To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7425 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7425 To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2026 Ms. DeGette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 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; DEFINITION. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado Wilderness Act of 2026''. (b) Secretary Defined.--As used in this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate. SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. (a) Additions.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraphs: ``(23) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 20,171 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled `Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness', dated December 30, 2025, which shall be known as the Bull Gulch Wilderness. ``(24) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately 19,033 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled `Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness', dated December 30, 2025, which shall be known as the Castle Peak