H. R. 233

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and six 

An Act 

To designate certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino and Six Rivers 

National Forests and certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Humboldt, 

Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California as wilderness, 

to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain 

segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild 

or scenic river, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act’’. 

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

is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

Sec. 3. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 4. Administration of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 5. Release of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 6. Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area. 

Sec. 7. Wild and scenic river designation. 

Sec. 8. King Range National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 9. Cow Mountain Recreation Area, Lake and Mendocino Counties, California. 

Sec. 10. Continuation of traditional commercial surf fishing, Redwood National and 

State Parks.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means—

(1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

(2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. 

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

seq.), the following areas in the State of California are designated 

as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 

Preservation System: 

(1) SNOW MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDITION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Mendocino 

National Forest, comprising approximately 23,706 acres, 

as generally depicted on the maps described in subparagraph (B), is incorporated in and shall considered to be 

a part of the ‘‘Snow Mountain Wilderness’’, as designated 

by section 101(a)(31) of the California Wilderness Act of 

1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–425). 
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(B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps referred to in 

subparagraph (A) are—

(i) the map entitled ‘‘Skeleton Glade Unit, Snow 

Mountain Proposed Wilderness Addition, Mendocino 

National Forest’’ and dated April 21, 2005; and 

(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Bear Creek/Deafy Glade 

Unit, Snow Mountain Wilderness Addition, Mendocino 

National Forest’’ and dated July 21, 2006. 

(2) SANHEDRIN WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the 

Mendocino National Forest, comprising approximately 10,571 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin 

Proposed Wilderness, Mendocino National Forest’’ and dated 

April 21, 2005, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sanhedrin Wilderness’’. 

(3) YUKI WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the Mendocino 

National Forest and certain land administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management in Lake and Mendocino Counties, California, together comprising approximately 53,887 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Proposed Wilderness’’ 

and dated May 23, 2005, which shall be known as the ‘‘Yuki 

Wilderness’’. 

(4) YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain land in the Mendocino National Forest and certain land 

administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Mendocino 

County, California, together comprising approximately 27,036 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Middle Fork 

Eel, Smokehouse and Big Butte Units, Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel 

Proposed Wilderness Addition’’ and dated June 7, 2005, is 

incorporated in and shall considered to be a part of the Yolla 

Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, as designated by section 3 of 

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132). 

(5) SISKIYOU WILDERNESS ADDITION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Six Rivers 

National Forest, comprising approximately 30,122 acres, 

as generally depicted on the maps described in subparagraph (B), is incorporated in and shall be considered to 

be a part of the Siskiyou Wilderness, as designated by 

section 101(a)(30) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

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

(B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps referred to in 

subparagraph (A) are—

(i) the map entitled ‘‘Bear Basin Butte Unit, 

Siskiyou Proposed Wilderness Additions, Six Rivers 

National Forest’’ and dated June 28, 2005; and 

(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Blue Creek Unit, Siskiyou 

Proposed Wilderness Addition, Six Rivers National 

Forest’’ and dated July 21, 2006; 

(6) MOUNT LASSIC WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the Six 

Rivers National Forest, comprising approximately 7,279 acres, 

as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mt. Lassic Proposed 

Wilderness’’ and dated June 7, 2005, which shall be known 

as the ‘‘Mount Lassic Wilderness’’. 

(7) TRINITY ALPS WILDERNESS ADDITION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Six Rivers 

National Forest, comprising approximately 22,863 acres, 
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as generally depicted on the maps described in subparagraph (B) and which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the Trinity Alps Wilderness as designated by section 101(a)(34) of the California Wilderness 

Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–425). 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps referred to in 

subparagraph (A) are—

(i) the map entitled ‘‘East Fork Unit, Trinity Alps 

Proposed Wilderness Addition, Six Rivers National 

Forest’’ and dated September 17, 2004; 

(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Horse Linto Unit, Trinity 

Alps Proposed Wilderness Addition, Six Rivers 

National Forest’’ and dated September 17, 2004; and 

(iii) the map entitled ‘‘Red Cap Unit, Trinity Alps 

Proposed Wilderness Addition, Six Rivers National 

Forest’’ and dated June 7, 2005. 

(8) CACHE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain land administered 

by the Bureau of Land Management in Lake County, California, 

comprising approximately 27,245 acres, as generally depicted 

on the map entitled ‘‘Cache Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated 

July 22, 2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cache Creek 

Wilderness’’. 

(9) CEDAR ROUGHS WILDERNESS.—Certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Napa County, 

California, comprising approximately 6,350 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Cedar Roughs Wilderness Area’’ 

and dated September 27, 2004, which shall be known as the 

‘‘Cedar Roughs Wilderness’’. 

(10) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Mendocino 

County, California, comprising approximately 12,915 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River 

Wilderness Area and Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness’’ and 

dated June 16, 2005, which shall be known as the ‘‘South 

Fork Eel River Wilderness’’. 

(11) KING RANGE WILDERNESS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land administered by the 

Bureau of Land Management in Humboldt and Mendocino 

Counties, California, comprising approximately 42,585 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘King 

Range Wilderness’’, and dated November 12, 2004, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘King Range Wilderness’’. 

(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—With respect to the wilderness 

designated by subparagraph (A), in the case of a conflict 

between this Act and Public Law 91–476 (16 U.S.C. 460y 

et seq.), the more restrictive provision shall control. 

(12) ROCKS AND ISLANDS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—All Federally-owned rocks, islets, and 

islands (whether named or unnamed and surveyed or 

unsurveyed) that are located—

(i) not more than 3 geographic miles off the coast 

of the King Range National Conservation Area; and 

(ii) above mean high tide. 

(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—In the case of a conflict between 

this Act and Proclamation No. 7264 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821), 

the more restrictive provision shall control. 
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SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area 

designated as wilderness by section 3 shall be administered by 

the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1131 et seq.), except that—

(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 

be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of 

this Act; and 

(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture 

shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary that 

has jurisdiction over the wilderness. 

(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 

a legal description of each wilderness area designated by section 

3 with—

(A) the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

of the Senate. 

(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description filed under 

paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included 

in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct errors in 

the map and legal description. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description 

filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available 

for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary. 

(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any 

land within the boundary of a wilderness area designated by this 

Act that is acquired by the Federal Government shall—

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

is located; and 

(2) be managed in accordance with this Act, the Wilderness 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable law. 

(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence on the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land designated as 

wilderness by this Act is withdrawn from all forms of—

(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 

laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 

geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

(e) FIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such measures 

in the wilderness areas designated by this Act as are necessary 

for the control and prevention of fire, insects, and diseases, 

in accordance with—

(A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(1)); and 

(B) House Report No. 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 

(2) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing policies 

applicable to the wilderness areas designated by this Act to 

ensure that authorized approval procedures for any fire 

management measures allow a timely and efficient response 

to fire emergencies in the wilderness areas. 
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(f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide any owner 

of private property within the boundary of a wilderness area 

designated by this Act adequate access to such property to 

ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of the property by 

the owner. 

(2) KING RANGE WILDERNESS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), within 

the wilderness designated by section 3(11), the access route 

depicted on the map for private landowners shall also 

be available for persons invited by the private landowners. 

(B) LIMITATION.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) requires 

the Secretary to provide any access to the landowners 

or persons invited by the landowners beyond the access 

that would be available if the wilderness had not been 

designated. 

(g) SNOW SENSORS AND STREAM GAUGES.—If the Secretary 

determines that hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

instrumentation is appropriate to further the scientific, educational, 

and conservation purposes of the wilderness areas designated by 

this Act, nothing in this Act prevents the installation and maintenance of the instrumentation within the wilderness areas. 

(h) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act precludes lowlevel overflights of military aircraft, the designation of new units 

of special airspace, or the use or establishment of military flight 

training routes over wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

(i) LIVESTOCK.—Grazing of livestock and the maintenance of 

existing facilities related to grazing in wilderness areas designated 

by this Act, where established before the date of enactment of 

this Act, shall be permitted to continue in accordance with—

(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(4)); and 

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

of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 

of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

(j) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 

carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish 

and wildlife populations and fish and wildlife habitats in wilderness areas designated by this Act if such activities are—

(A) consistent with applicable wilderness management 

plans; and 

(B) carried out in accordance with applicable guidelines 

and policies. 

(2) STATE JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this Act affects the 

jurisdiction of the State of California with respect to fish and 

wildlife on the public land located in the State. 

