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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 268 

To sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest 

System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to add 

certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release 

certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2011 

Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. BAUCUS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To sustain the economic development and recreational use 

of National Forest System land and other public land 

in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the 

National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for 

recreation, 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 ‘‘Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2011’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION INITIATIVE 

Sec. 101. Purpose. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative. 

Sec. 104. Authorized forest and watershed restoration projects. 

Sec. 105. Miscellaneous. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL 

MANAGEMENT AREAS IN MONTANA 

Sec. 201. Purposes. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 205. Release of Bureau of Land Management study areas. 

Sec. 206. Release of Sapphire and West Pioneer Wilderness Study Areas. 

Sec. 207. Special management and recreation management areas. 

Sec. 208. All-terrain-vehicle study and report. 

3 TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST 

4 JOBS AND RESTORATION INI5 TIATIVE 

6 SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this title is to establish an initiative— 

8 (1) to preserve and create local jobs in rural 

9 communities that are located in or near National 

10 Forest System land; 

11 (2) to create an immediate, predictable, and in12 creased flow of wood fiber with commercial value to 

13 support and maintain locally based infrastructure 

14 and economies that are necessary for the appro15 priate management and restoration of National For16 est System land; 


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1 (3) to promote cooperation and collaboration in 

2 the management of National Forest System land; 

3 (4) to restore and improve the ecological struc4 ture, composition, and function and the natural 

5 processes of priority watersheds within the National 

6 Forest System; 

7 (5) to carry out collaborative projects to reduce 

8 the risk of disturbances from fire, insects, and dis9 ease to communities, watersheds, and natural re10 sources through a collaborative process of planning, 

11 prioritizing, and implementing ecological restoration 

12 and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and 

13 (6) to collect information from the projects car14 ried out under this title in an effort to better under15 stand the manner in which to improve forest restora16 tion and management activities. 

17 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 (1) AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED

20 RESTORATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘authorized for21 est and watershed restoration project’’ means a col22 lection of activities within a watershed area that are 

23 carried out— 

24 (A) on eligible land; and 

25 (B) to achieve the purposes of this title. 


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1 (2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommis2 sion’’ means— 

3 (A) to reestablish vegetation on a road or 

4 trail; and 

5 (B) to restore any natural drainage, water6 shed function, or other ecological processes that 

7 are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road 

8 or trail by removing or hydrologically dis9 connecting the road prism. 

10 (3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘‘eligible land’’ 

11 means— 

12 (A) land within the approximately 

13 1,900,000 acres of land in the Beaverhead14 Deerlodge National Forest designated as ‘‘Suit15 able for Timber Production’’ and ‘‘Timber Har16 vest Is Allowed’’ as generally depicted on the 

17 map entitled ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

18 Forest, Revised Forest Plan, Modeled Timber 

19 Harvest Classification’’ and dated December 

20 10, 2008; and 

21 (B)(i) land within the Three Rivers Ranger 

22 District of the Kootenai National Forest; and 

23 (ii) any land within the adjacent ranger 

24 districts of the Kootenai National Forest that is 


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1 necessary to achieve the requirements of section 

2 103(b). 

3 (4) INFISH.—The term ‘‘INFISH’’ means the 

4 land and resource management plan amendments 

5 made before the date of enactment of this Act aris6 ing from the document— 

7 (A) entitled ‘‘Inland Native Fish Strat8 egy’’; 

9 (B) published by the Department of Agri10 culture; and 

11 (C) dated July 28, 1995. 

12 (5) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Initiative’’ means 

13 the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Ini14 tiative established by section 103(a). 

15 (6) MECHANICAL TREATMENT.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘mechanical 

17 treatment’’ means an activity that uses a tool 

18 to remove fiber that has commercial value to 

19 local markets in the vicinity of the area treated. 

20 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘mechanical 

21 treatment’’ includes leaving fiber on the forest 

22 floor after treatment with a tool, if an option 

23 for removal of the fiber was provided. 

24 (C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘mechanical 

25 treatment’’ excludes prescribed burning. 


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1 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

3 Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 (8) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term 

5 ‘‘stewardship contract’’ means a contract authorized 

6 under section 347 of the Omnibus Consolidated and 

7 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 

8 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105–277) to 

9 carry out land management goals that meet local 

10 and rural community needs through a source that is 

11 selected on a best-value basis. 

12 (9) WATERSHED AREA.—The term ‘‘watershed 

13 area’’ means 1 or more subwatersheds (also known 

14 as 6th code hydrologic units). 

15 SEC. 103. MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION 

16 PILOT INITIATIVE. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mon18 tana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under 

19 which the Secretary shall implement authorized forest and 

20 watershed restoration projects and other land manage21 ment projects on eligible land to achieve— 

22 (1) the performance requirements under sub23 section (b); and 

24 (2) the purposes of this title. 


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1 (b) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to 

2 subsection (g), on the eligible land, the Secretary shall 

3 place under contract for the mechanical treatment of vege4 tation— 

5 (1) on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For6 est, a minimum of 5,000 acres annually until the 

7 date on which a total of 70,000 acres in the Na8 tional Forest have been placed under contract; and 

9 (2) on the Kootenai National Forest— 

10 (A) 2,000 acres during the first year after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act; 

12 (B) 2,500 acres during the second year 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

14 (C) 3,000 acres during each subsequent 

15 year until the date on which a total of 30,000 

16 acres in the National Forest have been placed 

17 under contract. 

18 (c) COLLABORATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each National Forest 

20 within the Initiative, the Secretary shall identify 1 or 

21 more collaborative groups or resource advisory com22 mittees that support the achievement of the pur23 poses of this title. 

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1 graph (1) shall include multiple interested persons 

2 representing diverse interests in forest and water3 shed management. 

4 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con5 sult with a collaborative group or resource advisory 

6 committee identified under paragraph (1) in the de7 velopment and implementation of each authorized 

8 forest and watershed restoration project carried out 

9 under the Initiative. 

10 (4) EXPANSION.—The Secretary shall seek to 

11 expand the public participation and diversity of in12 terests involved in the implementation of the Initia13 tive in each National Forest participating in the Ini14 tiative. 

15 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The administrative review 

17 provisions of section 105 of the Healthy Forests 

18 Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515) shall 

19 apply to any administrative review of authorized for20 est and watershed restoration projects carried out 

21 under this title. 

22 (2) PROPOSED DECISION.—The Secretary shall 

23 provide notice of, and distribute, a proposed admin24 istrative decision with the environmental assessment 


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1 or final environmental impact statement for any 

2 project subject to review under paragraph (1). 

3 (3) INDEPENDENT MEDIATOR.—If 1 or more of 

4 the parties to a special administrative review process 

5 under paragraph (1) requests a mediator to help fa6 cilitate the process, an independent mediator may be 

7 used for the administrative review process. 

8 (e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any judicial proceeding aris9 ing from an authorized forest and watershed restoration 

10 project shall be conducted in accordance with section 106 

11 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 

12 U.S.C. 6516). 

13 (f) REPORTS.— 

14 (1) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall 

15 provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 

16 an annual summary of the progress of the Initiative 

17 toward accomplishing the purposes of this title, in18 cluding the performance requirements established 

19 under subsection (b). 

20 (2) PROGRESS REPORT.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act and 

23 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 

24 submit to the appropriate committees of Con25 gress a report that assesses the progress of the 


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1 Initiative toward accomplishing the purposes of 

2 this title. 

3 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The report under sub4 paragraph (A) shall include an analysis, with 

5 respect to the Initiative, of— 

6 (i) fire and fuel dynamics, including 

7 changes in— 

8 (I) condition and class; and 

9 (II) fuel levels and distribution; 

10 (ii) biodiversity, including the selec11 tion of plant, terrestrial animals, and 

12 aquatic organisms; 

13 (iii) soil and water, including soil 

14 movement, water quality, stream flows, 

15 and soil productivity; 

16 (iv) economic effects, including job 

17 creation, labor income, and energy; and 

18 (v) social implications, including land 

19 management practices, aesthetics, and atti20 tudes towards land use. 

21 (C) DATA ANALYSIS.—In preparing the re22 port under this paragraph, the Secretary may 

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1 ordinate, analyze, and archive the data collected 

2 as a result of monitoring under the Initiative. 

3 (g) EFFECT ON OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts expended 

4 under the Initiative shall not reduce the allocations of ap5 propriated funds to the Secretary for use in other regions 

6 of the Forest Service or other States. 

7 (h) EXPANSION OF INITIATIVE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may elect to 

9 include the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo Na10 tional Forest in the Initiative, if— 

11 (A) the Seeley Ranger District no longer 

12 receives funding under section 4003(b)(1)(B) of 

13 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

14 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(1)(B)); and 

15 (B) a local collaborative group for the Dis16 trict requests inclusion in the Initiative. 

17 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—On the election by the 

18 Secretary to include the Seeley Ranger District in 

19 the Initiative, the requirements of the Initiative 

20 under this title shall apply to the District. 

21 (i) TERMINATION DATE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Initiative shall termi23 nate on the later of— 

24 (A) the date that is 15 years after the date 

25 of enactment of this Act; or 


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1 (B) the date on which the Secretary deter2 mines that the performance requirements under 

3 subsection (b) have been achieved. 

4 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af5 fects a valid contract in effect on the termination 

6 date under paragraph (1). 

7 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED RES8 TORATION PROJECTS. 

9 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 

11 implement 1 or more authorized forest and water12 shed restoration projects on the eligible land. 

13 (2) LANDSCAPE-SCALE PROJECTS.—The Sec14 retary shall implement in 1 or more watershed areas 

15 authorized forest and watershed restoration projects 

16 that provide landscape-scale work with the goal of 

17 minimizing entries into the watershed. 

18 (3) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex20 tent practicable, the Secretary shall enter into 

21 stewardship contracts or agreements to carry 

22 out authorized forest and watershed restoration 

23 projects. 

