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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 488

To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve

study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors

certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 2, 1999

Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,

Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. RIVERS, Mr.

COSTELLO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. BROWN

of Ohio, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.

BLUMENAUER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MEEHAN,

Mr. FARR of California, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national

park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas,

and biological connecting corridors certain public lands

in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington,

and Wyoming, 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 of 1999’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

2 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 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. Islands in the Sky Wilderness.

Sec. 107. Administration.

Sec. 108. Blackfeet Wilderness.

Sec. 109. 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—NATIONAL PARKS, PRESERVES, AND RELATED

STUDIES

Sec. 301. Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve.

Sec. 302. Flathead National Park and Preserve study.

TITLE IV—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS

Sec. 401. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

TITLE V—NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND

RECOVERY SYSTEM

Sec. 501. Findings.

Sec. 502. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.

Sec. 503. Management of Recovery System.

Sec. 504. National Wildland Recovery Corps.

TITLE VI—IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

Sec. 601. Implementation report.

Sec. 602. Interagency team.

Sec. 603. Roadless lands evaluation.

Sec. 604. Review of goals and mandates of Federal natural resource management.

Sec. 605. Native American uses.

Sec. 606. Cultural resources.
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TITLE VII—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 701. Water rights.

Sec. 702. Future designations.

Sec. 703. Indian tribes.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds as follows:

3 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest

4 System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or5 egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess outstand6 ing natural characteristics which give them high val7 ues as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic rivers

8 and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring re9 source of wilderness, wild land areas, and biodiver10 sity for the benefit of the American people.

11 (2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains

12 the most diverse array of wild lands remaining south

13 of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of species

14 listed as threatened or endangered under section

15 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

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

17 are among the most popular wild lands in the Na18 tion, embracing greater ecosystems and national

19 treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, Greater

20 Glacier/Northern Continental Divide, Greater Hells

21 Canyon/Wallowa, Greater Salmon/Selway, and

22 Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. The head23 waters for nearly two-thirds of the rivers of North
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1 America originate in the Northern Rockies, sending

2 waters to three oceans and providing critical supplies

3 of clean water for wildlife and other users.

4 (3) The wildlife treasures of the Northern

5 Rockies are of international significance and contain

6 remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare

7 and unique plant life.

8 (4) Wildlife habitat fragmentation due to road9 building, timber harvest, mining, oil and gas explo10 ration, lack of interagency cooperation, and other ac11 tivities has severe effects on the wildlife populations

12 (including those listed as threatened or endangered

13 under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

14 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their habitat, the

15 water quality, the ancient forests, and the greater

16 ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion. Con17 tinued fragmentation and development of the re18 maining roadless and essentially roadless ecosystems

19 and biological connectors of the Northern Rockies

20 would cause a loss to the Nation of an entire wild

21 land region and of the only remaining areas south

22 of Canada still pristine enough to support popu23 lations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, anad24 romous fish, and numerous other rare and endan-
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1 gered plant and animal life all in one intact bio2 region.

3 (5) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com4 pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless

5 wild lands have been developed in the Northern

6 Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and

7 wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several

8 species as threatened or endangered and reduced the

9 numbers and range of many others, including anad10 romous fish.

11 (6) A review of the current situation in the

12 Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for

13 an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock14 ies Bioregion, which includes core ecosystem reserve

15 areas and biological connecting corridors necessary

16 to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter17 change between the core reserve areas.

18 (7) The economic value to the Nation of most

19 of these undeveloped areas, left in their natural

20 state, greatly exceeds any potential return to the

21 Treasury of the United States from timber harvest

22 and development. If current Federal land manage23 ment in the Northern Rockies continues to result in

24 the development of roadless areas, the American

25 public will be using its tax dollars to fund perma-
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1 nent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and

2 wildlife habitat, and species and biological diversity.

3 (8) The congressional review of roadless areas

4 within National Forest System lands in the States

5 of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyo6 ming has identified areas which, on the basis of

7 their land form, ecosystem, associated fish and wild8 life, economic value, and location will help to fulfill

9 the role of the United States Forest Service to en10 sure a quality National Wilderness Preservation Sys11 tem. The review has identified other areas which

12 may have outstanding values as national parks and

13 preserves and wild and scenic rivers. The review has

14 also identified areas which may not possess out15 standing wilderness attributes and should not now

16 be designated as components of the National Wilder17 ness Preservation System, but which should be stud18 ied to determine their role in maintaining biological

19 diversity in the Northern Rockies.

20 (9) Many areas of National Forest System

21 lands have been damaged and their productivity re22 duced by unwise development practices which have

23 also impaired ecosystem function and biological di24 versity. The Island Park area adjacent to Yellow25 stone National Park contains large clear-cut areas
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1 right up to the park boundary. Efforts should be

2 made to return these areas to their former ecological

3 health and native diversity by designating them as

4 National Wildland Restoration and Recovery areas.

5 These efforts should seek to ensure that vital eco6 system components are restored, especially in areas

7 where wildlife travel corridors and native fish and

8 wildlife populations have been damaged or elimi9 nated. Restoration efforts should seek to ensure and

10 maintain genetic interchange, biological diversity,

11 and restoration of native species diversity through12 out the Northern Rockies Bioregion.

13 (10) Federal agencies entrusted with managing

14 the natural resources of the Northern Rockies Bio15 region operate under contradictory congressional

16 mandates, and thus are in dissension over manage17 ment policies which involve common resources and

18 greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures and

19 regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory

20 for responsible management of nationally important

21 ecosystems on public lands. Existing laws and regu22 lations have not been sufficient to establish and

23 maintain agency accountability for public resources.

24 SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

25 (a) DESIGNATIONS.—The purposes of this Act are—
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1 (1) to designate certain National Forest System

2 lands and Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the

3 Bureau of Land Management in the States of Idaho,

4 Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as

5 components of the National Wilderness Preservation

6 System;

7 (2) to designate certain National Forest System

8 lands in the States of Montana, Oregon, and Idaho

9 as national park and preserve study areas;

10 (3) to designate certain National Forest System

11 lands and watercourses in the States of Montana,

12 Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington as components of

13 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;

14 (4) to establish a pilot system of National

15 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a

16 Wildlands Recovery Corps to help restore biological

17 diversity and native species; and

18 (5) to establish a system of biological connect19 ing corridors between the core ecosystems in the

20 Northern Rockies Bioregion.

21 (b) PURPOSE OF DESIGNATIONS.—The designations

22 made by this Act are made in order to—

23 (1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wil24 derness character of the land;
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1 (2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wild2 life habitat, including that of species listed as threat3 ened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endan4 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c));

5 (3) protect the ecological integrity and contigu6 ity of major wild land ecosystems and their inter7 connecting corridors identified by the United States

8 Fish and Wildlife Service, and other sources;

9 (4) protect and maintain biological and native

10 species diversity;

11 (5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation

12 in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco13 system management and protection of the eco14 systems and corridors covered by this Act;

15 (6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural re16 sources;

17 (7) promote scientific research, primitive recre18 ation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and

19 inspiration for the benefit of all of the American

20 people;

21 (8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in

22 lands of marginal timber value; and

23 (9) ensure that all resources on Federal lands

24 in the Northern Rockies Bioregion are managed on

25 an ecologically and economically sustainable basis.
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1 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

2 For purposes of this Act:

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

4 means activities that eliminate the roadless and wil5 derness characteristics of the land and includes ski

6 resort facilities and such activities as roadbuilding,

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

8 (2) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ means to enter

9 a roadless area for purposes of development and as10 sociated activities, such as roadbuilding, timber har11 vest, mining, or other such activities which eliminate

12 the roadless character of the land.

13 (3) GREATER ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘greater

14 ecosystem’’, when used in conjunction with the spe15 cific ecosystems protected under this Act, means the

16 ecological land units of sufficient scale to support

17 and maintain populations of large vertebrate species

18 and the other native plant and animal species of the

19 area. These units are comprised of lands which are

20 similar in regards to topography, climate, and plant

21 and animal species. The ecosystems in the Northern

22 Rockies are also defined in terms of the habitat of

23 wildlife indicator species listed as threatened or en24 dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe25 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including griz26 zly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and
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1 have been depicted on maps published by Federal

2 agencies.

3 (4) NORTHERN ROCKIES BIOREGION.—The

4 term ‘‘Northern Rockies Bioregion’’ means the por5 tion of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States

6 of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washing7 ton, so referred to on maps referred to in this Act.

8 (5) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means

9 the restoration of lands damaged by land manage10 ment activities to a condition as close as possible to

11 the condition of the lands as existed prior to entry

12 and development of the lands.

13 (6) RECOVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Recovery

14 System’’ means the National Wildland Restoration

15 and Recovery System established in title V.

16 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF

17 WILDERNESS AREAS

18 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST

19 SYSTEM LANDS AS WILDERNESS.

20 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act

21 (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the National Forest System lands

22 and other public lands described in this title in the States

23 of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming

24 are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as
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1 components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys2 tem.

3 SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DI4 VIDE ECOSYSTEM.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

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

7 Continental Divide ecosystem region is Glacier Na8 tional Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which

9 was the first wilderness area in the United States.

10 (2) This ecosystem includes unique lands, such

11 as the Rocky Mountain Front, where grizzles still

12 roam the prairies and America’s largest herd of big13 horn sheep scales the craggy peaks.

14 (3) The Swan and Mission mountain ranges

15 contain some of Montana’s largest old growth forests

16 and pristine bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout

17 spawning runs.

18 (4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making

19 a comeback in this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is

20 home to the largest grizzly population in the lower

21 48 States.

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

23 Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem,

24 the areas specified in the table in subsection (c), which

25 together comprise approximately 1,185,856 acres as gen-
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1 erally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to

2 each area and dated January 1, 1997, are hereby des3 ignated as wilderness. Each wilderness area shall either

4 be incorporated into the wilderness area indicated or shall

5 be known by the name given it in the table. Each map

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

7 Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of

8 Agriculture.

9 (c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub10 section (b) is as follows:

GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area:

Choteau Mountain/Teton High

Peaks/Deep Creek.

105,593 Lewis & Clark National Forest/

BLM

Renshaw .......................................... 46,602 Lewis & Clark National Forest/

BLM

Swan Front ..................................... 168,372 Flathead Lolo National Forest

Swan Crest ...................................... 88,795 Flathead National Forest

Limestone Caves/Lost Jack ............ 35,932 Flathead National Forest

Monture Creek ................................ 98,761 Lolo National Forest

Total ........................................ 544,055

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness Area:

Middle Fork ..................................... 39,877 Flathead National Forest

South Fork ...................................... 20,545 Flathead National Forest

Total ........................................ 60,422

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Scapegoat Wilderness Area:

Stonewall Mountain ......................... 54,984 Helena National Forest

Silver King/Falls Creek ................... 42,143 Lewis & Clark/Helena National

Forest

Benchmark/Elk Creek ..................... 27,721 Lewis & Clark National Forest

Total ........................................ 124,848

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Mission Mountains Wilderness Area:

Mission additions ............................. 2,444 Flathead National Forest

Marshall Peak ................................. 8,769 Lolo National Forest

Total ........................................ 11,213
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GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

ECOSYSTEM—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area:

Rattlesnake additions ...................... 6,000 Lolo National Forest

The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation

System and each area shall take the name given it in this table:

Badger-Two Medicine ...................... 127,708 Lewis & Clark National Forest

Sawtooth Ridge ............................... 14,446 Lewis & Clark National Forest

Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/ThompsonSeton.132,078 Flathead/Kootenai National Forest

Le Beau ........................................... 6,453 Flathead/Kootenai National Forest

Ten Lakes ....................................... 43,810 Kootenai National Forest

Lincoln Gulch .................................. 9,057 Helena National Forest

Anaconda Hill ................................. 16,316 Helena National Forest

Specimen Creek ............................... 13,483 Helena National Forest

Crater Mountain .............................. 9,611 Helena National Forest

Ogden Mountain .............................. 12,210 Helena National Forest

Nevada Mountain ............................ 54,146 Helena National Forest

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ........... 1,185,856

1 SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

3 (1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region

4 is Yellowstone National Park, the Nation’s first na5 tional park.

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

7 towering mountains, abundant wildlife, and vast for8 ests contains the headwaters for many of the Na9 tion’s most famous blue-ribbon trout streams.

10 (3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields

11 cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains,

12 which contain several peaks greater than 12,000

13 feet.
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1 (4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from

2 cactus desert lowlands to arctic tundra.

3 (5) Wildlife in the region includes the threat4 ened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last wild bison herd,

5 trumpeter swans, and nearly 35,000 elk.

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

7 ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas

8 specified in the table in subsection (c), which comprise ap9 proximately 3,823,391 acres as generally depicted on the

10 maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated

11 January 1, 1997, are hereby designated as wilderness.

12 Each wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the

13 wilderness area indicated or shall be known by the name

14 given it in the table. Each map shall be on file and avail15 able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the

16 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

17 (c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub18 section (b) is as follows:

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area:

Absaroka-Beartooth additions ......... 260,732 Gallatin/Custer/Shoshone National

Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness Area:

North Absaroka additions ............... 152,936 Shoshone National Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness Area:

Washakie additions ......................... 218,076 Shoshone National Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Teton Wilderness Area:

DuNoir/Pacific Creek/Blackrock

Creek.

81,112 Bridger-Teton/Shoshone National

Forest
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GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness Area:

Shoal Creek addition ....................... 35,000 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Gros Ventre additions ..................... 85,687 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Total ........................................ 120,687

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness Area:

Bridger additions ............................ 143,300 Bridger-Teton National Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness Area:

Popo Agie additions ........................ 47,709 Shoshone National Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness Area:

Winegar Hole addition .................... 4,859 Targhee National Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area:

Cowboys Heaven .............................. 39,670 Gallatin/Beaverhead National Forest

Lee Metcalf additions ...................... 149,043 Gallatin/Beaverhead National Forest

Total ........................................ 188,713

Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and shall take the name given it in this table:

Gallatin Range ................................ 236,802 Gallatin National Forest

Chico Peak ...................................... 12,422 Gallatin National Forest

Lionhead .......................................... 47,969 Gallatin/Targhee National Forest

Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake ....... 112,739 Custer/Shoshone National Forest

Monument Ridge ............................. 17,835 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Munger Mountain ............................ 8,427 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Little Sheep Mountain .................... 14,884 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Palisades .......................................... 222,977 Bridger-Teton/Targhee National

Forest

Mt Leidy Highlands ........................ 165,219 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Salt River Range ............................. 227,909 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Grayback Ridge ............................... 294,373 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Commissary Ridge ........................... 94,239 Bridger-Teton National Forest

South Wyoming Range .................... 78,577 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Gannett Hills/Spring Creek ............ 76,949 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Little Cottonwood ............................ 5,448 Bridger-Teton National Forest

North Mountain .............................. 9,950 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Philips Ridge ................................... 10,316 Bridger-Teton National Forest

Garns Mountain .............................. 104,077 Targhee National Forest

Warm River ..................................... 25,579 Targhee National Forest

Snake River ..................................... 9,644 Targhee National Forest

Bear Creek ...................................... 117,269 Targhee/Caribou National Forest

Stump Creek ................................... 100,526 Caribou National Forest

Caribou ............................................ 83,540 Caribou National Forest

Poker Peak ...................................... 19,795 Caribou National Forest

Bitters Peak .................................... 12,376 Caribou National Forest

Wolverine Creek .............................. 20,640 Caribou National Forest

Pole Creek ....................................... 8,384 Caribou National Forest

Gravelly Mountains ......................... 267,553 Beaverhead National Forest

Snowcrest ........................................ 97,546 Beaverhead National Forest
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GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Tobacco Root Mountains ................. 101,303 Beaverhead/Deerlodge National

Forest

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ........... 3,823,391

1 SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

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

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

5 of the largest intact forest ecosystems in the temper6 ate zones of the Earth.

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

8 Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bit9 terroot Wilderness areas.

10 (3) Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river

11 systems, several species of salmon and sea-going

12 trout still make the 900 mile spawning journey from

13 the Pacific Ocean to small tributaries in the high

14 mountain country.

15 (4) Biological and landscape diversity in the re16 gion is great, ranging from rocky, dry canyon coun17 try to wet forests of ancient cedars many feet in di18 ameter in the Mallard-Larkins and other areas.

19 (5) A wide array of forest dwelling species re20 side in the region, and the gray wolf is making a

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

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

3 specified in the table in subsection (c), which comprise ap4 proximately 5,969,804 acres as generally depicted on the

5 maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated

6 January 1, 1997, are hereby designated as wilderness.

7 Each wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the

8 wilderness area indicated or shall be known by the name

9 given it in the table. Each map shall be on file and avail10 able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the

11 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

12 (c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub13 section (b) is as follows:

GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No Return

Wilderness Area:

Bluejoint .......................................... 62,321 Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests

Camas Creek ................................... 98,152 Challis/Salmon National Forests

Blue Bunch ..................................... 10,876 Challis/Boise National Forests

Loon Creek ...................................... 103,891 Challis/Sawtooth National Forests

Pinnacle Peak .................................. 10,494 Payette National Forest

Meadow Creek ................................. 47,169 Payette National Forest/Boise National Forest

Big Creek Fringe ............................ 1,030 Payette National Forest

Placer Creek .................................... 6,806 Payette National Forest

Smith Creek .................................... 2,303 Payette National Forest

Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak ............. 107,288 Payette National Forest

Bernard ........................................... 19,711 Boise National Forest

Burnt Log ....................................... 21,377 Boise National Forest

Whiskey ........................................... 3,799 Boise National Forest

Nameless Creek ............................... 2,231 Boise National Forest

Tennessee ........................................ 649 Boise National Forest

Poker Meadows ............................... 968 Boise National Forest

Black Lake ...................................... 5,661 Boise National Forest

Panther Creek ................................. 35,209 Salmon National Forest

McEleny ........................................... 3,041 Salmon National Forest

Little Horse ..................................... 6,425 Salmon National Forest

Oreana ............................................. 7,178 Salmon National Forest
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GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Duck Peak ....................................... 45,018 Salmon National Forest

Long Tom ........................................ 17,869 Salmon National Forest

Challis Creek ................................... 41,725 Challis National Forest

Seafoam ........................................... 27,048 Challis National Forest

Greylock ........................................... 10,906 Challis National Forest

Rackliff-Gedney ............................... 86,079 Clearwater/Nez Perce National

Forests

Jersey-Jack ..................................... 41,064 Nez Perce National Forest

Mallard ............................................ 21,774 Nez Perce National Forest

Marshall Mountain .......................... 5,265 Coeur d’Alene Dist. BLM

Total ........................................ 853,319

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness Area:

Gospel Hump Additions .................. 59,679 Nez Perce National Forest

Carey Creek ..................................... 9,283 Payette National Forest

Total ........................................ 68,962

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area:

Bitterroot additions ......................... 123,125 Bitterroot National Forest

Lochsa Face .................................... 68,140 Clearwater National Forest

Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork

Spruce.

54,433 Clearwater National Forest

West Meadow Creek ........................ 108,854 Nez Perce National Forest

East Meadow Creek ........................ 96,617 Nez Perce National Forest

Lolo Creek ....................................... 15,168 Lolo/Clearwater/Bitterroot National

Forests

Total ........................................ 466,347

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness Area:

Sawtooth completion (Hansen

Lakes/Huckleberry/Pettit/Smoky

Mountains/Ten Mile/Black Warrior/South Boise/Yuba).

523,062 Boise/Sawtooth/Challis National

Forests

Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and shall take the name given it in this table:

French Creek/Patrick Butte ........... 169,350 Payette National Forest

Crystal Mountain ............................ 13,054 Payette National Forest

Secesh .............................................. 258,706 Payette National Forest

Needles ............................................ 167,274 Payette/Boise National Forests

Caton Lake ...................................... 95,570 Payette/Boise National Forests

Mount Heinen ................................. 16,594 Boise National Forest

Grape Mountain .............................. 13,086 Boise National Forest

Peace Rock ...................................... 181,417 Boise National Forest

Deadwood ........................................ 50,589 Boise National Forest

Whitehawk Mountain ...................... 8,218 Boise National Forest

Stony Meadows ................................ 13,367 Boise National Forest

Bear Wallow .................................... 7,907 Boise National Forest

Grimes Pass .................................... 11,602 Boise National Forest

Bald Mountain ................................ 6,213 Boise National Forest

Hawley Mountain ............................ 8,547 Boise National Forest

Red Mountain .................................. 106,800 Boise National Forest

Breadwinner .................................... 39,726 Boise National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Elk Creek ........................................ 13,346 Boise National Forest

Steel Mountain ................................ 20,951 Boise National Forest

Rainbow ........................................... 16,511 Boise National Forest

Grand Mountain .............................. 13,016 Boise National Forest

Sheep Creek .................................... 86,043 Boise National Forest

Snowbank ........................................ 36,596 Boise National Forest

House Mountain .............................. 18,318 Boise National Forest

Danskin/South Fork Boise .............. 34,423 Boise National Forest

Cow Creek ....................................... 9,082 Boise National Forest

Lime Creek ...................................... 113,527 Boise/Sawtooth National Forests

O’Hara Falls Creek ......................... 24,441 Nez Perce National Forest

Lick Point ....................................... 7,534 Nez Perce National Forest

Goddard Creek ................................ 13,276 Nez Perce National Forest

Middle Fork Face ............................ 11,158 Nez Perce National Forest

Clear Creek ..................................... 11,398 Nez Perce National Forest

Silver Creek-Pilot Knob .................. 21,523 Nez Perce National Forest

Dixie Summit-Nut Hill ................... 8,651 Nez Perce National Forest

North Fork Slate Creek .................. 11,360 Nez Perce National Forest

Little Slate Creek ............................ 14,025 Nez Perce National Forest

John Day ......................................... 11,332 Nez Perce National Forest

Perreau Creek ................................. 7,309 Salmon National Forest

Napias ............................................. 8,070 Salmon National Forest

Napolean Ridge ............................... 52,029 Salmon National Forest

Jesse Creek ..................................... 12,759 Salmon National Forest

Haystack Mountain ......................... 10,379 Salmon National Forest

Phelan ............................................. 11,600 Salmon National Forest

Sheepeater ....................................... 33,442 Salmon National Forest

South Fork Deep Creek .................. 11,471 Salmon National Forest

Deep Creek ...................................... 6,087 Salmon National Forest

Taylor Mountain ............................. 60,304 Salmon/Challis National Forests

Squaw Creek ................................... 96,086 Challis National Forest

White Knob ..................................... 62,159 Challis National Forest

Porphyry Peak ................................ 47,363 Challis National Forest

Pioneer Mountains .......................... 279,281 Sawtooth/Challis National Forests

Railroad Ridge ................................ 41,023 Sawtooth/Challis National Forests

Boulder/White Clouds ..................... 434,897 Sawtooth/Challis National Forest/

BLM

Buttercup Mountain ........................ 72,743 Sawtooth National Forest

Elk Ridge ........................................ 10,565 Sawtooth National Forest

Little Wood River ............................ 6,481 Shoshone Dist. BLM

Friedman Creek .............................. 10,968 Shoshone Dist. BLM

Total ........................................ 2,938,547

Great Burn Wildlands Complex:

Great Burn (Hoodoo) ...................... 248,927 Clearwater/Lolo National Forests

Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/

Rawhide.

62,695 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater

National Forests

Sheep Mountain/State Line ............ 59,417 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National

Forests

Mallard-Larkins .............................. 268,421 Clearwater/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Bighorn-Weitas ............................... 243,556 Clearwater National Forest

North Lochsa Slope ........................ 103,603 Clearwater National Forest

Siwash ............................................. 8,652 Clearwater National Forest

Pot Mountain .................................. 48,582 Clearwater National Forest
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GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Moose Mountain .............................. 20,441 Clearwater National Forest

Eldorado Creek ............................... 6,317 Clearwater National Forest

Weir-Post Office .............................. 22,588 Clearwater National Forest

Mosquito Fly ................................... 19,982 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Midget Peak .................................... 6,386 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Total ........................................ 1,119,567

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ........... 5,969,804

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

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

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

4 the Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem is a

5 wild land region that contains the last major stands

6 of low elevation ancient forests in the general region,

7 including the Long Canyon area which contains the

8 oldest living cedars in the Nation.

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

10 States roams these mountains, as do the grizzly and

11 the gray wolf.

12 (3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem in13 clude the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges.

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

15 heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/

16 Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas specified in the table

17 in subsection (c), which comprise approximately 1,071,350

18 acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles cor19 responding to each area and dated January 1, 1997, are
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1 hereby designated as wilderness. Each wilderness area

2 shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area indi3 cated or shall be known by the name given it in the table.

4 Each map shall be on file and available for public inspec5 tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, De6 partment of Agriculture.

7 (c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub8 section (b) is as follows:

GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area:

Cabinet Additions ............................ 90,807 Kootenai National Forest

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness Area:

Salmo-Priest Additions ................... 33,964 Colville/Kaniksu National Forests

Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and shall take the name given it in this table:

Zulu Creek ....................................... 38,256 Kootenai National Forest

Saddle Mountain ............................. 30,111 Kootenai National Forest

Roberts Mountain ............................ 8,072 Kootenai National Forest

Galena Creek ................................... 18,770 Kootenai National Forest

Berray Mountain ............................. 8,187 Kootenai National Forest

Lone Cliff-Smeads ........................... 8,742 Kootenai National Forest

McNeeley ......................................... 6,157 Kootenai National Forest

Northwest Peaks ............................. 20,960 Kootenai National Forest

Roderick .......................................... 31,148 Kootenai National Forest

Grizzly Peak .................................... 7,475 Kootenai National Forest

West Fork Yaak .............................. 10,788 Kootenai National Forest

Mt. Henry ........................................ 17,896 Kootenai National Forest

Alexander Creek .............................. 8,480 Kootenai National Forest

Robinson Mountain ......................... 6,719 Kootenai National Forest

Cataract Peak ................................. 26,870 Kootenai/Lolo National Forests

Cube Iron-Silcox .............................. 38,077 Kootenai/Lolo National Forests

Sundance Ridge ............................... 8,897 Lolo National Forest

Teepee-Spring Creek ....................... 12,371 Lolo National Forest

Scotchman’s Peak ........................... 87,444 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National

Forests

Elk Creek/Cathedral Peak .............. 33,372 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National

Forests

Buckhorn Ridge .............................. 42,653 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National

Forests

Little Grass Mountain ..................... 8,075 Colville/Idaho Panhandle National

Forests

Grassy Top ...................................... 24,767 Colville National Forest

Harvey Creek .................................. 13,187 Colville National Forest
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GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Abercrombie-Hooknose .................... 35,683 Colville National Forest

South Fork Mountain ..................... 15,499 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Continental Mountain ..................... 7,874 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Skitwish Ridge ................................ 6,870 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

White Mountain .............................. 10,076 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Shafer Peak ..................................... 6,295 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Blacktail Mountain .......................... 4,722 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Upper Priest Lake .......................... 13,481 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest ............. 104,164 Idaho Panhandle National Forest/

Bureau of Land Management

Saddle Mountain ............................. 7,818 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka ...... 62,701 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Trestle Peak .................................... 7,565 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Beetop ............................................. 14,753 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Packsaddle ....................................... 21,576 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Blacktail Mountain .......................... 4,982 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Magee .............................................. 34,490 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Tepee Creek ..................................... 4,687 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Trouble Creek .................................. 5,834 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Graham Coal ................................... 11,232 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Grandmother Mountain ................... 36,943 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Pinchot Butte .................................. 11,860 Idaho Panhandle National Forest/

Bureau of Land Management

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ........... 1,071,350

1 SEC. 106. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

3 (1) There are several island mountain ranges in

4 the Northern Rockies Bioregion, separated from

5 other mountains by the intervening prairies.

6 (2) These wild and beautiful mountains are

7 home to an abundant array of native wildlife and

8 birds and are representative of a unique ecological

9 complex.

10 (3) These lands include the Bighorn, Big

11 Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou Mountain

12 Ranges.
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1 (b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique

2 and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island

3 mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the

4 areas specified in the table in subsection (c), which com5 prise approximately 1,365,137 acres as generally depicted

6 on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and

7 dated January 1, 1997, are hereby designated as wilder8 ness. Each wilderness area shall either be incorporated

9 into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known by

10 the name given it in the table. Each map shall be on file

11 and available for public inspection in the Office of the

12 Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

13 (c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub14 section (b) is as follows:

ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Kettle Mountains:

Thirteen Mile ................................... 11,742 Colville National Forest

Bald Snow ....................................... 19,045 Colville National Forest

Profanity ......................................... 38,741 Colville National Forest

Twin Sisters .................................... 17,081 Colville National Forest

South Huckleberry .......................... 9,609 Colville National Forest

Cougar Mountain ............................ 4,454 Colville National Forest

Owl Mountain .................................. 14,881 Colville National Forest

Deer Creek ...................................... 9,463 Colville National Forest

Jacknife Mountain .......................... 9,944 Colville National Forest

Paradise ........................................... 6,861 Colville National Forest

Bodie Mountain ............................... 7,172 Colville National Forest

Bulldog Mountain ............................ 7,708 Colville National Forest

Hoodoo ............................................ 12,987 Colville National Forest

Total ........................................ 169,688

Bighorn Mountains:

Cloud Peak Additions ...................... 82,242 Bighorn National Forest

Wolf Creek ...................................... 46,944 Bighorn National Forest

Little Bighorn ................................. 42,637 Bighorn National Forest

Total ........................................ 171,823
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ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Pryor Mountains:

Lost Water Canyon ......................... 58,992 Custer National Forest/Bighorn

National Recreation Area/BLM

Big Pryor Mountain ........................ 39,059 Custer National Forest

Total ........................................ 98,051

Blue Mountains:

Additions to Wenaha-Tucannon

Wilderness:

Upper Tucannon ............................. 12,864 Umatilla National Forest

W–T Three ...................................... 2,375 Umatilla National Forest

Total ........................................ 15,239

Willow Springs ................................ 9,796 Umatilla National Forest

Asotin Creek .................................... 18,361 Umatilla National Forest

Spangler .......................................... 5,970 Umatilla National Forest

Wenatchee Creek ............................. 15,205 Umatilla National Forest

Mill Creek ........................................ 23,819 Umatilla National Forest

Walla Walla ..................................... 35,343 Umatilla National Forest

Jassaud ........................................... 3,732 Umatilla National Forest

Grande Ronde ................................. 20,295 Umatilla National Forest

Texas Butte ..................................... 8,323 Umatilla National Forest

Skookum .......................................... 7,759 Umatilla National Forest

Potamus .......................................... 5,524 Umatilla National Forest

South Fork-Tower ........................... 16,706 Umatilla National Forest

Squaw .............................................. 7,462 Umatilla National Forest

Greenhorn Mountain ....................... 18,607 Umatilla National Forest

Lookingglass .................................... 4,650 Umatilla National Forest

Horseshoe Ridge .............................. 5,896 Umatilla National Forest

Hellhole/Mount Emily ..................... 68,988 Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

North Mount Emily ......................... 4,995 Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Beaver Creek ................................... 12,073 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Twin Mountain ................................ 58,240 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Upper Grande Ronde ...................... 7,984 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Marble Point ................................... 7,014 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Total Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forests.366,742

Baldy Mountain ............................... 6,461 Malheur National Forest

Dixie Butte ...................................... 12,921 Malheur National Forest

Murderers Creek ............................. 24,631 Malheur National Forest

Flag Creek ....................................... 7,268 Malheur National Forest

Fox Creek ........................................ 6,087 Malheur National Forest

Glacier Mountain ............................. 24,692 Malheur National Forest

Jumpoff Joe .................................... 30,789 Malheur National Forest

Malheur River ................................. 12,937 Malheur National Forest

McClellan Mountain ........................ 21,736 Malheur National Forest

Myrtle-Silvies ................................... 11,280 Malheur National Forest

Nipple Butte .................................... 11,509 Malheur National Forest

North Fork Malheur River .............. 25,415 Malheur National Forest

Pine Creek ....................................... 13,580 Malheur National Forest

Shaketable ....................................... 6,926 Malheur National Forest
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ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Utley Butte ..................................... 11,069 Malheur National Forest

Monument Rock .............................. 5,330 Malheur National Forest

Total Malheur National Forest 232,631

Flint Range ..................................... 66,496 Deerlodge National Forest

Fred Burr ........................................ 6,113 Deerlodge National Forest

Elkhorn Mountains ......................... 82,278 Helena National Forest

Cache Peak ...................................... 25,949 Sawtooth National Forest

Mount Naomi/Worm Creek ............. 67,901 Caribou National Forest

Cuddy Mountain .............................. 46,595 Payette National Forest

Council Mountain ............................ 15,631 Payette National Forest

Island Wilderness Total ........... 1,365,137

1 SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATION.

2 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing

3 rights, each wilderness area designated under this title

4 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in

5 accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16

6 U.S.C. 1131–1136) that govern areas designated by that

7 Act as wilderness, except that for purposes of this sub8 section any reference in such provisions to the effective

9 date of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall

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

11 of this Act.

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

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

14 of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of

15 each wilderness area designated under this title with the

16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen17 ate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives. Each map and legal description shall have

2 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except

3 that correction of clerical and typographical errors in the

4 map and legal description may be made. Each map and

5 legal description shall be on file and available for public

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

7 Department of Agriculture.

8 SEC. 108. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS.

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

10 the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious

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

12 Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi13 mately 123,000 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine

14 Area, as depicted on the map dated January 1, 1997, and

15 entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby designated as

16 the Blackfeet Wilderness Area.

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

18 the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands de19 scribed in subsection (a), provided for in the 1896 treaty

20 with the United States Government.

21 (c) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con22 duct a review of the wilderness area established under this

23 section in accordance with the Wilderness Act. The Sec24 retary shall report the results of the review to the Con-
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1 gress not later than 3 years after the date of enactment

2 of this Act.

3 (d) REVIEW COMMITTEE.—

4 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri5 culture shall establish a committee composed of the

6 following:

7 (A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal

8 Business Council.

9 (B) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists se10 lected in a manner consistent with the historic

11 Cultural Law of the Tribe, independently of the

12 Business Council. The Secretary shall give care13 ful consideration to the Blackfeet Language

14 community and its views.

15 (C) The National Park Service.

16 (D) The State of Montana.

17 (E) Representatives of the public who use

18 the area designated as wilderness by this sec19 tion, including environmental groups previously

20 appropriately involved in the area.

21 (2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The committee shall reg22 ularly advise the Secretary of Agriculture during the

23 preparation of the review required by subsection (c)

24 and shall submit its findings to the Congress concur-
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1 rently with the submission of the review by the Sec2 retary.

3 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary of Ag4 riculture shall instruct the committee to develop a

5 wilderness management plan for the area which en6 sures that Blackfeet religious and treaty rights to

7 the area are recognized and honored.

8 (e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out their duties

9 under subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Agriculture

10 and the committee shall give special consideration to the

11 religious, wilderness, and wildlife uses of the area, taking

12 into account any treaties the United States has entered

13 into with the Blackfeet Nation.

14 (f) WITHDRAWAL.—The Blackfeet Wilderness Area is

15 hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation,

16 the disposal under the mining laws, and from disposition

17 under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws.

18 SEC. 109. WATER.

19 (a) RESERVATION.—With respect to each wilderness

20 area designated by this title, the Congress hereby reserves

21 a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for

22 which such area is designated. The priority date of such

23 reserved rights shall be the date of enactment of this Act.

24 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri25 culture and all other officers of the United States shall
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1 take all steps necessary to protect the rights reserved by

2 subsection (a), including the filing of claims for quantifica3 tion of such rights in any present or future appropriate

4 stream adjudication, in a court of the State of Idaho, Mon5 tana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington, in which the

6 United States has been or is properly joined in accordance

7 with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat.

8 560; 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the

9 ‘‘McCarran Amendment’’).

10 TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL

11 CONNECTING CORRIDORS

12 SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

13 The Congress finds the following:

14 (1) The most recent scientific information on

15 ecological reserve design and function points out the

16 critical need for biological connecting corridors be17 tween the larger core ecosystem areas.

18 (2) While none of the remaining major wild

19 land ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion

20 appears to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full

21 complement of self-sustaining viable populations of

22 native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of

23 ecological processes on its own, it appears that an

24 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 described in this section

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 Nation, including

9 the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and

10 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 specified in the

15 table in subsection (b) as biological connecting corridors,

16 which comprise approximately 4,860,497 acres as gen17 erally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to

18 each area and dated January 1, 1997, are hereby des19 ignated as biological connecting corridors. The biological

20 connecting corridors shall be of two types, areas to be des21 ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser22 vation System and areas to be subject to special corridor

23 management requirements under section 203. Each bio24 logical connecting corridor shall be known by the name

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1 able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the

2 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

3 (b) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub4 section (a) is as follows:

BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS

Two Part Designation ................................. (a) Portion designated as components of

the National Wilderness Preservation

System

(b) Portion designated as special corridor

management area

Name of Area Approximate

Acreage Location

Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor-Lolo-Bitterroot-Deerlodge-Beaverhead

National Forests:

Welcome Creek Addition ............... 1,096 Lolo National Forest

Anaconda Pintlar Additions .......... 81,919 Bitterroot/Deerlodge/Beaverhead

National Forests

Sapphire ........................................ 119,164 Bitterroot/Deerlodge National

Forests

Stony Mountain ............................. 111,017 Lolo/Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forests

Quigg Peak .................................... 84,984 Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests

Silver King .................................... 49,875 Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests

Emerine ......................................... 16,187 Deerlodge National Forest

Sleeping Child ............................... 21,755 Bitterroot National Forest

Beaver Lake .................................. 16,201 Beaverhead National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 502,194

(b) 119,914

Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest:

Mount Bushnell ............................. 38,637 Lolo National Forest

Cherry Peak .................................. 37,803 Lolo National Forest

Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff ........ 17,441 Lolo National Forest

South Siegel/South Cutoff ............ 13,913 Lolo National Forest

North Siegel .................................. 8,691 Lolo National Forest

Reservation Divide ........................ 24,607 Lolo National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 141,092

(b) 242,885

Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor-Lolo National Forest:

Burdette ........................................ 16,226 Lolo National Forest

Petty Mountain/Deep Creek .......... 22,413 Lolo National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 38,639

(b) 115,138

Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridor-Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forest:

Fleecer ........................................... 35,576 Deerlodge/Beaverhead National

Forests

Highlands ...................................... 20,149 Deerlodge National Forest

Basin Creek ................................... 9,326 Deerlodge National Forest
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Name of Area Approximate

Acreage Location

Granulated Mountain .................... 14,224 Beaverhead National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 79,275

(b) 105,215

Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor-Kootenai National Forest:

Gold Hill ........................................ 15,556

Gold Hill West .............................. 15,683 Kootenai National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 31,239

(b) 161,280

Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor-Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater National Forests:

Maple Peak ................................... 16,224 Lolo/Idaho Panhandle/Kootenai

National Forests

Storm Creek .................................. 8,415 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Hammond Creek ........................... 14,539 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

North Fork .................................... 30,475 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Big Creek ...................................... 78,627 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Lost Creek ..................................... 11,577 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

East Cathedral Peak ..................... 22,226 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Spion Kop ..................................... 21,768 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Roland Point ................................. 6,005 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Trout Creek ................................... 41,390 Idaho Panhandle/Kootenai National Forests

Wonderful Peak ............................. 6,930 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National

Forests

Stevens Peak ................................. 5,909 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National

Forests

Evans Gulch .................................. 8,059 Lolo National Forest

Gilt Edge-Silver Creek .................. 8,570 Lolo National Forests

Ward Eagle ................................... 8,874 Lolo National Forest

Marble Point ................................. 10,699 Lolo National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 300,287

(b) 204,918

Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridor:

Total.

(a) See Total Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk

(b) 97,280

Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor:

Total.

(a) 0

(b) 42,880

Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor-Beaverhead National Forest:

West Pioneers ................................ 246,565 Beaverhead National Forest

Call Mountain ................................ 8,794 Beaverhead National Forest

Cattle Gulch Ridge ........................ 19,157 Beaverhead National Forest

East Pioneers ................................ 143,482 Beaverhead National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 417,998

(b) 38,400

Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridor-Bitterroot-Salmon-Beaverhead-Targhee National Forests:

Tolan Creek ................................... 14,278 Bitterroot National Forest

Allan Mountain ............................. 159,127 Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests
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Name of Area Approximate

Acreage Location

Anderson Mountain ....................... 48,947 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

West Big Hole ............................... 212,295 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

Goat Mountain .............................. 43,772 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden.303,422 Beaverhead/Salmon/Targhee National Forests

Garfield Mountain ......................... 87,867 Beaverhead/Targhee National

Forests

Four Eyes Canyon ........................ 7,141 Beaverhead National Forest

Tendoy Mountains ......................... 58,673 Beaverhead National Forest

Saginaw Creek .............................. 7,532 Beaverhead National Forest

Tash Peak ..................................... 60,780 Beaverhead National Forest

Raynolds Pass ............................... 7,179 Targhee National Forest

Two Top ........................................ 6,777 Targhee National Forest

Signal Peak ................................... 8,165 Targhee National Forest

Mount Jefferson/Centennials ........ 83,554 Targhee/Beaverhead National

Forest/BLM

Total ...................................... (a) 1,109,509

(b) 584,960

French Creek/Hells Canyon Study

Area Corridor: Total.

(a) 0

(b) 33,920

Lemhi Mountains Corridor-Salmon-Challis-Targhee National Forest:

North Lemhi Mountains ............... 301,647 Salmon/Challis National Forests

Diamond Peak ............................... 167,319 Salmon/Challis/Targhee National

Forests

Black Canyon ................................ 5,502 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Warm Creek .................................. 6,404 Salmon National Forest

Goldbug Ridge ............................... 12,091 Salmon National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 492,963

(b) 20,480

Lost River Range Corridor-Challis National Forest:

Borah Peak ................................... 135,074 Challis National Forest/Salmon

Dist. BLM

King Mountain .............................. 83,462 Challis National Forest

Grouse Peak .................................. 8,156 Challis National Forest

Red Hill ......................................... 14,402 Challis National Forest

Jumpoff Mountain ........................ 12,491 Challis National Forest

Wood Canyon ................................ 7,505 Challis National Forest

Pahsimeroi ..................................... 75,920 Challis National Forest

Burnt Creek .................................. 21,680 Salmon/Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Hawley Mountain .......................... 17,422 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Total ...................................... (a) 376,112

(b) 0

Frank Church Complex/Lemhi

Range Corridor: Total.

(a) 0

(b) 59,726

Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor:

Jerry Peak ..................................... 26,341 Salmon Dist. BLM

Jerry Peak West ........................... 12,452 Salmon Dist. BLM

Corral-Horse Basin ....................... 69,169 Salmon Dist. BLM
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Acreage Location

Appendicitis Hill ........................... 25,842 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

White-Knob Mountains ................. 10,149 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Total ...................................... (a) 143,953

(b) 9,600

Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor: Total .. (a) 0

(b) 21,120

Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors:

Tenderfoot/Deep Creek ................. 105,008 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Middle Fork Judith ....................... 84,040 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Pilgrim Creek ................................ 46,426 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Paine Gulch ................................... 7,828 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Sawmill Gulch ............................... 11,610 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Spring Creek ................................. 17,512 Lewis and Clark National Forest

TW Mountain ................................ 8,177 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Big Baldy ...................................... 42,495 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Granite Mountain .......................... 10,072 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Tollgate-Sheep ............................... 24,766 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Mount High ................................... 32,609 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Bluff Mountain .............................. 36,746 Lewis and Clark National Forest

North Fork Smith ......................... 8,711 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Big Snowies ................................... 104,860 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Highwoods ..................................... 24,537 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Highwood Baldy ............................ 15,587 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Calf Creek ..................................... 9,876 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Eagle Park .................................... 5,721 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Castle Mountains .......................... 28,350 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Box Canyon ................................... 15,110 Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National

Forests

Crazy Mountains ........................... 159,291 Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National

Forests

Gates of the Mountains Additions 19,904 Helena National Forest

Lazyman Gulch ............................. 11,869 Helena National Forest

Mt. Baldy ...................................... 18,521 Helena National Forest

Camas Creek ................................. 27,405 Helena National Forest

Jericho Mountain .......................... 11,633 Helena National Forest

Irish Gulch .................................... 7,259 Helena National Forest

Grassy Mountain ........................... 7,261 Helena National Forest

Middleman/Hedges Mountain ....... 33,542 Helena National Forest

Hellgate Gulch .............................. 17,378 Helena National Forest

Cayuse Mountain .......................... 22,092 Helena National Forest

Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot

Meadows.

53,473 Helena/Deerlodge National Forests

Whitetail-Haystack ........................ 70,352 Deerlodge National Forest

O’Neil Creek .................................. 6,253 Deerlodge National Forest

Bridger .......................................... 51,345 Gallatin National Forest

Total ...................................... (a) 1,157,619

(b) 552,190

Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor:

Seven Lakes .................................. 59,613 Bridger-Teton/Shoshone National

Forests

Total ...................................... (a) 59,613

Total ...................................... (b) 103,680
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Acreage Location

Corridor Total ....................... (a) 4,850,497

Corridor Total ....................... (b) 2,513,586

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

3 (a) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED AS WILDER4 NESS.—The roadless areas identified as part of the bio5 logical connecting corridors on the maps referred to in sec6 tion 202 and the areas described on such maps as wilder7 ness are hereby designated as wilderness and as compo8 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

9 (b) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.—

10 Those portions of the biological connecting corridors iden11 tified on the maps referred to in 202 that are not covered

12 by subsection (a) are hereby designated as special corridor

13 management areas. The portions shall be managed in the

14 following manner:

15 (1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural man16 agement and timber harvesting is hereby prohibited

17 on the portions.

18 (2) Mining, oil, and gas exploration and devel19 opment and new road construction or reconstruction

20 is hereby prohibited with regard to the portions.

21 (3) The Federal land management agencies re22 sponsible for said lands shall take immediate steps
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1 to ensure that road densities within the biological

2 connecting corridors approach, as nearly as possible,

3 zero miles of road per square mile of land area.

4 Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 miles per

5 square mile.

6 SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.

7 (a) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—This

8 title shall apply only to lands under the jurisdiction of the

9 Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the

10 United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

11 (b) PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.—No private landowner

12 shall be compelled, under any circumstances, to comply

13 with this title. However, private landowners may enter into

14 cooperative agreements with the Federal Government on

15 a willing participant or willing seller basis to include their

16 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 to

23 ensure that portions of the biological connecting corridors

24 designated by this title that are located within areas under

25 the ownership of such landowners or tribes shall be man-
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1 aged in a manner similar to that required by this title

2 for lands within the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, Bu3 reau of Land Management, and United States Fish and

4 Wildlife Service.

5 (b) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Sec6 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior

7 shall seek to accomplish land trades or acquisitions in

8 order to accomplish the purposes of this title when the

9 Secretary concerned considers such action to be appro10 priate.

11 (c) REPORT.—As part of the report required by sec12 tion 601, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary

13 of the Interior shall describe the progress of cooperative

14 agreements, acquisitions, and proposed land exchanges

15 sought pursuant to this section.

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

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

18 to in subsection (b) are expressly exempted from the provi19 sions of this title.

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

21 to in subsection (a) are U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway

22 2; U.S. Highway 95; U.S. Highway 10; U.S. Highway 12;

23 U.S. Highway 20; U.S. Highway 89; U.S. Highway 91;

24 Interstate Highway 15; Interstate Highway 90; Idaho

25 State Highway 28; Idaho State Highway 29; Idaho State
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1 Highway 87; Idaho State Highway 3; Montana State

2 Highway 200; Montana State Highway 37; Montana State

3 Highway 38; Montana State Highway 135; Montana State

4 Highway 83; Montana State Highway 43; Montana State

5 Highway 56; Montana State Highway 324; Montana State

6 Highway 278; Montana State Highway 87; Montana State

7 Highway 2; Montana State Highway 298; Montana State

8 Highway 293; Montana State Highway 294; Montana

9 State Highway 58; Montana Secondary Road 508; Mon10 tana Secondary Road 278; Montana Secondary Road 279;

11 Montana Secondary Road 324; Montana Secondary Road

12 411; Montana Secondary Road 92; the Thompson Pass

13 Road (Montana-Idaho); the Moyie Springs to East Port

14 Road (Idaho); the Red Rock Pass Road (Montana);

15 Boundary County (ID) Route 18; Boundary County (ID)

16 Route 47; Boundary County (ID) Route 3; Boundary

17 County (ID) Route 34; Lolo National Forest Route 102;

18 Gallatin National Forest Route 259; Kelly Canyon Road

19 (Gallatin NF); Middle Fork Canyon Road (Gallatin NF);

20 Lewis and Clark County Road 280 (MT); Lewis and Clark

21 County Road 164 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road

22 4 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 291 (MT); Lewis

23 and Clark County Road 287 (MT); and the Pahsimeroi

24 Road (Butte County, ID).
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1 TITLE III—NATIONAL PARKS,

2 PRESERVES, AND RELATED

3 STUDIES

4 SEC. 301. HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL PRE5 SERVE.

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

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

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

9 the Snake River forms the centerpiece of the rugged

10 Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa region.

11 (2) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indi12 ans and their famous leader Chief Joseph, the re13 gion abounds in cultural and archaeological sites.

14 (3) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes

15 the 10,000 foot peaks of the Wallowa and Seven

16 Devils Mountains, old growth forests of ponderosa

17 pine and larch, and the desert-like canyon walls

18 themselves.

19 (4) The Imnaha River Chinook salmon are

20 among the largest salmon in the Nation.

21 (5) Wildlife in the region includes one of the

22 largest free-roaming elk herds in the Nation.

23 (b) HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL PRE24 SERVE.—There is hereby established as a unit of the Na25 tional Park System the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph Na-
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1 tional Preserve, which consists of approximately 1,439,444

2 acres as delineated on the map entitled ‘‘Hells Canyon/

3 Chief Joseph National Preserve’’ and dated January,

4 1999.

