I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2250 
To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation 
on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2019 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, 
and conservation on Federal lands in Northern Cali-
fornia, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Work-
ing Forests Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
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TITLE I—RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 101. South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area. 
Sec. 102. Redwood National and State Parks restoration. 
Sec. 103. Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership. 
Sec. 104. Trinity Lake visitor center. 
Sec. 105. Del Norte County visitor center. 
Sec. 106. Management plans. 
Sec. 107. Study; partnerships related to overnight accommodations. 
TITLE II—RECREATION 
Sec. 201. Horse Mountain Special Management Area. 
Sec. 202. Bigfoot National Recreation Trail. 
Sec. 203. Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail. 
Sec. 204. Trinity Lake Trail. 
Sec. 205. Trails study. 
Sec. 206. Construction of mountain bicycling routes. 
Sec. 207. Partnerships. 
TITLE III—CONSERVATION 
Sec. 301. Designation of wilderness. 
Sec. 302. Administration of wilderness. 
Sec. 303. Designation of potential wilderness. 
Sec. 304. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
Sec. 305. Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 401. Maps and legal description. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
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TITLE I—RESTORATION AND 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 101. SOUTH FORK TRINITY-MAD RIVER RESTORATION 
AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term 
‘‘collaboratively developed’’ means projects that are 
developed and implemented through a collaborative 
process that— 
(A) includes— 
(i) appropriate Federal, State, and 
local agencies; and 
(ii) multiple interested persons rep-
resenting diverse interests; and 
(B) is transparent and nonexclusive. 
(2) 
PLANTATION.—The 
term 
‘‘plantation’’ 
means a forested area that has been artificially es-
tablished by planting or seeding. 
(3) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 
means the process of assisting the recovery of an 
ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or de-
stroyed by establishing the composition, structure, 
pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facili-
tate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, 
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resilience, and health under current and future con-
ditions. 
(4) RESTORATION AREA.—The term ‘‘restora-
tion area’’ means the South Fork Trinity-Mad River 
Restoration Area, established by subsection (b). 
(5) 
STEWARDSHIP
CONTRACT.—The 
term 
‘‘stewardship contract’’ means an agreement or con-
tract entered into under section 604 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c). 
(6) SHADED FUEL BREAK.—The term ‘‘shaded 
fuel break’’ means a vegetation treatment that effec-
tively addresses all project-generated slash and that 
retains: adequate canopy cover to suppress plant re-
growth in the forest understory following treatment; 
the longest-lived trees that provide the most shade 
over the longest period of time; the healthiest and 
most vigorous trees with the greatest potential for 
crown-growth in plantations and in natural stands 
adjacent to plantations; and all mature hardwoods, 
when practicable. 
(7) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning given 
the term by section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the South Fork Trinity-Mad 
River 
Restoration 
Area, 
comprising 
approximately 
729,089 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest 
Service and approximately 1,280 acres of Federal land ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity- 
Mad River Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and dated July 
3, 2018, to be known as the ‘‘South Fork Trinity-Mad 
River Restoration Area’’. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the restoration area 
are to— 
(1) establish, restore and maintain fire-resilient 
forest structures containing late successional forest 
structure characterized by large trees and multisto-
ried canopies, as ecologically appropriate; 
(2) protect late successional reserves; 
(3) enhance the restoration of Federal lands 
within the restoration area; 
(4) reduce the threat posed by wildfires to com-
munities within the restoration area; 
(5) protect and restore aquatic habitat and 
anadromous fisheries; 
(6) protect the quality of water within the res-
toration area; and 
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(7) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, 
cultural, and wildlife values of the restoration area. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the restoration area— 
(A) in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (c); 
(B) in a manner that— 
(i) in the case of the Forest Service, 
prioritizes restoration of the restoration 
area over other nonemergency vegetation 
management projects on the portions of 
the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity national 
forests in Humboldt and Trinity counties; 
and 
(ii) in the case of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, establishes with 
the Forest Service an agreement for co-
operation to ensure timely completion of 
consultation required by section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act (15 U.S.C. 1536) 
on restoration projects within the restora-
tion area and agreement to maintain and 
exchange information on planning sched-
ules and priorities on a regular basis; 
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(C) in accordance with— 
(i) the laws (including regulations) 
and rules applicable to the National Forest 
System for land managed by the Forest 
Service; 
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(iii) this Act; and 
(iv) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(D) in a manner consistent with congres-
sional intent that consultation for restoration 
projects within the restoration area are com-
pleted in a timely and efficient manner. 
(2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of 
the restoration area shall not change the man-
agement status of any land or water that is 
designated wilderness or as a wild and scenic 
river, including lands and waters designated by 
this Act. 
(B) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT.—If there 
is a conflict between the laws applicable to the 
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areas described in subparagraph (A) and this 
section, the more restrictive provision shall con-
trol. 
