amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(20) Certain lands in the Arapaho National
Forest which comprise approximately 22,000 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘Proposed
James Peak Wilderness’, dated June 1999 and
which shall be known as the James Peak Wilder-
ness.’’.
(b) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon
as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall file with the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a map and a boundary description of the James Peak Wil-
derness. The map and boundary description shall have the
same force and effect as if included in the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993, except that the Secretary may cor-
rect clerical and typographical errors in the map and
boundary descriptions. The map and boundary description
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture.
SEC. 3. INHOLDINGS IN JAMES PEAK WILDERNESS.
(a) STATE LAND BOARD LANDS.—If the Colorado
State Land Board informs the Secretary of Agriculture
that the Board is willing to transfer to the United States
some or all of the lands owned by the Board located within
the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National For-
est, Colorado, the Secretary shall promptly seek to reach
agreement with the Board regarding terms and conditions
for acquisition of the lands by the United States by pur-
chase or exchange.
(b) JIM CREEK INHOLDING.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall enter into negotiations with the owner of
lands located within the portion of the Jim Creek drainage
within the James Peak Wilderness for the purpose of ac-
quiring the lands by purchase or exchange.
(c) REPORT.—Upon conclusion of an agreement for
acquisition by the United States of lands referred to in
subsection (a) or (b), or one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, whichever occurs first, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con-
cerning any such agreement or the status of negotiations
pursuant to such subsections. The report shall indicate to
what extent funds are available to the Secretary as of the
date of the report for the acquisition of the lands and
whether additional funds need to be appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Secretary for such purpose.
SEC. 4. ALICE TOWNSHIP AND ST. MARY’S GLACIER, COLO-
RADO.
(a) SERVICES AND FACILITIES.—Following the con-
sultation required by subsection (c), the Forest Supervisor
of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the
State of Colorado (in this section referred to as the ‘‘For-
est Supervisor’’) shall establish a trailhead and cor-
responding facilities and services to regulate use of Na-
tional Forest System lands adjacent to Alice Township
and St. Mary’s Glacier in the State of Colorado. The facili-
ties and services shall include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(1) Trailhead parking.
(2) Public restroom accommodations.
(3) Trailhead and trail maintenance.
(b) PERSONNEL.—The Forest Supervisor shall assign
Forest Service personnel to provide appropriate manage-
ment and oversight of the area described in subsection (a).
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Forest Supervisor shall
consult with the Clear Creek County Commissioners and
residents in the immediate vicinity of Alice Township and
St. Mary’s Glacier regarding the appropriate location of
facilities and services in the area described in subsection
(a). This consultation should include any other appro-
priate measures that may be needed in this area to provide
access by emergency or law enforcement vehicles or that
is necessary for public health or that impede access by
local residents.
(d) REPORT.—After the consultation required by sub-
section (b), the Forest Supervisor shall submit to the
Committee on Resources and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate a report regarding
the amount of any additional funding required to imple-
ment appropriate measures to provide the facilities and
services specified in subsections (a), (b), and (c).
SEC. 5. POTENTIAL WILDERNESS LANDS.
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘potential
wilderness lands’’ means lands that are identified as ‘‘po-
tential wilderness’’ on the map referred to in paragraph
(20) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of
1993, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, designating
the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National For-
est, Colorado.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Potential wilderness lands shall
be managed as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System upon publication in the Federal Reg-
ister of a notice by the Secretary of Agriculture that all
structures on the lands have been removed and all uses
of the lands inconsistent with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have ceased.
(c) REMOVAL OF RADIO TOWER.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall remove the abandoned radio
tower and associated structures located on Mount Eva on
the potential wilderness lands.
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