[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3022 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3022


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2008

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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 and Kings Canyon National 
Parks Wilderness Act of 2008''.

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 and Kings 
                Canyon National Parks, comprising approximately 69,500 
                acres of land, and 130 acres of potential wilderness 
                additions as generally depicted on the map numbered 
                102/60014a, titled ``John Krebs Wilderness'', and dated 
                March 10, 2008.
                    (B) Limitations.--The designation of the wilderness 
                under subparagraph (A) does not 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.
                    (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''.
                    (D) Potential wilderness additions.--The 
                designation of the potential wilderness additions under 
                subparagraph (A) shall not 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. The Secretary 
                is authorized to allow the use of helicopters for 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. The 
                potential wilderness additions shall be designated as 
                wilderness and incorporated into the John Krebs 
                Wilderness established by this Act upon termination of 
                the non-conforming uses.
            (2) Sequoia-kings canyon wilderness addition.--Certain land 
        in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, 
        comprising approximately 45,186 acres as generally depicted on 
        the map titled ``Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Addition'', 
        numbered 102/60015a, and dated March 10, 2008, is incorporated 
        in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Sequoia-Kings 
        Canyon 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.--The Secretary shall continue to 
manage maintenance and access to hydrologic, meteorologic, and 
climatological devices, facilities and associated equipment consistent 
with House Report 98-40.
    (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.--Nothing in this Act 
        precludes authorized activities conducted outside of the areas 
        designated as wilderness by this Act by cabin owners (or their 
        designees) in the Mineral King Valley area, or the property 
        owners (or their designees) or lessees in the Silver City 
        private inholding (as identified on the map titled ``John Krebs 
        Wilderness'' and dated March 10, 2008).
    (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.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.