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[S. 2034 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 659
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2034

                          [Report No. 110-307]

  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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2007

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                             April 10, 2008

  Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Copper Salmon Wilderness 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness, 
        comprising 13,700 acres, includes a significant portion of an 
        inventoried roadless area adjacent to the Grassy Knob 
        Wilderness area protected by the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 
        (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98-328);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness 
        includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the North Fork and South Fork of the 
                Elk River;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the upper Middle Fork of the Sixes 
                River; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) tributaries of the South Fork of 
                Coquille River;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Elk River is designated as a Tier 1 Key 
        Watershed;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the fisheries of the Elk River are recognized 
        as 1 of the best salmon and steelhead producers in the 48 
        contiguous States, producing more salmon per square meter than 
        most rivers outside the State of Alaska;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) designation of the proposed Wilderness would 
        provide permanent protection for the last remaining mammoth 
        Port Orford Cedars in the Elk River watershed;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the protection of the proposed Copper Salmon 
        Wilderness is supported by the local communities near the 
        proposed Wilderness, which have passed resolutions supporting 
        the designation of the proposed Wilderness;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the master plan for the economic stability of 
        Curry County, Oregon, includes ecotourism and recreation as 
        primary sources of income; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) permanent protection for the proposed Copper 
        Salmon Wilderness is needed to conserve the environment in 
        southwestern Oregon.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE COPPER SALMON WILDERNESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3 of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; Public Law 98-328) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``eight hundred fifty-nine thousand six hundred 
        acres'' and inserting ``873,300 acres'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(30) certain land in the Siskiyou National 
        Forest, comprising approximately 13,700 acres, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled `Proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness 
        Area', to be known as the `Copper Salmon 
        Wilderness'.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, ELK RIVER, 
              OREGON.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3(a)(76) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)(76)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
        striking ``19-mile segment'' and inserting ``29-mile 
        segment'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a period; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) The approximately 0.4-mile segment of the 
        North Fork Elk from the source of the North Fork Elk in sec. 
        21, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., of the Willamette Meridian, downstream 
        to 0.01 miles downstream of Forest Service Road 3353, as a 
        scenic river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) The approximately 5.3-mile segment of the 
        North Fork Elk from 0.01 miles downstream of Forest Service 
        Road 3353 downstream to its confluence with the South Fork Elk, 
        as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(D) The approximately 0.9-mile segment of the 
        South Fork Elk from the source of the North Fork Elk in sec. 
        32, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., of the Willamette Meridian, downstream 
        to 0.01 miles downstream of Forest Service Road 3353, as a 
        scenic river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(E) The approximately 4.2-mile segment of the 
        South Fork Elk from 0.01 miles downstream of Forest Service 
        Road 3353 downstream to the confluence with the North Fork Elk, 
        as a wild river.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

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 ``873,300 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 13,700 acres, as generally depicted on 
        the map entitled `Proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness Area' and 
        dated December 7, 2007, 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 ``29-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.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``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 additions to the Elk Wild and 
        Scenic River, and for other purposes.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 659

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2034

                          [Report No. 110-307]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  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 10, 2008

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title