[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 584 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.584
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six
An Act
To require the Secretary of the Interior to allow the continued
occupancy and use of certain land and improvements within Rocky Mountain
National Park.
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 ``Betty Dick Residence Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to require the Secretary of the Interior
to permit the continued occupancy and use of the property described in
section 4(b) by Betty Dick for the remainder of her natural life.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement
between the National Park Service and Fred Dick entitled
``Settlement Agreement'' and dated July 17, 1980.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``RMNP Land
Occupancy'' and dated September 2005, which identifies
approximately 8 acres for the occupancy and use by the tenant.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(4) Tenant.--The term ``tenant'' means Betty Dick, widow of
George Fredrick Dick, who held a 25-year reservation of occupancy
and use at a property within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain
National Park.
SEC. 4. RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall allow the tenant to continue
to occupy and use the property described in subsection (b) for the
remainder of the natural life of the tenant, subject to the
requirements of this Act.
(b) Description of Property.--The property referred to in
subsection (a) is the land and any improvements to the land within the
boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park identified on the map as
``residence'' and ``occupancy area''.
(c) Terms and Conditions.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the
occupancy and use of the property identified in subsection (b) by
the tenant shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
specified in the Agreement.
(2) Payments.--
(A) In general.--In exchange for the continued occupancy
and use of the property, the tenant shall annually pay to the
Secretary an amount equal to \1/25\ of the amount specified in
section 3(B) of the Agreement.
(B) Advance payment required.--The annual payments required
under subparagraph (A) shall be paid in advance by not later
than May 1 of each year.
(C) Disposition.--Amounts received by the Secretary under
this paragraph shall be--
(i) deposited in a special account in the Treasury of
the United States; and
(ii) made available, without further appropriation, to
the Rocky Mountain National Park until expended.
(3) Public access.--The public shall have access to both banks
of the main channel of the Colorado River.
(d) Termination.--The right of occupancy and use authorized under
this Act--
(1) shall not be extended to any individual other than the
tenant; and
(2) shall terminate--
(A) on the death of the tenant;
(B) if the tenant does not make a payment required under
subsection (c)(2); or
(C) if the tenant otherwise fails to comply with the terms
of this Act.
(e) Effect.--Nothing in this Act--
(1) allows the construction of any structure on the property
described in subsection (b) not in existence on November 30, 2004;
or
(2) applies to the occupancy or use of the property described
in subsection (b) by any person other than the tenant.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.