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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6595 

To amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain 

additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the 

State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2023 

Ms. HOYLE of Oregon (for herself and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act 

to include certain additions to the Smith River National 

Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, 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 ‘‘Smith River National 

5 Recreation Area Expansion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE SMITH RIVER NATIONAL 

2 RECREATION AREA. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Smith River Na4 tional Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–1) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘referred to in 

7 section 4(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled ‘Proposed 

8 Smith River National Recreation Area’ and dated 

9 July 1990’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Six Riv11 ers National Forest’’ and inserting ‘‘an applicable 

12 unit of the National Forest System’’. 

13 (b) BOUNDARIES.—Section 4(b) of the Smith River 

14 National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–2(b)) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 

18 on the map entitled ‘Proposed Additions to the 

19 Smith River National Recreation Area’ and 

20 dated January 23, 2023’’ after ‘‘1990’’; and 

21 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

22 ‘‘map’’ and inserting ‘‘maps’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘map’’ and in24 serting ‘‘maps described in paragraph (1)’’. 


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1 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5 of the Smith River 

2 National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–3) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 

6 by striking ‘‘the map’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

7 maps’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘area shall be on’’ and inserting ‘‘area and 

11 any portion of the recreation area in the 

12 State of Oregon shall be on roadless’’; and 

13 (ii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(I) The Kalmiopsis Wilderness shall be 

16 managed in accordance with the Wilderness Act 

17 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘by the 

19 amendments made by section 10(b) of this Act’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘within the recreation area’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(d) STUDY; REPORT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

24 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

25 Secretary shall conduct a study of the area depicted 


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1 on the map entitled ‘Proposed Additions to the 

2 Smith River National Recreation Area’ and dated 

3 January 23, 2023, that includes inventories and as4 sessments of streams, fens, wetlands, lakes, other 

5 water features, and associated land, plants (includ6 ing Port-Orford-cedar), animals, fungi, algae, and 

7 other values, and unstable and potentially unstable 

8 aquatic habitat areas in the study area. 

9 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT PLANS; 

10 REPORT.—On completion of the study under para11 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) modify any applicable management 

13 plan to fully protect the inventoried values 

14 under the study, including to implement addi15 tional standards and guidelines; and 

16 ‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report describ17 ing the results of the study. 

18 ‘‘(e) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this Act 

19 affects the authority of the Secretary (in cooperation with 

20 other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate) 

21 to conduct wildland fire operations within the recreation 

22 area, consistent with the purposes of this Act. 

23 ‘‘(f) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

24 Act prohibits the Secretary from conducting vegetation 

25 management projects (including wildfire resiliency and 


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1 forest health projects) within the recreation area, to the 

2 extent consistent with the purposes of the recreation area. 

3 ‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN

4 AND ROADLESS RULE TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE

5 RECREATION AREA.—Nothing in this Act affects the ap6 plication of the Northwest Forest Plan or part 294 of title 

7 36, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to 

8 as the ‘Roadless Rule’) (as in effect on the date of enact9 ment of this subsection), to portions of the recreation area 

10 in the State of Oregon that are subject to the plan and 

11 those regulations as of the date of enactment of this sub12 section. 

13 ‘‘(h) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act dimin15 ishes any right of an Indian Tribe. 

16 ‘‘(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 

17 Secretary shall seek to enter into a memorandum of 

18 understanding with applicable Indian Tribes with re19 spect to— 

20 ‘‘(A) providing the Indian Tribes with ac21 cess to the portions of the recreation area in 

22 the State of Oregon to conduct historical and 

23 cultural activities, including the procurement of 

24 noncommercial forest products and materials 

25 for traditional and cultural purposes; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the development of interpretive infor2 mation to be provided to the public on the his3 tory of the Indian Tribes and the use of the 

4 recreation area by the Indian Tribes.’’. 

5 (d) ACQUISITION.—Section 6(a) of the Smith River 

6 National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–4(a)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘All 

9 lands’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—All land’’; 

11 (2) in the third sentence— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in13 serting the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) METHOD OF ACQUISITION.—The Sec15 retary’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘or any of its political sub17 divisions’’ and inserting ‘‘, the State of Oregon, 

18 or any political subdivision of the State of Cali19 fornia or the State of Oregon’’; and 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘donation or’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘purchase, donation, or’’; 

22 (3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In exer23 cising’’ and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION OF OFFERS BY SEC25 RETARY.—In exercising’’; 


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1 (4) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec2 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

4 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(5) ACQUISITION OF CEDAR CREEK PARCEL.— 

6 On the adoption of a resolution by the State Land 

7 Board of Oregon and subject to available funding, 

8 the Secretary shall acquire all right, title, and inter9 est in and to the approximately 555 acres of land 

10 known as the ‘Cedar Creek Parcel’ located in sec. 

11 16, T. 41 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian.’’. 

12 (e) FISH AND GAME.—Section 7 of the Smith River 

13 National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–5) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 

16 State of Oregon’’ after ‘‘State of California’’; and 

17 (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 

18 State of Oregon, as applicable’’ after ‘‘State of Cali19 fornia’’. 

20 (f) MANAGEMENT PLANNING.—Section 9 of the 

21 Smith River National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 460bbb–7) is amended— 

23 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec24 retary’’ and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(a) REVISION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Sec2 retary’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(b) SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

5 MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISION.—As soon as practicable 

6 after the date of the first revision of the forest plan after 

7 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 

8 shall revise the management plan for the recreation 

9 area— 

10 ‘‘(1) to reflect the expansion of the recreation 

11 area into the State of Oregon under the Smith River 

12 National Recreation Area Expansion Act; and 

13 ‘‘(2) to include an updated recreation action 

14 schedule to identify specific use and development 

15 plans for the areas described in the map entitled 

16 ‘Proposed Additions to the Smith River National 

17 Recreation Area’ and dated January 23, 2023.’’. 

18 (g) STREAMSIDE PROTECTION ZONES.—Section 

19 11(b) of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act 

20 (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–8(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(24) Each of the river segments described in 

23 subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(92) of the Wild 

24 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(92)).’’. 


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1 (h) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION AND ASSIST2 ANCE.—Section 12 of the Smith River National Recre3 ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–9) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘California or 

5 any political subdivision thereof’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘California, the State of Oregon, or a political sub7 division of the State of California or the State of Or8 egon’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

10 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘California or its political 

11 subdivisions’’ and inserting ‘‘California, the State of 

12 Oregon, or a political subdivision of the State of 

13 California or the State of Oregon’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (c), in the first sentence— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘California and its political 

16 subdivisions’’ and inserting ‘‘California, the 

17 State of Oregon, and any political subdivision of 

18 the State of California or the State of Oregon’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘State and its political 

21 subdivisions’’ and inserting ‘‘State of Cali22 fornia, the State of Oregon, and any political 

23 subdivision of the State of California or the 

24 State of Oregon’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

2 (a) NORTH FORK SMITH ADDITIONS, OREGON.— 

3 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that the source 

4 tributaries of the North Fork Smith River in the 

5 State of Oregon possess outstandingly remarkable 

6 wild anadromous fish and prehistoric, cultural, bo7 tanical, recreational, and water quality values. 

8 (2) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a)(92) of the 

9 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(92)) 

10 is amended— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sce12 nic’’ and inserting ‘‘wild’’; 

13 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

14 through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec15 tively, and indenting appropriately; 

16 (C) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 

17 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The 13-mile’’ and 

18 inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 13-mile’’; and 

20 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—The following segments 

22 of the source tributaries of the North Fork 

23 Smith River, to be administered by the Sec24 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

25 ‘‘(i) The 13.26-mile segment of 

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1 cluding all perennial tributaries, to the 

2 confluence with the North Fork Smith in 

3 T. 39 S., R 10 W., T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 

4 and T. 41 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Merid5 ian, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The 3.58-mile segment from the 

7 headwaters of Taylor Creek to the con8 fluence with Baldface Creek, as a wild 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(iii) The 4.38-mile segment from the 

11 headwaters of the unnamed tributary to 

12 Biscuit Creek and the headwaters of Bis13 cuit Creek to the confluence with Baldface 

14 Creek, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(iv) The 2.27-mile segment from the 

16 headwaters of Spokane Creek to the con17 fluence with Baldface Creek, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(v) The 1.25-mile segment from the 

20 headwaters of Rock Creek to the con21 fluence with Baldface Creek, flowing south 

22 from sec. 19, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., Willam23 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(vi) The 1.31-mile segment from the 

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1 ber 2 to the confluence with Baldface 

2 Creek, flowing north from sec. 27, T. 40 

3 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 

4 wild river. 

5 ‘‘(vii) The 3.6-mile segment from the 

6 2 headwaters of the unnamed tributary 

7 number 3 to the confluence with Baldface 

8 Creek, flowing south from secs. 9 and 10, 

9 T. 40 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, 

10 as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(viii) The 1.57-mile segment from 

12 the headwaters of the unnamed tributary 

13 number 4 to the confluence with Baldface 

14 Creek, flowing north from sec. 26, T. 40 

15 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 

16 wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ix) The 0.92-mile segment from the 

18 headwaters of the unnamed tributary num19 ber 5 to the confluence with Baldface 

20 Creek, flowing north from sec. 13, T. 40 

21 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 

22 wild river. 

23 ‘‘(x) The 4.90-mile segment from the 

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1 fluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xi) The 2.38-mile segment from the 

4 headwaters of Packsaddle Gulch to the 

5 confluence with North Fork Smith River, 

6 as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xii) The 2.4-mile segment from the 

8 headwaters of Hardtack Creek to the con9 fluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 

10 wild river. 

11 ‘‘(xiii) The 2.21-mile segment from 

12 the headwaters of the unnamed creek to 

13 the confluence with North Fork Smith 

14 River, flowing east from sec. 29, T. 40 S., 

15 R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(xiv) The 3.06-mile segment from 

18 the headwaters of Horse Creek to the con19 fluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 

20 wild river. 

21 ‘‘(xv) The 2.61-mile segment of Fall 

22 Creek from the Oregon State border to the 

23 confluence with North Fork Smith River, 

24 as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(xvi)(I) Except as provided in sub2 clause (II), the 4.57-mile segment from the 

3 headwaters of North Fork Diamond Creek 

4 to the confluence with Diamond Creek, as 

5 a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), 

7 the portion of the segment described in 

8 that subclause that starts 100 feet above 

9 Forest Service Road 4402 and ends 100 

10 feet below Forest Service Road 4402 shall 

11 be administered as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(xvii) The 1.02-mile segment from 

13 the headwaters of Diamond Creek to the 

14 Oregon State border in sec. 14, T. 40 S., 

15 R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(xviii) The 1.14-mile segment from 

18 the headwaters of Acorn Creek to the con19 fluence with Horse Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xix) The 8.58-mile segment from 

21 the headwaters of Chrome Creek to the 

22 confluence with North Fork Smith River, 

23 as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(xx) The 2.98-mile segment from the 

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1 ber 1 to the confluence with Chrome 

2 Creek, 0.82 miles upstream from the 

3 mouth of Chrome Creek in the Kalmiopsis 

4 Wilderness, flowing south from sec. 15, T. 

5 40 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as 

6 a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xxi) The 2.19-mile segment from 

8 the headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary 

9 number 2 to the confluence with Chrome 

10 Creek, 3.33 miles upstream from the 

11 mouth of Chrome Creek in the Kalmiopsis 

12 Wilderness, flowing south from sec. 12, T. 

13 40 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as 

14 a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(xxii) The 1.27-mile segment from 

16 the headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary 

17 number 3 to the confluence with Chrome 

18 Creek, 4.28 miles upstream from the 

19 mouth of Chrome Creek in the Kalmiopsis 

20 Wilderness, flowing north from sec. 18, T. 

21 40 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as 

22 a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(xxiii) The 2.27-mile segment from 

24 the headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary 

25 number 4 to the confluence with Chrome 


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1 Creek, 6.13 miles upstream from the 

2 mouth of Chrome Creek, flowing south 

3 from Chetco Peak in the Kalmiopsis Wil4 derness in sec. 36, T. 39 S., R. 11 W., 

5 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(xxiv) The 0.6-mile segment from 

7 the headwaters of Wimer Creek to the bor8 der between the States of Oregon and Cali9 fornia, flowing south from sec. 17, T. 41 

10 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 

11 wild river.’’. 

12 (b) EXPANSION OF SMITH RIVER, OREGON.—Section 

13 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (111) and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(111) SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA AND OR17 EGON.—The segment from the confluence of the 

18 Middle Fork Smith River and the North Fork Smith 

19 River to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, 

20 including the following segments of the mainstem 

21 and certain tributaries, to be administered by the 

22 Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

23 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The segment from the 

24 confluence of the Middle Fork Smith River and 

25 the South Fork Smith River to the Six Rivers 


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1 National Forest boundary, as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(B) ROWDY CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The segment from and 

5 including the headwaters to the California6 Oregon State line, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The segment from the 

8 California-Oregon State line to the Six 

9 Rivers National Forest boundary, as a rec10 reational river.’’. 

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