,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,de,fazio 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 and ,ms4   
,bonamici7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for the designation 
of the ,devil's ,staircase ,wilderness  
,area in the ,state of ,oregon1 to      
designate segments of ,wasson and       
,franklin ,creeks in the ,state of      
,oregon as wild or recreation rivers1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,devil's ,staircase ,wilderness ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,designation of wilderness  
area1 ,devil's ,staircase ,wilderness1  
,oregon  7a7 ,designation ,in           
furtherance of the purposes of the      
,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et
 seq471 the ,federal land in the ,state 
of ,oregon administered by the ,forest  
,service and the ,bureau of ,land       

,management1 comprising approximately   
#cj1ebj acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map titled ,devil's ,staircase      
,wilderness ,proposal1 dated ,october   
#bf1 #bjji1 are designated as a         
wilderness area for inclusion in the    
,national ,wilderness ,preservation     
,system and to be known as the ,devil's 
,staircase ,wilderness4  7b7 ,map and   
,legal ,description ,as soon as         
practicable after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall file with the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a map and legal description of  
wilderness area designated by subsection
 7a74 ,the map and legal description    
shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this ,act1 except that   
the ,secretary may correct clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and     
description4 ,in the case of any        
discrepancy between the acreage         

specified in subsection 7a7 and the map1
 the map shall control4 ,the map and    
legal description shall be on file and  
available for public inspection in the  
,office of the ,chief of the ,forest    
,service4  #c4 ,administration  7a7 ,in 
general ,subject to valid existing      
rights1 the ,devil's ,staircase         
,wilderness ,area shall be administered 
by the ,secretaries of ,agriculture and 
the ,interior1 in accordance with the   
,wilderness ,act and the ,oregon        
,wilderness ,act of #aihd1 except that1 
with respect to the wilderness area1 any
 reference in the ,wilderness ,act to   
the effective date of that ,act shall be
 deemed to be a reference to the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  7b7       
,forest service roads ,as provided in   
section #d7;d77#a7 of the ,wilderness   
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#a771 the 
,secretary of ,agriculture shall--  7#a7
 decommission any ,national ,forest     
,system road within the wilderness      
boundaries2 and  7#b7 convert ,forest   

,service ,road #dajj within the         
wilderness boundary to a trail for      
primitive recreational use4  #d4        
,incorporation of ,acquired ,land and   
,interests ,any land within the boundary
 of the wilderness area designated by   
this ,act that is acquired by the       
,united ,states shall--  7#a7 become    
part of the ,devil's ,staircase         
,wilderness ,area2 and  7#b7 be managed 
in accordance with this ,act and any    
other applicable law4  #e4 ,fish and    
wildlife ,nothing in this ,act shall be 
construed as affecting the jurisdiction 
or responsibilities of the ,state of    
,oregon with respect to wildlife and    
fish in the national forests4  #f4      
,buffer zones  7a7 ,in ,general ,as     
provided in the ,oregon ,wilderness ,act
 of #aihd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2    
,public ,law #ih-cbh71 ,congress does   
not intend for designation of the       
wilderness area under this ,act to lead 
to the creation of protective perimeters
 or buffer zones around the wilderness  

area4  7b7 ,activities or ,uses up to   
,boundaries ,the fact that nonwilderness
 activities or uses can be seen or heard
 from within a wilderness area shall    
not1 of itself1 preclude the activities 
or uses up to the boundary of the       
wilderness area4  #g4 ,withdrawal       
,subject to valid rights in existence on
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,federal land designated as wilderness 
area by this ,act is withdrawn from all 
forms of--  7#a7 entry1 appropriation1  
or disposal under the public land laws2 
7#b7 location1 entry1 and patent under  
the mining laws2 and  7#c7 disposition  
under all laws pertaining to mineral and
 geothermal leasing or mineral          
materials4  #h4 ,protection of tribal   
rights ,nothing in this ,act shall be   
construed to diminish--  7#a7 the       
existing rights of any ,indian tribe2 or
  7#b7 tribal rights regarding access to
 ,federal lands for tribal activities1  
including spiritual1 cultural1 and      
traditional food gathering activities4  

#i4 ,wild and scenic river designations1
 ,wasson ,creek and ,franklin ,creek1   
,oregon ,section #c7;a7 of the ,wild and
 ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#abgd7;a77 is amended by inserting the  
following paragraphs3  77 ,franklin     
,creek1 ,oregon ,the #d4e-mile segment  
from the headwaters to the private land 
boundary in section #h to be            
administered by the ,secretary of       
,agriculture as a wild river4  77       
,wasson ,creek1 ,oregon  7,a7 ,the      
#d4b-mile segment from the eastern edge 
of section #ag downstream to the        
boundary of sections #aa and #ab to be  
administered by the ,secretary of       
,interior as a wild river4  7,b7 ,the   
#e4i-mile segment downstream from the   
boundary of sections #aa and #ab to the 
private land boundary in section #bb to 
be administered by the ,secretary of    
,agriculture as a wild river4  4