(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Ouray, Colorado. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) the site known as ‘‘Crystal Reservoir’’ 
in Ouray County, Colorado, including— 
(i) the lake associated with that res-
ervoir; 
(ii) Full Moon Dam and associated fa-
cilities, including the spillway and outlet; 
(iii) Full Moon Ditch and Reservoir 
Number 10; and 
(iv) all infrastructure associated with 
the reservoir; and 
(B) the parcel comprising approximately 
45 acres of land underlying and surrounding 
Crystal Reservoir, as depicted on the Map, 
managed by the Forest Service as necessary for 
access for repair, operation, and maintenance of 
Crystal Reservoir and the features described in 
clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A). 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 
prepared by the Forest Service entitled ‘‘Crystal 
Reservoir Conveyance’’ and dated June 23, 2025. 
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey 
to the City— 
(1) all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land; and 
(2) all water rights associated with the Federal 
land, including the Full Moon Ditch and Reservoir 
Number 10 water rights described in the decree of 
the State of Colorado in Civil Action No. 1959, 
dated May 11, 1942. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The conveyance under sub-
section (b) shall be— 
(1) made by quitclaim deed; 
(2) subject to— 
(A) valid existing rights; and 
(B) the reversionary interest described in 
subsection (e)(3); and 
(3) except as provided in subsection (d)(2), 
completed at no cost to the City. 
(d) COSTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall pay all costs associ-
ated with the conveyance under subsection (b). 
(2) SURVEY.—The City shall pay all costs asso-
ciated with any surveys conducted for the purpose of 
accomplishing the conveyance under subsection (b). 
(e) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the con-
veyance of the Federal land under subsection (b), 
the City shall agree— 
(A) to grant to the Secretary an easement 
for each trail and road in existence on the date 
of the conveyance that, as determined by the 
Secretary, originates at, terminates at, or tra-
verses the Federal land; 
(B) effective beginning on the date of the 
conveyance, to assume responsibility for the 
costs of all repairs, operations, and mainte-
nance of Full Moon Dam and related infra-
structure, including Full Moon Ditch and Res-
ervoir Number 10; 
(C) to maintain the Federal land in per-
petuity as open space, to be held open— 
(i) for full public access for rec-
reational activities, including fishing; and 
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(ii) not subject to any fee for rec-
reational access; 
(D) not to conduct on the Federal land 
any development, commercial operations, or 
construction, other than as needed for the oper-
ation and maintenance of Full Moon Dam, 
Crystal Reservoir, and related infrastructure, 
including Full Moon Ditch and Reservoir Num-
ber 10; and 
(E) not to expand the historical footprint 
of Crystal Reservoir in a manner that would 
flood, impair, or harm any wetlands located up-
stream of the Federal land, subject to the con-
dition that deepening Crystal Reservoir in a 
manner consistent with the water rights of the 
City shall be allowed. 
(2) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The con-
veyance under subsection (b) shall be subject to such 
other terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Federal 
land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used 
in accordance with the terms and conditions under 
this subsection, the Federal land shall revert to the 
United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if 
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the Secretary determines that reversion is in the 
best interest of the United States. 
(f) USE OF RED MOUNTAIN DITCH.—After the con-
veyance under subsection (b), the Secretary shall allow the 
structure located near the Federal land commonly known 
as ‘‘Red Mountain Ditch’’, located near Red Mountain 
Pass, to continue to be used by the City for all decreed 
purposes under Colorado water law, including the diver-
sion and delivery of water for storage in Crystal Reservoir. 
(g) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the City may use Crystal Reservoir for— 
(A) storage of water and in-reservoir uses, 
consistent with any water rights; or 
(B) releases of water for augmentation and 
other beneficial uses, consistent with any water 
rights. 
(2) STATE WATER LAW.—The City shall man-
age all water rights associated with the Federal land 
in accordance with applicable water laws of the 
State of Colorado. 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion prohibits the City from making any expenditure for 
repair of Full Moon Dam or any other feature of the Fed-
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eral land before the date of the conveyance under sub-
section (b), subject to the approval of the Secretary. 
(i) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall finalize the Map and a legal description of the 
Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the 
City, by mutual agreement, may correct any minor 
errors in the Map or legal description under para-
graph (1). 
(3) MAP ON FILE.—The Map and legal descrip-
tion under paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in each appropriate office 
of the Forest Service. 
Æ 
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