[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4948 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4948

 To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as 
    wild and scenic rivers in the northern portion of the State of 
California, to designate salmon restoration areas, and to establish the 
  Sacramento River National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2002

 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Ms. Solis, Mr. George Miller 
 of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hinchey, 
  Ms. Pelosi, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
   Waxman, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as 
    wild and scenic rivers in the northern portion of the State of 
California, to designate salmon restoration areas, and to establish the 
  Sacramento River National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northern 
California Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2002''.-----
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
                TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness areas to be administered by Bureau 
                            of Land Management and Forest Service.
Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness area, Lassen Volcanic National 
                            Park.
Sec. 103. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 104. Designation of salmon restoration areas.
Sec. 105. Designation of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 106. Designation of potential wilderness areas.
              TITLE II--WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS

Sec. 201. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.
Sec. 202. Designation of Carson River and East Fork, California, as 
                            wild and scenic rivers study areas.
         TITLE III--SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

Sec. 301. Designation and management.
               TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 401. Wilderness and wild and scenic rivers tourism development.
Sec. 402. Wilderness and wild and scenic rivers recreation development.
Sec. 403. Law enforcement.
Sec. 404. Acquisition of inholdings.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) The publicly owned lands and rivers of California are a 
        wildland resource of extraordinary value for this and future 
        generations.
            (2) Increasing pressure from California's rapidly growing 
        population threatens to irrevocably harm these remaining wild 
        areas and wild rivers.
            (3) Statutory protection is needed for these areas to 
        ensure that they remain a part of our natural heritage and 
        continue to be a source of solitude and inspiration for all 
        Americans.
            (4) Continuation of military activities, including 
        overflights, military maneuvers, testing and evaluation, and 
        other activities without limit to frequency is not incompatible 
        with the protection and proper management of the wilderness and 
        wild and scenic river resources designated by this Act.
            (5) Wildfire management activities necessary to protect 
        public health and safety and private property are fully 
        allowable in wilderness areas and the Secretary may take any 
        measures deemed necessary to control or prevent fires.
            (6) These lands shall be included in the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System and the National Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System, in order to--
                    (A) preserve the unique wild and natural features 
                of these landscapes;
                    (B) protect a diverse array of ecosystems, plants, 
                animals, geologic structures and hydrologic features 
                that represent the natural splendor of California;
                    (C) protect and preserve historical and cultural 
                archeological sites associated with ancient Indian 
                cultures and the settlement of California;
                    (D) protect and preserve areas that continue to be 
                used by Native American tribes for spiritual, cultural, 
                or subsistence practices;
                    (E) protect watersheds, including those that play 
                an essential role in providing municipal and 
                agricultural water supplies;
                    (F) provide opportunities for compatible outdoor 
                recreation, including horseback riding on saddle and 
                pack stock, hunting and fishing, hiking and camping, 
                whitewater rafting, trail running, and excursions led 
                by commercial outfitters;
                    (G) retain and enhance opportunities for scientific 
                research in pristine ecosystems; and
                    (H) promote the recovery of threatened and 
                endangered species, including salmon and steelhead.

                TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY BUREAU 
              OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND FOREST SERVICE.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public lands in the State 
of California are hereby designated as wilderness, and therefore, as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System or as 
additions to existing components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Certain lands in the Klamath National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 64,160 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Marble Mountain Wilderness Area Additions-
        Proposed''.
            (2) Certain lands in the Klamath National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 51,600 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Red Butte Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (3) Certain lands in the Klamath National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 19,360 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Russian Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (4) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 12,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Heart Lake Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (5) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 4,760 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Wild Cattle Mountain Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (6) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 6,400 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Caribou Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (7) Certain lands in the Mendocino National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 23,800 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Snow Mountain Wilderness Area Additions-
        Proposed''.
            (8) Certain lands in the Mendocino National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 10,160 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Sanhedrin Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (9) Certain lands in the Mendocino National Forest and 
        certain lands administered by the Arcata Field Office of the 
        Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 51,790 
        acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Yuki 
        Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (10) Certain lands in the Plumas National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Feather Falls Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (11) Certain lands in the Sierra National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 39,360 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``South Fork Merced Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (12) Certain lands in the Six Rivers National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 5,740 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Mad River Buttes Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (13) Certain lands in the Six Rivers National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 7,300 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Mt. Lassic Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (14) Certain lands in the Six Rivers and Klamath National 
        Forests which comprise approximately 86,470 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Siskiyou Wilderness Area 
        Additions-Proposed''.
            (15) Certain lands in the Six Rivers, Mendocino, and 
        Shasta-Trinity National Forests and certain lands administered 
        by the Redding and Arcata Field Offices of the Bureau of Land 
        Management which comprise approximately 40,550 acres, as 
        generally depicted on a map entitled ``Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel 
        Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (16) Certain lands in the Six Rivers, Klamath, and Shasta-
        Trinity National Forests which comprise approximately 97,590 
        acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Trinity Alps 
        Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (17) Certain lands in the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity 
        National Forests which comprise approximately 12,750 acres, as 
        generally depicted on a map entitled ``Underwood Wilderness 
        Area-Proposed''.
            (18) Certain lands in the Stanislaus National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 25,280 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Emigrant Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (19) Certain lands in the Stanislaus and Humboldt-Toiyabe 
        National Forests which comprise approximately 35,200 acres, as 
        generally depicted on a map entitled ``Carson Iceberg 
        Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed''.
            (20) Certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 12,160 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ``Black Oak Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (21) Certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 2,880 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Duncan Canyon Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (22) Certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 20,480 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``North Fork American Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (23) Certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 4,480 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Granite Chief Wilderness Area Additions-
        Proposed''.
            (24) Certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 16,350 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Castle Peak Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (25) Certain lands in the Tahoe National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 17,280 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Grouse Lakes Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (26) Certain lands administered by the Bishop Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        17,920 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Granite 
        Mountain Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (27) Certain lands administered by the Alturas Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        6,600 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Pit 
        River Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (28) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        45,434 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Cache 
        Creek Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (29) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        10,880 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Blue 
        Ridge Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (30) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        9,120 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
        ``Berryessa Peak Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (31) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        5,880 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Cedar 
        Roughs Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (32) Certain lands administered by the Arcata Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        41,100 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``King 
        Range Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (33) Certain lands administered by the Arcata Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        14,000 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ``South 
        Fork Eel Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
    (b) Special Rule, Tahoe National Forest Wilderness Areas.--The 
designation of the Black Oak Wilderness Area by subsection (a)(20) and 
the Duncan Canyon Wilderness Area by subsection (a)(21) and inclusion 
of additional lands in the Granite Chief Wilderness Area by subsection 
(a)(23) shall not interfere with the operation of the Western States 
Endurance Run and the Western States Trail Ride (Tevis Cup) in the same 
manner and degree in which these events are operated as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Special Rule, Castle Peak Wilderness Area.--The designation of 
the Castle Peak Wilderness Area by subsection (a)(24) shall not 
preclude the operation and maintenance of the historic Forest Service 
cabin known as Meiss Hut in the same manner and degree in which 
operation and maintenance of the cabin were occurring as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Special Rule, King Range Wilderness Area.--With respect to the 
King Range Wilderness Area designated by subsection (a)(32), in case of 
conflict between this title and Public Law 91-476 (16 U.S.C. 460y et 
seq.), which established the King Range National Conservation Area, the 
more restrictive provisions shall control.

SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA, LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL 
              PARK.

    In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), certain lands in Lassen Volcanic National Park in the 
State of California which comprise approximately 26,366 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled ``Lassen Volcanic National Park 
Wilderness Area Additions-Proposed'', are hereby designated as 
wilderness, and therefore, as an addition to an existing component of 
the National Wilderness Preservation.

SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
areas designated by this title shall be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary''), whoever has administrative 
jurisdiction over the area, in accordance with the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) governing areas designated by 
that Act as wilderness, except that any reference in such provisions to 
the effective date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar reference) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable, but no 
later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of each wilderness 
area designated in this title with the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives. Such map and description shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this title, except that the correction of 
clerical and typographical errors in such legal description may be 
made. Copies of such map and legal description shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary.
    (c) Wilderness Character.--As provided in section 4(b) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(b)), the Secretary concerned shall 
administer the areas designated as wilderness in this title so as to 
preserve their wilderness character and to devote them to the public 
purposes of recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, 
conservation, and historical use. All activities in the areas shall be 
subject to regulations the Secretary considers necessary to fulfill the 
purposes of the Wilderness Act.
    (d) Fire Management Activities.--The Secretary may take such 
measures in the wilderness areas designated by this title as necessary 
in the control and prevention of fire, insects, and diseases, as 
provided in section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)) and the Report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs to accompany H.R. 1437 of the 95th Congress (H. Rept. 101-405). 
Such measures may include the use of mechanized and motorized equipment 
for fire suppression where necessary to protect public health and 
safety and private property. Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing policy 
to ensure that authorized approval procedures for any such measures 
permit a timely and efficient response in case of fire emergencies in 
the wilderness areas. In areas of extreme fire hazard, the Secretary 
shall consider whether the authority to take whatever appropriate 
actions are necessary for fire management shall be delegated to the 
Forest Supervisor or the Bureau of Land Management District Manager or 
a field manager.
    (e) Access to Private Property.--The Secretary shall provide 
private property owners with adequate access to their nonfederally 
owned land or interests in land within the boundaries of the wilderness 
designated by this title to ensure the owner of such land or interest 
the reasonable use and enjoyment thereof.
    (f) Management of Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall 
enlarge or diminish the private property rights of non-Federal 
landowners with property within the boundaries of the wilderness areas 
designated by this title.
    (g) Hunting and Fishing.--Nothing in this Act shall affect existing 
hunting and fishing, under applicable State and Federal laws and 
regulations, within the boundaries of the wilderness areas designated 
by this title, including the use of non-motorized devices used to carry 
game.
    (h) Snow Sensors and Stream Gauges.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to prevent the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, 
meteorologic, or climatological facilities or any combination of the 
foregoing, or limited motorized access to such facilities when 
nonmotorized access means are not reasonably available or when time is 
of the essence, if the Secretary determines that such facilities or 
access are essential to flood warning, flood control, water supply 
forecasting, or reservoir operation purposes.
    (i) Military Activities.--Nothing in this title shall preclude low-
level overflights of military aircraft, testing and evaluation, the 
designation of new units of special use airspace, or the use or 
establishment of military flight training routes over wilderness areas 
designated by this title.
    (j) Horses.--Nothing in this title shall preclude horseback riding 
or the entry of recreational saddle or pack stock into wilderness areas 
designated by this title.
    (k) Livestock Grazing.--Grazing of livestock and maintenance of 
existing facilities related to grazing in wilderness areas designated 
by this title, if established before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue as provided in section 4(d)(4) of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and section 108 of Public Law 
96-560 (16 U.S.C. 1133 note).
    (l) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this title shall be construed as 
affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of 
California with respect to wildlife and fish on the public lands in 
that State as provided in section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)).
    (m) Wildlife Management.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act, management activities to maintain or 
restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support such 
populations may be carried out within wilderness areas designated by 
this title, if consistent with relevant wilderness management plans, in 
accordance with appropriate policies and guidelines.
    (n) Law Enforcement Activities.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as precluding or otherwise affecting border operations by the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, the United States Customs Service, or State and local 
law enforcement agencies within wilderness areas designated by this 
title.
    (o) Native American Uses and Interests.--In recognition of the past 
use of wilderness areas designated by this title by members of Indian 
tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary 
shall ensure access to such wilderness areas by Indian tribes for such 
traditional cultural and religious purposes. In implementing this 
section, the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian tribe or Indian 
religious community, shall temporarily close to the general public use 
of one or more specific portions of the wilderness area in order to 
protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities in 
the area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian religious community. 
Any such closure shall be made to affect the smallest practicable area 
for the minimum period necessary for such purposes. Such access shall 
be consistent with the purpose and intent of Public Law 95-341 (42 
U.S.C. 1996; commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom 
Act) and the Wilderness Act.
    (p) Commercial Outfitters.--Nothing in this title shall preclude 
the use by commercial outfitters of the wilderness areas designated by 
this title.
    (q) Areas Adjacent to Wilderness Areas.--Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to create protective perimeters or buffer zones 
around wilderness areas designated by this title. Activities or uses of 
nonwilderness areas that can be seen or heard within wilderness areas 
designated by this title shall not be precluded as a result of this 
title.
    (r) Water Resources Projects.--Nothing in this title shall preclude 
relicensing of, assistance to, or operation and maintenance of, 
developments below or above a wilderness area designated by this title 
or on any stream tributary thereto which will not invade the area or 
unreasonably diminish the wilderness, scenic, recreational, and fish 
and wildlife values present in the area as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF SALMON RESTORATION AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) Once magnificent salmon and steelhead runs throughout 
        the State of California have generally experienced severe 
        declines resulting in the listing of these species as 
        threatened and endangered under both State and Federal law.
            (2) Economically important commercial, recreational, and 
        tribal salmon and steelhead fisheries have collapsed in many 
        parts of the State leading to economic crises for many fishing-
        dependent communities.
            (3) Salmon and steelhead are essential to the spiritual and 
        cultural practices of many Indian tribes in California and 
        these tribes have suffered as a result of the decline in salmon 
        and steelhead runs throughout the State.
            (4) Habitat protection is an essential component in the 
        recovery of endangered salmon and steelhead to sustainable, 
        harvestable levels.
            (5) Certain pristine areas in the State warrant special 
        protection because they offer vital, irreplaceable habitat for 
        salmon and steelhead.
    (b) Designation.--The following public lands in the State of 
California are hereby designated salmon restoration areas:
            (1) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
        which comprise approximately 24,267 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Chinquapin Salmon Restoration 
        Area-Proposed''.
            (2) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
        which comprise approximately 28,400 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Pattison Salmon Restoration Area-
        Proposed''.
            (3) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
        which comprise approximately 22,000 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``South Fork Trinity Salmon 
        Restoration Area-Proposed''.
    (c) Review and Management.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
review the salmon restoration areas to determine their suitability for 
designation as wilderness. Until such time as Congress acts on the 
review of the Secretary, the Secretary shall manage the Salmon 
Restoration Areas to promote the restoration of self-sustaining salmon 
and steelhead populations and, subject to valid existing rights, to 
maintain the existing wilderness character of the areas. The use of 
mechanized transport or motorized equipment shall be based on the 
selection of the minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to 
accomplish the purpose of maximum salmon habitat protection with the 
least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources.
    (d) Review and Recommendation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit to the President a report containing the results of the review 
conducted under subsection (c). Not later than three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a 
recommendation to Congress regarding designation of the salmon 
restoration areas as wilderness.

SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public lands in 
the State of California are designated wilderness study areas and shall 
be reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture as to their suitability for 
preservation as wilderness:
            (1) Certain lands in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
        which comprise approximately 35,000 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Girard Ridge Wilderness Study Area 
        Proposed''.
            (2) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which 
        comprise approximately 48,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
        map entitled ``Ishi Wilderness Study Area Proposed''.
    (b) Review and Recommendation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit to the President a report containing the results of the review 
conducted under subsection (a). Not later than three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a 
recommendation to Congress regarding designation of the study areas as 
wilderness.
    (c) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall manage the wilderness study areas so as to maintain 
their existing wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the 
National Wilderness Preservation System.

SEC. 106. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public lands in 
the State of California are designated potential wilderness areas: -
            (1) Certain lands administered by the Arcata Field Office 
        of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        8,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Elkhorn 
        Ridge Potential Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
            (2) Certain lands administered by the Ukiah Field Office of 
        the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 
        12,806 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Payne 
        Ranch Potential Wilderness Area-Proposed''.
    (b) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall manage the potential wilderness areas as wilderness 
(except as provided in subsection (c)) until such time as the lands are 
designated as wilderness under subsection (d).
    (c) Ecological Restoration.--For purposes of ecological 
restoration, including the elimination of non-native species, removal 
of illegal, unused or decommissioned roads, repair of skid tracks, and 
other actions necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in the 
potential wilderness areas, the Secretary of the Interior may use 
motorized equipment and mechanized transport until such time as the 
potential wilderness areas are designated as wilderness. To the maximum 
extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek to use the minimum tool or 
administrative practice necessary to accomplish necessary ecological 
restoration with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness 
character and resources.
    (d) Wilderness designation.--Upon removal of conditions 
incompatible with the Wilderness Act and publication by the Secretary 
of the Interior in the Federal Register of notice of such removal or 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever comes 
first, the potential wilderness areas shall be designated as 
wilderness, and therefore, as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation.
    (e) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for each of the fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007 $2,500,000, to be divided equally between the 
potential wilderness areas designated by subsection (a), to carry out 
ecological restoration activities under subsection (c).

              TITLE II--WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS

SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.

    (a) Designation.--In order to preserve and protect for present and 
future generations the outstanding scenic, natural, wildlife, fishery, 
recreational, scientific, historic, and ecological values of the 
following rivers in the State of California, section 3(a) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs:
    ``( ) Black Butte River, California.--The 2 miles of Black Butte 
River from the confluence of Estell and Sheep Creeks to Spanish Creek 
confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
scenic river. The 18.5 miles of Black Butte River from Spanish Creek 
confluence to Jumpoff Creek confluence, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 3.5 miles of Black Butte 
River from Jumpoff Creek confluence to confluence with Middle Eel 
River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 
river. The 5 miles of Cold Creek from Plaskett Creek confluence to 
confluence with Black Butte River, to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``( ) Downie River and Tributaries, California.--The 2 miles of the 
West Downie River from the northern boundary of section 27, township 21 
north, range 10 east, to Rattlesnake Creek confluence, to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 3 
miles of Rattlesnake Creek from the source in section 24, township 21 
north, range 10 east to West Branch confluence, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 3 miles of Downie 
River from the confluence of West Branch and Rattlesnake Creek to the 
confluence with Grant Ravine, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. The 1.75 miles of Downie River from Grant 
Ravine confluence to the confluence with Lavezzola Creek, to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
The 2 miles of Red Oak Canyon from the source in section 18, township 
21 north, range 11 east to 0.5 miles upstream of confluence with Empire 
Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river. The 0.5 miles of Red Oak Canyon from 0.5 miles upstream of 
Empire Creek confluence to Empire Creek confluence, to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. The 2 miles of 
Empire Creek from the source in section 17, township 12 north, range 11 
east, to 0.5 miles upstream of confluence with Red Oak Canyon, to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 4.5 
miles of Empire Creek from 0.5 miles upstream of Red Oak Canyon 
confluence to confluence with Lavezzola Creek, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. The 1.5 miles of 
Sunnyside Creek from the confluence of Sunnyside Creek and unnamed 
tributary in section 8 township 21 north, range 11 east, to Spencer 
Creek confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a wild river. The 1.5 miles of Spencer Creek from Lower Spencer Lake to 
confluence with Sunnyside Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. The 5 miles of Lavezzola Creek, from the 
confluence of Sunnyside and Spencer Creeks to unnamed tributary in 
section 33, township 21 north, range 11 east, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 7 miles of Lavezzola 
Creek, from the confluence with unnamed tributary in section 33 to 
Downie River confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river. The 3.5 miles of Pauley Creek from 
Hawley and Snake Lakes to the southern boundary of section 26, township 
21 north, range 11 east, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river. The 7.5 miles of Pauley Creek from 
section 26 to the western boundary of section 18, township 20 north, 
range 11 east, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
wild river. The 4 miles of Pauley Creek from section 18 to confluence 
with Downie River, as a scenic river. The 1.5 miles of Butcher Ranch 
Creek from the eastern boundary of section 2, township 20 north, range 
11 east, to the confluence with Pauley Creek, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``( ) Independence Creek, California.--The 2 miles from the source 
in section 13, township 18 north, range 14 east, to the high water line 
of Independence Lake, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. -
    ``( ) Mokelumne, North Fork, California.--The 5.75 miles from 0.25 
miles downstream of Salt Springs dam to 0.5 miles downstream of Bear 
River confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a recreational river. The 11 miles from 0.5 miles downstream of Bear 
River confluence to National Forest boundary in section 19, township 7 
north, range 14 east, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``( ) Niagara Creek, California.--The 1 mile from Highway 108 to 
the high water line of Donnell Reservoir, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
    ``( ) Sagehen Creek, California.--The 7.75 miles from the source in 
section 10, township 18 north, range 15 east, to 0.25 miles upstream of 
Stampede reservoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as a scenic river.
    ``( ) Stanislaus River, North Fork, California.--The 5.5 miles of 
Highland Creek from 0.5 miles downstream of New Spicer dam to North 
Fork confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a wild river. The 8.5 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus River, from 
Highland Creek confluence to Little Rattlesnake Creek confluence, to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The 2.25 
miles of the North Fork Stanislaus River, from Little Rattlesnake Creek 
confluence to the northern edge of the private property boundary in 
section 8, township 5 north, range 16 east, 0.25 miles upstream of 
Boards Crossing, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a recreational river. The 2 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus River, 
from 1 mile downstream of Boards Crossing to the western boundary of 
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river. The 7 miles of the North Fork Stanislaus 
River from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 4N38 crossing to Middle Fork 
Stanislaus River confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``( ) Tuolumne, South Fork, California.--The 0.2 miles from the 
Rainbow Pool Bridge to the Highway 120 Bridge, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. The 3.0 miles 
from the Highway 120 Bridge to the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River 
confluence, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
scenic river.''.
    (b) Plan and Reporting Requirements, Black Butte River.--Within 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to Congress a fire management plan and report 
on the cultural and historic resources within the Black Butte River 
segments designated by the amendment made by subsection (a). The 
Secretary shall provide a copy of the plan and report to the board of 
supervisors of Tuolumne County, California.
    (c) Plan and Reporting Requirements, Tuolumne, South Fork.--Within 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to Congress a fire management plan and report 
on the cultural and historic resources within the Tuolumne, South Fork 
River segments designated by the amendment made by subsection (a). The 
Secretary shall provide a copy of the plan and report to the board of 
supervisors of Tuolumne County, California.
    (d) Water Resources Projects.--Nothing in this title shall preclude 
relicensing of, assistance to, or operation and maintenance of, 
developments below or above a wild, scenic, or recreational river area 
or on any stream tributary thereto which will not invade the area or 
unreasonably diminish the scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife 
values present in the area as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Native American Uses and Interests.--In recognition of the past 
use of the areas designated by this title as wild, scenic, and 
recreational rivers by members of Indian tribes for traditional 
cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
ensure access to such wild, scenic, and recreational rivers by Indian 
tribes for such traditional cultural and religious purposes. In 
implementing this section, the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian 
tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily close to the 
general public use of one or more specific portions of the wild, 
scenic, or recreational river to protect the privacy of traditional 
cultural and religious activities in those portions by members of the 
Indian tribe or Indian religious community. Any such closure shall be 
made to affect the smallest practicable area for the minimum period 
necessary for such purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the 
purpose and intent of Public Law 95-341 (42 U.S.C. 1996; commonly known 
as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) and the Wilderness Act.

SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF CARSON RIVER AND EAST FORK, CALIFORNIA, AS 
              WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS STUDY AREA.

    (a) Designation.--Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``( ) Carson River, East Fork, California.--The approximately 46.5 
miles from its source to the Nevada border.''.
    (b) Review and Recommendation.--In furtherance of the provisions of 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the Secretary 
of the Interior shall review the river designated by the amendment made 
by subsection (a) to determine its suitability for designation as a 
wild, scenic, or recreational river. The Secretary shall submit to the 
President a report containing the results of the review. Not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit a recommendation to Congress regarding designation of the 
river segments as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers.
    (c) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall manage the wild and scenic river study area 
designated by the amendment made by subsection (a) so as to maintain 
its presently existing wild and scenic character and potential for 
inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

         TITLE III--SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

SEC. 301. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Purposes.--In order to conserve, protect, and enhance the 
riparian and associated areas described in subsection (b) and the 
outstanding ecological, geological, scenic, recreational, cultural, 
historical, fish and wildlife values, and other resources of such 
areas, there is hereby established the Sacramento River National 
Conservation Area (referred to in this title as the ``conservation 
area'').
    (b) Areas Included.--The conservation area shall consist of the 
public lands in Tehama and Shasta Counties in the State of California 
generally depicted on a map entitled ``Sacramento River National 
Conservation Area'' and comprising approximately 30,000 acres adjacent 
to the Sacramento River, lower Battle Creek, and lower Paynes Creek.
    (c) Map.--As soon as practicable, but not later than three years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, a map and legal description of 
the conservation area shall be filed by the Secretary of the Interior 
with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. Such map 
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section. 
Copies of such map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and in 
the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of 
California.
    (d) Management of Conservation Area.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall manage the conservation area in a manner that conserves, 
protects, and enhances its resources and values, including the 
resources specified in subsection (a), pursuant to the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other 
applicable provisions of law, including this title.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal 
lands within the conservation area are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of entry, appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from disposition 
under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, and all 
amendments thereto.
    (f) Hunting and Fishing.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
permit hunting and fishing within the conservation area in accordance 
with applicable laws and regulations of the United States and the State 
of California.
    (g) Motorized Vehicles.--Use of motorized vehicles on public lands 
shall be restricted to established roadways.
    (h) Motorized Boats.--Nothing in this title is intended to restrict 
the use of motorized boats on the Sacramento River. The Counties of 
Tehama and Shasta and the California Department of Boating and 
Waterways shall retain their respective authority to regulate motorized 
boating for the purpose of ensuring public safety and environmental 
protection.
    (i) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock on public lands, where 
authorized under permits or leases in existence as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such 
reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary of the 
Interior considers necessary, consistent with this Act, the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976, and Bureau of Land Management 
regulations.
    (j) Acquisition of Property.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may acquire 
        land or interests in land within the boundaries of the 
        conservation area by donation, transfer, purchase with donated 
        or appropriated funds, or exchange.
            (2) Consent.--No land or interest in land may be acquired 
        without the consent of the owner of the land.
    (k) Conservation Area Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the long-range 
        protection and management of the conservation area.
            (2) Contents of plan.--The plan shall describe the 
        appropriate uses and management of the conservation area in 
        accordance with this title. The Secretary of the Interior may 
        incorporate appropriate decisions contained in any management 
        or activity plan for the area completed before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and appropriate wildlife habitat 
        management plans or other plans prepared (or information 
        developed) for lands within or adjacent to the conservation 
        area before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (l) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare the 
plan under subsection (k) in close consultation with appropriate 
Federal, State, Tehama and Shasta Counties, and local agencies adjacent 
landowners and other interested persons.

               TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 401. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
$2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and $2,500,000 to the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide grants to 
communities surrounded by, or adjacent to, wilderness areas or wild, 
scenic, or recreational rivers designated by this Act, to be used for 
the purpose of creating and promoting wilderness- and recreation-
related jobs, developing visitors centers, informational brochures, and 
kiosks regarding the wilderness areas or wild, scenic, or recreational 
rivers, or other developing other methods to promote wilderness and 
wild and scenic river tourism.

SEC. 402. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS RECREATION DEVELOPMENT.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
$1,250,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and $1,250,000 to the 
Secretary of the Interior to be used in wilderness areas and wild, 
scenic, or recreational rivers designated by this Act to develop trails 
and other facilities that will promote and enhance wilderness or wild, 
scenic, or recreational river recreation experiences.

SEC. 403. LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
$1,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and $1,000,000 to the 
Secretary of the Interior to be used in wilderness areas and wild, 
scenic, or recreational rivers designated by this Act to support law 
enforcement activities necessary to protect visitors and the natural 
resources of these wild areas.

SEC. 404. ACQUISITION OF INHOLDINGS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
$2,500,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture and $2,500,000 to the 
Secretary of the Interior to be used for the purpose of acquiring 
inholdings within the wilderness areas and wild, scenic, or 
recreational rivers designated by this Act.
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