I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4948
To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild
and scenic rivers in the northern portion of the State of California,
to designate salmon restoration areas, and to establish the Sacramento
River National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 2002
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER
of California, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain
rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the northern portion
of the State of California, to designate salmon restora-
tion areas, and to establish the Sacramento River Na-
tional Conservation Area, 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
‘‘Northern California Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of
2002’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness areas to be administered by Bureau of
Land Management and Forest Service.
Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness area, Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Sec. 103. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 104. Designation of salmon restoration areas.
Sec. 105. Designation of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 106. Designation of potential wilderness areas.
TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS
Sec. 201. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.
Sec. 202. Designation of Carson River and East Fork, California, as wild and
scenic rivers study areas.
TITLE III—SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 301. Designation and management.
TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 401. Wilderness and wild and scenic rivers tourism development.
Sec. 402. Wilderness and wild and scenic rivers recreation development.
Sec. 403. Law enforcement.
Sec. 404. Acquisition of inholdings.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The publicly owned lands and rivers of Cali-
fornia are a wildland resource of extraordinary value
for this and future generations.
(2) Increasing pressure from California’s rap-
idly growing population threatens to irrevocably
harm these remaining wild areas and wild rivers.
(3) Statutory protection is needed for these
areas to ensure that they remain a part of our nat-
ural heritage and continue to be a source of solitude
and inspiration for all Americans.
(4) Continuation of military activities, including
overflights, military maneuvers, testing and evalua-
tion, and other activities without limit to frequency
is not incompatible 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 may take any measures deemed necessary to
control or prevent fires.
(6) These lands shall be included in the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System and the Na-
tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System, in order to—
(A) preserve the unique wild and natural
features of these landscapes;
(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 archeological sites associated with ancient
Indian cultures and the settlement of Cali-
fornia;
(D) protect and preserve areas that con-
tinue to be used by Native American tribes for
spiritual, cultural, or subsistence practices;
(E) protect watersheds, including those
that play an essential role in providing munic-
ipal and agricultural water supplies;
(F) provide opportunities for compatible
outdoor recreation, including horseback riding
on saddle and pack stock, hunting and fishing,
hiking and camping, whitewater rafting, trail
running, and excursions led by commercial out-
fitters;
(G) retain and enhance opportunities for
scientific research in pristine ecosystems; and
(H) promote the recovery of threatened
and endangered species, including salmon and
steelhead.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF
WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE AD-
MINISTERED BY BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT AND FOREST SERVICE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
public lands in the State of California are hereby des-
ignated as wilderness, and therefore, as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System or as additions
to existing components of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System:
(1) Certain lands in the Klamath National For-
est which comprise approximately 64,160 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Marble Moun-
tain Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(2) Certain lands in the Klamath National For-
est which comprise approximately 51,600 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Red Butte
Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(3) Certain lands in the Klamath National For-
est which comprise approximately 19,360 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Russian Wil-
derness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(4) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest
which comprise approximately 12,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Heart Lake Wil-
derness Area-Proposed’’.
(5) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest
which comprise approximately 4,760 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Wild Cattle
Mountain Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(6) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest
which comprise approximately 6,400 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Caribou Wilder-
ness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(7) Certain lands in the Mendocino National
Forest which comprise approximately 23,800 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Snow
Mountain Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(8) Certain lands in the Mendocino National
Forest which comprise approximately 10,160 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(9) Certain lands in the Mendocino National
Forest and certain lands administered by the Arcata
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 51,790 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yuki Wilderness
Area-Proposed’’.
(10) Certain lands in the Plumas National For-
est which comprise approximately 9,000 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Feather Falls
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(11) Certain lands in the Sierra National For-
est which comprise approximately 39,360 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South Fork
Merced Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(12) Certain lands in the Six Rivers National
Forest which comprise approximately 5,740 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mad River
Buttes Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(13) Certain lands in the Six Rivers National
Forest which comprise approximately 7,300 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mt. Lassic
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(14) Certain lands in the Six Rivers and Klam-
ath National Forests which comprise approximately
86,470 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Siskiyou Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(15) 
Certain 
lands 
in 
the 
Six 
Rivers,
Mendocino, and Shasta-Trinity National Forests and
certain lands administered by the Redding and
Arcata Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which comprise approximately 40,550 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yolla Bolly-
Middle Eel Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(16) Certain lands in the Six Rivers, Klamath,
and Shasta-Trinity National Forests which comprise
approximately 97,590 acres, as generally depicted on
a map entitled ‘‘Trinity Alps Wilderness Area Addi-
tions-Proposed’’.
