This bill designates approximately 6,817 acres of land within Colorado's Routt National Forest as an addition to the existing Sarvis Creek Wilderness. The legislation, introduced by Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet in April 2025, amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to officially expand the wilderness boundary to include the newly designated area. The bill affects the Department of Agriculture, which will manage the expanded wilderness, while allowing Native American tribes to continue traditional, religious, and cultural uses of the land consistent with their treaty rights. The bill also permits the Forest Service to manage fire, insects, and diseases within the wilderness addition when necessary. No specific federal funding is allocated in the bill, and the expansion becomes effective upon the law's enactment.
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