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Union Calendar No. 313 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2199 

[Report No. 116–390] 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. 

JUDY CHU of California, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Ms. HILL of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. SPEIER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GARAMENDI, 

Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. PORTER, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

SHERMAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, Mr. PETERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. COSTA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. LEVIN of California, 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. COX of California, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SOTO, Mr. 

BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CLAY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BERA, 

Ms. WATERS, Mr. CORREA, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. BASS, and Mr. 

SWALWELL of California 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 10, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of California 

as wilderness, 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 ‘‘Central Coast Heritage Protection Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 4. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 5. Administration of wilderness. 

Sec. 6. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers. 

Sec. 7. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 8. Designation of scenic areas. 

Sec. 9. Condor National Scenic Trail. 

Sec. 10. Forest service study. 

Sec. 11. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities. 

Sec. 12. Use by members of Tribes. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) SCENIC AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic area’’ 

11 means a scenic area designated by section 8(a). 

12 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

13 means— 

14 (A) with respect to land managed by the 

15 Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 

16 the Interior; and 

17 (B) with respect to land managed by the 

18 Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

20 of California. 


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1 (4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

2 area’’ means a wilderness area or wilderness addition 

3 designated by section 3(a). 

4 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

6 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State 

7 are designated as wilderness areas and as components of 

8 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

9 (1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

10 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap11 proximately 35,116 acres, as generally depicted on the 

12 map entitled ‘‘Proposed Caliente Mountain Wilder13 ness’’ and dated November 13, 2019, which shall be 

14 known as the ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness’’. 

15 (2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

16 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap17 proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on the 

18 map entitled ‘‘Proposed Soda Lake Wilderness’’ and 

19 dated June 25, 2019, which shall be known as the 

20 ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 

21 (3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

22 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap23 proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘‘Proposed Temblor Range Wilderness’’ 


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1 and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be known as the 

2 ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 

3 (4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

4 Forest comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 

6 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

7 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 

8 managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as des9 ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 

10 Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

11 (5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

12 Forest comprising approximately 54,036 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

14 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 1 of 2 

15 (Bear Canyon and Cuyama Peak Units)’’ and ‘‘Dick 

16 Smith Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 2 

17 of 2 (Buckhorn and Mono Units)’’ and dated Novem18 ber 14, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 

19 managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness as 

20 designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

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

22 (6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

23 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau 

24 of Land Management comprising approximately 

25 7,289 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 


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1 ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and 

2 dated March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated 

3 into and managed as part of the Garcia Wilderness 

4 as designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

5 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 

6 242). 

7 (7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

8 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau 

9 of Land Management comprising approximately 

10 8,774 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

11 ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness—Proposed Addi12 tions’’ and dated October 30, 2019, which shall be in13 corporated into and managed as part of the Machesna 

14 Mountain Wilderness as designated by the California 

15 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 

16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

17 (8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

18 Forest comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as 

19 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil20 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated March 

21 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and man22 aged as part of the Matilija Wilderness as designated 

23 by the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protec24 tion Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 


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1 (9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

2 Forest comprising approximately 23,969 acres, as 

3 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

4 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

5 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 

6 managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness as des7 ignated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), the 

8 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

9 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres Con10 dor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 

11 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

12 (10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

13 Forest comprising approximately 2,921 acres, as gen14 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 

15 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

16 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 

17 managed as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness as 

18 designated by the Endangered American Wilderness 

19 Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

20 note). 

21 (11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

22 Forest comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wilder24 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 

25 2019, which shall be incorporated into and managed 


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1 as part of the Sespe Wilderness as designated by the 

2 Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act 

3 (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

4 (12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

5 Forest comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as 

6 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 

7 Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

8 March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Diablo 

9 Caliente Wilderness’’. 

10 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

13 file maps and legal descriptions of the wilderness 

14 areas with— 

15 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

16 Resources of the Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

18 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 Act, except 

22 that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typo23 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

24 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 

25 descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 


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1 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

2 offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

3 Management. 

4 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO5 TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

7 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 

8 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi9 mately 2,359 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti10 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness’’ and dated 

11 March 29, 2019, is designated as the Machesna Mountain 

12 Potential Wilderness Area. 

13 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

16 file a map and legal description of the Machesna 

17 Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (referred to in 

18 this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness area’’) 

19 with— 

20 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

21 Resources of the Senate; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

23 the House of Representatives. 

24 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip25 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 


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1 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 

2 the Secretary may correct any clerical and typo3 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

4 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

5 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

6 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

7 offices of the Forest Service. 

8 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

9 (d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 

10 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

12 (d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

13 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para15 graph (2), the Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or 

16 reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 

17 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon18 struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 

19 (1), the Secretary shall— 

20 (A) comply with all existing laws (includ21 ing regulations); and 

22 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, use 

23 the minimum tool or administrative practice 

24 necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re25 alignment, or rerouting with the least amount of 


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1 adverse impact on wilderness character and re2 sources. 

3 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.—In 

4 accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may 

5 use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry out the 

6 trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting author7 ized by this subsection. 

8 (4) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHICLES.— 

9 The Secretary may permit the use of motorized and 

10 mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine Mountain 

11 Trail in accordance with existing law (including reg12 ulations) and this subsection until such date as the 

13 potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness 

14 in accordance with subsection (h). 

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

16 Federal land in the potential wilderness area is withdrawn 

17 from all forms of— 

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

19 public land laws; 

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

21 laws; and 

22 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min23 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

24 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 

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1 ments with State, Tribal, and local governmental entities 

2 and private entities to complete the trail reconstruction, re3 alignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection (d). 

4 (g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 

5 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

6 area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 

7 of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re8 routed under subsection (d). 

9 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness area, 

11 as modified under subsection (g), shall be designated 

12 as wilderness and as a component of the National 

13 Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier of— 

14 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub15 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

16 trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting 

17 authorized by subsection (d) has been completed; 

18 or 

19 (B) the date that is 20 years after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act. 

21 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On des22 ignation as wilderness under this section, the poten23 tial wilderness area shall be— 

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1 fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

2 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by sec3 tion 3; and 

4 (B) administered in accordance with section 

5 5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

6 seq.). 

7 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

9 wilderness areas shall be administered by the Secretary in 

10 accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 1131 et seq.), except that— 

12 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 

14 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of en15 actment of this Act; and 

16 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture 

18 shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary 

19 that has jurisdiction over the wilderness area. 

20 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take any 

22 measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for the 

23 control of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance 

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


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1 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con2 gress. 

3 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 

4 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

5 wilderness areas. 

6 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE

7 MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

9 amend the local information in the Fire Management 

10 Reference System or individual operational plans 

11 that apply to the land designated as a wilderness 

12 area. 

13 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para14 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure 

15 a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in 

16 the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall enter into 

17 agreements with appropriate State or local fire18 fighting agencies. 

19 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder20 ness areas, if established before the date of enactment of this 

21 Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any reason22 able regulations as the Secretary considers necessary in ac23 cordance with— 

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

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


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

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

3 the 101st Congress for land under the jurisdiction of 

4 the Secretary of the Interior; 

5 (3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 96– 

6 617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 

7 for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Ag8 riculture; and 

9 (4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 

10 Federal public land. 

11 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

13 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

14 nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction or respon15 sibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 

16 on public land in the State. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

18 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any 

20 management activities that are necessary to maintain 

21 or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats 

22 in the wilderness areas, if the management activities 

23 are— 

24 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

25 management plans; 


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1 (B) conducted in accordance with appro2 priate policies, such as the policies established in 

3 Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 

4 (C) in accordance with memoranda of un5 derstanding between the Federal agencies and the 

6 State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 

7 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

9 the designation of wilderness areas by this Act to lead 

10 to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 

11 around each wilderness area. 

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

13 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

14 seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall not, 

15 of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

16 boundary of the wilderness area. 

17 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre18 cludes— 

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

20 the wilderness areas; 

21 (2) the designation of new units of special air22 space over the wilderness areas; or 

23 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

24 training routes over wilderness areas. 


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1 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horseback 

2 riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack stock 

3 into, a wilderness area— 

4 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wil5 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 

6 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter7 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

8 (h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

9 the wilderness areas are withdrawn from— 

10 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis11 posal under the public land laws; 

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

13 laws; and 

14 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min15 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

16 (i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER17 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

18 that is acquired by the United States shall— 

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

20 the land is located; and 

21 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

22 (A) this section; 

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

24 seq.); and 

25 (C) any other applicable law. 


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1 (j) TREATMENT OF EXISTING WATER DIVERSIONS IN

2 THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

3 (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.—The 

4 Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use au5 thorization to the owners of the 2 existing water 

6 transport or diversion facilities, including adminis7 trative access roads (in this subsection referred to as 

8 a ‘‘facility’’), located on National Forest System land 

9 in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon 

10 Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 13 and 14) 

11 and the Peak Mountain unit (T. 10 N., R. 28 W., 

12 secs. 23 and 26) for the continued operation, mainte13 nance, and reconstruction of the facility if the Sec14 retary determines that— 

15 (A) the facility was in existence on the date 

16 on which the land on which the facility is lo17 cated was designated as part of the National 

18 Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub19 section referred to as ‘‘the date of designation’’); 

20 (B) the facility has been in substantially 

21 continuous use to deliver water for the beneficial 

22 use on the non-Federal land of the owner since 

23 the date of designation; 

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1 eral land of the owner under State law, with a 

2 priority date that predates the date of designa3 tion; and 

4 (D) it is not practicable or feasible to relo5 cate the facility to land outside of the wilderness 

6 and continue the beneficial use of water on the 

7 non-Federal land recognized under State law. 

8 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

9 (A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

10 In a special use authorization issued under 

11 paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

12 (i) allow use of motorized equipment 

13 and mechanized transport for operation, 

14 maintenance, or reconstruction of a facility, 

15 if the Secretary determines that— 

16 (I) the use is the minimum nec17 essary to allow the facility to continue 

18 delivery of water to the non-Federal 

19 land for the beneficial uses recognized 

20 by the water right held under State 

21 law; and 

22 (II) the use of nonmotorized 

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1 (ii) preclude use of the facility for the 

2 diversion or transport of water in excess of 

3 the water right recognized by the State on 

4 the date of designation. 

5 (B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI6 TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 

7 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

8 or allow modification or relocation of the facility 

9 in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 

10 necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness values 

11 set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act (16 

12 U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of water on the 

13 non-Federal land is not diminished. 

14 (k) TREATMENT OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL DISTRIBU15 TION LINE IN THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDI16 TIONS.— 

17 (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.—The 

18 Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use au19 thorization to the owners of the existing electrical dis20 tribution line to the Plowshare Peak communication 

21 site (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘facility’’) lo22 cated on National Forest System land in the San 

23 Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon Canyon 

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1 continued operation, maintenance, and reconstruction 

2 of the facility if the Secretary determines that— 

3 (A) the facility was in existence on the date 

4 on which the land on which the facility is lo5 cated was designated as part of the National 

6 Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub7 section referred to as ‘‘the date of designation’’); 

8 (B) the facility has been in substantially 

9 continuous use to deliver electricity to the com10 munication site; and 

11 (C) it is not practicable or feasible to relo12 cate the distribution line to land outside of the 

13 wilderness. 

14 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

15 (A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

16 In a special use authorization issued under 

17 paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow use of 

18 motorized equipment and mechanized transport 

19 for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of 

20 the electrical distribution line, if the Secretary 

21 determines that the use of nonmotorized equip22 ment and nonmechanized transport is impracti23 cable or infeasible. 

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1 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

2 or allow modification or relocation of the facility 

3 in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 

4 necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness values 

5 set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1131). 

7 (l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In accord8 ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and 

9 subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre10 scribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 

11 maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

12 collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 

13 determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are 

14 essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 

15 operation activities. 

16 SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

17 (a) INDIAN CREEK, MONO CREEK, AND MATILIJA

18 CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

19 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at 

20 the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(231) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol22 lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of Cali23 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri24 culture: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek 

2 from its source in sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., to 

3 the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

4 river. 

5 ‘‘(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek 

6 from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 

7 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce8 nic river. 

