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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · May 7, 1998
Provides for the transfer to the United States of specified property (including buildings and associated water rights) located in the Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Summit County, Colorado, by the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Church of Christ in exchange for payment by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, of an amount equal to the sum of the appraised fair market value of the water rights and of the two residential structures constructed by the Church on such property. Requires appraisal costs to be divided equally between the Church and the Forest Service. Requires as a transfer condition that the permittee bring the property's sewage treatment facilities into compliance with all Federal, State, and local standards. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make appropriate modifications to the White River National Forest management plan to reflect the enactment of this Act.
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Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R–CO
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-516.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-516.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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