[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 621 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 621

   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

                            January 20, 1995

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

SECTION 1. 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.

    ``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.''.

SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.

    (a) Lands Inside Rocky Mountain National Park.--Promptly following 
enactment of this Act, 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) Other Lands.--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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