I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 829
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Ms. DEGETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of 1999’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this Act, the term
‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE WILDERNESS PRESERVATION
SYSTEM.
(a) ADDITIONS.—The following lands in the State of
Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or the United States Forest Service are hereby des-
ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) The following areas in the Glenwood
Springs Resource Area:
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 15,203 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Bull Gulch Wilderness Proposal’’,
dated February 1, 1999, which shall be known
as the Bull Gulch Wilderness.
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 16,300 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Castle Peak Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Castle Peak Wilderness.
(C) Certain lands in the Glenwood Springs
Resource Area which comprise approximately
312 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Maroon Bells-Snowmass Addition Wilder-
ness Proposal’’, dated February 1, 1999, and
which are hereby incorporated in and shall be
deemed to be a part of the Maroon Bells-
Snowmass Wilderness designated by Public
Law 88–577 and Public Law 96–560.
(D) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 38,941 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Roan Plateau Wilderness Pro-
posal’’ dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Roan Plateau Wilderness.
(2) The following areas in the Glenwood
Springs Resource Area and the White River Na-
tional Forest:
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 10,240 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Deep Creek Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Deep Creek Wilderness.
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 9,968 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Flat Tops Addition Wilderness
Proposal’’, dated February 1, 1999, and which
are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed
to be a part of the Flat Tops Wilderness des-
ignated by Public Law 94–146.
(C) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 20,949 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Thompson Creek Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Thompson Creek Wilderness.
(3) The following lands in the Grand Junction
Resource Area:
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 21,410 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Bangs Canyon Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February, 1999, which shall be
known as the Bangs Canyon Wilderness.
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 70,311 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Proposal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall
be known as the Black Ridge Canyons Wilder-
ness.
(C) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 25,718 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Demaree Canyon Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Demaree Canyon Wilderness.
(D) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 4,257 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Granite Creek Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Granite Creek Wilderness.
(E) Certain lands in the Grand Junction
Resource Area which comprise approximately
14,331 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘Hunter Canyon Wilderness Proposal’’,
dated February 1, 1999, which shall be known
as the Hunter Canyon Wilderness.
(F) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 28,992 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Little Bookcliffs Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness.
(G) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 27,133 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘The Palisade Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall be
known as The Palisade Wilderness.
(H) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 24,492 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘South Shale Ridge Wilderness
Proposal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall
be known as the South Shale Ridge Wilderness.
(4) Certain lands in the Grand Junction and
Uncompahgre Resource Areas and the Uncompahgre
National Forest which comprise approximately
84,501 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Dominguez Canyons Wilderness Proposal’’,
dated February 1, 1999, which shall be known as
the Dominguez Canyons Wilderness.
(5) Certain lands in the Grand Junction Re-
source Area and the Uncompahgre National Forest
which comprise approximately 39,184 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Unaweep Wilder-
ness Proposal’’, dated February 1, 1999, which shall
be known as the Unaweep Wilderness.
(6) Certain lands in the Grand Junction Re-
source Area, the San Juan Resource Area, and the
Manti-LaSal National Forest which comprise ap-
proximately 30,474 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Sewemup Mesa Wilderness Proposal’’,
dated February 1, 1999, which shall be known as
the Sewemup Mesa Wilderness.
(7) Certain in the Gunnison Resource Area
which comprise approximately 38,527 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Redcloud Peak
Wilderness Proposal’’, dated February 1, 1999,
which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak Wilder-
ness.
(8) Certain lands in the Gunnison Resource
Area and the Gunnison National Forest and Rio
Grande National Forest which comprise approxi-