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Calendar No. 421 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1254 

[Report No. 118–184] 

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 

JUNE 18, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder3 ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST WIL5 DERNESS AREAS. 

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

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

8 in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash9 ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen10 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym11 pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 

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

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

14 of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

15 (1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed16 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

17 approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 

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

19 Wilderness’’. 

20 (2) RUGGED RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

21 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com22 prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de23 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

24 ‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 

25 (3) ALCKEE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

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1 prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de2 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

3 ‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 

4 (4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer5 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

6 comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 

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

8 ‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 

9 (5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer10 tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 

11 comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 

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

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

14 designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

15 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub16 lic Law 98–339). 

17 (6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com19 prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de20 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 

22 (7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

23 Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com24 prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de25 picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 


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

2 as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 

3 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub4 lic Law 98–339). 

5 (8) MOUNT SKOKOMISH WILDERNESS ADDI6 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv7 ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen8 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

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

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

11 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

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

13 (9) WONDER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI14 TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv15 ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen16 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

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

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

19 Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

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

21 (10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 

22 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com23 prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de24 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

25 ‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 


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1 (11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 

2 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv3 ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen4 erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 

5 the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 

6 (12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

7 Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv8 ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 

10 shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil11 derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash12 ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 

13 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 

14 (13) SAMS RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed15 eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 

16 approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 

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

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (14) CANOE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com21 prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map, which shall be known as the 

23 ‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 

24 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub3 section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 

4 Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec5 retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

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

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

8 considered to be a reference to the date of enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 (2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary shall file a map and a legal description 

14 of the land designated as wilderness by sub15 section (a) with— 

16 (i) the Committee on Natural Re17 sources of the House of Representatives; 

18 and 

19 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

20 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

21 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de22 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

23 have the same force and effect as if included in 

24 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

25 minor errors in the map and legal description. 


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1 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map 

2 and legal description filed under subparagraph 

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

4 inspection in the appropriate office of the For5 est Service. 

6 (c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur8 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

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

10 Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 

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

12 designated as potential wilderness. 

13 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—On the 

14 date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 

15 Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 

16 potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 

17 have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 

18 (A) designated as wilderness and as a com19 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 

20 System; and 

21 (B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder22 ness area. 

23 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

24 (1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER

25 ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 


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1 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 

2 any wilderness area. 

3 (2) NONCONFORMING USES PERMITTED OUT4 SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 

5 activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder6 ness area designated under this section shall be per7 mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 

8 heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 

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

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

11 insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 

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

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

14 such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

15 be appropriate. 

16 SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce18 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(233) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap21 proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 

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

23 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

24 wild river. 


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

2 The segment of the Dungeness River from the head3 waters to the State of Washington Department of 

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

5 12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri6 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

7 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad8 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

9 the following segments of the mainstem and major 

10 tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class11 es: 

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

13 of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 

14 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

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

16 of the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge 

17 to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 

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

19 of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 

20 Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 

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

22 of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 

23 Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound24 ary, as a scenic river. 


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

2 of the Dungeness River from the National For3 est boundary to the State of Washington De4 partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 

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

6 recreational river through a cooperative man7 agement agreement between the State of Wash8 ington and the Secretary of Agriculture, as pro9 vided in section 10(e). 

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

11 of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 

12 the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 

14 of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 

15 to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 

16 a scenic river. 

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

18 The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 

19 headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in20 take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 

21 Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

23 from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder24 ness boundary, as a wild river. 


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

2 from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 

3 City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 

4 a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li6 censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 

7 powerhouses, transmission lines, or other 

8 project works, shall apply to the approximately 

9 5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend 

10 water intake facility to the Olympic National 

11 Forest boundary. 

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

13 The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 

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

15 sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri16 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

17 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

19 following classes: 

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

21 from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 

22 river. 

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

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

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


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

2 The segment of the Duckabush River from the head3 waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 

4 1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri5 culture, except that portions of the river within the 

6 boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad7 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

8 following classes: 

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

10 from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 

11 boundary, as a wild river. 

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

13 from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 

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

15 a scenic river. 

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

17 The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 

headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1 18 ⁄4 sec. 21, 

19 T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the Sec20 retary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

22 from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil23 derness boundary, as a wild river. 


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

2 from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 

3 to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 

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

5 from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 

NW1 6 ⁄4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be admin7 istered as a recreational river through a cooper8 ative management agreement between the State 

9 of Washington and the Secretary of Agri10 culture, as provided in section 10(e). 

11 ‘‘(239) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH12 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork 

13 Skokomish River from the headwaters to the Olym14 pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 

15 the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

17 from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 

18 river. 

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

20 from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 

21 river. 

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

23 from LeBar Creek to upper end of the gorge in 

the NW1 24 ⁄4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec25 reational river. 


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

2 from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 

3 National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(240) MIDDLE FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH5 INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 

6 the Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters 

7 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be ad8 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a sce9 nic river. 

