California Public Lands Conservation and Use Act of 1985

Summary

California Public Lands Conservation and Use Act of 1985 - Title I: National Park Wilderness - Designates specified lands in Sequoia National Park, California, as part of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon Wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Title II: Bureau of Land Management and National Forest Service Exchange - Modifies the boundary of the Sequoia National Forest to include additional lands. Includes Scodies Wilderness, California, within the National Wilderness Preservation System. Title III: Additions to National Forest System - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to remove specified lands from the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks for inclusion in the Sequoia National Forest. Prohibits the harvesting of Sequoia redwoods added to the National Forest by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and report to the Congress on a comprehensive management plan within two years. Title IV: Wild and Scenic River Designation - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the North Fork of the Kern River, California, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Title V: Amendments to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to alter specified notice and administrative requirements. Requires each administering Federal agency to prepare a comprehensive management plan for a designated river segment. Sets forth boundary requirements and land acquisition policies. Authorizes the donation of land as specified to conserve components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Permits the selling and exchange as well as the leasing of Federal lands within or adjacent to the boundaries of such System to achieve the purposes of this Act. Title VI: Dusey Trail - Requires the Secretary to regulate the use of off-road vehicles on the Dusey Trail, Sierra National Forest, California. Title VII: Wilsonia Area - Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land within the Wilsonia Area in Kings Canyon National Park only through purchase or donation. Title VIII: Sequoia Wilderness Permit - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a pilot wilderness permit fee system for FY 1987 through 1990 for the National Wilderness Preservation System lands in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Requires annual reports on such system to the appropriate congressional committees. Title IX: Ozone Base Study - Authorizes the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to contract for the development of an air quality model for Southern San Joaquin Valley to provide a foundation for ozone emission control strategies that will benefit the forest ecosystems of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Sequoia National Forest. Requires any information developed to be made available to the appropriate State and Federal authorities. Title X: Mount Peters Designation - Designates a specified mountain peak within Kings Canyon National Park as Mount Peters. Title XI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires spending under this Act to comply with the requirements of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 December 1985

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