HR 1442

HR 1442 IH

To provide for the sale of the Federal Government’s reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909.

March 11, 2009

Mr. MATHESON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

To provide for the sale of the Federal Government’s reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY INTEREST, MT. OLIVET CEMETERY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

(a) Conveyance Required- If, after the completion of the appraisal required by subsection (b), the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt Lake City, Utah (in this section referred to as the ‘Association’), submits to the Secretary of the Interior an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in all, or some portion, of the approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, conveyed to the Association under the Act of January 23, 1909 (chapter 37, 35 Stat. 589), the Secretary shall convey to the Association such reversionary interest in the lands covered by the offer. The Secretary shall complete the conveyance not later than 30 days after the date of the offer.

(b) Appraisal- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in the lands described in subsection (a). The appraisal shall be completed in accordance with the ‘Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions’ and the ‘Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice’. All costs associated with the appraisal shall be borne by the Association.

(c) Consideration- As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under subsection (a), the Association shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal interest, as determined under subsection (b). The consideration shall be paid not later than 30 days after the date the conveyance is made.

(d) Costs of Conveyance- As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a), including the cost of the appraisal required by subsection (b), shall be paid by the Association.

(e) Deposit and Use of Proceeds- The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance under subsection (a) in the Federal Land Disposal Account established by section 206 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305). The proceeds so deposited shall be available to the Secretary for expenditure in accordance with subsection (c) of such section.