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Calendar No. 622 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1448 

[Report No. 114–347] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

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

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) Frank Moore has committed his life to fam4 ily, friends, his country, and fly fishing; 

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

6 who stormed the beaches of Normandy along with 

7 150,000 troops during the D-Day Allied invasion 

8 and was awarded the Chevalier of the French Legion 

9 of Honor for his bravery; 

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

11 started a family, and pursued his passion of fishing 

12 on the winding rivers in Oregon; 

13 (4) as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn 

14 along the North Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 

15 20 years, Frank Moore, along with his wife Jeanne, 

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

17 great outdoors, with visitors from all over the United 

18 States and the world; 

19 (5) Frank Moore has spent most of his life fish20 ing the vast rivers of Oregon, during which time he 

21 has contributed significantly to efforts to conserve 

22 fish habitats and protect river health, including serv23 ing on the State of Oregon Fish and Wildlife Com24 mission; 

25 (6) Frank Moore has been recognized for his 

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1 eration Conservationist of the Year award, the Wild 

2 Steelhead Coalition Conservation Award, and his 

3 2010 induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall 

4 of Fame; and 

5 (7) in honor of the many accomplishments of 

6 Frank Moore, both on and off the river, approxi7 mately 104,000 acres of Forest Service land in Or8 egon should be designated as the ‘‘Frank Moore 

9 Wild Steelhead Sanctuary’’. 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this Act: 

12 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘O&C Land Grant Act of 2014: Frank Moore 

14 Wild Steelhead Sanctuary’’ and dated November 3, 

15 2014. 

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

17 means the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary 

18 designated by section 4(a). 

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

20 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

21 Chief of the Forest Service. 

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

23 of Oregon. 


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1 SEC. 4. FRANK MOORE WILD STEELHEAD SANCTUARY, OR2 EGON. 

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

4 acres of Forest Service land in the State, as generally de5 picted on the Map, is designated as the ‘‘Frank Moore 

6 Wild Steelhead Sanctuary’’. 

7 (b) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall prepare a map and legal description of the 

11 Sanctuary. 

12 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de13 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

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

15 except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 

16 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip17 tion. 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip19 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

20 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

21 offices of the Forest Service. 

22 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

23 rights, the Sanctuary shall be administered by the Sec24 retary— 


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1 (1) in accordance with all laws (including regu2 lations) applicable to the National Forest System; 

3 and 

4 (2) in a manner that— 

5 (A) protects, preserves, and enhances the 

6 natural character, scientific use, and the botan7 ical, recreational, ecological, fish and wildlife, 

8 scenic, drinking water, and cultural values of 

9 the Sanctuary; 

10 (B) protects and seeks to enhance the wild 

11 salmonid resources of the Sanctuary; 

12 (C) maintains or enhances the watershed 

13 as a thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and 

14 (D) preserves opportunities for primitive 

15 recreation. 

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

17 affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

18 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

19 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec20 tion creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone 

21 around the Sanctuary. 

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

23 this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian 

24 tribe. 


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

2 the Federal land within the boundaries of the Sanctuary 

3 river segments designated by subsection (a) is withdrawn 

4 from all forms of— 

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

6 public land laws; 

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

8 laws; and 

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

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

12 Sanctuary that are consistent with the purposes and val13 ues for which the Sanctuary is established. 

14 (i) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), the use of motorized vehicles within the 

17 Sanctuary shall be limited to roads allowed by the 

18 Secretary for the use of motorized vehicles. 

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

20 paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow off-road ve21 hicle use in designated portions of the Sanctuary if 

22 the use is consistent with the purposes and values 

23 for which the Sanctuary was designated. 

24 (j) ROADS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, to the max2 imum extent practicable, shall decrease the total 

3 mileage of system roads that are operational in the 

4 Sanctuary to a quantity less than the quantity of 

5 mileage in existence on the date of enactment of this 

6 Act. 

7 (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

8 decreasing the mileage of the road network in the 

9 Sanctuary to reduce impacts to water quality from 

10 sediment delivered to streams by forest roads. 

11 (3) TEMPORARY ROADS.—If the Secretary con12 structs a temporary road as part of a vegetation 

13 management project, the Secretary shall close and 

14 decommission the temporary road not later than the 

15 earlier of— 

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

17 on which the activity for which the temporary 

18 road was constructed is completed; and 

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

20 on which the vegetation management project is 

21 completed. 

