,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bhge ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act to include certain additions to the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area1 to amend the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act to designate certain wild rivers in the ,state of ,oregon1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,expansion ,act4 #b4 ,additions to the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area 7a7 ,definitions ,section #c of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking referred to in section #d7;b7 and inserting entitled ,proposed ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area and dated ,july #aiij2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the ,six ,rivers ,national ,forest and inserting an applicable unit of the ,national ,forest ,system4 7b7 ,boundaries ,section #d7;b7 of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#b7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by inserting and on the map entitled ,proposed ,additions to the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area and dated ,november #ad1 #bjai after #aiij2 and 7,b7 in the second sentence1 by striking map and inserting maps2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking map and inserting maps described in paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,administration ,section #e of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#c7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the first sentence1 by striking the map and inserting the maps2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking area shall be on and inserting area and any portion of the recreation area in the ,state of ,oregon shall be on roadless2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,i7 ,the ,kalmiopsis ,wilderness shall be managed in accordance with the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq474 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking by the amendments made by section #aj7;b7 of this ,act and inserting within the recreation area2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,study2 report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,secretary shall conduct a study of the area depicted on the map entitled ,proposed ,additions to the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area and dated ,november #ad1 #bjai1 that includes inventories and assessments of streams1 fens1 wetlands1 lakes1 other water features1 and associated land1 plants 7including ,port-,orford-cedar71 animals1 fungi1 algae1 and other values1 and unstable and potentially unstable aquatic habitat areas in the study area4 7#b7 ,modification of management plans2 report ,on completion of the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 modify any applicable management plan to fully protect the inventoried values under the study1 including to implement additional standards and guidelines2 and 7,b7 submit to ,congress a report describing the results of the study4 2 7e7 ,wildfire management ,nothing in this ,act affects the authority of the ,secretary 7in cooperation with other ,federal1 ,state1 and local agencies1 as appropriate7 to conduct wildland fire operations within the recreation area1 consistent with the purposes of this ,act4 7f7 ,vegetation management ,nothing in this ,act prohibits the ,secretary from conducting vegetation management projects 7including wildfire resiliency and forest health projects7 within the recreation area1 to the extent consistent with the purposes of the recreation area4 7g7 ,application of ,northwest ,forest ,plan and roadless rule to certain portions of the recreation area ,nothing in this ,act affects the application of the ,northwest ,forest ,plan or part #bid of title #cf1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7commonly referred to as the ,roadless ,rule7 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection71 to portions of the recreation area in the ,state of ,oregon that are subject to the plan and those regulations as of the date of enactment of this subsection4 7h7 ,protection of tribal rights 7#a7 ,in general ,nothing in this ,act diminishes any right of an ,indian ,tribe4 7#b7 ,memorandum of understanding ,the ,secretary shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with applicable ,indian ,tribes with respect to-- 7,a7 providing the ,indian ,tribes with access to the portions of the recreation area in the ,state of ,oregon to conduct historical and cultural activities1 including the procurement of noncommercial forest products and materials for traditional and cultural purposes2 and 7,b7 the development of interpretive information to be provided to the public on the history of the ,indian ,tribes and the use of the recreation area by the ,indian ,tribes4 4 7d7 ,acquisition ,section #f7;a7 of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#d7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the fourth sentence1 by striking ,all lands and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,applicable law ,all land 2 7#b7 in the third sentence-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7#c7 ,method of acquisition ,the ,secretary 2 7,b7 by striking or any of its political subdivisions and inserting 1 the ,state of ,oregon1 or any political subdivision of the ,state of ,california or the ,state of ,oregon2 and 7,c7 by striking donation or and inserting purchase1 donation1 or2 7#c7 in the second sentence1 by striking ,in exercising and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,consideration of offers by ,secretary ,in exercising 2 7#d7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,acquisition of cedar creek parcel ,on the adoption of a resolution by the ,state ,land ,board of ,oregon and subject to available funding1 the ,secretary shall acquire all right1 title1 and interest in and to the approximately #eee acres of land known as the ,cedar ,creek ,parcel located in sec4 #af1 ,t4 #da ,s41 ,r4 #aa ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian4 4 7e7 ,fish and game ,section #g of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#e7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first sentence1 by inserting or the ,state of ,oregon after ,state of ,california2 and 7#b7 in the second sentence1 by inserting or the ,state of ,oregon1 as applicable after ,state of ,california4 7f7 ,management planning ,section #i of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#g7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7a7 ,revision of management plan ,the ,secretary 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,management ,plan revision ,as soon as practicable after the date of the first revision of the forest plan after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,secretary shall revise the management plan for the recreation area-- 7#a7 to reflect the expansion of the recreation area into the ,state of ,oregon under the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,expansion ,act2 and 7#b7 to include an updated recreation action schedule to identify specific use and development plans for the areas described in the map entitled ,proposed ,additions to the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area and dated ,november #ad1 #bjai4 4 7g7 ,streamside protection zones ,section #aa7;b7 of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#h7;b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#bd7 ,each of the river segments described in subparagraph 7,b7 of section #c7;a77#ib7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77#ib774 4 7h7 ,state and local jurisdiction and assistance ,section #ab of the ,smith ,river ,national ,recreation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;bbb-#i7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,california or any political subdivision thereof and inserting ,california1 the ,state of ,oregon1 or a political subdivision of the ,state of ,california or the ,state of ,oregon2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,california or its political subdivisions and inserting ,california1 the ,state of ,oregon1 or a political subdivision of the ,state of ,california or the ,state of ,oregon2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7c71 in the first sentence-- 7,a7 by striking ,california and its political subdivisions and inserting ,california1 the ,state of ,oregon1 and any political subdivision of the ,state of ,california or the ,state of ,oregon2 and 7,b7 by striking ,state and its political subdivisions and inserting ,state of ,california1 the ,state of ,oregon1 and any political subdivision of the ,state of ,california or the ,state of ,oregon4 #c4 ,wild and scenic river designations 7a7 ,north ,fork ,smith additions1 ,oregon 7#a7 ,finding ,congress finds that the source tributaries of the ,north ,fork ,smith ,river in the ,state of ,oregon possess outstandingly remarkable wild anadromous fish and prehistoric1 cultural1 botanical1 recreational1 and water quality values4 7#b7 ,designation ,section #c7;a77#ib7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77#ib77 is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking scenic and inserting wild2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 as clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,c7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so redesignated71 by striking ,the #ac-mile and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the #ac-mile 2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,additions ,the following segments of the source tributaries of the ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 to be administered by the ,secretary of ,agriculture in the following classes3 7i7 ,the #ac4bf-mile segment of ,baldface ,creek from its headwaters1 including all perennial tributaries1 to the confluence with the ,north ,fork ,smith in ,t4 #ci ,s41 ,r #aj ,w41 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 and ,t4 #da ,s41 ,r4 #aa ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7ii7 ,the #c4eh-mile segment from the headwaters of ,taylor ,creek to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 as a wild river4 7iii7 ,the #d4ch-mile segment from the headwaters of the unnamed tributary to ,biscuit ,creek and the headwaters of ,biscuit ,creek to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 as a wild river4 7iv7 ,the #b4bg-mile segment from the headwaters of ,spokane ,creek to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 as a wild river4 7v7 ,the #a4be-mile segment from the headwaters of ,rock ,creek to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 flowing south from sec4 #ai1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7vi7 ,the #a4ca-mile segment from the headwaters of the unnamed tributary number #b to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 flowing north from sec4 #bg1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7vii7 ,the #c4f-mile segment from the #b headwaters of the unnamed tributary number #c to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 flowing south from secs4 #i and #aj1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7viii7 ,the #a4eg-mile segment from the headwaters of the unnamed tributary number #d to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 flowing north from sec4 #bf1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7ix7 ,the #j4ib-mile segment from the headwaters of the unnamed tributary number #e to the confluence with ,baldface ,creek1 flowing north from sec4 #ac1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7x7 ,the #d4ij-mile segment from the headwaters of ,cedar ,creek to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 as a wild river4 7xi7 ,the #b4ch-mile segment from the headwaters of ,packsaddle ,gulch to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 as a wild river4 7xii7 ,the #b4d-mile segment from the headwaters of ,hardtack ,creek to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 as a wild river4 7xiii7 ,the #b4ba-mile segment from the headwaters of the unnamed creek to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 flowing east from sec4 #bi1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aa ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7xiv7 ,the #c4jf-mile segment from the headwaters of ,horse ,creek to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 as a wild river4 7xv7 ,the #b4fa-mile segment of ,fall ,creek from the ,oregon ,state border to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 as a wild river4 7xvi7 7,i7 ,except as provided in subclause 7,,ii71 the #d4eg-mile segment from the headwaters of ,north ,fork ,diamond ,creek to the confluence with ,diamond ,creek1 as a wild river4 7,,ii7 ,notwithstanding subclause 7,i71 the portion of the segment described in that subclause that starts #ajj feet above ,forest ,service ,road #ddjb and ends #ajj feet below ,forest ,service ,road #ddjb shall be administered as a scenic river4 7xvii7 ,the #a4jb-mile segment from the headwaters of ,diamond ,creek to the ,oregon ,state border in sec4 #ad1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7xviii7 ,the #a4ad-mile segment from the headwaters of ,acorn ,creek to the confluence with ,horse ,creek1 as a wild river4 7xix7 ,the #h4eh-mile segment from the headwaters of ,chrome ,creek to the confluence with ,north ,fork ,smith ,river1 as a wild river4 7xx7 ,the #b4ih-mile segment from the headwaters ,chrome ,creek tributary number #a to the confluence with ,chrome ,creek1 #j4hb miles upstream from the mouth of ,chrome ,creek in the ,kalmiopsis ,wilderness1 flowing south from sec4 #ae1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aa ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7xxi7 ,the #b4ai-mile segment from the headwaters of ,chrome ,creek tributary number #b to the confluence with ,chrome ,creek1 #c4cc miles upstream from the mouth of ,chrome ,creek in the ,kalmiopsis ,wilderness1 flowing south from sec4 #ab1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aa ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7xxii7 ,the #a4bg-mile segment from the headwaters of ,chrome ,creek tributary number #c to the confluence with ,chrome ,creek1 #d4bh miles upstream from the mouth of ,chrome ,creek in the ,kalmiopsis ,wilderness1 flowing north from sec4 #ah1 ,t4 #dj ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7xxiii7 ,the #b4bg-mile segment from the headwaters of ,chrome ,creek tributary number #d to the confluence with ,chrome ,creek1 #f4ac miles upstream from the mouth of ,chrome ,creek1 flowing south from ,chetco ,peak in the ,kalmiopsis ,wilderness in sec4 #cf1 ,t4 #ci ,s41 ,r4 #aa ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 7xxiv7 ,the #j4f-mile segment from the headwaters of ,wimer ,creek to the border between the ,states of ,oregon and ,california1 flowing south from sec4 #ag1 ,t4 #da ,s41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,willamette ,meridian1 as a wild river4 4 7b7 ,designation of ,smith ,river1 ,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#bca7 ,smith ,river1 ,oregon ,the #j4i-mile segment from the headwaters of ,rowdy ,creek to the border between the ,states of ,oregon and ,california1 to be administered by the ,secretary of ,agriculture as a wild river4 4