H. R. 4645 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 

An Act 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East 

Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘East Rosebud Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(1) East Rosebud Creek is cherished by the people of Montana and visitors from across the United States for its clean 

water, spectacular natural setting, and outstanding recreational 

opportunities; 

(2) recreational activities, including fishing, hunting, 

camping, paddling, hiking, rock climbing, and wildlife watching, 

on East Rosebud Creek and the surrounding land generate 

millions of dollars annually for the local economy; 

(3) East Rosebud Creek— 

(A) is a national treasure; 

(B) possesses outstandingly remarkable values; and 

(C) merits the high level of protection afforded by 

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) 

in order to maintain the benefits provided by the Creek, 

as described in paragraphs (1) and (2), for future generations to enjoy; and 

(4) designation of select public land segments of East 

Rosebud Creek under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

1271 et seq.) would recognize the importance of maintaining 

the values of the Creek while preserving public access, 

respecting private property rights, allowing appropriate maintenance of existing infrastructure, and allowing historical uses 

of the Creek to continue. 

(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to designate East 

Rosebud Creek in the State of Montana as a component of the 

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to preserve and protect 

for present and future generations the outstandingly remarkable 

scenic, recreational, and geologic values of the Creek. 
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SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(213) EAST ROSEBUD CREEK, MONTANA.—The portions of 

East Rosebud Creek in the State of Montana, consisting of— 

‘‘(A) the 13-mile segment exclusively on public land 

within the Custer National Forest from the source in the 

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness downstream to the point 

at which the Creek enters East Rosebud Lake, including 

the stream reach between Twin Outlets Lake and Fossil 

Lake, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

as a wild river; and 

‘‘(B) the 7-mile segment exclusively on public land 

within the Custer National Forest from immediately below, 

but not including, the outlet of East Rosebud Lake downstream to the point at which the Creek enters private 

property for the first time, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.’’. 

(b) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (213) of section 

3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

(as added by subsection (a)) creates a protective perimeter 

or buffer zone outside the designated boundary of the river 

segment designated by that paragraph. 

(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an otherwise 

authorized activity or use can be seen or heard within the 

boundary of the river segment designated by paragraph (213) 

of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

1274(a)) (as added by subsection (a)) shall not preclude the 

activity or use outside the boundary of the river segment. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.