[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1843 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1843

  To designate certain Federal land in the Talladega National Forest, 
            Alabama, as the ``Dugger Mountain Wilderness''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 1999

   Mr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate certain Federal land in the Talladega National Forest, 
            Alabama, as the ``Dugger Mountain Wilderness''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS, ALABAMA.

    (a) Designation.--There is designated as wilderness and as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, in accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land 
in the Talladega National Forest, Alabama, comprising approximately 
9,200 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed 
Dugger Mountain Wilderness'', dated July 2, 1999, to be known as the 
``Dugger Mountain Wilderness''.
    (b) Map and Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred 
        to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall submit to Congress a 
        map and description of the boundaries of the Dugger Mountain 
        Wilderness.
            (2) Force and effect.--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.
            (3) Public availability.--A copy of the map and description 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        office of--
                    (A) the Chief of the Forest Service; and
                    (B) the Supervisor of National Forest System land 
                located in the State of Alabama.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, land 
        designated as wilderness by this Act shall be managed by the 
        Secretary in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
            (2) Effective date exception.--With respect to the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness, any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be 
        considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
    (d) Treatment of Dugger Mountain Fire Tower.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Forest Service shall disassemble and 
        remove from the Dugger Mountain Wilderness the Dugger Mountain 
        fire tower (including any supporting structures).
            (2) Equipment.--The Forest Service may use ground-based 
        mechanical and motorized equipment to carry out paragraph (1).
            (3) Fire tower road.--
                    (A) In general.--The road to the fire tower shall 
                be open to motorized vehicles during the period 
                required to carry out paragraph (1) only for the 
                purpose of removing the tower (including any supporting 
                structures).
                    (B) Permanent closure.--After the period referred 
                to in subparagraph (A), the road to the fire tower 
                shall be permanently closed to motorized use.
            (4) Applicable law.--The Forest Service shall carry out 
        paragraph (1) in accordance with the National Historic 
        Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
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