Public Law 116–302: 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.Public Law302Public Law 116–302134 Stat. 49122021-01-052021-01-05United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02116publicPUBLIC LAW 116–302—JAN. 5, 2021134 STAT. 4912Public Law116–302116th CongressAn ActTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
Jan. 5, 2021
[H.R. 5459]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act.
16 USC 191 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act”.SEC. 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.SEC. 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.134 STAT. 4913(d) Availability of Map.—The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.ApprovedJanuary 5, 2021.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5459:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–611 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
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