of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Copper Salmon Wilder-
ness Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE COPPER SALMON WILDER-
NESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3 of the Oregon Wilderness 
Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–328) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘eight hundred fifty-nine thousand six hun-
dred acres’’ and inserting ‘‘871,593 acres’’; 
(2) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) certain land in the Siskiyou National For-
est, comprising approximately 11,922 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Copper Salmon 
Wilderness Proposal’ and dated April 1, 2008, to be 
known as the ‘Copper Salmon Wilderness’.’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
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riculture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall file a map and a legal description of the Copper 
Salmon Wilderness with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the 
map and legal description. 
(3) BOUNDARY.—If the boundary of the Copper 
Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, the 
Secretary may only establish an offset that is not 
more than 150 feet from the centerline of the road. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, ELK 
RIVER, OREGON. 
Section 3(a)(76) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(76)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘19-mile segment’’ and inserting ‘‘28.2- 
mile segment’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) The approximately 0.6-mile segment 
of the North Fork Elk from its source in sec. 21, 
T. 33 S., R. 12 W., Willamette Meridian, down-
stream to 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 
3353, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 5.5-mile segment of 
the North Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest 
Service Road 3353 to its confluence with the 
South Fork Elk, as a wild river. 
‘‘(C)(i) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 
of the South Fork Elk from its source in the 
southeast quarter of sec. 32, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., 
Willamette Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles 
below Forest Service Road 3353, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 4.2-mile segment of 
the South Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest 
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Service Road 3353 to its confluence with the 
North Fork Elk, as a wild river.’’. 
SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as diminishing any right of any Indian tribe. 
(b) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary shall seek to enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Coquille Indian Tribe regarding access 
to the Copper Salmon Wilderness to conduct historical and 
cultural activities. 
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA, 
SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Na-
tional Forest System land in the State of Oregon adminis-
tered by the Forest Service as part of the Siskiyou National 
Forest and compromising approximately 1,708 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Copper Salmon 
Wilderness Proposal’’ and dated April 1, 2008, are des-
ignated as a potential wilderness area for eventual inclu-
sion in the Copper Salmon Wilderness designated by para-
graph (30) of section 3 of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–328), as added by 
section 2. 
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(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file with the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal 
description of potential wilderness area designated by sub-
section (a). The map and legal description shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors 
in the map and description. In the case of any discrepancy 
between the acreage specified in subsection (a) and the map, 
the map shall control. The map and legal description shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 
of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area designated by sub-
section (a) as wilderness until its designated as wilderness 
under subsection (e). 
(d) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of imple-
menting the planned ecological restoration approved 
by the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant 
Impact for the Environmental Assessment for the 
Coastal Healthy Forest Treatments, dated May 25, 
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2007, the Secretary may use motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness 
area until its designated as wilderness under sub-
section (e). 
(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall use the minimum tool or 
administrative practice necessary to accomplish eco-
logical restoration under paragraph (1) with the least 
amount of adverse impact on wilderness character 
and resources. 
(e) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The po-
tential wilderness area designated by subsection (a) shall 
be designated as wilderness on the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in 
the Federal Register notice that the conditions in the 
potential wilderness area that are incompatible with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have been 
removed; or 
(2) the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(f) INCORPORATION INTO COPPER SALMON WILDER-
NESS; ADMINISTRATION.—On its designation as wilderness 
under subsection (e), the potential wilderness area des-
ignated by subsection (a) shall be— 
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(1) incorporated into the Copper Salmon Wilder-
ness; and 
(2) administered in accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act, the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, and 
other laws applicable to the Copper Salmon Wilder-
ness, except that, with respect to the potential wilder-
ness area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date on which the lands are designated 
as wilderness under subsection (e). 
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Union Calendar No. 365 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3513 
[Report No. 110–591] 
A BILL 
To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to 
designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate segments of the North and South Forks 
of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild 
or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 17, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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