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Wilderness Protection OK'd In Rocky Nat'l Park

DENVER (AP) ― A U.S. Senate committee has unanimously approved a bill granting wilderness protection to nearly 250,000 acres of Rocky Mountain Park.

The bill approved Wednesday by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee would not affect the Colorado Big Thompson Project or the Grand River Ditch, which divert water across the Continental Divide through the park.

The bill would not affect efforts to control a bark beetle epidemic, fight wildfires or respond to other emergencies. It also allows construction of a bike trail near Grand Lake.

The 266,000-acre park is 60 miles northwest of Denver. About 3,000 acres are currently designated as wilderness.

Senate sponsors are Republican Wayne Allard and Democrat Ken Salazar, both of Colorado.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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