I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6270 
To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilder-
ness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, 
scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa 
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mrs. BONO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, Cali-
fornia, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments 
in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational 
river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and 
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, 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 ‘‘California Desert and 
Mountain Heritage Act’’. 
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TITLE I—DESIGNATION AND EX-
PANSION 
OF 
WILDERNESS 
AREAS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 
(1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture; and 
(2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, CLEVELAND AND 
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FORESTS, JOSH-
UA TREE NATIONAL PARK, AND BUREAU OF 
LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE 
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) AGUA TIBIA WILDERNESS ADDITION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain land in the Cleveland National Forest and 
certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Riverside County, California, together comprising 
approximately 1,950 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Agua Tibia Proposed Wilderness, Bureau 
of Land Management and Cleveland National Forest’’ and 
dated lllll, is designated as wilderness and is in-
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corporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the 
Agua Tibia Wilderness designated by section 2(a) of Pub-
lic Law 93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(b) CAHUILLA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, Cali-
fornia, comprising approximately 7,131 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Pro-
posed Wilderness, San Bernardino National Forest’’ and 
dated lllll, is designated as wilderness and, there-
fore, as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cahuilla Moun-
tain Wilderness’’. 
(c) SOUTH FORK SAN JACINTO WILDERNESS.—In 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California, comprising approximately 21,760 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork San 
Jacinto Proposed Wilderness, San Bernardino National 
Forest’’ and dated lllll, is designated as wilder-
ness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System, which shall be known as the 
‘‘South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness’’. 
(d) SANTA ROSA WILDERNESS ADDITION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
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seq.), certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California, comprising approximately 14 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Rosa Proposed 
Wilderness Addition, San Bernardino National Forest’’ 
and dated lllll, is designated as wilderness and 
is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, 
the Santa Rosa Wilderness designated by section 
101(a)(28) of Public Law 98–425 (98 Stat. 1623; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(e) BEAUTY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Riverside County, California, comprising approxi-
mately 16,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Beauty Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated 
lllll, is designated as wilderness and, therefore, 
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Beauty Mountain 
Wilderness’’. 
(f) JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS 
ADDITION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in Joshua Tree National 
Park, comprising approximately 37,050 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park 
Proposed Wilderness Additions’’ and dated lllll, 
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is designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and 
shall be deemed to be a part of, the Joshua Tree Wilder-
ness designated by section 1(g) of Public Law 94–567 (90 
Stat. 2692; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(g) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of each wilder-
ness area and wilderness addition designated by this 
section with the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct errors in the map 
and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 103. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL WIL-
DERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
Certain land in the Joshua Tree National Park, com-
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prising approximately 41,100 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Potential 
Wilderness Addition’’ and dated lllll, is des-
ignated potential wilderness and shall be managed by the 
Secretary of the Interior insofar as practicable as wilder-
ness until such time as the land is designated as wilder-
ness pursuant to subsection (b). 
(b) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—The land des-
ignated potential wilderness by subsection (a) shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and incorporated in, and be deemed 
to be a part of, the Joshua Tree Wilderness designated 
by section 1(g) of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 2692; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note), effective upon publication by the Sec-
retary of the Interior in the Federal Register of a notice 
that— 
(1) all uses of the land within the potential wil-
derness prohibited by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) have ceased; or 
(2) sufficient inholdings within the boundaries 
of the potential wilderness have been acquired to es-
tablish a manageable wilderness unit. 
(c) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date on which the notice required by subsection 
(b) is published in the Federal Register, the Sec-
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