[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 20648-20654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments, were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 4828

                    Offered By: Mr. Walden of Oregon

               [Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute]

       Amendment No. 1: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Steens 
     Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000''.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
       (1) To maintain the cultural, economic, ecological, and 
     social health of the Steens Mountain area in Harney County, 
     Oregon.
       (2) To designate the Steens Mountain Wilderness Area.
       (3) To designate the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area.
       (4) To provide for the acquisition of private lands through 
     exchange for inclusion in the Wilderness Area and the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (5) To provide for and expand cooperative management 
     activities between public and private landowners in the 
     vicinity of the Wilderness Area and surrounding lands.
       (6) To authorize the purchase of land and development and 
     nondevelopment rights.
       (7) To designate additional components of the National Wild 
     and Scenic Rivers System.

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       (8) To establish a reserve for redband trout and a 
     wildlands juniper management area.
       (9) To establish a citizens' management advisory council 
     for the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (10) To maintain and enhance cooperative and innovative 
     management practices between the public and private land 
     managers in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (11) To promote viable and sustainable grazing and 
     recreation operations on private and public lands.
       (12) To conserve, protect, and manage for healthy 
     watersheds and the long-term ecological integrity of Steens 
     Mountain.
       (13) To authorize only such uses on Federal lands in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area that are 
     consistent with the purposes of this Act.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; purposes; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 4. Valid existing rights.
Sec. 5. Protection of tribal rights.

  TITLE I--STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA

                  Subtitle A--Designation and Purposes

Sec. 101. Designation of Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
              Protection Area.
Sec. 102. Purpose and objectives of Cooperative Management and 
              protection Area.

                Subtitle B--Management of Federal Lands

Sec. 111. Management authorities and purposes.
Sec. 112. Roads and travel access.
Sec. 113. Land use authorities.
Sec. 114. Land acquisition authority.
Sec. 115. Special use permits.

                   Subtitle C--Cooperative Management

Sec. 121. Cooperative management agreements.
Sec. 122. Cooperative efforts to control development and encourage 
              conservation.

                      Subtitle D--Advisory Council

Sec. 131. Establishment of advisory council.
Sec. 132. Advisory role in management activities.
Sec. 133. Science committee.

               TITLE II--STEENS MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA

Sec. 201. Designation of Steens Mountain Wilderness Area.
Sec. 202. Administration of Wilderness Area.
Sec. 203. Water rights.
Sec. 204. Treatment of wilderness study areas.

          TITLE III--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS AND TROUT RESERVE

Sec. 301. Designation of streams for wild and scenic river status in 
              Steens Mountain area.
Sec. 302. Donner und Blitzen River redband trout reserve.

                   TITLE IV--MINERAL WITHDRAWAL AREA

Sec. 401. Designation of mineral withdrawal area.
Sec. 402. Treatment of State lands and mineral interests.

      TITLE V--ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLANDS JUNIPER MANAGEMENT AREA

Sec. 501. Wildlands juniper management area.
Sec. 502. Release from wilderness study area status.

                        TITLE VI--LAND EXCHANGES

Sec. 601. Land exchange, Roaring Springs Ranch.
Sec. 602. Land exchanges, C.M. Otley and Otley Brothers.
Sec. 603. Land exchange, Tom J. Davis Livestock, Incorporated.
Sec. 604. Land exchange, Lowther (Clemens) Ranch.
Sec. 605. General provisions applicable to land exchanges.

                     TITLE VII--FUNDING AUTHORITIES

Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 702. Use of land and water conservation fund.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Advisory council.--The term ``advisory council'' means 
     the Steens Mountain Advisory Council established by title IV.
       (2) Cooperative management agreement.--An agreement to plan 
     or implement (or both) cooperative recreation, ecological, 
     grazing, fishery, vegetation, prescribed fire, cultural site 
     protection, wildfire or other measures to beneficially meet 
     public use needs and the public land and private land 
     objectives of this Act.
       (3) Cooperative Management and Protection Area.--The term 
     ``Cooperative Management and Protection Area'' means the 
     Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area 
     designated by title I.
       (4) Easements.--
       (A) Conservation easement.--The term ``conservation 
     easement'' means a binding contractual agreement between the 
     Secretary and a landowner in the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area under which the landowner, permanently or 
     during a time period specified in the agreement, agrees to 
     conserve or restore habitat, open space, scenic, or other 
     ecological resource values on the land covered by the 
     easement.
       (B) Nondevelopment easement.--The term ``nondevelopment 
     easement'' means a binding contractual agreement between the 
     Secretary and a landowner in the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area that will, permanently or during a time 
     period specified in the agreement--
       (i) prevent or restrict development on the land covered by 
     the easement; or
       (ii) protect open space or viewshed.
       (5) Ecological integrity.--The term ``ecological 
     integrity'' means a landscape where ecological processes are 
     functioning to maintain the structure, composition, activity, 
     and resilience of the landscape over time, including--
       (A) a complex of plant communities, habitats and conditions 
     representative of variable and sustainable successional 
     conditions; and
       (B) the maintenance of biological diversity, soil 
     fertility, and genetic interchange.
       (6) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
     the management plan for the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area and the Wilderness Area required to be 
     prepared by section 111(b).
       (7) Redband trout reserve.--The term ``Redband Trout 
     Reserve'' means the Donner und Blitzen Redband Trout Reserve 
     designated by section 302.
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (9) Science committee.--The term ``science committee'' 
     means the committee of independent scientists appointed under 
     section 133.
       (10) Wilderness area.--The term ``Wilderness Area'' means 
     the Steens Mountain Wilderness Area designated by title II.

     SEC. 3. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

       (a) Preparation and Submission.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress maps and legal 
     descriptions of the following:
       (1) The Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (2) The Wilderness Area.
       (3) The wild and scenic river segments and redband trout 
     reserve designated by title III.
       (4) The mineral withdrawal area designated by title IV.
       (5) The wildlands juniper management area established by 
     title V.
       (6) The land exchanges required by title VI.
       (b) Legal Effect and Correction.--The maps and legal 
     descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall have the 
     same force and effect as if included in this Act, except the 
     Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in 
     such maps and legal descriptions.
       (c) Public Availability.--Copies of the maps and legal 
     descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file 
     and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management and in the 
     appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in the 
     State of Oregon.

     SEC. 4. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall effect any valid existing right.

     SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the 
     rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to diminish tribal rights, including those of the 
     Burns Paiute Tribe, regarding access to Federal lands for 
     tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and 
     traditional food gathering activities.

  TITLE I--STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA

                  Subtitle A--Designation and Purposes

     SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE 
                   MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA.

       (a) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate the Steens 
     Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area 
     consisting of approximately 425,550 acres of Federal land 
     located in Harney County, Oregon, in the vicinity of Steens 
     Mountain, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Steens 
     Mountain Boundary Map'' and dated September 18, 2000.
       (b) Contents of Map.--In addition to the general boundaries 
     of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, the map 
     referred to in subsection (a) also depicts the general 
     boundaries of the following:
       (1) The no livestock grazing area described in section 
     113(e).
       (2) The mineral withdrawal area designated by title IV.
       (3) The wildlands juniper management area established by 
     title V.

     SEC. 102. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 
                   AND PROTECTION AREA.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area is to conserve, protect, and manage the long-
     term ecological integrity of Steens Mountain for future and 
     present generations.
       (b) Objectives.--To further the purpose specified in 
     subsection (a), and consistent

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     with such purpose, the Secretary shall manage the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area for the benefit of present and 
     future generations--
       (1) to maintain and enhance cooperative and innovative 
     management projects, programs and agreements between tribal, 
     public, and private interests in the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area;
       (2) to promote grazing, recreation, historic, and other 
     uses that are sustainable;
       (3) to conserve, protect and to ensure traditional access 
     to cultural, gathering, religious, and archaeological sites 
     by the Burns Paiute Tribe on Federal lands and to promote 
     cooperation with private landowners;
       (4) to ensure the conservation, protection, and improved 
     management of the ecological, social, and economic 
     environment of the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area, including geological, biological, wildlife, riparian, 
     and scenic resources; and
       (5) to promote and foster cooperation, communication, and 
     understanding and to reduce conflict between Steens Mountain 
     users and interests.

                Subtitle B--Management of Federal Lands

     SEC. 111. MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES AND PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall manage all Federal 
     lands included in the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
     of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applicable 
     provisions of law, including this Act, in a manner that--
       (1) ensures the conservation, protection, and improved 
     management of the ecological, social and economic environment 
     of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, including 
     geological, biological, wildlife, riparian, and scenic 
     resources, North American Indian tribal and cultural and 
     archaeological resource sites, and additional cultural and 
     historic sites; and
       (2) recognizes and allows current and historic recreational 
     use.
       (b) Management Plan.--Within four years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
     comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and 
     management of the Federal lands included in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area, including the Wilderness 
     Area. The plan shall--
       (1) describe the appropriate uses and management of the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area consistent with 
     this Act;
       (2) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions contained in any 
     current or future management or activity plan for the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area and use 
     information developed in previous studies of the lands within 
     or adjacent to the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area;
       (3) provide for coordination with State, county, and 
     private local landowners and the Burns Paiute Tribe; and
       (4) determine measurable and achievable management 
     objectives, consistent with the management objectives in 
     section 102, to ensure the ecological integrity of the area.
       (c) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall implement a monitoring 
     program for Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area so that progress towards ecological integrity 
     objectives can be determined.

     SEC. 112. ROADS AND TRAVEL ACCESS.

