North Fork Valley Watershed

(a) Withdrawal (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land in Delta County, Colorado, as generally depicted as Oil and Gas Withdrawal on the map entitled Sheet 6: North Fork Valley and dated August 27, 2024, is withdrawn from operation of the mineral leasing laws with respect to oil and gas. (2) Effect Nothing in paragraph (1) prevents the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing the use or destruction of methane gas that would leak or be vented into the atmosphere from— (A) an active or inactive coal mine subject to a Federal coal lease; or (B) an abandoned underground coal mine or the site of a former coal mine— (i) that is not subject to a Federal coal lease; and (ii) with respect to which the Federal interest in land includes mineral rights to the methane gas. (b) No surface occupancy restriction Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land in Delta County, Colorado, as generally depicted as Oil and Gas No Surface Occupancy on the map entitled Sheet 1: Electric Mountain and dated August 27, 2024, shall be subject to a no surface occupancy restriction with respect to oil and gas exploration, development, production, and distribution. (c) Gunnison River motorized boats and boat ramp use (1) In general Notwithstanding the limitation on transfer in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Approved Resource Management Plan dated November 2004, the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to paragraph (2) and such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may require, may transfer the special recreation use permit for the use of motorized boats within the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area, if the use was established before the date of designation of the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area. (2) Boat ramp The Secretary of the Interior may only transfer the special recreation use permit described in paragraph (1) under that paragraph if the Secretary of the Interior determines that— (A) the right of the public to the permanent and reasonable use of the boat ramp for the Gunnison River at the Gunnison Forks Day Use Area in Delta County, Colorado, has been acquired by a Federal agency or a State or local government; and (B) any fees to be charged by the Federal agency or the State or local government for public use of the boat ramp described in subparagraph (A) would be reasonable.