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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 823 

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 28, 2019 

Mr. NEGUSE 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 ‘‘Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definition of State. 


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TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Colorado Wilderness additions. 

Sec. 103. Williams Fork Wilderness. 

Sec. 104. Tenmile Recreation Management Area. 

Sec. 105. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area. 

Sec. 106. Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area. 

Sec. 107. Camp Hale National Historic Landscape. 

Sec. 108. White River National Forest boundary modification. 

Sec. 109. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 110. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 111. Bolts Ditch access and use. 

Sec. 112. Administrative provisions. 

TITLE II—SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 204. Special Management Areas. 

Sec. 205. Release of Wilderness Study Areas. 

Sec. 206. Administrative provisions. 

TITLE III—THOMPSON DIVIDE 

Sec. 301. Purposes. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area. 

Sec. 304. Thompson Divide lease exchange. 

Sec. 305. Methane leasing in Lower North Fork Valley. 

Sec. 306. Effect. 

TITLE IV—CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

Sec. 401. Definitions. 

Sec. 402. Curecanti National Recreation Area. 

Sec. 403. Acquisition of land; boundary management. 

Sec. 404. General management plan. 

Sec. 405. Boundary survey. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) Coloradans value public land and have a 

4 long and proud history of balanced, varied, sustain5 able use of public land for agriculture, energy devel6 opment, recreation, and other purposes; 

7 (2) public land— 


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1 (A) is an essential part of the Colorado 

2 way of life and what makes the State a desir3 able place to live, work, and visit; and 

4 (B) provides for— 

5 (i) a clean water supply; 

6 (ii) access to recreational opportuni7 ties, including hiking, backpacking, camp8 ing, mountain biking, skiing, climbing, 

9 snowmobiling, off-highway vehicle travel, 

10 and rafting; 

11 (iii) high-quality wildlife habitat and 

12 migration corridors that support at-risk 

13 species and big game animals important to 

14 hunters and anglers across the United 

15 States; and 

16 (iv) grazing land that supports the ag17 ricultural economy of the State; 

18 (3) outdoor recreation on public land is a key 

19 component of the economy of the State, supporting 

20 large and small businesses and communities state21 wide; 

22 (4) according to the Outdoor Industry Associa23 tion— 

24 (A) 71 percent of Colorado residents par25 ticipate in outdoor recreation each year; and 


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1 (B) in Colorado, outdoor recreation gen2 erates— 

3 (i) $28,000,000,000 in consumer 

4 spending annually; 

5 (ii) 229,000 direct jobs; 

6 (iii) $9,700,000,000 in wages and sal7 aries; and 

8 (iv) $2,000,000,000 in State and local 

9 tax revenue; 

10 (5) the wilderness, conservation, and recreation 

11 areas in this Act will— 

12 (A) protect— 

13 (i) 3 highly visible mountain peaks 

14 with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet 

15 (commonly known as ‘‘Fourteeners’’), in16 cluding Mt. Sneffels, Wilson Peak, and 

17 Quandary Peak; and 

18 (ii) many well-known smaller peaks; 

19 (B) preserve iconic landscapes across Colo20 rado; 

21 (C) conserve important wildlife habitat; 

22 (D) safeguard important watersheds that 

23 provide many communities a supply of clean 

24 drinking water; 


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1 (E) protect valuable, high-quality land for 

2 biking, skiing, and other road- and trail-based 

3 recreation; and 

4 (F) provide access to world-class hunting 

5 and fishing opportunities; 

6 (6) the Camp Hale National Historic Land7 scape designation honors the legacy of the 10th 

8 Mountain Division, the members of which— 

9 (A) trained at Camp Hale; 

10 (B) contributed to the United States vic11 tory during World War II; and 

12 (C) went on to help create the modern out13 door industry in Colorado, including several 

14 iconic Colorado ski areas; 

15 (7) the Thompson Divide in western Colorado— 

16 (A) supports a robust agriculture-based 

17 economy; 

18 (B) provides outstanding recreation and 

19 hunting opportunities to the public; 

20 (C) serves as important spring and sum21 mer grazing land for ranching operations; and 

22 (D) was described by President Theodore 

23 Roosevelt as a ‘‘great, wild country’’; 

24 (8) the National Park Service has formally rec25 ommended that Congress legislatively establish 


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1 Curecanti as a National Recreation Area with a new 

2 legislative boundary; 

3 (9) Curecanti National Recreation Area— 

4 (A) includes an abundance of natural fea5 tures in a setting of reservoirs, canyons, pin6 nacles, cliffs, and mesas; 

7 (B) includes Blue Mesa Reservoir, the 

8 largest body of water entirely contained in Colo9 rado and home to an outstanding fishery; 

10 (C) offers the public outstanding opportu11 nities for recreation; and 

12 (D) is 1 of the few remaining units of the 

13 National Park Service that has never been leg14 islatively established by Congress; 

15 (10) the provisions contained in this Act are the 

16 result of years-long, locally driven, collaborative ef17 forts from a diverse set of stakeholders regarding 

18 the management of public land in Colorado; and 

19 (11) this Act will provide long-term certainty 

20 for management of public land in Colorado, pro21 tecting the relevant areas in perpetuity for the ben22 efit of the people of the United States. 

23 SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

24 In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Col25 orado. 


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1 TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 

2 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

3 In this title: 

4 (1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 

5 means any area designated as wilderness by the 

6 amendments to section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilder7 ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

8 103–77) made by section 102(a). 

9 (2) HISTORIC LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘‘His10 toric Landscape’’ means the Camp Hale National 

11 Historic Landscape designated by section 107(a). 

12 (3) RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA.—The 

13 term ‘‘Recreation Management Area’’ means the 

14 Tenmile Recreation Management Area designated by 

15 section 104(a). 

16 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

18 (5) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA.—The 

19 term ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means, as appli20 cable— 

21 (A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Con22 servation Area designated by section 105(a); 

23 and 

24 (B) the Williams Fork Wildlife Conserva25 tion Area designated by section 106(a). 


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1 SEC. 102. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil3 derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

4 103–77) is amended— 

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

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

7 White River National Forest that comprises approxi8 mately 6,876 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Pro9 posed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions’ on the 

10 map entitled ‘Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness 

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

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

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

14 Certain Federal land within the White River Na15 tional Forest that comprises approximately 3,902 

16 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed Megan 

17 Dickie Wilderness Addition’ on the map entitled 

18 ‘Holy Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal’ and 

19 dated January 23, 2018, which shall be incorporated 

20 into, and managed as part of, the Holy Cross Wil21 derness designated by section 102(a)(5) of Public 

22 Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3266). 

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

24 Federal land within the White River National Forest 

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1 posal’ and dated January 23, 2018, which shall be 

2 known as the ‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’. 

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

4 land within the White River National Forest that 

5 comprises approximately 7,606 acres, as generally 

6 depicted as ‘Proposed Tenmile Wilderness’ on the 

7 map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and dated January 

8 23, 2018, which shall be known as the ‘Tenmile Wil9 derness’. 

10 ‘‘(26) EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS ADDI11 TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the White 

12 River National Forest that comprises approximately 

13 9,419 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed 

14 Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition’ and ‘Proposed 

15 Spraddle Creek Wilderness Addition’ on the map en16 titled ‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal’ 

17 and dated January 23, 2018, which shall be incor18 porated into, and managed as part of, the Eagles 

19 Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–352 

20 (90 Stat. 870).’’. 

21 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any reference in the Wilder22 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 

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

24 date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin25 istering a covered area. 


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

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

3 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any activity in 

4 a covered area that the Secretary determines to be nec5 essary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject 

6 to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 

7 to be appropriate. 

8 (d) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on a covered 

9 area, if established before the date of enactment of this 

10 Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason11 able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 

12 Secretary, in accordance with— 

13 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

15 (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 

16 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

17 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom18 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 

19 101–405). 

20 (e) COORDINATION.—For purposes of administering 

21 the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph 

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

23 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 

24 added by subsection (a)(2)), the Secretary shall, as deter25 mined to be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, 


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1 coordinate the activities of the Secretary in response to 

2 fires and flooding events with interested State and local 

3 agencies, including operations using aircraft or mecha4 nized equipment. 

5 SEC. 103. WILLIAMS FORK WILDERNESS. 

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

7 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed8 eral land in the White River National Forest in the State, 

9 comprising approximately 8,192 acres and generally de10 picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Wilderness’’ on the 

11 map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Proposal’’ and dated Janu12 ary 23, 2018, is designated as a potential wilderness area. 

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

14 and except as provided in subsection (d), the potential wil15 derness area designated by subsection (a) shall be man16 aged in accordance with— 

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

18 seq.); and 

19 (2) this section. 

20 (c) LIVESTOCK USE OF VACANT ALLOTMENTS.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 

23 with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec24 retary shall publish a determination regarding 


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1 whether to authorize livestock grazing or other use 

2 by livestock on the vacant allotments known as— 

3 (A) the ‘‘Big Hole Allotment’’; and 

4 (B) the ‘‘Blue Ridge Allotment’’. 

5 (2) MODIFICATION OF ALLOTMENTS.—In pub6 lishing a determination pursuant to paragraph (1), 

7 the Secretary may modify or combine the vacant al8 lotments referred to in that paragraph. 

9 (3) PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Not 

10 later than 1 year after the date on which a deter11 mination of the Secretary to authorize livestock 

12 grazing or other use by livestock is published under 

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

14 grant a permit or other authorization for that live15 stock grazing or other use. 

16 (d) RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary permits live18 stock grazing or other use by livestock on the poten19 tial wilderness area under subsection (c), the Sec20 retary, or a third party authorized by the Secretary, 

21 may use any motorized or mechanized transport or 

22 equipment for purposes of constructing or rehabili23 tating such range improvements as are necessary to 

24 obtain appropriate livestock management objectives 

25 (including habitat and watershed restoration). 


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1 (2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au2 thority provided by this subsection terminates on the 

3 date that is 2 years after the date on which the Sec4 retary publishes a positive determination under sub5 section (c)(3). 

6 (e) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.— 

7 (1) DESIGNATION.—The potential wilderness 

8 area designated by subsection (a) shall be designated 

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

10 Wilderness’’— 

11 (A) effective not earlier than the date that 

12 is 180 days after the date of enactment this 

13 Act; and 

14 (B) on the earliest of— 

15 (i) the date on which the Secretary 

16 publishes in the Federal Register a notice 

17 that the construction or rehabilitation of 

18 range improvements under subsection (d) 

19 is complete; 

20 (ii) the date described in subsection 

21 (d)(2); and 

22 (iii) the effective date of a determina23 tion of the Secretary not to authorize live24 stock grazing or other use by livestock 

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1 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the Secretary shall manage the Williams 

3 Fork Wilderness in accordance with— 

4 (A) the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 

5 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77); 

6 and 

7 (B) this title. 

8 SEC. 104. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA. 

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

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

11 White River National Forest in the State depicted as 

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

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

14 2018, are designated as the ‘‘Tenmile Recreation Manage15 ment Area’’. 

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

17 Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance 

18 for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen19 erations the recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and 

20 ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area. 

21 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

23 the Recreation Management Area— 

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

25 and enhances— 


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1 (i) the purposes of the Recreation 

2 Management Area described in subsection 

3 (b); and 

4 (ii) recreation opportunities, including 

5 mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback 

6 riding, snowshoeing, climbing, skiing, 

7 camping, and hunting; and 

8 (B) in accordance with— 

9 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew10 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

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

12 (ii) any other applicable laws (includ13 ing regulations); and 

14 (iii) this section. 

15 (2) USES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

17 only allow such uses of the Recreation Manage18 ment Area as the Secretary determines would 

19 further the purposes described in subsection 

20 (b). 

21 (B) VEHICLES.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

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

24 in the Recreation Management Area shall 

25 be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and 


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1 periods authorized for motorized vehicle 

2 use on the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

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

5 or temporary road shall be constructed in 

6 the Recreation Management Area. 

7 (iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 

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

9 (I) rerouting or closing an exist10 ing road or trail to protect natural re11 sources from degradation, as the Sec12 retary determines to be appropriate; 

13 (II) authorizing the use of motor14 ized vehicles for administrative pur15 poses or roadside camping; 

16 (III) constructing temporary 

17 roads or permitting the use of motor18 ized vehicles to carry out pre- or post19 fire watershed protection projects; 

20 (IV) authorizing the use of mo21 torized vehicles to carry out any activ22 ity described in subsection (d), (e)(1), 

23 or (f); or 

24 (V) responding to an emergency. 

25 (C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

2 (ii), no project shall be carried out in the 

3 Recreation Management Area for the pur4 pose of harvesting commercial timber. 

5 (ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 

6 (i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 

7 or selling a merchantable product that is a 

8 byproduct of an activity authorized under 

9 this section. 

10 (d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

11 may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 

12 laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter13 mines to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 

14 insects, or disease in the Recreation Management Area, 

15 subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary de16 termines to be appropriate. 

17 (e) WATER.— 

18 (1) EFFECT ON WATER MANAGEMENT INFRA19 STRUCTURE.—Nothing in this section affects the 

20 construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, op21 eration, maintenance, or renovation within the 

22 Recreation Management Area of— 

23 (A) water management infrastructure in 

24 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

25 or 


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1 (B) any future infrastructure necessary for 

2 the development or exercise of water rights de3 creed before the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

5 James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act 

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

7 to the Recreation Management Area. 

8 (f) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth9 ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author10 izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula11 tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Recre12 ation Management Area for— 

13 (1) a regional transportation project, includ14 ing— 

15 (A) highway widening or realignment; and 

16 (B) construction of multimodal transpor17 tation systems; or 

18 (2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas19 ure associated with the implementation or use of a 

20 facility constructed under paragraph (1). 

21 (g) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af22 fects the designation of the Federal land within the Recre23 ation Management Area for purposes of— 

24 (1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; 

25 or 


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1 (2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code. 

2 (h) PERMITS.—Nothing in this section alters or lim3 its— 

4 (1) any permit held by a ski area or other enti5 ty; or 

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

7 associated activities or facilities proposed or author8 ized by law or permit outside the boundaries of the 

9 Recreation Management Area. 

10 SEC. 105. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 

11 AREA. 

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

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

14 the White River National Forest, as generally depicted on 

15 the map entitled ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 

16 Area Proposal’’ and dated January 23, 2018, are des17 ignated as the ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 

18 Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Con19 servation Area’’). 

20 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con21 servation Area are— 

22 (1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration 

23 corridor over Interstate 70; and 

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

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1 tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, and 

2 ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation 

3 Area. 

4 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

6 the Wildlife Conservation Area— 

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

8 and enhances the purposes described in sub9 section (b); and 

10 (B) in accordance with— 

11 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew12 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

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

14 (ii) any other applicable laws (includ15 ing regulations); and 

16 (iii) this section. 

17 (2) USES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva20 tion Area as the Secretary determines would 

21 further the purposes described in subsection 

22 (b). 

23 (B) RECREATION.—The Secretary may 

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1 mines are consistent with the purposes de2 scribed in subsection (b). 

3 (C) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MECHA4 NIZED TRANSPORT; NEW OR TEMPORARY

5 ROADS.— 

6 (i) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND

7 MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as pro8 vided in clause (iii), the use of motorized 

9 vehicles and mechanized transport in the 

10 Wildlife Conservation Area shall be prohib11 ited. 

12 (ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

13 Except as provided in clause (iii) and sub14 section (e), no new or temporary road shall 

15 be constructed within the Wildlife Con16 servation Area. 

17 (iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 

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

19 (I) authorizing the use of motor20 ized vehicles or mechanized transport 

21 for administrative purposes; 

22 (II) constructing temporary 

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1 to carry out pre- or post-fire water2 shed protection projects; 

3 (III) authorizing the use of mo4 torized vehicles or mechanized trans5 port to carry out activities described 

6 in subsection (d) or (e); or 

7 (IV) responding to an emergency. 

8 (D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

10 (ii), no project shall be carried out in the 

11 Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 

12 of harvesting commercial timber. 

13 (ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 

14 (i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 

15 or selling a merchantable product that is a 

16 byproduct of an activity authorized under 

17 this section. 

18 (d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

19 may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 

20 laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter21 mines to be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate 

22 fire, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Conservation 

23 Area, subject to such terms and conditions as the Sec24 retary determines to be appropriate. 


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1 (e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth2 ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author3 izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula4 tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Wild5 life Conservation Area for— 

6 (1) a regional transportation project, includ7 ing— 

8 (A) highway widening or realignment; and 

9 (B) construction of multimodal transpor10 tation systems; or 

11 (2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas12 ure associated with the implementation or use of a 

13 facility constructed under paragraph (1). 

14 (f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af15 fects the designation of the Federal land within the Wild16 life Conservation Area for purposes of— 

17 (1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; 

18 or 

19 (2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code. 

20 (g) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder21 ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 

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

23 SEC. 106. WILLIAMS FORK WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA. 

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

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


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1 White River National Forest in the State, as generally de2 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Proposal’’ and 

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

4 Fork Wildlife Conservation Area’’ (referred to in this sec5 tion as the ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’). 

6 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con7 servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 

8 the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera9 tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 

10 and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

11 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

13 the Wildlife Conservation Area— 

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

15 and enhances the purposes described in sub16 section (b); and 

17 (B) in accordance with— 

18 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew19 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

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

21 (ii) any other applicable laws (includ22 ing regulations); and 

23 (iii) this section. 

24 (2) USES.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva3 tion Area as the Secretary determines would 

4 further the purposes described in subsection 

5 (b). 

6 (B) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

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

9 in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be 

10 limited to designated roads and trails. 

11 (ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

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

13 or temporary road shall be constructed in 

14 the Wildlife Conservation Area. 

15 (iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 

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

17 (I) authorizing the use of motor18 ized vehicles for administrative pur19 poses; 

20 (II) authorizing the use of motor21 ized vehicles to carry out activities de22 scribed in subsection (d); or 

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

2 Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to 

3 designated roads and trails. 

4 (D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

6 (ii), no project shall be carried out in the 

7 Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 

8 of harvesting commercial timber. 

9 (ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 

10 (i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 

11 or selling a merchantable product that is a 

12 byproduct of an activity authorized under 

13 this section. 

14 (E) GRAZING.—The laws (including regu15 lations) and policies followed by the Secretary 

16 in issuing and administering grazing permits or 

17 leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Sec18 retary shall continue to apply with regard to 

19 the land in the Wildlife Conservation Area, con20 sistent with the purposes described in sub21 section (b). 

22 (d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

23 may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 

24 laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter25 mines to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 


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1 insects, or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, sub2 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter3 mines to be appropriate. 

4 (e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth5 ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author6 izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula7 tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Wild8 life Conservation Area for— 

9 (1) a regional transportation project, includ10 ing— 

11 (A) highway widening or realignment; and 

12 (B) construction of multimodal transpor13 tation systems; or 

14 (2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas15 ure associated with the implementation or use of a 

16 facility constructed under paragraph (1). 

17 (f) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder18 ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 

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

20 SEC. 107. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. 

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

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

23 White River National Forest in the State depicted as 

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1 scape Proposal’’ and dated January 23, 2018, are des2 ignated the ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Historic Land4 scape are— 

5 (1) to provide for— 

6 (A) the interpretation of historic events, 

7 activities, structures, and artifacts of the His8 toric Landscape, including with respect to the 

9 role of the Historic Landscape in local, na10 tional, and world history; 

11 (B) the historic preservation of the His12 toric Landscape, consistent with— 

13 (i) the designation of the Historic 

14 Landscape as a national historic site; and 

15 (ii) the other purposes of the Historic 

16 Landscape; 

17 (C) recreational opportunities, with an em18 phasis on the activities related to the historic 

19 use of the Historic Landscape, including skiing, 

20 snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, horseback 

21 riding, climbing, other road- and trail-based ac22 tivities, and other outdoor activities; and 

23 (D) the continued cleanup of unexploded 

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1 Formerly Used Defense Site and the Camp 

2 Hale historic cantonment area; and 

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

4 for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 

5 generations the scenic, watershed, and ecological re6 sources of the Historic Landscape. 

7 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

9 the Historic Landscape in accordance with— 

10 (A) the purposes of the Historic Landscape 

11 described in subsection (b); and 

12 (B) any other applicable laws (including 

13 regulations). 

14 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall prepare a management plan for the 

18 Historic Landscape. 

19 (B) CONTENTS.—The management plan 

20 prepared under subparagraph (A) shall include 

21 plans for— 

22 (i) improving the interpretation of his23 toric events, activities, structures, and arti24 facts of the Historic Landscape, including 

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1 Landscape in local, national, and world 

2 history; 

3 (ii) conducting historic preservation 

4 activities; 

5 (iii) managing recreational opportuni6 ties, including the use and stewardship 

7 of— 

8 (I) the road and trail systems; 

9 and 

10 (II) dispersed recreation re11 sources; 

12 (iv) the conservation, protection, res13 toration, or enhancement of the scenic, wa14 tershed, and ecological resources of the 

15 Historic Landscape, including conducting 

16 the restoration and enhancement project 

17 under subsection (d); and 

18 (v) consistent with subsection (e)(2), 

19 the removal of unexploded ordnance and 

20 other legacy hazards. 

21 (3) ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.—The Secretary 

22 shall provide to the Secretary of the Army a notifi23 cation of any unexploded ordnance (as defined in 

24 section 101(e) of title 10, United States Code) that 

25 is discovered in the Historic Landscape. 


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1 (d) CAMP HALE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT

2 PROJECT.— 

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

4 a restoration and enhancement project in the His5 toric Landscape— 

6 (A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wet7 land conditions in and along the Eagle River 

8 and tributaries of the Eagle River; 

9 (B) to maintain or improve recreation and 

10 interpretive opportunities and facilities; and 

11 (C) to conserve historic values in the Camp 

12 Hale area. 

13 (2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the 

14 project described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

15 shall coordinate with— 

16 (A) the Corps of Engineers; 

17 (B) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Head18 waters Collaborative Group; 

19 (C) the National Forest Foundation; 

20 (D) the Colorado Department of Public 

21 Health and Environment; 

22 (E) the Colorado State Historic Preserva23 tion Office; 

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1 (G) other interested organizations and 

2 members of the public. 

3 (e) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.— 

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

5 shall continue to carry out the projects and activities 

6 of the Department of the Army in existence on the 

7 date of enactment of this Act relating to cleanup 

8 of— 

9 (A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used De10 fense Site; or 

11 (B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment 

12 area. 

13 (2) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

15 Army may remove unexploded ordnance (as de16 fined in section 101(e) of title 10, United 

17 States Code) from the Historic Landscape, as 

18 the Secretary of the Army determines to be ap19 propriate— 

20 (i) in any case in which the 

21 unexploded ordnance interferes with the 

22 management of the Historic Landscape; or 

23 (ii) to ensure public safety. 

24 (B) ACTION ON RECEIPT OF NOTICE.—On 

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1 unexploded ordnance under subsection (c)(3), 

2 the Secretary of the Army may remove the 

3 unexploded ordnance in accordance with— 

4 (i) the program for environmental res5 toration of formerly used defense sites 

6 under section 2701 of title 10, United 

7 States Code; 

8 (ii) the Comprehensive Environmental 

9 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

10 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and 

11 (iii) any other applicable provision of 

12 law (including regulations). 

13 (3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

14 subsection modifies any obligation in existence on 

15 the date of enactment of this Act relating to the re16 mediation or cleanup of any unexploded ordnance or 

17 legacy environmental hazard located in or around 

18 the 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 program for environmental restora22 tion of formerly used defense sites under sec23 tion 2701 of title 10, United States Code; 


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1 (B) the Comprehensive Environmental Re2 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

3 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or 

4 (C) any other applicable provision of law 

5 (including regulations). 

6 (f) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and 

7 the Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement— 

8 (1) to specify— 

9 (A) the responsibility of the Secretary to 

10 manage the Historic Landscape; and 

11 (B) the responsibility of the Secretary of 

12 the Army for the removal of unexploded ord13 nance and other legacy hazards in accordance 

14 with subsection (e) and other applicable laws; 

15 and 

16 (2) to require the Secretary to provide to the 

17 Secretary of the Army, by not later than 1 year 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act and periodi19 cally thereafter, as appropriate, a management plan 

20 for the Historic Landscape for purposes of the re21 moval activities described in subsection (e). 

22 (g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 

23 (1) affects the jurisdiction of the State over any 

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

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, or the exer3 cise of such a water right, including— 

4 (A) a water right under an interstate 

5 water compact (including full development of 

6 any apportionment made in accordance with 

7 such a compact); 

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

9 below, or through the Historic Landscape; 

10 (C) a water right held by the United 

11 States; 

12 (D) the management or operation of any 

13 reservoir, including the storage, management, 

14 release, or transportation of water; and 

15 (E) the construction or operation of such 

16 infrastructure as is determined to be necessary 

17 by an individual or entity holding water rights 

18 to develop and place to beneficial use those 

19 rights, subject to applicable Federal, State, and 

20 local law (including regulations); 

21 (3) constitutes an express or implied reservation 

22 by the United States of any reserved or appropria23 tive water right; 

24 (4) alters or limits— 

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1 (B) the implementation of activities gov2 erned by a ski area permit; or 

3 (C) the authority of the Secretary to mod4 ify or expand an existing ski area permit; 

5 (5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions 

6 of the Historic Landscape for public safety, environ7 mental remediation, or other use in accordance with 

8 applicable laws; or 

9 (6) affects— 

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

11 date of enactment of this Act; or 

12 (B) the renewal of a permit described in 

13 subparagraph (A). 

14 (h) FUNDING.— 

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

16 general fund of the Treasury a special account, to 

17 be known as the ‘‘Camp Hale Historic Preservation 

18 and Restoration Fund’’. 

19 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Camp 

21 Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund 

22 $10,000,000, to be available to the Secretary until 

23 expended, for activities relating to historic interpre24 tation, preservation, and restoration carried out in 

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1 SEC. 108. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 

2 MODIFICATION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the White River 

4 National Forest is modified to include the approximately 

120 acres comprised of the SW 1⁄4, the SE 1 5 ⁄4, and the 

NE 1⁄4 of the SE 1 6 ⁄4 of sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 80 W., 6th 

7 Principal Meridian, in Summit County in the State. 

8 (b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 

9 purposes of section 200306 of title 54, United States 

10 Code, the boundaries of the White River National Forest, 

11 as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to 

12 be the boundaries of the White River National Forest as 

13 in existence on January 1, 1965. 

14 SEC. 109. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS 

15 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

16 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro17 vide for the ongoing maintenance and use of portions of 

18 the Trail River Ranch and the associated property located 

19 within Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County 

20 in the State. 

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

22 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub23 lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1070) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 

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

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1 wilderness comprising approximately 15.5 acres of 

2 land identified as ‘Potential Wilderness to Non-wil3 derness’ on the map entitled ‘Rocky Mountain Na4 tional Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment’ 

5 and dated January 16, 2018.’’. 

6 SEC. 110. ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY AD7 JUSTMENT. 

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

9 boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the State is 

10 adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95 acres of 

11 land depicted as ‘‘The Wedge’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Arap12 aho National Forest Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated 

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

14 of sec. 13, T. 4 N., R. 76 W., 6th Principal Meridian, 

15 in Grand County in the State. 

16 (b) WRITTEN PERMISSION REQUIRED.—A lot re17 ferred to in subsection (a) may be included within the ad18 justed boundary of the Arapaho National Forest under 

19 subsection (a) only after the Secretary obtains written per20 mission from 1 or more owners of the lot to include the 

21 lot within the adjusted boundaries. 

22 (c) BOWEN GULCH PROTECTION AREA.—The Sec23 retary shall include all Federal land within the boundary 

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1 Area established by section 6(a)(1) of the Colorado Wil2 derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(a)(1)). 

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

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

5 States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National For6 est, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to 

7 be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in 

8 existence on January 1, 1965. 

9 (e) PUBLIC MOTORIZED USE.—Nothing in this sec10 tion opens privately owned land within the boundary de11 scribed in subsection (a) to public motorized use. 

12 SEC. 111. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS AND USE. 

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

14 by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, 

15 in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Fed16 eral Regulations (or successor regulations), of the Bolts 

17 Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross 

18 Wilderness in the State established by section 102(a)(5) 

19 Public Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note), for the pur20 poses of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and 

21 repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn 

22 in the State, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. 

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

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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bolts Ditch 

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

3 SEC. 112. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

4 (a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af5 fects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with 

6 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

7 (b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title or an 

9 amendment made by this title establishes a protec10 tive perimeter or buffer zone around— 

11 (A) a covered area; 

12 (B) a wilderness area or potential wilder13 ness area designated by section 103; 

14 (C) the Recreation Management Area; 

15 (D) a Wildlife Conservation Area; or 

16 (E) the Historic Landscape. 

17 (2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that a non18 wilderness activity or use on land outside of a cov19 ered area can be seen or heard from within the cov20 ered area shall not preclude the activity or use out21 side the boundary of the covered area. 

22 (c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

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1 shall file maps and legal descriptions of each area 

2 described in subsection (b)(1) with— 

3 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

6 Resources of the Senate. 

7 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de8 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

9 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex10 cept that the Secretary may correct any typo11 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

12 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

13 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

14 on file and available for public inspection in the ap15 propriate offices of the Forest Service. 

16 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

18 any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 

19 an area described in subsection (b)(1) only through 

20 exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing sell21 er. 

22 (2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 

23 land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incor24 porated into, and administered as a part of, the wil25 derness area, Recreation Management Area, Wildlife 


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1 Conservation Area, or Historic Landscape, as appli2 cable, in which the land or interest in land is lo3 cated. 

4 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist5 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the areas de6 scribed in subsection (b)(1) are withdrawn from— 

7 (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 

8 public land laws; 

9 (2) location, entry, and patent under mining 

10 laws; and 

11 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

12 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

13 (f) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this title 

14 or an amendment made by this title restricts or pre15 cludes— 

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

17 over any area subject to this title or an amendment 

18 made by this title, including military overflights that 

19 can be seen, heard, or detected within such an area; 

20 (2) flight testing or evaluation over an area de21 scribed in paragraph (1); or 

22 (3) the use or establishment of— 

23 (A) any new unit of special use airspace 

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1 (B) any military flight training or trans2 portation over such an area. 

3 TITLE II—SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS 

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘San Juan Mountains 

6 Wilderness Act’’. 

7 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

9 (1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 

10 means— 

11 (A) land designated as wilderness under 

12 paragraphs (27) through (29) of section 2(a) of 

13 the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 

14 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 

15 added by section 203); and 

16 (B) a Special Management Area. 

17 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

19 (3) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term 

20 ‘‘Special Management Area’’ means each of— 

21 (A) the Sheep Mountain Special Manage22 ment Area designated by section 204(a)(1); and 

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1 SEC. 203. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER2 VATION SYSTEM. 

3 Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 

4 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as amended 

5 by section 102(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(27) LIZARD HEAD WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

8 Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 

9 Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests com10 prising approximately 3,141 acres, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Wilson, Sun12 shine, Black Face and San Bernardo Additions to 

13 the Lizard Head Wilderness’ and dated September 

14 6, 2018, which is incorporated in, and shall be ad15 ministered as part of, the Lizard Head Wilderness. 

16 ‘‘(28) MOUNT SNEFFELS WILDERNESS ADDI17 TIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) LIBERTY BELL AND LAST DOLLAR

19 ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land in the 

20 Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison Na21 tional Forests comprising approximately 7,235 

22 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

23 ‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Addi24 tions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty 

25 Bell East Special Management Area’ and dated 

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1 and shall be administered as part of, the Mount 

2 Sneffels Wilderness. 

3 ‘‘(B) WHITEHOUSE ADDITIONS.—Certain 

4 Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, 

5 and Gunnison National Forests comprising ap6 proximately 12,465 acres, as generally depicted 

7 on the map entitled ‘Proposed Whitehouse Ad8 ditions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness’ and 

9 dated September 6, 2018, which is incorporated 

10 in, and shall be administered as part of, the 

11 Mount Sneffels Wilderness. 

12 ‘‘(29) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

13 Federal land in the State of Colorado comprising ap14 proximately 8,884 acres of Bureau of Land Manage15 ment land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

16 ‘Proposed McKenna Peak Wilderness Area’ and 

17 dated September 18, 2018, to be known as the 

18 ‘McKenna Peak Wilderness’.’’. 

19 SEC. 204. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

20 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

21 (1) SHEEP MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

22 AREA.—The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 

23 Uncompahgre, and Gunnison and San Juan Na24 tional Forests in the State comprising approximately 

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1 tled ‘‘Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Manage2 ment Area’’ and dated September 19, 2018, is des3 ignated as the ‘‘Sheep Mountain Special Manage4 ment Area’’. 

5 (2) LIBERTY BELL EAST SPECIAL MANAGE6 MENT AREA.—The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 

7 Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in 

8 the State comprising approximately 792 acres, as 

9 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

10 Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt. 

11 Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty Bell East Special Man12 agement Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is 

13 designated as the ‘‘Liberty Bell East Special Man14 agement Area’’. 

15 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Special Manage16 ment Areas is to conserve and protect for the benefit and 

17 enjoyment of present and future generations the geologi18 cal, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, natural, sci19 entific, recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, histor20 ical, educational, and scenic resources of the Special Man21 agement Areas. 

22 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

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1 (A) conserves, protects, and enhances the 

2 resources and values of the Special Manage3 ment Areas described in subsection (b); 

4 (B) subject to paragraph (3), maintains or 

5 improves the wilderness character of the Special 

6 Management Areas and the suitability of the 

7 Special Management Areas for potential inclu8 sion in the National Wilderness Preservation 

9 System; and 

10 (C) is in accordance with— 

11 (i) the National Forest Management 

12 Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

13 (ii) this title; and 

14 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

15 (2) PROHIBITIONS.—The following shall be pro16 hibited in the Special Management Areas: 

17 (A) Permanent roads. 

18 (B) Except as necessary to meet the min19 imum requirements for the administration of 

20 the Federal land, to provide access for aban21 doned mine cleanup, and to protect public 

22 health and safety— 

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1 (other than as provided in paragraph (3)); 

2 and 

3 (ii) the establishment of temporary 

4 roads. 

5 (3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

7 allow any activities (including helicopter access 

8 for recreation and maintenance and the com9 petitive running event permitted since 1992) 

10 that have been authorized by permit or license 

11 as of the date of enactment of this Act to con12 tinue within the Special Management Areas, 

13 subject to such terms and conditions as the 

14 Secretary may require. 

15 (B) PERMITTING.—The designation of the 

16 Special Management Areas by subsection (a) 

17 shall not affect the issuance of permits relating 

18 to the activities covered under subparagraph 

19 (A) after the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 (C) BICYCLES.—The Secretary may permit 

21 the use of bicycles in— 

22 (i) the portion of the Sheep Mountain 

23 Special Management Area identified as 

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1 agement Area’’ and dated September 19, 

2 2018; and 

3 (ii) the portion of the Liberty Bell 

4 East Special Management Area identified 

5 as ‘‘Liberty Bell Corridor’’ on the map en6 titled ‘‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last 

7 Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wil8 derness, Liberty Bell East Special Manage9 ment Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018. 

10 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Water and water rights in 

11 the Special Management Areas shall be administered in 

12 accordance with section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act 

13 of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 762), except 

14 that— 

15 (1) any reference contained in that section to 

16 ‘‘the lands designated as wilderness by this Act’’, 

17 ‘‘the Piedra, Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas iden18 tified in section 9 of this Act, or the Bowen Gulch 

19 Protection Area or the Fossil Ridge Recreation Man20 agement Area identified in sections 5 and 6 of this 

21 Act’’, or ‘‘the areas described in sections 2, 5, 6, and 

22 9 of this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference 

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1 (2) any reference contained in that section to 

2 ‘‘this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference to 

3 ‘‘the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act’’. 

4 SEC. 205. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

5 (a) DOMINGUEZ CANYON WILDERNESS STUDY

6 AREA.—Subtitle E of title II of Public Law 111–11 is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating section 2408 (16 U.S.C. 

9 460zzz–7) as section 2409; and 

10 (2) by inserting after section 2407 (16 U.S.C. 

11 460zzz–6) the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 2408. RELEASE. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the pur14 poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 

15 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the por16 tions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area 

17 not designated as wilderness by this subtitle have been 

18 adequately studied for wilderness designation. 

19 ‘‘(b) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in sub20 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 

21 subtitle— 

22 ‘‘(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of 

23 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

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1 ‘‘(2) shall be managed in accordance with this 

2 subtitle and any other applicable laws.’’. 

3 (b) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the 

5 purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol6 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

7 1782(c)), the portions of the McKenna Peak Wilder8 ness Study Area in San Miguel County in the State 

9 not designated as wilderness by paragraph (29) of 

10 section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 

12 added by section 203) have been adequately studied 

13 for wilderness designation. 

14 (2) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in 

15 paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness 

16 by paragraph (29) of section 2(a) of the Colorado 

17 Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub18 lic Law 103–77) (as added by section 203)— 

19 (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

20 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

22 (B) shall be managed in accordance with 

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1 SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af3 fects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with 

4 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

5 (b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title estab7 lishes a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

8 covered land. 

9 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The 

10 fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land out11 side of the covered land can be seen or heard from 

12 within covered land shall not preclude the activity or 

13 use outside the boundary of the covered land. 

14 (c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary or 

17 the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall 

18 file a map and a legal description of each wilderness 

19 area designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of 

20 section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 

21 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 

22 added by section 203) and the Special Management 

23 Areas with— 

24 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

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1 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate. 

3 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de4 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

5 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex6 cept that the Secretary or the Secretary of the Inte7 rior, as appropriate, may correct any typographical 

8 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

9 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

10 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

11 on file and available for public inspection in the ap12 propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management 

13 and the Forest Service. 

14 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec16 retary of the Interior, as appropriate, may acquire 

17 any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 

18 a Special Management Area or the wilderness des19 ignated under paragraphs (27) through (29) of sec20 tion 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 

21 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 

22 added by section 203) only through exchange, dona23 tion, or purchase from a willing seller. 

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1 porated into, and administered as a part of, the wil2 derness or Special Management Area in which the 

3 land or interest in land is located. 

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

5 land, if established before the date of enactment of this 

6 Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason7 able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 

8 Secretary with jurisdiction over the covered land, in ac9 cordance with— 

10 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

12 (2) the applicable guidelines set forth in Appen13 dix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

14 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives ac15 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 

16 Rept. 101–405) or H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 

17 (H. Rept. 96–617). 

18 (f) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 

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

20 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary with jurisdiction over a wilder21 ness area designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of 

22 section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 

23 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as added by sec24 tion 203) may carry out any activity in the wilderness area 

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1 trol of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms 

2 and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro3 priate. 

4 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist5 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the covered 

6 land and the approximately 6,590 acres generally depicted 

7 on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Naturita Canyon Mineral 

8 Withdrawal Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is with9 drawn from— 

10 (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 

11 public land laws; 

12 (2) location, entry, and patent under mining 

13 laws; and 

14 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

15 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

16 TITLE III—THOMPSON DIVIDE 

17 SEC. 301. PURPOSES. 

18 The purposes of this title are— 

19 (1) subject to valid existing rights, to withdraw 

20 certain Federal land in the Thompson Divide area 

21 from mineral and other disposal laws; and 

22 (2) to promote the capture of methane gas that 

23 would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere— 

24 (A) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 

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1 (B) to provide— 

2 (i) new renewable electricity supplies; 

3 and 

4 (ii) increased royalties for taxpayers. 

5 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this title: 

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

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (2) THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Thompson 

11 Divide lease’’ means any oil or gas lease in ef12 fect on the date of enactment of this Act within 

13 the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protec14 tion Area. 

15 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Thompson 

16 Divide lease’’ does not include any oil or gas 

17 lease that— 

18 (i) is associated with a Wolf Creek 

19 Storage Field development right; or 

20 (ii) before the date of enactment of 

21 this Act, has expired, been cancelled, or 

22 otherwise terminated. 

23 (3) THOMPSON DIVIDE MAP.—The term 

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1 ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Area Map’’ and dated 

2 September 22, 2016. 

3 (4) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PRO4 TECTION AREA.—The term ‘‘Thompson Divide With5 drawal and Protection Area’’ means the Federal 

6 land and minerals generally depicted on the Thomp7 son Divide map as the ‘‘Thompson Divide With8 drawal and Protection Area’’. 

9 (5) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOP10 MENT RIGHT.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 

12 Storage Field development right’’ means a de13 velopment right for any of the Federal mineral 

14 leases numbered COC 007496, COC 007497, 

15 COC 007498, COC 007499, COC 007500, COC 

16 007538, COC 008128, COC 015373, COC 

17 0128018, COC 051645, and COC 051646, and 

18 generally depicted on the Thompson Divide map 

19 as ‘‘Wolf Creek Storage Agreement’’. 

20 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 

21 Storage Field development right’’ does not in22 clude any storage right or related activity with23 in the area described in subparagraph (A). 


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1 SEC. 303. THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PROTEC2 TION AREA. 

3 (a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

4 the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area is 

5 withdrawn from all forms of— 

6 (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 

7 public land laws; 

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

9 laws; and 

10 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

11 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

12 (b) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal descrip13 tion of the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection 

14 Area shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec15 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. 

16 SEC. 304. THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE EXCHANGE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the relinquish18 ment by a leaseholder of all Thompson Divide leases of 

19 the leaseholder, the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder 

20 credits for any bid, royalty, or rental payment due under 

21 any Federal oil or gas lease on Federal land in the State, 

22 in accordance with subsection (b). 

23 (b) AMOUNT OF CREDITS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

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1 a Thompson Divide lease relinquished under sub2 section (a) shall— 

3 (A) be equal to the sum of— 

4 (i) the amount of the bonus bids paid 

5 for the applicable Thompson Divide leases; 

6 (ii) the amount of any rental paid for 

7 the applicable Thompson Divide leases as 

8 of the date on which the leaseholder sub9 mits to the Secretary a notice of the deci10 sion to relinquish the applicable Thompson 

11 Divide leases; and 

12 (iii) the amount of any expenses in13 curred by the leaseholder of the applicable 

14 Thompson Divide leases in the preparation 

15 of any drilling permit, sundry notice, or 

16 other related submission in support of the 

17 development of the applicable Thompson 

18 Divide leases as of January 28, 2019, in19 cluding any expenses relating to the prepa20 ration of any analysis under the National 

21 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

22 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

23 (B) require the approval of the Secretary. 

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1 penses paid by the leaseholder of a Thompson Divide 

2 lease for legal fees or related expenses for legal work 

3 with respect to a Thompson Divide lease. 

4 (c) CANCELLATION.—Effective on relinquishment 

5 under this section, and without any additional action by 

6 the Secretary, a Thompson Divide lease— 

7 (1) shall be permanently cancelled; and 

8 (2) shall not be reissued. 

9 (d) CONDITIONS.— 

10 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise 

11 provided in this section, each exchange under this 

12 section shall be conducted in accordance with— 

13 (A) this Act; and 

14 (B) other applicable laws (including regu15 lations). 

16 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF CREDITS.—The Secretary 

17 shall accept credits issued under subsection (a) in 

18 the same manner as cash for the payments described 

19 in that subsection. 

20 (3) APPLICABILITY.—The use of a credit issued 

21 under subsection (a) shall be subject to the laws (in22 cluding regulations) applicable to the payments de23 scribed in that subsection, to the extent that the 

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1 (4) TREATMENT OF CREDITS.—All amounts in 

2 the form of credits issued under subsection (a) ac3 cepted by the Secretary shall be considered to be 

4 amounts received for the purposes of— 

5 (A) section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act 

6 (30 U.S.C. 191); and 

7 (B) section 20 of the Geothermal Steam 

8 Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019). 

9 (e) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT

10 RIGHTS.— 

11 (1) CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY.—As a condi12 tion precedent to the relinquishment of a Thompson 

13 Divide lease, any leaseholder with a Wolf Creek 

14 Storage Field development right shall permanently 

15 relinquish, transfer, and otherwise convey to the 

16 Secretary, in a form acceptable to the Secretary, all 

17 Wolf Creek Storage Field development rights of the 

18 leaseholder. 

19 (2) LIMITATION OF TRANSFER.—An interest 

20 acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1)— 

21 (A) shall be held in perpetuity; and 

22 (B) shall not be— 

23 (i) transferred; 

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1 (iii) otherwise used for mineral extrac2 tion. 

3 SEC. 305. METHANE LEASING IN LOWER NORTH FORK VAL4 LEY. 

5 (a) INVENTORY.—Not later than 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com7 plete, or shall collaborate with agencies of the State or 

8 with institutions of higher education in the State to com9 plete, an inventory of all significant emissions of methane 

10 in the North Fork Valley in the State, including methane 

11 emissions from active, inactive, and abandoned coal mines. 

12 (b) LEASING PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

14 the date of completion of the inventory required 

15 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out, 

16 to the extent permissible under applicable law, a 

17 program to offer for lease Federal methane from ac18 tive, inactive, and abandoned coal mines where 

19 methane is escaping into the atmosphere, subject to 

20 valid existing rights. 

21 (2) CONDITIONS.—The program carried out 

22 under paragraph (1) shall— 

23 (A) only include methane that can be col24 lected and transported in a manner that does 

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1 (i) endanger the safety of coal mine 

2 workers; or 

3 (ii) unreasonably interfere with ongo4 ing operations at coal mines; and 

5 (B) provide for the owners or operators of 

6 mines with leases that overlap potential meth7 ane leases under the program carried out under 

8 paragraph (1) to elect to remove the areas from 

9 potential methane leasing under the program, if 

10 the owner or operator determines that the con11 ditions described in subparagraph (A) are not 

12 met. 

