Sec. 351. Designation of Devil's Staircase Wilderness
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In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the Federal land in the State of Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 30,520 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled Devil's Staircase Wilderness Proposal , dated October 26, 2009, are designated as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and to be known as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness .
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal description of wilderness area designated by subsection (a). The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subdivision, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and description.
In the case of any discrepancy between the acreage specified in subsection
(a)and the map, the map shall control. The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. Subject to valid existing rights, the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area shall be administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, in accordance with the Wilderness Act and the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, except that, with respect to the wilderness area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act. As provided in section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ), the Secretary of Agriculture shall— decommission any National Forest System road within the wilderness boundaries; and convert Forest Service Road 4100 within the wilderness boundary to a trail for primitive recreational use. Any land within the boundary of the wilderness area designated by this section that is acquired by the United States shall— become part of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area; and be managed in accordance with this section and any other applicable law. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Oregon with respect to wildlife and fish in the national forests. Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land designated as wilderness area by this section is withdrawn from all forms of— entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish— the existing rights of any Indian tribe; or tribal rights regarding access to Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional food gathering activities.
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