Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act
Introduced Nov 4, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Hurd
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property and water rights in 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.
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.
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.
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.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jun 3, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 2, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3752-3753)
- Jun 2, 2026Passed/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)
- Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5911.
- Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3752-3754)
- Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 576.
- May 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-662.
- Apr 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 21, 2026Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Feb 10, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Feb 3, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Nov 4, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Nov 4, 2025Introduced in House