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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5414 

To require a patent correction involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White 

River National Forest in the State of Colorado to protect bona fide 

private property rights in the Elkhorn Ranch adversely impacted by 

a 1949 resurvey of the southern boundary of Section 18 of Township 

7 South, Range 93 West, Sixth Principle Meridian, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 

Mr. TIPTON (for himself and Mr. POLIS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require a patent correction involving the Elkhorn Ranch 

and the White River National Forest in the State of 

Colorado to protect bona fide private property rights 

in the Elkhorn Ranch adversely impacted by a 1949 

resurvey of the southern boundary of Section 18 of 

Township 7 South, Range 93 West, Sixth Principle Meridian, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch and 

3 White River National Forest Patent Correction Act of 

4 2014’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PATENT CORRECTION, ELKHORN RANCH AND 

6 WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLO7 RADO. 

8 (a) PATENT CORRECTION DIRECTED.—The parcel of 

9 land consisting of approximately 148 acres generally de10 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch Land–White 

11 River National Forest’’ and dated June 2014 shall be pat12 ented into the ownership of the Gordman-Leverich Part13 nership, a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnership 

14 (in this section referred to as ‘‘GLP’’). The patent shall 

15 include all right, title and interest of the United States 

16 in and to the parcel, except that the patent shall be subject 

17 to the valid existing rights of the lessee of Federal oil and 

18 gas lease COC–75070 and any other valid existing rights. 

19 (b) NO IMPACT ON EXISTING BOUNDARIES.—The 

20 patent correction executed pursuant to this section does 

21 not modify the exterior boundary of the White River Na22 tional Forest, Colorado, or the boundaries of Sections 18 

23 and 19 of Township 7 South, Range 93 West, Sixth Prin24 ciple Meridian, as in effect on January 1, 2014. The fence 

25 lines in existence on such date on the 148-acre parcel ref26 erenced in subsection (a) shall constitute the southern and 


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1 eastern boundaries of such parcel, unless modification of 

2 such boundaries are mutually agreed to by the Secretary 

3 of Agriculture and GLP. 

4 (c) ISSUANCE OF PATENT AND COVERAGE OF

5 COSTS.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the en6 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

7 prepare and issue the patent required by subsection (a). 

8 Any costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior relat9 ing to any survey, lotting, legal description, or other activi10 ties undertaken by the Secretary in preparing and issuing 

11 the patent shall be borne by GLP. 

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