West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2218
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2017-12-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado

Fires

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, on receiving a request from Dolores County in Colorado, to convey to the county, without consideration, approximately 3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the county to be used for a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facilitate access to and through such land. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 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 provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County means Dolores County, Colorado. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (3) West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel The term West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel means the parcel of approximately 3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the County, as depicted on the map entitled Map for West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel and dated November 21, 2017. 3. Conveyance of West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel, Dolores County, Colorado (a) In general On receipt of a request from the County and subject to such terms and conditions as are mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, including such additional terms as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County without consideration all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel. (b) Costs Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection (a), including processing and transaction costs, shall be paid by the County. (c) Use of land The land conveyed to the County under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facilitate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel. (d) Reversion If any portion of the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.