I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2712
To promote balance between natural resources, economic development, and
job retention in Northwest California, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 5, 1995
Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. POMBO, Mr. TAYLOR of North
Carolina, and Mr. RADANOVICH) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To promote balance between natural resources, economic de-
velopment, and job retention in Northwest California,
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Northwest California Forest Health and Economic Re-
covery Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS IN THE
KING RANGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 103. Designation of wilderness.
Sec. 104. Map and legal description.
Sec. 105. Wilderness review.
Sec. 106. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 107. Future acquisitions.
Sec. 108. Disposition under mining laws.
Sec. 109. Traditional cultural and religious purposes.
TITLE II—ACQUISITION OF HEADWATERS FOREST
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Authorization of acquisition.
Sec. 205. Manner of acquisition.
Sec. 206. Property to be received by owners.
Sec. 207. Payments to local governments.
Sec. 208. Wilderness designation.
Sec. 209. National biological diversity reserve.
Sec. 210. Miscellaneous provisions.
TITLE III—ELKHORN RIDGE TIMBER SALE
Sec. 301. Substitution of timber for canceled timber sale.
TITLE IV—SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 401. Availability of timber for harvest in prescribed timber management
area.
TITLE V—CONTRACT OUT DEMONSTRATION OF
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Sec. 501. Demonstration program at Six Rivers National Forest.
TITLE VI—HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Land transfer to reservation.
Sec. 603. Survey.
TITLE VII—ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF TIMBER
RESOURCES FOR OLD GROWTH DEPENDENT SPECIES
Sec. 701. Preparation, implementation, and evaluation of adaptive manage-
ment.
TITLE VIII—DEL NORTE COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT LAND CONVEYANCE
Sec. 801. Conveyance.
Sec. 802. Property description.
Sec. 803. Consideration.
Sec. 804. Conditions of conveyance.
Sec. 805. Breach of covenant.
Sec. 806. Additional terms and conditions.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WIL-
DERNESS AREAS IN THE KING
RANGE NATIONAL CONSERVA-
TION AREA TO BE ADMINIS-
TERED BY THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘King Range Wilder-
ness Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) the public lands within the King Range Na-
tional Conservation Area are a unique public re-
source encompassing a spectacular meeting of land
and sea;
(2) these rugged wildlands include 26 miles of
untouched seashore, the longest stretch of pristine
beach along California’s Pacific Coast;
(3) the extremely steep and rocky terrain, rising
dramatically from sea level to 4,000 feet within a
distance of only three miles, has historically formed
a natural obstacle to transportation and settlement;
(4) these unique natural values have long been
recognized, culminating in the King Range being
designated the Nation’s first National Conservation
Area; and
(5) in 1991, after extensive public involvement
and support, the Bureau of Land Management rec-
ommended most of the area be included in the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System.
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 pub-
lic lands within the King Range National Conservation
Area managed by the Bureau of Land Management not
designated as wilderness by this title are no longer subject
to the requirements contained in section 603(c) of the
Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1782(c)) but shall be managed for the full range
of nonwilderness multiple uses in accordance with land
management plans adopted pursuant to section 202 of
such Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). Such lands shall not be man-
aged for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wil-
derness designation or their wilderness character and shall
remain available for nonwilderness multiple uses, subject
to the requirements of other Federal laws.
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-