5 (c) MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte7 rior, acting through the National Park Service, shall

8 administer the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National

9 Preserve.

10 (2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In administer11 ing the national preserve, the Secretary shall give

12 special consideration to preserving scenery, water

13 quality and fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and

14 wildlife habitat for threatened and endangered spe15 cies. Within the national preserve, the Secretary

16 shall not authorize or permit the construction of any

17 road and shall implement a program for road clo18 sures based on the needs of wildlife, the review con19 tained in title VI of this Act, the prevention of the

20 spread of non-native plants, and the need for

21 backcountry areas.

22 (c) EFFECT ON WILDERNESS AREAS AND WILD AND

23 SCENIC RIVERS.—The designation of the national pre24 serve shall have no effect on the boundaries or manage-
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1 ment of any wilderness areas or wild and scenic river lo2 cated within the boundaries of the national preserve.

3 (d) EFFECT ON LIVESTOCK ALLOTMENTS.—Within

4 the national preserve, the Secretary shall implement a pro5 gram to close all vacant livestock allotments and to nego6 tiate the purchase of active livestock allotment grazing al7 locations from the permittees. All vacant and vacated al8 lotments shall be closed upon purchase.

9 (e) MOTORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall regulate

10 all motorized uses of the national preserve to meet the

11 special considerations stated in subsection (c)(2). Exclu12 sion of terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic motorized uses of

13 the national preserve shall be implemented at the discre14 tion of the Secretary to protect scenery, water quality and

15 fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and wildlife habitat

16 for threatened and endangered species and to protect wil17 derness values.

18 (f) PARTICIPATION IN DAM RELICENSING.—The Sec19 retary shall authorize the involvement of the Department

20 of the Interior in the process by which the Federal Energy

21 Regulatory Commission will consider the relicensing of the

22 Hells Canyons dams complex, including Brownlee, Oxbow,

23 and Hells Canyon dams. Within this process, the Depart24 ment shall advocate for a determination of these dams
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1 that protects the natural and ecosystem values of the

2 Snake River below Oxbow Dam.

3 (g) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Within the national

4 preserve, the Secretary shall implement a program of eco5 system restoration, including the following:

6 (1) Non-chemical eradication of non-native

7 vegetation.

8 (2) Restoration of the habitat of indigenous

9 species including sharptail grouse, pine marten, wol10 verine, goshawk, redband trout, and chinook salmon.

11 SEC. 302. FLATHEAD NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE

12 STUDY.

13 (a) STUDY REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the In14 terior, acting through the Director of National Park Serv15 ice, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of creating a

16 Flathead National Park and Preserve. The Secretary shall

17 study the feasibility of designating the study area de18 scribed in subsection (b) as a unit of the National Park

19 System, including the feasibility of applying to the study

20 area national park and national preserve designations to

21 be administered by the National Park Service. The study

22 shall include specific recommendations as to which areas

23 within the study area boundary should be classified as na24 tional park, and which should be classified as national pre-
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1 serve where hunting, fishing, and some motorized use shall

2 be allowed.

3 (b) STUDY AREA.—The study area referred to in sub4 section (a) shall consist of the area generally known as

5 the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National

6 Forest, excepting those lands south of the Big Mountain

7 Road. The study area shall comprise approximately

8 285,078 acres, as delineated on the map entitled ‘‘Flat9 head National Park and Preserve Study’’ and dated Janu10 ary 1, 1997.

11 (c) TIME OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior

12 shall complete the study required by this section not later

13 than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

14 (d) MANAGEMENT DURING STUDY.—Until the Con15 gress enacts a law stating otherwise, the study area de16 scribed in subsection (b) shall be administered by the Sec17 retary of Agriculture so as to maintain its presently exist18 ing natural character and potential for inclusion in the

19 National Park System. Until the Congress enacts a law

20 stating otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruc21 tion, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall

22 be allowed within the study area. Additionally, no oil or

23 gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs

24 the natural and roadless qualities of the study area shall

25 be allowed within the study area. In administering the
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1 study area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall give special

2 consideration to preserving scenery, water quality and

3 fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and wildlife habitat

4 for threatened and endangered species.

5 TITLE IV—WILD AND SCENIC

6 RIVERS DESIGNATIONS

7 SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN

8 IDAHO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING.

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

10 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new paragraphs:

12 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The segment

13 within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests from the

14 Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream approxi15 mately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork and

16 then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with

17 the North Fork, as generally depicted on the boundary

18 map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and dated

19 January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

20 Agriculture as a wild river.

21 ‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg22 ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass

23 downstream approximately 17.9 miles to Boiling Springs,

24 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Mid25 dle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River’ and dated
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1 January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

2 Agriculture as a wild river and the segment within the

3 Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs downstream

4 approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest boundary,

5 as generally depicted on such map, to be administered by

6 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

7 ‘‘( ) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within the

8 Boise National Forest comprising approximately 21.3

9 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

10 ‘Deadwood Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 1,

11 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,

12 the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to Julie

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

14 Creek to the South Fork of the Payette, as a scenic river.

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

16 the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border

17 downstream approximately 18.5 miles to Upper Priest

18 Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

19 ‘Upper Priest Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to

20 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

21 river.

22 ‘‘( ) COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment within

23 the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters

24 downstream approximately 110.4 miles as generally de25 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur d’Alene Wild
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1 and Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to

2 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 8.5

3 miles from the headwaters downstream to Beaver Creek

4 as a recreational river, the 15.2 miles from Road No. 3099

5 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 52 miles from the

6 South Fork to Teepee Creek as a recreational river, the

7 7.7 miles from Mission Creek to the South Fork as a rec8 reational river, and the 27 miles from Mission Creek to

9 Lake Coeur d’Alene as a recreational river.

10 ‘‘( ) LITTLE NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—

11 The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from

12 Adair Creek downstream approximately 23.5 miles to

13 Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map

14 entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater Wild River’ and

15 dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec16 retary of Agriculture as a wild river.

17 ‘‘( ) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment, includ18 ing all tributaries, within the Clearwater National Forest

19 from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 miles

20 to the forest service work station, as generally depicted

21 on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild and Rec22 reational River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be admin23 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river and

24 the 12-mile segment from USFS Road No. 581 to the
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1 North Fork of the Clearwater River to be administered

2 by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

3 ‘‘( ) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

4 the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters down5 stream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, as generally

6 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild

7 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

8 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

9 ‘‘( ) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment

10 within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi11 mately 21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

12 map entitled ‘Bargamin Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and

13 dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec14 retary of Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the North

15 Boundary of the Frank Church River of No Return Wil16 derness to the Salmon River, as a wild river and the 6-

17 mile segment from its headwaters to USFS Road No. 468,

18 as a scenic river.

19 ‘‘( ) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

20 the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness bound21 ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek,

22 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake

23 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad24 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

2 the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters down3 stream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as gen4 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow

5 Creek Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to

6 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

7 river, except for the 1-mile segment above the confluence

8 with the Selway River which shall be administered as a

9 recreational river.

10 ‘‘( ) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with11 in the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi12 mately 14 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

13 map entitled ‘Running Creek Scenic River’ and dated Jan14 uary 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri15 culture, the 7-mile segment from the wilderness boundary

16 to the Selway River, as a wild river and the 8-mile segment

17 from its headwaters to the wilderness boundary, as a sce18 nic river.

19 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON20 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National

21 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10

22 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted

23 on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine

24 Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be adminis25 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH AND

2 NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the

3 Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters

4 downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising

5 approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the

6 boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and

7 dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

9 ‘‘( ) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within

10 the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi11 mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen12 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn

13 Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be adminis14 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

15 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.—The

16 segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

17 its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles to the

18 national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the

19 boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild

20 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

21 the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

22 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment

23 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head24 waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles

25 to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de-
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1 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun

2 Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be adminis3 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

4 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment

5 comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and

6 Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek

7 and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to

8 the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de9 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun

10 Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1997;

11 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a

12 wild river and the segment from the Bob Marshall Wilder13 ness boundary downstream approximately 1.3 miles to its

14 confluence with the South Fork, to be administered by the

15 Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.

16 ‘‘( ) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg17 ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

18 The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the

19 Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map

20 entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated January

21 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri22 culture, as a wild river.

23 ‘‘( ) GREEN FORK STRAIGHT CREEK, MONTANA.—

24 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest

25 from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 miles
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1 to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary

2 map entitled ‘Green Fork Straight Creek Wild River’ and

3 dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec4 retary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

5 ‘‘( ) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

6 the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the

7 East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak

8 Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

9 ‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated Janu10 ary 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture as a recreational river and the segment from the

12 Yaak Falls downstream 8 miles to the mouth of the Yaak

13 River at the junction of the Kootenai River, as a wild

14 river.

15 ‘‘( ) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment

16 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of

17 the Fisher River (3 miles below Libby Dam) downstream

18 for 46 miles to the State line, as generally depicted on

19 the boundary map entitled ‘Kootenai River Recreational

20 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

21 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

22 ‘‘( ) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

23 the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the

24 North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi25 net Gorge Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound-
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1 ary map entitled ‘Bull River Recreational River’ and dated

2 January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

3 Agriculture as a recreational river.

4 ‘‘( ) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment

5 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of

6 Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon Res7 ervoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

8 ‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated January 1,

9 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

10 as a recreational river.

11 ‘‘( ) SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment within the

12 Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from its source

13 downstream approximately 177 miles to North Fork,

14 Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the

15 segment from Hammer Creek downstream approximately

16 45 miles to its mouth, as generally depicted on the bound17 ary map entitled ‘Salmon Recreational River’ and dated

18 January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

19 Agriculture, as a recreational river.

20 ‘‘( ) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment

21 within the Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from

22 the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream approximately

23 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as generally

24 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Salmon

25 Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad-
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1 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec2 reational river.

3 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK, CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The

4 segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the

5 Route No. 250 Bridge downstream approximately 60 miles

6 to the slackwater in Dwarshak Reservoir, as generally de7 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Clear8 water Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to

9 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec10 reational river.

11 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The

12 segment within the Panhandle National Forest from its

13 headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream ap14 proximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur

15 d’Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map

16 entitled ‘North Fork Coeur d’Alene Recreational River’

17 and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

19 ‘‘( ) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan20 handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream

21 approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary,

22 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Pack

23 Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad24 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec25 reational river.
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1 ‘‘( ) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment within

2 the Targhee National Forest from Big Springs down3 stream approximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, ex4 cept for Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on

5 the boundary map entitled ‘Henry’s Fork Wild and Scenic

6 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

7 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the seg8 ment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm

9 River, to be administered as a wild river.

10 ‘‘( ) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within

11 the Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone National

12 Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the National

13 Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary

14 map entitled ‘Falls Wild River’ and dated January 1,

15 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

16 as a wild river.

17 ‘‘( ) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg18 ment within the Beaverhead National Forest from ap19 proximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., T. 12

20 S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon Camp,

21 and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. downstream ap22 proximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, as gen23 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West Fork

24 Madison Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be

25 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild
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1 river and the segment from Miner Creek (Section 30, R.

2 2 W., T. 12 S.) downstream approximately 2.5 miles to

3 the midpoint of Section 28, and the segment from Landon

4 Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the bound5 ary of Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and from

6 Shakelford Cow Camp downstream approximately 1.5

7 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

14 Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment from the

15 northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S. down16 stream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork Rest

17 Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

18 ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated January 1,

19 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

20 as a scenic river.

21 ‘‘( ) ELK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

22 the Beaverhead National Forest in the southeast corner

23 of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream approxi24 mately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Section 3,

25 R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters (Barnett Creek
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1 and all other tributaries), as generally depicted on the

2 boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and dated Janu3 ary 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri4 culture, as a wild river; and the segment from the south5 east corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S., downstream

6 approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence with the West

7 Fork of the Madison River, as generally depicted on the

8 boundary map entitled ‘Elk Scenic River’ and dated Janu9 ary 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri10 culture, as a scenic river.

11 ‘‘( ) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

12 within the Beaverhead National Forest from the west cen13 tral part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., downstream

14 approximately 4.3 miles to the forest boundary, as gen15 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Browns

16 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad17 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

18 ‘‘( ) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

19 within the Beaverhead National Forest from Canyon Lake

20 downstream approximately 4 miles to the Canyon Creek

21 Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary (approxi22 mately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the boundary

23 map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and dated Janu24 ary 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

2 within the Beaverhead National Forest from its source

3 downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest bound4 ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

5 ‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997;

6 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

7 wild river.

8 ‘‘( ) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment within

9 the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down10 stream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, as

11 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt Wild

12 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

13 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

14 ‘‘( ) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment with15 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

16 downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, as

17 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Swift

18 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

20 ‘‘( ) HOBACK RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment

21 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

22 downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest

23 road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map

24 entitled ‘Hoback Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997;
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1 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

2 wild river.

3 ‘‘( ) WILLOW CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

4 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

5 downstream approximately 20 miles to the confluence with

6 the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the boundary

7 map entitled ‘Willow Creek Wild River’ and dated January

8 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri9 culture as a wild river.

10 ‘‘( ) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment with11 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

12 downstream approximately 12 miles to Horn Ranch, as

13 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros

14 Ventre Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad15 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river,

16 and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream approxi17 mately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally de18 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Scenic

19 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

20 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

21 ‘‘( ) CRYSTAL CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

22 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

23 downstream approximately 12 miles to the Gros Ventre

24 Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the bound25 ary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Wild River’ and dated
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1 January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

2 Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from the end

3 of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to the con4 fluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally depicted

5 on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Scenic River’

6 and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec7 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

8 ‘‘( ) PACIFIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

9 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

10 downstream approximately 25 miles to the Teton Wilder11 ness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary

12 map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Wild River’ and dated January

13 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri14 culture as a wild river; and the segment from the Wilder15 ness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles to the

16 confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on

17 the boundary map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Scenic River’

18 and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec19 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

20 ‘‘( ) BUFFALO FORK, WYOMING.—The segment

21 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from

22 Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 miles, as generally

23 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo Fork Wild

24 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

25 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the seg-
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1 ment from Turpin Meadows downstream approximately 16

2 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National Park, as

3 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo

4 Fork Scenic River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be ad5 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic

6 river.

7 ‘‘( ) SNAKE, WYOMING.—The segment within the

8 Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down9 stream approximately 7 miles to the boundary of Yellow10 stone National Park, as generally depicted on the bound11 ary map entitled ‘Snake Wild River’ and dated January

12 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri13 culture as a wild river.

14 ‘‘( ) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the

15 main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from

16 the source downstream approximately 25 miles to the con17 fluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source of Open

18 Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the

19 main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en20 titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1997;

21 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

22 wild river.

23 ‘‘( ) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

24 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part25 ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to
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1 the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as generally de2 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild

3 River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by

4 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

5 ‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment

6 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

7 downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of

8 Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the

9 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated

10 January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of

11 Agriculture as a wild river.

12 ‘‘( ) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

13 the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot

14 Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising approxi15 mately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

16 map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated January 1,

17 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

18 as a wild river.

19 ‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON20 TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest

21 and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound22 ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with

23 Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down24 stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising

25 approximately 102 miles, as generally depicted on the
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1 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild and Scenic

2 River, and dated January 1, 1997, to be administered by

3 the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture as a wild

4 river with the exception of the segment from the north

5 boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the mouth of

6 Yankee Jim Canyon, which shall be administered as a sce7 nic river.

8 ‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The

9 segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

10 Arch Coulee Junction downstream to the national forest

11 boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles, as gen12 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Middle Fork

13 Judith Wild River’, and dated January 1, 1997, to be ad14 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

15 ‘‘( ) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—(A)

16 The segment of the main fork of Rock Creek within the

17 Lolo and Deerlodge National Forests from the mouth of

18 Juno Gulch downstream to the mouth of Rickard Gulch,

19 comprising approximately 30 miles, as generally depicted

20 on the boundary map entitled ‘Rock Creek Scenic River’,

21 dated March 1, 1997, to be administered by the Secretary

22 of Agriculture as a scenic river.

23 ‘‘(B) The segment of Ranch Creek, from its source

24 to the boundary of the Lolo National Forest, within the

25 Lolo National Forest, comprising approximately 5 miles,
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1 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Ranch

2 Creek Wild River’, dated March 1, 1997, to be adminis3 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

4 ‘‘(C) The entire segment of Welcome Creek, from its

5 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,

6 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi7 mately 7 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map

8 entitled ‘Welcome Creek Wild River’, dated March 1,

9 1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

10 as a wild river.

11 ‘‘(D) The entire segment of Alder Creek, from its

12 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,

13 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi14 mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map

15 entitled ‘Alder Creek Wild River’, dated March 1, 1997,

16 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

17 wild river.

18 ‘‘(E) The entire segment of Hogback Creek, from its

19 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,

20 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi21 mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map

22 entitled ‘Hogback Wild River’, dated March 1, 1997, to

23 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

24 river.
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1 ‘‘(F) The entire segment of Wyman Gulch, from its

2 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,

3 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi4 mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map

5 entitled ‘Wyman Gulch Wild River’, dated March 1, 1997,

6 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

7 wild river.

8 ‘‘(G) The segment of Stony Creek from its source at

9 Stony Lake to the mouth of Little Stony Creek, within

10 the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately

11 4 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti12 tled ‘Stony Creek Wild and Scenic River’, dated March

13 1, 1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri14 culture as a wild river; the segment of Stony Creek from

15 the mouth of Little Stony Creek to its confluence with the

16 main fork of Rock Creek, comprising approximately 6

17 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

18 as a scenic river.

19 ‘‘(H) The segment of the West Fork of Rock Creek

20 from its source to the Deerlodge National Forest bound21 ary, within the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap22 proximately 15 miles, as generally depicted on the bound23 ary map as ‘West Fork of Rock Creek Scenic River’, dated

24 March 1, 1997, to be administered by the Secretary of

25 Agriculture as a scenic river.
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1 ‘‘(I) The segment of the Ross Fork of Rock Creek,

2 from its source to the mouth of Elk Creek, within the

3 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 10

4 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

5 ‘Ross Fork Wild River’, to be administered by the Sec6 retary of Agriculture as a wild river.

7 ‘‘(J) The segment of Copper Creek, from its source

8 to the boundary of the mouth of Lutz Creek, within the

9 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 9

10 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

11 ‘Copper Creek Wild and Scenic River’, dated March 1,

12 1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

13 as a wild river; the segment of Copper Creek from the

14 mouth of Lutz Creek to its confluence with the Middle

15 Fork of Rock Creek, comprising approximately 5 miles,

16 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

17 scenic river.

18 ‘‘(K) The segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek,

19 from its source to the mouth of Senate Creek, within the

20 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 5

21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

22 ‘Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River’, dated March 1,

23 1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

24 as a wild river; the segment of the Middle Fork of Rock

25 Creek, from the mouth of Senate Creek to the confluence
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1 with Copper Creek, comprising approximately 6 miles, to

2 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce3 nic river.

4 ‘‘(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source

5 to its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek,

6 within the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi7 mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map

8 entitled ‘Carpp Creek Wild River’, dated March 1, 1997,

9 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

10 wild river.

11 ‘‘(M) The segment of the East Fork of Rock Creek,

12 from its source to its confluence with the head of the East

13 Fork Reservoir, within the Deerlodge National Forest,

14 comprising approximately 10 miles, as generally depicted

15 on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Wild River’,

16 dated March 1, 1997, to be administered by the Secretary

17 of Agriculture as a wild river.’’.

18 TITLE V—NATIONAL WILDLAND

19 RESTORATION AND RECOV20 ERY SYSTEM

21 SEC. 501. FINDINGS.

22 The Congress finds the following:

23 (1) Certain National Forest System lands and

24 surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re25 source extraction and development activities and
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1 practices, and the productive potential of the lands

2 and waters of these areas has been reduced by devel3 opment activities.

4 (2) Recovery activities are required to reverse

5 severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations

6 and water quality in these areas.

7 (3) Recovery work associated with these areas

8 will create new job opportunities for local commu9 nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in

10 the region, and contribute to the economic sustain11 ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc12 tive capability of the land.

13 SEC. 502. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOV14 ERY SYSTEM.

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established

16 the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.

17 (b) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, as depicted

18 on the maps dated January 1, 1997, and entitled ‘‘Na19 tional Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, shall be

20 components of the National Wildland Recovery and Res21 toration System and may be referred to as recovery areas:

Recovery areas Acres National Forest

Skyland ............................................ 10,126 Flathead National Forest

Hungry Horse (except Hungry

Horse Dam and Reservoir).

