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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2171 

To modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, the Owyhee River 

Wilderness, and the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to authorize 

the continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, 

and grazing in certain wilderness areas in the State of Idaho. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2015 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, 

the Owyhee River Wilderness, and the North Fork 

Owyhee Wilderness and to authorize the continued use 

of motorized vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, 

and grazing in certain wilderness areas in the State 

of Idaho. 

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 ‘‘Owyhee Wilderness 

5 Areas Boundary Modifications Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OWYHEE WILDERNESS AREAS BOUNDARY MODI2 FICATIONS. 

3 (a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

4 (1) NORTH FORK OWYHEE WILDERNESS.—The 

5 boundary of the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness es6 tablished by section 1503(a)(1)(D) of the Omnibus 

7 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 

8 111–11; 123 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude cer9 tain land, as depicted on— 

10 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

11 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek 

12 Wilderness Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 

13 2014; and 

14 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

15 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Big 

16 Springs Camp Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 

17 15, 2014. 

18 (2) OWYHEE RIVER WILDERNESS.—The bound19 ary of the Owyhee River Wilderness established by 

20 section 1503(a)(1)(E) of the Omnibus Public Land 

21 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

22 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as 

23 depicted on— 

24 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

25 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Pole 


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1 Creek Wilderness and Owyhee River Wilderness 

2 Aerial’’ and dated November 10, 2014; 

3 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

4 entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Kincaid 

5 Reservoir Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 

6 2014; and 

7 (C) the Bureau of Land Management map 

8 entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Dickshooter 

9 Road Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 

10 2014. 

11 (3) POLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—The boundary 

12 of the Pole Creek Wilderness established by section 

13 1503(a)(1)(F) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage14 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

15 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as de16 picted on— 

17 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

18 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Pole 

19 Creek Wilderness and Owyhee River Wilderness 

20 Aerial’’ and dated November 10, 2014; and 

21 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

22 entitled ‘‘Pole Creek Wilderness Pullout Zoom 

23 Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 2014. 

24 (b) MAPS.— 


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1 (1) EFFECT.—The maps referred to in sub2 section (a) shall have the same force and effect as 

3 if included in this Act, except that the Secretary of 

4 the Interior may correct minor errors in the maps. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The maps referred to in 

6 subsection (a) shall be available in the appropriate 

7 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

8 SEC. 3. USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES FOR LIVESTOCK 

9 MONITORING, HERDING, AND GRAZING. 

10 Section 1503(b)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land 

11 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

12 1034) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including the use of 

13 motor vehicles for livestock monitoring, herding, and gath14 ering in those areas)’’ before ‘‘shall be allowed’’. 

15 SEC. 4. REPORT ON LIVESTOCK GRAZING MANAGEMENT 

16 ACTIVITIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

19 shall submit to the appropriate Committees of Congress 

20 a report describing all livestock grazing management ac21 tivities that were authorized in the areas designated as 

22 wilderness by section 1503 of the Omnibus Public Land 

23 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

24 1032) on the day before the date on which those wilder25 ness areas were designated. 


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1 (b) USE.—The Secretary shall use the report sub2 mitted under subsection (a) to assist in the management 

3 of livestock grazing in the wilderness areas referred to in 

4 subsection (a). 

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