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[S. 2833 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 806
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2833

                          [Report No. 110-374]

To provide for the management of certain public land in Owyhee County, 
                     Idaho, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 9, 2008

   Mr. Crapo introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             June 16, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the management of certain public land in Owyhee County, 
                     Idaho, 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 ``Owyhee Public Land 
Management Act of 2008''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Account.--The term ``account'' means the 
        Owyhee Land Acquisition Account established by section 
        6(b)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Owyhee 
        County, Idaho.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Owyhee front.--The term ``Owyhee Front'' means 
        the area of the County from Jump Creek on the west to Mud Flat 
        Road on the east and draining north from the crest of the 
        Silver City Range to the Snake River.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means a travel 
        management plan for motorized and mechanized off-highway 
        vehicle recreation prepared under section 8.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land 
        Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
        1702(e)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Idaho.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Tribes.--The term ``Tribes'' means the 
        Shoshone Pauite Tribes of the Duck Valley 
        Reservation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. OWYHEE SCIENCE REVIEW AND CONSERVATION 
              CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in coordination with 
the Tribes, State, and County, and in consultation with the University 
of Idaho, Federal grazing permittees, and public, shall establish the 
Owyhee Science Review and Conservation Center in the County to conduct 
research projects to address natural resources management issues 
affecting public and private rangeland in the County.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the center established under 
subsection (a) shall be to facilitate the collection and analysis of 
information to provide Federal and State agencies, private landowners, 
and the public with information on improved rangeland 
management.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. WILDERNESS AREAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Wilderness Areas Designation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In accordance with the Wilderness 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State 
        are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Big jacks creek wilderness.--Certain 
                land comprising approximately 52,826 acres, as 
                generally depicted on the map entitled ``Little Jacks 
                Creek and Big Jacks Creek Wilderness'' and dated 
                October 18, 2007, which shall be known as the ``Big 
                Jacks Creek Wilderness''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Bruneau-jarbidge rivers wilderness.--
                Certain land comprising approximately 90,007 acres, as 
                generally depicted on the map entitled ``Bruneau-
                Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness'' and dated October 18, 
                2007, which shall be known as the ``Bruneau-Jarbidge 
                Rivers Wilderness''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Little jacks creek wilderness.--
                Certain land comprising approximately 51,021 acres, as 
                generally depicted on the map entitled ``Little Jacks 
                Creek and Big Jacks Creek Wilderness'' and dated 
                October 18, 2007, which shall be known as the ``Little 
                Jacks Creek Wilderness''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) North fork owyhee wilderness.--Certain 
                land comprising approximately 43,413 acres, as 
                generally depicted on the map entitled ``North Fork 
                Owyhee and Pole Creek Wilderness'' and dated October 
                18, 2007, which shall be known as the ``North Fork 
                Owyhee Wilderness''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Owyhee river wilderness.--Certain land 
                comprising approximately 267,328 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``Owyhee River 
                Wilderness'' and dated October 18, 2007, which shall be 
                known as the ``Owyhee River Wilderness''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Pole creek wilderness.--Certain land 
                comprising approximately 12,533 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``North Fork Owyhee and 
                Pole Creek Wilderness'' and dated October 18, 2007, 
                which shall be known as the ``Pole Creek 
                Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--As soon as practicable 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
                shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives a map and 
                legal description for each area designated as 
                wilderness by this Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Effect.--Each map and legal 
                description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall have 
                the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
                except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in 
                the map or legal description.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Availability.--Each map and legal 
                description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                available in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
                Land Management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Release of wilderness study areas.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Congress finds that, for 
                the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
                Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), 
                the public land in the County administered by the 
                Bureau of Land Management has been adequately studied 
                for wilderness designation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Release.--Any public land referred to 
                in subparagraph (A) that is not designated as 
                wilderness by this Act--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) is no longer subject to 
                        section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
                        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) shall be managed in 
                        accordance with the applicable land use plan 
                        adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 
                        U.S.C. 1712).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
        each area designated as wilderness by this Act shall be 
        administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any reference in that Act to the 
                Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 
                reference to the Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
        the Federal land designated as wilderness by this Act is 
        withdrawn from all forms of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
                under the public land laws;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) location, entry, and patent under the 
                mining laws; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) disposition under the mineral leasing, 
                mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 
                laws.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Livestock.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--In the wilderness areas 
                designated by this Act, the grazing of livestock in 
                areas in which grazing is established as of the date of 
                enactment of this Act shall be allowed to continue, 
                subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
                practices as the Secretary considers necessary, 
                consistent with section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines described in 
                Appendix A of House Report 101-405.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inventory.--Not later than 1 year 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
                shall conduct an inventory of existing facilities and 
                improvements associated with grazing activities in the 
                wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers designated 
                by this Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Fencing.--The Secretary may construct 
                and maintain fencing around wilderness areas designated 
                by this Act as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate to protect wilderness values.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Donation of grazing permits or 
                leases.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Acceptance by secretary.--The 
                        Secretary shall accept the donation of any 
                        valid existing permits or leases authorizing 
                        grazing on public land within the wilderness 
                        areas designated by this Act.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Termination.--The Secretary 
                        shall terminate any grazing permit or lease 
                        acquired under clause (i) to ensure a permanent 
                        end to grazing on the land covered by the 
                        permit or lease.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) Partial donation.--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) In general.--If a 
                                person holding a valid grazing permit 
                                or lease donates less than the full 
                                amount of grazing use authorized under 
                                the permit or lease, the Secretary 
                                shall--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) reduce the 
                                        authorized grazing level to 
                                        reflect the donation; 
                                        and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) modify the 
                                        permit or lease to reflect the 
                                        revised level of use.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) Authorized level.--To 
                                ensure that there is a permanent 
                                reduction in the level of grazing on 
                                the land covered by a permit or lease 
                                donated under subclause (I), the 
                                Secretary shall not allow grazing use 
                                to exceed the authorized level 
                                established under that 
                                subclause.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Acquisition of land and interests in land.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Consistent with 
                applicable law, the Secretary may acquire land or 
                interests in land within the boundaries of the 
                wilderness areas designated by this Act by purchase, 
                donation, or exchange.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Incorporation of acquired land.--Any 
                land or interest in land in, or adjoining the boundary 
                of, a wilderness area designated by this Act that is 
                acquired by the United States shall be added to, and 
                administered as part of, the wilderness area in which 
                the acquired land or interest in land is 
                located.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Trail plan.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Secretary, after 
                providing opportunities for public comment, shall 
                establish a trail plan for public land in southwestern 
                Idaho that addresses hiking and equestrian trails on 
                the land designated as wilderness by this Act, in a 
                manner consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1131 et seq.).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                submit to Congress a report that describes the 
                implementation of the trail plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Outfitting and guide activities.--Consistent 
        with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1133(d)(5)), commercial services (including authorized 
        outfitting and guide activities) are authorized in wilderness 
        areas designated by this Act to the extent necessary for 
        activities that fulfill the recreational or other wilderness 
        purposes of the areas.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Access to private property.--In accordance 
        with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), 
        the Secretary shall provide any owner of private property 
        within the boundary of a wilderness area designated by this Act 
        adequate access to the property.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Fish and wildlife.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Nothing in this Act 
                affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 
                fish and wildlife on public land in the 
                State.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Management activities.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--In furtherance of 
                        the purposes and principles of the Wilderness 
                        Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 
                        conduct any management activities that are 
                        necessary to maintain or restore fish and 
                        wildlife populations and habitats in the 
                        wilderness areas designated by this Act, if the 
                        management activities are--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) consistent with 
                                relevant wilderness management plans; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) conducted in 
                                accordance with appropriate policies, 
                                such as the policies established in 
                                Appendix B of House Report 101-
                                405.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Inclusions.--Management 
                        activities under clause (i) may include the 
                        occasional and temporary use of motorized 
                        vehicles, if the use, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and 
                        more naturally distributed wildlife populations 
                        that would enhance wilderness values while 
                        causing the minimum impact necessary to 
                        accomplish those tasks.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Existing activities.--Consistent with 
                section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate 
                policies, such as those established in Appendix B of 
                House Report 101-405, the State may use aircraft 
                (including helicopters) in the wilderness areas 
                designated by this Act to survey, capture, transplant, 
                monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations, 
                including bighorn sheep, and feral stock, feral horses, 
                and feral burros.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Wildfire, insect, and disease management.--
        Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take any measures that 
        the Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, 
        insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate, the coordination of those activities with a State 
        or local agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Adjacent management.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The designation of a 
                wilderness area by this Act shall not create any 
                protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
                wilderness area.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact 
                that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
                heard from areas within a wilderness area designated by 
                this Act shall not preclude the conduct of those 
                activities or uses outside the boundary of the 
                wilderness area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Military overflights.--Nothing in this Act 
        restricts or precludes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) low-level overflights of military 
                aircraft over the areas designated as wilderness by 
                this Act, including military overflights that can be 
                seen or heard within the wilderness areas;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) flight testing and evaluation; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the designation or creation of new 
                units of special use airspace, or the establishment of 
                military flight training routes, over the wilderness 
                areas.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Water rights.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The designation of areas 
                as wilderness in section 4 of this Act shall not create 
                an express or implied reservation by the United States 
                of any water or water rights for wilderness purposes 
                with respect to such areas.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Exclusions.--This paragraph does not 
                apply to any components of the National Wild and Scenic 
                Rivers System designated by section 5.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating to 
        the Musconetcong River, New Jersey) as paragraph 
        (169);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by designating the undesignated paragraph 
        relating to the White Salmon River, Washington, as paragraph 
        (167);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by designating the undesignated paragraph 
        relating to the Black Butte River, California, as paragraph 
        (168); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(170) Battle creek, idaho.--The 23.4 miles of 
        Battle Creek from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the 
        upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(171) Big jacks creek, idaho.--The 35.0 miles of 
        Big Jacks Creek from the downstream border of the Big Jacks 
        Creek Wilderness in sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., to the point at 
        which it enters the NW </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ 
        <DELETED>of sec. 26, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., Boise Meridian, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(172) Bruneau river, idaho.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the 39.3-mile segment of the Bruneau 
                River from the downstream boundary of the Bruneau-
                Jarbidge Wilderness to the upstream confluence with the 
                west fork of the Bruneau River, to be administered by 
                the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
                river.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A), the 0.6-mile segment of the Bruneau 
                River at the Indian Hot Springs public road access 
                shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
                as a recreational river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(173) West fork bruneau river, idaho.--The 
        approximately 0.35 miles of the West Fork of the Bruneau River 
        from the confluence with the Jarbidge River to the downstream 
        boundary of the Bruneau Canyon Grazing Allotment in the SE/NE 
        of sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Boise Meridian, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(174) Cottonwood creek, idaho.--The 2.6 miles of 
        Cottonwood Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek to 
        the upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(175) Deep creek, idaho.--The 13.1-mile segment 
        of Deep Creek from the confluence with the Owyhee River to the 
        upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness in sec. 30, T. 
        12 S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(176) Dickshooter creek, idaho.--The 9.25 miles 
        of Dickshooter Creek from the confluence with Deep Creek to a 
        point on the stream </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ 
        <DELETED>mile due west of the east boundary of sec. 16, T. 12 
        S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(177) Duncan creek, idaho.--The 0.9-mile segment 
        of Duncan Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek 
        upstream to the east boundary of sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., 
        Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
        Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(178) Jarbidge river, idaho.--The 28.8 miles of 
        the Jarbidge River from the confluence with the West Fork 
        Bruneau River to the upstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge 
        Rivers Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
        Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(179) Little jacks creek, idaho.--The 12.4 miles 
        of Little Jacks Creek from the downstream boundary of the 
        Little Jacks Creek Wilderness, upstream to the mouth of OX 
        Prong Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
        Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(180) North fork owyhee river, idaho.--The 
        following segments of the North Fork of the Owyhee River, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The 5.7-mile segment from the Idaho-
                Oregon State border to the upstream boundary of the 
                private land at the Juniper Mt. Road crossing, as a 
                recreational river.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The 15.1-mile segment from the 
                upstream boundary of the North Fork Owyhee River 
                recreational segment designated in paragraph (A) to the 
                upstream boundary of the North Fork Owyhee River 
                Wilderness, as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(181) Owyhee river, idaho.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the 67.3 miles of the Owyhee River from the Idaho-
                Oregon State border to the upstream boundary of the 
                Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered by the 
                Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Access.--The Secretary of the 
                Interior shall allow for continued access across the 
                Owyhee River at Crutchers Crossing, subject to such 
                terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior 
                determines to be necessary</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(182) Red canyon, idaho.--The 4.6 miles of Red 
        Canyon from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 
        boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered by 
        the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(183) Sheep creek, idaho.--The 25.6 miles of 
        Sheep Creek from the confluence with the Bruneau River to the 
        upstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, to 
        be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(184) South fork owyhee river, idaho.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the 31.4-mile segment of the South 
                Fork of the Owyhee River upstream from the confluence 
                with the Owyhee River to the upstream boundary of the 
                Owyhee River Wilderness at the Idaho-Nevada State 
                border, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
                Interior as a wild river.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A), the 1.2-mile segment of the South 
                Fork of the Owyhee River from the point at which the 
                river enters the southernmost boundary to the point at 
                which the river exits the northernmost boundary of 
                private land in sec. 25 and 26, T. 14 S., R. 5 W., 
                Boise Meridian, shall be administered by the Secretary 
                of the Interior as a recreational river.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(185) Wickahoney creek, idaho.--The 1.5 miles of 
        Wickahoney Creek from the confluence of Big Jacks Creek to the 
        upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--Notwithstanding section 3(b) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(b)), the boundary of a river 
segment designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System under this Act shall extend not more than the shorter 
of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an average distance of </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/
        4</DELETED>\ <DELETED>mile from the high water mark on both 
        sides of the river segment; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the distance to the nearest confined canyon 
        rim.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary shall not acquire any 
private land within the exterior boundary of a wild and scenic river 
corridor without the consent of the owner.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. LAND IDENTIFIED FOR DISPOSAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Consistent with applicable law, the 
Secretary may sell public land located within the Boise District of the 
Bureau of Land Management that, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, has been identified for disposal in appropriate resource 
management plans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Use of Proceeds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law (other than a law that specifically provides 
        for a proportion of the proceeds of a land sale to be 
        distributed to any trust fund of the State), proceeds from the 
        sale of public land under subsection (a) shall be deposited in 
        a separate account in the Treasury of the United States to be 
        known as the ``Owyhee Land Acquisition Account''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Availability.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Amounts in the account 
                shall be available to the Secretary, without further 
                appropriation, to purchase land or interests in land 
                in, or adjacent to, the wilderness areas designated by 
                this Act, including land identified as ``Proposed for 
                Acquisition'' on the maps described in section 
                4(a)(2).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Applicable law.--Any purchase of land 
                or interest in land under subparagraph (A) shall be in 
                accordance with applicable law.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Applicability.--This subsection applies to 
        public land within the Boise District of the Bureau of Land 
        Management sold on or after January 1, 2008.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Termination of Authority.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The authority provided under this 
        section terminates on the earlier of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the date that is 10 years after the 
                date of enactment of this Act; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the date on which a total of 
                $8,000,000 from the account is expended.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Availability of amounts.--Any amounts 
        remaining in the account on the termination of authority under 
        this section shall be--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) credited as sales of public land in 
                the State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) transferred to the Federal Land 
                Disposal Account established under section 206(a) of 
                the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 
                U.S.C. 2305(a)); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) used in accordance with that 
                Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the 
Tribes in the implementation of the Shoshone Paiute Cultural Resource 
Protection Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Agreements.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into 
agreements with the Tribes to implement the Shoshone Paiute Cultural 
Resource Protection Plan to protect cultural sites and resources 
important to the continuation of the traditions and beliefs of the 
Tribes.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the 
Secretary shall, in coordination with the Tribes, State, and County, 
prepare 1 or more travel management plans for motorized and mechanized 
off-highway vehicle recreation for the land managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management in the County.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Inventory.--Before preparing the plan under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall conduct resource and route inventories of the 
area covered by the plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Limitation to Designated Routes.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the plan shall limit recreational motorized and mechanized 
        off-highway vehicle use to a system of designated roads and 
        trails established by the plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
        snowmobiles.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Temporary Limitation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), until the date on which the Secretary completes the plan, 
        all recreational motorized and mechanized off-highway vehicle 
        use shall be limited to roads and trails lawfully in existence 
        on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) snowmobiles; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) areas specifically identified as open, 
                closed, or limited in the Owyhee Resource Management 
                Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Schedule.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Owyhee front.--It is the intent of Congress 
        that, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, the Secretary shall complete a transportation plan for the 
        Owyhee Front.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Other bureau of land management land in the 
        county.--It is the intent of Congress that, not later than 3 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall complete a transportation plan for Bureau of Land 
        Management land in the County outside the Owyhee 
        Front.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section precludes 
the Secretary from addressing nonrecreational travel management as part 
of the plan.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Owyhee Public Land Management Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Account.--The term ``account'' means the Owyhee Land 
        Acquisition Account established by section 6(b)(1).
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Owyhee County, 
        Idaho.
            (3) Owyhee front.--The term ``Owyhee Front'' means the area 
        of the County from Jump Creek on the west to Mud Flat Road on 
        the east and draining north from the crest of the Silver City 
        Range to the Snake River.
            (4) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means a travel management plan 
        for motorized and mechanized off-highway vehicle recreation 
        prepared under section 8.
            (5) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Idaho.
            (8) Tribes.--The term ``Tribes'' means the Shoshone Pauite 
        Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.

