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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1570

To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as wilderness, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 31, 1993

Mr. LAROCCO introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture

A BILL

To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as

wilderness, 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

5 ‘‘Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities

6 Act of 1993’’.

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

8 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Findings.

Sec. 3. Purposes.

TITLE I—IDAHO WILDERNESS
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Sec. 101. Panhandle National Forest.

Sec. 102. Clearwater National Forest.

Sec. 103. Nez Perce National Forest.

Sec. 104. Payette National Forest.

Sec. 105. Boise National Forest.

Sec. 106. Salmon National Forest.

Sec. 107. Sawtooth National Forest.

Sec. 108. Challis National forest.

Sec. 109. Targhee National Forest.

Sec. 110. Caribou National Forest.

Sec. 111. Administration and general provisions.

Sec. 112. Grazing.

TITLE II—IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT

Sec. 201. Panhandle National Forest.

Sec. 202. Clearwater National Forest.

Sec. 203. Nez Perce National Forest.

Sec. 204. Payette National Forest.

Sec. 205. Boise National Forest.

Sec. 206. Salmon National Forest.

Sec. 207. Sawtooth National Forest.

Sec. 208. Challis National forest.

Sec. 209. Targhee National Forest.

Sec. 210. Caribou National Forest.

Sec. 211. Management plans.

Sec. 212. Map and description.

Sec. 213. Water quality on the Panhandle National Forest.

Sec. 214. Monitoring of management areas.

TITLE III—RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE

Sec. 301. Wilderness review.

TITLE IV—IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 401. Findings and purposes.

Sec. 402. Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects.

Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 Congress finds the following:

3 (1) The State of Idaho contains some 9,000,000

4 roadless acres of land owned by the Federal Government

5 and managed by the Forest Service. This vast roadless

6 tract of primitive and undeveloped land is the largest

7 unroaded area within a State in the conterminous United

8 States and is of immense national significance.
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1 (2) Certain of these wildlands should be incorporated

2 into the National Wilderness Preservation System to pro3 vide statutory protection for lands containing diverse habi4 tats and watersheds vital to resident and anadromous fish5 eries and wildlife; to preserve scenic, historical and cul6 tural values; to promote scientific research; and to provide

7 for primitive recreation, solitude, and physical and mental

8 challenges.

9 (3) Congressional resolution of disputes over future

10 management of Idaho’s vast roadless lands is necessary

11 to assure a dependable and sustainable supply of timber

12 from Federal lands so that natural resource-based com13 modity production continues as an important part of rural

14 life in Idaho.

15 (4) Congressional direction is required through the

16 establishment of management areas on identified roadless

17 lands to ensure effective implementation of forest plans

18 for national forests in Idaho.

19 (5) A key to creating sustainable economies in Ida20 ho’s rural communities is prudent and ecological manage21 ment of the land to assure long-term productivity.

22 (6) Idaho’s roadless areas are vital to the State’s

23 growing tourism industry, outfitting and guiding,

24 backcountry recreation, and municipal watersheds.
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1 (7) Idaho’s roadless lands released by this Act for

2 nonwilderness purposes provide valuable dispersed recre3 ation opportunities for motorized and nonmotorized users.

4 (8) There have been several confirmed sightings, and

5 hundreds of probable sightings, of gray wolf in Idaho’s es6 tablished wilderness and roadless areas.

7 SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

8 The purposes of this Act are to—

9 (1) provide a comprehensive, statutory frame10 work for the protection, administration, and man11 agement of certain roadless wildlands of Idaho

12 through—

13 (A) the addition of certain roadless lands

14 to existing wilderness areas;

15 (B) the designation of certain roadless

16 lands as management areas, wildlife corridors, a

17 recreation area, an historic area, and a forest

18 demonstration project;

19 (C) the addition to the National Wilder20 ness Preservation System of certain roadless

21 lands;

22 (D) the release of certain National Forest

23 System lands for multiple-uses other than wil24 derness in accordance with title III of this Act;

25 and
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1 (2) ending the controversy over which roadless

2 lands within Idaho will be designated wilderness,

3 while assuring that certain roadless lands better

4 suited for special management be managed by the

5 Forest Service under title II of this Act, and those

6 lands better suited for multiple use other than wil7 derness will be managed by the Forest Service under

8 applicable laws including the laws, rules, and regula9 tions generally applicable to the National Forest

10 System and applicable land management plans.

11 TITLE I—IDAHO WILDERNESS

12 SEC. 101. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

13 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act

14 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State

15 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore

16 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation

17 System:

Approximate

Name of Wilderness Area Acreage

Salmo-Priest ...................................................................... 19,200

Long Canyon ..................................................................... 39,040

Scotchman Peaks .............................................................. 21,120

18 SEC. 102. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.

19 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act

20 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State

21 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore

22 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation

23 System:
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Approximate

Name of Wilderness Area Acreage

Mallard-Larkins ................................................................ 158,080

The Great Burn ................................................................ 179,200

Lewis and Clark ................................................................ 53,760

Selway-Bitterroot Additions .............................................. 31,360

1 SEC. 103. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

3 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following

4 lands in the State of Idaho are hereby designated as wil5 derness and therefore as components of the National Wil6 derness Preservation System:

Approximate

Name of Wilderness Area Acreage

Selway-Bitterroot Addition ............................................... 160,000

7 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 4(a)(1) of

8 the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public

9 Law 95–237; 92 Stat. 43) is amended by striking ‘‘which

10 comprise about two hundred and six thousand acres, as

11 generally depicted under the category ‘Wilderness’ on a

12 map entitled ‘Gospel-Hump Planning Unit’ and dated

13 January 1978,’’ and inserting ‘‘which comprise 205,933

14 acres, as generally depicted under the category ‘Wilder15 ness’ on a map entitled ‘Gospel-Hump Revised Bound16 aries’ and dated March 1983,’’.

17 SEC. 104. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

18 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act

19 (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following lands in the State

20 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
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1 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation

2 System:

Approximate

Name of Wilderness Area Acreage

French Creek .................................................................... 37,760

Patrick Butte .................................................................... 42,240

Needles .............................................................................. 95,800

Secesh ................................................................................ 116,200

Frank Church-River of No Return Addition .................... 27,520

3 SEC. 105. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.

4 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act

5 (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following lands in the State

6 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore

7 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation

8 System:

Approximate

Name of Wilderness Area Acreage

Needles .............................................................................. 3,970

Hanson Lake ..................................................................... 14,200

Red Mountain ................................................................... 88,000

Ten Mile-Black Warrior .................................................... 78,800

Peace Rock ........................................................................ 106,240

9 SEC. 106. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.

10 SEC. 107. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.

11 SEC. 108. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.

12 SEC. 109. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.

13 SEC. 110. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.

14 SEC. 111. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.

15 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing

16 rights, the wilderness areas designated under this title

17 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

18 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
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1 in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act

2 governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness, ex3 cept that any reference in such provisions to the effective

4 date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar reference) shall

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

6 this Act.

7 (b) NAME.—Each wilderness area named in a table

8 contained in this title shall be the area referenced in that

9 table, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lll’’

10 and known by the name given to it in that table, except

11 that the Selway-Bitterroot Additions on the Clearwater

12 and Nez Perce National Forests made by sections 102 and

13 103 shall be added to, and administered as part of, the

14 Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River

15 of No Return Addition on the Payette National Forest

16 made by section 104 shall be added to, and administered

17 as part of, the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilder18 ness.

19 (c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac20 ticable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file

21 a map and a legal description of each wilderness area des22 ignated under this title with the Committee on Natural

23 Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House

24 of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and

25 Natural Resources of the Senate. Each such map and de-
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1 scription shall have the same force and effect as if in2 cluded in this Act, except that correction of clerical and

3 typographical errors in such legal description and map

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

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

6 of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart7 ment of Agriculture.

8 (d) BUFFER ZONES NOT INTENDED.—The Congress

9 does not intend that designation of wilderness areas in the

10 State of Idaho lead to the creation of protective perimeters

11 or buffer zones around each wilderness area. The fact that

12 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from

13 areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such

14 activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness

15 area.

16 (e) WILDLIFE AND FISH.—As provided in section

17 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act, nothing in this Act shall

18 be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibil19 ities of the State of Idaho with respect to wildlife and fish

20 in the national forests in the State of Idaho.

21 SEC. 112. GRAZING.

22 Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas designated by

23 this Act, where established prior to the date of enactment

24 of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with the

25 provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16
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1 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108

2 of Public Law 96–560.

3 TITLE II—IDAHO FOREST

4 MANAGEMENT

5 SEC. 201. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

6 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man7 agement areas and historic area designated by this section

8 shall be administered in accordance with applicable laws

9 including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applica10 ble to the National Forest System; and the document enti11 tled ‘‘Forest Plan Idaho Panhandle National Forests’’,

12 adopted in August 1987, as such plan may be revised or

13 amended from time to time.

14 (b) SELKIRK CREST MANAGEMENT AREA.—

15 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Panhandle

16 National Forest, comprised of approximately 21,120

17 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sel18 kirk Crest Management Area—Proposed’’, is des19 ignated as the Selkirk Crest management area.

20 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage21 ment of the Selkirk Crest management area shall be

22 in accordance with the memorandum of understand23 ing relating to such area, entered into between the

24 Forest Service and the State of Idaho on May 6,
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1 1971, as it may be modified by agreement of the

2 parties.

3 (c) OTHER MANAGEMENT AREAS.—

4 (1) DESIGNATIONS.—The following areas on

5 the Panhandle National Forest, as generally de6 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Panhandle National

7 Forests Management Areas—Proposed’’, are hereby

8 designated as management areas:

Approximate

Name of Area Acreage

Continental Mountain ....................................................... 5,760

Saddle Mountain ............................................................... 6,400

Farnham/Russell ............................................................... 24,320

Burton Peak ...................................................................... 8,960

Katka Peak ....................................................................... 10,880

Bald Eagle ........................................................................ 3,840

Timber/Buck ..................................................................... 7,684

9 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage10 ment areas designated by paragraph (1) shall be

11 managed to provide for the sustainable growth and

12 production of commercially valuable wood products

13 and general public use on lands suitable for timber

14 production while managing identified grizzly bear

15 and caribou habitat.

16 (d) MARBLE CREEK HISTORIC AREA.—

17 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Panhandle

18 National Forest, comprised of approximately lll

19 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

20 ‘‘Marble Creek Historic Area—Proposed’’, is des21 ignated as the Marble Creek historic area.
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1 (2) MANAGEMENT.—(A) The Marble Creek his2 toric area shall be managed to interpret and pro3 mote the history of logging. Nothing in this sub4 section shall be construed to inhibit logging in the

5 area, except as provided in subparagraph (B).

6 (B) The Marble Creek historic area includes a

7 high country component, comprised of approximately

8 lll acres generally known as the Grandmother

9 Mountain area. The management emphasis of the

10 Grandmother Mountain area shall be primitive, non11 motorized recreation and the area shall be managed

12 to promote fishing, hunting, and wildlife habitat.

13 Logging shall not be permitted in the Grandmother

14 Mountain area.

15 (e) ST. JOE FOREST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct

17 a demonstration project on the St. Joe National

18 Forest. The purpose of the project shall be to dem19 onstrate the change in timber volume as a result of

20 investing in good sites on lands already roaded.

21 (2) SITES.—Within the 6-month period begin22 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the

23 Forest Service shall locate sites on the St. Joe Na24 tional Forest outside wilderness or other areas where

25 timber harvest is not permitted and where timber
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1 productivity is greater than 70 cubic feet per acre

2 per year. These sites shall be intensively managed

3 for timber production using mostly uneven-aged

4 management and silvicultural practices, including

5 pre-commercial thinning, fertilization, pruning, and

6 planting of diverse species. The selection of sites

7 under this paragraph does not preclude the identi8 fication of small, high class sites below 5,000 feet in

9 altitude which should be excluded from such man10 agement for genetic and biological purposes.

11 (3) MONITORING AND APPLICABLE STAND12 ARDS.—The Forest Service shall continually monitor

13 the demonstration project to determine the change

14 in timber volume. Water quality standards and old15 growth standards, as such standards may be modi16 fied from time to time, shall remain in effect on the

17 lands affected by the demonstration project carried

18 out under this subsection.

19 (4) ADVISORY GROUP.—The Secretary shall ap20 point a citizens advisory group to provide guidance

21 and advice to the Forest Service in implementing

22 this subsection. The advisory group shall be com23 prised of 5 local individuals and shall represent di24 verse interests.
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1 (5) EXISTING TIMBER SALES.—Implementation

2 of this subsection shall not affect timber sales under

3 contract or near completion of preparation as of the

4 end of the 6-month period referred to in paragraph

5 (2).

6 (6) SUNSET.—The demonstration project car7 ried out under this subsection shall terminate at the

8 end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of

9 the enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 202. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.

11 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The wild12 life corridors designated by this section shall be adminis13 tered in accordance with applicable laws including this

14 Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Na15 tional Forest System; and the document entitled the

16 ‘‘Clearwater National Forest Plan’’, adopted September

17 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended from time

18 to time.

19 (b) VANDERBILT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—

20 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Clearwater

21 National Forest, comprised of approximately 41,600

22 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

23 ‘‘Vanderbilt Wildlife Corridor—Proposed’’, is des24 ignated as the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor.
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1 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage2 ment emphasis for the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor

3 shall be on wildlife habitat. Where possible, timber

4 harvest shall make use of existing roads or aerial

5 yarding systems. Road construction should be subor6 dinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and,

7 where road construction is necessary, obliteration

8 after assurance of successful regeneration is pre9 ferred.

10 (c) WEITAS CREEK WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—

11 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Clearwater

12 National Forest, comprised of approximately 81,280

13 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

14 ‘‘Weitas Creek Wildlife Corridor—Proposed’’, is des15 ignated as the Weitas Creek wildlife corridor.

16 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage17 ment emphasis for the Weitas Creek wildlife corridor

18 shall be on wildlife habitat. Where possible, timber

19 harvest shall make use of existing roads or aerial

20 yarding systems. Road construction should be subor21 dinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and,

22 where road construction is necessary, obliteration

23 after assurance of successful regeneration is pre24 ferred.
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1 SEC. 203. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.

2 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man3 agement area designated by this section shall be adminis4 tered in accordance with applicable laws including this

5 Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Na6 tional Forest System; and the document entitled the ‘‘Nez

7 Perce National Forest Plan’’, adopted October 1987, as

8 such plan may be revised or amended from time to time.

9 (b) UPPER MEADOW CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.—

10 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Nez Perce

11 National Forest, comprised of approximately 32,640

12 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

13 ‘‘Upper Meadow Creek Management Area—Pro14 posed’’, is designated as the Upper Meadow Creek

15 management area.

16 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage17 ment emphasis for the Upper Meadow Creek man18 agement area shall be on water quality and anad19 romous fish habitat while timber shall be managed

20 to yield primarily an uneven-aged stand structure

21 with minimum level of low impact roads. Roads con22 structed after the date of enactment of this Act shall

23 be closed, drainage structures removed, road fills

24 pulled back to the original ground level, and the dis25 turbed area revegetated.
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1 SEC. 204. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

2 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man3 agement areas designated by this section shall be adminis4 tered in accordance with applicable laws including this

5 Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Na6 tional Forest System; and the document entitled the

7 ‘‘Payette National Forest Plan’’, adopted lll, as such

8 plan may be revised or amended from time to time.

9 (b) RAPID RIVER MANAGEMENT AREA.—

10 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Payette

11 National Forest, comprised of approximately 37,760

12 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

13 ‘‘Rapid River Management Area—Proposed’’, is des14 ignated as the Rapid River management area.

15 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage16 ment emphasis for the Rapid River management

17 area shall be on water quality, anadromous fish

18 habitat, and recreation. No roads may be con19 structed.

20 (c) FRENCH CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.—

21 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Payette

22 National Forest, comprised of approximately 10,240

23 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

24 ‘‘French Creek Management Area—Proposed’’, is

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1 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage2 ment emphasis for the French Creek management

3 area shall be on water quality and anadromous fish

4 habitat. To protect the steep breaklands, timber may

5 not be harvested, and no roads may be constructed,

6 in the area designated as ‘‘A’’ on the map referred

7 to in paragraph (1). Timber may be harvested with8 in the area designated as ‘‘B’’ on the map referred

9 to in paragraph (1).

10 (d) JACKSON BAR AIRSTRIP.—The Jackson Bar Air11 strip, commonly known as the Wilson Bar Airstrip, on the

12 south side of the Salmon River on the Payette National

13 Forest, section 28, R8E, T24N, within the Frank Church

14 River of No Return Wilderness shall be left open for use

15 by recreation aviators.

16 SEC. 205. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.

17 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man18 agement areas and recreation area designated by this sec19 tion shall be administered in accordance with applicable

20 laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations

21 applicable to the National Forest System; and the docu22 ment entitled the ‘‘Boise National Forest Plan’’, adopted

23 August 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended

24 from time to time.

25 (b) JOHNSON CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.—
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1 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na2 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 174,100

3 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

4 ‘‘Johnson Creek Management Area—Proposed’’, is

5 designated as the Johnson Creek management area.

6 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage7 ment emphasis for the Johnson Creek management

8 area shall be on anadromous fish habitat, with tim9 ber and range activities implemented so that anad10 romous fish habitat is maintained or improved and

11 scenic quality in visually sensitive areas is protected.

12 Management activities for other resources shall be

13 consistent with anadromous fish, wildlife, and visual

14 resources.

15 (c) BREADWINNER MANAGEMENT AREA.—

16 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na17 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 40,829

18 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

19 ‘‘Breadwinner Management Area—Proposed’’, is

20 designated as the Breadwinner management area.

21 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage22 ment emphasis for the Breadwinner management

23 area shall be on wildlife habitat, with timber and

24 range activities implemented so that wildlife habitat

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1 ually sensitive areas is protected. Management ac2 tivities for other resources shall be consistent with

3 wildlife and visual resources.

4 (d) SNOWBANK MANAGEMENT AREA.—

5 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na6 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 21,760

7 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

8 ‘‘Snowbank Management Area—Proposed’’, is des9 ignated as the Snowbank management area.

10 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.—The manage11 ment emphasis for the Snowbank management area

12 shall be on recreation. Snowmobile use shall be per13 mitted, but the Secretary may not establish perma14 nent trails or roads or allow the use of other motor

15 vehicles, motorized equipment, or other form of me16 chanical transport.

17 (e) LIME CREEK—SOLDIER MOUNTAINS RECRE18 ATION AREA.—

19 (1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na20 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 28,800

21 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

22 ‘‘Lime Creek—Soldier Mountains Recreation Area—

23 Proposed’’, is designated as the Lime Creek—Sol24 dier Mountains Recreation Area (hereafter in this

25 subsection referred to as the ‘‘recreation area’’).
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1 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—(A) The Secretary shall

2 administer and manage the recreation area so as to

3 preserve the area’s predominantly roadless char4 acter, with no additional road construction per5 mitted, and to enhance scenic and watershed values,

6 wildlife habitat, and dispersed recreation.

7 (B) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in

8 accordance with Executive Orders 11644 and 11989,

9 permit limited use of the area by motorized vehicles

10 and equipment on roads and trails existing on April

11 1, 1993, for administrative purposes (including trail

12 maintenance), for activities associated with existing

13 levels of livestock grazing, and for recreational vehi14 cle access where such access was established prior to

15 April 1, 1993, but only where such uses are compat16 ible with the protection and propagation of fish and

17 wildlife within the recreation area.

18 SEC. 206. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.

19 SEC. 207. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.

20 SEC. 208. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.

21 SEC. 209. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.

22 SEC. 210. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.

23 SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT PLANS.

24 (a) CHANGE TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF

25 THIS ACT.—The Secretary shall modify the existing land
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1 and resource management plans for the national forests

2 affected by this Act to incorporate the provisions of this

3 Act in their entirety. This incorporation shall not be treat4 ed as a revision or amendment to the forest plan for the

5 purposes of section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew6 able Resources Planning Act of 1974.

