119-hr5041

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 5041 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5041

 To amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include 
certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the 
 State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 26, 2025

 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
 Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include 
certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the 
 State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Smith River National Recreation Area 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

Section 3 of the Smith River National Recreation 
Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-1) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``referred to in 

section 4

    (b) '' and inserting ``entitled `Proposed Smith River National 
 Recreation Area' and dated July 1990''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``the Six Rivers National 
 Forest'' and inserting ``an applicable unit of the National 
 Forest System''.

    (b) Boundaries.--

Section 4

    (b) of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-2

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and on 
 the map entitled `Proposed Additions to the Smith River 
 National Recreation Area' and dated January 23, 2023'' 
 after ``1990''; and
        (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``map'' and 
 inserting ``maps''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``map'' and inserting 
 ``maps described in paragraph

    (1) ''.
            (c) Administration.--

Section 5 of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-3) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , in the first sentence, by 
 striking ``the map'' and inserting ``the maps''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``area 
 shall be on'' and inserting ``area and any 
 portion of the recreation area in the State of 
 Oregon shall be on roadless''; and
            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (I) The Kalmiopsis Wilderness shall be managed in 
 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
 seq.).'';

    (2) in subsection
            (c) , by striking ``by the amendments made 
 by 

section 10

    (b) of this Act'' and inserting ``within the 
 recreation area''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (d) Study; Report.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
 enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a 
 study of the area depicted on the map entitled `Proposed 
 Additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area' and 
 dated January 23, 2023, that includes inventories and 
 assessments of streams, fens, wetlands, lakes, other water 
 features, and associated land, plants (including Port-Orford-
 cedar), animals, fungi, algae, and other values, and unstable 
 and potentially unstable aquatic habitat areas in the study 
 area.
 ``

    (2) Modification of management plans; report.--On 
 completion of the study under paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary 
 shall--
 ``
        (A) modify any applicable management plan to 
 fully protect the inventoried values under the study, 
 including to implement additional standards and 
 guidelines; and
 ``
        (B) submit to Congress a report describing the 
 results of the study.
 ``

    (e) Wildfire Management.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
authority of the Secretary (in cooperation with other Federal, State, 
and local agencies, as appropriate) to conduct wildland fire operations 
within the recreation area, consistent with the purposes of this Act.
 ``

    (f) Vegetation Management.--Nothing in this Act prohibits the 
Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects (including 
wildfire resiliency and forest health projects) within the recreation 
area, to the extent consistent with the purposes of the recreation 
area.
 ``

    (g) Application of Northwest Forest Plan and Roadless Rule to 
Certain Portions of the Recreation Area.--Nothing in this Act affects 
the application of the Northwest Forest Plan or part 294 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as the `Roadless 
Rule') (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection), to 
portions of the recreation area in the State of Oregon that are subject 
to the plan and those regulations as of the date of enactment of this 
subsection.
 ``

    (h) Protection of Tribal Rights.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act diminishes any right 
 of an Indian Tribe.
 ``

    (2) Memorandum of understanding.--The Secretary shall 
 seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with 
 applicable Indian Tribes with respect to--
 ``
        (A) providing the Indian Tribes with access to 
 the portions of the recreation area in the State of 
 Oregon to conduct historical and cultural activities, 
 including the procurement of noncommercial forest 
 products and materials for traditional and cultural 
 purposes; and
 ``
        (B) the development of interpretive information 
 to be provided to the public on the history of the 
 Indian Tribes and the use of the recreation area by the 
 Indian Tribes.''.
            (d) Acquisition.--

Section 6

    (a) of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-4

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``All lands'' and 
 inserting the following:
 ``

    (4) Applicable law.--All land'';

    (2) in the third sentence--
        (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (3) Method of acquisition.--The Secretary'';
        (B) by striking ``or any of its political 
 subdivisions'' and inserting ``, the State of Oregon, 
 or any political subdivision of the State of California 
 or the State of Oregon''; and
            (C) by striking ``donation or'' and inserting 
 ``purchase, donation, or'';

    (3) in the second sentence, by striking ``In exercising'' 
 and inserting the following:
 ``

    (2) Consideration of offers by secretary.--In 
 exercising'';

    (4) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' 
 and inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Secretary''; and

    (5) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (5) Acquisition of cedar creek parcel.--On the adoption 
 of a resolution by the State Land Board of Oregon and subject 
 to available funding, the Secretary shall acquire all right, 
 title, and interest in and to the approximately 555 acres of 
 land known as the `Cedar Creek Parcel' located in 

sec. 16, T. 
 41 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian.''.

    (e) Fish and Game.--

Section 7 of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-5) is amended--

    (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or the State of 
 Oregon'' after ``State of California''; and

    (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or the State of 
 Oregon, as applicable'' after ``State of California''.

    (f) Management Planning.--

Section 9 of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-7) is amended--

    (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' 
 and inserting the following:
 ``

    (a) Revision of Management Plan.--The Secretary''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (b) Smith River National Recreation Area Management Plan 
Revision.--As soon as practicable after the date of the first revision 
of the forest plan after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall revise the management plan for the recreation area--
 ``

    (1) to reflect the expansion of the recreation area into 
 the State of Oregon under the Smith River National Recreation 
 Area Expansion Act; and
 ``

    (2) to include an updated recreation action schedule to 
 identify specific use and development plans for the areas 
 described in the map entitled `Proposed Additions to the Smith 
 River National Recreation Area' and dated January 23, 2023.''.

    (g) Streamside Protection Zones.--

Section 11

    (b) of the Smith River 
National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-8

    (b) ) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (24) Each of the river segments described in subparagraph
        (B) of 

section 3

    (a)

    (92) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
 U.S.C. 1274

    (a)

    (92) ).''.

    (h) State and Local Jurisdiction and Assistance.--

Section 12 of the 
Smith River National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bbb-9) is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``California or any 
 political subdivision thereof'' and inserting ``California, the 
 State of Oregon, or a political subdivision of the State of 
 California or the State of Oregon'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) , in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``California or its political subdivisions'' 
 and inserting ``California, the State of Oregon, or a political 
 subdivision of the State of California or the State of 
 Oregon''; and

    (3) in subsection
            (c) , in the first sentence--
        (A) by striking ``California and its political 
 subdivisions'' and inserting ``California, the State of 
 Oregon, and any political subdivision of the State of 
 California or the State of Oregon''; and
        (B) by striking ``State and its political 
 subdivisions'' and inserting ``State of California, the 
 State of Oregon, and any political subdivision of the 
 State of California or the State of Oregon''.

SEC. 3. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.

    (a) North Fork Smith Additions, Oregon.--

    (1) === Finding ===
-Congress finds that the source tributaries of 
 the North Fork Smith River in the State of Oregon possess 
 outstandingly remarkable wild anadromous fish and prehistoric, 
 cultural, botanical, recreational, and water quality values.

    (2) Designation.--

Section 3

    (a)

    (92) of the Wild and Scenic 
 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274

    (a)

    (92) ) is amended--
        (A) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``scenic'' and 
 inserting ``wild'';
        (B) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (C) as clauses
            (i) through
            (iii) , respectively, and 
 indenting appropriately;
            (C) in the matter preceding clause
            (i) (as so 
 redesignated), by striking ``The 13-mile'' and 
 inserting the following:
 ``
        (A) In general.--The 13-mile''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (B) Additions.--The following segments of the 
 source tributaries of the North Fork Smith River, to be 
 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 
 following classes:
 ``
            (i) The 13.26-mile segment of Baldface 
 Creek from its headwaters, including all 
 perennial tributaries, to the confluence with 
 the North Fork Smith in T. 39 S., R 10 W., T. 
 40 S., R. 10 W., and T. 41 S., R. 11 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (ii) The 3.58-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Taylor Creek to the confluence 
 with Baldface Creek, as a wild river.
 ``
            (iii) The 4.38-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of the unnamed tributary to Biscuit 
 Creek and the headwaters of Biscuit Creek to 
 the confluence with Baldface Creek, as a wild 
 river.
 ``
            (iv) The 2.27-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Spokane Creek to the confluence 
 with Baldface Creek, as a wild river.
 ``
            (v) The 1.25-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Rock Creek to the confluence with 
 Baldface Creek, flowing south from 

sec. 19, T. 
 40 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild 
 river.
 ``
            (vi) The 1.31-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of the unnamed tributary number 2 to 
 the confluence with Baldface Creek, flowing 
 north from 

sec. 27, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (vii) The 3.6-mile segment from the 2 
 headwaters of the unnamed tributary number 3 to 
 the confluence with Baldface Creek, flowing 
 south from secs. 9 and 10, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (viii) The 1.57-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of the unnamed tributary number 4 to 
 the confluence with Baldface Creek, flowing 
 north from 

sec. 26, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (ix) The 0.92-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of the unnamed tributary number 5 to 
 the confluence with Baldface Creek, flowing 
 north from 

sec. 13, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (x) The 4.90-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Cedar Creek to the confluence 
 with North Fork Smith River, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xi) The 2.38-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Packsaddle Gulch to the 
 confluence with North Fork Smith River, as a 
 wild river.
 ``
            (xii) The 2.4-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Hardtack Creek to the confluence 
 with North Fork Smith River, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xiii) The 2.21-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of the unnamed creek to the 
 confluence with North Fork Smith River, flowing 
 east from 

sec. 29, T. 40 S., R. 11 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xiv) The 3.06-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Horse Creek to the confluence 
 with North Fork Smith River, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xv) The 2.61-mile segment of Fall Creek 
 from the Oregon State border to the confluence 
 with North Fork Smith River, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xvi) 
            (I) Except as provided in subclause
            (II) , the 4.57-mile segment from the headwaters 
 of North Fork Diamond Creek to the confluence 
 with Diamond Creek, as a wild river.
 ``
            (II) Notwithstanding subclause
            (I) , the 
 portion of the segment described in that 
 subclause that starts 100 feet above Forest 
 Service Road 4402 and ends 100 feet below 
 Forest Service Road 4402 shall be administered 
 as a scenic river.
 ``
            (xvii) The 1.02-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Diamond Creek to the Oregon State 
 border in 

sec. 14, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xviii) The 1.14-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Acorn Creek to the confluence 
 with Horse Creek, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xix) The 8.58-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Chrome Creek to the confluence 
 with North Fork Smith River, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xx) The 2.98-mile segment from the 
 headwaters Chrome Creek tributary number 1 to 
 the confluence with Chrome Creek, 0.82 miles 
 upstream from the mouth of Chrome Creek in the 
 Kalmiopsis Wilderness, flowing south from 

sec. 15, T. 40 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as 
 a wild river.
 ``
            (xxi) The 2.19-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary number 2 
 to the confluence with Chrome Creek, 3.33 miles 
 upstream from the mouth of Chrome Creek in the 
 Kalmiopsis Wilderness, flowing south from 

sec. 12, T. 40 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as 
 a wild river.
 ``
            (xxii) The 1.27-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary number 3 
 to the confluence with Chrome Creek, 4.28 miles 
 upstream from the mouth of Chrome Creek in the 
 Kalmiopsis Wilderness, flowing north from 

sec. 18, T. 40 S., R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as 
 a wild river.
 ``
            (xxiii) The 2.27-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Chrome Creek tributary number 4 
 to the confluence with Chrome Creek, 6.13 miles 
 upstream from the mouth of Chrome Creek, 
 flowing south from Chetco Peak in the 
 Kalmiopsis Wilderness in 

sec. 36, T. 39 S., R. 
 11 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.
 ``
            (xxiv) The 0.6-mile segment from the 
 headwaters of Wimer Creek to the border between 
 the States of Oregon and California, flowing 
 south from 

sec. 17, T. 41 S., R. 10 W., 
 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river.''.

    (b) Expansion of Smith River, Oregon.--

Section 3

    (a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274

    (a) ) is amended by striking paragraph

    (111) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (111) Smith river, california and oregon.--The segment 
 from the confluence of the Middle Fork Smith River and the 
 North Fork Smith River to the Six Rivers National Forest 
 boundary, including the following segments of the mainstem and 
 certain tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 
 Agriculture in the following classes:
 ``
        (A) Mainstem.--The segment from the confluence of 
 the Middle Fork Smith River and the South Fork Smith 
 River to the Six Rivers National Forest boundary, as a 
 recreational river.
 ``
        (B) Rowdy creek.--
 ``
            (i) Upper.--The segment from and 
 including the headwaters to the California-
 Oregon State line, as a wild river.
 ``
            (ii) Lower.--The segment from the 
 California-Oregon State line to the Six Rivers 
 National Forest boundary, as a recreational 
 river.''.
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