Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1045

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123STA T . 1 0 2 5PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9(1)MOUNTH OO D N A T I ONA LF O RES TRE C REATIONAL W OR K IN G GROU P.—TheS e cr e ta r ym aye s ta bli sha wo r k i ng gro upf or the purpose of pro v i d ing advice and recommendations to the F orest Service on planning and implementing recreation enhance - ments in the Mount H ood N ational Forest. ( 2 ) C ONSIDERATION OF CON V ERSION OF FOREST ROADS TO RECREATIONAL USES.— I n considering a Forest Service road in the Mount Hood National Forest for possible closure and decommissioning after the date of enactment of this A ct , the Secretary, in accordance with applicable law, shall consider, as an alternative to decommissioning the road, converting the road to recreational uses to enhance recreational opportunities in the Mount Hood National Forest. ( 3 )I M PROVED TRAIL ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISA B IL- ITIES.—The Secretary, in consultation with the public, may design and construct a trail at a location selected by the Sec- retary in Mount Hood National Forest suitable for use by persons with disabilities. Subti t leD—Cop pe r S a l m o nW il d erne s s ,O re g on SEC.130 1. D ES IGNAT I O NO F T H ECO P PE R SA LM ON W ILDERNESS. (a) D ESIGNATION.—Section 3 of the O regon W ilderness Act of 1 984 (1 6U .S.C. 1132 note

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ublic L aw 98 – 328) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘ ‘eight hundred fifty-nine thousand si x hundred acres ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘8 7 3,3 0 0 acres’’; (2) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following

‘‘(30) certain land in the Siskiyou National Forest, com- prising approximately 13,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness Area’ and dated December 7, 2007, to be known as the ‘Copper Salmon Wilderness’.’’. (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this subtitle as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a map and a legal description of the Copper Salmon Wilderness with— (A) the Committee on E nergy and Natural R esources of the Senate; and ( B ) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal description. (3) BOUNDAR Y .—If the boundary of the Copper Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, the Secretary may only establish an offset that is not more than 1 5 0 feet from the centerline of the road. (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.