- § 460nnn-71. Designation of streams for wild and scenic river status in Steens Mountain Area
- § 460nnn-72. Donner und Blitzen River Redband Trout Reserve
§ 460nnn–71. Designation of streams for wild and scenic river status in Steens Mountain Area
(a), (b) Omitted
(c) Management
(Pub. L. 106–399, title III, § 301, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1667.)
§ 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
(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
(e) Administration
(1) In general
(2) Consultation
(3) Relation to recreation
(4) Removal of dam
(f) Outreach and education
(Pub. L. 106–399, title III, § 302, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1668.)