Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1941
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., (BHI) offers to convey to the USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, to accept the offer and convey to BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Forest, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement for BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371. 
 
The nonexclusive perpetual access easement granted to BHI shall allow: (1) BHI to fully maintain, at its own expense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in accordance with historic BHI use and maintenance patterns; and (2) full and continued public and administrative access and use of FSR 371 in accordance with the existing Forest Service travel management plan, or as it may be revised by USDA.
 
The USDA shall determine the values of the lands to be exchanged through appraisals following specified requirements. The values shall be equal, or if they are not equal, equalized as prescribed by this Act. 
 
The Barr Trail easement donation shall not be appraised for purposes of this Act. 
 
The land acquired by the USDA under this Act shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest. 

action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., (BHI) offers to convey to the USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, to accept the offer and convey to BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Forest, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement for BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371. 
 
The nonexclusive perpetual access easement granted to BHI shall allow: (1) BHI to fully maintain, at its own expense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in accordance with historic BHI use and maintenance patterns; and (2) full and continued public and administrative access and use of FSR 371 in accordance with the existing Forest Service travel management plan, or as it may be revised by USDA.
 
(Sec. 5) The USDA shall determine the values of the lands to be exchanged through appraisals following specified requirements. The values shall be equal, or if they are not equal, equalized as prescribed by this Act. 
 
The appraised value of the federal land parcel shall not reflect any increase or diminution in value due to the existing special use permit to BHI on the parcel and its improvements. 
 
The Barr Trail easement donation shall not be appraised for purposes of this Act.
 
(Sec. 6) The lands acquired by the USDA under this Act shall, without further USDA action, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of appropriation and disposal under the public land laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930, except to the extent necessary to permit the disposal of the federal land parcel to BHI. 
 
The land acquired by the USDA under this Act shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest. 
 
It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this Act be completed within one year of this Act's enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 333.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-188.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-188.
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-10-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-490.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate