S. 636 — what changed

Conservation Area— The term Conservation Area means the Dolores River National Conservation Area established by section 101(a).

Council— The term Council means the Dolores River National Conservation Area Advisory Council established under section 103(a).

Covered land— The term covered land means—

the Conservation Area; and

the Special Management Area.

Dolores Project— The term Dolores Project has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–585; 102 Stat. 2974).

Map— The term Map means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management entitled “Proposed Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area” and dated December 14, 2022.

Secretary— The term Secretary means—

in title I, the Secretary of the Interior;

in title II, the Secretary of Agriculture; and

in title IV—

the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and

the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.

Special Management Area— The term Special Management Area means the Dolores River Special Management Area established by section 201(a).

State— The term State means the State of Colorado.

Unreasonably diminish— The term unreasonably diminish is within the meaning of the term used in section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(a)) and has the meaning of the term as applied in appendix D of the Technical Report of the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council entitled “Wild & Scenic Rivers: Section 7” and dated October 2004.

In general— Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Dolores River National Conservation Area in the State.

Land included— The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 52,872 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in the State, as generally depicted as “Proposed Lower Dolores River National Conservation Area” on the Map.

Purpose— The purpose of the Conservation Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance the native fish, whitewater boating, recreational, hunting, fishing, scenic, cultural, archaeological, natural, geological, historical, ecological, watershed, wildlife, educational, and scientific resources of the Conservation Area.

In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Conservation Area with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.