[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 195 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 195

 To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of 
  the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Hefley (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Schaefer) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of 
  the National Wilderness Preservation System, 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 ``Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Additions.--The following lands in the State of Colorado are 
hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System:
            (1) Certain lands in the Gunnison Basin Resource Area 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management which comprise 
        approximately 1,470 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
        entitled ``American Flats Additions to the Big Blue 
        Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which are hereby 
        incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Big 
        Blue Wilderness designated by Public Law 96-560.
            (2) Certain lands in the Gunnison Resource Area 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management which comprise 
        approximately 140 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
        entitled ``Larson Creek Addition to the Big Blue Wilderness--
        Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which are hereby incorporated 
        in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Big Blue Wilderness 
        designated by Public Law 96-560.
            (3) Certain lands in the Pike and San Isabel National 
        Forests which comprise approximately 40,150 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Buffalo Peaks Wilderness--
        Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the 
        Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
            (4) Certain lands in the Gunnison National Forest and in 
        the Bureau of Land Management Powderhorn Primitive Area which 
        comprise approximately 60,100 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Powderhorn Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 
        1991, and which shall be known as the Powderhorn Wilderness.
            (5) Certain lands in the Routt National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 17,300 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Davis Peak Additions to the Mount Zirkel 
        Wilderness Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which are hereby 
        incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Mount 
        Zirkel Wilderness designated by Public Law 88-555.
            (6) Certain lands in the San Isabel National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 22,040 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness--Proposal'', dated 
        May 1991, and which shall be known as the Greenhorn Mountain 
        Wilderness.
            (7) Certain lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and 
        Gunnison National Forests which comprise approximately 32,000 
        acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Fossil Ridge 
        Wilderness Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which shall be known 
        as the Fossil Ridge Wilderness Area.
            (8) Certain lands within the Pike and San Isabel National 
        Forests which comprise approximately 13,830 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Lost Creek Wilderness Proposal'', 
        dated May 1991, which are hereby incorporated in and shall be 
        deemed to be a part of the Lost Creek Wilderness designated by 
        Public Law 96-560: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
        (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') is 
        authorized to acquire, only by donation or exchange, various 
        mineral reservations held by the State of Colorado within the 
        boundaries of the Lost Creek Wilderness additions designated by 
        this Act.
            (9) Certain lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and 
        Gunnison National Forests which comprise approximately 5,000 
        acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Oh-Be-Joyful 
        Addition to the Raggeds Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 1991, 
        and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be 
        a part of the Raggeds Wilderness designated by Public Law 96-
        560.
            (10) Certain lands in the San Juan National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 56,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Piedra Wilderness'', dated July 1991 and which 
        shall be known as the Piedra Wilderness: Provided, That no 
        motorized travel shall be permitted on Forest Service trail 
        number 535, except for snowmobile travel during periods of 
        adequate snow cover.
            (11) Certain lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and 
        Gunnison National Forests which comprise approximately 18,000 
        acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Roubideau 
        Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which shall be 
        known as the Roubideau Wilderness.
            (12) Certain lands in the Rio Grande National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 207,330 acres, as generally depicted on 
        a map entitled ``Sangre de Cristo Wilderness--Proposal'', dated 
        May 1991, and which shall be known as the Sangre de Cristo 
        Wilderness.
            (13) Certain lands in the Routt National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 44,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Service Creek Wilderness Proposal'', dated May 
        1991, which shall be known as the Sarvis Creek Wilderness: 
        Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to acquire by 
        purchase, donation, or exchange, lands or interests therein 
        within the boundaries of the Sarvis Creek Wilderness only with 
        the consent of the owner thereof.
            (14) Certain lands in the San Juan National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 15,920 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``South San Juan Expansion Wilderness--Proposal'', 
        (V-Rock Trail and Montezuma Peak), dated May 1991, and which 
        are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of 
        the South San Juan Wilderness designated by Public Law 96-560.
            (15) Certain lands in the White River National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 8,330 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Spruce Creek Additions to the Hunter-Fryingpan 
        Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which are hereby 
        incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Hunter 
        Fryingpan Wilderness designated by Public Law 95-327: Provided, 
        That no right, or claim of right, to the diversion and use of 
        the waters of Hunter Creek, the Fryingpan or Roaring Fork 
        Rivers, or any tributaries of said creeks or rivers, by the 
        Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Public Law 87-590, and the 
        reauthorization thereof by Public Law 93-493, as modified as 
        proposed in the September 1959 report of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation entitled ``Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, Colorado,'' and 
        as further modified and described in the description of the 
        proposal contained in the final environmental statement for 
        said project, dated April 16, 1975, under the laws of the State 
        of Colorado, shall be prejudiced, expanded, diminished, 
        altered, or affected by this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to expand, abate, impair, impede, or interfere with 
        the construction, maintenance, or repair of said Fryingpan-
        Arkansas Project facilities, nor the operation thereof, 
        pursuant to the Operating Principles, House Document 187, 
        Eighty-third Congress, and pursuant to the water laws of the 
        State of Colorado: And provided further, That nothing in this 
        Act shall be construed to impede, limit, or prevent the use of 
        the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project of its diversion systems to 
        their full extent.
