ACT OF OCTOBER 2, 1968 (82 STAT. 906, AS AMENDED)

SEC. 5. (a) The following rivers are hereby designated for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system:

(1) Allegheny, Pennsylvania: The segment from its mouth to the town of East Brady, Pennsylvania.

(2) Bruneau, Idaho: The entire main stem.

(3) Buffalo, Tennessee: The entire river.

(4) Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia: The entire river.

(5) Clarion, Pennsylvania: The segment between Ridgway and its confluence with the Allegheny River.

(6) Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York: The segment from Hancock, New York to Matamoras, Pennsylvania.

(7) Flathead, Montana: The North Fork from the Canadian border downstream to its confluence with the Middle Fork; the Middle Fork from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork; and the South Fork from its origin to Hungry Horse Reservoir.

(8) Gasconade, Missouri: The entire river.

(9) Illinois, Oregon: The entire river.

(10) Little Beaver, Ohio: The segment of the North and Middle Forks of the Little Beaver River in Columbiana County from a point in the vicinity of Negly and Elkton, Ohio, downstream to a point in the vicinity of East Liverpool, Ohio.

(11) Little Miami, Ohio: That segment of the main stem of the river, exclusive of its tributaries, from a point at the Warren-Clermont County line at Loveland, Ohio, upstream to the sources of Little Miami including North Fork.

(12) Maumee, Ohio and Indiana: The main stem from Perrysburg, Ohio, to Fort Wayne, Indiana, exclusive of its tributaries in Ohio and inclusive of its tributaries in Indiana.

(13) Missouri, Montana. The segment between Fort Benton and Ryan Island.

(14) Moyie, Idaho: The segment from the Canadian border to its confluence with the Kootenai River.

(15) Obed, Tennessee: The entire river and its tributaries, Clear Creek and Daddys Creek.

(16) Penobscot, Maine: Its east and west branches.

(17) Pere Marquette, Michigan: The entire river.

(18) Pine Creek, Pennsylvania: The segment from Ansonia to Waterville.

(19) Priest, Idaho: The entire main stem.

(20) Rio Grande, Texas: The portion of the river between the west boundary of Hudspeth County and the east boundary of Terrell County on the United States side of the river: Provided, That before undertaking any study of this potential scenic river, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine, through the channels of appropriate executive agencies, that Mexico has no objection to its being included among the studies authorized by this Act.

(21) Saint Croix. Minnesota and Wisconsin: The segment between the dam near Taylors Falls and its confluence with the Mississippi River.

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(22) Saint Joe, Idaho: The entire main stem.

(23) Salmon, Idaho: The segment from the town of North Fork to its confluence with the Snake River.

(24) Skagit, Washington: The segment from the town of Mount Vernon to and including the mouth of Bacon Creek; the Cascade River between its mouth and the junction of its North and South Forks; the South Fork to the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; the Suiattle River from its mouth to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary at Milk Creek; the Sauk River from its mouth to its junction with Elliott Creek; the North Fork of the Sauk River from its junction with the South Fork of the Sauk to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary.

(25) Suwannee, Georgia and Florida: The entire river from its source in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia to the gulf and the outlying Ichetucknee Springs, Florida.

(26) Upper Iowa, Iowa: The entire river.

(27) Youghiogheny, Maryland and Pennsylvania: The segment from Oakland, Maryland, to the Youghiogheny Reservoir, and from the Youghiogheny Dam downstream to the town of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.

(28) American, California: The North Fork from the Cedars to the Auburn Reservoir.

(29) Au Sable, Michigan: The segment downstream from Foot Dam to Oscoda and upstream from Loud Reservoir to its source, including its principal tributaries and excluding Mio and Bamfield Reservoirs.

(30) Big Thompson, Colorado: The segment from its source to the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park.

(31) Cache la Poudre, Colorado: Both forks from their sources to their confluence, thence the Cache la Poudre to the eastern boundary of Roosevelt National Forest.

(32) Čahaba. Alabama: The segment from its junction with United States Highway 31 south of Birmingham downstream to its junction with United States Highway 80 west of Selma.

(33) Clarks Fork, Wyoming: The segment from the Clark's Fork Canyon to the Crandall Creek Bridge.

(34) Colorado. Colorado and Utah: The segment from its confluence with the Dolores River, Utah, upstream to a point 19.5 miles from the Utah-Colorado border in Colorado.

(35) Conejos, Colorado: The three forks from their sources to their confluence, thence the Conejos to its first junction with State Highway 17, excluding Platoro Reservoir.

(36) Elk, Colorado: The segment from its source to Clark. (37) Encampment, Colorado: The Main Fork and West Fork to their confluence. thence the Encampment to the ColoradoWyoming border, including the tributaries and headwaters. (38) Green, Colorado: The entire segment within the State of Colorado.

(39) Gunnison, Colorado: The segment from the upstream (southern) boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument to its confluence with the North Fork.

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(40) Illinois, Oklahoma: The segment from Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir upstream to the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, including the Flint and Barren Fork Creeks.

(41) John Day, Oregon: The main stem from Service Creek Bridge (at river mile 157) downstream to Turnwater Falls (at river mile 10).

(42) Kettle, Minnesota: The entire segment within the State of Minnesota.

(43) Los Pinos, Colorado: The segment from its source, including the tributaries and headwaters within the San Juan Primitive Area, to the northern boundary of the Granite Peak Ranch. (44) Manistee, Michigan: The entire river from its source to Manistee Lake, including its principal tributaries and excluding Tippy and Hodenpyl Reservoirs.

