I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2890 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments 
in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2009 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. WU) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
certain river segments in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lower Rogue Wild and 
Scenic River Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ROGUE RIVER ADDITIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The segment’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) The segment’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—In addition to 
the segment described in subparagraph (A), the 
following segments: 
‘‘(i) KELSEY CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 2.2 miles 
of Kelsey Creek from its headwaters 
to the eastern section line of 32S 8W 
sec. 30 as a recreational river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
7.1 
miles of Kelsey Creek from the east-
ern section line of 32S 8W sec. 30 to 
the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) EAST FORK KELSEY CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.1 miles 
of East Fork Kelsey Creek from its 
headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream 
of road 32–7–19.3 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
4.7 
miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from 
0.1 miles downstream of road 32–7– 
19.3 to the confluence with Kelsey 
Creek as a wild river. 
‘‘(iii) WHISKY CREEK.— 
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‘‘(I) The approximately 0.6 miles 
of Whisky Creek from the confluence 
of the East Fork and West Fork to 
0.1 miles downstream from road 33– 
8–23 as a recreational river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
1.9 
miles of Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles 
downstream from road 33–8–23 to 
the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(iv) EAST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.1 miles 
of East Fork Whisky Creek from its 
headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream 
of road 34–8–1 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
3.7 
miles of East Fork Whisky Creek 
from 0.1 miles downstream of road 
34–8–1 to the confluence with Whisky 
Creek as a wild river. 
‘‘(v) WEST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 
The approximately 4.8 miles of West Fork 
Whisky Creek from its headwaters to the 
confluence of the Rogue River as a wild 
river. 
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‘‘(vi) BIG WINDY CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 1.5 miles 
of Big Windy Creek from its head-
waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 
road 34–9–17.1 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
5.8 
miles of Big Windy Creek from 0.1 
miles downstream from road 34–9– 
17.1 to the confluence with the Rogue 
River as a wild river. 
‘‘(vii) 
EAST
FORK
BIG
WINDY 
CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.2 miles 
of East Fork Big Windy Creek from 
its headwaters to 0.1 miles down-
stream from road 34–8–36 as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
3.7 
miles of East Fork Big Windy Creek 
from 0.1 miles downstream from road 
34–8–36 to the confluence with Big 
Windy Creek as a wild river. 
‘‘(viii) LITTLE WINDY CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 1.1 miles 
of Little Windy Creek from its head-
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waters to 0.1 miles downstream of 
road 34–8–36 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
1.9 
miles of Little Windy Creek from 0.1 
miles downstream of road 34–8–36 to 
the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(ix) HOWARD CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.3 miles 
of Howard Creek from its headwaters 
to 0.1 miles downstream of road 34– 
9–34 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
approximately 
6.9 
miles of Howard Creek from 0.1 miles 
downstream of road 34–9–34 to the 
confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(x) MULE CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.2-mile 
section of Mule Creek from the head-
waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 
road 32–9–15.1 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) The approximately 11.2 
miles of Mule Creek from 0.1 miles 
downstream from road 32–9–15.1 to 
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the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(xi) GRAVE CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 1.6-mile 
section of Grave Creek from the con-
fluence of Wolf Creek downstream as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) The approximately 8.2-mile 
section of Grave Creek from 1.6 miles 
downstream of the confluence of Wolf 
Creek to the confluence with the 
Rogue River as a recreational river. 
‘‘(xii) ANNA
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 3.5-mile section of Anna Creek 
from its headwaters to the confluence with 
Howard Creek as a wild river. 
‘‘(xiii) MISSOURI CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 2.6 miles 
of Missouri Creek from its headwaters 
to north section line of 33S 10W sec. 
25 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) The approximately 2.2-mile 
section of Missouri Creek from north 
section line of 33S 10W sec. 25 to the 
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confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(xiv) JENNY CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.3-mile 
section of Jenny Creek from its head-
waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 
road 34–9–7 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) The approximately 4.6-mile 
section of Jenny Creek from 0.1 miles 
downstream from road 34–9–7 to the 
confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(xv) RUM CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 2-mile 
section of Rum Creek from its head-
waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 
road 34–8–34 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(II) The approximately 2.4-mile 
section of Rum Creek from 0.1 miles 
downstream from road 34–8–34 to 
the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(xvi) EAST FORK RUM CREEK.— 
‘‘(I) The approximately 0.5-mile 
section of East Rum Creek from the 
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