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sistent with the Opal Creek Management
Plan; or
(iii) for removal of hazard trees along
trails and roadways.
(B) SALVAGE SALES.—The Secretary may
not allow a salvage sale in the Scenic Recre-
ation Area.
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) Subject to valid existing rights, all lands in
the Scenic Recreation Area are withdrawn from—
(i) any form of entry, appropriation, or
disposal under the public land laws;
(ii) location, entry, and patent under the
mining laws; and
(iii) disposition under the mineral and geo-
thermal leasing laws.
(h) BORNITE PROJECT.—
(1) Nothing in this title shall be construed to
interfere with or approve any exploration, mining, or
mining-related activity in the Bornite Project Area,
depicted on the map described in subsection 102(3),
conducted in accordance with applicable laws.
(2) Nothing in this title shall be construed to
interfere with the ability of the Secretary to approve
and issue, or deny, special use permits in connection
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with exploration, mining, and mining-related activi-
ties in the Bornite Project Area.
(3) Motorized vehicles, roads, structures, and
utilities (including but not limited to power lines and
water lines) may be allowed inside the Scenic Recre-
ation Area to serve the activities conducted on land
within the Bornite Project.
(4) After the date of enactment of this title, no
patent or claim shall be issued for any mining claim
under the general mining laws located within the
Bornite Project Area.
(i) 
WATER
IMPOUNDMENTS.—Notwithstanding
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may not license
the construction of any dam, water conduit, reservoir,
powerhouse, transmission line, or other project work in
the Scenic Recreation Area, except as may be necessary
to comply with the provisions of subsection 105(h) with
regard to the Bornite Project.
(j) CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCE INVEN-
TORY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of establishment of the Scenic Recreation
Area, the Secretary shall review and revise the in-
ventory of the cultural and historic resources on the
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public land in the Scenic Recreation Area developed
pursuant to the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
(Public Law 98–328; 16 U.S.C. 1132).
(2) INTERPRETATION.—Interpretive activities
shall be developed under the management plan in
consultation with State and local historic preserva-
tion organizations and shall include a balanced and
factual interpretation of the cultural, ecological, and
industrial history of forestry and mining in the Sce-
nic Recreation Area.
(k) PARTICIPATION.—So that the knowledge, ex-
pertise, and views of all agencies and groups may contrib-
ute affirmatively to the most sensitive present and future
use of the Scenic Recreation Area and its various sub-
areas for the benefit of the public:
(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The Secretary shall
consult on a periodic and regular basis with the ad-
visory council established under section 106 with re-
spect to matters relating to management of the Sce-
nic Recreation Area.
(2) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary
shall seek the views of private groups, individuals,
and the public concerning the Scenic Recreation
Area.
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(3) OTHER
AGENCIES.—The Secretary shall
seek the views and assistance of, and cooperate with,
any other Federal, State, or local agency with any
responsibility for the zoning, planning, or natural re-
sources of the Scenic Recreation Area.
(4) NONPROFIT
AGENCIES
AND
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall seek the views of any
nonprofit agency or organization that may contrib-
ute information or expertise about the resources and
the management of the Scenic Recreation Area.
SEC. 106. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days
after the establishment of the Scenic Recreation Area,
the Secretary shall establish an advisory council for the
Scenic Recreation Area.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory council shall
consist of not more than 13 members, of whom—
(1) 1 member shall represent Marion County,
Oregon, and shall be designated by the governing
body of the county;
(2) 1 member shall represent the State of Or-
egon and shall be designated by the Governor of Or-
egon; and
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(3) 1 member shall represent the city of Salem,
and shall be designated by the mayor of Salem, Or-
egon;
(4) 1 member from a city within a 25-mile ra-
dius of the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, to
be designated by the Governor of the State of Or-
egon from a list of candidates provided by the may-
ors of the cities located within a 25-mile radius of
the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area; and
(5) not more than 9 members shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary from among persons who,
individually or through association with a national or
local organization, have an interest in the adminis-
tration of the Scenic Recreation Area, including, but
not limited to, representatives of the timber indus-
try, environmental organizations, the mining indus-
try, inholders in the Opal Creek Wilderness and Sce-
nic Recreation Area, economic development interests
and Indian Tribes.
(c) STAGGERED TERMS.—Members of the advi-
sory council shall serve for staggered terms of three
years.
(d) CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary shall designate
one member of the advisory council as chairman.
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(e) VACANCIES.—The Secretary shall fill a va-
cancy on the advisory council in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the advisory
council shall receive no compensation for service on the
advisory council.
SEC. 107. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) LAND ACQUISITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the other provi-
sions of this title the Secretary may acquire any
lands or interests in land in the Scenic Recreation
Area or the Opal Creek Wilderness that the Sec-
retary determines are needed to carry out this title.
(2) PUBLIC LAND.—Any lands or interests in
land owned by a State or a political subdivision of
a State may be acquired only by donation or ex-
change.
(3) CONDEMNATION.—Within the boundaries of
the Opal Creek Wilderness or the Scenic Recreation
Area, the Secretary may not acquire any privately
owned land or interest in land without the consent
of the owner unless the Secretary finds that—
(A) the nature of land use has changed
significantly, or the landowner has dem-
onstrated intent to change the land use signifi-
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cantly, from the use that existed on the date of
the enactment of this title; and
(B) acquisition by the Secretary of the
land or interest in land is essential to ensure
use of the land or interest in land in accordance
with the purposes of this title or the manage-
ment plan prepared under section 105(b).
(4) Nothing in this title shall be construed to
enhance or diminish the condemnation authority
available to the Secretary outside the boundaries of
the Opal Creek Wilderness of the Scenic Recreation
Area.
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
AND
COST RECOVERY.—
(1) RESPONSE ACTIONS.—Nothing in this title
shall limit the authority of the Secretary or a re-
sponsible party to conduct an environmental re-
sponse action in the Scenic Recreation Area in con-
nection with the release, threatened release, or clean-
up of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contami-
nant, including a response action conducted under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.c.
9601 et seq.).
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(2) LIABILITY.—Nothing in this title shall limit
the authority of the Secretary or a responsible party
to recover costs related to the release, threatened re-
lease, or cleanup of any hazardous substance or pol-
lutant or contaminant in the Scenic Recreation
Area.
(c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary
shall file a map and a boundary description for the
Opal Creek Wilderness and for the Scenic Recre-
ation Area with the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The boundary de-
scription and map shall have the same force and ef-
fect as if the description and map were included in
this title, except that the Secretary may correct cler-
ical and typographical errors in the boundary de-
scription and map.
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and boundary de-
scription shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest
Service, Department of Agriculture.
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(d) Nothing in this title shall interfere with any
activity for which a special use permit has been issued,
has not been revoked, and has not expired, before the
date of enactment of this title, subject to the terms of the
permit.
SEC. 108. ROSBORO LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other
law, if the Rosboro Lumber Company (referred to in this
section as ‘‘Rosboro’’) offers and conveys marketable title
to the United States to the land described in subsection
(b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey all right,
title and interest held by the United States to sufficient
lands described in subsection (c) to Rosboro, in the order
in which they appear in subsection (c), as necessary to
satisfy the equal value requirements of subsection (d).
(b) LAND TO BE OFFERED BY ROSBORO.—The
land referred to in subsection (a) as the land to be of-
fered by Rosboro shall comprise Section 36, Township 8
South, range 4 east, Willamette Meridian.
(c) LAND TO BE CONVEYED BY THE UNITED
STATES.—The land referred to in subsection (a) as the
land to be conveyed by the United States shall comprise
sufficient land from the following prioritized list to be of
equal value under subparagraph (d):
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(1) Section 5, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, Lot 7 (37.63 acres).
(2) Section 2, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, Lot 3 (29.28 acres).
(3) Section 13, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, S1⁄2 SE1⁄4 (80 acres).
(4) Section 2, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 (40 acres).
(5) Section 2, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, NW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (40 acres).
(6) Section 8, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 (40 acres).
(7) Section 11, Township 17 South, Range 4
East, W1⁄2 NW1⁄4 (80 acres).
(d) EQUAL VALUE.—The land and interests in
land exchanged under this section shall be of equal mar-
ket value as determined by nationally recognized ap-
praisal standards, including, to the extent appropriate,
the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, the
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, or
shall be equalized by way of payment of cash pursuant
to the provisions of section 206(d) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716(d)), and other applicable law. The appraisal shall
consider access costs for the parcels involved.
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(c) TIMETABLE.—
(1) The exchange directed by this section shall
be consummated not later than 120 days after the
date Rosboro offers and conveys the property de-
scribed in subsection (b) to the United States.
(2) The authority provided by this section shall
lapse if Rosboro fails to offer the land described in
subsection (b) within two years after the date of en-
actment of this title.
(f) Rosboro shall have the right to challenge in
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
a determination of marketability under subsection (a)
and a determination of value for the lands described in
subsections (b) and (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Court shall have the authority to order the Secretary
to complete the transaction contemplated in this Section.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.
SEC. 109. DESIGNATION OF ELKHORN CREEK AS A WILD
AND SCENIC RIVER.
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:
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‘‘( ) (A) ELKHORN CREEK.—The 6.4 mile seg-
ment traversing federally administered lands from that
point along the Willamette National Forest boundary on
the common section line between Sections 12 and 13,
Township 9 South, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian,
to that point where the segment leaves federal ownership
along the Bureau of Land Management boundary in Sec-
tion 1, Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Willamette Me-
ridian, in the following classes:
‘‘(i) a 5.8-mile wild river area, extending from
that point along the Willamette National Forest
boundary on the common section line between Sec-
tions 12 and 13, Township 9 South, Range 4 East,
Willamette Meridian, to its confluence with Buck
Creek in Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 3
East, Willamette Meridian, to be administered as
agreed on by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the
Interior, or as directed by the President; and
‘‘(ii) a 0.6-mile scenic river area, extending
from the confluence with Buck Creek in Section 1,
Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Willamette Merid-
ian, to that point where the segment leaves federal
ownership along the Bureau of Land Management
boundary in Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 3
East, Willamette Meridian, to be administered by
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the Secretary of Interior, or as directed by the
President.
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 3(b) of this
Act, the lateral boundaries of both the wild
river area and the scenic river area along Elk-
horn Creek shall include an average of not more
than 640 acres per mile measured from the or-
dinary high water mark on both sides of the
river.’’
SEC. 110. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—As a con-
dition for receiving funding under subsection (b) of this
section, the State of Oregon, in consultation with Marion
County and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall develop a
plan for economic development projects for which grants
under this section may be used in a manner consistent
with this title and to benefit local communities in the vi-
cinity of the Opal Creek area. Such plan shall be based
on an economic opportunity study and other appropriate
information.
(b) FUNDS
PROVIDED
TO
THE
STATES
FOR
GRANTS.—Upon completion of the Opal Creek Manage-
ment Plan, and receipt of the plan referred to in sub-
section (a) of this section, the Secretary shall provide,
subject to appropriations, $15,000,000, to the State of
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Oregon. Such funds shall be used to make grants or
loans for economic development projects that further the
purposes of this title and benefit the local communities
in the vicinity of Opal Creek.
(c) REPORT.—The State of Oregon shall—
(1) prepare and provide the Secretary and Con-
gress with an annual report on the use of the funds
made available under this section;
(2) make available to the Secretary and to Con-
gress, upon request, all accounts, financial records,
and other information related to grants and loans
made available pursuant to this section; and
(3) as loans are repaid, make additional grants
and loans with the money made available for obliga-
tion by such repayments.
TITLE II—UPPER KLAMATH
BASIN
SEC. 201. UPPER KLAMATH BASIN ECOLOGICAL RESTORA-
TION PROJECTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION
OFFICE.—The
term ‘‘Ecosystem Restoration Office’’ means the
Klamath Basin Ecosystem Restoration Office oper-
ated cooperatively by the United States Fish and
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Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of
Land Management, and Forest Service.
(2) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working
Group’’ means the Upper Klamath Basin Working
Group, established before the date of enactment of
this title, consisting of members nominated by their
represented groups, including:
(A) 3 tribal members;
(B) 1 representative of the city of Klamath
Falls, Oregon;
(C) 1 representative of Klamath County,
Oregon;
(D) 1 representative of institutions of
higher education in the Upper Klamath Basin;
(E) 4 representatives of the environmental
community, including at least one such rep-
resentative from the State of California with in-
terests in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife
Refuge Complex.
(F) 4 representatives of local businesses
and industries, including at least one represent-
ative of the wood products industry and one
representative of the ocean commercial fishing
industry and/or recreational fishing industry
based in either Oregon or California;
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(G) 4 representatives of the ranching and
farming community, including representatives
of Federal lease-land farmers and ranchers and
of private land farmers and ranchers in the
Upper Klamath Basin;
(H) 2 representatives from State of Or-
egon agencies with authority and responsibility
in the Klamath River Basin, including one from
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
and one from the Oregon Water Resources De-
partment;
(I) 4 representatives from the local com-
munity;
(J) 1 representative each from the follow-
ing Federal resource management agencies in
the Upper Klamath Basin: Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and
Ecosystem Restoration Office; and
(K) 1 representative of the Klamath Coun-
ty Soil and Water Conservation District.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(4) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’
means the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task
Force as established by the Klamath River Basin
Fishery Resource Restoration Act (Public Law 99–
552, 16 U.S.C. 460ss–3, et seq.).
(5) COMPACT COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Com-
pact Commission’’ means the Klamath River Basin
Compact Commission created pursuant to the Klam-
ath River Compact Act of 1954.
(6) CONSENSUS.—The term ‘‘consensus’’ means
an unanimous agreement by the Working Group
members present and consisting of at least a
quorum at a regularly scheduled business meeting.
(7) QUORUM.—The term ‘‘quorum’’ means one
more than half of those qualified Working Group
members appointed and eligible to serve.
(8) TRINITY TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Trinity
Task Force’’ means the Trinity River Restoration
Task Force created by Public Law 98–541, as
amended by Public Law 104–143.
(b) IN GENERAL.—
(1) The Working Group through the Ecosystem
Restoration Office, with technical assistance from
the Secretary, will propose ecological restoration
projects, 
economic 
development 
and 
stability
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projects, and projects designed to reduce the impacts
of drought conditions to be undertaken in the Upper
Klamath Basin based on a consensus of the Working
Group membership.
(2) The Secretary shall pay, to the greatest ex-
tent feasible, up to 50 percent of the cost of per-
forming any project approved by the Secretary or his
designee, up to a total amount of $1,000,000 during
each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
(3) Funds made available under this title
through the Department of the Interior or the De-
partment of Agriculture shall be distributed through
the Ecosystem Restoration Office.
(4) The Ecosystem Restoration Office may uti-
lize not more than 15 percent of all Federal funds
administered under this section for administrative
costs relating to the implementation of this title.
(5) All funding recommendations developed by
the Working Group shall be based on a consensus of
Working Group members.
(c) COORDINATION.—
(1) The Secretary shall formulate a cooperative
agreement among the Working Group, the Task
Force, the Trinity Task Force and the Compact
Commission for the purposes of ensuring that
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projects proposed and funded through the Working
Group are consistent with other basin-wide fish and
wildlife restoration and conservation plans, including
but not limited to plans developed by the Task Force
and the Compact Commission.
(2) To the greatest extent practicable, the
Working Group shall provide notice to, and accept
input from, two members each of the Task Force,
the Trinity Task Force, and the Compact Commis-
sion, so appointed by those entities, for the express
purpose of facilitating better communication and co-
ordination regarding additional basin-wide fish and
wildlife and ecosystem restoration and planning ef-
forts. The roles and relationships of the entities in-
volved shall be clarified in the cooperative agree-
ment.
(d) PUBLIC
MEETINGS.—The Working Group
shall conduct all meetings subject to applicable open
meeting and public participation laws. The chartering re-
quirements of 5 U.S.C. App 2 ss 1–15 are hereby deemed
to have been met by this section.
(e) TERMS
AND
VACANCIES.—Working Group
members shall serve for 3-year terms, beginning on the
date of enactment of this title. Vacancies which occur for
any reason after the date of enactment of this title shall
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be filled by direct appointment of the governor of the
State of Oregon, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance
with nominations from the appropriate groups, interests,
and government agencies outlined in subsection (a)(2).
(f) RIGHTS, DUTIES
AND AUTHORITIES UNAF-
FECTED.—The Working Group will supplement, rather
than replace, existing efforts to manage the natural re-
sources of the Klamath Basin. Nothing in this title af-
fects any legal right, duty or authority of any person or
agency, including any member of the working group.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
TITLE III—DESCHUTES BASIN
SEC. 301. DESCHUTES BASIN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
PROJECTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working
Group’’ means the Deschutes River Basin Working
Group established before the date of enactment of
this title, consisting of members nominated by their
represented groups, including:
(A) 5 representatives of private interests
including one each from hydroelectric produc-
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tion, livestock grazing, timber, land develop-
ment, and recreation/tourism;
(B) 4 representatives of private interests
including two each from irrigated agriculture
and the environmental community;
(C) 2 representatives from the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon;
(D) 2 representatives from Federal agen-
cies with authority and responsibility in the
Deschutes River Basin, including one from the
Department of the Interior and one from the
Agriculture Department;
(E) 2 representatives from the State of Or-
egon agencies with authority and responsibility
in the Deschutes River Basin, including one
from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild-
life and one from the Oregon Water Resources
Department; and
(F) 4 representatives from county or city
governments within the Deschutes River Basin
county and/or city governments.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(3) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘Federal
agencies’’ means agencies and departments of the
United States, including, but not limited to, the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bu-
reau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Farm Services Agency, the National Marine
Fisheries Service, and the Bonneville Power Admin-
istration.
(4) CONSENSUS.—The term ‘‘consensus’’ means
a unanimous agreement by the Working Group
members present and constituting at least a quorum
at a regularly scheduled business meeting.
(5) QUORUM.—The term ‘‘quorum’’ means one
more than half of those qualified Working Group
members appointed and eligible to serve.
(b) IN GENERAL.—
(1) The Working Group will propose ecological
restoration projects on both Federal and non-Fed-
eral lands and waters to be undertaken in the
Deschutes River Basin based on a consensus of the
Working Group, provided that such projects, when
involving Federal land or funds, shall be proposed to
the Bureau of Reclamation in the Department of the
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Interior and any other Federal agency with affected
land or funds.
(2) The Working Group will accept donations,
grants or other funds and place such funds received
into a trust fund, to be expended on ecological res-
toration projects which, when involving Federal land
or funds, are approved by the affected Federal agen-
cy.
(3) The Bureau of Reclamation shall pay from
funds authorized under subsection (h) of this title
up to 50 percent of the cost of performing any
project proposed by the Working Group and ap-
proved by the Secretary, up to a total amount of
$1,000,000 during each of the fiscal years 1997
through 2001.
(4) Non-Federal contributions to project costs
for purposes of computing the Federal matching
share under paragraph (3) of this subsection may
include in-kind contributions.
(5) Funds authorized in subsection (h) of this
title shall be maintained in and distributed by the
Bureau of Reclamation in the Department of the In-
terior. The Bureau of Reclamation shall not expend
more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated pursu-
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‘‘(A) the term ‘Coquille Forest’ means cer-
tain lands in Coos County, Oregon, comprising
approximately 5,400 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Coquille Forest Pro-
posal’, dated July 8, 1996.
‘‘(B) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior.
‘‘(C) the term ‘the Tribe’ means the
Coquille Tribe of Coos County, Oregon.
‘‘(2) MAP.—The map described in subpara-
graph (d)(1)(A), and such additional legal descrip-
tions which are applicable, shall be placed on file at
the local District Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, the Agency Office of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and with the Senate Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources and the House Committee on
Resources.
‘‘(3) INTERIM PERIOD.—From the date of en-
actment of this subsection until two years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Bureau of
Land Management shall:
‘‘(A) retain Federal jurisdiction for the
management of lands designated under this
subsection as the Coquille Forest and continue
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to distribute revenues from such lands in a
manner consistent with existing law; and,
‘‘(B) prior to advertising, offering or
awarding any timber sale contract on lands des-
ignated under this subsection as the Coquille
Forest, obtain the approval of the Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs, acting on behalf of
and in consultation with the Tribe.
(4) TRANSITION
PLANNING
AND
DESIGNA-
TION.—
‘‘(A) During the two year interim period
provided for in paragraph (3), the Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs, acting on behalf of
and in consultation with the Tribe, is author-
ized to initiate development of a forest manage-
ment plan for the Coquille Forest to the Assist-
ant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
‘‘(B) Two years after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall take
the 
lands 
identified 
under 
subparagraph
(d)(1)(A) into trust, and shall hold such lands
in trust, in perpetuity, for the Coquille Tribe.
Such lands shall be thereafter designated as the
Coquille Forest.