SEC. 3. OWYHEE SCIENCE REVIEW AND CONSERVATION CENTER.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Tribes, 
State, and County, and in consultation with the University of Idaho, 
Federal grazing permittees, and public, shall establish the Owyhee 
Science Review and Conservation Center in the County to conduct 
research projects to address natural resources management issues 
affecting public and private rangeland in the County.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the center established under 
subsection (a) shall be to facilitate the collection and analysis of 
information to provide Federal and State agencies, the Tribes, the 
County, private landowners, and the public with information on improved 
rangeland management.

SEC. 4. WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Wilderness Areas Designation.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
        designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System:
                    (A) Big jacks creek wilderness.--Certain land 
                comprising approximately 52,826 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``Little Jacks Creek and 
                Big Jacks Creek Wilderness'' and dated May 5, 2008, 
                which shall be known as the ``Big Jacks Creek 
                Wilderness''.
                    (B) Bruneau-jarbidge rivers wilderness.--Certain 
                land comprising approximately 89,996 acres, as 
                generally depicted on the map entitled ``Bruneau-
                Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness'' and dated May 5, 2008, 
                which shall be known as the ``Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers 
                Wilderness''.
                    (C) Little jacks creek wilderness.--Certain land 
                comprising approximately 50,929 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``Little Jacks Creek and 
                Big Jacks Creek Wilderness'' and dated May 5, 2008, 
                which shall be known as the ``Little Jacks Creek 
                Wilderness''.
                    (D) North fork owyhee wilderness.--Certain land 
                comprising approximately 43,413 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``North Fork Owyhee and 
                Pole Creek Wilderness'' and dated May 5, 2008, which 
                shall be known as the ``North Fork Owyhee Wilderness''.
                    (E) Owyhee river wilderness.--Certain land 
                comprising approximately 267,328 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled ``Owyhee River 
                Wilderness'' and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be 
                known as the ``Owyhee River Wilderness''.
                    (F) Pole creek wilderness.--Certain land comprising 
                approximately 12,533 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the map entitled ``North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek 
                Wilderness'' and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be 
                known as the ``Pole Creek Wilderness''.
            (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--
                    (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                the House of Representatives a map and legal 
                description for each area designated as wilderness by 
                this Act.
                    (B) Effect.--Each map and legal description 
                submitted under subparagraph (A) shall have the same 
                force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
                that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map 
                or legal description.
                    (C) Availability.--Each map and legal description 
                submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be available in 
                the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
                Management.
            (3) Release of wilderness study areas.--
                    (A) In general.--Congress finds that, for the 
                purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy 
                and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the 
                public land in the County administered by the Bureau of 
                Land Management has been adequately studied for 
                wilderness designation.
                    (B) Release.--Any public land referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) that is not designated as wilderness 
                by this Act--
                            (i) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 
                        of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
                        of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
                            (ii) shall be managed in accordance with 
                        the applicable land use plan adopted under 
                        section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712).
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, each 
        area designated as wilderness by this Act shall be administered 
        by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
                Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to 
                the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Federal land designated as wilderness by this Act is 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 the mineral leasing, mineral 
                materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
            (3) Livestock.--
                    (A) In general.--In the wilderness areas designated 
                by this Act, the grazing of livestock in areas in which 
                grazing is established as of the date of enactment of 
                this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to such 
                reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the 
                Secretary considers necessary, consistent with section 
                4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) 
                and the guidelines described in Appendix A of House 
                Report 101-405.
                    (B) Inventory.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                conduct an inventory of existing facilities and 
                improvements associated with grazing activities in the 
                wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers designated 
                by this Act.
                    (C) Fencing.--The Secretary may construct and 
                maintain fencing around wilderness areas designated by 
                this Act as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
                to enhance wilderness values.
                    (D) Donation of grazing permits or leases.--
                            (i) Acceptance by secretary.--The Secretary 
                        shall accept the donation of any valid existing 
                        permits or leases authorizing grazing on public 
                        land, all or a portion of which is within the 
                        wilderness areas designated by this Act.
                            (ii) Termination.--With respect to each 
                        permit or lease donated under clause (i), the 
                        Secretary shall--
                                    (I) terminate the grazing permit or 
                                lease; and
                                    (II) except as provided in clause 
                                (iii), ensure a permanent end to 
                                grazing on the land covered by the 
                                permit or lease.
                            (iii) Common allotments.--
                                    (I) In general.--If the land 
                                covered by a permit or lease donated 
                                under clause (i) is also covered by 
                                another valid existing permit or lease 
                                that is not donated under clause (i), 
                                the Secretary shall reduce the 
                                authorized grazing level on the land 
                                covered by the permit or lease to 
                                reflect the donation of the permit or 
                                lease under clause (i).
                                    (II) Authorized level.--To ensure 
                                that there is a permanent reduction in 
                                the level of grazing on the land 
                                covered by a permit or lease donated 
                                under clause (i), the Secretary shall 
                                not allow grazing use to exceed the 
                                authorized level established under 
                                subclause (I).
                            (iv) Partial donation.--
                                    (I) In general.--If a person 
                                holding a valid grazing permit or lease 
                                donates less than the full amount of 
                                grazing use authorized under the permit 
                                or lease, the Secretary shall--
                                            (aa) reduce the authorized 
                                        grazing level to reflect the 
                                        donation; and
                                            (bb) modify the permit or 
                                        lease to reflect the revised 
                                        level of use.
                                    (II) Authorized level.--To ensure 
                                that there is a permanent reduction in 
                                the authorized level of grazing on the 
                                land covered by a permit or lease 
                                donated under subclause (I), the 
                                Secretary shall not allow grazing use 
                                to exceed the authorized level 
                                established under that subclause.
            (4) Acquisition of land and interests in land.--
                    (A) In general.--Consistent with applicable law, 
                the Secretary may acquire land or interests in land 
                within the boundaries of the wilderness areas 
                designated by this Act by purchase, donation, or 
                exchange.
                    (B) Incorporation of acquired land.--Any land or 
                interest in land in, or adjoining the boundary of, a 
                wilderness area designated by this Act that is acquired 
                by the United States shall be added to, and 
                administered as part of, the wilderness area in which 
                the acquired land or interest in land is located.
            (5) Trail plan.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary, after providing 
                opportunities for public comment, shall establish a 
                trail plan that addresses hiking and equestrian trails 
                on the land designated as wilderness by this Act, in a 
                manner consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1131 et seq.).
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
                of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
                Congress a report that describes the implementation of 
                the trail plan.
            (6) Outfitting and guide activities.--Consistent with 
        section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)), 
        commercial services (including authorized outfitting and guide 
        activities) are authorized in wilderness areas designated by 
        this Act to the extent necessary for activities that fulfill 
        the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the areas.
            (7) Access to private property.--In accordance with section 
        5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary 
        shall provide any owner of private property within the boundary 
        of a wilderness area designated by this Act adequate access to 
        the property.
            (8) Fish and wildlife.--
                    (A) In general.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
                jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
                wildlife on public land in the State.
                    (B) Management activities.--
                            (i) In general.--In furtherance of the 
                        purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 
                        conduct any management activities that are 
                        necessary to maintain or restore fish and 
                        wildlife populations and habitats in the 
                        wilderness areas designated by this Act, if the 
                        management activities are--
                                    (I) consistent with relevant 
                                wilderness management plans; and
                                    (II) conducted in accordance with 
                                appropriate policies, such as the 
                                policies established in Appendix B of 
                                House Report 101-405.
                            (ii) Inclusions.--Management activities 
                        under clause (i) may include the occasional and 
                        temporary use of motorized vehicles, if the 
                        use, as determined by the Secretary, would 
                        promote healthy, viable, and more naturally 
                        distributed wildlife populations that would 
                        enhance wilderness values while causing the 
                        minimum impact necessary to accomplish those 
                        tasks.
                    (C) Existing activities.--Consistent with section 
                4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) 
                and in accordance with appropriate policies, such as 
                those established in Appendix B of House Report 101-
                405, the State may use aircraft (including helicopters) 
                in the wilderness areas designated by this Act to 
                survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water 
                for wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and 
                feral stock, feral horses, and feral burros.
            (9) Wildfire, insect, and disease management.--Consistent 
        with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take any measures that the 
        Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, 
        and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate, the coordination of those activities with a State 
        or local agency.
            (10) Adjacent management.--
                    (A) In general.--The designation of a wilderness 
                area by this Act shall not create any protective 
                perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area.
                    (B) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that 
                nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard 
                from areas within a wilderness area designated by this 
                Act shall not preclude the conduct of those activities 
                or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.
            (11) Military overflights.--Nothing in this Act restricts 
        or precludes--
                    (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
                the areas designated as wilderness by this Act, 
                including military overflights that can be seen or 
                heard within the wilderness areas;
                    (B) flight testing and evaluation; or
                    (C) the designation or creation of new units of 
                special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
                flight training routes, over the wilderness areas.
            (12) Water rights.--
                    (A) In general.--The designation of areas as 
                wilderness in section 4 shall not create an express or 
                implied reservation by the United States of any water 
                or water rights for wilderness purposes with respect to 
                such areas.
                    (B) Exclusions.--This paragraph does not apply to 
                any components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
                System designated by section 5.

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating to the 
        Musconetcong River, New Jersey) as paragraph (169);
            (2) by designating the undesignated paragraph relating to 
        the White Salmon River, Washington, as paragraph (167);
            (3) by designating the undesignated paragraph relating to 
        the Black Butte River, California, as paragraph (168); and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(170) Battle creek, idaho.--The 23.4 miles of Battle 
        Creek from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 
        boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered by 
        the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(171) Big jacks creek, idaho.--The 35.0 miles of Big 
        Jacks Creek from the downstream border of the Big Jacks Creek 
        Wilderness in sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., to the point at which 
        it enters the NW \1/4\ of sec. 26, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., Boise 
        Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
        as a wild river.
            ``(172) Bruneau river, idaho.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the 39.3-mile segment of the Bruneau 
                River from the downstream boundary of the Bruneau-
                Jarbidge Wilderness to the upstream confluence with the 
                west fork of the Bruneau River, to be administered by 
                the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                the 0.6-mile segment of the Bruneau River at the Indian 
                Hot Springs public road access shall be administered by 
                the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river.
            ``(173) West fork bruneau river, idaho.--The approximately 
        0.35 miles of the West Fork of the Bruneau River from the 
        confluence with the Jarbidge River to the downstream boundary 
        of the Bruneau Canyon Grazing Allotment in the SE/NE of sec. 5, 
        T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(174) Cottonwood creek, idaho.--The 2.6 miles of 
        Cottonwood Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek to 
        the upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(175) Deep creek, idaho.--The 13.1-mile segment of Deep 
        Creek from the confluence with the Owyhee River to the upstream 
        boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness in sec. 30, T. 12 S., 
        R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of 
        the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(176) Dickshooter creek, idaho.--The 9.25 miles of 
        Dickshooter Creek from the confluence with Deep Creek to a 
        point on the stream \1/4\ mile due west of the east boundary of 
        sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., Boise Meridian, to be administered 
        by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(177) Duncan creek, idaho.--The 0.9-mile segment of 
        Duncan Creek from the confluence with Big Jacks Creek upstream 
        to the east boundary of sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., Boise 
        Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
        as a wild river.
            ``(178) Jarbidge river, idaho.--The 28.8 miles of the 
        Jarbidge River from the confluence with the West Fork Bruneau 
        River to the upstream boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers 
        Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
        as a wild river.
            ``(179) Little jacks creek, idaho.--The 12.4 miles of 
        Little Jacks Creek from the downstream boundary of the Little 
        Jacks Creek Wilderness, upstream to the mouth of OX Prong 
        Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
        wild river.
            ``(180) North fork owyhee river, idaho.--The following 
        segments of the North Fork of the Owyhee River, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
                    ``(A) The 5.7-mile segment from the Idaho-Oregon 
                State border to the upstream boundary of the private 
                land at the Juniper Mt. Road crossing, as a 
                recreational river.
                    ``(B) The 15.1-mile segment from the upstream 
                boundary of the North Fork Owyhee River recreational 
                segment designated in paragraph (A) to the upstream 
                boundary of the North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness, as 
                a wild river.
            ``(181) Owyhee river, idaho.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                67.3 miles of the Owyhee River from the Idaho-Oregon 
                State border to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee 
                River Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary 
                of the Interior as a wild river.
                    ``(B) Access.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
                allow for continued access across the Owyhee River at 
                Crutchers Crossing, subject to such terms and 
                conditions as the Secretary of the Interior determines 
                to be necessary.
            ``(182) Red canyon, idaho.--The 4.6 miles of Red Canyon 
        from the confluence of the Owyhee River to the upstream 
        boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness, to be administered by 
        the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(183) Sheep creek, idaho.--The 25.6 miles of Sheep Creek 
        from the confluence with the Bruneau River to the upstream 
        boundary of the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
            ``(184) South fork owyhee river, idaho.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the 31.4-mile segment of the South 
                Fork of the Owyhee River upstream from the confluence 
                with the Owyhee River to the upstream boundary of the 
                Owyhee River Wilderness at the Idaho-Nevada State 
                border, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
                Interior as a wild river.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                the 1.2-mile segment of the South Fork of the Owyhee 
                River from the point at which the river enters the 
                southernmost boundary to the point at which the river 
                exits the northernmost boundary of private land in sec. 
                25 and 26, T. 14 S., R. 5 W., Boise Meridian, shall be 
                administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
                recreational river.
            ``(185) Wickahoney creek, idaho.--The 1.5 miles of 
        Wickahoney Creek from the confluence of Big Jacks Creek to the 
        upstream boundary of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 
        river.''.
    (b) Boundaries.--Notwithstanding section 3(b) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(b)), the boundary of a river segment 
designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
under this Act shall extend not more than the shorter of--
            (1) an average distance of \1/4\ mile from the high water 
        mark on both sides of the river segment; or
            (2) the distance to the nearest confined canyon rim.
    (c) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary shall not acquire any private 
land within the exterior boundary of a wild and scenic river corridor 
without the consent of the owner.

SEC. 6. LAND IDENTIFIED FOR DISPOSAL.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary may 
sell public land located within the Boise District of the Bureau of 
Land Management that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, has been 
identified for disposal in appropriate resource management plans.
    (b) Use of Proceeds.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
        (other than a law that specifically provides for a proportion 
        of the proceeds of a land sale to be distributed to any trust 
        fund of the State), proceeds from the sale of public land under 
        subsection (a) shall be deposited in a separate account in the 
        Treasury of the United States to be known as the ``Owyhee Land 
        Acquisition Account''.
            (2) Availability.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts in the account shall be 
                available to the Secretary, without further 
                appropriation, to purchase land or interests in land 
                in, or adjacent to, the wilderness areas designated by 
                this Act, including land identified as ``Proposed for 
                Acquisition'' on the maps described in section 4(a)(1).
                    (B) Applicable law.--Any purchase of land or 
                interest in land under subparagraph (A) shall be in 
                accordance with applicable law.
            (3) Applicability.--This subsection applies to public land 
        within the Boise District of the Bureau of Land Management sold 
        on or after January 1, 2008.
    (c) Termination of Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The authority provided under this section 
        terminates on the earlier of--
                    (A) the date that is 10 years after the date of 
                enactment of this Act; or
                    (B) the date on which a total of $8,000,000 from 
                the account is expended.
            (2) Availability of amounts.--Any amounts remaining in the 
        account on the termination of authority under this section 
        shall be--
                    (A) credited as sales of public land in the State;
                    (B) transferred to the Federal Land Disposal 
                Account established under section 206(a) of the Federal 
                Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); 
                and
                    (C) used in accordance with that Act.

SEC. 7. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES.

    (a) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the Tribes 
in the implementation of the Shoshone Paiute Cultural Resource 
Protection Plan.
    (b) Agreements.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements 
with the Tribes to implement the Shoshone Paiute Cultural Resource 
Protection Plan to protect cultural sites and resources important to 
the continuation of the traditions and beliefs of the Tribes.

SEC. 8. RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Secretary shall, 
in coordination with the Tribes, State, and County, prepare 1 or more 
travel management plans for motorized and mechanized off-highway 
vehicle recreation for the land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the County.
    (b) Inventory.--Before preparing the plan under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall conduct resource and route inventories of the area 
covered by the plan.
    (c) Limitation to Designated Routes.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        plan shall limit recreational motorized and mechanized off-
        highway vehicle use to a system of designated roads and trails 
        established by the plan.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
        snowmobiles.
    (d) Temporary Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), until 
        the date on which the Secretary completes the plan, all 
        recreational motorized and mechanized off-highway vehicle use 
        shall be limited to roads and trails lawfully in existence on 
        the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                    (A) snowmobiles; or
                    (B) areas specifically identified as open, closed, 
                or limited in the Owyhee Resource Management Plan.
    (e) Schedule.--
            (1) Owyhee front.--It is the intent of Congress that, not 
        later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall complete a transportation plan for the Owyhee 
        Front.
            (2) Other bureau of land management land in the county.--It 
        is the intent of Congress that, not later than 3 years after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
        a transportation plan for Bureau of Land Management land in the 
        County outside the Owyhee Front.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 806

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2833

                          [Report No. 110-374]

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                                 A BILL

To provide for the management of certain public land in Owyhee County, 
                     Idaho, and for other purposes.

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                             June 16, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment