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H.R. 2223 114th Congress House

Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015

Official title: To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2015 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ColoradoForests, forestry, treesLand transfersLand use and conservation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
Dec 16, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-196.
Nov 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 8, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-490.
Sep 17, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 16, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 16, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6005-6006)
Sep 16, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6005-6006)
Sep 16, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2223.
Sep 16, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6005-6006)
Sep 16, 2015
Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 9, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
Sep 9, 2015
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-258.
Jul 9, 2015
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Jul 9, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 9, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 8, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 16, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 1, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1941 Identical bill Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015
  • HR 618 Reintroduced Bill Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2017
  • S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
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