Creates two protected areas along Colorado's Dolores River, safeguarding nature and existing water rights.
This bill would create the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in Colorado. These new areas would protect natural resources, recreation, and cultural sites, while also explicitly safeguarding existing private water rights, the Dolores Project, and tribal uses. Federal agencies would develop management plans for these areas with input from local communities and an advisory council.
Currently, certain federal lands along the Dolores River in Colorado are managed under general federal land laws, and some segments are being studied for potential inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. If this bill becomes law, about 68,324 acres of land would become two newly designated protected areas with specific rules for conservation, recreation, and resource management. This would also explicitly protect existing water rights, the Dolores Project, and tribal uses, while removing some river segments from Wild and Scenic Rivers Act consideration.
S 1787 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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