designated the first National Conservation Area in
the United States.
(5) In 1991, after extensive public involvement
and support, the Bureau of Land Management rec-
ommended that approximately 24,660 acres of the
area be included in the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System and that the remainder continue to be
protected as a National Conservation Area.
SEC. 103. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.
To provide an enduring resource of wildlands for the
benefit of the American people and in furtherance of the
purposes of the Wilderness Act, certain public lands, in-
cluding the rocks and islands lying directly offshore from
these lands, located in the Arcata Resource Area of the
Bureau of Land Management, California, comprising ap-
proximately 24,660 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘King Range Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated
June 7, 1995, and which shall be known as the King
Range Wilderness, are hereby designated as wilderness,
and therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System.
SEC. 104. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and a legal
description for the area designated as wilderness by this
title with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives. Such map and legal de-
scription shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that correction of clerical and
cartographic errors in each such legal description and map
may be made. Such map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the Offices of
the Director and California State Director, Bureau of
Land Management, Department of the Interior.
SEC. 105. WILDERNESS REVIEW.
The Congress hereby finds and directs that all public
lands in the King Range National Conservation Area man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management have been ade-
quately studied for wilderness designation pursuant to sec-
tions 202 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1782). Those lands
within the King Range National Conservation Area that
are managed by the Bureau of Land Management and are
not designated as wilderness by this title are no longer
subject to the requirements contained in section 603(c) of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) pertaining to the management of wil-
derness study areas in a manner that does not impair the
suitability of the areas for preservation as wilderness.
SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
Subject to valid existing rights, the area designated
as wilderness by this title shall be administered in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.) and pursuant to the rules and regulations
promulgated in implementation thereof.
SEC. 107. FUTURE ACQUISITIONS.
Any lands within the boundaries of the area des-
ignated as wilderness by this title that are acquired by
the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act shall become part of the wilderness area located and
shall be managed in accordance with all the provisions of
this title and other laws applicable to such wilderness area.
SEC. 108. DISPOSITION UNDER MINING LAWS.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, and subject
to valid existing rights, all Federal lands designated as
wilderness by this title and all lands within areas des-
ignated as wilderness by this title which are acquired by
the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appro-
priation, or disposal under the public lands laws, including
the mining, mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mate-
rial sales laws.
SEC. 109. TRADITIONAL CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS PUR-
POSES.
In recognition of the past use of portions of the area
designated as wilderness by this title by Native Americans
for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the Sec-
retary shall assure access to the wilderness areas by Na-
tive Americans for traditional cultural and religious pur-
poses.
TITLE II—ACQUISITION OF
HEADWATERS FOREST
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Headwaters Forest
Acquisition and Protection Act’’.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:
(1) The Headwaters Forest, consisting of ap-
proximately 3,000 acres and located in Humboldt
County, California, is the largest grove of old growth
coastal redwoods remaining in private ownership.
(2) The Owners of the Headwaters Forest and
additional acres are willing to consent to the public
acquisition of such acreage for just compensation
upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this
title.
(3) Public acquisition of the Headwaters For-
est, and an additional area not to exceed 1,700
acres, upon and subject to the terms and conditions
of this title, is likely to create employment opportu-
nities in Humboldt County, California and neighbor-
ing areas, eliminate the necessity for continued cost-
ly and protracted litigation, contribute to the preser-
vation of biological diversity, and may enhance the
survival of certain species by maintenance of habi-
tats.
(4) The Headwaters Forest is zoned for com-
mercial timber production under the laws of the
State of California and Humboldt County. This zon-
ing is consistent with the historical use of this and
surrounding property. The California Timber Pro-
duction Act of 1982 mandates that land under this
zoning shall be managed for maximum sustainable
production of forest products.
(5) The State of California has the most strin-
gent forestry practice regulations in the United
States. The Owners are entitled to lawful use of
their property under those regulations, and all their
timberlands are managed in accordance with the
same rules.
(6) Since February 1990, the Owners have re-
frained from harvesting the Headwaters Forest in
order to avoid further aggravating public con-
troversy.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to provide
for the public acquisition of the Headwaters Forest, and
up to 1,700 additional acres, to provide for the protection
of Headwaters Forest by designating it as wilderness, and
to designate Headwaters Forest as a National Biological
Diversity Reserve.
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title—
(1) the term ‘‘Headwaters Forest’’ means the
area consisting of approximately 3,000 acres and lo-
cated in Humboldt County, California, containing
the largest grove of virgin old growth coastal red-
woods remaining in private ownership;
(2) the term ‘‘Headwaters Forest Addition’’
means the lands acquired by the Secretary under
section 204(a);
(3) the term ‘‘Owners’’ means the Pacific Lum-
ber Company and Corporations owned and controlled
by the Pacific Lumber Company;
(4) the term ‘‘Acquisition Agreement’’ means
the agreement negotiated under section 205 between
the Secretary and the Owners; and