To adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within Summit County, Colorado, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 11, 1997
Adjusts the boundary of: (1) the White River National Forest, Colorado, to include all National Forest System lands located in Summit County, Colorado, which form the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest; and (2) the Arapaho National Forest to exclude such lands. Deems any reference to the Dillon Ranger District, Arapaho National Forest, to be a reference to the Dillon District, White River National Forest. Requires the distribution of receipts from such Forests to affected county governments to be based upon their boundaries that existed before the enactment of this Act.
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