text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Angeles and San 
  Bernardino National Forests Protection Act''.
      (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
  follows:
  
  Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
  Sec. 2. Findings.
  Sec. 3. Administration of Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel 
                              Wilderness Areas.
  Sec. 4. Expansion of Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas.
  Sec. 5. Protection of property rights and uses in additions to 
                              Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness 
                              Areas.
  Sec. 6. Fire management in Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel 
                              Wilderness Areas.
  Sec. 7. Maintenance of Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests.
  Sec. 8. Completion of wild and scenic rivers studies.
  Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) California has experienced devastating wildfires that 
          have caused mudslides, burned public and private lands, 
          destroyed and damaged structures and homes, and taken the lives 
          of residents and first responders.
              (2) On August 30, 2009, Fire Captain Tedmund ``Ted'' Hall, 
          47, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo ``Arnie'' Quinones, 34, 
          of the Los Angeles County Fire Department lost their lives 
          while battling the Station Fire.
              (3) Coordination among Federal, State, and local agencies 
          is essential to effectively respond to emergencies and prevent 
          further loss of life from incidents in and around the Angeles 
          and San Bernardino National Forests.
              (4) The Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests are 
          among the most widely visited national forests in the Nation.
              (5) The Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests provide 
          families with a variety of recreational opportunities, 
          including hunting, fishing, biking, hiking, boating, swimming, 
          off-highway vehicle use, skiing and snowboarding, horseback 
          riding, camping, and picnicking.
              (6) The Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests account 
          for approximately 70 percent of the open space and provide 35 
          percent of the drinking water in Los Angeles County, the most 
          populous county in the Nation.
              (7) Several private land holdings and cabin communities are 
          located within the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests.
              (8) The Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests are 
          also home to several rare and endangered plant and animal 
          species.
              (9) Public safety, preserving recreational activities, and 
          the protection of our natural resources must remain the top 
          three priorities for these areas.
  
  SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF CUCAMONGA, SHEEP MOUNTAIN, AND SAN GABRIEL 
                WILDERNESS AREAS.
  
      (a) Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas.--Except as 
  otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
  continue to administer the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness 
  Areas as provided in section 103 of the California Wilderness Act of 
  1984 (Public Law 98-425; 98 Stat. 1619; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note) and the 
  Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with respect to 
  areas added to the Cucamonga or Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas by an 
  amendment made by section 4, 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.
      (b) San Gabriel Wilderness Area.--Except as otherwise provided in 
  this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to administer the 
  San Gabriel Wilderness Area in accordance with section 3 of the Act 
  entitled ``An Act to designate the San Gabriel Wilderness, Angeles 
  National Forest, in the State of California'', approved May 24, 1968 
  (Public Law 90-318; 82 Stat. 131; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the 
  Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
  
  SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF CUCAMONGA AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS.
  
      (a) Expansion of Cucamonga Wilderness Area.--Section 101(a)(5) of 
  the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-425; 98 Stat. 
  1619; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by inserting after ``1984,'' the 
  following: ``and which comprise approximately 18,983 acres, as 
  generally depicted on a map entitled `Sheep Mountain and Cucamonga 
  Proposed Wilderness Addition' and dated July 13, 2010,''.
      (b) Expansion of Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area.--Section 
  101(a)(29) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-425; 
  98 Stat. 1623; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by inserting after 
  ``1984,'' the following: ``and which comprise approximately 53,889 
  acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled `Sheep Mountain and 
  Cucamonga Proposed Wilderness Addition' and dated July 13, 2010,''.
      (c) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--As soon as practicable after the 
  date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
  file with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
  and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a copy 
  of the map referred to in the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
  (b) and legal descriptions of each wilderness area expanded by such 
  amendments. The map and legal descriptions shall have the same force 
  and effect as if included in this Act. The map and legal descriptions 
  shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
  offices of the Forest Service.
  
  SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USES IN ADDITIONS TO 
                CUCAMONGA AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS.
  
      (a) Definition of Covered Wilderness Addition.--For purposes of 
  this section, the term ``covered wilderness addition'' means an area 
  added by the amendments in subsections (a) and (b) in subsection (4) 
  to--
              (1) the Cucamonga Wilderness Area; or
              (2) the Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area.
      (b) No Effect on Valid Existing Rights.--No provision in this Act 
  shall affect any valid existing rights, including the following rights:
              (1) The rights of owners of private property in a covered 
          wilderness addition.
              (2) Water rights.
      (c) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--Consistent with section 
  4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this 
  Act or the Wilderness Act shall be construed as affecting the 
  jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of California with 
  respect to hunting, fishing, and trapping in a covered wilderness 
  addition.
      (d) Wildlife and Fish Conservation Activities.--
              (1) In general.--Consistent with section 4(d)(7) of the 
          Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act 
          shall be construed as affecting the authority of the State of 
          California to carry out activities for the conservation of 
          wildlife and fish, including management activities to maintain 
          or restore wildlife and fish populations and the habitats 
          supporting such populations, in a covered wilderness addition.
              (2) Use of aircraft and other vehicles.--Consistent with 
          the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary of 
          Agriculture may authorize in a covered wilderness addition, in 
          the manner in which the Secretary has previously authorized 
          such activities in the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness 
          Areas--
                      (A) the use of transportation and equipment 
                  including motor vehicles, motorized equipment or 
                  motorboats, aircraft, and other forms of mechanical 
                  transport to carry out activities described in 
                  paragraph (1); and
                      (B) if the Secretary determines that the minimum 
                  tools necessary will be used, the infrequent and 
                  temporary landing of helicopters at unmodified sites 
                  for wildlife research or for the capture or 
                  translocation of species of wildlife including bighorn 
                  sheep.
      (e) Drug Interdiction.--Nothing in this Act or the Wilderness Act 
  (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall interfere with drug interdiction 
  operations in, around, or affecting a covered wilderness addition 
  (including low-level overflights of such addition), or otherwise 
  restrict law enforcement access to a covered wilderness addition.
      (f) Military Activities.--Nothing in this Act or the Wilderness Act 
  (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall interfere with 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 addition.
      (g) Horses.--Nothing in this Act precludes horseback riding in, or 
  the entry of recreational or commercial saddle or pack stock into, a 
  covered wilderness addition in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
  Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)) and subject to any terms and 
  conditions determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be necessary.
      (h) Access for Persons With Disabilities.--The Secretary of 
  Agriculture, in consultation with the public, shall consider options 
  for the design and construction of trails in the covered wilderness 
  additions that are suitable for use by persons with disabilities.
      (i) Access to Private Property.--In conformance with subsections 
  (a) and (b) of section 5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134), the 
  Secretary of Agriculture shall provide any owner of private property 
  within the boundary of a covered wilderness addition adequate access to 
  the property to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of the property 
  by the owner.
      (j) Activities or Uses in Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend 
  the inclusion of a covered wilderness addition in the Cucamonga or 
  Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas to result in the creation of protective 
  perimeters or buffer zones around such addition. The fact that 
  nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from within a 
  covered wilderness addition shall not, of itself, preclude such 
  activities or uses up to the boundaries of such addition.
  
  SEC. 6. FIRE MANAGEMENT IN CUCAMONGA, SHEEP MOUNTAIN, AND SAN GABRIEL 
                WILDERNESS AREAS.
  
      (a) Authorized Measures for Control of Fire, Insects, and 
  Diseases.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture may take such 
          measures in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel 
          Wilderness Areas as are necessary for the control of fire, 
          insects, and diseases (including the use of prescribed burning, 
          priority treatments, or fuels reduction) in accordance with 
          section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) 
          and House Report 98-40 of the 98th Congress.
              (2) Use of mechanized equipment and other measures.--The 
          inclusion of the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel 
          Wilderness Areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System 
          shall not be construed to interfere with or prevent--
                      (A) for purposes of wildfire prevention, the 
                  mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush in the 
                  wilderness areas; and
                      (B) for purposes of responding to a wildfire that 
                  threatens a community, the use by the Secretary, the 
                  Forest Service, or a Federal Incident Commander of any 
                  modern method of fire suppression in the wilderness 
                  areas, including methods involving the use of 
                  mechanized heavy equipment, installation of fire breaks 
                  (including roads), and such other methods as are 
                  necessary to address the threat.
      (b) Revision and Development of Local Fire Management Plans.--As 
  soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
  Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the local fire management plans 
  that apply to the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness 
  Areas. In the local fire management plans, the Secretary shall identify 
  the following:
              (1) Best management practices (consistent with subsection 
          (a)) for wildfire prevention, wildfire response, and watershed 
          protection in the wilderness areas.
              (2) State and local officials to carry out the management 
          practices described in paragraph (1).
      (c) Administration.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, to ensure a timely and efficient response to 
  wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness 
  Areas, the Secretary shall carry out the following measures:
              (1) The Secretary shall establish agency approval 
          procedures (including delegations of authority, as appropriate, 
          to the Forest Supervisor, District Manager, Incident Commander, 
          or other agency officials) for responding to wildfires.
              (2) The Secretary shall enter into agreements, as 
          appropriate, with State and local firefighting agencies to 
          carry out measures for wildfire prevention and response.
      (d) Funding Priorities.--Nothing in this Act limits funding for 
  fire and fuels management in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San 
  Gabriel Wilderness Areas.
  
  SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FORESTS.
  
      (a) Assessment of Maintenance Backlog.--Not later than one year 
  after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
  Agriculture shall assess the backlog in the Angeles and San Bernardino 
  National Forests in--
              (1) preventive wildfire management activities, including 
          fuels reduction;
              (2) maintenance of recreational areas, including the upkeep 
          of signage for recreational areas and trails; and
              (3) restoration of the levels of access to and availability 
          of recreational facilities and trails to at least the levels 
          that existed immediately before the Station Fire in August 
          2009.
      (b) Elimination of Maintenance Backlog.--As soon as practicable 
  after the Secretary of Agriculture has assessed the backlog under 
  subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out measures to eliminate the 
  backlog assessed under subsection (a), focusing on the restoration 
  described in paragraph (3) of such subsection.
  
  SEC. 8. COMPLETION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS STUDIES.
  
      Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete and submit to Congress 
  the studies, undertaken before the date of the enactment of this Act 
  and uncompleted as of such date, regarding the potential addition of 
  portions of the San Gabriel River (East, West, and North Forks), San 
  Antonio Creek, and Middle Fork Lytle Creek in California to the 
  national wild and scenic rivers system instituted by the Wild and 
  Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). Such studies shall include 
  information about the effect of each proposed addition on the 
  following:
              (1) Valid existing rights of owners of property adjacent to 
          such rivers, including owners of cabins on leased property, and 
          their access to and use of such rivers, including their use of 
          pump systems.
              (2) Other uses of such rivers, including the operation of 
          dams.
              (3) Sediment management operations for reservoirs.
              (4) Valid existing water rights and easements in such 
          rivers.
              (5) Use of and access to existing roadways, bridges, and 
          trails, including the extent to which an existing roadway, 
          bridge, or trail may be maintained or improved.
              (6) Construction of new roadways, bridges, and trails.
              (7) Implementation of future projects, including any delays 
          that may be caused by environmental documentation required as a 
          result of the addition.
  
  SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
  Agriculture such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
target: Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests Protection Act - Incorporates specified proposed wilderness additions into the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests in California.
  
   Sets forth provisions regarding private property and water rights protections and permissible activities in such additions.
  
  Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to take such measures in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness Areas that are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases.
  
  Directs the Secretary to assess a specified maintenance backlog in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests.
  
  Requires completion of the studies regarding the potential addition of portions of the San Gabriel River, San Antonio Creek, and Middle Fork Lytle Creek in California to the national wild and scenic rivers system.
feat_title: To provide for additions to the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests and the protection of existing property rights in such additions, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent and prepare for wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel Wilderness Areas and address the backlog of maintenance in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, and for other purposes.