,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eag #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfa ,report ,no4 #aac-fhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reichert 7for himself and ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,december #bb1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington and ,mr4 ,mc,dermott ,december #bb1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 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 ,january #bc1 #bjac ,a ,,bill ,to expand the ,alpine ,lakes ,wilderness in the ,state of ,washington1 to designate the ,middle ,fork ,snoqualmie ,river and ,pratt ,river as wild and scenic rivers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,alpine ,lakes ,wilderness ,additions and ,pratt and ,middle ,fork ,snoqualmie ,rivers ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,expansion of alpine lakes wilderness 7a7 ,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 #ba1dic acres that is within the ,proposed ,alpine ,lakes ,wilderness ,additions ,boundary1 as generally depicted on the map entitled ,,hr #cfa1 ,alpine ,lakes ,wilderness ,additions and ,pratt and ,middle ,fork ,snoqualmie ,rivers ,protection ,act1 #bjac and dated ,october #be1 #bjac1 which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the ,alpine ,lakes ,wilderness4 7b7 ,administration 7#a7 ,management ,subject to valid existing rights1 the land designated as wilderness by subsection 7a7 shall be administered by the ,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary71 in accordance with the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 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 ,act1 and in accordance with section #d of this ,act4 7#b7 ,military overflights ,nothing in this section restricts or precludes-- 7,a7 low-level overflights of military aircraft over the area designated as wilderness under this section1 including military overflights that can be seen or heard within any wilderness area2 7,b7 flight testing and evaluation2 or 7,c7 the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace1 or the establishment of military flight training routes over the wilderness area4 7#c7 ,prevention of wildfires ,the designation of wilderness under this section shall not be construed to interfere with the authority of the ,secretary of ,agriculture to authorize mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of wildfires1 or conditions creating the risk of wildfire that threaten areas outside the boundary of the wilderness1 or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire pre-suppression and suppression4 7#d7 ,map and description 7,a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the land designated as wilderness by subsection 7a7 with-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7ii7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,force of law ,a map and legal description filed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this ,act1 except that the ,secretary may correct minor errors in the map and legal description4 7,c7 ,public availability ,the map and legal description filed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the ,forest ,service4 #c4 ,wild and scenic river designations ,section #c7;a7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 77 ,middle ,fork ,snoqualmie1 ,washington ,subject to subparagraph 7,c71 the #bg4d-mile segment from the headwaters of the ,middle ,fork ,snoqualmie ,river near ,la ,bohn ,gap in ,,ne #a_/d sec4 #bj1 ,t4 #bd ,n41 ,r4 #ac ,e41 to the northern boundary of sec4 #aa1 ,t4 #bc ,n41 ,r4 #i ,e41 to be administered by the ,secretary of ,agriculture in the following classifications3 7,a7 ,the approximately #f4d-mile segment from the headwaters of the ,middle ,fork ,snoqualmie ,river near ,la ,bohn ,gap in ,,ne #a_/d sec4 #bj1 ,t4 #bd ,n41 ,r4 #ac ,e41 to the west section line of sec4 #c1 ,t4 #bc ,n41 ,r4 #ab ,e41 as a wild river4 7,b7 ,the approximately #ba-mile segment from the west section line of sec4 #c1 ,t4 #bc ,n41 ,r4 #ab ,e41 to the northern boundary of sec4 #aa1 ,t4 #bc ,n41 ,r4 #i ,e41 as a scenic river4 7,c7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the ,wild and ,scenic ,river segments designated by this paragraph4 ,private or non-,federal public property shall not be included within the boundaries of the ,wild and ,scenic ,river segments designated by this paragraph unless the owner of such property has consented in writing to having that property included in such boundaries4 77 ,pratt ,river1 ,washington ,the entirety of the ,pratt ,river in the ,state of ,washington1 located in the ,mount ,baker-,snoqualmie ,national ,forest1 to be administered by the ,secretary of ,agriculture as a wild river4 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the ,wild and ,scenic ,river segments designated by this paragraph4 ,private or non-,federal public property shall not be included within the boundaries of the ,wild and ,scenic ,river segments designated by this paragraph unless the owner of such property has consented in writing to having that property included in such boundaries4 4 #d4 ,adjacent land management ,nothing in this ,act-- 7#a7 establishes or authorizes the establishment of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the ,wild and ,scenic ,river segments or wilderness designated by this ,act2 or 7#b7 precludes1 limits1 or restricts an activity from being conducted outside such boundaries1 including an activity that can be seen or heard from within such boundaries4 ,december #bb1 #bjad,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed