DENVER -- A Colorado grandmother was the subject of a vote at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.

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Hear Story Of Grandmother Being Forced Out Of RMNP

The House of Representatives voted to let Betty Dick keep her home in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Dick's husband bought the wild land in the 1960s, before the national park expanded. Then a legal battle brewed after her husband's first wife sold the property to the government without his consent. His argument with the Park Service ended with a settlement -- they would get 25 years to call the national park their home.

Back then, a quarter of a century sounded like a lifetime to Dick and her husband.

"We were both sure we wouldn't be around any longer than 25 years," Dick said.

But the 25 years is up this July 16 and 82-year-old Betty Dick wants live out her days in her home.

"I was just hoping to be able to stay here the rest of my life," Dick said.

The National Park Service wouldn't budge from the contract so Dick's friends wrote letters and signed petitions, hoping the Park Service will let her stay a few more years.

Rep. Mark Udall sponsored the bill to let Dick stay in her longtime home until her death. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate.

More Information:

Tell your Colorado Senators how you feel about the issue, contact Sen. Wayne Allard or Sen. Ken Salazar.