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Union Calendar No. 179 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 823 
[Report No. 116–226] 
To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation manage-
ment areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 4, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. CROW 
OCTOBER 4, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 28, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, 
recreation management areas, and conservation areas in 
the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Col-
orado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of state. 
TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Colorado Wilderness additions. 
Sec. 103. Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness. 
Sec. 104. Tenmile Recreation Management Area. 
Sec. 105. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 106. Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 107. Camp Hale National Historic Landscape. 
Sec. 108. White River National Forest Boundary modification. 
Sec. 109. Rocky Mountain National Park Potential Wilderness Boundary adjust-
ment. 
Sec. 110. Administrative provisions. 
TITLE II—SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 203. Special management areas. 
Sec. 204. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 205. Administrative provisions. 
TITLE III—THOMPSON DIVIDE 
Sec. 301. Purposes. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area. 
Sec. 304. Thompson Divide lease exchange. 
Sec. 305. Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 306. Effect. 
TITLE IV—CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Curecanti National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 403. Acquisition of land; boundary management. 
Sec. 404. General management plan. 
Sec. 405. Boundary survey. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Colo-
rado. 
TITLE I—CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
SEC. 101. 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-
ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) made by section 102(a). 
(2) HISTORIC LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘‘Historic 
Landscape’’ means the Camp Hale National Historic 
Landscape designated by section 107(a). 
(3) RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term 
‘‘Recreation Management Area’’ means the Tenmile 
Recreation Management Area designated by section 
104(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA.—The term 
‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means, as applicable— 
(A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area designated by section 105(a); and 
(B) the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation Area designated by section 106(a). 
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SEC. 102. 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— 
(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 ‘Proposed 
Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions’ on the map 
entitled ‘Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Addi-
tions’ 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 Wilderness des-
ignated 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-
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ness’ on the map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and 
dated June 24, 2019, which shall be known as the 
‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’. 
‘‘(25) TENMILE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the White River National Forest that 
comprises approximately 7,624 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Proposed Tenmile Wilderness’ on the map 
entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and dated June 24, 2019, 
which shall be known as the ‘Tenmile Wilderness’. 
‘‘(26) EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land within the White River Na-
tional 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 entitled ‘Ea-
gles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal’ and dated 
June 24, 2019, which shall be incorporated into, and 
managed as part of, the Eagles Nest Wilderness des-
ignated 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 administering a 
covered area. 
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(c) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any activity in 
a covered 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 ap-
propriate. 
(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 reasonable reg-
ulations 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 Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives accompanying 
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 determined to be 
appropriate for the protection of watersheds, coordinate the 
activities of the Secretary in response to fires and flooding 
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events with interested State and local agencies, including 
operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment. 
SEC. 103. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal 
land in the White River National Forest in the State, com-
prising approximately 8,036 acres and generally depicted 
as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Proposal’’ and 
dated June 24, 2019, is designated as a potential 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 managed 
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 Secretary 
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 graz-
ing or other use by livestock is published under para-
graph (1), if applicable, the Secretary shall grant a 
permit or other authorization for that livestock graz-
ing or other use in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
(d) RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary permits live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock on the potential 
wilderness area under subsection (c), the Secretary, or 
a third party authorized by the Secretary, may use 
any motorized or mechanized transport or equipment 
for purposes of constructing or rehabilitating such 
range improvements as are necessary to obtain appro-
priate livestock management objectives (including 
habitat and watershed restoration). 
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(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity provided by this subsection terminates on the date 
that is 2 years after the date on which the Secretary 
publishes a positive determination under subsection 
(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. 104. 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 depicted 
as ‘‘Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management Area’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Tenmile Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 
2019, are designated as the ‘‘Tenmile Recreation Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation Man-
agement Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the 
recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and ecological re-
sources 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 Man-
agement 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 Management 
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 pe-
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riods authorized for motorized vehicle use 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Ex-
cept 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 motor-
ized vehicles to carry out any activity 
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 determines 
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 determines to 
be appropriate. 
(e) WATER.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
WATER
MANAGEMENT
INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Nothing in this section affects the con-
struction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, oper-
ation, maintenance, or renovation within the Recre-
ation Management Area of— 
(A) water management infrastructure in ex-
istence 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.—Nothing 
in this section precludes the Secretary from authorizing, in 
accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), 
the use or leasing of Federal land within the Recreation 
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 fa-
cility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(g) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section affects 
the designation of the Federal land within the Recreation 
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. 105. 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 Conservation 
Area Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are designated 
as the ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area’’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Conservation 
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 ben-
efit and enjoyment of present and future generations 
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 Conservation Area 
as the Secretary determines would further the 
purposes described in subsection (b). 
