I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6777 
To provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on 
Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2025 
Mr. BENTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a grazing management 
program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, 
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 Owyhee Wil-
derness and Community Protection Act’’. 
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
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(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Malheur County, Oregon. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means land in the County managed by the Bureau. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Oregon. 
(6) STATE
LANDS.—The term ‘‘State lands’’ 
means any lands owned by the State. 
(7) 
MALHEUR
C.E.O. 
GROUP.—The 
term 
‘‘Malheur C.E.O. Group’’ means the group estab-
lished by section 3(b). 
(8) PRIVATE
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Private 
lands’’ means any land that is privately owned, and 
not owned by any local, State, or Federal Govern-
ment or agency. 
(9) OPERATIONAL
FLEXIBILITY.—The term 
‘‘operational flexibility’’, with respect to grazing on 
the Federal land, means— 
(A) a seasonal adjustment of livestock po-
sitioning for the purposes of that grazing pur-
suant to a flexible grazing use authorized under 
the program with respect to which written no-
tice is provided; or 
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(B) an adjustment of water source place-
ment with respect to which written notice is 
provided. 
(10) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Malheur County Grazing Management Program 
authorized under section 2(a). 
SEC. 3. MALHEUR COUNTY GRAZING MANAGEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
grazing management program on the Federal land, to be 
known as the ‘‘Malheur County Grazing Management Pro-
gram’’ for the purpose of providing to authorized grazing 
permittees and lessees operational flexibility as set forth 
in this section. 
(b) PERMIT OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY.— 
(1) FLEXIBLE GRAZING USE ALTERNATIVE FOR 
A GRAZING PERMIT OR LEASE.—Solely at the re-
quest of an authorized grazing permittee or lessee, 
for purposes of renewing a grazing permittee or les-
see’s grazing permit or lease under the program, 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary 
shall develop and analyze at least 1 alternative to 
provide operational flexibility in livestock grazing use 
to account for changing conditions. 
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(2) INTERIM OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITIES.—If 
an applicable monitoring plan has been adopted 
under paragraph (3), to meet or make significant 
progress in meeting applicable Rangeland Health 
Standards and applicable livestock management ob-
jectives in the applicable land use plan, on the re-
quest of an authorized grazing permittee or lessee, 
the Secretary, using new or existing data, shall allow 
a variance to the terms and conditions of the exist-
ing applicable grazing permit or lease for the appli-
cable year due to changes in weather, forage produc-
tion, effects of fire or drought, or other conditions— 
(A) to adjust the season of use, the begin-
ning date of the period of use, the ending date 
of the period of use, or both the beginning date 
and ending date, as applicable, under the graz-
ing permit or lease, subject to the requirements 
that— 
(i) unless otherwise specified in the 
appropriate allotment management plan or 
any other activity plan that is the func-
tional equivalent to the appropriate allot-
ment management plan under section 
4120.2(a)(3) of title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation), 
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the applicable adjusted date of the season 
of use occurs— 
(I) not earlier than 14 days be-
fore the beginning date specified in 
the applicable permit or lease; and 
(II) not later than 14 days after 
the ending date specified in the appli-
cable permit or lease; and 
(ii) the authorized grazing permittee 
or lessee provides written notice of the ad-
justment to the Bureau not later than 2 
business days before the date of adjust-
ment; 
(B) to adjust the dates for pasture rotation 
by not more than 14 days, subject to the re-
quirement that the authorized grazing per-
mittee or lessee shall provide to the Bureau 
written notice of the adjustment not later than 
2 business days before the date of adjustment; 
(C) to adjust the placement of existing 
water structures for livestock or wildlife, subject 
to applicable water right laws, that any adjust-
ment should not be placed within 100 yards 
from any associated roads and the requirement 
that the authorized grazing permittee or lessee 
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shall provide to the Bureau written notice of 
the adjustment not later than 2 business days 
before the date of adjustment; and 
(D) any variance authorized by the Sec-
retary through the Bureau shall be immediately 
effective upon issue, shall by itself be final 
agency action, and shall not require conform-
ance to 43 C.F.R. part 4100, subpart 4160, or 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The variance shall be 
in writing and signed by the authorized officer 
of the Bureau. 
(3) MONITORING
PLANS
FOR
PERMIT
FLEXI-
BILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
adopt cooperative rangeland monitoring plans 
to apply to actions taken under paragraph (2) 
and to monitor and evaluate current permitted 
livestock use upon the pasture(s) or allot-
ment(s) to be monitored as related to whether 
such livestock use is the significant factor or 
not in meeting or making significant progress 
in meeting applicable Rangeland Health Stand-
ards and applicable livestock management ob-
jectives in the applicable land use plan. 
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(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A monitoring plan 
developed under subparagraph (A) shall be 
based upon existing ecological conditions with 
reliance upon the ecological site descriptions, in-
cluding the State and transitions models, as de-
fined by the Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, of the area to be mon-
itored, and shall— 
(i) evaluate the percent utilization of 
available forage, the existing ecological 
condition, and the trend of ecological con-
dition of the area to be monitored; 
(ii) include— 
(I) a description of the utilization 
standards for which the monitoring is 
tracking, including baseline ecological 
conditions and desired outcome eco-
logical conditions; 
(II) a description of utilization 
evaluation protocol; 
(III) an evaluation schedule iden-
tifying periods during which utiliza-
tion data will be collected; 
(IV) provisions for adjusting any 
components of the monitoring plan, 
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including acceptance of data from 
identified third parties; and 
(V) a description of the method 
to communicate the criteria for ad-
justing livestock grazing use based on 
the on-the-ground ecological condi-
tions after the period of use; and 
(iii) provide for annual reports on the 
effects of flexibility in grazing permit or 
lease uses under the program to allow the 
Secretary to make management adjust-
ments to account for the information pro-
vided in the annual report. 
(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE.—If the 
Secretary determines that an alternative consid-
ered under the program that provides oper-
ational flexibility is the preferred alternative, 
the Secretary shall— 
(i) incorporate the alternative, includ-
ing applicable monitoring plans adopted 
under paragraph (3), into the terms and 
conditions of the applicable grazing permit 
or lease; and 
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(ii) specify how the monitoring infor-
mation with respect to the preferred alter-
native should be used to inform manage-
ment adjustments under the program. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary may include any other requirements 
in a permit or lease with respect to which an 
alternative has been incorporated under sub-
paragraph (A) that the Secretary determines to 
be necessary. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON GRAZING PRIVILEGES.—Nothing 
in this Act— 
(1) affects grazing privileges provided under the 
Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Taylor Grazing Act’’; 43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.); 
(2) requires the Secretary to consider modifying 
or terminating the classification of any existing graz-
ing district on the Federal land in any subsequent 
plan or decision of the Secretary; or 
(3) precludes the Secretary from modifying or 
terminating an existing permit or lease in accord-
ance with applicable law (including regulations). 
SEC. 4. MALHEUR C.E.O. GROUP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) CONSENSUS.—The term ‘‘consensus’’ means 
a unanimous agreement by the voting members of 
the Malheur C.E.O. Group present and constituting 
a quorum at a regularly scheduled business meeting 
of the Malheur C.E.O. Group. 
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means an agency or department of the 
Government of the United States. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ includes— 
(i) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(iii) the Bureau; 
(iv) the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service; and 
(v) the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service. 
(3) QUORUM.—The term ‘‘quorum’’ means 1 
more than 1⁄2 of the voting members of the Malheur 
C.E.O. Group. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Malheur C.E.O. Group to assist in carrying out this sec-
tion. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Malheur C.E.O. Group 
shall consist of 8 voting members, to be appointed 
by the Secretary, based on recommendations from 
the Vale District Bureau manager and the County 
commissioners, of whom— 
(A) 3 shall be representatives of grazing 
permittees and lessees in the County; 
(B) 3 shall be representatives of other 
businesses or conservation organizations in the 
County, of whom at least 2 shall reside in the 
County; and 
(C) 1 shall be a representative of the 
Burns Paiute Tribe and 1 shall be a represent-
ative of the Fort McDermott Tribe. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, all will be selected by the county court 
through submitted application by any interested 
parties. 
(B) 
TERMS.—Each 
member 
of 
the 
Malheur C.E.O. Group shall serve for a term of 
3 years. 
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(C) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 
Malheur C.E.O. Group may be reappointed for 
1 or more additional 3-year terms. 
(D) 
VACANCIES.—A 
vacancy 
on 
the 
Malheur C.E.O. Group shall be filled— 
(i) as soon as practicable after the va-
cancy occurs; and 
(ii) in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment. 
(d) PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Malheur C.E.O. Group 
shall propose eligible projects described in paragraph 
(2) on the Federal land and water and non-Federal 
land and water in the County to be carried out by 
the Malheur C.E.O. Group or a third party, using 
funds provided by the Malheur C.E.O. Group, if a 
consensus of the Malheur C.E.O. Group approves 
the proposed eligible project. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—An 
eligible project referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
project— 
(A) that complies with existing law (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(B) relating to— 
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(i) ecological restoration, including de-
velopment, planning, and implementation; 
(ii) range improvements for the pur-
pose of providing more efficient and effec-
tive ecologically beneficial management of 
domestic livestock, fish, wildlife, or habitat; 
(iii) invasive species management or 
eradication, including invasive weeds, vege-
tation, fish, or wildlife; 
(iv) restoration of springs and related 
water infrastructure to enhance the avail-
ability of sustainable flows of freshwater 
for livestock, fish, or wildlife; 
(v) conservation of cultural sites; 
(vi) economic development or recre-
ation management; or 
(vii) research, monitoring, or analysis. 
(3) REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligi-
ble project proposed under paragraph (1) that 
is to be carried out on Federal land or requires 
the use of Federal funds, the project may not 
be carried out without the approval of the head 
of the applicable Federal agency. 
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(B) FAILURE TO APPROVE.—If an eligible 
project described in subparagraph (A) is not 
approved by the head of the applicable Federal 
agency, not later than 14 business days after 
the date on which the proposal is submitted to 
the head of the applicable Federal agency, the 
head of the Federal agency shall provide to the 
Malheur C.E.O. Group in writing a description 
of the reasons for not approving the proposed 
eligible project. 
(4) FAILURE TO APPROVE BY CONSENSUS.—If 
an eligible project proposed under paragraph (1) is 
not agreed to by consensus after 3 votes are con-
ducted by the Malheur C.E.O. Group, the proposed 
eligible project may be agreed to by a quorum of the 
members of the Malheur C.E.O. Group, subject to 
the limitations that— 
(A) the eligible project may not be carried 
out on the Federal land; and 
(B) no Federal funds may be used for an 
eligible project that is agreed to in accordance 
with this paragraph. 
(5) 
ACCEPTANCE
OF
DONATIONS.—The 
Malheur C.E.O. Group may— 
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(A) accept and place into a trust fund any 
donations, grants, or other funds received by 
the Malheur C.E.O. Group; and 
(B) use amounts placed into a trust fund 
under subparagraph (A) to carry out eligible 
projects approved in accordance with this sec-
tion, including eligible projects carried out on 
the Federal land or water or using Federal 
funds, if the project is approved by the head of 
the applicable Federal agency. 
(6) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the total cost of an eligible project carried out 
using amounts made available under subsection 
(h) shall be not more than 75 percent. 
(B) FORM
OF
NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBU-
TION.—The non-Federal contribution required 
under subparagraph (A) may be provided in the 
form of in-kind contributions. 
(7) FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.—All funding 
recommendations developed by the Malheur C.E.O. 
Group shall be based on a consensus of the Malheur 
C.E.O. Group members. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Any Federal agency 
with authority and responsibility in the County shall, to 
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the extent practicable, provide technical assistance to the 
Malheur C.E.O. Group on request of the Malheur C.E.O. 
Group. 
(f) PUBLIC
NOTICE
AND
PARTICIPATION.—The 
Malheur C.E.O. Group shall conduct all meetings subject 
to applicable open meeting and public participation laws. 
(g) PRIORITIES.—For purposes of approving eligible 
projects proposed under subsection (d)(1), the Malheur 
C.E.O. Group shall give priority to voluntary habitat, 
range, and ecosystem restoration projects focused on im-
proving the long-term ecological health of the Federal land 
and natural bodies of water. 
(h) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—To the extent per-
mitted by applicable law and subject to the availability of 
appropriations, Federal agencies may contribute to the im-
plementation of projects recommended by the Malheur 
C.E.O. Group and approved by the Secretary. 
(i) EFFECT.— 
(1) EXISTING
ACTIVITIES.—The activities of 
the Malheur C.E.O. Group shall supplement, and 
not replace, existing activities to manage the natural 
resources of the County. 
(2) LEGAL
RIGHTS, DUTIES, OR
AUTHORI-
TIES.—Nothing in this section affects any legal 
right, duty, or authority of any person or Federal 
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agency, including any member of the Malheur 
C.E.O. Group. 
SEC. 5. WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS AND OTHER LAND 
DESIGNATIONS AND RELATED MANAGEMENT 
TO DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means each of the 
following: 
(A) Wilderness Area Maps Exhibits 1 
through 23. 
(B) Existing Road Maps—Roads Exhibits 
24 through 28. 
(C) Special Management Area Exhibits 29 
through 30. 
(2) SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Special Management Areas’’ means a special man-
agement area designated by subsection (b)(1). 
(3) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 
area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub-
section (c)(1). 
(b) 
DESIGNATION
OF
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREAS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the following Special Management Areas in 
the County are designated: 
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(4) MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
manage the Special Management Areas— 
(i) in furtherance of the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (3); and 
(ii) in accordance with— 
(I) the laws (including regula-
tions) generally applicable to the Bu-
reau; 
(II) this subsection; and 
(III) any other applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(B) ROADS; MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(i) ROADS.—The construction of new 
permanent roads in the Special Manage-
ment Areas shall not be allowed. 
(ii) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The use 
of motorized and mechanized vehicles and 
equipment in the Special Management 
Areas on existing roads and trails shall be 
allowed for administrative or official pur-
poses, emergency response, fire manage-
ment, national defense in times of national 
defense emergencies, rangeland health and 
restoration, weed and pest control, habitat 
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management, livestock production, range 
improvement, and fence and water infra-
structure repair and replacement. 
(C) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the 
Special Management Areas shall be adminis-
tered in accordance with the Act of June 28, 
1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘Taylor Grazing 
Act’’; 43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.), and other laws 
generally applicable to grazing on the Federal 
land. 
(D) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, the Special Management Areas 
are closed to new rights-of-way. 
(5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Special Management Areas are with-
drawn from— 
(A) all forms of appropriation or disposal 
under the public land laws, except as to the ex-
change of any Private lands within or imme-
diately adjacent to the Special Management 
Areas; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing. 
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(6) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a map and legal description 
of each special management area based upon 
Special Management Area Exhibits 29 through 
30. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary 
may correct clerical and typographical errors in 
the map or legal description and except that the 
Secretary shall adjust the boundary of any spe-
cial management area to the closest, adjacent 
grazing allotment boundary to ensure that any 
grazing allotment will not be partially within 
any special management. This means that any 
special management area shall be diminished to 
existing grazing allotment boundaries. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps 
and legal descriptions prepared under subpara-
graph (A) shall be on file and available for pub-
lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Bureau. 
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(c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 
Federal land in the County comprising approxi-
mately 924,440 acres, as generally depicted on the 
Map, is designated as wilderness and as components 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(A) FIFTEENMILE CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
50,357 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
02 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Fifteenmile Creek Wilderness’’. 
(B) OREGON CANYON MOUNTAINS WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land, comprising ap-
proximately 42,035 acres, as generally depicted 
exhibit 03 on the Map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Oregon Canyon Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(C) TWELVEMILE CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
28,123 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
04 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Twelvemile Creek Wilderness’’. 
(D) UPPER WEST LITTLE OWYHEE WIL-
DERNESS.—Certain Federal land, comprising 
approximately 93,199 acres, as generally de-
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picted as exhibit 05 on the Map, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Upper West Little Owyhee Wil-
derness’’. 
(E) LOOKOUT BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 
66,242 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
13 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Lookout Butte Wilderness’’. 
(F) MARY
GAUTREAUX
OWYHEE
RIVER 
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land, 
comprising approximately 195,197 acres, as 
generally depicted as exhibit 06 on the Map, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Mary Gautreaux 
Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(G) JORDAN CRATERS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 
29,255 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
08 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Jordan Craters Wilderness’’. 
(H) OWYHEE BREAKS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 
31,637 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
09 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Owyhee Breaks Wilderness’’. 
