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
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;
(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