[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 348 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 348
To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as
``Fowler Peak'' and ``Boskoff Peak''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 8, 2019
Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as
``Fowler Peak'' and ``Boskoff Peak''.
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 ``Fowler and Boskoff Peaks Designation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Charlie Fowler was--
(A) one of the most experienced mountain climbers
in North America, having successfully climbed many of
the highest peaks in the world;
(B) an author, guide, filmmaker, photographer, and
wilderness advocate;
(C) the recipient of the 2004 Robert and Miriam
Underhill Award from the American Alpine Club, an award
that--
(i) honors outstanding mountaineering
achievement; and
(ii) is awarded annually to climbers who
have ``demonstrated the highest level of skill
in mountaineering and who, through the
application of this skill, courage, and
perseverance, have achieved outstanding success
in the various fields of mountaineering''; and
(D) a summiter of several 8,000-meter peaks,
specifically--
(i) Everest;
(ii) Cho Oyu; and
(iii) Shishapangma;
(2) Christine Boskoff--
(A) was one of the leading female alpinists in the
United States, having climbed 6 of the 14 mountain
peaks in the world that are higher than 8,000 meters,
specifically--
(i) Everest;
(ii) Cho Oyu;
(iii) Gasherbrum II;
(iv) Lhotse;
(v) Shishapangma; and
(vi) Broad Peak;
(B) gave countless hours to nonprofit organizations
that supported--
(i) the rights of porters and Sherpas;
(ii) the education of women; and
(iii) global literacy and gender equality;
and
(C) was recognized by the education communities in
the United States and Nepal as a role model for
students;
(3) Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff were long-time
residents of San Miguel County, Colorado, and champions for
Colorado's pristine backcountry;
(4) Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff died in an
avalanche in November 2006 while attempting to summit Genyen
Peak in Tibet;
(5) 2 unnamed 13,000-foot peaks located west of Wilson Peak
on the boundary of San Miguel and Dolores Counties, Colorado,
offer spectacular recreational climbing and hiking
opportunities; and
(6) the local community in the vicinity of the peaks
described in paragraph (5) and fellow climbers propose to honor
and commemorate Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff by naming
the peaks after Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF FOWLER PEAK AND BOSKOFF PEAK, COLORADO.
(a) Designation of Fowler Peak.--
(1) In general.--The 13,498-foot mountain peak, located at
37.8569 N, by -108.0117 W, in the Uncompahgre National Forest
in the State of Colorado, shall be known and designated as
``Fowler Peak''.
(2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
peak described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a
reference to ``Fowler Peak''.
(b) Designation of Boskoff Peak.--
(1) In general.--The 13,123-foot mountain peak, located at
37.85549 N, by -108.03112 W, in the Uncompahgre National
Forest in the State of Colorado, shall be known and designated
as ``Boskoff Peak''.
(2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
peak described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a
reference to ``Boskoff Peak''.
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