Political Quotes

“Living in and around public land, as Mr. Tipton, Mr. Lamborn, and I do, we often have these kinds of bills to address the interactions between our communities and our Federal lands in Colorado. H.R. 698 is another bill that addresses public lands. I am proud to join Mr. Tipton as a cosponsor of this bill. It will convey 148 acres of land to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership, a company in Colorado, which will remedy a land dispute between a private landowner and the Forest Service. Way back in 1947, just a few years after my dear mother--who is watching us on C-SPAN as we speak--and my father were born, an administrative error occurred that shifted the boundary between the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National Forest. This survey placed 148 acres of private land inside the forest boundary without providing consideration to the landholders. Since then, the title of the ranch has changed several times, but the administrative error has never been corrected. We all know how we hold private property rights dear in this country, and this bill will correct the error, acknowledge the correct boundary of the Elkhorn Ranch, providing the current owner with a clear and free title rather than the encumbrance that the disputed nature of the land previously provided. It will help avoid costly litigation to both sides, provides clarity for landowners and the Forest Service.…”