Designates specified lands in the Los Padres and the Angeles National Forests, California, as the Sespe, Matilija, San Rafael, Garcia, Chumash, Ventana, and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas, which shall be components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to take necessary actions for fire prevention and watershed protection in such areas.
Declares that the Congress reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes of the wilderness areas created by this Act.
Releases all wilderness areas in the Los Padres National Forest from further statewide roadless area review and evaluation for purposes of determining their suitability for inclusion in the System.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Sespe Creek and the Sisquoc and Big Sur Rivers, California, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Designates segments of the Piru, Matilija, and Lopez Creeks, and the Little Sur River, California, as potential additions to the System.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-330.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Office of Management and Budget.
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