(17) Certain lands in the Six Rivers and Shas-
ta-Trinity National Forests which comprise approxi-
mately 12,750 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘Underwood Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(18) Certain lands in the Stanislaus National
Forest which comprise approximately 25,280 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Emigrant
Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(19) Certain lands in the Stanislaus and Hum-
boldt-Toiyabe National Forests which comprise ap-
proximately 35,200 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Carson Iceberg Wilderness Area Addi-
tions-Proposed’’.
(20) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For-
est which comprise approximately 12,160 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Black Oak
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(21) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For-
est which comprise approximately 2,880 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Duncan Can-
yon Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(22) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For-
est which comprise approximately 20,480 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘North Fork
American Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(23) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For-
est which comprise approximately 4,480 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Granite Chief
Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed’’.
(24) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For-
est which comprise approximately 16,350 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Castle Peak
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(25) Certain lands in the Tahoe National For-
est which comprise approximately 17,280 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Grouse Lakes
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(26) Certain lands administered by the Bishop
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 17,920 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Granite Mountain
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(27) Certain lands administered by the Alturas
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 6,600 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pit River Wilder-
ness Area-Proposed’’.
(28) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 45,434 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cache Creek Wil-
derness Area-Proposed’’.
(29) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 10,880 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Blue Ridge Wil-
derness Area-Proposed’’.
(30) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 9,120 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Berryessa Peak
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(31) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 5,880 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cedar Roughs
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(32) Certain lands administered by the Arcata
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 41,100 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘King Range Wil-
derness Area-Proposed’’.
(33) Certain lands administered by the Arcata
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 14,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel
Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(b) SPECIAL RULE, TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST WIL-
DERNESS AREAS.—The designation of the Black Oak Wil-
derness Area by subsection (a)(20) and the Duncan Can-
yon Wilderness Area by subsection (a)(21) and inclusion
of additional lands in the Granite Chief Wilderness Area
by subsection (a)(23) shall not interfere with the operation
of the Western States Endurance Run and the Western
States Trail Ride (Tevis Cup) in the same manner and
degree in which these events are operated as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) SPECIAL RULE, CASTLE PEAK WILDERNESS
AREA.—The designation of the Castle Peak Wilderness
Area by subsection (a)(24) shall not preclude the oper-
ation and maintenance of the historic Forest Service cabin
known as Meiss Hut in the same manner and degree in
which operation and maintenance of the cabin were occur-
ring as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) SPECIAL
RULE, KING
RANGE
WILDERNESS
AREA.—With respect to the King Range Wilderness Area
designated by subsection (a)(32), in case of conflict be-
tween this title and Public Law 91–476 (16 U.S.C. 460y
et seq.), which established the King Range National Con-
servation Area, the more restrictive provisions shall con-
trol.
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA, LASSEN
VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain lands in Lassen Volcanic
National Park in the State of California which comprise
approximately 26,366 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Lassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness
Area Additions-Proposed’’, are hereby designated as wil-
derness, and therefore, as an addition to an existing com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation.
SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the wilderness areas designated by this title shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’), whoever has administrative jurisdiction over
the area, in accordance with the provisions of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) governing areas des-
ignated by that Act as wilderness, except that any ref-
erence in such provisions to the effective date of the Wil-
derness Act (or any similar reference) shall be deemed to
be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as
practicable, but no later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a
map and a legal description of each wilderness area des-
ignated in this title with the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives. Such map and
description shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this title, except that the correction of clerical
and typographical errors in such legal description may be
made. Copies of such map and legal description shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the office of
the Secretary.
(c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.—As provided in sec-
tion 4(b) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(b)), the
Secretary concerned shall administer the areas designated
as wilderness in this title so as to preserve their wilderness
character and to devote them to the public purposes of
recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, conservation,
and historical use. All activities in the areas shall be sub-
ject to regulations the Secretary considers necessary to
fulfill the purposes of the Wilderness Act.
(d) FIRE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary
may take such measures in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title as necessary in the control and pre-
vention of fire, insects, and diseases, as provided in section
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and
the Report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Af-
fairs to accompany H.R. 1437 of the 95th Congress (H.
Rept. 101–405). Such measures may include the use of
mechanized and motorized equipment for fire suppression
where necessary to protect public health and safety and
private property. Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review
existing policy to ensure that authorized approval proce-
dures for any such measures permit a timely and efficient
response in case of fire emergencies in the wilderness
areas. In areas of extreme fire hazard, the Secretary shall
consider whether the authority to take whatever appro-
priate actions are necessary for fire management shall be
delegated to the Forest Supervisor or the Bureau of Land
Management District Manager or a field manager.
(e) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary
shall provide private property owners with adequate access
to their nonfederally owned land or interests in land within
the boundaries of the wilderness designated by this title
to ensure the owner of such land or interest the reasonable
use and enjoyment thereof.
(f) MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing
in this title shall enlarge or diminish the private property
rights of non-Federal landowners with property within the
boundaries of the wilderness areas designated by this title.
(g) HUNTING AND FISHING.—Nothing in this Act
shall affect existing hunting and fishing, under applicable
State and Federal laws and regulations, within the bound-
aries of the wilderness areas designated by this title, in-
cluding the use of non-motorized devices used to carry
game.
(h) SNOW SENSORS AND STREAM GAUGES.—Nothing
in this title shall be construed to prevent the installation
and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climato-
logical facilities or any combination of the foregoing, or
limited motorized access to such facilities when non-
motorized access means are not reasonably available or
when time is of the essence, if the Secretary determines
that such facilities or access are essential to flood warning,
flood control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir oper-
ation purposes.
(i) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title shall
preclude low-level overflights of military aircraft, testing
and evaluation, the designation of new units of special use
airspace, or the use or establishment of military flight
training routes over wilderness areas designated by this
title.
(j) HORSES.—Nothing in this title shall preclude
horseback riding or the entry of recreational saddle or
pack stock into wilderness areas designated by this title.
(k) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock and
maintenance of existing facilities related to grazing in wil-
derness areas designated by this title, if established before
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be permitted
to continue as provided in section 4(d)(4) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and section 108 of Public
Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 1133 note).
(l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title shall
be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibil-
ities of the State of California with respect to wildlife and
fish on the public lands in that State as provided in section
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)).
(m) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, man-
agement activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife
populations and the habitats to support such populations
may be carried out within wilderness areas designated by
this title, if consistent with relevant wilderness manage-
ment plans, in accordance with appropriate policies and
guidelines.
(n) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in
this title shall be construed as precluding or otherwise af-
fecting border operations by the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration,
the United States Customs Service, or State and local law
enforcement agencies within wilderness areas designated
by this title.
(o) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.—In
recognition of the past use of wilderness areas designated
by this title by members of Indian tribes for traditional
cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary shall ensure
access to such wilderness areas by Indian tribes for such
traditional cultural and religious purposes. In imple-
menting this section, the Secretary, upon the request of
an Indian tribe or Indian religious community, shall tem-
porarily close to the general public use of one or more spe-
cific portions of the wilderness area in order to protect
the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities
in the area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian reli-
gious community. Any such closure shall be made to affect
the smallest practicable area for the minimum period nec-
essary for such purposes. Such access shall be consistent
with the purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42
U.S.C. 1996; commonly known as the American Indian
Religious Freedom Act) and the Wilderness Act.
(p) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS.—Nothing in this title
shall preclude the use by commercial outfitters of the wil-
derness areas designated by this title.
(q) AREAS ADJACENT TO WILDERNESS AREAS.—
Nothing in this title shall be construed to create protective
perimeters or buffer zones around wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title. Activities or uses of nonwilderness
areas that can be seen or heard within wilderness areas
designated by this title shall not be precluded as a result
of this title.
(r) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this
title shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper-
ation and maintenance of, developments below or above
a wilderness area designated by this title or on any stream
tributary thereto which will not invade the area or unrea-
sonably diminish the wilderness, scenic, recreational, and
fish and wildlife values present in the area as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF SALMON RESTORATION AREAS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares the
following:
(1) Once magnificent salmon and steelhead
runs throughout the State of California have gen-
erally experienced severe declines resulting in the
listing of these species as threatened and endangered
under both State and Federal law.
(2) Economically important commercial, rec-
reational, and tribal salmon and steelhead fisheries
have collapsed in many parts of the State leading to
economic crises for many fishing-dependent commu-
nities.
(3) Salmon and steelhead are essential to the
spiritual and cultural practices of many Indian
tribes in California and these tribes have suffered as
a result of the decline in salmon and steelhead runs
throughout the State.
(4) Habitat protection is an essential compo-
nent in the recovery of endangered salmon and
steelhead to sustainable, harvestable levels.
(5) Certain pristine areas in the State warrant
special protection because they offer vital, irreplace-
able habitat for salmon and steelhead.
(b) DESIGNATION.—The following public lands in the
State of California are hereby designated salmon restora-
tion areas:
(1) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na-
tional Forest which comprise approximately 24,267
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Chin-
quapin Salmon Restoration Area-Proposed’’.
(2) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na-
tional Forest which comprise approximately 28,400
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pat-
tison Salmon Restoration Area-Proposed’’.
(3) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na-
tional Forest which comprise approximately 22,000
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘South Fork Trinity Salmon Restoration Area-Pro-
posed’’.
(c) REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall review the salmon restoration areas to
determine their suitability for designation as wilderness.
Until such time as Congress acts on the review of the Sec-
retary, the Secretary shall manage the Salmon Restora-
tion Areas to promote the restoration of self-sustaining
salmon and steelhead populations and, subject to valid ex-
isting rights, to maintain the existing wilderness character
of the areas. The use of mechanized transport or motor-
ized equipment shall be based on the selection of the min-
imum tool or administrative practice necessary to accom-
plish the purpose of maximum salmon habitat protection
with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness
character and resources.
(d) REVIEW
AND
RECOMMENDATION.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to the President a re-
port containing the results of the review conducted under
subsection (c). Not later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit
a recommendation to Congress regarding designation of
the salmon restoration areas as wilderness.
SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the provisions
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-
lowing public lands in the State of California are des-
ignated wilderness study areas and shall be reviewed by
the Secretary of Agriculture as to their suitability for pres-
ervation as wilderness:
(1) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity Na-
tional Forest which comprise approximately 35,000
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Gi-
rard Ridge Wilderness Study Area Proposed’’.
(2) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest
which comprise approximately 48,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Ishi Wilderness
Study Area Proposed’’.
(b) REVIEW
AND
RECOMMENDATION.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to the President a re-
port containing the results of the review conducted under
subsection (a). Not later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit
a recommendation to Congress regarding designation of
the study areas as wilderness.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the wilderness
study areas so as to maintain their existing wilderness
character and potential for inclusion in the National Wil-
derness Preservation System.
SEC. 
106. 
DESIGNATION 
OF 
POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS
AREAS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the provisions
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-
lowing public lands in the State of California are des-
ignated potential wilderness areas:
(1) Certain lands administered by the Arcata
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 8,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Ridge
Potential Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(2) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
which comprise approximately 12,806 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Payne Ranch Po-
tential Wilderness Area-Proposed’’.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the potential
wilderness areas as wilderness (except as provided in sub-
section (c)) until such time as the lands are designated
as wilderness under subsection (d).
(c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—For purposes of ec-
ological restoration, including the elimination of non-na-
tive species, removal of illegal, unused or decommissioned
roads, repair of skid tracks, and other actions necessary
to restore the natural ecosystems in the potential wilder-
ness areas, the Secretary of the Interior may use motor-
ized equipment and mechanized transport until such time
as the potential wilderness areas are designated as wilder-
ness. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall seek to use the minimum tool or administrative prac-
tice necessary to accomplish necessary ecological restora-
tion with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness
character and resources.
(d) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—Upon removal of
conditions incompatible with the Wilderness Act and pub-
lication by the Secretary of the Interior in the Federal
Register of notice of such removal or 5 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever comes first,
the potential wilderness areas shall be designated as wil-
derness, and therefore, as components of the National Wil-
derness Preservation.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007
$2,500,000, to be divided equally between the potential
wilderness areas designated by subsection (a), to carry out
ecological restoration activities under subsection (c).
TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC
RIVER DESIGNATIONS
SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve and protect
for present and future generations the outstanding scenic,
natural, wildlife, fishery, recreational, scientific, historic,
and ecological values of the following rivers in the State
of California, 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 new paragraphs:
‘‘( ) BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 2
miles of Black Butte River from the confluence of Estell
and Sheep Creeks to Spanish Creek confluence, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic
river. The 18.5 miles of Black Butte River from Spanish
Creek confluence to Jumpoff Creek confluence, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
The 3.5 miles of Black Butte River from Jumpoff Creek
confluence to confluence with Middle Eel River, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic
river. The 5 miles of Cold Creek from Plaskett Creek con-
fluence to confluence with Black Butte River, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘( ) DOWNIE
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES, CALI-
FORNIA.—The 2 miles of the West Downie River from the
northern boundary of section 27, township 21 north, range
10 east, to Rattlesnake Creek confluence, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The
3 miles of Rattlesnake Creek from the source in section
24, township 21 north, range 10 east to West Branch con-
fluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a wild river. The 3 miles of Downie River from the
confluence of West Branch and Rattlesnake Creek to the
confluence with Grant Ravine, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 1.75 miles
of Downie River from Grant Ravine confluence to the con-
fluence with Lavezzola Creek, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. The 2
miles of Red Oak Canyon from the source in section 18,
township 21 north, range 11 east to 0.5 miles upstream
of confluence with Empire Creek, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 0.5 miles
of Red Oak Canyon from 0.5 miles upstream of Empire
Creek confluence to Empire Creek confluence, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic
river. The 2 miles of Empire Creek from the source in
section 17, township 12 north, range 11 east, to 0.5 miles
upstream of confluence with Red Oak Canyon, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
The 4.5 miles of Empire Creek from 0.5 miles upstream
of Red Oak Canyon confluence to confluence with
Lavezzola Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river. The 1.5 miles of Sunnyside
Creek from the confluence of Sunnyside Creek and
unnamed tributary in section 8 township 21 north, range
11 east, to Spencer Creek confluence, to be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 1.5
miles of Spencer Creek from Lower Spencer Lake to con-
fluence with Sunnyside Creek, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 5 miles of
Lavezzola Creek, from the confluence of Sunnyside and
Spencer Creeks to unnamed tributary in section 33, town-
ship 21 north, range 11 east, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 7 miles of
Lavezzola Creek, from the confluence with unnamed tribu-
tary in section 33 to Downie River confluence, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic
river. The 3.5 miles of Pauley Creek from Hawley and
Snake Lakes to the southern boundary of section 26,
township 21 north, range 11 east, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. The 7.5
miles of Pauley Creek from section 26 to the western
boundary of section 18, township 20 north, range 11 east,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river. The 4 miles of Pauley Creek from section 18
to confluence with Downie River, as a scenic river. The
1.5 miles of Butcher Ranch Creek from the eastern bound-
ary of section 2, township 20 north, range 11 east, to the
confluence with Pauley Creek, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘( ) INDEPENDENCE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 2
miles from the source in section 13, township 18 north,
range 14 east, to the high water line of Independence
Lake, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a wild river.
‘‘( ) MOKELUMNE, NORTH FORK, CALIFORNIA.—
The 5.75 miles from 0.25 miles downstream of Salt
Springs dam to 0.5 miles downstream of Bear River con-
fluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a recreational river. The 11 miles from 0.5 miles down-
stream of Bear River confluence to National Forest
boundary in section 19, township 7 north, range 14 east,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river.
‘‘( ) NIAGARA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 1 mile
from Highway 108 to the high water line of Donnell Res-
ervoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a scenic river.
‘‘( ) SAGEHEN
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 7.75
miles from the source in section 10, township 18 north,
range 15 east, to 0.25 miles upstream of Stampede res-
ervoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a scenic river.
‘‘( ) STANISLAUS
RIVER, NORTH
FORK, CALI-
FORNIA.—The 5.5 miles of Highland Creek from 0.5 miles
downstream of New Spicer dam to North Fork confluence,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river. The 8.5 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus
River, from Highland Creek confluence to Little Rattle-
snake Creek confluence, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 2.25 miles of
the North Fork Stanislaus River, from Little Rattlesnake
Creek confluence to the northern edge of the private prop-
erty boundary in section 8, township 5 north, range 16
east, 0.25 miles upstream of Boards Crossing, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river. The 2 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus
River, from 1 mile downstream of Boards Crossing to the
western boundary of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce-
nic river. The 7 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus River
from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 4N38 crossing to
Middle Fork Stanislaus River confluence, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘( ) TUOLUMNE, SOUTH FORK, CALIFORNIA.—The
0.2 miles from the Rainbow Pool Bridge to the Highway
120 Bridge, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a recreational river. The 3.0 miles from the
Highway 120 Bridge to the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic
River confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.’’.
(b) PLAN AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, BLACK
BUTTE RIVER.—Within 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
submit to Congress a fire management plan and report
on the cultural and historic resources within the Black
Butte River segments designated by the amendment made
by subsection (a). The Secretary shall provide a copy of
the plan and report to the board of supervisors of
Tuolumne County, California.
(c) 
PLAN
AND
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS,
TUOLUMNE, SOUTH FORK.—Within 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall submit to Congress a fire management plan
and report on the cultural and historic resources within
the Tuolumne, South Fork River segments designated by
the amendment made by subsection (a). The Secretary
shall provide a copy of the plan and report to the board
of supervisors of Tuolumne County, California.
(d) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this
title shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper-
ation and maintenance of, developments below or above
a wild, scenic, or recreational river area or on any stream
tributary thereto which will not invade the area or unrea-
sonably diminish the scenic, recreational, and fish and
wildlife values present in the area as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.—In
recognition of the past use of the areas designated by this
title as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers by members
of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and religious pur-
poses, the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure access to
such wild, scenic, and recreational rivers by Indian tribes
for such traditional cultural and religious purposes. In im-
plementing this section, the Secretary, upon the request
of an Indian tribe or Indian religious community, shall
temporarily close to the general public use of one or more
specific portions of the wild, scenic, or recreational river
to protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious
activities in those portions by members of the Indian tribe
or Indian religious community. Any such closure shall be
made to affect the smallest practicable area for the min-
imum period necessary for such purposes. Such access
shall be consistent with the purpose and intent of Public
Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996; commonly known as the
American Indian Religious Freedom Act) and the Wilder-
ness Act.
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF CARSON RIVER AND EAST
FORK, CALIFORNIA, AS WILD AND SCENIC
RIVERS STUDY AREA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘( ) CARSON RIVER, EAST FORK, CALIFORNIA.—
The approximately 46.5 miles from its source to the Ne-
vada border.’’.
(b) REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.—In further-
ance of the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior
shall review the river designated by the amendment made
by subsection (a) to determine its suitability for designa-
tion as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. The Secretary
shall submit to the President a report containing the re-
sults of the review. Not later than three years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit a recommendation to Congress regarding designation
of the river segments as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the wild and
scenic river study area designated by the amendment
made by subsection (a) so as to maintain its presently ex-
isting wild and scenic character and potential for inclusion
in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
TITLE III—SACRAMENTO RIVER
NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION
AREA
SEC. 301. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT.
(a) PURPOSES.—In order to conserve, protect, and
enhance the riparian and associated areas described in
subsection (b) and the outstanding ecological, geological,
scenic, recreational, cultural, historical, fish and wildlife
values, and other resources of such areas, there is hereby
established the Sacramento River National Conservation
Area (referred to in this title as the ‘‘conservation area’’).
(b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The conservation area shall
consist of the public lands in Tehama and Shasta Counties
in the State of California generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Sacramento River National Conservation Area’’ and
comprising approximately 30,000 acres adjacent to the
Sacramento River, lower Battle Creek, and lower Paynes
Creek.
(c) MAP.—As soon as practicable, but not later than
three years after the date of enactment of this Act, a map
and legal description of the conservation area shall be filed
by the Secretary of the Interior with the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
Such map shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this section. Copies of such map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the Office of the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management, and in the
appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in
the State of California.
(d) MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION AREA.—The
Secretary of the Interior shall manage the conservation
area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances
its resources and values, including the resources specified
in subsection (a), pursuant to the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
and other applicable provisions of law, including this title.
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
all Federal lands within the conservation area are hereby
withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation or dis-
posal under the public land laws; from location, entry, and
patent under the mining laws; and from disposition under
all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, and
all amendments thereto.
(f) HUNTING AND FISHING.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall permit hunting and fishing within the con-
servation area in accordance with applicable laws and reg-
ulations of the United States and the State of California.
(g) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Use of motorized vehi-
cles on public lands shall be restricted to established road-
ways.
(h) MOTORIZED BOATS.—Nothing in this title is in-
tended to restrict the use of motorized boats on the Sac-
ramento River. The Counties of Tehama and Shasta and
the California Department of Boating and Waterways
shall retain their respective authority to regulate motor-
ized boating for the purpose of ensuring public safety and
environmental protection.
(i) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on public
lands, where authorized under permits or leases in exist-
ence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, shall
be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regu-
lations, policies, and practices as the Secretary of the Inte-
rior considers necessary, consistent with this Act, the Fed-
eral Land Policy Management Act of 1976, and Bureau
of Land Management regulations.
(j) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior may acquire land or interests in land within the
boundaries of the conservation area by donation,
transfer, purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange.
(2) CONSENT.—No land or interest in land may
be acquired without the consent of the owner of the
land.
(k) CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Interior shall submit to Congress a com-
prehensive plan for the long-range protection and
management of the conservation area.
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall de-
scribe the appropriate uses and management of the
conservation area in accordance with this title. The
Secretary of the Interior may incorporate appro-
priate decisions contained in any management or ac-
tivity plan for the area completed before the date of
the enactment of this Act and appropriate wildlife
habitat management plans or other plans prepared
(or information developed) for lands within or adja-
cent to the conservation area before the date of en-
actment of this Act.
(l) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall prepare the plan under subsection (k) in close con-
sultation with appropriate Federal, State, Tehama and
Shasta Counties, and local agencies adjacent landowners
and other interested persons.
TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 401. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT.
There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal
year $2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and
$2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to establish
a program to provide grants to communities surrounded
by, or adjacent to, wilderness areas or wild, scenic, or rec-
reational rivers designated by this Act, to be used for the
purpose of creating and promoting wilderness- and recre-
ation-related jobs, developing visitors centers, informa-
tional brochures, and kiosks regarding the wilderness
areas or wild, scenic, or recreational rivers, or other devel-
oping other methods to promote wilderness and wild and
scenic river tourism.
SEC. 402. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
RECREATION DEVELOPMENT.
There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal
year $1,250,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and
$1,250,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to be used in
wilderness areas and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers
designated by this Act to develop trails and other facilities
that will promote and enhance wilderness or wild, scenic,
or recreational river recreation experiences.
SEC. 403. LAW ENFORCEMENT.
There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal
year $1,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and
$1,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to be used in
wilderness areas and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers
designated by this Act to support law enforcement activi-
ties necessary to protect visitors and the natural resources
of these wild areas.
SEC. 404. ACQUISITION OF INHOLDINGS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal
year $2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and
$2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to be used for
the purpose of acquiring inholdings within the wilderness
areas and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers designated
by this Act.
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