89–006 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–1071 

EMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 

2018 

DECEMBER 10, 2018.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

DISSENTING VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 5727] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 5727) to establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage 

and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the State of 

Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for other purposes, having considered 

the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Administration. 

TITLE I—SAN RAFAEL SWELL WESTERN HERITAGE AND HISTORIC MINING NATIONAL RECREATION 

AREA 

Sec. 101. Establishment of Recreation Area. 

Sec. 102. Management of Recreation Area. 

Sec. 103. San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Recreation Area Advisory Council. 

TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 201. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 202. Administration. 


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Sec. 203. Fish and wildlife management. 

Sec. 204. Release of land for nonwilderness use. 

TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION 

Sec. 301. Green River wild and scenic river designation. 

TITLE IV—LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONVEYANCES 

Sec. 401. Goblin Valley State Park recreation and public purpose agreement. 

Sec. 402. Jurassic National Monument. 

Sec. 403. Public land disposal and acquisition. 

Sec. 404. Public purpose conveyances. 

Sec. 405. School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration land. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Recreation Area Advisory Council established 

under section 103(a). 

(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Emery County in the State. 

(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Management Plan’’ means the management plan for the Recreation Area developed under section 102(b). 

(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Emery County Public 

Land Management Act of 2018 Overview Map’’ and dated September 14, 2018. 

(5) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation Area’’ means the San Rafael 

Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Recreation Area established by section 101(a)(1). 

(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 

(A) in title I, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 

of the Bureau of Land Management; 

(B) in titles II and III— 

(i) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 

Bureau of Land Management, with respect to public land; and 

(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land (as defined in 

section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1702)); and 

(C) in title IV, the Secretary of the Interior. 

(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Utah. 

(8) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness area’’ means a wilderness area 

designated by section 201(a). 

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 

Nothing in this Act affects or modifies any right of any federally recognized Indian Tribe or any obligation of the United States. 

TITLE I—SAN RAFAEL SWELL WESTERN HERITAGE AND HISTORIC MINING NATIONAL 

RECREATION AREA 

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF RECREATION AREA. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the San 

Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Recreation Area 

in the State. 

(2) AREA INCLUDED.—The Recreation Area shall consist of approximately 

340,906 acres of certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the Map. 

(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation Area are to provide for the protection, conservation, and enhancement of the recreational (including non-motorized 

and motorized), cultural, natural, scenic, wildlife, ecological, historical, and educational resources of the Recreation Area. 

(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Recreation Area 

with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

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retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and legal description filed under 

paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

SEC. 102. MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AREA. 

(a) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Recreation Area as the 

Secretary determines would further the purposes of the Recreation Area. 

(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the 

long-term protection and management of the Recreation Area. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Management Plan shall— 

(A) describe the appropriate uses and management of the Recreation 

Area; 

(B) be developed with extensive public input; 

(C) take into consideration any information developed in studies of the 

land within the Recreation Area; and 

(D) be developed fully consistent with the settlement agreement entered 

into on January 13, 2017, in the case in the United States District Court 

for the District of Utah styled ‘‘Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, et al. 

v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.’’ and numbered 2:12–cv–257 DAK. 

(c) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commercial services (including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the Recreation Area may be authorized 

to the extent necessary for activities that fulfill the recreational or other purposes 

of the Recreation Area. 

(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES; NEW ROADS.— 

(1) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for emergency response or administrative purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in the Recreation Area 

shall be permitted only on roads and motorized routes designated in the Management Plan for the use of motorized vehicles. 

(2) NEW ROADS.—No new roads or motorized vehicle routes shall be built 

within the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(e) GRAZING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of livestock in the Recreation Area, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, 

subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary 

considers to be necessary in accordance with— 

(A) applicable law (including regulations); 

(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee 

on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405); and 

(C) the purposes of the Recreation Area. 

(2) INVENTORY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary, in collaboration with any willing affected grazing permittee, 

shall— 

(A) carry out an inventory of facilities and improvements associated with 

grazing activities in the Recreation Area; and 

(B) incorporate into the Management Plan a list of any facilities and improvements inventoried under subparagraph (A). 

(f) COLD WAR SITES.—The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Area in a manner that ensures the preservation of Cold War sites, including the Morrison 

Knudson tunnels, various Department of Defense projects sites, and hundreds of 

historical uranium mine sites in the Recreation Area subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers necessary to protect public health and safety. 

(g) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary, in 

cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in the Recreation Area, consistent with the purposes of the Recreation Area. 

(h) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in 

land located within the boundary of the Recreation Area that is acquired by the 

United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall— 

(1) become part of the Recreation Area; and 

(2) be managed as provided in this section. 

(i) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, all public land within the 

Recreation Area, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the 


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United States within the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, 

is withdrawn from— 

(1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

(j) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.—Not later than 2 years after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with interested parties, 

shall conduct a study of nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities within the 

Recreation Area. 

(k) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act diminishes the authority of the Secretary under 

Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 

(l) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 

(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date of enactment of this 

Act, of any water, water right, or interest in water; 

(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional water right in existence 

on the date of enactment of this Act, including any water right held by the 

United States; 

(3) affects any interstate water compact in existence on the date of enactment 

of this Act; 

(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water rights; or 

(5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights 

reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State on or before the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 103. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WESTERN HERITAGE AND HISTORIC MINING NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San 

Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Recreation Area Advisory Council’’. 

(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and implementation of the Management Plan, including budgetary matters, for 

the Recreation Area. 

(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Council shall be subject to— 

(1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and 

(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.). 

(d) MEMBERS.—The Council shall include 12 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to the maximum extent practicable— 

(1) 1 member shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the 

Emery County Commission; 

(2) 1 member shall be appointed from the motorized recreational community; 

(3) 1 member shall be appointed from the nonmotorized recreational community; 

(4) 1 member shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the 

permittees holding grazing allotments within the Recreation Area or wilderness 

areas; 

(5) 1 member shall be appointed from the local conservation advocacy community; 

(6) 1 member shall have expertise in the historical uses of the Recreation 

Area; 

(7) 1 member shall be appointed from the elected leadership of a federally recognized Indian Tribe that has significant cultural or historical connections to, 

and expertise in, the landscape, archeological sites, or cultural sites within the 

County; and 

(8) 5 members shall— 

(A) reside in, or within reasonable proximity to, the County; and 

(B) have a background that reflects— 

(i) the purposes for which the Recreation Area or wilderness areas 

are established; and 

(ii) the interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the planning 

and management of the Recreation Area and wilderness areas. 

(e) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the 

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TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS 

SEC. 201. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

(a) ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

the following parcels of Federal land in the State are designated as wilderness and 

as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

(1) CANDLAND MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 11,521 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Candland Mountain Wilderness’’. 

(2) COLD WASH.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 11,162 acres, as generally depicted on the 

Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cold Wash Wilderness’’. 

(3) CRACK CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 25,719 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Crack Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(4) DESOLATION CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

Land Management, comprising approximately 142,993 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Desolation Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(5) DEVIL’S CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 8,675 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Devil’s Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(6) EAGLE CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 13,832 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Eagle Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(7) HORSESHOE CANYON (NORTH).—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 26,192 acres, as generally 

depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Horseshoe Canyon (North) 

Wilderness’’. 

(8) MEXICAN MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

Land Management, comprising approximately 76,368 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mexican Mountain Wilderness’’. 

(9) MUDDY CREEK.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 48,330 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Muddy Creek Wilderness’’. 

(10) NELSON MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 7,176 acres, and certain Federal land managed 

by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 257 acres, as 

generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Nelson Mountain 

Wilderness’’. 

(11) RED’S CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 17,325 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Red’s Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(12) SAN RAFAEL REEF.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

Land Management, comprising approximately 60,425 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘San Rafael Reef Wilderness’’. 

(13) SID’S MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 49,115 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sid’s Mountain Wilderness’’. 

(14) TURTLE CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 29,029 acres, as generally depicted on 

the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Turtle Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area 

with— 

(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) 

shall on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the 

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SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas shall be 

administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1131 et seq.), except that— 

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

a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary. 

(b) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this Act prohibits recreational rock 

climbing activities in the wilderness areas designated by this Act, such as the placement, use and maintenance of fixed anchors, including those established before the 

date of the enactment of this Act— 

(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be necessary by the 

Secretary. 

(c) TRAIL PLAN; STUDY.— (1) PLAN.—After providing opportunities for public comment, the Secretary 

shall establish a trail plan that addresses hiking and equestrian trails on the 

wilderness areas in a manner consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1131 et seq.). 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the trail plan established under paragraph (1). 

(d) LIVESTOCK.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, 

subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary 

considers to be necessary in accordance with— 

(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee 

on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405). 

(2) INVENTORY.—With respect to each wilderness area in which grazing of 

livestock is allowed to continue under paragraph (1), not later than 2 years 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in collaboration with any 

affected grazing permittee, shall— 

(A) carry out an inventory of facilities and improvements associated with 

grazing activities in the wilderness area; and 

(B) review and revise the applicable allotment management plan and 

grazing permit information. 

(e) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with section 

4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and the report of the Committee 

on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

1437 of the 98th Congress (House Report 98–40), the Secretary may take such 

measures in the wilderness areas as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, 

and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with the State or a local agency. 

(f) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the designation of the wilderness areas to create protective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness 

areas. 

(2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that nonwilderness activities or 

uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area. 

(g) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— 

(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas; 

(2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 

(h) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commercial services (including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the wilderness areas may be authorized 

to the extent necessary for activities that fulfill the recreational or other wilderness 

purposes of the wilderness areas. 

(i) LAND ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

(1) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire land and interests 

in land within the boundaries of a wilderness area by donation, purchase from 

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(2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in land within the boundary of a 

wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the wilderness 

area. (j) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.—Nothing in this title diminishes— 

(1) the rights of any Tribe; or 

(2) any Tribal rights regarding access to Federal land for Tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 

(k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection devices in the wilderness areas if 

the Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are essential 

to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities. 

(l) WATER RIGHTS.— (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act— 

(A) shall constitute or be construed to constitute either an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with 

respect to the land designated as wilderness by section 201; 

(B) shall affect any water rights in the State existing on the date of enactment of this Act, including any water rights held by the United States; 

(C) shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations; 

(D) shall affect the interpretation of, or any designation made pursuant 

to, any other Act; or 

(E) shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any 

of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportions water among and between the State and other States. 

(2) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of the State in order to obtain and hold any water rights 

not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas designated by section 201. 

(3) LIMITATION ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— (A) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.— (i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ 

means an irrigation and pumping facility, reservoir, water conservation 

works, aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project, transmission or other ancillary facility, and any other water diversion, storage, or carriage structure. 

(ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ 

does not include a wildlife guzzler or a management activity described 

in section 203. 

(B) LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, on or after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the President or any other officer, employee, 

or agent of the United States may not fund, assist, authorize, or issue a 

license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility inside a wilderness area designated by section 201. 

(m) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Secretary shall offer to enter into a 

memorandum of understanding with the County to clarify the approval processes for 

the use of motorized equipment and mechanical transport for search and rescue activities in the Crack Canyon Wilderness established by section 201(a)(3). 

SEC. 203. FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

(a) JURISDICTION OF STATE.—Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the 

State with respect to fish and wildlife on public land located in the State. 

(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—In furtherance of the purposes and principles of 

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations (including activities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife habitats to support the populations) 

in any wilderness area if the activities are— 

(1) consistent with applicable wilderness management plans; and 

(2) carried out in accordance with— 

(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

(B) applicable guidelines and policies, including applicable policies described in appendix B of House Report 101–405. 

SEC. 204. RELEASE OF LAND FOR NONWILDERNESS USE. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal 

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17,420 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the 

County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 201(a) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation. 

(b) RELEASE.—The public land described in subsection (a)— 

(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

(2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

(A) applicable law; and 

(B) any applicable land management plan adopted under section 202 of 

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 

DESIGNATION 

SEC. 301. GREEN RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(214) GREEN RIVER.—The approximately 63-mile segment, as generally depicted on the Map, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

following classifications: 

‘‘(A) GREEN RIVER SEGMENT A.—The 5.3-mile segment from the boundary 

of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, south to the Nefertiti boat ramp and 

adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

‘‘(B) GREEN RIVER SEGMENT B.—The 8.5-mile segment from Nefertiti boat 

ramp, south to the Swasey’s boat ramp and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a 

recreational river. 

‘‘(C) GREEN RIVER SEGMENT C.—The 49.2-mile segment from Bull Bottom, 

south to the Emery-Wayne county line and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a 

scenic river.’’. 

(b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If the United States acquires any non-Federal land within or adjacent to a river segment of the Green 

River designated by paragraph (214) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (a)), the acquired river segment 

shall be incorporated in, and be administered as part of, the applicable wild, scenic, 

or recreational river. 

TITLE IV—LAND MANAGEMENT AND 

CONVEYANCES 

SEC. 401. GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSE AGREEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the State, the Secretary shall offer to enter 

into a recreation and public purposes agreement with the Utah Division of Parks 

and Recreation of the Utah Department of Natural Resources (referred to in this 

section as the ‘‘State’’), that provides for the management by the State of the land 

identified on the Map as the ‘‘Goblin Valley State Park Expansion’’ as a State park 

in accordance with State law. 

(b) REVERSIONARY CLAUSE REQUIRED.—An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall include a reversionary clause to ensure that management of the 

land described in that subsection shall revert to the Secretary if the land is no 

longer being managed as a State park. 

SEC. 402. JURASSIC NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

(a) PURPOSES.—To conserve, interpret, and enhance for the benefit of present and 

future generations the paleontological, scientific, educational, and recreational resources of the area and subject to valid existing rights, there is established in the 

County a national monument, to be known as the ‘‘Jurassic National Monument’’ 

(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Monument’’), consisting of approximately 850 

acres of Federal land in the County, as generally depicted on the Map. 

(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall file with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

of Representatives a map and legal description of the Monument. 

(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

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retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description, subject to the requirement that, before making the proposed corrections, the Secretary shall submit to the State and any affected county the proposed corrections. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and legal description filed under 

paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(c) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, any land within the boundaries of the Monument or any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United 

States for inclusion in the Monument after the date of enactment of this Act is withdrawn from— 

(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the Federal land laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(3) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials laws. 

(d) MANAGEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the Monument— 

(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and 

values of the Monument, including the resources and values described in 

subsection (a); and 

(B) in accordance with— 

(i) this section; 

(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1701 et seq.); and 

(iii) any other applicable Federal law. 

(2) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM.—The Monument shall be 

managed as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the 

long-term protection and management of the Monument. 

(2) COMPONENTS.—The management plan developed under paragraph (1)— 

(A) shall— 

(i) describe the appropriate uses and management of the Monument, 

consistent with the provisions of this section; and 

(ii) allow for continued scientific research at the Monument during 

the development of the management plan for the Monument; and 

(B) may— 

(i) incorporate any appropriate decisions contained in any management or activity plan applicable to the land described in subsection (a); 

and 

(ii) use information developed in studies of any land within or adjacent to the Monument that were conducted before the date of enactment of this Act. 

(f) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses of the Monument that 

the Secretary determines would further the purposes for which the Monument has 

been established. 

(g) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide for public interpretation of, and 

education and scientific research on, the paleontological resources of the Monument. 

(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative 

agreements with appropriate public entities to carry out paragraph (1). 

(h) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the Monument shall not modify the 

management status of any area within the boundary of the Monument that is 

managed as an area of critical environment concern. 

(2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—If there is a conflict between the laws applicable to 

an area described in paragraph (1) and this section, the more restrictive provision shall control. 

(i) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Monument shall be allowed only on roads and trails designated for use by motorized vehicles under the 

management plan for the Monument developed under subsection (e). 

(j) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the 

Monument. 

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able regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary 

in accordance with— 

(1) applicable law (including regulations); 

(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on 

Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405); and 

(3) the purposes of the Monument. 

SEC. 403. PUBLIC LAND DISPOSAL AND ACQUISITION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary may sell public 

land located in the County that was identified as potentially suitable for disposal 

based on specific criteria as listed in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) in the applicable resource management plan in existence 

on the date of enactment of this Act, or subsequent revisions thereto. 

(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than a 

law that specifically provides for a portion of the proceeds of a land sale to be 

distributed to any trust fund of the State), proceeds from the sale of public land 

under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury, 

to be known as the ‘‘Emery County, Utah, Land Acquisition Account’’ (referred 

to in this section as the ‘‘Account’’). 

(2) AVAILABILITY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Account shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to purchase from willing sellers land 

or interests in land within a wilderness area or the Recreation Area. 

(B) APPLICABILITY.—Any purchase of land or interest in land under subparagraph (A) shall be in accordance with applicable law. 

(C) PROTECTION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES.—To the extent that there are 

amounts in the Account in excess of the amounts needed to carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use the excess amounts for the protection 

of cultural resources within the County. 

SEC. 404. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use planning requirement of sections 

202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1712, 1713), on request by the applicable local governmental entity, the Secretary 

shall convey without consideration the following parcels of public land to be used 

for public purposes: 

(1) EMERY CITY RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 640-acre parcel as 

generally depicted on the Map, to the City of Emery, Utah, for the creation or 

enhancement of public recreation opportunities. 

(2) HUNTINGTON AIRPORT.—The approximately 1,400-acre parcel as generally 

depicted on the Map, to Emery County, Utah, for expansion of Huntington Airport. 

(3) EMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.—The approximately 640-acre parcel as 

generally depicted on the Map, to Emery County, Utah, for the Emery County 

Sheriff’s Office substation. 

(4) BUCKHORN INFORMATION CENTER.—The approximately 65-acre parcel as 

generally depicted on the Map, to Emery County, Utah, for the Buckhorn Information Center and enhancing access to visitor information. 

(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each parcel of land 

to be conveyed under subsection (a) with— 

(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical or typographical errors in the map and legal description. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Price Field 

Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(c) REVERSION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If a parcel of land conveyed under subsection (a) is used for 

a purpose other than the purpose described in that subsection, the parcel of 

land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

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with hazardous waste, the local governmental entity to which the parcel of land 

was conveyed under subsection (a) shall be responsible for remediation. 

SEC. 405. SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION LAND. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘application’’ means an application for State relinquishment of a State land grant parcel and State selection of unappropriated 

public land filed under this section. 

(2) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ means— 

(A) any land owned by an Indian Tribe located within the boundaries of 

an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; or 

(B) any land located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, 

pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held— 

(i) in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe 

or a member of an Indian Tribe; 

(ii) by an Indian Tribe or a member of an Indian Tribe, subject to 

restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or 

(iii) by a dependent Indian community. 

(3) RELINQUISHMENT AREA.—The term ‘‘Relinquishment Area’’ means any 

land within— 

(A) the Recreation Area; or 

(B) a wilderness area. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State, acting as trustee under the 

Utah State School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act (Utah Code 

Ann. 53C–1–101 et seq.) through the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands 

Administration. 

(5) STATE LAND GRANT PARCEL.—The term ‘‘State land grant parcel’’ means— 

(A) any land wholly or partially within a Relinquishment Area that was 

granted to the State by Congress through a statehood land grant for the 

support of public education or other public institutions; or 

(B) any land located wholly or partially within a Relinquishment Area 

that was acquired by the State for a purpose described in subparagraph (A). 

(6) UNAPPROPRIATED PUBLIC LAND.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘unappropriated public land’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘unappropriated public land’’ includes any land 

or minerals acquired by the United States under title III of the BankheadJones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.). 

(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘unappropriated public land’’ does not include Federal land that is— 

(i) except as provided in subparagraph (B), acquired land; 

(ii) in a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System established by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 

Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991); 

(iii) in an area of critical environmental concern established under 

section 202(c)(3) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)); 

(iv) in a special recreation management area; 

(v) in an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management, through 

an inventory carried out in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), for wilderness 

characteristics in a land use plan finalized under that Act; or 

(vi) Indian land. 

(b) RELINQUISHMENT OF STATE LAND GRANT PARCELS AND SELECTION OF REPLACEMENT LAND.— 

(1) AUTHORITY TO SELECT.—In accordance with this section, the State may, 

on approval by the Secretary of an application filed under this section— 

(A) relinquish to the Secretary the State land grant parcels described in 

the approved application; and 

(B) in exchange for the relinquished land, select unappropriated public 

land in the State for conveyance by the Secretary to the State. 

(2) PROCESSING.—The Secretary shall promptly process any application filed 

under this section in accordance with subsection (c). 

(3) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Any land conveyed under this section shall be subject 

to valid existing rights. 

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respect to any lease, right-of-way, permit or other valid existing right to 

which the conveyed land is subject. 

(c) APPLICATION AND CONVEYANCE PROCEDURES.— 

(1) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.— 

(A) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date on 

which an application is filed under this section, the Secretary shall issue 

a final approval or disapproval of the application. 

(B) PARTIAL APPROVAL AUTHORIZED.—An application may be approved by 

the Secretary in whole or in part. 

(C) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not approve any application that 

the Secretary determines would create irreconcilable management conflicts 

with respect to the management of adjacent Federal land. 

(2) CONVEYANCE.— 

(A) CONVEYANCE BY STATE.—The conveyance of any State land grant parcel under this section shall be by patent or deed acceptable to the Secretary. 

(B) CONVEYANCE BY SECRETARY.— 

(i) DEADLINE FOR CONVEYANCE OF UNAPPROPRIATED PUBLIC LAND.— 

Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary issues a 

final approval with respect to an application for the conveyance of unappropriated public land, the Secretary shall convey the applicable unappropriated public land to the State. 

(ii) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of unappropriated public land by the Secretary to the State under this section shall include 

such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(3) ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 

Secretary shall convey unappropriated public land under this section in accordance with— 

(i) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.); and 

(ii) any other applicable law. 

(B) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—In preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) for the conveyance of unappropriated public 

land under this section, the Secretary is not required to study, develop, or 

describe any action other than— 

(i) the proposed agency action; and 

(ii) the alternative of no action. 

(d) MINERAL LAND.— 

(1) SELECTION AND CONVEYANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this section, the State may 

select, and the Secretary may convey, unappropriated public land that is 

mineral in character. 

(B) EXCLUSION.—The State may not select, and the Secretary may not 

convey unappropriated public land that includes only a portion of a mineral 

lease or permit, unless— 

(i) the portion represents the entire portion available for selection 

under this Act; and 

(ii) the lessee or permittee, respectively, consents. 

(2) MINING CLAIMS.— 

(A) MINING CLAIMS UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this section alters, diminishes, or expands the existing rights of a mining claimant under applicable 

law. 

(B) VALIDITY EXAMINATIONS.—Nothing in this section requires the Secretary to carry out a mineral examination for any mining claim located on 

unappropriated public land to be conveyed under this section. 

(C) WITHDRAWAL.—Unappropriated public land selected by the State for 

acquisition under this section is withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, 

from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws until that date on 

which— 

(i) the selected unappropriated public land is conveyed by the Secretary to the State; 

(ii) the Secretary makes a final determination not accepting the selection of the unappropriated public land; or 

(iii) the State withdraws the selection of the unappropriated public 

land. 

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(1) CONSIDERATION.—In the application of laws (including regulations) and 

policies relating to selections made under this section, the Secretary shall consider the equities of the State and the interest of the public. 

(2) PRESUMPTION OF PLAN ADEQUACY.—Unless a land use plan adopted under 

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1712) specifically identifies significant public values that would be lost or substantially impaired as a result of the conveyance of unappropriated public land 

to the State, any State selection under this section shall be considered to be in 

compliance with the plan regardless of whether the selected land is otherwise 

identified for disposal. 

(f) VALUATION.— 

(1) EQUAL VALUE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The overall value of the State land grant parcels and 

parcels of unappropriated public land to be conveyed to the State shall be— 

(i) equal; or 

(ii) if the value is not equal— 

(I) equalized by the payment of funds to the State or to the Secretary as the circumstances require; or 

(II) reflected on the balance of a ledger account established under 

paragraph (3). 

(B) APPRAISAL REQUIRED.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary and the State shall jointly determine the value of a State land grant 

parcel and a parcel of unappropriated public land through an appraisal 

completed in accordance with— 

(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

and 

(ii) the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice. 

(2) LOW VALUE PARCELS.— 

(A) VALUATION.—The Secretary may, with the consent of the State, use 

a mass appraisal or statement of value made by a qualified appraiser carried out in accordance with the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice instead of an appraisal that complies with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions if the State and the Secretary agree that the market value of a State land grant parcel or a parcel 

of unappropriated public land is— 

(i) less than $500,000; and 

(ii) less than $500 per acre. 

(B) DIVISION.—A State land grant parcel or a parcel of unappropriated 

public land may not be artificially divided in order to qualify for a mass 

appraisal or statement of value under subparagraph (A). 

(3) LEDGER ACCOUNTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the State may agree to use a ledger 

account to make equal the value of land relinquished by the State and conveyed by the Secretary to the State under this section. 

(B) IMBALANCES.—A ledger account described in subparagraph (A) shall 

reflect imbalances in value to be reconciled in a subsequent transaction. 

(C) ACCOUNT BALANCING.—Each ledger account established under this 

paragraph shall be— 

(i) balanced not later than 3 years after the date on which the ledger 

account is established; and 

(ii) closed not later than 5 years after the date of the last conveyance 

of land under this section. 

(4) COSTS.—The Secretary or the State may— 

(A) assume costs or other responsibilities or requirements for conveying 

land under this section that would generally be the responsibility of the 

other party; and 

(B) make adjustments to the relative values involved in the conveyance 

of land under this section to compensate the Secretary or the State, as applicable, for assuming the costs or other responsibilities or requirements 

under subparagraph (A). 

(5) ADJUSTMENT.—If value is attributed to any parcel of unappropriated public land that has been selected by the State because of the presence of minerals 

under a lease under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) that is in 

a producing or producible status, the value of the parcel shall be reduced by 

the percentage that represents the likely Federal-revenue sharing obligation 

under that Act, but the adjustment shall not be considered to reflect a property 

right of the State. 

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(1) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—The Secretary and the State shall make available for review and inspection any record relating to hazardous materials on 

land to be conveyed under this section. 

(2) APPURTENANT WATER RIGHTS.—Any conveyance of a State land grant parcel or parcel of unappropriated public land under this section may include the 

conveyance of water rights appurtenant to the land conveyed. 

(3) GRAZING PERMITS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—If land conveyed under this section is subject to a lease, 

permit, or contract for the grazing of domestic livestock in effect on the date 

of conveyance, the Secretary or the State, as applicable, shall allow the 

grazing to continue for the remainder of the term of the lease, permit, or 

contract, subject to the related terms and conditions of user agreements, including permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, access rights, and ownership and use of range improvements. 

(B) RENEWAL.—On expiration of any grazing lease, permit, or contract described in subparagraph (A), the party that has jurisdiction over the land 

on the date of expiration, may elect to renew the lease, permit, or contract 

if permitted under applicable law. 

(C) CANCELLATION.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary or 

the State from canceling or modifying a grazing permit, lease, or contract if the land subject to the permit, lease, or contract is sold, conveyed, transferred, or leased for nongrazing purposes by the Secretary 

or the State. 

(ii) LIMITATION.—Except to the extent reasonably necessary to accommodate surface operations in support of mineral development, the Secretary or the State shall not cancel or modify a grazing permit, lease, 

or contract for land conveyed under this section because the land subject to the permit, lease, or contract has been leased for mineral development. 

(D) BASE PROPERTIES.—If land conveyed by the State under this section 

is used by a grazing permittee or lessee to meet the base property requirements for a Federal grazing permit or lease, the land shall continue to qualify as a base property for the remaining term of the lease or permit and 

the term of any renewal or extension of the lease or permit. 

(h) EFFECT ON OTHER STATE SELECTION AUTHORIZATIONS.—The authorization for 

State relinquishments and selections under this section shall be considered to be 

independent of, and not limited by, the authorization for State selections under— 

(1) sections 6, 8, and 12 of the Act of July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 107, chapter 

138); or 

(2) sections 2275 and 2276 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 851, 852). 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 5727, as ordered reported, is to establish the 

San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining Recreation 

Areas in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the 

State, and to provide for certain land conveyances. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

H.R. 5727 represents a locally-driven effort to bring resolution 

and certainty to longstanding federal land management challenges 

facing Emery County, Utah. For over two decades, Emery County 

has worked to fine-tune this legislation by engaging with a wide 

array of local leaders and interest groups. This legislation is the 

product of that outreach effort and has been crafted to incorporate 

the input of these local, conservationist, recreationist, and scientific 

stakeholders. It has gained support from a broad coalition of supporters who have commended the inclusive crafting process, and 

who have also praised the legislation for its balanced approach. 

This bill resolves a number of access and permitted-use issues in 

Emery County. It establishes over 880,000 acres of conservation 

lands through wilderness designations, a national monument, and 

a National Recreation Area. This bill also allows for the exchange 


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of roughly 100,000 acres of Utah School and Institutional Trust 

Lands Administration (SITLA) land to help fund Utah’s schools. Allowing SITLA to trade out 100,000 acres of State lands interspersed with federal protected areas held in a checkerboard pattern 

in this area for certain other federal lands will provide more economically viable lands to fund Utah’s schools. These land exchanges will be of equal value. 

There are 436,643 acres of land currently designated as Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) in Emery County. This bill converts over 

96% of the WSAs into wilderness. After the SITLA exchange facilitated by this legislation, Emery County will see a net increase of 

175,000 acres of land under wilderness-level protection, and a total 

of nearly 600,000 acres of new wilderness. 

As ordered reported, H.R. 5727 also establishes the 340,906-acre 

San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National 

Recreation Area and creates an advisory council for the Area. It 

also designates a total of 63 miles of the Green River for protection 

under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.). Goblin Valley State Park will be expanded by 10,000 acres under this 

legislation. The new addition will remain as federal land, but the 

State will be given additional authority to manage the lands via a 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) agreement. In addition, this legislation will also create the Jurassic National Monument, an 850-acre dinosaur fossil site. 

The bill also provides for several conveyances of federal land to 

various local government entities for public purposes, including 

public recreation, expansion of an airport, and a sheriff’s office substation. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 5727 was introduced on May 9, 2018, by Congressman John 

R. Curtis (R–UT). The bill was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and within the Committee, to the Subcommittee on 

Federal Lands. The Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill on 

June 21, 2018. On September 26, 2018, the Natural Resources 

Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Curtis offered an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute designated 025. The following amendments were offered to the amendment in the nature 

of a substitute: Paul A. Gosar (R–AZ) offered an amendment designated 140; it was not adopted by a bipartisan roll call vote of 11 

yeas and 27 nays, as follows: 


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Congressman Paul A. Gosar (R–AZ) offered an amendment designated 273; it was not adopted by a bipartisan roll call vote of 16 

yeas and 22 nays, as follows: 


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Congressman Paul A. Gosar (R–AZ) offered an amendment designated 274; it was not adopted by a bipartisan roll call vote of 8 

yeas and 30 nays, as follows: 


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Congressman Alan S. Lowenthal (D–CA) offered an amendment 

designated 058; it was not adopted by voice vote. Congressman Rob 

Bishop (R–UT) offered an amendment designated 011; it was 

adopted by voice vote. Congresswoman Coleen Hanabusa (D–HI) offered an amendment designated 056; it was not adopted by a roll 

call vote of 17 yeas and 21 nays, as follows: 


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The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, by 

adopted by a bipartisan roll call vote of 21 yeas and 17 nays, as 

follows: 


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The bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the 

House of Representatives by voice vote. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

ACT

1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives and sections 308(a) and 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 

received the following estimate for the bill from the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, December 7, 2018. 

Hon. ROB BISHOP, 

Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5727, the Emery County 

Public Land Management Act of 2018. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani Shankaran. 

Sincerely, 

KEITH HALL, 

Director. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 5727—Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 

Summary: H.R. 5727 would establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Recreation Area and 

the Jurassic National Monument in Emery County, Utah. The bill 

also would designate roughly 530,000 acres of federal land as wilderness areas. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would 

cost $5 million over the 2019–2023 period; any spending would be 

subject to the availability of appropriated funds. 

CBO also estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct 

spending by $1 million over the 2019–2028 period; therefore, payas-you-go procedures apply. The bill would not affect revenues. 

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5727 would not significantly 

increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 

consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029. 

H.R. 5727 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). 

Estimated Cost to the Federal Government: The estimated budgetary effect of H.R. 5727 is shown in the following table. The costs 

of the legislation fall within budget function 300 (natural resources 

and environment). 


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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2019– 

2023 

INCREASES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION 

Estimated Authorization Level .......................................................................... 2 2 * * * 5 

Estimated Outlays ............................................................................................ 2 2 * * * 5 

Components do not sum to totals because of rounding; * = between zero and $500,000. 

CBO also estimates that enacting H.R. 5727 would increase direct spending by $1 million over the 2019–2028 period. 

Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill 

will be enacted near the start of 2019, and that the necessary 

amounts will be appropriated in each year. 

Spending subject to appropriation 

CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5727 would cost $5 million over the 2019–2023 period; any spending would be subject to 

the availability of appropriated funds. 

Recreation Area. Title I would designate roughly 340,000 acres 

in Emery County, Utah, as the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage 

and Historic Mining National Recreation Area, and would direct 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to develop a management 

plan for the area. Based on the cost of developing similar plans, 

CBO estimates that developing the management plan would cost 

$2 million over the 2019–2020 period. Using information from 

BLM, CBO estimates that any change in costs to manage the area 

would be insignificant over the 2019–2023 period. 

Jurassic National Monument. Section 402 would establish the 

Jurassic National Monument on roughly 850 acres of federal land 

and would require BLM to develop a management plan for the 

monument. CBO estimates that implementing those provisions 

would cost $2 million over the 2019–2023 period, mostly for additional staff to manage the monument. 

Wilderness Area Trail Plan. Section 202 would direct BLM to develop a trail plan for certain wilderness areas designated under the 

bill. Based on the costs of developing similar plans, CBO estimates 

that developing the plan would cost $1 million over the 2019–2020 

period. 

Other Costs. H.R. 5727 also would establish an advisory council 

for the recreation area, designate 530,000 acres of federal land as 

part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, make several 

wild and scenic river designations, and authorize certain land exchanges. CBO estimates that any costs to implement those provisions would not be significant. 

Direct spending 

On net, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5727 would increase 

direct spending by $1 million over the 2019–2028 period. 

Wilderness Areas. Section 201 would designate roughly 530,000 

acres of federal land as wilderness areas and would withdraw that 

land from mining laws and mineral and geothermal leasing, subject 

to valid existing rights. That is, the bill would not allow new mining or other related activities on that land. According to BLM, 

some of that land has a high potential for coal extraction over the 

next 10 years. 

Using information from the Utah Geological Service, CBO estimates that the affected land contains 10 million tons of coal. Based 


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on the value of recent coal leases on federal land in Utah, CBO estimates that firms would pay 40 cents per ton to lease the affected 

land. We estimate that bonus bids (which are considered offsetting 

receipts and treated as reductions in direct spending) would total 

$1 million, and that any receipts from rents would be negligible. 

Using information provided by firms operating in the coal industry, 

CBO expects that, under current law, there is a 50 percent chance 

that the federal government will lease out land containing up to 

half of that coal (or 2.5 million tons) starting in 2022. Based on information from BLM about the expected annual production, CBO 

estimates that the federal government would forego about $250,000 

annually in royalties (or offsetting receipts) beginning in 2024 

when production would start. Under the Mineral Leasing Act, 49 

percent of all royalties, bonus bids, and rents would be paid to the 

state of Utah. Thus, CBO estimates that on net, designating those 

wilderness areas would reduce offsetting receipts by about $1 million over the 2019–2028 period. 

Other Provisions. Section 404 would direct BLM to convey certain parcels of land without consideration. Using information from 

BLM, CBO estimates that as a result of those conveyances, the federal government would forego less than $100,000 in offsetting receipts from issuing grazing permits over the 2019–2028 period. 

Section 405 would authorize a land exchange between BLM and 

the state of Utah. CBO has no information on which parcels would 

be exchanged or whether the federal parcel to be exchanged generates any offsetting receipts from mineral production, grazing, or 

other activities. In addition, if the parcels are not of equal value, 

CBO expects that the values would be equalized through a cash 

equalization payment. A cash equalization payment to BLM would 

be recorded in the budget as offsetting receipts, whereas a cash 

equalization payment to the state would be recorded in the budget 

as direct spending. Given the uncertainty about which parcels 

would be exchanged, CBO estimates that the net effect on direct 

spending would be insignificant. 

Uncertainty: In estimating the budgetary effects of section 201, 

CBO had to account for several sources of uncertainty. CBO cannot 

foresee future coal prices with certainty. CBO also cannot predict 

with certainty if or when firms would lease federal land in Emery 

County for coal extraction, or the amount of annual production. 

Those factors would affect the amount and timing of bonus bids, 

rents, and royalties paid to the federal government. Thus, direct 

spending could be higher or lower. 

Pay-As-You-Go considerations: The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act 

of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement procedures 

for legislation affecting direct spending or revenues. The net 

changes in outlays that are subject to those pay-as-you-go procedures are shown in the following table. 


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CBO ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 5727, THE EMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LAND 

MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2018, AS ORDERED REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL 

RESOURCES ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2019– 

2023 

2019– 

2028 

NET INCREASE IN THE DEFICIT 

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effect ................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

Increase in long-term direct spending and deficits: CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5727 would not significantly increase net 

direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 

10-year periods beginning in 2029. 

Mandates: H.R. 5727 contains no intergovernmental or privatesector mandates as defined in UMRA. 

Estimate prepared by: Federal costs: Janani Shankaran; Mandates: Zachary Byrum. 

Estimate reviewed by: Kim P. Cawley, Chief, Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit. H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 

Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill, as ordered reported, is to establish the San Rafael Swell 

Western Heritage and Historic Mining Recreation Areas in the 

State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, and to 

provide for certain land conveyances. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5 

Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any directed 

rule makings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is printed in italic 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 3. (a) The following rivers and the land adjacent thereto are 

hereby designated as components of the national wild and scenic 

rivers system: 

(1) CLEARWATER, MIDDLE FORK, IDAHO.—The Middle Fork from 

the town of Kooskia upstream to the town of Lowell; the Lochsa 

River from its junction with the Selway at Lowell forming the Middle Fork, upstream to the Powell Ranger Station; and the Selway 

River from Lowell upstream to its origin; to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

(2) ELEVEN POINT, MISSOURI.—The segment of the river extending downstream from Thomasville, to State Highway 142; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(3) FEATHER, CALIFORNIA.—The entire Middle Fork downstream 

from the confluence of its tributary streams one kilometer south of 

Beckwourth, California; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(4) RIO GRANDE, NEW MEXICO.—The segment extending from the 

Colorado State line downstream to the State Highway 96 crossing, 

and the lower four miles of the Red River; to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior. 

(5) ROGUE, OREGON.—The segment of the river extending from 

the mouth of the Applegate River downstream to the Lobster Creek 

Bridge; to be administered by agencies of the Departments of the 

Interior or Agriculture as agreed upon by the Secretaries of said 

Departments or as directed by the President. 

(6) SAINT CROIX, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.—The segment between the dam near Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and the dam near 

Gordon, Wisconsin, and its tributary, the Namekagon, from Lake 

Namekagon downstream to its confluence with the Saint Croix; to 

be administered by the Secretary of the Interior; Provided, That except as may be required in connection with items (a) and (b) of this 

paragraph, no funds available to carry out the provisions of this 

Act may be expended for the acquisition or development of lands 

in connection with, or for administration under this Act of, that 

portion of the Saint Croix River between the dam near Taylors 

Falls, Minnesota, and the upstream end of Big Island in Wisconsin, 

until sixty days after the date on which the Secretary has transmitted to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of 

Representatives a proposed cooperative agreement between the 

Northern States Power Company and the United States (a) whereby the company agrees to convey to the United States, without 

charge, appropriate interests in certain of its lands between the 

dam near Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and the upstream end of Big 

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for the use and development of other lands and interests in land 

retained by the company between said points adjacent to the river 

in a manner which shall complement and not be inconsistent with 

the purposes for which the lands and interests in land donated by 

the company are administered under this Act. Said agreement may 

also include provision for State or local governmental participation 

as authorized under subsection (e) of section 10 of this Act. A onethousand-three-hundred-and-eighty-acre portion of the area commonly known as the Velie Estate, located adjacent to the Saint 

Croix River in Douglas County, Wisconsin, as depicted on the map 

entitled ‘‘Boundary Map/Velie Estate—Saint Croix National Scenic 

Riverway’’, dated September 1980, and numbered 630–90,001, may 

be acquired by the Secretary without regard to any acreage limitation set forth in subsection (b) of this section or subsection (a) or 

(b) of section 6 of this Act. 

(7) SALMON, MIDDLE FORK, IDAHO.—From its origin to its confluence with the main Salmon River; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(8) WOLF, WISCONSIN.—From the Langlade-Menominee County 

line downstream to Keshena Falls; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(9) LOWER SAINT CROIX, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.—The segment between the dam near Taylors Falls and its confluence with 

the Mississippi River: Provided, (i) That the upper twenty-seven 

miles of this river segment shall be administered by the Secretary 

of the Interior; and (ii) That the lower twenty-five miles shall be 

designated by the Secretary upon his approval of an application for 

such designation made by the Governors of the States of Minnesota 

and Wisconsin. 

(10) CHATTOOGA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEOR- GIA.—The Segment from 0.8 mile below Cashiers Lake in North 

Carolina to Tugaloo Reservoir, and the West Fork Chattooga River 

from its junction with Chattooga upstream 7.3 miles, as generally 

depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild and Scenic 

Chattooga River and Corridor Boundary,’’ dated August 1973; to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That the 

Secretary of Agriculture shall take such action as is provided for 

under subsection (b) of this section within one year from the date 

of enactment of this paragraph (10); Provided further, That for the 

purposes of this river, there are authorized to be appropriated not 

more than $5,200,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in 

lands and not more than $809,000 for development. 

(11) Rapid River, Idaho.—The segment from the headwaters of 

the main stem to the national forest boundary and the segment of 

the West Fork from the wilderness boundary downstream to the 

confluence with the main stem, as a wild river. 

(12) Snake, Idaho and Oregon.—The segment from Hells Canyon 

Dam downstream to Pittsburgh Landing, as a wild river; and the 

segment from Pittsburgh Landing downstream to an eastward extension of the north boundary of section 1, township 5 north, range 

47 east, Willamette meridian, as a scenic river. 

(13) FLATHEAD, MONTANA.—The North Fork from the Canadian 

border downstream to its confluence with the Middle Fork; the 

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ervoir, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Flathead Wild and Scenic River Boundary Location’’ dated February 

1976; to be administered by agencies of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture as agreed upon by the Secretaries of such 

Departments or as directed by the President. Action required to be 

taken under subsection (b) of this section shall be taken within one 

year from the date of enactment of this paragraph. For the purposes of this river, there are authorized to be appropriated not 

more than $6,719,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in 

lands. No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this 

paragraph shall be available prior to October 1, 1977. 

(14) MISSOURI, MONTANA.—The segment from Fort Benton one 

hundred and forty-nine miles downstream to Robinson Bridge, as 

generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘‘Missouri Breaks 

Freeflowing River Proposal’’, dated October 1975, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. For the purposes of this 

river, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than 

$1,800,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands. No 

funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph 

shall be available prior to October 1, 1977. 

(15) OBED, TENNESSEE.—The segment from the western edge of 

the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area to the confluence with the 

Emory River; Clear Creek from the Morgan County line to the confluence with the Obed River, Daddys Creek from the Morgan County line to the confluence with the Obed River; and the Emory River 

from the confluence with the Obed River to the Nemo bridge as 

generally depicted and classified on the stream classification map 

dated December 1973. The Secretary of the Interior shall take such 

action, with the participation of the State of Tennessee as is provided for under subsection (b) within one year following the date 

of enactment of this paragraph. The development plan required by 

such subsection (b) shall include cooperative agreements between 

the State of Tennessee acting through the Wildlife Resources Agency and the Secretary of the Interior. Lands within the Wild and 

Scenic River boundaries that are currently part of the Catoosa 

Wildlife Management Area shall continue to be owned and managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency in such a way as 

to protect the wildlife resources and primitive character of the 

area, and without further development of roads, campsites, or associated recreational facilities unless deemed necessary by that agency for wildlife management practices. The Obed Wild and Scenic 

River shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior. For the 

purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to 

this river, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

may be necessary, but not to exceed $2,000,000 for the acquisition 

of lands or interests in lands and not to exceed $400,000 for development. No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this 

paragraph shall be available prior to October 1, 1977. 

(16) PERE MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.—The segment downstream 

from the junction of the Middle and Little South Branches to its 

junction with United States Highway 31 as generally depicted on 

the boundary map entitled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Location, Pere 

Marquette Wild and Scenic River,’’; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. After consultation with State and local governments and the interested public, the Secretary shall take such 


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action as is provided for under subsection (b) with respect to the 

segment referred to in this paragraph within one year from the 

date of enactment of this paragraph. Any development or management plan prepared pursuant to subsection (b) shall include (a) 

provisions for the dissemination of information to river users and 

(b) such regulations relating to the recreational and other uses of 

the river as may be necessary in order to protect the area comprising such river (including lands contiguous or adjacent thereto) 

from damage or destruction by reason of overuse and to protect its 

scenic, historic, esthetic and scientific values. Such regulations 

shall further contain procedures and means which shall be utilized 

in the enforcement of such development and management plan. For 

the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect 

to the river designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to 

be appropriated not more than $8,125,000 for the acquisition of 

lands or interests in lands and $402,000 for development. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the installation and operation of facilities or other activities within or outside the boundaries of the Pere Marquette Wild and Scenic River for the control 

of the lamprey eel shall be permitted subject to such restrictions 

and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe for 

the protection of water quality and other values of the river, including the wild and scenic characteristics of the river. 

(17) RIO GRANDE, TEXAS.—The segment on the United States 

side of the river from river mile 842.3 above Mariscal Canyon 

downstream to river mile 651.1 at the Terrell-Val Verde County 

line; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary shall, within two years after the date of enactment of this 

paragraph, take such action with respect to the segment referred 

to in this paragraph as is provided for under subsection (b). The 

action required by such subsection (b) shall be undertaken by the 

Secretary, after consultation with the United States Commissioner, 

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 

Mexico, and appropriate officials of the State of Texas and its political subdivisions. The development plan required by subsection (b) 

shall be construed to be a general management plan only for the 

United States side of the river and such plan shall include, but not 

be limited to, the establishment of a detailed boundary which shall 

include an average of not more than 160 acres per mile. Nothing 

in this Act shall be construed to be in conflict with— 

(A) the commitments or agreements of the United States 

made by or in pursuance of the treaty between the United 

States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado 

and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington, February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), or 

(B) the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding maintenance of the Rio Grande and Colorado River as the 

international boundary between the United States and Mexico, 

signed November 23, 1970. 

For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect 

to the river designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to 

be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than 

$1,650,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and 

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(18) SKAGIT, WASHINGTON.—The segment from the pipeline crossing at Sedro-Woolley upstream to and including the mouth of 

Bacon Creek; the Cascade River from its mouth to the junction of 

its North and South Forks; the South Fork to the boundary of the 

Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; the Suiattle River from its mouth 

to the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area at Milk 

Creek; the Sauk River from its mouth to its junction with Elliott 

Creek; the North Fork of the Sauk River from its junction with the 

South Fork of the Sauk to the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

‘‘Skagit River—River Area Boundary’’; all segments to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. Riprapping related to natural 

channels with natural rock along the shorelines of the Skagit segment to preserve and protect agricultural land shall not be considered inconsistent with the values for which such segment is designated. After consultation with affected Federal agencies, State 

and local government and the interested public, the Secretary shall 

take such action as is provided for under subsection (b) with respect to the segments referred to in this paragraph within one year 

from the date of enactment of this paragraph; as part of such action, the Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate that portion of 

the North Fork of the Cascade River from its confluence with the 

South Fork to the boundary of the North Cascades National Park 

and if such portion is found to qualify for inclusion, it shall be 

treated as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System designated under this section upon publication by the Secretary of notification to that effect in the Federal Register. For the purposes 

of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to the river 

designated by this paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $11,734,000 for the acquisition of lands or 

interest in lands and not more than $332,000 for development. 

(19) UPPER DELAWARE RIVER, NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.— 

The segment of the Upper Delaware River from the confluence of 

the East and West branches below Hancock, New York, to the existing railroad bridge immediately downstream of Cherry Island in 

the vicinity of Sparrow Bush, New York, as depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘‘The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational 

River’’, dated April 1978; to be administered by the Secretary of the 

Interior. Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply, and the 

boundaries and classifications of the river shall be as specified on 

the map referred to in the preceding sentence, except to the extent 

that such boundaries or classifications are modified pursuant to 

section 704(c) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. 

Such boundaries and classifications shall be published in the Federal Register and shall not become effective until ninety days after 

they have been forwarded to the Committee on Natural Resources 

of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. For 

purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to 

the river designated by this paragraph there are authorized to be 

appropriated such sums as may be necessary. 

(20) DELAWARE, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NEW JERSEY.— The segment from the point where the river crosses the northern 

boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to 

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recreation area; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

For purposes of carrying out this Act with respect to the river designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated 

such sums as may be necessary. Action required to be taken under 

subsection (b) of this section with respect to such segment shall be 

taken within one year from the date of enactment of this paragraph, except that, with respect to such segment, in lieu of the 

boundaries provided for in such subsection (b), the boundaries shall 

be the banks of the river. Any visitors facilities established for purposes of use and enjoyment of the river under the authority of the 

Act establishing the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 

shall be compatible with the purposes of this Act and shall be located at an appropriate distance from the river. 

(21) AMERICAN, CALIFORNIA.—The North Fork from a point 0.3 

mile above Heath Springs downstream to a point approximately 

1,000 feet upstream of the Colfax-Iowa Hill Bridge, including the 

Gold Run Addition Area, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Proposed Boundary Maps’’ contained in Appendix I of the document dated January 1978 and entitled ‘‘A Proposal: North Fork 

American Wild and Scenic River’’ published by the United States 

Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; to be designated as a 

wild river and to be administered by agencies of the Departments 

of Interior and Agriculture as agreed upon by the Secretaries of 

such Departments or as directed by the President. Action required 

to be taken under subsection (b) shall be taken within one year 

after the date of the enactment of this paragraph; in applying such 

subsection (b) in the case of the Gold Run Addition Area, the acreage limitation specified therein shall not apply and in applying section 6(g)(3), January 1 of the calendar year preceding the calendar 

year in which this paragraph is enacted shall be substituted for 

January 1, 1967. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this 

Act with respect to the river designated by this paragraph, there 

are authorized to be appropriated not more than $850,000 for the 

acquisition of lands and interests in land and not more than 

$765,000 for development. 

(22) MISSOURI RIVER, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA.—The segment 

from Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota, fifty-nine miles downstream to Ponca State Park, Nebraska, as generally depicted in the 

document entitled ‘‘Review Report for Water Resources Development, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana,’’ prepared 

by the Division Engineer, Missouri River Division, Corps of Engineers, dated August 1977 (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to 

as the ‘‘August 1977 Report’’). Such segment shall be administered 

as a recreational river by the Secretary. The Secretary shall enter 

into a written cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the 

Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for construction and 

maintenance of bank stabilization work and appropriate recreational development. After public notice and consultation with 

the State and local governments, other interested organizations 

and associations, and the interested public, the Secretary shall 

take such action, as is required pursuant to subsection (b) within 

one year from the date of enactment of this section. In administering such river, the Secretary shall, to the extent, and in a 

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(A) provide (i) for the construction by the United States of 

such recreation river features and streambank stabilization 

structures as the Secretary of the Army (acting through the 

Chief of Engineers) deems necessary and advisable in connection with the segment designated by this paragraph, and (ii) 

for the operation and maintenance of all streambank stabilization structures constructed in connection with such segment 

(including both structures constructed before the date of enactment of this paragraph and structures constructed after such 

date, and including both structures constructed under the authority of this section and structures constructed under the authority of any other Act); and 

(B) permit access for such pumping and associated pipelines 

as may be necessary to assure an adequate supply of water for 

owners of land adjacent to such segment and for fish, wildlife, 

and recreational uses outside the river corridor established 

pursuant to this paragraph. 

The streambank structures to be constructed and maintained 

under subparagraph (A) shall include, but not be limited to, structures at such sites as are specified with respect to such segment 

on pages 62 and 63 of the August 1977 Report, except that sites 

for such structures may be relocated to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of 

Engineers) by reason of physical changes in the river or river area. 

The Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) 

shall condition the construction or maintenance of any streambank 

stabilization structure or of any recreational river feature at any 

site under subparagraph (A)(i) upon the availability to the United 

States of such land and interests in land in such ownership as he 

deems necessary to carry out such construction or maintenance and 

to protect and enhance the river in accordance with the purposes 

of this Act. Administration of the river segment designated by this 

paragraph shall be in coordination with, and pursuant to the advice of a Recreational River Advisory Group which shall be established by the Secretary. Such Group may include in its membership, representatives of the affected States and political subdivisions thereof, affected Federal agencies, and such organized private 

groups as the Secretary deems desirable. Notwithstanding the authority to the contrary contained in subsection 6(a) of this Act, no 

land or interests in land may be acquired without the consent of 

the owner: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per centum of the acreage within the designated river boundaries may be acquired in less 

than fee title without the consent of the owner, in such instance 

of the Secretary’s determination that activities are occurring, or 

threatening to occur thereon which constitute serious damage or 

threat to the integrity of the river corridor, in accordance with the 

values for which this river was designated. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated 

not to exceed $21,000,000, for acquisition of lands and interests in 

lands and for development. 

(23) SAINT JOE, IDAHO.—The segment above the confluence of the 

North Fork of the Saint Joe River to Spruce Tree Campground, as 

a recreational river; the segment above Spruce Tree Campground 

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entitled ‘‘Saint Joe River Corridor Map’’ on file with the Chief of 

the Forest Service and dated September 1978; to be administered 

by the Secretary of Agriculture. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the classification of the Saint Joe River under this 

paragraph and the subsequent development plan for the river prepared by the Secretary of Agriculture shall at no time interfere 

with or restrict the maintenance, use, or access to existing or future roads within the adjacent lands nor interfere with or restrict 

present use of or future construction of bridges across that portion 

of the Saint Joe designated as a ‘‘recreational river’’ under this 

paragraph. Dredge or placer mining shall be prohibited within the 

banks or beds of the main stem of the Saint Joe and its tributary 

streams in their entirety above the confluence of the main stem 

with the North Fork of the river. Nothing in this Act shall be 

deemed to prohibit the removal of sand and gravel above the high 

water mark of the Saint Joe River and its tributaries within the 

river corridor by or under the authority of any public body or its 

agents for the purposes of construction or maintenance of roads. 

The Secretary shall take such action as is required under subsection (b) of this section within one year from the date of enactment of this paragraph. For the purposes of this river, there are 

authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for the acquisition of lands or interest in lands. 

(24)(A) SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment of the main river from the 

mouth of the North Fork of the Salmon River downstream to Long 

Tom Bar in the following classes: 

(i) the forty-six-mile segment from the mouth of the North 

Fork of the Salmon River to Corn Creek as a recreational river; 

and 

(ii) the seventy-nine-mile segment from Corn Creek to Long 

Tom Bar as a wild river; all as generally depicted on a map 

entitled ‘‘Salmon River’’ dated November 1979, which is on file 

and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, 

Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 

(B) This segment shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That after consultation with State and local governments and the interested public, the Secretary shall take such 

action as is required by subsection (b) of this section within one 

year from the date of enactment of this paragraph. 

(C) The use of motorboats (including motorized jetboats) within 

this segment of the Salmon River shall be permitted to continue at 

a level not less than the level of use which occurred during calendar year 1978. 

(D) The established use and occupancy as of June 6, 2003, of 

lands and maintenance or replacement of facilities and structures 

for commercial recreation services at Stub Creek located in section 

28, T24N, R14E, Boise Principal Meridian, at Arctic Creek located 

in section 21, T25N, R12E, Boise Principal Meridian and at Smith 

Gulch located in section 27, T25N, R12E, Boise Principal Meridian 

shall continue to be authorized, subject to such reasonable regulation as the Secretary deems appropriate, including rules that would 

provide for termination for non-compliance, and if terminated, reoffering the site through a competitive process. 

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taries or rivers, dredge and placer mining in any form including 

any use of machinery for the removal of sand and gravel for mining 

purposes shall be prohibited within the segment of the Salmon 

River designated as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

System by this paragraph; within the fifty-three-mile segment of 

the Salmon River from Hammer Creek downstream to the confluence of the Snake River; and within the Middle Fork of the 

Salmon River; and its tributary streams in their entirety: Provided, 

That nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the removal of sand and gravel, outside the boundaries of the River of 

No Return Wilderness or the Gospel-Hump Wilderness, above the 

high water mark of the Salmon River or the Middle Fork and its 

tributaries for the purposes of construction or maintenance of public roads: Provided further, That this paragraph shall not apply to 

any written mineral leases approved by the Board of Land Commissioners of the State of Idaho prior to January 1, 1980. 

(F) The provisions of section 7(a) of this Act with respect to the 

licensing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmission lines or other project works, shall apply to the fifty-threemile segment of the Salmon River from Hammer Creek downstream to the confluence of the Snake River. 

(G) For the purposes of the segment of the Salmon River designated as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System by 

this paragraph, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated from 

the Land and Water Conservation Fund, after October 1, 1980, not 

more than $6,200,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in 

lands. 

(25) ALAGNAK, ALASKA.—That segment of the main stem and the 

major tributary to the Alagnak, the Nonvianuk River, within 

Katmai National Preserve; to be administered by the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(26) ALATNA, ALASKA.—The main stem within the Gates of the 

Arctic National Park; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(27) ANIAKCHAK, ALASKA.—That portion of the river, including its 

major tributaries, Hidden Creek, Mystery Creek, Albert Johnson 

Creek, and North Fork Aniakchak River, within the Aniakchak National Monument and National Preserve; to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

(28) CHARLEY, ALASKA.—The entire river, including its major 

tributaries, Copper Creek, Bonanza Creek, Hosford Creek, Derwent 

Creek, Flat-Orthmer Creek, Crescent Creek, and Moraine Creek, 

within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(29) CHILIKADROTNA, ALASKA.—That portion of the river within 

the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve; to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior. 

(30) JOHN, ALASKA.—That portion of the river within the Gates 

of the Arctic National Park; to be administered by the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

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(32) MULCHATNA, ALASKA.—That portion within the Lake Clark 

National Park and Preserve; to be administered by the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(33) NOATAK, ALASKA.—The river from its source in the Gates of 

the Arctic National Park to its confluence with the Kelly River in 

the Noatak National Preserve; to be administered by the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(34) NORTH FORK OF THE KOYUKUK, ALASKA.—That portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park; to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

(35) SALMON, ALASKA.—That portion within the Kobuk Valley 

National Park; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(36) TINAYGUK, ALASKA.—That portion within the Gates of the 

Arctic National Park; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(37) TLIKAKILA, ALASKA.—That portion within the Lake Clark 

National Park; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(38) ANDREAFSKY, ALASKA.—That portion from its source, including all headwaters, and the East Fork, within the boundary of the 

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

(39) IVISHAK, ALASKA.—That portion from its source, including 

all headwaters and an unnamed tributary from Porcupine Lake 

within the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Range; to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(40) NOWITNA, ALASKA.—That portion from the point where the 

river crosses the west limit of township 18 south, range 22 east, 

Kateel River meridian, to its confluence with the Yukon River 

within the boundaries of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge; to 

be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(41) SELAWIK, ALASKA.—That portion from a fork of the headwaters in township 12 north, range 10 east, Kateel River meridian 

to the confluence of the Kugarak River, within the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge; to be administered by the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

(42) SHEENJEK, ALASKA.—The segment within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; to be administered by the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

(43) WIND, ALASKA.—That portion from its source, including all 

headwaters and one unnamed tributary in township 13 south, 

within the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(44) ALAGNAK, ALASKA.—Those segments or portions of the main 

stem and Nonvianuk tributary lying outside and westward of the 

Katmai National Park/Preserve and running to the west boundary 

of township 13 south, range 43 west; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(45) BEAVER CREEK, ALASKA.—The segment of the main stem 

from the vicinity of the confluence of the Bear and Champion 

Creeks downstream to its exit from the northeast corner of township 12 north, range 6 east, Fairbanks meridian within the White 

Mountains National Recreation Area, and the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

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(46) BIRCH CREEK, ALASKA.—The segment of the main stem from 

the south side of Steese Highway in township 7 north, range 10 

east, Fairbanks meridian, downstream to the south side of the 

Steese Highway in township 10 north, range 16 east; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(47) DELTA, ALASKA.—The segment from and including all of the 

Tangle Lakes to a point one-half mile north of Black Rapids; to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(48) FORTYMILE, ALASKA.—The main stem within the State of 

Alaska; O’Brien Creek; South Fork; Napoleon Creek, Franklin 

Creek, Uhler Creek, Walker Fork downstream from the confluence 

of Liberty Creek; Wade Creek; Mosquito Fork downstream from the 

vicinity of Kechumstuk; West Fork Dennison Fork downstream 

from the confluence of Logging Cabin Creek; Dennison Fork downstream from the confluence of West Fork Dennison Fork; Logging 

Cabin Creek; North Fork; Hutchison Creek; Champion Creek; the 

Middle Fork downstream from the confluence of Joseph Creek; and 

Joseph Creek; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(49) GULKANA, ALASKA.—The main stem from the outlet of 

Paxson Lake in township 12 north, range 2 west, Copper River meridian to the confluence with Sourdough Creek; the south branch 

of the west fork from the outlet of an unnamed lake in sections 10 

and 15, township 10 north, range 7 west, Copper River meridian 

to the confluence with the west fork; the north branch from the 

outlet of two unnamed lakes, one in sections 24 and 25, the second 

in sections 9 and 10, township 11 north, range 8 west, Copper 

River meridian to the confluence with the west fork; the west fork 

from its confluence with the north and south branches downstream 

to its confluence with the main stem; the middle fork from the outlet of Dickey Lake in township 13 north, range 5 west, Copper 

River meridian to the confluence with the main stem; to be classified as a wild river area and to be administered by the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(50) UNALAKLEET, ALASKA.—The segment of the main stem from 

the headwaters in township 12 south, range 3 west, Kateel River 

meridian extending downstream approximately 65 miles to the 

western boundary of township 18 south, range 8 west; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(51) VERDE, ARIZONA.—The segment from the boundary between 

national forest and private land in sections 26 and 27, township 13 

north, range 5 east, Gila Salt River meridian, downstream to the 

confluence with Red Creek, as generally depicted on a map entitled 

‘‘Verde River—Wild and Scenic River’’, dated March 1984, which is 

on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, 

Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. This designation shall 

not prevent water users receiving Central Arizona Project water allocations from diverting that water through an exchange agreement with downstream water users in accordance with Arizona 

water law. After consultation with State and local governments and 

the interested public and within two years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall take such action as is 

required under subsection (b) of this section. 

(52) AU SABLE, MICHIGAN.—The segment of the main stem from 

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project boundary at Alcona Pond project as generally depicted on 

a map entitled ‘‘Au Sable River’’ which is on file and available for 

public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest Service, United 

States Department of Agriculture; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(53) TUOLUMNE, CALIFORNIA.—The main river from its sources on 

Mount Dana and Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park to Don 

Pedro Reservoir consisting of approximately 83 miles as generally 

depicted on the proposed boundary map entitled ‘‘Alternative A’’ 

contained in the Draft Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Study and 

Environmental Impact Statement published by the United States 

Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture in May 

1979; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture. After consultation with State and local 

governments and the interested public and within two years from 

the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall take 

such action as is required under subsection (b) of this section. 

Nothing in this Act shall preclude the licensing, development, operation, or maintenance of water resources facilities on those portions 

of the North Fork, Middle Fork or South Fork of the Tuolumne or 

Clavey Rivers that are outside the boundary of the wild and scenic 

river area as designated in this section. Nothing in this section is 

intended or shall be construed to affect any rights, obligations, 

privileges, or benefits granted under any prior authority of law including chapter 4 of the Act of December 19, 1913, commonly referred to as the Raker Act (38 Stat. 242) and including any agreement or administrative ruling entered into or made effective before 

the enactment of this paragraph. For fiscal years commencing after 

September 30, 1985, there are authorized to be appropriated such 

sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection. 

(54) ILLINOIS, OREGON.—The segment from the boundary of the 

Siskiyou National Forest downstream to its confluence with the 

Rogue River as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Illinois River 

Study’’ and is also part of report entitled ‘‘A Proposal: Illinois Wild 

and Scenic River,’’ to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. After consultation with State and local governments and 

the interested public, the Secretary shall take such action as is required under subsection (b) of this section within one year from the 

date of enactment of this paragraph. For the purposes of this Act 

with respect to the river designated by this paragraph, effective October 1, 1984, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

as necessary for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands, and 

such sums as necessary for development. 

(55) OWYHEE, OREGON.—The South Fork from the Idaho-Oregon 

State line downstream to Three Forks; the Owyhee River from 

Three Forks downstream to China Gulch; and the Owyhee River 

downstream from Crooked Creek to the Owyhee Reservoir as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Owyhee, Oregon’’ dated April 

1984; all three segments to be administered as a wild river by the 

Secretary of the Interior. After consultation with State and local 

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ignated by this paragraph, effective October 1, 1984, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary for the acquisition of lands or interests and such sums as necessary for development. 

(56) HORSEPASTURE, NORTH CAROLINA.—The segment from 

Bohaynee Road (N.C. 281) downstream approximately 4.25 miles to 

where the segment ends at Lake Jocassee, to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture. Notwithstanding any limitation of section 6 of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to utilize the authority of this Act and those pertaining to the National Forests to acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, donation, 

exchange or otherwise, such non-Federal lands or interests in lands 

within, near, or adjacent to the designated segments of the river 

which the Secretary determines will protect or enhance the scenic 

and natural values of the river. 

(57) CACHE LA POUDRE, COLORADO.—The following segments as 

generally depicted on the proposed boundary map numbered FS– 

56 and dated March 1986, published by the United States Department of Agriculture, each to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture; except that those portions of the segments so designated which are within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park shall continue to be administered by the Secretary of 

the Interior: 

(A) Beginning at Poudre Lake downstream to the confluence 

of Joe Wright Creek, as a wild river. This segment to be designated the ‘‘Peter H. Dominick Wild River Area’’. 

(B) Downstream from the confluence of Joe Wright Creek to 

a point where the river intersects the easterly north-south line 

of the west half southwest quarter of section 1, township 8 

north, range 71 west of the sixth principal meridian, as a recreational river. 

(C) South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River from its source 

to the Commanche Peak Wilderness Boundary, approximately 

four miles, as a wild river. 

(D) Beginning at the Commanche Peak Wilderness Boundary 

to a point on the South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River in 

section 1, township 7 north, range 73 west of the sixth principal meridian, at elevation 8050 mean sea level, as a recreational river. 

(E) South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River from its intersection with the easterly section line of section 30, township 8 

north, range 72 west of the sixth principal meridian, to confluence of the main stem of the Cache la Poudre River, as a 

wild river. 

With respect to the portions of the river segments designated by 

this paragraph which are within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain 

National Park, the requirements of subsection (b) of this section 

shall be fulfilled by the Secretary of the Interior through appropriate revisions to the general management plan for the park, and 

the boundaries, classification, and development plans for such portions need not be published in the Federal Register. Such revisions 

to the general management plan for the park shall assure that no 

development or use of parklands shall be undertaken that is inconsistent with the designation of such river segments as a wild river. 

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there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for development 

and $2,500,000 for land acquisition. 

(58) SALINE BAYOU, LOUISIANA.—The segment from Saline Lake 

upstream to the Kisatchie National Forest, as generally depicted on 

the Proposed Boundary Map, numbered FS–57, and dated March 

1986; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. For the 

purposes of the segment designated by this paragraph there are 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years commencing after 

September 30, 1986, not to exceed $1,000,000 for the acquisition of 

lands and interests in lands and for development. 

(59) BLACK CREEK, MISSISSIPPI.—The segment from Fairley 

Bridge Landing upstream to Moody’s Landing as generally depicted 

on a map entitled ‘‘Black Creek Wild and Scenic River’’, numbered 

FS–58 and dated March 1986, to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture as a scenic river area under section 2(b)(2). For the 

purposes of the segment designated by this paragraph, there are 

authorized to be appropriated up to $300,000 for the acquisition of 

lands and interests in lands and for development. 

(60) Klickitat, Washington: The segment from its confluence with 

Wheeler Creek, Washington, near the town of Pitt, Washington, to 

its confluence with the Columbia River; to be classified as a recreation river and to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

The boundaries of the designated portions of the Klickitat River 

shall be as generally depicted on a map dated Novenber, 1987, and 

entitled ‘‘Klickitat National Recreation River, River Management 

Area: Final Boundary’’, which is on file in the office of the Chief, 

Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia. 

(61) White Salmon, Washington: The segment from its confluence 

with Gilmer Creek, Washington, near the town of B Z Corner, 

Washington to its confluence with Buck Creek, Washington; to be 

classified as a scenic river and to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture. 

(62) MERCED, CALIFORNIA.—(A) The main stem from its sources 

(including Red Peak Fork, Merced Peak Fork, Triple Peak Fork, 

and Lyell Fork) on the south side of Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park to a point 300 feet upstream of the confluence with 

Bear Creek, consisting of approximately 71 miles, and the South 

Fork of the river from its source near Triple Divide Peak in Yosemite National Park to the confluence with the main stem, consisting 

of approximately 43 miles, both as generally depicted on the map 

entitled ‘‘Merced River Wild and Scenic Rivers—Proposed’’, dated 

June 1987, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and 

the Secretary of the Interior. With respect to the portions of the 

river designated by this subparagraph which are within the boundaries of Yosemite National Park, and the El Portal Administrative 

Unit, the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall be fulfilled by the Secretary of the Interior through appropriate revisions 

to the general management plan for the park, and the boundaries, 

classification, and development plans for such portions need not be 

published in the Federal Register. Such revisions to the general 

management plan for the park shall assure that no development or 

use of park lands shall be undertaken that is inconsistent with the 

designation of such river segments. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subparagraph, except that no more than $235,000 


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may be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands. 

(B)(i) The main stem from a point 300 feet upstream of the confluence with Bear Creek downstream to the normal maximum operating pool water surface level of Lake McClure (elevation 867 feet 

mean sea level) consisting of approximately 8 miles, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Merced Wild and Scenic River’’, 

dated April, 1990. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer 

the segment as recreational, from a point 300 feet upstream of the 

confluence with Bear Creek downstream to a point 300 feet west 

of the boundary of the Mountain King Mine, and as wild, from a 

point 300 feet west of the boundary of the Mountain King Mine to 

the normal maximum operating pool water surface level of Lake 

McClure. The requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall be 

fulfilled by the Secretary of the Interior through appropriate revisions to the Sierra Management Framework Plan for the Sierra 

Planning Area of the Folsom Resource Area, Bakersfield District, 

Bureau of Land Management. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 

of this subparagraph. 

(ii) To the extent permitted by, and in a manner consistent with 

section 7 of this Act (16 U.S.C. 1278), and in accordance with other 

applicable law, the Secretary of the Interior shall permit the construction and operation of such pumping facilities and associated 

pipelines as identified in the Bureau of Land Management rightof-way application CACA 26084, filed by the Mariposa County 

Water Agency on November 7, 1989, and known as the ‘‘Saxon 

Creek Project’’, to assure an adequate supply of water from the 

Merced River to Mariposa County. 

(C) With respect to the segments of the main stem of the Merced 

River and the South Fork Merced River designated as recreational 

or scenic pursuant to this paragraph or by the appropriate agency 

pursuant to subsection (b), the minerals to Federal lands which 

constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-quarter mile 

of the bank are hereby withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, 

from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the mineral leasing laws including, in both cases, amendments thereto. 

(63) KINGS, CALIFORNIA.—The Middle Fork of the Kings River 

from its headwaters at Lake Helen between Muir Pass and Black 

Giant Mountain to its confluence with the main stem; the South 

Fork, Kings River from its headwaters at Lake 11599 to its confluence with the main stem; and the main stem of the Kings River 

from the confluence of the Middle Fork and the South Fork to the 

point at elevation 1,595 feet above mean sea level. The segments 

within the Kings Canyon National Park shall be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior. The remaining segments shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. After consultation with 

State and local governments and the interested public and within 

one year after the enactment of this paragraph, the respective Secretaries shall take such action as is required under subsection (b) 

of this section. In the case of the segments of the river administered by the Secretary of the Interior, the requirements of subsection (b) shall be fulfilled through appropriate revisions to the 

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the boundaries, classification, and development plans for such segments need not be published in the Federal Register. Such revisions to the general management plan for the park shall assure 

that no development or use of park lands shall be undertaken that 

is inconsistent with the designation of the river under this paragraph. For the purposes of the segments designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

be necessary, but not to exceed $250,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture for development and land acquisition. 

(64)(A) NORTH FORK KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment of 

the main stem from the Tulare-Kern County line to its headwaters 

in Sequoia National Park, as generally depicted on a map entitled 

‘‘Kern River Wild and Scenic River—Proposed’’ and dated June, 

1987; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; except 

that portion of the river within the boundaries of the Sequoia National Park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

With respect to the portion of the river segment designated by this 

paragraph which is within the boundaries of Sequoia National 

Park, the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall be fulfilled by the Secretary of the Interior through appropriate revisions 

to the general management plan for the park, and the boundaries, 

classification, and development plans for such portion need not be 

published in the Federal Register. Such revision to the general 

management plan for the park shall assure that no developments 

or use of park lands shall be undertaken that is inconsistent with 

the designation of such river segment. 

(B) SOUTH FORK KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment from 

its headwaters in the Inyo National Forest to the southern boundary of the Domelands Wilderness in the Sequoia National Forest, 

as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Kern River Wild and Scenic River—Proposed’’ and dated June 1987; to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(C) Nothing in this Act shall affect the continued operation and 

maintenance of the existing diversion project, owned by Southern 

California Edison on the North Fork of the Kern River, including 

reconstruction or replacement of facilities to the same extent as existed on the date of enactment of this paragraph. 

(D) For the purposes of the segments designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

be necessary, but not to exceed $100,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture for development and land acquisition. 

(65) BLUESTONE, WEST VIRGINIA.—The segment in Mercer and 

Summers Counties, West Virginia, from a point approximately two 

miles upstream of the Summers and Mercer County line down to 

the maximum summer pool elevation (one thousand four hundred 

and ten feet above mean sea level) of Bluestone Lake as depicted 

on the boundary map entitled ‘‘Bluestone Wild and Scenic River’’, 

numbered BLUE–80,005, dated May 1996; to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. In carrying out the 

requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall 

consult with State and local governments and the interested public. 

The Secretary shall not be required to establish detailed boundaries of the river as provided under subsection (b) of this section. 

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ignated under this paragraph. Jurisdiction over all lands and improvements on such lands owned by the United States within the 

boundaries of the segment designated under this paragraph is 

hereby transferred without reimbursement to the administrative 

jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, subject to leases in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph (or renewed thereafter) between the United States and the State of West Virginia 

with respect to the Bluestone State Park and the Bluestone Public 

Hunting and Fishing Area. Nothing in this Act shall affect the 

management by the State of hunting and fishing within the segment designated under this paragraph. Nothing in this Act shall 

affect or impair the management by the State of West Virginia of 

other wildlife activities in the Bluestone Public Hunting and Fishing Area to the extent permitted in the lease agreement as in effect 

on the enactment of this paragraph, and such management may be 

continued pursuant to renewal of such lease agreement. If requested to do so by the State of West Virginia, the Secretary may 

terminate such leases and assume administrative authority over 

the areas concerned. Nothing in the designation of the segment referred to in this paragraph shall affect or impair the management 

of the Bluestone project or the authority of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to carry out the project 

purposes of that project as of the date of enactment of this paragraph. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the continuation of studies relating to such project which were commenced before the enactment of this paragraph. In order to provide reasonable public access and vehicle parking for public use and enjoyment 

of the river designated by this paragraph, consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the natural and scenic values of such 

river, the Secretary may, with the consent of the owner thereof, negotiate a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement, 

or acquire not more than 10 acres of lands or interests in such 

lands, or both, as may be necessary to allow public access to the 

Bluestone River and to provide, outside the boundary of the scenic 

river, parking and related facilities in the vicinity of the area 

known as Eads Mill. 

(66)(A) SIPSEY FORK OF THE WEST FORK, ALABAMA.—Segments of 

the Sipsey Fork and several tributaries; to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture in the classifications indicated, as follows: 

(1) Sipsey Fork from the confluence of Sandy Creek upstream to Forest Highway 26, as a scenic river; and 

(2) Sipsey Fork from Forest Highway 26 upstream to it origin at the confluence of Thompson Creek and Hubbard Creek, 

as a wild river; and 

(3) Hubbard Creek from its confluence with Thompson Creek 

upstream to Forest Road 210, as a wild river; and 

(4) Thompson Creek from its confluence with Hubbard Creek 

upstream to its origin in section 4, township 8 south, range 9 

west, as a wild river; and 

(5) Tedford Creek from its confluence with Thompson Creek 

upstream to section 17, township 8 south, range 9 west, as a 

wild river; and 

(6) Mattox Creek from it confluence with Thompson Creek 

upstream to section 36 of township 7 south, range 9 west, as 

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(7) Borden Creek from its confluence with the Sipsey Fork 

upstream to Forest Road 208, as a wild river; and 

(8) Borden Creek from Forest Road 208 upstream to its confluence with Montgomery Creek, as a scenic river; and 

(9) Montgomery Creek from its confluence with Borden 

Creek upstream to the southwest quarter of the southwest 

quarter of section 36, township 7 south, range 8 west, as a scenic river; and 

(10) Flannigan Creek from its confluence with Borden Creek 

upstream to Forest Road 208, as a wild river; and 

(11) Flannigan Creek from Forest Road 208 upstream to section 4, township 8 south, range 8 west, as a scenic river; and 

(12) Braziel Creek from its confluence with Borden Creek upstream to section 12, township 8 south, range 9 west, as a wild 

river; and 

(13) Hogood Creek from its confluence with Braziel Creek 

upstream to the confluence with an unnamed tributary in section 7, township 8 south, range 8 west, as a wild river. 

(B) A map entitled ‘‘Sipsey Fork of the West Fork Wild and Scenic River’’, generally depicting the Sipsey Fork and the tributaries, 

shall be on file and remain available for public inspections in the 

office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. 

(67) WILDCAT RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—(A) A 14.51 mile segment including the following tributaries: Wildcat Brook, Bog Brook, 

and Great Brook (all as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Wildcat River’’, dated October 1987) to be administered as follows: those 

segments of the Wildcat River and its tributaries located within the 

boundary of the White Mountain National Forest (hereinafter in 

this paragraph referred to as ‘‘the forest’’) shall be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this paragraph referred 

to as the ‘‘Secretary’’); those segments located outside the boundary 

of the forest shall be administered by the Secretary through a cooperative agreement with the Board of Selectmen of the town of Jackson and the State of New Hampshire pursuant to section 10(e) of 

this Act. Such agreement shall provide for the long-term protection, 

preservation, and enhancement of the river segments located outside the boundary of the forest and shall be consistent with the 

comprehensive management plan to be prepared by the Secretary 

pursuant to section 3(d) of this Act and with the July 1987 River 

Conservation Plan prepared by the Wildcat Brook Advisory Committee in conjunction with the National Park Service. 

(B)(i) To assist in the implementation of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish, within 3 months after the date of enactment 

of this subparagraph, a Wildcat River Advisory Commission (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

(ii) The Commission shall be composed of 7 members appointed 

by the Secretary as follows: one member from recommendations 

submitted by the Governor of the State of New Hampshire; 4 members from recommendations submitted by the Jackson Board of Selectmen, of which at least 2 members shall be riparian property 

owners, and at least one member shall be on the Board of Selectmen; one member from recommendations submitted by the Jackson 

Conservation Commission; and one member selected by the Secretary. Members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of 

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in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term 

for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for 

the remainder of such term. Any member of the Commission appointed for a definite term may serve after the expiration of his 

term until his successor is appointed. The Commission shall designate one of its members as Chairman. 

(iii) The Commission shall meet on a regular basis. Notice of 

meetings and agenda shall be published in local newspapers which 

have a distribution which generally covers the area affected by the 

designation of the segments described in this paragraph. Commission meetings shall be held at locations and in such a manner as 

to ensure adequate public involvement. 

(iv) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation as such, but the Secretary may pay expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out their responsibilities under this paragraph 

on vouchers signed by the Chairman. 

(v) Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum 

but a lesser number may hold hearings. 

(vi) The Commission shall cease to exist on the date 10 years 

after the enactment of this paragraph. 

(vii) The provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776), are hereby waived 

with respect to the Commission. 

(C) The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands outside the 

boundary of the White Mountain National Forest for purposes of 

this paragraph shall be limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner thereof. The Secretary may 

also acquire scenic easements for purposes of this paragraph as 

provided in section 6 of this Act. 

(D) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. 

(68) BIG MARSH CREEK, OREGON.—The 15-mile segment from the 

northeast quarter of section 15, township 26 south, range 6 east, 

to its confluence with Crescent Creek in the northeast quarter of 

section 20, township 24 south, range 7 east, as a recreational river; 

to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That 

nothing in this Act shall prohibit the Secretary from undertaking 

construction activities to enhance and restore wetland resources associated with Big Marsh Creek. 

(69) CHETCO, OREGON.—The 44.5-mile segment from its headwaters to the Siskiyou National Forest boundary; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 25.5-mile segment from its headwaters to Boulder 

Creek at the Kalmiopsis Wilderness boundary as a wild river; 

(B) the 8-mile segment from Boulder Creek to Steel Bridge 

as a scenic river; and 

(C) the 11-mile segment from Steel Bridge to the Siskiyou 

National Forest boundary, one mile below Wilson Creek, as a 

recreational river. 

(70) CLACKAMAS, OREGON.—The 47-mile segment from Big 

Springs to Big Cliff; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 4-mile segment from Big Springs to the Forest Service Road 4690 bridge as a scenic river; 


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(B) the 3.5-mile segment from the Forest Service Road 4690 

bridge to the junction with Oregon State Highway 224 as a recreational river; 

(C) the 10.5-mile segment from Oregon State Highway 224 

to the June Creek Bridge as a scenic river; 

(D) the 9-mile segment from June Creek Bridge to Tar Creek 

as a recreational river; 

(E) the 5.5-mile segment from Tar Creek to just south of Indian Henry Campground as a scenic river; and 

(F) the 14.5-mile segment just south of Indian Henry Campground to Big Cliff as a recreational river. 

(71) CRESCENT CREEK, OREGON.—The 10-mile segment from the 

southwest quarter of section 11, township 24 south, range 6 east, 

to the west section line of section 13, township 24 south, range 7 

east, as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture. 

(72) CROOKED, OREGON.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The 14.75-mile segment from the National Grassland boundary to Dry Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in the following 

classes: 

(i) The 7-mile segment from the National Grassland 

boundary to River Mile 8 south of Opal Spring, as a 

recreational river. 

(ii) The 7.75-mile segment from a point 1⁄4-mile 

downstream from the center crest of Bowman Dam, as 

a recreational river. 

(B) HYDROPOWER.—In any license or lease of power 

privilege application relating to non-Federal hydropower 

development (including turbines and appurtenant facilities) at Bowman Dam, the applicant, in consultation with 

the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall— 

(i) analyze any impacts to the scenic, recreational, 

and fishery resource values of the Crooked River from 

the center crest of Bowman Dam to a point 1⁄4-mile 

downstream that may be caused by the proposed hydropower development, including the future need to 

undertake routine and emergency repairs; 

(ii) propose measures to minimize and mitigate any 

impacts analyzed under clause (i); and 

(iii) propose designs and measures to ensure that 

any access facilities associated with hydropower development at Bowman Dam shall not impede the freeflowing nature of the Crooked River below Bowman 

Dam. 

(73) DESCHUTES, OREGON.—Those portions as follows: 

(A) The 40.4-mile segment from Wickiup Dam to northern 

boundary of Sunriver at the southwest quarter of section 20, 

township 19 south, range 11 east as a recreational river; to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(B) the 11-mile segment from the northern boundary of 

Sunriver at the southwest quarter of section 20, township 19 

south, range 11 east, to Lava Island Camp as a scenic river; 

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(C) the 3-mile segment from Lava Island Camp to the Bend 

Urban Growth Boundary at the southwest corner of section 13, 

township 18 south, range 11 east, as a recreational river; to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(D) the 19-mile segment from Oden Falls to the Upper End 

of Lake Billy Chinook as a scenic river; to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior; 

(E) the 100-mile segment from the Pelton Reregulating Dam 

to its confluence with the Columbia River as a recreational 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 

through a cooperative management agreement between the 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, and the 

State of Oregon as provided in section 10(e) of this Act and section 105 of the Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 

1988. 

(74) DONNER UND BLITZEN, OREGON.—Those segments, including 

its major tributaries, as a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as follows: 

(A) The 16.75-mile segment of the Donner und Blitzen from 

its confluence with the South Fork Blitzen and Little Blitzen. 

(B) The 12.5-mile segment of the Little Blitzen from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork Blitzen. 

(C) The 16.5-mile segment of the South Fork Blitzen from its 

headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork Blitzen. 

(D) The 10-mile segment of Big Indian Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork Blitzen. 

(E) The 3.7-mile segment of Little Indian Creek from its 

headwaters to its confluence with Big Indian Creek. 

(F) The 13.25-mile segment of Fish Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the Donner und Blitzen. 

(G) The 5.1 mile segment of Mud Creek from its confluence 

with an unnamed spring in the SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 32, township 33 south, range 33 east, to its confluence with the Donner 

und Blitzen River. 

(H) The 8.1 mile segment of Ankle Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the Donner und Blitzen River. 

(I) The 1.6 mile segment of the South Fork of Ankle Creek 

from its confluence with an unnamed tributary in the 

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 17, township 34 south, range 33 east, to 

its confluence with Ankle Creek. 

(75) EAGLE CREEK, OREGON.—The 27-mile segment from its 

headwaters below Eagle Lake to the Wallowa-Whitman National 

Forest boundary at Skull Creek; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 4-mile segment from its headwaters below Eagle 

Lake to the Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary at Hummingbird 

Mountain as a wild river; 

(B) the 15.5-mile segment from the Eagle Cap Wilderness 

boundary at Hummingbird Mountain to Paddy Creek as a recreational river; 

(C) the 6-mile segment from Paddy Creek to Little Eagle 

Creek as a scenic river; and 

(D) the 1.5-mile segment from Little Eagle Creek to the 

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary as a recreational 

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(76) ELK, OREGON.—The 29-mile segment to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 17-mile segment from the confluence of the North 

and South Forks of the Elk to Anvil Creek as a recreational 

river. 

(B)(i) The approximately 0.6-mile segment of the North Fork 

Elk from its source in sec. 21, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., Willamette 

Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 

3353, as a scenic river. 

(ii) The approximately 5.5-mile segment of the North 

Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 3353 

to its confluence with the South Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

(C)(i) The approximately 0.9-mile segment of the South Fork 

Elk from its source in the southeast quarter of sec. 32, T. 33 

S., R. 12 W., Willamette Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles 

below Forest Service Road 3353, as a scenic river. 

(ii) The approximately 4.2-mile segment of the South 

Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 3353 

to its confluence with the North Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

(77) GRANDE RONDE, OREGON.—The 43.8-mile segment from its 

confluence with the Wallowa River to the Oregon-Washington State 

line in the following classes: 

(A) The 1.5-mile segment from its confluence with the 

Wallowa River to the Umatilla National Forest boundary in 

section 11, township 3 north, range 40 east, as a recreational 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(B) the 17.4-mile segment from the Umatilla National Forest 

boundary in section 11, township 3 north, range 40 east, to the 

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary approximately 

one-half mile east of Grossman Creek as a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(C) the 9-mile segment from the Wallowa-Whitman National 

Forest boundary approximately one-half mile east of Grossman 

Creek to Wildcat Creek as a wild river; to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior; and 

(D) the 15.9-mile segment from Wildcat Creek to the OregonWashington State line as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(78) IMNAHA, OREGON.—Those segments, including the South 

Fork Imnaha; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

in the following classes: 

(A) The 6-mile segment from its confluence with the North 

and South Forks of the Imnaha River to Indian Crossing as a 

wild river; 

(B) the 58-mile segment from Indian Crossing to Cow Creek 

as a recreational river; 

(C) the 4-mile segment from Cow Creek to its mouth as a 

scenic river; and 

(D) the 9-mile segment of the South Fork Imnaha from its 

headwaters to its confluence with the Imnaha River as a wild 

river. 

(79) JOHN DAY, OREGON.—The 147.5-mile segment from Service 

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State of Oregon and the Secretary of the Interior as provided in 

section 10(e) of this Act. 

(80) JOSEPH CREEK, OREGON.—The 8.6-mile segment from Joseph 

Creek Ranch, one mile downstream from Cougar Creek, to the 

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary as a wild river; to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(81) LITTLE DESCHUTES, OREGON.—The 12-mile segment from its 

source in the northwest quarter of section 15, township 26 south, 

range 61⁄2 east to the north section line of section 12, township 26 

south, range 7 east as a recreational river; to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(82) LOSTINE, OREGON.—The 16-mile segment from its headwaters to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary; to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 5-mile segment from its headwaters to the Eagle 

Cap Wilderness boundary as a wild river; and 

(B) the 11-mile segment from the Eagle Cap Wilderness 

boundary to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary 

at Silver Creek as a recreational river. 

(83) MALHEUR, OREGON.—The 13.7-mile segment from Bosonberg 

Creek to the Malheur National Forest boundary; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 7-mile segment from Bosonberg Creek to Malheur 

Ford as a scenic river; and 

(B) the 6.7-mile segment from Malheur Ford to the Malheur 

National Forest boundary as a wild river. 

(84) MCKENZIE, OREGON.—The 12.7-mile segment from Clear 

Lake to Scott Creek; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 1.8-mile segment from Clear Lake to the head of 

maximum pool at Carmen Reservoir as a recreational river; 

(B) the 4.3-mile segment from a point 100 feet downstream 

from Carmen Dam to the maximum pool at Trail Bridge Reservoir as a recreational river; and 

(C) the 6.6-mile segment from the developments at the base 

of the Trail Bridge Reservoir Dam to Scott Creek as a recreational river. 

(85) METOLIUS, OREGON.—The 28.6-mile segment from the south 

Deschutes National Forest boundary to Lake Billy Chinook in the 

following classes: 

(A) The 11.5-mile segment from the south Deschutes National Forest boundary (approximately 2,055.5 feet from 

Metolius Springs) to Bridge 99 as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(B) the 17.1-mile segment from Bridge 99 to Lake Billy Chinook as a scenic river; by the Secretary of Agriculture, through 

a cooperative management agreement between the Secretary of 

the Interior and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs 

Reservation, as provided in section 10(e) of this Act and section 

105 of the Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 

1988: Provided, That the river and its adjacent land area will 

be managed to provide a primitive recreational experience as 

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(86) MINAM, OREGON.—The 39-mile segment from its headwaters 

at the south end of Minam Lake to the Eagle Cap Wilderness 

boundary, one-half mile downstream from Cougar Creek, as a wild 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(87) NORTH FORK CROOKED, OREGON.—The 32.3-mile segment 

from its source at Williams Prairie to one mile from its confluence 

with the Crooked River in the following classes: 

(A) The 3-mile segment from its source at Williams Prairie 

to the Upper End of Big Summit Prairie as a recreational 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(B) the 3.7-mile segment from the Lower End of Big Summit 

Prairie to the bridge across from the Deep Creek Campground 

as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture; 

(C) the 8-mile segment from the bridge across from the Deep 

Creek Campground to the Ochoco National Forest boundary, 

one-half mile from Lame Dog Creek as a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(D) the 1.5-mile segment from the Ochoco National Forest 

boundary to Upper Falls as a scenic river; to be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior; 

(E) the 11.1-mile segment from Upper Falls to Committee 

Creek as a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of 

the Interior; and 

(F) the 5-mile segment from Committee Creek to one mile 

from its confluence with the Crooked River as a recreational 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(88) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.—The 54.1-mile segment 

from its headwaters in the North Fork of the John Day Wilderness 

Area at section 13, township 8 south, range 36 east, to its confluence with Camas Creek in the following classes: 

(A) The 3.5-mile segment from its headwaters in the North 

Fork of the John Day Wilderness at section 13, township 8 

south, range 36 east, to the North Fork of the John Day Wilderness boundary as a wild river; to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture; 

(B) the 7.5-mile segment from the North Fork of the John 

Day Wilderness boundary to Trail Creek as a recreational 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(C) the 24.3-mile segment from Trail Creek to Big Creek as 

a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(D) the 10.5-mile segment from Big Creek to Texas Bar 

Creek as a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture; and 

(E) the 8.3-mile segment from Texas Bar Creek to its confluence with Camas Creek as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(89) NORTH FORK MALHEUR, OREGON.—The 25.5-mile segment 

from its headwaters to the Malheur National Forest boundary as 

a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(90) NORTH FORK OF THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE WILLAMETTE, OR- EGON.—The 42.3-mile segment from Waldo Lake to the Willamette 

National Forest boundary; to be administered by the Secretary of 

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(A) The 8.8-mile segment from Waldo Lake to the south section line of section 36, township 19 south, range 51⁄2 east as a 

wild river; 

(B) the 6.5-mile segment from the south section line of section 36, township 19 south, range 51⁄2 east to Fisher Creek as 

a scenic river; and 

(C) the 27-mile segment from Fisher Creek to the Willamette 

National Forest boundary as a recreational river. 

(91) NORTH FORK OWYHEE, OREGON.—The 8-mile segment from 

the Oregon-Idaho State line to its confluence with the Owyhee 

River as a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

(92) NORTH FORK SMITH, OREGON.—The 13-mile segment from 

its headwaters to the Oregon-California State line; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 6.5-mile segment from its headwaters to Horse 

Creek as a wild river; 

(B) the 4.5-mile segment from Horse Creek to Baldface Creek 

as a scenic river; and 

(C) the 2-mile segment from Baldface Creek to the OregonCalifornia State line as a wild river. 

(93) NORTH FORK SPRAGUE, OREGON.—The 15-mile segment from 

the head of River Spring in the southwest quarter of section 15, 

township 35 south, range 16 east, to the northwest quarter of the 

southwest quarter of section 11, township 35 south, range 15 east, 

as a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(94) NORTH POWDER, OREGON.—The 6-mile segment from its 

headwaters to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary at 

River Mile 20 as a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture. 

(95) NORTH UMPQUA, OREGON.—The 33.8-mile segment from the 

Soda Springs Powerhouse to Rock Creek in the following classes: 

(A) The 25.4-mile segment from the Soda Springs Powerhouse to the Umpqua National Forest boundary as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

(B) the 8.4-mile segment from the Umpqua National Forest 

boundary to its confluence with Rock Creek as a recreational 

river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(96) POWDER, OREGON.—The 11.7-mile segment from Thief Valley Dam to the Highway 203 bridge as a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(97) QUARTZVILLE CREEK, OREGON.—The 12-mile segment from 

the Willamette National Forest boundary to slack water in Green 

Peter Reservoir as a recreational river; to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

(98) ROARING, OREGON.—The 13.7-mile segment from its headwaters to its confluence with the Clackamas River; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 13.5-mile segment from its headwaters to one-quarter mile upstream of the mouth as a wild river; and 

(B) the 0.2-mile segment from one-quarter mile upstream of 

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(99) SALMON, OREGON.—The 33.5-mile segment from its headwaters to its confluence with the Sandy River in the following 

classes: 

(A) The 7-mile segment from its headwaters to the south 

boundary line of section 6, township 4 south, range 9 east as 

a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That designation and classification shall 

not preclude the Secretary from exercising discretion to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of ski lifts, 

ski runs, and associated facilities for the land comprising the 

Timberline Lodge Winter Sports Area insofar as such construction does not involve water resources projects; 

(B) the 15-mile segment from the south boundary line at section 6, township 4 south, range 9 east to the junction with the 

South Fork of the Salmon River as a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(C) the 3.5-mile segment from the junction with the south 

fork of the Salmon River to the Mt. Hood National Forest 

boundary as a recreational river; to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture; 

(D) the 3.2-mile segment from the Mt. Hood National Forest 

boundary to Lymp Creek as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and 

(E) the 4.8-mile segment from Lymp Creek to its confluence 

with the Sandy River as a scenic river; to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior. 

(100) SANDY, OREGON.—Those portions as follows: 

(A) The 4.5-mile segment from its headwaters to the section 

line between sections 15 and 22, township 2 south, range 8 

east as a wild river; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(B) the 7.9-mile segment from the section line between sections 15 and 22, township 2 south, range 8 east to the Mt. 

Hood National Forest boundary at the west section line of section 26, township 2 south, range 7 east as a recreational river; 

to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

(C) the 12.5-mile segment from the east boundary of sections 

25 and 36, township 1 south, range 4 east in Clackamas County near Dodge Park, downstream to the west line of the east 

half of the northeast quarter of section 6, township 1 south, 

range 4 east, in Multnomah County at Dabney State Park, the 

upper 3.8 miles as a scenic river and the lower 8.7 miles as a 

recreational river; both to be administered through a cooperative management agreement between the State of Oregon, the 

Secretary of the Interior and the Counties of Multnomah and 

Clackamas in accordance with section 10(e) of this Act. 

(101) SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.—The 47-mile segment 

from the Malheur National Forest to Smokey Creek as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(102) SQUAW CREEK, OREGON.—The 15.4-mile segment from its 

source to the hydrologic Gaging Station 800 feet upstream from the 

intake of the McAllister Ditch, including the Soap Fork Squaw 

Creek, the North Fork, the South Fork, the East and West Forks 

of Park Creek, and Park Creek Fork; to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 


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(A) The 6.6-mile segment and its tributaries from the source 

to the Three Sisters Wilderness boundary as a wild river; and 

(B) the 8.8-mile segment from the boundary of the Three Sisters Wilderness Area to the hydrologic Gaging Station 800 feet 

upstream from the intake of the McAllister Ditch as a scenic 

river: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall prohibit the construction of facilities necessary for emergency protection for the 

town of Sisters relative to a rapid discharge of Carver Lake if 

no other reasonable flood warning or control alternative exists. 

(103) SYCAN, OREGON.—The 59-mile segment from the northeast 

quarter of section 5, township 34 south, range 17 east to Coyote 

Bucket at the Fremont National Forest boundary; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 26.4-mile segment from the northeast quarter of section 5, township 34 south, range 17 east to the west section 

line of section 22, township 32 south, range 141⁄2 east, as a scenic river; 

(B) the 8.6-mile segment from the west section line of section 

22, township 32 south, range 14 east, to the Fremont National 

Forest boundary in the southeast quarter of section 10, township 33 south, range 13 east, as a recreational river; and 

(C) the 24-mile segment from the Fremont National Forest 

boundary in the southwest quarter of section 10, township 33 

south, range 13 east, to Coyote Bucket at the Fremont National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

(104) UPPER ROGUE, OREGON.—The 40.3-mile segment from the 

Crater Lake National Park boundary to the Rogue River National 

Forest boundary; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 0.5-mile segment from the Crater Lake National 

Park boundary to approximately 0.1-mile downstream from the 

forest road 6530760 (West Lake Road) crossing as a scenic 

river; 

(B) the 6.1-mile segment from approximately 0.1-mile downstream from the forest road 6530760 (West Lake Road) crossing to Minehaha Creek as a wild river; and 

(C) the 33.7-mile segment from Minehaha Creek to the 

Rogue River National Forest boundary as a scenic river. 

(105) WENAHA, OREGON.—The 21.55-mile segment from the confluence of the North Fork and the South Fork to its confluence with 

the Grande Ronde River; to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 18.7-mile segment from the confluence of the North 

Fork and South Fork to the Umatilla National Forest as a wild 

river; 

(B) the 2.7-mile segment from the Umatilla National Forest 

boundary to the easternmost boundary of the Wenaha State 

Wildlife Area as a scenic area; and 

(C) the 0.15-mile segment from the easternmost boundary of 

the Wenaha State Wildlife Area to the confluence with the 

Grande Ronde River as a recreational river. 

(106) WEST LITTLE OWYHEE, OREGON.—The 51-mile segment 

from its headwaters to its confluence with Owyhee River as a wild 

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(107) WHITE, OREGON.—The 46.5-mile segment from its headwaters to its confluence with the Deschutes River in the following 

classes: 

(A) The 2-mile segment from its headwaters to the section 

line between sections 9 and 16, township 3 south, range 9 east, 

as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture: Provided, That designation and classification shall 

not preclude the Secretary from exercising discretion to approve construction, operation, and from exercising discretion to 

approve construction, operation, and maintenance of ski lifts, 

ski runs, and associated facilities for the land comprising the 

Mt. Hood Winter Sports Area insofar as such construction does 

not involve water resource projects and is consistent with protecting the values for which the river was designated. 

(B) the 13.6-mile segment from the section line between sections 9 and 16, township 3 south, range 9 east, to Deep Creek 

as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture; 

(C) the 6.5-mile segment from Deep Creek to the Mt. Hood 

National Forest boundary as a scenic river; to be administered 

by the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(D) the 17.5-mile segment from the Mt. Hood National Forest 

boundary to Three Mile Creek as a scenic river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior; 

(E) the 5.3-mile segment from Three Mile Creek to River 

Mile 2.2 as a recreational river; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and 

(F) the 1.6-mile segment from River Mile 1.6 to its confluence with the Deschutes River as a recreational river; to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(108) RIO CHAMA, NEW MEXICO.—The segment extending from El 

Vado Ranch launch site (immediately south of El Vado Dam) downstream approximately 24.6 miles to evaluation 6,353 feet above 

mean sea level; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

and the Secretary of the Interior. For purposes of compliance with 

the planning requirements of subsection (d), the Cooperative Management Plan for the river prepared by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may be revised and 

amended to the extent necessary to conform to the provisions of 

this Act. The segment of the Rio Chama beginning at the El Vado 

Ranch launch site downstream to the beginning of Forest Service 

Road 151 shall be administered as a wild river and the segment 

downstream from the beginning of Forest Service Road 151 to elevation 6,353 feet shall be administered as a scenic river. 

(109) EAST FORK OF JEMEZ, NEW MEXICO.—The 11-mile segment 

from the Santa Fe National Forest boundary to its confluence with 

the Rio San Antonio; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications: 

(A) the 2-mile segment from the Santa Fe National Forest 

boundary to the second crossing of State Highway 4, near Las 

Conchas Trailhead, as a recreational river; and 

(B) the 4-mile segment from the second crossing of State 

Highway 4, near Las Conchas Trailhead, to the third crossing 

of State Highway 4, approximately one and one-quarter miles 

upstream from Jemez Falls, as a wild river; and 


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(C) the 5-mile segment from the third crossing of State Highway 4, approximately one and one-quarter miles upstream 

from Jemez Falls, to its confluence with the Rio San Antonio, 

as a scenic river. 

After the enactment of this paragraph, Federal lands within the 

boundaries of the segments designated under this paragraph or 

which constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-quarter 

mile of the ordinary highwater mark on each side of such segments 

are withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of 

appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the 

mineral leasing laws of the United States, and no patent may be 

issued for the surface estate with respect to any mining claim located on such lands. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 

as precluding mining operations on any valid existing claim, subject to applicable regulations under section 9. 

(110) PECOS RIVER, NEW MEXICO.—The 20.5-mile segment from 

its headwaters to the townsite of Tererro; to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications: 

(A) the 13.5-mile segment from its headwaters to the Pecos 

Wilderness boundary, as a wild river; and 

(B) the 7-mile segment from the Pecos Wilderness boundary 

to the townsite of Tererro, as a recreational river. 

After the enactment of this paragraph, Federal lands within the 

boundaries of the segments designated under this paragraph or 

which constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-quarter 

mile of the ordinary highwater mark on each side of such segments 

are withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of 

appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the 

mineral leasing laws of the United States, and no patent may be 

issued for the surface estate with respect to any mining claim located on such lands. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 

as precluding mining operations on any valid existing claim, subject to applicable regulations under section 9. 

(111) SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment from the confluence of the Middle Fork Smith River and the North Fork Smith 

River to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, including the following segments of the mainstem and certain tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The segment from the confluence of the Middle Fork 

Smith River and the South Fork Smith River to the National 

Forest boundary, as a recreational river. 

(B) Rowdy Creek from the California-Oregon State line to 

the National Forest boundary, as a recreational river. 

(112) MIDDLE FORK SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment 

from the headwaters to its confluence with the North Fork Smith 

River, including the following segments of the mainstem and certain tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

in the following classes: 

(A) The segment from its headwaters about 3 miles south of 

Sanger Lake, as depicted on the 1956 USGS 15° Preston Peak 

topographic map, to the center of section 7, T. 17 N., R. 5 E., 

as a wild river. 

(B) The segment from the center of section 7, T. 17 N., R. 

5 E., to the center of section 6, T. 17 N., R. 5 E., as a scenic 

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(C) The segment from the center of section 6, T. 17 N., R. 

5 E., to one-half mile upstream from its confluence with 

Knopki Creek, as a wild river. 

(D) The segment from one-half mile upstream of its confluence with Knopki Creek to its confluence with the South 

Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(E) Myrtle Creek from its headwaters in section 9, T. 17 N., 

R. 1 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Crescent City topographic map, to the middle of section 28, T. 17 N., R. 1 E., as 

a scenic river. 

(F) Myrtle Creek from the middle of section 28, T. 17 N., R. 

1 E., to its confluence with the Middle Fork Smith River, as 

a wild river. 

(G) Shelly Creek from its headwaters in section 1, T. 18 N., 

R., 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with Patrick Creek, as a recreational river. 

(H) Kelly Creek from its headwaters in section 32, T. 17 N., 

R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the Middle Fork Smith 

River, as a scenic river. 

(I) Packsaddle Creek from its headwaters about 0.8 miles 

southwest of Broken Rib Mountain, as depicted on the 1956 

USGS 15° Preston Peak topographic map, to its confluence 

with the Middle Fork Smith River, as a scenic river. 

(J) East Fork Patrick Creek from its headwaters in section 

10, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° 

Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the West Fork 

of Patrick Creek, as a recreational river. 

(K) West Fork Patrick Creek from its headwaters in section 

18, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 15° Gasquet topographic map to its confluence with the East Fork Patrick 

Creek, as a recreational river. 

(L) Little Jones Creek from its headwaters in section 34, T. 

17 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet 

topographic map to its confluence with the Middle Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(M) Griffin Creek from its headwaters about 0.2 miles southwest of Hazel View Summit, as depicted on the 1956 USGS 15° 

Preston Peak topographic map, to its confluence with the Middle Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(N) Knopki Creek from its headwaters about 0.4 miles west 

of Sanger Peak, as depicted on the 1956 USGS 15° Preston 

Peak topographic map, to its confluence with the Middle Fork 

Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(O) Monkey Creek from its headwaters in the northeast 

quadrant of section 12, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 

1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence 

with the Middle Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(P) Patrick Creek from the junction of East and West Forks 

of Patrick Creek to its confluence with Middle Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(Q) Hardscrabble Creek from its headwaters in the northeast 

quarter of section 2, T. 17 N., R. 1 E., as depicted on the 1952 


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USGS 15° Crescent City topographic map, to its confluence 

with the Middle Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(113) NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment 

from the California-Oregon State line to its confluence with the 

Middle Fork Smith River, including the following segments of the 

mainstem and certain tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The segment from the California-Oregon State line to its 

confluence with an unnamed tributary in the northeast quarter 

of section 5, T. 18 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 

15° Gasquet topographic map, as a wild river. 

(B) The segment from its confluence with an unnamed tributary in the northeast quarter of section 5, T. 18 N., R. 2 E., 

to its southern-most intersection with the eastern section line 

of section 5, T. 18 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 

15° Gasquet topographic map, as a scenic river. 

(C) The segment from its southern-most intersection with the 

eastern section line of section 5, T. 18 N., R. 2 E., as depicted 

on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with Stony Creek, as a wild river. 

(D) The segment from its confluence with Stony Creek to its 

confluence with the Middle Fork Smith River, as a recreational 

river. 

(E) Diamond Creek from California-Oregon State line to its 

confluence with Bear Creek, as a recreational river. 

(F) Diamond Creek from its confluence with Bear Creek to 

its confluence with the North Fork Smith River, as a scenic 

river. 

(G) Bear Creek from its headwaters in section 24, T. 18 N., 

R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with Diamond Creek, as a scenic 

river. 

(H) Still Creek from its headwaters in section 11, T. 18 N., 

R. 1 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Crescent City topographic map, to its confluence with the North Fork Smith 

River, as a scenic river. 

(I) North Fork Diamond Creek from the California-Oregon 

State line to its confluence with Diamond Creek, as a recreational river. 

(J) High Plateau Creek from its headwaters in section 26, T. 

18 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet 

topographic map, to its confluence with Diamond Creek, as a 

scenic river. 

(K) Stony Creek from its headwaters in section 25, T. 18 N., 

R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the North Fork Smith 

River, as a scenic river. 

(L) Peridotite Creek from its headwaters in section 34, T. 18 

N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the North Fork Smith 

River, as a wild river. 

(114) SISKIYOU FORK SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment 

from its headwaters to its confluence with the Middle Fork Smith 

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(A) The segment from its headwaters about 0.7 miles southeast of Broken Rib Mountain, as depicted on the 1956 USGS 

15° Preston Peak Topographic map, to its confluence with the 

South Siskiyou Fork Smith River, as a wild river. 

(B) The segment from its confluence with the South Siskiyou 

Fork Smith River to its confluence with the Middle Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(C) South Siskiyou Fork Smith River from its headwaters 

about 0.6 miles southwest of Buck Lake, as depicted on the 

1956 USGS 15° Preston Peak topographic map, to its confluence with the Siskiyou Fork Smith River, as a wild river. 

(115) SOUTH FORK SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment from 

its headwaters to its confluence with the main stem of the Smith 

River, and the following tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The segment from its headwaters about 0.5 miles southwest of Bear Mountain, as depicted on 1956 USGS 15° Preston 

Peak topographic map, to Blackhawk Bar, as a wild river. 

(B) The segment from Blackhawk Bar to its confluence with 

the main stem of the Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(C) Williams Creek from its headwaters in section 31, T. 14 

N., R. 4 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain 

topographic map, to its confluence with Eightmile Creek, as a 

wild river. 

(D) Eightmile Creek from its headwaters in section 29, T. 14 

N., R. 4 E., as depicted on the 1955 USGS 15° Dillon Mtn. 

topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a wild river. 

(E) Harrington Creek from its source to its confluence with 

the South Fork Smith River, as a wild river. 

(F) Prescott Fork of the Smith River from its headwaters 

about 0.5 miles southeast of Island Lake, as depicted on the 

1955 USGS 15° Dillon Mtn. topographic map, to its confluence 

with the South Fork Smith River, as a wild river. 

(G) Quartz Creek from its headwaters in section 31, T. 16 N., 

R. 4 E., as depicted on the 1952 15° USGS Ship Mountain 

topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(H) Jones Creek from its headwaters in section 36, T. 16 N., 

R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain 

topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(I) Hurdygurdy Creek from its headwaters about 0.4 miles 

southwest of Bear Basin Butte as depicted on the 1956 USGS 

15° Preston Peak topographic map, to its confluence with the 

South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(J) Gordon Creek from its headwaters in section 18, T. 16 N., 

R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(K) Coon Creek from the junction of its two headwaters tributaries in the southeast quadrant of section 31, T. 17 N., R. 3 

E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic 

map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a 

recreational river. 


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(L) Craigs Creek from its headwaters in section 36, T. 17 N., 

R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 15° Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(M) Goose Creek from its headwaters in section 13, T. 13 N., 

R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain 

topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(N) East Fork Goose Creek from its headwaters in section 

18, T. 13 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship 

Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with Goose Creek, 

as a recreational river. 

(O) Buck Creek from its headwaters at Cedar Camp Spring, 

as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain topographic 

map, to the northeast corner of section 8, T. 14 N., R. 3 E., as 

a scenic river. 

(P) Buck Creek from the northeast corner of section 8, T. 14 

N., R. 3 E., to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, 

as a wild river. 

(Q) Muzzleloader Creek from its headwaters in section 2, T. 

15 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with Jones Creek, as a 

recreational river. 

(R) Canthook Creek from its headwaters in section 2, T. 15 

N., R. 2 E., as depicted in the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain 

topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith 

River, as a recreational river. 

(S) Rock Creek from the national forest boundary in section 

6, T. 15 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship 

Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South 

Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(T) Blackhawk Creek from its headwaters in section 21, T. 

15 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 15° Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork 

Smith River, as a recreational river. 

(116) CLARKS FORK, WYOMING.—(A) The twenty and five-tenthsmile segment from the west boundary of section 3, township 56 

north, range 106 west at the Crandall Creek Bridge downstream 

to the north boundary of section 13, township 56 north, range 104 

west at Clarks Fork Canyon; to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture as a wild river. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 

boundary of the segment shall include all land within four hundred 

and forty yards from the ordinary high water mark on both sides 

of the river. No land or interest in land may be acquired with respect to the segment without the consent of the owner thereof. For 

the purposes of carrying out this paragraph, there is authorized to 

be appropriated $500,000 for development and $750,000 for the acquisition of land and interests therein. 

(B) Designation of a segment of the Clarks Fork by this paragraph as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall 

not be utilized in any Federal proceeding, whether concerning a license, permit, right-of-way, or any other Federal action, as a reason or basis to prohibit the development or operation of any water 

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the river designated by this paragraph: Provided, That water from 

any development shall not intrude upon such segment. Congress 

finds that development of water impoundments, diversion facilities, 

and hydroelectric power and transmission facilities located entirely 

downstream from the segment of the river is not incompatible with 

its designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

(C) The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to apply for the 

quantification of the water right reserved by the inclusion of a portion of the Clarks Fork in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 

accordance with the procedural requirements of the laws of the 

State of Wyoming: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision 

of the laws of the State of Wyoming otherwise applicable to the 

granting and exercise of water rights, the purposes for which the 

Clarks Fork is designated, as set forth in this Act and this paragraph, are declared to be beneficial uses and the priority date of 

such right shall be the date of enactment of this paragraph. 

(D) The comprehensive management plan developed under subsection (d) for the segment designated by this paragraph shall provide for all such measures as may be necessary in the control of 

fire, insects, and diseases to fully protect the values for which the 

segment is designated as a wild river. 

