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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4752 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement allowing for adaptive management of certain 

Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 3, 2022 

Mr. WYDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement allowing for 

adaptive management of certain Federal land in Malheur 

County, Oregon, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Malheur Community 

5 Empowerment for the Owyhee Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ACTIVE MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘active 

2 management’’ means those actions that are proposed 

3 or implemented— 

4 (A) to address degraded or non-functioning 

5 resource conditions that would not improve 

6 without on-the-ground treatments; 

7 (B) to respond to specific, identified re8 source conditions described in subparagraph 

9 (A); and 

10 (C) to meet resource objectives and desired 

11 outcomes. 

12 (2) ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT.—The term 

13 ‘‘adaptive management’’ means management based 

14 on a relationship between research and management 

15 practices in which management practices are devel16 oped and modified based on a recurring evaluation 

17 of data, collected on a recurring basis by and for the 

18 Monitoring Network, for the purpose of allowing 

19 timely reactions to changing conditions on Federal 

20 land— 

21 (A) to achieve, retain, or improve the eco22 logical health and functionality of the Federal 

23 land; and 

24 (B) to achieve desired future conditions on 

25 the Federal land. 


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1 (3) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 

2 Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (4) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

4 Native Seed Center established under section 

5 6(e)(1)(A). 

6 (5) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commis7 sioner’’ means the Commissioner of Reclamation. 

8 (6) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

9 Malheur County, Oregon. 

10 (7) CULTURAL.—The term ‘‘cultural’’ means 

11 relating to the sites, areas, or artifacts of, or tradi12 tional uses of land by, indigenous peoples. 

13 (8) CULTURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘cul14 tural resources’’ means— 

15 (A) the sites, areas, and artifacts of indige16 nous peoples; and 

17 (B) the existing uses of land by indigenous 

18 peoples. 

19 (9) ECOLOGICAL HEALTH.—The term ‘‘ecologi20 cal health’’ means the ability of the ecological proc21 esses of an ecosystem to function in a manner that 

22 maintains the structure, composition, activity, and 

23 resilience of the ecosystem over time, including an 

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1 nities, habitats, and conditions that are sustainable 

2 through successional processes. 

3 (10) FEDERAL LAND.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 

5 land’’ means all land in the County the title to 

6 which is held by the United States. 

7 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

8 land’’ does not include— 

9 (i) any Forest Service land; or 

10 (ii) any land held in trust by the Bu11 reau of Indian Affairs. 

12 (11) INVASIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘invasive 

13 species’’ means a species of nonnative aggressive 

14 plant with the potential to cause— 

15 (A) significant damage to a native eco16 system; or 

17 (B) significant economic losses. 

18 (12) LOOP ROAD.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘loop road’’ 

20 means a route determined by the Malheur CEO 

21 Group that is managed and maintained by the 

22 Bureau and the County for the purpose of pro23 viding directed tourism and educational oppor24 tunities in the County. 


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1 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘loop road’’ 

2 includes each of the roads described in para3 graphs (2) through (5) of section 6(a). 

4 (13) MALHEUR CEO ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

5 The term ‘‘Malheur CEO Advisory Committee’’ 

6 means the Malheur Community Empowerment for 

7 Owyhee Group Advisory Committee established 

8 under section 4(c)(7)(A). 

9 (14) MALHEUR CEO GROUP.—The term 

10 ‘‘Malheur CEO Group’’ means the Malheur Commu11 nity Empowerment for Owyhee Group established 

12 under section 4(c)(1). 

13 (15) MONITORING DATA.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘monitoring 

15 data’’ means data that is— 

16 (i) collected through a memorandum 

17 of understanding entered into under sec18 tion 4(e)(1); and 

19 (ii) provided to the Bureau at a fre20 quency sufficient— 

21 (I) to monitor the ecological 

22 functionality of Federal land subject 

23 to a programmatic environmental im24 pact statement prepared under section 

25 4(a)(1); and 


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1 (II) to use for adaptive manage2 ment of that Federal land. 

3 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘monitoring 

4 data’’ includes data in existence on the date of 

5 enactment of this Act. 

6 (16) MONITORING NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Mon7 itoring Network’’ means the network of monitoring 

8 partners and protocols established under section 

9 4(e)(1), including the parties to, and protocols estab10 lished under, each memorandum of understanding 

11 entered into under that section for the purpose of 

12 implementing adaptive management of the Federal 

13 land. 

14 (17) NATIVE SEED CENTER ESTABLISHMENT

15 GROUP.—The term ‘‘Native Seed Center Establish16 ment Group’’ means the group established pursuant 

17 to the memorandum of understanding entered into 

18 under section 6(e)(1)(B). 

19 (18) PASSIVE MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘pas20 sive management’’ means those actions that are pro21 posed or implemented to address degraded or non22 functioning resource conditions that are expected to 

23 improve without additional on-the-ground actions, 

24 such that resource objectives and desired outcomes 


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1 are anticipated to be reached without additional 

2 human intervention. 

3 (19) RESTORATION AREA.—The term ‘‘restora4 tion area’’ means an area of Federal land in need 

5 of active or passive management— 

6 (A) to restore the ecological health of the 

7 area; or 

8 (B) to prevent the ecological degradation 

9 of the area from— 

10 (i) demonstrably encroaching invasive 

11 species; or 

12 (ii) other threats. 

13 (20) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

14 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

15 SEC. 3. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES. 

16 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to promote 

17 the long-term ecological health of the Federal land to sup18 port communities and natural resources. 

19 (b) OBJECTIVES.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—To further the purpose de21 scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary shall manage 

22 the Federal land for the benefit of present and fu23 ture generations— 

24 (A) to support and grow local communities 

25 and economies; 


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1 (B) to protect the cultural resources and 

2 western traditions for which the Federal land is 

3 known; 

4 (C) to maintain grazing on the Federal 

5 land— 

6 (i) for the economic well-being of the 

7 County; and 

8 (ii) as a tool to improve the ecological 

9 health of the Federal land; 

10 (D) to protect and enhance the cultural, 

11 ecological, and economic needs of the Burns 

12 Paiute Tribe; 

13 (E) to maintain and enhance the latest 

14 available science-based adaptive management of 

15 the Federal land; 

16 (F) to prevent invasive species encroach17 ment and large fires through management prac18 tices that focus on restoration of the ecosystem; 

19 (G) to ensure the conservation and im20 proved management of the ecological, social, 

21 and economic environment, including geological, 

22 biological, wildlife, fish, riparian, and scenic re23 sources; 

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1 bility of natural resource management on the 

2 Federal land; and 

3 (I) to promote and foster cooperation, com4 munication, and understanding, and reduce 

5 conflict, among all users of the Federal land. 

6 (2) APPROACH.—The Secretary shall carry out 

7 the duties of the Secretary under this Act in a man8 ner that— 

9 (A) furthers the purpose described in sub10 section (a) and the objectives described in para11 graph (1); 

12 (B) ensures the collection of relevant data 

13 to monitor and evaluate the ecological health of 

14 the Federal land; 

15 (C) ensures that adaptive management ac16 tions improve the ecological health of the Fed17 eral land; 

18 (D) builds inclusivity in the County by pro19 moting the involvement of local grazing allot20 ment holders, institutions of higher education, 

21 volunteers, Federal agencies, and other inter22 ested parties in the Monitoring Network while 

23 standardizing data collection; and 


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1 (E) promotes cooperation, communication, 

2 and understanding within the County to reduce 

3 conflict among all users of Federal land. 

4 SEC. 4. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND IN 

5 THE COUNTY. 

6 (a) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

7 STATEMENT.— 

8 (1) PREPARATION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

11 every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary, in con12 sultation with the Commissioner and after ob13 taining input from the Malheur CEO Group, 

14 shall prepare a programmatic environmental 

15 impact statement in accordance with the Na16 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

17 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the Federal land 

18 using— 

19 (i) existing and up-to-date planning 

20 documents, processes, and data; and 

21 (ii) in the case of the first pro22 grammatic environmental impact state23 ment, any planning and data documenta24 tion that is in development on the date of 

25 enactment of this Act. 


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1 (B) PRIORITIES.— 

2 (i) PRIORITY ACTIONS FOR MISSING

3 DATA.—The Secretary shall give priority to 

4 the completion of any analysis relating to 

5 areas on the landscape for which planning 

6 or data are lacking during the year in 

7 which a programmatic environmental im8 pact statement under subparagraph (A) is 

9 prepared. 

10 (ii) BASELINE SOIL AND VEGETATIVE

11 HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.—In carrying out 

12 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give 

13 priority to the completion of baseline soil 

14 and vegetative health assessments on the 

15 Federal land. 

16 (C) PROTECTION OF THE FEDERAL

17 LAND.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 

18 Secretary shall include an analysis of the condi19 tions and actions necessary to ensure that the 

20 adaptive management carried out under a pro21 grammatic environmental impact statement will 

22 not degrade the ecological health of the Federal 

23 land. 

24 (D) SUPPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING

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1 ronmental impact statement under subpara2 graph (A) shall supplement, and not supplant, 

3 existing grazing regulations, including part 

4 4100 of subchapter D of chapter II of subtitle 

5 B of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

6 successor regulations). 

7 (E) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER LAW.— 

8 The Secretary shall ensure that each pro9 grammatic environmental impact statement 

10 under subparagraph (A) takes consideration of, 

11 and is consistent with— 

12 (i) the Archaeological Resources Pro13 tection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et 

14 seq.); 

15 (ii) the Native American Graves Pro16 tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 

17 3001 et seq.); 

18 (iii) division A of subtitle III of title 

19 54, United States Code (formerly known 

20 as the ‘‘National Historic Preservation 

21 Act’’); and 

22 (iv) Executive Order No. 13007 (42 

23 U.S.C. 1996 note; relating to Indian sa24 cred sites). 


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1 (2) ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT.—Each pro2 grammatic environmental impact statement under 

3 paragraph (1)(A) shall— 

4 (A) provide baseline information on the ec5 ological health of the Federal land; 

6 (B) define desired future ecological condi7 tions and outcomes; 

8 (C) negate the need for project-specific en9 vironmental analysis for the management activi10 ties listed in clauses (i) through (ix) of subpara11 graph (D); and 

12 (D) to restore and improve the ecological 

13 health of the Federal land and related riparian 

14 areas, lead to or enhance the use of adaptive 

15 management of the Federal land for— 

16 (i) the management of invasive species 

17 through the use, as the Secretary deter18 mines to be appropriate, of available tools, 

19 including— 

20 (I) mechanical tools; 

21 (II) hand tools; 

22 (III) chemical tools; 

23 (IV) biological tools; and 

24 (V) livestock for varied season 

25 use; 


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1 (ii) the maintenance of existing water 

2 infrastructure; 

3 (iii) the improvement, including move4 ment, of existing water infrastructure, ex5 cept in an area in which there are species 

6 listed as threatened species or endangered 

7 species under the Endangered Species Act 

8 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

9 (iv) the culturally appropriate protec10 tion of areas for restoration of wildlife 

11 habitat through— 

12 (I) offsite water developments; 

13 (II) wildlife-friendly fencing; and 

14 (III) vegetation management to 

15 protect— 

16 (aa) the natural integrity of 

17 spring sites; 

18 (bb) native species diversity; 

19 (cc) water quality; and 

20 (dd) soil heath; 

21 (v) the protection and use of existing 

22 water infrastructure, including— 

23 (I) the use of existing water in24 frastructure to distribute livestock 


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1 and wildlife, including wild horses, 

2 for— 

3 (aa) the protection of ripar4 ian areas, springs, wetlands, or 

5 other mesic sites; and 

6 (bb) the ecological improve7 ment of rangeland by domestic 

8 species; 

9 (II) the prevention of fragmenta10 tion of habitat; 

11 (III) the preservation of existing 

12 water infrastructure that has not ex13 perienced invasion by an invasive spe14 cies; and 

15 (IV) the restoration of existing 

16 water infrastructure that has experi17 enced degradation by an invasive spe18 cies. 

19 (vi) the repair, removal, or construc20 tion of fences, as necessary, in response to 

21 land designations, in accordance with wild22 life or domestic animal management needs; 

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1 stitute an improvement amounting to a 

2 new road category; 

3 (viii) the removal of juniper where 

4 ecologically appropriate for the benefit of 

5 improving or conserving ecological func6 tion; and 

7 (ix) the use of prescribed fire to re8 duce fuel loads where ecologically appro9 priate. 

10 (3) NO EFFECT ON SUBSURFACE MINERAL

11 RIGHTS.—A programmatic environmental impact 

12 statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall not affect 

13 any subsurface mineral rights. 

14 (4) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ANALYSES.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each programmatic en16 vironmental impact statement under paragraph 

17 (1)(A) shall include a minimum requirements 

18 analysis under appendix B of section 6340 of 

19 the Bureau of Land Management Manual 

20 (Management of Designated Wilderness Areas) 

21 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

22 Act) for the proposed management activities in23 cluded in the programmatic environmental im24 pact statement. 


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1 (B) PROJECT-SPECIFIC ANALYSES.—A 

2 project-specific minimum requirements analysis 

3 shall not be required for any site-specific activ4 ity that is covered under a programmatic envi5 ronmental impact statement referred to in sub6 paragraph (A). 

7 (b) PLANNING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 (1) RESTORATION AREA PLAN.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary, in consultation with the Malheur CEO 

12 Group and the Monitoring Network, shall de13 velop a plan, using existing data and planning 

14 documents, for the restoration of areas that are 

15 ecologically degraded on the date of enactment 

16 of this Act. 

17 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The plan under sub18 paragraph (A) shall describe— 

19 (i) the restoration areas to be treated 

20 under the plan; 

21 (ii) the restoration objectives and de22 sired ecological outcomes for the restora23 tion areas; 


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1 (iii) the priority of restoration areas 

2 to be treated under the plan, including the 

3 reasons for such priority; 

4 (iv) the prescribed treatments under 

5 the plan, including the use of newer and 

6 developing technologies; 

7 (v) the timing of treatments under the 

8 plan; and 

9 (vi) the monitoring methods and tech10 niques that will be used to measure and 

11 evaluate success relative to the restoration 

12 objectives and desired ecological outcomes 

13 described in clause (ii). 

14 (2) REPORT ON AREAS MOST AT RISK OF BEING

15 ECOLOGICALLY DEGRADED.—Not later than 1 year 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary, in consultation with the Malheur CEO Group 

18 and the Monitoring Network, shall develop a report 

19 and a plan that identifies the Federal land most at 

20 risk of being ecologically degraded, including an as21 sessment of management options to keep the Fed22 eral land intact, including the option of no active 

23 management. 

24 (c) MALHEUR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOR

25 OWYHEE GROUP.— 


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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall establish a group, to be known as the 

4 ‘‘Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee 

5 Group’’— 

6 (A) to improve collaborative relationships 

7 among— 

8 (i) the members of the Malheur CEO 

9 Group; and 

10 (ii) the types of entities that those 

11 members represent; and 

12 (B) to provide advice and recommenda13 tions to the Secretary relating to the monitoring 

14 and management of the Federal Land, in ac15 cordance with the purpose and objectives de16 scribed in section 3. 

17 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Malheur CEO 

19 Group shall consist of 13 members, of whom— 

20 (i) 6 shall be representatives of ranch21 ing businesses in the County; 

22 (ii) 6 shall be representatives of other 

23 businesses or conservation or recreation or24 ganizations, of whom 2 shall reside in the 

25 County; and 


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1 (iii) 1 shall be a representative of the 

2 Burns Paiute Tribe. 

3 (B) APPOINTMENT.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Members of the 

5 Malheur CEO Group shall be appointed by 

6 the Secretary, with advice from— 

7 (I) the manager of the Vale Dis8 trict of the Bureau; 

9 (II) any Member of the House of 

10 Representatives who represents a dis11 trict in which the Federal land is lo12 cated; and 

13 (III) the Governor of the State of 

14 Oregon. 

15 (ii) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Not 

16 later than 180 days after the date of en17 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall ap18 point the initial members of the Malheur 

19 CEO Group. 

20 (iii) TERMS.—Each member of the 

21 Malheur CEO Group shall serve for a term 

22 of 3 years. 

23 (iv) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of 

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1 appointed for 1 or more additional 3-year 

2 terms. 

3 (v) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the 

4 Malheur CEO Group shall be filled— 

5 (I) as soon as practicable after 

6 the vacancy occurs; and 

7 (II) in the same manner as the 

8 original appointment. 

9 (C) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 

10 (i) COMPENSATION.—Members of the 

11 Malheur CEO Group shall serve without 

12 compensation. 

13 (ii) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each mem14 ber of the Malheur CEO Group shall re15 ceive, from the Secretary, travel expenses, 

16 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 

17 in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 

18 of title 5, United States Code. 

19 (D) CHAIRPERSON.—A chairperson shall 

20 be elected by a majority of the members of the 

21 Malheur CEO Group. 

22 (3) DUTIES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Malheur CEO 

24 Group shall— 


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1 (i) review each project proposed to the 

2 Bureau by members of the Malheur CEO 

3 Group, ranchers holding grazing permits 

4 on the Federal land, or other members of 

5 the public to be carried out using the anal6 ysis completed by a programmatic environ7 mental impact statement prepared under 

8 subsection (a)(1); 

9 (ii) propose projects and funding to 

10 the Secretary under this Act; 

11 (iii) provide early and continuous co12 ordination with appropriate officials of 

13 land management agencies in the County 

14 in recommending projects consistent with 

15 purposes of this Act; and 

16 (iv) provide frequent opportunities for 

17 citizens, organizations, Tribes, land man18 agement agencies, and other interested 

19 parties to participate openly and meaning20 fully in the project development process, 

21 including in the early stages of the process. 

22 (B) PROJECTS PROPOSED TO THE SEC23 RETARY.—The Malheur CEO Group may pro24 pose a project to the Secretary if the project 

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1 bers voting at an official meeting of the 

2 Malheur CEO Group. 

3 (4) MEETINGS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—A quorum is required 

5 for an official meeting of the Malheur CEO 

6 Group. 

7 (B) QUORUM.—A quorum shall consist 

8 of— 

9 (i) a combination of members that— 

10 (I) constitutes a majority of the 

11 members of the Malheur CEO Group; 

12 and 

13 (II) consists of at least as many 

14 members described in clause (i) of 

15 paragraph (2)(A) as the total number 

16 of members described in clauses (ii) 

17 and (iii) of that paragraph; or 

18 (ii) all of the members of the Malheur 

19 CEO Group. 

20 (C) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 

21 the Malheur CEO Group shall— 

22 (i) be announced in a local newspaper 

23 of record, as determined by the Secretary, 

24 not less than 1 week in advance of the 

25 meeting; and 


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1 (ii) be open to the public. 

2 (D) RECORDS.—The Malheur CEO Group 

3 shall— 

4 (i) maintain records of each meeting; 

5 and 

6 (ii) make those records available for 

7 public inspection. 

8 (5) BYLAWS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The members of the 

10 Malheur CEO Group shall establish bylaws for 

11 the Malheur CEO Group. 

12 (B) REQUIREMENT.—Bylaws may be es13 tablished under subparagraph (A) on approval 

14 by— 

15 (i) a combination of members that— 

16 (I) constitutes a majority of the 

17 members of the Malheur CEO Group; 

18 and 

19 (II) consists of at least as many 

20 members described in clause (i) of 

21 paragraph (2)(A) as the total number 

22 of members described in clauses (ii) 

23 and (iii) of that paragraph; or 

24 (ii) all of the members of the Malheur 

25 CEO Group. 


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1 (6) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—On request of the 

3 Malheur CEO Group, the Secretary may detail, 

4 with or without reimbursement, any of the per5 sonnel of the Department of the Interior to as6 sist the Malheur CEO Group in carrying out 

7 the duties described in paragraph (3). 

8 (B) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—Any detail of 

9 a Federal employee under subparagraph (A) 

10 shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil 

11 service status or privileges of the Federal em12 ployee detailed. 

13 (7) MALHEUR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOR

14 OWYHEE GROUP ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

15 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 

16 days after the date on which the Malheur CEO 

17 Group is established under paragraph (1), the 

18 Malheur CEO Group shall establish an advisory 

19 committee, to be known as the ‘‘Malheur Com20 munity Empowerment for Owyhee Group Advi21 sory Committee’’, to provide input to the 

22 Malheur CEO Group, including scientific, cul23 tural, historical, and other advice, as needed, 

24 regarding management of the Federal land— 


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1 (i) to ensure that the work of the 

2 Malheur CEO Group is well-informed and 

3 relevant to the Federal land; and 

4 (ii) to promote adaptive management 

5 of the Federal land in accordance with a 

6 programmatic environmental impact state7 ment prepared under subsection (a)(1). 

8 (B) MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Malheur CEO 

10 Advisory Committee shall consist of— 

11 (I) members of the Malheur CEO 

12 Group; 

13 (II) representatives of Indian 

14 tribes, including at least 1 representa15 tive of the Burns Paiute Tribe; 

16 (III) representatives of the sci17 entific and research communities, in18 cluding individuals with expertise in 

19 scientific matters relevant to the Fed20 eral land, as determined by the 

21 Malheur CEO Group; and 

22 (IV) representatives of any other 

23 entity or interest relevant to the Fed24 eral land, as determined by the 

25 Malheur CEO Group. 


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1 (ii) APPOINTMENT.— 

2 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Malheur 

3 CEO Group shall appoint the mem4 bers of the Malheur CEO Advisory 

5 Committee. 

6 (II) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.— 

7 Not later than 60 days after the date 

8 on which the Malheur CEO Group is 

9 established under paragraph (1), the 

10 Malheur CEO Group shall appoint the 

11 initial members of the Malheur CEO 

12 Advisory Committee. 

13 (III) TERMS.—Each member of 

14 the Malheur CEO Advisory Com15 mittee shall serve for such period as 

16 the Malheur CEO Group determines 

17 to be appropriate. 

18 (IV) REAPPOINTMENT.—A mem19 ber of the Malheur CEO Advisory 

20 Committee may be reappointed for 1 

21 or more additional terms. 

22 (V) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on 

23 the Malheur CEO Advisory Com24 mittee shall be filled— 


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1 (aa) as soon as practicable 

2 after the vacancy occurs; and 

3 (bb) in the same manner as 

4 the original appointment. 

5 (iii) COMPENSATION AND EX6 PENSES.— 

7 (I) COMPENSATION.—Members 

8 of the Malheur CEO Advisory Com9 mittee shall serve without compensa10 tion. 

11 (II) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each 

12 member of the Malheur CEO Advisory 

13 Committee shall receive, from the Sec14 retary, travel expenses, including per 

15 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord16 ance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 

17 title 5, United States Code. 

18 (8) INAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY

19 COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee 

20 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Malheur 

21 CEO Group or the Malheur CEO Advisory Com22 mittee. 

23 (d) ONGOING CONSULTATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out adaptive 

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1 impact statement prepared under subsection (a)(1) 

2 and monitoring under subsection (e), the Secretary 

3 shall consult with the Malheur CEO Group and 

4 work toward a consensus with respect to— 

5 (A) the implementation of policies and 

6 practices; 

7 (B) any lessons learned from that imple8 mentation; and 

9 (C) the adaptation of those policies and 

10 practices— 

11 (i) to reflect any lessons learned from 

12 the implementation; and 

13 (ii) to incorporate the results of the 

14 monitoring carried out under subsection 

15 (e). 

16 (2) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary shall consult 

17 with the Malheur CEO Group not less frequently 

18 than once every 60 days for the 4-year period begin19 ning on the date on which the Malheur CEO Group 

20 is established under subsection (c)(1), and as nec21 essary thereafter. 

22 (e) MONITORING.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of 

4 understanding with the monitoring partners de5 scribed in subparagraph (B) to establish a net6 work, to be known as the ‘‘Monitoring Net7 work’’— 

8 (i) to monitor, in accordance with this 

9 subsection, all Federal land subject to a 

10 programmatic environmental impact state11 ment prepared under subsection (a)(1)(A); 

12 and 

13 (ii) to carry out ecological research re14 lating to that monitoring. 

15 (B) MONITORING PARTNERS DE16 SCRIBED.—The monitoring partners referred to 

17 in subparagraph (A) are— 

18 (i) the Director of the Bureau; 

19 (ii) the Director of the United States 

20 Fish and Wildlife Service; 

21 (iii) the Chief of the Natural Re22 sources Conservation Service; 

23 (iv) the Oregon Department of Fish 

24 and Wildlife; 


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1 (v) the Oregon Department of Envi2 ronmental Quality; 

3 (vi) the County; 

4 (vii) the Malheur County Soil and 

5 Water Conservation District; 

6 (viii) relevant watershed councils in 

7 the County, as determined by the Malheur 

8 CEO Group; 

9 (ix) the Burns Paiute Tribe; 

10 (x) Oregon State University; 

11 (xi) Treasure Valley Community Col12 lege; 

13 (xii) existing holders or users of graz14 ing permits on the Federal land; 

15 (xiii) representatives of conservation, 

16 hunting, or fishing organizations; and 

17 (xiv) any other individual or entity 

18 that, in the determination of the Secretary, 

19 collects or holds data relevant to the moni20 toring, in accordance with this section, of 

21 the Federal land subject to a pro22 grammatic environmental impact state23 ment prepared under subsection (a)(1). 

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1 servation Service and the Director of the Bureau 

2 shall lead the Monitoring Network unless the parties 

3 to the memorandum of understanding described in 

4 paragraph (1) choose another Federal official to lead 

5 the Monitoring Network. 

6 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Monitoring Network 

7 shall carry out monitoring and research— 

8 (A) using agreed upon protocols for the 

9 collection of data to inform the adaptive man10 agement actions necessary to achieve a desired 

11 range of future conditions; 

12 (B) using the latest available science-based 

13 ecological framework to provide more frequent 

14 and timely data relating to the ecological 

15 functionality of the Federal land subject to a 

16 programmatic environmental impact statement 

17 prepared under subsection (a)(1) than the data 

18 that the Bureau was able to acquire before the 

19 date of enactment of this Act through— 

20 (i) the independent efforts of the Bu21 reau; or 

22 (ii) existing cooperative agreements; 

23 (C) that provides data that can be used by 

24 the Secretary in real-time, as baseline data and 

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1 adaptive management of the Federal land in ac2 cordance with a programmatic environmental 

3 impact statement prepared under subsection 

4 (a)(1); and 

5 (D) that includes monitoring and research 

6 of ecological health, including the collection of 

7 data on— 

8 (i) the relationship between invasive 

9 species and fires, including information re10 garding the frequency and severity of any 

11 fires, updated not less frequently than once 

12 each year; 

13 (ii) soils and vegetation, for the pur14 pose of preparing a complete inventory of 

15 all soils and vegetation within the Federal 

16 land, updated not less frequently than once 

17 every 10 years; 

18 (iii) wildlife, including migration cor19 ridors and the status of habitat fragmenta20 tion; 

21 (iv) wild or feral horses or trespass 

22 livestock; 

23 (v) the availability and management 

24 of water on the land, including the use of 

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1 (vi) the effects of the removal of juni2 per; 

3 (vii) invasive species; 

4 (viii) sage brush steppe ecosystems; 

5 (ix) wetlands, riparian areas, springs, 

6 seeps, and other mesic sites; and 

7 (x) recreation, including— 

8 (I) recreation in any component 

9 of the National Wild and Scenic Riv10 ers System; 

11 (II) recreation north and south of 

12 the Owyhee dam; and 

13 (III) recreation relating to loop 

14 roads, including— 

15 (aa) the use of the roads; 

16 (bb) the economic impact of 

17 the roads; 

18 (cc) the effects of the roads 

19 on domestic and wild flora and 

20 fauna; and 

21 (dd) the effects of the roads 

22 on— 

23 (AA) cultural uses of 

24 the land; and 

25 (BB) cultural artifacts. 


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1 (4) DEADLINE FOR BASELINE DATA.—Not later 

2 than 180 days after the date on which the Moni3 toring Network is established under paragraph (1), 

4 the Monitoring Network shall begin— 

5 (A) compiling existing baseline data; 

6 (B) incorporating new baseline data as 

7 that data is acquired; and 

8 (C) making that baseline data available to 

9 the public. 

10 (5) USE OF MONITORING DATA.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Monitoring data col12 lected by the Monitoring Network shall inform 

13 management planning decisions relating to the 

14 actions covered by a programmatic environ15 mental impact statement prepared under sub16 section (a)(1), as determined by the Secretary. 

17 (B) EFFECT OF VIOLATIONS.—If moni18 toring data described in subparagraph (A) 

19 shows that a holder or user of a grazing permit 

20 is not in substantial compliance with the appli21 cable management plan or any use of flexible 

22 management granted by a programmatic envi23 ronmental impact statement prepared under 

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1 agement granted by the programmatic environ2 mental impact statement until— 

3 (i) the holder or user takes corrective 

4 action; and 

5 (ii) monitoring data shows that the 

6 corrective action taken by the holder or 

7 user has improved the ecological health of 

8 the affected land, as determined by the 

9 Secretary. 

10 (C) EFFECT OF IMPROVEMENTS.— 

11 (i) SUSPENDED ANIMAL UNIT

12 MONTHS.—The Secretary shall restore for 

13 use by a holder or user of a grazing permit 

14 any animal unit months held by that hold15 er or user that were suspended, in a quan16 tity commensurate with the carrying ca17 pacity of the relevant land, as determined 

18 by the Secretary, if— 

19 (I) monitoring data shows that 

20 the holder or user is in substantial 

21 compliance with— 

22 (aa) the applicable manage23 ment plan; and 

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1 grammatic environmental impact 

2 statement prepared under sub3 section (a)(1); and 

4 (II) the conditions of the allot5 ments of that holder or user will sup6 port additional animal unit months 

7 beyond the animal unit months as8 signed to that holder or user. 

