I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6595 
To amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain 
additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the 
State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2023 
Ms. HOYLE of Oregon (for herself and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act 
to include certain additions to the Smith River National 
Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Or-
egon, 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 ‘‘Smith River National 
Recreation Area Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE SMITH RIVER NATIONAL 
RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Smith River Na-
tional Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–1) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘referred to in 
section 4(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled ‘Proposed 
Smith River National Recreation Area’ and dated 
July 1990’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Six Riv-
ers National Forest’’ and inserting ‘‘an applicable 
unit of the National Forest System’’. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—Section 4(b) of the Smith River 
National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–2(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
on the map entitled ‘Proposed Additions to the 
Smith River National Recreation Area’ and 
dated January 23, 2023’’ after ‘‘1990’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘map’’ and inserting ‘‘maps’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘map’’ and in-
serting ‘‘maps described in paragraph (1)’’. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5 of the Smith River 
National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–3) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘the map’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
maps’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘area shall be on’’ and inserting ‘‘area and 
any portion of the recreation area in the 
State of Oregon shall be on roadless’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) The Kalmiopsis Wilderness shall be 
managed in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘by the 
amendments made by section 10(b) of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘within the recreation area’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) STUDY; REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall conduct a study of the area depicted 
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on the map entitled ‘Proposed Additions to the 
Smith River National Recreation Area’ and dated 
January 23, 2023, that includes inventories and as-
sessments of streams, fens, wetlands, lakes, other 
water features, and associated land, plants (includ-
ing Port-Orford-cedar), animals, fungi, algae, and 
other values, and unstable and potentially unstable 
aquatic habitat areas in the study area. 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT PLANS; 
REPORT.—On completion of the study under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) modify any applicable management 
plan to fully protect the inventoried values 
under the study, including to implement addi-
tional standards and guidelines; and 
‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report describ-
ing the results of the study. 
‘‘(e) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this Act 
affects the authority of the Secretary (in cooperation with 
other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate) 
to conduct wildland fire operations within the recreation 
area, consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(f) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 
Act prohibits the Secretary from conducting vegetation 
management projects (including wildfire resiliency and 
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forest health projects) within the recreation area, to the 
extent consistent with the purposes of the recreation area. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN 
AND ROADLESS RULE TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE 
RECREATION AREA.—Nothing in this Act affects the ap-
plication of the Northwest Forest Plan or part 294 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to 
as the ‘Roadless Rule’) (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this subsection), to portions of the recreation area 
in the State of Oregon that are subject to the plan and 
those regulations as of the date of enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(h) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act dimin-
ishes any right of an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 
Secretary shall seek to enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with applicable Indian Tribes with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(A) providing the Indian Tribes with ac-
cess to the portions of the recreation area in 
the State of Oregon to conduct historical and 
cultural activities, including the procurement of 
noncommercial forest products and materials 
for traditional and cultural purposes; and 
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‘‘(B) the development of interpretive infor-
mation to be provided to the public on the his-
tory of the Indian Tribes and the use of the 
recreation area by the Indian Tribes.’’. 
(d) ACQUISITION.—Section 6(a) of the Smith River 
National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–4(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘All 
lands’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—All land’’; 
(2) in the third sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) METHOD
OF
ACQUISITION.—The Sec-
retary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or any of its political sub-
divisions’’ and inserting ‘‘, the State of Oregon, 
or any political subdivision of the State of Cali-
fornia or the State of Oregon’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘donation or’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘purchase, donation, or’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In exer-
cising’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
OFFERS
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—In exercising’’; 
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(4) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ACQUISITION OF CEDAR CREEK PARCEL.— 
On the adoption of a resolution by the State Land 
Board of Oregon and subject to available funding, 
the Secretary shall acquire all right, title, and inter-
est in and to the approximately 555 acres of land 
known as the ‘Cedar Creek Parcel’ located in sec. 
16, T. 41 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian.’’. 
(e) FISH AND GAME.—Section 7 of the Smith River 
National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–5) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
State of Oregon’’ after ‘‘State of California’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
State of Oregon, as applicable’’ after ‘‘State of Cali-
fornia’’. 
(f) MANAGEMENT PLANNING.—Section 9 of the 
Smith River National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 
460bbb–7) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) REVISION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISION.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of the first revision of the forest plan after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall revise the management plan for the recreation 
area— 
‘‘(1) to reflect the expansion of the recreation 
area into the State of Oregon under the Smith River 
National Recreation Area Expansion Act; and 
‘‘(2) to include an updated recreation action 
schedule to identify specific use and development 
plans for the areas described in the map entitled 
‘Proposed Additions to the Smith River National 
Recreation Area’ and dated January 23, 2023.’’. 
(g) STREAMSIDE
PROTECTION
ZONES.—Section 
11(b) of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act 
(16 U.S.C. 460bbb–8(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(24) Each of the river segments described in 
subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(92) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(92)).’’. 
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(h) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION AND ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 12 of the Smith River National Recre-
ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb–9) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘California or 
any political subdivision thereof’’ and inserting 
‘‘California, the State of Oregon, or a political sub-
division of the State of California or the State of Or-
egon’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘California or its political 
subdivisions’’ and inserting ‘‘California, the State of 
Oregon, or a political subdivision of the State of 
California or the State of Oregon’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘California and its political 
subdivisions’’ and inserting ‘‘California, the 
State of Oregon, and any political subdivision of 
the State of California or the State of Oregon’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘State and its political 
subdivisions’’ and inserting ‘‘State of Cali-
fornia, the State of Oregon, and any political 
subdivision of the State of California or the 
State of Oregon’’. 
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SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) NORTH FORK SMITH ADDITIONS, OREGON.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that the source 
tributaries of the North Fork Smith River in the 
State of Oregon possess outstandingly remarkable 
wild anadromous fish and prehistoric, cultural, bo-
tanical, recreational, and water quality values. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a)(92) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(92)) 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sce-
nic’’ and inserting ‘‘wild’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(C) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The 13-mile’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 13-mile’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—The following segments 
of the source tributaries of the North Fork 
Smith River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(i) 
The 
13.26-mile 
segment 
of 
Baldface Creek from its headwaters, in-
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cluding all perennial tributaries, to the 
confluence with the North Fork Smith in 
T. 39 S., R 10 W., T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 
and T. 41 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Merid-
ian, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) The 3.58-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Taylor Creek to the con-
fluence with Baldface Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(iii) The 4.38-mile segment from the 
headwaters of the unnamed tributary to 
Biscuit Creek and the headwaters of Bis-
cuit Creek to the confluence with Baldface 
Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(iv) The 2.27-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Spokane Creek to the con-
fluence with Baldface Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(v) The 1.25-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Rock Creek to the con-
fluence with Baldface Creek, flowing south 
from sec. 19, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., Willam-
ette Meridian, as a wild river. 
‘‘(vi) The 1.31-mile segment from the 
headwaters of the unnamed tributary num-
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ber 2 to the confluence with Baldface 
Creek, flowing north from sec. 27, T. 40 
S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(vii) The 3.6-mile segment from the 
2 headwaters of the unnamed tributary 
number 3 to the confluence with Baldface 
Creek, flowing south from secs. 9 and 10, 
T. 40 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(viii) The 1.57-mile segment from 
the headwaters of the unnamed tributary 
number 4 to the confluence with Baldface 
Creek, flowing north from sec. 26, T. 40 
S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(ix) The 0.92-mile segment from the 
headwaters of the unnamed tributary num-
ber 5 to the confluence with Baldface 
Creek, flowing north from sec. 13, T. 40 
S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(x) The 4.90-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Cedar Creek to the con-
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fluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(xi) The 2.38-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Packsaddle Gulch to the 
confluence with North Fork Smith River, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(xii) The 2.4-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Hardtack Creek to the con-
fluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(xiii) The 2.21-mile segment from 
the headwaters of the unnamed creek to 
the confluence with North Fork Smith 
River, flowing east from sec. 29, T. 40 S., 
R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(xiv) The 3.06-mile segment from 
the headwaters of Horse Creek to the con-
fluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(xv) The 2.61-mile segment of Fall 
Creek from the Oregon State border to the 
confluence with North Fork Smith River, 
as a wild river. 
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ber 1 to the confluence with Chrome 
Creek, 0.82 miles upstream from the 
mouth of Chrome Creek in the Kalmiopsis 
Wilderness, flowing south from sec. 15, T. 
40 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(xxi) The 2.19-mile segment from 
the headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary 
number 2 to the confluence with Chrome 
Creek, 3.33 miles upstream from the 
mouth of Chrome Creek in the Kalmiopsis 
Wilderness, flowing south from sec. 12, T. 
40 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(xxii) The 1.27-mile segment from 
the headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary 
number 3 to the confluence with Chrome 
Creek, 4.28 miles upstream from the 
mouth of Chrome Creek in the Kalmiopsis 
Wilderness, flowing north from sec. 18, T. 
40 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(xxiii) The 2.27-mile segment from 
the headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary 
number 4 to the confluence with Chrome 
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Creek, 6.13 miles upstream from the 
mouth of Chrome Creek, flowing south 
from Chetco Peak in the Kalmiopsis Wil-
derness in sec. 36, T. 39 S., R. 11 W., 
Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 
‘‘(xxiv) The 0.6-mile segment from 
the headwaters of Wimer Creek to the bor-
der between the States of Oregon and Cali-
fornia, flowing south from sec. 17, T. 41 
S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 
wild river.’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF SMITH RIVER, OREGON.—Section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (111) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(111) SMITH
RIVER, CALIFORNIA
AND
OR-
EGON.—The segment from the confluence of the 
Middle Fork Smith River and the North Fork Smith 
River to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, 
including the following segments of the mainstem 
and certain tributaries, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The segment from the 
confluence of the Middle Fork Smith River and 
the South Fork Smith River to the Six Rivers 
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National Forest boundary, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(B) ROWDY CREEK.— 
‘‘(i) UPPER.—The segment from and 
including the headwaters to the California- 
Oregon State line, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The segment from the 
California-Oregon State line to the Six 
Rivers National Forest boundary, as a rec-
reational river.’’. 
Æ 
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