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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4883 

To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2018 

Mr. POLIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, 

recreation management areas, and conservation areas in 

the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp 

6 Hale Legacy Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 


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Sec. 3. Colorado Wilderness additions. 

Sec. 4. Williams Fork Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado. 

Sec. 5. Tenmile Recreation Management Area, White River National Forest, 

Colorado. 

Sec. 6. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National Forest, Colorado. 

Sec. 7. Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National Forest, 

Colorado. 

Sec. 8. Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, White River National Forest, 

Colorado. 

Sec. 9. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 10. Bolts Ditch access and use. 

Sec. 11. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

6 of Colorado. 

7 SEC. 3. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS. 

8 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil9 derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

10 103–77) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘1993,’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘1993, and certain Federal land within the 

13 White River National Forest that comprises approxi14 mately 6,875 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Pro15 posed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions’ on the 

16 map entitled ‘Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness 

17 Additions’ and dated January 23, 2018,’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(23) HOLY CROSS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

2 Certain Federal land within the White River Na3 tional Forest that comprises approximately 3,902 

4 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed No Name 

5 Wilderness Addition’ on the map entitled ‘Holy 

6 Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal’ and dated Jan7 uary 23, 2018, which shall be incorporated into and 

8 managed as part of the Holy Cross Wilderness des9 ignated by section 102(a)(5) of Public Law 96–560 

10 (94 Stat. 3266). 

11 ‘‘(24) HOOSIER RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

12 Federal land within the White River National Forest 

13 that comprises approximately 5,235 acres, as gen14 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Tenmile Pro15 posal’ and dated January 23, 2018, which shall be 

16 known as the ‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’. 

17 ‘‘(25) TENMILE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 

18 land within the White River National Forest that 

19 comprises approximately 7,606 acres, as generally 

20 depicted as ‘Proposed Tenmile Wilderness’ on the 

21 map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and dated January 

22 23, 2018, which shall be known as the ‘Tenmile Wil23 derness’. 

24 ‘‘(26) EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS ADDI25 TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the White 


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1 River National Forest that comprises approximately 

2 9,419 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed 

3 Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition’ and ‘Proposed 

4 Spraddle Creek Wilderness Addition’ on the map en5 titled ‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal’ 

6 and dated January 23, 2018, which shall be incor7 porated into and managed as part of the Eagles 

8 Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–352 

9 (90 Stat. 870).’’. 

10 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any reference in the Wilder11 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 

12 of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 

13 effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a) 

14 for purposes of administering the wilderness designated 

15 under this section (referred to in this section as a ‘‘covered 

16 area’’). 

17 (c) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 

18 with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take any measure in a cov20 ered area that the Secretary determines to be necessary 

21 for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to 

22 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

23 be appropriate. 

24 (d) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN25 TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired 


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1 by the United States within the boundaries of a covered 

2 area shall— 

3 (1) become part of the covered area; and 

4 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

5 (A) this section; and 

6 (B) any other applicable laws. 

7 (e) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on a covered 

8 area, if established before the effective date of the amend9 ment made by subsection (a), shall be permitted to con10 tinue subject to such reasonable regulations as are consid11 ered necessary by the Secretary, in accordance with sec12 tion 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)). 

13 (f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

15 the designation under this section of Federal land as 

16 wilderness to create a protective perimeter or buffer 

17 zone around the covered area. 

18 (2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that non19 wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard 

20 from within a covered area shall not preclude the ac21 tivities or uses up to the boundary of the covered 

22 area. 

23 (g) COORDINATION.—For purposes of administering 

24 the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph 

25 (26) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 


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1 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 

2 added by subsection (a)), the Secretary shall, as deter3 mined to be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, 

4 coordinate the activities of the Secretary in response to 

5 fires and flooding events with interested State and local 

6 agencies, including operations using aircraft or mecha7 nized equipment. 

8 (h) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sec9 tion restricts or precludes— 

10 (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 

11 over a covered area, including military overflights 

12 that can be seen, heard, or detected within the cov13 ered area; 

14 (2) flight testing or evaluation over a covered 

15 area; or 

16 (3) the use or establishment of— 

17 (A) new units of special use airspace over 

18 a covered area; or 

19 (B) any military flight training or trans20 portation over a covered area. 

21 (i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

22 subsection (a) shall take effect on the earlier of— 

23 (1) the date that is 180 days after the date of 

24 enactment of this Act; and 


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1 (2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

2 submits to the appropriate committees of Congress 

3 a certification that policies and procedures are in 

4 place to ensure the continuation of military over5 flights over each covered area, as described in sub6 section (h). 

7 SEC. 4. WILLIAMS FORK WILDERNESS, WHITE RIVER NA8 TIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 

9 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 

10 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed11 eral land in the White River National Forest, comprising 

12 approximately 8,192 acres and generally depicted as ‘‘Pro13 posed Williams Fork Wilderness’’ on the map entitled 

14 ‘‘Williams Fork Proposal’’ and dated January 23, 2018, 

15 is designated as a potential wilderness area. 

16 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights 

17 and except as provided in subsection (d), the potential wil18 derness area designated by subsection (a) shall be man19 aged in accordance with— 

20 (1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

21 seq.); and 

22 (2) this section. 

23 (c) LIVESTOCK USE OF VACANT ALLOTMENTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

25 the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 


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1 with applicable law (including regulations), the Sec2 retary shall publish a determination regarding 

3 whether to authorize livestock grazing or other use 

4 by livestock on the vacant allotments known as— 

5 (A) the Big Hole Allotment; and 

6 (B) the Blue Ridge Allotment. 

7 (2) MODIFICATION OF ALLOTMENTS.—In pub8 lishing a determination pursuant to paragraph (1), 

9 the Secretary may modify or combine the vacant al10 lotments referred to in that paragraph. 

11 (3) PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Not 

12 later than 1 year after the date on which a deter13 mination of the Secretary to authorize livestock 

14 grazing or other use by livestock is published under 

15 paragraph (1), if applicable, the Secretary shall 

16 grant a permit or other authorization for such live17 stock grazing or other use. 

18 (d) RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary permits live20 stock grazing or other use by livestock on the poten21 tial wilderness area under subsection (c), the Sec22 retary, or a third party authorized by the Secretary, 

23 may use any motorized or mechanized transport or 

24 equipment for purposes of constructing or rehabili25 tating such range improvements as are necessary to 


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1 obtain appropriate livestock management objectives 

2 (including habitat and watershed restoration). 

3 (2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au4 thority provided by this subsection terminates on the 

5 date that is 2 years after the date on which the Sec6 retary publishes a positive determination under sub7 section (c)(3). 

8 (e) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.— 

9 (1) DESIGNATION.—The potential wilderness 

10 area designated by subsection (a) shall be designated 

11 as wilderness, to be known as the ‘‘Williams Fork 

12 Wilderness’’— 

13 (A) effective not earlier than the date that 

14 is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

15 Act; and 

16 (B) on the earliest of— 

17 (i) the date on which the Secretary 

18 publishes in the Federal Register a notice 

19 that the construction or rehabilitation of 

20 range improvements under subsection (d) 

21 is complete; 

22 (ii) the date described in subsection 

23 (d)(2); and 

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1 stock grazing or other use by livestock 

2 under subsection (c)(1). 

3 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights, the Secretary shall manage the Williams 

5 Fork Wilderness in accordance with the Colorado 

6 Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub7 lic Law 103–77). 

8 (f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

10 the designation by this section of the potential wil11 derness area under subsection (a), or the Williams 

12 Fork Wilderness under subsection (e), to create a 

13 protective perimeter or buffer zone around the po14 tential wilderness area or wilderness area, respec15 tively. 

16 (2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that non17 wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard 

18 from within the potential wilderness area or wilder19 ness area designated by this section, shall not pre20 clude the activities or uses up to the boundary of the 

21 potential wilderness area or wilderness area, respec22 tively. 

23 (g) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sec24 tion restricts or precludes, with respect to the potential 


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1 wilderness area under subsection (a), or the Williams Fork 

2 Wilderness under subsection (e)— 

3 (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 

4 over the area, including military overflights that can 

5 be seen, heard, or detected within the area; 

6 (2) flight testing or evaluation over the area; or 

7 (3) the use or establishment of— 

8 (A) new units of special use airspace over 

9 the area; or 

10 (B) any military flight training or trans11 portation over the area. 

12 SEC. 5. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA, WHITE 

13 RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 

14 (a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

15 the approximately 16,996 acres of Federal land in the 

16 White River National Forest in the State depicted as 

17 ‘‘Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management Area’’ on the 

18 map entitled ‘‘Tenmile Proposal’’ and dated January 23, 

19 2018, are designated as the ‘‘Tenmile Recreation Manage20 ment Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Recreation 

21 Management Area’’). 

22 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation 

23 Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance 

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1 erations the recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and 

2 ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

5 the Recreation Management Area— 

6 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

7 and enhances— 

8 (i) the purposes of the Recreation 

9 Management Area described in subsection 

10 (b); and 

11 (ii) recreation opportunities, including 

12 mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback 

13 riding, snowshoeing, climbing, skiing, 

14 camping, and hunting; and 

15 (B) in accordance with— 

16 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew17 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

18 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

19 (ii) any other applicable laws (includ20 ing regulations); and 

21 (iii) this section. 

22 (2) USES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

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1 further the purposes described in subsection 

2 (b). 

3 (B) VEHICLES.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

5 in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 

6 in the Recreation Management Area shall 

7 be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and 

8 periods authorized for motorized vehicle 

9 use on the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 (ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

11 Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 

12 or temporary roads shall be constructed in 

13 the Recreation Management Area. 

14 (iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 

15 (i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 

16 (I) rerouting or closing an exist17 ing road or trail to protect natural re18 sources from degradation, as deter19 mined to be appropriate by the Sec20 retary; 

21 (II) authorizing the use of motor22 ized vehicles for administrative pur23 poses or roadside camping; 

24 (III) constructing temporary 

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1 ized vehicles to carry out pre- or post2 fire watershed protection projects; 

3 (IV) authorizing the use of mo4 torized vehicles to carry out activities 

5 described in subsection (g), (h)(1), or 

6 (i); and 

7 (V) responding to an emergency. 

8 (C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—No projects shall be 

10 undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 

11 commercial timber in the Recreation Man12 agement Area. 

13 (ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 

14 (i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 

15 or selling merchantable products that are 

16 byproducts of activities authorized under 

17 this section. 

18 (d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 prepare a map and legal description of the Recre22 ation Management Area. 

23 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de24 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

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1 except that the Secretary may correct typographical 

2 errors in the map and legal description. 

3 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

4 description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 

5 on file and available for public inspection in the ap6 propriate office of the Secretary. 

7 (4) AIRSPACE MAPPING.—The Administrator of 

8 the Federal Aviation Administration may not iden9 tify the Recreation Management Area on a Federal 

10 Aviation Administration aeronautical chart. 

11 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist12 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

13 land in the Recreation Management Area is withdrawn 

14 from— 

15 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis16 posal under the public land laws; 

17 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

18 laws; and 

19 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

20 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

21 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER22 ESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired by 

23 the United States within the boundaries of the Recreation 

24 Management Area shall— 


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1 (1) become part of the Recreation Management 

2 Area; and 

3 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

4 (A) this section; and 

5 (B) any other applicable laws. 

6 (g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

7 may take any measure, in accordance with applicable laws 

8 (including regulations), that the Secretary determines to 

9 be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate fire, insects, 

10 and diseases in the Recreation Management Area, subject 

11 to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 

12 to be appropriate. 

13 (h) WATER.— 

14 (1) EFFECT ON WATER MANAGEMENT INFRA15 STRUCTURE.—Nothing in this section affects the 

16 construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, op17 eration, maintenance, or renovation of water man18 agement infrastructure in existence on the date of 

19 enactment of this Act or any future infrastructure 

20 necessary for the development or exercise of water 

21 rights decreed before the date of enactment of this 

22 Act within the Recreation Management Area. 

23 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 3(e) of the 

24 James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act 


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1 (Public Law 107–216; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply 

2 to the Recreation Management Area. 

3 (i) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth4 ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author5 izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula6 tions), the use or lease of Federal land within the Recre7 ation Management Area for— 

8 (1) regional transportation projects, including 

9 highway widening or realignment and construction 

10 of multimodal transportation systems; and 

11 (2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 

12 associated with the implementation or use of facili13 ties constructed under paragraph (1). 

14 (j) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af15 fects the designation of the Federal land within the Recre16 ation Management Area for purposes of— 

17 (1) section 303 of title 49, United States Code; 

18 and 

19 (2) section 138 of title 23, United States Code. 

20 (k) PERMITS.—Nothing in this section alters or lim21 its— 

22 (1) a permit held by a ski area or other entity; 

23 or 

24 (2) the acceptance, review, or implementation of 

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1 ized by law or permit outside of the Recreation Man2 agement Area. 

3 (l) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sec4 tion restricts or precludes— 

5 (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 

6 over the Recreation Management Area, including 

7 military overflights that can be seen, heard, or de8 tected within the Recreation Management Area; 

9 (2) flight testing or evaluation over the Recre10 ation Management Area; or 

11 (3) the use or establishment of— 

12 (A) new units of special use airspace over 

13 the Recreation Management Area; or 

14 (B) any military flight training or trans15 portation over the Recreation Management 

16 Area. 

17 (m) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section 

18 affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

19 respect to fish and wildlife in the State, including hunting 

20 and fishing. 

21 (n) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this section cre22 ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

23 Recreation Management Area. 


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1 SEC. 6. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 

2 AREA, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COL3 ORADO. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

5 the approximately 8,176 acres of Federal land located in 

6 the White River National Forest, as generally depicted on 

7 the map entitled ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 

8 Area Proposal’’ and dated January 23, 2018, are des9 ignated as the ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 

10 Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Con11 servation Area’’). 

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con13 servation Area are— 

14 (1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration 

15 corridor over Interstate 70; and 

16 (2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 

17 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera18 tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, and 

19 ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation 

20 Area. 

21 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

23 the Wildlife Conservation Area— 

24 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

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1 (B) in accordance with— 

2 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew3 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

4 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

5 (ii) any other applicable laws (includ6 ing regulations); and 

7 (iii) this section. 

8 (2) USES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

10 only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva11 tion Area that the Secretary determines would 

12 further the purposes described in subsection 

13 (b). 

14 (B) RECREATION.—The Secretary may 

15 permit such recreational activities in the Wild16 life Conservation Area that the Secretary deter17 mines are consistent with the purposes de18 scribed in subsection (b). 

19 (C) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MECHA20 NIZED TRANSPORT; NEW OR TEMPORARY

21 ROADS.— 

22 (i) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND

23 MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as pro24 vided in clause (iii), the use of motorized 

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1 Wildlife Conservation Area shall be prohib2 ited. 

3 (ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

4 Except as provided in clause (iii) and sub5 section (h), no new or temporary roads 

6 shall be constructed within the Wildlife 

7 Conservation Area. 

8 (iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 

9 (i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 

10 (I) authorizing the use of motor11 ized vehicles or mechanized transport 

12 for administrative purposes; 

13 (II) constructing temporary 

14 roads or permitting the use of motor15 ized vehicles or mechanized transport 

16 to carry out pre- or post-fire water17 shed protection projects; 

18 (III) authorizing the use of mo19 torized vehicles or mechanized trans20 port to carry out activities described 

21 in subsection (g) or (h); or 

22 (IV) responding to an emergency. 

23 (D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—No projects shall be 

25 undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 


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1 commercial timber in the Wildlife Con2 servation Area. 

3 (ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 

4 (i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 

5 or selling merchantable products that are 

6 byproducts of activities authorized under 

7 this section. 

8 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

11 prepare a map and legal description of the Wildlife 

12 Conservation Area. 

13 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de14 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

15 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

16 except that the Secretary may correct typographical 

17 errors in the map and legal description. 

18 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

19 description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 

20 on file and available for public inspection in the ap21 propriate office of the Secretary. 

22 (4) AIRSPACE MAPPING.—The Administrator of 

23 the Federal Aviation Administration may not iden24 tify the Wildlife Conservation Area on a Federal 

25 Aviation Administration aeronautical chart. 


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1 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist2 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

3 land within the Wildlife Conservation Area is withdrawn 

4 from— 

5 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis6 posal under the public land laws; 

7 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

8 laws; and 

9 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

10 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

11 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER12 ESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired by 

13 the United States in the boundaries of the Wildlife Con14 servation Area shall— 

15 (1) become part of the Wildlife Conservation 

16 Area; and 

17 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

18 (A) this section; and 

19 (B) any other applicable laws. 

20 (g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

21 may take any measure, in accordance with applicable laws 

22 (including regulations), that the Secretary determines to 

23 be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate fire, insects, 

24 and diseases in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to 


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1 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

2 be appropriate. 

3 (h) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth4 ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author5 izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula6 tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Wild7 life Conservation Area for— 

8 (1) regional transportation projects, including— 

9 (A) highway widening or realignment; and 

10 (B) construction of multimodal transpor11 tation systems; and 

12 (2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 

13 associated with the implementation or use of trans14 portation infrastructure facilities. 

15 (i) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af16 fects the designation of the Federal land within the Wild17 life Conservation Area for purposes of— 

18 (1) section 303 of title 49, United States Code; 

19 and 

20 (2) section 138 of title 23, United States Code. 

21 (j) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder22 ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 

23 Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

24 (k) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sec25 tion restricts or precludes— 


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1 (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 

2 over the Wildlife Conservation Area, including mili3 tary overflights that can be seen, heard, or detected 

4 within the Wildlife Conservation Area; 

5 (2) flight testing or evaluation over the Wildlife 

6 Conservation Area; or 

7 (3) the use or establishment of— 

8 (A) new units of special use airspace over 

9 the Wildlife Conservation Area; or 

10 (B) any military flight training or trans11 portation over the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

12 (l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af13 fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

14 respect to fish and wildlife in the State, including hunting 

15 and fishing. 

16 (m) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this section 

17 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

18 Wildlife Conservation Area. 

19 SEC. 7. WILLIAMS FORK WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA, 

20 WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLO21 RADO. 

22 (a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 the approximately 3,492 acres of Federal land in the 

24 White River National Forest in the State, as generally de25 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Proposal’’ and 


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1 dated January 23, 2018, are designated as the ‘‘Williams 

2 Fork Wildlife Conservation Area’’ (referred to in this sec3 tion as the ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’). 

4 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con5 servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 

6 the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera7 tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 

8 and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

9 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

11 the Wildlife Conservation Area— 

12 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

13 and enhances the purposes described in sub14 section (b); and 

15 (B) in accordance with— 

16 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew17 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

18 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

19 (ii) any other applicable laws (includ20 ing regulations); and 

21 (iii) this section. 

22 (2) USES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

24 only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva25 tion Area that the Secretary determines would 


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1 further the purposes described in subsection 

2 (b). 

3 (B) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

5 in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 

6 in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be 

7 limited to designated roads and trails. 

8 (ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

9 Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 

10 or temporary roads shall be constructed in 

11 the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

12 (iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 

13 (i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 

14 (I) authorizing the use of motor15 ized vehicles for administrative pur16 poses; 

17 (II) authorizing the use of motor18 ized vehicles to carry out activities de19 scribed in subsection (g); or 

20 (III) responding to an emer21 gency. 

22 (C) BICYCLES.—The use of bicycles in the 

23 Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to 

24 designated roads and trails. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—No projects shall be 

2 undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 

3 commercial timber in the Wildlife Con4 servation Area. 

5 (ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 

6 (i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 

7 or selling merchantable products that are 

8 byproducts of activities authorized under 

9 this section. 

10 (E) GRAZING.—The laws (including regu11 lations) and policies followed by the Secretary 

12 in issuing and administering grazing permits or 

13 leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Sec14 retary shall continue to apply with regard to 

15 the land in the Wildlife Conservation Area, con16 sistent with the purposes described in sub17 section (b). 

18 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 prepare a map and legal description of the Wildlife 

22 Conservation Area. 

23 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de24 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

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1 except that the Secretary may correct typographical 

2 errors in the map and legal description. 

3 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

4 description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 

5 on file and available for public inspection in the ap6 propriate office of the Secretary. 

7 (4) AIRSPACE MAPPING.—The Administrator of 

8 the Federal Aviation Administration may not iden9 tify the Wildlife Conservation Area on a Federal 

10 Aviation Administration aeronautical chart. 

11 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist12 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

13 land in the Wildlife Conservation Area is withdrawn 

14 from— 

15 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis16 posal under the public land laws; 

17 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

18 laws; and 

19 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

20 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

21 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER22 ESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired by 

23 the United States within the boundaries of the Wildlife 

24 Conservation Area shall— 


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1 (1) become part of the Wildlife Conservation 

2 Area; and 

3 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

4 (A) this section; and 

5 (B) any other applicable laws. 

6 (g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

7 may take any measure, in accordance with applicable laws 

8 (including regulations), that the Secretary determines to 

9 be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate fire, insects, 

10 and diseases in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to 

11 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

12 be appropriate. 

13 (h) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth14 ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author15 izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula16 tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Wild17 life Conservation Area for— 

18 (1) regional transportation projects, including— 

19 (A) highway widening or realignment; and 

20 (B) construction of multimodal transpor21 tation systems; and 

22 (2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 

23 associated with the implementation or use of trans24 portation infrastructure facilities. 


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1 (i) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder2 ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 

3 Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

4 (j) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sec5 tion restricts or precludes— 

6 (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 

7 over the Wildlife Conservation Area, including mili8 tary overflights that can be seen, heard, or detected 

9 within the Wildlife Conservation Area; 

10 (2) flight testing or evaluation over the Wildlife 

11 Conservation Area; or 

12 (3) the use or establishment of— 

13 (A) new units of special use airspace over 

14 the Wildlife Conservation Area; or 

15 (B) any military flight training or trans16 portation over the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

17 (k) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section 

18 affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

19 respect to fish and wildlife in the State, including hunting 

20 and fishing. 

21 (l) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this section cre22 ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

23 Wildlife Conservation Area. 


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1 SEC. 8. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE, 

2 WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLO3 RADO. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

5 the approximately 28,728 acres of Federal land in the 

6 White River National Forest in the State depicted as 

7 ‘‘Proposed Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’ on 

8 the map entitled ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Land9 scape Proposal’’ and dated January 23, 2018, are des10 ignated the ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’ 

11 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Historic Landscape’’). 

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Historic Land13 scape are— 

14 (1) to provide for— 

15 (A) the interpretation of historic events, 

16 activities, structures, and artifacts of the His17 toric Landscape, including with respect to the 

18 role of the Historic Landscape in local, na19 tional, and world history; 

20 (B) the historic preservation of the His21 toric Landscape, consistent with the designation 

22 of the Historic Landscape as a national historic 

23 site; and 

24 (C) the other purposes of the Historic 

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1 (2) to provide for recreational opportunities, 

2 with an emphasis on the activities related to the his3 toric use of the Historic Landscape, including skiing, 

4 snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, horseback 

5 riding, climbing, and other outdoor activities; 

6 (3) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance 

7 for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 

8 generations the scenic, watershed, riparian, wetland, 

9 wildlife, and ecological resources of the Historic 

10 Landscape; and 

11 (4) to provide for the continued cleanup of 

12 unexploded ordinance and legacy environmental haz13 ards by the Corps of Engineers, acting in partner14 ship with the Forest Service and the State, at the 

15 Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site and the 

16 Camp Hale historic cantonment area. 

17 (c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

18 Historic Landscape in accordance with— 

19 (1) the purposes of the Historic Landscape de20 scribed in subsection (b); 

21 (2) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re22 sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 

23 seq.); 

24 (3) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United 

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1 (4) this section; and 

2 (5) any other applicable laws (including regula3 tions). 

4 (d) CAMP HALE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT

5 PROJECT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

7 a restoration and enhancement project in the His8 toric Landscape— 

9 (A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wet10 land conditions in and along the Eagle River 

11 and tributaries of the Eagle River; 

12 (B) to maintain or improve recreation and 

13 interpretive opportunities and facilities; and 

14 (C) to conserve historic values in the Camp 

15 Hale area. 

16 (2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the 

17 project described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

18 shall coordinate with— 

19 (A) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Head20 waters Collaborative Group; 

21 (B) the National Forest Foundation; 

22 (C) the Colorado Department of Public 

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1 (E) the Colorado State Historic Preserva2 tion Office; 

3 (F) units of local government; and 

4 (G) other interested organizations and 

5 members of the public. 

6 (e) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 

8 shall continue to carry out the projects and activities 

9 of the Secretary of the Army in existence on the 

10 date of enactment of this Act relating to cleanup 

11 of— 

12 (A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used De13 fense Site; or 

14 (B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment 

15 area. 

16 (2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 

17 and the Secretary of the Army shall enter into an 

18 agreement to provide resources and other support as 

19 necessary— 

20 (A) to manage the Historic Landscape in 

21 accordance with the purposes described in sub22 section (b); 

23 (B) to provide for public health and safety 

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1 (C) to provide to the public information re2 garding legacy hazards with respect to areas 

3 within the Historic Landscape. 

4 (3) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE.— 

5 The Secretary of the Army may remove unexploded 

6 ordnance (as defined in section 101(e) of title 10, 

7 United States Code) from the Historic Landscape— 

8 (A) on receipt of a request from the Sec9 retary of Agriculture; or 

10 (B) as the Secretary of the Army otherwise 

11 determines to be appropriate— 

12 (i) in any case in which the ordnance 

13 interferes with the management of the His14 toric Landscape; or 

15 (ii) to ensure public safety. 

16 (f) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

19 prepare a map and legal description of the Historic 

20 Landscape. 

21 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de22 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

23 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

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1 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

2 description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 

3 on file and available for public inspection in the ap4 propriate office of the Secretary. 

5 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist6 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

7 land within the Historic Landscape is withdrawn from— 

8 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis9 posal under the public land laws; 

10 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

11 laws; and 

12 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

13 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

14 (h) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN15 TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired 

16 by the United States within the boundaries of the Historic 

17 Landscape shall— 

18 (1) become part of the Historic Landscape; and 

19 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

20 (A) this section; and 

21 (B) any other applicable laws (including 

22 regulations). 

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1 (1) affects State jurisdiction over any water 

2 law, water right, or adjudication or administration 

3 relating to any water resource; 

4 (2) affects any water right in existence on or 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, or the exer6 cise of such a water right, including— 

7 (A) a water right under an interstate 

8 water compact (including full development of 

9 any apportionment made in accordance with 

10 such a compact); 

11 (B) a water right decreed within, above, 

12 below, or through the Historic Landscape; 

13 (C) a water right held by the United 

14 States; 

15 (D) the management or operation of any 

16 reservoir, including the storage, management, 

17 release, or transportation of water; and 

18 (E) the construction or operation of such 

19 infrastructure as is determined to be necessary 

20 by an individual or entity holding water rights 

21 to develop and place to beneficial use those 

22 rights, subject to applicable Federal, State, and 

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1 (3) constitutes an express or implied reservation 

2 by the United States of any reserved or appropria3 tive water right; 

