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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 222 

To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest 

System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate 

the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued 

management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of 

Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System 

lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the 

National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote the economic development and recreational use 

of National Forest System lands and other public lands 

in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud 

Management Area to ensure the continued management 

of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau 

of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing 

use and conservation and resource protection, to add 

certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of 

Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National 

Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 


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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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation 

6 Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

TITLE I—CENTRAL IDAHO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 

RECREATION PROMOTION 

Sec. 101. Land conveyance, designated Sawtooth National Recreation Area 

land to Custer County, Idaho. 

Sec. 102. Land conveyance, designated Sawtooth National Forest and BLM 

land to Blaine County, Idaho. 

Sec. 103. Land conveyance, designated National Forest System land to City of 

Stanley, Idaho. 

Sec. 104. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to City of Clayton, Idaho. 

Sec. 105. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to City of Mackay, Idaho. 

Sec. 106. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to City of Challis, Idaho. 

Sec. 107. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to Custer County, Idaho. 

Sec. 108. Land conveyance authority, support for motorized and bicycle recreation, public land in central Idaho. 

Sec. 109. Treatment of existing roads and trails. 

Sec. 110. Stanley-Redfish Lake bike and snowmobile trail and related parking 

lot. 

Sec. 111. Support for other trail construction and maintenance activities. 

Sec. 112. Support for outfitter and guide activities. 

Sec. 113. Grants to support sustainable economic development and recreation. 

Sec. 114. Expansion and improvement of Herd Lake Campground. 

TITLE II—CENTRAL IDAHO WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 201. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 202. General administration of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 203. Acquisition of mineral interests and lands from willing sellers. 

Sec. 204. Adjacent management. 

Sec. 205. Wildfire management. 

Sec. 206. Water rights. 

Sec. 207. Wildlife management. 

Sec. 208. Native American cultural and religious uses. 

Sec. 209. Military overflights. 

Sec. 210. Wilderness review. 

TITLE III—BOULDER-WHITE CLOUDS MANAGEMENT AREA 


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Sec. 301. Establishment of management area. 

Sec. 302. Land acquisition in management area. 

Sec. 303. Motorized and bicycle travel. 

Sec. 304. Support and use of Idaho Off Road Motor Vehicle Program. 

Sec. 305. Airports and landing strips. 

Sec. 306. Management of Railroad Ridge area, Sawtooth National Forest. 

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. Grazing memorandum of understanding. 

1 TITLE I—CENTRAL IDAHO ECO2 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 

3 RECREATION PROMOTION 

4 SEC. 101. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED SAWTOOTH NA5 TIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND TO CUSTER 

6 COUNTY, IDAHO. 

7 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag8 riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 

9 shall convey, without consideration, to Custer County, 

10 Idaho (in this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all 

11 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

12 certain Federal land in the Sawtooth National Recreation 

13 Area consisting of a total of approximately 86 acres, in14 cluding a road encompassing approximately 15 acres, ad15 joining the northern boundary of the City of Stanley, 

16 Idaho, and identified as Parcel B on the map entitled 

17 ‘‘Custer County and City of Stanley Conveyances’’ and 

18 dated October 1, 2006. 

19 (b) SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact 

20 acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed 

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1 factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 

2 borne by the Secretary. The legal description shall be pre3 pared as soon as practicable after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act. 

5 (c) CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RIGHTS-OF6 WAY.—In making the conveyance under subsection (a), 

7 the Secretary shall reserve to the United States a con8 servation easement and rights-of-way for the conveyed 

9 land as set out in the document entitled ‘‘Conservation 

10 Easement and Right-of-Way—Parcel B’’ and dated No11 vember 6, 2006. 

12 (d) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

13 shall have the authority to enforce the terms and condi14 tions set forth in the conservation easement reserved 

15 under subsection (c) and to ensure that public access is 

16 maintained on the rights-of-way reserved under such sub17 section. This authority is in addition to such other enforce18 ment authority as may be provided in the conservation 

19 easement and rights-of-way. 

20 (e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de21 termines at any time that the County or any subsequent 

22 owner of any portion of land conveyed under subsection 

23 (a) is acting in violation of the conditions set forth in the 

24 conservation easement or rights-of-way reserved under 

25 subsection (c) and has failed to restore the property so 


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1 as to comply with such conditions within a reasonable 

2 time, all right, title, and interest in and to the portion 

3 of the land on which the violation occurred, including any 

4 improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. 

5 Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection 

6 shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 

7 hearing. 

8 (f) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec9 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

10 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

11 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter12 ests of the United States. 

13 SEC. 102. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED SAWTOOTH NA14 TIONAL FOREST AND BLM LAND TO BLAINE 

15 COUNTY, IDAHO. 

16 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag17 riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 

18 and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di19 rector of the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey, 

20 without consideration, to Blaine County, Idaho (in this 

21 section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and 

22 interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Fed23 eral land in the Sawtooth National Forest and Sawtooth 

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1 ment land identified for conveyance under this section on 

2 the following maps: 

3 (1) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Conveyance4 Smiley Creek’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 

5 (2) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Conveyance6 Sawtooth City Well’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 

7 (3) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Conveyance8 Eagle Creek’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 

9 (4) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Convey10 ances, Map #1’’ and dated September 13, 2006, ex11 cept that the conveyance is limited to the parcels A, 

12 B, and C depicted on that map. 

13 (5) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Convey14 ances, Map #2’’ and dated September 13, 2006, ex15 cept that the conveyance is limited to the parcels A 

16 and B depicted on that map. 

17 (b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip18 tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

19 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary 

20 concerned. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 

21 Secretary concerned. 

22 (c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec23 retary concerned may require such additional terms and 

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1 section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro2 tect the interests of the United States. 

3 SEC. 103. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED NATIONAL 

4 FOREST SYSTEM LAND TO CITY OF STANLEY, 

5 IDAHO. 

6 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag7 riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 

8 shall convey to the City of Stanley, Idaho (in this section 

9 referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of 

10 the United States in and to National Forest System land 

11 consisting of two parcels containing a total of approxi12 mately 8 acres adjoining the western boundary of the City 

13 and a total of approximately 68 acres, including roads and 

14 improvements, adjoining the northeastern boundary of the 

15 City, respectively, and identified as Parcels A and C on 

16 the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Stanley Con17 veyances’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 

18 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

19 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider20 ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

21 City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 

22 the amount originally expended by the United States 

23 to acquire the parcel of land identified as Parcel A 

24 on the map referred to in such subsection. The City 

25 shall provide the consideration not later than one 


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1 year after the date on which the City disposes of 

2 Parcel A after obtaining title of the parcel. 

3 (2) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—The 

4 amount received as consideration under this sub5 section shall be deposited and merged with funds ap6 propriated for the operation of the Sawtooth Na7 tional Recreation Area. Such funds shall be available 

8 to the Secretary, without further appropriation and 

9 until expended, for conservation activities in the 

10 recreation area. 

11 (c) SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact 

12 acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed 

13 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis14 factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 

15 borne by the Secretary. The legal description shall be pre16 pared as soon as practicable after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act. 

18 (d) CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RIGHTS-OF19 WAY.—In making the conveyance under subsection (a), 

20 the Secretary shall reserve to the United States a con21 servation easement and rights-of-way for— 

22 (1) the parcel of land identified as Parcel A on 

23 the map referred to in such subsection as set out in 

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1 Right-of-Way—Parcel A’’ and dated November 6, 

2 2006; and 

3 (2) the parcel of land identified as Parcel C on 

4 such map as set out in the document entitled ‘‘Con5 servation Easement and Right-of-Way—Parcel C’’ 

6 and dated November 6, 2006. 

7 (e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

8 shall have the authority to enforce the terms and condi9 tions set forth in the conservation easements reserved 

10 under subsection (d) and to ensure that public access is 

11 maintained on the rights-of-way reserved under such sub12 section. This authority is in addition to such other enforce13 ment authority as may be provided in the conservation 

14 easements and rights-of-way. 

15 (f) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de16 termines at any time that the City or any subsequent 

17 owner of any portion of land conveyed under subsection 

18 (a) is acting in violation of the conditions set forth in the 

19 applicable conservation easement or rights-of-way reserved 

20 under subsection (d) and has failed to restore the property 

21 so as to comply with such conditions within a reasonable 

22 time, all right, title, and interest in and to the portion 

23 of the land on which the violation occurred, including any 

24 improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. 

25 Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection 


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1 shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 

2 hearing. 

3 (g) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec4 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

5 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

6 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter7 ests of the United States. 

8 SEC. 104. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 

9 CITY OF CLAYTON, IDAHO. 

10 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

11 Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

12 Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 

13 the City of Clayton, Idaho (in this section referred to as 

14 the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

15 States in and to parcels of Bureau of Land Management 

16 land, including roads thereon, identified as parcels A, B, 

17 C, and D on the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Convey18 ances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 

19 (b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip20 tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

21 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

22 The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 

23 (c) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 

24 subsection (a) to the City, the Secretary shall include a 

25 deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 


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1 such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 

2 access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 

3 (d) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall grant, 

4 without consideration, to the City a 25-foot right-of-way 

5 connecting parcels C and D referred to in subsection (a) 

6 and crossing the Salmon River for purposes related to par7 cel D. 

8 (e) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec9 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

10 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

11 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter12 ests of the United States. 

13 SEC. 105. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 

14 CITY OF MACKAY, IDAHO. 

15 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

16 Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

17 Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 

18 the City of Mackay, Idaho (in this section referred to as 

19 the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

20 States in and to a parcel of Bureau of Land Management 

21 land, including roads thereon, identified as parcel D on 

22 the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Mackay Con23 veyances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 

24 (b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip25 tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 


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1 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

2 The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 

3 (c) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 

4 subsection (a) to the City, the Secretary shall include a 

5 deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 

6 such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 

7 access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 

8 (d) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec9 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

10 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

11 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter12 ests of the United States. 

13 SEC. 106. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 

14 CITY OF CHALLIS, IDAHO. 

15 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

16 Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

17 Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 

18 the City of Challis, Idaho (in this section referred to as 

19 the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

20 States in and to parcels of Bureau of Land Management 

21 land, including roads thereon, identified as parcels B and 

22 E on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Challis 

23 Conveyances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 

24 (b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip25 tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 


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1 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

2 The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 

3 (c) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 

4 subsection (a) to the City, the Secretary shall include a 

5 deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 

6 such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 

7 access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 

8 (d) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec9 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

10 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

11 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter12 ests of the United States. 

13 SEC. 107. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 

14 CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO. 

15 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

16 Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

17 Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 

18 the Custer County, Idaho (in this section referred to as 

19 the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

20 States in and to parcels of Bureau of Land Management 

21 land, including roads thereon, identified as follows: 

22 (1) Parcels A, C, D, and F on the map entitled 

23 ‘‘Custer County and City of Challis Conveyances’’ 

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1 (2) Parcels A, B, C, E, and F on the map enti2 tled ‘‘Custer County and City of Mackay Convey3 ances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 

4 (b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip5 tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

6 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

7 The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 

8 (c) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 

9 subsection (a) to the County, the Secretary shall include 

10 a deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 

11 such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 

12 access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 

13 (d) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec14 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

15 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

16 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter17 ests of the United States. 

18 SEC. 108. LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, SUPPORT FOR 

19 MOTORIZED AND BICYCLE RECREATION, 

20 PUBLIC LAND IN CENTRAL IDAHO. 

21 (a) MOTORIZED RECREATION PARK.—Subject to 

22 subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, 

23 without consideration, to the State of Idaho (in this sec24 tion referred to as the ‘‘State’’) all right, title, and interest 

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1 reau of Land Management land, including roads thereon, 

2 consisting of approximately 1000 acres near Boise, Idaho, 

3 and identified for conveyance under this section on the 

4 map entitled ‘‘STATE OF IDAHO—Boise Motorized 

5 Park Conveyance’’ and dated November 1, 2006, for the 

6 purpose of permitting the State to establish a motorized 

7 recreation park on the land. As a condition of the convey8 ance of the land, the State shall agree to include a begin9 ner track as part of the recreation park to be used to teach 

10 safe, responsible riding techniques and to establish areas 

11 for riders with different levels of skills. 

12 (b) RESERVATION OF PORTION FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE

13 USE.—As a condition of the conveyance of the land under 

14 subsection (a), the State shall reserve 20 acres of the con15 veyed land for the use of mountain bikes. 

16 (c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip17 tion of the land to be conveyed under this section shall 

18 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

19 The cost of the survey shall be borne by the State. 

20 (d) ROAD ACCESS.—In making a conveyance under 

21 subsection (a) to the State, the Secretary shall include a 

22 deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 

23 such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 

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1 (e) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec2 retary concerned may require such additional terms and 

3 conditions in connection with the conveyance under this 

4 section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 

5 the interests of the United States. 

6 SEC. 109. TREATMENT OF EXISTING ROADS AND TRAILS. 

7 In making the conveyances required by this title, the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

9 shall include deed restrictions to ensure that any roads 

10 and trails located on the conveyed land remain open to 

11 public use notwithstanding any subsequent conveyance of 

12 the land by the recipient of the land. 

13 SEC. 110. STANLEY-REDFISH LAKE BIKE AND SNOWMOBILE 

14 TRAIL AND RELATED PARKING LOT. 

15 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIL.—The Secretary of Ag16 riculture shall design, construct, and maintain a hardened 

17 surface trail between the City of Stanley, Idaho, and 

18 Redfish Lake that is designated for use— 

19 (1) by pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles 

20 generally; and 

21 (2) as a snowmobile route when there is ade22 quate snow cover. 

23 (b) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING SELLERS.—Any 

24 land or interests in land to be acquired by the Secretary 

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1 (a) shall be acquired only by donation or by purchase from 

2 willing sellers. 

3 (c) ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING

4 LOT.—The Secretary may make a grant to the City of 

5 Stanley, Idaho, to assist the City in constructing a parking 

6 lot on City property at the north end of the trail required 

7 by subsection (a) for use for snowmobile and general park8 ing and for other purposes related to the trail. 

9 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

11 appropriated to the Secretary— 

12 (A) $400,000 for the design, construction, 

13 and maintenance of the trail required by sub14 section (a) and for land acquisition associated 

15 with the construction of the trail; and 

16 (B) $100,000 for the grant under sub17 section (c). 

18 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur19 suant to the authorization of appropriations con20 tained in paragraph (1) shall remain available until 

21 expended. 

22 SEC. 111. SUPPORT FOR OTHER TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND 

23 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. 

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1 $50,000 for the construction and maintenance of bicycle 

2 trails in the State of Idaho, including bicycle trails to be 

3 established on the portion of the public land conveyed 

4 under section 108 that is reserved for mountain bike use 

5 under subsection (b) of such section. Amounts appro6 priated pursuant to this authorization of appropriations 

7 shall remain available until expended. 

8 SEC. 112. SUPPORT FOR OUTFITTER AND GUIDE ACTIVI9 TIES. 

10 (a) EXISTING OPERATING PERMITS.— 

11 (1) EXTENSION.—Before the end of the one12 year period beginning on the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

14 Secretary of the Interior shall grant, for each guide 

15 or outfitter operating permit described in paragraph 

16 (2), a 10-year extension beyond the expiration date 

17 of the current permit. The Secretary concerned may 

18 require the modification of the extended permit as 

19 necessary to comply with the requirements of this 

20 Act. 

21 (2) COVERED PERMITS.—Paragraph (1) applies 

22 to each guide and outfitter operating permit in effect 

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1 area designated by title II or the Boulder-White 

2 Cloud Management Area established by title III. 

3 (3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

4 or the Secretary of the Interior may refuse to grant 

5 the extension of a permit under paragraph (1) only 

6 if the Secretary concerned determines that the per7 mittee has not operated in a satisfactory manner in 

8 compliance with the terms and conditions of the per9 mit. 

10 (b) FUTURE OUTFITTER AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

11 Future extensions of outfitter and guide activities and per12 mits for outfitters on lands included in a wilderness area 

13 designated by title II or the Boulder-White Cloud Manage14 ment Area established by title III shall be administered 

15 in accordance with applicable Federal laws and resource 

16 management plans. No person shall conduct outfitter and 

17 guide activities on such Federal land except as authorized 

18 by the Secretary concerned. 

19 SEC. 113. GRANTS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC 

20 DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATION. 

21 (a) GRANT TO CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO.—The Sec22 retary of Agriculture may make a grant to Custer County, 

23 Idaho, for the purpose of assisting the County in sup24 porting sustainable economic development in the County. 


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1 (b) GRANT TO STATE OF IDAHO.—The Secretary of 

2 Agriculture may make a grant to the State of Idaho Parks 

3 and Recreation Department for the purpose of assisting 

4 the State in acquiring and developing Bayhorse Camp5 ground for use as a State park. 

6 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

7 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri8 culture— 

9 (1) $5,100,000 to make the grant under sub10 section (a); and 

11 (2) $500,000 to make the grant under sub12 section (b). 

13 SEC. 114. EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HERD LAKE 

14 CAMPGROUND. 

15 (a) EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CAMP16 GROUND.—The Secretary of the Interior shall expand and 

17 improve the Herd Lake Campground facilities located 

18 below the outlet of Herd Lake. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $500,000 

21 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant 

22 to this authorization of appropriations shall remain avail23 able until expended. 


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1 TITLE II—CENTRAL IDAHO 

2 WILDERNESS AREAS 

3 SEC. 201. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER4 VATION SYSTEM. 

5 (a) ADDITIONS.—Congress has determined that the 

6 following lands in central Idaho shall be designated as wil7 derness and managed as components of the National Wil8 derness Preservation System: 

9 (1) HEMINGWAY-BOULDERS WILDERNESS.— 

10 Certain Federal land in the Sawtooth and Challis 

11 National Forests, comprising approximately 110,438 

12 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

13 ‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Proposed Wilderness’’ and 

14 dated November 15, 2006, which shall be known as 

15 the ‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness’’. 

16 (2) WHITE CLOUDS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

17 Federal land in the Sawtooth and Challis National 

18 Forests, comprising approximately 76,657 acres, as 

19 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘White 

20 Clouds Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated November 

21 15, 2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘White 

22 Clouds Wilderness’’. 

23 (3) JERRY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed24 eral land in the Challis National Forest and Challis 

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1 prising approximately 131,670 acres, as generally 

2 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Jerry Peak Wilder3 ness’’ and dated August 30, 2006, which shall be 

4 known as the ‘‘Jerry Peak Wilderness’’. In the case 

5 of the Bureau of Land Management land designated 

6 as wilderness by this paragraph, the land is included 

7 in the National Landscape Conservation System. 

8 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

11 Agriculture, in the case of the wilderness areas des12 ignated by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 

13 and the National Forest System land designated as 

14 wilderness by paragraph (3) of such subsection, and 

15 the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of the Bu16 reau of Land Management land designated as wil17 derness by paragraph (3) of such subsection, in this 

18 title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’, shall 

19 file a map and legal description of the wilderness 

20 areas designated by such subsection with the Com21 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives 

22 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re23 sources of the Senate. 

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

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1 in this title, except that the Secretary concerned 

2 may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 

3 map or legal description. 

4 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de5 scription shall be on file and available for public in6 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

7 Land Management or the Forest Service. 

8 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

9 the wilderness areas designated in subsection (a) are with10 drawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal 

11 under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent 

12 under the mining laws, and operation of the mineral leas13 ing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

14 SEC. 202. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS 

15 AREAS. 

16 (a) APPLICATION OF WILDERNESS ACT.—Subject to 

17 valid existing rights, the wilderness areas designated by 

18 section 201 shall be managed by the Secretary concerned 

19 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

20 et seq.) and this title. With respect to the wilderness areas, 

21 any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date 

22 of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference 

23 to the date of the enactment of this Act, and any reference 

24 in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

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1 (b) CONSISTENT INTERPRETATION TO THE PUB2 LIC.—Although the wilderness areas designated by section 

3 201 consist of National Forest System land under the ju4 risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and public land 

5 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the 

6 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

7 shall collaborate to assure that the wilderness areas are 

8 interpreted to the public as an overall complex tied to9 gether by common location in the Boulder-White Cloud 

10 Mountains and common identity with the natural and cul11 tural history of the State of Idaho and its Native Amer12 ican and pioneer heritage. 

13 (c) COMPREHENSIVE WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT

14 PLAN.—Not later than three years after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and 

16 Secretary of the Interior shall collaborate to develop a 

17 comprehensive wilderness management plan for the wil18 derness areas designated by section 201. The completed 

19 management plan shall be submitted to the Committee on 

20 Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com21 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

22 (d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—Within the wil23 derness area designated by section 201, the Secretary con24 cerned may take such measures as the Secretary con25 cerned determines to be necessary for the control of fire, 


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1 insects, and diseases, subject to such conditions as the 

2 Secretary concerned considers desirable, as provided in 

3 section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

4 1131(d)(1)). 

5 (e) WILDERNESS TRAILS AND TRAILHEADS.— 

6 (1) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TRAILHEAD.—The 

7 Secretary concerned shall construct a new trailhead 

8 for nonmotorized users and improve access to the 

9 Big Boulder Trailhead to separate motorized users 

10 from nonmotorized users. 

11 (2) INCLUSION OF ACCESSIBLE TRAIL.—The 

12 Secretary concerned shall upgrade the first mile of 

13 the Murdock Creek Trail in the Hemingway-Boul14 ders wilderness area designated by section 201 to a 

15 primitive, non-paved, and wheelchair accessible 

16 standard. 

17 (f) TREATMENT OF EXISTING CLAIMS AND PRIVATE

18 LANDS.—Nothing in this title is intended to affect the 

19 rights or interests in real property, patented mining 

20 claims, or valid claims or prevent reasonable access to pri21 vate property or for the development and use of valid min22 eral rights. The Secretary concerned may enter into nego23 tiations with the holder of a patented claim or valid claim 

24 located in a wilderness area designated by section 201 for 

25 the voluntary relinquishment of the claim. 


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1 (g) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in a wilderness 

2 area designated by section 201, where established before 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be adminis4 tered in accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) 

5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), section 108 

6 of Public Law 96–560, and section 101(f) of Public Law 

7 101–628, and in accordance with the guidelines set forth 

8 in Appendix A of House Report 96–617 of the 96th Con9 gress and House Report 101–405 of the 101st Congress. 

10 (h) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS AND SADDLE AND

11 PACK STOCK.—Nothing in this title shall preclude horse12 back riding or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 

13 stock into the wilderness areas designated by section 201, 

14 including when such entry is made by commercial outfit15 ters. 

16 SEC. 203. ACQUISITION OF MINERAL INTERESTS AND 

17 LANDS FROM WILLING SELLERS. 

18 (a) ACQUISITION.—Within the boundaries of the wil19 derness areas designated by section 201, the Secretary 

20 concerned may acquire, through purchase from willing 

21 sellers or donation from willing owners, all right, title, and 

22 interest in all mineral interests, claims, and parcels of land 

23 that have been patented under the Act of May 10, 1872 

24 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; commonly known as the Mining 

25 Act of 1872). 


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1 (b) CONSIDERATION.—In exercising the authority 

2 provided by subsection (a) to acquire lands and interests, 

3 the Secretary concerned shall offer the owners of record 

4 of each patent, who voluntarily wish to sell, $20,000 as 

5 compensation for the acquisition of these interests. The 

6 Secretary concerned shall make such offers as soon as 

7 practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

8 such offers shall remain open for acceptance during the 

9 five-year period beginning on such date. 

10 (c) INCORPORATION IN WILDERNESS AREA.—Any 

11 land or interest in land located inside the boundaries of 

12 a wilderness area designated by section 201 that is ac13 quired by the United States after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act shall be added to and administered as 

15 part of that wilderness area. 

16 SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 

17 (a) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER

18 ZONES.—Congress does not intend for the designation of 

19 the wilderness areas by section 201 to lead to the creation 

20 of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any such 

21 wilderness area. 

22 (b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that 

23 nonwilderness activities or uses outside of a wilderness 

24 area designated by section 201 can be seen or heard from 

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1 of those activities or uses outside the boundaries of the 

2 wilderness area. 

3 SEC. 205. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT. 

4 Consistent with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1133), nothing in this title precludes a Federal, 

6 State, or local agency from conducting wildfire manage7 ment operations, including operations using aircraft or 

8 mechanized equipment, to manage wildfires in the wilder9 ness areas designated by section 201. 

10 SEC. 206. WATER RIGHTS. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

12 (1) The lands designated as wilderness areas by 

13 section 201 are located at the headwaters of the 

14 streams and rivers on those lands, with few, if any, 

15 actual or proposed water resource facilities located 

16 upstream from such lands and few, if any, opportu17 nities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water 

18 occurring outside such lands that would adversely 

19 affect the wilderness values of such lands. 

20 (2) The lands designated as wilderness areas by 

21 section 201 are not suitable for use for development 

22 of new water resource facilities or for the expansion 

23 of existing facilities. 

24 (3) Therefore, it is possible to provide for prop25 er management and protection of the wilderness 


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1 value of the lands designated as wilderness areas by 

2 section 201 in ways different from the ways utilized 

3 in other laws designating wilderness areas. 

4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro5 tect the wilderness values of the lands designated as wil6 derness areas by section 201 by means other than a feder7 ally reserved water right. 

8 (c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

9 title— 

10 (1) shall constitute, or be construed to con11 stitute, either an express or implied reservation by 

12 the United States of any water or water rights with 

13 respect to the wilderness areas designated by section 

14 201; 

15 (2) shall affect any water rights in the State of 

16 Idaho existing on the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act, including any water rights held by the United 

18 States; 

19 (3) shall be construed as establishing a prece20 dent with regard to any future wilderness designa21 tions; 

22 (4) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 

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1 tion water among and between the State of Idaho 

2 and other States; and 

3 (5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 

4 modifying, or amending provisions of Public Law 

5 92–400, which established the Sawtooth National 

6 Recreation Area (16 U.S.C. 460aa et seq.). 

7 (d) IDAHO WATER LAW.—The Secretary concerned 

8 shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

9 of the law of the State of Idaho when seeking to establish 

10 any water rights, not in existence on the date of the enact11 ment of this Act, with respect to the wilderness areas des12 ignated by section 201. 

13 (e) NEW PROJECTS.— 

14 (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as otherwise pro15 vided in this Act, on and after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, neither the President nor any 

17 other officer, employee, or agent of the United 

18 States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license 

19 or permit for the development of any new water re20 source facility inside any of the wilderness areas des21 ignated by section 201. 

22 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

23 ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

24 pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation 

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1 hydropower projects, and transmission and other an2 cillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, 

3 and carriage structures. 

4 SEC. 207. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) STATE JURISDICTION.—In accordance with sec6 tion 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

7 nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 

8 of the State of Idaho with respect to fish and wildlife man9 agement, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 

10 trapping, in the wilderness areas designated by section 

11 201. 

12 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

13 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, man14 agement activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 

15 populations and the habitats to support such populations 

16 may be carried out within wilderness areas designated by 

17 section 201 where consistent with relevant wilderness 

18 management plans, in accordance with appropriate poli19 cies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House Re20 port 101–405 of the 101st Congress, including the occa21 sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, if such 

22 use, as determined by the Secretary concerned would pro23 mote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wild24 life populations that would enhance wilderness values and 


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1 accomplish those purposes using the minimum tool nec2 essary to reasonably accomplish the task. 

3 (c) USE OF AIRCRAFT.—Consistent with section 

4 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) and 

5 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

6 forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405 of the 

7 101st Congress, the State of Idaho may continue to use 

8 aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, trans9 plant, monitor, and manage elk, deer, bighorn sheep, 

10 mountain goats, wolves, grizzly bears, and other wildlife 

11 and fish. 

12 (d) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—Nothing in 

13 this title shall affect hunting, fishing, and trapping, under 

14 applicable State and Federal laws and regulations, in the 

15 wilderness areas designated by section 201. The Secretary 

16 concerned may designate, by regulation in consultation 

17 with the appropriate State agency (except in emergencies), 

18 areas in which, and establish periods during which, for 

19 reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance 

20 with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will 

21 be permitted in the wilderness areas. 

22 SEC. 208. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

23 USES. 

24 Nothing in this title shall be construed to diminish 

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1 be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to 

2 Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cul3 tural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 

4 SEC. 209. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

5 Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— 

6 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

7 the wilderness areas designated by section 201, in8 cluding military overflights that can be seen or 

9 heard within the wilderness areas; 

10 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

11 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

12 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

13 flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 

14 SEC. 210. WILDERNESS REVIEW. 

15 (a) NATIONAL FORESTS.—Section 5 of Public Law 

16 92–400 (16 U.S.C. 460aa–4), which required a review of 

17 the undeveloped and unimproved portion or portions of the 

18 Sawtooth National Recreation Area established by that 

19 Act as to suitability or nonsuitability for preservation as 

20 part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, is 

21 repealed. 

22 (b) PUBLIC LANDS.— 

23 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the pur24 pose of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 

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1 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

2 Management in the following areas have been ade3 quately studied for wilderness designation: 

4 (A) The Jerry Peak Wilderness Study 

5 Area. 

6 (B) The Jerry Peak West Wilderness 

7 Study Area. 

8 (C) The Corral-Horse Basin Wilderness 

9 Study Area. 

10 (D) The Boulder Creek Wilderness Study 

11 Area. 

12 (2) RELEASE.—Any public land described in 

13 paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness 

14 by this title— 

15 (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

16 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

17 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

18 (B) shall be managed in accordance with 

19 land management plans adopted under section 

20 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

21 TITLE III—BOULDER-WHITE 

22 CLOUDS MANAGEMENT AREA 

23 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT AREA. 

24 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—In the case of those 

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1 gress has examined the management alternatives for such 

2 lands and finds that the designation of such lands as a 

3 special management area will provide outstanding oppor4 tunities for many forms of recreation, including mountain 

5 biking, snowmobiling, and the use of off-road motorized 

6 vehicles. The purpose of this title is to statutorily provide 

7 for the continued management of such lands for motorized 

8 and other recreational opportunities, livestock grazing, 

9 and conservation and resource protection in accordance 

10 with the existing management areas, plans, and applicable 

11 authorities of the Challis National Forest, the Sawtooth 

12 National Forest, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 

13 and the Challis District of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment. In addition, it is the purpose of this title to provide 

15 that motorized use of such lands shall be allowed in ac16 cordance with the travel maps entitled ‘‘Boulder-White 

17 Clouds Management Area Travel Plan’’ and ‘‘Boulder18 White Clouds Management Area Winter Travel Plan’’ and 

19 dated November 15, 2006. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Those Federal lands in 

22 the Challis National Forest, the Sawtooth National 

23 Forest, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, and 

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1 II, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boul2 der-White Clouds Management Area’’ and dated No3 vember 15, 2006, are hereby designated as the Boul4 der-White Clouds Management Area and shall be 

5 managed as provided by this title. 

6 (2) RELATION TO SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECRE7 ATION AREA.—The designation of land already in 

8 the Sawtooth National Recreation Area for inclusion 

9 in both the management area and the Sawtooth Na10 tional Recreation Area is declared to be supple11 mental to, not in derogation of, the Sawtooth Na12 tional Recreation Area. 

13 (3) MANAGEMENT AREA DEFINED.—In this 

14 title, the term ‘‘management area’’ means the Boul15 der-White Clouds Management Area designated by 

16 this subsection. 

17 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 

19 title, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

20 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, in the 

21 case of National Forest System lands included 

22 in the management area; and 

23 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

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1 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as otherwise 

2 provided in this title, the Secretary concerned shall 

3 administer the management area in accordance with 

4 this title and the laws and regulations generally ap5 plicable to the National Forest System lands and the 

6 public lands included in administrative areas in ex7 istence as of the date of the enactment of this Act 

8 and in accordance with the management plans of the 

9 Sawtooth National Recreation Area, the Challis Na10 tional Forest, the Sawtooth National Forest, and the 

11 Challis District of the Bureau of Land Management 

12 in existence as of that date. 

13 (3) RELATION TO SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECRE14 ATION AREA.—If lands in the management area are 

15 also included in the Sawtooth National Recreation 

16 Area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall also admin17 ister that land in accordance with Public Law 92– 

18 400 (16 U.S.C. 460aa et seq.). 

19 (4) CONTINUED REFERENCE TO EXISTING AD20 MINISTRATIVE UNITS.—Notwithstanding the estab21 lishment of the management area, the administrative 

22 units in effect as of the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act and known as the Sawtooth National Recre24 ation Area, the Challis National Forest, the Saw25 tooth National Forest, and the Challis District of 


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1 the Bureau of Land Management, including areas 

2 within the administrative units established as the 

3 management area, shall continue to be known as the 

4 Sawtooth National Recreation Area, the Challis Na5 tional Forest, the Sawtooth National Forest, and the 

6 Challis District of the Bureau of Land Management, 

7 respectively, and shall be so designated on any signs 

8 and maps prepared by the Secretary concerned. 

9 (d) DEVELOPMENT.—No new roads may be con10 structed within the management area, except as necessary 

11 for access to campgrounds and other recreation areas as 

12 determined by the Secretary concerned. Roads may be 

13 maintained and relocated as necessary. The Secretary con14 cerned shall permit the mining and removal of gravel, 

15 sand, and rock along existing roads in the management 

16 area as necessary for road maintenance in accordance with 

17 the applicable management plan. 

18 (e) TIMBER HARVESTING.—Timber harvesting may 

19 be allowed on lands in the management area only in ac20 cordance with the management plan applicable to the 

21 lands and for necessary control of fire, insects, and dis22 eases and for public safety. 

23 (f) TRAILS.— 

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1 priated to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec2 retary of the Interior $650,000 for trail construction 

3 and maintenance and for other improvements related 

4 to outfitting, guiding, hiking, and horseback use 

5 within the management area. Amounts appropriated 

6 pursuant to this authorization of appropriations 

7 shall remain available until expended. 

8 (2) SET-ASIDE FOR TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.—Of 

9 the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza10 tion of appropriations in paragraph (1), $150,000 

11 shall be available for the construction of— 

12 (A) a trail between the Phyllis Lake Road 

13 (USFS Road #053) and Phyllis Lake, which 

14 shall be primitive and non-paved, but wheel15 chair accessible, and open only to non-motorized 

16 travel; and 

17 (B) the primitive and non-paved, but 

18 wheelchair accessible, trail along Murdock 

19 Creek in the Hemingway-Boulders wilderness 

20 area required by section 202(e)(2). 

21 SEC. 302. LAND ACQUISITION IN MANAGEMENT AREA. 

22 (a) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary concerned 

23 may acquire, by donation or purchase from willing sellers, 

24 lands and interests in lands— 


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1 (1) located inside the boundaries of the man2 agement area; or 

3 (2) located adjacent to the management area to 

4 provide easements for additional public access to the 

5 management area. 

6 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF CONDEMNATION.—No 

7 lands or interests in lands may be acquired by condemna8 tion for inclusion in the management area or to provide 

9 access to the management area, except as provided for by 

10 Public Law 92–400 (16 U.S.C. 460aa et seq.) and regula11 tions, in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act, for the use of private land in the Sawtooth National 

13 Recreation Area (sections 36 292.14–292.16 of title 36, 

14 Code of Federal Regulations). 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated not more than $5,000,000 

17 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant 

18 to this authorization of appropriations shall remain avail19 able until expended. 

20 SEC. 303. MOTORIZED AND BICYCLE TRAVEL. 

21 (a) MOTORIZED AND BICYCLE TRAVEL AUTHOR22 IZED.— 

23 (1) BLM LAND.—In the case of public land in24 cluded in the management area, notwithstanding the 

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1 cle travel shall continue to be allowed on the Spar 

2 Canyon, Herd Lake, and Road Creek routes. 

3 (2) FOREST SERVICE LAND.—In the case of 

4 National Forest System land included in the man5 agement area, except wilderness areas, motorized, 

6 snowmobile, and bicycle travel shall continue to be 

7 allowed in accordance with Forest Service travel 

8 plans and maps in existence as of September 1, 

9 2003, which managed recreation use for the specific 

10 areas, roads, and trails on that land, as referenced 

11 on the travel maps entitled ‘‘Boulder-White Clouds 

12 Management Area Travel Plan’’ and ‘‘Boulder-White 

13 Clouds Management Area Winter Travel Plan’’ and 

14 dated November 15, 2006. 

15 (3) ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.— 

16 Any road within the management area that is in ex17 istence on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

18 provides access to a developed recreational facility of 

19 the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management 

20 shall remain open to motorized and bicycle travel. 

21 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OR USE OF OTHER TRAILS AND

22 ROUTES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), other trails 

23 and routes may be used for motorized and bicycle travel 

24 whenever the Secretary concerned considers such use to 


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1 be necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to 

2 an emergency. 

3 (c) ROUTE AND TRAIL CLOSURES.—The following 

4 roads or trails shall be closed to motorized and mechanized 

5 trail use, except when there is adequate snowcover to per6 mit snowmobile use: 

7 (1) Forest Service Trail 109 between the Phyl8 lis Lake turnoff to 4th of July Lake and the south 

9 side of Washington Lake. 

10 (2) Forest Service Trail 671 up Warm Springs 

11 Creek from Trail 104 to the wilderness boundary. 

12 (d) GROUNDS FOR TRAIL SEGMENT CLOSURES.—Re13 source damage that can be mitigated and issues of user 

14 conflict shall not be used as grounds for the closure of 

15 a trail or route in the management area, although the Sec16 retary concerned may close any trail or route, or prohibit 

17 the use of trail or route for motorized and mechanize trav18 el, if the Secretary determines that such closure or prohi19 bition is the only reasonable means available for resource 

20 protection or public safety. 

21 (e) MITIGATION OF TRAIL CLOSURES.—If the Sec22 retary determines under subsection (d) that closing an 

23 available trail or route in the management area is nec24 essary for resource protection or public safety, the Sec25 retary shall take any of the following mitigation actions, 


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1 intended to provide commensurate motorized recreation 

2 opportunities in the same general area of the management 

3 area: 

4 (1) Repair resource damage and secure condi5 tions so that closed trails may be reopened to motor6 ized use. 

