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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3421 
To designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation areas, 
protection areas, recreation areas, wilderness areas, and a scientific re-
search and education area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2025 
Mr. HURD of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain special management areas, wildlife con-
servation areas, protection areas, recreation areas, wil-
derness areas, and a scientific research and education 
area 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gunnison Outdoor Re-
sources Protection Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term 
‘‘collaboratively developed’’, with respect to a 
project, means the project is developed and imple-
mented through a collaborative process that— 
(A) includes multiple interested persons 
representing diverse interests; and 
(B)(i) is transparent and nonexclusive; or 
(ii) meets the requirements for a resource 
advisory committee under— 
(I) for projects carried out on Na-
tional Forest System land, subsections (c) 
through (f) of section 205 of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125); or 
(II) for projects carried out on Bu-
reau of Land Management land, subpart 
1784 of part 1700 of title 43, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Gun-
nison County, Colorado. 
(3) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 
means each of the Special Management Areas, Wild-
life Conservation Areas, Protection Areas, and 
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Recreation Management Areas and the Scientific 
Research and Education Area. 
(4) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommis-
sion’’, with respect to a road, means— 
(A) reestablishing native vegetation on the 
road; 
(B) restoring any natural drainage, water-
shed function, or other ecological processes that 
were disrupted or adversely impacted by the 
road 
by 
removing 
or 
hydrologically 
dis-
connecting the road prism and reestablishing 
stable slope contours; 
(C) effectively blocking the road to vehic-
ular traffic, where feasible; and 
(D) developing and implementing an effec-
tive monitoring and response plan for invasive 
species and vehicular traffic incursions. 
(5) ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical integrity’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(6) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘off- 
highway vehicle’’— 
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(A) with respect to National Forest Sys-
tem land, has the meaning given the term in 
section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or a successor regulation); and 
(B) with respect to land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘off-road vehicle’’ in section 
8340.0–5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or a successor regulation). 
(7) OVER-SNOW
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘over- 
snow vehicle’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or a successor regulation). 
(8) PROTECTION AREA.—The term ‘‘Protection 
Area’’ means a protection area designated by section 
5(a). 
(9) RECREATION
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Recreation Management Area’’ means a recre-
ation management area designated by section 6(a). 
(10) RESTORE.—The term ‘‘restore’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(11) SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
AND
EDUCATION 
AREA.—The term ‘‘Scientific Research and Edu-
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cation Area’’ means the Rocky Mountain Scientific 
Research and Education Area designated by section 
7(a). 
(12) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 
respect to National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
spect to land managed by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(13) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term 
‘‘Special Management Area’’ means a special man-
agement area designated by section 3(a). 
(14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 
State of Colorado. 
(15) WILDERNESS
AREA.—The term ‘‘wilder-
ness area’’ means any area designated as wilderness 
by the amendments to section 2(a) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–77) made by section 8(a). 
(16) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ means land within a cov-
ered area that is within 1⁄4 mile of the interface and 
intermix areas mapped as the wildland-urban inter-
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face in the document entitled ‘‘The 2010 Wildland- 
Urban Interface of the Conterminous United States’’ 
and published by the Department of Agriculture in 
2015. 
(17) WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means a wildlife 
conservation area designated by section 4(a). 
(18) WINTER TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
The term ‘‘winter travel management plan’’ means 
a decision designating roads, trails, or areas for 
over-snow vehicle use in accordance with— 
(A) in the case of Forest Service land 
within a covered area, subpart C of part 212 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations); and 
(B) in the case of Bureau of Land Man-
agement land within a covered area, subpart 
8342 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations). 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) AMERICAN
FLAG
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 36,171 acres, as 
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generally depicted as ‘‘American Flag SMA’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, 
and Spring Creek’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is 
designated as the ‘‘American Flag Special Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(2) 
BECKWITHS
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 24,031 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Beckwiths SMA’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass’’ and 
dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
‘‘Beckwiths Special Management Area’’. 
(3) 
CLEAR
FORK
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 37,998 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Clear Fork SMA’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sheet 2: McClure Pass’’ and dated August 
27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Clear Fork Special 
Management Area’’. 
(4) MCINTOSH
MOUNTAIN
SPECIAL
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, cer-
tain Federal land in the County managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management and the Forest Service 
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comprising approximately 22,497 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘‘McIntosh Mountain SMA’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sheet 8: Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass’’ 
and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
‘‘McIntosh Mountain Special Management Area’’. 
(5) NORTH POVERTY GULCH SPECIAL MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, cer-
tain Federal land in the County managed by the 
Forest Service comprising approximately 5,476 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘‘North Poverty Gulch 
SMA’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and 
Schofield Pass’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is des-
ignated as the ‘‘North Poverty Gulch Special Man-
agement Area’’. 
(6) 
PILOT
KNOB
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 16,973 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Pilot Knob SMA’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sheet 2: McClure Pass’’ and dated August 
27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Pilot Knob Special 
Management Area’’. 
(7) 
SIGNAL
PEAK
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Bureau of 
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Land Management and the Forest Service com-
prising approximately 28,345 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Signal Peak SMA’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 9: Cabin Creek’’ and dated August 27, 2024, 
is designated as the ‘‘Signal Peak Special Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(8) 
UNION
PARK
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 22,483 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Union Park SMA’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Sheet 5: Union Park’’ and dated Au-
gust 27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Union Park 
Special Management Area’’. 
(9) WHETSTONE HEADWATERS SPECIAL MAN-
AGEMENT AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
certain Federal land in the County managed by the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 20,676 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘‘Whetstone Headwaters SMA’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass’’ 
and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
‘‘Whetstone Headwaters Special Management Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Special Manage-
ment Areas is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
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benefit of present and future generations the natural, sce-
nic, scientific, cultural, watershed, recreation, and wildlife 
resources of the Special Management Areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Special Management Areas in a manner that— 
(A) conserves, protects, and enhances the 
resources of the Special Management Areas; 
and 
(B) is in accordance with— 
(i) this Act; and 
(ii) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the Special Management 
Areas that the Secretary determines would fur-
ther the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(B) VEHICLE AND BICYCLE USE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The use of off-high-
way vehicles and bicycles in the Special 
Management Areas shall be permitted only 
on roads, trails, and areas designated for 
use by those vehicles on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, except— 
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(I) as needed for administrative 
purposes; 
(II) to respond to an emergency; 
or 
(III) as authorized under clauses 
(ii) and (iii). 
(ii) WINTER TRAVEL MANAGEMENT.— 
For any portion of a Special Management 
Area for which the Secretary has not 
adopted a winter travel management plan 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary— 
(I) shall, not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this 
Act, adopt a winter travel manage-
ment plan with respect to the applica-
ble portion of the Special Manage-
ment Area; and 
(II) may, during any period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on the date of 
adoption of a winter travel manage-
ment plan for the applicable portion 
under subclause (I), permit the use of 
over-snow vehicles in the applicable 
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portion of the Special Management 
Area in accordance with the applicable 
land management plan or other appli-
cable management direction. 
(iii) POTENTIAL
TRAILS.—The Sec-
retary may permit— 
(I) the use of bicycles on the po-
tential trails described in paragraph 
(3) if the trails are designated by the 
Secretary for the use; and 
(II) the use of off-highway vehi-
cles on the potential trails described 
in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (F) of 
paragraph (3) if the trails are des-
ignated by the Secretary for the use. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the potential development, in accordance with 
applicable law, of— 
(A) a proposed trail of less than 50 inches 
in width, commonly known as the ‘‘Big Grassy 
Trail’’, within the American Flag Special Man-
agement Area designated by subsection (a)(1); 
(B) the proposed trails, commonly known 
as the ‘‘Crested Butte to Paonia Trail’’ and the 
‘‘Crested Butte to Carbondale Trail’’, within 
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the Beckwiths Special Management Area des-
ignated by subsection (a)(2); 
(C) the proposed trails, commonly known 
as the ‘‘Antelope Ridge Trail and Connector’’, 
the ‘‘East West Antelope Trail’’, the ‘‘West An-
telope Trail’’, and the ‘‘Mill Creek Connector’’, 
within the McIntosh Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area designated by subsection (a)(4); 
(D) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Gunnison to Crested Butte Trail’’, and the 
trails generally depicted in figure 7 of the docu-
ment entitled ‘‘Candidate Conservation Agree-
ment: 
For 
the 
Gunnison 
sage-grouse, 
Centrocercus minimus—Gunnison Basin Popu-
lation’’ and dated 2012 within the Signal Peak 
Special Management Area designated by sub-
section (a)(7); 
(E) the proposed trails, commonly known 
as the ‘‘Gunnison to Crested Butte Trail’’ and 
the ‘‘Baxter Gulch to Splain’s Gulch Trail’’, in 
the Whetstone Headwaters Special Management 
Area designated by subsection (a)(9); or 
(F) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Splain’s Gulch to Carbon Creek Trail’’, in 
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the Whetstone Headwaters Special Management 
Area designated by subsection (a)(9). 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) CABIN
CREEK
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Forest Service com-
prising approximately 29,518 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Cabin Creek WCA’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 9: Cabin Creek’’ and dated August 27, 2024, 
is designated as the ‘‘Cabin Creek Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area’’. 
(2) 
FLAT
TOP
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 28,844 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Flat Top WCA’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sheet 8: Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass’’ 
and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
‘‘Flat Top Wildlife Conservation Area’’. 
(3) LAKE GULCH AND CEBOLLA CREEK WILD-
LIFE CONSERVATION AREA.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, certain Federal land in the County man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management com-
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prising approximately 50,535 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Lake Gulch and Cebolla Creek WCA’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 11: Lake Fork’’ and dated 
August 27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Lake Gulch 
and Cebolla Creek Wildlife Conservation Area’’. 
(4) 
MATCHLESS
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 12,975 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Matchless WCA’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring 
Creek’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as 
the ‘‘Matchless Wildlife Conservation Area’’. 
(5) MUNSEY CREEK WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 3,281 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Munsey Creek WCA’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass’’ and dated Au-
gust 27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Munsey Creek 
Wildlife Conservation Area’’. 
(6) 
PINNACLES
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
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eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 27,935 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Pinnacles WCA’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 8: Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass’’ and 
dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Pin-
nacles Wildlife Conservation Area’’. 
(7) POWDERHORN
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management comprising approximately 27,668 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘‘Powderhorn WCA’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 11: Lake Fork’’ and 
dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
‘‘Powderhorn Wildlife Conservation Area’’. 
(8) 
SAWTOOTH
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County and in Saguache County, 
Colorado, managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 43,109 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Sawtooth WCA’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sheet 11: Lake Fork’’ and dated August 
27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Sawtooth Wildlife 
Conservation Area’’. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Areas are— 
(1) to conserve, protect, enhance, and restore 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations the wildlife and wildlife habitat of the 
Wildlife Conservation Areas; and 
(2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, water-
shed, and recreation resources of the Wildlife Con-
servation Areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Areas in a manner that— 
(A) furthers the purposes of the Wildlife 
Conservation Areas; and 
(B) is in accordance with— 
(i) this Act; and 
(ii) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the Wildlife Conservation 
Areas that the Secretary determines would fur-
ther the purposes described in subsection (b). 
(B) VEHICLE AND BICYCLE USE.— 
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ble portion of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area; and 
(bb) may, during the period 
beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act and ending on 
the date of adoption of a winter 
travel management plan for the 
applicable portion under item 
(aa), permit the use of over-snow 
vehicles in the applicable portion 
of the Wildlife Conservation Area 
in accordance with the applicable 
land management plan or other 
applicable management direction; 
(III) except as authorized under 
subclause (I), the use of off-highway 
vehicles and bicycles shall be prohib-
ited in the Matchless Wildlife Con-
servation Area designated by sub-
section (a)(4); and 
(IV) the Secretary may permit 
the use of bicycles on the potential 
trails described in paragraph (3) if 
the trails are designated by the Sec-
retary for the use. 
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(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the potential development, in accordance with 
applicable law, of— 
(A) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Gunnison to Crested Butte Trail’’, in the 
Flat Top Wildlife Conservation Area designated 
by subsection (a)(2); 
(B) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Crested Butte to Carbondale Trail’’, in the 
Munsey Creek Wildlife Conservation Area des-
ignated by subsection (a)(5); or 
(C) the proposed trails, commonly known 
as the ‘‘Tenderfoot Mountain to Bambi’s Trail’’ 
and the ‘‘Big Loop Trail’’, in the Sawtooth 
Wildlife Conservation Area designated by sub-
section (a)(8). 
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF PROTECTION AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) CASTLE
PROTECTION
AREA.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the 
County managed by the Forest Service comprising 
approximately 6,390 acres, as generally depicted as 
‘‘Castle Protection Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 
8: Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass’’ and dated Au-
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gust 27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Castle Protec-
tion Area’’. 
(2) DEER CREEK PROTECTION AREA.—Subject 
to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the 
County managed by the Forest Service comprising 
approximately 3,136 acres, as generally depicted as 
‘‘Deer Creek Protection Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass’’ and dated Au-
gust 27, 2024, is designated as the ‘‘Deer Creek 
Protection Area’’. 
(3) GRANITE BASIN PROTECTION AREA.—Sub-
ject to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in 
the County managed by the Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management comprising approxi-
mately 9,666 acres, as generally depicted as ‘‘Gran-
ite Basin Protection Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring 
Creek’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as 
the ‘‘Granite Basin Protection Area’’. 
(4) SOUTH
POVERTY
GULCH
PROTECTION 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 1,350 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘South Poverty Gulch Protection Area’’ on 
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the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield 
Pass’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as 
the ‘‘South Poverty Gulch Protection Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Protection 
Areas are— 
(1) to protect the natural and undeveloped 
character of the Protection Areas; and 
(2) to conserve and protect for the benefit and 
enjoyment of present and future generations the 
natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, recre-
ation, and wildlife resources of the Protection Areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Protection Areas in a manner that— 
(A) furthers the purposes of the Protection 
Areas described in subsection (b); and 
(B) is in accordance with— 
(i) this Act; and 
(ii) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the Protection Areas that the 
Secretary determines would further the pur-
poses described in subsection (b). 
(B) VEHICLE USE.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), as needed for administrative 
purposes, or to respond to an emergency, 
the use of off-highway vehicles in the Pro-
tection Areas is prohibited. 
(ii) OVER-SNOW VEHICLES.—The Sec-
retary may permit the use of over-snow ve-
hicles in the Deer Creek Protection Area 
designated by subsection (a)(2) on roads, 
trails, and areas designated for the use on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The Secretary may permit 
the use of bicycles in the Protection Areas 
only— 
(i) on roads and trails designated for 
the use on the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(ii) as needed for administrative pur-
poses; 
(iii) to respond to an emergency; or 
(iv) if designated by the Secretary for 
the use on the potential trails described in 
paragraph (3). 
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(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the potential development, in accordance with 
applicable law, of— 
(A) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Deer Creek to Brush Creek Connector 
Trail’’, within the Deer Creek Protection Area 
designated by subsection (a)(2); 
(B) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Eccher Exit Trail’’, within the Granite 
Basin Protection Area designated by subsection 
(a)(3); or 
(C) the proposed trail, commonly known as 
the ‘‘Lower Loop Trail Extension’’, in the 
South Poverty Gulch Protection Area des-
ignated by subsection (a)(4). 
SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF RECREATION MANAGEMENT 
AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) DOUBLE
TOP
RECREATION
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain Fed-
eral land in the County managed by the Forest 
Service comprising approximately 14,734 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Double Top RMA’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, 
and Spring Creek’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is 
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designated as the ‘‘Double Top Recreation Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(2) HORSE RANCH PARK RECREATION MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Subject to valid existing rights, cer-
tain Federal land in the County managed by the 
Forest Service comprising approximately 3,513 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘‘Horse Ranch Park 
RMA’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and 
Schofield Pass’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is des-
ignated as the ‘‘Horse Ranch Park Recreation Man-
agement Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation 
Management Areas are— 
(1) to provide for, and improve the manage-
ment of, recreation resources in the Recreation Man-
agement Areas for the benefit and enjoyment of 
present and future generation; and 
(2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, water-
shed, and wildlife resources of the Recreation Man-
agement Areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Recreation Management Areas in a manner 
that— 
(A) furthers the purposes of the Recre-
ation Management Areas described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) is in accordance with— 
(i) this Act; and 
(ii) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the Recreation Management 
Areas that the Secretary determines would fur-
ther the purposes described in subsection (b). 
(B) VEHICLE AND BICYCLE USE.— 
(i) DOUBLE TOP.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II), the use of off- 
highway vehicles and bicycles in the 
Double Top Recreation Management 
Area designated by subsection (a)(1) 
shall be permitted only on roads and 
trails designated for the use on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(II) EXCEPTIONS.— 
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(aa) 
OVER-SNOW
VEHI-
CLES.—Except as provided in 
item (bb), the use of over-snow 
vehicles shall not be permitted in 
the Double Top Recreation Man-
agement Area designated by sub-
section (a)(1). 
(bb) 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
USE.—Nothing in this section 
limits the use of off-highway ve-
hicles in the Double Top Recre-
ation Management Area des-
ignated by subsection (a)(1) as 
necessary for administrative pur-
poses or to respond to an emer-
gency (including as appropriate 
for administrative support and 
emergency response during the 
Grand Traverse skiing event, as 
permitted by the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison Na-
tional Forests). 
(ii) HORSE RANCH PARK.— 
(I) VEHICLE USE.— 
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(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Except 
as provided in item (bb), the use 
of off-highway vehicles in the 
Horse Ranch Park Recreation 
Management Area designated by 
subsection (a)(2) is prohibited. 
(bb) 
EXCEPTIONS.—The 
Secretary may permit the use of 
over-snow vehicles in the Horse 
Ranch Park Recreation Manage-
ment Area designated by sub-
section (a)(2)— 
(AA) only on roads, 
trails, and areas designated 
for the use on the date of 
enactment of this Act; or 
(BB) as needed for ad-
ministrative purposes or to 
respond to an emergency. 
(II) BICYCLES.—The Secretary 
may permit the use of bicycles in the 
Horse Ranch Park Recreation Man-
agement Area designated by sub-
section (a)(2) only— 
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(aa) on roads, trails, and 
areas designated for the use on 
the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(bb) as needed for adminis-
trative purposes; 
(cc) to respond to an emer-
gency; or 
(dd) if designated by the 
Secretary for the use on the po-
tential trails described in sub-
clause (III). 
(III) LIMITATION.—Nothing in 
this section affects the potential devel-
opment, in accordance with applicable 
law, of the proposed trail commonly 
known as the ‘‘Crested Butte to 
Paonia Trail’’, the proposed trail com-
monly known as the ‘‘Crested Butte 
to Carbondale Trail’’, or the proposed 
trail commonly known as the ‘‘Dark 
Canyon Loop Trail’’, in the Horse 
Ranch Park Recreation Management 
Area designated by subsection (a)(2). 
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SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCI-
ENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service com-
prising approximately 12,250 acres, as generally depicted 
as ‘‘Rocky Mountain Scientific Research and Education 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield 
Pass’’ and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
‘‘Rocky Mountain Scientific Research and Education 
Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Scientific Re-
search and Education Area are— 
(1) to encourage and preserve conditions nec-
essary for ecological, evolutionary, geological, biogeo-
chemical, climatological, biological, meteorological, 
and other natural science research and education; 
(2) to provide opportunities for the use of con-
tinually emerging techniques and methodologies in 
the conduct of the research and education described 
in paragraph (1); and 
(3) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, water-
shed, recreation, and wildlife resources of the Sci-
entific Research and Education Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Scientific Research and Education Area in a 
manner that— 
(A) furthers the purposes of the Scientific 
Research and Education Area described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) is in accordance with— 
(i) this Act; and 
(ii) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the Scientific Research and 
Education Area that the Secretary determines 
would further the purposes described in sub-
section (b). 
(B) VEHICLE USE.—Except as needed for 
administrative purposes or to respond to an 
emergency, the use of off-highway vehicles in 
the Scientific Research and Education Area 
shall be permitted only on roads designated for 
the use on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The use of bicycles in the 
Scientific Research and Education Area shall be 
permitted only— 
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(i) on roads and trails designated for 
the use by the Secretary on the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(ii) on trails designated for the use by 
the Secretary after the date of enactment 
of this Act if the Secretary determines that 
the use is consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b). 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section limits the au-
thority of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory to 
conduct scientific research or education activities inside or 
outside the boundaries of the Scientific Research and Edu-
cation Area. 
SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 
114 Stat. 1955; 116 Stat. 1055; 128 Stat. 3823) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘1993,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1993, and approximately 2,096 acres, as 
generally depicted as ‘Crystal Creek Wilderness Ad-
dition’ and ‘Lottis Creek Wilderness Addition’ on 
the map entitled ‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement 
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Cement Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘Sheet 4: 
Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek’ and 
dated August 27, 2024, which shall be known as the 
‘East Cement Wilderness’. 
‘‘(25) STAR PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunni-
son, and the White River National Forests com-
prising approximately 7,210 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Star Peak Wilderness’ on the map entitled 
‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring 
Creek’ and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be 
known as the ‘Star Peak Wilderness’. 
‘‘(26) MAROON BELLS-SNOWMASS WILDERNESS 
ADDITION.—Certain Federal land in the Grand 
Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National For-
ests comprising approximately 3,321 acres, as gen-
erally depicted as ‘Deer Creek Wilderness Addition’ 
and ‘Ashcroft Wilderness Addition’ on the map enti-
tled ‘Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and 
Spring Creek’ and dated August 27, 2024, which 
shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, 
the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. 
‘‘(27) WEST
ELK
WILDERNESS
ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land in the Gunnison Field Office 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 
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in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison 
National Forests and in the Curecanti National 
Recreation Area, comprising approximately 58,603 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘Lamborn Wilderness 
Addition’, ‘Castle Wilderness Addition’, ‘Beaver Wil-
derness Addition’, ‘Steuben Creek Wilderness Addi-
tion’, ‘East Elk Creek Wilderness Addition’, ‘Dillon 
Mesa Wilderness Addition’, ‘Soap Creek Wilderness 
Addition’, and ‘Curecanti Wilderness Addition’ on 
the map entitled ‘Sheet 7: West Elk Additions’ and 
dated August 27, 2024, which shall be incorporated 
in, and managed as part of, the West Elk Wilder-
ness. 
‘‘(28) 
UNCOMPAHGRE
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests com-
prising approximately 13,948 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Uncompahgre Wilderness Additions’ on 
the map entitled ‘Sheet 10: Uncompahgre Additions’ 
and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be incor-
porated 
in, 
and 
managed 
as 
part 
of, 
the 
Uncompahgre Wilderness. 
‘‘(29) POWDERHORN WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land in the Gunnison Field Office 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
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comprising approximately 9,604 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘Powderhorn Wilderness Addition’ on the 
map entitled ‘Sheet 11: Lake Fork’ and dated Au-
gust 27, 2024, which shall be incorporated in, and 
managed as part of, the Powderhorn Wilderness.’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any reference in the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) or the Colorado Wilder-
ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103– 
77) 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 administering the wilderness areas. 
(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 measure 
within the wilderness areas that the Secretary determines 
to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, sub-
ject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(d) WEST ELK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY MODIFICA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the West 
Elk Wilderness in the County is modified to exclude 
the approximately 15 acres generally depicted as 
‘‘West Elk Wilderness Boundary Pullback’’ on the 
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map entitled ‘‘Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass’’ 
and dated August 27, 2024. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land excluded from the boundary 
of the West Elk Wilderness under paragraph (1) is 
withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(e) RELEASE.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of subsection (c) of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the land 
within the Powderhorn Wilderness Study Area not des-
ignated as wilderness by this section (or an amendment 
made by this section)— 
(1) has been adequately studied for wilderness 
designation; and 
(2) is no longer subject to that subsection. 
SEC. 9. NORTH FORK VALLEY WATERSHED. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land in Delta County, Colorado, 
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as generally depicted as ‘‘Oil and Gas Withdrawal’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 6: North Fork Valley’’ 
and dated August 27, 2024, is withdrawn from oper-
ation of the mineral leasing laws with respect to oil 
and gas. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in paragraph (1) pre-
vents the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing 
the use or destruction of methane gas that would 
leak or be vented into the atmosphere from— 
(A) an active or inactive coal mine subject 
to a Federal coal lease; or 
(B) an abandoned underground coal mine 
or the site of a former coal mine— 
(i) that is not subject to a Federal 
coal lease; and 
(ii) with respect to which the Federal 
interest in land includes mineral rights to 
the methane gas. 
(b) NO SURFACE OCCUPANCY RESTRICTION.—Sub-
ject to valid existing rights, the Federal land in Delta 
County, Colorado, as generally depicted as ‘‘Oil and Gas 
No Surface Occupancy’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Sheet 1: 
Electric Mountain’’ and dated August 27, 2024, shall be 
subject to a no surface occupancy restriction with respect 
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to oil and gas exploration, development, production, and 
distribution. 
(c) GUNNISON RIVER MOTORIZED BOATS AND BOAT 
RAMP USE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the limita-
tion on transfer in the Gunnison Gorge National 
Conservation Area Approved Resource Management 
Plan dated November 2004, the Secretary of the In-
terior, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to paragraph (2) 
and such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
the Interior may require, may transfer the special 
recreation use permit for the use of motorized boats 
within the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area, if the 
use was established before the date of designation of 
the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area. 
(2) BOAT RAMP.—The Secretary of the Interior 
may only transfer the special recreation use permit 
described in paragraph (1) under that paragraph if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that— 
(A) the right of the public to the perma-
nent and reasonable use of the boat ramp for 
the Gunnison River at the Gunnison Forks Day 
Use Area in Delta County, Colorado, has been 
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acquired by a Federal agency or a State or local 
government; and 
(B) any fees to be charged by the Federal 
agency or the State or local government for 
public use of the boat ramp described in sub-
paragraph (A) would be reasonable. 
SEC. 10. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE UTE MOUN-
TAIN UTE TRIBE. 
(a) TRUST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and subject to 
valid existing rights, on request by the Ute Moun-
tain Ute Tribe (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Tribe’’), the Secretary of the Interior shall take 
into trust for the benefit of the Tribe the approxi-
mately 19,080 acres of land in the County, owned in 
fee by the Tribe, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Pinecrest 
Ranch—Fee to Trust Legislation’’ and dated Sep-
tember 20, 2024. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The land taken into 
trust by paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be part of the reservation of the Tribe; 
and 
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(B) be administered in accordance with the 
laws and regulations generally applicable to 
property held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of an Indian Tribe. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USE FOR GAMING ACTIVI-
TIES.—The land taken into trust by paragraph (1) 
shall not be eligible for, or considered to have been 
taken into trust for, any gaming activity under any 
Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior or the 
National Indian Gaming Commission under that 
Act. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, if any land is taken into trust 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
complete a survey to establish the boundaries of the land 
taken into trust under that subsection. 
(c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall affect the 
rights, title, interests, or jurisdiction of the County in 
County Road 25 or its right-of-way. 
SEC. 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall file a map and a legal description of the cov-
ered areas and wilderness areas with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any typo-
graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management 
or the Forest Service, as applicable. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within a covered area 
or wilderness area only through exchange, donation, 
or purchase from a willing seller. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incor-
porated in, and administered as a part of, the cov-
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ered area or wilderness area in which the land or in-
terest in land is located. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the covered areas and wilderness areas are withdrawn 
from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mining 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 
(e) GRAZING.—The laws (including regulations) and 
policies followed by the Secretary in issuing and admin-
istering grazing permits or leases on land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary shall continue to apply within a 
covered area. 
(f) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with this Act, the Secretary may— 
(1) carry out any measures that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to manage wildland fire, 
and treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases, in 
the covered areas; and 
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(2) coordinate the measures with the appro-
priate State or local agency, as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary. 
(g) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No project shall be carried 
out in a covered area for the purpose of harvesting 
commercial timber. 
(2) ECOLOGICAL
RESTORATION.—Any vegeta-
tion management project carried out in a covered 
area outside of the wildland-urban interface that in-
cludes the harvest or sale of merchantable materials 
shall— 
(A) be collaboratively developed; 
(B) limit the sale of merchantable mate-
rials to small diameter trees or biomass; and 
(C) in accordance with the best available 
science— 
(i) restore ecological integrity; 
(ii) maximize the retention of old 
growth and large trees, as appropriate for 
the forest type; and 
(iii) focus on prescribed fire as the 
primary 
means 
to 
achieve 
modified 
wildland fire behavior, as measured by the 
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