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Designates multiple new wilderness and special management areas in Colorado, creates a BLM pilot program to address fugitive methane from coal mines in the Thompson Divide, and establishes a new national recreation area (Curecanti) with rules for management, land acquisition, recreation, and existing uses. It also sets timelines and conditions for grazing decisions, motorized use for range improvements, land-use studies (including a ski-access study), mapping requirements, mineral withdrawals, and reporting and planning requirements for the methane pilot program.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Michael F. Bennet · Last progress 1 year ago