[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2177 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2177

 To designate the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National Forest 
           in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National Forest 
           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 ``James Peak Wilderness Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JAMES PEAK WILDERNESS, COLORADO.

    (a) Inclusion With Other Colorado Wilderness Areas.--Section 2(a) 
of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-77; 107 Stat. 
756) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(20) Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 22,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled `Proposed James Peak Wilderness', dated June 1999 
        and which shall be known as the James Peak Wilderness.''.
    (b) Map and Boundary 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 House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
and a boundary description of the James Peak Wilderness. The 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 may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
boundary descriptions. The map and boundary description shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of 
the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. INHOLDINGS IN JAMES PEAK WILDERNESS.

    (a) State Land Board Lands.--If the Colorado State Land Board 
informs the Secretary of Agriculture that the Board is willing to 
transfer to the United States some or all of the lands owned by the 
Board located within the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National 
Forest, Colorado, the Secretary shall promptly seek to reach agreement 
with the Board regarding terms and conditions for acquisition of the 
lands by the United States by purchase or exchange.
    (b) Jim Creek Inholding.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter 
into negotiations with the owner of lands located within the portion of 
the Jim Creek drainage within the James Peak Wilderness for the purpose 
of acquiring the lands by purchase or exchange.
    (c) Report.--Upon conclusion of an agreement for acquisition by the 
United States of lands referred to in subsection (a) or (b), or one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report concerning any such agreement or the 
status of negotiations pursuant to such subsections. The report shall 
indicate to what extent funds are available to the Secretary as of the 
date of the report for the acquisition of the lands and whether 
additional funds need to be appropriated or otherwise made available to 
the Secretary for such purpose.

 SEC. 4. ALICE TOWNSHIP AND ST. MARY'S GLACIER, COLORADO.

    (a) Services and Facilities.--Following the consultation required 
by subsection (c), the Forest Supervisor of the Arapaho and Roosevelt 
National Forests in the State of Colorado (in this section referred to 
as the ``Forest Supervisor'') shall establish a trailhead and 
corresponding facilities and services to regulate use of National 
Forest System lands adjacent to Alice Township and St. Mary's Glacier 
in the State of Colorado. The facilities and services shall include, 
but are not limited to, the following:
            (1) Trailhead parking.
            (2) Public restroom accommodations.
            (3) Trailhead and trail maintenance.
    (b) Personnel.--The Forest Supervisor shall assign Forest Service 
personnel to provide appropriate management and oversight of the area 
described in subsection (a).
    (c) Consultation.--The Forest Supervisor shall consult with the 
Clear Creek County Commissioners and residents in the immediate 
vicinity of Alice Township and St. Mary's Glacier regarding the 
appropriate location of facilities and services in the area described 
in subsection (a). This consultation should include any other 
appropriate measures that may be needed in this area to provide access 
by emergency or law enforcement vehicles or that is necessary for 
public health or that impede access by local residents.
    (d) Report.--After the consultation required by subsection (b), the 
Forest Supervisor shall submit to the Committee on Resources and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report regarding the amount of any 
additional funding required to implement appropriate measures to 
provide the facilities and services specified in subsections (a), (b), 
and (c).

 SEC. 5. POTENTIAL WILDERNESS LANDS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``potential wilderness 
lands'' means lands that are identified as ``potential wilderness'' on 
the map referred to in paragraph (20) of section 2(a) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, 
designating the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National Forest, 
Colorado.
    (b) Management.--Potential wilderness lands shall be managed as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System upon 
publication in the Federal Register of a notice by the Secretary of 
Agriculture that all structures on the lands have been removed and all 
uses of the lands inconsistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.) have ceased.
    (c) Removal of Radio Tower.--As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall remove the 
abandoned radio tower and associated structures located on Mount Eva on 
the potential wilderness lands.
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