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Union Calendar No. 544
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 354
[Report No. 113-713]
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
December 22, 2014
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, 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 ``Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Oregon
Caves National Monument and Preserve'', numbered 150/80,023,
and dated May 2010.
(2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Oregon Caves
National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation
Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909.
(3) National monument and preserve.--The term ``National
Monument and Preserve'' means the Oregon Caves National
Monument and Preserve designated by section 3(a)(1).
(4) National preserve.--The term ``National Preserve''
means the National Preserve designated by section 3(a)(2).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(6) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to
National Forest System land; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATIONS; LAND TRANSFER; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Designations.--
(1) In general.--The Monument and the National Preserve
shall be administered as a single unit of the National Park
System and collectively known and designated as the ``Oregon
Caves National Monument and Preserve''.
(2) National preserve.--The approximately 4,070 acres of
land identified on the map as ``Proposed Addition Lands'' shall
be designated as a National Preserve.
(b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
(1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the land
designated as a National Preserve under subsection (a)(2) is
transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary,
to be administered as part of the National Monument and
Preserve.
(2) Exclusion of land.--The boundaries of the Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest are adjusted to exclude the land
transferred under paragraph (1).
(c) Boundary Adjustment.--The boundary of the National Monument and
Preserve is modified to exclude approximately 4 acres of land--
(1) located in the City of Cave Junction; and
(2) identified on the map as the ``Cave Junction Unit''.
(d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(e) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Monument shall be
considered to be a reference to the ``Oregon Caves National Monument
and Preserve''.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the National
Monument and Preserve in accordance with--
(1) this Act;
(2) Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497),
dated July 12, 1909; and
(3) any law (including regulations) generally applicable to
units of the National Park System, including the National Park
Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
(b) Fire Management.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary
shall--
(1) revise the fire management plan for the Monument to
include the land transferred under section 3(b)(1); and
(2) in accordance with the revised plan, carry out
hazardous fuel management activities within the boundaries of
the National Monument and Preserve.
(c) Existing Forest Service Contracts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) allow for the completion of any Forest Service
stewardship or service contract executed as of the date
of enactment of this Act with respect to the National
Preserve; and
(B) recognize the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture for the purpose of administering a contract
described in subparagraph (A) through the completion of
the contract.
(2) Terms and conditions.--All terms and conditions of a
contract described in paragraph (1)(A) shall remain in place
for the duration of the contract.
(3) Liability.--The Forest Service shall be responsible for
any liabilities relating to a contract described in paragraph
(1)(A).
(d) Grazing.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
may allow the grazing of livestock within the National Preserve
to continue as authorized under permits or leases in existence
as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Applicable law.--Grazing under paragraph (1) shall be--
(A) at a level not greater than the level at which
the grazing exists as of the date of enactment of this
Act, as measured in Animal Unit Months; and
(B) in accordance with each applicable law
(including National Park Service regulations).
(e) Fish and Wildlife.--The Secretary shall permit hunting and
fishing on land and waters within the National Preserve in accordance
with applicable Federal and State laws, except that the Secretary may,
in consultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
designate zones in which, and establish periods during which, no
hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety,
administration, or compliance by the Secretary with any applicable law
(including regulations).
SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY GRAZING LEASE OR PERMIT DONATION PROGRAM.
(a) Donation of Lease or Permit.--
(1) Acceptance by secretary concerned.--The Secretary
concerned shall accept a grazing lease or permit that is
donated by a lessee or permittee for--
(A) the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment located in
the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; and
(B) the Billy Mountain Grazing Allotment located on
a parcel of land that is managed by the Secretary
(acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management).
(2) Termination.--With respect to each grazing permit or
lease donated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) terminate the grazing permit or lease; and
(B) ensure a permanent end to grazing on the land
covered by the grazing permit or lease.
(b) Effect of Donation.--A lessee or permittee that donates a
grazing lease or grazing permit (or a portion of a grazing lease or
grazing permit) under this section shall be considered to have waived
any claim to any range improvement on the associated grazing allotment
or portion of the associated grazing allotment, as applicable.
SEC. 6. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.
(a) Designation.--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:
``(208) River styx, oregon.--The subterranean segment of
Cave Creek, known as the River Styx, to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.''.
(b) Potential Additions.--
(1) In general.--Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(141) Oregon caves national monument and preserve,
oregon.--
``(A) Cave creek, oregon.--The 2.6-mile segment of
Cave Creek from the headwaters at the River Styx to the
boundary of the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest.
``(B) Lake creek, oregon.--The 3.6-mile segment of
Lake Creek from the headwaters at Bigelow Lakes to the
confluence with Cave Creek.
``(C) No name creek, oregon.--The 0.6-mile segment
of No Name Creek from the headwaters to the confluence
with Cave Creek.
``(D) Panther creek.--The 0.8-mile segment of
Panther Creek from the headwaters to the confluence
with Lake Creek.
``(E) Upper cave creek.--The segment of Upper Cave
Creek from the headwaters to the confluence with River
Styx.''.
(2) Study; report.--Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(20) Oregon caves national monument and preserve,
oregon.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds
are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary
shall--
``(A) complete the study of the Oregon Caves
National Monument and Preserve segments described in
subsection (a)(141); and
``(B) submit to Congress a report containing the
results of the study.''.
Union Calendar No. 544
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 354
[Report No. 113-713]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 24, 2014
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed