(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 enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar 
Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, 
Liberty Bell East Special Management 
Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Water and water rights in the 
Special Management Areas shall be administered in accord-
ance with section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 762), except that, for pur-
poses of this Act— 
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(1) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘the lands designated as wilderness by this Act’’, ‘‘the 
Piedra, Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas identified 
in section 9 of this Act, or the Bowen Gulch Protec-
tion Area or the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management 
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 Spe-
cial 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. 204. 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: 
‘‘SEC. 2408. RELEASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the pur-
poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the portions of 
the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area not des-
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ignated 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 sub-
title— 
‘‘(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 Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the 
portions of the McKenna Peak Wilderness 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 202) 
have been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion. 
(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 Wil-
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derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) (as added by section 202)— 
(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. 205. 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 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 outside 
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.— 
(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 
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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 202) and the Special Management 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 appropriate 
offices of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
Forest Service. 
(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(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-
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ignated under 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 202) only through exchange, donation, or pur-
chase 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 or 
Special Management Area in which the land or inter-
est 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 reasonable reg-
ulations as are considered to be necessary by the Secretary 
with jurisdiction over the covered land, in accordance 
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-
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 
Rept. 101–405) or H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
(H. Rept. 96–617). 
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(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 section 
202) 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 condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence 
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 With-
drawal Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is 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. 
TITLE III—THOMPSON DIVIDE 
SEC. 301. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are— 
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(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 at-
mosphere— 
(A) to reduce methane gas emissions; and 
(B) to provide— 
(i) new renewable electricity supplies 
and other beneficial uses of fugitive methane 
emissions; and 
(ii) increased royalties for taxpayers. 
SEC. 302. 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 
leak or be vented into the atmosphere from an active, 
inactive or abandoned underground coal mine. 
(2) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal 
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Mine Methane Use Pilot Program established by sec-
tion 305(a)(1). 
(3) PILOT PROGRAM MAP.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Greater Thomp-
son 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 effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act within the 
Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection 
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 
(ii) before the date of enactment of this 
Act, has expired, been cancelled, or other-
wise terminated. 
(6) THOMPSON DIVIDE MAP.—The term ‘‘Thomp-
son Divide map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Greater 
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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 Thompson Di-
vide map as the ‘‘Thompson Divide Withdrawal and 
Protection Area’’. 
(8) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT 
RIGHT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ means a devel-
opment 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’’. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ does not in-
clude any storage right or related activity within 
the area described in subparagraph (A). 
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SEC. 303. 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 description 
of the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area 
shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 304. THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the relinquishment 
by a leaseholder of all Thompson Divide leases of the lease-
holder, the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder credits 
for any bid, royalty, or rental payment due under any Fed-
eral oil or gas lease on Federal land in the State, in accord-
ance 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 
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Thompson Divide lease relinquished under subsection 
(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 submits to 
the Secretary a notice of the decision to re-
linquish 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 
development of the applicable Thompson Di-
vide leases as of January 28, 2019, includ-
ing any expenses relating to the preparation 
of any analysis under the National Envi-
ronmental 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 expenses 
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(4) TREATMENT OF CREDITS.—All amounts in 
the form of credits issued under subsection (a) accept-
ed by the Secretary 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 Stor-
age Field development right shall permanently relin-
quish, transfer, and otherwise convey to the Secretary, 
in a form acceptable to the Secretary, all Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development rights of the leaseholder. 
(2) LIMITATION OF TRANSFER.—An interest ac-
quired 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. 
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SEC. 305. GREATER THOMPSON DIVIDE FUGITIVE COAL 
MINE METHANE USE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) FUGITIVE COAL MINE METHANE USE PILOT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Bureau of Land Management a pilot program, to 
be known as the ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive 
Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program 
is to promote the capture, beneficial use, mitigation, 
and sequestration of fugitive methane emissions— 
(A) to reduce methane emissions; 
(B) to promote economic development; 
(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 Sec-
retary 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 
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(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); 
(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 collabo-
ration with— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(B) the United States Geological Survey; 
(C) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(D) the United States Forest Service; 
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(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); 
(J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(K) the National Center for Atmospheric 
Research; or 
(L) other interested entities, including mem-
bers of the public. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The inventory under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) the general location and geographic co-
ordinates of each vent, seep, or other source pro-
ducing significant fugitive methane emissions; 
(B) an estimate of the volume and con-
centration of fugitive methane emissions from 
each source of significant fugitive methane emis-
sions including details of measurements taken 
and the basis for that emissions estimate; 
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(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; 
(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 Reclama-
tion and Enforcement; and 
(E) such other information as may be useful 
in advancing the purposes of the pilot program. 
(4) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; DISCLOSURE.— 
(A) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide opportunities for public participa-
tion in the inventory under this subsection. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the inventory under this subsection pub-
licly available. 
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(C) DISCLOSURE.—Nothing in this sub-
section requires the Secretary to publicly release 
information that— 
(i) poses a threat to public safety; 
(ii) is confidential business informa-
tion; or 
(iii) is otherwise protected from public 
disclosure. 
(5) USE.—The Secretary shall use the inventory 
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 inven-
tory required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
carry out a program to encourage the use and de-
struction of fugitive methane emissions. 
(2) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM COAL 
MINES SUBJECT TO LEASE.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the holder of a valid existing Federal coal 
lease for a mine that is producing fugitive meth-
ane emissions to capture for use, or destroy by 
flaring, the fugitive methane emissions. 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The authority under 
subparagraph (A) shall be— 
(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— 
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(I) the capture of fugitive methane 
emissions for beneficial use, such as 
generating electrical power, producing 
usable heat, transporting the methane 
to market, transforming the fugitive 
methane emissions into a different 
marketable material; or 
(II) if the beneficial use of the fu-
gitive 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 deter-
mine whether any fugitive methane emissions 
used or destroyed pursuant to this paragraph are 
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subject to the payment of a royalty under appli-
cable law. 
(3) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM ABAN-
DONED COAL MINES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, notwithstanding section 
303, subject to valid existing rights, and in ac-
cordance with section 21 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 241) and any other applicable 
law, the Secretary shall— 
(i) authorize the capture for use, or de-
struction 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 Secretary 
considers to be in the public interest. 
(B) SOURCE.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall offer for lease 
each significant vent, seep, or other source of fu-
gitive methane emissions from abandoned coal 
mines. 
(C) BID QUALIFICATIONS.—A bid to lease 
fugitive methane emissions under this paragraph 
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shall specify whether the prospective lessee in-
tends— 
(i) to capture the fugitive methane 
emissions for beneficial use, such as gener-
ating electrical power, producing usable 
heat, transporting the methane to market, 
transforming the fugitive methane emissions 
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 methane 
emissions for beneficial use; and 
(II) destroying the fugitive meth-
ane emission by flaring. 
(D) PRIORITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If there is more than 
1 qualified bid for a lease under this para-
graph, 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), 
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the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation— 
(I) the size of the overall decrease 
in the time-integrated radiative forcing 
of the fugitive methane emissions; 
(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 para-
graph. 
(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 ben-
eficial 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-
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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 fugi-
tive methane emissions from abandoned coal mines on Fed-
eral land are not leased under subsection (c)(3), the Sec-
retary 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 Nat-
ural 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 greenhouse 
gas emissions; and 
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(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. 
SEC. 306. 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 ac-
tive, 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 Gunni-
son County in the State. 
TITLE IV—CURECANTI 
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area, Proposed 
Boundary’’, numbered 616/100,485C, and dated Au-
gust 11, 2016. 
(2) NATIONAL
RECREATION
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Recreation Area’’ means the Curecanti Na-
tional Recreation Area established by section 402(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 402. CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Effective beginning on the ear-
lier of the date on which the Secretary approves a request 
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 estab-
lished as a unit of the National Park System the Curecanti 
National Recreation Area, in accordance with this Act, con-
sisting 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.— 
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(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 
System, including section 100101(a), chapter 
1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
and 102101 of title 54, United States Code. 
