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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1448 

To designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary in the State of 

Oregon. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2015 

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

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

A BILL 

To designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary 

in the State of Oregon. 

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 ‘‘Frank Moore Wild 

5 Steelhead Sanctuary Designation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) Frank Moore has committed his life to fam9 ily, friends, his country, and fly fishing; 


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1 (2) Frank Moore is a World War II veteran 

2 who stormed the beaches of Normandy along with 

3 150,000 troops during the D-Day Allied invasion 

4 and was awarded the Chevalier of the French Legion 

5 of Honor for his bravery; 

6 (3) Frank Moore returned home after the war, 

7 started a family, and pursued his passion of fishing 

8 on the winding rivers in Oregon; 

9 (4) as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn 

10 along the North Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 

11 20 years, Frank Moore, along with his wife Jeanne, 

12 shared his love of fishing, the flowing river, and the 

13 great outdoors, with visitors from all over the United 

14 States and the world; 

15 (5) Frank Moore has spent most of his life fish16 ing the vast rivers of Oregon, during which time he 

17 has contributed significantly to efforts to conserve 

18 fish habitats and protect river health, including serv19 ing on the State of Oregon Fish and Wildlife Com20 mission; 

21 (6) Frank Moore has been recognized for his 

22 conservation work with the National Wildlife Fed23 eration Conservationist of the Year award, the Wild 

24 Steelhead Coalition Conservation Award, and his 


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1 2010 induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall 

2 of Fame; and 

3 (7) in honor of the many accomplishments of 

4 Frank Moore, both on and off the river, approxi5 mately 104,000 acres of Forest Service land in Or6 egon should be designated as the ‘‘Frank Moore 

7 Wild Steelhead Sanctuary’’. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘O&C Land Grant Act of 2014: Frank Moore 

12 Wild Steelhead Sanctuary’’ and dated November 3, 

13 2014. 

14 (2) SANCTUARY.—The term ‘‘Sanctuary’’ 

15 means the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary 

16 designated by section 4(a). 

17 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

19 Chief of the Forest Service. 

20 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

21 of Oregon. 

22 SEC. 4. FRANK MOORE WILD STEELHEAD SANCTUARY, OR23 EGON. 

24 (a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 104,000 

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1 picted on the Map, is designated as the ‘‘Frank Moore 

2 Wild Steelhead Sanctuary’’. 

3 (b) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall prepare a map and legal description of the 

7 Sanctuary. 

8 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de9 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

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

11 except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 

12 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip13 tion. 

14 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip15 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

16 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

17 offices of the Forest Service. 

18 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights, the Sanctuary shall be administered by the Sec20 retary— 

21 (1) in accordance with all laws (including regu22 lations) applicable to the National Forest System; 

23 and 

24 (2) in a manner that— 


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1 (A) protects, preserves, and enhances the 

2 natural character, scientific use, and the botan3 ical, recreational, ecological, fish and wildlife, 

4 scenic, drinking water, and cultural values of 

5 the Sanctuary; 

6 (B) protects and seeks to enhance the wild 

7 salmonid resources of the Sanctuary; 

8 (C) maintains or enhances the watershed 

9 as a thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and 

10 (D) preserves opportunities for primitive 

11 recreation. 

12 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section 

13 affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

14 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

15 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec16 tion creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone 

17 around the Sanctuary. 

18 (f) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in 

19 this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian 

20 tribe. 

21 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

22 the Federal land within the boundaries of the Sanctuary 

23 river segments designated by subsection (a) is withdrawn 

24 from all forms of— 


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

2 public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min6 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

7 (h) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses of the 

8 Sanctuary that are consistent with the purposes and val9 ues for which the Sanctuary is established. 

10 (i) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), the use of motorized vehicles within the 

13 Sanctuary shall be limited to roads allowed by the 

14 Secretary for the use of motorized vehicles. 

15 (2) OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE.—Notwithstanding 

16 paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow off-road ve17 hicle use in designated portions of the Sanctuary if 

18 the use is consistent with the purposes and values 

19 for which the Sanctuary was designated. 

20 (j) ROADS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, to the max22 imum extent practicable, shall decrease the total 

23 mileage of system roads that are operational in the 

24 Sanctuary to a quantity less than the quantity of 


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1 mileage in existence on the date of enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

4 decreasing the mileage of the road network in the 

5 Sanctuary to reduce impacts to water quality from 

6 sediment delivered to streams by forest roads. 

7 (3) TEMPORARY ROADS.—If the Secretary con8 structs a temporary road as part of a vegetation 

9 management project, the Secretary shall close and 

10 decommission the temporary road not later than the 

11 earlier of— 

12 (A) the date that is 2 years after the date 

13 on which the activity for which the temporary 

14 road was constructed is completed; and 

15 (B) the date that is 1 year after the date 

16 on which the vegetation management project is 

17 completed. 

18 (4) NO NEW ROADS.—The Secretary shall pro19 hibit— 

20 (A) any new system or nonsystem road 

21 within the Sanctuary and key watersheds under 

22 the plan entitled ‘‘Northwest Forest Plan 1994 

23 Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest 

24 Service and Bureau of Land Management Plan25 ning Documents Within the Range of the 


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1 Northern Spotted Owl’’ after the date of enact2 ment of this Act, except as the Secretary deter3 mines to be necessary, if the Secretary deter4 mines that no practicable alternative exists, and 

5 subject to the availability of appropriations; and 

6 (B) the construction of any new road in 

7 any roadless area in the Sanctuary. 

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