A bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys.
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Became Public Law No: 105-76.
Official Summary
Modifies the boundary of the Raggeds Wilderness, Gunnison and White River National Forests, Colorado, to exclude a specified parcel of real property. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey such real property to certain private landowners whose real property in Gunnison County, Colorado, adjoins the excluded real property and who have occupied the excluded real property in good faith reliance on an erroneous survey.
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AI Government Intelligence™This bill modifies the boundary of the Raggeds Wilderness area within the Gunnison and White River National Forests in Colorado by excluding a specific parcel of land. It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer ownership of this excluded land to private landowners in Gunnison County who adjoin the parcel and have occupied it in good faith based on an earlier erroneous land survey. The purpose is to correct the effects of previous survey errors on land boundaries.
The bill adjusts wilderness boundaries to correct survey errors and conveys the affected land to adjacent private landowners who have occupied it in good faith.
- Adjusts the boundary of the Raggeds Wilderness in Colorado to exclude a specified parcel of land.
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the excluded land to adjoining private landowners in Gunnison County.
- Addresses the correction of earlier erroneous land surveys affecting public and private land boundaries.
['Private landowners in Gunnison County, Colorado, adjoining the excluded parcel who have occupied the land in good faith.', 'U.S. Department of Agriculture, specifically the Forest Service, by clarifying land boundaries within national forests.']
['Implementation challenges related to accurately identifying and conveying the specified parcel to eligible landowners.', 'Potential administrative costs associated with the land conveyance process.', 'Oversight mechanisms to ensure that only qualifying landowners receive the land conveyance as intended.']
The bill was introduced in the Senate during the 105th Congress and was signed into law on November 12, 1997, becoming Public Law No: 105-76. It falls under the policy area of Public Lands and Natural Resources and addresses a technical correction to land boundaries within federally managed wilderness and national forest areas in Colorado.
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['Clarification of land boundaries may reduce future legal disputes between private landowners and federal agencies.', 'Adjusting wilderness boundaries could affect land management and conservation strategies within the Raggeds Wilderness and adjacent national forest areas.']
The bill involves federal land conveyance to private parties, which requires clear oversight to ensure compliance with eligibility criteria and proper execution. Transparency in the conveyance process and accurate documentation of the corrected boundaries are important for public accountability.
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