I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5059 
To designate the Wild River Wilderness in the White Mountain National 
Forest in the State of New Hampshire, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2006 
Mr. BASS (for himself and Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To designate the Wild River Wilderness in the White Moun-
tain National Forest in the State of New Hampshire, 
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 ‘‘New Hampshire Wil-
derness Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD RIVER WILDERNESS, WHITE 
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW HAMP-
SHIRE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest 
System land in the White Mountain National Forest in 
the State of New Hampshire, comprising approximately 
23,700 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Wild River Wilderness—White Mountain National For-
est’’, dated February 6, 2006, is designated as wilderness 
and and as a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Wild River 
Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall file 
a map and a legal description of the Wild River Wilderness 
with the committees of appropriate jurisdiction in the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives. The map and legal 
description shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal de-
scription. The map and legal description shall be filed and 
made available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall administer the Wild River Wil-
derness in accordance with laws applicable to the White 
Mountain National Forest and the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with respect to the Wild 
River Wilderness, any reference in the Wilderness Act to 
the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this section affects any jurisdiction or responsi-
bility of the State of New Hampshire with respect to wild-
life and fish in the State. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land in the Wild River Wilderness are with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under the mineral leasing laws 
(including geothermal leasing laws). 
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