IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2546 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Protecting America’s Wilderness Act’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—COLORADO WILDERNESS 

Sec. 101. Short title; definition. 

Sec. 102. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of 

Colorado. 

Sec. 103. Administrative provisions. 

Sec. 104. Water. 

Sec. 105. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 106. Department of defense study on impacts that the expansion of wilderness designations in the western united states would have on 

the readiness of the armed forces of the united states with respect to aviation training. 

TITLE II—NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILDERNESS, RECREATION, 

AND WORKING FORESTS 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Subtitle A—Restoration and Economic Development 

Sec. 211. South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area. 

Sec. 212. Redwood National and State Parks restoration. 

Sec. 213. California Public Lands Remediation Partnership. 

Sec. 214. Trinity Lake visitor center. 

Sec. 215. Del Norte County visitor center. 

Sec. 216. Management plans. 

Sec. 217. Study; partnerships related to overnight accommodations. 

Subtitle B—Recreation 

Sec. 221. Horse Mountain Special Management Area. 

Sec. 222. Bigfoot National Recreation Trail. 

Sec. 223. Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail. 

Sec. 224. Trinity Lake Trail. 

Sec. 225. Trails study. 

Sec. 226. Construction of mountain bicycling routes. 

Sec. 227. Partnerships. 

Subtitle C—Conservation 

Sec. 231. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 232. Administration of wilderness. 

Sec. 233. Designation of potential wilderness. 

Sec. 234. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 


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Sec. 235. Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area. 

Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 

Sec. 241. Maps and legal descriptions. 

Sec. 242. Updates to land and resource management plans. 

Sec. 243. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Utility facilities and rights-of-way. 

TITLE III—CENTRAL COAST HERITAGE PROTECTION 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 304. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 305. Administration of wilderness. 

Sec. 306. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers. 

Sec. 307. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 308. Designation of scenic areas. 

Sec. 309. Condor National Scenic Trail. 

Sec. 310. Forest service study. 

Sec. 311. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities. 

Sec. 312. Use by members of Tribes. 

TITLE IV—SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS AND RIVERS 

PROTECTION 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Definition of State. 

Subtitle A—San Gabriel National Recreation Area 

Sec. 411. Purposes. 

Sec. 412. Definitions. 

Sec. 413. San Gabriel National Recreation Area. 

Sec. 414. Management. 

Sec. 415. Acquisition of non-Federal land within Recreation Area. 

Sec. 416. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility facilities. 

Sec. 417. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council. 

Sec. 418. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. 

Sec. 419. Visitor services and facilities. 

Subtitle B—San Gabriel Mountains 

Sec. 421. Definitions. 

Sec. 422. National monument boundary modification. 

Sec. 423. Designation of Wilderness Areas and Additions. 

Sec. 424. Administration of Wilderness Areas and Additions. 

Sec. 425. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers. 

Sec. 426. Water rights. 

TITLE V—RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR PRESERVATION 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration. 

TITLE VI—WILD OLYMPICS WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC 

RIVERS 


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Sec. 601. Short title. 

Sec. 602. Designation of Olympic National Forest Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 603. Wild and Scenic River Designations. 

Sec. 604. Existing rights and withdrawal. 

Sec. 605. Treaty rights. 

TITLE VII—STUDY ON FLOOD RISK MITIGATION 

Sec. 701. Study on Flood Risk Mitigation. 

TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 801. Promoting health and wellness for veterans and servicemembers. 

Sec. 802. Fire, insects, and diseases. 

Sec. 803. Military activities. 

TITLE IX—PAYGO 

Sec. 901. Determination of Budgetary Effects. 

1 TITLE I—COLORADO 

2 WILDERNESS 

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITION. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of 2020’’. 

6 (b) SECRETARY DEFINED.—As used in this title, the 

7 term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior or 

8 the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate. 

9 SEC. 102. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER10 VATION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF COLO11 RADO. 

12 (a) ADDITIONS.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil13 derness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 756; 

14 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by adding at the end 

15 the following paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(23) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 

17 River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 


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1 Management, which comprise approximately 316 

2 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Maroon 

3 Bells Addition Proposed Wilderness’, dated July 20, 

4 2018, which is hereby incorporated in and shall be 

5 deemed to be a part of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass 

6 Wilderness Area designated by Public Law 88–577. 

7 ‘‘(24) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison 

8 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

9 which comprise approximately 38,217 acres, as gen10 erally depicted on a map titled ‘Redcloud & Handies 

11 Peak Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 9, 2019, 

12 which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak Wilder13 ness. 

14 ‘‘(25) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison 

15 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

16 located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gun17 nison National Forests, which comprise approxi18 mately 26,734 acres, as generally depicted on a map 

19 titled ‘Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilder20 ness’, dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known 

21 as the Handies Peak Wilderness. 

22 ‘‘(26) Certain lands managed by the Royal 

23 Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment, which comprise approximately 16,481 acres, 

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1 tain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’, dated 

2 November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the 

3 McIntyre Hills Wilderness. 

4 ‘‘(27) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 

5 River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

6 Management, which comprise approximately 10,282 

7 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Grand 

8 Hogback Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 16, 

9 2019, which shall be known as the Grand Hogback 

10 Wilderness. 

11 ‘‘(28) Certain lands managed by the Grand 

12 Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man13 agement, which comprise approximately 25,624 

14 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 

15 ‘Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness’, dated Octo16 ber 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Demaree 

17 Canyon Wilderness. 

18 ‘‘(29) Certain lands managed by the Grand 

19 Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man20 agement, which comprise approximately 28,279 

21 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Little 

22 Books Cliff Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 9, 

23 2019, which shall be known as the Little Bookcliffs 

24 Wilderness. 


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1 ‘‘(30) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 

2 River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

3 Management, which comprise approximately 14,886 

4 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Bull 

5 Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness’, dated 

6 January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Bull 

7 Gulch Wilderness. 

8 ‘‘(31) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 

9 River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

10 Management, which comprise approximately 12,016 

11 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Bull 

12 Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness Areas’, 

13 dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as 

14 the Castle Peak Wilderness.’’. 

15 (b) FURTHER ADDITIONS.—The following lands in 

16 the State of Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land 

17 Management or the United States Forest Service are here18 by designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components 

19 of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

20 (1) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 

21 River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

22 Management or located in the White River National 

23 Forest, which comprise approximately 19,240 acres, 

24 as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Assignation 

25 Ridge Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 12, 


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1 2019, which shall be known as the Assignation 

2 Ridge Wilderness. 

3 (2) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 

4 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

5 located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 

6 which comprise approximately 23,116 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Badger Creek Pro8 posed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which 

9 shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness. 

10 (3) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 

11 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

12 located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 

13 which comprise approximately 35,251 acres, as gen14 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Beaver Creek Pro15 posed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which 

16 shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness. 

17 (4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 

18 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

19 the Bureau of Reclamation or located in the Pike 

20 and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise ap21 proximately 32,884 acres, as generally depicted on a 

22 map titled ‘‘Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness’’, 

23 dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as 

24 the Grape Creek Wilderness. 


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1 (5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc2 tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment, which comprise approximately 13,351 acres, 

4 as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & 

5 South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 

6 October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the North 

7 Bangs Canyon Wilderness. 

8 (6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc9 tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately 5,144 acres, as 

11 generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South 

12 Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 

13 9, 2019, which shall be known as the South Bangs 

14 Canyon Wilderness. 

15 (7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc16 tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment, which comprise approximately 26,624 acres, 

18 as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Unaweep & 

19 Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 

20 2019, which shall be known as The Palisade Wilder21 ness. 

22 (8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc23 tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, 

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1 proximately 19,776 acres, as generally depicted on a 

2 map titled ‘‘Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilder3 ness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known 

4 as the Unaweep Wilderness. 

5 (9) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc6 tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment and Uncompaghre Field Office of the Bureau 

8 of Land Management and in the Manti-LaSal Na9 tional Forest, which comprise approximately 37,637 

10 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 

11 ‘‘Sewemup Mesa Proposed Wilderness’’, dated No12 vember 7, 2019, which shall be known as the 

13 Sewemup Mesa Wilderness. 

14 (10) Certain lands managed by the Kremmling 

15 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

16 which comprise approximately 31 acres, as generally 

17 depicted on a map titled ‘‘Platte River Addition Pro18 posed Wilderness’’, dated July 20, 2018, and which 

19 are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to 

20 be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by 

21 Public Law 98–550. 

22 (11) Certain lands managed by the 

23 Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

24 Management, which comprise approximately 17,587 

25 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 


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1 ‘‘Roubideau Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 

2 2019, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wil3 derness. 

4 (12) Certain lands managed by the 

5 Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

6 Management or located in the Grand Mesa, 

7 Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, 

8 which comprise approximately 12,102 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Norwood Canyon 

10 Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, 

11 which shall be known as the Norwood Canyon Wil12 derness. 

13 (13) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 

14 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

15 which comprise approximately 24,475 acres, as gen16 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Papoose & Cross 

17 Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 

18 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon 

19 Wilderness. 

20 (14) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 

21 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

22 which comprise approximately 21,220 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘McKenna Peak Pro24 posed Wilderness’’, dated October 16, 2019, which 

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1 (15) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 

2 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

3 which comprise approximately 14,270 acres, as gen4 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Weber-Menefee 

5 Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 

6 2019, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee 

7 Mountain Wilderness. 

8 (16) Certain lands managed by the 

9 Uncompahgre and Tres Rios Field Offices of the 

10 Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Rec11 lamation, which comprise approximately 33,351 

12 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Dolores 

13 River Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Novem14 ber 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Dolores 

15 River Canyon Wilderness. 

16 (17) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 

17 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

18 located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 

19 which comprise approximately 17,922 acres, as gen20 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Browns Canyon 

21 Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which 

22 shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness. 

23 (18) Certain lands managed by the San Luis 

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1 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘San Luis Hills Pro2 posed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019 which 

3 shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness. 

4 (19) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 

5 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

6 which comprise approximately 23,559 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Table Mountain & 

8 McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Novem9 ber 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Table 

10 Mountain Wilderness. 

11 (20) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 

12 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

13 located in the San Juan National Forest, which 

14 comprise approximately 10,844 acres, as generally 

15 depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Ponderosa 

16 Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 

17 2020, which shall be known as the North Ponderosa 

18 Gorge Wilderness. 

19 (21) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 

20 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 

21 located in the San Juan National Forest, which 

22 comprise approximately 12,393 acres, as generally 

23 depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Ponderosa 

24 Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 


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1 2020 which shall be known as the South Ponderosa 

2 Gorge Wilderness. 

3 (22) Certain lands managed by the Little Snake 

4 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 

5 which comprise approximately 33,168 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Diamond Breaks 

7 Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 2020 

8 which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wil9 derness. 

10 (23) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 

11 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 

12 which comprises approximately 4,782 acres, as gen13 erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Papoose & Cross 

14 Canyon Proposed Wilderness’ ’’’, and dated January 

15 29, 2020 which shall be known as the Papoose Can16 yon Wilderness. 

17 (c) WEST ELK ADDITION.—Certain lands in the 

18 State of Colorado administered by the Gunnison Field Of19 fice of the Bureau of Land Management, the United 

20 States National Park Service, and the Bureau of Reclama21 tion, which comprise approximately 6,695 acres, as gen22 erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘West Elk Addition Pro23 posed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, are hereby des24 ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the 

25 National Wilderness Preservation System and are hereby 


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1 incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the 

2 West Elk Wilderness designated by Public Law 88–577. 

3 The boundary adjacent to Blue Mesa Reservoir shall be 

4 50 feet landward from the water’s edge, and shall change 

5 according to the water level. 

6 (d) BLUE MESA RESERVOIR.—If the Bureau of Rec7 lamation determines that lands within the West Elk Wil8 derness Addition are necessary for future expansion of the 

9 Blue Mesa Reservoir, the Secretary shall by publication 

10 of a revised boundary description in the Federal Register 

11 revise the boundary of the West Elk Wilderness Addition. 

12 (e) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac13 ticable after the date of enactment of the Act, the Sec14 retary shall file a map and a boundary description of each 

15 area designated as wilderness by this section with the 

16 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate. Each map and boundary descrip19 tion shall have the same force and effect as if included 

20 in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 

21 and typographical errors in the map or boundary descrip22 tion. The maps and boundary descriptions shall be on file 

23 and available for public inspection in the Office of the Di24 rector of the Bureau of Land Management, Department 


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1 of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 

2 Service, Department of Agriculture, as appropriate. 

3 (f) STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS.—Lands within the 

4 exterior boundaries of any wilderness area designated 

5 under this section that are owned by a private entity or 

6 by the State of Colorado, including lands administered by 

7 the Colorado State Land Board, shall be included within 

8 such wilderness area if such lands are acquired by the 

9 United States. Such lands may be acquired by the United 

10 States only as provided in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 1131 et seq.). 

12 SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

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

14 lands designated as wilderness by this title shall be man15 aged by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness 

16 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this title, except that, 

17 with respect to any wilderness areas designated by this 

18 title, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 

19 date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a ref20 erence to the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (b) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in wilderness 

22 areas designated by this title shall be administered in ac23 cordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wil24 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further inter25 preted by section 108 of Public Law 96–560, and the 


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1 guidelines set forth in appendix A of House Report 101– 

2 405 of the 101st Congress. 

3 (c) STATE JURISDICTION.—As provided in section 

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

5 nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting the 

6 jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Colorado 

7 with respect to wildlife and fish in Colorado. 

8 (d) BUFFER ZONES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

10 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around any 

11 area designated as wilderness by this title. 

12 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The 

13 fact that an activity or use on land outside the areas 

14 designated as wilderness by this title can be seen or 

15 heard within the wilderness shall not preclude the 

16 activity or use outside the boundary of the wilder17 ness. 

18 (e) MILITARY HELICOPTER OVERFLIGHTS AND OP19 ERATIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title restricts 

21 or precludes— 

22 (A) low-level overflights of military heli23 copters over the areas designated as wilderness 

24 by this title, including military overflights that 


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1 can be seen or heard within any wilderness 

2 area; 

3 (B) military flight testing and evaluation; 

4 (C) the designation or creation of new 

5 units of special use airspace, or the establish6 ment of military flight training routes over any 

7 wilderness area; or 

8 (D) helicopter operations at designated 

9 landing zones within the potential wilderness 

10 areas established by subsection (i)(1). 

11 (2) AERIAL NAVIGATION TRAINING EXER12 CISES.—The Colorado Army National Guard, 

13 through the High-Altitude Army National Guard 

14 Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial naviga15 tion training maneuver exercises over, and associ16 ated operations within, the potential wilderness 

17 areas designated by this title— 

18 (A) in a manner and degree consistent 

19 with the memorandum of understanding dated 

20 August 4, 1987, entered into among the Colo21 rado Army National Guard, the Bureau of 

22 Land Management, and the Forest Service; or 

23 (B) in a manner consistent with any subse24 quent memorandum of understanding entered 

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1 the Bureau of Land Management, and the For2 est Service. 

3 (f) RUNNING EVENTS.—The Secretary may continue 

4 to authorize competitive running events currently per5 mitted in the Redcloud Peak Wilderness Area and 

6 Handies Peak Wilderness Area in a manner compatible 

7 with the preservation of such areas as wilderness. 

8 (g) LAND TRADES.—If the Secretary trades privately 

9 owned land within the perimeter of the Redcloud Peak 

10 Wilderness Area or the Handies Peak Wilderness Area in 

11 exchange for Federal land, then such Federal land shall 

12 be located in Hinsdale County, Colorado. 

13 (h) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this title 

14 prohibits recreational rock climbing activities in the wil15 derness areas, such as the placement, use, and mainte16 nance of fixed anchors, including any fixed anchor estab17 lished before the date of the enactment of this Act— 

18 (1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

20 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter21 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

22 (i) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The following lands are des24 ignated as potential wilderness areas: 


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1 (A) Certain lands managed by the Colo2 rado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of 

3 Land Management, which comprise approxi4 mately 7,376 acres, as generally depicted on a 

5 map titled ‘‘Pisgah East & West Proposed Wil6 derness’’ and dated October 16, 2019, which, 

7 upon designation as wilderness under para8 graph (2), shall be known as the Pisgah East 

9 Wilderness. 

10 (B) Certain lands managed by the Colo11 rado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of 

12 Land Management, which comprise approxi13 mately 6,828 acres, as generally depicted on a 

14 map titled ‘‘Pisgah East & West Proposed Wil15 derness’’ and dated October 16, 2019, which, 

16 upon designation as wilderness under para17 graph (2), shall be known as the Pisgah West 

18 Wilderness. 

19 (C) Certain lands managed by the Colo20 rado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of 

21 Land Management or located in the White 

22 River National Forest, which comprise approxi23 mately 16,101 acres, as generally depicted on a 

24 map titled ‘‘Flat Tops Proposed Wilderness Ad25 dition’’, dated October 9, 2019, and which, 


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1 upon designation as wilderness under para2 graph (2), shall be incorporated in and shall be 

3 deemed to be a part of the Flat Tops Wilder4 ness designated by Public Law 94–146. 

5 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—Lands 

6 designated as a potential wilderness area by sub7 paragraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) shall 

8 be designated as wilderness on the date on which the 

9 Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice 

10 that all nonconforming uses of those lands author11 ized by subsection (e) in the potential wilderness 

12 area that would be in violation of the Wilderness Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have ceased. Such publica14 tion in the Federal Register and designation as wil15 derness shall occur for the potential wilderness area 

16 as the nonconforming uses cease in that potential 

17 wilderness area and designation as wilderness is not 

18 dependent on cessation of nonconforming uses in the 

19 other potential wilderness area. 

20 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Except for activities pro21 vided for under subsection (e), lands designated as 

22 a potential wilderness area by paragraph (1) shall be 

23 managed by the Secretary in accordance with the 

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1 tion of such lands as wilderness under this sub2 section. 

3 SEC. 104. WATER. 

4 (a) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

5 title— 

6 (1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 

8 water right, or interest in water; 

9 (2) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi10 tional water right in existence on the date of enact11 ment of this Act, including any water right held by 

12 the United States; 

13 (3) affects any interstate water compact in ex14 istence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

15 (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 

16 Federal water rights; and 

17 (5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

18 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro19 priated by the United States in the State of Colo20 rado on or before the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act. 

22 (b) MIDSTREAM AREAS.— 

23 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

24 is to protect for the benefit and enjoyment of 

25 present and future generations— 


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1 (A) the unique and nationally important 

2 values of areas designated as wilderness by sec3 tion 102(b) (including the geological, cultural, 

4 archaeological, paleontological, natural, sci5 entific, recreational, environmental, biological, 

6 wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, edu7 cational, and scenic resources of the public 

8 land); and 

9 (B) the water resources of area streams, 

10 based on seasonally available flows, that are 

11 necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and ter12 restrial species and communities. 

13 (2) WILDERNESS WATER RIGHTS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall en15 sure that any water rights within the wilderness 

16 designated by section 102(b) required to fulfill 

17 the purposes of such wilderness are secured in 

18 accordance with subparagraphs (B) through 

19 (G). 

20 (B) STATE LAW.— 

21 (i) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 Any water rights for which the Secretary 

23 pursues adjudication shall be appropriated, 

24 adjudicated, changed, and administered in 


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1 accordance with the procedural require2 ments and priority system of State law. 

3 (ii) ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER

4 RIGHTS.— 

5 (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro6 vided in subclause (II), the purposes 

7 and other substantive characteristics 

8 of the water rights pursued under this 

9 paragraph shall be established in ac10 cordance with State law. 

11 (II) EXCEPTION.—Notwith12 standing subclause (I) and in accord13 ance with this title, the Secretary may 

14 appropriate and seek adjudication of 

15 water rights to maintain surface water 

16 levels and stream flows on and across 

17 the wilderness designated by section 

18 102(b) to fulfill the purposes of such 

19 wilderness. 

20 (C) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall 

21 promptly, but not earlier than January 1, 2021, 

22 appropriate the water rights required to fulfill 

23 the purposes of the wilderness designated by 

24 section 102(b). 


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1 (D) REQUIRED DETERMINATION.—The 

2 Secretary shall not pursue adjudication for any 

3 instream flow water rights unless the Secretary 

4 makes a determination pursuant to subpara5 graph (E)(ii) or (F). 

6 (E) COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

8 not pursue adjudication of any Federal 

9 instream flow water rights established 

10 under this paragraph if— 

11 (I) the Secretary determines, 

12 upon adjudication of the water rights 

13 by the Colorado Water Conservation 

14 Board, that the Board holds water 

15 rights sufficient in priority, amount, 

16 and timing to fulfill the purposes of 

17 this subsection; and 

18 (II) the Secretary has entered 

19 into a perpetual agreement with the 

20 Colorado Water Conservation Board 

21 to ensure full exercise, protection, and 

22 enforcement of the State water rights 

23 within the wilderness to reliably fulfill 

24 the purposes of this subsection. 


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1 (ii) ADJUDICATION.—If the Secretary 

2 determines that the provisions of clause (i) 

3 have not been met, the Secretary shall ad4 judicate and exercise any Federal water 

5 rights required to fulfill the purposes of 

6 the wilderness in accordance with this 

7 paragraph. 

8 (F) INSUFFICIENT WATER RIGHTS.—If the 

9 Colorado Water Conservation Board modifies 

10 the instream flow water rights obtained under 

11 subparagraph (E) to such a degree that the 

12 Secretary determines that water rights held by 

13 the State are insufficient to fulfill the purposes 

14 of this title, the Secretary shall adjudicate and 

15 exercise Federal water rights required to fulfill 

16 the purposes of this title in accordance with 

17 subparagraph (B). 

18 (G) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 

19 shall promptly act to exercise and enforce the 

20 water rights described in subparagraph (E) if 

21 the Secretary determines that— 

22 (i) the State is not exercising its 

23 water rights consistent with subparagraph 

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1 (ii) the agreement described in sub2 paragraph (E)(i)(II) is not fulfilled or com3 plied with sufficiently to fulfill the pur4 poses of this title. 

5 (3) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—Notwith6 standing any other provision of law, beginning on 

7 the date of enactment of this title, neither the Presi8 dent nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the 

9 United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue 

10 a license or permit for development of any new irri11 gation and pumping facility, reservoir, water con12 servation work, aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, 

13 hydropower project, transmission, other ancillary fa14 cility, or other water, diversion, storage, or carriage 

15 structure in the wilderness designated by section 

16 102(b). 

17 (c) ACCESS AND OPERATION.— 

18 (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, 

19 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 

20 and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conserva21 tion works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, 

22 wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other 

23 ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, stor24 age, and carriage structures. 


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1 (2) ACCESS TO WATER RESOURCE FACILI2 TIES.—Subject to the provisions of this subsection, 

3 the Secretary shall allow reasonable access to water 

4 resource facilities in existence on the date of enact5 ment of this Act within the areas described in sec6 tions 102(b) and 102(c), including motorized access 

7 where necessary and customarily employed on routes 

8 existing as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (3) ACCESS ROUTES.—Existing access routes 

10 within such areas customarily employed as of the 

11 date of enactment of this Act may be used, main12 tained, repaired, and replaced to the extent nec13 essary to maintain their present function, design, 

14 and serviceable operation, so long as such activities 

15 have no increased adverse impacts on the resources 

16 and values of the areas described in sections 102(b) 

17 and 102(c) than existed as of the date of enactment 

18 of this Act. 

19 (4) USE OF WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

20 Subject to the provisions of this subsection and sub21 section (a)(4), the Secretary shall allow water re22 source facilities existing on the date of enactment of 

23 this Act within areas described in sections 102(b) 

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1 continued exercise, in accordance with Colorado 

2 State law, of vested water rights adjudicated for use 

3 in connection with such facilities by a court of com4 petent jurisdiction prior to the date of enactment of 

5 this Act. The impact of an existing facility on the 

6 water resources and values of the area shall not be 

7 increased as a result of changes in the adjudicated 

8 type of use of such facility as of the date of enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 (5) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.—Water re11 source facilities, and access routes serving such fa12 cilities, existing within the areas described in sec13 tions 102(b) and 102(c) on the date of enactment of 

14 this Act shall be maintained and repaired when and 

15 to the extent necessary to prevent increased adverse 

16 impacts on the resources and values of the areas de17 scribed in sections 102(b) and 102(c). 

18 SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that military aviation 

20 training on Federal public lands in Colorado, including the 

21 training conducted at the High-Altitude Army National 

22 Guard Aviation Training Site, is critical to the national 

23 security of the United States and the readiness of the 

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1 SEC. 106. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON IMPACTS 

2 THAT THE EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS DES3 IGNATIONS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES 

4 WOULD HAVE ON THE READINESS OF THE 

5 ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES 

6 WITH RESPECT TO AVIATION TRAINING. 

7 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall conduct a study on the impacts that the expansion 

9 of wilderness designations in the Western United States 

10 would have on the readiness of the Armed Forces of the 

11 United States with respect to aviation training. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

14 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

15 House of Representatives a report on the study required 

16 under subsection (a). 

17 TITLE II—NORTHWEST CALI18 FORNIA WILDERNESS, RECRE19 ATION, AND WORKING FOR20 ESTS 

21 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Northwest California 

23 Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act’’. 

24 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

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

2 means— 

3 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic4 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec5 retary of Agriculture; and 

6 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic7 tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec8 retary of the Interior. 

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

10 of California. 

11 Subtitle A—Restoration and 

12 Economic Development 

13 SEC. 211. SOUTH FORK TRINITY-MAD RIVER RESTORATION 

14 AREA. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term 

17 ‘‘collaboratively developed’’ means projects that are 

18 developed and implemented through a collaborative 

19 process that— 

20 (A) includes— 

21 (i) appropriate Federal, State, and 

22 local agencies; and 

23 (ii) multiple interested persons rep24 resenting diverse interests; and 

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1 (2) PLANTATION.—The term ‘‘plantation’’ 

2 means a forested area that has been artificially es3 tablished by planting or seeding. 

4 (3) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 

5 means the process of assisting the recovery of an 

6 ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or de7 stroyed by establishing the composition, structure, 

8 pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facili9 tate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, 

10 resilience, and health under current and future con11 ditions. 

12 (4) RESTORATION AREA.—The term ‘‘restora13 tion area’’ means the South Fork Trinity-Mad River 

14 Restoration Area, established by subsection (b). 

15 (5) SHADED FUEL BREAK.—The term ‘‘shaded 

16 fuel break’’ means a vegetation treatment that effec17 tively addresses all project-generated slash and that 

18 retains: adequate canopy cover to suppress plant re19 growth in the forest understory following treatment; 

20 the longest lived trees that provide the most shade 

21 over the longest period of time; the healthiest and 

22 most vigorous trees with the greatest potential for 

23 crown-growth in plantations and in natural stands 

24 adjacent to plantations; and all mature hardwoods, 

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1 (6) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term 

2 ‘‘stewardship contract’’ means an agreement or con3 tract entered into under section 604 of the Healthy 

4 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c). 

5 (7) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 

6 ‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning given 

7 the term by section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res8 toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

10 rights, there is established the South Fork Trinity-Mad 

11 River Restoration Area, comprising approximately 

12 729,089 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest 

13 Service and approximately 1,280 acres of Federal land ad14 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen15 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity16 Mad River Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and dated July 

17 3, 2018, to be known as the South Fork Trinity-Mad 

18 River Restoration Area. 

19 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the restoration area 

20 are to— 

21 (1) establish, restore, and maintain fire-resilient 

22 forest structures containing late successional forest 

23 structure characterized by large trees and multisto24 ried canopies, as ecologically appropriate; 

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1 (3) enhance the restoration of Federal lands 

2 within the restoration area; 

3 (4) reduce the threat posed by wildfires to com4 munities within the restoration area; 

5 (5) protect and restore aquatic habitat and 

6 anadromous fisheries; 

7 (6) protect the quality of water within the res8 toration area; and 

9 (7) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, rec10 reational, natural, cultural, and wildlife values of the 

11 restoration area. 

12 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

14 the restoration area— 

15 (A) in a manner consistent with the pur16 poses described in subsection (c); 

17 (B) in a manner that— 

18 (i) in the case of the Forest Service, 

19 prioritizes restoration of the restoration 

20 area over other nonemergency vegetation 

21 management projects on the portions of 

22 the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National 

23 Forests in Humboldt and Trinity Counties; 

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1 (ii) in the case of the United States 

2 Fish and Wildlife Service, establishes with 

3 the Forest Service an agreement for co4 operation to ensure timely completion of 

5 consultation required by section 7 of the 

6 Endangered Species Act (15 U.S.C. 1536) 

7 on restoration projects within the restora8 tion area and agreement to maintain and 

9 exchange information on planning sched10 ules and priorities on a regular basis; 

11 (C) in accordance with— 

12 (i) the laws (including regulations) 

13 and rules applicable to the National Forest 

14 System for land managed by the Forest 

15 Service; 

16 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man17 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

18 seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of 

19 Land Management; 

20 (iii) this title; and 

21 (iv) any other applicable law (includ22 ing regulations); and 

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1 projects within the restoration area is com2 pleted in a timely and efficient manner. 

3 (2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of 

5 the restoration area shall not change the man6 agement status of any land or water that is 

7 designated wilderness or as a wild and scenic 

8 river, including lands and waters designated by 

9 this title. 

10 (B) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT.—If there 

11 is a conflict between the laws applicable to the 

12 areas described in subparagraph (A) and this 

13 section, the more restrictive provision shall con14 trol. 

15 (3) USES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

17 only allow uses of the restoration area that the 

18 Secretary determines would further the pur19 poses described in subsection (c). 

20 (B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall 

21 prioritize restoration activities within the res22 toration area. 

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1 prove, or prioritize activities outside of the res2 toration area. 

3 (4) WILDLAND FIRE.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

5 prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with 

6 other Federal, State, and local agencies, as ap7 propriate, from conducting wildland fire oper8 ations in the restoration area, consistent with 

9 the purposes of this section. 

10 (B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary may use 

11 prescribed burning and managed wildland fire 

12 to the fullest extent practicable to achieve the 

13 purposes of this section. 

14 (5) ROAD DECOMMISSIONING.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent prac16 ticable, the Secretary shall decommission 

17 unneeded National Forest System roads identi18 fied for decommissioning and unauthorized 

19 roads identified for decommissioning within the 

20 restoration area— 

21 (i) subject to appropriations; 

22 (ii) consistent with the analysis re23 quired by subparts A and B of part 212 of 

24 title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; and 

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1 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In mak2 ing determinations regarding road decommis3 sioning under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

4 shall consult with— 

5 (i) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

6 governmental entities; and 

7 (ii) members of the public. 

8 (C) DEFINITION.—As used in subpara9 graph (A), the term ‘‘decommission’’ means— 

10 (i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; 

11 and 

12 (ii) to restore any natural drainage, 

13 watershed function, or other ecological 

14 processes that are disrupted or adversely 

15 impacted by the road by removing or 

16 hydrologically disconnecting the road 

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18 (6) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara20 graphs (B), (C), and (D), the Secretary may 

21 conduct vegetation management projects in the 

22 restoration area only where necessary to— 

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1 (ii) reduce wildfire risk to commu2 nities by promoting forests that are fire re3 silient; 

4 (iii) improve the habitat of threatened, 

5 endangered, or sensitive species; 

6 (iv) protect or improve water quality; 

7 or 

8 (v) enhance the restoration of lands 

9 within the restoration area. 

10 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

11 (i) SHADED FUEL BREAKS.—In car12 rying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

13 shall prioritize, as practicable, the estab14 lishment of a network of shaded fuel 

15 breaks within— 

16 (I) the portions of the wildland17 urban interface that are within 150 

18 feet from private property contiguous 

19 to Federal land; 

20 (II) 150 feet from any road that 

21 is open to motorized vehicles as of the 

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1 lish shaded fuel breaks up to 275 

2 feet from a road so long as the 

3 combined total width of the 

4 shaded fuel breaks for both sides 

5 of the road does not exceed 300 

6 feet; and 

7 (bb) provided that the Sec8 retary shall include vegetation 

9 treatments within a minimum of 

10 25 feet of the road where prac11 ticable, feasible, and appropriate 

12 as part of any shaded fuel break; 

13 or 

14 (III) 150 feet of any plantation. 

15 (ii) PLANTATIONS; RIPARIAN RE16 SERVES.—The Secretary may undertake 

17 vegetation management projects— 

18 (I) in areas within the restora19 tion area in which fish and wildlife 

20 habitat is significantly compromised 

21 as a result of past management prac22 tices (including plantations); and 

23 (II) within designated riparian 

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1 maintain the integrity of fuel breaks 

2 and to enhance fire resilience. 

3 (C) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall 

4 carry out vegetation management projects with5 in the restoration area— 

6 (i) in accordance with— 

7 (I) this section; and 

8 (II) existing law (including regu9 lations); 

10 (ii) after providing an opportunity for 

11 public comment; and 

12 (iii) subject to appropriations. 

13 (D) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Sec14 retary shall use the best available science in 

15 planning and implementing vegetation manage16 ment projects within the restoration area. 

17 (7) GRAZING.— 

18 (A) EXISTING GRAZING.—The grazing of 

19 livestock in the restoration area, where estab20 lished before the date of enactment of this Act, 

21 shall be permitted to continue— 

22 (i) subject to— 

23 (I) such reasonable regulations, 

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1 (II) applicable law (including reg2 ulations); and 

3 (ii) in a manner consistent with the 

4 purposes described in subsection (c). 

5 (B) TARGETED NEW GRAZING.—The Sec6 retary may issue annual targeted grazing per7 mits for the grazing of livestock in the restora8 tion area, where not established before the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, to control noxious 

10 weeds, aid in the control of wildfire within the 

11 wildland-urban interface, or to provide other ec12 ological benefits subject to— 

13 (i) such reasonable regulations, poli14 cies, and practices as the Secretary con15 siders necessary; and 

16 (ii) a manner consistent with the pur17 poses described in subsection (c). 

18 (C) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Sec19 retary shall use the best available science when 

20 determining whether to issue targeted grazing 

21 permits within the restoration area. 

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

23 the restoration area is withdrawn from— 

24 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis25 posal under the public land laws; 


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

2 laws; and 

3 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min4 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

5 (f) USE OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—To the 

6 maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall— 

7 (1) use stewardship contracts to implement this 

8 section; and 

9 (2) use revenue derived from such stewardship 

10 contracts for restoration and other activities within 

11 the restoration area which shall include staff and ad12 ministrative costs to support timely consultation ac13 tivities for restoration projects. 

14 (g) COLLABORATION.—In developing and imple15 menting restoration projects in the restoration area, the 

16 Secretary shall consult with collaborative groups with an 

17 interest in the restoration area. 

18 (h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—A collaboratively de19 veloped restoration project within the restoration area may 

20 be carried out in accordance with the provisions for haz21 ardous fuel reduction projects set forth in sections 214, 

22 215, and 216 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 

23 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514–6516), as applicable. 

24 (i) MULTIPARTY MONITORING.—The Secretary of 

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1 (1) in collaboration with the Secretary of the 

2 Interior and interested persons, use a multiparty 

3 monitoring, evaluation, and accountability process to 

4 assess the positive or negative ecological, social, and 

5 economic effects of restoration projects within the 

6 restoration area; and 

7 (2) incorporate the monitoring results into the 

8 management of the restoration area. 

9 (j) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use all existing 

10 authorities to secure as much funding as necessary to ful11 fill the purposes of the restoration area. 

12 (k) FOREST RESIDUES UTILIZATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica14 ble law, including regulations, and this section, the 

15 Secretary may utilize forest residues from restora16 tion projects, including shaded fuel breaks, in the 

17 restoration area for research and development of 

18 biobased products that result in net carbon seques19 tration. 

20 (2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out para21 graph (1), the Secretary may enter into partnerships 

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1 SEC. 212. REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS RES2 TORATION. 

3 (a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

4 the Interior is authorized to undertake initiatives to re5 store degraded redwood forest ecosystems in Redwood Na6 tional and State Parks in partnership with the State of 

7 California, local agencies, and nongovernmental organiza8 tions. 

9 (b) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out any initiative au10 thorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior 

11 shall comply with all applicable law. 

12 SEC. 213. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS REMEDIATION PART13 NERSHIP. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ 

16 means the California Public Lands Remediation 

17 Partnership, established by subsection (b). 

18 (2) PRIORITY LANDS.—The term ‘‘priority 

19 lands’’ means Federal land within the State that is 

20 determined by the partnership to be a high priority 

21 for remediation. 

22 (3) REMEDIATION.—The term ‘‘remediation’’ 

23 means to facilitate the recovery of lands and waters 

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1 moval of trash, debris, and other material, and es2 tablishing the composition, structure, pattern, and 

3 ecological processes necessary to facilitate terrestrial 

4 and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and 

5 health under current and future conditions. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 

7 California Public Lands Remediation Partnership. 

8 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the partnership are 

9 to— 

10 (1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, 

11 Tribal, and local authorities, and the private sector, 

12 in the remediation of priority lands in the State af13 fected by illegal marijuana cultivation or other illegal 

14 activities; and 

15 (2) use the resources and expertise of each 

16 agency, authority, or entity in implementing remedi17 ation activities on priority lands in the State. 

18 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the partnership 

19 shall include the following: 

20 (1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee 

21 of the Secretary of Agriculture to represent the For22 est Service. 

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1 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of 

2 Land Management, and National Park Service. 

3 (3) The Director of the Office of National Drug 

4 Control Policy, or a designee of the Director. 

5 (4) The Secretary of the State Natural Re6 sources Agency, or a designee of the Secretary, to 

7 represent the California Department of Fish and 

8 Wildlife. 

9 (5) A designee of the California State Water 

10 Resources Control Board. 

11 (6) A designee of the California State Sheriffs’ 

12 Association. 

13 (7) One member to represent federally recog14 nized Indian Tribes, to be appointed by the Sec15 retary of Agriculture. 

16 (8) One member to represent nongovernmental 

17 organizations with an interest in Federal land reme18 diation, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agri19 culture. 

20 (9) One member to represent local govern21 mental interests, to be appointed by the Secretary of 

22 Agriculture. 

23 (10) A law enforcement official from each of 

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1 (B) The Department of Agriculture. 

2 (11) A scientist to provide expertise and advise 

3 on methods needed for remediation efforts, to be ap4 pointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (12) A designee of the National Guard Counter 

6 Drug Program. 

7 (e) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of this section, 

8 the partnership shall— 

9 (1) identify priority lands for remediation in the 

10 State; 

11 (2) secure resources from Federal and non-Fed12 eral sources to apply to remediation of priority lands 

13 in the State; 

14 (3) support efforts by Federal, State, Tribal, 

15 and local agencies, and nongovernmental organiza16 tions in carrying out remediation of priority lands in 

17 the State; 

18 (4) support research and education on the im19 pacts of, and solutions to, illegal marijuana cultiva20 tion and other illegal activities on priority lands in 

21 the State; 

22 (5) involve other Federal, State, Tribal, and 

23 local agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and 

24 the public in remediation efforts, to the extent prac25 ticable; and 


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1 (6) take any other administrative or advisory 

2 actions as necessary to address remediation of pri3 ority lands in the State. 

4 (f) AUTHORITIES.—To implement this section, the 

5 partnership may, subject to the prior approval of the Sec6 retary of Agriculture— 

7 (1) make grants to the State, political subdivi8 sions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

9 other persons; 

10 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

11 provide grants or technical assistance to, the State, 

12 political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organi13 zations, Federal agencies, and other interested par14 ties; 

15 (3) hire and compensate staff; 

16 (4) obtain funds or services from any source, 

17 including Federal and non-Federal funds, and funds 

18 and services provided under any other Federal law 

19 or program; 

20 (5) contract for goods or services; and 

21 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

22 activities that further the purposes of this section. 

23 (g) PROCEDURES.—The partnership shall establish 

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1 (h) LOCAL HIRING.—The partnership shall, to the 

2 maximum extent practicable and in accordance with exist3 ing law, give preference to local entities and persons when 

4 carrying out this section. 

5 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 

6 the partnership shall serve without pay. 

7 (j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY

8 OF AGRICULTURE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

10 shall convene the partnership on a regular basis to 

11 carry out this section. 

12 (2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

13 The Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the 

14 Interior may provide technical and financial assist15 ance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as 

16 determined by the appropriate Secretary, to the 

17 partnership or any members of the partnership to 

18 carry out this title. 

19 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec20 retary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior 

21 may enter into cooperative agreements with the 

22 partnership, any members of the partnership, or 

23 other public or private entities to provide technical, 

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1 SEC. 214. TRINITY LAKE VISITOR CENTER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act3 ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish, 

4 in cooperation with any other public or private entities 

5 that the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, a vis6 itor center in Weaverville, California— 

7 (1) to serve visitors; and 

8 (2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of the 

9 Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation 

10 Area. 

11 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

12 that the visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is 

13 designed to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, histor14 ical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wil15 derness, and cultural resources of the Whiskeytown-Shas16 ta-Trinity National Recreation Area and other nearby 

17 Federal lands. 

18 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

19 Agriculture may, in a manner consistent with this title, 

20 enter into cooperative agreements with the State and any 

21 other appropriate institutions and organizations to carry 

22 out the purposes of this section. 

23 SEC. 215. DEL NORTE COUNTY VISITOR CENTER. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 

25 Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly or separately, may 

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1 entities that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate, 

2 a visitor center in Del Norte County, California— 

3 (1) to serve visitors; and 

4 (2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of Red5 wood National and State Parks, the Smith River 

6 National Recreation Area, and other nearby Federal 

7 lands. 

8 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall ensure 

9 that the visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is 

10 designed to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, histor11 ical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wil12 derness, and cultural resources of Redwood National and 

13 State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation Area, 

14 and other nearby Federal lands. 

15 SEC. 216. MANAGEMENT PLANS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In revising the land and resource 

17 management plan for the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers, 

18 Klamath, and Mendocino National Forests, the Secretary 

19 shall— 

20 (1) consider the purposes of the South Fork 

21 Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area established by 

22 section 211; and 

23 (2) include or update the fire management plan 

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1 (b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the revisions re2 quired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) develop spatial fire management plans in 

4 accordance with— 

5 (A) the Guidance for Implementation of 

6 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy 

7 dated February 13, 2009, including any amend8 ments to that guidance; and 

9 (B) other appropriate policies; 

10 (2) ensure that a fire management plan— 

11 (A) considers how prescribed or managed 

12 fire can be used to achieve ecological manage13 ment objectives of wilderness and other natural 

14 or primitive areas; and 

15 (B) in the case of a wilderness area ex16 panded by section 231, provides consistent di17 rection regarding fire management to the entire 

18 wilderness area, including the addition; 

19 (3) consult with— 

20 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

21 governmental entities; and 

22 (B) members of the public; and 

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1 SEC. 217. STUDY; PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO OVERNIGHT 

2 ACCOMMODATIONS. 

3 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior, in con4 sultation with interested Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

5 entities, and private and nonprofit organizations, shall 

6 conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility and suitability 

7 of establishing overnight accommodations near Redwood 

8 National and State Parks on— 

9 (1) Federal land at the northern boundary or 

10 on land within 20 miles of the northern boundary; 

11 and 

12 (2) Federal land at the southern boundary or 

13 on land within 20 miles of the southern boundary. 

14 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.— 

15 (1) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—If the study 

16 conducted under subsection (a) determines that es17 tablishing the described accommodations is suitable 

18 and feasible, the Secretary may enter into agree19 ments with qualified private and nonprofit organiza20 tions for the development, operation, and mainte21 nance of overnight accommodations. 

22 (2) CONTENTS.—Any agreements entered into 

23 under paragraph (1) shall clearly define the role and 

24 responsibility of the Secretary and the private or 

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1 (3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall enter 

2 agreements under paragraph (1) in accordance with 

3 existing law. 

4 (4) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection— 

5 (A) reduces or diminishes the authority of 

6 the Secretary to manage land and resources 

7 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; or 

8 (B) amends or modifies the application of 

9 any existing law (including regulations) applica10 ble to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec11 retary. 

12 Subtitle B—Recreation 

13 SEC. 221. HORSE MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, there is established the Horse Mountain Special 

16 Management Area (referred to in this section as the ‘‘spe17 cial management area’’) comprising approximately 7,399 

18 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest Service 

19 in Humboldt County, California, as generally depicted on 

20 the map entitled ‘‘Horse Mountain Special Management 

21 Area—Proposed’’ and dated April 13, 2017. 

22 (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the special manage23 ment area is to enhance the recreational and scenic values 

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1 plants, wildlife, and other natural resource values of the 

2 area. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance 

6 with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop a 

7 comprehensive plan for the long-term management 

8 of the special management area. 

9 (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the man10 agement plan required under paragraph (1), the 

11 Secretary shall consult with— 

12 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

13 governmental entities; and 

14 (B) members of the public. 

15 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The manage16 ment plan required under paragraph (1) shall ensure 

17 that recreational use within the special management 

18 area does not cause significant adverse impacts on 

19 the plants and wildlife of the special management 

20 area. 

21 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

23 the special management area— 

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1 (B) in accordance with— 

2 (i) the laws (including regulations) 

3 generally applicable to the National Forest 

4 System; 

5 (ii) this section; and 

6 (iii) any other applicable law (includ7 ing regulations). 

8 (2) RECREATION.—The Secretary shall con9 tinue to authorize, maintain, and enhance the rec10 reational use of the special management area, in11 cluding hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, hang glid12 ing, sightseeing, nature study, horseback riding, 

13 rafting, mountain biking, and motorized recreation 

14 on authorized routes, and other recreational activi15 ties, so long as such recreational use is consistent 

16 with the purposes of the special management area, 

17 this section, other applicable law (including regula18 tions), and applicable management plans. 

19 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B), the use of motorized vehicles 

22 in the special management area shall be per23 mitted only on roads and trails designated for 

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1 (B) USE OF SNOWMOBILES.—The winter 

2 use of snowmobiles shall be allowed in the spe3 cial management area— 

4 (i) during periods of adequate snow 

5 coverage during the winter season; and 

6 (ii) subject to any terms and condi7 tions determined to be necessary by the 

8 Secretary. 

9 (4) NEW TRAILS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

11 construct new trails for motorized or non12 motorized recreation within the special manage13 ment area in accordance with— 

14 (i) the laws (including regulations) 

15 generally applicable to the National Forest 

16 System; 

17 (ii) this section; and 

18 (iii) any other applicable law (includ19 ing regulations). 

20 (B) PRIORITY.—In establishing new trails 

21 within the special management area, the Sec22 retary shall— 

23 (i) prioritize the establishment of 

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1 (ii) consult with members of the pub2 lic. 

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

4 the special management area is withdrawn from— 

5 (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 

6 the public land laws; 

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

8 laws; and 

9 (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral 

10 and geothermal leasing. 

11 SEC. 222. BIGFOOT NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL. 

12 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

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

15 of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of 

16 the Interior, shall submit to the Committee on Nat17 ural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

19 Senate a study that describes the feasibility of estab20 lishing a nonmotorized Bigfoot National Recreation 

21 Trail that follows the route described in paragraph 

22 (2). 

23 (2) ROUTE.—The trail described in paragraph 

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1 fornia, by roughly following the route as generally 

2 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bigfoot National 

3 Recreation Trail—Proposed’’ and dated July 25, 

4 2018. 

5 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In com6 pleting the study required by subsection (a), the Sec7 retary of Agriculture shall consult with— 

8 (A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re9 gional, and local agencies; 

10 (B) private landowners; 

11 (C) nongovernmental organizations; and 

12 (D) members of the public. 

13 (b) DESIGNATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination that 

15 the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail is feasible and 

16 meets the requirements for a National Recreation 

17 Trail in section 1243 of title 16, United States 

18 Code, the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate 

19 the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail in accordance 

20 with— 

21 (A) the National Trails System Act (Public 

22 Law 90–543); 

23 (B) this title; and 

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1 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Upon designation by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, the Bigfoot National 

3 Recreation Trail (referred to in this section as the 

4 ‘‘trail’’) shall be administered by the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture, in consultation with— 

6 (A) other Federal, State, Tribal, regional, 

7 and local agencies; 

8 (B) private landowners; and 

9 (C) other interested organizations. 

10 (3) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—No portions of the trail 

12 may be located on non-Federal land without the 

13 written consent of the landowner. 

14 (B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Agri15 culture shall not acquire for the trail any land 

16 or interest in land outside the exterior boundary 

17 of any federally managed area without the con18 sent of the owner of the land or interest in the 

19 land. 

20 (C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 

21 (i) requires any private property 

22 owner to allow public access (including 

23 Federal, State, or local government access) 

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1 (ii) modifies any provision of Federal, 

2 State, or local law with respect to public 

3 access to or use of private land. 

4 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

5 this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into 

6 cooperative agreements with State, Tribal, and local gov7 ernment entities and private entities to complete needed 

8 trail construction, reconstruction, realignment, mainte9 nance, or education projects related to the Bigfoot Na10 tional Recreation Trail. 

11 (d) MAP.— 

12 (1) MAP REQUIRED.—Upon designation of the 

13 Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, the Secretary of 

14 Agriculture shall prepare a map of the trail. 

15 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map referred 

16 to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 

17 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

18 Forest Service. 

19 SEC. 223. ELK CAMP RIDGE RECREATION TRAIL. 

20 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para22 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture after an op23 portunity for public comment, shall designate a trail 

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1 (A) for use by off-highway vehicles or 

2 mountain bicycles, or both; and 

3 (B) to be known as the Elk Camp Ridge 

4 Recreation Trail. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating the Elk 

6 Camp Ridge Recreation Trail (referred to in this 

7 section as the ‘‘trail’’), the Secretary shall only in8 clude trails that are— 

9 (A) as of the date of enactment of this 

10 Act, authorized for use by off-highway vehicles 

11 or mountain bikes, or both; and 

12 (B) located on land that is managed by the 

13 Forest Service in Del Norte County. 

14 (3) MAP.—A map that depicts the trail shall be 

15 on file and available for public inspection in the ap16 propriate offices of the Forest Service. 

17 (b) MANAGEMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

19 the trail— 

20 (A) in accordance with applicable laws (in21 cluding regulations); 

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1 (C) in a manner by which to minimize any 

2 damage to sensitive habitat or cultural re3 sources. 

4 (2) MONITORING; EVALUATION.—To minimize 

5 the impacts of the use of the trail on environmental 

6 and cultural resources, the Secretary shall annually 

7 assess the effects of the use of off-highway vehicles 

8 and mountain bicycles on— 

9 (A) the trail; 

10 (B) land located in proximity to the trail; 

11 and 

12 (C) plants, wildlife, and wildlife habitat. 

13 (3) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation 

14 with the State and Del Norte County, and subject 

15 to paragraph (4), may temporarily close or perma16 nently reroute a portion of the trail if the Secretary 

17 determines that— 

18 (A) the trail is having an adverse impact 

19 on— 

20 (i) wildlife habitats; 

21 (ii) natural resources; 

22 (iii) cultural resources; or 

23 (iv) traditional uses; 

24 (B) the trail threatens public safety; or 

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1 (i) to repair damage to the trail; or 

2 (ii) to repair resource damage. 

3 (4) REROUTING.—Any portion of the trail that 

4 is temporarily closed by the Secretary under para5 graph (3) may be permanently rerouted along any 

6 road or trail— 

7 (A) that is— 

8 (i) in existence as of the date of the 

9 closure of the portion of the trail; 

10 (ii) located on public land; and 

11 (iii) open to motorized or mechanized 

12 use; and 

13 (B) if the Secretary determines that re14 routing the portion of the trail would not sig15 nificantly increase or decrease the length of the 

16 trail. 

17 (5) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The Sec18 retary shall ensure that visitors to the trail have ac19 cess to adequate notice relating to the availability of 

20 trail routes through— 

21 (A) the placement of appropriate signage 

22 along the trail; and 

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1 Secretary concerned determines to be appro2 priate. 

3 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the 

4 ownership, management, or other rights relating to any 

5 non-Federal land (including any interest in any non-Fed6 eral land). 

7 SEC. 224. TRINITY LAKE TRAIL. 

8 (a) TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.— 

9 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 18 

10 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

11 Secretary shall study the feasibility and public inter12 est of constructing a recreational trail for non13 motorized uses around Trinity Lake. 

14 (2) CONSTRUCTION.— 

15 (A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Sub16 ject to appropriations, and in accordance with 

17 paragraph (3), if the Secretary determines 

18 under paragraph (1) that the construction of 

19 the trail described in such paragraph is feasible 

20 and in the public interest, the Secretary may 

21 provide for the construction of the trail. 

22 (B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND

23 CONTRIBUTIONS.—The trail may be constructed 

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1 Federal sources to reduce or eliminate the need 

2 for Federal expenditures to construct the trail. 

3 (3) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this section, 

4 the Secretary shall comply with— 

5 (A) the laws (including regulations) gen6 erally applicable to the National Forest System; 

7 and 

8 (B) this title. 

9 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the 

10 ownership, management, or other rights relating to any 

11 non-Federal land (including any interest in any non-Fed12 eral land). 

13 SEC. 225. TRAILS STUDY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri16 culture, in accordance with subsection (b) and in consulta17 tion with interested parties, shall conduct a study to im18 prove motorized and nonmotorized recreation trail oppor19 tunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not des20 ignated as wilderness within the portions of the Six Rivers, 

21 Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests located 

22 in Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Coun23 ties. 

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1 consult with the Secretary of the Interior regarding oppor2 tunities to improve, through increased coordination, recre3 ation trail opportunities on land under the jurisdiction of 

4 the Secretary of the Interior that shares a boundary with 

5 the national forest land described in subsection (a). 

6 SEC. 226. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUNTAIN BICYCLING 

7 ROUTES. 

8 (a) TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.— 

9 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 18 

10 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

11 Secretary of Agriculture shall study the feasibility 

12 and public interest of constructing recreational trails 

13 for mountain bicycling and other nonmotorized uses 

14 on the routes as generally depicted in the report en15 titled ‘‘Trail Study for Smith River National Recre16 ation Area Six Rivers National Forest’’ and dated 

17 2016. 

18 (2) CONSTRUCTION.— 

19 (A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Sub20 ject to appropriations, and in accordance with 

21 paragraph (3), if the Secretary determines 

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1 retary may provide for the construction of the 

2 routes. 

3 (B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may 

4 modify the routes as necessary in the opinion of 

5 the Secretary. 

6 (C) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND

7 CONTRIBUTIONS.—Routes may be constructed 

8 under this section through the acceptance of 

9 volunteer services and contributions from non10 Federal sources to reduce or eliminate the need 

11 for Federal expenditures to construct the route. 

12 (3) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this section, 

13 the Secretary shall comply with— 

14 (A) the laws (including regulations) gen15 erally applicable to the National Forest System; 

16 and 

17 (B) this title. 

18 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the 

19 ownership, management, or other rights relating to any 

20 non-Federal land (including any interest in any non-Fed21 eral land). 

22 SEC. 227. PARTNERSHIPS. 

23 (a) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is 

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1 tivities on Federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, 

2 and Del Norte Counties— 

3 (1) trail and campground maintenance; 

4 (2) public education, visitor contacts, and out5 reach; and 

6 (3) visitor center staffing. 

7 (b) CONTENTS.—Any agreements entered into under 

8 subsection (a) shall clearly define the role and responsi9 bility of the Secretary and the private or nonprofit organi10 zation. 

11 (c) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall enter into 

12 agreements under subsection (a) in accordance with exist13 ing law. 

14 (d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 

15 (1) reduces or diminishes the authority of the 

16 Secretary to manage land and resources under the 

17 jurisdiction of the Secretary; or 

18 (2) amends or modifies the application of any 

19 existing law (including regulations) applicable to 

20 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

21 Subtitle C—Conservation 

22 SEC. 231. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

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1 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo2 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

3 (1) BLACK BUTTE RIVER WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service in 

5 the State, comprising approximately 11,117 acres, 

6 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black 

7 Butte River Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated April 

8 13, 2017, which shall be known as the Black Butte 

9 River Wilderness. 

10 (2) CHANCHELULLA WILDERNESS ADDI11 TIONS.—Certain Federal land managed by the For12 est Service in the State, comprising approximately 

13 6,212 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti14 tled ‘‘Chanchelulla Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ 

15 and dated July 16, 2018, which is incorporated in, 

16 and considered to be a part of, the Chanchelulla Wil17 derness, as designated by section 101(a)(4) of the 

18 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

19 note; 98 Stat. 1619). 

20 (3) CHINQUAPIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed21 eral land managed by the Forest Service in the 

22 State, comprising approximately 27,258 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chinquapin 

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1 2020, which shall be known as the Chinquapin Wil2 derness. 

3 (4) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

4 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

5 Land Management in the State, comprising approxi6 mately 37 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

7 entitled ‘‘Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Addi8 tions’’ and dated October 24, 2019, which is incor9 porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Elk10 horn Ridge Wilderness, as designated by section 

11 6(d) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

12 120 Stat. 2070). 

13 (5) ENGLISH RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

14 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man15 agement in the State, comprising approximately 

16 6,204 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti17 tled ‘‘English Ridge Wilderness—Proposed’’ and 

18 dated March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the 

19 English Ridge Wilderness. 

20 (6) HEADWATERS FOREST WILDERNESS.—Cer21 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

22 Management in the State, comprising approximately 

23 4,360 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti24 tled ‘‘Headwaters Forest Wilderness—Proposed’’ 


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1 and dated October 15, 2019, which shall be known 

2 as the Headwaters Forest Wilderness. 

3 (7) MAD RIVER BUTTES WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 Federal land managed by the Forest Service in the 

5 State, comprising approximately 6,002 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mad River 

7 Buttes Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated July 25, 

8 2018, which shall be known as the Mad River 

9 Buttes Wilderness. 

10 (8) MOUNT LASSIC WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

11 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 

12 in the State, comprising approximately 1,292 acres, 

13 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount 

14 Lassic Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

15 February 23, 2017, which is incorporated in, and 

16 considered to be a part of, the Mount Lassic Wilder17 ness, as designated by section 3(6) of Public Law 

18 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065). 

19 (9) NORTH FORK EEL WILDERNESS ADDI20 TION.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

21 Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the 

22 State, comprising approximately 16,274 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Fork 

24 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated January 15, 2020, 

25 which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 


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1 of, the North Fork Eel Wilderness, as designated by 

2 section 101(a)(19) of the California Wilderness Act 

3 of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1621). 

4 (10) PATTISON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 

5 land managed by the Forest Service in the State, 

6 comprising approximately 28,595 acres, as generally 

7 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pattison Wilderness— 

8 Proposed’’ and dated July 16, 2018, which shall be 

9 known as the Pattison Wilderness. 

10 (11) SANHEDRIN WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

11 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 

12 in the State, comprising approximately 112 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin 

14 Wilderness Addition—Proposed’’ and dated March 

15 29, 2019, which is incorporated in, and considered 

16 to be a part of, the Sanhedrin Wilderness, as des17 ignated by section 3(2) of Public Law 109–362 (16 

18 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065). 

19 (12) SISKIYOU WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Cer20 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service in 

21 the State, comprising approximately 27,747 acres, 

22 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Siskiyou 

23 Wilderness Additions and Potential Wildernesses— 

24 Proposed’’ and dated July 24, 2018, which is incor25 porated in, and considered to be a part of, the 


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1 Siskiyou Wilderness, as designated by section 

2 101(a)(30) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

3 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended 

4 by section 3(5) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 

5 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)). 

6 (13) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS AD7 DITION.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bu8 reau of Land Management in the State, comprising 

9 approximately 603 acres, as generally depicted on 

10 the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness 

11 Additions—Proposed’’ and dated October 24, 2019, 

12 which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 

13 of, the South Fork Eel River Wilderness, as des14 ignated by section 3(10) of Public Law 109–362 (16 

15 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2066). 

16 (14) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER WILDER17 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

18 Service in the State, comprising approximately 

19 26,446 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti20 tled ‘‘South Fork Trinity River Wilderness and Po21 tential Wildernesses—Proposed’’ and dated March 

22 11, 2019, which shall be known as the South Fork 

23 Trinity River Wilderness. 

24 (15) TRINITY ALPS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

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1 in the State, comprising approximately 60,826 acres, 

2 as generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Trinity 

3 Alps Proposed Wilderness Additions EAST’’ and 

4 ‘‘Trinity Alps Proposed Wilderness Additions 

5 WEST’’ and dated January 15, 2020, which is in6 corporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 

7 Trinity Alps Wilderness, as designated by section 

8 101(a)(34) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

9 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended 

10 by section 3(7) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 

11 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)). 

12 (16) UNDERWOOD WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed13 eral land managed by the Forest Service in the 

14 State, comprising approximately 15,069 acres, as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Underwood 

16 Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated January 15, 

17 2020, which shall be known as the Underwood Wil18 derness. 

19 (17) YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS

20 ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

21 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 

22 in the State, comprising approximately 10,729 acres, 

23 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yolla 

24 Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness Additions and Potential 

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1 which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 

2 of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, as des3 ignated by section 3 of the Wilderness Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section 3(4) of Public 

5 Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 

6 2065)). 

7 (18) YUKI WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain 

8 Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the 

9 Bureau of Land Management in the State, com10 prising approximately 11,076 acres, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Wilderness Addi12 tions—Proposed’’ and dated January 15, 2020, 

13 which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 

14 of, the Yuki Wilderness, as designated by section 

15 3(3) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

16 120 Stat. 2065). 

17 (b) REDESIGNATION OF NORTH FORK WILDERNESS

18 AS NORTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS.—Section 

19 101(a)(19) of Public Law 98–425 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

20 98 Stat. 1621) is amended by striking ‘‘North Fork Wil21 derness’’ and inserting ‘‘North Fork Eel River Wilder22 ness’’. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 

23 paper, or other record of the United States to the North 

24 Fork Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

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1 (c) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENTS.— 

2 The boundary of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness estab3 lished by section 6(d) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 

4 1132 note) is adjusted by deleting approximately 30 acres 

5 of Federal land as generally depicted on the map entitled 

6 ‘‘Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Additions’’ and 

7 dated October 24, 2019. 

8 SEC. 232. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

10 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions established 

11 by section 231 shall be administered by the Secretary in 

12 accordance with this subtitle and the Wilderness Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

14 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

15 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

16 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

17 (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 

18 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

19 to the Secretary. 

20 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI21 TIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 

23 such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad24 dition designated by section 231 as are necessary for 

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1 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 

3 98th Congress. 

4 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this 

5 subtitle limits funding for fire and fuels manage6 ment in the wilderness areas or wilderness additions 

7 designated by this title. 

8 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para9 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en10 sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer11 gencies in the wilderness additions designated by 

12 this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

13 (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 

14 enactment of this Act, establish agency ap15 proval procedures (including appropriate delega16 tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis17 trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re18 sponding to fire emergencies; and 

19 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

20 State or local firefighting agencies. 

21 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder22 ness areas and wilderness additions designated by this 

23 title, if established before the date of enactment of this 

24 Act, shall be administered in accordance with— 


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

2 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

3 (2)(A) for lands under the jurisdiction of the 

4 Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines set forth in 

5 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

6 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom7 panying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 

8 96–617); or 

9 (B) for lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec10 retary of the Interior, the guidelines set forth in Ap11 pendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior 

12 and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

13 accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 

14 Rept. 101–405). 

15 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

17 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic19 tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 

20 fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

21 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

22 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

24 any management activities that are necessary to 

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1 lations and habitats in the wilderness areas or wil2 derness additions designated by section 231, if the 

3 management activities are— 

4 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

5 management plans; and 

6 (B) conducted in accordance with— 

7 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.); and 

9 (ii) appropriate policies, such as the 

10 policies established in Appendix B of 

11 House Report 101–405. 

12 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

14 designation of wilderness or wilderness additions by 

15 this title to lead to the creation of protective perim16 eters or buffer zones around each wilderness area or 

17 wilderness addition. 

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

19 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

20 seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 

21 not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

22 boundary of the wilderness area. 

23 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle 

24 precludes— 


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

2 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des3 ignated by section 231; 

4 (2) the designation of new units of special air5 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi6 tions designated by section 231; or 

7 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

8 training routes over the wilderness areas or wilder9 ness additions designated by section 231. 

10 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes 

11 horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or com12 mercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as 

13 a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 231— 

14 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 

15 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 

16 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter17 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

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

19 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

20 by section 231 are withdrawn from— 

21 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis22 posal under the public land laws; 

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

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1 (3) operation of the mineral materials and geo2 thermal leasing laws. 

3 (i) USE BY MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES.— 

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

5 wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

6 by this title by members of Indian Tribes for tradi7 tional cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary 

8 shall ensure that Indian Tribes have access to the 

9 wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

10 by section 231 for traditional cultural and religious 

11 purposes. 

12 (2) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 

14 section, the Secretary, on request of an Indian 

15 Tribe, may temporarily close to the general 

16 public one or more specific portions of a wilder17 ness area or wilderness addition to protect the 

18 privacy of the members of the Indian Tribe in 

19 the conduct of the traditional cultural and reli20 gious activities in the wilderness area or wilder21 ness addition. 

22 (B) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under 

23 subparagraph (A) shall be made in such a man24 ner as to affect the smallest practicable area for 


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1 the minimum period of time necessary for the 

2 activity to be carried out. 

3 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Access to the wilder4 ness areas and wilderness additions under this sub5 section shall be in accordance with— 

6 (A) Public Law 95–341 (commonly known 

7 as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) 

8 (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.); and 

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

10 seq.). 

11 (j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER12 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

13 or wilderness addition designated by section 231 that is 

14 acquired by the United States shall— 

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

16 the land is located; 

17 (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

18 (h); and 

19 (3) be managed in accordance with this section, 

20 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 

21 any other applicable law. 

22 (k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac23 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

24 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

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1 tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli2 matological collection devices in the wilderness areas and 

3 wilderness additions designated by section 231 if the Sec4 retary determines that the facilities and access to the fa5 cilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or 

6 water reservoir operation activities. 

7 (l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary may con8 tinue to authorize the competitive equestrian event per9 mitted since 2012 in the Chinquapin Wilderness estab10 lished by section 231 in a manner compatible with the 

11 preservation of the area as wilderness. 

12 (m) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this title 

13 prohibits recreational rock climbing activities in the wil14 derness areas, such as the placement, use, and mainte15 nance of fixed anchors, including any fixed anchor estab16 lished before the date of the enactment of this Act— 

17 (1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

18 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

19 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter20 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 233. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

23 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

24 areas in the State are designated as potential wilderness 

25 areas: 


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1 (1) Certain Federal land managed by the For2 est Service, comprising approximately 3,797 acres, 

3 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chin4 quapin Proposed Potential Wilderness’’ and dated 

5 January 15, 2020. 

6 (2) Certain Federal land administered by the 

7 National Park Service, compromising approximately 

8 31,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti9 tled ‘‘Redwood National Park—Potential Wilder10 ness’’ and dated October 9, 2019. 

11 (3) Certain Federal land managed by the For12 est Service, comprising approximately 8,961 acres, 

13 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Siskiyou 

14 Wilderness Additions and Potential Wildernesses— 

15 Proposed’’ and dated July 24, 2018. 

16 (4) Certain Federal land managed by the For17 est Service, comprising approximately 405 acres, as 

18 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork 

19 Trinity River Wilderness and Potential Wilder20 nesses—Proposed’’ and dated March 11, 2019. 

21 (5) Certain Federal land managed by the For22 est Service, comprising approximately 1,256 acres, 

23 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Trinity 

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1 (6) Certain Federal land managed by the For2 est Service, comprising approximately 4,282 acres, 

3 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yolla 

4 Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness Additions and Potential 

5 Wildernesses—Proposed’’ and dated June 7, 2018. 

6 (7) Certain Federal land managed by the For7 est Service, comprising approximately 2,909 acres, 

8 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Pro9 posed Potential Wilderness’’ and dated January 15, 

10 2020. 

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

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

13 manage the potential wilderness areas designated by sub14 section (a) (referred to in this section as ‘‘potential wilder15 ness areas’’) as wilderness until the potential wilderness 

16 areas are designated as wilderness under subsection (d). 

17 (c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological 

19 restoration (including the elimination of nonnative 

20 species, removal of illegal, unused, or decommis21 sioned roads, repair of skid tracks, and any other 

22 activities necessary to restore the natural ecosystems 

23 in a potential wilderness area and consistent with 

24 paragraph (2)), the Secretary may use motorized 

25 equipment and mechanized transport in a potential 


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1 wilderness area until the potential wilderness area is 

2 designated as wilderness under subsection (d). 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent 

4 practicable, the Secretary shall use the minimum 

5 tool or administrative practice necessary to accom6 plish ecological restoration with the least amount of 

7 adverse impact on wilderness character and re8 sources. 

9 (d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The 

10 potential wilderness areas shall be designated as wilder11 ness and as a component of the National Wilderness Pres12 ervation System on the earlier of— 

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

14 the Federal Register notice that the conditions in a 

15 potential wilderness area that are incompatible with 

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

17 been removed; or 

18 (2) the date that is 10 years after the date of 

19 enactment of this Act for potential wilderness areas 

20 located on lands managed by the Forest Service. 

21 (e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.— 

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1 tion 232 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

2 seq.). 

3 (2) DESIGNATION.—On its designation as wil4 derness under subsection (d)— 

5 (A) the land described in subsection (a)(1) 

6 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

7 part of, the Chinquapin Wilderness established 

8 by section 231(a)(3); 

9 (B) the land described in subsection (a)(3) 

10 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

11 part of, the Siskiyou Wilderness as designated 

12 by section 231(a)(30) of the California Wilder13 ness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 

14 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(5) of 

15 Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

16 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section 

17 231(a)(12)); 

18 (C) the land described in subsection (a)(4) 

19 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

20 part of, the South Fork Trinity River Wilder21 ness established by section 231(a)(14); 

22 (D) the land described in subsection (a)(5) 

23 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

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1 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

2 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7) of 

3 Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

4 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section 

5 231(a)(15)); 

6 (E) the land described in subsection (a)(6) 

7 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

8 part of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness 

9 as designated by section 3 of the Wilderness 

10 Act (16 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section 

11 3(4) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

12 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section 

13 231(a)(17)); and 

14 (F) the land described in subsection (a)(7) 

15 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

16 part of, the Yuki Wilderness as designated by 

17 section 3(3) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 

18 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by 

19 section 231(a)(18). 

20 (f) REPORT.—Within 3 years after the date of enact21 ment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter until the 

22 date upon which the potential wilderness is designated wil23 derness under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit 

24 a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

25 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 


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1 and Natural Resources of the Senate on the status of eco2 logical restoration within the potential wilderness area and 

3 the progress toward the potential wilderness area’s even4 tual wilderness designation under subsection (d). 

5 SEC. 234. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

6 Section 3(a) of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

7 Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(231) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The fol10 lowing segments from the source tributaries in the 

11 Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, to be adminis12 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

13 ‘‘(A) The 18.3-mile segment from its mul14 tiple source springs in the Cedar Basin of the 

15 Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in section 

16 15, T. 27 N., R. 10 W. to .25 miles upstream 

17 of the Wild Mad Road, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The .65-mile segment from .25 miles 

19 upstream of Wild Mad Road to the confluence 

20 with the unnamed tributary approximately .4 

21 miles downstream of the Wild Mad Road in sec22 tion 29, T. 28 N., R. 11 W., as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(C) The 9.8-mile segment from .75 miles 

24 downstream of Wild Mad Road to Silver Creek, 

25 as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(D) The 5.4-mile segment from Silver 

2 Creek confluence to Farley Creek, as a scenic 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(E) The 3.6-mile segment from Farley 

5 Creek to Cave Creek, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(F) The 5.6-mile segment from Cave 

7 Creek to the confluence of the unnamed creek 

8 upstream of Hidden Valley Ranch in section 5, 

9 T. 15, R. 7 E., as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(G) The 2.5-mile segment from unnamed 

11 creek confluence upstream of Hidden Valley 

12 Ranch to the confluence with the unnamed 

13 creek flowing west from Bear Wallow Mountain 

14 in section 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(H) The 3.8-mile segment from the 

17 unnamed creek confluence in section 29, T. 1 

18 N., R. 7 E. to Plummer Creek, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(I) The 1.8-mile segment from Plummer 

20 Creek to the confluence with the unnamed trib21 utary north of McClellan Place in section 6, T. 

22 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(J) The 5.4-mile segment from the 

24 unnamed tributary confluence in section 6, T. 1 

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1 ‘‘(K) The 7-mile segment from Eltapom 

2 Creek to the Grouse Creek, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(L) The 5-mile segment from Grouse 

4 Creek to Coon Creek, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(232) EAST FORK SOUTH FORK TRINITY

6 RIVER.—The following segments to be administered 

7 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

8 ‘‘(A) The 8.4-mile segment from its source 

9 in the Pettijohn Basin in the Yolla Bolly-Middle 

10 Eel Wilderness in section 10, T. 3 S., R. 10 W. 

11 to .25 miles upstream of the Wild Mad Road, 

12 as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(B) The 3.4-mile segment from .25 miles 

14 upstream of the Wild Mad Road to the South 

15 Fork Trinity River, as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(233) RATTLESNAKE CREEK.—The 5.9-mile 

17 segment from the confluence with the unnamed trib18 utary in the southeast corner of section 5, T. 1 S., 

19 R. 12 W. to the South Fork Trinity River, to be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec21 reational river. 

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1 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(235) HAYFORK CREEK.—The following seg4 ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri5 culture: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 3.2-mile segment from Little 

7 Creek to Bear Creek, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(B) The 13.2-mile segment from Bear 

9 Creek to the northern boundary of section 19, 

10 T. 3 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(236) OLSEN CREEK.—The 2.8-mile segment 

12 from the confluence of its source tributaries in sec13 tion 5, T. 3 N., R. 7 E. to the northern boundary 

14 of section 24, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., to be administered 

15 by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(237) RUSCH CREEK.—The 3.2-mile segment 

17 from .25 miles downstream of the 32N11 Road 

18 crossing to Hayfork Creek, to be administered by 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(238) ELTAPOM CREEK.—The 3.4-mile seg21 ment from Buckhorn Creek to the South Fork Trin22 ity River, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag23 riculture as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(239) GROUSE CREEK.—The following seg2 ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri3 culture: 

4 ‘‘(A) The 3.9-mile segment from Carson 

5 Creek to Cow Creek, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The 7.4-mile segment from Cow 

7 Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, as a 

8 recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(240) MADDEN CREEK.—The following seg10 ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture: 

12 ‘‘(A) The 6.8-mile segment from the con13 fluence of Madden Creek and its unnamed trib14 utary in section 18, T. 5 N., R. 5 E. to 

15 Fourmile Creek, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment from Fourmile 

17 Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, as a 

18 recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(241) CANYON CREEK.—The following seg20 ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri21 culture and the Secretary of the Interior: 

22 ‘‘(A) The 6.6-mile segment from the outlet 

23 of lower Canyon Creek Lake to Bear Creek up24 stream of Ripstein, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 11.2-mile segment from Bear 

2 Creek upstream of Ripstein to the southern 

3 boundary of section 25, T. 34 N., R. 11 W., as 

4 a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(242) NORTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The fol6 lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 

7 of Agriculture: 

8 ‘‘(A) The 12-mile segment from the con9 fluence of source tributaries in section 24, T. 8 

10 N., R. 12 W. to the Trinity Alps Wilderness 

11 boundary upstream of Hobo Gulch, as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(B) The .5-mile segment from where the 

14 river leaves the Trinity Alps Wilderness to 

15 where it fully reenters the Trinity Alps Wilder16 ness downstream of Hobo Gulch, as a scenic 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(C) The 13.9-mile segment from where 

19 the river fully reenters the Trinity Alps Wilder20 ness downstream of Hobo Gulch to the Trinity 

21 Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of the 

22 County Road 421 crossing, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment from the Trin24 ity Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of the 


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1 County Road 421 crossing to the Trinity River, 

2 as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(243) EAST FORK NORTH FORK TRINITY

4 RIVER.—The following segments to be administered 

5 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment from the river’s 

7 source north of Mt. Hilton in section 19, T. 36 

8 N., R. 10 W. to the end of Road 35N20 ap9 proximately .5 miles downstream of the con10 fluence with the East Branch East Fork North 

11 Fork Trinity River, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(B) The 3.25-mile segment from the end 

13 of Road 35N20 to .25 miles upstream of 

14 Coleridge, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(C) The 4.6-mile segment from .25 miles 

16 upstream of Coleridge to the confluence of Fox 

17 Gulch, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(244) NEW RIVER.—The following segments 

19 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

20 ‘‘(A) The 12.7-mile segment of Virgin 

21 Creek from its source spring in section 22, T. 

22 9 N., R. 7 E. to Slide Creek, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of the New 

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1 gin and Slide Creeks to Barron Creek, as a wild 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(245) MIDDLE EEL RIVER.—The following 

4 segment, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag5 riculture: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 37.7-mile segment from its 

7 source in Frying Pan Meadow to Rose Creek, 

8 as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The 1.5-mile segment from Rose 

10 Creek to the Black Butte River, as a rec11 reational river. 

12 ‘‘(C) The 10.5-mile segment of Balm of 

13 Gilead Creek from its source in Hopkins Hollow 

14 to the Middle Eel River, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(D) The 13-mile segment of the North 

16 Fork Middle Fork Eel River from the source on 

17 Dead Puppy Ridge in section 11, T. 26 N., R. 

18 11 W. to the confluence of the Middle Eel 

19 River, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(246) NORTH FORK EEL RIVER, CA.—The 

21 14.3-mile segment from the confluence with Gilman 

22 Creek to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, 

23 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

24 as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(247) RED MOUNTAIN CREEK, CA.—The fol2 lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 

3 of Agriculture: 

4 ‘‘(A) The 5.25-mile segment from its 

5 source west of Mike’s Rock in section 23, T. 26 

6 N., R. 12 E. to the confluence with Littlefield 

7 Creek, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment from the con9 fluence with Littlefield Creek to the confluence 

10 with the unnamed tributary in section 32, T. 26 

11 N., R. 8 E., as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(C) The 1.25-mile segment from the con13 fluence with the unnamed tributary in section 

14 32, T. 4 S., R. 8 E. to the confluence with the 

15 North Fork Eel River, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(248) REDWOOD CREEK.—The following seg17 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In18 terior: 

19 ‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con20 fluence with Lacks Creek to the confluence with 

21 Coyote Creek as a scenic river on publication by 

22 the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Reg23 ister that sufficient inholdings within the 

24 boundaries of the segments have been acquired 


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1 in fee title to establish a manageable addition 

2 to the system. 

3 ‘‘(B) The 19.1-mile segment from the con4 fluence with Coyote Creek in section 2, T. 8 N., 

5 R. 2 E. to the Redwood National Park bound6 ary upstream of Orick in section 34, T. 11 N., 

7 R. 1 E. as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(C) The 2.3-mile segment of Emerald 

9 Creek (also known as Harry Weir Creek) from 

10 its source in section 29, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to 

11 the confluence with Redwood Creek as a scenic 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(249) LACKS CREEK.—The following segments 

14 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

15 ‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment from the con16 fluence with two unnamed tributaries in section 

17 14, T. 7 N., R. 3 E. to Kings Crossing in sec18 tion 27, T. 8 N., R. 3 E. as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from Kings 

20 Crossing to the confluence with Redwood Creek 

21 as a scenic river upon publication by the Sec22 retary of a notice in the Federal Register that 

23 sufficient inholdings within the segment have 

24 been acquired in fee title or as scenic easements 


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1 to establish a manageable addition to the sys2 tem. 

3 ‘‘(250) LOST MAN CREEK.—The following seg4 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In5 terior: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 6.4-mile segment of Lost Man 

7 Creek from its source in section 5, T. 10 N., R. 

8 2 E. to .25 miles upstream of the Prairie Creek 

9 confluence, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Larry 

11 Damm Creek from its source in section 8, T. 11 

12 N., R. 2 E. to the confluence with Lost Man 

13 Creek, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(251) LITTLE LOST MAN CREEK.—The 3.6- 

15 mile segment of Little Lost Man Creek from its 

16 source in section 6, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to .25 miles 

17 upstream of the Lost Man Creek road crossing, to 

18 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 

19 a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(252) SOUTH FORK ELK RIVER.—The fol21 lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 

22 of the Interior through a cooperative management 

23 agreement with the State of California: 

24 ‘‘(A) The 3.6-mile segment of the Little 

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1 tion 21, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to the confluence with 

2 the South Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(B) The 2.2-mile segment of the 

4 unnamed tributary of the Little South Fork Elk 

5 River from its source in section 15, T. 3 N., R. 

6 1 E. to the confluence with the Little South 

7 Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(C) The 3.6-mile segment of the South 

9 Fork Elk River from the confluence of the Lit10 tle South Fork Elk River to the confluence with 

11 Tom Gulch, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(253) SALMON CREEK.—The 4.6-mile segment 

13 from its source in section 27, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to 

14 the Headwaters Forest Reserve boundary in section 

15 18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to be administered by the Sec16 retary of the Interior as a wild river through a coop17 erative management agreement with the State of 

18 California. 

19 ‘‘(254) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER.—The fol20 lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 

21 of the Interior: 

22 ‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con23 fluence with Jack of Hearts Creek to the south24 ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 

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1 reational river to be administered by the Sec2 retary through a cooperative management 

3 agreement with the State of California. 

4 ‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment from the south5 ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 

6 to the northern boundary of the South Fork 

7 Eel Wilderness in section 29, T. 23 N., R. 16 

8 W., as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(255) ELDER CREEK.—The following seg10 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In11 terior through a cooperative management agreement 

12 with the State of California: 

13 ‘‘(A) The 3.6-mile segment from its source 

14 north of Signal Peak in section 6, T. 21 N., R. 

15 15 W. to the confluence with the unnamed trib16 utary near the center of section 28, T. 22 N., 

17 R. 16 W., as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The 1.3-mile segment from the con19 fluence with the unnamed tributary near the 

20 center of section 28, T. 22 N., R. 15 W. to the 

21 confluence with the South Fork Eel River, as a 

22 recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(C) The 2.1-mile segment of Paralyze 

24 Canyon from its source south of Signal Peak in 


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1 section 7, T. 21 N., R. 15 W. to the confluence 

2 with Elder Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(256) CEDAR CREEK.—The following seg4 ments to be administered as a wild river by the Sec5 retary of the Interior: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 7.7-mile segment from its source 

7 in section 22, T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the south8 ern boundary of the Red Mountain unit of the 

9 South Fork Eel Wilderness. 

10 ‘‘(B) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 

11 Cedar Creek from its source in section 28, T. 

12 24 N., R. 16 E. to the confluence with Cedar 

13 Creek. 

14 ‘‘(257) EAST BRANCH SOUTH FORK EEL

15 RIVER.—The following segments to be administered 

16 by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river on 

17 publication by the Secretary of a notice in the Fed18 eral Register that sufficient inholdings within the 

19 boundaries of the segments have been acquired in 

20 fee title or as scenic easements to establish a man21 ageable addition to the system: 

22 ‘‘(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Cruso Cabin 

23 Creek from the confluence of two unnamed trib24 utaries in section 18, T. 24 N., R. 15 W. to the 

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1 ‘‘(B) The 1.8-mile segment of Elkhorn 

2 Creek from the confluence of two unnamed trib3 utaries in section 22, T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the 

4 confluence with Cruso Cabin Creek. 

5 ‘‘(C) The 14.2-mile segment of the East 

6 Branch South Fork Eel River from the con7 fluence of Cruso Cabin and Elkhorn Creeks to 

8 the confluence with Rays Creek. 

9 ‘‘(D) The 1.7-mile segment of the 

10 unnamed tributary from its source on the north 

11 flank of Red Mountain’s north ridge in section 

12 2, T. 24 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with 

13 the East Branch South Fork Eel River. 

14 ‘‘(E) The 1.3-mile segment of the 

15 unnamed tributary from its source on the north 

16 flank of Red Mountain’s north ridge in section 

17 1, T. 24 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with 

18 the East Branch South Fork Eel River. 

19 ‘‘(F) The 1.8-mile segment of Tom Long 

20 Creek from the confluence with the unnamed 

21 tributary in section 12, T. 5 S., R. 4 E. to the 

22 confluence with the East Branch South Fork 

23 Eel River. 

24 ‘‘(258) MATTOLE RIVER ESTUARY.—The 1.5- 

25 mile segment from the confluence of Stansberry 


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1 Creek to the Pacific Ocean, to be administered as a 

2 recreational river by the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 ‘‘(259) HONEYDEW CREEK.—The following seg4 ments to be administered as a wild river by the Sec5 retary of the Interior: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment of Honeydew 

7 Creek from its source in the southwest corner 

8 of section 25, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the eastern 

9 boundary of the King Range National Con10 servation Area in section 18, T. 3 S., R. 1 E. 

11 ‘‘(B) The 2.8-mile segment of West Fork 

12 Honeydew Creek from its source west of North 

13 Slide Peak to the confluence with Honeydew 

14 Creek. 

15 ‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of Upper East 

16 Fork Honeydew Creek from its source in sec17 tion 23, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with 

18 Honeydew Creek. 

19 ‘‘(260) BEAR CREEK.—The following segments 

20 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

21 ‘‘(A) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 

22 Bear Creek from the confluence with the 

23 unnamed tributary immediately downstream of 

24 the Horse Mountain Road crossing to the con25 fluence with the South Fork, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment of South Fork 

2 Bear Creek from the confluence in section 2, T. 

3 5 S., R. 1 W. with the unnamed tributary flow4 ing from the southwest flank of Queen Peak to 

5 the confluence with the North Fork, as a scenic 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The 3-mile segment of Bear Creek 

8 from the confluence of the North and South 

9 Forks to the southern boundary of section 11, 

10 T. 4 S., R. 1 E., as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(261) GITCHELL CREEK.—The 3-mile segment 

12 of Gitchell Creek from its source near Saddle Moun13 tain to the Pacific Ocean to be administered by the 

14 Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(262) BIG FLAT CREEK.—The following seg16 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In17 terior as a wild river: 

18 ‘‘(A) The 4-mile segment of Big Flat 

19 Creek from its source near King Peak in sec20 tion 36, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the Pacific Ocean. 

21 ‘‘(B) The .8-mile segment of the unnamed 

22 tributary from its source in section 35, T. 3 S., 

23 R. 1 W. to the confluence with Big Flat Creek. 

24 ‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of North Fork 

25 Big Flat Creek from the source in section 34, 


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1 T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with Big 

2 Flat Creek. 

3 ‘‘(263) BIG CREEK.—The following segments to 

4 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 

5 wild rivers: 

6 ‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Big Creek 

7 from its source in section 26, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. 

8 to the Pacific Ocean. 

9 ‘‘(B) The 1.9-mile unnamed southern trib10 utary from its source in section 25, T. 3 S., R. 

11 1 W. to the confluence with Big Creek. 

12 ‘‘(264) ELK CREEK.—The 11.4-mile segment 

13 from its confluence with Lookout Creek to its con14 fluence with Deep Hole Creek, to be jointly adminis15 tered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Inte16 rior, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(265) EDEN CREEK.—The 2.7-mile segment 

18 from the private property boundary in the northwest 

19 quarter of section 27, T. 21 N., R. 12 W. to the 

20 eastern boundary of section 23, T. 21 N., R. 12 W., 

21 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 

22 as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(266) DEEP HOLE CREEK.—The 4.3-mile seg24 ment from the private property boundary in the 

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1 to the confluence with Elk Creek, to be administered 

2 by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(267) INDIAN CREEK.—The 3.3-mile segment 

4 from 300 feet downstream of the jeep trail in section 

5 13, T. 20 N., R. 13 W. to the confluence with the 

6 Eel River, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

7 Interior as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(268) FISH CREEK.—The 4.2-mile segment 

9 from the source at Buckhorn Spring to the con10 fluence with the Eel River, to be administered by the 

11 Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.’’. 

12 SEC. 235. SANHEDRIN SPECIAL CONSERVATION MANAGE13 MENT AREA. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, there is established the Sanhedrin Special Con16 servation Management Area (referred to in this section as 

17 the ‘‘conservation management area’’), comprising ap18 proximately 14,177 acres of Federal land administered by 

19 the Forest Service in Mendocino County, California, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin Special 

21 Conservation Management Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

22 April 12, 2017. 

23 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the conservation 

24 management area are to— 


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1 (1) conserve, protect, and enhance for the ben2 efit and enjoyment of present and future generations 

3 the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, roadless, 

4 cultural, historical, natural, educational, and sci5 entific resources of the conservation management 

6 area; 

7 (2) protect and restore late-successional forest 

8 structure, oak woodlands and grasslands, aquatic 

9 habitat, and anadromous fisheries within the con10 servation management area; 

11 (3) protect and restore the wilderness character 

12 of the conservation management area; and 

13 (4) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, 

14 cultural, and wildlife values of the conservation man15 agement area. 

16 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

18 the conservation management area— 

19 (A) in a manner consistent with the pur20 poses described in subsection (b); and 

21 (B) in accordance with— 

22 (i) the laws (including regulations) 

23 generally applicable to the National Forest 

24 System; 

25 (ii) this section; and 


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1 (iii) any other applicable law (includ2 ing regulations). 

3 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 

4 of the conservation management area that the Sec5 retary determines would further the purposes de6 scribed in subsection (b). 

7 (d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para9 graph (3), the use of motorized vehicles in the con10 servation management area shall be permitted only 

11 on existing roads, trails, and areas designated for 

12 use by such vehicles as of the date of enactment of 

13 this Act. 

14 (2) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Except as 

15 provided in paragraph (3), no new or temporary 

16 roads shall be constructed within the conservation 

17 management area. 

18 (3) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) or 

19 (2) prevents the Secretary from— 

20 (A) rerouting or closing an existing road or 

21 trail to protect natural resources from degrada22 tion, or to protect public safety, as determined 

23 to be appropriate by the Secretary; 

24 (B) designating routes of travel on lands 

25 acquired by the Secretary and incorporated into 


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1 the conservation management area if the des2 ignations are— 

3 (i) consistent with the purposes de4 scribed in subsection (b); and 

5 (ii) completed, to the maximum extent 

6 practicable, within 3 years of the date of 

7 acquisition; 

8 (C) constructing a temporary road on 

9 which motorized vehicles are permitted as part 

10 of a vegetation management project carried out 

11 in accordance with subsection (e); 

12 (D) authorizing the use of motorized vehi13 cles for administrative purposes; or 

14 (E) responding to an emergency. 

15 (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF TEMPORARY

16 ROADS.— 

17 (A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

18 decommission any temporary road constructed 

19 under paragraph (3)(C) not later than 3 years 

20 after the date on which the applicable vegeta21 tion management project is completed. 

22 (B) DEFINITION.—As used in subpara23 graph (A), the term ‘‘decommission’’ means— 

24 (i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; 

25 and 


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1 (ii) to restore any natural drainage, 

2 watershed function, or other ecological 

3 processes that are disrupted or adversely 

4 impacted by the road by removing or 

5 hydrologically disconnecting the road 

6 prism. 

7 (e) TIMBER HARVEST.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para9 graph (2), no harvesting of timber shall be allowed 

10 within the conservation management area. 

11 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may author12 ize harvesting of timber in the conservation manage13 ment area— 

14 (A) if the Secretary determines that the 

15 harvesting is necessary to further the purposes 

16 of the conservation management area; 

17 (B) in a manner consistent with the pur18 poses described in subsection (b); and 

19 (C) subject to— 

20 (i) such reasonable regulations, poli21 cies, and practices as the Secretary deter22 mines appropriate; and 

23 (ii) all applicable laws (including regu24 lations). 


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1 (f) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the con2 servation management area, where established before the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to con4 tinue— 

5 (1) subject to— 

6 (A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

7 and practices as the Secretary considers nec8 essary; and 

9 (B) applicable law (including regulations); 

10 and 

11 (2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 

12 described in subsection (b). 

13 (g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE14 MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 

15 take any measures within the conservation management 

16 area that the Secretary determines to be necessary to con17 trol fire, insects, and diseases, including the coordination 

18 of those activities with a State or local agency. 

19 (h) ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF LAND AND

20 INTERESTS IN LAND.— 

21 (1) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—In accordance 

22 with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec23 retary may acquire any land or interest in land with24 in or adjacent to the boundaries of the conservation 


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1 management area by purchase from willing sellers, 

2 donation, or exchange. 

3 (2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in 

4 land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 

5 shall be— 

6 (A) incorporated into, and administered as 

7 part of, the conservation management area; and 

8 (B) withdrawn in accordance with sub9 section (i). 

10 (i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

11 all Federal land located in the conservation management 

12 area is withdrawn from— 

13 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis14 posal under the public land laws; 

15 (2) location, entry, and patenting under the 

16 mining laws; and 

17 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

18 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

19 Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 

20 SEC. 241. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 

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

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 

23 maps and legal descriptions of the— 

24 (1) wilderness areas and wilderness additions 

25 designated by section 231; 


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1 (2) potential wilderness areas designated by 

2 section 233; 

3 (3) South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration 

4 Area; 

5 (4) Horse Mountain Special Management Area; 

6 and 

7 (5) Sanhedrin Special Conservation Manage8 ment Area. 

9 (b) SUBMISSION OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIP10 TIONS.—The Secretary shall file the maps and legal de11 scriptions prepared under subsection (a) with— 

12 (1) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

13 House of Representatives; and 

14 (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re15 sources of the Senate. 

16 (c) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descrip17 tions prepared under subsection (a) shall have the same 

18 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

19 the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical 

20 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

21 (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal de22 scriptions prepared under subsection (a) shall be on file 

23 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of24 fices of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, 

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1 SEC. 242. UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE2 MENT PLANS. 

3 As soon as practicable, in accordance with applicable 

4 laws (including regulations), the Secretary shall incor5 porate the designations and studies required by this title 

6 into updated management plans for units covered by this 

7 title. 

8 SEC. 243. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 

9 FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 

10 (a) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this title— 

11 (1) affects any validly issued right-of-way for 

12 the customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, re13 pair, relocation within an existing right-of-way, re14 placement, or other authorized activity (including 

15 the use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 

16 other aerial device) in a right-of-way acquired by or 

17 issued, granted, or permitted to Pacific Gas and 

18 Electric Company (including any predecessor or suc19 cessor in interest or assign) that is located on land 

20 included in the South Fork Trinity—Mad River Res21 toration Area, Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, 

22 Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area, 

23 and Horse Mountain Special Management Area; or 

24 (2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 

25 any— 


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1 (A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 

2 Electric Company, including those utility facili3 ties known on the date of enactment of this Act 

4 within the— 

5 (i) South Fork Trinity—Mad River 

6 Restoration Area known as— 

7 (I) Gas Transmission Line 177A 

8 or rights-of-way; 

9 (II) Gas Transmission Line 

10 DFM 1312–02 or rights-of-way; 

11 (III) Electric Transmission Line 

12 Bridgeville—Cottonwood 115 kV or 

13 rights-of-way; 

14 (IV) Electric Transmission Line 

15 Humboldt—Trinity 60 kV or rights16 of-way; 

17 (V) Electric Transmission Line 

18 Humboldt—Trinity 115 kV or rights19 of-way; 

20 (VI) Electric Transmission Line 

21 Maple Creek—Hoopa 60 kV or rights22 of-way; 

23 (VII) Electric Distribution 

24 Line—Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or 

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1 (VIII) Electric Distribution 

2 Line—Willow Creek 1103 12 kV or 

3 rights-of-way; 

4 (IX) Electric Distribution Line— 

5 Low Gap 1101 12 kV or rights-of6 way; 

7 (X) Electric Distribution Line— 

8 Fort Seward 1121 12 kV or rights-of9 way; 

10 (XI) Forest Glen Border District 

11 Regulator Station or rights-of-way; 

12 (XII) Durret District Gas Regu13 lator Station or rights-of-way; 

14 (XIII) Gas Distribution Line 

15 4269C or rights-of-way; 

16 (XIV) Gas Distribution Line 

17 43991 or rights-of-way; 

18 (XV) Gas Distribution Line 

19 4993D or rights-of-way; 

20 (XVI) Sportsmans Club District 

21 Gas Regulator Station or rights-of22 way; 

23 (XVII) Highway 36 and Zenia 

24 District Gas Regulator Station or 

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1 (XVIII) Dinsmore Lodge 2nd 

2 Stage Gas Regulator Station or 

3 rights-of-way; 

4 (XIX) Electric Distribution 

5 Line—Wildwood 1101 12kV or rights6 of-way; 

7 (XX) Low Gap Substation; 

8 (XXI) Hyampom Switching Sta9 tion; or 

10 (XXII) Wildwood Substation; 

11 (ii) Bigfoot National Recreation Trail 

12 known as— 

13 (I) Gas Transmission Line 177A 

14 or rights-of-way; 

15 (II) Electric Transmission Line 

16 Humboldt—Trinity 115 kV or rights17 of-way; 

18 (III) Electric Transmission Line 

19 Bridgeville—Cottonwood 115 kV or 

20 rights-of-way; or 

21 (IV) Electric Transmission Line 

22 Humboldt—Trinity 60 kV or rights23 of-way; 

24 (iii) Sanhedrin Special Conservation 

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1 tribution Line—Willits 1103 12 kV or 

2 rights-of-way; or 

3 (iv) Horse Mountain Special Manage4 ment Area known as, Electric Distribution 

5 Line Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or rights6 of-way; or 

7 (B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 

8 Electric Company in rights-of-way issued, 

9 granted, or permitted by the Secretary adjacent 

10 to a utility facility referred to in paragraph (1). 

11 (b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 year after 

12 the date of enactment of this subtitle or the issuance of 

13 a new utility facility right-of-way within the South Fork 

14 Trinity—Mad River Restoration Area, Bigfoot National 

15 Recreation Trail, Sanhedrin Special Conservation Man16 agement Area, and Horse Mountain Special Management 

17 Area, whichever is later, the Secretary, in consultation 

18 with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, shall publish 

19 plans for regular and emergency access by the Pacific Gas 

20 and Electric Company to the rights-of-way of the Pacific 

21 Gas and Electric Company. 


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1 TITLE III—CENTRAL COAST 

2 HERITAGE PROTECTION 

3 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Central Coast Herit5 age Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this title: 

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

9 means a scenic area designated by section 308(a). 

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

11 means— 

12 (A) with respect to land managed by the 

13 Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 

14 the Interior; and 

15 (B) with respect to land managed by the 

16 Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

18 of California. 

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

20 area’’ means a wilderness area or wilderness addi21 tion designated by section 303(a). 

22 SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

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


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1 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo2 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

3 (1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

4 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap5 proximately 35,116 acres, as generally depicted on 

6 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Caliente Mountain Wil7 derness’’ and dated November 13, 2019, which shall 

8 be known as the ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness’’. 

9 (2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

10 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap11 proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on 

12 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Soda Lake Wilderness’’ 

13 and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be known as 

14 the ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 

15 (3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

16 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap17 proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on 

18 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Temblor Range Wilder19 ness’’ and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be 

20 known as the ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 

21 (4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

22 Forest comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 

24 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

25 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 


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1 and managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as 

2 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

3 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

4 Stat. 242). 

5 (5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

6 Forest comprising approximately 54,036 acres, as 

7 generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

8 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 1 of 2 

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

10 Smith Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 2 

11 of 2 (Buckhorn and Mono Units)’’ and dated No12 vember 14, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

13 and managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness 

14 as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 

15 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

16 (6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

17 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu18 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

19 7,289 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti20 tled ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

21 and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be incor22 porated into and managed as part of the Garcia Wil23 derness as designated by the Los Padres Condor 

24 Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 102– 

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1 (7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

2 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu3 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

4 8,774 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti5 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness—Proposed 

6 Additions’’ and dated October 30, 2019, which shall 

7 be incorporated into and managed as part of the 

8 Machesna Mountain Wilderness as designated by the 

9 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

10 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

11 (8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

12 Forest comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil14 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

15 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

16 and managed as part of the Matilija Wilderness as 

17 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

18 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

19 Stat. 242). 

20 (9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

21 Forest comprising approximately 23,969 acres, as 

22 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

23 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

24 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

25 and managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness 


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1 as designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), 

2 the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

3 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres 

4 Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 

5 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

6 (10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

7 Forest comprising approximately 2,921 acres, as 

8 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 

9 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

10 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

11 and managed as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness 

12 as designated by the Endangered American Wilder13 ness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 

14 1132 note). 

15 (11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

16 Forest comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as 

17 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil18 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

19 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

20 and managed as part of the Sespe Wilderness as 

21 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

22 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

23 Stat. 242). 

24 (12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

25 Forest comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 

2 Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

3 March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Dia4 blo Caliente Wilderness’’. 

5 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilder9 ness areas with— 

10 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources of the Senate; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

13 of the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de15 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

16 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex17 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

18 typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip19 tions. 

20 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

21 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

22 on file and available for public inspection in the ap23 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

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1 SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO2 TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

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

5 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi6 mately 2,359 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti7 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness’’ and 

8 dated March 29, 2019, is designated as the Machesna 

9 Mountain Potential Wilderness Area. 

10 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall file a map and legal description of the 

14 Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re15 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

16 area’’) with— 

17 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

20 of the House of Representatives. 

21 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de22 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

23 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex24 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

25 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip26 tion. 


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

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

3 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

4 offices of the Forest Service. 

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

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

7 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

9 (d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

10 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para12 graph (2), the Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or 

13 reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon15 struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 

16 (1), the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

18 regulations); and 

19 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

20 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

21 necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re22 alignment, or rerouting with the least amount 

23 of adverse impact on wilderness character and 

24 resources. 


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1 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

2 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

3 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

4 out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout5 ing authorized by this subsection. 

6 (4) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHI7 CLES.—The Secretary may permit the use of motor8 ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 

9 Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law (in10 cluding regulations) and this subsection until such 

11 date as the potential wilderness area is designated 

12 as wilderness in accordance with subsection (h). 

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

14 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with15 drawn from all forms of— 

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

17 public land laws; 

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

19 laws; and 

20 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min21 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

22 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

23 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

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1 tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 

2 (d). 

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

4 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

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

6 of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re7 routed under subsection (d). 

8 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

10 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des11 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na12 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

13 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 com18 pleted; or 

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

20 of enactment of this Act. 

21 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On 

22 designation as wilderness under this section, the po23 tential 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 

3 section 303; and 

4 (B) administered in accordance with sec5 tion 305 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1131 et seq.). 

7 SEC. 305. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

9 the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec10 retary in accordance with this title and the Wilderness Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 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 

15 enactment 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 ACTIVI21 TIES.— 

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

23 measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for 

24 the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord25 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 


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1 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 

2 98th Congress. 

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

4 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

5 wilderness areas. 

6 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

7 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary shall amend the local information in the Fire 

10 Management Reference System or individual oper11 ational plans that apply to the land designated as a 

12 wilderness area. 

13 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para14 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en15 sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer16 gencies in the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall 

17 enter into agreements with appropriate State or 

18 local firefighting agencies. 

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

21 this Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any 

22 reasonable regulations as the Secretary considers nec23 essary in accordance 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 

6 96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con7 gress for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

8 of Agriculture; 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. 

14 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic15 tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 

16 fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

18 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

19 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

20 any management activities that are necessary to 

21 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

22 habitats in the wilderness areas, if the management 

23 activities are— 

24 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

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

3 in Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 

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

6 the 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 title to 

10 lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buff11 er zones 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 

15 not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

16 boundary of the wilderness area. 

17 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title 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 

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1 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse2 back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 

3 stock into, a wilderness area— 

4 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 

5 Wilderness 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 

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1 (j) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac2 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

3 and subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

4 prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 

5 maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

6 collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 

7 determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 

8 are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water res9 ervoir operation activities. 

10 SEC. 306. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

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

12 CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the National Wild 

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

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(231) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol16 lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of 

17 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

18 Agriculture: 

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

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

21 to the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a 

22 wild river. 

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

24 from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 


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1 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce2 nic river. 

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

4 from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to 

5 the southern boundary of sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 

6 26 W., as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(232) MONO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol8 lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali9 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri10 culture: 

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

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

13 to 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire 

14 Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild 

15 river. 

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

17 from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 

18 Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 

19 0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 

20 Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a rec21 reational river. 

22 ‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono 

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1 to the Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary 

2 in sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river. 

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

4 from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound5 ary to the southern boundary of sec. 33, T. 6 

6 N., R. 26 W., as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(233) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

8 following segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 

9 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture: 

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

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

13 25 W., to the private property boundary in sec. 

14 9, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 

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

16 North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in 

17 sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Matilija Wil18 derness boundary, as a wild river.’’. 

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

20 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

21 is amended by striking paragraph (142) and inserting the 

22 following: 

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1 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture: 

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

4 from the private property boundary in sec. 10, 

5 T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Hartman Ranch pri6 vate property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 

7 24 W., as a wild river. 

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

9 from the Hartman Ranch private property 

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

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

12 as a recreational river. 

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

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

15 R. 22 W., to the confluence with Trout Creek, 

16 as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe 

18 Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 

19 the southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 

20 20 W., as a wild river.’’. 

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

22 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (143) and in24 serting 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 

6 stem of the Sisquoc River extending from its 

7 origin downstream to the Los Padres Forest 

8 boundary, 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 

16 in sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W., to the San Rafael 

17 Wilderness 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 bound21 ary upstream of the Nira Campground to the 

22 San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of 

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

2 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound3 ary downstream of the confluence of Davy 

4 Brown Creek to the private property boundary 

5 in sec. 1, 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 

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

9 the 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 

12 sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet up13 stream of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as 

14 a wild 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. 

21 33, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream 

22 of its confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as 

23 a wild river. 

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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 

5 Road to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as 

6 a wild 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 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

13 is amended by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(199) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol16 lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali17 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture: 

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

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

21 to the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 

22 6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river. 

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

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1 6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of 

2 the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 

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

4 from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 

5 to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 

6 river. 

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

8 from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 

9 confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 

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

11 from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 

12 the first bridge crossing to the boundary of the 

13 Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river. 

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

15 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

16 the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 

17 river. 

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

19 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

20 the upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a rec21 reational river.’’. 

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

23 Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid 

24 water rights in existence on the date of enactment of this 

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1 (f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 

2 section (including the amendments made by this section) 

3 affects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 

4 Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 

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

6 the protection and enhancement of river values under the 

7 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et 

8 seq.). 

9 SEC. 307. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTEN10 TIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

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

13 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi14 mately 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 

16 dated November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Moun17 tain Potential Wilderness Area. 

18 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

21 Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description 

22 of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re23 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

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1 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de6 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

7 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex8 cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 

9 any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 

10 legal description. 

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

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

13 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

14 offices of the Forest Service. 

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

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

17 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

19 (d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

20 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para22 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 

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1 nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 

2 Ridge Trail; and 

3 (B) reconstruct or realign— 

4 (i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 

5 (ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail. 

6 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con7 struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para8 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

9 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

10 regulations); and 

11 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

13 necessary to accomplish the construction, recon14 struction, or alignment with the least amount of 

15 adverse impact on wilderness character and re16 sources. 

17 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

18 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

19 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

20 out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign21 ment authorized by this subsection. 

22 (4) MECHANIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary 

23 may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the 

24 existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 

25 accordance with existing law (including regulations) 


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1 and this subsection until such date as the potential 

2 wilderness area is designated as wilderness in ac3 cordance with subsection (h). 

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

5 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with6 drawn from all forms of— 

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

8 public land laws; 

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

10 laws; and 

11 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min12 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

13 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

14 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

15 agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en16 tities and private entities to complete the trail construc17 tion, reconstruction, and realignment authorized by sub18 section (d). 

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

20 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

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

22 of any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or 

23 realigned under subsection (d). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

2 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des3 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na4 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

5 of— 

6 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub7 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

8 trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 

9 authorized by subsection (d) has been com10 pleted; or 

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

12 of enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On 

14 designation as wilderness under this section, the po15 tential wilderness area shall be— 

16 (A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil17 derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 

18 (82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 

19 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

20 note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 

21 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

22 Stat. 242), and section 303; and 

23 (B) administered in accordance with sec24 tion 305 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

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1 SEC. 308. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 

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

3 there are established the following scenic areas: 

4 (1) CONDOR RIDGE SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

5 land in the Los Padres National Forest comprising 

6 approximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Pro8 posed’’ and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be 

9 known as the ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area’’. 

10 (2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

11 land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba12 kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man13 agement comprising approximately 16,216 acres, as 

14 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun15 tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 

16 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain 

17 Scenic Area’’. 

18 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

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

21 Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of 

22 the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain 

23 Scenic Area with— 

24 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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1 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

2 of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de4 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

5 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex6 cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 

7 any clerical and typographical errors in the maps 

8 and legal descriptions. 

9 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

10 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

11 on file and available for public inspection in the ap12 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

13 of Land Management. 

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

15 conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy16 ment of present and future generations the ecological, sce17 nic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu18 cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 

19 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin21 ister the scenic areas— 

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

23 and enhances the resources of the scenic areas, 

24 and in particular the scenic character attributes 

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1 (B) in accordance with— 

2 (i) this section; 

3 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man4 agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 

5 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

6 of the Interior; 

7 (iii) any laws (including regulations) 

8 relating to the National Forest System, for 

9 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

10 of Agriculture; and 

11 (iv) any other applicable law (includ12 ing regulations). 

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

14 uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary deter15 mines would further the purposes described in sub16 section (c). 

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

18 the Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from 

19 all forms of— 

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

21 public land laws; 

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

23 laws; and 

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1 (f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be pro2 hibited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 

3 (1) Permanent roads. 

4 (2) Permanent structures. 

5 (3) Timber harvesting except when necessary 

6 for the purposes described in subsection (g). 

7 (4) Transmission lines. 

8 (5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 

9 requirements for the administration of the scenic 

10 areas and to protect public health and safety— 

11 (A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 

12 (B) the establishment of temporary roads. 

13 (6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 

14 for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 

15 (g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE16 MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 

17 take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 

18 determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis19 eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro20 priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 

21 or a local agency. 

22 (h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an oth23 erwise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard 

24 within a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use 

25 outside the boundary of the scenic area. 


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1 SEC. 309. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 

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

3 pursuant to this section shall be known as the ‘‘Condor 

4 National Scenic Trail’’ named after the California condor, 

5 a critically endangered bird species that lives along the 

6 extent of the trail corridor. 

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

8 Scenic Trail are to— 

9 (1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor 

10 that connects the southern and northern portions of 

11 the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire 

12 length of the forest along the coastal mountains of 

13 southern and central California; and 

14 (2) provide for the public enjoyment of the na15 tionally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cul16 tural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest. 

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

18 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by 

19 adding at the end the following: 

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

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

22 Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 

23 400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern por24 tion of the Los Padres National Forest to the 

25 Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion 

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

2 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 

3 consultation with— 

4 ‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re5 gional, and local agencies; 

6 ‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 

8 ‘‘(C) RECREATIONAL USES.—Notwith9 standing section 7(c), the use of motorized vehi10 cles on roads or trails included in the Condor 

11 National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehi12 cles are permitted as of the date of enactment 

13 of this paragraph may be permitted. 

14 ‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary 

16 shall not acquire for the trail any land or 

17 interest in land outside the exterior bound18 ary of any federally managed area without 

19 the consent of the owner of land or interest 

20 in land. 

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1 ernment access) to private property; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 

4 Federal, State, or local law with re5 spect to public access to or use of pri6 vate land. 

7 ‘‘(E) REALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of 

8 Agriculture may realign segments of the Condor 

9 National Scenic Trail as necessary to fulfill the 

10 purposes of the trail. 

11 ‘‘(F) MAP.—A map generally depicting the 

12 trail described in subparagraph (A) shall be on 

13 file and available for public inspection in the 

14 appropriate offices of the Forest Service.’’. 

15 (d) STUDY.— 

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

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, in accord18 ance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 

19 shall conduct a study that— 

20 (A) addresses the feasibility of, and alter21 natives for, connecting the northern and south22 ern portions of the Los Padres National Forest 

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1 Mountains of the southern California Coastal 

2 Range; and 

3 (B) considers realignment of the trail or 

4 construction of new trail segments to avoid ex5 isting trail segments that currently allow motor6 ized vehicles. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study re8 quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agri9 culture shall— 

10 (A) conform to the requirements for na11 tional scenic trail studies described in section 

12 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 

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

14 (B) provide for a continual hiking route 

15 through and connecting the southern and 

16 northern sections of the Los Padres National 

17 Forest; 

18 (C) promote recreational, scenic, wilder19 ness and cultural values; 

20 (D) enhance connectivity with the overall 

21 National Forest trail system; 

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1 (F) emphasize safe and continuous public 

2 access, dispersal from high-use areas, and suit3 able water sources; and 

4 (G) to the extent practicable, provide all5 year use. 

6 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In com7 pleting the study required by paragraph (1), the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with— 

9 (A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re10 gional, and local agencies; 

11 (B) private landowners; 

12 (C) nongovernmental organizations; and 

13 (D) members of the public. 

14 (4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

15 shall submit the study required by paragraph (1) 

16 to— 

17 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

18 of the House of Representatives; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

20 Resources of the Senate. 

21 (5) ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE

22 CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

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

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1 or alternative trail segments are feasible for in2 clusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall include those seg4 ments in the Condor National Scenic Trail. 

5 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additions or alter6 nations to the Condor National Scenic Trail 

7 shall be effective on the date the Secretary of 

8 Agriculture publishes in the Federal Register 

9 notice that the additional or alternative seg10 ments are included in the Condor National Sce11 nic Trail. 

12 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

13 this section (including the amendments made by this sec14 tion), the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into coopera15 tive agreements with State, Tribal, and local government 

16 entities and private entities to complete needed trail con17 struction, reconstruction, and realignment projects au18 thorized by this section (including the amendments made 

19 by this section). 

20 SEC. 310. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 

21 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 

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

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

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1 ing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Can2 yon off-highway vehicle area. 

3 SEC. 311. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 

4 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 

6 with interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve 

7 nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including 

8 mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness 

9 within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger dis10 tricts. 

11 SEC. 312. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES. 

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

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

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

15 and potential wilderness areas designated by this title for 

16 traditional cultural and religious purposes. 

17 (b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

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

19 the Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may tempo20 rarily close to the general public one or more specific 

21 portions of a wilderness area, scenic area, or poten22 tial wilderness area designated by this title to pro23 tect the privacy of the members of the Tribe in the 

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1 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para2 graph (1) shall be— 

3 (A) made in such a manner as to affect 

4 the smallest practicable area for the minimum 

5 period of time necessary for the activity to be 

6 carried out; and 

7 (B) be consistent with the purpose and in8 tent of Public Law 95–341 (commonly known 

9 as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) 

10 (42 U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

12 TITLE IV—SAN GABRIEL MOUN13 TAINS FOOTHILLS AND RIV14 ERS PROTECTION 

15 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘San Gabriel Moun17 tains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act’’. 

18 SEC. 402. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

19 In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of 

20 California. 

21 Subtitle A—San Gabriel National 

22 Recreation Area 

23 SEC. 411. PURPOSES. 

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1 (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 

2 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera3 tions the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cul4 tural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific 

5 resources of the Recreation Area; 

6 (2) to provide environmentally responsible, well7 managed recreational opportunities within the 

8 Recreation Area; 

9 (3) to improve access to and from the Recre10 ation Area; 

11 (4) to provide expanded educational and inter12 pretive services to increase public understanding of, 

13 and appreciation for, the natural and cultural re14 sources of the Recreation Area; 

15 (5) to facilitate the cooperative management of 

16 the land and resources within the Recreation Area, 

17 in collaboration with the State and political subdivi18 sions of the State, historical, business, cultural, 

19 civic, recreational, tourism and other nongovern20 mental organizations, and the public; and 

21 (6) to allow the continued use of the Recreation 

22 Area by all individuals, entities, and local govern23 ment agencies in activities relating to integrated 

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1 groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater 

2 treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities 

3 within or adjacent to the Recreation Area. 

4 SEC. 412. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this subtitle: 

6 (1) ADJUDICATION.—The term ‘‘adjudication’’ 

7 means any final judgment, order, ruling, or decree 

8 entered in any judicial proceeding adjudicating or af9 fecting water rights, surface water management, or 

10 groundwater management. 

11 (2) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

12 Council’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

13 Area Public Advisory Council established under sec14 tion 417(a). 

15 (3) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

16 lands’’ means— 

17 (A) public lands under the jurisdiction of 

18 the Secretary of the Interior; and 

19 (B) lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec20 retary of Defense, acting through the Chief of 

21 Engineers. 

22 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage23 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

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1 (5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 

2 means the San Gabriel National Recreation Area 

3 Partnership established by section 418(a). 

4 (6) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 

5 water system’’ has the meaning given the term in 42 

6 U.S.C. 300(f)(4) or in section 116275 of the Cali7 fornia Health and Safety Code. 

8 (7) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

9 Area’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

10 Area established by section 413(a). 

11 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (9) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utility facil14 ity’’ means— 

15 (A) any electric substations, communica16 tion facilities, towers, poles, and lines, ground 

17 wires, communication circuits, and other struc18 tures, and related infrastructure; and 

19 (B) any such facilities associated with a 

20 public water system. 

21 (10) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

23 pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, flood control 

24 facilities, water conservation works, including debris 

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1 gauges and stream gauges, water quality facilities, 

2 recycled water facilities, water pumping, conveyance 

3 and distribution systems, water storage tanks and 

4 reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aqueducts, 

5 canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 

6 and transmission and other ancillary facilities, 

7 groundwater recharge facilities, water conservation, 

8 water filtration plants, and other water diversion, 

9 conservation, groundwater recharge, storage, and 

10 carriage structures. 

11 SEC. 413. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT; BOUNDARIES.—Subject to 

13 valid existing rights, there is established as a unit of the 

14 National Park System in the State the San Gabriel Na15 tional Recreation Area depicted as the ‘‘Proposed San Ga16 briel National Recreation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘San 

17 Gabriel National Recreation Area Proposed Boundary,’’ 

18 numbered 503/152,737, and dated July 2019. 

19 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

22 shall file a map and a legal description of the Recre23 ation Area with— 

24 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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1 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

2 of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de4 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

5 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex6 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

7 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

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

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

10 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

11 offices of the National Park Service. 

12 (c) ADMINISTRATION AND JURISDICTION.— 

13 (1) PUBLIC LANDS.—The public lands included 

14 in the Recreation Area shall be administered by the 

15 Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na16 tional Park Service. 

17 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND.—Al18 though certain Federal lands under the jurisdiction 

19 of the Secretary of Defense are included in the 

20 recreation area, nothing in this subtitle transfers ad21 ministration jurisdiction of such Federal lands from 

22 the Secretary of Defense or otherwise affects Fed23 eral lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

24 Defense. 


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1 (3) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Noth2 ing in this subtitle alters, modifies, or diminishes 

3 any right, responsibility, power, authority, jurisdic4 tion, or entitlement of the State, a political subdivi5 sion of the State, including, but not limited to courts 

6 of competent jurisdiction, regulatory commissions, 

7 boards, and departments, or any State or local agen8 cy under any applicable Federal, State, or local law 

9 (including regulations). 

10 SEC. 414. MANAGEMENT. 

11 (a) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Subject to valid ex12 isting rights, the Secretary shall manage the public lands 

13 included in the Recreation Area in a manner that protects 

14 and enhances the natural resources and values of the pub15 lic lands, in accordance with— 

16 (1) this subtitle; 

17 (2) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sec18 tions 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 of 

19 title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the 

20 ‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’); 

21 (3) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

22 National Park System; and 

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1 (b) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY OF DE2 FENSE.—The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary 

3 of Defense to develop opportunities for the management 

4 of the Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

5 of Defense included in the Recreation Area in accordance 

6 with the purposes described in section 411, to the max7 imum extent practicable. 

8 (c) TREATMENT OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle— 

10 (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 

11 action that would affect the use of any land not 

12 owned by the United States within the Recre13 ation Area; 

14 (B) affects the use of, or access to, any 

15 non-Federal land within the Recreation Area; 

16 (C) modifies any provision of Federal, 

17 State, or local law with respect to public access 

18 to, or use of, non-Federal land; 

19 (D) requires any owner of non-Federal 

20 land to allow public access (including Federal, 

21 State, or local government access) to private 

22 property or any other non-Federal land; 

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1 regulatory authority of any State or local agen2 cy or unit of Tribal government; 

3 (F) creates any liability, or affects any li4 ability under any other law, of any private 

5 property owner or other owner of non-Federal 

6 land with respect to any person injured on the 

7 private property or other non-Federal land; 

8 (G) conveys to the Partnership any land 

9 use or other regulatory authority; 

10 (H) shall be construed to cause any Fed11 eral, State, or local regulation or permit re12 quirement intended to apply to units of the Na13 tional Park System to affect the Federal lands 

14 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of De15 fense or non-Federal lands within the bound16 aries of the recreation area; or 

17 (I) requires any local government to par18 ticipate in any program administered by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 (2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary is encour21 aged to work with owners of non-Federal land who 

22 have agreed to cooperate with the Secretary to ad23 vance the purposes of this subtitle. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle 

2 establishes any protective perimeter or buffer 

3 zone around the Recreation Area. 

4 (B) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUND5 ARIES.—The fact that an activity or use of land 

6 can be seen or heard from within the Recre7 ation Area shall not preclude the activity or 

8 land use up to the boundary of the Recreation 

9 Area. 

10 (4) FACILITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle af11 fects the operation, maintenance, modification, con12 struction, destruction, removal, relocation, improve13 ment or expansion of any water resource facility or 

14 public water system, or any solid waste, sanitary 

15 sewer, water or waste-water treatment, groundwater 

16 recharge or conservation, hydroelectric, conveyance 

17 distribution system, recycled water facility, or utility 

18 facility located within or adjacent to the Recreation 

19 Area. 

20 (5) EXEMPTION.—Section 100903 of title 54, 

21 United States Code, shall not apply to the Puente 

22 Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, or inter23 modal facility. 

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1 (1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 3 years after 

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

3 and the Advisory Council shall establish a com4 prehensive management plan for the Recreation 

5 Area that supports the purposes described in section 

6 411. 

7 (2) USE OF EXISTING PLANS.—In developing 

8 the management plan, to the extent consistent with 

9 this section, the Secretary may incorporate any pro10 vision of a land use or other plan applicable to the 

11 public lands included in the Recreation Area. 

12 (3) INCORPORATION OF VISITOR SERVICES

13 PLAN.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

14 Secretary shall incorporate into the management 

15 plan the visitor services plan under section 

16 419(a)(2). 

17 (4) PARTNERSHIP.—In developing the manage18 ment plan, the Secretary shall consider recommenda19 tions of the Partnership. To the maximum extent 

20 practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate rec21 ommendations of the Partnership into the manage22 ment plan if the Secretary determines that the rec23 ommendations are feasible and consistent with the 

24 purposes in section 411, this subtitle, and applicable 

25 laws (including regulations). 


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1 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 

2 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish 

3 or wildlife located on public lands in the State. 

4 SEC. 415. ACQUISITION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND WITHIN 

5 RECREATION AREA. 

6 (a) LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

8 the Secretary may acquire non-Federal land within 

9 the boundaries of the Recreation Area only through 

10 exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing sell11 er. 

12 (2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—As a further 

13 condition on the acquisition of land, the Secretary 

14 shall make a determination that the land contains 

15 important biological, cultural, historic, or rec16 reational values. 

17 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.— 

18 Nothing in this subtitle authorizes the use of eminent do19 main to acquire land or an interest in land. 

20 (c) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or 

21 interest in land acquired by the United States within the 

22 boundaries of the Recreation Area shall be— 

23 (1) included in the Recreation Area; and 

24 (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance 

25 with— 


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1 (A) this subtitle; and 

2 (B) other applicable laws (including regu3 lations). 

4 SEC. 416. WATER RIGHTS; WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; 

5 PUBLIC ROADS; UTILITY FACILITIES. 

6 (a) NO EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in 

7 this subtitle or section 422— 

8 (1) shall affect the use or allocation, as in exist9 ence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of any 

10 water, water right, or interest in water (including 

11 potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, ex12 ported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 

13 groundwater, and public trust interest); 

14 (2) shall affect any public or private contract in 

15 existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 

16 for the sale, lease, loan, or transfer of any water (in17 cluding potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, 

18 exported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 

19 and groundwater); 

20 (3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

21 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro22 priated by the United States in the State on or be23 fore the date of the enactment of this Act; 

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1 ant to any existing Federal reserved, riparian or ap2 propriative right; 

3 (5) shall be considered a relinquishment or re4 duction of any water rights (including potable, recy5 cled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, 

6 or stored water, surface water, and groundwater) 

7 held, reserved, or appropriated by any public entity 

8 or other persons or entities, on or before the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act; 

10 (6) shall be construed to, or shall interfere or 

11 conflict with the exercise of the powers or duties of 

12 any watermaster, public agency, public water sys13 tem, court of competent jurisdiction, or other body 

14 or entity responsible for groundwater or surface 

15 water management or groundwater replenishment as 

16 designated or established pursuant to any adjudica17 tion or Federal or State law, including the manage18 ment of the San Gabriel River watershed and basin, 

19 to provide water supply or other environmental bene20 fits; 

21 (7) shall be construed to impede or adversely 

22 impact any previously adopted Los Angeles County 

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1 ing any supplement or addendum to that report, or 

2 any maintenance agreement to operate that project; 

3 (8) shall interfere or conflict with any action by 

4 a watermaster, water agency, public water system, 

5 court of competent jurisdiction, or public agency 

6 pursuant to any Federal or State law, water right, 

7 or adjudication, including any action relating to 

8 water conservation, water quality, surface water di9 version or impoundment, groundwater recharge, 

10 water treatment, conservation or storage of water, 

11 pollution, waste discharge, the pumping of ground12 water; the spreading, injection, pumping, storage, or 

13 the use of water from local sources, storm water 

14 flows, and runoff, or from imported or recycled 

15 water, that is undertaken in connection with the 

16 management or regulation of the San Gabriel River; 

17 (9) shall interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or 

18 delay the exercise of, or access to, any water right 

19 by the owner of a public water system or any other 

20 individual or entity, including the construction, oper21 ation, maintenance, replacement, removal, repair, lo22 cation, or relocation of any well; pipeline; or water 

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1 essary or useful to access any water right or operate 

2 an public water system; 

3 (10) shall require the initiation or reinitiation 

4 of consultation with the United States Fish and 

5 Wildlife Service under, or the application of any pro6 vision of, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

7 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) relating to any action affecting 

8 any water, water right, or water management or 

9 water resource facility in the San Gabriel River wa10 tershed and basin; or 

11 (11) authorizes any agency or employee of the 

12 United States, or any other person, to take any ac13 tion inconsistent with any of paragraphs (1) through 

14 (10). 

15 (b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

16 (1) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE17 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle or 

18 section 422 shall affect— 

19 (A) the use, operation, maintenance, re20 pair, construction, destruction, removal, recon21 figuration, expansion, improvement or replace22 ment of a water resource facility or public 

23 water system within or adjacent to the Recre24 ation Area or San Gabriel Mountains National 

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1 (B) access to a water resource facility 

2 within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 

3 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. 

4 (2) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FA5 CILITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle or section 422 

6 shall preclude the establishment of a new water re7 source facility (including instream sites, routes, and 

8 areas) within the Recreation Area or San Gabriel 

9 Mountains National Monument if the water resource 

10 facility or public water system is necessary to pre11 serve or enhance the health, safety, reliability, qual12 ity or accessibility of water supply, or utility services 

13 to residents of Los Angeles County. 

14 (3) FLOOD CONTROL.—Nothing in this subtitle 

15 or section 422 shall be construed to— 

16 (A) impose any new restriction or require17 ment on flood protection, water conservation, 

18 water supply, groundwater recharge, water 

19 transfers, or water quality operations and main20 tenance; or 

21 (B) increase the liability of an agency or 

22 public water system carrying out flood protec23 tion, water conservation, water supply, ground24 water recharge, water transfers, or water qual25 ity operations. 


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1 (4) DIVERSION OR USE OF WATER.—Nothing in 

2 this subtitle or section 422 shall authorize or require 

3 the use of water or water rights in, or the diversion 

4 of water to, the Recreation Area or San Gabriel 

5 Mountains National Monument. 

6 (c) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.— 

7 Nothing in this subtitle or section 422 shall— 

8 (1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, re9 pair, construction, destruction, reconfiguration, ex10 pansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alter11 ation, addition, relocation, improvement, removal, or 

12 replacement of a utility facility or appurtenant right13 of-way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 

14 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; 

15 (2) affect access to a utility facility or right-of16 way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 

17 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; or 

18 (3) preclude the establishment of a new utility 

19 facility or right-of-way (including instream sites, 

20 routes, and areas) within the Recreation Area or 

21 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument if such 

22 a facility or right-of-way is necessary for public 

23 health and safety, electricity supply, or other utility 

24 services. 

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1 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 (A) PUBLIC ROAD.—The term ‘‘public 

3 road’’ means any paved road or bridge (includ4 ing any appurtenant structure and right-of5 way) that is— 

6 (i) operated or maintained by a non7 Federal entity; and 

8 (ii)(I) open to vehicular use by the 

9 public; or 

10 (II) used by a public agency or utility 

11 for the operation, maintenance, improve12 ment, repair, removal, relocation, construc13 tion, destruction or rehabilitation of infra14 structure, a utility facility, or a right-of15 way. 

16 (B) PUBLIC TRANSIT.—The term ‘‘public 

17 transit’’ means any transit service (including 

18 operations and rights-of-way) that is— 

19 (i) operated or maintained by a non20 Federal entity; and 

21 (ii)(I) open to the public; or 

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1 frastructure, a utility facility, or a right-of2 way. 

3 (2) NO EFFECT ON PUBLIC ROADS OR PUBLIC

4 TRANSIT.—Nothing in this subtitle or section 422— 

5 (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 

6 action that would affect the operation, mainte7 nance, repair, or rehabilitation of public roads 

8 or public transit (including activities necessary 

9 to comply with Federal or State safety or public 

10 transit standards); or 

11 (B) creates any new liability, or increases 

12 any existing liability, of an owner or operator of 

13 a public road. 

14 SEC. 417. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUB15 LIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

18 establish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San 

19 Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Coun20 cil’’. 

21 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall advise the 

22 Secretary regarding the development and implementation 

23 of the management plan and the visitor services plan. 

24 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council shall 

25 be subject to— 


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1 (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

2 U.S.C. App.); and 

3 (2) all other applicable laws (including regula4 tions). 

5 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall con6 sist of 22 members, to be appointed by the Secretary after 

7 taking into consideration recommendations of the Partner8 ship, of whom— 

9 (1) 2 shall represent local, regional, or national 

10 environmental organizations; 

11 (2) 2 shall represent the interests of outdoor 

12 recreation, including off-highway vehicle recreation, 

13 within the Recreation Area; 

14 (3) 2 shall represent the interests of commu15 nity-based organizations, the missions of which in16 clude expanding access to the outdoors; 

17 (4) 2 shall represent business interests; 

18 (5) 1 shall represent Indian Tribes within or 

19 adjacent to the Recreation Area; 

20 (6) 1 shall represent the interests of home21 owners’ associations within the Recreation Area; 

22 (7) 3 shall represent the interests of holders of 

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1 cled water facilities, and water management and re2 plenishment entities; 

3 (8) 1 shall represent energy and mineral devel4 opment interests; 

5 (9) 1 shall represent owners of Federal grazing 

6 permits or other land use permits within the Recre7 ation Area; 

8 (10) 1 shall represent archaeological and histor9 ical interests; 

10 (11) 1 shall represent the interests of environ11 mental educators; 

12 (12) 1 shall represent cultural history interests; 

13 (13) 1 shall represent environmental justice in14 terests; 

15 (14) 1 shall represent electrical utility interests; 

16 and 

17 (15) 2 shall represent the affected public at 

18 large. 

19 (e) TERMS.— 

20 (1) STAGGERED TERMS.—A member of the Ad21 visory Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 

22 years, except that, of the members first appointed, 

23 7 of the members shall be appointed for a term of 

24 1 year and 7 of the members shall be appointed for 

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1 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re2 appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on the 

3 expiration of the term of service of the member. 

4 (3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Advisory 

5 Council shall be filled in the same manner in which 

6 the original appointment was made. 

7 (f) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be ten members of the 

8 advisory council. The operations of the advisory council 

9 shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not 

10 yet been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 

11 (g) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Advisory 

12 Council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules 

13 and procedures as the advisory council considers necessary 

14 or desirable. 

15 (h) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members 

16 of the Advisory Council shall serve without pay. 

17 (i) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall cease 

18 to exist— 

19 (1) on the date that is 5 years after the date 

20 on which the management plan is adopted by the 

21 Secretary; or 

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1 SEC. 418. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

2 PARTNERSHIP. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Part4 nership, to be known as the ‘‘San Gabriel National Recre5 ation Area Partnership’’. 

6 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Partnership are 

7 to— 

8 (1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, 

9 Tribal, and local authorities and the private sector 

10 in advancing the purposes of this subtitle; and 

11 (2) use the resources and expertise of each 

12 agency in improving management and recreational 

13 opportunities within the Recreation Area. 

14 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Partnership shall include the 

15 following: 

16 (1) The Secretary (or a designee) to represent 

17 the National Park Service. 

18 (2) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee) to 

19 represent the Corps of Engineers. 

20 (3) The Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee) 

21 to represent the Forest Service. 

22 (4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources 

23 Agency of the State (or a designee) to represent— 

24 (A) the California Department of Parks 

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1 (B) the Rivers and Mountains Conser2 vancy. 

3 (5) One designee of the Los Angeles County 

4 Board of Supervisors. 

5 (6) One designee of the Puente Hills Habitat 

6 Preservation Authority. 

7 (7) Four designees of the San Gabriel Council 

8 of Governments, of whom one shall be selected from 

9 a local land conservancy. 

10 (8) One designee of the San Gabriel Valley Eco11 nomic Partnership. 

12 (9) One designee of the Los Angeles County 

13 Flood Control District. 

14 (10) One designee of the San Gabriel Valley 

15 Water Association. 

16 (11) One designee of the Central Basin Water 

17 Association. 

18 (12) One designee of the Main San Gabriel 

19 Basin Watermaster. 

20 (13) One designee of a public utility company, 

21 to be appointed by the Secretary. 

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1 (15) One designee of the Advisory Council for 

2 the period during which the Advisory Council re3 mains in effect. 

4 (16) One designee of San Gabriel Mountains 

5 National Monument Community Collaborative. 

6 (d) DUTIES.—To advance the purposes described in 

7 section 411, the Partnership shall— 

8 (1) make recommendations to the Secretary re9 garding the development and implementation of the 

10 management plan; 

11 (2) review and comment on the visitor services 

12 plan under section 419(a)(2), and facilitate the im13 plementation of that plan; 

14 (3) assist units of local government, regional 

15 planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 

16 in advancing the purposes of the Recreation Area 

17 by— 

18 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

19 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

20 resource values within the Recreation Area; 

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1 (C) developing recreational and educational 

2 opportunities in the Recreation Area in accord3 ance with the purposes of this subtitle; 

4 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

5 appreciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and 

6 cultural resources of the Recreation Area; 

7 (E) ensuring that signs identifying points 

8 of public access and sites of interest are posted 

9 throughout the Recreation Area; 

10 (F) promoting a wide range of partner11 ships among governments, organizations, and 

12 individuals to advance the purposes of the 

13 Recreation Area; and 

14 (G) ensuring that management of the 

15 Recreation Area takes into consideration— 

16 (i) local ordinances and land-use 

17 plans; and 

18 (ii) adjacent residents and property 

19 owners; 

20 (4) make recommendations to the Secretary re21 garding the appointment of members to the Advisory 

22 Council; and 

23 (5) carry out any other actions necessary to 

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1 (e) AUTHORITIES.—Subject to approval by the Sec2 retary, for the purposes of preparing and implementing 

3 the management plan, the Partnership may use Federal 

4 funds made available under this section— 

5 (1) to make grants to the State, political sub6 divisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

7 other persons; 

8 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 

9 or provide grants or technical assistance to, the 

10 State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit 

11 organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested 

12 parties; 

13 (3) to hire and compensate staff; 

14 (4) to obtain funds or services from any source, 

15 including funds and services provided under any 

16 other Federal law or program; 

17 (5) to contract for goods or services; and 

18 (6) to support activities of partners and any 

19 other activities that— 

20 (A) advance the purposes of the Recreation 

21 Area; and 

22 (B) are in accordance with the manage23 ment plan. 

24 (f) TERMS OF OFFICE; REAPPOINTMENT; VACAN25 CIES.— 


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1 (1) TERMS.—A member of the Partnership 

2 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 

3 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re4 appointed to serve on the Partnership on the expira5 tion of the term of service of the member. 

6 (3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Partnership 

7 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi8 nal appointment was made. 

9 (g) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be 11 members of the 

10 Partnership. The operations of the Partnership shall not 

11 be impaired by the fact that a member has not yet been 

12 appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 

13 (h) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Partnership 

14 shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and pro15 cedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 

16 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—A member 

17 of the Partnership shall serve without compensation. 

18 (j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene 

20 the Partnership on a regular basis to carry out this 

21 subtitle. 

22 (2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

23 The Secretary may provide to the Partnership or 

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1 cial assistance as the Secretary determines to be ap2 propriate to carry out this subtitle. 

3 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec4 retary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 

5 the Partnership, a member of the Partnership, or 

6 any other public or private entity to provide tech7 nical, financial, or other assistance to carry out this 

8 subtitle. 

9 (4) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON10 FEDERAL LAND.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate 

12 the administration of the Recreation Area, the 

13 Secretary is authorized, subject to valid existing 

14 rights, to construct administrative or visitor use 

15 facilities on land owned by a non-profit organi16 zation, local agency, or other public entity in 

17 accordance with this title and applicable law 

18 (including regulations). 

19 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—A fa20 cility under this paragraph may only be devel21 oped— 

22 (i) with the consent of the owner of 

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1 (ii) in accordance with applicable Fed2 eral, State, and local laws (including regu3 lations) and plans. 

4 (5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri5 ority to actions that— 

6 (A) conserve the significant natural, his7 toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the 

8 Recreation Area; and 

9 (B) provide educational, interpretive, and 

10 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

11 purposes of the Recreation Area. 

12 (k) COMMITTEES.—The Partnership shall establish— 

13 (1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to 

14 advise the Secretary regarding water-related issues 

15 relating to the Recreation Area; and 

16 (2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to ad17 vise the Secretary regarding public safety issues re18 lating to the Recreation Area. 

19 SEC. 419. VISITOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 

20 (a) VISITOR SERVICES.— 

21 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

22 is to facilitate the development of an integrated vis23 itor services plan to improve visitor experiences in 

24 the Recreation Area through expanded recreational 


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1 opportunities and increased interpretation, edu2 cation, resource protection, and enforcement. 

3 (2) VISITOR SERVICES PLAN.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

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

6 Secretary shall develop and carry out an inte7 grated visitor services plan for the Recreation 

8 Area in accordance with this paragraph. 

9 (B) CONTENTS.—The visitor services plan 

10 shall— 

11 (i) assess current and anticipated fu12 ture visitation to the Recreation Area, in13 cluding recreation destinations; 

14 (ii) consider the demand for various 

15 types of recreation (including hiking, pic16 nicking, horseback riding, and the use of 

17 motorized and mechanized vehicles), as 

18 permissible and appropriate; 

19 (iii) evaluate the impacts of recreation 

20 on natural and cultural resources, water 

21 rights and water resource facilities, public 

22 roads, adjacent residents and property 

23 owners, and utilities within the Recreation 

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1 (iv) assess the current level of inter2 pretive and educational services and facili3 ties; 

4 (v) include recommendations to— 

5 (I) expand opportunities for high6 demand recreational activities, in ac7 cordance with the purposes described 

8 in section 411; 

9 (II) better manage Recreation 

10 Area resources and improve the expe11 rience of Recreation Area visitors 

12 through expanded interpretive and 

13 educational services and facilities, and 

14 improved enforcement; and 

15 (III) better manage Recreation 

16 Area resources to reduce negative im17 pacts on the environment, ecology, 

18 and integrated water management ac19 tivities in the Recreation Area; 

20 (vi) in coordination and consultation 

21 with affected owners of non-Federal land, 

22 assess options to incorporate recreational 

23 opportunities on non-Federal land into the 

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1 (I) in manner consistent with the 

2 purposes and uses of the non-Federal 

3 land; and 

4 (II) with the consent of the non5 Federal landowner; 

6 (vii) assess opportunities to provide 

7 recreational opportunities that connect 

8 with adjacent National Forest System 

9 land; and 

10 (viii) be developed and carried out in 

11 accordance with applicable Federal, State, 

12 and local laws and ordinances. 

13 (C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 

14 visitor services plan, the Secretary shall— 

15 (i) consult with— 

16 (I) the Partnership; 

17 (II) the Advisory Council; 

18 (III) appropriate State and local 

19 agencies; and 

20 (IV) interested nongovernmental 

21 organizations; and 

22 (ii) involve members of the public. 

23 (b) VISITOR USE FACILITIES.— 

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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each facility under para2 graph (1) shall be developed in accordance with ap3 plicable Federal, State, and local— 

4 (A) laws (including regulations); and 

5 (B) plans. 

6 (c) DONATIONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept 

8 and use donated funds, property, in-kind contribu9 tions, and services to carry out this subtitle. 

10 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not use 

11 the authority provided by paragraph (1) to accept 

12 non-Federal land that has been acquired after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act through the use 

14 of eminent domain. 

15 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

16 this subtitle, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter 

17 into cooperative agreements with, units of State, Tribal, 

18 and local governments and private entities to conduct re19 search, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other 

20 initiative relating to the management of, and visitation to, 

21 the Recreation Area. 

22 Subtitle B—San Gabriel Mountains 

23 SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this subtitle: 


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

2 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

3 (2) WILDERNESS AREA OR ADDITION.—The 

4 term ‘‘wilderness area or addition’’ means any wil5 derness area or wilderness addition designated by 

6 section 423(a). 

7 SEC. 422. NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICA8 TION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The San Gabriel Mountains Na10 tional Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 

11 9194 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) (referred to in this section 

12 as the ‘‘Monument’’) is modified to include the approxi13 mately 109,167 acres of additional National Forest Sys14 tem land depicted as the ‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Moun15 tains National Monument Expansion’’ on the map entitled 

16 ‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 

17 Expansion’’ and dated June 26, 2019. 

18 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin19 ister the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, in20 cluding the lands added by subsection (a), in accordance 

21 with— 

22 (1) Presidential Proclamation 9194, as issued 

23 on October 10, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note); 

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1 (3) this title. 

2 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within 3 years after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult 

4 with State and local governments and the interested public 

5 to update the existing San Gabriel Mountains National 

6 Monument Plan to provide management direction and pro7 tection for the lands added to the Monument by subsection 

8 (a). 

9 SEC. 423. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND ADDI10 TIONS. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder12 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels 

13 of National Forest System land in the State are des14 ignated as wilderness and as components of the National 

15 Wilderness Preservation System: 

16 (1) CONDOR PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed17 eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

18 approximately 8,207 acres, as generally depicted on 

19 the map entitled ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness—Pro20 posed’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness’’. 

22 (2) SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

23 Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, 

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1 ness Additions’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which is 

2 incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 

3 San Gabriel Wilderness designated by Public Law 

4 90–318 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 82 Stat. 131). 

5 (3) SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI6 TIONS.—Certain Federal land in the Angeles Na7 tional Forest, comprising approximately 13,726 

8 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

9 ‘‘Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 

10 June 6, 2019, which is incorporated in, and consid11 ered to be a part of, the Sheep Mountain Wilderness 

12 designated by section 101(a)(29) of the California 

13 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 

14 Stat. 1623; Public Law 98–425). 

15 (4) YERBA BUENA WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed16 eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

17 approximately 6,694 acres, as generally depicted on 

18 the map entitled ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness—Pro19 posed’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which shall be 

20 known as the ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness’’. 

21 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

24 shall file a map and a legal description of the wilder25 ness areas and additions with— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de6 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

7 same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, 

8 except that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

9 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

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

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

12 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

13 offices of the Forest Service. 

14 SEC. 424. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND 

15 ADDITIONS. 

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

17 the wilderness areas and additions shall be administered 

18 by the Secretary in accordance with this section and the 

19 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any 

20 reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall 

21 be considered to be a reference to the date of the enact22 ment of this Act. 

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

2 such measures in a wilderness area or addition des3 ignated in section 423 as are necessary for the con4 trol of fire, insects, or diseases in accordance with— 

5 (A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 

7 (B) House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con8 gress. 

9 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this 

10 subtitle limits funding for fire or fuels management 

11 in a wilderness area or addition. 

12 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

13 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall amend, as applicable, any local fire man16 agement plan that applies to a wilderness area or 

17 addition designated in section 423. 

18 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 

19 paragraph (1) and any other applicable Federal law, 

20 to ensure a timely and efficient response to a fire 

21 emergency in a wilderness area or addition, the Sec22 retary shall— 

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1 tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis2 trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re3 sponding to fire emergencies; and 

4 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

5 State or local firefighting agencies. 

6 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in a wilder7 ness area or addition, if established before the date of the 

8 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance 

9 with— 

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

11 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

12 (2) the guidelines contained in Appendix A of 

13 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

14 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom15 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 

16 101–405). 

17 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

19 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

20 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this subtitle affects the ju21 risdiction or responsibility of the State with respect 

22 to fish or wildlife on public land in the State. 

23 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the 

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1 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 

2 conduct any management activity that are nec3 essary to maintain or restore fish or wildlife 

4 populations or habitats in the wilderness areas 

5 and wilderness additions designated in section 

6 423, if the management activities are— 

7 (i) consistent with relevant wilderness 

8 management plans; and 

9 (ii) conducted in accordance with ap10 propriate policies, such as the policies es11 tablished in Appendix B of the report of 

12 the Committee on Interior and Insular Af13 fairs of the House of Representatives ac14 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con15 gress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

16 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A management activity 

17 under subparagraph (A) may include the occa18 sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 

19 if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 

20 would promote healthy, viable, and more natu21 rally distributed wildlife populations that would 

22 enhance wilderness values while causing the 

23 minimum impact necessary to accomplish those 

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1 (C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 

2 with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and appropriate policies 

4 (such as the policies established in Appendix B 

5 of House Report 101–405), the State may use 

6 aircraft (including helicopters) in a wilderness 

7 area or addition to survey, capture, transplant, 

8 monitor, or provide water for a wildlife popu9 lation, including bighorn sheep. 

10 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

12 the designation of wilderness areas or wilderness ad13 ditions by section 423 to lead to the creation of pro14 tective perimeters or buffer zones around each wil15 derness area or wilderness addition. 

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

17 The fact that a nonwilderness activities or uses can 

18 be seen or heard from within a wilderness area or 

19 wilderness addition designated by section 423 shall 

20 not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

21 boundary of the wilderness area or addition. 

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

2 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des3 ignated by section 423; 

4 (2) the designation of new units of special air5 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi6 tions designated by section 423; or 

7 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

8 training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 

9 additions designated by section 423. 

10 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes 

11 horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or com12 mercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as 

13 a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 423— 

14 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 

15 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 

16 (2) subject to such terms and conditions as the 

17 Secretary determines to be necessary. 

18 (h) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this subtitle 

19 precludes any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort 

20 within the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des21 ignated by section 423 in accordance with the Wilderness 

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

23 (i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

24 the wilderness areas and additions designated by section 

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1 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis2 posal under the public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral materials and geo6 thermal leasing laws. 

7 (j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER8 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

9 or addition that is acquired by the United States shall— 

10 (1) become part of the wilderness area or addi11 tion in which the land is located; and 

12 (2) be managed in accordance with this section, 

13 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 

14 any other applicable laws (including regulations). 

15 (k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac16 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

17 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

18 may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa19 tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli20 matological collection devices in a wilderness area or addi21 tion if the Secretary determines that the facilities and ac22 cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 

23 control, or water reservoir operation activity. 

24 (l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary of Agri25 culture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive 


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1 running event to continue in substantially the same man2 ner and degree in which this event was operated and per3 mitted in 2015 within additions to the Sheep Mountain 

4 Wilderness in section 423 of this title and the Pleasant 

5 View Ridge Wilderness Area designated by section 1802 

6 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 

7 provided that the event is authorized and conducted in a 

8 manner compatible with the preservation of the areas as 

9 wilderness. 

10 SEC. 425. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the National 

12 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend13 ed by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(ll) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI15 FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 

16 San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec17 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con19 fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 

20 to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 

21 trailhead and day use area, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards 

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1 fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(ll) NORTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, 

4 CALIFORNIA.—The 4.3-mile segment of the North 

5 Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 

6 Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 

7 confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 

8 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

9 a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(ll) WEST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI11 FORNIA.—The following segments of the West Fork 

12 San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec13 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

14 ‘‘(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 

15 miles downstream of its source near Red Box 

16 Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con17 fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 

18 downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 

19 N., R. 11 W., as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West 

21 Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the 

22 powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., to the 

23 confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(ll) LITTLE ROCK CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

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1 tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 

2 Agriculture in the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its 

4 source on Mt. Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 

5 9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 

6 with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 

7 wild river. 

8 ‘‘(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards 

9 upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 

10 Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 

11 Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Can13 yon Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 

14 Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 

15 Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can17 yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo18 per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 

19 Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn 

21 Creek from 100 yards downstream of the 

22 Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 

23 Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 

24 (b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER

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1 (1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

2 (A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 

3 term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 

4 and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, 

5 flood control facilities, water conservation works 

6 and facilities, including debris protection facili7 ties, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and 

8 stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled 

9 water facilities and water pumping, conveyance 

10 distribution systems, water storage tanks and 

11 reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aque12 ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydro13 power projects, and transmission and other an14 cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 

15 water conservation, water filtration plants, and 

16 other water diversion, conservation, ground17 water recharge, storage, and carriage struc18 tures. 

19 (B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE20 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 

21 shall alter, modify, or affect— 

22 (i) the use, operation, maintenance, 

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1 stream of a wild and scenic river segment 

2 designated by this section, provided that 

3 the physical structures of such facilities or 

4 reservoirs shall not be located within the 

5 river areas designated in this section; or 

6 (ii) access to a water resource facility 

7 downstream of a wild and scenic river seg8 ment designated by this section. 

9 (C) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RE10 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 

11 shall preclude the establishment of a new water 

12 resource facilities (including instream sites, 

13 routes, and areas) downstream of a wild and 

14 scenic river segment. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—Any new reservation of water 

16 or new use of water pursuant to existing water 

17 rights held by the United States to advance the pur18 poses of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

19 (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for nonconsump20 tive instream use only within the segments des21 ignated by this section. 

22 (3) EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this section af23 fects the implementation of the Endangered Species 

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1 SEC. 426. WATER RIGHTS. 

2 (a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

3 title, and no action to implement this title— 

4 (1) shall constitute an express or implied res5 ervation of any water or water right, or authorizing 

6 an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water 

7 rights held by the United States, with respect to the 

8 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, the 

9 land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness 

10 addition by section 423 or land adjacent to the wild 

11 and scenic river segments designated by the amend12 ment made by section 425; 

13 (2) shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any 

14 water rights in the State in existence on the date of 

15 the enactment of this Act, including any water 

16 rights held by the United States; 

17 (3) shall be construed as establishing a prece18 dent with regard to any future wilderness or wild 

19 and scenic river designations; 

20 (4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpreta21 tion of, or any designation, decision, adjudication or 

22 action made pursuant to, any other Act; or 

23 (5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 

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1 tions water among or between the State and any 

2 other State. 

3 (b) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall com4 ply with applicable procedural and substantive require5 ments of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 

6 any water rights not in existence on the date of the enact7 ment of this Act with respect to the San Gabriel Moun8 tains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness 

9 additions designated by section 423, and the wild and sce10 nic rivers designated by amendment made by section 425. 

11 TITLE V—RIM OF THE VALLEY 

12 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION 

13 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor15 ridor Preservation Act’’. 

16 SEC. 502. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION; 

17 ADMINISTRATION. 

18 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 507(c)(1) of 

19 the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 

20 U.S.C. 460kk(c)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 

21 striking ‘‘, which shall’’ and inserting ‘‘ and generally de22 picted as ‘Rim of the Valley Unit Proposed Addition’ on 

23 the map entitled ‘Rim of the Valley Unit—Santa Monica 

24 Mountains National Recreation Area’, numbered 638/ 

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1 (b) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—Section 507 of the 

2 National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

3 460kk) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(u) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—(1) Not later than 

5 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

6 the Secretary shall update the general management plan 

7 for the recreation area to reflect the boundaries designated 

8 on the map referred to in subsection (c)(1) as the ‘Rim 

9 of the Valley Unit’ (hereafter in the subsection referred 

10 to as the ‘Rim of the Valley Unit’). Subject to valid exist11 ing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Rim of the 

12 Valley Unit, and any land or interest in land acquired by 

13 the United States and located within the boundaries of 

14 the Rim of the Valley Unit, as part of the recreation area 

15 in accordance with the provisions of this section and appli16 cable laws and regulations. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land 

18 within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit only 

19 through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing 

20 seller. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of 

21 eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land. 

22 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection or the application of 

23 the management plan for the Rim of the Valley Unit shall 

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1 ‘‘(A) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 

2 local law with respect to public access to or use of 

3 non-Federal land; 

4 ‘‘(B) create any liability, or affect any liability 

5 under any other law, of any private property owner 

6 or other owner of non-Federal land with respect to 

7 any person injured on private property or other non8 Federal land; 

9 ‘‘(C) affect the ownership, management, or 

10 other rights relating to any non-Federal land (in11 cluding any interest in any non-Federal land); 

12 ‘‘(D) require any local government to partici13 pate in any program administered by the Secretary; 

14 ‘‘(E) alter, modify, or diminish any right, re15 sponsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitle16 ment of the State, any political subdivision of the 

17 State, or any State or local agency under existing 

18 Federal, State, and local law (including regulations); 

19 ‘‘(F) require the creation of protective perim20 eters or buffer zones, and the fact that certain ac21 tivities or land can be seen or heard from within the 

22 Rim of the Valley Unit shall not, of itself, preclude 

23 the activities or land uses up to the boundary of the 

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1 ‘‘(G) require or promote use of, or encourage 

2 trespass on, lands, facilities, and rights-of-way 

3 owned by non-Federal entities, including water re4 source facilities and public utilities, without the writ5 ten consent of the owner; 

6 ‘‘(H) affect the operation, maintenance, modi7 fication, construction, or expansion of any water re8 source facility or utility facility located within or ad9 jacent to the Rim of the Valley Unit; 

10 ‘‘(I) terminate the fee title to lands or cus11 tomary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace12 ment activities on or under such lands granted to 

13 public agencies that are authorized pursuant to Fed14 eral or State statute; 

15 ‘‘(J) interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay 

16 the exercise of any right to, or access to any water 

17 resource facility or other facility or property nec18 essary or useful to access any water right to operate 

19 any public water or utility system; 

20 ‘‘(K) require initiation or reinitiation of con21 sultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife 

22 Service under, or the application of provisions of, the 

23 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

24 seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 

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1 title III of title 54, United States Code, concerning 

2 any action or activity affecting water, water rights 

3 or water management or water resource facilities 

4 within the Rim of the Valley Unit; or 

5 ‘‘(L) limit the Secretary’s ability to update ap6 plicable fire management plans, which may consider 

7 fuels management strategies including managed nat8 ural fire, prescribed fires, non-fire mechanical haz9 ardous fuel reduction activities, or post-fire remedi10 ation of damage to natural and cultural resources. 

11 ‘‘(4) The activities of a utility facility or water re12 source facility shall take into consideration ways to rea13 sonably avoid or reduce the impact on the resources of 

14 the Rim of the Valley Unit. 

15 ‘‘(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4)— 

16 ‘‘(A) the term ‘utility facility’ means electric 

17 substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, 

18 and lines, ground wires, communications circuits, 

19 and other structures, and related infrastructure; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the term ‘water resource facility’ means 

21 irrigation and pumping facilities; dams and res22 ervoirs; flood control facilities; water conservation 

23 works, including debris protection facilities, sediment 

24 placement sites, rain gauges, and stream gauges; 

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1 conveyance distribution systems; water treatment fa2 cilities; aqueducts; canals; ditches; pipelines; wells; 

3 hydropower projects; transmission facilities; and 

4 other ancillary facilities, groundwater recharge facili5 ties, water conservation, water filtration plants, and 

6 other water diversion, conservation, groundwater re7 charge, storage, and carriage structures.’’. 

8 TITLE VI—WILD OLYMPICS WIL9 DERNESS AND WILD AND SCE10 NIC RIVERS 

11 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder13 ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 

14 SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST 

15 WILDERNESS AREAS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 

17 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land 

18 in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash19 ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen20 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym21 pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 

22 dated April 8, 2019 (referred to in this section as the 

23 ‘‘map’’), is designated as wilderness and as components 

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1 (1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed2 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

3 approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek 

5 Wilderness’’. 

6 (2) RUGGED RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

7 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com8 prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de9 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 

11 (3) ALCKEE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

12 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com13 prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de14 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

15 ‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 

16 (4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer17 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

18 comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 

20 ‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 

21 (5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer22 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

23 comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 

24 depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

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1 designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

2 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub3 lic Law 98–339). 

4 (6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com6 prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de7 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

8 ‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 

9 (7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

10 Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com11 prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de12 picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

13 managed as part of, the ‘‘The Brothers Wilderness’’, 

14 as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

15 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub16 lic Law 98–339). 

17 (8) MOUNT SKOKOMISH WILDERNESS ADDI18 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv19 ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen20 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

21 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish 

22 Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 

23 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

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1 (9) WONDER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI2 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv3 ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen4 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

5 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain 

6 Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 

7 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

8 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

9 (10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 

10 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com11 prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de12 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

13 ‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 

14 (11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 

15 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv16 ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen17 erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 

18 the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 

19 (12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

20 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv21 ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen22 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

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1 ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 

2 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

3 (13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed4 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

5 approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 

6 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 

7 Wilderness’’. 

8 (14) CANOE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

9 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com10 prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de11 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

12 ‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 

13 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

14 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub16 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 

17 Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec18 retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 

20 that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 

21 considered to be a reference to the date of enact22 ment of this Act. 

23 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

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1 retary shall file a map and a legal description 

2 of the land designated as wilderness by sub3 section (a) with— 

4 (i) the Committee on Natural Re5 sources of the House of Representatives; 

6 and 

7 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

8 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

9 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de10 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

11 have the same force and effect as if included in 

12 this title, except that the Secretary may correct 

13 minor errors in the map and legal description. 

14 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map 

15 and legal description filed under subparagraph 

16 (A) shall be filed and made available for public 

17 inspection in the appropriate office of the For18 est Service. 

19 (c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur21 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

22 seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

23 Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 

24 identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 

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1 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—On the 

2 date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 

3 Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 

4 potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 

5 have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 

6 (A) designated as wilderness and as a com7 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 

8 System; and 

9 (B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder10 ness area. 

11 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

12 (1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER

13 ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 

14 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

15 any wilderness area. 

16 (2) NONCONFORMING USES PERMITTED OUT17 SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 

18 activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder19 ness area designated under this section shall be per20 mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 

21 heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 

22 (e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

23 may take such measures as are necessary to control fire, 

24 insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 

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1 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 

2 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

3 be appropriate. 

4 SEC. 603. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the National Wild 

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

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(231) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap9 proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 

10 and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 

11 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

12 wild river. 

13 ‘‘(232) DUNGENESS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

14 The segment of the Dungeness River from the head15 waters to the State of Washington Department of 

16 Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 

17 12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

19 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

21 the following segments of the mainstem and major 

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1 ‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

2 of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 

3 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 

5 of the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge 

6 to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 

8 of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 

9 Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 

11 of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 

12 Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound13 ary, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 

15 of the Dungeness River from the National For16 est boundary to the State of Washington De17 partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 

18 N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered as a 

19 recreational river through a cooperative man20 agement agreement between the State of Wash21 ington and the Secretary of Agriculture as pro22 vided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 

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1 ‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 

2 of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 

3 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 

5 of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 

6 to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 

7 a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(233) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

9 The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 

10 headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in11 take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 

12 Agriculture, in the following classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 

14 from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder15 ness boundary, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 

17 from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 

18 City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 

19 a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li21 censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 

22 powerhouses, transmission lines, or other 

23 project works, shall apply to the approximately 

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1 water intake facility to the Olympic National 

2 Forest boundary. 

3 ‘‘(234) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

4 The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 

5 headwaters to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., 

6 sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri7 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

8 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad9 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

10 following classes: 

11 ‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 

12 from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

15 from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 

16 N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(235) DUCKABUSH RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

18 The segment of the Duckabush River from the head19 waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 

20 1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri21 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

22 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad23 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

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1 ‘‘(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment 

2 from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 

3 boundary, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 

5 from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 

6 private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, as 

7 a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(236) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

9 The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 

10 headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1/4 sec. 

11 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the 

12 Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment 

14 from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil15 derness boundary, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

17 from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 

18 to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

20 from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 

21 NW1/4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be ad22 ministered as a recreational river through a co23 operative management agreement between the 

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1 culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 

2 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 

3 ‘‘(237) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH4 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork 

5 Skokomish River from the headwaters to the Olym6 pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 

7 the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 

9 from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 

12 from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 

15 from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 

16 NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec17 reational river. 

18 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 

19 from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 

20 National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(238) MIDDLE FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH22 INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 

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1 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a sce2 nic river. 

3 ‘‘(239) WEST FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH4 INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of 

5 the West Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to 

6 the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be admin7 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(240) WYNOOCHEE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

10 The segment of the Wynoochee River from the head11 waters to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be ad12 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 

13 that portions of the river within the boundaries of 

14 Olympic National Park shall be administered by the 

15 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

16 ‘‘(A) The approximately 2.5-mile segment 

17 from the headwaters to the boundary of the 

18 Wonder Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(B) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 

20 from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain 

21 Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, 

22 as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(241) EAST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH24 INGTON.—The segment of the East Fork 

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1 pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 

4 from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 

5 Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment 

7 from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 

8 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 

9 scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(242) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH11 INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 

12 the West Fork Humptulips River from the head13 waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 

14 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

15 a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(243) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

17 segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 

18 to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be 

19 administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

20 following classes: 

21 ‘‘(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment 

22 from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 

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2 from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce3 nic river. 

4 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment 

5 from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 

6 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(244) QUEETS RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

8 segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 

9 the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis10 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 

11 portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym12 pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec13 retary of Agriculture, including the following seg14 ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 

15 following classes: 

16 ‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 

17 of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 

18 confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 

20 of the Queets River from the confluence with 

21 Sams River to the Olympic National Park 

22 boundary, as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 

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2 river. 

3 ‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 

4 of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 

5 confluence with the Queets River, to be admin6 istered as a scenic river through a cooperative 

7 management agreement between the State of 

8 Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture as 

9 provided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 

10 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 

11 ‘‘(245) HOH RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg12 ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 

13 South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 

14 National Park boundary, to be administered by the 

15 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

16 ‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 

17 of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack18 son Creek, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 

20 of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 

21 Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 

22 river. 

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2 as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 

4 of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 

5 National Park boundary to the Washington 

6 State Department of Natural Resources bound7 ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be ad8 ministered as a recreational river through a co9 operative management agreement between the 

10 State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri11 culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 

12 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 

13 ‘‘(246) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

14 approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 

15 River from the source to the Olympic National Park 

16 boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

17 Interior, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(247) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH19 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 

20 River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 

21 the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 

23 of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na24 tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary 


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1 of the Interior, including the following segments in 

2 the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 

4 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

5 headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 

7 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

8 Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 

10 of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 

11 Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 

14 of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 

15 Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 

16 South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(248) SOL DUC RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

18 segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 

19 to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

21 the following segments of the mainstem and certain 

22 tributaries in the following classes: 

23 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 

24 of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to 


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1 the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 

4 of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 

5 Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 

6 Park boundary, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 

8 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

9 headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 

10 bridge, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 

12 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

13 Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con14 fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 

17 of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 

18 headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 

19 River, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(249) LYRE RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap21 proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 

22 Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound23 ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte24 rior as a scenic river.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 

2 (a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 

3 (c) UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE4 MENT PLANS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri8 culture shall, with respect to the designations made 

9 under subsection (a) on lands under the jurisdiction 

10 of the Secretary, incorporate such designations into 

11 updated management plans for units of the National 

12 Forest System in accordance with applicable laws 

13 (including regulations). 

14 (2) EXCEPTION.—The date specified in para15 graph (1) shall be 5 years after the date of the en16 actment of this Act if the Secretary of Agriculture— 

17 (A) is unable to meet the requirement 

18 under such paragraph by the date specified in 

19 such paragraph; and 

20 (B) not later than 3 years after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, includes in the 

22 Department of Agriculture annual budget sub23 mission to Congress a request for additional 

24 sums as may be necessary to meet the require25 ment of such paragraph. 


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1 (3) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN RE2 QUIREMENTS.—Updated management plans under 

3 paragraph (1) or (2) satisfy the requirements under 

4 section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 

6 SEC. 604. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 

8 of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1283(b)), nothing in this title or the amendment made by 

10 section 603(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privi11 leges, or contracts held by private parties, nor does this 

12 title in any way modify or direct the management, acquisi13 tion, or disposition of lands managed by the Washington 

14 Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the State 

15 of Washington. 

16 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

17 the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg18 ments designated by this title and the amendment made 

19 by section 603(a) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

21 public land laws; 

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

23 laws; and 

24 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min25 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 


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1 SEC. 605. TREATY RIGHTS. 

2 Nothing in this title alters, modifies, diminishes, or 

3 extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 

4 with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 

5 rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 

6 treaty. 

7 TITLE VII—STUDY ON FLOOD 

8 RISK MITIGATION 

9 SEC. 701. STUDY ON FLOOD RISK MITIGATION. 

10 The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to de11 termine the contributions of wilderness designations under 

12 this Act to protections to flood risk mitigation in residen13 tial areas. 

14 TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 

15 SEC. 801. PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR VET16 ERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS. 

17 The Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agri18 culture are encouraged to ensure servicemember and vet19 eran access to public lands designed by this Act for the 

20 purposes of outdoor recreation and to participate in out21 door-related volunteer and wellness programs. 

22 SEC. 802. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 

23 Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 

24 authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 

25 of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 


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1 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws 

2 (including regulations). 

3 SEC. 803. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 

4 Nothing in this Act precludes— 

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

6 wilderness areas; 

7 (2) the designation of new units of special air8 space over wilderness areas; or 

9 (3) the establishment of military flight training 

10 routes over wilderness areas. 

11 TITLE IX—PAYGO 

12 SEC. 901. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

13 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

14 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

15 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

16 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

17 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

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1 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

2 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 

By ROBERT F. REEVES, 

Deputy Clerk. 


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