Chapter 84. For the protection of the water supply of the city of Colorado Springs and the town of Manitou, Colorado
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CHAP. 84.— An Act For the protection of the water supply of the city of Colorado Springs and the town of Manitou, Colorado.February 27, 1913.[[H. R. 23293](/us/bill/62/hr/23293).][[Public, No. 392](/us/pl/62/392).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Pike National For eat, Colo.Lands in, reserved to Colorado Springs for water supply. That the public lands within the Pike National Forest, situated in the counties of El Paso and Teller, Colorado, hereinafter described, are hereby reserved from all forms of location or entry and set aside as a municipal water-supply reserve for the benefit of the city of Colorado Springs, a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado, to wit:
Description.Lot three, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter and the south half of the southeast quarter of section seven; the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section eight; the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter, the south half of the southwest quarter, the west half of the southeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section seventeen; lots two, three, and four, the northeast quarter, the east half of the northwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section eighteen; lots two, three, and four, the northeast quarter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, the 685 east half of the southwest quarter, and the west half of the southeast quarter of section nineteen; the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section twenty; lots one, two, three, and four, the west half of the northeast quarter, the east half of the northwest quarter, and the east half of the southwest quarter of section thirty; lot one, the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section thirty-one, in township thirteen south, range sixty-eight west of the sixth principal meridian.
Lot six of section four; lots one, two, three, and four, the south half of the northeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the south-east quarter of section nine; the south half of the northeast quarter, the south half of the northwest quarter, the southwest quarter, and the north half of the southeast quarter of section ten; the south half of the southeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section fourteen; the north half of the northwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section fifteen; lot two, the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, the south half of the southeast quarter, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-two; the east half of the northeast quarter, the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the south half of section twenty-three; the north half of the north half, the southwest quarter of the north-west quarter, the southwest quarter, the west half of the southeast quarter, and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-six; the north half of the northeast quarter, the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, and the south half of section twenty-seven, in township fourteen south, range sixty-eight west of the sixth principal meridian.
The southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section ten; the south half of the northeast quarter, the southwest quarter of the south-west quarter, the east half of the southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of section thirteen; the north cast quarter of the southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section fourteen; the west half of the northeast quarter, and the north half of the southwest quarter of section fifteen; the west half of the north-east quarter, the west half of the southeast quarter, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, and the south half of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-one; the northeast quarter, the east half of the northwest quarter, the east half of the southwest quarter, the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter, the south half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of section twenty-two; all of sections twenty-three and twenty-four; the northeast quarter, the east half of the northwest quarter, and the south half of section twenty-five; the west half of the northeast quarter, the northwest quarter, and the south half of section twenty-six; all of section twenty-seven; the north half of the northeast quarter, the west half and the south half of the south-east quarter of section thirty-five; the north half of the northeast quarter, and the west half of section thirty-six, in township thirteen south, range sixty-nine west of the sixth principal meridian.
The west half (or lots three and four, the south half of the north-west quarter, and the southwest quarter) of section one; and the north half of the northeast quarter (or lots one and two) of section two, in township fourteen south, range sixty-nine west of the sixth principal meridian, containing ten thousand one hundred and thirty-one and twenty-three hundredths acres, more or less. Sec. 2. That the public lands within the Pike National Forest, situatedLands reserved to Manitou, for water supply. in the counties of El Paso and Teller, Colorado, hereinafter described, are hereby reserved from all forms of location or entry and set aside as a municipal water-supply reserve for the benefit of the town of Manitou, a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado: 686 Description.Lot four, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and the south half of the southeast quarter of section thirty-one; the south half of the southwest quarter, the south half of the southeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-two; the south half of the northeast quarter, the north half of the southwest quarter, and the east half of the southeast quarter of section thirty-three; all of section thirty-four; the west half of section thirty-five, in township thirteen south, range sixty-eight west of the sixth principal meridian.
Lots three and four, the south half of the northwest quarter, the north half of the southwest quarter, and the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section two; all (including lots one, two, three, and four) of section three; lot five, the north half (including lots one, two, three, and four), and the east half of the southeast quarter of section four; lots one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven, the south half of the northeast quarter, the south half of the north-west quarter, and the north half of the southwest quarter of section five; lots one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight, the south half of the northeast quarter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, the east half of the southwest quarter, the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter, and the north half of the southeast quarter of section six; lots one, two, three, and four of section seven; the north half of the northeast quarter of section ten, in township four-teen south, range sixty-eight west of the sixth principal meridian.
The east half (or lots one and two, the south half of the northeast quarter, and the southeast quarter) of section one; and all that part of the northeast quarter of section twelve lying north of the north line of the Pikes Peak Military Reservation, in township fourteen south, range sixty-nine west of the sixth principal meridian, containing four thousand seven hundred and twelve acres, more or less. Sec. 3. Administration of lands reserved.That the lands heretofore described and reserved for municipal water-supply purposes shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture at the expense of and in cooperation with the city of Colorado Springs and the town of Manitou, said expense to be borne and paid by said city of Colorado Springs and town of Manitou in proportion to the number of acres reserved for the respective use of each of said municipalities for the purpose of storing and con-serving the water supply, protecting them from pollution, and preserving the timber on said lands to more fully accomplish such purposes, and to that end said city and town shall each have the right, subject to approval by the Secretary of Agriculture, to the use of any and all parts of the land reserved for them, respectively, for the storage and conveying of water, and the construction and maintenance thereon of reservoirs, pipes, mains, conduits, and other like improvements.
Sec. 4. Trespassing, etc., forbidden.Vol. 30, p. 35.That in addition to the authority given the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven (Thirtieth Statutes, page thirty-five), he is hereby authorized to prescribe and enforce such regulations as he may find necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, including the right to forbid persons other than forest officers and those authorized by the municipal authorities from entering or otherwise trespassing upon these lands, and any violation of this Act or of regulations issued Punishment for.
Vol. 35, p. 1098.thereunder shall be punishable as is provided for in section fifty of the Act entitled “An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine (Thirty-fifth Statutes at Large, page one thousand and Vol. 36, p. 857.ninety-eight), as amended by the Act of Congress approved June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and ten (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, page eight hundred and fifty-seven). 687 Sec. 5.
That this Act shall be subject to the legal rights of anyLegal rights unimpaired. municipality, person or persons in or to the above-described premises, or any part thereof, or the water thereof. Sec. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, February 27, 1913.