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Land Transfer: Crystal Reservoir and Dam to Ouray, Colorado

Also known as: Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act

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Key Points

  • Congress is considering a plan to give the City of Ouray, Colorado, ownership of the Crystal Reservoir and about 45 acres of surrounding land currently managed by the Forest Service. This transfer includes the Full Moon Dam and all the equipment and water systems used to run the reservoir.
  • The city would take over all responsibility and costs for repairing and maintaining the dam and its infrastructure. While the federal government will cover most of the transfer costs, the city must pay for the land surveys needed to finish the deal.
  • A key rule of the transfer is that the city must keep the land open as public space forever. People must be allowed to visit for activities like fishing without being charged a fee, and the city is banned from building stores or starting commercial businesses on the property.
  • The city will also receive the legal rights to the water in the reservoir. They can use this water for the community's needs as long as they follow Colorado state laws and do not expand the reservoir in a way that floods or harms nearby wetlands.
  • If the city ever stops following these rules or fails to keep the land open to the public, the federal government has the right to take the land and the reservoir back.

Milestones

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Feb 12, 2026Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Sep 10, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sep 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act

Bill NumberS 2754
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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