4 (4) alters or limits— 

5 (A) a permit held by a ski area; 

6 (B) the implementation of activities gov7 erned by a ski area permit; or 

8 (C) the authority of the Secretary to mod9 ify or expand an existing ski area permit; 

10 (5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions 

11 of the Historic Landscape for public safety, environ12 mental remediation, or other use in accordance with 

13 applicable laws; 

14 (6) modifies any obligation in existence on the 

15 date of enactment of this Act relating to the remedi16 ation or cleanup of unexploded ordinance or legacy 

17 environmental hazards located in or around the 

18 Camp Hale historic cantonment area, the Camp 

19 Hale Formerly Used Defense Site, or the Historic 

20 Landscape, including such an obligation under— 

21 (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Re22 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

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1 (B) the program for environmental res2 toration of formerly used defense sites under 

3 section 2701 of title 10, United States Code; or 

4 (C) any other provision of law (including 

5 regulations); or 

6 (7) affects— 

7 (A) any special use permit in effect on the 

8 date of enactment of this Act; or 

9 (B) the renewal of a permit described in 

10 subparagraph (A). 

11 (j) FUNDING.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

13 general fund of the Treasury a special account, to 

14 be known as the ‘‘Camp Hale Historic Preservation 

15 and Restoration Fund’’. 

16 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Camp 

18 Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund 

19 $5,000,000, to be available to the Secretary until ex20 pended, for activities relating to historic interpreta21 tion, preservation, and restoration carried out in and 

22 around the Historic Landscape. 


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1 SEC. 9. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS 

2 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

3 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro4 vide for the ongoing maintenance and use of portions of 

5 the Trail River Ranch and the associated property located 

6 within Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County, 

7 Colorado. 

8 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1952(b) of 

9 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub10 lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1070) is amended, by adding 

11 at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary 

13 of the Wilderness is modified to exclude the potential 

14 wilderness comprising approximately 15.5 acres of 

15 land identified as ‘Potential Wilderness to Non-wil16 derness’ on the map entitled ‘Rocky Mountain Na17 tional Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment’ 

18 and dated January 16, 2018.’’. 

19 SEC. 10. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS AND USE. 

20 (a) ACCESS GRANTED.—The Secretary shall permit 

21 by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, 

22 in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Fed23 eral Regulations (or successor regulations), of the Bolts 

24 Ditch Headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross 

25 Wilderness, Colorado, established by section 102(a)(5) 

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1 for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, mainte2 nance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town 

3 of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Munici4 pality. 

5 (b) LOCATION OF FACILITIES.—The Bolts Ditch 

6 headgate and ditch segment referred to in subsection (a) 

7 are as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bolts Ditch 

8 headgate and Ditch Segment’’ and dated November 2015. 

9 SEC. 11. ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUST10 MENT. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 

12 boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the State is 

13 adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95 acres of 

14 land depicted as ‘‘The Wedge’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Arap15 aho National Forest Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated 

16 November 6, 2013, and described as lots 3, 4, 8, and 9 

17 of sec. 13, T. 4 N., R. 76 W., sixth principal meridian, 

18 Colorado. 

19 (b) WRITTEN PERMISSION REQUIRED.—A lot de20 scribed in subsection (a) may be included within the ad21 justed boundary of the Arapaho National Forest under 

22 subsection (a) only after the Secretary obtains written per23 mission from one or more owners of the lot to include the 

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1 (c) BOWEN GULCH PROTECTION AREA.—The Sec2 retary shall include all Federal land within the boundary 

3 described in subsection (a) in the Bowen Gulch Protection 

4 Area established by section 6(a)(1) of the Colorado Wil5 derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(a)(1)). 

6 (d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 

7 purposes of section 200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United 

8 States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National For9 est, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered 

10 to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as 

11 in existence on January 1, 1965. 

12 (e) PUBLIC MOTORIZED USE.—Nothing in this sec13 tion opens privately owned land within the boundary de14 scribed in subsection (a) to public motorized use. 

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