Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§192b–10 Boundary Adjustment for Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXI — ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK › § 192b–10

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands shown as “Proposed Park Additions, Rocky Mountain National Park,” map numbers 121–80 and 106–A, dated May, 1989 (the map is on file and available at the National Park Service) by gift, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. Once acquired, those lands must be added to Rocky Mountain National Park and managed as park land, and the Secretary of Agriculture must remove them from the Roosevelt National Forest boundary. The Secretary may also make an agreement with the owner of Tract 1127 and 1127B4 (Section 23, Township 3 North, Range 73, Boulder County, Colorado) to allow the property to be used as a single-family home unless the owner develops it or officially plans a development that changes its use.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §192b–10

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(a)Acquisition and boundary change

The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to acquire, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange, lands or interests therein within the area generally depicted as “Proposed Park Additions” on the map entitled “Proposed Park Additions, Rocky Mountain National Park”, numbered 121–80, 106–A and dated May, 1989, which map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Upon acquisition of such lands, the Secretary shall revise the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park to include such lands within the park boundary and shall administer such lands as part of the park subject to the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

(b)Boundary adjustment for Roosevelt National Forest

Upon acquisition of such lands by the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise the boundary of the Roosevelt National Forest to exclude such lands from the national forest boundary.

(c)Agreement

The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the owner of the lands identified as Tract 1127 and 1127B4, section 23, Township 3 North, Range 73, Boulder County, Colorado, within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, to ensure the right of use as a single family residence, unless said property is being developed or is officially proposed to be developed by the owners in a manner which would substantially change its use.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 192b–10

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110