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S. Rept. 119-108 1 (2026-02-11)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaicy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 Calendar No. 337 119TH CONGRESS N E REPORT 2d Session J SENATE 119-108 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH PARK ACT FEBRUARY 11, 2026.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LEE, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1453] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 1453) to confirm the use of certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, Utah, for public purposes, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1453 is to confirm the use of certain non-Fed- eral land in Salt Lake City, Utah, for public purposes. BACKGROUND AND NEED The Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP Act) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey up to 640 acres of public land to a State, local government, or State instrumentality for pub- lic purposes. (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Although the Act does not de- fine the term public purpose, the Department of the Interior's regulations implementing the Act say that it means for the pur- pose of providing facilities or services for the benefit of the public in connection with . . . public health, safety or welfare. The lands can be used for commercial or residential purposes only if the use is necessary for and integral to, and an essential part of, the public purpose. (43 C.F.R. 2740.0-5(d)). The grantee must show that the land will be used for an estab- lished or definitely proposed project before the land can be con- veyed under the R&PP Act. (43 U.S.C. 869). The grantee may not 69-010