[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1769 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 325
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1769
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 19, 2010
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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AN ACT
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 22,173 acres that is within the
Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Additions'' and dated December 3, 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 the land designated as
wilderness 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 minor errors in the map and legal
description.
(C) Public availability.--The map and legal
description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed
and made available for public inspection in the
appropriate office of the Forest Service.
(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests in Land.--Any land
or interests in land within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions'' and dated December 3,
2009, 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:
``(__) 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.
``(__) 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.''.
Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 2010.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 325
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1769
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 19, 2010
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar