The Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act would add approximately 6,817 acres of land within Colorado's Routt National Forest to the existing Sarvis Creek Wilderness, expanding the protected wilderness area designated under the 1993 Colorado Wilderness Act. The bill affects public land management in northwest Colorado and preserves additional forestland from development while maintaining its wilderness character. Native American tribes would retain their treaty rights and be allowed access for traditional, religious, and cultural purposes under existing law. The legislation also permits the Secretary of Agriculture to manage fire, insects, and disease in the new wilderness addition as needed to protect forest health. There is no new federal funding specified in the bill, and the designation would take effect upon the legislation's enactment.
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