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 Calendar No. 213
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1680

 To designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich 
Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 8, 2025

 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
 Nutrition, and Forestry

 October 27, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Boozman, without amendment

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 A BILL

 To designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich 
Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, 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 ``Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE WILDERNESSES.

    (a) Rough Mountain Addition.--

Section 1 of Public Law 100-326 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (21) Rough mountain addition.--Certain land in the George 
 Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 
 acres, as generally depicted as the `Rough Mountain Addition' 
 on the map entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST--South 
 half--Alternative I--Selected Alternative Management 
 Prescriptions--Land and Resources Management Plan Final 
 Environmental Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, which 
 is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area 
 designated by paragraph

    (1) .''.

    (b) Rich Hole Addition.--

    (1) Potential wilderness designation.--In furtherance of 
 the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
 certain land in the George Washington National Forest 
 comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as 
 the ``Rich Hole Addition'' on the map entitled ``GEORGE 
 WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST--South half--Alternative I--Selected 
 Alternative Management Prescriptions--Land and Resources 
 Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement'' and 
 dated March 4, 2014, is designated as a potential wilderness 
 area for incorporation in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area 
 designated by 

section 1

    (2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 
 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584).

    (2) Wilderness designation.--The potential wilderness area 
 designated by paragraph

    (1) shall be designated as wilderness 
 and incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by 
 

section 1

    (2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 
 Stat. 584) on the earlier of--
        (A) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
 (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') 
 publishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
 activities permitted under paragraph

    (4) have been 
 completed; or
        (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of 
 enactment of this Act.

    (3) Management.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (4) , the 
 Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area designated 
 by paragraph

    (1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

    (4) Water quality improvement activities.--
        (A) In general.--To enhance natural ecosystems 
 within the potential wilderness area designated by 
 paragraph

    (1) by implementing certain activities to 
 improve water quality and aquatic passage, as set forth 
 in the Forest Service document entitled ``Decision 
 Notice for the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and 
 Management Project'' and dated December 2015, the 
 Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized 
 transport in the potential wilderness area until the 
 date on which the potential wilderness area is 
 incorporated into the Rich Hole Wilderness Area under 
 paragraph

    (2) .
        (B) Requirement.--In carrying out subparagraph
        (A) , 
 the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall 
 use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
 necessary to carry out that subparagraph with the least 
 amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and 
 resources.
 Calendar No. 213

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 1680

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich 
Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 27, 2025

 Reported without amendment