[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10779-S10780]
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                  EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS EXPANSION ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 588) to provide for the 
expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National 
Forest and the White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land 
known as the Slate

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Creek Addition, which has been reported from the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SLATE CREEK ADDITION TO EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS, 
                   ARAPAHO AND WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FORESTS, 
                   COLORADO.

       (a) Slate Creek Addition.--If, before December 31, 2000, 
     the United States acquires the parcel of land described in 
     subsection (b)--
       (1) on acquisition of the parcel, the parcel shall be 
     included in and managed as part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness 
     designated by Public Law 94-352 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 90 
     Stat. 870); and
       (2) the boundary of Eagles Nest Wilderness is adjusted to 
     reflect the inclusion of the parcel.
       (b) Description of Addition.--The parcel referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the parcel generally depicted on a map 
     entitled ``Slate Creek Addition-Eagles Nest Wilderness'', 
     dated February 1997, comprising approximately 160 acres in 
     Summit County, Colorado, adjacent to the Eagles Nest 
     Wilderness.

  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 588), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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