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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 977 
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping 
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. CAMP) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water 
within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 
the State of Michigan, 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 ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 
National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 
consisting of 6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes 
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National Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Bound-
ary’’, numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 
2010. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land and inland 
water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 
comprising approximately 32,557 acres along the main-
land shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands 
in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally 
depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as 
a component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, to be known as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilder-
ness’’. 
(b) MAP.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 
any clerical or typographical errors in the map. 
(3) LEGAL
DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall prepare a legal description of the wil-
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derness boundary and submit a copy of the map and 
legal description to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(c) ROAD SETBACKS.—The wilderness boundary shall 
be— 
(1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent 
county roads; and 
(2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent 
State highways. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act 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 to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Secretary. 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WILDERNESS 
BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act prevents the mainte-
nance and improvement of roads that are located outside 
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the boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 
3(a). 
(c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect 
to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting 
and fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance 
with section 5 of Public Law 91–479 (16 U.S.C. 460x– 
4). 
(d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act 
modifies, alters, or affects— 
(1) any treaty rights; or 
(2) any valid private property rights in exist-
ence on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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