riculture shall manage the potential wilderness area as wil-
derness pending its incorporation in the Kimberling Creek 
Wilderness. 
(d) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological res-
toration (including the elimination of non-native spe-
cies, removal of illegal, unused, or decommissioned 
roads, and any other activities necessary to restore 
the natural ecosystems in the potential wilderness 
area), the Secretary of Agriculture may use motorized 
equipment and mechanized transport in the potential 
wilderness area until its incorporation in the 
Kimberling Creek Wilderness. 
(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall use the minimum tool or 
administrative practice necessary to accomplish eco-
logical restoration with the least amount of adverse 
impact on wilderness character and resources. 
(e) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential wil-
derness area shall be designated as wilderness and incor-
porated in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness on the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of Agri-
culture publishes in the Federal Register notice that 
the conditions in the potential wilderness area that 
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are incompatible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) have been removed; or 
(2) the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
upon incorporation of the lands designated as wilderness 
under subsection (e) in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the lands in 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and other laws applicable to that wilderness area, except 
that, with respect to such lands, any reference in the Wilder-
ness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date on which the lands are des-
ignated as wilderness under subsection (e). 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF SENG MOUNTAIN AND BEAR 
CREEK SCENIC AREAS, JEFFERSON NATIONAL 
FOREST, VIRGINIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The following National Forest 
System lands in the State of Virginia are hereby designated 
as National Scenic Areas (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘scenic areas’’): 
(1) Certain lands in the Jefferson National For-
est, which comprise approximately 6,455 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Seng Moun-
tain and Raccoon Branch’’ and dated February 2007, 
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and which shall be known as the Seng Mountain Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
(2) Certain lands in the Jefferson National For-
est, which comprise approximately 5,128 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bear Creek’’ 
and dated February 2007, and which shall be known 
as the Bear Creek National Scenic Area. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall file with the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives a map 
and legal description of each of the scenic areas. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 
descriptions referred to in paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
clerical and typographical errors in the maps and de-
scriptions. In the case of any discrepancy between the 
acreage specified in subsection (a) and the cor-
responding map filed under paragraph (1), the map 
shall control. 
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