Chapter 168. To authorize an exchange of lands between the United States and the State of Utah
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CHAP. 168.— An Act To authorize an exchange of lands between the United States and the State of Utah. February 14, 1931.[[H. R. 12697](/us/bill/71/hr/12697).][[Public, No. 647](/us/pl/71/647).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Utah.Exchange of designated lands with, authorized. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to accept on behalf of the United States title to the lands hereinafter described, containing twenty-three thousand eight hundred and forty acres, more or less, owned by the State of Utah, and in exchange therefor may patent to the said State not more than an equal area of surveyed, unreserved, nonmineral, and unappropriated public lands in said State.
The lands to be accepted by the United States are described as follows: Description.The southeast quarter, south half southwest quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter section 9; southeast quarter northwest quarter, northeast quarter, south half section 10; west half, west half northeast quarter section 11; northwest quarter, north half southwest quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, southeast quarter section 14; north half, southwest quarter section 15; south half northeast quarter, south half section 17; southeast quarter southeast quarter section 18; southeast quarter southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter, east half southeast quarter, east half northeast quarter section 19; all of section 20; all of section 21; southwest quarter southwest quarter, northwest quarter northwest quarter section 22; west half, west half east half, northeast quarter northeast quarter section 23; northwest quarter section 26; northeast quarter northeast quarter, west half northwest quarter, northwest quarter southwest quarter section 27; south half, northwest quarter, west half northeast quarter, northeast quarter northeast quarter section 28; south half, northeast quarter, southeast quarter northwest quarter section 29; west half, northeast quarter, west half southeast quarter section 30; north half, southeast quarter, east half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southwest quarter section 31; northwest quarter, west half northeast quarter, northeast quarter northeast quarter, north half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southwest quarter section 33; north half southwest quarter section 34, all in township 16 south, range 5 west, Salt Lake base and meridian.
The east half section 1; south half section 13; southeast quarter, southeast quarter northeast quarter section 14; northeast quarter, east half northwest quarter, northwest quarter northwest quarter, south half southeast quarter section 24; northeast quarter, north half northwest quarter, southwest quarter northwest quarter, west half southwest quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter section 25; north half, north half south half, southwest quarter southwest quarter section 36, all in township 17 south, range 6 west, Salt Lake base and meridian.
The southeast quarter section 3; southwest quarter, west half northwest quarter section 4; all of section 5; southeast quarter, north half section 6; northeast quarter, north half southeast quarter section 7; all of section 8; northwest quarter northwest quarter section 9; northeast quarter, east half southwest quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter section 10; northeast quarter northwest quarter, southwest quarter northwest quarter, northwest quarter southwest quarter section 15; northwest quarter southwest quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter section 16; all of section 17; southeast quarter section 18; east half section 19; all of section 20; west half, northeast quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter section 21; north half northwest quarter, southwest quarter northwest quarter, northwest quarter southwest quarter section 28; east half, southwest quarter section 30; east half, southwest quarter, east 1105half northwest quarter, northwest quarter northwest quarter section Description—Continued.31, all in township 17 south, range 5 west, Salt Lake base and meridian.
The west half southwest quarter section 4; south half, northwest quarter northwest quarter section 5; north half, southeast quarter, east half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southwest quarter section 6; all of section 7; all of section 8; southwest quarter, west half northwest quarter section 9; all of section 17; all of section 18; northwest quarter, north half northeast quarter, south half southeast quarter section 19; all of section 20; southwest quarter section 21; west half, west half east half section 29; east half, east half southwest quarter section 30; northeast quarter, east half northwest quarter, north half southeast quarter, west half southwest quarter section 31, all in township 18 south, range 5 west, Salt Lake base and meridian.
The northeast quarter southwest quarter, south half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter section 3; northeast quarter, east half northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter section 9; north half northwest quarter section 10, all in township 19 south, range 5 west. Salt Lake base and meridian. Approved, February 14, 1931.