Sec. 5612. Colorado Wilderness additions

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Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77 ) is amended— in paragraph (18), by striking 1993, and inserting 1993, and certain Federal land within the White River National Forest that comprises approximately 6,896 acres, as generally depicted as ; and Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions on the map entitled Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions and dated June 24, 2019, by adding at the end the following: Certain Federal land within the White River National Forest that comprises approximately 3,866 acres, as generally depicted as Proposed Megan Dickie Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Holy Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal and dated June 24, 2019, which shall be incorporated into, and managed as part of, the Holy Cross Wilderness designated by section 102(a)(5) of Public Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3266).

Certain Federal land within the White River National Forest that comprises approximately 5,235 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’ on the map entitled Tenmile Proposal and dated June 24, 2019, which shall be known as the Hoosier Ridge Wilderness . Certain Federal land within the White River National Forest that comprises approximately 7,624 acres, as generally depicted as Proposed Tenmile Wilderness on the map entitled Tenmile Proposal and dated June 24, 2019, which shall be known as the Tenmile Wilderness .

Certain Federal land within the White River National Forest that comprises approximately 9,670 acres, as generally depicted as Proposed Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition and Proposed Spraddle Creek Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal and dated June 24, 2019, which shall be incorporated into, and managed as part of, the Eagles Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–352 (90 Stat. 870). . Any reference in the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this subtitle for purposes of administering a covered area.

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 a covered area 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. The grazing of livestock on a covered area, if established before the date of enactment of this subtitle, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations as are considered to be necessary by the Secretary, in accordance with— section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) ); and the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H.

Rept. 101–405). For purposes of administering the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph

(26)of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77 ) (as added by subsection (a)(2)), the Secretary shall, as determined to be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, coordinate the activities of the Secretary in response to fires and flooding events with interested State and local agencies, including operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment.

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