[House Report 112-163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-163
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UTAH NATIONAL GUARD READINESS ACT
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July 20, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 686]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 686) to require the conveyance of certain public
land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support
the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard, having
considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Utah National Guard Readiness Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP WILLIAMS, UTAH.
(a) Conveyance Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey, without
consideration, to the State of Utah all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to certain lands comprising approximately 420
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Proposed Camp Williams
Land Transfer'' and dated June 14, 2011, which are located within the
boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by
the Utah National Guard and known as Camp Williams, Utah, for the
purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use the conveyed land
as provided in subsection (c).
(b) Supersedence of Executive Order.--Executive Order No. 1922 of
April 24, 1914, as amended by section 907 of the Camp W.G. Williams
Land Exchange Act of 1989 (title IX of Public Law 101-628; 104 Stat.
4501), is hereby superseded, only insofar as it affects the lands
identified for conveyance to the State of Utah under subsection (a).
(c) Reversionary Interest.--The lands conveyed to the State of Utah
under subsection (a) shall revert to the United States if the Secretary
of Defense determines that the land, or any portion thereof, is sold or
attempted to be sold, or that the land, or any portion thereof, is used
for non-National Guard or non-national defense purposes.
(d) Hazardous Materials.--With respect to any portion of the land
conveyed under subsection (a) that the Secretary of Defense determines
is subject to reversion under subsection (c), if the Secretary of
Defense also determines that the portion of the conveyed land contains
hazardous materials, the State of Utah shall pay the United States an
amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the land, and
the reversionary interest shall not apply to that portion of the land.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 686, as ordered reported, is to require
the conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of
Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of
the Utah National Guard.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The Utah National Guard has possessed facilities and
trained at Camp Williams since 1912. H.R. 686 would convey 420
acres of land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, without
consideration. The acreage proposed for conveyance is already
withdrawn for military use by the Guard. This land transfer
will open access to property along a major transportation
corridor with all the utilities and services necessary to
support expanded military use. The Utah National Guard already
owns and operates several buildings, an air traffic control
tower and a tactical airfield on portions of this property.
Placing the land in the State's name for use by the National
Guard consolidates ownership patterns in the headquarters area
and allows the State of Utah to bond for future Guard
facilities. Transfer of title to these lands expedites the
building and expansion of Camp Williams training facilities and
would improve the readiness of the Utah National Guard.
Additionally, the bill includes a provision directing that the
land revert to federal ownership if it stops being used for
National Guard or national defense purposes.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 686 was introduced on February 14, 2011, by
Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT). The bill was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. On
May 4, 2011, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands held a hearing on the bill. On June 15, 2011, the
Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was
discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Rob Bishop offered
an amendment to make small technical corrections to the bill.
The amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. The bill, as
amended, was then ordered favorably reported to the House of
Representatives by unanimous consent.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B)
of that Rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of Rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
H.R. 686--Utah National Guard Readiness Act
H.R. 686 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
convey 420 acres of land to the state of Utah for the Utah
National Guard. Because the land is currently withdrawn from
commercial mineral development for use by the Utah National
Guard, CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would
have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R.
686 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore,
pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
H.R. 686 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
Enacting this bill would benefit the state of Utah.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave. The
estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. CBO estimates that
implementing this legislation would have no significant impact
on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 686 would not affect
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. This bill does
not authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not
apply.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.