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Calendar No. 266 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 140 

[Report No. 112–104] 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping 

Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 2011 

Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. STABENOW) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JANUARY 13, 2012 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of December 17, 2011, 

by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water 

within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 

the State of Michigan, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 

3 National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 

7 consisting of 6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 

8 National Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Bound9 ary’’, numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 

10 2010. 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. 

14 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder15 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land and inland 

16 water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 

17 comprising approximately 32,557 acres along the main18 land shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands 

19 in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally 

20 depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as 

21 a component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys22 tem, to be known as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilder23 ness’’. 

24 (b) MAP.— 


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

2 and available for public inspection in appropriate of3 fices of the National Park Service. 

4 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

5 any clerical or typographical errors in the map. 

6 (3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac7 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

8 Secretary shall prepare a legal description of the wil9 derness boundary and submit a copy of the map and 

10 legal description to the Committee on Energy and 

11 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

12 on Natural Resources of the House of Representa13 tives. 

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

15 be— 

16 (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent 

17 county roads; and 

18 (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent 

19 State highways. 

20 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

22 the wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be ad23 ministered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder24 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 


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1 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

2 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

3 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

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

5 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

6 reference to the Secretary. 

7 (b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

8 BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act prevents the mainte9 nance and improvement of roads that are located outside 

10 the boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 

11 3(a). 

12 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af13 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect 

14 to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting 

15 and fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance 

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

17 4). 

18 (d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act 

19 modifies, alters, or affects— 

20 (1) any treaty rights; or 

21 (2) any valid private property rights in exist22 ence on the day before the date of enactment of this 

23 Act. 


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Calendar No. 266 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 140 

[Report No. 112–104] 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland 

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

JANUARY 13, 2012 

Reported without amendment 


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