       (a) Transportation Plan.--The management plan shall 
     include, as an integral part, a comprehensive transportation 
     plan for the Federal lands included in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area, which shall address the 
     maintenance, improvement, and closure of roads and trails as 
     well as travel access.
       (b) Prohibition on Off-Road Motorized Travel.--
       (1) Prohibition.--The use of motorized or mechanized 
     vehicles on Federal lands included in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area--
       (A) is prohibited off road; and
       (B) is limited to such roads and trails as may be 
     designated for their use as part of the management plan.
       (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not prohibit the use of 
     motorized or mechanized vehicles on Federal lands included in 
     the Cooperative Management and Protection Area if the 
     Secretary determines that such use--
       (A) is needed for administrative purposes or to respond to 
     an emergency; or
       (B) is appropriate for the construction or maintenance of 
     agricultural facilities, fish and wildlife management, or 
     ecological restoration projects, except in areas designated 
     as wilderness or managed under the provisions of section 
     603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1782).
       (c) Road Closures.--Any determination to permanently close 
     an existing road in the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area or to restrict the access of motorized or mechanized 
     vehicles on certain roads shall be made in consultation with 
     the advisory council and the public.
       (d) Prohibition on New Construction.--
       (1) Prohibition, exception.--No new road or trail for 
     motorized or mechanized vehicles may be constructed on 
     Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area unless the Secretary determines that the road or trail 
     is necessary for public safety or protection of the 
     environment. Any determination under this subsection shall be 
     made in consultation with the advisory council and the 
     public.
       (2) Trails.--Nothing in this subsection is intended to 
     limit the authority of the Secretary to construct or maintain 
     trails for nonmotorized or nonmechanized use.
       (e) Access to Nonfederally Owned Lands.--
       (1) Reasonable access.--The Secretary shall provide 
     reasonable access to nonfederally owned lands or interests in 
     land within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area and the Wilderness Area to provide the owner 
     of the land or interest the reasonable use thereof.
       (2) Effect on existing rights-of-way.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall have the effect of terminating any valid existing 
     right-of-way on Federal lands included in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area.

     SEC. 113. LAND USE AUTHORITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall allow only such uses 
     of the Federal lands included in the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area as the Secretary finds will further the 
     purposes for which the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area is established.
       (b) Commercial Timber.--
       (1) Prohibition.--The Federal lands included in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area shall not be made 
     available for commercial timber harvest.
       (2) Limited exception.--The Secretary may authorize the 
     removal of trees from Federal lands in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area only if the Secretary 
     determines that the removal is clearly needed for purposes of 
     ecological restoration and maintenance or for public safety. 
     Except in the Wilderness Area and the wilderness study areas 
     referred to in section 204(a), the Secretary may authorize 
     the sale of products resulting from the authorized removal of 
     trees under this paragraph.
       (c) Juniper Management.--The Secretary shall emphasize the 
     restoration of the historic fire regime in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area and the resulting native 
     vegetation communities through active management of Western 
     Juniper on a landscape level. Management measures shall 
     include the use of natural and prescribed burning.
       (d) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Secretary shall permit hunting, 
     fishing, and trapping on Federal lands included in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations of the United States and the 
     State of Oregon.
       (2) Area and time limitations.--After consultation with the 
     Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Secretary may 
     designate zones where, and establish periods when, hunting, 
     trapping or fishing is prohibited on Federal lands included 
     in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area for reasons 
     of public safety, administration, or public use and 
     enjoyment.
       (e) Grazing.--
       (1) Continuation of existing law.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section and title VI, the laws, regulations, 
     and executive orders otherwise applicable to the Bureau of 
     Land Management in issuing and administering grazing leases 
     and permits on lands under its jurisdiction shall apply in 
     regard to the Federal lands included in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area.
       (2) Cancellation of certain permits.--The Secretary shall 
     cancel that portion of the permitted grazing on Federal lands 
     in the Fish Creek/Big Indian, East Ridge, and South Steens 
     allotments located within the area designated as the ``no 
     livestock grazing area'' on the map referred to in section 
     101(a). Upon cancellation, future grazing use in that 
     designated area is prohibited. The Secretary shall be 
     responsible for installing and maintaining any fencing 
     required for resource protection within the designated no 
     livestock grazing area.
       (3) Forage replacement.--Reallocation of available forage 
     shall be made as follows:
       (A) O'Keefe pasture within the Miners Field allotment to 
     Stafford Ranches.
       (B) Fields Seeding and Bone Creek Pasture east of the 
     county road within the Miners Field allotment to Amy Ready.
       (C) Miners Field Pasture, Schouver Seeding and Bone Creek 
     Pasture west of the county road within the Miners Field 
     allotment to Roaring Springs Ranch.
       (D) 800 animal unit months within the Crows Nest allotment 
     to Lowther (Clemens) Ranch.
       (4) Fencing and water systems.--The Secretary shall also 
     construct fencing and develop water systems as necessary to 
     allow reasonable and efficient livestock use of the forage 
     resources referred to in paragraph (3).
       (f) Prohibition on Construction of Facilities.--No new 
     facilities may be constructed on Federal lands included in 
     the Cooperative Management and Protection Area unless the 
     Secretary determines that the structure--
       (1) will be minimal in nature;
       (2) is consistent with the purposes of this Act; and
       (3) is necessary--
       (A) for enhancing botanical, fish, wildlife, or watershed 
     conditions;
       (B) for public information, health, or safety;

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       (C) for the management of livestock; or
       (D) for the management of recreation, but not for the 
     promotion of recreation.
       (g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Federal lands and interests in lands included in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Areas are hereby 
     withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
     under the public land laws, except in the case of land 
     exchanges if the Secretary determines that the exchange 
     furthers the purpose and objectives specified in section 102 
     and so certifies to Congress.

