Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7) of 
Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section 
231(a)(15)); 
(E) the land described in subsection (a)(6) 
shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 
part of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness 
as designated by section 3 of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section 
3(4) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section 
231(a)(17)); and 
(F) the land described in subsection (a)(7) 
shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a 
part of, the Yuki Wilderness as designated by 
section 3(3) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by 
section 231(a)(18). 
(f) REPORT.—Within 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter until the 
date upon which the potential wilderness is designated wil-
derness under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate on the status of eco-
logical restoration within the potential wilderness area and 
the progress toward the potential wilderness area’s even-
tual wilderness designation under subsection (d). 
SEC. 234. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
Section 3(a) of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(231) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The fol-
lowing segments from the source tributaries in the 
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 18.3-mile segment from its mul-
tiple source springs in the Cedar Basin of the 
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in section 
15, T. 27 N., R. 10 W. to .25 miles upstream 
of the Wild Mad Road, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The .65-mile segment from .25 miles 
upstream of Wild Mad Road to the confluence 
with the unnamed tributary approximately .4 
miles downstream of the Wild Mad Road in sec-
tion 29, T. 28 N., R. 11 W., as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 9.8-mile segment from .75 miles 
downstream of Wild Mad Road to Silver Creek, 
as a wild river.
‘‘(D) The 5.4-mile segment from Silver 
Creek confluence to Farley Creek, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(E) The 3.6-mile segment from Farley 
Creek to Cave Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(F) The 5.6-mile segment from Cave 
Creek to the confluence of the unnamed creek 
upstream of Hidden Valley Ranch in section 5, 
T. 15, R. 7 E., as a wild river. 
‘‘(G) The 2.5-mile segment from unnamed 
creek confluence upstream of Hidden Valley 
Ranch to the confluence with the unnamed 
creek flowing west from Bear Wallow Mountain 
in section 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(H) The 3.8-mile segment from the 
unnamed creek confluence in section 29, T. 1 
N., R. 7 E. to Plummer Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(I) The 1.8-mile segment from Plummer 
Creek to the confluence with the unnamed trib-
utary north of McClellan Place in section 6, T. 
1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 
‘‘(J) The 5.4-mile segment from the 
unnamed tributary confluence in section 6, T. 1 
N., R. 7 E. to Hitchcock Creek, as a wild river.
‘‘(K) The 7-mile segment from Eltapom 
Creek to the Grouse Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(L) The 5-mile segment from Grouse 
Creek to Coon Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(232) EAST
FORK
SOUTH
FORK
TRINITY 
RIVER.—The following segments to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 8.4-mile segment from its source 
in the Pettijohn Basin in the Yolla Bolly-Middle 
Eel Wilderness in section 10, T. 3 S., R. 10 W. 
to .25 miles upstream of the Wild Mad Road, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 3.4-mile segment from .25 miles 
upstream of the Wild Mad Road to the South 
Fork Trinity River, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(233) RATTLESNAKE
CREEK.—The 5.9-mile 
segment from the confluence with the unnamed trib-
utary in the southeast corner of section 5, T. 1 S., 
R. 12 W. to the South Fork Trinity River, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(234) BUTTER CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 
from .25 miles downstream of the Road 3N08 cross-
ing to the South Fork Trinity River, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(235) HAYFORK CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 3.2-mile segment from Little 
Creek to Bear Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 13.2-mile segment from Bear 
Creek to the northern boundary of section 19, 
T. 3 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river. 
‘‘(236) OLSEN CREEK.—The 2.8-mile segment 
from the confluence of its source tributaries in sec-
tion 5, T. 3 N., R. 7 E. to the northern boundary 
of section 24, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 
‘‘(237) RUSCH CREEK.—The 3.2-mile segment 
from .25 miles downstream of the 32N11 Road 
crossing to Hayfork Creek, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(238) ELTAPOM
CREEK.—The 3.4-mile seg-
ment from Buckhorn Creek to the South Fork Trin-
ity River, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(239) GROUSE
CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 3.9-mile segment from Carson 
Creek to Cow Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(B) The 7.4-mile segment from Cow 
Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, as a 
recreational river. 
‘‘(240) MADDEN
CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 6.8-mile segment from the con-
fluence of Madden Creek and its unnamed trib-
utary in section 18, T. 5 N., R. 5 E. to 
Fourmile Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment from Fourmile 
Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, as a 
recreational river. 
‘‘(241) CANYON
CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 6.6-mile segment from the outlet 
of lower Canyon Creek Lake to Bear Creek up-
stream of Ripstein, as a wild river.
‘‘(B) The 11.2-mile segment from Bear 
Creek upstream of Ripstein to the southern 
boundary of section 25, T. 34 N., R. 11 W., as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(242) NORTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The fol-
lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 12-mile segment from the con-
fluence of source tributaries in section 24, T. 8 
N., R. 12 W. to the Trinity Alps Wilderness 
boundary upstream of Hobo Gulch, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The .5-mile segment from where the 
river leaves the Trinity Alps Wilderness to 
where it fully reenters the Trinity Alps Wilder-
ness downstream of Hobo Gulch, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The 13.9-mile segment from where 
the river fully reenters the Trinity Alps Wilder-
ness downstream of Hobo Gulch to the Trinity 
Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of the 
County Road 421 crossing, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment from the Trin-
ity Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of the
County Road 421 crossing to the Trinity River, 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(243) EAST
FORK
NORTH
FORK
TRINITY 
RIVER.—The following segments to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment from the river’s 
source north of Mt. Hilton in section 19, T. 36 
N., R. 10 W. to the end of Road 35N20 ap-
proximately .5 miles downstream of the con-
fluence with the East Branch East Fork North 
Fork Trinity River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 3.25-mile segment from the end 
of Road 35N20 to .25 miles upstream of 
Coleridge, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 4.6-mile segment from .25 miles 
upstream of Coleridge to the confluence of Fox 
Gulch, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(244) NEW RIVER.—The following segments 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 12.7-mile segment of Virgin 
Creek from its source spring in section 22, T. 
9 N., R. 7 E. to Slide Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of the New 
River where it begins at the confluence of Vir-
gin and Slide Creeks to Barron Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(245) MIDDLE
EEL
RIVER.—The following 
segment, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture: 
‘‘(A) The 37.7-mile segment from its 
source in Frying Pan Meadow to Rose Creek, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.5-mile segment from Rose 
Creek to the Black Butte River, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(C) The 10.5-mile segment of Balm of 
Gilead Creek from its source in Hopkins Hollow 
to the Middle Eel River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 13-mile segment of the North 
Fork Middle Fork Eel River from the source on 
Dead Puppy Ridge in section 11, T. 26 N., R. 
11 W. to the confluence of the Middle Eel 
River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(246) NORTH
FORK
EEL
RIVER, CA.—The 
14.3-mile segment from the confluence with Gilman 
Creek to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as a wild river.
‘‘(247) RED MOUNTAIN CREEK, CA.—The fol-
lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 5.25-mile segment from its 
source west of Mike’s Rock in section 23, T. 26 
N., R. 12 E. to the confluence with Littlefield 
Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment from the con-
fluence with Littlefield Creek to the confluence 
with the unnamed tributary in section 32, T. 26 
N., R. 8 E., as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 1.25-mile segment from the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary in section 
32, T. 4 S., R. 8 E. to the confluence with the 
North Fork Eel River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(248) REDWOOD CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior: 
‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con-
fluence with Lacks Creek to the confluence with 
Coyote Creek as a scenic river on publication by 
the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Reg-
ister that sufficient inholdings within the 
boundaries of the segments have been acquired
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in fee title to establish a manageable addition 
to the system. 
‘‘(B) The 19.1-mile segment from the con-
fluence with Coyote Creek in section 2, T. 8 N., 
R. 2 E. to the Redwood National Park bound-
ary upstream of Orick in section 34, T. 11 N., 
R. 1 E. as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 2.3-mile segment of Emerald 
Creek (also known as Harry Weir Creek) from 
its source in section 29, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to 
the confluence with Redwood Creek as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(249) LACKS CREEK.—The following segments 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment from the con-
fluence with two unnamed tributaries in section 
14, T. 7 N., R. 3 E. to Kings Crossing in sec-
tion 27, T. 8 N., R. 3 E. as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from Kings 
Crossing to the confluence with Redwood Creek 
as a scenic river upon publication by the Sec-
retary of a notice in the Federal Register that 
sufficient inholdings within the segment have 
been acquired in fee title or as scenic easements
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to establish a manageable addition to the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(250) LOST MAN CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior: 
‘‘(A) The 6.4-mile segment of Lost Man 
Creek from its source in section 5, T. 10 N., R. 
2 E. to .25 miles upstream of the Prairie Creek 
confluence, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Larry 
Damm Creek from its source in section 8, T. 11 
N., R. 2 E. to the confluence with Lost Man 
Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(251) LITTLE LOST MAN CREEK.—The 3.6- 
mile segment of Little Lost Man Creek from its 
source in section 6, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to .25 miles 
upstream of the Lost Man Creek road crossing, to 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(252) SOUTH
FORK
ELK
RIVER.—The fol-
lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior through a cooperative management 
agreement with the State of California: 
‘‘(A) The 3.6-mile segment of the Little 
South Fork Elk River from the source in sec-
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tion 21, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to the confluence with 
the South Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
2.2-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
unnamed tributary of the Little South Fork Elk 
River from its source in section 15, T. 3 N., R. 
1 E. to the confluence with the Little South 
Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The 3.6-mile segment of the South 
Fork Elk River from the confluence of the Lit-
tle South Fork Elk River to the confluence with 
Tom Gulch, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(253) SALMON CREEK.—The 4.6-mile segment 
from its source in section 27, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to 
the Headwaters Forest Reserve boundary in section 
18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as a wild river through a coop-
erative management agreement with the State of 
California. 
‘‘(254) SOUTH
FORK
EEL
RIVER.—The fol-
lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con-
fluence with Jack of Hearts Creek to the south-
ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 
in section 8, T. 22 N., R. 16 W., as a rec-
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reational river to be administered by the Sec-
retary through a cooperative management 
agreement with the State of California. 
‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment from the south-
ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 
to the northern boundary of the South Fork 
Eel Wilderness in section 29, T. 23 N., R. 16 
W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(255) ELDER
CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior through a cooperative management agreement 
with the State of California: 
‘‘(A) The 3.6-mile segment from its source 
north of Signal Peak in section 6, T. 21 N., R. 
15 W. to the confluence with the unnamed trib-
utary near the center of section 28, T. 22 N., 
R. 16 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.3-mile segment from the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary near the 
center of section 28, T. 22 N., R. 15 W. to the 
confluence with the South Fork Eel River, as a 
recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 2.1-mile segment of Paralyze 
Canyon from its source south of Signal Peak in
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section 7, T. 21 N., R. 15 W. to the confluence 
with Elder Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(256) CEDAR
CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered as a wild river by the Sec-
retary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 7.7-mile segment from its source 
in section 22, T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the south-
ern boundary of the Red Mountain unit of the 
South Fork Eel Wilderness. 
‘‘(B) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 
Cedar Creek from its source in section 28, T. 
24 N., R. 16 E. to the confluence with Cedar 
Creek. 
‘‘(257) EAST
BRANCH
SOUTH
FORK
EEL 
RIVER.—The following segments to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river on 
publication by the Secretary of a notice in the Fed-
eral Register that sufficient inholdings within the 
boundaries of the segments have been acquired in 
fee title or as scenic easements to establish a man-
ageable addition to the system: 
‘‘(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Cruso Cabin 
Creek from the confluence of two unnamed trib-
utaries in section 18, T. 24 N., R. 15 W. to the 
confluence with Elkhorn Creek.
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‘‘(B) The 1.8-mile segment of Elkhorn 
Creek from the confluence of two unnamed trib-
utaries in section 22, T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the 
confluence with Cruso Cabin Creek. 
‘‘(C) The 14.2-mile segment of the East 
Branch South Fork Eel River from the con-
fluence of Cruso Cabin and Elkhorn Creeks to 
the confluence with Rays Creek. 
‘‘(D) 
The 
1.7-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
unnamed tributary from its source on the north 
flank of Red Mountain’s north ridge in section 
2, T. 24 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with 
the East Branch South Fork Eel River. 
‘‘(E) 
The 
1.3-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
unnamed tributary from its source on the north 
flank of Red Mountain’s north ridge in section 
1, T. 24 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with 
the East Branch South Fork Eel River. 
‘‘(F) The 1.8-mile segment of Tom Long 
Creek from the confluence with the unnamed 
tributary in section 12, T. 5 S., R. 4 E. to the 
confluence with the East Branch South Fork 
Eel River. 
‘‘(258) MATTOLE RIVER ESTUARY.—The 1.5- 
mile segment from the confluence of Stansberry
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Creek to the Pacific Ocean, to be administered as a 
recreational river by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(259) HONEYDEW CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered as a wild river by the Sec-
retary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment of Honeydew 
Creek from its source in the southwest corner 
of section 25, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the eastern 
boundary of the King Range National Con-
servation Area in section 18, T. 3 S., R. 1 E. 
‘‘(B) The 2.8-mile segment of West Fork 
Honeydew Creek from its source west of North 
Slide Peak to the confluence with Honeydew 
Creek. 
‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of Upper East 
Fork Honeydew Creek from its source in sec-
tion 23, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with 
Honeydew Creek. 
‘‘(260) BEAR CREEK.—The following segments 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 
Bear Creek from the confluence with the 
unnamed tributary immediately downstream of 
the Horse Mountain Road crossing to the con-
fluence with the South Fork, as a scenic river.
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‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment of South Fork 
Bear Creek from the confluence in section 2, T. 
5 S., R. 1 W. with the unnamed tributary flow-
ing from the southwest flank of Queen Peak to 
the confluence with the North Fork, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The 3-mile segment of Bear Creek 
from the confluence of the North and South 
Forks to the southern boundary of section 11, 
T. 4 S., R. 1 E., as a wild river. 
‘‘(261) GITCHELL CREEK.—The 3-mile segment 
of Gitchell Creek from its source near Saddle Moun-
tain to the Pacific Ocean to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(262) BIG FLAT CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior as a wild river: 
‘‘(A) The 4-mile segment of Big Flat 
Creek from its source near King Peak in sec-
tion 36, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the Pacific Ocean. 
‘‘(B) The .8-mile segment of the unnamed 
tributary from its source in section 35, T. 3 S., 
R. 1 W. to the confluence with Big Flat Creek. 
‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of North Fork 
Big Flat Creek from the source in section 34,
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T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with Big 
Flat Creek. 
‘‘(263) BIG CREEK.—The following segments to 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 
wild rivers: 
‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Big Creek 
from its source in section 26, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. 
to the Pacific Ocean. 
‘‘(B) The 1.9-mile unnamed southern trib-
utary from its source in section 25, T. 3 S., R. 
1 W. to the confluence with Big Creek. 
‘‘(264) ELK
CREEK.—The 11.4-mile segment 
from its confluence with Lookout Creek to its con-
fluence with Deep Hole Creek, to be jointly adminis-
tered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Inte-
rior, as a wild river. 
‘‘(265) EDEN CREEK.—The 2.7-mile segment 
from the private property boundary in the northwest 
quarter of section 27, T. 21 N., R. 12 W. to the 
eastern boundary of section 23, T. 21 N., R. 12 W., 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(266) DEEP HOLE CREEK.—The 4.3-mile seg-
ment from the private property boundary in the 
southwest quarter of section 13, T. 20 N., R. 12 W.
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to the confluence with Elk Creek, to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(267) INDIAN CREEK.—The 3.3-mile segment 
from 300 feet downstream of the jeep trail in section 
13, T. 20 N., R. 13 W. to the confluence with the 
Eel River, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(268) FISH
CREEK.—The 4.2-mile segment 
from the source at Buckhorn Spring to the con-
fluence with the Eel River, to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.’’. 
SEC. 235. SANHEDRIN SPECIAL CONSERVATION MANAGE-
MENT AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Sanhedrin Special Con-
servation Management Area (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘conservation management area’’), comprising ap-
proximately 14,177 acres of Federal land administered by 
the Forest Service in Mendocino County, California, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin Special 
Conservation Management Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
April 12, 2017. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the conservation 
management area are to—
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(1) conserve, protect, and enhance for the ben-
efit and enjoyment of present and future generations 
the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, roadless, 
cultural, historical, natural, educational, and sci-
entific resources of the conservation management 
area; 
(2) protect and restore late-successional forest 
structure, oak woodlands and grasslands, aquatic 
habitat, and anadromous fisheries within the con-
servation management area; 
(3) protect and restore the wilderness character 
of the conservation management area; and 
(4) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, 
cultural, and wildlife values of the conservation man-
agement area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the conservation management area— 
(A) in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the laws (including regulations) 
generally applicable to the National Forest 
System; 
(ii) this section; and
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(iii) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 
of the conservation management area that the Sec-
retary determines would further the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the use of motorized vehicles in the con-
servation management area shall be permitted only 
on existing roads, trails, and areas designated for 
use by such vehicles as of the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (3), no new or temporary 
roads shall be constructed within the conservation 
management area. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) or 
(2) prevents the Secretary from— 
(A) rerouting or closing an existing road or 
trail to protect natural resources from degrada-
tion, or to protect public safety, as determined 
to be appropriate by the Secretary; 
(B) designating routes of travel on lands 
acquired by the Secretary and incorporated into
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the conservation management area if the des-
ignations are— 
(i) consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(ii) completed, to the maximum extent 
practicable, within 3 years of the date of 
acquisition; 
(C) constructing a temporary road on 
which motorized vehicles are permitted as part 
of a vegetation management project carried out 
in accordance with subsection (e); 
(D) authorizing the use of motorized vehi-
cles for administrative purposes; or 
(E) responding to an emergency. 
(4) 
DECOMMISSIONING
OF
TEMPORARY 
ROADS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
decommission any temporary road constructed 
under paragraph (3)(C) not later than 3 years 
after the date on which the applicable vegeta-
tion management project is completed. 
(B) DEFINITION.—As used in subpara-
graph (A), the term ‘‘decommission’’ means— 
(i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; 
and
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(ii) to restore any natural drainage, 
watershed function, or other ecological 
processes that are disrupted or adversely 
impacted by the road by removing or 
hydrologically 
disconnecting 
the 
road 
prism. 
(e) TIMBER HARVEST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no harvesting of timber shall be allowed 
within the conservation management area. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may author-
ize harvesting of timber in the conservation manage-
ment area— 
(A) if the Secretary determines that the 
harvesting is necessary to further the purposes 
of the conservation management area; 
(B) in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (b); and 
(C) subject to— 
(i) such reasonable regulations, poli-
cies, and practices as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; and 
(ii) all applicable laws (including regu-
lations).
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(f) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the con-
servation management area, where established before the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to con-
tinue— 
(1) subject to— 
(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers nec-
essary; and 
(B) applicable law (including regulations); 
and 
(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
(g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 
take any measures within the conservation management 
area that the Secretary determines to be necessary to con-
trol fire, insects, and diseases, including the coordination 
of those activities with a State or local agency. 
(h) ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF LAND AND 
INTERESTS IN LAND.— 
(1) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITY.—In accordance 
with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec-
retary may acquire any land or interest in land with-
in or adjacent to the boundaries of the conservation
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management area by purchase from willing sellers, 
donation, or exchange. 
(2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
shall be— 
(A) incorporated into, and administered as 
part of, the conservation management area; and 
(B) withdrawn in accordance with sub-
section (i). 
(i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land located in the conservation management 
area is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patenting under the 
mining laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 241. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 
maps and legal descriptions of the— 
(1) wilderness areas and wilderness additions 
designated by section 231;
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(2) potential wilderness areas designated by 
section 233; 
(3) South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration 
Area; 
(4) Horse Mountain Special Management Area; 
and 
(5) Sanhedrin Special Conservation Manage-
ment Area. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF MAPS
AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall file the maps and legal de-
scriptions prepared under subsection (a) with— 
(1) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
(c) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descrip-
tions prepared under subsection (a) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except that 
the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical 
errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions prepared under subsection (a) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, 
and National Park Service.
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SEC. 242. UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS. 
As soon as practicable, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), the Secretary shall incor-
porate the designations and studies required by this title 
into updated management plans for units covered by this 
title. 
SEC. 243. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 
FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) affects any validly issued right-of-way for 
the customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, re-
pair, relocation within an existing right-of-way, re-
placement, or other authorized activity (including 
the use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 
other aerial device) in a right-of-way acquired by or 
issued, granted, or permitted to Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company (including any predecessor or suc-
cessor in interest or assign) that is located on land 
included in the South Fork Trinity—Mad River Res-
toration Area, Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, 
Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area, 
and Horse Mountain Special Management Area; or 
(2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 
any—
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(A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, including those utility facili-
ties known on the date of enactment of this Act 
within the— 
(i) South Fork Trinity—Mad River 
Restoration Area known as— 
(I) Gas Transmission Line 177A 
or rights-of-way; 
(II) 
Gas 
Transmission 
Line 
DFM 1312–02 or rights-of-way; 
(III) Electric Transmission Line 
Bridgeville—Cottonwood 115 kV or 
rights-of-way; 
(IV) Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt—Trinity 60 kV or rights- 
of-way; 
(V) Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt—Trinity 115 kV or rights- 
of-way; 
(VI) Electric Transmission Line 
Maple Creek—Hoopa 60 kV or rights- 
of-way; 
(VII) 
Electric 
Distribution 
Line—Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or 
rights-of-way;
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(VIII) 
Electric 
Distribution 
Line—Willow Creek 1103 12 kV or 
rights-of-way; 
(IX) Electric Distribution Line— 
Low Gap 1101 12 kV or rights-of- 
way; 
(X) Electric Distribution Line— 
Fort Seward 1121 12 kV or rights-of- 
way; 
(XI) Forest Glen Border District 
Regulator Station or rights-of-way; 
(XII) Durret District Gas Regu-
lator Station or rights-of-way; 
(XIII) Gas Distribution Line 
4269C or rights-of-way; 
(XIV) Gas Distribution Line 
43991 or rights-of-way; 
(XV) 
Gas 
Distribution 
Line 
4993D or rights-of-way; 
(XVI) Sportsmans Club District 
Gas Regulator Station or rights-of- 
way; 
(XVII) Highway 36 and Zenia 
District Gas Regulator Station or 
rights-of-way;
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(XVIII) Dinsmore Lodge 2nd 
Stage 
Gas 
Regulator 
Station 
or 
rights-of-way; 
(XIX) 
Electric 
Distribution 
Line—Wildwood 1101 12kV or rights- 
of-way; 
(XX) Low Gap Substation; 
(XXI) Hyampom Switching Sta-
tion; or 
(XXII) Wildwood Substation; 
(ii) Bigfoot National Recreation Trail 
known as— 
(I) Gas Transmission Line 177A 
or rights-of-way; 
(II) Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt—Trinity 115 kV or rights- 
of-way; 
(III) Electric Transmission Line 
Bridgeville—Cottonwood 115 kV or 
rights-of-way; or 
(IV) Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt—Trinity 60 kV or rights- 
of-way; 
(iii) Sanhedrin Special Conservation 
Management Area known as, Electric Dis-
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tribution Line—Willits 1103 12 kV or 
rights-of-way; or 
(iv) Horse Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area known as, Electric Distribution 
Line Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or rights- 
of-way; or 
(B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company in rights-of-way issued, 
granted, or permitted by the Secretary adjacent 
to a utility facility referred to in paragraph (1). 
(b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subtitle or the issuance of 
a new utility facility right-of-way within the South Fork 
Trinity—Mad River Restoration Area, Bigfoot National 
Recreation Trail, Sanhedrin Special Conservation Man-
agement Area, and Horse Mountain Special Management 
Area, whichever is later, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, shall publish 
plans for regular and emergency access by the Pacific Gas 
and Electric Company to the rights-of-way of the Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company.
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TITLE III—CENTRAL COAST 
HERITAGE PROTECTION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Central Coast Herit-
age Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) SCENIC AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic area’’ 
means a scenic area designated by section 308(a). 
(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) with respect to land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 
the Interior; and 
(B) with respect to land managed by the 
Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
(4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 
area’’ means a wilderness area or wilderness addi-
tion designated by section 303(a). 
SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the
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State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo-
nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 35,116 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Caliente Mountain Wil-
derness’’ and dated November 13, 2019, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Caliente Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 13,332 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Soda Lake Wilderness’’ 
and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Soda Lake Wilderness’’. 
(3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 12,585 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Temblor Range Wilder-
ness’’ and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 
(4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into
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and managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as 
designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242). 
(5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 54,036 acres, as 
generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 1 of 2 
(Bear Canyon and Cuyama Peak Units)’’ and ‘‘Dick 
Smith Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 2 
of 2 (Buckhorn and Mono Units)’’ and dated No-
vember 14, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness 
as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management comprising approximately 
7,289 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 
and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be incor-
porated into and managed as part of the Garcia Wil-
derness as designated by the Los Padres Condor 
Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 102– 
301; 106 Stat. 242).
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(7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management comprising approximately 
8,774 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness—Proposed 
Additions’’ and dated October 30, 2019, which shall 
be incorporated into and managed as part of the 
Machesna Mountain Wilderness as designated by the 
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil-
derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the Matilija Wilderness as 
designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242). 
(9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,969 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness
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as designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), 
the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 
98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres 
Condor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 
102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
(10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 2,921 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness 
as designated by the Endangered American Wilder-
ness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 
1132 note). 
(11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wil-
derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the Sespe Wilderness as 
designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242). 
(12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as
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generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 
Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Dia-
blo Caliente Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file maps and legal descriptions of the wilder-
ness areas 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 OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip-
tions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management.
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SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO-
TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 2,359 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness’’ and 
dated March 29, 2019, is designated as the Machesna 
Mountain Potential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of the 
Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 
area’’) 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 OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-
tion.
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(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or 
reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon-
struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (including 
regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re-
alignment, or rerouting with the least amount 
of adverse impact on wilderness character and 
resources.
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(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 
In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 
out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout-
ing authorized by this subsection. 
(4) 
MOTORIZED
AND
MECHANIZED
VEHI-
CLES.—The Secretary may permit the use of motor-
ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 
Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law (in-
cluding regulations) and this subsection until such 
date as the potential wilderness area is designated 
as wilderness in accordance with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en-
tities and private entities to complete the trail reconstruc-
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tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 
(d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re-
routed under subsection (d). 
(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 
area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 
of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting 
authorized by subsection (d) has been com-
pleted; or 
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION
OF
WILDERNESS.—On 
designation as wilderness under this section, the po-
tential wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the Machesna Moun-
tain Wilderness Area, as designated by the Cali-
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fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by 
section 303; and 
(B) administered in accordance with sec-
tion 305 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 305. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec-
retary in accordance with this title and the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary 
that has jurisdiction over the wilderness area. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take any 
measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for 
the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord-
ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16
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U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 
98th Congress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this title 
limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 
wilderness areas. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall amend the local information in the Fire 
Management Reference System or individual oper-
ational plans that apply to the land designated as a 
wilderness area. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en-
sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer-
gencies in the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall 
enter into agreements with appropriate State or 
local firefighting agencies. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder-
ness areas, if established before the date of enactment of 
this Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any 
reasonable regulations as the Secretary considers nec-
essary in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4));
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(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress for land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 
96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con-
gress for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Agriculture; and 
(4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 
Federal public land. 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic-
tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 
of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 
any management activities that are necessary to 
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 
habitats in the wilderness areas, if the management 
activities are— 
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans;
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(B) conducted in accordance with appro-
priate policies, such as the policies established 
in Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 
(C) in accordance with memoranda of un-
derstanding between the Federal agencies and 
the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas by this title to 
lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buff-
er zones around each wilderness area. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas.
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(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 
stock into, a wilderness area— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with— 
(A) this section; 
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable law.
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(j) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 
maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 
collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 
determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water res-
ervoir operation activities. 
SEC. 306. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) INDIAN CREEK, MONO CREEK, AND MATILIJA 
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(231) INDIAN CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from its source in sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 
to the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to
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0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to 
the southern boundary of sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 
26 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(232) MONO
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from its source in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 
to 0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire 
Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor 
Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 
0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 
Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono 
Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Vic-
tor Fire Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W.,
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to the Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary 
in sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound-
ary to the southern boundary of sec. 33, T. 6 
N., R. 26 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(233) MATILIJA
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 
following segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija 
Creek from its source in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 
25 W., to the private property boundary in sec. 
9, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 
North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in 
sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Matilija Wil-
derness boundary, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (142) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(142) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Sespe Creek in the State of Cali-
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fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the private property boundary in sec. 10, 
T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Hartman Ranch pri-
vate property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 
24 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the Hartman Ranch private property 
boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the 
western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 6.1-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., 
R. 22 W., to the confluence with Trout Creek, 
as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe 
Creek from the confluence with Trout Creek to 
the southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 
20 W., as a wild river.’’. 
(c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (143) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu-
taries in the State of California, to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 33-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Sisquoc River extending from its 
origin downstream to the Los Padres Forest 
boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South 
Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 
San Rafael Mountain in sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 28 
W., to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak 
in sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W., to the San Rafael 
Wilderness boundary upstream of Nira Camp-
ground, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound-
ary upstream of the Nira Campground to the 
San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of 
the confluence of Davy Brown Creek, as a rec-
reational river.
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‘‘(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness bound-
ary downstream of the confluence of Davy 
Brown Creek to the private property boundary 
in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the private property boundary in 
sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., to the confluence of 
the Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 
Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in 
sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet up-
stream of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 
Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 
with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 
Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon 
from its source north of Ranger Peak in sec. 
33, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream 
of its confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Can-
yon from 300 feet upstream of its confluence
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with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 
Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek 
from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley 
Road to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork 
Fish Creek from its source in sec. 26, T. 8 N., 
R. 29 W., to its confluence with Fish Creek, as 
a wild river.’’. 
(d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(199) PIRU
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from its source in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., 
to the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 
6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T.
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6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of 
the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 
to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 
confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 
the first bridge crossing to the boundary of the 
Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 
the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to 
the upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a rec-
reational river.’’. 
(e) EFFECT.—The designation of additional miles of 
Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid 
water rights in existence on the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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(f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 
section (including the amendments made by this section) 
affects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 
Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 
crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with 
the protection and enhancement of river values under the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 307. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTEN-
TIAL WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Moun-
tain Potential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description 
of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 
area’’) with—
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(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 OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 
(A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 
equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con-
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nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 
Ridge Trail; and 
(B) reconstruct or realign— 
(i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 
(ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con-
struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (including 
regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the construction, recon-
struction, or alignment with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 
In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 
out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign-
ment authorized by this subsection. 
(4) MECHANIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary 
may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the 
existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 
accordance with existing law (including regulations)
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and this subsection until such date as the potential 
wilderness area is designated as wilderness in ac-
cordance with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en-
tities and private entities to complete the trail construc-
tion, reconstruction, and realignment authorized by sub-
section (d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or 
realigned under subsection (d). 
(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 
area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 
of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 
authorized by subsection (d) has been com-
pleted; or 
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION
OF
WILDERNESS.—On 
designation as wilderness under this section, the po-
tential wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil-
derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 
(82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242), and section 303; and 
(B) administered in accordance with sec-
tion 305 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.).
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SEC. 308. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
there are established the following scenic areas: 
(1) CONDOR
RIDGE
SCENIC
AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest comprising 
approximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Pro-
posed’’ and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area’’. 
(2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba-
kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement comprising approximately 16,216 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun-
tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 
2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain 
Scenic Area’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of 
the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain 
Scenic Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in the maps 
and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy-
ment of present and future generations the ecological, sce-
nic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu-
cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the scenic areas— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the resources of the scenic areas, 
and in particular the scenic character attributes 
of the scenic areas; and
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(B) in accordance with— 
(i) this section; 
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Interior; 
(iii) any laws (including regulations) 
relating to the National Forest System, for 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Agriculture; and 
(iv) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow those 
uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary deter-
mines would further the purposes described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from 
all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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(f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be pro-
hibited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 
(1) Permanent roads. 
(2) Permanent structures. 
(3) Timber harvesting except when necessary 
for the purposes described in subsection (g). 
(4) Transmission lines. 
(5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 
requirements for the administration of the scenic 
areas and to protect public health and safety— 
(A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 
(B) the establishment of temporary roads. 
(6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 
for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 
(g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 
take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis-
eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 
or a local agency. 
(h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an oth-
erwise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard 
within a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use 
outside the boundary of the scenic area.
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SEC. 309. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The contiguous trail established 
pursuant to this section shall be known as the ‘‘Condor 
National Scenic Trail’’ named after the California condor, 
a critically endangered bird species that lives along the 
extent of the trail corridor. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Condor National 
Scenic Trail are to— 
(1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor 
that connects the southern and northern portions of 
the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire 
length of the forest along the coastal mountains of 
southern and central California; and 
(2) provide for the public enjoyment of the na-
tionally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cul-
tural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest. 
(c) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Condor National 
Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 
400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern por-
tion of the Los Padres National Forest to the 
Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion 
of the Los Padres National Forest.