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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cache la Poudre River
Corridor Technical Amendments Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR.
Section 103(b) of the Cache La Poudre River Cor-
ridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is
amended in paragraphs (12) through (19) by striking
‘‘LARIMER COUNTY’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘WELD COUNTY’’.
SEC. 3. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR COMMISSION.
Section 104 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor
Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commis-
sion to be known as the ‘Cache La Poudre Corridor Com-
mission’.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may pro-
vide recognition under subsection (a) only if the
Commission reflects the following:’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘180 days after the date
of enactment of the Cache la Poudre River
Corridor Technical Amendments Act of
2001’’;
(ii) by striking clause (iii) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(iii) 3 members who reside in
Larimer County or Weld County, and who
are knowledgeable in the interests of the
Corridor, shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary from a list of candidates rec-
ommended by the Governor, of whom—
‘‘(I) 1 member shall represent
the State;
‘‘(II) 1 member shall represent
Colorado State University in Fort
Collins, Colorado; and
‘‘(III) 1 member shall represent
the Northern Colorado Water Conser-
vancy District;’’;
(iii) in clause (iv)—
(I) by striking ‘‘who are rec-
ommended by the Governor and ap-
pointed by the Secretary,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘who shall be appointed by the
Secretary from a list of candidates
recommended by the Governor,’’;
(II) by striking subclause (II)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(II) 2 members, who shall reside
in Larimer County and shall be
knowledgeable in the interests of
Larimer County, and of whom 1 shall
be knowledgeable in agriculture or ir-
rigated water interests, shall represent
Larimer County;’’;
(III) by striking subclause (IV)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(IV) 2 members, who shall re-
side in Weld County and shall be
knowledgeable in the interests of Weld
County, and of whom 1 shall be
knowledgeable in agriculture or irri-
gated water interests, shall represent
Weld County;’’; and
(IV) in clause (V), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iv) in clause (v)—
(I) by striking ‘‘shall be rec-
ommended by the Governor and ap-
pointed by the Secretary,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary from a list of candidates rec-
ommended by the Governor,’’; and
(II) in subclause (III)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘within’’
and inserting ‘‘in the vicinity of’’;
and
(bb) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(v) by inserting after clause (v) the
following:
‘‘(vi) the members appointed under
clauses (iii) through (v) of paragraph
(1)(A) shall be considered to be govern-
ment employees subject to the Ethics in
Government Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) INITIAL MEMBERS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The initial mem-
bers of the Commission appointed under
paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed in ac-
cordance with clauses (ii) through (iv).
‘‘(ii) 3-YEAR
TERMS.—The following
initial members shall serve for a 3-year
term:
‘‘(I) 
The 
member 
appointed
under paragraph (1)(A)(i).
‘‘(II) 1 member appointed under
paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(II).
‘‘(III) 1 member appointed under
paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(III).
‘‘(IV) 1 member appointed under
paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(IV).
‘‘(V) 1 member appointed under
paragraph (1)(A)(v).’’.
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
Section 107 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor
Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amend-
ed by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall—
‘‘(1) prepare, obtain approval for, implement,
and support the Plan in accordance with section
108;
‘‘(2) administer the Corridor; and
‘‘(3) carry out all other duties of the Commis-
sion under this Act.’’;
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 113(a) of the Cache La Poudre River Cor-
ridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is
amended by striking ‘‘date of enactment of this Act’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘date of enactment of the Cache
la Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments Act of
2001’’.
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