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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3153 

To authorize a national memorial to commemorate those killed by the collapse 

of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2015 

Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize a national memorial to commemorate those 

killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 

12, 1928, 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 ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and 

6 Castaic Wilderness Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 


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TITLE I—SAINT FRANCIS DAM ADVISORY COMMISSION 

Sec. 101. Memorial to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam Disaster. 

Sec. 102. Saint Francis Dam Advisory Commission. 

Sec. 103. Duties of the secretary of the interior with respect to memorial. 

Sec. 104. Establishment of national monument. 

Sec. 105. Knapp Ranch potential wilderness area. 

Sec. 106. General provisions. 

Sec. 107. Definitions. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS 

Sec. 201. Designation and administration of wilderness. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) On March 12, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam 

4 located in the northern portion of Los Angeles Coun5 ty, California, breached, resulting in a devastating 

6 flood that caused the death of approximately 425 in7 dividuals. 

8 (2) The residents of the Santa Clarita Valley, 

9 San Francisquito Canyon, Castaic Junction, Santa 

10 Clara River Valley, Piru, Fillmore, Bardsdale, 

11 Saticoy, and Santa Paula were directly impacted and 

12 suffered greatly from the worst flood in the history 

13 of the State of California. 

14 (3) The disaster resulted in a tremendous loss 

15 of human life, property, and the livelihood of local 

16 residents, and was surpassed in the 20th century 

17 only by the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. 

18 (4) The dam’s collapse may represent America’s 

19 worst civil engineering failure in the 20th century. 


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1 (5) The site is subject to the theft of historic 

2 artifacts, as well as graffiti and other vandalism. 

3 (6) The surrounding area has important his4 toric and environmental significance. 

5 (7) It is right to pay homage to the citizens 

6 who perished, were injured, or were dislocated in the 

7 flood, and to bring to light and educate the general 

8 public about this important historical event. 

9 (8) It is appropriate that the site of the Saint 

10 Francis Dam and surrounding areas be designated 

11 a unit of the National Park System to commemorate 

12 this tragic event. 

13 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol14 lows: 

15 (1) To establish a national memorial to honor 

16 the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of 

17 March 12, 1928. 

18 (2) To establish the Saint Francis Dam Advi19 sory Commission to assist with consideration and 

20 formulation of plans for a permanent memorial to 

21 the victims of that disaster, including its nature, de22 sign, and construction. 

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1 cate the general public about this tragic and historic 

2 event. 

3 (4) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior 

4 to coordinate and facilitate the activities of the Saint 

5 Francis Dam Advisory Commission, provide tech6 nical and financial assistance to the Saint Francis 

7 Dam Task Force, and to administer a Saint Francis 

8 Dam memorial. 

9 (5) To designate the Saint Francis Dam Na10 tional Monument. 

11 (6) To designate certain Federal lands adminis12 tered by the United States Forest Service within Los 

13 Angeles County as wilderness. 

14 TITLE I—SAINT FRANCIS DAM 

15 ADVISORY COMMISSION 

16 SEC. 101. MEMORIAL TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE 

17 SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER. 

18 There is established a memorial at the Saint Francis 

19 Dam site in the County of Los Angeles, California, to 

20 honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of 

21 March 12, 1928, which shall be— 

22 (1) known as the Saint Francis Dam Disaster 

23 National Memorial and be managed by the National 

24 Park Service; and 


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1 (2) located within the Saint Francis Dam Dis2 aster National Monument. 

3 SEC. 102. SAINT FRANCIS DAM ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com5 mission to be known as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Advisory 

6 Commission’’. 

7 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall consist of 

8 no more than 15 members, including the Director of the 

9 National Park Service, or the Director’s designee, the 

10 Chief of the United States Forest Service, or the Chief’s 

11 designee, a designee of the Governor of the State of Cali12 fornia, a designee of the County of Los Angeles Board 

13 of Supervisors, a representative of the Santa Clarita Val14 ley Historical Society, a representative of the Community 

15 Hiking Club of Santa Clarita, and up to 8 additional mem16 bers appointed by the Secretary of the Interior in con17 sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. 

18 (c) TERM.—The term of the members of the Commis19 sion shall be for the life of the Commission. 

20 (d) CHAIR.—The members of the Commission shall 

21 select the Chair of the Commission. 

22 (e) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commission 

23 shall not affect its powers if a quorum is present, but shall 

24 be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 


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1 (f) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 

2 call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members, but 

3 not less often than quarterly. The Commission shall pub4 lish notice of the Commission meetings and agendas for 

5 the meetings in local newspapers in the vicinity of Los An6 geles County and in the Federal Register. Meetings of the 

7 Commission shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, 

8 United States Code (relating to open meetings). 

9 (g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members serving on 

10 the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the trans11 action of any business. 

12 (h) NO COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commis13 sion shall serve without compensation, but may be reim14 bursed for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties 

15 of the Commission. 

16 (i) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission shall be 

17 as follows: 

18 (1) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 

19 enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit 

20 to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Ag21 riculture, and Congress a report containing rec22 ommendations for the planning, design, construc23 tion, and long-term management of a permanent me24 morial at the dam site. 


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1 (2) The Commission shall advise the Secretary 

2 of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture on 

3 the preferred nature of the Memorial, including the 

4 boundaries of the Memorial site, the desirability of 

5 a visitor center and educational facilities at the site, 

6 as well as ensuring public accessibility to the site. 

7 (3) The Commission shall advise the Secretary 

8 of the Interior in the development of a management 

9 plan for the Memorial site. 

10 (4) The Commission shall consult and coordi11 nate closely with all interested persons, as appro12 priate, as to how best to commemorate the Saint 

13 Francis Dam disaster. 

14 (5) The Commission shall provide significant 

15 opportunities for public participation in the planning 

16 and design of the Memorial. 

17 (j) POWERS.—The Commission may— 

18 (1) make such expenditures for services and 

19 materials for the purpose of carrying out this title 

20 as the Commission considers advisable from funds 

21 appropriated or received as gifts for that purpose; 

22 (2) subject to approval by the Secretary of the 

23 Interior, solicit and accept donations of funds and 

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1 vate or public entities to be used in connection with 

2 the construction or other expenses of the Memorial; 

3 (3) hold hearings and enter into contracts for 

4 personal services; 

5 (4) do such other things as are necessary to 

6 carry out this title; and 

7 (5) by a vote of the majority of the Commis8 sion, delegate such of its duties as it determines ap9 propriate to employees of the National Park Service 

10 and the United States Forest Service. 

11 (k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

12 upon dedication of the completed Memorial. 

13 SEC. 103. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 

14 WITH RESPECT TO MEMORIAL. 

15 The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture, may— 

17 (1) provide assistance to the Commission, in18 cluding advice on collections, storage, and archives; 

19 (2) consult and assist the Commission in pro20 viding information, interpretation, and the conduct 

21 of oral history interviews; 

22 (3) provide assistance in conducting public 

23 meetings and forums held by the Commission; 


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1 (4) provide project management assistance to 

2 the Commission for planning, design, and construc3 tion activities; 

4 (5) provide programming and design assistance 

5 to the Commission for possible Memorial exhibits, 

6 collections, or activities; 

7 (6) provide staff assistance and support to the 

8 Commission; 

9 (7) participate in the formulation of plans for 

10 the design of the Memorial, accept funds raised by 

11 the Commission for construction of the Memorial, 

12 and construct the Memorial; 

13 (8) acquire from willing sellers the land or in14 terests in land for the Memorial site by donation, 

15 purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex16 change; and 

17 (9) administer the Memorial as a unit of the 

18 National Park System in accordance with this title 

19 and with the laws generally applicable to units of the 

20 National Park System. 

21 SEC. 104. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a na23 tional monument in the State certain land administered 

24 by the Secretary of Agriculture in Los Angeles County 

25 comprising approximately 440 acres, as generally depicted 


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1 on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Saint Francis Dam Na2 tional Monument’’, and dated June 18, 2015, to be known 

3 as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monu4 ment’’. 

5 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Monument is to 

6 conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy7 ment of present and future generations the cultural, ar8 chaeological, historical, natural, wildlife, geological, eco9 logical, watershed, educational, scenic, and recreational re10 sources and values of the Monument. 

11 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri13 culture, in consultation with the Secretary of the In14 terior, shall manage the Monument— 

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

16 and enhances the cultural, historic, and ecologi17 cal resources of the Monument; 

18 (B) protects, preserves, and enhances the 

19 Memorial; and 

20 (C) in accordance with— 

21 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Man22 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

23 seq.); 

24 (ii) this Act; and 

25 (iii) any other applicable laws. 


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1 (2) USES.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri3 culture shall allow only such uses of the Monu4 ment that the Secretary determines would fur5 ther the purpose described in subsection (b). 

6 (B) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed 

8 for administrative purposes or to respond 

9 to an emergency, the use of motorized ve10 hicles in the Monument shall be permitted 

11 only on roads designated for use by motor12 ized vehicles in the management plan. 

13 (ii) NEW ROADS.—No additional 

14 roads shall be built within the Monument 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act un16 less the road is necessary for public safety 

17 or natural resource protection. 

18 (C) GRAZING.—The Secretary of Agri19 culture shall permit grazing within the Monu20 ment, where established before the date of en21 actment of this Act— 

22 (i) subject to all applicable laws (in23 cluding regulations) and Executive orders; 

24 and 


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1 (ii) consistent with the purpose de2 scribed in subsection (b). 

3 (D) UTILITY RIGHT-OF-WAY UPGRADES.— 

4 Nothing in this section precludes the Secretary 

5 of Agriculture from renewing or authorizing the 

6 upgrading (including widening) of a utility 

7 right-of-way in existence as of the date of en8 actment of this Act through the Monument in 

9 a manner that minimizes harm to the purpose 

10 of the Monument described in subsection (b)— 

11 (i) in accordance with— 

12 (I) the National Environmental 

13 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

14 et seq.); and 

15 (II) any other applicable law; and 

16 (ii) subject to such terms and condi17 tions as the Secretary of Agriculture deter18 mines to be appropriate. 

19 (E) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Subject to applica20 ble law, the Secretary of Agriculture may issue 

21 rights-of-way for watershed restoration projects 

22 and small-scale flood prevention projects within 

23 the boundary of the Monument if the right-of24 way is consistent with the purpose of the Monu25 ment described in subsection (b). 


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1 (d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

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

4 Agriculture shall develop a management plan for the 

5 Monument. 

6 (2) CONSULTATION.—The management plan 

7 shall be developed in consultation with— 

8 (A) the Department of the Interior and 

9 other interested Federal agencies; 

10 (B) State, tribal, and local governments; 

11 and 

12 (C) the public. 

13 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing and imple14 menting the management plan, the Secretary of Ag15 riculture shall— 

16 (A) consider the recommendations of the 

17 Secretary of the Interior, Santa Clarita Valley 

18 Historical Society, and the Community Hiking 

19 Club of Santa Clarita on methods for providing 

20 access to, and protection for the St. Francis 

21 Dam Memorial site; and 

22 (B) include a watershed health assessment 

23 to identify opportunities for watershed restora24 tion. 


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1 (e) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER2 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land that is with3 in the boundary of the Monument designated by sub4 section (a) that is acquired by the United States shall— 

5 (1) become part of the Monument; and 

6 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

7 (A) this Act; and 

8 (B) any other applicable laws. 

9 SEC. 105. KNAPP RANCH POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA. 

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

11 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain pub12 lic land in the State administered by the United States 

13 Forest Service, comprising approximately 620 acres, as 

14 generally depicted as ‘‘Restoration Area’’ on the map enti15 tled ‘‘Castaic Potential Wilderness’’ and dated June 18, 

16 2015, is designated as a potential wilderness area. 

17 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

18 (c) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 

19 manage the potential wilderness area as wilderness until 

20 the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness 

21 under subsection (d). 

22 (c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological 

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1 tures, unused or decommissioned roads, and any 

2 other activities necessary to restore the natural eco3 systems in the potential wilderness area), the Sec4 retary may use motorized equipment and mecha5 nized transport in the potential wilderness area until 

6 the potential wilderness area is designated as wilder7 ness under subsection (d). 

8 (2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent 

9 practicable, the Secretary shall use the minimum 

10 tool or administrative practice necessary to accom11 plish ecological restoration with the least amount of 

12 adverse impact on wilderness character and re13 sources. 

14 (d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The 

15 potential wilderness area shall be designated as wilderness 

16 and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva17 tion System on the earlier of— 

18 (1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in 

19 the Federal Register notice that the conditions in 

20 the potential wilderness area that are incompatible 

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

22 have been removed; or 

23 (2) the date that is 5 years after the date of en24 actment of this Act. 


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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.—On its des2 ignation as wilderness under subsection (d), the potential 

3 wilderness area shall be— 

4 (1) known as a component of the Castaic Wil5 derness; and 

6 (2) administered in accordance with section 201 

7 and the Wilderness Act. 

8 SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

9 (a) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

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

12 Agriculture shall file maps and legal descriptions of 

13 the Monument and the wilderness areas designated 

14 by this title with— 

15 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

16 Resources of the Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

18 of the House of Representatives. 

19 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de20 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

21 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex22 cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

23 maps and legal descriptions. 

24 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

25 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 


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1 on file and available for public inspection in the ap2 propriate offices of the United States Forest Service. 

3 (b) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS4 TEM.—The Monument and the wilderness areas des5 ignated by this title shall be administered as components 

6 of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

7 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af8 fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

9 wildlife located on public land in the State, except that 

10 the Secretary, after consultation with the California De11 partment of Fish and Wildlife, may designate zones where, 

12 and establish periods during which, no hunting or fishing 

13 shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administra14 tion, or compliance with applicable law. 

15 (d) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

16 the Federal land within the Monument, the wilderness 

17 areas designated by this title, and any land or interest 

18 in land that is acquired by the United States in the Monu19 ment or wilderness areas after the date of enactment of 

20 this Act is withdrawn from— 

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

22 public land laws; 

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

24 laws; and 


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1 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

2 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

3 SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this title: 

5 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

6 the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial 

7 established by section 101. 

8 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

9 means the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National 

10 Monument established by section 104. 

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

12 of California. 

13 TITLE II—DESIGNATION AND AD14 MINISTRATION OF WILDER15 NESS 

16 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF WILDER17 NESS. 

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

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

20 in Los Angeles County, California, administered by the 

21 United States Forest Service, which comprise approxi22 mately 69,812 acres, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘‘Castaic Potential Wilderness’’ and dated June 18, 

24 2015, are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, 

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1 System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Castaic Wilder2 ness’’. 

3 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as 

4 practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

5 Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal de6 scription for the wilderness area designated under this sec7 tion with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re8 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re9 sources of the House of Representatives. The map and de10 scription shall have the same force and effect as if in11 cluded in this section, except that the Secretary of Agri12 culture may correct clerical and typographical errors in 

13 the legal description and map. The map and legal descrip14 tion shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

15 the appropriate office of the United States Forest Service. 

16 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

17 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

18 by this section shall be administered by the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture in accordance with this title and the Wilder20 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

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

22 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

23 a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act; 

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

2 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered a ref3 erence to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the 

4 land. 

5 (d) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI6 TIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 

8 such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad9 dition designated by section 101 as are necessary for 

10 the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord11 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

13 98th Congress. 

14 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this title 

15 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

16 wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 

17 by this title. 

18 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

19 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall amend the local fire management plans 

22 that apply to the land designated as a wilderness 

23 area or wilderness addition by section 101. 

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1 sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer2 gencies in the wilderness areas or wilderness addi3 tions designated by section 101, the Secretary 

4 shall— 

5 (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap7 proval procedures (including appropriate delega8 tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis9 trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re10 sponding to fire emergencies; and 

11 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

12 State or local firefighting agencies. 

13 (e) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder14 ness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 

15 101, if established before the date of the enactment of this 

16 Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to such reason17 able regulations as the Secretary considers necessary in 

18 accordance with— 

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

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

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

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

23 the 101st Congress for lands under the jurisdiction 

24 of the Secretary of the Interior; 


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1 (3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 

2 96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con3 gress for lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec4 retary of Agriculture; and 

5 (4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 

6 Federal public lands. 

7 (f) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

9 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic11 tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 

12 fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

13 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

14 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

16 any management activities that are necessary to 

17 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

18 habitats in the wilderness areas and wilderness addi19 tions designated by section 101, if the management 

20 activities are— 

21 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

22 management plans; and 

23 (B) conducted in accordance with appro24 priate policies, such as the policies established 

25 in Appendix B of House Report 101–405. 


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1 (3) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT

2 PROJECTS.—Management activities to maintain 

3 water sources for wildlife may be carried out within 

4 wilderness areas designated by this title and may in5 clude the use of motorized vehicles by the appro6 priate agencies and their designees if— 

7 (A) the water sources will, as determined 

8 by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 

9 promoting healthy and viable wildlife popu10 lations; and 

11 (B) the visual impacts of the water sources 

12 on the wilderness areas can reasonably be mini13 mized. 

14 (g) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

16 designation of wilderness by this title to lead to the 

17 creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 

18 around each wilderness area or wilderness addition. 

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

20 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

21 seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 

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

23 boundary of the wilderness area. 

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

2 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des3 ignated by section 101; 

4 (2) the designation of new units of special air5 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi6 tions designated by section 101; or 

7 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

8 training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 

9 additions designated by section 101. 

10 (i) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse11 back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 

12 saddle or pack stock into, a wilderness area or wilderness 

13 addition designated by section 101— 

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

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

16 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter17 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

18 (j) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

19 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

20 by section 101 are withdrawn from— 

21 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis22 posal under the public land laws; 

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

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1 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min2 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

3 (k) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN4 TERESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness 

5 area or wilderness addition designated by section 101 that 

6 is acquired by the United States shall— 

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

8 the land is located; and 

9 (2) be managed in accordance with this section, 

10 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 

11 any other applicable law. 

12 (l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac13 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

14 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

15 may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa16 tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or cli17 matological collection devices in the wilderness areas and 

18 wilderness additions designated by section 101 if the Sec19 retary determines that the facilities and access to the fa20 cilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or 

21 water reservoir operation activities. 

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