109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 233
AN ACT 
To designate certain National Forest System lands 
in the Mendocino and Six Rivers National For-
ests and certain Bureau of Land Management 
lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa 
Counties in the State of California as wilderness, 
to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilder-
ness Area, to designate certain segments of the 
Black Butte River in Mendocino County, Cali-
fornia as a wild or scenic river, and for other 
purposes.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 233
AN ACT 
To designate certain National Forest System lands in the 
Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain 
Bureau of Land Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, 
Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California 
as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential 
Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the 
Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as 
a wild or scenic river, 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness 
Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
Sec. 3. Designation of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 4. Administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 5. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 6. Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area. 
Sec. 7. Wild and scenic river designation. 
Sec. 8. King Range National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 
Sec. 9. Cow Mountain Recreation Area, Lake and Mendocino Counties, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 10. Continuation of traditional commercial surf fishing, Redwood National 
and State Parks.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, 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. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State of California
are designated as wilderness areas and as components of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) SNOW MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDITION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Certain land in the 
Mendocino National Forest, comprising ap-
proximately 23,706 acres, as generally depicted 
on the maps described in subparagraph (B), is 
incorporated in and shall considered to be a 
part of the ‘‘Snow Mountain Wilderness’’, as 
designated by section 101(a)(31) of the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; Public Law 98–425). 
(B) DESCRIPTION
OF
MAPS.—The maps 
referred to in subparagraph (A) are—
(i) the map entitled ‘‘Skeleton Glade 
Unit, Snow Mountain Proposed Wilderness 
Addition, Mendocino National Forest’’ and 
dated April 21, 2005; and 
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Bear Creek/
Deafy Glade Unit, Snow Mountain Wilder-
ness Addition, Mendocino National Forest’’ 
and dated July 21, 2006. 
(2) SANHEDRIN WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 
the Mendocino National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 10,571 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Sanhedrin Proposed Wilderness, 
Mendocino National Forest’’ and dated April 21, 
2005, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sanhedrin Wil-
derness’’. 
(3) YUKI
WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the 
Mendocino National Forest and certain land admin-
istered by the Bureau of Land Management in Lake 
and Mendocino Counties, California, together com-
prising approximately 53,887 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Proposed Wilder-
ness’’ and dated May 23, 2005, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Yuki Wilderness’’. 
(4) YOLLA
BOLLY-MIDDLE
EEL
WILDERNESS 
ADDITION.—Certain land in the Mendocino National 
Forest and certain land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management in Mendocino County, Cali-
fornia, together comprising approximately 27,036 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Middle Fork Eel, Smokehouse and Big Butte 
Units, Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Proposed Wilderness 
Addition’’ and dated June 7, 2005, is incorporated 
in and shall considered to be a part of the Yolla 
Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, as designated by sec-
tion 3 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132). 
(5) SISKIYOU WILDERNESS ADDITION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Six 
Rivers National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 30,122 acres, as generally depicted on 
the maps described in subparagraph (B), is in-
corporated in and shall be considered to be a 
part of the Siskiyou Wilderness, as designated 
by section 101(a)(30) of the California Wilder-
ness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 
Law 98–425). 
(B) DESCRIPTION
OF
MAPS.—The maps 
referred to in subparagraph (A) are—
(i) the map entitled ‘‘Bear Basin 
Butte Unit, Siskiyou Proposed Wilderness 
Additions, Six Rivers National Forest’’ and 
dated June 28, 2005; and 
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Blue Creek 
Unit, Siskiyou Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tion, Six Rivers National Forest’’ and 
dated July 21, 2006; 
(6) MOUNT LASSIC WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
in the Six Rivers National Forest, comprising ap-
proximately 7,279 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Mt. Lassic Proposed Wilderness’’ and 
dated June 7, 2005, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Mount Lassic Wilderness’’.
(7) TRINITY ALPS WILDERNESS ADDITION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Six 
Rivers National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 22,863 acres, as generally depicted on 
the maps described in subparagraph (B) and 
which is incorporated in and shall be considered 
to be a part of the Trinity Alps Wilderness as 
designated by section 101(a)(34) of the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; Public Law 98–425). 
(B) DESCRIPTION
OF
MAPS.—The maps 
referred to in subparagraph (A) are—
(i) the map entitled ‘‘East Fork Unit, 
Trinity Alps Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tion, Six Rivers National Forest’’ and 
dated September 17, 2004; 
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Horse Linto 
Unit, Trinity Alps Proposed Wilderness 
Addition, Six Rivers National Forest’’ and 
dated September 17, 2004; and 
(iii) the map entitled ‘‘Red Cap Unit, 
Trinity Alps Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tion, Six Rivers National Forest’’ and 
dated June 7, 2005.
(8) CACHE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in 
Lake County, California, comprising approximately 
27,245 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Cache Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated July 
22, 2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cache Creek 
Wilderness’’. 
(9) CEDAR
ROUGHS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Napa County, California, comprising ap-
proximately 6,350 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Cedar Roughs Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated September 27, 2004, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Cedar Roughs Wilderness’’. 
(10) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS.—
Certain land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management in Mendocino County, California, com-
prising approximately 12,915 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River 
Wilderness Area and Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wil-
derness’’ and dated June 16, 2005, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness’’. 
(11) KING RANGE WILDERNESS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management in
Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, California, 
comprising approximately 42,585 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘King 
Range Wilderness’’, and dated November 12, 
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘King 
Range Wilderness’’. 
(B) APPLICABLE
LAW.—With respect to 
the wilderness designated by subparagraph (A), 
in the case of a conflict between this Act and 
Public Law 91–476 (16 U.S.C. 460y et seq.), 
the more restrictive provision shall control. 
(12) ROCKS AND ISLANDS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—All Federally-owned 
rocks, islets, and islands (whether named or 
unnamed and surveyed or unsurveyed) that are 
located—
(i) not more than 3 geographic miles 
off the coast of the King Range National 
Conservation Area; and 
(ii) above mean high tide. 
(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—In the case of a 
conflict between this Act and Proclamation No. 
7264 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821), the more restrictive 
provision shall control.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
each area designated as wilderness by section 3 shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the wil-
derness. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of each wil-
derness area designated by section 3 with—
(A) the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy 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. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
designated by this Act that is acquired by the Federal 
Government shall—
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this Act, the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any 
other applicable law. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
land designated as wilderness by this Act 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. 
(e) FIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AC-
TIVITIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in the wilderness areas designated by 
this Act as are necessary for the control and preven-
tion of fire, insects, and diseases, in accordance 
with—
(A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 
(B) House Report No. 98–40 of the 98th 
Congress. 
(2) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall re-
view existing policies applicable to the wilderness 
areas designated by this Act to ensure that author-
ized approval procedures for any fire management 
measures allow a timely and efficient response to 
fire emergencies in the wilderness areas. 
(f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
any owner of private property within the boundary 
of a wilderness area designated by this Act adequate 
access to such property to ensure the reasonable use 
and enjoyment of the property by the owner. 
(2) KING RANGE WILDERNESS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), within the wilderness designated by
section 3(11), the access route depicted on the 
map for private landowners shall also be avail-
able for persons invited by the private land-
owners. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) requires the Secretary to provide any 
access to the landowners or persons invited by 
the landowners beyond the access that would be 
available if the wilderness had not been des-
ignated. 
(g) SNOW SENSORS AND STREAM GAUGES.—If the 
Secretary determines that hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological instrumentation is appropriate to further the 
scientific, educational, and conservation purposes of the 
wilderness areas designated by this Act, nothing in this 
Act prevents the installation and maintenance of the in-
strumentation within the wilderness areas. 
(h) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes low-level overflights of military aircraft, the des-
ignation of new units of special airspace, or the use or 
establishment of military flight training routes over wil-
derness areas designated by this Act. 
(i) LIVESTOCK.—Grazing of livestock and the mainte-
nance of existing facilities related to grazing in wilderness 
areas designated by this Act, where established before the
date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to con-
tinue in accordance with—
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 
101–405). 
(j) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), the Secretary may carry out management ac-
tivities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu-
lations and fish and wildlife habitats in wilderness 
areas designated by this Act if such activities are—
(A) consistent with applicable wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) carried out in accordance with applica-
ble guidelines and policies. 
(2) STATE JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this Act 
affects the jurisdiction of the State of California 
with respect to fish and wildlife on the public land 
located in the State. 
(k) USE BY MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES.—
(1) ACCESS.—In recognition of the past use of 
wilderness areas designated by this Act by members 
of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and religious 
purposes, the Secretary shall ensure that Indian 
tribes have access to the wilderness areas for tradi-
tional cultural and religious purposes. 
(2) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary, on request of an Indian 
tribe, may temporarily close to the general pub-
lic 1 or more specific portions of a wilderness 
area to protect the privacy of the members of 
the Indian tribe in the conduct of the tradi-
tional cultural and religious activities in the wil-
derness area. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under 
subparagraph (A) shall be made in such a man-
ner as to affect the smallest practicable area for 
the minimum period of time necessary for the 
activity to be carried out. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Access to the wilder-
ness areas under this subsection shall be in accord-
ance with—
(A) Public Law 95–341 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘American Indian Religious Freedom 
Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.); and 
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
(l) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in section 3 creates 
protective perimeters or buffer zones around any wil-
derness area designated by section 3. 
(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from areas within a wilderness area des-
ignated by section 3 shall not preclude the conduct 
of those activities or uses outside the boundary of 
the wilderness area. 
(m) CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS.—
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘cherry-stemmed road’’ means a road that is ex-
cluded from the wilderness areas designated by sec-
tion 3 by a non-wilderness corridor having des-
ignated wilderness on both sides, as generally de-
picted on the maps described in such section. 
(2) CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall not—
(A) close any cherry-stemmed road that is 
open to the public as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(B) prohibit motorized access on a cherry-
stemmed road that is open to the public for mo-
torized access as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act; or 
(C) prohibit mechanized access on a cher-
ry-stemmed road that is open to the public for 
mechanized access as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed as precluding the Secretary from 
closing or restricting access to a cherry-stemmed 
road for purposes of significant resource protection 
or public safety. 
SEC. 5. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wil-
derness study area described in subsection (b) that is not 
designated as wilderness by section 3 or any previous Act 
has been adequately studied for wilderness. 
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 
areas referred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) the King Range Wilderness Study Area; 
(2) the Chemise Mountain Instant Study Area; 
(3) the Red Mountain Wilderness Study Area; 
(4) the Cedar Roughs Wilderness Study Area; 
and 
(5) those portions of the Rocky Creek/Cache 
Creek Wilderness Study Area in Lake County, Cali-
fornia which are not in R. 5 W., T. 12 N., sec. 22, 
Mount Diablo Meridian. 
(c) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study 
area described in subsection (b) that is not designated as 
wilderness by section 3 or any other Act enacted before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall not be subject to 
section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
SEC. 6. ELKHORN RIDGE POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain pub-
lic land in the State administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management, compromising approximately 11,271 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel 
River Wilderness Area and Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wil-
derness’’ and dated June 16, 2005, is designated as a po-
tential wilderness area.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area as wilderness until 
the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness 
under subsection (d). 
(c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological 
restoration (including the elimination of non-native 
species, removal of illegal, unused, or decommis-
sioned roads, repair of skid tracks, and any other 
activities necessary to restore the natural ecosystems 
in the potential wilderness area), the Secretary may 
use motorized equipment and mechanized transport 
in the potential wilderness area until the potential 
wilderness area is designated as wilderness under 
subsection (d). 
(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall use the minimum 
tool or administrative practice necessary to accom-
plish ecological restoration with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The 
potential wilderness area shall be designated as wilderness
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System on the earlier of—
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in 
the Federal Register notice that the conditions in 
the potential wilderness area that are incompatible 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
have been removed; or 
(2) the date that is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.—On its des-
ignation as wilderness under subsection (d), the potential 
wilderness area shall be—
(1) known as the ‘‘Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness’’; 
and 
(2) administered in accordance with section 4 
and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—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: 
‘‘(ll) BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 
following segments of the Black Butte River in the State 
of California, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture:
‘‘(A) The 16 miles of Black Butte River, from 
the Mendocino County Line to its confluence with 
Jumpoff Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 3.5 miles of Black Butte River from 
its confluence with Jumpoff Creek to its confluence 
with Middle Eel River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 1.5 miles of Cold Creek from the 
Mendocino County Line to its confluence with Black 
Butte River, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) PLAN; REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress—
(A) a fire management plan for the Black 
Butte River segments designated by the amend-
ment made by subsection (a); and 
(B) a report on the cultural and historic 
resources within those segments. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL TO COUNTY.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall transmit to the Board of Super-
visors of Mendocino County, California, a copy of 
the plan and report submitted under paragraph (1).
SEC. 8. KING RANGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Section 9 of Public Law 91–476 (16 U.S.C. 460y–
8) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) In addition to the land described in subsections 
(a) and (c), the land identified as the King Range Na-
tional Conservation Area Additions on the map entitled 
‘King Range Wilderness’ and dated November 12, 2004, 
is included in the Area.’’. 
SEC. 9. COW MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA, LAKE AND 
MENDOCINO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to enhance the rec-
reational and scenic values of the Cow Mountain area in 
Lake and Mendocino Counties, California, while con-
serving the wildlife and other natural resource values of 
the area, there is hereby established the Cow Mountain 
Recreation Area (in this section referred to as the ‘‘recre-
ation area’’) consisting of approximately 51,513 acres of 
land in such counties, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Cow Mountain Recreation Area’’ and dated July, 
22, 2006, including the following: 
(1) The ‘‘South Cow Mountain OHV Manage-
ment Area’’, as generally depicted on the map. 
(2) The ‘‘North Cow Mountain Recreation 
Area’’, as generally depicted on the map.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS; CORRECTION
OF ER-
RORS.—
(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a 
map and legal descriptions of the boundaries of the 
recreation area. The Secretary shall submit the map 
and legal descriptions to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de-
scriptions of the recreation area shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map and legal descriptions. 
The map shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the recreation area in accord-
ance with this section and the laws and regulations 
generally applicable to the public lands, including
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(2) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The establishment of 
the recreation area shall be subject to all valid exist-
ing rights. 
(d) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall continue to authorize, maintain, and en-
hance the recreational use of the land included in 
the recreation area, including motorized recreation, 
hiking, camping, mountain biking, sightseeing, and 
horseback riding, as long as such recreational use is 
consistent with this section and other applicable law. 
(2) OFF-ROAD AND MOTORIZED RECREATION.—
Motorized recreation shall be a prescribed use within 
the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area, 
occurring only on roads and trails designated by the 
Secretary for such use, except as needed for admin-
istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as pre-
cluding the Secretary from closing any trail or route 
from use for purposes of resource protection or pub-
lic safety. 
(3) MOUNTAIN BIKING.—Mountain biking shall 
be a prescribed use within the recreation area, oc-
curring only on roads and trails designated by the 
Secretary for such use. Nothing in this paragraph 
shall be construed as precluding the Secretary from 
closing any trail or route from use for purposes of 
resource protection or public safety. 
(e) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall provide any owner of private property 
within the boundaries of the recreation area adequate ac-
cess to the property to ensure the reasonable use and en-
joyment of the property by the owner. 
(f) LAND ACQUISITION.—
(1) ACQUISITION
FROM
WILLING
PERSONS 
ONLY.—The Secretary of the Interior may acquire 
lands or interests in lands in the recreation area 
only by—
(A) donation; 
(B) exchange with a willing party, as ex-
pressed in a written agreement between the 
Secretary and the party; or 
(C) purchase from a willing seller, as ex-
pressed in a written agreement between the 
Secretary and the seller. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—
Lands or interests in lands within or adjacent to the 
boundaries of the recreation area that are acquired
by the Bureau of Land Management, and title or 
possession of which is vested in the United States 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
managed by the Secretary as part of the recreation 
area. 
(g) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion creates protective perimeters or buffer zones around 
the recreation area. 
SEC. 10. CONTINUATION OF TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL 
SURF FISHING, REDWOOD NATIONAL AND 
STATE PARKS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF LIMITED NUMBER OF PER-
MITS.—For the sole purpose of continuing traditional 
commercial surf fishing, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
permit the right of entry for authorized vehicle access onto 
the wave slope area at that area known as Gold Bluffs 
Beach, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and that por-
tion of the beach north and south of Redwood Creek in 
Redwood National and State Parks. The number of per-
mits issued under the authority of this section shall be 
limited to the number of valid permits that were held on 
the date of enactment of this Act. The permits so issued 
shall be perpetual and subject to the same conditions as 
the permits held on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) WAVE SLOPE AREA DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘wave slope area’’ refers to the area that has 
been wet by the wave action of the previous high tide, but 
does not include any vegetated areas.
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.