1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of
2009
.
(b)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.
<enum>I</enum><header>Designation and
expansion of wilderness areas</header>
<section id="H2208115BF95546A8BBE6697979A65B7A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of
Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the
term <term>Secretary</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HC59B7E54461E421B8E4C480F51D5472D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Agriculture; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H563215C41E3D41BC918D81F1DA15F1A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB12E7B92FDFE4B7AB8495B36C7CCAE34"><enum>102.</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness, Cleveland National Forest and Bureau of Land Management land in San
Diego County, California</header>
<subsection id="HCF5B789A4D004081B3924633851AC40E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agua tibia
wilderness additions</header><text>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 <quote>Agua
Tibia Proposed Wilderness Additions</quote>, 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF0D8765303A4EFCB74BA6FEEB024269"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Beauty mountain
wilderness</header><text>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 <quote>Beauty Mountain Wilderness Additions</quote>,
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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4D25B67A641465C8B776495CDC6865D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maps and
descriptions</header>
<paragraph id="HA1F875EDF66845C180CFE0EB940B63F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DE1D5D88D904BD788189C3743093D61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C9C6D4767D94AE8AE369C1BC6EC776A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C9668EF8817422589656DAD7CA1EBF1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Utility
facilities and corridors</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2C29587241DC4D9697C1CAD2B9133D95"><enum>103.</enum><header>Administration
of wilderness</header>
<subsection id="H297F4DE2D7E24D889EF4F04A17DDA233"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Management</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H1726A326A8144DBC945FDA477C402B07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17E3FBDB0C384F919CAF22658B4300D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5726A7DDDEAB4ECC82129D0B1DBBED77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Incorporation of
acquired land and interests</header><text>Any land within the boundaries of a
wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by this title that is
acquired by the United States shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBBC94F4D510548A3A1F5B9249834424E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>become part of the
wilderness area in which the land is located; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C29C5CDC7474B58B5A011402A024119"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be managed in
accordance with this title, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and
any other applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6716B0217D564948AFE923CC7B6568CF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H599890E22A3B4786AEF9DFBAFD5CDB6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AF56B5430BD42D0B0D94D843420CF85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA89D67D67E6463C8EFCB3333F633F00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>disposition under
all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H114F939E81B747649F6E575AC7403CF5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fire management
and related activities</header>
<paragraph id="H68C1C7BAE33445B2ACCFA3E8E570AD29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45F33E1A16F7430481CBC5BB35ED2DC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding
priorities</header><text>Nothing in this section limits funding for fire and
fuels management in the wilderness areas and additions designated by this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97FF147C089B4335990C664C40FA0BB9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revision and
development of local fire management plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1156FE268E874A05A626F7A014F34BE6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFB8630064A9464D892309E79259AAEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA303A1D77AF84059A256F0AE3AB9FC0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into
agreements with appropriate State or local firefighting agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFD8D2599769F4702B154C8CE437B5E17"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17EA509AB73C4C5791BD5F8D436C1D97"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Military
activities</header><text>Nothing in this section precludes—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7C5A41467FC4A3A86B6D01F50CB4CA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>low-level
overflights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas or wilderness
additions designated by this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBCE6983286C41E0BCABFAF0D6DCF84E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the designation of
new units of special airspace over the wilderness areas or wilderness additions
designated by this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0CDA0B2A506A4B43AFE21B6BFE98778E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use or
establishment of military flight training routes over wilderness areas or
wilderness additions designated by this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Location and
nature of appropriate recreation facilities</header>
<section id="H8F5CA6DDEC6A4D4983650262CB5F8858"><enum>201.</enum><header>Recreational
facilities</header>
<subsection id="H05FD74AF3AA74FBFAC618DF0F87D53AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction of
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text>
<paragraph id="HF22703AF04674A329A40A86B49CF4EBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Location of
recreational facilities</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H813655833C204D7FBE28F1589F7060E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Parking
area</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B6AFA1914B049E4A969DA5A122DCD49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriate
recreational facilities</header><text>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.</text>
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