9 (ii) IMPROVED CARRYING CAPACITY.— 

10 The Secretary shall consider increasing the 

11 quantity of animal unit months held by a 

12 holder or user of a grazing permit if moni13 toring data shows an increased carrying 

14 capacity on the relevant land. 

15 (6) DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF MODERN TECH16 NOLOGY.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

17 Secretary shall deploy, use, and request the use of 

18 modern technology to carry out the monitoring re19 ferred to in paragraph (1), including— 

20 (A) unmanned aerial systems; 

21 (B) satellite imagery; 

22 (C) Global Positioning Systems and tab23 lets; 

24 (D) weather stations; and 

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1 (7) SOIL AND VEGETATION SURVEYS.—Not 

2 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

3 this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memo4 randum of understanding for internships and work5 force development to carry out soil and vegetation 

6 surveys on the Federal land with— 

7 (A) the Chief of the Natural Resources 

8 Conservation Service; 

9 (B) the American Conservation Experi10 ence; 

11 (C) Oregon State University; 

12 (D) Treasure Valley Community College; 

13 (E) the Burns Paiute Tribe; and 

14 (F) local high schools in the County. 

15 (8) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING FEES.—Nothing 

16 in this subsection affects any Federal, State, Tribal, 

17 or local grazing or other fee generated in the County 

18 under existing law (including regulations). 

19 (f) ENFORCEMENT.— 

20 (1) DIRECT ENFORCEMENT BY THE SEC21 RETARY.—The Secretary shall enforce compliance 

22 with— 

23 (A) any requirement relating to the moni24 toring of Federal land under subsection (e); and 


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1 (B) any policy or practice implemented by 

2 the Secretary in response to that monitoring. 

3 (2) ENFORCEMENT BY THE COUNTY.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

5 make grants to County law enforcement agen6 cies to assist in the enforcement of any require7 ment relating to the monitoring of county 

8 roads. 

9 (B) ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OF10 FICERS AND PERSONNEL.—The County may 

11 use funds received through a grant under this 

12 paragraph to hire not more than 4 additional 

13 law enforcement officers or personnel. 

14 (3) MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT BY IN15 DIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall make grants to 

16 Indian Tribes— 

17 (A) to assist the Secretary in the moni18 toring required under subsection (e); and 

19 (B) to assist in the enforcement of— 

20 (i) any requirement relating to the 

21 monitoring of Federal land under sub22 section (e); and 

23 (ii) any policy or practice implemented 

24 by the Secretary in response to that moni25 toring. 


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1 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF RESOURCES FOR INCREASED

2 WORKFORCE.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, in4 cluding any monitoring and enforcement under this 

5 section, the Secretary may hire additional employees 

6 for the Vale District of the Bureau. 

7 (2) SOIL AND VEGETATIVE HEALTH SURVEY

8 WORKFORCE.— 

9 (A) INITIAL COMPLETION OF BASELINE

10 SOIL AND VEGETATIVE HEALTH SURVEY.—To 

11 complete the soil and vegetative health surveys 

12 under subsection (e)(7), the Secretary shall use 

13 existing protocols and hire, for the Vale District 

14 of the Bureau— 

15 (i) 4 employees to survey 200,000 

16 acres of Federal land each year until the 

17 survey of Federal land is completed; or 

18 (ii) to complete the survey of Federal 

19 land in 1 year, 40 employees for a period 

20 of 1 year. 

21 (B) UPDATES TO THE SURVEY.—To up22 date the survey not less frequently than once 

23 every 10 years, the Secretary shall hire, for the 

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1 survey not less than 460,000 acres of Federal 

2 land each year on an ongoing basis. 

3 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

5 appropriated to the Secretary— 

6 (A) to carry out monitoring and enforce7 ment under this section, $10,000,000 for each 

8 of fiscal years 2023 through 2033; 

9 (B) to carry out soil and vegetation sur10 veys under subsection (e)(7), $10,000,000 for 

11 each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033; 

12 (C) to make grants under subsection (f)(2) 

13 to County law enforcement agencies, 

14 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

15 through 2033; and 

16 (D) to make grants under subsection (f)(3) 

17 for monitoring and enforcement by Indian 

18 Tribes, $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

19 through 2033. 

20 (2) INCREASED APHIS FUNDING.—There is au21 thorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 

22 the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to 

23 support innovative technologies to reduce invasive 

24 species, including invasive weeds and invasive annual 


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1 grasses on the Federal land, $1,000,000 for each of 

2 fiscal years 2023 through 2033. 

3 SEC. 5. LAND DESIGNATIONS. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) COVERED SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 segment’’ means the river segment designated by 

7 paragraph (231) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce8 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 

9 subsection (d)(1)). 

10 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Malheur County’’ and 

12 dated November 6, 2019. 

13 (3) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

14 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub15 section (b)(1). 

16 (b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil18 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

19 Federal land in the County comprising approxi20 mately 1,133,481 acres, as generally depicted on the 

21 Map, is designated as wilderness and as components 

22 of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

23 (A) FIFTEENMILE CREEK WILDERNESS.— 

24 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

25 Land Management, comprising approximately 


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1 58,599 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Fifteenmile Creek 

3 Wilderness’’. 

4 (B) OREGON CANYON MOUNTAINS WILDER5 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

6 Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap7 proximately 57,891 acres, as generally depicted 

8 on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Or9 egon Canyon Mountains Wilderness’’. 

10 (C) TWELVEMILE CREEK WILDERNESS.— 

11 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

12 Land Management, comprising approximately 

13 37,779 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

14 which shall be known as the ‘‘Twelvemile Creek 

15 Wilderness’’. 

16 (D) UPPER WEST LITTLE OWYHEE WIL17 DERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by 

18 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

19 approximately 93,159 acres, as generally de20 picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Upper West Little Owyhee Wilderness’’. 

22 (E) LOOKOUT BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Cer23 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management, comprising approximately 

25 66,194 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 


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1 which shall be known as the ‘‘Lookout Butte 

2 Wilderness’’. 

3 (F) OWYHEE RIVER CANYON WILDER4 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

5 Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap6 proximately 223,586 acres, as generally de7 picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 

8 ‘‘Mary Gautreaux Owyhee River Canyon Wil9 derness’’. 

10 (G) TWIN BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

11 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

12 Management, comprising approximately 18,135 

13 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

14 shall be known as the ‘‘Twin Butte Wilder15 ness’’. 

16 (H) CAIRN ‘‘C’’ WILDERNESS.—Certain 

17 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

18 Management, comprising approximately 8,946 

19 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

20 shall be known as the ‘‘Cairn ‘C’ Wilderness’’. 

21 (I) OREGON BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Cer22 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

23 Land Management, comprising approximately 

24 32,010 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 


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1 which shall be known as the ‘‘Oregon Butte 

2 Wilderness’’. 

3 (J) DEER FLAT WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

5 Management, comprising approximately 12,266 

6 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

7 shall be known as the ‘‘Deer Flat Wilderness’’. 

8 (K) SACRAMENTO HILL WILDERNESS.— 

9 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

10 Land Management, comprising approximately 

11 9,568 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

12 which shall be known as the ‘‘Sacramento Hill 

13 Wilderness’’. 

14 (L) COYOTE WELLS WILDERNESS.—Cer15 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

16 Land Management, comprising approximately 

17 7,147 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

18 which shall be known as the ‘‘Coyote Wells Wil19 derness’’. 

20 (M) BIG GRASSEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

21 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

22 Management, comprising approximately 45,192 

23 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

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1 (N) LITTLE GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR WIL2 DERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by 

3 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

4 approximately 5,272 acres, as generally de5 picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 

6 ‘‘Little Groundhog Reservoir Wilderness’’. 

7 (O) LOWER OWYHEE CANYON WILDER8 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

9 Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap10 proximately 79,947 acres, as generally depicted 

11 on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mary 

12 Gautreaux Lower Owyhee Canyon Wilderness’’. 

13 (P) JORDAN CRATER WILDERNESS.—Cer14 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management, comprising approximately 

16 31,141 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

17 which shall be known as the ‘‘Jordan Crater 

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (Q) OWYHEE BREAKS WILDERNESS.—Cer20 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

21 Land Management, comprising approximately 

22 29,471 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

23 which shall be known as the ‘‘Owyhee Breaks 

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1 (R) DRY CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

2 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management, comprising approximately 33,209 

4 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

5 shall be known as the ‘‘Dry Creek Wilderness’’. 

6 (S) DRY CREEK BUTTES WILDERNESS.— 

7 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

8 Land Management, comprising approximately 

9 53,782 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘‘Dry Creek Buttes 

11 Wilderness’’. 

12 (T) UPPER LESLIE GULCH WILDERNESS.— 

13 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

14 Land Management, comprising approximately 

15 2,911 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

16 which shall be known as the ‘‘Upper Leslie 

17 Gulch Wilderness’’. 

18 (U) SLOCUM CREEK WILDERNESS.—Cer19 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

20 Land Management, comprising approximately 

21 7,528 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

22 which shall be known as the ‘‘Slocum Creek 

23 Wilderness’’. 

24 (V) HONEYCOMBS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

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1 Management, comprising approximately 40,099 

2 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

3 shall be known as the ‘‘Honeycombs Wilder4 ness’’. 

5 (W) WILD HORSE BASIN WILDERNESS.— 

6 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

7 Land Management, comprising approximately 

8 18,381 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

9 which shall be known as the ‘‘Wild Horse Basin 

10 Wilderness’’. 

11 (X) QUARTZ MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.— 

12 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

13 Land Management, comprising approximately 

14 32,781 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

15 which shall be known as the ‘‘Quartz Mountain 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (Y) THE TONGUE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

19 Management, comprising approximately 6,800 

20 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which 

21 shall be known as ‘‘The Tongue Wilderness’’. 

22 (Z) BURNT MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.— 

23 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management, comprising approximately 

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1 which shall be known as the ‘‘Burnt Mountain 

2 Wilderness’’. 

3 (AA) COTTONWOOD CREEK WILDER4 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

5 Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap6 proximately 77,828 acres, as generally depicted 

7 on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cot8 tonwood Creek Wilderness’’. 

9 (BB) CASTLE ROCK WILDERNESS.—Cer10 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

11 Land Management, comprising approximately 

12 6,151 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

13 which shall be known as the ‘‘Castle Rock Wil14 derness’’. 

15 (CC) WEST FORK BENDIRE WILDER16 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

17 Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap18 proximately 10,519 acres, as generally depicted 

19 on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘West 

20 Fork Bendire Wilderness’’. 

21 (DD) BEAVER DAM CREEK WILDER22 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

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1 on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Bea2 ver Dam Creek Wilderness’’. 

3 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary shall prepare and submit to Congress a 

7 map and legal description of each wilderness 

8 area. 

9 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de10 scription prepared under subparagraph (A) 

11 shall have the same force and effect as if in12 cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary 

13 may correct clerical and typographical errors in 

14 the map or legal description. 

15 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 

16 and legal descriptions prepared under subpara17 graph (A) shall be on file and available for pub18 lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

19 Bureau. 

20 (3) MANAGEMENT.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist22 ing rights, the wilderness areas shall be admin23 istered by the Secretary in accordance with— 

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1 (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 1131 et seq.), except that— 

3 (I) any reference in that Act to 

4 the effective date of that Act shall be 

5 considered to be a reference to the 

6 date of enactment of this Act; and 

7 (II) any reference in that Act to 

8 the Secretary of Agriculture shall be 

9 considered to be a reference to the 

10 Secretary; and 

11 (iii) section 6340 of the Bureau of 

12 Land Management Manual (Management 

13 of Designated Wilderness Areas) (as in ef14 fect on the date of enactment of this Act). 

15 (B) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall allow 

16 the continuation of the grazing of livestock in 

17 the wilderness areas, if established before the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 

19 with— 

20 (i) this Act; 

21 (ii) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 

22 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 

23 (iii) the guidelines set forth in Appen24 dix A of the report of the Committee on 

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1 of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

2 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 18 Rept. 

3 101–405); and 

4 (iv) any other Federal law that ap5 plies to livestock grazing on Federal public 

6 land. 

7 (C) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED AC8 TIVITIES.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

10 carry out any activities in the wilderness 

11 areas that the Secretary determines to be 

12 necessary for the control of fire, insects, 

13 and diseases, in accordance with— 

14 (I) this Act; 

15 (II) section 4(d)(1) of the Wil16 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); 

17 and 

18 (III) the report of the Committee 

19 on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives accom21 panying H.R. 1437 of the 98th Con22 gress (House Report 98–40). 

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1 of mechanical treatments in the wilderness 

2 areas by first responders. 

3 (D) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND

4 RELATED ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with sec5 tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any 

7 activities in the wilderness areas that the Sec8 retary determines to be necessary for the con9 trol and manipulation of invasive species, in10 cluding— 

11 (i) the use of nonnative species in 

12 areas in which native species cannot be 

13 grown to adequately compete with non14 native species; and 

15 (ii) the manipulation of vegetation, in16 cluding through chemical, biological, and 

17 mechanical means— 

18 (I) to control nonnative species; 

19 or 

20 (II) as part of restoration activi21 ties, if natural processes alone cannot 

22 recover the ecological health of an 

23 area, as determined by the Secretary. 

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1 tivities in the wilderness areas that the Sec2 retary determines to be necessary for the main3 tenance of structures and installations used for 

4 livestock management in existence on the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, in accordance with— 

6 (i) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness 

7 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 

8 (ii) the report of the Committee on 

9 Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 

10 of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

11 1437 of the 98th Congress (House Report 

12 98–40). 

13 (F) SETBACK FOR ROADS ADJACENT TO

14 WILDERNESS AREAS.—The Secretary may de15 termine, in accordance with an applicable travel 

16 management plan for the Federal land adopted 

17 not later than 1 year after the date of enact18 ment of this Act and section 6340 of the Bu19 reau of Land Management Manual (Manage20 ment of Designated Wilderness Areas) (as in ef21 fect on the date of enactment of this Act), that 

22 the boundary of a wilderness area adjacent to 

23 a road may be up to 300 feet from the center24 line of a road if— 


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1 (i) the setback is determined by the 

2 Secretary to be appropriate for the use of 

3 the Federal land; and 

4 (ii) no existing boundary road will be 

5 closed. 

6 (c) MANAGEMENT OF LAND UNDER THE MULTIPLE7 USE MANDATE OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE8 MENT.— 

9 (1) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 

10 (A) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for 

11 purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land 

12 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

13 1782(c)), any portion of the Federal land des14 ignated as a wilderness study area as of the 

15 date of enactment of this Act and identified as 

16 ‘‘Proposed for Release from Protection under 

17 Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Designation or 

18 from Priority Protection of Lands with Wilder19 ness Characteristics (LWC)’’ on the Map that 

20 is not designated as wilderness by subsection 

21 (b)(1) has been adequately studied for wilder22 ness designation. 

23 (B) RELEASE.—Except as provided in 

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1 (i) is no longer subject to section 

2 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 

3 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

4 1782(c)); and 

5 (ii) shall be managed in accordance 

6 with— 

7 (I) this Act; and 

8 (II) the applicable land use plans 

9 adopted under section 202 of that Act 

10 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

11 (2) MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN LAND WITH

12 WILDERNESS CHARACTERISTICS.—Any portion of 

13 the Federal land described in paragraph (1)(A) that 

14 was previously found to be lands with wilderness 

15 characteristics, as determined by the Secretary, that 

16 is not designated as wilderness under this Act, shall 

17 be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the 

18 applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 

19 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

20 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

21 (d) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

23 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

24 by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(231) OWYHEE RIVER, OREGON.—The ap2 proximately 14.7-mile segment of the Owyhee River 

3 from the base of Owyhee Dam in sec. 18, T. 22 S., 

R. 45 E., downstream to W1⁄4 SW1 4 ⁄4 sec. 13, T. 21 

5 S., R. 45 E., to be administered by the Secretary of 

6 the Interior as a recreational river.’’. 

7 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 manage the covered segment in accordance with 

10 section 6400 of the Bureau of Land Manage11 ment Manual (Wild and Scenic Rivers) (as in 

12 effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 

13 (B) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

15 manage domestic livestock grazing in the 

16 vicinity of the covered segment in a man17 ner that protects the identified values of 

18 the covered segment, including maintaining 

19 existing structures used for livestock man20 agement. 

21 (ii) NEW STRUCTURES.—To maintain 

22 the identified values of the covered seg23 ment, the Secretary shall ensure that any 

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1 management in the vicinity of the covered 

2 segment are unobtrusive, as determined by 

3 the Secretary. 

4 (C) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—In administering 

6 the covered segment, the Secretary shall 

7 carry out any activities that the Secretary 

8 determines to be necessary to prevent or 

9 control the spread of terrestrial invasive 

10 species and aquatic invasive species, con11 sistent with the applicable land use plan 

12 and applicable law, including using manual 

13 and chemical prevention and control meth14 ods, in accordance with— 

15 (I) the applicable land use plan; 

16 (II) section 9011 of the Bureau 

17 of Land Management Manual (Chem18 ical Pest Control) (as in effect on the 

19 date of enactment of this Act); 

20 (III) section 9014 of the Bureau 

21 of Land Management Manual (Con22 trol Use of Biological Control Agents 

23 on Public Lands) (as in effect on the 

24 date of enactment of this Act); 


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1 (IV) section 9015 of the Bureau 

2 of Land Management (Integrated 

3 Weed Management) (as in effect on 

4 the date of enactment of this Act); 

5 (V) section H–1740–2 of the Bu6 reau of Land Management Handbook 

7 (as in effect on the date of enactment 

8 of this Act); and 

9 (VI) any applicable Federal law. 

10 (ii) REQUIRED EVALUATION.—Before 

11 using a chemical prevention or control 

12 method authorized under clause (i), the 

13 Secretary shall carefully evaluate the pro14 posed use to ensure that the proposed use 

15 would not adversely affect water quality 

16 and the identified values of the covered 

17 segment. 

18 (3) WITHDRAWAL AND USE.— 

19 (A) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid exist20 ing rights, all Federal land within a covered 

21 segment is withdrawn from— 

22 (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

23 under the public land laws; 

24 (ii) location, entry, and patent under 

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1 (iii) disposition under all laws per2 taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 

3 or mineral materials. 

4 (B) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub5 section or an amendment made by this sub6 section affects— 

7 (i) valid existing water rights; or 

8 (ii) existing rights to access water 

9 from the river segment, if the access does 

10 not permanently impede the qualities for 

11 which the covered segment was designated. 

12 (C) WATER RESOURCES.—The Secretary 

13 shall authorize the continued use and mainte14 nance of diversions and water infrastructure in 

15 or adjacent to the covered segments as of the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 

17 with section 6400 of the Bureau of Land Man18 agement Manual (Wild and Scenic Rivers–Pol19 icy and Program Direction for Identification, 

20 Evaluation, Planning, and Management) (as in 

21 effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 

22 (e) MINERAL WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid exist23 ing rights, the approximately 12,426.43 acres of Federal 

24 land known as the ‘‘Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environ25 mental Concern’’, as described in the public land order 


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1 entitled ‘‘Public Land Order No. 7412; Withdrawal for 

2 Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern; Or3 egon’’ (64 Fed. Reg. 51553 (September 23, 1999)), is per4 manently withdrawn from— 

5 (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 

6 public land laws; 

7 (2) location, entry, and patent under mining 

8 laws; and 

9 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

10 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

11 SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 

12 (a) LOOP ROADS REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina14 tion with the County, shall work with Travel Oregon 

15 to establish requirements for the loop roads. 

16 (2) OWYHEE DAM ROAD.— 

17 (A) SAFETY UPGRADES.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 seek to enter into an arrangement with the 

20 County to fund safety upgrades, in accord21 ance with County road standards, to the 

22 Owyhee Dam Road to ensure access to the 

23 recreational opportunities of the Owyhee 

24 Reservoir, including improved signage and 

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1 (ii) DEADLINE FOR UPGRADES.—Any 

2 upgrades carried out with funds provided 

3 under clause (i) shall be completed not 

4 later than 1 year after the date of enact5 ment of this Act. 

6 (iii) COMPLIANCE WITH STAND7 ARDS.—If the County receives any funds 

8 provided under this subparagraph, the 

9 County shall ensure that, not later than 1 

10 year after the date of enactment of this 

11 Act, the Owyhee Dam Road is in compli12 ance with County and County road district 

13 standards. 

14 (B) FEES AND TOLLS.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as prac16 ticable after the date on which require17 ments for the Owyhee Dam Road are es18 tablished under paragraph (1) and not19 withstanding the terms of the right-of-way 

20 easement between the County and the Bu21 reau dated April 20, 1988, and recorded in 

22 the County deed records as instrument 

23 number 88–17855, the County may collect 

24 fees or tolls for the use of the road. 


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1 (ii) USE OF FEES OR TOLLS.—Any 

2 fees or tolls collected under clause (i) shall 

3 be used for road improvements by the 

4 County. 

5 (C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA6 TIONS.—In addition to amounts made available 

7 under subsection (f)(1), there is authorized to 

8 be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

9 subparagraph (A) $6,000,000. 

10 (3) SUCCOR CREEK SCENIC LOOP.—The Sec11 retary shall work with the County on a plan to im12 prove the Succor Creek Scenic Loop, as generally 

13 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lake Owyhee, Succor 

14 Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops’’ 

15 and dated November 6, 2019, to accommodate visi16 tors and residents. 

17 (4) BIRCH CREEK SCENIC LOOP.—The Sec18 retary shall work with the County on a plan to im19 prove the Birch Creek Scenic Loop, as generally de20 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Lake Owyhee, Succor 

21 Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops’’ 

22 and dated November 6, 2019, to accommodate visi23 tors and residents. 

