H.R. 4846 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 458 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4846 [Report No. 113–616] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2014 Mr. Polis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources November 12, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 11, 2014 A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014. 2. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment (a) In general The boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado is adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95 acres of land generally depicted as The Wedge on the map entitled Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment and dated November 6, 2013, and described as lots three, four, eight, and nine of section 13, Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado. A lot described in this subsection may be included in the boundary adjustment only after the Secretary of Agriculture obtains written permission for such action from the lot owner or owners. (b) Bowen Gulch Protection Area The Secretary of Agriculture shall include all Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under section 6 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j). (c) Land and Water Conservation Fund For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. (d) Acquisition The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire only by donation or exchange non-Federal lands within the boundary described in subsection (a). (e) Public motorized use Nothing in this Act opens privately-owned lands within the boundary described in subsection (a) to public motorized use. (f) Access to non-Federal lands Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(f) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(f)) regarding motorized travel, the owners of any non-Federal lands within the boundary described in subsection (a) who historically have accessed their lands through lands now or hereafter owned by the United States within the boundary described in subsection (a) shall have the continued right of motorized access to their lands across the exiting roadway. November 12, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed