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[S. 3017 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 994
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3017

  To designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National 
                  Lakeshore in the State of Michigan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2008

Mr. Levin (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 16, 2008

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National 
                  Lakeshore in the State of Michigan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Beaver Basin Wilderness 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) since 1981, the National Park Service has 
        managed the land designated as the Beaver Basin Wilderness by 
        section 4(a) as a backcountry and wilderness area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the land designated by section 4(a) as the 
        Wilderness comprises approximately 16 percent of the area of 
        Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the decision to propose this portion of the 
        National Lakeshore as wilderness was made after 5 years of 
        planning, which involved extensive public involvement and 
        culminated in the approval of a new general management plan in 
        2004; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the fundamental manner in which the land 
        designated as Wilderness by section 4(a) is managed for 
        purposes of access, public use, and enjoyment will not change 
        as a result of this designation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Line of demarcation.--The term ``line of 
        demarcation'' means the point on the bank or shore at which the 
        surface waters of Lake Superior meet the land or sand beach, 
        regardless of the level of Lake Superior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Beaver Basin Wilderness 
        Boundary'', numbered 625/80,051, and dated April 10, 
        2007.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) National lakeshore.--The term ``National 
        Lakeshore'' means the Pictured Rocks National 
        Lakeshore.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the 
        Beaver Basin Wilderness designated by section 4(a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF BEAVER BASIN WILDERNESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the land described in subsection (b) is 
designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, to be known as the ``Beaver Basin 
Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the land and inland water comprising approximately 
11,740 acres within the National Lakeshore, as generally depicted on 
the map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Boundary.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Line of demarcation.--The line of demarcation 
        shall be the boundary for any portion of the Wilderness that is 
        bordered by Lake Superior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Surface water.--The surface water of Lake 
        Superior, regardless of the fluctuating lake level, shall be 
        considered to be outside the boundary of the 
        Wilderness.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Map and Legal Description.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file 
        and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
        of the National Park Service.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Legal description.--As soon as practicable 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a legal description of the boundary of the 
        Wilderness.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Force and effect.--The map and the legal 
        description submitted under paragraph (2) shall have the same 
        force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
        Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors in 
        the map and legal description.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
        date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 
        date of enactment of this Act; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) with respect to land administered by the 
        Secretary, any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Use of Electric Motors.--The use of boats powered by 
electric motors on Little Beaver and Big Beaver Lakes may continue, 
subject to any applicable laws (including regulations).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. EFFECT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or affects any treaty 
        rights;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) alters the management of the water of Lake 
        Superior within the boundary of the Pictured Rocks National 
        Lakeshore in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) prohibits--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the use of motors on the surface water 
                of Lake Superior adjacent to the Wilderness; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the beaching of motorboats at the line 
                of demarcation.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Beaver Basin Wilderness Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Line of demarcation.--The term ``line of demarcation'' 
        means the point on the bank or shore at which the surface 
        waters of Lake Superior meet the land or sand beach, regardless 
        of the level of Lake Superior.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Beaver Basin Wilderness 
        Boundary'', numbered 625/80,051, and dated April 16, 2007.
            (3) National lakeshore.--The term ``National Lakeshore'' 
        means the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the Beaver 
        Basin Wilderness designated by section 3(a).

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF BEAVER BASIN WILDERNESS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the land described in subsection (b) is designated as 
wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, to be known as the ``Beaver Basin Wilderness''.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the land and inland water comprising approximately 11,740 acres within 
the National Lakeshore, as generally depicted on the map.
    (c) Boundary.--
            (1) Line of demarcation.--The line of demarcation shall be 
        the boundary for any portion of the Wilderness that is bordered 
        by Lake Superior.
            (2) Surface water.--The surface water of Lake Superior, 
        regardless of the fluctuating lake level, shall be considered 
        to be outside the boundary of the Wilderness.
    (d) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.
            (2) Legal description.--As soon as practicable after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a legal description of the boundary of the 
        Wilderness.
            (3) Force and effect.--The map and the legal description 
        submitted under paragraph (2) shall have the same force and 
        effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 
        may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map and 
        legal description.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness 
shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--
            (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date of that 
        Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) with respect to land administered by the Secretary, any 
        reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be 
        considered to be a reference to the Secretary.
    (b) Use of Electric Motors.--The use of boats powered by electric 
motors on Little Beaver and Big Beaver Lakes may continue, subject to 
any applicable laws (including regulations).

SEC. 5. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this Act--
            (1) modifies, alters, or affects any treaty rights;
            (2) alters the management of the water of Lake Superior 
        within the boundary of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in 
        existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (3) prohibits--
                    (A) the use of motors on the surface water of Lake 
                Superior adjacent to the Wilderness; or
                    (B) the beaching of motorboats at the line of 
                demarcation.
                                                       Calendar No. 994

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3017

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National 
                  Lakeshore in the State of Michigan.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment