Sec. 401. Preservation of wilderness
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In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the following areas in the State of Oregon are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 5,427 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Upper Sandy River Proposed Wilderness , Lower Vista Ridge Proposed Wilderness , and Coe Branch Proposed Wilderness , dated April 14, 2022, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Mount Hood Wilderness, as designated under section 3(a) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132(a) ) and enlarged by section 3(d) of the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note).
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 2,156 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Alder Creek Proposed Wilderness , and Salmon River Proposed Wilderness , dated April 14, 2022, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, as designated by section 3(2) of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map of each wilderness area designated under this section, with— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
The maps filed under paragraph
(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct typographical errors in the maps. Each map filed under paragraph
(1)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management. The boundary of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness-Mirror Lake addition to the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, as added by section 1202(a)(7) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note)— is modified to exclude the approximately 6 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness-Technical Amendment dated April 14, 2022; and such excluded land shall not be designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legal description shall not be required with respect to any wilderness area designated under this section. The boundaries of each wilderness area designated under this section or title I, subtitle C of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) that are immediately adjacent to a utility line, utility access road right-of-way, or a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project boundary shall be 100 feet from the boundary of the right-of-way or the project boundary.
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