A bill to revise the boundaries of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
PL 99-635 (S.2351), enacted 11/07/1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-635—NOV. 7, 1986 
100 STAT. 3527 
Public Law 99-635 
99th Congress 
An Act 
To revise the boundaries of Oljrmpic National Park and Olympic National Forest in 
the State of Washington, 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. (a) The boundary of Olympic National Park, Washing-
ton, is hereby revised to include within the park— 
(1) all submerged lands and waters of Lake Ozette, Wsishing-
ton, and the Ozette River, Washington; 
(2) all surveyed and unsurveyed islands lying off the coast of 
the State of Washington in the Pacific Ocean between latitudes 
48 degrees 23 minutes north and 47 degrees 38 minutes north; 
(3) those lands between mean high tide and the lowest low 
tide beginning in section 22, township 24 north, range 13 west 
Willamette meridian, at the common boundary between the 
Olympic National Park and the Quinault Indian Reservation, to 
section 18, township 32 north, range 15 west Willamette merid-
ian, at the common boundary between the Olympic National 
Park and the Makah Indian Reservation, except those lands 
directly adjacent to and west of the Hoh, Ozette, and Quillayute 
Indian Reservations: Provided, That such lands as are identified 
in this paragraph shall continue to be open to fishing and to the 
taking of shellfish in conformity with the laws and regulations 
of the State of Washington; and 
(4) approximately nine thousand six hundred and thirty-eight 
acres, and to exclude from the park approximately three thou-
sand three hundred and fifty-two acres, £is generally depicted on 
the maps entitled "Boundary Modifications, Olympic National 
Forest and Olympic National Park", numbered 149/60,030A, 
sheets 1 through 9, and dated September 1986, which shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the office of the 
National Park Service, United States Department of the 
Interior. 
(b) The boundary of Olympic National Forest, Washington, is 
hereby revised to include in the national forest approximately three 
thousand three hundred and fifty-two acres and to exclude from the 
national forest approximately nine thousand three hundred and 
twenty-four acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled 
"Boundary Modifications, Olympic National Forest and Olympic 
National Park", numbered 149/60,030A, sheets 1 through 10, and 
dated September 1986, which shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the office of the Forest Service, United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
(c) Section 3 of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98-339, Act of July 3, 1984, 98 Stat. 301) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following new subsection: 
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National Forest 
System. 
National parks, 
monuments, etc. 
National 
Wilderness 
Preservation 
System. 
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Indians. 
Fish and fishing. 
Public 
information. 
Public 
information. 
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Public lands. 
Water. 
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98 Stat. 299. 
Gifts and 
property. 
Real property. 
Water. 
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"(2) certain lands in the Olympic National Forest, Washing-
ton, which comprise approximately forty-four thousand four 
hundred and seventy-four acres, as generally depicted on a map 
entitled 'Buckhorn Wilderness—Revised', numbered 98-339-
3(2), sheets 1 and 2, and dated September 1986, and which 
shall be known as the Buckhorn Wilderness;"; 
(2) by striking subsection (13) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following new subsection: 
"(13) certain lands in the Olympic National Forest, Washing-
ton, which comprise approximately thirteen thousand and fif-
teen acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 'Mount 
Skokomish Wilderness—Revised', numbered 98-339-3(13) and 
dated September 1986, and which shall be known as the 'Mount 
Skokomish Wilderness—Revised', dated September 1986, and 
which shall be known as the Mount Skokomish Wilderness;"; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (19) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following new subsection: 
"(19) certain lands in the Ol5anpic National Forest, Washing-
ton, which comprise approximately sixteen thousand six hun-
dred and eighty-two acres, as generally depicted on a map 
entitled 'The Brothers Wilderness—Revised', numbered 98-339-
3(19) and dated September 1986, and which shall be known as 
'The Brothers Wilderness;'.". 
SEC. 2. (a) Federal lands, waters, and interests therein formerly 
within the boundary of Olympic National Forest which are included 
within the boundary of Olympic National Park pursuant to section 1 
of this Act are, subject to valid existing rights, hereby transferred to 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for 
administration as part of the park, and shall be subject to all the 
laws and regulations applicable to the park: Provided further. That 
within section 15, township 15 north, range 9 west Willamette 
meridian, and within an area extending not more than one mile 
north of such section, nothing herein shall be construed to limit or 
otherwise modify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
design and construct a forest logging road east of the park boundary: 
Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall not 
construct the road as close as practically possible to the park 
boundary but not more than five hundred feet east of the divide. 
Following construction, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby 
authorized and directed to redescribe and relocate the boundary of 
the park along the eastern clearing limits of the road. 
(b) Federal lands, waters, and interests therein formerly within 
the boundary of Olympic National Park which are excluded there-
from pursuant to section 1 of this Act are, subject to valid existing 
rights, hereby transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of Agriculture for administration as part of Olympic 
National Forest, and shall be subject to all the laws and regulations 
applicable to the National Forest System: Provided, That any lands 
deleted from the park and included within the Buckhorn Wilder-
ness, Mount Skokomish Wilderness, or The Brothers Wilderness 
pursuant to this Act shall be managed in accordance with the 
provisions of the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public 
Law 98-339, Act of July 3,1984, 98 Stat. 301). 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, 
bequest or otherwise any non-Federal lands, waters, and interests 
•'.li^S'ass. 
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therein included within the boundary of Olympic National Park 
pursuant to section 1 of this Act: Provided: That any lands, waters, 
or interests therein owned by the State of Washington or any 
political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or 
exchange. 
(b) For the purpose of section 7 of the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 903, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 460Z-9), 
the boundary of the Olympic National Forest, as modified pursuant 
to section 1 of this Act, shall be treated as if it was the boundary of 
that national forest on January 1,1965. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums Appropriation 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, except 
authorization. 
that the total amounts authorized to be appropriated for the purpose ^Tter'^"^^^^^^ 
of acquisition of lands, waters, and interests therein pursuant to this le use 25in 
Act shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
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Approved November 7, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2351: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-510 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 15, considered and passed House.