Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1295
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2015-05-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers

Motor vehicles
Latest action: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land generally depicted as 'The Wedge&quot; on the map entitled &quot;Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment&quot; and identified as lots 3,4, 8, and 9 of section 13. </p> <p>Permits such a lot to be included in the boundary adjustment only after the Department of Agriculture (USDA) obtains written permission from the lot owner or owners. </p> <p>Requires the USDA to include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1295 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2015 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Gardner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 . 2. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment (a) In general (1) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado is adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95 acres of land generally depicted as The Wedge on the map entitled Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment and dated November 6, 2013, and described as lots 3, 4, 8, and 9 of section 13, Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado. (2) Limitation A lot described in paragraph (1) may be included in the boundary adjustment only after the Secretary of Agriculture obtains written permission for the inclusion from the lot owner or owners. (b) Bowen Gulch Protection Area The Secretary of Agriculture shall include all Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under section 6 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 539j ). (c) Land and Water Conservation Fund For purposes of section 200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. (d) Public motorized use Nothing in this Act opens privately owned land within the boundary described in subsection (a) to public motorized use. (e) Access to non-Federal land (1) Definition of covered access point In this subsection, the term covered access point means land within the boundary described in subsection (a)— (A) owned by the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) historically used by owners of any non-Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) to access that non-Federal land. (2) Motorized access authorized Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(f) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 539j(f) ) regarding motorized travel, owners of non-Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) shall have the continued right of motorized access to that non-Federal land across covered access points.