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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3327

To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild 

and scenic rivers in the northern portion of the State of California, 

to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento 

River National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 16, 2003

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. STARK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

and Ms. LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain 

rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the northern portion 

of the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National 

Conservation 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Northern California Wild Heritage Act of 2003’’. 
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness areas on National Forest System lands, 

Bureau of Land Management lands, and National Park System 

lands. 

Sec. 102. Administration of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 103. Designation of Salmon Restoration Areas. 

Sec. 104. Designation of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 105. Designation of potential wilderness areas. 

TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 201. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 202. Designation of wild and scenic rivers study area. 

TITLE III—SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

Sec. 301. Designation of Sacramento River National Conservation Area. 

Sec. 302. Management of conservation area. 

Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS 

Sec. 401. Wilderness and wild and scenic river tourism development. 

Sec. 402. Wilderness and wild and scenic rivers recreation development. 

Sec. 403. Firefighting. 

Sec. 404. Law enforcement.

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) The publicly owned lands and rivers of Cali6 fornia are a wildland resource of extraordinary value 

7 for this and future generations. 

8 (2) Increasing pressure from California’s rap9 idly growing population threatens to irrevocably 

10 harm these remaining wild areas and wild rivers. 

11 (3) Statutory protection is needed for these 

12 areas to ensure that they remain a part of our nat-
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1 ural heritage and continue to be a source of solitude 

2 and inspiration for all Americans. 

3 (4) Continuation of military activities, including 

4 overflights, military rotary wing environmental train5 ing, military maneuvers, testing and evaluation, and 

6 other activities without limit to frequency, is not in7 compatible with the protection and proper manage8 ment of the wilderness and wild and scenic river re9 sources designated by this Act. 

10 (5) Wildfire management activities necessary to 

11 protect public health and safety and private property 

12 are fully allowable in wilderness areas, and the Sec13 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte14 rior may take such measures as they consider nec15 essary to control or prevent fires. 

16 (6) These lands shall be included in the Na17 tional Wilderness Preservation System and the Na18 tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System, in order to—

19 (A) preserve the unique wild and natural 

20 features of these landscapes; 

21 (B) protect a diverse array of ecosystems, 

22 plants, animals, geologic structures and hydro23 logic features that represent the natural splen24 dor of California; 
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1 (C) protect and preserve historical and cul2 tural archaeological sites associated with an3 cient Indian cultures and the settlement of Cali4 fornia; 

5 (D) protect and preserve areas that con6 tinue to be used by Indian tribes for spiritual, 

7 cultural, or subsistence practices; 

8 (E) protect watersheds, including those 

9 that play an essential role in providing munic10 ipal and agricultural water and power supplies; 

11 (F) provide opportunities for compatible 

12 outdoor recreation, including horseback riding 

13 on saddle and pack stock, hunting and fishing, 

14 hiking and camping, whitewater rafting, trail 

15 running, and excursions led by commercial out16 fitters; 

17 (G) retain and enhance opportunities for 

18 scientific research in pristine ecosystems; and 

19 (H) promote the recovery of threatened 

20 and endangered species, including salmon and 

21 steelhead.
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1 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 

2 WILDERNESS AREAS 

3 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS ON NA4 TIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, BUREAU OF 

5 LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS, AND NATIONAL 

6 PARK SYSTEM LANDS. 

7 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public lands in the 

9 State of California are hereby designated as wilderness, 

10 and therefore, as components of the National Wilderness 

11 Preservation System: 

12 (1) Certain lands in the El Dorado and Hum13 boldt-Toiyabe National Forests, which comprise ap14 proximately 22,360 acres as generally depicted on a 

15 map entitled ‘‘Caples Creek Wilderness Area—Pro16 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the Caples 

17 Creek Wilderness. 

18 (2) Certain lands in the El Dorado and Hum19 boldt-Toiyabe National Forests, which comprise ap20 proximately 19,380 acres as generally depicted on a 

21 map entitled ‘‘Meiss Meadows Wilderness Area—

22 Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the 

23 Meiss Meadows Wilderness. The designation shall 

24 not preclude operation and maintenance of the exist25 ing historic Forest Service Meiss Hut in the same 
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1 manner and degree in which operation and mainte2 nance of such cabin were occurring as of the date 

3 of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (3) Certain lands in the Klamath National For5 est, which comprise approximately 64,160 acres as 

6 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Marble Moun7 tain Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated 

8 May 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, 

9 and are deemed to be a part of, the Marble Moun10 tain Wilderness as designated by Public Laws 88–

11 577 and 98–425. 

12 (4) Certain lands in the Klamath National For13 est, which comprise approximately 51,600 acres as 

14 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Red Butte 

15 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

16 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and are 

17 deemed to be a part of, the Red Butte Wilderness 

18 as designated by Public Laws 98–425 and 98–328. 

19 (5) Certain lands in the Klamath National For20 est, which comprise approximately 19,360 acres as 

21 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Russian Wil22 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

23 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and are 

24 deemed to be a part of, the Russian Wilderness as 

25 designated by Public Law 98–425. 
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1 (6) Certain lands in the Lassen National For2 est, which comprise approximately 12,000 acres as 

3 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Heart Lake 

4 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

5 be known as the Heart Lake Wilderness. 

6 (7) Certain lands in the Lassen National For7 est, which comprise approximately 4,760 acres as 

8 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Wild Cattle 

9 Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

10 2002, to be known as the Wild Cattle Mountain Wil11 derness. 

12 (8) Certain lands in the Lassen National For13 est, which comprise approximately 4,280 acres as 

14 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Caribou Wil15 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

16 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and are 

17 deemed to be a part of the Caribou Wilderness as 

18 designated by Public Laws 88–577 and 98–425. 

19 (9) Certain lands in the Mendocino National 

20 Forest, which comprise approximately 23,800 acres 

21 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Snow 

22 Mountain Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, 

23 dated May 2002, and which are hereby incorporated 

24 in, and are deemed to be a part of the Snow Moun-
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1 tain Wilderness as designated by Public Law 98–

2 425. 

3 (10) Certain lands in the Mendocino National 

4 Forest, which comprise approximately 10,160 acres 

5 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin 

6 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

7 be known as the Sanhedrin Wilderness. 

8 (11) Certain lands in the Mendocino National 

9 Forest and the Arcata Field Office of the Bureau of 

10 Land Management, which comprise approximately 

11 51,790 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

12 ‘‘Yuki Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

13 2002, to be known as the Yuki Wilderness. 

14 (12) Certain lands in the Plumas National For15 est, which comprise approximately 9,000 acres as 

16 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Feather Falls 

17 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

18 be known as the Feather Falls Wilderness. 

19 (13) Certain lands in the Six Rivers National 

20 Forest, which comprise approximately 7,300 acres as 

21 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mt. Lassic 

22 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

23 be known as the Mt. Lassic Wilderness. 

24 (14) Certain lands in the Six Rivers National 

25 Forest, which comprise approximately 5,740 acres as 
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1 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mad River 

2 Buttes Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

3 2002, to be known as the Mad River Buttes Wilder4 ness. 

5 (15) Certain lands in the Six Rivers and Klam6 ath National Forests, which comprise approximately 

7 86,470 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

8 ‘‘Siskiyou Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, 

9 dated May 2002, and which are hereby incorporated 

10 in, and are deemed to be a part of the Siskiyou Wil11 derness as designated by Public Law 98–425. 

12 (16) Certain lands in the Six Rivers, Mendocino 

13 and Shasta-Trinity National Forests and the Red14 ding and Arcata Field Offices of the Bureau of 

15 Land Management, which comprise approximately 

16 40,550 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

17 ‘‘Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness Area Addi18 tions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and which are 

19 hereby incorporated in, and are deemed to be a part 

20 of the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness as des21 ignated by Public Laws 88–577 and 98–425. 

22 (17) Certain lands in the Six Rivers, Klamath 

23 and Shasta-Trinity National Forests, which com24 prise approximately 97,590 acres as generally de25 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Trinity Alps Wilderness
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1 Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and 

2 which are hereby incorporated in, and are deemed 

3 to be a part of the Trinity Alps Wilderness as des4 ignated by Public Law 98–425. 

5 (18) Certain lands in the Six Rivers and Shas6 ta-Trinity National Forests, which comprise approxi7 mately 12,750 acres as generally depicted on a map 

8 entitled ‘‘Underwood Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, 

9 dated May 2002, to be known as the Underwood 

10 Wilderness. 

11 (19) Certain lands in the Stanislaus National 

12 Forest, which comprise approximately 25,280 acres 

13 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Emigrant 

14 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

15 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and are 

16 deemed to be a part of the Emigrant Wilderness as 

17 designated by Public Laws 93–632 and 98–425. 

18 (20) Certain lands in the Stanislaus and Hum19 boldt-Toiyabe National Forests, which comprise ap20 proximately 35,200 acres as generally depicted on a 

21 map entitled ‘‘Carson Iceberg Wilderness Area Addi22 tions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and which are 

23 hereby incorporated in, and are deemed to be a part 

24 of the Carson Iceberg Wilderness as designated by 

25 Public Law 98–425. 
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1 (21) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For2 est, which comprise approximately 12,160 acres as 

3 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Black Oak 

4 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

5 be known as the Black Oak Wilderness. This des6 ignation shall not interfere with the operation of the 

7 Western States Endurance Run and the Western 

8 States Trail Ride (Tevis Cup) in the same manner 

9 and degree in which these events are operating as of 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (22) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For12 est, which comprise approximately 2,880 acres as 

13 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Duncan Can14 yon Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, 

15 to be known as the Duncan Canyon Wilderness. 

16 This designation shall not interfere with the oper17 ation of the Western States Endurance Run and the 

18 Western States Trail Ride (Tevis Cup) in the same 

19 manner and degree in which these events are oper20 ating as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 (23) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For22 est, which comprise approximately 20,480 acres as 

23 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘North Fork 

24 American Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 
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1 2002, to be known as the North Fork American Wil2 derness. 

3 (24) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For4 est, which comprise approximately 4,480 acres as 

5 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Granite Chief 

6 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

7 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and are 

8 deemed to be a part of the Granite Chief Wilderness 

9 as designated by Public Law 98–425. This designa10 tion shall not interfere with the operation of the 

11 Western States Endurance Run and the Western 

12 States Trail Ride (Tevis Cup) in the same manner 

13 and degree in which these events are operating as of 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act and pursuant 

15 to the April 13, 1988, determination of the Chief of 

16 the Forest Service. 

17 (25) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For18 est, which comprise approximately 16,350 acres as 

19 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Castle Peak 

20 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

21 be known as the Castle Peak Wilderness. 

22 (26) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For23 est, which comprise approximately 17,280 acres as 

24 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Grouse Lakes 
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1 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to 

2 be known as the Grouse Lakes Wilderness. 

3 (27) Certain lands in the Alturas Field Office 

4 of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise 

5 approximately 6,600 acres as generally depicted on 

6 a map entitled ‘‘Pit River Wilderness Area—Pro7 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the Pit 

8 River Wilderness. 

9 (28) Certain lands in the Ukiah Field Office of 

10 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise 

11 approximately 45,434 acres as generally depicted on 

12 a map entitled ‘‘Cache Creek Wilderness Area—Pro13 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the Cache 

14 Creek Wilderness. 

15 (29) Certain lands in the Ukiah District of the 

16 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap17 proximately 10,880 acres as generally depicted on a 

18 map entitled ‘‘Blue Ridge Wilderness Area—Pro19 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the Blue 

20 Ridge Wilderness. 

21 (30) Certain lands in the Ukiah District of the 

22 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap23 proximately 5,880 acres as generally depicted on a 

24 map entitled ‘‘Cedar Roughs Wilderness Area—Pro-
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1 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the Cedar 

2 Roughs Wilderness. 

3 (31) Certain lands in the Arcata Field Office of 

4 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise 

5 approximately 41,614 acres as generally depicted on 

6 a map entitled ‘‘King Range Wilderness Area—Pro7 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the King 

8 Range Wilderness. In case of conflict between the 

9 provisions of this Act and the provisions of the exist10 ing King Range National Conservation Area estab11 lished by Public Law 91–476, the more restrictive 

12 provisions shall apply. 

13 (32) Certain lands in the Arcata Field Office of 

14 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise 

15 approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on 

16 a map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel Wilderness Area—

17 Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the 

18 South Fork Eel Wilderness. 

19 (33) Certain lands in Lassen Volcanic National 

20 Park, which comprise approximately 26,366 acres as 

21 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Lassen Vol22 canic National Park Wilderness Area Additions—

23 Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and which are hereby 

24 incorporated in, and are deemed to be a part of the
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1 Lassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness as des2 ignated by Public Law 92–510. 

3 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

4 (a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

5 each wilderness area designated by this title shall be ad6 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec7 retary of Agriculture, whichever Secretary has administra8 tive jurisdiction over the area (in this title referred to as 

9 the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’), in accordance with this sec10 tion and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), ex11 cept that any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effec12 tive date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar reference) 

13 shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enact14 ment of this Act. 

15 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—Not later than 

16 three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

17 the Secretary concerned shall file a map and a legal de18 scription of each wilderness area designated by this title 

19 with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

20 the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House 

21 of Representatives. Such map and description shall have 

22 the same force and effect as if included in this title, except 

23 that the Secretary concerned may correct clerical and ty24 pographical errors in such maps and legal descriptions. 

25 Copies of the maps and legal descriptions shall be on file 
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1 and available for public inspection in an appropriate office 

2 of the Secretary concerned. 

3 (c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.—As provided in sec4 tion 4(b) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(b)), the 

5 Secretary concerned shall be responsible for preserving the 

6 wilderness character of the wilderness areas designated by 

7 this title. All activities in the areas shall be subject to such 

8 regulations as the Secretary concerned considers necessary 

9 to fulfill the requirements of this title. 

10 (d) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI11 TIES.—The Secretary concerned may take such measures 

12 in the wilderness areas designated by this title as nec13 essary in the control and prevention of fire, insects and 

14 diseases, as provided in section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness 

15 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with the 

16 guidelines contained in the Report of the Committee on 

17 Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 1437 of 

18 the 98th Congress (H. Rept. 98–40). Where a wilderness 

19 area is adjacent to or is in close proximity to inhabited 

20 areas, the Secretary concerned may take appropriate 

21 measures to control and prevent fire through Federal, 

22 State, or local agencies and jurisdictions. Such measures 

23 may include the use of mechanized and motorized equip24 ment for fire suppression, including aircraft and fire re25 tardant drops where necessary to protect public health and 
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1 safety or residential or commercial structures. Within one 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary concerned shall review existing policy to ensure that 

4 authorized approval procedures for any such measures 

5 permit a timely and efficient response in case of fires re6 quiring suppression activities in the wilderness areas des7 ignated by this title. If the wilderness area is near an in8 habited area and the fire hazard and risk are extreme, 

9 the Secretary concerned shall consider delegating the au10 thority to approve such fire suppression measures to the 

11 administrator of the Federal lands containing the wilder12 ness area. The Secretary concerned may also review, and 

13 when appropriate, delegate by written agreement primary 

14 fire fighting authority and related public safety activities 

15 to an appropriate State or local agency. 

16 (e) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary 

17 concerned shall provide adequate access to nonfederally 

18 owned land or interests in land within the boundaries of 

19 the wilderness areas designated by this title, which will 

20 provide the owner of such land or interest the reasonable 

21 use and enjoyment thereof. 

22 (f) MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing 

23 in this title shall enlarge or diminish the private property 

24 rights of non-Federal landowners with property within the 

25 boundaries of the wilderness areas designated by this title. 
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1 (g) HYDROLOGIC, METEROLOGIC, CLIMATOLOGICAL

2 DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.—

3 Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the in4 stallation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or 

5 climatological devices or facilities and communication 

6 equipment associated with such devices, or any combina7 tion of the foregoing, or limited motorized access to such 

8 facilities when non-motorized access means are not reason9 ably available or when time is of the essence, where such 

10 a facility or when such access is essential to flood warning, 

11 flood control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir oper12 ation purposes. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 

13 restrict the use of helicopters or other aircraft by utilities 

14 in the vicinity of wilderness areas designated by this title. 

15 (h) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title 

16 shall preclude or restrict low-level overflights of military 

17 aircraft and air vehicles, military rotary wing environ18 mental training, testing and evaluation, the designation of 

19 new units of special use airspace, or the use or establish20 ment of military flight training routes over wilderness 

21 areas designated by this title. 

22 (i) HORSES.—Nothing in this title shall preclude 

23 horseback riding, or the entry of recreational saddle or 

24 pack stock into wilderness areas designated by this title. 
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1 (j) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock and 

2 maintenance of previously existing facilities that are di3 rectly related to permitted livestock grazing activities in 

4 wilderness areas designated by this title, where established 

5 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 

6 permitted to continue as provided in section 4(d)(4) of the 

7 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) and section 108 of 

8 Public Law 96–560. 

9 (k) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title shall 

10 affect hunting and fishing, under applicable State and 

11 Federal laws and regulations, within the boundaries of wil12 derness areas designated by this title. Nothing in this title 

13 shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or respon14 sibilities of the State of California with respect to wildlife 

15 and fish on the public lands in that State as provided in 

16 section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

17 1133(d)(7)). 

18 (l) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the 

19 purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, manage20 ment activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife pop21 ulations and the habitats to support such populations may 

22 be carried out in wilderness areas designated by this title, 

23 when consistent with relevant wilderness management 

24 plans, in accordance with appropriate policies and guide25 lines.
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1 (m) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in 

2 this title shall be construed as precluding or otherwise af3 fecting border operations, or other law enforcement activi4 ties by the Bureau of Border Security or United States 

5 Customs Service of the Department of Homeland Secu6 rity, the Drug Enforcement Administration, or other Fed7 eral, State and local law enforcement agencies in wilder8 ness areas designated by this title. 

9 (n) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.—In 

10 recognition of the past use of wilderness areas designated 

11 by this title by Native Americans for traditional cultural 

12 and religious purposes, the Secretary concerned shall en13 sure access to such wilderness areas by Native Americans 

14 for such traditional cultural and religious purposes. In im15 plementing this section, the Secretary concerned, upon the 

16 request of an Indian tribe or Indian religious community, 

17 shall temporarily close to the general public use of one 

18 or more specific portions of the wilderness area in order 

19 to protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious 

20 activities in such areas by Native Americans. Any such 

21 closure shall be made to affect the smallest practicable 

22 area for the minimum period necessary for such purposes. 

23 Such access shall be consistent with the purpose and in24 tent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996; commonly 
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1 referred to as the American Indian Religious Freedom 

2 Act) and the Wilderness Act. 

3 (o) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS.—Commercial outfit4 ters may use the wilderness areas designated by this title 

5 consistent with this title and section 4(d)(5) of the Wilder6 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)). 

7 (p) NO BUFFER ZONES.—The Congress does not in8 tend for the designation of wilderness areas by this title 

9 to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer 

10 zones around any such wilderness areas. The fact that 

11 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 

12 areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such 

13 activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness 

14 area. 

15 (q) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 

16 title shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper17 ation and maintenance of, developments below or above 

18 a wilderness area or on any stream tributary thereto which 

19 will not invade the area or unreasonably diminish the ex20 isting wilderness, scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife 

21 values present in the area as of the date of the enactment 

22 of this Act. 

23 SEC. 103. DESIGNATION OF SALMON RESTORATION AREAS. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find25 ings: 
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1 (1) Once magnificent salmon and steelhead 

2 runs throughout the State of California have gen3 erally experienced severe declines, which has resulted 

4 in the listing of these runs as threatened and endan5 gered under both State and Federal law. 

6 (2) Economically important commercial, rec7 reational, and Tribal salmon and steelhead fisheries 

8 have collapsed in many parts of California leading to 

9 economic crises for many fishing-dependent commu10 nities. 

11 (3) Salmon and steelhead are essential to the 

12 spiritual and cultural practices of many Indian 

13 tribes in California and these Indian tribes have suf14 fered as a result of the decline in salmon and 

15 steelhead runs. 

16 (4) Habitat protection is an essential compo17 nent in the recovery of endangered salmon and 

18 steelhead to sustainable, harvestable levels. 

19 (5) Certain pristine areas on Federal lands in 

20 California warrant special protection because they 

21 offer vital, irreplaceable habitat for salmon and 

22 steelhead. 

23 (b) DESIGNATION.—The following public lands in the 

24 State of California are hereby designated as Salmon Res25 toration Areas: 
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1 (1) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na2 tional Forest, which comprise approximately 24,267 

3 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Chin4 quapin Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’, dated 

5 May 2002, to be known as the Chinquapin Salmon 

6 Restoration Area. 

7 (2) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na8 tional Forest, which comprise approximately 28,400 

9 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Patti10 son Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’, dated 

11 May 2002, to be known as the Pattison Salmon Res12 toration Area. 

13 (3) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na14 tional Forest, which comprise approximately 22,000 

15 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South 

16 Fork Trinity Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’, 

17 dated May 2002, to be known as the South Fork 

18 Trinity Salmon Restoration Area. 

19 (c) REVIEW.—The Secretary concerned shall prepare 

20 a report reviewing each Salmon Restoration Area to deter21 mine the suitability of the area for designation as wilder22 ness and inclusion in the National Wilderness Preserva23 tion System. The Secretary concerned shall submit the re24 port and findings to the President, and the President shall 

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1 ignation not later than three years after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 (d) MANAGEMENT.—Until a law is enacted address4 ing the suitability of the Salmon Restoration Areas for wil5 derness designation, the areas shall be managed to pro6 mote the restoration of self-sustaining salmon and 

7 steelhead populations. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

8 Salmon Restoration Areas shall be administered by the 

9 Secretary concerned so as to maintain their presently ex10 isting wilderness character and potential for inclusion in 

11 the National Wilderness Preservation System. The use of 

12 mechanized transport or motorized equipment shall be 

13 based on the selection of the minimum tool or administra14 tive practice necessary to accomplish the purpose of max15 imum salmon habitat protection with the least amount of 

16 adverse impact on wilderness character and resources. 

17 SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the provisions 

19 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol20 lowing public lands in the State of California are des21 ignated wilderness study areas. 

22 (1) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na23 tional Forest, which comprise approximately 35,000 

24 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Gi25 rard Ridge Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’, 
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1 dated May 2002, to be known as the Girard Ridge 

2 Wilderness Study Area. 

3 (2) Certain lands in the Lassen National For4 est, which comprise approximately 48,000 acres as 

5 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Ishi Wilder6 ness Additions Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’, 

7 dated May 2002, to be known as the Ishi Additions 

8 Wilderness Study Area. 

9 (b) REVIEW.—The Secretary concerned shall prepare 

10 a report reviewing each wilderness study area designated 

11 by subsection (a) to determine the suitability of the area 

12 for designation as wilderness and inclusion in the National 

13 Wilderness Preservation System. The Secretary concerned 

14 shall submit the report and findings to the President, and 

15 the President shall submit to Congress a recommendation 

16 regarding such designation not later than three years after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

19 the wilderness study areas designated by subsection (a) 

20 shall be administered by the Secretary concerned so as to 

21 maintain their presently existing wilderness character and 

22 potential for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preser23 vation System. 
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1 SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS 

2 AREAS. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the provisions 

4 of the Wilderness Act, the following public lands in the 

5 State of California are designated potential wilderness 

6 areas: 

7 (1) Certain lands in the Arcata Field Office of 

8 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise 

9 approximately 8,000 acres as generally depicted on 

10 a map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness 

11 Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as 

12 the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area. 

13 (2) Certain lands in the Ukiah Field Office of 

14 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise 

15 approximately 8,566 acres as generally depicted on 

16 a map entitled ‘‘Payne Ranch Potential Wilderness 

17 Addition to Cache Creek Wilderness Area—Pro18 posed’’, dated May 2002, to be known as the Payne 

19 Ranch Proposed Wilderness Addition to the Cache 

20 Creek Wilderness Area designated by section 101. 

21 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

22 the potential wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) 

23 shall be administered by the Secretary concerned as wil24 derness, except as provided in subsection (c), until such 

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1 (c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—For purposes of ec2 ological restoration, including the elimination of nonnative 

3 species, road removal, repair of skid tracks, and other ac4 tions necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in these 

5 areas, the Secretary concerned may use motorized equip6 ment and mechanized transport until such time as the po7 tential wilderness areas are designated as wilderness. 

8 (d) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—Upon removal of 

9 conditions incompatible with the Wilderness Act and pub10 lication by the Secretary concerned in the Federal Register 

11 of notice of such removal, or five years after the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act, whichever comes first, the po13 tential wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) shall 

14 be designated as wilderness. 

15 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of 

17 the fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to the Secretary con18 cerned to carry out ecological restoration under subsection 

19 (c). 

20 TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC 

21 RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

22 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

23 (a) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve and protect 

24 for present and future generations the outstanding scenic, 

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1 and ecological values of certain rivers in the State of Cali2 fornia, section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new paragraphs: 

5 ‘‘( ) BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 2 

6 miles of Black Butte River from the confluence of Estell 

7 and Sheep Creeks to Spanish Creek confluence, as a scenic 

8 river. The 18.5 miles of Black Butte River from Spanish 

9 Creek confluence to Jumpoff Creek confluence, as a wild 

10 river. The 3.5 miles of Black Butte River from Jumpoff 

11 Creek confluence to confluence with Middle Eel River, as 

12 a scenic river. The 5 miles of Cold Creek from Plaskett 

13 Creek confluence to confluence with Black Butte River, 

14 as a wild river. Within 18 months of the date of enactment 

15 of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 

16 and the Mendocino County board of supervisors a fire 

17 management plan and report on the cultural and historic 

18 resources within the river designations made by this para19 graph. 

20 ‘‘( ) DOWNIE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALI21 FORNIA.—The 2 miles of the West Downie River from the 

22 northern boundary of Sec. 27 T21N R10E to Rattlesnake 

23 Creek confluence, as a wild river. The 3 miles of Rattle24 snake Creek from the source in Sec. 24 T21N R10E to 

25 West Branch confluence, as a wild river. The 3 miles of 
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1 Downie River from the confluence of West Branch and 

2 Rattlesnake Creek to the confluence with Grant Ravine, 

3 as a wild river. The 1.75 miles of Downie River from 

4 Grant Ravine confluence to the confluence with Lavezzola 

5 Creek, as a recreational river. The 2 miles of Red Oak 

6 Canyon from the source in Sec. 18 T21N R11E to 0.5 

7 miles upstream of confluence with Empire Creek, as a wild 

8 river. The 0.5 miles of Red Oak Canyon from 0.5 miles 

9 upstream of Empire Creek confluence to Empire Creek 

10 confluence, as a scenic river. The 2 miles of Empire Creek 

11 from the source in Sec. 17 T12N R11E to 0.5 miles up12 stream of confluence with Red Oak Canyon, as a wild 

13 river. The 4.5 miles of Empire Creek from 0.5 miles up14 stream of Red Oak Canyon confluence to confluence with 

15 Lavezzola Creek, as a scenic river. The 1.5 miles of Sun16 nyside Creek from the confluence of Sunnyside Creek and 

17 unnamed tributary in Sec. 8 T21N R11E to Spencer 

18 Creek confluence, as a wild river. The 1.5 miles of Spencer 

19 Creek from Lower Spencer Lake to confluence with Sun20 nyside Creek, as a wild river. The 5 miles of Lavezzola 

21 Creek, from the confluence of Sunnyside and Spencer 

22 Creeks to unnamed tributary in Sec. 33 T21N R11E, as 

23 a wild river. The 7 miles of Lavezzola Creek, from the 

24 confluence with unnamed tributary in Sec. 33 to Downie 

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1 Creek from Hawley and Snake Lakes to the southern 

2 boundary of Sec. 26 T21N R11E, as a scenic river. The 

3 7.5 miles of Pauley Creek from Sec. 26 to the western 

4 boundary of Sec.18 T20N R11E, as a wild river. The 4 

5 miles of Pauley Creek from Sec. 18 to confluence with 

6 Downie River, as a scenic river. The 1.5 miles of Butcher 

7 Ranch Creek from the eastern boundary of Sec. 2 T20N 

8 R11E to the confluence with Pauley Creek, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘( ) INDEPENDENCE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 2 

10 miles from the source in Sec. 13 T18N R14E to the high 

11 water line of Independence Lake, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘( ) MOKELUMNE, NORTH FORK, CALIFORNIA.—

13 The 5.75 miles from 0.25 miles downstream of Salt 

14 Springs dam to 0.5 miles downstream of Bear River con15 fluence, as a recreational river. The 11 miles from 0.5 

16 miles downstream of Bear River confluence to National 

17 Forest boundary in Sec. 19 T7N R14E, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘( ) NIAGARA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 1 mile 

19 from Highway 108 to the high water line of Donnell Res20 ervoir, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘( ) SAGEHEN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 7.75 

22 miles from the source in Sec. 10 T18N R15E to 0.25 

23 miles upstream of Stampede reservoir, as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘( ) STANISLAUS RIVER, NORTH FORK, CALI25 FORNIA.—The 5.5 miles of Highland Creek from 0.5 miles 
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1 downstream of New Spicer dam to North Fork confluence, 

2 as a wild river. The 8.5 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus 

3 River, from Highland Creek confluence to Little Rattle4 snake Creek confluence, as a wild river. The 2.25 miles 

5 of the North Fork Stanislaus River, from Little Rattle6 snake Creek confluence to the northern edge of the private 

7 property boundary in Sec. 8 T5N R16E, 0.25 miles up8 stream of Boards Crossing, as a recreational river. The 

9 2 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus River, from 1 mile 

10 downstream of Boards Crossing to the western boundary 

11 of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, as a scenic river. The 

12 7 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus River from 0.25 

13 miles downstream of Road 4N38 crossing to Middle Fork 

14 Stanislaus River confluence, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘( ) TUOLUMNE, SOUTH FORK.—The 0.2 miles from 

16 the Rainbow Pool Bridge to the Highway 120 Bridge, as 

17 a recreational river. The 3.0 miles from the Highway 120 

18 Bridge to the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River confluence, 

19 as a scenic river. Within 18 months of the date of the 

20 enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit 

21 to Congress and the Tuolumne County board of super22 visors a fire management plan and report on the cultural 

23 and historic resources within the river designations made 

24 by this paragraph. Nothing in this paragraph is intended 

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1 privileges, or benefits granted under any prior authority 

2 of law, including chapter 4 of the Act of December 19, 

3 1913, commonly referred to as the Raker Act (38 Stat. 

4 242) and including any agreement or administrative ruling 

5 entered into or made effective before the enactment of this 

6 paragraph.’’. 

7 (b) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 

8 section shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper9 ation and maintenance of, developments below or above 

10 a wild, scenic, or recreational river area or on any stream 

11 tributary thereto which will not invade the area or unrea12 sonably diminish the existing scenic, recreational, and fish 

13 and wildlife values present in the area as of the date of 

14 enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 

16 STUDY AREA. 

17 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and 

18 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by add19 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘( ) CARSON RIVER, EAST FORK, CALIFORNIA.—

21 The approximately 46.5 miles from the source to the Ne22 vada border.’’. 

23 (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than three 

24 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall submit a report and findings to the President, 
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1 and the President shall submit a recommendation to Con2 gress, regarding the suitability for designation as a wild, 

3 scenic, or recreational river of the river described in the 

4 amendment made by subsection (a). 

5 TITLE III—SACRAMENTO RIVER 

6 NATIONAL CONSERVATION 

7 AREA 

8 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL 

9 CONSERVATION AREA. 

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—In order to conserve, protect, 

11 and enhance the riparian and associated area described 

12 in subsection (b) and the outstanding ecological, geologi13 cal, scenic, recreational, cultural, historical, fish and wild14 life values, and other resources of the area, there is hereby 

15 established the Sacramento River National Conservation 

16 Area (in this title referred to as the ‘‘conservation area’’), 

17 to be managed by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau 

18 of Land Management. 