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1 prove the Three Forks Scenic Loop, as generally de2 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Lake Owyhee, Succor 

3 Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops’’ 

4 and dated November 6, 2019— 

5 (A) to accommodate visitors and residents; 

6 and 

7 (B) to provide a connection to the Idaho 

8 Scenic Byway. 

9 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE PARKS AND OTHER

10 AMENITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

11 enactment of this Act— 

12 (1) the Commissioner, in coordination with the 

13 Owyhee Irrigation District, shall work with Travel 

14 Oregon or the Oregon Parks and Recreation Depart15 ment, as appropriate— 

16 (A) to carry out a feasibility study relating 

17 to the establishment of not more than 2 mari18 nas on the Owyhee Reservoir; 

19 (B) to carry out a feasibility study relating 

20 to the establishment of a paddle bar on the 

21 Owyhee Reservoir; 

22 (C) to carry out improvements to existing 

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1 (D) to establish a network of hostelries in 

2 the County using former hotels and bunkhouses 

3 that are not in use; 

4 (E) to carry out improvements to private 

5 camps on the shore of the Owyhee Reservoir; 

6 and 

7 (F) to establish a dude ranch at Birch 

8 Creek; and 

9 (2) the Secretary shall work with the County to 

10 carry out a feasibility study on the rails-to-trails 

11 project known as ‘‘Rails to Trails: The Oregon East12 ern Branch/The Oregon and Northwestern Rail13 road’’. 

14 (c) GATEWAY TO THE OREGON OWYHEE.—Not later 

15 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

16 Secretary, in coordination with Travel Oregon, shall com17 plete a feasibility study on how best to market commu18 nities or sections of the County as the ‘‘Gateway to the 

19 Oregon Owyhee’’. 

20 (d) JORDAN VALLEY AIRSTRIP IMPROVEMENTS TO

21 SUPPORT FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall work 

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1 (A) the need for the use of the Jordan Val2 ley Airstrip to support firefighting efforts; and 

3 (B) the conditions under which the Jordan 

4 Valley Airstrip may be used to support fire5 fighting efforts. 

6 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

8 submit to the Malheur CEO Group a report on the 

9 need and conditions described in subparagraphs (A) 

10 and (B) of paragraph (1), including any ways in 

11 which to meet those conditions. 

12 (e) NATIVE SEED CENTER.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

16 the Native Seed Center Establishment Group 

17 shall establish a center, to be known as the 

18 ‘‘Native Seed Center’’, to serve as the primary 

19 native seed repository of the Federal Govern20 ment in the Western States. 

21 (B) NATIVE SEED CENTER ESTABLISH22 MENT GROUP.— 

23 (i) ESTABLISHMENT OF GROUP.—Not 

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1 Agricultural Resource Service shall enter 

2 into a memorandum of understanding with 

3 the partners described in clause (ii) to es4 tablish a group, to be known as the ‘‘Na5 tive Seed Center Establishment Group’’, to 

6 establish and operate the Center. 

7 (ii) PARTNERS DESCRIBED.—The 

8 partners referred to in clause (i) are— 

9 (I) the Administrator of the 

10 Farm Service Agency; 

11 (II) Oregon State University; 

12 (III) Treasure Valley Community 

13 College; 

14 (IV) the Malheur County Weeds 

15 Department Inspector; and 

16 (V) local agricultural producers 

17 in the County. 

18 (2) PURPOSE.—The Center shall— 

19 (A) serve as a repository of native seeds 

20 deposited with the Center; 

21 (B) develop methods to improve the growth 

22 of native seeds; 

23 (C) give priority to the production of spe24 cies of plants, as seeds and seedlings, that— 


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1 (i) are of heightened cultural signifi2 cance to the Burns Paiute Tribe; and 

3 (ii) are locally adapted; and 

4 (D) pursuant to the contract described in 

5 paragraph (3), provide native seeds for use on 

6 all rangeland managed by the Bureau. 

7 (3) CONTRACT.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

9 days after the establishment of the Center 

10 under paragraph (1), the Center shall enter 

11 into a contract with the Bureau, seed growers, 

12 ranchers in the County, and the Burns Paiute 

13 Tribe to provide native seeds for use on all 

14 rangeland managed by the Bureau. 

15 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The contract under 

16 subparagraph (A) shall— 

17 (i) include the use of technologies 

18 such as biochar to improve seed germina19 tion rates; and 

20 (ii) guarantee prices and availability 

21 for ranchers and members of the Burns 

22 Paiute Tribe who use rangeland managed 

23 by the Bureau. 

24 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

25 are authorized to be appropriated— 


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1 (1) to the Secretary— 

2 (A) to carry out subsection (a), 

3 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

4 through 2033; 

5 (B) to carry out subsection (b)(2), 

6 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

7 through 2033; 

8 (C) to carry out subsection (c), 

9 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

10 through 2033; and 

11 (D) to carry out subsection (d), 

12 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

13 through 2033; 

14 (2) to the Commissioner— 

15 (A) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(A), 

16 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

17 through 2033; 

18 (B) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(B), 

19 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

20 through 2033; 

21 (C) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(C), 

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1 (D) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(D), 

2 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

3 through 2033; 

4 (E) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(E), 

5 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

6 through 2033; and 

7 (F) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(F), 

8 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

9 through 2033; and 

10 (3) to the Administrator of the Agricultural Re11 source Service, for the establishment and operation 

12 of the Center, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

13 2023 through 2033. 

14 SEC. 7. LAND CONVEYANCE TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE. 

15 (a) CONVEYANCE AND TAKING INTO TRUST.—As 

16 soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 

17 the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) transfer to the Burns Paiute Tribe all right, 

19 title, and interest in and to the land in the State of 

20 Oregon described in subsection (b); and 

21 (2) take that land into trust for the benefit of 

22 the Burns Paiute Tribe. 

23 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

24 subsection (a)(1) is the following, as depicted on the map 

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1 Malheur, and Harney Counties, Oregon’’ and dated March 

2 15, 1958: 

3 (1) JONESBORO RANCH.—The parcel commonly 

4 known as ‘‘Jonesboro Ranch’’, located approximately 

5 6 miles east of Juntura, Oregon, consisting of 

6 21,548 acres of Federal land, 208 acres of land of 

7 the State of Oregon, and 4,552 acres of private 

8 land, containing the pastures referred to as ‘‘Saddle 

9 Horse’’, ‘‘Trail Horse’’, ‘‘Indian Creek’’, ‘‘Sperry 

10 Creek’’, ‘‘Antelope Swale’’, ‘‘Horse Camp’’, ‘‘Dinner 

11 Creek’’, and ‘‘Tim’s Peak’’, and more particularly 

12 described as follows: 

13 (A) T. 21 S., R. 39 E. 

14 (B) T. 21 S., R. 40 E. 

15 (C) T. 22 S., R. 39 E. 

16 (D) T. 21 S., R. 40 E. 

17 (2) CASTLE ROCK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 

18 The parcel commonly known as the ‘‘Castle Rock 

19 Wilderness Study Area’’ and more particularly de20 scribed as follows: 

21 (A) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., secs. 5, 8, 9, 16, 

22 and 17. 

(B) T. 18. S., R. 37 E., the W1⁄2 and S1 23 ⁄2

24 of sec. 4 (except for any portion of private 

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(C) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., the W1 1 ⁄2 of sec. 15. 

2 (D) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 10. 

(E) The SW1⁄4 of the SW1 3 ⁄4 of sec. 10. 

(F) The NW1⁄4 of the SW1 4 ⁄4 of sec. 10. 

(G) The SW1⁄4 of the NW 1 5 ⁄4 of sec. 10. 

(H) The NW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4 of the NW1 6 ⁄4

7 of sec. 10. 

(I) The SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4 of the NW1 8 ⁄4

9 of sec. 10. 

(J) The NW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of the NW1 10 ⁄4

11 of sec. 10. 

(K) The SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of the NW1 12 ⁄4

13 of sec. 10. 

14 (L) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 3. 

(M) The SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of the SW1 15 ⁄4

16 of sec. 3. 

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