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(C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and appropriate policies 
(such as the policies established in Appendix B 
of House Report 101–405), the State may use 
aircraft (including helicopters) in a wilderness 
area or addition to survey, capture, transplant, 
monitor, or provide water for a wildlife popu-
lation, including bighorn sheep. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas or wilderness ad-
ditions by section 423 to lead to the creation of pro-
tective perimeters or buffer zones around each wil-
derness area or wilderness addition. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that a nonwilderness activities or uses can 
be seen or heard from within a wilderness area or 
wilderness addition designated by section 423 shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area or addition. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes—
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(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 423; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 423; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 
additions designated by section 423. 
(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes 
horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or com-
mercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as 
a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 423— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(h) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this subtitle 
precludes any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort 
within the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 423 in accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and additions designated by section 
423 are withdrawn from—
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(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) operation of the mineral materials and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
(j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
or addition that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area or addi-
tion in which the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable laws (including regulations). 
(k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in a wilderness area or addi-
tion if the Secretary determines that the facilities and ac-
cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 
control, or water reservoir operation activity. 
(l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive
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running event to continue in substantially the same man-
ner and degree in which this event was operated and per-
mitted in 2015 within additions to the Sheep Mountain 
Wilderness in section 423 of this title and the Pleasant 
View Ridge Wilderness Area designated by section 1802 
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 
provided that the event is authorized and conducted in a 
manner compatible with the preservation of the areas as 
wilderness. 
SEC. 425. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con-
fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 
to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 
trailhead and day use area, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the Heaton Flats trailhead and day 
use area to 100 yards upstream of the con-
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fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(ll) NORTH
FORK
SAN
GABRIEL
RIVER, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 4.3-mile segment of the North 
Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 
Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 
confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(ll) WEST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the West Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 
miles downstream of its source near Red Box 
Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 
downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 
N., R. 11 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West 
Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the 
powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., to the 
confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ll) LITTLE ROCK CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 
The following segments of Little Rock Creek and
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tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its 
source on Mt. Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 
9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 
with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 
Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 
Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 
Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 
Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo-
per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 
Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn 
Creek from 100 yards downstream of the 
Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 
Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER 
USE.—
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(1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 
and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, 
flood control facilities, water conservation works 
and facilities, including debris protection facili-
ties, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and 
stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled 
water facilities and water pumping, conveyance 
distribution systems, water storage tanks and 
reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydro-
power projects, and transmission and other an-
cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 
water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, ground-
water recharge, storage, and carriage struc-
tures. 
(B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall alter, modify, or affect— 
(i) the use, operation, maintenance, 
repair, construction, destruction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, relocation or replace-
ment of a water resource facility down-
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stream of a wild and scenic river segment 
designated by this section, provided that 
the physical structures of such facilities or 
reservoirs shall not be located within the 
river areas designated in this section; or 
(ii) access to a water resource facility 
downstream of a wild and scenic river seg-
ment designated by this section. 
(C) NO
EFFECT
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall preclude the establishment of a new water 
resource facilities (including instream sites, 
routes, and areas) downstream of a wild and 
scenic river segment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any new reservation of water 
or new use of water pursuant to existing water 
rights held by the United States to advance the pur-
poses of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for nonconsump-
tive instream use only within the segments des-
ignated by this section. 
(3) EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the implementation of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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SEC. 426. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
title, and no action to implement this title— 
(1) shall constitute an express or implied res-
ervation of any water or water right, or authorizing 
an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water 
rights held by the United States, with respect to the 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, the 
land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness 
addition by section 423 or land adjacent to the wild 
and scenic river segments designated by the amend-
ment made by section 425; 
(2) shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any 
water rights in the State in existence on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, including any water 
rights held by the United States; 
(3) shall be construed as establishing a prece-
dent with regard to any future wilderness or wild 
and scenic river designations; 
(4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpreta-
tion of, or any designation, decision, adjudication or 
action made pursuant to, any other Act; or 
(5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 
modifying, or amending any of the interstate com-
pacts or equitable apportionment decrees that appor-
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tions water among or between the State and any 
other State. 
(b) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall com-
ply with applicable procedural and substantive require-
ments of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 
any water rights not in existence on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act with respect to the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness 
additions designated by section 423, and the wild and sce-
nic rivers designated by amendment made by section 425. 
TITLE V—RIM OF THE VALLEY 
CORRIDOR PRESERVATION 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor-
ridor Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 502. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION; 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 507(c)(1) of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460kk(c)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘, which shall’’ and inserting ‘‘ and generally de-
picted as ‘Rim of the Valley Unit Proposed Addition’ on 
the map entitled ‘Rim of the Valley Unit—Santa Monica 
Mountains National Recreation Area’, numbered 638/ 
147,723, and dated September 2018. Both maps shall’’.
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(b) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—Section 507 of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
460kk) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—(1) Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall update the general management plan 
for the recreation area to reflect the boundaries designated 
on the map referred to in subsection (c)(1) as the ‘Rim 
of the Valley Unit’ (hereafter in the subsection referred 
to as the ‘Rim of the Valley Unit’). Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Rim of the 
Valley Unit, and any land or interest in land acquired by 
the United States and located within the boundaries of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit, as part of the recreation area 
in accordance with the provisions of this section and appli-
cable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land 
within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit only 
through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing 
seller. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of 
eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection or the application of 
the management plan for the Rim of the Valley Unit shall 
be construed to—
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‘‘(A) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with respect to public access to or use of 
non-Federal land; 
‘‘(B) create any liability, or affect any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
or other owner of non-Federal land with respect to 
any person injured on private property or other non- 
Federal land; 
‘‘(C) affect the ownership, management, or 
other rights relating to any non-Federal land (in-
cluding any interest in any non-Federal land); 
‘‘(D) require any local government to partici-
pate in any program administered by the Secretary; 
‘‘(E) alter, modify, or diminish any right, re-
sponsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitle-
ment of the State, any political subdivision of the 
State, or any State or local agency under existing 
Federal, State, and local law (including regulations); 
‘‘(F) require the creation of protective perim-
eters or buffer zones, and the fact that certain ac-
tivities or land can be seen or heard from within the 
Rim of the Valley Unit shall not, of itself, preclude 
the activities or land uses up to the boundary of the 
Rim of the Valley Unit;
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‘‘(G) require or promote use of, or encourage 
trespass on, lands, facilities, and rights-of-way 
owned by non-Federal entities, including water re-
source facilities and public utilities, without the writ-
ten consent of the owner; 
‘‘(H) affect the operation, maintenance, modi-
fication, construction, or expansion of any water re-
source facility or utility facility located within or ad-
jacent to the Rim of the Valley Unit; 
‘‘(I) terminate the fee title to lands or cus-
tomary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace-
ment activities on or under such lands granted to 
public agencies that are authorized pursuant to Fed-
eral or State statute; 
‘‘(J) interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay 
the exercise of any right to, or access to any water 
resource facility or other facility or property nec-
essary or useful to access any water right to operate 
any public water or utility system; 
‘‘(K) require initiation or reinitiation of con-
sultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service under, or the application of provisions of, the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or division A of sub-
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title III of title 54, United States Code, concerning 
any action or activity affecting water, water rights 
or water management or water resource facilities 
within the Rim of the Valley Unit; or 
‘‘(L) limit the Secretary’s ability to update ap-
plicable fire management plans, which may consider 
fuels management strategies including managed nat-
ural fire, prescribed fires, non-fire mechanical haz-
ardous fuel reduction activities, or post-fire remedi-
ation of damage to natural and cultural resources. 
‘‘(4) The activities of a utility facility or water re-
source facility shall take into consideration ways to rea-
sonably avoid or reduce the impact on the resources of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
‘‘(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘utility facility’ means electric 
substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, 
and lines, ground wires, communications circuits, 
and other structures, and related infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘water resource facility’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities; dams and res-
ervoirs; flood control facilities; water conservation 
works, including debris protection facilities, sediment 
placement sites, rain gauges, and stream gauges; 
water quality, recycled water, and pumping facilities;
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conveyance distribution systems; water treatment fa-
cilities; aqueducts; canals; ditches; pipelines; wells; 
hydropower projects; transmission facilities; and 
other ancillary facilities, groundwater recharge facili-
ties, water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, groundwater re-
charge, storage, and carriage structures.’’. 
TITLE VI—WILD OLYMPICS WIL-
DERNESS AND WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVERS 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder-
ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST 
WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land 
in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash-
ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym-
pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 
dated April 8, 2019 (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘map’’), is designated as wilderness and as components 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
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(1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek 
Wilderness’’. 
(2) RUGGED
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(3) ALCKEE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 
(4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 
(5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the ‘‘Buckhorn Wilderness’’, as
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designated by section 3 of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–339). 
(6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the ‘‘The Brothers Wilderness’’, 
as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–339). 
(8) MOUNT
SKOKOMISH
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish 
Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 
Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339).
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(9) WONDER
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain 
Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 
Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 
(11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil-
derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash-
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ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 
Wilderness’’. 
(14) CANOE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall file a map and a legal description 
of the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) with— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
minor errors in the map and legal description. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map 
and legal description filed under subparagraph 
(A) shall be filed and made available for public 
inspection in the appropriate office of the For-
est Service. 
(c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 
identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 
designated as potential wilderness.
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(2) DESIGNATION
AS
WILDERNESS.—On the 
date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 
Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 
potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 
have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 
(A) designated as wilderness and as a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder-
ness area. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER 
ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 
create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
any wilderness area. 
(2) NONCONFORMING
USES
PERMITTED
OUT-
SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 
activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder-
ness area designated under this section shall be per-
mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 
heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may take such measures as are necessary to control fire, 
insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 
by this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the
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Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
SEC. 603. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(231) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 
and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(232) DUNGENESS
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dungeness River from the head-
waters to the State of Washington Department of 
Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 
12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and major 
tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class-
es:
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‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge 
to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 
Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 
Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound-
ary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the National For-
est boundary to the State of Washington De-
partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 
N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered as a 
recreational river through a cooperative man-
agement agreement between the State of Wash-
ington and the Secretary of Agriculture as pro-
vided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)).
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‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 
to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(233) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 
headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in-
take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder-
ness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 
from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 
City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li-
censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 
powerhouses, 
transmission 
lines, 
or 
other 
project works, shall apply to the approximately 
5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend
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water intake facility to the Olympic National 
Forest boundary. 
‘‘(234) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 
headwaters to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., 
sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 
N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(235) DUCKABUSH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Duckabush River from the head-
waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 
1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes:
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‘‘(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 
boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 
private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(236) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 
headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1/4 sec. 
21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil-
derness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 
to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 
NW1/4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be ad-
ministered as a recreational river through a co-
operative management agreement between the 
State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri-
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culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(237) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The 
segment 
of 
the 
South 
Fork 
Skokomish River from the headwaters to the Olym-
pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 
from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 
from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 
NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 
National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(238) MIDDLE
FORK
SATSOP
RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 
the Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be ad-
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ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(239) WEST
FORK
SATSOP
RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of 
the West Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to 
the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(240) WYNOOCHEE
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Wynoochee River from the head-
waters to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 
that portions of the river within the boundaries of 
Olympic National Park shall be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 2.5-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the boundary of the 
Wonder Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 
from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain 
Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(241) EAST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The 
segment 
of 
the 
East 
Fork 
Humptulips River from the headwaters to the Olym-
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pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 
Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment 
from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 
to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(242) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 
the West Fork Humptulips River from the head-
waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(243) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 
to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 
river.
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‘‘(B) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment 
from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 
N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(244) QUEETS
RIVER, 
WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 
the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 
portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym-
pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, including the following seg-
ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 
confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the confluence with 
Sams River to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the Sams River from the headwaters to the
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confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 
of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 
confluence with the Queets River, to be admin-
istered as a scenic river through a cooperative 
management agreement between the State of 
Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture as 
provided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(245) HOH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg-
ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 
South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 
National Park boundary, to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack-
son Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 
Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the head-
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waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 
National Park boundary to the Washington 
State Department of Natural Resources bound-
ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be ad-
ministered as a recreational river through a co-
operative management agreement between the 
State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri-
culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(246) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 
River from the source to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, as a wild river. 
‘‘(247) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 
River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 
the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 
of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na-
tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary
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of the Interior, including the following segments in 
the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 
Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 
Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 
South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(248) SOL
DUC
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and certain 
tributaries in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to
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the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 
Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 
Park boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 
bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con-
fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 
of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 
River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(249) LYRE
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 
Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound-
ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior as a scenic river.’’.
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(b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 
(c) UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall, with respect to the designations made 
under subsection (a) on lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, incorporate such designations into 
updated management plans for units of the National 
Forest System in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The date specified in para-
graph (1) shall be 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act if the Secretary of Agriculture— 
(A) is unable to meet the requirement 
under such paragraph by the date specified in 
such paragraph; and 
(B) not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, includes in the 
Department of Agriculture annual budget sub-
mission to Congress a request for additional 
sums as may be necessary to meet the require-
ment of such paragraph.
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(3) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Updated management plans under 
paragraph (1) or (2) satisfy the requirements under 
section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
SEC. 604. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1283(b)), nothing in this title or the amendment made by 
section 603(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privi-
leges, or contracts held by private parties, nor does this 
title in any way modify or direct the management, acquisi-
tion, or disposition of lands managed by the Washington 
Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the State 
of Washington. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg-
ments designated by this title and the amendment made 
by section 603(a) 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 relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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SEC. 605. TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title alters, modifies, diminishes, or 
extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 
with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 
rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 
treaty. 
TITLE VII—STUDY ON FLOOD 
RISK MITIGATION 
SEC. 701. STUDY ON FLOOD RISK MITIGATION. 
The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to de-
termine the contributions of wilderness designations under 
this Act to protections to flood risk mitigation in residen-
tial areas. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR VET-
ERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS. 
The Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture are encouraged to ensure servicemember and vet-
eran access to public lands designed by this Act for the 
purposes of outdoor recreation and to participate in out-
door-related volunteer and wellness programs. 
SEC. 802. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
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(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws 
(including regulations). 
SEC. 803. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
Nothing in this Act precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
wilderness areas; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over wilderness areas; or 
(3) the establishment of military flight training 
routes over wilderness areas. 
TITLE IX—PAYGO 
SEC. 901. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2546 
AN ACT 
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado 
as components of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System, and for other purposes.