[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3985 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3985

To amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the 
            Sarvis Creek Wilderness, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2024

Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Bennet) 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 amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the 
            Sarvis Creek 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 ``Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Sarvis creek wilderness addition.--The term ``Sarvis 
        Creek Wilderness Addition'' means the land added to the Sarvis 
        Wilderness by the amendment made by section 3(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF SARVIS CREEK WILDERNESS ADDITION.

    (a) Designation.--Section 2(a)(11) 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 land within the Routt 
National Forest that comprises approximately 6,817 acres, as generally 
depicted as `Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition Proposal' on the map 
entitled `Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition Proposal' and dated February 
26, 2024,''.
    (b) Applicable Law.--The reference in section 4(d)(4) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) to the effective date of that Act 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 
Act for purposes of administering the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Tribal Rights and Use.--
            (1) Treaty rights.--Nothing in this Act affects the treaty 
        rights of any Indian Tribe.
            (2) Traditional tribal uses.--The Secretary may, in 
        accordance with applicable law, permit Indian Tribes access to, 
        and use of, the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition for 
        traditional, religious, and cultural purposes.
    (b) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may 
carry out any activity in the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, 
and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate.
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