§ 192b-9. — Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt National Forest, and the Arapaho National Forest.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC192b-9]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXI--ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 192b-9. Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt National
Forest, and the Arapaho National Forest
(a) Revision of boundaries
The boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, the Roosevelt
National Forest, and the Arapaho National Forest are revised as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Adjustments, Rocky
Mountain National Park'', numbered 121-80,047, dated October 1, 1979,
which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
of the Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and
the Office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture:
Provided, That the area shown on such map as E-5 and known as the Twin
Sisters area shall remain a part of the Rocky Mountain National Park.
All lands added or transferred by this Act to Rocky Mountain National
Park, Roosevelt National Forest, and Arapaho National Forest shall be
subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the appropriate
National Park or National Forest. Lands within the Indian Peaks
Wilderness Area as designated by Public Law 95-450 (92 Stat. 1099) [16
U.S.C. 460jj et seq.], that are transferred by this Act to Rocky
Mountain National Park shall remain in the National Wilderness
Preservation System. Lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park that
are adjacent to the Indian Peaks Wilderness and that are transferred by
this Act to the Roosevelt National Forest shall be incorporated in and
become part of the Indian Peaks Wilderness.
(b) Acquisition of lands and interest; functions of Secretary of the
Interior and Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of the Interior, with respect to lands added or
transferred by this Act to Rocky Mountain National Park, and the
Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to lands added or transferred by
this Act to Roosevelt and Arapaho National Forests, may acquire lands
and interests in such lands, by donation, purchase with donated or
appropriated funds, or by exchange. The Secretary of Agriculture, under
sections 485 and 486 of this title, may accept on behalf of the United
States title to any land in section 30, township 7 north, range 73 west,
of the sixth principal meridian which lies within the boundary of Rocky
Mountain National Park as revised by this Act, in exchange for which the
Secretary of the Interior, notwithstanding section 1279(a) of this
title, is authorized to issue patent to lands lying within the Cache La
Poudre Wild and Scenic River study corridor. Upon completion of the
exchange, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the
administrative jurisdiction by the Secretary of the Interior the portion
of such land lying within the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National
Park as revised by this Act.
(c) Transfer of certain areas by the Bureau of Land Management
The Federal lands within the administrative jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Land Management and within the areas referred to as E-2 and
GL-3 on the map referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be
transferred to Rocky Mountain National Park without transfer of funds.
(d) City of Longmont, Colorado; retention of certain areas for the
development of a reservoir
If the city of Longmont, Colorado, notifies the Secretary of the
Interior that lands within the area referred to as E-8 on the map
referred to in subsection (a) of this section that are owned by such
city are necessary for the development of a reservoir, the Secretary
shall by publication of a revised boundary description in the Federal
Register revise the boundary of Rocky Mountain Park within such area to
exclude the lands which are necessary for the development of the
reservoir: Provided, That the authority of such Secretary to revise the
boundary for this purpose shall expire on November 1, 1981; and the only
lands which may be excluded are the approximately one hundred twenty-
nine acres owned by such city.
(e) Old McGregor Ranch; retention by owners
If after the completion of two complete fiscal years following
December 22, 1980, the Secretary of the Interior has not purchased
interests in the lands of approximately one thousand two hundred acres
known as the Old McGregor Ranch located within the area referred to as
E-2 on the map referred to in subsection (a) of this section, and the
owner of such lands petitions the Secretary to exclude such lands from
Rocky Mountain National Park, the Secretary shall by publication of a
revised boundary description in the Federal Register return the boundary
of Rocky Mountain National Park in such area E-2 to the boundary as it
existed before December 22, 1980.
(f) City of Grand Lake, Colorado; conveyance of land by the Secretary
The Secretary of the Interior shall convey, to the city of Grand
Lake, Colorado, without compensation or consideration, the lands, not to
exceed two acres, within the area referred to as GL-5 on the map
referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(g) Use of snowmobiles in certain areas
The Secretary of the Interior may provide for the use of snowmobiles
along the East Shore Trail of Shadow Mountain Lake if after study the
Secretary determines such use will not result in any significant adverse
impact upon wildlife.
(Pub. L. 96-560, title I, Sec. 111, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3271.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 96-560,
Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3265, which enacted this section and enacted
provisions set out as notes under sections 1132 and 1133 of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Public Law 95-450 (92 Stat. 1099), referred to in subsec. (a), is
Pub. L. 95-450, Oct. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 1095, as amended, known as the
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, the Arapaho National Recreation Area and
the Oregon Islands Wilderness Area Act, which is classified principally
to subchapter XCIV (Sec. 460jj et seq.) of this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 460jj of this title and Tables.
Encouragement of Land Exchanges
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title IV, Sec. 408(b), Nov. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 4153, provided that:
``(1) Lands inside rocky mountain national park.--Promptly following
enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 1996], the Secretary of the Interior
shall seek to acquire by donation or exchange those lands within the
boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park owned by the city of
Longmont, Colorado, that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act
commonly referred to as the `Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980' (Public
Law 96-560; 94 Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C. 192b-9(d)).
``(2) Other lands.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall immediately
and actively pursue negotiations with the city of Longmont, Colorado,
concerning the city's proposed exchange of lands owned by the city and
located in and near Coulson Gulch for other lands owned by the United
States. The Secretary shall report to Congress 2 calendar years after
the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 1996], and every 2 years
thereafter on the progress of such negotiations until negotiations are
complete.''
