Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999
PL 106-156 (H.R.2632), enacted 12/09/1999

PUBLIC LAW 106-156—DEC. 9, 1999 
113 STAT. 1741 
Public Law 106-156 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega National Forest in the State 
Dec. 9, 1999 
of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness. 
[H.R. 2632] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Dugger Mountain 
Wilderness Act of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
1999. 
This Act may be cited as the "Dugger Mountain Wilderness 
Act of 1999". 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS, ALABAMA. 
(a) DESIGNATION,—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder- 
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ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands in the °ote. 
Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama, which comprise 
approximately 9,200 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
"Proposed Dugger Mountain Wilderness" and dated July 2, 1999, 
are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known 
as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to Congress a map and a boundary description of 
the area designated as wilderness by this section. The map and 
description shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and description. A copy of the 
map and description shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and in the 
office of the Supervisor of National Forest System lands in Alabama. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, lands des-
ignated as wilderness by this section shall be managed by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilder-
ness, except that, with respect to the wilderness area designated 
by this section, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) TREATMENT OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER.—The Deadline. 
Forest Service shall have 2 years, beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, in which to use ground-based mechanical 
and motorized equipment to disassemble and remove from the 
wilderness area designated by this section the Dugger Mountain 
fire tower, which has been scheduled for removal by the Forest 
Service, and any supporting structures. The road to the fire tower 
shall be open to motorized vehicles during this period only for 
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PUBLIC LAW 106-156—DEC. 9, 1999 
the purpose of removing the tower and supporting structures, after 
which time the road shall be permanently closed to motorized 
use. The Forest Service shall follow the provisions of the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) in the determina-
tion and execution of the removal of the tower and supporting 
structures. 
Approved December 9, 1999. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2632 (S. 1843): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-422, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): 
Nov. 1, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.