I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1865 
To designate certain Federal lands in California as wilderness, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. FARR, and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) 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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