{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5911","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5911,"title":"Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-11-04","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001100","fullName":"Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]","party":"R","state":"CO","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-03","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Colorado","Dams and canals","Geography and mapping","Land transfers","Water storage"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3752-3753)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3752-3753)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5911.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3752-3754)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 576.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-662.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-662.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-10","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-03","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-04","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property and water rights in&nbsp;Ouray County, Colorado, to the City of Ouray, Colorado, for use as open space for recreational activities (such as fishing) at no cost to the public.</p><p>The property and water rights include the site known as Crystal Reservoir and the associated lake and infrastructure, Full Moon Dam and the associated facilities, and the approximately 45-acre parcel of land underlying and surrounding Crystal Reservoir.</p><p>The conveyance must (1) convey fee simple title to the land; (2) be subject to existing valid rights and easements; and (3) be completed at no cost to the city, except for costs related to necessary surveys.</p><p>The conveyance must also be subject to a reversionary interest whereby if the land is used in a manner that violates the conveyance, the land shall revert to the United States, subject to the discretion of the Forest Service.&nbsp;</p><p>In addition to holding the land open to the public for recreational purposes, the city must assume responsibly for Full Moon Dam and must not conduct unneeded development or commercial operations, nor alter Crystal Reservoir in a manner that would harm wetlands located upstream, subject to certain conditions.&nbsp;</p><p>After the completion of this conveyance, the Forest Service&nbsp;must recognize a perpetual easement for the site known as Red Mountain Ditch for use by the city&nbsp;for specified activities related to Crystal Reservoir.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-09T05:23:22Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":637,"ts":"2026-07-14T05:55:18.357Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Crystal%20Reservoir%20Conveyance%20Act"}]}}