Posted on 05/13/2002 10:00:47 AM PDT by madfly
California Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2002
Editors Note: The below text was received and represented as the discussion draft of the proposed wilderness bill being drafted by Senator Boxer. This bill is reported to be a "citizens initiative" and was developed by the California Wilderness Coalition. Maps of the proposed wilderness areas are available on the California Wilderness Coalition web site at: http://www.calwild.org
DISCUSSION DRAFT 4/26/02
A BILL
To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. - This Act may be cited as the "California Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2002".
SECTION 2. FINDINGS. -
(a) The Congress finds and declares that -
(1) the federally owned lands and rivers of California are a wildland resource of extraordinary value for this and future generations;
(2) increasing pressure from California's rapidly growing population threatens to destroy these remaining wild areas and wild rivers;
(3) statutory protection is needed for these areas to ensure that they remain a part of our natural heritage and continue to be a source of solitude and peace for all Americans;
(4) continuation of military activities, including overflights, military maneuvers, testing and evaluation, and other activities without limit to frequency is not incompatible with the protection and proper management of the wilderness and wild and scenic river resources designated by this Act;
(5) wildfire management and fuels treatment activities necessary to protect public safety and private property are fully allowable in wilderness areas and the Secretary may take any measures deemed necessary to control or prevent fires; and
(6) these lands shall be included in the National Wilderness Preservation System and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, in order to-
(A) preserve the unique wild and natural features of these landscapes;
(B) protect a diverse array of ecosystems, plants, animals, geologic structures and hydrologic features that represent the natural splendor of California;
(C) protect and preserve historical and cultural archaeological sites associated with ancient Indian cultures and the settlement of California;
(D) protect and preserve areas that continue to be used by Native American Tribes for spiritual, cultural, or subsistence practices;
(E) protect watersheds, including those that play an essential role in providing municipal and agricultural water supplies;
(F) provide opportunities for compatible outdoor recreation, including horseback riding on saddle and pack stock, hunting and fishing, hiking and camping, whitewater rafting, and excursions led by commercial outfitters;
(G) retain and enhance opportunities for scientific research in untouched ecosystems; and
(H) promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species, including salmon and steelhead.
TITLE I-DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS
(a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act, the following lands in the State of California are hereby designated as wilderness, and therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 3,200 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "West Fork Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(2) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 7,680 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Silver Mountain Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(3) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 56,320 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Castaic Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(4) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 12,160 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Magic Mountain Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(5) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 19,200 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Pleasant View Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(6) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 8,960 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(7) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 14,720 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Condor Peak Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(8) Certain lands in the Angeles National Forest which comprise approximately 2,560 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Santa Clarita Canyons Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(9) Certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest which comprise approximately 23,200 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Eagle Peak Wilderness Area - Proposed" provided that this designation shall not preclude entry into this area by horses or pack stock.
(10) Certain lands in the El Dorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests which comprise approximately 23,040 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Caples Creek Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(11) Certain lands in the El Dorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests which comprise approximately 19,780 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Meiss Meadows Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(12) Certain lands in the Humboldt -Toiyabe National Forest which comprise approximately 79,360 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Hoover Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed" provided that-
(i) the designation shall not preclude operation and maintenance of the existing historic Paiute Cabin, located in the western portion of the Hoover Wilderness Area Additions, in the same manner and degree in which operation and maintenance of such cabin was occurring as of the date of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) the designation is not intended to restrict the activities of the adjacent United States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.
(13) Certain lands in the Inyo National Forest which comprise approximately 14,800 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Upper Owens additions to Ansel Adams Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(14) Certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and the Bakersfield District of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately 136,320 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "John Muir Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(15) Certain lands in the Inyo National Forest which comprise approximately 282,880 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "White Mountains Wilderness Area- Proposed" provided that scientific research conducted at the White Mountains Research Center shall be permitted to continue.
(16) Certain lands in the Klamath National Forest which comprise approximately 64,160 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Marble Mountains Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(17) Certain lands in the Klamath National Forest which comprise approximately 51,600 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Red Buttes Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(18) Certain lands in the Klamath National Forest which comprise approximately 19,360 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Russian Peak Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(19) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which comprise approximately 12,000 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Heart Lake Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(20) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which comprise approximately 4,760 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Wild Cattle Mountain Wilderness Area - Proposed"
(21) Certain lands in the Lassen National Forest which comprise approximately 6,400 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Caribou Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(22) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 48,625 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Dick Smith Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(23) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 3,550 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Garcia Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(24) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 9,050 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Machesna Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(25) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 47,400 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Matilija Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(26) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 64,500 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "San Rafael Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed"
(27) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 37,110 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Ventana Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed" provide that -
(i) the management plan for the Ventana Wilderness Area Additions, prepared following their designation as wilderness by this Act, shall authorize the Forest Supervisor of the Los Padres National Forest to take whatever appropriate actions are necessary for fire prevention and watershed protection, including acceptable fire presuppression and fire suppression measures and techniques; and
(ii) non-motorized access to and use of the Ventana Wilderness Area Additions, designated by this Act, for military training shall be permitted to continue in the same manner and degree as provided prior to enactment, subject to reasonable regulations by the Secretary.
(28) Certain lands in the Los Padres National Forest which comprise approximately 17,055 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Silver Peak Wilderness Area Additions - Proposed" provided that-
(i) the management plan for the Silver Peak Wilderness Area Additions, prepared following their designation as wilderness by this Act, shall authorize the Forest Supervisor of the Los Padres National Forest to take whatever appropriate actions are necessary for fire prevention and watershed protection, including acceptable fire presuppression and fire suppression measures and techniques;
(ii) non-motorized access to and use of the Silver Peak Wilderness Area Additions, designated by this Act, for military training shall be permitted to continue in the same manner and degree as provided prior to enactment, subject to reasonable regulations by the Secretary; and
(iii) existing water pipelines in the Silver Peak Wilderness Area Additions and a similar facility in the Silver Peak Wilderness Area established by PL 102-30, together with the right of ingress and egress thereto, may be operated, maintained, and upgraded, subject to reasonable requirements to protect wilderness values.
So, Barbara Boxer wants to outlaw the military flying over large parts of California in order to protect salmon?
Which foreign nation is she representing here? It can't be America.
The Gays in the Sierra Club. Barbara Boxer is a patent governmentalist. This bill will create federal jobs in the bureaucracy and these bureaucrats will ban the public from these "public owned lands".
I'd never seen the explicit admission that they are taking land so that free citizens can't own it... until now. Government confiscates our money and uses it to buy land so that they can declare, in perpetuity, that the land and its resources (including airspace, apparently) are off-limits to those who just paid for it. They do this because the population is growing, and needs more land (lebensraum for the near-future Hitler/Hitlery?). Parks, vistas, and 'endangered' animals are a higher priority for our representatives than the citizenry, our private property, keeping our money or keeping America's natural resources free for Americans to utilize.
With all due respect to Claire Wolfe's book, wouldn't it just be easier to Shoot the B@st@rds?
(Oh, how I wish that article was still on FR!)
It is a continuation of the Federal Land Grab by the Envirals. This bill is of interest to Calif. property owners, but there is similar legislation going on throughout our country.
This bill is reported to be a "citizens initiative" BUT was developed by the California Wilderness Coalition.
This is legislation that began with the signing of the Wilderness Act in 1964.
<1964
The Wilderness Act is signed into law, designating 9.1 million acres as Wilderness (in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming).
The Land & Water Conservation Fund Act is established to purchase park and refuge lands with royalties from offshore oil drilling.
Complete time-line of the Wilderness Act.
See this thread on the CWS:
California Wilderness Coalition Falsifies Letter of Support
Maybe it's time to re-post it!!
The people of California have spoken and they get what they deserve.
Boxer: "Comrade Citizen, you now have a trillion acres of pristine wilderness reserved for your children and your children's children. Your government thanks you."
Subject/Serf: "Great! When can we see the fruits of our labor?"
Boxer: "Never! There are no roads in to cut down on pollution, there are no bicycles allowed as they erode the trails, no horseback riding as their feces pollutes the streams [ditto for humans]. Once again, I want to thank you for your cooperation and remember to vote for me in November."
Land Grab du jour.
Nice summary.
BTW, I'd swear I ran across Claire's article, still on FR, but an old post, during a search a few days ago.... try either hotbot.com or google advanced to search only FR ( domain ) for a few key words.
Actually.... Sonaffagun, couldn't locate it, but found these:
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It says "Is not incompatible with ..." not "is incompatible with". It appears, then, that the overflights can continue.
Also, as far as I can tell, this has nothing to do with real estate prices since this land was already parkland to begin with.
Or perhaps I'm missing something?
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