and dated June 25, 2019, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Temblor Range Wilderness’’. 
(4) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chumash 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 
managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness as des-
ignated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River 
Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
(5) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 54,036 acres, as 
generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Dick Smith 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 1 of 2 
(Bear Canyon and Cuyama Peak Units)’’ and ‘‘Dick 
Smith Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed Map 2 
of 2 (Buckhorn and Mono Units)’’ and dated Novem-
ber 14, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 
managed as part of the Dick Smith Wilderness as 
designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(6) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management comprising approximately 
7,289 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
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‘‘Garcia Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and 
dated March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated 
into and managed as part of the Garcia Wilderness 
as designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 
242). 
(7) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management comprising approximately 
8,774 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Machesna Mountain Wilderness—Proposed Addi-
tions’’ and dated October 30, 2019, which shall be in-
corporated into and managed as part of the Machesna 
Mountain Wilderness as designated by the California 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(8) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Matilija Wil-
derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated March 
29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and man-
aged as part of the Matilija Wilderness as designated 
by the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protec-
tion Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
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(9) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,969 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Rafael 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 
managed as part of the San Rafael Wilderness as des-
ignated by Public Law 90–271 (82 Stat. 51), the 
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres Con-
dor Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 
102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
(10) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 2,921 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Lucia 
Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be incorporated into and 
managed as part of the Santa Lucia Wilderness as 
designated by the Endangered American Wilderness 
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note). 
(11) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sespe Wilder-
ness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 
2019, which shall be incorporated into and managed 
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as part of the Sespe Wilderness as designated by the 
Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act 
(Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242). 
(12) Certain land in the Los Padres National 
Forest comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Diablo 
Caliente Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Diablo 
Caliente Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
file maps and legal descriptions of the wilderness 
areas with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 
descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
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and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN PO-
TENTIAL WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 2,359 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness’’ and dated 
March 29, 2019, is designated as the Machesna Mountain 
Potential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
file a map and legal description of the Machesna 
Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness area’’) 
with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
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force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary may correct any clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or 
reroute the Pine Mountain Trail. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the recon-
struction, realignment, or rerouting under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, use 
the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the reconstruction, re-
alignment, or rerouting with the least amount of 
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adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.—In 
accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry out the 
trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting author-
ized by this subsection. 
(4) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHICLES.— 
The Secretary may permit the use of motorized and 
mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine Mountain 
Trail in accordance with existing law (including reg-
ulations) and this subsection until such date as the 
potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness 
in accordance with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Federal land in the potential wilderness area is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
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ments with State, Tribal, and local governmental entities 
and private entities to complete the trail reconstruction, re-
alignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection (d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re-
routed under subsection (d). 
(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness area, 
as modified under subsection (g), shall be designated 
as wilderness and as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting 
authorized by subsection (d) has been completed; 
or 
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On des-
ignation as wilderness under this section, the poten-
tial wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the Machesna Moun-
tain Wilderness Area, as designated by the Cali-
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fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by sec-
tion 3; and 
(B) administered in accordance with section 
5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
wilderness areas shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary 
that has jurisdiction over the wilderness area. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take any 
measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for the 
control of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
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1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con-
gress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 
limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 
wilderness areas. 
(3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE 
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
amend the local information in the Fire Management 
Reference System or individual operational plans 
that apply to the land designated as a wilderness 
area. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure 
a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in 
the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall enter into 
agreements with appropriate State or local fire-
fighting agencies. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder-
ness areas, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any reason-
able regulations as the Secretary considers necessary in ac-
cordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 
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(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress for land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 96– 
617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture; and 
(4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 
Federal public land. 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction or respon-
sibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 
on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any 
management activities that are necessary to maintain 
or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats 
in the wilderness areas, if the management activities 
are— 
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; 
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(B) conducted in accordance with appro-
priate policies, such as the policies established in 
Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 
(C) in accordance with memoranda of un-
derstanding between the Federal agencies and the 
State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas by this Act to lead 
to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 
around each wilderness area. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall not, 
of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas. 
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(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horseback 
riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack stock 
into, a wilderness area— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with— 
(A) this section; 
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable law. 
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(j) TREATMENT OF EXISTING WATER DIVERSIONS IN 
THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use au-
thorization to the owners of the 2 existing water 
transport or diversion facilities, including adminis-
trative access roads (in this subsection referred to as 
a ‘‘facility’’), located on National Forest System land 
in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon 
Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 13 and 14) 
and the Peak Mountain unit (T. 10 N., R. 28 W., 
secs. 23 and 26) for the continued operation, mainte-
nance, and reconstruction of the facility if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
(A) the facility was in existence on the date 
on which the land on which the facility is lo-
cated was designated as part of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘the date of designation’’); 
(B) the facility has been in substantially 
continuous use to deliver water for the beneficial 
use on the non-Federal land of the owner since 
the date of designation; 
(C) the owner of the facility holds a valid 
water right for use of the water on the non-Fed-
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eral land of the owner under State law, with a 
priority date that predates the date of designa-
tion; and 
(D) it is not practicable or feasible to relo-
cate the facility to land outside of the wilderness 
and continue the beneficial use of water on the 
non-Federal land recognized under State law. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
In a special use authorization issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 
(i) allow use of motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport for operation, 
maintenance, or reconstruction of a facility, 
if the Secretary determines that— 
(I) the use is the minimum nec-
essary to allow the facility to continue 
delivery of water to the non-Federal 
land for the beneficial uses recognized 
by the water right held under State 
law; and 
(II) the use of nonmotorized 
equipment and nonmechanized trans-
port is impracticable or infeasible; and 
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(ii) preclude use of the facility for the 
diversion or transport of water in excess of 
the water right recognized by the State on 
the date of designation. 
(B) DISCRETIONARY
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
or allow modification or relocation of the facility 
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 
necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness values 
set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of water on the 
non-Federal land is not diminished. 
(k) TREATMENT OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL DISTRIBU-
TION LINE
IN
THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDI-
TIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUED USE.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use au-
thorization to the owners of the existing electrical dis-
tribution line to the Plowshare Peak communication 
site (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘facility’’) lo-
cated on National Forest System land in the San 
Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon Canyon 
unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 2, 3 and 4) for the 
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continued operation, maintenance, and reconstruction 
of the facility if the Secretary determines that— 
(A) the facility was in existence on the date 
on which the land on which the facility is lo-
cated was designated as part of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘the date of designation’’); 
(B) the facility has been in substantially 
continuous use to deliver electricity to the com-
munication site; and 
(C) it is not practicable or feasible to relo-
cate the distribution line to land outside of the 
wilderness. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
In a special use authorization issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow use of 
motorized equipment and mechanized transport 
for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of 
the electrical distribution line, if the Secretary 
determines that the use of nonmotorized equip-
ment and nonmechanized transport is impracti-
cable or infeasible. 
(B) DISCRETIONARY
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 
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under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
or allow modification or relocation of the facility 
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 
necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness values 
set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131). 
(l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and 
subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and 
maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological 
collection devices in the wilderness areas if the Secretary 
determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are 
essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 
operation activities. 
SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) INDIAN CREEK, MONO CREEK, AND MATILIJA 
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(231) INDIAN
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Indian Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
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‘‘(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire 
Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to the Ogilvy 
Ranch private property boundary in sec. 22, T. 
6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from the Ogilvy Ranch private property bound-
ary to the southern boundary of sec. 33, T. 6 N., 
R. 26 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(233) MATILIJA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Matilija Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture: 
‘‘(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija 
Creek from its source in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 25 
W., to the private property boundary in sec. 9, 
T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper 
North Fork Matilija Creek from its source in sec. 
36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Matilija Wilderness 
boundary, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (142) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(142) SESPE
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Sespe Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the private property boundary in sec. 10, 
T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the Hartman Ranch pri-
vate property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 
24 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the Hartman Ranch private property 
boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the 
western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 6.1-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 
22 W., to the confluence with Trout Creek, as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe Creek 
from the confluence with Trout Creek to the 
southern boundary of sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., 
as a wild river.’’. 
(c) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (143) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of the Sisquoc River and its tribu-
taries in the State of California, to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 33-mile segment of the main stem 
of the Sisquoc River extending from its origin 
downstream to the Los Padres Forest boundary, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South 
Fork Sisquoc River from its source northeast of 
San Rafael Mountain in sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 28 
W., to its confluence with the Sisquoc River, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from its source west of San Rafael Peak in 
sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W., to the San Rafael Wil-
derness boundary upstream of Nira Camp-
ground, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness boundary 
upstream of the Nira Campground to the San 
Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of the 
confluence of Davy Brown Creek, as a rec-
reational river. 
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‘‘(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the San Rafael Wilderness boundary 
downstream of the confluence of Davy Brown 
Creek to the private property boundary in sec. 1, 
T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana 
Creek from the private property boundary in sec. 
1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., to the confluence of the 
Sisquoc River, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 
Creek from its source west of Ranger Peak in sec. 
32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream of 
its confluence with Munch Canyon, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown 
Creek from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 
with Munch Canyon to its confluence with 
Manzana Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon 
from its source north of Ranger Peak in sec. 33, 
T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300 feet upstream of its 
confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Can-
yon from 300 feet upstream of its confluence 
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with Sunset Valley Creek to its confluence with 
Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek 
from 500 feet downstream of Sunset Valley Road 
to its confluence with Manzana Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork 
Fish Creek from its source in sec. 26, T. 8 N., 
R. 29 W., to its confluence with Fish Creek, as 
a wild river.’’. 
(d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(199) PIRU
CREEK, 
CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from its source in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., to 
the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 6 N., 
R. 21 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 
6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of the 
Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 
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‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 
to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 
confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek from 
0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at the 
first bridge crossing to the boundary of the Sespe 
Wilderness, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to the 
boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness to the 
upper limit of Piru Reservoir, as a recreational 
river.’’. 
(e) EFFECT.—The designation of additional miles of 
Piru Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid water 
rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion (including the amendments made by this section) af-
fects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 
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Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 
crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with the 
protection and enhancement of river values under the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and dated 
November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Mountain Po-
tential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall file a map and a legal description of 
the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness area’’) 
with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The 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 of Agriculture may correct any clerical 
and typographical errors in the map and legal de-
scription. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 
(A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 
equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con-
nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 
Ridge Trail; and 
(B) reconstruct or realign— 
(i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 
(ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail. 
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(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con-
struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, use 
the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the construction, recon-
struction, or alignment with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.—In 
accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry out the 
trail construction, reconstruction, or realignment au-
thorized by this subsection. 
(4) MECHANIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary 
may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the ex-
isting Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in ac-
cordance with existing law (including regulations) 
and this subsection until such date as the potential 
wilderness area is designated as wilderness in accord-
ance with subsection (h). 
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(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Federal land in the potential wilderness area is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with State, Tribal, and local governmental entities 
and private entities to complete the trail construction, re-
construction, and realignment authorized by subsection (d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location of 
any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or re-
aligned under subsection (d). 
(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The potential wilderness area, 
as modified under subsection (g), shall be designated 
as wilderness and as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier of— 
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(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 
authorized by subsection (d) has been completed; 
or 
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—On des-
ignation as wilderness under this section, the poten-
tial wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil-
derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 (82 
Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and 
the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protec-
tion Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 Stat. 242), 
and section 3; and 
(B) administered in accordance with section 
5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
there are established the following scenic areas: 
(1) CONDOR RIDGE SCENIC AREA.—Certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising ap-
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proximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Proposed’’ 
and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area’’. 
(2) BLACK
MOUNTAIN
SCENIC
AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba-
kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 16,216 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Mountain 
Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 2019, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain Scenic 
Area’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall file a map and legal description of the 
Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain Sce-
nic Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
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that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct any 
clerical and typographical errors in the maps and 
legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 
descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment 
of present and future generations the ecological, scenic, 
wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu-
cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the scenic areas— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the resources of the scenic areas, 
and in particular the scenic character attributes 
of the scenic areas; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) this section; 
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 
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land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Interior; 
(iii) any laws (including regulations) 
relating to the National Forest System, for 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Agriculture; and 
(iv) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow those 
uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary determines 
would further the purposes described in subsection (c). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from all 
forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be prohib-
ited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 
(1) Permanent roads. 
(2) Permanent structures. 
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(3) Timber harvesting except when necessary for 
the purposes described in subsection (g). 
(4) Transmission lines. 
(5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum re-
quirements for the administration of the scenic areas 
and to protect public health and safety— 
(A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 
(B) the establishment of temporary roads. 
(6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 
for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 
(g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, 
AND
DISEASE
MANAGE-
MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 
take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis-
eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 
or a local agency. 
(h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an other-
wise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard within 
a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use outside 
the boundary of the scenic area. 
SEC. 9. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The contiguous trail established 
pursuant to this section shall be known as the ‘‘Condor Na-
tional Scenic Trail’’ named after the California condor, a 
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critically endangered bird species that lives along the extent 
of the trail corridor. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Condor National 
Scenic Trail are to— 
(1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor 
that connects the southern and northern portions of 
the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire 
length of the forest along the coastal mountains of 
southern and central California; and 
(2) provide for the public enjoyment of the na-
tionally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cul-
tural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest. 
(c) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the National Trails 
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Condor National 
Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 
400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern por-
tion of the Los Padres National Forest to the 
Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion 
of the Los Padres National Forest. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
consultation with— 
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‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; 
‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 
‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 
‘‘(C) 
RECREATIONAL
USES.—Notwith-
standing section 7(c), the use of motorized vehi-
cles on roads or trails included in the Condor 
National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehi-
cles are permitted as of the date of enactment of 
this paragraph may be permitted. 
‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
PROHIBITION.—The 
Secretary 
shall not acquire for the trail any land or 
interest in land outside the exterior bound-
ary of any federally managed area without 
the consent of the owner of land or interest 
in land. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—Nothing in this para-
graph— 
‘‘(I) requires any private property 
owner to allow public access (including 
Federal, State, or local government ac-
cess) to private property; or 
‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 
Federal, State, or local law with re-
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spect to public access to or use of pri-
vate land. 
‘‘(E) REALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may realign segments of the Condor 
National Scenic Trail as necessary to fulfill the 
purposes of the trail. 
‘‘(F) MAP.—The map referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Forest Service.’’. 
(d) STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
conduct a study that— 
(A) addresses the feasibility of, and alter-
natives for, connecting the northern and southern 
portions of the Los Padres National Forest by es-
tablishing a trail across the applicable portions 
of the northern and southern Santa Lucia Moun-
tains of the southern California Coastal Range; 
and 
(B) considers realignment of the trail or 
construction of new trail segments to avoid exist-
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ing trail segments that currently allow motorized 
vehicles. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
(A) conform to the requirements for na-
tional scenic trail studies described in section 
5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(b)); 
(B) provide for a continual hiking route 
through and connecting the southern and north-
ern sections of the Los Padres National Forest; 
(C) promote recreational, scenic, wilderness 
and cultural values; 
(D) enhance connectivity with the overall 
National Forest trail system; 
(E) consider new connectors and realign-
ment of existing trails; 
(F) emphasize safe and continuous public 
access, dispersal from high-use areas, and suit-
able water sources; and 
(G) to the extent practicable, provide all- 
year use. 
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(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In completing 
the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall consult with— 
(A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; 
(B) private landowners; 
(C) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(D) members of the public. 
(4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit the study required by paragraph (1) 
to— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(5) ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE CON-
DOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
study required by paragraph (1), if the Sec-
retary of Agriculture determines that additional 
or alternative trail segments are feasible for in-
clusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall include those seg-
ments in the Condor National Scenic Trail. 
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(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additions or alter-
nations to the Condor National Scenic Trail 
shall be effective on the date the Secretary of Ag-
riculture publishes in the Federal Register notice 
that the additional or alternative segments are 
included in the Condor National Scenic Trail. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this 
section (including the amendments made by this section), 
the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, Tribal, and local government enti-
ties and private entities to complete needed trail construc-
tion, reconstruction, and realignment projects authorized by 
this section (including the amendments made by this sec-
tion). 
SEC. 10. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 
Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service) shall study the feasibility of 
opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches or 
less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the existing 
off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Canyon 
off-highway vehicle area. 
SEC. 11. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 
Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
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interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve non-
motorized recreation trail opportunities (including moun-
tain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness within 
the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger districts. 
SEC. 12. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES. 
(a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that Tribes 
have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, 
and potential wilderness areas designated by this Act for 
traditional cultural and religious purposes. 
(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may temporarily 
close to the general public one or more specific por-
tions of a wilderness area, scenic area, or potential 
wilderness area designated by this Act to protect the 
privacy of the members of the Tribe in the conduct of 
traditional cultural and religious activities. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
(A) made in such a manner as to affect the 
smallest practicable area for the minimum pe-
riod of time necessary for the activity to be car-
ried out; and 
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(B) be consistent with the purpose and in-
tent of Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as 
the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) (42 
U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
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Union Calendar No. 313 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2199 
[Report No. 116–390] 
A BILL 
To designate certain Federal land in the State of 
California as wilderness, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 4, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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