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Calendar No. 334 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1942 

[Report No. 114–189] 

To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White 

River National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 5, 2015 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. BENNET) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 16, 2015 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch 

and the White River National Forest in the State of 

Colorado, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch and 

5 White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELKHORN RANCH AND WHITE 

2 RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 

3 (a) LAND CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Consistent with 

4 the purpose of the Act of March 3, 1909 (43 U.S.C. 772), 

5 all right, title, and interest of the United States (subject 

6 to subsection (b)) in and to a parcel of land consisting 

7 of approximately 148 acres as generally depicted on the 

8 map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch Land Parcel–White River 

9 National Forest’’ and dated March 2015 shall be conveyed 

10 by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership, a Colo11 rado Limited Liability Partnership (in this section re12 ferred to as ‘‘GLP’’). 

13 (b) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance under sub14 section (a)— 

15 (1) is subject to the valid existing rights of the 

16 lessee of Federal oil and gas lease COC–75070 and 

17 any other valid existing rights; and 

18 (2) shall reserve to the United States the right 

19 to collect rent and royalty payments on the lease re20 ferred to in paragraph (1) for the duration of the 

21 lease. 

22 (c) EXISTING BOUNDARIES.—The conveyance under 

23 subsection (a) does not modify the exterior boundary of 

24 the White River National Forest or the boundaries of Sec25 tions 18 and 19 of Township 7 South, Range 93 West, 


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1 Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, as such boundaries 

2 are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (d) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE; PAYMENT OF COSTS.— 

4 The conveyance directed under subsection (a) shall be 

5 completed not later than 180 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act. The conveyance shall be without 

7 consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Sec8 retary of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal 

9 description, or other activities carried out to prepare and 

10 issue the patent shall be paid by GLP to the Secretary 

11 prior to the land conveyance. 


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Calendar No. 334 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1942 

[Report No. 114–189] 

A BILL 

To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn 

the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Ranch and the White River National Forest in 

DECEMBER 16, 2015 

Reported without amendment 


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