[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1369 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1369

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
  Molalla River in the State of 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS, MOLALLA RIVER, 
              OREGON.

    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) Molalla river, oregon.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The following segments in the 
                State of Oregon, to be administered by the Secretary of 
                the Interior as a recreational river:
                            ``(i) Molalla river.--The approximately 
                        15.1-mile segment from the southern boundary 
                        line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 19, downstream 
                        to the edge of the Bureau of Land Management 
                        boundary in T. 6 S., R. 3 E., sec. 7.
                            ``(ii) Table rock fork molalla river.--The 
                        approximately 6.2-mile segment from the 
                        easternmost Bureau of Land Management boundary 
                        line in the NE\1/4\ sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., 
                        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 relating 
                        to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
                        materials.
                    ``(C) Effect of designation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--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 designated as part of the Wild and Scenic 
                        River System under this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Private land.--Nothing in this 
                        paragraph requires management of private land 
                        within the basins of the river segments 
                        designated under this paragraph in a manner 
                        different than that required under State law, 
                        including Chapter 527 of the Oregon Revised 
                        Statutes.''.
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