Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008

        [Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 3513 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

Calendar No. 712
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3513

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 23, 2008

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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AN ACT

To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper
Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the
State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE COPPER SALMON WILDERNESS.

(a) Designation.--Section 3 of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98-328) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``eight hundred fifty-nine thousand six hundred acres'' and
inserting ``871,593 acres'';
(2) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(30) certain land in the Siskiyou National Forest,
comprising approximately 11,922 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled `Copper Salmon Wilderness Proposal' and dated
April 1, 2008, to be known as the `Copper Salmon
Wilderness'.''.
(b) Maps and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred
to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall file a map and a
legal description of the Copper Salmon Wilderness with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct
typographical errors in the map and legal description.
(3) Boundary.--If the boundary of the Copper Salmon
Wilderness shares a border with a road, the Secretary may only
establish an offset that is not more than 150 feet from the
centerline of the road.
(4) 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.

SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, ELK RIVER, OREGON.

Section 3(a)(76) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
1274(a)(76)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``19-mile segment'' and inserting ``28.2-mile segment'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B)(i) The approximately 0.6-mile segment of the
North Fork Elk from its source in sec. 21, T. 33 S., R.
12 W., Willamette Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles
below Forest Service Road 3353, as a scenic river.
``(ii) The approximately 5.5-mile segment of the
North Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service
Road 3353 to its confluence with the South Fork Elk, as
a wild river.
``(C)(i) The approximately 0.9-mile segment of the
South Fork Elk from its source in the southeast quarter
of sec. 32, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., Willamette Meridian,
downstream to 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road
3353, as a scenic river.
``(ii) The approximately 4.2-mile segment of the
South Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service
Road 3353 to its confluence with the North Fork Elk, as
a wild river.''.

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.

(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
diminishing any right of any Indian tribe.
(b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary shall seek to enter
into a memorandum of understanding with the Coquille Indian Tribe
regarding access to the Copper Salmon Wilderness to conduct historical
and cultural activities.

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA, SISKIYOU NATIONAL
FOREST, OREGON.

(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System land in
the State of Oregon administered by the Forest Service as part of the
Siskiyou National Forest and compromising approximately 1,708 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Copper Salmon Wilderness
Proposal'' and dated April 1, 2008, are designated as a potential
wilderness area for eventual inclusion in the Copper Salmon Wilderness
designated by paragraph (30) of section 3 of the Oregon Wilderness Act
of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98-328), as added by section
2.
(b) 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 potential wilderness area designated by subsection (a).
The map and legal description 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 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.
(c) Management.--Except as provided in subsection (d) and subject
to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage the potential
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) as wilderness until its
designated as wilderness under subsection (e).
(d) Ecological Restoration.--
(1) In general.--For the purposes of implementing the
planned ecological restoration approved by the Decision Notice
and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Environmental
Assessment for the Coastal Healthy Forest Treatments, dated May
25, 2007, the Secretary may use motorized equipment and
mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area until its
designated as wilderness under subsection (e).
(2) Limitation.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice
necessary to accomplish ecological restoration under paragraph
(1) with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness
character and resources.
(e) Eventual Wilderness Designation.--The potential wilderness area
designated by subsection (a) shall be designated as wilderness on the
earlier of--
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the
Federal Register notice that the conditions in the potential
wilderness area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have been removed; or
(2) the date that is 10 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(f) Incorporation Into Copper Salmon Wilderness; Administration.--
On its designation as wilderness under subsection (e), the potential
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) shall be--
(1) incorporated into the Copper Salmon Wilderness; and
(2) administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act, the
Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, and other laws applicable to the
Copper Salmon Wilderness, except that, with respect to the
potential 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 on which the lands are designated as
wilderness under subsection (e).

Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2008.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 712

110th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3513

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AN ACT

To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper
Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the
State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes.

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April 23, 2008

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar