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Calendar No. 726 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1548 

To designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national 

recreation areas and to make additional wild and scenic river designations 

in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 13, 2017 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 6, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To designate certain land administered by the Bureau of 

Land Management and the Forest Service in the State 

of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas 

and to make additional wild and scenic river designations 

in the State of 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Oregon Wildlands Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—OREGON NATIONAL RECREATION AREAS 

Sec. 101. Rogue Canyon and Molalla National Recreation Areas, Oregon. 

TITLE II—ADDITIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

Sec. 201. Additions to Rogue Wild and Scenic River. 

Sec. 202. Technical corrections to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 

Sec. 203. Wild and scenic river designations, Wasson Creek and Franklin 

Creek, Oregon. 

Sec. 204. Wild and scenic river designations, Molalla River, Oregon. 

Sec. 205. Designation of additional wild and scenic rivers. 

TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 301. Expansion of Wild Rogue Wilderness Area. 

Sec. 302. Devil’s Staircase Wilderness. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

9 means— 

10 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re11 spect to public land administered by the Sec12 retary of the Interior; or 

13 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re14 spect to National Forest System land. 

15 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

16 of Oregon. 


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1 TITLE I—OREGON NATIONAL 

2 RECREATION AREAS 

3 SEC. 101. ROGUE CANYON AND MOLALLA NATIONAL 

4 RECREATION AREAS, OREGON. 

5 (a) DESIGNATION OF ROGUE CANYON AND MOLALLA

6 NATIONAL RECREATION AREAS.—For the purposes of 

7 protecting, conserving, and enhancing the unique and na8 tionally important recreational, ecological, scenic, cultural, 

9 watershed, and fish and wildlife values of the areas, the 

10 following areas in the State are designated as recreation 

11 areas for management by the Secretary in accordance with 

12 subsection (c): 

13 (1) ROGUE CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION

14 AREA.—The approximately 94,700 acres of Bureau 

15 of Land Management land, within the boundary gen16 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘O&C Land 

17 Grant Act of 2014: Rogue Canyon National Recre18 ation Area’’ and dated November 3, 2014, which is 

19 designated as the ‘‘Rogue Canyon National Recre20 ation Area’’. 

21 (2) MOLALLA NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.— 

22 The approximately 24,100 acres of Bureau of Land 

23 Management land, within the boundary generally de24 picted on the map entitled ‘‘O&C Land Grant Act of 

25 2014: Molalla National Recreation Area’’ and dated 


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1 November 3, 2014, which is designated as the 

2 ‘‘Molalla National Recreation Area’’. 

3 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall a prepare a map and legal description of each 

7 area designated by subsection (a). 

8 (2) EFFECT.—The maps and legal descriptions 

9 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

10 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

11 that the Secretary may correct any minor errors in 

12 the maps and legal descriptions. 

13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

14 legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) 

15 shall be available for public inspection in the appro16 priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

17 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall ad19 minister each area designated by subsection (a)— 

20 (A) in a manner that furthers the purposes 

21 for which the area was established; and 

22 (B) in accordance with any other applica23 ble Federal laws. 

24 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 

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1 sistent with the purposes and values for which the 

2 area is established. 

3 (3) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be 

4 prohibited on the areas designated by subsection 

5 (a)— 

6 (A) permanent roads; 

7 (B) commercial enterprises; and 

8 (C) except as necessary to meet the min9 imum requirements for the administration of 

10 the Federal land and to protect public health 

11 and safety— 

12 (i) the use of motor vehicles; or 

13 (ii) the establishment of temporary 

14 roads. 

15 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

16 rights, all Federal surface and subsurface land with17 in an area designated by subsection (a) is withdrawn 

18 from— 

19 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

20 disposal under the public land laws; 

21 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

22 mining laws; and 

23 (C) laws pertaining to mineral and geo24 thermal leasing and mineral materials. 


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1 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec2 tion creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone 

3 around an area designated by subsection (a). 

4 TITLE II—ADDITIONAL WILD 

5 AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNA6 TIONS AND TECHNICAL COR7 RECTIONS 

8 SEC. 201. ADDITIONS TO ROGUE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce10 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking 

11 paragraph (5) and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(5) ROGUE, OREGON.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The segment of the 

14 river extending from the mouth of the River 

15 downstream to the Lobster Creek Bridge, to be 

16 administered by the Secretary of the Interior or 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture, as agreed to by 

18 the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 

19 or as directed by the President. 

20 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg21 ment described in subparagraph (A), there are 

22 designated the following segments in the Rogue 

23 River: 

24 ‘‘(i) KELSEY CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 6.8-mile segment of Kelsey Creek 


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1 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

2 in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25, Willamette 

3 Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue 

4 River, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK KELSEY CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap7 proximately 0.2-mile segment of East 

8 Fork Kelsey Creek from headwaters 

9 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wil10 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 

11 W., sec. 5, Willamette Meridian, as a 

12 scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap14 proximately 4.6-mile segment of East 

15 Fork Kelsey Creek from the Wild 

16 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

17 S., R. 8 W., sec. 5, Willamette Merid18 ian, to the confluence with Kelsey 

19 Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) WHISKY CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(I) RECREATIONAL RIVER.— 

22 The approximately 0.6-mile segment 

23 of Whisky Creek from the confluence 

24 of the East Fork and West Fork to 


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1 0.1 miles downstream from road 33-8- 

2 23, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 1.9-mile segment of Whis5 ky Creek from 0.1 miles downstream 

6 from road 33-8-23 to the confluence 

7 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(iv) EAST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

9 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap10 proximately 0.9-mile segment of East 

11 Fork Whisky Creek from its head12 waters to Wild Rogue Wilderness 

13 boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 

14 11, Willamette Meridian., as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 2.6-mile segment of East 

18 Fork Whisky Creek from the Wild 

19 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

20 S., R. 8 W., sec. 11, Willamette Me21 ridian., to 0.1 miles downstream of 

22 road 33-8-26 crossing, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(III) RECREATIONAL RIVER.— 

24 The approximately 0.3-mile segment 

25 of East Fork Whisky Creek from 0.1 


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1 miles downstream of road 33-8-26 to 

2 the confluence with Whisky Creek, as 

3 a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(v) WEST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

5 The approximately 4.8-mile segment of 

6 West Fork Whisky Creek from its head7 waters to the confluence with the East 

8 Fork Whisky Creek, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(vi) BIG WINDY CREEK.— 

10 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap11 proximately 1.5-mile segment of Big 

12 Windy Creek from its headwaters to 

13 0.1 miles downstream from road 34-9- 

14 17.1, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 5.8-mile segment of Big 

17 Windy Creek from 0.1 miles down18 stream from road 34-9-17.1 to the 

19 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

20 wild river. 

21 ‘‘(vii) EAST FORK BIG WINDY

22 CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap24 proximately 0.2-mile segment of East 

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1 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

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

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 3.7-mile segment of East 

5 Fork Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles 

6 downstream from road 34-8-36 to the 

7 confluence with Big Windy Creek, as 

8 a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(viii) LITTLE WINDY CREEK.— 

10 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap11 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Little 

12 Windy Creek from its headwaters to 

13 the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

14 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 34, Willam15 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 1.9-mile segment of Little 

18 Windy Creek from the Wild Rogue 

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

20 9 W., sec. 34, Willamette Meridian to 

21 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

22 as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(ix) HOWARD CREEK.— 

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1 ard Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 

2 miles downstream of road 34-9-34, as 

3 a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap5 proximately 6.9-mile segment of How6 ard Creek from 0.1 miles downstream 

7 of road 34-9-34 to the confluence with 

8 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(x) MULE CREEK.— 

10 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap11 proximately 3.5-mile segment of Mule 

12 Creek from its headwaters down13 stream to the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

14 boundary as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 7.8-mile segment of Mule 

17 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilder18 ness boundary in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., 

19 sec. 29, Willamette Meridian, to the 

20 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

21 wild river. 

22 ‘‘(xi) ANNA CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 3.5-mile segment of Anna Creek 

24 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

25 Howard Creek, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(xii) MISSOURI CREEK.— 

2 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap3 proximately 3.1-mile segment of Mis4 souri Creek from its headwaters 

5 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wil6 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 

7 W., sec. 24, Willamette Meridian, as a 

8 scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap10 proximately 1.6-mile segment of Mis11 souri Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil12 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 

13 W., sec. 24, Willamette Meridian, to 

14 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

15 as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(xiii) JENNY CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap18 proximately 3.1-mile segment of 

19 Jenny Creek from its headwaters 

20 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wil21 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 

22 W., sec. 28, Willamette Meridian, as a 

23 scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap25 proximately 1.8-mile segment of 


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1 Jenny Creek from the Wild Rogue 

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

3 9 W., sec. 28, Willamette Meridian, to 

4 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

5 as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(xiv) RUM CREEK.— 

7 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap8 proximately 2.2-mile segment of Rum 

9 Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 

10 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 34 

11 S., R. 8 W., sec. 9., Willamette Merid12 ian, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap14 proximately 2.2-mile segment of Rum 

15 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilder16 ness boundary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., 

17 sec. 9, Willamette Meridian, to the 

18 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

19 wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xv) EAST FORK RUM CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap22 proximately 0.8-mile segment of East 

23 Fork Rum Creek from its headwaters 

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1 ary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 10., 

2 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 1.3-mile segment of East 

5 Fork Rum Creek from the Wild 

6 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 34 

7 S., R. 8 W., sec. 10, Willamette Me8 ridian, to the confluence with Rum 

9 Creek, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xvi) WILDCAT CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 1.7-mile segment of Wildcat 

12 Creek from its headwaters downstream to 

13 the confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

14 wild river. 

15 ‘‘(xvii) MONTGOMERY CREEK.—The 

16 approximately 1.8-mile segment of Mont17 gomery Creek from its headwaters down18 stream to the confluence with the Rogue 

19 River, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xviii) HEWITT CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap22 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Hew23 itt Creek from its headwaters to the 

24 Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 


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1 T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 19., Willam2 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Hew5 itt Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil6 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 

7 W., sec. 19, Willamette Meridian, to 

8 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

9 as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xix) BUNKER CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 6.6-mile segment of Bunker Creek 

12 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

13 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(xx) DULOG CREEK.— 

15 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 0.8-mile segment of 

17 Dulog Creek from its headwaters to 

18 0.1 miles downstream of road 34-8- 

19 36, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap21 proximately 1.0-mile segment of 

22 Dulog Creek from 0.1 miles down23 stream of road 34-8-36 to the con24 fluence with the Rogue River, as a 

25 wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(xxi) QUAIL CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 1.7-mile segment of Quail Creek 

3 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

4 in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1, Willamette 

5 Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue 

6 River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xxii) MEADOW CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 4.1-mile segment of Meadow 

9 Creek from its headwaters to the con10 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(xxiii) RUSSIAN CREEK.— 

13 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap14 proximately 0.1-mile segment of Rus15 sian Creek from its headwaters to the 

16 Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 

17 T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 20., Willam18 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap20 proximately 2.5-mile segment of Rus21 sian Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil22 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 

23 W., sec. 20, Willamette Meridian, to 

24 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

25 as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(xxiv) ALDER CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 1.2-mile segment of Alder Creek 

3 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

4 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(xxv) BOOZE CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 1.5-mile segment of Booze Creek 

7 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

8 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(xxvi) BRONCO CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 1.8-mile segment of Bronco 

11 Creek from its headwaters to the con12 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(xxvii) COPSEY CREEK.—The ap15 proximately 1.5-mile segment of Copsey 

16 Creek from its headwaters to the con17 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(xxviii) CORRAL CREEK.—The ap20 proximately 0.5-mile segment of Corral 

21 Creek from its headwaters to the con22 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(xxix) COWLEY CREEK.—The ap25 proximately 0.9-mile segment of Cowley 


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1 Creek from its headwaters to the con2 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(xxx) DITCH CREEK.—The approxi5 mately 1.8-mile segment of Ditch Creek 

6 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

7 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5, Willamette 

8 Meridian, to its confluence with the Rogue 

9 River, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xxxi) FRANCIS CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 0.9-mile segment of Francis 

12 Creek from its headwaters to the con13 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(xxxii) LONG GULCH.— 

16 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Long 

18 Gulch from its headwaters to the Wild 

19 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

20 S., R. 10 W., sec. 23, Willamette Me21 ridian, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap23 proximately 1.1-mile segment of Long 

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1 sec. 23, Willamette Meridian, to the 

2 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

3 wild river. 

4 ‘‘(xxxiii) BAILEY CREEK.— 

5 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap6 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Bai7 ley Creek from its headwaters to the 

8 Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary on 

9 the west section line of T. 34 S., R. 

10 8 W., sec. 14, Willamette Meridian, as 

11 a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap13 proximately 1.7-mile segment of Bai14 ley Creek from the west section line of 

15 T. 34 S., R.8 W., sec. 14, Willamette 

16 Meridian, to the confluence of the 

17 Rogue River, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(xxxiv) SHADY CREEK.—The ap19 proximately 0.7-mile segment of Shady 

20 Creek from its headwaters to the con21 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

22 river. 

23 ‘‘(xxxv) SLIDE CREEK.— 

24 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap25 proximately 0.5-mile segment of Slide 


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1 Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 

2 miles downstream from road 33-9-6, 

3 as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap5 proximately 0.7-mile section of Slide 

6 Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of 

7 road 33-9-6 to the confluence with the 

8 Rogue River, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(xxxvi) QUARTZ CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 3.3-mile segment of Quartz 

11 Creek from its headwaters to its confluence 

12 with the North Fork Galice Creek, as a 

13 scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(xxxvii) NORTH FORK GALICE

15 CREEK.—The approximately 5.7-mile seg16 ment of the North Fork Galice Creek from 

17 its headwaters to its confluence with Galice 

18 Creek, as a recreational river.’’. 

19 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Each river segment designated 

20 by subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and 

21 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (as added by 

22 subsection (a)) shall be managed as part of the Rogue 

23 Wild and Scenic River. 

24 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

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1 ments designated by subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) 

2 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) 

3 (as added by subsection (a)) is withdrawn from all forms 

4 of— 

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

6 public land laws; 

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

8 laws; and 

9 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min10 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

11 (d) ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR ROGUE RIVER

12 TRIBUTARIES.— 

13 (1) LICENSING BY COMMISSION.—The Commis14 sion shall not license the construction of any dam, 

15 water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission 

16 line, or other project works on or directly affecting 

17 any stream described in paragraph (4). 

18 (2) OTHER AGENCIES.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—No department or 

20 agency of the United States shall assist by loan, 

21 grant, license, or otherwise in the construction 

22 of any water resources project on or directly af23 fecting any stream segment that is described in 

24 paragraph (4), except to maintain or repair 


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1 water resources projects in existence on the 

2 date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 

4 prohibits any department or agency of the 

5 United States in assisting by loan, grant, li6 cense, or otherwise, a water resources project— 

7 (i) the primary purpose of which is ec8 ological or aquatic restoration; and 

9 (ii) that provides a net benefit to 

10 water quality and aquatic resources. 

11 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

rights, the Federal land located within 1 12 ⁄4 mile on ei13 ther side of the stream segments described in para14 graph (4), is withdrawn from all forms of— 

15 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

16 the public land laws; 

17 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

18 mining laws; and 

19 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

20 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma21 terials. 

22 (4) DESCRIPTION OF STREAM SEGMENTS.—The 

23 following are the stream segments referred to in 

24 paragraph (1): 


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1 (A) KELSEY CREEK.—The approximately 

2 2.5-mile segment of Kelsey Creek from its 

3 headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

4 boundary in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25. 

5 (B) GRAVE CREEK.—The approximately 

6 10.2-mile segment of Grave Creek from the 

7 confluence of Wolf Creek downstream to the 

8 confluence with the Rogue River. 

9 (C) CENTENNIAL GULCH.—The approxi10 mately 2.2-mile segment of Centennial Gulch 

11 from its headwaters to its confluence with the 

12 Rogue River. 

13 (D) QUAIL CREEK.—The approximately 

14 0.8-mile segment of Quail Creek from its head15 waters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

16 in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1., Willamette Me17 ridian. 

18 (E) DITCH CREEK.—The approximately 

19 0.7-mile segment of Ditch Creek from its head20 waters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

21 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5., Willamette Merid22 ian. 

23 (F) GALICE CREEK.—The approximately 

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1 downstream to the confluence with the Rogue 

2 River. 

3 SEC. 202. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WILD AND 

4 SCENIC RIVERS ACT. 

5 (a) CHETCO, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(69) of the Wild 

6 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(69)) is amend7 ed— 

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

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

10 and indenting appropriately; 

11 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re12 designated), by striking ‘‘The 44.5-mile’’ and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATIONS.—The 44.5-mile’’; 

15 (3) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘25.5-mile’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘27.5-mile’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘Boulder Creek at the 

19 Kalmiopsis Wilderness boundary’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘Mislatnah Creek’’; 

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

22 (A) by striking ‘‘8-mile’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘7.5-mile’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘Boulder Creek to Steel 

2 Bridge’’ and inserting ‘‘Mislatnah Creek to 

3 Eagle Creek’’; 

4 (5) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘11-mile’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘9.5-mile’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘Steel Bridge’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘Eagle Creek’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid 

11 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries 

12 of the river segments designated by subpara13 graph (A), is withdrawn from all forms of— 

14 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

15 under the public land laws; 

16 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

17 the mining laws; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws per19 taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 

20 or mineral materials.’’. 

21 (b) WHYCHUS CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(102) 

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

23 1274(a)(102)) is amended— 

24 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

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

2 by striking ‘‘McAllister Ditch, including the Soap 

3 Fork Squaw Creek, the North Fork, the South 

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

5 Park Creek Fork’’ and inserting ‘‘Plainview Ditch, 

6 including the Soap Creek, the North and South 

7 Forks of Whychus Creek, the East and West Forks 

8 of Park Creek, and Park Creek’’; and 

9 (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

10 ‘‘McAllister Ditch’’ and inserting ‘‘Plainview Ditch’’. 

11 SEC. 203. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, 

12 WASSON CREEK AND FRANKLIN CREEK, OR13 EGON. 

14 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(213) FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON.—The 4.5- 

18 mile segment from its headwaters to the line of 

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

20 shown on the survey recorded in the Official Records 

21 of Douglas County, Oregon, as M64–62, to be ad22 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(214) WASSON CREEK, OREGON.—The 10.1- 

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1 ‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the east2 ern boundary of sec. 17, T. 21 S., R. 9 W., 

3 downstream to the western boundary of sec. 12, 

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

5 Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The 5.9-mile segment from the west7 ern boundary of sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 10 W., 

8 downstream to the eastern boundary of the 

9 northwest quarter of sec. 22, T. 21 S., R. 10 

10 W., to be administered by the Secretary of Ag11 riculture as a wild river.’’. 

12 SEC. 204. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, 

13 MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON. 

14 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 203) is amended 

16 by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(215) MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg19 ments in the State of Oregon, to be adminis20 tered by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec21 reational river: 

22 ‘‘(i) MOLALLA RIVER.—The approxi23 mately 15.1-mile segment from the south24 ern boundary line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 

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

2 R. 3 E., sec. 7. 

3 ‘‘(ii) TABLE ROCK FORK MOLALLA

4 RIVER.—The approximately 6.2-mile seg5 ment from the easternmost Bureau of 

6 Land Management boundary line in the 

NE 1 7 ⁄4 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., down8 stream to the confluence with the Molalla 

9 River. 

10 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid ex11 isting rights, the Federal land within the 

12 boundaries of the river segments designated by 

13 subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms 

14 of— 

15 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

16 under the public land laws; 

17 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

18 the mining laws; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relat20 ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or 

21 mineral materials.’’. 

22 SEC. 205. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL WILD AND SCENIC 

23 RIVERS. 

24 (a) ELK RIVER, OREGON.— 


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

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

3 by striking paragraph (76) and inserting the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(76) ELK, OREGON.—The 63.4-mile segment 

6 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

7 in the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 17-mile segment 

9 from the confluence of the North and South 

10 Forks of the Elk to Anvil Creek as a rec11 reational river. 

12 ‘‘(B) NORTH FORK.— 

13 ‘‘(i) SCENIC RIVER.—The approxi14 mately 0.6-mile segment of the North Fork 

15 Elk from its source in sec. 21, T. 33 S., 

16 R. 12 W., Willamette Meridian, down17 stream to 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

18 Road 3353, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) WILD RIVER.—The approxi20 mately 5.5-mile segment of the North Fork 

21 Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

22 Road 3353 to its confluence with the 

23 South Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(C) SOUTH FORK.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) SCENIC RIVER.—The approxi2 mately 0.9-mile segment of the South Fork 

3 Elk from its source in the southeast quar4 ter of sec. 32, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., Willam5 ette Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles 

6 below Forest Service Road 3353, as a sce7 nic river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) WILD RIVER.—The approxi9 mately 4.2-mile segment of the South Fork 

10 Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

11 Road 3353 to its confluence with the 

12 North Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(D) OTHER TRIBUTARIES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) ROCK CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 1.7-mile segment of Rock Creek 

16 from its headwaters to its confluence with 

17 Elk River, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK.—The 

19 approximately 8-mile segment of Bald 

20 Mountain Creek from its headwaters, in21 cluding Salal Spring to its confluence with 

22 Elk River, as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(iii) SOUTH FORK BALD MOUNTAIN

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1 from its headwaters to its confluence with 

2 Bald Mountain Creek, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(iv) PLATINUM CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 1-mile segment of Platinum 

5 Creek from— 

6 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to 0.01 miles 

7 above Forest Service Road 5325, as a 

8 wild river; and 

9 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

10 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

11 with Elk River, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(v) PANTHER CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 5.0-mile segment of Panther Creek 

14 from— 

15 ‘‘(I) its headwaters, including 

16 Mountain Well, to 0.01 miles above 

17 Forest Service Road 5325, as a wild 

18 river; and 

19 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

20 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

21 with Elk River, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(vi) EAST FORK PANTHER CREEK.— 

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1 waters, to the confluence with Panther 

2 Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(vii) WEST FORK PANTHER

4 CREEK.—The approximately 3.0-mile seg5 ment of West Fork Panther Creek from its 

6 headwaters to the confluence with Panther 

7 Creek as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(viii) LOST CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 1.0-mile segment of Lost Creek 

10 from— 

11 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to 0.01 miles 

12 above Forest Service Road 5325, as a 

13 wild river; and 

14 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

15 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

16 with the Elk River, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(ix) MILBURY CREEK.—The approxi18 mately 1.5-mile segment of Milbury Creek 

19 from— 

20 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to 0.01 miles 

21 above Forest Service Road 5325, as a 

22 wild river; and 

23 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

24 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

25 with the Elk River, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(x) BLACKBERRY CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 5.0-mile segment of Black3 berry Creek from— 

4 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to 0.01 miles 

5 above Forest Service Road 5325, as a 

6 wild river; and 

7 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

8 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

9 with the Elk River, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(xi) MCCURDY CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 1.0-mile segment of McCurdy 

12 Creek from— 

13 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to 0.01 miles 

14 above Forest Service Road 5325, as a 

15 wild river; and 

16 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

17 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

18 with the Elk River, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(xii) BEAR CREEK.—The approxi20 mately 1.5-mile segment of Bear Creek 

21 from headwaters to the confluence with 

22 Bald Mountain Creek, as a recreational 

23 river.’’. 

24 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

25 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 


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1 river segments designated by paragraph (76) of sec2 tion 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by paragraph (1)) is 

4 withdrawn from all forms of— 

5 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

6 the public land laws; 

7 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

8 mining laws; and 

9 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

10 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma11 terials. 

12 (b) DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG13 MENTS.— 

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

15 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended 

16 by section 204) is amended by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(216) NESTUCCA RIVER, OREGON.—The ap19 proximately 15.5-mile segment from its confluence 

20 with Ginger Creek downstream until it crosses T. 4 

21 S., R. 7 W., sec. 7, Willamette Meridian, to be ad22 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec23 reational river. 

24 ‘‘(217) WALKER CREEK, OREGON.—The ap25 proximately 2-mile segment from the headwaters in 


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1 T. 3 S., R. 6 W., sec. 20 downstream to the con2 fluence with the Nestucca River in T. 3 S., R. 6 W., 

3 sec. 15, Willamette Meridian, to be administered by 

4 the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(218) NORTH FORK SILVER CREEK, OR6 EGON.—The approximately 6-mile segment from the 

7 headwaters in T. 35 S., R. 9 W., sec. 1 downstream 

8 to the edge of the Bureau of Land Management 

9 boundary in T. 35 S., R. 9 W., sec. 17, Willamette 

10 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

11 Interior as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(219) JENNY CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi13 mately 17.6-mile segment from the Bureau of Land 

14 Management boundary located at the north bound15 ary of the southwest quarter of the southeast quar16 ter of T. 38 S., R. 4 E., sec. 34, Willamette Merid17 ian, downstream to the Oregon State border, to be 

18 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

19 scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(220) SPRING CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi21 mately 1.1-mile segment from its source at Shoat 

22 Springs in T. 40 S., R. 4 E., sec. 34, Willamette 

23 Meridian, downstream to the confluence with Jenny 

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1 ian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte2 rior as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(221) LOBSTER CREEK, OREGON.—The ap4 proximately 5-mile segment from T. 15 S., R. 8 W., 

5 sec. 35, Willamette Meridian, downstream to the 

6 edge of the Bureau of Land Management boundary 

7 in T. 15 S., R. 8 W., sec. 15, Willamette Meridian, 

8 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 

9 as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(222) ELK CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi11 mately 7.3-mile segment from its confluence with 

12 Flat Creek near river mile 9, to the southern edge 

13 of the Army Corps of Engineers boundary in T. 33 

14 S., R. 1 E., sec. 30, Willamette Meridian, near river 

15 mile 1.7, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

16 Interior as a scenic river.’’. 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF ELK CREEK.— 

18 (A) LATERAL BOUNDARIES OF ELK

19 CREEK.—The lateral boundaries of the river 

20 segment designated by paragraph 222 of sec21 tion 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by paragraph (1)) 

23 shall include an average of not more than 640 

24 acres per mile measured from the ordinary high 

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1 (B) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The Elk Creek 

2 Project authorized under the Flood Control Act 

3 of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1192) is 

4 deauthorized. 

5 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

6 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 

7 river segments designated by paragraphs (216) 

8 through (222) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

9 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by para10 graph (1)) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

11 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

12 the public land laws; 

13 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

14 mining laws; and 

15 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

16 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma17 terials. 

18 TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 

19 SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS AREA. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

22 means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

23 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Wild Rogue Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 

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1 (3) WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The term ‘‘Wil2 derness additions’’ means the land added to the Wild 

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

4 (b) EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS

5 AREA.— 

6 (1) EXPANSION.—The approximately 56,100 

7 acres of Federal land in the State generally depicted 

8 on the map as ‘‘BLM Proposed Wilderness’’ and 

9 ‘‘Proposed USFS Wilderness’’ shall be added to and 

10 administered as part of the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

11 in accordance with the Endangered American Wil12 derness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 

13 Law 95–237), except that— 

14 (A) the Secretary of the Interior and the 

15 Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the 

16 Federal land under their respective jurisdiction; 

17 and 

18 (B) any reference in that Act to the Sec19 retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be 

20 a reference to the Secretary of Agriculture or 

21 the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable. 

22 (2) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 


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1 of the wilderness area designated by paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

4 description filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

5 have the same force and effect as if included in 

6 this section, except that the Secretary may cor7 rect typographical errors in the map and legal 

8 description. 

9 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

10 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

11 shall be on file and available for public inspec12 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

13 Land Management and Forest Service. 

14 (3) CORRECTION.—Section 3(b) of the Endan15 gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

16 1132 note; Public Law 95–237) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘3(a)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(a)(5)(A)’’. 

18 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights, the Wilderness additions are withdrawn from 

20 all forms of— 

21 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

22 the public land laws; 

23 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

24 mining laws; and 


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1 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

2 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma3 terials. 

4 (5) TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub5 section alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or ab6 rogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe. 

7 (c) POTENTIAL ADDITION TO WILDERNESS AREA.— 

8 (1) DESIGNATION.—Subject to paragraph (3) 

9 and in furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 

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

11 the State administered by the Secretary of the Inte12 rior, compromising approximately 600 acres, as gen13 erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Potential Wilder14 ness’’, shall be added to and administered as part of 

15 the Wild Rogue Wilderness. 

16 (2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid 

17 existing rights, the Secretary shall manage the land 

18 described in paragraph (1) to protect its suitability 

19 for designation as wilderness until the date on which 

20 the land is designated as wilderness in accordance 

21 with paragraph (3). 

22 (3) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The land described in 

24 paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness 

25 and added to and administered as part of the 


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1 Wild Rogue Wilderness on the date on which 

2 the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register 

3 notice that the conditions in the potential wil4 derness area that are incompatible with the 

5 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have 

6 been removed. 

7 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—On designation as 

8 wilderness under paragraph (1), the land de9 scribed in that paragraph shall be administered 

10 in accordance with this Act, the Wilderness Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and Public Law 95– 

12 237 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 40). 

13 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

14 rights, the land described in paragraph (1) is with15 drawn from all forms of— 

16 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

17 the public land laws; 

18 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

19 mining laws; and 

20 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

21 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma22 terials. 

23 (d) WITHDRAWAL AREA PROTECTIONS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

25 the Federal land described in paragraph (2) in a 


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1 manner that preserves the natural and primitive 

2 character of the land for recreational, scenic, and 

3 scientific use. 

4 (2) DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND.—The Federal 

5 land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi6 mately 4,000 acres generally depicted on the map as 

7 ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’. 

8 (3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 

12 of the land described in paragraph (2). 

13 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

14 description filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

15 have the same force and effect as if included in 

16 this section, except that the Secretary may cor17 rect typographical errors in the map and legal 

18 description. 

19 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

20 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

21 shall be on file and available for public inspec22 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

23 Land Management. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist2 ing rights, with respect to the Federal land de3 scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 

4 only allow uses that are consistent with the pur5 poses described in paragraph (1). 

6 (B) PROHIBITED USES.—The following 

7 shall be prohibited on the Federal land de8 scribed in paragraph (2): 

9 (i) Permanent roads. 

10 (ii) Commercial enterprises. 

11 (iii) Except as necessary to meet the 

12 minimum requirements for the administra13 tion of the Federal land and to protect 

14 public health and safety— 

15 (I) the use of motor vehicles; or 

16 (II) the establishment of tem17 porary roads. 

18 (5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

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

20 is withdrawn from— 

21 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

22 disposal under the public land laws; 

23 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

24 mining laws; and 


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1 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

2 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma3 terials. 

4 SEC. 302. DEVIL’S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Proposal’’ and 

8 dated June 15, 2010. 

9 (2) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

10 means the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness designated 

11 by subsection (b). 

12 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder13 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 

14 30,540 acres of Forest Service land and Bureau of Land 

15 Management land in the State, as generally depicted on 

16 the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component 

17 of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be 

18 known as the ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wilderness’’. 

19 (c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wil23 derness. 

24 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de25 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 


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

2 except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 

3 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip4 tion. 

5 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip6 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

7 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

8 offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

9 Management. 

10 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

11 rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section 

12 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 

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

14 that— 

15 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

16 date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 

17 of enactment of this Act; and 

18 (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 

19 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

20 to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land 

21 within the Wilderness. 

22 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af23 fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

24 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section cre2 ates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

3 the Wilderness. 

4 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The 

5 fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land out6 side the Wilderness can be seen or heard within the 

7 Wilderness shall not preclude the activity or use out8 side the boundary of the Wilderness. 

9 (g) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in 

10 this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian 

11 tribe. 

12 (h) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC13 TION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

15 over the approximately 49 acres of Bureau of Land 

16 Management land north of the Umpqua River in sec. 

17 32, T. 21 S., R. 11 W, is transferred from the Bu18 reau of Land Management to the Forest Service. 

19 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad20 minister the land transferred by paragraph (1) in 

21 accordance with— 

22 (A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 

23 known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et 

24 seq.); and 


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1 (B) any laws (including regulations) appli2 cable to the National Forest System. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Or5 egon Wildlands Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

7 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—RECREATION AREAS 

Sec. 101. Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas, Oregon. 

TITLE II—ADDITIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

Sec. 201. Additions to Rogue Wild and Scenic River. 

Sec. 202. Technical corrections to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 

Sec. 203. Wild and scenic river designations, Wasson Creek and Franklin Creek, 

Oregon. 

Sec. 204. Wild and scenic river designations, Molalla River, Oregon. 

Sec. 205. Designation of additional wild and scenic rivers. 

TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 301. Expansion of Wild Rogue Wilderness Area. 

Sec. 302. Devil’s Staircase Wilderness. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

11 means— 

12 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re13 spect to public land administered by the Sec14 retary of the Interior; or 

15 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re16 spect to National Forest System land. 


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1 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of Oregon. 

3 TITLE I—RECREATION AREAS 

4 SEC. 101. ROGUE CANYON AND MOLALLA RECREATION 

5 AREAS, OREGON. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION OF ROGUE CANYON AND MOLALLA

7 RECREATION AREAS.—For the purposes of protecting, con8 serving, and enhancing the unique and nationally impor9 tant recreational, ecological, scenic, cultural, watershed, 

10 and fish and wildlife values of the areas, the following areas 

11 in the State are designated as recreation areas for manage12 ment by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (c): 

13 (1) ROGUE CANYON RECREATION AREA.—The ap14 proximately 98,150 acres of Bureau of Land Manage15 ment land within the boundary generally depicted as 

16 the ‘‘Rogue Canyon Recreation Area’’ on the map en17 titled ‘‘Rogue Canyon Recreation Area Wild Rogue 

18 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated October 10, 2018, 

19 which is designated as the ‘‘Rogue Canyon Recreation 

20 Area’’. 

21 (2) MOLALLA RECREATION AREA.—The approxi22 mately 29,884 acres of Bureau of Land Management 

23 land within the boundary generally depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘‘Molalla Recreation Area’’ and dated 


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1 September 26, 2018, which is designated as the 

2 ‘‘Molalla Recreation Area’’. 

3 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

6 a prepare a map and legal description of each recre7 ation area designated by subsection (a). 

8 (2) EFFECT.—The maps and legal descriptions 

9 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

10 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 

11 the Secretary may correct any minor errors in the 

12 maps and legal descriptions. 

13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 

14 descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 

15 available for public inspection in the appropriate of16 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

17 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall ad19 minister each recreation area designated by sub20 section (a)— 

21 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

22 and enhances the purposes for which the recre23 ation area is established; and 

24 (B) in accordance with— 

25 (i) this section; 


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1 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man2 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

3 seq.); and 

4 (iii) other applicable laws. 

5 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow those 

6 uses of a recreation area designated by subsection (a) 

7 that are consistent with the purposes for which the 

8 recreation area is established. 

9 (3) ROAD CONSTRUCTION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as the Secretary 

11 determines necessary for public safety, no new 

12 permanent or temporary roads shall be con13 structed (other than the repair and maintenance 

14 of existing roads) within a recreation area des15 ignated by subsection (a). 

16 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 

17 affects the administration by the Secretary of the 

18 Molalla Forest Road in accordance with applica19 ble resource management plans. 

20 (4) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

21 section prohibits the Secretary from conducting vege22 tation management projects within a recreation area 

23 designated by subsection (a) to the extent consistent 

24 with the purposes of the recreation area. 


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1 (5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, all Federal surface and subsurface land within 

3 a recreation area designated by subsection (a) is 

4 withdrawn from all forms of— 

5 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

6 the public land laws; 

7 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

8 mining laws; and 

9 (C) laws pertaining to mineral and geo10 thermal leasing and mineral materials. 

11 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this section 

12 creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around a 

13 recreation area designated by subsection (a). 

14 TITLE II—ADDITIONAL WILD 

15 AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNA16 TIONS AND TECHNICAL COR17 RECTIONS 

18 SEC. 201. ADDITIONS TO ROGUE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

20 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking 

21 paragraph (5) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) ROGUE, OREGON.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The segment of the 

24 river extending from the mouth of the Applegate 

25 River downstream to the Lobster Creek Bridge, 


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1 to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte2 rior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as agreed to 

3 by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 

4 or as directed by the President. 

5 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg6 ment described in subparagraph (A), there are 

7 designated the following segments in the Rogue 

8 River: 

9 ‘‘(i) KELSEY CREEK.—The approxi10 mately 6.8-mile segment of Kelsey Creek 

11 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

12 in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25, Willamette 

13 Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue 

14 River, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK KELSEY CREEK.— 

16 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 0.2-mile segment of East 

18 Fork Kelsey Creek from headwaters 

19 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wilder20 ness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., 

21 sec. 5, Willamette Meridian, as a sce22 nic river. 

23 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi24 mately 4.6-mile segment of East Fork 

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1 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., 

2 sec. 5, Willamette Meridian, to the con3 fluence with Kelsey Creek, as a wild 

4 river. 

5 ‘‘(iii) WHISKY CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(I) RECREATIONAL RIVER.—The 

7 approximately 1.6-mile segment of 

8 Whisky Creek from the confluence of 

9 the East Fork and West Fork to the 

10 south boundary of the non-Federal 

11 land in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 17, Wil12 lamette Meridian, as a recreational 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi15 mately 1.2-mile segment of Whisky 

16 Creek from road 33-8-23 to the con17 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(iv) EAST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap21 proximately 0.9-mile segment of East 

22 Fork Whisky Creek from its headwaters 

23 to Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 

24 T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 11, Willamette 

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1 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi2 mately 2.6-mile segment of East Fork 

3 Whisky Creek from the Wild Rogue 

4 Wilderness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 

5 W., sec. 11, Willamette Meridian, 

6 downstream to road 33-8-26 crossing, 

7 as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(III) RECREATIONAL RIVER.— 

9 The approximately 0.3-mile segment of 

10 East Fork Whisky Creek from road 33- 

11 8-26 to the confluence with Whisky 

12 Creek, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(v) WEST FORK WHISKY CREEK.—The 

14 approximately 4.8-mile segment of West 

15 Fork Whisky Creek from its headwaters to 

16 the confluence with the East Fork Whisky 

17 Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(vi) BIG WINDY CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap20 proximately 1.5-mile segment of Big 

21 Windy Creek from its headwaters to 

22 road 34-9-17.1, as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi24 mately 5.8-mile segment of Big Windy 

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1 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(vii) EAST FORK BIG WINDY

4 CREEK.— 

5 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap6 proximately 0.2-mile segment of East 

7 Fork Big Windy Creek from its head8 waters to road 34-8-36, as a scenic 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi11 mately 3.7-mile segment of East Fork 

12 Big Windy Creek from road 34-8-36 to 

13 the confluence with Big Windy Creek, 

14 as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(viii) LITTLE WINDY CREEK.— 

16 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Little 

18 Windy Creek from its headwaters to 

19 the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

20 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 33, Willam21 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi23 mately 1.9-mile segment of Little 

24 Windy Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil25 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., 


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1 sec. 34, Willamette Meridian, to the 

2 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

3 wild river. 

4 ‘‘(ix) HOWARD CREEK.— 

5 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap6 proximately 3.5-mile segment of How7 ard Creek from its headwaters to road 

8 34-9-34, as a scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi10 mately 6.9-mile segment of Howard 

11 Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of 

12 road 34-9-34 to the confluence with the 

13 Rogue River, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(III) WILD RIVER.—The ap15 proximately 3.5-mile segment of Anna 

16 Creek from its headwaters to the con17 fluence with Howard Creek, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(x) MULE CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap21 proximately 3.5-mile segment of Mule 

22 Creek from its headwaters downstream 

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1 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi2 mately 7.8-mile segment of Mule Creek 

3 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

4 boundary in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 29, 

5 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

6 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xi) MISSOURI CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap9 proximately 3.1-mile segment of Mis10 souri Creek from its headwaters down11 stream to the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

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

13 24, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi16 mately 1.6-mile segment of Missouri 

17 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

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

19 24, Willamette Meridian, to the con20 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(xii) JENNY CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap24 proximately 3.1-mile segment of Jenny 

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1 to the Wild Rogue Wilderness bound2 ary in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 28, Wil3 lamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi5 mately 1.8-mile segment of Jenny 

6 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

7 boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 28, 

8 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

9 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xiii) RUM CREEK.— 

11 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap12 proximately 2.2-mile segment of Rum 

13 Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 

14 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 34 

15 S., R. 8 W., sec. 9, Willamette Merid16 ian, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi18 mately 2.2-mile segment of Rum Creek 

19 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

20 boundary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 9, 

21 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

22 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(xiv) EAST FORK RUM CREEK.— 

24 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap25 proximately 0.8-mile segment of East 


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1 Fork Rum Creek from its headwaters 

2 to the Wild Rogue Wilderness bound3 ary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 10, Wil4 lamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi6 mately 1.3-mile segment of East Fork 

7 Rum Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil8 derness boundary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., 

9 sec. 10, Willamette Meridian, to the 

10 confluence with Rum Creek, as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(xv) WILDCAT CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 1.7-mile segment of Wildcat Creek 

14 from its headwaters downstream to the con15 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(xvi) MONTGOMERY CREEK.—The ap18 proximately 1.8-mile segment of Mont19 gomery Creek from its headwaters down20 stream to the confluence with the Rogue 

21 River, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(xvii) HEWITT CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap24 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Hew25 itt Creek from its headwaters to the 


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1 Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 

2 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 19, Willamette Me3 ridian, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi5 mately 1.2-mile segment of Hewitt 

6 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

7 boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 19, 

8 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

9 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xviii) BUNKER CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 6.6-mile segment of Bunker 

12 Creek from its headwaters to the confluence 

13 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(xix) DULOG CREEK.— 

15 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 0.8-mile segment of Dulog 

17 Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles 

18 downstream of road 34-8-36, as a sce19 nic river. 

20 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi21 mately 1.0-mile segment of Dulog 

22 Creek from road 34-8-36 to the con23 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

24 river. 


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1 ‘‘(xx) QUAIL CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 1.7-mile segment of Quail Creek 

3 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

4 in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1, Willamette 

5 Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue 

6 River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xxi) MEADOW CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 4.1-mile segment of Meadow Creek 

9 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

10 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(xxii) RUSSIAN CREEK.—The ap12 proximately 2.5-mile segment of Russian 

13 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

14 boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 20, Wil15 lamette Meridian, to the confluence with the 

16 Rogue River, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(xxiii) ALDER CREEK.—The approxi18 mately 1.2-mile segment of Alder Creek 

19 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

20 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(xxiv) BOOZE CREEK.—The approxi22 mately 1.5-mile segment of Booze Creek 

23 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

24 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(xxv) BRONCO CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 1.8-mile segment of Bronco Creek 

3 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

4 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(xxvi) COPSEY CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 1.5-mile segment of Copsey Creek 

7 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

8 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(xxvii) CORRAL CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 0.5-mile segment of Corral 

11 Creek from its headwaters to the confluence 

12 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(xxviii) COWLEY CREEK.—The ap14 proximately 0.9-mile segment of Cowley 

15 Creek from its headwaters to the confluence 

16 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(xxix) DITCH CREEK.—The approxi18 mately 1.8-mile segment of Ditch Creek 

19 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

20 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5, Willamette Me21 ridian, to its confluence with the Rogue 

22 River, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(xxx) FRANCIS CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 0.9-mile segment of Francis Creek 


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1 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

2 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xxxi) LONG GULCH.— 

4 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap5 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Long 

6 Gulch from its headwaters to the Wild 

7 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

8 S., R. 10 W., sec. 23, Willamette Me9 ridian, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi11 mately 1.1-mile segment of Long Gulch 

12 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

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

14 23, Willamette Meridian, to the con15 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(xxxii) BAILEY CREEK.— 

18 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap19 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Bailey 

20 Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 

21 Rogue Wilderness boundary on the 

22 west section line of T. 34 S., R. 8 W., 

23 sec. 14, Willamette Meridian, as a sce24 nic river. 


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1 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi2 mately 1.7-mile segment of Bailey 

3 Creek from the west section line of T. 

4 34 S., R.8 W., sec. 14, Willamette Me5 ridian, to the confluence of the Rogue 

6 River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xxxiii) SHADY CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 0.7-mile segment of Shady 

9 Creek from its headwaters to the confluence 

10 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(xxxiv) SLIDE CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap13 proximately 0.5-mile segment of Slide 

14 Creek from its headwaters to road 33- 

15 9-6, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The approxi17 mately 0.7-mile section of Slide Creek 

18 from road 33-9-6 to the confluence with 

19 the Rogue River, as a wild river.’’. 

20 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Each river segment designated by 

21 subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and Scenic 

22 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (as added by subsection 

23 (a)) shall be managed as part of the Rogue Wild and Scenic 

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1 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

2 the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments 

3 designated by subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) of the 

4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (as 

5 added by subsection (a)) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

6 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

7 public land laws; 

8 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

9 laws; and 

10 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min11 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

12 (d) ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR ROGUE RIVER

13 TRIBUTARIES.— 

14 (1) LICENSING BY COMMISSION.—The Federal 

15 Energy Regulatory Commission shall not license the 

16 construction of any dam, water conduit, reservoir, 

17 powerhouse, transmission line, or other project works 

18 on or directly affecting any stream described in para19 graph (4). 

20 (2) OTHER AGENCIES.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—No department or agen22 cy of the United States shall assist by loan, 

23 grant, license, or otherwise in the construction of 

24 any water resources project on or directly affect25 ing any stream segment that is described in 


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1 paragraph (4), except to maintain or repair 

2 water resources projects in existence on the date 

3 of enactment of this Act. 

4 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 

5 prohibits any department or agency of the 

6 United States in assisting by loan, grant, li7 cense, or otherwise, a water resources project— 

8 (i) the primary purpose of which is ec9 ological or aquatic restoration; 

10 (ii) that provides a net benefit to water 

11 quality and aquatic resources; and 

12 (iii) that is consistent with protecting 

13 and enhancing the values for which the 

14 river was designated. 

15 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

rights, the Federal land located within 1 16 ⁄4 mile on ei17 ther side of the stream segments described in para18 graph (4), is withdrawn from all forms of— 

19 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

20 the public land laws; 

21 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

22 mining laws; and 

23 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

24 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma25 terials. 


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1 (4) DESCRIPTION OF STREAM SEGMENTS.—The 

2 following are the stream segments referred to in para3 graph (1): 

4 (A) KELSEY CREEK.—The approximately 

5 2.5-mile segment of Kelsey Creek from its head6 waters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

7 in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25, Willamette Merid8 ian. 

9 (B) GRAVE CREEK.—The approximately 

10 10.2-mile segment of Grave Creek from the east 

11 boundary of T. 34 S., R. 7 W., sec. 1, Willamette 

12 Meridian, downstream to the confluence with the 

13 Rogue River. 

14 (C) CENTENNIAL GULCH.—The approxi15 mately 2.2-mile segment of Centennial Gulch 

16 from its headwaters to its confluence with the 

17 Rogue River in T. 34 S., R. 7, W., sec. 18, Wil18 lamette Meridian. 

19 (D) QUAIL CREEK.—The approximately 

20 0.8-mile segment of Quail Creek from its head21 waters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

22 in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1, Willamette Merid23 ian. 

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1 waters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

2 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5, Willamette Merid3 ian. 

4 (F) GALICE CREEK.—The approximately 

5 2.2-mile segment of Galice Creek from the con6 fluence with the North Fork Galice Creek down7 stream to the confluence with the Rogue River in 

8 T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 36, Willamette Meridian. 

9 (G) QUARTZ CREEK.—The approximately 

10 3.3-mile segment of Quartz Creek from its head11 waters to its confluence with the North Fork 

12 Galice Creek in T. 35 S., R. 8 W., sec. 4, Wil13 lamette Meridian. 

14 (H) NORTH FORK GALICE CREEK.—The ap15 proximately 5.7-mile segment of the North Fork 

16 Galice Creek from its headwaters to its con17 fluence with the South Fork Galice Creek in T. 

18 35 S., R. 8 W., sec. 3, Willamette Meridian. 

19 SEC. 202. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WILD AND 

20 SCENIC RIVERS ACT. 

21 (a) CHETCO, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(69) of the Wild 

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

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

3 and indenting appropriately; 

4 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re5 designated), by striking ‘‘The 44.5-mile’’ and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATIONS.—The 44.5-mile’’; 

8 (3) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘25.5-mile’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘27.5-mile’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘Boulder Creek at the 

12 Kalmiopsis Wilderness boundary’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘Mislatnah Creek’’; 

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

15 (A) by striking ‘‘8-mile’’ and inserting ‘‘7.5- 

16 mile’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘Boulder Creek to Steel 

18 Bridge’’ and inserting ‘‘Mislatnah Creek to 

19 Eagle Creek’’; 

20 (5) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘11-mile’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘9.5-mile’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘Steel Bridge’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘Eagle Creek’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid 

2 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of 

3 the river segments designated by subparagraph 

4 (A), is withdrawn from all forms of— 

5 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

6 under the public land laws; 

7 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

8 the mining laws; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws per10 taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 

11 or mineral materials.’’. 

12 (b) WHYCHUS CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(102) of 

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

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘SQUAW CREEK’’ and inserting ‘‘WHYCHUS CREEK’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

18 as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting ap19 propriately; 

20 (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re21 designated)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘The 15.4-mile’’ and insert23 ing the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATIONS.—The 15.4-mile’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘McAllister Ditch, including 

2 the Soap Fork Squaw Creek, the North Fork, the 

3 South Fork, the East and West Forks of Park 

4 Creek, and Park Creek Fork’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Plainview Ditch, including the Soap Creek, the 

6 North and South Forks of Whychus Creek, the 

7 East and West Forks of Park Creek, and Park 

8 Creek’’; 

9 (4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by striking 

10 ‘‘McAllister Ditch’’ and inserting ‘‘Plainview Ditch’’; 

11 and 

12 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid exist14 ing rights, the Federal land within the bound15 aries of the river segments designated by sub16 paragraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

17 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

18 under the public land laws; 

19 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

20 the mining laws; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relat22 ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or 

23 mineral materials.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, WASSON 

2 CREEK AND FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON. 

3 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(214) FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON.—The 4.5- 

7 mile segment from its headwaters to the private land 

8 boundary in sec. 8, to be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(215) WASSON CREEK, OREGON.—The 10.1-mile 

11 segment in the following classes: 

12 ‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the eastern 

13 boundary of T. 21 S., R. 9 W., sec. 17, down14 stream to the western boundary of T. 21 S., R. 

15 10 W., sec. 12, to be administered by the Sec16 retary of the Interior as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(B) The 5.9-mile segment from the western 

18 boundary of T. 21 S., R. 10 W., sec. 12, down19 stream to the eastern boundary of the northwest 

20 quarter of T. 21 S., R. 10 W., sec. 22, to be ad21 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

22 wild river.’’. 


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1 SEC. 204. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, 

2 MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON. 

3 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 203) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(216) MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following segments 

8 in the State of Oregon, to be administered by the 

9 Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river: 

10 ‘‘(i) MOLALLA RIVER.—The approxi11 mately 15.1-mile segment from the southern 

12 boundary line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 19, 

13 downstream to the edge of the Bureau of 

14 Land Management boundary in T. 6 S., R. 

15 3 E., sec. 7. 

16 ‘‘(ii) TABLE ROCK FORK MOLALLA

17 RIVER.—The approximately 6.2-mile seg18 ment from the easternmost Bureau of Land 

Management boundary line in the NE1 19 ⁄4

20 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., downstream to the 

21 confluence with the Molalla River. 

22 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid exist23 ing rights, the Federal land within the bound24 aries of the river segments designated by sub25 paragraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

2 under the public land laws; 

3 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

4 the mining laws; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relat6 ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or 

7 mineral materials.’’. 

8 SEC. 205. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL WILD AND SCENIC 

9 RIVERS. 

10 (a) ELK RIVER, OREGON.— 

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

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

13 striking paragraph (76) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(76) ELK, OREGON.—The 69.2-mile segment to 

15 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 

16 following classes: 

17 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 17-mile segment 

18 from the confluence of the North and South Forks 

19 of the Elk to Anvil Creek as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(B) NORTH FORK.— 

21 ‘‘(i) SCENIC RIVER.—The approxi22 mately 0.6-mile segment of the North Fork 

23 Elk from its source in T. 33 S., R. 12 W., 

24 sec. 21, Willamette Meridian, downstream 


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1 to 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 

2 3353, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) WILD RIVER.—The approxi4 mately 5.5-mile segment of the North Fork 

5 Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

6 Road 3353 to its confluence with the South 

7 Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(C) SOUTH FORK.— 

9 ‘‘(i) SCENIC RIVER.—The approxi10 mately 0.9-mile segment of the South Fork 

11 Elk from its source in the southeast quarter 

12 of T. 33 S., R. 12 W., sec. 32, Willamette 

13 Meridian, Forest Service Road 3353, as a 

14 scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(ii) WILD RIVER.—The approxi16 mately 4.2-mile segment of the South Fork 

17 Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

18 Road 3353 to its confluence with the North 

19 Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(D) OTHER TRIBUTARIES.— 

21 ‘‘(i) ROCK CREEK.—The approxi22 mately 1.7-mile segment of Rock Creek from 

23 its headwaters to the west boundary of T. 

24 32 S., R. 14 W., sec. 30, Willamette Merid25 ian, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK.—The 

2 approximately 8-mile segment of Bald 

3 Mountain Creek from its headwaters, in4 cluding Salal Spring to its confluence with 

5 Elk River, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(iii) SOUTH FORK BALD MOUNTAIN

7 CREEK.—The approximately 3.5-mile seg8 ment of South Fork Bald Mountain Creek 

9 from its headwaters to its confluence with 

10 Bald Mountain Creek, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) PLATINUM CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 1-mile segment of Platinum Creek 

13 from— 

14 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest Serv15 ice Road 5325, as a wild river; and 

16 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 to 

17 its confluence with Elk River, as a sce18 nic river. 

19 ‘‘(v) PANTHER CREEK.—The approxi20 mately 5.0-mile segment of Panther Creek 

21 from— 

22 ‘‘(I) its headwaters, including 

23 Mountain Well, to Forest Service Road 

24 5325, as a wild river; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 to 

2 its confluence with Elk River, as a sce3 nic river. 

4 ‘‘(vi) EAST FORK PANTHER CREEK.— 

5 The approximately 3.0-mile segment of East 

6 Fork Panther Creek from it headwaters, to 

7 the confluence with Panther Creek, as a 

8 wild river. 

9 ‘‘(vii) WEST FORK PANTHER CREEK.— 

10 The approximately 3.0-mile segment of West 

11 Fork Panther Creek from its headwaters to 

12 the confluence with Panther Creek as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(viii) LOST CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 1.0-mile segment of Lost Creek 

16 from— 

17 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest Serv18 ice Road 5325, as a wild river; and 

19 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 to 

20 its confluence with the Elk River, as a 

21 scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(ix) MILBURY CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 1.5-mile segment of Milbury Creek 

24 from— 


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1 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest Serv2 ice Road 5325, as a wild river; and 

3 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 to 

4 its confluence with the Elk River, as a 

5 scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(x) BLACKBERRY CREEK.—The ap7 proximately 5.0-mile segment of Blackberry 

8 Creek from— 

9 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest Serv10 ice Road 5325, as a wild river; and 

11 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 to 

12 its confluence with the Elk River, as a 

13 scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(xi) EAST FORK BLACKBERRY

15 CREEK.—The approximately 2.0-mile seg16 ment of the unnamed tributary locally 

17 known as ‘East Fork Blackberry Creek’ 

18 from its headwaters in T. 33 S., R. 13 W., 

19 sec. 26, Willamette Meridian, to its con20 fluence with Blackberry Creek, as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(xii) MCCURDY CREEK.—The ap23 proximately 1.0-mile segment of McCurdy 

24 Creek from— 


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1 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest Serv2 ice Road 5325, as a wild river; and 

3 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 to 

4 its confluence with the Elk River, as a 

5 scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(xiii) BEAR CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 1.5-mile segment of Bear Creek from 

8 headwaters to the confluence with Bald 

9 Mountain Creek, as a recreational river.’’. 

10 ‘‘(xiii) BUTLER CREEK .—The ap11 proximately 4-mile segment of Butler Creek 

12 from— 

13 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to the south 

14 boundary of T. 33 S., R. 13 W., sec. 8, 

15 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(II) from the south boundary of 

18 T. 33 S., R. 13 W., sec. 8, Willamette 

19 Meridian, to its confluence with Elk 

20 River, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(xiv) EAST FORK BUTLER CREEK.— 

22 The approximately 2.8-mile segment locally 

23 known as the ‘East Fork of Butler Creek’ 

24 from its headwaters on Mount Butler in T. 

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1 ian, to its confluence with Butler Creek, as 

2 a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(xv) PURPLE MOUNTAIN CREEK.—The 

4 approximately 2.0-mile segment locally 

5 known as ‘Purple Mountain Creek’ from— 

6 ‘‘(I) its headwaters in secs. 35 

7 and 36, T. 33 S., R. 14 W., Willamette 

8 Meridian, to 0.01 miles above Forest 

9 Service Road 5325, as a wild river; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

12 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

13 with the Elk River, as a scenic river.’’. 

14 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 

16 river segments designated by paragraph (76) of sec17 tion 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

18 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by paragraph (1)) is 

19 withdrawn from all forms of— 

20 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

21 the public land laws; 

22 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

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1 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

2 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma3 terials. 

4 (b) DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG5 MENTS.— 

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

7 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended 

8 by section 204) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(217) NESTUCCA RIVER, OREGON.—The ap11 proximately 15.5-mile segment from its confluence 

12 with Ginger Creek downstream until it crosses the 

13 western edge of T. 4 S., R. 7 W., sec. 7, Willamette 

14 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

15 Interior as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(218) WALKER CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi17 mately 2.9-mile segment from the headwaters in T. 3 

18 S., R. 6 W., sec. 20 downstream to the confluence with 

19 the Nestucca River in T. 3 S., R. 6 W., sec. 15, Wil20 lamette Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary 

21 of the Interior as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(219) NORTH FORK SILVER CREEK, OREGON.— 

23 The approximately 6-mile segment from the head24 waters in T. 35 S., R. 9 W., sec. 1 downstream to the 

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1 boundary in T. 35 S., R. 9 W., sec. 17, Willamette 

2 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

3 Interior as a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(220) JENNY CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi5 mately 17.6-mile segment from the Bureau of Land 

6 Management boundary located at the north boundary 

7 of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of T. 

8 38 S., R. 4 E., sec. 34, Willamette Meridian, down9 stream to the Oregon State border, to be administered 

10 by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(221) SPRING CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi12 mately 1.1-mile segment from its source at Shoat 

13 Springs in T. 40 S., R. 4 E., sec. 34, Willamette Me14 ridian, downstream to the confluence with Jenny 

15 Creek in T. 41 S., R. 4 E., sec. 3, Willamette Merid16 ian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte17 rior as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(222) LOBSTER CREEK, OREGON.—The ap19 proximately 5-mile segment from T. 15 S., R. 8 W., 

20 sec. 35, Willamette Meridian, downstream to the 

21 northern edge of the Bureau of Land Management 

22 boundary in T. 15 S., R. 8 W., sec. 15, Willamette 

23 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

24 Interior as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(223) ELK CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi2 mately 7.3-mile segment from its confluence with Flat 

3 Creek near river mile 9, to the southern edge of the 

4 Army Corps of Engineers boundary in T. 33 S., R. 

5 1 E., sec. 30, Willamette Meridian, near river mile 

6 1.7, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte7 rior as a scenic river.’’. 

8 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF ELK CREEK.— 

9 (A) LATERAL BOUNDARIES OF ELK

10 CREEK.—The lateral boundaries of the river seg11 ment designated by paragraph (223) of section 

12 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by paragraph (1)) 

14 shall include an average of not more than 640 

15 acres per mile measured from the ordinary high 

16 water mark on both sides of the river segment. 

17 (B) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The Elk Creek 

18 Project authorized under the Flood Control Act 

19 of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1192) is 

20 deauthorized. 

21 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

22 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 

23 river segments designated by paragraphs (217) 

24 through (223) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 


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1 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by para2 graph (1)) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

3 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

4 the public land laws; 

5 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

6 mining laws; and 

7 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

8 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma9 terials. 

10 TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 

11 SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS AREA. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti14 tled ‘‘Rogue Canyon Recreation Area Wild Rogue 

15 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated October 10, 2018. 

16 (2) WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The term ‘‘Wil17 derness additions’’ means the land added to the Wild 

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

19 (b) EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS

20 AREA.— 

21 (1) EXPANSION.—The approximately 59,512 

22 acres of Federal land in the State generally depicted 

23 on the map as ‘‘Proposed Wilderness’’ shall be added 

24 to and administered as part of the Wild Rogue Wil25 derness in accordance with the Endangered American 


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1 Wilderness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 

2 Law 95–237), except that— 

3 (A) the Secretary of the Interior and the 

4 Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the 

5 Federal land under their respective jurisdiction; 

6 and 

7 (B) any reference in that Act to the Sec8 retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

9 reference to the Secretary of Agriculture or the 

10 Secretary of the Interior, as applicable. 

11 (2) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 

15 of the wilderness area designated by paragraph 

16 (1). 

17 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

18 description filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

19 have the same force and effect as if included in 

20 this section, except that the Secretary may cor21 rect typographical errors in the map and legal 

22 description. 

23 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

24 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

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1 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

2 Land Management and Forest Service. 

3 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights, the Wilderness additions are withdrawn from 

5 all forms of— 

6 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

7 the public land laws; 

8 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

9 mining laws; and 

10 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

11 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma12 terials. 

13 (4) TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subsection 

14 alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the 

15 treaty rights of any Indian tribe. 

16 SEC. 302. DEVIL’S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti19 tled ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Proposal’’ and 

20 dated July 26, 2018. 

21 (2) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

22 means the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness designated by 

23 subsection (b). 

24 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

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1 acres of Forest Service land and Bureau of Land Manage2 ment land in the State, as generally depicted on the map, 

3 is designated as wilderness and as a component of the Na4 tional Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the 

5 ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wilderness’’. 

6 (c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

9 prepare a map and legal description of the Wilder10 ness. 

11 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip12 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the 

13 same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

14 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo15 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

16 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip17 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

19 offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

20 Management. 

21 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

22 rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section 

23 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 

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1 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date 

2 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of en3 actment of this Act; and 

4 (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 

6 Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land within 

7 the Wilderness. 

8 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af9 fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

10 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

11 (f) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section creates 

13 any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

14 Wilderness. 

15 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The fact 

16 that a nonwilderness activity or use on land outside 

17 the Wilderness can be seen or heard within the Wil18 derness shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

19 the boundary of the Wilderness. 

20 (g) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

21 section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe. 

22 (h) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

24 over the approximately 49 acres of Bureau of Land 

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1 21 S., R. 11 W., sec. 32, is transferred from the Bu2 reau of Land Management to the Forest Service. 

3 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad4 minister the land transferred by paragraph (1) in ac5 cordance with— 

6 (A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 

7 known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et 

8 seq.); and 

9 (B) any laws (including regulations) appli10 cable to the National Forest System. 


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Calendar No. 726 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1548 

A BILL 

To designate certain land administered by the BuOregon, and for other purposes. wild and scenic river designations in the State of tional recreation areas and to make additional ice in the State of Oregon as wilderness and na- reau of Land Management and the Forest ServDECEMBER 6, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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