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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 361 

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 

JANUARY 23, 2013 

Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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. 

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 Wilder5 ness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie 

6 Rivers Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS. 

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

3 and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva4 tion System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker5 Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington 

6 comprising approximately 22,173 acres that is within the 

7 Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, 

8 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Al9 pine Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 3, 

10 2009, which is incorporated in and shall be considered to 

11 be a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 

12 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

13 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

14 rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub15 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 

16 Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec17 retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

18 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 

19 that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 

20 considered to be a reference to the date of enact21 ment of this Act. 

22 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall file a map and a legal description 


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1 of the land designated as wilderness by sub2 section (a) with— 

3 (i) the Committee on Natural Re4 sources of the House of Representatives; 

5 and 

6 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

7 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

8 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de9 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

10 have the same force and effect as if included in 

11 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

12 minor errors in the map and legal description. 

13 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

14 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

15 shall be filed and made available for public in16 spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 

17 Service. 

18 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER19 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interests in land within the 

20 Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, 

21 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Al22 pine Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 3, 

23 2009, that is acquired by the United States shall— 

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


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1 (2) be managed in accordance with subsection 

2 (b)(1). 

3 SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

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

5 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(ll) MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE, WASH8 INGTON.—The 27.4-mile segment from the head9 waters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near 

10 La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 

11 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., 

12 R. 9 E., to be administered by the Secretary of Agri13 culture in the following classifications: 

14 ‘‘(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment 

15 from the headwaters of the Middle Fork 

16 Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/ 

17 4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the west sec18 tion line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(B) The approximately 21-mile segment 

21 from the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., 

22 R. 12 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, 

23 T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(ll) PRATT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The en25 tirety of the Pratt River in the State of Washington, 


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1 located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National 

2 Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri3 culture as a wild river.’’. 

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