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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and which shall
be known as the Bisti Wilderness; and’’ and inserting a
semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and which shall
be known as the De-Na-Zin Wilderness.’’ and inserting
‘‘; and ’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) certain lands in the Farmington District of the Bureau
of Land Management, New Mexico, which comprise approxi-
mately 16,525 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Amendment Proposal’, dated May
1992.’’;
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by inserting
after ‘‘of this Act’’ the following: ‘‘with regard to the areas
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and as
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of subsection
(a)(3) with regard to the area described in subsection (a)(3)’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ‘‘of this Act’’ the
following: ‘‘with regard to the areas described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (a), and where established prior to
the date of enactment of subsection (a)(3) with regard to the
area described in subsection (a)(3)’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, the lands described in
subsection (a)(3) are withdrawn from all forms of appropriation
under the mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertain-
ing to mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral material
sales.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior may issue coal leases in
New Mexico in exchange for any preference right coal lease applica-
tion within the area described in subsection (a)(3). Such exchanges
shall be made in accordance with applicable existing laws and
regulations relating to coal leases after a determination has been
made by the Secretary that the applicant is entitled to a preference
right lease and that the exchange is in the public interest.
‘‘(3) Operations on oil and gas leases issued prior to the date
of enactment of subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to the applicable
provisions of Group 3100 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations
(including section 3162.5–1), and such other terms, stipulations,
and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior considers necessary
to avoid significant disturbance of the land surface or impairment
of the ecological, educational, scientific, recreational, scenic, and
other wilderness values of the lands described in subsection (a)(3)
in existence on the date of enactment of subsection (a)(3). In order
to satisfy valid existing rights on the lands described in subsection
(a)(3), the Secretary of the Interior may exchange any oil and
gas lease within this area for an unleased parcel outside this
area of like mineral estate and with similar appraised mineral
values.’’.
(c) EXCHANGES
FOR STATE LANDS.—Section 104 of the San
Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3156) is
amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting
after ‘‘of this Act’’ the following: ‘‘with regard to the areas
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of subsection
(a)(3) with regard to the area described in subsection (a)(3)’’;
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(2) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period the
following: ‘‘with regard to the areas described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (a), and as of the date of enactment
of subsection (a)(3) with regard to the area described in sub-
section (a)(3)’’; and
(3) in the last sentence of subsection (d), by inserting
before the period the following: ‘‘with regard to the areas
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of subsection
(a)(3) with regard to the area described in subsection (a)(3)’’.
(d) EXCHANGES FOR INDIAN LANDS.—Section 105 of the San
Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3157) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall exchange any lands
held in trust for the Navajo Tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
that are within the boundary of the area described in subsection
(a)(3).
‘‘(2) The lands shall be exchanged for lands within New Mexico
approximately equal in value that are selected by the Navajo Tribe.
‘‘(3) After the exchange, the lands selected by the Navajo Tribe
shall be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior in the
same manner as the lands described in paragraph (1).’’.
(e) FOSSIL FOREST RESEARCH NATURAL AREA.—Section 103 of
the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat.
3156) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 103. FOSSIL FOREST RESEARCH NATURAL AREA.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To conserve and protect natural values
and to provide scientific knowledge, education, and interpretation
for the benefit of future generations, there is established the Fossil
Forest Research Natural Area (referred to in this section as the
‘Area’), consisting of the approximately 2,770 acres in the
Farmington District of the Bureau of Land Management, New
Mexico, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘Fossil Forest’,
dated June 1983.
‘‘(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior
shall file a map and legal description of the Area with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
‘‘(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal description
described in paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect
as if included in this Act.
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of the
Interior may correct clerical, typographical, and cartographical
errors in the map and legal description subsequent to filing
the map pursuant to paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The map and legal description
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department
of the Interior.
‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall
manage the Area—
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‘‘(A) to protect the resources within the Area; and
‘‘(B) in accordance with this Act, the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), and other applicable provisions of law.
‘‘(2) MINING.—
‘‘(A) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the lands within the Area are withdrawn from all forms
of appropriation under the mining laws and from
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing,
geothermal leasing, and mineral material sales.
‘‘(B) COAL PREFERENCE RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to issue coal leases in New Mexico
in exchange for any preference right coal lease application
within the Area. Such exchanges shall be made in accord-
ance with applicable existing laws and regulations relating
to coal leases after a determination has been made by
the Secretary that the applicant is entitled to a preference
right lease and that the exchange is in the public interest.
‘‘(C) OIL AND GAS LEASES.—Operations on oil and gas
leases issued prior to the date of enactment of this para-
graph shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Group
3100 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (including
section 3162.5–1), and such other terms, stipulations, and
conditions as the Secretary of the Interior considers
necessary to avoid significant disturbance of the land sur-
face or impairment of the natural, educational, and sci-
entific research values of the Area in existence on the
date of enactment of this paragraph.
‘‘(3) GRAZING.—Livestock grazing on lands within the Area
may not be permitted.
‘‘(d) INVENTORY.—Not later than 3 full fiscal years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management,
shall develop a baseline inventory of all categories of fossil resources
within the Area. After the inventory is developed, the Secretary
shall conduct monitoring surveys at intervals specified in the
management plan developed for the Area in accordance with sub-
section (e).
‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
develop and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives a management plan
that describes the appropriate use of the Area consistent with
this Act.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The management plan shall include—
‘‘(A) a plan for the implementation of a continuing
cooperative program with other agencies and groups for—
‘‘(i) laboratory and field interpretation; and
‘‘(ii) public education about the resources and
values of the Area (including vertebrate fossils);
‘‘(B) provisions for vehicle management that are
consistent with the purpose of the Area and that provide
for the use of vehicles to the minimum extent necessary
to accomplish an individual scientific project;
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‘‘(C) procedures for the excavation and collection of
fossil remains, including botanical fossils, and the use of
motorized and mechanical equipment to the minimum
extent necessary to accomplish an individual scientific
project; and
‘‘(D) mitigation and reclamation standards for activities
that disturb the surface to the detriment of scenic and
environmental values.’’.
SEC. 1023. OPAL CREEK WILDERNESS AND SCENIC RECREATION
AREA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BULL OF THE WOODS WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Bull of
the Woods Wilderness’’ means the land designated as wilder-
ness by section 3(4) of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
(Public Law 98–328; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note).
(2) OPAL
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Opal Creek
Wilderness’’ means certain land in the Willamette National
Forest in the State of Oregon comprising approximately 12,800
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed
Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area’’, dated
July 1996.
(3) SCENIC RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Scenic Recreation
Area’’ means the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, compris-
ing approximately 13,000 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Proposed Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic
Recreation Area’’, dated July 1996 and established under sub-
section (c)(1)(C).
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to establish a wilderness and scenic recreation area
to protect and provide for the enhancement of the natural,
scenic, recreational, historic and cultural resources of the area
in the vicinity of Opal Creek;
(2) to protect and support the economy of the communities
of the Santiam Canyon; and
(3) to provide increased protection for an important drink-
ing water source for communities served by the North Santiam
River.
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF OPAL CREEK WILDERNESS AND SCENIC
RECREATION AREA.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—On a determination by the Secretary
under paragraph (2)—
(A) the Opal Creek Wilderness, as depicted on the
map described in subsection (a)(2), is hereby designated
as wilderness, subject to the provisions of the Wilderness
Act of 1964, shall become a component of the National
Wilderness System, and shall be known as the Opal Creek
Wilderness;
(B) the part of the Bull of the Woods Wilderness that
is located in the Willamette National Forest shall be incor-
porated into the Opal Creek Wilderness; and
(C) the Secretary shall establish the Opal Creek Scenic
Recreation Area in the Willamette National Forest in the
State of Oregon, comprising approximately 13,000 acres,