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(i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and additions designated by section 
523 are withdrawn from— 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 materials and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
(j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
or addition that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area or addi-
tion in which the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable laws (including regulations). 
(k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in a wilderness area or addi-
tion if the Secretary determines that the facilities and ac-
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cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 
control, or water reservoir operation activity. 
(l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive 
running event to continue in substantially the same man-
ner and degree in which this event was operated and per-
mitted in 2015 within additions to the Sheep Mountain 
Wilderness in section 523 of this title and the Pleasant 
View Ridge Wilderness Area designated by section 1802 
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 
provided that the event is authorized and conducted in a 
manner compatible with the preservation of the areas as 
wilderness. 
SEC. 525. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con-
fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 
to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 
trailhead and day use area, as a wild river.
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‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the Heaton Flats trailhead and day 
use area to 100 yards upstream of the con-
fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(ll) NORTH
FORK
SAN
GABRIEL
RIVER, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 4.3-mile segment of the North 
Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 
Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 
confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(ll) WEST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the West Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 
miles downstream of its source near Red Box 
Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 
downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 
N., R. 11 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West 
Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the
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powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., to the 
confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ll) LITTLE ROCK CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 
The following segments of Little Rock Creek and 
tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its 
source on Mt. Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 
9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 
with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 
Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 
Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 
Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 
Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo-
per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 
Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn 
Creek from 100 yards downstream of the
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Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 
Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER 
USE.— 
(1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 
and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, 
flood control facilities, water conservation works 
and facilities, including debris protection facili-
ties, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and 
stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled 
water facilities and water pumping, conveyance 
distribution systems, water storage tanks and 
reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydro-
power projects, and transmission and other an-
cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 
water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, ground-
water recharge, storage, and carriage struc-
tures. 
(B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall alter, modify, or affect—
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(5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 
modifying, or amending any of the interstate com-
pacts or equitable apportionment decrees that appor-
tions water among or between the State and any 
other State. 
(b) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall com-
ply with applicable procedural and substantive require-
ments of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 
any water rights not in existence on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act with respect to the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness 
additions designated by section 523, and the wild and sce-
nic rivers designated by amendment made by section 525. 
TITLE VI—RIM OF THE VALLEY 
CORRIDOR PRESERVATION 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor-
ridor Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 602. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION; 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 507(c)(1) of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460kk(c)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘, which shall’’ and inserting ‘‘ and generally de-
picted as ‘Rim of the Valley Unit Proposed Addition’ on
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the map entitled ‘Rim of the Valley Unit—Santa Monica 
Mountains National Recreation Area’, numbered 638/ 
147,723, and dated September 2018. Both maps shall’’. 
(b) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—Section 507 of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
460kk) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—(1) Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall update the general management plan 
for the recreation area to reflect the boundaries designated 
on the map referred to in subsection (c)(1) as the ‘Rim 
of the Valley Unit’ (hereafter in the subsection referred 
to as the ‘Rim of the Valley Unit’). Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Rim of the 
Valley Unit, and any land or interest in land acquired by 
the United States and located within the boundaries of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit, as part of the recreation area 
in accordance with the provisions of this section and appli-
cable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land 
within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit only 
through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing 
seller. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of 
eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land.
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‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection or the application of 
the management plan for the Rim of the Valley Unit shall 
be construed to— 
‘‘(A) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with respect to public access to or use of 
non-Federal land; 
‘‘(B) create any liability, or affect any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
or other owner of non-Federal land with respect to 
any person injured on private property or other non- 
Federal land; 
‘‘(C) affect the ownership, management, or 
other rights relating to any non-Federal land (in-
cluding any interest in any non-Federal land); 
‘‘(D) require any local government to partici-
pate in any program administered by the Secretary; 
‘‘(E) alter, modify, or diminish any right, re-
sponsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitle-
ment of the State, any political subdivision of the 
State, or any State or local agency under existing 
Federal, State, and local law (including regulations); 
‘‘(F) require the creation of protective perim-
eters or buffer zones, and the fact that certain ac-
tivities or land can be seen or heard from within the 
Rim of the Valley Unit shall not, of itself, preclude
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the activities or land uses up to the boundary of the 
Rim of the Valley Unit; 
‘‘(G) require or promote use of, or encourage 
trespass on, lands, facilities, and rights-of-way 
owned by non-Federal entities, including water re-
source facilities and public utilities, without the writ-
ten consent of the owner; 
‘‘(H) affect the operation, maintenance, modi-
fication, construction, or expansion of any water re-
source facility or utility facility located within or ad-
jacent to the Rim of the Valley Unit; 
‘‘(I) terminate the fee title to lands or cus-
tomary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace-
ment activities on or under such lands granted to 
public agencies that are authorized pursuant to Fed-
eral or State statute; 
‘‘(J) interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay 
the exercise of any right to, or access to any water 
resource facility or other facility or property nec-
essary or useful to access any water right to operate 
any public water or utility system; 
‘‘(K) require initiation or reinitiation of con-
sultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service under, or the application of provisions of, the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
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seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or division A of sub-
title III of title 54, United States Code, concerning 
any action or activity affecting water, water rights 
or water management or water resource facilities 
within the Rim of the Valley Unit; or 
‘‘(L) limit the Secretary’s ability to update ap-
plicable fire management plans, which may consider 
fuels management strategies including managed nat-
ural fire, prescribed fires, non-fire mechanical haz-
ardous fuel reduction activities, or post-fire remedi-
ation of damage to natural and cultural resources. 
‘‘(4) The activities of a utility facility or water re-
source facility shall take into consideration ways to rea-
sonably avoid or reduce the impact on the resources of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
‘‘(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘utility facility’ means electric 
substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, 
and lines, ground wires, communications circuits, 
and other structures, and related infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘water resource facility’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities; dams and res-
ervoirs; flood control facilities; water conservation 
works, including debris protection facilities, sediment
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placement sites, rain gauges, and stream gauges; 
water quality, recycled water, and pumping facilities; 
conveyance distribution systems; water treatment fa-
cilities; aqueducts; canals; ditches; pipelines; wells; 
hydropower projects; transmission facilities; and 
other ancillary facilities, groundwater recharge facili-
ties, water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, groundwater re-
charge, storage, and carriage structures.’’. 
TITLE 
VII—COLORADO 
OUT-
DOOR 
RECREATION 
AND 
ECONOMY 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Colorado Outdoor 
Recreation and Economy Act’’. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of 
Colorado. 
Subtitle A—Continental Divide 
SEC. 711. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 
means any area designated as wilderness by the 
amendments to section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilder-
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ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) made by section 712(a). 
(2) HISTORIC
LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘‘His-
toric Landscape’’ means the Camp Hale National 
Historic Landscape designated by section 717(a). 
(3) RECREATION
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Recreation Management Area’’ means the 
Tenmile Recreation Management Area designated by 
section 714(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) 
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means, as appli-
cable— 
(A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Con-
servation Area designated by section 715(a); 
and 
(B) the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation 
Area 
designated 
by 
section 
716(a). 
SEC. 712. 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—
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(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 
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 June 24, 2019, which shall be known as the 
‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’.
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‘‘(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 June 24, 
2019, 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 
9,670 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 June 24, 2019, 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.
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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. 
(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 Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 
101–405). 
(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
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agencies, including operations using aircraft or mecha-
nized equipment. 
SEC. 713. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS. 
(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, 
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—
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(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. 
(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 any 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).
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(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.— 
(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).
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(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall manage the Williams 
Fork Mountains Wilderness in accordance with— 
(A) the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77); 
and 
(B) this subtitle. 
SEC. 714. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 17,122 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Tenmile Proposal’’ and dated 
June 24, 2019, are designated as the ‘‘Tenmile Recreation 
Management Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation 
Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen-
erations the recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and 
ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Recreation Management Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances—
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(i) the purposes of the Recreation 
Management Area described in subsection 
(b); and 
(ii) recreation opportunities, including 
mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback 
riding, 
snowshoeing, 
climbing, 
skiing, 
camping, and hunting; 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 Recreation Manage-
ment Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Recreation Management Area shall 
be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and
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periods authorized for motorized vehicle 
use on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
or temporary road shall be constructed in 
the Recreation Management Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) rerouting or closing an exist-
ing road or trail to protect natural re-
sources from degradation, as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; 
(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses or roadside camping; 
(III) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out pre- or post- 
fire watershed protection projects; 
(IV) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles to carry out any activ-
ity described in subsection (d), (e)(1), 
or (f); or 
(V) responding to an emergency. 
(C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.—
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Recreation Management Area for the pur-
pose 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 prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 
insects, or disease in the Recreation Management Area, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(e) WATER.— 
(1) EFFECT ON WATER MANAGEMENT INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, op-
eration, maintenance, or renovation within the 
Recreation Management Area of— 
(A) water management infrastructure in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
or
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(B) any future infrastructure necessary for 
the development or exercise of water rights de-
creed before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Section 3(e) of the 
James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act 
(Public Law 107–216; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply 
to the Recreation Management Area. 
(f) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author-
izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula-
tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Recre-
ation Management Area for— 
(1) a regional transportation project, includ-
ing— 
(A) highway widening or realignment; and 
(B) construction of multimodal transpor-
tation systems; or 
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas-
ure associated with the implementation or use of a 
facility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(g) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the designation of the Federal land within the Recre-
ation Management Area for purposes of— 
(1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; 
or
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(2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
(h) PERMITS.—Nothing in this section alters or lim-
its— 
(1) any permit held by a ski area or other enti-
ty; or 
(2) the acceptance, review, or implementation of 
associated activities or facilities proposed or author-
ized by law or permit outside the boundaries of the 
Recreation Management Area. 
SEC. 715. 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
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(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.— 
(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).
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(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). 
