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HR2876119th CongressWALLET

University of Utah Research Park Act

Sponsored By: Representative Moore (UT)

Passed House

Summary

Confirms the University of Utah may use about 593.5 acres as a University research park under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. The bill ties that confirmation to a December 10, 1970 letter from the Secretary of the Interior and to any Department of the Interior approvals of development and management plans made before enactment. It also affirms related university uses on the described tracts, including student housing and a transit hub, provided those uses align with the letter and prior approvals.

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Would confirm land use for University of Utah research park

If enacted, this would confirm that about 593.54 acres can be used as the University of Utah Research Park under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. It would cover the plan approved by the Interior Secretary’s letter dated December 10, 1970, plus any plan changes the Department approved before enactment. It would also confirm related uses like student housing and a transit hub, if they fit the research park purpose. All uses would remain subject to the terms and conditions in that 1970 letter and prior approvals. The land comes from patent 43-99-0012 (Oct 18, 1968) for tracts D (parcels 1–5 excluded), G, and J, T.1 S., R.1 E., Salt Lake Meridian.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moore (UT)

UT • R

Cosponsors

  • Owens

    UT • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Kennedy (UT)

    UT • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Maloy

    UT • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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