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Calendar No. 685 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3129 

[Report No. 117–283] 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 

of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components 

of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the 

transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the 

State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. LUJA ́N) introduced the following bill; 

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

DECEMBER 20, 2022 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

certain segments of the Gila River system in the State 

of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of 

administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in 

the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘M.H. Dutch Salmon 

5 Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Greater Gila River watershed and other 

9 rivers in the Gila National Forest are cherished by 

10 the people of the State of New Mexico and visitors 

11 from across the United States for their clean water, 

12 outstanding fish and wildlife habitat, low-cost rec13 reational opportunities for local communities, and 

14 cultural sites; 

15 (2) the Greater Gila River watershed supports 

16 many important economic activities in the region, in17 cluding farming, ranching, hunting, fishing, camp18 ing, backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, horseback 

19 riding, and floating; 

20 (3) portions of the Greater Gila River water21 shed and other rivers in the Gila National Forest— 

22 (A) are a national treasure deserving of in23 clusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

24 System; 


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1 (B) possess numerous outstandingly re2 markable values; and 

3 (C) contain segments that merit the high 

4 level of protection provided by the Wild and 

5 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) to 

6 maintain the benefits provided by the Greater 

7 Gila River watershed and other rivers in the 

8 Gila National Forest for future generations of 

9 people in the State of New Mexico to enjoy; and 

10 (4) wild and scenic river designations— 

11 (A) recognize the importance of maintain12 ing the values of the segments; 

13 (B) are compatible with traditional values 

14 and cultural uses important to rural commu15 nities; 

16 (C) provide multiple benefits to the local 

17 community and beyond, including by— 

18 (i) focusing management on river and 

19 river-related resources and values, includ20 ing supporting voluntary management on 

21 adjacent non-Federal land; 

22 (ii) protecting rivers in a manner com23 plementary to the Wilderness Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), as contemplated 


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1 under section 10(b) of the Wild and Scenic 

2 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(b)); 

3 (iii) preserving and enhancing public 

4 access, including for the legal use of off5 highway vehicles, while not opening private 

6 land to public access; 

7 (iv) preserving and enhancing the pro8 tection of cultural artifacts and Tribal sa9 cred and ceremonial sites; 

10 (v) preserving and enhancing rec11 reational opportunities; 

12 (vi) encouraging and enhancing tradi13 tional uses, such as hunting and fishing; 

14 (vii) better informing the public about 

15 areas in the region with exceptional char16 acteristics and opportunities for unique ex17 periences; 

18 (viii) promoting the outdoor recreation 

19 economy; and 

20 (ix) protecting and enhancing eco21 nomic activity through protecting natural 

22 flows through designated segments; 

23 (D) do not abrogate existing rights, privi24 leges, or contracts, including— 


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1 (i) private property rights or restrict 

2 development or use on private land; 

3 (ii) existing water rights, interstate 

4 water compacts, or existing irrigation sys5 tems and other water development or dis6 tribution facilities, including the ability to 

7 maintain the systems and facilities; 

8 (iii) grazing operations; or 

9 (iv) access for the public to public 

10 land within a designated river corridor; 

11 and 

12 (E) do not open private land to public ac13 cess. 

14 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro15 tect for current and future generations of people in the 

16 United States the outstandingly remarkable scenic, nat17 ural, cultural, wildlife, fish, recreational, scientific, his18 toric, cultural, ecological, and other values of certain seg19 ments of the Greater Gila River watershed and other riv20 ers in the Gila National Forest. 

21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) COVERED SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘covered 

23 segment’’ means a river segment designated by para24 graph (231) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 


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1 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by sub2 section (d)). 

3 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec4 retary concerned’’ means— 

5 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re6 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic7 tion of the Secretary of the Interior; and 

8 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re9 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic10 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture. 

11 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

12 of New Mexico. 

13 (d) DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS.—Section 3(a) of 

14 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(231) GILA RIVER SYSTEM, NEW MEXICO.— 

17 The following segments of the Gila River system in 

18 Las Animas Creek, Holden Prong, and McKnight 

19 Canyon in the State of New Mexico, to be adminis20 tered by the Secretary concerned (as defined in sec21 tion 2(c) of the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila 

22 Wild and Scenic River Act) in the following classi23 fications: 

24 ‘‘(A) APACHE CREEK.—The approximately 

25 10.5-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 


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1 map entitled ‘Apache Creek’ and dated April 

2 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(B) BLACK CANYON CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) The 11.8-mile segment, as gen5 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

6 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

7 as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The 0.6-mile segment, as gen9 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

10 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

11 as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(iii) The 1.9-mile segment, as gen13 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

14 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

15 as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(iv) The 11-mile segment, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

18 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

19 as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(C) DIAMOND CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.3-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

24 27, 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4.7-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

4 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3.1-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

8 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.6-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

12 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(v) The approximately 4.1-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

16 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(D) SOUTH DIAMOND CREEK.—The ap18 proximately 16.1-mile segment, as generally de19 picted on the map entitled ‘South Diamond 

20 Creek’ and dated March 27, 2020, as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(E) GILA RIVER.— 

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1 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

2 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.5-mile seg4 ment, as generally depicted on the map en5 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

6 2020, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3-mile seg8 ment, as generally depicted on the map en9 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

10 2020, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(F) GILA RIVER, EAST FORK.—The ap12 proximately 10.3-mile segment, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘East Fork Gila 

14 River’ and dated April 30, 2020, as a wild 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(G) GILA RIVER, GILA LOWER BOX.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3.1-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Lower Box’ and 

20 dated April 21, 2020, as a recreational 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Lower Box’ and 

25 dated April 21, 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(H) GILA RIVER, GILA MIDDLE BOX.— 

2 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.6-mile seg3 ment, as generally depicted on the map en4 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Middle Box’ and 

5 dated April 30, 2020, as a recreational 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.4-mile seg8 ment, as generally depicted on the map en9 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Middle Box’’ and 

10 dated April 30, 2020, as a recreational 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.3-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Middle Box’ and 

15 dated April 30, 2020, as a recreational 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.3-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Middle Box’ and 

20 dated April 30, 2020, as a recreational 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(v) The approximately 1.6-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Middle Box’ and 


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1 dated April 30, 2020, as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 9.8-mile seg4 ment, as generally depicted on the map en5 titled ‘Gila River, Gila Middle Box’ and 

6 dated April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(I) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE FORK.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.2-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

11 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 35.5-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

15 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(J) GILA RIVER, WEST FORK.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 30.6-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

20 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

24 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(K) GILITA CREEK.— The approximately 

2 6.4-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

3 map entitled ‘Gilita Creek’ and dated March 4, 

4 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(L) HOLDEN PRONG.— The approxi6 mately 7.3-mile segment, as generally depicted 

7 on the map entitled ‘Holden Prong’ and dated 

8 March 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(M) INDIAN CREEK.— 

10 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

13 2020, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 9.5-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

17 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(N) IRON CREEK.—The approximately 

19 13.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

20 map entitled ‘Iron Creek’ and dated March 4, 

21 2020, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(O) LAS ANIMAS CREEK.— 

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1 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated 

2 March 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.3-mile seg4 ment, as generally depicted on the map en5 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated 

6 March 27, 2020, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(P) LITTLE CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.3-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 

11 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 18.3-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 

15 2020, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(Q) MCKNIGHT CANYON.—The approxi17 mately 10.3-mile segment, as generally depicted 

18 on the map entitled ‘McKnight Canyon’ and 

19 dated March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(R) MINERAL CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(i) The approximately 8.3-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

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1 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

4 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

8 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.1-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

12 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(v) The approximately 0.03-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

16 2020, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 0.02-mile 

18 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

19 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

20 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(vii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

24 2020, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(viii) The approximately 0.1-mile 

2 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

3 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

4 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(ix) The approximately 0.03-mile 

6 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

7 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

8 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(x) The approximately 0.7-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

12 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(S) MOGOLLON CREEK.— The approxi14 mately 15.8-mile segment, as generally depicted 

15 on the map entitled ‘Mogollon Creek’ and dated 

16 April 2, 2020, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(T) WEST FORK MOGOLLON CREEK.— 

18 The approximately 8.5-mile segment, as gen19 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘West Fork 

20 Mogollon Creek’ and dated March 4, 2020, as 

21 a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(U) MULE CREEK.—The approximately 

23 4.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘Mule Creek’ and dated March 4, 

25 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(V) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, DEVIL’S

2 CREEK.— 

3 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg4 ment, as generally depicted on the map en5 titled ‘M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila 

6 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Discussion 

7 Draft’ and dated October 29, 2021, as a 

8 scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.4-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila 

12 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Discussion 

13 Draft’ and dated October 29, 2021, as a 

14 scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg16 ment, as generally depicted on the map en17 titled ‘M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila 

18 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Discussion 

19 Draft’ and dated October 29, 2021, as a 

20 scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.2-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

24 and dated March 27, 2020, as a rec25 reational river. 


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1 ‘‘(v) The approximately 5.9-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

4 and dated March 27, 2020, as a rec5 reational river. 

6 ‘‘(W) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, LOWER SAN

7 FRANCISCO RIVER CANYON.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

11 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

12 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

16 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

17 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 14.6-mile 

19 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

20 entitled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

21 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

22 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(X) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, UPPER FRIS24 CO BOX.—The approximately 6-mile segment, 

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1 Francisco River, Upper Frisco Box’ and dated 

2 March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(Y) SAPILLO CREEK.—The approximately 

4 7.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘Sapillo Creek’ and dated March 

6 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(Z) SPRUCE CREEK.—The approximately 

8 3.7-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

9 map entitled ‘Spruce Creek’ and dated March 

10 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(AA) TAYLOR CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.4-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

15 2020, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg17 ment, as generally depicted on the map en18 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

19 2020, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.7-mile seg21 ment, as generally depicted on the map en22 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

23 2020, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(BB) TURKEY CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 17.1-mile segment, as generally depicted 


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1 on the map entitled ‘Turkey Creek’ and dated 

2 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(CC) WHITEWATER CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.5-mile seg5 ment, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

7 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.1-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

11 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(DD) WILLOW CREEK.— 

13 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

16 2020, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.9-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

20 2020, as a recreational river.’’. 

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

22 all Federal land within the boundary of a covered segment 

23 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

25 public land laws; 


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

2 laws; and 

3 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min4 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

5 (f) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con8 cerned shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of 

9 the covered segments. 

10 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de11 scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

12 the same force and effect as if included in this sec13 tion, except that the Secretary concerned may cor14 rect minor errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

15 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip16 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

17 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

18 offices of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land 

19 Management, and the National Park Service. 

20 (g) COMPREHENSIVE RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

21 The Secretary concerned shall prepare the comprehensive 

22 management plan for the covered segments pursuant to 

23 section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

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1 cable political subdivisions of the State, and interested 

2 members of the public. 

3 (h) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN4 TERESTS IN LAND.—If the United States acquires any 

5 non-Federal land within or adjacent to a covered segment, 

6 the acquired land shall be incorporated in, and be adminis7 tered as part of, the applicable covered segment. 

8 (i) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 

9 (1) EFFECT ON RIGHTS.—In accordance with 

10 section 12(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1283(b)), nothing in this section or an 

12 amendment made by this section abrogates any ex13 isting rights of, privilege of, or contract held by any 

14 person, including any right, privilege, or contract 

15 that affects Federal land or private land, without 

16 the consent of the person, including— 

17 (A) grazing permits or leases; 

18 (B) existing water rights, including the ju19 risdiction of the State in administering water 

20 rights; 

21 (C) existing points of diversion, including 

22 appropriate maintenance, repair, or replace23 ment; 


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1 (D) existing water distribution infrastruc2 ture, including appropriate maintenance, repair, 

3 or replacement; and 

4 (E) valid existing rights for mining and 

5 mineral leases. 

6 (2) CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in 

7 land shall be acquired under this section or an 

8 amendment made by this section without the consent 

9 of the owner. 

10 (3) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing 

11 in this section amends or otherwise affects the Ari12 zona Water Settlements Act (Public Law 108–451; 

13 118 Stat. 3478). 

14 (4) SPECIES RECOVERY.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec16 tion 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1278) and subject to subparagraphs (B) 

18 and (C), the Secretary concerned may authorize 

19 the construction, maintenance, or replacement 

20 of 1 or more fish barriers or other projects with 

21 respect to a covered segment if the Secretary 

22 concerned determines that the fish barrier or 

23 other project— 

24 (i) is necessary for the recovery of a 

25 species that is— 


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1 (I) listed as endangered or 

2 threatened under the Endangered 

3 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 

4 et seq.); and 

5 (II) identified as an outstand6 ingly remarkable value of the covered 

7 segment in accordance with the Wild 

8 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1271 et seq.); and 

10 (ii) is included in the applicable spe11 cies recovery plan prepared under section 4 

12 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

13 U.S.C. 1533). 

14 (B) REVIEW REQUIRED.—A project au15 thorized under subparagraph (A) shall be re16 viewed in accordance with section 7 of the Wild 

17 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278), but a 

18 finding that the project does not meet the appli19 cable evaluation standard under that section 

20 shall not, of itself, preclude the project from 

21 being carried out. 

22 (C) IMPACTS MINIMIZED.—For any project 

23 authorized under subparagraph (A), the Sec24 retary concerned shall ensure that any impacts 

25 to the free-flowing characteristics of the river 


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1 and other outstandingly remarkable river and 

2 scenic values are minimized to the maximum 

3 extent the Secretary concerned determines to be 

4 practicable, consistent with the natural appear5 ance and accessibility of the covered segment as 

6 in existence on the date of enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 (D) ASSISTANCE.—Nothing in this para9 graph prohibits a Federal agency from assisting 

10 with a loan, grant, or permit, or providing any 

11 other form of assistance, for a project author12 ized under subparagraph (A). 

13 (5) STATE LAND JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

14 this section or an amendment made by this section 

15 affects the jurisdiction of land under the jurisdiction 

16 of the State, including land under the jurisdiction of 

17 the New Mexico State Land Office and the New 

18 Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 

19 (6) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec20 tion or an amendment made by this section affects 

21 the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

22 wildlife in the State. 

23 (7) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

24 or an amendment made by this section alters, modi25 fies, diminishes, or extinguishes the reserved treaty 


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1 rights of any Indian Tribe with respect to hunting, 

2 fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious rights in 

3 the vicinity of a covered segment as protected by a 

4 treaty. 

5 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF GILA CLIFF 

6 DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GILA 

7 NATIONAL FOREST. 

8 (a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC9 TION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

11 over the land described in paragraph (2) is trans12 ferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Sec13 retary of the Interior. 

14 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

15 to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 440 acres 

16 of land identified as ‘‘Transfer from USDA Forest 

17 Service to National Park Service’’ on the map enti18 tled ‘‘Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Pro19 posed Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated March 

20 2020. 

21 (b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

22 (1) GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONU23 MENT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

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1 vised to incorporate the land transferred to the 

2 Secretary of the Interior under subsection 

3 (a)(1). 

4 (B) MAP.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

6 the Interior shall prepare and keep on file 

7 for public inspection in the appropriate of8 fice of the National Park Service a map 

9 and a legal description of the revised 

10 boundary of the Gila Cliff Dwellings Na11 tional Monument. 

12 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de13 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

14 same force and effect as if included in this 

15 section, except that the Secretary of the 

16 Interior may correct minor errors in the 

17 map and legal description. 

18 (2) GILA NATIONAL FOREST.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

20 Gila National Forest is modified to exclude the 

21 land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior 

22 under subsection (a)(1). 

23 (B) MAP.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

25 Agriculture shall prepare and keep on file 


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1 for public inspection in the appropriate of2 fice of the Forest Service a map and a 

3 legal description of the revised boundary of 

4 the Gila National Forest. 

5 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de6 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

7 same force and effect as if included in this 

8 section, except that the Secretary of Agri9 culture may correct minor errors in the 

10 map and legal description. 

11 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘M.H. Dutch Salmon 

13 Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act’’. 

14 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) COVERED SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘covered seg17 ment’’ means a river segment designated by para18 graph (231) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

19 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by sub20 section (b)). 

21 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec22 retary concerned’’ means— 

23 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re24 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdiction 

25 of the Secretary of the Interior; and 


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1 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re2 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdiction 

3 of the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

5 of New Mexico. 

6 (b) DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS.—Section 3(a) of the 

7 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(231) GILA RIVER SYSTEM, NEW MEXICO.—The 

10 following segments of the Gila River system in Las 

11 Animas Creek, Holden Prong, and McKnight Canyon 

12 in the State of New Mexico, to be administered by the 

13 Secretary concerned (as defined in section 2(a) of the 

14 M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic 

15 River Act) in the following classifications: 

16 ‘‘(A) APACHE CREEK.—The approximately 

17 10.5-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

18 map entitled ‘Apache Creek’ and dated April 30, 

19 2020, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(B) BLACK CANYON CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(i) The 11.8-mile segment, as gen22 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

23 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, as 

24 a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The 0.6-mile segment, as gen2 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

3 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, as 

4 a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The 1.9-mile segment, as gen6 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

7 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, as 

8 a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(iv) The 11-mile segment, as generally 

10 depicted on the map entitled ‘Black Canyon 

11 Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(C) DIAMOND CREEK.— 

14 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.3-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 27, 

17 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4.7-mile seg19 ment, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 27, 

21 2020, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3.1-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 27, 

25 2020, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.6-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 27, 

4 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(v) The approximately 4.1-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 27, 

8 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(D) SOUTH DIAMOND CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 16.1-mile segment, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘South Diamond 

12 Creek’ and dated March 27, 2020, as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(E) GILA RIVER.— 

15 ‘‘(i) The approximately 34.9-mile seg16 ment, as generally depicted on the map en17 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

18 2020, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.5-mile seg20 ment, as generally depicted on the map en21 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

22 2020, as a recreational river. 

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1 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

2 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(F) GILA RIVER, EAST FORK.—The ap4 proximately 10.3-mile segment, as generally de5 picted on the map entitled ‘East Fork Gila 

6 River’ and dated April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(G) GILA RIVER, LOWER BOX.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3.1-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Gila River, Lower Box’ and dated 

11 April 21, 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Gila River, Lower Box’ and dated 

15 April 21, 2020, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(H) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE BOX.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.6-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

20 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.4-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’’ and dated 

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1 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.3-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

4 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.3-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

8 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(v) The approximately 1.6-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

12 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 9.8-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

16 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(I) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE FORK.— 

18 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.2-mile seg19 ment, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

21 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 35.5-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

25 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(J) GILA RIVER, WEST FORK.— 

2 ‘‘(i) The approximately 30.6-mile seg3 ment, as generally depicted on the map en4 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

5 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

9 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(K) GILITA CREEK.— The approximately 

11 6.4-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

12 map entitled ‘Gilita Creek’ and dated March 4, 

13 2020, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(L) HOLDEN PRONG.— The approximately 

15 7.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

16 map entitled ‘Holden Prong’ and dated March 

17 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(M) INDIAN CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5-mile seg20 ment, as generally depicted on the map en21 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

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1 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

2 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(N) IRON CREEK.—The approximately 

4 13.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘Iron Creek’ and dated March 4, 

6 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(O) LAS ANIMAS CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated March 

11 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.3-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated March 

15 27, 2020, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(P) LITTLE CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.3-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 2020, 

20 as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 18.3-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 2020, 

24 as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(Q) MCKNIGHT CANYON.—The approxi2 mately 10.3-mile segment, as generally depicted 

3 on the map entitled ‘McKnight Canyon’ and 

4 dated March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(R) MINERAL CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(i) The approximately 8.3-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

9 2020, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

13 2020, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

17 2020, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.1-mile seg19 ment, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

21 2020, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(v) The approximately 0.03-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

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1 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 0.02-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

4 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(vii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

8 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(viii) The approximately 0.1-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

12 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(ix) The approximately 0.03-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

16 2020, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(x) The approximately 0.7-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

