1.This Act may be cited as the
Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of
2011
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term map means the map entitled Oregon Caves National
Monument and Preserve
, numbered 150/80,023, and dated May 2010.
(2)The
term Monument means the Oregon Caves National Monument established
by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497), dated July 12,
1909.
(3)National
Monument and PreserveThe term National Monument and
Preserve means the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
designated by section 3(a)(1).
(4)The term National Preserve means the
National Preserve designated by section 3(a)(2).
(5)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(6)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.
(7)The
term State means the State of Oregon.
3.Designations;
land transfer; boundary adjustment
(a)
(1)The Monument and the
National Preserve shall be administered as a single unit of the National Park
System and collectively known and designated as the Oregon Caves
National Monument and Preserve
.
(2)The approximately 4,070 acres of land identified on the
map as Proposed Addition Lands
shall be designated as a National
Preserve.
(b)Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction
(1)Administrative
jurisdiction over the land designated as a National Preserve under subsection
(a)(2) is transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary, to be
administered as part of the National Monument and Preserve.
(2)The boundaries of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
are adjusted to exclude the land transferred under paragraph (1).
(c)The boundary of the National Monument and Preserve is
modified to exclude approximately 4 acres of land—
(1)located in the
City of Cave Junction; and
(2)identified on the
map as the Cave Junction Unit
.
(d)The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(e)Any
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the Monument shall be considered to be a reference to the
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
.
4.
(a)The Secretary shall administer the National Monument and
Preserve 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)As soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with
subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1)revise the fire management plan for the
Monument to include the land transferred under section 3(b)(1); and
(2)in accordance with the revised plan, carry
out hazardous fuel management activities within the boundaries of the National
Monument and Preserve.
(c)Existing forest
service contracts
(1)The Secretary
shall—
(A)allow for the completion of any Forest
Service stewardship or service contract executed as of the date of enactment of
this Act with respect to the National Preserve; and
(B)recognize the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture for the purpose of administering a contract described in
subparagraph (A) through the completion of the contract.
(2)All terms and
conditions of a contract described in paragraph (1)(A) shall remain in place
for the duration of the contract.
(3)The Forest Service shall be responsible for
any liabilities relating to a contract described in paragraph (1)(A).
(d)
(1)Subject to paragraph
(2), the Secretary may allow the grazing of livestock within the National
Preserve to continue as authorized under permits or leases in existence as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2)Grazing under paragraph
(1) shall be—
(A)at a level not greater than the level at
which the grazing exists as of the date of enactment of this Act, as measured
in Animal Unit Months; and
(B)in accordance with each applicable law
(including National Park Service regulations).
(e)The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on land
and waters within the National Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal
and State laws, except that the Secretary may, in consultation with the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife, designate zones in which, and establish
periods during which, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of
public safety, administration, or compliance by the Secretary with any
applicable law (including regulations).
5.Voluntary grazing
lease or permit donation program
(a)Donation of
lease or permit
(1)Acceptance by
Secretary concernedThe
Secretary concerned shall accept a grazing lease or permit that is donated by a
lessee or permittee for—
(A)the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment located
in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; and
(B)the Billy Mountain
Grazing Allotment located on a parcel of land that is managed by the Secretary
(acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management).
(2)With respect to each grazing permit or
lease donated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A)terminate the grazing permit or lease;
and
(B)ensure a permanent
end to grazing on the land covered by the grazing permit or lease.
(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.
6.Wild and scenic
river designations
(a)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)The subterranean
segment of Cave Creek, known as the River Styx, to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as a scenic
river.
.
(b)
(1)Section 5(a) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
(141)Oregon Caves
National Monument and Preserve, Oregon
(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.
(B)The 3.6-mile segment of Lake Creek from the headwaters at
Bigelow Lakes to the confluence with Cave Creek.
(C)The 0.6-mile segment of No Name Creek from the headwaters
to the confluence with Cave Creek.
(D)The 0.8-mile segment of Panther Creek from the headwaters
to the confluence with Lake Creek.
(E)The segment of Upper Cave Creek from the headwaters to the
confluence with River
Styx.
.
(2)Section 5(b) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
(20)Oregon Caves
National Monument and Preserve, OregonNot later than 3 years after the date on
which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary
shall—
(A)complete the study of the Oregon Caves
National Monument and Preserve segments described in subsection (a)(141);
and
(B)submit to Congress a report containing the
results of the
study.
.
January 13, 2012
Reported without amendment