mined by the Crystal Springs Water District, and other 
National Forest System land in and around the Inn at 
Cooper Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area, as depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘llllll’’ and dated 
llllll, 2006 (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘official map’’). 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The special resources manage-
ment unit established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
known as the Crystal Springs Watershed Special Re-
sources Management Unit, in this title referred to as the 
‘‘Management Unit’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LAND.—The Manage-
ment Unit does not include any National Forest System 
land otherwise covered by subsection (a) that is designated 
as wilderness by title I. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
National Forest System land included in the Management 
Unit are permanently withdrawn from all forms of appro-
priation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws and mineral and geothermal leasing laws. 
(e) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As 
soon as practicable after the effective date specified 
in section 605, the Secretary shall prepare and sub-
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mit to Congress a legal description of the Manage-
ment Unit. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map referred to in 
subsection (a) and the legal descriptions prepared 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec-
retary may correct errors in the map and legal de-
scriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map referred 
to in subsection (a) and the legal descriptions pre-
pared under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 603. ADMINISTRATION OF MANAGEMENT UNIT. 
(a) GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING LAWS.— 
Except as provided in this title, all other laws and regula-
tions affecting National Forest System lands shall con-
tinue to apply to the National Forest System lands in-
cluded in the Management Unit. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) PROCESS
FOR
ALLOWING
ACTIVITIES.— 
Only activities described in this subsection may 
occur in the Management Unit, and the Secretary of 
Agriculture may permit an activity described in this 
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subsection to occur in the Management Unit only 
after the Secretary— 
(A) obtains the review and opinions of the 
Crystal Springs Water District regarding the 
effect of the activity on the purposes of the 
Management Unit; 
(B) complies with all applicable Federal 
law regarding development and implementation 
of the activity; and 
(C) provides advance notice, an oppor-
tunity to comment, and appeal rights regarding 
the activity to the general public. 
(2) RECREATION.—The Secretary may continue 
to maintain recreational opportunities and trails, in 
existence as of the effective date specified in section 
605, within their existing and historic footprints. 
(3) LEASE OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may lease improvements and facilities, in 
existence as of the effective date specified in section 
605, within their existing and designated footprints 
to one or more concessionaires. 
(4) SALE
OF
CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may sell the improvements and facilities 
known as the Inn at Cooper Spur and the Cooper 
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Spur Ski Area, as provided by subtitle A of title 
VIII. 
(5) ROAD
MAINTENANCE.—Subject to sub-
section (d), the Secretary may maintain roads, in ex-
istence as of the effective date specified in section 
605. Maintenance may include the installation of 
culverts and drainage improvements and other simi-
lar activities. 
(6) FUEL
REDUCTION
IN
PROXIMITY
TO
IM-
PROVEMENTS.—The Secretary may permit non-com-
mercial and pre-commercial fuel reduction up to 400 
feet from historic and other structures on National 
Forest System land and homes on adjacent private 
lands. 
(7) OTHER
FUEL
REDUCTION
AND
FOREST 
HEALTH ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may conduct 
fuel reduction and forest health management activi-
ties, with priority given to activities that restore pre-
viously harvested stands using non-commercial and 
pre-commercial means, including the removal of log-
ging slash, smaller diameter material, and ladder 
fuels. The purpose of any fire risk reduction or for-
est health management activity conducted in the 
Management Unit shall be the maintenance and res-
toration of late-successional fire-resilient forest 
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structures containing multi-storied canopies and the 
protection of water quality, water quantity, scenic, 
cultural natural and wildlife values. For purposes of 
this paragraph and paragraph (6), pre-commercial 
activities mean the cutting of smaller diameter trees 
from younger stands for the purposes specified in 
this paragraph and does not preclude the sale of 
trees cut for firewood or other similar useful pur-
poses. 
(c) SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—The 
following activities may not occur in the Management 
Unit, whether separately or as part of an activity author-
ized by subsection (b): 
(1) New road construction or renovation of ex-
isting unused roads. 
(2) Commercial timber harvesting. 
(3) Domestic livestock grazing. 
(4) The placement or maintenance of fuel stor-
age tanks. 
(5) The application of any toxic chemicals, in-
cluding 
pesticides, 
rodenticides, 
herbicides, 
or 
retardants, for any purpose, except with the consent 
of the Crystal Springs Water District. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In consultation with the 
Crystal Springs Water District, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall adopt a management plan for the Manage-
ment Unit that, while providing for the limited activities 
specifically authorized by subsection (b), protects the wa-
tershed from illegal dumping, human waste, fires, van-
dalism and other risks to water quality. 
(e) FOREST ROAD CLOSURES.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may require the gating and closure to the general 
public of all Forest Service roads within the Management 
Unit, except for Cloud Cap Road (#Forest Road 3512). 
(f) PRIVATE LAND.—Nothing in this section affects 
the use of, or access to, any private property in the Crystal 
Springs watershed by the owners of the private property 
and their guests. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER DISTRICT.—Except 
as provided in this section, the Crystal Springs Water Dis-
trict has no authorities over management or use of Na-
tional Forest System land included in the Management 
Unit. 
SEC. 604. ACQUISITION OF LANDS. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may acquire from willing landowners any lands 
located in the Crystal Springs Zone of Contribution within 
the boundaries of Mount Hood National Forest. Lands so 
acquired shall automatically be added to the Management 
Unit. 
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(b) PROHIBITION ON SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE.— 
The Secretary may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer 
ownership of any land within the Management Unit, in-
cluding any of the land acquired under subsection (a) or 
received by the Secretary as part of the Cooper Spur-Gov-
ernment Camp land exchange authorized by subtitle A of 
title VIII and included within the Management Unit, to 
any person. 
SEC. 605. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the Man-
agement Unit within 30 days after the date of the final 
closing of the Cooper Spur-Government Camp land ex-
change authorized by subtitle A of title VIII. The Manage-
ment Unit may not be established before final closing of 
the land exchange. 
TITLE VII—LOCAL AND TRIBAL 
RELATIONSHIPS 
SEC. 701. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to recognize and support 
the ability of Native Americans to continue to gather first 
foods in the Mount Hood National Forest using tradi-
tional methods and the central role of the State of Oregon 
and local governments in managing for issues dealing with 
natural and developed environments in the vicinity of the 
national forest. 
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SEC. 702. FIRST FOODS GATHERING AREAS. 
(a) PRIORITY USE AREAS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall identify, establish, develop, and manage pri-
ority-use areas in Mount Hood National Forest for the 
gathering of first foods by members of Indian tribes with 
treaty-reserved gathering rights on lands encompassed by 
the national forest. The priority-use areas shall be identi-
fied, established, developed, and managed in a manner 
consistent with the memorandum of understanding en-
tered into between the Department of Agriculture, the Bu-
reau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Res-
ervation of Oregon (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Warm Springs Tribe’’) and dated April 23, 2003, and 
such further agreements as are necessary between the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Warm Springs Tribe to 
carry out the purposes of this section. 
(b) PRIORITY USE.—Members of Indian tribes with 
treaty-reserved gathering rights on lands encompassed by 
Mount Hood National Forest shall have exclusive rights 
to gather first foods in the priority-use areas established 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—In considering and selecting 
National Forest System land for inclusion in a priority- 
use area under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture 
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shall comply with the land and resource management plan 
for Mount Hood National Forest and applicable laws. 
(d) FIRST FOODS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘first foods’’ means roots, berries, and plants on Na-
tional Forest System land in Mount Hood National Forest 
that have been gathered for traditional and cultural pur-
poses by members of Indian tribes with treaty-reserved 
gathering rights on lands encompassed by Mount Hood 
National Forest. 
SEC. 703. FOREST SERVICE COORDINATION WITH STATE 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Congress encourages the Secretary of Agriculture to 
cooperate with the State of Oregon, local communities, 
counties, and Indian tribes in the vicinity of Mount Hood 
National Forest, and the heads of other Federal agencies 
to identify common ground, coordinate planning efforts 
around the national forest, and make the Federal Govern-
ment a better partner in building cooperative and lasting 
solutions for management of Mount Hood National Forest 
and non-Federal land in the vicinity of the national forest. 
SEC. 704. SAVINGS PROVISIONS REGARDING RELATIONS 
WITH INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act is in-
tended to alter, modify, enlarge, diminish, or extinguish 
the treaty rights of any Indian tribe, including the off- 
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reservation reserved rights established by the Treaty of 
June 25, 1855, with the Tribes and Bands of Middle Or-
egon (12 Stat. 963). Section 702 is consistent with and 
intended to implement the gathering rights reserved by 
such treaty. 
(b) TRIBAL LANDS.—Nothing in this Act is intended 
to affect lands held in trust by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for Indian tribes or individual members of Indian 
tribes or other lands acquired by the Army Corps of Engi-
neers and administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
for the benefit of Indian tribes and individual members 
of Indian tribes. 
(c) HUNTING AND FISHING.—Nothing in this Act is 
intended to affect the laws, rules, and regulations per-
taining to hunting and fishing under existing State and 
Federal laws and Indian treaties. 
SEC. 705. IMPROVED NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF STANDARDS.—New development 
occurring on land conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under title VIII or undertaken or otherwise permitted by 
the Secretary of Agriculture on National Forest System 
land in Mount Hood National Forest after the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall be constructed or altered in 
compliance with one of the nationally recognized model 
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building codes or wildland-urban interface codes and with 
other applicable nationally recognized codes. 
(b) INCLUSION OF STANDARDS IN LAND CONVEY-
ANCES.—In the case of each of the land conveyances de-
scribed in title VIII, the Secretary shall impose the re-
quirements of subsection (a) as a condition on the convey-
ance of the Federal land under the conveyance. 
(c) EFFECT ON STATE AND LOCAL LAW.—To the 
maximum extent feasible, the codes imposed pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be consistent with the nationally rec-
ognized codes adopted by the State of Oregon or political 
subdivisions of the State. This section shall not be con-
strued to limit the power of the State of Oregon or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State to implement or enforce any 
law, rule, regulation, or standard concerning fire preven-
tion and control. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The codes imposed pursuant to 
subsection (a) may be enforced by the same entities other-
wise enforcing building codes regarding new development 
occurring on land conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under title VIII. 
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TITLE VIII—LAND 
CONVEYANCES 
Subtitle A—Cooper Spur- 
Government Camp Land Exchange 
SEC. 801. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to recognize the years 
of work by local residents and political and business lead-
ers from throughout the States of Oregon and Washington 
to protect the north side of Mount Hood and bring to cul-
mination the land exchange authorized by section 802. 
Numerous public hearings have been held where broad 
public support has been voiced for the protection of Mount 
Hood and the consummation of the land exchange. 
SEC. 802. COOPER SPUR-GOVERNMENT CAMP LAND EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey to Mt. Hood Meadows Oregon, Lim-
ited Partnership (in this subtitle referred to as ‘‘Mt. Hood 
Meadows’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to— 
(1) a parcel of National Forest System land in 
Mount Hood National Forest consisting of approxi-
mately 80 acres in Government Camp, Clackamas 
County, Oregon, as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllllll’’ and dated lllll , 2006 
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(in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘official map’’); 
and 
(2) a parcel of National Forest System land in 
Mount Hood National Forest consisting of approxi-
mately 40 acres in Government Camp, as depicted 
on the official map. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), Mt. Hood Meadows, Mead-
ows North, LLC, and North Face Inn, LLC, shall convey 
to the United States all right, title, and interest of these 
entities in and to— 
(1) a parcel of private land consisting of ap-
proximately 770 acres at Cooper Spur, as depicted 
on the official map; 
(2) all buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equip-
ment at the Inn at Cooper Spur covered by the ap-
praisal described in subsection (c)(1); 
(3) the 1,350 acre special use permit for the 
Cooper Spur Ski Area, as depicted on the official 
map; and 
(4) all buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equip-
ment at the Cooper Spur Ski Area covered by the 
appraisal described in subsection (c)(1). 
(c) APPRAISED VALUES OF CONVEYED PROPERTY.— 
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(1) USE OF AGREED UPON APPRAISAL.—For 
purposes of the land exchange authorized by this 
subtitle, the values of the land and other property to 
be conveyed under subsections (a) and (b) are de-
rived from appraisals performed in 2005 by Steve A. 
Hall, MAI, CCIM, Oregon State Certified General 
Appraiser. The appraisals were performed in compli-
ance with the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice and the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions 2000 and 
have been reviewed and approved by the parties to 
the settlement agreement. 
(2) APPRAISED VALUES.— 
(A) FEDERAL LAND.—The appraised value 
of the land to be conveyed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture under subsection (a) is $3,810,000. 
(B) PRIVATE LAND AND PROPERTY.—The 
appraised value of the land and other property 
to be conveyed by Mt. Hood Meadows, Meadows 
North, LLC, and North Face Inn, LLC, under 
subsection (b) is $5,535,000. 
(3) TREATMENT OF EXCESS CONSIDERATION.— 
The amount by which the appraised value of the 
land and other property conveyed by Mt. Hood 
Meadows, Meadows North, LLC, and North Face 
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Inn, LLC, under subsection (b) exceeds the ap-
praised value of the land conveyed by the Secretary 
under subsection (a), $1,725,000, represents a dona-
tion to the United States. 
(d) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall complete all legal and regu-
latory processes required in connection with the convey-
ances under this section and complete the closing of the 
conveyances within eight months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(e) RECONVEYANCE
OF
LAND
AND
IMPROVE-
MENTS.— 
(1) 
PROHIBITION
ON
RECONVEYANCE
OF 
LAND.—The Secretary of Agriculture may not re-
convey any of the land (as opposed to improvements 
thereon) acquired by the United States under sub-
section (b). 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
RECONVEYANCE
OF
IM-
PROVEMENTS.—Any subsequent sale or lease of im-
provements acquired under subsection (b) may not 
be made to Mt. Hood Meadows, or any successor 
thereof. 
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SEC. 803. TREATMENT OF INN AT COOPER SPUR AND THE 
COOPER SPUR SKI AREA. 
(a) SOLICITATION OF NEW CONCESSIONAIRE.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare and publish 
a proposed prospectus in order to solicit a new conces-
sionaire for the Inn at Cooper Spur and the Cooper Spur 
Ski Area within the new configuration of these establish-
ments, as depicted on the official map. The Secretary may 
enter into the concession contract at any time after the 
closing of the land exchange under section 802. 
(b) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—Prospective conces-
sionaires shall be able to bid competitively for the right 
to operate either the Inn at Cooper Spur or the Cooper 
Spur Ski Area (or both together) in an open process that 
considers all values, not just the highest dollar value. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall work collaboratively with Mt. Hood Meadows, Mead-
ows North, LLC, and North Face Inn, LLC, the Hood 
River Valley Residents Committee, the Cooper Spur Wild 
and Free Coalition, and the Hood River County Commis-
sion in selecting a new concessionaire for the Inn at Coo-
per Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area and to prepare 
for the orderly and smooth transition of the operation of 
the Inn at Cooper Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area 
to the new concessionaire. 
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(d) EXCLUSION
OF MT. HOOD MEADOWS.—Mt. 
Hood Meadows, or any successor thereof, may not be se-
lected as a concessionaire for the Inn at Cooper Spur and 
the Cooper Spur Ski Area. However, to allow an orderly 
and smooth transition of the operation of the Inn at Coo-
per Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area to a new conces-
sionaire, the Secretary of Agriculture may issue a short- 
term Special Use Permit to Mt. Hood Meadows for a pe-
riod not to exceed one year under terms similar to the 
Cooper Spur Ski Area Special Use Permit in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. The permit may 
not be extended. 
(e) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—All funds received 
pursuant to a concession contract under this section shall 
be deposited in the fund established by Public Law 90– 
171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known as the Sisk Act) 
and shall remain available to the Secretary of Agriculture 
until expended, without further appropriation, for use in 
Mount Hood National Forest, with priority given to the 
Hood River Ranger District for restoration projects on the 
North side of Mount Hood. 
SEC. 804. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this subtitle, the exchange of Federal land under section 
802 is subject to the existing laws and regulations applica-
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ble to the conveyance and acquisition of land under the 
jurisdiction of the Forest Service. It is anticipated that 
the Secretary of Agriculture will be able to carry out the 
land exchange without the promulgation of additional reg-
ulations. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non- 
Federal land to be acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under section 802 must be acceptable to the Sec-
retary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights of record. The non-Federal land shall conform 
with the title approval standards applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions. 
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the land to be exchanged under section 
802 shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. The costs of any such survey, as 
well as other administrative costs incurred to execute the 
land exchange, shall be borne by the Secretary. 
Subtitle B—Other Land Exchanges 
SEC. 811. LAND EXCHANGE, PORT OF CASCADE LOCKS-PA-
CIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey to the Port of Cascade Locks, Cas-
cade Locks, Oregon (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Port’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
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in and to a parcel of National Forest System land in the 
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area consisting of 
approximately 10 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, 2006. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Port shall convey to the 
United States all right, title, and interest of the Port in 
and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 40 
acres, as depicted on the map referred to in subsection 
(a). The acquisition of this land will ensure the continued 
integrity of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail in the 
vicinity of Cascade Locks and the public’s ability to access 
the north Oregon entrance of the trail. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
land to be exchanged under this section shall be deter-
mined pursuant to an appraisal acceptable to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Port. If the values are not 
equal, they shall be equalized in the manner provided in 
section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, the exchange of Federal land under this 
section is subject to the existing laws and regulations ap-
plicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land under 
the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. It is anticipated that 
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the Secretary of Agriculture will be able to carry out the 
land exchange without the promulgation of additional reg-
ulations. 
(e) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non- 
Federal land to be acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under this section must be acceptable to the Sec-
retary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights of record. The non-Federal land shall conform 
with the title approval standards applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions. 
(f) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the land to be exchanged under this 
section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture. The costs of any such survey, 
as well as other administrative costs incurred to execute 
the land exchange, shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(g) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall complete all legal and regu-
latory processes required in connection with the convey-
ances under this section and complete the closing of the 
conveyances within eight months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
Æ 
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