Pub. L. 111-11, tit. I, subtit. I, sec. 1702

OREGON BADLANDS WILDERNESS.

EnactedYear: 2009Length: 601 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 1702. OREGON BADLANDS WILDERNESS.(a) Designation.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 29,301 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in the State, as generally depicted on the wilderness map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Oregon Badlands Wilderness”.(b) Administration of Wilderness.—(1) In general.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Oregon Badlands Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.(2) Incorporation of acquired land and interests.—Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness that is acquired by the United States shall—(A) become part of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness; and(B) be managed in accordance with this subtitle, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable law.(3) Grazing.—The grazing of livestock in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such 123 STAT. 1045 reasonable regulations as are considered necessary by the Secretary in accordance with—(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and(B) 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).(4) Access to private property.—In accordance with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary shall provide any owner of private property within the boundary of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness adequate access to the property.(c) Potential Wilderness.—(1) In general.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), a corridor of certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management with a width of 25 feet, as generally depicted on the wilderness map as “Potential Wilderness”, is designated as potential wilderness.(2) Interim management.—The potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) shall be managed in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that the Secretary may allow nonconforming uses that are authorized and in existence on the date of enactment of this Act to continue in the potential wilderness.(3) Designation as wilderness.—On the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) that are permitted under paragraph (2) have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be—(A) designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and(B) incorporated into the Oregon Badlands Wilderness.(d) Map and Legal Description.—(1) In general.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness with—(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.(2) Force of law.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal description.(3) Public availability.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.