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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1959 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 16, 2017 

Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of California 

as wilderness, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Central Coast Heritage Protection Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 4. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 5. Administration of wilderness. 

Sec. 6. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 


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Sec. 7. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 8. Designation of scenic areas. 

Sec. 9. Condor National Recreation Trail. 

Sec. 10. Forest service study. 

Sec. 11. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities. 

Sec. 12. Use by members of Tribes. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) SCENIC AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic area’’ 

4 means a scenic area designated by section 8(a). 

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

6 means— 

7 (A) with respect to land managed by the 

8 Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 

9 the Interior; and 

10 (B) with respect to land managed by the 

11 Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

13 of California. 

14 (4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

15 area’’ means a wilderness area or wilderness addi16 tion designated by section 3(a). 

17 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

19 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the 

20 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo21 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

2 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap3 proximately 35,619 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness 

5 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 31, 2017, which 

6 shall be known as the ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilder7 ness’’. 

8 (2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

9 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap10 proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on 

11 the map entitled ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness Area—Pro12 posed’’ and dated May 31, 2017, which shall be 

13 known as the ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 

14 (3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

15 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap16 proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on 

17 the map entitled ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness 

18 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 31, 2017, which 

19 shall be known as the ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 

20 (4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

21 Forest comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as 

22 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 

23 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

24 October 4, 2017, which shall be incorporated into 

25 and managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as 


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1 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

2 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

3 Stat. 242). 

4 (5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

5 Forest comprising approximately 54,221 acres, as 

6 generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

7 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 1 of 2 

8 (Bear Canyon and Cuyama Peak Units)’’ and ‘‘Dick 

9 Smith Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 2 

10 of 2 (Buckhorn and Mono Units)’’ and dated Octo11 ber 4, 2017, which shall be incorporated into and 

12 managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness as 

13 designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

14 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

15 (6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

16 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu17 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

18 7,289 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti19 tled ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

20 and dated October 4, 2017, which shall be incor21 porated into and managed as part of the Garcia Wil22 derness as designated by the Los Padres Condor 

23 Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 102– 

24 301; 106 Stat. 242). 


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1 (7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

2 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu3 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

4 8,671 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti5 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area Addi6 tions—Proposed’’ and dated October 4, 2017, which 

7 shall be incorporated into and managed as part of 

8 the Machesna Mountain Wilderness as designated by 

9 the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

10 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

11 (8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

12 Forest comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil14 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated Octo15 ber 4, 2017, which shall be incorporated into and 

16 managed as part of the Matilija Wilderness as des17 ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 

18 Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 

19 242). 

20 (9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

21 Forest comprising approximately 24,040 acres, as 

22 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

23 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

24 October 4, 2017, which shall be incorporated into 

25 and managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness 


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1 as designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), 

2 the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

3 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres 

4 Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 

5 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

6 (10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

7 Forest comprising approximately 3,115 acres, as 

8 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 

9 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

10 October 4, 2017, which shall be incorporated into 

11 and managed as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness 

12 as designated by the Endangered American Wilder13 ness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 

14 1132 note). 

15 (11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

16 Forest comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as 

17 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil18 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated Octo19 ber 4, 2017, which shall be incorporated into and 

20 managed as part of the Sespe Wilderness as des21 ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 

22 Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 

23 242). 

24 (12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

25 Forest comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 

2 Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated Oc3 tober 4, 2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Diablo 

4 Caliente Wilderness’’. 

5 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilder9 ness areas with— 

10 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources of the Senate; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

13 of the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de15 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

16 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex17 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

18 typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip19 tions. 

20 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

21 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

22 on file and available for public inspection in the ap23 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

24 of Land Management. 


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1 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO2 TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 

4 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 

5 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi6 mately 2,359 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti7 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 

8 dated October 4, 2017, is designated as the Machesna 

9 Mountain Potential Wilderness Area. 

10 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall file a map and legal description of the 

14 Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re15 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

16 area’’) with— 

17 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

20 of the House of Representatives. 

21 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de22 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

23 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex24 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

25 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip26 tion. 


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1 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

2 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

3 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

4 offices of the Forest Service. 

