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Union Calendar No. 311 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2642 

[Report No. 116–388] 

To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in 

the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic 

National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2019 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 9, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and 

Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, 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 SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder5 ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST WIL7 DERNESS AREAS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 

9 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in 

10 the Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington 

11 comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as generally de12 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olympics Wil13 derness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and dated April 

14 8, 2019 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘map’’), is des15 ignated as wilderness and as components of the National 

16 Wilderness Preservation System: 

17 (1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 

18 land managed by the Forest Service, comprising ap19 proximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on the 

20 map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek Wil21 derness’’. 

22 (2) RUGGED RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed23 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

24 approximately 5,956 acres, as generally depicted on 


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1 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Rugged Ridge 

2 Wilderness’’. 

3 (3) ALCKEE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed4 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

5 approximately 1,787 acres, as generally depicted on 

6 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Alckee Creek 

7 Wilderness’’. 

8 (4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer9 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

10 comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 

11 depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 

12 ‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 

13 (5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer14 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

15 comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

17 managed as part of, the ‘‘Buckhorn Wilderness’’, as 

18 designated by section 3 of the Washington State Wil19 derness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

20 98–339). 

21 (6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

22 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com23 prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de24 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

25 ‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 


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1 (7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

2 Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com3 prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de4 picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

5 managed as part of, the ‘‘The Brothers Wilderness’’, 

6 as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

7 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 

8 Law 98–339). 

9 (8) MOUNT SKOKOMISH WILDERNESS ADDI10 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Service, 

11 comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as generally 

12 depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

13 managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish Wilder14 ness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Washington 

15 State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

16 Public Law 98–339). 

17 (9) WONDER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI18 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Service, 

19 comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

21 managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain Wilder22 ness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Washington 

23 State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

24 Public Law 98–339). 


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1 (10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 

2 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com3 prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de4 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

5 ‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 

6 (11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 

7 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

8 comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as generally 

9 depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 

11 (12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

12 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

13 comprising approximately 353 acres, as generally de14 picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

15 managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wilderness’’, as 

16 designated by section 3 of the Washington State Wil17 derness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

18 98–339). 

19 (13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed20 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

21 approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 

22 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 

23 Wilderness’’. 

24 (14) CANOE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed25 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 


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1 approximately 1,378 acres, as generally depicted on 

2 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Canoe Creek 

3 Wilderness’’. 

4 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

6 rights, the land designated as wilderness by subsection 

7 (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri8 culture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 

9 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to 

11 the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

12 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary shall file a map and a legal description 

17 of the land designated as wilderness by sub18 section (a) with— 

19 (i) the Committee on Natural Re20 sources of the House of Representatives; and 

21 (ii) the Committee on Energy and Nat22 ural Resources of the Senate. 

23 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal descrip24 tion filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the 

25 same force and effect as if included in this Act, 


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1 except that the Secretary may correct minor er2 rors in the map and legal description. 

3 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

4 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

5 shall be filed and made available for public in6 spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 

7 Service. 

8 (c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes 

10 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 

11 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com12 prising approximately 5,346 acres as identified as 

13 ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is designated as 

14 potential wilderness. 

15 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—On the date 

16 on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Reg17 ister notice that any nonconforming uses in the po18 tential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) have 

19 terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 

20 (A) designated as wilderness and as a com21 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 

22 System; and 

23 (B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder24 ness area. 

25 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 


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1 (1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER

2 ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 

3 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

4 any wilderness area. 

5 (2) NONCONFORMING USES PERMITTED OUTSIDE

6 OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any activ7 ity or use outside of the boundary of any wilderness 

8 area designated under this section shall be permitted 

9 even if the activity or use would be seen or heard 

10 within the boundary of the wilderness area. 

11 (e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 

12 may take such measures as are necessary to control fire, 

13 insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated by 

14 this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wil15 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to such 

16 terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be ap17 propriate. 

18 SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

20 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at 

21 the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(231) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap23 proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 

24 and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 


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1 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(232) DUNGENESS RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

4 segment of the Dungeness River from the headwaters 

5 to the State of Washington Department of Natural 

6 Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be 

7 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 

8 that portions of the river within the boundaries of 

9 Olympic National Park shall be administered by the 

10 Secretary of the Interior, including the following seg11 ments of the mainstem and major tributary the Gray 

12 Wolf River, in the following classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment of 

14 the Dungeness River from the headwaters to the 

15 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment of 

17 the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge to 

18 Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment of 

20 the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to Sleepy 

21 Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment of 

23 the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow Creek 

24 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 

25 scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment of 

2 the Dungeness River from the National Forest 

3 boundary to the State of Washington Depart4 ment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 

5 4 W., sec. 12, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 

7 of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 

8 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment of 

10 the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge to the 

11 confluence with the Dungeness River, as a scenic 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(233) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

14 The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the head15 waters to the City of Port Townsend water intake fa16 cility, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri17 culture, in the following classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 

19 from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilderness 

20 boundary, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 

22 from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 

23 City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 

24 a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the licens2 ing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 

3 powerhouses, transmission lines, or other project 

4 works, shall apply to the approximately 5-mile 

5 segment from the City of Port Townsend water 

6 intake facility to the Olympic National Forest 

7 boundary. 

8 ‘‘(234) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

9 segment of the Dosewallips River from the headwaters 

10 to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, to 

11 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, ex12 cept that portions of the river within the boundaries 

13 of Olympic National Park shall be administered by 

14 the Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

15 ‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 

16 from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

19 from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 

20 N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(235) DUCKABUSH RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

22 segment of the Duckabush River from the headwaters 

23 to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, to 

24 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, ex25 cept that portions of the river within the boundaries 


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1 of Olympic National Park shall be administered by 

2 the Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment 

4 from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 

5 boundary, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 

7 from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 

8 private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, as a 

9 scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(236) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

11 The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 

12 headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1/4 sec. 21, 

13 T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the Sec14 retary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

15 ‘‘(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment 

16 from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil17 derness boundary, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

19 from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary to 

20 Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

22 from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the NW1/ 

23 4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., as a recreational 

24 river. 


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1 ‘‘(237) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH2 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Skokomish 

3 River from the headwaters to the Olympic National 

4 Forest boundary to be administered by the Secretary 

5 of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

6 ‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 

7 from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 

10 from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 

13 from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 

14 NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec15 reational river. 

16 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 

17 from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 

18 National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(238) MIDDLE FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH20 INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of the 

21 Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to the 

22 Olympic National Forest boundary, to be adminis23 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

24 river. 


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1 ‘‘(239) WEST FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH2 INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of the 

3 West Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to the 

4 Olympic National Forest boundary, to be adminis5 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(240) WYNOOCHEE RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

8 segment of the Wynoochee River from the headwaters 

9 to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be administered 

10 by the Secretary of Agriculture, except that portions 

11 of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na12 tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary of 

13 the Interior, in the following classes: 

14 ‘‘(A) The approximately 2.5-mile segment 

15 from the headwaters to the boundary of the Won16 der Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(B) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 

18 from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain Wil19 derness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, as a 

20 recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(241) EAST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH22 INGTON.—The segment of the East Fork Humptulips 

23 River from the headwaters to the Olympic National 

24 Forest boundary to be administered by the Secretary 

25 of Agriculture, in the following classes: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 

2 from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome Wil3 derness boundary, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment 

5 from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 

6 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 

7 scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(242) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH9 INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of the 

10 West Fork Humptulips River from the headwaters to 

11 the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to be admin12 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(243) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

15 segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters to 

16 private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be ad17 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the fol18 lowing classes: 

19 ‘‘(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment 

20 from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 

23 from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce24 nic river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment 

2 from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 

3 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(244) QUEETS RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg5 ment of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 

6 Olympic National Park boundary to be administered 

7 by the Secretary of the Interior, except that portions 

8 of the river outside the boundaries of Olympic Na9 tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture, including the following segments of the 

11 mainstem and certain tributaries in the following 

12 classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 

14 of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 

15 confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 

17 of the Queets River from the confluence with 

18 Sams River to the Olympic National Park 

19 boundary, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 

21 of the Sams River from the headwaters to the 

22 confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 

25 of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 


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1 confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(245) HOH RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The segment 

4 of the Hoh River and the major tributary South Fork 

5 Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic National Park 

6 boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

7 Interior, in the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 

9 of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jackson 

10 Creek, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment of 

12 the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the Olym13 pic National Park boundary, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 

15 of the South Fork Hoh River from the head16 waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 

17 as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment of 

19 the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic Na20 tional Park boundary to the Washington State 

21 Department of Natural Resources boundary in 

22 T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, as a recreational 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(246) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

25 approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 


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1 River from the source to the Olympic National Park 

2 boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

3 Interior, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(247) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH5 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 

6 River and the major tributary Sitkum River from the 

7 headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions of the 

9 river within the boundaries of Olympic National 

10 Park shall be administered by the Secretary of the In11 terior, including the following segments in the fol12 lowing classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 

14 of the South Fork Calawah River from the head15 waters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment of 

17 the South Fork Calawah River from the Sitkum 

18 River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment of 

20 the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 

21 Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

22 river. 

23 ‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 

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1 derness boundary to the confluence with the 

2 South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(248) SOL DUC RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg4 ment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to the 

5 Olympic National Park boundary to be administered 

6 by the Secretary of the Interior, including the fol7 lowing segments of the mainstem and certain tribu8 taries in the following classes: 

9 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment of 

10 the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to the 

11 end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 

14 of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 

15 Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National Park 

16 boundary, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 

18 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the head19 waters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge, 

20 as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment of 

22 the North Fork Sol Duc River from the Olympic 

23 Hot Springs Road bridge to the confluence with 

24 the Sol Duc River, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment of 

2 the South Fork Sol Duc River from the head3 waters to the confluence with the Sol Duc River, 

4 as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(249) LYRE RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap6 proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 

7 Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound8 ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte9 rior as a scenic river.’’. 

10 (b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

11 does not affect valid existing water rights. 

12 SEC. 4. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 

14 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1283(b)), 

15 nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 3(a) 

16 affects or abrogates existing rights, privileges, or contracts 

17 held by private parties. 

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

19 the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments 

20 designated by this Act and the amendment made by section 

21 3(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. 

3 SEC. 5. TREATY RIGHTS. 

4 Nothing in this Act alters, modifies, diminishes, or ex5 tinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 

6 with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 

7 rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 

8 treaty. 


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Union Calendar No. 311 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2642 

[Report No. 116–388] 

A BILL 

To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olymand scenic rivers, and for other purposes. tional Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and to designate certain rivers in Olympic Na- pic National Forest in the State of Washington, 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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