I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
To designate certain Federal lands in California as wilderness, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2014 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. FARR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain Federal lands in California as 
wilderness, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Central Coast Heritage Protection Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Designation of wilderness. 
Sec. 4. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness. 
Sec. 5. Administration of wilderness. 
Sec. 6. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
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Sec. 7. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness. 
Sec. 8. Designation of scenic areas. 
Sec. 9. Condor National Recreation Trail. 
Sec. 10. Forest Service study. 
Sec. 11. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities. 
Sec. 12. Use by members of Native American tribes. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SCENIC AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic areas’’ 
means the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black 
Mountain Scenic Area designated by this Act. 
(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) with respect to lands managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 
the Interior; and 
(B) with respect to lands managed by the 
Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the 
State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo-
nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 35,619 acres, as generally depicted on 
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the map entitled ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness 
Area—Proposed’’ and dated lll, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness Area—Pro-
posed’’ and dated lll, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 
(3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness 
Area—Proposed’’ and dated lll, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 
(4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,524 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
lll, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the Chumash Wilderness as des-
ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 
Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 
242). 
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(5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 54,609 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
lll, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness as des-
ignated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management comprising approximately 
7,315 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 
and dated lll, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the Garcia Wilderness as 
designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242). 
(7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management comprising approximately 
8,081 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area Addi-
tions—Proposed’’ and dated lll, which shall be 
incorporated into and managed as part of the 
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Machesna Mountain Wilderness as designated by the 
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 29,677 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil-
derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
lll, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the Matilija Wilderness as des-
ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 
Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 
242). 
(9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 24,131 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
lll, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the San Rafael Wilderness as des-
ignated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), the 
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres 
Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 
102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
(10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 3,153 acres, as 
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generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
lll, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness as des-
ignated by the Endangered American Wilderness Act 
of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 14,795 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil-
derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
lll, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the Sespe Wilderness as designated 
by the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protec-
tion Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
(12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 18,176 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 
Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
llll, which shall be known as the ‘‘Diablo 
Caliente Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilder-
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ness areas and wilderness additions designated by 
subsection (a) with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-
tion. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO-
TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 2,174 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 
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dated lllll, is designated as the Machesna Moun-
tain Potential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of the 
Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 
area’’) with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-
tion. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
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manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary is authorized to recon-
struct, realign, or reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon-
struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (including 
regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re-
alignment, or rerouting with the least amount 
of adverse impact on wilderness character and 
resources. 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 
In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 
out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout-
ing authorized by this section. 
(4) 
MOTORIZED
AND
MECHANIZED
VEHI-
CLES.—The Secretary may permit the use of motor-
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ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 
Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law (in-
cluding regulations) and this section until such date 
as the potential wilderness area is designated wilder-
ness in accordance with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, tribal, and local governmental enti-
ties and private entities to complete the trail reconstruc-
tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 
(d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re-
routed under subsection (d). 
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(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 
area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System on the date 
on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 
Register notice that the trail reconstruction, realign-
ment, or rerouting authorized by subsection (d) has 
been completed or 20 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, whichever comes sooner. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—Upon 
designation as wilderness under this section, the po-
tential wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the Machesna Moun-
tain Wilderness Area, as designated by the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by 
section 3; and 
(B) administered in accordance with sec-
tion 5 and the Wilderness Act. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 
by section 3 shall be administered by the Secretary in ac-
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cordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 
a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered a ref-
erence to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the 
land. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad-
dition designated by section 3 as are necessary for 
the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord-
ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 
98th Congress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 
limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 
wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 
by this Act. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall amend the local fire management plans 
that apply to the land designated as a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition by section 3. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en-
sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer-
gencies in the wilderness areas or wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 3, the Secretary shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap-
proval procedures (including appropriate delega-
tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis-
trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re-
sponding to fire emergencies; and 
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate 
State or local firefighting agencies. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder-
ness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 
3, if established before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to such reason-
able regulations as the Secretary considers necessary in 
accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 
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(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress for lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 
96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con-
gress for lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 
Federal public lands. 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act affects the jurisdic-
tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 
of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 
any management activities that are necessary to 
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 
habitats in the wilderness areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 3, if the management ac-
tivities are— 
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(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) conducted in accordance with appro-
priate policies, such as the policies established 
in Appendix B of House Report 101–405. 
(3) 
WILDLIFE
WATER
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.—Management 
activities 
to 
maintain 
water sources for wildlife may be carried out within 
wilderness areas designated by this Act and may in-
clude the use of motorized vehicles by the appro-
priate agencies and their designees if— 
(A) the water sources will, as determined 
by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 
promoting healthy and viable wildlife popu-
lations; and 
(B) the visual impacts of the water sources 
on the wilderness areas can reasonably be mini-
mized. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
designation of wilderness by this Act to lead to the 
creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 
around each wilderness area or wilderness addition. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
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seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 3; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 3; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 
additions designated by section 3. 
(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 
saddle or pack stock into, a wilderness area or wilderness 
addition designated by section 3— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 
by section 3 are withdrawn from— 
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(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
or wilderness addition designated by section 3 that is ac-
quired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable law. 
(j) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in the wilderness areas and 
wilderness additions designated by section 3 if the Sec-
retary determines that the facilities and access to the fa-
cilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or 
water reservoir operation activities. 
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SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) INDIAN CREEK, MONO CREEK, AND MATILIJA 
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from its source in section 19, T7N, R26W to 
the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 
0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to 
the southern boundary of section 32, T6N, 
R26W, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ll) MONO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
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‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from its source in section 1, T7N, R26W, to 
0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire Road 
in section 28, T7N, R25W, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 
Fire Road in section 28, T7N, R25W to 0.25 
miles downstream of Don Victor Fire Road in 
section 34, T7N, R25W, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono 
Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Vic-
tor Fire Road in section 34, T7N, R25W to the 
Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary in sec-
tion 22, R26W, T6N, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound-
ary to the southern boundary of section 33, 
T6N, R26N, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(ll) MATILIJA
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 
following segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija 
Creek from its source in section 25, T6N, 
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R25W to the private property boundary in sec-
tion 9, T5N, R24W, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 
North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in 
section 36, T6N, R24W to the Matilija Wilder-
ness boundary, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a)(142) 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)(142) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(142) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Sespe Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the private property boundary in section 
10, T6N, R24W, to the Hartman Ranch private 
property boundary in section 14, T6N, R24W, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the Hartman Ranch private property 
boundary in section 14, T6N, R24W, to the 
western boundary of section 6, T5N, R22W, as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 6.1-miles segment of Sespe 
Creek from the western boundary of section 6, 
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T5N, R22W, to the confluence with Trout 
Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe 
Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 
the southern boundary of section 35, T5N, 
R20W, as a wild river.’’. 
(c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a)(143) 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)(143) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu-
taries in the State of California, to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 33-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Sisquoc River extending from its 
origin downstream to the Los Padres Forest 
boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South 
Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 
San Rafael Mountain in section 2, T7N, R28W 
to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak 
in section 4, T&N, R28W to the San Rafael 
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Wilderness boundary upstream of Nira Camp-
ground, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound-
ary upstream of the Nira Campground to the 
San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of 
the confluence of Davy Brown Creek, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound-
ary downstream of the confluence of Davy 
Brown Creek to the private property boundary 
in section 1, T8N, R30W, as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the private property boundary in 
section 1, T8N, R30W, to the confluence of the 
Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 
Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in 
section 32, T8N, R29W to 300 feet upstream 
of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 
Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 
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with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 
Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon 
from its source north of Ranger Peak in section 
33, T8N, R29W to 300 feet upstream of its 
confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Can-
yon from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 
with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 
Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek 
from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley 
Road to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork 
Fish Creek from its source in section 26, T8N, 
R29W to its confluence with Fish Creek, as a 
wild river.’’. 
(d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a)(199) of 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(199)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(199) PIRU
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali-
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fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from its source in section 3, T6N, R22W, to 
the private property boundary in section 4, 
T6N, R21W, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the private property boundary in section 
4, T6N, R21W, to 0.25 miles downstream of 
the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 
to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 
confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 
the first bridge crossing to the boundary of the 
Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 
the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 
river. 
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‘‘(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 
the upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a rec-
reational river.’’. 
(e) EFFECT.—The designation of Piru Creek under 
subsection (a) shall not affect valid rights in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 
section shall affect the motorized use of trails designated 
by the Forest Service for motorized use that are located 
adjacent to and crossing upper Piru Creek. 
SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 41,617 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated ll, is designated as the Fox Mountain Potential 
Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal descrip-
tion of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area 
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(referred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilder-
ness area’’) with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
to— 
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(A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 
equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con-
nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 
Ridge Trail; and 
(B) reconstruct or realign the— 
(i) Bull Ridge Trail; and 
(ii) Rocky Ridge Trail. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con-
struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (including 
regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the construction, recon-
struction, or alignment with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 
In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 
out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign-
ment authorized by this section. 
(4) MECHANIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary 
may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the 
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existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 
accordance with existing law (including regulations) 
and this section until such date as the potential wil-
derness area is designated wilderness in accordance 
with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, tribal, and local governmental enti-
ties and private entities to complete the trail construction, 
reconstruction, and realignment authorized by subsection 
(d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or 
realigned under subsection (d). 
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(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 
area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System on the date 
on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 
Register notice that the trail construction, recon-
struction, or alignment authorized by subsection (d) 
has been completed or 20 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever comes sooner. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—Upon 
designation as wilderness under this section, the po-
tential wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil-
derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 
(82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242), and section 3; and 
(B) administered in accordance with sec-
tion 5 and the Wilderness Act. 
SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
there are established the following scenic areas: 
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(1) CONDOR
RIDGE
SCENIC
AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest comprising 
approximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Pro-
posed’’ and dated lll, which shall be managed 
as the Condor Ridge Scenic Area. 
(2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba-
kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement comprising approximately 15,846 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun-
tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated lll, 
which shall be managed as the Black Mountain Sce-
nic Area. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal descrip-
tion of the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black 
Mountain Scenic Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
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(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy-
ment of present and future generations the ecological, sce-
nic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu-
cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the scenic areas— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the resources of the scenic areas; 
and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) this section; 
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(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior; 
(iii) any laws (including regulations) 
relating to the National Forest System, for 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(iv) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow such 
uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary deter-
mines would further the purposes described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from 
all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be pro-
hibited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 
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(1) Permanent roads. 
(2) Permanent structures. 
(3) Timber harvesting. 
(4) Transmission lines. 
(5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 
requirements for the administration of the scenic 
areas and to protect public health and safety— 
(A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 
(B) the establishment of temporary roads. 
(6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 
for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 
(g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 
take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis-
eases, including, as the Secretary determines appropriate, 
the coordination of those activities with the State or a 
local agency. 
SEC. 9. CONDOR NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Condor National 
Recreation Trail is to provide a continual hiking trail cor-
ridor spanning the entire length of the Los Padres Na-
tional Forest along the coastal mountains of Central Cali-
fornia. The trail is named after the California Condor, a 
critically endangered bird species which lives along the ex-
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tent of the Condor Trail within the National Forest. The 
trail will traverse a diversity of geography and commu-
nities through the southern and northern sections of the 
Los Padres National Forest. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) the National Trails 
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding 
the following: 
‘‘(31) 
CONDOR
NATIONAL
RECREATION 
TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Condor National 
Recreation 
Trail, 
extending 
approximately 
lll miles from Lake Piru to the Botchers 
Gap Campground in Monterey County corridor, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Con-
dor National Recreation Trail—Proposed’ and 
dated llll. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Condor Na-
tional Recreation Trail (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘trail’) shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with— 
‘‘(i) other Federal, State, tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; 
‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 
‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 
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‘‘(C) CONTINUAL ROUTE.—In building new 
connectors, and realigning the existing trail, the 
Secretary shall provide for a continual route 
through the southern and northern Los Padres 
National Forest, promote recreational, wilder-
ness and cultural values, enhance connectivity 
with the overall National Forest trail system, 
emphasize safe and continuous public access, 
dispersal from high-use areas, and suitable 
water sources, and, to the extent practicable, 
provide all-year use. 
‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No portions of the 
trail may be located on non-Federal land 
without the written consent of the land-
owner. 
‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary 
shall not acquire for the trail any land or 
interest in land outside the exterior bound-
ary of any federally managed area without 
the consent of the owner of land or interest 
in land. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion— 
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‘‘(I) requires any private prop-
erty owner to allow public access (in-
cluding Federal, State, or local gov-
ernment access) to private property; 
or 
‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 
Federal, State, or local law with re-
spect to public access to or use of pri-
vate land. 
‘‘(E) MAP.—The map referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the Forest Service. 
‘‘(F) STUDY.— 
‘‘(i) STUDY
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a study 
that describes the feasibility of, and alter-
natives for, connecting the northern and 
southern portions of the Los Padres Na-
tional Forest using a trail corridor across 
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the applicable portions of the Northern 
and Southern Santa Lucia Mountains of 
the Southern California Coastal Range. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In 
completing the study required by clause 
(i), the Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
sult with— 
‘‘(I) appropriate Federal, State, 
tribal, regional, and local agencies; 
‘‘(II) private landowners; 
‘‘(III) nongovernmental organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(IV) members of the public.’’. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, tribal, and local government enti-
tles and private entities to complete needed trail construc-
tion, reconstruction, and realignment projects authorized 
by this section. 
SEC. 10. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Forest Service shall study the feasi-
bility of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 
inches or less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to 
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