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[S. 591 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 194
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 591

                          [Report No. 105-99]

 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 (for himself and Mr. Allard) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                            October 6, 1997

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF DILLON RANGER DISTRICT IN WHITE RIVER 
              NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Boundary Adjustments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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, comprising the Dillon 
        Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Arapaho national forest.--The boundary of the 
        Arapaho National Forest is adjusted to exclude the land 
        transferred to the White River National Forest by paragraph 
        (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Reference.--Any reference to the Dillon Ranger 
District, Arapaho National Forest, in any existing statute, regulation, 
manual, handbook, or other document shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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, 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 
        the White River National Forest by paragraph (1).
    (b) Reference.--Any reference to the Dillon Ranger District, 
Arapaho National Forest, in any existing 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.
                                     





                                                       Calendar No. 194

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 591

                          [Report No. 105-99]

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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.

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                            October 6, 1997

                       Reported with an amendment