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 PUBLIC LAW 109–118—DEC. 1, 2005

119 STAT. 2527

Public Law 109–118 109th Congress An Act To designate certain National Forest System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Dec. 1, 2005 [H.R. 539]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005’’. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act: (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map dated April 13, 2004, and entitled ‘‘El Toro Proposed Wilderness Area’’. (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 3. WILDERNESS DESIGNATION, CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO.

(a) EL TORO WILDERNESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 10,000 acres of land in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as generally depicted on the map are designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (2) DESIGNATION.—The land designated in paragraph (1) shall be known as the El Toro Wilderness. (3) WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES.—The El Toro Wilderness shall consist of the land generally depicted on the map. (b) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) prepare a boundary description of the El Toro Wilderness; and (B) submit the map and the boundary description to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. (2) PUBLIC INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.—The map and the boundary description prepared under paragraph (1)(A)— (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; and

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