(k) USE BY MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES.—

(1) ACCESS.—In recognition of the past use of wilderness 

areas designated by this Act by members of Indian tribes 

for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary 

shall ensure that Indian tribes have access to the wilderness 

areas for traditional cultural and religious purposes. 

(2) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe, may temporarily 

close to the general public 1 or more specific portions 

of a wilderness area to protect the privacy of the members 

of the Indian tribe in the conduct of the traditional cultural 

and religious activities in the wilderness area. 

(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under subparagraph 

(A) shall be made in such a manner as to affect the smallest 

practicable area for the minimum period of time necessary 

for the activity to be carried out. 

(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Access to the wilderness areas under 

this subsection shall be in accordance with—

(A) Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as the ‘‘American Indian Religious Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996 et 

seq.); and 

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

(l) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in section 3 creates protective 

perimeters or buffer zones around any wilderness area designated by section 3. 

(2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within 

a wilderness area designated by section 3 shall not preclude 

the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary 

of the wilderness area. 

(m) CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS.— (1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘cherrystemmed road’’ means a road that is excluded from the wilderness areas designated by section 3 by a non-wilderness corridor 

having designated wilderness on both sides, as generally 

depicted on the maps described in such section. 

(2) CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary shall 

not—

(A) close any cherry-stemmed road that is open to 

the public as of the date of the enactment of this Act; 

(B) prohibit motorized access on a cherry-stemmed road 

that is open to the public for motorized access as of the 

date of the enactment of this Act; or 

(C) prohibit mechanized access on a cherry-stemmed 

road that is open to the public for mechanized access as 

of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding the Secretary from closing or restricting 

access to a cherry-stemmed road for purposes of significant 

resource protection or public safety. 

SEC. 5. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 

603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness study area described 

in subsection (b) that is not designated as wilderness by section 

3 or any previous Act has been adequately studied for wilderness. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study areas referred 

to in subsection (a) are—

(1) the King Range Wilderness Study Area; 

(2) the Chemise Mountain Instant Study Area; 

(3) the Red Mountain Wilderness Study Area; 
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(4) the Cedar Roughs Wilderness Study Area; and 

(5) those portions of the Rocky Creek/Cache Creek Wilderness Study Area in Lake County, California which are not 

in R. 5 W., T. 12 N., sec. 22, Mount Diablo Meridian. 

(c) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study area described 

in subsection (b) that is not designated as wilderness by section 

3 or any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this 

Act shall not be subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

SEC. 6. ELKHORN RIDGE POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain public land in the State 

administered by the Bureau of Land Management, compromising 

approximately 11,271 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness Area and Elkhorn Ridge 

Potential Wilderness’’ and dated June 16, 2005, is designated as 

a potential wilderness area. 

(b) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection (c) and 

subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage the 

potential wilderness area as wilderness until the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness under subsection (d). 

(c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological restoration 

(including the elimination of non-native species, removal of 

illegal, unused, or decommissioned roads, repair of skid tracks, 

and any other activities necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in the potential wilderness area), the Secretary may 

use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the 

potential wilderness area until the potential wilderness area 

is designated as wilderness under subsection (d). 

(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

Secretary shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

necessary to accomplish ecological restoration with the least 

amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and 

resources. 

(d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential 

wilderness area shall be designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

of—

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

Register notice that the conditions in the potential wilderness 

area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1131 et seq.) have been removed; or 

(2) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

(e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.—On its designation as 

wilderness under subsection (d), the potential wilderness area shall 

be—

(1) known as the ‘‘Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness’’; and 

(2) administered in accordance with section 4 and the 

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

SEC. 7. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

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

amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ll) BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments of the Black Butte River in the State of California, to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

‘‘(A) The 16 miles of Black Butte River, from the Mendocino 

County Line to its confluence with Jumpoff Creek, as a wild 

river. 

‘‘(B) The 3.5 miles of Black Butte River from its confluence 

with Jumpoff Creek to its confluence with Middle Eel River, 

as a scenic river. 

‘‘(C) The 1.5 miles of Cold Creek from the Mendocino 

County Line to its confluence with Black Butte River, as a 

wild river.’’. 

