1.This Act may be cited as
the Oregon Caves National Monument
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008
.
2.
(a)Congress
finds that—
(1)the Oregon Caves
National Monument—
(A)is comprised of a
rectangular area of approximately 480 acres located in the Siskiyou Mountains
of southern Oregon; and
(B)was established
by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909,
to protect the caves, which were determined to have unusual scientific interest
and importance;
(2)on June 10, 1933,
in accordance with Executive Order 6166 (5 U.S.C. 901 note), the administration
of the Monument was transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the
Secretary of the Interior; and
(3)the 1999 general
management plan for the Monument contains a recommendation for adding
surrounding land to the Monument—
(A)to provide better
protection for—
(i)cave
ecology;
(ii)surface and
subsurface hydrology;
(iii)public water
supplies; and
(iv)trails and
views;
(B)to establish a
logical topographical boundary; and
(C)to enhance public
outdoor recreation opportunities.
(b)The
purpose of this Act is to add surrounding land to the Monument—
(1)to enhance the
protection of the resources associated with the Monument; and
(2)to increase
public recreation opportunities.
3.In this Act:
(1)The term grazing allotment means—
(A)the Big Grayback
Grazing Allotment located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest;
and
(B)the Billy
Mountain Grazing Allotment located in a parcel of land that is—
(i)managed by the
Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management);
and
(ii)located in close
proximity to the land described in subparagraph (A).
(2)Grazing lease;
grazing permitThe terms grazing lease and
grazing permit mean any document authorizing the use of a grazing
allotment for the purpose of grazing livestock for commercial purposes.
(3)The terms lessee and
permittee mean a livestock operator that holds a valid existing
grazing lease or permit for a grazing allotment.
(4)The
term map means the map entitled Oregon Caves National
Monument, Proposed Boundary
numbered 150/80,023, and dated June
2008.
(5)The
term Monument means the Oregon Caves National Monument established
by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497), dated July 12,
1909.
(6)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(7)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
(including land held for the benefit of an Indian tribe).
4.Boundary
adjustment; land transfer
(a)The boundary of the Monument is modified—
(1)to include
approximately 4,070 acres of land identified on the map as the Proposed
Addition Lands
; and
(2)to exclude
approximately 4 acres of land—
(A)located in the
City of Cave Junction; and
(B)identified on the
map as the Cave Junction Unit
.
(b)The Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(1)transfer the land
described in subsection (a)(1) to the Secretary; and
(2)adjust the
boundary of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to exclude the land
transferred under paragraph (1).
(c)The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
5.Wild and scenic
river designationsSection
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
(171)Oregon Caves
National Monument, OregonThe following segments in the State of
Oregon, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
(A)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 as a
recreational river.
(B)The 3.6-mile segment of Lake Creek from the headwaters at
Bigelow Lakes to the confluence with Cave Creek as a scenic river.
(C)The 0.6-mile segment of No Name Creek from the headwaters
to the confluence with Cave Creek as a wild river.
(D)The 0.8-mile segment of Panther Creek from the headwaters
to the confluence with Lake Creek as a scenic river.
(E)The segment of River Styx from the source to the confluence
with Cave Creek as a recreational river.
(F)The segment of Upper Cave Creek from the headwaters to the
confluence with River Styx as a recreational
river.
.
6.
(a)The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
National Park Service, shall administer the Monument 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)Ecological
forest restoration activitiesAs soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out forest restoration
activities within the boundaries of the Monument—
(1)to reduce the
risk of losing key ecosystem components;
(2)to restore the
proper role of fire in the ecosystem; and
(3)to ensure that
forest attributes (including species composition and structure) remain intact
and functioning within a historical range.
7.Voluntary
grazing lease or permit donation program
(a)Donation of
lease or permit
(1)Acceptance by
Secretary concernedThe Secretary concerned shall accept any
grazing lease or grazing permit that is donated by a lessee or
permittee.
(2)The
Secretary concerned shall terminate any grazing lease or grazing permit
acquired under paragraph (1).
(3)No new grazing
lease or permitWith respect to each grazing lease or grazing
permit donated under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall—
(A)not issue any new
grazing lease or grazing permit within the grazing allotment covered by the
grazing lease or grazing permit; and
(B)ensure a
permanent end to livestock grazing on the grazing allotment covered by the
grazing lease or grazing permit.
(b)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.
8.Authorization of
appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
Act.