19 (b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The conservation area shall 

20 consist of the public lands in Tehama and Shasta Coun21 ties, California, generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sac22 ramento River National Conservation Area’’, dated May 

23 2002, and comprising approximately 17,000 acres adja24 cent to the Sacramento River, Lower Battle Creek, and 

25 Lower Paynes Creek. 
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1 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—Not later than 

2 three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary of the Interior (in this title referred to as 

4 the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a map and legal description of 

5 the conservation area with the Committee on Energy and 

6 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 

7 Resources of the House of Representatives. The map shall 

8 have the same force and effect as if included in this sec9 tion. Copies of the map shall be on file and available for 

10 public inspection in the Office of the Director of the Bu11 reau of Land Management and in the appropriate office 

12 of the Bureau of Land Management in California. 

13 SEC. 302. MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION AREA. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 

15 conservation area in a manner that conserves, protects, 

16 and enhances its resources and values, including the re17 sources specified in subsection 301(a), pursuant to this 

18 title and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

19 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applicable pro20 visions of law. 

21 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

22 all Federal lands within the conservation area are hereby 

23 withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation or dis24 posal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and 

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1 all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, and 

2 all amendments thereto. 

3 (c) HUNTING AND FISHING.—The Secretary shall 

4 permit hunting and fishing in the conservation area in ac5 cordance with applicable laws and regulations of the 

6 United States and the State of California. 

7 (d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall re8 strict the use of motorized vehicles on Federal lands in 

9 the conservation area to roadways established as of the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (e) MOTORIZED BOATS.—Nothing in this title is in12 tended to restrict the use of motorized boats on the Sac13 ramento River. The Counties of Tehama and Shasta and 

14 California Department of Boating and Waterways shall 

15 retain their respective authority to regulate motorized 

16 boating for the purpose of ensuring public safety and envi17 ronmental protection. 

18 (f) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on Federal 

19 lands in the conservation area, where authorized under 

20 permits or leases in existence as of the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject 

22 to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as 

23 the Secretary considers necessary, consistent with this 

24 title, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

25 1976, and Bureau of Land Management regulations. 
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1 (g) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary may 

2 acquire land or interests in land inside the boundaries of 

3 the conservation area by donation, transfer, purchase with 

4 donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that 

5 no land or interest in land may be acquired without the 

6 consent of the owner of the land. 

7 (h) CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

8 (1) REQUIRED.—Not later than three years 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the 

11 long-range protection and management of the con12 servation area. The Secretary shall prepare the plan 

13 in close consultation with appropriate Federal, 

14 State, Tehama and Shasta Counties, and local agen15 cies, adjacent landowners, and other interested per16 son and submit the completed plan to the Committee 

17 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep19 resentatives. 

20 (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The plan 

21 shall describe the appropriate uses and management 

22 of the conservation area in accordance with this 

23 title. 

24 (3) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The 

25 Secretary may incorporate in the plan appropriate 
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1 decisions contained in any management or activity 

2 plan for the Federal lands included in the conserva3 tion area and appropriate wildlife habitat manage4 ment plans or other plans prepared for such lands 

5 or adjacent lands, which were completed before the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary 

7 may also use information developed before the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act in studies of the land 

9 in or adjacent to the conservation area. 

10 SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 There are authorized such sums as may be necessary 

12 to carry out this title. 

13 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

14 PROGRAMS

15 SEC. 401. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 

16 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. 

17 There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal 

18 year $2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

19 $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to establish 

20 a program to provide grants to communities surrounded 

21 by, or adjacent to, wilderness areas or wild, scenic, or rec22 reational rivers designated by this Act, to be used for the 

23 purpose of creating and promoting wilderness- and recre24 ation-related jobs, developing visitors centers, informa25 tional brochures, and kiosks regarding the wilderness 
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1 areas or wild, scenic, or recreational rivers, or other devel2 oping other methods to promote wilderness and wild and 

3 scenic river tourism. 

4 SEC. 402. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 

5 RECREATION DEVELOPMENT. 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal 

7 year $1,250,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

8 $1,250,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to be used in 

9 wilderness areas and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers 

10 designated by this Act to develop trails and other facilities 

11 that will promote and enhance wilderness or wild, scenic, 

12 or recreational river recreation experiences. 

13 SEC. 403. FIREFIGHTING. 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal 

15 year $2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

16 $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to be used in 

17 wilderness areas and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers 

18 designated by this Act to support firefighting activities. 

19 SEC. 404. LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal 

21 year $1,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

22 $1,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to be used in 

23 wilderness areas and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers 

24 designated by this Act to support law enforcement activi-
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1 ties necessary to protect visitors and the natural resources 

2 of these wild areas.

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