[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4359]
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                OREGON CAVES REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2013

  The bill (S. 354) to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National 
Monument, and for other purposes, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading and was read the third time.

                                 S. 354

       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 ``Oregon Caves Revitalization 
     Act of 2013''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Oregon 
     Caves National Monument and Preserve'', numbered 150/80,023, 
     and dated May 2010.
       (2) Monument.--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 preserve.--The term ``National 
     Monument and Preserve'' means the Oregon Caves National 
     Monument and Preserve designated by section 3(a)(1).
       (4) National preserve.--The term ``National Preserve'' 
     means the National Preserve designated by section 3(a)(2).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) Secretary concerned.--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) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.

     SEC. 3. DESIGNATIONS; LAND TRANSFER; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Designations.--
       (1) In general.--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) National preserve.--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) In general.--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) Exclusion of land.--The boundaries of the Rogue River-
     Siskiyou National Forest are adjusted to exclude the land 
     transferred under paragraph (1).
       (c) Boundary Adjustment.--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) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the National Park Service.
       (e) References.--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''.

     SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--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) Fire Management.--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) In general.--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) Terms and conditions.--All terms and conditions of a 
     contract described in paragraph (1)(A) shall remain in place 
     for the duration of the contract.
       (3) Liability.--The Forest Service shall be responsible for 
     any liabilities relating to a contract described in paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       (d) Grazing.--
       (1) In general.--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) Applicable law.--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) Fish and Wildlife.--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).

     SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY GRAZING LEASE OR PERMIT DONATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Donation of Lease or Permit.--
       (1) Acceptance by secretary concerned.--The 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) Termination.--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) Effect of Donation.--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.

     SEC. 6. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Designation.--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) River styx, oregon.--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) Potential Additions.--
       (1) In general.--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) Cave creek, oregon.--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) Lake creek, oregon.--The 3.6-mile segment of Lake 
     Creek from the headwaters at Bigelow Lakes to the confluence 
     with Cave Creek.
       ``(C) No name creek, oregon.--The 0.6-mile segment of No 
     Name Creek from the headwaters to the confluence with Cave 
     Creek.
       ``(D) Panther creek.--The 0.8-mile segment of Panther Creek 
     from the headwaters to the confluence with Lake Creek.
       ``(E) Upper cave creek.--The segment of Upper Cave Creek 
     from the headwaters to the confluence with River Styx.''.
       (2) Study; report.--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, 
     oregon.--Not 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.''.

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