Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act directs a specific land transfer. Within 30 days after enactment, the Secretary must convey to Fruit Heights, Utah all federal right, title, and interest in about 295.89 acres of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Forest Service map must be available for public inspection, and the exact acreage and legal description may be set by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. Fruit Heights must pay reasonable survey and administrative costs. The conveyance is made without consideration, by quitclaim deed, subject to valid existing rights and terms the Secretary considers appropriate to protect U.S. interests, and with a reserved easement for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The city may use the land only for public purposes; inconsistent use can trigger discretionary reversion to the Secretary.
Who Benefits and How
Fruit Heights residents benefit because the city receives land for public purposes near the community. Fruit Heights city officials benefit from ownership of approximately 295.89 acres without purchase consideration. Bonneville Shoreline Trail users benefit because the conveyance reserves an easement for the trail. Local recreation users benefit if the city uses the land for parks, access, open space, or other public purposes.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Forest Service land managers must complete the conveyance within 30 days and maintain the public map file. Fruit Heights city officials must pay survey and administrative costs and keep the land in public-purpose use. Federal land inventory is reduced by the transferred National Forest System parcel. The Secretary of Agriculture retains oversight through terms, easement reservation, and discretionary reversion.
Key Provisions
- Directs conveyance of about 295.89 acres of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest land.
- Requires conveyance to Fruit Heights, Utah within 30 days.
- Provides conveyance without consideration but with city-paid survey and administrative costs.
- Protects the Bonneville Shoreline Trail through a reserved easement.
- Limits use to public purposes and allows reversion for inconsistent use.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Forest Service within 30 days to convey approximately 295.89 acres of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest land to Fruit Heights, Utah, without consideration, by quitclaim deed, subject to valid existing rights, city-paid survey and administrative costs, a Bonneville Shoreline Trail easement, public-purpose use, and discretionary reversion to the Secretary if the land is misused.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Local Government, Trails
Primary Purpose
Requires the Forest Service within 30 days to convey approximately 295.89 acres of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest land to Fruit Heights, Utah, without consideration, by quitclaim deed, subject to valid existing rights, city-paid survey and administrative costs, a Bonneville Shoreline Trail easement, public-purpose use, and discretionary reversion to the Secretary if the land is misused.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Fruit Heights residents
- Fruit Heights city officials
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail users
- Local recreation users
Identified Costs
- Forest Service land managers
- Fruit Heights city officials
- Federal land inventory
- Secretary of Agriculture
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Ms. Maloy) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Fruit Heights city officials, Fruit Heights residents
Forest Service land managers, Secretary of Agriculture
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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