,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4       
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate
 additions to the ,rough ,mountain      
,wilderness and the ,rich ,hole         
,wilderness of the ,george ,washington  
,national ,forest1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,virginia          
,wilderness ,additions ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4  ,additions to rough mountain and   
rich hole wildernesses  7a7  ,rough     
mountain addition  ,section #a of       
,public ,law #ajj-cbf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aacb note2 #ajb ,stat4 #ehd2 #aad      
,stat4 #bjeg2 #abc ,stat4 #ajjb7 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ba7  ,rough mountain      
addition  ,certain land in the ,george  
,washington ,national ,forest comprising

 approximately #a1jjj acres1 as         
generally depicted as the ,rough        
,mountain ,addition on the map entitled 
,,george ,,washington ,,national        
,,forest--,south half--,alternative     
,i--,selected ,alternative ,management  
,prescriptions--,land and ,resources    
,management ,plan ,final ,environmental 
,impact ,statement and dated ,march #d1 
#bjad1 which is incorporated in the     
,rough ,mountain ,wilderness ,area      
designated by paragraph 7#a74  4  7b7   
,rich hole addition  7#a7  ,potential   
wilderness designation  ,in furtherance 
of the purposes of the ,wilderness ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 certain  
land in the ,george ,washington         
,national ,forest comprising            
approximately #d1fjj acres1 as generally
 depicted as the ,rich ,hole ,addition  
on the map entitled ,,george            
,,washington ,,national ,,forest--,south
 half--,alternative ,i--,selected       
,alternative ,management                
,prescriptions--,land and ,resources    

,management ,plan ,final ,environmental 
,impact ,statement and dated ,march #d1 
#bjad1 is designated as a potential     
wilderness area for incorporation in the
 ,rich ,hole ,wilderness ,area          
designated by section #a7b7 of ,public  
,law #ajj-cbf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2
 #ajb ,stat4 #ehd74  7#b7  ,wilderness  
designation  ,the potential wilderness  
area designated by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be designated as wilderness and         
incorporated in the ,rich ,hole         
,wilderness ,area designated by section 
#a7b7 of ,public ,law #ajj-cbf 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2 #ajb ,stat4 #ehd7 
on the earlier of--  7,a7 the date on   
which the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 publishes in the ,federal   
,register notice that the activities    
permitted under paragraph 7#d7 have been
 completed2 or  7,b7 the date that is #e
 years after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7#c7  ,management  ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#d71 the      

,secretary shall manage the potential   
wilderness area designated by paragraph 
7#a7 in accordance with the ,wilderness 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq474     
7#d7  ,water quality improvement        
activities  7,a7  ,in general  ,to      
enhance natural ecosystems within the   
potential wilderness area designated by 
paragraph 7#a7 by implementing certain  
activities to improve water quality and 
aquatic passage1 as set forth in the    
,forest ,service document entitled      
,decision ,notice for the ,lower        
,cowpasture ,restoration and ,management
 ,project and dated ,december #bjae1 the
 ,secretary may use motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport in the         
potential wilderness area until the date
 on which the potential wilderness area 
is incorporated into the ,rich ,hole    
,wilderness ,area under paragraph 7#b74 
7,b7  ,requirement  ,in carrying out    
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary1 to   
the maximum extent practicable1 shall   
use the minimum tool or administrative  

practice necessary to carry out that    
subparagraph with the least amount of   
adverse impact on wilderness character  
and resources4