(1) wilderness and wild and scenic river des-
ignations provide myriad benefits to the local com-
munity and beyond, including— 
(A) recreation, as evidenced by the more 
than 12,000,000 visitors each year to wilder-
ness areas who participate in recreation activi-
ties such as hiking, horseback riding, hunting, 
fishing, skiing, climbing, camping, and floating 
and rafting; 
(B) wildlife habitat, by providing perma-
nent and durable protection for habitat for var-
ied wildlife species, including endangered spe-
cies; 
(C) clean water for local communities that 
rely on the Olympic National Forest as the 
source for clean and safe drinking water; 
(D) municipal watersheds for cities such as 
Port Townsend, Washington; 
(E) the ancient forests, salmon streams, 
and unique scenery of the Olympic National 
Forest, which provide local businesses with a 
competitive edge over other regions in attract-
ing and retaining the talented people required 
by local companies; 
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(F) the popular National Parks, monu-
ments, wilderness areas, and other public land 
of the West, which have provided a competitive 
advantage to the growing high technology and 
professional services industries of the West, 
such as health care, education, and business, 
enabling the West to outperform the rest of the 
United States economy in key measures of 
growth, including employment, population, and 
personal income during the 4 decades imme-
diately preceding the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(G) protecting and enhancing local travel, 
tourism, hunting, fishing, and outdoor recre-
ation industries; 
(2) under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.)— 
(A) land designated as wilderness protects 
‘‘ecological, geological, or other features of sci-
entific, scenic, or historical value’’; 
(B) Federal agencies retain the ability to 
use any means necessary to protect and control 
fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate; and 
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(C) wilderness designations do not apply to 
private land; 
(3) this Act does not designate private land 
inholdings as wilderness; 
(4) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.)— 
(A) certain rivers are preserved to safe-
guard outstanding natural, cultural, and rec-
reational values for current and future genera-
tions; 
(B) designation as a wild and scenic river 
does not give the Federal Government control 
over private property and provides no additional 
authority for expanding designated river seg-
ments, except as provided in this Act and other 
Acts; 
(C) existing water rights are not impacted; 
(D) the jurisdiction of the States and the 
Federal Government over waters are not im-
pacted, as determined by established principles 
of law; and 
(E) river segments classified as ‘‘scenic’’ or 
‘‘recreational’’ allow construction of new access 
points, restoration thinning, and motorized ac-
cess; 
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(5) the areas protected under this Act unques-
tionably meet all requirements under Federal law 
(including regulations), as the areas contain— 
(A) old growth stands, temperate rain for-
ests, and large swaths of roadless forests, more 
than 99 percent of which could not be commer-
cially harvested under existing Federal law (in-
cluding regulations); 
(B) the wilderness areas established under 
this Act are areas that are prized by hikers, 
hunters, anglers, and others and will be pre-
served and protected for recreational enjoyment 
for generations to come; and 
(C) rivers and tributaries that— 
(i) are a source of clean water for 
many communities on the Olympic Penin-
sula; and 
(ii) provide important habitat for 
salmon and other species of fish and sup-
ply the cold freshwater that feeds the 
Puget Sound and creates the necessary 
conditions for clams, oysters, and mussels, 
whose 
growers 
contribute 
more 
than 
$250,000,000 to the economy and support 
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thousands of jobs in the State of Wash-
ington; 
(6) as a result of this Act— 
(A) no roads would be closed; 
(B) management decisions by local Forest 
Service managers as to which roads should be 
closed, maintained, or remain open for public 
access will not be impacted and any ongoing 
travel management processes will continue to be 
the manner by which those decisions are made, 
along with public input; and 
(C) no private land would be subject to 
management under the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) or the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); 
(7) private property rights are central to the 
United States and the economy of the United States, 
and it shall be the policy of the United States to en-
courage, support, and promote the private ownership 
of property to ensure that the constitutional and 
other legal rights of private property owners are not 
abridged by the Federal Government; 
(8) the Olympic Peninsula is home to 8 feder-
ally recognized Indian tribes; and 
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(9) the United States acknowledges the trust 
obligations of the Federal Government to Indian 
tribes and recognizes that— 
(A) the case styled United States v. Wash-
ington (384 F. Supp. 312) guaranteed certain 
Indian tribes in the State of Washington har-
vest rights to Pacific salmon, leading to employ-
ment opportunities for tribal members; 
(B) tribal governments provide a wide 
range of critical services to enrolled members, 
including education and cultural activities; 
(C) Indian tribes engage in ongoing efforts 
to restore and improve salmon populations and 
habitat across the Olympic Peninsula, fre-
quently in conjunction with Federal, State, and 
local governments and private stakeholders; and 
(D) ongoing tribal efforts to protect and 
improve salmon habitat and the habitats of 
other threatened species populations are en-
couraged and supported in order to support the 
long-term health of the ecosystem and the eco-
nomic benefit those resources provide. 
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ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil-
derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash-
ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 
Wilderness’’. 
(14) CANOE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
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Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that 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. 
(2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description 
of the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) with— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
minor errors in the map and legal description. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map 
and legal description filed under subparagraph 
(A) shall be filed and made available for public 
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inspection in the appropriate office of the For-
est Service. 
(c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 
identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 
designated as potential wilderness. 
(2) 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) 
have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 
(A) designated as wilderness and as a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder-
ness area. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER 
ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 
create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
any wilderness area. 
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(2) NONCONFORMING
USES
PERMITTED
OUT-
SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 
activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder-
ness area designated under this section shall be per-
mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 
heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may take such measures as are necessary to control fire, 
insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 
by this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
SEC. 4. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(213) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 
and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(214) DUNGENESS
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dungeness River from the head-
waters to the State of Washington Department of 
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Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 
12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and major 
tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class-
es: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 
the 2860 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the 2860 Bridge 
to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 
Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 
Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound-
ary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the National For-
est boundary to the State of Washington De-
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partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 
N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 
to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(215) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 
headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in-
take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder-
ness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 
from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 
City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li-
censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 
powerhouses, 
transmission 
lines, 
or 
other 
project works, shall apply to the approximately 
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5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend 
water intake facility to the Olympic National 
Forest boundary. 
‘‘(216) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 
headwaters to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., 
sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall by ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 
N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(217) DUCKABUSH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Duckabush River from the head-
waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 
1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall by ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
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headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 
River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(231) LYRE
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 
Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound-
ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior as a scenic river.’’. 
(b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 
SEC. 5. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1283(b)), 
nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 
4(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privileges, or con-
tracts held by private parties. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg-
ments designated by this Act and the amendment made 
by section 4(a) 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 relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
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SEC. 6. TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act alters, modifies, diminishes, or 
extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 
with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 
rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 
treaty. 
Æ 
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