1.This Act may be cited as the
Vermont Wilderness Act of
2006
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term Secretary means the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest
Service.
(2)The term State means the State
of Vermont.
<enum>I</enum><header>Designation of wilderness areas</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ABF5F7CA93645B2A45F01ADE1875DAE" section-type="subsequent-section"><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</external-xref> et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated
as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d35d8a863bd4424aad8465b664dfa65"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7643583BD74F47AD4F98C0CF38EE2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61A2FD837D7C420FAF475294756D4E5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07C7D9D9DDFA4F8BB2DBCABE4A11EC99"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF171723E9224ADCA9E29A10AF814729"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="idEA566A60A1034595BBEDCD672A34A1D6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36151779f156448a975b3765b6f77cf5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Map and
description</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49EA3A9F9CE847B9A0A012283A3267AB"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D3A3F70920C452CB0601717F6A4A167"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id267BCF80E131436DA579B6EF7DC3BAF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE077188EF5C0409D976A684D766C6CFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CC3E4B7057E4B06A8658C8264241378"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDBAAA0A3C5D4FE18D12F365A981F517"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ea68c07d49c43c097d9fd0c1b570fe5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08984E2BAFA443C6A42760936CB3F7FF"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09B1452F4ECD4D1F9683F8BDA3FBD750"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><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</external-xref> et
seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D9CBB7474FA47D8BAF3C32F033EDEF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref> et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a8e48ab07aa4f54adaf03c8c6f1a6b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fish and
wildlife</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA550E24BC4B348EBA6D61B1DC3084631"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lakes and ponds in the State that the State
has historically stocked; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id557198E82AE742D092885A3AFC58BE4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rivers and streams in the State to support
the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID952d13521b4f4600ae1cf3368d9037b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trails</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBBF16F5EBD9484EAE04103CA1D8E02F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Forest Service
shall permit the use of minimum tools and traditional, trail-specific methods
to mark and maintain—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id178E0E0B15DE4925AF5E60B466278FAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Appalachian National Scenic
Trail;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBC23BBD31DA417B8CD5EC491AACD201"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Long Trail;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE09A41DD4DBF47E0AE45D2B32C389303"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Catamount Trail; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5E7433500CD4465BE9450E3FBC81B9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28C62C27541242A1805B8862AA27880B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Catamount Trail
relocation and completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
the segment of the Catamount Trail that is located in the Lye Brook Wilderness,
the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF006FB2542446228A5905203047B633"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may waive the requirements described in
paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id340E30BDE54F483B9F1E7327EF756D1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1889B07141D0437AAA143EFEA3C39CB1" section-type="subsequent-section"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD4AA4F47AB84FE390CD2195FEC4768B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Map and
description</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01C7EE89AF784B539E97674E7A68A302"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55B71273856F42538D01C63AF3B4CA13"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7445129E85B4D508EE53907EAD0E0FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF30480BC876647968F7004014C627CA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC9D157FA41D46D9A74246E9DB1ADEDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="id4415D411FF3547A8B2C55B2CFD48BF27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35a8f9ecc9d54df7a9998517d9d33af6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Administration of
national recreation area</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe33e927d0c8a44b6841a3d749d46fe3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCBA9373C0C846D99AF9655380B15198"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">laws (including rules and regulations)
applicable to units of the National Forest System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B129F00B0D446DDA5624BDFC7C04831"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the objectives described or specified in
the Green Mountain National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcd55d40ef084e99aaf09ab25f7c24f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide a showcase for multiple use
management of the National Forest System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb517aa13a32f4d61b3dad2d80e627ab9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide outstanding educational and
interpretation opportunities in the areas of ecological processes and forest
management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID944cd54b19814772bbff8c9c0cbe25d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide for public enjoyment of the area
for outdoor recreation and other benefits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3cbbf6999f249a8a3a360540605a16f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10f8bf33bc40470ba49c14c0b2f8d509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fish and
wildlife</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb07f250d1a7f477a94b1d03f8be03096"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Escarpment and
ecological areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2EEBEF0AF624E44900AD2379FFF284D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Comprehensive
management plan</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17e92b2e07b44d7597b5365c27ab37b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBFEB7352C004960BD423B08D28A7C28"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58444B9862C145D98075156B83C40522"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id484F96DD73524576AC3CD6E664D9BFB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd8ee7fa9d575425982a79d313294aa96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the reviews and preparing the
comprehensive management plan required by paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80CC4AF8DAEE48AEBAA200EFE870800C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for full public participation;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E28DCC6A14E45D58931649444667269"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the views of interested agencies,
organizations, and individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>