,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ggd #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #achj
 ,report ,no4 #aah-gdi1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,march #g1 #bjbc,mr4 ,curtis 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,neguse7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,november #ah1 #bjbd,reported from the  
,committee on ,natural ,resources with  
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,november #ah1       
#bjbd,referral to the ,committee on     
,agriculture extended for a period      
ending not later than ,december #ai1    
#bjbd  ,december #ai1 #bjbd;,additional 
sponsors3 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,ms4 ,lee of 
,nevada1 ,mr4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,lieu and  

,mr4 ,fitzpatrick  ,december #ai1       
#bjbd;,committee on ,agriculture        
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed,for
 text of introduced bill1 see copy of   
bill as introduced on ,march #g1 #bjbc  
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture and the ,secretary of the 
,interior to issue guidance on climbing 
management in designated wilderness     
areas1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,america's ,rock        
,climbing ,act4  #b4 ,guidance on       
climbing  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 each ,secretary 
concerned shall issue guidance for      
recreational climbing activities on     
covered ,federal land4  7b7 ,applicable 
law ,the guidance issued under          
subsection 7a7 shall ensure that        
recreational climbing activities comply 
with the laws 7including regulations7   

applicable to the covered ,federal land4
  7c7 ,wilderness areas ,the guidance   
issued under subsection 7a7 shall       
recognize that recreational climbing    
7including the use1 placement1 and      
maintenance of fixed anchors7 is an     
appropriate use within a component of   
the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation 
,system1 if undertaken-- 7#a7 in        
accordance with the ,wilderness ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq47 and other 
applicable laws 7including regulations72
 and  7#b7 subject to any terms and     
conditions determined by the ,secretary 
concerned to be appropriate4  7d7       
,authorization ,the guidance issued     
under subsection 7a7 shall describe the 
requirements1 if any1 for the placement 
and maintenance of fixed anchors for    
recreational climbing in a component of 
the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation 
,system1 including any terms and        
conditions determined by the ,secretary 
concerned to be appropriate1 which may  
be issued programmatically or on a      

case-by-case basis4  7e7 ,existing      
routes ,the guidance issued under       
subsection 7a7 shall include direction  
providing for the continued use and     
maintenance of recreational climbing    
routes 7including fixed anchors along   
the routes7 in existence as of the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 in accordance
 with this ,act4  7f7 ,public comment   
,before finalizing the guidance issued  
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
concerned shall provide opportunities   
for public comment with respect to the  
guidance4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,covered ,federal land    
,the term covered ,federal land-- 7,a7  
means the lands described in            
subparagraph 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 
7#b72 and  7,b7 includes components of  
the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation 
,system4  7#b7 ,secretary concerned ,the
 term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 
the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with    
respect to ,national ,forest ,system    
lands2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of the  

,interior1 with respect to lands under  
the jurisdiction of such ,secretary4    
,december #ai1 #bjbd;,committee on      
,agriculture discharged2 committed to   
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed