[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2330 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 304
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2330

                          [Report No. 111-154]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 2009

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                             March 2, 2010

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to 
determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as 
                  a unit of the National Park System.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Hale Study 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF THE SUITABILITY AND 
              FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING CAMP HALE AS A UNIT OF THE 
              NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service (hereinafter referred 
to as the ``Secretary''), shall complete a special resource study of 
Camp Hale to determine--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
        Camp Hale as a separate unit of the National Park System; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the methods and means for the protection and 
        interpretation of Camp Hale by the National Park Service, other 
        Federal, State, or local government entities or private or 
        nonprofit organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Study Requirements.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
study in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 
1a-5(c)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report containing--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the results of the study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any recommendations of the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. EFFECT OF STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this Act shall affect valid existing rights, 
including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) all interstate water compacts in existence on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act (including full 
        development of any apportionment made in accordance with the 
        compacts);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) water rights decreed at the Camp Hale site or 
        flowing within, below, or through the Camp Hale site;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) water rights in the State of 
        Colorado;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) water rights held by the United States; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the management and operation of any reservoir, 
        including the storage, management, release, or transportation 
        of water.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Hale Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Camp hale.--The term ``Camp Hale'' means the area 
        comprising approximately 200,000 acres on the White River and 
        San Isabel National Forests in west-central Colorado located 
        within portions of Eagle, Lake, Pitkin, and Summit counties.
            (2) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        acting jointly.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall conduct a study of Camp Hale 
to determine--
            (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp 
        Hale as a unit of the National Park System, in accordance with 
        section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)); or
            (2) any other designation or management option that would 
        provide for the protection of resources within Camp Hale, 
        including continued management of Camp Hale by the Forest 
        Service.
    (b) Required Analysis.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
include an analysis of--
            (1) the significance of Camp Hale in relation to national 
        security during World War II and the Cold War, including--
                    (A) the use of Camp Hale for training of the 10th 
                Mountain Division and other elements of the United 
                States Armed Forces; and
                    (B) the use of Camp Hale for training by the 
                Central Intelligence Agency of Tibetan refugees seeking 
                to resist the Chinese occupation of Tibet;
            (2) opportunities for public enjoyment and recreation at 
        Camp Hale; and
            (3) any operational, management, or private property issues 
        relating to Camp Hale.
    (c) Congressional Intent.--It is the intent of Congress that, in 
conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretaries not propose 
any designation that would affect valid existing rights, including--
            (1) all interstate water compacts in existence on the date 
        of enactment of this Act (including full development of any 
        apportionment made in accordance with the compacts);
            (2) water rights--
                    (A) decreed at Camp Hale; or
                    (B) flowing within, below, or through Camp Hale;
            (3) water rights in the State of Colorado;
            (4) water rights held by the United States; and
            (5) the management and operation of any reservoir, 
        including the storage, management, release, or transportation 
        of water.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made to 
available to carry out this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives--
            (1) the study conducted under section 3; and
            (2) any recommendations of the Secretaries relating to Camp 
        Hale.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 304

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2330

                          [Report No. 111-154]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to 
determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as 
                  a unit of the National Park System.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 2, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment