Sec. 100 Short title
This subdivision may be cited as the “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2014”.
Division V — Natural Resources
V Natural Resources
Sec. 100A Findings
Congress finds the following:
The industrialization of China and India has driven demand for nonfuel mineral commodities, sparking a period of resource nationalism exemplified by China’s reduction in exports of rare-earth elements necessary for telecommunications, military technologies, healthcare technologies, and conventional and renewable energy technologies.
The availability of minerals and mineral materials are essential for economic growth, national security, technological innovation, and the manufacturing and agricultural supply chain.
The exploration, production, processing, use, and recycling of minerals contribute significantly to the economic well-being, security and general welfare of the Nation.
The United States has vast mineral resources, but is becoming increasingly dependent upon foreign sources of these mineral materials, as demonstrated by the following:
Twenty-five years ago the United States was dependent on foreign sources for 30 nonfuel mineral materials, 6 of which the United States imported 100 percent of the Nation’s requirements, and for another 16 commodities the United States imported more than 60 percent of the Nation’s needs.
By 2011 the United States import dependence for nonfuel mineral materials had more than doubled from 30 to 67 commodities, 19 of which the United States imported 100 percent of the Nation’s requirements, and for another 24 commodities, imported more than 50 percent of the Nation’s needs.
The United States share of worldwide mineral exploration dollars was 8 percent in 2011, down from 19 percent in the early 1990s.
In the 2012 Ranking of Countries for Mining Investment, out of 25 major mining countries, the United States ranked last with Papua New Guinea in permitting delays, and towards the bottom regarding government take and social issues affecting mining.
Sec. 100B Definitions
In this subdivision:
Strategic and critical minerals— The term strategic and critical minerals means minerals that are necessary—
for national defense and national security requirements;
for the Nation’s energy infrastructure, including pipelines, refining capacity, electrical power generation and transmission, and renewable energy production;
to support domestic manufacturing, agriculture, housing, telecommunications, healthcare, and transportation infrastructure; or
for the Nation’s economic security and balance of trade.
Agency— The term agency means any agency, department, or other unit of Federal, State, local, or tribal government, or Alaska Native Corporation.
mineral exploration or mine permit— The term mineral exploration or mine permit includes plans of operation issued by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service pursuant to 43 CFR 3809 and 36 CFR 228A or the authorities listed in 43 CFR 3503.13, respectively.
IV Community Forest Management Demonstration
Sec. 401 Purpose and definitions
Purpose— The purpose of this title is to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments by establishing a demonstration program for local, sustainable forest management.
Definitions— In this title:
Advisory committee— The term “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee appointed by the Governor of a State for the community forest demonstration area established for the State.
Community forest demonstration area— The term “community forest demonstration area” means a community forest demonstration area established for a State under section 402.
National forest system— The term “National Forest System” has the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)), except that the term does not include the National Grasslands and land utilization projects designated as National Grasslands administered pursuant to the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010–1012).
Secretary— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of Agriculture.
State— The term “State” includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Sec. 402 Establishment of community forest demonstration areas
Establishment required; time for establishment— Subject to subsection (c) and not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a community forest demonstration area at the request of the Advisory Committee appointed to manage community forest demonstration area land in that State.
Covered land—
Inclusion of national forest system land— The community forest demonstration areas of a State shall consist of the National Forest System land in the State identified for inclusion by the Advisory Committee of that State.
Exclusion of certain land— A community forest demonstration area shall not include National Forest System land—
that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by Federal statute;
National Monuments; or
over which administration jurisdiction was first assumed by the Forest Service under title III.
Conditions on establishment—
Acreage requirement— A community forest demonstration area must include at least 200,000 acres of National Forest System land. If the unit of the National Forest System in which a community forest demonstration area is being established contains more than 5,000,000 acres, the community forest demonstration area may include 900,000 or more acres of National Forest System land.
Management law or best management practices requirement— A community forest demonstration area may be established in a State only if the State—
has a forest practices law applicable to State or privately owned forest land in the State; or
has established silvicultural best management practices or other regulations for forest management practices related to clean water, soil quality, wildlife or forest health.
Revenue sharing requirement— As a condition of the inclusion in a community forest demonstration area of National Forest System land located in a particular county in a State, the county must enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State that requires that, in utilizing revenues received by the county under section 406(b), the county shall continue to meet any obligations under applicable State law as provided under title I of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) or as provided in the sixth paragraph under the heading “FOREST SERVICE” in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500) and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500).
Treatment under certain other laws— National Forest System land included in a community forest demonstration area shall not be considered Federal land for purposes of—
making payments to counties under the sixth paragraph under the heading “FOREST SERVICE” in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500) and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500); or
title I.
Acreage limitation— Not more than a total of 4,000,000 acres of National Forest System land may be established as community forest demonstration areas.
Recognition of valid and existing rights— Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit or restrict—
access to National Forest System land included in a community forest demonstration area for hunting, fishing, and other related purposes; or
valid and existing rights regarding such National Forest System land, including rights of any federally recognized Indian tribe.
Sec. 403 Advisory committee
Appointment— A community forest demonstration area for a State shall be managed by an Advisory Committee appointed by the Governor of the State.
Composition— The Advisory Committee for a community forest demonstration area in a State shall include, but is not limited to, the following members:
One member who holds county or local elected office, appointed from each county or local governmental unit in the State containing community forest demonstration area land.
One member who represents the commercial timber, wood products, or milling industry.
One member who represents persons holding Federal grazing or other land use permits.
One member who represents recreational users of National Forest System land.
Terms—
In general— Except in the case of certain initial appointments required by paragraph (2), members of an Advisory Committee shall serve for a term of three years.
Initial appointments— In making initial appointments to an Advisory Committee, the Governor making the appointments shall stagger terms so that at least one-third of the members will be replaced every three years.
Compensation— Members of a Advisory Committee shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed from the funds made available for the management of a community forest demonstration area for the actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred by members in the performance of their duties.
Sec. 404 Management of community forest demonstration areas
Assumption of management—
Confirmation— The Advisory Committee appointed for a community forest demonstration area shall assume all management authority with regard to the community forest demonstration area as soon as the Secretary confirms that—
the National Forest System land to be included in the community forest demonstration area meets the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of section 402;
the Advisory Committee has been duly appointed under section 403 and is able to conduct business; and
provision has been made for essential management services for the community forest demonstration area.
Scope and time for confirmation— The determination of the Secretary under paragraph (1) is limited to confirming whether the conditions specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph have been satisfied. The Secretary shall make the determination not later than 60 days after the date of the appointment of the Advisory Committee.
Effect of failure to confirm— If the Secretary determines that either or both conditions specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) are not satisfied for confirmation of an Advisory Committee, the Secretary shall—
promptly notify the Governor of the affected State and the Advisory Committee of the reasons preventing confirmation; and
make a new determination under paragraph (2) within 60 days after receiving a new request from the Advisory Committee that addresses the reasons that previously prevented confirmation.
Management responsibilities— Upon assumption of management of a community forest demonstration area, the Advisory Committee for the community forest demonstration area shall manage the land and resources of the community forest demonstration area and the occupancy and use thereof in conformity with this title, and to the extent not in conflict with this title, the laws and regulations applicable to management of State or privately-owned forest lands in the State in which the community forest demonstration area is located.
Applicability of other federal laws—
In general— The administration and management of a community forest demonstration area, including implementing actions, shall not be considered Federal action and shall be subject to the following only to the extent that such laws apply to the State or private administration and management of forest lands in the State in which the community forest demonstration area is located:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 note).
The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Federal laws and regulations governing procurement by Federal agencies.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), other Federal laws.
Applicability of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act— Notwithstanding the assumption by an Advisory Committee of management of a community forest demonstration area, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) shall continue to apply to the National Forest System land included in the community forest demonstration area.
Consultation—
With indian tribes— The Advisory Committee for a community forest demonstration area shall cooperate and consult with Indian tribes on management policies and practices for the community forest demonstration area that may affect the Indian tribes. The Advisory Committee shall take into consideration the use of lands within the community forest demonstration area for religious and cultural uses by Native Americans.
With collaborative groups— The Advisory Committee for a community forest demonstration area shall consult with any applicable forest collaborative group.
Recreation— Nothing in this section shall affect public use and recreation within a community forest demonstration area.
Fire management— The Secretary shall provide fire presuppression, suppression, and rehabilitation services on and with respect to a community forest demonstration area to the same extent generally authorized in other units of the National Forest System.
Prohibition on export— As a condition on the sale of timber or other forest products from a community forest demonstration area, unprocessed timber harvested from a community forest demonstration area may not be exported in accordance with subpart F of part 223 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 405 Distribution of funds from community forest demonstration area
Retention of Funds for Management— The Advisory Committee appointed for a community forest demonstration area may retain such sums as the Advisory Committee considers to be necessary from amounts generated from that community forest demonstration area to fund the management, administration, restoration, operation and maintenance, improvement, repair, and related expenses incurred with respect to the community forest demonstration area.
Funds to Counties or Local Governmental Units— Subject to subsection (a) and section 407, the Advisory Committee for a community forest demonstration area in a State shall distribute funds generated from that community forest demonstration area to each county or local governmental unit in the State in an amount proportional to the funds received by the county or local governmental unit under title I of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.).
Sec. 406 Initial funding authority
Funding source— Counties may use such sum as the counties consider to be necessary from the amounts made available to the counties under section 501 to provide initial funding for the management of community forest demonstration areas.
No restriction on use of non-Federal funds— Nothing in this title restricts the Advisory Committee of a community forest demonstration area from seeking non-Federal loans or other non-Federal funds for management of the community forest demonstration area.
Sec. 407 Payments to United States Treasury
Payment requirement— As soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year in which a community forest demonstration area is established and as soon as practicable after the end of each subsequent fiscal year, the Advisory Committee for a community forest demonstration area shall make a payment to the United States Treasury.
Payment amount— The payment for a fiscal year under subsection (a) with respect to a community forest demonstration area shall be equal to 75 percent of the quotient obtained by dividing—
the number obtained by multiplying the number of acres of land in the community forest demonstration area by the average annual receipts generated over the preceding 10-fiscal year period from the unit or units of the National Forest System containing that community forest demonstration area; by
the total acres of National Forest System land in that unit or units of the National Forest System.
Sec. 408 Termination of community forest demonstration area
Termination authority— Subject to approval by the Governor of the State, the Advisory Committee for a community forest demonstration area may terminate the community forest demonstration area by a unanimous vote.
Effect of termination— Upon termination of a community forest demonstration area, the Secretary shall immediately resume management of the National Forest System land that had been included in the community forest demonstration area, and the Advisory Committee shall be dissolved.
Treatment of undistributed funds— Any revenues from the terminated area that remain undistributed under section 405 more than 30 days after the date of termination shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for use by the Forest Service in such amounts as may be provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
V Reauthorization and Amendment of Existing Authorities and Other Matters
Sec. 501 Extension of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 pending full operation of Forest Reserve Revenue Areas
Beneficiary counties— During the month of February 2015, the Secretary of Agriculture shall distribute to each beneficiary county (as defined in section 102(2)) a payment equal to the amount distributed to the beneficiary county for fiscal year 2010 under section 102(c)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(c)(1)).
Counties that were eligible for direct county payments—
Total amount available for payments— During the month of February 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute to all counties that received a payment for fiscal year 2010 under subsection (a)(2) of section 102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112) payments in a total amount equal to the difference between—
the total amount distributed to all such counties for fiscal year 2010 under subsection (c)(1) of such section; and
$27,000,000.
County share— From the total amount determined under paragraph (1), each county described in such paragraph shall receive, during the month of February 2015, an amount that bears the same proportion to the total amount made available under such paragraph as that county’s payment for fiscal year 2010 under subsection (c)(1) of section 102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112) bears to the total amount distributed to all such counties for fiscal year 2010 under such subsection.
Effect on 25-percent and 50-percent payments— A county that receives a payment made under subsection (a) or (b) may not receive a 25-percent payment or 50-percent payment (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102)) for fiscal year 2015.
Sec. 502 Restoring original calculation method for 25-percent payments
Amendment of Act of may 23, 1908— The sixth paragraph under the heading “FOREST SERVICE” in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500) is amended in the first sentence—
by striking “the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years” and inserting “25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year”;
by striking “said reserve” both places it appears and inserting “the national forest”; and
by striking “forest reserve” both places it appears and inserting “national forest”.
Conforming amendment to weeks law— Section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law; 16 U.S.C. 500) is amended in the first sentence by striking “the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years” and inserting “25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year”.
Sec. 503 Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management good-neighbor cooperation with States to reduce wildfire risks
Definitions— In this section:
Eligible State— The term eligible State means a State that contains National Forest System land or land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
Secretary— The term Secretary means—
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; or
the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
State forester— The term State forester means the head of a State agency with jurisdiction over State forestry programs in an eligible State.
Cooperative agreements and contracts authorized— The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole source contract) with a State forester to authorize the State forester to provide the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration, management, and protection services described in subsection (c) on National Forest System land or land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, as applicable, in the eligible State.
Authorized services— The forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration, management, and protection services referred to in subsection (b) include the conduct of—
activities to treat insect infected forests;
activities to reduce hazardous fuels;
activities involving commercial harvesting or other mechanical vegetative treatments; or
any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
State as agent— Except as provided in subsection (g), a cooperative agreement or contract entered into under subsection (b) may authorize the State forester to serve as the agent for the Secretary in providing the restoration, management, and protection services authorized under subsection (b).
Subcontracts— In accordance with applicable contract procedures for the eligible State, a State forester may enter into subcontracts to provide the restoration, management, and protection services authorized under a cooperative agreement or contract entered into under subsection (b).
Timber sales— Subsections (d) and (g) of section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) shall not apply to services performed under a cooperative agreement or contract entered into under subsection (b).
Retention of NEPA responsibilities— Any decision required to be made under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to any restoration, management, or protection services to be provided under this section by a State forester on National Forest System land or Bureau of Land Management land, as applicable, shall not be delegated to a State forester or any other officer or employee of the eligible State.
Applicable law— The restoration, management, and protection services to be provided under this section shall be carried out on a project-to-project basis under existing authorities of the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management, as applicable.
Sec. 504 Treatment as supplemental funding
None of the funds made available to a beneficiary county (as defined in section 102(2)) or other political subdivision of a State under this subdivision shall be used in lieu of or to otherwise offset State funding sources for local schools, facilities, or educational purposes.
Sec. 505 Definition of fire suppression to include certain related activities
For purposes of utilizing amounts made available to the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior for fire suppression activities, including funds made available from the FLAME Fund, the term “fire suppression” includes reforestation, site rehabilitation, salvage operations, and replanting occurring following fire damage on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned or following fire suppression efforts on such lands by the Secretary concerned.
Sec. 506 Prohibition on certain actions regarding Forest Service roads and trails
The Forest Service shall not remove or otherwise eliminate or obliterate any legally created road or trail unless there has been a specific decision, which included adequate and appropriate public involvement, to decommission the specific road or trail in question. The fact that any road or trail is a not a Forest System road or trail, or does not appear on a Motor Vehicle Use Map, shall not constitute a decision.
I Development of Domestic Sources of Strategic and Critical Minerals
Sec. 105 Distribution of forest reserve revenues
25-Percent Payments— The Secretary shall use forest reserve revenues generated by a covered forest reserve project to make 25-percent payments to States for the benefit of beneficiary counties.
Deposit in knutson-Vandenberg and salvage sale funds— After compliance with subsection (a), the Secretary shall use forest reserve revenues to make deposits into the fund established under section 3 of the Act of June 9, 1930 (16 U.S.C. 576b; commonly known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Fund) and the fund established under section 14(h) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(h); commonly known as the salvage sale fund) in contributions equal to the monies otherwise collected under those Acts for projects conducted on National Forest System land.
Deposit in general fund of the Treasury— After compliance with subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall deposit remaining forest reserve revenues into the general fund of the Treasury.
Sec. 106 Annual report
Report required— Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report specifying the annual volume requirement in effect for that fiscal year for each Forest Reserve Revenue Area, the volume of board feet actually harvested for each Forest Reserve Revenue Area, the average cost of preparation for timber sales, the forest reserve revenues generated from such sales, and the amount of receipts distributed to each beneficiary county.
Form of report— The information required by subsection (a) to be provided with respect to a Forest Reserve Revenue Area shall be presented on a single page. In addition to submitting each report to Congress, the Secretary shall also make the report available on the website of the Forest Service.
Sec. 101 Improving development of strategic and critical minerals
Domestic mines that will provide strategic and critical minerals shall be considered an infrastructure project as described in Presidential Order Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects dated March 22, 2012.
Sec. 102 Responsibilities of the lead agency
In general— The lead agency with responsibility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit shall appoint a project lead who shall coordinate and consult with cooperating agencies and any other agency involved in the permitting process, project proponents and contractors to ensure that agencies minimize delays, set and adhere to timelines and schedules for completion of the permitting process, set clear permitting goals and track progress against those goals.
Determination under NEPA— To the extent that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applies to any mineral exploration or mine permit, the lead agency with responsibility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit shall determine that the action to approve the exploration or mine permit does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if the procedural and substantive safeguards of the permitting process alone, any applicable State permitting process alone, or a combination of the two processes together provide an adequate mechanism to ensure that environmental factors are taken into account.
coordination on permitting process— The lead agency with responsibility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit shall enhance government coordination for the permitting process by avoiding duplicative reviews, minimizing paperwork and engaging other agencies and stakeholders early in the process. The lead agency shall consider the following best practices:
Deferring to and relying upon baseline data, analyses and reviews performed by State agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed project.
Conducting any consultations or reviews concurrently rather than sequentially to the extent practicable and when such concurrent review will expedite rather than delay a decision.
Schedule for permitting process— At the request of a project proponent, the lead agency, cooperating agencies and any other agencies involved with the mineral exploration or mine permitting process shall enter into an agreement with the project proponent that sets time limits for each part of the permitting process including the following:
The decision on whether to prepare a document required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
A determination of the scope of any document required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The scope of and schedule for the baseline studies required to prepare a document required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Preparation of any draft document required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Preparation of a final document required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Consultations required under applicable laws.
Submission and review of any comments required under applicable law.
Publication of any public notices required under applicable law.
A final or any interim decisions.
Time limit for permitting process— In no case should the total review process described in subsection (d) exceed 30 months unless agreed to by the signatories of the agreement.
Limitation on addressing public comments— The lead agency is not required to address agency or public comments that were not submitted during any public comment periods or consultation periods provided during the permitting process or as otherwise required by law.
Financial assurance— The lead agency will determine the amount of financial assurance for reclamation of a mineral exploration or mining site, which must cover the estimated cost if the lead agency were to contract with a third party to reclaim the operations according to the reclamation plan, including construction and maintenance costs for any treatment facilities necessary to meet Federal, State or tribal environmental standards.
Application to existing permit applications— This section shall apply with respect to a mineral exploration or mine permit for which an application was submitted before the date of the enactment of this Act if the applicant for the permit submits a written request to the lead agency for the permit. The lead agency shall begin implementing this section with respect to such application within 30 days after receiving such written request.
Strategic and critical minerals within National Forests— With respect to strategic and critical minerals within a federally administered unit of the National Forest System, the lead agency shall—
exempt all areas of identified mineral resources in Land Use Designations, other than Non-Development Land Use Designations, in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act from the procedures detailed at and all rules promulgated under part 294 of title 36, Code for Federal Regulations;
apply such exemption to all additional routes and areas that the lead agency finds necessary to facilitate the construction, operation, maintenance, and restoration of the areas of identified mineral resources described in paragraph (1); and
continue to apply such exemptions after approval of the Minerals Plan of Operations for the unit of the National Forest System.
Sec. 103 Conservation of the resource
In evaluating and issuing any mineral exploration or mine permit, the priority of the lead agency shall be to maximize the development of the mineral resource, while mitigating environmental impacts, so that more of the mineral resource can be brought to the market place.
Sec. 104 Federal register process for mineral exploration and mining projects
Preparation of Federal Notices for Mineral Exploration and Mine Development Projects— The preparation of Federal Register notices required by law associated with the issuance of a mineral exploration or mine permit shall be delegated to the organization level within the agency responsible for issuing the mineral exploration or mine permit. All Federal Register notices regarding official document availability, announcements of meetings, or notices of intent to undertake an action shall be originated and transmitted to the Federal Register from the office where documents are held, meetings are held, or the activity is initiated.
Departmental Review of Federal Register Notices for Mineral Exploration and Mining Projects— Absent any extraordinary circumstance or except as otherwise required by any Act of Congress, each Federal Register notice described in subsection (a) shall undergo any required reviews within the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture and be published in its final form in the Federal Register no later than 30 days after its initial preparation.
II Judicial review of agency actions relating to Exploration and Mine Permits
Sec. 207 Moratorium on use of prescribed fire in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, pending report
Moratorium— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture may not conduct any prescribed fire in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project until the report required by subsection (c) is submitted to Congress.
Exception for wildfire suppression— Subsection (a) does not prohibit the use of prescribed fire as part of wildfire suppression activities.
Report required— Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report containing an evaluation of recent and current Forest Service management practices for Mark Twain National Forest, including lands in the National Forest enrolled, or under consideration for enrollment, in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project to convert certain lands into shortleaf pine-oak woodlands, to determine the impact of such management practices on forest health and tree mortality. The report shall specifically address—
the economic costs associated with the failure to utilize hardwoods cut as part of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project and the subsequent loss of hardwood production from the treated lands in the long term;
the extent of increased tree mortality due to excessive heat generated by prescribed fires;
the impacts to water quality and rate of water run off due to erosion of the scorched earth left in the aftermath of the prescribed fires; and
a long-term plan for evaluation of the impacts of prescribed fires on lands previously burned within the Eleven Point Ranger District.
Sec. 201 Definitions for title
In this title the term covered civil action means a civil action against the Federal Government containing a claim under section 702 of title 5, United States Code, regarding agency action affecting a mineral exploration or mine permit.
Sec. 202 Timely filings
A covered civil action is barred unless filed no later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the final Federal agency action to which it relates.
Sec. 203 Right to intervene
The holder of any mineral exploration or mine permit may intervene as of right in any covered civil action by a person affecting rights or obligations of the permit holder under the permit.
Sec. 204 Expedition in hearing and determining the action
The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any covered civil action as expeditiously as possible.
Sec. 205 Limitation on prospective relief
In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that violation.
Sec. 206 Limitation on attorneys’ fees
Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 of title 28, United States Code (together commonly called the Equal Access to Justice Act) do not apply to a covered civil action, nor shall any party in such a covered civil action receive payment from the Federal Government for their attorneys’ fees, expenses, and other court costs.
III Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 302 Definitions
In this title:
Affiliates— The term “Affiliates” has the meaning given such term in part 121 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations.
Board of trustees— The term “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees for the Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands Trust appointed under section 313.
Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands— The term “Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands” means the lands reconveyed to the United States pursuant to the first section of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179).
Fiscal year— The term “fiscal year” means the Federal fiscal year, October 1 through the next September 30.
Governor— The term “Governor” means the Governor of the State of Oregon.
O&C Region Public Domain lands— The term “O&C Region Public Domain lands” means all the land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the Salem District, Eugene District, Roseburg District, Coos Bay District, and Medford District in the State of Oregon, excluding the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands.
O&C Trust— The terms “Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands Trust ” and “O&C Trust” mean the trust created by section 311, which has fiduciary responsibilities to act for the benefit of the O&C Trust counties in the management of O&C Trust lands.
O&C trust county— The term “O&C Trust county” means each of the 18 counties in the State of Oregon that contained a portion of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands as of January 1, 2013, each of which are beneficiaries of the O&C Trust.
O&C trust lands— The term “O&C Trust lands” means the surface estate of the lands over which management authority is transferred to the O&C Trust pursuant to section 311(c)(1). The term does not include any of the lands excluded from the O&C Trust pursuant to section 311(c)(2), transferred to the Forest Service under section 321, or Tribal lands transferred under subtitle D.
Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands— The term “Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands” means the following lands:
All lands in the State of Oregon revested in the United States under the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), regardless of whether the lands are—
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, pursuant to the first section of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a); or
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the National Forest System pursuant to the first section of the Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 1181g).
All lands in the State obtained by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the land exchanges authorized and directed by section 2 of the Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 1181h).
All lands in the State acquired by the United States at any time and made subject to the provisions of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181f).
Reserve Fund— The term “Reserve Fund” means the reserve fund created by the Board of Trustees under section 315(b).
Secretary concerned— The term “Secretary concerned” means—
the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands that are transferred to the management authority of the O&C Trust and, immediately before such transfer, were managed by the Bureau of Land Management; and
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands that—
are transferred to the management authority of the O&C Trust and, immediately before such transfer, were part of the National Forest System; or
are transferred to the Forest Service under section 321.
State— The term “State” means the State of Oregon.
Transition period— The term “transition period” means the three fiscal-year period specified in section 331 following the appointment of the Board of Trustees during which—
the O&C Trust is created; and
interim funding of the O&C Trust is secured.
Tribal lands— The term “Tribal lands” means any of the lands transferred to the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians or the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians under subtitle D.
Sec. 301 Secretarial order not affected
Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as to affect any aspect of Secretarial Order 3324, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 3, 2012, with respect to potash and oil and gas operators.
A Trust, Conservation, and Jobs
1 Creation and Terms of O&C Trust
Sec. 311 Creation of O&C Trust and designation of O&C Trust lands
Creation— The Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands Trust is established effective on October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the appointment of the Board of Trustees. As management authority over the surface of estate of the O&C Trust lands is transferred to the O&C Trust during the transition period pursuant to section 331, the transferred lands shall be held in trust for the benefit of the O&C Trust counties.
Trust purpose— The purpose of the O&C Trust is to produce annual maximum sustained revenues in perpetuity for O&C Trust counties by managing the timber resources on O&C Trust lands on a sustained-yield basis subject to the management requirements of section 314.
Designation of O&C trust lands—
Lands included— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the O&C Trust lands shall include all of the lands containing the stands of timber described in subsection (d) that are located, as of January 1, 2013, on Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands.
Lands excluded— O&C Trust lands shall not include any of the following Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands (even if the lands are otherwise described in subsection (d)):
Federal lands within the National Landscape Conservation System as of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands designated as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern as of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands that were in the National Wilderness Preservation System as of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands within the boundaries of a national monument, park, or other developed recreation area as of January 1, 2013.
Oregon treasures addressed in subtitle C, any portion of which, as of January 1, 2013, consists of Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands.
Tribal lands addressed in subtitle D.
Covered stands of timber—
Description— The O&C Trust lands consist of stands of timber that have previously been managed for timber production or that have been materially altered by natural disturbances since 1886. Most of these stands of timber are 80 years old or less, and all of such stands can be classified as having a predominant stand age of 125 years or less.
Delineation of boundaries by bureau of land management— The Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands that, immediately before transfer to the O&C Trust, were managed by the Bureau of Land Management are timber stands that have predominant birth date attributes of 1886 or later, with boundaries that are defined by polygon spatial data layer in and electronic data compilation filed by the Bureau of Land Management pursuant to paragraph (4). Except as provided in paragraph (5), the boundaries of all timber stands constituting the O&C Trust lands are finally and conclusively determined for all purposes by coordinates in or derived by reference to the polygon spatial data layer prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and filed pursuant to paragraph (4), notwithstanding anomalies that might later be discovered on the ground. The boundary coordinates are locatable on the ground by use of global positioning system signals. In cases where the location of the stand boundary is disputed or is inconsistent with paragraph (1), the location of boundary coordinates on the ground shall be, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (5), finally and conclusively determined for all purposes by the direct or indirect use of global positioning system equipment with accuracy specification of one meter or less.
Delineation of boundaries by forest service— The O&C Trust lands that, immediately before transfer to the O&C Trust, were managed by the Forest Service are timber stands that can be classified as having predominant stand ages of 125 years old or less. Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence identification of the boundaries of such stands, and the boundaries of all such stands shall be identified and made available to the Board of Trustees not later than 180 days following the creation of the O&C Trust pursuant to subsection (a). In identifying the stand boundaries, the Secretary may use geographic information system data, satellite imagery, cadastral survey coordinates, or any other means available within the time allowed. The boundaries shall be provided to the Board of Trustees within the time allowed in the form of a spatial data layer from which coordinates can be derived that are locatable on the ground by use of global positioning system signals. Except as provided in paragraph (5), the boundaries of all timber stands constituting the O&C Trust lands are finally and conclusively determined for all purposes by coordinates in or derived by reference to the data provided by the Secretary within the time provided by this paragraph, notwithstanding anomalies that might later be discovered on the ground. In cases where the location of the stand boundary is disputed or inconsistent with paragraph (1), the location of boundary coordinates on the ground shall be, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (5), finally and conclusively determined for all purposes by the boundary coordinates provided by the Secretary as they are located on the ground by the direct or indirect use of global positioning system equipment with accuracy specifications of one meter or less. All actions taken by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be deemed to not involve Federal agency action or Federal discretionary involvement or control.
Data and maps— Copies of the data containing boundary coordinates for the stands included in the O&C Trust lands, or from which such coordinates are derived, and maps generally depicting the stand locations shall be filed with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the office of the Secretary concerned. The maps and data shall be filed—
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in the case of the lands identified pursuant to paragraph (2); and
not later than 180 days following the creation of the O&C Trust pursuant to subsection (a), in the case of lands identified pursuant to paragraph (3).
Adjustment authority and limitations—
No impact on determining title or property ownership boundaries— Stand boundaries identified under paragraph (2) or (3) shall not be relied upon for purposes of determining title or property ownership boundaries. If the boundary of a stand identified under paragraph (2) or (3) extends beyond the property ownership boundaries of Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands, as such property boundaries exist on the date of enactment of this Act, then that stand boundary is deemed adjusted by this subparagraph to coincide with the property ownership boundary.
Effect of data errors or inconsistencies— Data errors or inconsistencies may result in parcels of land along property ownership boundaries that are unintentionally omitted from the O&C Trust lands that are identified under paragraph (2) or (3). In order to correct such errors, any parcel of land that satisfies all of the following criteria is hereby deemed to be O&C Trust land:
The parcel is within the ownership boundaries of Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands on the date of the enactment of this Act.
The parcel satisfies the description in paragraph (1) on the date of enactment of this Act.
The parcel is not excluded from the O&C Trust lands pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
No impact on land exchange authority— Nothing in this subsection is intended to limit the authority of the Trust and the Forest Service to engage in land exchanges between themselves or with owners of non-Federal land as provided elsewhere in this title.
Sec. 312 Legal effect of O&C Trust and judicial review
Legal status of trust lands— Subject to the other provisions of this section, all right, title, and interest in and to the O&C Trust lands remain in the United States, except that—
the Board of Trustees shall have all authority to manage the surface estate of the O&C Trust lands and the resources found thereon;
actions on the O&C Trust lands shall be deemed to involve no Federal agency action or Federal discretionary involvement or control and the laws of the State shall apply to the surface estate of the O&C Trust lands in the manner applicable to privately owned timberlands in the State; and
the O&C Trust shall be treated as the beneficial owner of the surface estate of the O&C Trust lands for purposes of all legal proceedings involving the O&C Trust lands.
Minerals—
In general— Mineral and other subsurface rights in the O&C Trust lands are retained by the United States or other owner of such rights as of the date on which management authority over the surface estate of the lands are transferred to the O&C Trust.
Rock and gravel—
Use authorized; purpose— For maintenance or construction on the road system under the control of the O&C Trust or for non-Federal lands intermingled with O&C Trust lands, the Board of Trustees may—
utilize rock or gravel found within quarries in existence immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act on any Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands, excluding those lands designated under subtitle C or transferred under subtitle D; and
construct new quarries on O&C Trust lands, except that any quarry so constructed may not exceed 5 acres.
Exception— The Board of Trustees shall not construct new quarries on any of the lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321 or lands designated under subtitle D.
Roads—
In general— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Board of Trustees shall assume authority and responsibility over, and have authority to use, all roads and the road system specified in the following subparagraphs:
All roads and road systems on the Oregon and California Railroad and Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands owned or administered by the Bureau of Land Management immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture shall assume the Secretary of Interior’s obligations for pro-rata maintenance expense and road use fees under reciprocal right-of-way agreements for those lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321. All of the lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321 shall be considered as part of the tributary area used to calculate pro-rata maintenance expense and road use fees.
All roads and road systems owned or administered by the Forest Service immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act and subsequently included within the boundaries of the O&C Trust lands.
All roads later added to the road system for management of the O&C Trust lands.
Lands transferred to forest service— The Secretary of Agriculture shall assume the obligations of the Secretary of Interior for pro-rata maintenance expense and road use fees under reciprocal rights-of-way agreements for those Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321.
Compliance with Clean Water Act— All roads used, constructed, or reconstructed under the jurisdiction of the O&C Trust must comply with requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) applicable to private lands through the use of Best Management Practices under the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
Public access—
In general— Subject to paragraph (2), public access to O&C Trust lands shall be preserved consistent with the policies of the Secretary concerned applicable to the O&C Trust lands as of the date on which management authority over the surface estate of the lands is transferred to the O&C Trust.
Restrictions— The Board of Trustees may limit or control public access for reasons of public safety or to protect the resources on the O&C Trust lands.
Limitations— The assets of the O&C Trust shall not be subject to the creditors of an O&C Trust county, or otherwise be distributed in an unprotected manner or be subject to anticipation, encumbrance, or expenditure other than for a purpose for which the O&C Trust was created.
Remedy— An O&C Trust county shall have all of the rights and remedies that would normally accrue to a beneficiary of a trust. An O&C Trust county shall provide the Board of Trustees, the Secretary concerned, and the Attorney General with not less than 60 days notice of an intent to sue to enforce the O&C Trust county’s rights under the O&C Trust.
Judicial review—
In general— Except as provided in paragraph (2), judicial review of any provision of this title shall be sought in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Parties seeking judicial review of the validity of any provision of this title must file suit within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and no preliminary injunctive relief or stays pending appeal will be permitted. If multiple cases are filed under this paragraph, the Court shall consolidate the cases. The Court must rule on any action brought under this paragraph within 180 days.
Decisions of Board of Trustees— Decisions made by the Board of Trustees shall be subject to judicial review only in an action brought by an O&C County, except that nothing in this title precludes bringing a legal claim against the Board of Trustees that could be brought against a private landowner for the same action.
Sec. 313 Board of Trustees
Appointment authorization— Subject to the conditions on appointment imposed by this section, the Governor is authorized to appoint the Board of Trustees to administer the O&C Trust and O&C Trust lands. Appointments by the Governor shall be made within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Members and eligibility—
Number— Subject to subsection (c), the Board of Trustees shall consist of seven members.
Residency requirement— Members of the Board of Trustees must reside within an O&C Trust county.
Geographical representation— To the extent practicable, the Governor shall ensure broad geographic representation among the O&C Trust counties in appointing members to the Board of Trustees.
Composition— The Board of Trustees shall include the following members:
Two forestry and wood products representatives, consisting of—
one member who represents the commercial timber, wood products, or milling industries and who represents an Oregon-based company with more than 500 employees, taking into account its affiliates, that has submitted a bid for a timber sale on the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands, O&C Region Public Domain lands, Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands, or O&C Trust lands in the preceding five years; and
one member who represents the commercial wood products or milling industries and who represents an Oregon-based company with 500 or fewer employees, taking into account its affiliates, that has submitted a bid for a timber sale on the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands, O&C Region Public Domain lands, Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands, or O&C Trust lands in the preceding five years.
At least one of the two representatives selected in this paragraph must own commercial forest land that is adjacent to the O&C Trust lands and from which the representative has not exported unprocessed timber in the preceding five years.
One representative of the general public who has professional experience in one or more of the following fields:
Business management.
Law.
Accounting.
Banking.
Labor management.
Transportation.
Engineering.
Public policy.
One representative of the science community who, at a minimum, holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in wildlife biology, forestry, ecology, or related field and has published peer-reviewed academic articles in the representative’s field of expertise.
Three governmental representatives, consisting of—
two members who are serving county commissioners of an O&C Trust county and who are nominated by the governing bodies of a majority of the O&C Trust counties and approved by the Governor, except that the two representatives may not be from the same county; and
one member who holds State-wide elected office (or is a designee of such a person) or who represents a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes within one or more O&C Trust counties.
Term, initial appointment, vacancies—
Term— Except in the case of initial appointments, members of the Board of Trustees shall serve for five-year terms and may be reappointed for one consecutive term.
Initial appointments— In making the first appointments to the Board of Trustees, the Governor shall stagger initial appointment lengths so that two members have three-year terms, two members have four-year terms, and three members have a full five-year term.
Vacancies— Any vacancy on the Board of Trustees shall be filled within 45 days by the Governor for the unexpired term of the departing member.
Board of Trustees Management Costs— Members of the Board of Trustees may receive annual compensation from the O&C Trust at a rate not to exceed 50 percent of the average annual salary for commissioners of the O&C Trust counties for that year.
Chairperson and operations—
Chairperson— A majority of the Board of Trustees shall select the chairperson for the Board of Trustees each year.
Meetings— The Board of Trustees shall establish proceedings to carry out its duties. The Board shall meet at least quarterly. Except for meetings substantially involving personnel and contractual decisions, all meetings of the Board shall comply with the public meetings law of the State.
Quorum and decision-Making—
Quorum— A quorum shall consist of five members of the Board of Trustees. The presence of a quorum is required to constitute an official meeting of the board of trustees to satisfy the meeting requirement under subsection (e)(2).
Decisions— All actions and decisions by the Board of Trustees shall require approval by a majority of members.
Annual audit— Financial statements regarding operation of the O&C Trust shall be independently prepared and audited annually for review by the O&C Trust counties, Congress, and the State.
Sec. 314 Management of O&C Trust lands
In general— Except as otherwise provided in this title, the O&C Trust lands will be managed by the Board of Trustees in compliance with all Federal and State laws in the same manner as such laws apply to private forest lands.
Timber sale plans— The Board of Trustees shall approve and periodically update management and sale plans for the O&C Trust lands consistent with the purpose specified in section 311(b). The Board of Trustees may defer sale plans during periods of depressed timber markets if the Board of Trustees, in its discretion, determines that such delay until markets improve is financially prudent and in keeping with its fiduciary obligation to the O&C Trust counties.
Stand rotation—
100–120 year rotation— The Board of Trustees shall manage not less than 50 percent of the harvestable acres of the O&C Trust lands on a 100–120 year rotation. The acreage subject to 100–120 year management shall be geographically dispersed across the O&C Trust lands in a manner that the Board of Trustees, in its discretion, determines will contribute to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem values.
Balance— The balance of the harvestable acreage of the O&C Trust lands shall be managed on any rotation age the Board of Trustees, in its discretion and in compliance with applicable State law, determines will best satisfy its fiduciary obligation to provide revenue to the O&C Trust counties.
Thinning— Nothing in this subsection is intended to limit the ability of the Board of Trustees to decide, in its discretion, to thin stands of timber on O&C Trust lands.
Sale terms—
In general— Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Board of Trustees is authorized to establish the terms for sale contracts of timber or other forest products from O&C Trust lands.
