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[S. 503 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 449
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 503

                          [Report No. 106-233]

Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State 
            of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 1999

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

                             March 9, 2000

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State 
            of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness''.

    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 ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.

    (a) Colorado Wilderness Act.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 
1132 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) Spanish peaks wilderness.--Certain land in the San 
        Isabel National Forest that--
                    ``(A) comprises approximately 18,000 acres, as 
                generally depicted on a map entitled `Proposed Spanish 
                Peaks Wilderness', dated February 10, 1999; and
                    ``(B) shall be known as the `Spanish Peaks 
                Wilderness'.''.
    (b) Map; Boundary Description.--
            (1) Filing.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred 
        to in this Act as the ``Secretary''), shall file a map and 
        boundary description of the area designated under subsection 
        (a) with--
                    (A) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate.
            (2) Force and effect.--The map and boundary description 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in the Colorado Wilderness act of 1993 (Public Law 
        103-77; 107 Stat. 756), except that the Secretary may correct 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and boundary 
        description.
            (3) Availability.--The map and boundary description under 
        paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ACCESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Within the Spanish Peaks Wilderness designated under 
section 2--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Secretary shall allow the continuation of 
        historic uses of the Bulls Eye Mine Road established prior to 
        the date of enactment of this Act, subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary may provide; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) access to any privately owned land within the 
        wilderness areas designated under section 2 shall be provided 
        in accordance with section 5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1134 et seq.).</DELETED>

SEC. 3. ACCESS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall allow the continuation of 
historic uses of the Bulls Eye Mine Road established before the date of 
enactment of this Act, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may provide.
    (b) Privately Owned Land.--Access to any privately owned land 
within the wilderness areas designated under section 2 shall be 
provided in accordance with section 5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1134 et seq.).

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 10 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-
77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is repealed.
                                     





                                                       Calendar No. 449

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 503

                          [Report No. 106-233]

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                                 A BILL

Designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State 
            of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness''.

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                             March 9, 2000

                       Reported with an amendment