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101 405 of the 101st Congress. (f) No Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend for the establishment of the Wilderness Area to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the Wilderness Area. The fact that there may be activities or uses on lands outside the Wilderness Area that would not be allowed in the Wilderness Area shall not preclude such activities or uses on such lands up to the boundary of the Wilderness Area consistent with other applicable laws. SEC. 6. WATER RTGHTS AND MANAGEMENT. (a) Definition.~~As used in this section, the term '~water resource facility. I means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects and transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures. (b) Restrictions on Rights and Disclaimer of Effect.-- (1) Restrictions on rights.--Neither the Secretary of Agriculture nor the Secretary of the Interior, nor any other officer, employee, representative, or agent of the United States, nor any other person,shall assert in any court or agency, nor shall any court or agency consider, any claim to or for water or water rights in the State of Colorado, which is based on any construction of any portion of this Act,or the designation of any lands as wilderness by this Act, as constituting an express or implied reservation of water or water rights~ (2) Disclaimer of effect.--(A) Nothing in this Act shall-- (i) be construed as a recognition, disclaimer, relinquishment, or reduction of any water rights of the United States in the State of Colorado existing before the date of the enactment of this Act; or {ii} be construed as constituting an interpretation of any other Act or any designation made by or pursuant thereto. I~\ l\1orh:inn :in t-h:is: s:"",r+:ion ",,:hall hp ron""t:Tl1""'~S: "",q~;=of:\l_:is:h:inn a T\TPp"",npn:r "^TiIFh