sistent with past historical pack and saddle stock use 
practices and impacts. 
(3) Indicators, thresholds, and triggers for man-
aging future pack and saddle stock use commensurate 
with other uses and that recognize the acceptability of 
historical use and impacts of pack and saddle stock. 
(4) A user capacity for pack and saddle stock 
use, including commercial pack and saddle stock serv-
ices, commensurate with minimum levels necessary to 
ensure continued opportunity for a wilderness eques-
trian experience while preserving the overall wilder-
ness character of the Emigrant Wilderness. Such user 
capacity shall recognize the number of stock necessary 
to support the typical extended family group size that 
frequent the Emigrant Wilderness, including commer-
cial service support, and shall not limit group sizes 
to fewer than 15 people and 25 head of stock, inclu-
sive of commercial service outfitters and guides. 
(5) A needs assessment that sets as a baseline the 
level of commercial services that existed at the time of 
designation. 
(d) COMMERCIAL PACK AND SADDLE STOCK SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
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(A) continue to authorize commercial pack 
and saddle stock services within the Emigrant 
Wilderness consistent with commercial use with-
in that area that existed as of the date of the 
original designation of the Emigrant Wilderness 
on January 3, 1975; 
(B) specify the level of use, allotted user 
days, and activities by commercial outfitters and 
guides within that area in the Wilderness Plan; 
and 
(C) continue to issue authorizations to pro-
vide commercial services for commercial stock 
operations within the Emigrant Wilderness at 
historic levels consistent with this Act. 
(2) LEVELS OF USE.—Historical levels of com-
mercial use, as established at the time of the designa-
tion of the Emigrant Wilderness, are considered with-
in the normal range of acceptability for stock num-
bers and impacts and are considered the minimum 
extent necessary for realizing the recreational and 
other purposes of the area. Pack and saddle stock 
commercial use may be allowed to increase above cur-
rent authorized use levels, and at levels consistent 
with increases in other traditional uses, after a find-
ing in an appropriate environmental analysis that 
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the wilderness character of the area is being protected. 
Current outfitter and guide special use permits may 
be reauthorized without environmental analysis to in-
corporate direction from the wilderness plan devel-
oped pursuant to subsection (c). 
(e) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in subsections (a) through 
(e) shall be construed to— 
(1) authorize the Secretary to issue or refuse to 
issue a permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock 
animals, including use by a commercial outfitter or 
guide, without complying with applicable resource 
management plans and planning processes required 
under this Act or any other provision of law; 
(2) limit the authority of the Secretary to impose 
a temporary emergency closure of a trail, route, or 
area to pack and saddle stock animals or issue special 
permits; or 
(3) create a preference for one recreational use 
over another for the Emigrant Wilderness, without 
consideration of the stated purpose of this area as 
stated in the Wilderness Act, PL88–577, and specific 
legislation establishing the Emigrant Wilderness. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) EMIGRANT WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Emi-
grant Wilderness’’ means the Emigrant Wilderness of 
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Stanislaus National Forest in the State of California, 
as originally designated by section 2(b) of Public Law 
93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and ex-
panded by section 101(a)(9) of Public Law 98–425 
(98 Stat. 1620; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to preserve the 
opportunity for pack and saddle stock that are part of 
the history and character of traditional uses, practices 
and access within the Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus 
National Forest in the State of California as appropriate 
within the wilderness designation, and for other pur-
poses.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 442 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3606 
[Report No. 113–595] 
A BILL 
To preserve the opportunity for pack and saddle 
stock that are part of the history and character 
of traditional uses, practices and access within 
the Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National 
Forest in the State of California as appropriate 
within the wilderness designation, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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