Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007 - Amends the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 to include certain land in Pajarita Wilderness in Coronado National Forest.
Designates certain lands in the Coronado National Forest as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the "Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness."
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3287 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3287
To expand the Pajarita Wilderness and designate the Tumacacori
Highlands Wilderness in Coronado National Forest, Arizona, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2007
Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To expand the Pajarita Wilderness and designate the Tumacacori
Highlands Wilderness in Coronado National Forest, Arizona, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PAJARITA WILDERNESS, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST,
ARIZONA.
(a) Expansion.--Section 101(a)(17) of the Arizona Wilderness Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-406; 98 Stat. 1487; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended
by inserting after ``1984,'' the following: ``and which comprise
approximately 13,300 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
`Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness and Pajarita Wilderness Addition',
dated August 1, 2007,''.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
submit a copy of the map referred to in the amendment made by
subsection (a) and a legal description of the National Forest System
land included in the Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The map and
legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included
in the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
description. The map and legal description shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Forest Service.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF TUMACACORI HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS, CORONADO
NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain lands in the Coronado National
Forest, Arizona, which comprise approximately 70,000 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ``Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness
and Pajarita Wilderness Addition'' and dated August 1, 2007, are hereby
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the
``Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness''.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
submit a copy of the map referred to in subsection (a) and a legal
description of the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness with the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives. The map and legal
description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this
Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical
errors in the map and legal description. The map and legal description
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Forest Service.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) Covered Wilderness Areas.--In this section, the term ``covered
wilderness area'' means--
(1) the National Forest System land included in the
Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment made by section 2(a); and
(2) the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness designated by
section 3(a).
(b) Administration.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the
covered wilderness area in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this section, except that, with respect to a
covered wilderness area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference
to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Valid Existing Rights.--Nothing in this section shall affect
any valid existing right.
(d) Buffer Zones.--As provided in section 101(d) of the Arizona
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-406; 98 Stat. 1488), Congress
does not intend that designation of a covered wilderness area lead to
the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the
covered wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses
can be seen or heard from areas within a covered wilderness area shall
not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of
the covered wilderness area.
(e) Grazing.--Grazing of livestock and maintenance of existing
facilities related to grazing in a covered wilderness area, where
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be
permitted to continue in accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)); and
(2) the guidelines set forth in House Report 96-617 to
accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress.
(f) Hunting, Fish and Wildlife.--
(1) Hunting.--Nothing in this section or the Wilderness Act
shall affect hunting, under applicable State and Federal laws
and regulations, within a covered wilderness area.
(2) Jurisdiction.--As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section
or the Wilderness Act shall be construed as affecting the
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Arizona with
respect to fish and wildlife in the State.
(3) Wildlife management.--In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act, management activities to
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats
to support such populations may be carried out within a covered
wilderness area, where consistent with relevant wilderness
management plans, in accordance with appropriate policies and
guidelines.
(g) Protection of Tribal Rights.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to diminish the existing rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing
in this section shall be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding
access to Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual,
cultural, and traditional food gathering activities.
(h) Military Activities.--Nothing in this section shall preclude
low level overflights of military aircraft, the designation of new
units of special airspace, or the use or establishment of military
flight training routes over a covered wilderness area.
(i) Border Enforcement and Drug Interdiction.--Because of the
proximity of the covered wilderness areas to the United States-Mexico
international border, drug interdiction and border enforcement
operations are common management actions throughout the area
encompassing the covered wilderness areas. This Act recognizes the need
to continue such management actions so long as such management actions
are conducted in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.) and existing inter-agency agreements.
(j) Maintenance of Existing Communications Facilities.--The
provisions of the Wilderness Act shall not be construed to prevent--
(1) the maintenance of communications facilities, in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and located
in a covered wilderness area; or
(2) limited motorized access to such facilities when
nonmotorized access means are not reasonably available or when
time is of the essence, subject to such conditions as the
Secretary of Agriculture considers to be desirable.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1687-1688)
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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