I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1728 
To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation manage-
ment areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. CROW) 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of State. 
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TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Colorado Wilderness additions. 
Sec. 103. Williams Fork Mountains potential wilderness. 
Sec. 104. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 105. Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 106. Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 107. Sandy Treat Overlook. 
Sec. 108. White River National Forest boundary modification. 
Sec. 109. Rocky Mountain National Park potential wilderness boundary adjust-
ment. 
Sec. 110. Administrative provisions. 
TITLE II—SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 203. Special management areas. 
Sec. 204. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 205. 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 credits. 
Sec. 305. Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot 
Program. 
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. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Col-
orado. 
TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 
means any area designated as wilderness by the 
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amendments to section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilder-
ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) made by section 102(a). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) 
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means, as appli-
cable— 
(A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Con-
servation Area designated by section 104(a); 
(B) the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation 
Area 
designated 
by 
section 
105(a); and 
(C) the Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area designated by section 106(a). 
SEC. 102. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘1993,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1993, and certain Federal land within the 
White River National Forest that comprises approxi-
mately 6,896 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Pro-
posed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions’ on the 
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map entitled ‘Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness 
Additions’ and dated June 24, 2019,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) HOLY CROSS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the White River Na-
tional Forest that comprises approximately 3,866 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed Megan 
Dickie Wilderness Addition’ on the map entitled 
‘Holy Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal’ and 
dated June 24, 2019, which shall be incorporated 
into, and managed as part of, the Holy Cross Wil-
derness designated by section 102(a)(5) of Public 
Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3266). 
‘‘(24) HOOSIER RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the White River National Forest 
that comprises approximately 5,235 acres, as gen-
erally depicted as ‘Proposed Hoosier Ridge Wilder-
ness’ on the map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and 
dated May 1, 2023, which shall be known as the 
‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’. 
‘‘(25) TENMILE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the White River National Forest that 
comprises approximately 7,624 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘Proposed Tenmile Wilderness’ on the 
map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and dated May 1, 
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2023, which shall be known as the ‘Tenmile Wilder-
ness’. 
‘‘(26) 
EAGLES
NEST
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the White 
River National Forest that comprises approximately 
7,634 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed 
Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition’ and ‘Proposed 
Spraddle Creek Wilderness Addition’ on the map en-
titled ‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal’ 
and dated April 26, 2022, which shall be incor-
porated into, and managed as part of, the Eagles 
Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–352 
(90 Stat. 870).’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any reference in the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 
of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 
date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin-
istering a covered area. 
(c) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any activity in 
a covered area that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
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(d) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on a covered 
area, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason-
able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 
Secretary, in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in the report of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 
of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 
(e) COORDINATION.—For purposes of administering 
the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph 
(26) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by subsection (a)(2)), the Secretary shall, as deter-
mined to be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, 
coordinate the activities of the Secretary in response to 
fires and flooding events with interested State and local 
agencies. 
SEC. 103. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS POTENTIAL WIL-
DERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed-
eral land in the White River National Forest in the State, 
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comprising approximately 8,036 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilder-
ness’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Pro-
posal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, is designated as a poten-
tial wilderness area. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as provided in subsection (d), the potential wil-
derness area designated by subsection (a) shall be man-
aged in accordance with— 
(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(2) this section. 
(c) LIVESTOCK USE OF VACANT ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec-
retary shall publish a determination regarding 
whether to authorize livestock grazing or other use 
by livestock on the vacant allotments known as— 
(A) the ‘‘Big Hole Allotment’’; and 
(B) the ‘‘Blue Ridge Allotment’’. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF ALLOTMENTS.—In pub-
lishing a determination pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may modify or combine the vacant al-
lotments referred to in that paragraph. 
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(3) PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date on which a deter-
mination of the Secretary to authorize livestock 
grazing or other use by livestock is published under 
paragraph (1), if applicable, the Secretary shall 
grant a permit or other authorization for that live-
stock grazing or other use in accordance with appli-
cable laws (including regulations). 
(d) RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary permits live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock on the poten-
tial wilderness area under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary, or a third party authorized by the Secretary, 
may use motorized or mechanized transport or 
equipment for purposes of constructing or rehabili-
tating such range improvements as are necessary to 
obtain appropriate livestock management objectives 
(including habitat and watershed restoration). 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided by this subsection terminates on the 
date that is 2 years after the date on which the Sec-
retary publishes a positive determination under sub-
section (c)(3). 
(e) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.— 
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(1) DESIGNATION.—The potential wilderness 
area designated by subsection (a) shall be designated 
as wilderness, to be known as the ‘‘Williams Fork 
Mountains Wilderness’’— 
(A) effective not earlier than the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment this 
Act; and 
(B) on the earliest of— 
(i) the date on which the Secretary 
publishes in the Federal Register a notice 
that the construction or rehabilitation of 
range improvements under subsection (d) 
is complete; 
(ii) the date described in subsection 
(d)(2); and 
(iii) the effective date of a determina-
tion of the Secretary not to authorize live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock 
under subsection (c)(1). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall manage the Williams 
Fork Mountains Wilderness in accordance with the 
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; Public Law 103–77), except that any reference 
in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
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considered to be a reference to the date on which the 
Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness is designated 
in accordance with paragraph (1). 
SEC. 104. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 8,287 acres of Federal land located in 
the White River National Forest, as generally depicted as 
‘‘Proposed Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated as the ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Con-
servation Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are— 
(1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration 
corridor over Interstate 70; and 
(2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, and 
ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation 
Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) RECREATION.—The Secretary may 
permit such recreational activities in the Wild-
life Conservation Area that the Secretary deter-
mines are consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
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(C) MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND
MECHA-
NIZED
TRANSPORT; 
NEW
OR
TEMPORARY 
ROADS.— 
(i) 
MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND 
MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (iii), the use of motorized 
vehicles and mechanized transport in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be prohib-
ited. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii) and sub-
section (e), no new or temporary road shall 
be constructed within the Wildlife Con-
servation Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
for administrative purposes; 
(II) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
to carry out pre- or post-fire water-
shed protection projects; 
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(III) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles or mechanized trans-
port to carry out activities described 
in subsection (d) or (e); or 
(IV) responding to an emergency. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Con-
servation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section or section 110(f) precludes the Sec-
retary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
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laws (including regulations) and subject to valid existing 
rights, the use of the subsurface of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area to construct, realign, operate, or maintain re-
gional transportation projects, including Interstate 70 and 
the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels. 
(f) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
SEC. 105. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE CON-
SERVATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 3,528 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork 
Mountains Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated as the ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Con-
servation Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wild-
life Conservation Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 
and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be 
limited to designated roads and trails. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
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or temporary road shall be constructed in 
the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses; 
(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out activities de-
scribed in subsection (d); or 
(III) responding to an emer-
gency. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The use of bicycles in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to 
designated roads and trails. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
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(E) GRAZING.—The laws (including regu-
lations) and policies followed by the Secretary 
in issuing and administering grazing permits or 
leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary shall continue to apply with regard to 
the land in the Wildlife Conservation Area, con-
sistent with the purposes described in sub-
section (b). 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Con-
servation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(e) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
SEC. 106. SPRADDLE CREEK WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 2,674 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Addi-
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tions Proposal’’ and dated April 26, 2022, are designated 
as the ‘‘Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conservation Area’’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 
and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this title. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
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tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND
MECHA-
NIZED
TRANSPORT.—Except as necessary for 
administrative purposes or to respond to an 
emergency, the use of motorized vehicles and 
mechanized transport in the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area shall be prohibited. 
(C) ROADS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), no road shall be constructed 
in the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) constructing a temporary 
road as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary as a minimum require-
ment for carrying out a vegetation 
management project in the Wildlife 
Conservation Area; or 
(II) responding to an emergency. 
(iii) 
DECOMMISSIONING
OF
TEM-
PORARY ROADS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which the applicable 
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vegetation management project is com-
pleted, the Secretary shall decommission 
any temporary road constructed under 
clause (ii)(I) for the applicable vegetation 
management project. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area under this sec-
tion. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Con-
servation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
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(e) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
SEC. 107. SANDY TREAT OVERLOOK. 
The interpretive site located beside United States 
Route 24 within the Camp Hale-Continental Divide Na-
tional Monument, at 39.431N 106.323W, is designated as 
the ‘‘Sandy Treat Overlook’’. 
SEC. 108. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 
MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the White River 
National Forest is modified to include the approximately 
120 acres comprised of the SW1⁄4, the SE1⁄4, and the 
NE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 80 W., 6th Prin-
cipal Meridian, in Summit County in the State. 
(b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 
purposes of section 200306 of title 54, United States 
Code, the boundaries of the White River National Forest, 
as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be 
the boundaries of the White River National Forest as in 
existence on January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 109. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide for the ongoing maintenance and use of portions of 
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the Trail River Ranch and the associated property located 
within Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County 
in the State. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1952(b) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1070) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary 
of the Potential Wilderness is modified to exclude 
the area comprising approximately 15.5 acres of 
land identified as ‘Potential Wilderness to Non-wil-
derness’ on the map entitled ‘Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment’ 
and dated January 16, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 110. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title or an 
amendment made by this title establishes a protec-
tive perimeter or buffer zone around— 
(A) a covered area; 
(B) a wilderness area or potential wilder-
ness area designated by section 103; or 
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(C) a Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that a non-
wilderness activity or use on land outside of an area 
described in paragraph (1) can be seen or heard 
from within the applicable area described in para-
graph (1) shall not preclude the activity or use out-
side the boundary of the applicable area described in 
paragraph (1). 
(c) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USES.— 
(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title af-
fects the treaty rights of an Indian Tribe. 
(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—Subject to 
any terms and conditions that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary and in accordance with appli-
cable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued 
use of the areas described in subsection (b)(1) by 
members of Indian Tribes— 
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and 
(B) as a source of traditional plants and 
other materials. 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of each 
area described in subsection (b)(1) with— 
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(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this title, 
except that the Secretary may— 
(A) correct any typographical errors in the 
maps and legal descriptions; and 
(B) in consultation with the State, make 
minor adjustments to the boundaries of the 
Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area 
designated by section 104(a) and the Williams 
Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area 
designated by section 105(a) to account for po-
tential highway or multimodal transportation 
system construction, safety measures, mainte-
nance, realignment, or widening. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 
(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
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(i) accept the voluntary termination of 
a lease or permit for grazing; or 
(ii) in the case of a lease or permit va-
cated for a period of 3 or more years, ter-
minate the lease or permit. 
(9) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 
(A) affects any use or allocation in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act of 
any water, water right, or interest in water; 
(B) affects any vested absolute or decreed 
conditional water right in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, including any water 
right held by the United States; 
(C) affects any interstate water compact in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(D) shall be considered to be a relinquish-
ment or reduction of any water right reserved 
or appropriated by the United States in the 
State on or before the date of enactment of this 
Act; or 
(E) constitutes an express or implied Fed-
eral reservation of any water or water rights 
with respect to the National Recreation Area. 
(10) FISHING EASEMENTS.— 
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