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: 111-hr-1858
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4]
Introduced: 2009-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-01
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.

action_date: 2009-09-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
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. 
 
Reduces by a specified amount, and cancels the amount so reduced, the amount available for obligation from the unobligated balance in the special account for the deposit and expenditure of fees and revenues established for the Forest Service under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9292)
action_date: 2009-09-08
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 H9292)
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1858.
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9292-9293)
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E843)
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Introduced in House