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[S. 677 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 201
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 677
[Report No. 108-344]
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 18, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Resources
November 4, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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AN ACT
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Boundary Revision Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.
(a) Boundary Revision.--Section 4(a) of the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(1) There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The boundary of the Park is revised to include the addition
of approximately 2,530 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
`Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge NCA
Boundary Modifications' and dated April 2, 2003.''.
(b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--On the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer the land under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management identified as ``Tract C''
on the map described in subsection (a)(2) to the administrative
jurisdiction of the National Park Service for inclusion in the Black
Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-3(a)(1)) is amended by striking
``Map'' and inserting ``Map or the map described in section 4(a)(2)''.
SEC. 3. GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY REVISION.
Section 7(a) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C.
410fff-5(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(1) There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The boundary of the Conservation Area is revised to include
the addition of approximately 7,100 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled `Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison
Gorge NCA Boundary Modifications', and dated April 2, 2003.''.
SEC. 4. GRAZING PRIVILEGES.
(a) Transfer of Privileges.--Section 4(e)(1) of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Area Act of 1999
(16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(D) If land within the Park on which the grazing of livestock is
authorized under permits or leases under subparagraph (A) is exchanged
for private land under section 5(a), the Secretary shall transfer any
grazing privileges to the land acquired in the exchange.''.
(b) Privileges of Certain Partnerships.--Section 4(e)(3) of the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) with respect to the permit or lease issued to
LeValley Ranch Ltd., for the lifetime of the last surviving
limited partner as of October 21, 1999;
``(C) with respect to the permit or lease issued to Sanburg
Herefords, L.L.P., for the lifetime of the last surviving
general partner as of October 21, 1999; and''; and
(4) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by paragraph
(2))--
(A) by striking ``partnership, corporation, or''
each place it appears and inserting ``corporation or'';
and
(B) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)''.
SEC. 5. ACCESS TO WATER DELIVERY FACILITIES.
The Commissioner of Reclamation shall retain administrative
jurisdiction over the Crystal Dam Access Road and land, facilities, and
roads of the Bureau of Reclamation in the East Portal area, including
the Gunnison Tunnel, and the Crystal Dam area, as depicted on the map
entitled ``Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison
Gorge NCA Boundary Modifications'', and dated April 2, 2003, for the
maintenance, repair, construction, replacement, and operation of any
facilities relating to the delivery of water and power under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Union Calendar No. 201
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 677
[Report No. 108-344]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 4, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed