S. 162 would expand the boundaries of the Smith River National Recreation Area and designate some segments of the North Fork Smith River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Within five years of enactment, the Forest Service would be required to conduct an environmental assessment of the area. The bill also would authorize the Forest Service to acquire a 555-acre parcel within the recreation area that is owned and managed by the State of Oregon, if the Oregon Land Board adopts a resolution permitting the sale.
