(1) To designate six wilderness areas and the
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area in Harney County, Oregon.
(2) To provide for the acquisition of private
lands through exchange for inclusion in the wilder-
ness areas and the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area.
(3) To provide for and expand cooperative man-
agement activities between public and private land-
owners in the vicinity of the wilderness areas and
surrounding lands.
(4) To authorize the purchase of land and de-
velopment and nondevelopment rights.
(5) To designate additional components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(6) To support efforts to preserve the Redband
Trout and the Hammond fir grove.
(7) To establish a citizens’ management advi-
sory council for the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area.
(8) To provide for the management of the Co-
operative Management and Protection Area to
ensure—
(A) the conservation, protection, and im-
proved management of the ecological, social and
economic environment of the area;
(B) the protection of geological, biological,
wildlife, riparian and scenic resources, North
American Indian tribal and cultural and archae-
ological resource sites, and additional cultural
and historic sites; and
(C) the recognition and promotion of cur-
rent and historic recreation use.
(9) To maintain and enhance cooperative and
innovative management practices between the public
and private land managers in the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area.
(10) To maintain the viability of grazing and
recreation operations on private and public land in
the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
(11) To conserve, protect, and manage the
long-term ecological health and functioning water-
sheds of Steens Mountain.
(12) To authorize only such uses on Federal
lands in the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area that are consistent with the purposes of
this Act.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; purposes; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 4. Valid existing rights.
TITLE I—STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND
PROTECTION AREA.
Subtitle A—Designation and Purposes
Sec. 101. Designation of Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
Sec. 102. Objectives of Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
Subtitle B—Management of Federal Lands
Sec. 111. Management authorities and purposes.
Sec. 112. Roads and travel access.
Sec. 113. Land use authorities.
Sec. 114. Land acquisition authority.
Subtitle C—Cooperative Management
Sec. 121. Cooperative management projects.
Sec. 122. Cooperative efforts to control development on non-Federal lands.
Subtitle D—Advisory Council
Sec. 131. Establishment of advisory council.
Sec. 132. Advisory role in management activities.
Sec. 133. Science committee.
TITLE II—STEENS MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 201. Designation of wilderness areas, Harney County, Oregon.
Sec. 202. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 203. Water rights.
Sec. 204. Treatment of other wilderness study areas.
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS AND TROUT RESERVE
Sec. 301. Designation of streams for wild and scenic river status in Steens
Mountain area.
Sec. 302. Donner und Blitzen River redband trout reserve.
TITLE IV—MINERAL WITHDRAWAL AREA
Sec. 401. Designation of mineral withdrawal area.
Sec. 402. Treatment of State lands and mineral interests.
TITLE V—PROTECTION OF FIR GROVE
Sec. 501. Fir grove management area and reserve.
TITLE VI—LAND EXCHANGES
Sec. 601. Land exchange, Roaring Springs Ranch.
Sec. 602. Land exchanges, Kiger Gorge.
Sec. 603. Land exchange, Scharff Estate inholding.
Sec. 604. Land exchange, Tom J. Davis Livestock, Incorporated.
Sec. 605. Land exchange, Hammond Ranch.
Sec. 606. Land exchange, John and Cindy Witzel.
Sec. 607. General provisions applicable to land exchanges.
TITLE VII—FUNDING AUTHORITIES
Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 702. Use of land and water conservation fund.
TITLE VIII—CONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT
Sec. 801. Implementation conditioned on completion of certain exchanges.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘advisory
council’’ means the Steens Mountain Advisory Coun-
cil established by title IV.
(2) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTEC-
TION AREA.—The term ‘‘Cooperative Management
and Protection Area’’ means the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection Area des-
ignated by title I.
(3) COOPERATIVE
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.—
The term ‘‘cooperative management program’’
means the cooperative management program carried
out in the Cooperative Management and Protection
Area pursuant to section 121.
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Co-
operative Management and Protection Area and the
wilderness areas required to be prepared by section
111(b).
(5) NONDEVELOPMENT EASEMENT.—The term
‘‘nondevelopment easement’’ means a binding con-
tractual agreement between the Secretary and a
landowner in the Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area to prevent or restrict development on
the land covered by the easement permanently or
during a time period specified in the agreement.
(6) REDBAND
TROUT
RESERVE.—The term
‘‘Redband Trout Reserve’’ means the Donner und
Blitzen Redband Trout Reserve designated by sec-
tion 302.
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management.
(8) SCIENCE COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘science
committee’’ means the committee of independent sci-
entists appointed under section 133.
(9) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness
area’’ means any of the wilderness areas in the vi-
cinity of Steens Mountain in the State of Oregon
designated by title II.
SEC. 3. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress maps
and legal descriptions of the following:
(1) The Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area.
(2) The wilderness areas.
(3) The wild and scenic river segments and
redband trout reserve designated by title III.
(4) The mineral withdrawal area designated by
title IV.
(5) The fir grove management area and reserve
designated by title V.
(6) The land exchanges required by title VI.
(b) LEGAL EFFECT AND CORRECTION.—The maps
and legal descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall
have the same force and effect as if included in this Act,
except the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in such maps and legal descriptions.
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the maps and
legal descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the Office of the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management and in the
appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in
the State of Oregon.
SEC. 4. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.
Nothing in this Act shall effect any valid existing
right.
TITLE I—STEENS MOUNTAIN CO-
OPERATIVE 
MANAGEMENT
AND PROTECTION AREA.
Subtitle A—Designation and
Purposes
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
AND PROTECTION AREA.
Subject to section 801, the Secretary shall designate
the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area consisting of approximately 500,000 acres of
Federal land located in Harney County, Oregon, in the
vicinity of Steens Mountain, as generally depicted on the
map entitled Steens Mountain Cooperative Management
and Protection Area and dated llllll, 2000.
SEC. 102. OBJECTIVES OF COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
AND PROTECTION AREA.
The objectives for which the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area is designated are as follows:
(1) To maintain and enhance cooperative and
innovative management practices between the public
and private land managers in the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area.
(2) To maintain the viability of grazing and
recreation operations on private and public lands in
the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
(3) To conserve, protect, and manage the long-
term ecological health and functioning watersheds of
Steens Mountain.
Subtitle B—Management of Federal
Lands
SEC. 111. MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES AND PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage all
Federal lands included in the Cooperative Management
and Protection Area pursuant to the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
and other applicable provisions of law, including this Act,
in a manner that—
(1) ensures the conservation, protection, and
improved management of the ecological, social and
economic environment of the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area, including geological, bio-
logical, wildlife, riparian, and scenic resources,
North American Indian tribal and cultural and ar-
chaeological resource sites, and additional cultural
and historic sites; and
(2) recognizes and promotes current and his-
toric recreational use.
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within four years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
develop a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection
and management of the Federal lands included in the Co-
operative Management and Protection Area, including the
wilderness areas. The plan shall—
(1) describe the appropriate uses and manage-
ment of the Cooperative Management and Protection
Area consistent with this Act;
(2) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions con-
tained in any current or future management or ac-
tivity plan for the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area and use information developed in
previous studies of the lands within or adjacent to
the Cooperative Management and Protection Area;
and
(3) provide for coordination with State, county,
and private local landowners.
SEC. 112. ROADS AND TRAVEL ACCESS.
(a) TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—The management plan
shall include, as an integral part, a comprehensive trans-
portation plan for the Federal lands included in the Coop-
erative Management and Protection Area, which shall ad-
dress the maintenance, improvement, and closure of roads
and trails as well as travel access.
(b) PROHIBITION ON OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED TRAV-
EL.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The use of motorized or
mechanized vehicles on Federal lands included in the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area—
(A) is prohibited off road; and
(B) is limited to such roads and trails as
may be designated for their use as part of the
management plan.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not pro-
hibit the use of motorized or mechanized vehicles on
Federal lands included in the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area if the Secretary deter-
mines that such use—
(A) is needed for administrative purposes
or to respond to an emergency; or
(B) is appropriate for the construction or
maintenance of agricultural facilities, fish and
wildlife management, or ecological restoration
projects, except in areas designated as wilder-
ness or managed under the provisions of section
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782).
(c) PROHIBITION ON NEW CONSTRUCTION.—
(1) PROHIBITION, EXCEPTION.—No new road
or trail for motorized or mechanized vehicles may be
constructed on Federal lands in the Cooperative
Management and Protection Area unless the Sec-
retary determines that the road or trail is necessary
for public safety or protection of the environment.
Any determination under this subsection shall be
made in consultation with the advisory council.
(2) TRAILS.—Nothing in this subsection is in-
tended to limit the authority of the Secretary to con-
struct or maintain trails for nonmotorized or non-
mechanized use.
(d) ACCESS TO NONFEDERALLY OWNED LANDS.—
(1) REASONABLE ACCESS.—The Secretary shall
provide reasonable access to nonfederally owned
lands or interests in land within the boundaries of
the Cooperative Management and Protection Area
and the wilderness areas to provide the owner of the
land or interest the reasonable use thereof.
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTS-OF WAY.—
Nothing in this Act shall have the effect of termi-
nating any valid existing right-of-way on Federal
lands included in the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area.
SEC. 113. LAND USE AUTHORITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow only
such uses of the Federal lands included in the Cooperative
Management and Protection Area as the Secretary finds
will further the purposes for which the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area is established.
(b) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Federal lands included
in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area
shall not be made available for commercial timber
harvest.
(2) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may
authorize the removal of trees from Federal lands
included in the Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area only if the Secretary determines that
the removal is clearly needed for purposes of ecologi-
cal restoration and maintenance or for public safety.
The Secretary may authorize the sale of forest prod-
ucts resulting from the authorized removal of trees
under this paragraph.
(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
JUNIPER
SPECIES.—
The Secretary may not permit management of juni-
per species with mechanized tools unless the Sec-
retary first considers nonmechanized treatments and
the recommendations of the science committee and
the advisory council.
(c) HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall per-
mit hunting, fishing, and trapping on Federal lands
included in the Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations of the United States and the State of
Oregon.
(2) AREA AND TIME LIMITATIONS.—After con-
sultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife, the Secretary may designate zones where,
and establish periods when, hunting, trapping or
fishing is prohibited on Federal lands included in the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area for
reasons of public safety, administration, or public
use and enjoyment.
(d) GRAZING.—
(1) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LAW.—Except
as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws, regula-
tions, and executive orders otherwise applicable to
the Bureau of Land Management in issuing and ad-
ministering grazing leases and permits on lands
under its jurisdiction shall apply in regard to the
Federal lands included in the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area.
(2) CANCELLATION
OF
CERTAIN
PERMITS.—
The Secretary shall cancel that portion of the per-
mitted grazing on Federal lands in the Lowther and
Roaring Springs allotments located within the area
designated on the map referred to in section 101 as
the ‘‘no livestock grazing area’’. Upon cancellation,
future grazing use in that designated area is prohib-
ited. The Secretary shall seek suitable forage else-
where for the grazing permittees whose permits are
canceled under this paragraph.
(e) PROHIBITION
ON CONSTRUCTION
OF FACILI-
TIES.—No new facilities may be constructed on Federal
lands included in the Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area unless the Secretary determines that the
structure is necessary—
(1) for enhancing botanical, fish, wildlife, or
watershed conditions; or
(2) for public information, health, or safety.
SEC. 114. LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.
(a) ACQUISITION.—
(1) ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED.—In addition to
the land acquisitions authorized by title VI, the Sec-
retary may acquire other non-Federal lands and in-
terests in lands located within the boundaries of the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area or the
wilderness areas.
(2) ACQUISITION METHODS.—Lands may be ac-
quired under this subsection only by voluntary ex-
change, donation, or purchase from willing sellers.
(b) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon acquisition under sub-
section (a), lands or interests in lands acquired with-
in the boundaries of the Cooperative Management
and Protection Area shall—
(A) become part of the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area; and
(B) be managed pursuant to the laws ap-
plicable to the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area.
(2) LANDS WITHIN WILDERNESS AREA.—If the
acquired lands or interests in lands are also within
the boundaries of a wilderness area, the lands or in-
terests in lands shall—
(1) become part of the wilderness area; and
(2) be managed pursuant to title II and the
other laws applicable to the wilderness area.
(c) APPRAISAL.—In appraising non-Federal land, de-
velopment rights, or conservation easements for possible
acquisition under this section or section 122, the Secretary
shall disregard any adverse impacts on values resulting
from the designation of the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area or the wilderness areas.
(d) LIMITATION ON DISPOSAL.—The Secretary may
not dispose of Federal land in the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area unless—
(1) the disposal is specifically authorized by
Congress in a law enacted after the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or
(2) the Secretary certifies to Congress that the
disposal of the land is part of a land exchange that
furthers the purposes of the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area.
Subtitle C—Cooperative
Management
SEC. 121. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.
(a) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.—To further the pur-
poses for which the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area is designated, the Secretary may work with non-
Federal landowners in the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area who voluntarily agree to participate in the
cooperative management of Federal and non-Federal
lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection
Area.
(b) MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.—The Sec-
retary may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal
landowner in the Cooperative Management and Protection
Area to provide for the cooperative conservation and man-
agement of the Federal and non-Federal lands subject to
the agreement.
(c) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—With the consent of the
landowners involved, the Secretary may permit permittees,
special-use permit holders, other Federal and State agen-
cies, and interested members of the public to participate
in a cooperative management project carried out under
this section as appropriate to achieve the resource or land
use management objectives of the project.
(d) TRIBAL CULTURAL SITE PROTECTION.—The
Secretary may enter into agreements with the Burns Pai-
ute Tribe to protect cultural sites in the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area of importance to the tribe.
SEC. 122. COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO CONTROL DEVELOP-
MENT ON NON-FEDERAL LANDS.
(a) POLICY.—Development on public and private
lands within the boundaries of the Cooperative Manage-
ment and Protection Area which is different from the cur-
rent character and uses of the lands is inconsistent with
the purpose of this Act.
(b) USE OF NONDEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
EASEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into a non-
development easement with willing landowners for the ac-
quisition of development rights and a temporary or per-
petual conservation easement to prevent or restrict devel-
opment on non-Federal lands within the boundaries of the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area and to pro-
tect open space and the viewshed in the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a non-
development easement or a conservation easement under
subsection (b) may include—
(1) the exchange of other lands under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management; and
(2) the provision of a legally binding long-term
(up to 30 years) grazing permit in exchange for a
legally binding equivalent long-term development
right or conservation easement.
(d) RELATION TO PROPERTY RIGHTS AND STATE
AND LOCAL LAW.—Nothing in this section is intended to
affect rights or interests in real property or supersede
State law.
Subtitle D—Advisory Council
SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to section 801, the
Secretary shall establish the Steens Mountain Advisory
Council to advise the Secretary in managing the wilder-
ness areas and the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area and in promoting the cooperative management
under subtitle C.
(b) MEMBERS.—The advisory council shall consist of
12 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, as follows:
(1) A private landowner in the Cooperative
Management and Protection Area, appointed from
nominees submitted by the county court for Harney
County, Oregon.
(2) Two persons who are grazing permittees on
Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted
by the county court for Harney County, Oregon.
(3) A person interested in fish and recreational
fishing in the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area, appointed from nominees submitted by
the Governor of Oregon.
(4) A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe, ap-
pointed from nominees submitted by the tribe.
(5) Two persons who are recognized environ-
mental representatives, one of whom shall represent
the State as a whole, and one of whom is from the
local area, appointed from nominees submitted by
the Governor of Oregon.
(6) A person who participates in what is com-
monly called dispersed recreation, such as hiking,
camping, nature viewing, nature photography, bird
watching, horse back riding, or trail walking, ap-
pointed from nominees submitted by the Oregon
State Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(7) A person who is a recreational permit hold-
er or is a representative of a commercial recreation
operation in the Cooperative Management and Pro-
tection Area, appointed from nominees submitted
jointly by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau
of Land Management and the county court for Har-
ney County, Oregon.
(8) A person who participates in what is com-
monly called mechanized or consumptive recreation,
such as hunting, fishing, off-road driving, hang glid-
ing, or parasailing, appointed from nominees sub-
mitted by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau
of Land Management.
(9) A person with expertise and interest in wild
horse management on Steens Mountain, appointed
from nominees submitted by the Oregon State Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management.
(10) A person who has no financial interest in
the Cooperative Management and Protection Area to
represent statewide interests, appointed from nomi-
nees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
(c) TERMS.—
(1) STAGGERED TERMS.—Members of the advi-
sory council shall be appointed for terms of three
years, except that, of the members first appointed,
four members shall be appointed for a term of one
year and four members shall be appointed for a term
of two years.
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to serve on the advisory council.
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the advisory
council shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(d) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.—The advisory
council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules
and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable.
(e) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members
of the advisory council shall serve without pay, but the
Secretary shall reimburse members for reasonable ex-
penses incurred in carrying out official duties as a member
of the council.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall
provide the advisory council with necessary administrative
support and shall designate an appropriate officer of the
Bureau of Land Management to serve as the Secretary’s
liaison to the council.
(g) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The advisory committee
shall be subject to the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
SEC. 132. ADVISORY ROLE IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.—The advi-
sory committee shall utilize sound science, existing plans
for the management of Federal lands included in the Co-
operative Management and Protection Area, and other
tools to formulate recommendations for the Secretary
regarding—
(1) new and unique approaches to the manage-
ment of lands within the boundaries of the Coopera-
tive Management and Protection Area; and
(2) cooperative programs and incentives for
seamless landscape management that meets human
needs and maintains and improves the ecological and
economic integrity of the Cooperative Management
and Protection Area.
(b) PREPARATION
OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The
Secretary shall consult with the advisory committee as
part of the preparation and implementation of the man-
agement plan.
(c) SUBMISSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—No rec-
ommendations may be presented to the Secretary by the
advisory council without the agreement of at least nine
members of the advisory council.
SEC. 133. SCIENCE COMMITTEE.
The Secretary shall appoint, as needed or at the re-
quest of the advisory council, a team of respected, knowl-
edgeable, and diverse scientists to provide advice on ques-
tions relating to the management of the Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area to the Secretary and the ad-
visory council. The Secretary shall seek the advice of the
advisory council in making these appointments.
TITLE II—STEENS MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS, HARNEY
COUNTY, OREGON.
(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the
wilderness character and the remote nature of Steens
Mountain and surrounding Federal lands, and to further
the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.), the Secretary shall designate, subject to section 801,
lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area
eventually comprising a total of approximately 143,000
acres, as generally depicted on the map referred to in sec-
tion 101, as wilderness and therefore as components of
the National Wilderness Preservation System, as follows:
(1) Certain lands in Harney County, Oregon,
comprising approximately 22,450 acres of Federal
land, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Blitzen River Wilderness’’ and dated ll, which
shall be known as the Blitzen River Wilderness.
(2) Certain lands in Harney County, Oregon,
comprising approximately 49,100 acres of Federal
land, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘High
Steens Wilderness’’ and dated ll, which shall be
known as the High Steens Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands in Harney County, Oregon,
comprising approximately 13,850 acres of Federal
land, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Little
Blitzen Gorge Wilderness’’ and dated ll, which
shall be known as the Little Blitzen Gorge Wilder-
ness.
(4) Certain lands in Harney County, Oregon,
comprising approximately 9,150 acres of Federal
land, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South
Fork Donner und Blitzen Wilderness’’ and dated
ll, which shall be known as the South Fork
Donner und Blitzen Wilderness.
(5) Certain lands in Harney County, Oregon,
comprising approximately 13,950 acres of Federal
land, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Home
Creek Wilderness’’ and dated ll, which shall be
known as the Home Creek Wilderness.
(6) Certain lands in Harney County, Oregon,
comprising approximately 16,650 acres of Federal
land, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Alvord Peak Wilderness’’ and dated ll, which
shall be known as the Alvord Peak Wilderness.
(b) COVERED WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.—The
Federal lands designated as wilderness under subsection
(a) consist of all or a portion of the following wilderness
study areas:
(1) The Alvord Peak wilderness study area
(WSA OR–2–83).
(2) The High Steens wilderness study area
(WSA OR–2–85F).
(3) The South Fork Donner und Blitzen wilder-
ness study area (WSA OR–2–85G).
(4) The Home Creek wilderness study area
(WSA OR–2–85H).
(5) The Blitzen River wilderness study area
(WSA OR–2–86E).
(6) The Little Blitzen Gorge wilderness study
area (WSA OR–2–86F).
(c) EXCLUSION OF ROADS.—In preparing the maps
and the legal descriptions for the wilderness areas as re-
quired by section 3(a), the Secretary shall ensure that the
following roads are outside of the boundaries of the wilder-
ness areas:
(1) The Steens Mountain Loop Road.
(2) Newton Cabin Road to Indian Creek.
(3) Cold Springs Road.
(4) Carlson Creek Road.
(5) Bone Creek Road.
SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—The Secretary shall administer
the wilderness areas in accordance with this Act and the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). Any reference
in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act (or
any similar reference) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) ACCESS
TO NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—The
Secretary shall provide reasonable access to private
lands within the boundaries of the wilderness areas,
as provided in section 112(d).
(c) GRAZING.—
(1) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LAW.—Except
as provided in paragraph (2), grazing of livestock
shall be administered in accordance with the provi-
sion of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Act, and in accordance with the guide-
lines set forth in Appendix A of House Report 101–
405 of the 101st Congress.
(2) RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN PERMITS.—The
Secretary shall permanently retire all grazing per-
mits applicable to certain lands in the wilderness
areas, totaling approximately 100,648 acres, as de-
picted on the map referred to in section 101, and
livestock shall be excluded from these lands.
(d) SPECIAL USE PERMITS.—The Secretary may
renew a special recreational use permit applicable to lands
included in the wilderness areas to the extent that the Sec-
retary determines that the permit is consistent with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq). If renewal is not
consistent with the Wilderness Act, the Secretary shall
seek other opportunities for the permit holder to realize
historic permit use to the extent that the use is consistent
with the Wilderness Act and this Act, as determined by
the Secretary.
(e) USE OF AIRCRAFT.—The Secretary may author-
ize aircraft overflights of the wilderness areas to the extent
the Secretary determines the aircraft use is necessary for
livestock and wildlife management.
(f) WATER DEVELOPMENTS.—In the Alvord Peak
Wilderness designated pursuant to section 201(6), the
Secretary may permit the establishment of up to six new
water developments consistent with the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.).
(g) MANAGEMENT OF JUNIPER SPECIES.—The Sec-
retary may not permit management of juniper species on
lands in the wilderness areas with mechanized tools unless
the Secretary first considers nonmechanized treatments
and the recommendations of the science committee and
the advisory council.
SEC. 203. WATER RIGHTS.
(a) RESERVATION.—Congress hereby reserves a
quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for
which the wilderness areas are designated. The priority
date of such reserved rights shall be the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(b) PROTECTION.—The Secretary shall take such
steps as may be necessary to protect the rights reserved
by subsection (a), including the filing by the Secretary of
a claim for the quantification of the rights in any present
or future appropriate stream adjudication in the courts
of the State of Oregon in which the United States is or
may be joined and which is conducted in accordance with
section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (43 U.S.C. 666;
commonly referred the McCarran Amendment).
(c) RELATION TO OTHER RESERVATIONS.—Nothing
in this Act shall be construed as a relinquishment or re-
duction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by
the United States in the State of Oregon on or before the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 204. TREATMENT OF OTHER WILDERNESS STUDY
AREAS.
(a) STATUS UNAFFECTED.—Any wilderness study
area, or portion of a wilderness study area, within the
boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area but not included in a wilderness area shall—
(1) remain a wilderness study area; and
(2) continue to be managed as a wilderness
study area under section 603(c) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1782).
(b) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is anticipated that water
developments, juniper management, and fencing may
be necessary in the wilderness study areas referred
to in subsection (a) for the purpose of resource pro-
tection rather than to accommodate increased num-
bers of livestock, subject to section 603(c) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1782). The Secretary shall be responsible
for installing any fencing required for resource pro-
tection.
(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
JUNIPER
SPECIES.—
The Secretary may not permit management of juni-
per species in the wilderness study areas referred to
in subsection (a) with mechanized tools unless the
Secretary first considers nonmechanized treatments
and the recommendations of the science committee
and the advisory council.
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC
RIVERS AND TROUT RESERVE
SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF STREAMS FOR WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVER STATUS IN STEENS MOUNTAIN
AREA.
(a) EXPANSION OF DONNER UND BLITZEN WILD
RIVER.—Section 3(a)(74) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(74)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the’’ at the beginning of each
subparagraph and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) and inserting a
period;
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E) and inserting a period; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(G) The 5.1 mile segment of Mud Creek from
its confluence with an unnamed spring in the SW.1⁄4
of section 32, township 33 south, range 33 east, to
its confluence with the Donner und Blitzen River.
‘‘(H) The 8.1 mile segment of Ankle Creek
from its headwaters to its confluence with the
Donner und Blitzen River.
‘‘(I) The 1.6 mile segment of the South Fork
of Ankle Creek from its confluence with an unnamed
tributary in the SE.1⁄4SE.1⁄4 of section 17, township
34 south, range 33 east, to its confluence with Ankle
Creek.’’.
(b) DESIGNATION
OF
WILDHORSE
CREEK, OR-
EGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(161) WILDHORSE
CREEK, OREGON.—The fol-
lowing segments in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area in the State of Oregon, to
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild
river:
‘‘(A) The 2.6 mile segment of Little Wildhorse
Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with
Wildhorse Creek.
‘‘(B) The 7.0 mile segment of Wildhorse Creek
from its headwaters, and including .36 stream miles
into section 34, township 34 south, range 33 east.’’.
(b) MAPS.—The stream segments described in the
amendments made by this section are generally depicted
on the map referred to in section 101.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Where management require-
ments for a stream segment described in the amendments
made by this section differ between the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) and the wilderness
area within which the segment is located, the more restric-
tive requirements shall apply.
SEC. 302. DONNER UND BlITZEN RIVER REDBAND TROUT
RESERVE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Those portions of the Donner und Blitzen
River in the wilderness areas are an exceptional en-
vironmental resource that provides habitat for
unique populations of native fish, migratory water-
fowl, and other wildlife resources, including a unique
population of redband trout.
(2) Redband trout represent a unique natural
history reflecting the Pleistocene connection between
the lake basins of eastern Oregon and the Snake
and Columbia Rivers.
(b) DESIGNATION OF RESERVE.—Subject to section
801, the Secretary shall designate the Donner und Blitzen
Redband Trout Reserve consisting of the Donner und
Blitzen River in the wilderness areas above its confluence
with Fish Creek and the Federal riparian lands imme-
diately adjacent to the river, as depicted on the map re-
ferred to in section 101.
(c) RESERVE
PURPOSES.—The purposes of the
Redband Trout Reserve are—
(1) to conserve, protect, and enhance the
Donner und Blitzen River population of redband
trout and the unique ecosystem of plants, fish, and
wildlife of a river system; and
(2) to provide opportunities for scientific re-
search, environmental education, and fish and wild-
life oriented recreation and access to the extent com-
patible with paragraph (1).
(d) EXCLUSION OF PRIVATE LANDS.—The Redband
Trout Reserve does not include any private lands adjacent
to the Donner und Blitzen River or its tributaries.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister all lands, waters, and interests therein in the
Redband Trout Reserve consistent with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
(2) 
CONSULTATION.—In 
administering 
the
Redband Trout Reserve, the Secretary shall consult
with the advisory council and cooperate with the Or-
egon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(3) RELATION TO RECREATION.—To the extent
consistent with applicable law, the Secretary shall
manage recreational activities in the Redband Trout
Reserve in a manner that conserves the unique pop-
ulation of redband trout native to the Donner und
Blitzen River.
(4) REMOVAL OF DAM.—The Secretary shall re-
move the dam located below the mouth of Fish
Creek and above Page Springs if removal of the dam
is scientifically justified and funds are available for
such purpose.
(f) OUTREACH
AND EDUCATION.—The Secretary
may work with, provide technical assistance to, provide
community outreach and education programs for or with,
or enter into cooperative agreements with private land-
owners, State and local governments or agencies, and con-
servation organizations to further the purposes of the
Redband Trout Reserve.
TITLE IV—MINERAL
WITHDRAWAL AREA
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF MINERAL WITHDRAWAL AREA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion and subject to section 801, all Federal lands included
within the mineral withdrawal boundaries depicted on the
map referred to in section 101 shall be withdrawn from—
(1) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(2) operation of the mineral leasing and geo-
thermal leasing laws, and all amendments thereto,
and the minerals materials laws, and all amend-
ments thereto.
(b) ROAD MAINTENANCE.—If consistent with the
purposes of this Act and the management plan for the Co-
operative Management and Protection Area, the Secretary
may permit the development of saleable mineral resources,
for road maintenance use only, in specific locations within
the mineral withdrawal boundaries (excluding the wilder-
ness areas and any wilderness study area) where such de-
velopment was authorized before the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF STATE LANDS AND MINERAL IN-
TERESTS.
In the case of any lands and mineral interests that
are managed by the Oregon Division of State Lands and
located within the boundaries of the mineral withdrawal
area designated pursuant to section 401, the Secretary
shall acquire such lands and interests in exchange for—
(1) Federal lands or Federal mineral interests
that are outside the boundaries of the mineral with-
drawal area, are of approximately equal value, and
are agreed to by the parties;
(2) a monetary payment to the State; or
(3) a combination of a conveyance under para-
graph (1) and a monetary payment under paragraph
(2).
TITLE V—PROTECTION OF FIR
GROVE
SEC. 501. FIR GROVE MANAGEMENT AREA AND RESERVE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon completion of the Ham-
mond land exchange authorized by section 605, the Sec-
retary shall establish a fir grove management area and
reserve in the area of Big Fir, Little Fir, and Fence
Creeks in the Cooperative Management and Protection
Area.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Special management practices
shall be adopted for the management area to protect the
unique remnant Grand Fir Groves that exist in the area.
As part of the management plan, the Secretary, working
in conjunction with the advisory council and the science
committee, shall analyze and design management provi-
sions for the area.
(c) GRAZING.—The management area shall be closed
to grazing, but the Secretary shall continue to permit the
trailing of livestock through the area and the maintenance
of these trails.
TITLE VI—LAND EXCHANGES
SEC. 601. LAND EXCHANGE, ROARING SPRINGS RANCH.
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of
protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the wil-
derness areas, the Secretary may carry out a land ex-
change with Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, to con-
vey all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens
Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in
section 101, consisting of a total of approximately ll
acres in exchange for the private lands described in sub-
section (b).
(b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—As consid-
eration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred
to in subsection (a), Roaring Springs Ranch, Incor-
porated, shall convey to the Secretary parcels of land con-
sisting of approximately ll acres, as depicted on the
map referred to in subsection (a), for inclusion in a wilder-
ness area.
(c) TREATMENT OF GRAZING.—Section 113(d)(2),
relating to the effect of the cancellation of grazing permits
for the Lowther and Roaring Springs allotments in the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area, shall apply
to the land exchange authorized by this section.
(e) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under
subsection (a) within three months after the Secretary ac-
cepts the lands described in subsection (b).
SEC. 602. LAND EXCHANGES, KIGER GORGE.
(a) C. M. OTLEY EXCHANGE.—
(1) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose
of protecting and consolidating Federal lands within
the wilderness areas, the Secretary may carry out a
land exchange with C. M. Otley to convey all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to cer-
tain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens
Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on the map referred
to in section 101, consisting of a total of approxi-
mately ll acres in exchange for the private lands
described in paragraph (2).
(2) RECEIPT
OF
NON-FEDERAL
LANDS.—As
consideration for the conveyance of the Federal
lands referred to in paragraph (1), C. M. Otley shall
convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the head-
waters of Kiger gorge consisting of approximately
ll acres, as depicted on the map referred to in
paragraph (1), for inclusion in a wilderness area.
(b) OTLEY BROTHERS EXCHANGE.—
(1) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose
of protecting and consolidating Federal lands within
the wilderness areas, the Secretary may carry out a
land exchange with the Otley Brother’s, Inc., to con-
vey all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to certain parcels of land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management in the vi-
cinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on
the map referred to in section 101, consisting of a
total of approximately ll acres in exchange for
the private lands described in paragraph (2).
(2) RECEIPT
OF
NON-FEDERAL
LANDS.—As
consideration for the conveyance of the Federal
lands referred to in paragraph (1), the Otley Broth-
er’s, Inc., shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of
land in the headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of
approximately ll acres, as depicted on the map
referred to in paragraph (1), for inclusion in a wil-
derness area.
(c) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyances of the Federal lands under
subsections (a) and (b) within three months after the Sec-
retary accepts the lands described in such subsections.
SEC. 603. LAND EXCHANGE, SCHARFF ESTATE INHOLDING.
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of
protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the wil-
derness areas, the Secretary may carry out a land ex-
change with the Scharff Estate to convey all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to certain parcels
of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as
depicted on the map referred to in section 101, consisting
of a total of approximately ll acres in exchange for the
private lands described in subsection (b).
(b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—As consid-
eration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred
to in subsection (a), the Scharff Estate shall convey to
the Secretary a parcel of land on Lower Fish Creek con-
sisting of approximately 720 acres, as depicted on the map
referred to in subsection (a), for inclusion in a wilderness
area.
(c) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under
subsection (a) within three months after the Secretary ac-
cepts the lands described in subsection (b).
SEC. 604. LAND EXCHANGE, TOM J. DAVIS LIVESTOCK, IN-
CORPORATED.
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of
protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the wil-
derness areas, the Secretary may carry out a land ex-
change with Tom J. Davis Livestock, Incorporated, to con-
vey all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens
Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in
section 101, consisting of a total of approximately ll
acres in exchange for the private lands described in sub-
section (b).
(b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—As consid-
eration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred
to in subsection (a), Tom J. Davis Livestock, Incor-
porated, shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land con-
sisting of approximately ll acres, as depicted on the
map referred to in subsection (a), for inclusion in a wilder-
ness area.
(c) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under
subsection (a) within three months after the Secretary ac-
cepts the lands described in subsection (b).
SEC. 605. LAND EXCHANGE, HAMMOND RANCH.
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of
establishing the fir grove management area and reserve
under section 501, the Secretary may carry out a land
exchange with Hammond Ranch, Incorporated, to convey
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens Moun-
tain, Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in section
101, consisting of a total of approximately ll acres in
exchange for the private lands described in subsection (b).
(b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—As consid-
eration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred
to in subsection (a), Hammond Ranch, Incorporated, shall
convey to the Secretary a parcel of land consisting of ap-
proximately ll acres, as depicted on the map referred
to in subsection (a), for inclusion in the fir grove manage-
ment area and reserve.
(c) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under
subsection (a) within three months after the Secretary ac-
cepts the lands described in subsection (b).
SEC. 606. LAND EXCHANGE, JOHN AND CINDY WITZEL.
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of
protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the Co-
operative Management and Protection Area, the Secretary
may carry out a land exchange with John and Cindy
Witzel to convey all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to certain parcels of land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity
of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on the map re-
ferred to in section 101, consisting of a total of approxi-
mately ll acres in exchange for the private lands and
conservation easement described in subsection (b).
(b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—As consid-
eration for the conveyance of the Federal lands referred
to in subsection (a), John and Cindy Witzel shall convey
to the Secretary—
(1) a parcel of land consisting of approximately
120 acres on Fish Creek, as depicted on the map re-
ferred to in subsection (a), for inclusion in the Coop-
erative Management and Protection Area; and
(2) a conservation easement on an additional
200 acres of their land.
(c) COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under
subsection (a) within three months after the Secretary ac-
cepts the lands described in subsection (b).
SEC. 607. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LAND EX-
CHANGES.
(a) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, any exchange of Federal land under this
title shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable
to the conveyance and acquisition of land under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management.
(b) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non-
Federal lands to be conveyed under this title must be ac-
ceptable to the Secretary, and the conveyances shall be
subject to valid existing rights of record. The non-Federal
lands shall conform with the title approval standards ap-
plicable to Federal land acquisitions.
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and
legal description of all lands to be exchanged under this
title shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Sec-
retary. The costs of any such survey, as well as other ad-
ministrative costs incurred to execute a land exchange
under this title, shall be borne by the Secretary.
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall provide
interested persons with an opportunity to review and com-
ment on the environmental benefits of the land exchanges
authorized by this title.
(e) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with an independent party to re-
view the land exchanges authorized by this title and to
submit to the Secretary a report regarding whether the
overall land exchange package described in this title re-
flects fair value and will benefit the public.
TITLE VII—FUNDING
AUTHORITIES
SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Except as provided in section 702, There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 702. USE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUND.—There are authorized
to be appropriated $25,000,000 from the land and water
conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l–5) to provide funds for the acquisition of land and
interests in land under section 114 and to enter into non-
development easements and conservation easements under
section 122(b).
(b) TERM OF USE.—Amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a)
shall remain available until expended.
TITLE VIII—CONDITIONAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT
SEC. 801. IMPLEMENTATION CONDITIONED ON COMPLE-
TION OF CERTAIN EXCHANGES.
The amendments made by section 301 shall not take
effect and the Secretary may not designate the Coopera-
tive Management and Protection Area, the wilderness
areas, the mineral withdrawal area, the Donner und
Blitzen River redband trout reserve, or the fir groves man-
agement area and reserve or undertake any other activity
required or authorized by this Act (other than title VI)
until the Secretary certifies to Congress that—
(1) the land exchanges authorized by sections
601, 602, 603, and 604 described in title VI have
been successfully completed; and
(2) the Secretary has obtained suitable forage
elsewhere, as required by section 113(d)(2) and
601(c), for the grazing permittees in the Lowther
and Roaring Springs allotments whose permits are
to be canceled pursuant to section 113(d)(2).
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