Title: Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act
The bill also designates the Proposed Williams Fork Wilderness in such forest as a potential wilderness area.
The bill finally designates certain federal lands in such forest as:
The bill modifies the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness in Colorado to adjust the park's boundaries to exclude 15.5 acres of land identified as potential wilderness to non-wilderness.
The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to permit nonmotorized access and use of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado for the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn, Colorado.
The bill adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate 92.95 acres of land. USDA shall include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2337

To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation 
management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2018

  Mr. Bennet introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation 
management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Continental Divide 
Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Colorado Wilderness additions.
Sec. 4. Williams Fork Wilderness, White River National Forest, 
                            Colorado.
Sec. 5. Tenmile Recreation Management Area, White River National 
                            Forest, Colorado.
Sec. 6. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, White River 
                            National Forest, Colorado.
Sec. 7. Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National 
                            Forest, Colorado.
Sec. 8. Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, White River National 
                            Forest, Colorado.
Sec. 9. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness boundary adjustment.
Sec. 10. Bolts Ditch access and use.
Sec. 11. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Colorado.

SEC. 3. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.

    (a) Designation.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``1993,'' and inserting 
        ``1993, and certain Federal land within the White River 
        National Forest that comprises approximately 6,875 acres, as 
        generally depicted as `Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness 
        Additions' on the map entitled `Proposed Ptarmigan Peak 
        Wilderness Additions' and dated January 23, 2018,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(23) Holy cross wilderness addition.--Certain Federal 
        land within the White River National Forest that comprises 
        approximately 3,902 acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed 
        No Name Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Holy Cross 
        Wilderness Addition Proposal' and dated January 23, 2018, which 
        shall be incorporated into and managed as part of the Holy 
        Cross Wilderness designated by section 102(a)(5) of Public Law 
        96-560 (94 Stat. 3266).
            ``(24) Hoosier ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
        within the White River National Forest that comprises 
        approximately 5,235 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled `Tenmile Proposal' and dated January 23, 2018, which 
        shall be known as the `Hoosier Ridge Wilderness'.
            ``(25) Tenmile wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the 
        White River National Forest that comprises approximately 7,606 
        acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed Tenmile Wilderness' 
        on the map entitled `Tenmile Proposal' and dated January 23, 
        2018, which shall be known as the `Tenmile Wilderness'.
            ``(26) Eagles nest wilderness additions.--Certain Federal 
        land within the White River National Forest that comprises 
        approximately 9,419 acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed 
        Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition' and `Proposed Spraddle Creek 
        Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Eagles Nest 
        Wilderness Additions Proposal' and dated January 23, 2018, 
        which shall be incorporated into and managed as part of the 
        Eagles Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94-352 (90 
        Stat. 870).''.
    (b) Applicable Law.--Any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to 
be a reference to the effective date of the amendment made by 
subsection (a) for purposes of administering the wilderness designated 
under this section (referred to in this section as a ``covered area'').
    (c) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may 
take any measure in a covered area that the Secretary determines to be 
necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.
    (d) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the 
boundaries of a covered area shall--
            (1) become part of the covered area; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
    (e) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock on a covered area, if 
established before the effective date of the amendment made by 
subsection (a), shall be permitted to continue subject to such 
reasonable regulations as are considered necessary by the Secretary, in 
accordance with section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)).
    (f) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
        designation under this section of Federal land as wilderness to 
        create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the covered 
        area.
            (2) Outside activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
        activities or uses can be seen or heard from within a covered 
        area shall not preclude the activities or uses up to the 
        boundary of the covered area.
    (g) Coordination.--For purposes of administering the Federal land 
designated as wilderness by paragraph (26) of section 2(a) of the 
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-
77) (as added by subsection (a)), the Secretary shall, as determined to 
be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, coordinate the 
activities of the Secretary in response to fires and flooding events 
with interested State and local agencies, including operations using 
aircraft or mechanized equipment.
    (h) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this section restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over a 
        covered area, including military overflights that can be seen, 
        heard, or detected within the covered area;
            (2) flight testing or evaluation over a covered area; or
            (3) the use or establishment of--
                    (A) new units of special use airspace over a 
                covered area; or
                    (B) any military flight training or transportation 
                over a covered area.
    (i) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the earlier of--
            (1) the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act; and
            (2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress a certification that 
        policies and procedures are in place to ensure the continuation 
        of military overflights over each covered area, as described in 
        subsection (h).

SEC. 4. WILLIAMS FORK WILDERNESS, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, 
              COLORADO.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land in the White River 
National Forest, comprising approximately 8,192 acres and generally 
depicted as ``Proposed Williams Fork Wilderness'' on the map entitled 
``Williams Fork Proposal'' and dated January 23, 2018, is designated as 
a potential wilderness area.
    (b) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights and except as 
provided in subsection (d), the potential wilderness area designated by 
subsection (a) shall be managed in accordance with--
            (1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
            (2) this section.
    (c) Livestock Use of Vacant Allotments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, in accordance with applicable law 
        (including regulations), the Secretary shall publish a 
        determination regarding whether to authorize livestock grazing 
        or other use by livestock on the vacant allotments known as--
                    (A) the Big Hole Allotment; and
                    (B) the Blue Ridge Allotment.
            (2) Modification of allotments.--In publishing a 
        determination pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
        modify or combine the vacant allotments referred to in that 
        paragraph.
            (3) Permit or other authorization.--Not later than 1 year 
        after the date on which a determination of the Secretary to 
        authorize livestock grazing or other use by livestock is 
        published under paragraph (1), if applicable, the Secretary 
        shall grant a permit or other authorization for such livestock 
        grazing or other use.
    (d) Range Improvements.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary permits livestock grazing 
        or other use by livestock on the potential wilderness area 
        under subsection (c), the Secretary, or a third party 
        authorized by the Secretary, may use any motorized or 
        mechanized transport or equipment for purposes of constructing 
        or rehabilitating such range improvements as are necessary to 
        obtain appropriate livestock management objectives (including 
        habitat and watershed restoration).
            (2) Termination of authority.--The authority provided by 
        this subsection terminates on the date that is 2 years after 
        the date on which the Secretary publishes a positive 
        determination under subsection (c)(3).
    (e) Designation as Wilderness.--
            (1) Designation.--The potential wilderness area designated 
        by subsection (a) shall be designated as wilderness, to be 
        known as the ``Williams Fork Wilderness''--
                    (A) effective not earlier than the date that is 180 
                days after the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) on the earliest of--
                            (i) the date on which the Secretary 
                        publishes in the Federal Register a notice that 
                        the construction or rehabilitation of range 
                        improvements under subsection (d) is complete;
                            (ii) the date described in subsection 
                        (d)(2); and
                            (iii) the effective date of a determination 
                        of the Secretary not to authorize livestock 
                        grazing or other use by livestock under 
                        subsection (c)(1).
            (2) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Secretary shall manage the Williams Fork Wilderness in 
        accordance with the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 
        1132 note; Public Law 103-77).
    (f) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
        designation by this section of the potential wilderness area 
        under subsection (a), or the Williams Fork Wilderness under 
        subsection (e), to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
        around the potential wilderness area or wilderness area, 
        respectively.
            (2) Outside activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
        activities or uses can be seen or heard from within the 
        potential wilderness area or wilderness area designated by this 
        section, shall not preclude the activities or uses up to the 
        boundary of the potential wilderness area or wilderness area, 
        respectively.
    (g) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this section restricts or 
precludes, with respect to the potential wilderness area under 
subsection (a), or the Williams Fork Wilderness under subsection (e)--
            (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over the 
        area, including military overflights that can be seen, heard, 
        or detected within the area;
            (2) flight testing or evaluation over the area; or
            (3) the use or establishment of--
                    (A) new units of special use airspace over the 
                area; or
                    (B) any military flight training or transportation 
                over the area.

SEC. 5. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL 
              FOREST, COLORADO.

    (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 16,996 acres of Federal land in the White River National 
Forest in the State depicted as ``Proposed Tenmile Recreation 
Management Area'' on the map entitled ``Tenmile Proposal'' and dated 
January 23, 2018, are designated as the ``Tenmile Recreation Management 
Area'' (referred to in this section as the ``Recreation Management 
Area'').
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Recreation Management Area are 
to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of 
present and future generations the recreational, scenic, watershed, 
habitat, and ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Recreation 
        Management Area--
                    (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
                enhances--
                            (i) the purposes of the Recreation 
                        Management Area described in subsection (b); 
                        and
                            (ii) recreation opportunities, including 
                        mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback 
                        riding, snowshoeing, climbing, skiing, camping, 
                        and hunting; and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
                        Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 
                        et seq.);
                            (ii) any other applicable laws (including 
                        regulations); and
                            (iii) this section.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                such uses of the Recreation Management Area that the 
                Secretary determines would further the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Vehicles.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles in 
                        the Recreation Management Area shall be limited 
                        to the roads, vehicle classes, and periods 
                        authorized for motorized vehicle 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 in the Recreation 
                        Management Area.
                            (iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or 
                        (ii) prevents the Secretary from--
                                    (I) rerouting or closing an 
                                existing road or trail to protect 
                                natural resources from degradation, as 
                                determined to be appropriate by the 
                                Secretary;
                                    (II) authorizing the use of 
                                motorized vehicles for administrative 
                                purposes or roadside camping;
                                    (III) constructing temporary roads 
                                or permitting the use of motorized 
                                vehicles to carry out pre- or post-fire 
                                watershed protection projects;
                                    (IV) authorizing the use of 
                                motorized vehicles to carry out 
                                activities described in subsection (g), 
                                (h)(1), or (i); and
                                    (V) responding to an emergency.
                    (C) Commercial timber.--
                            (i) In general.--No projects shall be 
                        undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 
                        commercial timber in 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 under 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 description of the Recreation Management Area.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description 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 appropriate office of the Secretary.
            (4) Airspace mapping.--The Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration may not identify the Recreation 
        Management Area on a Federal Aviation Administration 
        aeronautical chart.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal land in the Recreation Management 
Area is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of 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.
    (f) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--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--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
    (g) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may take any 
measure, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), 
that the Secretary determines to be necessary to prevent, control, and 
mitigate fire, insects, and diseases in the Recreation Management Area, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.
    (h) Water.--
            (1) Effect on water management infrastructure.--Nothing in 
        this section affects the construction, repair, reconstruction, 
        replacement, operation, maintenance, or renovation of water 
        management infrastructure in existence on the date of enactment 
        of this Act or any future infrastructure necessary for the 
        development or exercise of water rights decreed before the date 
        of enactment of this Act within the Recreation Management Area.
            (2) Applicable law.--Section 3(e) of the James Peak 
        Wilderness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107-216; 116 
        Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Recreation Management Area.
    (i) Regional Transportation Projects.--Nothing in this section 
precludes the Secretary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or lease of Federal land within 
the Recreation 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 use of facilities 
        constructed under paragraph (1).
    (j) Applicable Law.--Nothing in this section affects the 
designation of the Federal land within the Recreation Management Area 
for purposes of--
            (1) section 303 of title 49, United States Code; and
            (2) section 138 of title 23, United States Code.
    (k) Permits.--Nothing in this section alters or limits--
            (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 authorized by law or 
        permit outside of the Recreation Management Area.
    (l) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this section restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over the 
        Recreation Management Area, including military overflights that 
        can be seen, heard, or detected within the Recreation 
        Management Area;
            (2) flight testing or evaluation over the Recreation 
        Management Area; or
            (3) the use or establishment of--
                    (A) new units of special use airspace over the 
                Recreation Management Area; or
                    (B) any military flight training or transportation 
                over the Recreation Management Area.
    (m) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this section affects the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife in the State, including hunting and fishing.
    (n) No Buffer Zones.--Nothing in this section creates a protective 
perimeter or buffer zone around the Recreation Management Area.

SEC. 6. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA, WHITE RIVER 
              NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO.

    (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 8,176 acres of Federal land located in the White River 
National Forest, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Porcupine 
Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area Proposal'' and dated January 23, 2018, 
are designated as the ``Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area'' 
(referred to in this section as the ``Wildlife Conservation Area'').
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation Area are--
            (1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration corridor 
        over Interstate 70; and
            (2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
        enjoyment of present and future generations the wildlife, 
        scenic, roadless, watershed, and ecological resources of the 
        Wildlife Conservation Area.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area--
                    (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
                enhances the purposes described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
                        Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 
                        et seq.);
                            (ii) any other applicable laws (including 
                        regulations); and
                            (iii) this section.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                such uses of the Wildlife Conservation Area that the 
                Secretary determines would further the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Recreation.--The Secretary may permit such 
                recreational activities in the Wildlife Conservation 
                Area that the Secretary determines are consistent with 
                the purposes described in subsection (b).
                    (C) Motorized vehicles and mechanized transport; 
                new or temporary roads.--
                            (i) Motorized vehicles and mechanized 
                        transport.--Except as provided in clause (iii), 
                        the use of motorized vehicles and mechanized 
                        transport in the Wildlife Conservation Area 
                        shall be prohibited.
                            (ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as 
                        provided in clause (iii) and subsection (h), no 
                        new or temporary roads shall be constructed 
                        within the Wildlife Conservation Area.
                            (iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or 
                        (ii) prevents the Secretary from--
                                    (I) authorizing the use of 
                                motorized vehicles or mechanized 
                                transport for administrative purposes;
                                    (II) constructing temporary roads 
                                or permitting the use of motorized 
                                vehicles or mechanized transport to 
                                carry out pre- or post-fire watershed 
                                protection projects;
                                    (III) authorizing the use of 
                                motorized vehicles or mechanized 
                                transport to carry out activities 
                                described in subsection (g) or (h); or
                                    (IV) responding to an emergency.
                    (D) Commercial timber.--
                            (i) In general.--No projects shall be 
                        undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 
                        commercial timber in the Wildlife Conservation 
                        Area.
                            (ii) Limitation.--Nothing in clause (i) 
                        prevents the Secretary from harvesting or 
                        selling merchantable products that are 
                        byproducts of activities authorized under 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 of the Wildlife Conservation Area.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description 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 appropriate office of the Secretary.
            (4) Airspace mapping.--The Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration may not identify the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area on a Federal Aviation Administration 
        aeronautical chart.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal land within the Wildlife 
Conservation Area is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of 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.
    (f) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States in the 
boundaries of the Wildlife Conservation Area shall--
            (1) become part of the Wildlife Conservation Area; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
    (g) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may take any 
measure, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), 
that the Secretary determines to be necessary to prevent, control, and 
mitigate fire, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Conservation Area, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.
    (h) Regional Transportation Projects.--Nothing in this section 
precludes the Secretary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal land within 
the Wildlife Conservation Area for--
            (1) regional transportation projects, including--
                    (A) highway widening or realignment; and
                    (B) construction of multimodal transportation 
                systems; and
            (2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 
        associated with the implementation or use of transportation 
        infrastructure facilities.
    (i) Applicable Law.--Nothing in this section affects the 
designation of the Federal land within the Wildlife Conservation Area 
for purposes of--
            (1) section 303 of title 49, United States Code; and
            (2) section 138 of title 23, United States Code.
    (j) Water.--Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilderness and 
Protection Area Act (Public Law 107-216; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply to 
the Wildlife Conservation Area.
    (k) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this section restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over the 
        Wildlife Conservation Area, including military overflights that 
        can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area;
            (2) flight testing or evaluation over the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area; or
            (3) the use or establishment of--
                    (A) new units of special use airspace over the 
                Wildlife Conservation Area; or
                    (B) any military flight training or transportation 
                over the Wildlife Conservation Area.
    (l) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this section affects the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife in the State, including hunting and fishing.
    (m) No Buffer Zones.--Nothing in this section creates a protective 
perimeter or buffer zone around the Wildlife Conservation Area.

