[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 766 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 766

To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area 
 in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin 
 Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 7 (legislative day, April 5), 2011

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 provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area 
 in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin 
 Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, 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 ``Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Devil's 
        Staircase Wilderness Proposal'' and dated June 15, 2010.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                    (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture; and
                    (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 
                Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
            (4) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the Devil's 
        Staircase Wilderness designated by section 3(a).

SEC. 3. DEVIL'S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS, OREGON.

    (a) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the approximately 30,540 acres of Forest Service land 
and Bureau of Land Management land in the State, as generally depicted 
on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the ``Devil's 
Staircase Wilderness''.
    (b) Map; Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and 
        legal description of the Wilderness.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description prepared 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal 
        description.
            (3) Availability.--The map and legal description prepared 
        under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and 
        Bureau of Land Management.
    (c) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the area 
designated as wilderness by this section shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), except that--
            (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
        be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
        Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land within the 
        Wilderness.
    (d) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this section affects the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife in the State.
    (e) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section creates any 
        protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness.
            (2) Activities outside wilderness.--The fact that a 
        nonwilderness activity or use on land outside the Wilderness 
        can be seen or heard within the Wilderness shall not preclude 
        the activity or use outside the boundary of the Wilderness.
    (f) Protection of Tribal Rights.--Nothing in this section 
diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe.
    (g) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
        approximately 49 acres of Bureau of Land Management land north 
        of the Umpqua River in sec. 32, T. 21 S., R. 11 W, is 
        transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the Forest 
        Service.
            (2) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        land transferred by paragraph (1) in accordance with--
                    (A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the 
                ``Weeks Law'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
                    (B) any laws (including regulations) applicable to 
                the National Forest System.

SEC. 4. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, WASSON CREEK AND FRANKLIN 
              CREEK, 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) Franklin creek, oregon.--The 4.5-mile segment from 
        its headwaters to the line of angle points within sec. 8, T. 22 
        S., R. 10 W., shown on the survey recorded in the Official 
        Records of Douglas County, Oregon, as M64-62, to be 
        administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
            ``(209) Wasson creek, oregon.--The 10.1-mile segment in the 
        following classes:
                    ``(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the eastern 
                boundary of sec. 17, T. 21 S., R. 9 W., downstream to 
                the western boundary of sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 10 W., to 
                be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
                wild river.
                    ``(B) The 5.9-mile segment from the western 
                boundary of sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 10 W., downstream to 
                the eastern boundary of the northwest quarter of sec. 
                22, T. 21 S., R. 10 W., to be administered by the 
                Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.''.
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