Bill > HR2876

This bill confirms the University of Utah's use of approximately 593.54 acres of land in Salt Lake City for a research park, validating the original land conveyance from a 1926 federal law known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. The bill specifically approves the university's original 1970 plan for the research park, as well as any modifications previously approved by the Department of the Interior. Additionally, the bill broadly confirms other potential uses of the land that are consistent with a research park, including student housing and a transit hub. The legislation retroactively validates these uses as legitimate public purposes, ensuring the university's continued legal right to develop and utilize the land for academic and related purposes. The land in question was originally conveyed to the University of Utah through a patent dated October 18, 1968, and is specifically described as certain tracts located in Township 1 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian, with some specific parcels excluded from the designation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2876/all-info