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Union Calendar No. 96

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 898

[Report No. 106–173]

Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State

of Colorado as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilderness’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 2, 1999

Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. TANCREDO, and

Mr. UDALL of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Resources

JUNE 7, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest

in the State of Colorado as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilderness’’.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilder5 ness Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.

2 (a) COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT.—Section 2(a) of

3 the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–

4 77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by

5 adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(20) SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain

7 land in the San Isabel National Forest that—

8 ‘‘(A) comprises approximately 18,000

9 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

10 ‘Proposed Spanish Peaks Wilderness’, dated

11 February 10, 1999; and

12 ‘‘(B) shall be known as the ‘Spanish Peaks

13 Wilderness’.’’.

14 (b) MAP; BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—

15 (1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri17 culture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’),

18 shall file a map and boundary description of the

19 area designated under subsection (a) with—

20 (A) the Committee on Resources of the

21 House of Representatives; and

22 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural

23 Resources of the Senate.

24 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and bound25 ary description under paragraph (1) shall have the

26 same force and effect as if included in the Colorado
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1 Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107

2 Stat. 756), except that the Secretary may correct

3 clerical and typographical errors in the map and

4 boundary description.

5 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and boundary de6 scription under paragraph (1) shall be on file and

7 available for public inspection in the Office of the

8 Chief of the Forest Service.

9 SEC. 3. ACCESS.

10 Within the Spanish Peaks Wilderness designated

11 under section 2—

12 (1) the Secretary shall allow the continuation of

13 historic uses of the Bulls Eye Mine Road established

14 prior to the date of enactment of this Act, subject

15 to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may

16 provide; and

17 (2) access to any privately owned land within

18 the wilderness areas designated under section 2 shall

19 be provided in accordance with section 5 of the Wil20 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.).

21 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

22 Section 10 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993

23 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note)

24 is repealed.
Union Calendar No. 96

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 898

[Report No. 106–173]

A BILL

Designating certain land in the San Isabel National

Peaks Wilderness’’.Forest in the State of Colorado as the ‘‘Spanish

JUNE 7, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed