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Title III — Wilderness areas

S. 86 · 116th Congress · Jan 10, 2019 · Lineage

III Wilderness areas

Sec. 301 Expansion of Wild Rogue Wilderness Area

(a)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Map— The term map means the map entitled “Rogue Canyon Recreation Area Wild Rogue Wilderness Additions” and dated October 10, 2018.
(2)
Wilderness additions— The term Wilderness additions means the land added to the Wild Rogue Wilderness under subsection (b)(1).
(b)
Expansion of wild rogue wilderness area—
(1)
Expansion— The approximately 59,512 acres of Federal land in the State generally depicted on the map as “Proposed Wilderness” shall be added to and administered as part of the Wild Rogue Wilderness in accordance with the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 95–237), except that—
(A)
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the Federal land under their respective jurisdiction; and
(B)
any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable.
(2)
Map; legal description—
(A)
In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of the wilderness area designated by paragraph (1).
(B)
Force of law— The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal description.
(C)
Public availability— The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service.
(3)
Withdrawal— Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness additions are withdrawn from all forms of—
(A)
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(B)
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(C)
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(4)
Tribal rights— Nothing in this subsection alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe.

Sec. 302 Devil’s Staircase Wilderness

(a)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Map— The term map means the map entitled “Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Proposal” and dated July 26, 2018.
(2)
Wilderness— The term Wilderness means the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness designated by subsection (b).
(b)
Designation— In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 30,621 acres of Forest Service land and Bureau of Land Management land in the State, as generally depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Devil’s Staircase Wilderness”.
(c)
Map; legal description—
(1)
In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness.
(2)
Force of law— The map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description.
(3)
Availability— The map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
(d)
Administration— Subject to valid existing rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—
(1)
any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2)
any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land within the Wilderness.
(e)
Fish and wildlife— Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife in the State.
(f)
Adjacent management—
(1)
In general— Nothing in this section creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness.
(2)
Activities outside wilderness— The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land outside the Wilderness can be seen or heard within the Wilderness shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Wilderness.
(g)
Protection of tribal rights— Nothing in this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe.
(h)
Transfer of administrative jurisdiction—
(1)
In general— Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 49 acres of Bureau of Land Management land north of the Umpqua River in T. 21 S., R. 11 W., sec. 32, is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the Forest Service.
(2)
Administration— The Secretary shall administer the land transferred by paragraph (1) in accordance with—
(A)
the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the “Weeks Law”) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
(B)
any laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System.