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cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 
control, or water reservoir operation activity. 
(l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive 
running event to continue in substantially the same man-
ner and degree in which this event was operated and per-
mitted in 2015 within additions to the Sheep Mountain 
Wilderness in section 20423 of this title and the Pleasant 
View Ridge Wilderness Area designated by section 1802 
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 
provided that the event is authorized and conducted in a 
manner compatible with the preservation of the areas as 
wilderness. 
SEC. 20425. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con-
fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 
to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 
trailhead and day use area, as a wild river.
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‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the Heaton Flats trailhead and day 
use area to 100 yards upstream of the con-
fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(ll) NORTH
FORK
SAN
GABRIEL
RIVER, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 4.3-mile segment of the North 
Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 
Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 
confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(ll) WEST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the West Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 
miles downstream of its source near Red Box 
Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 
downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 
N., R. 11 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West 
Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the
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powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., to the 
confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ll) LITTLE ROCK CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 
The following segments of Little Rock Creek and 
tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its 
source on Mt. Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 
9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 
with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 
Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 
Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 
Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 
Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo-
per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 
Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn 
Creek from 100 yards downstream of the
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Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 
Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER 
USE.— 
(1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 
and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, 
flood control facilities, water conservation works 
and facilities, including debris protection facili-
ties, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and 
stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled 
water facilities and water pumping, conveyance 
distribution systems, water storage tanks and 
reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydro-
power projects, and transmission and other an-
cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 
water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, ground-
water recharge, storage, and carriage struc-
tures. 
(B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall alter, modify, or affect—
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(i) the use, operation, maintenance, 
repair, construction, destruction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, relocation or replace-
ment of a water resource facility down-
stream of a wild and scenic river segment 
designated by this section, provided that 
the physical structures of such facilities or 
reservoirs shall not be located within the 
river areas designated in this section; or 
(ii) access to a water resource facility 
downstream of a wild and scenic river seg-
ment designated by this section. 
(C) NO
EFFECT
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall preclude the establishment of a new water 
resource facilities (including instream sites, 
routes, and areas) downstream of a wild and 
scenic river segment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any new reservation of water 
or new use of water pursuant to existing water 
rights held by the United States to advance the pur-
poses of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for nonconsump-
tive instream use only within the segments des-
ignated by this section.
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(3) EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the implementation of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 20426. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
title, and no action to implement this title— 
(1) shall constitute an express or implied res-
ervation of any water or water right, or authorizing 
an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water 
rights held by the United States, with respect to the 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, the 
land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness 
addition by section 20423 or land adjacent to the 
wild and scenic river segments designated by the 
amendment made by section 20425; 
(2) shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any 
water rights in the State in existence on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, including any water 
rights held by the United States; 
(3) shall be construed as establishing a prece-
dent with regard to any future wilderness or wild 
and scenic river designations; 
(4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpreta-
tion of, or any designation, decision, adjudication or 
action made pursuant to, any other Act; or
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(5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 
modifying, or amending any of the interstate com-
pacts or equitable apportionment decrees that appor-
tions water among or between the State and any 
other State. 
(b) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall com-
ply with applicable procedural and substantive require-
ments of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 
any water rights not in existence on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act with respect to the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness 
additions designated by section 20423, and the wild and 
scenic rivers designated by amendment made by section 
20425. 
TITLE V—RIM OF THE VALLEY 
CORRIDOR PRESERVATION 
SEC. 20501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor-
ridor Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 20502. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION; 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 507(c)(1) of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460kk(c)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘, which shall’’ and inserting ‘‘ and generally de-
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picted as ‘Rim of the Valley Unit Proposed Addition’ on 
the map entitled ‘Rim of the Valley Unit—Santa Monica 
Mountains National Recreation Area’, numbered 638/ 
147,723, and dated September 2018. Both maps shall’’. 
(b) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—Section 507 of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
460kk) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—(1) Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall update the general management plan 
for the recreation area to reflect the boundaries designated 
on the map referred to in subsection (c)(1) as the ‘Rim 
of the Valley Unit’ (hereafter in the subsection referred 
to as the ‘Rim of the Valley Unit’). Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Rim of the 
Valley Unit, and any land or interest in land acquired by 
the United States and located within the boundaries of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit, as part of the recreation area 
in accordance with the provisions of this section and appli-
cable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land 
within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit only 
through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing 
seller. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of 
eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land.
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‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection or the application of 
the management plan for the Rim of the Valley Unit shall 
be construed to— 
‘‘(A) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with respect to public access to or use of 
non-Federal land; 
‘‘(B) create any liability, or affect any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
or other owner of non-Federal land with respect to 
any person injured on private property or other non- 
Federal land; 
‘‘(C) affect the ownership, management, or 
other rights relating to any non-Federal land (in-
cluding any interest in any non-Federal land); 
‘‘(D) require any local government to partici-
pate in any program administered by the Secretary; 
‘‘(E) alter, modify, or diminish any right, re-
sponsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitle-
ment of the State, any political subdivision of the 
State, or any State or local agency under existing 
Federal, State, and local law (including regulations); 
‘‘(F) require the creation of protective perim-
eters or buffer zones, and the fact that certain ac-
tivities or land can be seen or heard from within the 
Rim of the Valley Unit shall not, of itself, preclude
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the activities or land uses up to the boundary of the 
Rim of the Valley Unit; 
‘‘(G) require or promote use of, or encourage 
trespass on, lands, facilities, and rights-of-way 
owned by non-Federal entities, including water re-
source facilities and public utilities, without the writ-
ten consent of the owner; 
‘‘(H) affect the operation, maintenance, modi-
fication, construction, or expansion of any water re-
source facility or utility facility located within or ad-
jacent to the Rim of the Valley Unit; 
‘‘(I) terminate the fee title to lands or cus-
tomary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace-
ment activities on or under such lands granted to 
public agencies that are authorized pursuant to Fed-
eral or State statute; 
‘‘(J) interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay 
the exercise of any right to, or access to any water 
resource facility or other facility or property nec-
essary or useful to access any water right to operate 
any public water or utility system; 
‘‘(K) require initiation or reinitiation of con-
sultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service under, or the application of provisions of, the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
3360 
seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or division A of sub-
title III of title 54, United States Code, concerning 
any action or activity affecting water, water rights 
or water management or water resource facilities 
within the Rim of the Valley Unit; or 
‘‘(L) limit the Secretary’s ability to update ap-
plicable fire management plans, which may consider 
fuels management strategies including managed nat-
ural fire, prescribed fires, non-fire mechanical haz-
ardous fuel reduction activities, or post-fire remedi-
ation of damage to natural and cultural resources. 
‘‘(4) The activities of a utility facility or water re-
source facility shall take into consideration ways to rea-
sonably avoid or reduce the impact on the resources of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
‘‘(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘utility facility’ means electric 
substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, 
and lines, ground wires, communications circuits, 
and other structures, and related infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘water resource facility’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities; dams and res-
ervoirs; flood control facilities; water conservation 
works, including debris protection facilities, sediment
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placement sites, rain gauges, and stream gauges; 
water quality, recycled water, and pumping facilities; 
conveyance distribution systems; water treatment fa-
cilities; aqueducts; canals; ditches; pipelines; wells; 
hydropower projects; transmission facilities; and 
other ancillary facilities, groundwater recharge facili-
ties, water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, groundwater re-
charge, storage, and carriage structures.’’. 
TITLE VI—WILD OLYMPICS WIL-
DERNESS AND WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVERS 
SEC. 20601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder-
ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 20602. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST 
WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land 
in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash-
ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym-
pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 
dated April 8, 2019 (referred to in this section as the
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‘‘map’’), is designated as wilderness and as components 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek 
Wilderness’’. 
(2) RUGGED
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(3) ALCKEE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 
(4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 
(5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally
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depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the ‘‘Buckhorn Wilderness’’, as 
designated by section 3 of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–339). 
(6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the ‘‘The Brothers Wilderness’’, 
as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–339). 
(8) MOUNT
SKOKOMISH
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish 
Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the
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Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(9) WONDER
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain 
Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 
Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 
(11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil-
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derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash-
ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 
Wilderness’’. 
(14) CANOE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description 
of the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) with— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
minor errors in the map and legal description. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map 
and legal description filed under subparagraph 
(A) shall be filed and made available for public 
inspection in the appropriate office of the For-
est Service. 
(c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as
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identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 
designated as potential wilderness. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AS
WILDERNESS.—On the 
date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 
Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 
potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 
have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 
(A) designated as wilderness and as a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder-
ness area. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER 
ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 
create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
any wilderness area. 
(2) NONCONFORMING
USES
PERMITTED
OUT-
SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 
activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder-
ness area designated under this section shall be per-
mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 
heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may take such measures as are necessary to control fire,
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insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 
by this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
SEC. 20603. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(231) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 
and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(232) DUNGENESS
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dungeness River from the head-
waters to the State of Washington Department of 
Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 
12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and major 
tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class-
es:
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‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge 
to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 
Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 
Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound-
ary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the National For-
est boundary to the State of Washington De-
partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 
N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered as a 
recreational river through a cooperative man-
agement agreement between the State of Wash-
ington and the Secretary of Agriculture as pro-
vided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)).
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‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 
to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(233) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 
headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in-
take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder-
ness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 
from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 
City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li-
censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 
powerhouses, 
transmission 
lines, 
or 
other 
project works, shall apply to the approximately 
5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend
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water intake facility to the Olympic National 
Forest boundary. 
‘‘(234) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 
headwaters to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., 
sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 
N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(235) DUCKABUSH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Duckabush River from the head-
waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 
1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes:
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‘‘(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 
boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 
private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(236) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 
headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1/4 sec. 
21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil-
derness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 
to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 
NW1/4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be ad-
ministered as a recreational river through a co-
operative management agreement between the 
State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri-
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culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(237) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The 
segment 
of 
the 
South 
Fork 
Skokomish River from the headwaters to the Olym-
pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 
from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 
from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 
NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 
National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(238) MIDDLE
FORK
SATSOP
RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 
the Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be ad-
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ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(239) WEST
FORK
SATSOP
RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of 
the West Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to 
the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(240) WYNOOCHEE
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Wynoochee River from the head-
waters to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 
that portions of the river within the boundaries of 
Olympic National Park shall be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 2.5-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the boundary of the 
Wonder Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 
from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain 
Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(241) EAST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The 
segment 
of 
the 
East 
Fork 
Humptulips River from the headwaters to the Olym-
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pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 
Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment 
from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 
to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(242) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 
the West Fork Humptulips River from the head-
waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(243) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 
to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 
river.
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‘‘(B) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment 
from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 
N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(244) QUEETS
RIVER, 
WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 
the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 
portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym-
pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, including the following seg-
ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 
confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the confluence with 
Sams River to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the Sams River from the headwaters to the
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confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 
of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 
confluence with the Queets River, to be admin-
istered as a scenic river through a cooperative 
management agreement between the State of 
Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture as 
provided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(245) HOH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg-
ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 
South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 
National Park boundary, to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack-
son Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 
Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the head-
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waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 
National Park boundary to the Washington 
State Department of Natural Resources bound-
ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be ad-
ministered as a recreational river through a co-
operative management agreement between the 
State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri-
culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(246) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 
River from the source to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, as a wild river. 
‘‘(247) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 
River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 
the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 
of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na-
tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary
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of the Interior, including the following segments in 
the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 
Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 
Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 
South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(248) SOL
DUC
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and certain 
tributaries in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to
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the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 
Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 
Park boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 
bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con-
fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 
of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 
River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(249) LYRE
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 
Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound-
ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior as a scenic river.’’.
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(b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 
(c) UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall, with respect to the designations made 
under subsection (a) on lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, incorporate such designations into 
updated management plans for units of the National 
Forest System in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The date specified in para-
graph (1) shall be 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act if the Secretary of Agriculture— 
(A) is unable to meet the requirement 
under such paragraph by the date specified in 
such paragraph; and 
(B) not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, includes in the 
Department of Agriculture annual budget sub-
mission to Congress a request for additional 
sums as may be necessary to meet the require-
ment of such paragraph.
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(3) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Updated management plans under 
paragraph (1) or (2) satisfy the requirements under 
section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
SEC. 20604. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1283(b)), nothing in this title or the amendment made by 
section 20603(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, 
privileges, or contracts held by private parties, nor does 
this title in any way modify or direct the management, 
acquisition, or disposition of lands managed by the Wash-
ington Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the 
State of Washington. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg-
ments designated by this title and the amendment made 
by section 20603(a) is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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SEC. 20605. TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title alters, modifies, diminishes, or 
extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 
with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 
rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 
treaty. 
TITLE VII—STUDY ON FLOOD 
RISK MITIGATION 
SEC. 20701. STUDY ON FLOOD RISK MITIGATION. 
The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to de-
termine the contributions of wilderness designations under 
this division to protections to flood risk mitigation in resi-
dential areas. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 20801. PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR VET-
ERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS. 
The Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture are encouraged to ensure servicemember and vet-
eran access to public lands designed by this division for 
the purposes of outdoor recreation and to participate in 
outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs. 
SEC. 20802. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 
Nothing in this division may be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
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(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws 
(including regulations). 
SEC. 20803. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
Nothing in this division precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
wilderness areas; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over wilderness areas; or 
(3) the establishment of military flight training 
routes over wilderness areas. 
DIVISION 
P—COLORADO 
OUT-
DOOR 
RECREATION 
AND 
ECONOMY ACT 
SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Colorado Outdoor 
Recreation and Economy Act’’. 
SEC. 21002. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
In this division, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
SEC. 21101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 
means any area designated as wilderness by the 
amendments to section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilder-
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ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) made by section 21102(a). 
(2) HISTORIC
LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘‘His-
toric Landscape’’ means the Camp Hale National 
Historic Landscape designated by section 21107(a). 
(3) RECREATION
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Recreation Management Area’’ means the 
Tenmile Recreation Management Area designated by 
section 21104(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) 
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means, as appli-
cable— 
(A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Con-
servation Area designated by section 21105(a); 
and 
(B) the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation 
Area 
designated 
by 
section 
21106(a). 
SEC. 21102. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘1993,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1993, and certain Federal land within the 
White River National Forest that comprises approxi-
mately 6,896 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Pro-
posed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions’ on the 
map entitled ‘Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness 
Additions’ and dated June 24, 2019,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) HOLY CROSS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the White River Na-
tional Forest that comprises approximately 3,866 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed Megan 
Dickie Wilderness Addition’ on the map entitled 
‘Holy Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal’ and 
dated June 24, 2019, which shall be incorporated 
into, and managed as part of, the Holy Cross Wil-
derness designated by section 102(a)(5) of Public 
Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3266). 
‘‘(24) HOOSIER RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the White River National Forest 
that comprises approximately 5,235 acres, as gen-
erally depicted as ‘Proposed Hoosier Ridge Wilder-
ness’ on the map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and 
dated June 24, 2019, which shall be known as the 
‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’.
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‘‘(25) TENMILE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the White River National Forest that 
comprises approximately 7,624 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘Proposed Tenmile Wilderness’ on the 
map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and dated June 24, 
2019, which shall be known as the ‘Tenmile Wilder-
ness’. 
‘‘(26) 
EAGLES
NEST
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the White 
River National Forest that comprises approximately 
9,670 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed 
Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition’ and ‘Proposed 
Spraddle Creek Wilderness Addition’ on the map en-
titled ‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal’ 
and dated June 24, 2019, which shall be incor-
porated into, and managed as part of, the Eagles 
Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–352 
(90 Stat. 870).’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any reference in the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 
of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 
date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin-
istering a covered area. 
(c) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
3388 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any activity in 
a covered area that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(d) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on a covered 
area, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason-
able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 
Secretary, in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 
101–405). 
(e) COORDINATION.—For purposes of administering 
the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph 
(26) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by subsection (a)(2)), the Secretary shall, as deter-
mined to be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, 
coordinate the activities of the Secretary in response to 
fires and flooding events with interested State and local
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agencies, including operations using aircraft or mecha-
nized equipment. 
SEC. 21103. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed-
eral land in the White River National Forest in the State, 
comprising approximately 8,036 acres and generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilder-
ness’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Pro-
posal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, is designated as a poten-
tial wilderness area. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as provided in subsection (d), the potential wil-
derness area designated by subsection (a) shall be man-
aged in accordance with— 
(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(2) this section. 
(c) LIVESTOCK USE OF VACANT ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec-
retary shall publish a determination regarding 
whether to authorize livestock grazing or other use 
by livestock on the vacant allotments known as—
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(A) the ‘‘Big Hole Allotment’’; and 
(B) the ‘‘Blue Ridge Allotment’’. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF ALLOTMENTS.—In pub-
lishing a determination pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may modify or combine the vacant al-
lotments referred to in that paragraph. 
(3) PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date on which a deter-
mination of the Secretary to authorize livestock 
grazing or other use by livestock is published under 
paragraph (1), if applicable, the Secretary shall 
grant a permit or other authorization for that live-
stock grazing or other use in accordance with appli-
cable laws (including regulations). 
(d) RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary permits live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock on the poten-
tial wilderness area under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary, or a third party authorized by the Secretary, 
may use any motorized or mechanized transport or 
equipment for purposes of constructing or rehabili-
tating such range improvements as are necessary to 
obtain appropriate livestock management objectives 
(including habitat and watershed restoration).
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(2) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided by this subsection terminates on the 
date that is 2 years after the date on which the Sec-
retary publishes a positive determination under sub-
section (c)(3). 
(e) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The potential wilderness 
area designated by subsection (a) shall be designated 
as wilderness, to be known as the ‘‘Williams Fork 
Mountains Wilderness’’— 
(A) effective not earlier than the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment this 
Act; and 
(B) on the earliest of— 
(i) the date on which the Secretary 
publishes in the Federal Register a notice 
that the construction or rehabilitation of 
range improvements under subsection (d) 
is complete; 
(ii) the date described in subsection 
(d)(2); and 
(iii) the effective date of a determina-
tion of the Secretary not to authorize live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock 
under subsection (c)(1).
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(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall manage the Williams 
Fork Mountains Wilderness in accordance with— 
(A) the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77); 
and 
(B) this title. 
SEC. 21104. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 17,122 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Tenmile Proposal’’ and dated 
June 24, 2019, are designated as the ‘‘Tenmile Recreation 
Management Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation 
Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen-
erations the recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and 
ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Recreation Management Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances—
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(i) the purposes of the Recreation 
Management Area described in subsection 
(b); and 
(ii) recreation opportunities, including 
mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback 
riding, 
snowshoeing, 
climbing, 
skiing, 
camping, and hunting; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Recreation Manage-
ment Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Recreation Management Area shall 
be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and
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periods authorized for motorized vehicle 
use on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
or temporary road shall be constructed in 
the Recreation Management Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) rerouting or closing an exist-
ing road or trail to protect natural re-
sources from degradation, as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; 
(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses or roadside camping; 
(III) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out pre- or post- 
fire watershed protection projects; 
(IV) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles to carry out any activ-
ity described in subsection (d), (e)(1), 
or (f); or 
(V) responding to an emergency. 
(C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.—
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Recreation Management Area for the pur-
pose of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 
insects, or disease in the Recreation Management Area, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(e) WATER.— 
(1) EFFECT ON WATER MANAGEMENT INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, op-
eration, maintenance, or renovation within the 
Recreation Management Area of— 
(A) water management infrastructure in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
or
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(B) any future infrastructure necessary for 
the development or exercise of water rights de-
creed before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Section 3(e) of the 
James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act 
(Public Law 107–216; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply 
to the Recreation Management Area. 
(f) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author-
izing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regula-
tions), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Recre-
ation Management Area for— 
(1) a regional transportation project, includ-
ing— 
(A) highway widening or realignment; and 
(B) construction of multimodal transpor-
tation systems; or 
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas-
ure associated with the implementation or use of a 
facility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(g) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the designation of the Federal land within the Recre-
ation Management Area for purposes of— 
(1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; 
or
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(2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
(h) PERMITS.—Nothing in this section alters or lim-
its— 
(1) any permit held by a ski area or other enti-
ty; or 
(2) the acceptance, review, or implementation of 
associated activities or facilities proposed or author-
ized by law or permit outside the boundaries of the 
Recreation Management Area. 
SEC. 21105. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 8,287 acres of Federal land located in 
the White River National Forest, as generally depicted as 
‘‘Proposed Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated as the ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Con-
servation Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are— 
(1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration 
corridor over Interstate 70; and
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(2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, and 
ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation 
Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b).
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(B) RECREATION.—The Secretary may 
permit such recreational activities in the Wild-
life Conservation Area that the Secretary deter-
mines are consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(C) MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND
MECHA-
NIZED
TRANSPORT; 
NEW
OR
TEMPORARY 
ROADS.— 
(i) 
MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND 
MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (iii), the use of motorized 
vehicles and mechanized transport in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be prohib-
ited. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii) and sub-
section (e), no new or temporary road shall 
be constructed within the Wildlife Con-
servation Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
for administrative purposes;
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(II) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
to carry out pre- or post-fire water-
shed protection projects; 
(III) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles or mechanized trans-
port to carry out activities described 
in subsection (d) or (e); or 
(IV) responding to an emergency. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 
insects, or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, sub-
3401 
ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section or section 21110(e) precludes the Sec-
retary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal 
land within the Wildlife Conservation Area for— 
(1) a regional transportation project, includ-
ing— 
(A) highway widening or realignment; and 
(B) construction of multimodal transpor-
tation systems; or 
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas-
ure associated with the implementation or use of a 
facility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the designation of the Federal land within the Wild-
life Conservation Area for purposes of— 
(1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; 
or 
(2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
(g) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area.
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SEC. 21106. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE CON-
SERVATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 3,528 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork 
Mountains Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated as the ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Con-
servation Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wild-
life Conservation Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 
and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
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(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be 
limited to designated roads and trails. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
or temporary road shall be constructed in 
the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses;
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(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out activities de-
scribed in subsection (d); or 
(III) responding to an emer-
gency. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The use of bicycles in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to 
designated roads and trails. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
(E) GRAZING.—The laws (including regu-
lations) and policies followed by the Secretary 
in issuing and administering grazing permits or 
leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary shall continue to apply with regard to 
the land in the Wildlife Conservation Area, con-
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sistent with the purposes described in sub-
section (b). 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, 
insects, or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section or section 21110(e) precludes the Sec-
retary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal 
land within the Wildlife Conservation Area for— 
(1) a regional transportation project, includ-
ing— 
(A) highway widening or realignment; and 
(B) construction of multimodal transpor-
tation systems; or 
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety meas-
ure associated with the implementation or use of a 
facility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(f) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area.
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SEC. 21107. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 28,676 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Camp Hale National Historic Land-
scape’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic 
Landscape Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated the ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Historic Land-
scape are— 
(1) to provide for— 
(A) the interpretation of historic events, 
activities, structures, and artifacts of the His-
toric Landscape, including with respect to the 
role of the Historic Landscape in local, na-
tional, and world history; 
(B) the historic preservation of the His-
toric Landscape, consistent with— 
(i) the designation of the Historic 
Landscape as a national historic site; and 
(ii) the other purposes of the Historic 
Landscape; 
(C) recreational opportunities, with an em-
phasis on the activities related to the historic 
use of the Historic Landscape, including skiing, 
snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, horseback
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riding, climbing, other road- and trail-based ac-
tivities, and other outdoor activities; and 
(D) the continued environmental remedi-
ation and removal of unexploded ordnance at 
the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site 
and the Camp Hale historic cantonment area; 
and 
(2) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations the scenic, watershed, and ecological re-
sources of the Historic Landscape. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Historic Landscape in accordance with— 
(A) the purposes of the Historic Landscape 
described in subsection (b); and 
(B) any other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a management plan for the 
Historic Landscape.
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(B) CONTENTS.—The management plan 
prepared under subparagraph (A) shall include 
plans for— 
(i) improving the interpretation of his-
toric events, activities, structures, and arti-
facts of the Historic Landscape, including 
with respect to the role of the Historic 
Landscape in local, national, and world 
history; 
(ii) conducting historic preservation 
and veteran outreach and engagement ac-
tivities; 
(iii) managing recreational opportuni-
ties, including the use and stewardship 
of— 
(I) the road and trail systems; 
and 
(II) 
dispersed 
recreation 
re-
sources; 
(iv) the conservation, protection, res-
toration, or enhancement of the scenic, wa-
tershed, and ecological resources of the 
Historic Landscape, including conducting 
the restoration and enhancement project 
under subsection (d); and
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(v) environmental remediation and, 
consistent with subsection (e)(2), the re-
moval of unexploded ordnance. 
(3) EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS.—The Secretary shall 
provide to the Secretary of the Army a notification 
of any unexploded ordnance (as defined in section 
101(e) of title 10, United States Code) that is dis-
covered in the Historic Landscape. 
(d) CAMP HALE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a restoration and enhancement project in the His-
toric Landscape— 
(A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wet-
land conditions in and along the Eagle River 
and tributaries of the Eagle River; 
(B) to maintain or improve recreation and 
interpretive opportunities and facilities; and 
(C) to conserve historic values in the Camp 
Hale area. 
(2) 
COORDINATION.—In 
carrying 
out 
the 
project described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall coordinate with— 
(A) the United States Army Corps of En-
gineers;
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(B) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Head-
waters Collaborative Group; 
(C) the National Forest Foundation; 
(D) the Colorado Department of Public 
Health and Environment; 
(E) the Colorado State Historic Preserva-
tion Office; 
(F) units of local government; and 
(G) other interested organizations and 
members of the public. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall continue to carry out the projects and activities 
of the Department of the Army in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act relating to cleanup 
of— 
(A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used De-
fense Site; or 
(B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment 
area. 
(2) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Army may remove unexploded ordnance (as de-
fined in section 101(e) of title 10, United 
States Code) from the Historic Landscape, as
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the Secretary of the Army determines to be ap-
propriate in accordance with applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(B) ACTION ON RECEIPT OF NOTICE.—On 
receipt from the Secretary of a notification of 
unexploded ordnance under subsection (c)(3), 
the Secretary of the Army may remove the 
unexploded ordnance in accordance with— 
(i) the program for environmental res-
toration of formerly used defense sites 
under section 2701 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(ii) the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and 
(iii) any other applicable provision of 
law (including regulations). 
(3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection modifies any obligation in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act relating to envi-
ronmental remediation or removal of any unexploded 
ordnance located in or around the Camp Hale his-
toric cantonment area, the Camp Hale Formerly 
Used Defense Site, or the Historic Landscape, in-
cluding such an obligation under—
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(A) the program for environmental restora-
tion of formerly used defense sites under sec-
tion 2701 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or 
(C) any other applicable provision of law 
(including regulations). 
(f) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and 
the Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement— 
(1) to specify— 
(A) the activities of the Secretary relating 
to the management of the Historic Landscape; 
and 
(B) the activities of the Secretary of the 
Army relating to environmental remediation 
and the removal of unexploded ordnance in ac-
cordance with subsection (e) and other applica-
ble laws (including regulations); and 
(2) to require the Secretary to provide to the 
Secretary of the Army, by not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act and periodi-
cally thereafter, as appropriate, a management plan 
for the Historic Landscape for purposes of the re-
moval activities described in subsection (e).
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(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects the jurisdiction of the State over any 
water law, water right, or adjudication or adminis-
tration relating to any water resource; 
(2) affects any water right in existence on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act, or the exer-
cise of such a water right, including— 
(A) a water right under an interstate 
water compact (including full development of 
any apportionment made in accordance with 
such a compact); 
(B) a water right decreed within, above, 
below, or through the Historic Landscape; 
(C) a water right held by the United 
States; 
(D) the management or operation of any 
reservoir, including the storage, management, 
release, or transportation of water; and 
(E) the construction or operation of such 
infrastructure as is determined to be necessary 
by an individual or entity holding water rights 
to develop and place to beneficial use those 
rights, subject to applicable Federal, State, and 
local law (including regulations);
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(3) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
by the United States of any reserved or appropria-
tive water right; 
(4) alters or limits— 
(A) a permit held by a ski area; 
(B) the implementation of activities gov-
erned by a ski area permit; or 
(C) the authority of the Secretary to mod-
ify or expand an existing ski area permit; 
(5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions 
of the Historic Landscape for public safety, environ-
mental remediation, or other use in accordance with 
applicable laws; or 
(6) affects— 
(A) any special use permit in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) the renewal of a permit described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(h)(1) FUNDING.—There is established in the general 
fund of the Treasury a special account, to be known as 
the ‘‘Camp Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration 
Fund’’. 
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Camp Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund 
$10,000,000, to be available to the Secretary until ex-
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pended, for activities relating to historic interpretation, 
preservation, and restoration carried out in and around 
the Historic Landscape. 
(i) DESIGNATION OF OVERLOOK.—The interpretive 
site located beside United States Route 24 in the State, 
at 39.431N 106.323W, is hereby designated as the 
‘‘Sandy Treat Overlook’’. 
SEC. 21108. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 
MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the White River 
National Forest is modified to include the approximately 
120 acres comprised of the SW 1/4, the SE 1/4, and the 
NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 80 W., 6th 
Principal Meridian, in Summit County in the State. 
(b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 
purposes of section 200306 of title 54, United States 
Code, the boundaries of the White River National Forest, 
as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to 
be the boundaries of the White River National Forest as 
in existence on January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 21109. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide for the ongoing maintenance and use of portions of 
the Trail River Ranch and the associated property located
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within Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County 
in the State. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1952(b) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1070) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary 
of the Potential Wilderness is modified to exclude 
the area comprising approximately 15.5 acres of 
land identified as ‘Potential Wilderness to Non-wil-
derness’ on the map entitled ‘Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment’ 
and dated January 16, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 21110. 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 21103; 
(C) the Recreation Management Area;
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(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 
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.
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(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 
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—
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(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 
(B) any military flight training or trans-
portation over such an area. 
(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that military aviation training on Federal public 
lands in Colorado, including the training conducted at the 
High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training 
Site, is critical to the national security of the United 
States and the readiness of the Armed Forces. 
TITLE II—SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS 
SEC. 21201. 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
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U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 21202); 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 21203(a)(1); 
and 
(B) the Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area designated by section 21203(a)(2). 
SEC. 21202. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRES-
ERVATION 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 21102(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
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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, 
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.
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‘‘(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. 21203. 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-
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-
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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— 
(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.);
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(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 
(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,
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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-
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
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of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 762), except that, 
for purposes of this division— 
(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 
(2) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference to 
‘‘the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy 
Act’’. 
SEC. 21204. 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:
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‘‘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 
‘‘(2) shall be managed in accordance with this 
subtitle and any other applicable laws.’’. 
(b) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the 
purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the portions of the McKenna Peak Wilder-
ness Study Area in San Miguel County in the State 
not designated as wilderness by paragraph (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 21202) have been adequately stud-
ied for wilderness designation.
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(2) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in 
paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness 
by paragraph (29) of section 2(a) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–77) (as added by section 21202)— 
(A) 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 
(B) shall be managed in accordance with 
applicable laws. 
SEC. 21205. 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 estab-
lishes a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
covered land. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land out-
side of the covered land can be seen or heard from 
within covered land shall not preclude the activity or 
use outside the boundary of the covered land. 
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary or 
the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall 
file a map and a legal description of each wilderness 
area designated by 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 21202) and the Special Manage-
ment Areas 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 or the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, as appropriate, may correct any typographical 
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 Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service. 
(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of the Interior, as appropriate, may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
a Special Management Area or the wilderness des-
ignated under paragraphs (27) through (29) of sec-
tion 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 21202) only through exchange, do-
nation, or purchase from a willing seller. 
(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 or Special Management Area in which the 
land or interest in land is located. 
(e) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on covered 
land, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason-
able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 
Secretary with jurisdiction over the covered land, in ac-
cordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the applicable guidelines set forth in Appen-
dix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives ac-
3431 
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 
Rept. 101–405) or H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
(H. Rept. 96–617). 
(f) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary with jurisdiction over a wilder-
ness area designated by 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 sec-
tion 21202) may carry out any activity in the wilderness 
area that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 
control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the covered 
land and the approximately 6,590 acres generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Naturita Canyon Mineral 
Withdrawal Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is with-
drawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
laws; and
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(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
TITLE III—THOMPSON DIVIDE 
SEC. 21301. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights, to withdraw 
certain Federal land in the Thompson Divide area 
from mineral and other disposal laws; and 
(2) to promote the capture of fugitive methane 
emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the 
atmosphere— 
(A) to reduce methane gas emissions; and 
(B) to provide— 
(i) new renewable electricity supplies 
and other beneficial uses of fugitive meth-
ane emissions; and 
(ii) increased royalties for taxpayers. 
SEC. 21302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS.—The term 
‘‘fugitive methane emissions’’ means methane gas 
from those Federal lands in Garfield, Gunnison, 
Delta, or Pitkin County in the State generally de-
picted on the pilot program map as ‘‘Fugitive Coal 
Mine Methane Use Pilot Program Area’’ that would
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leak or be vented into the atmosphere from an ac-
tive, inactive or abandoned underground coal mine. 
(2) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive 
Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program established 
by section 21305(a)(1). 