Set aside— The Board of Trustees shall establish a program consistent with the program of the Bureau of Land Management under a March 10, 1959 Memorandum of Understanding, as amended, regarding calculation of shares and sale of timber set aside for purchase by business entities with 500 or fewer employees and consistent with the regulations in part 121 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations applicable to timber sale set asides, except that existing shares in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall apply until the next scheduled recomputation of shares. In implementing its program that is consistent with such Memorandum of Understanding, the Board of Trustees shall utilize the Timber Sale Procedure Handbook and other applicable procedures of the Bureau of Land Management, including the Operating Procedures for Conducting the Five-Year Recomputation of Small Business Share Percentages in effect on January 1, 2013.
Competitive bidding— The Board of Trustees must sell timber on a competitive bid basis. No less than 50 percent of the total volume of timber sold by the Board of Trustees each year shall be sold by oral bidding consistent with practices of the Bureau of Land Management as of January 1, 2013.
Prohibition on export—
In general— As a condition on the sale of timber or other forest products from O&C Trust lands, unprocessed timber harvested from O&C Trust lands may not be exported.
Violations— Any person who knowingly exports unprocessed timber harvested from O&C Trust lands, who knowingly provides such unprocessed timber for export by another person, or knowingly sells timber harvested from O&C Trust lands to a person who is disqualified from purchasing timber from such lands pursuant to this section shall be disqualified from purchasing timber or other forest products from O&C Trust lands or from Federal lands administered under this subtitle. Any person who uses unprocessed timber harvested from O&C Trust lands in substitution for exported unprocessed timber originating from private lands shall be disqualified from purchasing timber or other forest products from O&C Trust lands or from Federal lands administered under this subtitle.
Unprocessed timber defined— In this subsection, the term “unprocessed timber” has the meaning given such term in section 493(9) of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620e(9)).
Integrated Pest, Disease, and Weed Management Plan— The Board of Trustees shall develop an integrated pest and vegetation management plan to assist forest managers in prioritizing and minimizing the use of pesticides and herbicides approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and used in compliance with the Oregon Forest Practices Act. The plan shall optimize the ability of the O&C Trust to re-establish forest stands after harvest in compliance with the Oregon Forest Practices Act and to create diverse early seral stage forests. The plan shall allow for the eradication, containment and suppression of disease, pests, weeds and noxious plants, and invasive species as found on the State Noxious Weed List and prioritize ground application of herbicides and pesticides to the greatest extent practicable. The plan shall be completed before the start of the second year of the transition period. The planning process shall be open to the public and the Board of Trustees shall hold not less than two public hearings on the proposed plan before final adoption.
Access to lands transferred to Forest Service— Persons acting on behalf of the O&C Trust shall have a right of timely access over lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321 and Tribal lands transferred under subtitle D as is reasonably necessary for the Board of Trustees to carry out its management activities with regard to the O&C Trust lands and the O&C Trust to satisfy its fiduciary duties to O&C counties.
Harvest area tree and retention requirements—
In general— The O&C Trust lands shall include harvest area tree and retention requirements consistent with State law.
Use of old growth definition— To the greatest extent practicable, and at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, old growth, as defined by the Old Growth Review Panel created by section 324, shall be used to meet the retention requirements applicable under paragraph (1).
Riparian area management—
In general— The O&C Trust lands shall be managed with timber harvesting limited in riparian areas as follows:
Streams— For all fish bearing streams and all perennial non-fish-bearing streams, there shall be no removal of timber within a distance equal to the height of one site potential tree on both sides of the stream channel. For intermittent, non-fish-bearing streams, there shall be no removal of timber within a distance equal to one-half the height of a site potential tree on both sides of the stream channel. For purposes of this subparagraph, the stream channel boundaries are the lines of ordinary high water.
Larger lakes, ponds and reservoirs— For all lakes, ponds, and reservoirs with surface area larger than one quarter of one acre, there shall be no removal of timber within a distance equal to the height of one site potential tree from the line of ordinary high water of the water body.
Small ponds and natural wetlands, springs and seeps— For all ponds with surface area one quarter acre or less, and for all natural wetlands, springs and seeps, there shall be no removal of timber within the area dominated by riparian vegetation.
Measurements— For purposes of paragraph (1), all distances shall be measured along slopes, and all site potential tree heights shall be average height at maturity of the dominant species of conifer determined at a scale no finer than the applicable fifth field watershed.
Rules of construction— Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed—
to prohibit the falling or placement of timber into streams to create large woody debris for the benefit of aquatic ecosystems; or
to prohibit the falling of trees within riparian areas as may be reasonably necessary for safety or operational reasons in areas adjacent to the riparian areas, or for road construction or maintenance pursuant to section 312(c)(3).
Fire protection and emergency response—
Reciprocal fire protection agreements—
Continuation of agreements— Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), any reciprocal fire protection agreement between the State or any other entity and the Secretary concerned with regard to Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in place for a period of ten years after such date unless earlier terminated by the State or other entity.
Assumption of BLM rights and duties— The Board of Trustees shall exercise the rights and duties of the Bureau of Land Management under the agreements described in subparagraph (A), except as such rights and duties might apply to Tribal lands under subtitle D.
Effect of expiration of period— Following the expiration of the ten-year period under subparagraph (A), the Board of Trustees shall continue to provide for fire protection of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands, including those transferred to the Forest Service under section 331, through continuation of the reciprocal fire protection agreements, new cooperative agreements, or by any means otherwise permitted by law. The means selected shall be based on the review by the Board of Trustees of whether the reciprocal fire protection agreements were effective in protecting the lands from fire.
Emergency response— Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from an emergency response to a fire on the O&C Trust lands or lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321.
Emergency response to fire— Subject to paragraph (1), if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that fire on any of the lands transferred under section 321 is burning uncontrolled or the Secretary, the Board of Trustees, or contracted party does not have readily and immediately available personnel and equipment to control or extinguish the fire, the Secretary, or any forest protective association or agency under contract or agreement with the Secretary or the Board of Trustees for the protection of forestland against fire, shall summarily and aggressively abate the nuisance thus controlling and extinguishing the fire.
Northern spotted owl— So long as the O&C Trust maintains the 100–120 year rotation on 50 percent of the harvestable acres required in subsection (c), the section 321 lands representing the best quality habitat for the owl are transferred to the Forest Service, and the O&C Trust protects currently occupied northern spotted owl nest sites consistent with the forest practices in the Oregon Forest Practices Act, management of the O&C Trust land by the Board of Trustees shall be considered to comply with section 9 of Public Law 93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1538) for the northern spotted owl. A currently occupied northern spotted owl nest site shall be considered abandoned if there are no northern spotted owl responses following three consecutive years of surveys using the Protocol for Surveying Management Activities that May Impact Northern Spotted Owls dated February 2, 2013.
Sec. 315 Distribution of revenues from O&C Trust lands
Annual distribution of revenues—
Time for distribution; use— Payments to each O&C Trust county shall be made available to the general fund of the O&C Trust county as soon as practicable following the end of each fiscal year, to be used as are other unrestricted county funds.
Amount— The amount paid to an O&C Trust county in relation to the total distributed to all O&C Trust counties for a fiscal year shall be based on the proportion that the total assessed value of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands in each of the O&C Trust counties for fiscal year 1915 bears to the total assessed value of all of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands in the State for that same fiscal year. However, for the purposes of this subsection the portion of the revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands in each of the O&C Trust counties that was not assessed for fiscal year 1915 shall be deemed to have been assessed at the average assessed value of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands in the county.
Limitation— After the fifth payment made under this subsection, the payment to an O&C Trust county for a fiscal year shall not exceed 110 percent of the previous year’s payment to the O&C Trust county, adjusted for inflation based on the consumer price index applicable to the geographic area in which the O&C Trust counties are located.
Reserve fund—
Establishment of reserve fund— The Board of Trustees shall generate and maintain a reserve fund.
Deposits to reserve fund— Within 10 years after creation of the O&C Trust or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Board of Trustees shall establish and seek to maintain an annual balance of $125,000,000 in the Reserve Fund, to be derived from revenues generated from management activities involving O&C Trust lands. All annual revenues generated in excess of operating costs and payments to O&C Trust counties required by subsection (a) and payments into the Conservation Fund as provided in subsection (c) shall be deposited in the Reserve Fund.
Expenditures from reserve fund— The Board of Trustees shall use amounts in the Reserve Fund only—
to pay management and administrative expenses or capital improvement costs on O&C Trust lands; and
to make payments to O&C Trust counties when payments to the counties under subsection (a) are projected to be 90 percent or less of the previous year’s payments.
O&C trust conservation fund—
Establishment of conservation fund— The Board of Trustees shall use a portion of revenues generated from activity on the O&C Trust lands, consistent with paragraph (2), to establish and maintain a O&C Trust Conservation Fund. The O&C Trust Conservation Fund shall include no Federal appropriations.
Revenues— Following the transition period, five percent of the O&C Trust’s annual net operating revenue, after deduction of all management costs and expenses, including the payment required under section 317, shall be deposited to the O&C Trust Conservation Fund.
Expenditures from conservation fund— The Board of Trustees shall use amounts from the O&C Trust Conservation Fund only—
to fund the voluntary acquisition of conservation easements from willing private landowners in the State;
to fund watershed restoration, remediation and enhancement projects within the State; or
to contribute to balancing values in a land exchange with willing private landowners proposed under section 323(b), if the land exchange will result in a net increase in ecosystem benefits for fish, wildlife, or rare native plants.
Sec. 316 Land exchange authority
Authority— Subject to approval by the Secretary concerned, the Board of Trustees may negotiate proposals for land exchanges with owners of lands adjacent to O&C Trust lands in order to create larger contiguous blocks of land under management by the O&C Trust to facilitate resource management, to improve conservation value of such lands, or to improve the efficiency of management of such lands.
Approval required; criteria— The Secretary concerned may approve a land exchange proposed by the Board of Trustees administratively if the exchange meets the following criteria:
The non-Federal lands are completely within the State.
The non-Federal lands have high timber production value, or are necessary for more efficient or effective management of adjacent or nearby O&C Trust lands.
The non-Federal lands have equal or greater value to the O&C Trust lands proposed for exchange.
The proposed exchange is reasonably likely to increase the net income to the O&C Trust counties over the next 20 years and not decrease the net income to the O&C Trust counties over the next 10 years.
Acreage limitation— The Secretary concerned shall not approve land exchanges under this section that, taken together with all previous exchanges involving the O&C Trust lands, have the effect of reducing the total acreage of the O&C Trust lands by more than five percent from the total acreage to be designated as O&C Trust land under section 311(c)(1).
Inapplicability of certain laws— Section 3 of the Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–321; 112 Stat. 3022), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.), including the amendments made by the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–409; 102 Stat. 1086), the Act of March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485, 486), and the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.) shall not apply to the land exchange authority provided by this section.
Exchanges with forest service—
Exchanges authorized— The Board of Trustees is authorized to engage in land exchanges with the Forest Service if approved by the Secretary pursuant to section 323(c).
Management of exchanged lands— Following completion of a land exchange under paragraph (1), the management requirements applicable to the newly acquired lands by the O&C Trust or the Forest Service shall be the same requirements under this subtitle applicable to the other lands that are managed by the O&C Board or the Forest Service.
Sec. 317 Payments to the United States Treasury
As soon as practicable after the end of the third fiscal year of the transition period and in each of the subsequent seven fiscal years, the O&C Trust shall submit a payment of $10,000,000 to the United States Treasury.
2 Transfer of Certain Lands to Forest Service
Sec. 321 Transfer of certain Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands to Forest Service
Transfer required— The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over all Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands not designated as O&C Trust lands by subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 311(c)(1), including those lands excluded by section 311(c)(2), to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the National Forest System and administration by the Forest Service as provided in section 322.
Exception— This section does not apply to Tribal lands transferred under subtitle D.
Sec. 322 Management of transferred lands by Forest Service
Assignment to existing national forests— To the greatest extent practicable, management responsibilities for the lands transferred under section 321 shall be assigned to the unit of the National Forest System geographically closest to the transferred lands. The Secretary of Agriculture shall have ultimate decision-making authority, but shall assign the transferred lands to a unit not later than the applicable transfer date provided in the transition period.
Application of Northwest Forest Plan—
In general— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the lands transferred under section 321 shall be managed under the Northwest Forest Plan and shall retain Northwest Forest Plan land use designations until or unless changed in the manner provided by Federal laws applicable to the administration and management of the National Forest System.
Exception for certain designated lands— The lands excluded from the O&C Trust by subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 311(c)(2) and transferred to the Forest Service under section 321 shall be managed as provided by Federal laws applicable to the lands.
Protection of old growth— Old growth, as defined by the Old Growth Review Panel pursuant to rulemaking conducted in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not be harvested by the Forest Service on lands transferred under section 321.
Emergency response to fire— Subject to section 314(i), if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that fire on any of the lands transferred under section 321 is burning uncontrolled or the Secretary or contracted party does not have readily and immediately available personnel and equipment to control or extinguish the fire, the Secretary, or any forest protective association or agency under contract or agreement with the Secretary for the protection of forestland against fire, and within whose protection area the fire exists, shall summarily and aggressively abate the nuisance thus controlling and extinguishing the fire.
Sec. 323 Management efficiencies and expedited land exchanges
Land exchange authority— The Secretary of Agriculture may conduct land exchanges involving lands transferred under section 321, other than the lands excluded from the O&C Trust by subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 311(c)(2), in order create larger contiguous blocks of land under management of the Secretary to facilitate resource management, to improve conservation value of such lands, or to improve the efficiency of management of such lands.
Criteria for exchanges with non-Federal owners— The Secretary of Agriculture may conduct a land exchange administratively under this section with a non-Federal owner (other than the O&C Trust) if the land exchange meets the following criteria:
The non-Federal lands are completely within the State.
The non-Federal lands have high wildlife conservation or recreation value or the exchange is necessary to increase management efficiencies of lands administered by the Forest Service for the purposes of the National Forest System.
The non-Federal lands have equal or greater value to the Federal lands purposed for exchange or a balance of values can be achieved—
with a grant of funds provided by the O&C Trust pursuant to section 315(c); or
from other sources.
Criteria for exchanges with O&C trust— The Secretary of Agriculture may conduct land exchanges with the Board of Trustees administratively under this subsection, and such an exchange shall be deemed to not involve any Federal action or Federal discretionary involvement or control if the land exchange with the O&C Trust meets the following criteria:
The O&C Trust lands to be exchanged have high wildlife value or ecological value or the exchange would facilitate resource management or otherwise contribute to the management efficiency of the lands administered by the Forest Service.
The exchange is requested or approved by the Board of Trustees for the O&C Trust and will not impair the ability of the Board of Trustees to meet its fiduciary responsibilities.
The lands to be exchanged by the Forest Service do not contain stands of timber meeting the definition of old growth established by the Old Growth Review Panel pursuant to section 324.
The lands to be exchanged are equal in acreage.
Acreage limitation— The Secretary of Agriculture shall not approve land exchanges under this section that, taken together with all previous exchanges involving the lands described in subsection (a), have the effect of reducing the total acreage of such lands by more than five percent from the total acreage originally transferred to the Secretary.
Inapplicability of certain laws— Section 3 of the Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–321; 112 Stat. 3022), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.), including the amendments made by the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–409; 102 Stat. 1086), the Act of March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485, 486), and the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.) shall not apply to the land exchange authority provided by this section.
Sec. 324 Review panel and old growth protection
Appointment; members— Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint an Old Growth Review Panel consisting of five members. At a minimum, the members must hold a Doctor of Philosophy degree in wildlife biology, forestry, ecology, or related field and published peer-reviewed academic articles in their field of expertise.
Purpose of review— Members of the Old Growth Review Panel shall review existing, published, peer-reviewed articles in relevant academic journals and establish a definition or definitions of old growth as it applies to the ecologically, geographically and climatologically unique Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands managed by the O&C Trust or the Forest Service only. The definition or definitions shall bear no legal force, shall not be used as a precedent for, and shall not apply to any lands other than the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands managed by the O&C Trust or the Forest Service in western Oregon. The definition or definitions shall not apply to Tribal lands.
Submission of results— The definition or definitions for old growth in western Oregon established under subsection (b), if approved by at least four members of the Old Growth Review Panel, shall be submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 325 Uniqueness of old growth protection on Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands
All sections of this subtitle referring to the term “old growth” are uniquely suited to resolve management issues for the lands covered by this subtitle only, and shall not be construed as precedent for any other situation involving management of other Federal, State, Tribal, or private lands.
3 Transition
Sec. 331 Transition period and operations
Transition period—
Commencement; duration— Effective on October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the appointment of the Board of Trustees under section 313, a transition period of three fiscal years shall commence.
Exceptions— Unless specifically stated in the following subsections, any action under this section shall be deemed not to involve Federal agency action or Federal discretionary involvement or control.
Year one—
Applicability— During the first fiscal year of the transition period, the activities described in this subsection shall occur.
Board of Trustees activities— The Board of Trustees shall employ sufficient staff or contractors to prepare for beginning management of O&C Trust lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands in the second fiscal year of the transition period, including preparation of management plans and a harvest schedule for the lands over which management authority is transferred to the O&C Trust in the second fiscal year.
Forest service activities— The Forest Service shall begin preparing to assume management authority of all Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands transferred under section 321 in the second fiscal year.
Secretary concerned activities— The Secretary concerned shall continue to exercise management authority over all Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands and O&C Region Public Domain lands under all existing Federal laws.
Information sharing— Upon written request from the Board of Trustees, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide copies of any documents or data, however stored or maintained, that includes the requested information concerning O&C Trust lands. The copies shall be provided as soon as practicable and to the greatest extent possible, but in no event later than 30 days following the date of the request.
Exception— This subsection does not apply to Tribal lands transferred under subtitle D.
Year two—
Applicability— During the second fiscal year of the transition period, the activities described in this subsection shall occur.
Transfer of O&C Trust lands— Effective on October 1 of the second fiscal year of the transition period, management authority over the O&C Trust lands shall be transferred to the O&C Trust.
Transfer of lands to forest service— The transfers required by section 321 shall occur.
Information sharing— The Secretary of Agriculture shall obtain and manage, as soon as practicable, all documents and data relating to the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands, O&C Region Public Domain lands, and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands previously managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Upon written request from the Board of Trustees, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide copies of any documents or data, however stored or maintained, that includes the requested information concerning O&C Trust lands. The copies shall be provided as soon as practicable and to the greatest extent possible, but in no event later than 30 days following the date of the request.
Implementation of management plan— The Board of Trustees shall begin implementing its management plan for the O&C Trust lands and revise the plan as necessary. Distribution of revenues generated from all activities on the O&C Trust lands shall be subject to section 315.
Year three and subsequent years—
Applicability— During the third fiscal year of the transition period and all subsequent fiscal years, the activities described in this subsection shall occur.
Board of trustees management— The Board of Trustees shall manage the O&C Trust lands pursuant to subtitle A.
Sec. 332 O&C Trust management capitalization
Borrowing authority— The Board of Trustees is authorized to borrow from any available private sources and non-Federal, public sources in order to provide for the costs of organization, administration, and management of the O&C Trust during the three-year transition period provided in section 331.
Support— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, O&C Trust counties are authorized to loan to the O&C Trust, and the Board of Trustees is authorized to borrow from willing O&C Trust counties, amounts held on account by such counties that are required to be expended in accordance with the Act of May 23,1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500) and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500), except that, upon repayment by the O&C Trust, the obligation of such counties to expend the funds in accordance with such Acts shall continue to apply.
Sec. 333 Existing Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service contracts
Treatment of existing contracts— Any work or timber contracts sold or awarded by the Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service on or with respect to Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands before the transfer of the lands to the O&C Trust or the Forest Service, or Tribal lands transferred under subtitle D, shall remain binding and effective according to the terms of the contracts after the transfer of the lands. The Board of Trustees and Secretary concerned shall make such accommodations as are necessary to avoid interfering in any way with the performance of the contracts.
Treatment of Payments under contracts— Payments made pursuant to the contracts described in subsection (a), if any, shall be made as provided in those contracts and not made to the O&C Trust.
Sec. 334 Protection of valid existing rights and access to non-Federal land
Valid rights— Nothing in this title, or any amendment made by this title, shall be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, right-of-way, agreement, or other right of authorization existing on the date of the enactment of this Act with regard to Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands, including O&C Trust lands over which management authority is transferred to the O&C Trust pursuant to section 311(c)(1), lands transferred to the Forest Service under section 321, and Tribal lands transferred under subtitle D.
Access to lands—
Existing access rights— The Secretary concerned shall preserve all rights of access and use, including (but not limited to) reciprocal right-of-way agreements, tail hold agreements, or other right-of-way or easement obligations existing on the date of the enactment of this Act, and such rights shall remain applicable to lands covered by this subtitle in the same manner and to the same extent as such rights applied before the date of the enactment of this Act.
New access rights— If a current or future landowner of land intermingled with Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands does not have an existing access agreement related to the lands covered by this subtitle, the Secretary concerned shall enter into an access agreement, including appurtenant lands, to secure the landowner the reasonable use and enjoyment of the landowner’s land, including the harvest and hauling of timber.
Management cooperation— The Board of Trustees and the Secretary concerned shall provide current and future landowners of land intermingled with Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands or O&C Region Public Domain lands the permission needed to manage their lands, including to locate tail holds, tramways, and logging wedges, to purchase guylines, and to cost-share property lines surveys to the lands covered by this subtitle, within 30 days after receiving notification of the landowner’s plan of operation.
Judicial review— Notwithstanding section 312(g)(2), a private landowner may obtain judicial review of a decision of the Board of Trustees to deny—
the landowner the rights provided by subsection (b) regarding access to the landowner’s land; or
the landowner the reasonable use and enjoyment of the landowner’s land.
Sec. 335 Repeal of superseded law relating to Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands
Repeal— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.) is repealed effective on October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the appointment of the Board of Trustees.
Effect of certain court rulings— If, as a result of judicial review authorized by section 312, any provision of this subtitle is held to be invalid and implementation of the provision or any activity conducted under the provision is then enjoined, the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), as in effect immediately before its repeal by subsection (a), shall be restored to full legal force and effect as if the repeal had not taken effect.
B Coos Bay Wagon Roads
Sec. 341 Transfer of management authority over certain Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands to Coos County, Oregon
Transfer required— Except in the case of the lands described in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer management authority over the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands reconveyed to the United States pursuant to the first section of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179), and the surface resources thereon, to the Coos County government. The transfer shall be completed not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Lands excluded— The transfer under subsection (a) shall not include any of the following Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands:
Federal lands within the National Landscape Conservation System as of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands designated as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern as of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands that were in the National Wilderness Preservation System as of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System of January 1, 2013.
Federal lands within the boundaries of a national monument, park, or other developed recreation area as of January 1, 2013.
All stands of timber generally older than 125 years old, as of January 1, 2011, which shall be conclusively determined by reference to the polygon spatial data layer in the electronic data compilation filed by the Bureau of Land Management based on the predominant birth-date attribute, and the boundaries of such stands shall be conclusively determined for all purposes by the global positioning system coordinates for such stands.
Tribal lands addressed in subtitle D.
Management—
In general— Coos County shall manage the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands over which management authority is transferred under subsection (a) consistent with section 314, and for purposes of applying such section, “Board of Trustees” shall be deemed to mean “Coos County” and “O&C Trust lands” shall be deemed to mean the transferred lands.
Responsibility for management costs— Coos County shall be responsible for all management and administrative costs of the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands over which management authority is transferred under subsection (a).
Management contracts— Coos County may contract, if competitively bid, with one or more public, private, or tribal entities, including (but not limited to) the Coquille Indian Tribe, if such entities are substantially based in Coos or Douglas Counties, Oregon, to manage and administer the lands.
Treatment of revenues—
In general— All revenues generated from the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands over which management authority is transferred under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Coos County treasury to be used as are other unrestricted county funds.
Treasury— As soon as practicable after the end of the third fiscal year of the transition period and in each of the subsequent seven fiscal years, Coos County shall submit a payment of $400,000 to the United States Treasury.
Douglas county— Beginning with the first fiscal year for which management of the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands over which management authority is transferred under subsection (a) generates net positive revenues, and for all subsequent fiscal years, Coos County shall transmit a payment to the general fund of the Douglas County treasury from the net revenues generated from the lands. The payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the end of each fiscal year and the amount of the payment shall bear the same proportion to total net revenues for the fiscal year as the proportion of the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands in Douglas County in relation to all Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands in Coos and Douglas Counties as of January 1, 2013.
Sec. 342 Transfer of certain Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands to Forest Service
The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands excluded by paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 341(b) to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the National Forest System and administration by the Forest Service as provided in section 322.
Sec. 343 Land exchange authority
Coos County may recommend land exchanges to the Secretary of Agriculture and carry out such land exchanges in the manner provided in section 316.
C Oregon Treasures
1 Wilderness Areas
Sec. 351 Designation of Devil's Staircase Wilderness
Designation— In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Federal land in the State of Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 30,520 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled “Devil's Staircase Wilderness Proposal”, dated October 26, 2009, are designated as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and to be known as the “Devil's Staircase Wilderness”.
Map and Legal Description— As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 (a). The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subdivision, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and description. In the case of any discrepancy between the acreage specified in subsection (a) and the map, the map shall control. The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
Administration—
In general— Subject to valid existing rights, the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area shall be administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, in accordance with the Wilderness Act and the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, except that, with respect to the wilderness area, 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 Act.
Forest service roads— As provided in section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall—
decommission any National Forest System road within the wilderness boundaries; and
convert Forest Service Road 4100 within the wilderness boundary to a trail for primitive recreational use.
Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests— Any land within the boundary of the wilderness area designated by this section that is acquired by the United States shall—
become part of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area; and
be managed in accordance with this section and any other applicable law.
Fish and wildlife— Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Oregon with respect to wildlife and fish in the national forests.
Withdrawal— Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land designated as wilderness area by this section is withdrawn from all forms of—
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Protection of tribal rights— Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish—
the existing rights of any Indian tribe; or
tribal rights regarding access to Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional food gathering activities.
Sec. 352 Expansion of Wild Rogue Wilderness Area
Expansion— In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 58,100 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Wild Rogue”, dated September 16, 2010, are hereby included in the Wild Rogue Wilderness, a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Maps and legal descriptions—
In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and a legal description of the wilderness area designated by this section, with—
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
Force of law— The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
Public availability— Each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
Administration— Subject to valid existing rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
Withdrawal— Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land designated as wilderness by this section is withdrawn from all forms of—
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
2 Wild and Scenic River Designated and Related Protections
Sec. 361 Wild and scenic river designations, Molalla River
Designations— Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(__) Molalla river, Oregon—The following segments in the State of Oregon, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river:
“(A) The approximately 15.1-mile segment from the southern boundary line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 19, downstream to the edge of the Bureau of Land Management boundary in T. 6 S., R. 3 E., sec. 7.
“(B) The approximately 6.2-mile segment from the easternmost Bureau of Land Management boundary line in the NE1/4 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., downstream to the confluence with the Molalla River.”
Technical corrections— Section 3(a)(102) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(102)) is amended—
in the heading, by striking “Squaw Creek” and inserting “Whychus Creek”;
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “McAllister Ditch, including the Soap Fork Squaw Creek, the North Fork, the South Fork, the East and West Forks of Park Creek, and Park Creek Fork” and inserting “Plainview Ditch, including the Soap Creek, the North and South Forks of Whychus Creek, the East and West Forks of Park Creek, and Park Creek”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “McAllister Ditch” and inserting “Plainview Ditch”.
Sec. 362 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act technical corrections related to Chetco River
Section 3(a)(69) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(69)) is amended—
by inserting before the “The 44.5-mile” the following:
“(A) Designations”
by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively (and by moving the margins 2 ems to the right);
in clause (i), as redesignated—
by striking “25.5-mile” and inserting “27.5-mile”; and
by striking “Boulder Creek at the Kalmiopsis Wilderness boundary” and inserting “Mislatnah Creek”;
in clause (ii), as redesignated—
by striking “8” and inserting “7.5”;
by striking “Boulder Creek” and inserting “Mislatnah Creek”; and
by striking “Steel Bridge” and inserting “Eagle Creek”;
in clause (iii), as redesignated—
by striking “11” and inserting “9.5”; and
by striking “Steel Bridge” and inserting “Eagle Creek”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Withdrawal—Subject to valid rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by subparagraph (A), is withdrawn from all forms of—
“(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
“(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
“(iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.”
Sec. 363 Wild and scenic river designations, Wasson Creek and Franklin Creek
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(__) Franklin Creek, Oregon—The 4.5-mile segment from the headwaters to the private land boundary in section 8 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
“(__) Wasson Creek, Oregon
“(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the eastern edge of section 17 downstream to the boundary of sections 11 and 12 to be administered by the Secretary of Interior as a wild river.
“(B) The 5.9-mile segment downstream from the boundary of sections 11 and 12 to the private land boundary in section 22 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.”
Sec. 364 Wild and scenic river designations, Rogue River area
Designations— Section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (relating to the Rogue River, Oregon) is amended by adding at the end the following: “In addition to the segment described in the previous sentence, the following segments in the Rogue River area are designated:
“(A) Kelsey creek—The approximately 4.8 miles of Kelsey Creek from east section line of T32S, R9W, sec. 34, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(B) East fork kelsey creek—The approximately 4.6 miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R8W, sec. 5, W.M. to the confluence with Kelsey Creek as a wild river.
“(C) Whisky creek
“(i) The approximately 0.6 miles of Whisky Creek from the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork to 0.1 miles downstream from road 33–8–23 as a recreational river.
“(ii) The approximately 1.9 miles of Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles downstream from road 33–8–23 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(D) East fork whisky creek
“(i) The approximately 2.8 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R8W, sec. 11, W.M. to 0.1 miles downstream of road 33–8–26 crossing as a wild river.
“(ii) The approximately .3 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 33–8–26 to the confluence with Whisky Creek as a recreational river.
“(E) West fork whisky creek—The approximately 4.8 miles of West Fork Whisky Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with Whisky Creek as a wild river.
“(F) Big windy creek
“(i) The approximately 1.5 miles of Big Windy Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream from road 34–9–17.1 as a scenic river.
“(ii) The approximately 5.8 miles of Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles downstream from road 34–9–17.1 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(G) East fork big windy creek
“(i) The approximately 0.2 miles of East Fork Big Windy Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream from road 34–8–36 as a scenic river.
“(ii) The approximately 3.7 miles of East Fork Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles downstream from road 34–8–36 to the confluence with Big Windy Creek as a wild river.
“(H) Little windy creek—The approximately 1.9 miles of Little Windy Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–8–36 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(I) Howard creek
“(i) The approximately 0.3 miles of Howard Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–9–34 as a scenic river.
“(ii) The approximately 6.9 miles of Howard Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–9–34 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(J) Mule creek—The approximately 6.3 miles of Mule Creek from east section line of T32S, R10W, sec. 25, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(K) Anna creek—The approximately 3.5-mile section of Anna Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with Howard Creek as a wild river.
“(L) Missouri creek—The approximately 1.6 miles of Missouri Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 24, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(M) Jenny creek—The approximately 1.8 miles of Jenny Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 28, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(N) Rum creek—The approximately 2.2 miles of Rum Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T34S, R8W, sec. 9, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(O) East fork rum creek—The approximately 1.5 miles of East Rum Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T34S, R8W, sec. 10, W.M. to the confluence with Rum Creek as a wild river.
“(P) Wildcat creek—The approximately 1.7-mile section of Wildcat Creek from its headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(Q) Montgomery creek—The approximately 1.8-mile section of Montgomery Creek from its headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(R) Hewitt creek—The approximately 1.2 miles of Hewitt Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 19, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(S) Bunker creek—The approximately 6.6 miles of Bunker Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(T) Dulog creek
“(i) The approximately 0.8 miles of Dulog Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–8–36 as a scenic river.
“(ii) The approximately 1.0 miles of Dulog Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–8–36 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(U) Quail creek—The approximately 1.7 miles of Quail Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 1, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(V) Meadow creek—The approximately 4.1 miles of Meadow Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(W) Russian creek—The approximately 2.5 miles of Russian Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R8W, sec. 20, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(X) Alder creek—The approximately 1.2 miles of Alder Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(Y) Booze creek—The approximately 1.5 miles of Booze Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(Z) Bronco creek—The approximately 1.8 miles of Bronco Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(AA) Copsey creek—The approximately 1.5 miles of Copsey Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(BB) Corral creek—The approximately 0.5 miles of Corral Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(CC) Cowley creek—The approximately 0.9 miles of Cowley Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(DD) Ditch creek—The approximately 1.8 miles of Ditch Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 5, W.M. to its confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(EE) Francis creek—The approximately 0.9 miles of Francis Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(FF) Long gulch—The approximately 1.1 miles of Long Gulch from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 23, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(GG) Bailey creek—The approximately 1.7 miles of Bailey Creek from the west section line of T34S, R8W, sec. 14, W.M. to the confluence of the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(HH) Shady creek—The approximately 0.7 miles of Shady Creek from its headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
“(II) Slide creek
“(i) The approximately 0.5-mile section of Slide Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream from road 33–9–6 as a scenic river.
“(ii) The approximately 0.7-mile section of Slide Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 33–9–6 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.”
Management— All wild, scenic, and recreation classified segments designated by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be managed as part of the Rogue Wild and Scenic River.
Withdrawal— Subject to valid rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by the amendment made by subsection (a) is withdrawn from all forms of—
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Sec. 365 Additional protections for Rogue River tributaries
Withdrawal— Subject to valid rights, the Federal land within a quarter-mile on each side of the streams listed in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of—
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Stream segments— Subsection (a) applies the following tributaries of the Rogue River:
Kelsey creek— The approximately 4.5 miles of Kelsey Creek from its headwaters to the east section line of 32S 9W sec. 34.
East fork kelsey creek— The approximately .2 miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 8W sec. 5.
East fork whisky creek— The approximately .7 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 8W section 11.
Little windy creek— The approximately 1.2 miles of Little Windy Creek from its headwaters to west section line of 33S 9W sec. 34.
Mule creek— The approximately 5.1 miles of Mule Creek from its headwaters to east section line of 32S 10W sec. 25.
Missouri creek— The approximately 3.1 miles of Missouri Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 24.
Jenny creek— The approximately 3.1 miles of Jenny Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 28.
Rum creek— The approximately 2.2 miles of Rum Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 34S 8W sec. 9.
East fork rum creek— The approximately .5 miles of East Fork Rum Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 34S 8W sec. 10.
Hewitt creek— The approximately 1.4 miles of Hewitt Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 19.
Quail creek— The approximately .8 miles of Quail Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 1.
Russian creek— The approximately .1 miles of Russian Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 8W sec. 20.
Ditch creek— The approximately .7 miles of Ditch Creek from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 5.
Long gulch— The approximately 1.4 miles of Long Gulch from its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 23.
Bailey creek— The approximately 1.4 miles of Bailey Creek from its headwaters to west section line of 34S 8W sec. 14.
Quartz creek— The approximately 3.3 miles of Quartz Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the North Fork Galice Creek.
North fork galice creek— The approximately 5.7 miles of the North Fork Galice Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with Galice Creek.
Grave creek— The approximately 10.2 mile section of Grave Creek from the confluence of Wolf Creek downstream to the confluence with the Rogue River.
Centennial gulch— The approximately 2.2 miles of Centennial Gulch from its headwaters to its confluence with the Rogue River.
3 Additional Protections
Sec. 371 Limitations on land acquisition
Prohibition on use of condemnation— The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest within the boundaries of the river segments or wilderness designated by this subtitle.
Landowner consent required— Private or non-Federal public property shall not be included within the boundaries of the river segments or wilderness designated by this subtitle unless the owner of the property has consented in writing to having that property included in such boundaries.
Sec. 372 Overflights
In general— Nothing in this subtitle or the Wilderness Act shall preclude low-level overflights and operations of military aircraft, helicopters, missiles, or unmanned aerial vehicles over the wilderness designated by this subtitle, including military overflights and operations that can be seen or heard within the wilderness.
Special use airspace and training routes— Nothing in this subtitle or the Wilderness Act shall preclude the designation of new units of special use airspace, the expansion of existing units of special use airspace, or the use or establishment of military training routes over wilderness designated by this subtitle.
Sec. 373 Buffer zones
Nothing in this subtitle—
establishes or authorizes the establishment of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the river segments or wilderness designated by this subtitle; or
precludes, limits, or restricts an activity from being conducted outside such boundaries, including an activity that can be seen or heard from within such boundaries.
Sec. 374 Prevention of wildfires
The designation of a river segment or wilderness by this subtitle or the withdrawal of the Federal land under this subtitle shall not be construed to interfere with the authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of wildfires, or conditions creating the risk of wildfire that threatens areas outside the boundary of the wilderness, or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire pre-suppression and suppression.
Sec. 375 Limitation on designation of certain lands in Oregon
A national monument designation under the Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly known as the Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) within or on any portion of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands or the O&C Region Public Domain lands, regardless of whether management authority over the lands are transferred to the O&C Trust pursuant to section 311(c)(1), the lands are excluded from the O&C Trust pursuant to section 311(c)(2), or the lands are transferred to the Forest Service under section 321, shall only be made pursuant to Congressional approval in an Act of Congress.
4 Effective Date
Sec. 381 Effective date
In general— This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on October 1 of the second fiscal year of the transition period.
Exception— If, as a result of judicial review authorized by section 312, any provision of subtitle A is held to be invalid and implementation of the provision or any activity conducted under the provision is enjoined, this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall not take effect, or if the effective date specified in subsection (a) has already occurred, this subtitle shall have no force and effect and the amendments made by this subtitle are repealed.
D Tribal Trust Lands
1 Council Creek Land Conveyance
Sec. 391 Definitions
Sec. 392 Conveyance
In general— Subject to valid existing rights, including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Council Creek land, including any improvements located on the land, appurtenances to the land, and minerals on or in the land, including oil and gas, shall be—
held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and
part of the reservation of the Tribe.
Survey— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
Sec. 393 Map and legal description
In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and legal description of the Council Creek land with—
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
Force and effect— The map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subdivision, except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description.
Public availability— The map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 394 Administration
In general— Unless expressly provided in this part, nothing in this part affects any right or claim of the Tribe existing on the date of enactment of this Act to any land or interest in land.
Prohibitions—
Exports of unprocessed logs— Federal law (including regulations) relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the Council Creek land.
Non-permissible use of land— Any real property taken into trust under section 392 shall not be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried out under Public Law 100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
Forest management— Any forest management activity that is carried out on the Council Creek land shall be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal laws.
2 Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance
Sec. 395 Definitions
In this part:
Oregon coastal land— The term “Oregon Coastal land” means the approximately 14,804 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance” and dated March 5, 2013.
Confederated tribes— The term “Confederated Tribes” means the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.
Sec. 396 Conveyance
In general— Subject to valid existing rights, including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Oregon Coastal land, including any improvements located on the land, appurtenances to the land, and minerals on or in the land, including oil and gas, shall be—
held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes; and
part of the reservation of the Confederated Tribes.
Survey— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
Sec. 397 Map and legal description
In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and legal description of the Oregon Coastal land with—
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
Force and effect— The map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subdivision, except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description.
Public availability— The map and legal description filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 398 Administration
In general— Unless expressly provided in this part, nothing in this part affects any right or claim of the Consolidated Tribes existing on the date of enactment of this Act to any land or interest in land.
Prohibitions—
Exports of unprocessed logs— Federal law (including regulations) relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the Oregon Coastal land.
Non-permissible use of land— Any real property taken into trust under section 396 shall not be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried out under Public Law 100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
Forest management— Any forest management activity that is carried out on the Oregon Coastal land shall be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal laws.