(3) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the restoration area that the 
Secretary determines would further the pur-
poses described in subsection (c). 
(B) 
PRIORITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
prioritize restoration activities within the res-
toration area. 
(4) WILDLAND FIRE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with 
other Federal, State, and local agencies, as ap-
propriate, from conducting wildland fire oper-
ations in the restoration area, consistent with 
the purposes of this section. 
(B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall use 
prescribed burning and wildland fire to the ex-
tent practicable to achieve the purposes of this 
section. 
(5) ROAD DECOMMISSIONING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent prac-
ticable, 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
decommission 
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unneeded National Forest System roads identi-
fied for decommissioning and unauthorized 
roads identified for decommissioning within the 
restoration area— 
(i) subject to appropriations; 
(ii) consistent with the analysis re-
quired by subparts A and B of part 212 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(iii) in accordance with existing law. 
(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In mak-
ing determinations regarding road decommis-
sioning under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall consult with— 
(i) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 
governmental entities; and 
(ii) members of the public. 
(C) DEFINITION.—As used in subpara-
graph (A), the term ‘‘decommission’’ means— 
(i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; 
and 
(ii) to restore any natural drainage, 
watershed function, or other ecological 
processes that are disrupted or adversely 
impacted by the road by removing or 
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(I) the portions of the wildland- 
urban interface that are within 150 
feet from private property contiguous 
to Federal land; 
(II) one hundred and fifty feet 
from any road that is open to motor-
ized vehicles as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act— 
(aa) except that, where to-
pography or other conditions re-
quire, the Secretary may estab-
lish shaded fuel breaks up to 275 
feet from a road so long as the 
combined total width of the 
shaded fuel breaks for both sides 
of the road does not exceed 300 
feet; and 
(bb) provided that the Sec-
retary shall include vegetation 
treatments within a minimum of 
25 feet of the road where prac-
ticable, feasible, and appropriate 
as part of any shaded fuel break; 
or 
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(III) one hundred and fifty feet 
of any plantation. 
(ii) 
PLANTATIONS; 
RIPARIAN
RE-
SERVES.—The Secretary may undertake 
vegetation management projects— 
(I) in areas within the restora-
tion area in which fish and wildlife 
habitat is significantly compromised 
as a result of past management prac-
tices (including plantations); and 
(II) within designated riparian 
reserves only where necessary to 
maintain the integrity of fuel breaks 
and to enhance fire resilience. 
(C) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall 
carry out vegetation management projects with-
in the restoration area— 
(i) in accordance with— 
(I) this section; and 
(II) existing law (including regu-
lations); 
(ii) after providing an opportunity for 
public comment; and 
(iii) subject to appropriations. 
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(D) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall use the best available science in 
planning and implementing vegetation manage-
ment projects within the restoration area. 
(7) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the 
restoration area, where established before the date of 
enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to con-
tinue— 
(A) subject to— 
(i) such reasonable regulations, poli-
cies, and practices as the Secretary con-
siders necessary; and 
(ii) applicable law (including regula-
tions); and 
(B) in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (c). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the restoration area is 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 relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
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(f) USE
OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall— 
(1) use stewardship contracts to implement this 
section; and 
(2) use revenue derived from such stewardship 
contracts for restoration and other activities within 
the restoration area which shall include staff and ad-
ministrative costs to support timely consultation ac-
tivities for restoration projects. 
(g) COLLABORATION.—In developing and imple-
menting restoration projects in the restoration area, the 
Secretary shall consult with collaborative groups with an 
interest in the restoration area. 
(h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—A collaboratively de-
veloped restoration project within the restoration area may 
be carried out in accordance with the provisions for haz-
ardous fuel reduction projects set forth in sections 104, 
105, and 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514–6516). 
(i) MULTIPARTY MONITORING.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall— 
(1) in collaboration with the Secretary of the 
Interior and interested persons, use a multiparty 
monitoring, evaluation, and accountability process to 
assess the positive or negative ecological, social, and 
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economic effects of restoration projects within the 
restoration area; and 
(2) incorporate the monitoring results into the 
management of the restoration area. 
(j) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use all existing 
authorities to secure as much funding as necessary to ful-
fill the purposes of the restoration area. 
(k) FOREST RESIDUES UTILIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica-
ble law, including regulations, and this section, the 
Secretary may utilize forest residues from restora-
tion projects, including shaded fuel breaks, in the 
restoration area for research and development of 
bio-based products that result in net carbon seques-
tration. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary may enter into partnerships 
with universities, non-governmental organizations, 
industry, tribes, and Federal, State, and local gov-
ernmental agencies. 
SEC. 102. REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS RES-
TORATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(1) Coast redwoods are an iconic California re-
source that represents the beauty and natural gran-
deur of the Golden State. 
(2) These ancient redwood forests contain the 
tallest trees on Earth, which grow to be more than 
3,500 years old. 
(3) Redwood forests serve as the most effective 
forest-based carbon sink in the world, storing 3 
times or more carbon per acre than any other forest 
ecosystem. 
(4) Healthy old-growth redwood forests provide 
important ecological benefits, including clean air, 
habitat for special status plants and animals, and 
water resources that are critical to the health and 
sustainability of federally listed salmon fisheries. 
(5) Redwood forests are true wonders of the 
world, inspiring more than 31 million visitors every 
year in California’s redwood parks and supporting a 
multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation economy. 
(6) The redwood forests of northern California 
are the ancestral home of several tribal nations, 
whose members use stewardship and natural re-
source management expertise to protect and restore 
these forestlands. 
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(7) After the 1849 Gold Rush, demand for lum-
ber devastated ancient redwood forests and today 
only 5 percent of the original old-growth coast red-
woods remain. 
(8) Redwood National and State Parks safe-
guard more than one-third of the world’s remaining 
old-growth coast redwood forests. 
(9) These parks contain tens of thousands of 
acres of redwood forests that have been logged, and 
require innovative application of science and tech-
nology to improve forest stewardship and accelerate 
forest regeneration. 
(10) Restoration of these forest ecosystems will 
hasten the return of healthy old-growth forests, 
while providing jobs in local communities and en-
hancing native habitat for numerous plant and ani-
mal species. 
(11) Redwood National and State Parks are 
partnering with nongovernmental organizations and 
tribes to restore these redwood forest ecosystems. 
(12) Redwood forest restoration benefits the 
people of California for generations to come. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to undertake initiatives to re-
store degraded redwood forest ecosystems in Redwood Na-
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tional and State Parks in partnership with the State of 
California, local agencies, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out any initiative au-
thorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall comply with all applicable law. 
SEC. 103. NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS REME-
DIATION PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) REMEDIATION.—The term ‘‘remediation’’ 
means to facilitate the recovery of lands and waters 
that have been degraded, damaged, or destroyed by 
illegal marijuana cultivation or another illegal activ-
ity. Remediation includes but is not limited to re-
moval of trash, debris, and other material, and es-
tablishing the composition, structure, pattern, and 
ecological processes necessary to facilitate terrestrial 
and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and 
health under current and future conditions. 
(2) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ 
means the Northwest California Public Lands Reme-
diation Partnership, established by subsection (b). 
(3) PRIORITY
LANDS.—The term ‘‘priority 
lands’’ means Federal land within the Klamath, 
Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers, and Mendocino National 
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Forests, and public land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management within the Redding, Arcata, 
and Ukiah field offices. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partner-
ship. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the partnership are 
to— 
(1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, 
Tribal, and local authorities, and the private sector, 
in the remediation of priority lands in the State af-
fected by illegal marijuana cultivation or other illegal 
activities; and 
(2) use the resources and expertise of each 
agency, authority, or entity in implementing remedi-
ation activities on priority lands in the State. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the partnership 
shall include the following: 
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee 
of the Secretary of Agriculture to represent the For-
est Service. 
(2) The Secretary of the Interior, or a designee 
of the Secretary of the Interior, to represent the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of 
Land Management, and National Park Service. 
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(3) The Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, or a designee of the Director. 
(4) The Secretary of the State Natural Re-
sources Agency, or a designee of the Secretary, to 
represent the California Department of Fish and 
Wildlife. 
(5) A designee of the California State Water 
Resources Control Board. 
(6) A designee of the California State Sheriffs’ 
Association. 
(7) One member to represent federally recog-
nized Indian Tribes, to be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(8) One member to represent nongovernmental 
organizations with an interest in Federal land reme-
diation, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
(9) One member to represent local govern-
mental interests, to be appointed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture. 
(10) A law enforcement official from each of 
the following: 
(A) The Department of the Interior. 
(B) The Department of Agriculture. 
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(11) A scientist to provide expertise and advise 
on methods needed for remediation efforts, to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(12) A designee of the National Guard Counter 
Drug Program. 
(e) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of this section, 
the partnership shall— 
(1) identify priorities for remediation on pri-
ority lands in the State; 
(2) secure resources from Federal and non-Fed-
eral sources to apply to remediation of priority lands 
in the State; 
(3) carry out remediation on priority lands in 
the State; 
(4) support efforts by Federal, State, Tribal, 
and local agencies, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions in carrying out remediation of priority lands in 
the State; 
(5) support research and education on the im-
pacts of, and solutions to, illegal marijuana cultiva-
tion and other illegal activities on priority lands in 
the State; 
(6) involve other Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and 
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the public in remediation efforts, to the extent prac-
ticable; and 
(7) take any other actions necessary to address 
remediation of priority lands in the State. 
(f) AUTHORITIES.—To implement this section, the 
partnership may, subject to the prior approval of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture— 
(1) make grants to the State, political subdivi-
sions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 
other persons; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 
provide grants or technical assistance to, the State, 
political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organi-
zations, Federal agencies, and other interested par-
ties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff; 
(4) obtain funds or services from any source, 
including Federal and non-Federal funds, and funds 
and services provided under any other Federal law 
or program; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) support activities of partners and any other 
activities that further the purposes of this section. 
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(g) PROCEDURES.—The partnership shall establish 
such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or desir-
able. 
(h) LOCAL HIRING.—The partnership shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable and in accordance with exist-
ing law, give preference to local entities and persons when 
carrying out this section. 
(i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 
the partnership shall serve without pay. 
(j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY 
OF AGRICULTURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall convene the partnership on a regular basis to 
carry out this section. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the 
Interior may provide technical and financial assist-
ance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as 
determined by the appropriate Secretary, to the 
partnership or any members of the partnership to 
carry out this Act. 
(3) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior 
may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
partnership, any members of the partnership, or 
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other public or private entities to provide technical, 
financial, or other assistance to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 104. TRINITY LAKE VISITOR CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish, 
in cooperation with any other public or private entities 
that the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, a vis-
itor center in Weaverville, California— 
(1) to serve visitors; and 
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of the 
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity 
National 
Recreation 
Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is 
designed to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, histor-
ical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wil-
derness, and cultural resources of the Whiskeytown-Shas-
ta-Trinity National Recreation Area and other nearby 
Federal lands. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may, in a manner consistent with this Act, 
enter into cooperative agreements with the State and any 
other appropriate institutions and organizations to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
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SEC. 105. DEL NORTE COUNTY VISITOR CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 
Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly or separately, may 
establish, in cooperation with any other public or private 
entities that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate, 
a visitor center in Del Norte County, California— 
(1) to serve visitors; and 
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of Red-
wood National and State Parks, the Smith River 
National Recreation Area, and other nearby Federal 
lands. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall ensure 
that the visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is 
designed to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, histor-
ical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wil-
derness, and cultural resources of Redwood National and 
State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation Area, 
and other nearby Federal lands. 
SEC. 106. MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In revising the land and resource 
management plan for the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers, 
Klamath, and Mendocino National Forests, the Secretary 
shall include a comprehensive fire management plan for 
the wilderness areas and wilderness additions established 
by this Act. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the revisions re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) develop the fire management plans in ac-
cordance with— 
(A) the Guidance for Implementation of 
Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy 
dated February 13, 2009, including any amend-
ments to that guidance; and 
(B) other appropriate policies; 
(2) ensure that a fire management plan for a 
wilderness area expanded by section 301— 
(A) applies to the entire wilderness area, 
including the addition; and 
(B) provides consistent direction regarding 
fire management to the entire wilderness area; 
and 
(3) consult with— 
(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 
governmental entities; and 
(B) members of the public. 
SEC. 107. STUDY; PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO OVERNIGHT 
ACCOMMODATIONS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct a study to evaluate the feasibility and suitability of 
establishing overnight accommodations on Federal land at 
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the southern and northern boundaries or on land within 
20 miles of the southern and northern boundaries of Red-
wood National and State parks in consultation with inter-
ested Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities, and private 
and nonprofit organizations. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—If the study 
conducted under subsection (a) determines that es-
tablishing the described accommodations is suitable 
and feasible, the Secretary may enter into agree-
ments with qualified private and nonprofit organiza-
tions for the development, operation, and mainte-
nance of overnight accommodations. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Any agreements entered into 
under paragraph (1) shall clearly define the role and 
responsibility of the Secretary and the private or 
nonprofit organization. 
(3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall enter 
agreements under paragraph (1) in accordance with 
existing law. 
(4) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection— 
(A) reduces or diminishes the authority of 
the Secretary to manage land and resources 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; or 
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(B) amends or modifies the application of 
any existing law (including regulations) applica-
ble to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary. 
TITLE II—RECREATION 
SEC. 201. HORSE MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Horse Mountain Special 
Management Area (referred to in this section as the ‘‘spe-
cial management area’’) comprising approximately 7,399 
acres of Federal land administered by the Forest Service 
in Humboldt County, California, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Horse Mountain Special Management 
Area—Proposed’’ and dated April 13, 2017. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the special manage-
ment area is to enhance the recreational and scenic values 
of the special management area while conserving the 
plants, wildlife, and other natural resource values of the 
area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance 
with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop a 
comprehensive plan for the long-term management 
of the special management area. 
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