I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 632 
To require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot project on compat-
ible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, Colorado, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005 
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. SALAZAR, and Ms. 
DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot 
project on compatible use buffers on real property bor-
dering Fort Carson, Colorado, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Fort Carson Conserva-
tion Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT ON COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS ON 
REAL PROPERTY BORDERING FORT CARSON, 
COLORADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
carry out a pilot project at Fort Carson, Colorado, for pur-
poses of evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of uti-
lizing conservation easements and leases granted by one 
or more willing sources to limit development and preserve 
habitat on real property in the vicinity of or ecologically 
related to military installations in the United States. 
(b) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) PHASES.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot project in four phases, as specified in the Fort 
Carson Army Compatible Use Buffer Project. 
(2) LEASE
AND
EASEMENT
AGREEMENTS.— 
Under the pilot project, the Secretary shall enter 
into agreements with one or more eligible entities 
who are willing to do so to purchase from the entity 
or entities one or more conservation easements, or to 
lease from the entity or entities one or more con-
servation leases, on real property in the vicinity of 
or ecologically related to Fort Carson for the pur-
poses of— 
(A) limiting any development or use of the 
property that would be incompatible with the
current and anticipated future missions of Fort 
Carson; or 
(B) preserving habitat on the property in 
a manner that— 
(i) is compatible with environmental 
requirements; and 
(ii) may eliminate or reduce current 
or anticipated environmental restrictions 
that would or might otherwise restrict, im-
pede, or otherwise interfere, whether di-
rectly or indirectly, with current or antici-
pated military training, testing, or oper-
ations on Fort Carson. 
(3) 
ENCROACHMENTS
AND
OTHER
CON-
STRAINTS
ON
USE.—In entering into agreements 
under the pilot project, the Secretary may, subject 
to the provisions of this section, utilize the authority 
for agreements under this subsection to limit en-
croachments and other constraints on military train-
ing, testing, and operations under section 2684a of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(4) RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT USE PLAN.— 
Any agreement entered into under the pilot project 
shall be compatible with the Fort Carson Army 
Compatible Use Buffer Project.
(c) EXPIRATION.—The authority of the Secretary to 
enter into agreements under the pilot project shall expire 
on the earlier of— 
(1) the date of the completion of phase IV of 
the Fort Carson Army Compatible Use Buffer 
Project; or 
(2) the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Fort Carson Army Compatible 
Use Buffer Project’’ means the Fort Carson Army 
Compatible Use Buffer Project, a plan to use con-
servation easements and leases on property in the vi-
cinity of or ecologically related to Fort Carson to 
create a land buffer to accommodate current and fu-
ture missions at Fort Carson while conserving sen-
sitive natural resources. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means any of the 
following: 
(A) A State or political subdivision of a 
State. 
(B) A private entity that has as its stated 
principal organizational purpose or goal the 
conservation, restoration, or preservation of