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Union Calendar No. 250 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1769 

[Report No. 111–434] 

To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 

designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild 

and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2009 

Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and 

Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. QUIGLEY and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois 

MARCH 11, 2010 

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

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

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of 

Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 

River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and 

for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alpine Lakes Wilderness 

5 Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers 

6 Protection Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is designated as wilderness 

9 and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva10 tion System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker11 Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington 

12 comprising approximately 22,173 acres that is within the 

13 Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as 

14 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Alpine 

15 Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 3, 2009, 

16 which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a 

17 part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 

18 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

19 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

20 rights, the land designated as wilderness by subsection 

21 (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri22 culture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 

23 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

24 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to 


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1 the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

2 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary shall file a map and a legal description 

7 of the land designated as wilderness by sub8 section (a) with— 

9 (i) the Committee on Natural Re10 sources of the House of Representatives; and 

11 (ii) the Committee on Energy and Nat12 ural Resources of the Senate. 

13 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de14 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

15 have the same force and effect as if included in 

16 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

17 minor errors in the map and legal description. 

18 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

19 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

20 shall be filed and made available for public in21 spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 

22 Service. 

23 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER24 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interests in land within the 

25 Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Alpine 

2 Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 3, 2009, 

3 that is acquired by the United States shall— 

4 (1) become part of the wilderness area; and 

5 (2) be managed in accordance with subsection 

6 (b)(1). 

7 SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

8 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(ll) MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON.— 

12 The 27.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle 

Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1 13 ⁄4 sec. 

14 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 

15 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be administered by the Secretary 

16 of Agriculture in the following classifications: 

17 ‘‘(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from 

18 the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River 

near La Bohn Gap in NE 1 19 ⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 

20 13 E., to the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 

21 12 E., as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(B) The approximately 21-mile segment from 

23 the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to 

24 the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., 

25 as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(ll) PRATT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The entirety of 

2 the Pratt River in the State of Washington, located in the 

3 Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, to be adminis4 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 250 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1769 

[Report No. 111–434] 

A BILL 

To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the 

and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild State of Washington, to designate the Middle 

MARCH 11, 2010 

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


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