and periods of use authorized for such use 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
or temporary roads shall be constructed 
within 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 deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Sec-
retary; 
(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses; 
(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 mo-
torized vehicles to carry out activities 
associated with subsection (g), (h), or 
(i); and 
(V) responding to an emergency. 
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(C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—No projects shall be 
undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 
commercial timber within the Recreation 
Management Area. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling merchantable products that are 
byproducts of activities authorized by this 
section. 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prepare a map and legal descriptions for the Recre-
ation Management Area. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary may correct typographical 
errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate office of the Secretary. 
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(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
land within the Recreation Management Area is with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal 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. 
(f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired by 
the United States within the boundaries of the Recreation 
Management Area shall— 
(1) become part of the Recreation Management 
Area; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with the applica-
ble provisions of this Act and any other applicable 
laws. 
(g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may take any measure that the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate fire, insects, 
and diseases, and hazardous fuels, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
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(h) WATER
MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
Nothing in this section affects the construction, repair, re-
construction, replacement, operation, maintenance, or ren-
ovation of water management infrastructure existing on 
the date of enactment of this Act or such future infra-
structure necessary for the development or exercise of 
water rights decreed prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act within the Tenmile Recreation Management Area. 
(i) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author-
izing, consistent with applicable laws (including regula-
tions), the use or lease of Federal land within the Recre-
ation Management Area for— 
(1) regional transportation projects, including 
highway widening or realignment and construction 
of multimodal transportation systems; and 
(2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 
associated with the implementation or utilization of 
those facilities. 
(j) APPLICATION OF LAW.—Nothing in this section 
shall affect the designation of the Federal land within the 
Recreation Management Area for purposes of section 303 
of title 49, United States Code, and section 138 of title 
23, United States Code. 
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(k) PERMITS.—Nothing in this section alters or lim-
its— 
(1) a permit held by a ski area or other entity; 
or 
(2) the acceptance, review, or implementation of 
associated activities or facilities proposed or author-
ized by law or permit outside of the Recreation Man-
agement Area. 
(l) WATER.—The provisions of section 3(e) of the 
James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act (Public 
Law 107–216; 116 Stat. 1055) shall apply to the Recre-
ation Management Area established by this section. 
(m) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) COLORADO NATIONAL GUARD USE.—Noth-
ing in this section shall restrict, preclude or other-
wise affect the use by the Colorado Army National 
Guard, a reserve component of the Armed Forces, of 
the Recreation Management Area for aircraft train-
ing, testing, evaluation, emergency response, or 
other related air operations— 
(A) in the manner and degree such uses 
were authorized to occur on the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or 
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(B) as authorized under future agreements 
between the Secretary and the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(2) MILITARY AIRCRAFT USE.—Nothing in this 
section restricts or precludes, or should cause any 
other Federal regulation to restrict or preclude— 
(A) low-level overflights of military air-
craft; or 
(B) the designation, modification, or cre-
ation of new units of special use airspace, or 
the establishment of military flight training 
routes. 
(n) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section 
affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of 
Colorado with respect to fish and wildlife in the State, in-
cluding hunting and fishing. 
(o) NO BUFFER ZONES.—The Recreation Manage-
ment Area shall not create a protective perimeter or buffer 
zone around the Recreation Management Area. 
SEC. 4. PORCUPINE GULCH PROTECTION AREA, WHITE 
RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Certain Federal land located in 
the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado 
which comprise approximately 5,204 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Protection 
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Area Proposal’’, dated July 2014, is designated the ‘‘Por-
cupine Gulch Protection Area’’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Protection Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Protection Area 
are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
enjoyment of present and future generations the scenic, 
roadless, watershed, and ecological resources of the Pro-
tection Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall manage the Protection 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 Protection Area that 
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the Secretary determines would further the pur-
poses described in subsection (b). 
(B) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
and mechanized transport in the Protec-
tion Area shall be prohibited. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
or temporary roads shall be constructed 
within the Protection 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) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out pre- or post- 
fire watershed protection projects; 
(III) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles to carry out activities 
associated with subsection (g) or (h); 
or 
(IV) responding to an emergency. 
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(C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—No projects shall be 
undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 
commercial timber within the Protection 
Area. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling merchantable products that are 
byproducts of activities authorized by this 
section. 
(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prepare a map and legal description for the Protec-
tion Area. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary may correct typographical 
errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate office of the Secretary. 
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(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
land within the Protection Area is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal 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. 
(f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired by 
the United States within the boundaries of the Protection 
Area shall— 
(1) become part of the Protection Area; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with the applica-
ble provisions of this Act and any other applicable 
laws. 
(g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may take any measure that the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate fire, insects, 
and diseases and hazardous fuels, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(h) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section precludes the Secretary from author-
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izing, consistent with applicable laws (including regula-
tions), the use or lease of Federal land within the Protec-
tion Area for— 
(1) regional transportation projects, including 
highway widening or realignment and construction 
of multimodal transportation systems; and 
(2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 
associated with the implementation or utilization of 
those facilities. 
(i) APPLICATION OF LAW.—Nothing in this section 
shall affect the designation of the Federal land within the 
Protection Area for purposes of section 303 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 138 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(j) WATER.—The provisions of section 3(e) of the 
James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act (Public 
Law 107–216; 116 Stat. 1055) shall apply to the Protec-
tion Area. 
(k) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) COLORADO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD USE.— 
Nothing in this section shall restrict, preclude or 
otherwise affect the use by the Colorado Army Na-
tional Guard, a reserve component of the Armed 
Forces, of the Protection Area for aircraft training, 
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testing, evaluation, emergency response, or other re-
lated air operations— 
(A) in the manner and degree such uses 
were authorized to occur on the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or 
(B) as authorized under future agreements 
between the Secretary and the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(2) MILITARY AIRCRAFT USE.—Nothing in this 
section restricts or precludes, or should cause any 
other Federal regulation to restrict or preclude— 
(A) low-level overflights of military air-
craft; or 
(B) the designation, modification, or cre-
ation of new units of special use airspace, or 
the establishment of military flight training 
routes. 
(l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Col-
orado with respect to fish and wildlife in the State, includ-
ing hunting and fishing. 
(m) NO BUFFER ZONES.—The Protection Area shall 
not create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
the Protection Area. 
Æ 
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