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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 552
To provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in the Arapaho
and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Mr. UDALL of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in
the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in 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 ‘‘Northern Front Range
Roadless Area Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROTECTED ROADLESS AREAS.
(a) AREAS DESIGNATED.—Subject to the require-
ments of subsection (c), the following lands within the
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado shall
be managed as protected roadless areas:
(1) INDIAN
PEAKS
WILDERNESS
ADJACENT
AREAS.—
(A) Certain lands in the Roosevelt Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 10,804
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Indian Peaks Adjacent Area Unit C’’ dated
July 2000, and which shall be known as ‘‘South
St. Vrain Protected Roadless Area’’.
(B) Certain lands in the Roosevelt Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 1,085
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Indian Peaks Adjacent Area Unit A’’ dated
July 2000, and which shall be known as
‘‘Fourth of July Protected Roadless Area’’.
(C) Certain lands in the Roosevelt Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 844
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Indian Peaks Adjacent Area Unit D’’ dated
July 2000, and which shall be known as ‘‘Rain-
bow Lakes Protected Roadless Area’’.
(2) MOUNT
EVANS
WILDERNESS
ADJACENT
AREAS.—
(A) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 5,741 acres as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount
Evans Adjacent Area Unit A’’ dated July 2000,
and which shall be known as ‘‘South Chicago
Creek Protected Roadless Area’’.
(B) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 717 acres as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount
Evans Adjacent Area Unit B’’ dated July 2000,
and which shall be known as ‘‘Mount Goliath
Protected Roadless Area’’.
(C) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 1,038 acres as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount
Evans Adjacent Area Unit C’’ dated July 2000,
and which shall be known as ‘‘Chief Mountain
Protected Roadless Area’’.
(D) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 2,787 acres as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount
Evans Adjacent Area Unit D’’ dated July 2000,
and which shall be known as ‘‘Bear Creek Pro-
tected Roadless Area’’.
(3) VASQUEZ
PEAK
WILDERNESS
ADJACENT
AREAS.—Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 6,133 acres as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Vasquez Adjacent
Area’’ dated July 2000, and which shall be known
as ‘‘Jones Pass Protected Roadless Area’’.
(4) OTHER AREAS.—
(A) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 25,382 acres
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Bard
Creek’’ dated July 2000, and which shall be
known as ‘‘Bard Creek Protected Roadless
Area’’.
(B) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 8,317 acres as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mt.
Sniktau’’ dated July 2000, and which shall be
known as ‘‘Mt. Sniktau Protected Roadless
Area’’.
(C) Certain lands in the Roosevelt Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 11,718
acres as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘North St. Vrain’’ dated July 2000, and which
shall be known as ‘‘North St. Vrain Protected
Roadless Area’’.
(D) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest comprising approximately 6,444 acres as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Square
Top Mtn.’’ dated July 2000, and which shall be
known as ‘‘Square Top Mountain Protected
Roadless Area’’.
(b) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall file with the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a map and a boundary description of each of the areas
designated as protected roadless areas in subsection (a).
Such maps and boundary descriptions shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief
of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—The lands identified in sub-
section (a) shall be managed and administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the same manner as lands in-
cluded in the ‘‘recommended for wilderness’’ category for
management direction in the 1997 Revision of the Land
and Resource Management Plan for the Arapaho and Roo-
sevelt National Forests and the Pawnee National Grass-
lands so as to maintain their presently existing roadless
character and potential for inclusion in the National Wil-
derness Preservation System until Congress determines
otherwise. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, with
respect to the grazing of livestock, such lands shall be
managed according to the laws generally applicable to the
National Forest System.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years following the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall report to Congress recommendations on the
suitability or unsuitability of the lands identified in sub-
section (a) for inclusion in the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System and such other recommendations as the
Secretary may wish to make regarding management of
such lands.
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