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Union Calendar No. 503 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5459 

[Report No. 116–611] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error 

within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2019 

Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

Additional sponsor: Mr. LAMBORN

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land 

ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain 

National Park, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rocky Mountain Na5 tional Park Ownership Correction Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted 

10 as ‘‘TR04–168–1’’ on the map. 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed 

13 Forsyth Family Land Exchange’’, numbered 121/ 

14 154,326, and dated June 2019. 

15 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed16 eral land’’ means the approximately 0.18 acres of 

17 land depicted as ‘‘TR04–169’’ on the map. 

18 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 3. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK LAND EX21 CHANGE. 

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.—To correct a 

23 longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the 

24 non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all 

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1 Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of 

2 the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all 

3 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

4 the Federal land. 

5 (b) VALUATION.—The value of the Federal land and 

6 the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall 

7 be considered to be of equal value. 

8 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The non-Federal land ac9 quired by the Secretary under this section shall be admin10 istered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain Na11 tional Park. 

12 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

13 and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of 

14 the National Park Service. 


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Union Calendar No. 503 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5459 

[Report No. 116–611] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to corpurposes. of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other rect a land ownership error within the boundary 

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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