I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3436 
To expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to 
make additional wild and scenic river designations in the Rogue River 
area, and to provide additional protections for Rogue River tributaries, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2011 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State 
of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river des-
ignations in the Rogue River area, and to provide addi-
tional protections for Rogue River tributaries, 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. EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS 
AREA. 
(a) EXPANSION.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap-
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proximately 58,100 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Wild Rogue’’, dated September 16, 2010, 
are hereby included in the Wild Rogue Wilderness, a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall file a map and a legal description 
of the wilderness 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 de-
scriptions 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 ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section 
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence 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 min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, ROGUE 
RIVER AREA. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (relating to the 
Rogue River, Oregon) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘In addition to the segment described in the 
previous sentence, the following segments in the 
Rogue River area are designated: 
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stream of road 33-8-26 crossing as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately .3 miles of 
East Fork Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles 
downstream of road 33-8-26 to the con-
fluence with Whisky Creek as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(E) WEST
FORK
WHISKY
CREEK.—The 
approximately 4.8 miles of West Fork Whisky 
Creek from its headwaters to the confluence 
with Whisky Creek as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) BIG WINDY CREEK.— 
‘‘(i) The approximately 1.5 miles of 
Big Windy Creek from its headwaters to 
0.1 miles downstream from road 34-9-17.1 
as a scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 5.8 miles of 
Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles down-
stream from road 34-9-17.1 to the con-
fluence with the Rogue River as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(G) EAST FORK BIG WINDY CREEK.— 
‘‘(i) The approximately 0.2 miles of 
East Fork Big Windy Creek from its head-
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waters to 0.1 miles downstream from road 
34-8-36 as a scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 3.7 miles of 
East Fork Big Windy Creek from 0.1 
miles downstream from road 34-8-36 to 
the confluence with Big Windy Creek as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(H) LITTLE
WINDY
CREEK.—The ap-
proximately 1.9 miles of Little Windy Creek 
from 0.1 miles downstream of road 34-8-36 to 
the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(I) HOWARD CREEK.— 
‘‘(i) The approximately 0.3 miles of 
Howard Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 
miles downstream of road 34-9-34 as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.9 miles of 
Howard Creek from 0.1 miles downstream 
of road 34-9-34 to the confluence with the 
Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(J) MULE
CREEK.—The approximately 
6.3 miles of Mule Creek from east section line 
of T32S, R10W, sec. 25, W.M to the confluence 
with the Rogue River as a wild river. 
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‘‘(K) ANNA
CREEK.—The approximately 
3.5-mile section of Anna Creek from its head-
waters to the confluence with Howard Creek as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(L) MISSOURI
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 1.6 miles of Missouri Creek from the 
Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, 
R10W, sec. 24, W.M. to the confluence with the 
Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(M) JENNY CREEK.—The approximately 
1.8 miles of Jenny Creek from the Wild Rogue 
Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec.28, 
W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(N) RUM CREEK.—The approximately 2.2 
miles of Rum Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil-
derness boundary in T34S, R8W, sec. 9, W.M. 
to the confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(O) EAST FORK RUM CREEK.—The ap-
proximately 1.5 miles of East Rum Creek from 
the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T34S, 
R8W, sec. 10, W.M. to the confluence with 
Rum Creek as a wild river. 
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‘‘(P) 
WILDCAT
CREEK.—The 
approxi-
mately 1.7-mile section of Wildcat Creek from 
its headwaters downstream to the confluence 
with the Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(Q) MONTGOMERY CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 1.8-mile section of Montgomery Creek 
from its headwaters downstream to the con-
fluence with the Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(R) HEWITT CREEK.—The approximately 
1.2 miles of Hewitt Creek from the Wild Rogue 
Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 19, 
W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(S) BUNKER CREEK.—The approximately 
6.6 miles of Bunker Creek from its headwaters 
to the confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(T) DULOG CREEK.— 
‘‘(i) The approximately 0.8 miles of 
Dulog Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 
miles downstream of road 34-8-36 as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.0 miles of 
Dulog Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of 
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road 34-8-36 to the confluence with the 
Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(U) QUAIL
CREEK.—The approximately 
1.7 miles of Quail Creek from the Wild Rogue 
Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 1, 
W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(V) 
MEADOW
CREEK.—The 
approxi-
mately 4.1 miles of Meadow Creek from its 
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue 
River as a wild river. 
‘‘(W) 
RUSSIAN
CREEK.—The 
approxi-
mately 2.5 miles of Russian Creek from the 
Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, 
R8W, sec. 20, W.M. to the confluence with the 
Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(X) ALDER CREEK.—The approximately 
1.2 miles of Alder Creek from its headwaters to 
the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(Y) BOOZE CREEK.—The approximately 
1.5 miles of Booze Creek from its headwaters 
to the confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
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‘‘(Z) BRONCO CREEK.—The approximately 
1.8 miles of Bronco Creek from its headwaters 
to the confluence with the Rogue River as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(AA) 
COPSEY
CREEK.—The 
approxi-
mately 1.5 miles of Copsey Creek from its head-
waters to the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(BB) CORRAL
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 0.5 miles of Corral Creek from its head-
waters to the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(CC) COWLEY
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 0.9 miles of Cowley Creek from its head-
waters to the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(DD) DITCH CREEK.—The approximately 
1.8 miles of Ditch Creek from the Wild Rogue 
Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 5, 
W.M. to its confluence with the Rogue River as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(EE) FRANCIS
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately 0.9 miles of Francis Creek from its 
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue 
River as a wild river. 
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‘‘(FF) LONG GULCH.—The approximately 
1.1 miles of Long Gulch from the Wild Rogue 
Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 23, 
W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(GG) 
BAILEY
CREEK.—The 
approxi-
mately 1.7 miles of Bailey Creek from the west 
section line of T34S, R8W, sec.14, W.M. to the 
confluence of the Rogue River as a wild river. 
‘‘(HH) 
SHADY
CREEK.—The 
approxi-
mately 0.7 miles of Shady Creek from its head-
waters to the confluence with the Rogue River 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(II) SLIDE CREEK.— 
‘‘(i) The approximately 0.5-mile sec-
tion of Slide Creek from its headwaters to 
0.1 miles downstream from road 33-9-6 as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.7-mile sec-
tion of Slide Creek from 0.1 miles down-
stream of road 33-9-6 to the confluence 
with the Rogue River as a wild river.’’. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—All wild, scenic, and recreation 
classified segments designated by the amendment made by 
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subsection (a) shall be managed as part of the Rogue Wild 
and Scenic River. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights, the Fed-
eral land within the boundaries of the river segments des-
ignated by the amendment made by subsection (a) is with-
drawn 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 min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR ROGUE RIVER 
TRIBUTARIES. 
(a) PROTECTIONS.—The Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission shall not license the construction of any dam, 
water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or 
other project works on or directly affecting any stream 
which is listed in this section, and no department or agen-
cy of the United States shall assist by loan, grant, license, 
or otherwise in the construction of any water resources 
project on or directly affecting any stream which is listed 
in this section of this Act, except to maintain or repair 
water resources projects that exist on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. Nothing in this section shall prohibit 
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any department or agency of the United States in assist-
ing by loan, grant, license, or otherwise, water resources 
projects whose primary purpose is ecological or aquatic 
restoration and which provide a net benefit to water qual-
ity and aquatic resources. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights, the Fed-
eral land within a quarter-mile on each side of the streams 
listed in 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 min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(c) STREAM SEGMENTS.— 
(1) KELSEY
CREEK.—The approximately 4.5 
miles of Kelsey Creek from its headwaters to the 
east section line of 32S 9W sec. 34. 
(2) EAST FORK KELSEY CREEK.—The approxi-
mately .2 miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from its 
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 
in 33S 8W sec. 5. 
(3) EAST FORK WHISKY CREEK.—The approxi-
mately .7 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from its 
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headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 
in 33S 8W section 11. 
(4) LITTLE WINDY CREEK.—The approximately 
1.2 miles of Little Windy Creek from its headwaters 
to west section line of 33S 9W sec. 34. 
(5) MULE
CREEK.—The approximately 5.1 
miles of Mule Creek from its headwaters to east sec-
tion line of 32S 10W sec. 25. 
(6) MISSOURI CREEK.—The approximately 3.1 
miles of Missouri Creek from its headwaters to the 
Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 
24. 
(7) JENNY
CREEK.—The approximately 3.1 
miles of Jenny Creek from its headwaters to the 
Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 
28. 
(8) RUM CREEK.—The approximately 2.2 miles 
of Rum Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 
Rogue Wilderness boundary in 34S 8W sec. 9. 
(9) EAST
FORK
RUM
CREEK.—The approxi-
mately .5 miles of East Fork Rum Creek from its 
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 
in 34S 8W sec. 10. 
(10) HEWITT CREEK.—The approximately 1.4 
miles of Hewitt Creek from its headwaters to the 
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