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Union Calendar No. 544 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 354 

[Report No. 113–713] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2014 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 22, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National 

Monument, 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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oregon Caves Revital5 ization Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre10 serve’’, numbered 150/80,023, and dated May 2010. 

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

12 means the Oregon Caves National Monument estab13 lished by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 

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

15 (3) NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE.— 

16 The term ‘‘National Monument and Preserve’’ 

17 means the Oregon Caves National Monument and 

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

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

20 Preserve’’ means the National Preserve designated 

21 by section 3(a)(2). 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

24 (6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec25 retary concerned’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

2 through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 

3 respect to National Forest System land; and 

4 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re5 spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management. 

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

8 of Oregon. 

9 SEC. 3. DESIGNATIONS; LAND TRANSFER; BOUNDARY AD10 JUSTMENT. 

11 (a) DESIGNATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Monument and the Na13 tional Preserve shall be administered as a single unit 

14 of the National Park System and collectively known 

15 and designated as the ‘‘Oregon Caves National 

16 Monument and Preserve’’. 

17 (2) NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The approximately 

18 4,070 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Pro19 posed Addition Lands’’ shall be designated as a Na20 tional Preserve. 

21 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC22 TION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

24 over the land designated as a National Preserve 

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1 retary of Agriculture to the Secretary, to be admin2 istered as part of the National Monument and Pre3 serve. 

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

5 the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are ad6 justed to exclude the land transferred under para7 graph (1). 

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

9 National Monument and Preserve is modified to exclude 

10 approximately 4 acres of land— 

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

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

13 Unit’’. 

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

15 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of16 fices of the National Park Service. 

17 (e) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg18 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

19 States to the Monument shall be considered to be a ref20 erence to the ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre21 serve’’. 

22 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

24 the National Monument and Preserve in accordance 

25 with— 


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1 (1) this Act; 

2 (2) Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 

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

4 (3) any law (including regulations) generally 

5 applicable to units of the National Park System, in6 cluding the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

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

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

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

10 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) revise the fire management plan for the 

12 Monument to include the land transferred under sec13 tion 3(b)(1); and 

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

15 out hazardous fuel management activities within the 

16 boundaries of the National Monument and Preserve. 

17 (c) EXISTING FOREST SERVICE CONTRACTS.— 

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

19 (A) allow for the completion of any Forest 

20 Service stewardship or service contract executed 

21 as of the date of enactment of this Act with re22 spect to the National Preserve; and 

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1 istering a contract described in subparagraph 

2 (A) through the completion of the contract. 

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

4 conditions of a contract described in paragraph 

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

6 contract. 

7 (3) LIABILITY.—The Forest Service shall be re8 sponsible for any liabilities relating to a contract de9 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

10 (d) GRAZING.— 

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

12 the Secretary may allow the grazing of livestock 

13 within the National Preserve to continue as author14 ized under permits or leases in existence as of the 

15 date of enactment of this Act. 

16 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Grazing under para17 graph (1) shall be— 

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

19 which the grazing exists as of the date of enact20 ment of this Act, as measured in Animal Unit 

21 Months; and 

22 (B) in accordance with each applicable law 

23 (including National Park Service regulations). 

24 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—The Secretary shall per25 mit hunting and fishing on land and waters within the 


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1 National Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal 

2 and State laws, except that the Secretary may, in con3 sultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild4 life, designate zones in which, and establish periods during 

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

6 of public safety, administration, or compliance by the Sec7 retary with any applicable law (including regulations). 

8 SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY GRAZING LEASE OR PERMIT DONA9 TION PROGRAM. 

10 (a) DONATION OF LEASE OR PERMIT.— 

11 (1) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY CON12 CERNED.—The Secretary concerned shall accept a 

13 grazing lease or permit that is donated by a lessee 

14 or permittee for— 

15 (A) the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment 

16 located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National 

17 Forest; and 

18 (B) the Billy Mountain Grazing Allotment 

19 located on a parcel of land that is managed by 

20 the Secretary (acting through the Director of 

21 the Bureau of Land Management). 

22 (2) TERMINATION.—With respect to each graz23 ing permit or lease donated under paragraph (1), 

24 the Secretary shall— 


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1 (A) terminate the grazing permit or lease; 

2 and 

3 (B) ensure a permanent end to grazing on 

4 the land covered by the grazing permit or lease. 

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

6 that donates a grazing lease or grazing permit (or a por7 tion of a grazing lease or grazing permit) under this sec8 tion shall be considered to have waived any claim to any 

9 range improvement on the associated grazing allotment or 

10 portion of the associated grazing allotment, as applicable. 

11 SEC. 6. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 

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

13 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add14 ing at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(208) RIVER STYX, OREGON.—The subterra16 nean segment of Cave Creek, known as the River 

17 Styx, to be administered by the Secretary of the In18 terior as a scenic river.’’. 

19 (b) POTENTIAL ADDITIONS.— 

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

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

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(141) OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT

24 AND PRESERVE, OREGON.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) CAVE CREEK, OREGON.—The 2.6- 

2 mile segment of Cave Creek from the head3 waters at the River Styx to the boundary of the 

4 Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest. 

5 ‘‘(B) LAKE CREEK, OREGON.—The 3.6- 

6 mile segment of Lake Creek from the head7 waters at Bigelow Lakes to the confluence with 

8 Cave Creek. 

9 ‘‘(C) NO NAME CREEK, OREGON.—The 

10 0.6-mile segment of No Name Creek from the 

11 headwaters to the confluence with Cave Creek. 

12 ‘‘(D) PANTHER CREEK.—The 0.8-mile seg13 ment of Panther Creek from the headwaters to 

14 the confluence with Lake Creek. 

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

16 of Upper Cave Creek from the headwaters to 

17 the confluence with River Styx.’’. 

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

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

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(20) OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT

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

23 after the date on which funds are made available to 

24 carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 


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

2 Caves National Monument and Preserve seg3 ments described in subsection (a)(141); and 

4 ‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report con5 taining the results of the study.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 544 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 354 

[Report No. 113–713] 

A BILL 

National Monument, and for other purposes. 

To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves 

DECEMBER 24, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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