7 (b) GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING

8 PLANS.—The management areas, wildlife corridors, his9 toric area, and recreation area designated by this title

10 shall be managed in accordance with applicable laws in11 cluding this Act and the laws, rules, and regulations appli12 cable to the National Forest System and, except as other13 wise specifically provided in this Act, in accordance with

14 the applicable land management plan for each such area

15 in effect on April 1, 1993, and revisions or amendments

16 to such plans that may be adopted from time to time that

17 are not inconsistent with this Act or such laws, rules, and

18 regulations.

19 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in

20 subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall be construed to

21 affect or modify the process of revising or amending land

22 and resource management plans pursuant to section 6 of

23 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning

24 Act of 1974.
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1 SEC. 212. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.

2 As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act,

3 the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of

4 each management area, wildlife corridor, historic area,

5 and recreation area designated under this title with the

6 Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on

7 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and with the

8 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen9 ate. Each such map and description shall have the same

10 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that cor11 rection of clerical and typographical errors in such map

12 and legal description may be made. Each such map and

13 legal description shall be on file and available for public

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

15 United States Department of Agriculture.

16 SEC. 213. WATER QUALITY ON THE PANHANDLE NATIONAL

17 FOREST.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the

19 water quality standards in effect on the date of the enact20 ment of this Act on the Panhandle National Forest to de21 termine if such standards are sufficient to protect fish22 eries, watersheds and water quality on that national for23 est. If the Secretary finds that such standards—

24 (1) are not sufficient, the Secretary shall de25 velop water quality standards which are sufficient to

26 protect fisheries, watersheds and water quality on
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1 the national forest and include such standards in the

2 report required by subsection (b); or

3 (2) are sufficient but are not being met, the

4 Secretary shall address why such standards are not

5 being met in the report required by subsection (b).

6 (b) REPORT.—Within 18 months after the date of the

7 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report

8 to the Congress which shall include the findings of the

9 Secretary under subsection (a) and any other matter re10 quired to be included in the report by subsection (a). Each

11 report shall contain a summary of the comments received

12 pursuant to subsection (c).

13 (c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall provide

14 an opportunity for public comment on the report before

15 submitting the report to Congress under subsection (b).

16 SEC. 214. MONITORING OF MANAGEMENT AREAS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review exist18 ing monitoring efforts by the State, Federal Government,

19 and Indian tribes for each of the management areas, wild20 life corridors, historic area, and recreation area designated

21 by this title to determine whether such efforts assure that

22 adequate information is available to assure compliance

23 with applicable standards in the land and resource man24 agement plan applicable to the management area. If under

25 such efforts adequate information—
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1 (1) is not available, the Secretary shall develop

2 and implement a monitoring program to collect in3 formation that is needed; and

4 (2) is available, the Secretary shall, upon the

5 availability of such information, use such informa6 tion when implementing activities under the plan.

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than four years after the

8 date of the enactment of this Act and every four years

9 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress

10 that assesses the effectiveness of these designations made

11 by this title to assure proper management of the des12 ignated areas, and the monitoring of those areas, includ13 ing the types of information being collected by the Sec14 retary pursuant to subsection (a). Each report shall con15 tain a summary of the comments received pursuant to sub16 section (c).

17 (c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In implementing this section

18 and before submitting a report to Congress under sub19 section (b), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for

20 public comment, including comment by scientists, inter21 ested agencies, and user groups.

22 TITLE III—RELEASE TO

23 MULTIPLE USE

24 SEC. 301. WILDERNESS REVIEW.

25 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the Department of Agriculture has studied

2 the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the

3 National Wilderness Preservation System; and

4 (2) the Congress has made its own review and

5 examination of National Forest System roadless

6 areas in the State of Idaho and the environmental

7 impacts associated with alternative allocations of

8 such areas.

9 (b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—On the basis of such review,

10 the Congress hereby determines and directs that without

11 otherwise passing on the question of the legal and factual

12 sufficiency of the wilderness suitability review of the land

13 and resource management plans and their associated envi14 ronmental impact statements for National Forest System

15 lands in the State of Idaho completed prior to the enact16 ment of this Act, determinations and recommendations as

17 to the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the Na18 tional Wilderness Preservation System and the environ19 mental analyses directly related to such determinations

20 and recommendations (prior to the revision of such plans)

21 shall not be subject to judicial review, except that—

22 (1) except for determinations and recommenda23 tions on suitability for inclusion in the National Wil24 derness Preservation System, nothing in this section

25 shall preclude judicial review of land and resource
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1 management plans or decisions implementing such

2 plans or any decisions made concerning the manage3 ment of National Forest System lands other than

4 the suitability determinations; and

5 (2) except for wilderness suitability determina6 tions, nothing in this section shall preclude judicial

7 review of Forest Service regional guides and other

8 departmental policies of general applicability, nor

9 prevent a court from invalidating forest planning de10 cisions which fail to comply with applicable law.

11 (c) RELEASE.—Those National Forest System lands

12 in the State of Idaho which were not designated as wilder13 ness or management areas, wildlife corridors, historic

14 area, or recreation area by this Act shall be managed for

15 multiple use in accordance with land and resource man16 agement plans developed pursuant to section 6 of the For17 est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of

18 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management

19 Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and those areas

20 need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their

21 suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during re22 vision of the land and resource management plans.

23 (d) PLAN REVISIONS.—In the event that revised land

24 management plans in the State of Idaho are implemented

25 pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
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1 able Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the

2 National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other ap3 plicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness des4 ignation need not be managed for the purpose of protect5 ing their suitability for wilderness designation for a mini6 mum of 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act,

7 and areas recommended for wilderness designation shall

8 be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability

9 for wilderness designation.

10 (e) FURTHER REVIEW.—Unless expressly authorized

11 by Congress, the Department of Agriculture shall not con12 duct any further statewide roadless area review and eval13 uation of National Forest System lands in the State of

14 Idaho for the purpose of determining their suitability for

15 inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

16 (f) REVISIONS.—As used in this section, and as pro17 vided in section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable

18 Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the Na19 tional Forest Management Act of 1976, the term ‘‘revi20 sion’’ shall not include an amendment to a land and re21 source management plan.

22 TITLE IV—IDAHO RURAL

23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

24 SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

25 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) Idaho’s rural communities are faced with

2 the need to diversify their economic base.

3 (2) The natural resources and the infrastruc4 ture of Idaho’s national forests need to be rehabili5 tated to enhance the quality of Idaho’s national for6 ests.

7 (3) Solutions to these issues can be complemen8 tary if employment opportunities are created that

9 accomplish the much needed natural resources work,

10 including the backlog of work which has accumu11 lated over time in Idaho.

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this title are to in13 crease the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide

14 additional assistance under existing authority of such Sec15 retary to rural communities located in or near national

16 forests in the State of Idaho to aid in diversifying these

17 communities’ economic bases and to complete needed eco18 system restoration and rehabilitation projects to improve

19 the quality of Idaho’s national forest resources.

20 SEC. 402. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION

21 PROJECTS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall utilize the au23 thority of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Commu24 nities Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.)

25 to effect the purposes of this title and shall promote eco-
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1 system restoration and rehabilitation programs and

2 projects through technical assistance, grants, and coopera3 tive agreements with agencies of the State of Idaho, local

4 governments, organizations, private corporations, and

5 landowners.

6 (b) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Rehabilitation

7 projects which may be carried out under subsection (a)

8 include—

9 (1) rehabilitation of watersheds and riparian

10 areas;

11 (2) closure of timber and other roads, oblitera12 tion of temporary roads, and revegetation and sta13 bilization of road cuts and fills;

14 (3) reduction of nonpoint source pollution

15 through revegetation;

16 (4) restoration and enhancement of fish and

17 wildlife habitat;

18 (5) silvicultural treatment of forest stands to

19 restore vigor, improve health, and reduce risk of

20 wildfire;

21 (6) riparian-related pasture fencing on range al22 lotments;

23 (7) rehabilitation of mines;

24 (8) inventory, treatment, and control of noxious

25 weeds; and
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1 (9) maintenance of existing trails currently in

2 substandard condition.

