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[H.R. 5459 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 503
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5459

                          [Report No. 116-611]

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership 
  error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2019

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

                            December 2, 2020

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Lamborn

                            December 2, 2020

  Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership 
  error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, 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 ``Rocky Mountain National Park 
Ownership Correction Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as ``TR04-168-1'' on 
        the map.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rocky 
        Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land Exchange'', 
        numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019.
            (3) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
        the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as ``TR04-169'' 
        on the map.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Authorization of Exchange.--To correct a longstanding land 
ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey 
to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to 
the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the 
non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.
    (b) Valuation.--The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal 
land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal 
value.
    (c) Administration.--The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary 
under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of 
Rocky Mountain National Park.
    (d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 503

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5459

                          [Report No. 116-611]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership 
  error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 2, 2020

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