(b) PLAN; REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

submit to Congress—

(A) a fire management plan for the Black Butte River 

segments designated by the amendment made by subsection (a); and 

(B) a report on the cultural and historic resources 

within those segments. 

(2) TRANSMITTAL TO COUNTY.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

shall transmit to the Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County, 

California, a copy of the plan and report submitted under 

paragraph (1). 

SEC. 8. KING RANGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY 

ADJUSTMENT. 

Section 9 of Public Law 91–476 (16 U.S.C. 460y–8) is amended 

by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) In addition to the land described in subsections (a) and 

(c), the land identified as the King Range National Conservation 

Area Additions on the map entitled ‘King Range Wilderness’ and 

dated November 12, 2004, is included in the Area.’’. 

SEC. 9. COW MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA, LAKE AND MENDOCINO 

COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to enhance the recreational and 

scenic values of the Cow Mountain area in Lake and Mendocino 

Counties, California, while conserving the wildlife and other natural 

resource values of the area, there is hereby established the Cow 

Mountain Recreation Area (in this section referred to as the ‘‘recreation area’’) consisting of approximately 51,513 acres of land in 

such counties, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Cow 

Mountain Recreation Area’’ and dated July 22, 2006, including 

the following: 

(1) The ‘‘South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area’’, 

as generally depicted on the map. 

(2) The ‘‘North Cow Mountain Recreation Area’’, as generally depicted on the map. 

(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS; CORRECTION OF ERRORS.— (1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon as practicable 

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

of the Interior shall prepare a map and legal descriptions 

of the boundaries of the recreation area. The Secretary shall 

submit the map and legal descriptions to the Committee on 

Resources of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
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(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal descriptions of the 

recreation area shall have the same force and effect as if 

included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the recreation area in accordance with this section and 

the laws and regulations generally applicable to the public 

lands, including the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

(2) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The establishment of the recreation 

area shall be subject to all valid existing rights. 

(d) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance the recreational use 

of the land included in the recreation area, including motorized 

recreation, hiking, camping, mountain biking, sightseeing, and 

horseback riding, as long as such recreational use is consistent 

with this section and other applicable law. 

(2) OFF-ROAD AND MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Motorized 

recreation shall be a prescribed use within the South Cow 

Mountain OHV Management Area, occurring only on roads 

and trails designated by the Secretary for such use, except 

as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an 

emergency. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 

precluding the Secretary from closing any trail or route from 

use for purposes of resource protection or public safety. 

(3) MOUNTAIN BIKING.—Mountain biking shall be a prescribed use within the recreation area, occurring only on roads 

and trails designated by the Secretary for such use. Nothing 

in this paragraph shall be construed as precluding the Secretary 

from closing any trail or route from use for purposes of resource 

protection or public safety. 

(e) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary of the 

Interior shall provide any owner of private property within the 

boundaries of the recreation area adequate access to the property 

to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of the property by 

the owner. 

(f) LAND ACQUISITION.—

(1) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING PERSONS ONLY.—The Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands or interests in lands 

in the recreation area only by—

(A) donation; 

(B) exchange with a willing party, as expressed in 

a written agreement between the Secretary and the party; 

or 

(C) purchase from a willing seller, as expressed in 

a written agreement between the Secretary and the seller. 

(2) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Lands or 

interests in lands within or adjacent to the boundaries of the 

recreation area that are acquired by the Bureau of Land 

Management, and title or possession of which is vested in 

the United States after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, shall be managed by the Secretary as part of the recreation 

area. 
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(g) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this section creates 

protective perimeters or buffer zones around the recreation area. 

SEC. 10. CONTINUATION OF TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL SURF 

FISHING, REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF LIMITED NUMBER OF PERMITS.—For the 

sole purpose of continuing traditional commercial surf fishing, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall permit the right of entry for authorized vehicle access onto the wave slope area at that area known 

as Gold Bluffs Beach, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and 

that portion of the beach north and south of Redwood Creek in 

Redwood National and State Parks. The number of permits issued 

under the authority of this section shall be limited to the number 

of valid permits that were held on the date of enactment of this 

Act. The permits so issued shall be perpetual and subject to the 

same conditions as the permits held on the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

(b) WAVE SLOPE AREA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘wave slope area’’ refers to the area that has been wet by the 

wave action of the previous high tide, but does not include any 

vegetated areas.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.