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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2799

To designate certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana as

wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for multiple use management, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER 15, 1995

Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture,

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the

committee concerned

A BILL

To designate certain National Forest lands in the State

of Montana as wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for multiple use management, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be referred to as ‘‘The Montana Wil5 derness Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:
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1 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest

2 System lands in the State of Montana possess out3 standing natural characteristics which give them

4 high values as wilderness and will, if properly pre5 served, contribute as an enduring resource of wild

6 lands for the benefit of the American people.

7 (2) The existing Department of Agriculture

8 Land and Resource Management Plans for Forest

9 System lands in the State of Montana have identi10 fied areas which, on the basis of their land form,

11 ecosystem, associated wildlife, and location will help

12 to fulfill the National Forest System’s share of a

13 quality National Wilderness Preservation System.

14 (3) The existing Department of Agriculture

15 Land and Resource Management Plans for National

16 Forest System lands in the State of Montana and

17 the related congressional review of such lands have

18 also identified areas that do not possess outstanding

19 wilderness attributes or possess outstanding energy,

20 mineral, timber, grazing, dispersed recreation, or

21 other values. Such areas should not be designated as

22 components of the National Wilderness Preservation

23 System.

24 (4) Montanans and those interested in Mon25 tana’s wildlands have been fully involved in the for-
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1 mulation of this wilderness proposal. That the wil2 derness designations recommended in this legislation

3 have been developed with the support of Montana

4 wilderness advocates and is therefore the product of

5 years of negotiations.

6 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to—

7 (1) designate certain National Forest System

8 lands in the State of Montana as components of the

9 National Wilderness Preservation System, in fur10 therance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16

11 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), in order to preserve the wilder12 ness character of the land and to protect watersheds

13 and wildlife habitat, preserve scenic and historic re14 sources, and promote scientific research, primitive

15 recreation, solitude, and physical and mental chal16 lenge; and

17 (2) ensure that certain other National Forest

18 System lands in the State of Montana will be made

19 available for uses other than wilderness in accord20 ance with applicable national forest laws, planning

21 procedures, and the provisions of this Act.

22 SEC. 3. WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.

23 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of

24 the Wilderness Act of 1964, the following lands in the

25 State of Montana are designated as wilderness and, there-
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1 fore, as components of the National Wilderness Preserva2 tion System:

3 (1) Certain lands in the Beaverhead, Bitterroot,

4 and Deerlodge National Forests, which comprise ap5 proximately 31,600 acres, as generally depicted on a

6 map entitled ‘‘Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Addi7 tions—Proposed’’ (North Big Hole, Storm Lake,

8 Upper East Fork), dated March 1994, and which

9 are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to

10 be a part of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.

11 (2) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

12 Forest, which comprise approximately 33,000 acres,

13 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Italian

14 Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

15 and which shall be known as the Italian Peaks Unit

16 of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

17 (3) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

18 Forest, which comprise approximately 84,920 acres,

19 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘East Pio20 neer Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

21 and which shall be known as the East Pioneer Wil22 derness.

23 (4) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

24 Forest, Montana, comprising approximately 40,000

25 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘West
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1 Big Hole Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March

2 1994, and which shall be known as the West Big

3 Hole Unit of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide

4 Wilderness.

5 (5) Certain lands in the Bitterroot, Deerlodge,

6 and Lolo National Forests, which comprise approxi7 mately 76,600 acres, as generally depicted on a map

8 entitled ‘‘Stony Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,

9 dated March 1994, and which shall be known as the

10 Stony Mountain Wilderness. The provisions of sec11 tion 4 of this Act shall not apply to the portion of

12 such lands within the drainage of the Burnt Fork.

13 (6) Certain lands in the Bitterroot and Lolo

14 National Forests, which comprise approximately

15 55,500 acres, as generally depicted on maps entitled

16 ‘‘Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Additions—Pro17 posed’’, dated March 1994, and which are hereby in18 corporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of

19 the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.

20 (7) Certain lands in the Custer National For21 est, which comprise approximately 13,700 acres, as

22 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pryor Moun23 tains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

24 and which shall be known as the Pryor Mountains

25 Wilderness.
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1 (8) Certain lands in the Custer National For2 est, which comprise approximately 28,000 acres, as

3 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Custer Absa4 roka Beartooth Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’

5 (Burnt Mountain, Timberline Creek, Stateline, Line

6 Creek Plateau, and Mystic Lake), dated March

7 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in and

8 shall be deemed to be a part of the Absaroka

9 Beartooth Wilderness.

10 (9) Certain lands in the Deerlodge and Helena

11 National Forests, which comprise approximately

12 26,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti13 tled ‘‘Blackfoot Meadow-Electric Peak Wilderness—

14 Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which shall be

15 known as the Blackfoot Meadow Unit of the Howard

16 Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

17 (10) Certain lands in the Flathead and

18 Kootenai National Forests, which comprise approxi19 mately 120,400 acres, as generally depicted on a

20 map entitled ‘‘North Fork Wilderness—Proposed

21 (Tuchuck, Thompson-Seton, and Mount Hefty)’’,

22 dated March 1994, and which shall be known as the

23 North Fork Wilderness.

24 (11) Certain lands in the Flathead, Helena,

25 Lolo, and Lewis and Clark National Forests, which
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1 comprise approximately 261,440 acres, as generally

2 depicted on maps entitled ‘‘Arnold Bolle Additions to

3 the Bob Marshall Wilderness—Proposed’’ (Silver

4 King-Falls Creek, Renshaw, Clearwater-Monture,

5 Deep Creek, Teton High Peak, Volcano Reef, Slip6 pery Bill, Limestone Cave, Choteau Mountain, and

7 Crown Mountain, Lost Jack, Spotted Bear), dated

8 March 1994, which shall be known as the Arnold

9 Bolle-Bob Marshall Wilderness Additions and are in10 corporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of

11 the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

12 (12) Certain lands in the Flathead National

13 Forest, which comprise approximately 960 acres, as

14 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mission Moun15 tains Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’, dated

16 March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in

17 and shall be deemed to be a part of the Mission

18 Mountain Wilderness.

19 (13) Certain lands in the Flathead and Lolo

20 National Forests, comprising approximately 175,500

21 acres, as generally depicted on maps entitled ‘‘Jewel

22 Basin/Swan Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March

23 1994. Those lands contiguous to the west slope of

24 the Bob Marshall Wilderness referred to in this

25 paragraph are hereby incorporated in and shall be
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1 deemed to be a part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness,

2 while the remaining lands shall be known as the

3 Swan Crest Wilderness, the boundaries of which are

4 depicted on the map referenced in this paragraph.

5 (14) Certain lands in the Gallatin National

6 Forest, which comprise approximately 14,440 acres,

7 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Gallatin

8 Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Additions—Pro9 posed’’ (Dexter Point, Tie Creek and Mt. Rae),

10 dated March 1994, and which are hereby incor11 porated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the

12 Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness.

13 (15) Certain lands in the Gallatin and Beaver14 head National Forests, which comprise approxi15 mately 20,400 acres, as generally depicted on a map

16 entitled ‘‘Lee Metcalf Cowboys Heaven Addition—

17 Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which are hereby

18 incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of

19 the Lee Metcalf Wilderness.

20 (16) Certain lands in the Gallatin National

21 Forest, which comprise approximately 18,300 acres,

22 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Earthquake

23 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

24 which shall be known as the Earthquake Unit of the

25 Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
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1 (17) Certain lands in the Helena National For2 est, which comprise approximately 22,900 acres, as

3 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Camas Creek

4 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

5 which shall be known as the Camas Creek Wilder6 ness.

7 (18) Certain lands in the Helena National For8 est, which comprise approximately 15,000 acres, as

9 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Baldy

10 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

11 which shall be known as the Mount Baldy Wilder12 ness.

13 (19) Certain lands in the Helena National For14 est, Montana, which comprise approximately 10,000

15 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

16 ‘‘Gates of the Mountains Wilderness Additions—

17 Proposed’’ (Big Log), dated March 1994, and which

18 are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to

19 be part of the Gates of the Mountain Wilderness.

20 (20) Certain lands in the Helena National For21 est, which comprise approximately 10,700 acres, as

22 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Black Moun23 tain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

24 which shall be known as the Black Mountain Unit

25 of the Howard Zahniser Great Divide Wilderness.
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1 (21) Certain lands in the Kootenai National

2 Forest, which comprise approximately 39,620 acres,

3 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cabinet

4 Mountains Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’, dated

5 March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in

6 and shall be deemed to be part of the Cabinet Moun7 tains Wilderness.

8 (22) Certain lands in the Kaniksu and Kootenai

9 National Forest, which comprise approximately

10 52,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti11 tled ‘‘Scotchman Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’,

12 dated March 1994, which shall be known as the

13 Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.

14 (23) Certain lands in the Kootenai National

15 Forest which comprise approximately 42,000 acres,

16 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yaak Wil17 derness—Proposed’’ (Roderick Mountain, Grizzly

18 Peak, Dark Mountain), dated March 1994, which

19 shall be known as the Yaak Wilderness.

20 (24) Certain lands in the Kootenai and Lolo

21 National Forests, which comprise approximately

22 17,900 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti23 tled ‘‘Cataract Peak Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

24 March 1994, which shall be known as the Cataract

25 Peak Wilderness.
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1 (25) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,

2 which comprise approximately 19,400 acres, as gen3 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cube Iron/Mount

4 Silcox Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

5 which shall be known as the Cube Iron/Mount Silcox

6 Wilderness.

7 (26) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,

8 which comprise approximately 94,700 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Great Burn Wil10 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, which shall

11 be known as the Great Burn Wilderness.

12 (27) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,

13 which comprise approximately 60,100 acres, as gen14 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wil15 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, which shall

16 be known as the Quigg Peak Wilderness.

17 (28) Certain lands in the Kootenai National

18 Forest, which comprise approximately 24,600 acres,

19 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Trout

20 Creek Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

21 and which shall be known as the Trout Creek Wil22 derness.

23 (29) Certain lands in the Helena National For24 est, which comprise approximately 21,700 acres, as

25 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Nevada Moun-
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1 tain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

2 which shall be known as the Nevada Mountain Unit

3 of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

4 (30) Certain lands in the Helena National For5 est, which comprise approximately 56,100 acres, as

6 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Wil7 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which

8 shall be known as the Elkhorn Wilderness.

9 (31) Certain lands in the Gallatin National

10 Forest, which comprise approximately 500 acres, as

11 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘North Absa12 roka Wilderness Addition—Proposed (Republic

13 Mountain)’’, dated March 1994, and which are here14 by incorporated in and shall be deemed a part of the

15 North Absaroka Wilderness.

16 (32) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

17 Forest, which comprises approximately 90,000 acres,

18 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Snowcrest

19 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994 and

20 shall be known as the Snowcrest Wilderness.

21 (33) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

22 Forest, which comprise approximately 4,700 acres,

23 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Jef24 ferson Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994
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1 and shall be known as the Mount Jefferson Unit of

2 the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

3 (34) Certain lands in the Deerlodge National

4 Forest which comprise about 30,300 acres, as gen5 erally, depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Flint Creek Wil6 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994 and shall be

7 known as the Flint Creek Wilderness.

8 (35) Certain lands in the Gallatin and Lewis

9 and Clark National Forests, which comprise approxi10 mately 34,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map

11 entitled ‘‘Crazy Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,

12 dated March 1994 and shall be known as the Crazy

13 Mountain Wilderness.

14 (36) Certain lands in the Beaverhead and

15 Deerlodge National Forests, which comprise approxi16 mately 19,500 acres, as generally depicted on a map

17 entitled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Wilderness—Proposed’’,

18 dated March 1994, and shall be known as the To19 bacco Roots Wilderness.

20 (b) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—(1) The Secretary of

21 Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)

22 shall file the maps referred to in this section and legal

23 descriptions of each wilderness area designated by this

24 section with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re25 sources of the United States Senate and the Committee
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1 on Resources of the United States House of Representa2 tives, and each such map and legal description shall have

3 the same force and effect as if included in this Act.

4 (2) The Secretary may correct clerical and typo5 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions sub6 mitted pursuant to this section.

7 (3) Each map and legal description referred to in this

8 section shall be on file and available for public inspection

9 in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washing10 ton, D.C. and at the office of the Regional Forester of

11 the Northern Region.

12 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing

13 rights, each wilderness area designated by this section

14 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in

15 accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of

16 1964, except that, with respect to any area designated in

17 this section, any reference to the effective date of the Wil18 derness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date

19 of enactment of this Act.

20 (d) WILDERNESS AREA PERIMETERS.—Congress

21 does not intend that the designation of wilderness areas

22 in this section will lead to the creation of protective perim23 eters or buffer zones around such areas. The fact that

24 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from

25 areas within a wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude
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1 such activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilder2 ness area.

3 (e) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock, where estab4 lished prior to the date of enactment of this Act, in wilder5 ness areas designated in this section shall be administered

6 in accordance with section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act

7 of 1964 and section 108 of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to

8 designate certain National Forest System Lands in the

9 States of Colorado, South Dakota, Missouri, South Caro10 lina, and Louisiana for inclusion in the National Wilder11 ness Preservation System, and for other purposes’’ (94

12 Stat. 3271; 16 U.S.C. 1133 note).

13 (f) STATE FISH AND GAME AUTHORITY.—In accord14 ance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act of 1964,

15 nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the ju16 risdiction or responsibilities of the State of Montana with

17 respect to wildlife and fish in the national forests of Mon18 tana.

19 (g) HUNTING.—Nothing in this Act or the Wilder20 ness Act of 1964 shall be construed to prohibit hunting

21 within the wilderness areas designated in this section.

22 (h) COLLECTION DEVICES.—(1) Within the wilder23 ness areas designated in this section, maintenance and re24 placement of essential hydrological, meteorological, or cli25 matological collection devices and ancillary facilities are
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1 permitted, subject to such conditions as the Secretary

2 deems desirable.

3 (2) Access to the devices and facilities described in

4 paragraph (1) shall be by the least intrusive practicable

5 means available as determined by the Secretary. Access,

6 installation, and maintenance shall be compatible with the

7 provisions of the Wilderness Act.

8 (i) FACA.—The provisions of the Federal Advisory

9 Committee Act notwithstanding, the wilderness managing

10 agencies are hereby authorized to use citizen advisory

11 groups, task forces, and ad hoc committees among the

12 public involvement techniques employed to assist the agen13 cies in the development of wilderness management direc14 tion.

15 SEC. 4. WATER.

16 (a) FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS.—(1)

17 The Congress finds that—

18 (A) the lands designated as wilderness by this

19 Act are located at the headwaters of the streams

20 and rivers on those lands, with no actual or pro21 posed water resource facilities located upstream

22 from such lands and no opportunities for diversion,

23 storage, or other uses of water occurring outside

24 such lands that would adversely affect the wilderness

25 values of such lands;
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1 (B) the lands designated as wilderness by this

2 Act are not suitable for use for development of new

3 water resource facilities, or for the expansion of ex4 isting water resource facilities; and

5 (C) therefore, it is possible to provide for prop6 er management and protection of the water-related

7 wilderness values of such lands in ways different

8 from those utilized in other legislation designating

9 as wilderness lands not sharing the attributes of the

10 lands designated as wilderness by this Act.

11 (2) The purpose of this section is to protect the

12 water-related wilderness values of the lands designated as

13 wilderness by this Act by means other than those based

14 on a Federal reserved water right.

15 (3) As used in this section—

16 (A) the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means ir17 rigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water

18 conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipe19 lines, wells, hydropower projects, and transmission

20 and other ancillary facilities, and other water diver21 sion, storage, and carriage structures; and

22 (B) the term ‘‘historic’’, used with reference to

23 rates of flow, quantities of use, or timing or fre24 quency of use of water, means the pattern of actual
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1 average annual use or operation of a facility prior to

2 the date of enactment of this Act.

3 (b) RESTRICTION ON CLAIMS AND CLARIFICATION OF

4 EFFECT.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of

5 law, no court or agency shall have any jurisdiction under

6 any Act of Congress (including the ‘‘McCarran Amend7 ment’’, 43 U.S.C. 666) to consider any claim on behalf

8 of the United States asserted by the Secretary or by any

9 other person to or for water or water rights in the State

10 of Montana based on any construction of any portion of

11 this Act, or the designation of any lands as wilderness by

12 this Act, as constituting an express or implied reservation

13 of water or water rights.

14 (2)(A) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a

15 disclaimer, relinquishment, or reduction of any water

16 rights held or claimed by the United States in the State

17 of Montana on or before the date of enactment of this

18 Act.

19 (B) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as con20 stituting an interpretation of any other Act or any des21 ignation made by or pursuant thereto.

22 (C) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as estab23 lishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness

24 designations.
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1 (c) PROHIBITION OF NEW OR EXPANDED

2 PROJECTS.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of

3 law, on and after the date of enactment of this Act neither

4 the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent

5 of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue

6 a license or permit for, or exempt from licensing or permit7 ting—

8 (A) the development of any new water resource

9 facility within the lands designated as wilderness or

10 for wilderness study by this Act; or

11 (B) the enlargement of a water resource facility

12 or the expansion of the historic rate of diversion,

13 quantity of use, or timing or frequency of use of a

14 water resource facility that is located within or that

15 would adversely affect the wilderness values of lands

16 designated as wilderness or for wilderness study by

17 this Act.

18 (2) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this sec19 tion, nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or

20 limit operation, maintenance, repair, modification, or re21 placement without enlargement of water resource facilities

22 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act located

23 within the boundaries of the lands designated as wilder24 ness or for wilderness study by this Act.
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1 (d) ACCESS AND OPERATION.—(1) Subject to the

2 provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall allow rea3 sonable access to water resource facilities in existence on

4 the date of enactment of this Act located within lands des5 ignated as wilderness or for wilderness study by this Act,

6 including motorized access where necessary and customar7 ily employed on routes existing as of the date of enactment

8 of this Act.

9 (2) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the

10 Secretary, to the extent required for the continued exercise

11 of any valid water rights associated with such facilities,

12 shall allow the present diversion, carriage, and storage ca13 pacity of water resource facilities existing on the date of

14 enactment of this Act located within lands designated as

15 wilderness or for wilderness study by this Act, and access

16 routes to such facilities existing and customarily employed

17 as of such date, to be operated, maintained, repaired, and

18 replaced as necessary to maintain the present function, de19 sign, and serviceable operation of such facilities and

20 routes, so long as such activities have no greater adverse

21 impacts on wilderness values than as of the date of enact22 ment of this Act.

23 (3) Water resource facilities, and access routes serv24 ing such facilities, existing on the date of enactment of

25 this Act shall be maintained and repaired when and to
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1 the extent necessary to prevent increased adverse impacts

2 on wilderness values.

3 (4) There shall be no enlargement in the historic rate

4 of diversion, quantity of use, or timing or frequency of

5 use of water resource facilities existing on the date of en6 actment of this Act located within lands designated as wil7 derness or for wilderness study by this Act.

8 (e) MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) The

9 Secretary of Agriculture shall monitor the operation of

10 and access to water resource facilities within the bound11 aries of the lands designated as wilderness and for wilder12 ness study by this Act, and shall take all steps that the

13 Secretary finds necessary or desirable in order to further

14 the protection of the resources and values of such lands

15 and to implement the provisions of this section, including,

16 to the extent consistent with this Act, the utilization of

17 any procedures available under Federal or State law, in18 cluding laws of the State of Montana concerning either

19 the utilization of water or the establishment, adjudication,

20 and administration of water rights.

21 (2) In implementing subsection (d)(3), the Secretary

22 may require the owners of water resource facilities or par23 ties entitled to use access routes to perform necessary

24 maintenance or repairs, and may require the relocation or

25 removal of such facilities or such routes if such necessary
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1 maintenance or repairs are not performed or not feasible

2 or such facilities or routes are no longer in use.

3 (f) APPLICATION TO OTHER AREAS.—Solely for pur4 poses of implementation of subsections (c), (d), and (e)

5 of this section, lands in Montana which as of the date of

6 enactment of this Act are managed as wilderness study

7 areas pursuant to Public Law 95–150 shall be deemed to

8 have been designated for wilderness study by this Act, and

9 such lands shall be managed pursuant to the provisions

10 of such subsections in addition to other applicable provi11 sions of law.

12 SEC. 5. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.

13 (a) DESIGNATIONS.—For the purposes of conserving,

14 protecting and enhancing the exceptional scenic, fish and

15 wildlife, biological, educational and recreational values of

16 certain National Forest System lands in the State of Mon17 tana, the following designations are made:

18 (1) The Mount Helena National Education and

19 Recreation Area located in the Helena National For20 est, comprising approximately 5,220 acres, as gen21 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Helena

22 National Education and Recreation Area—Pro23 posed’’, dated March 1994.

24 (2) The Hyalite National Education and Recre25 ation Area located in the Gallatin National Forest,
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1 comprising approximately 18,900 acres, as generally

2 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Hyalite National Edu3 cation and Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated

4 March 1994.

5 (3) The Northwest Peak National Recreation

6 Area located in the Kaniksu and Kootenai National

7 Forests, comprising approximately 16,700 acres, as

8 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Northwest

9 Peak National Recreation and Scenic Area—Pro10 posed’’, dated March 1994.

11 (4) The Buckhorn Ridge National Recreation

12 Area located in the Kaniksu and Kootenai National

13 Forests, comprising approximately 22,600 acres, as

14 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Buckhorn

15 Ridge National Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated

16 March 1994.

17 (5) The West Big Hole National Recreation

18 Area located in the Beaverhead National Forest,

19 comprising approximately 90,000 acres, as generally

20 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole National

21 Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

22 and which shall be known as the West Big Hole Na23 tional Recreation Area.

24 (6) The LeBeau Natural Area located on the

25 Kootenai and Flathead National Forests comprising
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1 approximately 5,350 acres, as generally depicted on

2 a map entitled ‘‘LeBeau Natural Area—Proposed’’,

3 dated March 1994.

4 (7) The Ross Creek Cedars Natural Area lo5 cated on the Kootenai National Forest comprising

6 approximately 700 acres, as generally depicted on a

7 map entitled ‘‘Ross Creek Cedars Natural Area—

8 Proposed’’, dated March 1994.

9 (8) The McIntire Natural Area located on the

10 Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately

11 75,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti12 tled ‘‘McIntire Natural Area—Proposed’’, dated

13 March 1994.

14 (b) MAPS AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS.—The Sec15 retary shall file a map and boundary description for each

16 area referred to in this section with the Committee on En17 ergy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, and

18 the Committee on Resources, United States House of Rep19 resentatives, and each such map and boundary description

20 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this

21 Act: Provided, That the Secretary may correct clerical and

22 typographical errors in such maps and boundary descrip23 tions. Each such map and boundary description shall be

24 on file and available for public inspection in the office of
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1 the Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the Re2 gional Forester of the Northern Region.

3 (c) MANAGEMENT.—(1) Except as otherwise may be

4 provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall administer

5 the areas designated in subsection (a) so as to achieve the

6 purposes of their designation and in accordance with the

7 laws and regulations applicable to the National Forest

8 System.

9 (2) Subject to valid existing rights, all federally

10 owned lands within the areas designated in subsection (a)

11 are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropria12 tion and disposal under the mining and public land laws,

13 and disposition under the geothermal and mineral leasing

14 laws.

15 (3) Commercial timber harvesting is prohibited in the

16 areas designated by this section with the following excep17 tions:

18 (A) Nothing in this Act shall preclude such

19 measures which the Secretary, in his discretion,

20 deems necessary in the event of fire, or infestation

21 of insects or disease.

22 (B) Fuel wood, post and pole gathering may be

23 permitted.

24 (C) Commercial timber harvesting may be per25 mitted in the Hyalite National Recreation and Edu-
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1 cation Area, but must be compatible with the pur2 poses of its designation.

3 (4) Where the Secretary determines that such use is

4 compatible with the purposes for which an area is des5 ignated, the use of motorized equipment may be permitted

6 in the areas subject to applicable law and applicable land

7 and resource management plans.

8 (5) The grazing of livestock, where established prior

9 to the date of enactment of this Act may be permitted

10 to continue subject to applicable law and regulations of

11 the Secretary.

12 (d) NATIONAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION AREAS

13 AND NATURAL AREAS.—(1) The Secretary shall manage

14 the Mount Helena and Hyalite National Education and

15 Recreation Areas with a focus on education. All manage16 ment activities shall be conducted in a manner that pro17 vides the public with an opportunity to become better in18 formed about natural resource protection and manage19 ment.

20 (2) The Secretary shall manage the LeBeau,

21 McIntire and Ross Creek Cedars Natural Areas for the

22 enhancement of biodiversity and scientific study. These

23 forests’ unique natural qualities are to be the focus of the

24 area’s management.
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1 (e) LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

2 Those areas established pursuant to subsection (a) shall

3 be administered as components of the national forests

4 wherein they are located. Land and resource management

5 plans for the affected national forests prepared in accord6 ance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources

7 Planning Act, as amended by the National Forest Man8 agement Act, shall be amended to be consistent with the

9 purposes for which the areas are designated. The provi10 sions of the national forest land and resource management

11 plan, relating to each area designated by this section, shall

12 also be available to the public in a document separate from

13 the rest of the forest plan.

14 SEC. 6. WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—The following areas are hereby

16 designated as wilderness study areas and shall be man17 aged in accordance with the provisions of this section:

18 (1) Certain lands on the Gallatin National For19 est, comprising approximately 21,500 acres, as gen20 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sawtooth Moun21 tain Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’, dated Sep22 tember 1992.

23 (2) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest

24 which comprise approximately 22,000 acres, as gen25 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sheep Mountain
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1 Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’, dated Novem2 ber 1991.

3 (3) Certain lands in the Lewis and Clark and

4 Gallatin National Forests, which comprise approxi5 mately 111,700 acres, as generally depicted on a

6 map entitled ‘‘Crazy Mountain Wilderness Study

7 Area—Proposed’’, dated October 1992. The Forest

8 Service shall complete a study of public and private

9 land consolidation alternatives for this area which

10 shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of

11 Congress 2 years after the date of the enactment of

12 this Act.

13 (4) Certain lands in the Gallatin National For14 est, which comprise approximately 4,500 acres, as

15 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South Cotton16 wood Wilderness Study Area—Proposed,’’ dated

17 September, 1992, and shall be managed as part of

18 the Gallatin Wilderness Study Area in accordance

19 with Public Law 95–150.

20 (5) Certain lands in the Lewis and Clark Na21 tional Forest which comprise approximately 100,000

22 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Ten23 derfoot-Deep Creek Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

24 March 1994.
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1 (b) REPORT.—When the forest plans are revised, the

2 Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on En3 ergy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate

4 and the Committee on Resources of the United States

5 House of Representatives containing recommendations as

6 to whether the areas designated in subsection (a) should

7 be added as components of the National Wilderness Pres8 ervation System.

9 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,

10 the wilderness study areas designated in subsection (a)

11 shall be managed to protect their suitability for inclusion

12 in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

13 (d) MAPS.—The Secretary shall file a map and

14 boundary description for each area referred to in this sec15 tion with the Committee on Resources, United States

16 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy

17 and Natural Resources, United States Senate, and each

18 such map and boundary description shall have the same

19 force and effect as if included in this Act: Provided, That

20 correction of clerical and typographical errors in these

21 maps may be made. Each map and boundary description

22 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

23 office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Regional

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1 SEC. 7. BADGER-TWO MEDICINE AREA.

2 (a) WITHDRAWAL.—(1) Subject to valid existing

3 rights including rights held by the Blackfeet Nation under

4 existing treaties and statute, all federally owned lands as

5 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Badger-Two Medicine Area’’,

6 dated September 1991, comprising approximately 116,600

7 acres, are withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropria8 tion, and disposal under the mining and public land laws

9 and from disposition under the geothermal and mineral

10 leasing laws. Until otherwise directed by Congress, the

11 Secretary shall manage this area so as to protect its wil12 derness qualities.

13 (2) Nothing in this section shall preclude the gather14 ing of timber by the Blackfeet Nation in exercise of and

15 consistent with valid treaty rights within the Badger-Two

16 Medicine Area.

17 (3)(A) With respect to oil and gas leases on Federal

18 lands within the Badger-Two Medicine Area, no surface

19 disturbance shall be permitted pursuant to such leases

20 until Congress determines otherwise.

21 (B) Notwithstanding any other law, the term of any

22 oil and gas lease subject to the limitations imposed by this

23 section shall be extended for a period of time equal to the

24 term that such limitation remains in effect.

25 (b) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a review

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1 ity for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation

2 System and in accordance with the provisions of this sub3 section. Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment

4 of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress. In con5 ducting this review:

6 (1) The Secretary shall establish a committee

7 composed of 2 representatives from the Blackfeet

8 Nation, as well as one representative from the Na9 tional Park Service, one representative from the

10 Forest Service, and representatives of various con11 cerned user groups, including proportional represen12 tation for environmental groups, industry groups

13 and other interested parties. The Committee shall

14 not exceed eleven members. The Blackfeet Tribal

15 Business Council shall choose the 2 Tribal rep16 resentatives. The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council

17 shall conduct a public meeting to receive rec18 ommendations of the community regarding the selec19 tion of these members. The committee shall regu20 larly advise the Secretary during the preparation of

21 the report required in this subsection and submit its

22 findings to Congress concurrently with those of the

23 Secretary.

24 (2) Special consideration shall be given to the

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1 taking into account any treaties the United States

2 has entered into with the Blackfeet Nation.

3 (3) In consultation with the committee, the Sec4 retary shall establish a process to provide informa5 tion to the Blackfeet Nation and interested public

6 about options for future designation of the Badger7 Two Medicine Area.

8 (c) RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section shall be con9 strued to diminish, prejudice, add to, or otherwise affect

10 the treaty rights of the Blackfeet Nation or the rights of

11 the United States.

12 (d) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—(1) The

13 Secretary shall file a map and boundary description of the

14 area designated by this section with the Committee on En15 ergy and Natural Resources, United States Senate and

16 Committee on Resources of the United States House of

17 Representatives and such map and boundary description

18 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this

19 Act.

20 (2) The Secretary may correct clerical and typo21 graphical errors in the map and boundary description sub22 mitted pursuant to this section.

23 (3) The map and boundary description referred to in

24 this section shall be on file and available for public inspec25 tion in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service and
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1 the office of the Regional Forester of the Northern Re2 gion.

3 SEC. 8. LANDS ADMINISTERED BY BUREAU OF LAND MAN4 AGEMENT.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress has reviewed the suit6 ability of a portion of the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study

7 Area (MT–076–069, BLM Wilderness Study Number) as

8 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Released portion of

9 Axolotl Lakes WSA’’, dated September 1992, for wilder10 ness designation and finds that this portion has been suffi11 ciently studied for wilderness pursuant to section 603 of

12 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

13 (43 U.S.C. 1782).

14 (b) DIRECTION.—The area described in subsection

15 (a) shall no longer be subject to the requirement of section

16 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act

17 of 1976 pertaining to management in a manner that does

18 not impair suitability for preservation as wilderness.

19 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—Those lands

20 designated as wilderness pursuant to section 3(a) of this

21 Act, which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are

22 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as public

23 lands (as defined in the Federal Land Policy and Manage24 ment Act of 1976), are hereby transferred to the jurisdic25 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, and shall be added
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1 to and managed as part of the National Forest System,

2 and the boundaries of the adjacent National Forests are

3 hereby modified to include such lands.

4 (d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For

5 purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation

6 Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the boundaries

7 of affected National Forests, as modified by this section,

8 shall be considered to be the boundaries of such National

9 Forests as if they were the boundaries of the National

10 Forests as of January 1, 1965. Money appropriated from

11 the Land and Water Conservation Fund shall be available

12 for the acquisition of lands, waters, and interests therein

13 in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

14 SEC. 9. MONTANA ECOSYSTEM AND ECONOMICS STUDY.

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:

16 (1) The term ‘‘ecosystem’’ means a dynamic

17 complex of plant, animal and microorganism commu18 nities and their nonliving environment interacting as

19 a functional unit.

20 (2) The term ‘‘Northern Rockies’’ means Fed21 eral lands and resources in the State of Montana.

22 (3) The term ‘‘Panel’’ means the independent

23 scientific panel for the study of the Northern Rock24 ies ecosystem established under subsection (b).
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1 (b) INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC PANEL FOR THE

2 STUDY OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ECOSYSTEM.—

3 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall es4 tablish an independent scientific panel for the study

5 of the Northern Rockies. The Panel shall conduct

6 the study and submit the reports and recommenda7 tions required by subsection (c).

8 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—(A) The Panel established

9 under this subsection shall be composed of 11 mem10 bers, appointed by the President, from a list of can11 didates to be developed and submitted to the Presi12 dent by the National Academy of Sciences and lists

13 from well-established professional societies with an

14 interest in the environmental sciences.

15 (B) Each member of the Panel shall be a recog16 nized expert in the field for which the member is

17 considered for appointment and shall be free of eco18 nomic conflict of interest with regard to the subject

19 of this section. Each member also shall have re20 search experience in the Northern Rockies region or

21 otherwise be familiar with the issues and ecology of

22 the region. As a whole, membership of the Panel

23 shall represent an appropriately broad diversity of

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1 rience in natural sciences, economics, and adminis2 trative policy.

3 (C) The list of candidates provided by the Na4 tional Academy of Sciences shall consist of at least

5 twice as many nominees as positions available in

6 each category specified in this section.

7 (D) The Panel shall work cooperatively with all

8 relevant State and Federal agencies, university re9 search stations and departments, and Indian tribes.

10 (E) The Panel may establish, at its discretion,

11 such subregional review teams and working groups

12 as it deems necessary to complete its tasks in a

13 timely and professional manner.

14 (3) PAY AND EXPENSES.—(A) Except as pro15 vided in subparagraph (B), members of the Panel

16 established under this subsection shall each be paid

17 at a rate not to exceed, and consistent with, the rate

18 paid to employees of the United States performing

19 similar duties and with similar qualifications for

20 each day (including travel time) during which they

21 are engaged in the actual performance of duties

22 vested in the Panel. While away from their homes or

23 regular places of business in the performance of

24 services for the Panel, members of the Panel shall

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1 of subsistence, in the same manner as persons em2 ployed intermittently in Government service are al3 lowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United

4 States Code.

5 (B) Other than reimbursement of expenses pur6 suant to subparagraph (A), members of the Panel

7 who are full-time officers or employees of the United

8 States shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or

9 benefits by reason of their service on the Panel.

10 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the

11 Panel shall be appointed by the President.

12 (5) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of the

13 Panel, the head of any Federal agency shall provide

14 facilities, equipment, personnel, and other types of

15 support to the Panel to assist the Panel in carrying

16 out its duties under this Act.

17 (6) TERMINATION.—The Panel shall terminate

18 30 days after the submission of the final report

19 under subsection (c).

20 (c) STUDY OF ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT OF THE

21 NORTHERN ROCKIES.—

22 (1) STUDY.—(A) The Panel shall define the

23 boundaries of, and map, the ecosystems of the

24 Northern Rockies, including any corridors the Panel

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1 making the determination of ecosystem boundaries,

2 the Panel shall consider—

3 (i) restoration and maintenance of natural

4 biological diversity;

5 (ii) productivity on a long-term, sustain6 able basis of essential natural ecological ele7 ments, functions, and successional processes;

8 (iii) preservation of the integrity of genetic

9 stocks of native communities of plants and ani10 mals, with an emphasis on areas of high species

11 richness and endemism;

12 (iv) restoration or maintenance or protec13 tion of high water quality instream flows and

14 watersheds (or riparian areas) sufficient to pro15 tect fish and wildlife;

16 (v) maintaining biological connectivity be17 tween and among physiographic provinces; and

18 (vi) maintenance of long-term, sustainable

19 outputs of economically valuable natural re20 sources.

21 (B)(i) The Panel shall define the essential man22 agement purpose and biological function and desired

23 condition of the ecosystems defined under subpara24 graph (A). In conjunction with carrying out sub25 paragraph (A), the Panel shall assess the ecological
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1 status and trends, including, where appropriate, lev2 els of risks associated with applicable management

3 alternatives of water quality, riparian areas, and

4 fisheries; uncommon, rare, threatened, and endan5 gered species; rangelands; soils; and late successional

6 old growth forest.

7 (ii) The Panel shall analyze the timber quan8 tity, quality, and growth on the existing timber base

9 as well as the success of reforestation in the region

10 to date, probable rates of reforestation success in the

11 future, and their effect on timber supply and related

12 issues.

13 (C) The Panel shall gather and display in a

14 useful form biological data from each of the

15 ecosystems defined under subparagraph (A).

16 (D) The Panel shall identify gaps in important

17 research areas and contract for or otherwise obtain

18 research necessary in the short term to accomplish

19 the duties of the Panel under this section.

20 (E) The Panel shall analyze Federal land own21 ership patterns and associated Federal land manage22 ment mandates and practices within the ecosystems

23 identified in subparagraph (A) and identify those

24 mandates and practices which are inconsistent or in-
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1 compatible with ecosystem management levels of risk

2 identified under subparagraph (B).

3 (F) The Panel shall identify opportunities to

4 encourage sustainable economic use of the natural

5 resources of the ecosystems identified by the Panel

6 and the sustainable economic outputs identified in

7 subparagraph (A)(vi), in a manner consistent with

8 the goals and purposes of those ecosystems. Special

9 emphasis shall be placed on the identification of op10 portunities for the maintenance and growth of small

11 businesses and the establishment of new small busi12 nesses consistent with the goals and purposes of

13 those ecosystems. In making these recommendations,

14 the Panel should consider opportunities to improve

15 environmental conditions that could permit an ex16 pansion of the sustainable contribution of commodity

17 and noncommodity uses and outputs of natural re18 sources, including but not limited to each of the fol19 lowing:

20 (i) Increasing desirable natural vegetative

21 growth through reforestation with native spe22 cies, thinning and other timber stand modifica23 tions, prescribed burning, and seeding or plant24 ing native grasses, forbs, and shrubs.
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1 (ii) Improving the quality of other biologi2 cal resources (such as species diversity and ani3 mal populations) through habitat restoration,

4 extended timber rotations, alternative timber

5 harvesting and bidding systems, and different

6 standards and methods for road construction,

7 maintenance, closure, and eradication.

8 (iii) Enhancing the quality of non-biologi9 cal resources (such as recreation trails and de10 velopments, watersheds and streams), through

11 site restoration and rehabilitation, demand

12 management (such as user regulation and en13 forcement, marketing to shift timing and loca14 tion of uses) and investment in recreational use.

15 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Panel shall sub16 mit recommendations on each of the following:

17 (A) Specific, implementable steps for man18 agement of the ecosystems defined under para19 graph (1)(A), including removal of inconsistent

20 or incompatible mandates and practices identi21 fied under paragraph (1)(E).

22 (B) Ways to better monitor the resources

23 within the ecosystems.

24 (C) Ways to create or improve direct co25 operation between scientists both within and
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1 without the Federal Government and Federal

2 land managers.

3 (D) Methods, including incentives by which

4 State and private landowners might coopera5 tively manage their lands in a manner compat6 ible with Federal lands located within the

7 ecosystems.

8 (E) Other institutional or legislative

9 changes the Panel determines will promote

10 sound ecosystem management.

11 (3) REPORTS.—(A) Not later than 6 months

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Panel

13 shall submit an interim report to the President and

14 the Congress. The report shall discuss the progress

15 of the Panel in carrying out this section and shall

16 include—

17 (i) a description of any ecosystems defined

18 and mapped under paragraph (1) (A) and (B);

19 (ii) summaries of the biological data gath20 ered to date under paragraph (1)(C); and

21 (iii) the additional research obtained under

22 paragraph (1)(D).

23 (B) Not later than 30 months after the date of

24 enactment of this Act, the Panel shall submit a final

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1 tains a description of its activities under this section

2 and includes the findings, analyses, and rec3 ommendations made under this section.

4 (C) The reports submitted to the Congress

5 under this paragraph shall be submitted to the Com6 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives

7 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re8 sources of the Senate.

9 SEC. 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

10 (a) REDESIGNATION.—(1) Those lands comprising

11 the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness,

12 as designated in Public Law 96–476 are hereby redesig13 nated as the ‘‘Rattlesnake National Education and Recre14 ation Area and Wilderness’’.

15 (2) Those lands comprising 200 acres, as generally

16 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Study Dele17 tion—Proposed’’, are hereby released from study under

18 Public Law 95–150.

19 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—(1) Those lands comprising ap20 proximately 27,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map

21 entitled ‘‘Gibson Reservoir Mineral Withdrawal Area—

22 Proposed’’, dated October 1992, are hereby withdrawn

23 from all forms of entry, appropriation and disposal under

24 the mining and public land laws, and disposition under

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1 (2) The Secretary shall file a map and boundary de2 scription of the area designated by this subsection with

3 the committees identified in this subsection and such map

4 and boundary description shall have the same force and

5 effect as if included in this Act.

6 (3) The Secretary may correct clerical and typo7 graphical errors in the map and boundary description sub8 mitted pursuant to this subsection.

9 (4) The map and boundary description referred to in

10 this subsection shall be on file and available for public in11 spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service

12 and the office of the Regional Forester of the Northern

13 Region.

14 (c) ACREAGES.—All acreages cited in this Act are ap15 proximate and in the event of discrepancies between cited

16 acreage and the lands depicted on referenced maps, the

17 maps shall control.

18 (d) ACCESS.—It is the policy of Congress that the

19 Forest Service affirm or acquire and maintain reasonable

20 public access to National Forest System lands in the State

21 of Montana.

22 (e) SCAPEGOAT AND GREAT BEAR WILDERNESS

23 NAMES.—In order to consolidate existing contiguous wil24 derness areas, those lands comprising the Great Bear Wil25 derness Area designated by Public Law 95–946 and any
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1 amendments thereto and the Scapegoat Wilderness Area

2 designated by Public Law 92–395 and any amendments

3 thereto are hereby incorporated in and deemed to be a

4 part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The designations of

5 the Great Bear Wilderness and Scapegoat Wilderness

6 shall refer to units within the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

7 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

9 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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