115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station.
December 11, 2017
Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017”.
In this Act:
(1) COUNTY.—The term “County” means Dolores County, Colorado.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) WEST FORK FIRE STATION CONVEYANCE PARCEL.—The term “West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel” means the parcel of approximately 3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the County, as depicted on the map entitled “Map for West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel” and dated November 21, 2017.
SEC. 3. Conveyance of West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel, Dolores County, Colorado.
(a) In general.—On receipt of a request from the County and subject to such terms and conditions as are mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, including such additional terms as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County without consideration all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
(b) Costs.—Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection (a), including processing and transaction costs, shall be paid by the County.
(c) Use of land.—The land conveyed to the County under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facilitate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
(d) Reversion.—If any portion of the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.