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[CITE: 16USC460nnn-72]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
 SUBCHAPTER CXXV--STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 
                                  AREA
 
            Part C--Wild and Scenic Rivers and Trout Reserve
 
Sec. 460nnn-72. Donner und Blitzen River Redband Trout Reserve


(a) Findings

    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) Those portions of the Donner und Blitzen River in the 
    Wilderness Area are an exceptional environmental resource that 
    provides habitat for unique populations of native fish, migratory 
    waterfowl, and other wildlife resources, including a unique 
    population of redband trout.
        (2) Redband trout represent a unique natural history reflecting 
    the Pleistocene connection between the lake basins of eastern Oregon 
    and the Snake and Columbia Rivers.

(b) Designation of Reserve

    The Secretary shall designate the Donner und Blitzen Redband Trout 
Reserve consisting of the Donner und Blitzen River in the Wilderness 
Area above its confluence with Fish Creek and the Federal riparian lands 
immediately adjacent to the river.

(c) Reserve purposes

    The purposes of the Redband Trout Reserve are--
        (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance the Donner und Blitzen 
    River population of redband trout and the unique ecosystem of 
    plants, fish, and wildlife of a river system; and
        (2) to provide opportunities for scientific research, 
    environmental education, and fish and wildlife oriented recreation 
    and access to the extent compatible with paragraph (1).

(d) Exclusion of private lands

    The Redband Trout Reserve does not include any private lands 
adjacent to the Donner und Blitzen River or its tributaries.

(e) Administration

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall administer all lands, waters, and interests 
    therein in the Redband Trout Reserve consistent with the Wilderness 
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
    U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).

                          (2) Consultation

        In administering the Redband Trout Reserve, the Secretary shall 
    consult with the advisory council and cooperate with the Oregon 
    Department of Fish and Wildlife.

                     (3) Relation to recreation

        To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary 
    shall manage recreational activities in the Redband Trout Reserve in 
    a manner that conserves the unique population of redband trout 
    native to the Donner und Blitzen River.

                         (4) Removal of dam

        The Secretary shall remove the dam located below the mouth of 
    Fish Creek and above Page Springs if removal of the dam is 
    scientifically justified and funds are available for such purpose.

(f) Outreach and education

    The Secretary may work with, provide technical assistance to, 
provide community outreach and education programs for or with, or enter 
into cooperative agreements with private landowners, State and local 
governments or agencies, and conservation organizations to further the 
purposes of the Redband Trout Reserve.

(Pub. L. 106-399, title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1668.)

                       References in Text

    The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), is Pub. L. 88-
577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, as amended, which is classified 
generally to chapter 23 (Sec. 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1131 of this title and Tables.
    The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), is 
Pub. L. 90-542, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 906, as amended, which is 
classified generally to chapter 28 (Sec. 1271 et seq.) of this title. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 1271 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 460nnn of this title.
