Bill Sponsor
House Bill 618
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2017
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 6, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 24, 2017
Latest Action
May 9, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
618
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Colorado
Democrat
Colorado
Republican
Colorado
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 6, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H980-981)
Summary

Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., (BHI) offers to convey to the USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, to accept the offer and convey to BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Forest, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement for BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371.

The nonexclusive perpetual access easement granted to BHI shall allow: (1) BHI to fully maintain, at its own expense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in accordance with historic BHI use and maintenance patterns; and (2) full and continued public and administrative access and use of FSR 371 in accordance with the existing Forest Service travel management plan, or as it may be revised by USDA.

The USDA shall determine the values of the lands to be exchanged through appraisals following specified requirements. The values shall be equal, or if they are not equal, equalized as prescribed by this bill.

The Barr Trail easement donation shall not be appraised for purposes of this bill.

The land acquired by the USDA under this bill shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest.

Text (4)
February 7, 2017
February 6, 2017
January 24, 2017
Actions (12)
05/09/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.
05/09/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-56.
03/30/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
02/07/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
02/06/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/06/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H980-981)
02/06/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H980-981)
02/06/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 618.
02/06/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H980-982)
02/06/2017
Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/24/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/24/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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