I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 608 
To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild 
and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2011 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. DICKS, and 
Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of 
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, 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 ‘‘Alpine Lakes Wilder-
ness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
Rivers Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is designated as wilderness 
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker- 
Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington 
comprising approximately 22,173 acres that is within the 
Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Al-
pine Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 3, 
2009, which is incorporated in and shall be considered to 
be a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description 
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of the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) with— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(B) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de-
scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
minor errors in the map and legal description. 
(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 
legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be filed and made available for public in-
spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 
Service. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interests in land within the 
Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Al-
pine Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 3, 
2009, that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area; and 
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(2) be managed in accordance with subsection 
(b)(1). 
SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) 
MIDDLE
FORK
SNOQUALMIE, 
WASH-
INGTON.—The 27.4-mile segment from the headwaters of 
the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in 
NE 1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the northern bound-
ary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifica-
tions: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from 
the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 
N., R. 13 E., to the west section line of sec. 3, T. 
23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 21-mile segment from 
the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., 
to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 
9 E., as a scenic river. 
‘‘(ll) PRATT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The entirety 
of the Pratt River in the State of Washington, located in 
the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, to be ad-
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ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river.’’. 
Æ 
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