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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2787 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2015 

Mr. ZINKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘East Rosebud Wild 

5 and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) East Rosebud Creek is cherished by the 

2 people of Montana and visitors from across the 

3 United States for its clean water, spectacular nat4 ural setting, and outstanding recreational opportuni5 ties; 

6 (2) recreational activities, including fishing, 

7 hunting, camping, paddling, hiking, rock climbing, 

8 and wildlife watching, on East Rosebud Creek and 

9 the surrounding land generate millions of dollars an10 nually for the local economy; 

11 (3) East Rosebud Creek— 

12 (A) is a national treasure; 

13 (B) possesses outstandingly remarkable 

14 values; and 

15 (C) merits the high level of protection af16 forded by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) in order to maintain the 

18 benefits provided by the Creek, as described in 

19 paragraphs (1) and (2), for future generations 

20 to enjoy; and 

21 (4) designation of select public land segments of 

22 East Rosebud Creek under the Wild and Scenic Riv23 ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) would recognize the 

24 importance of maintaining the values of the Creek 

25 while preserving public access, respecting private 


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1 property rights, allowing appropriate maintenance of 

2 existing infrastructure, and allowing historical uses 

3 of the Creek, such as recreational uses, livestock 

4 management activities, motorized uses, or forest 

5 management activities, to continue. 

6 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to des7 ignate East Rosebud Creek in the State of Montana as 

8 a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys9 tem to preserve and protect for present and future genera10 tions the outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, 

11 and geologic values of the Creek. 

12 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG13 MENTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce15 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(213) EAST ROSEBUD CREEK, MONTANA.— 

18 The portions of East Rosebud Creek in the State of 

19 Montana, consisting of— 

20 ‘‘(A) the 13-mile segment exclusively on 

21 public lands within the Custer National Forest 

22 from the source in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wil23 derness downstream to the point at which the 

24 Creek enters East Rosebud Lake, including the 

25 stream reach between Twin Outlets Lake and 


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1 Fossil Lake, to be administered by the Sec2 retary of Agriculture as a wild river; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the 7-mile segment exclusively on 

4 public lands within the Custer National Forest 

5 from immediately below, but not including, the 

6 outlet of East Rosebud Lake downstream to the 

7 point at which the Creek enters private prop8 erty for the first time, to be administered by 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 

10 river.’’. 

11 (b) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the paragraph 

13 added to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

14 Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) by subsection (a) of the Act 

15 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone outside 

16 the designated boundary of the river segment des17 ignated by that paragraph. 

18 (2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an ac19 tivity or use can be seen or heard within the bound20 ary of the river segment designated by the para21 graph added to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

22 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) by subsection (a) of 

23 this Act shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

24 the boundary of the river segment. 

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