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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3069 

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

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2008 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain land as wilderness in the State of 

California, 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 ‘‘Eastern Sierra and 

5 Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) FOREST.—The term ‘‘Forest’’ means the 

9 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest designated by sec10 tion 9(a). 


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1 (2) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

2 Area’’ means the Bridgeport Recreation Area des3 ignated by section 7(a). 

4 (3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec5 retary concerned’’ means— 

6 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic7 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec8 retary of Agriculture; and 

9 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic10 tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec11 retary of the Interior. 

12 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

13 of California. 

14 (5) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the Pa15 cific Crest National Scenic Trail. 

16 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

17 In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 1131 et seq.) the following areas in the State are des19 ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na20 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 

21 (1) HOOVER WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the 

23 Humboldt-Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests, 

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1 paragraph (B), is incorporated in, and shall be 

2 considered to be a part of, the Hoover Wilder3 ness. 

4 (B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps 

5 referred to in subparagraph (A) are— 

6 (i) the map entitled ‘‘Hoover East 

7 Proposed Wilderness Addition’’ and dated 

8 May 16, 2008; 

9 (ii) the map entitled ‘‘Hoover West 

10 Proposed Wilderness Addition’’ and dated 

11 May 16, 2008; and 

12 (iii) the map entitled ‘‘Bighorn Pro13 posed Wilderness Addition’’ and dated May 

14 16, 2008. 

15 (C) EFFECT.—The designation of the wil16 derness under subparagraph (A)— 

17 (i) shall not preclude operation and 

18 maintenance of the historic Piute Cabin, 

19 located in the western portion of the land 

20 described in that subparagraph, in the 

21 same manner in which the cabin is being 

22 operated and maintained as of the date of 

23 enactment of this Act; and 

24 (ii) is not intended to restrict the on25 going activities of the adjacent United 


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1 States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare 

2 Training Center on land outside the wil3 derness designated, in accordance with the 

4 agreement between the Center and the 

5 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. 

6 (2) EMIGRANT WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Cer7 tain land in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

8 comprising approximately 251 acres, as generally de9 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Hoover West Proposed 

10 Wilderness Addition’’ and dated May 16, 2008, is 

11 incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part 

12 of, the Emigrant Wilderness. 

13 (3) OWENS RIVER HEADWATERS/ANSEL ADAMS

14 WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain land in the Inyo 

15 National Forest, comprising approximately 15,247 

16 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

17 ‘‘Owens River Headwaters Proposed Wilderness Ad18 dition’’ and dated May 16, 2008, is incorporated in, 

19 and shall be considered to be a part of, the Ansel 

20 Adams Wilderness. 

21 (4) JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the 

23 Inyo National Forest and certain land adminis24 tered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

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1 mately 80,112 acres, as generally depicted on 

2 the maps described in subparagraph (B), is in3 corporated in, and shall be considered to be a 

4 part of, the John Muir Wilderness. 

5 (B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps 

6 referred to in subparagraph (A) are— 

7 (i) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Pro8 posed Additions 1 of 6’’ and dated May 

9 16, 2008; 

10 (ii) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Pro11 posed Additions 2 of 6’’ and dated May 

12 16, 2008; 

13 (iii) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Pro14 posed Additions 3 of 6’’ and dated May 

15 16, 2008; 

16 (iv) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Pro17 posed Additions 4 of 6’’ and dated May 

18 16, 2008; 

19 (v) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Pro20 posed Additions 5 of 6’’ and dated May 

21 16, 2008; and 

22 (vi) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Pro23 posed Additions 6 of 6’’ and dated May 

24 16, 2008. 


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1 (C) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary 

2 of the John Muir Wilderness is revised to in3 clude the land depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘John Muir Wilderness—Revised’’ and dated 

5 May 21, 2008. 

6 (5) WHITE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the 

8 Inyo National Forest and certain land adminis9 tered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

10 Mono County, California, comprising approxi11 mately 223,517 acres, as generally depicted on 

12 the map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Proposed 

13 Wilderness’’ and dated May 16, 2008, which 

14 shall be known as the ‘‘White Mountains Wil15 derness’’. 

16 (B) EFFECT ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AC17 TIVITIES.—The designation of the wilderness 

18 under subparagraph (A) shall not affect the 

19 conduct of scientific research at the White 

20 Mountain Research Station facilities operated 

21 by the University of California. 

22 (6) GRANITE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer23 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land Man24 agement in Mono County, California, comprising ap25 proximately 35,564 acres, as generally depicted on 


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1 the map entitled ‘‘Granite Mountain Proposed Wil2 derness’’ and dated May 16, 2008, which shall be 

3 known as the ‘‘Granite Mountain Wilderness’’. 

4 (7) MAGIC MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising ap6 proximately 13,709 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the map entitled ‘‘Magic Mountain Proposed Wilder8 ness’’ and dated May 16, 2008, which shall be 

9 known as the ‘‘Magic Mountain Wilderness’’. 

10 (8) PLEASANT VIEW RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Cer11 tain land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

12 approximately 28,424 acres, as generally depicted on 

13 the map entitled ‘‘Pleasant View Ridge Proposed 

14 Wilderness’’ and dated May 16, 2008, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘‘Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness’’. 

16 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

17 (a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

18 the Secretary concerned shall administer the wilderness 

19 areas designated by this Act in accordance with the Wil20 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

21 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

22 date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 

23 of enactment of this Act; and 


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

2 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

3 to the Secretary concerned. 

4 (b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con7 cerned shall file a map and legal description of each 

8 wilderness area designated by this Act with— 

9 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

10 of the House of Representatives; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources of the Senate. 

13 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip14 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

15 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

16 that the Secretary concerned may correct any errors 

17 in the map and legal description. 

18 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

19 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

20 on file and available for public inspection in the ap21 propriate office of the Secretary concerned. 

22 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER23 ESTS.—Any land (or interest in land) within the boundary 

24 of a wilderness area designated by this Act that is ac25 quired by the Federal Government shall— 


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

2 the land is located; and 

3 (2) be managed in accordance with this Act, the 

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

5 other applicable law. 

6 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist7 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, any Federal 

8 land designated as a wilderness area by this Act is with9 drawn from— 

10 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

11 under the public land laws; 

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

13 laws; and 

14 (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral 

15 and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

16 (e) FIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AC17 TIVITIES.— 

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

19 such measures in a wilderness area designated by 

20 this Act as are necessary for the control and preven21 tion of fire, insects, and diseases, in accordance 

22 with— 

23 (A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

24 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 


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1 (B) the report of the Committee on Inte2 rior and Insular Affairs of the House of Rep3 resentatives to accompany H.R. 1437 of the 

4 98th Congress (H. Rept. 98–40). 

5 (2) REVIEW OF FIRE MANAGEMENT ACTIVI6 TIES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall re8 view existing policies applicable to the wilderness 

9 areas designated by this Act to ensure that author10 ized approval procedures for any fire management 

11 activities allow for a timely and efficient response to 

12 fire emergencies in the wilderness areas. 

13 (f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary 

14 concerned shall provide any owner of private property 

15 within the boundary of a wilderness area designated by 

16 this Act adequate access to the property to ensure the rea17 sonable use and enjoyment of the property by the owner. 

18 (g) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre19 cludes— 

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

21 the wilderness areas designated by this Act; 

22 (2) the designation of new units of special air23 space over the wilderness areas designated by this 

24 Act; or 


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1 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

2 training routes over wilderness areas designated by 

3 this Act. 

4 (h) LIVESTOCK.—Grazing of livestock and the main5 tenance of existing facilities relating to grazing in wilder6 ness areas designated by this Act, if established before the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to con8 tinue in accordance with— 

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

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

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

12 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

13 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom14 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 

15 101–405). 

16 (i) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur18 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

19 seq.), the Secretary concerned may carry out man20 agement activities to maintain or restore fish and 

21 wildlife populations and fish and wildlife habitats in 

22 wilderness areas designated by this Act if the activi23 ties are— 

24 (A) consistent with applicable wilderness 

25 management plans; and 


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1 (B) carried out in accordance with applica2 ble guidelines and policies. 

3 (2) STATE JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this Act 

4 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 

5 fish and wildlife on public land located in the State. 

6 (j) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse7 back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 

8 saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as wilderness 

9 by this Act— 

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

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

12 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter13 mined to be necessary by the Secretary concerned. 

14 SEC. 5. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

15 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 

16 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

17 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness 

18 study area described in subsection (b) that is not des19 ignated as wilderness by this Act or any other Act enacted 

20 before the date of enactment of this Act has been ade21 quately studied for wilderness. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 

23 areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 

24 (1) the Masonic Mountain Wilderness Study 

25 Area; 


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1 (2) the Mormon Meadow Wilderness Study 

2 Area; 

3 (3) the Walford Springs Wilderness Study 

4 Area; and 

5 (4) the Granite Mountain Wilderness Study 

6 Area. 

7 (c) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study 

8 area described in subsection (b) that is not designated as 

9 wilderness by this Act or any other Act enacted before the 

10 date of enactment of this Act shall not be subject to sec11 tion 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

12 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

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

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

15 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(171) AMARGOSA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 

18 following segments of the Amargosa River in the 

19 State of California, to be administered by the Sec20 retary of the Interior: 

21 ‘‘(A) The approximately 4.1-mile segment 

22 of the Amargosa River from the northern 

23 boundary of sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., to 100 

24 feet upstream of the Tecopa Hot Springs road 

25 crossing, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The approximately 8-mile segment of 

2 the Amargosa River from 100 feet downstream 

3 of the Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing to 

4 100 feet upstream of the Old Spanish Trail 

5 Highway crossing near Tecopa, as a scenic 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The approximately 7.9-mile segment 

8 of the Amargosa River from the northern 

9 boundary of sec. 16, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., to .25 

10 miles upstream of the confluence with Sperry 

11 Wash in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(D) The approximately 4.9-mile segment 

14 of the Amargosa River from .25 miles upstream 

15 of the confluence with Sperry Wash in sec. 10, 

16 T. 19 N., R. 7 E. to 100 feet upstream of the 

17 Dumont Dunes access road crossing in sec. 32, 

18 T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(E) The approximately 1.4-mile segment 

20 of the Amargosa River from 100 feet down21 stream of the Dumont Dunes access road cross22 ing in sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a rec23 reational river. 

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1 River in the State of California to be administered 

2 by the Secretary of the Interior: 

3 ‘‘(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Deadman 

4 Creek from the 2-forked source east of San 

5 Joaquin Peak to the confluence with the 

6 unnamed tributary flowing north into Deadman 

7 Creek from sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 E., as a wild 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Deadman 

10 Creek from the unnamed tributary confluence 

11 in sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 E., to the Road 3S22 

12 crossing, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Deadman 

14 Creek from the road 3S22 crossing to .25 miles 

15 downstream of the Highway 395 crossing, as a 

16 recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(D) The 3-mile segment of Deadman 

18 Creek from .25 miles downstream of the high19 way 395 crossing to 100 feet upstream of Big 

20 Springs, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of the Upper 

22 Owens River from 100 feet upstream of Big 

23 Springs to the private property boundary in sec. 

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1 ‘‘(F) The 4-mile segment of Glass Creek 

2 from its 2-forked source to 100 feet upstream 

3 of the Glass Creek Meadow Trailhead parking 

4 area in sec. 29, T. 2 S., R.27 E., as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(G) The 1.3-mile segment of Glass Creek 

7 from 100 feet upstream of the trailhead park8 ing area in sec. 29 to the end of the Glass 

9 Creek road in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 27 E., as a 

10 scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(H) The 1.1-mile segment of Glass Creek 

12 from the end of Glass Creek road in sec. 21, T. 

13 2 S., R. 27 E., to the confluence with Deadman 

14 Creek, as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(173) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg17 ments of Piru Creek in the State of California 

18 to be administered by the Secretary of Agri19 culture: 

20 ‘‘(i) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek 

21 from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid 

22 Dam at the first bridge crossing to the 

23 boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a 

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1 ‘‘(ii) The 4.25-mile segment from the 

2 boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to the 

3 boundary between Los Angeles and Ven4 tura Counties, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this para6 graph precludes or limits the State of Cali7 fornia, the Department of Water Resources of 

8 the State of California, the United Water Con9 servation District, and other governmental enti10 ties from releasing water from Pyramid Lake 

11 into Piru Creek for conveyance and delivery to 

12 Lake Piru for the water conservation purposes 

13 of the United Water Conservation District.’’. 

14 SEC. 7. BRIDGEPORT WINTER RECREATION AREA. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 7,680 acres 

16 of land in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bridgeport Winter 

18 Recreation Area’’ and dated May 20, 2008, is designated 

19 as the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area. 

20 (b) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con23 cerned shall file with the Committee on Natural Re24 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

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1 Senate a map and boundary description of the 

2 Recreation Area. 

3 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and boundary 

4 description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

5 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex6 cept that the Secretary concerned may correct any 

7 errors in the map and boundary description. 

8 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

9 boundary description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

10 be on file and available for public inspection in— 

11 (A) the office of the Chief of the Forest 

12 Service; and 

13 (B) the office of the Forest Supervisor of 

14 the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. 

15 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graph (2), the Recreation Area shall be managed in 

18 accordance with the Toiyabe National Forest Land 

19 and Resource Management Plan of 1986 (as in ef20 fect on the day of enactment of this Act). 

21 (2) USE OF SNOWMOBILES.—The winter use of 

22 snowmobiles shall be allowed in the Recreation 

23 Area— 

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1 (B) subject to any terms and conditions 

2 determined to be necessary by the Secretary 

3 concerned. 

4 (d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—To ensure the sound man5 agement and enforcement of the Recreation Area, the Sec6 retary concerned shall, not later than 1 year after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, undergo a public process to de8 velop a winter use management plan that provides for— 

9 (1) adequate signage; 

10 (2) a public education program on allowable 

11 usage areas; 

12 (3) measures to ensure adequate sanitation; 

13 (4) a monitoring and enforcement strategy; and 

14 (5) measures to ensure the protection of the 

15 Trail. 

16 (e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 

17 prioritize enforcement activities in the Recreation Area— 

18 (1) to prohibit degradation of natural resources 

19 in the Recreation Area; 

20 (2) to prevent interference with nonmotorized 

21 recreation on the Trail; and 

22 (3) to reduce user conflicts in the Recreation 

23 Area. 

24 (f) PACIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—The 

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1 mobile crossing point along the Trail in the area identified 

2 as ‘‘Pacific Crest Trail Proposed Crossing Area’’ on the 

3 map entitled ‘‘Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area’’ and 

4 dated May 20, 2008— 

5 (1) in accordance with— 

6 (A) the National Trails System Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.); and 

8 (B) any applicable environmental and pub9 lic safety laws; and 

10 (2) subject to the terms and conditions the Sec11 retary concerned determines to be necessary to en12 sure that the crossing would not— 

13 (A) interfere with the nature and purposes 

14 of the Trail; or 

15 (B) harm the surrounding landscape. 

16 SEC. 8. MANAGEMENT OF HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE FOREST. 

17 Certain land in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National For18 est, comprising approximately 3,200 acres identified as 

19 ‘‘Area X’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Humboldt-Toiyabe Na20 tional Forest Proposed Management’’ and dated May 20, 

21 2008, shall be managed in a manner consistent with the 

22 non-Wilderness forest areas immediately surrounding 

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1 SEC. 9. ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve and protect the An3 cient Bristlecone Pines by maintaining near-natural condi4 tions and to ensure the survival of the Pines for the pur5 poses of public enjoyment and scientific study, the ap6 proximately 28,991 acres of public land in the State, as 

7 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ancient Bristlecone Pine 

8 Forest—Proposed’’ and dated May 20, 2008, is des9 ignated as the ‘‘Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest’’. 

10 (b) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.— 

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

12 not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal 

14 description of the Forest with the Committee on En15 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

16 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

17 Representatives. 

18 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map filed under 

19 paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect 

20 as if included in this Act. 

21 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map filed 

22 under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 

23 for public inspection in— 

24 (A) the office of the Chief of the Forest 

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1 (B) the appropriate office of the Forest 

2 Service in the State. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin5 ister the Forest— 

6 (A) in a manner that— 

7 (i) protect the resources and values of 

8 the area in accordance with the purposes 

9 for which the Forest is established, as de10 scribed in subsection (a); and 

11 (ii) promotes the objectives of the ap12 plicable management plan (as in effect on 

13 the date of enactment of this Act), includ14 ing objectives relating to— 

15 (I) the protection of bristlecone 

16 pines for public enjoyment and sci17 entific study; 

18 (II) the recognition of the botan19 ical, scenic, and historical values of 

20 the area; and 

21 (III) the maintenance of near22 natural conditions by ensuring that all 

23 activities are subordinate to the needs 

24 of protecting and preserving 


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1 bristlecone pines and wood remnants; 

2 and 

3 (B) in accordance with the National Forest 

4 Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 

5 seq.), this section, and any other applicable 

6 laws. 

7 (2) USES.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 allow only such uses of the Forest as the Sec10 retary determines would further the purposes 

11 for which the Forest is established, as described 

12 in subsection (a). 

13 (B) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.—Scientific re14 search shall be allowed in the Forest in accord15 ance with the Inyo National Forest Land and 

16 Resource Management Plan (as in effect on the 

17 date of enactment of this Act). 

18 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights, all Federal land within the Forest is with20 drawn from— 

21 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation or 

22 disposal under the public land laws; 

23 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

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1 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

2 mineral and geothermal leasing. 

3 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

5 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

6 the Secretary shall develop and submit to the 

7 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

8 the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re9 sources of the House of Representatives a com10 prehensive management plan for the Forest. 

11 (B) EXISTING PLANS.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—In developing the 

13 management plan under subparagraph (A), 

14 the Secretary shall incorporate manage15 ment guidance for the Forest adopted in 

16 1988 as part of the Inyo National Forest 

17 Land and Resource Management Plan re18 garding roads, trails, and facilities develop19 ment, motor vehicle use, pest management, 

20 energy exploration, land acquisition, utili21 ties placement, wildfire management, graz22 ing, timber, riparian areas, hunting, and 

23 recreation. 

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1 tion and the provisions of the Inyo Na2 tional Forest Land and Resource Manage3 ment Plan (as in effect on the date of en4 actment of this Act), the more restrictive 

5 provisions shall control. 

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