resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a map and legal de-
scription of each wilderness area designated or ex-
panded by subsection (a). The maps and legal de-
scriptions shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice and the office of the Supervisor of the 
Monongahela National Forest. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 
descriptions referred to in this subsection shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
maps and descriptions. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal lands designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). The Secretary may continue to authorize the com-
petitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 
in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods Wilder-
ness addition designated by paragraph (3) of subsection 
(a) and the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area des-
ignated by paragraph (5) of such subsection, in a manner 
compatible with the preservation of such areas as wilder-
ness. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With 
respect to the Federal lands designated as wilderness by 
subsection (a), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of the Wilderness 
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) 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 the jurisdiction or responsi-
bility of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife 
and fish. 
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, LAUREL FORK SOUTH 
WILDERNESS, 
MONONGAHELA 
NATIONAL 
FOREST. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 
Laurel Fork South Wilderness designated by section 1(3) 
of Public Law 97–466 (96 Stat. 2538) is modified to ex-
clude two parcels of land, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Monongahela National Forest Laurel Fork 
South Wilderness Boundary Modification’’ and dated 
March 11, 2008, and more particularly described accord-
ing to the site-specific maps and legal descriptions on file 
in the office of the Forest Supervisor, Monongahela Na-
tional Forest. The general map shall be on file and avail-
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able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the 
Forest Service. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Federally owned land delineated 
on the maps referred to in subsection (a) as the Laurel 
Fork South Wilderness, as modified by such subsection, 
shall continue to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture in accordance with Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). Any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the effective date of Public Law 97–466 and this Act. 
1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 
CONFIRMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monongahela 
National Forest is confirmed to include the tracts of land 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Monongahela 
National Forest Boundary Confirmation’’ and dated 
March 13, 2008, and all Federal lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, encompassed within such 
boundary shall be managed under the laws and regulations 
pertaining to the National Forest System. 
(b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For the 
purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of 
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the Monongahela National Forest, as confirmed by sub-
section (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the 
Monongahela National Forest as of January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 5. ENHANCED TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture, in consultation with interested parties, shall 
develop a plan to provide for enhanced nonmotorized 
recreation trail opportunities on lands not des-
ignated as wilderness within the Monongahela Na-
tional Forest. 
(2) NONMOTORIZED
RECREATION
TRAIL
DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘‘nonmotorized recreation trail’’ means a trail 
designed for hiking, bicycling, and equestrian use. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 
of the plan required under subsection (a), including the 
identification of priority trails for development. 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF CONVERSION
OF FOREST 
ROADS TO RECREATIONAL USES.—In considering possible 
closure and decommissioning of a Forest Service road 
within the Monongahela National Forest after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
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in accordance with applicable law, may consider converting 
the road to nonmotorized uses to enhance recreational op-
portunities within the Monongahela National Forest. 
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Calendar No. 823 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5151 
[Report No. 110–391] 
AN ACT 
To designate as wilderness additional National For-
est System lands in the Monongahela National 
Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 16, 2008 
Reported with amendments 
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