[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3326 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3326

  To extend the King Range National Conservation Area boundary in the 
State of California to include the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian 
                             Creek Forests.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2003

  Mr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the King Range National Conservation Area boundary in the 
State of California to include the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian 
                             Creek Forests.

    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 ``King Range National Conservation 
Area Boundary Extension Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The public lands within the King Range National 
        Conservation Area, California, are a unique public resource 
        encompassing a spectacular meeting of land and sea.
            (2) The Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian Creek Forests 
        are located adjacent to the King Range National Conservation 
        Area and have long been recognized as critical components of 
        the Mattole River watershed.
            (3) The Mill Creek Forest comprises approximately 2,514 
        acres of public land, the Squaw Creek Forest comprises 
        approximately 400 acres of public land, and the Indian Creek 
        Forest comprises approximately 304 acres of public land. Each 
        of the forests is administered by the Bureau of Land 
        Management, and contains significant stands of old-growth 
        Douglas fir that support habitat for threatened species and 
        endangered species, including the northern spotted owl, red-
        tailed frog, and Olympic salamander.
            (4) The linkage of the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian 
        Creek Forests to the King Range National Conservation Area will 
        enhance outdoor recreational opportunities in the northern 
        portion of the King Range and the coastal section of the 
        Mattole River.
            (5) Extending the King Range boundary to include the Mill 
        Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian Creek Forests will also enhance 
        management of the natural resources of the area by connecting 
        the headwaters of Mill Creek to the Mattole River.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF KING RANGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY.

    Section 9 of the Act of October 21, 1970 (84 Stat. 1067), is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) In addition to the lands described in subsections (a) and 
(c), there are hereby added to the King Range National Conservation 
Area the lands identified as the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian 
Creek proposed extensions on the map entitled `King Range National 
Conservation Area Boundary Extension Act of 2003', dated October 2, 
2003.''.
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