Sec. 9. Protection of certain areas
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In this subsection: The term essential serpentine wetland means an essential wetland in the State of Oregon or California identified in the interagency conservation strategy. The term interagency conservation strategy means the joint document prepared by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation Strategy for Epilobium oreganum, Gentiana setigera, Hastingsia bracteosa var. bracteosa, H. bracteosa var. atropurpurea, and Viola primulifolia ssp. occidentalis in Serpentine Darlingtonia Wetlands of Southwest Oregon and Northwest California and dated 2018.
The term Secretaries means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly. Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land that is included in an essential serpentine wetland is withdrawn from all forms of— entry, appropriation, new rights-of-way, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall publish a large-scale draft map and descriptions of each essential serpentine wetland, to be prepared in accordance with the interagency conservation strategy, that include— the essential serpentine wetland; and any additional area of land or water that contributes to the maintenance of the direct hydrologic regime of the essential serpentine wetland.
During the 90-day period beginning on the date of publication of the draft maps and descriptions under subparagraph (A), the Secretaries shall provide an opportunity for the public to review, and provide comments on, the draft maps and descriptions published under that subparagraph. After responding to any comments received during the public review period under subparagraph (B), the Secretaries shall publish on appropriate websites, and record in appropriate databases, final maps depicting the boundaries of each essential serpentine wetland.
The Secretaries shall give priority to implementing the interagency conservation strategy, including by amending applicable land and resource management plans to reflect— the land allocation of essential serpentine wetland; and the management strategy applicable to essential serpentine wetland. In this subsection, the term special management area means each of the following: The Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area. The Page Mountain Botanical Area. The Bolan Lake Botanical Area.
The Grayback Mountain Botanical Area. The Game Lake Botanical Area. The Sourgame Botanical Area. The Snow Camp Botanical Area. The Oregon Mountain Botanical Area. The Eight Dollar Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Rough and Ready Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Brewer Spruce Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The West Fork Illinois River Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Waldo-Takilma Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The French Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
The Rough and Ready Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Woodcock Bog Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Reeves Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Deer Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The North Fork Silver Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern. To more fully protect and enhance the outstandingly remarkable values for which the Illinois Wild and Scenic River was established and expanded and to advance the conservation of botanical and other values of land in the special management areas, subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the special management areas 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 relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.