[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4642-S4646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2289. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

         Subtitle I--Malheur County Grazing Management Program

     SEC. 1096. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Malheur County, 
     Oregon.
       (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means land in 
     the County managed by the Bureau.
       (4) Long-term ecological health.--The term ``long-term 
     ecological health'', with respect to an ecosystem, means the 
     ability of the ecological processes of the ecosystem to 
     function in a manner that maintains the composition, 
     structure, activity, and resilience of the ecosystem over 
     time, including an ecologically appropriate diversity of 
     plant and animal communities, habitats, connectivity, and 
     conditions that are sustainable through successional 
     processes.
       (5) Malheur c.e.o. group.--The term ``Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group'' means the group established by section 1098(b).
       (6) Operational flexibility.--The term ``operational 
     flexibility'', with respect to grazing on the Federal land, 
     means--
       (A) a seasonal adjustment of livestock positioning for the 
     purposes of that grazing pursuant to a flexible grazing use 
     authorized under the program with respect to which written 
     notice is provided; or
       (B) an adjustment of water source placement with respect to 
     which written notice is provided.
       (7) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Malheur County 
     Grazing Management Program authorized under section 1097(a).
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (9) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.

     SEC. 1097. MALHEUR COUNTY GRAZING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out a grazing 
     management program on the Federal land, to be known as the 
     ``Malheur County Grazing Management Program'', in accordance 
     with applicable law (including regulations) and the 
     memorandum entitled ``Bureau of Land Management Instruction 
     Memorandum 2018-109'' (as in effect on September 30, 2021), 
     to provide to authorized grazing permittees and lessees 
     increased operational flexibility to improve the long-term 
     ecological health of the Federal land.
       (b) Permit Operational Flexibility.--
       (1) Flexible grazing use alternative for a grazing permit 
     or lease.--At the request of an authorized grazing permittee 
     or lessee, for purposes of renewing a grazing permit or lease 
     under the program, pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary 
     shall develop and analyze at least 1 alternative to provide 
     operational flexibility in livestock grazing use to account 
     for changing conditions.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop alternatives 
     under paragraph (1) in consultation with--
       (A) the applicable grazing permittee or lessee;
       (B) affected Federal and State agencies;
       (C) the Malheur C.E.O. Group;
       (D) the Burns Paiute Tribe or the Fort McDermitt Paiute and 
     Shoshone Tribes, as applicable;
       (E) other landowners in the affected allotment; and
       (F) interested members of the public.
       (3) Implementation of interim operational flexibilities.--
     If an applicable monitoring plan has been adopted under 
     paragraph (4), in order to improve long-term ecological 
     health, on the request of an authorized grazing permittee or 
     lessee, the Secretary shall, using new and existing data, 
     allow a variance to the terms and conditions of the existing 
     applicable grazing permit or lease for the applicable year 
     due to significant changes in weather, forage production, 
     effects of fire or drought, or other temporary conditions--
       (A) to adjust the season of use, the beginning date of the 
     period of use, the ending date of the period of use, or both 
     the beginning date and ending date, as applicable, under the 
     grazing permit or lease, subject to the requirements that--
       (i) unless otherwise specified in the appropriate allotment 
     management plan or any other activity plan that is the 
     functional equivalent to the appropriate allotment management 
     plan under section 4120.2(a)(3) of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation), the applicable 
     adjusted date of the season of use occurs--

       (I) not earlier than 14 days before the beginning date 
     specified in the applicable permit or lease; and
       (II) not later than 14 days after the ending date specified 
     in the applicable permit or lease; and

       (ii) the authorized grazing permittee or lessee provides 
     written notice of the adjustment to the Bureau not later than 
     2 business days before the date of adjustment;
       (B) to adjust the dates for pasture rotation based on 
     average vegetation stage and soil condition by not more than 
     14 days, subject to the requirement that the authorized 
     grazing permittee or lessee shall provide to the Bureau 
     written notice of the adjustment not later than 2 business 
     days before the date of adjustment;
       (C) to adjust the placement of water structures for 
     livestock or wildlife by not more than 100 yards from an 
     associated existing road, pipeline, or structure, subject to 
     applicable laws and the requirement that the authorized 
     grazing permittee or lessee shall provide to the Bureau 
     written notice of the adjustment not later than 2 business 
     days before the date of adjustment; and
       (D) in a case in which the monitoring plan adopted under 
     paragraph (4) indicates alterations in the operational 
     flexibilities are necessary to achieve ecological health or 
     avoid immediate ecological degradation of the allotment or 
     allotment area, to adjust the operational flexibilities 
     immediately, subject to the requirement that the authorized 
     grazing permittee or lessee shall provide written notice of 
     the adjustment to the Bureau and the individuals and entities 
     described in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (2).
       (4) Monitoring plans.--
       (A) Monitoring plans for permit flexibility.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall adopt cooperative 
     rangeland monitoring plans and rangeland health objectives to 
     apply to actions taken under paragraph (1) and to monitor and 
     evaluate the improvements or degradations to the long-term 
     ecological health of the Federal land under the program, in 
     consultation with grazing permittees or lessees and other 
     individuals and entities described in paragraph (2), using 
     existing or new scientifically supportable data.
       (ii) Requirements.--A monitoring plan adopted under clause 
     (i) shall--

       (I) identify situations in which providing operational 
     flexibility in grazing permit or lease uses under the program 
     is appropriate

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     to improve long-term ecological health of the Federal land;
       (II) identify ways in which progress under the program 
     would be measured toward long-term ecological health of the 
     Federal land;
       (III) include for projects monitored under the program--

       (aa) a description of the condition standards for which the 
     monitoring is tracking, including baseline conditions and 
     desired outcome conditions;
       (bb) a description of monitoring methods and protocols;
       (cc) a schedule for collecting data;
       (dd) an identification of the responsible party for data 
     collection and storage;
       (ee) an evaluation schedule;
       (ff) a description of the anticipated use of the data;
       (gg) provisions for adjusting any components of the 
     monitoring plan; and
       (hh) a description of the method to communicate the 
     criteria for adjusting livestock grazing use; and

       (IV) provide for annual reports on the effects of 
     flexibility in grazing permit or lease uses under the program 
     to allow the Secretary to make management adjustments to 
     account for the information provided in the annual report.

       (B) Monitoring plans for interim operational flexibility.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall adopt cooperative 
     rangeland utilization monitoring plans and rangeland health 
     objectives to apply to actions taken under paragraph (3) and 
     to monitor and evaluate the improvements or degradations to 
     the long-term ecological health of the Federal land 
     identified for flexible use under the program.
       (ii) Requirements.--A monitoring plan developed under 
     clause (i) shall--

       (I) evaluate the percent utilization of available forage;
       (II) identify the appropriate percentage of utilization for 
     the feed type, ecosystem, time of year, and type of animal 
     using the allotment;
       (III) include--

       (aa) a description of the utilization standards for which 
     the monitoring is tracking, including baseline conditions and 
     desired outcome conditions;
       (bb) a description of utilization evaluation protocol;
       (cc) an evaluation schedule identifying periods during 
     which utilization data will be collected;
       (dd) provisions for adjusting any components of the 
     monitoring plan, including acceptance of data from identified 
     third parties; and
       (ee) a description of the method to communicate the 
     criteria for adjusting livestock grazing use based on the on-
     the-ground conditions after the period of use; and

       (IV) provide for annual reports on the effects of 
     flexibility in grazing permit or lease uses under the program 
     to allow the Secretary to make management adjustments to 
     account for the information provided in the annual report.

       (5) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Preferred alternative.--If the Secretary determines 
     that an alternative considered under the program that 
     provides operational flexibility is the preferred 
     alternative, the Secretary shall--
       (i) incorporate the alternative, including applicable 
     monitoring plans adopted under paragraph (4), into the terms 
     and conditions of the applicable grazing permit or lease; and
       (ii) specify how the monitoring information with respect to 
     the preferred alternative should be used to inform management 
     adjustments under the program.
       (B) Adjustments.--Before implementing any measure for 
     purposes of operational flexibility with respect to a grazing 
     use authorized under the terms and conditions of a permit or 
     lease with respect to which an alternative has been 
     incorporated under subparagraph (A), the grazing permittee or 
     lessee shall notify the Secretary in writing of the proposed 
     adjustment.
       (C) Additional requirements.--The Secretary may include any 
     other requirements in a permit or lease with respect to which 
     an alternative has been incorporated under subparagraph (A) 
     that the Secretary determines to be necessary.
       (c) Review; Termination.--
       (1) Review.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not earlier 
     than the date that is 8 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the program 
     to determine whether the objectives of the program are being 
     met.
       (B) No effect on program permits and leases.--The review of 
     the program under subparagraph (A) shall not affect the 
     existence, renewal, or termination of a grazing permit or 
     lease entered into under the program.
       (2) Termination.--If, based on the review conducted under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary determines that the objectives 
     of the program are not being met, the Secretary shall, on the 
     date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act--
       (A) modify the program in a manner to ensure that the 
     objectives of the program would be met; or
       (B) terminate the program.
       (d) No Effect on Grazing Privileges.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle--
       (1) affects grazing privileges provided under the Act of 
     June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Taylor Grazing Act''; 
     43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.);
       (2) requires the Secretary to consider modifying or 
     terminating the classification of any existing grazing 
     district on the Federal land in any subsequent plan or 
     decision of the Secretary; or
       (3) precludes the Secretary from modifying or terminating 
     an existing permit or lease in accordance with applicable law 
     (including regulations).

     SEC. 1098. MALHEUR C.E.O. GROUP.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Consensus.--The term ``consensus'' means a unanimous 
     agreement by the voting members of the Malheur C.E.O. Group 
     present and constituting a quorum at a regularly scheduled 
     business meeting of the Malheur C.E.O. Group.
       (2) Federal agency.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an 
     agency or department of the Government of the United States.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Federal agency'' includes--
       (i) the Bureau of Reclamation;
       (ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
       (iii) the Bureau;
       (iv) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
       (v) the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
       (3) Quorum.--The term ``quorum'' means 1 more than \1/2\ of 
     the voting members of the Malheur C.E.O. Group.
       (b) Establishment.--There is established the Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group to assist in carrying out this section.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Malheur C.E.O. Group shall consist of 
     18 members, to be appointed in accordance with paragraph (2), 
     including--
       (A) 5 voting members who represent private interests, of 
     whom--
       (i) 3 members represent livestock grazing interests, of 
     whom--

       (I) 1 member resides in the northern \1/3\ of the County;
       (II) 1 member resides in the center \1/3\ of the County; 
     and
       (III) 1 member resides in the southern \1/3\ of the County;

       (ii) 1 member is in the recreation or tourism industry; and
       (iii) 1 member is from an applicable irrigation district;
       (B) 2 voting members who represent the environmental 
     community, 1 of whom is based in the County;
       (C) 1 voting member who represents the hunting or fishing 
     community;
       (D) 2 voting members who are representatives of Indian 
     Tribes, of whom--
       (i) 1 member shall be a representative of the Burns Paiute 
     Tribe; and
       (ii) 1 member shall be a representative of the Fort 
     McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes;
       (E) 2 nonvoting members who are representatives of Federal 
     agencies with authority and responsibility in the County and 
     who shall provide technical assistance, 1 of whom shall 
     represent the Bureau;
       (F) 2 nonvoting members who are representatives of State 
     agencies with authority and responsibility in the County and 
     who shall provide technical assistance, of whom--
       (i) 1 member shall be from the State Department of Fish and 
     Wildlife; and
       (ii) 1 member shall be from the State Parks Department; and
       (G) 4 nonvoting members who are representatives of units of 
     local government within the County and who shall provide 
     technical assistance, 1 of whom shall be from the County 
     weeds eradication department.
       (2) Appointment; term; vacancy.--
       (A) Appointment.--
       (i) Governmental agencies.--A member of the Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group representing a Federal agency or State or local agency 
     shall be appointed by the head of the applicable agency.
       (ii) Private interests.--A member of the Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group representing private interests shall be appointed by 
     the applicable represented groups.
       (B) Term.--A member of the Malheur C.E.O. Group shall serve 
     for a term of 3 years.
       (C) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Malheur C.E.O. Group shall 
     be filled in the manner described in subparagraph (A).
       (d) Projects.--
       (1) In general.--The Malheur C.E.O. Group shall propose 
     eligible projects described in paragraph (2) on Federal land 
     and water and non-Federal land and water in the County to be 
     carried out by the Malheur C.E.O. Group or a third party, 
     using funds provided by the Malheur C.E.O. Group, if a 
     consensus of the Malheur C.E.O. Group approves the proposed 
     eligible project.
       (2) Description of eligible projects.--An eligible project 
     referred to in paragraph (1) is a project--
       (A) that complies with existing law (including 
     regulations); and
       (B) relating to--
       (i) ecological restoration, including development, 
     planning, and implementation;
       (ii) range improvements for the purpose of providing more 
     efficient and effective ecologically beneficial management of 
     domestic livestock, fish, wildlife, or habitat;
       (iii) invasive species management or eradication, including 
     invasive weeds, vegetation, fish, or wildlife;
       (iv) restoration of springs and related water 
     infrastructure to enhance the availability of sustainable 
     flows of freshwater for livestock, fish, or wildlife;
       (v) conservation of cultural sites;