     SEC. 114. LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.

       (a) Acquisition.--
       (1) Acquisition authorized.--In addition to the land 
     acquisitions authorized by title VI, the Secretary may 
     acquire other non-Federal lands and interests in lands 
     located within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area or the Wilderness Area.
       (2) Acquisition methods.--Lands may be acquired under this 
     subsection only by voluntary exchange, donation, or purchase 
     from willing sellers.
       (b) Treatment of Acquired Lands.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), lands 
     or interests in lands acquired under subsection (a) or title 
     VI that are located within the boundaries of the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area shall--
       (A) become part of the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area; and
       (B) be managed pursuant to the laws applicable to the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (2) Lands within wilderness area.--If lands or interests in 
     lands acquired under subsection (a) or title VI are within 
     the boundaries of the Wilderness Area, the acquired lands or 
     interests in lands shall--
       (1) become part of the Wilderness Area; and
       (2) be managed pursuant to title II and the other laws 
     applicable to the Wilderness Area.
       (3) Lands within wilderness study area.--If the lands or 
     interests in lands acquired under subsection (a) or title VI 
     are within the boundaries of a wilderness study area, the 
     acquired lands or interests in lands shall--
       (1) become part of that wilderness study area; and
       (2) be managed pursuant to the laws applicable to that 
     wilderness study area.
       (c) Appraisal.--In appraising non-Federal land, development 
     rights, or conservation easements for possible acquisition 
     under this section or section 122, the Secretary shall 
     disregard any adverse impacts on values resulting from the 
     designation of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area 
     or the Wilderness Area.

     SEC. 115. SPECIAL USE PERMITS.

       The Secretary may renew a special recreational use permit 
     applicable to lands included in the Wilderness Area to the 
     extent that the Secretary determines that the permit is 
     consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
     If renewal is not consistent with the Wilderness Act, the 
     Secretary shall seek other opportunities for the permit 
     holder through modification of the permit to realize historic 
     permit use to the extent that the use is consistent with the 
     Wilderness Act and this Act, as determined by the Secretary.

                   Subtitle C--Cooperative Management

     SEC. 121. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Cooperative Efforts.--To further the purposes and 
     objectives for which the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area is designated, the Secretary may work with 
     non-Federal landowners and other parties who voluntarily 
     agree to participate in the cooperative management of Federal 
     and non-Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area.
       (b) Agreements Authorized.--The Secretary may enter into a 
     cooperative management agreement with any party to provide 
     for the cooperative conservation and management of the 
     Federal and non-Federal lands subject to the agreement.
       (c) Other Participants.--With the consent of the landowners 
     involved, the Secretary may permit permittees, special-use 
     permit holders, other Federal and State agencies, and 
     interested members of the public to participate in a 
     cooperative management agreement as appropriate to achieve 
     the resource or land use management objectives of the 
     agreement.
       (d) Tribal Cultural Site Protection.--The Secretary may 
     enter into agreements with the Burns Paiute Tribe to protect 
     cultural sites in the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area of importance to the tribe.

     SEC. 122. COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO CONTROL DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.

       (a) Policy.--Development on public and private lands within 
     the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area which is different from the current character and uses 
     of the lands is inconsistent with the purposes of this Act.
       (b) Use of Nondevelopment and Conservation Easements.--The 
     Secretary may enter into a nondevelopment easement or 
     conservation easement with willing landowners to further the 
     purposes of this Act.
       (c) Conservation Incentive Payments.--The Secretary may 
     provide technical assistance, cost-share payments, incentive 
     payments, and education to a private landowner in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area who enters into a 
     contract with the Secretary to protect or enhance ecological 
     resources on the private land covered by the contract if 
     those protections or enhancements benefit public lands.
       (d) Relation to Property Rights and State and Local Law.--
     Nothing in this Act is intended to affect rights or interests 
     in real property or supersede State law.

