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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4685 

To designate certain Federal lands in California as wilderness, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2014 

Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. FARR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain Federal lands in California as 

wilderness, 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 ‘‘Central Coast Heritage Protection Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Designation of wilderness. 

Sec. 4. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 5. Administration of wilderness. 

Sec. 6. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 


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Sec. 7. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness. 

Sec. 8. Designation of scenic areas. 

Sec. 9. Condor National Recreation Trail. 

Sec. 10. Forest Service study. 

Sec. 11. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities. 

Sec. 12. Use by members of Native American tribes. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) SCENIC AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic areas’’ 

4 means the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black 

5 Mountain Scenic Area designated by this Act. 

6 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

7 means— 

8 (A) with respect to lands managed by the 

9 Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 

10 the Interior; and 

11 (B) with respect to lands managed by the 

12 Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 

13 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

14 of California. 

15 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

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

18 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo19 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

20 (1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

21 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap22 proximately 35,619 acres, as generally depicted on 


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1 the map entitled ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness 

2 Area—Proposed’’ and dated lll, which shall be 

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

4 (2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

5 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap6 proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the map entitled ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness Area—Pro8 posed’’ and dated lll, which shall be known as 

9 the ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 

10 (3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

11 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap12 proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on 

13 the map entitled ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness 

14 Area—Proposed’’ and dated lll, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 

16 (4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

17 Forest comprising approximately 23,524 acres, as 

18 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 

19 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

20 lll, which shall be incorporated into and man21 aged as part of the Chumash Wilderness as des22 ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 

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

24 242). 


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1 (5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

2 Forest comprising approximately 54,609 acres, as 

3 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

4 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

5 lll, which shall be incorporated into and man6 aged as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness as des7 ignated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 

8 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

9 (6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

10 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu11 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

12 7,315 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti13 tled ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

14 and dated lll, which shall be incorporated into 

15 and managed as part of the Garcia Wilderness as 

16 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

17 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

18 Stat. 242). 

19 (7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

20 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu21 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

22 8,081 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti23 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area Addi24 tions—Proposed’’ and dated lll, which shall be 

25 incorporated into and managed as part of the 


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1 Machesna Mountain Wilderness as designated by the 

2 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

3 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

4 (8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

5 Forest comprising approximately 29,677 acres, as 

6 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil7 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

8 lll, which shall be incorporated into and man9 aged as part of the Matilija Wilderness as des10 ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 

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

12 242). 

13 (9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

14 Forest comprising approximately 24,131 acres, as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

16 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

17 lll, which shall be incorporated into and man18 aged as part of the San Rafael Wilderness as des19 ignated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), the 

20 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

21 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres 

22 Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 

23 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

24 (10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

25 Forest comprising approximately 3,153 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 

2 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

3 lll, which shall be incorporated into and man4 aged as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness as des5 ignated by the Endangered American Wilderness Act 

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

7 (11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

8 Forest comprising approximately 14,795 acres, as 

9 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil10 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

11 lll, which shall be incorporated into and man12 aged as part of the Sespe Wilderness as designated 

13 by the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protec14 tion Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

15 (12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

16 Forest comprising approximately 18,176 acres, as 

17 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 

18 Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

19 llll, which shall be known as the ‘‘Diablo 

20 Caliente Wilderness’’. 

21 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

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

24 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilderVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:17 May 28, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4685.IH H4685

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1 ness areas and wilderness additions designated by 

2 subsection (a) with— 

3 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

6 Resources of the Senate. 

7 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de8 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

9 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex10 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

11 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip12 tion. 

13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

14 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

15 on file and available for public inspection in the ap16 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

17 of Land Management. 

18 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO19 TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

21 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 

22 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi23 mately 2,174 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti24 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 


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1 dated lllll, is designated as the Machesna Moun2 tain Potential Wilderness Area. 

3 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

6 shall file a map and a legal description of the 

7 Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re8 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

9 area’’) with— 

10 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

11 of the House of Representatives; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

13 Resources of the Senate. 

14 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de15 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

16 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex17 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

18 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip19 tion. 

20 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

21 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

22 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

23 offices of the Forest Service. 

24 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

25 (d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 


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1 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

3 (d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

4 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para6 graph (2), the Secretary is authorized to recon7 struct, realign, or reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon9 struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 

10 (1), the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

12 regulations); and 

13 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

14 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

15 necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re16 alignment, or rerouting with the least amount 

17 of adverse impact on wilderness character and 

18 resources. 

19 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

20 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

21 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

22 out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout23 ing authorized by this section. 

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1 ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 

2 Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law (in3 cluding regulations) and this section until such date 

4 as the potential wilderness area is designated wilder5 ness in accordance with subsection (h). 

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

7 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with8 drawn from all forms of— 

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

10 public land laws; 

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

12 laws; and 

13 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min14 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

15 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

16 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

17 agreements with State, tribal, and local governmental enti18 ties and private entities to complete the trail reconstruc19 tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 

20 (d). 

21 (g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 

22 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

23 area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 

24 of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re25 routed under subsection (d). 


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1 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

3 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des4 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na5 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the date 

6 on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 

7 Register notice that the trail reconstruction, realign8 ment, or rerouting authorized by subsection (d) has 

9 been completed or 20 years after the date of the en10 actment of this Act, whichever comes sooner. 

11 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—Upon 

12 designation as wilderness under this section, the po13 tential wilderness area shall be— 

14 (A) incorporated into the Machesna Moun15 tain Wilderness Area, as designated by the Cali16 fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

17 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by 

18 section 3; and 

19 (B) administered in accordance with sec20 tion 5 and the Wilderness Act. 

21 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

23 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

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1 cordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 1131 et seq.), except that— 

3 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

4 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

5 a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act; 

6 and 

7 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered a ref9 erence to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the 

10 land. 

11 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI12 TIES.— 

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

14 such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad15 dition designated by section 3 as are necessary for 

16 the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord17 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

18 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 

19 98th Congress. 

20 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 

21 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

22 wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 

23 by this Act. 

24 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

25 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 


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1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec2 retary shall amend the local fire management plans 

3 that apply to the land designated as a wilderness 

4 area or wilderness addition by section 3. 

5 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para6 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en7 sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer8 gencies in the wilderness areas or wilderness addi9 tions designated by section 3, the Secretary shall— 

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

11 the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap12 proval procedures (including appropriate delega13 tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis14 trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re15 sponding to fire emergencies; and 

16 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

17 State or local firefighting agencies. 

18 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder19 ness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 

20 3, if established before the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to such reason22 able regulations as the Secretary considers necessary in 

23 accordance with— 

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

25 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 


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

2 House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 

3 the 101st Congress for lands under the jurisdiction 

4 of the Secretary of the Interior; 

5 (3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 

6 96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con7 gress for lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec8 retary of Agriculture; and 

9 (4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 

10 Federal public lands. 

11 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

13 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act affects the jurisdic15 tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 

16 fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

18 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

19 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

20 any management activities that are necessary to 

21 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

22 habitats in the wilderness areas and wilderness addi23 tions designated by section 3, if the management ac24 tivities are— 


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1 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

2 management plans; and 

3 (B) conducted in accordance with appro4 priate policies, such as the policies established 

5 in Appendix B of House Report 101–405. 

6 (3) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT

7 PROJECTS.—Management activities to maintain 

8 water sources for wildlife may be carried out within 

9 wilderness areas designated by this Act and may in10 clude the use of motorized vehicles by the appro11 priate agencies and their designees if— 

12 (A) the water sources will, as determined 

13 by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 

14 promoting healthy and viable wildlife popu15 lations; and 

16 (B) the visual impacts of the water sources 

17 on the wilderness areas can reasonably be mini18 mized. 

19 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

21 designation of wilderness by this Act to lead to the 

22 creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 

23 around each wilderness area or wilderness addition. 

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

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1 seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 

2 not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

3 boundary of the wilderness area. 

4 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre5 cludes— 

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

7 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des8 ignated by section 3; 

9 (2) the designation of new units of special air10 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi11 tions designated by section 3; or 

12 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

13 training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 

14 additions designated by section 3. 

15 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse16 back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 

17 saddle or pack stock into, a wilderness area or wilderness 

18 addition designated by section 3— 

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

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

21 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter22 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

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

24 the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 

25 by section 3 are withdrawn from— 


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1 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis2 posal under the public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min6 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

7 (i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER8 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

9 or wilderness addition designated by section 3 that is ac10 quired by the United States shall— 

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

12 the land is located; and 

13 (2) be managed in accordance with this section, 

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

15 any other applicable law. 

16 (j) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac17 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

18 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

19 may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa20 tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli21 matological collection devices in the wilderness areas and 

22 wilderness additions designated by section 3 if the Sec23 retary determines that the facilities and access to the fa24 cilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or 

25 water reservoir operation activities. 