(3) PILOT
PROGRAM
MAP.—The term ‘‘pilot 
program map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Greater 
Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use 
Pilot Program Area’’ and dated June 17, 2019. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Thompson 
Divide lease’’ means any oil or gas lease in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act within 
the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protec-
tion Area. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Thompson 
Divide lease’’ does not include any oil or gas 
lease that— 
(i) is associated with a Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right; or
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(ii) before the date of enactment of 
this Act, has expired, been cancelled, or 
otherwise terminated. 
(6) 
THOMPSON
DIVIDE
MAP.—The 
term 
‘‘Thompson Divide map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Area Map’’ and dated 
June 13, 2019. 
(7) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PRO-
TECTION AREA.—The term ‘‘Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area’’ means the Federal 
land and minerals generally depicted on the Thomp-
son Divide map as the ‘‘Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area’’. 
(8) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOP-
MENT RIGHT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ means a de-
velopment right for any of the Federal mineral 
leases numbered COC 007496, COC 007497, 
COC 007498, COC 007499, COC 007500, COC 
007538, COC 008128, COC 015373, COC 
0128018, COC 051645, and COC 051646, and 
generally depicted on the Thompson Divide map 
as ‘‘Wolf Creek Storage Agreement’’.
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(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ does not in-
clude any storage right or related activity with-
in the area described in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 21303. THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PROTEC-
TION AREA. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area is 
withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(b) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection 
Area shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on covered 
land, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be allowed to continue subject to such reason-
able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 
Secretary with jurisdiction over the covered land.
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SEC. 21304. THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the relinquish-
ment by a leaseholder of all Thompson Divide leases of 
the leaseholder, the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder 
credits for any bid, royalty, or rental payment due under 
any Federal oil or gas lease on Federal land in the State, 
in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNT OF CREDITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amount of the credits issued to a leaseholder of 
a Thompson Divide lease relinquished under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(A) be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the bonus bids paid 
for the applicable Thompson Divide leases; 
(ii) the amount of any rental paid for 
the applicable Thompson Divide leases as 
of the date on which the leaseholder sub-
mits to the Secretary a notice of the deci-
sion to relinquish the applicable Thompson 
Divide leases; and 
(iii) the amount of any expenses in-
curred by the leaseholder of the applicable 
Thompson Divide leases in the preparation 
of any drilling permit, sundry notice, or 
other related submission in support of the
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development of the applicable Thompson 
Divide leases as of January 28, 2019, in-
cluding any expenses relating to the prepa-
ration of any analysis under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(B) require the approval of the Secretary. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The amount of a credit 
issued under subsection (a) shall not include any ex-
penses paid by the leaseholder of a Thompson Divide 
lease for legal fees or related expenses for legal work 
with respect to a Thompson Divide lease. 
(c) CANCELLATION.—Effective on relinquishment 
under this section, and without any additional action by 
the Secretary, a Thompson Divide lease— 
(1) shall be permanently cancelled; and 
(2) shall not be reissued. 
(d) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, each exchange under this 
section shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) this division; and 
(B) other applicable laws (including regu-
lations).
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(2) ACCEPTANCE OF CREDITS.—The Secretary 
may, subject to appropriations, accept credits issued 
under subsection (a) in the same manner as cash for 
the payments described in that subsection. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The use of a credit issued 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the laws (in-
cluding regulations) applicable to the payments de-
scribed in that subsection, to the extent that the 
laws are consistent with this section. 
(4) TREATMENT OF CREDITS.—Subject to ap-
propriations, all amounts in the form of credits 
issued under subsection (a) accepted by the Sec-
retary shall be considered to be amounts received for 
the purposes of— 
(A) section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 191); and 
(B) section 20 of the Geothermal Steam 
Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019). 
(e) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT 
RIGHTS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY.—As a condi-
tion precedent to the relinquishment of a Thompson 
Divide lease, any leaseholder with a Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right shall permanently 
relinquish, transfer, and otherwise convey to the
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Secretary, in a form acceptable to the Secretary, all 
Wolf Creek Storage Field development rights of the 
leaseholder. 
(2) LIMITATION
OF
TRANSFER.—An interest 
acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be held in perpetuity; and 
(B) shall not be— 
(i) transferred; 
(ii) reissued; or 
(iii) otherwise used for mineral extrac-
tion. 
SEC. 21305. GREATER THOMPSON DIVIDE FUGITIVE COAL 
MINE METHANE USE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) FUGITIVE COAL MINE METHANE USE PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Bureau of Land Management a pilot program, 
to be known as the ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Fu-
gitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot pro-
gram is to promote the capture, beneficial use, miti-
gation, and sequestration of fugitive methane emis-
sions— 
(A) to reduce methane emissions; 
(B) to promote economic development;
3440 
(C) to produce bid and royalty revenues; 
(D) to improve air quality; and 
(E) to improve public safety. 
(3) PLAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall develop a plan— 
(i) to complete an inventory of fugitive 
methane emissions in accordance with sub-
section (b); 
(ii) to provide for the leasing of fugi-
tive methane emissions in accordance with 
subsection (c); and 
(iii) to provide for the capping or de-
struction of fugitive methane emissions in 
accordance with subsection (d). 
(B) COORDINATION.—In developing the 
plan under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
coordinate with— 
(i) the State; 
(ii) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, and 
Pitkin Counties in the State; 
(iii) lessees of Federal coal within the 
counties referred to in clause (ii);
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(iv) interested institutions of higher 
education in the State; and 
(v) interested members of the public. 
(b) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSION INVENTORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete an inventory of fugitive methane 
emissions. 
