[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1716 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1716

   To amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain 
National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in Rocky 
 Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 1993

  Mr. Skaggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain 
National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in Rocky 
 Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

            TITLE I--ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AMENDMENTS

SEC. 101. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.

    The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain National 
Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C. 191 and following), is amended by adding 
the following new section at the end thereof:

``SEC. 5. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.

    ``(a) Donation or Exchange of Certain Lands.--Promptly following 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall seek to 
acquire by donation or exchange those lands within the boundaries of 
Rocky Mountain National Park owned by the City of Longmont, Colorado, 
that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act commonly referred to 
as the `Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980' (Public Law 96-560; 94 Stat. 
3272; 16 U.S.C. 192b-9(d)).
    ``(b) Protection of Certain Segments.--Neither the Secretary of the 
Interior nor any other Federal agency or officer may approve or issue 
any permit for, or provide any assistance for, the construction of any 
new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of North St. Vrain 
Creek or its tributaries within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain 
National Park or on the main stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream 
to the point at which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above 
mean sea level. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
prevent the issuance of any permit for the construction of a new water 
gaging station on North St. Vrain Creek at the point of its confluence 
with Coulson Gulch.''.

                        TITLE II--LAND EXCHANGE

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall immediately and actively pursue 
negotiations with the city of Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city's 
proposed exchange of lands owned by the city and located in and near 
Coulson Gulch for other lands owned by the United States. The Secretary 
shall report to Congress 2 calendar years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter on the progress of such 
negotiations until negotiations are complete.

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