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Moffat count RS 2477 NewsMoffat County Commissioners talk to Senator Allard regarding RS 2477 legislation. RS 2477 will not be used in suit against private property owners. RS 2477 on Private Lands story Grand Junction Paper Calls for SupportIn an article on January 23, 2005, the Sentinel called for Colorado's representatives and senators to work for a resolution allowing RS 2477 claims to be settled. Congress Must Address Rights-of-way Disputes Attorney Uses RS 2477 Against Private Property OwnerIn Moffatt County, an attorney recently claimed a county road across private property under RS 2477. Read the story here Commissioners Unaware of Claim National Association of RealtorsPOSRP's President, AJ Chamberlin, spoke at the November 2004 conference for National Association of Realtors (NAR). She gave a presentation on RS 2477 to the Land Use, Property Rights, and Environment (LP&E) Committee. The presentation was well received. Many people were shocked to hear about this statute, its ramifications, and liability for realtors and property owners alike. Some of the attendees were aware of RS 2477. The Chair of the NAR LP&E Committee is from Utah and indicated that he knew that this was happening all over in Utah. One realtor from Alaska said that property owners there don't know exactly where the RS 2477 route is since no one can tell in the winter time with snow on it. He indicated that at least a law was passed in Alaska to protect private property owners from liability if a snowmobiler gets hurt.
Visit to Washington D.C.AJ Chamberlin, POSRP President, traveled to Washington D.C. to speak with lawmakers there regarding RS 2477.
Testimony in UtahThe House Subcommittee on National Parks heard testimony in St. George Utah on RS 2477. One of the items discussed is the MOU between Utah and the Department of the Interior. Concerned parties from California also appeared to testify. For a general background paper and a link to all the testimony visit the web site for the Subcommittee on National Parks Recreation and Public Lands.
Colorado Counties AJ Chamberlin spoke to a group of Colorado county commissioners regarding RS 2477. The commissioners were a subcommitte of Colorado Counties Inc. and were drafting a proposed resolution for the CCI Board to consider. The final letter from CCI to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources included many of the concerns POSRP put forth regarding private property owners. Summit County has passed its own resolution and Pitkin County has a draft resolution under consideration. Both of these resolution recognize the need for clear legislation at the federal level to allow for local decisions regarding RS 2477 potential right-of-ways.
Colorado Resolution On March 10, 2004, a resolution passed the Colorado Senate, introduced by Senate President John Andrews, calling for federal legislative action to clear up ambiguities in a civil war era law that is being used to claim “public highways” across private land and some of Colorado’s most precious protected areas such as Dinosaur National Monument and Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge. This resolution adds to the growing clamor from property owners, local elected officials, hunting organizations and conservationists for a fair, balanced and timely resolution to this growing problem. Download the approved version of SR04-004 from the Colorado General Assembly web site and searching for Senate Resolutions.
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