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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1285 

To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in 

the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic 

National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2017 

Mr. KILMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and 

Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder5 ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) wilderness and wild and scenic river des2 ignations provide myriad benefits to the local com3 munity and beyond, including— 

4 (A) recreation, as evidenced by the more 

5 than 12,000,000 visitors each year to wilder6 ness areas who participate in recreation activi7 ties such as hiking, horseback riding, hunting, 

8 fishing, skiing, climbing, camping, and floating 

9 and rafting; 

10 (B) wildlife habitat, by providing perma11 nent and durable protection for habitat for var12 ied wildlife species, including endangered spe13 cies; 

14 (C) clean water for local communities that 

15 rely on the Olympic National Forest as the 

16 source for clean and safe drinking water; 

17 (D) municipal watersheds for cities such as 

18 Port Townsend, Washington; 

19 (E) the ancient forests, salmon streams, 

20 and unique scenery of the Olympic National 

21 Forest, which provide local businesses with a 

22 competitive edge over other regions in attract23 ing and retaining the talented people required 

24 by local companies; 


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1 (F) the popular National Parks, monu2 ments, wilderness areas, and other public land 

3 of the West, which have provided a competitive 

4 advantage to the growing high technology and 

5 professional services industries of the West, 

6 such as health care, education, and business, 

7 enabling the West to outperform the rest of the 

8 United States economy in key measures of 

9 growth, including employment, population, and 

10 personal income during the 4 decades imme11 diately preceding the date of enactment of this 

12 Act; and 

13 (G) protecting and enhancing local travel, 

14 tourism, hunting, fishing, and outdoor recre15 ation industries; 

16 (2) under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

17 et seq.)— 

18 (A) land designated as wilderness protects 

19 ‘‘ecological, geological, or other features of sci20 entific, scenic, or historical value’’; 

21 (B) Federal agencies retain the ability to 

22 use any means necessary to protect and control 

23 fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms 

24 and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

25 be appropriate; and 


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1 (C) wilderness designations do not apply to 

2 private land; 

3 (3) this Act does not designate private land 

4 inholdings as wilderness; 

5 (4) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.)— 

7 (A) certain rivers are preserved to safe8 guard outstanding natural, cultural, and rec9 reational values for current and future genera10 tions; 

11 (B) designation as a wild and scenic river 

12 does not give the Federal Government control 

13 over private property and provides no additional 

14 authority for expanding designated river seg15 ments, except as provided in this Act and other 

16 Acts; 

17 (C) existing water rights are not impacted; 

18 (D) the jurisdiction of the States and the 

19 Federal Government over waters are not im20 pacted, as determined by established principles 

21 of law; and 

22 (E) river segments classified as ‘‘scenic’’ or 

23 ‘‘recreational’’ allow construction of new access 

24 points, restoration thinning, and motorized ac25 cess; 


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1 (5) the areas protected under this Act unques2 tionably meet all requirements under Federal law 

3 (including regulations), as the areas contain— 

4 (A) old growth stands, temperate rain for5 ests, and large swaths of roadless forests, more 

6 than 99 percent of which could not be commer7 cially harvested under existing Federal law (in8 cluding regulations); 

9 (B) the wilderness areas established under 

10 this Act are areas that are prized by hikers, 

11 hunters, anglers, and others and will be pre12 served and protected for recreational enjoyment 

13 for generations to come; and 

14 (C) rivers and tributaries that— 

15 (i) are a source of clean water for 

16 many communities on the Olympic Penin17 sula; and 

18 (ii) provide important habitat for 

19 salmon and other species of fish and sup20 ply the cold freshwater that feeds the 

21 Puget Sound and creates the necessary 

22 conditions for clams, oysters, and mussels, 

23 whose growers contribute more than 

24 $250,000,000 to the economy and support 


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1 thousands of jobs in the State of Wash2 ington; 

3 (6) as a result of this Act— 

4 (A) no roads would be closed; 

5 (B) management decisions by local Forest 

6 Service managers as to which roads should be 

7 closed, maintained, or remain open for public 

8 access will not be impacted and any ongoing 

9 travel management processes will continue to be 

10 the manner by which those decisions are made, 

11 along with public input; and 

12 (C) no private land would be subject to 

13 management under the Wilderness Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) or the Wild and Scenic 

15 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); 

16 (7) private property rights are central to the 

17 United States and the economy of the United States, 

18 and it shall be the policy of the United States to en19 courage, support, and promote the private ownership 

20 of property to ensure that the constitutional and 

21 other legal rights of private property owners are not 

22 abridged by the Federal Government; 

23 (8) the Olympic Peninsula is home to 8 feder24 ally recognized Indian tribes; and 


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1 (9) the United States acknowledges the trust 

2 obligations of the Federal Government to Indian 

3 tribes and recognizes that— 

4 (A) the case styled United States v. Wash5 ington (384 F. Supp. 312) guaranteed certain 

6 Indian tribes in the State of Washington har7 vest rights to Pacific salmon, leading to employ8 ment opportunities for tribal members; 

9 (B) tribal governments provide a wide 

10 range of critical services to enrolled members, 

11 including education and cultural activities; 

12 (C) Indian tribes engage in ongoing efforts 

13 to restore and improve salmon populations and 

14 habitat across the Olympic Peninsula, fre15 quently in conjunction with Federal, State, and 

16 local governments and private stakeholders; and 

17 (D) ongoing tribal efforts to protect and 

18 improve salmon habitat and the habitats of 

19 other threatened species populations are en20 couraged and supported in order to support the 

21 long-term health of the ecosystem and the eco22 nomic benefit those resources provide. 


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1 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST WIL2 DERNESS AREAS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land 

5 in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash6 ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym8 pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 

9 dated May 29, 2012 (referred to in this section as the 

10 ‘‘map’’), is designated as wilderness and as components 

11 of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

12 (1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed13 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

14 approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 

15 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (2) RUGGED RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com19 prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de20 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 

22 (3) ALCKEE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com24 prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de25 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

26 ‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 


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1 (4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer2 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

3 comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 

4 depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 

5 ‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 

6 (5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer7 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

8 comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 

9 depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

10 managed as part of, the ‘‘Buckhorn Wilderness’’, as 

11 designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

12 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub13 lic Law 98–339). 

14 (6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

15 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com16 prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de17 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

18 ‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 

19 (7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

20 Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com21 prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

23 managed as part of, the ‘‘The Brothers Wilderness’’, 

24 as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 


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1 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub2 lic Law 98–339). 

3 (8) MOUNT SKOKOMISH WILDERNESS ADDI4 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv5 ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

7 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish 

8 Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 

9 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

10 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

11 (9) WONDER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI12 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv13 ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen14 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

15 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain 

16 Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 

17 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

18 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

19 (10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com21 prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

23 ‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 

24 (11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 

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1 ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen2 erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 

3 the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 

4 (12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

5 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv6 ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

8 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil9 derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash10 ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 

11 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

12 (13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed13 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

14 approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 

15 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (14) CANOE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com19 prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de20 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 

22 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

24 rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub25 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 


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1 Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec2 retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 

4 that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 

5 considered to be a reference to the date of enact6 ment of this Act. 

7 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary shall file a map and a legal description 

11 of the land designated as wilderness by sub12 section (a) with— 

13 (i) the Committee on Natural Re14 sources of the House of Representatives; 

15 and 

16 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

17 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

18 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de19 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

20 have the same force and effect as if included in 

21 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

22 minor errors in the map and legal description. 

23 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map 

24 and legal description filed under subparagraph 

25 (A) shall be filed and made available for public 


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1 inspection in the appropriate office of the For2 est Service. 

3 (c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur5 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

6 seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

7 Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 

8 identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 

9 designated as potential wilderness. 

10 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—On the 

11 date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 

12 Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 

13 potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 

14 have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 

15 (A) designated as wilderness and as a com16 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 

17 System; and 

18 (B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder19 ness area. 

20 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

21 (1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER

22 ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 

23 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

24 any wilderness area. 


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1 (2) NONCONFORMING USES PERMITTED OUT2 SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 

3 activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder4 ness area designated under this section shall be per5 mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 

6 heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 

7 (e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

8 may take such measures as are necessary to control fire, 

9 insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 

10 by this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 

11 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 

12 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

13 be appropriate. 

14 SEC. 4. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce16 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(213) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap19 proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 

20 and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 

21 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

22 wild river. 