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

2 (a) INDIAN CREEK, MONO CREEK, AND MATILIJA

3 CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce4 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(ll) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol7 lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of 

8 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

9 Agriculture: 

10 ‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek 

11 from its source in section 19, T7N, R26W to 

12 the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek 

15 from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 

16 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce17 nic river. 

18 ‘‘(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek 

19 from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to 

20 the southern boundary of section 32, T6N, 

21 R26W, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(ll) MONO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol23 lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali24 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 

2 from its source in section 1, T7N, R26W, to 

3 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire Road 

4 in section 28, T7N, R25W, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 

6 from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 

7 Fire Road in section 28, T7N, R25W to 0.25 

8 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire Road in 

9 section 34, T7N, R25W, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono 

11 Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Vic12 tor Fire Road in section 34, T7N, R25W to the 

13 Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary in sec14 tion 22, R26W, T6N, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek 

16 from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound17 ary to the southern boundary of section 33, 

18 T6N, R26N, as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(ll) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

20 following segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 

21 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

22 Agriculture: 

23 ‘‘(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija 

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1 R25W to the private property boundary in sec2 tion 9, T5N, R24W, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 

4 North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in 

5 section 36, T6N, R24W to the Matilija Wilder6 ness boundary, as a wild river.’’. 

7 (b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a)(142) 

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

9 1274(a)(142) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(142) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol11 lowing segments of Sespe Creek in the State of Cali12 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri13 culture: 

14 ‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

15 from the private property boundary in section 

16 10, T6N, R24W, to the Hartman Ranch private 

17 property boundary in section 14, T6N, R24W, 

18 as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

20 from the Hartman Ranch private property 

21 boundary in section 14, T6N, R24W, to the 

22 western boundary of section 6, T5N, R22W, as 

23 a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(C) The 6.1-miles segment of Sespe 

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1 T5N, R22W, to the confluence with Trout 

2 Creek, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe 

4 Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 

5 the southern boundary of section 35, T5N, 

6 R20W, as a wild river.’’. 

7 (c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a)(143) 

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

9 1274(a)(143) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol11 lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu12 taries in the State of California, to be administered 

13 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

14 ‘‘(A) The 33-mile segment of the main 

15 stem of the Sisquoc River extending from its 

16 origin downstream to the Los Padres Forest 

17 boundary, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South 

19 Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 

20 San Rafael Mountain in section 2, T7N, R28W 

21 to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as a 

22 wild river. 

23 ‘‘(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana 

24 Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak 

25 in section 4, T&N, R28W to the San Rafael 


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1 Wilderness boundary upstream of Nira Camp2 ground, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana 

4 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound5 ary upstream of the Nira Campground to the 

6 San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of 

7 the confluence of Davy Brown Creek, as a rec8 reational river. 

9 ‘‘(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana 

10 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound11 ary downstream of the confluence of Davy 

12 Brown Creek to the private property boundary 

13 in section 1, T8N, R30W, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 

15 Creek from the private property boundary in 

16 section 1, T8N, R30W, to the confluence of the 

17 Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 

19 Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in 

20 section 32, T8N, R29W to 300 feet upstream 

21 of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as a wild 

22 river. 

23 ‘‘(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 

24 Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 


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1 with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 

2 Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon 

4 from its source north of Ranger Peak in section 

5 33, T8N, R29W to 300 feet upstream of its 

6 confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as a wild 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Can9 yon from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 

10 with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 

11 Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek 

13 from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley 

14 Road to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as 

15 a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork 

17 Fish Creek from its source in section 26, T8N, 

18 R29W to its confluence with Fish Creek, as a 

19 wild river.’’. 

20 (d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a)(199) of 

21 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(199)) 

22 is amended to read as follows: 

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1 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture: 

3 ‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 

4 from its source in section 3, T6N, R22W, to 

5 the private property boundary in section 4, 

6 T6N, R21W, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 

8 from the private property boundary in section 

9 4, T6N, R21W, to 0.25 miles downstream of 

10 the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 

12 from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 

13 to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 

16 from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 

17 confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek 

19 from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 

20 the first bridge crossing to the boundary of the 

21 Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek 

23 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

24 the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 

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1 ‘‘(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 

2 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

3 the upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a rec4 reational river.’’. 

5 (e) EFFECT.—The designation of Piru Creek under 

6 subsection (a) shall not affect valid rights in existence on 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 

9 section shall affect the motorized use of trails designated 

10 by the Forest Service for motorized use that are located 

11 adjacent to and crossing upper Piru Creek. 

12 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL 

13 WILDERNESS. 

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

15 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 

16 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi17 mately 41,617 acres, as generally depicted on the map en18 titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 

19 dated ll, is designated as the Fox Mountain Potential 

20 Wilderness Area. 

21 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

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1 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilder2 ness area’’) with— 

3 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

6 Resources of the Senate. 

7 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de8 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

9 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex10 cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 

11 any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 

12 legal description. 

13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

14 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

15 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

16 offices of the Forest Service. 

17 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 

18 (d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 

19 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

21 (d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

22 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para24 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 

25 to— 


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1 (A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 

2 equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con3 nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 

4 Ridge Trail; and 

5 (B) reconstruct or realign the— 

6 (i) Bull Ridge Trail; and 

7 (ii) Rocky Ridge Trail. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con9 struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para10 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

12 regulations); and 

13 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

14 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

15 necessary to accomplish the construction, recon16 struction, or alignment with the least amount of 

17 adverse impact on wilderness character and re18 sources. 

19 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

20 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

21 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

22 out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign23 ment authorized by this section. 

24 (4) MECHANIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary 

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1 existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 

2 accordance with existing law (including regulations) 

3 and this section until such date as the potential wil4 derness area is designated wilderness in accordance 

5 with subsection (h). 

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

7 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with8 drawn from all forms of— 

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

10 public land laws; 

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

12 laws; and 

13 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min14 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

15 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

16 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

17 agreements with State, tribal, and local governmental enti18 ties and private entities to complete the trail construction, 

19 reconstruction, and realignment authorized by subsection 

20 (d). 

21 (g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 

22 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

23 area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location 

24 of any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or 

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1 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

3 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des4 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na5 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the date 

6 on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 

7 Register notice that the trail construction, recon8 struction, or alignment authorized by subsection (d) 

9 has been completed or 20 years after the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act, whichever comes sooner. 

11 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—Upon 

12 designation as wilderness under this section, the po13 tential wilderness area shall be— 

14 (A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil15 derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 

16 (82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 

17 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

18 note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 

19 River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 

20 Stat. 242), and section 3; and 

21 (B) administered in accordance with sec22 tion 5 and the Wilderness Act. 

23 SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 

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

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1 (1) CONDOR RIDGE SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

2 land in the Los Padres National Forest comprising 

3 approximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Pro5 posed’’ and dated lll, which shall be managed 

6 as the Condor Ridge Scenic Area. 

7 (2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 

8 land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba9 kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man10 agement comprising approximately 15,846 acres, as 

11 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun12 tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated lll, 

13 which shall be managed as the Black Mountain Sce14 nic Area. 

15 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

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

18 of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal descrip19 tion of the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black 

20 Mountain Scenic Area with— 

21 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

22 of the House of Representatives; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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1 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de2 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

3 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex4 cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 

5 any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 

6 legal description. 

7 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

8 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

9 on file and available for public inspection in the ap10 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

11 of Land Management. 

12 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 

13 conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy14 ment of present and future generations the ecological, sce15 nic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu16 cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 

17 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin19 ister the scenic areas— 

20 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

21 and enhances the resources of the scenic areas; 

22 and 

23 (B) in accordance with— 

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1 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man2 agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 

3 lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec4 retary of the Interior; 

5 (iii) any laws (including regulations) 

6 relating to the National Forest System, for 

7 lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec8 retary of Agriculture; and 

9 (iv) any other applicable law (includ10 ing regulations). 

11 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow such 

12 uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary deter13 mines would further the purposes described in sub14 section (c). 

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

16 the Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from 

17 all forms of— 

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

19 public land laws; 

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

21 laws; and 

22 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min23 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

24 (f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be pro25 hibited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 


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1 (1) Permanent roads. 

2 (2) Permanent structures. 

3 (3) Timber harvesting. 

4 (4) Transmission lines. 

5 (5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 

6 requirements for the administration of the scenic 

7 areas and to protect public health and safety— 

8 (A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 

9 (B) the establishment of temporary roads. 

10 (6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 

11 for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 

12 (g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE13 MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 

14 take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 

15 determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis16 eases, including, as the Secretary determines appropriate, 

17 the coordination of those activities with the State or a 

18 local agency. 

19 SEC. 9. CONDOR NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL. 

20 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Condor National 

21 Recreation Trail is to provide a continual hiking trail cor22 ridor spanning the entire length of the Los Padres Na23 tional Forest along the coastal mountains of Central Cali24 fornia. The trail is named after the California Condor, a 

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1 tent of the Condor Trail within the National Forest. The 

2 trail will traverse a diversity of geography and commu3 nities through the southern and northern sections of the 

4 Los Padres National Forest. 

5 (b) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) the National Trails 

6 System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL RECREATION

9 TRAIL.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Condor National 

11 Recreation Trail, extending approximately 

12 lll miles from Lake Piru to the Botchers 

13 Gap Campground in Monterey County corridor, 

14 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Con15 dor National Recreation Trail—Proposed’ and 

16 dated llll. 

17 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Condor Na18 tional Recreation Trail (referred to in this sec19 tion as the ‘trail’) shall be administered by the 

20 Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with— 

21 ‘‘(i) other Federal, State, tribal, re22 gional, and local agencies; 

23 ‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) CONTINUAL ROUTE.—In building new 

2 connectors, and realigning the existing trail, the 

3 Secretary shall provide for a continual route 

4 through the southern and northern Los Padres 

5 National Forest, promote recreational, wilder6 ness and cultural values, enhance connectivity 

7 with the overall National Forest trail system, 

8 emphasize safe and continuous public access, 

9 dispersal from high-use areas, and suitable 

10 water sources, and, to the extent practicable, 

11 provide all-year use. 

12 ‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No portions of the 

14 trail may be located on non-Federal land 

15 without the written consent of the land16 owner. 

17 ‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary 

18 shall not acquire for the trail any land or 

19 interest in land outside the exterior bound20 ary of any federally managed area without 

21 the consent of the owner of land or interest 

22 in land. 

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1 ‘‘(I) requires any private prop2 erty owner to allow public access (in3 cluding Federal, State, or local gov4 ernment access) to private property; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 

7 Federal, State, or local law with re8 spect to public access to or use of pri9 vate land. 

10 ‘‘(E) MAP.—The map referred to in sub11 paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 

12 public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

13 the Forest Service. 

14 ‘‘(F) STUDY.— 

15 ‘‘(i) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later 

16 than 3 years after the date of the enact17 ment of this paragraph, the Secretary of 

18 Agriculture shall submit to the Committee 

19 on Natural Resources of the House of Rep20 resentatives and Committee on Energy and 

21 Natural Resources of the Senate a study 

22 that describes the feasibility of, and alter23 natives for, connecting the northern and 

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1 the applicable portions of the Northern 

2 and Southern Santa Lucia Mountains of 

3 the Southern California Coastal Range. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In 

5 completing the study required by clause 

6 (i), the Secretary of Agriculture shall con7 sult with— 

8 ‘‘(I) appropriate Federal, State, 

9 tribal, regional, and local agencies; 

10 ‘‘(II) private landowners; 

11 ‘‘(III) nongovernmental organiza12 tions; and 

13 ‘‘(IV) members of the public.’’. 

14 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

15 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

16 agreements with State, tribal, and local government enti17 tles and private entities to complete needed trail construc18 tion, reconstruction, and realignment projects authorized 

19 by this section. 

20 SEC. 10. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 

21 Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Forest Service shall study the feasi23 bility of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 

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1 the existing off-highway vehicle trail system in the 

2 Ballinger Canyon off-highway vehicle area. 

3 SEC. 11. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 

4 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consulta6 tion with interested parties, shall conduct a study to im7 prove nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (includ8 ing mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilder9 ness within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos rang10 er districts. 

11 SEC. 12. USE BY MEMBERS OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES. 

12 (a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that Indian 

13 tribes have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act 

14 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to the wilderness areas, scenic 

15 areas, and potential wilderness areas designated by this 

16 Act for traditional cultural and religious purposes.’’. 

17 (b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sub19 section, the Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe, 

20 may temporarily close to the general public 1 or 

21 more specific portions of a wilderness area, scenic 

22 area, and potential wilderness area designated by 

23 this Act to protect the privacy of the members of the 

24 Indian tribe in the conduct of traditional cultural 

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1 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para2 graph (1) shall be— 

3 (A) made in such a manner as to affect 

4 the smallest practicable area for the minimum 

5 period of time necessary for the activity to be 

6 carried out; and 

7 (B) be consistent with the purpose and in8 tent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996), 

9 commonly referred to as the American Indian 

10 Religious Freedom Act, and the Wilderness Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

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