[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4505 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4505

   To designate certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
      Forests, in Colorado, as Wilderness, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1998

  Mr. Skaggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To designate certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
      Forests, in Colorado, as wilderness, 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 ``Northern Colorado Headwaters 
Wilderness Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 2 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(Public Law 103-77) is amended by adding the following new paragraphs 
at the end of subsection (a):
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
        Forests which comprise approximately 15,850 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled `Proposed James Peak Wilderness' 
        dated June 1998 and which shall be known as James Peak 
        Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Roosevelt National Forest 
        comprising approximately 5,630 acres, as generally depicted on 
        a map entitled `Indian Peaks Addition C' dated June 1998 and 
        which shall be known as South St. Vrain Addition Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Roosevelt National Forest 
        comprising approximately 960 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Indian Peaks Addition A' dated June 1998 and 
        which shall be known as Fourth of July Addition Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest 
        comprising approximately 420 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Mount Evans Addition A' and which shall be known 
        as South Chicago Creek Addition Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest 
        comprising approximately 2,030 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Indian Peaks Addition B' dated June 1998 and 
        which shall be known as Ranch Creek Addition Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Roosevelt National Forest 
        comprising approximately 1,110 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Comanche Peak Addition D' dated June 1998 and 
        which shall be known as Sheep Creek Addition Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Roosevelt National Forest 
        comprising approximately 670 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Comanche Peak Addition F' dated June 1998 and 
        which shall be known as Pennock Creek Addition Wilderness.
            ``(  ) Certain lands in the Roosevelt National Forest 
        comprising approximately 3,360 acres as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Comanche Peak Addition G' dated June 1998 and 
        which shall be known as Bulwark Ridge Addition Wilderness.''.
    (b) Maps and Descriptions.--As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file with 
the Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate a map and a boundary description of each of 
the areas designated as wilderness by the paragraphs added to 
subsection 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 by subsection 
(a) of this section. Each such map and boundary description shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in the Colorado Wilderness Act 
of 1993, except that the Secretary is authorized to correct clerical 
and typographical errors in such maps and boundary descriptions. Such 
maps and boundary descriptions shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. ALICE TOWNSHIP.

    (a) The Forest Supervisor of the Arapaho National Forest shall--
            (1) consult with the Commissioners of Clear Creek County, 
        Colorado, and with residents in the immediate vicinity, to 
        identify appropriate measures to regulate activities on 
        national forest lands adjacent to Alice Township and St. Mary's 
        Glacier that interfere with access to such areas by emergency 
        or law-enforcement vehicles, that may adversely affect public 
        health, or that impede access by local residents; and
            (2) take steps to implement measures identified through 
        such consultation.
    (b) After the consultation required by subsection (a)(1), the 
Forest Supervisor of the Arapaho National Forest shall inform the 
Committees on Resources and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 
Appropriations of the Senate regarding the amount of any additional 
funding required to implement appropriate measures to achieve the 
objectives specified in subsection (a)(1).
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