,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1       
#bjag,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
land conveyance involving the ,elkhorn  
,ranch and the ,white ,river ,national  
,forest in the ,state of ,colorado1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,elkhorn 
,ranch and ,white ,river ,national      
,forest ,conveyance ,act 4  #b4 ,land   
conveyance1 ,elkhorn ,ranch and ,white  
,river ,national ,forest1 ,colorado  7a7
 ,land conveyance required ,consistent  
with the purpose of the ,act of ,march  
#c1 #aiji 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #ggb71 all     
right1 title1 and interest of the       
,united ,states 7subject to subsection  
7b77 in and to a parcel of land         
consisting of approximately #adh acres  
as generally depicted on the map        

entitled ,elkhorn ,ranch ,land          
,parcel-,white ,river ,national ,forest 
and dated ,march #bjae shall be conveyed
 by patent to the ,gordman-,leverich    
,partnership1 a ,colorado ,limited      
,liability ,partnership 7in this section
 referred to as ,,glp74  7b7 ,existing  
rights ,the conveyance under subsection 
7a7-- 7#a7 is subject to the valid      
existing rights of the lessee of        
,federal oil and gas lease ,,coc-#gejgj 
and any other valid existing rights2 and
  7#b7 shall reserve to the ,united     
,states the right to collect rent and   
royalty payments on the lease referred  
to in paragraph 7#a7 for the duration of
 the lease4  7c7 ,existing boundaries   
,the conveyance under subsection 7a7    
does not modify the exterior boundary of
 the ,white ,river ,national ,forest or 
the boundaries of ,sections #ah and #ai 
of ,township #g ,south1 ,range #ic      
,west1 ,sixth ,principal ,meridian1     
,colorado1 as such boundaries are in    
effect on the date of the enactment of  

this ,act4  7d7 ,time for conveyance2   
payment of costs ,the conveyance        
directed under subsection 7a7 shall be  
completed not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
 ,the conveyance shall be without       
consideration1 except that all costs    
incurred by the ,secretary of the       
,interior relating to any survey1       
platting1 legal description1 or other   
activities carried out to prepare and   
issue the patent shall be paid by ,,glp 
to the ,secretary prior to the land     
conveyance4