(3) Law enforcement and rescue and recovery 
efforts. 
(4) Improving administration of special use au-
thorizations. 
(5) Preparation of documents required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in 
connection with the improvement or development of 
recreational opportunities. 
(b) ALLOCATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Of the total 
funds received by the Secretary of Agriculture from the 
special account under section 302(c) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allocate the funds as follows: 
(1) 95 percent of the funds to Mount Hood Na-
tional Forest. 
(2) 5 percent of the funds to the Regional Of-
fice for the Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest 
Service to develop needed policy and training to sup-
port programs in wilderness areas, special uses, 
trails, developed and dispersed recreation, and inter-
pretation related to Mount Hood National Forest. 
SEC. 304. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Con-
gress an annual report specifying— 
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(1) the total funds received by the Secretary 
from the special account under section 302(c) for 
the preceding fiscal year; 
(2) how the funds were allocated and expended; 
and 
(3) the results from such expenditures. 
SEC. 305. MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST RECREATIONAL 
ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall establish an advisory council (to be 
known as the ‘‘Mount Hood National Forest Recreational 
Advisory Council’’) for the purpose of providing advice and 
recommendations to the Forest Service on planning and 
implementing recreation enhancements in Mount Hood 
National Forest, including advice and recommendations 
regarding how the funds in the special account established 
under section 302 should be requested and expended. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall— 
(1) review projects proposed by the Secretary 
for Mount Hood National Forest regarding— 
(A) installation, repair, maintenance, and 
facility enhancement related directly to visitor 
enjoyment, visitor access, and health and safe-
ty, such as— 
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(i) improvements of trails, including 
trails used for hiking, biking, and off-high-
way vehicles; 
(ii) water system improvements; and 
(iii) personal sanitation facilities im-
provements; 
(B) interpretation, visitor information, vis-
itor services, visitor needs assessments, map-
ping, signage, Leave-No-Trace materials, and 
wilderness rangers; 
(C) habitat restoration directly related to 
recreation, such as improving habitat around 
trails converted from closed or decommissioned 
forest roads under section 306; 
(D) law enforcement related to public use 
and recreation, such as law enforcement at 
recreation events, search and rescue operations, 
illegal trail building investigations, and enforce-
ment; 
(2) propose projects described in paragraph (1) 
to the Secretary; 
(3) recommend the funding levels for projects 
described in paragraph (1) to be derived from the 
special account established under section 302; and 
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(4) provide opportunities for citizens, organiza-
tions, Indian tribes, the Forest Service, and other 
interested parties to participate openly and meaning-
fully, beginning at the early stages of the develop-
ment of projects described in paragraph (1). 
(c) APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Regional 
Forester, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall appoint the members of the Advisory 
Council for a term of three years beginning on the 
date of appointment. A member may be reappointed 
to subsequent three-year terms. 
(2) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Regional For-
ester shall make initial appointments to the Advisory 
Council not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) VACANCIES.—The Regional Forester shall 
make appointments to fill vacancies on the Advisory 
Council as soon as practicable after the vacancy has 
occurred. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory 
Council shall not receive any compensation for their 
service on the council. 
(d) COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The Ad-
visory Council shall be composed of 13 members, selected 
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so that the following activities and interest groups are rep-
resented: 
(1) Summer non-mechanized recreation, such as 
hiking. 
(2) Winter non-motorized recreation, such as 
snowshoeing and backcountry skiing. 
(3) Mountain biking. 
(4) Hunting and fishing. 
(5) Summer motorized recreation, such as off- 
highway vehicle use. 
(6) Local environmental groups. 
(7) Winter motorized recreation, such as 
snowmobiling. 
(8) Permitted ski areas. 
(9) Forest products industry. 
(10) Affected Indian tribes. 
(11) Local government interests, such as a 
county commissioner or city mayor in an elected po-
sition representing a county or city directly adjacent 
or included within Mount Hood National Forest. 
(12) A resident of Government Camp. 
(13) The State of Oregon. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Advisory 
Council shall be selected by a majority of the council. 
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(f) OTHER COUNCIL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall provide staff assistance to the Advi-
sory Council from Federal employees under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary. 
(2) MEETINGS.—All meetings of the Advisory 
Council shall be announced at least one week in ad-
vance in a local newspaper of record and shall be 
open to the public. 
(3) RECORDS.—The Advisory Council shall 
maintain records of the meetings of the council and 
make the records available for public inspection. 
(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.— 
Not more than five percent of the funds allocated under 
section 303(b)(1) to Mount Hood National Forest for a 
fiscal year may be used to provide administrative assist-
ance to the Advisory Council during that fiscal year. 
SEC. 306. CONSIDERATION OF CONVERSION OF FOREST 
ROADS TO RECREATIONAL USES. 
(a) EVALUATION OF CURRENTLY CLOSED ROADS.— 
(1) 
CONSIDERATION
FOR
RECREATIONAL 
USE.—As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall make a determination regarding whether the 
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Forest Service roads in Mount Hood National For-
est that were selected before that date for closure 
and decommissioning, but have not yet been decom-
missioned, should be converted to recreational uses 
to enhance recreational opportunities in the national 
forest, such as conversion for use as single-track 
trails for mountain bikes. In evaluating the feasi-
bility and suitability of converting the Forest Service 
roads to recreational uses, and the types of rec-
reational uses to be authorized, the Secretary shall 
take into account the environmental and economic 
impacts of implementing the conversion and of the 
resulting recreational uses. 
(2) PUBLIC PROCESS.—The consideration and 
selection of Forest Service roads under this sub-
section for conversion to recreational uses, and the 
types of recreational uses to be authorized, shall be 
a public process, including consultation by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture with the Mount Hood National 
Forest Recreational Advisory Council. 
(b) INCLUSION AS PART OF FUTURE CLOSURE CON-
SIDERATIONS.—Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture 
considers a Forest Service road in Mount Hood National 
Forest for possible closure and decommissioning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall in-
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clude as an alternative to decommissioning the road con-
sideration of converting the road to recreational uses to 
enhance recreational opportunities in the Mount Hood Na-
tional Forest, such as conversion for use as single-track 
trails for mountain bikes. 
SEC. 307. IMPROVED TRAIL ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF TRAIL.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may enter into a contract with a partner organi-
zation or other person to design and construct a trail at 
a location selected by the Secretary in Mount Hood Na-
tional Forest suitable for use by persons with disabilities. 
(b) PUBLIC PROCESS.—The selection of the trail lo-
cation under subsection (a) and the preparation of the de-
sign of the trail shall be a public process, including con-
sultation by the Secretary of Agriculture with the Mount 
Hood National Forest Recreational Advisory Council. 
(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
funds in the special account established under section 302 
to carry out this section. 
TITLE IV—TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 401. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to support the develop-
ment of an integrated, multi-modal transportation plan for 
the Mount Hood region designed to achieve comprehensive 
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solutions to transportation challenges in the region nec-
essary to promote appropriate economic development, pre-
serve landscapes, and enhance public safety. 
SEC. 402. MOUNT HOOD REGION DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Mount Hood region’’ means 
Mount Hood and the other areas immediately surrounding 
the mountain, as well as the Highway 26 and Highway 
35 corridors in and near Mount Hood National Forest, 
other State, county, and Forest Service roads in and near 
the national forest, and the gateway communities along 
these corridors and roads. 
SEC. 403. TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 
(a) FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to work 
with the State of Oregon to develop an integrated, multi- 
modal transportation plan for the Mount Hood region. 
(b) PLANNING PROCESS.—The transportation plan 
shall conform with Federal and Oregon transportation 
planning requirements and be the product of a collabo-
rative process, preferably through the use of a commission 
composed of interested persons appointed by the State, 
with representation from the Forest Service and local gov-
ernments in the Mount Hood region. 
(c) SCOPE OF PLAN.—The transportation plan shall 
address both— 
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(1) transportation of people to and from areas 
outside the Mount Hood region on major corridors 
traversing the region; and 
(2) transportation of people from place to place 
within the Mount Hood region. 
(d) SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—At a minimum, 
the transportation plan shall consider the following: 
(1) Transportation alternatives between and 
among recreation areas and gateway communities 
within the Mount Hood region. 
(2) Park and ride facilities at gateway commu-
nities. 
(3) Intermodal transportation centers to link 
public transportation, parking, and recreation des-
tinations. 
(4) A new interchange on Highway 26 in or 
near Government Camp. 
(5) Designation, maintenance, and improve-
ments of alternative routes utilizing Forest Service 
and or State roads for emergency routes or improved 
access to, and travel within, the Mount Hood region. 
(6) Reconstruction of Highway 35 from Mineral 
Creek to Baseline Road to address ongoing debris 
flow locations. 
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(7) Mechanisms for funding implementation of 
the plan, including Federal grants or appropriations, 
public-private partnerships, incremental tax financ-
ing, and other financing tools that link transpor-
tation infrastructure improvements with develop-
ment. 
(e) COMPLETION.—The transportation plan shall be 
completed within two years after the date on which funds 
are first made available under subsection (f) for the plan. 
(f) FUNDING SOURCE.—Of the amounts appropriated 
under section 1117 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Ef-
ficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(Public Law 109–59; 23 U.S.C. 101 note; 119 Stat. 1177) 
for the Transportation, Community, and System Preserva-
tion Program, $2,000,000 shall be made available to the 
State of Oregon for the preparation of the transportation 
plan for the Mount Hood region. 
SEC. 404. STUDY REGARDING GONDOLA CONNECTION AND 
INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER. 
(a) STUDY AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall conduct a study of the feasibility of estab-
lishing— 
(1) a gondola connection between Timberline 
Lodge and Government Camp, Oregon, in the vicin-
ity of the historic gondola corridor; and 
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