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1 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, 

2 after consultation with the relevant collabo3 rative groups or resource advisory committees 

4 identified under section 103(c)(1), prioritize 

5 areas consistent with the priorities described in 

6 paragraph (4). 

7 (4) PRIORITY.—Consistent with the purposes of 

8 this title, the Secretary shall give priority to carrying 

9 out authorized forest and watershed restoration 

10 projects in areas— 

11 (A) in which the road density exceeds 1.5 

12 miles per square mile; 

13 (B) in the wildland-urban interface (as de14 fined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests 

15 Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)) that 

16 are at risk of wildfire that threatens public in17 frastructure or private property; 

18 (C) in which fish and wildlife habitat 

19 connectivity is compromised as a result of past 

20 management practices; and 

21 (D) that contain forests that are at risk 

22 from insect epidemics or high-severity wildfires. 

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1 ance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Res2 toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515), except 

3 that— 

4 (A) the review shall also address— 

5 (i) the activities necessary to meet the 

6 purposes and requirements of this title; 

7 and 

8 (ii) the site-specific impacts of an au9 thorized forest and watershed restoration 

10 project; 

11 (B) on signing of a record of decision or 

12 finding of no significant impact for the author13 ized forest and watershed restoration project, 

14 the Secretary shall implement the authorized 

15 forest and watershed restoration project; and 

16 (C) if the Secretary or a court determines 

17 that additional review is warranted due to sig18 nificant new circumstances after implementa19 tion of an authorized forest and watershed res20 toration project has begun, the additional anal21 ysis shall not interrupt the implementation of 

22 the activities that are not subject to the addi23 tional review, in accordance with the National 

24 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (b) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 (1) RIPARIAN HABITAT PROTECTION.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

4 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall comply 

5 with INFISH in carrying out each authorized 

6 forest and watershed restoration project. 

7 (B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may 

8 modify INFISH if the Secretary determines, 

9 after taking into consideration the best avail10 able science, that the modifications would meet 

11 or exceed the intent and goals of INFISH. 

12 (2) ROADS.—In carrying out any authorized 

13 forest and watershed restoration project under this 

14 title, the Secretary shall— 

15 (A) not construct any permanent road, un16 less— 

17 (i) the Secretary determines that the 

18 road is a justifiable realignment of a per19 manent road to restore or improve the eco20 logical structure, composition, and function 

21 and the natural processes of the affected 

22 forest or watershed; and 

23 (ii) the replaced road bed is decom24 missioned by removing the road prism; and 


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1 (B) decommission any temporary road con2 structed to carry out the land management 

3 project by the conclusion of the contract. 

4 (3) ROAD DENSITY.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

6 subparagraph (B), the Secretary, at the conclu7 sion of an authorized forest and watershed res8 toration project, shall achieve a road density 

9 maximum of 1.5 linear miles per square mile, 

10 averaged over the watershed area. 

11 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub12 paragraph (A), the maximum road density pro13 vided in an applicable land management plan 

14 shall apply if— 

15 (i) the applicable land management 

16 plan requires a road density maximum that 

17 is less than that required under subpara18 graph (A); or 

19 (ii) the authorized forest and water20 shed restoration project is carried out in 

21 an area governed by an interagency grizzly 

22 bear conservation plan. 

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1 sioning and year-round permanent closure, ex2 cept that the Secretary shall prioritize for de3 commissioning any roads adversely affecting 

4 water quality or fish habitat. 

5 (4) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—The Sec6 retary shall design authorized forest and watershed 

7 restoration projects to produce commercial and non8 commercial wood products, consistent with the pur9 poses of this title. 

10 SEC. 105. MISCELLANEOUS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

12 this title, the Secretary shall administer the National For13 ests subject to the Initiative in accordance with applicable 

14 law. 

15 (b) AGENCY PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may, in 

16 accordance with applicable law, permit the Seeley Lake 

17 District Ranger of the Lolo National Forest and the Lin18 coln District Ranger of the Helena National Forest to 

19 serve in the official capacities of the districts on the Board 

20 of Directors of the Blackfoot Challenge. 

21 (c) BIOMASS.—To help improve forest restoration ac22 tivities by using and creating markets for small-diameter 

23 material and low-valued trees removed from forest restora24 tion activities in the State, the Secretary may provide 

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1 gram or any other biomass program in accordance with 

2 applicable law. 

3 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL4 DERNESS AND SPECIAL MAN5 AGEMENT AREAS IN MON6 TANA 

7 SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

8 The purposes of this title are— 

9 (1) to protect and enhance motorized rec10 reational opportunities in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

11 National Forest, the Lolo National Forest, and the 

12 Kootenai National Forest; and 

13 (2) to protect and enhance the wild heritage 

14 and backcountry traditions of the State through— 

15 (A) the addition of certain land to the Na16 tional Wilderness Preservation System; and 

17 (B) the management of other land in a 

18 manner that preserves existing primitive and 

19 semi-primitive recreational activities. 

20 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this title: 

22 (1) BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOR23 EST.—The term ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

24 Forest’’ means the National Forest that is— 

25 (A) comprised of— 


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1 (i) the Beaverhead National Forest; 

2 and 

3 (ii) the Deerlodge National Forest; 

4 and 

5 (B) managed by the Secretary concerned 

6 as a single administrative unit. 

7 (2) FOREST PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 

8 means a land and resource management plan pre9 pared in accordance with section 6 of the Forest and 

10 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

11 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 

12 (3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec13 retary concerned’’ means— 

14 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

15 through the Chief of the Forest Service, with 

16 respect to National Forest System land; and 

17 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re18 spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 

19 Management (including land held for the ben20 efit of an Indian tribe). 

21 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

22 of Montana. 

23 SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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1 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the 

2 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo3 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

4 (1) ANACONDA PINTLAR WILDERNESS ADDI5 TIONS.—Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

6 National Forest, comprising approximately 65,407 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 

9 September 13, 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be 

10 considered to be a part of, the Anaconda-Pintlar 

11 Wilderness. 

12 (2) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

13 Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, comprising 

14 approximately 40,072 acres generally depicted as the 

15 ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture Creek Wilderness 

16 Addition (Bob Marshall Addition)’’ and approxi17 mately 7,792 acres generally depicted as the ‘‘Griz18 zly Basin of the Swan Range Wilderness Addition’’ 

19 on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Moun20 tains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and 

21 Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

22 September 13, 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be 

23 considered to be a part of, the Bob Marshall Wilder24 ness designated by Public Law 92–395 (86 Stat. 

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1 (3) DOLUS LAKES WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

2 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com3 prising approximately 9,407 acres, as generally de4 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Dolus Lakes Wilder5 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

6 known as the ‘‘Dolus Lakes Wilderness’’. 

7 (4) EAST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

8 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

9 comprising approximately 77,438 acres, as generally 

10 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East Pioneers Wilder11 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘East Pioneers Wilderness’’. 

13 (5) ELECTRIC PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

14 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

15 comprising approximately 5,670 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilder17 ness and Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Manage18 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

19 shall be known as the ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness’’. 

20 (6) HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

21 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com22 prising approximately 15,659 acres, as generally de23 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness 

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1 September 13, 2010, which shall be known as the 

2 ‘‘Highlands Wilderness’’. 

3 (7) ITALIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

5 comprising approximately 29,677 acres, as generally 

6 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Italian Peaks Wilder7 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Italian Peaks Wilderness’’. 

9 (8) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

10 Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

11 Forest, comprising approximately 17,201 acres, as 

12 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lee Metcalf 

13 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated September 13, 

14 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

15 be a part of, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. 

16 (9) LIMA PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

17 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com18 prising approximately 35,012 acres, as generally de19 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’ 

20 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’. 

22 (10) MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI23 TION.—Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, 

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1 derness Addition’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar2 shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 

3 Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 

4 and dated September 13, 2010, is incorporated in, 

5 and shall be considered to be a part of, the Mission 

6 Mountains Wilderness designated by Public Law 93– 

7 632 (88 Stat. 2153). 

8 (11) MOUNT JEFFERSON WILDERNESS.—Cer9 tain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For10 est, comprising approximately 4,465 acres, as gen11 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount Jeffer12 son Wilderness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, 

13 which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Jefferson Wil14 derness’’. 

15 (12) QUIGG PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

16 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com17 prising approximately 8,275 acres, as generally de18 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’ 

19 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

20 known as the ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’. 

21 (13) RODERICK WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

22 the Kootenai National Forest, which comprises ap23 proximately 29,467 acres, as generally depicted as 

24 the ‘‘Roderick Wilderness Area’’ on the map entitled 

25 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 


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1 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

2 dated September 13, 2010, which shall be known as 

3 the ‘‘Roderick Wilderness’’. 

4 (14) SAPPHIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

5 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com6 prising approximately 43,101 acres, as generally de7 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’ 

8 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

9 known as the ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’. 

10 (15) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

11 Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, which 

12 comprises approximately 30,967 acres, as generally 

13 depicted as the ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture 

14 Creek Wilderness Addition (Scapegoat Addition)’’ on 

15 the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Mountains 

16 and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and Otatsy 

17 Recreation Management Area’’ and dated September 

18 13, 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered 

19 to be a part of, the Bob Marshall Wilderness des20 ignated by Public Law 92–395 (86 Stat. 578). 

21 (16) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

22 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com23 prising approximately 91,561 acres, as generally de24 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’ 


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1 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

2 known as the ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’. 

3 (17) STONY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

5 comprising approximately 14,213 acres, as generally 

6 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Stony Mountain Wil7 derness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall 

8 be known as the ‘‘Stony Mountain Wilderness’’. 

9 (18) WEST BIG HOLE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

10 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

11 comprising approximately 44,156 acres, as generally 

12 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wil13 derness and Recreation Management Area’’ and 

14 dated September 13, 2010, which shall be known as 

15 the ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness’’. 

16 (19) WEST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

17 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

18 comprising approximately 26,560 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilder20 ness and Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

21 September 13, 2010, which shall be known as the 

22 ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness’’. 

23 (b) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND

24 MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the purposes of the 

25 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 


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1 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and 

2 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

3 System: 

4 (1) BLACKTAIL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

5 Certain public land administered by the Bureau of 

6 Land Management, comprising approximately 

7 10,675 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti8 tled ‘‘Blacktail Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated 

9 July 27, 2010, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘Blacktail Mountains Wilderness’’. 

11 (2) CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

12 Certain public land administered by the Bureau of 

13 Land Management, comprising approximately 

14 23,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti15 tled ‘‘Centennial Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated 

16 July 27, 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cen17 tennial Mountains Wilderness’’. 

18 (3) RUBY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

19 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

20 Management, comprising approximately 16,300 

21 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

22 ‘‘Ruby Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 

23 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ruby Mountains 

24 Wilderness’’. 


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1 (4) EAST FORK BLACKTAIL WILDERNESS.—Cer2 tain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management, comprising approximately 6,125 acres, 

4 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East 

5 Fork Blacktail Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 

6 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘East Fork 

7 Blacktail Wilderness’’. 

8 (5) HUMBUG SPIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain 

9 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

10 Management, comprising approximately 8,900 acres, 

11 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Humbug 

12 Spires Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 2010, which 

13 shall be known as the ‘‘Humbug Spires Wilderness’’. 

14 (c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC15 TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over certain public 

16 land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

17 comprising approximately 663 acres, as generally known 

18 as ‘‘Farlin Creek Administrative Transfer’’ depicted on 

19 the map entitled ‘‘East Pioneers Wilderness’’ and dated 

20 September 13, 2010, is transferred to the Secretary of Ag21 riculture, and is incorporated in, and shall be considered 

22 to be a part of, the East Pioneers Wilderness designated 

23 by subsection (a)(4). 


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1 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

2 (a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

3 each area designated as wilderness by section 203 shall 

4 be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance 

5 with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 

6 that— 

7 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

8 date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 

9 of enactment of this Act; and 

10 (2) with respect to public land administered by 

11 the Bureau of Land Management, any reference in 

12 that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be con13 sidered to be a reference to the Secretary of the In14 terior. 

15 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con18 cerned shall file a map and a legal description of 

19 each wilderness area and potential wilderness area 

20 designated by this section, with— 

21 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

24 of the House of Representatives. 

25 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de26 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 


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1 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex2 cept that the Secretary concerned may correct typo3 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

4 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

5 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

6 on file and available for public inspection in the ap7 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bu8 reau of Land Management. 

9 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER10 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

11 designated by section 203 that is acquired by the United 

12 States shall— 

13 (1) become part of the wilderness area in which 

14 the land is located; and 

15 (2) be managed in accordance with this section, 

16 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 

17 any other applicable law. 

18 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

19 the Federal land designated as wilderness by section 203 

20 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

21 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

22 public land laws; 

23 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

24 laws; and 


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1 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min2 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

3 (e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 

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

5 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas designated by 

6 section 203, the Secretary concerned may take such meas7 ures as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, 

8 subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary con9 cerned determines to be appropriate. 

10 (f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—In accordance 

11 with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 1134(a)), the Secretary concerned shall provide any owner 

13 of private property within the boundary of a wilderness 

14 area designated by section 203 adequate access to the 

15 property. 

16 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects 

18 the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

19 respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation 

20 of hunting, fishing, and trapping. 

21 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

22 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned 

24 may carry out management activities to maintain or 

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1 tivities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife 

2 habitats to support the populations) in a wilderness 

3 area designated by section 203 if the activities are— 

4 (A) consistent with applicable wilderness 

5 management plans; and 

6 (B) carried out in accordance with applica7 ble guidelines and policies. 

8 (h) SNOW SENSORS AND STREAM GAUGES.—Nothing 

9 in this title prevents the installation or maintenance of 

10 hydrological, meteorological, or climatological instrumen11 tation in a wilderness area designated by section 203 if 

12 the Secretary concerned determines that the installation 

13 or maintenance of the instrumentation is necessary to fur14 ther the scientific, educational, or conservation purposes 

15 of the wilderness area. 

16 (i) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas, the 

17 grazing of livestock in which grazing is established before 

18 the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to con19 tinue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 

20 practices as the Secretary concerned determines to be nec21 essary, in accordance with— 

22 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1131(d)(4)); 

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1 described in House Report 96–617 of the 96th Con2 gress; and 

3 (3) with respect to wilderness areas adminis4 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines 

5 described in Appendix A of House Report 101–405 

6 of the 101st Congress. 

7 (j) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

9 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1133(d)(5)), commercial services (including author11 ized outfitting and guide activities) within the wil12 derness areas designated by section 203 are author13 ized to the extent necessary for activities that are 

14 proper for realizing the recreational or other wilder15 ness purposes of the wilderness areas. 

16 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title requires the 

17 Secretary concerned to modify permits in effect as of 

18 the date of enactment of this Act to provide outfit19 ting and guide services within the areas designated 

20 as wilderness by section 203, if the Secretary con21 cerned determines that the activities are consistent 

22 with administration of the areas as wilderness. 

23 (k) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

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1 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness 

2 area. 

3 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

4 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 

5 heard from areas within a wilderness area des6 ignated by section 203 shall not preclude the con7 duct of the activities or uses outside the boundary 

8 of the wilderness area. 

9 (l) WATER IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

11 may issue a special use authorization to an owner of 

12 a water storage, transport, or diversion facility lo13 cated within the areas designated as wilderness by 

14 section 203 for the continued operation, mainte15 nance, and reconstruction of the facility if— 

16 (A) the facility was in existence before the 

17 date of the designation of the wilderness area; 

18 and 

19 (B) the Secretary concerned determines 

20 that— 

21 (i) the facility has been in substan22 tially continuous use to deliver water for 

23 the beneficial use on the non-Federal land 

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1 (ii) the owner of the facility holds a 

2 valid water right for use of the water 

3 under State law, with a priority date that 

4 predates the date of the designation of the 

5 wilderness area; and 

6 (iii) it is not practicable or feasible to 

7 relocate the facility to land outside the 

8 boundary of the wilderness and continue 

9 the beneficial use of water on the non-Fed10 eral land recognized under State law. 

11 (2) USE OF MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT AND

12 MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—The special use author13 ization under paragraph (1) may allow for the use 

14 of motorized equipment and mechanized transport if 

15 the Secretary concerned determines, after con16 ducting a minimum tool analysis, that the use of 

17 nonmotorized equipment and nonmechanized trans18 port is impracticable or infeasible. 

19 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

20 concerned may include such terms and conditions in 

21 the special use authorization under paragraph (1) as 

22 the Secretary concerned determines appropriate to 

23 protect the wilderness values of the area. 

24 (m) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS AREA.—With respect 

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1 (1) the continuation of reasonable motorized ac2 cess to maintain water infrastructure for cattle that 

3 was constructed to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling 

4 and other aquatic species in the Ruby River may 

5 continue— 

6 (A) subject to a permit; and 

7 (B) in accordance with— 

8 (i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 

9 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

10 (ii) the guidelines described in House 

11 Report 96–617 of the 96th Congress; and 

12 (2) the trailing of sheep across the Snowcrest 

13 Wilderness area to reach existing grazing allotments 

14 in the Gravelly Mountains may be continued for the 

15 tenure of the allotments— 

16 (A) subject to— 

17 (i) a permit; and 

18 (ii) a determination by the Secretary 

19 of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 

20 Supervisor) that the use of nonmechanized 

21 transport is impracticable or infeasible; 

22 and 

23 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, in 

24 accordance with the guidelines described in 

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1 SEC. 205. RELEASE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

2 STUDY AREAS. 

3 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 

4 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

5 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness 

6 study area described in subsection (b) that is not des7 ignated as a wilderness area by section 203 or any other 

8 Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act has 

9 been adequately studied for wilderness. 

10 (b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 

11 areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 

12 (1) the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area; 

13 (2) the Bell and Limekiln Canyons Wilderness 

14 Study Area; 

15 (3) the Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study 

16 Area; 

17 (4) the Centennial Mountains Wilderness Study 

18 Area; 

19 (5) the Farlin Creek Wilderness Study Area; 

20 (6) the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study 

21 Area; 

22 (7) the Hidden Pasture Wilderness Study Area; 

23 (8) the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area; 

24 and 

25 (9) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study 

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1 (c) RELEASE.—Any study area described in sub2 section (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area by 

3 section 203— 

4 (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 

5 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

6 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

7 (2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap8 plicable land management plans adopted under sec9 tion 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

10 SEC. 206. RELEASE OF SAPPHIRE AND WEST PIONEER WIL11 DERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

13 (1) the studies conducted under section 2 of the 

14 Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 

15 95–150; 91 Stat. 1243) regarding each study area 

16 described in subsection (b) are adequate for the con17 sideration of the suitability of each study area for 

18 inclusion as a component of the National Wilderness 

19 Preservation System; and 

20 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture is not re21 quired— 

22 (A) to review the wilderness option for 

23 each study area described in subsection (b) 

24 prior to the revision of the forest plan required 

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1 accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Re2 newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

3 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); and 

4 (B) to manage the portion of each study 

5 area described in subsection (b) that is not des6 ignated as wilderness by section 203 to ensure 

7 the suitability of the area for designation as a 

8 component of the National Wilderness Preser9 vation System pending revision of the applicable 

10 forest plan. 

11 (b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 

12 areas referred to in subsection (a) are those portions of 

13 the following wilderness study areas which are not des14 ignated as wilderness by section 203: 

15 (1) The portion of the Sapphire Wilderness 

16 Study Area that is located on the Beaverhead17 Deerlodge National Forest, as described in section 

18 2(4) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 

19 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 1243). 

20 (2) The West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area, 

21 as described in section 2(1) of the Montana Wilder22 ness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 

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1 SEC. 207. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION MAN2 AGEMENT AREAS. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve, protect, and en4 hance the scenic, fish and wildlife, recreational, 

5 backcountry heritage, and other natural resource values 

6 of the areas, the following areas in the State are des7 ignated for special management by the Secretary con8 cerned in accordance with this section: 

9 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

10 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead11 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi12 mately 5,011 acres, as generally depicted on the 

13 map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness Area and Spe14 cial Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

15 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Highlands Special 

16 Management Area’’. 

17 (2) LOST CREEK RECREATION MANAGEMENT

18 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead19 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi20 mately 14,589 acres, as generally depicted on the 

21 map entitled ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 

22 Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which is des23 ignated as the ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 

24 Area’’. 

25 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT

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1 Forest, comprising approximately 1,859 acres, as 

2 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar3 shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 

4 Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 

5 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 

6 as the ‘‘Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’. 

7 (4) RODERICK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

8 Certain Federal land in the Kootenai National For9 est, comprising approximately 3,715 acres, as gen10 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wil11 derness and Special Management Area and Three 

12 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated Sep13 tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Rod14 erick Special Management Area’’. 

15 (5) THREE RIVERS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

16 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Kootenai Na17 tional Forest, comprising approximately 71,994 

18 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

19 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 

20 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

21 dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as 

22 the ‘‘Three Rivers Special Management Area’’. 

23 (6) THUNDERBOLT CREEK RECREATION MAN24 AGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Bea25 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising apVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:01 Feb 04, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S268.IS S268

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1 proximately 19,641 acres, as generally depicted on 

2 the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness and 

3 Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Management Area’’ 

4 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 

5 as the ‘‘Thunderbolt Recreation Management Area’’. 

6 (7) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGE7 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver8 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi9 mately 29,186 acres, as generally depicted on the 

10 map entitled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation Manage11 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

12 is designated as the ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation 

13 Management Area’’. 

14 (8) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGE15 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver16 head-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approxi17 mately 95,144 acres, as generally depicted on the 

18 map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness and Recre19 ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

20 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Big Hole 

21 Recreation Management Area’’. 

22 (9) WEST PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGE23 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver24 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi25 mately 128,361 acres, as generally depicted on the 


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1 map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness and Recre2 ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

3 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Pioneers 

4 Recreation Management Area’’. 

5 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

6 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary con8 cerned shall administer each area designated by 

9 subsection (a)— 

10 (i) in furtherance of the purposes for 

11 which the area is established; and 

12 (ii) in accordance with— 

13 (I) this section; and 

14 (II) any laws (including regula15 tions) relating to the National Forest 

16 System. 

17 (B) CLOSURE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 

18 title precludes the Secretary concerned from 

19 closing any trail or area located in the areas 

20 designated by subsection (a)— 

21 (i) to protect a natural resource; or 

22 (ii) to help ensure public safety. 

23 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

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1 quired after the date of enactment of this Act for in2 clusion in an area designated by subsection (a)) is 

3 withdrawn from all forms of— 

4 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

5 the public land laws; 

6 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

7 mining laws; and 

8 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

9 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma10 terials. 

11 (3) TIMBER HARVESTING.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 subparagraph (B) or as authorized under sub14 section (c), timber harvesting shall not be per15 mitted within an area designated by subsection 

16 (a). 

17 (B) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—Tim18 ber harvesting may be permitted in an area des19 ignated by subsection (a) to the extent allowed 

20 under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

21 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) for purposes relating to the 

22 necessary control of fire, insects, and diseases. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

2 affects the use of motorized or mechanized vehi3 cles that the Secretary concerned determines is 

4 necessary for administrative use or to respond 

5 to an emergency. 

6 (B) MECHANIZED VEHICLES, PEDES7 TRIANS, AND HORSE TRAVEL.—Except as au8 thorized under subsection (c), nothing in this 

9 section prohibits— 

10 (i) the use of mechanized vehicles, ac11 cess by pedestrians, or horse travel within 

12 the areas designated by subsection (a); or 

13 (ii) the construction of trails for use 

14 by mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and 

15 horse travel within the areas designated by 

16 subsection (a). 

17 (5) FIREWOOD.—The Secretary concerned may 

18 allow for the collection of firewood for noncommer19 cial personal use within the areas designated by sub20 section (a)— 

21 (A) in accordance with any applicable laws; 

22 and 

23 (B) subject to such terms and conditions 

24 as the Secretary concerned determines to be ap25 propriate. 


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1 (c) AREA SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIRE2 MENTS.— 

3 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

4 AREA.— 

5 (A) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

6 permanent campground may be constructed 

7 within the Highlands Special Management 

8 Area. 

9 (B) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE10 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

11 (C), and as necessary for administrative use or 

12 to respond to an emergency, the use of motor13 ized or mechanized vehicles within the High14 lands Special Management Area shall be pro15 hibited. 

16 (C) TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND MUNIC17 IPAL WATER PIPELINES.—Nothing in this sec18 tion affects— 

19 (i) the reasonable access of the gov20 ernment of the applicable county to oper21 ate and maintain the communication site 

22 located on Table Mountain under a special 

23 use permit issued by the Forest Service; 

24 and 


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1 (ii) the reasonable access of the city of 

2 Butte, Montana, to operate, maintain, and 

3 if necessary, upgrade or replace the water 

4 supply pipeline within the Highlands Spe5 cial Management Area in existence as of 

6 the date of enactment of this Act for the 

7 city of Butte (including the surrounding 

8 community of the city of Butte). 

9 (D) HELICOPTER LANDINGS.—Nothing in 

10 this section precludes or restricts the authority 

11 of the Secretary concerned to enter into agree12 ments with the Secretary of Defense or the 

13 Montana National Guard to authorize limited 

14 and scheduled landings of aircraft in the High15 lands Special Management Area. 

16 (2) LOST CREEK, THUNDERBOLT, AND WEST

17 PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

18 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

19 any terms and conditions the Secretary con20 cerned determines to be necessary, the use of 

21 motorized vehicles within the Lost Creek, Thun22 derbolt, and West Pioneers Recreation Manage23 ment Areas shall be limited to— 


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1 (i) the routes and trails designated for 

2 such use as of the date of enactment of 

3 this Act; and 

4 (ii) during periods of adequate snow 

5 cover, the areas designated for snowmobile 

6 use as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (B) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

8 permanent campground may be constructed 

9 within the Lost Creek Recreation Area. 

10 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT

11 AREA.— 

12 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE13 ATION.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—The use of motor15 ized and mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

16 Recreation Management Area shall be per17 mitted only on the roads, trails, and areas 

18 designated for use by motorized and 

19 mechanized vehicles by the management 

20 plan required under subparagraph (B). 

21 (ii) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Until 

22 the date on which the management plan 

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1 mines to be necessary, the use of motorized 

2 or mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

3 Recreation Management Area shall be lim4 ited to the routes and trails designated for 

5 such use as of the date of enactment of 

6 this Act, except that during periods of ade7 quate snow cover, the use of snowmobiles 

8 shall be allowed within the Otatsy Recre9 ation Management Area. 

10 (B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

11 concerned shall prepare a management plan for 

12 the Otatsy Recreation Management Area as 

13 part of the first revision of the applicable forest 

14 plan that is carried out after the date of enact15 ment of this Act. 

16 (4) THREE RIVERS AND RODERICK SPECIAL

17 MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

18 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE19 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 

20 (B) and (C), the use of motorized or mecha21 nized vehicles within the Three Rivers Special 

22 Management Area and the Roderick Special 

23 Management Area shall be limited to the roads 

24 on which use by highway legal vehicles is per25 mitted as of the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 (B) SNOWMOBILE AREA.—Subject to any 

2 terms and conditions the Secretary concerned 

3 determines to be necessary, during periods of 

4 adequate snow cover, the use of snowmobiles 

5 shall be allowed in the areas designated as ‘‘mo6 torized’’ in the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wilder7 ness and Special Management Area and Three 

8 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated 

9 September 13, 2010. 

10 (C) GAME CARTS.—The Secretary con11 cerned may authorize the use of nonmotorized 

12 game carts in the area identified as ‘‘Roderick 

13 Special Management Area’’ on the map de14 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

15 (D) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

16 permanent campground may be constructed in 

17 the Three Rivers Special Management Area or 

18 the Roderick Special Management Area. 

19 (5) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGE20 MENT AREA.—Subject to any terms and conditions 

21 that the Secretary concerned determines to be nec22 essary, the use of motorized vehicles shall be limited 

23 to the roads, routes, and trails in the Tobacco Roots 

24 Recreation Management Area designated for such 

25 use as of the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 (6) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGE2 MENT AREA.— 

3 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

4 any terms and conditions that the Secretary 

5 concerned determines to be necessary, motor6 ized use shall be permitted on approved des7 ignated, routes, trails, and areas in the West 

8 Big Hole Recreation Management Area, includ9 ing the use of snowmobiles during periods of 

10 adequate snow cover. 

11 (B) TIMBER HARVEST.—The Secretary 

12 concerned may authorize post and pole, fire13 wood, and fuel reduction timber projects in the 

14 West Big Hole Recreation Management Area, 

15 subject to such terms and conditions that the 

16 Secretary concerned determines to be appro17 priate. 

18 SEC. 208. ALL-TERRAIN-VEHICLE STUDY AND REPORT. 

19 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall study and report 

21 on— 

22 (1) the opportunities for expanded all-terrain 

23 vehicles routes and trails across the Three Rivers 

24 District and adjacent areas on the Kootenai Na25 tional Forest; 


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1 (2) the interconnectedness of routes on private 

2 or State land; and 

3 (3) the opportunities for expanded access points 

4 to existing trails. 

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