I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1769 
To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild 
and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and 
Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of 
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, 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 ‘‘Alpine Lakes Wilder-
ness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
Rivers Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is designated as wilderness 
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker- 
Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington 
comprising approximately 22,100 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Alpine Lakes Wil-
derness Additions’’ and dated March 23, 2009, which is 
incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of 
the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description 
of each wilderness area designated by sub-
section (a) with— 
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(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(B) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de-
scription filed under subparagraph (A) 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. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map 
and legal description filed under subparagraph 
(A) shall be filed and made available for public 
inspection in the appropriate office of the Sec-
retary. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
EST.—Any land within the boundary of the land des-
ignated as wilderness by subsection (a) that is acquired 
by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with subsection 
(b)(1). 
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SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) MIDDLE
FORK
SNOQUALMIE, WASH-
INGTON.—The 27.4-mile segment from its head-
waters near La Bohn Gap in the northeast quarter 
of section 20, township 24 north, range 13 east to 
the northern boundary of section 11, township 23 
north, range 9 east, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as follows: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment 
from its headwaters near La Bohn Gap in the 
northeast quarter of section 20, township 24 
north, range 13 east to the west section line of 
section 3, township 23 north, range 12 east as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 21-mile segment 
from the west section line of section 3, township 
23 north, range 12 east to the northern bound-
ary of section 11, township 23 north, range 9 
east as a scenic river. 
‘‘(ll) PRATT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The en-
tirety of the Pratt River in the State of Washington, 
located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National 
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Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.’’. 
Æ 
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