[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3531 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3531

To designate certain National Forest System land in the State of Idaho 
                             as wilderness.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2016

   Mr. Risch 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 designate certain National Forest System land in the State of Idaho 
                             as wilderness.

    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 ``Scotchman Peaks 
Wilderness Act of 2016''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.
Sec. 4. Administration.
Sec. 5. Fire.
Sec. 6. Adjacent management.
Sec. 7. Indian tribes.
Sec. 8. Effect.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (2) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means 
        the area designated as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System by section 3(a).

SEC. 3. SCOTCHMAN PEAKS WILDERNESS.

    (a) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System land in the State of 
Idaho comprising approximately 13,961 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ``Final Map Scotchman Peaks Wilderness'' and dated 
June 20, 2016, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System and shall be known as the 
``Scotchman Peaks Wilderness''.
    (b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a map 
and legal description for the wilderness area.
    (c) Effect.--The map and legal description submitted under 
subsection (b) shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this Act, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map 
or legal description.
    (d) Availability.--The map and legal description submitted under 
subsection (b) shall be available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
area shall be administered by 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 shall be considered to be a reference to 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
area is withdrawn from all forms of--
            (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public 
        land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
        materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
    (c) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
jurisdiction of the State of Idaho with respect to fish and wildlife on 
public land in the State.
    (d) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
Secretary may carry out management activities to maintain or restore 
fish and wildlife populations and habitats to support fish and wildlife 
populations within the wilderness area if the management activities--
            (1) are consistent with relevant wilderness management 
        plans;
            (2) are conducted in accordance with appropriate policies, 
        such as the policies established in Appendix B of the report of 
        the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
        (House Report 101-405), including the occasional and temporary 
        use of motorized vehicles; and
            (3) as determined by the Secretary, would--
                    (A) promote healthy, viable, and more naturally 
                distributed wildlife populations that would enhance 
                wilderness values; and
                    (B) accomplish the purpose of the management 
                activity with the minimum impact necessary.

SEC. 5. FIRE.

    In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures within the wilderness 
area as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of 
fire, insects, and disease.

SEC. 6. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act creates a protective perimeter 
or buffer zone around the wilderness area.
    (b) Activities Outside Wilderness Area.--The fact that an activity 
or use on land outside the wilderness area can be seen or heard within 
the wilderness area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 
wilderness area.

SEC. 7. INDIAN TRIBES.

    (a) Access.--In recognition of the past use of the wilderness area 
by Indian tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the 
Secretary shall ensure that Indian tribes have access to the wilderness 
area for--
            (1) traditional cultural and religious purposes; and
            (2) exercise of any right reserved by treaty.
    (b) Temporary Closures.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
        Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe, may temporarily close 
        to the general public one or more specific portions of the 
        wilderness area to protect the privacy of the members of the 
        Indian tribe in the conduct of the traditional cultural and 
        religious activities in the wilderness area.
            (2) Requirement.--Any closure under paragraph (1) shall be 
        made in such a manner as to affect the smallest practicable 
        area for the minimum period of time necessary for the activity 
        to be carried out.
    (c) Applicable Law.--Access to the wilderness area under this 
section shall be in accordance with--
            (1) Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the ``American 
        Indian Religious Freedom Act'') (42 U.S.C. 1996); and
            (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

SEC. 8. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this Act diminishes the rights of any Indian tribe.
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