Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act

To designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California, and for other purposes.

5/22/2008--Introduced.
Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act - Designates the following areas in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests, which shall be considered as part of the Hoover Wilderness;
(2) certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which shall be considered to be part of the Emigrant Wilderness;
(3) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest, which shall be considered to be part of the Ansel Adams Wilderness;
(4) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Inyo County, which shall be considered to be part of the John Muir Wilderness;
(5) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and lands administered by BLM in Mono County, which shall be known as the White Mountains Wilderness;
(6) certain lands administered by BLM in Mono County, which shall be known as the Granite Mountain Wilderness; and
(7) certain lands in the Angeles National Forest, which shall be known as the Magic Mountain Wilderness and the Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness.
Releases any parts of the following areas from further study for designation as wilderness:
(1) the Masonic Mountain Wilderness Study Area;
(2) the Mormon Meadow Wilderness Study Area;
(3) the Walford Springs Wilderness Study Area; and
(4) the Granite Mountain Wilderness Study Area.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the following as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system:
(1) the Amargosa River;
(2) the Owens River; and
(3) Piru Creek.
Designates certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest as the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area.
Requires certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to be managed in a manner consistent with the non-wilderness forest areas immediately surrounding acreage identified as Area X on the forest's May 20, 2008, proposed management map.
Designates certain public lands in California as the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments to H.R.6156

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 22, 2008

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• Sep 11, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• May 30, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
• May 22, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on May 22, 2008.

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• Public lands

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August 07, 2008 The Essence of Trails

There is a bill being presented to congress called HR 6156 “Wilderness Heritage Act”. On the surface, it seems like a great idea to “preserve” public lands for “future generations”, until you dig a little deeper and figure out

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June 26, 2008 Wilderness: Love It or Leave It Alone Part One

Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), HR 6156, the Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act on June 10. Representatives from McKeon’s and Senator Barbara Boxer’s (D-CA) offices were on-hand to present an overview .

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