Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Big Sur Forest Service Management Unit Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—BIG SUR MANAGEMENT UNIT 
Sec. 101. Establishment of Big Sur Management Unit, Los Padres National 
Forest. 
Sec. 102. Boundary delineation. 
Sec. 103. Use of Brazil Ranch. 
Sec. 104. Fire management and related activities in Big Sur Management Unit. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREA ADJUSTMENTS 
Sec. 201. Findings and maps. 
Sec. 202. Adjustments to boundaries of Ventana Wilderness Area, California. 
Sec. 203. Adjustments to boundaries of Silver Peak Wilderness Area, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 204. Wilderness fire management and related activities. 
Sec. 205. Repeal of Ventana land exchange authority. 
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER AND NATIONAL 
RECREATIONAL TRAIL DESIGNATIONS 
Sec. 301. Wild and scenic river designations, Big Sur, California. 
Sec. 302. Designation of Arroyo Seco-Indians Road as national recreational 
trail. 
TITLE IV—BOTANICAL AREA 
Sec. 401. Jeff Norman Botanical Area. 
TITLE I—BIG SUR MANAGEMENT 
UNIT 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF BIG SUR MANAGEMENT 
UNIT, LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Big Sur Management Unit of Los Padres National 
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Forest in the State of California, which shall replace the 
Monterey Ranger District of such National Forest. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Big Sur Management 
Unit shall be administered as part of Los Padres National 
Forest, except that the Secretary of Agriculture shall pro-
vide a separate line in the budget of Los Padres National 
Forest for the Management Unit to allow the Management 
Unit to receive funding to conduct activities and projects 
to meet its primary management emphasis. The establish-
ment of the Management Unit does not require amend-
ment of the land and resource management plan for Los 
Padres National Forest until the next regularly scheduled 
revision of the plan. 
(c) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The Big Sur Man-
agement Unit shall be managed in a manner consistent 
with the land and resource management plan for Los Pa-
dres National Forest, with primary management emphasis 
given to— 
(1) the protection of the scenic and natural val-
ues of the Big Sur coast and the Northern Santa 
Lucia Mountains; 
(2) fish, wildlife, and native plant conservation; 
and 
(3) public recreation. 
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SEC. 102. BOUNDARY DELINEATION. 
(a) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Big Sur 
Management Unit are as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Big Sur Management Unit, Los Padres National Forest 
December 2009’’, which map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the For-
est Service. 
(b) TRANSFER OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
LAND.—The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Agri-
culture, for inclusion in the Big Sur Management Unit, 
all public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement within the boundaries of the Big Sur Manage-
ment Unit, as delineated on the map referred to in sub-
section (a). 
(c) EFFECT OF TRANSFER ON EXISTING PERMITS.— 
In the case of any permit or other land use authorization 
in effect, as of the transfer date under subsection (b), for 
any of the land transferred pursuant to such subsection, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the permit 
or other land use authorization according to the terms of 
the permit or other land use authorization. Upon expira-
tion of such a permit or authorization, the Secretary of 
Agriculture may reauthorize the use covered by the permit 
or authorization under authorities available to the Sec-
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retary on such terms and conditions as the Secretary con-
siders in the public interest. 
(d) RELATION TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION 
FUND ACT.—For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 
9), the boundaries of Los Padres National Forest, as 
modified by this section, shall be considered to be bound-
aries of Los Padres National Forest, as of January 1, 
1965. 
SEC. 103. USE OF BRAZIL RANCH. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may lease or issue permits for the use of all 
or a part of the Big Sur coastal property known as the 
Brazil Ranch, which was acquired by the Secretary in 
2000, to any person on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers to be in the public interest. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
may accept consideration for a lease or permit under sub-
section (a) in the form of either of the following, or a com-
bination thereof: 
(1) Construction, maintenance, and repair of 
structures of, roads on, or improvements to, the 
Brazil Ranch. 
(2) Cash. 
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(c) DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS.—Any amounts re-
ceived as consideration for a lease or permit under sub-
section (a) shall be deposited into the fund established 
under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk 
Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 
(d) USE
OF RECEIPTS.—The amounts deposited 
under subsection (c) shall be available to the Secretary 
of Agriculture, until expended and without further appro-
priation, for expenditure for the preservation, restoration, 
operation, maintenance, interpretation, and similar activi-
ties related to the Brazil Ranch, which may include estab-
lishment of an environmental center, and the management 
of the Big Sur Management Unit. Such amounts shall not 
be subject to transfer or reprogramming for wildland fire 
management or any other emergency purposes. 
SEC. 104. FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN 
BIG SUR MANAGEMENT UNIT. 
(a) FIRE MANAGEMENT AREA IN THE WILDLAND 
URBAN INTERFACE.—The Big Sur Management Unit is 
hereby designated a Wildland Urban Interface Special 
Study Area. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make use 
of existing authority and resources to pioneer and dem-
onstrate innovative fire pre-suppression methods that are 
consistent with public safety and wilderness values. 
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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall create 
a fire management plan that applies to the lands des-
ignated as the Big Sur Management Unit, and update that 
plan annually. This fire management plan shall be created 
in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with subsection 
(a) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely 
and efficient response to fire emergencies in the Big Sur 
Management Unit, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) not later than one year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, establish agency approval proce-
dures (including appropriate delegations of authority 
to the Forest Supervisor, District Ranger, or other 
agency officials) for responding to fire emergencies; 
and 
(2) enter into agreements with appropriate 
State or local firefighting agencies. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREA 
ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND MAPS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that certain minor 
adjustments to the boundaries of the additions to the 
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Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas made by sec-
tion 2 of the Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–370) will promote more effective 
management of wilderness and National Forest resources. 
(b) REVISED MAPS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall prepare and make available for public in-
spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service 
amended maps effecting the changes to wilderness bound-
aries of the Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas 
made by this title. 
SEC. 202. ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARIES OF VENTANA 
WILDERNESS AREA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) EXCLUSIONS.—The additions made to the 
Ventana Wilderness Area by section 2(a) of the Big Sur 
Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–370; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 116 Stat. 3071) are modi-
fied as follows: 
(1) The San Antonio Addition is modified to ex-
clude portions of the Merle Ranch in sections 26 and 
35 of township 21 south, range 5 east, which con-
sists of approximately 145 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Merle Ranch Exclusion’’ 
and dated May 29, 2008. 
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(2) The Bear Canyon Addition is modified to 
exclude the Santa Lucia Memorial Park Camp-
ground in section 7 of township 21 south, range 5 
east, and to allow for a 300-foot buffer around the 
perimeter of the campground, which consists of ap-
proximately 23.917 acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Bear Canyon PWA’’ and dated 
March 14, 2007. 
(3) The Bear Canyon Addition is modified to 
exclude the Santa Lucia Trailhead in section 7 of 
township 21 south, 5 east, and to allow for a 300- 
foot buffer around the perimeter of the trailhead 
parking area, which consists of approximately 6.458 
acres as generally depicted on the map referred to 
in paragraph (2). 
(4) The Chalk Peak Addition is modified to im-
pose a non-wilderness buffer for roads of 100 feet 
from the edge of the road. 
(5) The Little Sur Addition is modified to ex-
clude a portion of section 12 of township 19 south, 
range 1 east, which consists of approximately 14 
acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Little 
Sur Additions Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated 
February 1, 2009. 
(b) ADDITIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The lands described in para-
graph (2) are hereby designated as wilderness and, 
therefore, as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System and are hereby incorporated in 
and shall be deemed to be a part of the Ventana 
Wilderness designated by Public Law 91–58 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; 83 Stat. 101). 
(2) COVERED
LAND.—Paragraph (1) applies 
with respect to the following: 
(A) Certain lands comprising approxi-
mately 1,515 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Horse Canyon Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition to the Ventana Wilderness’’ and 
dated March 17, 2008. 
(B) Certain lands comprising approxi-
mately 772 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Horse Pasture Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition’’ and dated May 20, 2008. 
(c) REPEATER SITE.—Within the Ventana Wilder-
ness, the Secretary of Agriculture may use helicopter ac-
cess to construct and maintain a Forest Service tele-
communications repeater site in the immediate vicinity of 
Pinyon Peak, in compliance with a Forest Service ap-
proved communications site plan, for the sole purpose of 
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improving Forest Service communications for safety, 
health, and emergency services. 
SEC. 203. ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARIES OF SILVER PEAK 
WILDERNESS AREA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) EXCLUSIONS.—The additions made to the Silver 
Peak Wilderness Area by section 2(b) of the Big Sur Wil-
derness and Conservation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
370; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 116 Stat. 3072) are modified 
as follows: 
(1) The San Carpoforo Addition is modified to 
exclude the Lottie Potero Campsite in section 18 of 
township 24 south, range 7 east, and to allow for a 
300-foot non-wilderness buffer around the perimeter 
of the campsite, which consists of approximately 
6.458 acres as generally depicted on the map titled 
‘‘San Carpoforo PWA’’ and dated March 14, 2007. 
(2) The Willow Creek Addition is modified to 
exclude the Miguel Campsite and access road in sec-
tion 14 of township 23 south, range 5 east, to allow 
a 300-foot buffer of non-wilderness around the pe-
rimeter of the campsite, and to provide the access 
road to Miguel Campsite with a non-wilderness buff-
er of 100 feet from the edge of the road, which con-
sists of approximately 12.701 acres as generally de-
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.25 miles upstream of the Milpitas (Indians) Road, 
as a wild river. 
(8) The .64-mile segment of the unnamed tribu-
tary from .25 miles upstream of the Milpitas (Indi-
ans) Road to the confluence with the North Fork 
San Antonio River, as a scenic river. 
(9) The 4.25-mile segment of the North Fork 
San Antonio River from the Milpitas (Indians) road 
to the confluence with the San Antonio River, as a 
scenic river. 
(f) SAN CARPOFORO CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 1- 
mile segment of San Carpoforo Creek from the Los Padres 
National Forest boundary to the confluence with the Pa-
cific Ocean is designated as a recreational river. 
SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF ARROYO SECO-INDIANS ROAD 
AS NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Forest Service road 19S09 in 
the Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County, Cali-
fornia, from Escondido Camp to Horse Bridge is des-
ignated as a national recreation trail pursuant to section 
4 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243) and 
shall be known as the ‘‘Arroyo Seco-Indians Trail’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZED USE OF TRAIL.—Public use of the 
Arroyo Seco-Indians Trail is limited to non-motorized 
uses. 
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