13 (c) COAL MINE METHANE ELECTRICAL POWER GEN14 ERATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

16 the date of completion of the inventory required 

17 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 

18 with the eligible entities described in paragraph (2) 

19 to develop a program to facilitate the sale and deliv20 ery of methane from active, inactive, and abandoned 

21 coal mines where methane is escaping into the at22 mosphere to 1 or more of the eligible entities to 

23 demonstrate the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and 

24 environmental benefits of producing electrical power 

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1 (A) is subject to subsection (b); but 

2 (B) has not been leased under that sub3 section. 

4 (2) DESCRIPTION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An 

5 eligible entity referred to in paragraph (1) is any 

6 rural electric utility, energy cooperative, or munic7 ipal utility the service area boundaries of which are 

8 located within 100 miles of Paonia in the State. 

9 (3) ESTABLISHMENT OF PRICING.—The Sec10 retary shall establish pricing for the sale and deliv11 ery of methane under paragraph (1) that is suffi12 cient to reimburse all costs to the Secretary for the 

13 implementation and management of the demonstra14 tion program under that paragraph. 

15 (4) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may enter into 

16 a contract with the State or 1 or more institutions 

17 of higher education in the State to provide services 

18 to the eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to 

19 facilitate the program under paragraph (1), with all 

20 related costs to be included in the pricing established 

21 under paragraph (3). 

22 SEC. 306. EFFECT. 

23 Except as expressly provided in this title, nothing in 

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1 (1) expands, diminishes, or impairs any valid 

2 existing mineral leases, mineral interest, or other 

3 property rights wholly or partially within the 

4 Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area, 

5 including access to the leases, interests, rights, or 

6 land in accordance with applicable Federal, State, 

7 and local laws (including regulations); 

8 (2) prevents the capture of methane from any 

9 active, inactive, or abandoned coal mine covered by 

10 this title, in accordance with applicable laws; or 

11 (3) prevents access to, or the development of, 

12 any new or existing coal mine or lease in Delta or 

13 Gunnison County in the State. 

14 TITLE IV—CURECANTI 

15 NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

16 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this title: 

18 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en19 titled ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area, Pro20 posed Boundary’’, numbered 616/100,485C, and 

21 dated August 11, 2016. 

22 (2) NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—The term 

23 ‘‘National Recreation Area’’ means the Curecanti 

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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 402. CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Effective beginning on the 

5 earlier of the date on which the Secretary approves a re6 quest under subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(I) and the date that 

7 is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, there 

8 shall be established as a unit of the National Park System 

9 the Curecanti National Recreation Area, in accordance 

10 with this Act, consisting of approximately 50,667 acres of 

11 land in the State, as generally depicted on the map as 

12 ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area Proposed Bound13 ary’’. 

14 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

15 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of16 fices of the National Park Service. 

17 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin19 ister the National Recreation Area in accordance 

20 with— 

21 (A) this title; and 

22 (B) the laws (including regulations) gen23 erally applicable to units of the National Park 

24 System, including section 100101(a), chapter 

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1 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 

2 Code. 

3 (2) DAM, POWERPLANT, AND RESERVOIR MAN4 AGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title af6 fects or interferes with the authority of the Sec7 retary— 

8 (i) to operate the Uncompahgre Valley 

9 Reclamation Project under the reclamation 

10 laws; 

11 (ii) to operate the Wayne N. Aspinall 

12 Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project 

13 under the Act of April 11, 1956 (com14 monly known as the ‘‘Colorado River Stor15 age Project Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.); 

16 or 

17 (iii) under the Federal Water Project 

18 Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et 

19 seq.). 

20 (B) RECLAMATION LAND.— 

21 (i) SUBMISSION OF REQUEST TO RE22 TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—If, 

23 before the date that is 1 year after the 

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1 retary a request for the Commissioner of 

2 Reclamation to retain administrative juris3 diction over the minimum quantity of land 

4 within the land identified on the map as 

5 ‘‘Lands withdrawn or acquired for Bureau 

6 of Reclamation projects’’ that the Commis7 sioner of Reclamation identifies as nec8 essary for the effective operation of Bu9 reau of Reclamation water facilities, the 

10 Secretary may— 

11 (I) approve, modify, or dis12 approve the request; and 

13 (II) if the request is approved 

14 under subclause (I), make any modi15 fications to the map that are nec16 essary to reflect that the Commis17 sioner of Reclamation has manage18 ment authority over the minimum 

19 quantity of land required to fulfill the 

20 reclamation mission. 

21 (ii) TRANSFER OF LAND.— 

22 (I) IN GENERAL.—Administrative 

23 jurisdiction over the land identified on 

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1 projects’’, as modified pursuant to 

2 clause (i)(II), if applicable, shall be 

3 transferred from the Commissioner of 

4 Reclamation to the Director of the 

5 National Park Service by not later 

6 than the date that is 1 year after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (II) ACCESS TO TRANSFERRED

9 LAND.— 

10 (aa) IN GENERAL.—Subject 

11 to item (bb), the Commissioner 

12 of Reclamation shall retain ac13 cess to the land transferred to 

14 the Director of the National Park 

15 Service under subclause (I) for 

16 reclamation purposes, including 

17 for the operation, maintenance, 

18 and expansion or replacement of 

19 facilities. 

20 (bb) MEMORANDUM OF UN21 DERSTANDING.—The terms of 

22 the access authorized under item 

23 (aa) shall be determined by a 

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1 missioner of Reclamation and the 

2 Director of the National Park 

3 Service not later than 1 year 

4 after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act. 

6 (3) MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

8 enter into management agreements, or modify 

9 management agreements in existence on the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, relating to the 

11 authority of the Director of the National Park 

12 Service, the Commissioner of Reclamation, the 

13 Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 

14 or the Chief of the Forest Service to manage 

15 Federal land within, adjacent to, or near the 

16 boundary of the National Recreation Area. 

17 (B) STATE LAND.—The Secretary may 

18 enter into cooperative management agreements 

19 for any land administered by the State that is 

20 within, adjacent to, or near the National Recre21 ation Area, in accordance with the cooperative 

22 management authority under section 101703 of 

23 title 54, United States Code. 

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1 (A) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided 

2 in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall allow 

3 boating, boating-related activities, hunting, and 

4 fishing in the National Recreation Area in ac5 cordance with applicable Federal and State 

6 laws. 

7 (B) CLOSURES; DESIGNATED ZONES.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, act9 ing through the Superintendent of the Na10 tional Recreation Area, may designate 

11 zones in which, and establish periods dur12 ing which, no boating, hunting, or fishing 

13 shall be permitted in the National Recre14 ation Area under subparagraph (A) for 

15 reasons of public safety, administration, or 

16 compliance with applicable laws. 

17 (ii) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Ex18 cept in the case of an emergency, any clo19 sure proposed by the Secretary under 

20 clause (i) shall not take effect until after 

21 the date on which the Superintendent of 

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1 (I) the appropriate State agency 

2 responsible for hunting and fishing 

3 activities; and 

4 (II) the Board of County Com5 missioners in each county in which 

6 the zone is proposed to be designated. 

7 (5) LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE.—On the written 

8 request of an individual that owns private land lo9 cated not more than 3 miles from the boundary of 

10 the National Recreation Area, the Secretary may 

11 work in partnership with the individual to enhance 

12 the long-term conservation of natural, cultural, rec13 reational, and scenic resources in and around the 

14 National Recreation Area— 

15 (A) by acquiring the portion of the private 

16 land or interests in private land located not 

17 more than 3 miles from the boundary of the 

18 National Recreation Area by purchase, ex19 change, or donation, in accordance with section 

20 403; 

21 (B) by providing technical assistance to the 

22 individual, including cooperative assistance; 

23 (C) through available grant programs; and 

24 (D) by supporting conservation easement 

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1 (6) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, all Federal land within the National Recre3 ation Area is withdrawn from— 

4 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

5 disposal under the public land laws; 

6 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

7 mining laws; and 

8 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

9 mineral and geothermal leasing. 

10 (7) GRAZING.— 

11 (A) STATE LAND SUBJECT TO A STATE

12 GRAZING LEASE.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—If State land ac14 quired under this title is subject to a State 

15 grazing lease in effect on the date of acqui16 sition, the Secretary shall allow the grazing 

17 to continue for the remainder of the term 

18 of the lease, subject to the related terms 

19 and conditions of user agreements, includ20 ing permitted stocking rates, grazing fee 

21 levels, access rights, and ownership and 

22 use of range improvements. 

23 (ii) ACCESS.—A lessee of State land 

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1 for purposes of administering the lease if 

2 the use was established before the date of 

3 enactment of this Act, subject to such 

4 terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

5 require. 

6 (B) STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.—The Sec7 retary may, in accordance with applicable laws, 

8 authorize grazing on land acquired from the 

9 State or private landowners under section 403, 

10 if grazing was established before the date of ac11 quisition. 

12 (C) PRIVATE LAND.—On private land ac13 quired from a willing seller under section 403 

14 for the National Recreation Area on which au15 thorized grazing is occurring before the date of 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con17 sultation with the lessee, may allow the continu18 ation and renewal of grazing on the land based 

19 on the terms of negotiation of the individual 

20 land acquisition by the lessee on the date of ac21 quisition, subject to applicable law (including 

22 regulations). 

23 (D) FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 

24 shall— 


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1 (i) allow, consistent with the grazing 

2 leases, uses, and practices in effect as of 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the con4 tinuation and renewal of grazing on Fed5 eral land located within the boundary of 

6 the National Recreation Area on which 

7 grazing is allowed before the date of enact8 ment of this Act, unless the Secretary de9 termines that grazing on the Federal land 

10 would present unacceptable impacts (as de11 fined in section 1.4.7.1 of the National 

12 Park Service document entitled ‘‘Manage13 ment Policies 2006: The Guide to Man14 aging the National Park System’’) to the 

15 natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic 

16 resource values and the character of the 

17 land within the National Recreation Area; 

18 and 

19 (ii) retain all authorities to manage 

20 grazing in the National Recreation Area. 

21 (E) TERMINATION OF LEASES.—The Sec22 retary may— 

23 (i) accept the voluntary termination of 

24 a lease or permit for grazing; or 


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1 (ii) in the case of a lease or permit va2 cated for a period of 3 or more years, ter3 minate the lease or permit. 

4 (8) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 

5 (A) affects any use or allocation in exist6 ence on the date of enactment of this Act of 

7 any water, water right, or interest in water; 

8 (B) affects any vested absolute or decreed 

9 conditional water right in existence on the date 

10 of enactment of this Act, including any water 

11 right held by the United States; 

12 (C) affects any interstate water compact in 

13 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

14 (D) authorizes or imposes any new re15 served Federal water right; or 

16 (E) shall be considered to be a relinquish17 ment or reduction of any water right reserved 

18 or appropriated by the United States in the 

19 State on or before the date of enactment of this 

20 Act. 

21 (9) FISHING EASEMENTS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title di23 minishes or alters the fish and wildlife program 

24 for the Aspinall Unit developed under section 8 

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1 as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project Act’’) 

2 (70 Stat. 110, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620g), 

3 by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

4 the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Colorado 

5 Division of Wildlife (including any successor in 

6 interest to that division) that provides for the 

7 acquisition of public access fishing easements as 

8 mitigation for the Aspinall Unit (referred to in 

9 this paragraph as the ‘‘program’’). 

10 (B) ACQUISITION OF FISHING EASE11 MENTS.—The Secretary shall continue to fulfill 

12 the obligation of the Secretary under the pro13 gram to acquire 26 miles of class 1 public fish14 ing easements to provide to sportsmen access 

15 for fishing within the Upper Gunnison Basin 

16 upstream of the Aspinall Unit, subject to the 

17 condition that no existing fishing access down18 stream of the Aspinall Unit shall be counted to19 ward the minimum mileage requirement under 

20 the program. 

21 (C) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall— 


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1 (i) develop a plan for fulfilling the ob2 ligation of the Secretary described in sub3 paragraph (B); and 

4 (ii) submit to Congress a report 

5 that— 

6 (I) includes the plan developed 

7 under clause (i); and 

8 (II) describes any progress made 

9 in the acquisition of public access 

10 fishing easements as mitigation for 

11 the Aspinall Unit under the program. 

12 SEC. 403. ACQUISITION OF LAND; BOUNDARY MANAGE13 MENT. 

14 (a) ACQUISITION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

16 any land or interest in land within the boundary of 

17 the National Recreation Area. 

18 (2) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara20 graph (B), land described in paragraph (1) may 

21 be acquired under this subsection by— 

22 (i) donation; 

23 (ii) purchase from willing sellers with 

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1 (iii) transfer from another Federal 

2 agency; or 

3 (iv) exchange. 

4 (B) STATE LAND.—Land or interests in 

5 land owned by the State or a political subdivi6 sion of the State may only be acquired by pur7 chase, donation, or exchange. 

8 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC9 TION.— 

10 (1) FOREST SERVICE LAND.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdic12 tion over the approximately 2,560 acres of land 

13 identified on the map as ‘‘U.S. Forest Service 

14 proposed transfer to the National Park Service’’ 

15 is transferred to the Secretary, to be adminis16 tered by the Director of the National Park 

17 Service as part of the National Recreation 

18 Area. 

19 (B) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The 

20 boundary of the Gunnison National Forest shall 

21 be adjusted to exclude the land transferred to 

22 the Secretary under subparagraph (A). 

23 (2) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.— 

24 Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 

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1 reau of Land Management proposed transfer to Na2 tional Park Service’’ is transferred from the Director 

3 of the Bureau of Land Management to the Director 

4 of the National Park Service, to be administered as 

5 part of the National Recreation Area. 

6 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

7 over the land identified on the map as ‘‘Proposed for 

8 transfer to the Bureau of Land Management, sub9 ject to the revocation of Bureau of Reclamation 

10 withdrawal’’ shall be transferred to the Director of 

11 the Bureau of Land Management on relinquishment 

12 of the land by the Bureau of Reclamation and rev13 ocation by the Bureau of Land Management of any 

14 withdrawal as may be necessary. 

15 (c) POTENTIAL LAND EXCHANGE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal of land 

17 identified on the map as ‘‘Potential exchange lands’’ 

18 shall be relinquished by the Commissioner of Rec19 lamation and revoked by the Director of Bureau of 

20 Land Management and the land shall be transferred 

21 to the National Park Service. 

22 (2) EXCHANGE; INCLUSION IN NATIONAL

23 RECREATION AREA.—On transfer of the land de24 scribed in paragraph (1), the transferred land— 


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1 (A) may be exchanged by the Secretary for 

2 the private land described in section 

3 402(c)(5)— 

4 (i) subject to a conservation easement 

5 remaining on the transferred land, to pro6 tect the scenic resources of the transferred 

7 land; and 

8 (ii) in accordance with the laws (in9 cluding regulations) and policies governing 

10 National Park Service land exchanges; and 

11 (B) if not exchanged under subparagraph 

12 (A), shall be included in the boundary of the 

13 National Recreation Area. 

14 (d) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.— 

15 Any land within the boundary of the National Recreation 

16 Area that is acquired by the United States shall be added 

17 to, and managed as a part of, the National Recreation 

18 Area. 

19 SEC. 404. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

20 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

21 are made available to carry out this title, the Director of 

22 the National Park Service, in consultation with the Com23 missioner of Reclamation, shall prepare a general manage24 ment plan for the National Recreation Area in accordance 

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1 SEC. 405. BOUNDARY SURVEY. 

2 The Secretary (acting through the Director of the 

3 National Park Service) shall prepare a boundary survey 

4 and legal description of the National Recreation Area. 

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