I 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 163 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping 

Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2013 

Mr. BENISHEK (for himself, Mr. CAMP, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 

WALBERG, Mr. UPTON, and Mr. ROGERS of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water 

within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 

the State of Michigan, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 

5 National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 

9 consisting of 6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 


pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with 
2 

•HR 163 IH

1 National Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Bound2 ary’’, numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 

3 2010. 

4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. 

7 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder8 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land and inland 

9 water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 

10 comprising approximately 32,557 acres along the main11 land shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands 

12 in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally 

13 depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as 

14 a component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys15 tem, to be known as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilder16 ness’’. 

17 (b) MAP.— 

18 (1) AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file 

19 and available for public inspection in appropriate of20 fices of the National Park Service. 

21 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

22 any clerical or typographical errors in the map. 

23 (3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac24 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

25 Secretary shall prepare a legal description of the wilVerDate Mar 15 2010 03:56 Jan 11, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H163.IH H163

pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with 
3 

•HR 163 IH

1 derness boundary and submit a copy of the map and 

2 legal description to the Committee on Energy and 

3 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

4 on Natural Resources of the House of Representa5 tives. 

6 (c) ROAD SETBACKS.—The wilderness boundary shall 

7 be— 

8 (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent 

9 county roads; and 

10 (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent 

11 State highways. 

12 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

14 the wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be ad15 ministered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder16 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

17 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

18 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

19 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

20 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

22 reference to the Secretary. 

23 (b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

24 BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act prevents the mainte25 nance and improvement of roads that are located outside 


pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with 
4 

•HR 163 IH

1 the boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 

2 3(a). 

3 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af4 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect 

5 to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting 

6 and fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance 

7 with section 5 of Public Law 91–479 (16 U.S.C. 460x– 

8 4). 

9 (d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act 

10 modifies, alters, or affects— 

11 (1) any treaty rights; or 

12 (2) any valid private property rights in exist13 ence on the day before the date of enactment of this 

14 Act. 

Æ 


pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with