To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-3299
Sponsor: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Boundaries
Capital investments
Colorado
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Federal installations
Government Operations and Politics
Land transfers
Landowners
National forests
Relocation
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
Modifies the boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to exclude from it a parcel of real property consisting of approximately seven acres that was erroneously included within the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, North Filing, as a result of the failure of a 1975 survey of the Subdivision to correctly locate the original quarter corners as specified.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use the authority provided by the Small Tracts Act to convey all interest of the United States in and to the real property excluded from the boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest under this Act to the landowners whose real property adjoins the excluded land and who have occupied the excluded land in good faith reliance on the erroneous survey. 

action_date: 2008-09-22
text: 
Modifies the boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to exclude from it a parcel of real property consisting of approximately seven acres within the Crystal Lakes Subdivision as depicted on a map dated July 15, 2008.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use the authority provided by the Small Tracts Act to convey all interest of the United States in and to the real property excluded from the boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest under this Act to the landowners whose real property adjoins the excluded land and who occupy the excluded land.

Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange to the city of Norfolk, Virginia, certain real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including land and improvements, located in Norfolk if the Secretary: (1) determines that such conveyance is in the best interests of NOAA and the federal government; and (2) has provided prior notification to the appropriate congressional committees.

Requires the proceeds of any conveyance under this Act to be made available for: (1) activities related to the operations of, or capital improvements to, NOAA property; or (2) relocation and other costs associated with the sale or exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8501)
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8501)
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3299.
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8501-8502)
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-793.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-793.
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House