Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 36 · Passed House amended · Nov 4, 2003
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 28, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado, with the City of Golden, Colorado, subject to the City's right to use necessary surface and subsurface land to maintain the Vidler Tunnel. States that if such land exchange is not completed the Secretary is authorized and directed to sell such Federal land to the City.
Authorizes the City to construct a water pipeline on such Federal land upon enactment of this Act.
Source last updated: Sep 8, 2026. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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