PUBLIC LAW 105-326—OCT. 30, 1998
112 STAT. 3041
(B) certain structures and lands are no longer essential
to management of the Colorado River Storage Project or to
management of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area;
(4)(A) residents of the community are interested in purchasing the homes they currently rent from the Secretary of the
Interior and the land on which the homes are located;
(B) Daggett County, Utah, is interested in reducing the
financial burden the County experiences in providing local
government support services to a community that produces
little direct tax revenue because of Federal ownership; and
(C) a withdrawal of the role of the Federal Government
in providing basic direct community services to Dutch John
would require local government to provide the services at a
substantial cost;
(5)(A) residents of the Dutch John community are
interested in self-government of the community; and
(B) with growing demands for additional commercial recreation services for visitors to the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Ashley National Forest, there are opportunities
for private economic development, but few private lands are
available for the services; and
(6) the privatization and disposal to local government of
certain lands in and surrounding Dutch John would be in
the public interest,
(b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to privatize certain lands in and surrounding Dutch
John, Utah;
(2) to transfer jurisdiction of certain Federal property
between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior;
(3) to improve the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area;
(4) to dispose of certain residential units, public buildings,
and facilities;
(5) to provide interim financial assistance to local government to defray the cost of providing basic governmental services;
(6) to achieve efficiencies in operation of the Flaming Gorge
Dam and Reservoir and the Flaming Gorge National Recreation
Area;
(7) to reduce long-term Federal outlays; and
(8) to serve the interests of the residents of Dutch John
and Daggett County, Utah, and the general public.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.— The term "Secretary of
Agriculture" means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service.
(2) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— The term "Secretary of
the Interior" means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN LANDS AND PROPERTIES.
(a) IN GENERAL. —Lands, structures, and community infrastructure facilities within or associated with Dutch John, Utah, that
have been identified by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary
of the Interior as unnecessary for support of the agency of the
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