SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA, DEVIL’S 
STAIRCASE WILDERNESS, OREGON. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Federal 
land in the State of Oregon administered by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
approximately 29,650 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map titled ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Proposed Wilderness Area’’, 
dated June 9, 2009, are designated as a wilderness area 
for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem and to be known as the ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wilder-
ness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall file with the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a map and legal description of wilderness area designated 
by subsection (a). The map and legal description shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map and description. In the case 
of any discrepancy between the acreage specified in sub-
section (a) and the map, the map shall control. The map 
and legal description shall be on file and available for pub-
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lic inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Secretary shall manage the wilderness area designated 
by subsection (a) as wilderness. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Inte-
rior— 
(1) so as to maintain and restore the wilderness 
character and for inclusion in the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System; and 
(2) in accordance with the Wilderness Act and 
the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, except that, 
with respect to the wilderness area, any reference in 
the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS. 
Any land within the boundary of the wilderness area 
designated by this Act that is acquired by the United 
States shall— 
(1) become part of the Devil’s Staircase Wilder-
ness Area; and 
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(2) be managed in accordance with this Act and 
any other applicable law. 
SEC. 5. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting 
the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Oregon 
with respect to wildlife and fish in the national forests. 
SEC. 6. BUFFER ZONES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As provided in the Oregon Wilder-
ness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98– 
328), Congress does not intend for designation of the wil-
derness area under this Act to lead to the creation of pro-
tective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness 
area. 
(b) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.—The 
fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from within a wilderness area shall not, of itself, 
preclude the activities or uses up to the boundary of the 
wilderness area. 
SEC. 7. WITHDRAWAL. 
Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Federal land designated as wilder-
ness area by this Act is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
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(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
SEC. 8. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish— 
(1) the existing rights of any Indian tribe; or 
(2) tribal rights regarding access to Federal 
lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cul-
tural, and traditional food gathering activities. 
SEC. 9. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, WASSON 
CREEK AND FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by inserting a new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(ll) FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON.— 
‘‘(A) The 4.5-mile segment from the head-
waters to the private land boundary in section 
8 to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 3(b), the lat-
eral boundaries of the wild river area along 
Franklin Creek shall include an average of not 
more than 640 acres per mile measured from 
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the ordinary high water mark on both sides of 
the river. 
‘‘(ll) WASSON CREEK, OREGON.— 
‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the east-
ern edge of section 17 downstream to the 
boundary of sections 11 and 12 to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Interior as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The 5.9-mile segment downstream 
from the boundary of sections 11 and 12 to the 
private land boundary in section 22 to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 3(b), the lat-
eral boundaries of the wild river area along 
Wasson Creek shall include an average of not 
more than 640 acres per mile measured from 
the ordinary high water mark on both sides of 
the river.’’. 
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