(2) CONDUCT.—The Secretary may conduct the 
inventory under paragraph (1) through, or in col-
laboration with— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(B) the United States Geological Survey; 
(C) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(D) the United States Forest Service; 
(E) State departments or agencies; 
(F) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, or Pitkin 
County in the State; 
(G) the Garfield County Federal Mineral 
Lease District; 
(H) institutions of higher education in the 
State; 
(I) lessees of Federal coal within a county 
referred to in subparagraph (F);
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(J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(K) the National Center for Atmospheric 
Research; or 
(L) other interested entities, including 
members of the public. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The inventory under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) the general location and geographic co-
ordinates of each vent, seep, or other source 
producing significant fugitive methane emis-
sions; 
(B) an estimate of the volume and con-
centration of fugitive methane emissions from 
each source of significant fugitive methane 
emissions including details of measurements 
taken and the basis for that emissions estimate; 
(C) an estimate of the total volume of fugi-
tive methane emissions each year; 
(D) relevant data and other information 
available from— 
(i) 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency; 
(ii) the Mine Safety and Health Ad-
ministration;
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(iii) Colorado Department of Natural 
Resources; 
(iv) Colorado Public Utility Commis-
sion; 
(v) Colorado Department of Health 
and Environment; and 
(vi) Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement; and 
(E) such other information as may be use-
ful in advancing the purposes of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(4) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; DISCLOSURE.— 
(A) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall provide opportunities for public 
participation in the inventory under this sub-
section. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the inventory under this subsection pub-
licly available. 
(C) DISCLOSURE.—Nothing in this sub-
section requires the Secretary to publicly re-
lease information that— 
(i) poses a threat to public safety; 
(ii) is confidential business informa-
tion; or
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(iii) is otherwise protected from public 
disclosure. 
(5) USE.—The Secretary shall use the inven-
tory in carrying out— 
(A) the leasing program under subsection 
(c); and 
(B) the capping or destruction of fugitive 
methane emissions under subsection (d). 
(c) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSION LEASING PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and in accordance with this section, not later 
than 1 year after the date of completion of the in-
ventory required under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall carry out a program to encourage the use and 
destruction of fugitive methane emissions. 
(2) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM COAL 
MINES SUBJECT TO LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the holder of a valid existing Federal 
coal lease for a mine that is producing fugitive 
methane emissions to capture for use, or de-
stroy by flaring, the fugitive methane emissions. 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The authority under 
subparagraph (A) shall be—
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(i) subject to valid existing rights; and 
(ii) subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.—The program carried 
out under paragraph (1) shall only include fugi-
tive methane emissions that can be captured for 
use, or destroyed by flaring, in a manner that 
does not— 
(i) endanger the safety of any coal 
mine worker; or 
(ii) unreasonably interfere with any 
ongoing operation at a coal mine. 
(D) COOPERATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
work cooperatively with the holders of valid 
existing Federal coal leases for mines that 
produce fugitive methane emissions to en-
courage— 
(I) the capture of fugitive meth-
ane emissions for beneficial use, such 
as generating electrical power, pro-
ducing usable heat, transporting the 
methane to market, transforming the 
fugitive methane emissions into a dif-
ferent marketable material; or
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(II) if the beneficial use of the 
fugitive methane emissions is not fea-
sible, the destruction of the fugitive 
methane emissions by flaring. 
(ii) GUIDANCE.—In furtherance of the 
purposes of this paragraph, not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for 
the implementation of Federal authorities 
and programs to encourage the capture for 
use, or destruction by flaring, of fugitive 
methane emissions while minimizing im-
pacts on natural resources or other public 
interest values. 
(E) ROYALTIES.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether any fugitive methane emissions 
used or destroyed pursuant to this paragraph 
are subject to the payment of a royalty under 
applicable law. 
(3) FUGITIVE
METHANE
EMISSIONS
FROM 
ABANDONED COAL MINES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, notwithstanding section 
21303, subject to valid existing rights, and in 
accordance with section 21 of the Mineral Leas-
3447 
ing Act (30 U.S.C. 241) and any other applica-
ble law, the Secretary shall— 
(i) authorize the capture for use, or 
destruction by flaring, of fugitive methane 
emissions from abandoned coal mines on 
Federal land; and 
(ii) make available for leasing such fu-
gitive methane emissions from abandoned 
coal mines on Federal land as the Sec-
retary considers to be in the public inter-
est. 
(B) SOURCE.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall offer for lease 
each significant vent, seep, or other source of 
fugitive methane emissions from abandoned 
coal mines. 
(C) BID QUALIFICATIONS.—A bid to lease 
fugitive methane emissions under this para-
graph shall specify whether the prospective les-
see intends— 
(i) to capture the fugitive methane 
emissions for beneficial use, such as gener-
ating electrical power, producing usable 
heat, transporting the methane to market,
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transforming the fugitive methane emis-
sions into a different marketable material; 
(ii) to destroy the fugitive methane 
emissions by flaring; or 
(iii) to employ a specific combination 
of— 
(I) capturing the fugitive meth-
ane emissions for beneficial use; and 
(II) destroying the fugitive meth-
ane emission by flaring. 
(D) PRIORITY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—If there is more 
than one qualified bid for a lease under 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall select 
the bid that the Secretary determines is 
likely to most significantly advance the 
public interest. 
(ii) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
deter-
mining the public interest under clause (i), 
the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation— 
(I) the size of the overall de-
crease in the time-integrated radiative 
forcing of the fugitive methane emis-
sions;
3449 
(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. 21306. 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. 21401. 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 
21402(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 21402. 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 division, consisting of approximately 50,667 
acres of land in the State, as generally depicted on the 
map as ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area Proposed 
Boundary’’. 
(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
3453 
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 
21403; 
(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 
21403, if grazing was established before the 
date of acquisition. 
(C) PRIVATE LAND.—On private land ac-
quired under section 21403 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).