(g) SPECIAL STUDIES.—The plan required under 
subsection (a), shall conduct certain studies to assess 
recreation trail initiatives, including the development of— 
(1) a set of interconnected trails that connect 
municipalities to trails around the Columbia River 
Gorge National Scenic Area; and 
(2) a trail connection between the Oregon com-
munities of Mosier and The Dalles. 
SEC. 203. ESTABLISHING RECREATION CENTERS FOR EX-
CELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a Center for Recreation Excellence 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Centers’’) in each of 
the Mount Hood National Forest and the Columbia River 
Gorge National Scenic Area. 
(b) NAME.—The Centers shall be named after Mary 
Gautreaux. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers is to fa-
cilitate the management and enhancement of outdoor 
recreation on the Mount Hood National Forest and in the 
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in accordance 
with this title and the amendment made by this title. 
(d) AREAS OF FOCUS.—Each Center shall, with re-
spect to the area such Center serves— 
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(1) in coordination with other relevant units of 
the Forest Service, facilitate the management and 
enhancement of outdoor recreation on the Mount 
Hood National Forest and in the Columbia River 
Gorge National Scenic Area and ensure that the ini-
tiatives undertaken by the Centers will not detract 
from efforts in neighboring units, in accordance with 
this title and the amendment made by this title; 
(2) subject to availability of funds, hire addi-
tional staff to enhance management of recreation, 
including staff focused on trail and related recre-
ation infrastructure and engagement of underserved 
communities (as such term is defined in section 2 of 
Executive Order 13985 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009)); 
(3) meaningfully engage the public, including 
Tribes, in— 
(A) addressing trail stewardship priorities 
and other recreation infrastructure maintenance 
needs, and implementing activities to address 
those needs; 
(B) creating strategies to improve commu-
nication between the agency and partners re-
garding trail and other recreational infrastruc-
ture stewardship activities and priorities; 
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(C) assessing and addressing short- and 
long-term needs related to recreation access and 
infrastructure for underserved communities; 
(D) addressing accessibility of recreation 
infrastructure, including trails, trailheads, park-
ing, campgrounds, day-use areas, boat launches, 
and other recreation infrastructure for people 
with disabilities, including working with the 
Secretary of Agriculture to ensure this informa-
tion is made publicly accessible; and 
(E) updated partnership guides that pro-
vide greater clarity and accessibility to individ-
uals, groups, and organizations that wish to 
partner with a Center; 
(4) as needed, modernize federally owned equip-
ment necessary to safely and effectively manage 
recreation infrastructure maintenance and enhance-
ment; and 
(5) carry out other activities as determined by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to enhance recreation 
and recreation infrastructure management. 
(e) CONSISTENCY.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the Centers 
carry out activities that are consistent with this section, 
this title, and the amendment made by this title. 
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(f) AGREEMENTS FOR STEWARDSHIP OF FEDERAL 
LAND.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ENTER
INTO
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may enter 
into agreements with States, private agencies, orga-
nizations, institutions, corporations, individuals, or 
other entities to carry out one or more projects or 
programs with the Forest Service on Federal land 
within the Mount Hood National Forest and Colum-
bia River Gorge National Scenic Area lands in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
(2) PROJECT AND PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in any 
agreement under paragraph (1) the desired out-
comes of the project or program and the guidelines 
for the cooperators to follow, including— 
(A) the physical boundaries of the project 
or program; 
(B) the equipment the volunteers are au-
thorized to use to complete the project or pro-
gram; 
(C) the training the volunteers are re-
quired to complete, including agency consider-
ation and incorporation of training offered by 
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qualified nongovernmental organizations and 
volunteer partner organizations; 
(D) the actions the volunteers are author-
ized to take to complete the project or program; 
and 
(E) any other information that the Sec-
retary determines necessary for the volunteer 
group to complete the project or program. 
(3) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.— 
Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may use agreements to carry out projects 
and programs for Federal land located in the Mount 
Hood National Forest and Columbia River Gorge 
National Scenic Area that— 
(A) promote the stewardship of resources 
of Federal land by volunteers; 
(B) support maintaining the resources, 
trails, and facilities on Federal land in a sus-
tainable manner; 
(C) increase awareness, understanding, 
and stewardship of Federal land through the 
development, publication, or distribution of edu-
cational materials and products; and 
(D) promote the use of Federal land as 
outdoor classrooms. 
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(4) CONDITIONS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture may use agreements under 
paragraph (3) to carry out a project or program for 
the Federal land only if the project or program— 
(A) complies with all Federal laws (includ-
ing regulations) and policies; 
(B) with respect to any Federal rec-
reational lands and waters involved, is con-
sistent with an applicable management plan, in-
cluding the plans required under— 
(i) section 1208 of subtitle C of title 
I of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 
123 Stat. 1007), as added by this Act; and 
(ii) sections 201, 202, and 301; 
(C) is monitored by the relevant Federal 
land management agency during the project 
and after project completion to determine com-
pliance with the instructions under paragraph 
(2); and 
(D) satisfies such other terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary of Agriculture concerned 
determines to be appropriate. 
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SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027. 
TITLE III—WILDFIRE PLANNING, 
MITIGATION, AND REHABILI-
TATION 
SEC. 301. WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN-
NING. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the wildfire assess-
ment and wildfire mitigation and adaptation plan required 
under subsection (a) is to identify, evaluate, and prioritize 
management activities to be implemented in the land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) to mitigate and adapt to wild-
fire risk for communities, ecosystems, and responders. 
(b) WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 280 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall ensure a wildfire assess-
ment is conducted that covers— 
(A) the Mount Hood National Forest; 
(B) Federal land within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area; and 
(C) any private, State, or Tribal land adja-
cent to such areas, including the Warm Springs 
Reservation. 
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(2) ASSESSMENT
COMPONENTS.—The wildfire 
assessment required under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude an analysis of— 
(A) possible sources of ignition, both nat-
ural and human-caused; 
(B) wildfire likelihood and intensity, in-
cluding estimated impacts to communities, eco-
systems, Tribal treaty resources, and infra-
structure and structures; and 
(C) underlying or overarching factors such 
as climate change and fire suppression that 
have, are, or will contribute to wildfire risk. 
(c) 
WILDFIRE
MITIGATION
AND
ADAPTATION 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the wildfire assessment is con-
ducted under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall develop a wildfire mitigation and ad-
aptation plan, consistent with— 
(A) such wildfire assessment; 
(B) existing wildfire planning, prepared-
ness, and implementation frameworks including 
Potential Operational Delineations; and 
(C) the best available science. 
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(2) PLAN COMPONENTS.—The wildfire mitiga-
tion and adaptation plan developed under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) noncommercial, science-based, ecologi-
cal forest health and restoration treatments, in-
cluding those informed by traditional cultural 
ecological knowledge, designed to promote the 
greatest amount of wildfire resiliency for the 
least amount of cost; 
(B) methods to reduce the threat posed by 
wildfires to communities within or near the land 
described in subsection (b)(1), including permit 
holders for structures on Federal lands, leased 
recreation residences, and owners of structures 
on inholdings on non-Federal lands; 
(C) methods to establish, restore, protect, 
and maintain fire-resilient forest structures con-
taining late successional forest structure char-
acterized by large trees and multistoried can-
opies, as ecologically appropriate; 
(D) evacuation routes for communities lo-
cated within or near the land described in sub-
section (b)(1), which shall be developed in con-
sultation with State and local fire agencies; 
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(E) strategies for clear, accurate, and 
timely public dissemination of emergency evacu-
ation plans and routes, including for permit 
holders, on the Federal lands covered by the 
wildfire assessment within or near the land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1); 
(F) opportunities for increased prescribed 
fire that reduces wildfire risk while also improv-
ing natural ecological function; 
(G) opportunities for use of managed 
wildland fire in appropriate forest types to re-
store more naturally resilient forest conditions 
and maintain or restore natural meadows; 
(H) identification, through spatial mapping 
or other means, of areas and conditions under 
which wildfires could be managed to reduce 
wildfire risk and improve natural ecological 
function; 
(I) opportunities to reduce the number of 
human-caused ignitions; 
(J) opportunities to address underlying 
and overarching factors such as climate change 
and fire suppression that have, are, or will con-
tribute to wildfire risk; and 
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(K) other items as determined by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY.— 
To the extent practicable, the wildfire mitigation and 
adaptation plan developed under subsection (b)(1) 
shall give consideration to community wildfire pro-
tection plans developed by communities adjacent to 
the area described in such subsection. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall implement the wildfire mitigation and 
adaptation plan developed under subsection (b)(1) as 
soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(5) TEMPORARY
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture— 
(A) may construct temporary roads within 
or near the land described in subsection (b)(1) 
to address wildfires, in accordance with applica-
ble law; and 
(B) shall remediate such temporary roads 
as soon as practicable to meet the needs of eco-
system function in the area, based on the best 
available science. 
