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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 475
To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 10, 2019
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. TIPTON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest,
Colorado, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arapaho National For-
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est Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUST-
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MENT.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Arapaho Na-
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tional Forest in the State of Colorado is adjusted to incor-
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porate the approximately 92.95 acres of land generally de-
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picted as ‘‘The Wedge’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Arapaho Na-
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tional Forest Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated November
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6, 2013, and described as lots three, four, eight, and nine
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of section 13, Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth
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Principal Meridian, Colorado. A lot described in this sub-
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section may be included in the boundary adjustment only
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after the Secretary of Agriculture obtains written permis-
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sion for such action from the lot owner or owners.
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(b) BOWEN GULCH PROTECTION AREA.—The Sec-
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retary of Agriculture shall include all Federal land within
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the boundary described in subsection (a) in the Bowen
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Gulch Protection Area established under section 6 of the
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j).
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(c) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For
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purposes of section 200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United
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States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National For-
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est, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered
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to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as
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in existence on January 1, 1965.
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(d) PUBLIC MOTORIZED USE.—Nothing in this Act
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opens privately owned lands within the boundary described
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in subsection (a) to public motorized use.
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(e) ACCESS
TO NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Notwith-
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standing the provisions of section 6(f) of the Colorado Wil-
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derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(f)) regarding motor-
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ized travel, the owners of any non-Federal lands within
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the boundary described in subsection (a) who historically
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have accessed their lands through lands now or hereafter
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owned by the United States within the boundary described
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in subsection (a) shall have the continued right of motor-
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ized access to their lands across the existing roadway.
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