Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act

Bill: 116-hr-5459
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-17
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado

Land transfers

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 116-302.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act</b> </p>  <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land.</p> <p>The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value.</p> <p>The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. </p>

action_date: 2020-12-02
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act</b> </p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land.</p> <p>The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value.</p> <p>The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. </p>

action_date: 2020-12-10
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act</b> </p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land.</p> <p>The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value.</p> <p>The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. </p>

action_date: 2020-12-19
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act</b> </p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land.</p> <p>The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value.</p> <p>The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. </p>

action_date: 2021-01-05
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act</b> </p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land.</p> <p>The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value.</p> <p>The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5459 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2019 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–168–1 on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land Exchange”, numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019. (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–169 on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Rocky Mountain National Park land exchange (a) Authorization of exchange To correct a longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal value. (c) Administration The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain National Park. (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

tv_txt: IB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5459 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–168–1 on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land Exchange”, numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019. (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–169 on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Rocky Mountain National Park land exchange (a) Authorization of exchange To correct a longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal value. (c) Administration The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain National Park. (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 5459 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–168–1 on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land Exchange”, numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019. (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–169 on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Rocky Mountain National Park land exchange (a) Authorization of exchange To correct a longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal value. (c) Administration The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain National Park. (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5459 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–168–1 on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land Exchange”, numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019. (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–169 on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Rocky Mountain National Park land exchange (a) Authorization of exchange To correct a longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal value. (c) Administration The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain National Park. (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 503 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5459 [Report No. 116–611] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2019 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 2, 2020 Additional sponsor: Mr. Lamborn December 2, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–168–1 on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land Exchange”, numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019. (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as TR04–169 on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Rocky Mountain National Park land exchange (a) Authorization of exchange To correct a longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal value. (c) Administration The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain National Park. (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

December 2, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed