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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4040 

To redesignate the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest 

in the State of California as the Big Sur Management Unit, to transfer 

certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the management unit, to adjust the boundaries of the Ventana and Silver Peak 

Wilderness Areas, to designate segments of Arroyo Seco River, Big 

Creek, Carmel River, San Antonio River, San Carpoforo Creek, and 

their tributaries as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 6, 2009 

Mr. FARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres 

National Forest in the State of California as the Big 

Sur Management Unit, to transfer certain Bureau of 

Land Management land for inclusion in the management 

unit, to adjust the boundaries of the Ventana and Silver 

Peak Wilderness Areas, to designate segments of Arroyo 

Seco River, Big Creek, Carmel River, San Antonio River, 

San Carpoforo Creek, and their tributaries as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Big Sur Forest Service Management Unit Act of 2009’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—BIG SUR MANAGEMENT UNIT 

Sec. 101. Establishment of Big Sur Management Unit, Los Padres National 

Forest. 

Sec. 102. Boundary delineation. 

Sec. 103. Use of Brazil Ranch. 

Sec. 104. Fire management and related activities in Big Sur Management Unit. 

TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREA ADJUSTMENTS 

Sec. 201. Findings and maps. 

Sec. 202. Adjustments to boundaries of Ventana Wilderness Area, California. 

Sec. 203. Adjustments to boundaries of Silver Peak Wilderness Area, California. 

Sec. 204. Wilderness fire management and related activities. 

Sec. 205. Repeal of Ventana land exchange authority. 

TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER AND NATIONAL 

RECREATIONAL TRAIL DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 301. Wild and scenic river designations, Big Sur, California. 

Sec. 302. Designation of Arroyo Seco-Indians Road as national recreational 

trail. 

TITLE IV—BOTANICAL AREA 

Sec. 401. Jeff Norman Botanical Area. 

8 TITLE I—BIG SUR MANAGEMENT 

9 UNIT 

10 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF BIG SUR MANAGEMENT 

11 UNIT, LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

13 the Big Sur Management Unit of Los Padres National 


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1 Forest in the State of California, which shall replace the 

2 Monterey Ranger District of such National Forest. 

3 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Big Sur Management 

4 Unit shall be administered as part of Los Padres National 

5 Forest, except that the Secretary of Agriculture shall pro6 vide a separate line in the budget of Los Padres National 

7 Forest for the Management Unit to allow the Management 

8 Unit to receive funding to conduct activities and projects 

9 to meet its primary management emphasis. The establish10 ment of the Management Unit does not require amend11 ment of the land and resource management plan for Los 

12 Padres National Forest until the next regularly scheduled 

13 revision of the plan. 

14 (c) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The Big Sur Man15 agement Unit shall be managed in a manner consistent 

16 with the land and resource management plan for Los Pa17 dres National Forest, with primary management emphasis 

18 given to— 

19 (1) the protection of the scenic and natural val20 ues of the Big Sur coast and the Northern Santa 

21 Lucia Mountains; 

22 (2) fish, wildlife, and native plant conservation; 

23 and 

24 (3) public recreation. 


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1 SEC. 102. BOUNDARY DELINEATION. 

2 (a) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Big Sur 

3 Management Unit are as depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Big Sur Management Unit, Los Padres National Forest 

5 December 2009’’, which map shall be on file and available 

6 for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the For7 est Service. 

8 (b) TRANSFER OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

9 LAND.—The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the 

10 administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Agri11 culture, for inclusion in the Big Sur Management Unit, 

12 all public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Man13 agement within the boundaries of the Big Sur Manage14 ment Unit, as delineated on the map referred to in sub15 section (a). 

16 (c) EFFECT OF TRANSFER ON EXISTING PERMITS.— 

17 In the case of any permit or other land use authorization 

18 in effect, as of the transfer date under subsection (b), for 

19 any of the land transferred pursuant to such subsection, 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the permit 

21 or other land use authorization according to the terms of 

22 the permit or other land use authorization. Upon expira23 tion of such a permit or authorization, the Secretary of 

24 Agriculture may reauthorize the use covered by the permit 

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1 retary on such terms and conditions as the Secretary con2 siders in the public interest. 

3 (d) RELATION TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION

4 FUND ACT.—For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 

5 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 

6 9), the boundaries of Los Padres National Forest, as 

7 modified by this section, shall be considered to be bound8 aries of Los Padres National Forest, as of January 1, 

9 1965. 

