[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 1324 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 339
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1324
[Report No. 114-194]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 29, 2015
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
December 16, 2015
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment
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AN ACT
To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arapaho National Forest Boundary
Adjustment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--The boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the
State of Colorado is adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95
acres of land generally depicted as ``The Wedge'' on the map entitled
``Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment'' and dated November 6,
2013, and described as lots three, four, eight, and nine of section 13,
Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado. A
lot described in this subsection may be included in the boundary
adjustment only after the Secretary of Agriculture obtains written
permission for such action from the lot owner or owners.
(b) Bowen Gulch Protection Area.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall include all Federal land within the boundary described in
subsection (a) in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under
section 6 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j).
(c) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For purposes of section
200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United States Code, the boundaries of
the Arapaho National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be
considered to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in
existence on January 1, 1965.
(d) Public Motorized Use.--Nothing in this Act opens privately
owned lands within the boundary described in subsection (a) to public
motorized use.
(e) Access to Non-Federal Lands.--Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 6(f) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(f))
regarding motorized travel, the owners of any non-Federal lands within
the boundary described in subsection (a) who historically have accessed
their lands through lands now or hereafter owned by the United States
within the boundary described in subsection (a) shall have the
continued right of motorized access to their lands across the existing
roadway.
Calendar No. 339
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1324
[Report No. 114-194]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 16, 2015
Reported without amendment