An act to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes
PL 115-103 (H.R.1306), enacted 01/08/2018

131 STAT. 2253 
PUBLIC LAW 115–103—JAN. 8, 2018 
Public Law 115–103 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western 
Oregon Tribal Fairness Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Land to be held in trust. 
Sec. 103. Map and legal description. 
Sec. 104. Administration. 
Sec. 105. Land reclassification. 
TITLE II—OREGON COASTAL LAND CONVEYANCE 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Land to be held in trust. 
Sec. 203. Map and legal description. 
Sec. 204. Administration. 
Sec. 205. Land reclassification. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT 
Sec. 301. Amendments to Coquille Restoration Act. 
TITLE I—COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND 
CONVEYANCE 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COUNCIL CREEK LAND.—The term ‘‘Council Creek land’’ 
means the approximately 17,519 acres of land, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Canyon Mountain Land Convey-
ance’’ and dated May 24, 2016. 
(2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Cow Creek Band 
of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 102. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, including 
rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
Western Oregon 
Tribal Fairness 
Act. 
Jan. 8, 2018 
[H.R. 1306] 
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in and to the Council Creek land, including any improvements 
located on the land, appurtenances to the land, and minerals on 
or in the land, including oil and gas, shall be— 
(1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
the Tribe; and 
(2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish 
the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
day after the date on which the Secretary records the agreement 
entered into under section 104(d)(1). 
SEC. 103. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description 
of the Council Creek land with— 
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives. 
(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal description filed 
under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if 
included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct any 
clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description filed 
under subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless expressly provided in this title, 
nothing in this title affects any right or claim of the Tribe existing 
on the date of enactment of this Act to any land or interest in 
land. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) 
EXPORTS
OF
UNPROCESSED
LOGS.—Federal 
law 
(including regulations) relating to the export of unprocessed 
logs harvested from Federal land shall apply to any unprocessed 
logs that are harvested from the Council Creek land. 
(2) NON-PERMISSIBLE
USE
OF
LAND.—Any real property 
taken into trust under section 102 shall not be eligible, or 
used, for any gaming activity carried out under Public Law 
100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
(c) FOREST MANAGEMENT.—Any forest management activity 
that is carried out on the Council Creek land shall be managed 
in accordance with all applicable Federal laws. 
(d) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) MEMORANDUM
OF
AGREEMENT
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE 
ACCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with the Tribe that secures existing administrative access by 
the Secretary to the Council Creek land. 
(2) RECIPROCAL RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the agreement 
is entered into under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide to the Tribe all reciprocal right-of-way agreements 
to the Council Creek land in existence as of the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
Effective dates. 
Deadline. 
Applicability. 
Records. 
Deadline. 
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(B) CONTINUED
ACCESS.—Beginning on the date on 
which the Council Creek land is taken into trust under 
section 102, the Tribe shall continue the access provided 
by the agreements referred to in subparagraph (A) in per-
petuity. 
(e) LAND USE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided 
in subsection (c), once the Council Creek land is taken into trust 
under section 102, the Council Creek land shall not be subject 
to the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the 
Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.). 
SEC. 105. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF OREGON
AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD 
GRANT LAND.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary shall 
identify any Oregon and California Railroad grant land that is 
held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe 
under section 102. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall identify public domain land in the State of Oregon that— 
(1) is approximately equal in acreage and condition as 
the Oregon and California Railroad grant land identified under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) is located within the 18 western Oregon and California 
Railroad grant land counties (other than Klamath County, 
Oregon). 
(c) MAPS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and publish 
in the Federal Register one or more maps depicting the land identi-
fied in subsections (a) and (b). 
(d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an opportunity for public 
comment, the Secretary shall reclassify the land identified in 
subsection (b) as Oregon and California Railroad grant land. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 
1181a et seq.), shall apply to land reclassified as Oregon and 
California Railroad grant land under paragraph (1). 
TITLE II—OREGON COASTAL LAND 
CONVEYANCE 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
CONFEDERATED
TRIBES.—The 
term 
‘‘Confederated 
Tribes’’ means the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, 
and Siuslaw Indians. 
(2) OREGON
COASTAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘Oregon Coastal 
land’’ means the approximately 14,742 acres of land, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Oregon Coastal Land 
Conveyance’’ and dated July 11, 2016. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Deadlines. 
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SEC. 202. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, including 
rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the Oregon Coastal land, including any improvements 
located on the land, appurtenances to the land, and minerals on 
or in the land, including oil and gas, shall be— 
(1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
the Confederated Tribes; and 
(2) part of the reservation of the Confederated Tribes. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish 
the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
day after the date on which the Secretary records the agreement 
entered into under section 204(d)(1). 
SEC. 203. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description 
of the Oregon Coastal land with— 
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives. 
(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal description filed 
under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if 
included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct any 
clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description filed 
under subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless expressly provided in this title, 
nothing in this title affects any right or claim of the Confederated 
Tribes existing on the date of enactment of this Act to any land 
or interest in land. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) 
EXPORTS
OF
UNPROCESSED
LOGS.—Federal 
law 
(including regulations) relating to the export of unprocessed 
logs harvested from Federal land shall apply to any unprocessed 
logs that are harvested from the Oregon Coastal land taken 
into trust under section 202. 
(2) NON-PERMISSIBLE
USE
OF
LAND.—Any real property 
taken into trust under section 202 shall not be eligible, or 
used, for any gaming activity carried out under Public Law 
100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
(c) FOREST MANAGEMENT.—Any forest management activity 
that is carried out on the Oregon Coastal land shall be managed 
in accordance with all applicable Federal laws. 
(d) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) MEMORANDUM
OF
AGREEMENT
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE 
ACCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with the Confederated Tribes that secures existing administra-
tive access by the Secretary to the Oregon Coastal land and 
that provides for— 
Deadline. 
Applicability. 
Records. 
Deadline. 
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(A) access for certain activities, including— 
(i) forest management; 
(ii) timber and rock haul; 
(iii) road maintenance; 
(iv) wildland fire protection and management; 
(v) cadastral surveys; 
(vi) wildlife, cultural, and other surveys; and 
(vii) law enforcement activities; 
(B) the management of the Oregon Coastal land that 
is acquired or developed under chapter 2003 of title 54, 
United States Code, consistent with section 200305(f)(3) 
of that title; and 
(C) the terms of public vehicular transit across the 
Oregon Coastal land to and from the Hult Log Storage 
Reservoir located in T. 15 S., R. 7 W., as generally depicted 
on the map described in section 201(2), subject to the 
requirement that if the Bureau of Land Management dis-
continues maintenance of the public recreation site known 
as ‘‘Hult Reservoir’’, the terms of any agreement in effect 
on that date that provides for public vehicular transit to 
and from the Hult Log Storage Reservoir shall be void. 
(2) RECIPROCAL RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the agreement 
is entered into under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide to the Confederated Tribes all reciprocal right- 
of-way agreements to the Oregon Coastal land in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) CONTINUED
ACCESS.—Beginning on the date on 
which the Oregon Coastal land is taken into trust under 
section 202, the Confederated Tribes shall continue the 
access provided by the reciprocal right-of-way agreements 
referred to in subparagraph (A) in perpetuity. 
(e) LAND USE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided 
in subsection (c), once the Oregon Coastal land is taken into trust 
under section 202, the Oregon Coastal land shall not be subject 
to the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the 
Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.). 
SEC. 205. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF OREGON
AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD 
GRANT LAND.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary shall 
identify any Oregon and California Railroad grant land that is 
held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Confederated 
Tribes under section 202. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall identify public domain land in the State of Oregon that— 
(1) is approximately equal in acreage and condition as 
the Oregon and California Railroad grant land identified under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) is located within the 18 western Oregon and California 
Railroad grant land counties (other than Klamath County, 
Oregon). 
(c) MAPS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and publish 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Deadlines. 
Effective dates. 
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in the Federal Register one or more maps depicting the land identi-
fied in subsections (a) and (b). 
(d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an opportunity for public 
comment, the Secretary shall reclassify the land identified in 
subsection (b) as Oregon and California Railroad grant land. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 
1181a et seq.), shall apply to land reclassified as Oregon and 
California Railroad grant land under paragraph (1). 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE 
RESTORATION ACT 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT. 
Section 5(d) of the Coquille Restoration Act (Public Law 101– 
42; 103 Stat. 92, 110 Stat. 3009–537) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Indian Affairs, shall manage the Coquille Forest in accord-
ance with the laws pertaining to the management of Indian 
trust land. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) UNPROCESSED
LOGS.—Unprocessed logs har-
vested from the Coquille Forest shall be subject to 
the same Federal statutory restrictions on export to 
foreign nations that apply to unprocessed logs har-
vested from Federal land. 
‘‘(ii) SALES OF TIMBER.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all sales of timber from land subject 
to this subsection shall be advertised, offered, and 
awarded according to competitive bidding practices, 
with sales being awarded to the highest responsible 
bidder.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (9); and 
25 USC 715c. 
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131 STAT. 2259 
PUBLIC LAW 115–103—JAN. 8, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1306: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–204 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
July 11, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate. 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as para-
graphs (9) through (11), respectively. 
Approved January 8, 2018. 
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