<enum>I</enum><header>Designation of wilderness areas</header> <section id="HF73CA5DAADA043CABD8C91DDFCFAC593"><enum>101.</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), the following areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</text> <paragraph id="H2286A9284326439F93C00E58E8E159D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 28,491 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Glastenbury Wilderness—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Glastenbury Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H808BC8E53F6D4621B28531427FCD19D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 12,437 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Joseph Battell Wilderness—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Joseph Battell Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32E48C7165D94032B7F2583C2CEA09B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 4,223 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Breadloaf Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Breadloaf Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9515190B43C34A7AA58ED177B163B9AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,171 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Lye Brook Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Lye Brook Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC37981834D88472D8F8226938082453C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 797 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Peru Peak Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Peru Peak Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CEBD373C1E24C509BB9E3DAC0D4F3C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 42 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Big Branch Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Big Branch Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H221D4B256AE84BE69520FD35D26A9D3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Map and description</header> <subsection id="H04D6FB13A2CA4464B6C2775DDEB32700"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of each wilderness area designated by section 101 with—</text> <paragraph id="H42AE1D56C3F94759A05D3743DED3D00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC1E8C4B820E4A5FB4295F7D16F62000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AC2C11DB3A94F2EA9D38998F69F00CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3EFE38AB933542E497557973CF1918C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Force of law</header><text>A map and legal description filed under subsection (a) 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 legal description.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5A27A5FDCC3441D28784F44172311E88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1A62F0D121E943D3ACC2F027CD108C8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Administration</header> <subsection id="HE5E359C6EF024C0698DF3999A286724D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under this section shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with—</text> <paragraph id="HAFF5312EB1654727A92EF7B6496C8974"><enum>(1)</enum><text><act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H433E032EF2DE4EB687632D65A7A032BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA861591E214444E285BD8E2D18B412FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fish and wildlife</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land located in the State, including the stocking of fish in—</text> <paragraph id="H5C398439A6C244EC9E609E974E1B2092"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lakes and ponds in the State that the State has historically stocked; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0396FF7CDEDD4029A8BB5F1DB829667D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>rivers and streams in the State to support the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H24D6AAD7DB5E4F83BA2D60949BF0D099"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trails</header> <paragraph id="H9033D31AFA11417390FF904FEC5AFAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Forest Service shall permit the use of minimum tools and traditional, trail-specific methods to mark and maintain—</text> <subparagraph id="H48DB69C351FA4BCCA41B6443B0642D00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Appalachian National Scenic Trail;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2621FB021DE6452ABCAC7EEE47E16B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Long Trail;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33E037764A794F9A9D7D598C2B315F86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Catamount Trail; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H56FB76F76B1D44F1938D282E9757DAD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>associated trails and structures of the Trails specified in this subsection, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Trails within the Green Mountain National Forest Wilderness Areas</quote> and dated April 2006.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27A994B1F45D421ABCB11830F2151EA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Catamount Trail relocation and completion</header><text>For the segment of the Catamount Trail that is located in the Lye Brook Wilderness, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H4CF6CDCA64BF4B5883409641F72296D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may waive the requirements described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E56CD9A1EAD4943BA36D41718C0013C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall assist the efforts of the Catamount Trail Association to relocate and complete the construction of the Catamount Trail.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>

109 HR 5157 IH: Vermont Wilderness Act of 2006 U.S. House of Representatives 2006-04-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Vermont Wilderness Act of 2006

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (2)

State

The term State means the State of Vermont.

<enum>I</enum><header>Designation of wilderness areas</header> <section id="HF73CA5DAADA043CABD8C91DDFCFAC593"><enum>101.</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), the following areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</text> <paragraph id="H2286A9284326439F93C00E58E8E159D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 28,491 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Glastenbury Wilderness—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Glastenbury Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H808BC8E53F6D4621B28531427FCD19D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 12,437 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Joseph Battell Wilderness—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Joseph Battell Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32E48C7165D94032B7F2583C2CEA09B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 4,223 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Breadloaf Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Breadloaf Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9515190B43C34A7AA58ED177B163B9AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,171 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Lye Brook Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Lye Brook Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC37981834D88472D8F8226938082453C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 797 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Peru Peak Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Peru Peak Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CEBD373C1E24C509BB9E3DAC0D4F3C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 42 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Big Branch Wilderness Additions—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, which shall be known as the <quote>Big Branch Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H221D4B256AE84BE69520FD35D26A9D3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Map and description</header> <subsection id="H04D6FB13A2CA4464B6C2775DDEB32700"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of each wilderness area designated by section 101 with—</text> <paragraph id="H42AE1D56C3F94759A05D3743DED3D00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC1E8C4B820E4A5FB4295F7D16F62000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AC2C11DB3A94F2EA9D38998F69F00CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3EFE38AB933542E497557973CF1918C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Force of law</header><text>A map and legal description filed under subsection (a) 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 legal description.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5A27A5FDCC3441D28784F44172311E88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1A62F0D121E943D3ACC2F027CD108C8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Administration</header> <subsection id="HE5E359C6EF024C0698DF3999A286724D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under this section shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with—</text> <paragraph id="HAFF5312EB1654727A92EF7B6496C8974"><enum>(1)</enum><text><act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H433E032EF2DE4EB687632D65A7A032BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA861591E214444E285BD8E2D18B412FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fish and wildlife</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land located in the State, including the stocking of fish in—</text> <paragraph id="H5C398439A6C244EC9E609E974E1B2092"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lakes and ponds in the State that the State has historically stocked; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0396FF7CDEDD4029A8BB5F1DB829667D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>rivers and streams in the State to support the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H24D6AAD7DB5E4F83BA2D60949BF0D099"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trails</header> <paragraph id="H9033D31AFA11417390FF904FEC5AFAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Forest Service shall permit the use of minimum tools and traditional, trail-specific methods to mark and maintain—</text> <subparagraph id="H48DB69C351FA4BCCA41B6443B0642D00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Appalachian National Scenic Trail;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2621FB021DE6452ABCAC7EEE47E16B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Long Trail;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33E037764A794F9A9D7D598C2B315F86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Catamount Trail; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H56FB76F76B1D44F1938D282E9757DAD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>associated trails and structures of the Trails specified in this subsection, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Trails within the Green Mountain National Forest Wilderness Areas</quote> and dated April 2006.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27A994B1F45D421ABCB11830F2151EA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Catamount Trail relocation and completion</header><text>For the segment of the Catamount Trail that is located in the Lye Brook Wilderness, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H4CF6CDCA64BF4B5883409641F72296D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may waive the requirements described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E56CD9A1EAD4943BA36D41718C0013C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall assist the efforts of the Catamount Trail Association to relocate and complete the construction of the Catamount Trail.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Moosalamoo National Recreation Area</header> <section id="HCA834C707F444E0AA51769A2C3CBD1F"><enum>201.</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Certain Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, comprising approximately 16,890 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Moosalamoo National Recreation Area—Proposed</quote>, dated March 2006, are designated as the <quote>Moosalamoo National Recreation Area</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H8F98D0EF0ABE430BB2A1790565C4C23E"><enum>202.</enum><header>Map and description</header> <subsection id="H37F82442DBBF448500A0E2F19CF5EAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the national recreation area designated by section 201 with—</text> <paragraph id="H6DDD0F4D52FD4DF98CFFD584DF3D77AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0017D03C448D4C88A30017FEA2135435"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF6012E3D9C24EBD8E6D00914F98BCD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0333D14426B840418006E11D29213616"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Force of law</header><text>A map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F91FFD61D2F44E8AF64FFF00EBF360"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HACF0DD8F7D13476FB38E86AFD516A4CC"><enum>203.</enum><header>Administration of national recreation area</header> <subsection id="H6C090683EC014223997F64F45BA26DA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall administer the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in accordance with—</text> <paragraph id="HE54CC64878F943AFB2EF8E8F36C67ECC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>laws (including rules and regulations) applicable to units of the National Forest System; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H515E1F10CFE240BC9468A27C4CEFF38C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the objectives described or specified in the Green Mountain National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan—</text> <subparagraph id="HD45BEF6A29EB4D9A90B8B9B582340F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide a showcase for multiple use management of the National Forest System;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AF4D2F24A4448EC822F96F2CD0034DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide outstanding educational and interpretation opportunities in the areas of ecological processes and forest management;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H317222CD6AB447869D3800C30000E848"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide for public enjoyment of the area for outdoor recreation and other benefits; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0556EAED55848F8B8B4354B594D3B5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to manage for the other resource values present in the Area, in a manner that does not impair the public recreation values and other special attributes of the Area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H47998F1426A748278BBEFEDC431B9558"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fish and wildlife</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land located in the State.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD0A94C51AA93474D98C4C1AD17C6F69B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Escarpment and ecological areas</header><text>Nothing in this title prevents the Secretary from managing the Green Mountain Escarpment Management Area and the Ecological Special Areas, as described in the Green Mountain National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC629E4B61FB34076909B85D5EED7BC5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Comprehensive management plan</header> <paragraph id="H8A13E4482A4145078679025FBE561BDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit a comprehensive management plan for the Area designated by section 201 of this title to—</text> <subparagraph id="H8C6CCCA9880F4D2BA5C88FF7A9E1B1E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD6543662BEA4ACD9F57DC7C4B7D85B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6585D78BF87B4A3500B669DEDB115B93"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H28DBA1170E72476AA6F533896D0030C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In conducting the reviews and preparing the comprehensive management plan required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HA03474FC7F7C42C8823D8C08B7D08157"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for full public participation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9F532805E1F94F469EF4606F243808A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the views of interested agencies, organizations, and individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>