Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Apr 19, 2012
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.
Source last updated: Apr 7, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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