#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bhb  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide greater   
regional access to the ,katahdin ,woods 
and ,waters ,national ,monument in the  
,state of ,maine1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,katahdin ,woods and
 ,waters ,national ,monument ,access    
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,authorized acquisition area ,the  
term authorized acquisition area means  
the designated area outside the boundary
 of the ,national ,monument depicted as 
,authorized ,acquisition ,area on the   
map entitled ,katahdin ,woods and       
,waters ,national ,monument ,proposed   
,boundary ,adjustment1 numbered         
#fhf_/aic1aha and dated ,march #bjbd4   
7#b7 ,national ,monument ,the term      
,national ,monument means the ,katahdin 
,woods and ,waters ,national ,monument  
in the ,state of ,maine established by  
the ,proclamation4  7#c7 ,proclamation  
,the term ,proclamation means           
,presidential ,proclamation ,number     

#idgf1 dated ,august #bd1 #bjaf 7#ed    
,u4,s4,c4 #cbjcja note74  7#d7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  #c4   
,acquisition of additional land for     
,national ,monument  7a7 ,boundary ,the 
boundaries of the ,national ,monument   
shall be the boundaries established by  
the ,proclamation4  7b7 ,acquisition    
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#b71 the ,secretary may acquire1 by    
purchase from a willing seller1         
donation1 or exchange1 land or interests
 in land within the authorized          
acquisition area4  7#b7 ,prohibition on 
use of eminent domain ,nothing in this  
,act authorizes the use of eminent      
domain to acquire land or an interest in
 land4  7c7 ,treatment of acquired land2
 boundary adjustment ,on acquisition by 
the ,secretary of any land pursuant to  
subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 the land shall be 
included in the ,national ,monument2 and
  7#b7 the boundaries of the ,national  
,monument shall be adjusted accordingly4

  #d4 ,administration of ,national      
,monument  7a7 ,administration ,the     
,secretary shall administer the         
,national ,monument 7including the land 
added to the ,national ,monument under  
this ,act7 in accordance with-- 7#a7    
this ,act2  7#b7 the ,proclamation2 and 
7#c7 the laws generally applicable to   
units of the ,national ,park ,system4   
7b7 ,hunting1 fishing1 and outdoor      
recreation on acquired land ,the        
,secretary shall allow hunting1 fishing1
 or any other outdoor recreation        
activity on land acquired pursuant to   
section #c7;b7-- 7#a7 if that activity  
was in existence on the day before the  
date of acquisition of the land2 and    
7#b7 consistent with the management of  
that activity under the ,proclamation4  
7c7 ,collection of fiddlehead ferns     
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#b71 the ,secretary shall allow the    
gathering by hand of fiddlehead ferns   
7,matteuccia struthiopteris7 in the     
,national ,monument for noncommercial   

personal use and consumption by the     
general public4  7#b7 ,limitation ,if   
the ,secretary determines that the      
gathering of fiddlehead ferns           
7,matteuccia struthiopteris7 under      
paragraph 7#a7 may adversely affect     
resources of the ,national ,monument1   
the ,secretary may limit the gathering  
of fiddlehead ferns 7,matteuccia        
struthiopteris7 under that paragraph in 
accordance with applicable regulations4 
7d7 ,public education ,in accordance    
with the mission of the ,national ,park 
,service1 the ,secretary shall          
collaborate with local communities and  
,tribal governments to educate the      
public regarding the natural environment
 and history of land management in the  
,national ,monument1 including the      
shaping of that landscape by ,native    
communities and practices1 successive   
generations of timber management1 and   
other activities4  7e7 ,forestry ,in    
accordance with the management plan for 
the ,national ,monument1 the ,secretary 

may conduct such noncommercial timber   
harvests as the ,secretary determines to
 be necessary4  7f7 ,protection of      
existing access ,nothing in this ,act   
affects valid existing rights1 including
 existing rights of access through the  
,national ,monument for the removal of  
timber outside the boundaries of the    
,national ,monument4  7g7 ,public safety
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 provide to the public appropriate      
safety education and notification       
materials to ensure safe interactions   
between visitors and logging trucks1    
equipment1 and operations on roads in or
 adjacent to the ,national ,monument4   
7#b7 ,procedures ,the ,secretary shall  
collaborate with affected stakeholders  
to establish procedures to meet the     
needs of visitors to the ,national      
,monument1 logging and trucking         
operations1 and other users of roads in 
or adjacent to the ,national ,monument  
to ensure safe interactions between     
active logging operations and visitors4 

#e4 ,administrative sites and visitor   
facilities  7a7 ,in general ,to         
facilitate the administration of the    
,national ,monument1 the ,secretary may 
acquire1 by purchase from a willing     
seller1 donation1 or exchange1 not more 
than #aj acres of land or interests in  
land1 including improvements1 for the   
administration of the ,national         
,monument and visitor services outside  
the boundaries1 but within the vicinity1
 of the ,national ,monument4  7b7       
,agreements ,the ,secretary may enter   
into agreements with ,state of ,maine1  
units of ,tribal or local government1 or
 private entities-- 7#a7 to carry out   
this section2 and  7#b7 to develop a    
cooperative information center for the  
,national ,monument4  ,passed the       
,senate ,june #ah1 #bjbe4,secretary