[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 591 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 591

 To transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest 
      to the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 16, 1997

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest 
      to the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado.

    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 adjusted to 
        include all National Forest System land located in Summit 
        County, Colorado, comprising the Dillon Ranger District of the 
        Arapaho National Forest.
            (2) Arapaho national forest.--The boundary of the Arapaho 
        National Forest is adjusted to exclude the land transferred to 
        in the White River National Forest by paragraph (1).
    (b) Reference.--Any reference to the Dillon Ranger District, 
Arapaho National Forest, in any statute, regulation, manual, handbook, 
or other document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dillon 
Ranger District, White River National Forest.
    (c) Existing Rights.--Nothing in this section affects 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 sixth paragraph under the heading ``FOREST 
SERVICE'' in the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
nineteen hundred and nine'', approved May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, 
chapter 192; 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 on the national forest boundaries 
that existed on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
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