(45) Nolichuckey, Tennessee and North Carolina: The entire

main stem.

(46) Owyhee, South Fork, Oregon: The main stem from the Oregon-Idaho border downstream to the Owyhee Reservoir.

(47) Piedra, Colorado: The Middle Fork and East Fork from their sources to their confluence, thence the Piedra to its junction with Colorado Highway 160, including the tributaries and headwaters on national forest lands.

(48) Shepaug, Connecticut: The entire river.

(49) Sipsey Fork, West Fork, Alabama: The segment, including its tributaries, from the impoundment formed by the Lewis M. Smith Dam upstream to its source in the William B. Bankhead National Forest.

(50) Snake, Wyoming: The segment from the southern boundaries of Teton National Park to the entrance to Palisades Reservoir. (51) Sweetwater, Wyoming: The segment from Wilson Bar downstream to Spring Creek.

(52) Tuolumne, California: The main river from its source on Mount Dana and Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park to Don Pedro Reservoir.

(53) Upper Mississippi, Minnesota: The segment from its source at the outlet of Itasca Lake to its junction with the northwestern boundary of the city of Anoka.

(54) Wisconsin, Wisconsin: The segment from Prairie du Sac to its confluence with the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. (55) Yampa, Colorado: The segment within the boundaries of the Dinosaur National Monument.

(56) Dolores, Colorado: The segment of the main stem from Rico upstream to its source, including its headwaters; the West Dolores from its source, including its headwaters, downstream to its confluence with the main stem; and the segment from the west boundary, section 2, township 38 north, range 16 west, NMPM, below the proposed McPhee Dam, downstream to the ColoradoUtah border, excluding the segment from one mile above Highway 90 to the confluence of the San Miguel River.

(57) Housatonic, Connecticut: The segment from the Massachusetts-Connecticut boundary downstream to its confluence with the Shepaug River.

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REPORT No. 94-357

DESIGNATING THE SHEEP MOUNTAIN AREA IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR STUDY TO DETERMINE ITS SUITABILITY FOR PRESERVATION AS WILDERNESS

JULY 31, 1975.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. HASKELL, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 74]

The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 74) to designate certain lands in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests as the "Sheep Mountain Wilderness", having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. The amendments are set forth in full as follows:

1. Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following language:

That the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3(d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890, 892), relating to public notice, public hearings, and review by State and other agencies, shall review, as to their suitability or nonsuitability for preservation as wilderness, certain lands in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, California, which comprise approximately fifty-two thousand acres, and which are generally depicted on a map entitled "Sheep Mountain Wilderness-Proposed", and dated February, 1974 The Secretary shall report his findings to the President on or before the expiration of the two-year period following the date of enactment of this Act. The President shall submit promptly thereafter to the United States Senate and House of Representatives his recommendations with respect to the designation of such area or portion thereof as wilderness. Any recommendation of the President that such area or portion thereof shall be designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the national wilderness preservation system shall become effective only if so provided by an Act of Congress.

SEC. 2. During the review period provided by this Act and for a period of four years after the recommendations of the President are submitted to the Congress, the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage and protect the resources of the lands depicted on such map in such a manner as to assure that their suitability for potential wilderness designation is not impaired.

SEC. 3. The review required by this Act, including any report and recommendations with respect thereto, shall, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Act, be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act.

SEC. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such amount as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

2. Amend the title so as to read:

To study certain lands in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, California, for possible inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. I. PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION OF S. 74, AS INTRODUCED AND THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT THERETO

S. 74, as amended, would designate a 52,000 acre area known as the Sheep Mountain Wilderness, in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests in the State of California to be studied for its eligibility to be included in the National Wilderness Preservation System. S. 74, as introduced by Senators Cranston and Tunney, would have immediately designated the Sheep Mountain Wilderness area as component of that system.

Although this 52,000 acre area appears to be of wilderness quality, the Committee noted that no official wilderness study, as contemplated in the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890), had been conducted. The Committee, therefore, amended S. 74 to require a two year wilderness study. The short period of the study was considered not to be burdensome because much of the work has already been completed in the Forest Service's planning for the area.

As the area is generally acknowledged to be of wilderness quality, the Committee amendment includes a strict mandate to the Secretary of Agriculture to manage the area so as to protect that quality during the study period and for four years after the submission of the President's recommendations to Congress-a period of sufficient length to permit enactment of legislation designating the Sheep Mountain Wilderness area a a component of the national wilderness preservation system, should such legislation then appear warranted.

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA

LOCATION AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE AREA

The 52,000-acre Sheep Mountain wilderness area is located in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, California. Situated at the back of the Los Angeles Basin, the Sheep Mountain area offers a wilderness experience within an hour's drive of 10 million people. It is a rugged, precipitous area, dominated by five peaks-Mount San Antonio, Dawson Peak. Pine Mountain, Mount Badden-Powell, and Iron Mountain (Sheep Mountain). Elevations reach nearly 10,000 feet. The area enjoys beautiful waterfalls, deep pools, and deep canyons, particularly the Fish Fork of the San Gabriel River, which support perhaps the best wild trout fishery in Southern California. In addition to its wilderness value, the Sheep Mountain area is important as the habitat of the Nelson bighorn sheep, now considered vulnerable to extinction. Approximately 150 of these wild animals

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