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SENATE 286115th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119.

Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act

Last Action
6/7/2017

Actions

  • 2017-06-07Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119.
  • 2017-06-07Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-92.
  • 2017-06-07Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-92.
  • 2017-03-30Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 2017-02-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2017-02-02Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2017-06-07 (80)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires all interest of the United States in 148 acres of identified land to be conveyed by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership (GLP), a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership.

The conveyance: (1) is subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of federal oil and gas lease COC-75070 and any other valid existing rights, and (2) shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on such lease for its duration.

The conveyance shall: (1) be completed by no later than 180 days of enactment of this bill; and (2) be without consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Department of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal description, or other activities carried out to prepare and issue the patent shall be paid by the GLP to Interior prior to the conveyance of such land.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Michael Bennet (D-CO)

Subjects

  • Colorado
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Land transfers
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