#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ahij  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide for the  
establishment of a land health          
management program on ,federal land in  
,malheur ,county1 ,oregon1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,malheur ,community 
,empowerment for the ,owyhee ,act4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,bureau
 ,the term ,bureau means the ,bureau of 
,land ,management4  7#b7 ,county ,the   
term ,county means ,malheur ,county1    
,oregon4  7#c7 ,federal land ,the term  
,federal land means land in the ,county 
managed by the ,bureau4  7#d7 ,long-term
 ecological health ,the term long-term  
ecological health1 with respect to an   
ecosystem1 means the ability of the     
ecological processes of the ecosystem to
 function in a manner that maintains the
 composition1 structure1 activity1 and  
resilience of the ecosystem over time1  
including an ecologically appropriate   
diversity of plant and animal           
communities1 habitats1 connectivity1 and

 conditions that are sustainable through
 successional processes4  7#e7 ,malheur 
,c4,e4,o4 ,group ,the term ,malheur     
,c4,e4,o4 ,group means the group        
established by section #d7;b74  7#f7    
,operational flexibility ,the term      
operational flexibility1 with respect to
 grazing on the ,federal land1 means--  
7,a7 a seasonal adjustment of livestock 
positioning for the purposes of that    
grazing pursuant to a flexible grazing  
use authorized under the program with   
respect to which written notice is      
provided2 or  7,b7 an adjustment of     
water source placement with respect to  
which written notice is provided4  7#g7 
,program ,the term program means the    
,malheur ,county ,grazing ,management   
,program authorized under section       
#c7;a74  7#h7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#i7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means the ,state of ,oregon4  #c4      
,malheur ,county ,grazing ,management   
,program  7a7 ,in general ,the          

,secretary may carry out a grazing      
management program on the ,federal land1
 to be known as the ,malheur ,county    
,grazing ,management ,program1 in       
accordance with applicable law          
7including regulations7 and the         
memorandum entitled ,bureau of ,land    
,management ,instruction ,memorandum    
#bjah-aji 7as in effect on ,september   
#cj1 #bjba71 to provide to authorized   
grazing permittees and lessees increased
 operational flexibility to improve the 
long-term ecological health of the      
,federal land4  7b7 ,permit operational 
flexibility  7#a7 ,flexible grazing use 
alternative for a grazing permit or     
lease ,at the request of an authorized  
grazing permittee or lessee1 for        
purposes of renewing a grazing permit or
 lease under the program1 pursuant to   
the ,national ,environmental ,policy    
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et   
seq471 the ,secretary shall develop and 
analyze at least #a alternative to      
provide operational flexibility in      

livestock grazing use to account for    
changing conditions4  7#b7 ,consultation
 ,the ,secretary shall develop          
alternatives under paragraph 7#a7 in    
consultation with-- 7,a7 the applicable 
grazing permittee or lessee2  7,b7      
affected ,federal and ,state agencies2  
7,c7 the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group2     
7,d7 the ,burns ,paiute ,tribe or the   
,fort ,mc,dermitt ,paiute and ,shoshone 
,tribes1 as applicable2  7,e7 other     
landowners in the affected allotment2   
and  7,f7 interested members of the     
public4  7#c7 ,implementation of interim
 operational flexibilities ,if an       
applicable monitoring plan has been     
adopted under paragraph 7#d71 in order  
to improve long-term ecological health1 
on the request of an authorized grazing 
permittee or lessee1 the ,secretary     
shall1 using new and existing data1     
allow a variance to the terms and       
conditions of the existing applicable   
grazing permit or lease for the         
applicable year due to significant      

changes in weather1 forage production1  
effects of fire or drought1 or other    
temporary conditions-- 7,a7 to adjust   
the season of use1 the beginning date of
 the period of use1 the ending date of  
the period of use1 or both the beginning
 date and ending date1 as applicable1   
under the grazing permit or lease1      
subject to the requirements that-- 7i7  
unless otherwise specified in the       
appropriate allotment management plan or
 any other activity plan that is the    
functional equivalent to the appropriate
 allotment management plan under section
 #dabj4b7;a77#c7 of title #dc1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation71 the applicable adjusted    
date of the season of use occurs-- 7,i7 
not earlier than #ad days before the    
beginning date specified in the         
applicable permit or lease2 and  7,,ii7 
not later than #ad days after the ending
 date specified in the applicable permit
 or lease2 and  7ii7 the authorized     
grazing permittee or lessee provides    

written notice of the adjustment to the 
,bureau not later than #b business days 
before the date of adjustment2  7,b7 to 
adjust the dates for pasture rotation   
based on average vegetation stage and   
soil condition by not more than #ad     
days1 subject to the requirement that   
the authorized grazing permittee or     
lessee shall provide to the ,bureau     
written notice of the adjustment not    
later than #b business days before the  
date of adjustment2  7,c7 to adjust the 
placement of water structures for       
livestock or wildlife by not more than  
#ajj yards from an associated existing  
road1 pipeline1 or structure1 subject to
 applicable laws and the requirement    
that the authorized grazing permittee or
 lessee shall provide to the ,bureau    
written notice of the adjustment not    
later than #b business days before the  
date of adjustment2 and  7,d7 in a case 
in which the monitoring plan adopted    
under paragraph 7#d7 indicates          
alterations in the operational          

flexibilities are necessary to achieve  
ecological health or avoid immediate    
ecological degradation of the allotment 
or allotment area1 to adjust the        
operational flexibilities immediately1  
subject to the requirement that the     
authorized grazing permittee or lessee  
shall provide written notice of the     
adjustment to the ,bureau and the       
individuals and entities described in   
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,f7 of      
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,monitoring plans 
7,a7 ,monitoring plans for permit       
flexibility  7i7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall adopt cooperative      
rangeland monitoring plans and rangeland
 health objectives to apply to actions  
taken under paragraph 7#a7 and to       
monitor and evaluate the improvements or
 degradations to the long-term          
ecological health of the ,federal land  
under the program1 in consultation with 
grazing permittees or lessees and other 
individuals and entities described in   
paragraph 7#b71 using existing or new   

scientifically supportable data4  7ii7  
,requirements ,a monitoring plan adopted
 under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 identify 
situations in which providing           
operational flexibility in grazing      
permit or lease uses under the program  
is appropriate to improve long-term     
ecological health of the ,federal land2 
7,,ii7 identify ways in which progress  
under the program would be measured     
toward long-term ecological health of   
the ,federal land2  7,,iii7 include for 
projects monitored under the program--  
7aa7 a description of the condition     
standards for which the monitoring is   
tracking1 including baseline conditions 
and desired outcome conditions2  7bb7 a 
description of monitoring methods and   
protocols2  7cc7 a schedule for         
collecting data2  7dd7 an identification
 of the responsible party for data      
collection and storage2  7ee7 an        
evaluation schedule2  7ff7 a description
 of the anticipated use of the data2    
7gg7 provisions for adjusting any       

components of the monitoring plan2 and  
7hh7 a description of the method to     
communicate the criteria for adjusting  
livestock grazing use2 and  7,,iv7      
provide for annual reports on the       
effects of flexibility in grazing permit
 or lease uses under the program to     
allow the ,secretary to make management 
adjustments to account for the          
information provided in the annual      
report4  7,b7 ,monitoring plans for     
interim operational flexibility  7i7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary shall adopt    
cooperative rangeland utilization       
monitoring plans and rangeland health   
objectives to apply to actions taken    
under paragraph 7#c7 and to monitor and 
evaluate the improvements or            
degradations to the long-term ecological
 health of the ,federal land identified 
for flexible use under the program4     
7ii7 ,requirements ,a monitoring plan   
developed under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 
evaluate the percent utilization of     
available forage2  7,,ii7 identify the  

appropriate percentage of utilization   
for the feed type1 ecosystem1 time of   
year1 and type of animal using the      
allotment2  7,,iii7 include-- 7aa7 a    
description of the utilization standards
 for which the monitoring is tracking1  
including baseline conditions and       
desired outcome conditions2  7bb7 a     
description of utilization evaluation   
protocol2  7cc7 an evaluation schedule  
identifying periods during which        
utilization data will be collected2     
7dd7 provisions for adjusting any       
components of the monitoring plan1      
including acceptance of data from       
identified third parties2 and  7ee7 a   
description of the method to communicate
 the criteria for adjusting livestock   
grazing use based on the on-the-ground  
conditions after the period of use2 and 
7,,iv7 provide for annual reports on the
 effects of flexibility in grazing      
permit or lease uses under the program  
to allow the ,secretary to make         
management adjustments to account for   

the information provided in the annual  
report4  7#e7 ,terms and conditions     
7,a7 ,preferred alternative ,if the     
,secretary determines that an           
alternative considered under the program
 that provides operational flexibility  
is the preferred alternative1 the       
,secretary shall-- 7i7 incorporate the  
alternative1 including applicable       
monitoring plans adopted under paragraph
 7#d71 into the terms and conditions of 
the applicable grazing permit or lease2 
and  7ii7 specify how the monitoring    
information with respect to the         
preferred alternative should be used to 
inform management adjustments under the 
program4  7,b7 ,adjustments ,before     
implementing any measure for purposes of
 operational flexibility with respect to
 a grazing use authorized under the     
terms and conditions of a permit or     
lease with respect to which an          
alternative has been incorporated under 
subparagraph 7,a71 the grazing permittee
 or lessee shall notify the ,secretary  

in writing of the proposed adjustment4  
7,c7 ,additional requirements ,the      
,secretary may include any other        
requirements in a permit or lease with  
respect to which an alternative has been
 incorporated under subparagraph 7,a7   
that the ,secretary determines to be    
necessary4  7c7 ,review2 termination    
7#a7 ,review  7,a7 ,in general ,subject 
to subparagraph 7,b71 not earlier than  
the date that is #h years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall conduct a review of the
 program to determine whether the       
objectives of the program are being met4
  7,b7 ,no effect on program permits and
 leases ,the review of the program under
 subparagraph 7,a7 shall not affect the 
existence1 renewal1 or termination of a 
grazing permit or lease entered into    
under the program4  7#b7 ,termination   
,if1 based on the review conducted under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary         
determines that the objectives of the   
program are not being met1 the          

,secretary shall1 on the date that is   
#aj years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act-- 7,a7 modify the program in 
a manner to ensure that the objectives  
of the program would be met2 or  7,b7   
terminate the program4  7d7 ,no effect  
on grazing privileges ,nothing in this  
,act-- 7#a7 affects grazing privileges  
provided under the ,act of ,june #bh1   
#aicd 7commonly known as the ,taylor    
,grazing ,act2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cae et    
seq472  7#b7 requires the ,secretary to 
consider modifying or terminating the   
classification of any existing grazing  
district on the ,federal land in any    
subsequent plan or decision of the      
,secretary2 or  7#c7 precludes the      
,secretary from modifying or terminating
 an existing permit or lease in         
accordance with applicable law          
7including regulations74  #d4 ,malheur  
,c4,e4,o4 ,group  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,consensus ,the term 
consensus means a unanimous agreement by
 the voting members of the ,malheur     

,c4,e4,o4 ,group present and            
constituting a quorum at a regularly    
scheduled business meeting of the       
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group4  7#b7        
,federal agency  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
term ,federal agency means an agency or 
department of the ,government of the    
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,inclusions ,the 
term ,federal agency includes-- 7i7 the 
,bureau of ,reclamation2  7ii7 the      
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs2  7iii7 the 
,bureau2  7iv7 the ,united ,states ,fish
 and ,wildlife ,service2 and  7v7 the   
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service4  7#c7 ,quorum ,the term quorum
 means #a more than #a_/b of the voting 
members of the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4       
,group4  7b7 ,establishment ,there is   
established the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4      
,group to assist in carrying out this   
section4  7c7 ,membership  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group  
shall consist of #ah members1 to be     
appointed in accordance with paragraph  
7#b71 including-- 7,a7 #e voting members

 who represent private interests1 of    
whom-- 7i7 #c members represent         
livestock grazing interests1 of whom--  
7,i7 #a member resides in the northern  
#a_/c of the ,county2  7,,ii7 #a member 
resides in the center #a_/c of the      
,county2 and  7,,iii7 #a member resides 
in the southern #a_/c of the ,county2   
7ii7 #a member is in the recreation or  
tourism industry2 and  7iii7 #a member  
is from an applicable irrigation        
district2  7,b7 #b voting members who   
represent the environmental community1  
#a of whom is based in the ,county2     
7,c7 #a voting member who represents the
 hunting or fishing community2  7,d7 #b 
voting members who are representatives  
of ,indian ,tribes1 of whom-- 7i7 #a    
member shall be a representative of the 
,burns ,paiute ,tribe2 and  7ii7 #a     
member shall be a representative of the 
,fort ,mc,dermitt ,paiute and ,shoshone 
,tribes2  7,e7 #b nonvoting members who 
are representatives of ,federal agencies
 with authority and responsibility in   

the ,county and who shall provide       
technical assistance1 #a of whom shall  
represent the ,bureau2  7,f7 #b         
nonvoting members who are               
representatives of ,state agencies with 
authority and responsibility in the     
,county and who shall provide technical 
assistance1 of whom-- 7i7 #a member     
shall be from the ,state ,department of 
,fish and ,wildlife2 and  7ii7 #a member
 shall be from the ,state ,parks        
,department2 and  7,g7 #d nonvoting     
members who are representatives of units
 of local government within the ,county 
and who shall provide technical         
assistance1 #a of whom shall be from the
 ,county weeds eradication department4  
7#b7 ,appointment2 term2 vacancy  7,a7  
,appointment  7i7 ,governmental agencies
 ,a member of the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4    
,group representing a ,federal agency or
 ,state or local agency shall be        
appointed by the head of the applicable 
agency4  7ii7 ,private ,interests ,a    
member of the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group 

representing private interests shall be 
appointed by the applicable represented 
groups4  7,b7 ,term ,a member of the    
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group shall serve   
for a term of #c years4  7,c7 ,vacancy  
,a vacancy on the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4    
,group shall be filled in the manner    
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7d7    
,projects  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group shall propose 
eligible projects described in paragraph
 7#b7 on ,federal land and water and    
non-,federal land and water in the      
,county to be carried out by the        
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group or a third    
party1 using funds provided by the      
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group1 if a         
consensus of the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4     
,group approves the proposed eligible   
project4  7#b7 ,description of eligible 
projects ,an eligible project referred  
to in paragraph 7#a7 is a project-- 7,a7
 that complies with existing law        
7including regulations72 and  7,b7      
relating to-- 7i7 ecological            

restoration1 including development1     
planning1 and implementation2  7ii7     
range improvements for the purpose of   
providing more efficient and effective  
ecologically beneficial management of   
domestic livestock1 fish1 wildlife1 or  
habitat2  7iii7 invasive species        
management or eradication1 including    
invasive weeds1 vegetation1 fish1 or    
wildlife2  7iv7 restoration of springs  
and related water infrastructure to     
enhance the availability of sustainable 
flows of freshwater for livestock1 fish1
 or wildlife2  7v7 conservation of      
cultural sites2  7vi7 economic          
development or recreation management2 or
  7vii7 research1 monitoring1 or        
analysis4  7#c7 ,requirement  7,a7 ,in  
general ,in the case of an eligible     
project proposed under paragraph 7#a7   
that is to be carried out on ,federal   
land or requires the use of ,federal    
funds1 the project may not be carried   
out without the approval of the head of 
the applicable ,federal agency4  7,b7   

,failure to approve ,if an eligible     
project described in subparagraph 7,a7  
is not approved by the head of the      
applicable ,federal agency1 not later   
than #ad business after the date on     
which the proposal is submitted to the  
head of the applicable ,federal agency1 
the head of the ,federal agency shall   
provide to the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group
 in writing a description of the reasons
 for not approving the proposed eligible
 project4  7#d7 ,failure to approve by  
consensus ,if an eligible project       
proposed under paragraph 7#a7 is not    
agreed to by consensus after #c votes   
are conducted by the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 
,group1 the proposed eligible project   
may be agreed to by a quorum of the     
members of the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4       
,group1 subject to the limitations      
that-- 7,a7 the eligible project may not
 be carried out on ,federal land2 and   
7,b7 no ,federal funds may be used for  
an eligible project that is agreed to in
 accordance with this paragraph4  7#e7  

,acceptance of donations ,the ,malheur  
,c4,e4,o4 ,group may-- 7,a7 accept and  
place into a trust fund any donations1  
grants1 or other funds received by the  
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group2 and  7,b7 use
 amounts placed into a trust fund under 
paragraph 7#a7 to carry out eligible    
projects approved in accordance with    
this section1 including eligible        
projects carried out on ,federal land or
 water or using ,federal funds1 if the  
project is approved by the head of the  
applicable ,federal agency4  7#f7       
,cost-sharing requirement  7,a7 ,in     
general ,the ,federal share of the total
 cost of an eligible project carried out
 using amounts made available under     
subsection 7i7 shall be not more than   
#ge percent4  7,b7 ,form of non-,federal
 contribution ,the non-,federal         
contribution required under subparagraph
 7,a7 may be provided in the form of    
in-kind contributions4  7#g7 ,funding   
recommendations ,all funding            
recommendations developed by the        

,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group shall be based
 on a consensus of the ,malheur         
,c4,e4,o4 ,group members4  7e7          
,technical assistance ,any ,federal     
agency with authority and responsibility
 in the ,county shall1 to the extent    
practicable1 provide technical          
assistance to the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4    
,group on request of the ,malheur       
,c4,e4,o4 ,group4  7f7 ,public notice   
and participation ,the ,malheur         
,c4,e4,o4 ,group shall conduct all      
meetings subject to applicable open     
meeting and public participation laws4  
7g7 ,priorities ,for purposes of        
approving eligible projects proposed    
under subsection 7d77#a71 the ,malheur  
,c4,e4,o4 ,group shall give priority to 
voluntary habitat1 range1 and ecosystem 
restoration projects focused on         
improving the long-term ecological      
health of the ,federal land and natural 
bodies of water4  7h7 ,additional       
projects ,to the extent permitted by    
applicable law and subject to the       

availability of appropriations1 ,federal
 agencies may contribute to the         
implementation of projects recommended  
by the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group and    
approved by the ,secretary4  7i7        
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary to carry 
out this section #a1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbd through #bjcd4  7#b7 
,maintenance and distribution ,amounts  
made available under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be maintained and distributed by  
the ,secretary4  7#c7 ,administrative   
expenses ,not more than more than #e    
percent of amounts made available under 
paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year may be 
used for the administration of this     
,act4  7#d7 ,grants ,of the amounts made
 available under paragraph 7#a71 not    
more than #aj percent may be made       
available for a fiscal year to provide  
grants to the ,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group4
  7j7 ,effect  7#a7 ,existing activities
 ,the activities of the ,malheur        

,c4,e4,o4 ,group shall supplement1 and  
not replace1 existing activities to     
manage the natural resources of the     
,county4  7#b7 ,legal rights1 duties1 or
 authorities ,nothing in this section   
affects any legal right1 duty1 or       
authority of any person or ,federal     
agency1 including any member of the     
,malheur ,c4,e4,o4 ,group4  #e4 ,land   
designations  7a7 ,definition of        
wilderness area ,in this section1 the   
term wilderness area means a wilderness 
area designated by subsection 7b77#a74  
7b7 ,designation of wilderness areas    
7#a7 ,in general ,in accordance with the
 ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca  
et seq471 the following ,federal land in
 the ,county comprising approximately   
#a1ajb1cic acres1 as generally depicted 
on the referenced maps1 is designated as
 wilderness and as components of the    
,national ,wilderness ,preservation     
,system3 7,a7 ,fifteenmile ,creek       
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #fa1fdg acres1 

as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,trout   
,creek-,oregon ,canyon ,group and dated 
,december #ab1 #bjbc1 which shall be    
known as the ,fifteenmile ,creek        
,wilderness4  7,b7 ,oregon ,canyon      
,mountains ,wilderness ,certain ,federal
 land1 comprising approximately #ec1eei 
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,trout   
,creek-,oregon ,canyon ,group and dated 
,december #ab1 #bjbc1 which shall be    
known as the ,oregon ,canyon ,mountains 
,wilderness4  7,c7 ,twelvemile ,creek   
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #ch1jii acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,trout   
,creek-,oregon ,canyon ,group and dated 
,december #ab1 #bjbc1 which shall be    
known as the ,twelvemile ,creek         
,wilderness4  7,d7 ,upper ,west ,little 
,owyhee ,wilderness ,certain ,federal   
land1 comprising approximately #ic1aii  
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 

entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,upper ,west
 ,little ,owyhee ,wilderness4  7,e7     
,lookout ,butte ,wilderness ,certain    
,federal land1 comprising approximately 
#ff1bdb acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,upper ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 
#bjbc1 which shall be known as the      
,lookout ,butte ,wilderness4  7,f7 ,mary
 ,gautreaux ,owyhee ,river ,canyon      
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #baa1fgi acres1
 as generally depicted on the map       
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,mary       
,gautreaux ,owyhee ,river ,canyon       
,wilderness4  7,g7 ,black butte         
wilderness ,certain ,federal land1      
comprising approximately #ab1jeh acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 

which shall be known as the ,black      
,butte ,wilderness4  7,h7 ,twin ,butte  
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #ah1aej acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,twin ,butte
 ,wilderness4  7,i7 ,oregon ,butte      
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #ca1icd acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,oregon     
,butte ,wilderness4  7,j7 ,mahogany     
,butte ,wilderness ,certain ,federal    
land1 comprising approximately #h1iec   
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,mahogany   
,butte ,wilderness4  7,k7 ,deer ,flat   
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #ab1bej acres1 

as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,deer ,flat 
,wilderness4  7,l7 ,sacramento ,hill    
,wilderness ,certain ,federal1          
comprising approximately #i1egd acres1  
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,sacramento 
,hill ,wilderness4  7,m7 ,deadman ,butte
 ,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1    
comprising approximately #g1aeb acres1  
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,deadman    
,butte ,wilderness4  7,n7 ,big ,grassey 
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #dd1bch acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,big        

,grassey ,wilderness4  7,o7 ,north ,fork
 ,owyhee ,wilderness ,certain ,federal  
land1 comprising approximately #e1bgf   
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,upper   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,north ,fork
 ,owyhee ,wilderness4  7,p7 ,mary       
,gautreaux ,lower ,owyhee ,canyon       
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #gg1aba acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,lower   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,mary       
,gautreaux ,lower ,owyhee ,canyon       
,wilderness4  7,q7 ,jordan ,craters     
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #bi1bee acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,lower   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,jordan     
,craters ,wilderness4  7,r7 ,owyhee     
,breaks ,wilderness ,certain ,federal   

land1 comprising approximately #ca1fcg  
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,lower   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,owyhee     
,breaks ,wilderness4  7,s7 ,dry ,creek  
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #cc1bji acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,lower   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,dry ,creek 
,wilderness4  7,t7 ,dry ,creek ,buttes  
,wilderness ,certain ,federal land1     
comprising approximately #hh1bhi acres1 
as generally depicted on the map        
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,lower   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 
which shall be known as the ,dry ,creek 
,buttes ,wilderness4  7,u7 ,upper       
,leslie ,gulch ,wilderness ,certain     
,federal land1 comprising approximately 
#b1iig acres1 as generally depicted on  
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,lower ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 

#bjbc1 which shall be known as the      
,upper ,leslie ,gulch ,wilderness4  7,v7
 ,slocum ,creek ,wilderness ,certain    
,federal land1 comprising approximately 
#g1ecd acres1 as generally depicted on  
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,lower ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 
#bjbc1 which shall be known as the      
,slocum ,creek ,wilderness4  7,w7       
,honeycombs ,wilderness ,certain        
,federal land1 comprising approximately 
#da1abb acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,lower ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 
#bjbc1 which shall be known as the      
,honeycombs ,wilderness4  7,x7 ,wild    
,horse ,basin ,wilderness ,certain      
,federal land1 comprising approximately 
#ah1djb acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,lower ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 
#bjbc1 which shall be known as the ,wild
 ,horse ,basin ,wilderness4  7,y7       
,quartz ,mountain ,wilderness ,certain  
,federal land1 comprising approximately 

#cb1idc acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,lower ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 
#bjbc1 which shall be known as the      
,quartz ,mountain ,wilderness4  7,z7    
,the ,tongue ,wilderness ,certain       
,federal land1 comprising approximately 
#e1iji acres1 as generally depicted on  
the map entitled ,proposed ,wilderness  
,lower ,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 
#bjbc1 which shall be known as ,the     
,tongue ,wilderness4  7,,aa7 ,three     
,fingers ,rock ,north ,wilderness       
,certain ,federal land1 comprising      
approximately #ab1dfb acres1 as         
generally depicted on the map entitled  
,proposed ,wilderness ,lower ,owyhee and
 dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 which shall
 be known as the ,three ,fingers ,rock  
,north ,wilderness4  7,,bb7 ,burnt      
,mountain ,wilderness ,certain ,federal 
land1 comprising approximately #h1aae   
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,lower   
,owyhee and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 

which shall be known as the ,burnt      
,mountain ,wilderness4  7,,cc7 ,camp    
,creek ,wilderness ,certain ,federal    
land1 comprising approximately #gb1eig  
acres1 as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ,proposed ,wilderness ,camp    
,creek ,group and dated ,december #ab1  
#bjbc1 which shall be known as the ,camp
 ,creek ,wilderness4  7#b7 ,maps and    
legal descriptions  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 each wilderness area4    
7,b7 ,effect ,each map and legal        
description prepared under subparagraph 
7,a7 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 or legal description4  7,c7 ,public
 availability ,the maps and legal       
descriptions prepared under subparagraph
 7,a7 shall be on file and available for
 public inspection in the appropriate   

offices of the ,bureau4  7#c7           
,management  7,a7 ,in general ,subject  
to valid existing rights1 the wilderness
 areas shall be administered by the     
,secretary in accordance with the       
,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et
 seq471 except that-- 7i7 any reference 
in that ,act to the effective date of   
that ,act shall be considered to be a   
reference to the date of enactment of   
this ,act2 and  7ii7 any reference in   
that ,act to the ,secretary of          
,agriculture shall be considered to be a
 reference to the ,secretary4  7,b7     
,grazing ,the ,secretary shall allow the
 continuation of the grazing of         
livestock1 in the wilderness areas1 if  
established before the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 in accordance with-- 7i7 
section #d7;d77#d7 of the ,wilderness   
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#d772 and 
7ii7 the guidelines set forth in        
,appendix ,a of the report of the       
,committee on ,interior and ,insular    
,affairs of the ,house of               

,representatives accompanying ,h4,r4    
#begj of the #ajast ,congress 7,h4      
,rept4 #aja-dje74  7,c7 ,roads adjacent 
to wilderness areas ,nothing in this    
,act requires the closure of any        
adjacent road outside the boundary of a 
wilderness area4  7,d7 ,fish and        
wildlife management activities  7i7 ,in 
general ,in furtherance of the purposes 
and principles of the ,wilderness ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 the      
,secretary may conduct any management   
activities that are necessary to        
maintain or restore fish and wildlife   
populations and habitats in the         
wilderness areas1 if the management     
activities are-- 7,i7 consistent with   
applicable wilderness management plans2 
and  7,,ii7 conducted in accordance with
 appropriate policies1 such as the      
policies established in ,appendix ,b of 
the report of the ,committee on         
,interior and ,insular ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives accompanying 
,h4,r4 #begj of the #ajast ,congress    

7,house ,report #aja-dje74  7ii7        
,inclusions ,management activities under
 clause 7i7 may include the occasional  
and temporary use of motorized vehicles1
 if the use1 as determined by the       
,secretary1 would promote healthy1      
viable1 and more naturally distributed  
wildlife populations that would enhance 
wilderness values while causing the     
minimum impact necessary to accomplish  
those tasks4  7,e7 ,existing activities 
,consistent with section #d7;d77#a7 of  
the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#aacc7;d77#a77 and in accordance with   
appropriate policies1 such as the       
policies established in ,appendix ,b of 
the report of the ,committee on         
,interior and ,insular ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives accompanying 
,h4,r4 #begj of the #ajast ,congress    
7,house ,report #aja-dje71 the ,state   
may use aircraft 7including helicopters7
 in the wilderness areas to survey      
capture1 transplant1 monitor1 and       
provide water for wildlife populations1 

including bighorn sheep and feral stock1
 feral horses1 and feral burros4  7c7   
,management of land not designated as   
wilderness  7#a7 ,release of wilderness 
study areas  7,a7 ,finding ,congress    
finds that1 for purposes of section     
#fjc7;c7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #aghb7;c771 the ,clarks ,butte
 ,wilderness ,study ,area1 ,saddle      
,butte ,wilderness ,study ,area1 and    
,bowden ,hills ,wilderness ,study ,area 
have been adequately studied for        
wilderness designation4  7,b7 ,release  
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the land described in subparagraph      
7,a7-- 7i7 is no longer subject to      
section #fjc7;c7 of the ,federal ,land  
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aghb7;c772 and  7ii7    
shall be managed in accordance with the 
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   
seq471 including any applicable land use
 plan adopted under section #bjb of that

 ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab74  7#b7      
,management of certain land with        
wilderness characteristics ,any portion 
of the ,federal land that was previously
 determined by the ,secretary to be land
 with wilderness characteristics that is
 not designated as wilderness by        
subsection 7b77#a7 and is not designated
 on the ,map as land with wilderness    
characteristics shall be managed by the 
,secretary in accordance with the       
applicable land use plans adopted under 
section #bjb of the ,federal ,land      
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab74  #f4 ,land       
conveyances to ,burns ,paiute ,tribe and
 ,castle ,rock ,co-stewardship ,area    
7a7 ,jonesboro ranch1 road gulch1 and   
black canyon land conveyances  7#a7     
,conveyance and taking into trust  7,a7 
,title ,as soon as practicable after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,secretary shall accept title to the    
land described in paragraph 7#b71 if    
conveyed or otherwise transferred to the

 ,united ,states by1 or on behalf of1   
the ,burns ,paiute ,tribe4  7,b7 ,trust 
,land to which title is accepted by the 
,secretary under subparagraph 7,a7      
shall-- 7i7 be held in trust by the     
,united ,states for the benefit of the  
,burns ,paiute ,tribe2 and  7ii7 be part
 of the reservation of the ,burns       
,paiute ,tribe4  7#b7 ,description of   
land ,the land referred to in paragraph 
7#a77;,a7 is the following3 7,a7        
,jonesboro ranch ,the parcel commonly   
known as ,jonesboro ,ranch1 located     
approximately #f miles east of ,juntura1
 ,oregon1 consisting of #ba1edh acres of
 ,federal land1 #f1fhf acres of certain 
private land owned by the ,burns ,paiute
 ,tribe and associated with the         
,jonesboro ,ranch containing the        
pastures referred to as ,saddle ,horse  
and ,trail ,horse1 ,indian ,creek1      
,sperry ,creek1 ,antelope ,swales1      
,horse ,camp1 ,dinner ,creek1 ,upper    
,hunter ,creek1 and ,tim's ,peak1       
generally depicted as ,jonesboro        

,parcels 7,transfer7 on the map entitled
 ,proposed ,wilderness ,camp ,creek     
,group and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1  
and more particularly described as      
follows3 7i7 ,t4 #bj ,s41 ,r4 #ch ,e41  
secs4 #be and #cf1 ,willamette          
,meridian4  7ii7 ,t4 #bj ,s41 ,r4 #ci   
,e41 secs4 #be-cf1 ,willamette          
,meridian4  7iii7 ,t4 #bj ,s41 ,r4 #dj  
,e41 secs4 #cj1 #ca1 and #cb1           
,willamette ,meridian4  7iv7 ,t4 #ba    
,s41 ,r4 #ci ,e41 secs4 #a-ah1 #bj-bi1  
and #cb-cf1 ,willamette ,meridian4  7v7 
,t4 #ba ,s41 ,r4 #dj ,e41 secs4 #e-h1   
#ag-ai1 #cj1 and #ca1 ,willamette       
,meridian4  7vi7 ,t4 #bb ,s41 ,r4 #ci   
,e41 secs4 #a-e1 #h1 and #i1 ,willamette
 ,meridian4  7,b7 ,road gulch2 black    
canyon ,the approximately #d1acg acres  
of ,state land containing the pastures  
referred to as ,road ,gulch and ,black  
,canyon and more particularly described 
as follows3 7i7 ,t4 #bj ,s41 ,r4 #ci    
,e41 secs4 #aj1 #aa1 #ae1 #ad1 #ac1     
#ba-bh1 and #cf1 ,willamette ,meridian4 

7ii7 ,t #bj ,s41 ,r4 #dj ,e41 secs4 #ai1
 #cj1 #ca1 and #cb1 ,willamette         
,meridian4  7#c7 ,applicable law ,land  
taken into trust under paragraph        
7#a77;,b7 shall be administered in      
accordance with the laws 7including     
regulations7 generally applicable to    
property held in trust by the ,united   
,states for the benefit of an ,indian   
,tribe4  7#d7 ,map of trust land ,as    
soon as practicable after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall prepare a map depicting the land  
taken into trust under paragraph        
7#a77;,b74  7#e7 ,land exchange ,not    
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall seek to enter into an agreement   
with the ,state under which the         
,secretary would exchange ,federal land 
for the portions of the area described  
in paragraph 7#b77;,b7 that are owned by
 the ,state4  7b7 ,castle rock land ,to 
be held in trust and co-stewardship area
  7#a7 ,land to be held in trust ,all   

right1 title1 and interest of the       
,united ,states in and to the           
approximately #b1ejj acres of land in   
the ,castle ,rock ,wilderness ,study    
,area1 as depicted as ,lands to be      
,taken into ,trust on the map entitled  
,land into ,trust and ,co-,stewardship  
,castle ,rock ,group and dated ,december
 #ab1 #bjbc1 shall-- 7,a7 be held in    
trust by the ,united ,states for the    
benefit of the ,burns ,paiute ,tribe2   
and  7,b7 be part of the reservation of 
the ,burns ,paiute ,tribe4  7#b7 ,castle
 rock co-stewardship area  7,a7         
,memorandum of understanding  7i7 ,in   
general ,as soon as practicable after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall seek to enter into a   
memorandum of understanding with the    
,burns ,paiute ,tribe to provide for the
 co-stewardship of the area depicted as 
,tribal ,co-,stewardship ,area on the   
map entitled ,land into ,trust and      
,co-,stewardship ,castle ,rock ,group   
and dated ,december #ab1 #bjbc1 to be   

known as the ,castle ,rock              
,co-,stewardship ,area4  7ii7           
,requirement ,the memorandum of         
understanding entered into under clause 
7i7 shall ensure that the ,castle ,rock 
,co-,stewardship ,area is managed in a  
manner that-- 7,i7 ensures that ,tribal 
interests are adequately considered2    
7,,ii7 provides for maximum protection  
of cultural and archaeological          
resources2 and  7,,iii7 provides for the
 protection of natural resources with   
cultural significance4  7,b7 ,management
 agreements ,in accordance with         
applicable law 7including regulations71 
the ,secretary may enter into #a or more
 management agreements with the ,burns  
,paiute ,tribe to authorize the ,burns  
,paiute ,tribe to carry out management  
activities in the ,castle ,rock         
,co-,stewardship ,area in accordance    
with the memorandum of understanding    
entered into under subparagraph 7,a77i74
  7,c7 ,grazing ,the grazing of         
livestock in the ,castle ,rock          

,co-,stewardship ,area1 if established  
before the date of enactment of this    
,act1 shall be permitted to continue in 
accordance with applicable law          
7including regulations74  7,d7 ,water   
rights ,nothing in this paragraph-- 7i7 
affects any valid and existing water    
rights2 or  7ii7 provides the ,burns    
,paiute ,tribe with any new water right 
or claim4  7#c7 ,withdrawal ,subject to 
valid existing rights1 the land taken   
into trust under paragraph 7#a7 and the 
land comprising the ,castle ,rock       
,co-,stewardship ,area are withdrawn    
from-- 7,a7 all forms of entry1         
appropriation1 and disposal under the   
public land laws2  7,b7 location1 entry1
 and patent under the mining laws2 and  
7,c7 operation of the mineral leasing   
and geothermal leasing laws and mineral 
materials laws4  7c7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section #b1jjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjbe4  7d7 ,effect on      

tribal rights and certain existing uses 
,nothing in this section1 including any 
designation or nondesignation of land   
transferred into trust to be held by the
 ,united ,states for the benefit of the 
,burns ,paiute ,tribe under this        
section-- 7#a7 alters1 modifies1        
enlarges1 diminishes1 or abrogates      
rights secured by a treaty1 statute1    
,executive order1 or other ,federal law 
of any ,indian ,tribe1 including        
off-reservation reserved rights2 or     
7#b7 affects-- 7,a7 existing            
rights-of-way2 or  7,b7 preexisting     
grazing uses and existing water rights  
or mining claims1 except as specifically
 negotiated between any applicable      
,indian ,tribe and the ,secretary4      
,passed the ,senate ,december #bj       
7legislative day1 ,december #af71       
#bjbd4,secretary