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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 903

   To amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make technical 
                              amendments.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 16 (legislative day, May 15), 2001

  Mr. Allard introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make technical 
                              amendments.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cache la Poudre River Corridor 
Technical Amendments Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR.

    Section 103(b) of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 
461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended in paragraphs (12) through 
(19) by striking ``larimer county'' each place it appears and inserting 
``weld county''.

SEC. 3. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

    Section 104 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 
461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There is established a commission to be known as 
the `Cache La Poudre Corridor Commission'.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary may provide 
                recognition under subsection (a) only if the Commission 
                reflects the following:'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``6 months after the date 
                        of enactment of this Act'' and inserting the 
                        following: ``180 days after the date of 
                        enactment of the Cache la Poudre River Corridor 
                        Technical Amendments Act of 2001'';
                            (ii) by striking clause (iii) and inserting 
                        the following:
                            ``(iii) 3 members who reside in Larimer 
                        County or Weld County, and who are 
                        knowledgeable in the interests of the Corridor, 
                        shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list 
                        of candidates recommended by the Governor, of 
                        whom--
                                    ``(I) 1 member shall represent the 
                                State;
                                    ``(II) 1 member shall represent 
                                Colorado State University in Fort 
                                Collins, Colorado; and
                                    ``(III) 1 member shall represent 
                                the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy 
                                District;'';
                            (iii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``who are 
                                recommended by the Governor and 
                                appointed by the Secretary,'' and 
                                inserting ``who shall be appointed by 
                                the Secretary from a list of candidates 
                                recommended by the Governor,'';
                                    (II) by striking subclause (II) and 
                                inserting the following:
                                    ``(II) 2 members, who shall reside 
                                in Larimer County and shall be 
                                knowledgeable in the interests of 
                                Larimer County, and of whom 1 shall be 
                                knowledgeable in agriculture or 
                                irrigated water interests, shall 
                                represent Larimer County;'';
                                    (III) by striking subclause (IV) 
                                and inserting the following:
                                    ``(IV) 2 members, who shall reside 
                                in Weld County and shall be 
                                knowledgeable in the interests of Weld 
                                County, and of whom 1 shall be 
                                knowledgeable in agriculture or 
                                irrigated water interests, shall 
                                represent Weld County;''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (V), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                            (iv) in clause (v)--
                                    (I) by striking ``shall be 
                                recommended by the Governor and 
                                appointed by the Secretary,'' and 
                                inserting ``shall be appointed by the 
                                Secretary from a list of candidates 
                                recommended by the Governor,''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (III)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``within'' 
                                        and inserting ``in the vicinity 
                                        of''; and
                                            (bb) by striking the period 
                                        at the end and inserting ``; 
                                        and''; and
                            (v) by inserting after clause (v) the 
                        following:
                            ``(vi) the members appointed under clauses 
                        (iii) through (v) of paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
                        considered to be government employees subject 
                        to the Ethics in Government Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.).''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Initial members.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The initial members of 
                        the Commission appointed under paragraph (1)(A) 
                        shall be appointed in accordance with clauses 
                        (ii) through (iv).
                            ``(ii) 3-year terms.--The following initial 
                        members shall serve for a 3-year term:
                                    ``(I) The member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(i).
                                    ``(II) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(II).
                                    ``(III) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(IV).
                                    ``(IV) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(V).
                                    ``(V) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(v).
                            ``(iii) 2-year terms.--The following 
                        initial members shall serve for a 2-year term:
                                    ``(I) The member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
                                    ``(II) The member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(I).
                                    ``(III) The member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(II).
                                    ``(IV) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(III).
                            ``(iv) 1-y
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ear terms.--The following initial 
                        members shall serve for a 1-year term:
                                    ``(I) The member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(I).
                                    ``(II) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(II).
                                    ``(III) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(III).
                                    ``(IV) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(iv)(IV).
                                    ``(V) 1 member appointed under 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(v).''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    Section 107 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 
461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Commission shall--
            ``(1) prepare, obtain approval for, implement, and support 
        the Plan in accordance with section 108;
            ``(2) administer the Corridor; and
            ``(3) carry out all other duties of the Commission under 
        this Act.'';

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 113(a) of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 
461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended by striking ``date of 
enactment of this Act'' and inserting the following: ``date of 
enactment of the Cache la Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments 
Act of 2001''.
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