(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;
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(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; 
(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 prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 
insects, or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, sub-
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ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section or section 720(f) precludes the Sec-
retary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal 
land within the Wildlife Conservation Area for— 
(1) a regional transportation project, includ-
ing— 
(A) highway widening or realignment; and 
(B) construction of multimodal transpor-
tation systems; or 
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas-
ure associated with the implementation or use of a 
facility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the designation of the Federal land within the Wild-
life Conservation Area for purposes of— 
(1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; 
or 
(2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
(g) 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.
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SEC. 716. 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.— 
(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.);
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(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 
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;
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(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. 
(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-
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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 prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 
insects, or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section or section 720(f) precludes the Sec-
retary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal 
land within the Wildlife Conservation Area for— 
(1) a regional transportation project, includ-
ing— 
(A) highway widening or realignment; and 
(B) construction of multimodal transpor-
tation systems; or 
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas-
ure associated with the implementation or use of a 
facility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(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.
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SEC. 717. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 28,676 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Camp Hale National Historic Land-
scape’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic 
Landscape Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated the ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Historic Land-
scape are— 
(1) to provide for— 
(A) the interpretation of historic events, 
activities, structures, and artifacts of the His-
toric Landscape, including with respect to the 
role of the Historic Landscape in local, na-
tional, and world history; 
(B) the historic preservation of the His-
toric Landscape, consistent with— 
(i) the designation of the Historic 
Landscape as a national historic site; and 
(ii) the other purposes of the Historic 
Landscape; 
(C) recreational opportunities, with an em-
phasis on the activities related to the historic 
use of the Historic Landscape, including skiing, 
snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, horseback
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riding, climbing, other road- and trail-based ac-
tivities, and other outdoor activities; and 
(D) the continued environmental remedi-
ation and removal of unexploded ordnance at 
the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site 
and the Camp Hale historic cantonment area; 
and 
(2) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations the scenic, watershed, and ecological re-
sources of the Historic Landscape. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Historic Landscape in accordance with— 
(A) the purposes of the Historic Landscape 
described in subsection (b); and 
(B) any other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a management plan for the 
Historic Landscape.
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(B) CONTENTS.—The management plan 
prepared under subparagraph (A) shall include 
plans for— 
(i) improving the interpretation of his-
toric events, activities, structures, and arti-
facts of the Historic Landscape, including 
with respect to the role of the Historic 
Landscape in local, national, and world 
history; 
(ii) conducting historic preservation 
and veteran outreach and engagement ac-
tivities; 
(iii) managing recreational opportuni-
ties, including the use and stewardship 
of— 
(I) the road and trail systems; 
and 
(II) 
dispersed 
recreation 
re-
sources; 
(iv) the conservation, protection, res-
toration, or enhancement of the scenic, wa-
tershed, and ecological resources of the 
Historic Landscape, including—
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(I) conducting the restoration 
and enhancement project under sub-
section (d); 
(II) forest fuels, wildfire, and 
mitigation management; and 
(III) watershed health and pro-
tection; 
(v) environmental remediation and, 
consistent with subsection (e)(2), the re-
moval of unexploded ordnance; and 
(vi) managing the Historic Landscape 
in accordance with subsection (g). 
(3) EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS.—The Secretary shall 
provide to the Secretary of the Army a notification 
of any unexploded ordnance (as defined in section 
101(e) of title 10, United States Code) that is dis-
covered in the Historic Landscape. 
(d) CAMP HALE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a restoration and enhancement project in the His-
toric Landscape— 
(A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wet-
land conditions in and along the Eagle River 
and tributaries of the Eagle River;
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(B) to maintain or improve recreation and 
interpretive opportunities and facilities; and 
(C) to conserve historic values in the Camp 
Hale area. 
(2) 
COORDINATION.—In 
carrying 
out 
the 
project described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall coordinate with, and provide the opportunity to 
collaborate on the project to— 
(A) the Corps of Engineers; 
(B) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Head-
waters Collaborative Group; 
(C) the National Forest Foundation; 
(D) the Colorado Department of Public 
Health and Environment; 
(E) the Colorado State Historic Preserva-
tion Office; 
(F) the Colorado Department of Natural 
Resources; 
(G) units of local government; and 
(H) other interested organizations and 
members of the public. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall continue to carry out the projects and activities 
of the Department of the Army in existence on the
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date of enactment of this Act relating to cleanup 
of— 
(A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used De-
fense Site; or 
(B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment 
area. 
(2) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Army may remove unexploded ordnance (as de-
fined in section 101(e) of title 10, United 
States Code) from the Historic Landscape, as 
the Secretary of the Army determines to be ap-
propriate in accordance with applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(B) ACTION ON RECEIPT OF NOTICE.—On 
receipt from the Secretary of a notification of 
unexploded ordnance under subsection (c)(3), 
the Secretary of the Army may remove the 
unexploded ordnance in accordance with— 
(i) the program for environmental res-
toration of formerly used defense sites 
under section 2701 of title 10, United 
States Code;
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(ii) the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and 
(iii) any other applicable provision of 
law (including regulations). 
(3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection modifies any obligation in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act relating to envi-
ronmental remediation or removal of any unexploded 
ordnance located in or around the Camp Hale his-
toric cantonment area, the Camp Hale Formerly 
Used Defense Site, or the Historic Landscape, in-
cluding such an obligation under— 
(A) the program for environmental restora-
tion of formerly used defense sites under sec-
tion 2701 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or 
(C) any other applicable provision of law 
(including regulations). 
(f) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and 
the Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement— 
(1) to specify—
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(A) the activities of the Secretary relating 
to the management of the Historic Landscape; 
and 
(B) the activities of the Secretary of the 
Army relating to environmental remediation 
and the removal of unexploded ordnance in ac-
cordance with subsection (e) and other applica-
ble laws (including regulations); and 
(2) to require the Secretary to provide to the 
Secretary of the Army, by not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act and periodi-
cally thereafter, as appropriate, a management plan 
for the Historic Landscape for purposes of the re-
moval activities described in subsection (e). 
(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects the jurisdiction of the State over any 
water law, water right, or adjudication or adminis-
tration relating to any water resource; 
(2) affects any water right in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act, or the exercise of such 
a water right, including— 
(A) a water right subject to an interstate 
water compact (including full development of 
any apportionment made in accordance with 
such a compact);
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(B) a water right decreed within, above, 
below, or through the Historic Landscape; 
(C) a change, exchange, plan for aug-
mentation, or other water decree with respect to 
a water right, including a conditional water 
right, in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act— 
(i) that is consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (b); and 
(ii) that does not result in diversion of 
a greater flow rate or volume of water for 
such a water right in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(D) a water right held by the United 
States; 
(E) the management or operation of any 
reservoir, including the storage, management, 
release, or transportation of water; and 
(F) the construction or operation of such 
infrastructure as is determined to be necessary 
by an individual or entity holding water rights 
to develop and place to beneficial use those 
rights, subject to applicable Federal, State, and 
local law (including regulations);
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(3) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
by the United States of any reserved or appropria-
tive water right; 
(4) alters or limits— 
(A) a permit held by a ski area; 
(B) the implementation of activities gov-
erned by a ski area permit; or 
(C) the authority of the Secretary to mod-
ify or expand an existing ski area permit; 
(5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions 
of the Historic Landscape for public safety, environ-
mental remediation, or other use in accordance with 
applicable laws; or 
(6) affects— 
(A) any special use permit in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) the renewal of a permit described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(h) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
general fund of the Treasury a special account, to 
be known as the ‘‘Camp Hale Historic Preservation 
and Restoration Fund’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Camp
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Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund 
$10,000,000, to be available to the Secretary until 
expended, for activities relating to historic interpre-
tation, preservation, and restoration carried out in 
and around the Historic Landscape. 
(i) DESIGNATION OF OVERLOOK.—The interpretive 
site located beside United States Route 24 in the State, 
at 39.431N 106.323W, is designated as the ‘‘Sandy Treat 
Overlook’’. 
SEC. 718. 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.
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SEC. 719. 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 
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. 720. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects 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 subtitle or 
an amendment made by this subtitle establishes a 
protective perimeter or buffer zone around—
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(A) a covered area; 
(B) a wilderness area or potential wilder-
ness area designated by section 713; 
(C) the Recreation Management Area; 
(D) a Wildlife Conservation Area; or 
(E) the Historic Landscape. 
(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 subtitle 
affects 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.
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(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file maps and legal descriptions of each area 
described in subsection (b)(1) with— 
(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 filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, 
except 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 Forest Service. 
(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
an area described in subsection (b)(1) only through 
exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing sell-
er.
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(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incor-
porated into, and administered as a part of, the wil-
derness area, Recreation Management Area, Wildlife 
Conservation Area, or Historic Landscape, as appli-
cable, in which the land or interest in land is lo-
cated. 
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the areas de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) are withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(g) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub-
title or an amendment made by this subtitle restricts or 
precludes— 
(1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 
over any area subject to this subtitle or an amend-
ment made by this subtitle, including military over-
flights that can be seen, heard, or detected within 
such an area;
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(2) flight testing or evaluation over an area de-
scribed in paragraph (1); or 
(3) the use or establishment of— 
(A) any new unit of special use airspace 
over an area described in paragraph (1); or 
(B) any military flight training or trans-
portation over such an area. 
(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that military aviation training on Federal public 
land in the State, including the training conducted at the 
High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training 
Site, is critical to the national security of the United 
States and the readiness of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle B—San Juan Mountains 
SEC. 731. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means— 
(A) land designated as wilderness under 
paragraphs (27) through (29) of section 2(a) of 
the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 732); and 
(B) a Special Management Area.
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Special Management Area’’ means each of— 
(A) the Sheep Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area designated by section 723(a)(1); and 
(B) the Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area designated by section 723(a)(2). 
SEC. 732. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM. 
Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as amended 
by section 722(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(27) LIZARD HEAD WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain 
Federal 
land 
in 
the 
Grand 
Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests com-
prising approximately 3,141 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Wilson, Sun-
shine, Black Face and San Bernardo Additions to 
the Lizard Head Wilderness’ and dated September 
6, 2018, which is incorporated in, and shall be ad-
ministered as part of, the Lizard Head Wilderness. 
‘‘(28) MOUNT
SNEFFELS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—
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enjoyment of present and future generations the geologi-
cal, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, natural, sci-
entific, recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, histor-
ical, educational, and scenic resources of the Special Man-
agement 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 and values of the Special Manage-
ment Areas described in subsection (b); 
(B) subject to paragraph (3), maintains or 
improves the wilderness character of the Special 
Management Areas and the suitability of the 
Special Management Areas for potential inclu-
sion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(C) is in accordance with— 
(i) the National Forest Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) this subtitle; and 
(iii) any other applicable laws. 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.—The following shall be pro-
hibited in the Special Management Areas: 
(A) Permanent roads.
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(B) Except as necessary to meet the min-
imum requirements for the administration of 
the Federal land, to provide access for aban-
doned mine cleanup, and to protect public 
health and safety— 
(i) the use of motor vehicles, motor-
ized equipment, or mechanical transport 
(other than as provided in paragraph (3)); 
and 
(ii) the establishment of temporary 
roads. 
(3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
allow any activities (including helicopter access 
for recreation and maintenance and the com-
petitive running event permitted since 1992) 
that have been authorized by permit or license 
as of the date of enactment of this Act to con-
tinue within the Special Management Areas, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(B) PERMITTING.—The designation of the 
Special Management Areas by subsection (a) 
shall not affect the issuance of permits relating
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to the activities covered under subparagraph 
(A) after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The Secretary may permit 
the use of bicycles in— 
(i) the portion of the Sheep Mountain 
Special Management Area identified as 
‘‘Ophir Valley Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Man-
agement Area’’ and dated September 19, 
2018; and 
(ii) the portion of the Liberty Bell 
East Special Management Area identified 
as ‘‘Liberty Bell Corridor’’ on the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last 
Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wil-
derness, Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Water and water rights in 
the Special Management Areas shall be administered in 
accordance with section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act 
of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 762), except that, 
for purposes of this subtitle— 
(1) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘the lands designated as wilderness by this Act’’, 
‘‘the Piedra, Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas iden-
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tified in section 9 of this Act, or the Bowen Gulch 
Protection Area or the Fossil Ridge Recreation Man-
agement Area identified in sections 5 and 6 of this 
Act’’, or ‘‘the areas described in sections 2, 5, 6, and 
9 of this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference 
to ‘‘the Special Management Areas’’; and 
(2) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference to 
‘‘the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy 
Act’’. 
SEC. 734. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) DOMINGUEZ
CANYON
WILDERNESS
STUDY 
AREA.—Subtitle E of title II of Public Law 111–11 is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 2408 (16 U.S.C. 
460zzz–7) as section 2409; and 
(2) by inserting after section 2407 (16 U.S.C. 
460zzz–6) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2408. RELEASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the pur-
poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the por-
tions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area 
not designated as wilderness by this subtitle have been 
adequately studied for wilderness designation.
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‘‘(b) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
subtitle— 
‘‘(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
‘‘(2) shall be managed in accordance with this 
subtitle and any other applicable laws.’’. 
(b) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the 
purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the portions of the McKenna Peak Wilder-
ness Study Area in San Miguel County in the State 
not designated as wilderness by paragraph (29) of 
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 732) have been adequately studied 
for wilderness designation. 
(2) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in 
paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness 
by paragraph (29) of section 2(a) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–77) (as added by section 732)—
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(A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(B) shall be managed in accordance with 
applicable laws. 
SEC. 735. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects 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 subtitle es-
tablishes a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around covered land. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land out-
side of the covered land can be seen or heard from 
within covered land shall not preclude the activity or 
use outside the boundary of the covered land. 
(c) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USES.— 
(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe, includ-
ing rights under the Agreement of September 13, 
1873, ratified by the Act of April 29, 1874 (18 Stat. 
36, chapter 136).
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(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—Subject to 
any terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary and in accordance with appli-
cable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued 
use of the covered land 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 or 
the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall 
file a map and a legal description of each wilderness 
area designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of 
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 732) and the Special Management 
Areas with— 
(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 filed under paragraph (1) shall have the
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same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, 
except that the Secretary or the Secretary of the In-
terior, as appropriate, may correct any typographical 
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 
and the Forest Service. 
(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of the Interior, as appropriate, may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
a Special Management Area or the wilderness des-
ignated under paragraphs (27) through (29) of sec-
tion 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 732) only through exchange, dona-
tion, or purchase from a willing seller. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incor-
porated into, and administered as a part of, the wil-
derness or Special Management Area in which the 
land or interest in land is located.
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(f) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on covered 
land, 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 with jurisdiction over the covered land, in ac-
cordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the applicable guidelines set forth in Appen-
dix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives ac-
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 
Rept. 101–405) or H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
(H. Rept. 96–617). 
(g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary with jurisdiction over a wilder-
ness area designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of 
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as added by sec-
tion 732) may carry out any activity in the wilderness area 
that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the con-
trol of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate.
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(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the covered 
land and the approximately 6,590 acres generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Naturita Canyon Mineral 
Withdrawal Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is with-
drawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
Subtitle C—Thompson Divide 
SEC. 741. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights, to withdraw 
certain Federal land in the Thompson Divide area 
from mineral and other disposal laws in order to 
protect the agricultural, ranching, wildlife, air qual-
ity, recreation, ecological, and scenic values of the 
area; and 
(2) to promote the capture of fugitive methane 
emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the 
atmosphere— 
(A) to reduce methane gas emissions; and
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(B) to provide— 
(i) new renewable electricity supplies 
and other beneficial uses of fugitive meth-
ane emissions; and 
(ii) increased royalties for taxpayers. 
SEC. 742. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS.—The term 
‘‘fugitive methane emissions’’ means methane gas 
from the Federal land in Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, 
or Pitkin County in the State, as generally depicted 
on the pilot program map as ‘‘Fugitive Coal Mine 
Methane Use Pilot Program Area’’, that would leak 
or be vented into the atmosphere from an active, in-
active, or abandoned underground coal mine. 
(2) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive 
Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program established 
by section 745(a)(1). 
(3) PILOT
PROGRAM
MAP.—The term ‘‘pilot 
program map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Greater 
Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use 
Pilot Program Area’’ and dated June 17, 2019. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(5) THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Thompson 
Divide lease’’ means any oil or gas lease in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act within 
the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protec-
tion Area. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Thompson 
Divide lease’’ does not include any oil or gas 
lease that— 
(i) is associated with a Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right; or 
(ii) before the date of enactment of 
this Act, has expired, been cancelled, or 
otherwise terminated. 
(6) 
THOMPSON
DIVIDE
MAP.—The 
term 
‘‘Thompson Divide map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Area Map’’ and dated 
June 13, 2019. 
(7) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PRO-
TECTION AREA.—The term ‘‘Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area’’ means the Federal 
land and minerals generally depicted on the Thomp-
son Divide map as the ‘‘Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area’’.
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(8) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOP-
MENT RIGHT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ means a de-
velopment right for any of the Federal mineral 
leases numbered COC 007496, COC 007497, 
COC 007498, COC 007499, COC 007500, COC 
007538, COC 008128, COC 015373, COC 
0128018, COC 051645, and COC 051646, as 
generally depicted on the Thompson Divide map 
as ‘‘Wolf Creek Storage Agreement’’. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ does not in-
clude any storage right or related activity with-
in the area described in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 743. THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PROTEC-
TION AREA. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Thompson 
Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area is withdrawn 
from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and
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(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(b) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection 
Area shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(c) GRAZING.—Nothing in this title affects the ad-
ministration of grazing in the Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area. 
SEC. 744. THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the relinquish-
ment by a leaseholder of all Thompson Divide leases of 
the leaseholder, the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder 
credits for any bid, royalty, or rental payment due under 
any Federal oil or gas lease on Federal land in the State, 
in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNT OF CREDITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amount of the credits issued to a leaseholder of 
a Thompson Divide lease relinquished under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(A) be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the bonus bids paid 
for the applicable Thompson Divide leases;
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(ii) the amount of any rental paid for 
the applicable Thompson Divide leases as 
of the date on which the leaseholder sub-
mits to the Secretary a notice of the deci-
sion to relinquish the applicable Thompson 
Divide leases; and 
(iii) the amount of any expenses in-
curred by the leaseholder of the applicable 
Thompson Divide leases in the preparation 
of any drilling permit, sundry notice, or 
other related submission in support of the 
development of the applicable Thompson 
Divide leases as of January 28, 2019, in-
cluding any expenses relating to the prepa-
ration of any analysis under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(B) require the approval of the Secretary. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The amount of a credit 
issued under subsection (a) shall not include any ex-
penses paid by the leaseholder of a Thompson Divide 
lease for legal fees or related expenses for legal work 
with respect to a Thompson Divide lease.
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(c) CANCELLATION.—Effective on relinquishment 
under this section, and without any additional action by 
the Secretary, a Thompson Divide lease— 
(1) shall be permanently cancelled; and 
(2) shall not be reissued. 
(d) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, each exchange under this 
section shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) this title; and 
(B) other applicable laws (including regu-
lations). 
(2) ACCEPTANCE OF CREDITS.—The Secretary 
shall accept credits issued under subsection (a) in 
the same manner as cash for the payments described 
in that subsection. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The use of a credit issued 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the laws (in-
cluding regulations) applicable to the payments de-
scribed in that subsection, to the extent that the 
laws are consistent with this section. 
(4) TREATMENT OF CREDITS.—All amounts in 
the form of credits issued under subsection (a) ac-
cepted by the Secretary shall be considered to be 
amounts received for the purposes of—
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(A) section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 191); and 
(B) section 20 of the Geothermal Steam 
Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019). 
(e) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT 
RIGHTS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY.—As a condi-
tion precedent to the relinquishment of a Thompson 
Divide lease, any leaseholder with a Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right shall permanently 
relinquish, transfer, and otherwise convey to the 
Secretary, in a form acceptable to the Secretary, all 
Wolf Creek Storage Field development rights of the 
leaseholder. 
(2) LIMITATION
OF
TRANSFER.—An interest 
acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be held in perpetuity; and 
(B) shall not be— 
(i) transferred; 
(ii) reissued; or 
(iii) otherwise used for mineral extrac-
tion.
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SEC. 745. GREATER THOMPSON DIVIDE FUGITIVE COAL 
MINE METHANE USE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) FUGITIVE COAL MINE METHANE USE PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Bureau of Land Management a pilot program, 
to be known as the ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Fu-
gitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot pro-
gram is to promote the capture, beneficial use, miti-
gation, and sequestration of fugitive methane emis-
sions— 
(A) to reduce methane emissions; 
(B) to promote economic development; 
(C) to produce bid and royalty revenues; 
(D) to improve air quality; and 
(E) to improve public safety. 
(3) PLAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall develop a plan— 
(i) to complete an inventory of fugitive 
methane emissions in accordance with sub-
section (b);
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(ii) to provide for the leasing of fugi-
tive methane emissions in accordance with 
subsection (c); and 
(iii) to provide for the capping or de-
struction of fugitive methane emissions in 
accordance with subsection (d). 
(B) COORDINATION.—In developing the 
plan under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
coordinate with— 
(i) the State; 
(ii) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, and 
Pitkin Counties in the State; 
(iii) lessees of Federal coal within the 
counties referred to in clause (ii); 
(iv) interested institutions of higher 
education in the State; and 
(v) interested members of the public. 
(b) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSION INVENTORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete an inventory of fugitive methane 
emissions. 
(2) CONDUCT.—The Secretary may conduct the 
inventory under paragraph (1) through, or in col-
laboration with—
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(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(B) the United States Geological Survey; 
(C) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(D) the United States Forest Service; 
(E) State departments or agencies; 
(F) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, or Pitkin 
County in the State; 
(G) the Garfield County Federal Mineral 
Lease District; 
(H) institutions of higher education in the 
State; 
(I) lessees of Federal coal within a county 
referred to in subparagraph (F); 
(J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(K) the National Center for Atmospheric 
Research; or 
(L) other interested entities, including 
members of the public. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The inventory under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) the general location and geographic co-
ordinates of each vent, seep, or other source 
producing significant fugitive methane emis-
sions;
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(B) an estimate of the volume and con-
centration of fugitive methane emissions from 
each source of significant fugitive methane 
emissions, including details of measurements 
taken and the basis for that emissions estimate; 
(C) an estimate of the total volume of fugi-
tive methane emissions each year; 
(D) relevant data and other information 
available from— 
(i) 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency; 
(ii) the Mine Safety and Health Ad-
ministration; 
(iii) the Colorado Department of Nat-
ural Resources; 
(iv) the Colorado Public Utility Com-
mission; 
(v) the Colorado Department of 
Health and Environment; and 
(vi) the Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement; and 
(E) such other information as may be use-
ful in advancing the purposes of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(4) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; DISCLOSURE.—
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(A) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall provide opportunities for public 
participation in the inventory under this sub-
section. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the inventory under this subsection pub-
licly available. 
(C) DISCLOSURE.—Nothing in this sub-
section requires the Secretary to publicly re-
lease information that— 
(i) poses a threat to public safety; 
(ii) is confidential business informa-
tion; or 
(iii) is otherwise protected from public 
disclosure. 
(5) USE.—The Secretary shall use the inven-
tory in carrying out— 
(A) the leasing program under subsection 
(c); and 
(B) the capping or destruction of fugitive 
methane emissions under subsection (d). 
(c) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSION LEASING PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and in accordance with this section, not later
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than 1 year after the date of completion of the in-
ventory required under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall carry out a program to encourage the use and 
destruction of fugitive methane emissions. 
(2) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM COAL 
MINES SUBJECT TO LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the holder of a valid existing Federal 
coal lease for a mine that is producing fugitive 
methane emissions to capture for use, or de-
stroy by flaring, the fugitive methane emissions. 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The authority under 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 
(i) valid existing rights; and 
(ii) such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.—The program carried 
out under paragraph (1) shall only include fugi-
tive methane emissions that can be captured for 
use, or destroyed by flaring, in a manner that 
does not— 
(i) endanger the safety of any coal 
mine worker; or 
(ii) unreasonably interfere with any 
ongoing operation at a coal mine.
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(D) COOPERATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
work cooperatively with the holders of valid 
existing Federal coal leases for mines that 
produce fugitive methane emissions to en-
courage— 
(I) the capture of fugitive meth-
ane emissions for beneficial use, such 
as generating electrical power, pro-
ducing usable heat, transporting the 
methane to market, or transforming 
the fugitive methane emissions into a 
different marketable material; or 
(II) if the beneficial use of the 
fugitive methane emissions is not fea-
sible, the destruction of the fugitive 
methane emissions by flaring. 
(ii) GUIDANCE.—In furtherance of the 
purposes of this paragraph, not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for 
the implementation of Federal authorities 
and programs to encourage the capture for 
use, or destruction by flaring, of fugitive 
methane emissions, while minimizing im-
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pacts on natural resources or other public 
interest values. 
(E) ROYALTIES.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether any fugitive methane emissions 
used or destroyed pursuant to this paragraph 
are subject to the payment of a royalty under 
applicable law. 
(3) FUGITIVE
METHANE
EMISSIONS
FROM 
ABANDONED COAL MINES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, notwithstanding section 
743, subject to valid existing rights, and in ac-
cordance with section 21 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 241) and any other applicable 
law, the Secretary shall— 
(i) authorize the capture for use, or 
destruction by flaring, of fugitive methane 
emissions from abandoned coal mines on 
Federal land; and 
(ii) make available for leasing such fu-
gitive methane emissions from abandoned 
coal mines on Federal land as the Sec-
retary considers to be in the public inter-
est.
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(B) SOURCE.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall offer for lease 
each significant vent, seep, or other source of 
fugitive methane emissions from abandoned 
coal mines. 
(C) BID QUALIFICATIONS.—A bid to lease 
fugitive methane emissions under this para-
graph shall specify whether the prospective les-
see intends— 
(i) to capture the fugitive methane 
emissions for beneficial use, such as gener-
ating electrical power, producing usable 
heat, transporting the methane to market, 
or transforming the fugitive methane emis-
sions into a different marketable material; 
(ii) to destroy the fugitive methane 
emissions by flaring; or 
(iii) to employ a specific combination 
of— 
(I) capturing the fugitive meth-
ane emissions for beneficial use; and 
(II) destroying the fugitive meth-
ane emission by flaring. 
(D) PRIORITY.—
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—If there is more 
than 1 qualified bid for a lease under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall select the 
bid that the Secretary determines is likely 
to most significantly advance the public in-
terest. 
(ii) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
deter-
mining the public interest under clause (i), 
the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation— 
(I) the size of the overall de-
crease in the time-integrated radiative 
forcing of the fugitive methane emis-
sions; 
(II) the impacts to other natural 
resource values, including wildlife, 
water, and air; and 
(III) other public interest values, 
including scenic, economic, recreation, 
and cultural values. 
(E) LEASE FORM.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop and provide to prospective bidders 
a lease form for leases issued under this 
paragraph.
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(ii) DUE DILIGENCE.—The lease form 
developed under clause (i) shall include 
terms and conditions requiring the leased 
fugitive methane emissions to be put to 
beneficial use or flared by not later than 1 
year after the date of issuance of the lease. 
(F) ROYALTY RATE.—The Secretary shall 
develop a minimum bid and royalty rate for 
leases under this paragraph to advance the pur-
poses of this section, to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
(d) SEQUESTRATION.—If, by not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, any significant 
fugitive methane emissions from abandoned coal mines on 
Federal land are not leased under subsection (c)(3), the 
Secretary shall, in accordance with applicable law, take all 
reasonable measures— 
(1) to cap those fugitive methane emissions at 
the source in any case in which the cap will result 
in the long-term sequestration of all or a significant 
portion of the fugitive methane emissions; or 
(2) if sequestration under paragraph (1) is not 
feasible, destroy the fugitive methane emissions by 
flaring.
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(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a report detail-
ing— 
(1) the economic and environmental impacts of 
the pilot program, including information on in-
creased royalties and estimates of avoided green-
house gas emissions; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary on 
whether the pilot program could be expanded geo-
graphically to include other significant sources of fu-
gitive methane emissions from coal mines. 
SEC. 746. EFFECT. 
Except as expressly provided in this subtitle, nothing 
in this subtitle— 
(1) expands, diminishes, or impairs any valid 
existing mineral leases, mineral interest, or other 
property rights wholly or partially within the 
Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area, 
including access to the leases, interests, rights, or 
land in accordance with applicable Federal, State, 
and local laws (including regulations);
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(2) prevents the capture of methane from any 
active, inactive, or abandoned coal mine covered by 
this subtitle, in accordance with applicable laws; or 
(3) prevents access to, or the development of, 
any new or existing coal mine or lease in Delta or 
Gunnison County in the State. 
Subtitle D—Curecanti National 
Recreation Area 
SEC. 751. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area, Pro-
posed Boundary’’, numbered 616/100,485C, and 
dated August 11, 2016. 
(2) NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Recreation Area’’ means the Curecanti 
National Recreation Area established by section 
752(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 752. CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Effective beginning on the 
earlier of the date on which the Secretary approves a re-
quest under subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(I) and the date that 
is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, there
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shall be established as a unit of the National Park System 
the Curecanti National Recreation Area, in accordance 
with this title, consisting of approximately 50,667 acres 
of land in the State, as generally depicted on the map as 
‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area Proposed Bound-
ary’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the National Recreation Area in accordance 
with— 
(A) this subtitle; and 
(B) the laws (including regulations) gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park 
System, including section 100101(a), chapter 
1003, 
and 
sections 
100751(a), 
100752, 
100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(2) DAM, POWER PLANT, AND RESERVOIR MAN-
AGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects or interferes with the authority of the 
Secretary—
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(i) to operate the Uncompahgre Valley 
Reclamation Project under the reclamation 
laws; 
(ii) to operate the Wayne N. Aspinall 
Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project 
under the Act of April 11, 1956 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Colorado River Stor-
age Project Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.); 
or 
(iii) under the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et 
seq.). 
(B) RECLAMATION LAND.— 
(i) SUBMISSION OF REQUEST TO RE-
TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—If, 
before the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation submits to the Sec-
retary a request for the Commissioner of 
Reclamation to retain administrative juris-
diction over the minimum quantity of land 
within the land identified on the map as 
‘‘Lands withdrawn or acquired for Bureau 
of Reclamation projects’’ that the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation identifies as nec-
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essary for the effective operation of Bu-
reau of Reclamation water facilities, the 
Secretary may— 
(I) approve, approve with modi-
fications, or disapprove the request; 
and 
(II) if the request is approved 
under subclause (I), make any modi-
fications to the map that are nec-
essary to reflect that the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation retains manage-
ment authority over the minimum 
quantity of land required to fulfill the 
reclamation mission. 
(ii) TRANSFER OF LAND.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Administrative 
jurisdiction over the land identified on 
the map as ‘‘Lands withdrawn or ac-
quired for Bureau of Reclamation 
projects’’, as modified pursuant to 
clause (i)(II), if applicable, shall be 
transferred from the Commissioner of 
Reclamation to the Director of the 
National Park Service by not later
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than the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(II) ACCESS
TO
TRANSFERRED 
LAND.— 
(aa) IN GENERAL.—Subject 
to item (bb), the Commissioner 
of Reclamation shall retain ac-
cess to the land transferred to 
the Director of the National Park 
Service under subclause (I) for 
reclamation purposes, including 
for the operation, maintenance, 
and expansion or replacement of 
facilities. 
(bb) MEMORANDUM OF UN-
DERSTANDING.—The 
terms 
of 
the access authorized under item 
(aa) shall be determined by a 
memorandum of understanding 
entered into between the Com-
missioner of Reclamation and the 
Director of the National Park 
Service not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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(3) MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
enter into management agreements, or modify 
management agreements in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act, relating to the 
authority of the Director of the National Park 
Service, the Commissioner of Reclamation, the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
or the Chief of the Forest Service to manage 
Federal land within or adjacent to the boundary 
of the National Recreation Area. 
(B) STATE
LAND.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative management agreements 
for any land administered by the State that is 
within or adjacent to the National Recreation 
Area, in accordance with the cooperative man-
agement authority under section 101703 of title 
54, United States Code. 
(4) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall allow 
boating, boating-related activities, hunting, and 
fishing in the National Recreation Area in ac-
cordance with applicable Federal and State 
laws.
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(B) CLOSURES; DESIGNATED ZONES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Superintendent of the Na-
tional Recreation Area, may designate 
zones in which, and establish periods dur-
ing which, no boating, hunting, or fishing 
shall be permitted in the National Recre-
ation Area under subparagraph (A) for 
reasons of public safety, administration, or 
compliance with applicable laws. 
(ii) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—Ex-
cept in the case of an emergency, any clo-
sure proposed by the Secretary under 
clause (i) shall not take effect until after 
the date on which the Superintendent of 
the National Recreation Area consults 
with— 
(I) the appropriate State agency 
responsible for hunting and fishing 
activities; and 
(II) the Board of County Com-
missioners in each county in which 
the zone is proposed to be designated. 
(5) LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE.—On the written 
request of an individual that owns private land lo-
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cated not more than 3 miles from the boundary of 
the National Recreation Area, the Secretary may 
work in partnership with the individual to enhance 
the long-term conservation of natural, cultural, rec-
reational, and scenic resources in and around the 
National Recreation Area— 
(A) by acquiring all or a portion of the pri-
vate land or interests in private land located 
not more than 3 miles from the boundary of the 
National Recreation Area by purchase, ex-
change, or donation, in accordance with section 
753; 
(B) by providing technical assistance to the 
individual, including cooperative assistance; 
(C) through available grant programs; and 
(D) by supporting conservation easement 
opportunities. 
(6) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act, all 
Federal land within the National Recreation Area is 
withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and
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(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(7) GRAZING.— 
(A) STATE
LAND
SUBJECT
TO
A
STATE 
GRAZING LEASE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If State land ac-
quired under this subtitle is subject to a 
State grazing lease in effect on the date of 
acquisition, the Secretary shall allow the 
grazing to continue for the remainder of 
the term of the lease, subject to the related 
terms and conditions of user agreements, 
including permitted stocking rates, grazing 
fee levels, access rights, and ownership and 
use of range improvements. 
(ii) ACCESS.—A lessee of State land 
may continue to use established routes 
within the National Recreation Area to ac-
cess State land for purposes of admin-
istering the lease if the use was permitted 
before the date of enactment of this Act, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(B) STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.—The Sec-
retary may, in accordance with applicable laws,
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authorize grazing on land acquired from the 
State or private landowners under section 753, 
if grazing was established before the date of ac-
quisition. 
(C) PRIVATE LAND.—On private land ac-
quired under section 753 for the National 
Recreation Area on which authorized grazing is 
occurring before the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the les-
see, may allow the continuation and renewal of 
grazing on the land based on the terms of ac-
quisition or by agreement between the Secretary 
and the lessee, subject to applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(D) 
FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(i) allow, consistent with the grazing 
leases, uses, and practices in effect as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, the con-
tinuation and renewal of grazing on Fed-
eral land located within the boundary of 
the National Recreation Area on which 
grazing is allowed before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless the Secretary de-
termines that grazing on the Federal land
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would present unacceptable impacts (as de-
fined in section 1.4.7.1 of the National 
Park Service document entitled ‘‘Manage-
ment Policies 2006: The Guide to Man-
aging the National Park System’’) to the 
natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic 
resource values and the character of the 
land within the National Recreation Area; 
and 
(ii) retain all authorities to manage 
grazing in the National Recreation Area. 
(E) TERMINATION
OF
LEASES.—Within 
the National Recreation Area, the Secretary 
may— 
(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. 
(8) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle— 
(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
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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. 
(9) FISHING EASEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle 
diminishes or alters the fish and wildlife pro-
gram for the Aspinall Unit developed under sec-
tion 8 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project 
Act’’) (70 Stat. 110, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 
620g), by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the 
Colorado Division of Wildlife (including any 
successor in interest to that division) that pro-
vides for the acquisition of public access fishing 
easements as mitigation for the Aspinall Unit
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(referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘pro-
gram’’). 
(B) 
ACQUISITION
OF
FISHING
EASE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall continue to fulfill 
the obligation of the Secretary under the pro-
gram to acquire 26 miles of class 1 public fish-
ing easements to provide to sportsmen access 
for fishing within the Upper Gunnison Basin 
upstream of the Aspinall Unit, subject to the 
condition that no existing fishing access down-
stream of the Aspinall Unit shall be counted to-
ward the minimum mileage requirement under 
the program. 
(C) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a plan for fulfilling the obligation 
of the Secretary described in subparagraph (B) 
by the date that is 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(D) REPORTS.—Not later than each of 2 
years, 5 years, and 8 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that describes the progress 
made in fulfilling the obligation of the Secretary 
described in subparagraph (B).
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(d) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USES.— 
(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe. 
(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—Subject to 
any terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary and in accordance with appli-
cable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued 
use of the National Recreation Area by members of 
Indian Tribes— 
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and 
(B) as a source of traditional plants and 
other materials. 
SEC. 753. ACQUISITION OF LAND; BOUNDARY MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundary of 
the National Recreation Area. 
(2) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), land described in paragraph (1) may 
be acquired under this subsection by— 
(i) donation; 
(ii) purchase from willing sellers with 
donated or appropriated funds;
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(iii) transfer from another Federal 
agency; or 
(iv) exchange. 
(B) STATE LAND.—Land or interests in 
land owned by the State or a political subdivi-
sion of the State may only be acquired by pur-
chase, donation, or exchange. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(1) FOREST SERVICE LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the approximately 2,560 acres of land 
identified on the map as ‘‘U.S. Forest Service 
proposed transfer to the National Park Service’’ 
is transferred to the Secretary, to be adminis-
tered by the Director of the National Park 
Service as part of the National Recreation 
Area. 
(B) 
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
boundary of the Gunnison National Forest shall 
be adjusted to exclude the land transferred to 
the Secretary under subparagraph (A). 
(2) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.— 
Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 
5,040 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Bu-
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reau of Land Management proposed transfer to Na-
tional Park Service’’ is transferred from the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management to the Director 
of the National Park Service, to be administered as 
part of the National Recreation Area. 
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the land identified on the map as ‘‘Proposed for 
transfer to the Bureau of Land Management, sub-
ject to the revocation of Bureau of Reclamation 
withdrawal’’ shall be transferred to the Director of 
the Bureau of Land Management on relinquishment 
of the land by the Bureau of Reclamation and rev-
ocation by the Bureau of Land Management of any 
withdrawal as may be necessary. 
(c) POTENTIAL LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal for reclama-
tion purposes of the land identified on the map as 
‘‘Potential exchange lands’’ shall be relinquished by 
the Commissioner of Reclamation and revoked by 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the land shall be transferred to the National 
Park Service. 
(2) 
EXCHANGE; 
INCLUSION
IN
NATIONAL 
RECREATION
AREA.—On transfer of the land de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the transferred land—
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(A) may be exchanged by the Secretary for 
private land described in section 752(c)(5)— 
(i) subject to a conservation easement 
remaining on the transferred land, to pro-
tect the scenic resources of the transferred 
land; and 
(ii) in accordance with the laws (in-
cluding regulations) and policies governing 
National Park Service land exchanges; and 
(B) if not exchanged under subparagraph 
(A), shall be added to, and managed as a part 
of, the National Recreation Area. 
(d) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.— 
Any land within the boundary of the National Recreation 
Area that is acquired by the United States shall be added 
to, and managed as a part of, the National Recreation 
Area. 
SEC. 754. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this subtitle, the Director 
of the National Park Service, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, shall prepare a general 
management plan for the National Recreation Area in ac-
cordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States 
Code.
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SEC. 755. BOUNDARY SURVEY. 
The Secretary (acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service) shall prepare a boundary survey 
and legal description of the National Recreation Area. 
TITLE VIII—GRAND CANYON 
PROTECTION 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Canyon Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 802. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN 
THE STATE OF ARIZONA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this title, the term 
‘‘Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land 
Management entitled ‘‘Grand Canyon Protection Act’’ and 
dated January 22, 2021. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the 
State of Arizona, generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Fed-
eral Mineral Estate to be Withdrawn’’, including any land 
or interest in land that is acquired by the United States 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, are hereby 
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
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(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be kept 
on file and made available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
TITLE IX—OUTDOORS FOR ALL 
ACT 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoors for All Act’’. 
SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(i) a State; 
(ii) a political subdivision of a State, 
including— 
(I) a city; and 
(II) a county; 
(iii) a special purpose district, includ-
ing park districts; and 
(iv) an Indian tribe (as defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination
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and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)). 
(B) POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIAN 
TRIBES.—A political subdivision of a State or 
an Indian tribe shall be considered an eligible 
entity only if the political subdivision or Indian 
tribe represents or otherwise serves a qualifying 
urban area. 
(2) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNER-
SHIP GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Outdoor Recre-
ation Legacy Partnership Grant Program’’ means 
the program established under section 903(a). 
(3) QUALIFYING
URBAN
AREA.—The term 
‘‘qualifying urban area’’ means an area identified by 
the Census Bureau as an ‘‘urban area’’ in the most 
recent census. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 903. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program 
under which the Secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities for projects— 
(1) to acquire land and water for parks and 
other outdoor recreation purposes; and
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(2) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 
recreation facilities. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall 
provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in- 
kind contribution in an amount equal to not less 
than 100 percent of the amounts made available 
under the grant. 
(2) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred 
to in paragraph (1) may include amounts made 
available from State, local, nongovernmental, or pri-
vate sources. 
SEC. 904. ELIGIBLE USES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use a grant 
awarded under this title— 
(1) to acquire land or water that provides out-
door recreation opportunities to the public; and 
(2) to develop or renovate outdoor recreational 
facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportuni-
ties to the public, with priority given to projects 
that— 
(A) create or significantly enhance access 
to park and recreational opportunities in an 
urban neighborhood or community;
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(B) engage and empower underserved com-
munities and youth; 
(C) provide opportunities for youth em-
ployment or job training; 
(D) establish or expand public-private 
partnerships, with a focus on leveraging re-
sources; and 
(E) take advantage of coordination among 
various levels of government. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—A grant recipient may 
not use grant funds for— 
(1) grant administration costs; 
(2) incidental costs related to land acquisition, 
including appraisal and titling; 
(3) operation and maintenance activities; 
(4) facilities that support semiprofessional or 
professional athletics; 
(5) indoor facilities such as recreation centers 
or facilities that support primarily non-outdoor pur-
poses; or 
(6) acquisition of land or interests in land that 
restrict access to specific persons. 
SEC. 905. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. 
In carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Part-
nership Grant Program, the Secretary shall—
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(1) conduct an initial screening and technical 
review of applications received; and 
(2) evaluate and score all qualifying applica-
tions. 
SEC. 906. REPORTING. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the last day of each report period, each State lead agency 
that receives a grant under this title shall annually submit 
to the Secretary performance and financial reports that— 
(1) summarize project activities conducted dur-
ing the report period; and 
(2) provide the status of the project. 
(b) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the earlier of the date of expiration of a project period 
or the completion of a project, each State lead agency that 
receives a grant under this title shall submit to the Sec-
retary a final report containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 1001. PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR VET-
ERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS. 
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture are encouraged to ensure servicemember and 
veteran access to public lands designated by this Act for
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the purposes of outdoor recreation and to participate in 
outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs. 
TITLE XI—SOUTHWESTERN OR-
EGON 
WATERSHED 
AND 
SALMON PROTECTION 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Southwestern Oregon 
Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1102. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND, CURRY COUN-
TY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible Federal land’’ means— 
(A) any federally owned land or interest in 
land depicted on the Maps as within the Hunter 
Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal 
Proposal or the Rough and Ready and Baldface 
Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal; or 
(B) any land or interest in land located 
within such withdrawal proposals that is ac-
quired by the Federal Government after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) MAPS.—The term ‘‘Maps’’ means— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘Hunter Creek and Pistol River Head-
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waters Withdrawal Proposal’’ and dated Janu-
ary 12, 2015; and 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘Rough and Ready and Baldface 
Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal’’ and 
dated January 12, 2015. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation under the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maps shall 
be made available to the public at each appropriate office 
of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) EXISTING USES NOT AFFECTED.—Except with 
respect to the withdrawal under subsection (b), nothing 
in this section restricts recreational uses, hunting, fishing, 
forest management activities, or other authorized uses al-
lowed on the date of enactment of this Act on the eligible 
Federal land in accordance with applicable law.
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TITLE XII—ROSIE THE RIVETER/ 
WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
ADDITIONS 
SEC. 1201. ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME 
FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ADDI-
TIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act’’. 
(b) ADDITIONS.—The Rosie the Riveter/World War 
II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410ggg et seq.) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) In section 2(b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after areas are 
added to the park administratively or by Federal 
law, the Secretary shall update the map to include 
the added areas.’’. 
(2) By adding at the end of section 2, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL AREAS INCLUDED.—In addition to 
areas included under subsection (b), the park shall include 
the following:
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‘‘(1) The Nystrom Elementary School–The 
Maritime Building, as listed on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places. 
‘‘(2) Such other areas as the Secretary deems 
appropriate.’’. 
(3) By amending section 3(e)(2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) OTHER
PROPERTY.—Within the bound-
aries of the park, the Secretary may acquire lands, 
improvements, waters, or interests therein, by dona-
tion, purchase, exchange or transfer. Any lands, or 
interests therein, owned by the State of California or 
any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired 
only by donation. When any tract of land is only 
partly within such boundaries, the Secretary may ac-
quire all or any portion of the land outside of such 
boundaries in order to minimize the payment of sev-
erance costs. Land so acquired outside of the bound-
aries may be exchanged by the Secretary for non- 
Federal lands within the boundaries.’’. 
TITLE XIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 1301. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA. 
Section 6001(a)(4)(A) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public
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Law 116-9) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘In addition, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
National Heritage Area shall include the area depicted as 
‘Rio Vista/Expansion Area’ on the map entitled ‘Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Pro-
posed Boundary Expansion’ and dated February 2021.’’. 
TITLE XIV—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 1401. CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE ADVISORY 
COMMISSION. 
Effective September 26, 2018, section 8(a) of Public 
Law 87–126 (16 U.S.C. 459b–7(a)) is amended in the sec-
ond sentence by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
TITLE 
XV—SANTA 
MONICA 
MOUNTAINS 
NATIONAL 
RECREATION AREA BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENT STUDY ACT 
SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Monica Moun-
tains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment 
Study Act’’. 
SEC. 1502. RESOURCE STUDY OF THE LOS ANGELES COAST-
AL AREA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(2) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa 
Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Tor-
rance Beach, including the areas in and around 
Ballona Creek and the Baldwin Hills and the San 
Pedro section of the City of Los Angeles, excluding 
the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue. 
(b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe-
cial resource study of the study area. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) evaluate the national significance of 
the study area; 
(B) determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the study area as a unit of the 
National Park System; 
(C) consider other alternatives for preser-
vation, protection, and interpretation of the 
study area by the Federal Government, State or 
local government entities, or private and non-
profit organizations; 
(D) consult with interested Federal agen-
cies, State or local governmental entities, pri-
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vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 
interested individuals; and 
(E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
acquisition, development, interpretation, oper-
ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
ternatives. 
(3) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The study required 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord-
ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are first made available for the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
(A) the results of the study; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary.
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TITLE 
XVI—GREAT 
DISMAL 
SWAMP NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA ACT 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Great Dismal Swamp 
National Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 1602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Great Dismal Swamp National 
Heritage Area. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 
States of Virginia and North Carolina. 
(4) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means— 
(A) the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, 
Portsmouth, and Suffolk in the State of Vir-
ginia; 
(B) Isle of Wight County in the State of 
Virginia; 
(C) 
Camden, 
Currituck, 
Gates, 
and 
Pasquotank counties in the State of North 
Carolina; and
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(D) any other areas in the States that— 
(i) have heritage aspects that are 
similar to the areas described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), or (C); and 
(ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity 
of, those areas. 
SEC. 1603. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with State and local organizations and governmental agen-
cies, Tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and 
other appropriate entities, shall conduct a study to assess 
the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area 
as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘Great 
Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal-
ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 
study area— 
(1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 
cultural resources that— 
(A) represent distinctive aspects of the 
people and cultures of the United States; 
(B) are worthy of recognition, conserva-
tion, interpretation, and continuing use; and 
(C) would be best managed—
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(i) through partnerships among public 
and private entities; and 
(ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 
noncontiguous resources and active com-
munities; 
(2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 
United States; 
(3) provides outstanding opportunities— 
(A) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, 
or scenic features; and 
(B) for recreation and education; 
(4) contains resources that— 
(A) are important to any identified themes 
of the study area; and 
(B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 
supporting interpretation; 
(5) includes residents, business interests, non-
profit organizations, and State, local, and Tribal 
governments, and other appropriate entities that— 
(A) are involved in the planning of the 
Heritage Area; 
(B) have developed a conceptual financial 
plan that outlines the roles of all participants in
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the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov-
ernment; and 
(C) have demonstrated support for the des-
ignation of the Heritage Area; 
(6) has a potential management entity to work 
in partnership with the individuals and entities de-
scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 
Area while encouraging State and local economic ac-
tivity; and 
(7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup-
ported by the public. 
SEC. 1604. REPORT. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out this title, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report that describes— 
(1) the findings of the study under section 3; 
and 
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary.
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TITLE XVII—NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA 
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Heritage 
Area Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The term ‘‘feasibility 
study’’ means a study conducted by the Secretary, 
or conducted by one or more other interested parties 
and reviewed and approved by the Secretary, in ac-
cordance with the criteria and processes required by 
section 905, to determine whether a study area 
meets the criteria to be designated by Federal stat-
ute as a National Heritage Area. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, village, or other community the name 
of which is included on the list most recently pub-
lished by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the entity des-
ignated by Federal statute to—
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(A) carry out, in partnership with other in-
dividuals and entities, the management plan for 
a National Heritage Area; and 
(B) operate a National Heritage Area, in-
cluding through the implementation of projects 
and programs among diverse partners in a Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area required under this title. 
(5) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means— 
(A) each National Heritage Area, National 
Heritage Corridor, Natural Preservation Com-
mission, National Heritage Canalway, National 
Heritage Route, Heritage Corridor, Cultural 
Heritage Corridor, Heritage Partnership, and 
National Heritage Partnership, the Shenandoah 
Valley Battlefields National Historic District, 
or other area designated by Federal statute 
with the explicit purpose of establishing a na-
tional heritage area designated by Congress be-
fore or on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and
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(B) each National Heritage Area des-
ignated by Federal statute after the date of en-
actment of this Act, unless the law designating 
the area exempts that area from the National 
Heritage Area System by specific reference to 
this title. 
(6) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘National Heritage Area System’’ means the 
system of National Heritage Areas established by 
this title. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means a specific geographic area that is the subject 
of a feasibility study under section 905. 
(9) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
government’’ means the governing body of an Indian 
Tribe. 
SEC. 1703. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to recognize certain 
areas of the United States that tell nationally significant 
stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas’ 
natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that to-
gether illustrate significant aspects of our country’s herit-
age, there is established a National Heritage Area System
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through which the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance to local coordinating entities to sup-
port the establishment, development, and continuity of 
National Heritage Areas. 
(b) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The Na-
tional Heritage Area System shall be composed of all Na-
tional Heritage Areas. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
NATIONAL
PARK 
UNITS.—The Secretary shall encourage participation 
and assistance by any unit of the National Park 
System located near or encompassed by any Na-
tional Heritage Area in local initiatives for that Na-
tional Heritage Area that conserve and interpret re-
sources consistent with an approved management 
plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Herit-
age Areas shall not be— 
(A) considered to be units of the National 
Park System; or 
(B) subject to the authorities applicable to 
units of the National Park System.
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SEC. 1704. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
a National Heritage Area is included in the National 
Heritage Area System outlined by this title, the local 
coordinating entity of the National Heritage Area 
shall submit to the Secretary for approval a manage-
ment plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and coopera-
tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 
and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his-
toric, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
National Heritage Area; 
(B) be developed using a comprehensive 
planning approach that includes— 
(i) opportunities for stakeholders, in-
cluding community members, local and re-
gional governments, Tribal governments, 
businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties— 
(I) to be involved in the planning 
process; and
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(II) to review and comment on 
draft management plans; and 
(ii) documentation of the planning 
and public participation processes, includ-
ing a description of— 
(I) the means by which the man-
agement plan was prepared; 
(II) the stakeholders involved in 
the process; and 
(III) the timing and method of 
stakeholder involvement; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located in the 
National Heritage Area; and 
(II) any other property in the 
National Heritage Area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes 
of the National Heritage Area; 
and 
(bb) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained 
because of the significance of the 
property;
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(ii) comprehensive policies, strategies 
and recommendations for the conservation, 
funding, management, and development of 
the National Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that the 
Federal, Tribal, State, and local govern-
ments, private organizations, and individ-
uals have agreed to take to protect the 
natural, historical, cultural, scenic, and 
recreational resources of the National Her-
itage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for 
the management plan by the local coordi-
nating entity that includes a description 
of— 
(I) actions to facilitate ongoing 
collaboration among partners to pro-
mote plans for resource protection, 
restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for im-
plementation that have been made by 
the local coordinating entity or any 
government, organization, or indi-
vidual for the first 5 years of oper-
ation;
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(v) the identification of sources of 
funding for carrying out the management 
plan; 
(vi) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which Federal, Tribal, State, 
and local programs, including the role of 
the National Park Service in the National 
Heritage Area, may best be coordinated to 
carry out this subsection; and 
(vii) an interpretive plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for 
resource management that consider and detail 
the application of appropriate land and water 
management techniques, including the develop-
ment of intergovernmental and interagency co-
operative agreements to protect the natural, 
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the National Heritage 
Area. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements in para-
graph (2) shall not apply to management plans in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EVALUATIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year before 
the authorization for Federal funding expires for a 
National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom-
plishments of that National Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare and submit a report detailing 
the evaluation required by subparagraph (A) 
to— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the local coordi-
nating entity with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of the 
authorizing legislation for the National 
Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved management plan for the 
National Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, Tribal, State, 
local, and private investments in the National
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Heritage Area to assess the impact of the in-
vestments; and 
(C) review the management structure, 
partnership relationships, and funding of the 
National Heritage Area. 
(3) RESULTS
OF
EVALUATION.—Based upon 
the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall prepare a report with recommendations for the 
National Park Service’s continued role, if any, with 
respect to the National Heritage Area. If the report 
recommends that Federal funding for the National 
Heritage Area be— 
(A) continued, the report shall include an 
analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for 
the National Heritage Area may be re-
duced or eliminated over time; 
(ii) the appropriate time period nec-
essary to achieve the recommended reduc-
tion or elimination; and 
(iii) justification for the continued 
funding in light of other National Park 
Service core responsibilities and priorities; 
or
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(B) eliminated, the report shall include a 
description of potential impacts on conserva-
tion, interpretation, and sustainability of the 
National Heritage Area. 
(4) UPDATES; ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) UPDATES.—The Secretary may satisfy 
the requirement under paragraph (1) for a Na-
tional Heritage Area by updating an evaluation 
that was completed for that National Heritage 
Area not more than 5 years before another 
evaluation would otherwise be required under 
paragraph (1). 
(B) ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may conduct additional evaluations as 
the Secretary deems appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agen-
cy planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 
on a designated National Heritage Area is encouraged to 
consult and coordinate these activities with the Secretary 
and the local coordinating entity to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
SEC. 1705. STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
or certify a study to assess the suitability and feasi-
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bility of designating a specific geographic area as a 
National Heritage Area to be included in the Na-
tional Heritage Area System. 
(2) PREPARATION.—The feasibility study shall 
be carried out— 
(A) by the Secretary in consultation with 
Tribal, State, and local historic preservation of-
ficers, State and local historical societies, State 
and local tourism offices, and other appropriate 
organizations and governmental agencies; or 
(B) by interested individuals or entities, if 
the Secretary certifies that the completed study 
meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year 
after receiving a study carried out by interested indi-
viduals or entities under paragraph (2)(B) the Sec-
retary shall review and certify whether the study 
meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—A study under paragraph 
(1) shall include analysis, documentation, and deter-
mination on whether the study area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that— 
(i) represent distinct aspects of the 
heritage of the United States;
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(ii) are worthy of recognition, con-
servation, interpretation, and continuing 
use; and 
(iii) would be best managed— 
(I) through partnerships among 
public and private entities; and 
(II) by linking diverse and some-
times noncontiguous resources; 
(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 
and folklife that are a valuable part of the story 
of the United States; 
(C) provides outstanding opportunities— 
(i) to conserve natural, historic, cul-
tural, or scenic features; and 
(ii) for recreation and education; 
(D) contains resources that— 
(i) are important to any identified 
themes of the study area; and 
(ii) retain a degree of integrity capa-
ble of supporting interpretation; 
(E) includes Tribal governments, residents, 
business interests, nonprofit organizations, and 
State and local governments that— 
(i) are involved in the planning of the 
study area;
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(ii) have developed a conceptual finan-
cial plan that outlines the roles of all par-
ticipants in the study area, including the 
Federal Government; and 
(iii) have demonstrated support for 
the designation of the study area; 
(F) has a potential local coordinating enti-
ty to work in partnership with the individuals 
and entities described in paragraph (1) to de-
velop the study area while encouraging State 
and local economic activity; and 
(G) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each study carried out 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 
describes— 
(A) the findings of the study described in 
subsection (a) for that study area; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
(2) TIMING.—
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(A) With respect to a study carried out by 
the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall submit a report 
under subparagraph (A) not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are first made 
available to carry out the study. 
(B) With respect to a study carried out by 
interested individuals or entities in accordance 
with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall 
submit a report under subparagraph (A) not 
later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary certifies under paragraph (2)(B) that 
the study meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
SEC. 1706. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES. 
(a) DUTIES.—For any year that Federal funds have 
been made available under this title for a National Herit-
age Area, the local coordinating entity for that National 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) submit to the Secretary an annual report 
that describes the activities, expenses, and income of 
the local coordinating entity (including grants to any 
other entities during the year that the report is 
made);
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(2) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds 
and any matching funds; and 
(3) require, with respect to all agreements au-
thorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other or-
ganizations, that the organizations receiving the 
funds make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records concerning the expenditure of the funds. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 
may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for 
the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved 
management plan for the National Heritage Area, use 
Federal funds made available through this title to— 
(1) make grants to Indian Tribes, a State, a 
local government, nonprofit organizations, and other 
parties within the National Heritage Area; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to the Indian Tribes, 
State, a local government, nonprofit organizations, 
Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, which may in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historic resources conservation; economic and 
community development; and heritage planning;
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(4) obtain money or services, including those 
provided under other Federal laws or programs; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) support activities of partners and any other 
activities that further the purposes of the National 
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 
management plan. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 
Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property. 
(d) HERITAGE AREA COMMISSIONS.— 
(1) Section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 
(Appendix D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) 
of Public Law 106–554 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A– 295; 123 Stat. 1294; 128 
Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘shall termi-
nate’’ and all that follows through the period and in-
serting ‘‘shall terminate on September 30, 2034.’’. 
(2) Section 295D(d) of Public Law 109–338 
(120 Stat. 1833; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by 
striking ‘‘shall terminate’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘shall terminate on 
September 30, 2034.’’.
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SEC. 1707. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to— 
(1) abridge the rights of any property owner, 
whether public or private, including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the National Her-
itage Area; 
(2) require any property owner to permit public 
access (including Federal, Tribal, State, or local gov-
ernment access) to such property or to modify any 
provisions of Federal, Tribal, State, or local law with 
regard to public access or use of private lands; 
(3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 
or any approved land use plan or any other regu-
latory authority of any Federal, Tribal, or State, or 
local government, or to convey any land use or other 
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro-
priation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminish the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 
(6) create any liability, or have any effect on 
any liability under any other law, of any private
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property owner with respect to any persons injured 
on such private property; 
(7) affect the authority of any Federal official 
to provide technical or financial assistance under 
any other law; 
(8) modify any law or regulation authorizing 
Federal officials to manage Federal land under their 
control or limit the discretion of Federal land man-
agers to implement approved land use plans within 
the boundaries of a National Heritage Area, nor 
shall this title be construed to modify, alter, or 
amend any authorized uses of these Federal lands; 
or 
(9) enlarge or diminish the treaty rights of any 
Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 1708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2037, 
there is authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$750,000 for each National Heritage Area. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any law designating
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a National Heritage Area, the Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity funded with appropriations 
authorized by subsection (a) shall not be more than 
50 percent. 
(2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the total cost of any activity funded 
with appropriations authorized by subsection (a) 
may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods 
or services fairly valued. 
(3) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
909(b), for each National Heritage Area established 
before the date of the enactment of this Act without 
a non-Federal cost share requirement or with a non- 
Federal cost share requirement of less than 50 per-
cent— 
(A) the non-Federal cost share require-
ment, or lack thereof, shall remain at the pre-
viously enacted level for 2 full fiscal years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) after the period referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the non-Federal cost share require-
ment shall increase by 10 percent annually until 
the non-Federal share is consistent with para-
graph (1).
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(d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
provide assistance to a National Heritage Area during any 
fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1709. STATUTORY CLARIFICATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of 
law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act 
that provides for a termination, expiration, or other time 
limitation on the authorization for a National Heritage 
Area is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of law 
enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for a termination, expiration, or other limitation 
on the time or amount of an authorization of appropria-
tions for a National Heritage Area is hereby superceded 
and shall have no effect. 
(c) EVALUATIONS.—Any provision of law enacted be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act that requires 
the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of or submit a re-
port on the accomplishments of a National Heritage Area 
is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any provision of law en-
acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for the establishment, management, administra-
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tion, operation, or otherwise affects a National Heritage 
Area and is not explicitly otherwise provided for in this 
title shall not be affected by this title. 
TITLE 
XVIII—CASA 
GRANDE 
RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 
BOUNDARY MODIFICATION 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins 
National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1802. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was— 
(A) set aside on March 2, 1889; 
(B) proclaimed as the first archaeological 
preserve in the United States on June 22, 
1892; and 
(C) redesignated as the ‘‘Casa Grande 
Ruins National Monument’’ on August 3, 1918; 
(2) the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 
protects 1 of the finest architectural examples of 
14th century Hohokam culture in the Southwest, 
which was known to early Spanish explorers as the 
‘‘Great House’’;
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Management for which administrative jurisdiction is 
to be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as 
generally depicted on the map. 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Pro-
posed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 303– 
120,734B, and dated June 2020. 
(5) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 
in the State. 
(6) NPS LAND.—The term ‘‘NPS land’’ means 
the approximately 3.5 acres of Federal land adminis-
tered by the National Park Service, for which ad-
ministrative jurisdiction is to be transferred to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, as generally depicted on 
the map. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Arizona. 
SEC. 1804. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LAND. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac-
quire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, from willing sellers only, lands or in-
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terests in land generally depicted on the map as State land 
or private land, as generally depicted on the map, to be 
administered as part of the Monument. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(1) WITHDRAWAL.—The BIA land, BLM land 
parcel A and BLM land parcel B are withdrawn 
from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials 
laws. 
(2) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(A) BLM LAND PARCEL A.—Administra-
tive jurisdiction over the BLM land parcel A is 
transferred from the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to the National Park Service. 
(B) BLM LAND PARCEL B.—Administra-
tive jurisdiction over BLM land parcel B is 
transferred from the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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(C) BIA LAND.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the BIA land is transferred from the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs to the National Park 
Service. 
(D) NPS LAND.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the NPS land is transferred from the 
National Park Service to the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION; BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— 
Upon the acquisition of land or an interest in land pursu-
ant to subsection (a), and with respect to the lands trans-
ferred by subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) administer any acquired land or interest in 
land, and land transferred to the administrative ju-
risdiction of the National Park Service, as part of 
the Monument, in accordance with the laws gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park Sys-
tem, including applicable provisions of division A of 
subtitle I of title 54, United States Code; and 
(2) modify the boundary of the Monument to 
reflect the transfers of lands, and any acquired lands 
or interests in lands. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of
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the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Inte-
rior. 
(e) COMPENSATION.—Except in a case in which land 
or an interest in land is acquired by donation, as consider-
ation for the acquisition of land or an interest in land or 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) pay fair market value for the land or inter-
est in land; or 
(2) convey to the State or private landowner, as 
applicable, Federal land or an interest in Federal 
land, of equal value located in the State. 
SEC. 1805. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE TRUST LAND. 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 
State to provide for the cooperative management by the 
Secretary and the State of the approximately 200 acres 
of State land, as generally depicted on the map. 
TITLE 
XIX—SUNSET 
CRATER 
VOLCANO NATIONAL MONU-
MENT 
BOUNDARY 
ADJUST-
MENT 
SEC. 1901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sunset Crater Volcano 
National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 1902. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
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(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 97.71 acres of Forest 
Service land identified as ‘‘Proposed transfer from 
USDA Forest Service to National Park Service’’ on 
the Map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 
Draft Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 
039/80,053d, and dated March 2020. 
(3) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monu-
ment established by Presidential Proclamation 1911 
(54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 46 Stat. 3023) and redes-
ignated by section 15 of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (Public Law 101–612; 104 
Stat. 3222). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 1903. SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONU-
MENT BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of 
the Monument is modified to include the Federal land.
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(b) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service. 
(c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the Federal land is transferred from the Forest 
Service to the National Park Service. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall administer the Federal land 
added to the Monument under subsection (a)— 
(1) as part of the Monument; and 
(2) in accordance with applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations). 
TITLE XX—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 2001. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws 
(including regulations). 
TITLE XXI—YORK RIVER WILD 
AND SCENIC RIVER 
SEC. 2101. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘York River Wild and Sce-
nic River Act’’.
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SEC. 2102. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—Segments of the 
main stem and its tributaries in the State of Maine, 
Bass Cove Creek, Cider Hill Creek, Cutts Ridge 
Brook, Dolly Gordon Brook, Libby Brook, Rogers 
Brook, Smelt Brook, totaling approximately 30.8 
miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior, as a recreational river: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 0.95-mile segment 
of Bass Cove Creek from the outlet of Boulter 
Pond in York, Maine, and extending down-
stream to its confluence with the York River in 
York, Maine. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 3.77-mile segment 
of Cider Hill Creek from the Middle Pond dam 
in York, Maine, and extending downstream to 
its confluence with the York River in York, 
Maine. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.15-mile segment 
of Cutts Ridge Brook from its headwaters in 
Kittery, Maine, and extending downstream to 
its confluence with the York River in York, 
Maine.
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or minerals needed for battery storage, renewable energy 
technology, and electric vehicles. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 803 
AN ACT 
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado 
as components of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System, and for other purposes.