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as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Assignation 
Ridge Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 12, 
2019, which shall be known as the Assignation 
Ridge Wilderness. 
(2) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 23,116 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Badger Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which 
shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness. 
(3) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 35,251 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Beaver Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which 
shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness. 
(4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
the Bureau of Reclamation or located in the Pike 
and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise ap-
proximately 32,884 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness’’,
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dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as 
the Grape Creek Wilderness. 
(5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 13,351 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & 
South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the North 
Bangs Canyon Wilderness. 
(6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 5,144 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South 
Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 
9, 2019, which shall be known as the South Bangs 
Canyon Wilderness. 
(7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 26,624 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Unaweep & 
Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as The Palisade Wilder-
ness. 
(8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, 
and Gunnison National Forests, which comprise ap-
proximately 19,776 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilder-
ness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known 
as the Unaweep Wilderness. 
(9) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and Uncompaghre Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management and in the Manti-LaSal Na-
tional Forest, which comprise approximately 37,637 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘‘Sewemup Mesa Proposed Wilderness’’, dated No-
vember 7, 2019, which shall be known as the 
Sewemup Mesa Wilderness. 
(10) Certain lands managed by the Kremmling 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 31 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘Platte River Addition Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated July 20, 2018, and which 
are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to 
be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by 
Public Law 98–550. 
(11) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land
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Management, which comprise approximately 17,587 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘‘Roubideau Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wil-
derness. 
(12) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management or located in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 12,102 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Norwood Canyon 
Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, 
which shall be known as the Norwood Canyon Wil-
derness. 
(13) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 24,475 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Papoose & Cross 
Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 
29, 2020, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon 
Wilderness. 
(14) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 21,220 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘McKenna Peak Pro-
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posed Wilderness’’, dated October 16, 2019, which 
shall be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness. 
(15) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 14,270 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Weber-Menefee 
Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(16) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre and Tres Rios Field Offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, which comprise approximately 33,351 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Dolores 
River Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Novem-
ber 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Dolores 
River Canyon Wilderness. 
(17) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 17,922 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Browns Canyon 
Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which 
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness.
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(18) Certain lands managed by the San Luis 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 10,527 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘San Luis Hills Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019 which 
shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness. 
(19) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 23,559 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Table Mountain & 
McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Novem-
ber 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Table 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(20) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the San Juan National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 10,844 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Ponderosa 
Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 
2020, which shall be known as the North Ponderosa 
Gorge Wilderness. 
(21) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the San Juan National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 12,393 acres, as generally
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depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Ponderosa 
Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 
2020 which shall be known as the South Ponderosa 
Gorge Wilderness. 
(22) Certain lands managed by the Little Snake 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
which comprise approximately 33,168 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Diamond Breaks 
Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 2020 
which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wil-
derness. 
(23) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
which comprises approximately 4,782 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Papoose & Cross 
Canyon Proposed Wilderness’ ’’’, and dated January 
29, 2020 which shall be known as the Papoose Can-
yon Wilderness. 
(c) WEST ELK ADDITION.—Certain lands in the 
State of Colorado administered by the Gunnison Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, the United 
States National Park Service, and the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, which comprise approximately 6,695 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘West Elk Addition Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, are hereby des-
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ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System and are hereby 
incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the 
West Elk Wilderness designated by Public Law 88–577. 
The boundary adjacent to Blue Mesa Reservoir shall be 
50 feet landward from the water’s edge, and shall change 
according to the water level. 
(d) BLUE MESA RESERVOIR.—If the Bureau of Rec-
lamation determines that lands within the West Elk Wil-
derness Addition are necessary for future expansion of the 
Blue Mesa Reservoir, the Secretary shall by publication 
of a revised boundary description in the Federal Register 
revise the boundary of the West Elk Wilderness Addition. 
(e) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of the Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a boundary description of each 
area designated as wilderness by this section with the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. Each map and boundary descrip-
tion shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map or boundary descrip-
tion. The maps and boundary descriptions shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the Office of the Di-
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rector of the Bureau of Land Management, Department 
of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture, as appropriate. 
(f) STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS.—Lands within the 
exterior boundaries of any wilderness area designated 
under this section that are owned by a private entity or 
by the State of Colorado, including lands administered by 
the Colorado State Land Board, shall be included within 
such wilderness area if such lands are acquired by the 
United States. Such lands may be acquired by the United 
States only as provided in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
lands designated as wilderness by this title shall be man-
aged by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this title, except that, 
with respect to any wilderness areas designated by this 
title, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in wilderness 
areas designated by this title shall be administered in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further inter-
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preted by section 108 of Public Law 96–560, and the 
guidelines set forth in appendix A of House Report 101– 
405 of the 101st Congress. 
(c) STATE JURISDICTION.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Colorado 
with respect to wildlife and fish in Colorado. 
(d) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around any 
area designated as wilderness by this title. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that an activity or use on land outside the areas 
designated as wilderness by this title can be seen or 
heard within the wilderness shall not preclude the 
activity or use outside the boundary of the wilder-
ness. 
(e) MILITARY HELICOPTER OVERFLIGHTS AND OP-
ERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title restricts 
or precludes— 
(A) low-level overflights of military heli-
copters over the areas designated as wilderness 
by this title, including military overflights that
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can be seen or heard within any wilderness 
area; 
(B) military flight testing and evaluation; 
(C) the designation or creation of new 
units of special use airspace, or the establish-
ment of military flight training routes over any 
wilderness area; or 
(D) helicopter operations at designated 
landing zones within the potential wilderness 
areas established by subsection (i)(1). 
(2) AERIAL
NAVIGATION
TRAINING
EXER-
CISES.—The 
Colorado 
Army 
National 
Guard, 
through the High-Altitude Army National Guard 
Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial naviga-
tion training maneuver exercises over, and associ-
ated operations within, the potential wilderness 
areas designated by this title— 
(A) in a manner and degree consistent 
with the memorandum of understanding dated 
August 4, 1987, entered into among the Colo-
rado Army National Guard, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the Forest Service; or 
(B) in a manner consistent with any subse-
quent memorandum of understanding entered 
into among the Colorado Army National Guard,