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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 493 

To designate certain public land as wilderness and certain rivers as wild 

and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area 

and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2007 

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 public land as wilderness and certain 

rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, 

to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the 

Sacramento River National Recreation Area and Ancient 

Bristlecone Pine Forest, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘California Wild Heritage Act of 2007’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definition of Secretary concerned. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE 

FOREST SERVICE 

Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 102. Administration of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 103. Designation of Salmon Restoration Areas. 

Sec. 104. Designation of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 105. Designation of potential wilderness areas. 

Sec. 106. Release of wilderness study areas. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE 

MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

Sec. 201. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 202. Administration of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 203. Death valley boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 204. Joshua tree national park potential wilderness. 

TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 302. Designation of wild and scenic rivers study areas. 

TITLE IV—SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

Sec. 401. Designation and management. 

TITLE V—ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST 

Sec. 501. Designation and management. 

TITLE VI—BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT 

Sec. 601. Boundary adjustment, santa rosa and san jacinto mountains national 

monument. 

TITLE VII—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 701. Wilderness and wild and scenic river economic development. 

Sec. 702. Wilderness and wild and scenic river recreation. 

Sec. 703. Firefighting. 

Sec. 704. Law enforcement. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the publicly-owned land and rivers of the 

4 State of California are a wildland resource of ex5 traordinary value for current and future generations; 


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1 (2) increasing pressure from the rapidly grow2 ing population of California threatens to irrevocably 

3 harm remaining wilderness areas and wild rivers; 

4 (3) statutory protection is needed for the areas 

5 and rivers to ensure that the areas and rivers re6 main a part of the natural heritage of the United 

7 States and continue to be a source of solitude and 

8 inspiration for all people of the United States; 

9 (4) continuation of military activities (including 

10 overflights, military rotary wing environmental train11 ing, military maneuvers, testing and evaluation, and 

12 other activities) is compatible with the protection 

13 and proper management of the wilderness and wild 

14 and scenic river resources designated by this Act; 

15 (5) wildfire management activities necessary to 

16 protect public health and safety and private property 

17 are fully allowable in wilderness areas, and the Sec18 retary concerned must be able to take any measures 

19 determined necessary to control or prevent fires; and 

20 (6) land and rivers are designated as part of 

21 the National Wilderness Preservation System and 

22 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by this 

23 Act in order to— 

24 (A) preserve the unique wild and natural 

25 features of the land and rivers; 


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1 (B) protect a diverse array of ecosystems, 

2 plants, animals, geologic structures, and hydro3 logic features that represent the natural splen4 dor of California; 

5 (C) protect and preserve historical and cul6 tural archaeological sites associated with an7 cient Indian cultures and the settlement of Cali8 fornia; 

9 (D) protect and preserve areas that con10 tinue to be used by Indian tribes for spiritual, 

11 cultural, or subsistence practices; 

12 (E) protect watersheds, including water13 sheds that play an essential role in providing 

14 municipal and agricultural water and power 

15 supplies; 

16 (F) provide opportunities for compatible 

17 outdoor recreation, including horseback riding 

18 on saddle and other pack stock, hunting and 

19 fishing, hiking and camping, whitewater rafting, 

20 trail running, and excursions led by commercial 

21 outfitters; 

22 (G) retain and enhance opportunities for 

23 scientific research in pristine ecosystems; and 


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1 (H) promote the recovery of threatened 

2 and endangered species, including salmon and 

3 steelhead. 

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY CONCERNED. 

5 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

6 (1) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 

7 the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to Na8 tional Forest System land; and 

9 (2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 

10 to land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage11 ment (including land held for the benefit of an In12 dian tribe). 

13 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WIL14 DERNESS AREAS TO BE AD15 MINISTERED BY THE BUREAU 

16 OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND 

17 THE FOREST SERVICE 

18 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

19 In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

20 et seq.), the following public land in the State of California 

21 is designated as wilderness and as components of the Na22 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 

23 (1) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

24 comprising approximately 3,200 acres, as generally 

25 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Fork Wilderness 


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1 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall 

2 be known as the ‘‘West Fork Wilderness’’. 

3 (2) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

4 comprising approximately 7,680 acres, as generally 

5 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Silver Mountain Wil6 derness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

7 which shall be known as the ‘‘Silver Mountain Wil8 derness’’. 

9 (3) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

10 comprising approximately 56,320 acres, as generally 

11 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Castaic Wilderness 

12 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall 

13 be known as the ‘‘Castaic Wilderness’’. 

14 (4) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

15 comprising approximately 12,160 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Magic Mountain Wil17 derness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

18 which shall be known as the ‘‘Magic Mountain Wil19 derness’’. 

20 (5) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

21 comprising approximately 27,232 acres, as generally 

22 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pleasant View Wilder23 ness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

24 shall be known as the ‘‘Pleasant View Wilderness’’. 


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1 (6) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

2 and the San Bernardino National Forest comprising 

3 approximately 12,896 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area 

5 Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

6 shall be incorporated into and managed as part of 

7 the Sheep Mountain Wilderness designated by the 

8 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

9 425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

10 (7) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

11 comprising approximately 14,720 acres, as generally 

12 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Condor Peak Wilder13 ness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

14 shall be known as the ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness’’. 

15 (8) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 

16 comprising approximately 2,560 acres, as generally 

17 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Clarita Can18 yons Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 

19 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Santa Clarita 

20 Canyons Wilderness’’. 

21 (9) Certain land in the Cleveland National For22 est comprising approximately 24,488 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eagle Peak Wil24 derness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

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1 ness’’, except that designation by this paragraph 

2 shall not preclude entry into the area by horses or 

3 pack stock. 

4 (10) Certain land in the Cleveland National 

5 Forest comprising approximately 214 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pine Creek Wil7 derness Additions—Proposed’’ and dated December 

8 18, 2002, which shall be incorporated into and man9 aged as part of the Pine Creek Wilderness des10 ignated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

11 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

12 (11) Certain land in the Cleveland National 

13 Forest and the Palm Springs-South Coast Field Of14 fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

15 approximately 1,950 acres, as generally depicted on 

16 the map entitled ‘‘Agua Tibia Wilderness Addi17 tions—Proposed’’, and dated September 29, 2006, 

18 which shall be incorporated into and managed as 

19 part of the Agua Tibia Wilderness designated by 

20 section 2(a) of Public Law 93–632 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

21 note; 88 Stat. 2154). 

22 (12) Certain land in the El Dorado and Hum23 boldt-Toiyabe National Forests comprising approxi24 mately 22,360 acres, as generally depicted on the 

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1 posed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be known 

2 as the ‘‘Caples Creek Wilderness’’. 

3 (13) Certain land in the El Dorado National 

4 Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 

5 comprising approximately 19,380 acres, as generally 

6 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Meiss Meadows Wil7 derness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

8 which shall be known as the ‘‘Meiss Meadows Wil9 derness’’, except that designation by this paragraph 

10 shall not preclude operation and maintenance of the 

11 historic Forest Service Meiss Hut in existence on the 

12 date of enactment of this Act in the same manner 

13 in, and degree to which, operation and maintenance 

14 of the cabin occurred as of March 1, 2006. 

15 (14) Certain land in the Humboldt-Toiyabe and 

16 Inyo National Forests comprising approximately 

17 76,160 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti18 tled ‘‘Hoover Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

19 and dated February 2006, which shall be incor20 porated into and managed as part of the Hoover 

21 Wilderness as designated by the Wilderness Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that designation by this 

23 paragraph— 

24 (A) shall not preclude operation and main25 tenance of the historic Piute Cabin in existence 


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1 on the date of enactment of this Act, located in 

2 the western portion of the Hoover Wilderness 

3 Area Additions, in the same manner in, and de4 gree to which, operation and maintenance of 

5 the cabin occurred as of March 1, 2006; and 

6 (B) is not intended to restrict the ongoing 

7 activities of the adjacent United States Marine 

8 Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center on 

9 land under agreement with the Humboldt10 Toiyabe National Forest. 

11 (15) Certain land in the Inyo National Forest 

12 comprising approximately 14,800 acres, as generally 

13 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Owens River Head14 waters Additions to Ansel Adams Wilderness Area— 

15 Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be in16 corporated into and managed as part of the Ansel 

17 Adams Wilderness as designated by the California 

18 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 

19 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

20 (16) Certain land in the Inyo National Forest 

21 and the Bishop Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

22 Management comprising approximately 131,620 

23 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

24 ‘‘John Muir Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

25 and dated May 2002, which shall be incorporated 


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1 into and managed as part of the John Muir Wilder2 ness as designated by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1131 et seq.) and the California Wilderness Act of 

4 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

5 (17) Certain land in the Inyo National Forest 

6 and the Bishop Field Office and Ridgecrest Field 

7 Office of the Bureau of Land Management com8 prising approximately 297,000 acres, as generally 

9 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Wil10 derness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

11 which shall be known as the ‘‘White Mountains Wil12 derness’’, except that scientific research conducted 

13 at the White Mountains Research Station Facilities 

14 operated by the University of California shall be per15 mitted to continue. 

