,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjah,mr4
 ,hill 7for himself and ,mr4 ,beyer7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate    
additions to the ,flatside ,wilderness  
on the ,ouachita ,national ,forest1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,flatside
 ,wilderness ,enhancement ,act4  #b4    
,inventory and evaluation of certain    
lands adjacent to ,flatside ,wilderness 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,agriculture shall conduct an inventory 
and evaluation of certain lands1 as     
generally depicted on the map titled    
,flatside ,wilderness ,adjacent         
,inventory ,areas and dated ,november   
#cj1 #bjag1 to determine the suitability
 of such lands for inclusion in the     
,national ,wilderness ,preservation     
,system4  7b7 ,completion date ,the     
inventory and evaluation required under 

subsection 7a7 shall be completed not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this section4  7c7        
,determination of suitability  7#a7     
,wilderness designation ,if the         
,secretary of ,agriculture determines   
that the lands inventoried and evaluated
 under subsection 7a7 are suitable for  
designation as wilderness--  7,a7 the   
,secretary shall publish notice of such 
a determination in the ,federal         
,register not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section2 and  7,b7 such lands shall be  
designated as wilderness and            
incorporated in the ,flatside           
,wilderness under section #c7;d7 of the 
,arkansas ,wilderness ,act of #aihd     
7,public ,law #ih-ejh2 #ih ,stat4 #bcdi7
 on the date that the ,secretary        
publishes the notice described in       
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,lack of       
suitability  7,a7 ,in general ,if the   
,secretary of ,agriculture determines   
that the lands inventoried and evaluated

 under subsection 7a7 are not suitable  
for designation as wilderness1 the      
,secretary shall manage the lands in    
accordance with the applicable land     
management plan4  7,b7 ,ecological      
restoration ,for purposes of ecological 
restoration 7including the elimination  
of non-native species1 removal of       
illegal1 unused1 or decommissioned      
roads1 repair of skid tracks1 and any   
other activities necessary to restore   
the natural ecosystems71 the ,secretary 
may use motorized equipment and         
mechanized transport in the lands       
described in subparagraph 7,a7 until the
 date that is the earlier of the        
following3  7i7 ,the date that is #e    
years after the date of the enactment of
 this section4  7ii7 ,the date on which 
the ,secretary determines such lands are
 suitable for designation as wilderness4
  7,c7 ,limitation ,in carrying out     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary1 to the  
maximum extent practicable1 shall use   
the minimum tool or administrative      

practice necessary to accomplish        
ecological restoration with the least   
amount of adverse impact on wilderness  
character and resources4  #c4 ,additions
 to ,flatside ,wilderness  ,section     
#c7;d7 of ,arkansas ,wilderness ,act of 
#aihd 7,public ,law #ih-ejh2 #ih ,stat4 
#bcdi7 is amended by inserting and      
certain land in the ,ouachita ,national 
,forest1 which comprise approximately   
#fdj acres1 as generally depicted as    
,recommended ,wilderness ,additions on  
the map titled ,revised ,land and       
,resources ,management ,plan--,ouachita 
,national ,forest--,oklahoma and        
,arkansas1 dated ,september #bc1 #bjje  
after #aihd4