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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3325

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

and scenic rivers in the State of California, and to establish the Ancient 

Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 16, 2003

Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. LEE, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. STARK, Mrs. 

TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. 

HARMAN, Mr. BERMAN, and Mr. HONDA) 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 State of California, 

and to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, 

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 ‘‘Southern California 

5 Wild Heritage Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 (a) The Congress finds and declares that—
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1 (1) the publicly owned lands and rivers of Cali2 fornia are a wildland resource of extraordinary value 

3 for this and future generations; 

4 (2) increasing pressure from California’s rap5 idly growing population threatens to irrevocably 

6 harm these remaining wild areas and wild rivers; 

7 (3) statutory protection is needed for these 

8 areas to ensure that they remain a part of our nat9 ural heritage and continue to be a source of solitude 

10 and inspiration for all Americans; 

11 (4) continuation of military activities, including 

12 overflights, military rotary wing environmental train13 ing, military maneuvers, testing and evaluation, and 

14 other activities without limit to frequency is not in15 compatible with the protection and proper manage16 ment of the wilderness and wild and scenic river re17 sources designated by this Act; 

18 (5) wildfire management activities necessary to 

19 protect public health and safety and private property 

20 are fully allowable in wilderness areas and the Sec21 retary may take any measures deemed necessary to 

22 control or prevent fires; and 

23 (6) these lands shall be included in the National 

24 Wilderness Preservation System and the National 

25 Wild and Scenic Rivers System, in order to—
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1 (A) preserve the unique wild and natural 

2 features of these landscapes; 

3 (B) protect a diverse array of ecosystems, 

4 plants, animals, geologic structures and hydro5 logic features that represent the natural splen6 dor of California; 

7 (C) protect and preserve historical and cul8 tural archaeological sites associated with an9 cient Indian cultures and the settlement of Cali10 fornia; 

11 (D) protect and preserve areas that con12 tinue to be used by Indian tribes for spiritual, 

13 cultural, or subsistence practices; 

14 (E) protect watersheds, including those 

15 that play an essential role in providing munic16 ipal and agricultural water and power supplies; 

17 (F) provide opportunities for compatible 

18 outdoor recreation, including horseback riding 

19 on saddle and pack stock, hunting and fishing, 

20 hiking and camping, whitewater rafting, trail 

21 running, and excursions led by commercial out22 fitters; 

23 (G) retain and enhance opportunities for 

24 scientific research in pristine ecosystems; and 
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1 (H) promote the recovery of threatened 

2 and endangered species, including salmon and 

3 steelhead. 

4 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WIL5 DERNESS AREAS TO BE AD6 MINISTERED BY THE BUREAU 

7 OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND 

8 UNITED STATES FOREST 

9 SERVICE 

10 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

11 (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 

12 Act, the following public lands in the State of California 

13 are hereby designated as wilderness, and therefore, as 

14 components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys15 tem: 

16 (1) Certain lands in the Angeles National For17 est which comprise approximately 3,200 acres as 

18 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘West Fork 

19 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and 

20 which shall be known as the West Fork Wilderness. 

21 (2) Certain lands in the Angeles National For22 est which comprise approximately 7,680 acres as 

23 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Silver Moun24 tain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, 
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1 and which shall be known as the Silver Mountain 

2 Wilderness. 

3 (3) Certain lands in the Angeles National For4 est which comprise approximately 56,320 acres as 

5 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Castaic Wil6 derness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and 

7 which shall be known as the Castaic Wilderness. 

8 (4) Certain lands in the Angeles National For9 est which comprise approximately 12,160 acres as 

10 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Magic Moun11 tain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, 

12 and which shall be known as the Magic Mountain 

13 Wilderness. 

14 (5) Certain lands in the Angeles National For15 est which comprise approximately 27,232 acres as 

16 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pleasant View 

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

18 which shall be known as the Pleasant View Wilder19 ness. 

20 (6) Certain lands in the Angeles National For21 est and the San Bernardino National Forest which 

22 comprise approximately 12,896 acres as generally 

23 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sheep Mountain Wilder24 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, 

25 and which are hereby incorporated in, and which 
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1 shall be deemed to be a part of the Sheep Mountain 

2 Wilderness designated by Public Law 98–425. 

3 (7) Certain lands in the Angeles National For4 est which comprise approximately 14,720 acres as 

5 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Condor Peak 

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

7 which shall be known as the Condor Peak Wilder8 ness. 

9 (8) Certain lands in the Angeles National For10 est which comprise approximately 2,560 acres as 

11 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Santa Clarita 

12 Canyons Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

13 2002, and which shall be known as the Santa 

14 Clarita Canyons Wilderness. 

15 (9) Certain lands in the Cleveland National 

16 Forest which comprise approximately 24,488 acres 

17 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Eagle Peak 

18 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and 

19 which shall be known as the Eagle Peak Wilderness: 

20 Provided, That this designation shall not preclude 

21 entry into this area by horses or pack stock. 

22 (10) Certain lands in the Cleveland National 

23 Forest which comprise approximately 214 acres as 

24 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pine Creek 

25 Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’, dated December 
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1 18, 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

2 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Pine 

3 Creek Wilderness designated by Public Law 98–425. 

4 (11) Certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe 

5 and Inyo National Forests which comprise approxi6 mately 79,360 acres as generally depicted on a map 

7 entitled ‘‘Hoover Wilderness Area Additions—Pro8 posed’’, dated May 2002, and which are hereby in9 corporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 

10 part of the Hoover Wilderness as designated by Pub11 lic Law 88–577: Provided, That—

12 (A) the designation shall not preclude op13 eration and maintenance of the existing historic 

14 Piute Cabin, located in the western portion of 

15 the Hoover Wilderness Area Additions, in the 

16 same manner and degree in which operation 

17 and maintenance of such cabin were occurring 

18 as of the date of introduction of this Act; and 

19 (B) the designation is not intended to re20 strict the ongoing activities of the adjacent 

21 United States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare 

22 Training Center on lands under agreement with 

23 the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. 

24 (12) Certain lands in the Inyo National Forest 

25 which comprise approximately 14,800 acres as gen-
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1 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Owens River 

2 Headwaters Additions to Ansel Adams Wilderness 

3 Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and which are 

4 hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed 

5 to be a part of the Ansel Adams Wilderness as des6 ignated by Public Law 98–425. 

7 (13) Certain lands in the Inyo National Forest 

8 and the Bishop Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

9 Management which comprise approximately 131,620 

10 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘John 

11 Muir Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated 

12 May 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, 

13 and which shall be deemed to be a part of the John 

14 Muir Wilderness as designated by Public Laws 88–

15 577 and 98–425. 

16 (14) Certain lands in the Inyo National Forest 

17 and the Bishop Field Office and Ridgecrest Field 

18 Office of the Bureau of Land Management which 

19 comprise approximately 297,000 acres as generally 

20 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Wil21 derness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and 

22 which shall be known as the White Mountains Wil23 derness: Provided, That scientific research conducted 

24 at the White Mountains Research Station facilities 
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1 operated by the University of California shall be per2 mitted to continue. 

3 (15) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

4 Forest which comprise approximately 11,500 acres 

5 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Black 

6 Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

7 2002, and which shall be known as the Black Moun8 tain Wilderness. 

9 (16) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

10 Forest which comprise approximately 48,625 acres 

11 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

12 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

13 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

14 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Dick 

15 Smith Wilderness as designated by Public Law 98–

16 425. 

17 (17) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

18 Forest which comprise approximately 3,550 acres as 

19 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Garcia Wilder20 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, 

21 and which are hereby incorporated in, and which 

22 shall be deemed to be a part of the Garcia Wilder23 ness as designated by Public Law 102–301. 

24 (18) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

25 Forest which comprise approximately 9,050 acres as 
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1 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Machesna Wil2 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

3 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

4 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Machesna 

5 Wilderness as designated by Public Law 98–425. 

6 (19) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

7 Forest which comprise approximately 47,400 acres 

8 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Matilija 

9 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

10 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

11 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Matilija 

12 Wilderness as designated by Public Law 102–301. 

13 (20) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

14 Forest which comprise approximately 64,500 acres 

15 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

16 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

17 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

18 which shall be deemed to be a part of the San 

19 Rafael Wilderness as designated by Public Laws 90–

20 271, 98–425, and 102–301. 

21 (21) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

22 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu23 reau of Land Management which comprise approxi24 mately 65,000 acres as generally depicted on a map 

25 entitled ‘‘Chumash Wilderness Area Additions—Pro-
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1 posed’’, dated May 2002, and which are hereby in2 corporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 

3 part of the Chumash Wilderness as designated by 

4 Public Law 102–301. 

5 (22) Certain lands in the Los Padres National 

6 Forest which comprise approximately 14,350 acres 

7 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil8 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

9 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

10 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Sespe Wil11 derness as designated by Public Law 102–301. 

12 (23) Certain lands in the San Bernardino Na13 tional Forest which comprise approximately 7,040 

14 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

15 ‘‘Cahuilla Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

16 2002, and which shall be known as the Cahuilla Wil17 derness. 

18 (24) Certain lands in the San Bernardino Na19 tional Forest which comprise approximately 8,320 

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

21 Fork San Jacinto Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, 

22 dated May 2002, and which shall be known as the 

23 South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness. 

24 (25) Certain lands in the San Bernardino Na25 tional Forest which comprise approximately 8,064 
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1 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

2 ‘‘Cucamonga Wilderness Area Additions—Pro3 posed’’, dated May 2002, and which are hereby in4 corporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 

5 part of the Cucamonga Wilderness as designated by 

6 Public Laws 88–577 and 98–425. 

7 (26) Certain lands in the San Bernardino Na8 tional Forest and the California Desert District of 

9 the Bureau of Land Management which comprise 

10 approximately 17,920 acres as generally depicted on 

11 a map entitled ‘‘San Gorgonio Wilderness Area Ad12 ditions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and which are 

13 hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed 

14 to be a part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness as des15 ignated by Public Laws 88–577, 98–425, and 103–

16 433. 

17 (27) Certain lands in the San Bernardino Na18 tional Forest which comprise approximately 6,336 

19 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

20 ‘‘Sugarloaf Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated 

21 June 2003, and which shall be known as the 

22 Sugarloaf Wilderness Area. 

23 (28) Certain lands in the Sequoia National For24 est which comprise approximately 11,200 acres as 

25 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Domeland 
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1 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

2 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

3 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Domeland 

4 Wilderness as designated by Public Laws 88–577, 

5 98–425, and 103–433. 

6 (29) Certain lands in the Sequoia National For7 est which comprise approximately 41,280 acres as 

8 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Golden Trout 

9 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

10 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

11 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Golden 

12 Trout Wilderness as designated by Public Law 95–

13 237. 

14 (30) Certain lands in the Sequoia National For15 est and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau 

16 of Land Management which comprise approximately 

17 48,000 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

18 ‘‘Bright Star Wilderness Area Additions—Pro19 posed’’, dated May 2002, and which are hereby in20 corporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 

21 part of the Bright Star Wilderness as designated by 

22 Public Law 103–433. 

23 (31) Certain lands in the Sierra National For24 est which comprise approximately 39,360 acres as 

25 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South Fork 
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1 Merced Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

2 2002, and which shall be known as the South Fork 

3 Merced Wilderness. 

4 (32) Certain lands in the Bishop Field Office of 

5 the Bureau of Land Management and the Inyo Na6 tional Forest which comprise approximately 17,920 

7 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Gran8 ite Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated 

9 May 2002, and which shall be known as the Granite 

10 Mountain Wilderness. 

11 (33) Certain lands in the Bakersfield Field Of12 fice of the Bureau of Land Management which com13 prise approximately 24,680 acres as generally de14 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilder15 ness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and which 

16 shall be known as the Caliente Mountain Wilderness. 

17 (34) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis18 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

19 comprise approximately 6,508 acres as generally de20 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Carrizo Gorge Wilderness 

21 Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, and 

22 which are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be 

23 deemed to be a part of the Carrizo Gorge Wilderness 

24 as designated by Public Law 103–433. 
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1 (35) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis2 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

3 comprise approximately 6,518 acres as generally de4 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Sawtooth Mountains Wil5 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 

6 2002, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 

7 which shall be deemed to be a part of the Sawtooth 

8 Mountains Wilderness as designated by Public Law 

9 103–433. 

10 (36) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis11 trict of the Bureau of Land Management and the 

12 Cleveland National Forest which comprise approxi13 mately 7,604 acres as generally depicted on a map 

14 entitled ‘‘Hauser Wilderness Area Additions—Pro15 posed’’, dated May 2002, and which are hereby in16 corporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 

17 part of the Hauser Wilderness as designated by 

18 Public Law 98–425. 

19 (37) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis20 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

21 comprise approximately 1,920 acres as generally de22 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Bighorn Mountain Wilder23 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 2002, 

24 and which are hereby incorporated in, and which 

25 shall be deemed to be a part of the Bighorn Moun-
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1 tain Wilderness as designated by Public Law 103–

2 433. 

3 (38) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis4 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

5 comprise approximately 83,880 acres as generally 

6 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Avawatz Mountains Wil7 derness—Proposed’’, dated June 2003, and which 

8 shall be known as the Avawatz Mountains Wilder9 ness. 

10 (39) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis11 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

12 comprise approximately 92,750 acres as generally 

13 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cady Mountains Wilder14 ness—Proposed’’, dated June 2003, and which shall 

15 be known as the Cady Mountains Wilderness. 

16 (40) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis17 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

18 comprise approximately 82,880 acres as generally 

19 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Soda Mountains Wilder20 ness—Proposed’’, dated June 2003, and which shall 

21 be known as the Soda Mountains Wilderness. 

22 (41) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis23 trict of the Bureau of Land Management which 

24 comprise approximately 41,400 acres as generally 

25 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Kingston Range Wilder-
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1 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated June 2003, 

2 and which are hereby incorporated in, and which 

3 shall be deemed to be a part of the Kingston Range 

4 Wilderness as designated by Public Law 103–433. 

5 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

7 the wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be ad8 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec9 retary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Sec10 retary’’), whichever has administrative jurisdiction over 

11 the area, in accordance with the provisions of the Wilder12 ness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilder13 ness, except that any reference in such provisions to the 

14 effective date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar ref15 erence) shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of 

16 enactment of this Act. 

17 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 

18 practicable, but no later than three years after enactment 

19 of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal de20 scription of each wilderness area designated in this title 

21 with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

22 the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources 

23 of the United States House of Representatives. Such map 

24 and description shall have the same force and effect as 

25 if included in this title, except that the correction of cler-
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1 ical and typographical errors in such legal description may 

2 be made. Copies of such map and legal description shall 

3 be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 

4 of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the relevant wilder5 ness areas. 

6 (c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.—As provided in sec7 tion 4(b) of the Wilderness Act, the Secretary admin8 istering any area designated as wilderness in this Act shall 

9 be responsible for preserving the wilderness character of 

10 the area. All activities in the areas designated by this Act 

11 shall be subject to regulations the Secretary deems nec12 essary to fulfill the provisions of this Act. 

13 (d) FIRE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

14 may take such measures in the wilderness areas des15 ignated by this Act as necessary in the control and preven16 tion of fire, insects and diseases, as provided in section 

17 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act and in accordance with the 

18 guidelines contained in the Report of the Committee on 

19 Interior and Insular Affairs (H. Report 98–40) to accom20 pany the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

21 98–425). Where a wilderness area is adjacent to or is in 

22 close proximity to inhabited areas, the Secretary may take 

23 appropriate measures to control and prevent fire through 

24 Federal, State and/or local agencies and jurisdictions. 

25 Such measures may include the use of mechanized and 
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1 motorized equipment for fire suppression, including air2 craft and fire retardant drops where necessary to protect 

3 public health and safety and/or residential or commercial 

4 structures. Within one year after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing policy to 

6 ensure that authorized approval procedures for any such 

7 measures permit a timely and efficient response in case 

8 of fires requiring suppression activities in the wilderness 

9 areas designated by this Act. In areas where a wilderness 

10 area is near an inhabited area, the Secretary shall consider 

11 delegating the authority to approve such fire suppression 

12 measures to the Forest Supervisor, or the Bureau of Land 

13 Management District Manager or field manager, where 

14 fire hazard and risk are extreme. The Secretary may also 

15 review, and where appropriate, delegate by written agree16 ment primary fire fighting authority and related public 

17 safety activities to an appropriate State or local agency. 

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

19 shall provide adequate access to non-federally owned land 

20 or interests in land within the boundaries of the wilderness 

21 areas designated by this Act which will provide the owner 

22 of such land or interest the reasonable use and enjoyment 

23 thereof. 

24 (f) MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing 

25 in this Act shall enlarge or diminish the private property 
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1 rights of non-Federal landowners with property within the 

2 boundaries of the wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

3 (g) HYDROLOGIC, METEROLOGIC, CLIMATOLOGICAL

4 DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.—

5 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the in6 stallation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or 

7 climatological devices or facilities and communication 

8 equipment associated with such devices, or any combina9 tion of the foregoing, or limited motorized access to such 

10 facilities when non-motorized access means are not reason11 ably available or when time is of the essence, where such 

12 facilities or access are essential to flood warning, flood 

13 control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir operation 

14 purposes. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict 

15 the use of helicopters or other aircraft by utilities in the 

16 vicinity of wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

17 (h) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act shall 

18 preclude or restrict low level overflights of military aircraft 

19 and air vehicles, military rotary wing environmental train20 ing, testing and evaluation, the designation of new units 

21 of special use airspace, or the use or establishment of mili22 tary flight training routes over wilderness areas des23 ignated by this Act. 
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1 (i) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act shall preclude 

2 horseback riding, or the entry of recreational saddle or 

3 pack stock into wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

4 (j) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock and 

5 maintenance of previously existing facilities which are di6 rectly related to permitted livestock grazing activities in 

7 wilderness areas designated by this Act, where established 

8 prior to the date of enactment of this Act, shall be per9 mitted to continue as provided in section 4(d)(4) of the 

10 Wilderness Act and Section 108 of Public Law 96–560. 

11 (k) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act shall 

12 affect hunting and fishing, under applicable State and 

13 Federal laws and regulations, within the boundaries of wil14 derness areas designated by this Act. Nothing in this Act 

15 shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or respon16 sibilities of the State of California with respect to wildlife 

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

18 section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act. 

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

20 purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act manage21 ment activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife pop22 ulations and the habitats to support such populations may 

23 be carried out within wilderness areas designated by this 

24 Act, where consistent with relevant wilderness manage-
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1 ment plans, in accordance with appropriate policies and 

2 guidelines. 

3 (m) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in 

4 this Act shall be construed as precluding or otherwise af5 fecting border operations, or other law enforcement activi6 ties by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the 

7 Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States 

8 Customs Service, or other Federal, State and local law en9 forcement agencies within wilderness areas designated by 

10 these titles. 

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

12 recognition of the past use of wilderness areas designated 

13 under this Act by Indian people for traditional cultural 

14 and religious purposes, the Secretary shall ensure access 

15 to such wilderness areas by Indian people for such tradi16 tional cultural and religious purposes. In implementing 

17 this section, the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian 

18 tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily 

19 close to the general public use of one or more specific por20 tions of the wilderness area in order to protect the privacy 

21 of traditional cultural and religious activities in such areas 

22 by Indian people. Any such closure shall be made to affect 

23 the smallest practicable area for the minimum period nec24 essary for such purposes. Such access shall be consistent 

25 with the purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 
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1 U.S.C. 1996) commonly referred to as the ‘‘American In2 dian Religious Freedom Act’’, and the Wilderness Act (78 

3 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131). 

4 (o) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS.—Commercial outfit5 ters may use the wilderness areas designated by this Act 

6 consistent with this Act and section 4(d)(5) of the Wilder7 ness Act. 

8 (p) NO BUFFER ZONES.—The Congress does not in9 tend for the designation of wilderness areas in the State 

10 of California pursuant to this Act to lead to the creation 

11 of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any such 

12 wilderness areas. The fact that nonwilderness activities or 

13 uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness 

14 shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses up to 

15 the boundary of the wilderness area. 

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

17 Act shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper18 ation and maintenance of, developments below or above 

19 a wilderness area or on any stream tributary thereto which 

20 will not invade the area or unreasonably diminish the ex21 isting wilderness, scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife 

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

23 of this Act. 
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1 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL2 DERNESS AREAS TO BE MAN3 AGED BY THE NATIONAL 

4 PARK SERVICE 

5 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

6 (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 

7 Act, the following public lands in the State of California 

8 are hereby designated as wilderness, and therefore, as 

9 components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys10 tem: 

11 (1) Certain lands in Joshua Tree National Park 

12 which comprise approximately 36,672 acres as gen13 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree Na14 tional Park Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, 

15 dated May 2002, and which are hereby incorporated 

16 in, and which shall be deemed to be a part of the 

17 Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness as des18 ignated by Public Laws 94–567 and 103–433. 

19 (2) Certain lands in Sequoia-Kings Canyon Na20 tional Park which comprise approximately 68,480 

21 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Min22 eral King Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 

23 2002, and which shall be known as the John Krebs 

24 Wilderness: Provided, That—
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1 (A) the designation shall not preclude op2 eration and maintenance of the existing 

3 Hockett Meadow Cabin and Quinn Patrol Cabin 

4 in the same manner and degree in which oper5 ation and maintenance of such cabins were oc6 curring as of the date of enactment of this Act; 

7 and 

8 (B) nothing in this Act shall be construed 

9 to prohibit the periodic maintenance, as pres10 ently permitted by the National Park Service, 

11 of the small check dams on Lower Franklin, 

12 Crystal, Upper Monarch and Eagle Lakes. 

13 (3) Lands transferred to Death Valley National 

14 Park in section 203 of this Act and additional lands 

15 in Death Valley National Park, which together com16 prise approximately 57,680 acres as generally de17 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

18 Park Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated 

19 June 2003, and which are hereby incorporated in, 

20 and which shall be deemed to be a part of the Death 

21 Valley National Park Wilderness as designated by 

22 Public Law 103–433. 

23 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

25 the wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be ad-
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1 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance 

2 with the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas 

3 designated by that Act as wilderness, except that any ref4 erence in such provisions to the effective date of the Wil5 derness Act (or any similar reference) shall be deemed to 

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

7 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 

8 practicable, but no later than three years after enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal de10 scription of each wilderness area designated in this title 

11 with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

12 the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources 

13 of the United States House of Representatives. Such map 

14 and description shall have the same force and effect as 

15 if included in this title, except that the correction of cler16 ical and typographical errors in such legal description may 

17 be made. Copies of such map and legal description shall 

18 be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 

19 of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the relevant wilder20 ness areas. 

21 (c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.—As provided in sec22 tion 4(b) of the Wilderness Act, the Secretary admin23 istering any area designated as wilderness in this Act shall 

24 be responsible for preserving the wilderness character of 

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1 shall be subject to regulations the Secretary deems nec2 essary to fulfill the provisions of this Act. 

3 SEC. 203. DEATH VALLEY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

4 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of 

5 Death Valley National Park (hereinafter referred to in 

6 this section as the ‘‘park’’) is revised to include the lands 

7 designated as the Boundary Adjustment Area as shown 

8 on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Map’’, dated 

9 June 2003. 

10 (b) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS.—

11 The Secretary shall transfer the lands under the jurisdic12 tion of the Bureau of Land Management within the 

13 Boundary Adjustment Area to the administrative jurisdic14 tion of the National Park Service. The Secretary shall ad15 minister the lands transferred under this section as part 

16 of the park in accordance with applicable laws and regula17 tions. 

18 (c) MILITARY OPERATIONS AT FORT IRWIN.—Noth19 ing in this section shall be construed as altering any au20 thority of the Secretary of the Army to conduct military 

21 operations at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center 

22 that are authorized in any other provision of law. 
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1 TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 

2 RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

3 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

4 (a) In order to preserve and protect for present and 

5 future generations the outstanding scenic, natural, wild6 life, fishery, recreational, scientific, historic, and ecological 

7 values of the following rivers in the State of California 

8 section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new para10 graphs at the end: 

11 ‘‘( ) BUCKHORN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

12 4.25 miles of Buckhorn Creek from the source to 

13 Lower Buckhorn Campground, as a wild river. The 

14 .25 miles of Buckhorn Creek from Lower Buckhorn 

15 Campground to the confluence with Indian Creek, as 

16 a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘( ) CEDAR CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 4 mile 

18 segment from Inaja Reservation boundary to 0.125 

19 miles upstream of Cedar Creek Road crossing, as a 

20 wild river. The 0.25 miles from 0.125 miles up21 stream of Cedar Creek Road crossing to 0.125 miles 

22 downstream of Cedar Creek Road crossing, as a sce23 nic river. The 1.75 miles from 0.125 miles down24 stream of Cedar Creek Road to the private property 
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1 boundary in Sec. 1 T14S R2E at Cedar Creek Falls, 

2 as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘( ) CLAVEY RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—

4 ‘‘(A) The 5 mile segment of the Lily Creek 

5 tributary from the Emigrant Wilderness bound6 ary to a point 0.1 mile downstream of an 

