[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 50 (Tuesday, May 2, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1924-H1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  BETTY DICK RESIDENCE PROTECTION ACT

  The Clerk called the Senate bill (S. 584) to require the Secretary of 
the Interior to allow the continued occupancy and use of certain land 
and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park.

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  There being no objection, the Clerk read the Senate bill as follows:

                                 S. 584

       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 ``Betty Dick Residence 
     Protection Act''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to require the Secretary of the 
     Interior to permit the continued occupancy and use of the 
     property described in section 4(b) by Betty Dick for the 
     remainder of her natural life.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
     between the National Park Service and Fred Dick entitled 
     ``Settlement Agreement'' and dated July 17, 1980.
       (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``RMNP 
     Land Occupancy'' and dated September 2005, which identifies 
     approximately 8 acres for the occupancy and use by the 
     tenant.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (4) Tenant.--The term ``tenant'' means Betty Dick, widow of 
     George Fredrick Dick, who held a 25-year reservation of 
     occupancy and use at a property within the boundaries of 
     Rocky Mountain National Park.

     SEC. 4. RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall allow the tenant to 
     continue to occupy and use the property described in 
     subsection (b) for the remainder of the natural life of the 
     tenant, subject to the requirements of this Act.
       (b) Description of Property.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the land and any improvements to the land 
     within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park 
     identified on the map as ``residence'' and ``occupancy 
     area''.
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
     the occupancy and use of the property identified in 
     subsection (b) by the tenant shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions specified in the Agreement.
       (2) Payments.--
       (A) In general.--In exchange for the continued occupancy 
     and use of the property, the tenant shall annually pay to the 
     Secretary an amount equal to \1/25\ of the amount specified 
     in section 3(B) of the Agreement.
       (B) Advance payment required.--The annual payments required 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be paid in advance by not later 
     than May 1 of each year.
       (C) Disposition.--Amounts received by the Secretary under 
     this paragraph shall be--
       (i) deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the 
     United States; and
       (ii) made available, without further appropriation, to the 
     Rocky Mountain National Park until expended.
       (3) Public access.--The public shall have access to both 
     banks of the main channel of the Colorado River.
       (d) Termination.--The right of occupancy and use authorized 
     under this Act--
       (1) shall not be extended to any individual other than the 
     tenant; and
       (2) shall terminate--
       (A) on the death of the tenant;
       (B) if the tenant does not make a payment required under 
     subsection (c)(2); or
       (C) if the tenant otherwise fails to comply with the terms 
     of this Act.
       (e) Effect.--Nothing in this Act--
       (1) allows the construction of any structure on the 
     property described in subsection (b) not in existence on 
     November 30, 2004; or
       (2) applies to the occupancy or use of the property 
     described in subsection (b) by any person other than the 
     tenant.

  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This concludes the call of the Private 
Calendar.

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