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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
S764119th CongressWALLET
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
In Committee
Summary
Major expansions of wilderness and conservation protections in Colorado. This bill would add named wilderness additions and create Wildlife Conservation Areas and Special Management Areas, set up a National Recreation Area with fishing-easement obligations, and launch a Thompson Divide methane pilot with lease-credit rules.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.
New recreation area and boundaries
If enacted, the bill would create the Curecanti National Recreation Area of about 50,300 acres and move some Forest Service and BLM lands into Park Service control. The Park Service must survey and map the boundary and write a management plan within three years after funds are available. The Secretary could acquire land only by donation, willing purchase, or exchange. Small boundary fixes would also exclude about 15.5 acres at Trail River Ranch and add about 120 acres to the White River National Forest for LWCF purposes.
New wilderness areas and grazing rules
If enacted, the bill would add multiple Colorado lands to Federal wilderness and change how they are managed. The Secretary could continue grazing where it existed before enactment under reasonable rules and must decide on grazing for the Williams Fork allotments within three years. If grazing is allowed there, a permit must follow within one year and limited motorized work for range improvements would be allowed for two years. Some study‑area lands would also be released from wilderness‑study constraints and managed under this subtitle.
New wildlife conservation rules
If enacted, the bill would create three Wildlife Conservation Areas in Colorado: Porcupine Gulch (about 8,287 acres), Spraddle Creek (about 2,674 acres), and Williams Fork Mountains (about 3,528 acres). Motorized and mechanized use and new roads would generally be banned, with exceptions for administration, fire or watershed work, and emergencies. Temporary roads for vegetation projects must be decommissioned within three years of project completion. Commercial logging would be mostly prohibited, and grazing would continue under existing permit rules where applicable.
Sheep Mountain access limits
If enacted, the bill would make about 21,663 acres the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area and about 792 acres the Liberty Bell East Special Management Area. Permanent roads would be banned and most motorized and mechanical access would be restricted, with exceptions for administration, mine cleanup, and safety. Activities and permits in place at enactment may continue under Secretary conditions. Bicycles may be allowed only in designated portions shown on maps.
Thompson Divide energy rules
If enacted, the bill would create a BLM pilot to capture fugitive coal‑mine methane in the Thompson Divide. The agency must make a plan within 180 days and finish an inventory within two years. It would let some leaseholders capture or destroy methane under leases and set lease/royalty rules. The bill would also withdraw the Thompson Divide and other mapped lands from new mining and leasing, and it would let leaseholders who permanently give up all Thompson Divide leases get one‑time credits for specified past payments and expenses (with an expense cutoff of January 28, 2019).
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
CO • D
Cosponsors
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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