What the bill does
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act This bill sets forth provisions regarding various programs, projects, activities, and studies for the management and conservation of natural resources on federal lands. TITLE I–PUBLIC LAND AND FORESTS Subtitle A–Land Exchanges and Conveyances (Sec. 1001) This section directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a land exchange upon request by the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc. (BHI) in Colorado. Specifically, USDA must (1) convey to the BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, together with a nonexclusive perpetual access easement for the BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371; and (2) accept in exchange 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in such forest and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado. (Sec. 1002) The bill adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate four lots totaling approximately 92.95 acres of land. A lot may be included in the boundary's adjustment only after the USDA has obtained written consent for its inclusion from the owner of the lot. USDA shall include certain federal land within the Bowen Gulch Protection Area. (Sec. 1003) This section directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a land exchange upon request by the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District in California. Specifically, Interior must (1) convey to the district in 327 acres of identified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and any…
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