A bill to designate certain lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness; and to designate management of certain lands for uses other than wilderness.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Designates the following lands in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Cranberry Wilderness; (2) the Laurel Fork North Wilderness; and (3) the Laurel Fork South Wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire: (1) all nonfederally owned coal deposits and other mineral interests within the Cranberry Wilderness; and (2) contiguous interests and deposits outside the wilderness which are owned by the same nonfederal parties or are economically accessible only through the exercise of rights held within the wilderness. Provides that such acquisition shall be carried out through the exchange of federally owned coal deposits or other mineral interests. Sets forth the procedure for such an exchange. Authorizes appropriations to establish the values of the nonfederally owned and federally owned interests to be exchanged under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the other provisions of this Act. Permits exploration activities in the Cranberry Wilderness to determine the value of the non-federally owned mineral resources therein. Requires that the Secretary and the U.S. Government dea…