(2) DAM, POWERPLANT, 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 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage 
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.— 
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(i) SUBMISSION OF REQUEST TO RE-
TAIN
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDICTION.—If, 
before the date that is 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
of Reclamation submits to the Secretary a 
request for the Commissioner of Reclama-
tion to retain administrative jurisdiction 
over the minimum quantity of land within 
the land identified on the map as ‘‘Lands 
withdrawn or acquired for Bureau of Rec-
lamation projects’’ that the Commissioner of 
Reclamation identifies as necessary for the 
effective operation of Bureau of Reclama-
tion 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 necessary 
to reflect that the Commissioner of Rec-
lamation retains management author-
ity over the minimum quantity of land 
required to fulfill the reclamation mis-
sion. 
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(ii) TRANSFER OF LAND.— 
(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 Na-
tional 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 access to 
the land transferred to the Direc-
tor of the National Park Service 
under subclause (I) for reclama-
tion purposes, including for the 
operation, maintenance, and ex-
pansion or replacement of facili-
ties. 
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(bb) MEMORANDUM
OF
UN-
DERSTANDING.—The terms of the 
access authorized under item (aa) 
shall be determined by a memo-
randum of understanding entered 
into between the Commissioner 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 man-
agement 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 Recre-
ation 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 
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Area, in accordance with the cooperative man-
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 during 
which, no boating, hunting, or fishing shall 
be permitted in the National Recreation 
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 the Na-
tional Recreation Area consults with— 
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(I) the appropriate State agency 
responsible for hunting and fishing ac-
tivities; and 
(II) the Board of County Commis-
sioners 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, recreational, 
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 Na-
tional Recreation Area by purchase, exchange, or 
donation, in accordance with section 403; 
(B) by providing technical assistance to the 
individual, including cooperative assistance; 
(C) through available grant programs; and 
(D) by supporting conservation easement 
opportunities. 
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(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, including 
permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, 
access rights, and ownership and use of 
range improvements. 
(ii) ACCESS.—A lessee of State land 
may continue its use of established routes 
within the National Recreation Area to ac-
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cess State land for purposes of admin-
istering the lease if the use was permitted 
before the date of enactment of this Act, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary 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 403, if 
grazing was established before the date of acqui-
sition. 
(C) PRIVATE LAND.—On private land ac-
quired under section 403 for the National Recre-
ation Area on which authorized grazing is occur-
ring before the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the lessee, may 
allow the continuation and renewal of grazing 
on the land based on the terms of acquisition or 
by agreement between the Secretary and the les-
see, subject to applicable law (including regula-
tions). 
(D) 
FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(i) allow, consistent with the grazing 
leases, uses, and practices in effect as of the 
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date of enactment of this Act, the continu-
ation and renewal of grazing on Federal 
land located within the boundary of the Na-
tional Recreation Area on which grazing is 
allowed before the date of enactment of this 
Act, unless the Secretary determines that 
grazing on the Federal land would present 
unacceptable impacts (as defined in section 
1.4.7.1 of the National Park Service docu-
ment entitled ‘‘Management Policies 2006: 
The Guide to Managing the National Park 
System’’) to the natural, cultural, rec-
reational, and scenic resource values and 
the character of the land within the Na-
tional Recreation Area; and 
(ii) retain all authorities to manage 
grazing in the National Recreation Area. 
(E) TERMINATION OF LEASES.—Within the 
National Recreation Area, the Secretary may— 
(i) accept the voluntary termination of 
a lease or permit for grazing; or 
(ii) in the case of a lease or permit va-
cated for a period of 3 or more years, termi-
nate the lease or permit. 
(8) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 
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(A) affects any use or allocation in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act of any 
water, water right, or interest in water; 
(B) affects any vested absolute or decreed 
conditional water right in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, including any water 
right held by the United States; 
(C) affects any interstate water compact in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(D) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 
Federal water right; or 
(E) shall be considered to be a relinquish-
ment or reduction of any water right reserved or 
appropriated by the United States in the State 
on or before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(9) FISHING EASEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title di-
minishes or alters the fish and wildlife program 
for the Aspinall Unit developed under section 8 
of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project Act’’) (70 
Stat. 110, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620g), by the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, and the Colorado Division 
of Wildlife (including any successor in interest to 
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that division) that provides for the acquisition of 
public access fishing easements as mitigation for 
the Aspinall Unit (referred to in this paragraph 
as the ‘‘program’’). 
(B) 
ACQUISITION
OF
FISHING
EASE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall continue to fulfill 
the obligation of the Secretary under the pro-
gram to acquire 26 miles of class 1 public fish-
ing easements to provide to sportsmen access for 
fishing within the Upper Gunnison Basin up-
stream of the Aspinall Unit, subject to the condi-
tion that no existing fishing access downstream 
of the Aspinall Unit shall be counted toward the 
minimum mileage requirement under the pro-
gram. 
(C) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) develop a plan for fulfilling the ob-
ligation of the Secretary described in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(ii) submit to Congress a report that— 
(I) includes the plan developed 
under clause (i); and 
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(II) describes any progress made 
in the acquisition of public access fish-
ing easements as mitigation for the 
Aspinall Unit under the program. 
SEC. 403. ACQUISITION OF LAND; BOUNDARY MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundary of 
the National Recreation Area. 
(2) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), land described in paragraph (1) may be ac-
quired under this subsection by— 
(i) donation; 
(ii) purchase from willing sellers with 
donated or appropriated funds; 
(iii) transfer from another Federal 
agency; or 
(iv) exchange. 
(B) STATE
LAND.—Land or interests in 
land owned by the State or a political subdivi-
sion of the State may only be acquired by pur-
chase, donation, or exchange. 
(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 
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(1) FOREST SERVICE LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the approximately 2,560 acres of land 
identified on the map as ‘‘U.S. Forest Service 
proposed transfer to the National Park Service’’ 
is transferred to the Secretary, to be adminis-
tered by the Director of the National Park Serv-
ice as part of the National Recreation Area. 
(B) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The bound-
ary of the Gunnison National Forest shall be ad-
justed to exclude the land transferred to the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A). 
(2) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.—Ad-
ministrative jurisdiction over the approximately 
5,040 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Bureau 
of Land Management proposed transfer to National 
Park Service’’ is transferred from the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to the Director of the 
National Park Service, to be administered as part of 
the National Recreation Area. 
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the land identified on the map as ‘‘Proposed for 
transfer to the Bureau of Land Management, subject 
to the revocation of Bureau of Reclamation with-
drawal’’ shall be transferred to the Director of the Bu-
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reau of Land Management on relinquishment of the 
land by the Bureau of Reclamation and revocation by 
the Bureau of Land Management of any withdrawal 
as may be necessary. 
(c) POTENTIAL LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal for reclama-
tion purposes of the land identified on the map as 
‘‘Potential exchange lands’’ shall be relinquished by 
the Commissioner of Reclamation and revoked by the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
land shall be transferred to the National Park Serv-
ice. 
(2) EXCHANGE; INCLUSION IN NATIONAL RECRE-
ATION AREA.—On transfer of the land described in 
paragraph (1), the transferred land— 
(A) may be exchanged by the Secretary for 
private land described in section 402(c)(5)— 
(i) subject to a conservation easement 
remaining on the transferred land, to pro-
tect the scenic resources of the transferred 
land; and 
(ii) in accordance with the laws (in-
cluding regulations) and policies governing 
National Park Service land exchanges; and 
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(B) if not exchanged under subparagraph 
(A), shall be added to, and managed as a part 
of, the National Recreation Area. 
(d) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—Any 
land within the boundary of the National Recreation Area 
that is acquired by the United States shall be added to, and 
managed as a part of, the National Recreation Area. 
SEC. 404. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this title, the Director of 
the National Park Service, in consultation with the Com-
missioner of Reclamation, shall prepare a general manage-
ment plan for the National Recreation Area in accordance 
with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 
SEC. 405. BOUNDARY SURVEY. 
The Secretary (acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service) shall prepare a boundary survey and 
legal description of the National Recreation Area. 
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Union Calendar No. 179 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 823 
[Report No. 116–226] 
A BILL 
To provide for the designation of certain wilderness 
areas, recreation management areas, and con-
servation areas in the State of Colorado, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 4, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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