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the potential wilderness area that are incompatible 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
have been removed; or 
(2) the date that is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.—On its des-
ignation as wilderness under subsection (d), the potential 
wilderness area shall be— 
(1) known as the ‘‘Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness’’; 
and 
(2) administered in accordance with section 4 
and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(ll) BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 
following segments of the Black Butte River in the State 
of California, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 16 miles of Black Butte River, from 
the Mendocino County Line to its confluence with 
Jumpoff Creek, as a wild river. 
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‘‘(B) The 3.5 miles of Black Butte River from 
its confluence with Jumpoff Creek to its confluence 
with Middle Eel River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 1.5 miles of Cold Creek from the 
Mendocino County Line to its confluence with Black 
Butte River, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) PLAN; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress— 
(A) a fire management plan for the Black 
Butte River segments designated by the amend-
ment made by subsection (a); and 
(B) a report on the cultural and historic 
resources within those segments. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL TO COUNTY.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall transmit to the Board of Super-
visors of Mendocino County, California, a copy of 
the plan and report submitted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 8. KING RANGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Section 9 of Public Law 91–476 (16 U.S.C. 460y– 
8) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) In addition to the land described in subsections 
(a) and (c), the land identified as the King Range Na-
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tional Conservation Area Additions on the map entitled 
‘King Range Wilderness’ and dated November 12, 2004, 
is included in the Area.’’. 
SEC. 9. COW MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA, LAKE AND 
MENDOCINO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to enhance the rec-
reational and scenic values of the Cow Mountain area in 
Lake and Mendocino Counties, California, while con-
serving the wildlife and other natural resource values of 
the area, there is hereby established the Cow Mountain 
Recreation Area (in this section referred to as the ‘‘recre-
ation area’’) consisting of approximately 51,513 acres of 
land in such counties, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Cow Mountain Recreation Area’’ and dated July, 
22, 2006, including the following: 
(1) The ‘‘South Cow Mountain OHV Manage-
ment Area’’, as generally depicted on the map. 
(2) The ‘‘North Cow Mountain Recreation 
Area’’, as generally depicted on the map. 
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS; CORRECTION
OF ER-
RORS.— 
(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a 
map and legal descriptions of the boundaries of the 
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recreation area. The Secretary shall submit the map 
and legal descriptions to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de-
scriptions of the recreation area shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map and legal descriptions. 
The map shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the recreation area in accord-
ance with this section and the laws and regulations 
generally applicable to the public lands, including 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(2) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The establishment of 
the recreation area shall be subject to all valid exist-
ing rights. 
(d) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall continue to authorize, maintain, and en-
hance the recreational use of the land included in 
the recreation area, including motorized recreation, 
hiking, camping, mountain biking, sightseeing, and 
horseback riding, as long as such recreational use is 
consistent with this section and other applicable law. 
(2) OFF-ROAD AND MOTORIZED RECREATION.— 
Motorized recreation shall be a prescribed use within 
the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area, 
occurring only on roads and trails designated by the 
Secretary for such use, except as needed for admin-
istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as pre-
cluding the Secretary from closing any trail or route 
from use for purposes of resource protection or pub-
lic safety. 
(3) MOUNTAIN BIKING.—Mountain biking shall 
be a prescribed use within the recreation area, oc-
curring only on roads and trails designated by the 
Secretary for such use. Nothing in this paragraph 
shall be construed as precluding the Secretary from 
closing any trail or route from use for purposes of 
resource protection or public safety. 
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(e) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall provide any owner of private property 
within the boundaries of the recreation area adequate ac-
cess to the property to ensure the reasonable use and en-
joyment of the property by the owner. 
(f) LAND ACQUISITION.— 
(1) ACQUISITION
FROM
WILLING
PERSONS 
ONLY.—The Secretary of the Interior may acquire 
lands or interests in lands in the recreation area 
only by— 
(A) donation; 
(B) exchange with a willing party, as ex-
pressed in a written agreement between the 
Secretary and the party; or 
(C) purchase from a willing seller, as ex-
pressed in a written agreement between the 
Secretary and the seller. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.— 
Lands or interests in lands within or adjacent to the 
boundaries of the recreation area that are acquired 
by the Bureau of Land Management, and title or 
possession of which is vested in the United States 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
managed by the Secretary as part of the recreation 
area. 
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(g) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion creates protective perimeters or buffer zones around 
the recreation area. 
SEC. 10. CONTINUATION OF TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL 
SURF FISHING, REDWOOD NATIONAL AND 
STATE PARKS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF LIMITED NUMBER OF PER-
MITS.—For the sole purpose of continuing traditional 
commercial surf fishing, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
permit the right of entry for authorized vehicle access onto 
the wave slope area at that area known as Gold Bluffs 
Beach, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and that por-
tion of the beach north and south of Redwood Creek in 
Redwood National and State Parks. The number of per-
mits issued under the authority of this section shall be 
limited to the number of valid permits that were held on 
the date of enactment of this Act. The permits so issued 
shall be perpetual and subject to the same conditions as 
the permits held on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) WAVE SLOPE AREA DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘wave slope area’’ refers to the area that has 
been wet by the wave action of the previous high tide, but 
does not include any vegetated areas. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 533 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 233 
AN ACT 
To designate certain National Forest System lands 
in the Mendocino and Six Rivers National For-
ests and certain Bureau of Land Management 
lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa 
Counties in the State of California as wilderness, 
to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilder-
ness Area, to designate certain segments of the 
Black Butte River in Mendocino County, Cali-
fornia as a wild or scenic river, and for other 
purposes. 
JULY 25, 2006 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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