I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5636 
To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness on the Ouachita National 
Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. BEYER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness on the 
Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Flatside Wilderness 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INVENTORY AND EVALUATION OF CERTAIN LANDS 
ADJACENT TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
conduct an inventory and evaluation of certain lands, as 
generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Flatside Wilderness 
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Adjacent Inventory Areas’’ and dated November 30, 2017, 
to determine the suitability of such lands for inclusion in 
the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
(b) COMPLETION DATE.—The inventory and evalua-
tion required under subsection (a) shall be completed not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF SUITABILITY.— 
(1) WILDERNESS
DESIGNATION.—If the Sec-
retary of Agriculture determines that the lands 
inventoried and evaluated under subsection (a) are 
suitable for designation as wilderness— 
(A) the Secretary shall publish notice of 
such a determination in the Federal Register 
not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this section; and 
(B) such lands shall be designated as wil-
derness and incorporated in the Flatside Wil-
derness under section 3(d) of the Arkansas Wil-
derness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–508; 98 
Stat. 2349) on the date that the Secretary pub-
lishes the notice described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) LACK OF SUITABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Ag-
riculture determines that the lands inventoried 
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and evaluated under subsection (a) are not suit-
able for designation as wilderness, the Secretary 
shall manage the lands in accordance with the 
applicable land management plan. 
(B) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—For pur-
poses of ecological restoration (including the 
elimination of non-native species, removal of il-
legal, unused, or decommissioned roads, repair 
of skid tracks, and any other activities nec-
essary to restore the natural ecosystems), the 
Secretary may use motorized equipment and 
mechanized transport in the lands described in 
subparagraph (A) until the date that is the ear-
lier of the following: 
(i) The date that is 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section. 
(ii) The date on which the Secretary 
determines such lands are suitable for des-
ignation as wilderness. 
(C) LIMITATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, shall use the minimum tool or 
administrative practice necessary to accomplish 
ecological restoration with the least amount of 
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