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(I) DRY
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 33,209 
acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 14 on the 
Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Dry Creek 
Wilderness’’. 
(J) DRY CREEK BUTTES WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
88,289 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
15 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Dry Creek Buttes Wilderness’’. 
(K) 
UPPER
LESLIE
GULCH
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land, comprising ap-
proximately 2,997 acres, as generally depicted 
as exhibit 10 on the Map, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Upper Leslie Gulch Wilderness’’. 
(L) SLOCUM
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 
7,534 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 11 
on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Slo-
cum Creek Wilderness’’. 
(M) HONEYCOMBS WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 41,122 
acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 12 on the 
Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Honey-
combs Wilderness’’. 
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(N) LOWER
OWYHEE
CANYON
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land, comprising ap-
proximately 70,980 acres, as generally depicted 
as exhibit 07 on the Map, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Lower Owyhee Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(O) WILD HORSE BASIN WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
18,402 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
16 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Wild Horse Basin Wilderness’’. 
(P) BLACK BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 12,058 
acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 17 on the 
Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Butte 
Wilderness’’. 
(Q) TWIN
BUTTE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 18,150 
acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 18 on the 
Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Twin Butte 
Wilderness’’. 
(R) OREGON
BUTTE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 
31,934 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
19 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Oregon Butte Wilderness’’. 
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(S) MAHOGANY
BUTTE
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
8,953 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 20 
on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ma-
hogany Butte Wilderness’’. 
(T) DEER
FLAT
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 12,250 
acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 21 on the 
Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Deer Flat 
Wilderness’’. 
(U) SACRAMENTO
HILL
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
9,574 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 22 
on the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sac-
ramento Hill Wilderness’’. 
(V) QUARTZ
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
32,943 acres, as generally depicted as exhibit 
23 on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Quartz Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a map and legal description 
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of each wilderness area based on Wilderness 
Area Maps Exhibits 1 through 23. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary 
may correct clerical and typographical errors in 
the map or legal description and except that the 
Secretary shall adjust the boundary of any wil-
derness area to the closest, adjacent grazing al-
lotment boundary to ensure that any grazing al-
lotment will not be partially within any wilder-
ness. This means that any wilderness area shall 
be diminished to existing grazing allotment 
boundaries. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps 
and legal descriptions prepared under subpara-
graph (A) shall be on file and available for pub-
lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Bureau. 
(3) MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the wilderness areas shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
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Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 
that— 
(i) any reference in that Act to the ef-
fective date of that Act shall be considered 
to be a reference to the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(ii) any reference in that Act to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be consid-
ered to be a reference to the Secretary. 
(B) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall allow 
the continuation of the grazing of livestock, in 
the wilderness areas, if established before the 
date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with— 
(i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(ii) the ‘‘guidelines and policies’’ set 
forth in appendix A of the report of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(H. Rept. 101–405 dated February 21, 
1990). 
The ‘‘number of livestock permitted’’ as used in 
‘‘guideline and policy’’ number 1 shall mean the 
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‘‘Permitted use’’ animal unit months prescribed 
in the existing Grazing Permits upon enactment 
of this Act, in addition to any Nonrenewal 
Grazing Permits issued by the Bureau within a 
10-year period before enactment of this Act. 
Said appendix A shall control over of clause (i). 
(C) ROADS
ADJACENT
TO
AND
WITHIN 
WILDERNESS AREAS.— 
(i) Nothing in this Act requires any 
restriction, inclusive of closure or seasonal 
closure, of any road outside but adjacent 
to the boundary of any wilderness des-
ignated in subsection (c)(1). 
(ii) The Secretary shall allow the con-
tinuation of motorized use of road access 
upon the cherry stem roads shown in Ex-
isting Road Maps—Roads Exhibits 24 
through 28. These cherry stem roads lie 
upon Federal land and not within any wil-
derness designated in subsection (c)(1). 
(iii) The Secretary shall— 
(I) allow the continuation of mo-
torized use of road access upon the 
pipeline roads shown in Existing Road 
Maps—Roads Exhibits 24 through 
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28, except if otherwise determined 
necessary by the Secretary for— 
(aa) the administration of 
the area by the Bureau, the 
County, or the State; 
(bb) grazing uses by an au-
thorized grazing permittee or les-
see; 
(cc) access to Private lands; 
or 
(dd) access to lands by an 
Indian Tribe for cultural reasons; 
and 
(II) to the extent that such pipe-
lines roads lie within the wilderness 
designated in subsection (c)(1), shall 
manage such pipeline roads as a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System. 
