Bill > HR6913

This bill, the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, aims to enhance conservation, recreation, and economic development on federal lands in Northern California by designating new wilderness areas, expanding existing ones, and establishing special management areas, including the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area focused on forest resilience and aquatic habitat protection. It also creates the California Public Land Remediation Partnership to address land degraded by illegal activities, designates new recreational trails like the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, and studies the feasibility of others, while also establishing visitor centers and exploring partnerships for overnight accommodations. The bill further designates numerous rivers as wild and scenic, and outlines management plans for these areas, emphasizing collaboration with local governments, tribes, and the public, while also addressing existing utility infrastructure like that of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Importantly, it ensures continued access for Indian Tribes for traditional and religious purposes, allowing for temporary closures to protect privacy during these activities.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6913/all-info