I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2305
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Ms. DEGETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of 2003’’. 
(b) SECRETARY DEFINED.—As used in this Act, the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior or 
the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—The following lands in the State of 
Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or the United States Forest Service are hereby des-
ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) The following areas in the Glenwood 
Springs Resource Area: 
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 40,494 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Roan Plateau Wilderness Pro-
posal’’ dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Roan Plateau Wilderness. 
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 15,155 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Bull Gulch Wilderness Proposal’’ 
dated March 22, 2002, which shall be known as 
the Bull Gulch Wilderness. 
(C) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 16,263 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Castle Peak Wilderness Pro-
posal’’ dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Castle Peak Wilderness. 
(D) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 316 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilder-
ness Proposal’’ dated March 22, 2002, which 
shall be known as the Maroon Bells Wilderness. 
(E) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 11,701 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Grand Hogback Wilderness Pro-
posal’’ dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Grand Hogback Wilderness. 
(2) The following areas in the Glenwood 
Springs Resource Area and the White River Na-
tional Forest: 
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 16,467 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Flat Tops Addition Wilderness 
Proposal’’, dated May 12, 2003, and which are 
hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to 
be a part of the Flat Tops Wilderness des-
ignated by Public Law 94–146. 
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 25,285 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Thompson Creek Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Thompson Creek Wilderness. 
(3) The following lands in the Grand Junction 
Resource Area:
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 21,110 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Bangs Canyon Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Bangs Canyon Wilderness. 
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 25,881 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Demaree Canyon Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Demaree Canyon Wilderness. 
(C) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 15,721 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Cow Ridge Wilderness Proposal’’, 
dated May 12, 2003, which shall be known as 
the Cow Ridge Wilderness. 
(D) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 14,090 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Granite Creek Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Granite Creek Wilderness. 
(E) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 12,429 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Gunnison River Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Gunnison River Wilderness.
(F) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 32,126 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Hunter Canyon Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Hunter Canyon Wilderness. 
(G) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 7,649 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Kings Canyon Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Kings Canyon Wilderness. 
(H) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 30,551 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Little Bookcliffs Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness. 
(I) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 20,585 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Maverick Canyon Wilderness 
Proposal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall 
be known as Maverick Canyon Wilderness. 
(J) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 26,914 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘The Palisade Wilderness Pro-
posal’’, dated March 22, 2002, which shall be 
known as The Palisade Wilderness.