HR 4036 · 102th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1991
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1992-07-21)
Plain Language Summary
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Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to transfer, under specified conditions, certain public lands in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to the Secretary of Agriculture, the State of Colorado,and certain local governments (Clear Creek County and the towns of Silver Plume and Georgetown.) Requires the consent of the Secretary before the grantee or its successor can transfer the title of such conveyed lands. Reverts such transferred title to the United States in specified circumstances. Gives an individual with an existing valid mining claim or location, and who has met specified U.S. mining requirements, on certain public lands transferred by this Act: (1) protection in possessory rights for a seven-year period; and (2) an opportunity to patent such lands. Deems an abandonment of such claim or location by the individual if certain conditions are not met within the designated period. Withdraws specified public lands from U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.…
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