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Calendar No. 45 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 23 

[Report No. 113–14] 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping 

Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2013 

Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. STABENOW) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 22, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water 

within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 

the State of Michigan, 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 ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 

5 National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 

4 consisting of 6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 

5 National Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Bound6 ary’’, numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 

7 2010. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder12 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land and inland 

13 water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 

14 comprising approximately 32,557 acres along the main15 land shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands 

16 in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally 

17 depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as 

18 a component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys19 tem, to be known as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilder20 ness’’. 

21 (b) MAP.— 

22 (1) AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file 

23 and available for public inspection in appropriate of24 fices of the National Park Service. 

25 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

26 any clerical or typographical errors in the map. 


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1 (3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac2 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

3 Secretary shall prepare a legal description of the wil4 derness boundary and submit a copy of the map and 

5 legal description to the Committee on Energy and 

6 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

7 on Natural Resources of the House of Representa8 tives. 

9 (c) ROAD SETBACKS.—The wilderness boundary shall 

10 be— 

11 (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent 

12 county roads; and 

13 (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent 

14 State highways. 

15 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

17 the wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder19 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

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

21 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

22 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

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

24 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

25 reference to the Secretary. 


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1 (b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

2 BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act prevents the mainte3 nance and improvement of roads that are located outside 

4 the boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 

5 3(a). 

6 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af7 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect 

8 to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting 

9 and fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance 

10 with section 5 of Public Law 91–479 (16 U.S.C. 460x– 

11 4). 

12 (d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act 

13 modifies, alters, or affects— 

14 (1) any treaty rights; or 

15 (2) any valid private property rights in exist16 ence on the day before the date of enactment of this 

17 Act. 


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Calendar No. 45 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 23 

[Report No. 113–14] 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland 

other purposes. Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National 

APRIL 22, 2013 

Reported without amendment 


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