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134 STAT. 4912
PUBLIC LAW 116–302—JAN. 5, 2021
Public Law 116–302
116th Congress
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within
the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Rocky Mountain National Park
Ownership Correction Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the
approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as ‘‘TR04–168–1’’
on the map.
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Rocky
Mountain National Park Proposed Forsyth Family Land
Exchange’’, numbered 121/154,326, and dated June 2019.
(3) NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’
means the approximately 0.18 acres of land depicted as ‘‘TR04–
169’’ on the map.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.—To correct a longstanding
land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers
to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner
in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to
the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
Federal land.
(b) VALUATION.—The value of the Federal land and the non-
Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered
to be of equal value.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The non-Federal land acquired by the
Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary
as part of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rocky Mountain
National Park
Ownership
Correction Act.
16 USC 191 note.
Jan. 5, 2021
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134 STAT. 4913
PUBLIC LAW 116–302—JAN. 5, 2021
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5459:
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116–611 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
Dec. 10, considered and passed House.
Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.
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(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail-
able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
Approved January 5, 2021.
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