S.865 / 111th Congress

A bill 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.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-285.

S.865 through Congress

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SenateApr 22, 2009IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.1442 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.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 22, 2009

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if after the completion of the appraisal required by this Act, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt Lake City, Utah, submits an offer to acquire the federal reversionary interest in all or some portion, of the approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City conveyed to the Association under the Act of January 23, 1909, to convey to the Association such reversionary interest in the lands covered by the offer. Requires the completion of such conveyance within 30 days of the date of such offer.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] · R–UT

Committees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Oct 8, 2009
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-285.
Apr 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate

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HR 1442 · 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.

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Discuss S.865, 111th Congress: A bill 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/865

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s865/BILLS-111s865is.htm

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Analyze S.865 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.865, 111th Congress: A bill 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/865

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s865/BILLS-111s865is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:39Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.865, 111th Congress: A bill 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/865

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s865/BILLS-111s865is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:39Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.865, 111th Congress: A bill 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/865

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s865/BILLS-111s865is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:39Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.865 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.