,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ddb  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cfjf  ,report ,no4 #aac-eie  ,,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  ,september #ae1    
#bjad ,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,denham 
,september #ae1 #bjad ,reported with    
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,november
 #ba1 #bjac  ,a ,,bill  ,to preserve the
 opportunity for pack and saddle stock  
that are part of the history and        
character of traditional uses1 practices
 and access within the ,emigrant        
,wilderness of ,stanislaus ,national    
,forest in the ,state of ,california as 

appropriate within the wilderness       
designation1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,emigrant ,wilderness           
,historical ,use ,preservation ,act4    
#b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act
 are to ensure that--  7#a7 an          
increasing population within the        
vicinity of the ,emigrant ,wilderness of
 ,stanislaus ,national ,forest in the   
,state of ,california may continue to   
enjoy the traditional variety of        
appropriate wilderness uses and         
practices1 including a wilderness       
equestrian experience of pack and saddle
 stock use1 consistent with protecting  
untrammeled and unimpaired wilderness   
character2  7#b7 the ,federal land      
comprising the ,emigrant ,wilderness    
retains wilderness character consistent 
with the time of designation and that   
changes in use levels and social        
preferences are not allowed to displace 
historical and traditional uses1        
including recreational commercial       

services provided by pack stock         
stations1 which existed at the time of  
designation2 and  7#c7 future           
generations of ,americans continue to   
have the opportunity to enjoy the       
variety of traditional wilderness       
experiences1 including a true wilderness
 equestrian experience1 consistent with 
what existed when the ,emigrant         
,wilderness was designated4  #c4        
,preservation of historical equestrian  
activities and access to certain        
,federal land  7a7 ,preservation of     
historical equestrian activities and    
level of use ,the ,secretary shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to     
ensure that1 within the area designated 
as the ,emigrant ,wilderness1 all pack  
and saddle stock use1 including         
commercial pack and saddle stock        
services1 are recognized as appropriate 
wilderness activities1 along with their 
associated effect on soil1 water1 and   
vegetation4 ,conditions of camps1       
trails1 and grazing areas1 at the time  

of designation1 should be considered an 
acceptable benchmark level for          
monitoring the preservation of          
wilderness character4 ,no action shall  
be taken to limit or exclude pack and   
saddle stock without an appropriate     
environmental analysis with an express  
finding that it is necessary to limit or
 exclude pack and saddle stock1 or      
modify stock practices1 in order to     
preserve the wilderness character of the
 area to that which existed at the time 
of the designation of the ,emigrant     
,wilderness4  7b7 ,types of activities  
and impact ,the historical use and      
activities in the ,emigrant ,wilderness1
 including commercial outfitting and    
guiding1 camping1 pack stock grazing1   
and associated campsites1 campfires1    
tent locations1 and social trails1 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 shall take such actions to  
ensure that these traditional uses do   
not result in impacts that are greater  
than those experienced at the time the  
,emigrant ,wilderness was designated4   
7c7 ,emigrant wilderness plan ,not later
 than #c years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall complete an updated wilderness    
plan to incorporate management direction
 for the preservation of pack and saddle
 stock use and all legally acceptable   
recreational uses within the ,emigrant  
,wilderness1 including establishing the 
following3  7#a7 ,desired future        
conditions that recognize normal and    
expected pack and saddle stock use      
impacts as an accepted component of the 
wilderness character of the area4  7#b7 
,standards1 and guidelines for pack and 
saddle stock that use leave no trace or 
gentle use principles for pack and      

saddle stock in the future consistent   
with past historical pack and saddle    
stock use practices and impacts4  7#c7  
,indicators1 thresholds1 and triggers   
for managing future pack and saddle     
stock use commensurate with other uses  
and that recognize the acceptability of 
historical use and impacts of pack and  
saddle stock4  7#d7 ,a user capacity for
 pack and saddle stock use1 including   
commercial pack and saddle stock        
services1 commensurate with minimum     
levels necessary to ensure continued    
opportunity for a wilderness equestrian 
experience while preserving the overall 
wilderness character of the ,emigrant   
,wilderness4 ,such user capacity shall  
recognize the number of stock necessary 
to support the typical extended family  
group size that frequent the ,emigrant  
,wilderness1 including commercial       
service support1 and shall not limit    
group sizes to fewer than #ae people and
 #be head of stock1 inclusive of        
commercial service outfitters and       

guides4  7#e7 ,a needs assessment that  
sets as a baseline the level of         
commercial services that existed at the 
time of designation4  7d7 ,commercial   
pack and saddle stock services  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 shall--  7,a7 continue to authorize    
commercial pack and saddle stock        
services within the ,emigrant           
,wilderness consistent with commercial  
use within that area that existed as of 
the date of the original designation of 
the ,emigrant ,wilderness on ,january   
#c1 #aige2  7,b7 specify the level of   
use1 allotted user days1 and activities 
by commercial outfitters and guides     
within that area in the ,wilderness     
,plan2 and  7,c7 continue to issue      
authorizations to provide commercial    
services for commercial stock operations
 within the ,emigrant ,wilderness at    
historic levels consistent with this    
,act4  7#b7 ,levels of use ,historical  
levels of commercial use1 as established
 at the time of the designation of the  

,emigrant ,wilderness1 are considered   
within the normal range of acceptability
 for stock numbers and impacts and are  
considered the minimum extent necessary 
for realizing the recreational and other
 purposes of the area4 ,pack and saddle 
stock commercial use may be allowed to  
increase above current authorized use   
levels1 and at levels consistent with   
increases in other traditional uses1    
after a finding in an appropriate       
environmental analysis that the         
wilderness character of the area is     
being protected4 ,current outfitter and 
guide special use permits may be        
reauthorized without environmental      
analysis to incorporate direction from  
the wilderness plan developed pursuant  
to subsection 7c74  7e7 ,limitations    
,nothing in subsections 7a7 through 7e7 
shall be construed to--  7#a7 authorize 
the ,secretary to issue or refuse to    
issue a permit for a new use of pack and
 saddle stock animals1 including use by 
a commercial outfitter or guide1 without

 complying with applicable resource     
management plans and planning processes 
required under this ,act or any other   
provision of law2  7#b7 limit the       
authority of the ,secretary to impose a 
temporary emergency closure of a trail1 
route1 or area to pack and saddle stock 
animals or issue special permits2 or    
7#c7 create a preference for one        
recreational use over another for the   
,emigrant ,wilderness1 without          
consideration of the stated purpose of  
this area as stated in the ,wilderness  
,act1 ,,pl#hh-egg1 and specific         
legislation establishing the ,emigrant  
,wilderness4  7f7 ,definitions ,for the 
purposes of this ,act3  7#a7 ,emigrant  
,wilderness ,the term ,emigrant         
,wilderness means 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 note74  7#b7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  ,amend 
the title so as to read3 ,a bill to     
preserve the opportunity for pack and   
saddle stock that are part of the       
history and character of traditional    
uses1 practices and access within the   
,emigrant ,wilderness of ,stanislaus    
,national ,forest in the ,state of      
,california as appropriate within the   
wilderness designation1 and for other   
purposes44  ,september #ae1 #bjad       
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed