,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 ,michaud 7for himself and ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to designate certain ,federal lands within the ,cross ,island ,national ,wildlife ,refuge and the ,petit ,manan ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 part of the ,maine ,coastal ,islands ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,complex1 in ,lincoln ,county1 ,hancock ,county1 and ,washington ,county1 ,maine1 as wilderness4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,maine ,coastal ,islands ,wilderness ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,high-water mark ,the term high-water mark means the point on the bank or shore up to which the water1 by its presence and action or flow1 leaves a distinct mark indicated by erosion1 destruction of or change in vegetation1 or other easily recognizable characteristic4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 #c4 ,additions to the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system 7a7 ,additions ,in furtherance of the purposes of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 and subject to subsection 7c71 the following ,federal lands in the ,state of ,maine are hereby designated as wilderness and as components of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system3 7#a7 ,certain lands in the ,cross ,island ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 comprising approximately #a1gjc acres1 as generally depicted on the map entitled ,cross ,island ,national ,wildlife ,refuge3 ,islands ,wilderness ,proposal and dated ,may1 #bjaj1 which shall be known as the ,cross ,island ,wilderness4 ,cross ,island ,wilderness includes six islands in a geographic cluster in ,washington ,county distributed over the following3 7,a7 ,cross ,island3 #a1fed acres4 7,b7 ,inner ,double ,head ,shot ,island3 #h acres4 7,c7 ,outer ,double ,head ,shot ,island3 #ad acres4 7,d7 ,mink ,island3 #aa acres4 7,e7 ,scotch ,island3 #aj acres4 7,f7 ,old ,man ,island3 #f acres4 7#b7 ,certain lands in the ,petit ,manan ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 comprising approximately #a1eec acres1 as generally depicted on the maps entitled ,petit ,manan ,national ,wildlife ,refuge3 ,islands ,wilderness ,proposal and dated ,may1 #bjaj1 which shall be known as the ,maine ,coastal ,islands ,wilderness4 ,maine ,coastal ,islands ,wilderness includes seven islands distributed over the following3 7,a7 ,outer ,heron ,island 7,lincoln ,county73 #ff acres4 7,b7 ,outer ,white ,island 7,lincoln ,county73 #af acres4 7,c7 ,little ,marshall ,island 7,hancock ,county73 #ad acres4 7,d7 ,john's ,island 7,hancock ,county73 #dc acres4 7,e7 ,bois ,bubert ,island 7,washington ,county73 #a1cba acres4 7,f7 ,inner ,sand ,island 7,washington ,county73 #ah acres4 7,g7 ,halifax ,island 7,washington ,county73 #ge acres4 7b7 ,maps and descriptions 7#a7 ,filing and availability ,as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area designated by subsection 7a7 with the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate4 ,the maps and legal descriptions filed shall be filed and made available for public inspection by the ,secretary in the office of the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7#b7 ,force and effect ,a map and legal description filed under paragraph 7#a7 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this ,act1 except that the ,secretary may correct errors in the map and legal description4 7c7 ,seaward boundary of wilderness areas ,the seaward boundary of each wilderness area designated by this section shall be the high-water mark4 #d4 ,administration 7a7 ,management ,subject to valid existing rights1 lands designated as wilderness by this ,act shall be managed by the ,secretary in accordance with the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq47 and this ,act1 except that1 with respect to any wilderness areas designated by this ,act1 any reference in the ,wilderness ,act to the effective date of the ,wilderness ,act is deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,incorporation of acquired land and interest ,any land within the boundary of the land designated as wilderness by section #c that is acquired by the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 become part of the wilderness area2 and 7#b7 be managed in accordance with this section4 7c7 ,fish and wildlife ,as provided in section #d7;d77#g7 of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#g771 nothing in this ,act shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the ,state of ,maine with respect to wildlife and fish4 7d7 ,buffer zones ,congress does not intend for the designation of wilderness areas in the ,state under this section to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any wilderness area4 7e7 ,activities or uses up to boundaries ,the fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from within a wilderness designated by this ,act shall not1 of itself1 preclude the activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area4 7f7 ,navigational devices ,consistent with the purpose of the ,wilderness ,act1 the ,secretary may authorize the installation of navigational devices in any wilderness area designated by this ,act for the purpose of improving public health and safety4 7g7 ,landing of watercraft ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed as prohibiting the landing of a watercraft on an island on which is located any area designated as a wilderness area by this ,act4