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Union Calendar No. 434 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4073 

[Report No. 112–599] 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, 

and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to 

Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted 

to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to 

the Act of March 3, 1875. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2012 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 17, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 17, 2012] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right 

of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest 

in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the 

Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875. 


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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. ACCEPTANCE OF RELINQUISHMENT OF RAIL4 ROAD RIGHT OF WAY BY MANITOU AND PIKES 

5 PEAK RAILWAY COMPANY, COLORADO, OVER 

6 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—Notwithstanding the Act 

8 of March 8, 1922 (43 U.S.C. 912), the Secretary of Agri9 culture may accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relin10 quishment by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Com11 pany, successor in interest to the Mt. Manitou Park and 

12 Incline Railway Company, of a right of way, more fully 

13 described in subsection (b), within and adjacent to Pike Na14 tional Forest that was originally granted by the Secretary 

15 to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company 

16 pursuant to the authority provided by the Act of March 3, 

17 1875 (Chapter 152; 18 Stat. 482) for the construction of 

18 a railroad and station in El Paso County, Colorado. 

19 (b) RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIBED.—The railroad right 

of way referred to in subsection (a) is located in the S1 20 ⁄2

21 of section 6, Township 14 South, Range 67 West, and 

N1⁄2SE 1 22 ⁄4 of section 1, Township 14 South, Range 68 West, 

23 Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, and is depicted in a 

24 tracing filed in the United States Land Office at Pueblo, 

25 Colorado, file 019416, on December 24, 1914. 


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1 (c) LIMITED APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section 

2 shall be construed to affect the right, title, and interest of 

3 the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company in land 

4 held in fee title by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway 

5 Company. 


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Union Calendar No. 434 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4073 

[Report No. 112–599] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept 

Act of March 3, 1875. and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the rado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Coloa railroad right of way within and adjacent to the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of 

JULY 17, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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