[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1020 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  Union Calendar No. 68
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1020

                          [Report No. 105-113]

To adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the State 
 of Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within Summit 
    County, Colorado, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger 
                District of the Arapaho National Forest.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1997

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

                              June 3, 1997

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the State 
 of Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within Summit 
    County, Colorado, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger 
                District of the Arapaho National Forest.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF DILLON RANGER DISTRICT IN WHITE RIVER NATIONAL 
              FOREST, COLORADO.

    (a) Boundary Adjustments.--
            (1) White river national forest.--The boundary of the White 
        River National Forest in the State of Colorado is hereby 
        adjusted to include all National Forest System lands located in 
        Summit County, Colorado, such lands forming the Dillon Ranger 
        District of the Arapaho National Forest. The Dillon Ranger 
        District is hereby made a part of the White River National 
        Forest.
            (2) Arapaho national forest.--The boundary of the Arapaho 
        National Forest is hereby adjusted to exclude the National 
        Forest System lands included in the White River National Forest 
        under paragraph (1).
    (b) Reference.--Any reference to the Dillon Ranger District, 
Arapaho National Forest, in any existing statute, regulation, manual, 
handbook, or otherwise shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dillon 
District, White River National Forest.
    (c) Existing Rights.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
affect valid existing rights of persons holding any authorization, 
permit, option, or other form of contract existing on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Forest Receipts.--Notwithstanding the distribution requirements 
of payments under the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 
500), the distribution of receipts from the Arapaho National Forest and 
the White River National Forest to affected county governments shall be 
based upon the National Forest boundaries that existed on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act.




                                                  Union Calendar No. 68

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1020

                          [Report No. 105-113]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the State 
 of Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within Summit 
    County, Colorado, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger 
                District of the Arapaho National Forest.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 3, 1997

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed