S.Amdt. 108

SA 108. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 47, to provide for the
management of the natural resources of the United States, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part I of subtitle C of title I, add the
following:

SEC. 12__. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE
WILDERNESSES.

Section 1 of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102
Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(21) Rough mountain addition.--Certain land in the George
Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000
acres, as generally depicted as the `Rough Mountain Addition'
on the map entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST -
South half - Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management
Prescriptions - Land and Resources Management Plan Final
Environmental Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014,
which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area
designated by paragraph (1).
``(22) Rich hole addition.--
``(A) Designation.--Certain land in the George Washington
National Forest comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as
generally depicted as the `Rich Hole Addition' on the map
entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - South half -
Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions
- Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental
Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, which shall be
incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by
paragraph (2) on the earlier of--
``(i) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture
publishes in the Federal Register notice that the activities
permitted under subparagraph (C) have been completed; and
``(ii) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment
of the Natural Resources Management Act.
``(B) Management.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C),
the Secretary shall manage the wilderness area designated
under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
``(C) Water quality improvement activities.--
``(i) In general.--To enhance natural ecosystems within the
Rich Hole Addition by implementing certain activities to
improve water quality and aquatic passage, as described in
the Forest Service document entitled `Decision Notice for the
Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project' and
dated December 2015, the Secretary of Agriculture may use
motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the Rich Hole
Addition under subparagraph (A) until the date on which the
Rich Hole Addition is incorporated into the Rich Hole
Wilderness under that subparagraph.
``(ii) Requirement.--In carrying out clause (i), the
Secretary of Agriculture, to the maximum extent practicable,
shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice
necessary to carry out that clause with the least amount of
adverse impact on wilderness character and resources.''.
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