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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5151 

To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the 

Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2008 

Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. MOLLOHAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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 5,242 acres, as generally depicted on the 

12 map entitled ‘‘Wild Monongahela: A National Leg13 acy for West Virginia’s Special Places’’ and dated 

14 December 31, 2007 (in this subsection referred to as 

15 the ‘‘map’’), which shall be known as the ‘‘Big Draft 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (2) Certain Federal land comprising approxi18 mately 7,955 acres, as generally depicted on the 

19 map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cheat Mountain 

20 Wilderness’’. 

21 (3) Certain Federal land comprising approxi22 mately 12,032 acres, as generally depicted on the 

23 map and referred to as the ‘‘Cranberry Expansion’’, 

24 which shall be added to and administered as part of 

25 the Cranberry Wilderness designated by section 1(1) 

26 of Public Law 97–466 (96 Stat. 2538). 


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1 (4) Certain Federal land comprising approxi2 mately 7,215 acres, as generally depicted on the 

3 map and referred to as the ‘‘Dolly Sods Expansion’’, 

4 which shall be added to and administered as part of 

5 the Dolly Sods Wilderness designated by section 

6 3(a)(13) of Public Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 

7 (5) Certain Federal land comprising approxi8 mately 740 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

9 and referred to as the ‘‘Dry Fork Expansion’’, which 

10 shall be added to and administered as part of the 

11 Otter Creek Wilderness designated by section 

12 3(a)(14) of Public Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 

13 (6) Certain Federal land comprising approxi14 mately 6,820 acres, as generally depicted on the 

15 map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Roaring Plains 

16 West Wilderness’’. 

17 (7) Certain Federal land comprising approxi18 mately 7,124 acres, as generally depicted on the 

19 map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Spice Run Wil20 derness’’. 

21 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

23 practicable after the date of the enactment of this 

24 Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

25 Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with the ComVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:02 Jan 30, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5151.IH H5151

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1 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu3 trition, and Forestry of the Senate a map and legal 

4 description of each wilderness area designated or ex5 panded by subsection (a). The maps and legal de6 scriptions shall be on file and available for public in7 spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Serv8 ice and the office of the Supervisor of the 

9 Monongahela National Forest. 

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

11 descriptions referred to in this subsection shall have 

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

13 except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 

14 typographical errors in the maps and descriptions. 

15 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

16 rights, the Federal lands designated as wilderness by sub17 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac18 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

19 seq.). 

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

21 respect to the Federal lands designated as wilderness by 

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

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

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

25 enactment of this Act. 


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

2 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

3 nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsi4 bility of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife 

5 and fish. 

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