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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 980 

To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under 

the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, 

Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and 

scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2009 

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BACA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. 

CAPPS, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, 

Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARKEY

of Massachusetts, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 

Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 

Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 

BERMAN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 

STARK, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. CORRINE

BROWN of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. LEE of California, 

Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. LANCE) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting 

corridors, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Purposes. 

Sec. 4. Definitions. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands, National Park 

System lands, and Bureau of Land Management lands as wilderness. 

Sec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem. 

Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. 

Sec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem. 

Sec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem. 

Sec. 106. Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem. 

Sec. 107. Islands in the Sky Wilderness. 

Sec. 108. Blackfeet Wilderness. 

Sec. 109. Administration. 

Sec. 110. Water. 

TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS 

Sec. 201. Findings. 

Sec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors. 

Sec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors. 

Sec. 204. Applicability of title. 

Sec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions. 

Sec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways. 

TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 

SYSTEM 

Sec. 401. Findings. 

Sec. 402. Definitions. 

Sec. 403. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 

Sec. 404. Management of Recovery System. 

Sec. 405. National Wildland Recovery Corps. 


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TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING 

Sec. 501. Implementation report. 

Sec. 502. Interagency team. 

Sec. 503. Roadless lands evaluation. 

Sec. 504. Native American uses. 

TITLE VI—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 601. Water rights. 

Sec. 602. Indian tribes. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest 

4 System lands, National Park System lands, and 

5 public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or7 egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess out8 standing natural characteristics which give them 

9 high values as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic 

10 rivers and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring 

11 resource of wilderness, wild land areas, and biodiver12 sity for the benefit of the American people. 

13 (2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains 

14 the most diverse array of wild lands remaining south 

15 of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of species 

16 listed as threatened or endangered under section 

17 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

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

19 are among the most popular wild lands in the 

20 United States, embracing greater ecosystems and 


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1 national treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, 

2 Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide, Great3 er Hells Canyon/Wallowa, Greater Salmon/Selway, 

4 and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. 

5 (3) The natural ecosystems in the Northern 

6 Rockies Bioregion are largely dependent on National 

7 Forest System lands, National Park System lands, 

8 and public lands administered by the Bureau of 

9 Land Management, and the ecological productivity 

10 and diversity of resources these Federal public lands 

11 provide. Conservation of roadless areas on these 

12 public lands, which produces clean water, protects 

13 native fisheries and native flora and fauna, and pro14 vides scenic and recreational qualities, also preserves 

15 options for sustainable economics through activities 

16 such as hunting, fishing, and wilderness-based recre17 ation. 

18 (4) The headwaters of several major river sys19 tems, including the Columbia, Snake, Green, Mis20 souri and Saskatchewan Rivers, originate in the 

21 Northern Rockies Bioregion, and these rivers send 

22 their waters to three different oceans. These waters 

23 are of tremendous economic importance to farming 

24 and ranching operations, municipal water supplies, 

25 and water-based recreation, including fishing and 


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1 boating. Protection of this world class water re2 source will enhance these uses, reduce costs for 

3 water treatment and irrigation, and increase native 

4 fish populations. 

5 (5) The wildlife treasures of the Northern 

6 Rockies are of international significance and contain 

7 remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare 

8 and unique plant life. Wildlife habitat fragmentation 

9 due to roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, oil and 

10 gas exploration, lack of interagency cooperation, and 

11 other activities has severe effects on the wildlife pop12 ulations (including those listed as threatened or en13 dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe14 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their 

15 habitat, the water quality, the ancient forests, and 

16 the greater ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bio17 region. The overemphasis on resource extraction 

18 from National Forest System lands and public lands 

19 administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

20 has compromised ecosystem integrity and detracted 

21 from economic diversification opportunities. Eco22 nomic instability and high unemployment in rural, 

23 resource-dependent communities is a common result 

24 of overexploitation of these lands. 


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1 (6) Continued fragmentation and development 

2 of the remaining roadless and essentially roadless 

3 ecosystems and biological connectors of the Northern 

4 Rockies would cause a loss to the Nation of an en5 tire wild land region and of the only remaining areas 

6 south of Canada still pristine enough to support 

7 populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, 

8 anadromous fish, and numerous other rare and en9 dangered plant and animal life all in one intact bio10 region. 

11 (7) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com12 pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless 

13 wild lands have been developed in the Northern 

14 Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and 

15 wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several 

16 species as threatened or endangered and reduced the 

17 numbers and range of many others, including anad18 romous fish. 

19 (8) The natural ecosystems of the Northern 

20 Rockies Bioregion also serve as educational and re21 search centers for on-site studies in biology, geology, 

22 astronomy and other sciences. The pristine nature of 

23 the National Forest System lands, National Park 

24 System lands, and public lands administered by the 

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1 ies Bioregion helps local communities attract new 

2 residents and businesses based on local quality of 

3 life. 

4 (9) A review of the current situation in the 

5 Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for 

6 an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock7 ies Bioregion, which includes core ecosystem reserve 

8 areas and biological connecting corridors necessary 

9 to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter10 change between the core reserve areas. Wildlife free11 dom of movement has always been essential to the 

12 survival of wildlife species, and an increasing num13 ber of scientific studies have identified movement 

14 corridors as a necessity for wildlife conservation in 

15 a changing climate. Several foreign governments, in16 cluding the governments of Australia and Scotland, 

17 have announced plans for corridors that would make 

18 wildlife movement possible as climate pressures in19 crease. The concept of connective corridors for wild20 life movement has been endorsed by governors of 

21 States in the western United States, and is now 

22 widely recognized by conservation and scientific or23 ganizations. For example, freedom of movement for 

24 wildlife is basic to the emerging new science of 

25 ‘‘Movement Ecology’’ described in a December 2008 


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1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 

2 This freedom of wildlife movement was a funda3 mental reason for the Act’s development and intro4 duction, and has become an increasingly high profile 

5 issue in the climate and biological sciences 

6 (10) The economic value to the Nation of most 

7 of these undeveloped areas, left in their natural 

8 state, greatly exceeds any potential return to the 

9 Treasury of the United States from timber harvest 

10 and development. If current Federal land manage11 ment in the Northern Rockies continues to result in 

12 the development of roadless areas, the American 

13 public will be using its tax dollars to fund perma14 nent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and 

15 wildlife habitat, and species and biological diversity. 

16 (11) Instead, this Act provides opportunities for 

17 employment in outdoor trades by establishing reha18 bilitation zones on specific tracts of damaged Fed19 eral land where active restoration work will occur. 

20 This Act will provide contracts for local businesses 

21 and renew the intrinsic economic, social and cultural 

22 benefits that result from productive land. Federal 

23 land rehabilitation projects represent a direct benefit 

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1 ican taxpayers caused by below-cost timber sales and 

2 other subsidized resource extraction. 

3 (12) The congressional review of roadless areas 

4 within the National Forest System, National Park 

5 System, and public lands administered by the Bu6 reau of Land Management in the States of Idaho, 

7 Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming has 

8 identified areas which, on the basis of their land 

9 form, ecosystem, associated fish and wildlife, eco10 nomic value, and location will help to fulfill the role 

11 of the United States Forest Service, National Park 

12 Service, and Bureau of Land Management to ensure 

13 a quality National Wilderness Preservation System. 

14 The review has identified other areas which may 

15 have outstanding values as wild and scenic rivers. 

16 The review has also identified areas which may not 

17 possess outstanding wilderness attributes and should 

18 not now be designated as components of the Na19 tional Wilderness Preservation System, but which 

20 should be studied to determine their role in main21 taining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies. 

22 (13) Many areas of National Forest System 

23 lands and public lands administered by the Bureau 

24 of Land Management have been damaged and their 

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1 tices, which have also impaired ecosystem function 

2 and biological diversity. The Island Park area adja3 cent to Yellowstone National Park contains large 

4 clear-cut areas right up to the park boundary. Ef5 forts should be made to return these areas to their 

6 former ecological health and native diversity by des7 ignating them as components of a new National 

8 Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. These 

9 efforts should seek to ensure that vital ecosystem 

10 components are restored, especially in areas where 

11 wildlife travel corridors and native fish and wildlife 

12 populations have been damaged or eliminated. Res13 toration efforts should seek to ensure and maintain 

14 genetic interchange, biological diversity, and restora15 tion of native species diversity throughout the 

16 Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

17 (14) Backcountry areas of the National Park 

18 System have been damaged by inappropriate man19 agement, despite policies that require that rec20 ommended wilderness be administered as wilderness. 

21 An emphasis on structures and motorized equip22 ment, and in some instances developed 

23 ‘‘backcountry’’ campsites, have all detracted from 

24 and degraded the wilderness character of these 

25 backcountry areas. 


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1 (15) Federal agencies entrusted with managing 

2 the natural resources of the Northern Rockies Bio3 region operate under contradictory congressional 

4 mandates, and thus are in dissension over manage5 ment policies which involve common resources and 

6 greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures and 

7 regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory 

8 for responsible management of nationally important 

9 ecosystems on public lands. Existing laws and regu10 lations have not been sufficient to establish and 

11 maintain agency accountability for public resources. 

12 (16) This Act does not affect private existing 

13 rights. 

14 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of this Act are— 

16 (1) to designate certain National Forest System 

17 lands, certain National Park System lands, and cer18 tain public lands administered by the Bureau of 

19 Land Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, 

20 Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as components 

21 of the National Wilderness Preservation System; 

22 (2) to designate certain National Forest System 

23 lands, public lands administered by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management, and watercourses on these lands 

25 in the States of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming as 


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1 components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

2 System; 

3 (3) to establish a pilot system of National 

4 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a 

5 Wildlands Recovery Corps to help restore biological 

6 diversity and native species; and 

7 (4) to establish a system of biological con8 necting corridors between the core ecosystems in the 

9 Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

10 (b) PURPOSE OF DESIGNATIONS.—The designations 

11 made by this Act are made in order to— 

12 (1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wil13 derness character of the area so designated; 

14 (2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wild15 life habitat, including that of species listed as threat16 ened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endan17 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)); 

18 (3) protect the ecological integrity and con19 tiguity of major wild land ecosystems and their 

20 interconnecting corridors identified by the United 

21 States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other sources; 

22 (4) protect and maintain biological and native 

23 species diversity and dispersal throughout the 

24 Northern Rockies Bioregion; 


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1 (5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation 

2 in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco3 system management and protection of the eco4 systems and corridors covered by this Act based 

5 upon principles from conservation biology; 

6 (6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural re7 sources; 

8 (7) promote scientific research, primitive recre9 ation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and 

10 inspiration for the benefit of all of the American 

11 people; 

12 (8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in 

13 lands of marginal timber value; and 

14 (9) promote ecologically and economically sus15 tainable management in the Northern Rockies Bio16 region. 

17 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

18 For purposes of this Act: 

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

20 means activities that eliminate the roadless and wil21 derness characteristics of the land and includes ski 

22 resort facilities and such activities as roadbuilding, 

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

24 (2) GREATER ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘greater 

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1 cific ecosystems protected under this Act, means the 

2 ecological land units of sufficient scale to support 

3 and maintain populations of large vertebrate species 

4 and the other native plant and animal species of the 

5 units. These units are comprised of lands which are 

6 similar in regards to topography, climate, and plant 

7 and animal species. The ecosystems in the Northern 

8 Rockies are also defined in terms of the habitat of 

9 wildlife indicator species listed as threatened or en10 dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe11 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including griz12 zly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and 

13 have been depicted on maps published by Federal 

14 agencies. 

15 (3) NORTHERN ROCKIES BIOREGION.—The 

16 term ‘‘Northern Rockies Bioregion’’ means the por17 tion of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States 

18 of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Wash19 ington, so referred to on maps referred to in this 

20 Act. 


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1 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 

2 WILDERNESS 

3 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST 

4 SYSTEM LANDS, NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 

5 LANDS, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

6 LANDS AS WILDERNESS. 

7 In furtherance of the purpose of the Wilderness Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System 

9 lands, National Park System lands, and public lands ad10 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as de11 scribed in this title, in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or12 egon, Washington, and Wyoming are designated as wilder13 ness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilder14 ness Preservation System. 

15 SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DI16 VIDE ECOSYSTEM. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

18 findings: 

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

20 Continental Divide ecosystem region is Glacier Na21 tional Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which 

22 was the first wilderness designated in the United 

23 States. 

24 (2) This ecosystem includes unique lands, such 

25 as the Rocky Mountain Front, where grizzlies still 


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1 roam the prairies and America’s largest herd of big2 horn sheep scales the craggy peaks. 

3 (3) The Swan and Mission mountain ranges 

4 contain some of Montana’s largest old growth forests 

5 and pristine bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout 

6 spawning runs. 

7 (4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making 

8 a comeback in this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is 

9 home to one of only two relatively large grizzly popu10 lations in the lower 48 States. 

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

12 Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem, 

13 the areas described in this section, which together com14 prise approximately 2,034,000 acres, as generally depicted 

15 on maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated 

16 llll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land 

17 designated as wilderness by this section shall be incor18 porated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 

19 wilderness designated by subsection (h), shall be known 

20 by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each 

21 map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

22 in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office 

23 of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or 

24 the Office of the Director of the National Park Service. 


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1 (c) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

2 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

3 547,000 acres, are incorporated into the Bob Marshall 

4 Wilderness: 

5 (1) Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks/Deep 

6 Creek areas, consisting of approximately 106,000 

7 acres of land administered by the Lewis and Clark 

8 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment. 

10 (2) Renshaw area, consisting of approximately 

11 47,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark 

12 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment. 

14 (3) Swan Front area, consisting of approxi15 mately 169,000 acres administered by the Flathead 

16 or Lolo National Forest. 

17 (4) Swan Crest area, consisting of approxi18 mately 89,000 acres administered by the Flathead 

19 National Forest. 

20 (5) Limestone Caves/Lost Jack areas, con21 sisting of approximately 36,000 acres administered 

22 by the Flathead National Forest. 

23 (6) Monture Creek area, consisting of approxi24 mately 99,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na25 tional Forest. 


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1 (d) GREAT BEAR WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

2 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

3 61,000 acres, are incorporated into the Great Bear Wil4 derness: 

5 (1) Middle Fork area, consisting of approxi6 mately 40,000 acres administered by the Flathead 

7 National Forest. 

8 (2) South Fork area, consisting of approxi9 mately 21,000 acres administered by the Flathead 

10 National Forest. 

11 (e) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol12 lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

13 125,000 acres, are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wil14 derness: 

15 (1) Stonewall Mountain area, consisting of ap16 proximately 55,000 acres administered by the Hel17 ena National Forest. 

18 (2) Silver King/Falls Creek areas, consisting of 

19 approximately 42,000 acres administered by the 

20 Lewis and Clark or Helena National Forest. 

21 (3) Benchmark/Elk Creek areas, consisting of 

22 approximately 28,000 acres administered by the 

23 Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

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1 proximately 16,000 acres, are incorporated into the Mis2 sion Mountains Wilderness: 

3 (1) Mission additions, consisting of approxi4 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Flathead 

5 National Forest. 

6 (2) Marshall Peak area, consisting of approxi7 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na8 tional Forest. 

9 (g) RATTLESNAKE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

10 Rattlesnake additions consisting of approximately 4,000 

11 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest are incor12 porated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness. 

13 (h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

14 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des15 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

16 Preservation System: 

17 (1) Glacier Wilderness, consisting of approxi18 mately 925,000 acres administered by Glacier Na19 tional Park. 

20 (2) Sawtooth Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

21 approximately 14,521 acres administered by the 

22 Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

23 (3) Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton Wil24 derness, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres 


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1 administered by the Flathead or Kootenai National 

2 Forest. 

3 (4) Le Beau Wilderness, consisting of approxi4 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Flathead or 

5 Kootenai National Forest. 

6 (5) Ten Lakes Wilderness, consisting of ap7 proximately 48,000 acres administered by the 

8 Kootenai National Forest. 

9 (6) Deadhorse Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

10 approximately 24,000 acres administered by the 

11 Flathead National Forest. 

12 (7) Standard Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap13 proximately 7,770 acres administered by the Flat14 head National Forest. 

15 (8) Coal Ridge Wilderness, consisting of ap16 proximately 16,000 acres administered by the Flat17 head National Forest. 

18 (9) Benchmark Wilderness, consisting of ap19 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Flat20 head National Forest. 

21 (10) Lincoln Gulch Wilderness, consisting of 

22 approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Hel23 ena National Forest. 


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1 (11) Anaconda Hill Wilderness, consisting of 

2 approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 

3 Helena National Forest. 

4 (12) Specimen Creek Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 13,000 acres administered by the 

6 Helena National Forest. 

7 (13) Crater Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

8 approximately 10,000 acres administered by the 

9 Helena National Forest. 

10 (14) Ogden Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

11 approximately 12,000 acres administered by the 

12 Helena National Forest. 

13 (15) Nevada Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

14 approximately 54,000 acres administered by the 

15 Helena National Forest. 

16 SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

18 findings: 

19 (1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region 

20 is Yellowstone National Park, the Nation’s first na21 tional park. 

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

23 towering mountains, abundant wildlife, and vast for24 ests contains the headwaters for many of the Na25 tion’s most famous blue-ribbon trout streams. 


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1 (3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields 

2 cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains, 

3 which contain several peaks greater than 12,000 

4 feet. 

5 (4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from 

6 cactus desert lowlands to arctic tundra. 

7 (5) Wildlife in the region includes the threat8 ened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last wild bison herd, 

9 trumpeter swans, and nearly 35,000 elk. 

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

11 ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas de12 scribed in this section, which comprise approximately 

13 6,514,000 acres, as generally depicted on maps with titles 

14 corresponding to each area and dated lllll, are 

15 hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as 

16 wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the 

17 wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness des18 ignated by subsections (n) and (o), shall be known by the 

19 name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map 

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

21 Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office of 

22 the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the 

23 Office of the Director of the Park Service. 

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1 approximately 265,000 acres administered by the Gallatin, 

2 Custer, or Shoshone National Forest are incorporated into 

3 the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. 

4 (d) NORTH ABSAROKA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

5 The North Absaroka additions consisting of approximately 

6 173,000 acres administered by the Shoshone or Gallatin 

7 National Forest are incorporated into the North Absaroka 

8 Wilderness. 

9 (e) WASHAKIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

10 Washakie additions consisting of approximately 339,000 

11 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or 

12 the Bureau of Land Management are incorporated into 

13 the Washakie Wilderness. 

14 (f) FITZPATRICK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol15 lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 29,000 

16 acres, are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness: 

17 (1) Fitzpatrick additions consisting of approxi18 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Shoshone 

19 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage20 ment. 

21 (2) Bench Mark/Warm Springs area consisting 

22 of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the 

23 Shoshone National Forest. 

24 (g) TETON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Teton 

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1 24,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National 

2 Forest are incorporated into the Teton Wilderness. 

3 (h) GROS VENTRE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

4 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

5 106,000 acres, are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wil6 derness: 

7 (1) Shoal Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 24,000 acres administered by the Bridger9 Teton National Forest. 

10 (2) Gros Ventre additions, consisting of ap11 proximately 82,000 acres administered by the 

12 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

13 (i) BRIDGER WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

14 Bridger additions consisting of approximately 230,000 

15 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest 

16 or the Bureau of Land Management (Scab Creek) are in17 corporated into the Bridger Wilderness. 

18 (j) POPO AGIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Popo 

19 Agie additions consisting of approximately 60,000 acres 

20 administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bu21 reau of Land Management are incorporated into the Popo 

22 Agie Wilderness. 

23 (k) WINEGAR HOLE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

24 Winegar Hole additions consisting of approximately 5,000 


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1 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National For2 est are incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness. 

3 (l) JEDEDIAH SMITH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

4 The Jedediah Smith additions consisting of approximately 

5 51,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or Car6 ibou-Targhee National Forest are incorporated into the 

7 Jedediah Smith Wilderness. 

8 (m) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

9 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

10 183,000 acres, are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wil11 derness: 

12 (1) Cowboys Heaven area, consisting of ap13 proximately 40,000 acres administered by the Gal14 latin or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. 

15 (2) Lee Metcalf additions, consisting of approxi16 mately 143,000 acres administered by the Gallatin 

17 or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. 

18 (n) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

19 SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE GRAVELLY MOUNTAINS

20 WILDLANDS COMPLEX.—The following areas within the 

21 Gravelly Wildlands Complex are designated as new compo22 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

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1 head-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of 

2 Land Management. 

3 (2) Antelope Basin Wilderness, consisting of 

4 approximately 70,000 acres administered by the 

5 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

6 (3) Lone ButteWilderness, consisting of ap7 proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Bea8 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

9 (4) Black Butte, consisting of approximately 

10 39,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead11 Deerlodge National Forest. 

12 (5) Big Horn Mountain Wilderness, consisting 

13 of approximately 53,000 acres administered by the 

14 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

15 (6) Vigilante Wilderness, consisting of approxi16 mately 16,000 acres administered by the Beaver17 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

18 (7) Cherry Lakes Wilderness, consisting of ap19 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Bea20 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

21 (8) Sheep Mountain/Axolotl Wilderness, con22 sisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered 

23 by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 

24 Bureau of Land Management. 


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1 (9) Crockett Lake Wilderness, consisting of ap2 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaver3 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (o) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER5 VATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 

6 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

7 Preservation System: 

8 (1) Yellowstone Wilderness, consisting of ap9 proximately 2,033,000 acres administered by Yellow10 stone National Park. 

11 (2) Grand Teton Wilderness, consisting of ap12 proximately 123,000 acres administered by Grand 

13 Teton National Park. 

14 (3) Gallatin Range Wilderness, consisting of ap15 proximately 221,000 acres administered by the Gal16 latin National Forest. 

17 (4) Chico Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap18 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Gal19 latin National Forest. 

20 (5) Madison Wilderness, consisting of approxi21 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Gallatin 

22 National Forest. 

23 (6) Lionhead Wilderness, consisting of approxi24 mately 48,000 acres administered by the Gallatin or 

25 Caribou-Targhee National Forests. 


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1 (7) Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake Wilderness, 

2 consisting of approximately 90,000 acres adminis3 tered by the Custer or Shoshone National Forests. 

4 (8) Monument Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 18,000 acres administered by the 

6 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

7 (9) Munger Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

8 approximately 13,000 acres administered by the 

9 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

10 (10) Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness, con11 sisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered 

12 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

13 (11) Palisades Wilderness, consisting of ap14 proximately 224,000 acres administered by the 

15 Bridger-Teton or Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (12) Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness, con17 sisting of approximately 185,000 acres administered 

18 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

19 (13) Salt River Range Wilderness, consisting of 

20 approximately 239,000 acres administered by the 

21 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

22 (14) Grayback Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 

23 approximately 283,000 acres administered by the 

24 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 


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1 (15) Commissary Ridge Wilderness, consisting 

2 of approximately 178,000 acres administered by the 

3 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

4 (16) South Wyoming Range Wilderness, con5 sisting of approximately 86,000 acres administered 

6 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

7 (17) Gannett Hills/Spring Creek/Raymond 

8 Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 

9 135,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or 

10 Caribout-Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of 

11 Land Management. 

12 (18) Little Cottonwood Wilderness, consisting 

13 of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the 

14 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

15 (19) North Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

16 approximately 1,000 acres administered by the 

17 Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

18 (20) Grayback Ridge East Wilderness, con19 sisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered 

20 by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

21 (21) Lake Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

22 approximately 17,000 acres administered by the 

23 Bridger-Teton National Forest or the Bureau of 

24 Land Management. 


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1 (22) Garns Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

2 approximately 104,000 acres administered by the 

3 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

4 (23) Bald Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 17,000 acres administered by the 

6 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

7 (24) Bear Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap8 proximately 98,000 acres administered by the Car9 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

10 (25) Stump Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap11 proximately 97,000 acres administered by the Car12 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (26) Caribou-Targhee Wilderness, consisting of 

14 approximately 94,000 acres administered by the 

15 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (27) Poker Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap17 proximately 20,000 acres administered by the Car18 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

19 (28) Pole Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap20 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Car21 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

22 (29) Schmid Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap23 proximately 20,000 acres administered by the Car24 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (30) Sage Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap2 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Car3 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

4 (31) Red Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

5 approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 

6 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

7 (32) Huckleberry Basin Wilderness, consisting 

8 of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 

9 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

10 (33) Dry Ridge Wilderness, consisting of ap11 proximately 23,000 acres, administered by the Car12 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (34) Meade Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap14 proximately 45,000 acres administered by the Car15 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (35) Hell Hole Wilderness, consisting of ap17 proximately 5,132 acres administered by the Car18 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

19 (36) Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness, con20 sisting of approximately 97,000 acres administered 

21 by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 

22 Bureau of Land Management. 

23 (37) Potosi Wilderness, consisting of approxi24 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead25 Deerlodge National Forest. 


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1 (38) Madison Plateau Wilderness, consisting of 

2 approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Gal3 latin National Forest. 

4 (39) Pass Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap5 proximately 9,000 acres administered by the Sho6 shone National Forest. 

7 (40) Bayer Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

8 approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Sho9 shone National Forest. 

10 (41) Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness, con11 sisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by 

12 the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of 

13 Land Management. 

14 (42) Clark Fork Wilderness, consisting of ap15 proximately 42,000 acres administered by the Sho16 shone National Forest. 

17 SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

19 findings: 

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

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

22 of the largest intact forest ecosystems in the tem23 perate zones of the Earth. 


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

2 Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bit3 terroot Wilderness areas. 

4 (3) Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river 

5 systems, several species of salmon and sea-going 

6 trout still make the 900 mile spawning journey from 

7 the Pacific Ocean to small tributaries in the high 

8 mountain country. 

9 (4) Biological and landscape diversity in the re10 gion is great, ranging from rocky, dry canyon coun11 try to wet forests of ancient cedars many feet in di12 ameter in the Mallard-Larkins and other areas. 

13 (5) A wide array of forest dwelling species re14 side in the region, and the gray wolf is making a 

15 comeback. 

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

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

18 described in this section, which comprise approximately 

19 6,253,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps with 

20 titles corresponding to each area and dated 

21 llllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The 

22 land designated as wilderness by this section shall be in23 corporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 

24 wilderness designated by subsections (g), (h), and (i), shall 

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1 section. Each map shall be on file and available for public 

2 inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service 

3 and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man4 agement. 

5 (c) FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDER6 NESS ADDITIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a 

7 total of approximately 754,000 acres, are incorporated 

8 into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness: 

9 (1) Bluejoint area, consisting of approximately 

10 70,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or 

11 Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

12 (2) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi13 mately 109,000 acres administered by the Salmon14 Challis National Forest. 

15 (3) Blue Bunch area, consisting of approxi16 mately 11,653 acres administered by the Salmon 

17 Challis or Boise National Forest. 

18 (4) Loon Creek area, consisting of approxi19 mately 103,898 acres administered by the Challis or 

20 Sawtooth National Forest. 

21 (5) Carey Creek area, consisting of approxi22 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Payette 

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1 (6) Pinnacle Peak (Sugar Mountain) area, con2 sisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered 

3 by the Payette National Forest. 

4 (7) Placer Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Payette Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (8) Smith Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 2,000 acres administered by the Payette Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (9) Cottontail Point-Pilot Creek area, consisting 

11 of approximately 93,000 acres administered by the 

12 Payette National Forest. 

13 (10) Bernard area, consisting of approximately 

14 21,000 acres administered by the Boise National 

15 Forest. 

16 (11) Burnt Log area, consisting of approxi17 mately 24,000 acres administered by the Boise Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (12) Whiskey area, consisting of approximately 

20 5,000 acres administered by the Boise National For21 est. 

22 (13) Nameless Creek area, consisting of ap23 proximately 2,000 acres administered by the Boise 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (14) Tennessee area, consisting of approxi2 mately 1,000 acres administered by the Boise Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (15) Poker Meadows area, consisting of ap5 proximately 1,000 acres administered by the Boise 

6 National Forest. 

7 (16) Black Lake area, consisting of approxi8 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Boise Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (17) Panther Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 33,000 acres administered by the Salmon12 Challis National Forest. 

13 (18) McEleny area, consisting of approximately 

14 3,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (19) Little Horse area, consisting of approxi17 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (20) Oreana area, consisting of approximately 

20 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (21) Duck Peak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 48,000 acres administered by the Salmon24 Challis National Forest. 


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1 (22) Long Tom area, consisting of approxi2 mately 20,000 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (23) Challis Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 44,000 acres administered by the Salmon6 Challis National Forest. 

7 (24) Seafoam area, consisting of approximately 

8 31,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

9 National Forest. 

10 (25) Jersey-Jack area, consisting of approxi11 mately 64,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

12 National Forest. 

13 (26) Mallard area, consisting of approximately 

14 20,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (27) Marshall Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 4,000 acres administered by the Coeur 

18 d’Alene District of the Bureau of Land Manage19 ment. 

20 (d) GOSPEL HUMP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

21 Gospel Hump additions consisting of approximately 

22 55,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National For23 est are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness. 

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1 proximately 582,000 acres, are incorporated into the 

2 Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: 

3 (1) Bitterroot additions, consisting of approxi4 mately 123,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

5 or Nez Perce National Forest. 

6 (2) Lochsa Face area, consisting of approxi7 mately 76,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 

8 National Forest. 

9 (3) Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork Spruce 

10 area, consisting of approximately 54,000 acres ad11 ministered by the Clearwater National Forest. 

12 (4) (East and West) Meadow Creek area, con13 sisting of approximately 215,000 acres administered 

14 by the Nez Perce National Forest or the Bureau of 

15 Land Management. 

16 (5) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 18,000 acres administered by the Lolo, 

18 Clearwater, or Bitterroot National Forest. 

19 (6) Rackliff-Gedney area, consisting of approxi20 mately 90,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 

21 or Nez Perce National Forest. 

22 (f) SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Han23 sen Lakes, Huckleberry, Pettit, Smoky Mountains, Ten 

24 Mile, Black Warrior, South Boise, and Yuba additions 

25 consisting of approximately 540,000 acres administered by 


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1 the Boise, Sawtooth, or Salmon-Challis National Forest 

2 are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness. 

3 (g) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

4 SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE GREAT BURN WILDLANDS

5 COMPLEX.—The following areas within the Great Burn 

6 Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of 

7 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

8 (1) Great Burn (Hoodoo) area, consisting of 

9 approximately 255,000 acres administered by the 

10 Clearwater or Lolo National Forest. 

11 (2) Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide 

12 area, consisting of approximately 62,000 acres ad13 ministered by the Idaho Panhandle, Lolo, or Clear14 water National Forest. 

15 (3) Sheep Mountain/State Line area, consisting 

16 of approximately 68,000 acres administered by the 

17 Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 

18 (4) Mallard-Larkins area, consisting of approxi19 mately 260,000 acres administered by the Clear20 water or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

21 (5) Bighorn-Weitas area, consisting of approxi22 mately 260,000 acres administered by the Clear23 water National Forest. 


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1 (6) Eldorado area, consisting of approximately 

2 7,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National 

3 Forest. 

4 (7) Moose Mountain area, consisting of approxi5 mately 22,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 

6 National Forest. 

7 (8) North Lochsa Slope area, consisting of ap8 proximately 118,000 acres administered by the 

9 Clearwater National Forest. 

10 (9) Pot Mountain area, consisting of approxi11 mately 51,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 

12 National Forest. 

13 (10) Siwash area, consisting of approximately 

14 9,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National 

15 Forest. 

16 (11) Weir-Post Office area, consisting of ap17 proximately 22,000 acres administered by the Clear18 water National Forest. 

19 (12) Mosquito Fly area, consisting of approxi20 mately 19,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan21 handle National Forest. 

22 (13) Midget Peak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan24 handle National Forest. 


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1 (14) Stark Mountain area, consisting of ap2 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Lolo 

3 National Forest. 

4 (h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE LITTLE SLATE CREEK

6 WILDLANDS COMPLEX.—The following areas within the 

7 Little Slate Creek Wildlands Complex are designated as 

8 new components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

9 System: 

10 (1) Little Slate Creek area, consisting of ap11 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Nez 

12 Perce National Forest. 

13 (2) Little Slate Creek North area, consisting of 

14 approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez 

15 Perce National Forest. 

16 (i) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA17 TION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 

18 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

19 Preservation System: 

20 (1) French Creek/Patrick Butte area, consisting 

21 of approximately 177,863 acres administered by the 

22 Payette National Forest. 

23 (2) Crystal Mountain area, consisting of ap24 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the 

25 Payette National Forest. 


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1 (3) Secesh area, consisting of approximately 

2 260,000 acres administered by the Payette National 

3 Forest. 

4 (4) Needles area, consisting of approximately 

5 172,000 acres administered by the Payette or Boise 

6 National Forest. 

7 (5) Caton Lake area, consisting of approxi8 mately 85,000 acres administered by the Payette or 

9 Boise National Forest. 

10 (6) Poison Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 5,232 acres administered by the the Payette 

12 or Boise National Forest. 

13 (7) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 30,000 acres administered by the Payette or 

15 Boise National Forest. 

16 (8) Mount Heinen area, consisting of approxi17 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (9) Reeves Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Boise Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (10) Peace Rock area, consisting of approxi23 mately 192,000 acres administered by the Boise Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (11) Deadwood area, consisting of approxi2 mately 52,000 acres administered by the Boise Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (12) Whitehawk Mountain area, consisting of 

5 approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Boise 

6 National Forest. 

7 (13) Stony Meadows area, consisting of ap8 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise 

9 National Forest. 

10 (14) Bear Wallow area, consisting of approxi11 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (15) Grimes Pass area, consisting of approxi14 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (16) Bald Mountain area, consisting of approxi17 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Boise Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (17) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise 

21 National Forest. 

22 (18) Red Mountain area, consisting of approxi23 mately 110,000 acres administered by the Boise Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (19) Breadwinner area, consisting of approxi2 mately 20,000 acres administered by the Boise Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (20) Elk Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Boise Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (21) Steel Mountain area, consisting of approxi8 mately 23,000 acres administered by the Boise Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (22) Rainbow area, consisting of approximately 

11 31,000 acres administered by the Boise National 

12 Forest. 

13 (23) Grand Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Boise 

15 National Forest. 

16 (24) Sheep Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 70,000 acres administered by the Boise Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (25) Snowbank area, consisting of approxi20 mately 34,000 acres administered by the Boise Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (26) House Mountain area, consisting of ap23 proximately 26,000 acres administered by the Boise 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (27) Danskin/South Fork Boise area, consisting 

2 of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the 

3 Boise National Forest. 

4 (28) Cow Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Boise Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (29) Wilson Peak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (30) Lost Man Creek area, consisting of ap11 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise 

12 National Forest. 

13 (31) Whiskey Jack area, consisting of approxi14 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Boise Na15 tional Forest. 

16 (32) Cathedral Rocks area, consisting of ap17 proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise 

18 National Forest. 

19 (33) Lime Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 97,000 acres administered by the Boise or 

21 Sawtooth National Forest. 

22 (34) O’Hara Falls Creek area, consisting of ap23 proximately 33,000 acres administered by the Nez 

24 Perce National Forest. 


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1 (35) Lick Point area, consisting of approxi2 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

3 National Forest. 

4 (36) Clear Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

6 National Forest. 

7 (37) Silver Creek-Pilot Knob area, consisting of 

8 approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Nez 

9 Perce National Forest. 

10 (38) Dixie Summit-Nut Hill area, consisting of 

11 approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez 

12 Perce National Forest. 

13 (39) North Fork Slate Creek area, consisting of 

14 approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez 

15 Perce National Forest. 

16 (40) John Day area, consisting of approxi17 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

18 National Forest. 

19 (41) Perreau Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon21 Challis National Forest. 

22 (42) Napias area, consisting of approximately 

23 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (43) Napolean Ridge area, consisting of ap2 proximately 51,000 acres administered by the Salm3 on-Challis National Forest. 

4 (44) Jesse Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Salmon6 Challis National Forest. 

7 (45) Haystack Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salm9 on-Challis National Forest. 

10 (46) Phelan area, consisting of approximately 

11 13,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

12 National Forest. 

13 (47) Sheepeater area, consisting of approxi14 mately 35,000 acres administered by the Salmon15 Challis National Forest. 

16 (48) South Fork Deep Creek area, consisting of 

17 approximately 13,000 acres administered by the 

18 Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

19 (49) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon21 Challis National Forest. 

22 (50) Jureano area, consisting of approximately 

23 25,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (51) South Panther area, consisting of approxi2 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (52) Musgrove area, consisting of approxi5 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon6 Challis National Forest. 

7 (53) Taylor Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 60,000 acres administered by the Salm9 on-Challis National Forest. 

10 (54) Martin Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 99,000 acres administered by the Salmon12 Challis National Forest. 

13 (55) White Knob area, consisting of approxi14 mately 65,000 acres administered by the Salmon15 Challis National Forest. 

16 (56) Porphyry Peak area, consisting of approxi17 mately 57,000 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (57) Greylock area, consisting of approximately 

20 12,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

21 National Forest. 

22 (58) Copper Basin area, consisting of approxi23 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Salmon24 Challis National Forest. 


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1 (59) Cold Springs area, consisting of approxi2 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (60) Pioneer Mountains area, consisting of ap5 proximately 308,000 acres administered by the Saw6 tooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

7 (61) Railroad Ridge area, consisting of approxi8 mately 51,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

9 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

10 (62) Boulder/White Clouds area, consisting of 

11 approximately 463,000 acres administered by the 

12 Sawtooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest or the 

13 Bureau of Land Management. 

14 (63) Buttercup Mountain area, consisting of 

15 approximately 57,000 acres administered by the 

16 Sawtooth National Forest. 

17 (64) Elk Ridge area, consisting of approxi18 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

19 National Forest. 

20 (65) Grandmother Mountain area, consisting of 

21 approximately 35,000 acres administered by the 

22 Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bureau of 

23 Land Management. 

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1 handle National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man2 agement. 

3 (67) Liberal Mountain area, consisting of ap4 proximately 11,000 acres administered by the Saw5 tooth National Forest. 

6 (68) Black Horse Creek area, consisting of ap7 proximately 10,969 acres administered by the Sho8 shone District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (69) Horse Heaven area, consisting of approxi10 mately 18,000 acres administered by the Payette or 

11 Boise National Forest. 

12 (70) Chimney Rock area, consisting of approxi13 mately 30,000 acres administered by the Payette 

14 Forest. 

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

16 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

17 findings: 

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

19 the Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem is a 

20 wild land region that contains the last major stands 

21 of low elevation ancient forests in the general region, 

22 including the Long Canyon area which contains the 

23 oldest living cedars in the Nation. 


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

2 States roams these mountains, as do the grizzly and 

3 the gray wolf. 

4 (3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem in5 clude the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges. 

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

7 heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/ 

8 Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas described in this sec9 tion, which comprise approximately 1,038,000 acres, as 

10 generally depicted on maps with titles corresponding to 

11 each area and dated llllll, are hereby designated 

12 as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this 

13 section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated 

14 or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsection (e), 

15 shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that 

16 subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for 

17 public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 

18 Service. 

19 (c) CABINET MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI20 TIONS.—The Cabinet additions consisting of approxi21 mately 100,000 acres administered by the Kootenai Na22 tional Forest are incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains 

23 Wilderness. 

24 (d) SALMO-PRIEST WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

25 Salmo-Priest additions consisting of approximately 47,000 


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1 acres administered by the Colville or the Idaho Panhandle 

2 National Forest are incorporated into the Salmo-Priest 

3 Wilderness. 

4 (e) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des6 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

7 Preservation System: 

8 (1) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of ap9 proximately 15,000 acres administered by the 

10 Kootenai National Forest. 

11 (2) Galena Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 20,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

13 National Forest. 

14 (3) Berray Mountain area, consisting of ap15 proximately 9,000 acres administered by the 

16 Kootenai National Forest. 

17 (4) Lone Cliff-Smeads area, consisting of ap18 proximately 10,000 acres administered by the 

19 Kootenai National Forest. 

20 (5) McNeeley area, consisting of approximately 

21 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

22 Forest. 

23 (6) Northwest Peaks area, consisting of ap24 proximately 15,000 acres administered by the 

25 Kootenai National Forest. 


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1 (7) Roderick area, consisting of approximately 

2 30,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

3 Forest. 

4 (8) Grizzly Peak area, consisting of approxi5 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

6 National Forest. 

7 (9) West Fork Yaak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

9 National Forest. 

10 (10) Mt. Henry area, consisting of approxi11 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

12 National Forest. 

13 (11) Alexander Creek area, consisting of ap14 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the 

15 Kootenai National Forest. 

16 (12) Robinson Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the 

18 Kootenai National Forest. 

19 (13) Devil’s Gap area, consisting of approxi20 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

21 National Forest. 

22 (14) Lone Cliff West area, consisting of ap23 proximately 5,000 acres administered by the 

24 Kootenai National Forest. 


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1 (15) Allen Peak area, consisting of approxi2 mately 30,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

3 National Forest. 

4 (16) Huckleberry Mountain area, consisting of 

5 approximately 9,000 acres administered by the 

6 Kootenai National Forest. 

7 (17) Cataract Peak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 39,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

9 or Lolo National Forest. 

10 (18) Cube Iron-Silcox area, consisting of ap11 proximately 39,000 acres administered by the 

12 Kootenai or Lolo National Forest. 

13 (19) Sundance Ridge area, consisting of ap14 proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo 

15 National Forest. 

16 (20) Teepee-Spring Creek area, consisting of 

17 approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 

18 Lolo National Forest. 

19 (21) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo 

21 National Forest. 

22 (22) Scotchman’s Peak area, consisting of ap23 proximately 88,000 acres administered by the 

24 Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 


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1 (23) Buckhorn Ridge area, consisting of ap2 proximately 36,000 acres administered by the 

3 Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

4 (24) Grassy Top/Hall Mountain area, consisting 

5 of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the 

6 Colville or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

7 (25) Abercrombie-Hooknose area, consisting of 

8 approximately 40,000 acres administered by the 

9 Colville National Forest. 

10 (26) Exposure area, consisting of approximately 

11 8,000 acres administered by the Colville National 

12 Forest. 

13 (27) Harvey Creek/Bunchgrass area, consisting 

14 of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the 

15 Colville National Forest. 

16 (28) South Fork Mountain area, consisting of 

17 approximately 6,000 acres administered by the 

18 Colville or Idaho Panhandle National Forests. 

19 (29) Lost Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Colville Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (30) Quartzite area, consisting of approximately 

23 5,000 acres administered by the Colville National 

24 Forest. 


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1 (31) South Fork Hungry Mountain area, con2 sisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by 

3 the Idaho Panhandle or Colville National Forests. 

4 (32) Continental Mountain area, consisting of 

5 approximately 8,000 acres administered by the 

6 Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 

7 (33) Skitwish Ridge area, consisting of approxi8 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan9 handle National Forest. 

10 (34) White Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

12 Panhandle National Forest. 

13 (35) Shafer Peak area, consisting of approxi14 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan15 handle National Forest. 

16 (36) Upper Priest Lake area, consisting of ap17 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

18 Panhandle National Forest. 

19 (37) Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest area, con20 sisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered 

21 by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bu22 reau of Land Management. 

23 (38) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of ap24 proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

25 Panhandle National Forest. 


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1 (39) Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle Roberts area, 

2 consisting of approximately 79,000 acres adminis3 tered by the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National 

4 Forests. 

5 (40) Trestle Peak area, consisting of approxi6 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan7 handle or Kootenai National Forests. 

8 (41) Beetop area, consisting of approximately 

9 12,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

10 National Forest. 

11 (42) Packsaddle area, consisting of approxi12 mately 19,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan13 handle National Forest. 

14 (43) Blacktail Mountain area, consisting of ap15 proximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

16 Panhandle National Forest. 

17 (44) Magee area, consisting of approximately 

18 35,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

19 National Forest. 

20 (45) Tepee Creek area, consisting of approxi21 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan22 handle National Forest. 

23 (46) Trouble Creek area, consisting of approxi24 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan25 handle National Forest. 


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1 (47) Graham Coal area, consisting of approxi2 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan3 handle National Forest. 

4 (48) Hellroaring area, consisting of approxi5 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan6 handle National Forest. 

7 (49) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan9 handle National Forest. 

10 (50) Katka area, consisting of approximately 

11 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

12 National Forest. 

13 SEC. 106. GREATER HELLS CANYON ECOSYSTEM. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

15 findings: 

16 (1) The ecological diversity of the Hells Can17 yon/Wallowa Mountain Region is unique and its cen18 tral proximity to other ecologically intact or rel19 atively intact areas makes it a critical passageway 

20 for genetic interchange of native plants and animals 

21 throughout the northwestern United States. 

22 (2) The deepest river-carved canyon in the 

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

24 Snake River forms the centerpiece of the rugged 

25 Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa Mountain Region. 


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1 (3) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indi2 ans and their famous leaders, Old Chief Joseph, 

3 Young Chief Joseph, and Ollokot, the region is his4 torically significant and remains spiritually and cul5 turally important to Indian tribes, whose treaty 

6 rights guarantee their sovereignty and continued use 

7 of the land. 

8 (4) The region abounds in cultural and archae9 ological sites, the remnants of the Nez Perce Tribe 

10 and other aboriginal cultures. 

11 (5) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes 

12 the snowcapped peaks of the Wallowa and Seven 

13 Devils Mountains, ancient boreal forests composed of 

14 many tree species, semi-arid desert environments, 

15 rare, intact remnants of native Columbia Basin 

16 grasslands, and unique geology and numerous dra17 matic rimrock canyons. 

18 (6) Endangered Chinook salmon, rare or 

19 threatened species, such as goshawk, pine marten, 

20 and bighorn sheep, the largest free-roaming elk herd 

21 in the United States, and a variety of other wildlife 

22 species inhabit the region. 

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

24 and endangered Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem, the 

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1 mately 519,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 

2 with titles corresponding to each area and dated 

3 llllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The 

4 land designated as wilderness by this section shall be in5 corporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 

6 wilderness designated by subsection (e), shall be known 

7 by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each 

8 map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

9 in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 

10 (c) HELLS CANYON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

11 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

12 394,000 acres, are incorporated into the Hells Canyon 

13 Wilderness: 

14 (1) Rapid River area, consisting of approxi15 mately 76,000 acres administered by the Payette or 

16 Nez Perce National Forest. 

17 (2) Salmon Face area, consisting of approxi18 mately 19,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

19 National Forest. 

20 (3) Klopton Cree/Corral Creek area, consisting 

21 of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the 

22 Nez Perce National Forest. 

23 (4) Big Canyon area, consisting of approxi24 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 

25 National Forest. 


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1 (5) Other Hells Canyon additions, consisting of 

2 approximately 264,000 acres administered by the 

3 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

4 (d) EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

5 Eagle Cap additions consisting of approximately 100,000 

6 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National 

7 Forest are incorporated into the Eagle Cap Wilderness. 

8 (e) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

9 SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des10 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

11 Preservation System: 

12 (1) Lake Fork, consisting of approximately 

13 12,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman 

14 National Forest. 

15 (2) Castle Ridge, consisting of approximately 

16 7,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman 

17 National Forest. 

18 (3) Homestead, consisting of approximately 

19 6,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman 

20 National Forest. 

21 SEC. 107. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 

23 findings: 


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1 (1) There are several mountain ranges in the 

2 Northern Rockies Bioregion that are separated from 

3 other mountains by the intervening prairies. 

4 (2) These mountain ranges, including the Big5 horn, Big Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou 

6 Mountains, are known as island mountain ranges. 

7 (3) These wild and beautiful mountains are 

8 home to an abundant array of native wildlife and 

9 birds and are representative of a unique ecological 

10 complex. 

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

12 and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island 

13 mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the 

14 areas described in this section, which comprise approxi15 mately 2,614,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 

16 with titles corresponding to each area and dated 

17 lllllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. 

18 The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be 

19 incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case 

20 of wilderness designated by subsections (f), (g), (h), and 

21 (i), shall be known by the name given the wildernss in 

22 that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available 

23 for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the For24 est Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau 

25 of Land Management. 


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1 (c) WENAHA-TUCANNON WILDERNESS ADDI2 TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap3 proximately 20,000 acres, are incorporated into the 

4 Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 

5 (1) Upper Tucannon area, consisting of ap6 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the 

7 Umatilla National Forest. 

8 (2) W–T Three area, consisting of approxi9 mately 22,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

10 National Forest. 

11 (3) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

13 National Forest. 

14 (d) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY WILDERNESS ADDI15 TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap16 proximately 104,000 acres, are incorporated into the 

17 Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 

18 (1) Greenhorn Mountain area, consisting of ap19 proximately 35,000 acres administered by the 

20 Umatilla, the Malheur, or the Wallowa-Whitman Na21 tional Forest. 

22 (2) Jumpoff Joe area, consisting of approxi23 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Umatilla or 

24 the Malheur National Forest. 


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1 (3) Twin Mountain area, consisting of approxi2 mately 59,000 acres administered by the Wallowa3 Whitman National Forest. 

4 (e) CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 

5 Cloud Peak additions, consisting of approximately 

6 203,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National For7 est and the Bureau of Land Management (Paint Rock 

8 Creek Canyon), are incorporated into the Cloud Peak Wil9 derness. 

10 (f) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

11 SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE KETTLE MOUNTAINS.— 

12 The following areas within the Kettle Mountains are des13 ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 

14 Preservation System: 

15 (1) Thirteen Mile area, consisting of approxi16 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Colville 

17 National Forest. 

18 (2) Bald Snow area, consisting of approxi19 mately 12,000 acres administered by the Colville 

20 National Forest. 

21 (3) Copper/Kettle area, consisting of approxi22 mately 81,000 acres administered by the Colville 

23 National Forest. 


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1 (4) Huckleberry South area, consisting of ap2 proximately 10,000 acres administered by the 

3 Colville National Forest. 

4 (5) Cougar Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Colville 

6 National Forest. 

7 (6) Owl Mountain area, consisting of approxi8 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Colville 

9 National Forest. 

10 (7) Deer Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Colville Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (8) Jacknife area, consisting of approximately 

14 9,000 acres administered by the Colville National 

15 Forest. 

16 (9) Paradise area, consisting of approximately 

17 9,000 acres administered by the Colville National 

18 Forest. 

19 (10) Bulldog Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Colville 

21 National Forest. 

22 (g) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

23 SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.— 

24 The following areas within the Big Horn Mountains are 


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1 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

2 Preservation System: 

3 (1) Little Bighorn area, consisting of approxi4 mately 120,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 

5 National Forest. 

6 (2) Walker Prairie area, consisting of approxi7 mately 51,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 

8 National Forest. 

9 (3) Devil’s Canyon area, consisting of approxi10 mately 32,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 

11 National Forest. 

12 (4) Hideout Creek area, consisting of approxi13 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Bighorn Na14 tional Forest. 

15 (5) Bear Rocks area, consisting of approxi16 mately 25,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 

17 National Forest. 

18 (6) Horse Creek Mesa area, consisting of ap19 proximately 42,000 acres administered by the Big20 horn National Forest. 

21 (7) Petes Hole area, consisting of approxi22 mately 20,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 

23 National Forest. 


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1 (8) Grommund Creek area, consisting of ap2 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Big3 horn National Forest. 

4 (9) Hazelton Peaks area, consisting of approxi5 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Bighorn Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (10) Leigh Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Bighorn Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (11) Medicine Lodge area, consisting of ap11 proximately 23,000 acres administered by the Big12 horn National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man13 agement. 

14 (12) Alkali Creek area, consisting of approxi15 mately 17,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

16 Land Management. 

17 (13) Trapper Creek Canyon area, consisting of 

18 approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Bu19 reau of Land Management. 

20 (14) North Fork Powder River area, consisting 

21 of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the 

22 Bureau of Land Management. 

23 (15) Garder Mountain area, consisting of ap24 proximately 18,000 acres administered by the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (16) Honeycombs area, consisting of approxi2 mately 53,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

3 Land Management. 

4 (17) Buffalo Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 27,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

6 Land Management. 

7 (18) Lysite Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 10,000 acres administered by the Bu9 reau of Land Management. 

10 (h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

11 SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS.—The 

12 following areas within the Pryor Mountains are designated 

13 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

14 System: 

15 (1) Lost Water Canyon area, consisting of ap16 proximately 63,000 acres administered by the Custer 

17 National Forest, Bighorn National Recreation Area, 

18 or the Bureau of Land Management. 

19 (2) Big Pryor Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 39,000 acres administered by the Custer 

21 National Forest. 

22 (i) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA23 TION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 

24 designated as new components of the National Wilderness 

25 Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Willow Springs area, consisting of approxi2 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

3 National Forest. 

4 (2) Asotin Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 18,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

6 National Forest. 

7 (3) Spangler area, consisting of approximately 

8 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

9 Forest. 

10 (4) Wenatchee Creek area, consisting of ap11 proximately 15,000 acres administered by the 

12 Umatilla National Forest. 

13 (5) Mill Creek area, consisting of approximately 

14 25,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

15 Forest. 

16 (6) Walla Walla area, consisting of approxi17 mately 34,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

18 National Forest. 

19 (7) Jassaud area, consisting of approximately 

20 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

21 Forest. 

22 (8) Grande Ronde area, consisting of approxi23 mately 21,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (9) Texas Butte area, consisting of approxi2 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

3 National Forest. 

4 (10) Skookum area, consisting of approximately 

5 8,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

6 Forest. 

7 (11) Potamus area, consisting of approximately 

8 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 

9 Forest. 

10 (12) South Fork-Tower area, consisting of ap11 proximately 17,000 acres administered by the 

12 Umatilla National Forest. 

13 (13) East John Day area, consisting of approxi14 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 

15 National Forest. 

16 (14) Horseshoe Ridge area, consisting of ap17 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the 

18 Umatilla National Forest. 

19 (15) Hellhole/Mount Emily area, consisting of 

20 approximately 69,000 acres administered by the 

21 Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

22 (16) North Mount Emily area, consisting of ap23 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the 

24 Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 


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1 (17) Beaver Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Wallowa3 Whitman National Forest. 

4 (18) Upper Grande Ronde area, consisting of 

5 approximately 12,000 acres administered by the 

6 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

7 (19) Marble Point area, consisting of approxi8 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Wallowa9 Whitman National Forest. 

10 (20) Joeseph Canyon area, consisting of ap11 proximately 24,000 acres administered by the 

12 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 

13 (21) Tope Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Wallowa15 Whitman National Forest. 

16 (22) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the 

18 Malheur National Forest. 

19 (23) Dixie Butte area, consisting of approxi20 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Malheur 

21 National Forest. 

22 (24) Murderers Creek area, consisting of ap23 proximately 25,000 acres administered by the 

24 Malheur National Forest. 


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1 (25) Flag Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Malheur Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (26) Fox Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Malheur Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (27) Glacier Mountain area, consisting of ap8 proximately 25,000 acres administered by the 

9 Malheur National Forest. 

10 (28) Malheur River area, consisting of approxi11 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Malheur 

12 National Forest. 

13 (29) McClellan Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 22,000 acres administered by the 

15 Malheur National Forest. 

16 (30) Myrtle-Silvies area, consisting of approxi17 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Malheur 

18 National Forest. 

19 (31) Nipple Butte area, consisting of approxi20 mately 12,000 acres administered by the Malheur 

21 National Forest. 

22 (32) North Fork Malheur River area, consisting 

23 of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the 

24 Malheur National Forest. 


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1 (33) Pine Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Malheur 

3 National Forest. 

4 (34) Shaketable area, consisting of approxi5 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Malheur Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (35) Utley Butte area, consisting of approxi8 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Malheur 

9 National Forest. 

10 (36) Monument Rock area, consisting of ap11 proximately 5,000 acres administered by the 

12 Malheur National Forest. 

13 (37) Flint Range/Dolus/Lost Creek area, con14 sisting of approximately 73,000 acres administered 

15 by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

16 (38) Fred Burr area, consisting of approxi17 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead18 Deerlodge National Forest. 

19 (39) Elkhorn Mountains area, consisting of ap20 proximately 88,000 acres administered by the Hel21 ena National Forest. 

22 (40) Cache Peak area, consisting of approxi23 mately 27,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (41) Sublett area, consisting of approximately 

2 7,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National 

3 Forest. 

4 (42) Burnt Basin/Black Pine area, consisting of 

5 approximately 44,000 acres administered by the 

6 Sawtooth National Forest. 

7 (43) Mount Harrison area, consisting of ap8 proximately 30,000 acres administered by the Saw9 tooth National Forest. 

10 (44) Fifth Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of 

11 approximately 17,000 acres administered by the 

12 Sawtooth National Forest. 

13 (45) Third Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of 

14 approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 

15 Sawtooth National Forest. 

16 (46) Cottonwood area, consisting of approxi17 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

18 National Forest. 

19 (47) Mohogany Butte area, consisting of ap20 proximately 21,000 acres administered by the Saw21 tooth National Forest. 

22 (48) Thorobred area, consisting of approxi23 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 

24 National Forest. 


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1 (49) Mount Naomi area, consisting of approxi2 mately 28,000 acres administered by the Caribou 

3 National Forest. 

4 (50) Worm Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 42,000 acres administered by the Caribou 

6 National Forest. 

7 (51) Swan Creek Mountain area, consisting of 

8 approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Car9 ibou National Forest. 

10 (52) Gibson area, consisting of approximately 

11 8,000 acres administered by the Caribou National 

12 Forest. 

13 (53) Paris Peak area, consisting of approxi14 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Caribou15 Targhee National Forest. 

16 (54) Station Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Caribou18 Targhee National Forest. 

19 (55) Mink Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 16,000 acres administered by the Caribou21 Targhee National Forest. 

22 (56) Liberty Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Caribou24 Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (57) Williams Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Caribou3 Targhee National Forest. 

4 (58) Stauffer Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Caribou6 Targhee National Forest. 

7 (59) Sherman Peak area, consisting of approxi8 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Caribou9 Targhee National Forest. 

10 (60) Soda Point area, consisting of approxi11 mately 23,000 acres administered by the Caribou12 Targhee National Forest. 

13 (61) Clarkston Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 16,000 acres administered by the Car15 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (62) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi17 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou18 Targhee National Forest. 

19 (63) Oxford Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 41,000 acres administered by the Car21 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

22 (64) Elkhorn Mountain area, consisting of ap23 proximately 42,000 acres administered by the Car24 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (65) Bonneville Peak area, consisting of ap2 proximately 32,000 acres administered by the Car3 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

4 (66) North Pebble area, consisting of approxi5 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Caribou6 Targhee National Forest. 

7 (67) Toponce area, consisting of approximately 

8 18,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee 

9 National Forest. 

10 (68) Scout Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 25,000 acres administered by the Car12 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

13 (69) West Mink area, consisting of approxi14 mately 20,000 acres administered by the Caribou15 Targhee National Forest. 

16 (70) Cuddy Mountain area, consisting of ap17 proximately 41,000 acres administered by the 

18 Payette National Forest. 

19 (71) Council Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 17,000 acres administered by the 

21 Payette National Forest. 

22 (72) McCullough Peaks area, consisting of ap23 proximately 38,000 acres administered by the Bu24 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (73) Sheep Mountain area, consisting of ap2 proximately 25,000 acres administered by the Bu3 reau of Land Management. 

4 (74) Red Butte area, consisting of approxi5 mately 24,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

6 Land Management. 

7 (75) Bobcat Draw Badlands area, consisting of 

8 approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Bu9 reau of Land Management. 

10 (76) Cedar Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 39,000 acres administered by the Bu12 reau of Land Management. 

13 (77) Copper Mountain area, consisting of ap14 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Wyo15 ming Bureau of Land Management. 

16 (78) Fuller Peak area, consisting of approxi17 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

18 Land Management. 

19 (79) Lysite Badlands area, consisting of ap20 proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Bu21 reau of Land Management. 

22 (80) Hoodoo Mountain, consisting of approxi23 mately 11,000 acres administered by the Missoula 

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1 (81) Wales, consisting of approximately 12,000 

2 acres administered by the Missoula Field Office of 

3 the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 SEC. 108. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS. 

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

6 the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious 

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

8 Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi9 mately 129,000 acres and known as the Badger-Two Med10 icine Area, as depicted on the map dated January 2003, 

11 and entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby des12 ignated as the Blackfeet Wilderness and therefore as a 

13 component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys14 tem. 

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

16 the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands des17 ignated as the Blackfeet Wilderness, as provided for in 

18 the 1896 treaty with the United States Government. 

19 (c) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con20 duct a review of the Blackfeet Wilderness in accordance 

21 with the Wilderness Act. Not later than three years after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub23 mit to Congress a report containing the results of the re24 view. 

25 (d) REVIEW COMMITTEE.— 


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1 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish a committee composed of the following: 

3 (A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal 

4 Business Council. 

5 (B) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists se6 lected in a manner consistent with the historic 

7 Cultural Law of the Tribe, independently of the 

8 Business Council. The Secretary shall give care9 ful consideration to the Blackfeet Language 

10 community and its views. 

11 (C) The National Park Service. 

12 (D) The State of Montana. 

13 (E) Representatives of the public who use 

14 the lands designated as wilderness by this sec15 tion, including environmental groups previously 

16 appropriately involved in the area. 

17 (2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The committee shall reg18 ularly advise the Secretary during the preparation of 

19 the review required by subsection (c). The committee 

20 shall submit its findings to Congress concurrently 

21 with the submission of the report required by that 

22 subsection. 

23 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall in24 struct the committee to develop a wilderness management 

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1 feet religious and treaty rights to lands in the wilderness 

2 are recognized and honored. 

3 (f) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out their duties 

4 under this section, the Secretary and the committee shall 

5 give special consideration to the religious, wilderness, and 

6 wildlife uses of the Blackfeet Wilderness, taking into ac7 count treaties the United States has entered into with the 

8 Blackfeet Nation. 

9 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—The Blackfeet Wilderness is 

10 hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, 

11 the disposal under the mining laws, and from disposition 

12 under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws. 

13 SEC. 109. ADMINISTRATION. 

14 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, lands designated as wilderness by this title shall 

16 be administered in accordance with the provisions of the 

17 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with 

18 respect to such lands, any reference to the effective date 

19 of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall be 

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

21 of this Act. 

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

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

24 of Agriculture, in the case of National Forest System 

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1 retary of the Interior, in the case of National Park System 

2 and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management designated as wilderness by this title, shall 

4 file a map and legal description of such lands with the 

5 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen6 ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

7 of Representatives. Each map and legal description shall 

8 have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

9 except that the Secretary concerned may correct clerical 

10 and typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip11 tions. Each map and legal description shall be on file and 

12 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 

13 of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the 

14 Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Direc15 tor of the Park Service. 

16 SEC. 110. WATER. 

17 (a) RESERVATION.—With respect to the lands des18 ignated as wilderness by this title, the Congress hereby 

19 reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the pur20 poses for which the lands are designated as wilderness. 

21 The priority date of such reserved rights shall be the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri24 culture, the Secretary of the Interior, and all other officers 

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1 tect the rights reserved by subsection (a), including the 

2 filing of claims for quantification of such rights in any 

3 present or future appropriate stream adjudication, in a 

4 court of the State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, 

5 or Washington, in which the United States has been or 

6 is properly joined in accordance with section 208 of the 

7 Act of July 10, 1952 (43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred 

8 to as the McCarran Amendment). 

9 TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL 

10 CONNECTING CORRIDORS 

11 SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 

12 The Congress makes the following findings: 

13 (1) The most recent scientific information on 

14 ecological reserve design and function, including re15 cent scientific information on species dispersal in re16 sponse to a changing climate, points out the critical 

17 need for biological connecting corridors between the 

18 larger core ecosystem areas. 

19 (2) While none of the remaining major wild 

20 land ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion 

21 appears to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full 

22 complement of self-sustaining viable populations of 

23 native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of 

24 ecological processes on its own, it appears that an 

25 effective reserve system can be achieved if biological 


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1 connecting corridors between the ecosystems are 

2 identified and protected. 

3 (3) The wild land areas addressed by this title 

4 are located between the major core ecosystems of the 

5 region and are essential for wildlife and plant migra6 tion and genetic interchange. 

7 (4) These areas are some of the most beautiful 

8 and wild mountain ranges in the United States, in9 cluding the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, 

10 and Bridger mountain ranges. 

11 SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR12 RIDORS. 

13 (a) DESIGNATION.—To protect the life flow of the 

14 Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas described in this 

15 section, which comprise approximately 7,791,000 acres as 

16 generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding 

17 to each area and dated llllll, are hereby des18 ignated as biological connecting corridors. The designated 

19 biological connecting corridors are of two types, areas des20 ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser21 vation System and areas subject to special corridor man22 agement requirements under section 203. Each biological 

23 connecting corridor shall be known by the name given it 

24 in the subsection establishing it. Each map shall be on 

25 file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 


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1 Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Director 

2 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (b) SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

4 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

5 approximately 599,000 acres, of which 479,000 acres are 

6 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

7 System and 120,000 acres are subject to the special cor8 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

9 designated as the Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide 

10 Biological Connecting Corridors: 

11 (1) Welcome Creek Addition area, consisting of 

12 approximately 1,000 acres administered by the Lolo 

13 National Forest. 

14 (2) Anaconda Pintlar Additions area, consisting 

15 of— 

16 (A) the original Anaconda Pintler Addi17 tions area of approximately 80,000 acres ad18 ministered by the Bitterroot or Beaverhead19 Deerlodge National Forest; and 

20 (B) the Sapphire area of approximately 

21 114,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or 

22 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

23 (3) Stony Mountain area, consisting of approxi24 mately 120,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 

25 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 


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1 (4) Quigg Peak area, consisting of approxi2 mately 77,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 

3 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (5) Silver King area, consisting of approxi5 mately 50,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 

6 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

7 (6) Emerine area, consisting of approximately 

8 15,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead9 Deerlodge National Forest. 

10 (7) Sleeping Child area, consisting of approxi11 mately 21,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

12 National Forest. 

13 (c) JOCKO MOUNTAINS/CABINET MOUNTAINS COR14 RIDOR.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap15 proximately 274,000 acres, of which 145,000 acres are in16 corporated into the National Wilderness Preservation Sys17 tem and 129,000 acres are subject to the special corridor 

18 management requirements under section 203, are des19 ignated as the Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Bio20 logical Connecting Corridors: 

21 (1) Mount Bushnell area, consisting of approxi22 mately 42,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na23 tional Forest. 


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1 (2) Cherry Peak area, consisting of approxi2 mately 38,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (3) Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff area, con5 sisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered 

6 by the Lolo National Forest. 

7 (4) South Siegel/South Cutoff area, consisting 

8 of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 

9 Lolo National Forest. 

10 (5) North Siegel area, consisting of approxi11 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (6) Reservation Divide area, consisting of ap14 proximately 25,000 acres administered by the Lolo 

15 National Forest. 

16 (d) NINE MILE/GREAT BURN CORRIDORS.—The fol17 lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

18 119,000 acres, of which 46,000 acres are incorporated 

19 into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 

20 73,000 acres are subject to the special corridor manage21 ment requirements under section 203, are designated as 

22 the Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor Biological Connecting 

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1 (1) Burdette area, consisting of approximately 

2 16,000 acres administered by the Lolo National For3 est. 

4 (2) Petty Mountain area, consisting of approxi5 mately 16,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (3) Garden Point area, consisting of approxi8 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (4) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (e) ANACONDA-PINTLAR-DIVIDE CORRIDORS.—The 

14 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

15 373,000 acres, of which 113,000 acres are incorporated 

16 into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 

17 260,000 acres are subject to the special corridor manage18 ment requirements under section 203, are designated as 

19 the Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Biological Connecting Cor20 ridors: 

21 (1) Fleecer area, consisting of approximately 

22 36,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead23 Deerlodge National Forest. 


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1 (2) Highlands area, consisting of approximately 

2 21,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead3 Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (3) Basin Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead6 Deerlodge National Forest. 

7 (4) Granulated Mountains area, consisting of 

8 approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 

9 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

10 (5) Lower Boulder area, consisting of approxi11 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

12 Land Management. 

13 (6) Ruby Range area, consisting of approxi14 mately 27,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management. 

16 (7) Humbug Spires area, consisting of approxi17 mately 12,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 

18 Land Management. 

19 (8) Elevation Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Bu21 reau of Land Management. 

22 (f) TEN LAKES/CABINET/YAAK CORRIDORS.—The 

23 following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 

24 349,000 acres, of which 39,000 acres are incorporated 

25 into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 


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1 310,000 acres are subject to the special corridor manage2 ment requirements under section 203, are designated as 

3 the Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Biological Connecting Cor4 ridors: 

5 (1) Gold Hill area, consisting of approximately 

6 6,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

7 Forest. 

8 (2) Gold Hill West area, consisting of approxi9 mately 16,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

10 National Forest. 

11 (3) Zula Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

13 National Forest. 

14 (4) Big Creek area, consisting of approximately 

15 8,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National 

16 Forest. 

17 (g) CABINET/YAAK/GREAT BURN COMPLEX COR18 RIDOR.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap19 proximately 531,000 acres, of which 326,000 acres are in20 corporated into the National Wilderness Preservation Sys21 tem and 205,000 acres are subject to the special corridor 

22 management requirements under section 203, are des23 ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Biologi24 cal Connecting Corridors: 


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1 (1) Maple Peak area, consisting of approxi2 mately 19,000 acres administered by the Lolo, Idaho 

3 Panhandle, or Kootenai National Forest. 

4 (2) Storm Creek area, consisting of approxi5 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan6 handle National Forest. 

7 (3) Hammond Creek area, consisting of ap8 proximately 17,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

9 Panhandle National Forest. 

10 (4) North Fork area, consisting of approxi11 mately 31,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan12 handle National Forest. 

13 (5) Big Creek area, consisting of approximately 

14 76,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 

15 National Forest. 

16 (6) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approxi17 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan18 handle National Forest. 

19 (7) Lost Creek area, consisting of approxi20 mately 11,537 acres administered by the Idaho Pan21 handle National Forest. 

22 (8) East Cathedral Peak area, consisting of ap23 proximately 22,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

24 Panhandle National Forest. 


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1 (9) East Fork Elk, consisting of approximately 

2 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle of 

3 Kootenai National Forest. 

4 (10) West Fork Elk, consisting of approxi5 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

6 Kootenai National Forest. 

7 (11) Spion Kop area, consisting of approxi8 mately 22,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan9 handle National Forest. 

10 (12) Roland Point area, consisting of approxi11 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan12 handle National Forest. 

13 (13) Trout Creek area, consisting of approxi14 mately 39,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan15 handle or Kootenai National Forest. 

16 (14) Wonderful Peak area, consisting of ap17 proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

18 Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 

19 (15) Stevens Peak area, consisting of approxi20 mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan21 handle or Lolo National Forest. 

22 (16) Evans Gulch area, consisting of approxi23 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na24 tional Forest. 


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1 (17) Gilt Edge-Silver Creek area, consisting of 

2 approximately 10,000 acres administered by the 

3 Lolo National Forest. 

4 (18) Ward Eagle area, consisting of approxi5 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na6 tional Forest. 

7 (19) Marble Point area, consisting of approxi8 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (20) Clear Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na12 tional Forest. 

13 (h) CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK CORRIDORS.—Lands 

14 consisting of approximately 96,000 acres administered by 

15 the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, or Colville National For16 est are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological 

17 Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special 

18 corridor management requirements under section 203. 

19 (i) CABINET/YAAK/CANADA CORRIDORS.—Lands 

20 consisting of approximately 41,000 acres administered by 

21 the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forest are des22 ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Biological Con23 necting Corridors and shall be subject to the special cor24 ridor management requirements under section 203. 


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1 (j) ANACONDA-PINTLAR/BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS

2 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

3 approximately 556,000 acres, of which 409,000 acres are 

4 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

5 System and 147,000 acres are subject to the special cor6 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

7 designated as the Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains 

8 Biological Connecting Corridors: 

9 (1) West Pioneers area, consisting of approxi10 mately 230,000 acres administered by the Beaver11 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

12 (2) Cattle Gulch Ridge area, consisting of ap13 proximately 19,000 acres administered by the Bea14 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

15 (3) East Pioneers/Call Mountain area, con16 sisting of approximately 160,000 acres administered 

17 by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 

18 Bureau of Land Management. 

19 (k) FRANK CHURCH/GREATER YELLOWSTONE COR20 RIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap21 proximately 1,840,000 acres, of which 1,198,000 acres are 

22 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

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1 designated as the Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Bio2 logical Connecting Corridors: 

3 (1) Tolan Creek area, consisting of approxi4 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

5 National Forest. 

6 (2) Allan Mountain area, consisting of approxi7 mately 151,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 

8 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

9 (3) Anderson Mountain area, consisting of ap10 proximately 49,000 acres administered by the Bea11 verhead or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

12 (4) West Big Hole area, consisting of approxi13 mately 21,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead 

14 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

15 (5) Goat Mountain area, consisting of approxi16 mately 45,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead 

17 or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

18 (6) Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden area, 

19 consisting of approximately 305,000 acres adminis20 tered by the Beaverhead, Salmon, or Caribou21 Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of Land 

22 Management. 

23 (7) Garfield Mountain area, consisting of ap24 proximately 92,000 acres administered by the Bea25 verhead or Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 


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1 (8) Four Eyes Canyon area, consisting of ap2 proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Beaver3 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

4 (9) Tendoy Mountains area (Sourdough, Tim5 ber Butte, McKenzie, Limekiln, and Hidden Pas6 ture), consisting of approximately 83,000 acres ad7 ministered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

8 Forest or the Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (10) Henneberry Ridge area, consisting of ap10 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Bu11 reau of Land Management. 

12 (11) Black Tail Moutains area, consisting of 

13 approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Bu14 reau of Land Management. 

15 (12) Saginaw Creek area, consisting of approxi16 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead17 Deerlodge National Forest. 

18 (13) Tash Peak area, consisting of approxi19 mately 53,000 acres administered by the Beaver20 head-Deerlodge National Forest. 

21 (14) Beaver Lakes area, consisting of approxi22 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead23 Deerlodge National Forest. 


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1 (15) Agency Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (16) Freezeout/Raynolds Pass area, consisting 

5 of approximately 37,000 acres administered by the 

6 Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

7 (17) Two Top area, consisting of approximately 

8 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee 

9 National Forest. 

10 (18) Mount Jefferson/Centennials area, con11 sisting of approximately 88,000 acres administered 

12 by the Caribou-Targhee or Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

13 National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment. 

15 (19) Bear Creek area, consisting of approxi16 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead17 Deerlodge National Forest. 

18 (l) FRENCH CREEK/HELLS CANYON CORRIDORS.— 

19 Lands consisting of approximately 3,000 acres adminis20 tered by the Payette or Nez Perce National Forest or the 

21 Bureau of Land Management are designated as the 

22 French Creek/Hells Canyon Biological Connecting Cor23 ridors and shall be subject to the special corridor manage24 ment requirements under section 203. 


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1 (m) LEMHI MOUNTAINS CORRIDORS.—The following 

2 areas, consisting of a total of approximately 604,000 

3 acres, of which 516,000 acres are incorporated into the 

4 National Wilderness Preservation System and 88,000 

5 acres are subject to the special corridor management re6 quirements under section 203, are designated as the 

7 Lemhi Mountains Biological Connecting Corridors: 

8 (1) North Lemhi Mountains area, consisting of 

9 approximately 309,000 acres administered by the 

10 Salmon-Challis National Forest. 

11 (2) Diamond Peak/Black Canyon area, con12 sisting of approximately 173,000 acres administered 

13 by the Salmon- Challis, or Caribou-Targhee National 

14 Forest or Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of 

15 Land Management. 

16 (3) Warm Canyon area, consisting of approxi17 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon18 Challis National Forest. 

19 (4) Goldbug Ridge area, consisting of approxi20 mately 13,000 acres administered by the Salmon21 Challis National Forest. 

22 (5) Sal Mountain area, consisting of approxi23 mately 14,000 acres administered by the Salmon24 Challis National Forest. 


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1 (n) LOST RIVER RANGE CORRIDORS.—The following 

2 areas, consisting of a total of approximately 464,000 

3 acres, of which 400,000 acres are incorporated into the 

4 National Wilderness Preservation System and 64,000 

5 acres are subject to the special corridor management re6 quirements under section 203, are designated as the Lost 

7 River Range Biological Connecting Corridors: 

8 (1) Borah Peak area, consisting of approxi9 mately 155,000 acres administered by the Salmon10 Challis National Forest or the Salmon District of 

11 the Bureau of Land Management. 

12 (2) King Mountain area, consisting of approxi13 mately 87,000 acres administered by the Salmon14 Challis National Forest. 

15 (3) Grouse Peak area, consisting of approxi16 mately 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon17 Challis National Forest. 

18 (4) Red Hill area, consisting of approximately 

19 15,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 

20 National Forest. 

21 (5) Jumpoff Mountain area, consisting of ap22 proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Salm23 on-Challis National Forest. 


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1 (6) Wood Canyon area, consisting of approxi2 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon3 Challis National Forest. 

4 (7) Pahsimeroi area, consisting of approxi5 mately 73,000 acres administered by the Salmon6 Challis National Forest. 

7 (8) Burnt Creek area, consisting of approxi8 mately 22,000 acres administered by the Salmon or 

9 the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land 

10 Management. 

11 (9) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of ap12 proximately 17,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

13 Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

14 (o) FRANK CHURCH COMPLEX/LEMHI RANGE COR15 RIDORS.—Lands consisting of approximately 3,000 acres 

16 administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest or the 

17 Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Frank 

18 Church Complex/Lemhi Range Biological Connecting Cor19 ridors and shall be subject to the special corridor manage20 ment requirements under section 203. 

21 (p) BOULDER/WHITE CLOUDS/LOST RIVER RANGE

22 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

23 approximately 233,000 acres, of which 145,000 acres are 

24 incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 

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1 ridor management requirements under section 203, are 

2 designated as the Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range 

3 Biological Connecting Corridors: 

4 (1) Jerry Peak area, consisting of approxi5 mately 28,000 acres administered by the Salmon 

6 District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

7 (2) Jerry Peak West area, consisting of ap8 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salm9 on District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

10 (3) Corral-Horse Basin area, consisting of ap11 proximately 69,000 acres administered by the Salm12 on District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

13 (4) Appendicitis Hill area, consisting of ap14 proximately 26,000 acres administered by the Idaho 

15 Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management. 

16 (5) White-Knob Mountains area, consisting of 

17 approximately 10,000 acres administered by the 

18 Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Manage19 ment. 

20 (q) BITTERROOT/LEMHI CORRIDORS.—Lands con21 sisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 

22 Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Bureau of Land 

23 Management are designated as the Bitterroot/Lemhi Bio24 logical Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the 


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1 special corridor management requirements under section 

2 203. 

3 (r) GREATER GLACIER/GREATER YELLOWSTONE

4 CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 

5 approximately 1,705,000 acres, of which 1,163,000 acres 

6 are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preserva7 tion System and 542,000 acres are subject to the special 

8 corridor management requirements under section 203, are 

9 designated as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Bi10 ological Connecting Corridors: 

11 (1) Tenderfoot/Deep Creek area, consisting of 

12 approximately 105,000 acres administered by the 

13 Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

14 (2) Middle Fork Judith area, consisting of ap15 proximately 84,000 acres administered by the Lewis 

16 and Clark National Forest. 

17 (3) Pilgrim Creek area, consisting of approxi18 mately 47,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

19 Clark National Forest. 

20 (4) Paine Gulch area, consisting of approxi21 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

22 Clark National Forest. 

23 (5) Sawmill Gulch area, consisting of approxi24 mately 12,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

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1 (6) Spring Creek area, consisting of approxi2 mately 18,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

3 Clark National Forest. 

4 (7) TW Mountain area, consisting of approxi5 mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

6 Clark National Forest. 

7 (8) Big Baldy area, consisting of approximately 

8 43,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark 

9 National Forest. 

10 (9) Granite Mountain area, consisting of ap11 proximately 10,000 acres administered by the Lewis 

12 and Clark National Forest. 

13 (10) Tollgate-Sheep area, consisting of approxi14 mately 25,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

15 Clark National Forest. 

16 (11) Mount High area, consisting of approxi17 mately 33,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

18 Clark National Forest. 

19 (12) Bluff Mountain area, consisting of ap20 proximately 37,000 acres administered by the Lewis 

21 and Clark National Forest. 

22 (13) North Fork Smith area, consisting of ap23 proximately 9,000 acres administered by the Lewis 

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1 (14) Big Snowies area, consisting of approxi2 mately 105,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

3 Clark National Forest or Bureau of Land Manage4 ment. 

5 (15) Highwoods area, consisting of approxi6 mately 25,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

7 Clark National Forest. 

8 (16) Highwood Baldy area, consisting of ap9 proximately 16,000 acres administered by the Lewis 

10 and Clark National Forest. 

11 (17) Calf Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 10,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

13 Clark National Forest. 

14 (18) Eagle Creek area, consisting of approxi15 mately 6,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

16 Clark National Forest. 

17 (19) Castle Mountains area, consisting of ap18 proximately 28,000 acres administered by the Lewis 

19 and Clark National Forest. 

20 (20) Box Canyon area, consisting of approxi21 mately 15,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 

22 Clark National Forest. 

23 (21) Crazy Mountains area, consisting of ap24 proximately 159,000 acres administered by the 

25 Lewis and Clark or Gallatin National Forest. 


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1 (22) Gates of Mountains additions, consisting 

2 of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 

3 Helena National Forest, which shall be incorporated 

4 into the Gates of the Mountain Wilderness. 

5 (23) Lazyman Gulch area, consisting of ap6 proximately 11,000 acres administered by the Hel7 ena National Forest. 

8 (24) Mt. Baldy area, consisting of approxi9 mately 19,000 acres administered by the Helena Na10 tional Forest. 

11 (25) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi12 mately 27,000 acres administered by the Helena Na13 tional Forest. 

14 (26) Jericho Mountain area, consisting of ap15 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Hel16 ena National Forest. 

17 (27) Irish Gulch area, consisting of approxi18 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Helena Na19 tional Forest. 

20 (28) Grassy Mountain area, consisting of ap21 proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Helena 

22 National Forest. 

23 (29) Middleman/Hedges Mountain area, con24 sisting of approximately 34,000 acres administered 

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1 (30) Hellgate Gulch area, consisting of approxi2 mately 17,000 acres administered by the Helena Na3 tional Forest. 

4 (31) Cayuse Mountain area, consisting of ap5 proximately 22,000 acres administered by the Hel6 ena National Forest. 

7 (32) Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows 

8 area, consisting of approximately 53,000 acres ad9 ministered by the Helena or Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

10 National Forest. 

11 (33) Whitetail-Haystack area, consisting of ap12 proximately 73,000 acres administered by the Bea13 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 

14 (34) O’Neil Creek area, consisting of approxi15 mately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead16 Deerlodge National Forest. 

17 (35) Bridger area, consisting of approximately 

18 51,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National 

19 Forest. 

20 (s) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE

21 CORRIDORS.—Lands consisting of a total of approxi22 mately 69,000 acres are designated as the Mt. Leidy 

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1 (1) approximately 7,000 acres known as the 

2 Fish Lake Mountain Wilderness are incorporated 

3 into the National Wilderness Preservation System; 

4 and 

5 (2) approximately 62,000 acres are subject to 

6 the special corridor management requirements under 

7 section 203. 

8 SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR9 RIDORS. 

10 (a) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED AS WILDER11 NESS.—The roadless areas identified as part of a biologi12 cal connecting corridor on the maps referred to by name 

13 in section 202 are hereby designated as wilderness and 

14 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

15 System. 

16 (b) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

17 Those portions of the biological connecting corridors des18 ignated by section 202 that are not covered by subsection 

19 (a) are hereby designated as special corridor management 

20 areas and shall be managed according to the Multiple-Use 

21 Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.) and 

22 other applicable laws, and in the following manner: 

23 (1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural man24 agement and timber harvesting is prohibited within 

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1 (2) Subject to valid existing rights, mining, oil, 

2 and gas exploration and development and new road 

3 construction or reconstruction is prohibited within 

4 the special corridor management areas. 

5 (3) The Federal land management agency re6 sponsible for the administration of a special corridor 

7 management area or portion thereof shall take im8 mediate steps to ensure that road densities within 

9 the biological connecting corridor approach, as near10 ly as possible, zero miles of road per square mile of 

11 land area. Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 

12 miles per square mile, using the method known as 

13 the ‘‘moving window’’ method. 

14 SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 

15 (a) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—This 

16 title shall apply only to National Forest System lands and 

17 lands under the jurisdiction of the the Bureau of Land 

18 Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife 

19 Service. 

20 (b) PRIVATE LAND AND LANDOWNERS.—Private 

21 lands are not affected by this title. No private landowner 

22 whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor23 ridors shall be compelled, under any circumstances, to 

24 comply with this title. However, private landowners may 

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1 ernment on a willing participant or willing seller basis to 

2 include their land in a biological connecting corridor. 

3 SEC. 205. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES 

4 AND ACQUISITIONS. 

5 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

6 the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek 

7 to enter into cooperative agreements with private, State, 

8 and corporate landowners and sovereign Indian tribes 

9 whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor10 ridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological 

11 integrity and function of the designated corridor. 

12 (b) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Sec13 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

14 may undertake land trades or acquisitions in order to ac15 complish the purposes of this title when the Secretary con16 cerned considers such action to be appropriate. 

17 (c) REPORT.—As part of the report required by sec18 tion 501, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

19 of the Interior shall describe the progress of cooperative 

20 agreements, acquisitions, and proposed land exchanges 

21 sought pursuant to this section. 

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

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

24 to in subsection (b) are expressly exempted from the provi25 sions of this title. In the event that any county, State, 


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1 Federal, or private road has been mistakenly omitted from 

2 this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by reference. 

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

4 to in subsection (a) the following: 

5 (1) United States Highways 2, 10, 12, 20, 89, 

6 91, 93, 95, and 287. 

7 (2) Interstate Highways 15 and 90. 

8 (3) Idaho State Highways 3, 28, 29, and 87. 

9 (4) Montana State Highways 2, 37, 38, 41, 43, 

10 56, 58, 83, 87, 135, 200, 278, 287, 293, 294, 298, 

11 and 324. 

12 (5) Montana Secondary Roads 92, 278, 279, 

13 294, 298, 324, 411, and 508. 

14 (6) The Thompson Pass Road, Montana-Idaho. 

15 (7) The Moyie Springs to East Port Road, 

16 Idaho. 

17 (8) The Red Rock Pass Road, Montana. 

18 (9) Boundary County, Idaho, Routes 3, 18, 34, 

19 and 47. 

20 (10) Lolo National Forest Route 102. 

21 (11) Gallatin National Forest Route 259. 

22 (12) Kelly Canyon and Middle Fork Canyon 

23 Roads, Gallatin National Forest. 

24 (13) Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Roads 

25 4, 164, 280, 287, and 291. 


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1 (14) The Beaverhead-Deerlodge to Basin Road, 

2 Montana. 

3 (15) The Marysville to Avon Road, Montana. 

4 (16) The Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, 

5 Idaho. 

6 TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 

7 RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 

8 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN 

9 IDAHO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING. 

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

11 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(170) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg14 ment within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests 

15 from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream ap16 proximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork 

17 and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence 

18 with the North Fork, as generally depicted on the bound19 ary map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and 

20 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(171) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg23 ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass 

24 downstream approximately 17.9 miles to Boiling Springs, 

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1 dle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River’ and dated 

2 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture as a wild river and the segment with4 in the Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs down5 stream approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest 

6 boundary, as generally depicted on such map, which shall 

7 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec8 reational river. 

9 ‘‘(172) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within 

10 the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 21.3 

11 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

12 ‘Deadwood Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 

13 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag14 riculture, the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to 

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

16 Julie Creek to the South Fork of the Payette, as a scenic 

17 river. 

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

19 the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border 

20 downstream approximately 18.5 miles to Upper Priest 

21 Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

22 ‘Upper Priest Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which 

23 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

24 a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(174) COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment 

2 within the Panhandle National Forest from the head3 waters downstream approximately 110.4 miles as gen4 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur 

5 d’Alene Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 

6 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag7 riculture, the 8.5 miles from the headwaters downstream 

8 to Beaver Creek as a recreational river, the 15.2 miles 

9 from Road No. 3099 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 

10 52 miles from the South Fork to Teepee Creek as a rec11 reational river, the 7.7 miles from Mission Creek to the 

12 South Fork as a recreational river, and the 27 miles from 

13 Mission Creek to Lake Coeur d’Alene as a recreational 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(175) LITTLE NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, 

16 IDAHO.—The segments within the Panhandle National 

17 Forest and Coeur d’Alene Field Office BLM from the 

18 headwaters to to Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on 

19 the boundary map entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater 

20 Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which 

21 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

22 segment from the headwaters to the 1925 road as a wild 

23 river, the segment from the 1925 road downstream to 

24 Adair Creek as a scenic river and the segment from Adair 

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1 ‘‘(176) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment, in2 cluding all tributaries, within the Clearwater National 

3 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 

4 miles to the forest service work station, as generally de5 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild 

6 and Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which 

7 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

8 a wild river and the 12-mile segment from USFS Road 

9 No. 581 to the North Fork of the Clearwater River to 

10 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec11 reational river. 

