[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4849 Engrossed in House (EH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4849

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue commercial use 
    authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in 
  designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National 
                     Parks, 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 Backcountry Access Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS IN DESIGNATED WILDERNESS WITHIN 
              THE SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS.

    (a) Issuance of Commercial Use Authorizations.--Notwithstanding the 
decision, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the Secretary shall issue 
packer permits at no more than the levels of commercial services 
authorized by the Secretary in 2011 until the Secretary--
            (1) makes an extent necessary determination that addresses 
        the violations of the Wilderness Act found in the decision; and
            (2) begins to issue packer permits for operations in 
        designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon 
        National Parks in accordance with that extent necessary 
        determination reflected in a Record of Decision for the 
        Wilderness Stewardship Plan.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Decision.--The term ``decision'' means the January 24, 
        2012, ruling by the United States District Court for the 
        Northern District of California in High Sierra Hikers 
        Association v. United States Department of the Interior, et 
        al., Case No. C 09-4621 RS.
            (2) Extent necessary determination.--The term ``extent 
        necessary determination'' means a determination on the need for 
        commercial services within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National 
        Park wilderness under section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)).
            (3) Packer permit.--The term ``packer permit'' means a 
        commercial use authorization granted to a commercial stock 
        operator.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4849

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue commercial use 
    authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in 
  designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National 
                     Parks, and for other purposes.