Bill Summary for Bill Number CPW Real Property Transaction Proposals

Date: 06/13/2012

Final
CPW Real Property Transaction Proposals

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Recommend support for the exchange of property in Recommend support for the transfer of ownership of	PASS PASS

09:38 AM -- Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife Real Property Transaction Proposals (2)

Ms. Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, described additions to the property transaction proposal forms undertaken by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW), Department of Natural Resources, in response to a request from a member of the committee. Committee members received a copy of the Matheson Ranch Perpetual Conservation and Hunting Access Easement property transaction proposal provided by CPW, which was considered and approved by the committee on May 3 (Attachment C). The proposal was revised for illustrative purposes by the division to include information about the current landowners and comparable private sales in the area. Mr. Grady McNeill, Resource Support Section Manager, and Mr. Doug Robinson, Real Estate Specialist, both representing the CPW, responded to questions from the committee about the additions to the property transaction proposal form.

09:43 AM

Mr. McNeill and Mr. Robinson presented two real property transaction proposals, including: (1) Elliot State Wildlife Area (SWA) and Ducks Unlimited: Transfer of Union Mutual Ditch Company Shares; and (2) Piceance State Wildlife Area and ExxonMobil Corporation: Land Exchange. Committee members received a summary of the transaction proposals, provided by CPW (Attachment D and E, respectively). Mr. McNeill began his presentation with a discussion of the Elliot SWA exchange. In response to a question, Mr. McNeill said the transaction will not result in any change in the current water use.


BILL:	Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife
TIME:	09:45:00 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Recommend support for the transfer of ownership of 619.1 shares of the Union Mutual Ditch Company from Ducks Unlimited to the division, at no cost to the division. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brown	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

09:45 AM

Mr. McNeill continued his presentation with a discussion of the Piceance SWA exchange. Mr. McNeill responded to questions from the committee about the current use of the four land parcels involved in the transaction. Discussion turned to the ownership of the mineral and surface rights for the various parcels. Mr. Jay Cooper, Real Estate Specialist, CPW, explained that the mineral rights have been severed on all four parcels. He said that the federal Bureau of Land Management has projections showing future mineral development in the Piceance basin, and that the three parcels that the division will acquire through the transaction are shown to be five to seven miles outside the area of expected development. Mr. McNeill said the division has common policies related to the issue of protecting the surface rights of its properties.


BILL:	Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife
TIME:	09:58:07 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Recommend support for the exchange of property in Rio Blanco County between the ExxonMobil Corporation and the division. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brown	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes

YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS