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H.R. 686: Utah National Guard Readiness Act

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H.R. 686: Utah National Guard Readiness Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 742 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR686 (2011-10-03), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.

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Official title

Utah National Guard Readiness Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Utah National Guard Readiness Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey to the state of Utah, without consideration, certain lands located within the boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by the Utah National Guard and known as "Camp Williams" for the purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use such conveyed land. Provides for the supersedence of a specified Executive Order only insofar as it affects the lands identified for conveyance. Reverts conveyed lands to the United States if the Secretary of Defense (DOD) determines that the land, or any part of such land, is sold or attempted to be sold, or that it or any part is used for non-National Guard or non-national defense purposes. Requires the state, with respect to any part of the land conveyed that the Secretary of Defense determines is subject to reversion, if such Secretary determines that the part contains hazardous materials, to pay the United States the fair market value of that part of the conveyed land. Bars the application of the reversionary interest to that part of the land.

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Official text

Utah National Guard Readiness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · 2 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr686 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112