20 2020, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(S) MOGOLLON CREEK.— The approxi22 mately 15.8-mile segment, as generally depicted 

23 on the map entitled ‘Mogollon Creek’ and dated 

24 April 2, 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(T) WEST FORK MOGOLLON CREEK.— The 

2 approximately 8.5-mile segment, as generally de3 picted on the map entitled ‘West Fork Mogollon 

4 Creek’ and dated March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(U) MULE CREEK.—The approximately 

6 4.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

7 map entitled ‘Mule Creek’ and dated March 4, 

8 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(V) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, DEVIL’S

10 CREEK.— 

11 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg12 ment, as generally depicted on the map en13 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

14 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.4-mile seg17 ment, as generally depicted on the map en18 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

19 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

20 river. 

21 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

24 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

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1 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.2-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

4 and dated October 29, 2021, as a rec5 reational river. 

6 ‘‘(v) The approximately 5.9-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

9 and dated October 29, 2021, as a rec10 reational river. 

11 ‘‘(W) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, LOWER SAN

12 FRANCISCO RIVER CANYON.— 

13 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

16 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

17 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg19 ment, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

21 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

22 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

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1 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

2 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(X) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, UPPER FRISCO

4 BOX.—The approximately 6-mile segment, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘San 

6 Francisco River, Upper Frisco Box’ and dated 

7 March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(Y) SAPILLO CREEK.—The approximately 

9 7.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

10 map entitled ‘Sapillo Creek’ and dated March 

11 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(Z) SPRUCE CREEK.—The approximately 

13 3.7-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

14 map entitled ‘Spruce Creek’ and dated March 4, 

15 2020, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(AA) TAYLOR CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.4-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

20 2020, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

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1 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.7-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

4 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(BB) TURKEY CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 17.1-mile segment, as generally depicted 

7 on the map entitled ‘Turkey Creek’ and dated 

8 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(CC) WHITEWATER CREEK.— 

10 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.5-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

13 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.1-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

17 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(DD) WILLOW CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3-mile seg20 ment, as generally depicted on the map en21 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

22 2020, as a recreational river. 

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1 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

2 2020, as a recreational river.’’. 

3 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all 

4 Federal land within the boundary of a covered segment is 

5 withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

7 public land laws; 

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

9 laws; and 

10 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min11 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

12 (d) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con15 cerned shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of 

16 the covered segments. 

17 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de18 scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

19 the same force and effect as if included in this section, 

20 except that the Secretary concerned may correct 

21 minor errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

22 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip23 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

24 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 


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1 offices of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Man2 agement, and the National Park Service. 

3 (e) COMPREHENSIVE RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 The Secretary concerned shall prepare the comprehensive 

5 management plan for the covered segments pursuant to sec6 tion 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1274(d)) after consulting with Tribal governments, applica8 ble political subdivisions of the State, and interested mem9 bers of the public. 

10 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER11 ESTS IN LAND.—If the United States acquires any non-Fed12 eral land within or adjacent to a covered segment, the ac13 quired land shall be incorporated in, and be administered 

14 as part of, the applicable covered segment. 

15 (g) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 

16 (1) EFFECT ON RIGHTS.—In accordance with 

17 section 12(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

18 U.S.C. 1283(b)), nothing in this section or an amend19 ment made by this section abrogates any existing 

20 rights of, privilege of, or contract held by any person, 

21 including any right, privilege, or contract that affects 

22 Federal land or private land, without the consent of 

23 the person, including— 

24 (A) grazing permits or leases; 


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1 (B) existing water rights, including the ju2 risdiction of the State in administering water 

3 rights; 

4 (C) existing points of diversion, including 

5 maintenance, repair, or replacement; 

6 (D) existing water distribution infrastruc7 ture, including maintenance, repair, or replace8 ment; and 

9 (E) valid existing rights for mining and 

10 mineral leases. 

11 (2) MINING ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this section 

12 or an amendment made by this section— 

13 (A) limits the licensing, development, oper14 ation, or maintenance of mining activities or 

15 mineral processing facilities outside the bound16 aries of a covered segment; or 

17 (B) affects any rights, obligations, privi18 leges, or benefits granted under any permit or 

19 approval with respect to such mining activities 

20 or mineral processing facilities. 

21 (3) CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in 

22 land shall be acquired under this section or an 

23 amendment made by this section without the consent 

24 of the owner. 


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1 (4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in 

2 this section amends or otherwise affects the Arizona 

3 Water Settlements Act (Public Law 108–451; 118 

4 Stat. 3478). 

5 (5) NATIVE FISH HABITAT RESTORATION .— 

6 (A) EXISTING PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 

7 section or an amendment made by this section 

8 affects the authority of the Secretary concerned 

9 or the State to operate, maintain, replace, or im10 prove a native fish habitat restoration project 

11 (including fish barriers) in existence as of the 

12 date of enactment of this Act within a covered 

13 segment. 

14 (B) NEW PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding sec15 tion 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 1278), the Secretary concerned may au17 thorize the construction of a native fish habitat 

18 restoration project (including any necessary fish 

19 barriers) within a covered segment if the 

20 project— 

21 (i) would enhance the recovery of a 

22 species listed as threatened or endangered 

23 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

24 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), a sensitive species, 

25 or a species of greatest conservation need, 


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1 including the Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus 

2 gilae); and 

3 (ii) would not unreasonably diminish 

4 the free-flowing nature or outstandingly re5 markable values of the covered segment. 

6 (C) PROJECTS WITHIN WILDERNESS

7 AREAS.—A native fish habitat restoration project 

8 (including fish barriers) located within an area 

9 designated as a component of the National Wil10 derness Preservation System shall be constructed 

11 consistent with— 

12 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

13 et seq.); and 

14 (ii) the applicable wilderness manage15 ment plan. 

16 (6) STATE LAND JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this 

17 section or an amendment made by this section affects 

18 the jurisdiction of land under the jurisdiction of the 

19 State, including land under the jurisdiction of the 

20 New Mexico State Land Office and the New Mexico 

21 Department of Game and Fish. 

22 (7) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec23 tion or an amendment made by this section affects the 

24 jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wild25 life in the State. 


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1 (8) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section or 

2 an amendment made by this section alters, modifies, 

3 diminishes, or extinguishes the reserved treaty rights 

4 of any Indian Tribe with respect to hunting, fishing, 

5 gathering, and cultural or religious rights in the vi6 cinity of a covered segment as protected by a treaty. 

7 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF GILA CLIFF 

8 DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GILA 

9 NATIONAL FOREST. 

10 (a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

12 over the land described in paragraph (2) is trans13 ferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Sec14 retary of the Interior. 

15 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

16 to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 440 acres 

17 of land identified as ‘‘Transfer from USDA Forest 

18 Service to National Park Service’’ on the map enti19 tled ‘‘Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Pro20 posed Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated March 2020. 

21 (b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

22 (1) GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONU23 MENT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

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1 vised to incorporate the land transferred to the 

2 Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(1). 

3 (B) MAP.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

5 Interior shall prepare and keep on file for 

6 public inspection in the appropriate office 

7 of the National Park Service a map and a 

8 legal description of the revised boundary of 

9 the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monu10 ment. 

11 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de12 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

13 same force and effect as if included in this 

14 section, except that the Secretary of the In15 terior may correct minor errors in the map 

16 and legal description. 

17 (2) GILA NATIONAL FOREST.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

19 Gila National Forest is modified to exclude the 

20 land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior 

21 under subsection (a)(1). 

22 (B) MAP.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Ag24 riculture shall prepare and keep on file for 

25 public inspection in the appropriate office 


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1 of the Forest Service a map and a legal de2 scription of the revised boundary of the Gila 

3 National Forest. 

4 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de5 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

6 same force and effect as if included in this 

7 section, except that the Secretary of Agri8 culture may correct minor errors in the 

9 map and legal description. 


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Calendar No. 685 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3129 

[Report No. 117–283] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desNew Mexico, and for other purposes. tion over certain Federal land in the State of vide for the transfer of administrative jurisdic- National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to pro- in the State of New Mexico as components of the ignate certain segments of the Gila River system 

DECEMBER 20, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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