[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 163 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 272
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 163
[Report No. 113-366]
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2013
Mr. Benishek (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr.
Walberg, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Rogers of Michigan) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
February 28, 2014
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Kildee
February 28, 2014
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
4, 2013]
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A BILL
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, 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 ``Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map consisting of 6
sheets entitled ``Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Proposed Wilderness Boundary'', numbered 634/80,083B, and dated
November 2010.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear
Dunes National Lakeshore comprising approximately 32,557 acres along
the mainland shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands in
Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally depicted on the
map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the ``Sleeping Bear
Dunes Wilderness''.
(b) Map.--
(1) Availability.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National
Park Service.
(2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any clerical or
typographical errors in the map.
(3) Legal description.--As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a
legal description of the wilderness boundary and submit a copy
of the map and legal description to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(c) Road Setbacks.--The wilderness boundary shall be--
(1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads;
and
(2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent State
highways.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness
area designated by section 3(a) shall be administered by the Secretary
in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except
that--
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective
date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary.
(b) Maintenance of Roads Outside Wilderness Boundary.--Nothing in
this Act prevents the maintenance and improvement of roads that are
located outside the boundary of the wilderness area designated by
section 3(a).
(c) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the
jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect to the management of
fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing within the national
lakeshore in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 91-479 (16 U.S.C.
460x-4).
(d) Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this section creates a
protective perimeter or buffer zone around any area designated
as wilderness by subsection (a).
(2) Activities outside wilderness.--The fact that an
activity or use on land outside any area designated as
wilderness by subsection (a) can be seen or heard within the
wilderness shall not preclude the activity or use outside the
boundary of the wilderness.
(e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this section restricts or
precludes--
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over an area
designated as wilderness by subsection (a), including military
overflights that can be seen or heard within any wilderness
area;
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or
(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use
airspace, or the establishment of military flight training
routes over the wilderness area.
(f) Savings Provisions.--Nothing in this Act modifies, alters, or
affects--
(1) any treaty rights; or
(2) any valid private property rights in existence on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 272
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 163
[Report No. 113-366]
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A BILL
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
February 28, 2014
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed