SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF THE SUITABILITY 
AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING CAMP 
HALE AS A UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK 
SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall com-
plete a special resource study of Camp Hale to deter-
mine— 
(1) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
Camp Hale as a separate unit of the National Park 
System; and 
(2) the methods and means for the protection 
and interpretation of Camp Hale by the National 
Park Service, other Federal, State, or local govern-
ment entities or private or nonprofit organizations. 
(b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct the study in accordance with section 8(c) of Pub-
lic Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
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(2) any recommendations of the Secretary. 
SEC. 3. EFFECT OF STUDY. 
Nothing in this Act shall affect valid existing rights, 
including— 
(1) all interstate water compacts in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act (including full 
development of any apportionment made in accord-
ance with the compacts); 
(2) water rights decreed at the Camp Hale site 
or flowing within, below, or through the Camp Hale 
site; 
(3) water rights in the State of Colorado; 
(4) water rights held by the United States; and 
(5) the management and operation of any res-
ervoir, including the storage, management, release, 
or transportation of water. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Camp Hale Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CAMP HALE.—The term ‘‘Camp Hale’’ means 
the area comprising approximately 200,000 acres on 
the White River and San Isabel National Forests in 
west-central Colorado located within portions of 
Eagle, Lake, Pitkin, and Summit counties. 
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(2) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct a 
study of Camp Hale to determine— 
(1) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System, 
in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 
(16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)); or 
(2) any other designation or management option 
that would provide for the protection of resources 
within Camp Hale, including continued management 
of Camp Hale by the Forest Service. 
(b) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—The study under subsection 
(a) shall include an analysis of— 
(1) the significance of Camp Hale in relation to 
national security during World War II and the Cold 
War, including— 
(A) the use of Camp Hale for training of 
the 10th Mountain Division and other elements 
of the United States Armed Forces; and 
(B) the use of Camp Hale for training by 
the Central Intelligence Agency of Tibetan refu-
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gees seeking to resist the Chinese occupation of 
Tibet; 
(2) opportunities for public enjoyment and recre-
ation at Camp Hale; and 
(3) any operational, management, or private 
property issues relating to Camp Hale. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of Con-
gress that, in conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretaries not propose any designation that would af-
fect valid existing rights, including— 
(1) all interstate water compacts in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act (including full devel-
opment of any apportionment made in accordance 
with the compacts); 
(2) water rights— 
(A) decreed at Camp Hale; or 
(B) flowing within, below, or through Camp 
Hale; 
(3) water rights in the State of Colorado; 
(4) water rights held by the United States; and 
(5) the management and operation of any res-
ervoir, including the storage, management, release, or 
transportation of water. 
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SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made to available to carry out this Act, the Secretaries 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives— 
(1) the study conducted under section 3; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretaries re-
lating to Camp Hale. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this Act. 
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Calendar No. 304 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2330 
[Report No. 111–154] 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
a study to determine the suitability and feasi-
bility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the 
National Park System. 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Reported with an amendment 
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