7 (2) Replace, relocate, or reroute the trail or the 

8 trail segment to provide a similar link between travel 

9 points. 

10 (3) A combination of the actions specified in 

11 paragraphs (1) and (2) and other actions to achieve 

12 the overall mitigation objective. 

13 (f) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—In considering 

14 mitigation actions under subsection (e), the Secretary con15 cerned shall ensure that such action is consistent with the 

16 overall objectives of the management area. If the lands 

17 are also included in the Sawtooth National Recreation 

18 Area, the Secretary concerned shall also administer the 

19 action in accordance with Public Law 92–400 (16 U.S.C. 

20 460aa et seq.), the map referred to in subsection (a)(2), 

21 and executive orders and other relevant laws and regula22 tions existing on or before the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act. 

24 (g) BLM TRAVEL PLAN.—Not later than three years 

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1 of the Interior shall develop and implement a travel plan 

2 for public land included in the management area, but not 

3 otherwise covered by this section. The travel plan shall be 

4 developed in accordance with the laws and regulations gen5 erally applicable to the public land included in the man6 agement area and in accordance with the existing manage7 ment plan for the Challis District of the Bureau of Land 

8 Management. Motorized and bicycle travel authorized in 

9 the travel plan shall be managed in accordance with the 

10 plan and laws and regulations generally applicable to the 

11 public land, and not as otherwise provided for in this sec12 tion. The Secretary of the Interior shall include a map 

13 as part of the travel plan. 

14 SEC. 304. SUPPORT AND USE OF IDAHO OFF ROAD MOTOR 

15 VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

16 (a) GRANT TO PROGRAM.—There is authorized to be 

17 appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture not more 

18 than $1,000,000, which shall be used by the Secretary to 

19 make a grant to the State of Idaho in the full amount 

20 so appropriated for deposit with the Off Road Motor Vehi21 cle Program of the Idaho Department of State Parks and 

22 Recreation, which is used to support the acquisition, pur23 chase, improvement, repair, maintenance, furnishing, and 

24 equipping of off-road motor vehicle facilities and sites, to 

25 groom snowmobile trails, and for enforcement activities 


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1 and the rehabilitation of land damaged by off-road vehicle 

2 users. As a condition of the grant, the State must main3 tain the grant funds as a separate account of the Off Road 

4 Motor Vehicle Program and may not use the funds except 

5 as provided by this section. 

6 (b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—When the Secretary 

7 concerned determines that additional funds are required 

8 to carry out the activities described in subsection (a) in 

9 the management area, the Secretary may apply for funds 

10 from the Off Road Motor Vehicle Program. Funds re11 ceived under this subsection shall be used only in the man12 agement area or in connection with the Boise motorized 

13 recreation park authorized by section 108. 

14 (c) CONSULTATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Be15 fore funds are provided under subsection (b), the Off Road 

16 Motor Vehicle Program shall consider any recommenda17 tions regarding the use of the funds made by the advisory 

18 committee established as part of the program as well as 

19 public comments. 

20 (d) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Any action under21 taken using funds obtained under subsection (b) shall con22 form to the applicable travel plan of the Challis National 

23 Forest, the Sawtooth National Forest, the Sawtooth Na24 tional Recreation Area, or the Challis District of the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 SEC. 305. AIRPORTS AND LANDING STRIPS. 

2 No airstrips exist in the wilderness areas designated 

3 by title II. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to re4 strict or preclude the use of public or private airports or 

5 landing strips located within the management area or ad6 jacent to a wilderness area designated by title II. 

7 SEC. 306. MANAGEMENT OF RAILROAD RIDGE AREA, SAW8 TOOTH NATIONAL FOREST. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) The Railroad Ridge area of the Sawtooth 

11 National Forest is host to several extremely rare and 

12 sensitive plant species. 

13 (2) The area supports some of the most unique 

14 and well-developed alpine plant communities in 

15 Idaho, and is more botanically diverse than most al16 pine communities in North America. 

17 (3) The area is currently closed to off road 

18 cross-country motorized travel. 

19 (b) ENHANCED AWARENESS AND CONSERVATION.— 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

21 of Agriculture $50,000 for the development of educational 

22 materials and signage to raise the awareness of users of 

23 the Railroad Ridge area of the uniqueness of the area and 

24 to promote the conservation of the area. 


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1 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. GRAZING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 

4 (a) COMPLIANCE WITH MEMORANDUM OF UNDER5 STANDING.—Livestock grazing allotments that are located 

6 in whole or in part in a wilderness area designated by title 

7 II or the watershed of the East Salmon River shall be 

8 managed in a manner consistent with the agency intent 

9 expressed in a memorandum of understanding to be en10 tered into by the Regional Forester of Forest Service Re11 gion 4, with respect to National Forest System lands, and 

12 the State Bureau of Land Management Director for 

13 Idaho, with respect to public lands. 

14 (b) MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.—Any decision regard15 ing the management of livestock grazing allotments re16 ferred to in subsection (a) by the Regional Forester or 

17 State Bureau of Land Management Director shall not— 

18 (1) require the preparation of an environmental 

19 assessment or environmental impact statement 

20 under section 102(2) of the National Environmental 

21 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)); or 

22 (2) be subject to administrative appeal or judi23 cial review, unless the decision is alleged to be incon24 sistent with the agency intent expressed in the 


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1 memorandum of understanding required by sub2 section (a). 

3 (c) SUBMISSION AND AVAILABILITY.—The memo4 randum of understanding required by subsection (a) shall 

5 be submitted to the Committee on Resources of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

7 Natural Resources of the Senate and shall be on file and 

8 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 

9 of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. 

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