Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
This bill addresses various public land concerns in Malheur County in Oregon.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for certain federal land in the county. Interior shall develop plans for areas that are ecologically degraded or most at risk of being ecologically degraded. Interior shall establish the Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee Group, which shall, among other things, use such statement to review projects proposed to the Bureau of Land Management by group members, ranchers holding grazing permits on the federal land, or other members of the public.
The bill also
To require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a programmatic 
  environmental impact statement allowing for adaptive management of 
certain Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Malheur Community Empowerment for 
the Owyhee Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Active management.--The term ``active management'' 
        means those actions that are proposed or implemented--
                    (A) to address degraded or non-functioning resource 
                conditions that would not improve without on-the-ground 
                treatments;
                    (B) to respond to specific, identified resource 
                conditions described in subparagraph (A); and
                    (C) to meet resource objectives and desired 
                outcomes.
            (2) Adaptive management.--The term ``adaptive management'' 
        means management based on a relationship between research and 
        management practices in which management practices are 
        developed and modified based on a recurring evaluation of data, 
        collected on a recurring basis by and for the Monitoring 
        Network, for the purpose of allowing timely reactions to 
        changing conditions on Federal land--
                    (A) to achieve, retain, or improve the ecological 
                health and functionality of the Federal land; and
                    (B) to achieve desired future conditions on the 
                Federal land.
            (3) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (4) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Native Seed 
        Center established under section 6(e)(1)(A).
            (5) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
        Commissioner of Reclamation.
            (6) County.--The term ``County'' means Malheur County, 
        Oregon.
            (7) Cultural.--The term ``cultural'' means relating to the 
        sites, areas, or artifacts of, or traditional uses of land by, 
        indigenous peoples.
            (8) Cultural resources.--The term ``cultural resources'' 
        means--
                    (A) the sites, areas, and artifacts of indigenous 
                peoples; and
                    (B) the existing uses of land by indigenous 
                peoples.
            (9) Ecological health.--The term ``ecological health'' 
        means the ability of the ecological processes of an ecosystem 
        to function in a manner that maintains the structure, 
        composition, activity, and resilience of the ecosystem over 
        time, including an ecologically appropriate diversity of plant 
        communities, habitats, and conditions that are sustainable 
        through successional processes.
            (10) Federal land.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means 
                all land in the County the title to which is held by 
                the United States.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal land'' does not 
                include--
                            (i) any Forest Service land; or
                            (ii) any land held in trust by the Bureau 
                        of Indian Affairs.
            (11) Invasive species.--The term ``invasive species'' means 
        a species of nonnative aggressive plant with the potential to 
        cause--
                    (A) significant damage to a native ecosystem; or
                    (B) significant economic losses.
            (12) Loop road.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``loop road'' means a 
                route determined by the Malheur CEO Group that is 
                managed and maintained by the Bureau and the County for 
                the purpose of providing directed tourism and 
                educational opportunities in the County.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``loop road'' includes 
                each of the roads described in paragraphs (2) through 
                (5) of section 6(a).
            (13) Malheur ceo advisory committee.--The term ``Malheur 
        CEO Advisory Committee'' means the Malheur Community 
        Empowerment for Owyhee Group Advisory Committee established 
        under section 4(c)(7)(A).
            (14) Malheur ceo group.--The term ``Malheur CEO Group'' 
        means the Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee Group 
        established under section 4(c)(1).
            (15) Monitoring data.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``monitoring data'' means 
                data that is--
                            (i) collected through a memorandum of 
                        understanding entered into under section 
                        4(e)(1); and
                            (ii) provided to the Bureau at a frequency 
                        sufficient--
                                    (I) to monitor the ecological 
                                functionality of Federal land subject 
                                to a programmatic environmental impact 
                                statement prepared under section 
                                4(a)(1); and
                                    (II) to use for adaptive management 
                                of that Federal land.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``monitoring data'' 
                includes data in existence on the date of enactment of 
                this Act.
            (16) Monitoring network.--The term ``Monitoring Network'' 
        means the network of monitoring partners and protocols 
        established under section 4(e)(1), including the parties to, 
        and protocols established under, each memorandum of 
        understanding entered into under that section for the purpose 
        of implementing adaptive management of the Federal land.
            (17) Native seed center establishment group.--The term 
        ``Native Seed Center Establishment Group'' means the group 
        established pursuant to the memorandum of understanding entered 
        into under section 6(e)(1)(B).
            (18) Passive management.--The term ``passive management'' 
        means those actions that are proposed or implemented to address 
        degraded or non-functioning resource conditions that are 
        expected to improve without additional on-the-ground actions, 
        such that resource objectives and desired outcomes are 
        anticipated to be reached without additional human 
        intervention.
            (19) Restoration area.--The term ``restoration area'' means 
        an area of Federal land in need of active or passive 
        management--
                    (A) to restore the ecological health of the area; 
                or
                    (B) to prevent the ecological degradation of the 
                area from--
                            (i) demonstrably encroaching invasive 
                        species; or
                            (ii) other threats.
            (20) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to promote the long-term 
ecological health of the Federal land to support communities and 
natural resources.
    (b) Objectives.--
            (1) In general.--To further the purpose described in 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall manage the Federal land for 
        the benefit of present and future generations--
                    (A) to support and grow local communities and 
                economies;
                    (B) to protect the cultural resources and western 
                traditions for which the Federal land is known;
                    (C) to maintain grazing on the Federal land--
                            (i) for the economic well-being of the 
                        County; and
                            (ii) as a tool to improve the ecological 
                        health of the Federal land;
                    (D) to protect and enhance the cultural, 
                ecological, and economic needs of the Burns Paiute 
                Tribe;
                    (E) to maintain and enhance the latest available 
                science-based adaptive management of the Federal land;
                    (F) to prevent invasive species encroachment and 
                large fires through management practices that focus on 
                restoration of the ecosystem;
                    (G) to ensure the conservation and improved 
                management of the ecological, social, and economic 
                environment, including geological, biological, 
                wildlife, fish, riparian, and scenic resources;
                    (H) to address the management uncertainties on the 
                Federal land to provide greater stability of natural 
                resource management on the Federal land; and
                    (I) to promote and foster cooperation, 
                communication, and understanding, and reduce conflict, 
                among all users of the Federal land.
            (2) Approach.--The Secretary shall carry out the duties of 
        the Secretary under this Act in a manner that--
                    (A) furthers the purpose described in subsection 
                (a) and the objectives described in paragraph (1);
                    (B) ensures the collection of relevant data to 
                monitor and evaluate the ecological health of the 
                Federal land;
                    (C) ensures that adaptive management actions 
                improve the ecological health of the Federal land;
                    (D) builds inclusivity in the County by promoting 
                the involvement of local grazing allotment holders, 
                institutions of higher education, volunteers, Federal 
                agencies, and other interested parties in the 
                Monitoring Network while standardizing data collection; 
                and
                    (E) promotes cooperation, communication, and 
                understanding within the County to reduce conflict 
                among all users of Federal land.

SEC. 4. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND IN THE COUNTY.

    (a) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.--
            (1) Preparation.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, and every 10 years 
                thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                Commissioner and after obtaining input from the Malheur 
                CEO Group, shall prepare a programmatic environmental 
                impact statement in accordance with the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                seq.) for the Federal land using--
                            (i) existing and up-to-date planning 
                        documents, processes, and data; and
                            (ii) in the case of the first programmatic 
                        environmental impact statement, any planning 
                        and data documentation that is in development 
                        on the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Priorities.--
                            (i) Priority actions for missing data.--The 
                        Secretary shall give priority to the completion 
                        of any analysis relating to areas on the 
                        landscape for which planning or data are 
                        lacking during the year in which a programmatic 
                        environmental impact statement under 
                        subparagraph (A) is prepared.
                            (ii) Baseline soil and vegetative health 
                        assessments.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), 
                        the Secretary shall give priority to the 
                        completion of baseline soil and vegetative 
                        health assessments on the Federal land.
                    (C) Protection of the federal land.--In carrying 
                out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include an 
                analysis of the conditions and actions necessary to 
                ensure that the adaptive management carried out under a 
                programmatic environmental impact statement will not 
                degrade the ecological health of the Federal land.
                    (D) Supplementation of existing grazing 
                regulations.--A programmatic environmental impact 
                statement under subparagraph (A) shall supplement, and 
                not supplant, existing grazing regulations, including 
                part 4100 of subchapter D of chapter II of subtitle B 
                of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                regulations).
                    (E) Consideration of other law.--The Secretary 
                shall ensure that each programmatic environmental 
                impact statement under subparagraph (A) takes 
                consideration of, and is consistent with--
                            (i) the Archaeological Resources Protection 
                        Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.);
                            (ii) the Native American Graves Protection 
                        and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
                            (iii) division A of subtitle III of title 
                        54, United States Code (formerly known as the 
                        ``National Historic Preservation Act''); and
                            (iv) Executive Order No. 13007 (42 U.S.C. 
                        1996 note; relating to Indian sacred sites).
            (2) Adaptive management.--Each programmatic environmental 
        impact statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall--
                    (A) provide baseline information on the ecological 
                health of the Federal land;
                    (B) define desired future ecological conditions and 
                outcomes;
                    (C) negate the need for project-specific 
                environmental analysis for the management activities 
                listed in clauses (i) through (ix) of subparagraph (D); 
                and
                    (D) to restore and improve the ecological health of 
                the Federal land and related riparian areas, lead to or 
                enhance the use of adaptive management of the Federal 
                land for--
                            (i) the management of invasive species 
                        through the use, as the Secretary determines to 
                        be appropriate, of available tools, including--
                                    (I) mechanical tools;
                                    (II) hand tools;
                                    (III) chemical tools;
                                    (IV) biological tools; and
                                    (V) livestock for varied season 
                                use;
                            (ii) the maintenance of existing water 
                        infrastructure;
                            (iii) the improvement, including movement, 
                        of existing water infrastructure, except in an 
                        area in which there are species listed as 
                        threatened species or endangered species under 
                        the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                        1531 et seq.);
                            (iv) the culturally appropriate protection 
                        of areas for restoration of wildlife habitat 
                        through--
                                    (I) offsite water developments;
                                    (II) wildlife-friendly fencing; and
                                    (III) vegetation management to 
                                protect--
                                            (aa) the natural integrity 
                                        of spring sites;
                                            (bb) native species 
                                        diversity;
                                            (cc) water quality; and
                                            (dd) soil heath;
                            (v) the protection and use of existing 
                        water infrastructure, including--
                                    (I) the use of existing water 
                                infrastructure to distribute livestock 
                                and wildlife, including wild horses, 
                                for--
                                            (aa) the protection of 
                                        riparian areas, springs, 
                                        wetlands, or other mesic sites; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) the ecological 
                                        improvement of rangeland by 
                                        domestic species;
                                    (II) the prevention of 
                                fragmentation of habitat;
                                    (III) the preservation of existing 
                                water infrastructure that has not 
                                experienced invasion by an invasive 
                                species; and
                                    (IV) the restoration of existing 
                                water infrastructure that has 
                                experienced degradation by an invasive 
                                species.
                            (vi) the repair, removal, or construction 
                        of fences, as necessary, in response to land 
                        designations, in accordance with wildlife or 
                        domestic animal management needs;
                            (vii) the maintenance of existing roads, if 
                        that maintenance does not constitute an 
                        improvement amounting to a new road category;
                            (viii) the removal of juniper where 
                        ecologically appropriate for the benefit of 
                        improving or conserving ecological function; 
                        and
                            (ix) the use of prescribed fire to reduce 
                        fuel loads where ecologically appropriate.
            (3) No effect on subsurface mineral rights.--A programmatic 
        environmental impact statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
        affect any subsurface mineral rights.
            (4) Minimum requirements analyses.--
                    (A) In general.--Each programmatic environmental 
                impact statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall include a 
                minimum requirements analysis under appendix B of 
                section 6340 of the Bureau of Land Management Manual 
                (Management of Designated Wilderness Areas) (as in 
                effect on the date of enactment of this Act) for the 
                proposed management activities included in the 
                programmatic environmental impact statement.
                    (B) Project-specific analyses.--A project-specific 
                minimum requirements analysis shall not be required for 
                any site-specific activity that is covered under a 
                programmatic environmental impact statement referred to 
                in subparagraph (A).
    (b) Planning and Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Restoration area plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the Malheur CEO Group and the 
                Monitoring Network, shall develop a plan, using 
                existing data and planning documents, for the 
                restoration of areas that are ecologically degraded on 
                the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Requirement.--The plan under subparagraph (A) 
                shall describe--
                            (i) the restoration areas to be treated 
                        under the plan;
                            (ii) the restoration objectives and desired 
                        ecological outcomes for the restoration areas;
                            (iii) the priority of restoration areas to 
                        be treated under the plan, including the 
                        reasons for such priority;
                            (iv) the prescribed treatments under the 
                        plan, including the use of newer and developing 
                        technologies;
                            (v) the timing of treatments under the 
                        plan; and
                            (vi) the monitoring methods and techniques 
                        that will be used to measure and evaluate 
                        success relative to the restoration objectives 
                        and desired ecological outcomes described in 
                        clause (ii).
            (2) Report on areas most at risk of being ecologically 
        degraded.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Malheur CEO 
        Group and the Monitoring Network, shall develop a report and a 
        plan that identifies the Federal land most at risk of being 
        ecologically degraded, including an assessment of management 
        options to keep the Federal land intact, including the option 
        of no active management.
    (c) Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee Group.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
        group, to be known as the ``Malheur Community Empowerment for 
        Owyhee Group''--
                    (A) to improve collaborative relationships among--
                            (i) the members of the Malheur CEO Group; 
                        and
                            (ii) the types of entities that those 
                        members represent; and
                    (B) to provide advice and recommendations to the 
                Secretary relating to the monitoring and management of 
                the Federal Land, in accordance with the purpose and 
                objectives described in section 3.
            (2) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The Malheur CEO Group shall 
                consist of 13 members, of whom--
                            (i) 6 shall be representatives of ranching 
                        businesses in the County;
                            (ii) 6 shall be representatives of other 
                        businesses or conservation or recreation 
                        organizations, of whom 2 shall reside in the 
                        County; and
                            (iii) 1 shall be a representative of the 
                        Burns Paiute Tribe.
                    (B) Appointment.--
                            (i) In general.--Members of the Malheur CEO 
                        Group shall be appointed by the Secretary, with 
                        advice from--
                                    (I) the manager of the Vale 
                                District of the Bureau;
                                    (II) any Member of the House of 
                                Representatives who represents a 
                                district in which the Federal land is 
                                located; and
                                    (III) the Governor of the State of 
                                Oregon.
                            (ii) Initial appointments.--Not later than 
                        180 days after the date of enactment of this 
                        Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial 
                        members of the Malheur CEO Group.
                            (iii) Terms.--Each member of the Malheur 
                        CEO Group shall serve for a term of 3 years.
                            (iv) Reappointment.--A member of the 
                        Malheur CEO Group may be reappointed for 1 or 
                        more additional 3-year terms.
                            (v) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Malheur 
                        CEO Group shall be filled--
                                    (I) as soon as practicable after 
                                the vacancy occurs; and
                                    (II) in the same manner as the 
                                original appointment.
                    (C) Compensation and expenses.--
                            (i) Compensation.--Members of the Malheur 
                        CEO Group shall serve without compensation.
                            (ii) Travel expenses.--Each member of the 
                        Malheur CEO Group shall receive, from the 
                        Secretary, travel expenses, including per diem 
                        in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
                        sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
                        States Code.
                    (D) Chairperson.--A chairperson shall be elected by 
                a majority of the members of the Malheur CEO Group.
            (3) Duties.--
                    (A) In general.--The Malheur CEO Group shall--
                            (i) review each project proposed to the 
                        Bureau by members of the Malheur CEO Group, 
                        ranchers holding grazing permits on the Federal 
                        land, or other members of the public to be 
                        carried out using the analysis completed by a 
                        programmatic environmental impact statement 
                        prepared under subsection (a)(1);
                            (ii) propose projects and funding to the 
                        Secretary under this Act;
                            (iii) provide early and continuous 
                        coordination with appropriate officials of land 
                        management agencies in the County in 
                        recommending projects consistent with purposes 
                        of this Act; and
                            (iv) provide frequent opportunities for 
                        citizens, organizations, Tribes, land 
                        management agencies, and other interested 
                        parties to participate openly and meaningfully 
                        in the project development process, including 
                        in the early stages of the process.
                    (B) Projects proposed to the secretary.--The 
                Malheur CEO Group may propose a project to the 
                Secretary if the project has been approved by a 
                majority of the members voting at an official meeting 
                of the Malheur CEO Group.
            (4) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--A quorum is required for an 
                official meeting of the Malheur CEO Group.
                    (B) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of--
                            (i) a combination of members that--
                                    (I) constitutes a majority of the 
                                members of the Malheur CEO Group; and
                                    (II) consists of at least as many 
                                members described in clause (i) of 
                                paragraph (2)(A) as the total number of 
                                members described in clauses (ii) and 
                                (iii) of that paragraph; or
                            (ii) all of the members of the Malheur CEO 
                        Group.
                    (C) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Malheur CEO 
                Group shall--
                            (i) be announced in a local newspaper of 
                        record, as determined by the Secretary, not 
                        less than 1 week in advance of the meeting; and
                            (ii) be open to the public.
                    (D) Records.--The Malheur CEO Group shall--
                            (i) maintain records of each meeting; and
                            (ii) make those records available for 
                        public inspection.
            (5) Bylaws.--
                    (A) In general.--The members of the Malheur CEO 
                Group shall establish bylaws for the Malheur CEO Group.
                    (B) Requirement.--Bylaws may be established under 
                subparagraph (A) on approval by--
                            (i) a combination of members that--
                                    (I) constitutes a majority of the 
                                members of the Malheur CEO Group; and
                                    (II) consists of at least as many 
                                members described in clause (i) of 
                                paragraph (2)(A) as the total number of 
                                members described in clauses (ii) and 
                                (iii) of that paragraph; or
                            (ii) all of the members of the Malheur CEO 
                        Group.
            (6) Detail of federal employees.--
                    (A) In general.--On request of the Malheur CEO 
                Group, the Secretary may detail, with or without 
                reimbursement, any of the personnel of the Department 
                of the Interior to assist the Malheur CEO Group in 
                carrying out the duties described in paragraph (3).
                    (B) Civil service status.--Any detail of a Federal 
                employee under subparagraph (A) shall not interrupt or 
                otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges 
                of the Federal employee detailed.
            (7) Malheur community empowerment for owyhee group advisory 
        committee.--
                    (A) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after 
                the date on which the Malheur CEO Group is established 
                under paragraph (1), the Malheur CEO Group shall 
                establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
                ``Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee Group 
                Advisory Committee'', to provide input to the Malheur 
                CEO Group, including scientific, cultural, historical, 
                and other advice, as needed, regarding management of 
                the Federal land--
                            (i) to ensure that the work of the Malheur 
                        CEO Group is well-informed and relevant to the 
                        Federal land; and
                            (ii) to promote adaptive management of the 
                        Federal land in accordance with a programmatic 
                        environmental impact statement prepared under 
                        subsection (a)(1).
                    (B) Membership.--
                            (i) In general.--The Malheur CEO Advisory 
                        Committee shall consist of--
                                    (I) members of the Malheur CEO 
                                Group;
                                    (II) representatives of Indian 
                                tribes, including at least 1 
                                representative of the Burns Paiute 
                                Tribe;
                                    (III) representatives of the 
                                scientific and research communities, 
                                including individuals with expertise in 
                                scientific matters relevant to the 
                                Federal land, as determined by the 
                                Malheur CEO Group; and
                                    (IV) representatives of any other 
                                entity or interest relevant to the 
                                Federal land, as determined by the 
                                Malheur CEO Group.
                            (ii) Appointment.--
                                    (I) In general.--The Malheur CEO 
                                Group shall appoint the members of the 
                                Malheur CEO Advisory Committee.
                                    (II) Initial appointments.--Not 
                                later than 60 days after the date on 
                                which the Malheur CEO Group is 
                                established under paragraph (1), the 
                                Malheur CEO Group shall appoint the 
                                initial members of the Malheur CEO 
                                Advisory Committee.
                                    (III) Terms.--Each member of the 
                                Malheur CEO Advisory Committee shall 
                                serve for such period as the Malheur 
                                CEO Group determines to be appropriate.
                                    (IV) Reappointment.--A member of 
                                the Malheur CEO Advisory Committee may 
                                be reappointed for 1 or more additional 
                                terms.
                                    (V) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the 
                                Malheur CEO Advisory Committee shall be 
                                filled--
                                            (aa) as soon as practicable 
                                        after the vacancy occurs; and
                                            (bb) in the same manner as 
                                        the original appointment.
                            (iii) Compensation and expenses.--
                                    (I) Compensation.--Members of the 
                                Malheur CEO Advisory Committee shall 
                                serve without compensation.
                                    (II) Travel expenses.--Each member 
                                of the Malheur CEO Advisory Committee 
                                shall receive, from the Secretary, 
                                travel expenses, including per diem in 
                                lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
                                sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, 
                                United States Code.
            (8) Inapplicability of federal advisory committee act.--The 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
        to the Malheur CEO Group or the Malheur CEO Advisory Committee.
    (d) Ongoing Consultation.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out adaptive management under 
        a programmatic environmental impact statement prepared under 
        subsection (a)(1) and monitoring under subsection (e), the 
        Secretary shall consult with the Malheur CEO Group and work 
        toward a consensus with respect to--
                    (A) the implementation of policies and practices;
                    (B) any lessons learned from that implementation; 
                and
                    (C) the adaptation of those policies and 
                practices--
                            (i) to reflect any lessons learned from the 
                        implementation; and
                            (ii) to incorporate the results of the 
                        monitoring carried out under subsection (e).
            (2) Frequency.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Malheur CEO Group not less frequently than once every 60 days 
        for the 4-year period beginning on the date on which the 
        Malheur CEO Group is established under subsection (c)(1), and 
        as necessary thereafter.
    (e) Monitoring.--
            (1) Establishment of the monitoring network.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
                monitoring partners described in subparagraph (B) to 
                establish a network, to be known as the ``Monitoring 
                Network''--
                            (i) to monitor, in accordance with this 
                        subsection, all Federal land subject to a 
                        programmatic environmental impact statement 
                        prepared under subsection (a)(1)(A); and
                            (ii) to carry out ecological research 
                        relating to that monitoring.
                    (B) Monitoring partners described.--The monitoring 
                partners referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
                            (i) the Director of the Bureau;
                            (ii) the Director of the United States Fish 
                        and Wildlife Service;
                            (iii) the Chief of the Natural Resources 
                        Conservation Service;
                            (iv) the Oregon Department of Fish and 
                        Wildlife;
                            (v) the Oregon Department of Environmental 
                        Quality;
                            (vi) the County;
                            (vii) the Malheur County Soil and Water 
                        Conservation District;
                            (viii) relevant watershed councils in the 
                        County, as determined by the Malheur CEO Group;
                            (ix) the Burns Paiute Tribe;
                            (x) Oregon State University;
                            (xi) Treasure Valley Community College;
                            (xii) existing holders or users of grazing 
                        permits on the Federal land;
                            (xiii) representatives of conservation, 
                        hunting, or fishing organizations; and
                            (xiv) any other individual or entity that, 
                        in the determination of the Secretary, collects 
                        or holds data relevant to the monitoring, in 
                        accordance with this section, of the Federal 
                        land subject to a programmatic environmental 
                        impact statement prepared under subsection 
                        (a)(1).
            (2) Leadership of the monitoring network.--The Chief of the 
        Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Director of the 
        Bureau shall lead the Monitoring Network unless the parties to 
        the memorandum of understanding described in paragraph (1) 
        choose another Federal official to lead the Monitoring Network.
            (3) Requirements.--The Monitoring Network shall carry out 
        monitoring and research--
                    (A) using agreed upon protocols for the collection 
                of data to inform the adaptive management actions 
                necessary to achieve a desired range of future 
                conditions;
                    (B) using the latest available science-based 
                ecological framework to provide more frequent and 
                timely data relating to the ecological functionality of 
                the Federal land subject to a programmatic 
                environmental impact statement prepared under 
                subsection (a)(1) than the data that the Bureau was 
                able to acquire before the date of enactment of this 
                Act through--
                            (i) the independent efforts of the Bureau; 
                        or
                            (ii) existing cooperative agreements;
                    (C) that provides data that can be used by the 
                Secretary in real-time, as baseline data and as data 
                indicating changes in conditions, for adaptive 
                management of the Federal land in accordance with a 
                programmatic environmental impact statement prepared 
                under subsection (a)(1); and
                    (D) that includes monitoring and research of 
                ecological health, including the collection of data 
                on--
                            (i) the relationship between invasive 
                        species and fires, including information 
                        regarding the frequency and severity of any 
                        fires, updated not less frequently than once 
                        each year;
                            (ii) soils and vegetation, for the purpose 
                        of preparing a complete inventory of all soils 
                        and vegetation within the Federal land, updated 
                        not less frequently than once every 10 years;
                            (iii) wildlife, including migration 
                        corridors and the status of habitat 
                        fragmentation;
                            (iv) wild or feral horses or trespass 
                        livestock;
                            (v) the availability and management of 
                        water on the land, including the use of updated 
                        water infrastructure;
                            (vi) the effects of the removal of juniper;
                            (vii) invasive species;
                            (viii) sage brush steppe ecosystems;
                            (ix) wetlands, riparian areas, springs, 
                        seeps, and other mesic sites; and
                            (x) recreation, including--
                                    (I) recreation in any component of 
                                the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
                                System;
                                    (II) recreation north and south of 
                                the Owyhee dam; and
                                    (III) recreation relating to loop 
                                roads, including--
                                            (aa) the use of the roads;
                                            (bb) the economic impact of 
                                        the roads;
                                            (cc) the effects of the 
                                        roads on domestic and wild 
                                        flora and fauna; and
                                            (dd) the effects of the 
                                        roads on--

                                                    (AA) cultural uses 
                                                of the land; and

                                                    (BB) cultural 
                                                artifacts.

            (4) Deadline for baseline data.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date on which the Monitoring Network is established 
        under paragraph (1), the Monitoring Network shall begin--
                    (A) compiling existing baseline data;
                    (B) incorporating new baseline data as that data is 
                acquired; and
                    (C) making that baseline data available to the 
                public.
            (5) Use of monitoring data.--
                    (A) In general.--Monitoring data collected by the 
                Monitoring Network shall inform management planning 
                decisions relating to the actions covered by a 
                programmatic environmental impact statement prepared 
                under subsection (a)(1), as determined by the 
                Secretary.
                    (B) Effect of violations.--If monitoring data 
                described in subparagraph (A) shows that a holder or 
                user of a grazing permit is not in substantial 
                compliance with the applicable management plan or any 
                use of flexible management granted by a programmatic 
                environmental impact statement prepared under 
                subsection (a)(1), that holder or user shall not be 
                permitted further access to any flexible management 
                granted by the programmatic environmental impact 
                statement until--
                            (i) the holder or user takes corrective 
                        action; and
                            (ii) monitoring data shows that the 
                        corrective action taken by the holder or user 
                        has improved the ecological health of the 
                        affected land, as determined by the Secretary.
                    (C) Effect of improvements.--
                            (i) Suspended animal unit months.--The 
                        Secretary shall restore for use by a holder or 
                        user of a grazing permit any animal unit months 
                        held by that holder or user that were 
                        suspended, in a quantity commensurate with the 
                        carrying capacity of the relevant land, as 
                        determined by the Secretary, if--
                                    (I) monitoring data shows that the 
                                holder or user is in substantial 
                                compliance with--
                                            (aa) the applicable 
                                        management plan; and
                                            (bb) the use of flexible 
                                        management granted by a 
                                        programmatic environmental 
                                        impact statement prepared under 
                                        subsection (a)(1); and
                                    (II) the conditions of the 
                                allotments of that holder or user will 
                                support additional animal unit months 
                                beyond the animal unit months assigned 
                                to that holder or user.
                            (ii) Improved carrying capacity.--The 
                        Secretary shall consider increasing the 
                        quantity of animal unit months held by a holder 
                        or user of a grazing permit if monitoring data 
                        shows an increased carrying capacity on the 
                        relevant land.
            (6) Deployment and use of modern technology.--To the 
        maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall deploy, use, 
        and request the use of modern technology to carry out the 
        monitoring referred to in paragraph (1), including--
                    (A) unmanned aerial systems;
                    (B) satellite imagery;
                    (C) Global Positioning Systems and tablets;
                    (D) weather stations; and
                    (E) stream gauges.
            (7) Soil and vegetation surveys.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        enter into a memorandum of understanding for internships and 
        workforce development to carry out soil and vegetation surveys 
        on the Federal land with--
                    (A) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
                Service;
                    (B) the American Conservation Experience;
                    (C) Oregon State University;
                    (D) Treasure Valley Community College;
                    (E) the Burns Paiute Tribe; and
                    (F) local high schools in the County.
            (8) No effect on existing fees.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects any Federal, State, Tribal, or local grazing or other 
        fee generated in the County under existing law (including 
        regulations).
    (f) Enforcement.--
            (1) Direct enforcement by the secretary.--The Secretary 
        shall enforce compliance with--
                    (A) any requirement relating to the monitoring of 
                Federal land under subsection (e); and
                    (B) any policy or practice implemented by the 
                Secretary in response to that monitoring.
            (2) Enforcement by the county.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to 
                County law enforcement agencies to assist in the 
                enforcement of any requirement relating to the 
                monitoring of county roads.
                    (B) Additional law enforcement officers and 
                personnel.--The County may use funds received through a 
                grant under this paragraph to hire not more than 4 
                additional law enforcement officers or personnel.
            (3) Monitoring and enforcement by indian tribes.--The 
        Secretary shall make grants to Indian Tribes--
                    (A) to assist the Secretary in the monitoring 
                required under subsection (e); and
                    (B) to assist in the enforcement of--
                            (i) any requirement relating to the 
                        monitoring of Federal land under subsection 
                        (e); and
                            (ii) any policy or practice implemented by 
                        the Secretary in response to that monitoring.
    (g) Authorization of Resources for Increased Workforce.--
            (1) In general.--To carry out this section, including any 
        monitoring and enforcement under this section, the Secretary 
        may hire additional employees for the Vale District of the 
        Bureau.
            (2) Soil and vegetative health survey workforce.--
                    (A) Initial completion of baseline soil and 
                vegetative health survey.--To complete the soil and 
                vegetative health surveys under subsection (e)(7), the 
                Secretary shall use existing protocols and hire, for 
                the Vale District of the Bureau--
                            (i) 4 employees to survey 200,000 acres of 
                        Federal land each year until the survey of 
                        Federal land is completed; or
                            (ii) to complete the survey of Federal land 
                        in 1 year, 40 employees for a period of 1 year.
                    (B) Updates to the survey.--To update the survey 
                not less frequently than once every 10 years, the 
                Secretary shall hire, for the Vale District of the 
                Bureau, 6 employees to survey not less than 460,000 
                acres of Federal land each year on an ongoing basis.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary--
                    (A) to carry out monitoring and enforcement under 
                this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
                through 2033;
                    (B) to carry out soil and vegetation surveys under 
                subsection (e)(7), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2023 through 2033;
                    (C) to make grants under subsection (f)(2) to 
                County law enforcement agencies, $10,000,000 for each 
                of fiscal years 2023 through 2033; and
                    (D) to make grants under subsection (f)(3) for 
                monitoring and enforcement by Indian Tribes, $7,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033.
            (2) Increased aphis funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant 
        Health Inspection Service to support innovative technologies to 
        reduce invasive species, including invasive weeds and invasive 
        annual grasses on the Federal land, $1,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2023 through 2033.

SEC. 5. LAND DESIGNATIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered segment.--The term ``covered segment'' means 
        the river segment designated by paragraph (231) of section 3(a) 
        of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added 
        by subsection (d)(1)).
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Wilderness Malheur County'' and dated November 6, 
        2019.
            (3) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means a 
        wilderness area designated by subsection (b)(1).
    (b) Designation of Wilderness Areas.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the County 
        comprising approximately 1,133,481 acres, as generally depicted 
        on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as components of 
        the National Wilderness Preservation System:
                    (A) Fifteenmile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 58,599 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Fifteenmile Creek Wilderness''.
                    (B) Oregon canyon mountains wilderness.--Certain 
                Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 57,891 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Oregon Canyon Mountains Wilderness''.
                    (C) Twelvemile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 37,779 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Twelvemile Creek Wilderness''.
                    (D) Upper west little owyhee wilderness.--Certain 
                Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 93,159 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Upper West Little Owyhee Wilderness''.
                    (E) Lookout butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 66,194 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Lookout Butte 
                Wilderness''.
                    (F) Owyhee river canyon wilderness.--Certain 
                Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 223,586 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ``Mary 
                Gautreaux Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness''.
                    (G) Twin butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 18,135 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Twin Butte 
                Wilderness''.
                    (H) Cairn ``c'' wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 8,946 acres, as generally depicted on the 
                Map, which shall be known as the ``Cairn `C' 
                Wilderness''.
                    (I) Oregon butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 32,010 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Oregon Butte 
                Wilderness''.
                    (J) Deer flat wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 12,266 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Deer Flat 
                Wilderness''.
                    (K) Sacramento hill wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 9,568 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Sacramento Hill Wilderness''.
                    (L) Coyote wells wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 7,147 acres, as generally depicted on the 
                Map, which shall be known as the ``Coyote Wells 
                Wilderness''.
                    (M) Big grassey wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 45,192 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Big Grassey 
                Wilderness''.
                    (N) Little groundhog reservoir wilderness.--Certain 
                Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 5,272 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Little Groundhog Reservoir Wilderness''.
                    (O) Lower owyhee canyon wilderness.--Certain 
                Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 79,947 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ``Mary 
                Gautreaux Lower Owyhee Canyon Wilderness''.
                    (P) Jordan crater wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 31,141 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Jordan Crater 
                Wilderness''.
                    (Q) Owyhee breaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 29,471 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Owyhee Breaks 
                Wilderness''.
                    (R) Dry creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 33,209 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Dry Creek 
                Wilderness''.
                    (S) Dry creek buttes wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 53,782 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ``Dry 
                Creek Buttes Wilderness''.
                    (T) Upper leslie gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 2,911 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Upper Leslie Gulch Wilderness''.
                    (U) Slocum creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 7,528 acres, as generally depicted on the 
                Map, which shall be known as the ``Slocum Creek 
                Wilderness''.
                    (V) Honeycombs wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 40,099 acres, as generally depicted on 
                the Map, which shall be known as the ``Honeycombs 
                Wilderness''.
                    (W) Wild horse basin wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 18,381 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ``Wild 
                Horse Basin Wilderness''.
                    (X) Quartz mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 32,781 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Quartz Mountain Wilderness''.
                    (Y) The tongue wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 6,800 acres, as generally depicted on the 
                Map, which shall be known as ``The Tongue Wilderness''.
                    (Z) Burnt mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 8,109 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Burnt Mountain Wilderness''.
                    (AA) Cottonwood creek wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 77,828 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Cottonwood Creek Wilderness''.
                    (BB) Castle rock wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
                approximately 6,151 acres, as generally depicted on the 
                Map, which shall be known as the ``Castle Rock 
                Wilderness''.
                    (CC) West fork bendire wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 10,519 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the ``West 
                Fork Bendire Wilderness''.
                    (DD) Beaver dam creek wilderness.--Certain Federal 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
                comprising approximately 19,080 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
                ``Beaver Dam Creek Wilderness''.
            (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--
                    (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                prepare and submit to Congress a map and legal 
                description of each wilderness area.
                    (B) Effect.--Each map and legal description 
                prepared under subparagraph (A) shall have the same 
                force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
                that the Secretary may correct clerical and 
                typographical errors in the map or legal description.
                    (C) Public availability.--The maps and legal 
                descriptions prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                on file and available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate offices of the Bureau.
            (3) Management.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
                the wilderness areas shall be administered by the 
                Secretary in accordance with--
                            (i) this subsection;
                            (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
                        seq.), except that--
                                    (I) any reference in that Act to 
                                the effective date of that Act shall be 
                                considered to be a reference to the 
                                date of enactment of this Act; and
                                    (II) any reference in that Act to 
                                the Secretary of Agriculture shall be 
                                considered to be a reference to the 
                                Secretary; and
                            (iii) section 6340 of the Bureau of Land 
                        Management Manual (Management of Designated 
                        Wilderness Areas) (as in effect on the date of 
                        enactment of this Act).
                    (B) Grazing.--The Secretary shall allow the 
                continuation of the grazing of livestock in the 
                wilderness areas, if established before the date of 
                enactment of this Act, in accordance with--
                            (i) this Act;
                            (ii) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4));
                            (iii) 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. 18 Rept. 101-405); and
                            (iv) any other Federal law that applies to 
                        livestock grazing on Federal public land.
                    (C) Fire management and related activities.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary may carry 
                        out any activities in the wilderness areas that 
                        the Secretary determines to be necessary for 
                        the control of fire, insects, and diseases, in 
                        accordance with--
                                    (I) this Act;
                                    (II) section 4(d)(1) of the 
                                Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); 
                                and
                                    (III) the report of the Committee 
                                on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
                                House of Representatives accompanying 
                                H.R. 1437 of the 98th Congress (House 
                                Report 98-40).
                            (ii) Inclusions.--Authorized activities 
                        under clause (i) shall include the use of 
                        mechanical treatments in the wilderness areas 
                        by first responders.
                    (D) Invasive species management and related 
                activities.--In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
                Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary 
                may carry out any activities in the wilderness areas 
                that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 
                control and manipulation of invasive species, 
                including--
                            (i) the use of nonnative species in areas 
                        in which native species cannot be grown to 
                        adequately compete with nonnative species; and
                            (ii) the manipulation of vegetation, 
                        including through chemical, biological, and 
                        mechanical means--
                                    (I) to control nonnative species; 
                                or
                                    (II) as part of restoration 
                                activities, if natural processes alone 
                                cannot recover the ecological health of 
                                an area, as determined by the 
                                Secretary.
                    (E) Maintenance of livestock structures.--The 
                Secretary may carry out any activities in the 
                wilderness areas that the Secretary determines to be 
                necessary for the maintenance of structures and 
                installations used for livestock management in 
                existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in 
                accordance with--
                            (i) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and
                            (ii) the report of the Committee on 
                        Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
                        Representatives accompanying H.R. 1437 of the 
                        98th Congress (House Report 98-40).
                    (F) Setback for roads adjacent to wilderness 
                areas.--The Secretary may determine, in accordance with 
                an applicable travel management plan for the Federal 
                land adopted not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of this Act and section 6340 of the Bureau of 
                Land Management Manual (Management of Designated 
                Wilderness Areas) (as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act), that the boundary of a 
                wilderness area adjacent to a road may be up to 300 
                feet from the centerline of a road if--
                            (i) the setback is determined by the 
                        Secretary to be appropriate for the use of the 
                        Federal land; and
                            (ii) no existing boundary road will be 
                        closed.
    (c) Management of Land Under the Multiple-Use Mandate of the Bureau 
of Land Management.--
            (1) Release of wilderness study area.--
                    (A) Finding.--Congress finds that, for purposes of 
                section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
                Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), any portion 
                of the Federal land designated as a wilderness study 
                area as of the date of enactment of this Act and 
                identified as ``Proposed for Release from Protection 
                under Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Designation or from 
                Priority Protection of Lands with Wilderness 
                Characteristics (LWC)'' on the Map that is not 
                designated as wilderness by subsection (b)(1) has been 
                adequately studied for wilderness designation.
                    (B) Release.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
                the land described in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 
                        of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
                        of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
                            (ii) shall be managed in accordance with--
                                    (I) this Act; and
                                    (II) the applicable land use plans 
                                adopted under section 202 of that Act 
                                (43 U.S.C. 1712).
            (2) Management of certain land with wilderness 
        characteristics.--Any portion of the Federal land described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) that was previously found to be lands with 
        wilderness characteristics, as determined by the Secretary, 
        that is not designated as wilderness under this Act, shall be 
        managed by the Secretary in accordance with the applicable land 
        use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).
    (d) Wild and Scenic River Designations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(231) Owyhee river, oregon.--The approximately 14.7-mile 
        segment of the Owyhee River from the base of Owyhee Dam in sec. 
        18, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., downstream to W\1/4\ SW\1/4\ sec. 13, 
        T. 21 S., R. 45 E., to be administered by the Secretary of the 
        Interior as a recreational river.''.
            (2) Management.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the 
                covered segment in accordance with section 6400 of the 
                Bureau of Land Management Manual (Wild and Scenic 
                Rivers) (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
                Act).
                    (B) Livestock grazing.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall manage 
                        domestic livestock grazing in the vicinity of 
                        the covered segment in a manner that protects 
                        the identified values of the covered segment, 
                        including maintaining existing structures used 
                        for livestock management.
                            (ii) New structures.--To maintain the 
                        identified values of the covered segment, the 
                        Secretary shall ensure that any structures 
                        constructed after the date of enactment of this 
                        Act to facilitate livestock management in the 
                        vicinity of the covered segment are 
                        unobtrusive, as determined by the Secretary.
                    (C) Invasive species management.--
                            (i) In general.--In administering the 
                        covered segment, the Secretary shall carry out 
                        any activities that the Secretary determines to 
                        be necessary to prevent or control the spread 
                        of terrestrial invasive species and aquatic 
                        invasive species, consistent with the 
                        applicable land use plan and applicable law, 
                        including using manual and chemical prevention 
                        and control methods, in accordance with--
                                    (I) the applicable land use plan;
                                    (II) section 9011 of the Bureau of 
                                Land Management Manual (Chemical Pest 
                                Control) (as in effect on the date of 
                                enactment of this Act);
                                    (III) section 9014 of the Bureau of 
                                Land Management Manual (Control Use of 
                                Biological Control Agents on Public 
                                Lands) (as in effect on the date of 
                                enactment of this Act);
                                    (IV) section 9015 of the Bureau of 
                                Land Management (Integrated Weed 
                                Management) (as in effect on the date 
                                of enactment of this Act);
                                    (V) section H-1740-2 of the Bureau 
                                of Land Management Handbook (as in 
                                effect on the date of enactment of this 
                                Act); and
                                    (VI) any applicable Federal law.
                            (ii) Required evaluation.--Before using a 
                        chemical prevention or control method 
                        authorized under clause (i), the Secretary 
                        shall carefully evaluate the proposed use to 
                        ensure that the proposed use would not 
                        adversely affect water quality and the 
                        identified values of the covered segment.
            (3) Withdrawal and use.--
                    (A) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
                all Federal land within a covered segment is withdrawn 
                from--
                            (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
                        the public land laws;
                            (ii) location, entry, and patent under the 
                        mining laws; and
                            (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining 
                        to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
                        materials.
                    (B) Water rights.--Nothing in this subsection or an 
                amendment made by this subsection affects--
                            (i) valid existing water rights; or
                            (ii) existing rights to access water from 
                        the river segment, if the access does not 
                        permanently impede the qualities for which the 
                        covered segment was designated.
                    (C) Water resources.--The Secretary shall authorize 
                the continued use and maintenance of diversions and 
                water infrastructure in or adjacent to the covered 
                segments as of the date of enactment of this Act, in 
                accordance with section 6400 of the Bureau of Land 
                Management Manual (Wild and Scenic Rivers-Policy and 
                Program Direction for Identification, Evaluation, 
                Planning, and Management) (as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act).
    (e) Mineral Withdrawals.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 12,426.43 acres of Federal land known as the ``Leslie 
Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern'', as described in the 
public land order entitled ``Public Land Order No. 7412; Withdrawal for 
Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern; Oregon'' (64 Fed. 
Reg. 51553 (September 23, 1999)), is permanently withdrawn from--
            (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public 
        land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Loop Roads Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
        County, shall work with Travel Oregon to establish requirements 
        for the loop roads.
            (2) Owyhee dam road.--
                    (A) Safety upgrades.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall seek 
                        to enter into an arrangement with the County to 
                        fund safety upgrades, in accordance with County 
                        road standards, to the Owyhee Dam Road to 
                        ensure access to the recreational opportunities 
                        of the Owyhee Reservoir, including improved 
                        signage and surfacing.
                            (ii) Deadline for upgrades.--Any upgrades 
                        carried out with funds provided under clause 
                        (i) shall be completed not later than 1 year 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act.
                            (iii) Compliance with standards.--If the 
                        County receives any funds provided under this 
                        subparagraph, the County shall ensure that, not 
                        later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
                        of this Act, the Owyhee Dam Road is in 
                        compliance with County and County road district 
                        standards.
                    (B) Fees and tolls.--
                            (i) In general.--As soon as practicable 
                        after the date on which requirements for the 
                        Owyhee Dam Road are established under paragraph 
                        (1) and notwithstanding the terms of the right-
                        of-way easement between the County and the 
                        Bureau dated April 20, 1988, and recorded in 
                        the County deed records as instrument number 
                        88-17855, the County may collect fees or tolls 
                        for the use of the road.
                            (ii) Use of fees or tolls.--Any fees or 
                        tolls collected under clause (i) shall be used 
                        for road improvements by the County.
                    (C) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subsection (f)(1), 
                there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
                to carry out subparagraph (A) $6,000,000.
            (3) Succor creek scenic loop.--The Secretary shall work 
        with the County on a plan to improve the Succor Creek Scenic 
        Loop, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lake Owyhee, 
        Succor Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops'' and 
        dated November 6, 2019, to accommodate visitors and residents.
            (4) Birch creek scenic loop.--The Secretary shall work with 
        the County on a plan to improve the Birch Creek Scenic Loop, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lake Owyhee, Succor 
        Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops'' and dated 
        November 6, 2019, to accommodate visitors and residents.
            (5) Three forks scenic loop.--The Secretary shall work with 
        the County on a plan to improve the Three Forks Scenic Loop, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lake Owyhee, Succor 
        Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops'' and dated 
        November 6, 2019--
                    (A) to accommodate visitors and residents; and
                    (B) to provide a connection to the Idaho Scenic 
                Byway.
    (b) Improvements to State Parks and Other Amenities.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Commissioner, in coordination with the Owyhee 
        Irrigation District, shall work with Travel Oregon or the 
        Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, as appropriate--
                    (A) to carry out a feasibility study relating to 
                the establishment of not more than 2 marinas on the 
                Owyhee Reservoir;
                    (B) to carry out a feasibility study relating to 
                the establishment of a paddle bar on the Owyhee 
                Reservoir;
                    (C) to carry out improvements to existing Oregon 
                State Parks bordering the Owyhee Reservoir;
                    (D) to establish a network of hostelries in the 
                County using former hotels and bunkhouses that are not 
                in use;
                    (E) to carry out improvements to private camps on 
                the shore of the Owyhee Reservoir; and
                    (F) to establish a dude ranch at Birch Creek; and
            (2) the Secretary shall work with the County to carry out a 
        feasibility study on the rails-to-trails project known as 
        ``Rails to Trails: The Oregon Eastern Branch/The Oregon and 
        Northwestern Railroad''.
    (c) Gateway to the Oregon Owyhee.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
Travel Oregon, shall complete a feasibility study on how best to market 
communities or sections of the County as the ``Gateway to the Oregon 
Owyhee''.
    (d) Jordan Valley Airstrip Improvements To Support Firefighting 
Efforts.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall work with firefighting 
        entities in the County to determine--
                    (A) the need for the use of the Jordan Valley 
                Airstrip to support firefighting efforts; and
                    (B) the conditions under which the Jordan Valley 
                Airstrip may be used to support firefighting efforts.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Malheur CEO Group a report on the need and conditions described 
        in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), including any 
        ways in which to meet those conditions.
    (e) Native Seed Center.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Native Seed Center 
                Establishment Group shall establish a center, to be 
                known as the ``Native Seed Center'', to serve as the 
                primary native seed repository of the Federal 
                Government in the Western States.
                    (B) Native seed center establishment group.--
                            (i) Establishment of group.--Not later than 
                        1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
                        the Administrator of the Agricultural Resource 
                        Service shall enter into a memorandum of 
                        understanding with the partners described in 
                        clause (ii) to establish a group, to be known 
                        as the ``Native Seed Center Establishment 
                        Group'', to establish and operate the Center.
                            (ii) Partners described.--The partners 
                        referred to in clause (i) are--
                                    (I) the Administrator of the Farm 
                                Service Agency;
                                    (II) Oregon State University;
                                    (III) Treasure Valley Community 
                                College;
                                    (IV) the Malheur County Weeds 
                                Department Inspector; and
                                    (V) local agricultural producers in 
                                the County.
            (2) Purpose.--The Center shall--
                    (A) serve as a repository of native seeds deposited 
                with the Center;
                    (B) develop methods to improve the growth of native 
                seeds;
                    (C) give priority to the production of species of 
                plants, as seeds and seedlings, that--
                            (i) are of heightened cultural significance 
                        to the Burns Paiute Tribe; and
                            (ii) are locally adapted; and
                    (D) pursuant to the contract described in paragraph 
                (3), provide native seeds for use on all rangeland 
                managed by the Bureau.
            (3) Contract.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                establishment of the Center under paragraph (1), the 
                Center shall enter into a contract with the Bureau, 
                seed growers, ranchers in the County, and the Burns 
                Paiute Tribe to provide native seeds for use on all 
                rangeland managed by the Bureau.
                    (B) Requirement.--The contract under subparagraph 
                (A) shall--
                            (i) include the use of technologies such as 
                        biochar to improve seed germination rates; and
                            (ii) guarantee prices and availability for 
                        ranchers and members of the Burns Paiute Tribe 
                        who use rangeland managed by the Bureau.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) to the Secretary--
                    (A) to carry out subsection (a), $10,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
                    (B) to carry out subsection (b)(2), $10,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
                    (C) to carry out subsection (c), $10,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033; and
                    (D) to carry out subsection (d), $10,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
            (2) to the Commissioner--
                    (A) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(A), $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
                    (B) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(B), $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
                    (C) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(C), $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
                    (D) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(D), $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033;
                    (E) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(E), $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033; and
                    (F) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(F), $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033; and
            (3) to the Administrator of the Agricultural Resource 
        Service, for the establishment and operation of the Center, 
        $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033.

SEC. 7. LAND CONVEYANCE TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE.

    (a) Conveyance and Taking Into Trust.--As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) transfer to the Burns Paiute Tribe all right, title, 
        and interest in and to the land in the State of Oregon 
        described in subsection (b); and
            (2) take that land into trust for the benefit of the Burns 
        Paiute Tribe.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a)(1) 
is the following, as depicted on the map entitled ``Malheur Reservation 
Paiute Indian Tribe Grant, Malheur, and Harney Counties, Oregon'' and 
dated March 15, 1958:
            (1) Jonesboro ranch.--The parcel commonly known as 
        ``Jonesboro Ranch'', located approximately 6 miles east of 
        Juntura, Oregon, consisting of 21,548 acres of Federal land, 
        208 acres of land of the State of Oregon, and 4,552 acres of 
        private land, containing the pastures referred to as ``Saddle 
        Horse'', ``Trail Horse'', ``Indian Creek'', ``Sperry Creek'', 
        ``Antelope Swale'', ``Horse Camp'', ``Dinner Creek'', and 
        ``Tim's Peak'', and more particularly described as follows:
                    (A) T. 21 S., R. 39 E.
                    (B) T. 21 S., R. 40 E.
                    (C) T. 22 S., R. 39 E.
                    (D) T. 21 S., R. 40 E.
            (2) Castle rock wilderness study area.--The parcel commonly 
        known as the ``Castle Rock Wilderness Study Area'' and more 
        particularly described as follows:
                    (A) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., secs. 5, 8, 9, 16, and 17.
                    (B) T. 18. S., R. 37 E., the W\1/2\ and S\1/2\ of 
                sec. 4 (except for any portion of private land).
                    (C) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., the W\1/2\ of sec. 15.
                    (D) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 10.
                    (E) The SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of sec. 10.
                    (F) The NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of sec. 10.
                    (G) The SW\1/4\ of the NW \1/4\ of sec. 10.
                    (H) The NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
                sec. 10.
                    (I) The SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
                sec. 10.
                    (J) The NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
                sec. 10.
                    (K) The SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
                sec. 10.
                    (L) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 3.
                    (M) The SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of 
                sec. 3.
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Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement allowing for adaptive management of certain Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.
Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
Sen. Wyden, Ron