SEC. 7. WILLIAMS FORK WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL 
              FOREST, COLORADO.

    (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 3,492 acres of Federal land in the White River National 
Forest in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Williams Fork Proposal'' and dated January 23, 2018, are designated 
as the ``Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area'' (referred to in 
this section as the ``Wildlife Conservation Area'').
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation Area are 
to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of 
present and future generations the wildlife, scenic, roadless, 
watershed, recreational, and ecological resources of the Wildlife 
Conservation Area.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area--
                    (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
                enhances the purposes described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
                        Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 
                        et seq.);
                            (ii) any other applicable laws (including 
                        regulations); and
                            (iii) this section.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                such uses of the Wildlife Conservation Area that the 
                Secretary determines would further the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Motorized vehicles.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles in 
                        the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited 
                        to designated roads and trails.
                            (ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as 
                        provided in clause (iii), no new or temporary 
                        roads shall be constructed in the Wildlife 
                        Conservation Area.
                            (iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or 
                        (ii) prevents the Secretary from--
                                    (I) authorizing the use of 
                                motorized vehicles for administrative 
                                purposes;
                                    (II) authorizing the use of 
                                motorized vehicles to carry out 
                                activities described in subsection (g); 
                                or
                                    (III) responding to an emergency.
                    (C) Bicycles.--The use of bicycles in the Wildlife 
                Conservation Area shall be limited to designated roads 
                and trails.
                    (D) Commercial timber.--
                            (i) In general.--No projects shall be 
                        undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 
                        commercial timber in the Wildlife Conservation 
                        Area.
                            (ii) Limitation.--Nothing in clause (i) 
                        prevents the Secretary from harvesting or 
                        selling merchantable products that are 
                        byproducts of activities authorized under this 
                        section.
                    (E) Grazing.--The laws (including regulations) and 
                policies followed by the Secretary in issuing and 
                administering grazing permits or leases on land under 
                the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall continue to 
                apply with regard to the land in the Wildlife 
                Conservation Area, consistent with the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
    (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 of the Wildlife Conservation Area.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description 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 appropriate office of the Secretary.
            (4) Airspace mapping.--The Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration may not identify the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area on a Federal Aviation Administration 
        aeronautical chart.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal land in the Wildlife Conservation 
Area is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of 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.
    (f) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the 
boundaries of the Wildlife Conservation Area shall--
            (1) become part of the Wildlife Conservation Area; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
    (g) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may take any 
measure, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), 
that the Secretary determines to be necessary to prevent, control, and 
mitigate fire, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Conservation Area, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.
    (h) Regional Transportation Projects.--Nothing in this section 
precludes the Secretary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal land within 
the Wildlife Conservation Area for--
            (1) regional transportation projects, including--
                    (A) highway widening or realignment; and
                    (B) construction of multimodal transportation 
                systems; and
            (2) infrastructure, activities, or safety measures 
        associated with the implementation or use of transportation 
        infrastructure facilities.
    (i) Water.--Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilderness and 
Protection Area Act (Public Law 107-216; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply to 
the Wildlife Conservation Area.
    (j) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this section restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over the 
        Wildlife Conservation Area, including military overflights that 
        can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area;
            (2) flight testing or evaluation over the Wildlife 
        Conservation Area; or
            (3) the use or establishment of--
                    (A) new units of special use airspace over the 
                Wildlife Conservation Area; or
                    (B) any military flight training or transportation 
                over the Wildlife Conservation Area.
    (k) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this section affects the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife in the State, including hunting and fishing.
    (l) No Buffer Zones.--Nothing in this section creates a protective 
perimeter or buffer zone around the Wildlife Conservation Area.

SEC. 8. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL 
              FOREST, COLORADO.

    (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 28,728 acres of Federal land in the White River National 
Forest in the State depicted as ``Proposed Camp Hale National Historic 
Landscape'' on the map entitled ``Camp Hale National Historic Landscape 
Proposal'' and dated January 23, 2018, are designated the ``Camp Hale 
National Historic Landscape'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Historic Landscape'').
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Historic Landscape are--
            (1) to provide for--
                    (A) the interpretation of historic events, 
                activities, structures, and artifacts of the Historic 
                Landscape, including with respect to the role of the 
                Historic Landscape in local, national, and world 
                history;
                    (B) the historic preservation of the Historic 
                Landscape, consistent with the designation of the 
                Historic Landscape as a national historic site; and
                    (C) the other purposes of the Historic Landscape;
            (2) to provide for recreational opportunities, with an 
        emphasis on the activities related to the historic use of the 
        Historic Landscape, including skiing, snowshoeing, 
        snowmobiling, hiking, horseback riding, climbing, and other 
        outdoor activities;
            (3) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance for the 
        benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the 
        scenic, watershed, riparian, wetland, wildlife, and ecological 
        resources of the Historic Landscape; and
            (4) to provide for the continued cleanup of unexploded 
        ordinance and legacy environmental hazards by the Corps of 
        Engineers, acting in partnership with the Forest Service and 
        the State, at the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site and the 
        Camp Hale historic cantonment area.
    (c) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the Historic Landscape 
in accordance with--
            (1) the purposes of the Historic Landscape described in 
        subsection (b);
            (2) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
        Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
            (3) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
        Code;
            (4) this section; and
            (5) any other applicable laws (including regulations).
    (d) Camp Hale Restoration and Enhancement Project.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a restoration 
        and enhancement project in the Historic Landscape--
                    (A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wetland 
                conditions in and along the Eagle River and tributaries 
                of the Eagle River;
                    (B) to maintain or improve recreation and 
                interpretive opportunities and facilities; and
                    (C) to conserve historic values in the Camp Hale 
                area.
            (2) Coordination.--In carrying out the project described in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with--
                    (A) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Headwaters 
                Collaborative Group;
                    (B) the National Forest Foundation;
                    (C) the Colorado Department of Public Health and 
                Environment;
                    (D) the Corps of Engineers;
                    (E) the Colorado State Historic Preservation 
                Office;
                    (F) units of local government; and
                    (G) other interested organizations and members of 
                the public.
    (e) Environmental Remediation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall continue 
        to carry out the projects and activities of the Secretary of 
        the Army in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
        relating to cleanup of--
                    (A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site; or
                    (B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment area.
            (2) Interagency agreement.--The Secretary and the Secretary 
        of the Army shall enter into an agreement to provide resources 
        and other support as necessary--
                    (A) to manage the Historic Landscape in accordance 
                with the purposes described in subsection (b);
                    (B) to provide for public health and safety within 
                the Historic Landscape; and
                    (C) to provide to the public information regarding 
                legacy hazards with respect to areas within the 
                Historic Landscape.
            (3) Removal of unexploded ordnance.--The Secretary of the 
        Army may remove unexploded ordnance (as defined in section 
        101(e) of title 10, United States Code) from the Historic 
        Landscape--
                    (A) on receipt of a request from the Secretary of 
                Agriculture; or
                    (B) as the Secretary of the Army otherwise 
                determines to be appropriate--
                            (i) in any case in which the ordnance 
                        interferes with the management of the Historic 
                        Landscape; or
                            (ii) to ensure public safety.
    (f) 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 description of the Historic Landscape.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description prepared 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
        typographical error 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 appropriate office of the Secretary.
    (g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal land within the Historic 
Landscape is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of 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.
    (h) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the 
boundaries of the Historic Landscape shall--
            (1) become part of the Historic Landscape; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) any other applicable laws (including 
                regulations).
    (i) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
            (1) affects State jurisdiction over any water law, water 
        right, or adjudication or administration relating to any water 
        resource;
            (2) affects any water right in existence on or after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, or the exercise of such a water 
        right, including--
                    (A) a water right under an interstate water compact 
                (including full development of any apportionment made 
                in accordance with such a compact);
                    (B) a water right decreed within, above, below, or 
                through the Historic Landscape;
                    (C) a water right held by the United States;
                    (D) the management or operation of any reservoir, 
                including the storage, management, release, or 
                transportation of water; and
                    (E) the construction or operation of such 
                infrastructure as is determined to be necessary by an 
                individual or entity holding water rights to develop 
                and place to beneficial use those rights, subject to 
                applicable Federal, State, and local law (including 
                regulations);
            (3) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the 
        United States of any reserved or appropriative water right;
            (4) alters or limits--
                    (A) a permit held by a ski area;
                    (B) the implementation of activities governed by a 
                ski area permit; or
                    (C) the authority of the Secretary to modify or 
                expand an existing ski area permit;
            (5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions of the 
        Historic Landscape for public safety, environmental 
        remediation, or other use in accordance with applicable laws;
            (6) modifies any obligation in existence on the date of 
        enactment of this Act relating to the remediation or cleanup of 
        unexploded ordinance or legacy environmental hazards located in 
        or around the Camp Hale historic cantonment area, the Camp Hale 
        Formerly Used Defense Site, or the Historic Landscape, 
        including such an obligation under--
                    (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
                et seq.);
                    (B) the program for environmental restoration of 
                formerly used defense sites under section 2701 of title 
                10, United States Code; or
                    (C) any other provision of law (including 
                regulations); or
            (7) affects--
                    (A) any special use permit in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act; or
                    (B) the renewal of a permit described in 
                subparagraph (A).
    (j) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
        of the Treasury a special account, to be known as the ``Camp 
        Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund''.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Camp Hale Historic Preservation and 
        Restoration Fund $5,000,000, to be available to the Secretary 
        until expended, for activities relating to historic 
        interpretation, preservation, and restoration carried out in 
        and around the Historic Landscape.

SEC. 9. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for the 
ongoing maintenance and use of portions of the Trail River Ranch and 
the associated property located within Rocky Mountain National Park in 
Grand County, Colorado.
    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 1952(b) of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1070) is 
amended, by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Boundary adjustment.--The boundary of the Wilderness 
        is modified to exclude the potential wilderness comprising 
        approximately 15.5 acres of land identified as `Potential 
        Wilderness to Non-wilderness' on the map entitled `Rocky 
        Mountain National Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment' and 
        dated January 16, 2018.''.

SEC. 10. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS AND USE.

    (a) Access Granted.--The Secretary shall permit by special use 
authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance with section 
293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations), of the Bolts Ditch Headgate and the Bolts Ditch within 
the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, established by section 102(a)(5) 
Public Law 96-560 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 3266), for the 
purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of 
the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado 
Home Rule Municipality.
    (b) Location of Facilities.--The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch 
segment referred to in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ``Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment'' and dated 
November 2015.

SEC. 11. ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the boundary of the 
Arapaho National Forest in the State is adjusted to incorporate the 
approximately 92.95 acres of land depicted as ``The Wedge'' on the map 
entitled ``Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment'' and dated 
November 6, 2013, and described as lots 3, 4, 8, and 9 of sec. 13, T. 4 
N., R. 76 W., sixth principal meridian, Colorado.
    (b) Written Permission Required.--A lot described in subsection (a) 
may be included within the adjusted boundary of the Arapaho National 
Forest under subsection (a) only after the Secretary obtains written 
permission from one or more owners of the lot to include the lot within 
the adjusted boundaries.
    (c) Bowen Gulch Protection Area.--The Secretary shall include all 
Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) in the 
Bowen Gulch Protection Area established by section 6(a)(1) of the 
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(a)(1)).
    (d) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For purposes of section 
200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United States Code, the boundaries of 
the Arapaho National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be 
considered to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in 
existence on January 1, 1965.
    (e) Public Motorized Use.--Nothing in this section opens privately 
owned land within the boundary described in subsection (a) to public 
motorized use.
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