Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—DOLORES RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
Sec. 101. Establishment of Dolores River National Conservation Area. 
Sec. 102. Management of Conservation Area. 
Sec. 103. Dolores River National Conservation Area Advisory Council. 
TITLE II—DOLORES RIVER SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 
Sec. 201. Designation of Dolores River Special Management Area. 
Sec. 202. Management of Special Management Area. 
TITLE III—TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS TO POTENTIAL 
ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM 
Sec. 301. Purpose. 
Sec. 302. Release of Dolores River study area. 
Sec. 303. Applicability of continuing consideration provision. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Management of covered land. 
Sec. 402. Protection of water rights and other interests. 
Sec. 403. Effect on private property and regulatory authority. 
Sec. 404. Tribal rights and traditional uses. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation Area’’ means the Dolores River National 
Conservation Area established by section 101(a). 
(2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Dolores River National Conservation Area Advisory 
Council established under section 103(a). 
(3) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means— 
(A) the Conservation Area; and 
(B) the Special Management Area. 
(4) DOLORES
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Dolores 
Project’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
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3 of the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settle-
ment Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–585; 102 Stat. 
2974). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 
prepared by the Bureau of Land Management enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Dolores River National Conservation 
Area and Special Management Area’’ and dated July 
13, 2022. 
(6) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 
section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(7) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) in title I, the Secretary of the Interior; 
(B) in title II, the Secretary of Agri-
culture; and 
(C) in title IV— 
(i) the Secretary of the Interior, with 
respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 
respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(8) SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Special Management Area’’ means the Dolores 
River Special Management Area established by sec-
tion 201(a). 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
(10) UNREASONABLY
DIMINISH.—The term 
‘‘unreasonably diminish’’ is within the meaning of 
the term used in section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(a)) and has the mean-
ing of the term as applied in appendix D of the 
Technical Report of the Interagency Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Coordinating Council entitled ‘‘Wild & Scenic 
Rivers: Section 7’’ and dated October 2004. 
(11) WATER RESOURCE PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘water resource project’’ means any dam, irrigation 
and pumping facility, reservoir, water conservation 
work, aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydro-
power project, and transmission and other ancillary 
facility, and other water diversion, storage, and car-
riage structure. 
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TITLE I—DOLORES RIVER NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF DOLORES RIVER NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Dolores River Na-
tional Conservation Area in the State. 
(2) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area 
shall consist of approximately 53,187 acres of Bu-
reau of Land Management land in the State, as gen-
erally depicted on the Map. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Conservation 
Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance the native fish, 
whitewater boating, recreational, scenic, cultural, archae-
ological, natural, geological, historical, ecological, water-
shed, wildlife, educational, and scientific resources of the 
Conservation Area. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of the Con-
servation Area with the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 
map or legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 102. MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 
Conservation Area in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(b) USES.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, the 
Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Conservation 
Area as are consistent with the purpose described in sec-
tion 101(b). 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a management plan for the 
long-term protection, management, and moni-
toring of the Conservation Area. 
(B) REVIEW AND REVISION.—The manage-
ment plan under subparagraph (A) shall, from 
time to time, be subject to review and revision, 
in accordance with— 
(i) this Act; 
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); and 
(iii) other applicable laws. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The 
Secretary shall prepare and revise the management 
plan under paragraph (1)— 
(A) in consultation with— 
(i) the State; 
(ii) units of local government; 
(iii) the public; 
(iv) the Council; and 
(v) the Native Fish Monitoring and 
Recommendation Team, as described in 
section 402(b)(1); and 
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(B) in coordination with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, with respect to the development of 
the separate management plan for the Special 
Management Area, as described in section 
202(c). 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In preparing and re-
vising the management plan under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall take into consideration any rec-
ommendations from the Council. 
(4) TREATY RIGHTS.—In preparing and revis-
ing the management plan under paragraph (1), tak-
ing into consideration the rights and obligations de-
scribed in section 402, the Secretary shall ensure 
that the management plan does not alter or dimin-
ish— 
(A) the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe; 
(B) any rights described in the Colorado 
Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100–585; 102 Stat. 2973); 
or 
(C) the operation or purposes of the Dolo-
res Project. 
(d) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land located within the 
boundary of the Conservation Area that is acquired by the 
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United States in accordance with section 401(c) after the 
date of enactment of this Act shall— 
(1) become part of the Conservation Area; and 
(2) be managed as provided in this section. 
(e) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LEASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects 
valid leases or lease tracts existing on the date of en-
actment of this Act issued under the uranium leas-
ing program of the Department of Energy within the 
boundaries of the Conservation Area. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), land designated for the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be— 
(i) exempt from section 401(b); and 
(ii) managed in a manner that allow 
the leases to fulfill the purposes of the pro-
gram, consistent with the other provisions 
of this title and title IV. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—Land subject to a 
lease described in paragraph (1) shall be con-
sidered part of the Conservation Area and man-
aged in accordance with other provisions of this 
title on a finding by the Secretary that— 
(i)(I) the lease has expired; and 
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(II) the applicable lease tract has been 
removed from the leasing program by the 
Secretary of Energy; and 
(ii) the land that was subject to the 
lease is suitable for inclusion in the Con-
servation Area. 
(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in subparagraph 
(B) prevents the Secretary of Energy from ex-
tending any lease described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 103. DOLORES RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘Dolores 
River National Conservation Area Advisory Council’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall advise— 
(1) the Secretary with respect to the prepara-
tion, implementation, and monitoring of the manage-
ment plan prepared under section 102(c); and 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to 
the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of 
the management plan prepared under section 202(c). 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Council shall be subject 
to— 
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(1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.); 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) this Act. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall include 13 
members to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, 
to the extent practicable— 
(A) 2 members shall represent agricultural 
water user interests in the Conservation Area 
or the Dolores River watershed, of whom 1 
shall represent the Dolores Water Conservancy 
District; 
(B) 2 members shall represent conserva-
tion interests in the Conservation Area; 
(C) 2 members shall represent recreation 
interests in the Conservation Area, 1 of whom 
shall represent whitewater boating interests; 
(D) 1 member shall be a representative of 
Dolores County, Colorado; 
(E) 1 member shall be a representative of 
San Miguel County, Colorado; 
(F) 1 member shall be a representative of 
Montezuma County, Colorado; 
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(G) 1 member shall be a private landowner 
that owns land in immediate proximity to the 
Conservation Area; 
(H) 1 member shall be a representative of 
Colorado Parks and Wildlife; 
(I) 1 member shall be a holder of a graz-
ing-allotment permit in the Conservation Area; 
and 
(J) 1 member shall be a representative of 
the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. 
(2) REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the membership of the Council is fair-
ly balanced in terms of the points of view rep-
resented and the functions to be performed by 
the Council. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The members of 
the Council described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be resi-
dents that live within reasonable proximity 
to the Conservation Area. 
(ii) COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES.—The 
members of the Council described in sub-
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paragraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1) 
shall be— 
(I) residents of the respective 
counties referred to in those subpara-
graphs; and 
(II) capable of representing the 
interests of the applicable board of 
county commissioners. 
(e) TERMS OF OFFICE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term of office of a 
member of the Council shall be 5 years. 
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to the Council on completion of the term 
of office of the member. 
(f) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Council— 
(1) shall serve without compensation for service 
on the Council; but 
(2) may be reimbursed for qualified expenses of 
the member. 
(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall elect a chair-
person from among the members of the Council. 
(h) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall meet at 
the call of the chairperson— 
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