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(d) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—If there is a conflict be-
tween the laws applicable to this section, the more restric-
tive provision shall control. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture 
(in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agen-
cies, as appropriate) to conduct wildland fire operations 
within the land described in subsection (b)(1). 
SEC. 302. REHABILITATING RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE POST WILDFIRE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the Mount Hood 
National Recreation Area and the Columbia River Gorge 
National Scenic Area, the Secretary of Agriculture— 
(1) shall— 
(A) in order to facilitate sustainable public 
access and enjoyment of such Areas, prioritize 
the rebuilding and rehabilitation of recreational 
infrastructure damaged due to wildfire; and 
(B) consider the construction of one or 
more wildfire interpretive kiosks to offer edu-
cational information on the role of wildfire in 
the forests of such Areas; and 
(2) may consider relocating recreation sites to 
nearby areas if ecological impacts of such sites could 
be reduced by such relocation. 
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(b) CLARIFICATION ON CERTAIN TERMS.—In this 
section, the terms ‘‘infrastructure’’ and ‘‘structures’’ do 
not include utility infrastructure (as defined in section 
201(f)) or utility structures. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027. 
TITLE IV—PROTECTION OF 
SPECIAL PLACES 
SEC. 401. PRESERVATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), the following areas in the State of Oregon are des-
ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) MOUNT HOOD WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 5,427 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Upper Sandy 
River Proposed Wilderness’’, ‘‘Lower Vista Ridge 
Proposed Wilderness’’, and ‘‘Coe Branch Proposed 
Wilderness’’, dated April 14, 2022, which is incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
Mount Hood Wilderness, as designated under sec-
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tion 3(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132(a)) 
and enlarged by section 3(d) of the Endangered 
American Wilderness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note). 
(2) SALMON-HUCKLEBERRY WILDERNESS ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land managed by the For-
est Service and Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 2,156 acres, as generally de-
picted on the maps entitled ‘‘Alder Creek Proposed 
Wilderness’’, and ‘‘Salmon River Proposed Wilder-
ness’’, dated April 14, 2022, which is incorporated 
in, and considered to be a part of, the Salmon- 
Huckleberry Wilderness, as designated by section 
3(2) of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(b) MAPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall file a map of each wilderness area 
designated under this section, with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
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(2) FORCE
OF
LAW.—The maps filed under 
paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect 
as if included in this section, except that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may correct typographical er-
rors in the maps. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map filed 
under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) 
SALMON-HUCKLEBERRY
WILDERNESS 
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 
‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness-Mirror Lake’’ ad-
dition to the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, as 
added by section 1202(a)(7) of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note)— 
(A) is modified to exclude the approxi-
mately 6 acres of land generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness- 
Technical Amendment’’ dated April 14, 2022; 
and 
(B) such excluded land shall not be des-
ignated as a component of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System. 
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(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION NOT REQUIRED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a legal description 
shall not be required with respect to any wilderness area 
designated under this section. 
(d) 
BOUNDARIES
OF
CERTAIN
WILDERNESS 
AREAS.—The boundaries of each wilderness area des-
ignated under this section or title I, subtitle C of the Om-
nibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note) that are immediately adjacent to a utility line, 
utility access road right-of-way, or a Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission project boundary shall be 100 feet 
from the boundary of the right-of-way or the project 
boundary. 
SEC. 402. PRESERVATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ADDITIONS.—Section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (100)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii) respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Those portions as 
follows:’’ and inserting the following: 
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tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
recreational river. 
‘‘(ii) MCGEE
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 5.6-mile segment of McGee Creek 
from its headwaters to its confluence with 
Elk Creek, to be administered by the Sec-
retary Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(232) MIDDLE
FORK
FIVEMILE
CREEK, OR-
EGON.—The approximately 7.7-mile segment of Mid-
dle Fork Fivemile Creek from its headwaters to its 
confluence with South Fork Fivemile Creek, to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
scenic river.’’. 
(c) TRIBAL LAND AND TREATY RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any land owned by an In-
dian Tribe or held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of an Indian Tribe or member of an In-
dian Tribe shall not be included within the bound-
aries of a covered segment without the express con-
sent of the governing body of such Indian Tribe or 
such member. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—With respect to a covered 
segment that includes land described in paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, consult, and 
enter into written cooperative management agree-
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