[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4304 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4304

To designate certain Federal lands in San Diego County, California, as 
                  wilderness, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2009

   Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate certain Federal lands in San Diego County, California, as 
                  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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Beauty Mountain 
and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2009''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
         TITLE I--DESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary.
Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness, Cleveland National Forest and 
                            Bureau of Land Management land in San Diego 
                            County, California.
Sec. 103. Administration of wilderness.
   TITLE II--LOCATION AND NATURE OF APPROPRIATE RECREATION FACILITIES

Sec. 201. Recreational facilities.

         TITLE I--DESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

    In this title, the term ``Secretary'' means--
            (1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
            (2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST AND 
              BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Agua Tibia Wilderness Additions.--In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the Cleveland 
National Forest comprising approximately 7,796 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ``Agua Tibia Proposed Wilderness 
Additions'', and dated May 18, 2009, is designated as wilderness and is 
incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the Agua Tibia 
Wilderness.
    (b) Beauty Mountain Wilderness.--In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management in San Diego County, California, comprising 
approximately 13,635 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled 
``Beauty Mountain Wilderness Additions'', and dated December 11, 2009, 
is designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed 
to be a part of, the Beauty Mountain Wilderness.
    (c) Maps and Descriptions.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
        legal description of each wilderness area and wilderness 
        addition designated by this section with the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
            (2) Force of law.--A map and legal description filed under 
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
        errors in the map and legal description.
            (3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary.
    (d) Utility Facilities and Corridors.--Nothing in this section or 
the Wilderness Act shall be construed to prohibit construction, 
operation, and maintenance, using standard industry practices, of 
utility facilities located, on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, outside of the wilderness areas and wilderness additions 
designated by this section.

SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land 
designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition by this title 
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 deemed to be a reference to the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary 
        that has jurisdiction over the land.
    (b) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land within 
the boundaries of a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated 
by this title that is acquired by the United States shall--
            (1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is 
        located; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with this title, the 
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other 
        applicable law.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the land designated as wilderness or 
wilderness addition by this title is withdrawn from all forms of--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
    (d) Fire Management and Related Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may take such measures in a 
        wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by this Act 
        as are necessary for the control and prevention of fire, 
        insects, and diseases in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98-40 of 
        the 98th Congress.
            (2) Funding priorities.--Nothing in this section limits 
        funding for fire and fuels management in the wilderness areas 
        and additions designated by this section.
            (3) Revision and development of local fire management 
        plans.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the local fire 
        management plan that applies to the Agua Tibia Wilderness and 
        prepare a local fire management plan for the Beauty Mountain 
        Wilderness.
            (4) Administration.--Consistent with paragraph (1) and 
        other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient 
        response to fire emergencies in the wilderness areas and 
        additions designated by this section, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, establish agency approval 
                procedures (including appropriate delegations of 
                authority to the Forest Supervisor, District Manager, 
                or other agency officials) for responding to fire 
                emergencies; and
                    (B) enter into agreements with appropriate State or 
                local firefighting agencies.
    (e) Grazing.--Grazing of livestock in a wilderness area or 
wilderness addition designated by this title shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines set forth in House Report 96-
617 to accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress.
    (f) Military Activities.--Nothing in this section precludes--
            (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
        wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by this 
        section;
            (2) the designation of new units of special airspace over 
        the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by this 
        section; or
            (3) the use or establishment of military flight training 
        routes over wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 
        by this section.

   TITLE II--LOCATION AND NATURE OF APPROPRIATE RECREATION FACILITIES

SEC. 201. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Construction of Facilities.--Consistent with applicable law and 
the applicable donation agreements between the Bureau of Land 
Management and The Conservation Fund, the Bureau of Land Management 
shall construct facilities as follows:
            (1) Location of recreational facilities.--Recreational 
        facilities shall be located outside of the Beauty Mountain 
        Wilderness in sections 13 and 14 and the southeast 1/4 of the 
        northeast 1/4, and the northeast 1/4 of the southeast 1/4 of 
        section 8, Township 9 South, Range 3 East, San Bernardino Base 
        and Meridian to support recreational activities on public 
        lands.
            (2) Parking area.--A parking area shall be constructed in 
        the northwest 1/4 section of the southwest 1/4 of section 33, 
        Township 9 South, Range 3 East, San Bernardino Base and 
        Meridian.
    (b) Appropriate Recreational Facilities.--Consistent with the 
applicable donation agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and 
The Conservation Fund, recreational facilities located on the parcel 
described in subsection (a) shall include a campground, parking area, 
corrals, water supply, restrooms, and other appropriate facilities.
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