            (16) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 7,630 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``St. Louis Peak Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 
        1991, and which shall be known as Byers Peak Wilderness.
            (17) Certain lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and 
        Gunnison National Forests and in the Bureau of Land Management 
        Montrose District which comprise approximately 16,740 acres, as 
        generally depicted on a map entitled ``Tabeguache Wilderness--
        Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the 
        Tabeguache Wilderness.
            (18) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 12,300 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Vasquez Peak Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 
        1991, and which shall be known as the Vasquez Peak Wilderness.
            (19) Certain lands in the San Juan National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 28,740 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``West Needle Wilderness and Weminuche Wilderness 
        Addition--Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which are hereby 
        incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the 
        Weminuche Wilderness designated by Public Law 93-632.
            (20) Certain lands in the Rio Grande National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 23,100 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Wheeler Additions to the La Garita Wilderness--
        Proposal'', dated May 1991, and which shall be incorporated 
        into and shall be deemed to be a part of the La Garita 
        Wilderness.
            (21) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 12,100 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Williams Fork Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 
        1991, and which shall be known as the Farr Wilderness.
            (22) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 6,400 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Bowen Gulch Additions to Never Summer 
        Wilderness--Proposal'', dated May 1991, which are hereby 
        incorporated into and shall be deemed to be a part of the Never 
        Summer Wilderness.
    (b) Maps and Description.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the appropriate Secretary shall file a map and a 
legal description of each area designated as wilderness by this Act 
with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States 
House of Representatives. Each map and description shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 
is authorized to correct clerical and typographical errors in such 
legal descriptions and maps. Such maps and legal descriptions shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 
of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture and the Office of the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, 
as appropriate.

SEC. 3. WATER RIGHTS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) since virtually all of the lands designated as 
        wilderness by this Act lie at the headwaters of streams and 
        rivers that arise on those lands, the designation of these 
        lands as wilderness poses few, if any, conflicts with existing 
        water users in view of the provisions of this Act, and the land 
        management agencies can protect these wilderness lands and 
        their water-related resources without asserting either implied 
        or express reserved water rights;
            (2) these particular headwaters areas are not appropriate 
        for new water projects;
            (3) while the Piedra Wilderness designated by section 
        2(a)(10) of this Act is located downstream of numerous State-
        granted conditional and absolute water rights, the Forest 
        Service can adequately protect the water-related resources of 
        this wilderness area by working in coordination with the 
        Colorado Water Conservation Board through a contractual 
        agreement between the Secretary and the Board (as provided in 
        subsection (e) of this section) to protect and enforce instream 
        flow filings established pursuant to the provisions of section 
        37-92-102(3) of the Colorado Revised Statutes by the Colorado 
        Water Court for Division 7; and
            (4) the water-related values of the existing Platte River 
        Wilderness will be adequately protected by the terms of the 
        equitable apportionment decree that the United States Supreme 
        Court has issued for allocation of the waters of the North 
        Platte River and its tributaries.
    (b) Water Rights.--(1) Nothing in this Act or any other Act of 
Congress shall constitute or be construed to constitute either an 
express or implied reservation of water or water rights arising from--
            (A) wilderness designation for the lands designated as 
        wilderness by this Act;
            (B) the establishment of the Fossil Ridge National 
        Conservation Area pursuant to section 6 of this Act; or
            (C) the establishment of the Bowen Gulch Backcountry 
        Recreation Area pursuant to section 7 of this Act.
    (2) The United States may acquire such water rights as it deems 
necessary to carry out its responsibilities on any lands designated as 
wilderness by this Act pursuant to the substantive and procedural 
requirements of the State of Colorado: Provided, That nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to authorize the use of eminent domain to 
acquire water rights for such lands.
    (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer of the 
United States shall authorize or issue a permit for the development of 
a new water resource facility within the wilderness areas designated by 
this Act: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall affect irrigation, 
pumping and transmission facilities, and water facilities in existence 
within the boundaries of such wilderness areas, nor shall anything in 
this Act be construed to limit operation, maintenance, repair, 
modification or replacement of existing facilities as provided in 
paragraph (f) of this section.
    (c) Piedra Wilderness.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
with the Colorado Water Conservation Board to protect and enforce 
instream flow filings established pursuant to the provisions of section 
37-92-102(3) of the Colorado Revised Statutes by the Water Court of 
Water Division 7 of the State of Colorado, and neither the United 
States nor any other person shall assert any rights for water in the 
Piedra River for wilderness purposes except those established pursuant 
to the provisions of section 37-92-102(3) of the Colorado Revised 
Statutes by the Water Court of Water Division 7 of the State of 
Colorado.
    (d) North Platte River.--Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act 
or any prior Acts of Congress to the contrary, neither the United 
States nor any other person shall assert any rights which may be 
determined to have been established for waters of the North Platte 
River for purposes of the Platte River Wilderness established by Public 
Law 98-550, located on the Colorado-Wyoming State boundary, to the 
extent such rights would limit the use or development of water within 
Colorado by present and future holders of valid water rights in the 
North Platte River and its tributaries, to the full extent allowed 
under interstate compact or United States Supreme Court equitable 
decree. Any such rights shall be junior and subordinate to use or 
development of Colorado's full entitlement to interstate waters of the 
North Platte River and its tributaries within Colorado allowed under 
interstate compact or United States Supreme Court equitable decree.
    (e) Interstate Compacts.--Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to 
alter, modify, or amend any interstate compact or equitable 
apportionment decree affecting the allocation of water between or among 
the State of Colorado and other States nor the full use and development 
of such waters, and nothing in this title shall affect or limit the use 
or development by holders of valid water rights of Colorado's full 
apportionment of such waters.
    (f) Access.--Reasonable access shall be allowed to existing water 
diversion, carriage, storage and ancillary facilities within the 
wilderness areas designated by this Act, including motorized access 
where necessary and customarily employed on existing routes. The 
present diversion, carriage and storage capacity of existing water 
facilities, and the present condition of existing access routes, may be 
operated, maintained, repaired and replaced as necessary to maintain 
serviceable conditions: Provided, That, unless authorized by applicable 
statute: (i) the original function and impact of an existing facility 
or access route on wilderness values shall not be increased as a result 
of changes in operation; (ii) existing facilities and access routes 
shall be maintained and repaired when necessary to prevent increased 
impacts on wilderness values; and (iii) the original function and 
impact of existing facilities and access routes on wilderness values 
shall not be increased subsequent to maintenance, repair, or 
replacement.
    (g) Precedents.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness 
designations, nor shall it constitute an interpretation of any other 
Act or any wilderness designation made pursuant thereto.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subject to valid existing rights, each 
wilderness area designation by this Act shall be administered by the 
Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, in 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this 
Act, except that, with respect to any wilderness areas designated by 
this Act, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of 
the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (2) Administrative jurisdiction over those lands designated as 
wilderness pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (12) of section 2(a) of 
this Act, and which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, is hereby transferred to 
the Forest Service.
    (b) Grazing.--(1) Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas 
designated by this Act shall be administered in accordance with the 
provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108 of Public Law 96-
560.
    (2) Review.--The Secretary of the Interior is directed to review 
all policies, practices, and regulations of the Bureau of Land 
Management-administered wilderness areas in Colorado to ensure that 
such policies, practices, and regulations full conform with and 
implement the intent of Congress regarding grazing in such areas as 
such intent is expressed in this Act.
    (c) State Jurisdiction.--As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act shall be 
construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the 
State of Colorado with respect to wildlife and fish in Colorado.
    (d) Repeal of Wilderness Study and Further Planning Areas Status.--
(1) Public Law 96-560 is amended by striking sections 105(c) and 
106(b).
    (2) Section 2(e) of the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 
(92 Stat. 41) is amended by striking ``Subject to'' and all that 
follows through ``System''.
    (e) Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend that the designation by 
this Act of wilderness area areas in the State of Colorado creates or 
implies the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around 
any wilderness area. The fact that non-wilderness activities or uses 
can be seen or heard from within a wilderness areas shall not, of 
itself, preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of the 
wilderness area.

SEC. 5. WILDERNESS REVIEW CONCERNS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Department of Agriculture has adequately met the 
        wilderness study requirements of Public Law 96-560, Public Law 
        95-237, and section 12(g) of Public Law 98-141;
            (2) the initial Land and Resource Management Plans and 
        associated environmental impact statements (hereinafter 
        referred to as ``land and resource management plans'') for the 
        National Forests in the State of Colorado have been completed 
        as required by section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
        Resources Planning Act of 1976;
            (3) the Department of Agriculture, with substantial public 
        input, has reviewed the wilderness potential of these and other 
        areas; and
            (4) the Congress has made its own examination of National 
        Forest System roadless areas in the State of Colorado and of 
        the environmental impacts associated with alternative 
        allocations of such areas.
