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House vote: S. 684 // June 18, 2012Needed two-thirds to pass

To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-UT)

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), upon submission of a request by the town of Alta, Utah, within one year of enactment of this Act, to convey to the town all interest of the United States in and to parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, that are located in and adjacent to parcels of land subject to special use permit SLC102708. Requires the exact acreage of the land to be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary and limited to a maximum area of two acres. Requires the town to pay the reasonable survey and other administrative costs associated with such conveyance and to use the land for public purposes only.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

371 votes, representing 204,507,889 people85.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,635,953 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon37185.3%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.0%