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Introduced
03/04/2015
03/04/2015
In Committee
11/19/2015
11/19/2015
Crossed Over
04/29/2015
04/29/2015
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of specified land. The Department of Agriculture shall include all federal land within such boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993. The bill declares that nothing in this Act opens privately owned lands within the boundary to public motorized use or denies motorized access through boundary lands for owners of any non-federal lands within the boundary who historically have had such access.
AI Summary
This bill, the Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015, adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to include approximately 92.95 acres of specific land, referred to as "The Wedge," which requires the owner's permission for inclusion. All federal land within this new boundary will be incorporated into the Bowen Gulch Protection Area, established by the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993, a law that designates certain areas for preservation. Importantly, this bill clarifies that it does not open any privately owned land within the adjusted boundary to public motorized vehicle use, nor does it prevent owners of non-federal lands within the boundary from continuing to access their property using motorized vehicles on existing roadways if they have historically done so.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs
Sponsors (9)
Jared Polis (D)*,
Don Beyer (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Scott Tipton (R),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 339. (on 12/16/2015)
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