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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5062 
To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State 
of New Hampshire. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2006 
Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. BASS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System 
land in the State of New Hampshire. 
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 ‘‘New Hampshire Wil-
derness Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Hampshire. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 
In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 10,800 acres, as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Sandwich Range 
Wilderness Additions–White Mountain National Forest’’, 
dated February 6, 2006, is designated as wilderness and 
incorporated in the Sandwich Range Wilderness, as des-
ignated by the New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–323; 98 Stat. 259). 
SEC. 4. MAP AND DESCRIPTION. 
(a) 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 the wilderness area des-
ignated by section 3 with the committees of appropriate 
jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives. 
(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—A map and legal descrip-
tion filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec-
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retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 
map and legal description. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made 
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the wilderness area designated under this section 
shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 
with— 
(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With 
respect to the wilderness area designated by this Act, any 
reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this Act affects any jurisdiction or responsi-
bility of the State with respect to wildlife and fish in the 
State. 
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(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land in the wilderness area designated by sec-
tion 3 are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under the mineral leasing laws 
(including geothermal leasing laws). 
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