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the potential wilderness area until its incorporation 
in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness. 
(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall use the minimum 
tool or administrative practice necessary to accom-
plish ecological restoration with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(e) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential wil-
derness area shall be designated as wilderness and incor-
porated in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness on the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of Agri-
culture publishes in the Federal Register notice that 
the conditions in 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 five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, upon incorporation of the lands designated as wil-
derness under subsection (e) in the Kimberling Creek Wil-
derness, the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the 
lands in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) and other laws applicable to that wilderness 
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area, except that, with respect to such lands, any reference 
in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the date on which the lands 
are designated as wilderness under subsection (e). 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF SENG MOUNTAIN AND BEAR 
CREEK 
SCENIC 
AREAS, 
JEFFERSON 
NA-
TIONAL FOREST, VIRGINIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The following National For-
est System lands in the State of Virginia are hereby des-
ignated as National Scenic Areas (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘scenic areas’’): 
(1) Certain lands in the Jefferson National 
Forest, which comprise approximately 5,192 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Seng 
Mountain and Raccoon Branch’’ and dated October 
2007, and which shall be known as the Seng Moun-
tain National Scenic Area. 
(2) Certain lands in the Jefferson National 
Forest, which comprise approximately 5,128 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bear 
Creek’’ and dated February 2007, and which shall 
be known as the Bear Creek National Scenic Area. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Agriculture shall file with the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 
the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives a map and legal description of each of the sce-
nic areas. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 
descriptions referred to in paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
clerical and typographical errors in the maps and de-
scriptions. In the case of any discrepancy between 
the acreage specified in subsection (a) and the cor-
responding map filed under paragraph (1), the map 
shall control. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the Office 
of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(c) PURPOSES OF SCENIC AREAS.—The scenic areas 
are established for the purposes of— 
(1) ensuring the protection and preservation of 
scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, 
and water resources; 
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(2) protecting wildlife and fish habitat, con-
sistent with paragraph (1); 
(3) protecting areas that may develop charac-
teristics of old-growth forests; and 
(4) providing a variety of recreation opportuni-
ties, consistent with the preceding paragraphs. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall administer the scenic areas in accordance with 
this section and the laws and regulations generally 
applicable to the National Forest System. In the 
event of conflict between this section and other laws 
and regulations, this section shall take precedence. 
(2) CONSISTENT
USE.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the scenic areas as the Sec-
retary finds will further the purposes for which the 
scenic areas are established. 
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall develop a management plan for the scenic 
areas consistent with this section. The management plan 
shall be developed as an amendment to the land and re-
source management plan for the Jefferson National For-
est, except that nothing in this section requires the Sec-
retary to revise the land and resource management plan 
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for the Jefferson National Forest pursuant to section 6 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(f) ROADS.—After the date of the enactment of this 
Act, no roads shall be established or constructed within 
the scenic areas, except that this prohibition shall not be 
construed to deny access to private lands or interests 
therein in the scenic areas. 
(g) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—No timber harvest 
shall be allowed within the scenic areas, except as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture finds necessary in the control of fire, 
insects, and diseases and to provide for public safety and 
trail access. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the 
Secretary may engage in vegetation manipulation prac-
tices for maintenance of existing wildlife clearings and vis-
ual quality. Firewood may be harvested for personal use 
along perimeter roads under such conditions as the Sec-
retary may impose. 
(h) MOTORIZED TRAVEL.—Motorized travel shall not 
be permitted within the scenic areas, except that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may authorize motorized travel with-
in the scenic areas— 
(1) as necessary for administrative use in fur-
therance of the purposes of this section; 
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(2) in support of wildlife management projects 
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(3) on Forest Development Roads 9410 and 
84b during deer and bear hunting seasons and on 
that portion of Forest Development Road 6261 des-
ignated on the map referred to in subsection (a)(2) 
as ‘‘open seasonally’’ during deer and bear hunting 
seasons. 
(i) FIRE.—Wildfires in the scenic area shall be sup-
pressed in a manner consistent with the purposes of this 
section, using such means as the Secretary of Agriculture 
considers appropriate. 
(j) INSECTS AND DISEASE.—Insect and disease out-
breaks may be controlled in the scenic areas to maintain 
scenic quality, prevent tree mortality, reduce hazards to 
visitors, or protect private lands. 
(k) WATER.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall ad-
minister the scenic areas so as to maintain and enhance 
water quality. 
(l) MINING WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all federally owned lands in the scenic areas are 
withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the min-
ing laws of the United States and from leasing claims 
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