[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2792-S2793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS ACT OF 1999

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 503) designating 
certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado 
as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness'', which had been reported from the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment, as 
follows:
  (The part of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                 S. 503

       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.

     [SEC. 3. ACCESS.

       [Within the Spanish Peaks Wilderness designated under 
     section 2--
       [(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
       [(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.).]

[[Page S2793]]

     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.

  The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill (S. 503), as amended, 
was passed.

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