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Union Calendar No. 434 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4073 
[Report No. 112–599] 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, 
and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to 
Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted 
to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to 
the Act of March 3, 1875. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2012 
Mr. LAMBORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 17, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 17, 2012] 
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A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quit-
claim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right 
of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest 
in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the 
Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursu-
ant to the Act of March 3, 1875. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF RELINQUISHMENT OF RAIL-
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY BY MANITOU AND PIKES 
PEAK RAILWAY COMPANY, COLORADO, OVER 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—Notwithstanding the Act 
of March 8, 1922 (43 U.S.C. 912), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relin-
quishment by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Com-
pany, successor in interest to the Mt. Manitou Park and 
Incline Railway Company, of a right of way, more fully 
described in subsection (b), within and adjacent to Pike Na-
tional Forest that was originally granted by the Secretary 
to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company 
pursuant to the authority provided by the Act of March 3, 
1875 (Chapter 152; 18 Stat. 482) for the construction of 
a railroad and station in El Paso County, Colorado. 
(b) RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIBED.—The railroad right 
of way referred to in subsection (a) is located in the S1⁄2 
of section 6, Township 14 South, Range 67 West, and 
N1⁄2SE 1⁄4 of section 1, Township 14 South, Range 68 West, 
Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, and is depicted in a 
tracing filed in the United States Land Office at Pueblo, 
Colorado, file 019416, on December 24, 1914. 
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(c) LIMITED APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the right, title, and interest of 
the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company in land 
held in fee title by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway 
Company. 
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Union Calendar No. 434 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4073 
[Report No. 112–599] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept 
the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of 
a railroad right of way within and adjacent to 
Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colo-
rado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park 
and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the 
Act of March 3, 1875. 
JULY 17, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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