    (b) On the basis of such review, the Congress hereby determines and 
directs that--
            (1) with respect to the National Forest System lands in the 
        State of Colorado that were reviewed by the Department of 
        Agriculture in wilderness studies conducted pursuant to Public 
        Law 95-237, Public Law 96-560, and section 12(g) of Public Law 
        98-141, and the initial land and resource management plans, 
        such reviews shall be deemed for the purposes of the initial 
        land and resource management plans required for such lands by 
        the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
        1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
        to be an adequate consideration of the suitability of such 
        lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
        System and the Department of Agriculture shall not be required 
        to review the wilderness option prior to the revision of the 
        plans but shall review the wilderness option when the plans are 
        revised, which revisions will ordinarily occur on a 10-year 
        cycle, or at least every 15 years, unless prior to such time 
        the Secretary finds that conditions in a unit have 
        significantly changed;
            (2) except as may be specifically provided in sections 6 
        and 7 of this Act, those areas in the State of Colorado 
        referred to in subparagraph (1) of this subsection which were 
        not designated as wilderness shall be managed for multiple use 
        in accordance with land and resource management plans pursuant 
        to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
        Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest 
        Management Act of 1976: Provided, That such areas need not be 
        managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for 
        wilderness designation prior to or during revision of the 
        initial land and resource management plans;
            (3) in the event that revised land and resource management 
        plans in the State of Colorado are implemented pursuant to 
        section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
        Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest 
        Management Act of 1976, and other applicable laws, areas not 
        recommended for wilderness designation need not be managed for 
        the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness 
        designation prior to or during revision of such plans, and 
        areas recommended for wilderness designation shall be managed 
        for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness 
        designation as may be required by the Forest and Rangeland 
        Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the 
        National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other applicable 
        law; and
            (4) unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Department 
        of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide roadless 
        area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in 
        the State of Colorado for the purpose of determining their 
        suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System.
    (c) Revisions.--As used in this section, and as provided in section 
6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, 
as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the term 
``revision'' shall not include an amendment to a plan.
    (d) Application of Section.--The provisions of this section shall 
also apply to those National Forest System roadless lands in the State 
of Colorado that are less than 5,000 acres in size.

SEC. 6. FOSSIL RIDGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--(1) In order to conserve, protect, and enhance 
the scenic, wildlife, recreational, and other natural resource values 
of the Fossil Ridge area, there is hereby established the Fossil Ridge 
National Conservation Area (hereinafter referred to as the 
``conservation area'').
    (2) The conservation area shall consist of certain lands in the 
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado, which 
comprise approximately 43,900 acres as generally depicted as ``Area A'' 
on a map entitled ``Fossil Ridge Wilderness Proposal'', dated May 1991.
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the 
conservation area in accordance with this section and the laws and 
regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all lands within 
the conservation area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, 
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, from location, 
entry, and patent under the mining laws, and from disposition under the 
mineral and geothermal leasing laws, including all amendments thereto.
    (d) Timber Harvesting.--No timber harvesting shall be allowed 
within the conservation area except for the minimum necessary to 
protect the forest from insects and disease, and for public safety.
    (e) Livestock Grazing.--The designation of the conservation area 
shall not be construed to prohibit, or change the administration of, 
the grazing of livestock within the conservation area.
    (f) Development.--No developed campgrounds shall be constructed 
within the conservation area. After the date of enactment of this Act, 
no new roads or trails may be constructed within the conservation area.
    (g) Off-Road Recreation.--Motorized travel shall be permitted 
within the conservation area only on those designated trails and routes 
existing as of July 1, 1991.

SEC. 7. BOWEN GULCH BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--(1) There is hereby established in the Arapaho 
National Forest, Colorado, the Bowen Gulch backcountry recreation area 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``backcountry recreation area'').
    (2) The backcountry recreation area shall consist of certain lands 
in the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, which comprise approximately 
6,800 acres as generally depicted as ``Area A'' on a map entitled 
``Bowen Gulch Additions to Never Summer Wilderness Proposal'', dated 
May, 1991.
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the backcountry 
recreation area in accordance with this section and the laws and 
regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all lands within 
the backcountry recreation area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and from disposition 
under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, including all amendments 
thereto.
    (d) Development.--No developed campgrounds shall be constructed 
within the backcountry recreation area. After the date of enactment of 
this Act, no new roads or trails may be constructed within the 
backcountry recreation area.
    (e) Timber Harvesting.--No timber harvesting shall be allowed 
within the backcountry recreation area except for the minimum necessary 
to protect the forest from insects and disease, and for public safety.
    (f) Motorized Travel.--Motorized travel shall be permitted within 
the backcountry recreation area only on those designated trails and 
routes existing as of July 1, 1991 and only during periods of adequate 
snow cover. At all other times, mechanized, nonmotorized travel shall 
be permitted within the backcountry recreation area.
    (g) Management Plan.--During the preparation of the revision of the 
Land and Resource Management Plan for the Arapaho National Forest, the 
Forest Service shall develop a management plan for the backcountry 
recreation area, after providing for public consultation.

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