ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS, COLORADO.

SEC. 1952. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS, COLORADO.(a) Designation.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), there is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System approximately 249,339 acres of land in the Park, as generally depicted on the map.(b) Map and Boundary Description.—(1) In general.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—123 STAT. 1071(A) prepare a map and boundary description of the Wilderness; and(B) submit the map and boundary description prepared under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.(2) Availability; force of law.—The map and boundary description submitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall—(A) be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service; and(B) have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle.(c) Inclusion of Potential Wilderness.—(1) In general.—On publication in the Federal Register of a notice by the Secretary that all uses inconsistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have ceased on the land identified on the map as a “Potential Wilderness Area”, the land shall be—(A) included in the Wilderness; and(B) administered in accordance with subsection (e).(2) Boundary description.—On inclusion in the Wilderness of the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall modify the map and boundary description submitted under subsection (b) to reflect the inclusion of the land.(d) Exclusion of Certain Land.—The following areas are specifically excluded from the Wilderness:(1) The Grand River Ditch (including the main canal of the Grand River Ditch and a branch of the main canal known as the Specimen Ditch), the right-of-way for the Grand River Ditch, land 200 feet on each side of the center line of the Grand River Ditch, and any associated appurtenances, structures, buildings, camps, and work sites in existence as of June 1, 1998.(2) Land owned by the St. Vrain & Left Hand Water Conservancy District, including Copeland Reservoir and the Inlet Ditch to the Reservoir from North St. Vrain Creek, comprising approximately 35.38 acres.(3) Land owned by the Wincenstsen-Harms Trust, comprising approximately 2.75 acres.(4) Land within the area depicted on the map as the “East Shore Trail Area”.(e) Administration.—Subject to valid existing rights, any land designated as wilderness under this section or added to the Wilderness after the date of enactment of this Act under subsection (c) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this subtitle and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act, or the date on which the additional land is added to the Wilderness, respectively; and(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary.(f) Water Rights.—(1) Findings.—Congress finds that—123 STAT. 1072(A) the United States has existing rights to water within the Park;(B) the existing water rights are sufficient for the purposes of the Wilderness; and(C) based on the findings described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), there is no need for the United States to reserve or appropriate any additional water rights to fulfill the purposes of the Wilderness.(2) Effect.—Nothing in this subtitle—(A) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of water or water rights for any purpose; or(B) modifies or otherwise affects any existing water rights held by the United States for the Park.(g) Fire, Insect, and Disease Control.—The Secretary may take such measures in the Wilderness as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, as are provided for in accordance with—(1) the laws applicable to the Park; and(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).