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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2545 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2023 

Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. CHU, and 

Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of California 

as wilderness. 

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 ‘‘Central Coast Heritage 

5 Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) SCENIC AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic area’’ 

9 means a scenic area designated by section 408(a). 


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

2 means— 

3 (A) with respect to land managed by the 

4 Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 

5 the Interior; and 

6 (B) with respect to land managed by the 

7 Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

9 of California. 

10 (4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

11 area’’ means a wilderness area or wilderness addi12 tion designated by section 403(a). 

13 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

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

16 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo17 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

18 (1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

19 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap20 proximately 35,116 acres, as generally depicted on 

21 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Caliente Mountain Wil22 derness’’ and dated November 13, 2019, which shall 

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

24 (2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

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1 proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on 

2 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Soda Lake Wilderness’’ 

3 and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be known as 

4 the ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 

5 (3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 

6 of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap7 proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on 

8 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Temblor Range Wilder9 ness’’ and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be 

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

11 (4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

12 Forest comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 

14 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

15 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

16 and managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as 

17 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

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

19 Stat. 242). 

20 (5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

21 Forest comprising approximately 54,036 acres, as 

22 generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 

23 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 1 of 2 

24 (Bear Canyon and Cuyama Peak Units)’’ and ‘‘Dick 

25 Smith Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 2 


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1 of 2 (Buckhorn and Mono Units)’’ and dated No2 vember 14, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

3 and managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness 

4 as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 

5 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

6 (6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

7 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu8 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

9 7,289 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti10 tled ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 

11 and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be incor12 porated into and managed as part of the Garcia Wil13 derness as designated by the Los Padres Condor 

14 Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 102– 

15 301; 106 Stat. 242). 

16 (7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

17 Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu18 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

19 8,774 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti20 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness—Proposed 

21 Additions’’ and dated October 30, 2019, which shall 

22 be incorporated into and managed as part of the 

23 Machesna Mountain Wilderness as designated by the 

24 California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

25 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 


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1 (8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

2 Forest comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as 

3 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil4 derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

5 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

6 and managed as part of the Matilija Wilderness as 

7 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

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

9 Stat. 242). 

10 (9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

11 Forest comprising approximately 23,969 acres, as 

12 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 

13 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

14 February 2, 2021, which shall be incorporated into 

15 and managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness 

16 as designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), 

17 the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 

18 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres 

19 Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 

20 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 

21 (10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

22 Forest comprising approximately 2,921 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 

24 Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 

25 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 


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1 and managed as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness 

2 as designated by the Endangered American Wilder3 ness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 

4 1132 note). 

5 (11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

6 Forest comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as 

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

9 March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 

10 and managed as part of the Sespe Wilderness as 

11 designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 

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

13 Stat. 242). 

14 (12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 

15 Forest comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as 

16 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 

17 Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 

18 March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Dia19 blo Caliente Wilderness’’. 

20 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilder24 ness areas with— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de6 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

7 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex8 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

9 typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip10 tions. 

11 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

12 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

13 on file and available for public inspection in the ap14 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

15 of Land Management. 

16 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO17 TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 

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

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

20 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi21 mately 2,359 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti22 tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness’’ and 

23 dated March 29, 2019, is designated as the Machesna 

24 Mountain Potential Wilderness Area. 

25 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 


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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall file a map and legal description of the 

4 Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re5 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

6 area’’) with— 

7 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

8 Resources of the Senate; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

10 of the House of Representatives. 

11 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de12 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

13 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex14 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

15 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip16 tion. 

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

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

19 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

20 offices of the Forest Service. 

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

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

23 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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


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1 (d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

2 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para4 graph (2), the Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or 

5 reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 

6 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon7 struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 

8 (1), the Secretary shall— 

9 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

10 regulations); and 

11 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

13 necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re14 alignment, or rerouting with the least amount 

15 of adverse impact on wilderness character and 

16 resources. 

17 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

18 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

19 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

20 out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout21 ing authorized by this subsection. 

22 (4) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHI23 CLES.—The Secretary may permit the use of motor24 ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 

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1 cluding regulations) and this subsection until such 

2 date as the potential wilderness area is designated 

3 as wilderness in accordance with subsection (h). 

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

5 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with6 drawn from all forms of— 

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

8 public land laws; 

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

10 laws; and 

11 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min12 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

13 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

14 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

15 agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en16 tities and private entities to complete the trail reconstruc17 tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 

18 (d). 

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

20 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

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

22 of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re23 routed under subsection (d). 

24 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

2 area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des3 ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na4 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

5 of— 

6 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub7 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

8 trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting 

9 authorized by subsection (d) has been com10 pleted; or 

11 (B) the date that is 20 years after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On 

14 designation as wilderness under this section, the po15 tential wilderness area shall be— 

16 (A) incorporated into the Machesna Moun17 tain Wilderness Area, as designated by the Cali18 fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

19 425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by 

20 section 403; and 

21 (B) administered in accordance with sec22 tion 405 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 1131 et seq.). 


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1 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

3 the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec4 retary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act 

5 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

6 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 

8 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 

9 enactment of this Act; and 

10 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture 

12 shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary 

13 that has jurisdiction over the wilderness area. 

14 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI15 TIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take any 

17 measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for 

18 the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord19 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

21 98th Congress. 

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

23 limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 

24 wilderness areas. 

25 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

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1 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec2 retary shall amend the local information in the Fire 

3 Management Reference System or individual oper4 ational plans that apply to the land designated as a 

5 wilderness area. 

6 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para7 graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en8 sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer9 gencies in the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall 

10 enter into agreements with appropriate State or 

11 local firefighting agencies. 

12 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder13 ness areas, if established before the date of enactment of 

14 this Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any 

15 reasonable regulations as the Secretary considers nec16 essary in accordance with— 

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

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

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

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

21 the 101st Congress for land under the jurisdiction of 

22 the Secretary of the Interior; 

23 (3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 

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1 gress for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

2 of Agriculture; and 

3 (4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 

4 Federal public land. 

5 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

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

8 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act affects the jurisdic9 tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 

10 fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

11 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

12 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

14 any management activities that are necessary to 

15 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

16 habitats in the wilderness areas, if the management 

17 activities are— 

18 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

19 management plans; 

20 (B) conducted in accordance with appro21 priate policies, such as the policies established 

22 in Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 

23 (C) in accordance with memoranda of un24 derstanding between the Federal agencies and 

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1 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

3 the designation of wilderness areas by this Act to 

4 lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buff5 er zones around each wilderness area. 

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

7 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

8 seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 

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

10 boundary of the wilderness area. 

11 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre12 cludes— 

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

14 the wilderness areas; 

15 (2) the designation of new units of special air16 space over the wilderness areas; or 

17 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

18 training routes over wilderness areas. 

19 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse20 back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 

21 stock into, a wilderness area— 

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

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

24 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter25 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 


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

2 the wilderness areas are withdrawn from— 

3 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis4 posal under the public land laws; 

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

6 laws; and 

7 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min8 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

9 (i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER10 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

11 that is acquired by the United States shall— 

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

13 the land is located; and 

14 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

15 (A) this section; 

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

17 seq.); and 

18 (C) any other applicable law. 

19 (j) TREATMENT OF EXISTING WATER DIVERSIONS IN

20 THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

21 (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.— 

22 The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 

23 authorization to the owners of the 2 existing water 

24 transport or diversion facilities, including adminis25 trative access roads (in this subsection referred to as 


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1 a ‘‘facility’’), located on National Forest System 

2 land in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the 

3 Moon Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 13 

4 and 14) and the Peak Mountain unit (T. 10 N., R. 

5 28 W., secs. 23 and 26) for the continued operation, 

6 maintenance, and reconstruction of the facility if the 

7 Secretary determines that— 

8 (A) the facility was in existence on the 

9 date on which the land on which the facility is 

10 located was designated as part of the National 

11 Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub12 section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa13 tion’’); 

14 (B) the facility has been in substantially 

15 continuous use to deliver water for the bene16 ficial use on the non-Federal land of the owner 

17 since the date of designation; 

18 (C) the owner of the facility holds a valid 

19 water right for use of the water on the non20 Federal land of the owner under State law, with 

21 a priority date that predates the date of des22 ignation; and 

23 (D) it is not practicable or feasible to relo24 cate the facility to land outside of the wilder25 ness and continue the beneficial use of water on 


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1 the non-Federal land recognized under State 

2 law. 

3 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

4 (A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

5 In a special use authorization issued under 

6 paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

7 (i) allow use of motorized equipment 

8 and mechanized transport for operation, 

9 maintenance, or reconstruction of a facil10 ity, if the Secretary determines that— 

11 (I) the use is the minimum nec12 essary to allow the facility to continue 

13 delivery of water to the non-Federal 

14 land for the beneficial uses recognized 

15 by the water right held under State 

16 law; and 

17 (II) the use of nonmotorized 

18 equipment and nonmechanized trans19 port is impracticable or infeasible; and 

20 (ii) preclude use of the facility for the 

21 diversion or transport of water in excess of 

22 the water right recognized by the State on 

23 the date of designation. 

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1 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

2 or allow modification or relocation of the facility 

3 in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 

4 necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness val5 ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of water 

7 on the non-Federal land is not diminished. 

8 (k) TREATMENT OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL DIS9 TRIBUTION LINE IN THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AD10 DITIONS.— 

11 (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.— 

12 The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 

13 authorization to the owners of the existing electrical 

14 distribution line to the Plowshare Peak communica15 tion site (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘facil16 ity’’) located on National Forest System land in the 

17 San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon Can18 yon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 2, 3 and 4) for 

19 the continued operation, maintenance, and recon20 struction of the facility if the Secretary determines 

21 that— 

22 (A) the facility was in existence on the 

23 date on which the land on which the facility is 

24 located was designated as part of the National 

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1 section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa2 tion’’); 

3 (B) the facility has been in substantially 

4 continuous use to deliver electricity to the com5 munication site; and 

6 (C) it is not practicable or feasible to relo7 cate the distribution line to land outside of the 

8 wilderness. 

9 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

10 (A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

11 In a special use authorization issued under 

12 paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow use of 

13 motorized equipment and mechanized transport 

14 for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of 

15 the electrical distribution line, if the Secretary 

16 determines that the use of nonmotorized equip17 ment and nonmechanized transport is impracti18 cable or infeasible. 

19 (B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI20 TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 

21 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

22 or allow modification or relocation of the facility 

23 in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 

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1 ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 

2 (16 U.S.C. 1131). 

3 (l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac4 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

5 and subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

6 prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 

7 maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 

8 collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 

9 determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 

10 are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water res11 ervoir operation activities. 

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

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

14 CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce15 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(231) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol18 lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of 

19 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

20 Agriculture: 

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

22 from its source in sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 

23 to the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a 

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

2 from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 

3 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce4 nic river. 

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

6 from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to 

7 the southern boundary of sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 

8 26 W., as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(232) MONO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol10 lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali11 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri12 culture: 

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

14 from its source in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 

15 to 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire 

16 Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild 

17 river. 

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

19 from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 

20 Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 

21 0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 

22 Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a rec23 reational river. 

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

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1 tor Fire Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., 

2 to the Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary 

3 in sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river. 

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

5 from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound6 ary to the southern boundary of sec. 33, T. 6 

7 N., R. 26 W., as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(233) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

9 following segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 

10 California, to be administered by the Secretary of 

11 Agriculture: 

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

13 Creek from its source in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 

14 25 W., to the private property boundary in sec. 

15 9, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 

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

17 North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in 

18 sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Matilija Wil19 derness boundary, as a wild river.’’. 

20 (b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

21 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend22 ed by striking paragraph (142) and inserting the fol23 lowing: 

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

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

4 from the private property boundary in sec. 10, 

5 T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Hartman Ranch pri6 vate property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 

7 24 W., as a wild river. 

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

9 from the Hartman Ranch private property 

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

11 western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., 

12 as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(C) The 6.1-mile segment of Sespe Creek 

14 from the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., 

15 R. 22 W., to the confluence with Trout Creek, 

16 as a scenic river. 

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

18 Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 

19 the southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 

20 20 W., as a wild river.’’. 

21 (c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of 

22 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

23 amended by striking paragraph (143) and inserting the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol2 lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu3 taries in the State of California, to be administered 

4 by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

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

6 stem of the Sisquoc River extending from its 

7 origin downstream to the Los Padres Forest 

8 boundary, as a wild river. 

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

10 Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 

11 San Rafael Mountain in sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 28 

12 W., to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as 

13 a wild river. 

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

15 Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak 

16 in sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W., to the San Rafael 

17 Wilderness boundary upstream of Nira Camp18 ground, as a wild river. 

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

20 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound21 ary upstream of the Nira Campground to the 

22 San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of 

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

2 Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound3 ary downstream of the confluence of Davy 

4 Brown Creek to the private property boundary 

5 in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river. 

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

7 Creek from the private property boundary in 

8 sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., to the confluence of 

9 the Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 

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

11 Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in 

12 sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet up13 stream of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as 

14 a wild river. 

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

16 Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 

17 with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 

18 Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 

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

20 from its source north of Ranger Peak in sec. 

21 33, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream 

22 of its confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as 

23 a wild river. 

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1 with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 

2 Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 

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

4 from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley 

5 Road to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as 

6 a wild river. 

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

8 Fish Creek from its source in sec. 26, T. 8 N., 

9 R. 29 W., to its confluence with Fish Creek, as 

10 a wild river.’’. 

11 (d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 

12 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend13 ed by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(199) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol16 lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali17 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture: 

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

20 from its source in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., 

21 to the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 

22 6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river. 

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

24 from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 


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1 6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of 

2 the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 

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

4 from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 

5 to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 

6 river. 

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

8 from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 

9 confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 

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

11 from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 

12 the first bridge crossing to the boundary of the 

13 Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river. 

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

15 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

16 the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 

17 river. 

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

19 from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 

20 the upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a rec21 reational river.’’. 

22 (e) EFFECT.—The designation of additional miles of 

23 Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid 

24 water rights in existence on the date of enactment of this 

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

2 section (including the amendments made by this section) 

3 affects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 

4 Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 

5 crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with 

6 the protection and enhancement of river values under the 

7 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL 

9 WILDERNESS. 

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

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

12 in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi13 mately 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 

15 dated November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Moun16 tain Potential Wilderness Area. 

17 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

20 Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description 

21 of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re22 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 

23 area’’) with— 

24 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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1 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

2 of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de4 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

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

7 any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 

8 legal description. 

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

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

11 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

12 offices of the Forest Service. 

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

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

15 manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 

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

17 (d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 

18 AND REALIGNMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para20 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 

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

22 equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con23 nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 

24 Ridge Trail; and 

25 (B) reconstruct or realign— 


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1 (i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 

2 (ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con4 struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para5 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

6 (A) comply with all existing laws (including 

7 regulations); and 

8 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

9 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 

10 necessary to accomplish the construction, recon11 struction, or alignment with the least amount of 

12 adverse impact on wilderness character and re13 sources. 

14 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 

15 In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 

16 may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 

17 out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign18 ment authorized by this subsection. 

19 (4) MECHANIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary 

20 may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the 

21 existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 

22 accordance with existing law (including regulations) 

23 and this subsection until such date as the potential 

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

2 the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with3 drawn from all forms of— 

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

5 public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min9 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

10 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

11 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

12 agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en13 tities and private entities to complete the trail construc14 tion, reconstruction, and realignment authorized by sub15 section (d). 

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

17 boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 

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

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

20 realigned under subsection (d). 

21 (h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 

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1 tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 

2 of— 

3 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub4 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

5 trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 

6 authorized by subsection (d) has been com7 pleted; or 

8 (B) the date that is 20 years after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act. 

10 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On 

11 designation as wilderness under this section, the po12 tential wilderness area shall be— 

13 (A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil14 derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 

15 (82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 

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

17 note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 

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

19 Stat. 242), and section 403; and 

20 (B) administered in accordance with sec21 tion 405 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1131 et seq.). 

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 March 29, 2019, which shall be 

6 known 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 16,216 acres, as 

11 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun12 tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 

13 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain 

14 Scenic Area’’. 

15 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

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

18 Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of 

19 the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain 

20 Scenic Area with— 

21 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

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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 maps 

6 and legal descriptions. 

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 in particular the scenic character attributes 

23 of the scenic areas; and 

24 (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 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

4 of the Interior; 

5 (iii) any laws (including regulations) 

6 relating to the National Forest System, for 

7 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

8 of Agriculture; and 

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

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

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 except when necessary 

4 for the purposes described in subsection (g). 

5 (4) Transmission lines. 

6 (5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 

7 requirements for the administration of the scenic 

8 areas and to protect public health and safety— 

9 (A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 

10 (B) the establishment of temporary roads. 

11 (6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 

12 for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 

13 (g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE14 MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 

15 take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 

16 determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis17 eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro18 priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 

19 or a local agency. 

20 (h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an oth21 erwise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard 

22 within a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use 

23 outside the boundary of the scenic area. 


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1 SEC. 9. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The contiguous trail established 

3 pursuant to this section shall be known as the ‘‘Condor 

4 National Scenic Trail’’ named after the California condor, 

5 a critically endangered bird species that lives along the 

6 extent of the trail corridor. 

7 (b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Condor National 

8 Scenic Trail are to— 

9 (1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor 

10 that connects the southern and northern portions of 

11 the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire 

12 length of the forest along the coastal mountains of 

13 southern and central California; and 

14 (2) provide for the public enjoyment of the na15 tionally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cul16 tural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest. 

17 (c) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the National 

18 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by 

19 adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

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

22 Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 

23 400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern por24 tion of the Los Padres National Forest to the 

25 Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion 

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1 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 

2 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 

3 consultation with— 

4 ‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re5 gional, and local agencies; 

6 ‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 

8 ‘‘(C) RECREATIONAL USES.—Notwith9 standing section 7(c), the use of motorized vehi10 cles on roads or trails included in the Condor 

11 National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehi12 cles are permitted as of the date of enactment 

13 of this paragraph may be permitted. 

14 ‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary 

16 shall not acquire for the trail any land or 

17 interest in land outside the exterior bound18 ary of any federally managed area without 

19 the consent of the owner of land or interest 

20 in land. 

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1 ernment access) to private property; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 

4 Federal, State, or local law with re5 spect to public access to or use of pri6 vate land. 

7 ‘‘(E) REALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of 

8 Agriculture may realign segments of the Condor 

9 National Scenic Trail as necessary to fulfill the 

10 purposes of the trail. 

11 ‘‘(F) MAP.—The map referred to in sub12 paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 

13 public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

14 the Forest Service.’’. 

15 (d) STUDY.— 

16 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 3 years 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, in accord18 ance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 

19 shall conduct a study that— 

20 (A) addresses the feasibility of, and alter21 natives for, connecting the northern and south22 ern portions of the Los Padres National Forest 

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1 Mountains of the southern California Coastal 

2 Range; and 

3 (B) considers realignment of the trail or 

4 construction of new trail segments to avoid ex5 isting trail segments that currently allow motor6 ized vehicles. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study re8 quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agri9 culture shall— 

10 (A) conform to the requirements for na11 tional scenic trail studies described in section 

12 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1244(b)); 

14 (B) provide for a continual hiking route 

15 through and connecting the southern and 

16 northern sections of the Los Padres National 

17 Forest; 

18 (C) promote recreational, scenic, wilder19 ness and cultural values; 

20 (D) enhance connectivity with the overall 

21 National Forest trail system; 

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1 (F) emphasize safe and continuous public 

2 access, dispersal from high-use areas, and suit3 able water sources; and 

4 (G) to the extent practicable, provide all5 year use. 

6 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In com7 pleting the study required by paragraph (1), the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with— 

9 (A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re10 gional, and local agencies; 

11 (B) private landowners; 

12 (C) nongovernmental organizations; and 

13 (D) members of the public. 

14 (4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

15 shall submit the study required by paragraph (1) 

16 to— 

17 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

18 of the House of Representatives; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

20 Resources of the Senate. 

21 (5) ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE

22 CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 

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1 or alternative trail segments are feasible for in2 clusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall include those seg4 ments in the Condor National Scenic Trail. 

5 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additions or alter6 nations to the Condor National Scenic Trail 

7 shall be effective on the date the Secretary of 

8 Agriculture publishes in the Federal Register 

9 notice that the additional or alternative seg10 ments are included in the Condor National Sce11 nic Trail. 

12 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

13 this section (including the amendments made by this sec14 tion), the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into coopera15 tive agreements with State, Tribal, and local government 

16 entities and private entities to complete needed trail con17 struction, reconstruction, and realignment projects au18 thorized by this section (including the amendments made 

19 by this section). 

20 SEC. 10. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 

21 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 

23 the Chief of the Forest Service) shall study the feasibility 

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1 ing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Can2 yon off-highway vehicle area. 

3 SEC. 11. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 

4 Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 

6 with interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve 

7 nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including 

8 mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness 

9 within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger dis10 tricts. 

11 SEC. 12. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES. 

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

13 have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

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

15 and potential wilderness areas designated by this Act for 

16 traditional cultural and religious purposes. 

17 (b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 

19 the Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may tempo20 rarily close to the general public one or more specific 

21 portions of a wilderness area, scenic area, or poten22 tial wilderness area designated by this Act to protect 

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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 (commonly known 

9 as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) 

10 (42 U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16 

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