1.Expansion of Wild Rogue
Wilderness Area
(a)In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 58,100 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled Wild Rogue
, dated September 16, 2010, are hereby
included in the Wild Rogue Wilderness, a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System.
(b)Maps and legal
descriptions
(1)As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and a legal
description of the wilderness area designated by this section, 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)The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1)
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except
that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the maps and legal
descriptions.
(3)Each map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
(c)Subject
to valid existing rights, the area designated as wilderness by this section
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(d)Subject
to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal
land designated as wilderness by this section is withdrawn from all forms
of—
(1)entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(2)location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and
(3)disposition under
all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral
materials.
2.Wild and scenic river
designations, Rogue River area
(a)Section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (relating to the Rogue River, Oregon) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
In addition to
the segment described in the previous sentence, the following segments in the
Rogue River area are designated:
(A)The approximately 4.8 miles of Kelsey Creek from east
section line of T32S, R9W, sec. 34, W.M. to the confluence with the Rogue River
as a wild river.
(B)The approximately 4.6 miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from
the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R8W, sec. 5, W.M. to the confluence
with Kelsey Creek as a wild river.
(C)
(i)The approximately
0.6 miles of Whisky Creek from the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork to
0.1 miles downstream from road 33-8-23 as a recreational river.
(ii)The approximately
1.9 miles of Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles downstream from road 33-8-23 to the
confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(D)
(i)The approximately
2.8 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in
T33S, R8W, sec. 11, W.M. to 0.1 miles downstream of road 33-8-26 crossing as a
wild river.
(ii)The approximately
.3 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 33-8-26 to
the confluence with Whisky Creek as a recreational river.
(E)The approximately 4.8 miles of West Fork Whisky Creek from
its headwaters to the confluence with Whisky Creek as a wild river.
(F)
(i)The approximately
1.5 miles of Big Windy Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream from
road 34-9-17.1 as a scenic river.
(ii)The approximately
5.8 miles of Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles downstream from road 34-9-17.1 to
the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(G)East fork big
windy creek
(i)The approximately
0.2 miles of East Fork Big Windy Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles
downstream from road 34-8-36 as a scenic river.
(ii)The approximately
3.7 miles of East Fork Big Windy Creek from 0.1 miles downstream from road
34-8-36 to the confluence with Big Windy Creek as a wild river.
(H)The approximately 1.9 miles of Little Windy Creek from 0.1
miles downstream of road 34-8-36 to the confluence with the Rogue River as a
wild river.
(I)
(i)The approximately
0.3 miles of Howard Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream of road
34-9-34 as a scenic river.
(ii)The approximately
6.9 miles of Howard Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 34-9-34 to the
confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(J)The approximately 6.3 miles of Mule Creek from east section
line of T32S, R10W, sec. 25, W.M to the confluence with the Rogue River as a
wild river.
(K)The approximately 3.5-mile section of Anna Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with Howard Creek as a wild river.
(L)The approximately 1.6 miles of Missouri Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 24, W.M. to the confluence with
the Rogue River as a wild river.
(M)The approximately 1.8 miles of Jenny Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec.28, W.M. to the confluence with the
Rogue River as a wild river.
(N)The approximately 2.2 miles of Rum Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T34S, R8W, sec. 9, W.M. to the confluence with the
Rogue River as a wild river.
(O)The approximately 1.5 miles of East Rum Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T34S, R8W, sec. 10, W.M. to the confluence with
Rum Creek as a wild river.
(P)The approximately 1.7-mile section of Wildcat Creek from
its headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild
river.
(Q)The approximately 1.8-mile section of Montgomery Creek from
its headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild
river.
(R)The approximately 1.2 miles of Hewitt Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 19, W.M. to the confluence with
the Rogue River as a wild river.
(S)The approximately 6.6 miles of Bunker Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(T)
(i)The approximately
0.8 miles of Dulog Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream of road
34-8-36 as a scenic river.
(ii)The approximately
1.0 miles of Dulog Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 34-8-36 to the
confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(U)The approximately 1.7 miles of Quail Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 1, W.M. to the confluence with
the Rogue River as a wild river.
(V)The approximately 4.1 miles of Meadow Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(W)The approximately 2.5 miles of Russian Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R8W, sec. 20, W.M. to the confluence with
the Rogue River as a wild river.
(X)The approximately 1.2 miles of Alder Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(Y)The approximately 1.5 miles of Booze Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(Z)The approximately 1.8 miles of Bronco Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(AA)The approximately 1.5 miles of Copsey Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(BB)The approximately 0.5 miles of Corral Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(CC)The approximately 0.9 miles of Cowley Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(DD)The approximately 1.8 miles of Ditch Creek from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R9W, sec. 5, W.M. to its confluence with the
Rogue River as a wild river.
(EE)The approximately 0.9 miles of Francis Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(FF)The approximately 1.1 miles of Long Gulch from the Wild
Rogue Wilderness boundary in T33S, R10W, sec. 23, W.M. to the confluence with
the Rogue River as a wild river.
(GG)The approximately 1.7 miles of Bailey Creek from the west
section line of T34S, R8W, sec.14, W.M. to the confluence of the Rogue River as
a wild river.
(HH)The approximately 0.7 miles of Shady Creek from its
headwaters to the confluence with the Rogue River as a wild river.
(II)
(i)The approximately
0.5-mile section of Slide Creek from its headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream
from road 33-9-6 as a scenic river.
(ii)The approximately
0.7-mile section of Slide Creek from 0.1 miles downstream of road 33-9-6 to the
confluence with the Rogue River as a wild
river.
.
(b)All
wild, scenic, and recreation classified segments designated by the amendment
made by subsection (a) shall be managed as part of the Rogue Wild and Scenic
River.
(c)Subject to valid rights, the Federal land
within the boundaries of the river segments designated by the amendment made by
subsection (a) is withdrawn from all forms of—
(1)entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(2)location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and
(3)disposition under
all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral
materials.
3.Additional
protections for Rogue River tributaries
(a)The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall not license the construction of any
dam, water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project
works on or directly affecting any stream which is listed in this section, and
no department or agency of the United States shall assist by loan, grant,
license, or otherwise in the construction of any water resources project on or
directly affecting any stream which is listed in this section of this Act,
except to maintain or repair water resources projects that exist on the date of
enactment of this Act. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any department or
agency of the United States in assisting by loan, grant, license, or otherwise,
water resources projects whose primary purpose is ecological or aquatic
restoration and which provide a net benefit to water quality and aquatic
resources.
(b)Subject
to valid rights, the Federal land within a quarter-mile on each side of the
streams listed in this section, is withdrawn from all forms of—
(1)entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(2)location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and
(3)disposition under
all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral
materials.
(c)
(1)The approximately 4.5 miles of Kelsey Creek from its
headwaters to the east section line of 32S 9W sec. 34.
(2)The approximately .2 miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from
its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 8W sec. 5.
(3)The approximately .7 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek from
its headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 8W section
11.
(4)The approximately 1.2 miles of Little Windy Creek from its
headwaters to west section line of 33S 9W sec. 34.
(5)The approximately 5.1 miles of Mule Creek from its
headwaters to east section line of 32S 10W sec. 25.
(6)The approximately 3.1 miles of Missouri Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 24.
(7)The approximately 3.1 miles of Jenny Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 28.
(8)The approximately 2.2 miles of Rum Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 34S 8W sec. 9.
(9)The approximately .5 miles of East Fork Rum Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 34S 8W sec. 10.
(10)The approximately 1.4 miles of Hewitt Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 19.
(11)The approximately .8 miles of Quail Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 1.
(12)The approximately .1 miles of Russian Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 8W sec. 20.
(13)The approximately .7 miles of Ditch Creek from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 9W sec. 5.
(14)The approximately 1.4 miles of Long Gulch from its
headwaters to the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 33S 10W sec. 23.
(15)The approximately 1.4 miles of Bailey Creek from its
headwaters to west section line of 34S 8W sec. 14.
(16)The approximately 3.3 miles of Quartz Creek from its
headwaters to its confluence with the North Fork Galice Creek.
(17)The approximately 5.7 miles of the North Fork Galice
Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with Galice Creek.
(18)The approximately 10.2 mile section of Grave Creek from the
confluence of Wolf Creek downstream to the confluence with the Rogue
River.
(19)The approximately 2.2 miles of Centennial Gulch from its
headwaters to its confluence with the Rogue River.