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as wilderness by section 102 if such activities are 
consistent with applicable wilderness management 
plans and carried out in accordance with applicable 
guidelines and policies. Nothing in this Act affects 
the jurisdiction of the State of Oregon with respect 
to fish and wildlife on the public land located in the 
State. 
(2) BULL TROUT RESTORATION PROJECT.—It 
is the intent of Congress that nothing in this title 
prevents the Secretary of Agriculture from con-
ducting the Bull Trout restoration project underway 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act in Clear 
Branch Creek west of Lawrence Lake in order to re-
store historic trout populations and habitat. Project 
work shall be carried out in accordance with the 
minimum tools policies of the Forest Service. 
(i) CONTINUED
USE
BY
MEMBERS
OF
INDIAN 
TRIBES.— 
(1) ACCESS.—In recognition of the past use of 
the National Forest System land designated as wil-
derness by section 102 by members of Indian tribes 
for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that Indian 
tribes have access to the wilderness areas for tradi-
tional cultural and religious purposes. 
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(2) TEMPORARY
CLOSURES.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary, at the request of an 
Indian tribe, may temporarily close to the general 
public one or more specific portions of the National 
Forest System land designated as wilderness by sec-
tion 102 to protect the privacy of the members of 
the Indian tribe in the conduct of the traditional cul-
tural and religious activities in the wilderness area. 
Any such closure shall be made in such a manner as 
to affect the smallest practicable area for the min-
imum period of time necessary for the activity to be 
carried out. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Access to the wilder-
ness areas under this subsection shall be provided in 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.) and Public Law 95–341 (commonly known 
as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act; 42 
U.S.C. 1996 et seq.). 
(j) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this Act 
creates protective perimeters or buffer zones around the 
National Forest System land designated as wilderness by 
section 102. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses 
can be seen or heard from the designated wilderness shall 
not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside 
the boundary of the wilderness area. 
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SEC. 104. MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF FOOT 
BRIDGES IN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
In the case of each wilderness area designated or ex-
panded by section 102, it is the intent of Congress that 
the Secretary of Agriculture be able to provide for the 
maintenance of the foot bridge crossings in the wilderness 
area and, when needed, the replacement of the foot bridge 
crossings to ensure public access and safety. Foot bridge 
replacement work shall be carried out in accordance with 
the minimum tools policies of the Forest Service. 
TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVER DESIGNATIONS 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to designate approxi-
mately 25 miles of waterways in the Mount Hood National 
Forest as additions to the National Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers System. The addition of these 25 miles of waterways 
represents an increase of 20 percent in the total length 
of all of the waterways in the Mount Hood National For-
est included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-
tem. 
SEC. 202. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, MOUNT 
HOOD NATIONAL FOREST. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(ll) MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, OR-
EGON.—The following rivers in the Mount Hood National 
Forest in the State of Oregon, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 4.1 miles of the South Fork of the 
Clackamas River from its confluence with the East 
Fork of the South Fork of the Clackamas to the its 
confluence with the Clackamas River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(B) The 8.5 miles of Eagle Creek from its 
headwaters to the Mount Hood National Forest 
boundary, of which— 
‘‘(i) the 6.7-mile segment from its head-
waters to the west section line of section 20, 
township 3 south, range 6 east, shall be admin-
istered as a wild river; and 
‘‘(ii) the remaining 1.8-mile segment from 
such section line shall be administered as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(C) The 3.7 miles of the Middle Fork of the 
Hood River from the confluence of Clear and Coe 
Branches to the Mount Hood National Forest 
boundary in sections 11 and 12 of township 1 south, 
ranges 9 and 10 east, as a scenic river. 
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‘‘(D) The 4.6 miles of the South Fork Roaring 
River from its headwaters to its confluence with 
Roaring River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(E) The 4.3 miles of the Zig Zag River from 
its headwaters to the Mount Hood Wilderness 
boundary, as a wild river.’’. 
SEC. 203. RELATION TO MIDDLE FORK IRRIGATION DIS-
TRICT. 
(a) NO IMPACT ON WATER RIGHTS OR FLOW RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The designation of the Middle Fork of the 
Hood River as a scenic river by the amendment made by 
section 202 is not intended to have any impact on water 
rights or flow requirements with regard to the Middle 
Fork Irrigation District. 
(b) EXCLUSION OF OPERATIONAL AREAS.—The area 
of the Middle Fork of the Hood River designated as a sce-
nic river by the amendment made by section 202 does not 
include any portion of the operation area of the Middle 
Fork Irrigation District. 
TITLE III—RECREATION 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to recognize and support 
recreation as a dynamic social and economic component 
of the legacy and future of the Mount Hood National For-
est. 
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