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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1254 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 20, 2023 

Mrs. MURRAY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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. 

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 ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder5 ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST WIL2 DERNESS AREAS. 

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

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

5 in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash6 ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym8 pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 

9 dated April 8, 2019 (referred to in this section as the 

10 ‘‘map’’), is designated as wilderness and as components 

11 of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

12 (1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed13 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

14 approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 

15 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (2) RUGGED RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com19 prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de20 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 

22 (3) ALCKEE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com24 prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de25 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

26 ‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 


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1 (4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer2 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

3 comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 

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

5 ‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 

6 (5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer7 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

8 comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 

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

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

11 designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

12 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub13 lic Law 98–339). 

14 (6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

15 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com16 prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de17 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

18 ‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 

19 (7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

20 Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com21 prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 

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

24 as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 


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1 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub2 lic Law 98–339). 

3 (8) MOUNT SKOKOMISH WILDERNESS ADDI4 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv5 ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

7 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish 

8 Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 

9 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

10 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

11 (9) WONDER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI12 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv13 ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen14 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

15 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain 

16 Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 

17 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

18 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

19 (10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com21 prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

23 ‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 

24 (11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 

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1 ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen2 erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 

3 the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 

4 (12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

5 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv6 ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

8 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil9 derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash10 ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 

11 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

12 (13) SAMS RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed13 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

14 approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 

15 the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sams River 

16 Wilderness’’. 

17 (14) CANOE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com19 prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de20 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 

22 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

24 rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub25 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 


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1 Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec2 retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 

4 that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 

5 considered to be a reference to the date of enact6 ment of this Act. 

7 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary shall file a map and a legal description 

11 of the land designated as wilderness by sub12 section (a) with— 

13 (i) the Committee on Natural Re14 sources of the House of Representatives; 

15 and 

16 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

17 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

18 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de19 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

20 have the same force and effect as if included in 

21 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

22 minor errors in the map and legal description. 

23 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map 

24 and legal description filed under subparagraph 

25 (A) shall be filed and made available for public 


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1 inspection in the appropriate office of the For2 est Service. 

3 (c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur5 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

6 seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 

7 Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 

8 identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 

9 designated as potential wilderness. 

10 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—On the 

11 date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 

12 Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 

13 potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 

14 have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 

15 (A) designated as wilderness and as a com16 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 

17 System; and 

18 (B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder19 ness area. 

20 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

21 (1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER

22 ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 

23 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

24 any wilderness area. 


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1 (2) NONCONFORMING USES PERMITTED OUT2 SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 

3 activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder4 ness area designated under this section shall be per5 mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 

6 heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 

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

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

9 insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 

10 by this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 

11 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 

12 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

13 be appropriate. 

14 SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce16 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(233) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap19 proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 

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

21 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

22 wild river. 

23 ‘‘(234) DUNGENESS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

24 The segment of the Dungeness River from the head25 waters to the State of Washington Department of 


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1 Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 

2 12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri3 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

4 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad5 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

6 the following segments of the mainstem and major 

7 tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class8 es: 

9 ‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

10 of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 

11 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 

13 of the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge 

14 to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 

16 of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 

17 Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 

19 of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 

20 Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound21 ary, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 

23 of the Dungeness River from the National For24 est boundary to the State of Washington De25 partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 


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1 N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered as a 

2 recreational river through a cooperative man3 agement agreement between the State of Wash4 ington and the Secretary of Agriculture, as pro5 vided in section 10(e). 

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 

10 of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 

11 to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 

12 a scenic river. 

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

14 The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 

15 headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in16 take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 

17 Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

19 from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder20 ness 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 li2 censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 

3 powerhouses, transmission lines, or other 

4 project works, shall apply to the approximately 

5 5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend 

6 water intake facility to the Olympic National 

7 Forest boundary. 

8 ‘‘(236) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

9 The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 

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

11 sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri12 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

13 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad14 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

15 following classes: 

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

17 from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 

18 river. 

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

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

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

22 ‘‘(237) DUCKABUSH RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

23 The segment of the Duckabush River from the head24 waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 

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1 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

2 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad3 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

4 following classes: 

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

6 from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 

7 boundary, as a wild river. 

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

9 from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 

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

11 a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(238) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

13 The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 

headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1 14 ⁄4 sec. 21, 

15 T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the Sec16 retary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

18 from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil19 derness boundary, as a wild river. 

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

21 from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 

22 to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 

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

24 from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 

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1 istered as a recreational river through a cooper2 ative management agreement between the State 

3 of Washington and the Secretary of Agri4 culture, as provided in section 10(e). 

5 ‘‘(239) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH6 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork 

7 Skokomish River from the headwaters to the Olym8 pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

11 from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 

12 river. 

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

14 from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 

15 river. 

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

17 from LeBar Creek to upper end of the gorge in 

the NW1 18 ⁄4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec19 reational river. 

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

21 from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 

22 National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(240) MIDDLE FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH24 INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 

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1 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be ad2 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a sce3 nic river. 

4 ‘‘(241) WEST FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH5 INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of 

6 the West Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to 

7 the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be admin8 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(242) WYNOOCHEE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 

11 The segment of the Wynoochee River from the head12 waters to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be ad13 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 

14 that portions of the river within the boundaries of 

15 Olympic National Park shall be administered by the 

16 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

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

18 from the headwaters to the boundary of the 

19 Wonder Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 

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

21 from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain 

22 Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, 

23 as a recreational river. 

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1 lips River from the headwaters to the Olympic Na2 tional Forest boundary to be administered by the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

5 from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 

6 Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 

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

8 from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 

9 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 

10 scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(244) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH12 INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 

13 the West Fork Humptulips River from the head14 waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 

15 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

16 a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(245) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

18 segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 

19 to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be 

20 administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

21 following classes: 

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

23 from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 

24 river. 


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

2 from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce3 nic river. 

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

5 from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 

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

7 ‘‘(246) QUEETS RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

8 segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 

9 the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis10 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 

11 portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym12 pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec13 retary of Agriculture, including the following seg14 ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 

15 following classes: 

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

17 of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 

18 confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 

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

20 of the Queets River from the confluence with 

21 Sams River to the Olympic National Park 

22 boundary, as a scenic river. 

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

24 of the Sams River from the headwaters to the 


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1 confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 

2 river. 

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

4 of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 

5 confluence with the Queets River, to be admin6 istered as a scenic river through a cooperative 

7 management agreement between the State of 

8 Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture, 

9 as provided in section 10(e). 

10 ‘‘(247) HOH RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg11 ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 

12 South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 

13 National Park boundary, to be administered by the 

14 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

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

16 of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack17 son Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 

19 of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 

20 Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 

21 river. 

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

23 of the South Fork Hoh River from the head24 waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 

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1 ‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 

2 of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 

3 National Park boundary to the Washington 

4 State Department of Natural Resources bound5 ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be ad6 ministered as a recreational river through a co7 operative management agreement between the 

8 State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri9 culture, as provided in section 10(e). 

10 ‘‘(248) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

11 approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 

12 River from the source to the Olympic National Park 

13 boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

14 Interior, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(249) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH16 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 

17 River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 

18 the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 

20 of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na21 tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary 

22 of the Interior, including the following segments in 

23 the following classes: 


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

2 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

3 headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 

5 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

6 Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 

8 of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 

9 Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

10 river. 

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

12 of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 

13 Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 

14 South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(250) SOL DUC RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 

16 segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 

17 to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad18 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

19 the following segments of the mainstem and certain 

20 tributaries in the following classes: 

21 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 

22 of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to 

23 the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 

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

2 of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 

3 Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 

4 Park boundary, as a scenic river. 

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

6 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

7 headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 

8 bridge, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 

10 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

11 Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con12 fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 

15 of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 

16 headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 

17 River, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(251) LYRE RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap19 proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 

20 Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound21 ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte22 rior as a scenic river.’’. 

23 (b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 

24 (a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 


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1 (c) UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE2 MENT PLANS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para4 graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of 

5 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

6 shall, with respect to the designations made under 

7 subsection (a) on lands under the jurisdiction of the 

8 Secretary, incorporate such designations into up9 dated management plans for units of the National 

10 Forest System in accordance with applicable laws 

11 (including regulations). 

12 (2) EXCEPTION.—The date specified in para13 graph (1) shall be 5 years after the date of enact14 ment of this Act if the Secretary of Agriculture— 

15 (A) is unable to meet the requirement 

16 under that paragraph by the date specified in 

17 such paragraph; and 

18 (B) not later than 3 years after the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, includes in the De20 partment of Agriculture annual budget submis21 sion to Congress a request for additional sums 

22 as may be necessary to meet the requirement of 

23 that paragraph. 

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1 paragraph (1) or (2) satisfy the requirements under 

2 section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 

4 SEC. 4. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 

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

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

7 nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 

8 3(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privileges, or con9 tracts held by private parties, nor does this Act in any 

10 way modify or direct the management, acquisition, or dis11 position of land managed by the Washington Department 

12 of Natural Resources on behalf of the State of Wash13 ington. 

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

15 the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg16 ments designated by this Act and the amendment made 

17 by section 3(a) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

19 public land laws; 

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

21 laws; and 

22 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min23 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 


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1 SEC. 5. TREATY RIGHTS. 

2 Nothing in this Act alters, modifies, diminishes, or 

3 extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian Tribe 

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

5 rights as protected by a treaty. 

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