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Calendar No. 823 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5151 

[Report No. 110–391] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 23, 2008 

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

Resources 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System 

lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State 

of West Virginia, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Monongahela Act: 

5 A National Legacy for West Virginia’s Special Places’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NA2 TIONAL FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA. 

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

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

5 Federal lands within the Monongahela National Forest in 

6 the State of West Virginia are designated as wilderness 

7 and as either a new component of the National Wilderness 

8 Preservation System or as an addition to an existing com9 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

10 (1) Certain Federal land comprising approxi11 mately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on the 

12 map entitled ‘‘Big Draft Proposed Wilderness’’ and 

13 dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the 

14 ‘‘Big Draft Wilderness’’. 

15 (2) Certain Federal land comprising approxi16 mately 11,951 acres, as generally depicted on the 

17 map entitled ‘‘Cranberry Expansion Proposed Wil18 derness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 

19 added to and administered as part of the Cranberry 

20 Wilderness designated by section 1(1) of Public Law 

21 97–466 (96 Stat. 2538). 

22 (3) Certain Federal land comprising approxi23 mately 7,156 acres, as generally depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘‘Dolly Sods Expansion Proposed Wil25 derness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 

26 added to and administered as part of the Dolly Sods 

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1 Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(13) of Public 

2 Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 

3 (4) Certain Federal land comprising approxi4 mately 698 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

5 entitled ‘‘Otter Creek Expansion Proposed Wilder6 ness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 

7 added to and administered as part of the Otter 

8 Creek Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(14) of 

9 Public Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 

10 (5) Certain Federal land comprising approxi11 mately 6,792 acres, as generally depicted on the 

12 map entitled ‘‘Roaring Plains Proposed Wilderness’’ 

13 and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as 

14 the ‘‘Roaring Plains West Wilderness’’. 

15 (6) Certain Federal land comprising approxi16 mately 6,030 acres, as generally depicted on the 

17 map entitled ‘‘Spice Run Proposed Wilderness’’ and 

18 dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the 

19 ‘‘Spice Run Wilderness’’. 

20 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

21 (1) FILING AND AVAILABILITY.—As soon as 

22 practicable after the date of the enactment of this 

23 Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

24 Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with the Com25 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Repmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat2 ural Resources of the Senate a map and legal de3 scription of each wilderness area designated or ex4 panded by subsection (a). The maps and legal de5 scriptions shall be on file and available for public in6 spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Serv7 ice and the office of the Supervisor of the 

8 Monongahela National Forest. 

9 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 

10 descriptions referred to in this subsection shall have 

11 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

12 except that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

13 maps and descriptions. 

14 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, the Federal lands designated as wilderness by sub16 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac17 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

18 seq.). The Secretary may continue to authorize the com19 petitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 

20 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods Wilder21 ness addition designated by paragraph (3) of subsection 

22 (a) and the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area des23 ignated by paragraph (5) of such subsection, in a manner 

24 compatible with the preservation of such areas as wilder25 ness. 

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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With 

2 respect to the Federal lands designated as wilderness by 

3 subsection (a), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of the Wilderness 

5 Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act. 

7 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 

8 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

9 nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsi10 bility of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife 

11 and fish. 

12 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, LAUREL FORK SOUTH 

13 WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL 

14 FOREST. 

15 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 

16 Laurel Fork South Wilderness designated by section 1(3) 

17 of Public Law 97–466 (96 Stat. 2538) is modified to ex18 clude two parcels of land, as generally depicted on the map 

19 entitled ‘‘Monongahela National Forest Laurel Fork 

20 South Wilderness Boundary Modification’’ and dated 

21 March 11, 2008, and more particularly described accord22 ing to the site-specific maps and legal descriptions on file 

23 in the office of the Forest Supervisor, Monongahela Na24 tional Forest. The general map shall be on file and availmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the 

2 Forest Service. 

3 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Federally owned land delineated 

4 on the maps referred to in subsection (a) as the Laurel 

5 Fork South Wilderness, as modified by such subsection, 

6 shall continue to be administered by the Secretary of Agri7 culture in accordance with Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.). Any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

9 effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 

10 to the effective date of Public Law 97–466 and this Act. 

11 1131 et seq.). 

12 SEC. 4. MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 

13 CONFIRMATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monongahela 

15 National Forest is confirmed to include the tracts of land 

16 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Monongahela 

17 National Forest Boundary Confirmation’’ and dated 

18 March 13, 2008, and all Federal lands under the jurisdic19 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

20 Chief of the Forest Service, encompassed within such 

21 boundary shall be managed under the laws and regulations 

22 pertaining to the National Forest System. 

23 (b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For the 

24 purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 

25 Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of 

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1 the Monongahela National Forest, as confirmed by sub2 section (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the 

3 Monongahela National Forest as of January 1, 1965. 

4 SEC. 5. ENHANCED TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES. 

5 (a) PLAN.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri7 culture, in consultation with interested parties, shall 

8 develop a plan to provide for enhanced nonmotorized 

9 recreation trail opportunities on lands not des10 ignated as wilderness within the Monongahela Na11 tional Forest. 

12 (2) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION TRAIL DE13 FINED.—For the purposes of this subsection, the 

14 term ‘‘nonmotorized recreation trail’’ means a trail 

15 designed for hiking, bicycling, and equestrian use. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

18 shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 

19 of the plan required under subsection (a), including the 

20 identification of priority trails for development. 

21 (c) CONSIDERATION OF CONVERSION OF FOREST

22 ROADS TO RECREATIONAL USES.—In considering possible 

23 closure and decommissioning of a Forest Service road 

24 within the Monongahela National Forest after the date of 

25 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

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1 in accordance with applicable law, may consider converting 

2 the road to nonmotorized uses to enhance recreational op3 portunities within the Monongahela National Forest. 

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Calendar No. 823 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5151 

[Report No. 110

–391] 

AN ACT 

To designate as wilderness additional National Forother purposes. Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for est System lands in the Monongahela National 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with amendments 

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