REPORT TO CONGRESS.

SEC. 605. REPORT TO CONGRESS. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall, in consultation with the city of Portland and other affected parties, undertake a study of that part of the Little Sandy Watershed that is within the unit (hereinafter referred to as the “study area”), as depicted on the map described in section 604 of this title. (b) The study referred to in (a) shall determine— (1) the impact of management activities within the study area on the quality of drinking water provided to the Portland Metropolitan area; (2) the identify and location of certain ecological features within the study area, including late successional forest characteristics, aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat, significant hydrological values, or other outstanding natural features; and (3) the location and extent of any significant cultural or other values within the study area. (c) The study referred to in subsection (a) shall include both legislative and regulatory recommendations to Congress on the future management of the study area. In formulating such recommendations, the Secretary shall consult with the city of Portland and other affected parties. (d) To the greatest extent possible, the Secretary shall use existing data and processes to carry out this study and report. (e) The study referred to in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 110 STAT. 3009–543Agriculture and the House Committees on Resources and Agriculture not later than one year from the date of enactment of this section. (f) The Secretary is prohibited from advertising, offering or awarding any timber sale within the study area for a period of two years after the date of enactment of this section. (g) Nothing in this section shall in any way affect any State or Federal law governing appropriation, use of or Federal right to water on or flowing through National Forest System lands. Nothing in this section is intended to influence the relative strength of competing claims to the waters of the Little Sandy River. Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or diminish Federal, State, or local jurisdiction, responsibility, interests, or rights in water resources development or control, including rights in and current uses of water resources in the unit.