23 ‘‘(214) DUNGENESS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

24 The segment of the Dungeness River from the head25 waters to the State of Washington Department of 


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1 Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 

2 12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri3 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

4 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad5 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

6 the following segments of the mainstem and major 

7 tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class8 es: 

9 ‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

10 of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 

11 the 2860 Bridge, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 

13 of the Dungeness River from the 2860 Bridge 

14 to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 

16 of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 

17 Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 

19 of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 

20 Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound21 ary, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 

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1 partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 

2 N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 

4 of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 

5 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 

7 of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 

8 to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 

9 a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(215) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

11 The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 

12 headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in13 take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 

14 Agriculture, in the following classes: 

15 ‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 

16 from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder17 ness boundary, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 

19 from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 

20 City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 

21 a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li23 censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 

24 powerhouses, transmission lines, or other 

25 project works, shall apply to the approximately 


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1 5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend 

2 water intake facility to the Olympic National 

3 Forest boundary. 

4 ‘‘(216) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

5 The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 

6 headwaters to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., 

7 sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri8 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

9 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall by ad10 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

11 following classes: 

12 ‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 

13 from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

16 from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 

17 N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(217) DUCKABUSH RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

19 The segment of the Duckabush River from the head20 waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 

21 1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri22 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

23 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall by ad24 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

25 following classes: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment 

2 from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 

3 boundary, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 

5 from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 

6 private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, as 

7 a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(218) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

9 The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 

headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1 10 ⁄4 sec. 21, 

11 T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the Sec12 retary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment 

14 from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil15 derness boundary, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

17 from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 

18 to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

20 from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 

NW1 21 ⁄4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., as a rec22 reational river. 

23 ‘‘(219) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH24 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork 

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1 pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 

4 from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 

7 from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 

10 from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 

NW1 11 ⁄4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 

14 from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 

15 National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(220) MIDDLE FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH17 INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 

18 the Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters 

19 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a sce21 nic river. 

22 ‘‘(221) WEST FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH23 INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of 

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1 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(222) WYNOOCHEE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

4 The segment of the Wynoochee River from the head5 waters to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be ad6 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 

7 that portions of the river within the boundaries of 

8 Olympic National Park shall by administered by the 

9 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) The approximately 2.5-mile segment 

11 from the headwaters to the boundary of the 

12 Wonder Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(B) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 

14 from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain 

15 Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, 

16 as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(223) EAST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH18 INGTON.—The segment of the East Fork 

19 Humptulips River from the headwaters to the Olym20 pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 

21 the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

22 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 

23 from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 

24 Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment 

2 from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 

3 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 

4 scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(224) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH6 INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 

7 the West Fork Humptulips River from the head8 waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 

9 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

10 a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(225) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

12 segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 

13 to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be 

14 administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

15 following classes: 

16 ‘‘(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment 

17 from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 

20 from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce21 nic river. 

22 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment 

23 from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 

24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(226) QUEETS RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

2 segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 

3 the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis4 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 

5 portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym6 pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec7 retary of Agriculture, including the following seg8 ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 

9 following classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 

11 of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 

12 confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 

14 of the Queets River from the confluence with 

15 Sams River to the Olympic National Park 

16 boundary, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 

18 of the Sams River from the headwaters to the 

19 confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 

20 river. 

21 ‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 

22 of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 

23 confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 

24 river. 


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1 ‘‘(227) HOH RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg2 ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 

3 South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 

4 National Park boundary, to be administered by the 

5 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

6 ‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 

7 of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack8 son Creek, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 

10 of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 

11 Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 

14 of the South Fork Hoh River from the head15 waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 

16 as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 

18 of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 

19 National Park boundary to the Washington 

20 State Department of Natural Resources bound21 ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, as a rec22 reational river. 

23 ‘‘(228) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

24 approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 

25 River from the source to the Olympic National Park 


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1 boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

2 Interior, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(229) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH4 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 

5 River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 

6 the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 

7 the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 

8 of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na9 tional Park shall by administered by the Secretary 

10 of the Interior, including the following segments in 

11 the following classes: 

12 ‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 

13 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

14 headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 

16 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

17 Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 

19 of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 

20 Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 

23 of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 

24 Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 

25 South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(230) SOL DUC RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

2 segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 

3 to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad4 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

5 the following segments of the mainstem and certain 

6 tributaries in the following classes: 

7 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 

8 of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to 

9 the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 

12 of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 

13 Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 

14 Park boundary, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 

16 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

17 headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 

18 bridge, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 

20 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

21 Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con22 fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 

25 of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 


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1 headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 

2 River, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(231) LYRE RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap4 proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 

5 Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound6 ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte7 rior as a scenic river.’’. 

8 (b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 

9 (a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 

10 SEC. 5. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 

12 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1283(b)), 

13 nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 

14 4(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privileges, or con15 tracts held by private parties. 

16 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

17 the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg18 ments designated by this Act and the amendment made 

19 by section 4(a) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

21 public land laws; 

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

23 laws; and 

24 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min25 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 


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1 SEC. 6. TREATY RIGHTS. 

2 Nothing in this Act alters, modifies, diminishes, or 

3 extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 

4 with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 

5 rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 

6 treaty. 

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