[House Report 114-80]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-80
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ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2015
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April 15, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1324]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1324) to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho
National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 1324 is to adjust the boundary of the
Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 1324, introduced by Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO),
would adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the
State of Colorado to incorporate 92.95 additional acres.
Federal land to be included in the new boundary will become
part of the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under
section 6 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.
Owners of non-Federal lands within the expanded boundary
who historically have accessed their lands through lands
included in the Arapaho expansion would have continued right of
motorized access to their lands across an existing roadway. The
bill also authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire
non-Federal lands within the expanded boundary.
However, written permission of the landowner will be
required before a parcel of private land can be included within
the expanded boundary. Acquisition of land in the added area
can be achieved ``only by donation or exchange,'' and the
motorized use provision is clarified to ensure that the bill
does not open privately owned land to motorized trespass.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 1324 was introduced on March 4, 2015, by Congressman
Jared Polis (D-CO). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee
on Federal Lands. On March 24, 2015, the Natural Resources
Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on Federal
Lands was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were
offered and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the
House of Representatives by unanimous consent on March 25,
2015.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
H.R. 1324--Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015
H.R. 1324 would modify the boundary of the Arapaho National
Forest in Colorado to include an additional 93 acres of land.
Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO
estimates that implementing the legislation would have no
significant effect on the federal budget. We expect that any
additional costs to revise brochures, maps, and signs to
reflect the new boundary would not be significant because such
revisions would take place in conjunction with scheduled
reprinting and routine maintenance. Because enacting H.R. 1324
would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
H.R. 1324 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave.
This estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Assistant Director
for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. According to the
Congressional Budget Office, implementation of the bill would
have no significant effect on the federal budget.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho
National Forest in Colorado.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.
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