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       (vi) economic development or recreation management; or
       (vii) research, monitoring, or analysis.
       (3) Requirement.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of an eligible project 
     proposed under paragraph (1) that is to be carried out on 
     Federal land or requires the use of Federal funds, the 
     project may not be carried out without the approval of the 
     head of the applicable Federal agency.
       (B) Failure to approve.--If an eligible project described 
     in subparagraph (A) is not approved by the head of the 
     applicable Federal agency, not later than 14 business after 
     the date on which the proposal is submitted to the head of 
     the applicable Federal agency, the head of the Federal agency 
     shall provide to the Malheur C.E.O. Group in writing a 
     description of the reasons for not approving the proposed 
     eligible project.
       (4) Failure to approve by consensus.--If an eligible 
     project proposed under paragraph (1) is not agreed to by 
     consensus after 3 votes are conducted by the Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group, the proposed eligible project may be agreed to by a 
     quorum of the members of the Malheur C.E.O. Group, subject to 
     the limitations that--
       (A) the eligible project may not be carried out on Federal 
     land; and
       (B) no Federal funds may be used for an eligible project 
     that is agreed to in accordance with this paragraph.
       (5) Acceptance of donations.--The Malheur C.E.O. Group 
     may--
       (A) accept and place into a trust fund any donations, 
     grants, or other funds received by the Malheur C.E.O. Group; 
     and
       (B) use amounts placed into a trust fund under paragraph 
     (1) to carry out eligible projects approved in accordance 
     with this section, including eligible projects carried out on 
     Federal land or water or using Federal funds, if the project 
     is approved by the head of the applicable Federal agency.
       (6) Cost-sharing requirement.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the total cost of an 
     eligible project carried out using amounts made available 
     under subsection (i) shall be not more than 75 percent.
       (B) Form of non-federal contribution.--The non-Federal 
     contribution required under subparagraph (A) may be provided 
     in the form of in-kind contributions.
       (7) Funding recommendations.--All funding recommendations 
     developed by the Malheur C.E.O. Group shall be based on a 
     consensus of the Malheur C.E.O. Group members.
       (e) Technical Assistance.--Any Federal agency with 
     authority and responsibility in the County shall, to the 
     extent practicable, provide technical assistance to the 
     Malheur C.E.O. Group on request of the Malheur C.E.O. Group.
       (f) Public Notice and Participation.--The Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group shall conduct all meetings subject to applicable open 
     meeting and public participation laws.
       (g) Priorities.--For purposes of approving eligible 
     projects proposed under subsection (d)(1), the Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group shall give priority to voluntary habitat, range, and 
     ecosystem restoration projects focused on improving the long-
     term ecological health of the Federal land and natural bodies 
     of water.
       (h) Additional Projects.--To the extent permitted by 
     applicable law and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, Federal agencies may contribute to the 
     implementation of projects recommended by the Malheur C.E.O. 
     Group and approved by the Secretary.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2025 through 2035.
       (2) Maintenance and distribution.--Amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1) shall be maintained and distributed by 
     the Secretary.
       (3) Administrative expenses.--Not more than more than 5 
     percent of amounts made available under paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year may be used for the administration of this 
     subtitle.
       (4) Grants.--Of the amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1), not more than 10 percent may be made available for a 
     fiscal year to provide grants to the Malheur C.E.O. Group.
       (j) Effect.--
       (1) Existing activities.--The activities of the Malheur 
     C.E.O. Group shall supplement, and not replace, existing 
     activities to manage the natural resources of the County.
       (2) Legal rights, duties, or authorities.--Nothing in this 
     section affects any legal right, duty, or authority of any 
     person or Federal agency, including any member of the Malheur 
     C.E.O. Group.

