,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjai,mr4 ,de,fazio 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 #bjai4  #b4 ,designation of         
wilderness area1 ,devil's ,staircase    
,wilderness1 ,oregon  7a7 ,devil's      
,staircase ,wilderness  7#a7            
,definitions ,in this subsection3  7,a7 
,map ,the term map means the map        
entitled ,devil's ,staircase ,wilderness
 ,proposal and dated ,july #bf1 #bjah4  
7,b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means--  7i7 the ,secretary1 with       

respect to public land administered by  
the ,secretary2 or  7ii7 the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture1 with respect to        
,national ,forest ,system land4  7,c7   
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,oregon4  7,d7 ,wilderness ,the term
 ,wilderness means the ,devil's         
,staircase ,wilderness designated by    
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,designation ,in  
accordance with the ,wilderness ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 the      
approximately #cj1fba acres of ,forest  
,service land and ,bureau of ,land      
,management land in the ,state1 as      
generally depicted on the map1 is       
designated as wilderness and as a       
component of the ,national ,wilderness  
,preservation ,system1 to be known as   
the ,devil's ,staircase ,wilderness4    
7#c7 ,map2 legal description  7,a7 ,in  
general ,as soon as practicable after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall prepare a map and legal
 description of the ,wilderness4  7,b7  
,force of law ,the map and legal        

description prepared under subparagraph 
7,a7 shall have the same force and      
effect as if included in this           
subsection1 except that the ,secretary  
may correct clerical and typographical  
errors in the map and legal description4
  7,c7 ,availability ,the map and legal 
description prepared under subparagraph 
7,a7 shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of the ,forest ,service and     
,bureau of ,land ,management4  7#d7     
,administration ,subject to valid       
existing rights1 the area designated as 
wilderness by this subsection shall be  
administered by the ,secretary in       
accordance with the ,wilderness ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 except   
that-- 7,a7 any reference in that ,act  
to the effective date shall be          
considered to be a reference to the date
 of enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7   
any reference in that ,act to the       
,secretary of ,agriculture shall be     
considered to be a reference to the     

,secretary that has jurisdiction over   
the land within the ,wilderness4  7#e7  
,fish and wildlife ,nothing in this     
subsection affects the jurisdiction or  
responsibilities of the ,state with     
respect to fish and wildlife in the     
,state4  7#f7 ,adjacent management  7,a7
 ,in general ,nothing in this subsection
 creates any protective perimeter or    
buffer zone around the ,wilderness4     
7,b7 ,activities outside wilderness ,the
 fact that a nonwilderness activity or  
use on land outside the ,wilderness can 
be seen or heard within the ,wilderness 
shall not preclude the activity or use  
outside the boundary of the ,wilderness4
  7#g7 ,protection of tribal rights     
,nothing in this subsection diminishes  
any treaty rights of an ,indian ,tribe4 
7#h7 ,transfer of administrative        
jurisdiction  7,a7 ,in general          
,administrative jurisdiction over the   
approximately #di acres of ,bureau of   
,land ,management land north of the     
,umpqua ,river in ,t4 #ba ,s41 ,r4 #aa  

,w41 sec4 #cb1 is transferred from the  
,bureau of ,land ,management to the     
,forest ,service4  7,b7 ,administration 
,the ,secretary shall administer the    
land transferred by subparagraph 7,a7 in
 accordance with-- 7i7 the ,act of      
,march #a1 #aiaa 7commonly known as the 
,weeks ,law7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhj et     
seq472 and  7ii7 any laws 7including    
regulations7 applicable to the ,national
 ,forest ,system4  7b7 ,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 adding at the end the        
following3  7#bad7 ,franklin creek1     
oregon ,the #d4e-mile segment from its  
headwaters to the private land boundary 
in sec4 #h1 to be administered by the   
,secretary of ,agriculture as a wild    
river4  7#bae7 ,wasson creek1 oregon    
,the #aj4a-mile segment in the following
 classes3  7,a7 ,the #d4b-mile segment  
from the eastern boundary of ,t4 #ba    

,s41 ,r4 #i ,w41 sec4 #ag1 downstream to
 the western boundary of ,t4 #ba ,s41   
,r4 #aj ,w41 sec4 #ab1 to be            
administered by the ,secretary of the   
,interior as a wild river4  7,b7 ,the   
#e4i-mile segment from the western      
boundary of ,t4 #ba ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41   
sec4 #ab1 downstream to the eastern     
boundary of the northwest quarter of ,t4
 #ba ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 sec4 #bb1 to be  
administered by the ,secretary of       
,agriculture as a wild river4  4