,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjac,mr4 ,mc,clintock 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,stewart1 and ,mr4 ,nunes7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit       
certain activities to be conducted on   
,federal land within the ,emigrant      
,wilderness of ,stanislaus ,national    
,forest in the ,state of ,california at 
the level at which such activities were 
conducted on such land before the       
wilderness designation1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,emigrant           
,wilderness ,historical ,use            
,preservation ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,purpose ,it is the purpose of this ,act
 to ensure that-- 7#a7 an increasing    
population within the vicinity of the   
,emigrant ,wilderness of ,stanislaus    
,national ,forest in the ,state of      
,california does not cause the ,emigrant

 ,wilderness to lose its untrammeled and
 unimpaired wilderness character2  7#b7 
the ,federal land comprising the        
,emigrant ,wilderness retains the types 
of activities and level of access the   
land had when the land was designated as
 wilderness2 and  7#c7 future           
generations of ,americans continue to   
have the opportunity for a true         
wilderness experience consistent with   
what existed when the ,emigrant         
,wilderness was designated4  #c4        
,continuation of historical activities  
and access to ,federal land comprising  
,emigrant ,wilderness1 ,stanislaus      
,national ,forest1 ,california  7a7 ,in 
general ,this section modifies and      
supplements the provisions of law       
otherwise applicable to the ,emigrant   
,wilderness of ,stanislaus ,national    
,forest in the ,state of ,california1 as
 originally designated by section #b7;b7
 of ,public ,law #ic-fcb 7#hh ,stat4    
#baed2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note7 and    
expanded by section #aja7;a77#i7 of     

,public ,law #ih-dbe 7#ih ,stat4 #afbj2 
#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note7 7in this      
section referred to as the ,emigrant    
,wilderness74  7b7 ,preservation of     
historical activities and level of use  
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
take such actions as may be necessary to
 ensure that1 within the area designated
 as the ,emigrant ,wilderness1 the level
 of use1 allotted user days1 and        
activities by commercial outfitters and 
guides within that area shall not rise  
above or be restricted below the        
historical level of use1 allotted user  
days1 and activities by commercial      
outfitters and guides within that area  
that existed as of the date of the      
original designation of the ,emigrant   
,wilderness on ,january #c1 #aige4  7c7 
,types of activities and impact ,the    
historical use and activities in the    
,emigrant ,wilderness1 including        
commercial outfitting and guiding1      
camping1 pack stock grazing1 and        
campfires1 are traditional uses that are

 consistent with and part of an         
unconfined recreational experience1 and 
the signs of use created by these       
historical uses are to be considered    
substantially unnoticeable and          
acceptable as long as they do not exceed
 the level present at the time of       
wilderness designation4 ,the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture shall take such actions 
to ensure that these traditional uses   
neither exceed nor are restricted below 
the level of use at the time the        
,emigrant ,wilderness was designated1 as
 required by subsection 7b74  7d7       
,commercial pack and saddle stock use   
,because commercial pack and saddle     
stock use existed at the time the       
,emigrant ,wilderness was designated1   
the level of this use at the time of    
designation is the extent necessary for 
these traditional activities and will   
not be allowed to exceed or be reduced  
below the highest level of such use in  
the preceding #aj years4  7e7           
,historical use of trails1 roads1 paths1

 campsites1 meadows1 and cross-,country 
areas ,the historical use of trails1    
roads1 paths1 campsites1 meadows1 and   
cross-country areas in the ,emigrant    
,wilderness by recreational and         
commercial pack and saddle stock1       
including horses1 mules1 donkeys1 and   
ponies1 shall be allowed to continue4   
,the uses include travel on designated  
system trails and historic user trails1 
as well as cross-country travel1        
grazing1 camping1 campsites1 and        
campfires4  7f7 ,drift fences ,the use  
of drift fences that are in existence as
 of the date of the enactment of this   
,act or were previously in existence at 
the time of designation of the ,emigrant
 ,wilderness shall be allowed and       
maintained4