[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3022 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3022

 To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to 
add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2007

 Mr. Costa (for himself and Mr. Nunes) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to 
add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, 
                        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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park 
Wilderness Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

    In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
following areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
            (1) John krebs wilderness.--
                    (A) Designation.--Certain land in Sequoia-Kings 
                Canyon National Park, comprising approximately 69,500 
                acres of land, as generally depicted on the map 
                entitled ``John Krebs Wilderness Proposal-Hockett 
                Plateau/Mineral King'' and dated July 2007 and the map 
                entitled ``John Krebs Wilderness Proposal-Enlargement 
                of Mineral King Area'' and dated May 2007, to be known 
                as the ``John Krebs Wilderness''.
                    (B) Limitations.--The designation of the wilderness 
                under subparagraph (A) does not--
                            (i) preclude operation and maintenance of 
                        the existing Hockett Meadow Cabin and Quinn 
                        Patrol Cabin in the same manner and degree in 
                        which the cabins were operated and maintained 
                        on the day before the date of enactment of this 
                        Act; or
                            (ii) prohibit the operation, maintenance, 
                        and repair of the small check dams and water 
                        impoundments on Lower Franklin Lake, Crystal 
                        Lake, Upper Monarch Lake, and Eagle Lake.
                    (C) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph affects--
                            (i) the cabins in, and adjacent to, Mineral 
                        King Valley; or
                            (ii) the private inholdings known as 
                        ``Silver City'' and ``Kaweah Han''.
            (2) Sequoia-kings canyon national park wilderness 
        addition.--Certain land in the North Fork/Redwood Canyon, 
        California, comprising approximately 43,450 acres, and certain 
        land in Chimney Rock, California, comprising approximately 
        1,736 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Redwood Canyon/North Fork/Chimney Rock Wilderness Proposal'' 
        and dated June 2007, is incorporated in, and shall be 
        considered to be a part of, the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National 
        Park Wilderness.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, each area 
designated as wilderness by this Act shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), except that any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) Submission of map and legal description.--As soon as 
        practicable, but not later than 3 years, after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal 
        description of each area designated as wilderness by this Act 
        with--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Force and effect.--The map and legal description filed 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
        clerical or typographical error in the map or legal 
        description.
            (3) Public availability.--The map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the Office of the Secretary.
    (c) Hydrologic, Meteorologic, and Climatological Devices, 
Facilities, and Associated Equipment.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) prevents the installation and maintenance of, or if 
        nonmotorized access is not reasonably available or time is of 
        the essence, limited motorized access to, hydrologic, 
        meteorologic, or climatological devices or facilities and 
        communication equipment associated with the devices, if the 
        devices, facilities, or equipment are essential to flood 
        warning, flood control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir 
        operation purposes; or
            (2) precludes or restricts the use of utility helicopters 
        for inspection or surveillance of utility facilities in the 
        vicinity of an area designated as wilderness by this Act.
    (d) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act creates a protective 
        perimeter or buffer zone around an area designated as 
        wilderness by this Act.
            (2) Activities outside wilderness.--The fact that a 
        nonwilderness activity or use can be seen or heard from within 
        an area designated as wilderness by this Act shall not preclude 
        the conduct of the activity or use outside the boundary of the 
        wilderness.
    (e) Horseback Riding.--Nothing in this Act precludes horseback 
riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle or pack 
stock into, an area designated as wilderness by this Act.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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