3 (c) PRIORITIZING PROJECTS.—In establishing prior4 ity projects for the purposes of this section, the Secretary

5 shall give priority to the following:

6 (1) Implementation of projects which will allow

7 for future flexibility in commodity products from

8 limited watersheds and which would assist in chi9 nook salmon recovery efforts.

10 (2) Repair of high-volume recreation roads

11 which would greatly reduce sedimentation into criti12 cal anadromous fish waterways.

13 (d) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec14 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to the following

15 areas:

16 (1) PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.—Priority

17 drainages listed as unscheduled in the forest plan for

18 the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (1987):

19 (A) COEUR D’ALENE RIVER DRAINAGE.—

20 (i) Steamboat Creek.

21 (ii) Flat Creek.

22 (iii) Downey Creek.

23 (iv) Bootjack Creek.

24 (v) Lieberg Creek.

25 (vi) Lavern Creek.
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1 (vii) Cougar Creek.

2 (viii) Cabin Creek.

3 (ix) Comfey Creek.

4 (x) Browns Creek.

5 (xi) Haystack Creek.

6 (xii) Cottonwood Creek.

7 (xiii) Miners Creek.

8 (xiv) Fortier Creek.

9 (xv) Tie Creek.

10 (xvi) Cascade Creek.

11 (B) ST. JOE DRAINAGE.—

12 (i) Gold Creek.

13 (ii) Bruin Creek.

14 (iii) Quartz Creek.

15 (C) ST. MARIES RIVER DRAINAGE.—

16 (i) Fish Hook Creek.

17 (ii) Norton Creek.

18 (iii) West Fork Mary.

19 (iv) Little East Fork Emerald.

20 (v) Catspur.

21 (2) CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.—

22 (A) Lolo Creek.

23 (B) Eldorado Creek.

24 (C) Yoosa Creek.

25 (D) Crooked Fork.
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1 (E) Pete King.

2 (F) Canyon Creek.

3 (G) Deadman Creek.

4 (H) China Creek.

5 (I) Osier Creek.

6 (J) Laundry Creek.

7 (K) Sheep Creek.

8 (L) Sneak Creek.

9 (M) South Fork Beaver Creek.

10 (N) Quartz Creek.

11 (3) NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.—Projects

12 listed in the document entitled ‘‘Economic Sustain13 ability and Diversification Options, 1993’’.

14 (4) PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.—

15 (A) Ruby Road.

16 (B) Grouse Creek Road.

17 (C) Lake Creek Road.

18 (D) California Lake.

19 (E) Projects listed in the document enti20 tled ‘‘South Fork Salmon River Restoration

21 Strategy’’, dated March 1989.

22 (5) BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.—

23 (A) MIDDLE FORK SALMON.—

24 (i) Elk Creek (trib to Bear Valley

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1 (ii) Bear Valley Creek.

2 (B) SOUTH FORK SALMON.—

3 (i) Upper South Fork Salmon.

4 (ii) Johnson Creek.

5 (C) BOISE RIVER.—

6 (i) Mores Creek.

7 (ii) Grimes Creek.

8 (iii) Lower South Fork Boise.

9 (iv) Upper South Fork Boise.

10 (v) North Fork Boise.

11 (D) PAYETTE RIVER.—

12 (i) Middle Fork Payette.

13 (ii) Squaw Creek Basin.

14 (e) PRIORITY COMMUNITIES.—In implementing this

15 section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to—

16 (1) the areas of highest unemployment that are

17 in or near national forests in the State of Idaho; and

18 (2) rural communities in the State of Idaho

19 that have historically been dependent on national

20 forest system lands.

21 (f) RURAL COMMUNITY.—For the purposes of this

22 title, the term ‘‘rural community’’ has the same meaning

23 given such term by section 2374(3) of the National For24 est-Dependent Rural Communities Diversification Act of

25 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6612(3)).
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1 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

3 may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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