22 (4) NO NEW ROADS.—The Secretary shall pro23 hibit— 

24 (A) any new system or nonsystem road 

25 within the Sanctuary and key watersheds under 


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1 the plan entitled ‘‘Northwest Forest Plan 1994 

2 Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest 

3 Service and Bureau of Land Management Plan4 ning Documents Within the Range of the 

5 Northern Spotted Owl’’ after the date of enact6 ment of this Act, except as the Secretary deter7 mines to be necessary, if the Secretary deter8 mines that no practicable alternative exists, and 

9 subject to the availability of appropriations; and 

10 (B) the construction of any new road in 

11 any roadless area in the Sanctuary. 

12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Frank Moore Wild 

14 Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act’’. 

15 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

16 Congress finds that— 

17 (1) Frank Moore has committed his life to fam18 ily, friends, his country, and fly fishing; 

19 (2) Frank Moore is a World War II veteran who 

20 stormed the beaches of Normandy along with 150,000 

21 troops during the D-Day Allied invasion and was 

22 awarded the Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor 

23 for his bravery; 


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

2 started a family, and pursued his passion of fishing 

3 on the winding rivers in Oregon; 

4 (4) as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn along 

5 the North Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 20 

6 years, Frank Moore, along with his wife Jeanne, 

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

8 great outdoors, with visitors from all over the United 

9 States and the world; 

10 (5) Frank Moore has spent most of his life fish11 ing the vast rivers of Oregon, during which time he 

12 has contributed significantly to efforts to conserve fish 

13 habitats and protect river health, including serving 

14 on the State of Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission; 

15 (6) Frank Moore has been recognized for his con16 servation work with the National Wildlife Federation 

17 Conservationist of the Year award, the Wild Steelhead 

18 Coalition Conservation Award, and his 2010 induc19 tion into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame; and 

20 (7) in honor of the many accomplishments of 

21 Frank Moore, both on and off the river, approxi22 mately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in the 

23 State of Oregon should be designated as the ‘‘Frank 

24 Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti4 tled ‘‘Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Manage5 ment Area Designation Act’’ and dated June 23, 

6 2016. 

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 

9 of the Forest Service. 

10 (3) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term 

11 ‘‘Special Management Area’’ means the Frank Moore 

12 Wild Steelhead Special Management Area designated 

13 by section 4(a). 

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

15 of Oregon. 

16 SEC. 4. FRANK MOORE WILD STEELHEAD SPECIAL MANAGE17 MENT AREA, OREGON. 

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 99,653 acres of 

19 Forest Service land in the State, as generally depicted on 

20 the Map, is designated as the ‘‘Frank Moore Wild Steelhead 

21 Special Management Area’’. 

22 (b) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

25 prepare a map and legal description of the Special 

26 Management Area. 


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1 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip2 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the 

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

4 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo5 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

6 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip7 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

9 offices of the Forest Service. 

10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

11 the Special Management Area shall be administered by the 

12 Secretary— 

13 (1) in accordance with all laws (including regu14 lations) applicable to the National Forest System; 

15 and 

16 (2) in a manner that— 

17 (A) conserves and enhances the natural 

18 character, scientific use, and the botanical, rec19 reational, ecological, fish and wildlife, scenic, 

20 drinking water, and cultural values of the Spe21 cial Management Area; 

22 (B) maintains and seeks to enhance the 

23 wild salmonid habitat of the Special Manage24 ment Area; 


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1 (C) maintains or enhances the watershed as 

2 a thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and 

3 (D) preserves opportunities for recreation, 

4 including primitive recreation. 

5 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af6 fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

7 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

8 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec9 tion— 

10 (1) creates any protective perimeter or buffer 

11 zone around the Special Management Area; or 

12 (2) modifies the applicable travel management 

13 plan for the Special Management Area. 

14 (f) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this section 

15 prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, 

16 State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting 

17 wildland fire operations in the Special Management Area, 

18 consistent with the purposes of this Act, including the use 

19 of aircraft, machinery, mechanized equipment, fire breaks, 

20 backfires, and retardant. 

21 (g) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec22 tion prohibits the Secretary from conducting vegetation 

23 management projects within the Special Management Area 

24 in a manner consistent with— 

25 (1) the purposes described in subsection (c); and 


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1 (2) the applicable forest plan. 

2 (h) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

3 section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe. 

4 (i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

5 Federal land within the boundaries of the Special Manage6 ment Area river segments designated by subsection (a) is 

7 withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

9 public land laws; 

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

11 laws; and 

12 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min13 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate 

the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management 

Area in the State of Oregon.’’. 


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Calendar No. 622 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1448 

[Report No. 114–347] 

A BILL 

To designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead 

Sanctuary in the State of Oregon. 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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