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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6129 

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

Oregon. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 

Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on 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 Special Management Area 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 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in the 

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

7 Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area’’. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Man12 agement Area Designation Act’’ and dated June 23, 

13 2016. 

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

15 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

16 Chief of the Forest Service. 

17 (3) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term 

18 ‘‘Special Management Area’’ means the Frank 

19 Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area 

20 designated by section 4(a). 

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

22 of Oregon. 


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1 SEC. 4. FRANK MOORE WILD STEELHEAD SPECIAL MAN2 AGEMENT AREA, OREGON. 

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

4 of Forest Service land in the State, as generally depicted 

5 on the Map, is designated as the ‘‘Frank Moore Wild 

6 Steelhead Special Management Area’’. 

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 Spe11 cial Management Area. 

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 Special Management Area shall be adminis24 tered by the Secretary— 


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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) conserves and enhances the natural 

6 character, scientific use, and the botanical, rec7 reational, ecological, fish and wildlife, scenic, 

8 drinking water, and cultural values of the Spe9 cial Management Area; 

10 (B) maintains and seeks to enhance the 

11 wild salmonid habitat of the Special Manage12 ment Area; 

13 (C) maintains or enhances the watershed 

14 as a thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and 

15 (D) preserves opportunities for recreation, 

16 including primitive recreation. 

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

18 affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

19 respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

20 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec21 tion— 

22 (1) creates any protective perimeter or buffer 

23 zone around the Special Management Area; or 

24 (2) modifies the applicable travel management 

25 plan for the Special Management Area. 


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1 (f) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec2 tion prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 

3 Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 

4 conducting wildland fire operations in the Special Manage5 ment Area, consistent with the purposes of this Act, in6 cluding the use of aircraft, machinery, mechanized equip7 ment, fire breaks, backfires, and retardant. 

8 (g) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

9 section prohibits the Secretary from conducting vegetation 

10 management projects within the Special Management 

11 Area in a manner consistent with— 

12 (1) the purposes described in subsection (c); 

13 and 

14 (2) the applicable forest plan. 

15 (h) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in 

16 this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian 

17 tribe. 

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

19 the Federal land within the boundaries of the Special 

20 Management Area river segments designated by sub21 section (a) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

23 public land laws; 

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

25 laws; and 


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1 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min2 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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