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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5059 

To designate the Wild River Wilderness in the White Mountain National 

Forest in the State of New Hampshire, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2006 

Mr. BASS (for himself and Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire) 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 the Wild River Wilderness in the White Mountain National Forest in the State of New Hampshire, 

and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD RIVER WILDERNESS, WHITE 

2 MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW HAMP3 SHIRE. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder5 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest 

6 System land in the White Mountain National Forest in 

7 the State of New Hampshire, comprising approximately 

8 23,700 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

9 Wild River Wilderness—White Mountain National For10 est’’, dated February 6, 2006, is designated as wilderness 

11 and and as a component of the National Wilderness Pres12 ervation System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Wild River 

13 Wilderness’’. 

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

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

16 Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service 

17 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall file 

18 a map and a legal description of the Wild River Wilderness 

19 with the committees of appropriate jurisdiction in the Sen20 ate and the House of Representatives. The map and legal 

21 description shall have the same force and effect as if in22 cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

23 clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal de24 scription. The map and legal description shall be filed and 

25 made available for public inspection in the Office of the 

26 Chief of the Forest Service. 


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1 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the Secretary shall administer the Wild River Wil3 derness in accordance with laws applicable to the White 

4 Mountain National Forest and the Wilderness Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with respect to the Wild 

6 River Wilderness, any reference in the Wilderness Act to 

7 the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 

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

9 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 

10 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

11 nothing in this section affects any jurisdiction or responsi12 bility of the State of New Hampshire with respect to wild13 life and fish in the State. 

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

15 all Federal land in the Wild River Wilderness are with16 drawn from— 

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

18 under the public land laws; 

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

20 laws; and 

21 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing laws 

22 (including geothermal leasing laws). 

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