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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–581 

CECIL D. ANDRUS-WHITE CLOUDS WILDERNESS 

REDESIGNATION ACT 

FEBRUARY 26, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 4134] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 4134) to redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the 

Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho as the 

Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor of former Idaho 

Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus, having 

considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment 

and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 4134 is redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State 

of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor 

of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. 

Andrus. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

Cecil Dale Andrus, born August 25, 1931, started his political career in the Idaho State Senate in 1960, when he was 29 years of 

age. He served four terms before running for higher office, and in 

1970 he was elected Governor of Idaho. After one term as governor, 

Andrus was appointed Secretary of the Interior by President 

Jimmy Carter and served in the position from 1977 until 1981. FolVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:10 Feb 28, 2018 Jkt 079006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR581.XXX HR581
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1 ‘‘The College and Idaho’s Governors’’ The College of Idaho. https://old.collegeofidaho.edu/ 

about/archives-college-history/college-and-idahos-governors. 2 ‘‘Cecil D. Andrus and the Andrus Center’’ Boise State University. https://sps.boisestate.edu/ 

andruscenter/history-andrus-center/. 3 ‘‘White Clouds Wilderness Area’’ Bureau of Land Management. https://www.blm.gov/visit/ 

white-clouds-wilderness-area. 4 ‘‘White Clouds Wilderness’’ United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. https:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sawtooth/recarea/?recid=82349. 5 ‘‘Andrus’ legacy: Idaho’s wild spaces, schools, nuclear cleanup’’ Idaho Statesman. http:// 

www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article169280227.html. 

lowing his service in the Carter Administration, Andrus returned 

to Idaho and was re-elected governor in 1974, 1986, and 1990.1

As Governor of Idaho, Andrus played a key role supporting the 

designation of Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness Area. As a result of his 

work in support for conservation, Andrus was awarded the Ansel 

Adams Award from the Wilderness Society in 1985.2

Designated by Public Law 114–46 as a wilderness area in 2015, 

the White Clouds Wilderness consists of approximately 90,769 

acres stretching along the Salmon River in the Sawtooth National 

Recreation Area in Idaho. Much of the area is managed by the 

United States Forest Service, with a small portion managed by the 

Bureau of Land Management.3 The area features mountains, lakes, 

creeks, and an abundance of wildlife. The White Clouds Wilderness 

offers places to fish, camp, and hike and is renowned for its fields 

of wildflowers in the summer.4

Andrus died August 24, 2017, from complications related to lung 

cancer.5 H.R. 4134 would redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness 

in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho 

as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness to honor his life 

and legacy. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 4134 was introduced on October 25, 2017, by Congressman 

Michael K. Simpson (R–ID). The bill was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 14, 2018, the Natural 

Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 

was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the House of 

Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

ACT

1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives and sections 308(a) and 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 

received the following estimate for the bill from the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office: 

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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, February 20, 2018. 

Hon. ROB BISHOP, 

Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 4134, the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness 

Redesignation Act, as ordered reported by the House Committee on 

Natural Resources on February 14, 2018. 

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4134 would have no significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 

10-year periods beginning in 2028. 

H.R. 4134 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave. 

Sincerely, 

KEITH HALL, 

Director. 

2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho as the 

Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor of former Idaho 

Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

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Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any directed 

rule makings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

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PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND JERRY 

PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS ACT 

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TITLE I—WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS 

SEC. 101. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF IDAHO. 

(a) HEMINGWAY-BOULDERS WILDERNESS.—In accordance with the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands in 

the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho, 

comprising approximately 67,998 acres, as generally depicted on 

the map entitled ‘‘Hemingway/Boulders Wilderness Area-Proposed’’ 

and dated February 25, 2015, are designated as wilderness and as 

a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness’’. 

(b) øWHITE¿ CECIL D. ANDRUS-WHITE CLOUDS WILDERNESS.—In 

accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in 

the State of Idaho, comprising approximately 90,769 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘White Clouds Wilderness 

Area-Proposed’’ and dated March 13, 2014, are designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the ‘‘øWhite¿ Cecil D. 

Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness’’. 

(c) JIM MCCLURE-JERRY PEAK WILDERNESS.—In accordance with 

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands 

in the Challis National Forest and Challis District of the Bureau 

of Land Management in the State of Idaho, comprising approximately 116,898 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness’’ and dated February 21, 

2015, are designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as 

the ‘‘Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness’’. 

(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a map and legal description for each wilderness area. 

(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description submitted 

under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 

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included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

minor errors in the map or legal description. 

(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description submitted 

under paragraph (1) shall be available in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management. 

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