H. R. 146 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
An Act 
To designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM 
Subtitle A—Wild Monongahela Wilderness 
Sec. 1001. Designation of wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. 
Sec. 1002. Boundary adjustment, Laurel Fork South Wilderness, Monongahela Na-
tional Forest. 
Sec. 1003. Monongahela National Forest boundary confirmation. 
Sec. 1004. Enhanced Trail Opportunities. 
Subtitle B—Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness 
Sec. 1101. Definitions. 
Sec. 1102. Designation of additional National Forest System land in Jefferson Na-
tional Forest as wilderness or a wilderness study area. 
Sec. 1103. Designation of Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area, Jefferson 
National Forest, Virginia. 
Sec. 1104. Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, Jefferson National Forest, 
Virginia. 
Sec. 1105. Trail plan and development. 
Sec. 1106. Maps and boundary descriptions. 
Sec. 1107. Effective date. 
Subtitle C—Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon 
Sec. 1201. Definitions. 
Sec. 1202. Designation of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1203. Designation of streams for wild and scenic river protection in the Mount 
Hood area. 
Sec. 1204. Mount Hood National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 1205. Protections for Crystal Springs, Upper Big Bottom, and Cultus Creek. 
Sec. 1206. Land exchanges. 
Sec. 1207. Tribal provisions; planning and studies. 
Subtitle D—Copper Salmon Wilderness, Oregon 
Sec. 1301. Designation of the Copper Salmon Wilderness. 
Sec. 1302. Wild and Scenic River Designations, Elk River, Oregon. 
Sec. 1303. Protection of tribal rights. 
Subtitle E—Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon 
Sec. 1401. Definitions.
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Sec. 1402. Voluntary grazing lease donation program. 
Sec. 1403. Box R Ranch land exchange. 
Sec. 1404. Deerfield land exchange. 
Sec. 1405. Soda Mountain Wilderness. 
Sec. 1406. Effect. 
Subtitle F—Owyhee Public Land Management 
Sec. 1501. Definitions. 
Sec. 1502. Owyhee Science Review and Conservation Center. 
Sec. 1503. Wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1504. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
Sec. 1505. Land identified for disposal. 
Sec. 1506. Tribal cultural resources. 
Sec. 1507. Recreational travel management plans. 
Sec. 1508. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle G—Sabinoso Wilderness, New Mexico 
Sec. 1601. Definitions. 
Sec. 1602. Designation of the Sabinoso Wilderness. 
Subtitle H—Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Wilderness 
Sec. 1651. Definitions. 
Sec. 1652. Designation of Beaver Basin Wilderness. 
Sec. 1653. Administration. 
Sec. 1654. Effect. 
Subtitle I—Oregon Badlands Wilderness 
Sec. 1701. Definitions. 
Sec. 1702. Oregon Badlands Wilderness. 
Sec. 1703. Release. 
Sec. 1704. Land exchanges. 
Sec. 1705. Protection of tribal treaty rights. 
Subtitle J—Spring Basin Wilderness, Oregon 
Sec. 1751. Definitions. 
Sec. 1752. Spring Basin Wilderness. 
Sec. 1753. Release. 
Sec. 1754. Land exchanges. 
Sec. 1755. Protection of tribal treaty rights. 
Subtitle K—Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wilderness, California 
Sec. 1801. Definitions. 
Sec. 1802. Designation of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1803. Administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1804. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 1805. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
Sec. 1806. Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area. 
Sec. 1807. Management of area within Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. 
Sec. 1808. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. 
Subtitle L—Riverside County Wilderness, California 
Sec. 1851. Wilderness designation. 
Sec. 1852. Wild and scenic river designations, Riverside County, California. 
Sec. 1853. Additions and technical corrections to Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains National Monument. 
Subtitle M—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness, California 
Sec. 1901. Definitions. 
Sec. 1902. Designation of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1903. Administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1904. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle N—Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, Colorado 
Sec. 1951. Definitions. 
Sec. 1952. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, Colorado. 
Sec. 1953. Grand River Ditch and Colorado-Big Thompson projects. 
Sec. 1954. East Shore Trail Area. 
Sec. 1955. National forest area boundary adjustments. 
Sec. 1956. Authority to lease Leiffer tract.
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Subtitle O—Washington County, Utah 
Sec. 1971. Definitions. 
Sec. 1972. Wilderness areas. 
Sec. 1973. Zion National Park wilderness. 
Sec. 1974. Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. 
Sec. 1975. Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area. 
Sec. 1976. Zion National Park wild and scenic river designation. 
Sec. 1977. Washington County comprehensive travel and transportation manage-
ment plan. 
Sec. 1978. Land disposal and acquisition. 
Sec. 1979. Management of priority biological areas. 
Sec. 1980. Public purpose conveyances. 
Sec. 1981. Conveyance of Dixie National Forest land. 
Sec. 1982. Transfer of land into trust for Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians. 
Sec. 1983. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—National Landscape Conservation System 
Sec. 2001. Definitions. 
Sec. 2002. Establishment of the National Landscape Conservation System. 
Sec. 2003. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Prehistoric Trackways National Monument 
Sec. 2101. Findings. 
Sec. 2102. Definitions. 
Sec. 2103. Establishment. 
Sec. 2104. Administration. 
Sec. 2105. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle C—Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area 
Sec. 2201. Definitions. 
Sec. 2202. Establishment of the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Con-
servation Area. 
Sec. 2203. Management of the Conservation Area. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area 
Sec. 2301. Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. 
Subtitle E—Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area 
Sec. 2401. Definitions. 
Sec. 2402. Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. 
Sec. 2403. Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area. 
Sec. 2404. Maps and legal descriptions. 
Sec. 2405. Management of Conservation Area and Wilderness. 
Sec. 2406. Management plan. 
Sec. 2407. Advisory council. 
Sec. 2408. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle F—Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program 
Sec. 2501. Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program. 
Subtitle G—Land Conveyances and Exchanges 
Sec. 2601. Carson City, Nevada, land conveyances. 
Sec. 2602. Southern Nevada limited transition area conveyance. 
Sec. 2603. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance. 
Sec. 2604. Turnabout Ranch land conveyance, Utah. 
Sec. 2605. Boy Scouts land exchange, Utah. 
Sec. 2606. Douglas County, Washington, land conveyance. 
Sec. 2607. Twin Falls, Idaho, land conveyance. 
Sec. 2608. Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area release, Nevada. 
Sec. 2609. Park City, Utah, land conveyance. 
Sec. 2610. Release of reversionary interest in certain lands in Reno, Nevada. 
Sec. 2611. Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria. 
TITLE III—FOREST SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Watershed Restoration and Enhancement 
Sec. 3001. Watershed restoration and enhancement agreements.
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Subtitle B—Wildland Firefighter Safety 
Sec. 3101. Wildland firefighter safety. 
Subtitle C—Wyoming Range 
Sec. 3201. Definitions. 
Sec. 3202. Withdrawal of certain land in the Wyoming range. 
Sec. 3203. Acceptance of the donation of valid existing mining or leasing rights in 
the Wyoming range. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances and Exchanges 
Sec. 3301. Land conveyance to City of Coffman Cove, Alaska. 
Sec. 3302. Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest land conveyance, Montana. 
Sec. 3303. Santa Fe National Forest; Pecos National Historical Park Land Ex-
change. 
Sec. 3304. Santa Fe National Forest Land Conveyance, New Mexico. 
Sec. 3305. Kittitas County, Washington, land conveyance. 
Sec. 3306. Mammoth Community Water District use restrictions. 
Sec. 3307. Land exchange, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. 
Sec. 3308. Boundary adjustment, Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. 
Sec. 3309. Sandia pueblo land exchange technical amendment. 
Subtitle E—Colorado Northern Front Range Study 
Sec. 3401. Purpose. 
Sec. 3402. Definitions. 
Sec. 3403. Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Study. 
TITLE IV—FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION 
Sec. 4001. Purpose. 
Sec. 4002. Definitions. 
Sec. 4003. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. 
Sec. 4004. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE V—RIVERS AND TRAILS 
Subtitle A—Additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
Sec. 5001. Fossil Creek, Arizona. 
Sec. 5002. Snake River Headwaters, Wyoming. 
Sec. 5003. Taunton River, Massachusetts. 
Subtitle B—Wild and Scenic Rivers Studies 
Sec. 5101. Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Study. 
Subtitle C—Additions to the National Trails System 
Sec. 5201. Arizona National Scenic Trail. 
Sec. 5202. New England National Scenic Trail. 
Sec. 5203. Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. 
Sec. 5204. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. 
Sec. 5205. Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. 
Sec. 5206. Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. 
Subtitle D—National Trail System Amendments 
Sec. 5301. National Trails System willing seller authority. 
Sec. 5302. Revision of feasibility and suitability studies of existing national historic 
trails. 
Sec. 5303. Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trails Studies. 
Subtitle E—Effect of Title 
Sec. 5401. Effect. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Watershed Management Program 
Sec. 6001. Definitions. 
Sec. 6002. Program. 
Sec. 6003. Effect of subtitle. 
Subtitle B—Competitive Status for Federal Employees in Alaska 
Sec. 6101. Competitive status for certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska. 
Subtitle C—Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Project 
Sec. 6201. Definitions.
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Sec. 6202. Wolf compensation and prevention program. 
Sec. 6203. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Paleontological Resources Preservation 
Sec. 6301. Definitions. 
Sec. 6302. Management. 
Sec. 6303. Public awareness and education program. 
Sec. 6304. Collection of paleontological resources. 
Sec. 6305. Curation of resources. 
Sec. 6306. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties. 
Sec. 6307. Civil penalties. 
Sec. 6308. Rewards and forfeiture. 
Sec. 6309. Confidentiality. 
Sec. 6310. Regulations. 
Sec. 6311. Savings provisions. 
Sec. 6312. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle E—Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange 
Sec. 6401. Definitions. 
Sec. 6402. Land exchange. 
Sec. 6403. King Cove Road. 
Sec. 6404. Administration of conveyed lands. 
Sec. 6405. Failure to begin road construction. 
Sec. 6406. Expiration of legislative authority. 
TITLE VII—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Additions to the National Park System 
Sec. 7001. Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey. 
Sec. 7002. William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site. 
Sec. 7003. River Raisin National Battlefield Park. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Existing Units of the National Park System 
Sec. 7101. Funding for Keweenaw National Historical Park. 
Sec. 7102. Location of visitor and administrative facilities for Weir Farm National 
Historic Site. 
Sec. 7103. Little River Canyon National Preserve boundary expansion. 
Sec. 7104. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park boundary expansion. 
Sec. 7105. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve boundary adjust-
ment. 
Sec. 7106. Minute Man National Historical Park. 
Sec. 7107. Everglades National Park. 
Sec. 7108. Kalaupapa National Historical Park. 
Sec. 7109. Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 7110. Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey. 
Sec. 7111. Women’s Rights National Historical Park. 
Sec. 7112. Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. 
Sec. 7113. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. 
Sec. 7114. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. 
Sec. 7115. New River Gorge National River. 
Sec. 7116. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 7117. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio. 
Sec. 7118. Fort Davis National Historic Site. 
Subtitle C—Special Resource Studies 
Sec. 7201. Walnut Canyon study. 
Sec. 7202. Tule Lake Segregation Center, California. 
Sec. 7203. Estate Grange, St. Croix. 
Sec. 7204. Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Maine. 
Sec. 7205. Shepherdstown battlefield, West Virginia. 
Sec. 7206. Green McAdoo School, Tennessee. 
Sec. 7207. Harry S Truman Birthplace, Missouri. 
Sec. 7208. Battle of Matewan special resource study. 
Sec. 7209. Butterfield Overland Trail. 
Sec. 7210. Cold War sites theme study. 
Sec. 7211. Battle of Camden, South Carolina. 
Sec. 7212. Fort San Gero´nimo, Puerto Rico. 
Subtitle D—Program Authorizations 
Sec. 7301. American Battlefield Protection Program.
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Sec. 7302. Preserve America Program. 
Sec. 7303. Save America’s Treasures Program. 
Sec. 7304. Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. 
Sec. 7305. National Cave and Karst Research Institute. 
Subtitle E—Advisory Commissions 
Sec. 7401. Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory Commission. 
Sec. 7402. Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission. 
Sec. 7403. Concessions Management Advisory Board. 
Sec. 7404. St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission. 
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS 
Subtitle A—Designation of National Heritage Areas 
Sec. 8001. Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, Colorado. 
Sec. 8002. Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area, Colorado. 
Sec. 8003. South Park National Heritage Area, Colorado. 
Sec. 8004. Northern Plains National Heritage Area, North Dakota. 
Sec. 8005. Baltimore National Heritage Area, Maryland. 
Sec. 8006. Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire. 
Sec. 8007. Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 8008. Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 8009. Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Alabama. 
Sec. 8010. Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area, Alaska. 
Subtitle B—Studies 
Sec. 8101. Chattahoochee Trace, Alabama and Georgia. 
Sec. 8102. Northern Neck, Virginia. 
Subtitle C—Amendments Relating to National Heritage Corridors 
Sec. 8201. Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. 
Sec. 8202. Delaware And Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. 
Sec. 8203. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. 
Sec. 8204. John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 
Subtitle D—Effect of Title 
Sec. 8301. Effect on access for recreational activities. 
TITLE IX—BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Feasibility Studies 
Sec. 9001. Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems, Idaho. 
Sec. 9002. Sierra Vista Subwatershed, Arizona. 
Sec. 9003. San Diego Intertie, California. 
Subtitle B—Project Authorizations 
Sec. 9101. Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project, Oregon. 
Sec. 9102. Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project, California. 
Sec. 9103. Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System project, New Mexico. 
Sec. 9104. Rancho California Water District project, California. 
Sec. 9105. Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project, Colorado. 
Sec. 9106. Rio Grande Pueblos, New Mexico. 
Sec. 9107. Upper Colorado River endangered fish programs. 
Sec. 9108. Santa Margarita River, California. 
Sec. 9109. Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. 
Sec. 9110. North Bay Water Reuse Authority. 
Sec. 9111. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, California. 
Sec. 9112. Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, California. 
Sec. 9113. GREAT Project, California. 
Sec. 9114. Yucaipa Valley Water District, California. 
Sec. 9115. Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado. 
Subtitle C—Title Transfers and Clarifications 
Sec. 9201. Transfer of McGee Creek pipeline and facilities. 
Sec. 9202. Albuquerque Biological Park, New Mexico, title clarification. 
Sec. 9203. Goleta Water District Water Distribution System, California. 
Subtitle D—San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund 
Sec. 9301. Restoration Fund.
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Subtitle E—Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program 
Sec. 9401. Definitions. 
Sec. 9402. Implementation and water accounting. 
Sec. 9403. Enforceability of program documents. 
Sec. 9404. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle F—Secure Water 
Sec. 9501. Findings. 
Sec. 9502. Definitions. 
Sec. 9503. Reclamation climate change and water program. 
Sec. 9504. Water management improvement. 
Sec. 9505. Hydroelectric power assessment. 
Sec. 9506. Climate change and water intragovernmental panel. 
Sec. 9507. Water data enhancement by United States Geological Survey. 
Sec. 9508. National water availability and use assessment program. 
Sec. 9509. Research agreement authority. 
Sec. 9510. Effect. 
Subtitle G—Aging Infrastructure 
Sec. 9601 Definitions. 
Sec. 9602. Guidelines and inspection of project facilities and technical assistance to 
transferred works operating entities. 
Sec. 9603. Extraordinary operation and maintenance work performed by the Sec-
retary. 
Sec. 9604. Relationship to Twenty-First Century Water Works Act. 
Sec. 9605. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE X—WATER SETTLEMENTS 
Subtitle A—San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement 
PART I—SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION SETTLEMENT ACT 
Sec. 10001. Short title. 
Sec. 10002. Purpose. 
Sec. 10003. Definitions. 
Sec. 10004. Implementation of settlement. 
Sec. 10005. Acquisition and disposal of property; title to facilities. 
Sec. 10006. Compliance with applicable law. 
Sec. 10007. Compliance with Central Valley Project Improvement Act. 
Sec. 10008. No private right of action. 
Sec. 10009. Appropriations; Settlement Fund. 
Sec. 10010. Repayment contracts and acceleration of repayment of construction 
costs. 
Sec. 10011. California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon. 
PART II—STUDY TO DEVELOP WATER PLAN; REPORT 
Sec. 10101. Study to develop water plan; report. 
PART III—FRIANT DIVISION IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 10201. Federal facility improvements. 
Sec. 10202. Financial assistance for local projects. 
Sec. 10203. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects 
Sec. 10301. Short title. 
Sec. 10302. Definitions. 
Sec. 10303. Compliance with environmental laws. 
Sec. 10304. No reallocation of costs. 
Sec. 10305. Interest rate. 
PART I—AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT ACT AND PUBLIC 
LAW 87–483 
Sec. 10401. Amendments to the Colorado River Storage Project Act. 
Sec. 10402. Amendments to Public Law 87–483. 
Sec. 10403. Effect on Federal water law. 
PART II—RECLAMATION WATER SETTLEMENTS FUND 
Sec. 10501. Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. 
PART III—NAVAJO-GALLUP WATER SUPPLY PROJECT 
Sec. 10601. Purposes.
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Sec. 10602. Authorization of Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. 
Sec. 10603. Delivery and use of Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project water. 
Sec. 10604. Project contracts. 
Sec. 10605. Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline. 
Sec. 10606. Authorization of conjunctive use wells. 
Sec. 10607. San Juan River Navajo Irrigation Projects. 
Sec. 10608. Other irrigation projects. 
Sec. 10609. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART IV—NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS 
Sec. 10701. Agreement. 
Sec. 10702. Trust Fund. 
Sec. 10703. Waivers and releases. 
Sec. 10704. Water rights held in trust. 
Subtitle C—Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights 
Settlement 
Sec. 10801. Findings. 
Sec. 10802. Purposes. 
Sec. 10803. Definitions. 
Sec. 10804. Approval, ratification, and confirmation of agreement; authorization. 
Sec. 10805. Tribal water rights. 
Sec. 10806. Duck Valley Indian Irrigation Project. 
Sec. 10807. Development and Maintenance Funds. 
Sec. 10808. Tribal waiver and release of claims. 
Sec. 10809. Miscellaneous. 
TITLE XI—UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 11001. Reauthorization of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. 
Sec. 11002. New Mexico water resources study. 
TITLE XII—OCEANS 
Subtitle A—Ocean Exploration 
PART I—EXPLORATION 
Sec. 12001. Purpose. 
Sec. 12002. Program established. 
Sec. 12003. Powers and duties of the Administrator. 
Sec. 12004. Ocean exploration and undersea research technology and infrastructure 
task force. 
Sec. 12005. Ocean Exploration Advisory Board. 
Sec. 12006. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART II—NOAA UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 12101. Short title. 
Sec. 12102. Program established. 
Sec. 12103. Powers of program director. 
Sec. 12104. Administrative structure. 
Sec. 12105. Research, exploration, education, and technology programs. 
Sec. 12106. Competitiveness. 
Sec. 12107. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act 
Sec. 12201. Short title. 
Sec. 12202. Establishment of program. 
Sec. 12203. Interagency committee on ocean and coastal mapping. 
Sec. 12204. Biannual reports. 
Sec. 12205. Plan. 
Sec. 12206. Effect on other laws. 
Sec. 12207. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 12208. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 
Sec. 12301. Short title. 
Sec. 12302. Purposes. 
Sec. 12303. Definitions. 
Sec. 12304. Integrated coastal and ocean observing system. 
Sec. 12305. Interagency financing and agreements. 
Sec. 12306. Application with other laws.
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Sec. 12307. Report to Congress. 
Sec. 12308. Public-private use policy. 
Sec. 12309. Independent cost estimate. 
Sec. 12310. Intent of Congress. 
Sec. 12311. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 
Sec. 12401. Short title. 
Sec. 12402. Purposes. 
Sec. 12403. Definitions. 
Sec. 12404. Interagency subcommittee. 
Sec. 12405. Strategic research plan. 
Sec. 12406. NOAA ocean acidification activities. 
Sec. 12407. NSF ocean acidification activities. 
Sec. 12408. NASA ocean acidification activities. 
Sec. 12409. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle E—Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program 
Sec. 12501. Short title. 
Sec. 12502. Authorization of Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program. 
TITLE XIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 13001. Management and distribution of North Dakota trust funds. 
Sec. 13002. Amendments to the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act 
of 2000. 
Sec. 13003. Amendments to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act. 
Sec. 13004. Additional Assistant Secretary for Department of Energy. 
Sec. 13005. Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute. 
Sec. 13006. Authorization of appropriations for National Tropical Botanical Garden. 
TITLE XIV—CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE PARALYSIS ACT 
Sec. 14001. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Paralysis Research 
Sec. 14101. Activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research 
on paralysis. 
Subtitle B—Paralysis Rehabilitation Research and Care 
Sec. 14201. Activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research 
with implications for enhancing daily function for persons with paral-
ysis. 
Subtitle C—Improving Quality of Life for Persons With Paralysis and Other 
Physical Disabilities 
Sec. 14301. Programs to improve quality of life for persons with paralysis and other 
physical disabilities. 
TITLE XV—SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FACILITIES AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 15101. Laboratory and support space, Edgewater, Maryland. 
Sec. 15102. Laboratory space, Gamboa, Panama. 
Sec. 15103. Construction of greenhouse facility. 
TITLE I—ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL 
WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM 
Subtitle A—Wild Monongahela Wilderness 
SEC. 1001. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL 
FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal lands 
within the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Vir-
ginia are designated as wilderness and as either a new component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System or as an addition
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to an existing component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System: 
(1) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 5,144 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Big Draft 
Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Big Draft Wilderness’’. 
(2) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 11,951 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Cranberry 
Expansion Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, 
which shall be added to and administered as part of the Cran-
berry Wilderness designated by section 1(1) of Public Law 97– 
466 (96 Stat. 2538). 
(3) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 7,156 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Dolly Sods 
Expansion Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, 
which shall be added to and administered as part of the Dolly 
Sods Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(13) of Public Law 
93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 
(4) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 698 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Otter Creek 
Expansion Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, 
which shall be added to and administered as part of the Otter 
Creek Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(14) of Public Law 
93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 
(5) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 6,792 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roaring Plains 
Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Roaring Plains West Wilderness’’. 
(6) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 6,030 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Spice Run 
Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Spice Run Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) FILING AND AVAILABILITY.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
file with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a map and legal description of each 
wilderness area designated or expanded by subsection (a). The 
maps and legal descriptions shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service and the office of the Supervisor of the Monongahela 
National Forest. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal descriptions 
referred to in this subsection shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary 
may correct errors in the maps and descriptions. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Fed-
eral lands designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). The Secretary may continue to 
authorize the competitive running event permitted from 2003 
through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods 
Wilderness addition designated by paragraph (3) of subsection (a)
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and the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area designated by para-
graph (5) of such subsection, in a manner compatible with the 
preservation of such areas as wilderness. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE
OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With respect to 
the Federal lands designated as wilderness by subsection (a), any 
reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the 
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects 
the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State of West Virginia with 
respect to wildlife and fish. 
SEC. 1002. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, LAUREL FORK SOUTH WILDER-
NESS, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the Laurel Fork 
South Wilderness designated by section 1(3) of Public Law 97– 
466 (96 Stat. 2538) is modified to exclude two parcels of land, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Monongahela National 
Forest Laurel Fork South Wilderness Boundary Modification’’ and 
dated March 11, 2008, and more particularly described according 
to the site-specific maps and legal descriptions on file in the office 
of the Forest Supervisor, Monongahela National Forest. The general 
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Federally owned land delineated on the 
maps referred to in subsection (a) as the Laurel Fork South Wilder-
ness, as modified by such subsection, shall continue to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 1003. MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY CONFIRMA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monongahela National 
Forest is confirmed to include the tracts of land as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Monongahela National Forest 
Boundary Confirmation’’ and dated March 13, 2008, and all Federal 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, encompassed within such 
boundary shall be managed under the laws and regulations per-
taining to the National Forest System. 
(b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For the purposes 
of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Monongahela 
National Forest, as confirmed by subsection (a), shall be considered 
to be the boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest as of 
January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 1004. ENHANCED TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in consulta-
tion with interested parties, shall develop a plan to provide 
for enhanced nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities on 
lands not designated as wilderness within the Monongahela 
National Forest. 
(2) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION TRAIL DEFINED.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘nonmotorized recreation
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trail’’ means a trail designed for hiking, bicycling, and eques-
trian use. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of the plan required 
under subsection (a), including the identification of priority trails 
for development. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF CONVERSION OF FOREST ROADS TO REC-
REATIONAL USES.—In considering possible closure and decommis-
sioning of a Forest Service road within the Monongahela National 
Forest after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, in accordance with applicable law, may consider 
converting the road to nonmotorized uses to enhance recreational 
opportunities within the Monongahela National Forest. 
Subtitle B—Virginia Ridge and Valley 
Wilderness 
SEC. 1101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) SCENIC
AREAS.—The term ‘‘scenic areas’’ means the 
Seng Mountain National Scenic Area and the Bear Creek 
National Scenic Area. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
SEC. 1102. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND IN JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST AS WILDERNESS 
OR A WILDERNESS STUDY AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION
OF WILDERNESS.—Section 1 of Public Law 
100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584, 114 Stat. 2057), 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘System—’’ and inserting ‘‘System:’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘certain’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Certain’’; 
(3) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; 
(4) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 3,743 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East’ 
and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Brush 
Mountain East Wilderness’. 
‘‘(10) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 4,794 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East’ 
and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Brush 
Mountain Wilderness’. 
‘‘(11) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 4,223 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch’ and 
dated April 28, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Raccoon 
Branch Wilderness’.
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‘‘(12) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 3,270 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Stone Mountain’ and dated April 28, 2008, 
which shall be known as the ‘Stone Mountain Wilderness’. 
‘‘(13) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,470 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Garden Mountain and Hunting Camp Creek’ 
and dated April 28, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Hunting 
Camp Creek Wilderness’. 
‘‘(14) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 3,291 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Garden Mountain and Hunting Camp Creek’ 
and dated April 28, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Garden 
Mountain Wilderness’. 
‘‘(15) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 5,476 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Mountain Lake Additions’ and dated April 
28, 2008, which is incorporated in the Mountain Lake Wilder-
ness designated by section 2(6) of the Virginia Wilderness Act 
of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–586). 
‘‘(16) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 308 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson Creek 
Additions’ and dated April 28, 2008, which is incorporated 
in the Lewis Fork Wilderness designated by section 2(3) of 
the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
Public Law 98–586). 
‘‘(17) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 1,845 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson Creek 
Additions’ and dated April 28, 2008, which is incorporated 
in the Little Wilson Creek Wilderness designated by section 
2(5) of the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; Public Law 98–586). 
‘‘(18) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 2,219 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Shawvers Run Additions’ and dated April 
28, 2008, which is incorporated in the Shawvers Run Wilderness 
designated by paragraph (4). 
‘‘(19) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 1,203 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Peters Mountain Addition’ and dated April 
28, 2008, which is incorporated in the Peters Mountain Wilder-
ness designated by section 2(7) of the Virginia Wilderness Act 
of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–586). 
‘‘(20) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 263 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘Kimberling Creek Additions and Potential Wilder-
ness Area’ and dated April 28, 2008, which is incorporated 
in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness designated by section 2(2) 
of the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
Public Law 98–586).’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.—The Virginia 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98– 
586) is amended— 
(1) in the first section, by inserting ‘‘as’’ after ‘‘cited’’; and 
(2) in section 6(a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘certain’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Certain’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest com-
prising approximately 3,226 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area’ 
and dated April 28, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Lynn 
Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area’.’’. 
SEC. 1103. DESIGNATION OF KIMBERLING CREEK POTENTIAL WILDER-
NESS AREA, JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST, VIRGINIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the Jefferson 
National Forest comprising approximately 349 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Kimberling Creek Additions and 
Potential Wilderness Area’’ and dated April 28, 2008, is designated 
as a potential wilderness area for incorporation in the Kimberling 
Creek Wilderness designated by section 2(2) of the Virginia Wilder-
ness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–586). 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection (c) and 
subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage the 
potential wilderness area in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological restoration 
(including the elimination of nonnative species, removal of 
illegal, unused, or decommissioned roads, and any other activity 
necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in the potential 
wilderness area), the Secretary may use motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area 
until the date on which the potential wilderness area is incor-
porated into the Kimberling Creek Wilderness. 
(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish ecological restoration with the least 
amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and 
resources. 
(d) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential wilderness area 
shall be designated as wilderness and incorporated in the 
Kimberling Creek 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 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1104. SENG MOUNTAIN AND BEAR CREEK SCENIC AREAS, JEFFER-
SON NATIONAL FOREST, VIRGINIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There are designated as National Scenic 
Areas—
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(1) certain National Forest System land in the Jefferson 
National Forest, comprising approximately 5,192 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Seng Mountain and Rac-
coon Branch’’ and dated April 28, 2008, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Seng Mountain National Scenic Area’’; and 
(2) certain National Forest System land in the Jefferson 
National Forest, comprising approximately 5,128 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bear Creek’’ and dated 
April 28, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Bear Creek 
National Scenic Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the scenic areas are— 
(1) to ensure the protection and preservation of scenic 
quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water 
resources of the scenic areas; 
(2) consistent with paragraph (1), to protect wildlife and 
fish habitat in the scenic areas; 
(3) to protect areas in the scenic areas that may develop 
characteristics of old-growth forests; and 
(4) consistent with paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), to provide 
a variety of recreation opportunities in the scenic areas. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the scenic 
areas in accordance with— 
(A) this subtitle; and 
(B) 
the 
laws 
(including 
regulations) 
generally 
applicable to the National Forest System. 
(2) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 
of the scenic areas that the Secretary determines will further 
the purposes of the scenic areas, as described in subsection 
(b). 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop as an 
amendment to the land and resource management plan for 
the Jefferson National Forest a management plan for the scenic 
areas. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection requires the Sec-
retary to revise the land and resource management plan for 
the Jefferson National Forest under section 6 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
(16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(e) ROADS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), after 
the date of enactment of this Act, no roads shall be established 
or constructed within the scenic areas. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection denies any 
owner of private land (or an interest in private land) that 
is located in a scenic area the right to access the private 
land. 
