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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 618 
To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso 
and Teller Counties, Colorado, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. TIPTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange 
in El Paso and Teller Counties, 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 ‘‘Crags, Colorado Land 
Exchange Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate 
the land exchange set forth herein; and 
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(2) to promote enhanced public outdoor rec-
reational and natural resource conservation opportu-
nities in the Pike National Forest near Pikes Peak, 
Colorado, via acquisition of the non-Federal land 
and trail easement. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BHI.—The term ‘‘BHI’’ means Broadmoor 
Hotel, Inc., a Colorado corporation. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to approximately 83 acres of land 
within the Pike National Forest, El Paso County, 
Colorado, together with a non-exclusive perpetual ac-
cess easement to BHI to and from such land on 
Forest Service Road 371, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Crags Land Exchange– 
Federal Parcel–Emerald Valley Ranch’’, dated 
March 2015. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the land and trail easement to be 
conveyed to the Secretary by BHI in the exchange 
and is— 
(A) approximately 320 acres of land within 
the Pike National Forest, Teller County, Colo-
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rado, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Non-Federal 
Parcel–Crags Property’’, dated March 2015; 
and 
(B) a permanent trail easement for the 
Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Crags Land Exchange–Barr Trail Ease-
ment to United States’’, dated March 2015, 
and which shall be considered as a voluntary 
donation to the United States by BHI for all 
purposes of law. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise speci-
fied. 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If BHI offers to convey to the 
Secretary all right, title, and interest of BHI in and to 
the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall accept the offer 
and simultaneously convey to BHI the Federal land. 
(b) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal land con-
veyed and donated to the Secretary under this Act shall 
be acceptable to the Secretary and shall conform to the 
title approval standards of the Attorney General of the 
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