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 114 STAT. 1374 PUBLIC LAW 106-353—OCT. 24, 2000 Public Law 106-353 106th Congress Oct. 24, 2000 [H.R. 4275] Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000. Utah. 16 USC 460mmm note. 16 USC 460mmm. 16 USC 460mmm-l. An Act To establish the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds that certain areas located in the Grand Valley in Mesa County, Colorado, and Grand County, Utah, should be protected and enhanced for the benefit and enjoy- ment of present and future generations. These areas include the following: (1) The areas making up the Black Ridge and Ruby Canyons of the Grand Valley and Rabbit Valley, which contain unique and valuable scenic, recreational, multiple use opportunities (including grazing), paleontological, natural, and wildlife components enhanced by the rural western setting of the area, provide extensive opportunities for recreational activities, and are publicly used for hiking, camping, and grazing, and are worthy of additional protection as a national conservation area. (2) The Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Study Area has wilderness value and offers unique geological, paleontological, scientific, and recreational resources. (b) PURPOSE. — The purpose of this Act is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and fiiture generations the unique and nationally important values of the public lands described in section 4(b), including geological, cultural, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational, environmental, biological, wilderness, wildlife education, and scenic resources of such public lands, by establishing the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness in the State of Colorado and the State of Utah. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term "Conservation Area" means the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area established by section 4(a).

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