[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3320 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3320
To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the
State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2020
Mr. Gardner 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 designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Additions Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(2) Wilderness addition.--The term ``wilderness addition''
means land added to the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness by the
amendment made by section 3.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT OF 1993.
Section 2(a)(10) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C.
1132 note; Public Law 103-77) is amended by striking ``1993,'' and
inserting ``1993, and certain Federal land in the Rio Grande National
Forest that comprises approximately 40,038 acres, as generally depicted
as `Wilderness Additions' on the map entitled `Sangre de Cristo
Wilderness Additions ' and dated March 21, 2019,''.
SEC. 4. MAP.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall file with the appropriate committees
of Congress a map and legal description of the wilderness additions.
(b) Public Availability.--The map and legal description filed under
subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the office of the
Supervisor of the Rio Grande National Forest, and the office of the
Supervisor of the San Isabel National Forest.
(c) Force of Law.--The map and legal description filed under
subsection (a) 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.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary
shall manage the wilderness additions in accordance with the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act, except that, with respect to
a wilderness addition, 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 date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with section
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the
wilderness additions, the Secretary may take such measures as are
necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(c) Recreational Climbing.--Nothing in this Act or an amendment
made by this Act prohibits recreational rock climbing activities in the
wilderness additions, such as the placement, use, and maintenance of
fixed anchors, including any fixed anchor established before the date
of enactment of this Act--
(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
(d) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in a wilderness addition, if
established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be
permitted to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations as are
determined to be necessary by the Secretary, in accordance with section
4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)).
(e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this Act restricts or
precludes--
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
wilderness additions, including military overflights that can
be seen or heard within the wilderness additions;
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or
(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use
airspace, or the establishment of military flight training
routes, over the wilderness additions.
(f) Commercial Services.--Commercial services (including authorized
outfitting and guide activities) within the wilderness additions may be
authorized to the extent necessary for activities that are appropriate
for the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the wilderness
additions, in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)).
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