An act entitled the "California Wilderness Act of 1984".
PL 98-425 (H.R.1437), enacted 09/28/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
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Public Law 98-425 
98th Congress 
An Act 
Entitled the "California Wilderness Act of 1984". 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this title may 
be cited as the "California Wilderness Act of 1984". 
TITLE I 
DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS 
SEC. 101. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act, 
the following lands, as generally depicted on maps, appropriately 
referenced, dated July 1980 (except as otherwise dated) are hereby 
designated as wilderness, and therefore, as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System— 
(1) certain lands in the Lassen National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately one thousand eight hundred 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Caribou Wilder-
ness Additions—Proposed", and which are hereby incorporated 
in, and which shall be deemed to be a part of the Caribou 
Wilderness as designated by Public Law 88-577; 
(2) certain lands in the Stanislaus and Toiyabe National 
Forests, California, which comprise approximately one hundred 
sixty thousand acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
"Carson-Iceberg Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1984, and 
which shall be known as the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: Pro-
vided, however. That the designation of the Carson-Iceberg Wil-
derness shall not preclude continued motorized access to those 
previously existing facilities which are directly related to per-
mitted livestock grazing activities in the Wolf Creek Drainage 
on the Toiyabe National Forest in the same manner and degree 
in which such access was occurring as of the date of enactment 
of this title; 
(3) certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Cali-
fornia, which comprise approximately seven thousand three 
hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Castle 
Crags Wilderness—Proposed", and which shall be known as the 
Castle Crags Wilderness; 
(4) certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Cali-
fornia, which comprise approximately eight thousand two hun-
dred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Chanche-
lulla Wilderness—Proposed", and which shall be known as the 
Chanchelulla Wilderness; 
(5) certain lands in the Angeles National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately four thousand four hundred 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Cucamonga 
Wilderness Additions—Proposed", dated July 1984, and which 
are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 
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part of the Cucamonga Wilderness as designated by Public Law 
88-577; 
(6) certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest, which 
comprise approximately sixty-four thousand seven hundred 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Dick Smith 
Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1984, and which shall be 
known as Dick Smith Wilderness: Provided, That the Act of 
March 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 51), which established the San Rafael 
Wilderness is hereby amended to transfer four hundred and 
thirty acres of the San Rafael Wilderness to the Dick Smith 
Wilderness and establish a line one hundred feet north of the 
centerline of the Buckhorn Fire Road as the southeasterly 
boundary of the San Rafael Wilderness, as depicted on a map 
entitled "Dick Smith Wilderness—Proposed", and wherever 
said Buckhorn Fire Road passes between the San Rafael and 
Dick Smith Wildernesses and elsewhere at the discretion of the 
Forest Service, it shall be closed to all motorized vehicles except 
those used by the Forest Service for administrative purposes; 
(7) certain lands in the Sierra National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately thirty thousand acres, as gener-
ally depicted on a map entitled "Dinkey Lakes Wilderness— 
Proposed", and which shall be known as the "Dinkey Lakes 
Wilderness": Provided, That within the Dinkey Lakes Wilder-
ness the Secretary of Agriculture shall permit nonmotorized 
dispersed recreation to continue at a level not less than the 
level of use which occurred during calendar year 1979; 
(8) certain lands in the Sequoia National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately thirty-two thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "Domeland Wilderness 
Additions—Proposed", dated March 1983, and which are hereby 
incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part of the 
Domeland Wilderness as designated by Public Law 88-577; 
(9) certain lands in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately six thousand one hundred acres, 
as generally depicted on a map entitled "Emigrant Wilderness 
Additions—Proposed", and which are hereby incorporated in, 
and which shall be deemed to be a part of the Emigrant 
Wilderness as designated by Public Law 93-632; 
(10) certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately twenty-five thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "Granite Chief Wilder-
ness—Proposed", dated July 1984, and which shall be known as 
the Granite Chief Wilderness; 
(11) certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately eight thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "Hauser Wilderness— 
Proposed", and which shall be known as the Hauser Wilderness; 
(12) certain lands in and adjacent to the Lassen National 
Forest, California, which comprise approximately forty-one 
thousand eight hundred fortv acres as shown on a map entitled 
"Ishi Wilderness—Proposed', and which shall be known as the 
Ishi Wilderness; 
(13) certain lands in the Sierra National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately eighty-one thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "John Muir Wilderness 
Additions, Sierra National Forest—Proposed", dated February 
1983, and which are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be 
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deemed to be a part of the John Muir Wilderness as designated 
by Public Law 88-577: Provided, That the Secretary of Agricul-
ture is authorized to modify the boundaries of the John Muir 
Wilderness Additions and the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness as des-
ignated by this Act in the event he determines that portions of 
the existing primitive road between the two wilderness areas 
should be relocated for environmental protection or other rea-
sons. Any relocated wilderness boundary shall be placed no 
more than three hundred feet from the centerline of any new 
primitive roadway and shall become effective upon publication 
of a notice of such relocation in the Federal Register; 
(14) certain lands in the Klamath National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately twenty-eight thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "Marble Mountain Wilder-
ness Additions—Proposed', dated July 1984, and which are 
hereby incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of the 
Marble Mountain Wilderness as designated by Public Law 
88-577; 
(15) certain lands in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests, 
California, which comprise approximately nine thousand acres, 
as generally depicted on a map entitled "Minarets Wilderness 
Additions—Proposed", and which are hereby incorporated in, 
and which shall be deemed to be a part of the Minarets Wilder-
ness as designated by Public Law 88-577: Provided, That the 
existing Minarets Wilderness and additions thereto designated 
by this title henceforth shall be known as the Ansel Adams 
Wilderness; 
(16) certain lands in the Eldorado, Stanislaus, and Toiyabe 
National Forests, California, which comprise approximately 
fifty-five thousand acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled "Mokelumne Wilderness Additions—Proposed", dated July 
1984, and which are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be 
deemed to be a part of the Mokelumne Wilderness as designated 
by Public Law 88-577; 
(17) certain lands in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests, 
California, which comprise approximately forty-five thousand 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Monarch Wil-
derness—Proposed", dated July 1984, and which shall be known 
as the Monarch Wilderness; 
(18) certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Cali-
fornia, which comprise approximately thirty-seven thousand 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Mt. Shasta 
Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1984, and which shall be 
known as Mt. Shasta Wilderness; 
(19) certain lands in the Six Rivers National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately eight thousand one hundred 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "North Fork 
Wilderness—Proposed", and which shall be known as the North 
Fork Wilderness; 
(20) certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately thirteen thousand one hun-
dred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Pine Creek 
Wilderness—Proposed", and which shall be known as the Pine 
Creek Wilderness; 
(21) certain lands in the Rogue River National Forest, Califor-
nia, and Oregon, which comprise approximately sixteen thou-
sand five hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
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"Red Buttes Wilderness Additions—Proposed", dated July 1984, 
and which are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be 
deemed to be a part of the Red Buttes Wilderness as designated 
by Public Law 98-328; 
(22) certain lands in the Klamath National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately twelve thousand acres, as gener-
ally depicted on a map entitled "Russian Wilderness—Pro-
posed", and which shall be known as the Russian Wilderness; 
(23) certain lands in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California, which comprise approximately twenty-one thousand 
five hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
"San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions—Proposed", and which 
are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 
part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness as designated by Public 
Law 88-577; 
(24) certain lands in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California, which comprise approximately ten thousand nine 
hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "San 
Jacinto Wilderness Additions—Proposed", and which 
are 
hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part 
of the San Jacinto Wilderness as designated by Public Law 88-
577: Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture may 
pursuant to an application filed within 10 years of the date of 
enactment of this title, grant a right-of-way for, and authorize 
construction of, a transmission line or lines within the area 
depicted as "potential powerline corridor" on the map entitled 
"San Jacinto Wilderness Additions—Proposed": Provided fur-
ther, That if a power transmission line is constructed within 
such corridor, the corridor shall cease to be a part of the San 
Jacinto Wilderness and the Secretary of Agriculture shall pub-
lish notice thereof in the Federal Register; 
(25) certain lands in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests and 
the Devils Postpile National Monument, California, which com-
prise approximately one hundred and ten thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "San Joaquin Wilder-
ness—Proposed", and which shall comprise a portion of the 
Ansel Adams Wilderness established pursuant to subparagraph 
(a)(15) of this section: Provided, however. That nothing in this 
title shall be construed to prejudice, alter, or affect in any way, 
any rights or claims of right to the diversion and use of waters 
from the North Fork of the San Joaquin River, or in any way 
to interfere with the construction, maintenance, repair, or 
operation of a hydroelectric project similar in scope to the 
Jackass-Chiquito hydroelectric power project (or the Granite 
Creek-Jackass alternative project) as initially proposed by the 
Upper San Joaquin River Water and Power Authority: Provided 
further. That the designation of the San Joaquin Wilderness 
shall not preclude continued motorized access to those previ-
ously existing facilities which are directly related to permitted 
livestock grazing activities nor operation and maintenance of 
the existing cabin located in the vicinity of the Heitz Meadow 
Guard Station within the Ansel Adams Wilderness, in the same 
manner and degree in which such access and operation and 
maintenance of such cabin were occurring as of the date of 
enactment of this title; 
(26) certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately thirty-nine thousand five 
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hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled "San Mateo Canyon Wilderness—Proposed", and which 
shall be known as the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness; 
(27) certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately two thousand acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "San Rafael Wilderness 
Additions—Proposed", and which are hereby incorporated in, 
and which shall be deemed to be a part of the San Rafael 
Wilderness as designated by Public Law 90-271; 
(28) certain lands in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
CaUfornia, which comprise approximately twenty thousand one 
hundred and sixty acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled "Santa Rosa Wilderness—Proposed", and which shall be 
known as the Santa Rosa Wilderness; 
(29) certain lands in the Angeles and San Bernardino 
National Forests, California, which comprise approximately 
forty-three thousand six hundred acres, as generally depicted on 
a map entitled "Sheep Mountain Wilderness—Proposed", dated 
July 1984, and which shall be known as Sheep Mountain Wil-
derness; 
(30) certain lands in the Six Rivers, Klamath, and Siskiyou 
National Forests, California, which comprise approximately one 
hundred fifty-three thousand acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled "Siskiyou Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 
1984, and which shall be known as the Siskiyou Wilderness; 
(31) certain lands in the Mendocino National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately thirty-seven thousand acres, 
as generally depicted on a map entitled "Snow Mountain Wil-
derness—Proposed", and which shall be known as Snow Moun-
tain Wilderness; 
(32) certain lands in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests, 
California, which comprise approximately sixty-three thousand 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "South Sierra 
Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1984, and which shall be 
known as the South Sierra Wilderness; 
(33) certain lands in the Modoc National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately one thousand nine hundred and 
forty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "South 
Warner Wilderness Additions—Proposed", and which are 
hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part 
of the South Warner Wilderness as designated by Public Law 
88-577; 
(34) certain lands in and adjacent to the Klamath, Shasta-
Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests, California, which com-
prise approximately five hundred thousand acres, as generally 
depicted on a map entitled "Trinity Alps Wilderness—Pro-
posed", dated July 1984, and which shall be known as the 
Trinity Alps Wilderness; 
(35) certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest, Califor-
nia, which comprise approximately two thousand seven hun-
dred and fifty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
"Ventana Wilderness Additions—Proposed", and which are 
hereby incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of the 
Ventana Wilderness as designated by Public Laws 91-58 and 
95-237; 
(36) certain lands in and adjacent to the Six Rivers and 
Mendocino National Forests, California, which comprise ap-
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proximately forty-two thousand acres, as generally depicted on 
a map entitled "Yolla-Bolly Middle Eel Additions—Proposed", 
dated July 1984, and which are hereby incorporated in, and 
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generally depicted on a map entitled "Bucks Lake Wilderness— 
Proposed", dated March 1983, and which shall be known as the 
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Forest, California, which comprise approximately twenty thou-
sand acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Machesna 
Mountain Wilderness—Proposed", dated March 1983, and 
which shall be known as the Machesna Mountain Wilderness; 
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(39) certain lands in the Sequoia National Forest, which 
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comprise approximately ten thousand five hundred acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled "Jennie Lakes Wilder-
ness—Proposed", dated March 1983, and which shall be known 
as the Jennie Lakes Wilderness, 
(b) The previous classifications of the High Sierra Primitive Area, 
Emigrant Basin Primitive Area, and the Salmon-Trinity Alps Primi-
tive Area are hereby abolished. 
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SEC. 102. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act, 
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the following lands shall be reviewed by the Secretary of Agricul-
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ture as to their suitability for preservation as wilderness. The 
President of U.S. Secretary shall submit his report and findings to the President, and 
the President shall submit his recommendations to the United 
States House of Representatives and the United States Senate no 
later than three years from the date of enactment of this title: 
(1) certain lands in the Stanislaus and Toiyabe National 
Forests, California, which comprise approximately thirty thou-
sand acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Carson-
Iceberg Planning Area", dated July 1984, and which shall be 
known as the Carson-Iceberg Planning Area; 
(2) certain lands in the Toiyabe National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately forty-nine thousand two hun-
dred acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Hoover 
Wilderness Additions Planning Area", dated July 1984, and 
which shall be known as the Hoover Wilderness Additions 
Planning Area; and 
(3) certain lands in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California, which comprise approximately seventeen thousand 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Pyramid Peak 
Planning Area", dated July 1984, and which shall be known as 
the Pyramid Peak Planning Area. 
(b) Subject to valid existing rights, the planning areas designated 
by this section shall for a period of four years from the date of 
enactment of this title, be administered by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture so as to maintain their presently existing wilderness character 
and potential for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
System. 
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ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 103. (a) Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area 
designated by this title shall be administered by the Secretary 
concerned in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act: 
Provided, That any reference in such provisions to the effective date 
of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
effective date of this title. 
(b) Within the National Forest wilderness areas designated by this 
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D as provided in subsection 4(d)(4)(2) of the Wilderness Act, 
the grazing of livestock, where established prior to the date of 
enactment of this title, shall be permitted to continue subject to 
such reasonable regulations, policies and practices as the Secre-
tary deems necessary, as long as such regulations, policies and 
practices fully conform with and implement the intent of Con-
gress regarding grazing in such areas as such intent is ex-
pressed in the Wilderness Act and this title; 
(2) as provided in subsection 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act, the 
Secretary concerned may take such measures as are necessary 
in the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such 
conditions as he deems desirable; and 
(3) as provided in section 4(b) of the Wilderness Act, the 
Secretary concerned shall administer such areas so as to pre-
serve their wilderness character and to devote them to the 
public purposes of recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, 
conservation, and historical use. 
(c) Within sixty days of the date of enactment of this title, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into negotiations to acquire by 
exchange all or part of any privately owned lands within the 
national forest wilderness areas designated by this title. Such 
exchange shall to the maximum extent practicable be completed 
within three years after the date of enactment of this title. The 
Secretary is authorized to acquire such lands by means other than 
exchange, beginning three years after the date of enactment of this 
title. Acquisition shall be only with the concurrence of the owner. 
Values shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on 
access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area. 
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FILING OF MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS 
SEC. 104. As soon as practicable after enactment of this title, a 
map and a legal description on each wilderness area shall be filed 
with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
States Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and each such map and description 
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title: 
Provided, That correction of clerical and typographical errors in 
each such legal description and map may be made. Each such map 
and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture. 
ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
SEC. 105. (a) The following lands are hereby added to the National 
Park System: 
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(1) certain lands in the Sequoia National Forest, California, 
which comprise approximately one thousand five hundred 
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Jennie Lakes 
Additions, Kings Canyon National Park—Proposed", dated 
March 1983, and which are hereby incorporated in, and which 
shall be deemed to be a part of Kings Canyon National Park; 
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(2) Certain lands which comprise approximately one hundred 
eighty-five acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
"McCauley Ranch Addition, Yosemite National Park", dated 
December 1982 and numbered 80,021, and which are hereby 
incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part of 
Yosemite National Park. 
(b) Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
transfer the lands described in subsection (a) of this section, without 
consideration, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Interior for administration as part of the National Park System. 
The boundaries of the national forests and national parks shall be 
adjusted accordingly. The areas added to the National Park System 
by this section shall be administered in accordance with the provi-
sions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park 
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(c) The Secretary of the Interior shall study the lands added to the 
National Park System by subsection (a) of this section for possible 
designation as national park wilderness, and shall report to the 
Congress his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability 
of the designation of such lands as wilderness by not later than 
three years after the effective date of this title. 
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(d) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to 
transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for 
administration as a part of Yosemite National Park, two hundred 
and fifty-three acres of the Stanislaus National Forest at Crocker 
Ridge, identified as all that land lying easterly of a line beginning at 
the existing park boundary and running three hundred feet west of 
and parallel to the center line of the park road designated as State 
Highway 120, also known as the New Big Oak Flat Road, within 
section 34, township 1 south, range 19 east, and within sections 4, 9, 
and 10, township 2 south, range 19 east, Mount Diablo base and 
meridian. The boundary of Yosemite National Park and the Stanis-
laus National Forest shall be adjusted accordingly. 
(e) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to 
transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture one 
hundred and sixty acres within the boundary of the Sierra National 
Forest identified as the northwest quarter of section 16, township 5 
south, range 22 east. Mount Diablo base meridian, subject to the 
right of the Secretary of the Interior to the use of the water thereon 
for park purposes, including the right of access to facilities neces-
sary for the transportation of water to the park. 
NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS 
SEC. 106. The following lands are hereby designated as wilderness 
in accordance with section 3(c) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 
U.S.C. 1132(c)) and shall be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilder-
ness Act. 
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(1) Yosemite National Park Wilderness, comprising approxi-
mately six hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hundred 
acres, and potential wilderness additions comprising approxi-
mately three thousand five hundred and fifty acres, as generally 
depicted on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Yosemite Na-
tional Park, California", numbered 104-20, 003-E dated July 
1980, and shall be known as the Yosemite Wilderness; 
(2) Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness, 
comprising approximately seven hundred and thirty-six thou-
sand nine hundred and eighty acres; and potential wilderness 
additions comprising approximately one hundred acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan—Sequoia-
Kings Canyon National Parks—California", numbered 102-20, 
003-E and dated July 1980, and shall be known as the Sequoia-
Kings Canyon Wilderness. 
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MAP AND DESCRIPTION 
SEC. 107. A m.ap and description of the boundaries of the areas 
designated in section 106 of this title shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior, and in the Office of the 
Superintendent of each area designated in section 106. As soon as 
practicable after this title takes effect, maps of the wilderness areas 
and descriptions of their boundaries shall be filed with the Commit-
tee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the United States Senate, and such maps and descrip-
tion shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title: 
Provided, That correction of clerical and typographical errors in 
such maps and descriptions may be made. 
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CESSATION OF CERTAIN USES 
SEC. 108. Any lands (in section 106 of this title) which represent 
potential wilderness additions upon publication in the Federal Reg-
ister of a notice by the Secretary of the Interior that all uses thereon 
prohibited by the Wilderness Act have ceased, shall thereby be 
designated wilderness. Lands designated as potential wilderness 
additions shall be managed by the Secretary insofar as practicable 
as wilderness until such time as said lands are designated as 
wilderness. 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 109. The areas designated by section 106 of this title as 
wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act 
governing areas designated by that title as wilderness, except that 
any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilder-
ness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of 
this title, and where appropriate, any reference to the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any existing or future administrative 
designation or recommendation, mineral prospecting, exploration, 
development, or mining of cobalt and associated minerals under-
taken under the United States mining laws within the North Fork 
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Smith roadless area (RARE II, 5-707, Six Rivers National Forest, 
California) shall be subject to only such Federal laws and regula-
tions as are generally applicable to national forest lands designated 
as nonwilderness. 
WILDERNESS REVIEW CONCERNS 
Conservation. 
SEC. 111. (a) The Congress finds that— 
(1) the Department of Agriculture has completed the second 
roadless area review and evaluation program (RARE II); and 
(2) the Congress had made its own review and examination of 
national forest roadless areas in California and the environmen-
tal impacts associated with alternative allocations of such areas. 
(b) On the basis of such review, the Congress hereby determines 
and directs that— 
(1) without passing on the question of the legal and factual 
sufficiency of the RARE II final environmental statement 
(dated January 1979) with respect to national forest lands in 
States other than California, such statement shall not be subject 
to judicial review with respect to National Forest System lands 
in the State of California; 
(2) upon enactment of this title, the injunction issued by the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Califor-
nia in the State of California versus Bergland (483 F. Supp. 465 
(1980)) shall no longer be in force; 
(3) with respect to the National Forest System lands in the 
State of California which were reviewed by the Department of 
Agriculture in the second roadless area review and evaluation 
(RARE II), and those lands referred to in subsection (d), except 
those lands remaining in further planning as referred to in 
subsection (e), or designated as planning areas upon enactment 
of this title, that review and evaluation shall be deemed for the 
purposes of the initial land management plans required for such 
lands by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Manage-
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ment Act of 1976, to be an adequate consideration of the 
note. 
suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System and the Department of Agriculture 
shall not be required to review the wilderness option prior to 
the revisions of the plans but shall review the wilderness option 
when the plans are revised, which revisions will ordinarily 
occur on a ten-year cycle, or at least every fifteen years, unless 
prior to such time the Secretary of Agriculture finds that 
conditions in a unit have significantly changed; 
(4) areas in the State of California reviewed in such final 
environmental statement or referenced in subsection (d) and not 
designated as wilderness or planning areas by this title or 
remaining in further planning as referenced in subsection (e) 
upon enactment of this title shall be managed for multiple use 
in accordance with land management plans pursuant to section 
6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management 
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Act of 1976: Provided, That such areas need not be managed for 
the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness desig-
nation prior to or during revision of the land management 
plans; 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
98 STAT. 1629 
(5) in the event that revised land management plans in the 
State of California are implemented pursuant to section 6 of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 
1976, and other applicable law, areas not recommended for 
16 USC 1604. 
wilderness designation need not be managed for the purpose of 
protecting their suitability for wilderness designation prior to or 
during revision of such plans, and areas recommended for 
wilderness designation shall be managed for the purpose of 
protecting their suitability for wilderness designation as may be 
required by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law; and 
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(6) unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Department 
note. 
of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide roadless 
area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in 
the State of California for the purpose of determining their 
suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System. 
(c) As used in this section, and as provided in section 6 of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, 
as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the 
term "revision" shall not include an "amendment" to a plan. 
(d) The provisions of this section shall also apply to— 
(1) those National Forest System roadless lands in the State of 
California: in the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests which 
were evaluated in the Mohawk Unit Plan; in the Six Rivers 
National Forest which were evaluated in the Blue Creek Unit 
Plan not designated as Wilderness by this title and the Fox Unit 
Plan; in the Klamath National Forest which were evaluated in 
the King Unit Plan; in the Angeles National Forest which were 
evaluated in the San Gabriel Unit Plan; in the Modoc and 
Shasta-Trinity and Klamath National Forests in the Medicine 
Lake Unit Plan; in the Cleveland National Forest which were 
evaluated in the Palomar Mountain Unit Plan and Trabuco 
Unit Plan; in the Los Padres National Forest which were 
evaluated in the Big Sur Unit Plan; in the Tahoe National 
Forest which were evaluated in the Truckee-Little Truckee Unit 
Plan; and those portions of the Carson-Iceberg roadless area not 
designated as wilderness or planning areas or remaining in 
further planning as referenced in subsection (e); 
(2) National Forest System roadless lands in the State of 
California which are less than five thousand acres in size; and 
(3) National Forest System roadless areas or portions thereof 
in the State of California as identified in Executive Document 
Numbered 1504 Ninety-sixth Congress (House Document Num-
bered 96-119) and identified by name and number at the end of 
this subparagraph, which are not designated as wilderness by 
this title: 
Area 
I.D. 
05023 
05026 
05982 
05984 
05985 
B5079 
05704 
National Forest 
Eldorado 
Eldorado 
Eldorado 
Eldorado 
Eldorado 
Klamath 
Klamath 
Area name 
Pyramid 
Rubicon 
Dardanelles 
Tragedy-Elephants Back 
Raymond Peak 
Orleans Mountain 
Condrey Mountain 
98 STAT. 1630 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
National Forest 
Lake Tahoe Basin M.U. 
Lassen 
Lassen 
Lassen 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Mendocino 
Mendocino 
Mendocino 
Mendocino 
Plumas 
Plumas 
Plumeis 
Plumas 
Rogue River 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Shasta-Trinity 
Shasta-Trinity 
Shasta-Trinity 
Shasta-Trinity 
Sierra 
Sierra 
Sierra 
Six Rivers 
Six Rivers 
Stanislaus 
Stanislaus 
Tahoe 
Tahoe 
Tahoe 
Toiyabe 
Toiyabe 
Toiyabe 
Tahoe 
Angeles 
Shasta-Trinity 
Shasta-Trinity 
Lake Tahoe Basin M.U. 
Area name 
Dardanelles 
Lost Creek 
Polk Springs 
Chips Creek 
Machesna Mountain 
Miranda Pine 
Tepusquet Peak 
Spoor Canyon 
Fox Mountain 
Cuyama 
Wilderness Contiguous 
Elk Creek 
Big Butte-Shinbone 
Black Butte 
Chips Creek 
Middle Fork 
Bald Rock 
West Yuba 
Condrey Mountain 
Agnew 
Woodpecker 
Domeland addition 
ChancheluUa 
East Fork 
Murphy Glade 
Fisher Gulch 
Mount Raymond 
Dinkey Lakes 
Rancheria 
Orleans Mountain 
North Fork Smith 
Tuolumne River 
Raymond Peak 
West Yuba 
North Fork American 
East Yuba 
Dardanelles 
Treigedy-Elephants Back 
Raymond Peak 
Granite Chief 
Pleasant View 
Castle Crags 
Mt. Shasta 
Pyramid 
Area I.D. 
05982 
05089 
05097 
05099 
05110 
05114 
05116 
05118 
05120 
05135 
05137 
05140 
05145 
05269 
05099 
05167 
05169 
05172 
06704 
05199 
05206 
05207 
05220 
05226 
05298 
A5299 
05242 
05244 
C5198 
B5079 
05707 
05258 
05985 
05172 
05262 
05264 
04982 
04984 
04985 
05261 
F5008 
B5219 
C5213 
O5023 
(e) Certain National Forest System roadless lands in the State of 
California as identified in Executive Document Numbered 1504 
Ninety-sixth Congress (House Document Numbered 96-119) and 
identified by name and number at the end of this subsection, shall 
remain as further planning areas for purposes of this title: 
National Forest 
Angeles 
Angeles 
Cleveland 
Cleveland 
Eldorado 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Area name 
Sespe-Frazier 
Arroyo Seco 
Sill Hill 
Caliente 
Caples Creek 
White Mountains 
White Mountains 
Coyote-Southeast 
Table Mountain 
Mazourka 
Wheeler Ridge 
Horse Meadow 
Tioga Lake 
Hall Natural Area 
Log Cabin Saddlebag 
Benton Range 
Area I.D. 
05002 
05012 
05304 
05017 
05027 
A5058 
B5058 
05033 
05035 
A5064 
05040 
05049 
05050 
05051 
05052 
05056 
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98 STAT. 1631 
National Forest 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Inyo 
Lake Tahoe Basin M.U. 
Lassen 
Lassen 
Lassen 
Lassen 
Lassen 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
Los Padres 
San Bernardino 
San Bernardino 
San Bernardino 
San Bernardino 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Sequoia 
Shasta-Trinity 
Sierra 
Stanislaus 
Toiyabe 
Toiyabe 
Lassen 
Los Padres 
Area name 
Blanco Mountain 
Birch Creek 
Black Canyon 
Andrews Mountain 
Paiute 
Laurel-McGee 
Buttermilk 
Freel 
Wild Cattle Mountain 
Butt Mountain 
Trail Lake 
Heart Lake 
Ishi 
Antimony 
Bear Canyon 
Bear Mountain 
Big Rocks 
Black Butte 
Black Mountain 
Diablo 
Dry Lakes 
Horseshoe Springs 
La Brea 
La Panza 
Little Pine 
Los Machos Hills 
Machesna Mountain 
Matilija 
Quatal 
Sawmill-Badlands 
Sespe-Frazier 
Stanley Mountain 
Sugarloaf 
Raywood Flat 
Cucamonga B 
Cucamonga C 
Dennison Peak 
Kings River 
Oat Mountain 
Moses 
Scodies 
Cypress 
Mt. Eddy 
Kings River 
Carson-Iceberg (Pacific Valley 
portion) 
Sweetwater 
Hoover Extension 
Mill Creek 
Garcia Mountain 
SEVERABIUTY 
Area I.D. 
05059 
05060 
05061 
05063 
B5064 
05045 
05038 
05271 
05093 
05100 
B5095 
05096 
B5098 
05136 
05104 
05103 
05112 
05102 
05108 
05127 
05131 
05115 
05117 
05109 
05278 
05111 
05110 
05129 
05268 
05134 
05002 
05113 
05186 
B5187 
B5174 
C5174 
05202 
B5198 
05197 
05203 
05212 
A5213 
05229 
B5198 
B5986 
04657 
E4662 
05284 
O5107 
SEC. 112. If any provision of this title or the application thereof is 
held invalid, the remainder of the title and the application thereof 
shall not be affected thereby. 
SEC. 113. For fiscal years commencing after September 30, 1985, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to implement the provisions of this title. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
98 STAT. 1632 
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Ante, p. 1491. 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
TITLE II 
DESIGNATION WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 
SEC. 20L Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1271-1287) as amended is further amended by inserting the follow-
ing new paragraph: 
"(<52) TUOLUMNE, CALIFORNIA.—The main river from its sources on 
Mount Dana and Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park to Don 
Pedro Reservoir consisting of approximately 83 miles as generally 
depicted on the proposed boundary map entitled 'Alternative A' 
contained in the Draft Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Study and 
Environmental Impact Statement published by the United States 
Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture in May 
1979; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture. After consultation with State and local 
governments and the interested public and within two years from 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall take 
such action as is required under subsection (b) of this section. 
Nothing in this Act shall preclude the licensing, development, oper-
ation, or maintenance of water resources facilities on those portions 
of the North Fork, Middle Fork or South Fork of the Tuolumne or 
Clavey Rivers that are outside the boundary of the wild and scenic 
river area as designated in this section. Nothing in this section is 
intended or shall be construed to affect any rights, obligations, 
privileges, or benefits granted under any prior authority of law 
including chapter 4 of the Act of December 19, 1913, commonly 
referred to as the Raker Act (38 Stat. 242) and including any 
agreement or administrative ruling entered into or made effective 
before the enactment of this paragraph. For fiscal years commenc-
ing after September 30, 1985, there are authorized to be appropri-
ated such sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of 
this subsection.". 
TITLE III 
16 u s e 543. 
Public 
availability. 
Federal 
Register, 
publication. 
ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST SCENIC AREA 
SEC. 301. The area in the Mono Basin within and adjacent to the 
Inyo National Forest in the State of California, as generally depicted 
on a map entitled "Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area" dated 
June 1983, and numbered 1983-3, is hereby designated as the Mono 
Basin National Forest Scenic Area (hereafter in this title referred to 
as the "Scenic Area"). Such map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the office of the Forest Supervisor, Inyo 
National Forest and in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture (herein-
after in this title referred to as the "Secretary") may make minor 
revisions in the boundary of the Scenic Area after publication of 
notice to that effect in the Federal Register and submission of notice 
thereof to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
United States House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. Such 
notice shall be published and submitted at least sixty days before 
the revision is made. 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
98 STAT. 1633 
EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 
SEC. 302. (a) The exterior boundary of the Inyo National Forest is 
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hereby extended to include the area within the boundary of the 
Scenic Area. Any lands and interests therein acquired pursuant to 
section 303 shall become part of the National Forest System. 
(b) For the purposes of section 7(aXl) of the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897; 16 U.S.C. 4601-4 
through 4601-11), the boundary of the Inyo National Forest, as 
i6USC46o;-9. 
modified by this section, shall be treated as if it were the boundary 
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of that forest on January 1,1964. 
460Z-11. 
ACQUISITION 
SEC. 303. (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire all lands and 
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interests therein within the boundary of the Scenic Area by dona-
tion, exchange in accordance with this title or other provisions of 
law, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, except that— 
(1) any lands or interests therein within the boundary of the 
Scenic Area which are owned by the State of California or any 
political subdivision thereof (including the city of Los Angeles) 
may be acquired only by donation or exchange; and 
(2) lands or interests therein within the boundary of the 
Scenic Area which are not owned by the State of California or 
any political subdivision thereof (including the city of Los Ange-
les) may be acquired only with the consent of the owner thereof 
unless the Secretary determines, after written notice to the 
owner and after opportunity for comment, that the property is 
being developed, or proposed to be developed, in a manner 
which is detrimental to the integrity of the Scenic Area or 
which is otherwise incompatible with the purposes of this title. 
Ot)Xl) Not later than six months sifter the date of enactment of this 
title, the Secretary shall publish specific guidelines under which 
determinations shall be made under paragraph (2) of subsection (a). 
No use which existed prior to June 1,1984, within the area included 
in the Scenic Area shall be treated under such guidelines as a 
detrimental or incompatible use within the meaning of such para-
graph (2). 
(2) For purposes of subsection (aX2), any development or proposed 
development of private property within the boundary of the Scenic 
Area that is significantly different from, or a significant expansion 
of, development existing as of June 1, 1984, shall be considered by 
the Secretary as detrimental to the integrity of the Scenic Area. No 
reconstruction or expansion of a private or commercial building, 
including— 
(A) reconstruction of an existing building, 
(B) construction of attached structural additions, not to 
exceed 100 per centum of the square footage of the original 
building, and 
(C) construction of reasonable support development such as 
roads, parking, water and sewage systems shall be treated as 
detrimental to the integrity of the Scenic Area or as an incom-
patible development within the meaning of paragraph (2) of 
subsection (a). 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
Conservation. 
shall only be required to prepare an environmental assessment of 
98 STAT. 1634 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
any exchange of mineral or geothermal interest authorized by this 
title. 
ADMINISTRATION 
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SEC. 304. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the 
Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
administer the Scenic Area as a separate unit within the boundary 
of the Inyo National Forest in accordance with the laws, rules, and 
regulations applicable to the National Forest System. All Bureau of 
Land Management administered lands that fall within the bound-
aries of the Scenic Area are hereby added to the Inyo National 
Forest and shall be administered in accordance with the laws, rules, 
and regulations applicable to the National Forest System. 
(2) In addition, the following parcels administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management are hereby added to the Inyo National Forest 
and shall be administered in accordance with the laws, rules, and 
regulations applicable to the National Forest System: 
township 1 south; range 26 east; Mount Diablo Meridian: 
east half of southwest quarter and south half of southeast 
quarter of section 10; and 
township 1 north; range 26 east; Mount Diablo Meridian: 
southwest quarter of northeast quarter and west half of 
southeast quarter of section 9; 
southwest quarter of southwest quarter of section 15; 
southwest quarter of northwest quarter and northwest 
quarter of southwest quarter of section 25; 
north half of southeast quarter of section 26, west half of 
northwest quarter and northwest quarter of southwest 
quarter of section 27; 
township 1 north; range 27 east; Mount Diablo Meridian: 
east half of southeast quarter of section 34; 
southwest quarter of northwest quarter of section 35; and 
west half of section 30 as intersected by Scenic Area 
Boundary. 
(b)(1) In a manner consistent with the protection of the water 
rights of the State of California or any political subdivision thereof 
(including the city of Los Angeles) or of any person to the extent 
that such water rights have been granted or modified under the 
laws of the State of California, the Secretary shall manage the 
Scenic Area to protect its geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources. 
The Secretary shall provide for recreational use of the Scenic Area 
and shall provide recreational and interpretive facilities (including 
trails and campgrounds) for the use of the public which are com-
patible with the provisions of this title, and may assist adjacent 
affected local governmental agencies in the development of related 
interpretive programs. The Secretary shall permit the full use of the 
Scenic Area for scientific study and research in accordance with such 
rules and regulations as he may prescribe. 
(2) Except as specifically provided in this subsection, no commer-
cial timber harvesting shall be permitted in the Scenic Area, but the 
Secretary shall permit the utilization of wood material such as 
firewood, posts, poles, and Christmas trees by individuals for their 
domestic purposes under such regulations as he may prescribe to 
grotect the natural and cultural resources of the Scenic Area. The 
ecretary may take action including the use of commercial timber 
harvest to the minimum extent necessary to control fires, insects 
and diseases that might— 
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98 STAT. 1635 
(A) endanger irreplaceable features within the Scenic Area, or 
(B) cause substantial damage to significant resources adjacent 
to the Scenic Area. 
(c) The Secretary shall permit those persons holding currently 
valid grazing permits within the boundary of the Scenic Area to 
continue to exercise such permits consistent with other applicable 
law. 
(d) The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
State of California and any political subdivision thereof (including 
the city of Los Angeles) for purposes of protecting Scenic Area 
resources and administering areas owned by the State or by any 
such political subdivision which are within the Scenic Area. 
(e) Within three years after the date of enactment of this title, the 
Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in section 301, 
a detailed and comprehensive management plan for the Scenic Area 
which is consistent with the protection of water rights as provided in 
subsection (b)(1). The plan shall include but not be limited to— 
(1) an inventory of natural (including geologic) and cultural 
resources; 
(2) general development plans for public use facilities, includ-
ing cost estimates; and 
(3) measures for the preservation of the natural and cultural 
resources of the Scenic Area in accordance with subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section. 
Such plan shall provide for hunting and fishing (including commer-
cial brine shrimp operations authorized under State law) within the 
Scenic Area in accordance with applicable Federal and State law, 
except to the extent otherwise necessary for reasons of public health 
and safety, the protection of resources, scientific research activities, 
or public use and enjoyment. 
(f) The Secretary is authorized to construct a visitor center in the 
Scenic Area for the purpose of providing information through appro-
priate displays, printed material, and other interpretive programs, 
about the natural and cultural resources of the Scenic Area. 
(g)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, federally owned lands and 
interests therein within the Scenic Area are withdrawn from entry 
or appropriation under the mining laws of the United States, from 
the operation of the mineral leasing laws of the United States, from 
operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and from disposition 
30 USC lOOl 
under the public land laws. 
J^ote. 
(2) Subject to valid existing rights, all mining claims located 
within the Scenic Area shall be subject to such reasonable regula-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe to assure that mining will, to 
the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with protection of 
the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other resources of the area, and 
any patent which may be issued after the date of enactment of this 
title shall convey title only to the minerals together with the right 
to use the surface of lands for mining purposes subject to such 
reasonable regulations. 
(h) Nothing in this title shall be construed to reserve any water for 
purposes of the Scenic Area or to affirm, deny, or otherwise affect 
the present (or prospective) water rights of any person or of the 
State of California or of any political subdivision thereof (including 
the city of Los Angeles), nor shall any provision of this title be 
construed to cause, authorize, or allow any interference with or 
infringement of such water rights so long as, and to the extent that. 
98 STAT. 1636 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
those rights remain valid and enforceable under the laws of the 
State of California. 
Repeal. 
(i)(l) The Act entitled "An Act authorizing and directing the 
Secretary of the Interior to sell to the city of Los Angeles, California, 
certain public lands in California; and granting rights-of-way over 
public lands and reserved lands to the city of Los Angeles in Mono 
County in the State of California", approved June 23, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1892), is hereby repealed. 
(2) The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall grant and 
convey rights-of-way easements, at no cost, to the city of Los Angeles 
for those rights-of-way on public lands and national forest lands in 
Mono County, California, as described and set forth in maps and 
accompanying descriptions which were— 
(A) filed by the city of Los Angeles with the Secretary of the 
Interior on October 24, 1944, and 
(B) accepted as proof of construction on behalf of the United 
States by the Commissioner of the General Land Office on 
January 4,1945. 
Such easement conveyances shall provide for the right of the city to 
continue its present operations and to maintain, reconstruct, and 
replace all existing water and power facilities located within the 
bounds of the area described in the maps and descriptions referred 
to in the preceding sentence. The United States shall reserve in the 
conveyance easements all rights to use and permit the use by others 
of the lands so conveyed to the extent that such use does not 
unreasonably interfere with the rights granted herein to the city of 
Los Angeles. 
(3) The grant in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall become 
effective upon relinquishment in writing by the city of Los Angeles 
of its applications dated October 20, 1944, and January 17, 1945, to 
purchase twenty-three thousand eight hundred and fifty acres of 
Federal land. 
(4) The easements granted under paragraph (2) of this subsection 
shall provide that whenever the city of Los Angeles ceases to use the 
land or any part thereof subject to such easements for the purposes 
for which it is currently being used, as of the date of enactment of 
this title, all interests in such land or part thereof shall revert to the 
United States. 
(j) Existing community recreational uses, as of the date of enact-
ment of this title, shall be permitted at the levels and locations 
customarily exercised. 
STUDIES 
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SEC. 305. The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary 
to, within one hundred and eighty days of the date of enactment of 
this title, enter into a contract with the National Academy of 
Sciences for the purpose of conducting a scientific study of the 
ecology of the Scenic Area. The study shall provide for consultation 
with knowledgeable local. State, Federal, and private persons and 
organizations and shall provide findings and recommendations to 
the Congress. Such study shall be conducted in accordance with the 
best scientific methodology (as set forth by the National Academy of 
Sciences) and shall be transmitted by the National Academy of 
Sciences to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
United States Senate, to the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, and to the 
Chief of the Forest Service not later than January 1, 1987. Progress 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
98 STAT. 1637 
reports regarding the study shall be transmitted to the above com-
mittees on January 1, 1985, and January 1 of each year thereafter. 
ADVISORY BOARD 
SEC. 306. (a) There is hereby established the Scenic Area Advisory 
Establishment. 
Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"). The Secretary shall 
16 USC 543e. 
consult with and seek the advice and recommendations of the Board 
with respect to— 
(1) the administration of the Scenic Area with respect to 
policies, programs, and activities in accordance with this title; 
(2) the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive 
management plan; and 
(3) the location of the visitor center authorized by section 
304(f). 
(b) The Board shall be composed of nine members, who shall be 
selected as follows: 
(1) five members appointed by the Mono County Board of 
Supervisors; 
(2) two members appointed by the Governor of California (one 
of whom shall be an employee of the California Division of 
Parks and Recreation); 
(3) one member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los 
Angeles; and 
(4) one member appointed by the Secretary (who shall be an 
employee of the Forest Service). 
(c) Each member of the Board shall be appointed to serve for a 
term of three years except that the initial appointments shall be for 
terms as follows: 
(1) of those members appointed by the Mono County Board of 
Supervisors one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one 
year, two shall be for a term of two years, and two shall be for a 
term of three years; 
(2) of those members appointed by the Governor of California 
one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year and one 
shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years; 
(3) the member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los 
Angeles shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years; and 
(4) the member appointed by the Secretary shall be appointed 
to serve for a term of three years. 
(d) The members of the Board shall be appointed within ninety 
days of the date of enactment of this title. The members of the 
Board shall, at their first meeting, elect a Chairman. 
(e) The Secretary, or a designee, shall from time to time, but at 
least annually, meet and consult with the Board on matters relating 
to the administration of the scenic area. 
(f) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation as 
such, but the Secretary is authorized to pay, upon vouchers signed 
by the Chairman, the expenses reasonably incurred by the Board 
and its members in carrying out their duties under this title. 
(g) Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(h) A majority of those members appointed shall constitute a 
quorum for the conduct of all business of the Board. 
(i) The Board shall terminate ten years from the date of its first Termination. 
meeting. 
98 STAT. 1638 
PUBLIC LAW 98-425—SEPT. 28, 1984 
TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN USES 
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SEC. 307. In recognition of the past use of the Scenic Area by 
Indian people for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the 
Secretary shall insure nonexclusive access to Scenic Area lands by 
Indian people for such traditional cultural and religious purposes, 
including the harvest of the brine fly larvae. Such direction shall be 
consistent with the purpose and intent of the American Indian 
42 use 1996 and Religious Freedom Act of August 11,1978 (92 Stat. 469). As a part of 
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the plan prepared pursuant to section 304(c) of this title, the Secre-
tary shall, in consultation with appropriate Indian tribes, define the 
past cultural and religious uses of the Scenic Area by Indians. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
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SEC. 308. In addition to other amounts available for such purposes, 
effective October 1,1985, there are hereby authorized to be appropri-
ated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
title. 
COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT 
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SEC. 309. Any new spending authority described in subsection 
2 use 651. 
(c)(2) (A) or (B) of section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
which is provided under this title shall be effective for any fiscal 
year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriation Acts. 
Approved September 28, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1437: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-40 (eomm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-582 (eomm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
eONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 129 (1983): Apr. 12, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 130 (1984): Aug. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 12, House agreed to Senate amendment.