(117) NIOBRARA, NEBRASKA.—(A) The 40-mile segment from 

Borman Bridge southeast of Valentine downstream to its confluence with Chimney Creek and the 30-mile segment from the river’s confluence with Rock Creek downstream to the State Highway 

137 bridge, both segments to be classified as scenic and administered by the Secretary of the Interior. That portion of the 40-mile 

segment designated by this subparagraph located within the Fort 

Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge shall continue to be managed by 

the Secretary through the Director of the United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

(B) The 25-mile segment from the western boundary of Knox 

County to its confluence with the Missouri River, including that 

segment of the Verdigre Creek from the north municipal boundary 

of Verdigre, Nebraska, to its confluence with the Niobrara, to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational 

river. 

After consultation with State and local governments and the interested public, the Secretary shall take such action as is required 

under subsection (b) of this section. 

(118) MISSOURI RIVER, NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA.—The 39- 

mile segment from the headwaters of Lewis and Clark Lake to the 

Ft. Randall Dam, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

(119) BEAR CREEK, MICHIGAN.—The 6.5-mile segment from 

Coates Highway to the Manistee River, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(120) BLACK, MICHIGAN.—The 14-mile segment from the Ottawa 

National Forest boundary to Lake Superior, to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(121) CARP, MICHIGAN.—The 27.8-mile segment from the west 

section line of section 30, township 43 north, range 5 west, to Lake 

Huron, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 

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(A) The 2.3-mile segment from the west section line of section 30, township 43 north, range 5 west, to Forest Development Road 3458 in section 32, township 43 north, range 5 

west, as a scenic river. 

(B) The 6.5-mile segment from the Forest Development Road 

3458 in section 32, township 43 north, range 5 west, to Michigan State Highway 123, as a scenic river. 

(C) The 7.5-mile segment from Michigan State Highway 123 

to one quarter of a mile upstream from Forest Development 

Road 3119, as a wild river. 

(D) The 0.5-mile segment from one quarter of a mile upstream of Forest Development Road 3119 to one quarter mile 

downstream of Forest Development Road 3119, as a scenic 

river. 

(E) The 4.9-mile segment from one quarter of a mile downstream of Forest Development Road 3119 to McDonald Rapids, 

as a wild river. 

(F) The 6.1-mile segment from McDonald Rapids to Lake 

Huron, as a recreational river. 

(122) INDIAN, MICHIGAN.—The 51-mile segment from Hovey Lake 

to Indian Lake to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

in the following classes: 

(A) The 12-mile segment from Hovey Lake to Fish Lake, as 

a scenic river. 

(B) The 39-mile segment from Fish Lake to Indian Lake, as 

a recreational river. 

(123) MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.—The 26-mile segment from the 

Michigan DNR boat ramp below Tippy Dam to the Michigan State 

Highway 55 bridge, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

(124) ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN.—Segments of certain tributaries, 

totaling 157.4 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

(A) The 46-mile segment of the East Branch Ontonagon from 

its origin at Spring Lake to the Ottawa National Forest boundary in the following classes: 

(i) The 20.5-mile segment from its origin at Spring Lake 

to its confluence with an unnamed stream in section 30, 

township 48 north, range 37 west, as a recreational river. 

(ii) The 25.5-mile segment from its confluence with an 

unnamed stream in section 30, township 48 north, range 

37 west, to the Ottawa National Forest boundary, as a 

wild river. 

(B) The 59.4-mile segment of the Middle Branch Ontonagon, 

from its origin at Crooked Lake to the northern boundary of 

the Ottawa National Forest in the following classes: 

(i) The 20-mile segment from its origin at Crooked Lake 

to Burned Dam, as a recreational river. 

(ii) The 8-mile segment from Burned Dam to Bond Falls 

Flowage, as a scenic river. 

(iii) The 8-mile segment from Bond Falls to Agate Falls, 

as a recreational river. 

(iv) The 6-mile segment from Agate Falls to Trout Creek, 

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(v) The 17.4-mile segment from Trout Creek to the 

northern boundary of the Ottawa National Forest, as a 

wild river. 

(C) The 37-mile segment of the Cisco Branch Ontonagon 

from its origin at Cisco Lake Dam to its confluence with TenMile Creek south of Ewen in the following classes: 

(i) The 10-mile segment from the origin of Cisco Branch 

Ontonagon at Cisco Lake Dam to the County Road 527 

crossing, as a recreational river. 

(ii) The 27-mile segment from the Forest Development 

Road 527 crossing to the confluence of the Cisco Branch 

and Ten-Mile Creek, as a scenic river. 

(D) The 15-mile segment of the West Branch Ontonagon 

from its confluence with Cascade Falls to Victoria Reservoir, in 

the following classes: 

(i) The 10.5-mile segment from its confluence with Cascade Falls to its confluence with the South Branch 

Ontonagon, as a recreational river. 

(ii) The 4.5-mile segment from its confluence with the 

South Branch Ontonagon to Victoria Reservoir, as a recreational river. 

Nothwithstanding any limitation contained in this Act, the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands which, 

as of August 1, 1990, were owned by Upper Peninsula Energy Corporation, and notwithstanding any such limitation, such lands 

shall be retained and managed by the Secretary as part of the Ottawa National Forest, and those lands so acquired which are within the boundaries of any segment designated under this paragraph 

shall be retained and managed pursuant to this Act. 

(125) PAINT, MICHIGAN.—Segments of the mainstream and certain tributaries, totaling 51 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

(A) The 6-mile segment of the main stem from the confluence 

of the North and South Branches Paint to the Ottawa National 

Forest boundary, as a recreational river. 

(B) The 17-mile segment of the North Branch Paint from its 

origin at Mallard Lake to its confluence with the South Branch 

Paint, as a recreational river. 

(C) The 28-mile segment of the South Branch Paint from its 

origin at Paint River Springs to its confluence with the North 

Branch Paint, as a recreational river. 

(126) PINE, MICHIGAN.—The 25-mile segment from Lincoln 

Bridge to the east 1/16th line of section 16, township 21 north, 

range 13 west, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

as a scenic river. 

(127) PRESQUE ISLE, MICHIGAN.—Segments of the mainstream 

and certain tributaries, totaling 57 miles, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

(A) The 23-mile segment of the mainstream, from the confluence of the East and West Branches of Presque Isle to 

Minnewawa Falls, to be classified as follows: 

(i) The 17-mile segment from the confluence of the East 

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(ii) The 6-mile segment from Michigan State Highway 28 

to Minnewawa Falls, as a scenic river. 

(B) The 14-mile segment of the East Branch Presque Isle 

within the Ottawa National Forest, as a recreational river. 

(C) The 7-mile segment of the South Branch Presque Isle 

within the Ottawa National Forest, as a recreational river. 

(D) The 13-mile segment of the West Branch Presque Isle 

within the Ottawa National Forest, as a scenic river. 

(128) STURGEON, HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST, MICHIGAN.—The 

43.9-mile segment from the north line of section 26, township 43 

north, range 19 west, to Lake Michigan, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 21.7-mile segment from the north line of section 26, 

township 43 north, range 19 west, to Forest Highway 13 as a 

scenic river. 

(B) The 22.2-mile segment from Forest Highway 13 to Lake 

Michigan as a recreational river. 

(129) STURGEON, OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST, MICHIGAN.—The 

25-mile segment from its entry into the Ottawa National Forest to 

the northern boundary of the Ottawa National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 16.5-mile segment from its entry into the Ottawa 

National Forest to Prickett Lake, as a wild river. 

(B) The 8.5-mile segment from the outlet of Prickett Lake 

Dam to the northern boundary of the Ottawa National Forest, 

as a scenic river. 

(130) EAST BRANCH OF THE TAHQUAMENON, MICHIGAN.—The 

13.2-mile segment from its origin in section 8, township 45 north, 

range 5 west, to the Hiawatha National Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 10-mile segment from its origin in section 8, township 45 north, range 5 west, to the center of section 20, township 46 north, range 6 west, as a recreational river. 

(B) The 3.2-mile segment from the center of section 20, township 46 north, range 6 west, to the boundary of the Hiawatha 

National Forest, as a wild river. 

(131) WHITEFISH, MICHIGAN.—Segments of the mainstream and 

certain tributaries, totaling 33.6 miles, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

(A) The 11.1-mile segment of the mainstream from its confluence with the East and West Branches of the Whitefish to 

Lake Michigan in the following classes: 

(i) The 9-mile segment from its confluence with the East 

and West Branches of the Whitefish to the center of section 16, township 41 north, range 21 west, as a scenic 

river. 

(ii) The 2.1-mile segment from the center of section 16, 

township 41 north, range 21 west, to Lake Michigan, as a 

recreational river. 

(B) The 15-mile segment of the East Branch Whitefish from 

the crossing of County Road 003 in section 6, township 44 

north, range 20 west, to its confluence with the West Branch 

Whitefish, as a scenic river. 


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(C) The 7.5-mile segment of the West Branch Whitefish from 

County Road 444 to its confluence with the East Branch 

Whitefish, as a scenic river. 

(132) YELLOW DOG, MICHIGAN.—The 4-mile segment from its origin at the outlet of Bulldog Lake Dam to the boundary of the Ottawa National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(133) ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.—The segment from Kinzua 

Dam downstream approximately 7 miles to the United States 

Route 6 Bridge, and the segment from Buckaloons Recreation Area 

at Irvine, Pennsylvania, downstream approximately 47 miles to the 

southern end of Alcorn Island at Oil City, to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river through a cooperative agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and 

the counties of Warren, Forest, and Venango, as provided under 

section 10(e) of this Act; and the segment from the sewage treatment plant at Franklin downstream approximately 31 miles to the 

refinery at Emlenton, Pennsylvania, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river through a cooperative 

agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Venango 

County, as provided under section 10(e) of this Act. 

(134) BIG PINEY CREEK, ARKANSAS.—The 45.2-mile segment from 

its origin in section 27, township 13 north, range 23 west, to the 

Ozark National Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(135) BUFFALO RIVER, ARKANSAS.—The 15.8-mile segment from 

its origin in section 22, township 14 north, range 24 west, to the 

Ozark National Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 6.4-mile segment from its origin in section 22, township 14 north, range 24 west, to the western boundary of the 

Upper Buffalo Wilderness, as a scenic river. 

(B) The 9.4-mile segment from the western boundary of the 

Upper Buffalo Wilderness to the Ozark National Forest boundary, as a wild river. 

(136) COSSATOT RIVER, ARKANSAS.—Segments of the main stem 

and certain tributaries, totaling 20.1 miles, to be administered as 

follows: 

(A) The 4.2-mile segment of the main stem from its confluence with Mine Creek to the Caney Creek Wilderness 

Boundary on the north section line of section 13, township 4 

south, range 30 west, to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture as a recreational river. 

(B) The 6.9-mile segment of the main stem from the Caney 

Creek Wilderness Boundary on the north section line of section 

13, township 4 south, range 30 west, to the south section line 

of section 20, township 4 south, range 30 west, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(C) The 4.4-mile segment of the Brushy Creek tributary from 

the north line of the south 1⁄2 of the southeast 1⁄4 of section 7, 

township 4 south, range 30 west, to the south section line of 

section 20, township 4 south, range 30 west, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(D) The 4.6-mile segment of the main stem from the State 

Highway 4 bridge to Duchett’s Ford, to be administered by the 


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Secretary of the Army as a scenic river consistent with the operation of Gillham Dam (as authorized by section 203 of the 

Flood Control Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–500)). For purposes 

of management of such segment, the Secretary of the Army 

may enter into a cooperative agreement or memorandum of understanding or other appropriate arrangement with the Secretary of Agriculture or an appropriate official of the State of 

Arkansas. 

(137) HURRICANE CREEK, ARKANSAS.—The 15.5-mile segment 

from its origin in section 1, township 13 north, range 21 west, to 

its confluence with Big Piney Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 11.8-mile segment from its origin in section 1, township 13 north, range 21 west, to the western boundary of the 

private land bordering Hurricane Creek Wilderness, as a scenic 

river. 

(B) The 2.4-mile segment from the western boundary of the 

private land bordering the Hurricane Creek Wilderness to the 

Hurricane Creek Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 

(C) The 1.3-mile segment from the Hurricane Creek Wilderness boundary to its confluence with Big Piney Creek, as a scenic river. 

(138) LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER, ARKANSAS.—Segments totaling 

15.7 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in 

the following classes: 

(A) The 11.3-mile segment from its origin in the northwest 1⁄4 of section 32, township 3 south, range 28 west, to the west 

section line of section 22, township 4 south, range 27 west, as 

a scenic river. 

(B) The 4.4-mile segment from the north line of the southeast 1⁄4 of the southeast 1⁄4 of section 28, township 4 south, 

range 27 west, to the north line of the northwest 1⁄4 of the 

southwest 1⁄4 of section 5, township 5 south, range 27 west, as 

a wild river. 

(139) MULBERRY RIVER, ARKANSAS.—The 56.0-mile segment from 

its origin in section 32, township 13 north, range 23 west, to the 

Ozark National Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 36.6-mile segment from its origin in section 32, 

township 13 north, range 23 west, to Big Eddy Hollow in section 3, township 11 north, range 27 west, as a recreational 

river. 

(B) The 19.4-mile segment from Big Eddy Hollow in section 

3, township 11 north, range 27 west, to the Ozark National 

Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

(140) NORTH SYLAMORE CREEK, ARKANSAS.—The 14.5-mile segment from the Clifty Canyon Botanical Area boundary to its confluence with the White River, to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(141) RICHLAND CREEK, ARKANSAS.—The 16.5-mile segment from 

its origin in section 35, township 13 north, range 20 west, to the 

northern boundary of section 32, township 14 north, range 18 west, 

to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

classes: 


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(A) The 7.8-mile segment from its origin in section 35, township 13 north, range 20 west, to the western boundary of the 

Richland Creek Wilderness, as a scenic river. 

(B) The 5.3-mile segment from the western boundary of the 

Richland Creek Wilderness to the eastern boundary of the 

Richland Creek Wilderness, as a wild river. 

(C) The 3.4-mile segment from the eastern boundary of the 

Richland Creek Wilderness to the northern boundary of section 

32, township 14 north, range 18 west, as a scenic river. 

(142) SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 4-mile segment of the 

main stem of the creek from its confluence with Rock Creek and 

Howard Creek downstream to its confluence with Trout Creek, to 

be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river; 

and the 27.5-mile segment of the main stem of the creek extending 

from its confluence with Trout Creek downstream to where it 

leaves section 26, township 5 north, range 20 west, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(143) SISQUOC RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 33-mile segment of the 

main stem of the river extending from its origin downstream to the 

Los Padres Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary 

of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(144) BIG SUR RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The main stems of the South 

Fork and North Fork of the Big Sur River from their headwaters 

to their confluence and the main stem of the river from the confluence of the South and North Forks downstream to the boundary 

of the Ventana Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest, for a 

total distance of approximately 19.5 miles, to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(145) GREAT EGG HARBOR, NEW JERSEY.—39.5 miles of the main 

stem to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in the following classifications: 

(A) from the mouth of the Patcong Creek to the mouth of 

Perch Cove Run, approximately 10 miles, as a scenic river; 

(B) from Perch Cove Run to the Mill Street Bridge, approximately 5.5 miles, as a recreational river; 

(C) from Lake Lenape to the Atlantic City Expressway, approximately 21 miles, as a recreational river; and 

(D) from Williamstown-New Freedom Road to the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way, approximately 3 miles, as a recreational river, and 

89.5 miles of the following tributaries to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior in the following classifications: 

(E) Squankum Branch from its confluence with Great Egg 

Harbor River to Malaga Road, approximately 4.5 miles, as a 

recreational river; 

(F) Big Bridge Branch, from its confluence with Great Egg 

Harbor River to headwaters, approximately 2.2 miles, as a recreational river; 

(G) Penny Pot Stream Branch, from its confluence with 

Great Egg Harbor River to 14th Street, approximately 4.1 

miles, as a recreational river; 

(H) Deep Run, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

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(I) Mare Run, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to Weymouth Avenue, approximately 3 miles, as a recreational river; 

(J) Babcock Creek, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor River to headwaters, approximately 7.5 miles, as a recreational river; 

(K) Gravelly Run, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to Pennsylvania Railroad Right-of-Way, approximately 

2.7 miles, as a recreational river; 

(L) Miry Run, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to Asbury Road, approximately 1.7 miles, as a recreational river; 

(M) South River, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to Main Avenue, approximately 13.5 miles, as a recreational river; 

(N) Stephen Creek, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor River to New Jersey Route 50, approximately 2.3 miles, as 

a recreational river; 

(O) Gibson Creek, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to First Avenue, approximately 5.6 miles, as a recreational river; 

(P) English Creek, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor River to Zion Road, approximately 3.5 miles, as a recreational river; 

(Q) Lakes Creek, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to the dam, approximately 2.2 miles, as a recreational 

river; 

(R) Middle River, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor 

River to the levee, approximately 5.6 miles, as a scenic river; 

(S) Patcong Creek, from its confluence with Great Egg Harbor River to Garden State Parkway, approximately 2.8 miles, 

as a recreational river; 

(T) Tuckahoe River (lower segment) from its confluence with 

Great Egg Harbor River to the Route 50 bridge, approximately 

9 miles, as a scenic river; 

(U) Tuckahoe River, from the Route 50 Bridge to Route 49 

Bridge, approximately 7.3 miles, as a recreational river; and 

(V) Cedar Swamp Creek, from its confluence with Tuckahoe 

River to headwaters, approximately 6 miles, as a scenic river. 

(146) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—From Route 670 

Bridge at Mauricetown to 3.6 miles upstream (at drainage ditch 

just upstream of Fralinger Farm), approximately 3.8 miles to be 

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

(147) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—From the drainage ditch just upstream of Fralinger Farm to one-half mile upstream from the United States Geological Survey Station at 

Burcham Farm, approximately 3.1 miles, to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

(148) THE MAURICE RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—From one-half mile 

upstream from the United States Geological Survey Station at 

Burcham Farm to the south side of the Millville sewage treatment 

plant, approximately 3.6 miles, to be administered by the Secretary 

of the Interior as a scenic river. 

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mately 1.4 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

(150) THE MENANTICO CREEK, UPPER SEGMENT.—From the Route 

55 Bridge to the base of the impoundment at Menantico Lake, approximately 6.5 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

Interior as a scenic river. 

(151) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, LOWER SEGMENT.—From its confluence with the Maurice River to a point 2.0 miles upstream, to 

be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational 

river. 

(152) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—From a point 2.0 

miles upstream from its confluence with the Maurice River to its 

headwaters near Route 557, approximately 12.3 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

(153) MUSKEE CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—From its confluence with 

the Maurice River to the Pennsylvania Seashore Line Railroad 

Bridge, approximately 2.7 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

(154)(A) RED RIVER, KENTUCKY.—The 19.4-mile segment of the 

Red River extending from the Highway 746 Bridge to the School 

House Branch, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

in the following classes: 

(i) The 9.1-mile segment known as the ‘‘Upper Gorge’’ from 

the Highway 746 Bridge to Swift Camp Creek, as a wild river. 

This segment is identified as having the same boundary as the 

Kentucky Wild River. 

(ii) The 10.3-mile segment known as the ‘‘Lower Gorge’’ from 

Swift Camp Creek to the School House Branch, as a recreational river. 

(B) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 

necessary to carry out this paragraph. 

(155) RIO GRANDE, NEW MEXICO.—The main stem from the 

southern boundary of the segment of the Rio Grande designated 

pursuant to paragraph (4), downstream approximately 12 miles to 

the west section line of Section 15, Township 23 North, Range 10 

East, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic 

river. 

(156) FARMINGTON RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—The 14-mile segment 

of the West Branch and mainstem extending from immediately 

below the Goodwin Dam and Hydroelectric Project in Hartland, 

Connecticut, to the downstream end of the New Hartford-Canton, 

Connecticut, town line (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as 

the ‘‘segment’’), as a recreational river, to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements between 

the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Connecticut and its 

relevant political subdivisions, namely the Towns of Colebrook, 

Hartland, Barkhamsted, New Hartford, and Canton and the Hartford Metropolitan District Commission, pursuant to section 10(e) of 

this Act. The segment shall be managed in accordance with the 

Upper Farmington River Management Plan, dated April 29, 1993, 

and such amendments thereto as the Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with this Act. Such plan shall be deemed 

to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive management plan 

pursuant to section 3(d) of this Act. 


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(157) CLARION RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.—The 51.7-mile segment of the main stem of the Clarion River from the Allegheny 

National Forest/State Game Lands Number 44 boundary, located approximately 0.7 miles downstream from the Ridgway 

Borough limit, to an unnamed tributary in the backwaters of 

Piney Dam approximately 0.6 miles downstream from Blyson 

Run, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 

following classifications: 

(A) The approximately 8.6-mile segment of the main 

stem from the Allegheny National Forest/State Game 

Lands Number 44 boundary, located approximately 0.7 

miles downstream from the Ridgway Borough limit, to 

Portland Mills, as a recreational river. 

(B) The approximately 8-mile segment of the main stem 

from Portland Mills to the Allegheny National Forest 

boundary, located approximately 0.8 miles downstream 

from Irwin Run, as a scenic river. 

(C) The approximately 26-mile segment of the main stem 

from the Allegheny National Forest boundary, located approximately 0.8 miles downstream from Irwin Run, to the 

State Game Lands 283 boundary, located approximately 

0.9 miles downstream from the Cooksburg bridge, as a recreational river. 

(D) The approximately 9.1-mile segment of the main 

stem from the State Game Lands 283 boundary, located 

approximately 0.9 miles downstream from the Cooksburg 

bridge, to an unnamed tributary at the backwaters of 

Piney Dam, located approximately 0.6 miles downstream 

from Blyson Run, as a scenic river. 

(158) LAMPREY RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—The 23.5-mile segment 

extending from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to the confluence 

with the Piscassic River in the vicinity of the Durham-Newmarket 

town line (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the ‘‘segment’’) as a recreational river. The segment shall be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire and its relevant political subdivisions, namely the towns of Epping, Durham, 

Lee, and Newmarket, pursuant to section 10(e) of this Act. The segment shall be managed in accordance with the Lamprey River 

Management Plan dated January 10, 1995, and such amendments 

thereto as the Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent 

with this Act. Such plan shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to section 

3(d) of this Act. 

(159)(A) ELKHORN CREEK.—The 6.4-mile segment traversing federally administered lands from that point along the Willamette National Forest boundary on the common section line between Sections 12 and 13, Township 9 South, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, to that point where the segment leaves Federal ownership 

along the Bureau of Land Management boundary in Section 1, 

Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, in the following classes: 

(i) a 5.8-mile wild river area, extending from that point along 

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4 East, Willamette Meridian, to its confluence with Buck Creek 

in Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to be administered as agreed on by the Secretaries of 

Agriculture and the Interior, or as directed by the President; 

and 

(ii) a 0.6-mile scenic river area, extending from the confluence with Buck Creek in Section 1, Township 9 South, 

Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to that point where the 

segment leaves Federal ownership along the Bureau of Land 

Management boundary in Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 

3 East, Willamette Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of Interior, or as directed by the President. 

(B) Notwithstanding section 3(b) of this Act, the lateral boundaries of both the wild river area and the scenic river area along 

Elkhorn Creek shall include an average of not more than 640 acres 

per mile measured from the ordinary high water mark on both 

sides of the river. 

(160) SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD RIVERS, MASSACHU- SETTS.—(A) The 29 miles of river segments in Massachusetts, as 

follows: 

(i) The 14.9-mile segment of the Sudbury River beginning at 

the Danforth Street Bridge in the town of Framingham, downstream to the Route 2 Bridge in Concord, as a scenic river. 

(ii) The 1.7-mile segment of the Sudbury River from the 

Route 2 Bridge downstream to its confluence with the Assabet 

River at Egg Rock, as a recreational river. 

(iii) The 4.4-mile segment of the Assabet River beginning 

1,000 feet downstream from the Damon Mill Dam in the town 

of Concord, to its confluence with the Sudbury River at Egg 

Rock in Concord; as a recreational river. 

(iv) The 8-mile segment of the Concord River from Egg Rock 

at the confluence of the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers downstream to the Route 3 Bridge in the town of Billerica, as a recreational river. 

(B) The segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation with the 

SUASCO River Stewardship Council provided for in the plan referred to in subparagraph (C) through cooperative agreements 

under section 10(e) between the Secretary and the Commonwealth 

of Massachusetts and its relevant political subdivisions (including 

the towns of Framingham, Wayland, Sudbury, Lincoln, Concord, 

Carlisle, Bedford, and Billerica). 

(C) The segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be managed in accordance with the plan entitled ‘‘Sudbury, Assabet and 

Concord Wild and Scenic River Study, River Conservation Plan’’, 

dated March 16, 1995. The plan is deemed to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive management plan under subsection (d) 

of this section. 

(161) WILSON CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA.—(A) The 23.3 mile segment of Wilson Creek in the State of North Carolina from its headwaters to its confluence with Johns River, to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications: 

(i) The 2.9 mile segment from its headwaters below Calloway 

Peak downstream to the confluence of Little Wilson Creek, as 

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(ii) The 4.6 segment from Little Wilson Creek downstream to 

the confluence of Crusher Branch, as a wild river. 

(iii) The 15.8 segment from Crusher Branch downstream to 

the confluence of Johns River, as a recreational river. 

(B) The Forest Service or any other agency of the Federal Government may not undertake condemnation proceedings for the purpose of acquiring public right-of-way or access to Wilson Creek 

against the private property of T. Henry Wilson, Jr., or his heirs 

or assigns, located in Avery County, North Carolina (within the 

area 36°, 4 min., 21 sec. North 81°, 47 min., 37° West and 36°, 3 

min., 13 sec. North and 81° 45 min. 55 sec. West), in the area of 

Wilson Creek designated as a wild river. 

(162) WEKIVA RIVER, WEKIWA SPRINGS RUN, ROCK SPRINGS RUN, 

AND BLACK WATER CREEK, FLORIDA.—The 41.6-mile segments referred to in this paragraph, to be administered by the Secretary of 

the Interior: 

(A) WEKIVA RIVER AND WEKIWA SPRINGS RUN.—The 14.9 

miles of the Wekiva River, along Wekiwa Springs Run from its 

confluence with the St. Johns River to Wekiwa Springs, to be 

administered in the following classifications: 

(i) From the confluence with the St. Johns River to the 

southern boundary of the Lower Wekiva River State Preserve, approximately 4.4 miles, as a wild river. 

(ii) From the southern boundary of the Lower Wekiva 

River State Preserve to the northern boundary of Rock 

Springs State Reserve at the Wekiva River, approximately 

3.4 miles, as a recreational river. 

(iii) From the northern boundary of Rock Springs State 

Reserve at the Wekiva River to the southern boundary of 

Rock Springs State Reserve at the Wekiva River, approximately 5.9 miles, as a wild river. 

(iv) From the southern boundary of Rock Springs State 

Reserve at the Wekiva River upstream along Wekiwa 

Springs Run to Wekiwa Springs, approximately 1.2 miles, 

as a recreational river. 

(B) ROCK SPRINGS RUN.—The 8.8 miles from the confluence 

of Rock Springs Run with the Wekiwa Springs Run forming 

the Wekiva River to its headwaters at Rock Springs, to be administered in the following classifications: 

(i) From the confluence with Wekiwa Springs Run to the 

western boundary of Rock Springs Run State Reserve at 

Rock Springs Run, approximately 6.9 miles, as a wild 

river. 

(ii) From the western boundary of Rock Springs Run 

State Reserve at Rock Springs Run to Rock Springs, approximately 1.9 miles, as a recreational river. 

(C) BLACK WATER CREEK.—The 17.9 miles from the confluence of Black Water Creek with the Wekiva River to outflow 

from Lake Norris, to be administered in the following classifications: 

(i) From the confluence with the Wekiva River to approximately .25 mile downstream of the Seminole State 

Forest road crossing, approximately 4.1 miles, as a wild 

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(ii) From approximately .25 mile downstream of the 

Seminole State Forest road to approximately .25 mile upstream of the Seminole State Forest road crossing, approximately .5 mile, as a scenic river. 

(iii) From approximately .25 mile upstream of the Seminole State Forest road crossing to approximately .25 mile 

downstream of the old railroad grade crossing (approximately River Mile 9), approximately 4.4 miles, as a wild 

river. 

(iv) From approximately .25 mile downstream of the old 

railroad grade crossing (approximately River Mile 9), upstream to the boundary of Seminole State Forest (approximately River Mile 10.6), approximately 1.6 miles, as a scenic river. 

(v) From the boundary of Seminole State Forest (approximately River Mile 10.6) to approximately .25 mile 

downstream of the State Road 44 crossing, approximately 

.9 mile, as a wild river. 

(vi) From approximately .25 mile downstream of State 

Road 44 to approximately .25 mile upstream of the State 

Road 44A crossing, approximately .6 mile, as a recreational river. 

(vii) From approximately .25 mile upstream of the State 

Road 44A crossing to approximately .25 mile downstream 

of the Lake Norris Road crossing, approximately 4.7 miles, 

as a wild river. 

(viii) From approximately .25 mile downstream of the 

Lake Norris Road crossing to the outflow from Lake Norris, approximately 1.1 miles, as a recreational river. 

(163) WHITE CLAY CREEK, DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA.—The 

199 miles of river segments of White Clay Creek (including tributaries of White Clay Creek and all second order tributaries of the 

designated segments) in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, 

as depicted on the map entitled ‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic 

River Designated Area Map’ and dated July 2008, the map entitled 

‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Classification Map’ and 

dated July 2008, and the map entitled ‘White Clay Creek National 

Wild and Scenic River Proposed Additional Designated SegmentsJuly 2008’, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, as 

follows: 

(A) 30.8 miles of the east branch, including Trout Run, beginning at the headwaters within West Marlborough township 

downstream to a point that is 500 feet north of the Borough 

of Avondale wastewater treatment facility, as a recreational 

river. 

(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch beginning at the southern 

boundary line of the Borough of Avondale, including Walnut 

Run, Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside the boundaries of the 

White Clay Creek Preserve, as a recreational river. 

(C) 4.0 miles of the east branch that flow through the boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, Pennsylvania, beginning at the northern boundary line of London Britain township 

and downstream to the confluence of the middle and east 

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(D) 6.8 miles of the middle branch, beginning at the headwaters within Londonderry township downstream to a point 

that is 500 feet north of the Borough of West Grove wastewater treatment facility, as a recreational river. 

(E) 14 miles of the middle branch, beginning at a point that 

is 500 feet south of the Borough of West Grove wastewater 

treatment facility downstream to the boundary of the White 

Clay Creek Preserve in London Britain township, as a recreational river. 

(F) 2.1 miles of the middle branch that flow within the 

boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve in London Britain township, as a scenic river. 

(G) 17.2 miles of the west branch, beginning at the headwaters within Penn township downstream to the confluence 

with the middle branch, as a recreational river. 

(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, including Lamborn Run, 

that flow through the boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and White Clay Creek 

State Park, Delaware, beginning at the confluence of the east 

and middle branches in London Britain Township, Pennsylvania, downstream to the northern boundary line of the City 

of Newark, Delaware, as a scenic river. 

(I) 5.4 miles of the main stem (including all second order 

tributaries outside the boundaries of the White Clay Creek 

Preserve and White Clay Creek State Park), beginning at the 

confluence of the east and middle branches in London Britain 

township, Pennsylvania, downstream to the northern boundary 

of the city of Newark, Delaware, as a recreational river. 

(J) 16.8 miles of the main stem beginning at Paper Mill Road 

downstream to the Old Route 4 bridge, as a recreational river. 

(K) 4.4 miles of the main stem beginning at the southern 

boundary of the property of the corporation known as United 

Water Delaware downstream to the confluence of White Clay 

Creek with the Christina River, as a recreational river. 

(L) 1.3 miles of Middle Run outside the boundaries of the 

Middle Run Natural Area, as a recreational river. 

(M) 5.2 miles of Middle Run that flow within the boundaries 

of the Middle Run Natural Area, as a scenic river. 

(N) 15.6 miles of Pike Creek, as a recreational river. 

(O) 38.7 miles of Mill Creek, as a recreational river. 

(164) WILDHORSE AND KIGER CREEKS, OREGON.—The following 

segments in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area in the State of Oregon, to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior as wild rivers: 

(A) The 2.6-mile segment of Little Wildhorse Creek from its 

headwaters to its confluence with Wildhorse Creek. 

(B) The 7.0-mile segment of Wildhorse Creek from its headwaters, and including .36 stream miles into section 34, township 34 south, range 33 east. 

(C) The approximately 4.25-mile segment of Kiger Creek 

from its headwaters to the point at which it leaves the Steens 

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(165) LOWER DELAWARE RIVER AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES, NEW

JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA.—(A) The 65.6 miles of river segments 

in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, consisting of— 

(i) the segment from river mile 193.8 to the northern 

border of the city of Easton, Pennsylvania (approximately 

10.5 miles), as a recreational river; 

(ii) the segment from a point just south of the Gilbert 

Generating Station to a point just north of the Point Pleasant Pumping Station (approximately 14.2 miles), as a recreational river; 

(iii) the segment from the point just south of the Point 

Pleasant Pumping Station to a point 1,000 feet north of 

the Route 202 bridge (approximately 6.3 miles), as a recreational river; 

(iv) the segment from a point 1,750 feet south of the 

Route 202 bridge to the southern border of the town of 

New Hope, Pennsylvania (approximately 1.9 miles), as a 

recreational river; 

(v) the segment from the southern boundary of the town 

of New Hope, Pennsylvania, to the town of Washington 

Crossing, Pennsylvania (approximately 6 miles), as a recreational river; 

(vi) Tinicum Creek (approximately 14.7 miles), as a scenic river; 

(vii) Tohickon Creek from the Lake Nockamixon Dam to 

the Delaware River (approximately 10.7 miles), as a scenic 

river; and 

(viii) Paunacussing Creek in Solebury Township (approximately 3 miles), as a recreational river. 

(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The river segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Notwithstanding section 10(c), the river segments shall 

not be administered as part of the National Park System. 

(166) RIVERS OF CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO.— 

(A) RIO MAMEYES.—The segment of approximately 4.5 miles 

from its headwaters in the Ban ̃ o de Oro Research Natural Area 

to the boundary of the Caribbean National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

(i) As a wild river from its headwaters in the Ban ̃ o de 

Oro Research Natural Area to the crossing point of Trail 

No. 24/11 (approximately 500 feet upstream from the confluence with the Rio de La Mina), a total of approximately 

2.1 miles. 

(ii) As a scenic river from the crossing point of Trail No. 

24/11 to the access point of Trail No. 7, a total of approximately 1.4 miles. 

(iii) As a recreational river from the access point of Trail 

No. 7 to the national forest boundary, a total of approximately 1.0 miles. 

(B) RIO DE LA MINA.—The segment of approximately 2.1 

miles from its headwaters to its confluence with the Rio 

Mameyes, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

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(i) As a recreational river from its headwaters in the El 

Yunque Recreation Area downstream to La Mina Falls, a 

total of approximately 0.9 miles. 

(ii) As a scenic river from La Mina falls downstream to 

its confluence with the Rio Mameyes, a total of approximately 1.2 miles. 

(C) RIO ICACOS.—The segment of approximately 2.3 miles 

from its headwaters to the boundary of the Caribbean National 

Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

a scenic river. 

(167) WHITE SALMON RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 20 miles of river 

segments of the main stem of the White Salmon River and Cascade 

Creek, Washington, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications: 

(A) The approximately 1.6-mile segment of the main stem of 

the White Salmon River from the headwaters on Mount Adams 

in section 17, township 8 north, range 10 east, downstream to 

the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary as a wild river. 

(B) The approximately 5.1-mile segment of Cascade Creek 

from its headwaters on Mount Adams in section 10, township 

8 north, range 10 east, downstream to the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary as a wild river. 

(C) The approximately 1.5-mile segment of Cascade Creek 

from the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary downstream to 

its confluence with the White Salmon River as a scenic river. 

(D) The approximately 11.8-mile segment of the main stem 

of the White Salmon River from the Mount Adams Wilderness 

boundary downstream to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest 

boundary as a scenic river. 

(168) BLACK BUTTE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments 

of the Black Butte River in the State of California, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

(A) The 16 miles of Black Butte River, from the Mendocino 

County Line to its confluence with Jumpoff Creek, as a wild 

river. 

(B) The 3.5 miles of Black Butte River from its confluence 

with Jumpoff Creek to its confluence with Middle Eel River, as 

a scenic river. 

(C) The 1.5 miles of Cold Creek from the Mendocino County 

Line to its confluence with Black Butte River, as a wild river. 

(169) MUSCONETCONG RIVER, NEW JERSEY.— 

(A) DESIGNATION.—The 24.2 miles of river segments in New 

Jersey, consisting of— 

(i) the approximately 3.5-mile segment from Saxton 

Falls to the Route 46 bridge, to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river; and 

(ii) the approximately 20.7-mile segment from the Kings 

Highway bridge to the railroad tunnels at Musconetcong 

Gorge, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 

as a recreational river. 

(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding section 10(c), the 

river segments designated under subparagraph (A) shall not be 

administered as part of the National Park System. 

(170) EIGHTMILE RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—Segments of the main 

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of Connecticut, totaling approximately 25.3 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as follows: 

(A) The entire 10.8-mile segment of the main stem, starting 

at its confluence with Lake Hayward Brook to its confluence 

with the Connecticut River at the mouth of Hamburg Cove, as 

a scenic river. 

(B) The 8.0-mile segment of the East Branch of the 

Eightmile River starting at Witch Meadow Road to its confluence with the main stem of the Eightmile River, as a scenic 

river. 

(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Harris Brook starting with the 

confluence of an unnamed stream lying 0.74 miles due east of 

the intersection of Hartford Road (State Route 85) and Round 

Hill Road to its confluence with the East Branch of the 

Eightmile River, as a scenic river. 

(D) The 1.9-mile segment of Beaver Brook starting at its confluence with Cedar Pond Brook to its confluence with the main 

stem of the Eightmile River, as a scenic river. 

(E) The 0.7-mile segment of Falls Brook from its confluence 

with Tisdale Brook to its confluence with the main stem of the 

Eightmile River at Hamburg Cove, as a scenic river. 

(171) SOUTH FORK CLACKAMAS RIVER, OREGON.—The 4.2-mile 

segment of the South Fork Clackamas River from its confluence with the East Fork of the South Fork Clackamas to its 

confluence with the Clackamas River, to be administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(172) EAGLE CREEK, OREGON.—The 8.3-mile segment of Eagle 

Creek from its headwaters to the Mount Hood National Forest 

boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

as a wild river. 

(173) MIDDLE FORK HOOD RIVER.—The 3.7-mile segment of 

the Middle Fork Hood River from the confluence of Clear and 

Coe Branches to the north section line of section 11, township 

1 south, range 9 east, to be administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture as a scenic river. 

(174) SOUTH FORK ROARING RIVER, OREGON.—The 4.6-mile 

segment of the South Fork Roaring River from its headwaters 

to its confluence with Roaring River, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(175) ZIG ZAG RIVER, OREGON.—The 4.3-mile segment of the 

Zig Zag River from its headwaters to the Mount Hood Wilderness boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(176) FIFTEENMILE CREEK, OREGON.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The 11.1-mile segment of Fifteenmile 

Creek from its source at Senecal Spring to the southern 

edge of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of 

section 20, township 2 south, range 12 east, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(i) The 2.6-mile segment from its source at Senecal 

Spring to the Badger Creek Wilderness boundary, as 

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(ii) The 0.4-mile segment from the Badger Creek 

Wilderness boundary to the point 0.4 miles downstream, as a scenic river. 

(iii) The 7.9-mile segment from the point 0.4 miles 

downstream of the Badger Creek Wilderness boundary 

to the western edge of section 20, township 2 south, 

range 12 east as a wild river. 

(iv) The 0.2-mile segment from the western edge of 

section 20, township 2 south, range 12 east, to the 

southern edge of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 20, township 2 south, range 12 

east as a scenic river. 

(B) INCLUSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3(b), the lateral boundaries of both the wild river area and the scenic 

river area along Fifteenmile Creek shall include an average of not more than 640 acres per mile measured from 

the ordinary high water mark on both sides of the river. 

(177) EAST FORK HOOD RIVER, OREGON.—The 13.5-mile segment of the East Fork Hood River from Oregon State Highway 

35 to the Mount Hood National Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

(178) COLLAWASH RIVER, OREGON.—The 17.8-mile segment of 

the Collawash River from the headwaters of the East Fork 

Collawash to the confluence of the mainstream of the 

Collawash River with the Clackamas River, to be administered 

by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The 11.0-mile segment from the headwaters of the 

East Fork Collawash River to Buckeye Creek, as a scenic 

river. 

(B) The 6.8-mile segment from Buckeye Creek to the 

Clackamas River, as a recreational river. 

(179) FISH CREEK, OREGON.—The 13.5-mile segment of Fish 

Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the 

Clackamas River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

(180) BATTLE CREEK, IDAHO.—The 23.4 miles of Battle Creek 

from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 

boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(181) BIG JACKS CREEK, IDAHO.—The 35.0 miles of Big Jacks 

Creek from the downstream border of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness in sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., to the point at which it enters the NW 1⁄4 of sec. 26, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., Boise Meridian, 

to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 

river. 

(182) BRUNEAU RIVER, IDAHO.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the 39.3-mile segment of the Bruneau River from the 

downstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Wilderness 

to the upstream confluence with the west fork of the 

Bruneau River, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

Interior as a wild river. 

(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 

0.6-mile segment of the Bruneau River at the Indian Hot 


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Springs public road access shall be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

(183) WEST FORK BRUNEAU RIVER, IDAHO.—The approximately 0.35 miles of the West Fork of the Bruneau River from 

the confluence with the Jarbidge River to the downstream 

boundary of the Bruneau Canyon Grazing Allotment in the SE/ 

NE of sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(184) COTTONWOOD CREEK, IDAHO.—The 2.6 miles of Cottonwood Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek to the 

upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(185) DEEP CREEK, IDAHO.—The 13.1-mile segment of Deep 

Creek from the confluence with the Owyhee River to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness in sec. 30, T. 

12 S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(186) DICKSHOOTER CREEK, IDAHO.—The 9.25 miles of 

Dickshooter Creek from the confluence with Deep Creek to a 

point on the stream 1⁄4 mile due west of the east boundary of 

sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(187) DUNCAN CREEK, IDAHO.—The 0.9-mile segment of Duncan Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek upstream 

to the east boundary of sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

wild river. 

(188) JARBIDGE RIVER, IDAHO.—The 28.8 miles of the 

Jarbidge River from the confluence with the West Fork 

Bruneau River to the upstream boundary of the BruneauJarbidge Rivers Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(189) LITTLE JACKS CREEK, IDAHO.—The 12.4 miles of Little 

Jacks Creek from the downstream boundary of the Little Jacks 

Creek Wilderness, upstream to the mouth of OX Prong Creek, 

to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 

river. 

(190) NORTH FORK OWYHEE RIVER, IDAHO.—The following 

segments of the North Fork of the Owyhee River, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

(A) The 5.7-mile segment from the Idaho-Oregon State 

border to the upstream boundary of the private land at the 

Juniper Mt. Road crossing, as a recreational river. 

(B) The 15.1-mile segment from the upstream boundary 

of the North Fork Owyhee River recreational segment designated in paragraph (A) to the upstream boundary of the 

North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness, as a wild river. 

(191) OWYHEE RIVER, IDAHO.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 67.3 

miles of the Owyhee River from the Idaho-Oregon State 

border to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(B) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall allow 

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Crossing, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior determines to be necessary. 

(192) RED CANYON, IDAHO.—The 4.6 miles of Red Canyon 

from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 

boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(193) SHEEP CREEK, IDAHO.—The 25.6 miles of Sheep Creek 

from the confluence with the Bruneau River to the upstream 

boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

(194) SOUTH FORK OWYHEE RIVER, IDAHO.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the 31.4-mile segment of the South Fork of the 

Owyhee River upstream from the confluence with the 

Owyhee River to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee 

River Wilderness at the Idaho–Nevada State border, to be 

administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 

river. 

(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 

1.2-mile segment of the South Fork of the Owyhee River 

from the point at which the river enters the southernmost 

boundary to the point at which the river exits the northernmost boundary of private land in sec. 25 and 26, T. 14 

S., R. 5 W., Boise Meridian, shall be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

(195) WICKAHONEY CREEK, IDAHO.—The 1.5 miles of 

Wickahoney Creek from the confluence of Big Jacks Creek to 

the upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, to 

be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 

river. 

(196) AMARGOSA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments 

of the Amargosa River in the State of California, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

(A) The approximately 4.1-mile segment of the Amargosa 

River from the northern boundary of sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 

7 E., to 100 feet upstream of the Tecopa Hot Springs road 

crossing, as a scenic river. 

(B) The approximately 8-mile segment of the Amargosa 

River from 100 feet downstream of the Tecopa Hot Springs 

Road crossing to 100 feet upstream of the Old Spanish 

Trail Highway crossing near Tecopa, as a scenic river. 

(C) The approximately 7.9-mile segment of the Amargosa 

River from the northern boundary of sec. 16, T. 20 N., R. 

7 E., to .25 miles upstream of the confluence with Sperry 

Wash in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a wild river. 

(D) The approximately 4.9-mile segment of the 

Amargosa River from .25 miles upstream of the confluence 

with Sperry Wash in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 7 E. to 100 feet 

upstream of the Dumont Dunes access road crossing in sec. 

32, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a recreational river. 

(E) The approximately 1.4-mile segment of the Amargosa 

River from 100 feet downstream of the Dumont Dunes access road crossing in sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a recreational river. 


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(197) OWENS RIVER HEADWATERS, CALIFORNIA.—The following 

segments of the Owens River in the State of California, to be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Deadman Creek from the 2- 

forked source east of San Joaquin Peak to the confluence 

with the unnamed tributary flowing north into Deadman 

Creek from sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 E., as a wild river. 

(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Deadman Creek from the 

unnamed tributary confluence in sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 E., 

to the Road 3S22 crossing, as a scenic river. 

(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Deadman Creek from the 

Road 3S22 crossing to .25 miles downstream of the Highway 395 crossing, as a recreational river. 

(D) The 3-mile segment of Deadman Creek from .25 

miles downstream of the Highway 395 crossing to 100 feet 

upstream of Big Springs, as a scenic river. 

(E) The 1-mile segment of the Upper Owens River from 

100 feet upstream of Big Springs to the private property 

boundary in sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 28 E., as a recreational 

river. 

(F) The 4-mile segment of Glass Creek from its 2-forked 

source to 100 feet upstream of the Glass Creek Meadow 

Trailhead parking area in sec. 29, T. 2 S., R.27 E., as a 

wild river. 

(G) The 1.3-mile segment of Glass Creek from 100 feet 

upstream of the trailhead parking area in sec. 29 to the 

end of Glass Creek Road in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 27 E., as 

a scenic river. 

(H) The 1.1-mile segment of Glass Creek from the end 

of Glass Creek Road in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 27 E., to the 

confluence with Deadman Creek, as a recreational river. 

(198) COTTONWOOD CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments of Cottonwood Creek in the State of California: 

(A) The 17.4-mile segment from its headwaters at the 

spring in sec. 27, T 4 S., R. 34 E., to the Inyo National 

Forest boundary at the east section line of sec 3, T. 6 S., 

R. 36 E., as a wild river to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(B) The 4.1-mile segment from the Inyo National Forest 

boundary to the northern boundary of sec. 5, T.4 S., R. 34 

E., as a recreational river, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(199) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments of 

Piru Creek in the State of California, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture: 

(A) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek from 0.5 miles 

downstream of Pyramid Dam at the first bridge crossing to 

the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational 

river. 

(B) The 4.25-mile segment from the boundary of the 

Sespe Wilderness to the boundary between Los Angeles 

and Ventura Counties, as a wild river. 

(200) NORTH FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments of the North Fork San Jacinto River in the State 

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(A) The 2.12-mile segment from the source of the North Fork 

San Jacinto River at Deer Springs in Mt. San Jacinto State 

Park to the State Park boundary, as a wild river. 

(B) The 1.66-mile segment from the Mt. San Jacinto State 

Park boundary to the Lawler Park boundary in section 26, 

township 4 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian, as 

a scenic river. 

(C) The 0.68-mile segment from the Lawler Park boundary 

to its confluence with Fuller Mill Creek, as a recreational river. 

(D) The 2.15-mile segment from its confluence with Fuller 

Mill Creek to .25 miles upstream of the 5S09 road crossing, as 

a wild river. 

(E) The 0.6-mile segment from .25 miles upstream of the 

5S09 road crossing to its confluence with Stone Creek, as a scenic river. 

(F) The 2.91-mile segment from the Stone Creek confluence 

to the northern boundary of section 17, township 5 south, 

range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian, as a wild river. 

(201) FULLER MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments 

of Fuller Mill Creek in the State of California, to be administered 

by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

(A) The 1.2-mile segment from the source of Fuller Mill 

Creek in the San Jacinto Wilderness to the Pinewood property 

boundary in section 13, township 4 south, range 2 east, San 

Bernardino meridian, as a scenic river. 

(B) The 0.9-mile segment in the Pine Wood property, as a 

recreational river. 

(C) The 1.4-mile segment from the Pinewood property boundary in section 23, township 4 south, range 2 east, San 

Bernardino meridian, to its confluence with the North Fork 

San Jacinto River, as a scenic river. 

(202) PALM CANYON CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 8.1-mile segment 

of Palm Canyon Creek in the State of California from the southern 

boundary of section 6, township 7 south, range 5 east, San 

Bernardino meridian, to the San Bernardino National Forest 

boundary in section 1, township 6 south, range 4 east, San 

Bernardino meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, and the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative management agreement with the Agua Caliente Band of 

Cahuilla Indians to protect and enhance river values. 

(203) BAUTISTA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9.8-mile segment of 

Bautista Creek in the State of California from the San Bernardino 

National Forest boundary in section 36, township 6 south, range 2 

east, San Bernardino meridian, to the San Bernardino National 

Forest boundary in section 2, township 6 south, range 1 east, San 

Bernardino meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

(204) ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.—The approximately 165.5 

miles of segments of the Virgin River and tributaries of the 

Virgin River across Federal land within and adjacent to Zion 

National Park, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Wild 

and Scenic River Segments Zion National Park and Bureau of 

Land Management’’ and dated April 2008, to be administered 

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(A) TAYLOR CREEK.—The 4.5-mile segment from the 

junction of the north, middle, and south forks of Taylor 

Creek, west to the park boundary and adjacent land rimto-rim, as a scenic river. 

(B) NORTH FORK OF TAYLOR CREEK.—The segment from 

the head of North Fork to the junction with Taylor Creek 

and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(C) MIDDLE FORK OF TAYLOR CREEK.—The segment from 

the head of Middle Fork on Bureau of Land Management 

land to the junction with Taylor Creek and adjacent land 

rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(D) SOUTH FORK OF TAYLOR CREEK.—The segment from 

the head of South Fork to the junction with Taylor Creek 

and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(E) TIMBER CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES.—The 3.1-mile segment from the head of Timber Creek and tributaries of 

Timber Creek to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(F) LAVERKIN CREEK.—The 16.1-mile segment beginning 

in T. 38 S., R. 11 W., sec. 21, on Bureau of Land Management land, southwest through Zion National Park, and 

ending at the south end of T. 40 S., R. 12 W., sec. 7, and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(G) WILLIS CREEK.—The 1.9-mile segment beginning on 

Bureau of Land Management land in the SWSW sec. 27, 

T. 38 S., R. 11 W., to the junction with LaVerkin Creek in 

Zion National Park and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild 

river. 

(H) BEARTRAP CANYON.—The 2.3-mile segment beginning 

on Bureau of Management land in the SWNW sec. 3, T. 39 

S., R. 11 W., to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and the 

segment from the headwaters north of Long Point to the 

junction with LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land rim-torim, as a wild river. 

(I) HOP VALLEY CREEK.—The 3.3-mile segment beginning 

at the southern boundary of T. 39 S., R. 11 W., sec. 20, to 

the junction with LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land 1⁄2- mile wide, as a wild river. 

(J) CURRENT CREEK.—The 1.4-mile segment from the 

head of Current Creek to the junction with LaVerkin 

Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(K) CANE CREEK.—The 0.6-mile segment from the head 

of Smith Creek to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(L) SMITH CREEK.—The 1.3-mile segment from the head 

of Smith Creek to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(M) NORTH CREEK LEFT AND RIGHT FORKS.—The segment 

of the Left Fork from the junction with Wildcat Canyon to 

the junction with Right Fork, from the head of Right Fork 

to the junction with Left Fork, and from the junction of the 

Left and Right Forks southwest to Zion National Park 

boundary and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(N) WILDCAT CANYON (BLUE CREEK).—The segment of 

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junction with the Right Fork of North Creek and adjacent 

land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(O) LITTLE CREEK.—The segment beginning at the head 

of Little Creek to the junction with the Left Fork of North 

Creek and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(P) RUSSELL GULCH.—The segment from the head of 

Russell Gulch to the junction with the Left Fork of North 

Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(Q) GRAPEVINE WASH.—The 2.6-mile segment from the 

Lower Kolob Plateau to the junction with the Left Fork of 

North Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a scenic 

river. 

(R) PINE SPRING WASH.—The 4.6-mile segment to the 

junction with the left fork of North Creek and adjacent 

land 1⁄2-mile, as a scenic river. 

(S) WOLF SPRINGS WASH.—The 1.4-mile segment from 

the head of Wolf Springs Wash to the junction with Pine 

Spring Wash and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a scenic 

river. 

(T) KOLOB CREEK.—The 5.9-mile segment of Kolob Creek 

beginning in T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 30, through Bureau 

of Land Management land and Zion National Park land to 

the junction with the North Fork of the Virgin River and 

adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(U) OAK CREEK.—The 1-mile stretch of Oak Creek beginning in T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 19, to the junction with 

Kolob Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(V) GOOSE CREEK.—The 4.6-mile segment of Goose Creek 

from the head of Goose Creek to the junction with the 

North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-torim, as a wild river. 

(W) DEEP CREEK.—The 5.3-mile segment of Deep Creek 

beginning on Bureau of Land Management land at the 

northern boundary of T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 23, south to 

the junction of the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(X) NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER.—The 10.8-mile 

segment of the North Fork of the Virgin River beginning 

on Bureau of Land Management land at the eastern border of T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 35, to Temple of Sinawava 

and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(Y) NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER.—The 8-mile segment of the North Fork of the Virgin River from Temple 

of Sinawava south to the Zion National Park boundary and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a recreational river. 

(Z) IMLAY CANYON.—The segment from the head of Imlay 

Creek to the junction with the North Fork of the Virgin 

River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(AA) ORDERVILLE CANYON.—The segment from the eastern boundary of Zion National Park to the junction with 

the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rimto-rim, as a wild river. 

(BB) MYSTERY CANYON.—The segment from the head of 

Mystery Canyon to the junction with the North Fork of the 

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(CC) ECHO CANYON.—The segment from the eastern 

boundary of Zion National Park to the junction with the 

North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-torim, as a wild river. 

(DD) BEHUNIN CANYON.—The segment from the head of 

Behunin Canyon to the junction with the North Fork of 

the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild 

river. 

(EE) HEAPS CANYON.—The segment from the head of 

Heaps Canyon to the junction with the North Fork of the 

Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(FF) BIRCH CREEK.—The segment from the head of Birch 

Creek to the junction with the North Fork of the Virgin 

River and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(GG) OAK CREEK.—The segment of Oak Creek from the 

head of Oak Creek to where the forks join and adjacent 

land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(HH) OAK CREEK.—The 1-mile segment of Oak Creek 

from the point at which the 2 forks of Oak Creek join to 

the junction with the North Fork of the Virgin River and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a recreational river. 

(II) CLEAR CREEK.—The 6.4-mile segment of Clear Creek 

from the eastern boundary of Zion National Park to the 

junction with Pine Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as 

a recreational river. 

(JJ) PINE CREEK.—The 2-mile segment of Pine Creek 

from the head of Pine Creek to the junction with Clear 

Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 

(KK) PINE CREEK.—The 3-mile segment of Pine Creek 

from the junction with Clear Creek to the junction with 

the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rimto-rim, as a recreational river. 

(LL) EAST FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER.—The 8-mile segment of the East Fork of the Virgin River from the eastern 

boundary of Zion National Park through Parunuweap Canyon to the western boundary of Zion National Park and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 

(MM) SHUNES CREEK.—The 3-mile segment of Shunes 

Creek from the dry waterfall on land administered by the 

Bureau of Land Management through Zion National Park 

to the western boundary of Zion National Park and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide as a wild river. 

(205) FOSSIL CREEK, ARIZONA.—Approximately 16.8 miles of 

Fossil Creek from the confluence of Sand Rock and Calf Pen 

Canyons to the confluence with the Verde River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

(A) The approximately 2.7-mile segment from the confluence of Sand Rock and Calf Pen Canyons to the point 

where the segment exits the Fossil Spring Wilderness, as 

a wild river. 

(B) The approximately 7.5-mile segment from where the 

segment exits the Fossil Creek Wilderness to the boundary 

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(C) The 6.6-mile segment from the boundary of the 

Mazatzal Wilderness downstream to the confluence with 

the Verde River, as a wild river. 

(206) SNAKE RIVER HEADWATERS, WYOMING.—The following 

segments of the Snake River System, in the State of Wyoming: 

(A) BAILEY CREEK.—The 7-mile segment of Bailey Creek, 

from the divide with the Little Greys River north to its 

confluence with the Snake River, as a wild river. 

(B) BLACKROCK CREEK.—The 22-mile segment from its 

source to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary, as 

a scenic river. 

(C) BUFFALO FORK OF THE SNAKE RIVER.—The portions of 

the Buffalo Fork of the Snake River, consisting of— 

(i) the 55-mile segment consisting of the North Fork, 

the Soda Fork, and the South Fork, upstream from 

Turpin Meadows, as a wild river; 

(ii) the 14-mile segment from Turpin Meadows to 

the upstream boundary of Grand Teton National Park, 

as a scenic river; and 

(iii) the 7.7-mile segment from the upstream boundary of Grand Teton National Park to its confluence 

with the Snake River, as a scenic river. 

(D) CRYSTAL CREEK.—The portions of Crystal Creek, consisting of— 

(i) the 14-mile segment from its source to the Gros 

Ventre Wilderness boundary, as a wild river; and 

(ii) the 5-mile segment from the Gros Ventre Wilderness boundary to its confluence with the Gros Ventre 

River, as a scenic river. 

(E) GRANITE CREEK.—The portions of Granite Creek, 

consisting of— 

(i) the 12-mile segment from its source to the end of 

Granite Creek Road, as a wild river; and 

(ii) the 9.5-mile segment from Granite Hot Springs 

to the point 1 mile upstream from its confluence with 

the Hoback River, as a scenic river. 

(F) GROS VENTRE RIVER.—The portions of the Gros 

Ventre River, consisting of— 

(i) the 16.5-mile segment from its source to Darwin 

Ranch, as a wild river; 

(ii) the 39-mile segment from Darwin Ranch to the 

upstream boundary of Grand Teton National Park, excluding the section along Lower Slide Lake, as a scenic 

river; and 

(iii) the 3.3-mile segment flowing across the southern boundary of Grand Teton National Park to the 

Highlands Drive Loop Bridge, as a scenic river. 

(G) HOBACK RIVER.—The 10-mile segment from the point 

10 miles upstream from its confluence with the Snake 

River to its confluence with the Snake River, as a recreational river. 

(H) LEWIS RIVER.—The portions of the Lewis River, consisting of— 

(i) the 5-mile segment from Shoshone Lake to Lewis 

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(ii) the 12-mile segment from the outlet of Lewis 

Lake to its confluence with the Snake River, as a scenic river. 

(I) PACIFIC CREEK.—The portions of Pacific Creek, consisting of— 

(i) the 22.5-mile segment from its source to the 

Teton Wilderness boundary, as a wild river; and 

(ii) the 11-mile segment from the Wilderness boundary to its confluence with the Snake River, as a scenic 

river. 

(J) SHOAL CREEK.—The 8-mile segment from its source 

to the point 8 miles downstream from its source, as a wild 

river. 

(K) SNAKE RIVER.—The portions of the Snake River, consisting of— 

(i) the 47-mile segment from its source to Jackson 

Lake, as a wild river; 

(ii) the 24.8-mile segment from 1 mile downstream 

of Jackson Lake Dam to 1 mile downstream of the 

Teton Park Road bridge at Moose, Wyoming, as a scenic river; and 

(iii) the 19-mile segment from the mouth of the 

Hoback River to the point 1 mile upstream from the 

Highway 89 bridge at Alpine Junction, as a recreational river, the boundary of the western edge of 

the corridor for the portion of the segment extending 

from the point 3.3 miles downstream of the mouth of 

the Hoback River to the point 4 miles downstream of 

the mouth of the Hoback River being the ordinary 

high water mark. 

(L) WILLOW CREEK.—The 16.2-mile segment from the 

point 16.2 miles upstream from its confluence with the 

Hoback River to its confluence with the Hoback River, as 

a wild river. 

(M) WOLF CREEK.—The 7-mile segment from its source 

to its confluence with the Snake River, as a wild river. 

(207) TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—The main stem of 

the Taunton River from its headwaters at the confluence of the 

Town and Matfield Rivers in the Town of Bridgewater downstream 40 miles to the confluence with the Quequechan River 

at the Route 195 Bridge in the City of Fall River, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation with the 

Taunton River Stewardship Council as follows: 

(A) The 18-mile segment from the confluence of the 

Town and Matfield Rivers to Route 24 in the Town of 

Raynham, as a scenic river. 

(B) The 5-mile segment from Route 24 to 0.5 miles below 

Weir Bridge in the City of Taunton, as a recreational river. 

(C) The 8-mile segment from 0.5 miles below Weir 

Bridge to Muddy Cove in the Town of Dighton, as a scenic 

river. 

(D) The 9-mile segment from Muddy Cove to the confluence with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 

Bridge in the City of Fall River, as a recreational river. 


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(208) RIVER STYX, OREGON.—The subterranean segment of 

Cave Creek, known as the River Styx, to be administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

(209) MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON.—The 27.4- 

mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork 

Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 

N., R. 13 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 

9 E., to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 

following classifications: 

(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn 

Gap in NE 1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river. 

(B) The approximately 21-mile segment from the west 

section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to the northern 

boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river. 

(210) PRATT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The entirety of the Pratt 

River in the State of Washington, located in the Mount BakerSnoqualmie National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

(211) ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON.— (A) The 14.3-mile segment from the headwaters of 

Illabot Creek to the northern terminus as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Illabot Creek Proposed WSR– 

Northern Terminus’’, dated September 15, 2009, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

(i) The 4.3-mile segment from the headwaters of 

Illabot Creek to the boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness Area as a wild river. 

(ii) The 10-mile segment from the boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness to the northern terminus as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Illabot Creek Proposed WSR–Northern Terminus’’, dated September 15, 

2009, as a recreational river. 

(B) Action required to be taken under subsection (d)(1) 

for the river segments designated under this paragraph 

shall be completed through revision of the Skagit Wild and 

Scenic River comprehensive management plan. 

(212) MISSISQUOI RIVER AND TROUT RIVER, VERMONT.—The 

following segments in the State of Vermont, to be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river: 

(A) The 20.5-mile segment of the Missisquoi River from 

the Lowell/Westfield town line to the Canadian border in 

North Troy, excluding the property and project boundary 

of the Troy and North Troy hydroelectric facilities. 

(B) The 14.6-mile segment of the Missisquoi River from 

the Canadian border in Richford to the upstream project 

boundary of the Enosburg Falls hydroelectric facility in 

Sampsonville. 

(C) The 11-mile segment of the Trout River from the 

confluence of the Jay and Wade Brooks in Montgomery to 

where the Trout River joins the Missisquoi River in East 

Berkshire. 

(213) EAST ROSEBUD CREEK, MONTANA.—The portions of East 

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(A) the 13-mile segment exclusively on public land within the Custer National Forest from the source in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness downstream to the point at 

which the Creek enters East Rosebud Lake, including the 

stream reach between Twin Outlets Lake and Fossil Lake, 

to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

wild river; and 

(B) the 7-mile segment exclusively on public land within 

the Custer National Forest from immediately below, but 

not including, the outlet of East Rosebud Lake downstream to the point at which the Creek enters private 

property for the first time, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

(214) GREEN RIVER.—The approximately 63-mile segment, as 

generally depicted on the Map, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the following classifications: 

(A) GREEN RIVER SEGMENT A.—The 5.3-mile segment 

from the boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, 

south to the Nefertiti boat ramp and adjacent land rim-torim, as a wild river. 

(B) GREEN RIVER SEGMENT B.—The 8.5-mile segment 

from Nefertiti boat ramp, south to the Swasey’s boat ramp 

and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a recreational river. 

(C) GREEN RIVER SEGMENT C.—The 49.2-mile segment 

from Bull Bottom, south to the Emery-Wayne county line 

and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a scenic river. 

(b) The agency charged with the administration of each component of the national wild and scenic rivers system designated by 

subsection (a) of this section shall, within one year from the date 

of designation of such component under subsection (a) (except 

where a different date if provided in subsection (a)), establish detailed boundaries therefor (which boundaries shall include an average of not more than 320 acres of land per mile measured from the 

ordinary high water mark on both sides of the river); and determine which of the classes outlined in section 2, subsection (b), of 

this Act best fit the river or its various segments. 

Notice of the availability of the boundaries and classification, and 

of subsequent boundary amendments shall be published in the Federal Register and shall not become effective until ninety days after 

they have been forwarded to the President of the Senate and the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

(c) Maps of all boundaries and descriptions of the classifications 

of designated river segments, and subsequent amendments to such 

boundaries, shall be available for public inspection in the offices of 

the administering agency in the District of Columbia and in locations convenient to the designated river. 

(d)(1) For rivers designated on or after January 1, 1986, the Federal agency charged with the administration of each component of 

the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall prepare a comprehensive management plan for such river segment to provide for 

the protection of the river values. The plan shall address resource 

protection, development of lands and facilities, user capacities, and 

other management practices necessary or desirable to achieve the 

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jacent Federal lands. The plan shall be prepared, after consultation 

with State and local governments and the interested public within 

3 full fiscal years after the date of designation. Notice of the completion and availability of such plans shall be published in the Federal Register. 

(2) For rivers designated before January 1, 1986, all boundaries, 

classifications, and plans shall be reviewed for conformity within 

the requirements of this subsection within 10 years through regular agency planning processes. 

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DISSENTING VIEWS 

H.R. 5727 is a successful, bipartisan bill in the making. The 

amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS) adopted at markup 

made many important improvements to the underlying bill, including the removal of ‘‘cherry-stemmed’’ roads from the legislative map 

and updating the management language for the National Recreation Area established by the bill. Unfortunately, we still have concerns with the reported version of the bill that must be addressed 

before it becomes law. 

First, the bill fails to adequately protect a significant amount of 

wilderness quality land in Emery County. We know this because it 

fails to protect approximately 900,000 acres identified for wilderness designation by H.R. 2044—America’s Red Rock Wilderness 

Act, a bill with 120 cosponsors in the House and 26 in Senate. Despite this significant discrepancy, the majority rejected an amendment by Energy and Mineral Resources Ranking Member 

Lowenthal, the House sponsor of the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, to incorporate additional protections for Labyrinth Canyon, Muddy Creek, and the San Rafael Badlands. The significant 

support in Congress for the permanent conservation of these additional acres must be addressed before we can support this bill. 

H.R. 5727 establishes an exchange process for the Utah School 

and Institutional Trust Land Administration (SITLA) to swap out 

parcels within the conservation areas established by the bill for 

other federal land elsewhere in Utah. This section, if done right, 

could be a positive attribute that consolidates land ownership and 

provides SITLA with the opportunity to acquire more accessible resources. Unfortunately, the language included in the bill would 

allow SITLA to acquire land within an Indian reservation, and the 

Ute Indian Tribe has expressed concerns about the possibility of 

the state trading into its reservation. 

Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Hanabusa offered 

an amendment to change the bill’s definition of tribal land. The 

definition in the amendment mirrors language included in H.R. 

4257, Advancing Conservation and Education Act, a bipartisan bill 

that passed the House by voice vote on June 25, 2018, and would 

prevent SITLA from acquiring land within any Indian reservation. 

This commonsense safeguard was rejected by the majority on a 

party line vote. 


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In addition to the concerns outlined above, H.R. 5727 releases a 

significant portion of a Wilderness Study Area to facilitate a coal 

mining project and conveys approximately 10,000 acres of Federal 

land to local and state government. A lands bill that includes these 

kinds of trade-offs must strike a responsible balance between conservation and economic development. Unfortunately, the reported 

version of this bill fails to meet that criteria. 

RAU ́ L M. GRIJALVA, 

Ranking Member. 

GRACE F. NAPOLITANO. 

ALAN LOWENTHAL. 

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