10 SEC. 103. USE OF BRAZIL RANCH. 

11 (a) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of 

12 Agriculture may lease or issue permits for the use of all 

13 or a part of the Big Sur coastal property known as the 

14 Brazil Ranch, which was acquired by the Secretary in 

15 2000, to any person on such terms and conditions as the 

16 Secretary considers to be in the public interest. 

17 (b) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

18 may accept consideration for a lease or permit under sub19 section (a) in the form of either of the following, or a com20 bination thereof: 

21 (1) Construction, maintenance, and repair of 

22 structures of, roads on, or improvements to, the 

23 Brazil Ranch. 

24 (2) Cash. 


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1 (c) DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS.—Any amounts re2 ceived as consideration for a lease or permit under sub3 section (a) shall be deposited into the fund established 

4 under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk 

5 Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 

6 (d) USE OF RECEIPTS.—The amounts deposited 

7 under subsection (c) shall be available to the Secretary 

8 of Agriculture, until expended and without further appro9 priation, for expenditure for the preservation, restoration, 

10 operation, maintenance, interpretation, and similar activi11 ties related to the Brazil Ranch, which may include estab12 lishment of an environmental center, and the management 

13 of the Big Sur Management Unit. Such amounts shall not 

14 be subject to transfer or reprogramming for wildland fire 

15 management or any other emergency purposes. 

16 SEC. 104. FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN 

17 BIG SUR MANAGEMENT UNIT. 

18 (a) FIRE MANAGEMENT AREA IN THE WILDLAND

19 URBAN INTERFACE.—The Big Sur Management Unit is 

20 hereby designated a Wildland Urban Interface Special 

21 Study Area. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make use 

22 of existing authority and resources to pioneer and dem23 onstrate innovative fire pre-suppression methods that are 

24 consistent with public safety and wilderness values. 


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1 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT

2 PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of enact3 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall create 

4 a fire management plan that applies to the lands des5 ignated as the Big Sur Management Unit, and update that 

6 plan annually. This fire management plan shall be created 

7 in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 

8 of 1969. 

9 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with subsection 

10 (a) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely 

11 and efficient response to fire emergencies in the Big Sur 

12 Management Unit, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

13 (1) not later than one year after the date of en14 actment of this Act, establish agency approval proce15 dures (including appropriate delegations of authority 

16 to the Forest Supervisor, District Ranger, or other 

17 agency officials) for responding to fire emergencies; 

18 and 

19 (2) enter into agreements with appropriate 

20 State or local firefighting agencies. 

21 TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREA 

22 ADJUSTMENTS 

23 SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND MAPS. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that certain minor 

25 adjustments to the boundaries of the additions to the 


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1 Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas made by sec2 tion 2 of the Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act 

3 of 2002 (Public Law 107–370) will promote more effective 

4 management of wilderness and National Forest resources. 

5 (b) REVISED MAPS.—Not later than one year after 

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

7 Agriculture shall prepare and make available for public in8 spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service 

9 amended maps effecting the changes to wilderness bound10 aries of the Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas 

11 made by this title. 

12 SEC. 202. ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARIES OF VENTANA 

13 WILDERNESS AREA, CALIFORNIA. 

14 (a) EXCLUSIONS.—The additions made to the 

15 Ventana Wilderness Area by section 2(a) of the Big Sur 

16 Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002 (Public Law 

17 107–370; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 116 Stat. 3071) are modi18 fied as follows: 

19 (1) The San Antonio Addition is modified to ex20 clude portions of the Merle Ranch in sections 26 and 

21 35 of township 21 south, range 5 east, which con22 sists of approximately 145 acres as generally de23 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Merle Ranch Exclusion’’ 

24 and dated May 29, 2008. 


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1 (2) The Bear Canyon Addition is modified to 

2 exclude the Santa Lucia Memorial Park Camp3 ground in section 7 of township 21 south, range 5 

4 east, and to allow for a 300-foot buffer around the 

5 perimeter of the campground, which consists of ap6 proximately 23.917 acres as generally depicted on 

7 the map entitled ‘‘Bear Canyon PWA’’ and dated 

8 March 14, 2007. 

9 (3) The Bear Canyon Addition is modified to 

10 exclude the Santa Lucia Trailhead in section 7 of 

11 township 21 south, 5 east, and to allow for a 300- 

12 foot buffer around the perimeter of the trailhead 

13 parking area, which consists of approximately 6.458 

14 acres as generally depicted on the map referred to 

15 in paragraph (2). 

16 (4) The Chalk Peak Addition is modified to im17 pose a non-wilderness buffer for roads of 100 feet 

18 from the edge of the road. 

19 (5) The Little Sur Addition is modified to ex20 clude a portion of section 12 of township 19 south, 

21 range 1 east, which consists of approximately 14 

22 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Little 

23 Sur Additions Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated 

24 February 1, 2009. 

25 (b) ADDITIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The lands described in para2 graph (2) are hereby designated as wilderness and, 

3 therefore, as components of the National Wilderness 

4 Preservation System and are hereby incorporated in 

5 and shall be deemed to be a part of the Ventana 

6 Wilderness designated by Public Law 91–58 (16 

7 U.S.C. 1132 note; 83 Stat. 101). 

8 (2) COVERED LAND.—Paragraph (1) applies 

9 with respect to the following: 

10 (A) Certain lands comprising approxi11 mately 1,515 acres, as generally depicted on a 

12 map entitled ‘‘Horse Canyon Proposed Wilder13 ness Addition to the Ventana Wilderness’’ and 

14 dated March 17, 2008. 

15 (B) Certain lands comprising approxi16 mately 772 acres, as generally depicted on a 

17 map entitled ‘‘Horse Pasture Proposed Wilder18 ness Addition’’ and dated May 20, 2008. 

19 (c) REPEATER SITE.—Within the Ventana Wilder20 ness, the Secretary of Agriculture may use helicopter ac21 cess to construct and maintain a Forest Service tele22 communications repeater site in the immediate vicinity of 

23 Pinyon Peak, in compliance with a Forest Service ap24 proved communications site plan, for the sole purpose of 


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1 improving Forest Service communications for safety, 

2 health, and emergency services. 

3 SEC. 203. ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARIES OF SILVER PEAK 

4 WILDERNESS AREA, CALIFORNIA. 

5 (a) EXCLUSIONS.—The additions made to the Silver 

6 Peak Wilderness Area by section 2(b) of the Big Sur Wil7 derness and Conservation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

8 370; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 116 Stat. 3072) are modified 

9 as follows: 

10 (1) The San Carpoforo Addition is modified to 

11 exclude the Lottie Potero Campsite in section 18 of 

12 township 24 south, range 7 east, and to allow for a 

13 300-foot non-wilderness buffer around the perimeter 

14 of the campsite, which consists of approximately 

15 6.458 acres as generally depicted on the map titled 

16 ‘‘San Carpoforo PWA’’ and dated March 14, 2007. 

17 (2) The Willow Creek Addition is modified to 

18 exclude the Miguel Campsite and access road in sec19 tion 14 of township 23 south, range 5 east, to allow 

20 a 300-foot buffer of non-wilderness around the pe21 rimeter of the campsite, and to provide the access 

22 road to Miguel Campsite with a non-wilderness buff23 er of 100 feet from the edge of the road, which con24 sists of approximately 12.701 acres as generally deVerDate Nov 24 2008 04:08 Nov 08, 2009 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4040.IH H4040

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1 picted on the map titled ‘‘Willow Creek PWA’’ and 

2 dated March 14, 2007. 

3 (3) The Willow Creek addition is modified to 

4 exclude the Sycamore Campsite in section 28 of 

5 township 23 south, range 5 east, to allow a 300-foot 

6 buffer of non-wilderness buffer around the perimeter 

7 of the campsite, and to provide Forest Road 23S10J 

8 and the access road to Sycamore Campsite with a 

9 non-wilderness buffer of 100 feet from the edge of 

10 the road, which consists of approximately 23.580 

11 acres as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Silver 

12 Peak Wilderness Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’ 

13 and dated October 9, 2007. 

14 (b) ADDITIONS.—Certain lands comprising approxi15 mately 42.7 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 

16 ‘‘Alder Creek Proposed Wilderness Addition to the Silver 

17 Peak Wilderness’’ and dated March 17, 2008, are hereby 

18 designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component 

19 of the National Wilderness Preservation System and are 

20 hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part 

21 of the Silver Peak Wilderness Area designated by section 

22 2(7) of Public Law 102–301 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 106 

23 Stat. 243). 


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1 SEC. 204. WILDERNESS FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 

2 ACTIVITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 

4 take such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad5 dition designated by this title as are necessary for the con6 trol of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance with sec7 tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) 

8 and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 

9 (b) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act lim10 its funding for fire and fuels management in the Ventana 

11 and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas and wilderness addi12 tions designated by this title. 

13 SEC. 205. REPEAL OF VENTANA LAND EXCHANGE AUTHOR14 ITY. 

15 Section 2 of Public Law 101–539 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

16 note; 104 Stat. 2377) is repealed. 

17 TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 

18 RIVER AND NATIONAL REC19 REATIONAL TRAIL DESIGNA20 TIONS 

21 SEC. 301. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, BIG 

22 SUR, CALIFORNIA. 

23 (a) LEGAL EFFECT OF DESIGNATIONS.—For pur24 poses of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 

25 et seq.), the rivers and land adjacent thereto described in 

26 this section in the State of California are designated as 


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1 components of the national wild and scenic rivers system 

2 and shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

3 in accordance with such Act. 

4 (b) ARROYO SECO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol5 lowing segments of the Arroyo Seco River and its tribu6 taries are designated as follows: 

7 (1) The 3.68-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 

8 River from the source of the Arroyo Seco River to 

9 the Ventana Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 

10 (2) The .5-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 

11 River from the Ventana Wilderness boundary to the 

12 confluence with Roosevelt Creek, as a recreational 

13 river. 

14 (3) The 1.69-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 

15 River from the confluence with Roosevelt Creek to 

16 the confluence with the unnamed tributary in section 

17 1 of township 20 south, range 5 east, as a scenic 

18 river. 

19 (4) The 8.68-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 

20 River from the confluence with the unnamed tribu21 tary referred to in paragraph (3) to the Ventana 

22 Wilderness boundary upstream of the confluence 

23 with Tassajara Creek, as a wild river. 

24 (5) The 2.13 mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 

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1 stream of the confluence with Tassajara Creek to 

2 the confluence with Rocky Creek, as a scenic river. 

3 (6) The 2.53-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 

4 River from the confluence with Rocky Creek to the 

5 Los Padres National Forest boundary, as a rec6 reational river. 

7 (7) The 6.5-mile segment of Tassajara Creek 

8 from its source to the Ventana Wilderness boundary 

9 upstream of Tassajara Hot Springs, as a wild river. 

10 (8) The 1-mile segment of Tassajara Creek 

11 from the Ventana Wilderness boundary upstream of 

12 Tassajara Hot Springs to the Ventana Wilderness 

13 boundary downstream of Tassajara Hot Springs, as 

14 a recreational river. 

15 (9) The 3.5-mile segment of Tassajara Creek 

16 from the Tassajara Hot Springs property boundary 

17 to the confluence with the Arroyo Seco River, as a 

18 wild river. 

19 (10) The 1.2-mile segment of Church Creek 

20 from its source to the confluence of the unnamed 

21 tributary flowing in from the north in section 13 of 

22 township 19 south, range 3 east, as a wild river. 

23 (11) The 1-mile segment of Church Creek from 

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1 ing in from the east in section 24 of township 19 

2 south, range 3 east, as a recreational river. 

3 (12) The 2.36-mile segment of Church Creek 

4 from the confluence with the unnamed tributary re5 ferred to in paragraph (11) to the confluence with 

6 Tassajara Creek, as a wild river. 

7 (c) BIG CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following seg8 ments of Big Creek and its tributaries are designated as 

9 follows: 

10 (1) The 4.9-mile segment of Big Creek from its 

11 source to .10 miles upstream of the hot springs, as 

12 a wild river. 

13 (2) The .87-mile segment of Big Creek from 

14 .10 miles upstream of the hot springs to the con15 fluence with Devils Canyon Creek, as a scenic river. 

16 (3) The .71-mile segment of Big Creek from the 

17 confluence with Devils Canyon Creek to the con18 fluence with the Pacific Ocean, as a recreational 

19 river. 

20 (4) The 3.89-mile segment of the North Fork 

21 Big Creek from its source to the confluence with Big 

22 Creek, as a wild river. 

23 (5) The 2.89-mile segment of the North Fork 

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1 Wilderness boundary in section 30 of township 21 

2 south, range 3 east, as a wild river. 

3 (6) The 1.56-mile segment of the North Fork 

4 Devils Canyon Creek from the Ventana Wilderness 

5 boundary in section 30 of township 21 south, range 

6 3 east, to the confluence with Big Creek, as a rec7 reational river. 

8 (7) The 4.82-mile segment of the Middle Fork 

9 Devils Canyon Creek from its source to the con10 fluence with the North Fork Devils Canyon Creek, 

11 as a wild river. 

12 (8) The 3.99-mile segment of the South Fork 

13 Devils Canyon Creek from its source to the con14 fluence with the Middle Fork Devils Canyon Creek, 

15 as a wild river. 

16 (d) CARMEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 10.9-mile 

17 segment of the Carmel River from its source in Pine Val18 ley to the Los Padres National Forest boundary is des19 ignated as a wild river. 

20 (e) SAN ANTONIO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol21 lowing segments of the San Antonio River and its tribu22 taries are designated as follows: 

23 (1) The 7.6-mile segment of the San Antonio 

24 River from its source to the Ventana Wilderness 

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1 (2) The 1-mile segment of the San Antonio 

2 River from the Ventana Wilderness boundary to the 

3 Los Padres National Forest boundary, as a scenic 

4 river. 

5 (3) The 1.15-mile segment of the North Fork 

6 San Antonio River from its source to the Ventana 

7 Wilderness boundary in section 18 of township 21 

8 south, range 5 east, as a wild river. 

9 (4) The 1.32-mile segment of the North Fork 

10 San Antonio River from the Ventana Wilderness 

11 boundary to the point where the North Fork leaves 

12 the Milpitas (Indians) Road in section 17 of town13 ship 21 south, range 5 east, as a recreational river. 

14 (5) The .32-mile segment of Rattlesnake Creek 

15 from the Los Padres National Forest boundary to 

16 the confluence with the North Fork San Antonio 

17 River, as a wild river. 

18 (6) The 1.25-mile segment of the unnamed trib19 utary near Indians Ranch from the pond dam to the 

20 confluence with the North Fork San Antonio River, 

21 as a recreational river. 

22 (7) The 3.51-mile segment of the unnamed trib23 utary from its source west of Junipero Serra Peak 

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1 .25 miles upstream of the Milpitas (Indians) Road, 

2 as a wild river. 

3 (8) The .64-mile segment of the unnamed tribu4 tary from .25 miles upstream of the Milpitas (Indi5 ans) Road to the confluence with the North Fork 

6 San Antonio River, as a scenic river. 

7 (9) The 4.25-mile segment of the North Fork 

8 San Antonio River from the Milpitas (Indians) road 

9 to the confluence with the San Antonio River, as a 

10 scenic river. 

11 (f) SAN CARPOFORO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 1- 

12 mile segment of San Carpoforo Creek from the Los Padres 

13 National Forest boundary to the confluence with the Pa14 cific Ocean is designated as a recreational river. 

15 SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF ARROYO SECO-INDIANS ROAD 

16 AS NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL. 

17 (a) DESIGNATION.—Forest Service road 19S09 in 

18 the Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County, Cali19 fornia, from Escondido Camp to Horse Bridge is des20 ignated as a national recreation trail pursuant to section 

21 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243) and 

22 shall be known as the ‘‘Arroyo Seco-Indians Trail’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZED USE OF TRAIL.—Public use of the 

24 Arroyo Seco-Indians Trail is limited to non-motorized 

25 uses. 


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1 TITLE IV—BOTANICAL AREA 

2 SEC. 401. JEFF NORMAN BOTANICAL AREA. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect and interpret 

4 to the public an area within the Los Padres National For5 est, California, containing unique plant species and unique 

6 plant communities that are significant in their occurrence, 

7 variety, and location, certain lands in the National Forest, 

8 comprising approximately 65 acres, as generally depicted 

9 on a map entitled ‘‘Jeff Norman Botanical Area Pro10 posed’’ and dated March 3, 2008, which shall be known 

11 as the ‘‘Jeff Norman Botanical Area’’. 

12 (b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description of 

15 the Jeff Norman Botanical Area with the Committee on 

16 Natural Resources and Committee on Agriculture of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri18 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. The map 

19 and legal description shall have the same force and effect 

20 as if included in this Act, except that correction of clerical 

21 and typographical errors in such legal description and map 

22 may be made. The map and legal description shall be on 

23 file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 

24 Chief of the Forest Service. 


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1 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

2 shall administer the Jeff Norman Botanical Area in ac3 cordance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable 

4 to the National Forest System in such manner as will best 

5 further the purposes of this section, as set forth in sub6 section (a). 

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