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This bill seeks to expand the existing Sarvis Creek Wilderness area within the Routt National Forest by adding approximately 6,817 acres of land, as depicted on a map dated February 26, 2024. The bill provides definitions for the "Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition" and specifies that the Secretary of Agriculture will oversee its administration. The legislation maintains existing tribal rights, allowing Indian Tribes to access the area for traditional, religious, and cultural purposes, and it permits the Secretary to take necessary actions to control fire, insects, and diseases within the wilderness area, consistent with standard wilderness management practices. The bill amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 by updating the description of the wilderness area to include the new land, and it ensures that the newly added land will be managed under the same principles and protections as the original wilderness designation, effectively expanding and completing the Sarvis Creek Wilderness area.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2734/all-info