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(1) certain scattered parcels of Federal land lo-
cated within Gilpin County, Colorado, are currently
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part
of the Royal Gorge Resource Area, Canon City Dis-
trict, United States Bureau of Land Management;
(2) these land parcels, which comprises approxi-
mately 133 separate tracts of land, and range in size
from approximately 38 acres to much less than an
acre have been identified as suitable for disposal by
the Bureau of Land Management through its resource
management planning process and are appropriate
for disposal; and
(3) even though the Federal land parcels in Gil-
pin County, Colorado, are scattered and small in size,
they nevertheless by virtue of their proximity to exist-
ing communities appear to have a fair market value
which may be used by the Federal Government to ex-
change for lands which will better lend themselves to
Federal management and have higher values for fu-
ture public access, use and enjoyment, recreation, the
protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife and
fish and wildlife habitat, and the protection of ripar-
ian lands, wetlands, scenic beauty and other public
values.
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(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to author-
ize, direct, facilitate and expedite the land exchange set
forth herein in order to further the public interest by dispos-
ing of Federal lands with limited public utility and acquire
in exchange therefor lands with important values for per-
manent public management and protection.
SEC. 1102. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The exchange directed by this title
shall be consummated if within 90 days after enactment
of this Act, Lake Gulch, Inc., a Colorado Corporation (as
defined in section 1104 of this title) offers to transfer to
the United States pursuant to the provisions of this title
the offered lands or interests in land described herein.
(b) CONVEYANCE BY LAKE GULCH.—Subject to the
provisions of section 1103 of this title, Lake Gulch shall
convey to the Secretary of the Interior all right, title, and
interest in and to the following offered lands—
(1) certain lands comprising approximately 40
acres with improvements thereon located in Larimer
County, Colorado, and lying within the boundaries of
Rocky Mountain National Park as generally depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Circle C Church Camp’’, dated
August 1994, which shall upon their acquisition by
the United States and without further action by the
Secretary of the Interior be incorporated into Rocky
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Mountain National Park and thereafter be adminis-
tered in accordance with the laws, rules and regula-
tions generally applicable to the National Park Sys-
tem and Rocky Mountain National Park;
(2) certain lands located within and adjacent to
the United States Bureau of Land Management San
Luis Resource Area in Conejos County, Colorado,
which comprise approximately 3,993 acres and are
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Quinlan
Ranches Tract’’, dated August 1994; and
(3) certain lands located within the United
States Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Re-
source Area in Huerfano County, Colorado, which
comprise approximately 4,700 acres and are generally
depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Bonham Ranch-Cucharas
Canyon’’, dated June 1995: Provided however, That it
is the intention of Congress that such lands may re-
main available for the grazing of livestock as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary in accordance
with applicable laws, rules, and regulations: Provided
further, That if the Secretary determines that certain
of the lands acquired adjacent to Cucharas Canyon
hereunder are not needed for public purposes they
may be sold in accordance with the provisions of sec-
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tion 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and other applicable law.
(c) SUBSTITUTION OF LANDS.—If one or more of the
precise offered land parcels identified above is unable to be
conveyed to the United States due to appraisal or other
problems, Lake Gulch and the Secretary may mutually
agree to substitute therefor alternative offered lands accept-
able to the Secretary.
(d) COVEYANCE BY THE UNITED STATES.—(1) Upon
receipt of title to the lands identified in subsection (a) the
Secretary shall simultaneously convey to Lake Gulch all
right, title, and interest of the United States, subject to
valid existing rights, in and to the following selected
lands—
(A) certain surveyed lands located in Gilpin
County, Colorado, Township 3 South, Range 72
West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Section 18, Lots
118–220, which comprise approximately 195
acres and are intended to include all federally
owned lands in section 18, as generally depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Lake Gulch Selected Lands’’,
dated July 1994;
(B) certain surveyed lands located in Gil-
pin County, Colorado, Township 3 South, Range
72 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Section 17,