204,981 Flathead National Forest

Lolo Creek ....................................... 59,398 Lolo/Clearwater National Forests

Yellowstone West ............................. 164,445 Targhee National Forest

Mt. Leidy ......................................... 69,912 Bridger/Teton National Forests

Cabinet/Yaak ................................... 99,591 Kootenai National Forest

Lightning Creek .............................. 30,722 Panhandle National Forest
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Recovery areas Acres National Forest

Coeur d’Alene River ........................ 372,072 Panhandle National Forest

Magruder Corridor .......................... 11,522 Nez Perce/Bitterroot National Forests

Area Total ............................... 1,022,769

1 SEC. 503. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM.

2 (a) MANAGEMENT DURING RECOVERY.—

3 (1) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recov4 ery System shall be managed so as to restore their

5 native vegetative cover and species diversity, stabilize

6 slopes and soils to prevent or reduce further erosion,

7 recontour slopes to their original contours, remove

8 barriers to natural fish spawning runs, and generally

9 restore, as much as possible, such lands to their nat10 ural condition as existed prior to their entry and de11 velopment.

12 (2) WATER QUALITY RESTORATION.—In the

13 management of Recovery System lands, special con14 sideration shall be given to restoration of water qual15 ity in the Recovery System.

16 (3) MANAGEMENT METHODS.—Recovery Sys17 tem lands shall be managed using methods such as

18 road obliteration, planting of trees and other vegeta19 tion native to the lands, and removal by heavy

20 equipment of sediment from streambeds. Existing

21 methods developed by the Forest Service, the Na22 tional Park Service, and other persons shall be con-
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1 sidered and, when appropriate, applied to the lands

2 within the Recovery System. To the extent prac3 ticable, the Secretary shall carry out this section

4 using existing, available equipment. When renting or

5 leasing heavy equipment necessary for recovery ef6 forts pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall

7 use local contractors to the extent practicable.

8 (b) POST RECOVERY MANAGEMENT.—When recovery

9 is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the

10 Forest Service shall evaluate the suitability of such compo11 nent for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation

12 System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of

13 this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation

14 concerning the future management status of the compo15 nent, and shall submit the recommendation and an evalua16 tion to the Congress. The evaluation shall be conducted

17 in the same manner as, and subject to the same require18 ments that apply to, the preparation of an environmental

19 impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National

20 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.

21 4332(2)(C)). The evaluation shall include documentation

22 of the component’s values as wilderness and as wildlife

23 habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native

24 biodiversity, its role in the forest reserve system, a list of

25 alternative designations for the component consistent with
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1 the purposes of this Act, and a roadless inventory for the

2 component. No provision of this subsection shall be con3 strued to diminish the responsibilities of the Secretary of

4 Agriculture with respect to land and resource management

5 plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew6 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).

7 SEC. 504. NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS.

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a

9 special unit of the Forest Service, to be known as the Na10 tional Wildland Recovery Corps. The National Wildland

11 Recovery Corps shall hire the necessary personnel and

12 purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land

13 recovery responsibilities under this title.

14 (b) RECOVERY PLANS.—The National Wildland Re15 covery Corps shall be responsible for the development of

16 a wildland recovery plan for each area of the Recovery

17 System. Each recovery plan shall detail necessary work

18 and funding requirements needed to implement the man19 agement direction established under section 503. Each re20 covery plan shall take into account the specific conditions

21 of an area in the Recovery System, including soil type,

22 slope, native species composition, road densities, forest

23 cover, the number of road crossings and culverts, and

24 when possible, predevelopment conditions. Each recovery

25 plan shall set forth definite timelines for expected recovery
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1 of the area to which the plan applies, including a list of

2 management activities planned each year, with projected

3 dates for recovery. Each recovery plan shall map out the

4 portion, within the area of the Recovery System to which

5 the plan applies, which will be recovered using active man6 agement efforts, as well as the portion of such area in

7 which natural recovery will occur.

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 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

19 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

20 necessary to carry out this section.

21 TITLE VI—IMPLEMENTATION

22 AND MONITORING

23 SEC. 601. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.

24 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Within 3 years after the

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Inte-
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1 rior and Agriculture shall jointly submit to the Committee

2 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the

3 Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives

4 a report that details the implementation of this Act. The

5 report shall also detail any additional work and funding

6 requirements necessary to achieve the purposes of this

7 Act.

8 (b) PREPARATION.—The report shall be produced by

9 a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na10 tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci11 ety for Conservation Biology.

12 SEC. 602. INTERAGENCY TEAM.

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture

14 and Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish an

15 interagency team, containing equal numbers of partici16 pants from the public and private sectors, to monitor,

17 evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term

18 results required by this Act.

19 (b) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.—

20 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The interagency team

21 shall develop a geographic information system for

22 monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. The ge23 ographic information system shall be based on sat24 ellite-gathered data and shall include comprehensive
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1 maps and databases to assist in the detection of

2 changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.

3 (2) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The maps and

4 databases included in the geographic information

5 system shall be updated periodically to record the

6 following:

7 (A) Vegetation cover (with species occur8 rence and densities).

9 (B) Human impacts.

10 (C) Water and air quality.

11 (D) Activities that bear on forest hus12 bandry and restoration.

13 (3) STATUS REPORTS.—The geographic infor14 mation system shall include status reports on the

15 progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolida16 tion, and forest recovery efforts and reports on the

17 status of threatened and endangered species which

18 are primary indicators of ecosystem health.

19 (c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS.—The interagency team

20 shall assess the potential for facilitating wildlife move21 ments across or under major highways and rail lines with22 in the biological corridors established in title II. This as23 sessment shall identify major crossing points and identify

24 possible management actions to enhance the suitability of

25 such crossing points as movement corridors, including
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1 underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing

2 the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements

3 within the Northern Rockies Bioregion.

4 SEC. 603. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION.

5 (a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Roadless lands that

6 are located within the National Forest System in the State

7 of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and

8 that are not designated as components of the National

9 Wilderness Preservation System (under this or any other

10 Act) shall be identified and evaluated by the panel of inde11 pendent scientists appointed under section 601. In identi12 fying and evaluating these lands, the panel shall make use

13 of existing satellite information and Geographic Informa14 tion System data developed by the Forest Service, the Bu15 reau of Land Management, and the United States Fish

16 and Wildlife Service, in addition to other information

17 sources. The panel shall study the role of such lands in

18 maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies

19 and as part of the overall forest reserve system. The panel

20 shall make recommendations regarding the management

21 of the lands, and shall include the recommendations in the

22 report required by section 601.

23 (b) PROHIBITION.—Until the Congress enacts a law

24 stating otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruc25 tion, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall
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1 be allowed in the lands described in subsection (a). Addi2 tionally, no oil or gas leasing, mining, or other develop3 ment which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of

4 these lands shall be allowed on the lands.

5 SEC. 604. REVIEW OF GOALS AND MANDATES OF FEDERAL

6 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND REVIEW.—The Secretary

8 of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall joint9 ly establish a governmental review board, containing equal

10 numbers of participants from the public and private sec11 tors, to review the goals and mandates of all Federal agen12 cies that are responsible for natural resource management.

13 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—On the basis of the review

14 conducted under subsection (a), the governmental review

15 board shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report

16 containing recommendations to legally restate and unify

17 the resource management mandates of Federal agencies.

18 These recommendations shall be guided by holistic and sci19 entific methods of resource management, and shall seek

20 to ensure the long-term health of the Northern Rockies

21 Bioregion’s ecology for this and future generations. The

22 report shall be submitted to the Congress at the same time

23 that the report required by section 601 is submitted.
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1 SEC. 605. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.

2 (a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section and

3 section 606, the term ‘‘protected areas’’ means the Wilder4 ness areas, National Park and Preserve Study areas,

5 Wildland Recovery areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and bio6 logical corridors designated by this Act.

7 (b) NONEXCLUSIVE ACCESS.—In recognition of the

8 past use of portions of the protected areas by Native

9 Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes,

10 the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte11 rior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these protected

12 areas by native people for such traditional cultural and

13 religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the

14 purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C.

15 1996; commonly known as the American Indian Religious

16 Freedom Act). The Secretaries, in accordance with such

17 Act, upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to18 time temporarily close to the general public use of one or

19 more specific portions of these protected areas in order

20 to protect the privacy of religious activities and cultural

21 uses in such portions by an Indian people. As part of the

22 preparation of general management plans for the pro23 tected areas, the Secretaries shall request that the chief

24 executive officers of appropriate Indian tribes make rec25 ommendations with respect to assuring access to impor26 tant sites, enhancing the privacy of traditional cultural
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1 and religious activities, and protecting cultural and reli2 gious sites.

3 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service

4 and Bureau of Land Management shall enter into coopera5 tive management agreements with the appropriate Indian

6 tribes to assure protection of religious, burial, and gather7 ing sites in the protected areas, and shall work coopera8 tively on the management of all uses in the protected areas

9 that impact Indian lands and people.

10 SEC. 606. CULTURAL RESOURCES.

11 In managing the protected areas described in section

12 605 in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Sec13 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior

14 shall give particular emphasis to the preservation and pro15 tection of cultural resources located within these areas, in

16 accordance with the Archaeological Resources Protection

17 Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) and the National

18 Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Cul19 tural resources within the protected areas shall be man20 aged in consultation with State Historic Preservation Offi21 cers, Indian tribes, and other appropriate parties in the

22 States affected, with emphasis on the preservation of re23 sources in the areas and the interpretive, educational, and

24 long-term scientific uses of these resources.
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1 TITLE VII—RULES OF

2 CONSTRUCTION

3 SEC. 701. WATER RIGHTS.

4 Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquish5 ment or reduction of any water rights reserved, appro6 priated, or otherwise secured by the United States in the

7 State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washing8 ton on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

9 SEC. 702. FUTURE DESIGNATIONS.

10 Nothing in this Act may be construed as establishing

11 a precedent with regard to any future designations, includ12 ing designations of wilderness, or as constituting an inter13 pretation of any other Act or designations made pursuant

14 thereto.

15 SEC. 703. INDIAN TRIBES.

16 Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or

17 modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe.

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