forests and for educators to provide scientifically
credible information to the public.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to protect and preserve the forests and wa-
tersheds contained in the Opal Creek Forest Pre-
serve;
(2) consistent with paragraph (1), to promote
and conduct—
(A) nondestructive research in the Preserve
regarding old-growth forests; and
(B) educational programs in the Preserve
regarding old-growth forests and cultural and
historic resources in the Preserve; and
(3) consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2), to
permit and regulate recreation in the Preserve.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘Preserve’’ means
the Opal Creek Forest Preserve established in sec-
tion 4(a).
(2) NONDESTRUCTIVE
RESEARCH.—The term
‘‘nondestructive research’’ means research conducted
in the Preserve that does not involve the harvesting
of timber or otherwise damage the ecosystem.
(3) COOPERATIVE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The
term ‘‘cooperative management plan’’ means the
management plan for the Preserve developed pursu-
ant to section 5(b).
(4) 
BORNITE
PROJECT
AREA.—The 
term
‘‘Bornite Project Area’’ means the area known as
the Bornite Project Area, which is excluded from the
Preserve as depicted on the map described in section
4(b).
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 4. OPAL CREEK FOREST PRESERVE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESERVE.—There is here-
by established the Opal Creek Forest Preserve in order
to protect and preserve the forests and watersheds in the
Preserve and to promote the research, educational, and
recreational purposes of this Act.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PRESERVE.—The Preserve shall
consist of those Federal lands located in the Willamette
and Mt. Hood National Forests in the State of Oregon
that are generally depicted on the map dated October 10,
1993, and entitled the ‘‘Opal Creek Preserve Area’’. The
Preserve shall also include such lands as may be added
under section 7 or 8 of this Act. The map referred to in
this subsection shall be kept on file and made available
for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the For-
est Service, Department of Agriculture.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PRESERVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer
the Preserve in accordance with this Act and with the
laws, rules, and regulations applicable to National Forest
System lands in a manner that will further the purposes
of this Act.
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The Secretary, acting through the Forest Service,
shall develop a cooperative management plan for the Pre-
serve that is consistent with the requirements specified in
this Act and other laws applicable to the Preserve. The
cooperative management plan shall be prepared in con-
sultation with, and with significant input from, interested
individuals and organizations. The Secretary is strongly
encouraged to enter into memoranda of understanding
with interested parties to accomplish the purposes of this
Act.
(c) PROTECTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RE-
SOURCES.—Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review and re-
vise the inventory of the cultural and historic resources
in the area covered by the Preserve, which was originally
developed pursuant to the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
(Public Law 98–328; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). The Secretary
shall submit a report to Congress describing the results
of the review of such inventory.
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
Federal lands in the Preserve are hereby withdrawn from
disposition under the public land laws, from location,
entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United
States, from the operation of the mineral leasing laws of
the United States, and from operation of the Geothermal
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). The with-
drawal provided by this subsection shall also apply to any
Federal lands added to the Preserve after the date of the
enactment of this Act, including lands in the Bornite
Project Area added to the Preserve pursuant to section
8, except that the withdrawal shall apply to such lands
only upon addition to the Preserve.
(e) PRIVATE INHOLDINGS.—The Secretary shall co-
operate with, and provide technical assistance to, private
landowners, organizations, and other entities holding pri-
vate lands within the boundaries of the Preserve to pro-
mote the use and management of such lands in a manner
consistent with the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF
THE PRESERVE.
(a) PROHIBITION ON LOGGING OR OTHER TIMBER
HARVESTING.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the cutting of trees in the Preserve is
prohibited.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition contained in
paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent that the
Secretary determines that the cutting of specific
trees in the Preserve is necessary—
(A) for public safety, such as to control the
spread of a forest fire in actual existence in the
Preserve or on lands adjacent to the Preserve;
(B) for administrative use related to activi-
ties permitted in the Preserve; or
(C) for collection of dead and downed wood
to be used for firewood in the Preserve.
(3) LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION.—The cutting
of trees authorized under paragraph (2) may not in-
clude salvage sales or harvests of commercial quan-
tities of timber in the Preserve.
(b) PROHIBITION ON OPEN FIRES.—The Secretary
shall prohibit open fires in the Preserve except in des-
ignated fire rings.