16 (18) Certain land in the Klamath National For17 est comprising approximately 64,160 acres, as gen18 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Marble Moun19 tain Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and 

20 dated May 2002, which shall be incorporated into 

21 and managed as part of the Marble Mountain Wil22 derness as designated by the Wilderness Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the California Wilderness 

24 Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 

25 note). 


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1 (19) Certain land in the Klamath National For2 est and Rogue River National Forest comprising ap3 proximately 51,600 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Red Butte Wilderness Area Addi5 tions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall 

6 be incorporated into and managed as part of the 

7 Red Butte Wilderness as designated by the Oregon 

8 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–328; 16 

9 U.S.C. 1131 note) and the California Wilderness Act 

10 of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

11 (20) Certain land in the Klamath National For12 est comprising approximately 19,360 acres, as gen13 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Russian Wilder14 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

15 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 

16 as part of the Russian Wilderness as designated by 

17 the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

18 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

19 (21) Certain land in the Lassen National For20 est comprising approximately 12,000 acres, as gen21 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Heart Lake 

22 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

23 which shall be known as the ‘‘Heart Lake Wilder24 ness’’. 


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1 (22) Certain land in the Lassen National For2 est comprising approximately 4,760 acres, as gen3 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Wild Cattle 

4 Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

5 May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Wild Cattle 

6 Mountain Wilderness’’. 

7 (23) Certain land in the Lassen National For8 est comprising approximately 4,280 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Caribou Wilder10 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

11 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 

12 as part of the Caribou Wilderness as designated by 

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

14 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

15 425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

16 (24) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

17 Forest comprising approximately 11,500 acres, as 

18 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun19 tain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 

20 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain 

21 Wilderness’’. 

22 (25) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

23 Forest comprising approximately 48,625 acres, as 

24 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

25 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 


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1 May 2002, which shall be incorporated into and 

2 managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness as 

3 designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

4 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

5 (26) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

6 Forest comprising approximately 3,550 acres, as 

7 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Garcia Wil8 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

9 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 

10 as part of the Garcia Wilderness as designated by 

11 the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection 

12 Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

13 (27) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

14 Forest comprising approximately 9,050 acres, as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Machesna 

16 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

17 May 2002, which shall be incorporated into and 

18 managed as part of the Machesna Wilderness as des19 ignated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

20 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

21 (28) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

22 Forest comprising approximately 47,400 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil24 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

25 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 


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1 as part of the Matilija Wilderness as designated by 

2 the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection 

3 Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

4 (29) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

5 Forest comprising approximately 64,500 acres, as 

6 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

7 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

8 May 2002, which shall be incorporated into and 

9 managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness as 

10 designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), the 

11 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

12 425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note), and the Los Padres 

13 Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 

14 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

15 (30) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

16 Forest comprising approximately 65,000 acres, as 

17 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 

18 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

19 May 2002, which shall be incorporated into and 

20 managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as des21 ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 

22 Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 

23 242). 

24 (31) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

25 Forest comprising approximately 14,350 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil2 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

3 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 

4 as part of the Sespe Wilderness as designated by the 

5 Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act 

6 (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

7 (32) Certain land in the Plumas National For8 est comprising approximately 9,000 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Feather Falls 

10 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

11 which shall be known as the ‘‘Feather Falls Wilder12 ness’’. 

13 (33) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na14 tional Forest comprising approximately 7,131 acres, 

15 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Cahuilla 

16 Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

17 September 29, 2006, which shall be known as the 

18 ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness’’. 

19 (34) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na20 tional Forest comprising approximately 21,760 

21 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

22 ‘‘South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness Area—Pro23 posed’’ and dated September 29, 2006, which shall 

24 be known as the ‘‘South Fork San Jacinto Wilder25 ness’’. 


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1 (35) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na2 tional Forest comprising approximately 8,064 acres, 

3 as generally depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Cucamonga Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

5 and dated May 2002, which shall be incorporated 

6 into and managed as part of the Cucamonga Wilder7 ness as designated by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.) and the California Wilderness Act of 

9 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

10 (36) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na11 tional Forest and the California Desert District of 

12 the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap13 proximately 17,920 acres, as generally depicted on 

14 the map entitled ‘‘San Gorgonio Wilderness Area 

15 Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

16 shall be incorporated into and managed as part of 

17 the San Gorgonio Wilderness as designated by the 

18 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Cali19 fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 

20 16 U.S.C. 1131 note), and the California Desert 

21 Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 

22 (37) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na23 tional Forest comprising approximately 6,336 acres, 

24 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sugarloaf 

25 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated June 2003, 


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1 which shall be known as the ‘‘Sugarloaf Wilderness 

2 Area’’. 

3 (38) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na4 tional Forest comprising approximately 14 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Rosa 

6 Wilderness Addition—Proposed’’ and dated Sep7 tember 29, 2006, which shall be incorporated into 

8 and managed as part of the Santa Rosa Wilderness 

9 as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 

10 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note) 

11 and the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 

12 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 

13 (39) Certain land in the Sequoia National For14 est comprising approximately 11,200 acres, as gen15 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Domeland Wil16 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

17 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 

18 as part of the Domeland Wilderness as designated 

19 by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 

20 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

21 425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note), and the California 

22 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et 

23 seq.). 

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1 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Golden Trout 

2 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

3 May 2002, which shall be incorporated into and 

4 managed as part of the Golden Trout Wilderness as 

5 designated by the Endangered American Wilderness 

6 Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

7 note). 

8 (41) Certain land in the Sequoia National For9 est and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau 

10 of Land Management comprising approximately 

11 48,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti12 tled ‘‘Bright Star Wilderness Area Additions—Pro13 posed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be incor14 porated into and managed as part of the Bright Star 

15 Wilderness as designated by the California Desert 

16 Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 

17 (42) Certain land in the Sierra National Forest 

18 comprising approximately 39,360 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Merced 

20 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

21 which shall be known as the ‘‘South Fork Merced 

22 Wilderness’’. 

23 (43) Certain land in the Stanislaus National 

24 Forest comprising approximately 25,280 acres, as 

25 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Emigrant 


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1 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

2 May 2002, which shall be incorporated into and 

3 managed as part of the Emigrant Wilderness as des4 ignated by Public Law 93–632 (88 Stat. 2153) and 

5 the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

6 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

7 (44) Certain land in the Stanislaus and Hum8 boldt-Toiyabe National Forests comprising approxi9 mately 35,200 acres, as generally depicted on the 

10 map entitled ‘‘Carson Iceberg Wilderness Area Addi11 tions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall 

12 be incorporated into and managed as part of the 

13 Carson Iceberg Wilderness as designated by the 

14 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

15 425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

16 (45) Certain land in the Tahoe National Forest 

17 comprising approximately 12,160 acres, as generally 

18 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Oak Wilderness 

19 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall 

20 be known as the ‘‘Black Oak Wilderness’’, except 

21 that designation by this paragraph shall not inter22 fere with the operation of the Western States En23 durance Run and the Western States Trail Ride 

24 (Tevis Cup) in the same manner in, and degree to 

25 which, those events occurred as of March 1, 2006. 


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1 (46) Certain land in the Tahoe National Forest 

2 comprising approximately 2,880 acres, as generally 

3 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Duncan Canyon Wil4 derness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

5 which shall be known as the ‘‘Duncan Canyon Wil6 derness’’, except that designation by this paragraph 

7 shall not interfere with the operation of the Western 

8 States Endurance Run and the Western States Trail 

9 Ride (Tevis Cup) in the same manner in, and degree 

10 to which, those events occurred as of March 1, 2006. 

11 (47) Certain land in the Tahoe National Forest 

12 comprising approximately 20,480 acres, as generally 

13 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Fork American 

14 Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

15 which shall be known as the ‘‘North Fork American 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (48) Certain land in the Tahoe National Forest 

18 comprising approximately 4,480 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Granite Chief Wilder20 ness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 

21 2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 

22 as part of the Granite Chief Wilderness as des23 ignated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

24 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note), except 

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1 fere with the operation of the Western States En2 durance Run and the Western States Trail Ride 

3 (Tevis Cup) in the same manner in, and degree to 

4 which, those events occurred as of March 1, 2006, 

5 and pursuant to the April 13, 1988, determination 

6 of the Chief of the Forest Service. 

7 (49) Certain land in the Tahoe National Forest 

8 comprising approximately 16,350 acres, as generally 

9 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Castle Peak Wilder10 ness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

11 shall be known as the ‘‘Castle Peak Wilderness’’. 

