II 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4001 

To designate certain land in New England as wilderness for inclusion in 

the National Wilderness Preservation system and certain land as a National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 

Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. GREGG, and Mr. JEFFORDS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third 

time, and passed 

A BILL 

To designate certain land in New England as wilderness 

for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 

system and certain land as a National Recreation Area, 

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 ‘‘New England Wilderness Act of 2006’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Section 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—NEW HAMPSHIRE 

Sec. 101. Definition of State. 

Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 103. Map and description. 

Sec. 104. Administration. 

TITLE II—VERMONT 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Subtitle A—Designation of Wilderness Areas 

Sec. 211. Designation. 

Sec. 212. Map and description. 

Sec. 213. Administration. 

Subtitle B—Moosalamoo National Recreation Area 

Sec. 221. Designation. 

Sec. 222. Map and description. 

Sec. 223. Administration of National Recreation Area. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the For4 est Service. 

5 TITLE I—NEW HAMPSHIRE 

6 SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

7 In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of 

8 New Hampshire. 

9 SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

11 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the State is 

12 designated as wilderness and as components of the Na13 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 

14 (1) Certain Federal land managed by the For15 est Service, comprising approximately 23,700 acres, 


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1 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

2 Wild River Wilderness—White Mountain National 

3 Forest’’, dated February 6, 2006, which shall be 

4 known as the ‘‘Wild River Wilderness’’. 

5 (2) Certain Federal land managed by the For6 est Service, comprising approximately 10,800 acres, 

7 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

8 Sandwich Range Wilderness Additions—White 

9 Mountain National Forest’’, dated February 6, 

10 2006, and which are incorporated in the Sandwich 

11 Range Wilderness, as designated by the New Hamp12 shire Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–323; 

13 98 Stat. 259). 

14 SEC. 103. MAP AND DESCRIPTION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 

17 map and a legal description of each wilderness area des18 ignated by section 102 with the committees of appropriate 

19 jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representa20 tives. 

21 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—A map and legal descrip22 tion filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force 

23 and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec24 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 

25 map and legal description. 


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1 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de2 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made 

3 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 

4 of the Forest Service. 

5 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION. 

6 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

7 rights, each wilderness area designated under this title 

8 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 

9 with— 

10 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

11 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

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

13 seq.). 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With 

15 respect to any wilderness area designated by this title, any 

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

17 to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 

18 to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 

20 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

21 nothing in this title affects any jurisdiction or responsi22 bility of the State with respect to wildlife and fish in the 

23 State. 


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

2 all Federal land in the wilderness areas designated by sec3 tion 102 are withdrawn from— 

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

5 under the public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing laws 

9 (including geothermal leasing laws). 

10 TITLE II—VERMONT 

11 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this title: 

13 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage14 ment Plan’’ means the Green Mountain National 

15 Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. 

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

17 of Vermont. 

18 Subtitle A—Designation of 

19 Wilderness Areas 

20 SEC. 211. DESIGNATION. 

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

22 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are des23 ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na24 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Certain Federal land managed by the 

2 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi3 mately 22,425 acres, as generally depicted on the 

4 map entitled ‘‘Glastenbury Wilderness—Proposed’’, 

5 dated September 2006, which shall be known as the 

6 ‘‘Glastenbury Wilderness’’. 

7 (2) Certain Federal land managed by the 

8 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi9 mately 12,333 acres, as generally depicted on the 

10 map entitled ‘‘Joseph Battell Wilderness—Pro11 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Joseph Battell Wilderness’’. 

13 (3) Certain Federal land managed by the 

14 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi15 mately 3,757 acres, as generally depicted on the 

16 map entitled ‘‘Breadloaf Wilderness Additions—Pro17 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be 

18 known as the ‘‘Breadloaf Wilderness’’. 

19 (4) Certain Federal land managed by the 

20 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi21 mately 2,338 acres, as generally depicted on the 

22 map entitled ‘‘Lye Brook Wilderness Additions— 

23 Proposed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be 

24 known as the ‘‘Lye Brook Wilderness’’. 


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1 (5) Certain Federal land managed by the 

2 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi3 mately 752 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

4 entitled ‘‘Peru Peak Wilderness Additions—Pro5 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be 

6 known as the ‘‘Peru Peak Wilderness’’. 

7 (6) Certain Federal land managed by the 

8 United States Forest Service, comprising approxi9 mately 47 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

10 entitled ‘‘Big Branch Wilderness Additions—Pro11 posed’’, dated September 2006, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Big Branch Wilderness’’. 

13 SEC. 212. MAP AND DESCRIPTION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 

16 map and a legal description of each wilderness area des17 ignated by section 211 with— 

18 (1) the Committee on Resources of the House 

19 of Representatives; 

20 (2) the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

21 of Representatives; and 

22 (3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

23 and Forestry of the Senate. 

24 (b) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description 

25 filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 


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1 effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 

2 may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map 

3 and legal description. 

4 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de5 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made 

6 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 

7 of the Forest Service. 

8 SEC. 213. ADMINISTRATION. 

9 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid rights in ex10 istence on the date of enactment of this Act, each wilder11 ness area designated under this subtitle and in the Green 

12 Mountain National Forest (as of the date of enactment 

13 of this Act) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac14 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

15 seq.). 

16 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 

17 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife 

18 and fish on the public land located in the State, including 

19 the stocking of fish in rivers and streams in the State to 

20 support the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restora21 tion Program. 

22 (c) TRAILS.—The Forest Service shall allow the con23 tinuance of — 

24 (1) the Appalachian National Scenic Trail; 

25 (2) the Long Trail; 


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1 (3) the Catamount Trail; and 

2 (4) the marking and maintenance of associated 

3 trails and trail structures of the Trails referred to 

4 in this subsection, consistent with the management 

5 direction (including objectives, standards, guidelines, 

6 and agreements with partners) established for the 

7 Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Long Trail, and 

8 Catamount Trail under the Management Plan. 

9 Subtitle B—Moosalamoo National 

10 Recreation Area 

11 SEC. 221. DESIGNATION. 

12 Certain Federal land managed by the United States 

13 Forest Service, comprising approximately 15,857 acres, as 

14 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Moosalamoo Na15 tional Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated September 

16 2006, is designated as the ‘‘Moosalamoo National Recre17 ation Area’’. 

18 SEC. 222. MAP AND DESCRIPTION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 

21 map and a legal description of the national recreation area 

22 designated by section 221 with— 

23 (1) the Committee on Resources of the House 

24 of Representatives; 


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1 (2) the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

2 of Representatives; and 

3 (3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

4 and Forestry of the Senate. 

5 (b) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description 

6 filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 

7 effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Sec8 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 

9 map and legal description. 

10 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de11 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made 

12 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 

13 of the Forest Service. 

14 SEC. 223. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL RECREATION 

15 AREA. 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ad18 minister the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in ac19 cordance with— 

20 (1) laws (including rules and regulations) appli21 cable to units of the National Forest System; and 

22 (2) the management direction (including objec23 tives, standards, and guidelines) established for the 

24 Moosalamoo Recreation and Education Management 

25 Area under the Management Plan. 


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1 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 

2 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife 

3 and fish on the public land located in the State. 

4 (c) ESCARPMENT AND ECOLOGICAL AREAS.—Noth5 ing in this subtitle prevents the Secretary from managing 

6 the Green Mountain Escarpment Management Area and 

7 the Ecological Special Areas, as described in the Manage8 ment Plan. 

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