[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 721 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 721

 To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and 
                 scenic rivers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 26, 2009

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and 
                 scenic rivers, 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 ``Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions 
and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS.

    (a) In General.--There is designated as wilderness and as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain 
Federal land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State 
of Washington comprising approximately 22,100 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness 
Additions'' and dated March 23, 2009, which is incorporated in and 
shall be considered to be a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land 
        designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be 
        administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
        this section as the ``Secretary''), in accordance with the 
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that 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.
            (2) Map and description.--
                    (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file 
                a map and a legal description of each wilderness area 
                designated by subsection (a) with--
                            (i) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                        the House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                        Resources of the Senate.
                    (B) Force of law.--A map and legal description 
                filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force 
                and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
                Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal 
                description.
                    (C) Public availability.--Each map and legal 
                description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed 
                and made available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate office of the Secretary.
    (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interest.--Any land within 
the boundary of the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a) 
that is acquired by the United States shall--
            (1) become part of the wilderness area; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with subsection (b)(1).

SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(171) Middle fork snoqualmie, washington.--The 27.4-mile 
        segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River 
        near La Bohn Gap in NE \1/4\ sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to 
        the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be 
        administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 
        classifications:
                    ``(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from the 
                headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La 
                Bohn Gap in NE \1/4\ sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to 
                the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as 
                a wild river.
                    ``(B) The approximately 21-mile segment from the 
                west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to the 
                northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a 
                scenic river.
            ``(172) Pratt river, washington.--The entirety of the Pratt 
        River in the State of Washington, located in the Mount Baker-
        Snoqualmie National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary 
        of Agriculture as a wild river.''.
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