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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2489 
To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2013 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SCHRADER, and Ms. 
BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National 
Monument, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oregon Caves Revital-
ization Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to add surrounding land 
to the Monument— 
(1) to enhance the protection of the resources 
associated with the Monument; and 
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(2) to increase public recreation opportunities. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre-
serve’’ numbered 150/80,023, and dated May 2010. 
(2) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Oregon Caves National Monument estab-
lished by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 
Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909. 
(3) NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘National 
Preserve’’ means the National Preserve designated 
by section 4(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 
respect to National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Oregon. 
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SEC. 4. DESIGNATION; LAND TRANSFER; BOUNDARY AD-
JUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Monument shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument 
and Preserve’’. The land identified on the map as ‘‘Pro-
posed Addition Lands’’ shall be designated as a National 
Preserve. 
(b) LAND TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
(1) transfer approximately 4,070 acres of land 
identified on the map as the ‘‘Proposed Addition 
Lands’’ to the Secretary to be administered as part 
of the Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre-
serve; and 
(2) adjust the boundary of the Rogue River- 
Siskiyou National Forest to exclude the land trans-
ferred under paragraph (1). 
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 
National Monument is modified to exclude approximately 
4 acres of land— 
(1) located in the City of Cave Junction; and 
(2) identified on the map as the ‘‘Cave Junction 
Unit’’, as depicted on the map. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
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(e) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Monument shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Pre-
serve’’. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the 
National Monument and Preserve in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; 
(2) Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 
Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909; and 
(3) any law (including regulations) generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System, in-
cluding the National Park Service Organic Act (16 
U.S.C. 1 et seq.). 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall revise the fire manage-
ment plan for the Monument to include the National Pre-
serve and, in accordance with the revised plan, carry out 
hazardous fuel management activities within the bound-
aries of the National Monument and Preserve. 
(c) EXISTING FOREST SERVICE CONTRACTS.—The 
Secretary shall allow for the completion of existing Forest 
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