Designation of wilderness

(a) Designation Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 Stat. 1955; 116 Stat. 1055; 128 Stat. 3823) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking 1993, and inserting 1993, and approximately 2,096 acres, as generally depicted as Crystal Creek Wilderness Addition and Lottis Creek Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek and dated August 27, 2024,; (2) in paragraph (9)— (A) by striking Gunnison and inserting Gunnison and White River; and (B) by striking 1993, and inserting 1993, and approximately 11,780 acres, as generally depicted as Poverty Gulch Wilderness Addition, Treasure Wilderness Addition, and Erickson Springs Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass and dated August, 27, 2024,; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (23) Matchless Wilderness Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests comprising approximately 8,656 acres, as generally depicted as Matchless Wilderness on the map entitled Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek and dated August, 27, 2024, which shall be known as the Matchless Wilderness. (24) East Cement Wilderness Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests comprising approximately 7,684 acres, as generally depicted as East Cement Wilderness on the map entitled Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be known as the East Cement Wilderness. (25) Star Peak Wilderness Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison, and the White River National Forests comprising approximately 7,210 acres, as generally depicted as Star Peak Wilderness on the map entitled Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be known as the Star Peak Wilderness. (26) Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness addition Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests comprising approximately 3,321 acres, as generally depicted as Deer Creek Wilderness Addition and Ashcroft Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. (27) West Elk Wilderness addition Certain Federal land in the Gunnison Field Office administered by the Bureau of Land Management, in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and in the Curecanti National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 58,603 acres, as generally depicted as Lamborn Wilderness Addition, Castle Wilderness Addition, Beaver Wilderness Addition, Steuben Creek Wilderness Addition, East Elk Creek Wilderness Addition, Dillon Mesa Wilderness Addition, Soap Creek Wilderness Addition, and Curecanti Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Sheet 7: West Elk Additions and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, the West Elk Wilderness. (28) Uncompahgre Wilderness additions Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests comprising approximately 13,948 acres, as generally depicted as Uncompahgre Wilderness Additions on the map entitled Sheet 10: Uncompahgre Additions and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, the Uncompahgre Wilderness. (29) Powderhorn Wilderness addition Certain Federal land in the Gunnison Field Office administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 9,604 acres, as generally depicted as Powderhorn Wilderness Addition on the map entitled Sheet 11: Lake Fork and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, the Powderhorn Wilderness.. (b) Applicable law Any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) or the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for purposes of administering the wilderness areas. (c) Fire, insects, and diseases In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any measure within the wilderness areas that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (d) West Elk Wilderness boundary modification (1) In general The boundary of the West Elk Wilderness in the County is modified to exclude the approximately 15 acres generally depicted as West Elk Wilderness Boundary Pullback on the map entitled Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass and dated August 27, 2024. (2) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land excluded from the boundary of the West Elk Wilderness under paragraph (1) is withdrawn from— (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (e) Release Congress finds that, for the purposes of subsection (c) of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the land within the Powderhorn Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this section (or an amendment made by this section)— (1) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation; and (2) is no longer subject to that subsection.