9 ‘‘(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek 

10 from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to the 

11 southern boundary of sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., 

12 as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(232) MONO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol14 lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali15 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri16 culture: 

17 ‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 

18 from its source in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., to 

19 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire Road in 

20 sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 

22 from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor Fire 

23 Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 0.25 miles 

24 downstream of Don Victor Fire Road in sec. 34, 

25 T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono Creek 

2 from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 

3 Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to the Ogilvy 

4 Ranch private property boundary in sec. 22, T. 

5 6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek 

7 from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound8 ary to the southern boundary of sec. 33, T. 6 N., 

9 R. 26 W., as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(233) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol11 lowing segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 

12 California, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag13 riculture: 

14 ‘‘(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija 

15 Creek from its source in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 25 

16 W., to the private property boundary in sec. 9, 

17 T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 

19 North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in sec. 

20 36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Matilija Wilderness 

21 boundary, as a wild river.’’. 

22 (b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

23 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

24 by striking paragraph (142) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(142) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol2 lowing segments of Sespe Creek in the State of Cali3 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri4 culture: 

5 ‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

6 from the private property boundary in sec. 10, 

7 T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Hartman Ranch pri8 vate property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 

9 24 W., as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

11 from the Hartman Ranch private property 

12 boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the 

13 western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., 

14 as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(C) The 6.1-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

16 from the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 

17 22 W., to the confluence with Trout Creek, as a 

18 scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

20 from the confluence with Trout Creek to the 

21 southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., 

22 as a wild river.’’. 

23 (c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

24 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

25 by striking paragraph (143) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol2 lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu3 taries in the State of California, to be administered 

4 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

5 ‘‘(A) The 33-mile segment of the main stem 

6 of the Sisquoc River extending from its origin 

7 downstream to the Los Padres Forest boundary, 

8 as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South 

10 Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 

11 San Rafael Mountain in sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 28 

12 W., to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as 

13 a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana 

15 Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak in 

16 sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W., to the San Rafael Wil17 derness boundary upstream of Nira Camp18 ground, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana 

20 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness boundary 

21 upstream of the Nira Campground to the San 

22 Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of the 

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1 ‘‘(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana 

2 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness boundary 

3 downstream of the confluence of Davy Brown 

4 Creek to the private property boundary in sec. 1, 

5 T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 

7 Creek from the private property boundary in sec. 

8 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., to the confluence of the 

9 Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 

11 Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in sec. 

12 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream of 

13 its confluence with Munch Canyon, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 

16 Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 

17 with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 

18 Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon 

20 from its source north of Ranger Peak in sec. 33, 

21 T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream of its 

22 confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as a wild 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Can25 yon from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 


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1 with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 

2 Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek 

4 from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley Road 

5 to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as a wild 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork 

8 Fish Creek from its source in sec. 26, T. 8 N., 

9 R. 29 W., to its confluence with Fish Creek, as 

10 a wild river.’’. 

11 (d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

12 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

13 by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(199) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol15 lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali16 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri17 culture: 

18 ‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 

19 from its source in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., to 

20 the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 6 N., 

21 R. 21 W., as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 

23 from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 

24 6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of the 

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1 ‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 

2 from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 

3 to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 

4 river. 

5 ‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 

6 from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 

7 confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek from 

9 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at the 

10 first bridge crossing to the boundary of the Sespe 

11 Wilderness, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek 

13 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to the 

14 boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 

17 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to the 

18 upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a recreational 

19 river.’’. 

20 (e) EFFECT.—The designation of additional miles of 

21 Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid water 

22 rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. 

23 (f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this sec24 tion (including the amendments made by this section) af25 fects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 


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1 Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 

2 crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with the 

3 protection and enhancement of river values under the Wild 

4 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL 

6 WILDERNESS. 

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

8 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 

9 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi10 mately 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti11 tled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and dated 

12 November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Mountain Po13 tential Wilderness Area. 

14 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag17 riculture shall file a map and a legal description of 

18 the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (referred 

19 to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness area’’) 

20 with— 

21 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

24 the House of Representatives. 


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1 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip2 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

3 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture may correct any clerical 

5 and typographical errors in the map and legal de6 scription. 

7 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

8 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

9 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

10 offices of the Forest Service. 

11 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

12 (d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 

13 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

15 (d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

16 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para18 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 

19 (A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 

20 equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con21 nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 

22 Ridge Trail; and 

23 (B) reconstruct or realign— 

24 (i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 

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1 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con2 struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para3 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

4 (A) comply with all existing laws (includ5 ing regulations); and 

6 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, use 

7 the minimum tool or administrative practice 

8 necessary to accomplish the construction, recon9 struction, or alignment with the least amount of 

10 adverse impact on wilderness character and re11 sources. 

12 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.—In 

13 accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may 

14 use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry out the 

15 trail construction, reconstruction, or realignment au16 thorized by this subsection. 

17 (4) MECHANIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary 

18 may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the ex19 isting Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in ac20 cordance with existing law (including regulations) 

21 and this subsection until such date as the potential 

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

2 Federal land in the potential wilderness area is withdrawn 

3 from all forms of— 

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

5 public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min9 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

10 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 

11 section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree12 ments with State, Tribal, and local governmental entities 

13 and private entities to complete the trail construction, re14 construction, and realignment authorized by subsection (d). 

15 (g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 

16 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

17 area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location of 

18 any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or re19 aligned under subsection (d). 

20 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness area, 

22 as modified under subsection (g), shall be designated 

23 as wilderness and as a component of the National 

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1 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub2 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

3 trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 

4 authorized by subsection (d) has been completed; 

5 or 

6 (B) the date that is 20 years after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On des9 ignation as wilderness under this section, the poten10 tial wilderness area shall be— 

11 (A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil12 derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 

13 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

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

15 the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protec16 tion Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242), 

17 and section 3; and 

18 (B) administered in accordance with section 

19 5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

20 seq.). 

21 SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 there are established the following scenic areas: 

24 (1) CONDOR RIDGE SCENIC AREA.—Certain land 

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1 proximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on the 

2 map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Proposed’’ 

3 and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be known as 

4 the ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area’’. 

5 (2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

6 land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba7 kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage8 ment comprising approximately 16,216 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Mountain 

10 Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 2019, 

11 which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain Scenic 

12 Area’’. 

13 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag16 riculture shall file a map and legal description of the 

17 Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain Sce18 nic Area with— 

19 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

20 Resources of the Senate; and 

21 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

22 the House of Representatives. 

23 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de24 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

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1 that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct any 

2 clerical and typographical errors in the maps and 

3 legal descriptions. 

4 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 

5 descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

6 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

7 offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

8 Management. 

9 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 

10 conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment 

11 of present and future generations the ecological, scenic, 

12 wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu13 cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 

14 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin16 ister the scenic areas— 

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

18 and enhances the resources of the scenic areas, 

19 and in particular the scenic character attributes 

20 of the scenic areas; and 

21 (B) in accordance with— 

22 (i) this section; 

23 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man24 agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 


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1 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

2 of the Interior; 

3 (iii) any laws (including regulations) 

4 relating to the National Forest System, for 

5 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

6 of Agriculture; and 

7 (iv) any other applicable law (includ8 ing regulations). 

9 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow those 

10 uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary determines 

11 would further the purposes described in subsection (c). 

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

13 Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from all 

14 forms of— 

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

16 public land laws; 

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

18 laws; and 

19 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min20 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

21 (f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be prohib22 ited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 

23 (1) Permanent roads. 

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1 (3) Timber harvesting except when necessary for 

2 the purposes described in subsection (g). 

3 (4) Transmission lines. 

4 (5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum re5 quirements for the administration of the scenic areas 

6 and to protect public health and safety— 

7 (A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 

8 (B) the establishment of temporary roads. 

9 (6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 

10 for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 

11 (g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE12 MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 

13 take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 

14 determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis15 eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro16 priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 

17 or a local agency. 

18 (h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an other19 wise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard within 

20 a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

21 the boundary of the scenic area. 

22 SEC. 9. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The contiguous trail established 

24 pursuant to this section shall be known as the ‘‘Condor Na25 tional Scenic Trail’’ named after the California condor, a 


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1 critically endangered bird species that lives along the extent 

2 of the trail corridor. 

3 (b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Condor National 

4 Scenic Trail are to— 

5 (1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor 

6 that connects the southern and northern portions of 

7 the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire 

8 length of the forest along the coastal mountains of 

9 southern and central California; and 

10 (2) provide for the public enjoyment of the na11 tionally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cul12 tural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest. 

13 (c) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the National Trails 

14 System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at 

15 the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Condor National 

18 Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 

19 400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern por20 tion of the Los Padres National Forest to the 

21 Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion 

22 of the Los Padres National Forest. 

23 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 

24 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 

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1 ‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re2 gional, and local agencies; 

3 ‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 

5 ‘‘(C) RECREATIONAL USES.—Notwith6 standing section 7(c), the use of motorized vehi7 cles on roads or trails included in the Condor 

8 National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehi9 cles are permitted as of the date of enactment of 

10 this paragraph may be permitted. 

11 ‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

12 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary 

13 shall not acquire for the trail any land or 

14 interest in land outside the exterior bound15 ary of any federally managed area without 

16 the consent of the owner of land or interest 

17 in land. 

18 ‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—Nothing in this para19 graph— 

20 ‘‘(I) requires any private property 

21 owner to allow public access (including 

22 Federal, State, or local government ac23 cess) to private property; or 

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1 spect to public access to or use of pri2 vate land. 

3 ‘‘(E) REALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of Ag4 riculture may realign segments of the Condor 

5 National Scenic Trail as necessary to fulfill the 

6 purposes of the trail. 

7 ‘‘(F) MAP.—The map referred to in sub8 paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 

9 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

10 Forest Service.’’. 

11 (d) STUDY.— 

12 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 3 years 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 

14 with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

15 conduct a study that— 

16 (A) addresses the feasibility of, and alter17 natives for, connecting the northern and southern 

18 portions of the Los Padres National Forest by es19 tablishing a trail across the applicable portions 

20 of the northern and southern Santa Lucia Moun21 tains of the southern California Coastal Range; 

22 and 

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1 ing trail segments that currently allow motorized 

2 vehicles. 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study re4 quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture 

5 shall— 

6 (A) conform to the requirements for na7 tional scenic trail studies described in section 

8 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 1244(b)); 

10 (B) provide for a continual hiking route 

11 through and connecting the southern and north12 ern sections of the Los Padres National Forest; 

13 (C) promote recreational, scenic, wilderness 

14 and cultural values; 

15 (D) enhance connectivity with the overall 

16 National Forest trail system; 

17 (E) consider new connectors and realign18 ment of existing trails; 

19 (F) emphasize safe and continuous public 

20 access, dispersal from high-use areas, and suit21 able water sources; and 

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1 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In completing 

2 the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

3 Agriculture shall consult with— 

4 (A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re5 gional, and local agencies; 

6 (B) private landowners; 

7 (C) nongovernmental organizations; and 

8 (D) members of the public. 

9 (4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

10 shall submit the study required by paragraph (1) 

11 to— 

12 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

13 the House of Representatives; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

15 Resources of the Senate. 

16 (5) ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE CON17 DOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 

19 study required by paragraph (1), if the Sec20 retary of Agriculture determines that additional 

21 or alternative trail segments are feasible for in22 clusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the 

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1 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additions or alter2 nations to the Condor National Scenic Trail 

3 shall be effective on the date the Secretary of Ag4 riculture publishes in the Federal Register notice 

5 that the additional or alternative segments are 

6 included in the Condor National Scenic Trail. 

7 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 

8 section (including the amendments made by this section), 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative 

10 agreements with State, Tribal, and local government enti11 ties and private entities to complete needed trail construc12 tion, reconstruction, and realignment projects authorized by 

13 this section (including the amendments made by this sec14 tion). 

15 SEC. 10. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 

16 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the 

18 Chief of the Forest Service) shall study the feasibility of 

19 opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches or 

20 less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the existing 

21 off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Canyon 

22 off-highway vehicle area. 

23 SEC. 11. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 

24 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of 

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1 interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve non2 motorized recreation trail opportunities (including moun3 tain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness within 

4 the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger districts. 

5 SEC. 12. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES. 

6 (a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that Tribes 

7 have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, 

9 and potential wilderness areas designated by this Act for 

10 traditional cultural and religious purposes. 

11 (b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 

13 the Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may temporarily 

14 close to the general public one or more specific por15 tions of a wilderness area, scenic area, or potential 

16 wilderness area designated by this Act to protect the 

17 privacy of the members of the Tribe in the conduct of 

18 traditional cultural and religious activities. 

19 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para20 graph (1) shall be— 

21 (A) made in such a manner as to affect the 

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1 (B) be consistent with the purpose and in2 tent of Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as 

3 the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) (42 

4 U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

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Union Calendar No. 313 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2199 

[Report No. 116–390] 

A BILL 

California as wilderness, and for other purposes. 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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