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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4092 
To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee 
National Forest, Georgia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2007 
Mr. DEAL of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the 
Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia. 
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 ‘‘Mountaintown Na-
tional Scenic Area Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. MOUNTAINTOWN NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CHAT-
TAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, GEORGIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 
the Chattahoochee National Forest in the State of Georgia 
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the Mountaintown National Scenic Area (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘scenic area’’) consisting of approxi-
mately 13,382 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Mountaintown Proposed Scenic Area—Chattahoo-
chee National Forest, Georgia’’ and dated May 3, 2006. 
(b) MAP
AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a final 
map and boundary description of the scenic area. The map 
and description shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may cor-
rect clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
boundary description. The map and boundary description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. In the case of 
any discrepancy between the acreage and the map referred 
to in subsection (a) and the map and boundary description 
required by this subsection, the map and boundary de-
scription required by this subsection shall control. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall manage 
the scenic area for the purposes of— 
(A) ensuring the appropriate protection 
and preservation of the scenic quality, water 
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quality, natural characteristics, and water re-
sources of the area; 
(B) protecting and managing vegetation in 
the area to provide wildlife and fish habitat, 
consistent with subparagraph (A); 
(C) providing parcels within the area that 
may develop characteristics of old-growth for-
ests; and 
(D) providing a variety of recreation op-
portunities, consistent with the preceding pur-
poses. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In the case of a conflict be-
tween the management purposes specified in para-
graph (1) and the laws and regulations generally ap-
plicable to the National Forest System, the manage-
ment purposes shall take precedence. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a management plan for the scenic area as 
an amendment to the land and resource management plan 
for the Chattahoochee National Forest. The amendment 
shall conform to the requirements of this section. Nothing 
in this section shall require the Secretary to revise the 
land and resource management plan for the Chattahoo-
chee National Forest pursuant to section 6 of the Forest 
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and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(e) ROADS.—After the date of the enactment of this 
Act, no new roads shall be constructed or established with-
in the scenic area, except that this prohibition shall not 
be construed to deny access to private lands or interests 
therein in the scenic area. 
(f) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—No timber harvest 
shall be allowed within the scenic area, except as may be 
necessary in the control of fire, insects, and diseases and 
to provide for public safety and trail access. Notwith-
standing the foregoing, the Secretary may engage in vege-
tation manipulation practices for maintenance of existing 
wildlife clearings and visual quality. Firewood may be har-
vested for personal use along perimeter roads under such 
conditions as the Secretary may impose. 
(g) MOTORIZED TRAVEL.—Motorized travel shall not 
be permitted within the scenic area, except that the Sec-
retary may authorize motorized travel within the scenic 
area as necessary for administrative use in furtherance of 
the management purposes specified in subsection (c)(1) 
and in support of wildlife management projects in exist-
ence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(h) FIRE.—Wildfires in the scenic area shall be sup-
pressed in a manner consistent with the management pur-
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poses specified in subsection (c)(1), using such means as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(i) INSECTS AND DISEASE.—Insect and disease out-
breaks may be controlled in the scenic area to maintain 
scenic quality, prevent tree mortality, reduce hazards to 
visitors, or protect private lands. 
(j) WATER.—The scenic area shall be administered 
so as to maintain or enhance existing water quality. 
(k) MINING WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all federally owned lands in the scenic area are 
hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws of the United States and from leasing 
claims under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws of 
the United States, including amendments to such laws. 
Æ 
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