[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 89 (Tuesday, July 12, 1994)]
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       AMENDING THE ACT ESTABLISHING ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

  Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1716) to amend the act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky 
Mountain National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands 
in Rocky Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek and for 
other purposes.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 1716

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

     SECTION 1. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.

       The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain 
     National Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C. 191 and following), is 
     amended by adding the following new section at the end 
     thereof:

     ``SEC. 5. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.

       Neither the Secretary of the Interior nor any other Federal 
     agency or officer may approve or issue any permit for, or 
     provide any assistance for, the construction of any new dam, 
     reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of North St. Vrain 
     Creek or its tributaries within the boundaries of Rocky 
     Mountain National Park or on the main stem of North St. Vrain 
     Creek downstream to the point at which the creek crosses the 
     elevation 6,550 feet above mean sea level. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to prevent the issuance of any 
     permit for the construction of a new water gaging station on 
     North St. Vrain Creek at the point of its confluence with 
     Coulson Gulch.''.

     SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.

       (a) Lands Inside Rocky Mountain National Park.--Promptly 
     following enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall seek to acquire by donation or exchange those 
     lands within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park 
     owned by the city of Longmont, Colorado, that are referred to 
     in section 111(d) of the Act commonly referred to as the 
     ``Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980'' (Public Law 96-560; 94 
     Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C. 192b-9(d)).
       (b) Other Lands.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     immediately and actively pursue negotiations with the city of 
     Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city's proposed exchange 
     of lands owned by the city and located in and near Coulson 
     Gulch for other lands owned by the United States. The 
     Secretary shall report to Congress 2 calendar years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter 
     on the progress of such negotiations until negotiations are 
     complete.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Minnesota [Mr. Vento] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the 
gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen] will be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Vento].

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