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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1975 

To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under 

the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, 

Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and 

scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2007 

Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 

ALLEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. DELAURO, 

Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Mr. 

FATTAH, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GONZALEZ, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, 

Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLT, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, 

Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. OLVER, 

Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, 

Mr. TANNER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. WALSH of New York, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 

WATSON, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. WU) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 


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Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting 

corridors, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Purposes. 

Sec. 4. Definitions. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands, National Park 

System lands, and Bureau of Land Management lands as wilderness. 

Sec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem. 

Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. 

Sec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem. 

Sec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem. 

Sec. 106. Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem. 

Sec. 107. Islands in the Sky Wilderness. 

Sec. 108. Blackfeet Wilderness. 

Sec. 109. Administration. 

Sec. 110. Water. 

TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS 

Sec. 201. Findings. 

Sec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors. 

Sec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors. 

Sec. 204. Applicability of title. 

Sec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions. 

Sec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways. 

TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. 


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TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 

SYSTEM 

Sec. 401. Findings. 

Sec. 402. Definitions. 

Sec. 403. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 

Sec. 404. Management of Recovery System. 

Sec. 405. National Wildland Recovery Corps. 

TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING 

Sec. 501. Implementation report. 

Sec. 502. Interagency team. 

Sec. 503. Roadless lands evaluation. 

Sec. 504. Native American uses. 

TITLE VI—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 601. Water rights. 

Sec. 602. Indian tribes. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest 

4 System lands, National Park System lands, and 

5 public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or7 egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess out8 standing natural characteristics which give them 

9 high values as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic 

10 rivers and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring 

11 resource of wilderness, wild land areas, and biodiver12 sity for the benefit of the American people. 

13 (2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains 

14 the most diverse array of wild lands remaining south 

15 of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of species 

16 listed as threatened or endangered under section 


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1 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

2 U.S.C. 1533(c)). These national interest public lands 

3 are among the most popular wild lands in the 

4 United States, embracing greater ecosystems and 

5 national treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, 

6 Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide, Great7 er Hells Canyon/Wallowa, Greater Salmon/Selway, 

8 and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. 

9 (3) The natural ecosystems in the Northern 

10 Rockies Bioregion are largely dependent on National 

11 Forest System lands, National Park System lands, 

12 and public lands administered by the Bureau of 

13 Land Management, and the ecological productivity 

14 and diversity of resources these Federal public lands 

15 provide. Conservation of roadless areas on these 

16 public lands, which produces clean water, protects 

17 native fisheries and native flora and fauna, and pro18 vides scenic and recreational qualities, also preserves 

19 options for sustainable economics through activities 

20 such as hunting, fishing, and wilderness-based recre21 ation. 

22 (4) The headwaters of several major river sys23 tems, including the Columbia, Snake, Green, Mis24 souri and Saskatchewan Rivers, originate in the 

25 Northern Rockies Bioregion, and these rivers send 


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1 their waters to three different oceans. These waters 

2 are of tremendous economic importance to farming 

3 and ranching operations, municipal water supplies, 

4 and water-based recreation, including fishing and 

5 boating. Protection of this world class water re6 source will enhance these uses, reduce costs for 

7 water treatment and irrigation, and increase native 

8 fish populations. 

9 (5) The wildlife treasures of the Northern 

10 Rockies are of international significance and contain 

11 remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare 

12 and unique plant life. Wildlife habitat fragmentation 

13 due to roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, oil and 

14 gas exploration, lack of interagency cooperation, and 

15 other activities has severe effects on the wildlife pop16 ulations (including those listed as threatened or en17 dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe18 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their 

19 habitat, the water quality, the ancient forests, and 

20 the greater ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bio21 region. The overemphasis on resource extraction 

22 from National Forest System lands and public lands 

23 administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

24 has compromised ecosystem integrity and detracted 

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1 nomic instability and high unemployment in rural, 

2 resource-dependent communities is a common result 

3 of overexploitation of these lands. 

4 (6) Continued fragmentation and development 

5 of the remaining roadless and essentially roadless 

6 ecosystems and biological connectors of the Northern 

7 Rockies would cause a loss to the Nation of an en8 tire wild land region and of the only remaining areas 

9 south of Canada still pristine enough to support 

10 populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, 

11 anadromous fish, and numerous other rare and en12 dangered plant and animal life all in one intact bio13 region. 

14 (7) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com15 pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless 

16 wild lands have been developed in the Northern 

17 Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and 

18 wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several 

19 species as threatened or endangered and reduced the 

20 numbers and range of many others, including anad21 romous fish. 

22 (8) The natural ecosystems of the Northern 

23 Rockies Bioregion also serve as educational and re24 search centers for on-site studies in biology, geology, 

25 astronomy and other sciences. The pristine nature of 


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1 the National Forest System lands, National Park 

2 System lands, and public lands administered by the 

3 Bureau of Land Management in the Northern Rock4 ies Bioregion helps local communities attract new 

5 residents and businesses based on local quality of 

6 life. 

7 (9) A review of the current situation in the 

8 Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for 

9 an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock10 ies Bioregion, which includes core ecosystem reserve 

11 areas and biological connecting corridors necessary 

12 to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter13 change between the core reserve areas. 

14 (10) The economic value to the Nation of most 

15 of these undeveloped areas, left in their natural 

16 state, greatly exceeds any potential return to the 

17 Treasury of the United States from timber harvest 

18 and development. If current Federal land manage19 ment in the Northern Rockies continues to result in 

20 the development of roadless areas, the American 

21 public will be using its tax dollars to fund perma22 nent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and 

23 wildlife habitat, and species and biological diversity. 

24 (11) Instead, this Act provides opportunities for 

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1 bilitation zones on specific tracts of damaged Fed2 eral land where active restoration work will occur. 

3 This Act will provide contracts for local businesses 

4 and renew the intrinsic economic, social and cultural 

5 benefits that result from productive land. Federal 

6 land rehabilitation projects represent a direct benefit 

7 to the local economy and reduce the loss to Amer8 ican taxpayers caused by below-cost timber sales and 

9 other subsidized resource extraction. 

10 (12) The congressional review of roadless areas 

11 within the National Forest System, National Park 

12 System, and public lands administered by the Bu13 reau of Land Management in the States of Idaho, 

14 Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming has 

15 identified areas which, on the basis of their land 

16 form, ecosystem, associated fish and wildlife, eco17 nomic value, and location will help to fulfill the role 

18 of the United States Forest Service, National Park 

19 Service, and Bureau of Land Management to ensure 

20 a quality National Wilderness Preservation System. 

21 The review has identified other areas which may 

22 have outstanding values as wild and scenic rivers. 

23 The review has also identified areas which may not 

24 possess outstanding wilderness attributes and should 

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1 tional Wilderness Preservation System, but which 

2 should be studied to determine their role in main3 taining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies. 

4 (13) Many areas of National Forest System 

5 lands and public lands administered by the Bureau 

6 of Land Management have been damaged and their 

7 productivity reduced by unwise development prac8 tices, which have also impaired ecosystem function 

9 and biological diversity. The Island Park area adja10 cent to Yellowstone National Park contains large 

11 clear-cut areas right up to the park boundary. Ef12 forts should be made to return these areas to their 

13 former ecological health and native diversity by des14 ignating them as components of a new National 

15 Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. These 

16 efforts should seek to ensure that vital ecosystem 

17 components are restored, especially in areas where 

18 wildlife travel corridors and native fish and wildlife 

19 populations have been damaged or eliminated. Res20 toration efforts should seek to ensure and maintain 

21 genetic interchange, biological diversity, and restora22 tion of native species diversity throughout the 

23 Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

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1 agement, despite policies that require that rec2 ommended wilderness be administered as wilderness. 

3 An emphasis on structures and motorized equip4 ment, and in some instances developed 

5 ‘‘backcountry’’ campsites, have all detracted from 

6 and degraded the wilderness character of these 

7 backcountry areas. 

8 (15) Federal agencies entrusted with managing 

9 the natural resources of the Northern Rockies Bio10 region operate under contradictory congressional 

11 mandates, and thus are in dissension over manage12 ment policies which involve common resources and 

13 greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures and 

14 regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory 

15 for responsible management of nationally important 

16 ecosystems on public lands. Existing laws and regu17 lations have not been sufficient to establish and 

18 maintain agency accountability for public resources. 

19 (16) This Act does not affect private existing 

20 rights. 

21 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of this Act are— 

23 (1) to designate certain National Forest System 

24 lands, certain National Park System lands, and cer25 tain public lands administered by the Bureau of 


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1 Land Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, 

2 Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as components 

3 of the National Wilderness Preservation System; 

4 (2) to designate certain National Forest System 

5 lands, public lands administered by the Bureau of 

6 Land Management, and watercourses on these lands 

7 in the States of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming as 

8 components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

9 System; 

10 (3) to establish a pilot system of National 

11 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a 

12 Wildlands Recovery Corps to help restore biological 

13 diversity and native species; and 

14 (4) to establish a system of biological con15 necting corridors between the core ecosystems in the 

16 Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

17 (b) PURPOSE OF DESIGNATIONS.—The designations 

18 made by this Act are made in order to— 

19 (1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wil20 derness character of the area so designated; 

21 (2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wild22 life habitat, including that of species listed as threat23 ened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endan24 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)); 


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1 (3) protect the ecological integrity and con2 tiguity of major wild land ecosystems and their 

3 interconnecting corridors identified by the United 

4 States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other sources; 

5 (4) protect and maintain biological and native 

6 species diversity and dispersal throughout the 

7 Northern Rockies Bioregion; 

8 (5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation 

9 in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco10 system management and protection of the eco11 systems and corridors covered by this Act based 

12 upon principles from conservation biology; 

13 (6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural re14 sources; 

15 (7) promote scientific research, primitive recre16 ation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and 

17 inspiration for the benefit of all of the American 

18 people; 

19 (8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in 

20 lands of marginal timber value; and 

21 (9) promote ecologically and economically sus22 tainable management in the Northern Rockies Bio23 region. 

24 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

25 For purposes of this Act: 


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1 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘development’’ 

2 means activities that eliminate the roadless and wil3 derness characteristics of the land and includes ski 

4 resort facilities and such activities as roadbuilding, 

5 timber harvest, mining, and oil and gas drilling. 

6 (2) GREATER ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘greater 

7 ecosystem’’, when used in conjunction with the spe8 cific ecosystems protected under this Act, means the 

9 ecological land units of sufficient scale to support 

10 and maintain populations of large vertebrate species 

11 and the other native plant and animal species of the 

12 units. These units are comprised of lands which are 

13 similar in regards to topography, climate, and plant 

14 and animal species. The ecosystems in the Northern 

15 Rockies are also defined in terms of the habitat of 

16 wildlife indicator species listed as threatened or en17 dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe18 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including griz19 zly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and 

20 have been depicted on maps published by Federal 

21 agencies. 

22 (3) NORTHERN ROCKIES BIOREGION.—The 

23 term ‘‘Northern Rockies Bioregion’’ means the por24 tion of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States 

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1 ington, so referred to on maps referred to in this 

2 Act. 

3 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 

4 WILDERNESS 

5 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST 

6 SYSTEM LANDS, NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 

7 LANDS, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

8 LANDS AS WILDERNESS. 

9 In furtherance of the purpose of the Wilderness Act 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System 

11 lands, National Park System lands, and public lands ad12 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as de13 scribed in this title, in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or14 egon, Washington, and Wyoming are designated as wilder15 ness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilder16 ness Preservation System. 

17 SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DI18 VIDE ECOSYSTEM. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

20 findings: 

21 (1) The core of the Greater Glacier/Northern 

22 Continental Divide ecosystem region is Glacier Na23 tional Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which 

24 was the first wilderness designated in the United 

25 States. 


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1 (2) This ecosystem includes unique lands, such 

2 as the Rocky Mountain Front, where grizzlies still 

3 roam the prairies and America’s largest herd of big4 horn sheep scales the craggy peaks. 

5 (3) The Swan and Mission mountain ranges 

6 contain some of Montana’s largest old growth forests 

7 and pristine bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout 

8 spawning runs. 

9 (4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making 

10 a comeback in this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is 

11 home to one of only two relatively large grizzly popu12 lations in the lower 48 States. 

13 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 

14 Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem, 

15 the areas described in this section, which together com16 prise approximately 2,155,433 acres, as generally depicted 

17 on maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated 

18 llll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land 

19 designated as wilderness by this section shall be incor20 porated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 

21 wilderness designated by subsection (h), shall be known 

22 by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each 

23 map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

24 in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office 


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1 of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or 

2 the Office of the Director of the National Park Service. 

3 (c) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

4 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

5 546,881 acres, are incorporated into the Bob Marshall 

6 Wilderness: 

7 (1) Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks/Deep 

8 Creek areas, consisting of approximately 106,272 

9 acres of land administered by the Lewis and Clark 

10 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage11 ment. 

12 (2) Renshaw area, consisting of approximately 

13 46,814 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark 

14 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage15 ment. 

16 (3) Swan Front area, consisting of approxi17 mately 169,430 acres administered by the Flathead 

18 or Lolo National Forest. 

19 (4) Swan Crest area, consisting of approxi20 mately 89,351 acres administered by the Flathead 

21 National Forest. 

22 (5) Limestone Caves/Lost Jack areas, con23 sisting of approximately 36,155 acres administered 

24 by the Flathead National Forest. 


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1 (6) Monture Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 98,859 acres administered by the Lolo Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (d) GREAT BEAR WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

5 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

6 61,100 acres, are incorporated into the Great Bear Wil7 derness: 

8 (1) Middle Fork area, consisting of approxi9 mately 40,413 acres administered by the Flathead 

10 National Forest. 

11 (2) South Fork area, consisting of approxi12 mately 20,687 acres administered by the Flathead 

13 National Forest. 

14 (e) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol15 lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

16 125,179 acres, are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wil17 derness: 

18 (1) Stonewall Mountain area, consisting of ap19 proximately 55,071 acres administered by the Hel20 ena National Forest. 

21 (2) Silver King/Falls Creek areas, consisting of 

22 approximately 42,280 acres administered by the 

23 Lewis and Clark or Helena National Forest. 


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1 (3) Benchmark/Elk Creek areas, consisting of 

2 approximately 27,828 acres administered by the 

3 Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

4 (f) MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI5 TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap6 proximately 15,410 acres, are incorporated into the Mis7 sion Mountains Wilderness: 

8 (1) Mission additions, consisting of approxi9 mately 6,640 acres administered by the Flathead 

10 National Forest. 

11 (2) Marshall Peak area, consisting of approxi12 mately 8,770 acres administered by the Lolo Na13 tional Forest. 

14 (g) RATTLESNAKE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

15 Rattlesnake additions consisting of approximately 3,704 

16 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest are incor17 porated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness. 

18 (h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

19 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des20 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

21 Preservation System: 

22 (1) Glacier Wilderness, consisting of approxi23 mately 927,550 acres administered by Glacier Na24 tional Park. 


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1 (2) Blackfeet (Badger-Two Medicine) Wilder2 ness, consisting of approximately 128,622 acres ad3 ministered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

4 (3) Sawtooth Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 14,521 acres administered by the 

6 Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

7 (4) Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton Wil8 derness, consisting of approximately 105,290 acres 

9 administered by the Flathead or Kootenai National 

10 Forest. 

11 (5) Le Beau Wilderness, consisting of approxi12 mately 6,472 acres administered by the Flathead or 

13 Kootenai National Forest. 

14 (6) Ten Lakes Wilderness, consisting of ap15 proximately 48,351 acres administered by the 

16 Kootenai National Forest. 

17 (7) Deadhorse Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

18 approximately 23,550 acres administered by the 

19 Flathead National Forest. 

20 (8) Standard Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap21 proximately 7,770 acres administered by the Flat22 head National Forest. 

23 (9) Coal Ridge Wilderness, consisting of ap24 proximately 16,480 acres administered by the Flat25 head National Forest. 


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1 (10) Benchmark Wilderness, consisting of ap2 proximately 6,490 acres administered by the Flat3 head National Forest. 

4 (11) Lincoln Gulch Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 9,060 acres administered by the Hel6 ena National Forest. 

7 (12) Anaconda Hill Wilderness, consisting of 

8 approximately 19,606 acres administered by the 

9 Helena National Forest. 

10 (13) Specimen Creek Wilderness, consisting of 

11 approximately 13,494 acres administered by the 

12 Helena National Forest. 

13 (14) Crater Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

14 approximately 9,612 acres administered by the Hel15 ena National Forest. 

16 (15) Ogden Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

17 approximately 12,199 acres administered by the 

18 Helena National Forest. 

19 (16) Nevada Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

20 approximately 54,092 acres administered by the 

21 Helena National Forest. 

22 SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

24 findings: 


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1 (1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region 

2 is Yellowstone National Park, the Nation’s first na3 tional park. 

4 (2) This world-famous region of geyser basins, 

5 towering mountains, abundant wildlife, and vast for6 ests contains the headwaters for many of the Na7 tion’s most famous blue-ribbon trout streams. 

8 (3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields 

9 cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains, 

10 which contain several peaks greater than 12,000 

11 feet. 

12 (4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from 

13 cactus desert lowlands to arctic tundra. 

14 (5) Wildlife in the region includes the threat15 ened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last wild bison herd, 

16 trumpeter swans, and nearly 35,000 elk. 

17 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 

18 ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas de19 scribed in this section, which comprise approximately 

20 6,481,173 acres, as generally depicted on maps with titles 

21 corresponding to each area and dated lllll, are 

22 hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as 

23 wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the 

24 wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness des25 ignated by subsection (n), shall be known by the name 


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1 given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map shall 

2 be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 

3 of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office of the Direc4 tor of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of 

5 the Director of the Park Service. 

6 (c) ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH WILDERNESS ADDI7 TIONS.—The Absaroka-Beartooth additions consisting of 

8 approximately 264,549 acres administered by the Gallatin, 

9 Custer, or Shoshone National Forest are incorporated into 

10 the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. 

11 (d) NORTH ABSAROKA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

12 The North Absaroka additions consisting of approximately 

13 161,194 acres administered by the Shoshone or Gallatin 

14 National Forest are incorporated into the North Absaroka 

15 Wilderness. 

16 (e) WASHAKIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

17 Washakie additions consisting of approximately 310,435 

18 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or 

19 the Bureau of Land Management are incorporated into 

20 the Washakie Wilderness. 

21 (f) FITZPATRICK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol22 lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 18,389 

23 acres, are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness: 

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1 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage2 ment. 

3 (2) Bench Mark/Warm Springs area consisting 

4 of approximately 14,395 acres administered by the 

5 Shoshone National Forest. 

6 (g) TETON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Teton 

7 Corridor Trailheads/Togwotee Pass additions consisting of 

8 approximately 31,869 acres administered by the Bridger9 Teton National Forest are incorporated into the Teton 

10 Wilderness. 

11 (h) GROS VENTRE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

12 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

13 106,910 acres, are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wil14 derness: 

15 (1) Shoal Creek area, consisting of approxi16 mately 24,418 acres administered by the Bridger17 Teton National Forest. 

18 (2) Gros Ventre additions, consisting of ap19 proximately 82,492 acres administered by the 

20 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

21 (i) BRIDGER WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

22 Bridger additions consisting of approximately 216,945 

23 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest 

24 are incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness. 


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1 (j) POPO AGIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Popo 

2 Agie additions consisting of approximately 47,754 acres 

3 administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bu4 reau of Land Management are incorporated into the Popo 

5 Agie Wilderness. 

6 (k) WINEGAR HOLE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

7 Winegar Hole additions consisting of approximately 4,851 

8 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National For9 est are incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness. 

10 (l) JEDEDIAH SMITH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

11 The Jedediah Smith additions consisting of approximately 

12 51,430 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or Car13 ibou-Targhee National Forest are incorporated into the 

14 Jedediah Smith Wilderness. 

15 (m) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

16 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

17 182,959 acres, are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wil18 derness: 

19 (1) Cowboys Heaven area, consisting of ap20 proximately 39,402 acres administered by the Gal21 latin or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. 

22 (2) Lee Metcalf additions, consisting of approxi23 mately 143,557 acres administered by the Gallatin 

24 or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. 


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1 (n) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

2 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des3 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

4 Preservation System: 

5 (1) Yellowstone Wilderness, consisting of ap6 proximately 2,032,721 acres administered by Yellow7 stone National Park. 

8 (2) Grand Teton Wilderness, consisting of ap9 proximately 122,604 acres administered by Grand 

10 Teton National Park. 

11 (3) Gallatin Range Wilderness, consisting of ap12 proximately 221,000 acres administered by the Gal13 latin National Forest. 

14 (4) Chico Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap15 proximately 12,336 acres administered by the Gal16 latin National Forest. 

17 (5) Madison Wilderness, consisting of approxi18 mately 15,372 acres administered by the Gallatin 

19 National Forest. 

20 (6) Lionhead Wilderness, consisting of approxi21 mately 47,785 acres administered by the Gallatin or 

22 Caribou-Targhee National Forests. 

23 (7) Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake Wilderness, 

24 consisting of approximately 130,561 acres adminis25 tered by the Custer or Shoshone National Forests. 


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1 (8) Monument Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

2 approximately 17,720 acres administered by the 

3 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

4 (9) Munger Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 12,827 acres administered by the 

6 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

7 (10) Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness, con8 sisting of approximately 14,884 acres administered 

9 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

10 (11) Palisades Wilderness, consisting of ap11 proximately 223,578 acres administered by the 

12 Bridger-Teton or Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (12) Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness, con14 sisting of approximately 173,572 acres administered 

15 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

16 (13) Salt River Range Wilderness, consisting of 

17 approximately 238,996 acres administered by the 

18 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

19 (14) Grayback Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

20 approximately 282,976 acres administered by the 

21 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

22 (15) Commissary Ridge Wilderness, consisting 

23 of approximately 177,691 acres administered by the 

24 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 


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1 (16) South Wyoming Range Wilderness, con2 sisting of approximately 85,774 acres administered 

3 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

4 (17) Gannett Hills/Spring Creek/Raymond 

5 Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 

6 135,436 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or 

7 Caribout-Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of 

8 Land Management. 

9 (18) Little Cottonwood Wilderness, consisting 

10 of approximately 5,448 acres administered by the 

11 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

12 (19) North Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

13 approximately 9,951 acres administered by the 

14 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

15 (20) Grayback Ridge East Wilderness, con16 sisting of approximately 17,822 acres administered 

17 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

18 (21) Lake Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

19 approximately 16,750 acres administered by the 

20 Bridger-Teton National Forest or the Bureau of 

21 Land Management. 

22 (22) Garns Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

23 approximately 104,077 acres administered by the 

24 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (23) Snake River Wilderness, consisting of ap2 proximately 9,645 acres administered by the Car3 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

4 (24) Warm River South Wilderness, consisting 

5 of approximately 15,839 acres administered by the 

6 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

7 (25) Warm River North Wilderness, consisting 

8 of approximately 9,740 acres administered by the 

9 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

10 (26) Bald Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

11 approximately 16,393 acres administered by the 

12 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (27) Bear Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap14 proximately 117,272 acres administered by the Car15 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (28) Stump Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap17 proximately 100,390 acres administered by the Car18 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

19 (29) Caribou-Targhee Wilderness, consisting of 

20 approximately 83,540 acres administered by the 

21 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

22 (30) Poker Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap23 proximately 19,795 acres administered by the Car24 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (31) Pole Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap2 proximately 8,384 acres administered by the Car3 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

4 (32) Schmid Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap5 proximately 10,253 acres administered by the Car6 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

7 (33) Sage Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap8 proximately 17,455 acres administered by the Car9 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

10 (34) Red Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

11 approximately 12,581 acres administered by the 

12 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (35) Huckleberry Basin/Dry Ridge Wilderness, 

14 consisting of approximately 27,129 acres adminis15 tered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (36) Meade Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap17 proximately 44,947 acres administered by the Car18 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

19 (37) Hell Hole Wilderness, consisting of ap20 proximately 5,132 acres administered by the Car21 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

22 (38) Gravelly Mountains Wilderness, consisting 

23 of approximately 277,000 acres administered by the 

24 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (39) Snowcrest Wilderness, consisting of ap2 proximately 105,000 acres administered by the Bea3 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of 

4 Land Management. 

5 (40) Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness, con6 sisting of approximately 104,000 acres administered 

7 by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 

8 Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (41) Madison Plateau Wilderness, consisting of 

10 approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Gal11 latin National Forest. 

12 (42) Pass Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap13 proximately 5,000 acres administered by the Sho14 shone National Forest. 

15 (43) Bayer Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

16 approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Sho17 shone National Forest. 

18 (44) Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness, con19 sisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered 

20 by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of 

21 Land Management. 

22 SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

24 findings: 


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1 (1) The Greater Salmon/Selway region is one of 

2 the most rugged and wild areas in America, and one 

3 of the largest intact forest ecosystems in the tem4 perate zones of the Earth. 

5 (2) The core of the region is comprised of the 

6 Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bit7 terroot Wilderness areas. 

8 (3) Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river 

9 systems, several species of salmon and sea-going 

10 trout still make the 900 mile spawning journey from 

11 the Pacific Ocean to small tributaries in the high 

12 mountain country. 

13 (4) Biological and landscape diversity in the re14 gion is great, ranging from rocky, dry canyon coun15 try to wet forests of ancient cedars many feet in di16 ameter in the Mallard-Larkins and other areas. 

17 (5) A wide array of forest dwelling species re18 side in the region, and the gray wolf is making a 

19 comeback. 

20 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 

21 ecosystem of the Greater Salmon/Selway region, the areas 

22 described in this section, which comprise approximately 

23 6,239,797 acres, as generally depicted on the maps with 

24 titles corresponding to each area and dated 

25 llllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The 


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1 land designated as wilderness by this section shall be in2 corporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 

3 wilderness designated by subsection (g) or (h), shall be 

4 known by the name given the wilderness in that sub5 section. Each map shall be on file and available for public 

6 inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service 

7 and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man8 agement. 

9 (c) FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDER10 NESS ADDITIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a 

11 total of approximately 741,301 acres, are incorporated 

12 into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness: 

13 (1) Bluejoint area, consisting of approximately 

14 62,149 acres administered by the Bitterroot or 

15 Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

16 (2) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 100,843 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (3) Blue Bunch area, consisting of approxi20 mately 11,653 acres administered by the Salmon 

21 Challis or Boise National Forest. 

22 (4) Loon Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 103,898 acres administered by the Challis or 

24 Sawtooth National Forest. 


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1 (5) Carey Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 10,019 acres administered by the Payette 

3 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage4 ment. 

5 (6) Pinnacle Peak area, consisting of approxi6 mately 10,574 acres administered by the Payette 

7 National Forest. 

8 (7) Placer Creek area, consisting of approxi9 mately 7,801 acres administered by the Payette Na10 tional Forest. 

11 (8) Smith Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 2,261 acres administered by the Payette Na13 tional Forest. 

14 (9) Cottontail Point-Pilot Creek area, consisting 

15 of approximately 105,988 acres administered by the 

16 Payette National Forest. 

17 (10) Bernard area, consisting of approximately 

18 20,039 acres administered by the Boise National 

19 Forest. 

20 (11) Burnt Log area, consisting of approxi21 mately 21,370 acres administered by the Boise Na22 tional Forest. 

23 (12) Whiskey area, consisting of approximately 

24 5,227 acres administered by the Boise National For25 est. 


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1 (13) Nameless Creek area, consisting of ap2 proximately 2,232 acres administered by the Boise 

3 National Forest. 

4 (14) Tennessee area, consisting of approxi5 mately 616 acres administered by the Boise National 

6 Forest. 

7 (15) Poker Meadows area, consisting of ap8 proximately 969 acres administered by the Boise 

9 National Forest. 

10 (16) Black Lake area, consisting of approxi11 mately 5,815 acres administered by the Boise Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (17) Panther Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 29,729 acres administered by the Salmon15 Challis National Forest. 

16 (18) McEleny area, consisting of approximately 

17 3,041 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (19) Little Horse area, consisting of approxi20 mately 6,425 acres administered by the Salmon21 Challis National Forest. 

22 (20) Oreana area, consisting of approximately 

23 7,178 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (21) Duck Peak area, consisting of approxi2 mately 45,001 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (22) Long Tom area, consisting of approxi5 mately 18,885 acres administered by the Salmon6 Challis National Forest. 

7 (23) Challis Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 41,726 acres administered by the Salmon9 Challis National Forest. 

10 (24) Seafoam area, consisting of approximately 

11 27,048 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

12 National Forest. 

13 (25) Jersey-Jack area, consisting of approxi14 mately 64,261 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

15 National Forest. 

16 (26) Mallard area, consisting of approximately 

17 22,585 acres administered by the Nez Perce Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (27) Marshall Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 4,068 acres administered by the Coeur 

21 d’Alene District of the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment. 

23 (d) GOSPEL HUMP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

24 Gospel Hump additions consisting of approximately 


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1 30,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National For2 est are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness. 

3 (e) SELWAY-BITTERROOT WILDERNESS ADDI4 TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap5 proximately 568,879 acres, are incorporated into the 

6 Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: 

7 (1) Bitterroot additions, consisting of approxi8 mately 123,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

9 or Nez Perce National Forest. 

10 (2) Lochsa Face area, consisting of approxi11 mately 68,540 acres administered by the Clearwater 

12 National Forest. 

13 (3) Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork Spruce 

14 area, consisting of approximately 54,000 acres ad15 ministered by the Clearwater National Forest. 

16 (4) West Meadow Creek area, consisting of ap17 proximately 120,000 acres administered by the Nez 

18 Perce National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man19 agement. 

20 (5) East Meadow Creek area, consisting of ap21 proximately 96,527 acres administered by the Nez 

22 Perce National Forest. 

23 (6) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi24 mately 19,950 acres administered by the Lolo, 

25 Clearwater, or Bitterroot National Forest. 


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1 (7) Rackliff-Gedney area, consisting of approxi2 mately 86,879 acres administered by the Clearwater 

3 or Nez Perce National Forest. 

4 (f) SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Han5 sen Lakes, Huckleberry, Pettit, Smoky Mountains, Ten 

6 Mile, Black Warrior, South Boise, and Yuba additions 

7 consisting of approximately 540,253 acres administered by 

8 the Boise, Sawtooth, or Salmon-Challis National Forest 

9 are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness. 

10 (g) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

11 SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE GREAT BURN WILDLANDS

12 COMPLEX.—The following areas within the Great Burn 

13 Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of 

14 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

15 (1) Great Burn (Hoodoo) area, consisting of 

16 approximately 275,000 acres administered by the 

17 Clearwater or Lolo National Forest. 

18 (2) Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide 

19 area, consisting of approximately 55,000 acres ad20 ministered by the Idaho Panhandle, Lolo, or Clear21 water National Forest. 

22 (3) Sheep Mountain/State Line area, consisting 

23 of approximately 68,011 acres administered by the 

24 Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 


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1 (4) Mallard-Larkins area, consisting of approxi2 mately 250,000 acres administered by the Clear3 water or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

4 (5) Bighorn-Weitas area, consisting of approxi5 mately 240,000 acres administered by the Clear6 water National Forest. 

7 (6) Eldorado area, consisting of approximately 

8 6,741 acres administered by the Clearwater National 

9 Forest. 

10 (7) Moose Mountain area, consisting of approxi11 mately 20,441 acres administered by the Clearwater 

12 National Forest. 

13 (8) North Lochsa Slope area, consisting of ap14 proximately 100,000 acres administered by the 

15 Clearwater National Forest. 

16 (9) Pot Mountain area, consisting of approxi17 mately 48,583 acres administered by the Clearwater 

18 National Forest. 

19 (10) Siwash area, consisting of approximately 

20 8,653 acres administered by the Clearwater National 

21 Forest. 

22 (11) Weir-Post Office area, consisting of ap23 proximately 20,000 acres administered by the Clear24 water National Forest. 


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1 (12) Mosquito Fly area, consisting of approxi2 mately 20,667 acres administered by the Idaho Pan3 handle National Forest. 

4 (13) Midget Peak area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,576 acres administered by the Idaho Pan6 handle National Forest. 

7 (14) Stark Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 12,526 acres administered by the Lolo 

9 National Forest. 

10 (h) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER11 VATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 

12 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

13 Preservation System: 

14 (1) French Creek/Patrick Butte area, consisting 

15 of approximately 177,863 acres administered by the 

16 Payette National Forest. 

17 (2) Crystal Mountain area, consisting of ap18 proximately 13,053 acres administered by the 

19 Payette National Forest. 

20 (3) Secesh area, consisting of approximately 

21 260,997 acres administered by the Payette National 

22 Forest. 

23 (4) Needles area, consisting of approximately 

24 172,350 acres administered by the the Payette or 

25 Boise National Forest. 


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1 (5) Caton Lake area, consisting of approxi2 mately 95,571 acres administered by the the Payette 

3 or Boise National Forest. 

4 (6) Poison Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 5,232 acres administered by the the Payette 

6 or Boise National Forest. 

7 (7) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 46,897 acres administered by the Payette or 

9 Boise National Forest. 

10 (8) Mount Heinen area, consisting of approxi11 mately 16,594 acres administered by the Boise Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (9) Grape Mountain area, consisting of approxi14 mately 13,086 acres administered by the Boise Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (10) Peace Rock area, consisting of approxi17 mately 195,930 acres administered by the Boise Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (11) Deadwood area, consisting of approxi20 mately 55,967 acres administered by the Boise Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (12) Whitehawk Mountain area, consisting of 

23 approximately 8,968 acres administered by the Boise 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (13) Stony Meadows area, consisting of ap2 proximately 13,367 acres administered by the Boise 

3 National Forest. 

4 (14) Bear Wallow area, consisting of approxi5 mately 7,907 acres administered by the Boise Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (15) Grimes Pass area, consisting of approxi8 mately 11,602 acres administered by the Boise Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (16) Bald Mountain area, consisting of approxi11 mately 6,213 acres administered by the Boise Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (17) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 9,637 acres administered by the Boise 

15 National Forest. 

16 (18) Red Mountain area, consisting of approxi17 mately 111,329 acres administered by the Boise Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (19) Breadwinner area, consisting of approxi20 mately 39,726 acres administered by the Boise Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (20) Elk Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,346 acres administered by the Boise Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (21) Steel Mountain area, consisting of approxi2 mately 23,542 acres administered by the Boise Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (22) Rainbow area, consisting of approximately 

5 31,476 acres administered by the Boise National 

6 Forest. 

7 (23) Grand Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 14,463 acres administered by the Boise 

9 National Forest. 

10 (24) Sheep Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 86,044 acres administered by the Boise Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (25) Snowbank area, consisting of approxi14 mately 38,079 acres administered by the Boise Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (26) House Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 25,608 acres administered by the Boise 

18 National Forest. 

19 (27) Danskin/South Fork Boise area, consisting 

20 of approximately 27,818 acres administered by the 

21 Boise National Forest. 

22 (28) Cow Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,917 acres administered by the Boise Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (29) Wilson Peak area, consisting of approxi2 mately 7,955 acres administered by the Boise Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (30) Lost Man Creek area, consisting of ap5 proximately 12,684 acres administered by the Boise 

6 National Forest. 

7 (31) Whiskey Jack area, consisting of approxi8 mately 6,566 acres administered by the Boise Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (32) Cathedral Rocks area, consisting of ap11 proximately 8,203 acres administered by the Boise 

12 National Forest. 

13 (33) Lime Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 114,180 acres administered by the Boise or 

15 Sawtooth National Forest. 

16 (34) O’Hara Falls Creek area, consisting of ap17 proximately 24,442 acres administered by the Nez 

18 Perce National Forest. 

19 (35) Lick Point area, consisting of approxi20 mately 7,536 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

21 National Forest. 

22 (36) Clear Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (37) Silver Creek-Pilot Knob area, consisting of 

2 approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Nez 

3 Perce National Forest. 

4 (38) Dixie Summit-Nut Hill area, consisting of 

5 approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez 

6 Perce National Forest. 

7 (39) North Fork Slate Creek area, consisting of 

8 approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez 

9 Perce National Forest. 

10 (40) Little Slate Creek area, consisting of ap11 proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Nez 

12 Perce National Forest. 

13 (41) John Day area, consisting of approxi14 mately 12,500 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

15 National Forest. 

16 (42) Perreau Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 7,309 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (43) Napias area, consisting of approximately 

20 8,070 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (44) Napolean Ridge area, consisting of ap23 proximately 51,953 acres administered by the Salm24 on-Challis National Forest. 


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1 (45) Jesse Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 12,759 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (46) Haystack Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 10,379 acres administered by the Salm6 on-Challis National Forest. 

7 (47) Phelan area, consisting of approximately 

8 11,600 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

9 National Forest. 

10 (48) Sheepeater area, consisting of approxi11 mately 33,443 acres administered by the Salmon12 Challis National Forest. 

13 (49) South Fork Deep Creek area, consisting of 

14 approximately 11,471 acres administered by the 

15 Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

16 (50) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 6,087 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (51) Jureano area, consisting of approximately 

20 25,316 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

21 National Forest. 

22 (52) South Panther area, consisting of approxi23 mately 5,344 acres administered by the Salmon24 Challis National Forest. 


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1 (53) Musgrove area, consisting of approxi2 mately 7,541 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (54) Taylor Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 60,305 acres administered by the Salm6 on-Challis National Forest. 

7 (55) Martin Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 96,088 acres administered by the Salmon9 Challis National Forest. 

10 (56) White Knob area, consisting of approxi11 mately 63,037 acres administered by the Salmon12 Challis National Forest. 

13 (57) Porphyry Peak area, consisting of approxi14 mately 47,363 acres administered by the Salmon15 Challis National Forest. 

16 (58) Greylock area, consisting of approximately 

17 10,907 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

18 National Forest. 

19 (59) Copper Basin area, consisting of approxi20 mately 10,936 acres administered by the Salmon21 Challis National Forest. 

22 (60) Cold Springs area, consisting of approxi23 mately 8,802 acres administered by the Salmon24 Challis National Forest. 


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1 (61) Pioneer Mountains area, consisting of ap2 proximately 281,439 acres administered by the Saw3 tooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

4 (62) Railroad Ridge area, consisting of approxi5 mately 51,247 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

6 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

7 (63) Boulder/White Clouds area, consisting of 

8 approximately 457,371 acres administered by the 

9 Sawtooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest or the 

10 Bureau of Land Management. 

11 (64) Buttercup Mountain area, consisting of 

12 approximately 76,553 acres administered by the 

13 Sawtooth National Forest. 

14 (65) Elk Ridge area, consisting of approxi15 mately 10,566 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

16 National Forest. 

17 (66) Grandmother Mountain area, consisting of 

18 approximately 37,000 acres administered by the 

19 Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bureau of 

20 Land Management. 

21 (67) Pinchot Butte area, consisting of approxi22 mately 11,861 acres administered by the Idaho Pan23 handle National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man24 agement. 


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1 (68) Little Wood River area, consisting of ap2 proximately 6,481 acres administered by the Sho3 shone District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 (69) Friedman Creek area, consisting of ap5 proximately 10,969 acres administered by the Sho6 shone District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

7 SEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

9 findings: 

10 (1) The wettest part of the Northern Rockies, 

11 the Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem is a 

12 wild land region that contains the last major stands 

13 of low elevation ancient forests in the general region, 

14 including the Long Canyon area which contains the 

15 oldest living cedars in the Nation. 

16 (2) The only caribou herd in the lower 48 

17 States roams these mountains, as do the grizzly and 

18 the gray wolf. 

19 (3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem in20 clude the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges. 

21 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique, 

22 heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/ 

23 Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas described in this sec24 tion, which comprise approximately 1,139,790 acres, as 

25 generally depicted on maps with titles corresponding to 


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1 each area and dated llllll, are hereby designated 

2 as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this 

3 section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated 

4 or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsection (e), 

5 shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that 

6 subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for 

7 public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 

8 Service. 

9 (c) CABINET MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI10 TIONS.—The Cabinet additions consisting of approxi11 mately 100,393 acres administered by the Kootenai Na12 tional Forest are incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains 

13 Wilderness. 

14 (d) SALMO-PRIEST WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

15 Salmo-Priest additions consisting of approximately 56,841 

16 acres administered by the Colville or the Idaho Panhandle 

17 National Forest are incorporated into the Salmo-Priest 

18 Wilderness. 

19 (e) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

20 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des21 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

22 Preservation System: 

23 (1) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of ap24 proximately 33,488 acres administered by the 

25 Kootenai National Forest. 


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1 (2) Galena Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 19,845 acres administered by the Kootenai 

3 National Forest. 

4 (3) Berray Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 8,177 acres administered by the 

6 Kootenai National Forest. 

7 (4) Lone Cliff-Smeads area, consisting of ap8 proximately 8,731 acres administered by the 

9 Kootenai National Forest. 

10 (5) McNeeley area, consisting of approximately 

11 6,151 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

12 Forest. 

13 (6) Northwest Peaks area, consisting of ap14 proximately 20,959 acres administered by the 

15 Kootenai National Forest. 

16 (7) Roderick area, consisting of approximately 

17 31,133 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

18 Forest. 

19 (8) Grizzly Peak area, consisting of approxi20 mately 7,472 acres administered by the Kootenai 

21 National Forest. 

22 (9) West Fork Yaak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 10,793 acres administered by the Kootenai 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (10) Mt. Henry area, consisting of approxi2 mately 17,906 acres administered by the Kootenai 

3 National Forest. 

4 (11) Alexander Creek area, consisting of ap5 proximately 8,477 acres administered by the 

6 Kootenai National Forest. 

7 (12) Robinson Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 6,729 acres administered by the 

9 Kootenai National Forest. 

10 (13) Devil’s Gap area, consisting of approxi11 mately 5,360 acres administered by the Kootenai 

12 National Forest. 

13 (14) Lone Cliff West area, consisting of ap14 proximately 5,315 acres administered by the 

15 Kootenai National Forest. 

16 (15) Allen Peak area, consisting of approxi17 mately 29,598 acres administered by the Kootenai 

18 National Forest. 

19 (16) Huckleberry Mountain area, consisting of 

20 approximately 8,965 acres administered by the 

21 Kootenai National Forest. 

22 (17) Cataract Peak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 34,237 acres administered by the Kootenai 

24 or Lolo National Forest. 


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1 (18) Cube Iron-Silcox area, consisting of ap2 proximately 38,477 acres administered by the 

3 Kootenai or Lolo National Forest. 

4 (19) Sundance Ridge area, consisting of ap5 proximately 8,912 acres administered by the Lolo 

6 National Forest. 

7 (20) Teepee-Spring Creek area, consisting of 

8 approximately 13,902 acres administered by the 

9 Lolo National Forest. 

10 (21) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 6,482 acres administered by the Lolo 

12 National Forest. 

13 (22) Scotchman’s Peak area, consisting of ap14 proximately 87,724 acres administered by the 

15 Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

16 (23) Buckhorn Ridge area, consisting of ap17 proximately 42,631 acres administered by the 

18 Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

19 (24) Little Grass Mountain/Grassy Top area, 

20 consisting of approximately 49,631 acres adminis21 tered by the Colville or Idaho Panhandle National 

22 Forest. 

23 (25) Abercrombie-Hooknose area, consisting of 

24 approximately 40,485 acres administered by the 

25 Colville National Forest. 


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1 (26) Exposure area, consisting of approximately 

2 7,411 acres administered by the Colville National 

3 Forest. 

4 (27) Bunchgrass area, consisting of approxi5 mately 10,762 acres administered by the Colville 

6 National Forest. 

7 (28) Dry Canyon Breaks area, consisting of ap8 proximately 6,815 acres administered by the Colville 

9 National Forest. 

10 (29) Granite Peak area, consisting of approxi11 mately 12,768 acres administered by the Colville 

12 National Forest. 

13 (30) Quartzite area, consisting of approximately 

14 5,168 acres administered by the Colville National 

15 Forest. 

16 (31) South Fork Hungry Mountain area, con17 sisting of approximately 18,435 acres administered 

18 by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

19 (32) Continental Mountain area, consisting of 

20 approximately 7,874 acres administered by the 

21 Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

22 (33) Skitwish Ridge area, consisting of approxi23 mately 6,860 acres administered by the Idaho Pan24 handle National Forest. 


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1 (34) White Mountain area, consisting of ap2 proximately 10,750 acres administered by the Idaho 

3 Panhandle National Forest. 

4 (35) Shafer Peak area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,295 acres administered by the Idaho Pan6 handle National Forest. 

7 (36) Upper Priest Lake area, consisting of ap8 proximately 13,481 acres administered by the Idaho 

9 Panhandle National Forest. 

10 (37) Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest/Kootenai Peak 

11 area, consisting of approximately 109,548 acres ad12 ministered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest 

13 or the Bureau of Land Management. 

14 (38) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of ap15 proximately 7,818 acres administered by the Idaho 

16 Panhandle National Forest. 

17 (39) Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka area, con18 sisting of approximately 90,510 acres administered 

19 by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

20 (40) Trestle Peak area, consisting of approxi21 mately 7,637 acres administered by the Idaho Pan22 handle National Forest. 

23 (41) Beetop area, consisting of approximately 

24 14,726 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

25 National Forest. 


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1 (42) Packsaddle area, consisting of approxi2 mately 21,477 acres administered by the Idaho Pan3 handle National Forest. 

4 (43) Blacktail Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 5,286 acres administered by the Idaho 

6 Panhandle National Forest. 

7 (44) Magee area, consisting of approximately 

8 34,548 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

9 National Forest. 

10 (45) Tepee Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 5,316 acres administered by the Idaho Pan12 handle National Forest. 

13 (46) Trouble Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 5,829 acres administered by the Idaho Pan15 handle National Forest. 

16 (47) Graham Coal area, consisting of approxi17 mately 11,307 acres administered by the Idaho Pan18 handle National Forest. 

19 (48) Hellroaring area, consisting of approxi20 mately 10,355 acres administered by the Idaho Pan21 handle National Forest. 

22 SEC. 106. GREATER HELLS CANYON ECOSYSTEM. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

24 findings: 


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1 (1) The ecological diversity of the Hells Can2 yon/Wallowa Mountain Region is unique and its cen3 tral proximity to other ecologically intact or rel4 atively intact areas makes it a critical passageway 

5 for genetic interchange of native plants and animals 

6 throughout the northwestern United States. 

7 (2) The deepest river-carved canyon in the 

8 world at over 8,000 feet deep, Hells Canyon of the 

9 Snake River forms the centerpiece of the rugged 

10 Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa Mountain Region. 

11 (3) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indi12 ans and their famous leaders, Old Chief Joseph, 

13 Young Chief Joseph, and Ollokot, the region is his14 torically significant and remains spiritually and cul15 turally important to Indian tribes, whose treaty 

16 rights guarantee their sovereignty and continued use 

17 of the land. 

18 (4) The region abounds in cultural and archae19 ological sites, the remnants of the Nez Perce Tribe 

20 and other aboriginal cultures. 

21 (5) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes 

22 the snowcapped peaks of the Wallowa and Seven 

23 Devils Mountains, ancient boreal forests composed of 

24 many tree species, semi-arid desert environments, 

25 rare, intact remnants of native Columbia Basin 


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1 grasslands, and unique geology and numerous dra2 matic rimrock canyons. 

3 (6) Endangered Chinook salmon, rare or 

4 threatened species, such as goshawk, pine marten, 

5 and bighorn sheep, the largest free-roaming elk herd 

6 in the United States, and a variety of other wildlife 

7 species inhabit the region. 

8 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 

9 and endangered Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem, the 

10 areas described in this section, which comprise approxi11 mately 525,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 

12 with titles corresponding to each area and dated 

13 llllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The 

14 land designated as wilderness by this section shall be in15 corporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 

16 wilderness designated by subsection (e), shall be known 

17 by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each 

18 map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

19 in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 

20 (c) HELLS CANYON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

21 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

22 400,000 acres, are incorporated into the Hells Canyon 

23 Wilderness: 


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1 (1) Rapid River area, consisting of approxi2 mately 76,000 acres administered by the Payette or 

3 Nez Perce National Forest. 

4 (2) Salmon Face area, consisting of approxi5 mately 19,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

6 National Forest. 

7 (3) Klopton Cree/Corral Creek area, consisting 

8 of approximately 24,500 acres administered by the 

9 Nez Perce National Forest. 

10 (4) Big Canyon area, consisting of approxi11 mately 16,500 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

12 National Forest. 

13 (5) Other Hells Canyon additions, consisting of 

14 approximately 264,000 acres administered by the 

15 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

16 (d) EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

17 Eagle Cap additions consisting of approximately 100,000 

18 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National 

19 Forest are incorporated into the Eagle Cap Wilderness. 

20 (e) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

21 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des22 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

23 Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Lake Fork, consisting of approximately 

2 12,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman 

3 National Forest. 

4 (2) Castle Ridge, consisting of approximately 

5 7,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman 

6 National Forest. 

7 (3) Homestead, consisting of approximately 

8 6,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman 

9 National Forest. 

10 SEC. 107. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

12 findings: 

13 (1) There are several mountain ranges in the 

14 Northern Rockies Bioregion that are separated from 

15 other mountains by the intervening prairies. 

16 (2) These mountain ranges, including the Big17 horn, Big Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou 

18 Mountains, are known as island mountain ranges. 

19 (3) These wild and beautiful mountains are 

20 home to an abundant array of native wildlife and 

21 birds and are representative of a unique ecological 

22 complex. 

23 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 

24 and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island 

25 mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the 


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1 areas described in this section, which comprise approxi2 mately 2,690,815 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 

3 with titles corresponding to each area and dated 

4 lllllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. 

5 The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be 

6 incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case 

7 of wilderness designated by subsection (f), (g), (h), or (i), 

8 shall be known by the name given the wildernss in that 

9 subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for 

10 public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 

11 Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 

12 Land Management. 

13 (c) WENAHA-TUCANNON WILDERNESS ADDI14 TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap15 proximately 20,016 acres, are incorporated into the 

16 Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 

17 (1) Upper Tucannon area, consisting of ap18 proximately 12,772 acres administered by the 

19 Umatilla National Forest. 

20 (2) W-T Three area, consisting of approxi21 mately 2,373 acres administered by the Umatilla 

22 National Forest. 

23 (3) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approxi24 mately 4,871 acres administered by the Umatilla 

25 National Forest. 


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1 (d) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY WILDERNESS ADDI2 TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap3 proximately 103,635 acres, are incorporated into the 

4 Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 

5 (1) Greenhorn Mountain area, consisting of ap6 proximately 35,076 acres administered by the 

7 Umatilla, the Malheur, or the Wallowa-Whitman Na8 tional Forest. 

9 (2) Jumpoff Joe area, consisting of approxi10 mately 9,493 acres administered by the Umatilla or 

11 the Malheur National Forest. 

12 (3) Twin Mountain area, consisting of approxi13 mately 59,066 acres administered by the Wallowa14 Whitman National Forest. 

15 (e) CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

16 Cloud Peak additions, consisting of approximately 

17 187,562 acres administered by the Bighorn National For18 est and the Bureau of Land Management, are incor19 porated into the Cloud Peak Wilderness. 

20 (f) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

21 SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE KETTLE MOUNTAINS.— 

22 The following areas within the Kettle Mountains are des23 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

24 Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Thirteen Mile area, consisting of approxi2 mately 14,083 acres administered by the Colville 

3 National Forest. 

4 (2) Bald Snow area, consisting of approxi5 mately 24,776 acres administered by the Colville 

6 National Forest. 

7 (3) Profanity area, consisting of approximately 

8 34,226 acres administered by the Colville National 

9 Forest. 

10 (4) Profanity East area, consisting of approxi11 mately 7,782 acres administered by the Colville Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (5) Huckleberry South area, consisting of ap14 proximately 7,835 acres administered by the Colville 

15 National Forest. 

16 (6) Huckleberry North area, consisting of ap17 proximately 8,128 acres administered by the Colville 

18 National Forest. 

19 (7) Cougar Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 7,629 acres administered by the Colville 

21 National Forest. 

22 (8) Owl Mountain area, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,686 acres administered by the Colville 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (9) Deer Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 9,317 acres administered by the Colville Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (10) Jacknife area, consisting of approximately 

5 9,564 acres administered by the Colville National 

6 Forest. 

7 (11) Paradise area, consisting of approximately 

8 6,131 acres administered by the Colville National 

9 Forest. 

10 (12) Bulldog Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 7,072 acres administered by the Colville 

12 National Forest. 

13 (13) Hoodoo/Twin Sisters area, consisting of 

14 approximately 39,030 acres administered by the 

15 Colville National Forest. 

16 (g) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

17 SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.— 

18 The following areas within the Big Horn Mountains are 

19 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

20 Preservation System: 

21 (1) Little Bighorn area, consisting of approxi22 mately 126,929 acres administered by the Bighorn 

23 National Forest. 


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1 (2) Walker Prairie area, consisting of approxi2 mately 55,887 acres administered by the Bighorn 

3 National Forest. 

4 (3) Devil’s Canyon area, consisting of approxi5 mately 37,720 acres administered by the Bighorn 

6 National Forest. 

7 (4) Sibley Lake area, consisting of approxi8 mately 6,917 acres administered by the Bighorn Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (5) Hideout Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 9,594 acres administered by the Bighorn Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (6) Bear Rocks area, consisting of approxi14 mately 24,520 acres administered by the Bighorn 

15 National Forest. 

16 (7) Horse Creek Mesa area, consisting of ap17 proximately 77,805 acres administered by the Big18 horn National Forest. 

19 (8) Bruce Mountain area, consisting of approxi20 mately 5,417 acres administered by the Bighorn Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (9) Grommund Creek area, consisting of ap23 proximately 12,089 acres administered by the Big24 horn National Forest. 


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1 (10) Hazelton Peaks area, consisting of ap2 proximately 10,028 acres administered by the Big3 horn National Forest. 

4 (11) Doyle Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,542 acres administered by the Bighorn Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (12) Leigh Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 14,230 acres administered by the Bighorn 

9 National Forest. 

10 (13) Medicine Lodge area, consisting of ap11 proximately 25,089 acres administered by the Big12 horn National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man13 agement. 

14 (14) Alkali Creek East area, consisting of ap15 proximately 9,264 acres administered by the Bureau 

16 of Land Management. 

17 (15) Alkali Creek West area, consisting of ap18 proximately 6,477 acres administered by the Bureau 

19 of Land Management. 

20 (16) North Fork Powder River area, consisting 

21 of approximately 14,790 acres administered by the 

22 Bureau of Land Management. 

23 (17) Garder Mountain area, consisting of ap24 proximately 17,524 acres administered by the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (18) Honeycombs area, consisting of approxi2 mately 65,081 acres administered by the Bureau of 

3 Land Management. 

4 (19) Buffalo Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 26,853 acres administered by the Bureau of 

6 Land Management. 

7 (20) Lysite Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 9,204 acres administered by the Bureau 

9 of Land Management. 

10 (h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

11 SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS.—The 

12 following areas within the Pryor Mountains are designated 

13 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

14 System: 

15 (1) Lost Water Canyon area, consisting of ap16 proximately 62,901 acres administered by the Custer 

17 National Forest, Bighorn National Recreation Area, 

18 or the Bureau of Land Management. 

19 (2) Big Pryor Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 39,002 acres administered by the Custer 

21 National Forest. 

22 (i) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA23 TION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 

24 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

25 Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Willow Springs area, consisting of approxi2 mately 10,418 acres administered by the Umatilla 

3 National Forest. 

4 (2) Asotin Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 18,355 acres administered by the Umatilla 

6 National Forest. 

7 (3) Spangler area, consisting of approximately 

8 5,966 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

9 Forest. 

10 (4) Wenatchee Creek area, consisting of ap11 proximately 15,197 acres administered by the 

12 Umatilla National Forest. 

13 (5) Mill Creek area, consisting of approximately 

14 24,553 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

15 Forest. 

16 (6) Walla Walla area, consisting of approxi17 mately 34,413 acres administered by the Umatilla 

18 National Forest. 

19 (7) Jassaud area, consisting of approximately 

20 5,535 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

21 Forest. 

22 (8) Grande Ronde area, consisting of approxi23 mately 21,418 acres administered by the Umatilla 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (9) Texas Butte area, consisting of approxi2 mately 8,153 acres administered by the Umatilla 

3 National Forest. 

4 (10) Skookum area, consisting of approximately 

5 7,590 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

6 Forest. 

7 (11) Potamus area, consisting of approximately 

8 5,512 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

9 Forest. 

10 (12) South Fork-Tower area, consisting of ap11 proximately 17,153 acres administered by the 

12 Umatilla National Forest. 

13 (13) East John Day area, consisting of approxi14 mately 7,451 acres administered by the Umatilla 

15 National Forest. 

16 (14) Horseshoe Ridge area, consisting of ap17 proximately 5,887 acres administered by the 

18 Umatilla National Forest. 

19 (15) Hellhole/Mount Emily area, consisting of 

20 approximately 68,882 acres administered by the 

21 Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

22 (16) North Mount Emily area, consisting of ap23 proximately 5,562 acres administered by the 

24 Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 


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1 (17) Beaver Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 12,972 acres administered by the Wallowa3 Whitman National Forest. 

4 (18) Upper Grande Ronde area, consisting of 

5 approximately 11,723 acres administered by the 

6 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

7 (19) Marble Point area, consisting of approxi8 mately 6,874 acres administered by the Wallowa9 Whitman National Forest. 

10 (20) Joeseph Canyon area, consisting of ap11 proximately 24,276 acres administered by the 

12 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

13 (21) Tope Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 9,236 acres administered by the Wallowa15 Whitman National Forest. 

16 (22) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 6,456 acres administered by the 

18 Malheur National Forest. 

19 (23) Dixie Butte area, consisting of approxi20 mately 12,907 acres administered by the Malheur 

21 National Forest. 

22 (24) Murderers Creek area, consisting of ap23 proximately 24,631 acres administered by the 

24 Malheur National Forest. 


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1 (25) Flag Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 7,264 acres administered by the Malheur Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (26) Fox Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,083 acres administered by the Malheur Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (27) Glacier Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 24,637 acres administered by the 

9 Malheur National Forest. 

10 (28) Malheur River area, consisting of approxi11 mately 12,936 acres administered by the Malheur 

12 National Forest. 

13 (29) McClellan Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 21,736 acres administered by the 

15 Malheur National Forest. 

16 (30) Myrtle-Silvies area, consisting of approxi17 mately 11,280 acres administered by the Malheur 

18 National Forest. 

19 (31) Nipple Butte area, consisting of approxi20 mately 11,501 acres administered by the Malheur 

21 National Forest. 

22 (32) North Fork Malheur River area, consisting 

23 of approximately 25,403 acres administered by the 

24 Malheur National Forest. 


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1 (33) Pine Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 13,580 acres administered by the Malheur 

3 National Forest. 

4 (34) Shaketable area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,926 acres administered by the Malheur Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (35) Utley Butte area, consisting of approxi8 mately 11,070 acres administered by the Malheur 

9 National Forest. 

10 (36) Monument Rock area, consisting of ap11 proximately 5,398 acres administered by the 

12 Malheur National Forest. 

13 (37) Flint Range area, consisting of approxi14 mately 66,227 acres administered by the Beaver15 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

16 (38) Fred Burr area, consisting of approxi17 mately 6,050 acres administered by the Beaverhead18 Deerlodge National Forest. 

19 (39) Elkhorn Mountains area, consisting of ap20 proximately 88,083 acres administered by the Hel21 ena National Forest. 

22 (40) Cache Peak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 27,021 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (41) Sublett area, consisting of approximately 

2 6,676 acres administered by the Sawtooth National 

3 Forest. 

4 (42) Burnt Basin area, consisting of approxi5 mately 43,661 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

6 National Forest. 

7 (43) Mount Harrison area, consisting of ap8 proximately 28,801 acres administered by the Saw9 tooth National Forest. 

10 (44) Fifth Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of 

11 approximately 5,145 acres administered by the Saw12 tooth National Forest. 

13 (45) Third Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of 

14 approximately 14,177 acres administered by the 

15 Sawtooth National Forest. 

16 (46) Cottonwood area, consisting of approxi17 mately 8,996 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

18 National Forest. 

19 (47) Mohogany Butte area, consisting of ap20 proximately 18,266 acres administered by the Saw21 tooth National Forest. 

22 (48) Thorobred area, consisting of approxi23 mately 5,831 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (49) Mount Naomi/Worm Creek area, con2 sisting of approximately 27,850 acres administered 

3 by the Caribou National Forest. 

4 (50) Worm Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 40,052 acres administered by the Caribou 

6 National Forest. 

7 (51) Swan Creek Mountain area, consisting of 

8 approximately 8,215 acres administered by the Car9 ibou National Forest. 

10 (52) Gibson area, consisting of approximately 

11 8,176 acres administered by the Caribou National 

12 Forest. 

13 (53) Paris Peak area, consisting of approxi14 mately 8,609 acres administered by the Caribou15 Targhee National Forest. 

16 (54) Station Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 8,404 acres administered by the Caribou18 Targhee National Forest. 

19 (55) Mink Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 16,942 acres administered by the Caribou21 Targhee National Forest. 

22 (56) Liberty Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,801 acres administered by the Caribou24 Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (57) Williams Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 9,251 acres administered by the Caribou3 Targhee National Forest. 

4 (58) Stauffer Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 8,052 acres administered by the Caribou6 Targhee National Forest. 

7 (59) Sherman Peak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 7,845 acres administered by the Caribou9 Targhee National Forest. 

10 (60) Soda Point area, consisting of approxi11 mately 23,044 acres administered by the Caribou12 Targhee National Forest. 

13 (61) Clarkston Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 15,348 acres administered by the Car15 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (62) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 6,701 acres administered by the Caribou18 Targhee National Forest. 

19 (63) Oxford Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 40,058 acres administered by the Car21 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

22 (64) Elkhorn Mountain area, consisting of ap23 proximately 43,639 acres administered by the Car24 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (65) Bonneville Peak area, consisting of ap2 proximately 33,245 acres administered by the Car3 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

4 (66) North Pebble area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,274 acres administered by the Caribou6 Targhee National Forest. 

7 (67) Toponce area, consisting of approximately 

8 18,572 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee 

9 National Forest. 

10 (68) Scout Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 32,118 acres administered by the Car12 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (69) West Mink area, consisting of approxi14 mately 21,597 acres administered by the Caribou15 Targhee National Forest. 

16 (70) Cuddy Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 46,582 acres administered by the 

18 Payette National Forest. 

19 (71) Council Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 15,579 acres administered by the 

21 Payette National Forest. 

22 (72) McCullough Peaks area, consisting of ap23 proximately 38,347 acres administered by the Bu24 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (73) Sheep Mountain area, consisting of ap2 proximately 30,115 acres administered by the Bu3 reau of Land Management. 

4 (74) Red Butte area, consisting of approxi5 mately 28,841 acres administered by the Bureau of 

6 Land Management. 

7 (75) Bobcat Draw Badlands area, consisting of 

8 approximately 35,787 acres administered by the Bu9 reau of Land Management. 

10 (76) Cedar Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 26,754 acres administered by the Bu12 reau of Land Management. 

13 (77) Copper Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 7,685 acres administered by the Wyo15 ming Bureau of Land Management. 

16 (78) Fuller Peak area, consisting of approxi17 mately 9,638 acres administered by the Bureau of 

18 Land Management. 

19 (79) Lysite Badlands area, consisting of ap20 proximately 13,991 acres administered by the Bu21 reau of Land Management. 

22 (80) Hoodoo Mountain, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Missoula 

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1 (81) Wales, consisting of approximately 11,500 

2 acres administered by the Missoula Field Office of 

3 the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 SEC. 108. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS. 

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

6 the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious 

7 lands, and Blackfeet treaty rights, certain lands within the 

8 Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi9 mately 128,622 acres and known as the Badger-Two Med10 icine Area, as depicted on the map dated January 2003, 

11 and entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby des12 ignated as the Blackfeet Wilderness and therefore as a 

13 component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys14 tem. 

15 (b) TREATY RIGHTS.—The Congress recognizes that 

16 the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands des17 ignated as the Blackfeet Wilderness, as provided for in 

18 the 1896 treaty with the United States Government. 

19 (c) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con20 duct a review of the Blackfeet Wilderness in accordance 

21 with the Wilderness Act. Not later than three years after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub23 mit to Congress a report containing the results of the re24 view. 

25 (d) REVIEW COMMITTEE.— 


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1 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish a committee composed of the following: 

3 (A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal 

4 Business Council. 

5 (B) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists se6 lected in a manner consistent with the historic 

7 Cultural Law of the Tribe, independently of the 

8 Business Council. The Secretary shall give care9 ful consideration to the Blackfeet Language 

10 community and its views. 

11 (C) The National Park Service. 

12 (D) The State of Montana. 

13 (E) Representatives of the public who use 

14 the lands designated as wilderness by this sec15 tion, including environmental groups previously 

16 appropriately involved in the area. 

17 (2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The committee shall reg18 ularly advise the Secretary during the preparation of 

19 the review required by subsection (c). The committee 

20 shall submit its findings to Congress concurrently 

21 with the submission of the report required by that 

22 subsection. 

23 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall in24 struct the committee to develop a wilderness management 

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1 feet religious and treaty rights to lands in the wilderness 

2 are recognized and honored. 

3 (f) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out their duties 

4 under this section, the Secretary and the committee shall 

5 give special consideration to the religious, wilderness, and 

6 wildlife uses of the Blackfeet Wilderness, taking into ac7 count treaties the United States has entered into with the 

8 Blackfeet Nation. 

9 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—The Blackfeet Wilderness is 

10 hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, 

11 the disposal under the mining laws, and from disposition 

12 under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws. 

13 SEC. 109. ADMINISTRATION. 

14 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, lands designated as wilderness by this title shall 

16 be administered in accordance with the provisions of the 

17 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with 

18 respect to such lands, any reference to the effective date 

19 of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall be 

20 deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act. 

22 (b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Agriculture, in the case of National Forest System 

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1 retary of the Interior, in the case of National Park System 

2 and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management designated as wilderness by this title, shall 

4 file a map and legal description of such lands with the 

5 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen6 ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

7 of Representatives. Each map and legal description shall 

8 have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

9 except that the Secretary concerned may correct clerical 

10 and typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip11 tions. Each map and legal description shall be on file and 

12 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 

13 of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the 

14 Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Direc15 tor of the Park Service. 

16 SEC. 110. WATER. 

17 (a) RESERVATION.—With respect to the lands des18 ignated as wilderness by this title, the Congress hereby 

19 reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the pur20 poses for which the lands are designated as wilderness. 

21 The priority date of such reserved rights shall be the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri24 culture, the Secretary of the Interior, and all other officers 

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1 tect the rights reserved by subsection (a), including the 

2 filing of claims for quantification of such rights in any 

3 present or future appropriate stream adjudication, in a 

4 court of the State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, 

5 or Washington, in which the United States has been or 

6 is properly joined in accordance with section 208 of the 

7 Act of July 10, 1952 (43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred 

8 to as the McCarran Amendment). 

9 TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL 

10 CONNECTING CORRIDORS 

11 SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 

12 The Congress makes the following findings: 

13 (1) The most recent scientific information on 

14 ecological reserve design and function, including re15 cent scientific information on species dispersal in re16 sponse to a changing climate, points out the critical 

17 need for biological connecting corridors between the 

18 larger core ecosystem areas. 

19 (2) While none of the remaining major wild 

20 land ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion 

21 appears to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full 

22 complement of self-sustaining viable populations of 

23 native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of 

24 ecological processes on its own, it appears that an 

25 effective reserve system can be achieved if biological 


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1 connecting corridors between the ecosystems are 

2 identified and protected. 

3 (3) The wild land areas addressed by this title 

4 are located between the major core ecosystems of the 

5 region and are essential for wildlife and plant migra6 tion and genetic interchange. 

7 (4) These areas are some of the most beautiful 

8 and wild mountain ranges in the United States, in9 cluding the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, 

10 and Bridger mountain ranges. 

11 SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR12 RIDORS. 

13 (a) DESIGNATION.—To protect the life flow of the 

14 Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas described in this 

15 section, which comprise approximately 8,471,252 acres as 

16 generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding 

17 to each area and dated llllll, are hereby des18 ignated as biological connecting corridors. The designated 

19 biological connecting corridors are of two types, areas des20 ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser21 vation System and areas subject to special corridor man22 agement requirements under section 203. Each biological 

23 connecting corridor shall be known by the name given it 

24 in the subsection establishing it. Each map shall be on 

25 file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 


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1 Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Director 

2 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (b) SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

4 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

5 approximately 597,055 acres, of which 477,141 acres are 

6 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

7 System and 119,914 acres are subject to the special cor8 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

9 designated as the Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide 

10 Biological Connecting Corridors: 

11 (1) Welcome Creek Addition area, consisting of 

12 approximately 1,091 acres administered by the Lolo 

13 National Forest. 

14 (2) Anaconda Pintlar Additions area, consisting 

15 of approximately 80,031 acres administered by the 

16 Bitterroot or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

17 (3) Sapphire area, consisting of approximately 

18 117,345 acres administered by the Bitterroot or 

19 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

20 (4) Stony Mountain area, consisting of approxi21 mately 107,446 acres administered by the Lolo or 

22 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

23 (5) Quigg Peak area, consisting of approxi24 mately 84,231 acres administered by the Lolo or 

25 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 


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1 (6) Silver King area, consisting of approxi2 mately 49,646 acres administered by the Lolo or 

3 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (7) Emerine area, consisting of approximately 

5 15,947 acres administered by the Beaverhead6 Deerlodge National Forest. 

7 (8) Sleeping Child area, consisting of approxi8 mately 21,404 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

9 National Forest. 

10 (c) JOCKO MOUNTAINS/CABINET MOUNTAINS COR11 RIDOR.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap12 proximately 269,710 acres, of which 141,031 acres are in13 corporated into the National Wilderness Preservation Sys14 tem and 128,679 acres are subject to the special corridor 

15 management requirements under section 203, are des16 ignated as the Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Bio17 logical Connecting Corridors: 

18 (1) Mount Bushnell area, consisting of approxi19 mately 41,585 acres administered by the Lolo Na20 tional Forest. 

21 (2) Cherry Peak area, consisting of approxi22 mately 34,964 acres administered by the Lolo Na23 tional Forest. 


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1 (3) Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff area, con2 sisting of approximately 17,400 acres administered 

3 by the Lolo National Forest. 

4 (4) South Siegel/South Cutoff area, consisting 

5 of approximately 13,872 acres administered by the 

6 Lolo National Forest. 

7 (5) North Siegel area, consisting of approxi8 mately 8,670 acres administered by the Lolo Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (6) Reservation Divide area, consisting of ap11 proximately 24,540 acres administered by the Lolo 

12 National Forest. 

13 (d) NINE MILE/GREAT BURN CORRIDORS.—The fol14 lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

15 119,632 acres, of which 46,519 acres are incorporated 

16 into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 

17 73,113 acres are subject to the special corridor manage18 ment requirements under section 203, are designated as 

19 the Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor Biological Connecting 

20 Corridors: 

21 (1) Burdette area, consisting of approximately 

22 16,134 acres administered by the Lolo National For23 est. 


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1 (2) Petty Mountain area, consisting of approxi2 mately 16,581 acres administered by the Lolo Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (3) Garden Point area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,717 acres administered by the Lolo Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (4) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 7,087 acres administered by the Lolo Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (e) ANACONDA-PINTLAR-DIVIDE CORRIDORS.—The 

11 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

12 416,682 acres, of which 157,536 acres are incorporated 

13 into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 

14 259,146 acres are subject to the special corridor manage15 ment requirements under section 203, are designated as 

16 the Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Biological Connecting Cor17 ridors: 

18 (1) Fleecer area, consisting of approximately 

19 35,231 acres administered by the Beaverhead20 Deerlodge National Forest. 

21 (2) Highlands area, consisting of approximately 

22 19,966 acres administered by the Beaverhead23 Deerlodge National Forest. 


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1 (3) Basin Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 9,224 acres administered by the Beaverhead3 Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (4) Granulated Mountains area, consisting of 

5 approximately 14,115 acres administered by the 

6 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

7 (5) Lower Boulder area, consisting of approxi8 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

9 Land Management. 

10 (6) Ruby Range area, consisting of approxi11 mately 25,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

12 Land Management. 

13 (7) Humbug Spires area, consisting of approxi14 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management. 

16 (8) Devil Mountain area, consisting of approxi17 mately 20,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

18 Land Management. 

19 (9) Elevation Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Bu21 reau of Land Management. 

22 (f) TEN LAKES/CABINET/YAAK CORRIDORS.—The 

23 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

24 366,011 acres, of which 69,506 acres are incorporated 

25 into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 


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1 296,505 acres are subject to the special corridor manage2 ment requirements under section 203, are designated as 

3 the Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Biological Connecting Cor4 ridors: 

5 (1) Gold Hill area, consisting of approximately 

6 15,561 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

7 Forest. 

8 (2) Gold Hill West area, consisting of approxi9 mately 15,679 acres administered by the Kootenai 

10 National Forest. 

11 (3) Zula Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 38,266 acres administered by the Kootenai 

13 National Forest. 

14 (g) CABINET/YAAK/GREAT BURN COMPLEX COR15 RIDOR.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap16 proximately 542,656 acres, of which 337,738 acres are in17 corporated into the National Wilderness Preservation Sys18 tem and 204,918 acres are subject to the special corridor 

19 management requirements under section 203, are des20 ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Biologi21 cal Connecting Corridors: 

22 (1) Maple Peak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 18,855 acres administered by the Lolo, Idaho 

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1 (2) Storm Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 8,728 acres administered by the Idaho Pan3 handle National Forest. 

4 (3) Hammond Creek area, consisting of ap5 proximately 19,133 acres administered by the Idaho 

6 Panhandle National Forest. 

7 (4) North Fork area, consisting of approxi8 mately 30,465 acres administered by the Idaho Pan9 handle National Forest. 

10 (5) Big Creek area, consisting of approximately 

11 79,719 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

12 National Forest. 

13 (6) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approxi14 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan15 handle National Forest. 

16 (7) Lost Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 11,537 acres administered by the Idaho Pan18 handle National Forest. 

19 (8) East Cathedral Peak/Elk Creek area, con20 sisting of approximately 34,207 acres administered 

21 by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

22 (9) Spion Kop area, consisting of approximately 

23 21,702 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

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1 (10) Roland Point area, consisting of approxi2 mately 6,003 acres administered by the Idaho Pan3 handle National Forest. 

4 (11) Trout Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 41,366 acres administered by the Idaho Pan6 handle or Kootenai National Forest. 

7 (12) Wonderful Peak area, consisting of ap8 proximately 6,675 acres administered by the Idaho 

9 Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 

10 (13) Stevens Peak area, consisting of approxi11 mately 5,660 acres administered by the Idaho Pan12 handle or Lolo National Forest. 

13 (14) Evans Gulch area, consisting of approxi14 mately 8,054 acres administered by the Lolo Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (15) Gilt Edge-Silver Creek area, consisting of 

17 approximately 8,567 acres administered by the Lolo 

18 National Forest. 

19 (16) Ward Eagle area, consisting of approxi20 mately 8,842 acres administered by the Lolo Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (17) Marble Point area, consisting of approxi23 mately 12,580 acres administered by the Lolo Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (18) Clear Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 5,645 acres administered by the Lolo Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (h) CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK CORRIDORS.—Lands 

5 consisting of approximately 96,266 acres administered by 

6 the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, or Colville National For7 est are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological 

8 Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special 

9 corridor management requirements under section 203. 

10 (i) CABINET/YAAK/CANADA CORRIDORS.—Lands 

11 consisting of approximately 41,044 acres administered by 

12 the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forest are des13 ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Biological Con14 necting Corridors and shall be subject to the special cor15 ridor management requirements under section 203. 

16 (j) ANACONDA-PINTLAR/BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS

17 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

18 approximately 555,835 acres, of which 419,271 acres are 

19 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

20 System and 136,564 acres are subject to the special cor21 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

22 designated as the Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains 

23 Biological Connecting Corridors: 


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1 (1) West Pioneers area, consisting of approxi2 mately 246,041 acres administered by the Beaver3 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (2) Call Mountain area, consisting of approxi5 mately 8,750 acres administered by the Beaverhead6 Deerlodge National Forest. 

7 (3) Cattle Gulch Ridge area, consisting of ap8 proximately 19,035 acres administered by the Bea9 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

10 (4) East Pioneers area, consisting of approxi11 mately 145,445 acres administered by the Beaver12 head-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of 

13 Land Management. 

14 (k) FRANK CHURCH/GREATER YELLOWSTONE COR15 RIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap16 proximately 1,843,123 acres, of which 1,201,017 acres are 

17 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

18 System and 642,106 acres are subject to the special cor19 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

20 designated as the Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Bio21 logical Connecting Corridors: 

22 (1) Tolan Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,169 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (2) Allan Mountain area, consisting of approxi2 mately 157,395 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

3 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

4 (3) Anderson Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 48,947 acres administered by the Bea6 verhead or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

7 (4) West Big Hole area, consisting of approxi8 mately 217,626 acres administered by the Beaver9 head or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

10 (5) Goat Mountain area, consisting of approxi11 mately 44,473 acres administered by the Beaverhead 

12 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

13 (6) Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden area, 

14 consisting of approximately 304,787 acres adminis15 tered by the Beaverhead, Salmon, or Caribou16 Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of Land 

17 Management. 

18 (7) Garfield Mountain area, consisting of ap19 proximately 87,867 acres administered by the Bea20 verhead or Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

21 (8) Four Eyes Canyon area, consisting of ap22 proximately 7,141 acres administered by the Beaver23 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

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1 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of 

2 Land Management. 

3 (10) Henneberry Ridge area, consisting of ap4 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Bu5 reau of Land Management. 

6 (11) Sage Creek area, consisting of approxi7 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

8 Land Management. 

9 (12) Saginaw Creek area, consisting of approxi10 mately 7,519 acres administered by the Beaverhead11 Deerlodge National Forest. 

12 (13) Tash Peak area, consisting of approxi13 mately 60,574 acres administered by the Beaver14 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

15 (14) Beaver Lakes area, consisting of approxi16 mately 16,088 acres administered by the Beaver17 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

18 (15) Agency Creek area, consisting of approxi19 mately 6,382 acres administered by the Salmon20 Challis National Forest. 

21 (16) Raynolds Pass area, consisting of approxi22 mately 7,153 acres administered by the Caribou23 Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (17) Two Top area, consisting of approximately 

2 6,775 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee 

3 National Forest. 

4 (18) Signal Peak area, consisting of approxi5 mately 8,165 acres administered by the Caribou6 Targhee National Forest. 

7 (19) Mount Jefferson/Centennials area, con8 sisting of approximately 87,726 acres administered 

9 by the Caribou-Targhee or Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

10 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage11 ment. 

12 (20) Dry Canyon area, consisting of approxi13 mately 3,230 acres administered by the Gallatin Na14 tional Forest. 

15 (l) FRENCH CREEK/HELLS CANYON CORRIDORS.— 

16 Lands consisting of approximately 3,233 acres adminis17 tered by the Payette or Nez Perce National Forest or the 

18 Bureau of Land Management are designated as the 

19 French Creek/Hells Canyon Biological Connecting Cor20 ridors and shall be subject to the special corridor manage21 ment requirements under section 203. 

22 (m) LEMHI MOUNTAINS CORRIDORS.—The following 

23 areas, consisting of a total of approximately 599,077 

24 acres, of which 511,463 acres are incorporated into the 

25 National Wilderness Preservation System and 87,614 


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1 acres are subject to the special corridor management re2 quirements under section 203, are designated as the 

3 Lemhi Mountains Biological Connecting Corridors: 

4 (1) North Lemhi Mountains area, consisting of 

5 approximately 306,629 acres administered by the 

6 Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

7 (2) Diamond Peak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 167,321 acres administered by the Salmon9 Challis, or Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

10 (3) Black Canyon area, consisting of approxi11 mately 5,503 acres administered by the Idaho Falls 

12 District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

13 (4) Warm Canyon area, consisting of approxi14 mately 6,404 acres administered by the Salmon15 Challis National Forest. 

16 (5) Goldbug Ridge area, consisting of approxi17 mately 12,092 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (6) Sal Mountain area, consisting of approxi20 mately 13,514 acres administered by the Salmon21 Challis National Forest. 

22 (n) LOST RIVER RANGE CORRIDORS.—The following 

23 areas, consisting of a total of approximately 440,752 

24 acres, of which 377,182 acres are incorporated into the 

25 National Wilderness Preservation System and 63,570 


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1 acres are subject to the special corridor management re2 quirements under section 203, are designated as the Lost 

3 River Range Biological Connecting Corridors: 

4 (1) Borah Peak area, consisting of approxi5 mately 135,077 acres administered by the Salmon6 Challis National Forest or the Salmon District of 

7 the Bureau of Land Management. 

8 (2) King Mountain area, consisting of approxi9 mately 83,463 acres administered by the Salmon10 Challis National Forest. 

11 (3) Grouse Peak area, consisting of approxi12 mately 8,156 acres administered by the Salmon13 Challis National Forest. 

14 (4) Red Hill area, consisting of approximately 

15 14,402 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

16 National Forest. 

17 (5) Jumpoff Mountain area, consisting of ap18 proximately 13,556 acres administered by the Salm19 on-Challis National Forest. 

20 (6) Wood Canyon area, consisting of approxi21 mately 7,505 acres administered by the Salmon22 Challis National Forest. 

23 (7) Pahsimeroi area, consisting of approxi24 mately 75,921 acres administered by the Salmon25 Challis National Forest. 


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1 (8) Burnt Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 21,680 acres administered by the Salmon or 

3 the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land 

4 Management. 

5 (9) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of ap6 proximately 17,422 acres administered by the Idaho 

7 Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

8 (o) FRANK CHURCH COMPLEX/LEMHI RANGE COR9 RIDORS.—Lands consisting of approximately 3,058 acres 

10 administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest or the 

11 Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Frank 

12 Church Complex/Lemhi Range Biological Connecting Cor13 ridors and shall be subject to the special corridor manage14 ment requirements under section 203. 

15 (p) BOULDER/WHITE CLOUDS/LOST RIVER RANGE

16 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

17 approximately 233,115 acres, of which 145,525 acres are 

18 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

19 System and 87,590 acres are subject to the special cor20 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

21 designated as the Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range 

22 Biological Connecting Corridors: 

23 (1) Jerry Peak area, consisting of approxi24 mately 27,912 acres administered by the Salmon 

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1 (2) Jerry Peak West area, consisting of ap2 proximately 12,452 acres administered by the Salm3 on District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 (3) Corral-Horse Basin area, consisting of ap5 proximately 69,170 acres administered by the Salm6 on District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

7 (4) Appendicitis Hill area, consisting of ap8 proximately 25,842 acres administered by the Idaho 

9 Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

10 (5) White-Knob Mountains area, consisting of 

11 approximately 10,149 acres administered by the 

12 Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment. 

14 (q) BITTERROOT/LEMHI CORRIDORS.—Lands con15 sisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 

16 Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Bureau of Land 

17 Management are designated as the Bitterroot/Lemhi Bio18 logical Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the 

19 special corridor management requirements under section 

20 203. 

21 (r) GREATER GLACIER/GREATER YELLOWSTONE

22 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

23 approximately 1,707,092 acres, of which 1,164,974 acres 

24 are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preserva25 tion System and 542,118 acres are subject to the special 


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1 corridor management requirements under section 203, are 

2 designated as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Bi3 ological Connecting Corridors: 

4 (1) Tenderfoot/Deep Creek area, consisting of 

5 approximately 105,461 acres administered by the 

6 Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

7 (2) Middle Fork Judith area, consisting of ap8 proximately 84,406 acres administered by the Lewis 

9 and Clark National Forest. 

10 (3) Pilgrim Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 46,652 acres administered by the Lewis and 

12 Clark National Forest. 

13 (4) Paine Gulch area, consisting of approxi14 mately 7,868 acres administered by the Lewis and 

15 Clark National Forest. 

16 (5) Sawmill Gulch area, consisting of approxi17 mately 11,671 acres administered by the Lewis and 

18 Clark National Forest. 

19 (6) Spring Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 17,561 acres administered by the Lewis and 

21 Clark National Forest. 

22 (7) TW Mountain area, consisting of approxi23 mately 8,221 acres administered by the Lewis and 

24 Clark National Forest. 


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1 (8) Big Baldy area, consisting of approximately 

2 42,703 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark 

3 National Forest. 

4 (9) Granite Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 10,127 acres administered by the Lewis 

6 and Clark National Forest. 

7 (10) Tollgate-Sheep area, consisting of approxi8 mately 24,866 acres administered by the Lewis and 

9 Clark National Forest. 

10 (11) Mount High area, consisting of approxi11 mately 32,731 acres administered by the Lewis and 

12 Clark National Forest. 

13 (12) Bluff Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 36,872 acres administered by the Lewis 

15 and Clark National Forest. 

16 (13) North Fork Smith area, consisting of ap17 proximately 8,739 acres administered by the Lewis 

18 and Clark National Forest. 

19 (14) Big Snowies area, consisting of approxi20 mately 104,917 acres administered by the Lewis and 

21 Clark National Forest. 

22 (15) Highwoods area, consisting of approxi23 mately 24,674 acres administered by the Lewis and 

24 Clark National Forest. 


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1 (16) Highwood Baldy area, consisting of ap2 proximately 15,684 acres administered by the Lewis 

3 and Clark National Forest. 

4 (17) Calf Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 9,912 acres administered by the Lewis and 

6 Clark National Forest. 

7 (18) Eagle Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 5,740 acres administered by the Lewis and 

9 Clark National Forest. 

10 (19) Castle Mountains area, consisting of ap11 proximately 28,369 acres administered by the Lewis 

12 and Clark National Forest. 

13 (20) Box Canyon area, consisting of approxi14 mately 15,114 acres administered by the Lewis and 

15 Clark National Forest. 

16 (21) Crazy Mountains area, consisting of ap17 proximately 159,049 acres administered by the 

18 Lewis and Clark or Gallatin National Forest. 

19 (22) Gates of Mountains additions, consisting 

20 of approximately 19,932 acres administered by the 

21 Helena National Forest, which shall be incorporated 

22 into the Gates of the Mountain Wilderness. 

23 (23) Lazyman Gulch area, consisting of ap24 proximately 11,842 acres administered by the Hel25 ena National Forest. 


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1 (24) Mt. Baldy area, consisting of approxi2 mately 18,508 acres administered by the Helena Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (25) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 27,405 acres administered by the Helena Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (26) Jericho Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 11,603 acres administered by the Hel9 ena National Forest. 

10 (27) Irish Gulch area, consisting of approxi11 mately 7,266 acres administered by the Helena Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (28) Grassy Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 7,255 acres administered by the Helena 

15 National Forest. 

16 (29) Middleman/Hedges Mountain area, con17 sisting of approximately 33,586 acres administered 

18 by the Helena National Forest. 

19 (30) Hellgate Gulch area, consisting of approxi20 mately 17,395 acres administered by the Helena Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (31) Cayuse Mountain area, consisting of ap23 proximately 22,144 acres administered by the Hel24 ena National Forest. 


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1 (32) Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows 

2 area, consisting of approximately 53,311 acres ad3 ministered by the Helena or Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

4 National Forest. 

5 (33) Whitetail-Haystack area, consisting of ap6 proximately 76,132 acres administered by the Bea7 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

8 (34) O’Neil Creek area, consisting of approxi9 mately 6,183 acres administered by the Beaverhead10 Deerlodge National Forest. 

11 (35) Bridger area, consisting of approximately 

12 51,075 acres administered by the Gallatin National 

13 Forest. 

14 (s) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE

15 CORRIDORS.—Lands consisting of a total of approxi16 mately 68,890 acres are designated as the Mt. Leidy 

17 Highlands/Wind River Range Biological Connecting Cor18 ridor, of which— 

19 (1) approximately 6,720 acres known as the 

20 Fish Lake Mountain Wilderness are incorporated 

21 into the National Wilderness Preservation System; 

22 and 

23 (2) approximately 62,170 acres are subject to 

24 the special corridor management requirements under 

25 section 203. 


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1 SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR2 RIDORS. 

3 (a) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED AS WILDER4 NESS.—The roadless areas identified as part of a biologi5 cal connecting corridor on the maps referred to by name 

6 in section 202 are hereby designated as wilderness and 

7 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

8 System. 

9 (b) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

10 Those portions of the biological connecting corridors des11 ignated by section 202 that are not covered by subsection 

12 (a) are hereby designated as special corridor management 

13 areas and shall be managed in the following manner: 

14 (1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural man15 agement and timber harvesting is prohibited within 

16 the special corridor management areas. 

17 (2) Mining, oil, and gas exploration and devel18 opment and new road construction or reconstruction 

19 is prohibited within the special corridor management 

20 areas. 

21 (3) The Federal land management agency re22 sponsible for the administration of a special corridor 

23 management area or portion thereof shall take im24 mediate steps to ensure that road densities within 

25 the biological connecting corridor approach, as near26 ly as possible, zero miles of road per square mile of 


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1 land area. Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 

2 miles per square mile, using the method known as 

3 the ‘‘moving window’’ method. 

4 SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 

5 (a) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—This 

6 title shall apply only to National Forest System lands and 

7 lands under the jurisdiction of the the Bureau of Land 

8 Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife 

9 Service. 

10 (b) PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.—No private landowner 

11 whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor12 ridors shall be compelled, under any circumstances, to 

13 comply with this title. However, private landowners may 

14 enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal Gov15 ernment on a willing participant or willing seller basis to 

16 include their land in a biological connecting corridor. 

17 SEC. 205. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES 

18 AND ACQUISITIONS. 

19 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

20 the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek 

21 to enter into cooperative agreements with private, State, 

22 and corporate landowners and sovereign Indian tribes 

23 whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor24 ridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological 

25 integrity and function of the designated corridor. 


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1 (b) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Sec2 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

3 may undertake land trades or acquisitions in order to ac4 complish the purposes of this title when the Secretary con5 cerned considers such action to be appropriate. 

6 (c) REPORT.—As part of the report required by sec7 tion 501, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

8 of the Interior shall describe the progress of cooperative 

9 agreements, acquisitions, and proposed land exchanges 

10 sought pursuant to this section. 

11 SEC. 206. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. 

12 (a) EXEMPTION.—The roads and highways referred 

13 to in subsection (b) are expressly exempted from the provi14 sions of this title. In the event that any county, State, 

15 Federal, or private road has been mistakenly omitted from 

16 this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by reference. 

17 (b) DESCRIPTION.—The roads and highways referred 

18 to in subsection (a) the following: 

19 (1) United States Highways 2, 10, 12, 20, 89, 

20 91, 93, 95, and 287. 

21 (2) Interstate Highways 15 and 90. 

22 (3) Idaho State Highways 3, 28, 29, and 87. 

23 (4) Montana State Highways 2, 37, 38, 41, 43, 

24 56, 58, 83, 87, 135, 200, 278, 287, 293, 294, 298, 

25 and 324. 


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1 (5) Montana Secondary Roads 92, 278, 279, 

2 294, 298, 324, 411, and 508. 

3 (6) The Thompson Pass Road, Montana-Idaho. 

4 (7) The Moyie Springs to East Port Road, 

5 Idaho. 

6 (8) The Red Rock Pass Road, Montana. 

7 (9) Boundary County, Idaho, Routes 3, 18, 34, 

8 and 47. 

9 (10) Lolo National Forest Route 102. 

10 (11) Gallatin National Forest Route 259. 

11 (12) Kelly Canyon and Middle Fork Canyon 

12 Roads, Gallatin National Forest. 

13 (13) Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Roads 

14 4, 164, 280, 287, and 291. 

15 (14) The Beaverhead-Deerlodge to Basin Road, 

16 Montana. 

17 (15) The Marysville to Avon Road, Montana. 

18 (16) The Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, 

19 Idaho. 


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1 TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 

2 RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 

3 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN 

4 IDAHO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING. 

5 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new paragraphs: 

8 ‘‘(170) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg9 ment within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests 

10 from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream ap11 proximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork 

12 and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence 

13 with the North Fork, as generally depicted on the bound14 ary map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and 

15 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(171) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg18 ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass 

19 downstream approximately 17.9 miles to Boiling Springs, 

20 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Mid21 dle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River’ and dated 

22 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec23 retary of Agriculture as a wild river and the segment with24 in the Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs down25 stream approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest 


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1 boundary, as generally depicted on such map, which shall 

2 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec3 reational river. 

4 ‘‘(172) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within 

5 the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 21.3 

6 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

7 ‘Deadwood Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 

8 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag9 riculture, the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to 

10 Julie Creek, as a wild river, and the 8.9 mile segment from 

11 Julie Creek to the South Fork of the Payette, as a scenic 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(173) UPPER PRIEST, IDAHO.—The segment within 

14 the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border 

15 downstream approximately 18.5 miles to Upper Priest 

16 Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

17 ‘Upper Priest Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which 

18 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

19 a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(174) COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment 

21 within the Panhandle National Forest from the head22 waters downstream approximately 110.4 miles as gen23 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur 

24 d’Alene Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 

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1 riculture, the 8.5 miles from the headwaters downstream 

2 to Beaver Creek as a recreational river, the 15.2 miles 

3 from Road No. 3099 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 

4 52 miles from the South Fork to Teepee Creek as a rec5 reational river, the 7.7 miles from Mission Creek to the 

6 South Fork as a recreational river, and the 27 miles from 

7 Mission Creek to Lake Coeur d’Alene as a recreational 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(175) LITTLE NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, 

10 IDAHO.—The segments within the Panhandle National 

11 Forest and Coeur d’Alene Field Office BLM from the 

12 headwaters to to Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on 

13 the boundary map entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater 

14 Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which 

15 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

16 segment from the headwaters to the 1925 road as a wild 

17 river, the segment from the 1925 road downstream to 

18 Adair Creek as a scenic river and the segment from Adair 

19 Creek downstream to Cedar Creek as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(176) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment, in21 cluding all tributaries, within the Clearwater National 

22 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 

23 miles to the forest service work station, as generally de24 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild 

25 and Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which 


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1 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

2 a wild river and the 12-mile segment from USFS Road 

3 No. 581 to the North Fork of the Clearwater River to 

4 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec5 reational river. 

6 ‘‘(177) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with7 in the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters 

8 downstream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, except 

9 to small segments where it crosses road 581, as generally 

10 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild 

11 and Scenic River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad12 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, 

13 the two segments where road 581 crosses and parallels 

14 the creek (including the landing meadow), as generally de15 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild 

16 and Scenic River’, which shall be administered by the Sec17 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(178) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 

19 within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi20 mately 21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

21 map entitled ‘Bargamin Creek Wild River’ and dated Jan22 uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

23 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(179) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 

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1 ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek, 

2 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake 

3 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

4 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(180) MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 

7 within the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters 

8 downstream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as 

9 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow 

10 Creek Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which 

11 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

12 a wild river, except for the 1-mile segment above the con13 fluence with the Selway River which shall be administered 

14 as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(181) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 

16 within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi17 mately 14 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

18 map entitled ‘Running Creek Scenic River’ and dated Jan19 uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

20 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(182) SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment within the 

22 Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from its source 

23 downstream approximately 177 miles to North Fork, 

24 Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the 

25 segment from Vinegar Creek to the Little Salmon River, 


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1 approximately 25 miles within the Nez Perce and Payette 

2 National Forests and other public lands, as generally de3 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salmon Wild and 

4 Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad5 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec6 reational river, and the segment Hammer Creek, approxi7 mately 45 miles downstream miles to its mouth within 

8 public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

10 Salmon Wild and Scenic River and dated lll shall be 

11 administered by the Secretary of Interior as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(183) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment 

13 within the Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from 

14 the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream approximately 

15 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as generally 

16 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Salmon 

17 Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

18 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec19 reational river. 

20 ‘‘(184) NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 

21 segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the 

22 headwaters approximately 70 miles to the slackwater in 

23 Dworshak Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound24 ary map entitled ‘North Fork Clearwater Scenic and Wild 

25 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 


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1 the Secretary of Agriculture, the segment from the head2 waters downstream to the Route No. 250 Bridge as a wild 

3 river, the segment from Route No. 250 Bridge down4 stream to the slackwater as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(185) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.— 

6 The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from 

7 its headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream ap8 proximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur 

9 d’Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

10 entitled ‘North Fork Coeur d’Alene Recreational River’ 

11 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

12 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(186) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan14 handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream 

15 approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary, 

16 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Pack 

17 Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

18 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec19 reational river. 

20 ‘‘(187) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment with21 in the National Forest from Big Springs downstream ap22 proximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, except for 

23 Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound24 ary map entitled ‘Henry’s Fork Wild and Scenic River’ 

25 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 


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1 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the seg2 ment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm 

3 River, which shall be administered as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(188) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within 

5 the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone 

6 National Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the 

7 National Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the 

8 boundary map entitled ‘Falls Wild River’ and dated Janu9 ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

10 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(189) LOCHSA RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—(A) 

12 The segment of the Lochsa River from its source (con13 fluence of Colt Killed Creek and Crooked Fork) to the be14 ginning of the Lochsa Recreational River, within the 

15 Clearwater National Forest, comprising approximatley 2 

16 miles, as generally depcited on the boundary map entitled 

17 ‘Lochsa Recreational River Addition’ and dated lll, 

18 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri19 culture as a Recreational River. 

20 ‘‘(B) The segments of Colt Killed Creek, from its 

21 source to its confluence with Beaver Creek, within the 

22 Clearwater National Forest, excepting a short segment 

23 near Colt Killed Creek Cabin, comprising approximately 

24 20.3 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en25 titled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and Recreational 


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1 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, the segment 

3 of Colt Killed Creek near Colt Killed Cabin, comprising 

4 approximately .5 miles, as generally depicted on the 

5 boundary map entitled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and 

6 Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad7 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 

8 river, and the segment of Colt Killed Creek, from its con9 fluence with Beaver Creek to the confluence with Crooked 

10 Fork, within the Clearwater National Forest, comprising 

11 approximately .3 miles, as generally depicted on the 

12 boundary map entitled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and 

13 Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad14 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec15 reational river. 

16 ‘‘(190) SELWAY RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—(A) 

17 The segments of the Moose Creek complex, from its 

18 sources to its confluence with the Selway River, within the 

19 Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 

20 83.5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en21 titled ‘Moose Creek Segments Wild River’ and dated 

22 lll, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 

23 Agriculture as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(B) The segments of the Bear Creek complex, from 

25 its sources to its confluence with the Selway River, within 


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1 the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 

2 70.6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en3 titled ‘Bear Creek Segments Wild River’ and dated 

4 lll, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(C) The segments of the Three Links Creek com7 plex, from its sources to its confluence with the Selway 

8 River, within the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising 

9 approximately 23.5 miles, as generally depicted on the 

10 boundary map entitled ‘Three Links Creek Segments Wild 

11 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

12 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(D) The segment of Gedney Creek/West Fork 

14 Gedney Creek, from its source to its entering the rec15 reational river corridor on the Selway River, within the 

16 Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 

17 14.5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en18 titled ‘Gedney/West Fork Gedney Creek Wild River’ and 

19 dated lll, which shall be administered by the Sec20 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(191) SOUTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 

22 segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from the 

23 confluence of the Red and American Rivers downstream 

24 to the Forest boundary, comprising approximately 40 

25 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 


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1 ‘South Fork Clearwater River Recreational River’ and 

2 dated lll, which shall be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(192) JOHNS CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 

5 the Nez Perce National Forest from the source to its con6 fluence with the South Fork Clearwater, as generally de7 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Johns Creek Wild 

8 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(193) SLATE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 

11 the Nez Perce National Forest from the source to the Gos12 pel Hump Wilderness Boundary, as generally depicted on 

13 the boundary map entitled ‘Slate Creek Recreational and 

14 Wild River’ and dated lll, comprising approximately 

15 5 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 

16 Agriculture as a wild river, the segment within the Nez 

17 Perce National Forest, as generally depicted on the bound18 ary map entitled ‘Slate Creek Recreational and Wild 

19 River’ and dated lll, from the Gospel Hump Wilder20 ness Boundary to the Forest Boundary, comprising 

21 approximatety 10 miles, which shall be administered by 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(194) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON24 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 

25 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 


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1 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted 

2 on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine 

3 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad4 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(195) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH

6 AND NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the 

7 Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters 

8 downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising 

9 approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the 

10 boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and 

11 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

12 Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(196) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within 

14 the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi15 mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen16 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn 

17 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(197) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.— 

20 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 

21 from its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles 

22 to the national forest boundary, as generally depicted on 

23 the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild 

24 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis25 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(198) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 

2 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head3 waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles 

4 to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de5 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun 

6 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad7 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(199) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 

9 comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and 

10 Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek 

11 and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to 

12 the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de13 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun 

14 Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, 

15 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri16 culture, as a wild river and the segment from the Bob 

17 Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 

18 1.3 miles to its confluence with the South Fork, which 

19 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

20 a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(200) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg22 ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 

23 The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the 

24 Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

25 entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated January 


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1 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag2 riculture, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(201) GREEN FORK STRAIGHT CREEK, MON4 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 

5 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 

6 miles to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the 

7 boundary map entitled ‘Green Fork Straight Creek Wild 

8 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis9 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(202) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with11 in the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the 

12 East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak 

13 Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

14 ‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated Janu15 ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

16 of Agriculture as a recreational river and the segment 

17 from the Yaak Falls downstream 8 miles to the mouth 

18 of the Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai River, 

19 as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(203) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 

21 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of 

22 the Fisher River (3 miles below Libby Dam) downstream 

23 for 46 miles to the State line, as generally depicted on 

24 the boundary map entitled ‘Kootenai River Recreational 

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1 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(204) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with4 in the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the 

5 North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi6 net Gorge Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound7 ary map entitled ‘Bull River Recreational River’ and dated 

8 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(205) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The seg11 ment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junc12 tion of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon 

13 Reservoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti14 tled ‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated January 

15 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag16 riculture as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(206) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg18 ment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 

19 from approximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., 

20 T. 12 S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon 

21 Camp, and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. down22 stream approximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, 

23 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West 

24 Fork Madison Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which 

25 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 


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1 a wild river and the segment from Miner Creek (Section 

2 30, R. 2 W., T. 12 S.) downstream approximately 2.5 

3 miles to the midpoint of Section 28, and the segment from 

4 Landon Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the 

5 boundary of Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and 

6 from Shakelford Cow Camp downstream approximately 

7 1.5 miles to Sloan Cow Camp, and from Sloan Cow Camp 

8 downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow 

9 Camp, and from Partridge Cow Camp downstream ap10 proximately 3.75 miles to the northeast corner of Section 

11 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally depicted on the boundary 

12 map entitled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated 

13 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec14 retary of Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment 

15 from the northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 

16 S. downstream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork 

17 Rest Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map en18 titled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated Janu19 ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

20 of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(207) ELK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within 

22 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the south23 east corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream 

24 approximately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Sec25 tion 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters 


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1 (Barnett Creek and all other tributaries), as generally de2 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and 

3 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

4 Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river; and the segment 

5 from the southeast corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 

6 S., downstream approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence 

7 with the West Fork of the Madison River, as generally 

8 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Elk Scenic River’ 

9 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(208) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 

12 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 

13 the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., 

14 downstream approximately 4.3 miles to the forest bound15 ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

16 ‘Browns Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

17 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(209) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 

20 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 

21 Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the 

22 Canyon Creek Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary 

23 (approximately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the 

24 boundary map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and 


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1 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

2 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(210) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 

4 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its 

5 source downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest 

6 boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti7 tled ‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

8 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag9 riculture as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(211) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 

11 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tender12 foot Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising ap13 proximately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the 

14 boundary map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated Jan15 uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

16 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(212) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.— 

18 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 

19 from Arch Coulee Junction downstream to the national 

20 forest boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles, as 

21 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Middle 

22 Fork Judith Wild River’, and dated January 2003, which 

23 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

24 a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(213) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—(A) 

2 The segment of the main fork of Rock Creek within the 

3 Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests from 

4 the mouth of Juno Gulch downstream to the mouth of 

5 Rickard Gulch, comprising approximately 30 miles, as 

6 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Rock 

7 Creek Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

8 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce9 nic river. 

10 ‘‘(B) The segment of Ranch Creek, from its source 

11 to the boundary of the Lolo National Forest, within the 

12 Lolo National Forest, comprising approximately 5 miles, 

13 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Ranch 

14 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

15 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(C) The entire segment of Welcome Creek, from its 

18 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

19 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi20 mately 7 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

21 entitled ‘Welcome Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

22 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag23 riculture as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(D) The entire segment of Alder Creek, from its 

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1 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi2 mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

3 entitled ‘Alder Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

4 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag5 riculture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(E) The entire segment of Hogback Creek, from its 

7 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

8 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi9 mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

10 entitled ‘Hogback Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

11 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri12 culture as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(F) The entire segment of Wyman Gulch, from its 

14 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

15 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi16 mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

17 entitled ‘Wyman Gulch Wild River’ and dated January 

18 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag19 riculture as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(G) The segment of Stony Creek from its source at 

21 Stony Lake to the mouth of Little Stony Creek, within 

22 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 

23 approximately 4 miles, as generally depicted on the bound24 ary map entitled ‘Stony Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and 

25 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 


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1 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 

2 Stony Creek from the mouth of Little Stony Creek to its 

3 confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, comprising 

4 approximately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the 

5 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(H) The segment of the West Fork of Rock Creek 

7 from its source to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

8 Forest boundary, within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na9 tional Forest, comprising approximately 15 miles, as gen10 erally depicted on the boundary map as ‘West Fork of 

11 Rock Creek Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which 

12 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

13 a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(I) The segment of the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, 

15 from its source to the mouth of Elk Creek, within the Bea16 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi17 mately 10 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

18 map entitled ‘Ross Fork Wild River’, which shall be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(J) The segment of Copper Creek, from its source 

21 to the boundary of the mouth of Lutz Creek, within the 

22 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap23 proximately 9 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

24 map entitled ‘Copper Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and 

25 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 


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1 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 

2 Copper Creek from the mouth of Lutz Creek to its con3 fluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, comprising 

4 approximately 5 miles, which shall be administered by the 

5 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(K) The segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 

7 from its source to the mouth of Senate Creek, within the 

8 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap9 proximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

10 map entitled ‘Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River’ and 

11 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

12 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 

13 the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, from the mouth of Senate 

14 Creek to the confluence with Copper Creek, comprising 

15 approximately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source 

18 to its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 

19 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com20 prising approximately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the 

21 boundary map entitled ‘Carpp Creek Wild River’ and 

22 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

23 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(M) The segment of the East Fork of Rock Creek, 

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1 Fork Reservoir, within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na2 tional Forest, comprising approximately 10 miles, as gen3 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork 

4 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad5 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(214) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment with7 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

8 downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, 

9 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt 

10 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad11 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(215) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

13 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

14 downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, as 

15 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Swift 

16 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

17 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(216) HOBACK RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment 

20 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

21 downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest 

22 road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

23 entitled ‘Hoback Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

24 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(217) WILLOW CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

2 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

3 downstream approximately 20 miles to the confluence with 

4 the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the boundary 

5 map entitled ‘Willow Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

6 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag7 riculture as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(218) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment 

9 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

10 downstream approximately 12 miles to Horn Ranch, as 

11 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros 

12 Ventre Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

13 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

14 river, and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream ap15 proximately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally 

16 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Sce17 nic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be admin18 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(219) CRYSTAL CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

20 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

21 downstream approximately 12 miles to the Gros Ventre 

22 Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the bound23 ary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Wild River’ and dated 

24 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec25 retary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from 


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1 the end of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to 

2 the confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally 

3 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Sce4 nic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be admin5 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(220) PACIFIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

7 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

8 downstream approximately 25 miles to the Teton Wilder9 ness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary 

10 map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

11 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag12 riculture as a wild river; and the segment from the wilder13 ness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles to the 

14 confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on 

15 the boundary map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Scenic River’ 

16 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(221) BUFFALO FORK, WYOMING.—The segment 

19 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from 

20 Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 miles, as generally 

21 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo Fork Wild 

22 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis23 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and 

24 the segment from Turpin Meadows downstream approxi25 mately 16 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National 


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1 Park, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

2 ‘Buffalo Fork Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, 

3 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri4 culture as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(222) SNAKE, WYOMING.—The segment within the 

6 Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down7 stream approximately 7 miles to the boundary of Yellow8 stone National Park, as generally depicted on the bound9 ary map entitled ‘Snake Wild River’ and dated January 

10 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag11 riculture as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(223) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the 

13 main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from 

14 the source downstream approximately 25 miles to the con15 fluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source of Open 

16 Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the 

17 main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en18 titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

19 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri20 culture as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(224) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

22 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part23 ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to 

24 the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as generally de25 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild 


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1 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis2 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(225) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment 

4 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

5 downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of 

6 Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the 

7 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated 

8 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(226) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON11 TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest 

12 and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound13 ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with 

14 Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down15 stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising 

16 approximately 102 miles, as generally depicted on the 

17 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild and Scenic 

18 River, and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis19 tered by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 

20 as a wild river with the exception of the segment from 

21 the north boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the 

22 mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon, which shall be administered 

23 as a scenic river.’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLAND 

2 RESTORATION AND RECOV3 ERY SYSTEM 

4 SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) Certain National Forest System lands and 

7 surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re8 source extraction and development activities and 

9 practices, and the productive potential of the lands 

10 and waters of these areas, including the potential for 

11 the dispersal of species in response to climate 

12 change, has been reduced by development activities. 

13 (2) Recovery activities are required to reverse 

14 severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations 

15 and water quality in these areas and to facilitate the 

16 dispersal of species in response to climate change. 

17 (3) Recovery work associated with these areas 

18 will create new job opportunities for local commu19 nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in 

20 the region, and contribute to the economic sustain21 ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc22 tive capability of the land. 

23 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this title: 


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1 (1) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means 

2 the restoration of lands damaged by land manage3 ment activities to a natural untrammeled condition 

4 and the restoration of the undeveloped roadless 

5 character of such land. 

6 (2) RECOVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Recovery 

7 System’’ means the National Wildland Restoration 

8 and Recovery System. 

9 SEC. 403. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOV10 ERY SYSTEM. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

12 the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 

13 (b) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, consisting 

14 of a total of approximately 1,022,769 acres, as depicted 

15 on the maps dated January 2003 and entitled ‘‘National 

16 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, are designated 

17 as wildland recovery areas and components of the National 

18 Wildland Recovery and Restoration System: 

19 (1) Skyland area, consisting of approximately 

20 10,126 acres administered by the Flathead National 

21 Forest. 

22 (2) Hungry Horse area (except Hungry Horse 

23 Dam and Reservoir), consisting of approximately 

24 204,981 acres administered by the Flathead Na25 tional Forest. 


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1 (3) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 59,398 acres administered by the Lolo or 

3 Clearwater National Forest. 

4 (4) Yellowstone West area, consisting of ap5 proximately 164,445 acres administered by the Car6 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

7 (5) Mt. Leidy area, consisting of approximately 

8 69,912 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (6) Cabinet/Yaak area, consisting of approxi11 mately 99,591 acres administered by the Kootenai 

12 National Forest. 

13 (7) Lightning Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 30,722 acres administered by the Panhandle 

15 National Forest. 

16 (8) Coeur d’Alene River area, consisting of ap17 proximately 372,072 acres administered by the Pan18 handle National Forest. 

19 (9) Magruder Corridor area, consisting of ap20 proximately 11,522 acres administered by the Nez 

21 Perce or Bitterroot National Forest. 

22 SEC. 404. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM. 

23 (a) MANAGEMENT DURING RECOVERY.— 

24 (1) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recov25 ery System shall be managed so as to restore their 


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1 native vegetative cover and reduce or eliminate 

2 invasive non-native species, facilitate native species 

3 diversity to the extent possible with climate change, 

4 stabilize slopes and soils to prevent or reduce further 

5 erosion, recontour slopes to their original contours, 

6 remove barriers to natural fish spawning runs, and 

7 generally restore such lands in their entirety to a 

8 natural roadless and wild condition. 

9 (2) WATER QUALITY RESTORATION.—In the 

10 management of the Recovery System, special consid11 eration shall be given to restoration of water quality 

12 in the Recovery System. 

13 (3) MANAGEMENT METHODS.—Recovery Sys14 tem lands shall be managed using methods such as 

15 road obliteration, planting of trees and other vegeta16 tion native to the lands, and removal by heavy 

17 equipment of sediment from streambeds. Existing 

18 methods developed by the Forest Service, the Na19 tional Park Service, and other persons shall be con20 sidered and, when appropriate, applied to the lands 

21 within the Recovery System. To the extent prac22 ticable, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out 

23 this section using existing, available equipment. 

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1 retary shall use local contractors to the extent prac2 ticable. 

3 (b) POST RECOVERY MANAGEMENT.—When recovery 

4 is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the 

5 Forest Service shall evaluate the suitability of such compo6 nent for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 

7 System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of 

8 this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation 

9 concerning the future management status of the compo10 nent, and shall submit the recommendation and an evalua11 tion to the Congress. The evaluation shall be conducted 

12 in the same manner as, and subject to the same require13 ments that apply to, the preparation of an environmental 

14 impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National 

15 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

16 4332(2)(C)). The evaluation shall include documentation 

17 of the component’s values as wilderness and as wildlife 

18 habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native 

19 biodiversity, its role in the forest reserve system, a list of 

20 alternative designations for the component consistent with 

21 the purposes of this Act, and a roadless inventory for the 

22 component. No provision of this subsection shall be con23 strued to diminish the responsibilities of the Secretary of 

24 Agriculture with respect to land and resource management 


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1 plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew2 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 

3 SEC. 405. NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 

5 special unit of the Forest Service, to be known as the Na6 tional Wildland Recovery Corps. The National Wildland 

7 Recovery Corps shall hire the necessary personnel and 

8 purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land 

9 recovery responsibilities under this title. 

10 (b) RECOVERY PLANS.—Not later than three years 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 

12 Wildland Recovery Corps shall develop a wildland recovery 

13 plan for each area of the Recovery System. Each recovery 

14 plan shall detail necessary work and funding requirements 

15 needed to implement the management direction estab16 lished under section 404. Each recovery plan shall take 

17 into account the specific conditions of an area in the Re18 covery System, including soil type, slope, native species 

19 composition, road densities, forest cover, the number of 

20 road crossings and culverts, and when possible, 

21 predevelopment conditions. Each recovery plan shall set 

22 forth definite timelines for expected recovery of the area 

23 to which the plan applies, including a list of management 

24 activities planned each year, with projected dates for re25 covery. Each recovery plan shall map out the portion, 


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1 within the area of the Recovery System to which the plan 

2 applies, which will be recovered using active management 

3 efforts, as well as the portion of such area in which natural 

4 recovery will occur. Upon completion, a recovery plan shall 

5 become an amendment to the land and resource manage6 ment plan for the unit of the National Forest System to 

7 which the plan applies. 

8 (c) EVALUATION.—The National Wildland Recovery 

9 Corps shall use measurable criteria to judge the success 

10 of recovery efforts taken pursuant to this section. Such 

11 criteria shall include the results of sediment monitoring, 

12 reductions in open and total road densities, percent forest 

13 cover, increase in stream mileage available to native fish 

14 migrations, the results of hydrological measurements to 

15 determine water flow rates for key watersheds, and the 

16 abundance of management indicator species that are indic17 ative of ecosystem health. 

18 TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION 

19 AND MONITORING 

20 SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Within three years after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

23 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 

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1 sources of the House of Representatives a report that de2 tails the implementation of this Act. The report shall also 

3 detail any additional work and funding requirements nec4 essary to achieve the purposes of this Act. 

5 (b) PREPARATION.—The report shall be produced by 

6 a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na7 tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci8 ety for Conservation Biology. 

9 SEC. 502. INTERAGENCY TEAM. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

11 and Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish an 

12 interagency team, containing equal numbers of partici13 pants from the public and private sectors, to monitor, 

14 evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term 

15 results required by this Act. 

16 (b) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 

17 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The interagency team 

18 shall develop a geographic information system for 

19 monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. The ge20 ographic information system shall be based on sat21 ellite-gathered data and shall include comprehensive 

22 maps and databases to assist in the detection of 

23 changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

24 (2) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The maps and 

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1 system shall be updated periodically to record the 

2 following: 

3 (A) Vegetation cover (with species occur4 rence and densities). 

5 (B) Human impacts. 

6 (C) Water and air quality. 

7 (D) Activities that bear on forest hus8 bandry and restoration. 

9 (3) STATUS REPORTS.—The geographic infor10 mation system shall include status reports on the 

11 progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolida12 tion, and forest recovery efforts and reports on the 

13 status of threatened and endangered species which 

14 are primary indicators of ecosystem health. 

15 (c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS.—The interagency team 

16 shall assess the potential for facilitating wildlife move17 ments across or under major highways and rail lines with18 in the biological corridors established in title II. This as19 sessment shall identify major crossing points and identify 

20 possible management actions to enhance the suitability of 

21 such crossing points as movement corridors, including 

22 underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing 

23 the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements 

24 within the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 


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1 SEC. 503. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION. 

2 (a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Roadless lands great3 er than 1,000 acres in size, that are located within the 

4 National Forest System in the State of Idaho, Montana, 

5 Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not des6 ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser7 vation System (under this Act or any other law) shall be 

8 identified and evaluated by the panel of independent sci9 entists appointed under section 501. In identifying and 

10 evaluating these lands, the panel shall make use of exist11 ing satellite information and Geographic Information Sys12 tem data developed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of 

13 Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wild14 life Service, in addition to other information sources. The 

15 panel shall study the role of such lands in maintaining 

16 biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part 

17 of the overall forest reserve system. The panel shall make 

18 recommendations regarding the management of the lands, 

19 and shall include the recommendations in the report re20 quired by section 501. 

21 (b) PROHIBITION.—Until the Congress enacts a law 

22 stating otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruc23 tion, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall 

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1 ment which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of 

2 these lands shall be allowed on the lands. 

3 SEC. 504. NATIVE AMERICAN USES. 

4 (a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section and 

5 section 505, the term ‘‘protected areas’’ means land des6 ignated by this Act as wilderness, wildland recovery areas, 

7 wild and scenic rivers, and biological corridors. 

8 (b) NONEXCLUSIVE ACCESS.—In recognition of the 

9 past use of portions of the protected areas by Native 

10 Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes, 

11 the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte12 rior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these protected 

13 areas by native people for such traditional cultural and 

14 religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the 

15 purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 

16 1996; commonly known as the American Indian Religious 

17 Freedom Act), and, in the case of land designated as wil18 derness by this Act, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1121 

19 et seq.). The Secretaries, in accordance with such laws, 

20 upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time 

21 temporarily close to the general public use of one or more 

22 specific portions of these protected areas in order to pro23 tect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses in 

24 such portions by an Indian people. As part of the prepara25 tion of general management plans for the protected areas, 


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1 the Secretaries shall request that the chief executive offi2 cers of appropriate Indian tribes make recommendations 

3 with respect to assuring access to important sites, enhanc4 ing the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activi5 ties, and protecting cultural and religious sites. 

6 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service 

7 and Bureau of Land Management shall enter into coopera8 tive management agreements with the appropriate Indian 

9 tribes to assure protection of religious, burial, and gath10 ering sites in the protected areas, and shall work coopera11 tively on the management of all uses in the protected areas 

12 that impact Indian lands and people. 

13 TITLE VI—RULES OF 

14 CONSTRUCTION 

15 SEC. 601. WATER RIGHTS. 

16 Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquish17 ment or reduction of any water rights reserved, appro18 priated, or otherwise secured by the United States in the 

19 State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Wash20 ington on or before the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 602. INDIAN TRIBES. 

22 Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or 

23 modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe. 

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