A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah.
Key claim: The federal government transferred about 200 acres known as Minersville State Park to Beaver County, Utah, for public recreation, and the county may sell some of that land at fair market value only if the proceeds maintain recreation facilities on the remaining property.
Abstract
(S52 · 109th Congress) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Beaver County, Utah, for public recreational use all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 200 acres identified as “Minersville State Park.” Permits the County to sell, for not less than fair market value, part of the property conveyed, if the proceeds of such sale are used by the County solely for maintenance of public recreation facilities located on the remainder of such property conveyed to it. Latest action (2005-12-20): Became Public Law No: 109-130.
Why this matters
The federal government transferred about 200 acres known as Minersville State Park to Beaver County, Utah, for public recreation, and the county may sell some of that land at fair market value only if the proceeds maintain recreation facilities on the remaining property.