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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1774 

To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add 

certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 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 the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of 

California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sequoia-Kings Canyon 

5 National Park Wilderness Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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1 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of California. 

3 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

5 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are des6 ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na7 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 

8 (1) JOHN KREBS WILDERNESS.— 

9 (A) DESIGNATION.—Certain land in Se10 quoia-Kings Canyon National Park, comprising 

11 approximately 69,500 acres of land, as gen12 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘John 

13 Krebs Wilderness Proposal-Hockett Plateau/ 

14 Mineral King’’ and dated July 2007 and the 

15 map entitled ‘‘John Krebs Wilderness Proposal16 Enlargement of Mineral King Area’’ and dated 

17 May 2007, to be known as the ‘‘John Krebs 

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (B) LIMITATIONS.—The designation of the 

20 wilderness under subparagraph (A) does not— 

21 (i) preclude operation and mainte22 nance of the existing Hockett Meadow 

23 Cabin and Quinn Patrol Cabin in the same 

24 manner and degree in which the cabins 

25 were operated and maintained on the day 

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1 before the date of enactment of this Act; 

2 or 

3 (ii) prohibit the operation, mainte4 nance, and repair of the small check dams 

5 and water impoundments on Lower Frank6 lin Lake, Crystal Lake, Upper Monarch 

7 Lake, and Eagle Lake. 

8 (C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 

9 affects— 

10 (i) the cabins in, and adjacent to, 

11 Mineral King Valley; or 

12 (ii) the private inholdings known as 

13 ‘‘Silver City’’ and ‘‘Kaweah Han’’. 

14 (2) SEQUOIA-KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

15 WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain land in the North 

16 Fork/Redwood Canyon, California, comprising ap17 proximately 43,450 acres, and certain land in Chim18 ney Rock, California, comprising approximately 

19 1,736 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti20 tled ‘‘Redwood Canyon/North Fork/Chimney Rock 

21 Wilderness Proposal’’ and dated June 2007, is in22 corporated in, and shall be considered to be a part 

23 of, the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilder24 ness. 

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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

3 each area designated as wilderness by this Act shall be 

4 administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wil5 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any ref6 erence in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the 

7 Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to 

8 the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

10 (1) SUBMISSION OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIP11 TION.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 

12 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

13 Secretary shall file a map and legal description of 

14 each area designated as wilderness by this Act 

15 with— 

16 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

17 Resources of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

19 of the House of Representatives. 

20 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 

21 description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

22 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex23 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

24 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

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

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

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1 and available for public inspection in the Office of 

2 the Secretary. 

3 (c) HYDROLOGIC, METEOROLOGIC, AND CLIMATO4 LOGICAL DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP5 MENT.—Nothing in this Act— 

6 (1) prevents the installation and maintenance 

7 of, or if nonmotorized access is not reasonably avail8 able or time is of the essence, limited motorized ac9 cess to, hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

10 devices or facilities and communication equipment 

11 associated with the devices, if the devices, facilities, 

12 or equipment are essential to flood warning, flood 

13 control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir oper14 ation purposes; or 

15 (2) precludes or restricts the use of utility heli16 copters for inspection or surveillance of utility facili17 ties in the vicinity of an area designated as wilder18 ness by this Act. 

19 (d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 

21 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around an area 

22 designated as wilderness by this Act. 

23 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The 

24 fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be seen 

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1 ness by this Act shall not preclude the conduct of 

2 the activity or use outside the boundary of the wil3 derness. 

4 (e) HORSEBACK RIDING.—Nothing in this Act pre5 cludes horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or 

6 commercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated 

7 as wilderness by this Act. 

8 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

10 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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