[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 23 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.23
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, 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 ``Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map consisting of 6 sheets
entitled ``Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Proposed
Wilderness Boundary'', numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November
2010.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear
Dunes National Lakeshore comprising approximately 32,557 acres along
the mainland shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands in
Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally depicted on the
map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the ``Sleeping Bear
Dunes Wilderness''.
(b) Map.--
(1) Availability.--The map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any clerical or
typographical errors in the map.
(3) Legal description.--As soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a legal
description of the wilderness boundary and submit a copy of the map
and legal description to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives.
(c) Road Setbacks.--The wilderness boundary shall be--
(1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads; and
(2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent State highways.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness
area designated by section 3(a) 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 the Wilderness 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) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary.
(b) Maintenance of Roads Outside Wilderness Boundary.--Nothing in
this Act prevents the maintenance and improvement of roads that are
located outside the boundary of the wilderness area designated by
section 3(a).
(c) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the
jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect to the management of
fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing within the national
lakeshore in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 91-479 (16 U.S.C.
460x-4).
(d) Savings Provisions.--Nothing in this Act modifies, alters, or
affects--
(1) any treaty rights; or
(2) any valid private property rights in existence on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.