Area established by section 6(a)(1) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(a)(1)). 
(d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 
purposes of section 200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United 
States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National For-
est, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to 
be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in 
existence on January 1, 1965. 
(e) PUBLIC MOTORIZED USE.—Nothing in this sec-
tion opens privately owned land within the boundary de-
scribed in subsection (a) to public motorized use. 
SEC. 111. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS AND USE. 
(a) ACCESS GRANTED.—The Secretary shall permit 
by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, 
in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations), of the Bolts 
Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross 
Wilderness in the State established by section 102(a)(5) 
Public Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note), for the pur-
poses of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and 
repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn 
in the State, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. 
(b) LOCATION
OF FACILITIES.—The Bolts Ditch 
headgate and ditch referred to in subsection (a) are as 
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generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bolts Ditch 
headgate and Ditch Segment’’ and dated November 2015. 
SEC. 112. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af-
fects 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 title or an 
amendment made by this title establishes a protec-
tive perimeter or buffer zone around— 
(A) a covered area; 
(B) a wilderness area or potential wilder-
ness area designated by section 103; 
(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 a cov-
ered area can be seen or heard from within the cov-
ered area shall not preclude the activity or use out-
side the boundary of the covered area. 
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall file 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 title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any typo-
graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service. 
(d) 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. 
(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 
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Conservation Area, or Historic Landscape, as appli-
cable, in which the land or interest in land is lo-
cated. 
(e) 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. 
(f) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this title 
or an amendment made by this title restricts or pre-
cludes— 
(1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 
over any area subject to this title or an amendment 
made by this title, including military overflights that 
can be seen, heard, or detected within such an area; 
(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 
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(B) any military flight training or trans-
portation over such an area. 
TITLE II—SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘San Juan Mountains 
Wilderness Act’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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 203); and 
(B) a Special Management Area. 
(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 204(a)(1); and 
(B) the Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area designated by section 204(a)(2). 
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SEC. 203. 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 102(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.— 
‘‘(A) LIBERTY
BELL
AND
LAST
DOLLAR 
ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land in the 
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 7,235 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Addi-
tions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty 
Bell East Special Management Area’ and dated 
September 6, 2018, which is incorporated in, 
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and shall be administered as part of, the Mount 
Sneffels Wilderness. 
‘‘(B) WHITEHOUSE
ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, 
and Gunnison National Forests comprising ap-
proximately 12,465 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Proposed Whitehouse Ad-
ditions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness’ and 
dated September 6, 2018, which is incorporated 
in, and shall be administered as part of, the 
Mount Sneffels Wilderness. 
‘‘(29) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land in the State of Colorado comprising ap-
proximately 8,884 acres of Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Proposed McKenna Peak Wilderness Area’ and 
dated September 18, 2018, to be known as the 
‘McKenna Peak Wilderness’.’’. 
SEC. 204. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) SHEEP MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison and San Juan Na-
tional Forests in the State comprising approximately 
21,663 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
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tled ‘‘Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area’’ and dated September 19, 2018, is des-
ignated as the ‘‘Sheep Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(2) LIBERTY
BELL
EAST
SPECIAL
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in 
the State comprising approximately 792 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt. 
Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty Bell East Special Man-
agement Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is 
designated as the ‘‘Liberty Bell East Special Man-
agement Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Special Manage-
ment Areas is to conserve and protect for the benefit and 
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— 
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(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 title; and 
(iii) any other applicable laws. 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.—The following shall be pro-
hibited in the Special Management Areas: 
(A) Permanent roads. 
(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 
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(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 
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-
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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— 
(1) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘the lands designated as wilderness by this Act’’, 
‘‘the Piedra, Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas iden-
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 
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(2) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference to 
‘‘the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act’’. 
SEC. 205. 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. 
‘‘(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 
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