7 unnamed tributary at the lower end of Coffin 

8 Hollow, as a wild river. The 2 mile segment of 

9 the Lily Creek tributary from a point 0.1 mile 

10 downstream of an unnamed tributary at the 

11 lower end of Coffin Hollow to its confluence 

12 with Bell Creek, as a scenic river. The 6 mile 

13 segment of the Bell Creek tributary from the 

14 Emigrant Wilderness boundary to its confluence 

15 with Lily Creek, as a wild river, except the 1.0 

16 mile segment beginning a point 500 feet up17 stream from the Crabtree trail bridge shall be 

18 administered as a scenic river. The 10.4 mile 

19 segment of the Clavey River from the con20 fluence of Bell Creek with Lily Creek to a point 

21 where the eastern boundary of the river cor22 ridor intersects with the Mi-Wok and Groveland 

23 Ranger districts boundary, as a scenic river. 

24 The 3.2 mile segment of the Clavey River from 

25 the Mi-Wok and Groveland Ranger districts 
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1 boundary to 0.25 mile upstream of the Cotton2 wood Road (Forest Route 14) crossing, as a 

3 wild river. The 1.75 mile segment of the Clavey 

4 River from 0.25 mile upstream of the Cotton5 wood Road to 1.5 mile below it, as a scenic 

6 river. The 6.6 mile segment of the Clavey River 

7 from 1.5 mile downstream of the Cottonwood 

8 Road to 0.25 mile upstream of Forest Road 

9 1N01, as a wild river. The 2 mile segment of 

10 the Clavey River from 0.25 mile above Forest 

11 Road 1N01 crossing to 1.75 miles downstream, 

12 as a scenic river. The 7.0 mile segment of the 

13 Clavey River from 1.75 miles downstream from 

14 the Forest Road 1N01 crossing to the con15 fluence with the Tuolumne River, as a wild 

16 river. The 2 mile segment of the Bourland 

17 Creek tributary from its origin to the western 

18 boundary of Bourland Research Natural Area, 

19 as a wild river. The 10.3 mile segment of the 

20 Bourland Creek tributary from the western 

21 boundary of Bourland Research Natural Area 

22 to its confluence with Reynolds Creek, as a rec23 reational river. 

24 ‘‘(B) That within 18 months of the date of 

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1 pare a fire management plan and a report on 

2 the cultural and historic resources within the 

3 river designations in this subparagraph and 

4 submit the report to the United States Senate, 

5 United States House of Representatives, and 

6 provide a copy to the Tuolumne County board 

7 of supervisors. 

8 ‘‘( ) COTTONWOOD CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

9 18.1 miles from spring source in Sec. 27 T4S R34E 

10 to the confluence with unnamed tributary directly 

11 east of Peak 6887T near the center of Sec. 2 T6S 

12 R36E, as a wild river. The 3.8 miles from the 

13 unnamed tributary confluence near the center of 

14 Sec. 2 T6S R36E to the northern boundary of Sec. 

15 5 T6S R37E, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘( ) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 6.5 mile 

17 segment from 0.125 mile downstream of the Rain18 bow Dam site in Sec. 33, T2N R2W to 0.25 miles 

19 upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, as a wild 

20 river. The 2.5 mile segment from 0.25 miles down21 stream of the Road 3N34 crossing to 0.25 miles up22 stream of the Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 

23 The 10 mile segment from 0.25 miles downstream of 

24 the Trail 2W01 crossing to the upper limit of the 

25 Mojave dam flood zone in Sec. 17, T3N R3W, as a 
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1 wild river. The 3.5 mile segment of the Holcomb 

2 Creek tributary from 0.25 miles downstream of Hol3 comb crossing (Trail 2W08/2W03), as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘( ) DINKEY CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 3 

5 miles from First Dinkey Lake to 0.25 miles up6 stream of Road 9S62 crossing, as a wild river. The 

7 0.5 miles from 0.25 miles upstream of Road 9S62 

8 crossing to 0.25 miles downstream of crossing, as a 

9 scenic river. The 7 miles from 0.25 miles down10 stream of Road 9S62 crossing to confluence with 

11 Rock Creek, as a wild river. The 4.5 miles from 

12 Rock Creek confluence to the confluence with Laurel 

13 Creek, as a recreation river. The 4.5 miles from 

14 Laurel Creek confluence to 0.25 miles upstream of 

15 Ross Crossing (Road 10S24), as a wild river. The 1 

16 mile from 0.25 miles upstream of Ross Crossing to 

17 0.75 miles downstream of Ross Crossing, as a scenic 

18 river. The 5.25 miles from 0.75 miles downstream of 

19 Ross Crossing to 2 miles upstream of North Fork 

20 Kings confluence, as a wild river. The 2 miles up21 stream of North Fork Kings confluence to North 

22 Fork Kings confluence, as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘( ) LOWER KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 7 

24 miles from Highway 155 bridge to 100 feet up25 stream of Borel powerhouse, as a recreational river. 
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1 The 12.7 miles from 100 feet downstream of Borel 

2 powerhouse to confluence with Willow Spring Creek, 

3 as a scenic river. The 9.75 miles from 0.25 miles 

4 downstream of Democrat Dam to 0.25 miles up5 stream of the Kern River powerhouse, as a rec6 reational river: Provided, That the designation shall 

7 not impact the continued operation and maintenance 

8 of existing water and energy facilities on or near the 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘( ) KINGS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 4 miles 

11 from the existing wild river boundary to the end of 

12 road 12S01 (at the Kings River NRT trailhead), as 

13 a wild river. The 4 miles from 12S01 road end to 

14 the confluence with Mill Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 The 3 miles from the Mill Creek confluence to the 

16 Bailey Bridge (Road 11S12), as a recreational river: 

17 Provided, That in the case of conflict between the 

18 provisions of this Act and the provisions of the exist19 ing Kings River Special Management Area, estab20 lished by Public Law 100–150, the more restrictive 

21 provisions shall apply. 

22 ‘‘( ) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 7 

23 miles from the source to the confluence with Old 

24 Man Canyon, as a wild river. The 2 miles from Old 

25 Man Canyon to Murrieta Canyon, as a scenic river. 
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1 The 7 miles from the source of the North Fork of 

2 Matilija Creek to the confluence with Matilija Creek, 

3 as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘( ) OWENS RIVER HEADWATERS, CALI5 FORNIA.—The 2.99 miles of Deadman Creek from 

6 the two-forked source east of San Joaquin Peak to 

7 the confluence with the unnamed tributary flowing 

8 south into Deadman Creek from Sec. 12 T3S R26E, 

9 as a wild river. The 1.71 miles of Deadman Creek 

10 from the unnamed tributary confluence in Sec. 12 

11 T3S R26E to Road 3S22 crossing, as a scenic river. 

12 The 3.91 miles of Deadman Creek from the Road 

13 3S22 crossing to three hundred feet downstream of 

14 the Highway 395 crossing, as a recreational river. 

15 The 2.97 miles of Deadman Creek from three hun16 dred feet downstream of the Highway 395 crossing 

17 to one hundred feet upstream of Big Springs, as a 

18 scenic river. The 0.88 miles of the Upper Owens 

19 River from one hundred feet upstream of Big 

20 Springs to the private property boundary in Sec. 19 

21 T2S R28E, as a recreational river. The 3.98 miles 

22 of Glass Creek from its two-forked source to one 

23 hundred feet upstream of the Glass Creek Meadow 

24 Trailhead parking area in Sec. 29 T2S R27E, as a 

25 wild river. The 1.42 miles of Glass Creek from one 
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1 hundred feet upstream of the trailhead parking area 

2 in Sec. 29 to the end of the Glass Creek road in Sec. 

3 21 T2S R27E, as a scenic river. The 0.96 miles of 

4 Glass Creek from the end of Glass Creek road in 

5 Sec. 21 to the confluence with Deadman Creek in 

6 Sec. 27, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘( ) PINE VALLEY CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

8 1.5 miles from the private property boundary in Sec. 

9 26 T15S R14E to the Pine Creek Wilderness 

10 Boundary, as a recreational river. The 5.75 miles 

11 from the Pine Creek Wilderness Boundary to 0.25 

12 miles upstream of Barrett Reservoir, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘( ) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 miles 

14 of the North Fork Piru Creek from the source to 

15 private property in Sec. 4, T6N R21W, as a wild 

16 river. The 1 mile of the North Fork Piru Creek from 

17 the private property boundary in Sec. 4 to the South 

18 Fork confluence, as a scenic river. The 3.5 miles of 

19 the South Fork Piru Creek from the source to the 

20 confluence with the unnamed tributary in Thorn 

21 Meadows, as a wild river. The 1 mile of South Fork 

22 Piru Creek from the confluence with the unnamed 

23 tributary in Thorn Meadows to the confluence with 

24 North Fork Piru Creek, as a scenic river. The 15 

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1 Forks confluence to 0.125 miles downstream of 

2 Road 18N01 crossing, as a scenic river. The 3 miles 

3 of Piru Creek from 0.125 miles downstream of Road 

4 18N01 crossing to 0.125 miles upstream of Castaic 

5 Mine, as a wild river. The 7.75 miles of Piru Creek 

6 from 0.125 miles downstream of Castaic Mine to 

7 0.25 miles upstream of Pyramid reservoir, as a sce8 nic river. The 2.75 miles of Piru Creek from 0.25 

9 miles downstream of Pyramid dam to Osito Canyon, 

10 as a recreational river. The 11 miles from Osito 

11 Canyon to the southern boundary of the Sespe Wil12 derness, as a wild river: Provided, That nothing in 

13 this Act shall preclude or limit the State of Cali14 fornia, the Department of Water Resources of the 

15 State of California, United Water Conservation Dis16 trict, and other governmental entities from releasing 

17 water from Pyramid Lake into Piru Creek for con18 veyance and delivery to Lake Piru for the water con19 servation purposes of United Water Conservation 

20 District. 

21 ‘‘( ) SAN DIEGO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 

22 miles from the northern boundary of Sec. 34 T12S 

23 R3E to the private property boundary in Sec. 36 

24 T13S R2E, as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘( ) UPPER SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

2 1.5 miles from the source to the private property 

3 boundary in Sec. 10 T6N R24W, as a scenic river. 

4 The 2 miles from the private property boundary in 

5 Sec. 10 T6N R24W to the Hartman Ranch bound6 ary in Sec. 14 T6N R24W, as a wild river. The 14.5 

7 miles from the Hartman Ranch boundary in Sec. 14 

8 T6N R24W to 0.125 miles downstream of Beaver 

9 Campground, as a recreational river. The 2 miles 

10 from 0.125 miles downstream of Beaver Camp11 ground to Rock Creek confluence, as a scenic river. 

12 The 1 mile of Sespe Creek from the southern bound13 ary of section 16, T5N R20Wu to the southern 

14 boundary of section 35, T4N R20W just upstream 

15 of the confluence with Coldwater Canyon, to be ad16 ministered as a wild river.’’. 

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

18 Act shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper19 ation and maintenance of, developments below or above 

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

21 tributary thereto which will not invade the area or unrea22 sonably diminish the existing scenic, recreational, and fish 

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

24 enactment of this Act. 
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1 TITLE IV—ANCIENT 

2 BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST 

3 SEC. 401. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT. 

4 (a) PURPOSES.—In order to conserve and protect, by 

5 maintaining near-natural conditions, the Ancient 

6 Bristlecone Pines for public enjoyment and scientific study 

7 there is hereby established the Ancient Bristlecone Pine 

8 Forest. 

9 (b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Ancient Bristlecone 

10 Pine Forest shall consist of the public lands generally de11 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Ancient Bristlecone Pine For12 est—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, and comprising ap13 proximately 28,991 acres. 

14 (c) MAP.—As soon as practicable, but no later than 

15 three years after the date of enactment of this Act, a map 

16 and legal description of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine For17 est shall be filed by the Secretary with the Committee on 

18 Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Sen19 ate and the Committee on Resources of the United States 

20 House of Representatives. Such map shall have the same 

21 force and effect as if included in this section. Copies of 

22 such map shall be on file and available for public inspec23 tion in the Office of the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, 

24 Department of Agriculture, and in the appropriate office 

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1 (d) MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE

2 FOREST.—

3 (1) The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest des4 ignated by this title shall be administered by the 

5 Secretary to protect the resources and values of the 

6 area in accordance with the purposes in subsection 

7 (a) and pursuant to the National Forest Manage8 ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) and 

9 other applicable provisions of law, including this 

10 title, and in a manner that promotes the objectives 

11 of the management plan for this area as of the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, including—

13 (A) the protection of the Ancient 

14 Bristlecone Pines for public enjoyment and sci15 entific study; 

16 (B) the recognition of the botanical, scenic, 

17 and historical values of the area; and 

18 (C) the maintenance of near-natural condi19 tions by ensuring that all activities are subordi20 nate to the needs of protecting and preserving 

21 bristlecone pines and wood remnants. 

22 (2) The Secretary shall allow only such uses of 

23 the forest as the Secretary finds will further the pur24 poses for which the forest is established. 
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1 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

2 all Federal lands within the Ancient Bristlecone Pine For3 est are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appro4 priation or disposal under the public land laws; from loca5 tion, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from 

6 disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geo7 thermal leasing, and all amendments thereto. 

8 (f) ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST MANAGE9 MENT PLAN.—Within 18 months after the date of enact10 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit 

11 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

12 the United States Senate and to the Committee on Re13 sources of the United States House of Representatives a 

14 comprehensive management plan for the Ancient 

15 Bristlecone Pine Forest designated by this title. 

16 (g) EXISTING MANAGEMENT.—Management guid17 ance for the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest adopted in 

18 1988 as part of the Inyo National Forest Land and Re19 source Management Plan regarding roads, trails, and fa20 cilities development, motor vehicle use, pest management, 

21 energy exploration, land acquisition, utilities placement, 

22 wildfire management, grazing, timber, riparian areas, 

23 hunting, and recreation shall be maintained and incor24 porated into the management plan in subsection (f). Sci25 entific research shall be allowed according to the 1988 
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1 plan. In all other cases of conflict between the provisions 

2 of this Act and the provisions of the existing management 

3 plan for the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest the more re4 strictive provisions shall apply. 

5 TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF 

6 APPROPRIATIONS 

7 SEC. 501. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 

8 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. 

9 There is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 

10 annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $2,500,000 

11 annually to the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pro12 gram to provide ‘‘Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Eco13 nomic Development’’ grants to communities surrounded 

14 by or adjacent to wilderness areas and wild, scenic, and 

15 recreational rivers designated by this Act, for use in cre16 ating and promoting wilderness and recreation related 

17 jobs, developing visitors centers, informational brochures 

18 and kiosks, or other methods for promoting wilderness and 

19 wild and scenic river tourism in these areas. 

20 SEC. 502. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 

21 RECREATION. 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated $1,250,000 

23 annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $1,250,000 

24 annually to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wilder25 ness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers des-
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1 ignated by this Act to develop trails and other facilities 

2 that will promote and enhance the wilderness and wild and 

3 scenic river recreation experiences. 

4 SEC. 503. FIRE FIGHTING. 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 

6 annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $2,500,000 

7 annually to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wilder8 ness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational river seg9 ments designated by this Act to support firefighting activi10 ties. 

11 SEC. 504. LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

12 There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 

13 annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $1,000,000 

14 annually to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wilder15 ness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers des16 ignated by this Act to support law enforcement activities 

17 necessary to protect visitors and the natural resources of 

18 these wild areas.

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