H.R. 524 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019Mr. Walden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls and Deschutes Canyon Wilderness Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response activities to protect private property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act. 2. Boundary adjustment, Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area boundary adjustment, Oregon (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area is modified to exclude approximately 688 acres of public land, as depicted on the map entitled Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Proposed Boundary Adjustment and dated September 26, 2018. (b) Effect of exclusion (1) In general The public land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a)— (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and (B) shall be managed in accordance with— (i) this section; (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and (iii) any applicable resource management plan. (2) Management The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a) to improve fire resiliency and forest health, including the conduct of wildfire prevention and response activities, as appropriate. (3) Off-road recreational motorized use The Secretary of the Interior shall not permit off-road recreational motorized use on the public land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a).