5 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

6 (d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 

7 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

8 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

9 (d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

10 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para12 graph (2), the Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or 

13 reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon15 struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 

16 (1), the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

18 regulations); and 

19 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

20 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

21 necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re22 alignment, or rerouting with the least amount 

23 of adverse impact on wilderness character and 

24 resources. 


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1 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

2 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

3 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

4 out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout5 ing authorized by this subsection. 

6 (4) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHI7 CLES.—The Secretary may permit the use of motor8 ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 

9 Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law (in10 cluding regulations) and this subsection until such 

11 date as the potential wilderness area is designated 

12 as wilderness in accordance with subsection (h). 

13 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

14 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with15 drawn from all forms of— 

16 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

17 public land laws; 

18 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

19 laws; and 

20 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min21 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

22 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

23 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

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1 tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 

2 (d). 

3 (g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 

4 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

5 area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 

6 of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re7 routed under subsection (d). 

8 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

10 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des11 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na12 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

13 of— 

14 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub15 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

16 trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting 

17 authorized by subsection (d) has been com18 pleted; and 

19 (B) the date that is 20 years after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act. 

21 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On 

22 designation as wilderness under this section, the po23 tential wilderness area shall be— 

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1 fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

2 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by 

3 section 3; and 

4 (B) administered in accordance with sec5 tion 5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

6 et seq.). 

7 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

9 the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec10 retary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

12 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 

14 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 

15 enactment of this Act; and 

16 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture 

18 shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary 

19 that has jurisdiction over the wilderness area. 

20 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI21 TIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take any 

23 measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for 

24 the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord25 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 


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1 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 

2 98th Congress. 

3 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 

4 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

5 wilderness areas. 

6 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

7 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary shall amend the local information in the Fire 

10 Management Reference System or individual oper11 ational plans that apply to the land designated as a 

12 wilderness area. 

13 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para14 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en15 sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer16 gencies in the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall 

17 enter into agreements with appropriate State or 

18 local firefighting agencies. 

19 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder20 ness areas, if established before the date of enactment of 

21 this Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any 

22 reasonable regulations as the Secretary considers nec23 essary in accordance with— 

24 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

25 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 


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1 (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 

2 House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 

3 the 101st Congress for land under the jurisdiction of 

4 the Secretary of the Interior; 

5 (3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 

6 96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con7 gress for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

8 of Agriculture; and 

9 (4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 

10 Federal public land. 

11 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

13 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act affects the jurisdic15 tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 

16 fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

18 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

19 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

20 any management activities that are necessary to 

21 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

22 habitats in the wilderness areas, if the management 

23 activities are— 

24 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

25 management plans; 


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1 (B) conducted in accordance with appro2 priate policies, such as the policies established 

3 in Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 

4 (C) in accordance with memoranda of un5 derstanding between the Federal agencies and 

6 the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 

7 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

9 the designation of wilderness areas by this Act to 

10 lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buff11 er zones around each wilderness area. 

12 (2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 

13 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

14 seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 

15 not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

16 boundary of the wilderness area. 

17 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre18 cludes— 

19 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

20 the wilderness areas; 

21 (2) the designation of new units of special air22 space over the wilderness areas; or 

23 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

24 training routes over wilderness areas. 


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1 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse2 back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 

3 stock into, a wilderness area— 

4 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 

5 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 

6 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter7 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

8 (h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

9 the wilderness areas are withdrawn from— 

10 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis11 posal under the public land laws; 

12 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

13 laws; and 

14 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min15 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

16 (i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER17 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

18 that is acquired by the United States shall— 

19 (1) become part of the wilderness area in which 

20 the land is located; and 

21 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

22 (A) this section; 

23 (B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

24 seq.); and 

25 (C) any other applicable law. 


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1 (j) TREATMENT OF EXISTING WATER DIVERSIONS IN

2 THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

3 (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.— 

4 The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 

5 authorization to the owners of the 2 existing water 

6 transport or diversion facilities, including adminis7 trative access roads (in this subsection referred to as 

8 a ‘‘facility’’), located on National Forest System 

9 land in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the 

10 Moon Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 13 

11 and 14) and the Peak Mountain unit (T. 10 N., R. 

12 28 W., secs. 23 and 26) for the continued operation, 

13 maintenance, and reconstruction of the facility if the 

14 Secretary determines that— 

15 (A) the facility was in existence on the 

16 date on which the land on which the facility is 

17 located was designated as part of the National 

18 Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub19 section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa20 tion’’); 

21 (B) the facility has been in substantially 

22 continuous use to deliver water for the bene23 ficial use on the non-Federal land of the owner 

24 since the date of designation; 


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1 (C) the owner of the facility holds a valid 

2 water right for use of the water on the non3 Federal land of the owner under State law, with 

4 a priority date that predates the date of des5 ignation; and 

6 (D) it is not practicable or feasible to relo7 cate the facility to land outside of the wilder8 ness and continue the beneficial use of water on 

9 the non-Federal land recognized under State 

10 law. 

11 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

12 (A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

13 In a special use authorization issued under 

14 paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

15 (i) allow use of motorized equipment 

16 and mechanized transport for operation, 

17 maintenance, or reconstruction of a facil18 ity, if the Secretary determines that— 

19 (I) the use is the minimum nec20 essary to allow the facility to continue 

21 delivery of water to the non-Federal 

22 land for the beneficial uses recognized 

23 by the water right held under State 

24 law; and 


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1 (II) the use of non-motorized 

2 equipment and non-mechanized trans3 port is impracticable or infeasible; and 

4 (ii) preclude use of the facility for the 

5 diversion or transport of water in excess of 

6 the water right recognized by the State on 

7 the date of designation. 

8 (B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI9 TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 

10 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

11 or allow modification or relocation of the facility 

12 in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 

13 necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness val14 ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of water 

16 on the non-Federal land is not diminished. 

17 (k) TREATMENT OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL DIS18 TRIBUTION LINE IN THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AD19 DITIONS.— 

20 (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.— 

21 The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 

22 authorization to the owners of the existing electrical 

23 distribution line to the Plowshare Peak communica24 tion site (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘facil25 ity’’) located on National Forest System land in the 


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1 San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon Can2 yon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 2, 3 and 4) for 

3 the continued operation, maintenance, and recon4 struction of the facility if the Secretary determines 

5 that— 

6 (A) the facility was in existence on the 

7 date on which the land on which the facility is 

8 located was designated as part of the National 

9 Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub10 section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa11 tion’’); 

12 (B) the facility has been in substantially 

13 continuous use to deliver electricity to the com14 munication site; and 

15 (C) it is not practicable or feasible to relo16 cate the distribution line to land outside of the 

17 wilderness. 

18 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

19 (A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

20 In a special use authorization issued under 

21 paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow use of 

22 motorized equipment and mechanized transport 

23 for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of 

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1 ment and non-mechanized transport is impracti2 cable or infeasible. 

3 (B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI4 TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 

5 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

6 or allow modification or relocation of the facility 

7 in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 

8 necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness val9 ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1131). 

11 (l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac12 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

13 and subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

14 prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 

15 maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

16 collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 

17 determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 

18 are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water res19 ervoir operation activities. 

20 SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

21 (a) INDIAN CREEK, MONO CREEK, AND MATILIJA

22 CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce23 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(213) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol2 lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of 

3 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

4 Agriculture: 

5 ‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek 

6 from its source in sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 

7 to the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a 

8 wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek 

10 from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 

11 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce12 nic river. 

13 ‘‘(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek 

14 from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to 

15 the southern boundary of sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 

16 26 W., as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(214) MONO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol18 lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali19 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri20 culture: 

21 ‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 

22 from its source in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 

23 to 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire 

24 Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 

2 from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 

3 Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 

4 0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 

5 Road in sec. 34, T7N, R25W, as a recreational 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono 

8 Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Vic9 tor Fire Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., 

10 to the Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary 

11 in sec. 22, R. 26 W., T. 6 N., as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek 

13 from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound14 ary to the southern boundary of sec. 33, T. 6 

15 N., R. 26 N., as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(215) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

17 following segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 

18 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture: 

20 ‘‘(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija 

21 Creek from its source in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 

22 25 W., to the private property boundary in sec. 

23 9, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 

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1 sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Matilija Wil2 derness boundary, as a wild river.’’. 

3 (b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend5 ed by striking paragraph (142) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(142) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol8 lowing segments of Sespe Creek in the State of Cali9 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri10 culture: 

11 ‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

12 from the private property boundary in sec. 10, 

13 T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Hartman Ranch pri14 vate property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 

15 24 W., as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

17 from the Hartman Ranch private property 

18 boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the 

19 western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., 

20 as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(C) The 6.1-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

22 from the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., 

23 R. 22 W., to the confluence with Trout Creek, 

24 as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe 

2 Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 

3 the southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 

4 20 W., as a wild river.’’. 

5 (c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of 

6 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

7 amended by striking paragraph (143) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol10 lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu11 taries in the State of California, to be administered 

12 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

13 ‘‘(A) The 33-mile segment of the main 

14 stem of the Sisquoc River extending from its 

15 origin downstream to the Los Padres Forest 

16 boundary, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South 

18 Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 

19 San Rafael Mountain in sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 28 

20 W., to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as 

21 a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana 

23 Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak 

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1 Wilderness boundary upstream of Nira Camp2 ground, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana 

4 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound5 ary upstream of the Nira Campground to the 

6 San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of 

7 the confluence of Davy Brown Creek, as a rec8 reational river. 

9 ‘‘(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana 

10 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound11 ary downstream of the confluence of Davy 

12 Brown Creek to the private property boundary 

13 in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 

15 Creek from the private property boundary in 

16 sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., to the confluence of 

17 the Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 

19 Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in 

20 sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet up21 stream of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as 

22 a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 

24 Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 


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1 with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 

2 Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon 

4 from its source north of Ranger Peak in sec. 

5 33, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream 

6 of its confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as 

7 a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Can9 yon from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 

10 with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 

11 Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek 

13 from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley 

14 Road to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as 

15 a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork 

17 Fish Creek from its source in sec. 26, T. 8 N., 

18 R. 29 W., to its confluence with Fish Creek, as 

19 a wild river.’’. 

20 (d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

21 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend22 ed by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the fol23 lowing: 

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1 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture: 

3 ‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 

4 from its source in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., 

5 to the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 

6 6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 

8 from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 

9 6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of 

10 the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 

12 from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 

13 to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 

16 from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 

17 confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek 

19 from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 

20 the first bridge crossing to the boundary of the 

21 Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek 

23 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

24 the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 

2 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

3 the upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a rec4 reational river.’’. 

5 (e) EFFECT.—The designation of additional miles of 

6 Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid 

7 water rights in existence on the date of enactment of this 

8 Act. 

9 (f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 

10 section (including the amendments made by this section) 

11 affects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 

12 Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 

13 crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with 

14 the protection and enhancement of river values under the 

15 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). 

16 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL 

17 WILDERNESS. 

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 

19 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 

20 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi21 mately 41,837 acres, as generally depicted on the map en22 titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 

23 dated October 4, 2017, is designated as the Fox Mountain 

24 Potential Wilderness Area. 

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

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

3 Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description 

4 of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re5 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

6 area’’) with— 

7 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

8 Resources of the Senate; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

10 of the House of Representatives. 

11 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de12 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

13 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex14 cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 

15 any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 

16 legal description. 

17 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

18 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

19 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

20 offices of the Forest Service. 

21 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

22 (d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 

23 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

24 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 


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1 (d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

2 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para4 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 

5 (A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 

6 equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con7 nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 

8 Ridge Trail; and 

9 (B) reconstruct or realign— 

10 (i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 

11 (ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con13 struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para14 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

15 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

16 regulations); and 

17 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

18 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

19 necessary to accomplish the construction, recon20 struction, or alignment with the least amount of 

21 adverse impact on wilderness character and re22 sources. 

23 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

24 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

25 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 


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1 out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign2 ment authorized by this subsection. 

3 (4) MECHANIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary 

4 may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the 

5 existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 

6 accordance with existing law (including regulations) 

7 and this subsection until such date as the potential 

8 wilderness area is designated as wilderness in ac9 cordance with subsection (h). 

10 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

11 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with12 drawn from all forms of— 

13 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

14 public land laws; 

15 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

16 laws; and 

17 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min18 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

19 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

20 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

21 agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en22 tities and private entities to complete the trail construc23 tion, reconstruction, and realignment authorized by sub24 section (d). 


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1 (g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 

2 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

3 area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location 

4 of any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or 

5 realigned under subsection (d). 

6 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

8 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des9 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na10 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

11 of— 

12 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub13 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

14 trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 

15 authorized by subsection (d) has been com16 pleted; and 

17 (B) the date that is 20 years after the date 

18 of enactment of this Act. 

19 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On 

20 designation as wilderness under this section, the po21 tential wilderness area shall be— 

22 (A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil23 derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 

24 (82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 

25 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 


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1 note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 

2 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

3 Stat. 242), and section 3; and 

4 (B) administered in accordance with sec5 tion 5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

6 et seq.). 

7 SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 

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

9 there are established the following scenic areas: 

10 (1) CONDOR RIDGE SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

11 land in the Los Padres National Forest comprising 

12 approximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on 

13 the map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Pro14 posed’’ and dated October 4, 2017, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area’’. 

16 (2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

17 land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba18 kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man19 agement comprising approximately 16,216 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun21 tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated October 4, 

22 2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain 

23 Scenic Area’’. 

24 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 


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

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

3 Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of 

4 the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain 

5 Scenic Area with— 

6 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

7 Resources of the Senate; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

9 of the House of Representatives. 

10 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de11 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

12 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex13 cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 

14 any clerical and typographical errors in the maps 

15 and legal descriptions. 

16 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

17 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

18 on file and available for public inspection in the ap19 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

20 of Land Management. 

21 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 

22 conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy23 ment of present and future generations the ecological, sce24 nic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu25 cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 


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1 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin3 ister the scenic areas— 

4 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

5 and enhances the resources of the scenic areas, 

6 and in particular the scenic character attributes 

7 of the scenic areas; and 

8 (B) in accordance with— 

9 (i) this section; 

10 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man11 agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 

12 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

13 of the Interior; 

14 (iii) any laws (including regulations) 

15 relating to the National Forest System, for 

16 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

17 of Agriculture; and 

18 (iv) any other applicable law (includ19 ing regulations). 

20 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow those 

21 uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary deter22 mines would further the purposes described in sub23 section (c). 


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1 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

2 the Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from 

3 all forms of— 

4 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

5 public land laws; 

6 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

7 laws; and 

8 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min9 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

10 (f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be pro11 hibited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 

12 (1) Permanent roads. 

13 (2) Permanent structures. 

14 (3) Timber harvesting except when necessary 

15 for the purposes described in subsection (g). 

16 (4) Transmission lines. 

17 (5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 

18 requirements for the administration of the scenic 

19 areas and to protect public health and safety— 

20 (A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 

21 (B) the establishment of temporary roads. 

22 (6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 

23 for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 

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1 take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 

2 determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis3 eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro4 priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 

5 or a local agency. 

6 (h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an oth7 erwise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard 

8 within a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use 

9 outside the boundary of the scenic area. 

10 SEC. 9. CONDOR NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

12 (1) the Condor National Recreation Trail is 

13 named after the California Condor, a critically en14 dangered bird species which lives along the extent of 

15 the Condor National Recreation Trail within the Los 

16 Padres National Forest; and 

17 (2) the Condor National Recreation Trail will 

18 traverse a diversity of geography and communities 

19 through the southern and northern sections of the 

20 Los Padres National Forest. 

21 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Condor National 

22 Recreation Trail is to provide a continual hiking trail cor23 ridor spanning the entire length of the Los Padres Na24 tional Forest along the coastal mountains of Central Cali25 fornia. 


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1 (c) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the National 

2 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL RECREATION

5 TRAIL.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After completion of 

7 the study under subparagraph (E), the Sec8 retary shall designate the Condor National 

9 Recreation Trail, extending from Lake Piru to 

10 the Botchers Gap Campground in the Monterey 

11 County corridor. 

12 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Condor Na13 tional Recreation Trail (referred to in this para14 graph as the ‘trail’) shall be administered by 

15 the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 

16 with— 

17 ‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re18 gional, and local agencies; 

19 ‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 

21 ‘‘(C) CONTINUAL ROUTE.—In building new 

22 connectors, and realigning existing trails, the 

23 Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) provide for a continual route 

2 through the southern and northern Los 

3 Padres National Forest; 

4 ‘‘(ii) promote recreational, scenic, wil5 derness and cultural values; 

6 ‘‘(iii) enhance connectivity with the 

7 overall National Forest trail system; 

8 ‘‘(iv) emphasize safe and continuous 

9 public access, dispersal from high-use 

10 areas, and suitable water sources; and 

11 ‘‘(v) to the extent practicable, provide 

12 all-year use. 

13 ‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No portions of the 

15 trail may be located on non-Federal land 

16 without the written consent of the land17 owner and without obtaining a permanent 

18 easement or right-of-way. 

19 ‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary 

20 shall not acquire for the trail any land or 

21 interest in land outside the exterior bound22 ary of any federally managed area without 

23 the consent of the owner of land or interest 

24 in land. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) EFFECT.—Nothing in this para2 graph— 

3 ‘‘(I) requires any private prop4 erty owner to allow public access (in5 cluding Federal, State, or local gov6 ernment access) to private property; 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 

9 Federal, State, or local law with re10 spect to public access to or use of pri11 vate land. 

12 ‘‘(E) STUDY.— 

13 ‘‘(i) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later 

14 than 6 years after the date of enactment 

15 of this paragraph, the Secretary of Agri16 culture shall submit a study, including a 

17 detailed map, that describes the entire 

18 route addresses the feasibility of, and al19 ternatives for, connecting the northern and 

20 southern portions of the Los Padres Na21 tional Forest using a trail corridor across 

22 the applicable portions of the Northern 

23 and Southern Santa Lucia Mountains of 

24 the Southern California Coastal Range 

25 to— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the Committee on Energy 

2 and Natural Resources of the Senate; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Natural 

5 Resources of the House of Represent6 atives. 

7 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In 

8 completing the study required by clause 

9 (i), the Secretary of Agriculture shall con10 sult with— 

11 ‘‘(I) appropriate Federal, State, 

12 Tribal, regional, and local agencies; 

13 ‘‘(II) private landowners; 

14 ‘‘(III) nongovernmental organiza15 tions; and 

16 ‘‘(IV) members of the public.’’. 

17 ‘‘(F) MAP.—The map referred to in sub18 paragraph (E)(i) shall be on file and available 

19 for public inspection in the appropriate offices 

20 of the Forest Service.’’. 

21 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

22 this section (including the amendments made by this sec23 tion), the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into coopera24 tive agreements with State, Tribal, and local government 

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1 struction, reconstruction, and realignment projects au2 thorized by this section (including the amendments made 

3 by this section). 

4 SEC. 10. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 

5 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 

7 the Chief of the Forest Service) shall study the feasibility 

8 of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches 

9 or less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the exist10 ing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Can11 yon off-highway vehicle area. 

12 SEC. 11. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 

13 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 

15 with interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve 

16 nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including 

17 mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness 

18 within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger dis19 tricts. 

20 SEC. 12. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES. 

21 (a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that Tribes 

22 have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, 

24 and potential wilderness areas designated by this Act for 

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1 (b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 

3 the Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may tempo4 rarily close to the general public one or more specific 

5 portions of a wilderness area, scenic area, or poten6 tial wilderness area designated by this Act to protect 

7 the privacy of the members of the Tribe in the con8 duct of traditional cultural and religious activities. 

9 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para10 graph (1) shall be— 

11 (A) made in such a manner as to affect 

12 the smallest practicable area for the minimum 

13 period of time necessary for the activity to be 

14 carried out; and 

15 (B) be consistent with the purpose and in16 tent of Public Law 95–341 (commonly known 

17 as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) 

18 (42 U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

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