39–010 

Calendar No. 399 

113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 113–173 

LAKE HILL ADMINISTRATIVE SITE AFFORDABLE 

HOUSING 

MAY 22, 2014.—Ordered to be printed 

Ms. LANDRIEU, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 2337] 

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 

referred the Act (H.R. 2337) to provide for the conveyance of the 

Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, 

Colorado, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 

without amendment and recommends that the Act do pass. 

PURPOSE

The purpose of H.R. 2337 is to provide for the conveyance of the 

Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site to Summit County, 

Colorado. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED

According to the Forest Service, the Lake Hill administrative site 

in Summit County, Colorado, has lost its national forest character 

as it is severed from the remaining White Hill National Forest. 

Interstate 70 runs parallel on the northwest side and the community of Frisco borders the Southwestern boundary. Furthermore, a 

community water storage reservoir and utility corridors also occupy 

National Forest system lands on, or adjacent to, the parcel. 

Summit County, Colorado, would like to acquire the Lake Hill 

parcel to develop affordable local housing for municipal, school, 

hospital, and emergency services employees. 

Although the Forest Service has authority to dispose of isolated, 

undeveloped parcels which are used specifically for Forest Service 

administrative uses under the Forest Service Facility Realignment 

and Enhancement Act of 2005, there is uncertainty whether the 


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Lake Hill parcel meets the technical requirements of that law. H.R. 

2337 simply clarifies that the Lake Hill parcel shall be conveyed 

under the authority of that Act. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

H.R. 2337, sponsored by Representative Polis, passed the House 

of Representatives on a voice vote on October 29, 2013. A Senate 

companion measure, S. 1305, was introduced by Senators Udall of 

Colorado and Bennett on July 16, 2013. The Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining held a hearing on S. 1305 on November 20, 2013. At its business meeting on December 19, 2013, the 

bill was ordered favorably reported. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in 

open business session on December 19, 2013, by a voice vote of a 

quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass H.R. 2337. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1 contains the short title, the ‘‘Lake Hill Administrative 

Site Affordable Housing Act.’’ 

Section 2 defines key terms used in the bill. 

Section 3(a) directs the Secretary of Agriculture, after receiving 

an offer from Summit County, Colorado, to use the authority provided by the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement 

Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note) to convey to the county all right, 

title, and interest of the United States in and to the Forest Service 

Lake Hill administrative site, which totals approximately 40 acres. 

That Act authorizes conveyance to be made by sale, lease, exchange, or any other means as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate. 

Subsection (b) states that the Lake Hill Administrative Site is 

considered to be an administrative site under section 502(1)(A) of 

the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 

2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note), except that paragraph (1)(C) of that 

section does not apply. Paragraph (1)(C) limits the conveyances 

under that Act to not more than 10 isolated, undeveloped parcels 

per fiscal year that were used for purposes of Forest Service administrative activities. Although the property authorized for conveyance by H.R. 2337 was used for administrative activities, it was not 

formally classified for that use. Accordingly, this subsection simply 

clarifies that the Lake Hill parcel is appropriate for conveyance 

under the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement 

Act regardless of its technical classification status. 

Subsection (c) requires the County to be responsible for processing and transaction costs related to the direct sale under subsection (a). 

Subsection (d) provides that any proceeds received from the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be available, without further appropriation, for capital improvement and maintenance of Forest 

Service facilities in Region 2 of the Forest Service. 


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COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

The following estimate of costs of this measure has been provided 

by the Congressional Budget Office: 

H.R. 2337—Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act 

H.R. 2337 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to sell 40 

acres of Forest Service land near Frisco, Colorado. Based on information provided by the agency, CBO estimates that enacting the 

legislation would increase offsetting receipts and associated direct 

spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO 

estimates that those changes would have no significant net impact 

on future budget deficits. Enacting H.R. 2337 would not affect revenues. 

The act would require the Secretary to sell the affected lands to 

Summit County, Colorado, for fair market value. Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that proceeds 

from the sale of those lands would increase offsetting receipts by 

about $5 million. Under the act, the agency would be authorized 

to retain and spend those proceeds, without further appropriation, 

for capital improvement and maintenance of Forest Service facilities. CBO expects that the agency would complete the sale and 

spend the proceeds within five years, and we estimate that enacting the legislation would have no net impact on the federal budget 

over that period. In addition, the act would require the county to 

pay for any administrative costs associated with the sale. 

H.R. 2337 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

On July 31, 2013, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 2337 

as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources 

on July 24, 2013. The two versions of the legislation are similar 

and the CBO cost estimates are the same. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director 

for Budget Analysis. 

REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following evaluation 

of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in carrying out 

H.R. 2337. 

The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of imposing 

Government-established standards or significant economic responsibilities on private individuals and businesses. 

No personal information would be collected in administering the 

program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal privacy. 

Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the enactment of H.R. 2337, as ordered reported. 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING

H.R. 2337, as reported, does not contain any congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. 


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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

The testimony provided by the Forest Service at the November 

20, 2013, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining hearing on S. 1305, the companion measure to H.R. 2337 follows: 

STATEMENT OF LESLIE WELDON, DEPUTY CHIEF, NATIONAL

FOREST SYSTEM, FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso and 

members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to provide the Department of Agriculture’s views on S. 1305, ‘‘A Bill to provide 

for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado.’’ 

The Department supports S. 1305. 

S. 1305 would provide that the approximately 40 acre 

Lake Hill site on the White River National Forest is considered to be an administrative site under the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act (FSFREA) 

of 2005 (Public Law 17 109–54; 16 U.S.C. 580d) and conveyed to Summit County, Colorado under that Act. The 

Lake Hill parcel is undeveloped land that would be used 

by the County primarily for providing affordable local 

housing for municipal, school, hospital and emergency 

services employees. As a condition of the conveyance, the 

County would pay for all administrative costs associated 

with the conveyance and the proceeds of the conveyance 

will be made available for capital improvement and maintenance of Forest Service facilities. 

The Department supports the conveyance of the Lake 

Hill administrative site to Summit County Colorado. The 

Lake Hill site has lost its National Forest character. It is 

severed from the remaining White River National Forest. 

Interstate Highway 70 runs parallel on the Northwest side 

of the parcel, Dillon Reservoir and the Dam Road border 

the Southeast side and the community of Frisco borders 

the Southwestern boundary. A community water storage 

reservoir and utility corridors also occupy NFS lands on, or 

adjacent to, the parcel. 

The conveyance will benefit both Summit County and 

the Forest Service. Summit County has identified the need 

to provide workforce housing in the area. The conveyance 

of the Lake Hill Administrative Site will provide space for 

this important county project. The Forest Service benefits 

by the opportunity to use funds generated by the legislation to improve the condition of Forest Service facilities 

within the Region. 

In summary, we support S. 1305 and would be glad to 

answer any questions. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no changes in existing law are made by H.R. 2337 as ordered reported. 

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