,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,tipton 7for himself and ,mr4      
,polis7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require a patent correction involving   
the ,elkhorn ,ranch and the ,white      
,river ,national ,forest in the ,state  
of ,colorado to protect bona fide       
private property rights in the ,elkhorn 
,ranch adversely impacted by a #aidi    
resurvey of the southern boundary of    
,section #ah of ,township #g ,south1    
,range #ic ,west1 ,sixth ,principle     
,meridian1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,elkhorn ,ranch and ,white ,river   
,national ,forest ,patent ,correction   
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,patent correction1 
,elkhorn ,ranch and ,white ,river       
,national ,forest1 ,colorado  7a7       
,patent correction directed ,the parcel 
of land consisting of approximately #adh

 acres generally depicted on the map    
entitled ,elkhorn ,ranch ,land-,white   
,river ,national ,forest and dated ,june
 #bjad shall be patented into the       
ownership of the ,gordman-,leverich     
,partnership1 a ,colorado ,limited      
,liability ,limited ,partnership 7in    
this section referred to as ,,glp74 ,the
 patent shall include all right1 title  
and interest of the ,united ,states in  
and to the parcel1 except that the      
patent shall be subject to the valid    
existing rights of the lessee of        
,federal oil and gas lease ,,coc-#gejgj 
and any other valid existing rights4    
7b7 ,no impact on existing boundaries   
,the patent correction executed pursuant
 to this section does not modify the    
exterior boundary of the ,white ,river  
,national ,forest1 ,colorado1 or the    
boundaries of ,sections #ah and #ai of  
,township #g ,south1 ,range #ic ,west1  
,sixth ,principle ,meridian1 as in      
effect on ,january #a1 #bjad4 ,the fence
 lines in existence on such date on the 

#adh-;acre parcel referenced in         
subsection 7a7 shall constitute the     
southern and eastern boundaries of such 
parcel1 unless modification of such     
boundaries are mutually agreed to by the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture and ,,glp4  
7c7 ,issuance of patent and coverage of 
costs ,not later than #fj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of the ,interior shall      
prepare and issue the patent required by
 subsection 7a74 ,any costs incurred by 
the ,secretary of the ,interior relating
 to any survey1 lotting1 legal          
description1 or other activities        
undertaken by the ,secretary in         
preparing and issuing the patent shall  
be borne by ,,glp4