Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act

(Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2571)

Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act - Designates specified lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma, as the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness and the Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness, and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Declares that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Oklahoma shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Oklahoma which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture. Releases lands in Oklahoma reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Oklahoma without express congressional authorization.

Establishes the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest. Sets forth provisions with respect to the management of such Area.

Designates specified lands in the Ouachita National Forest as the Robert S. Kerr Memorial Arboretum, Nature Center and Botanical Area and as the Beech Creek Botanical Area.

Designates certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest as the Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area and the Beech Creek National Scenic Area. Sets forth provisions with respect to the management of such areas.

Provides that such designated wilderness, national recreation area, national scenic and wildlife area, national scenic area, and botanical areas shall be collectively known as the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture, and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry a report on the timber management program on such lands in the Ouachita National Forest. Provides that such report shall also include a statement regarding the economic impact of such forest on the timber, tourism, and recreation industries.

Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to provide information and recommendations with respect to such lands.

Sets forth provisions concerning the Ouachita National Forest with respect to: (1) timber management; (2) management planning; (3) tourism and recreation; (4) fire, insects, and disease; (5) grazing rights; (6) fishing and wildlife; (7) permits for use of Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area facilities; and (8) land acquisition by the Secretary.