     SEC. 1099. LAND DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Definition of Wilderness Area.--In this section, the 
     term ``wilderness area'' means a wilderness area designated 
     by subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Designation of Wilderness Areas.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the 
     County comprising approximately 1,102,393 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the referenced maps, is designated as wilderness 
     and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
     System:
       (A) Fifteenmile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 61,647 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Trout Creek-Oregon 
     Canyon Group'' and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be 
     known as the ``Fifteenmile Creek Wilderness''.
       (B) Oregon canyon mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal 
     land, comprising approximately 53,559 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Trout 
     Creek-Oregon Canyon Group'' and dated December 12, 2023, 
     which shall be known as the ``Oregon Canyon Mountains 
     Wilderness''.
       (C) Twelvemile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 38,099 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Trout Creek-Oregon 
     Canyon Group'' and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be 
     known as the ``Twelvemile Creek Wilderness''.
       (D) Upper west little owyhee wilderness.--Certain Federal 
     land, comprising approximately 93,199 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper 
     Owyhee'' and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as 
     the ``Upper West Little Owyhee Wilderness''.
       (E) Lookout butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 66,242 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the 
     ``Lookout Butte Wilderness''.
       (F) Mary gautreaux owyhee river canyon wilderness.--Certain 
     Federal land, comprising approximately 211,679 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness 
     Upper Owyhee'' and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be 
     known as the ``Mary Gautreaux Owyhee River Canyon 
     Wilderness''.
       (G) Black butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 12,058 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Black 
     Butte Wilderness''.
       (H) Twin butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 18,150 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Twin 
     Butte Wilderness''.
       (I) Oregon butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 31,934 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Oregon 
     Butte Wilderness''.
       (J) Mahogany butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 8,953 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the 
     ``Mahogany Butte Wilderness''.
       (K) Deer flat wilderness.--Certain Federal land, comprising 
     approximately 12,250 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and dated 
     December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Deer Flat 
     Wilderness''.
       (L) Sacramento hill wilderness.--Certain Federal, 
     comprising approximately 9,574 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the 
     ``Sacramento Hill Wilderness''.
       (M) Deadman butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 7,152 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the 
     ``Deadman Butte Wilderness''.
       (N) Big grassey wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 44,238 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Big 
     Grassey Wilderness''.
       (O) North fork owyhee wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 5,276 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Upper Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``North 
     Fork Owyhee Wilderness''.
       (P) Mary gautreaux lower owyhee canyon wilderness.--Certain 
     Federal land, comprising approximately 77,121 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness 
     Lower Owyhee'' and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be 
     known as the ``Mary Gautreaux Lower Owyhee Canyon 
     Wilderness''.
       (Q) Jordan craters wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 29,255 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Jordan 
     Craters Wilderness''.
       (R) Owyhee breaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 31,637 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Owyhee 
     Breaks Wilderness''.
       (S) Dry creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land, comprising 
     approximately 33,209 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and dated 
     December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Dry Creek 
     Wilderness''.
       (T) Dry creek buttes wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 88,289 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Dry 
     Creek Buttes Wilderness''.

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       (U) Upper leslie gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 2,997 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Upper 
     Leslie Gulch Wilderness''.
       (V) Slocum creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 7,534 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Slocum 
     Creek Wilderness''.
       (W) Honeycombs wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 41,122 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the 
     ``Honeycombs Wilderness''.
       (X) Wild horse basin wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 18,402 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Wild 
     Horse Basin Wilderness''.
       (Y) Quartz mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 32,943 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Quartz 
     Mountain Wilderness''.
       (Z) The tongue wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 5,909 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as ``The Tongue 
     Wilderness''.
       (AA) Three fingers rock north wilderness.--Certain Federal 
     land, comprising approximately 12,462 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower 
     Owyhee'' and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as 
     the ``Three Fingers Rock North Wilderness''.
       (BB) Burnt mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 8,115 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Lower Owyhee'' and 
     dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Burnt 
     Mountain Wilderness''.
       (CC) Camp creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land, 
     comprising approximately 72,597 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Camp Creek Group'' 
     and dated December 12, 2023, which shall be known as the 
     ``Camp Creek Wilderness''.
       (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--
       (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and 
     legal description of each wilderness area.
       (B) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under 
     subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
     correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
     description.
       (C) Public availability.--The maps and legal descriptions 
     prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the Bureau.
       (3) Management.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     wilderness areas shall be administered by the Secretary in 
     accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
     except that--
       (i) any reference in that Act to the effective date of that 
     Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (ii) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Grazing.--The Secretary shall allow the continuation of 
     the grazing of livestock, in the wilderness areas, if 
     established before the date of enactment of this Act, in 
     accordance with--
       (i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1133(d)(4)); and
       (ii) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
     of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
     Congress (H. Rept. 101-405).
       (C) Roads adjacent to wilderness areas.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle requires the closure of any adjacent road outside 
     the boundary of a wilderness area.
       (D) Fish and wildlife management activities.--
       (i) In general.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
     principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
     the Secretary may conduct any management activities that are 
     necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 
     populations and habitats in the wilderness areas, if the 
     management activities are--

       (I) consistent with applicable wilderness management plans; 
     and
       (II) conducted in accordance with appropriate policies, 
     such as the policies established in Appendix B of the report 
     of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
     Congress (House Report 101-405).

       (ii) Inclusions.--Management activities under clause (i) 
     may include the occasional and temporary use of motorized 
     vehicles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would 
     promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed 
     wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values 
     while causing the minimum impact necessary to accomplish 
     those tasks.
       (E) Existing activities.--Consistent with section 4(d)(1) 
     of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in 
     accordance with appropriate policies, such as the policies 
     established in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
     Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
     101-405), the State may use aircraft (including helicopters) 
     in the wilderness areas to survey capture, transplant, 
     monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations, 
     including bighorn sheep and feral stock, feral horses, and 
     feral burros.
       (c) Management of Land Not Designated as Wilderness.--
       (1) Release of wilderness study areas.--
       (A) Finding.--Congress finds that, for purposes of section 
     603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Clarks Butte Wilderness Study Area, 
     Saddle Butte Wilderness Study Area, and Bowden Hills 
     Wilderness Study Area have been adequately studied for 
     wilderness designation.
       (B) Release.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the land 
     described in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
     and
       (ii) shall be managed in accordance with the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
     including any applicable land use plan adopted under section 
     202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712).
       (2) Management of certain land with wilderness 
     characteristics.--Any portion of the Federal land that was 
     previously determined by the Secretary to be land with 
     wilderness characteristics that is not designated as 
     wilderness by subsection (b)(1) and is not designated on the 
     Map as ``land with wilderness characteristics'' shall be 
     managed by the Secretary in accordance with the applicable 
     land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).

     SEC. 1099A. LAND CONVEYANCES TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE AND CASTLE 
                   ROCK CO-STEWARDSHIP AREA.

       (a) Jonesboro Ranch, Road Gulch, and Black Canyon Land 
     Conveyances.--
       (1) Conveyance and taking into trust.--
       (A) Title.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall accept title to 
     the land described in paragraph (2), if conveyed or otherwise 
     transferred to the United States by, or on behalf of, the 
     Burns Paiute Tribe.
       (B) Trust.--Land to which title is accepted by the 
     Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) be held in trust by the United States for the benefit 
     of the Burns Paiute Tribe; and
       (ii) be part of the reservation of the Burns Paiute Tribe.
       (2) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A) is the following:
       (A) Jonesboro ranch.--The parcel commonly known as 
     ``Jonesboro Ranch'', located approximately 6 miles east of 
     Juntura, Oregon, consisting of 21,548 acres of Federal land, 
     6,686 acres of certain private land owned by the Burns Paiute 
     Tribe and associated with the Jonesboro Ranch containing the 
     pastures referred to as ``Saddle Horse'' and ``Trail Horse'', 
     ``Indian Creek'', ``Sperry Creek'', ``Antelope Swales'', 
     ``Horse Camp'', ``Dinner Creek'', ``Upper Hunter Creek'', and 
     ``Tim's Peak'', generally depicted as ``Jonesboro Parcels 
     (Transfer)'' on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness Camp 
     Creek Group'' and dated December 12, 2023, and more 
     particularly described as follows:
       (i) T. 20 S., R. 38 E., secs. 25 and 36, Willamette 
     Meridian.
       (ii) T. 20 S., R. 39 E., secs. 25-36, Willamette Meridian.
       (iii) T. 20 S., R. 40 E., secs. 30, 31, and 32, Willamette 
     Meridian.
       (iv) T. 21 S., R. 39 E., secs. 1-18, 20-29, and 32-36, 
     Willamette Meridian.
       (v) T. 21 S., R. 40 E., secs. 5-8, 17-19, 30, and 31, 
     Willamette Meridian.
       (vi) T. 22 S., R. 39 E., secs. 1-5, 8, and 9, Willamette 
     Meridian.
       (B) Road gulch; black canyon.--The approximately 4,137 
     acres of State land containing the pastures referred to as 
     ``Road Gulch'' and ``Black Canyon'' and more particularly 
     described as follows:
       (i) T. 20 S., R. 39 E., secs. 10, 11, 15, 14, 13, 21-28, 
     and 36, Willamette Meridian.
       (ii) T 20 S., R. 40 E., secs. 19, 30, 31, and 32, 
     Willamette Meridian.
       (3) Applicable law.--Land taken into trust under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be administered in accordance with the laws 
     (including regulations) generally applicable to property held 
     in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian 
     Tribe.
       (4) Map of trust land.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a 
     map depicting the land taken into trust under paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       (5) Land exchange.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter 
     into an agreement with the State under which the Secretary 
     would exchange Federal land for the portions of the area 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) that are owned by the State.
       (b) Castle Rock Land To Be Held in Trust and Co-stewardship 
     Area.--
       (1) Land to be held in trust.--All right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the approximately 
     2,500 acres of land

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     in the Castle Rock Wilderness Study Area, as depicted as 
     ``Lands to be Taken into Trust'' on the map entitled ``Land 
     into Trust and Co-Stewardship Castle Rock Group'' and dated 
     December 12, 2023, shall--
       (A) be held in trust by the United States for the benefit 
     of the Burns Paiute Tribe; and
       (B) be part of the reservation of the Burns Paiute Tribe.
       (2) Castle rock co-stewardship area.--
       (A) Memorandum of understanding.--
       (i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into 
     a memorandum of understanding with the Burns Paiute Tribe to 
     provide for the co-stewardship of the area depicted as 
     ``Tribal Co-Stewardship Area'' on the map entitled ``Land 
     into Trust and Co-Stewardship Castle Rock Group'' and dated 
     December 12, 2023, to be known as the ``Castle Rock Co-
     Stewardship Area''.
       (ii) Requirement.--The memorandum of understanding entered 
     into under clause (i) shall ensure that the Castle Rock Co-
     Stewardship Area is managed in a manner that--

       (I) ensures that Tribal interests are adequately 
     considered;
       (II) provides for maximum protection of cultural and 
     archaeological resources; and
       (III) provides for the protection of natural resources with 
     cultural significance.

       (B) Management agreements.--In accordance with applicable 
     law (including regulations), the Secretary may enter into 1 
     or more management agreements with the Burns Paiute Tribe to 
     authorize the Burns Paiute Tribe to carry out management 
     activities in the Castle Rock Co-Stewardship Area in 
     accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into 
     under subparagraph (A)(i).
       (C) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in the Castle Rock 
     Co-Stewardship Area, if established before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue in 
     accordance with applicable law (including regulations).
       (D) Water rights.--Nothing in this paragraph--
       (i) affects any valid and existing water rights; or
       (ii) provides the Burns Paiute Tribe with any new water 
     right or claim.
       (3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land 
     taken into trust under paragraph (1) and the land comprising 
     the Castle Rock Co-Stewardship Area are withdrawn from--
       (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
     the public land laws;
       (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws and mineral materials laws.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (d) Effect on Tribal Rights and Certain Existing Uses.--
     Nothing in this section, including any designation or 
     nondesignation of land transferred into trust to be held by 
     the United States for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Tribe 
     under this section--
       (1) alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates 
     rights secured by a treaty, statute, Executive order, or 
     other Federal law of any Indian Tribe, including off-
     reservation reserved rights; or
       (2) affects--
       (A) existing rights-of-way; or
       (B) preexisting grazing uses and existing water rights or 
     mining claims, except as specifically negotiated between any 
     applicable Indian Tribe and the Secretary.
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