12 (50) Certain land in the Tahoe National Forest 

13 comprising approximately 17,280 acres, as generally 

14 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Grouse Lakes Wilder15 ness Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

16 shall be known as the ‘‘Grouse Lakes Wilderness’’. 

17 (51) Certain land in the Bishop Field Office of 

18 the Bureau of Land Management and the Inyo Na19 tional Forest comprising approximately 17,920 

20 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

21 ‘‘Granite Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ 

22 and dated May 2002, which shall be known as the 

23 ‘‘Granite Mountain Wilderness’’. 

24 (52) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Of25 fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 


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1 approximately 24,680 acres, as generally depicted on 

2 the map entitled ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness 

3 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall 

4 be known as the ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness’’. 

5 (53) Certain land in the California Desert Dis6 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

7 approximately 6,508 acres, as generally depicted on 

8 the map entitled ‘‘Carrizo Gorge Wilderness Area 

9 Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 

10 shall be incorporated into and managed as part of 

11 the Carrizo Gorge Wilderness as designated by the 

12 California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

13 410aaa et seq.). 

14 (54) Certain land in the California Desert Dis15 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

16 approximately 6,518 acres, as generally depicted on 

17 the map entitled ‘‘Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness 

18 Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

19 which shall be incorporated into and managed as 

20 part of the Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness as des21 ignated by the California Desert Protection Act of 

22 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 

23 (55) Certain land in the California Desert Dis24 trict of the Bureau of Land Management and the 

25 Cleveland National Forest comprising approximately 


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1 7,604 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti2 tled ‘‘Hauser Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

3 and dated May 2002, which shall be incorporated 

4 into and managed as part of the Hauser Wilderness 

5 as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 

6 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

7 (56) Certain land in the California Desert Dis8 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

9 approximately 1,920 acres, as generally depicted on 

10 the map entitled ‘‘Bighorn Mountain Wilderness 

11 Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, 

12 which shall be incorporated into and managed as 

13 part of the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness as des14 ignated by the California Desert Protection Act of 

15 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 

16 (57) Certain land in the California Desert Dis17 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

18 approximately 83,880 acres, as generally depicted on 

19 the map entitled ‘‘Avawatz Mountains Wilderness— 

20 Proposed’’ and dated February 2005, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Avawatz Mountains Wilderness’’. 

22 (58) Certain land in the California Desert Dis23 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

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1 posed’’ and dated June 2003, which shall be known 

2 as the ‘‘Cady Mountains Wilderness’’. 

3 (59) Certain land in the California Desert Dis4 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

5 approximately 82,880 acres, as generally depicted on 

6 the map entitled ‘‘Soda Mountains Wilderness—Pro7 posed’’ and dated February 2005, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Soda Mountains Wilderness’’. 

9 (60) Certain land in the California Desert Dis10 trict of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 

11 approximately 41,400 acres, as generally depicted on 

12 the map entitled ‘‘Kingston Range Wilderness Area 

13 Additions—Proposed’’ and dated June 2003, which 

14 shall be incorporated into and managed as part of 

15 the Kingston Range Wilderness as designated by the 

16 California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

17 410aaa et seq.). 

18 (61) Certain land in the Alturas Field Office of 

19 the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap20 proximately 6,600 acres, as generally depicted on the 

21 map entitled ‘‘Pit River Wilderness Area—Pro22 posed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be known 

23 as the ‘‘Pit River Wilderness’’. 

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1 proximately 10,880 acres, as generally depicted on 

2 the map entitled ‘‘Blue Ridge Wilderness Area— 

3 Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be 

4 known as the ‘‘Blue Ridge Wilderness’’. 

5 (63) Certain land in the Palm Springs South 

6 Coast Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment comprising approximately 16,700 acres, as 

8 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Beauty 

9 Mountain Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

10 September 29, 2006. 

11 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

13 each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be 

14 administered by the Secretary concerned, except that— 

15 (1) any reference in an Act referred to in this 

16 title to the effective date of the Act shall be consid17 ered to be a reference to the date of enactment of 

18 this Act; and 

19 (2) any reference in an Act referred to in this 

20 title to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be consid21 ered to be a reference to the Secretary concerned. 

22 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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1 cerned shall file a map and a legal description of 

2 each wilderness area designated by this title with— 

3 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

4 Resources of the Senate; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

6 of the House of Representatives. 

7 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip8 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

9 force and effect as if included in this title, except 

10 that the Secretary concerned may correct errors in 

11 the map and legal description. 

12 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

13 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

14 made available for public inspection in the appro15 priate Office of the Secretary concerned. 

16 (c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.— 

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

18 4(b) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(b)), the 

19 Secretary concerned administering any area des20 ignated as wilderness by this title shall be respon21 sible for preserving the wilderness character of the 

22 area. 

23 (2) REGULATIONS.—All activities in a wilder24 ness area designated by this title shall be subject to 


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1 regulations the Secretary concerned determines nec2 essary to carry out this title. 

3 (d) FIRE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

5 may take such measures in a wilderness area des6 ignated by this Act as are necessary to control and 

7 prevent fire, insects, and diseases, as provided in 

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

9 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with the guidelines 

10 contained in the Report of the Committee on Inte11 rior and Insular Affairs (H. Report 98–40) to ac12 company the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

13 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 

14 (2) INHABITED AREAS.—If a wilderness area is 

15 adjacent to or in close proximity to an inhabited 

16 area, the Secretary concerned may take appropriate 

17 measures to control and prevent fire through Fed18 eral, State, or local agencies and jurisdictions. 

19 (3) MEASURES.—Measures under this sub20 section may include the use of mechanized and mo21 torized equipment for fire suppression (including air22 craft and fire retardant drops) if necessary to pro23 tect public health or residential or commercial struc24 tures. 


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1 (4) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con3 cerned shall review policies in effect on the date of 

4 enactment of this Act to ensure that authorized ap5 proval procedures for any such measures permit a 

6 timely and efficient response in case of fires requir7 ing suppression activities in a wilderness area des8 ignated by this Act. 

9 (5) DELEGATION.— 

10 (A) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—If a wilderness 

11 area is near an inhabited area, the Secretary 

12 concerned shall consider delegating the author13 ity to approve such fire suppression measures 

14 to the Forest Supervisor, or the Bureau of 

15 Land Management District Manager or field 

16 manager, if the fire hazard and risk are ex17 treme. 

18 (B) STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES.—The 

19 Secretary concerned may review, and if appro20 priate, delegate by written agreement primary 

21 fire fighting authority and related public safety 

22 activities to an appropriate State or local agen23 cy. 

24 (e) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary 

25 concerned shall provide any owner of private property 


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1 within the boundary of a wilderness area designated by 

2 this title adequate access to the property to ensure the 

3 reasonable use and enjoyment of the property by the 

4 owner. 

5 (f) MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing 

6 in this title enlarges or diminishes the private property 

7 rights of non-Federal landowners with respect to property 

8 within the boundaries of a wilderness area designated by 

9 this title. 

10 (g) INCORPORATION OF PRIVATE LAND AND INTER11 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

12 designated by this title that is acquired by the Federal 

13 Government shall— 

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

15 the land is located; and 

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

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

18 other applicable law. 

19 (h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist20 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

21 land designated as wilderness by this title is withdrawn 

22 from all forms of— 

23 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

24 public land laws; 


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

2 laws; and 

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

5 (i) HYDROLOGIC, METEOROLOGIC, AND CLIMATO6 LOGICAL DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP7 MENT.—Nothing in this title— 

8 (1) prevents the installation and maintenance of 

9 hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological devices or 

10 facilities and communication equipment associated 

11 with such devices, or any combination of the devices 

12 or equipment, or limited motorized access to such fa13 cilities when nonmotorized access means are not rea14 sonably available or when time is of the essence, if 

15 the facilities or access are essential to flood warning, 

16 flood control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir 

17 operation purposes; or 

18 (2) precludes or restricts the use of utility heli19 copters for inspection or surveillance of utility facili20 ties in the vicinity of a wilderness area designated by 

21 this title. 

22 (j) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre23 cludes or restricts low level overflights of military aircraft 

24 and air vehicles, military rotary wing environmental train25 ing, testing, and evaluation, the designation of new units 


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1 of special use airspace, or the use or establishment of mili2 tary flight training routes over a wilderness area des3 ignated by this title. 

4 (k) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse5 back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 

6 stock into, a wilderness area designated by this title. 

7 (l) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock and 

8 maintenance of previously existing facilities that are di9 rectly related to permitted livestock grazing activities in 

10 a wilderness area designated by this title, if established 

11 before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be per12 mitted to continue as provided in section 4(d)(4) of the 

13 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and section 108 

14 of Public Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 1133 note). 

15 (m) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af16 fects— 

17 (1) hunting and fishing, under applicable Fed18 eral and State laws (including regulations), within 

19 the boundaries of a wilderness area designated by 

20 this title; or 

21 (2) the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the 

22 State of California with respect to wildlife and fish 

23 on public land in the State, as provided in section 

24 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

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1 (n) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the 

2 purposes and principles of management activities under 

3 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), activities to 

4 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the 

5 habitats to support those populations may be carried out 

6 within a wilderness area designated by this title, if con7 sistent with applicable wilderness management plans, in 

8 accordance with appropriate policies and guidelines. 

9 (o) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in 

10 this title precludes or otherwise affects border operations 

11 or other law enforcement activities by the Bureau of Citi12 zenship and Immigration Services, the Drug Enforcement 

13 Administration, the Directorate for Border and Transpor14 tation Security, or other Federal, State, and local law en15 forcement agencies within a wilderness area designated by 

16 this title. 

17 (p) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In recognition of the past 

19 use of wilderness areas designated under this title by 

20 Indian people for traditional cultural and religious 

21 purposes, the Secretary concerned shall ensure ac22 cess to those wilderness areas by Indian people for 

23 those traditional cultural and religious purposes. 

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

2 section, the Secretary concerned, on the request 

3 of an Indian tribe or Indian religious commu4 nity, shall temporarily close to the general pub5 lic use of 1 or more specific portions of a wil6 derness area designated by this title in order to 

7 protect the privacy of traditional cultural and 

8 religious activities in the areas by Indian peo9 ple. 

10 (B) SMALLEST PRACTICABLE AREA.—Any 

11 such closure shall be made to affect the small12 est practicable area for the minimum period 

13 necessary for those purposes. 

14 (C) ADMINISTRATION.—The access shall 

15 be consistent with Public Law 95–341 (com16 monly known as the ‘‘American Indian Reli17 gious Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996) and the 

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

19 (q) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS.—A commercial out20 fitter may use a wilderness area designated by this title 

21 consistent with this Act and section 4(d)(5) of the Wilder22 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)). 

23 (r) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress 

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1 State of California by this title should not lead to 

2 the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

3 around the wilderness area. 

4 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES OR USES.— 

5 The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be 

6 seen or heard from an area within a wilderness shall 

7 not, of itself, preclude the activity or use up to the 

8 boundary of the wilderness area. 

9 (s) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 

10 title precludes relicensing of, assistance to, or operation 

11 and maintenance of, a development below or above a wil12 derness area designated by this title, or on any stream 

13 tributary of the wilderness area, that will not invade the 

14 area or unreasonably diminish the existing wilderness, sce15 nic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values present in 

16 the area as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 103. DESIGNATION OF SALMON RESTORATION AREAS. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

19 (1) once magnificent salmon and steelhead runs 

20 throughout the State of California have generally ex21 perienced severe declines resulting in the listing of 

22 those salmon and steelhead as threatened and en23 dangered species under both Federal and State law; 

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1 have collapsed in many parts of the State leading to 

2 economic crises for many fishing-dependent commu3 nities; 

4 (3) salmon and steelhead are essential to the 

5 spiritual and cultural practices of many Indian 

6 tribes in California and those Indian tribes have suf7 fered as a result of the decline in salmon and 

8 steelhead runs throughout the State; 

9 (4) habitat protection is an essential component 

10 in the recovery of endangered salmon and steelhead 

11 to sustainable, harvestable levels; and 

12 (5) certain pristine areas in the State warrant 

13 special protection because the areas offer vital, irre14 placeable habitat for salmon and steelhead. 

15 (b) SALMON RESTORATION AREAS.—The following 

16 public land in the State of California is designated as 

17 Salmon Restoration Areas: 

18 (1) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 

19 Forest comprising approximately 24,267 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chinquapin 

21 Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

22 May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Chinquapin 

23 Salmon Restoration Area’’. 

24 (2) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 

25 Forest comprising approximately 28,400 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pattison 

2 Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

3 May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pattison 

4 Salmon Restoration Area’’. 

5 (3) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 

6 Forest comprising approximately 22,000 acres, as 

7 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork 

8 Trinity Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and 

9 dated May 2002, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘South Fork Trinity Salmon Restoration Area’’. 

11 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

12 (1) REVIEW.—The Secretary concerned shall 

13 review the Salmon Restoration Areas designated 

14 under subsection (b) to determine the suitability of 

15 the Areas for designation as wilderness. 

16 (2) MANAGEMENT.—Until Congress acts on the 

17 suitability of the Areas for wilderness, the Areas 

18 shall be managed to promote the restoration of self19 sustaining salmon and steelhead populations. 

20 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con22 cerned shall submit to the President, and the Presi23 dent shall submit to Congress, a report describing 

24 the results of the review conducted under paragraph 

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1 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the Salmon Restoration Areas designated by 

3 this section shall be administered by the Secretary 

4 concerned so as to maintain the wilderness character 

5 of the Areas in existence on the date of enactment 

6 of this Act and potential for inclusion in the Na7 tional Wilderness Preservation System. 

8 (5) MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT.—The use of 

9 mechanized transport or motorized equipment in the 

10 Areas shall be based on the selection of the min11 imum tool or administrative practice necessary to ac12 complish the purpose of maximum salmon habitat 

13 protection with the least quantity of adverse impact 

14 on wilderness character and resources. 

15 SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 

17 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public land 

18 in the State of California is designated as wilderness study 

19 areas and shall be reviewed by the Secretary concerned 

20 as to the suitability of the land for preservation as wilder21 ness: 

22 (1) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 

23 Forest comprising approximately 35,000 acres, as 

24 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Girard 

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1 May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Girard 

2 Ridge Wilderness Study Area’’. 

3 (2) Certain land in the Lassen National Forest 

4 comprising approximately 48,000 acres, as generally 

5 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ishi Wilderness Addi6 tions Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

7 May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ishi Addi8 tions Wilderness Study Area’’. 

9 (b) REPORT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

11 shall submit to the President a report describing the 

12 review carried out under subsection (a). 

13 (2) RECOMMENDATION.—After receiving the re14 port under paragraph (1) and not later than 3 years 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi16 dent shall submit to Congress a recommendation re17 garding designating the wilderness study areas des18 ignated by subsection (a) as wilderness. 

19 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

20 rights, the wilderness study areas designated by this sec21 tion shall be administered by the Secretary concerned so 

22 as to maintain the wilderness character of the areas in 

23 existence on the date of enactment of this Act and poten24 tial for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 

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1 SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS 

2 AREAS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), there is designated as a po5 tential wilderness area addition to the Cache Creek Wil6 derness (as designated by the Northern California Coastal 

7 Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 

8 362; 120 Stat. 2064)) certain public land in the Ukiah 

9 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in the 

10 State of California comprising approximately 8,566 acres, 

11 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Payne Ranch 

12 Potential Wilderness Addition to Cache Creek Wilderness 

13 Area—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be 

14 known as the ‘‘Payne Ranch Proposed Wilderness Addi15 tion’’. 

16 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as otherwise provided 

17 in this section and subject to valid existing rights, the po18 tential wilderness areas designated by this section shall be 

19 administered by the Secretary concerned as wilderness 

20 until such time as the areas are designated as wilderness 

21 areas. 

22 (c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—For purposes of ec23 ological restoration (including the elimination of non-na24 tive species, road removal, repair of skid tracks, and other 

25 actions necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in po26 tential wilderness areas designated by this section), the 


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1 Secretary concerned may use motorized equipment and 

2 mechanized transport within the areas until such time as 

3 the potential wilderness areas are designated as wilder4 ness. 

5 (d) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential wil6 derness areas designated by this section shall be des7 ignated wilderness on the earlier of— 

8 (1) the removal of conditions incompatible with 

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

10 publication by the Secretary concerned in the Fed11 eral Register of notice of the removal; or 

12 (2) the date that is 5 years after the date of en13 actment of this Act. 

14 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary concerned 

16 to carry out the ecological restoration under subsection (c) 

17 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 

18 SEC. 106. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

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

20 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portions of the Rocky 

22 Creek/Cache Creek Wilderness Study Area in Yolo Coun23 ty, California that are not in sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., 

24 of the Mount Diablo Meridian, that are not designated as 

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1 of enactment of this Act, has been adequately studied for 

2 wilderness. 

3 (b) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study 

4 area described in subsection (a) that is not designated as 

5 wilderness by this Act or an Act enacted before the date 

6 of enactment of this Act shall not be subject to section 

7 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

8 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

9 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL10 DERNESS AREAS TO BE MAN11 AGED BY THE NATIONAL 

12 PARK SERVICE 

13 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

15 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State of California 

16 are designated as wilderness areas and as components of 

17 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

18 (1) Certain land in Joshua Tree National Park, 

19 comprising approximately 37,050 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National 

21 Park Proposed Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ 

22 and which is incorporated in and shall be deemed to 

23 be a part of the Joshua Tree National Park Wilder24 ness, as designated by Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 

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1 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa note; Public Law 103– 

2 433). 

3 (2) Certain land in Lassen Volcanic National 

4 Park, comprising approximately 26,366 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lassen Vol6 canic National Park Wilderness Area Additions— 

7 Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, and which is incor8 porated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the 

9 Lassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness, as des10 ignated by Public Law 92–510 (86 Stat. 918). 

11 (3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs 

12 (B) and (C), certain land in Sequoia-Kings Canyon 

13 National Park, comprising approximately 68,480 

14 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

15 ‘‘Mineral King Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and 

16 dated May 2002, and which shall be known as the 

17 ‘‘John Krebs Wilderness’’. 

18 (B) The designation in subparagraph (A) does 

19 not preclude operation and maintenance of the exist20 ing Hockett Meadow Cabin and Quinn Patrol Cabin 

21 in the same manner and degree in which operation 

22 and maintenance of those cabins were occurring on 

23 the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 

24 (C) Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the 

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1 Park Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

2 of the small check dams on Lower Franklin, Crystal, 

3 Upper Monarch, and Eagle Lakes. 

4 (4) Land transferred to Death Valley National 

5 Park in section 203 and additional land in Death 

6 Valley National Park, which together comprise ap7 proximately 70,580 acres as generally depicted on 

8 the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Wil9 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated Feb10 ruary 2005, and which are incorporated in and shall 

11 be deemed to be a part of the Death Valley National 

12 Park Wilderness, as designated by the California 

13 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa 

14 note; Public Law 103–433). 

15 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

17 the wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary concerned in accordance with 

19 the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

20 seq.) governing areas designated by that Act as wilder21 ness, except that any reference in such provisions to the 

22 effective date of that Act (or any similar reference) shall 

23 be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment 

24 of this Act. 

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

2 not later than 3 years after enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description 

4 of each wilderness area designated by this title with 

5 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

6 the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 

7 of the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 

9 filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force 

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

11 Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical 

12 errors in the legal descriptions and maps. 

13 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the maps and 

14 legal descriptions shall be on file and available for 

15 public inspection in the Office of the Secretary con16 cerned. 

17 (c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—As provided in section 4(b) 

19 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(b)), the Sec20 retary administering any area designated as wilder21 ness by this Act shall be responsible for preserving 

22 the wilderness character of the area. 

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1 lations as the Secretary concerned considers to be 

2 necessary to carry out this Act. 

3 SEC. 203. DEATH VALLEY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Death Valley 

5 National Park is revised to include the land designated 

6 as the Boundary Adjustment Area as depicted on the map 

7 entitled ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Map’’ and dated February 

8 2005. 

9 (b) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LAND.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

11 shall transfer administrative jurisdiction of the land 

12 of the Bureau of Land Management within the 

13 Boundary Adjustment Area to the National Park 

14 Service. 

15 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary con16 cerned shall administer the land the administrative 

17 jurisdiction of which is transferred under this sec18 tion as part of the Death Valley National Park in 

19 accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

20 (c) MILITARY OPERATIONS AT FORT IRWIN.—Noth21 ing in this section alters any authority of the Secretary 

22 of the Army to conduct military operations at Fort Irwin 

23 and the National Training Center that are authorized 

24 under any other provision of law. 


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1 SEC. 204. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL WIL2 DERNESS. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

4 Certain land in the Joshua Tree National Park, com5 prising approximately 41,100 acres, as generally depicted 

6 on the map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Potential 

7 Wilderness Addition’’ and dated September 29, 2006 is 

8 designated as potential wilderness and shall be managed 

9 by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section 

10 as the ‘‘Secretary’’), to the extent practicable, as wilder11 ness until the land is designated as wilderness pursuant 

12 to subsection (b). 

13 (b) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—The land des14 ignated as potential wilderness by subsection (a) shall be 

15 designated as wilderness and incorporated in, and be con16 sidered to be a part of, the Joshua Tree Wilderness des17 ignated by section 1(g) of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 

18 2692; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), effective upon publication by 

19 the Secretary in the Federal Register of a notice that— 

20 (1) all uses of the land within the potential wil21 derness prohibited by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1131 et seq.) have ceased; or 

23 (2) sufficient inholdings within the boundaries 

24 of the potential wilderness have been acquired to es25 tablish a manageable wilderness unit. 

26 (c) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 


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

2 the date on which the notice required by subsection 

3 (b) is published in the Federal Register, the Sec4 retary shall file a map and legal description of the 

5 land designated as wilderness and potential wilder6 ness by this section with the Committee on Natural 

7 Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

9 Senate. 

10 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de11 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

12 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex13 cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

14 map and legal description. 

15 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

16 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

17 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

18 appropriate office of the Secretary. 

19 TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 

20 RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

21 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

22 In order to preserve and protect for present and fu23 ture generations the outstanding scenic, natural, wildlife, 

24 fishery, recreational, scientific, historical, and ecological 

25 values of the following rivers in the State of California, 


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1 section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 1274(a)) is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating 

4 to the Musconetcong River, New Jersey) as para5 graph (169); 

6 (2) by designating the undesignated paragraph 

7 relating to the White Salmon River, Washington, as 

8 paragraph (167); 

9 (3) by designating the undesignated paragraph 

10 relating to the Black Butte River, California, as 

11 paragraph (168); and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(170) AMARGOSA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 

14 following segments of the Amargosa River in the 

15 State of California, to be administered by the Sec16 retary of Interior: 

17 ‘‘(A) The approximately 4.03 miles of the 

18 Amargosa River from the northern boundary of 

19 sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet upstream 

20 of the Tecopa Hot Springs road crossing, as a 

21 scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.69 miles of the 

23 Amargosa River from 100 feet downstream of 

24 the Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing to 100 


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1 feet upstream of the Old Spanish Trail High2 way crossing near Tecopa, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(C) The approximately 7.82 miles of the 

4 Amargosa River from the northern boundary of 

5 sec. 16, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., to the boundary of 

6 the Kingston Range Wilderness excluding the 

7 Sperry Wash OHV corridor in sec. 10, T. 19 

8 N., R. 7 E., as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(D) The approximately 5.41 miles of the 

10 Amargosa River from the boundary of the 

11 Kingston Range Wilderness in sec. 10, T. 19 

12 N., R. 7 E. to the southern boundary of sec. 

13 31, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(171) BAUTISTA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

15 9.8-mile segment of Bautista Creek in the State of 

16 California from the San Bernardino National Forest 

17 boundary in sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 2 E., San 

18 Bernardino meridian, to the San Bernardino Na19 tional Forest boundary in sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 1 E., 

20 San Bernardino meridian, to be administered by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(172) BUCKHORN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

23 4.25 miles of Buckhorn Creek from the source to 

24 Lower Buckhorn Campground, as a wild river. The 

25 .25 miles of Buckhorn Creek from Lower Buckhorn 


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1 Campground to the confluence with Indian Creek, as 

2 a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(173) CEDAR CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 4- 

4 mile segment from Inaja Reservation boundary to 

5 0.125 miles upstream of Cedar Creek Road crossing, 

6 as a wild river. The 0.25 miles from 0.125 miles up7 stream of Cedar Creek Road crossing to 0.125 miles 

8 downstream of Cedar Creek Road crossing, as a sce9 nic river. The 1.75 miles from 0.125 miles down10 stream of Cedar Creek Road to the private property 

11 boundary in sec. 1, T. 14 S., R. 2 E., at Cedar 

12 Creek Falls, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(174) CLAVEY RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 5- 

14 mile segment of the Lily Creek tributary from the 

15 Emigrant Wilderness boundary to a point 0.1 mile 

16 downstream of an unnamed tributary at the lower 

17 end of Coffin Hollow, as a wild river. The 2-mile 

18 segment of the Lily Creek tributary from a point 0.1 

19 mile downstream of an unnamed tributary at the 

20 lower end of Coffin Hollow to its confluence with 

21 Bell Creek, as a scenic river. The 6-mile segment of 

22 the Bell Creek tributary from the Emigrant Wilder23 ness boundary to its confluence with Lily Creek, as 

24 a wild river, except the 1.0-mile segment beginning 

25 a point 500 feet upstream from the Crabtree trail 


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1 bridge shall be administered as a scenic river. The 

2 10.4-mile segment of the Clavey River from the con3 fluence of Bell Creek with Lily Creek to a point at 

4 which the eastern boundary of the river corridor 

5 intersects with the Mi-Wok and Groveland Ranger 

6 districts boundary, as a scenic river. The 3.2-mile 

7 segment of the Clavey River from the Mi-Wok and 

8 Groveland Ranger districts boundary to 0.25 mile 

9 upstream of the Cottonwood Road, (Forest Route 

10 14) crossing, as a wild river. The 1.75-mile segment 

11 of the Clavey River from 0.25 mile upstream of the 

12 Cottonwood Road to 1.5 mile below it, as a scenic 

13 river. The 6.6-mile segment of the Clavey River from 

14 1.5 mile downstream of the Cottonwood Road to 

15 0.25 mile upstream of Forest Road 1 N. 01, as wild 

16 river. The 2-mile segment of the Clavey River from 

17 0.25 mile above Forest Road 1 N. 01, crossing to 

18 1.75 miles downstream, as a scenic river. The 7.0- 

19 mile segment of the Clavey River from 1.75 miles 

20 downstream from the Forest Road 1 N. 01 crossing 

21 to the confluence with the Tuolumne River, as a wild 

22 river. The 2-mile segment of the Bourland Creek 

23 tributary from its origin to the western boundary of 

24 Bourland Research Natural Area, as a wild river. 

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1 tary from the western boundary of Bourland Re2 search Natural Area to its confluence with Reynolds 

3 Creek, as a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(175) COTTONWOOD CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

5 The 18.1 miles from spring source in sec. 27, T. 4 

6 S., R. 34 E., to the confluence with unnamed tribu7 tary directly east of Peak 6887T near the center of 

8 sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 36 E., as a wild river. The 3.8 

9 miles from the unnamed tributary confluence near 

10 the center of sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 36 E., to the north11 ern boundary of sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 37 E., as a sce12 nic river. 

13 ‘‘(176) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 6.5- 

14 mile segment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 

15 Rainbow Dam site in sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., to 

16 0.25 miles upstream of the Road 3 N. 34 crossing, 

17 as a wild river. The 2.5-mile segment from 0.25 

18 miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 crossing to 

19 0.25 miles upstream of the Trail 2 W. 01 crossing, 

20 as a wild river. The 10-mile segment from 0.25 

21 miles downstream of the Trail 2 W. 01 crossing to 

22 the upper limit of the Mojave dam flood zone in sec. 

23 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., as a wild river. The 3.5-mile 

24 segment of the Holcomb Creek tributary from 0.25 


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1 miles downstream of Holcomb crossing (Trail 2 W. 

2 08/2 W. 03), as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(177) DINKEY CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 3 

4 miles from First Dinkey Lake to 0.25 miles up5 stream of Road 9 S. 62 crossing, as a wild river. 

6 The 0.5 miles from 0.25 miles upstream of Road 9 

7 S. 62 crossing to 0.25 miles downstream of crossing, 

8 as a scenic river. The 7 miles from 0.25 miles down9 stream of Road 9 S. 62 crossing to confluence with 

10 Rock Creek, as a wild river. The 4.5 miles from 

11 Rock Creek confluence to the confluence with Laurel 

12 Creek, as a recreation river. The 4.5 miles from 

13 Laurel Creek confluence to 0.25 miles upstream of 

14 Ross Crossing (Road 10 S. 24), as a wild river. The 

15 1 mile from 0.25 miles upstream of Ross Crossing 

16 to 0.75 miles downstream of Ross Crossing, as a 

17 scenic river. The 5.25 miles from 0.75 miles down18 stream of Ross Crossing to 2 miles upstream of 

19 North Fork Kings confluence, as a wild river. The 

20 2 miles upstream of North Fork Kings confluence to 

21 North Fork Kings confluence, as a recreational 

22 river. 

23 ‘‘(178) DOWNIE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

24 CALIFORNIA.—The 2 miles of the West Downie 

25 River from the northern boundary of sec. 27, T. 21 


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1 N., R. 10 E., to Rattlesnake Creek confluence, as a 

2 wild river. The 3 miles of Rattlesnake Creek from 

3 the source in sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. 10 E., to West 

4 Branch confluence, as a wild river. The 3 miles of 

5 Downie River from the confluence of West Branch 

6 and Rattlesnake Creek to the confluence with Grant 

7 Ravine, as a wild river. The 1.75 miles of Downie 

8 River from Grant Ravine confluence to the con9 fluence with Lavezzola Creek, as a recreational river. 

10 The 2 miles of Red Oak Canyon from the source in 

11 sec. 18, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., to 0.5 miles upstream 

12 of confluence with Empire Creek, as a wild river. 

13 The 0.5 miles of Red Oak Canyon from 0.5 miles 

14 upstream of Empire Creek confluence to Empire 

15 Creek confluence, as a scenic river. The 2 miles of 

16 Empire Creek from the source in sec. 17, T. 12 N., 

17 R. 11 E., to 0.5 miles upstream of confluence with 

18 Red Oak Canyon, as a wild river. The 4.5 miles of 

19 Empire Creek from 0.5 miles upstream of Red Oak 

20 Canyon confluence to confluence with Lavezzola 

21 Creek, as a scenic river. The 1.5 miles of Sunnyside 

22 Creek from the confluence of Sunnyside Creek and 

23 unnamed tributary in sec. 8, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., to 

24 Spencer Creek confluence, as a wild river. The 1.5 

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1 confluence with Sunnyside Creek, as a wild river. 

2 The 5 miles of Lavezzola Creek, from the confluence 

3 of Sunnyside and Spencer Creeks to unnamed tribu4 tary in sec. 33, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(179) FULLER MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

6 The following segments of Fuller Mill Creek in the 

7 State of California, to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture: 

9 ‘‘(A) The 1.2-mile segment from the source 

10 of Fuller Mill Creek in the San Jacinto Wilder11 ness to the Pinewood property boundary in sec. 

12 13, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., San Bernardino meridian, 

13 as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(B) The 0.9-mile segment in the Pine 

15 Wood property, as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(C) The 1.4-mile segment from the Pine17 wood property boundary in sec. 23, T. 4 S., R. 

18 2 E., San Bernardino meridian, to its con19 fluence with the North Fork San Jacinto River, 

20 as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(180) INDEPENDENCE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

22 The 2 miles from the source in sec. 13, T. 18 N., 

23 R. 14 E., to the high water line of Independence 

24 Lake, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(181) LOWER KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 

2 7 miles from Highway 155 bridge to 100 feet up3 stream of Borel powerhouse, as a recreational river. 

4 The 12.7 miles from 100 feet downstream of Borel 

5 powerhouse to confluence with Willow Spring Creek, 

6 as a scenic river. The 9.75 miles from 0.25 miles 

7 downstream of Democrat Dam to 0.25 miles up8 stream of the Kern River powerhouse, as a rec9 reational river: Provided, That the designation shall 

10 not impact the continued operation and maintenance 

11 of existing water and energy facilities on or near the 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(182) KINGS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 4 

14 miles from the existing wild river boundary to the 

15 end of road 12 S. 01 (at the Kings River NRT trail16 head), as a wild river. The 4 miles from 12 S. 01 

17 road end to the confluence with Mill Creek, as a sce18 nic river. The 3 miles from the Mill Creek con19 fluence to the Bailey Bridge (Road 11 S. 12), as a 

20 recreational river. In the case of conflict between the 

21 provisions of this Act and the provisions of the exist22 ing Kings River Special Management Area, estab23 lished by Public Law 100–150 (101 Stat. 881), the 

24 more restrictive provisions shall apply. 


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1 ‘‘(183) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 7 

2 miles from the source to the confluence with Old 

3 Man Canyon, as a wild river. The 2 miles from Old 

4 Man Canyon to Murrieta Canyon, as a scenic river. 

5 The 7 miles from the source of the North Fork of 

6 Matilija Creek to the confluence with Matilija Creek, 

7 as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(184) MOKELUMNE, NORTH FORK, CALI9 FORNIA.—The 5.75 miles from 0.25 miles down10 stream of Salt Springs dam to 0.5 miles downstream 

11 of Bear River confluence, as a recreational river. 

12 The 11 miles from 0.5 miles downstream of Bear 

13 River confluence to National Forest boundary in sec. 

14 19, T. 7 N., R. 14 E., as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(185) NIAGARA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 1 

16 mile from Highway 108 to the high water line of 

17 Donnell Reservoir, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(186) NORTH FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, 

19 CALIFORNIA.—The following segments of the North 

20 Fork San Jacinto River in the State of California, 

21 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

22 ‘‘(A) The 2.12-mile segment from the 

23 source of the North Fork San Jacinto River at 

24 Deer Springs in Mt. San Jacinto State Park to 

25 the State Park boundary, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The 1.66-mile segment from the Mt. 

2 San Jacinto State Park boundary to the Lawler 

3 Park boundary in sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., San 

4 Bernardino meridian, as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(C) The 0.68-mile segment from the 

6 Lawler Park boundary to its confluence with 

7 Fuller Mill Creek, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(D) The 2.15-mile segment from its con9 fluence with Fuller Mill Creek to .25 miles up10 stream of the 5S09 road crossing, as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(E) The 0.6-mile segment from .25 miles 

13 upstream of the 5S09 Road crossing to its con14 fluence with Stone Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(F) The 2.91-mile segment from the 

16 Stone Creek confluence to the northern bound17 ary of sec. 17, T. 5 S., R. 2 E., San Bernardino 

18 meridian, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(187) OWENS RIVER HEADWATERS, CALI20 FORNIA.—The 2.99 miles of Deadman Creek from 

21 the 2-forked source east of San Joaquin Peak to the 

22 confluence with the unnamed tributary flowing south 

23 into Deadman Creek from sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 

24 E., as a wild river. The 1.71 miles of Deadman 

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1 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 E., to Road 3 S. 22 crossing, as 

2 a scenic river. The 3.91 miles of Deadman Creek 

3 from the Road 3 S. 22 crossing to 300 feet down4 stream of the Highway 395 crossing, as a rec5 reational river. The 2.97 miles of Deadman Creek 

6 from 300 feet downstream of the Highway 395 

7 crossing to 100 feet upstream of Big Springs, as a 

8 scenic river. The 0.88 miles of the Upper Owens 

9 River from 100 feet upstream of Big Springs to the 

10 private property boundary in sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 28 

11 E., as a recreational river. The 3.98 miles of Glass 

12 Creek from its 2-forked source to 100 feet upstream 

13 of the Glass Creek Meadow Trailhead parking area 

14 in sec. 29, T. 2 S., R.27 E., as a wild river. The 

15 1.42 miles of Glass Creek from 100 feet upstream 

16 of the trailhead parking area in sec. 29 to the end 

17 of the Glass Creek road in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 27 

18 E., as a scenic river. The 0.96 miles of Glass Creek 

19 from the end of Glass Creek road in sec. 21 to the 

20 confluence with Deadman Creek in sec. 27, as a rec21 reational river. 

22 ‘‘(188) PALM CANYON CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

23 The 8.1-mile segment of Palm Canyon Creek in the 

24 State of California from the southern boundary of 

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1 to the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in 

2 sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 4 E., San Bernardino meridian, 

3 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

4 as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(189) PINE VALLEY CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

6 The 1.5 miles from the private property boundary in 

7 sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 14 E., to the Pine Creek Wil8 derness Boundary, as a recreational river. The 5.75 

9 miles from the Pine Creek Wilderness Boundary to 

10 0.25 miles upstream of Barrett Reservoir, as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(190) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 miles 

13 of the North Fork Piru Creek from the source to 

14 private property in sec. 4, T. 6 N., R. 21 W., as a 

15 wild river. The 1 mile of the North Fork Piru Creek 

16 from the private property boundary in sec. 4 to the 

17 South Fork confluence, as a scenic river. The 3.5 

18 miles of the South Fork Piru Creek from the source 

19 to the confluence with the unnamed tributary in 

20 Thorn Meadows, as a wild river. The 1 mile of 

21 South Fork Piru Creek from the confluence with the 

22 unnamed tributary in Thorn Meadows to the con23 fluence with North Fork Piru Creek, as a scenic 

24 river. The 15 miles of Piru Creek from the North 

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1 stream of Road 18 N. 01 crossing, as a scenic river. 

2 The 3 miles of Piru Creek from 0.125 miles down3 stream of Road 18 N. 01 crossing to 0.125 miles 

4 upstream of Castaic Mine, as a wild river. The 7.75 

5 miles of Piru Creek from 0.125 miles downstream of 

6 Castaic Mine to 0.25 miles upstream of Pyramid 

7 reservoir, as a scenic river. The 2.75 miles of Piru 

8 Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Pyramid dam 

9 to Osito Canyon, as a recreational river. The 11 

10 miles from Osito Canyon to the southern boundary 

11 of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild river. Nothing in 

12 this paragraph precludes or limits the State of Cali13 fornia, the Department of Water Resources of the 

14 State of California, United Water Conservation Dis15 trict, and other governmental entities from releasing 

16 water from Pyramid Lake into Piru Creek for con17 veyance and delivery to Lake Piru for the water con18 servation purposes of United Water Conservation 

19 District. 

20 ‘‘(191) SAGEHEN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

21 7.75 miles from the source in sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 

22 15 E., to 0.25 miles upstream of Stampede Res23 ervoir, as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(192) SAN DIEGO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 

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1 S., R. 3 E, to the private property boundary in sec. 

2 36, T. 13 S., R. 2 E., as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(193) UPPER SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 The 1.5 miles from the source to the private prop5 erty boundary in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., as a 

6 scenic river. The 2 miles from the private property 

7 boundary in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 24 W. to the Hart8 man Ranch boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., 

9 as a wild river. The 14.5 miles from the Hartman 

10 Ranch boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to 

11 0.125 miles downstream of Beaver Campground, as 

12 a recreational river. The 2 miles from 0.125 miles 

13 downstream of Beaver Campground to Rock Creek 

14 confluence, as a scenic river. The 1 mile of Sespe 

15 Creek from the southern boundary of sec. 16, T. 5 

16 N., R. 20 W., to the southern boundary of sec. 35, 

17 T. 4 N., R. 20 W., just upstream of the confluence 

18 with Coldwater Canyon, to be administered as a wild 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(194) STANISLAUS RIVER, NORTH FORK, CALI21 FORNIA.—The 5.5 miles of Highland Creek from 0.5 

22 miles downstream of New Spicer dam to North Fork 

23 confluence, as a wild river. The 8.5 miles of the 

24 North Fork Stanislaus River, from Highland Creek 

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1 a wild river. The 2.25 miles of the North Fork 

2 Stanislaus River, from Little Rattlesnake Creek con3 fluence to the northern edge of the private property 

4 boundary in sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 16 E., 0.25 miles 

5 upstream of Boards Crossing, as a recreational 

6 river. The 2 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus 

7 River, from 1 mile downstream of Boards Crossing 

8 to the western boundary of Calaveras Big Trees 

9 State Park, as a scenic river. The 7 miles of the 

10 North Fork Stanislaus River from 0.25 miles down11 stream of Road 4 N. 38 crossing to Middle Fork 

12 Stanislaus River confluence, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(195) TUOLUMNE, SOUTH FORK.—Approxi14 mately 3.2 river miles within Stanislaus National 

15 Forest designated as follows: The 0.2 miles of the 

16 South Fork Tuolumne from the Rainbow Pool 

17 Bridge to the Highway 120 Bridge, as a recreational 

18 river. The 3 miles of the South Fork Tuolumne from 

19 the Highway 120 Bridge to its confluence with the 

20 Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River, as a scenic river. 

21 Not later than 18 months after the date of enact22 ment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall prepare 

23 a fire management plan and a report on the cultural 

24 and historical resources within the river designations 

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1 and provide a copy of the report to the Tuolumne 

2 County Board of Supervisors. Nothing in this para3 graph affects any right, obligation, privilege, or ben4 efit granted under any prior authority of law, includ5 ing the Act of December 19, 1913 (commonly re6 ferred to as the ‘Raker Act’) (38 Stat. 242, chapter 

7 4), and including any agreement or administrative 

8 ruling entered into or made effective before the date 

9 of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 

10 SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 

11 STUDY AREAS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and Sce13 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(140) CARSON RIVER, EAST FORK, CALI16 FORNIA.—The approximately 46.5 miles from the 

17 source to the Nevada border.’’. 

18 (b) REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY CONCERNED.—In 

19 furtherance of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

20 1271 et seq.), the river described in the amendment made 

21 by subsection (a) shall be reviewed by the Secretary con22 cerned to determine the suitability of the river for designa23 tion as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. 

24 (c) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

2 shall submit to the President a report describing the 

3 review carried out under subsection (b). 

4 (2) RECOMMENDATION.—After receiving the re5 port under paragraph (1), not later than 3 years 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi7 dent shall submit to Congress a recommendation re8 garding the designation of the river described in the 

9 amendment made by subsection (a) as a wild, scenic, 

10 or recreational river. 

11 TITLE IV—SACRAMENTO RIVER 

12 NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

13 SEC. 401. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT. 

14 (a) PURPOSES.—In order to conserve, protect, and 

15 enhance the riparian and associated areas described in 

16 subsection (b) and the outstanding ecological, geological, 

17 scenic, recreational, cultural, historical, fish and wildlife 

18 values, and other resources of those areas, there is estab19 lished the Sacramento River National Recreation Area (re20 ferred to in this title as the ‘‘recreation area’’) to be man21 aged by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

22 Management. 

23 (b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The recreation area shall 

24 consist of the public land in Tehama and Shasta Counties 

25 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sacramento River 


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1 National Recreation Area’’ and dated May 2002, and com2 prising approximately 17,000 acres adjacent to the Sac3 ramento River, lower Battle Creek, and lower Paynes 

4 Creek. 

5 (c) MAP.— 

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

7 not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, a map and legal description of the recre9 ation area shall be filed by the Secretary concerned 

10 with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re11 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 

12 Resources of the House of Representatives. 

13 (2) EFFECT.—The map and the 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 may correct any clerical and typo17 graphical errors in the legal descriptions and map. 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map shall be 

19 on file and available for public inspection in— 

20 (A) the Office of the Director of the Bu21 reau of Land Management; and 

22 (B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of 

23 Land Management in California. 

24 (d) MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AREA.—The Sec25 retary concerned shall manage the recreation area in a 


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1 manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the re2 sources and values of the recreation area, including the 

3 resources specified in subsection (a), in accordance with 

4 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

5 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applicable provisions 

6 of law, including this Act. 

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

8 all Federal land within the recreation area is withdrawn 

9 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 all laws relating to min15 eral and geothermal leasing. 

16 (f) HUNTING AND FISHING.—The Secretary con17 cerned shall permit hunting and fishing within the recre18 ation area in accordance with applicable laws (including 

19 regulations) of the United States and the State of Cali20 fornia. 

21 (g) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Use of motorized vehi22 cles on public land in the recreation area shall be re23 stricted to established roadways. 

24 (h) MOTORIZED BOATS.— 


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

2 the use of motorized boats on the Sacramento River. 

3 (2) REGULATION.—The counties of Tehama 

4 and Shasta and California Department of Boating 

5 and Waterways shall retain their respective author6 ity to regulate motorized boating for the purpose of 

7 ensuring public safety and environmental protection. 

8 (i) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on public land 

9 in the recreation area, where authorized under permits or 

10 leases in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

11 shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable 

12 regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary con13 cerned determines to be necessary, consistent with this 

14 Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

15 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and regulations promul16 gated by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 

17 Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

18 (j) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

20 may acquire land or interests in land within the 

21 boundaries of the recreation area depicted on the 

22 map by donation, transfer, purchase with donated or 

23 appropriated funds, or exchange. 


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1 (2) CONSENT.—No land or interest in land may 

2 be acquired in or for the recreation area without the 

3 consent of the owner of the land. 

4 (k) RECREATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con7 cerned shall— 

8 (A) develop a comprehensive plan for the 

9 long-range protection and management of the 

10 recreation area; and 

11 (B) submit the plan to— 

12 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

13 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

14 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re15 sources of the House of Representatives. 

16 (2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan— 

17 (A) shall describe the appropriate uses and 

18 management of the recreation area in accord19 ance with this Act; 

20 (B) may incorporate appropriate decisions 

21 contained in any management or activity plan 

22 for the area completed prior to the date of en23 actment of this Act; 

24 (C) may incorporate appropriate wildlife 

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1 pared for the land within or adjacent to the 

2 recreation area prior to the date of enactment 

3 of this Act; 

4 (D) shall be prepared in close consultation 

5 with— 

6 (i) appropriate Federal, State, and 

7 local agencies (including Tehama County 

8 and Shasta County); 

9 (ii) adjacent landowners; and 

10 (iii) other stakeholders; and 

11 (E) may use information developed prior to 

12 the date of enactment of this Act in studies of 

13 the land within or adjacent to the recreation 

14 area. 

15 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec17 essary to carry out this title. 

18 TITLE V—ANCIENT 

19 BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST 

20 SEC. 501. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve and protect, 

22 by maintaining near-natural conditions, the ancient 

23 bristlecone pines for public enjoyment and scientific study, 

24 there is established the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest 

25 (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Forest’’). 


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1 (b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Forest shall consist of 

2 the public land, comprising approximately 28,991 acres, 

3 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ancient 

4 Bristlecone Pine Forest—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002. 

5 (c) MAP.— 

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

7 not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, a map and legal description of the For9 est shall be filed by the Secretary concerned with— 

10 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources of the Senate; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

13 of the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) EFFECT.—The map and the legal descrip15 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

17 that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typo18 graphical errors in the legal descriptions and map. 

19 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map shall be 

20 on file and available for public inspection in— 

21 (A) the Office of the Chief of the Forest 

22 Service; and 

23 (B) the appropriate office of the Forest 

24 Service in the State of California. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Forest shall be adminis2 tered by the Secretary concerned to protect the re3 sources and values of the area in accordance with 

4 this title and pursuant to the National Forest Man5 agement Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.) and 

6 other applicable provisions of law, and in a manner 

7 that promotes the objectives of the management plan 

8 for the Forest as of the date of enactment of this 

9 Act, including— 

10 (A) the protection of the ancient 

11 bristlecone pines for public enjoyment and sci12 entific study; 

13 (B) the recognition of the botanical, scenic, 

14 and historical values of the Forest; and 

15 (C) the maintenance of near-natural condi16 tions in the Forest by ensuring that all activi17 ties are subordinate to the needs of protecting 

18 and preserving bristlecone pines and wood rem19 nants. 

20 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary concerned 

21 shall allow only uses of the Forest that the Secretary 

22 determines will further the purposes for which the 

23 Forest is established. 

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

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

2 under the public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min6 eral and geothermal leasing. 

7 (f) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 18 

8 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary concerned shall submit to the Committee on Energy 

10 and Natural Resources of the Senate and to the Com11 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa12 tives a comprehensive management plan for the Forest. 

13 (g) EXISTING MANAGEMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Management guidance for 

15 the Forest adopted in 1988 as part of the Inyo Na16 tional Forest Land and Resource Management Plan 

17 regarding roads, trails, and facilities development, 

18 motor vehicle use, pest management, energy explo19 ration, land acquisition, utilities placement, wildfire 

20 management, grazing, timber, riparian areas, hunt21 ing, and recreation shall be maintained and incor22 porated in the management plan described in sub23 section (f). 

24 (2) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.—Scientific research 

25 shall be allowed in the Forest in accordance with the 


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1 according to the Inyo National Forest Land and Re2 source Management Plan described in paragraph 

3 (1). 

4 (3) CONFLICT.—In any case in which conflict 

5 exists between the provisions of this Act and the 

6 provisions of a management plan for the Forest, the 

7 more restrictive provisions shall apply. 

8 TITLE VI—BOUNDARY 

9 ADJUSTMENT 

10 SEC. 601. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, SANTA ROSA AND SAN 

11 JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

12 Section 2 of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Moun13 tains National Monument Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 431 

14 note; Public Law 106–351) is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘(e) EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.—In addition to 

17 the land described in subsection (c), the land identified 

18 as additions to the National Monument on the maps enti19 tled ‘Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Addition, 

20 Santa Rosa Peak Area,’ and ‘Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 

21 Mountains Addition, Snow Creek Area’ and dated Sep22 tember 29, 2006 are included within the boundaries of the 

23 National Monument.’’. 


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1 TITLE VII—AUTHORIZATIONS OF 

2 APPROPRIATIONS 

3 SEC. 701. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ECO4 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 

5 For each fiscal year, there are authorized to be ap6 propriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

7 $5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to establish 

8 a program to provide Wilderness and Wild and Scenic 

9 Economic Development grants to communities surrounded 

10 by or adjacent to wilderness areas and wild, scenic, and 

11 recreational rivers designated by this Act— 

12 (1) to create and promote wilderness and recre13 ation related jobs; 

14 (2) to develop visitors’ centers, informational 

15 brochures, and kiosks; or 

16 (3) to carry out other methods for promoting 

17 wilderness and wild and scenic river tourism in the 

18 areas. 

19 SEC. 702. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 

20 RECREATION. 

21 For each fiscal year, there are authorized to be ap22 propriated $2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

23 $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wil24 derness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers des25 ignated by this Act to develop trails and other facilities 


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1 to promote and enhance the wilderness and wild and sce2 nic river recreation experiences 

3 SEC. 703. FIREFIGHTING. 

4 For each fiscal year, there are authorized to be ap5 propriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

6 $5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wil7 derness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational river seg8 ments designated by this Act to support firefighting activi9 ties. 

10 SEC. 704. LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

11 For each fiscal year, there are authorized to be ap12 propriated $2,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and 

13 $2,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wil14 derness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers des15 ignated by this Act to support law enforcement activities 

16 necessary to protect visitors and the natural resources of 

17 the areas. 

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