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(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. 
(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 
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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. 
(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 Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report detailing— 
(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 by 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. 
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SEC. 306. EFFECT. 
Except as expressly provided in this title, nothing in 
this title— 
(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); 
(2) prevents the capture of methane from any 
active, inactive, or abandoned coal mine covered by 
this title, 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. 
TITLE IV—CURECANTI 
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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 
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National Recreation Area established by section 
402(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 402. 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 
shall be established as a unit of the National Park System 
the Curecanti National Recreation Area, in accordance 
with this Act, 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 title; and 
(B) the laws (including regulations) gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park 
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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 title af-
fects or interferes with the authority of the Sec-
retary— 
(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 
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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-
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.— 
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(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 
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 
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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. 
(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-
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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. 
(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 
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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-
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 
403; 
(B) by providing technical assistance to the 
individual, including cooperative assistance; 
(C) through available grant programs; and 
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(D) by supporting conservation easement 
opportunities. 
(6) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all Federal land within the National Recre-
ation Area is withdrawn from— 
(A) 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, 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 title is subject to a State 
grazing lease in effect on the date of acqui-
sition, 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, includ-
ing permitted stocking rates, grazing fee 
levels, access rights, and ownership and 
use of range improvements. 
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(ii) ACCESS.—A lessee of State land 
may continue its use of 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, 
authorize grazing on land acquired from the 
State or private landowners under section 403, 
if grazing was established before the date of ac-
quisition. 
(C) PRIVATE LAND.—On private land ac-
quired under section 403 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). 
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(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 
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— 
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(9) FISHING EASEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title di-
minishes or alters the fish and wildlife program 
for the Aspinall Unit developed under section 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 provides for the 
acquisition of public access fishing easements as 
mitigation for the Aspinall Unit (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘‘program’’). 
(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. 
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(C) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) develop a plan for fulfilling the ob-
ligation of the Secretary described in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(ii) submit to Congress a report 
that— 
(I) includes the plan developed 
under clause (i); and 
(II) describes any progress made 
in the acquisition of public access 
fishing easements as mitigation for 
the Aspinall Unit under the program. 
SEC. 403. 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; 
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(ii) purchase from willing sellers with 
donated or appropriated funds; 
(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). 
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(2) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.— 
Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 
5,040 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Bu-
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. 
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(2) 
EXCHANGE; 
INCLUSION
IN
NATIONAL 
RECREATION
AREA.—On transfer of the land de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the transferred land— 
(A) may be exchanged by the Secretary for 
private land described in section 402(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. 404. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this title, the Director of 
the National Park Service, in consultation with the Com-
missioner of Reclamation, shall prepare a general manage-
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ment plan for the National Recreation Area in accordance 
with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 
SEC. 405. 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 31, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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