(iv) The Secretary may allow the con-
tinuation of motorized use of reasonable 
access on other roads not identified on the 
Existing Road Maps—Roads Exhibits 24 
through 28 pursuant to the minimum re-
quirement analysis under section 4(c) of 
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the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)). 
For purposes of this clause, the term ‘‘rea-
sonable access’’ includes any road existing 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(v) Any road within or across any wil-
derness designated in subsection (c)(1) 
shall be not less than 15-feet on each side 
of the centerline of the road. 
(vi) This Act shall not preclude use on 
any wilderness designated in subsection 
(c)(1) of mechanical equipment including 
chainsaws, backhoe excavators, caterpillar 
tractors, or the like for the purpose of 
wildfire suppression, invasive species con-
trol, activities necessary for management 
of livestock present on the land under 
grazing permits (including but not limited 
to distribution of salt, maintenance on the 
roads, replacement or repair of water fa-
cilities and fencing, doctoring cattle, dis-
persing of livestock, or gathering, or re-
moval of livestock). 
(vii) Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to restrict access to, repair of, re-
placement of, or use of, water delivery 
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pipelines pursuant to any valid agreement 
existing as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(D) FISH
AND
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Sec-
retary may conduct any management ac-
tivities that are necessary to maintain or 
restore fish and wildlife populations and 
habitats in the wilderness areas, if the 
management activities are— 
(I) consistent with applicable wil-
derness management plans; and 
(II) conducted in accordance with 
the ‘‘General Policy’’ inclusive of the 
‘‘Guidelines’’ therein established in 
appendix B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
of the House of Representatives ac-
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
Congress (House Report 101–405 
dated February 21, 1990). 
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(ii) INCLUSIONS.—Management activi-
ties under clause (i) may include the occa-
sional and temporary use of motorized ve-
hicles, if the use, as determined by the 
Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, 
and more naturally distributed wildlife 
populations that would enhance wilderness 
values while causing the minimum impact 
necessary to accomplish those tasks. 
(E) 
EXISTING
ACTIVITIES.—Consistent 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with ap-
propriate policies, such as the policies estab-
lished in appendix B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405 dated February 21, 1990), the State 
may use aircraft (including helicopters) in the 
wilderness areas to survey capture, transplant, 
monitor, and provide water for wildlife popu-
lations, including bighorn sheep and feral stock, 
feral horses, and feral burros. 
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(d) MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND NOT DES-
IGNATED AS WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 
AREA.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for pur-
poses of section 201(a) and section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1711(a); 1782(c)), the Federal land des-
ignated in this Act as wilderness and all other Fed-
eral land in the County has been adequately inven-
toried and studied to allow for wilderness purposes. 
(2) REDESIGNATION.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), all Federal land managed by the Bu-
reau in the County not included in the land des-
ignated herein as wilderness and all other Federal 
land described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) is released and is no longer subject to 
section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) 
for wilderness study area purposes; and 
(B) shall be managed for values unrelated 
to wilderness purposes and shall be managed 
for the principal or major uses (as defined in 
section 103(l) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(l))), 
in accordance with any applicable land use plan 
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adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 
U.S.C. 1712). 
(3) NO
EFFECT
ON
CERTAIN
WILDERNESS 
STUDY
AREAS
SPANNING
HARNEY
COUNTY
AND 
MALHEUR COUNTY.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to change the following Wilderness Study 
Areas which predominantly lay in Harney County, 
Oregon, but have some parts that are in Malheur 
County, Oregon: 
(A) The Palomino Hills Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(B) The Sheepshead Mountain Wilderness 
Study Area. 
(C) The Wildcat Canyon Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(D) The Alvord Desert Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(E) The Willow Creek Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(F) Disaster Peak Wilderness Study Area. 
(e) THE AMENDED NOTICE.—On the date that is 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, to conform 
as necessary to give effect to this Act, the Secretary shall 
initiate a process to amend the notice entitled ‘‘Notice of 
Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Re-
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source Management Plan Amendment for the South-
eastern Oregon Resource Management Plan, Vale District, 
Oregon’’ published by the Bureau in the Federal Register 
on February 2, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 14090), and amended 
on February 26, 2024. This amendment shall include the 
associated Wilderness Plan for the wilderness designated 
in subsection (c)(1) and shall include a Travel Manage-
ment Plan. The Secretary shall complete the land use plan 
amended process within 24 months after initiation of the 
process to amend in accordance with section 202 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712). 
(f) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS BY THE 
BUREAU RELATING TO FEDERAL LANDS UNDER THE 
SOUTHEASTERN
OREGON
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN NOT DESIGNATED AS WILDERNESS IN THIS ACT.— 
(1) ROAD MAPS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall publish a map depicting all existing roads on 
lands marked as ‘‘Unit Protected for Wilderness 
Characteristics’’ and ‘‘Unit Managed for Other Re-
sources’’ in the notice entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability 
of the Record of Decision and Approved Resource 
Management Plan Amendment for the Southeastern 
Oregon Resource Management Plan, Vale District, 
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Oregon’’ published by the Bureau in the Federal 
Register on February 2, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 
14090), and amended on February 26, 2024. 
(2) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall not restrict 
the use of motorized vehicles on the roads described 
in paragraph (1) or on lands designated as ‘‘Unit 
Protected for Wilderness Characteristics’’ or ‘‘Unit 
Managed for Other Resources’’ in the notice de-
scribed in paragraph (1) for— 
(A) members of the Burns-Paiute Tribe; 
(B) livestock grazing permittees; 
(C) the Bureau as necessary for range 
management including mechanical suppression 
of fire or invasive weeds; 
(D) private land owners and their agents, 
contractors, employees, and invitees as related 
to access to their private land; and 
(E) the County and the State and their 
agents, contractors, and employees as related to 
access to State lands and to access to any roads 
managed by the County. 
(3) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall not reduce 
or restrict grazing of permittees or lessees on the 
Federal land designated as ‘‘Unit Protected for Wil-
derness Characteristics’’ or ‘‘Unit Managed for 
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Other Resources’’ in the notice described in para-
graph (1). 
(4) CONTINUATION OF LIMITATIONS.—The lim-
itations in this subsection shall be carried forward in 
the amended land use plan as prescribed to be devel-
oped in accordance with subsection (e). 
SEC. 6. LAND CONVEYANCES TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE AND 
CASTLE ROCK CO-STEWARDSHIP AREA. 
(a) JONESBORO RANCH, ROAD GULCH, AND BLACK 
CANYON LAND CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AND TAKING INTO TRUST.— 
(A) TITLE.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall accept title to the land described in para-
graph (2), if conveyed or otherwise transferred 
to the United States by, or on behalf of, the 
Burns Paiute Tribe. 
(B) TRUST.—Land to which title is accept-
ed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 
shall be held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Burns Paiute Tribe. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraph (1)(A) is the following: 
(A) JONESBORO RANCH.—The parcel com-
monly known as ‘‘Jonesboro Ranch’’, located 
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approximately 6 miles east of Juntura, Oregon, 
consisting of 21,548 acres of Federal land, 
6,686 acres of certain private land owned by 
the Burns Paiute Tribe and associated with the 
Jonesboro Ranch containing the pastures re-
ferred to as ‘‘Saddle Horse’’ and ‘‘Trail Horse’’, 
‘‘Indian Creek’’, ‘‘Sperry Creek’’, ‘‘Antelope 
Swales’’, ‘‘Horse Camp’’, ‘‘Dinner Creek’’, 
‘‘Upper Hunter Creek’’, and ‘‘Tim’s Peak’’, and 
more particularly described as follows: 
(i) T. 20 S., R. 38 E., secs. 25 and 
36, Willamette Meridian. 
(ii) T. 20 S., R. 39 E., secs. 25–36, 
Willamette Meridian. 
(iii) T. 20 S., R. 40 E., secs. 30, 31, 
and 32, Willamette Meridian. 
(iv) T. 21 S., R. 39 E., secs. 1–18, 
20–29, and 32–36, Willamette Meridian. 
(v) T. 21 S., R. 40 E., secs. 5–8, 17– 
19, 30, and 31, Willamette Meridian. 
(vi) T. 22 S., R. 39 E., secs. 1–5, 8, 
and 9, Willamette Meridian. 
(B) ROAD GULCH; BLACK CANYON.—The 
approximately 4,137 acres of State land con-
taining the pastures referred to as ‘‘Road 
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Gulch’’ and ‘‘Black Canyon’’ and more particu-
larly described as follows: 
(i) T. 20 S., R. 39 E., secs. 10, 11, 
15, 14, 13, 21–28, and 36, Willamette Me-
ridian. 
(ii) T. 20 S., R. 40 E., secs. 19, 30, 
31, and 32, Willamette Meridian. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Land taken into trust 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall be administered in ac-
cordance with the laws (including regulations) gen-
erally applicable to property held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. 
(4) MAP OF TRUST LAND.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall prepare a map depicting the land 
taken into trust under paragraph (1)(B). 
(5) LAND EXCHANGE.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
State under which the Secretary would exchange 
Federal land for the portions of the area described 
in paragraph (2)(B) that are owned by the State. 
(b) CASTLE ROCK LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST 
AND CO-STEWARDSHIP AREA.— 
(1) LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 2,500 acres of land in the Castle 
Rock Wilderness Study Area, as depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Malheur 
County’’ and dated June 7, 2023, shall be held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
the Burns Paiute Tribe. 
(B) GRAZING ON LAND TO BE HELD IN 
TRUST.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Bureau shall continue to allow and manage 
grazing within the land to be held in trust 
under subparagraph (A) (referred to in 
this subparagraph as ‘‘Trust Land’’) under 
applicable law. 
(ii) CANCELLATION OF GRAZING.—If 
the Burns Paiute Tribe decides, in its sole 
discretion, to cancel grazing within the 
Trust Land, then— 
(I) the Tribe shall give the Bu-
reau notice of cancellation of Per-
mitted Use Animal Unit Months with-
in the Trust Land; 
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(II) upon receipt of the notice 
from the Tribe, the Bureau shall con-
form to the requirements in section 
4110.4–2 of title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on October 
1, 2005), to cancel any Permitted Use 
Animal Unit Months within the Trust 
Land, except that, in addition to pay-
ment to a permittee for the reasonable 
compensation for the value of any 
public land range improvements with-
in the Trust Land as provided for in 
section 4110.4–2(b) of title 43, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
October 1, 2005), each such permittee 
shall also be paid by the Tribe, at the 
sole expense of the Tribe, an amount 
equal to the market value, as of the 
date of cancellation, of each cancelled 
Permitted Use Animal Unit Month 
applicable to such permittee; and 
(III) upon the effectiveness of the 
cancellation of grazing within the 
Trust Land, the Tribe shall fence out, 
at the sole expense of the Tribe, and 
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maintain the fence, at the sole ex-
pense of the Tribe, the Trust Land 
from adjacent lands to ensure no drift 
of livestock occurs from the adjacent 
lands. If the Tribe does not timely 
fence out the Trust Land or fails to 
maintain the fence, a permittee au-
thorized to graze on the adjacent 
lands may not be subject to liability 
for any unauthorized use of the Trust 
Land resulting from a drift of live-
stock from adjacent lands onto the 
Trust Land. 
(2) CASTLE ROCK CO-STEWARDSHIP AREA.— 
(A) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into 
a memorandum of understanding with the 
Burns Paiute Tribe to provide for the co- 
stewardship of the area depicted as ‘‘Castle 
Rock Co-Stewardship Area’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Malheur 
County’’ and dated June 7, 2023, to be 
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known as the ‘‘Castle Rock Co-Steward-
ship Area’’. 
(ii) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
memo-
randum of understanding entered into 
under clause (i) shall ensure that the Cas-
tle Rock Co-Stewardship Area is managed 
in a manner that— 
(I) ensures that Tribal interests 
therein are considered; 
(II) provides for protection of 
cultural and archaeological resources; 
located thereon; 
(III) provides for the protection 
of natural resources with cultural sig-
nificance located thereon; 
(IV) protects the interests of 
those who hold livestock grazing per-
mits on this land and maintain such 
grazing entitlements in accordance 
with applicable law, inclusive of the 
Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315 et 
seq.); and 
(V) does not extend beyond the 
boundaries of the co-stewardship area. 
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