I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 113 
To provide for additions to the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness 
Areas in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests and the 
protection of existing property rights in such additions, to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent and prepare for wildfires 
in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness Areas 
and address the backlog of maintenance in the Angeles and San 
Bernardino National Forests, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. DREIER (for himself and Ms. CHU) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for additions to the Cucamonga and Sheep Moun-
tain Wilderness Areas in the Angeles and San 
Bernardino National Forests and the protection of exist-
ing property rights in such additions, to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent and 
prepare for wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, 
and San Gabriel Wilderness Areas and address the back-
log of maintenance in the Angeles and San Bernardino 
National Forests, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests 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. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Administration of Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wil-
derness Areas. 
Sec. 4. Expansion of Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 5. Protection of property rights and uses in additions to Cucamonga and 
Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 6. Fire management in Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel 
Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 7. Maintenance of Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests. 
Sec. 8. Completion of wild and scenic rivers studies. 
Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) California has experienced devastating 
wildfires that have caused mudslides, burned public 
and private lands, destroyed and damaged structures 
and homes, and taken the lives of residents and first 
responders. 
(2) On August 30, 2009, Fire Captain 
Tedmund ‘‘Ted’’ Hall, 47, and Firefighter Specialist 
Arnaldo ‘‘Arnie’’ Quinones, 34, of the Los Angeles 
County Fire Department lost their lives while bat-
tling the Station Fire. 
(3) Coordination among Federal, State, and 
local agencies is essential to effectively respond to 
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emergencies and prevent further loss of life from in-
cidents in and around the Angeles and San 
Bernardino National Forests. 
(4) The Angeles and San Bernardino National 
Forests are among the most widely visited national 
forests in the Nation. 
(5) The Angeles and San Bernardino National 
Forests provide families with a variety of rec-
reational opportunities, including hunting, fishing, 
biking, hiking, boating, swimming, off-highway vehi-
cle use, skiing and snowboarding, horseback riding, 
camping, and picnicking. 
(6) The Angeles and San Bernardino National 
Forests account for approximately 70 percent of the 
open space and provide 35 percent of the drinking 
water in Los Angeles County, the most populous 
county in the Nation. 
(7) Several private land holdings and cabin 
communities are located within the Angeles and San 
Bernardino National Forests. 
(8) The Angeles and San Bernardino National 
Forests are also home to several rare and endan-
gered plant and animal species. 
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(9) Public safety, preserving recreational activi-
ties, and the protection of our natural resources 
must remain the top three priorities for these areas. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF CUCAMONGA, SHEEP MOUN-
TAIN, AND SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) CUCAMONGA AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDER-
NESS AREAS.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to administer 
the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas as 
provided in section 103 of the California Wilderness Act 
of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 98 Stat. 1619; 16 U.S.C. 
1131 note) and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), except that, with respect to areas added to the 
Cucamonga or Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas by an 
amendment made by section 4, any reference in the Wil-
derness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS AREA.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall continue to administer the San Gabriel Wil-
derness Area in accordance with section 3 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to designate the San Gabriel Wilderness, An-
geles National Forest, in the State of California’’, ap-
proved May 24, 1968 (Public Law 90–318; 82 Stat. 131; 
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16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF CUCAMONGA AND SHEEP MOUN-
TAIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF
CUCAMONGA
WILDERNESS 
AREA.—Section 101(a)(5) of the California Wilderness 
Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 98 Stat. 1619; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘1984,’’ 
the following: ‘‘and which comprise approximately 18,983 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘Sheep 
Mountain and Cucamonga Proposed Wilderness Addition’ 
and dated July 13, 2010,’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS 
AREA.—Section 101(a)(29) of the California Wilderness 
Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 98 Stat. 1623; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘1984,’’ 
the following: ‘‘and which comprise approximately 53,889 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘Sheep 
Mountain and Cucamonga Proposed Wilderness Addition’ 
and dated July 13, 2010,’’. 
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall file with the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
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a copy of the map referred to in the amendments made 
by subsections (a) and (b) and legal descriptions of each 
wilderness area expanded by such amendments. The map 
and legal descriptions shall have the same force and effect 
as if included in this Act. The map and legal descriptions 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USES IN 
ADDITIONS 
TO 
CUCAMONGA 
AND 
SHEEP 
MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED WILDERNESS ADDI-
TION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘covered 
wilderness addition’’ means an area added by the amend-
ments in subsections (a) and (b) in subsection (4) to— 
(1) the Cucamonga Wilderness Area; or 
(2) the Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—No 
provision in this Act shall affect any valid existing rights, 
including the following rights: 
(1) The rights of owners of private property in 
a covered wilderness addition. 
(2) Water rights. 
(c) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—Consistent 
with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act or the Wilderness Act 
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shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or respon-
sibilities of the State of California with respect to hunting, 
fishing, and trapping in a covered wilderness addition. 
(d) WILDLIFE
AND FISH CONSERVATION ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act shall be construed 
as affecting the authority of the State of California 
to carry out activities for the conservation of wildlife 
and fish, including management activities to main-
tain or restore wildlife and fish populations and the 
habitats supporting such populations, in a covered 
wilderness addition. 
(2) USE
OF
AIRCRAFT
AND
OTHER
VEHI-
CLES.—Consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture 
may authorize in a covered wilderness addition, in 
the manner in which the Secretary has previously 
authorized such activities in the Cucamonga and 
Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas— 
(A) the use of transportation and equip-
ment including motor vehicles, motorized equip-
ment or motorboats, aircraft, and other forms 
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of mechanical transport to carry out activities 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) if the Secretary determines that the 
minimum tools necessary will be used, the infre-
quent and temporary landing of helicopters at 
unmodified sites for wildlife research or for the 
capture or translocation of species of wildlife in-
cluding bighorn sheep. 
(e) DRUG INTERDICTION.—Nothing in this Act or the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall interfere 
with drug interdiction operations in, around, or affecting 
a covered wilderness addition (including low-level over-
flights of such addition), or otherwise restrict law enforce-
ment access to a covered wilderness addition. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act or 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall interfere 
with low-level overflights of military aircraft, the designa-
tion of new units of special airspace, or the use or estab-
lishment of military flight training routes over a covered 
wilderness addition. 
(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 
saddle or pack stock into, a covered wilderness addition 
in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)) and subject to any terms and con-
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ditions determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be 
necessary. 
(h) ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the 
public, shall consider options for the design and construc-
tion of trails in the covered wilderness additions that are 
suitable for use by persons with disabilities. 
(i) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—In conformance 
with subsections (a) and (b) of section 5 of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1134), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
provide any owner of private property within the boundary 
of a covered wilderness addition adequate access to the 
property to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of 
the property by the owner. 
(j) ACTIVITIES OR USES IN BUFFER ZONES.—Con-
gress does not intend the inclusion of a covered wilderness 
addition in the Cucamonga or Sheep Mountain Wilderness 
Areas to result in the creation of protective perimeters or 
buffer zones around such addition. The fact that non-
wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 
within a covered wilderness addition shall not, of itself, 
preclude such activities or uses up to the boundaries of 
such addition. 
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SEC. 6. FIRE MANAGEMENT IN CUCAMONGA, SHEEP MOUN-
TAIN, AND SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) AUTHORIZED MEASURES FOR CONTROL OF FIRE, 
INSECTS, AND DISEASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
may take such measures in the Cucamonga, Sheep 
Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness Areas as are 
necessary for the control of fire, insects, and dis-
eases (including the use of prescribed burning, pri-
ority treatments, or fuels reduction) in accordance 
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) USE
OF
MECHANIZED
EQUIPMENT
AND 
OTHER
MEASURES.—The 
inclusion 
of 
the 
Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wil-
derness Areas in the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System shall not be construed to interfere with 
or prevent— 
(A) for purposes of wildfire prevention, the 
mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush in 
the wilderness areas; and 
(B) for purposes of responding to a wild-
fire that threatens a community, the use by the 
Secretary, the Forest Service, or a Federal Inci-
dent Commander of any modern method of fire 
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suppression in the wilderness areas, including 
methods involving the use of mechanized heavy 
equipment, installation of fire breaks (including 
roads), and such other methods as are nec-
essary to address the threat. 
(b) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE 
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall amend the local fire management plans that 
apply to the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Ga-
briel Wilderness Areas. In the local fire management 
plans, the Secretary shall identify the following: 
(1) Best management practices (consistent with 
subsection (a)) for wildfire prevention, wildfire re-
sponse, and watershed protection in the wilderness 
areas. 
(2) State and local officials to carry out the 
management practices described in paragraph (1). 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to ensure a timely 
and efficient response to wildfires in the Cucamonga, 
Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness Areas, the 
Secretary shall carry out the following measures: 
(1) The Secretary shall establish agency ap-
proval procedures (including delegations of author-
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ity, as appropriate, to the Forest Supervisor, Dis-
trict Manager, Incident Commander, or other agency 
officials) for responding to wildfires. 
(2) The Secretary shall enter into agreements, 
as appropriate, with State and local firefighting 
agencies to carry out measures for wildfire preven-
tion and response. 
(d) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act lim-
its funding for fire and fuels management in the 
Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness 
Areas. 
SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO 
NATIONAL FORESTS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall assess the backlog 
in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests in— 
(1) preventive wildfire management activities, 
including fuels reduction; 
(2) maintenance of recreational areas, including 
the upkeep of signage for recreational areas and 
trails; and 
(3) restoration of the levels of access to and 
availability of recreational facilities and trails to at 
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least the levels that existed immediately before the 
Station Fire in August 2009. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.—As 
soon as practicable after the Secretary of Agriculture has 
assessed the backlog under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall carry out measures to eliminate the backlog assessed 
under subsection (a), focusing on the restoration described 
in paragraph (3) of such subsection. 
SEC. 8. COMPLETION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS STUD-
IES. 
Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall com-
plete and submit to Congress the studies, undertaken be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act and 
uncompleted as of such date, regarding the potential addi-
tion of portions of the San Gabriel River (East, West, and 
North Forks), San Antonio Creek, and Middle Fork Lytle 
Creek in California to the national wild and scenic rivers 
system instituted by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). Such studies shall include informa-
tion about the effect of each proposed addition on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Valid existing rights of owners of property 
adjacent to such rivers, including owners of cabins 
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on leased property, and their access to and use of 
such rivers, including their use of pump systems. 
(2) Other uses of such rivers, including the op-
eration of dams. 
(3) Sediment management operations for res-
ervoirs. 
(4) Valid existing water rights and easements in 
such rivers. 
(5) Use of and access to existing roadways, 
bridges, and trails, including the extent to which an 
existing roadway, bridge, or trail may be maintained 
or improved. 
(6) Construction of new roadways, bridges, and 
trails. 
(7) Implementation of future projects, including 
any delays that may be caused by environmental 
documentation required as a result of the addition. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
Æ 
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