I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1776 
To establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and 
Fresno Counties, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such 
counties, to designate additional components of the national wild and 
scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2013 
Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. DENHAM) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in 
San Benito and Fresno Counties, to designate the Joa-
quin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, to designate 
additional components of the national wild and scenic 
rivers system, 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 ‘‘Clear Creek National 
Recreation Area and Conservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the Plan for the Recreation Area 
prepared under section 4(c). 
(2) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 
Area’’ means the Clear Creek National Recreation 
Area. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEAR CREEK NATIONAL 
RECREATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote environmentally re-
sponsible high-quality motorized and non-motorized trail 
based recreation, including off-highway vehicle use, scenic 
touring, access for hunting and gem collecting, while pro-
tecting ecological, geological, scenic, cultural, and historic 
resources, fish and wildlife values, and other resources of 
the landscape, there is established the Clear Creek Na-
tional Recreation Area in the State, to be managed by the 
Secretary. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Recreation Area shall consist 
of approximately 75,000 acres of Federal land in San Be-
nito County and Fresno County, California, as generally 
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depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Clear Creek National Recre-
ation Area’’ and dated July 30, 2012. 
(c) MAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit a map and legal description of the 
Recreation Area to— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in— 
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management; and 
(B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of 
Land Management in California. 
SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 
Recreation Area to further the purposes described in sec-
tion 3(a), in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
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