The O&C Act of 2014 Bill Text

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SEC. 413. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.1

(a) I N GENERAL .As soon as practicable after the2

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a3

map and legal description of the Federal land with4

(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-5

sources of the Senate; and6

(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the7

House of Representatives.8

(b) F ORCE AND E FFECT .The map and legal de-9

scription filed under subsection (a) shall have the same10

force and effect as if included in this subtitle except that11

the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical er-12

rors in the map or legal description.13

(c) P UBLIC A VAILABILITY .The map and legal de-14

scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and15

available for public inspection in the Office of the Sec-16

retary.17

SEC. 414. ADMINISTRATION.18

(a) I N GENERAL .Unless expressly provided in this19

subtitle, nothing in this subtitle affects any right or claim20

of the Tribe existing on the date of enactment of this Act21

to any land or interest in land.22

(b) P ROHIBITIONS .23

(1) E XPORTS OF UNPROCESSED LOGS .Fed-24

eral law (including regulations) relating to the ex-25

port of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal26


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land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are1

harvested from the Federal land.2

(2) N ON -PERMISSIBLE USE OF LAND .Any real3

property taken into trust under section 412 shall not4

be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried5

out under Public Law 100497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et6

seq.).7

(c) E FFECT ON T IMBER S ALE CONTRACTS .Noth-8

ing in this subtitle affects any timber sale contracts9

awarded as of the date of enactment of this Act.10

SEC. 415. FOREST MANAGEMENT.11

(a) A PPLICABLE L AW .Any commercial forestry ac-12

tivity that is carried out on the Federal land shall be man-13

aged in accordance with all applicable Federal laws, in-14

cluding the National Indian Forest Resources Manage-15

ment Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).16

(b) A GREEMENTS .The Tribe shall consult with the17

Director of the Bureau of Land Management and other18

parties as necessary to develop agreements to provide for19

access to the land taken into trust under section 412(a)20

that provide for21

(1) honoring existing reciprocal right-of-way22

agreements; and23

(2) administrative access by the Bureau of24

Land Management.25


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(c) L AND USE P LANNING REQUIREMENTS .On con-1

veyance of the Federal land to the Tribe under section2

412, the Federal land shall not be subject to the land use3

planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy and4

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the5

Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 436

U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).7

Subtitle CAmendments to8

Coquille Restoration Act9SEC. 421. AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT.10

Section 5(d) of the Coquille Restoration Act (2511

U.S.C. 715c(d)) is amended12

(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the13

following:14

(5) M ANAGEMENT .15

(A) I N GENERAL .Subject to subpara-16

graph (B), the Secretary of the Interior, acting17

through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Af-18

fairs, shall19

(i) manage the Coquille Forest in ac-20

cordance with the laws pertaining to the21

management of Indian trust land; and22

(ii) distribute revenues in accordance23

with the National Indian Forest Resources24

Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).25


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(B) A DMINISTRATION .1

(i) U NPROCESSED LOGS .Unproc-2

essed logs harvested from the Coquille For-3

est shall be subject to the same Federal4

statutory restrictions on export to foreign5

nations that apply to unprocessed logs har-6

vested from Federal land.7

(ii) S ALES OF TIMBER .Notwith-8

standing any other provision of law, all9

sales of timber from land subject to this10

subsection shall be advertised, offered, and11

awarded according to competitive bidding12

practices, with sales being awarded to the13

highest responsible bidder.;14

(2) by striking paragraph (9); and15

(3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through16

(12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively.17

TITLE VOREGON TREASURES18

Subtitle AWild Rogue Wilderness19

Area20SEC. 501. WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS AREA.21

(a) D EFINITIONS .In this section:22

(1) C OMMISSION .The term Commission23

means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.24


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(2) M AP .The term map means the map en-1

titled Wild Rogue Wilderness Additions and dated2

June 12, 2013.3

(3) S ECRETARY .The term Secretary4

means5

(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-6

spect to public land administered by the Sec-7

retary of the Interior; or8

(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-9

spect to National Forest System land.10

(4) W ILDERNESS ADDITIONS .The term Wil-11

derness additions means the land added to the Wild12

Rogue Wilderness under subsection (b)(1).13

(b) E XPANSION OF W ILD ROGUE W ILDERNESS 14

A REA .15

(1) E XPANSION .The approximately 56,10016

acres of Federal land in the State of Oregon gen-17

erally depicted on the map as BLM Proposed Wil-18

derness and Proposed USFS Wilderness shall be19

added to and administered as part of the Wild20

Rogue Wilderness in accordance with Public Law21

95237 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 43 ), except22

that23

(A) the Secretary of the Interior and the24

Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the25


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Federal land under their respective jurisdiction;1

and2

(B) any reference in that Act to the Sec-3

retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be4

a reference to the Secretary of Agriculture or5

the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable.6

(2) M AP ; LEGAL DESCRIPTION .7

(A) I N GENERAL .As soon as practicable8

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-9

retary shall prepare a map and legal description10

of the wilderness area designated by paragraph11

(1).12

(B) F ORCE OF LAW .The map and legal13

description filed under subparagraph (A) shall14

have the same force and effect as if included in15

this section, except that the Secretary may cor-16

rect typographical errors in the map and legal17

description.18

(C) P UBLIC AVAILABILITY .The map and19

legal description filed under subparagraph (A)20

shall be on file and available for public inspec-21

tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of22

Land Management and Forest Service.23

(3) C ORRECTION .Section 3(b) of the Endan-24

gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.25


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1132 note; Public Law 95237; 92 Stat. 43) is1

amended by striking 3(a)(5) and inserting2

3(a)(5)(A).3

(4) W ITHDRAWAL .Subject to valid existing4

rights, the Wilderness additions are withdrawn from5

all forms of6

(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under7

the public land laws;8

(B) location, entry, and patent under the9

mining laws; and10

(C) disposition under all laws pertaining to11

mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-12

terials.13

(5) T RIBAL RIGHTS .Nothing in this sub-14

section alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or ab-15

rogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe.16

(c) P OTENTIAL A DDITION TO W ILDERNESS A REA .17

(1) D ESIGNATION .Subject to paragraph (3)18

and in furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness19

Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain public land in20

the State of Oregon administered by the Secretary21

of the Interior, compromising approximately 60022

acres, as generally depicted on the map as Poten-23

tial Wilderness, shall be added to and administered24

as part of the Wild Rogue Wilderness.25


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mining laws; and4



terials.7

(d) W ITHDRAWAL A REA P ROTECTIONS .8

(1) I N GENERAL .The Secretary shall manage9

the Federal land described in paragraph (2) in a10

manner that preserves the natural and primitive11

character of the land for recreational, scenic, and12

scientific use.13

(2) D ESCRIPTION OF THE LAND .The Federal14

land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi-15

mately 4,000 acres generally depicted on the map as16

Withdrawal Area.17

(3) M APS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS .18

(A) I N GENERAL .As soon as practicable19

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-20

retary shall prepare a map and legal description21

of the land described in paragraph (2).22

(B) F ORCE OF LAW .The map and legal23

description filed under subparagraph (A) shall24

have the same force and effect as if included in25


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this section, except that the Secretary may cor-1

rect typographical errors in the map and legal2

description.3

(C) P UBLIC AVAILABILITY .The map and4

legal description filed under subparagraph (A)5

shall be on file and available for public inspec-6

tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of7

Land Management.8

(4) U SE OF LAND .9

(A) I N GENERAL .Subject to valid exist-10

ing rights, with respect to the Federal land de-11

scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall12

only allow uses that are consistent with the pur-13

poses described in paragraph (1).14

(B) P ROHIBITED USES .The following15

shall be prohibited on the Federal land de-16

scribed in paragraph (2):17

(i) Permanent roads.18

(ii) Commercial enterprises.19

(iii) Except as necessary to meet the20

minimum requirements for the administra-21

tion of the Federal land and to protect22

public health and safety23

(I) the use of motor vehicles; or24


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(II) the establishment of tem-1

porary roads.2


rights, the Federal land described in paragraph (2)4

is withdrawn from5

(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or6

disposal under the public land laws;7


mining laws; and9

(C) disposition under all laws relating to10


terials.12

(e) W ILD AND SCENIC R IVER DESIGNATIONS , R OGUE 13

R IVER A REA .14

(1) A MENDMENTS .Section 3(a) of the Wild15

and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is16

amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the17

following:18

(5) R OGUE , OREGON .19

(A) I N GENERAL .The segment of the20

river extending from the mouth of the Apple-21

gate River downstream to the Lobster Creek22

Bridge, to be administered by the Secretary of23

the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as24


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agreed to by the Secretaries of the Interior and1

Agriculture or as directed by the President.2

(B) A DDITIONS .In addition to the seg-3

ment described in subparagraph (A), there are4

designated the following segments in the Rogue5

River:6

(i) K ELSEY CREEK .The approxi-7

mately 4.8-mile segment of Kelsey Creek8

from the east section line of T. 32 S., R.9

9 W., sec. 34, Willamette Meridian, to the10

confluence with the Rogue River, as a wild11

river.12

(ii) E AST FORK KELSEY CREEK .13

The approximately 4.6-mile segment of14

East Fork Kelsey Creek from the Wild15

Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 S., R.16


confluence with Kelsey Creek, as a wild18

river.19

(iii) W HISKY CREEK .20

(I) R ECREATIONAL RIVER .21

The approximately 0.6-mile segment22

of Whisky Creek from the confluence23

of the East Fork and West Fork to24


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0.1 miles downstream from road 33-8-1

23, as a recreational river.2

(II) W ILD RIVER .The ap-3

proximately 1.9-mile segment of Whis-4

ky Creek from 0.1 miles downstream5

from road 33-8-23 to the confluence6

with the Rogue River, as a wild river.7

(iv) E AST FORK WHISKY CREEK .8

(I) W ILD RIVER .The approxi-9

mately 2.6-mile segment of East Fork10

Whisky Creek from the Wild Rogue11

Wilderness boundary in T. 33 S., R.12

8 W., sec. 11, Willamette Meridian.,13

to 0.1 miles downstream of road 33-14

8-26 crossing, as a wild river.15

(II) R ECREATIONAL RIVER .16

The approximately 0.3-mile segment17

of East Fork Whisky Creek from 0.118

miles downstream of road 33-8-26 to19

the confluence with Whisky Creek, as20

a recreational river.21

(v) W EST FORK WHISKY CREEK .22

The approximately 4.8-mile segment of23

West Fork Whisky Creek from its head-24


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waters to the confluence with Whisky1

Creek, as a wild river.2

(vi) B IG WINDY CREEK .3

(I) S CENIC RIVER .The ap-4

proximately 1.5-mile segment of Big5

Windy Creek from its headwaters to6

0.1 miles downstream from road 34-9-7

17.1, as a scenic river.8


proximately 5.8-mile segment of Big10

Windy Creek from 0.1 miles down-11

stream from road 34-9-17.1 to the12

confluence with the Rogue River, as a13

wild river.14

(vii) E AST FORK BIG WINDY 15

CREEK .16


proximately 0.2-mile segment of East18

Fork Big Windy Creek from its head-19

waters to 0.1 miles downstream from20

road 34-8-36, as a scenic river.21


proximately 3.7-mile segment of East23

Fork Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles24

downstream from road 34-8-36 to the25


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confluence with Big Windy Creek, as1

a wild river.2

(viii) L ITTLE WINDY CREEK .The3

approximately 1.9-mile segment of Little4

Windy Creek from 0.1 miles downstream5

of road 34-8-36 to the confluence with the6

Rogue River, as a wild river.7

(ix) H OWARD CREEK .8


proximately 0.3-mile segment of How-10

ard Creek from its headwaters to 0.111

miles downstream of road 34-9-34, as12

a scenic river.13


proximately 6.9-mile segment of How-15

ard Creek from 0.1 miles downstream16

of road 34-9-34 to the confluence with17

the Rogue River, as a wild river.18

(x) MULE CREEK .The approxi-19

mately 6.3-mile segment of Mule Creek20

from the east section line of T. 32 S., R.21


confluence with the Rogue River, as a wild23

river.24


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(xi) A NNA CREEK .The approxi-1

mately 3.5-mile segment of Anna Creek2

from its headwaters to the confluence with3

Howard Creek, as a wild river.4

(xii) M ISSOURI CREEK .The ap-5

proximately 1.6-mile segment of Missouri6

Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness7

boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 24,8

Willamette Meridian, to the confluence9


(xiii) J ENNY CREEK .The approxi-11

mately 1.8-mile segment of Jenny Creek12

from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary13

in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec.28, Willamette14

Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue15

River, as a wild river.16

(xiv) R UM CREEK .The approxi-17

mately 2.2-mile segment of Rum Creek18


in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 9, Willamette20



(xv) E AST FORK RUM CREEK .The23

approximately 1.3-mile segment of East24

Rum Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilder-25


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ness boundary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec.1

10, Willamette Meridian, to the confluence2

with Rum Creek, as a wild river.3

(xvi) W ILDCAT CREEK .The ap-4

proximately 1.7-mile segment of Wildcat5

Creek from its headwaters downstream to6

the confluence with the Rogue River, as a7

wild river.8

(xvii) MONTGOMERY CREEK .The9

approximately 1.8-mile segment of Mont-10

gomery Creek from its headwaters down-11

stream to the confluence with the Rogue12


(xviii) H EWITT CREEK .The ap-14

proximately 1.2-mile segment of Hewitt15





(xix) B UNKER CREEK .The approxi-20

mately 6.6-mile segment of Bunker Creek21



(xx) D ULOG CREEK .24


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proximately 0.8-mile segment of2

Dulog Creek from its headwaters to3

0.1 miles downstream of road 34-8-4

36, as a scenic river.5


proximately 1.0-mile segment of7

Dulog Creek from 0.1 miles down-8

stream of road 34-8-36 to the con-9

fluence with the Rogue River, as a10

wild river.11

(xxi) Q UAIL CREEK .The approxi-12

mately 1.7-mile segment of Quail Creek13





(xxii) M EADOW CREEK .The ap-18

proximately 4.1-mile segment of Meadow19

Creek from its headwaters to the con-20

fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild21

river.22

(xxiii) R USSIAN CREEK .The ap-23

proximately 2.5-mile segment of Russian24



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(xxiv) A LDER CREEK .The approxi-4

mately 1.2-mile segment of Alder Creek5



(xxv) B OOZE CREEK .The approxi-8

mately 1.5-mile segment of Booze Creek9



(xxvi) B RONCO CREEK .The ap-12

proximately 1.8-mile segment of Bronco13



river.16

(xxvii) COPSEY CREEK .The ap-17

proximately 1.5-mile segment of Copsey18



river.21

(xxviii) C ORRAL CREEK .The ap-22

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river.2

(xxix) C OWLEY CREEK .The ap-3

proximately 0.9-mile segment of Cowley4



river.7

(xxx) D ITCH CREEK .The approxi-8

mately 1.8-mile segment of Ditch Creek9



Meridian, to its confluence with the Rogue12


(xxxi) F RANCIS CREEK .The ap-14

proximately 0.9-mile segment of Francis15



river.18

(xxxii) L ONG GULCH .The approxi-19

mately 1.1-mile segment of Long Gulch20






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(xxxiii) B AILEY CREEK .The ap-1

