Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
Public Law 103–77, as amended
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
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113–291
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
[Sections 1 & 2 of Public Law 103-77]
[(Public Law 103–77)]
[As Amended Through P.L. 113–291, Enacted December 19, 2014]
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AN ACT
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 AND DEFINITIONS.
(a)
[16 U.S.C 539i note]

Short Title.—
This Act may be cited as the “Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993”.
(b)
[16 U.S.C 539j note]

Definitions.—
(1)
As used in this Act with reference to lands in the National Forest System, the term “the Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2)
As used in this Act with respect to lands not in the National Forest System, the term “the Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 2.
[16 U.S.C. 1132 note]

ADDITIONS TO THE WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.
(a)

Addition.—
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 Resource Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 3,390 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “American Flats Additions to the Big Blue Wilderness Proposal (American Flats)”, dated January, 1993, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the wilderness area designated by section 102(a)(l) of Public Law 96-560 and renamed Uncompahgre Wilderness by section 3(f) of this Act.
(2)
Certain lands in the Gunnison Resource Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 815 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Bill Hare Gulch and Larson Creek Additions to the Big Blue Wilderness”, dated January, 1993, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the wilderness area designated by section 102(a)(l) of Public Law 96-560 and renamed Uncompahgre Wilderness by section 3(f) of this Act.
(3)
Certain lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests which comprise approximately 43,410 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
(4)
Certain lands in the Gunnison National Forest and in the Powderhorn Primitive Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 60,100 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Powderhorn Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Powderhorn Wilderness.
(5)
Certain lands in the Routt National Forest which comprise approximately 20,750 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Davis Peak Additions to Mount Zirkel Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, 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, as amended by Public Law 96-560.
(6)
Certain lands in the Gunnison National Forests which comprise approximately 33,060 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Fossil Ridge Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Fossil Ridge Wilderness.
(7)
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 January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness.
(8)
Certain lands within the Pike National Forest which comprise approximately 14,700 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Lost Creek Wilderness Addition Proposal”, dated January, 1993, which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Lost Creek Wilderness designated b Public Law 96-560: Provided, That 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 Gunnison National Forests which comprise approximately 5,500 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “0-Be-Joyful Addition to the Raggeds Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, 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 Rio Grande and San Isabel National Forests and lands in the San Luis Resource Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 226,455 acres, as generally depicted on four maps entitled “Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Proposal (North Section)”, “Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Proposal (North Middle Section)”, “Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Proposal (South Middle Section)”, and “Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Proposal (South Section)”, all dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness.
(11)
Certain lands in the Routt National Forest which comprise approximately 47,140 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Service Creek Wilderness Proposal (Sarvis Creek Wilderness)”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Sarvis Creek Wilderness.
(12)
Certain lands in the San Juan National Forest which comprise approximately 31,100 acres, as generally depicted on two maps, one entitled “South San Juan Wilderness Expansion Proposal, Montezuma Peak” and the other entitled “South San Juan Wilderness Expansion Proposal, V-Rock Trail”, both dated January, 1993, 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.
(13)
Certain lands in the White River National Forest which comprise approximate1 8,330 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Spruce Creek Addition to the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be 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 waters by the Fryinpan-Arkansas Project shall be prejudiced, expanded, diminished, altered, or affected by this Act, nor shall anything in this Act be construed to expand, abate, impair, impede limit, interfere with, or prevent the construction, operation, use, maintenance, or repair of the project facilities and diversion systems to their full extent.
(14)
Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which comprise approximately 8,095 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Byers Peak Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Byers Peak Wilderness.
(15)
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 January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Vasquez Peak Wilderness.
(16)
Certain lands in the San Juan National Forest which comprise approximately 28,740 acres, as generally depicted on a man entitled “West Needle Wilderness Proposal and Weminuche Additions”, dated January, 1993, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Weminuche Wilderness designated by Public Law 93-632, as amended by Public Law 96-560.
(17)
Certain lands in the Rio Grande National Forest which comprise ap approximately 25,640 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "“Wheeler Addition to the La Garita Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the La Garita Wilderness designated by Public Law 96-560.
(18)
Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which comprise approximately 13,175 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Farr Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which shall be known as the Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness.
(19)
Certain lands in the Arapaho National Forest which comprise approximately 6,990 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Bowen Gulch Additions to Never Summer Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Never Summer Wilderness designated by Public Law 96-560.
(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”.
(21)
Certain lands in the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest which comprise approximately 14,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Proposed James Peak Wilderness”, dated September 2001, and which shall be known as the James Peak Wilderness.
(22)
Certain land within the San Juan National Forest that comprises approximately 37,236 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Proposed Hermosa Creek Special Management Area and Proposed Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area” and dated November 12, 2014, which shall be known as the “Hermosa Creek Wilderness”.
(b)

Maps and Descriptions.—
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the appropriate Secretary shall file a map and a boundary 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 appropriate Secretary is authorized to correct clerical and typographical errors in such boundary descriptions and maps. 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, and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, as appropriate.
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