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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5062 

To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State 

of New Hampshire. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2006 

Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. BASS) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in 

addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System 

land in the State of New Hampshire. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Hampshire Wil5 derness Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

3 Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

5 of New Hampshire. 

6 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

7 In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

9 Service, comprising approximately 10,800 acres, as de10 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Sandwich Range 

11 Wilderness Additions–White Mountain National Forest’’, 

12 dated February 6, 2006, is designated as wilderness and 

13 incorporated in the Sandwich Range Wilderness, as des14 ignated by the New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 1984 

15 (Public Law 98–323; 98 Stat. 259). 

16 SEC. 4. MAP AND DESCRIPTION. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 

19 map and a legal description of the wilderness area des20 ignated by section 3 with the committees of appropriate 

21 jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representa22 tives. 

23 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—A map and legal descrip24 tion filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force 

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1 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 

2 map and legal description. 

3 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de4 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made 

5 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 

6 of the Forest Service. 

7 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

8 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

9 rights, the wilderness area designated under this section 

10 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 

11 with— 

12 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

13 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

14 (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

15 seq.). 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With 

17 respect to the wilderness area designated by this Act, any 

18 reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

19 to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 

20 to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 

22 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

23 nothing in this Act affects any jurisdiction or responsi24 bility of the State with respect to wildlife and fish in the 

25 State. 


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

2 all Federal land in the wilderness area designated by sec3 tion 3 are withdrawn from— 

4 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

5 under the public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing laws 

9 (including geothermal leasing laws). 

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