proximately 1.7-mile segment of Bailey2

Creek from the west section line of T. 343

S., R.8 W., sec.14, Willamette Meridian, to4

the confluence of the Rogue River, as a5

wild river.6

(xxxiv) S HADY CREEK .The ap-7

proximately 0.7-mile segment of Shady8



river.11

(xxxv) S LIDE CREEK .12


proximately 0.5-mile segment of Slide14

Creek from its headwaters to 0.115

miles downstream from road 33-9-6,16

as a scenic river.17


proximately 0.7-mile section of Slide19

Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of20

road 33-9-6 to the confluence with the21

Rogue River, as a wild river..22

(2) M ANAGEMENT .Each river segment des-23

ignated by subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) of24

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.25


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1274(a)(5)) (as added by paragraph (1)) shall be1

managed as part of the Rogue Wild and Scenic2

River.3


rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the5

river segments designated under subparagraph (B)6

of section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act7

(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (as added by paragraph (1))8

is withdrawn from all forms of9




mining laws; and13



terials.16

(f) A DDITIONAL P ROTECTIONS FOR ROGUE R IVER 17

TRIBUTARIES .18

(1) L ICENSING BY COMMISSION .The Commis-19

sion shall not license the construction of any dam,20

water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission21

line, or other project works on or directly affecting22

any stream described in paragraph (4).23

(2) O THER AGENCIES .24


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(A) I N GENERAL .No department or1

agency of the United States shall assist by loan,2

grant, license, or otherwise in the construction3

of any water resources project on or directly af-4

fecting any stream segment that is described in5

paragraph (4), except to maintain or repair6

water resources projects in existence on the7

date of enactment of this Act.8

(B) E FFECT .Nothing in this paragraph9

prohibits any department or agency of the10

United States in assisting by loan, grant, li-11

cense, or otherwise, a water resources project12

(i) the primary purpose of which is ec-13

ological or aquatic restoration; and14

(ii) that provides a net benefit to15

water quality and aquatic resources.16


rights, the Federal land located within 1 4 mile on ei-18

ther side of the stream segments described in para-19

graph (4), is withdrawn from all forms of20




mining laws; and24


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(E) M ULE CREEK .The approximately1

5.1-mile segment of Mule Creek from its head-2

waters to the east section line of T. 32 S., R.3

10 W., sec. 25.4

(F) M ISSOURI CREEK .The approximately5

3.1-mile segment of Missouri Creek from its6

headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness7

boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 24.8

(G) J ENNY CREEK .The approximately9

3.1-mile segment of Jenny Creek from its head-10

waters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary11

in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 28.12

(H) R UM CREEK .The approximately 2.2-13

mile segment of Rum Creek from its head-14


in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 9.16

(I) E AST FORK RUM CREEK .The approxi-17

mately 0.8-mile segment of East Fork Rum18

Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue19

Wilderness boundary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec.20

10.21

(J) H EWITT CREEK .The approximately22

1.4-mile segment of Hewitt Creek from its23




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(K) Q UAIL CREEK .The approximately1

0.8-mile segment of Quail Creek from its head-2


in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1.4

(L) R USSIAN CREEK .The approximately5

0.1-mile segment of Russian Creek from its6



(M) D ITCH CREEK .The approximately9

0.7-mile segment of Ditch Creek from its head-10


in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5.12

(N) L ONG GULCH .The approximately13

1.4-mile segment of Long Gulch from its head-14


in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 23.16

(O) B AILEY CREEK .The approximately17

1.4-mile segment of Bailey Creek from its head-18

waters to the west section line of T. 34 S., R.19

8 W., sec. 14.20

(P) Q UARTZ CREEK .The approximately21

3.3-mile segment of Quartz Creek from its22

headwaters to its confluence with the North23

Fork Galice Creek.24


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(Q) N ORTH FORK GALICE CREEK .The1

approximately 5.7-mile segment of the North2

Fork Galice Creek from its headwaters to its3

confluence with Galice Creek.4

(R) G RAVE CREEK .The approximately5

10.2-mile segment of Grave Creek from the6

confluence of Wolf Creek downstream to the7

confluence with the Rogue River.8

(S) C ENTENNIAL GULCH .The approxi-9

mately 2.2-mile segment of Centennial Gulch10

from its headwaters to its confluence with the11

Rogue River.12

(T) G ALICE CREEK .The approximately13

2.2-mile segment of Galice Creek from the con-14

fluence with the South Fork Galice Creek15

downstream to the Rogue River.16

Subtitle BDevils Staircase17

Wilderness18SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS.19

In this subtitle:20

(1) M AP .The term map means the map en-21

titled Devils Staircase Wilderness Proposal and22

dated June 15, 2010.23

(2) S ECRETARY .The term Secretary24

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(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-1

tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-2

retary of Agriculture; and3

(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-4

tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-5

retary of the Interior.6

(3) S TATE .The term State means the State7

of Oregon.8

(4) W ILDERNESS .The term Wilderness9

means the Devils Staircase Wilderness designated10

by section 512(a).11

SEC. 512. DEVILS STAIRCASE WILDERNESS, OREGON.12

(a) D ESIGNATION .In accordance with the Wilder-13

ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately14

30,540 acres of Forest Service land and Bureau of Land15

Management land in the State, as generally depicted on16

the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component17

of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be18

known as the Devils Staircase Wilderness.19

(b) M AP ; L EGAL DESCRIPTION .20

(1) I N GENERAL .As soon as practicable after21

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary22

shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wil-23

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(2) F ORCE OF LAW .The map and legal de-1

scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have2

the same force and effect as if included in this Act,3

except that the Secretary may correct clerical and4

typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-5

tion.6

(3) A VAILABILITY .The map and legal descrip-7

tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file8

and available for public inspection in the appropriate9

offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land10

Management.11

(c) A DMINISTRATION .Subject to valid existing12

rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section13

shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with14

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except15

that16

(1) any reference in that Act to the effective17

date shall be considered to be a reference to the date18

of enactment of this Act; and19

(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary20

of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference21

to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land22

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(d) F ISH AND W ILDLIFE .Nothing in this section1

affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with2

respect to fish and wildlife in the State.3

(e) A DJACENT M ANAGEMENT .4

(1) I N GENERAL .Nothing in this section cre-5

ates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around6

the Wilderness.7

(2) A CTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS .The8

fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land out-9

side the Wilderness can be seen or heard within the10

Wilderness shall not preclude the activity or use out-11

side the boundary of the Wilderness.12

(f) P ROTECTION OF TRIBAL R IGHTS .Nothing in13

this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian14

tribe.15

(g) T RANSFER OF A DMINISTRATIVE J URISDIC -16

TION .17

(1) I N GENERAL .Administrative jurisdiction18

over the approximately 49 acres of Bureau of Land19

Management land north of the Umpqua River in sec.20

32, T. 21 S., R. 11 W, is transferred from the Bu-21

reau of Land Management to the Forest Service.22

(2) A DMINISTRATION .The Secretary shall ad-23

minister the land transferred by paragraph (1) in24

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(A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly1

known as the Weeks Law) (16 U.S.C. 480 et2

seq.); and3

(B) any laws (including regulations) appli-4

cable to the National Forest System.5

SEC. 513. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS,6

WASSON CREEK AND FRANKLIN CREEK, OR-7

EGON.8

Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (169

U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 302(a)) is amend-10

ed by adding at the end the following:11

(214) F RANKLIN CREEK , OREGON .The 4.5-12

mile segment from its headwaters to the line of13

angle points within sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 10 W.,14

shown on the survey recorded in the Official Records15

of Douglas County, Oregon, as M6462, to be ad-16

ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild17

river.18

(215) W ASSON CREEK , OREGON .The 10.1-19

mile segment in the following classes:20

(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the east-21

ern boundary of sec. 17, T. 21 S., R. 9 W.,22

downstream to the western boundary of sec. 12,23

T. 21 S., R. 10 W., to be administered by the24

Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.25


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(B) The 5.9-mile segment from the west-1

ern boundary of sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 10 W.,2

downstream to the eastern boundary of the3

northwest quarter of sec. 22, T. 21 S., R. 104

W., to be administered by the Secretary of Ag-5

riculture as a wild river..6

Subtitle CAdditional Wild and7

Scenic River Designations and8

Technical Corrections9SEC. 521. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG-10

MENTS, MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON.11

(a) I N GENERAL .Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-12

nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by sec-13

tion 513) is amended by adding at the end the following:14

(216) M OLALLA RIVER , OREGON .15

(A) I N GENERAL .The following seg-16

ments in the State of Oregon, to be adminis-17

tered by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec-18

reational river:19

(i) M OLALLA RIVER .The approxi-20

mately 15.1-mile segment from the south-21

ern boundary line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec.22

19, downstream to the edge of the Bureau23

of Land Management boundary in T. 6 S.,24

R. 3 E., sec. 7.25


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(ii) T ABLE ROCK FORK MOLALLA 1

RIVER .The approximately 6.2-mile seg-2

ment from the easternmost Bureau of3

Land Management boundary line in the4

NE 1 4 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., down-5

stream to the confluence with the Molalla6

River.7

(B) W ITHDRAWAL .Subject to valid ex-8

isting rights, the Federal land within the9

boundaries of the river segments designated by10

subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms11

of12

(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal13

under the public land laws;14

(ii) location, entry, and patent under15

the mining laws; and16

(iii) disposition under all laws relat-17

ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or18

mineral materials..19

(b) T ECHNICAL CORRECTIONS .Section 3(a)(102) of20

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(102))21

is amended22

(1) in the heading, by striking S QUAW CREEK 23

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(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),1

by striking McAllister Ditch, including the Soap2

Fork Squaw Creek, the North Fork, the South3

Fork, the East and West Forks of Park Creek, and4

Park Creek Fork and inserting Plainview Ditch,5

including the Soap Creek, the North and South6

Forks of Whychus Creek, the East and West Forks7

of Park Creek, and Park Creek; and8

(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking9

McAllister Ditch and inserting Plainview Ditch.10

SEC. 522. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WILD AND11

SCENIC RIVERS ACT.12

Section 3(a)(69) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act13

(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(69)) is amended14

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),15

and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively,16

and indenting appropriately;17

(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re-18

designated), by striking The 44.5mile and insert-19

ing the following:20

(A) D ESIGNATIONS .The 44.5mile;21

(3) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)22

(A) by striking 25.5mile and inserting23

27.5mile; and24


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(B) by striking Boulder Creek at the1

Kalmiopsis Wilderness boundary and inserting2

Mislatnah Creek;3

(4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)4

(A) by striking 8mile and inserting5

7.5mile; and6

(B) by striking Boulder Creek to Steel7

Bridge and inserting Mislatnah Creek to8

Eagle Creek;9

(5) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated)10

(A) by striking 11mile and inserting11

9.5mile; and12

(B) by striking Steel Bridge and insert-13

ing Eagle Creek; and14

(6) by adding at the end the following:15

(B) W ITHDRAWAL .Subject to valid16

rights, the Federal land within the boundaries17

of the river segments designated by subpara-18

graph (A), is withdrawn from all forms of19

(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal20

under the public land laws;21

(ii) location, entry, and patent under22

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(iii) disposition under all laws per-1

taining to mineral and geothermal leasing2

or mineral materials..3

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