16 U.S.C. § 410vvv
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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In this section:
The term “map” means the map entitled “Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve”, numbered 150/80,023, and dated May 2010.
The term “Monument” means the Oregon Caves National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909.
The term “National Monument and Preserve” means the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve designated by subsection (b)(1)(A).
The term “National Preserve” means the National Preserve designated by subsection (b)(1)(B).
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
The term “Secretary concerned” means—
The term “State” means the State of Oregon.
The Monument and the National Preserve shall be administered as a single unit of the National Park System and collectively known and designated as the “Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve”.
The approximately 4,070 acres of land identified on the map as “Proposed Addition Lands” shall be designated as a National Preserve.
Administrative jurisdiction over the land designated as a National Preserve under paragraph (1)(B) is transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary, to be administered as part of the National Monument and Preserve.
The boundaries of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are adjusted to exclude the land transferred under subparagraph (A).
The boundary of the National Monument and Preserve is modified to exclude approximately 4 acres of land—
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Monument shall be considered to be a reference to the “Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve”.
The Secretary shall administer the National Monument and Preserve in accordance with—
As soon as practicable after December 19, 2014, in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
The Secretary shall—
All terms and conditions of a contract described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall remain in place for the duration of the contract.
The Forest Service shall be responsible for any liabilities relating to a contract described in subparagraph (A)(i).
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may allow the grazing of livestock within the National Preserve to continue as authorized under permits or leases in existence as of December 19, 2014.
Grazing under subparagraph (A) shall be—
The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on land and waters within the National Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, except that the Secretary may, in consultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, designate zones in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance by the Secretary with any applicable law (including regulations).
The Secretary concerned shall accept a grazing lease or permit that is donated by a lessee or permittee for—
With respect to each grazing permit or lease donated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—
A lessee or permittee that donates a grazing lease or grazing permit (or a portion of a grazing lease or grazing permit) under this section shall be considered to have waived any claim to any range improvement on the associated grazing allotment or portion of the associated grazing allotment, as applicable.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015