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with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) , the Federal Land <br /> Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.1701 et seq. ) , and other <br /> applicable law. The legislation withdrawals the wilderness area, subject <br /> to valid existing rights, from public land laws, mining laws, and <br /> • mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. <br /> Section 5 (c) deals with the continued aerial navigation training <br /> maneuver exercises over and on the lands within the wilderness area by <br /> the Colorado Army National Guard for training exercises. This section <br /> recognizes the existence and continuation, as implemented and <br /> interpreted, of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among Colorado Army <br /> National Guard, through the High Altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site, <br /> the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. <br /> Section (5) (c) (2) directs the parties to the MOU to review the <br /> agreement for continued operations and the associated operating plan not <br /> later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this legislation, <br /> and annually thereafter. These provisions are intended to encourage the <br /> Colorado Army National Guard to identify areas outside of the wilderness <br /> area where the High Altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site could be <br /> relocated, subject to agreement of all parties to the MOU. The Committee <br /> recognizes that while aerial training exercises are a pre-existing use <br /> in the wilderness area--and that the Wilderness Act expressly allows for <br /> such pre-existing uses to continue following wilderness designation--the <br /> Committee supports the relocation of the training site if a suitable <br /> location is determined •and agreed on. <br /> Section (5) (d) specifies that the Colorado Division of Wildlife shall <br /> have continued jurisdiction over hunting and fishing in the wilderness <br /> area. Sections (5) (e) (1) and (5) (e) (2) address grazing and allow for the <br /> issii`ance of grazing leases or permits in the wilderness area by the <br /> Secretaries in accordance with the Executive Orders followed for other <br /> lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land <br /> • Management. The Committee intends that existing grazing permits will <br /> continue. <br /> Section (5) (f) specifies that Congress does not intend the <br /> establishment of the wilderness area to create protective perimeters or <br /> buffer zones around the wilderness area. The Committee recognizes that <br /> recreational activities that would not be allowed in .the wilderness area <br /> go on around the boundary of the designation. Nothing in H.R. 2963 is <br /> intended to affect the continuance of these activities. <br /> Section:; 6 ."I!Ater ra.g: ..s anc 'm4,uagemenb.= <br /> -.e t-xici f addresa s es wdr pro tec xp�or m tt e s y�lder ess ara Th i s <br /> - ` 1 l = th egig,4 roh �its 1 %4 far pxp ndecwater reS.03q - fac l�,t e 1 <br /> f ; " <br /> t?a de es0 area anod 9a 4-q of z tersarea p :ts anr proi , , <br /> ny ost maing- claATr fora ees oriA p e s rva .WP <br /> water Or - ez rights based oneenactment q thes$`le0i0 a t € <br /> Se tion (6) (et (1) : deat_s w1t'i the,,ri ream f ZV- w;i in the xldernens•ara aaad d.recP.s the ecretary;of Agrzcu1.tur 'to conna Xt wzth the <br /> 'OOloraalo Water COnse- at .an Board regarding Tnstream fWO'W protection <br /> rec?amtnendations This i in:ac'corc snce with to1orado .aw and,a.s :Aot to <br /> be interpret:d,,,-:ti:,. permit".more:.connu*1.tativ auttiority to '-, "he Secretary o£' <br /> Agr=iculture "'than what Currently exists By also;.a,.1-,,,. ,ecti g coiis�a.ltatiop <br /> with;;lnterestedparties .and elected:`offi"ci.als the- Committee ;intends. <br /> that.::input from` several au.rces will. result .iii the'adegi°? to protection <br /> of-the natural hydrographiy. Section:: (6) :(e) (2) :restates current federal <br /> and-Col <br />