Sec. 20102. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of Colorado

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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 paragraphs: Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 316 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Maroon Bells Addition Proposed Wilderness , dated July 20, 2018, which is hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area designated by Public Law 88–577 .

Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 38,217 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, which comprise approximately 26,734 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Handies Peak Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 16,481 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Table Mountain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the McIntyre Hills Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 10,282 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Grand Hogback Proposed Wilderness , dated October 16, 2019, which shall be known as the Grand Hogback Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 25,624 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Demaree Canyon Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 28,279 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Little Books Cliff Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 14,886 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness , dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Bull Gulch Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 12,016 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness Areas , dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Castle Peak Wilderness. .

The following lands in the State of Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the United States Forest Service are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the White River National Forest, which comprise approximately 19,240 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Assignation Ridge Proposed Wilderness , dated November 12, 2019, which shall be known as the Assignation Ridge Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately 23,116 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Badger Creek Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately 35,251 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Beaver Creek Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation or located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately 32,884 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Grape Creek Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 13,351 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled North & South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the North Bangs Canyon Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled North & South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the South Bangs Canyon Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 26,624 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as The Palisade Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, which comprise approximately 19,776 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Unaweep Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management and Uncompaghre Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management and in the Manti-LaSal National Forest, which comprise approximately 37,637 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Sewemup Mesa Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Sewemup Mesa Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Kremmling Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 31 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Platte River Addition Proposed Wilderness , dated July 20, 2018, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by Public Law 98–550 . Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 17,587 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Roubideau Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, which comprise approximately 12,102 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Norwood Canyon Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Norwood Canyon Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 24,475 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Papoose & Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness , and dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 21,220 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled McKenna Peak Proposed Wilderness , dated October 16, 2019, which shall be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 14,270 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Weber-Menefee Mountain Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee Mountain Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre and Tres Rios Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation, which comprise approximately 33,351 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Dolores River Canyon Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately 17,922 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Browns Canyon Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the San Luis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 10,527 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled San Luis Hills Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019 which shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 23,559 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Table Mountain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness , dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Table Mountain Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the San Juan National Forest, which comprise approximately 10,844 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled North & South Ponderosa Gorge Proposed Wilderness , and dated January 31, 2020, which shall be known as the North Ponderosa Gorge Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the San Juan National Forest, which comprise approximately 12,393 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled North & South Ponderosa Gorge Proposed Wilderness , and dated January 31, 2020 which shall be known as the South Ponderosa Gorge Wilderness.

Certain lands managed by the Little Snake Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 33,168 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled Diamond Breaks Proposed Wilderness , and dated January 31, 2020 which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wilderness. Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management which comprises approximately 4,782 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled Papoose & Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness ”, and dated January 29, 2020 which shall be known as the Papoose Canyon Wilderness.

Certain lands in the State of Colorado administered by the Gunnison Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, the United States National Park Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation, which comprise approximately 6,695 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled West Elk Addition Proposed Wilderness , dated October 9, 2019, are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the West Elk Wilderness designated by Public Law 88–577 .

The boundary adjacent to Blue Mesa Reservoir shall be 50 feet landward from the water’s edge, and shall change according to the water level. If the Bureau of Reclamation determines that lands within the West Elk Wilderness Addition are necessary for future expansion of the Blue Mesa Reservoir, the Secretary shall by publication of a revised boundary description in the Federal Register revise the boundary of the West Elk Wilderness Addition. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a boundary description of each area designated as wilderness by this section with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

Each map and boundary description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or boundary description. The maps and boundary descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, as appropriate.

Lands within the exterior boundaries of any wilderness area designated under this section that are owned by a private entity or by the State of Colorado, including lands administered by the Colorado State Land Board, shall be included within such wilderness area if such lands are acquired by the United States. Such lands may be acquired by the United States only as provided in the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

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