretary; and
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(B) conforms with the Federal appraisal standards,
as defined in the publication entitled ``Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions''.
(2) Separate appraisals.--
(A) In general.--Each parcel of Federal land
described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section
102(2) shall be appraised separately.
(B) Individual property values.--The property values
of each parcel shall not be affected by the unit rule
described in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions.
(d) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding section 206(b) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the
Secretary may, as the circumstances require, either make or accept a
cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of
the lands or interests transferred out of Federal ownership.
(e) Administration of Land Acquisition by United States.--
(1) Boundary adjustment.--
(A) In general.--On acceptance of title by the
Secretary--
(i) the non-Federal land conveyed to the
United States shall become part of the Uinta
National Forest; and
(ii) the boundaries of the national forest
shall be adjusted to include the land.
(B) Allocation of land and water conservation fund
moneys.--For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-099), the
boundaries of the national forest, as adjusted under
this section, shall be considered to be boundaries of
the national forest as of January 1, 1965.
(2) Applicable law.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Secretary shall manage any land acquired under this section in
accordance with--
(A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.)
(commonly known as the ``Weeks Act''); and
(B) other laws (including regulations) that apply to
National Forest System land.
SEC. 105. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
(a) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit any cash equalization
funds received in the land exchange in the fund established under Public
Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'').
(b) Use of Funds.--Funds deposited under subsection (a) shall be
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, for the
acquisition of land and interests in land for administrative sites in
the State of Utah and land for the National Forest System.
SEC. 106. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF FACILITY.
(a) Construction.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), as soon as
practicable after funds are made available to carry out this
title, the Secretary of the Interior shall construct, and bear
responsibility for all costs of construction of, a facility and
all necessary infrastructure on non-Federal land acquired under
section 104.
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(2) Design and specifications.--Prior to construction, the
design and specifications of the facility shall be approved by
the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Operation and Maintenance of Facility.--The facility shall be
occupied, operated, and maintained jointly by the Secretary (acting
through the Chief of the Forest Service) and the Secretary of the
Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service)
under terms and conditions agreed to by the Secretary and the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this title.
TITLE II--UTAH PUBLIC LANDS ARTIFACT PRESERVATION
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the collection of the Utah Museum of Natural History in
Salt Lake City, Utah, includes more than 1,000,000
archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and
botanical artifacts;
(2) the collection of items housed by the Museum contains
artifacts from land managed by--
(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
(B) the Bureau of Reclamation;
(C) the National Park Service;
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
(E) the Forest Service;
(3) more than 75 percent of the Museum's collection was
recovered from federally managed public land; and
(4) the Museum has been designated by the legislature of the
State of Utah as the State museum of natural history.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the University of
Utah Museum of Natural History in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 203. ASSISTANCE FOR UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY.
(a) <<NOTE: Grants.>> Assistance for Museum.--The Secretary shall
make a grant to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, to pay
the Federal share of the costs of construction of a new facility for the
Museum, including the design, planning, furnishing, and equipping of the
Museum.
(b) Grant Requirements.--
(1) In general.--To receive a grant under subsection (b),
the Museum shall submit to the Secretary a proposal for the use
of the grant.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs described
in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent.
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(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
TITLE III--SALT RIVER BAY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND ECOLOGICAL
PRESERVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
SEC. 301. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The first sentence of section 103(b) of the Salt River Bay National
Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at St. Croix, Virgin Islands,
Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410tt-1(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``The
park shall consist of approximately 1015 acres of lands, waters, and
interests in lands as generally depicted on the map entitled `Salt River
Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix,
U.S.V.I.', numbered 141/80002, and dated May 2, 2002.''.
Approved December 6, 2002.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1240 (H.R. 3928):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-669 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-178 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.
Sept. 24, considered and passed House, amended.
Nov. 19, Senate concurred in House amendment.
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