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H.R. 3452: Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act

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H.R. 3452: Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-17 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 316.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 316. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act

Plain summary

Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, by sale, a specified parcel of National Forest System land within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to Canyons-SkiLink, LLC, to allow it to construct a ski-lift, gondola, or tramway to serve as a public-access transportation interconnection of the Wasatch Front and the Wasatch Back Mountains. Requires Canyons-SkiLink to pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to at least the fair market value of such land. Requires the deposit of any funds received by the Secretary under this Act in the general Treasury fund to reduce the federal deficit. Requires the fair market value of the National Forest System land to be conveyed under this Act to be determined based on an appraisal that is acceptable to the Secretary. Instructs the Secretary to complete all actions that may be required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable laws in making the conveyance under this Act.

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Official text

Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · 1 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Appraisal
An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3452 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112