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S 1942 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers

Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015

Introduced: August 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 334.
Dec 16, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-189.
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.
Aug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) All interest of the United States in 148 acres of identified land shall be conveyed by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership (GLP), a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership.

The conveyance: (1) shall be subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of federal oil and gas lease COC-75070 and any other valid existing rights, and (2) shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on such lease for its duration.

The conveyance must: (1) be completed within 180 days after enactment of this Act; and (2) be without consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Department of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal description, or other activities carried out to prepare and issue the patent shall be paid to Interior by GLP before conveyance of the land.

What's happening now December 16, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 334.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1554 Identical bill Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1942: Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1942/
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"S. 1942: Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1942/.
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