                      Subtitle D--Advisory Council

     SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     Steens Mountain Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in 
     managing the Cooperative Management and Protection Area and 
     in promoting the cooperative management under subtitle C.
       (b) Members.--The advisory council shall consist of 12 
     voting members, to be appointed by the Secretary, as follows:
       (1) A private landowner in the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted by the 
     county court for Harney County, Oregon.
       (2) Two persons who are grazing permittees on Federal lands 
     in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed 
     from nominees submitted by the county court for Harney 
     County, Oregon.
       (3) A person interested in fish and recreational fishing in 
     the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed 
     from nominees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
       (4) A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe, appointed from 
     nominees submitted by the Burns Paiute Tribe.
       (5) Two persons who are recognized environmental 
     representatives, one of whom shall represent the State as a 
     whole, and one of whom is from the local area, appointed from 
     nominees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
       (6) A person who participates in what is commonly called 
     dispersed recreation, such as hiking, camping, nature 
     viewing, nature photography, bird watching, horse back 
     riding, or trail walking, appointed from nominees submitted 
     by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (7) A person who is a recreational permit holder or is a 
     representative of a commercial recreation operation in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed from 
     nominees submitted jointly by the Oregon State Director of 
     the Bureau of Land Management and the county court for Harney 
     County, Oregon.
       (8) A person who participates in what is commonly called 
     mechanized or consumptive recreation, such as hunting, 
     fishing, off-road driving, hang gliding, or parasailing, 
     appointed from nominees submitted by the Oregon State 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (9) A person with expertise and interest in wild horse 
     management on Steens Mountain, appointed from nominees 
     submitted by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (10) A person who has no financial interest in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area to represent 
     statewide interests, appointed from nominees submitted by the 
     Governor of Oregon.
       (c) Consultation.--In reviewing nominees submitted under 
     subsection (b) for possible appointment to the advisory 
     council, the Secretary shall consult with the respective 
     community of interest that the nominees are to represent to 
     ensure that the nominees have the support of their community 
     of interest.
       (d) Terms.--
       (1) Staggered terms.--Members of the advisory council shall 
     be appointed for terms of three years, except that, of the 
     members first appointed, four members shall be appointed for 
     a term of one year and four members shall be appointed for a 
     term of two years.
       (2) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to serve on 
     the advisory council.
       (3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the advisory council shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (d) Chairperson and Procedures.--The advisory council shall 
     elect a chairperson and establish such rules and procedures 
     as it deems necessary or desirable.
       (e) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the advisory 
     council shall serve without pay, but the Secretary shall 
     reimburse members for reasonable expenses incurred in 
     carrying out official duties as a member of the council.
       (f) Administrative Support.--The Secretary shall provide 
     the advisory council with necessary administrative support 
     and shall designate an appropriate officer of the Bureau of 
     Land Management to serve as the Secretary's liaison to the 
     council.
       (g) State Liaison.--The Secretary shall appoint one person, 
     nominated by the Governor of Oregon, to serve as the State 
     government liaison to the advisory council.
       (h) Applicable Law.--The advisory committee shall be 
     subject to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

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     SEC. 132. ADVISORY ROLE IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Management Recommendations.--The advisory committee 
     shall utilize sound science, existing plans for the 
     management of Federal lands included in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area, and other tools to formulate 
     recommendations for the Secretary regarding--
       (1) new and unique approaches to the management of lands 
     within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area; and
       (2) cooperative programs and incentives for seamless 
     landscape management that meets human needs and maintains and 
     improves the ecological and economic integrity of the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (b) Preparation of Management Plan.--The Secretary shall 
     consult with the advisory committee as part of the 
     preparation and implementation of the management plan.
       (c) Submission of Recommendations.--No recommendations may 
     be presented to the Secretary by the advisory council without 
     the agreement of at least nine members of the advisory 
     council.

     SEC. 133. SCIENCE COMMITTEE.

       The Secretary shall appoint, as needed or at the request of 
     the advisory council, a team of respected, knowledgeable, and 
     diverse scientists to provide advice on questions relating to 
     the management of the Cooperative Management and Protection 
     Area to the Secretary and the advisory council. The Secretary 
     shall seek the advice of the advisory council in making these 
     appointments.

               TITLE II--STEENS MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA

     SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF STEENS MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA.

       The Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area depicted as wilderness on the map entitled 
     ``Steens Mountain Wilderness Area'' and dated September 18, 
     2000, are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as a 
     component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The 
     wilderness area shall be known as the Steens Mountain 
     Wilderness Area.

     SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREA.

       (a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     Wilderness Area in accordance with this title and the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). Any reference in the 
     Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act (or any 
     similar reference) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Wilderness Boundaries Along Roads.--Where a wilderness 
     boundary exists along a road, the wilderness boundary shall 
     be set back from the centerline of the road, consistent with 
     the Bureau of Land Management's guidelines as established in 
     its Wilderness Management Policy.
       (c) Access to Non-Federal Lands.--The Secretary shall 
     provide reasonable access to private lands within the 
     boundaries of the Wilderness Area, as provided in section 
     112(d).
       (d) Grazing.--
       (1) Administration.--Except as provided in section 
     113(e)(2), grazing of livestock shall be administered in 
     accordance with the provision of section 4(d)(4) of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act, and in accordance with the guidelines 
     set forth in Appendices A and B of House Report 101-405 of 
     the 101st Congress.
       (2) Retirement of certain permits.--The Secretary shall 
     permanently retire all grazing permits applicable to certain 
     lands in the Wilderness Area, as depicted on the map referred 
     to in section 101(a), and livestock shall be excluded from 
     these lands.

     SEC. 203. WATER RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall constitute an express or implied 
     claim or denial on the part of the Federal Government as to 
     exemption from State water laws.

     SEC. 204. TREATMENT OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

       (a) Status Unaffected.--Except as provided in section 502, 
     any wilderness study area, or portion of a wilderness study 
     area, within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area, but not included in the Wilderness Area, 
     shall remain a wilderness study area notwithstanding the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Management.--The wilderness study areas referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall continue to be managed under section 
     603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) in a manner so as not to impair the 
     suitability of the areas for preservation as wilderness.
       (c) Expansion of Basque Hills Wilderness Study Area.--The 
     boundaries of the Basque Hills Wilderness Study Area are 
     hereby expanded to include the Federal lands within sections 
     8, 16, 17, 21, 22, and 27 of township 36 south, range 31 
     east, Willamette Meridian. These lands shall be managed under 
     section 603(c) of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act 
     of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) to protect and enhance the 
     wilderness values of these lands.

          TITLE III--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS AND TROUT RESERVE

     SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF STREAMS FOR WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 
                   STATUS IN STEENS MOUNTAIN AREA.

       (a) Expansion of Donner und Blitzen Wild River.--Section 
     3(a)(74) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1274(a)(74)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of each 
     subparagraph and inserting ``The'';
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), (C), and (D) and inserting a period;
       (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(G) The 5.1 mile segment of Mud Creek from its confluence 
     with an unnamed spring in the SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ of section 32, 
     township 33 south, range 33 east, to its confluence with the 
     Donner und Blitzen River.
       ``(H) The 8.1 mile segment of Ankle Creek from its 
     headwaters to its confluence with the Donner und Blitzen 
     River.
       ``(I) The 1.6 mile segment of the South Fork of Ankle Creek 
     from its confluence with an unnamed tributary in the SE\1/
     4\SE\1/4\ of section 17, township 34 south, range 33 east, to 
     its confluence with Ankle Creek.''.
       (b) Designation of Wildhorse and Kiger Creeks, 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 new 
     paragraph:
       ``(__) Wildhorse and Kiger Creeks, Oregon.--The following 
     segments in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
     Protection Area in the State of Oregon, to be administered by 
     the Secretary of the Interior as wild rivers:
       ``(A) The 2.6-mile segment of Little Wildhorse Creek from 
     its headwaters to its confluence with Wildhorse Creek.
       ``(B) The 7.0-mile segment of Wildhorse Creek from its 
     headwaters, and including .36 stream miles into section 34, 
     township 34 south, range 33 east.
       ``(C) The approximately 4.25-mile segment of Kiger Creek 
     from its headwaters to the point at which it leaves the 
     Steens Mountain Wilderness Area within the Steens Mountain 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area.''.
       (c) Management.--Where management requirements for a stream 
     segment described in the amendments made by this section 
     differ between the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 
     et seq.) and the Wilderness Area, the more restrictive 
     requirements shall apply.

     SEC. 302. DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER REDBAND TROUT RESERVE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Those portions of the Donner und Blitzen River in the 
     Wilderness Area are an exceptional environmental resource 
     that provides habitat for unique populations of native fish, 
     migratory waterfowl, and other wildlife resources, including 
     a unique population of redband trout.
       (2) Redband trout represent a unique natural history 
     reflecting the Pleistocene connection between the lake basins 
     of eastern Oregon and the Snake and Columbia Rivers.
       (b) Designation of Reserve.--The Secretary shall designate 
     the Donner und Blitzen Redband Trout Reserve consisting of 
     the Donner und Blitzen River in the Wilderness Area above its 
     confluence with Fish Creek and the Federal riparian lands 
     immediately adjacent to the river.
       (c) Reserve Purposes.--The purposes of the Redband Trout 
     Reserve are--
       (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance the Donner und 
     Blitzen River population of redband trout and the unique 
     ecosystem of plants, fish, and wildlife of a river system; 
     and
       (2) to provide opportunities for scientific research, 
     environmental education, and fish and wildlife oriented 
     recreation and access to the extent compatible with paragraph 
     (1).
       (d) Exclusion of Private Lands.--The Redband Trout Reserve 
     does not include any private lands adjacent to the Donner und 
     Blitzen River or its tributaries.
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer all lands, 
     waters, and interests therein in the Redband Trout Reserve 
     consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
     and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
       (2) Consultation.--In administering the Redband Trout 
     Reserve, the Secretary shall consult with the advisory 
     council and cooperate with the Oregon Department of Fish and 
     Wildlife.
       (3) Relation to recreation.--To the extent consistent with 
     applicable law, the Secretary shall manage recreational 
     activities in the Redband Trout Reserve in a manner that 
     conserves the unique population of redband trout native to 
     the Donner und Blitzen River.
       (4) Removal of dam.--The Secretary shall remove the dam 
     located below the mouth of Fish Creek and above Page Springs 
     if removal of the dam is scientifically justified and funds 
     are available for such purpose.
       (f) Outreach and Education.--The Secretary may work with, 
     provide technical assistance to, provide community outreach 
     and education programs for or with, or enter into cooperative 
     agreements with private landowners, State and local 
     governments or

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     agencies, and conservation organizations to further the 
     purposes of the Redband Trout Reserve.

                   TITLE IV--MINERAL WITHDRAWAL AREA

     SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF MINERAL WITHDRAWAL AREA.

       (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Federal lands and interests in lands included within the 
     withdrawal boundary as depicted on the map referred to in 
     section 101(a) are hereby withdrawn from--
       (1) location, entry and patent under the mining laws; and,
       (2) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws and from the minerals materials laws and all amendments 
     thereto except as specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Road Maintenance.--If consistent with the purposes of 
     this Act and the management plan for the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area, the Secretary may permit the 
     development of saleable mineral resources, for road 
     maintenance use only, in those locations identified on the 
     map referred to in section 101(a) as an existing ``gravel 
     pit'' within the mineral withdrawal boundaries (excluding the 
     Wilderness Area, wilderness study areas, and designated 
     segments of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System) where 
     such development was authorized before the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF STATE LANDS AND MINERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) Acquisition Required.--The Secretary shall acquire, for 
     approximately equal value and as agreed to by the Secretary 
     and the State of Oregon, lands and interests in lands owned 
     by the State within the boundaries of the mineral withdrawal 
     area designated pursuant to section 401.
       (b) Acquisition Methods.--The Secretary shall acquire such 
     State lands and interests in lands in exchange for--
       (1) Federal lands or Federal mineral interests that are 
     outside the boundaries of the mineral withdrawal area;
       (2) a monetary payment to the State; or
       (3) a combination of a conveyance under paragraph (1) and a 
     monetary payment under paragraph (2).

      TITLE V--ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLANDS JUNIPER MANAGEMENT AREA

     SEC. 501. WILDLANDS JUNIPER MANAGEMENT AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--To further the purposes of section 
     113(c), the Secretary shall establish a special management 
     area consisting of certain Federal lands in the Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area, as depicted on the map 
     referred to in section 101(a), which shall be known as the 
     Wildlands Juniper Management Area.
       (b) Management.--Special management practices shall be 
     adopted for the Wildlands Juniper Management Area for the 
     purposes of experimentation, education, interpretation, and 
     demonstration of active and passive management intended to 
     restore the historic fire regime and native vegetation 
     communities on Steens Mountain.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 701, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
     title and section 113(c) regarding juniper management in the 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area.

     SEC. 502. RELEASE FROM WILDERNESS STUDY AREA STATUS.

       The Federal lands included in the Wildlands Juniper 
     Management Area established under section 501 are no longer 
     subject to the requirement of section 603(c) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) 
     pertaining to managing the lands so as not to impair the 
     suitability of the lands for preservation as wilderness.

                        TITLE VI--LAND EXCHANGES

     SEC. 601. LAND EXCHANGE, ROARING SPRINGS RANCH.

       (a) Exchange Authorized.--For the purpose of protecting and 
     consolidating Federal lands within the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area, the Secretary may carry out a land 
     exchange with Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, to convey 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
     of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, 
     Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), 
     consisting of a total of approximately 76,374 acres in 
     exchange for the private lands described in subsection (b).
       (b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--As consideration for the 
     conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) 
     and the disbursement referred to in subsection (d), Roaring 
     Springs Ranch, Incorporated, shall convey to the Secretary 
     parcels of land consisting of approximately 10,909 acres, as 
     depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), for 
     inclusion in the Wilderness Area, a wilderness study area, 
     and the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.
       (c) Treatment of Grazing.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     section 113(e), relating to the effect of the cancellation in 
     part of grazing permits for the South Steens allotment in the 
     Wilderness Area and reassignment of use areas as described in 
     paragraph (3)(C) of such section, shall apply to the land 
     exchange authorized by this section.
       (d) Disbursement.--Upon completion of the land exchange 
     authorized by this section, the Secretary is authorized to 
     make a disbursement to Roaring Springs Ranch, Incorporated, 
     in the amount of $2,889,000.
       (e) Completion of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall complete 
     the conveyance of the Federal lands under subsection (a) 
     within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands 
     described in subsection (b).

     SEC. 602. LAND EXCHANGES, C.M. OTLEY AND OTLEY BROTHERS.

       (a) C. M. Otley Exchange.--
       (1) Exchange authorized.--For the purpose of protecting and 
     consolidating Federal lands within the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area, the Secretary may carry out a land 
     exchange with C. M. Otley to convey all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to certain parcels of 
     land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management 
     in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on 
     the map referred to in section 605(a), consisting of a total 
     of approximately 3,845 acres in exchange for the private 
     lands described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Receipt of non-federal lands.--As consideration for the 
     conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in paragraph (1) 
     and the disbursement referred to in paragraph (3), C. M. 
     Otley shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of land in the 
     headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of approximately 851 
     acres, as depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), 
     for inclusion in the Wilderness Area and the no livestock 
     grazing area as appropriate.
       (3) Disbursement.--Upon completion of the land exchange 
     authorized by this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to 
     make a disbursement to C.M. Otley, in the amount of $920,000.
       (b) Otley Brothers Exchange.--
       (1) Exchange authorized.--For the purpose of protecting and 
     consolidating Federal lands within the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area, the Secretary may carry out a land 
     exchange with the Otley Brother's, Inc., to convey all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to certain 
     parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as 
     depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), consisting 
     of a total of approximately 6,881 acres in exchange for the 
     private lands described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Receipt of non-federal lands.--As consideration for the 
     conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in paragraph (1) 
     and the disbursement referred to in subsection (3), the Otley 
     Brother's, Inc., shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of 
     land in the headwaters of Kiger gorge consisting of 
     approximately 505 acres, as depicted on the map referred to 
     in section 605(a), for inclusion in the Wilderness Area and 
     the no livestock grazing area as appropriate.
       (3) Disbursement.--Upon completion of the land exchange 
     authorized by this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to 
     make a disbursement to Otley Brother's, Inc., in the amount 
     of $400,000.
       (c) Completion of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall complete 
     the conveyances of the Federal lands under subsections (a) 
     and (b) within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands 
     described in such subsections.

     SEC. 603. LAND EXCHANGE, TOM J. DAVIS LIVESTOCK, 
                   INCORPORATED.

       (a) Exchange Authorized.--For the purpose of protecting and 
     consolidating Federal lands within the Wilderness Area, the 
     Secretary may carry out a land exchange with Tom J. Davis 
     Livestock, Incorporated, to convey all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to certain parcels of 
     land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management 
     in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, Oregon, as depicted on 
     the map referred to in section 605(a), consisting of a total 
     of approximately 5,340 acres in exchange for the private 
     lands described in subsection (b).
       (b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--As consideration for the 
     conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) 
     and the disbursement referred to in subsection (c), Tom J. 
     Davis Livestock, Incorporated, shall convey to the Secretary 
     a parcel of land consisting of approximately 5,103 acres, as 
     depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), for 
     inclusion in the Wilderness Area.
       (c) Disbursement.--Upon completion of the land exchange 
     authorized by this section, the Secretary is authorized to 
     make a disbursement to Tom J. Davis Livestock, Incorporated, 
     in the amount of $800,000.
       (d) Completion of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall complete 
     the conveyance of the Federal lands under subsection (a) 
     within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands 
     described in subsection (b).

     SEC. 604. LAND EXCHANGE, LOWTHER (CLEMENS) RANCH.

       (a) Exchange Authorized.--For the purpose of protecting and 
     consolidating Federal lands within the Cooperative Management 
     and Protection Area, the Secretary may carry out a land 
     exchange with the Lowther (Clemens) Ranch to convey all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     certain parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
     of Land Management in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, 
     Oregon, as depicted on the map referred to in section

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     605(a), consisting of a total of approximately 11,796 acres 
     in exchange for the private lands described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--As consideration for the 
     conveyance of the Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) 
     and the disbursement referred to in subsection (d), the 
     Lowther (Clemens) Ranch shall convey to the Secretary a 
     parcel of land consisting of approximately 1,078 acres, as 
     depicted on the map referred to in section 605(a), for 
     inclusion in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
       (c) Treatment of Grazing.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     section 113(e), relating to the effect of the cancellation in 
     whole of the grazing permit for the Fish Creek/Big Indian 
     allotment in the Wilderness Area and reassignment of use 
     areas as described in paragraph (3)(D) of such section, shall 
     apply to the land exchange authorized by this section.
       (d) Disbursement.--Upon completion of the land exchange 
     authorized by this section, the Secretary is authorized to 
     make a disbursement to Lowther (Clemens) Ranch, in the amount 
     of $148,000.
       (e) Completion of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall complete 
     the conveyance of the Federal lands under subsection (a) 
     within 70 days after the Secretary accepts the lands 
     described in subsection (b).

     SEC. 605. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LAND EXCHANGES.

       (a) Map.--The land conveyances described in this title are 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Steens Mountain Land 
     Exchanges'' and dated September 18, 2000.
       (b) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the exchange of Federal land under this title is 
     subject to the existing laws and regulations applicable to 
     the conveyance and acquisition of land under the jurisdiction 
     of the Bureau of Land Management. It is anticipated that the 
     Secretary will be able to carry out such land exchanges 
     without the promulgation of additional regulations and 
     without regard to the notice and comment provisions of 
     section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Conditions on Acceptance.--Title to the non-Federal 
     lands to be conveyed under this title must be acceptable to 
     the Secretary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid 
     existing rights of record. The non-Federal lands shall 
     conform with the title approval standards applicable to 
     Federal land acquisitions.
       (d) Legal Descriptions.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of all lands to be exchanged under this title 
     shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. 
     The costs of any such survey, as well as other administrative 
     costs incurred to execute a land exchange under this title, 
     shall be borne by the Secretary.

                     TITLE VII--FUNDING AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Except as provided in sections 501(c) and 702, there is 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act.

     SEC. 702. USE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

       (a) Availability of Fund.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $25,000,000 from the land and water conservation 
     fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) to provide 
     funds for the acquisition of land and interests in land under 
     section 114 and to enter into nondevelopment easements and 
     conservation easements under subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 122.
       (b) Term of Use.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall 
     remain available until expended.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to designate the 
     Steens Mountain Wilderness Area and the Steens Mountain 
     Cooperative Management and Protection Area in Harney County, 
     Oregon, and for other purposes.''.




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