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 ‘‘Wild Monongahela Act: 
A National Legacy for West Virginia’s Special Places’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NA-
TIONAL FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 
Federal lands within the Monongahela National Forest in 
the State of West Virginia are designated as wilderness and 
as either a new component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System or as an addition to an existing component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Big Draft Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated 
March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Big 
Draft Wilderness’’. 
(2) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 11,951 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Cranberry Expansion Proposed Wilderness’’ 
and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Cranberry Wilderness 
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designated by section 1(1) of Public Law 97–466 (96 
Stat. 2538). 
(3) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 7,156 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Dolly Sods Expansion Proposed Wilderness’’ 
and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Dolly Sods Wilder-
ness designated by section 3(a)(13) of Public Law 93– 
622 (88 Stat. 2098). 
(4) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 698 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Otter Creek Expansion Proposed Wilder-
ness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Otter Creek 
Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(14) of Public 
Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 
(5) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 6,792 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Roaring Plains Proposed Wilderness’’ and 
dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Roaring Plains West Wilderness’’. 
(6) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 6,030 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Spice Run Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated 
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March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Spice 
Run Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) FILING AND AVAILABILITY.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service, shall file with the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate a map and legal description of each wil-
derness area designated or expanded by subsection 
(a). The maps and legal descriptions shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the office of the 
Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the Super-
visor of the Monongahela National Forest. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 
descriptions referred to in this subsection shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
maps and descriptions. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal lands designated as wilderness by subsection (a) 
shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). Notwith-
standing the designation of the Dolly Sods Wilderness addi-
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tion by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and the designation 
of the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area by paragraph 
(5) of such subsection, the Secretary may continue to au-
thorize the competitive running event permitted from 2003 
through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the new 
wilderness addition and new wilderness area in a manner 
compatible with the area’s preservation as wilderness. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With re-
spect to the Federal lands designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(e) FISH
AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), noth-
ing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsibility 
of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife and 
fish. 
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, LAUREL FORK SOUTH 
WILDERNESS, 
MONONGAHELA 
NATIONAL 
FOREST. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 
Laurel Fork South Wilderness designated by section 1(3) 
of Public Law 97–466 (96 Stat. 2538) is modified to exclude 
two parcels of land, as generally depicted on the map enti-
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tled ‘‘Monongahela National Forest Laurel Fork South Wil-
derness Boundary Modification’’ and dated March 11, 
2008, and more particularly described according to the site- 
specific maps and legal descriptions on file in the office of 
the Forest Supervisor, Monongahela National Forest. The 
general map shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Federally owned land delineated 
on the maps referred to in subsection (a) as the Laurel Fork 
South Wilderness, as modified by such subsection, shall con-
tinue to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
in accordance with Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
Any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of 
that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective 
date of Public Law 97–466 and this Act. 
SEC. 4. MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 
CONFIRMATION. 
The boundary of the Monongahela National Forest is 
confirmed to include the tracts of land as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Monongahela National Forest Bound-
ary Confirmation’’ and dated March 13, 2008, and all Fed-
eral lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, en-
compassed within such boundary shall be managed under 
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the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest 
System. 
SEC. 5. ENHANCED TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with interested parties, shall develop 
a plan to provide for enhanced nonmotorized recre-
ation trail opportunities on lands not designated as 
wilderness within the Monongahela National Forest. 
(2) NONMOTORIZED
RECREATION
TRAIL
DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘‘nonmotorized recreation trail’’ means a trail de-
signed for hiking, bicycling, and equestrian use. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 
of the plan required under subsection (a), including the 
identification of priority trails for development. 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF
CONVERSION
OF
FOREST 
ROADS TO RECREATIONAL USES.—In considering possible 
closure and decommissioning of a Forest Service road with-
in the Monongahela National Forest after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in ac-
cordance with applicable law, may consider converting the 
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Union Calendar No. 371 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5151 
[Report No. 110–598, Part I] 
A BILL 
To designate as wilderness additional National For-
est System lands in the Monongahela National 
Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for 
other purposes. 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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