picted on the map titled ‘‘Willow Creek PWA’’ and 
dated March 14, 2007. 
(3) The Willow Creek addition is modified to 
exclude the Sycamore Campsite in section 28 of 
township 23 south, range 5 east, to allow a 300-foot 
buffer of non-wilderness buffer around the perimeter 
of the campsite, and to provide Forest Road 23S10J 
and the access road to Sycamore Campsite with a 
non-wilderness buffer of 100 feet from the edge of 
the road, which consists of approximately 23.580 
acres as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Silver 
Peak Wilderness Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’ 
and dated October 9, 2007. 
(b) ADDITIONS.—Certain lands comprising approxi-
mately 42.7 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
‘‘Alder Creek Proposed Wilderness Addition to the Silver 
Peak Wilderness’’ and dated March 17, 2008, are hereby 
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System and are 
hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part 
of the Silver Peak Wilderness Area designated by section 
2(7) of Public Law 102–301 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 106 
Stat. 243). 
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SEC. 204. WILDERNESS FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 
take such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad-
dition designated by this title as are necessary for the con-
trol of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance with sec-
tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) 
and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 
(b) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act lim-
its funding for fire and fuels management in the Ventana 
and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by this title. 
SEC. 205. REPEAL OF VENTANA LAND EXCHANGE AUTHOR-
ITY. 
Section 2 of Public Law 101–539 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; 104 Stat. 2377) is repealed. 
TITLE 
III—WILD 
AND 
SCENIC 
RIVER AND NATIONAL REC-
REATIONAL TRAIL DESIGNA-
TIONS 
SEC. 301. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, BIG 
SUR, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) LEGAL EFFECT OF DESIGNATIONS.—For pur-
poses of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 
et seq.), the rivers and land adjacent thereto described in 
this section in the State of California are designated as 
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components of the national wild and scenic rivers system 
and shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
in accordance with such Act. 
(b) ARROYO SECO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of the Arroyo Seco River and its tribu-
taries are designated as follows: 
(1) The 3.68-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 
River from the source of the Arroyo Seco River to 
the Ventana Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 
(2) The .5-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 
River from the Ventana Wilderness boundary to the 
confluence with Roosevelt Creek, as a recreational 
river. 
(3) The 1.69-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 
River from the confluence with Roosevelt Creek to 
the confluence with the unnamed tributary in section 
1 of township 20 south, range 5 east, as a scenic 
river. 
(4) The 8.68-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 
River from the confluence with the unnamed tribu-
tary referred to in paragraph (3) to the Ventana 
Wilderness boundary upstream of the confluence 
with Tassajara Creek, as a wild river. 
(5) The 2.13 mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 
River from the Ventana Wilderness boundary up-
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stream of the confluence with Tassajara Creek to 
the confluence with Rocky Creek, as a scenic river. 
(6) The 2.53-mile segment of the Arroyo Seco 
River from the confluence with Rocky Creek to the 
Los Padres National Forest boundary, as a rec-
reational river. 
(7) The 6.5-mile segment of Tassajara Creek 
from its source to the Ventana Wilderness boundary 
upstream of Tassajara Hot Springs, as a wild river. 
(8) The 1-mile segment of Tassajara Creek 
from the Ventana Wilderness boundary upstream of 
Tassajara Hot Springs to the Ventana Wilderness 
boundary downstream of Tassajara Hot Springs, as 
a recreational river. 
(9) The 3.5-mile segment of Tassajara Creek 
from the Tassajara Hot Springs property boundary 
to the confluence with the Arroyo Seco River, as a 
wild river. 
(10) The 1.2-mile segment of Church Creek 
from its source to the confluence of the unnamed 
tributary flowing in from the north in section 13 of 
township 19 south, range 3 east, as a wild river. 
(11) The 1-mile segment of Church Creek from 
the unnamed tributary referred to in paragraph (10) 
to the confluence with the unnamed tributary flow-
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ing in from the east in section 24 of township 19 
south, range 3 east, as a recreational river. 
(12) The 2.36-mile segment of Church Creek 
from the confluence with the unnamed tributary re-
ferred to in paragraph (11) to the confluence with 
Tassajara Creek, as a wild river. 
(c) BIG CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following seg-
ments of Big Creek and its tributaries are designated as 
follows: 
(1) The 4.9-mile segment of Big Creek from its 
source to .10 miles upstream of the hot springs, as 
a wild river. 
(2) The .87-mile segment of Big Creek from 
.10 miles upstream of the hot springs to the con-
fluence with Devils Canyon Creek, as a scenic river. 
(3) The .71-mile segment of Big Creek from the 
confluence with Devils Canyon Creek to the con-
fluence with the Pacific Ocean, as a recreational 
river. 
(4) The 3.89-mile segment of the North Fork 
Big Creek from its source to the confluence with Big 
Creek, as a wild river. 
(5) The 2.89-mile segment of the North Fork 
Devils Canyon Creek from its source to the Ventana 
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Wilderness boundary in section 30 of township 21 
south, range 3 east, as a wild river. 
(6) The 1.56-mile segment of the North Fork 
Devils Canyon Creek from the Ventana Wilderness 
boundary in section 30 of township 21 south, range 
3 east, to the confluence with Big Creek, as a rec-
reational river. 
(7) The 4.82-mile segment of the Middle Fork 
Devils Canyon Creek from its source to the con-
fluence with the North Fork Devils Canyon Creek, 
as a wild river. 
(8) The 3.99-mile segment of the South Fork 
Devils Canyon Creek from its source to the con-
fluence with the Middle Fork Devils Canyon Creek, 
as a wild river. 
(d) CARMEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 10.9-mile 
segment of the Carmel River from its source in Pine Val-
ley to the Los Padres National Forest boundary is des-
ignated as a wild river. 
(e) SAN ANTONIO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of the San Antonio River and its tribu-
taries are designated as follows: 
(1) The 7.6-mile segment of the San Antonio 
River from its source to the Ventana Wilderness 
boundary, as a wild river. 
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(2) The 1-mile segment of the San Antonio 
River from the Ventana Wilderness boundary to the 
Los Padres National Forest boundary, as a scenic 
river. 
(3) The 1.15-mile segment of the North Fork 
San Antonio River from its source to the Ventana 
Wilderness boundary in section 18 of township 21 
south, range 5 east, as a wild river. 
(4) The 1.32-mile segment of the North Fork 
San Antonio River from the Ventana Wilderness 
boundary to the point where the North Fork leaves 
the Milpitas (Indians) Road in section 17 of town-
ship 21 south, range 5 east, as a recreational river. 
(5) The .32-mile segment of Rattlesnake Creek 
from the Los Padres National Forest boundary to 
the confluence with the North Fork San Antonio 
River, as a wild river. 
(6) The 1.25-mile segment of the unnamed trib-
utary near Indians Ranch from the pond dam to the 
confluence with the North Fork San Antonio River, 
as a recreational river. 
(7) The 3.51-mile segment of the unnamed trib-
utary from its source west of Junipero Serra Peak 
in section 33 of township 20 south, range 5 east, to 
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TITLE IV—BOTANICAL AREA 
SEC. 401. JEFF NORMAN BOTANICAL AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect and interpret 
to the public an area within the Los Padres National For-
est, California, containing unique plant species and unique 
plant communities that are significant in their occurrence, 
variety, and location, certain lands in the National Forest, 
comprising approximately 65 acres, as generally depicted 
on a map entitled ‘‘Jeff Norman Botanical Area Pro-
posed’’ and dated March 3, 2008, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Jeff Norman Botanical Area’’. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description of 
the Jeff Norman Botanical Area with the Committee on 
Natural Resources and Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. The map 
and legal description shall have the same force and effect 
as if included in this Act, except that correction of clerical 
and typographical errors in such legal description and map 
may be made. The map and legal description shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall administer the Jeff Norman Botanical Area in ac-
cordance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable 
to the National Forest System in such manner as will best 
further the purposes of this section, as set forth in sub-
section (a). 
Æ 
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