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Calendar No. 588 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1167 

[Report No. 114–315] 

To modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, the Owyhee River 

Wilderness, and the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to authorize 

the continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, 

and grazing in certain wilderness areas in the State of Idaho. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 30, 2015 

Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. RISCH) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, 

the Owyhee River Wilderness, and the North Fork 

Owyhee Wilderness and to authorize the continued use 

of motorized vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, 

and grazing in certain wilderness areas in the State 

of Idaho. 


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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 ‘‘Owyhee Wilderness 

5 Areas Boundary Modifications Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OWYHEE WILDERNESS AREAS BOUNDARY MODI7 FICATIONS. 

8 (a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

9 (1) NORTH FORK OWYHEE WILDERNESS.—The 

10 boundary of the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness es11 tablished by section 1503(a)(1)(D) of the Omnibus 

12 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 

13 111–11; 123 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude cer14 tain land, as depicted on— 

15 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

16 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek 

17 Wilderness Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 

18 2014; and 

19 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

20 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Big 

21 Springs Camp Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 

22 15, 2014. 

23 (2) OWYHEE RIVER WILDERNESS.—The bound24 ary of the Owyhee River Wilderness established by 

25 section 1503(a)(1)(E) of the Omnibus Public Land 


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1 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

2 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as 

3 depicted on— 

4 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

5 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Pole 

6 Creek Wilderness and Owyhee River Wilderness 

7 Aerial’’ and dated November 10, 2014; 

8 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

9 entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Kincaid 

10 Reservoir Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 

11 2014; and 

12 (C) the Bureau of Land Management map 

13 entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Dickshooter 

14 Road Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 

15 2014. 

16 (3) POLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—The boundary 

17 of the Pole Creek Wilderness established by section 

18 1503(a)(1)(F) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage19 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

20 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as de21 picted on— 

22 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

23 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Pole 

24 Creek Wilderness and Owyhee River Wilderness 

25 Aerial’’ and dated November 10, 2014; and 


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1 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

2 entitled ‘‘Pole Creek Wilderness Pullout Zoom 

3 Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 2014. 

4 (b) MAPS.— 

5 (1) EFFECT.—The maps referred to in sub6 section (a) shall have the same force and effect as 

7 if included in this Act, except that the Secretary of 

8 the Interior may correct minor errors in the maps. 

9 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The maps referred to in 

10 subsection (a) shall be available in the appropriate 

11 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

12 SEC. 3. USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES FOR LIVESTOCK 

13 MONITORING, HERDING, AND GRAZING. 

14 Section 1503(b)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land 

15 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

16 1034) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including the use of 

17 motor vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, and gath18 ering in those areas)’’ before ‘‘shall be allowed’’. 

19 SEC. 4. REPORT ON LIVESTOCK GRAZING MANAGEMENT 

20 ACTIVITIES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

23 shall submit to the appropriate Committees of Congress 

24 a report describing all livestock grazing management ac25 tivities that were authorized in the areas designated as 


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1 wilderness by section 1503 of the Omnibus Public Land 

2 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

3 1032) on the day before the date on which those wilder4 ness areas were designated. 

5 (b) USE.—The Secretary shall use the report sub6 mitted under subsection (a) to assist in the management 

7 of livestock grazing in the wilderness areas referred to in 

8 subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 3. LIMITED MOTORIZED USE FOR LIVESTOCK OPER10 ATIONS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The holder of a grazing permit 

12 within the Pole Creek Wilderness and the Owyhee River 

13 Wilderness designated by subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus 

14 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

15 11; 123 Stat. 1032) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘wil16 derness areas’’) shall be allowed continued limited motor17 ized use in the wilderness areas to support livestock oper18 ations in accordance with this section if— 

19 (1) the use occurred prior to the designation of 

20 the wilderness areas; and 

21 (2) the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 

22 this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), as part of the min23 imum requirements analysis required under sub24 section (b)(1) and consistent with section 4(d)(4) of 

25 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the 


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1 guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the 

2 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

3 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of 

4 the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), has au5 thorized the permittee to conduct limited motorized 

6 use within the wilderness areas as of the date of en7 actment of this Act. 

8 (b) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

10 minimum requirements analysis for motorized use 

11 within the wilderness areas as part of the renewal 

12 process for the affected grazing permit. 

13 (2) INCLUSION.—As part of the analysis con14 ducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ana15 lyze the impacts of limited motorized use for livestock 

16 operations on vegetation, wildlife, and cultural re17 sources within the wilderness areas. 

18 (3) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section prohibits 

19 the Secretary from modifying or terminating motor20 ized use for livestock operations within the wilderness 

21 areas authorized under this section if, based on the 

22 analysis required under this subsection, the Secretary 

23 finds that the motorized use within the wilderness 

24 areas is not consistent with— 


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1 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

3 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

4 of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

5 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

6 accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

7 (House Report 101–405). 

8 (c) INTERIM AUTHORIZATION.—Until the date on 

9 which the analysis described in subsection (b) is completed, 

10 the Secretary shall permit limited motorized use for live11 stock operations in the wilderness areas at not more than 

12 the level authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

13 subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter14 mines necessary. 


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Calendar No. 588 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1167 

[Report No. 114–315] 

A BILL 

To modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderwilderness areas in the State of Idaho. stock monitoring, herding, and grazing in certain the continued use of motorized vehicles for live- North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to authorize ness, the Owyhee River Wilderness, and the 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported with an amendment 


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