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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 354 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2014 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

AN ACT 

To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National 

Monument, 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 ‘‘Oregon Caves Revital3 ization Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre8 serve’’, numbered 150/80,023, and dated May 2010. 

9 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

10 means the Oregon Caves National Monument estab11 lished by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 

12 Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909. 

13 (3) NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE.— 

14 The term ‘‘National Monument and Preserve’’ 

15 means the Oregon Caves National Monument and 

16 Preserve designated by section 3(a)(1). 

17 (4) NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘National 

18 Preserve’’ means the National Preserve designated 

19 by section 3(a)(2). 

20 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

21 the Secretary of the Interior. 

22 (6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec23 retary concerned’’ means— 

24 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

25 through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 

26 respect to National Forest System land; and 


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1 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re2 spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management. 

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

5 of Oregon. 

6 SEC. 3. DESIGNATIONS; LAND TRANSFER; BOUNDARY AD7 JUSTMENT. 

8 (a) DESIGNATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Monument and the Na10 tional Preserve shall be administered as a single unit 

11 of the National Park System and collectively known 

12 and designated as the ‘‘Oregon Caves National 

13 Monument and Preserve’’. 

14 (2) NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The approximately 

15 4,070 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Pro16 posed Addition Lands’’ shall be designated as a Na17 tional Preserve. 

18 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC19 TION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

21 over the land designated as a National Preserve 

22 under subsection (a)(2) is transferred from the Sec23 retary of Agriculture to the Secretary, to be admin24 istered as part of the National Monument and Pre25 serve. 


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1 (2) EXCLUSION OF LAND.—The boundaries of 

2 the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are ad3 justed to exclude the land transferred under para4 graph (1). 

5 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 

6 National Monument and Preserve is modified to exclude 

7 approximately 4 acres of land— 

8 (1) located in the City of Cave Junction; and 

9 (2) identified on the map as the ‘‘Cave Junction 

10 Unit’’. 

11 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

12 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of13 fices of the National Park Service. 

14 (e) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg15 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

16 States to the Monument shall be considered to be a ref17 erence to the ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre18 serve’’. 

19 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

21 the National Monument and Preserve in accordance 

22 with— 

23 (1) this Act; 

24 (2) Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 

25 Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909; and 


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1 (3) any law (including regulations) generally 

2 applicable to units of the National Park System, in3 cluding the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). 

5 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT.—As soon as practicable 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with 

7 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

8 (1) revise the fire management plan for the 

9 Monument to include the land transferred under sec10 tion 3(b)(1); and 

11 (2) in accordance with the revised plan, carry 

12 out hazardous fuel management activities within the 

13 boundaries of the National Monument and Preserve. 

14 (c) EXISTING FOREST SERVICE CONTRACTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

16 (A) allow for the completion of any Forest 

17 Service stewardship or service contract executed 

18 as of the date of enactment of this Act with re19 spect to the National Preserve; and 

20 (B) recognize the authority of the Sec21 retary of Agriculture for the purpose of admin22 istering a contract described in subparagraph 

23 (A) through the completion of the contract. 

24 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—All terms and 

25 conditions of a contract described in paragraph 


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1 (1)(A) shall remain in place for the duration of the 

2 contract. 

3 (3) LIABILITY.—The Forest Service shall be re4 sponsible for any liabilities relating to a contract de5 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

6 (d) GRAZING.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

8 the Secretary may allow the grazing of livestock 

9 within the National Preserve to continue as author10 ized under permits or leases in existence as of the 

11 date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Grazing under para13 graph (1) shall be— 

14 (A) at a level not greater than the level at 

15 which the grazing exists as of the date of enact16 ment of this Act, as measured in Animal Unit 

17 Months; and 

18 (B) in accordance with each applicable law 

19 (including National Park Service regulations). 

20 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—The Secretary shall per21 mit hunting and fishing on land and waters within the 

22 National Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal 

23 and State laws, except that the Secretary may, in con24 sultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild25 life, designate zones in which, and establish periods during 


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1 which, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons 

2 of public safety, administration, or compliance by the Sec3 retary with any applicable law (including regulations). 

4 SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY GRAZING LEASE OR PERMIT DONA5 TION PROGRAM. 

6 (a) DONATION OF LEASE OR PERMIT.— 

7 (1) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY CON8 CERNED.—The Secretary concerned shall accept a 

9 grazing lease or permit that is donated by a lessee 

10 or permittee for— 

11 (A) the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment 

12 located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National 

13 Forest; and 

14 (B) the Billy Mountain Grazing Allotment 

15 located on a parcel of land that is managed by 

16 the Secretary (acting through the Director of 

17 the Bureau of Land Management). 

18 (2) TERMINATION.—With respect to each graz19 ing permit or lease donated under paragraph (1), 

20 the Secretary shall— 

21 (A) terminate the grazing permit or lease; 

22 and 

23 (B) ensure a permanent end to grazing on 

24 the land covered by the grazing permit or lease. 


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1 (b) EFFECT OF DONATION.—A lessee or permittee 

2 that donates a grazing lease or grazing permit (or a por3 tion of a grazing lease or grazing permit) under this sec4 tion shall be considered to have waived any claim to any 

5 range improvement on the associated grazing allotment or 

6 portion of the associated grazing allotment, as applicable. 

7 SEC. 6. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

8 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

9 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(208) RIVER STYX, OREGON.—The subterra12 nean segment of Cave Creek, known as the River 

13 Styx, to be administered by the Secretary of the In14 terior as a scenic river.’’. 

15 (b) POTENTIAL ADDITIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and 

17 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended 

18 by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(141) OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT

20 AND PRESERVE, OREGON.— 

21 ‘‘(A) CAVE CREEK, OREGON.—The 2.6- 

22 mile segment of Cave Creek from the head23 waters at the River Styx to the boundary of the 

24 Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest. 


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1 ‘‘(B) LAKE CREEK, OREGON.—The 3.6- 

2 mile segment of Lake Creek from the head3 waters at Bigelow Lakes to the confluence with 

4 Cave Creek. 

5 ‘‘(C) NO NAME CREEK, OREGON.—The 

6 0.6-mile segment of No Name Creek from the 

7 headwaters to the confluence with Cave Creek. 

8 ‘‘(D) PANTHER CREEK.—The 0.8-mile seg9 ment of Panther Creek from the headwaters to 

10 the confluence with Lake Creek. 

11 ‘‘(E) UPPER CAVE CREEK.—The segment 

12 of Upper Cave Creek from the headwaters to 

13 the confluence with River Styx.’’. 

14 (2) STUDY; REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild 

15 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(20) OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT

18 AND PRESERVE, OREGON.—Not later than 3 years 

19 after the date on which funds are made available to 

20 carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) complete the study of the Oregon 

22 Caves National Monument and Preserve seg23 ments described in subsection (a)(141); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report con2 taining the results of the study.’’. 

Passed the Senate July 9, 2014. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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