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Union Calendar No. 272 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 163 

[Report No. 113–366] 

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 

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. KILDEE

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 4, 2013] 


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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. 


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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 con9 sisting of 6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Na10 tional Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Boundary’’, 

11 numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 2010. 

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

16 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land and inland water 

17 within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore com18 prising approximately 32,557 acres along the mainland 

19 shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands in 

20 Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally de21 picted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a 

22 component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 

23 to be known as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness’’. 

24 (b) MAP.— 


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

2 available for public inspection in appropriate offices 

3 of the National Park Service. 

4 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

5 any clerical or typographical errors in the map. 

6 (3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac7 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary shall prepare a legal description of the wilder9 ness boundary and submit a copy of the map and 

10 legal description to the Committee on Energy and 

11 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

12 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

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

14 be— 

15 (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent coun16 ty roads; and 

17 (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent State 

18 highways. 

19 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

21 wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be adminis22 tered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness 

23 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 


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1 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the ef2 fective date of that Act shall be considered to be a ref3 erence to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

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

5 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

6 reference to the Secretary. 

7 (b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

8 BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act prevents the maintenance 

9 and improvement of roads that are located outside the 

10 boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 3(a). 

11 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act affects 

12 the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect to the 

13 management of fish and wildlife, including hunting and 

14 fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance with 

15 section 5 of Public Law 91–479 (16 U.S.C. 460x–4). 

16 (d) BUFFER ZONES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section creates 

18 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around any area 

19 designated as wilderness by subsection (a). 

20 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The fact 

21 that an activity or use on land outside any area des22 ignated as wilderness by subsection (a) can be seen or 

23 heard within the wilderness shall not preclude the ac24 tivity or use outside the boundary of the wilderness. 


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1 (e) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

2 restricts or precludes— 

3 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

4 an area designated as wilderness by subsection (a), 

5 including military overflights that can be seen or 

6 heard within any wilderness area; 

7 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

8 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

9 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

10 flight training routes over the wilderness area. 

11 (f) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act modi12 fies, alters, or affects— 

13 (1) any treaty rights; or 

14 (2) any valid private property rights in exist15 ence on the day before the date of enactment of this 

16 Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 272 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 163 

[Report No. 113–366] 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland 

other purposes. Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National 

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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