A rendering shows what a proposed 162-unit workforce housing complex set to be built near the town of Dillon could look like. The project, led by Summit County officials, represents the first time in the U.S. that a National Forest has leased land to a local government for the purposes of building workforce housing, a provision that was unlocked for Forest Service officials under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Forest Service leasing authority for affordable housing on track for renewal following passage of public lands bill in Congress

A sprawling public lands and outdoor recreation legislative package is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk after receiving congressional approval this week.  The Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, which passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday after the House of Representatives approved it earlier this year, is composed of several bills aimed at improving outdoor access and conservation on public lands.  It includes:  
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U.S. Forest Service leasing authority for affordable housing on track for renewal following passage of public lands bill in Congress

Plans to build up to 100 workforce housing units on 8-acres of U.S. Forest Service administrative land in Steamboat Springs got new life this week with the passage of a federal public lands and outdoor recreation legislative package. The Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, or, EXPLORE ACT, passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday after the House of Representatives approved it in January. The legislation will now head to Presiden…

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A skier descends Forest Service land near Meadow Mountain, the base of which has long been eyed for a combination of housing and transportation services. While chaos in the U.S. House of Representatives threatened to trigger a government shutdown just before the holidays, Colorado Democrats and outdoor recreation advocates cheered the passage of a wide-ranging public lands bill in the Senate on Thursday. The bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Out…

U.S. Forest Service leasing authority for affordable housing on track for renewal following passage of public lands bill in Congress

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