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Union Calendar No. 118
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1663
[Report No. 105–192]
To clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93–632 to require
the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance
of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilder-
ness at the time the wilderness area was designated as wilderness in
that Public Law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1997
Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
JULY 21, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93–
632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue
to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams
and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness
at the time the wilderness area was designated as wilder-
ness in that Public Law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RETENTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN
DAMS AND WEIRS, EMIGRANT WILDERNESS,
STANISLAUS
NATIONAL
FOREST,
CALIFOR-
NIA.
With respect to the Emigrant Wilderness in the
Stanislaus National Forest, California, as designated by
section 2(b) of Public Law 93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16
U.S.C. 1132 note), the Secretary of Agriculture shall re-
tain and maintain the 18 concrete dams and weirs that
were located within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wil-
derness on the date of the enactment of such Public Law,
January 3, 1975. If personnel of the Forest Service are
unavailable to perform the maintenance of the dams and
weirs, or to supplement the maintenance activities of For-
est Service personnel, the Secretary shall contract with
other persons to perform the maintenance at Government
expense or permit other persons to perform the mainte-
nance at private expense.
SECTION 
1. 
OPERATION 
AND 
MAINTENANCE 
OF
EXISTING DAMS AND WEIRS, EMIGRANT WIL-
DERNESS, STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST,
CALIFORNIA.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an agree-
ment with a non-Federal entity, under which the entity will
retain, maintain, and operate at private expense the 18
concrete dams and weirs located within the boundaries of
the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest,
California, as designated by section 2(b) of Public Law 93–
632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). The Secretary
shall require the entity to operate and maintain the dams
and weirs at the level of operation and maintenance that
applied to such dams and weirs before the date of the enact-
ment of such Act, January 3, 1975.
Union Calendar No. 118
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1663
[Report No. 105–192]
A BILL
To clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law
93–632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to
continue to provide for the maintenance of 18
concrete dams and weirs that were located in the
Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness
area was designated as wilderness in that Public
Law.
JULY 21, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed