109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2463

AN ACT

To designate certain land in New England as wilderness

for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation

system and certain land as a National Recreation Area,

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘New England Wilderness Act of 2006’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

2 this Act is as follows:

Section 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.

TITLE I—NEW HAMPSHIRE

Sec. 101. Definition of State.

Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness areas.

Sec. 103. Map and description.

Sec. 104. Administration.

TITLE II—VERMONT

Sec. 201. Definitions.

Subtitle A—Designation of Wilderness Areas

Sec. 211. Designation.

Sec. 212. Map and description.

Sec. 213. Administration.

Subtitle B—Moosalamoo National Recreation Area

Sec. 221. Designation.

Sec. 222. Map and description.

Sec. 223. Administration of National Recreation Area.

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

4 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec5 retary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the For6 est Service.

7 TITLE I—NEW HAMPSHIRE

8 SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF STATE.

9 In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of

10 New Hampshire.

11 SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

12 In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.

13 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the State is
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1 designated as wilderness and as components of the Na2 tional Wilderness Preservation System:

3 (1) Certain Federal land managed by the For4 est Service, comprising approximately 23,700 acres,

5 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed

6 Wild River Wilderness—White Mountain National

7 Forest’’, dated February 6, 2006, which shall be

8 known as the ‘‘Wild River Wilderness’’.

9 (2) Certain Federal land managed by the For10 est Service, comprising approximately 10,800 acres,

11 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed

12 Sandwich Range Wilderness Additions—White

13 Mountain National Forest’’, dated February 6,

14 2006, and which are incorporated in the Sandwich

15 Range Wilderness, as designated by the New Hamp16 shire Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–323;

17 98 Stat. 259).

18 SEC. 103. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a

21 map and a legal description of each wilderness area des22 ignated by section 102 with the committees of appropriate

23 jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representa24 tives.
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1 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—A map and legal descrip2 tion filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force

3 and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec4 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the

5 map and legal description.

6 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de7 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made

8 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief

9 of the Forest Service.

10 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION.

11 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing

12 rights, each wilderness area designated under this title

13 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance

14 with—

15 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management

16 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

17 (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et

18 seq.).

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With

20 respect to any wilderness area designated by this title, any

21 reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.)

22 to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed

23 to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.

24 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section

25 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)),
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1 nothing in this title affects any jurisdiction or responsi2 bility of the State with respect to wildlife and fish in the

3 State.

4 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,

5 all Federal land in the wilderness areas designated by sec6 tion 102 are withdrawn from—

7 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal

8 under the public land laws;

9 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining

10 laws; and

11 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing laws

12 (including geothermal leasing laws).

13 TITLE II—VERMONT

14 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

15 In this title:

16 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage17 ment Plan’’ means the Green Mountain National

18 Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.

19 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State

20 of Vermont.

21 Subtitle A—Designation of

22 Wilderness Areas

23 SEC. 211. DESIGNATION.

24 In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.

25 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are des-
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1 ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na2 tional Wilderness Preservation System:

3 (1) Certain Federal land managed by the

4 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi5 mately 28,491 acres, as generally depicted on the

6 map entitled ‘‘Glastenbury Wilderness—Proposed’’,

7 dated September 2006, which shall be known as the

8 ‘‘Glastenbury Wilderness’’.

9 (2) Certain Federal land managed by the

10 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi11 mately 12,333 acres, as generally depicted on the

12 map entitled ‘‘Joseph Battell Wilderness—Pro13 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be

14 known as the ‘‘Joseph Battell Wilderness’’.

15 (3) Certain Federal land managed by the

16 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi17 mately 3,757 acres, as generally depicted on the

18 map entitled ‘‘Breadloaf Wilderness Additions—Pro19 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be

20 known as the ‘‘Breadloaf Wilderness’’.

21 (4) Certain Federal land managed by the

22 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi23 mately 2,338 acres, as generally depicted on the

24 map entitled ‘‘Lye Brook Wilderness Additions—
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1 Proposed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be

2 known as the ‘‘Lye Brook Wilderness’’.

3 (5) Certain Federal land managed by the

4 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi5 mately 752 acres, as generally depicted on the map

6 entitled ‘‘Peru Peak Wilderness Additions—Pro7 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be

8 known as the ‘‘Peru Peak Wilderness’’.

9 (6) Certain Federal land managed by the

10 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi11 mately 47 acres, as generally depicted on the map

12 entitled ‘‘Big Branch Wilderness Additions—Pro13 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be

14 known as the ‘‘Big Branch Wilderness’’.

15 SEC. 212. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a

18 map and a legal description of each wilderness area des19 ignated by section 211 with—

20 (1) the Committee on Resources of the House

21 of Representatives;

22 (2) the Committee on Agriculture of the House

23 of Representatives; and

24 (3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

25 and Forestry of the Senate.
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1 (b) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description

2 filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and

3 effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary

4 may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map

5 and legal description.

6 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de7 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made

8 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief

9 of the Forest Service.

10 SEC. 213. ADMINISTRATION.

11 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid rights in ex12 istence on the date of enactment of this Act, each wilder13 ness area designated under this subtitle and in the Green

14 Mountain National Forest (as of the date of enactment

15 of this Act) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac16 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et

17 seq.).

18 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle

19 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife

20 and fish on the public land located in the State, including

21 the stocking of fish in rivers and streams in the State to

22 support the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restora23 tion Program.

24 (c) TRAILS.—The Forest Service shall allow the con25 tinuance of —
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1 (1) the Appalachian National Scenic Trail;

2 (2) the Long Trail;

3 (3) the Catamount Trail; and

4 (4) the marking and maintenance of associated

5 trails and trail structures of the Trails referred to

6 in this subsection, consistent with the management

7 direction (including objectives, standards, guidelines,

8 and agreements with partners) established for the

9 Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Long Trail, and

10 Catamount Trail under the Management Plan.

11 Subtitle B—Moosalamoo National

12 Recreation Area

13 SEC. 221. DESIGNATION.

14 Certain Federal land managed by the United States

15 Forest Service, comprising approximately 15,857 acres, as

16 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Moosalamoo Na17 tional Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated September

18 2006, is designated as the ‘‘Moosalamoo National Recre19 ation Area’’.

20 SEC. 222. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a

23 map and a legal description of the national recreation area

24 designated by section 221 with—
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1 (1) the Committee on Resources of the House

2 of Representatives;

3 (2) the Committee on Agriculture of the House

4 of Representatives; and

5 (3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

6 and Forestry of the Senate.

7 (b) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description

8 filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and

9 effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Sec10 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the

11 map and legal description.

12 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de13 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made

14 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief

15 of the Forest Service.

16 SEC. 223. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL RECREATION

17 AREA.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid rights existing on

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ad20 minister the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in ac21 cordance with—

22 (1) laws (including rules and regulations) appli23 cable to units of the National Forest System; and

24 (2) the management direction (including objec25 tives, standards, and guidelines) established for the
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1 Moosalamoo Recreation and Education Management

2 Area under the Management Plan.

3 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle

4 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife

5 and fish on the public land located in the State.

6 (c) ESCARPMENT AND ECOLOGICAL AREAS.—Noth7 ing in this subtitle prevents the Secretary from managing

8 the Green Mountain Escarpment Management Area and

9 the Ecological Special Areas, as described in the Manage10 ment Plan.

Passed the Senate September 19, 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2463

AN ACT

To designate certain land in New England as wiltional Recreation Area, and for other purposes. Preservation system and certain land as a Na- derness for inclusion in the National Wilderness