I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5006 
To designate certain public land as wilderness and certain rivers as wild 
and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restora-
tion Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area 
and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2006 
Ms. SOLIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain public land as wilderness and certain 
rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, 
to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the 
Sacramento River National Recreation Area and Ancient 
Bristlecone Pine Forest, 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 
‘‘California Wild Heritage Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definition of Secretary concerned. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE ADMINIS-
TERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE 
FOREST SERVICE 
Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness. 
Sec. 102. Administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 103. Designation of Salmon Restoration Areas. 
Sec. 104. Designation of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 105. Designation of potential wilderness areas. 
Sec. 106. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 107. King Range National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 
TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE 
MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
Sec. 201. Designation of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 202. Administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 203. Death valley boundary adjustment. 
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS 
Sec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
Sec. 302. Designation of wild and scenic rivers study areas. 
TITLE IV—SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
Sec. 401. Designation and management. 
TITLE V—ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST 
Sec. 501. Designation and management. 
TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 601. Wilderness and wild and scenic river tourism development. 
Sec. 602. Wilderness and wild and scenic river recreation. 
Sec. 603. Firefighting. 
Sec. 604. Law enforcement. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the publicly-owned land and rivers of the 
State of California are a wildland resource of ex-
traordinary value for current and future generations; 
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(2) increasing pressure from the rapidly grow-
ing population of California threatens to irrevocably 
harm remaining wilderness areas and wild rivers; 
(3) statutory protection is needed for the areas 
and rivers to ensure that the areas and rivers re-
main a part of the natural heritage of the United 
States and continue to be a source of solitude and 
inspiration for all people of the United States; 
(4) continuation of military activities (including 
overflights, military rotary wing environmental train-
ing, military maneuvers, testing and evaluation, and 
other activities) is compatible with the protection 
and proper management of the wilderness and wild 
and scenic river resources designated by this Act; 
(5) wildfire management activities necessary to 
protect public health and safety and private property 
are fully allowable in wilderness areas, and the Sec-
retary concerned must be able to take any measures 
determined necessary to control or prevent fires; and 
(6) land and rivers are designated as part of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System and 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by this 
Act in order to— 
(A) preserve the unique wild and natural 
features of the land and rivers; 
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(B) protect a diverse array of ecosystems, 
plants, animals, geologic structures, and hydro-
logic features that represent the natural splen-
dor of California; 
(C) protect and preserve historical and cul-
tural archaeological sites associated with an-
cient Indian cultures and the settlement of Cali-
fornia; 
(D) protect and preserve areas that con-
tinue to be used by Indian tribes for spiritual, 
cultural, or subsistence practices; 
(E) protect watersheds, including water-
sheds that play an essential role in providing 
municipal and agricultural water and power 
supplies; 
(F) provide opportunities for compatible 
outdoor recreation, including horseback riding 
on saddle and other pack stock, hunting and 
fishing, hiking and camping, whitewater rafting, 
trail running, and excursions led by commercial 
outfitters; 
(G) retain and enhance opportunities for 
scientific research in pristine ecosystems; and 
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(H) promote the recovery of threatened 
and endangered species, including salmon and 
steelhead. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY CONCERNED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to Na-
tional Forest System land; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment (including land held for the benefit of an In-
dian tribe). 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WIL-
DERNESS AREAS TO BE AD-
MINISTERED BY THE BUREAU 
OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND 
THE FOREST SERVICE 
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 
In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.), the following public land in the State of California 
is designated as wilderness and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain land in the Angeles National Forest 
comprising approximately 3,200 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Fork Wilderness 
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