[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 1448 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1448

 To designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary in the State of 
                                Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2015

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 designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary in the State of 
                                Oregon.

    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 ``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary 
Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Frank Moore has committed his life to family, friends, 
        his country, and fly fishing;
            (2) Frank Moore is a World War II veteran who stormed the 
        beaches of Normandy along with 150,000 troops during the D-Day 
        Allied invasion and was awarded the Chevalier of the French 
        Legion of Honor for his bravery;
            (3) Frank Moore returned home after the war, started a 
        family, and pursued his passion of fishing on the winding 
        rivers in Oregon;
            (4) as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn along the North 
        Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 20 years, Frank Moore, along 
        with his wife Jeanne, shared his love of fishing, the flowing 
        river, and the great outdoors, with visitors from all over the 
        United States and the world;
            (5) Frank Moore has spent most of his life fishing the vast 
        rivers of Oregon, during which time he has contributed 
        significantly to efforts to conserve fish habitats and protect 
        river health, including serving on the State of Oregon Fish and 
        Wildlife Commission;
            (6) Frank Moore has been recognized for his conservation 
        work with the National Wildlife Federation Conservationist of 
        the Year award, the Wild Steelhead Coalition Conservation 
        Award, and his 2010 induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall 
        of Fame; and
            (7) in honor of the many accomplishments of Frank Moore, 
        both on and off the river, approximately 104,000 acres of 
        Forest Service land in Oregon should be designated as the 
        ``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``O&C 
        Land Grant Act of 2014: Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary'' 
        and dated November 3, 2014.
            (2) Sanctuary.--The term ``Sanctuary'' means the Frank 
        Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary designated by section 4(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.

SEC. 4. FRANK MOORE WILD STEELHEAD SANCTUARY, OREGON.

    (a) Designation.--The approximately 104,000 acres of Forest Service 
land in the State, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as 
the ``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary''.
    (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 Sanctuary.
            (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.
    (c) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Sanctuary shall be administered by the Secretary--
            (1) in accordance with all laws (including regulations) 
        applicable to the National Forest System; and
            (2) in a manner that--
                    (A) protects, preserves, and enhances the natural 
                character, scientific use, and the botanical, 
                recreational, ecological, fish and wildlife, scenic, 
                drinking water, and cultural values of the Sanctuary;
                    (B) protects and seeks to enhance the wild salmonid 
                resources of the Sanctuary;
                    (C) maintains or enhances the watershed as a 
                thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and
                    (D) preserves opportunities for primitive 
                recreation.
    (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.--Nothing in this section creates any 
protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Sanctuary.
    (f) Protection of Tribal Rights.--Nothing in this section 
diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe.
    (g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land 
within the boundaries of the Sanctuary river segments designated 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 relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
    (h) Uses.--The Secretary shall only allow uses of the Sanctuary 
that are consistent with the purposes and values for which the 
Sanctuary is established.
    (i) Use of Motorized Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        use of motorized vehicles within the Sanctuary shall be limited 
        to roads allowed by the Secretary for the use of motorized 
        vehicles.
            (2) Off-road vehicle use.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary may allow off-road vehicle use in designated 
        portions of the Sanctuary if the use is consistent with the 
        purposes and values for which the Sanctuary was designated.
    (j) Roads.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, shall decrease the total mileage of system roads 
        that are operational in the Sanctuary to a quantity less than 
        the quantity of mileage in existence on the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize decreasing 
        the mileage of the road network in the Sanctuary to reduce 
        impacts to water quality from sediment delivered to streams by 
        forest roads.
            (3) Temporary roads.--If the Secretary constructs a 
        temporary road as part of a vegetation management project, the 
        Secretary shall close and decommission the temporary road not 
        later than the earlier of--
                    (A) the date that is 2 years after the date on 
                which the activity for which the temporary road was 
                constructed is completed; and
                    (B) the date that is 1 year after the date on which 
                the vegetation management project is completed.
            (4) No new roads.--The Secretary shall prohibit--
                    (A) any new system or nonsystem road within the 
                Sanctuary and key watersheds under the plan entitled 
                ``Northwest Forest Plan 1994 Record of Decision for 
                Amendments to Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
                Management Planning Documents Within the Range of the 
                Northern Spotted Owl'' after the date of enactment of 
                this Act, except as the Secretary determines to be 
                necessary, if the Secretary determines that no 
                practicable alternative exists, and subject to the 
                availability of appropriations; and
                    (B) the construction of any new road in any 
                roadless area in the Sanctuary.
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