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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1880

To amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make technical

amendments.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 16, 2001

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

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make

technical amendments.

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 ‘‘Cache la Poudre River

5 Corridor Technical Amendments Act of 2001’’.

6 SEC. 2. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR.

7 Section 103(b) of the Cache La Poudre River Cor8 ridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is

9 amended in paragraphs (12) through (19) by striking
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1 ‘‘LARIMER COUNTY’’ each place it appears and inserting

2 ‘‘WELD COUNTY’’.

3 SEC. 3. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

4 Section 104 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor

5 Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is

6 amended—

7 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the

8 following:

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commis10 sion to be known as the ‘Cache La Poudre Corridor Com11 mission’.’’; and

12 (2) in subsection (b)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may pro14 vide recognition under subsection (a) only if the

15 Commission reflects the following:’’;

16 (B) in paragraph (1)(A)—

17 (i) by striking ‘‘6 months after the

18 date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert19 ing the following: ‘‘180 days after the date

20 of enactment of the Cache la Poudre River

21 Corridor Technical Amendments Act of

22 2001’’;

23 (ii) by striking clause (iii) and insert24 ing the following:
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1 ‘‘(iii) 3 members who reside in

2 Larimer County or Weld County, and who

3 are knowledgeable in the interests of the

4 Corridor, shall be appointed by the Sec5 retary from a list of candidates rec6 ommended by the Governor, of whom—

7 ‘‘(I) 1 member shall represent

8 the State;

9 ‘‘(II) 1 member shall represent

10 Colorado State University in Fort

11 Collins, Colorado; and

12 ‘‘(III) 1 member shall represent

13 the Northern Colorado Water Conser14 vancy District;’’;

15 (iii) in clause (iv)—

16 (I) by striking ‘‘who are rec17 ommended by the Governor and ap18 pointed by the Secretary,’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘who shall be appointed by the

20 Secretary from a list of candidates

21 recommended by the Governor,’’;

22 (II) by striking subclause (II)

23 and inserting the following:

24 ‘‘(II) 2 members, who shall reside

25 in Larimer County and shall be
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1 knowledgeable in the interests of

2 Larimer County, and of whom 1 shall

3 be knowledgeable in agriculture or ir4 rigated water interests, shall represent

5 Larimer County;’’;

6 (III) by striking subclause (IV)

7 and inserting the following:

8 ‘‘(IV) 2 members, who shall re9 side in Weld County and shall be

10 knowledgeable in the interests of Weld

11 County, and of whom 1 shall be

12 knowledgeable in agriculture or irri13 gated water interests, shall represent

14 Weld County;’’; and

15 (IV) in clause (V), by striking

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end;

17 (iv) in clause (v)—

18 (I) by striking ‘‘shall be rec19 ommended by the Governor and ap20 pointed by the Secretary,’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘shall be appointed by the Sec22 retary from a list of candidates rec23 ommended by the Governor,’’; and

24 (II) in subclause (III)—
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1 (aa) by striking ‘‘within’’

2 and inserting ‘‘in the vicinity of’’;

3 and

4 (bb) by striking the period

5 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

6 and

7 (v) by inserting after clause (v) the

8 following:

9 ‘‘(vi) the members appointed under

10 clauses (iii) through (v) of paragraph

11 (1)(A) shall be considered to be govern12 ment employees subject to the Ethics in

13 Government Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’; and

14 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara15 graph (B) and inserting the following:

16 ‘‘(B) INITIAL MEMBERS.—

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The initial mem18 bers of the Commission appointed under

19 paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed in ac20 cordance with clauses (ii) through (iv).

21 ‘‘(ii) 3-YEAR TERMS.—The following

22 initial members shall serve for a 3-year

23 term:

24 ‘‘(I) The member appointed

25 under paragraph (1)(A)(i).
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1 ‘‘(II) 1 member appointed under

2 paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(II).

3 ‘‘(III) 1 member appointed under

4 paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(IV).

5 ‘‘(IV) 1 member appointed under

6 paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(V).

7 ‘‘(V) 1 member appointed under

8 paragraph (1)(A)(v).

9 ‘‘(iii) 2-YEAR TERMS.—The following

10 initial members shall serve for a 2-year

11 term:

12 ‘‘(I) The member appointed

13 under paragraph (1)(A)(ii).

14 ‘‘(II) The member appointed

15 under paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(I).

16 ‘‘(III) The member appointed

17 under paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(II).

18 ‘‘(IV) 1 member appointed under

19 paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(III).

20 ‘‘(iv) 1-YEAR TERMS.—The following

21 initial members shall serve for a 1-year

22 term:

23 ‘‘(I) The member appointed

24 under paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(I).
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1 ‘‘(II) 1 member appointed under

2 paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(II).

3 ‘‘(III) 1 member appointed under

4 paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(III).

5 ‘‘(IV) 1 member appointed under

6 paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(IV).

7 ‘‘(V) 1 member appointed under

8 paragraph (1)(A)(v).’’.

9 SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

10 Section 107 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor

11 Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amend12 ed by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall—

14 ‘‘(1) prepare, obtain approval for, implement,

15 and support the Plan in accordance with section

16 108;

17 ‘‘(2) administer the Corridor; and

18 ‘‘(3) carry out all other duties of the Commis19 sion under this Act.’’;

20 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

21 Section 113(a) of the Cache La Poudre River Cor22 ridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is

23 amended by striking ‘‘date of enactment of this Act’’ and

24 inserting the following: ‘‘date of enactment of the Cache
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1 la Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments Act of

2 2001’’.

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