(B) RECREATION.—The Secretary may per-
mit such recreational activities in the Wildlife 
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines 
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are consistent with the purposes described in 
subsection (b). 
(C) MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND
MECHA-
NIZED
TRANSPORT; 
NEW
OR
TEMPORARY 
ROADS.— 
(i) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MECHA-
NIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as provided in 
clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
and mechanized transport in the Wildlife 
Conservation Area shall be prohibited. 
(ii) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Ex-
cept as provided in clause (iii) and sub-
section (e), no new or temporary road shall 
be constructed within the Wildlife Conserva-
tion 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; 
(II) constructing temporary roads 
or permitting the use of motorized ve-
hicles or mechanized transport to carry 
out pre- or post-fire watershed protec-
tion projects; 
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(III) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
to carry out activities described in sub-
section (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 determines 
to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, insects, 
or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Nothing 
in this section or section 110(e) precludes the Secretary 
from authorizing, in accordance with applicable laws (in-
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cluding 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 fa-
cility constructed under paragraph (1). 
(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section affects 
the designation of the Federal land within the Wildlife Con-
servation 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. 
SEC. 106. 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 depicted 
as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conserva-
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tion Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains 
Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are designated as the 
‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area’’ 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife 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 generations the 
wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, and eco-
logical 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.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall only 
allow such uses of the Wildlife Conservation 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.—Ex-
cept 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; 
(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out activities de-
scribed in subsection (d); or 
(III) responding to an emergency. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The use of bicycles in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to 
designated roads and trails. 
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(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 regula-
tions) 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-
sistent with the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary determines 
to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, insects, 
or disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
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(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Nothing 
in this section or section 110(e) precludes the Secretary 
from authorizing, in accordance with applicable laws (in-
cluding 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 fa-
cility 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. 
SEC. 107. 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 depicted 
as ‘‘Proposed Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape 
Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are designated the 
‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’. 
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(2) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen-
erations the scenic, watershed, and ecological resources 
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. 
(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; 
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(ii) conducting historic preservation 
activities; 
(iii) managing recreational opportuni-
ties, including the use and stewardship of— 
(I) the road and trail systems; 
and 
(II) dispersed recreation resources; 
(iv) the conservation, protection, res-
toration, or enhancement of the scenic, wa-
tershed, and ecological resources of the His-
toric Landscape, including conducting the 
restoration and enhancement project under 
subsection (d); and 
(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 discov-
ered in the Historic Landscape. 
(d) CAMP HALE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
PROJECT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
restoration and enhancement project in the Historic 
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 co-
ordinate with— 
(A) the United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers; 
(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. 
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(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 Defense 
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 the Sec-
retary of the Army determines to be appropriate 
in accordance with applicable law (including 
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; 
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(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 environ-
mental 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, includ-
ing such an obligation under— 
(A) the program for environmental restora-
tion of formerly used defense sites under section 
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— 
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(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 accord-
ance with subsection (e) and other applicable 
laws (including regulations); and 
(2) to require the Secretary to provide to the Sec-
retary of the Army, by not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act and periodically there-
after, as appropriate, a management plan for the 
Historic Landscape for purposes of the removal ac-
tivities described in subsection (e). 
(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 exercise 
of such a water right, including— 
(A) a water right under an interstate water 
compact (including full development of any ap-
portionment made in accordance with such a 
compact); 
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(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, re-
lease, 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); 
(3) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
by the United States of any reserved or appropriative 
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 modify 
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 
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(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) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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-
pended, for activities relating to historic interpreta-
tion, preservation, and restoration carried out in and 
around the Historic Landscape. 
SEC. 108. 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. 
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(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 modi-
fied under subsection (a), shall be considered to be the 
boundaries of the White River National Forest as in exist-
ence on January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 109. 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 
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 (Public 
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-wilderness’ 
on the map entitled ‘Rocky Mountain National Park 
Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment’ and dated 
January 16, 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 110. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title affects 
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 protective 
perimeter or buffer zone around— 
(A) a covered area; 
(B) a wilderness area or potential wilder-
ness area designated by section 103; 
(C) the Recreation Management Area; 
(D) a Wildlife Conservation Area; or 
(E) the Historic Landscape. 
(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that a non-
wilderness activity or use on land outside of a covered 
area can be seen or heard from within the covered 
area shall not preclude the activity or use outside 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 
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(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 appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
an area described in subsection (b)(1) only through 
exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in land 
acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incorporated 
into, and administered as a part of, the wilderness 
area, Recreation Management Area, Wildlife Con-
servation Area, or Historic Landscape, as applicable, 
in which the land or interest in land is located. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act, the areas described 
in subsection (b)(1) are withdrawn from— 
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