(C) the owner of the facility holds a valid 
water right for use of the water on the non- 
Federal land of the owner under State law, with 
a priority date that predates the date of des-
ignation; and 
(D) it is not practicable or feasible to relo-
cate the facility to land outside of the wilder-
ness and continue the beneficial use of water on 
the non-Federal land recognized under State 
law. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
In a special use authorization issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 
(i) allow use of motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport for operation, 
maintenance, or reconstruction of a facil-
ity, if the Secretary determines that— 
(I) the use is the minimum nec-
essary to allow the facility to continue 
delivery of water to the non-Federal 
land for the beneficial uses recognized 
by the water right held under State 
law; and 
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(II) the use of nonmotorized 
equipment and nonmechanized trans-
port is impracticable or infeasible; and 
(ii) preclude use of the facility for the 
diversion or transport of water in excess of 
the water right recognized by the State on 
the date of designation. 
(B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
or allow modification or relocation of the facility 
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 
necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness val-
ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of water 
on the non-Federal land is not diminished. 
(k) TREATMENT
OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL DIS-
TRIBUTION LINE IN THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AD-
DITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
CONTINUED
USE.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 
authorization to the owners of the existing electrical 
distribution line to the Plowshare Peak communica-
tion site (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘facil-
ity’’) located on National Forest System land in the 
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San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon Can-
yon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 2, 3 and 4) for 
the continued operation, maintenance, and recon-
struction of the facility if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(A) the facility was in existence on the 
date on which the land on which the facility is 
located was designated as part of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa-
tion’’); 
(B) the facility has been in substantially 
continuous use to deliver electricity to the com-
munication site; and 
(C) it is not practicable or feasible to relo-
cate the distribution line to land outside of the 
wilderness. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
In a special use authorization issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow use of 
motorized equipment and mechanized transport 
for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of 
the electrical distribution line, if the Secretary 
determines that the use of nonmotorized equip-
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ment and nonmechanized transport is impracti-
cable or infeasible. 
(B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
or allow modification or relocation of the facility 
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 
necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness val-
ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131). 
(l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 
maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 
collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 
determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water res-
ervoir operation activities. 
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: 
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‘‘(231) 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 sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 
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 sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 
26 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(232) 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: 
‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from its source in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 
to 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire 
Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild 
river. 
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‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 
Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 
0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 
Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono 
Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Vic-
tor Fire Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., 
to the Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary 
in sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., 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 sec. 33, T. 6 
N., R. 26 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(233) 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 sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 
25 W., to the private property boundary in sec. 
9, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 
North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in 
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‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe 
Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 
the southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 
20 W., as a wild river.’’. 
(c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (143) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(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 sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 28 
W., 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 sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W., 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 sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the private property boundary in 
sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., 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 
sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet up-
stream 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 sec. 
33, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., 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 sec. 26, T. 8 N., 
R. 29 W., to its confluence with Fish Creek, as 
a wild river.’’. 
(d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., 
to the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 
6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 
6 N., R. 21 W., 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 additional miles of 
Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid 
water rights in existence on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 
section (including the amendments made by this section) 
affects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 
Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 
crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with 
the protection and enhancement of river values under the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). 
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 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Moun-
tain Potential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description 
of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 
area’’) with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(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.). 
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