[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 114 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1780]
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INTRODUCTION OF BILL TO AMEND CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO PUBLIC LAND 
                              TRANSFER ACT

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 5, 1999

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, at the request of the 
Commissioners of Clear Creek County, I am today introducing a bill to 
amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Land Transfer Act of 1993.
  The bill would amend section 5 of that Act so as to allow Clear Creek 
County additional time to determine the future disposition of about 
6,000 acres of land that was transferred to the county under that 
section of the 1993 Act.
  Under the 1993 Act, the county had 10 years within which to resolve 
questions related to rights-of-way, mining claims, and trespass 
situations on the lands covered by that section of the Act and then to 
decide which parcels to transfer and which to retain. Among other 
things, the county is working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife on 
a proposal that would result in some 2,000 acres being transferred to 
the Division of Wildlife for management as Bighorn Sheep habitat.
  The County Commissioners have informed me that this process has taken 
longer than they anticipated, and that a 10-year extension of time 
would be helpful to a successful conclusion to this process. The bill I 
am introducing today responds to that request.

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