[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3233-H3234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT

  Mrs. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1020) to adjust the boundary of the White River National 
Forest in the State of Colorado to include all National Forest System 
lands within Summit County, CO, which are currently part of the Dillon 
Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 1020

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

     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, such lands forming the Dillon 
     Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest. The Dillon 
     Ranger District is hereby made a part of the White River 
     National Forest.
       (2) Arapaho national forest.--The boundary of the Arapaho 
     National Forest is hereby

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     adjusted to exclude the National Forest System lands included 
     in the White River National Forest under paragraph (1).
       (b) Reference.--Any reference to the Dillon Ranger 
     District, Arapaho National Forest, in any existing statute, 
     regulation, manual, handbook, or otherwise shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the Dillon District, White River National 
     Forest.
       (c) Existing Rights.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect 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 Act of May 23, 1908 (35 
     Stat. 260; 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 upon the 
     National Forest boundaries that existed on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Idaho [Mrs. Chenoweth] and the gentleman from American Samoa [Mr. 
Faleomavaega] each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Idaho [Mrs. Chenoweth].
  (Mrs. CHENOWETH asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1020 adjusts the boundaries of the 
White River National Forest to include all national forest system lands 
within Summit County, CO, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger 
District of the Arapaho National Forest. The White River National 
Forest has administered these lands for a number of years, and 
therefore the inclusion of the Dillon Ranger District within the White 
River Forest will more accurately depict the proper administration of 
these lands. Furthermore, the inclusion should reduce confusion within 
the general public as to who administers the Dillon Ranger District. 
The legislation will not alter the current distribution of forest 
receipts to the affected county governments.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is noncontroversial, and I urge its passage.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, as explained by the gentlewoman from 
Idaho, this bill adjusts the boundary of the White River National 
Forest to include lands which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger 
District of Arapaho National Forest. It is my understanding that the 
administration's earlier concerns about the language preserving the 
current distribution of forest receipts have been resolved and that 
there is no further objection by the administration on this bill.
  This legislation again is sponsored by the gentleman from Colorado 
[Mr. McInnis], and I urge my colleagues to support this piece of 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I do not have any additional speakers, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Idaho [Mrs. Chenoweth] that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1020.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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