(f) TIMBER HARVEST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3), no harvesting of timber shall be allowed within the 
scenic areas. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may authorize harvesting 
of timber in the scenic areas if the Secretary determines that 
the harvesting is necessary to— 
(A) control fire;
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(B) provide for public safety or trail access; or 
(C) control insect and disease outbreaks. 
(3) FIREWOOD FOR PERSONAL USE.—Firewood may be har-
vested for personal use along perimeter roads in the scenic 
areas, subject to any conditions that the Secretary may impose. 
(g) INSECT AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS.—The Secretary may con-
trol insect and disease outbreaks— 
(1) to maintain scenic quality; 
(2) to prevent tree mortality; 
(3) to reduce hazards to visitors; or 
(4) to protect private land. 
(h) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary may engage in 
vegetation manipulation practices in the scenic areas to maintain 
the visual quality and wildlife clearings in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(i) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
motorized vehicles shall not be allowed within the scenic areas. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may authorize the use of 
motorized vehicles— 
(A) to carry out administrative activities that further 
the purposes of the scenic areas, as described in subsection 
(b); 
(B) to assist wildlife management projects in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(C) during deer and bear hunting seasons— 
(i) on Forest Development Roads 49410 and 84b; 
and 
(ii) on the portion of Forest Development Road 
6261 designated on the map described in subsection 
(a)(2) as ‘‘open seasonally’’. 
(j) WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.—Wildfire suppression within the 
scenic areas shall be conducted— 
(1) in a manner consistent with the purposes of the scenic 
areas, as described in subsection (b); and 
(2) using such means as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
(k) WATER.—The Secretary shall administer the scenic areas 
in a manner that maintains and enhances water quality. 
(l) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal 
land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from— 
(1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(2) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
laws. 
SEC. 1105. TRAIL PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) TRAIL PLAN.—The Secretary, in consultation with interested 
parties, shall establish a trail plan to develop— 
(1) in a manner consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), hiking and equestrian trails in the wilder-
ness areas designated by paragraphs (9) through (20) of section 
1 of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) (as added 
by section 1102(a)(5)); and 
(2) nonmotorized recreation trails in the scenic areas. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
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Congress a report that describes the implementation of the trail 
plan, including the identification of priority trails for development. 
(c) SUSTAINABLE TRAIL REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop 
a sustainable trail, using a contour curvilinear alignment, to provide 
for nonmotorized travel along the southern boundary of the Raccoon 
Branch Wilderness established by section 1(11) of Public Law 100– 
326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) (as added by section 1102(a)(5)) con-
necting to Forest Development Road 49352 in Smyth County, Vir-
ginia. 
SEC. 1106. MAPS AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives maps and boundary descriptions of— 
(1) the scenic areas; 
(2) the wilderness areas designated by paragraphs (9) 
through (20) of section 1 of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note) (as added by section 1102(a)(5)); 
(3) the wilderness study area designated by section 6(a)(5) 
of the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
Public Law 98–586) (as added by section 1102(b)(2)(D)); and 
(4) the potential wilderness area designated by section 
1103(a). 
(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and boundary descriptions 
filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect 
as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct 
any minor errors in the maps and boundary descriptions. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—The 
maps and boundary descriptions filed under subsection (a) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(d) CONFLICT.—In the case of a conflict between a map filed 
under subsection (a) and the acreage of the applicable areas speci-
fied in this subtitle, the map shall control. 
SEC. 1107. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act for purposes of administering— 
(1) the wilderness areas designated by paragraphs (9) 
through (20) of section 1 of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note) (as added by section 1102(a)(5)); and 
(2) the potential wilderness area designated by section 
1103(a). 
Subtitle C—Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon 
SEC. 1201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon.
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SEC. 1202. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF LEWIS AND CLARK MOUNT HOOD WILDER-
NESS AREAS.—In accordance 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 National 
Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) BADGER CREEK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approxi-
mately 4,140 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled 
‘‘Badger Creek Wilderness—Badger Creek Additions’’ and 
‘‘Badger Creek Wilderness—Bonney Butte’’, dated July 16, 
2007, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 
of, the Badger Creek Wilderness, as designated by section 3(3) 
of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
98 Stat. 273). 
(2) BULL OF THE WOODS WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 10,180 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Bull of the Woods Wilderness—Bull of the Woods 
Additions’’, dated July 16, 2007, which is incorporated in, and 
considered to be a part of, the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, 
as designated by section 3(4) of the Oregon Wilderness Act 
of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 273). 
(3) CLACKAMAS WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land man-
aged by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 9,470 
acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Clackamas 
Wilderness—Big Bottom’’, ‘‘Clackamas Wilderness—Clackamas 
Canyon’’, 
‘‘Clackamas 
Wilderness—Memaloose 
Lake’’, 
‘‘Clackamas Wilderness—Sisi Butte’’, and ‘‘Clackamas Wilder-
ness—South Fork Clackamas’’, dated July 16, 2007, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Clackamas Wilderness’’. 
(4) MARK
O. HATFIELD
WILDERNESS
ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 25,960 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 
entitled ‘‘Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness—Gorge Face’’ and ‘‘Mark 
O. Hatfield Wilderness—Larch Mountain’’, dated July 16, 2007, 
which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness, as designated by section 3(1) 
of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
98 Stat. 273). 
(5) MOUNT HOOD WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 
18,450 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Mount 
Hood Wilderness—Barlow Butte’’, ‘‘Mount Hood Wilderness— 
Elk Cove/Mazama’’, ‘‘Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area’’, 
‘‘Mount Hood Wilderness—Sand Canyon’’, ‘‘Mount Hood Wilder-
ness—Sandy Additions’’, ‘‘Mount Hood Wilderness—Twin 
Lakes’’, and ‘‘Mount Hood Wilderness—White River’’, dated July 
16, 2007, and the map entitled ‘‘Mount Hood Wilderness— 
Cloud Cap’’, dated July 20, 2007, which is incorporated in, 
and considered to be a part of, the Mount Hood Wilderness, 
as designated under section 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; 92 
Stat. 43). 
(6) ROARING
RIVER
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately
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36,550 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roaring 
River Wilderness—Roaring River Wilderness’’, dated July 16, 
2007, which shall be known as the ‘‘Roaring River Wilderness’’. 
(7) SALMON-HUCKLEBERRY
WILDERNESS
ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 16,620 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 
entitled ‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness—Alder Creek Addi-
tion’’, ‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness—Eagle Creek Addi-
tion’’, ‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness—Hunchback Moun-
tain’’, ‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness—Inch Creek’’, ‘‘Salmon- 
Huckleberry 
Wilderness—Mirror 
Lake’’, 
and 
‘‘Salmon- 
Huckleberry Wilderness—Salmon River Meadows’’, dated July 
16, 2007, 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; 98 Stat. 273). 
(8) LOWER WHITE RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 2,870 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lower White River Wilderness— 
Lower White River’’, dated July 16, 2007, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Lower White River Wilderness’’. 
(b) RICHARD L. KOHNSTAMM MEMORIAL AREA.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area’’, dated July 
16, 2007, is designated as the ‘‘Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial 
Area’’. 
(c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA; ADDITIONS TO WILDERNESS 
AREAS.— 
(1) ROARING RIVER POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal 
land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approxi-
mately 900 acres identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Roaring River Wilderness’’, dated July 
16, 2007, is designated as a potential wilderness area. 
(B) MANAGEMENT.—The potential wilderness area des-
ignated by subparagraph (A) shall be managed in accord-
ance with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133). 
(C) DESIGNATION
AS
WILDERNESS.—On the date on 
which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register 
notice that the conditions in the potential wilderness area 
designated by subparagraph (A) are compatible with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the potential 
wilderness shall be— 
(i) designated as wilderness and as a component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and 
(ii) incorporated into the Roaring River Wilderness 
designated by subsection (a)(6). 
(2) ADDITION
TO
THE
MOUNT
HOOD
WILDERNESS.—On 
completion of the land exchange under section 1206(a)(2), cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 1,710 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Mount Hood Wilderness—Tilly Jane’’, dated July 20, 
2007, shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a part 
of, the Mount Hood Wilderness, as designated under section 
3(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132(a)) and enlarged
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by section 3(d) of the Endangered American Wilderness Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 43) and subsection 
(a)(5). 
(3) ADDITION TO THE SALMON-HUCKLEBERRY WILDERNESS.— 
On acquisition by the United States, the approximately 160 
acres of land identified as ‘‘Land to be acquired by USFS’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Hunchback Mountain Land Exchange, 
Clackamas County’’, dated June 2006, shall be incorporated 
in, and considered to be a part of, the Salmon-Huckleberry 
Wilderness, as designated by section 3(2) of the Oregon Wilder-
ness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 273) and 
enlarged by subsection (a)(7). 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
a legal description of each wilderness area and potential wilder-
ness area designated by 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. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descriptions filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) 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 
and Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The boundaries of the areas 
designated as wilderness by subsection (a) that are immediately 
adjacent to a utility right-of-way or a Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission project boundary shall be 100 feet from 
the boundary of the right-of-way or the project boundary. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area 
designated as wilderness by this section shall be administered 
by the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land within 
the wilderness, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in that Act to the effective date 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall be considered to be a reference to the Sec-
retary that has jurisdiction over the land within the wilder-
ness. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 
Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area designated 
by this section that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the wilderness area in which the 
land is located; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this section, the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other 
applicable law. 
(f) BUFFER ZONES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As provided in the Oregon Wilderness 
Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–328), Congress 
does not intend for designation of wilderness areas in the 
State under this section to lead to the creation of protective 
perimeters or buffer zones around each wilderness area. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.—The fact that 
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 
within a wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude the activi-
ties or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish 
and wildlife. 
(h) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—As provided in section 4(d)(1) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness 
areas designated by this section, the Secretary that has jurisdiction 
over the land within the wilderness (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may take such measures as are necessary to 
control fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be desirable and appropriate. 
(i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land designated as 
wilderness by this section is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
SEC. 1203. DESIGNATION OF STREAMS FOR WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 
PROTECTION IN THE MOUNT HOOD AREA. 
(a) WILD
AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, MOUNT HOOD 
NATIONAL FOREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(171) SOUTH FORK CLACKAMAS RIVER, OREGON.—The 4.2- 
mile segment of the South Fork Clackamas River from its 
confluence with the East Fork of the South Fork Clackamas 
to its confluence with the Clackamas River, to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(172) EAGLE CREEK, OREGON.—The 8.3-mile segment of 
Eagle Creek from its headwaters to the Mount Hood National 
Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
‘‘(173) MIDDLE FORK HOOD RIVER.—The 3.7-mile segment 
of the Middle Fork Hood River from the confluence of Clear 
and Coe Branches to the north section line of section 11, town-
ship 1 south, range 9 east, to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(174) SOUTH FORK ROARING RIVER, OREGON.—The 4.6-mile 
segment of the South Fork Roaring River from its headwaters 
to its confluence with Roaring River, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(175) ZIG ZAG RIVER, OREGON.—The 4.3-mile segment of 
the Zig Zag River from its headwaters to the Mount Hood
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Wilderness boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(176) FIFTEENMILE CREEK, OREGON.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
11.1-mile 
segment 
of 
Fifteenmile Creek from its source at Senecal Spring to 
the southern edge of the northwest quarter of the northwest 
quarter of section 20, township 2 south, range 12 east, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(i) The 2.6-mile segment from its source at Senecal 
Spring to the Badger Creek Wilderness boundary, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) The 0.4-mile segment from the Badger Creek 
Wilderness boundary to the point 0.4 miles down-
stream, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(iii) The 7.9-mile segment from the point 0.4 miles 
downstream of the Badger Creek Wilderness boundary 
to the western edge of section 20, township 2 south, 
range 12 east as a wild river. 
‘‘(iv) The 0.2-mile segment from the western edge 
of section 20, township 2 south, range 12 east, to 
the southern edge of the northwest quarter of the 
northwest quarter of section 20, township 2 south, 
range 12 east as a scenic river. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3(b), the 
lateral boundaries of both the wild river area and the 
scenic river area along Fifteenmile Creek shall include 
an average of not more than 640 acres per mile measured 
from the ordinary high water mark on both sides of the 
river. 
‘‘(177) EAST
FORK
HOOD
RIVER, OREGON.—The 13.5-mile 
segment of the East Fork Hood River from Oregon State High-
way 35 to the Mount Hood National Forest boundary, to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(178) COLLAWASH RIVER, OREGON.—The 17.8-mile segment 
of the Collawash River from the headwaters of the East Fork 
Collawash to the confluence of the mainstream of the Collawash 
River with the Clackamas River, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 11.0-mile segment from the headwaters of 
the East Fork Collawash River to Buckeye Creek, as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.8-mile segment from Buckeye Creek to the 
Clackamas River, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(179) FISH
CREEK, OREGON.—The 13.5-mile segment of 
Fish Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the 
Clackamas River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a recreational river.’’. 
(2) EFFECT.—The amendments made by paragraph (1) do 
not affect valid existing water rights. 
(b) PROTECTION FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON.—Section 13(a)(4) 
of the ‘‘Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act’’ (16 U.S.C. 
544k(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘for a period not to exceed 
twenty years from the date of enactment of this Act,’’.
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SEC. 1204. MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—To provide for the protection, preservation, 
and enhancement of recreational, ecological, scenic, cultural, water-
shed, and fish and wildlife values, there is established the Mount 
Hood National Recreation Area within the Mount Hood National 
Forest. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The Mount Hood National Recreation Area 
shall consist of certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 
and Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 34,550 
acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘National Recre-
ation Areas—Mount Hood NRA’’, ‘‘National Recreation Areas— 
Fifteenmile Creek NRA’’, and ‘‘National Recreation Areas— 
Shellrock Mountain’’, dated February 2007. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of the Mount Hood 
National Recreation Area 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 description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct typographical errors in the map and the legal descrip-
tion. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The 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. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) administer the Mount Hood National Recreation 
Area— 
(i) in accordance with the laws (including regula-
tions) and rules applicable to the National Forest 
System; and 
(ii) consistent with the purposes described in sub-
section (a); and 
(B) only allow uses of the Mount Hood National Recre-
ation Area that are consistent with the purposes described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any portion of a wilderness area 
designated by section 1202 that is located within the Mount 
Hood National Recreation Area shall be administered in accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(e) TIMBER.—The cutting, sale, or removal of timber within 
the Mount Hood National Recreation Area may be permitted— 
(1) to the extent necessary to improve the health of the 
forest in a manner that— 
(A) maximizes the retention of large trees— 
(i) as appropriate to the forest type; and 
(ii) to the extent that the trees promote stands 
that are fire-resilient and healthy; 
(B) improves the habitats of threatened, endangered, 
or sensitive species; or
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(C) maintains or restores the composition and structure 
of the ecosystem by reducing the risk of uncharacteristic 
wildfire; 
(2) to accomplish an approved management activity in fur-
therance of the purposes established by this section, if the 
cutting, sale, or removal of timber is incidental to the manage-
ment activity; or 
(3) for de minimus personal or administrative use within 
the Mount Hood National Recreation Area, where such use 
will not impair the purposes established by this section. 
(f) ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—No new or temporary roads shall 
be constructed or reconstructed within the Mount Hood National 
Recreation Area except as necessary— 
(1) to protect the health and safety of individuals in cases 
of an imminent threat of flood, fire, or any other catastrophic 
event that, without intervention, would cause the loss of life 
or property; 
(2) to conduct environmental cleanup required by the 
United States; 
(3) to allow for the exercise of reserved or outstanding 
rights provided for by a statute or treaty; 
(4) to prevent irreparable resource damage by an existing 
road; or 
(5) to rectify a hazardous road condition. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal 
land within the Mount Hood National Recreation Area is withdrawn 
from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing. 
(h) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Fed-
eral land described in paragraph (2) is transferred from the 
Bureau of Land Management to the Forest Service. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in para-
graph (1) is the approximately 130 acres of land administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management that is within or adjacent 
to the Mount Hood National Recreation Area and that is identi-
fied as ‘‘BLM Lands’’ on the map entitled ‘‘National Recreation 
Areas—Shellrock Mountain’’, dated February 2007. 
SEC. 1205. PROTECTIONS FOR CRYSTAL SPRINGS, UPPER BIG BOTTOM, 
AND CULTUS CREEK. 
(a) CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATERSHED SPECIAL RESOURCES MANAGE-
MENT UNIT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the land exchange 
under section 1206(a)(2), there shall be established a spe-
cial resources management unit in the State consisting 
of certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Crystal Springs 
Watershed Special Resources Management Unit’’, dated 
June 2006 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘map’’), 
to be known as the ‘‘Crystal Springs Watershed Special
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Resources Management Unit’’ (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘Management Unit’’). 
(B) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LAND.—The Management 
Unit does not include any National Forest System land 
otherwise covered by subparagraph (A) that is designated 
as wilderness by section 1202. 
(C) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
land designated as the Management Unit is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(I) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(II) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(III) disposition under all laws pertaining to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral mate-
rials. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i)(I) does not apply to 
the parcel of land generally depicted as ‘‘HES 151’’ 
on the map. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Management Unit 
are— 
(A) to ensure the protection of the quality and quantity 
of the Crystal Springs watershed as a clean drinking water 
source for the residents of Hood River County, Oregon; 
and 
(B) to allow visitors to enjoy the special scenic, natural, 
cultural, and wildlife values of the Crystal Springs water-
shed. 
(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) SUBMISSION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the 
Management Unit with— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal description 
filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the 
Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map 
and legal description. 
(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip-
tion filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the Forest Service. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(i) administer the Management Unit— 
(I) in accordance with the laws (including regu-
lations) and rules applicable to units of the 
National Forest System; and 
(II) consistent with the purposes described in 
paragraph (2); and
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(ii) only allow uses of the Management Unit that 
are consistent with the purposes described in para-
graph (2). 
(B) FUEL REDUCTION IN PROXIMITY TO IMPROVEMENTS 
AND PRIMARY PUBLIC ROADS.—To protect the water quality, 
water quantity, and scenic, cultural, natural, and wildlife 
values of the Management Unit, the Secretary may conduct 
fuel reduction and forest health management treatments 
to maintain and restore fire-resilient forest structures con-
taining late successional forest structure characterized by 
large trees and multistoried canopies, as ecologically appro-
priate, on National Forest System land in the Management 
Unit— 
(i) in any area located not more than 400 feet 
from structures located on— 
(I) National Forest System land; or 
(II) private land adjacent to National Forest 
System land; 
(ii) in any area located not more than 400 feet 
from the Cooper Spur Road, the Cloud Cap Road, or 
the Cooper Spur Ski Area Loop Road; and 
(iii) on any other National Forest System land 
in the Management Unit, with priority given to activi-
ties that restore previously harvested stands, including 
the removal of logging slash, smaller diameter mate-
rial, and ladder fuels. 
(5) PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the following activities shall be prohibited on National 
Forest System land in the Management Unit: 
(A) New road construction or renovation of existing 
non-System roads, except as necessary to protect public 
health and safety. 
(B) Projects undertaken for the purpose of harvesting 
commercial timber (other than activities relating to the 
harvest of merchantable products that are byproducts of 
activities conducted to further the purposes described in 
paragraph (2)). 
(C) Commercial livestock grazing. 
(D) The placement of new fuel storage tanks. 
(E) Except to the extent necessary to further the pur-
poses described in paragraph (2), the application of any 
toxic chemicals (other than fire retardants), including pes-
ticides, rodenticides, or herbicides. 
(6) FOREST ROAD CLOSURES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary may provide for the closure or gating 
to the general public of any Forest Service road within 
the Management Unit. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this subsection requires 
the Secretary to close the road commonly known as ‘‘Cloud 
Cap Road’’, which shall be administered in accordance with 
otherwise applicable law. 
(7) PRIVATE LAND.— 
(A) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection affects the 
use of, or access to, any private property within the area 
identified on the map as the ‘‘Crystal Springs Zone of 
Contribution’’ by—
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(i) the owners of the private property; and 
(ii) guests to the private property. 
(B) COOPERATION.—The Secretary is encouraged to 
work with private landowners who have agreed to cooperate 
with the Secretary to further the purposes of this sub-
section. 
(8) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire from 
willing landowners any land located within the area identi-
fied on the map as the ‘‘Crystal Springs Zone of Contribu-
tion’’. 
(B) INCLUSION
IN
MANAGEMENT
UNIT.—On the date 
of acquisition, any land acquired under subparagraph (A) 
shall be incorporated in, and be managed as part of, the 
Management Unit. 
(b) PROTECTIONS FOR UPPER BIG BOTTOM AND CULTUS CREEK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the Federal 
land administered by the Forest Service described in paragraph 
(2) in a manner that preserves the natural and primitive char-
acter of the land for recreational, scenic, and scientific use. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land referred to 
in paragraph (1) is— 
(A) the approximately 1,580 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Upper Big Bottom’’, dated 
July 16, 2007; and 
(B) the approximately 280 acres identified as ‘‘Cultus 
Creek’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Clackamas Wilderness—South 
Fork Clackamas’’, dated July 16, 2007. 
(3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file maps 
and legal descriptions of the Federal land described in 
paragraph (2) with— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descriptions 
filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the 
Secretary may correct typographical errors in the maps 
and legal descriptions. 
(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal descrip-
tion filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the Forest Service. 
(4) USE OF LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, with 
respect to the Federal land described in paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall only allow uses that are consistent 
with the purposes identified in paragraph (1). 
(B) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be prohib-
ited on the Federal land described in paragraph (2): 
(i) Permanent roads. 
(ii) Commercial enterprises.
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(iii) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 
requirements for the administration of the Federal land 
and to protect public health and safety— 
(I) the use of motor vehicles; or 
(II) the establishment of temporary roads. 
(5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Fed-
eral land described in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
geothermal leasing. 
SEC. 1206. LAND EXCHANGES. 
(a) COOPER SPUR-GOVERNMENT CAMP LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Hood River 
County, Oregon. 
(B) EXCHANGE MAP.—The term ‘‘exchange map’’ means 
the map entitled ‘‘Cooper Spur/Government Camp Land 
Exchange’’, dated June 2006. 
(C) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 
the approximately 120 acres of National Forest System 
land in the Mount Hood National Forest in Government 
Camp, Clackamas County, Oregon, identified as ‘‘USFS 
Land to be Conveyed’’ on the exchange map. 
(D) MT. 
HOOD
MEADOWS.—The term ‘‘Mt. Hood 
Meadows’’ means the Mt. Hood Meadows Oregon, Limited 
Partnership. 
(E) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 
means— 
(i) the parcel of approximately 770 acres of private 
land at Cooper Spur identified as ‘‘Land to be acquired 
by USFS’’ on the exchange map; and 
(ii) any buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equip-
ment at the Inn at Cooper Spur and the Cooper Spur 
Ski Area covered by an appraisal described in para-
graph (2)(D). 
(2) COOPER
SPUR-GOVERNMENT
CAMP
LAND
EXCHANGE.— 
(A) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to the provisions 
of this subsection, if Mt. Hood Meadows offers to convey 
to the United States all right, title, and interest of Mt. 
Hood Meadows in and to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall convey to Mt. Hood Meadows all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
land (other than any easements reserved under subpara-
graph (G)), subject to valid existing rights. 
(B) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as other-
wise provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall carry 
out the land exchange under this subsection in accordance 
with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(C) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.— 
(i) TITLE.—As a condition of the land exchange 
under this subsection, title to the non-Federal land
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to be acquired by the Secretary under this subsection 
shall be acceptable to the Secretary. 
(ii) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
require. 
(D) APPRAISALS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Mt. 
Hood Meadows shall select an appraiser to conduct 
an appraisal of the Federal land and non-Federal land. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under clause (i) 
shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recog-
nized appraisal standards, including— 
(I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed-
eral Land Acquisitions; and 
(II) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(E) SURVEYS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the Federal land and non-Federal land 
shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(ii) COSTS.—The responsibility for the costs of any 
surveys conducted under clause (i), and any other 
administrative costs of carrying out the land exchange, 
shall be determined by the Secretary and Mt. Hood 
Meadows. 
(F) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.— 
It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under 
this subsection shall be completed not later than 16 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(G) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS.—As a condition of 
the conveyance of the Federal land, the Secretary shall 
reserve— 
(i) a conservation easement to the Federal land 
to protect existing wetland, as identified by the Oregon 
Department of State Lands, that allows equivalent wet-
land mitigation measures to compensate for minor wet-
land encroachments necessary for the orderly develop-
ment of the Federal land; and 
(ii) a trail easement to the Federal land that 
allows— 
(I) nonmotorized use by the public of existing 
trails; 
(II) roads, utilities, and infrastructure facilities 
to cross the trails; and 
(III) improvement or relocation of the trails 
to accommodate development of the Federal land. 
(b) PORT OF CASCADE LOCKS LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) EXCHANGE MAP.—The term ‘‘exchange map’’ means 
the map entitled ‘‘Port of Cascade Locks/Pacific Crest 
National Scenic Trail Land Exchange’’, dated June 2006. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 
the parcel of land consisting of approximately 10 acres 
of National Forest System land in the Columbia River
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Gorge National Scenic Area identified as ‘‘USFS Land to 
be conveyed’’ on the exchange map. 
(C) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 
means the parcels of land consisting of approximately 40 
acres identified as ‘‘Land to be acquired by USFS’’ on 
the exchange map. 
(D) PORT.—The term ‘‘Port’’ means the Port of Cascade 
Locks, Cascade Locks, Oregon. 
(2) LAND EXCHANGE, PORT OF CASCADE LOCKS-PACIFIC CREST 
NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
(A) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to the provisions 
of this subsection, if the Port offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the Port in and 
to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall, subject to 
valid existing rights, convey to the Port all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
land. 
(B) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as other-
wise provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall carry 
out the land exchange under this subsection in accordance 
with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(3) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.— 
(A) TITLE.—As a condition of the land exchange under 
this subsection, title to the non-Federal land to be acquired 
by the Secretary under this subsection shall be acceptable 
to the Secretary. 
(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the 
Federal land and non-Federal land shall be subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 
(4) APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall select an 
appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the Federal land and 
non-Federal land. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under subparagraph 
(A) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recog-
nized appraisal standards, including— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) 
the 
Uniform 
Standards 
of 
Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(5) SURVEYS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be 
determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(B) COSTS.—The responsibility for the costs of any 
surveys conducted under subparagraph (A), and any other 
administrative costs of carrying out the land exchange, 
shall be determined by the Secretary and the Port. 
(6) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It is 
the intent of Congress that the land exchange under this sub-
section shall be completed not later than 16 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) HUNCHBACK MOUNTAIN LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
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(A) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clackamas 
County, Oregon. 
(B) EXCHANGE MAP.—The term ‘‘exchange map’’ means 
the map entitled ‘‘Hunchback Mountain Land Exchange, 
Clackamas County’’, dated June 2006. 
(C) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 
the parcel of land consisting of approximately 160 acres 
of National Forest System land in the Mount Hood National 
Forest identified as ‘‘USFS Land to be Conveyed’’ on the 
exchange map. 
(D) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 
means the parcel of land consisting of approximately 160 
acres identified as ‘‘Land to be acquired by USFS’’ on 
the exchange map. 
(2) HUNCHBACK MOUNTAIN LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(A) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph, if the County offers to convey to the 
United States all right, title, and interest of the County 
in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall, subject 
to valid existing rights, convey to the County all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
land. 
(B) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as other-
wise provided in this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry 
out the land exchange under this paragraph in accordance 
with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(C) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.— 
(i) TITLE.—As a condition of the land exchange 
under this paragraph, title to the non-Federal land 
to be acquired by the Secretary under this paragraph 
shall be acceptable to the Secretary. 
(ii) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
require. 
(D) APPRAISALS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall select 
an appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under clause (i) 
shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recog-
nized appraisal standards, including— 
(I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed-
eral Land Acquisitions; and 
(II) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(E) SURVEYS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the Federal land and non-Federal land 
shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(ii) COSTS.—The responsibility for the costs of any 
surveys conducted under clause (i), and any other 
administrative costs of carrying out the land exchange, 
shall be determined by the Secretary and the County.
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(F) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.— 
It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under 
this paragraph shall be completed not later than 16 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Mount Hood 
National Forest shall be adjusted to incorporate— 
(i) any land conveyed to the United States under 
paragraph (2); and 
(ii) the land transferred to the Forest Service by 
section 1204(h)(1). 
(B) ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The 
Secretary shall administer the land described in subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) in accordance with— 
(I) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and 
(II) any laws (including regulations) applicable 
to the National Forest System; and 
(ii) subject to sections 1202(c)(3) and 1204(d), as 
applicable. 
(C) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For the 
purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of 
the Mount Hood National Forest modified by this para-
graph shall be considered to be the boundaries of the 
Mount Hood National Forest in existence as of January 
1, 1965. 
(d) CONDITIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE CONVEYANCE OF FED-
ERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of each of the convey-
ances of Federal land under this section, the Secretary 
shall include in the deed of conveyance a requirement 
that applicable construction activities and alterations shall 
be conducted in accordance with— 
(i) nationally recognized building and property 
maintenance codes; and 
(ii) nationally recognized codes for development 
in the wildland-urban interface and wildfire hazard 
mitigation. 
(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the codes required under subparagraph (A) shall 
be consistent with the nationally recognized codes adopted 
or referenced by the State or political subdivisions of the 
State. 
(C) ENFORCEMENT.—The requirements under subpara-
graph (A) may be enforced by the same entities otherwise 
enforcing codes, ordinances, and standards. 
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH CODES ON FEDERAL LAND.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that applicable construction activities and 
alterations undertaken or permitted by the Secretary on 
National Forest System land in the Mount Hood National 
Forest are conducted in accordance with— 
(A) nationally recognized building and property mainte-
nance codes; and
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(B) nationally recognized codes for development in the 
wildland-urban interface development and wildfire hazard 
mitigation. 
(3) EFFECT
ON
ENFORCEMENT
BY
STATES
AND
POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISIONS.—Nothing in this subsection alters or limits the 
power of the State or a political subdivision of the State to 
implement or enforce any law (including regulations), rule, 
or standard relating to development or fire prevention and 
control. 
SEC. 1207. TRIBAL PROVISIONS; PLANNING AND STUDIES. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to participate 
in the development of an integrated, multimodal transportation 
plan developed by the Oregon Department of Transportation 
for the Mount Hood region to achieve comprehensive solutions 
to transportation challenges in the Mount Hood region— 
(A) to promote appropriate economic development; 
(B) to preserve the landscape of the Mount Hood region; 
and 
(C) to enhance public safety. 
(2) ISSUES
TO
BE
ADDRESSED.—In participating in the 
development of the transportation plan under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall seek to address— 
(A) transportation alternatives between and among 
recreation areas and gateway communities that are located 
within the Mount Hood region; 
(B) establishing park-and-ride facilities that shall be 
located at gateway communities; 
(C) establishing intermodal transportation centers to 
link public transportation, parking, and recreation destina-
tions; 
(D) creating a new interchange on Oregon State High-
way 26 located adjacent to or within Government Camp; 
(E) designating, maintaining, and improving alter-
native routes using Forest Service or State roads for— 
(i) providing emergency routes; or 
(ii) improving access to, and travel within, the 
Mount Hood region; 
(F) the feasibility of establishing— 
(i) a gondola connection that— 
(I) connects Timberline Lodge to Government 
Camp; and 
(II) is located in close proximity to the site 
of the historic gondola corridor; and 
(ii) an intermodal transportation center to be 
located in close proximity to Government Camp; 
(G) burying power lines located in, or adjacent to, 
the Mount Hood National Forest along Interstate 84 near 
the City of Cascade Locks, Oregon; and 
(H) creating mechanisms for funding the implementa-
tion of the transportation plan under paragraph (1), 
including— 
(i) funds provided by the Federal Government; 
(ii) public-private partnerships; 
(iii) incremental tax financing; and
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(iv) other financing tools that link transportation 
infrastructure improvements with development. 
(b) MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST STEWARDSHIP STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare a report on, 
and implementation schedule for, the vegetation management 
strategy (including recommendations for biomass utilization) 
for the Mount Hood National Forest being developed by the 
Forest Service. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the 
report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the vegetation management 
strategy referred to in paragraph (1) is completed, the 
Secretary shall submit the implementation schedule to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) LOCAL AND TRIBAL RELATIONSHIPS.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
Indian tribes with treaty-reserved gathering rights on land 
encompassed by the Mount Hood National Forest and in 
a manner consistent with the memorandum of under-
standing entered into between the Department of Agri-
culture, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands 
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, dated April 
25, 2003, as modified, shall develop and implement a 
management plan that meets the cultural foods obligations 
of the United States under applicable treaties, including 
the Treaty with the Tribes and Bands of Middle Oregon 
of June 25, 1855 (12 Stat. 963). 
(B) EFFECT.—This paragraph shall be considered to 
be consistent with, and is intended to help implement, 
the gathering rights reserved by the treaty described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) SAVINGS PROVISIONS REGARDING RELATIONS WITH INDIAN 
TRIBES.— 
(A) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle alters, 
modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty 
rights of any Indian tribe, including the off-reservation 
reserved rights secured by the Treaty with the Tribes and 
Bands of Middle Oregon of June 25, 1855 (12 Stat. 963). 
(B) TRIBAL LAND.—Nothing in this subtitle affects land 
held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for Indian 
tribes or individual members of Indian tribes or other 
land acquired by the Army Corps of Engineers and adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of 
Indian tribes and individual members of Indian tribes. 
(d) RECREATIONAL USES.—
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(1) MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST RECREATIONAL WORKING 
GROUP.—The Secretary may establish a working group for the 
purpose of providing advice and recommendations to the Forest 
Service on planning and implementing recreation enhance-
ments in the Mount Hood National Forest. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF CONVERSION OF FOREST ROADS TO 
RECREATIONAL USES.—In considering a Forest Service road in 
the Mount Hood National Forest for possible closure and 
decommissioning after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in accordance with applicable law, shall consider, 
as an alternative to decommissioning the road, converting the 
road to recreational uses to enhance recreational opportunities 
in the Mount Hood National Forest. 
(3) IMPROVED TRAIL ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—The Secretary, in consultation with the public, may 
design and construct a trail at a location selected by the Sec-
retary in Mount Hood National Forest suitable for use by 
persons with disabilities. 
Subtitle D—Copper Salmon Wilderness, 
Oregon 
SEC. 1301. DESIGNATION OF THE COPPER SALMON WILDERNESS. 
(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 hundred acres’’ and inserting 
‘‘873,300 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 Forest, com-
prising approximately 13,700 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness Area’ 
and dated December 7, 2007, 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 Agriculture (referred 
to in this subtitle 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 description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, 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.
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SEC. 1302. 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— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘19-mile segment’’ and inserting ‘‘29-mile segment’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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, downstream 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, down-
stream 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 Service Road 3353 
to its confluence with the North Fork Elk, as a wild river.’’. 
SEC. 1303. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed 
as diminishing any right of any Indian tribe. 
(b) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Secretary shall 
seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
Coquille Indian Tribe regarding access to the Copper Salmon 
Wilderness to conduct historical and cultural activities. 
Subtitle E—Cascade-Siskiyou National 
Monument, Oregon 
SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) BOX R RANCH LAND EXCHANGE MAP.—The term ‘‘Box 
R Ranch land exchange map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Rowlett Land Exchange’’ and dated June 13, 2006. 
(2) BUREAU
OF
LAND
MANAGEMENT
LAND.—The term 
‘‘Bureau of Land Management land’’ means the approximately 
40 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment identified as ‘‘Rowlett Selected’’, as generally depicted 
on the Box R Ranch land exchange map. 
(3) DEERFIELD LAND EXCHANGE MAP.—The term ‘‘Deerfield 
land exchange map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Deer-
field-BLM Property Line Adjustment’’ and dated May 1, 2008. 
(4) DEERFIELD PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Deerfield parcel’’ means 
the approximately 1.5 acres of land identified as ‘‘From Deer-
field to BLM’’, as generally depicted on the Deerfield land 
exchange map. 
(5) FEDERAL PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Federal parcel’’ means 
the approximately 1.3 acres of land administered by the Bureau
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of Land Management identified as ‘‘From BLM to Deerfield’’, 
as generally depicted on the Deerfield land exchange map. 
(6) GRAZING
ALLOTMENT.—The term ‘‘grazing allotment’’ 
means any of the Box R, Buck Lake, Buck Mountain, Buck 
Point, Conde Creek, Cove Creek, Cove Creek Ranch, Deadwood, 
Dixie, Grizzly, Howard Prairie, Jenny Creek, Keene Creek, 
North Cove Creek, and Soda Mountain grazing allotments in 
the State. 
(7) GRAZING LEASE.—The term ‘‘grazing lease’’ means any 
document authorizing the use of a grazing allotment for the 
purpose of grazing livestock for commercial purposes. 
(8) LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘Landowner’’ means the owner 
of the Box R Ranch in the State. 
(9) LESSEE.—The term ‘‘lessee’’ means a livestock operator 
that holds a valid existing grazing lease for a grazing allotment. 
(10) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ does not include 
beasts of burden used for recreational purposes. 
(11) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the Cas-
cade-Siskiyou National Monument in the State. 
(12) ROWLETT PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Rowlett parcel’’ means 
the parcel of approximately 40 acres of private land identified 
as ‘‘Rowlett Offered’’, as generally depicted on the Box R Ranch 
land exchange map. 
(13) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon. 
(15) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ means the Soda 
Mountain Wilderness designated by section 1405(a). 
(16) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘wilderness map’’ means 
the map entitled ‘‘Soda Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated May 
5, 2008. 
SEC. 1402. VOLUNTARY GRAZING LEASE DONATION PROGRAM. 
(a) EXISTING GRAZING LEASES.— 
(1) DONATION OF LEASE.— 
(A) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
accept any grazing lease that is donated by a lessee. 
(B) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall terminate any 
grazing lease acquired under subparagraph (A). 
(C) NO NEW GRAZING LEASE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), with respect to each grazing lease donated 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) not issue any new grazing lease within the 
grazing allotment covered by the grazing lease; and 
(ii) ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing 
on the grazing allotment covered by the grazing lease. 
(2) DONATION OF PORTION OF GRAZING LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A lessee with a grazing lease for 
a grazing allotment partially within the Monument may 
elect to donate only that portion of the grazing lease that 
is within the Monument. 
(B) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
accept the portion of a grazing lease that is donated under 
subparagraph (A). 
(C) MODIFICATION OF LEASE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), if a lessee donates a portion of a grazing 
lease under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—
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(i) reduce the authorized grazing level and area 
to reflect the donation; and 
(ii) modify the grazing lease to reflect the reduced 
level and area of use. 
(D) AUTHORIZED
LEVEL.—To ensure that there is a 
permanent reduction in the level and area of livestock 
grazing on the land covered by a portion of a grazing 
lease donated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
not allow grazing to exceed the authorized level and area 
established under subparagraph (C). 
(3) COMMON ALLOTMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a grazing allotment covered by 
a grazing lease or portion of a grazing lease that is donated 
under paragraph (1) or (2) also is covered by another 
grazing lease that is not donated, the Secretary shall reduce 
the grazing level on the grazing allotment to reflect the 
donation. 
(B) AUTHORIZED
LEVEL.—To ensure that there is a 
permanent reduction in the level of livestock grazing on 
the land covered by the grazing lease or portion of a grazing 
lease donated under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary 
shall not allow grazing to exceed the level established 
under subparagraph (A). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary— 
(1) with respect to the Agate, Emigrant Creek, and Siskiyou 
allotments in and near the Monument— 
(A) shall not issue any grazing lease; and 
(B) shall ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing 
on each allotment; and 
(2) shall not establish any new allotments for livestock 
grazing that include any Monument land (whether leased or 
not leased for grazing on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(c) EFFECT
OF DONATION.—A lessee who donates a grazing 
lease or a portion of a grazing lease under this section shall be 
considered to have waived any claim to any range improvement 
on the associated grazing allotment or portion of the associated 
grazing allotment, as applicable. 
SEC. 1403. BOX R RANCH LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of protecting and consoli-
dating Federal land within the Monument, the Secretary— 
(1) may offer to convey to the Landowner the Bureau 
of Land Management land in exchange for the Rowlett parcel; 
and 
(2) if the Landowner accepts the offer— 
(A) the Secretary shall convey to the Landowner all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the Bureau of Land Management land; and 
(B) the Landowner shall convey to the Secretary all 
right, title, and interest of the Landowner in and to the 
Rowlett parcel. 
(b) SURVEYS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal description 
of the Bureau of Land Management land and the Rowlett 
parcel shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary.
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(2) COSTS.—The responsibility for the costs of any surveys 
conducted under paragraph (1), and any other administrative 
costs of carrying out the land exchange, shall be determined 
by the Secretary and the Landowner. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of the Bureau of Land 
Management land and the Rowlett parcel under this section shall 
be subject to— 
(1) valid existing rights; 
(2) title to the Rowlett parcel being acceptable to the Sec-
retary and in conformance with the title approval standards 
applicable to Federal land acquisitions; 
(3) such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require; 
and 
(4) except as otherwise provided in this section, any laws 
(including regulations) applicable to the conveyance and 
acquisition of land by the Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Land Management land 
and the Rowlett parcel shall be appraised by an independent 
appraiser selected by the Secretary. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal conducted under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice. 
(3) APPROVAL.—The appraisals conducted under this sub-
section shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval. 
(e) GRAZING ALLOTMENT.—As a condition of the land exchange 
authorized under this section, the lessee of the grazing lease for 
the Box R grazing allotment shall donate the Box R grazing lease 
in accordance with section 1402(a)(1). 
SEC. 1404. DEERFIELD LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of protecting and consoli-
dating Federal land within the Monument, the Secretary— 
(1) may offer to convey to Deerfield Learning Associates 
the Federal parcel in exchange for the Deerfield parcel; and 
(2) if Deerfield Learning Associates accepts the offer— 
(A) the Secretary shall convey to Deerfield Learning 
Associates all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the Federal parcel; and 
(B) Deerfield Learning Associates shall convey to the 
Secretary all right, title, and interest of Deerfield Learning 
Associates in and to the Deerfield parcel. 
(b) SURVEYS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal description 
of the Federal parcel and the Deerfield parcel shall be deter-
mined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(2) COSTS.—The responsibility for the costs of any surveys 
conducted under paragraph (1), and any other administrative 
costs of carrying out the land exchange, shall be determined 
by the Secretary and Deerfield Learning Associates. 
(c) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The conveyance of the Federal parcel 
and the Deerfield parcel under this section shall be subject 
to—
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(A) valid existing rights; 
(B) title to the Deerfield parcel being acceptable to 
the Secretary and in conformance with the title approval 
standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions; 
(C) such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
require; and 
(D) except as otherwise provided in this section, any 
laws (including regulations) applicable to the conveyance 
and acquisition of land by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(d) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal parcel and the Deerfield 
parcel shall be appraised by an independent appraiser selected 
by the Secretary. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal conducted under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice. 
(3) APPROVAL.—The appraisals conducted under this sub-
section shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval. 
SEC. 1405. SODA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), approximately 24,100 acres of Monument 
land, as generally depicted on the wilderness map, is designated 
as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Soda Mountain Wilder-
ness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Wilder-
ness 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 AND EFFECT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The map and legal description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect 
as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary 
may correct any clerical or typographical error in the map 
or legal description. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress notice of any changes made in the map or legal 
description under subparagraph (A), including notice of 
the reason for the change. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description 
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 
that— 
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a 
reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall be considered to be a reference to the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) FIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
Except as provided by Presidential Proclamation Number 7318, 
dated June 9, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 37247), within the wilderness 
areas designated by this subtitle, the Secretary may take such 
measures in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) as are necessary to control fire, 
insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary determines to be desirable and appropriate. 
(3) LIVESTOCK.—Except as provided in section 1402 and 
by Presidential Proclamation Number 7318, dated June 9, 2000 
(65 Fed. Reg. 37247), the grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, 
if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations 
as are considered necessary by the Secretary in accordance 
with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(4) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with 
section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this subtitle affects the jurisdiction of the State 
with respect to fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 
(5) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 
Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Wilder-
ness that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the Wilderness; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this subtitle, the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other 
applicable law. 
SEC. 1406. EFFECT. 
Nothing in this subtitle— 
(1) affects the authority of a Federal agency to modify 
or terminate grazing permits or leases, except as provided 
in section 1402; 
(2) authorizes the use of eminent domain; 
(3) creates a property right in any grazing permit or lease 
on Federal land; 
(4) establishes a precedent for future grazing permit or 
lease donation programs; or 
(5) affects the allocation, ownership, interest, or control, 
in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 
water right, or any other valid existing right held by the United
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States, an Indian tribe, a State, or a private individual, partner-
ship, or corporation. 
Subtitle F—Owyhee Public Land 
Management 
SEC. 1501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘account’’ means the Owyhee Land 
Acquisition Account established by section 1505(b)(1). 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Owyhee County, 
Idaho. 
(3) OWYHEE FRONT.—The term ‘‘Owyhee Front’’ means the 
area of the County from Jump Creek on the west to Mud 
Flat Road on the east and draining north from the crest of 
the Silver City Range to the Snake River. 
(4) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means a travel management 
plan for motorized and mechanized off-highway vehicle recre-
ation prepared under section 1507. 
(5) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Idaho. 
(8) TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Tribes’’ means the Shoshone Paiute 
Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation. 
SEC. 1502. OWYHEE SCIENCE REVIEW AND CONSERVATION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in coordination with the 
Tribes, State, and County, and in consultation with the University 
of Idaho, Federal grazing permittees, and public, shall establish 
the Owyhee Science Review and Conservation Center in the County 
to conduct research projects to address natural resources manage-
ment issues affecting public and private rangeland in the County. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the center established under 
subsection (a) shall be to facilitate the collection and analysis of 
information to provide Federal and State agencies, the Tribes, the 
County, private landowners, and the public with information on 
improved rangeland management. 
SEC. 1503. WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) WILDERNESS AREAS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(A) BIG JACKS CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain land com-
prising approximately 52,826 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Little Jacks Creek and Big Jacks 
Creek Wilderness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Big Jacks Creek Wilderness’’. 
(B) BRUNEAU-JARBIDGE RIVERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land comprising approximately 89,996 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers
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Wilderness’’ and dated December 15, 2008, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness’’. 
(C) LITTLE JACKS CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
comprising approximately 50,929 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Little Jacks Creek and Big 
Jacks Creek Wilderness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Little Jacks Creek Wilderness’’. 
(D) NORTH FORK OWYHEE WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
comprising approximately 43,413 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and 
Pole Creek Wilderness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness’’. 
(E) OWYHEE
RIVER
WILDERNESS.—Certain land com-
prising approximately 267,328 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness’’ and dated 
May 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Owyhee River 
Wilderness’’. 
(F) POLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain land comprising 
approximately 12,533 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek Wilder-
ness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Pole Creek Wilderness’’. 
(2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a map and legal description for 
each area designated as wilderness by this subtitle. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the 
Secretary may correct minor errors in the map or legal 
description. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description 
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be available in 
the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(3) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land in 
the County administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment has been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion. 
(B) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in subpara-
graph (A) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
subtitle— 
(i) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(ii) shall be managed in accordance with the 
applicable land use plan adopted under section 202 
of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area 
designated as wilderness by this subtitle shall be administered
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by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in that Act to the effective date 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall be considered to be a reference to the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Fed-
eral land designated as wilderness by this subtitle is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 
land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(C) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(3) LIVESTOCK.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the wilderness areas designated 
by this subtitle, the grazing of livestock in areas in which 
grazing is established as of the date of enactment of this 
Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable 
regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary con-
siders necessary, consistent with section 4(d)(4) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines 
described in Appendix A of House Report 101–405. 
(B) INVENTORY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an 
inventory of existing facilities and improvements associated 
with grazing activities in the wilderness areas and wild 
and scenic rivers designated by this subtitle. 
(C) FENCING.—The Secretary may construct and main-
tain fencing around wilderness areas designated by this 
subtitle as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
enhance wilderness values. 
(D) DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS OR LEASES.— 
(i) ACCEPTANCE
BY
SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall accept the donation of any valid existing permits 
or leases authorizing grazing on public land, all or 
a portion of which is within the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this subtitle. 
(ii) TERMINATION.—With respect to each permit 
or lease donated under clause (i), the Secretary shall— 
(I) terminate the grazing permit or lease; and 
(II) except as provided in clause (iii), ensure 
a permanent end to grazing on the land covered 
by the permit or lease. 
(iii) COMMON ALLOTMENTS.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—If the land covered by a 
permit or lease donated under clause (i) is also 
covered by another valid existing permit or lease 
that is not donated under clause (i), the Secretary 
shall reduce the authorized grazing level on the 
land covered by the permit or lease to reflect the 
donation of the permit or lease under clause (i). 
(II) AUTHORIZED LEVEL.—To ensure that there 
is a permanent reduction in the level of grazing
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on the land covered by a permit or lease donated 
under clause (i), the Secretary shall not allow 
grazing use to exceed the authorized level estab-
lished under subclause (I). 
(iv) PARTIAL DONATION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—If a person holding a valid 
grazing permit or lease donates less than the full 
amount of grazing use authorized under the permit 
or lease, the Secretary shall— 
(aa) reduce the authorized grazing level 
to reflect the donation; and 
(bb) modify the permit or lease to reflect 
the revised level of use. 
(II) AUTHORIZED LEVEL.—To ensure that there 
is a permanent reduction in the authorized level 
of grazing on the land covered by a permit or 
lease donated under subclause (I), the Secretary 
shall not allow grazing use to exceed the author-
ized level established under that subclause. 
(4) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with applicable law, the 
Secretary may acquire land or interests in land within 
the boundaries of the wilderness areas designated by this 
subtitle by purchase, donation, or exchange. 
(B) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or 
interest in land in, or adjoining the boundary of, a wilder-
ness area designated by this subtitle that is acquired by 
the United States shall be added to, and administered 
as part of, the wilderness area in which the acquired land 
or interest in land is located. 
(5) TRAIL PLAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, after providing 
opportunities for public comment, shall establish a trail 
plan that addresses hiking and equestrian trails on the 
land designated as wilderness by this subtitle, in a manner 
consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes the implementation of 
the trail plan. 
(6) OUTFITTING
AND
GUIDE
ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with 
section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)), 
commercial services (including authorized outfitting and guide 
activities) are authorized in wilderness areas designated by 
this subtitle to the extent necessary for activities that fulfill 
the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the areas. 
(7) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—In accordance with sec-
tion 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Sec-
retary shall provide any owner of private property within the 
boundary of a wilderness area designated by this subtitle ade-
quate access to the property. 
(8) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle affects the 
jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 
on public land in the State. 
(B) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes 
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any management 
activities that are necessary to maintain or restore 
fish and wildlife populations and habitats in the wilder-
ness areas designated by this subtitle, if the manage-
ment activities are— 
(I) 
consistent 
with 
relevant 
wilderness 
management plans; and 
(II) conducted in accordance with appropriate 
policies, such as the policies established in 
Appendix B of House Report 101–405. 
(ii) INCLUSIONS.—Management activities under 
clause (i) may include the occasional and temporary 
use of motorized vehicles, if the use, as determined 
by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and 
more naturally distributed wildlife populations that 
would enhance wilderness values while causing the 
minimum impact necessary to accomplish those tasks. 
(C) EXISTING
ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 
in accordance with appropriate policies, such as those 
established in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the 
State may use aircraft (including helicopters) in the wilder-
ness areas designated by this subtitle to survey, capture, 
transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife popu-
lations, including bighorn sheep, and feral stock, feral 
horses, and feral burros. 
(9) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—Con-
sistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take any measures that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, 
and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, the coordination of those activities with a State or 
local agency. 
(10) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a wilderness area 
by this subtitle shall not create any protective perimeter 
or buffer zone around the wilderness area. 
(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that non-
wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 
areas within a wilderness area designated by this subtitle 
shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses 
outside the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(11) MILITARY
OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
restricts or precludes— 
(A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
areas designated as wilderness by this subtitle, including 
military overflights that can be seen or heard within the 
wilderness areas; 
(B) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(C) the designation or creation of new units of special 
use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
routes, over the wilderness areas. 
(12) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of areas as wilder-
ness by subsection (a) shall not create an express or implied
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reservation by the United States of any water or water 
rights for wilderness purposes with respect to such areas. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—This paragraph does not apply to 
any components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System designated by section 1504. 
SEC. 1504. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 1203(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(180) BATTLE CREEK, IDAHO.—The 23.4 miles of Battle 
Creek from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 
boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(181) BIG JACKS CREEK, IDAHO.—The 35.0 miles of Big 
Jacks Creek from the downstream border of the Big Jacks 
Creek Wilderness in sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., to the point 
at which it enters the NW 1⁄4 of sec. 26, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., 
Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(182) BRUNEAU RIVER, IDAHO.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the 39.3-mile segment of the Bruneau River from the 
downstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Wilderness 
to the upstream confluence with the west fork of the 
Bruneau River, to be administered by the Secretary of 
the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
the 0.6-mile segment of the Bruneau River at the Indian 
Hot Springs public road access shall be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 
‘‘(183) WEST FORK BRUNEAU RIVER, IDAHO.—The approxi-
mately 0.35 miles of the West Fork of the Bruneau River 
from the confluence with the Jarbidge River to the downstream 
boundary of the Bruneau Canyon Grazing Allotment in the 
SE/NE of sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Boise Meridian, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(184) COTTONWOOD
CREEK, IDAHO.—The 2.6 miles of 
Cottonwood Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek 
to the upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(185) DEEP CREEK, IDAHO.—The 13.1-mile segment of Deep 
Creek from the confluence with the Owyhee River to the 
upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness in sec. 
30, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(186) DICKSHOOTER
CREEK, IDAHO.—The 9.25 miles of 
Dickshooter Creek from the confluence with Deep Creek to 
a point on the stream 1⁄4 mile due west of the east boundary 
of sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(187) DUNCAN CREEK, IDAHO.—The 0.9-mile segment of 
Duncan Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek 
upstream to the east boundary of sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., 
Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior as a wild river.
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‘‘(188) JARBIDGE
RIVER, IDAHO.—The 28.8 miles of the 
Jarbidge River from the confluence with the West Fork Bruneau 
River to the upstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers 
Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(189) LITTLE JACKS CREEK, IDAHO.—The 12.4 miles of Little 
Jacks Creek from the downstream boundary of the Little Jacks 
Creek Wilderness, upstream to the mouth of OX Prong Creek, 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(190) NORTH FORK OWYHEE RIVER, IDAHO.—The following 
segments of the North Fork of the Owyhee River, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 5.7-mile segment from the Idaho-Oregon State 
border to the upstream boundary of the private land at 
the Juniper Mt. Road crossing, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 15.1-mile segment from the upstream 
boundary of the North Fork Owyhee River recreational 
segment designated in paragraph (A) to the upstream 
boundary of the North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(191) OWYHEE RIVER, IDAHO.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
67.3 miles of the Owyhee River from the Idaho-Oregon 
State border to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee 
River Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of 
the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
for continued access across the Owyhee River at Crutchers 
Crossing, subject to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of the Interior determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(192) RED CANYON, IDAHO.—The 4.6 miles of Red Canyon 
from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 
boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(193) SHEEP
CREEK, IDAHO.—The 25.6 miles of Sheep 
Creek from the confluence with the Bruneau River to the 
upstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(194) SOUTH FORK OWYHEE RIVER, IDAHO.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the 31.4-mile segment of the South Fork of the Owyhee 
River upstream from the confluence with the Owyhee River 
to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness 
at the Idaho–Nevada State border, to be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
the 1.2-mile segment of the South Fork of the Owyhee 
River from the point at which the river enters the southern-
most boundary to the point at which the river exits the 
northernmost boundary of private land in sec. 25 and 26, 
T. 14 S., R. 5 W., Boise Meridian, shall be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 
‘‘(195) WICKAHONEY
CREEK, IDAHO.—The 1.5 miles of 
Wickahoney Creek from the confluence of Big Jacks Creek 
to the upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness,
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to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
river.’’. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—Notwithstanding section 3(b) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(b)), the boundary of a river 
segment designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System under this subtitle shall extend not more than the 
shorter of— 
(1) an average distance of 1⁄4 mile from the high water 
mark on both sides of the river segment; or 
(2) the distance to the nearest confined canyon rim. 
(c) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary shall not acquire any 
private land within the exterior boundary of a wild and scenic 
river corridor without the consent of the owner. 
SEC. 1505. LAND IDENTIFIED FOR DISPOSAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary 
may sell public land located within the Boise District of the Bureau 
of Land Management that, as of July 25, 2000, has been identified 
for disposal in appropriate resource management plans. 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law (other than a law that specifically provides for a proportion 
of the proceeds of a land sale to be distributed to any trust 
fund of the State), proceeds from the sale of public land under 
subsection (a) shall be deposited in a separate account in the 
Treasury of the United States to be known as the ‘‘Owyhee 
Land Acquisition Account’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts in the account shall be 
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, 
to purchase land or interests in land in, or adjacent to, 
the wilderness areas designated by this subtitle, including 
land identified as ‘‘Proposed for Acquisition’’ on the maps 
described in section 1503(a)(1). 
(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any purchase of land or interest 
in land under subparagraph (A) shall be in accordance 
with applicable law. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies to public land 
within the Boise District of the Bureau of Land Management 
sold on or after January 1, 2008. 
(4) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If necessary, the Secretary may 
use additional amounts appropriated to the Department of the 
Interior, subject to applicable reprogramming guidelines. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided under this section 
terminates on the earlier of— 
(A) the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act; or 
(B) the date on which a total of $8,000,000 from the 
account is expended. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Any amounts remaining 
in the account on the termination of authority under this section 
shall be— 
(A) credited as sales of public land in the State; 
(B) transferred to the Federal Land Disposal Account 
established under section 206(a) of the Federal Land Trans-
action Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and
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(C) used in accordance with that subtitle. 
SEC. 1506. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES. 
(a) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate with the 
Tribes in the implementation of the Shoshone Paiute Cultural 
Resource Protection Plan. 
(b) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall seek to enter into agree-
ments with the Tribes to implement the Shoshone Paiute Cultural 
Resource Protection Plan to protect cultural sites and resources 
important to the continuation of the traditions and beliefs of the 
Tribes. 
SEC. 1507. RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Secretary 
shall, in coordination with the Tribes, State, and County, prepare 
1 or more travel management plans for motorized and mechanized 
off-highway vehicle recreation for the land managed by the Bureau 
of Land Management in the County. 
(b) INVENTORY.—Before preparing the plan under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall conduct resource and route inventories 
of the area covered by the plan. 
(c) LIMITATION TO DESIGNATED ROUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
plan shall limit recreational motorized and mechanized off- 
highway vehicle use to a system of designated roads and trails 
established by the plan. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to snowmo-
biles. 
(d) TEMPORARY LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), until 
the date on which the Secretary completes the plan, all rec-
reational motorized and mechanized off-highway vehicle use 
shall be limited to roads and trails lawfully in existence on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
(A) snowmobiles; or 
(B) areas specifically identified as open, closed, or lim-
ited in the Owyhee Resource Management Plan. 
(e) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) OWYHEE
FRONT.—It is the intent of Congress that, 
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall complete a transportation plan for the 
Owyhee Front. 
(2) OTHER BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN THE 
COUNTY.—It is the intent of Congress that, not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete a transportation plan for Bureau of Land 
Management land in the County outside the Owyhee Front. 
SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this subtitle.
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Subtitle G—Sabinoso Wilderness, New 
Mexico 
SEC. 1601. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness’’ and dated September 8, 2008. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of New 
Mexico. 
SEC. 1602. DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 16,030 acres 
of land under the jurisdiction of the Taos Field Office Bureau 
of Land Management, New Mexico, as generally depicted on the 
map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the 
‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
a legal description of the Sabinoso 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 description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description 
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Sabinoso Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary 
in accordance with this subtitle and the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 
Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the 
Sabinoso Wilderness that is acquired by the United States 
shall— 
(A) become part of the Sabinoso Wilderness; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this subtitle and 
any other laws applicable to the Sabinoso Wilderness.
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(3) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Sabinoso 
Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be administered in accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(4) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this 
subtitle affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife in the State. 
(5) ACCESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 5(a) of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary shall 
continue to allow private landowners adequate access to 
inholdings in the Sabinoso Wilderness. 
(B) CERTAIN LAND.—For access purposes, private land 
within T. 16 N., R. 23 E., secs. 17 and 20 and the N1⁄2 
of sec. 21, N.M.M., shall be managed as an inholding in 
the Sabinoso Wilderness. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the land 
generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Lands Withdrawn From Mineral 
Entry’’ and ‘‘Lands Released From Wilderness Study Area & With-
drawn From Mineral Entry’’ is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
the public land laws, except disposal by exchange in accordance 
with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716); 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal 
leasing laws. 
(e) RELEASE
OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.—Congress finds 
that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public lands 
within the Sabinoso Wilderness Study Area not designated as 
wilderness by this subtitle— 
(1) have been adequately studied for wilderness designation 
and are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with applicable law 
(including subsection (d)) and the land use management plan 
for the surrounding area. 
Subtitle H—Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore Wilderness 
SEC. 1651. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) LINE OF DEMARCATION.—The term ‘‘line of demarcation’’ 
means the point on the bank or shore at which the surface 
waters of Lake Superior meet the land or sand beach, regardless 
of the level of Lake Superior.
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Pic-
tured Rocks National Lakeshore Beaver Basin Wilderness 
Boundary’’, numbered 625/80,051, and dated April 16, 2007. 
(3) NATIONAL LAKESHORE.—The term ‘‘National Lakeshore’’ 
means the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ means the Beaver 
Basin Wilderness designated by section 1652(a). 
SEC. 1652. DESIGNATION OF BEAVER BASIN WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the land described in subsection (b) is des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Beaver Basin Wilder-
ness’’. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection 
(a) is the land and inland water comprising approximately 11,740 
acres within the National Lakeshore, as generally depicted on the 
map. 
(c) BOUNDARY.— 
(1) LINE OF DEMARCATION.—The line of demarcation shall 
be the boundary for any portion of the Wilderness that is 
bordered by Lake Superior. 
(2) SURFACE WATER.—The surface water of Lake Superior, 
regardless of the fluctuating lake level, shall be considered 
to be outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 
(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives a legal description of the boundary of the Wilder-
ness. 
(3) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and the legal description 
submitted under paragraph (2) shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary 
may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
and legal description. 
SEC. 1653. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilder-
ness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date of that 
Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(2) with respect to land administered by the Secretary, 
any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Secretary. 
(b) USE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS.—The use of boats powered by 
electric motors on Little Beaver and Big Beaver Lakes may con-
tinue, subject to any applicable laws (including regulations).
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SEC. 1654. EFFECT. 
Nothing in this subtitle— 
(1) modifies, alters, or affects any treaty rights; 
(2) alters the management of the water of Lake Superior 
within the boundary of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 
in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(3) prohibits— 
(A) the use of motors on the surface water of Lake 
Superior adjacent to the Wilderness; or 
(B) the beaching of motorboats at the line of demarca-
tion. 
Subtitle I—Oregon Badlands Wilderness 
SEC. 1701. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the Central 
Oregon Irrigation District. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon. 
(4) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘wilderness map’’ means 
the map entitled ‘‘Badlands Wilderness’’ and dated September 
3, 2008. 
SEC. 1702. OREGON BADLANDS WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 29,301 acres of Bureau 
of Land Management land in the State, as generally depicted on 
the wilderness map, is designated as wilderness and as a component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as 
the ‘‘Oregon Badlands Wilderness’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Oregon Badlands Wilderness shall be administered by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 
Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Oregon 
Badlands Wilderness that is acquired by the United States 
shall— 
(A) become part of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness; 
and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this subtitle, the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other 
applicable law. 
(3) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Oregon Bad-
lands Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such
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reasonable regulations as are considered necessary by the Sec-
retary in accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(4) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—In accordance with sec-
tion 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Sec-
retary shall provide any owner of private property within the 
boundary of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness adequate access 
to the property. 
(c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), a corridor of certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
with a width of 25 feet, as generally depicted on the wilderness 
map as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’, is designated as potential 
wilderness. 
(2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—The potential wilderness des-
ignated by paragraph (1) shall be managed in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that the 
Secretary may allow nonconforming uses that are authorized 
and in existence on the date of enactment of this Act to continue 
in the potential wilderness. 
(3) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—On the date on which 
the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice that 
any nonconforming uses in the potential wilderness designated 
by paragraph (1) that are permitted under paragraph (2) have 
terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 
(A) designated as wilderness and as a component of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System; and 
(B) incorporated into the Oregon Badlands Wilderness. 
(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
legal description of the Oregon Badlands 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 description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct typographical errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description 
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
SEC. 1703. RELEASE. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the portions of the Badlands wilderness study 
area that are not designated as the Oregon Badlands Wilderness
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or as potential wilderness have been adequately studied for wilder-
ness or potential wilderness designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in subsection (a) that 
is not designated as wilderness by this subtitle— 
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable 
land use plan adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
1712). 
SEC. 1704. LAND EXCHANGES. 
(a) CLARNO LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE
OF
LAND.—Subject to subsections (c) 
through (e), if the landowner offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and 
to the non-Federal land described in paragraph (2)(A), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) accept the offer; and 
(B) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land, convey to the Landowner all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
non-Federal 
land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 239 acres 
of non-Federal land identified on the wilderness map as 
‘‘Clarno to Federal Government’’. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is the approximately 209 acres of Federal 
land identified on the wilderness map as ‘‘Federal Govern-
ment to Clarno’’. 
(3) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal description of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land described in paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(b) DISTRICT EXCHANGE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE
OF
LAND.—Subject to subsections (c) 
through (e), if the District offers to convey to the United States 
all right, title, and interest of the District in and to the non- 
Federal land described in paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) accept the offer; and 
(B) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land, convey to the District all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
non-Federal 
land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 527 acres 
of non-Federal land identified on the wilderness map as 
‘‘COID to Federal Government’’. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is the approximately 697 acres of Federal 
land identified on the wilderness map as ‘‘Federal Govern-
ment to COID’’.
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(3) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal description of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land described in paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the Secretary shall carry out the land exchanges under 
this section in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(d) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND EQUALIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land and the 
non-Federal land to be conveyed in a land exchange under 
this section— 
(A) shall be equal, as determined by appraisals con-
ducted in accordance with paragraph (2); or 
(B) if not equal, shall be equalized in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
(2) APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land and the non-Fed-
eral land to be exchanged under this section shall be 
appraised by an independent, qualified appraiser that is 
agreed to by the Secretary and the owner of the non- 
Federal land to be exchanged. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under subparagraph 
(A) shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) 
the 
Uniform 
Standards 
of 
Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(3) EQUALIZATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the value of the Federal land 
and the non-Federal land to be conveyed in a land exchange 
under this section is not equal, the value may be equalized 
by— 
(i) making a cash equalization payment to the 
Secretary or to the owner of the non-Federal land, 
as appropriate, in accordance with section 206(b) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1716(b)); or 
(ii) reducing the acreage of the Federal land or 
the non-Federal land to be exchanged, as appropriate. 
(B) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—Any cash equali-
zation payments received by the Secretary under subpara-
graph (A)(i) shall be— 
(i) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account 
established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land 
Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and 
(ii) used in accordance with that Act. 
(e) CONDITIONS OF EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land exchanges under this section 
shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may require. 
(2) COSTS.—As a condition of a conveyance of Federal land 
and non-Federal land under this section, the Federal Govern-
ment and the owner of the non-Federal land shall equally 
share all costs relating to the land exchange, including the 
costs of appraisals, surveys, and any necessary environmental 
clearances.
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(3) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange of Federal land 
and non-Federal land under this section shall be subject to 
any easements, rights-of-way, and other valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It is the intent of Con-
gress that the land exchanges under this section shall be completed 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1705. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this subtitle alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, 
or abrogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe, including the 
off-reservation reserved rights secured by the Treaty with the Tribes 
and Bands of Middle Oregon of June 25, 1855 (12 Stat. 963). 
Subtitle J—Spring Basin Wilderness, 
Oregon 
SEC. 1751. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon. 
(3) TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Tribes’’ means the Confederated 
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. 
(4) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘wilderness map’’ means 
the map entitled ‘‘Spring Basin Wilderness with Land Exchange 
Proposals’’ and dated September 3, 2008. 
SEC. 1752. SPRING BASIN WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 6,382 acres of Bureau 
of Land Management land in the State, as generally depicted on 
the wilderness map, is designated as wilderness and as a component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as 
the ‘‘Spring Basin Wilderness’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Spring 
Basin Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
except that— 
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 
Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Spring 
Basin Wilderness that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the Spring Basin Wilderness; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this Act, the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable 
law. 
(3) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Spring Basin 
Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable
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regulations as are considered necessary by the Secretary, in 
accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
a legal description of the Spring Basin 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 description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct 
any typographical errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description 
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
SEC. 1753. RELEASE. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the portions of the Spring Basin wilderness 
study area that are not designated by section 1752(a) as the Spring 
Basin Wilderness in the following areas have been adequately 
studied for wilderness designation: 
(1) T. 8 S., R. 19 E., sec. 10, NE 1⁄4, W 1⁄2. 
(2) T. 8 S., R.19 E., sec. 25, SE 1⁄4, SE 1⁄4. 
(3) T. 8 S., R. 20 E., sec. 19, SE 1⁄4, S 1⁄2 of the S 1⁄2. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in subsection (a) that 
is not designated as wilderness by this subtitle— 
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable 
land use plan adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
1712). 
SEC. 1754. LAND EXCHANGES. 
(a) CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION 
LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE
OF
LAND.—Subject to subsections (e) 
through (g), if the Tribes offer to convey to the United States 
all right, title, and interest of the Tribes in and to the non- 
Federal land described in paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) accept the offer; and 
(B) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land, convey to the Tribes all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—
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(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
non-Federal 
land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 4,480 
acres of non-Federal land identified on the wilderness map 
as ‘‘Lands proposed for transfer from the CTWSIR to the 
Federal Government’’. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is the approximately 4,578 acres of Fed-
eral land identified on the wilderness map as ‘‘Lands pro-
posed for transfer from the Federal Government to 
CTWSIR’’. 
(3) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal description of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land described in paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the land 
acquired by the Secretary under this subsection is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 
land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(C) disposition under any law relating to mineral and 
geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(b) MCGREER LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE
OF
LAND.—Subject to subsections (e) 
through (g), if the landowner offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and 
to the non-Federal land described in paragraph (2)(A), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) accept the offer; and 
(B) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
non-Federal 
land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 18 acres 
of non-Federal land identified on the wilderness map as 
‘‘Lands proposed for transfer from McGreer to the Federal 
Government’’. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is the approximately 327 acres of Federal 
land identified on the wilderness map as ‘‘Lands proposed 
for transfer from the Federal Government to McGreer’’. 
(3) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal description of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land described in paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(c) KEYS LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE
OF
LAND.—Subject to subsections (e) 
through (g), if the landowner offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and 
to the non-Federal land described in paragraph (2)(A), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) accept the offer; and 
(B) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2)(B).
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(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
non-Federal 
land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 180 acres 
of non-Federal land identified on the wilderness map as 
‘‘Lands proposed for transfer from Keys to the Federal 
Government’’. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is the approximately 187 acres of Federal 
land identified on the wilderness map as ‘‘Lands proposed 
for transfer from the Federal Government to Keys’’. 
(3) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal description of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land described in paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(d) BOWERMAN LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE
OF
LAND.—Subject to subsections (e) 
through (g), if the landowner offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of the landowner in and 
to the non-Federal land described in paragraph (2)(A), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) accept the offer; and 
(B) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land, convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
non-Federal 
land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 32 acres 
of non-Federal land identified on the wilderness map as 
‘‘Lands proposed for transfer from Bowerman to the Federal 
Government’’. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is the approximately 24 acres of Federal 
land identified on the wilderness map as ‘‘Lands proposed 
for transfer from the Federal Government to Bowerman’’. 
(3) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal description of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land described in paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 
(e) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the Secretary shall carry out the land exchanges under 
this section in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(f) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND EQUALIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land and the 
non-Federal land to be conveyed in a land exchange under 
this section— 
(A) shall be equal, as determined by appraisals con-
ducted in accordance with paragraph (2); or 
(B) if not equal, shall be equalized in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
(2) APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land and the non-Fed-
eral land to be exchanged under this section shall be 
appraised by an independent, qualified appraiser that is 
agreed to by the Secretary and the owner of the non- 
Federal land to be exchanged. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under subparagraph 
(A) shall be conducted in accordance with—
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(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) 
the 
Uniform 
Standards 
of 
Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(3) EQUALIZATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the value of the Federal land 
and the non-Federal land to be conveyed in a land exchange 
under this section is not equal, the value may be equalized 
by— 
(i) making a cash equalization payment to the 
Secretary or to the owner of the non-Federal land, 
as appropriate, in accordance with section 206(b) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1716(b)); or 
(ii) reducing the acreage of the Federal land or 
the non-Federal land to be exchanged, as appropriate. 
(B) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—Any cash equali-
zation payments received by the Secretary under subpara-
graph (A)(i) shall be— 
(i) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account 
established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land 
Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and 
(ii) used in accordance with that Act. 
(g) CONDITIONS OF EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land exchanges under this section 
shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may require. 
(2) COSTS.—As a condition of a conveyance of Federal land 
and non-Federal land under this section, the Federal Govern-
ment and the owner of the non-Federal land shall equally 
share all costs relating to the land exchange, including the 
costs of appraisals, surveys, and any necessary environmental 
clearances. 
(3) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange of Federal land 
and non-Federal land under this section shall be subject to 
any easements, rights-of-way, and other valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(h) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It is the intent of Con-
gress that the land exchanges under this section shall be completed 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1755. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this subtitle alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, 
or abrogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe, including the 
off-reservation reserved rights secured by the Treaty with the Tribes 
and Bands of Middle Oregon of June 25, 1855 (12 Stat. 963). 
Subtitle K—Eastern Sierra and Northern 
San Gabriel Wilderness, California 
SEC. 1801. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) FOREST.—The term ‘‘Forest’’ means the Ancient 
Bristlecone Pine Forest designated by section 1808(a).
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(2) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation Area’’ means 
the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area designated by section 
1806(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of California. 
(5) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the Pacific Crest 
National Scenic Trail. 
SEC. 1802. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as wilderness 
and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) HOOVER WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Certain land in the Humboldt- 
Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests, comprising approxi-
mately 79,820 acres and identified as ‘‘Hoover East Wilder-
ness Addition,’’ ‘‘Hoover West Wilderness Addition’’, and 
‘‘Bighorn Proposed Wilderness Addition’’, as generally 
depicted on the maps described in subparagraph (B), is 
incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, 
the Hoover Wilderness. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps referred to in 
subparagraph (A) are— 
(i) the map entitled ‘‘Humboldt-Toiyabe National 
Forest Proposed Management’’ and dated September 
17, 2008; and 
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Bighorn Proposed Wilderness 
Additions’’ and dated September 23, 2008. 
(C) EFFECT.—The designation of the wilderness under 
subparagraph (A) shall not affect the ongoing activities 
of the adjacent United States Marine Corps Mountain War-
fare Training Center on land outside the designated wilder-
ness, in accordance with the agreement between the Center 
and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. 
(2) OWENS RIVER HEADWATERS WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
in the Inyo National Forest, comprising approximately 14,721 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Owens River 
Headwaters Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated September 16, 
2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Owens River Headwaters 
Wilderness’’. 
(3) JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Inyo National 
Forest and certain land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Inyo County, California, comprising 
approximately 70,411 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps described in subparagraph (B), is incorporated in, 
and shall be considered to be a part of, the John Muir 
Wilderness. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps referred to in 
subparagraph (A) are— 
(i) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition (1 of 5)’’ and dated September 23, 2008;
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(ii) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition (2 of 5)’’ and dated September 23, 2008; 
(iii) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition (3 of 5)’’ and dated October 31, 2008; 
(iv) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition (4 of 5)’’ and dated September 16, 2008; 
and 
(v) the map entitled ‘‘John Muir Proposed Wilder-
ness Addition (5 of 5)’’ and dated September 16, 2008. 
(C) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of the John 
Muir Wilderness is revised as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘John Muir Wilderness—Revised’’ and dated September 16, 
2008. 
(4) ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain land in 
the Inyo National Forest, comprising approximately 528 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ansel Adams Pro-
posed Wilderness Addition’’ and dated September 16, 2008, 
is incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, 
the Ansel Adams Wilderness. 
(5) WHITE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the Inyo National 
Forest and certain land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Mono County, California, comprising 
approximately 229,993 acres, as generally depicted on the 
maps described in subparagraph (B), which shall be known 
as the ‘‘White Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps referred to in 
subparagraph (A) are— 
(i) the map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Proposed 
Wilderness-Map 1 of 2 (North)’’ and dated September 
16, 2008; and 
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Proposed 
Wilderness-Map 2 of 2 (South)’’ and dated September 
16, 2008. 
(6) GRANITE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the 
Inyo National Forest and certain land administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management in Mono County, California, com-
prising approximately 34,342 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Granite Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated 
September 19, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Granite 
Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(7) MAGIC
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the 
Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 12,282 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Magic Moun-
tain Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated December 16, 2008, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Magic Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(8) PLEASANT VIEW RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 
the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 26,757 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pleasant 
View Ridge Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated December 16, 2008, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness’’. 
SEC. 1803. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Sec-
retary shall administer the wilderness areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by this subtitle in accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—
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(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary that 
has jurisdiction over the land. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
legal description of each wilderness area and wilderness addi-
tion designated by this subtitle with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct any errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) 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 Secretary. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any 
land (or interest in land) within the boundary of a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by this subtitle that is 
acquired by the Federal Government shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land 
is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this subtitle, the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable 
law. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act, any Federal land designated as 
a wilderness area or wilderness addition by this subtitle is with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(e) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such measures 
in a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by this 
subtitle as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and 
diseases in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 
98th Congress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle limits 
funding for fire and fuels management in the wilderness areas 
and wilderness additions designated by this subtitle. 
(3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the local fire 
management plans that apply to the land designated as a 
wilderness area or wilderness addition by this subtitle.
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(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with paragraph (1) and 
other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient 
response to fire emergencies in the wilderness areas and wilder-
ness additions designated by this subtitle, the Secretary shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, establish agency approval procedures (including 
appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest Super-
visor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for 
responding to fire emergencies; and 
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate State or 
local firefighting agencies. 
(f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary shall provide 
any owner of private property within the boundary of a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by this subtitle adequate 
access to the property to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment 
of the property by the owner. 
(g) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilder-
ness areas or wilderness additions designated by this subtitle; 
(2) the designation of new units of special airspace over 
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by 
this subtitle; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight training 
routes over wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 
by this subtitle. 
(h) LIVESTOCK.—Grazing of livestock and the maintenance of 
existing facilities relating to grazing in wilderness areas or wilder-
ness additions designated by this subtitle, if established before 
the date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue 
in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 
of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con-
gress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 
carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish 
and wildlife populations and fish and wildlife habitats in wilder-
ness areas or wilderness additions designated by this subtitle 
if the activities are— 
(A) consistent with applicable wilderness management 
plans; and 
(B) carried out in accordance with applicable guidelines 
and policies. 
(2) STATE JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this subtitle affects 
the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 
on public land located in the State. 
(j) HORSES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes horseback riding 
in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle or pack stock 
into, an area designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition 
by this subtitle— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and
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(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be 
necessary by the Secretary. 
(k) OUTFITTER AND GUIDE USE.—Outfitter and guide activities 
conducted under permits issued by the Forest Service on the addi-
tions to the John Muir, Ansel Adams, and Hoover wilderness areas 
designated by this subtitle shall be in addition to any existing 
limits established for the John Muir, Ansel Adams, and Hoover 
wilderness areas. 
(l) TRANSFER TO THE FOREST SERVICE.— 
(1) WHITE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Administrative juris-
diction over the approximately 946 acres of land identified 
as ‘‘Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction from BLM to FS’’ 
on the maps described in section 1802(5)(B) is transferred from 
the Bureau of Land Management to the Forest Service to 
be managed as part of the White Mountains Wilderness. 
(2) JOHN
MUIR
WILDERNESS.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the approximately 143 acres of land identified as ‘‘Transfer 
of Administrative Jurisdiction from BLM to FS’’ on the maps 
described in section 1802(3)(B) is transferred from the Bureau 
of Land Management to the Forest Service to be managed 
as part of the John Muir Wilderness. 
(m) TRANSFER
TO
THE BUREAU
OF LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 3,010 acres of 
land identified as ‘‘Land from FS to BLM’’ on the maps described 
in section 1802(6) is transferred from the Forest Service to the 
Bureau of Land Management to be managed as part of the Granite 
Mountain Wilderness. 
SEC. 1804. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782), any portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection 
(b) that is not designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addi-
tion by this subtitle or any other Act enacted before the date 
of enactment of this Act has been adequately studied for wilderness. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study areas referred 
to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) the Masonic Mountain Wilderness Study Area; 
(2) the Mormon Meadow Wilderness Study Area; 
(3) the Walford Springs Wilderness Study Area; and 
(4) the Granite Mountain Wilderness Study Area. 
(c) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study area described 
in subsection (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area or 
wilderness addition by this subtitle or any other Act enacted before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall not be subject to section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
SEC. 1805. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 1504(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(196) AMARGOSA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The following seg-
ments of the Amargosa River in the State of California, to 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 4.1-mile segment of the 
Amargosa River from the northern boundary of sec. 7,
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T. 21 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet upstream of the Tecopa 
Hot Springs road crossing, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 8-mile segment of the 
Amargosa River from 100 feet downstream of the Tecopa 
Hot Springs Road crossing to 100 feet upstream of the 
Old Spanish Trail Highway crossing near Tecopa, as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 7.9-mile segment of the 
Amargosa River from the northern boundary of sec. 16, 
T. 20 N., R. 7 E., to .25 miles upstream of the confluence 
with Sperry Wash in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 4.9-mile segment of the 
Amargosa River from .25 miles upstream of the confluence 
with Sperry Wash in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 7 E. to 100 
feet upstream of the Dumont Dunes access road crossing 
in sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.4-mile segment of the 
Amargosa River from 100 feet downstream of the Dumont 
Dunes access road crossing in sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 7 
E., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(197) OWENS RIVER HEADWATERS, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of the Owens River in the State of California, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Deadman Creek from 
the 2-forked source east of San Joaquin Peak to the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary flowing north into 
Deadman Creek from sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 26 E., as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Deadman Creek from 
the unnamed tributary confluence in sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 
26 E., to the Road 3S22 crossing, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Deadman Creek from 
the Road 3S22 crossing to .25 miles downstream of the 
Highway 395 crossing, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(D) The 3-mile segment of Deadman Creek from .25 
miles downstream of the Highway 395 crossing to 100 
feet upstream of Big Springs, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of the Upper Owens River 
from 100 feet upstream of Big Springs to the private prop-
erty boundary in sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 28 E., as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(F) The 4-mile segment of Glass Creek from its 2- 
forked source to 100 feet upstream of the Glass Creek 
Meadow Trailhead parking area in sec. 29, T. 2 S., R.27 
E., as a wild river. 
‘‘(G) The 1.3-mile segment of Glass Creek from 100 
feet upstream of the trailhead parking area in sec. 29 
to the end of Glass Creek Road in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 
27 E., as a scenic river. 
‘‘(H) The 1.1-mile segment of Glass Creek from the 
end of Glass Creek Road in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 27 E., 
to the confluence with Deadman Creek, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(198) COTTONWOOD
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following 
segments of Cottonwood Creek in the State of California:
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‘‘(A) The 17.4-mile segment from its headwaters at 
the spring in sec. 27, T 4 S., R. 34 E., to the Inyo National 
Forest boundary at the east section line of sec 3, T. 6 
S., R. 36 E., as a wild river to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(B) The 4.1-mile segment from the Inyo National 
Forest boundary to the northern boundary of sec. 5, T.4 
S., R. 34 E., as a recreational river, to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(199) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The following segments 
of Piru Creek in the State of California, to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek from 0.5 miles 
downstream of Pyramid Dam at the first bridge crossing 
to the boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(B) The 4.25-mile segment from the boundary of the 
Sespe Wilderness to the boundary between Los Angeles 
and Ventura Counties, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) EFFECT.—The designation of Piru Creek under subsection 
(a) shall not affect valid rights in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1806. BRIDGEPORT WINTER RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 7,254 acres of land in 
the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest identified as the ‘‘Bridgeport 
Winter Recreation Area’’, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Proposed Management’’ and 
dated September 17, 2008, is designated as the Bridgeport Winter 
Recreation Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
legal description of the Recreation Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct any errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The 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. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) INTERIM
MANAGEMENT.—Until completion of the 
management plan required under subsection (d), and except 
as provided in paragraph (2), the Recreation Area shall be 
managed in accordance with the Toiyabe National Forest Land 
and Resource Management Plan of 1986 (as in effect on the 
day of enactment of this Act). 
(2) USE OF SNOWMOBILES.—The winter use of snowmobiles 
shall be allowed in the Recreation Area— 
(A) during periods of adequate snow coverage during 
the winter season; and
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(B) subject to any terms and conditions determined 
to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—To ensure the sound management 
and enforcement of the Recreation Area, the Secretary shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, undergo 
a public process to develop a winter use management plan that 
provides for— 
(1) adequate signage; 
(2) a public education program on allowable usage areas; 
(3) measures to ensure adequate sanitation; 
(4) a monitoring and enforcement strategy; and 
(5) measures to ensure the protection of the Trail. 
(e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall prioritize enforcement 
activities in the Recreation Area— 
(1) to prohibit degradation of natural resources in the 
Recreation Area; 
(2) to prevent interference with nonmotorized recreation 
on the Trail; and 
(3) to reduce user conflicts in the Recreation Area. 
(f) PACIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—The Secretary 
shall establish an appropriate snowmobile crossing point along the 
Trail in the area identified as ‘‘Pacific Crest Trail Proposed Crossing 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Humboldt-Toiyable National Forest 
Proposed Management’’ and dated September 17, 2008— 
(1) in accordance with— 
(A) the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 
et seq.); and 
(B) any applicable environmental and public safety 
laws; and 
(2) subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to ensure that the crossing would not— 
(A) interfere with the nature and purposes of the Trail; 
or 
(B) harm the surrounding landscape. 
SEC. 1807. MANAGEMENT OF AREA WITHIN HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE 
NATIONAL FOREST. 
Certain land in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, com-
prising approximately 3,690 acres identified as ‘‘Pickel Hill Manage-
ment Area’’, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Humboldt- 
Toiyabe National Forest Proposed Management’’ and dated Sep-
tember 17, 2008, shall be managed in a manner consistent with 
the non-Wilderness forest areas immediately surrounding the Pickel 
Hill Management Area, including the allowance of snowmobile use. 
SEC. 1808. ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve and protect the Ancient 
Bristlecone Pines by maintaining near-natural conditions and to 
ensure the survival of the Pines for the purposes of public enjoyment 
and scientific study, the approximately 31,700 acres of public land 
in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ancient 
Bristlecone Pine Forest—Proposed’’ and dated July 16, 2008, is 
designated as the ‘‘Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Forest 
with—
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(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal description filed 
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
correct any errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The 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. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 
Forest— 
(A) in a manner that— 
(i) protect the resources and values of the area 
in accordance with the purposes for which the Forest 
is established, as described in subsection (a); and 
(ii) promotes the objectives of the applicable 
management plan (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act), including objectives relating to— 
(I) the protection of bristlecone pines for public 
enjoyment and scientific study; 
(II) the recognition of the botanical, scenic, 
and historical values of the area; and 
(III) the maintenance of near-natural condi-
tions by ensuring that all activities are subordinate 
to 
the 
needs 
of 
protecting 
and 
preserving 
bristlecone pines and wood remnants; and 
(B) in accordance with the National Forest Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), this section, 
and any other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow only such 
uses of the Forest as the Secretary determines would fur-
ther the purposes for which the Forest is established, as 
described in subsection (a). 
(B) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.—Scientific research shall be 
allowed in the Forest in accordance with the Inyo National 
Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Fed-
eral land within the Forest is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
Subtitle L—Riverside County Wilderness, 
California 
SEC. 1851. WILDERNESS DESIGNATION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means—
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(1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) DESIGNATION
OF
WILDERNESS, CLEVELAND
AND
SAN 
BERNARDINO NATIONAL FORESTS, JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, 
AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
(1) DESIGNATIONS.— 
(A) AGUA TIBIA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—In accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 
land in the Cleveland National Forest and certain land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in River-
side County, California, together comprising approximately 
2,053 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Pro-
posed Addition to Agua Tibia Wilderness’’, and dated May 
9, 2008, is designated as wilderness and is incorporated 
in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the Agua Tibia 
Wilderness designated by section 2(a) of Public Law 93– 
632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(B) CAHUILLA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 
land in the San Bernardino National Forest, California, 
comprising 
approximately 
5,585 
acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Proposed 
Wilderness’’, and dated May 1, 2008, is designated as 
wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(C) SOUTH FORK SAN JACINTO WILDERNESS.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, Cali-
fornia, comprising approximately 20,217 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘‘South Fork San Jacinto Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, and dated May 1, 2008, is designated 
as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness’’. 
(D) SANTA ROSA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, Cali-
fornia, and certain land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Riverside County, California, com-
prising approximately 2,149 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map titled ‘‘Santa Rosa-San Jacinto National Monu-
ment Expansion and Santa Rosa Wilderness Addition’’, 
and dated March 12, 2008, is designated as wilderness 
and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part 
of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness designated by section 
101(a)(28) of Public Law 98–425 (98 Stat. 1623; 16 U.S.C. 
1132 note) and expanded by paragraph (59) of section 102 
of Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note). 
(E) BEAUTY
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—In accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
in Riverside County, California, comprising approximately