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Calendar No. 351 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1294 

To designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National 

Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 15, 2013 

Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. CORKER) introduced the following bill; 

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

JULY 24, 2013 

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

APRIL 8, 2014 

Reported by Ms. STABENOW, without amendment 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, 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 ‘‘Tennessee Wilderness 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Areas and Additions8 Cherokee National Forest’’ and dated January 20, 

9 2010. 

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

11 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

12 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

13 of Tennessee. 

14 SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—In accordance 

16 with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol17 lowing parcels of Federal land in the Cherokee National 

18 Forest in the State of Tennessee are designated as wilder19 ness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preser20 vation System: 

21 (1) Certain land comprising approximately 

22 9,038 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Upper 

23 Bald River Wilderness’’ on the Map and which shall 

24 be known as the ‘‘Upper Bald River Wilderness’’. 

25 (2) Certain land comprising approximately 348 

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1 tion’’ on the Map and which shall be incorporated 

2 in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Big 

3 Frog Wilderness. 

4 (3) Certain land comprising approximately 630 

5 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little Frog 

6 Mountain Addition NW’’ on the Map and which 

7 shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

8 be a part of, the Little Frog Mountain Wilderness. 

9 (4) Certain land comprising approximately 336 

10 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little Frog 

11 Mountain Addition NE’’ on the Map and which shall 

12 be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a 

13 part of, the Little Frog Mountain Wilderness. 

14 (5) Certain land comprising approximately 

15 2,922 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Sampson 

16 Mountain Addition’’ on the Map and which shall be 

17 incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part 

18 of, the Sampson Mountain Wilderness. 

19 (6) Certain land comprising approximately 

20 4,446 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big Lau21 rel Branch Addition’’ on the Map and which shall be 

22 incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part 

23 of, the Big Laurel Branch Wilderness. 

24 (7) Certain land comprising approximately 

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1 mer-Slickrock Addition’’ on the Map and which shall 

2 be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a 

3 part of, the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness. 

4 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilder8 ness areas designated by subsection (a) with the ap9 propriate committees of Congress. 

10 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

11 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

12 on file and available for public inspection in the of13 fice of the Chief of the Forest Service and the office 

14 of the Supervisor of the Cherokee National Forest. 

15 (3) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de16 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

17 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex18 cept that the Secretary may correct typographical 

19 errors in the maps and descriptions. 

20 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

21 rights, the Federal land designated as wilderness by sub22 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac23 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

24 seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the effective 


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1 date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 351 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1294 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain public land in 

Tennessee, and for other purposes. the Cherokee National Forest in the State of 

APRIL 8, 2014 

Reported without amendment 


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