S.Amdt. 6432

This amendment aims to expand and update the Smith River National Recreation Area and add new Wild and Scenic River designations.

The primary changes and additions include:

• Expansion of Boundaries: It expands the recreation area into the State of Oregon and updates the maps used to define these boundaries.

• New Protections and Studies: It requires the Secretary to conduct a study within 5 years of enactment to inventory water features, plants, animals, and other values in the new areas. The Secretary must then modify management plans to protect these values.

• Land Acquisition: It allows for the purchase or donation of land and specifically directs the Secretary to acquire the Cedar Creek Parcel (approximately 555 acres) if the State Land Board of Oregon adopts a resolution.

• Tribal Rights: It ensures that the act does not diminish Indian Tribe rights and directs the Secretary to seek a memorandum of understanding to provide tribes access for cultural activities and the development of public information about tribal history.

• Management and Maintenance: It clarifies that the Secretary can still conduct wildfire operations and vegetation management (such as forest health projects) within the recreation area.

• River Designations: It designates numerous segments of source tributaries of the North Fork Smith River in Oregon as "wild" rivers and updates the classification of the Smith River across California and Oregon.