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Union Calendar No. 96
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 898
[Report No. 106–173]
Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State
of Colorado as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilderness’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1999
Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. TANCREDO, and
Mr. UDALL of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
JUNE 7, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest
in the State of Colorado as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilderness’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilder-
ness Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.
(a) COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT.—Section 2(a) of
the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–
77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(20) SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain
land in the San Isabel National Forest that—
‘‘(A) 
comprises 
approximately 
18,000
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘Proposed Spanish Peaks Wilderness’, dated
February 10, 1999; and
‘‘(B) shall be known as the ‘Spanish Peaks
Wilderness’.’’.
(b) MAP; BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—
(1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’),
shall file a map and boundary description of the
area designated under subsection (a) with—
(A) the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate.
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and bound-
ary description under paragraph (1) shall have the
same force and effect as if included in the Colorado
Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107
Stat. 756), except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in the map and
boundary description.
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and boundary de-
scription under paragraph (1) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the
Chief of the Forest Service.
SEC. 3. ACCESS.
Within the Spanish Peaks Wilderness designated
under section 2—
(1) the Secretary shall allow the continuation of
historic uses of the Bulls Eye Mine Road established
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, subject
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
provide; and
(2) access to any privately owned land within
the wilderness areas designated under section 2 shall
be provided in accordance with section 5 of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.).
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 10 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
(Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note)
is repealed.
Union Calendar No. 96
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 898
[Report No. 106–173]
A BILL
Designating certain land in the San Isabel National
Forest in the State of Colorado as the ‘‘Spanish
Peaks Wilderness’’.
JUNE 7, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed