H.R. 1056House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act

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The Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act designates about 99,653 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in Oregon as a special management area named for Frank and Jeanne Moore. The designation is intended to protect and enhance wild steelhead habitat, watershed health, and recreational values while keeping the land under existing Forest Service authority. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Forest Service) to map the area, manage it for conservation, and withdraw it from mining and other public‑land disposal activities.

Key Provisions

Designates roughly 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in Oregon as the “Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area.”
Requires the Forest Service to prepare a map and legal description of the area, which will have the force of law.
Mandates that the area be administered under existing National Forest laws, with a focus on conserving natural character, fish and wildlife habitat (especially wild steelhead), watershed thermal refuges, and primitive recreation.
Specifies that the designation does not affect state fish and wildlife jurisdiction, tribal treaty rights, or existing travel‑management plans, and it does not create a buffer zone.
Withdraws the designated land from entry, appropriation, disposal, mining, and mineral leasing under public‑land laws, subject to existing rights.

Legislative Activity

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

February 26, 2019

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

February 7, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

February 7, 2019

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Federal Lands Subcommittee

February 26, 2019

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

February 26, 2019

Floor Debate

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What members said about H.R. 1056 on the floor

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Rep. Peter A. DeFazioD-OR-4 · Feb 27, 2019

Madam Speaker, yesterday had I been present, I would have voted in strong support of S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. I was detained due to severe weather and cancelled flights in Oregon.…

Madam Speaker, yesterday had I been present, I would have voted in strong support of S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. I was detained due to severe weather and cancelled flights in Oregon.

S. 47 is a compilation of approximately 100 public lands and natural resources bills. One of the main provisions would provide permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which I strongly support.

Also included in this essential legislation are three provisions that I authored to protect critical salmon and steelhead habitats in southwestern Oregon and designate more than 30,000 acres of public land as Wilderness.

H.R. 994, the Chetco River Protection Act, would prohibit new mining claims on various rivers and creeks in Southwestern Oregon. The waters protected by this legislation supply clean drinking water to thousands of residents of Southwest Oregon and Northwest California and are critical salmon habitat.

H.R. 999, the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act, would permanently protect Devil's Staircase, a remote, unspoiled area in the Coast Range. The legislation would designate approximately 30,500 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) lands as Wilderness. In addition, this legislation designates approximately 14.4 miles of the Wasson and Franklin Creeks, which support native Coho and Chinook salmon, trout, and steelhead runs, as Wild and Scenic Rivers.

H.R. 1056, the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act, would designate almost 100,000 acres of public land in the Steamboat Creek Watershed in the Umpqua National Forest that is vitally important steelhead habitat. The legislation would honor Frank and Jeanne Moore's lifelong efforts to protect the North Umpqua River and its tributaries.

The lands protected in these bills are some of the most beautiful, pristine, and ecologically-diverse areas in Oregon. To leave these areas unprotected would be to subject them to pollution and mining, endanger drinking water for thousands of families, and devastate local recreation economies.

I am proud that Congress overwhelmingly passed this legislation and that President Trump is expected to sign this important legislation into law.

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 7, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1056

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 7, 2019

Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To designate the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area in the State of Oregon.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act.

Findings

Congress finds that—

(1)

Frank Moore has committed his life to family, friends, his country, and fly fishing;

(2)

Frank Moore is a World War II veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy along with 150,000 troops during the D-Day Allied invasion and was awarded the Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor for his bravery;

(3)

Frank Moore returned home after the war, started a family, and pursued his passion of fishing on the winding rivers in Oregon;

(4)

as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn along the North Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 20 years, Frank Moore, along with his wife Jeanne, shared his love of fishing, the flowing river, and the great outdoors, with visitors from all over the United States and the world;

(5)

Frank Moore has spent most of his life fishing the vast rivers of Oregon, during which time he has contributed significantly to efforts to conserve fish habitats and protect river health, including serving on the State of Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission;

(6)

Frank Moore has been recognized for his conservation work with the National Wildlife Federation Conservationist of the Year award, the Wild Steelhead Coalition Conservation Award, and his 2010 induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame; and

(7)

in honor of the many accomplishments of Frank Moore, both on and off the river, approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in the State of Oregon should be designated as the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area.

Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

Map

The term Map means the map entitled Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act and dated June 23, 2016.

(2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

(3)

Special management area

The term Special Management Area means the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area designated by section 4(a).

(4)

State

The term State means the State of Oregon.

Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area, Oregon

(a)

Designation

The approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in the State, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area.

(b)

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 Special Management Area.

(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.

(c)

Administration

Subject to valid existing rights, the Special Management Area shall be administered by the Secretary—

(1)

in accordance with all laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System; and

(2)

in a manner that—

(A)

conserves and enhances the natural character, scientific use, and the botanical, recreational, ecological, fish and wildlife, scenic, drinking water, and cultural values of the Special Management Area;

(B)

maintains and seeks to enhance the wild salmonid habitat of the Special Management Area;

(C)

maintains or enhances the watershed as a thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and

(D)

preserves opportunities for recreation, including primitive recreation.

(d)

Fish and wildlife

Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife in the State.

(e)

Adjacent management

Nothing in this section—

(1)

creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Special Management Area; or

(2)

modifies the applicable travel management plan for the Special Management Area.

(f)

Wildfire management

Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in the Special Management Area, consistent with the purposes of this Act, including the use of aircraft, machinery, mechanized equipment, fire breaks, backfires, and retardant.

(g)

Vegetation management

Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects within the Special Management Area in a manner consistent with—

(1)

the purposes described in subsection (c); and

(2)

the applicable forest plan.

(h)

Protection of tribal rights

Nothing in this section diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe.

(i)

Withdrawal

Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the Special Management Area river segments designated by subsection (a) is withdrawn from all forms of—

(1)

entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

(2)

location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

(3)

disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.