[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2781 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2781

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic 
                 Rivers System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic 
                 Rivers System, 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. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS.

    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:
            ``(_____) Molalla river, oregon.--(A) The following 
        segments in the State of Oregon, to be administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior:
                    ``(i) Molalla river.--The approximately 15.1 miles 
                from the southern boundary line of section 19, Township 
                7 south, Range 4 east downstream to the edge of the 
                Bureau of Land Management boundary in section 7, 
                Township 6 south, Range 3 east.
                    ``(ii) Table rock fork molalla river.--The 
                approximately 6.2 miles from the easternmost Bureau of 
                Land Management boundary line in the northeast quarter 
                of section 4, Township 7 south, Range 4 east downstream 
                to the confluence with the Molalla River.
            ``(B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid, existing rights, the 
        Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments 
        designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of--
                    ``(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
                public land laws;
                    ``(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    ``(iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to 
                mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
            ``(C) Valid, existing rights protected.--The designation of 
        the river segments under this paragraph shall not affect valid, 
        existing rights, including rights-of-way and easements, in, 
        through and to the land so designated, and nothing in this Act 
        shall be construed to require management of privately owned 
        land within the basins of the designated river segments in a 
        manner different than required under State law, including 
        Chapter 527 of the Oregon Revised Statutes.''.
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