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Union Calendar No. 312 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2250 

[Report No. 116–389] 

To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation 

on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. LEE of California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 

Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CASE, 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. BASS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

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

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

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

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


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A BILL 

To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, 

and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working 

6 Forests Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 101. South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area. 

Sec. 102. Redwood National and State Parks restoration. 

Sec. 103. California Public Lands Remediation Partnership. 

Sec. 104. Trinity Lake visitor center. 

Sec. 105. Del Norte County visitor center. 

Sec. 106. Management plans. 

Sec. 107. Study; partnerships related to overnight accommodations. 

TITLE II—RECREATION 

Sec. 201. Horse Mountain Special Management Area. 

Sec. 202. Bigfoot National Recreation Trail. 

Sec. 203. Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail. 

Sec. 204. Trinity Lake Trail. 

Sec. 205. Trails study. 

Sec. 206. Construction of mountain bicycling routes. 

Sec. 207. Partnerships. 

TITLE III—CONSERVATION 

Sec. 301. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 302. Administration of wilderness. 

Sec. 303. Designation of potential wilderness. 

Sec. 304. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 305. Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area. 

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 401. Maps and legal description. 

Sec. 402. Updates to land and resource management plans. 

Sec. 403. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Utility facilities and rights-of-way. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 means— 

5 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic6 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec7 retary of Agriculture; and 

8 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic9 tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec10 retary of the Interior. 

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

12 of California. 

13 TITLE I—RESTORATION AND 

14 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

15 SEC. 101. SOUTH FORK TRINITY-MAD RIVER RESTORATION 

16 AREA. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term 

19 ‘‘collaboratively developed’’ means projects that are 

20 developed and implemented through a collaborative 

21 process that— 

22 (A) includes— 

23 (i) appropriate Federal, State, and 

24 local agencies; and 

25 (ii) multiple interested persons rep26 resenting diverse interests; and 


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1 (B) is transparent and nonexclusive. 

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

3 a forested area that has been artificially established 

4 by planting or seeding. 

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

6 means the process of assisting the recovery of an eco7 system that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed 

8 by establishing the composition, structure, pattern, 

9 and ecological processes necessary to facilitate terres10 trial and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience, 

11 and health under current and future conditions. 

12 (4) RESTORATION AREA.—The term ‘‘restoration 

13 area’’ means the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Res14 toration 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 over 

21 the longest period of time; the healthiest and most vig22 orous trees with the greatest potential for crown23 growth in plantations and in natural stands adjacent 

24 to plantations; and all mature hardwoods, when prac25 ticable. 


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1 (6) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘stew2 ardship contract’’ means an agreement or contract 

3 entered into under section 604 of the Healthy Forests 

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

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

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

7 term by section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restora8 tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

10 there is established the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Res11 toration Area, comprising approximately 729,089 acres of 

12 Federal land administered by the Forest Service and ap13 proximately 1,280 acres of Federal land administered by 

14 the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on 

15 the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restora16 tion Area—Proposed’’ and dated July 3, 2018, to be known 

17 as the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area. 

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

19 are to— 

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

21 forest structures containing late successional forest 

22 structure characterized by large trees and multistoried 

23 canopies, as ecologically appropriate; 

24 (2) protect late successional reserves; 


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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 the 

22 Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National 

23 Forests in Humboldt and Trinity Counties; 

24 and 


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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 schedules 

10 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 Act; and 

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

23 (D) in a manner consistent with congres24 sional intent that consultation for restoration 


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1 projects within the restoration area is completed 

2 in a timely and efficient manner. 

3 (2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the 

5 restoration area shall not change the manage6 ment status of any land or water that is des7 ignated wilderness or as a wild and scenic river, 

8 including lands and waters designated by this 

9 Act. 

10 (B) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT.—If there is 

11 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 only 

17 allow uses of the restoration area that the Sec18 retary determines would further the purposes de19 scribed 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 pre11 scribed burning and managed wildland fire to 

12 the fullest extent practicable to achieve the pur13 poses 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 roads 

19 identified for decommissioning within the res20 toration 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 

25 (iii) in accordance with existing law. 


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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 subparagraph 

9 (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 proc14 esses that are disrupted or adversely im15 pacted by the road by removing or 

16 hydrologically disconnecting the road prism. 

17 (6) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara19 graphs (B), (C), and (D), the Secretary may 

20 conduct vegetation management projects in the 

21 restoration area only where necessary to— 

22 (i) maintain or restore the characteris23 tics of ecosystem composition and structure; 

24 (ii) reduce wildfire risk to communities 

25 by promoting forests that are fire resilient; 


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1 (iii) improve the habitat of threatened, 

2 endangered, or sensitive species; 

3 (iv) protect or improve water quality; 

4 or 

5 (v) enhance the restoration of lands 

6 within the restoration area. 

7 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 (i) SHADED FUEL BREAKS.—In car9 rying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

10 shall prioritize, as practicable, the establish11 ment of a network of shaded fuel breaks 

12 within— 

13 (I) the portions of the wildland14 urban interface that are within 150 

15 feet from private property contiguous 

16 to Federal land; 

17 (II) one hundred and fifty feet 

18 from any road that is open to motor19 ized vehicles as of the date of enact20 ment of this Act— 

21 (aa) except that, where topog22 raphy or other conditions require, 

23 the Secretary may establish 

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1 bined total width of the shaded 

2 fuel breaks for both sides of the 

3 road does not exceed 300 feet; and 

4 (bb) provided that the Sec5 retary shall include vegetation 

6 treatments within a minimum of 

7 25 feet of the road where prac8 ticable, feasible, and appropriate 

9 as part of any shaded fuel break; 

10 or 

11 (III) one hundred and fifty feet of 

12 any plantation. 

13 (ii) PLANTATIONS; RIPARIAN RE14 SERVES.—The Secretary may undertake 

15 vegetation management projects— 

16 (I) in areas within the restoration 

17 area in which fish and wildlife habitat 

18 is significantly compromised as a re19 sult of past management practices (in20 cluding plantations); and 

21 (II) within designated riparian 

22 reserves only where necessary to main23 tain the integrity of fuel breaks and to 

24 enhance fire resilience. 


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1 (C) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall 

2 carry out vegetation management projects within 

3 the restoration area— 

4 (i) in accordance with— 

5 (I) this section; and 

6 (II) existing law (including regu7 lations); 

8 (ii) after providing an opportunity for 

9 public comment; and 

10 (iii) subject to appropriations. 

11 (D) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Sec12 retary shall use the best available science in 

13 planning and implementing vegetation manage14 ment projects within the restoration area. 

15 (7) GRAZING.— 

16 (A) EXISTING GRAZING.—The grazing of 

17 livestock in the restoration area, where estab18 lished before the date of enactment of this Act, 

19 shall be permitted to continue— 

20 (i) subject to— 

21 (I) such reasonable regulations, 

22 policies, and practices as the Secretary 

23 considers necessary; and 

24 (II) applicable law (including 

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1 (ii) in a manner consistent with the 

2 purposes described in subsection (c). 

3 (B) TARGETED NEW GRAZING.—The Sec4 retary may issue annual targeted grazing per5 mits for the grazing of livestock in the restora6 tion area, where not established before the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act, to control noxious 

8 weeds, aid in the control of wildfire within the 

9 wildland-urban interface, or to provide other eco10 logical benefits subject to— 

11 (i) such reasonable regulations, poli12 cies, and practices as the Secretary con13 siders necessary; and 

14 (ii) a manner consistent with the pur15 poses described in subsection (c). 

16 (C) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Sec17 retary shall use the best available science when 

18 determining whether to issue targeted grazing 

19 permits within the restoration area. 

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

21 restoration area is withdrawn from— 

22 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis23 posal under the public land laws; 

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

25 laws; and 


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1 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min2 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

3 (f) USE OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—To the max4 imum extent practicable, the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) use stewardship contracts to implement this 

6 section; and 

7 (2) use revenue derived from such stewardship 

8 contracts for restoration and other activities within 

9 the restoration area which shall include staff and ad10 ministrative costs to support timely consultation ac11 tivities for restoration projects. 

12 (g) COLLABORATION.—In developing and imple13 menting restoration projects in the restoration area, the 

14 Secretary shall consult with collaborative groups with an 

15 interest in the restoration area. 

16 (h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—A collaboratively de17 veloped restoration project within the restoration area may 

18 be carried out in accordance with the provisions for haz19 ardous fuel reduction projects set forth in sections 104, 105, 

20 and 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 

21 U.S.C. 6514–6516), as applicable. 

22 (i) MULTIPARTY MONITORING.—The Secretary of Ag23 riculture shall— 

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1 toring, evaluation, and accountability process to as2 sess the positive or negative ecological, social, and eco3 nomic effects of restoration projects within the res4 toration area; and 

5 (2) incorporate the monitoring results into the 

6 management of the restoration area. 

7 (j) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use all existing au8 thorities to secure as much funding as necessary to fulfill 

9 the purposes of the restoration area. 

10 (k) FOREST RESIDUES UTILIZATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applicable 

12 law, including regulations, and this section, the Sec13 retary may utilize forest residues from restoration 

14 projects, including shaded fuel breaks, in the restora15 tion area for research and development of biobased 

16 products that result in net carbon sequestration. 

17 (2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out paragraph 

18 (1), the Secretary may enter into partnerships with 

19 universities, nongovernmental organizations, indus20 try, Tribes, and Federal, State, and local govern21 mental agencies. 

22 SEC. 102. REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS RES23 TORATION. 

24 (a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

25 the Interior is authorized to undertake initiatives to restore 


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1 degraded redwood forest ecosystems in Redwood National 

2 and State Parks in partnership with the State of Cali3 fornia, local agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. 

4 (b) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out any initiative au5 thorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

6 comply with all applicable law. 

7 SEC. 103. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS REMEDIATION PART8 NERSHIP. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

11 means the California Public Lands Remediation 

12 Partnership, established by subsection (b). 

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

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

15 determined by the partnership to be a high priority 

16 for remediation. 

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

18 means to facilitate the recovery of lands and waters 

19 that have been degraded, damaged, or destroyed by il20 legal marijuana cultivation or another illegal activ21 ity. Remediation includes but is not limited to re22 moval of trash, debris, and other material, and estab23 lishing the composition, structure, pattern, and eco24 logical processes necessary to facilitate terrestrial and 


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1 aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and 

2 health under current and future conditions. 

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

4 California Public Lands Remediation Partnership. 

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

6 to— 

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

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

9 in the remediation of priority lands in the State af10 fected by illegal marijuana cultivation or other illegal 

11 activities; and 

12 (2) use the resources and expertise of each agen13 cy, authority, or entity in implementing remediation 

14 activities on priority lands in the State. 

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

16 shall include the following: 

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

18 the Secretary of Agriculture to represent the Forest 

19 Service. 

20 (2) The Secretary of the Interior, or a designee 

21 of the Secretary of the Interior, to represent the 

22 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of 

23 Land Management, and National Park Service. 

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

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1 (4) The Secretary of the State Natural Resources 

2 Agency, or a designee of the Secretary, to represent 

3 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 

4 (5) A designee of the California State Water Re5 sources Control Board. 

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

7 Association. 

8 (7) One member to represent federally recognized 

9 Indian Tribes, to be appointed by the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture. 

11 (8) One member to represent nongovernmental 

12 organizations with an interest in Federal land reme13 diation, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agri14 culture. 

15 (9) One member to represent local governmental 

16 interests, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agri17 culture. 

18 (10) A law enforcement official from each of the 

19 following: 

20 (A) The Department of the Interior. 

21 (B) The Department of Agriculture. 

22 (11) A scientist to provide expertise and advise 

23 on methods needed for remediation efforts, to be ap24 pointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 


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1 (12) A designee of the National Guard Counter 

2 Drug Program. 

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

4 the partnership shall— 

5 (1) identify priority lands for remediation in the 

6 State; 

7 (2) secure resources from Federal and non-Fed8 eral sources to apply to remediation of priority lands 

9 in the State; 

10 (3) support efforts by Federal, State, Tribal, and 

11 local agencies, and nongovernmental organizations in 

12 carrying out remediation of priority lands in the 

13 State; 

14 (4) support research and education on the im15 pacts of, and solutions to, illegal marijuana cultiva16 tion and other illegal activities on priority lands in 

17 the State; 

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

19 local agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and 

20 the public in remediation efforts, to the extent prac21 ticable; and 

22 (6) take any other administrative or advisory 

23 actions as necessary to address remediation of pri24 ority lands in the State. 


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

2 partnership may, subject to the prior approval of the Sec3 retary of Agriculture— 

4 (1) make grants to the State, political subdivi5 sions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other 

6 persons; 

7 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

8 provide grants or technical assistance to, the State, 

9 political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organiza10 tions, Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 

11 (3) hire and compensate staff; 

12 (4) obtain funds or services from any source, in13 cluding Federal and non-Federal funds, and funds 

14 and services provided under any other Federal law or 

15 program; 

16 (5) contract for goods or services; and 

17 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

18 activities that further the purposes of this section. 

19 (g) PROCEDURES.—The partnership shall establish 

20 such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or desir21 able. 

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

23 maximum extent practicable and in accordance with exist24 ing law, give preference to local entities and persons when 

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1 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 

2 the partnership shall serve without pay. 

3 (j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF

4 AGRICULTURE.— 

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

6 shall convene the partnership on a regular basis to 

7 carry out this section. 

8 (2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

9 The Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the In10 terior may provide technical and financial assistance, 

11 on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as deter12 mined by the appropriate Secretary, to the partner13 ship or any members of the partnership to carry out 

14 this Act. 

15 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

16 of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior may 

17 enter into cooperative agreements with the partner18 ship, any members of the partnership, or other public 

19 or private entities to provide technical, financial, or 

20 other assistance to carry out this Act. 

21 SEC. 104. TRINITY LAKE VISITOR CENTER. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act23 ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish, 

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1 the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, a visitor 

2 center in Weaverville, California— 

3 (1) to serve visitors; and 

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

5 Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation 

6 Area. 

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

8 the visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is de9 signed to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, historical, 

10 scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wilder11 ness, and cultural resources of the Whiskeytown-Shasta12 Trinity National Recreation Area and other nearby Federal 

13 lands. 

14 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

15 Agriculture may, in a manner consistent with this Act, 

16 enter into cooperative agreements with the State and any 

17 other appropriate institutions and organizations to carry 

18 out the purposes of this section. 

19 SEC. 105. DEL NORTE COUNTY VISITOR CENTER. 

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

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

22 establish, in cooperation with any other public or private 

23 entities that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate, 

24 a visitor center in Del Norte County, California— 

25 (1) to serve visitors; and 


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1 (2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of Red2 wood National and State Parks, the Smith River Na3 tional Recreation Area, and other nearby Federal 

4 lands. 

5 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall ensure 

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

7 designed to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, histor8 ical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wil9 derness, and cultural resources of Redwood National and 

10 State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation Area, 

11 and other nearby Federal lands. 

12 SEC. 106. MANAGEMENT PLANS. 

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

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

15 Klamath, and Mendocino National Forests, the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 (1) consider the purposes of the South Fork Trin18 ity-Mad River Restoration Area established by section 

19 101; and 

20 (2) include or update the fire management plan 

21 for the wilderness areas and wilderness additions es22 tablished by this Act. 

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1 (1) develop spatial fire management plans in ac2 cordance with— 

3 (A) the Guidance for Implementation of 

4 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy dated 

5 February 13, 2009, including any amendments 

6 to that guidance; and 

7 (B) other appropriate policies; 

8 (2) ensure that a fire management plan— 

9 (A) considers how prescribed or managed 

10 fire can be used to achieve ecological manage11 ment objectives of wilderness and other natural 

12 or primitive areas; and 

13 (B) in the case of a wilderness area ex14 panded by section 301, provides consistent direc15 tion regarding fire management to the entire 

16 wilderness area, including the addition; 

17 (3) consult with— 

18 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

19 governmental entities; and 

20 (B) members of the public; and 

21 (4) comply with applicable laws (including regu22 lations). 


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1 SEC. 107. 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 con6 duct a study to evaluate the feasibility and suitability of 

7 establishing overnight accommodations near Redwood Na8 tional and State Parks on— 

9 (1) Federal land at the northern boundary or on 

10 land within 20 miles of the northern boundary; and 

11 (2) Federal land at the southern boundary or on 

12 land within 20 miles of the southern boundary. 

13 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.— 

14 (1) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—If the study 

15 conducted under subsection (a) determines that estab16 lishing the described accommodations is suitable and 

17 feasible, the Secretary may enter into agreements with 

18 qualified private and nonprofit organizations for the 

19 development, operation, and maintenance of overnight 

20 accommodations. 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—Any agreements entered into 

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

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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) appli10 cable to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec11 retary. 

12 TITLE II—RECREATION 

13 SEC. 201. HORSE MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

15 there is established the Horse Mountain Special Manage16 ment Area (referred to in this section as the ‘‘special man17 agement area’’) comprising approximately 7,399 acres of 

18 Federal land administered by the Forest Service in Hum19 boldt County, California, as generally depicted on the map 

20 entitled ‘‘Horse Mountain Special Management Area—Pro21 posed’’ and dated April 13, 2017. 

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

24 of the special management area while conserving the plants, 

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1 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

3 the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance 

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

5 comprehensive plan for the long-term management of 

6 the special management area. 

7 (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage8 ment plan required under paragraph (1), the Sec9 retary shall consult with— 

10 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

11 governmental entities; and 

12 (B) members of the public. 

13 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The manage14 ment plan required under paragraph (1) shall ensure 

15 that recreational use within the special management 

16 area does not cause significant adverse impacts on the 

17 plants and wildlife of the special management area. 

18 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

20 the special management area— 

21 (A) in furtherance of the purposes described 

22 in subsection (b); and 

23 (B) in accordance with— 


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1 (i) the laws (including regulations) 

2 generally applicable to the National Forest 

3 System; 

4 (ii) this section; and 

5 (iii) any other applicable law (includ6 ing regulations). 

7 (2) RECREATION.—The Secretary shall continue 

8 to authorize, maintain, and enhance the recreational 

9 use of the special management area, including hunt10 ing, fishing, camping, hiking, hang gliding, sight11 seeing, nature study, horseback riding, rafting, moun12 tain biking, and motorized recreation on authorized 

13 routes, and other recreational activities, so long as 

14 such recreational use is consistent with the purposes 

15 of the special management area, this section, other 

16 applicable law (including regulations), and applica17 ble management plans. 

18 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

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

20 subparagraph (B), the use of motorized vehicles 

21 in the special management area shall be per22 mitted only on roads and trails designated for 

23 the use of motorized vehicles. 


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1 (B) USE OF SNOWMOBILES.—The winter 

2 use of snowmobiles shall be allowed in the special 

3 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 Sec8 retary. 

9 (4) NEW TRAILS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con11 struct new trails for motorized or nonmotorized 

12 recreation within the special management area 

13 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 loops 

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1 (ii) consult with members of the public. 

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

3 special management area is withdrawn from— 

4 (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 

5 the public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral 

9 and geothermal leasing. 

10 SEC. 202. BIGFOOT NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL. 

11 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

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

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

14 Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of the 

15 Interior, shall submit to the Committee on Natural 

16 Resources of the House of Representatives and Com17 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen18 ate a study that describes the feasibility of estab19 lishing a nonmotorized Bigfoot National Recreation 

20 Trail that follows the route described in paragraph 

21 (2). 

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

23 (1) shall extend from the Ides Cove Trailhead in the 

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1 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Bigfoot National Recre2 ation Trail—Proposed’’ and dated July 25, 2018. 

3 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In completing 

4 the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture shall consult with— 

6 (A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re7 gional, and local agencies; 

8 (B) private landowners; 

9 (C) nongovernmental organizations; and 

10 (D) members of the public. 

11 (b) DESIGNATION.— 

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

13 the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail is feasible and 

14 meets the requirements for a National Recreation 

15 Trail in section 1243 of title 16, United States Code, 

16 the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate the 

17 Bigfoot National Recreation Trail in accordance 

18 with— 

19 (A) the National Trails System Act (Public 

20 Law 90–543); 

21 (B) this Act; and 

22 (C) other applicable law (including regula23 tions). 

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1 ation Trail (referred to in this section as the ‘‘trail’’) 

2 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, 

3 in consultation with— 

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

5 and local agencies; 

6 (B) private landowners; and 

7 (C) other interested organizations. 

8 (3) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

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

10 may be located on non-Federal land without the 

11 written consent of the landowner. 

12 (B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Agri13 culture shall not acquire for the trail any land 

14 or interest in land outside the exterior boundary 

15 of any federally managed area without the con16 sent of the owner of the land or interest in the 

17 land. 

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

19 (i) requires any private property 

20 owner to allow public access (including 

21 Federal, State, or local government access) 

22 to private property; or 

23 (ii) modifies any provision of Federal, 

24 State, or local law with respect to public ac25 cess to or use of private land. 


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1 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 

2 section, the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooper3 ative agreements with State, Tribal, and local government 

4 entities and private entities to complete needed trail con5 struction, reconstruction, realignment, maintenance, or 

6 education projects related to the Bigfoot National Recre7 ation Trail. 

8 (d) MAP.— 

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

10 Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, the Secretary of 

11 Agriculture shall prepare a map of the trail. 

12 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to 

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

14 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

15 Forest Service. 

16 SEC. 203. ELK CAMP RIDGE RECREATION TRAIL. 

17 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para19 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture after an op20 portunity for public comment, shall designate a trail 

21 (which may include a system of trails)— 

22 (A) for use by off-highway vehicles or moun23 tain bicycles, or both; and 

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

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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating the Elk 

2 Camp Ridge Recreation Trail (referred to in this sec3 tion as the ‘‘trail’’), the Secretary shall only include 

4 trails that are— 

5 (A) as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

6 authorized for use by off-highway vehicles or 

7 mountain bikes, or both; and 

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

9 Forest Service in Del Norte County. 

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

11 on file and available for public inspection in the ap12 propriate offices of the Forest Service. 

13 (b) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

15 the trail— 

16 (A) in accordance with applicable laws (in17 cluding regulations); 

18 (B) to ensure the safety of citizens who use 

19 the trail; and 

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

21 damage to sensitive habitat or cultural resources. 

22 (2) MONITORING; EVALUATION.—To minimize 

23 the impacts of the use of the trail on environmental 

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1 assess the effects of the use of off-highway vehicles and 

2 mountain bicycles on— 

3 (A) the trail; 

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

5 and 

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

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

8 with the State and Del Norte County, and subject to 

9 paragraph (4), may temporarily close or permanently 

10 reroute a portion of the trail if the Secretary deter11 mines that— 

12 (A) the trail is having an adverse impact 

13 on— 

14 (i) wildlife habitats; 

15 (ii) natural resources; 

16 (iii) cultural resources; or 

17 (iv) traditional uses; 

18 (B) the trail threatens public safety; or 

19 (C) closure of the trail is necessary— 

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

21 (ii) to repair resource damage. 

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

23 is temporarily closed by the Secretary under para24 graph (3) may be permanently rerouted along any 

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1 (A) that is— 

2 (i) in existence as of the date of the clo3 sure of the portion of the trail; 

4 (ii) located on public land; and 

5 (iii) open to motorized or mechanized 

6 use; and 

7 (B) if the Secretary determines that rerout8 ing the portion of the trail would not signifi9 cantly increase or decrease the length of the trail. 

10 (5) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The Sec11 retary shall ensure that visitors to the trail have ac12 cess to adequate notice relating to the availability of 

13 trail routes through— 

14 (A) the placement of appropriate signage 

15 along the trail; and 

16 (B) the distribution of maps, safety edu17 cation materials, and other information that the 

18 Secretary concerned determines to be appro19 priate. 

20 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the owner21 ship, management, or other rights relating to any non-Fed22 eral land (including any interest in any non-Federal land). 

23 SEC. 204. TRINITY LAKE TRAIL. 

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

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

3 Secretary shall study the feasibility and public inter4 est of constructing a recreational trail for non5 motorized uses around Trinity Lake. 

6 (2) CONSTRUCTION.— 

7 (A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject 

8 to appropriations, and in accordance with para9 graph (3), if the Secretary determines under 

10 paragraph (1) that the construction of the trail 

11 described in such paragraph is feasible and in 

12 the public interest, the Secretary may provide for 

13 the construction of the trail. 

14 (B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND

15 CONTRIBUTIONS.—The trail may be constructed 

16 under this section through the acceptance of vol17 unteer services and contributions from non-Fed18 eral sources to reduce or eliminate the need for 

19 Federal expenditures to construct the trail. 

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

21 the Secretary shall comply with— 

22 (A) the laws (including regulations) gen23 erally applicable to the National Forest System; 

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1 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the own2 ership, management, or other rights relating to any non3 Federal land (including any interest in any non-Federal 

4 land). 

5 SEC. 205. TRAILS STUDY. 

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

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

8 in accordance with subsection (b) and in consultation with 

9 interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve motor10 ized and nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (in11 cluding mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wil12 derness within the portions of the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trin13 ity, and Mendocino National Forests located in Del Norte, 

14 Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study re16 quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

17 consult with the Secretary of the Interior regarding oppor18 tunities to improve, through increased coordination, recre19 ation trail opportunities on land under the jurisdiction of 

20 the Secretary of the Interior that shares a boundary with 

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

22 SEC. 206. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUNTAIN BICYCLING 

23 ROUTES. 

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

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

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall study the feasibility 

4 and public interest of constructing recreational trails 

5 for mountain bicycling and other nonmotorized uses 

6 on the routes as generally depicted in the report enti7 tled ‘‘Trail Study for Smith River National Recre8 ation Area Six Rivers National Forest’’ and dated 

9 2016. 

10 (2) CONSTRUCTION.— 

11 (A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject 

12 to appropriations, and in accordance with para13 graph (3), if the Secretary determines under 

14 paragraph (1) that the construction of one or 

15 more routes described in such paragraph is fea16 sible and in the public interest, the Secretary 

17 may provide for the construction of the routes. 

18 (B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may 

19 modify the routes as necessary in the opinion of 

20 the Secretary. 

21 (C) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND

22 CONTRIBUTIONS.—Routes may be constructed 

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1 eral sources to reduce or eliminate the need for 

2 Federal expenditures to construct the route. 

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 Act. 

9 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the own10 ership, management, or other rights relating to any non11 Federal land (including any interest in any non-Federal 

12 land). 

13 SEC. 207. PARTNERSHIPS. 

14 (a) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au15 thorized to enter into agreements with qualified private and 

16 nonprofit organizations to undertake the following activities 

17 on Federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and 

18 Del Norte Counties— 

19 (1) trail and campground maintenance; 

20 (2) public education, visitor contacts, and out21 reach; and 

22 (3) visitor center staffing. 

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

24 subsection (a) shall clearly define the role and responsibility 

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

2 agreements under subsection (a) in accordance with existing 

3 law. 

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

5 (1) reduces or diminishes the authority of the 

6 Secretary to manage land and resources under the ju7 risdiction of the Secretary; or 

8 (2) amends or modifies the application of any 

9 existing law (including regulations) applicable to 

10 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

11 TITLE III—CONSERVATION 

12 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

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

15 are designated as wilderness areas and as components of 

16 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

17 (1) BLACK BUTTE RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Forest Service in the 

19 State, comprising approximately 11,117 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Butte 

21 River Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated April 13, 

22 2017, which shall be known as the Black Butte River 

23 Wilderness. 

24 (2) CHANCHELULLA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

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1 in the State, comprising approximately 6,212 acres, 

2 as generally depicted on the map entitled 

3 ‘‘Chanchelulla Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ and 

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

5 considered to be a part of, the Chanchelulla Wilder6 ness, as designated by section 101(a)(4) of the Cali7 fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

8 98 Stat. 1619). 

9 (3) CHINQUAPIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 

10 land managed by the Forest Service in the State, 

11 comprising approximately 26,890 acres, as generally 

12 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chinquapin Wilderness 

13 and Potential Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated 

14 March 11, 2019, which shall be known as the Chin15 quapin Wilderness. 

16 (4) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

17 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

18 Land Management in the State, comprising approxi19 mately 37 acres, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘‘Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Addition’’ 

21 and dated October 24, 2019, which is incorporated in, 

22 and considered to be a part of, the Elkhorn Ridge 

23 Wilderness. 

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1 ment in the State, comprising approximately 6,204 

2 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

3 ‘‘English Ridge Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated 

4 March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the English 

5 Ridge Wilderness. 

6 (6) HEADWATERS FOREST WILDERNESS.—Cer7 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

8 Management in the State, comprising approximately 

9 4,360 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

10 ‘‘Headwaters Forest Wilderness—Proposed’’ and 

11 dated October 15, 2019, which shall be known as the 

12 Headwaters Forest Wilderness. 

13 (7) MAD RIVER BUTTES WILDERNESS.—Certain 

14 Federal land managed by the Forest Service in the 

15 State, comprising approximately 6,002 acres, as gen16 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mad River 

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

18 2018, which shall be known as the Mad River Buttes 

19 Wilderness. 

20 (8) MOUNT LASSIC WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

21 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 

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

23 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount 

24 Lassic Wilderness Addition—Proposed’’ and dated 

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1 considered to be a part of, the Mount Lassic Wilder2 ness, as designated by section 3(6) of Public Law 

3 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065). 

4 (9) NORTH FORK EEL WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

5 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 

6 and the Bureau of Land Management in the State, 

7 comprising approximately 17,182 acres, as generally 

8 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Fork Eel Wilder9 ness Addition—Proposed’’ and dated February 23, 

10 2017, which is incorporated in, and considered to be 

11 a part of, the North Fork Eel Wilderness, as des12 ignated by section 101(a)(19) of the California Wil13 derness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 

14 1621). 

15 (10) PATTISON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 

16 land managed by the Forest Service in the State, 

17 comprising approximately 28,595 acres, as generally 

18 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pattison Wilderness— 

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

20 known as the Pattison Wilderness. 

21 (11) SANHEDRIN WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Cer22 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service in 

23 the State, comprising approximately 112 acres, as 

24 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin 

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1 29, 2019, which is incorporated in, and considered to 

2 be a part of, the Sanhedrin Wilderness, as designated 

3 by section 3(2) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 

4 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065). 

5 (12) SISKIYOU WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain 

6 Federal land managed by the Forest Service in the 

7 State, comprising approximately 27,747 acres, as 

8 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Siskiyou Wil9 derness Addition and Potential Wilderness—Pro10 posed’’ and dated July 24, 2018, which is incor11 porated in, and considered to be a part of, the 

12 Siskiyou Wilderness, as designated by section 

13 101(a)(30) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

14 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by 

15 section 3(5) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

16 note; 120 Stat. 2065)). 

17 (13) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS AD18 DITION.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bu19 reau of Land Management in the State, comprising 

20 approximately 603 acres, as generally depicted on the 

21 map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness Addi22 tion—Proposed’’ and dated October 24, 2019, which 

23 is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 

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1 section 3(10) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

2 note; 120 Stat. 2066). 

3 (14) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER WILDER4 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

5 Service in the State, comprising approximately 

6 26,446 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti7 tled ‘‘South Fork Trinity River Wilderness and Po8 tential Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated March 11, 

9 2019, which shall be known as the South Fork Trinity 

10 River Wilderness. 

11 (15) TRINITY ALPS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

12 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 

13 in the State, comprising approximately 62,695 acres, 

14 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Trinity 

15 Alps Wilderness Addition and Potential Wilderness— 

16 Proposed’’ and dated July 18, 2018, which is incor17 porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Trinity 

18 Alps Wilderness, as designated by section 101(a)(34) 

19 of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 

20 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7) 

21 of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 

22 Stat. 2065)). 

23 (16) UNDERWOOD WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed24 eral land managed by the Forest Service in the State, 

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1 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Underwood Wilder2 ness—Proposed’’ and dated July 19, 2018, which 

3 shall be known as the Underwood Wilderness. 

4 (17) YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS

5 ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

6 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 

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

8 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yolla 

9 Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness Additions and Potential 

10 Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated June 7, 2018, 

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

12 of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, as des13 ignated by section 3 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1132) (as amended by section 3(4) of Public Law 

15 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)). 

16 (18) YUKI WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain 

17 Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the 

18 Bureau of Land Management in the State, com19 prising approximately 10,866 acres, as generally de20 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Wilderness Addition 

21 and Potential Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated Feb22 ruary 15, 2017, which is incorporated in, and consid23 ered to be a part of, the Yuki Wilderness, as des24 ignated by section 3(3) of Public Law 109–362 (16 

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


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1 (b) REDESIGNATION OF NORTH FORK WILDERNESS AS

2 NORTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS.—Section 

3 101(a)(19) of Public Law 98–425 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 

4 Stat. 1621) is amended by striking ‘‘North Fork Wilder5 ness’’ and inserting ‘‘North Fork Eel River Wilderness’’. 

6 Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 

7 or other record of the United States to the North Fork Wil8 derness shall be deemed to be a reference to the North Fork 

9 Eel River Wilderness. 

10 (c) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENTS.— 

11 The boundary of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness established 

12 by section 6(d) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

13 note) is adjusted by deleting approximately 30 acres of Fed14 eral land as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pro15 posed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Addition’’ and dated Octo16 ber 24, 2019. 

17 SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

19 wilderness areas and wilderness additions established by 

20 section 301 shall be administered by the Secretary in ac21 cordance with this title and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1131 et seq.), except that— 

23 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the ef24 fective date of that Act shall be considered to be a ref25 erence to the date of enactment of this Act; and 


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

2 Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 

3 Secretary. 

4 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such 

6 measures in a wilderness area or wilderness addition 

7 designated by section 301 as are necessary for the 

8 control of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance 

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

10 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con11 gress. 

12 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this title 

13 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

14 wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 

15 by this Act. 

16 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para17 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure 

18 a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in 

19 the wilderness additions designated by this title, the 

20 Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

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

22 enactment of this Act, establish agency approval 

23 procedures (including appropriate delegations of 

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1 ager, or other agency officials) for responding to 

2 fire emergencies; and 

3 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

4 State or local firefighting agencies. 

5 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder6 ness areas and wilderness additions designated by this Act, 

7 if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall 

8 be administered in accordance with— 

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

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

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

12 Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines set forth in 

13 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

14 Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying 

15 H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617); or 

16 (B) for lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec17 retary of the Interior, the guidelines set forth in Ap18 pendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior 

19 and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

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

21 Rept. 101–405). 

22 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

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1 sibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 

2 on public land in the State. 

3 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

4 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

6 management activities that are necessary to maintain 

7 or restore fish, wildlife, and plant populations and 

8 habitats in the wilderness areas or wilderness addi9 tions designated by section 301, if the management 

10 activities are— 

11 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

12 management plans; and 

13 (B) conducted in accordance with— 

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

15 et seq.); and 

16 (ii) appropriate policies, such as the 

17 policies established in Appendix B of House 

18 Report 101–405. 

19 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

21 designation of wilderness or wilderness additions by 

22 this Act to lead to the creation of protective perim23 eters or buffer zones around each wilderness area or 

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

2 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

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

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

5 boundary of the wilderness area. 

6 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre7 cludes— 

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

9 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des10 ignated by section 301; 

11 (2) the designation of new units of special air12 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi13 tions designated by section 301; or 

14 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

15 training routes over the wilderness areas or wilder16 ness additions designated by section 301. 

17 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horseback 

18 riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle 

19 or pack stock into, an area designated as a wilderness area 

20 or wilderness addition by section 301— 

21 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wil22 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 

23 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter24 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 


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

2 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by 

3 section 301 are withdrawn from— 

4 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis5 posal under the public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) operation of the mineral materials and geo9 thermal leasing laws. 

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

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

12 wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

13 by this Act by members of Indian Tribes for tradi14 tional cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary 

15 shall ensure that Indian Tribes have access to the wil16 derness areas and wilderness additions designated by 

17 section 301 for traditional cultural and religious pur18 poses. 

19 (2) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec21 tion, the Secretary, on request of an Indian 

22 Tribe, may temporarily close to the general pub23 lic one or more specific portions of a wilderness 

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1 conduct of the traditional cultural and religious 

2 activities in the wilderness area or wilderness 

3 addition. 

4 (B) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under 

5 subparagraph (A) shall be made in such a man6 ner as to affect the smallest practicable area for 

7 the minimum period of time necessary for the 

8 activity to be carried out. 

9 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Access to the wilderness 

10 areas and wilderness additions under this subsection 

11 shall be in accordance with— 

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

13 as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) 

14 (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.); and 

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

16 seq.). 

17 (j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER18 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

19 or wilderness addition designated by section 301 that is ac20 quired by the United States shall— 

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

22 the land is located; 

23 (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

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

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

3 other applicable law. 

4 (k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In accord5 ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and 

6 subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

7 prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 

8 maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

9 collection devices in the wilderness areas and wilderness ad10 ditions designated by section 301 if the Secretary deter11 mines that the facilities and access to the facilities are es12 sential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 

13 operation activities. 

14 (l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary may con15 tinue to authorize the competitive equestrian event per16 mitted since 2012 in the Chinquapin Wilderness established 

17 by section 301 in a manner compatible with the preserva18 tion of the area as wilderness. 

19 (m) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this Act 

20 prohibits recreational rock climbing activities in the wilder21 ness areas, such as the placement, use, and maintenance 

22 of fixed anchors, including any fixed anchor established be23 fore the date of the enactment of this Act— 

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

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1 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter2 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

3 SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

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

6 areas in the State are designated as potential wilderness 

7 areas: 

8 (1) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

9 Service, comprising approximately 4,238 acres, as 

10 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chinquapin 

11 Wilderness and Potential Wilderness—Proposed’’ and 

12 dated March 11, 2019. 

13 (2) Certain Federal land administered by the 

14 National Park Service, compromising approximately 

15 31,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti16 tled ‘‘Redwood National Park Potential Wilderness— 

17 Proposed’’ and dated October 9, 2019. 

18 (3) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

19 Service, comprising approximately 8,961 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Siskiyou Wil21 derness Addition and Potential Wilderness—Pro22 posed’’ and dated July 24, 2018. 

23 (4) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

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1 Trinity River Wilderness and Potential Wilderness— 

2 Proposed’’ and dated March 11, 2019. 

3 (5) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

4 Service, comprising approximately 1,237 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Trinity Alps 

6 Wilderness Additions and Potential Wilderness—Pro7 posed’’ and dated July 18, 2018. 

8 (6) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

9 Service, comprising approximately 4,282 acres, as 

10 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yolla Bolly11 Middle Eel Wilderness Additions and Potential Wil12 derness—Proposed’’ and dated June 7, 2018. 

13 (7) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

14 Service, comprising approximately 1,165 acres, as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Wilder16 ness Addition and Potential Wilderness—Proposed’’ 

17 and dated February 15, 2017. 

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

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

20 manage the potential wilderness areas designated by sub21 section (a) (referred to in this section as ‘‘potential wilder22 ness areas’’) as wilderness until the potential wilderness 

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

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological res2 toration (including the elimination of nonnative spe3 cies, removal of illegal, unused, or decommissioned 

4 roads, repair of skid tracks, and any other activities 

5 necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in a poten6 tial wilderness area and consistent with paragraph 

7 (2)), the Secretary may use motorized equipment and 

8 mechanized transport in a potential wilderness area 

9 until the potential wilderness area is designated as 

10 wilderness under subsection (d). 

11 (2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent prac12 ticable, the Secretary shall use the minimum tool or 

13 administrative practice necessary to accomplish eco14 logical restoration with the least amount of adverse 

15 impact on wilderness character and resources. 

16 (d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The po17 tential wilderness areas shall be designated as wilderness 

18 and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva19 tion System on the earlier of— 

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

21 the Federal Register notice that the conditions in a 

22 potential wilderness area that are incompatible with 

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

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1 (2) the date that is 10 years after the date of en2 actment of this Act for potential wilderness areas lo3 cated on lands managed by the Forest Service. 

4 (e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—On its designation as wilder6 ness under subsection (d), a potential wilderness area 

7 shall be administered in accordance with section 302 

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

9 (2) DESIGNATION.—On its designation as wil10 derness under subsection (d)— 

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

12 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

13 part of, the Chinquapin Wilderness established 

14 by section 301(a)(3); 

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

16 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

17 part of, the Siskiyou Wilderness as designated by 

18 section 101(a)(30) of the California Wilderness 

19 Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) 

20 (as amended by section 3(5) of Public Law 109– 

21 362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and 

22 expanded by section 301(a)(12)); 

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

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1 part of, the South Fork Trinity River Wilderness 

2 established by section 301(a)(14); 

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

4 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

5 part of, the Trinity Alps Wilderness as des6 ignated by section 101(a)(34) of the California 

7 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 

8 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7) of Pub9 lic Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 

10 2065) and expanded by section 301(a)(15)); 

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

12 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

13 part of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness as 

14 designated by section 3 of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

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

17 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section 301(a)(17)); 

18 and 

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

20 shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 

21 part of, the Yuki Wilderness as designated by 

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

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1 (f) REPORT.—Within 3 years after the date of enact2 ment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter until the date 

3 upon which the potential wilderness is designated wilder4 ness under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit a re5 port to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat7 ural Resources of the Senate on the status of ecological res8 toration within the potential wilderness area and the 

9 progress toward the potential wilderness area’s eventual 

10 wilderness designation under subsection (d). 

11 SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

12 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(231) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The fol16 lowing segments from the source tributaries in the 

17 Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, to be administered 

18 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

19 ‘‘(A) The 18.3-mile segment from its mul20 tiple source springs in the Cedar Basin of the 

21 Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in section 15, 

22 T. 27 N., R. 10 W. to .25 miles upstream of the 

23 Wild Mad Road, as a wild river. 

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

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1 with the unnamed tributary approximately .4 

2 miles downstream of the Wild Mad Road in sec3 tion 29, T. 28 N., R. 11 W., as a scenic river. 

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

5 downstream of Wild Mad Road to Silver Creek, 

6 as a wild river. 

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

8 Creek confluence to Farley Creek, as a scenic 

9 river. 

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

11 Creek to Cave Creek, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(F) The 5.6-mile segment from Cave Creek 

13 to the confluence of the unnamed creek upstream 

14 of Hidden Valley Ranch in section 5, T. 15, R. 

15 7 E., as a wild river. 

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

17 creek confluence upstream of Hidden Valley 

18 Ranch to the confluence with the unnamed creek 

19 flowing west from Bear Wallow Mountain in sec20 tion 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 

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

22 unnamed creek confluence in section 29, T. 1 N., 

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

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

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1 tary north of McClellan Place in section 6, T. 1 

2 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 

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

4 unnamed tributary confluence in section 6, T. 1 

5 N., R. 7 E. to Hitchcock Creek, as a wild river. 

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

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

8 ‘‘(L) The 5-mile segment from Grouse Creek 

9 to Coon Creek, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(232) EAST FORK SOUTH FORK TRINITY

11 RIVER.—The following segments to be administered by 

12 the Secretary of Agriculture: 

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

14 in the Pettijohn Basin in the Yolla Bolly-Middle 

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

16 to .25 miles upstream of the Wild Mad Road, as 

17 a wild river. 

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

19 upstream of the Wild Mad Road to the South 

20 Fork Trinity River, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(233) RATTLESNAKE CREEK.—The 5.9-mile seg22 ment from the confluence with the unnamed tributary 

23 in the southeast corner of section 5, T. 1 S., R. 12 

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1 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(234) BUTTER CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 

4 from .25 miles downstream of the Road 3N08 crossing 

5 to the South Fork Trinity River, to be administered 

6 by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(235) HAYFORK CREEK.—The following seg8 ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri9 culture: 

10 ‘‘(A) The 3.2-mile segment from Little Creek 

11 to Bear Creek, as a recreational river. 

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

13 Creek to the northern boundary of section 19, T. 

14 3 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 

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

16 from the confluence of its source tributaries in section 

17 5, T. 3 N., R. 7 E. to the northern boundary of sec18 tion 24, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., to be administered by the 

19 Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

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

21 from .25 miles downstream of the 32N11 Road cross22 ing to Hayfork Creek, to be administered by the Sec23 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(238) ELTAPOM CREEK.—The 3.4-mile segment 

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1 River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(239) GROUSE CREEK.—The following segments 

4 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

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

6 Creek to Cow Creek, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(B) The 7.4-mile segment from Cow Creek 

8 to the South Fork Trinity River, as a rec9 reational river. 

10 ‘‘(240) MADDEN CREEK.—The following segments 

11 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

12 ‘‘(A) The 6.8-mile segment from the con13 fluence of Madden Creek and its unnamed tribu14 tary in section 18, T. 5 N., R. 5 E. to Fourmile 

15 Creek, as a wild river. 

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

17 Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, as a rec18 reational river. 

19 ‘‘(241) CANYON CREEK.—The following segments 

20 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

21 and the Secretary of the Interior: 

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

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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 where 

15 it fully reenters the Trinity Alps Wilderness 

16 downstream of Hobo Gulch, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(C) The 13.9-mile segment from where the 

18 river fully reenters the Trinity Alps Wilderness 

19 downstream of Hobo Gulch to the Trinity Alps 

20 Wilderness boundary upstream of the County 

21 Road 421 crossing, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment from the Trinity 

23 Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of the Coun24 ty Road 421 crossing to the Trinity River, as a 

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1 ‘‘(243) EAST FORK NORTH FORK TRINITY

2 RIVER.—The following segments to be administered by 

3 the Secretary of Agriculture: 

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

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

6 N., R. 10 W. to the end of Road 35N20 approxi7 mately .5 miles downstream of the confluence 

8 with the East Branch East Fork North Fork 

9 Trinity River, as a wild river. 

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

11 Road 35N20 to .25 miles upstream of Coleridge, 

12 as a scenic river. 

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

14 upstream of Coleridge to the confluence of Fox 

15 Gulch, as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(244) NEW RIVER.—The following segments to 

17 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

18 ‘‘(A) The 12.7-mile segment of Virgin Creek 

19 from its source spring in section 22, T. 9 N., R. 

20 7 E. to Slide Creek, as a wild river. 

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

22 where it begins at the confluence of Virgin and 

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1 ‘‘(245) MIDDLE EEL RIVER.—The following seg2 ment, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri3 culture: 

4 ‘‘(A) The 37.7-mile segment from its source 

5 in Frying Pan Meadow to Rose Creek, as a wild 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(B) The 1.5-mile segment from Rose Creek 

8 to the Black Butte River, as a recreational river. 

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

10 Gilead Creek from its source in Hopkins Hollow 

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

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

13 Middle Fork Eel River from the source on Dead 

14 Puppy Ridge in section 11, T. 26 N., R. 11 W. 

15 to the confluence of the Middle Eel River, as a 

16 wild river. 

17 ‘‘(246) NORTH FORK EEL RIVER, CA.—The 14.3- 

18 mile segment from the confluence with Gilman Creek 

19 to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, to be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(247) RED MOUNTAIN CREEK, CA.—The fol23 lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 

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1 ‘‘(A) The 5.25-mile segment from its source 

2 west of Mike’s Rock in section 23, T. 26 N., R. 

3 12 E. to the confluence with Littlefield Creek, as 

4 a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment from the con6 fluence with Littlefield Creek to the confluence 

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

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

9 ‘‘(C) The 1.25-mile segment from the con10 fluence with the unnamed tributary in section 

11 32, T. 4 S., R. 8 E. to the confluence with the 

12 North Fork Eel River, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(248) REDWOOD CREEK.—The following seg14 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte15 rior: 

16 ‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con17 fluence with Lacks Creek to the confluence with 

18 Coyote Creek as a scenic river on publication by 

19 the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Register 

20 that sufficient inholdings within the boundaries 

21 of the segments have been acquired in fee title to 

22 establish a manageable addition to the system. 

23 ‘‘(B) The 19.1-mile segment from the con24 fluence with Coyote Creek in section 2, T. 8 N., 

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1 upstream of Orick in section 34, T. 11 N., R. 1 

2 E. as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(C) The 2.3-mile segment of Emerald Creek 

4 (also known as Harry Weir Creek) from its 

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

6 confluence with Redwood Creek as a scenic river. 

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

8 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

9 ‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment from the con10 fluence with two unnamed tributaries in section 

11 14, T. 7 N., R. 3 E. to Kings Crossing in section 

12 27, T. 8 N., R. 3 E. as a wild river. 

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

14 Crossing to the confluence with Redwood Creek 

15 as a scenic river upon publication by the Sec16 retary of a notice in the Federal Register that 

17 sufficient inholdings within the segment have 

18 been acquired in fee title or as scenic easements 

19 to establish a manageable addition to the system. 

20 ‘‘(250) LOST MAN CREEK.—The following seg21 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte22 rior: 

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

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


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1 2 E. to .25 miles upstream of the Prairie Creek 

2 confluence, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Larry Damm 

4 Creek from its source in section 8, T. 11 N., R. 

5 2 E. to the confluence with Lost Man Creek, as 

6 a recreational river. 

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

8 segment of Little Lost Man Creek from its source in 

9 section 6, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to .25 miles upstream of 

10 the Lost Man Creek road crossing, to be administered 

11 by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(252) SOUTH FORK ELK RIVER.—The following 

13 segments to be administered by the Secretary of the 

14 Interior through a cooperative management agreement 

15 with the State of California: 

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

17 South Fork Elk River from the source in section 

18 21, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to the confluence with the 

19 South Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(B) The 2.2-mile segment of the unnamed 

21 tributary of the Little South Fork Elk River 

22 from its source in section 15, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. 

23 to the confluence with the Little South Fork Elk 

24 River, as a wild river. 


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

2 Fork Elk River from the confluence of the Little 

3 South Fork Elk River to the confluence with 

4 Tom Gulch, as a recreational river. 

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

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

7 Headwaters Forest Reserve boundary in section 18, T. 

8 3 N., R. 1 E. to be administered by the Secretary of 

9 the Interior as a wild river through a cooperative 

10 management agreement with the State of California. 

11 ‘‘(254) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER.—The following 

12 segments to be administered by the Secretary of the 

13 Interior: 

14 ‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con15 fluence with Jack of Hearts Creek to the southern 

16 boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness in 

17 section 8, T. 22 N., R. 16 W., as a recreational 

18 river to be administered by the Secretary 

19 through a cooperative management agreement 

20 with the State of California. 

21 ‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment from the south22 ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 

23 to the northern boundary of the South Fork Eel 

24 Wilderness in section 29, T. 23 N., R. 16 W., as 

25 a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(255) ELDER CREEK.—The following segments 

2 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 

3 through a cooperative management agreement with 

4 the State of California: 

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

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

7 15 W. to the confluence with the unnamed tribu8 tary near the center of section 28, T. 22 N., R. 

9 16 W., as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(B) The 1.3-mile segment from the con11 fluence with the unnamed tributary near the cen12 ter of section 28, T. 22 N., R. 15 W. to the con13 fluence with the South Fork Eel River, as a rec14 reational river. 

15 ‘‘(C) The 2.1-mile segment of Paralyze Can16 yon from its source south of Signal Peak in sec17 tion 7, T. 21 N., R. 15 W. to the confluence with 

18 Elder Creek, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(256) CEDAR CREEK.—The following segments 

20 to be administered as a wild river by the Secretary 

21 of the Interior: 

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

23 in section 22, T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the southern 

24 boundary of the Red Mountain unit of the South 

25 Fork Eel Wilderness. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 

2 Cedar Creek from its source in section 28, T. 24 

3 N., R. 16 E. to the confluence with Cedar Creek. 

4 ‘‘(257) EAST BRANCH SOUTH FORK EEL

5 RIVER.—The following segments to be administered by 

6 the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river on pub7 lication by the Secretary of a notice in the Federal 

8 Register that sufficient inholdings within the bound9 aries of the segments have been acquired in fee title 

10 or as scenic easements to establish a manageable addi11 tion to the system: 

12 ‘‘(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Cruso Cabin 

13 Creek from the confluence of two unnamed tribu14 taries in section 18, T. 24 N., R. 15 W. to the 

15 confluence with Elkhorn Creek. 

16 ‘‘(B) The 1.8-mile segment of Elkhorn Creek 

17 from the confluence of two unnamed tributaries 

18 in section 22, T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the con19 fluence with Cruso Cabin Creek. 

20 ‘‘(C) The 14.2-mile segment of the East 

21 Branch South Fork Eel River from the con22 fluence of Cruso Cabin and Elkhorn Creeks to the 

23 confluence with Rays Creek. 

24 ‘‘(D) The 1.7-mile segment of the unnamed 

25 tributary from its source on the north flank of 


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1 Red Mountain’s north ridge in section 2, T. 24 

2 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with the East 

3 Branch South Fork Eel River. 

4 ‘‘(E) The 1.3-mile segment of the unnamed 

5 tributary from its source on the north flank of 

6 Red Mountain’s north ridge in section 1, T. 24 

7 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with the East 

8 Branch South Fork Eel River. 

9 ‘‘(F) The 1.8-mile segment of Tom Long 

10 Creek from the confluence with the unnamed 

11 tributary in section 12, T. 5 S., R. 4 E. to the 

12 confluence with the East Branch South Fork Eel 

13 River. 

14 ‘‘(258) MATTOLE RIVER ESTUARY.—The 1.5-mile 

15 segment from the confluence of Stansberry Creek to 

16 the Pacific Ocean, to be administered as a rec17 reational river by the Secretary of the Interior. 

18 ‘‘(259) HONEYDEW CREEK.—The following seg19 ments to be administered as a wild river by the Sec20 retary of the Interior: 

21 ‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment of Honeydew 

22 Creek from its source in the southwest corner of 

23 section 25, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the eastern bound24 ary of the King Range National Conservation 

25 Area in section 18, T. 3 S., R. 1 E. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 2.8-mile segment of West Fork 

2 Honeydew Creek from its source west of North 

3 Slide Peak to the confluence with Honeydew 

4 Creek. 

5 ‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of Upper East 

6 Fork Honeydew Creek from its source in section 

7 23, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with Hon8 eydew Creek. 

9 ‘‘(260) BEAR CREEK.—The following segments to 

10 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

11 ‘‘(A) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 

12 Bear Creek from the confluence with the 

13 unnamed tributary immediately downstream of 

14 the Horse Mountain Road crossing to the con15 fluence with the South Fork, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment of South Fork 

17 Bear Creek from the confluence in section 2, T. 

18 5 S., R. 1 W. with the unnamed tributary flow19 ing from the southwest flank of Queen Peak to 

20 the confluence with the North Fork, as a scenic 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(C) The 3-mile segment of Bear Creek from 

23 the confluence of the North and South Forks to 

24 the southern boundary of section 11, T. 4 S., R. 

25 1 E., as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(261) GITCHELL CREEK.—The 3-mile segment 

2 of Gitchell Creek from its source near Saddle Moun3 tain to the Pacific Ocean to be administered by the 

4 Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(262) BIG FLAT CREEK.—The following seg6 ments to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte7 rior as a wild river: 

8 ‘‘(A) The 4-mile segment of Big Flat Creek 

9 from its source near King Peak in section 36, T. 

10 3 S., R. 1 W. to the Pacific Ocean. 

11 ‘‘(B) The .8-mile segment of the unnamed 

12 tributary from its source in section 35, T. 3 S., 

13 R. 1 W. to the confluence with Big Flat Creek. 

14 ‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of North Fork 

15 Big Flat Creek from the source in section 34, T. 

16 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with Big Flat 

17 Creek. 

18 ‘‘(263) BIG CREEK.—The following segments to 

19 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 

20 wild rivers: 

21 ‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Big Creek 

22 from its source in section 26, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. 

23 to the Pacific Ocean. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 1.9-mile unnamed southern tribu2 tary from its source in section 25, T. 3 S., R. 

3 1 W. to the confluence with Big Creek. 

4 ‘‘(264) ELK CREEK.—The 11.4-mile segment 

5 from its confluence with Lookout Creek to its con6 fluence with Deep Hole Creek, to be jointly adminis7 tered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Inte8 rior, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(265) EDEN CREEK.—The 2.7-mile segment 

10 from the private property boundary in the northwest 

11 quarter of section 27, T. 21 N., R. 12 W. to the east12 ern boundary of section 23, T. 21 N., R. 12 W., to 

13 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

14 wild river. 

15 ‘‘(266) DEEP HOLE CREEK.—The 4.3-mile seg16 ment from the private property boundary in the 

17 southwest quarter of section 13, T. 20 N., R. 12 W. 

18 to the confluence with Elk Creek, to be administered 

19 by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(267) INDIAN CREEK.—The 3.3-mile segment 

21 from 300 feet downstream of the jeep trail in section 

22 13, T. 20 N., R. 13 W. to the confluence with the Eel 

23 River, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte24 rior as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(268) FISH CREEK.—The 4.2-mile segment from 

2 the source at Buckhorn Spring to the confluence with 

3 the Eel River, to be administered by the Secretary of 

4 the Interior as a wild river.’’. 

5 SEC. 305. SANHEDRIN SPECIAL CONSERVATION MANAGE6 MENT AREA. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

8 there is established the Sanhedrin Special Conservation 

9 Management Area (referred to in this section as the ‘‘con10 servation management area’’), comprising approximately 

11 14,177 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest 

12 Service in Mendocino County, California, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin Special Conserva14 tion Management Area—Proposed’’ and dated April 12, 

15 2017. 

16 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the conservation 

17 management area are to— 

18 (1) conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit 

19 and enjoyment of present and future generations the 

20 ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, roadless, cul21 tural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific 

22 resources of the conservation management area; 

23 (2) protect and restore late-successional forest 

24 structure, oak woodlands and grasslands, aquatic 


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1 habitat, and anadromous fisheries within the con2 servation management area; 

3 (3) protect and restore the wilderness character 

4 of the conservation management area; and 

5 (4) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, 

6 cultural, and wildlife values of the conservation man7 agement area. 

8 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

10 the conservation management area— 

11 (A) in a manner consistent with the pur12 poses described in subsection (b); and 

13 (B) 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 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 

21 of the conservation management area that the Sec22 retary determines would further the purposes de23 scribed in subsection (b). 

24 (d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (3), the use of motorized vehicles in the con3 servation management area shall be permitted only 

4 on existing roads, trails, and areas designated for use 

5 by such vehicles as of the date of enactment of this 

6 Act. 

7 (2) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Except as pro8 vided in paragraph (3), no new or temporary roads 

9 shall be constructed within the conservation manage10 ment area. 

11 (3) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) or 

12 (2) prevents the Secretary from— 

13 (A) rerouting or closing an existing road or 

14 trail to protect natural resources from degrada15 tion, or to protect public safety, as determined to 

16 be appropriate by the Secretary; 

17 (B) designating routes of travel on lands ac18 quired by the Secretary and incorporated into 

19 the conservation management area if the des20 ignations are— 

21 (i) consistent with the purposes de22 scribed in subsection (b); and 

23 (ii) completed, to the maximum extent 

24 practicable, within 3 years of the date of ac25 quisition; 


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1 (C) constructing a temporary road on 

2 which motorized vehicles are permitted as part of 

3 a vegetation management project carried out in 

4 accordance with subsection (e); 

5 (D) authorizing the use of motorized vehi6 cles for administrative purposes; or 

7 (E) responding to an emergency. 

8 (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

9 (A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

10 decommission any temporary road constructed 

11 under paragraph (3)(C) not later than 3 years 

12 after the date on which the applicable vegetation 

13 management project is completed. 

14 (B) DEFINITION.—As used in subparagraph 

15 (A), the term ‘‘decommission’’ means— 

16 (i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; 

17 and 

18 (ii) to restore any natural drainage, 

19 watershed function, or other ecological proc20 esses that are disrupted or adversely im21 pacted by the road by removing or 

22 hydrologically disconnecting the road prism. 

23 (e) TIMBER HARVEST.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), no harvesting of timber shall be allowed 

3 within the conservation management area. 

4 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may authorize 

5 harvesting of timber in the conservation management 

6 area— 

7 (A) if the Secretary determines that the har8 vesting is necessary to further the purposes of the 

9 conservation management area; 

10 (B) in a manner consistent with the pur11 poses described in subsection (b); and 

12 (C) subject to— 

13 (i) such reasonable regulations, poli14 cies, and practices as the Secretary deter15 mines appropriate; and 

16 (ii) all applicable laws (including reg17 ulations). 

18 (f) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the con19 servation management area, where established before the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to con21 tinue— 

22 (1) subject to— 

23 (A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

24 and practices as the Secretary considers nec25 essary; and 


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1 (B) applicable law (including regulations); 

2 and 

3 (2) in a manner consistent with the purposes de4 scribed in subsection (b). 

5 (g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE6 MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 

7 take any measures within the conservation management 

8 area that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control 

9 fire, insects, and diseases, including the coordination of 

10 those activities with a State or local agency. 

11 (h) ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF LAND AND

12 INTERESTS IN LAND.— 

13 (1) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—In accordance 

14 with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec15 retary may acquire any land or interest in land 

16 within or adjacent to the boundaries of the conserva17 tion management area by purchase from willing sell18 ers, donation, or exchange. 

19 (2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in 

20 land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 

21 shall be— 

22 (A) incorporated into, and administered as 

23 part of, the conservation management area; and 

24 (B) withdrawn in accordance with sub25 section (i). 


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

2 Federal land located in the conservation management area 

3 is withdrawn from— 

4 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis5 posal under the public land laws; 

6 (2) location, entry, and patenting under the 

7 mining laws; and 

8 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

9 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

10 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

11 SEC. 401. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 

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

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 

14 maps and legal descriptions of the— 

15 (1) wilderness areas and wilderness additions 

16 designated by section 301; 

17 (2) potential wilderness areas designated by sec18 tion 303; 

19 (3) South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration 

20 Area; 

21 (4) Horse Mountain Special Management Area; 

22 and 

23 (5) Sanhedrin Special Conservation Manage24 ment Area. 


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1 (b) SUBMISSION OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIP2 TIONS.—The Secretary shall file the maps and legal descrip3 tions prepared under subsection (a) with— 

4 (1) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

5 House of Representatives; and 

6 (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re7 sources of the Senate. 

8 (c) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descriptions 

9 prepared under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 

10 effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 

11 may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the 

12 maps and legal descriptions. 

13 (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal de14 scriptions prepared under subsection (a) shall be on file and 

15 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

16 the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Na17 tional Park Service. 

18 SEC. 402. UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

19 PLANS. 

20 In accordance with applicable laws (including regula21 tions), the Secretary shall begin to incorporate the designa22 tions and studies required by this Act into updated manage23 ment plans for units covered by this Act. 


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1 SEC. 403. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 

2 FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 

3 (a) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this Act— 

4 (1) affects any validly issued right-of-way for the 

5 customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, 

6 relocation within an existing right-of-way, replace7 ment, or other authorized activity (including the use 

8 of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and other aerial 

9 device) in a right-of-way acquired by or issued, 

10 granted, or permitted to Pacific Gas and Electric 

11 Company (including any predecessor or successor in 

12 interest or assign) that is located on land included in 

13 the South Fork Trinity- Mad River Restoration Area, 

14 Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, Sanhedrin Special 

15 Conservation Management Area, and Horse Mountain 

16 Special Management Area; or 

17 (2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 

18 any— 

19 (A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 

20 Electric Company, including those utility facili21 ties known on the date of enactment of this Act 

22 within the— 

23 (i) South Fork Trinity-Mad River Res24 toration Area known as— 

25 (I) Gas Transmission Line 177A 

26 or rights-of-way; 


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1 (II) Gas Transmission Line DFM 

2 1312–02 or rights-of-way; 

3 (III) Electric Transmission Line 

4 Bridgeville–Cottonwood 115 kV or 

5 rights-of -way; 

6 (IV) Electric Transmission Line 

7 Humboldt–Trinity 60 kV or rights-of8 way; 

9 (V) Electric Transmission Line 

10 Humboldt–Trinity 115 kV or rights-of11 way; 

12 (VI) Electric Transmission Line 

13 Maple Creek–Hoopa 60 kV or rights-of14 way; 

15 (VII) Electric Distribution Line– 

16 Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or rights-of17 way; 

18 (VIII) Electric Distribution Line– 

19 Willow Creek 1103 12 kV or rights-of20 way; 

21 (IX) Electric Distribution Line– 

22 Low Gap 1101 12 kV or rights-of-way; 

23 (X) Electric Distribution Line– 

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1 (XI) Forest Glen Border District 

2 Regulator Station or rights-of-way; 

3 (XII) Durret District Gas Regu4 lator Station or rights-of-way; 

5 (XIII) Gas Distribution Line 

6 4269C or rights-of-way; 

7 (XIV) Gas Distribution Line 

8 43991 or rights-of-way; 

9 (XV) Gas Distribution Line 

10 4993D or rights-of-way; 

11 (XVI) Sportsmans Club District 

12 Gas Regulator Station or rights-of13 way; 

14 (XVII) Highway 36 and Zenia 

15 District Gas Regulator Station or 

16 rights-of-way; 

17 (XVIII) Dinsmore Lodge 2nd 

18 Stage Gas Regulator Station or rights19 of-way; 

20 (XIX) Electric Distribution Line– 

21 Wildwood 1101 12kV or rights-of-way; 

22 (XX) Low Gap Substation; 

23 (XXI) Hyampom Switching Sta24 tion; or 

25 (XXII) Wildwood Substation; 


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1 (ii) Bigfoot National Recreation Trail 

2 known as— 

3 (I) Gas Transmission Line 177A 

4 or rights-of-way; 

5 (II) Electric Transmission Line 

6 Humboldt–Trinity 115 kV or rights-of7 way; 

8 (III) Electric Transmission Line 

9 Bridgeville–Cottonwood 115 kV or 

10 rights-of -way; or 

11 (IV) Electric Transmission Line 

12 Humboldt–Trinity 60 kV or rights-of13 way; 

14 (iii) Sanhedrin Special Conservation 

15 Management Area known as, Electric Dis16 tribution Line–Willitts 1103 12 kV or 

17 rights-of-way; or 

18 (iv) Horse Mountain Special Manage19 ment Area known as, Electric Distribution 

20 Line Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or rights-of21 way; or 

22 (B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 

23 Electric Company in rights-of-way issued, grant24 ed, or permitted by the Secretary adjacent to a 

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1 (b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this title or the issuance of a new 

3 utility facility right-of-way within the South Fork Trinity4 Mad River Restoration Area, Bigfoot National Recreation 

5 Trail, Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area, 

6 and Horse Mountain Special Management Area, whichever 

7 is later, the Secretary, in consultation with the Pacific Gas 

8 and Electric Company, shall publish plans for regular and 

9 emergency access by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

10 to the rights-of-way of the Pacific Gas and Electric Com11 pany. 


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Union Calendar No. 312 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2250 

[Report No. 116–389] 

A BILL 

To provide for restoration, economic development, 

Northern California, and for other purposes. recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

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


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