10 ‘‘(241) WEST FORK SATSOP RIVER, WASH11 INGTON.—The approximately 8.2-mile segment of 

12 the West Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to 

13 the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be admin14 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 

15 river. 

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

17 The segment of the Wynoochee River from the head18 waters to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir to be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except 

20 that portions of the river within the boundaries of 

21 Olympic National Park shall be administered by the 

22 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

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

24 from the headwaters to the boundary of the 

25 Wonder Mountain Wilderness, as a wild river. 


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

2 from the boundary of the Wonder Mountain 

3 Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee Reservoir, 

4 as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(243) EAST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH6 INGTON.—The segment of the East Fork Humptu7 lips River from the headwaters to the Olympic Na8 tional Forest boundary to be administered by the 

9 Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

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

11 from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 

12 Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 

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

14 from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 

15 to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 

16 scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(244) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH18 INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 

19 the West Fork Humptulips River from the head20 waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 

21 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

22 a scenic river. 

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

24 segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 

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


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1 administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

2 following classes: 

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

4 from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 

5 river. 

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

7 from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce8 nic river. 

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

10 from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 

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

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

13 segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 

14 the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis15 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 

16 portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym17 pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture, including the following seg19 ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 

20 following classes: 

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

22 of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 

23 confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 

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

25 of the Queets River from the confluence with 


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1 Sams River to the Olympic National Park 

2 boundary, as a scenic river. 

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

4 of the Sams River from the headwaters to the 

5 confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 

6 river. 

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

8 of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 

9 confluence with the Queets River, to be admin10 istered as a scenic river through a cooperative 

11 management agreement between the State of 

12 Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture, 

13 as provided in section 10(e). 

14 ‘‘(247) HOH RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg15 ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 

16 South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 

17 National Park boundary, to be administered by the 

18 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

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

20 of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack21 son Creek, as a wild river. 

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

23 of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 

24 Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 

25 river. 


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

2 of the South Fork Hoh River from the head3 waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 

4 as a wild river. 

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

6 of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 

7 National Park boundary to the Washington 

8 State Department of Natural Resources bound9 ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be ad10 ministered as a recreational river through a co11 operative management agreement between the 

12 State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri13 culture, as provided in section 10(e). 

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

15 approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 

16 River from the source to the Olympic National Park 

17 boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

18 Interior, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(249) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH20 INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 

21 River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 

22 the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 

23 the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 

24 of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na25 tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary 


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1 of the Interior, including the following segments in 

2 the following classes: 

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

4 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

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

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

7 of the South Fork Calawah River from the 

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

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

10 of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 

11 Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

12 river. 

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

14 of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 

15 Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 

16 South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 

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

18 segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 

19 to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 

21 the following segments of the mainstem and certain 

22 tributaries in the following classes: 

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

24 of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to 


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

2 river. 

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

4 of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 

5 Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 

6 Park boundary, as a scenic river. 

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

8 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

9 headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 

10 bridge, as a wild river. 

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

12 of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 

13 Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con14 fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 

15 river. 

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

17 of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 

18 headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 

19 River, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(251) LYRE RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap21 proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 

22 Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound23 ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte24 rior as a scenic river.’’. 


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

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

3 (b) RESTORATION.—Consistent with the Wild and Sce4 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) (including any regu5 lations promulgated under that Act), the Secretary of the 

6 Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, may 

7 authorize, with respect to a river segment designated by the 

8 amendment made by subsection (a), an activity or a 

9 project, the primary purpose of which is— 

10 (1) river restoration; 

11 (2) the recovery of a species listed as endangered 

12 or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 

13 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 

14 (3) restoring ecological and hydrological func15 tion. 

16 (c) UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE17 MENT PLANS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of 

20 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

21 shall, with respect to the designations made under 

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

23 Secretary, incorporate such designations into up24 dated management plans for units of the National 


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1 Forest System in accordance with applicable laws 

2 (including regulations). 

3 (2) EXCEPTION.—The date specified in para4 graph (1) shall be 5 years after the date of enact5 ment of this Act if the Secretary of Agriculture— 

6 (A) is unable to meet the requirement 

7 under that paragraph by the date specified in 

8 such paragraph; and 

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

10 of enactment of this Act, includes in the De11 partment of Agriculture annual budget submis12 sion to Congress a request for additional sums 

13 as may be necessary to meet the requirement of 

14 that paragraph. 

15 (3) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN RE16 QUIREMENTS.—Updated management plans under 

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

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

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

20 SEC. 4. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 

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

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

23 nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 

24 3(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privileges, or con25 tracts held by private parties, nor does this Act in any 


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1 way modify or direct the management, acquisition, or dis2 position of land managed by the Washington Department 

3 of Natural Resources on behalf of the State of Wash4 ington. 

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

6 the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg7 ments designated by this Act and the amendment made 

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

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

10 public land laws; 

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

12 laws; and 

13 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min14 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

15 SEC. 5. TREATY RIGHTS. 

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

17 extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian Tribe 

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

19 rights as protected by a treaty. 


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Calendar No. 421 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1254 

[Report No. 118–184] 

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, 

JUNE 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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