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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3022 
To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add 
certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2007 
Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. NUNES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of 
California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Can-
yon National Park Wilderness, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sequoia-Kings Canyon 
National Park Wilderness Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are des-
ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) JOHN KREBS WILDERNESS.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—Certain land in Se-
quoia-Kings Canyon National Park, comprising 
approximately 69,500 acres of land, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘John 
Krebs Wilderness Proposal-Hockett Plateau/ 
Mineral King’’ and dated July 2007 and the 
map entitled ‘‘John Krebs Wilderness Proposal- 
Enlargement of Mineral King Area’’ and dated 
May 2007, to be known as the ‘‘John Krebs 
Wilderness’’. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—The designation of the 
wilderness under subparagraph (A) does not— 
(i) preclude operation and mainte-
nance of the existing Hockett Meadow 
Cabin and Quinn Patrol Cabin in the same 
manner and degree in which the cabins 
were operated and maintained on the day 
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before the date of enactment of this Act; 
or 
(ii) prohibit the operation, mainte-
nance, and repair of the small check dams 
and water impoundments on Lower Frank-
lin Lake, Crystal Lake, Upper Monarch 
Lake, and Eagle Lake. 
(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 
affects— 
(i) the cabins in, and adjacent to, 
Mineral King Valley; or 
(ii) the private inholdings known as 
‘‘Silver City’’ and ‘‘Kaweah Han’’. 
(2) SEQUOIA-KINGS
CANYON
NATIONAL
PARK 
WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain land in the North 
Fork/Redwood Canyon, California, comprising ap-
proximately 43,450 acres, and certain land in Chim-
ney Rock, California, comprising approximately 
1,736 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Redwood Canyon/North Fork/Chimney Rock 
Wilderness Proposal’’ and dated June 2007, is in-
corporated in, and shall be considered to be a part 
of, the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilder-
ness. 
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SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
each area designated as wilderness by this Act shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any ref-
erence in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the 
Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TION.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 
years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and legal description of 
each area designated as wilderness by this Act 
with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 
typographical error in the map or legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
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and available for public inspection in the Office of 
the Secretary. 
(c) HYDROLOGIC, METEOROLOGIC, AND CLIMATO-
LOGICAL DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP-
MENT.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) prevents the installation and maintenance 
of, or if nonmotorized access is not reasonably avail-
able or time is of the essence, limited motorized ac-
cess to, hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 
devices or facilities and communication equipment 
associated with the devices, if the devices, facilities, 
or equipment are essential to flood warning, flood 
control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir oper-
ation purposes; or 
(2) precludes or restricts the use of utility heli-
copters for inspection or surveillance of utility facili-
ties in the vicinity of an area designated as wilder-
ness by this Act. 
(d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around an area 
designated as wilderness by this Act. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be seen 
or heard from within an area designated as wilder-
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ness by this Act shall not preclude the conduct of 
the activity or use outside the boundary of the wil-
derness. 
(e) HORSEBACK RIDING.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or 
commercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated 
as wilderness by this Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Æ 
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