12 ‘‘(177) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with13 in the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters 

14 downstream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, except 

15 to small segments where it crosses road 581, as generally 

16 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild 

17 and Scenic River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, 

19 the two segments where road 581 crosses and parallels 

20 the creek (including the landing meadow), as generally de21 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild 

22 and Scenic River’, which shall be administered by the Sec23 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(178) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 

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1 mately 21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

2 map entitled ‘Bargamin Creek Wild River’ and dated Jan3 uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

4 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

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

6 the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness bound7 ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek, 

8 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake 

9 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

10 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(180) MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 

13 within the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters 

14 downstream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as 

15 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow 

16 Creek Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which 

17 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

18 a wild river, except for the 1-mile segment above the con19 fluence with the Selway River which shall be administered 

20 as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(181) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 

22 within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi23 mately 14 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

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1 uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

2 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

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

4 Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from its source 

5 downstream approximately 177 miles to North Fork, 

6 Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the 

7 segment from Vinegar Creek to the Little Salmon River, 

8 approximately 25 miles within the Nez Perce and Payette 

9 National Forests and other public lands, as generally de10 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salmon Wild and 

11 Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad12 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec13 reational river, and the segment Hammer Creek, approxi14 mately 45 miles downstream miles to its mouth within 

15 public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Manage16 ment, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

17 Salmon Wild and Scenic River and dated lll shall be 

18 administered by the Secretary of Interior as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(183) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment 

20 within the Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from 

21 the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream approximately 

22 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as generally 

23 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Salmon 

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1 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec2 reational river. 

3 ‘‘(184) NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 

4 segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the 

5 headwaters approximately 70 miles to the slackwater in 

6 Dworshak Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound7 ary map entitled ‘North Fork Clearwater Scenic and Wild 

8 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture, the segment from the head10 waters downstream to the Route No. 250 Bridge as a wild 

11 river, the segment from Route No. 250 Bridge down12 stream to the slackwater as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(185) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.— 

14 The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from 

15 its headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream ap16 proximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur 

17 d’Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

18 entitled ‘North Fork Coeur d’Alene Recreational River’ 

19 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(186) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan22 handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream 

23 approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary, 

24 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Pack 

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1 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec2 reational river. 

3 ‘‘(187) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment with4 in the National Forest from Big Springs downstream ap5 proximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, except for 

6 Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound7 ary map entitled ‘Henry’s Fork Wild and Scenic River’ 

8 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the seg10 ment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm 

11 River, which shall be administered as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(188) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within 

13 the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone 

14 National Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the 

15 National Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the 

16 boundary map entitled ‘Falls Wild River’ and dated Janu17 ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

18 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(189) LOCHSA RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—(A) 

20 The segment of the Lochsa River from its source (con21 fluence of Colt Killed Creek and Crooked Fork) to the be22 ginning of the Lochsa Recreational River, within the 

23 Clearwater National Forest, comprising approximatley 2 

24 miles, as generally depcited on the boundary map entitled 

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1 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture as a Recreational River. 

3 ‘‘(B) The segments of Colt Killed Creek, from its 

4 source to its confluence with Beaver Creek, within the 

5 Clearwater National Forest, excepting a short segment 

6 near Colt Killed Creek Cabin, comprising approximately 

7 20.3 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en8 titled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and Recreational 

9 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, the segment 

11 of Colt Killed Creek near Colt Killed Cabin, comprising 

12 approximately .5 miles, as generally depicted on the 

13 boundary map entitled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and 

14 Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad15 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 

16 river, and the segment of Colt Killed Creek, from its con17 fluence with Beaver Creek to the confluence with Crooked 

18 Fork, within the Clearwater National Forest, comprising 

19 approximately .3 miles, as generally depicted on the 

20 boundary map entitled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and 

21 Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad22 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec23 reational river. 

24 ‘‘(190) SELWAY RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—(A) 

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1 sources to its confluence with the Selway River, within the 

2 Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 

3 83.5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en4 titled ‘Moose Creek Segments Wild River’ and dated 

5 lll, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 

6 Agriculture as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) The segments of the Bear Creek complex, from 

8 its sources to its confluence with the Selway River, within 

9 the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 

10 70.6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en11 titled ‘Bear Creek Segments Wild River’ and dated 

12 lll, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 

13 Agriculture as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(C) The segments of the Three Links Creek com15 plex, from its sources to its confluence with the Selway 

16 River, within the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising 

17 approximately 23.5 miles, as generally depicted on the 

18 boundary map entitled ‘Three Links Creek Segments Wild 

19 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(D) The segment of Gedney Creek/West Fork 

22 Gedney Creek, from its source to its entering the rec23 reational river corridor on the Selway River, within the 

24 Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 

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1 titled ‘Gedney/West Fork Gedney Creek Wild River’ and 

2 dated lll, which shall be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(191) SOUTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 

5 segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from the 

6 confluence of the Red and American Rivers downstream 

7 to the Forest boundary, comprising approximately 40 

8 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

9 ‘South Fork Clearwater River Recreational River’ and 

10 dated lll, which shall be administered by the Sec11 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(192) JOHNS CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 

13 the Nez Perce National Forest from the source to its con14 fluence with the South Fork Clearwater, as generally de15 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Johns Creek Wild 

16 River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(193) SLATE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 

19 the Nez Perce National Forest from the source to the Gos20 pel Hump Wilderness Boundary, as generally depicted on 

21 the boundary map entitled ‘Slate Creek Recreational and 

22 Wild River’ and dated lll, comprising approximately 

23 5 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 

24 Agriculture as a wild river, the segment within the Nez 

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1 ary map entitled ‘Slate Creek Recreational and Wild 

2 River’ and dated lll, from the Gospel Hump Wilder3 ness Boundary to the Forest Boundary, comprising 

4 approximatety 10 miles, which shall be administered by 

5 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(194) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON7 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 

8 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 

9 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted 

10 on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine 

11 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad12 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(195) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH

14 AND NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the 

15 Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters 

16 downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising 

17 approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the 

18 boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and 

19 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

20 Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(196) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within 

22 the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi23 mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen24 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn 


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1 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad2 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(197) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.— 

4 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 

5 from its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles 

6 to the national forest boundary, as generally depicted on 

7 the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild 

8 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis9 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

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

11 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head12 waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles 

13 to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de14 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun 

15 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad16 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

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

18 comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and 

19 Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek 

20 and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to 

21 the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de22 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun 

23 Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, 

24 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture, as a wild river and the segment from the Bob 


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1 Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 

2 1.3 miles to its confluence with the South Fork, which 

3 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

4 a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(200) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg6 ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 

7 The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the 

8 Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

9 entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

10 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag11 riculture, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(201) GREEN FORK STRAIGHT CREEK, MON13 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 

14 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 

15 miles to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the 

16 boundary map entitled ‘Green Fork Straight Creek Wild 

17 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis18 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(202) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with20 in the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the 

21 East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak 

22 Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

23 ‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated Janu24 ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

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1 from the Yaak Falls downstream 8 miles to the mouth 

2 of the Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai River, 

3 as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(203) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 

5 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of 

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

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

8 the boundary map entitled ‘Kootenai River Recreational 

9 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis10 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(204) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with13 in the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the 

14 North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi15 net Gorge Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound16 ary map entitled ‘Bull River Recreational River’ and dated 

17 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(205) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The seg20 ment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junc21 tion of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon 

22 Reservoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti23 tled ‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated January 

24 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag25 riculture as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(206) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg2 ment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 

3 from approximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., 

4 T. 12 S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon 

5 Camp, and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. down6 stream approximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, 

7 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West 

8 Fork Madison Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which 

9 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

10 a wild river and the segment from Miner Creek (Section 

11 30, R. 2 W., T. 12 S.) downstream approximately 2.5 

12 miles to the midpoint of Section 28, and the segment from 

13 Landon Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the 

14 boundary of Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and 

15 from Shakelford Cow Camp downstream approximately 

16 1.5 miles to Sloan Cow Camp, and from Sloan Cow Camp 

17 downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow 

18 Camp, and from Partridge Cow Camp downstream ap19 proximately 3.75 miles to the northeast corner of Section 

20 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally depicted on the boundary 

21 map entitled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated 

22 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec23 retary of Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment 

24 from the northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 

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1 Rest Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map en2 titled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated Janu3 ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

4 of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

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

6 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the south7 east corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream 

8 approximately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Sec9 tion 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters 

10 (Barnett Creek and all other tributaries), as generally de11 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and 

12 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

13 Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river; and the segment 

14 from the southeast corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 

15 S., downstream approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence 

16 with the West Fork of the Madison River, as generally 

17 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Elk Scenic River’ 

18 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(208) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 

21 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 

22 the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., 

23 downstream approximately 4.3 miles to the forest bound24 ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

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1 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(209) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 

4 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 

5 Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the 

6 Canyon Creek Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary 

7 (approximately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the 

8 boundary map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and 

9 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

10 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(210) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 

12 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its 

13 source downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest 

14 boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti15 tled ‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

16 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag17 riculture as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(211) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 

19 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tender20 foot Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising ap21 proximately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the 

22 boundary map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated Jan23 uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

24 of Agriculture as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(212) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.— 

2 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 

3 from Arch Coulee Junction downstream to the national 

4 forest boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles, as 

5 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Middle 

6 Fork Judith Wild River’, and dated January 2003, which 

7 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

8 a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(213) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—(A) 

10 The segment of the main fork of Rock Creek within the 

11 Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests from 

12 the mouth of Juno Gulch downstream to the mouth of 

13 Rickard Gulch, comprising approximately 30 miles, as 

14 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Rock 

15 Creek Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

16 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce17 nic river. 

18 ‘‘(B) The segment of Ranch Creek, from its source 

19 to the boundary of the Lolo National Forest, within the 

20 Lolo National Forest, comprising approximately 5 miles, 

21 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Ranch 

22 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

23 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

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1 ‘‘(C) The entire segment of Welcome Creek, from its 

2 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

3 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi4 mately 7 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

5 entitled ‘Welcome Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

6 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag7 riculture as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(D) The entire segment of Alder Creek, from its 

9 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

10 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi11 mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

12 entitled ‘Alder Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

13 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag14 riculture as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(E) The entire segment of Hogback Creek, from its 

16 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

17 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi18 mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

19 entitled ‘Hogback Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

20 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri21 culture as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(F) The entire segment of Wyman Gulch, from its 

23 source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 

24 within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi25 mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 


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1 entitled ‘Wyman Gulch Wild River’ and dated January 

2 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag3 riculture as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(G) The segment of Stony Creek from its source at 

5 Stony Lake to the mouth of Little Stony Creek, within 

6 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 

7 approximately 4 miles, as generally depicted on the bound8 ary map entitled ‘Stony Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and 

9 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

10 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 

11 Stony Creek from the mouth of Little Stony Creek to its 

12 confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, comprising 

13 approximately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(H) The segment of the West Fork of Rock Creek 

16 from its source to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

17 Forest boundary, within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na18 tional Forest, comprising approximately 15 miles, as gen19 erally depicted on the boundary map as ‘West Fork of 

20 Rock Creek Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which 

21 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

22 a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(I) The segment of the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, 

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1 mately 10 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

2 map entitled ‘Ross Fork Wild River’, which shall be ad3 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(J) The segment of Copper Creek, from its source 

5 to the boundary of the mouth of Lutz Creek, within the 

6 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap7 proximately 9 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

8 map entitled ‘Copper Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and 

9 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

10 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 

11 Copper Creek from the mouth of Lutz Creek to its con12 fluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, comprising 

13 approximately 5 miles, which shall be administered by the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(K) The segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 

16 from its source to the mouth of Senate Creek, within the 

17 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap18 proximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 

19 map entitled ‘Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River’ and 

20 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 

22 the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, from the mouth of Senate 

23 Creek to the confluence with Copper Creek, comprising 

24 approximately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the 

25 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source 

2 to its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 

3 within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com4 prising approximately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the 

5 boundary map entitled ‘Carpp Creek Wild River’ and 

6 dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 

7 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(M) The segment of the East Fork of Rock Creek, 

9 from its source to its confluence with the head of the East 

10 Fork Reservoir, within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na11 tional Forest, comprising approximately 10 miles, as gen12 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork 

13 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad14 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(214) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment with16 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

17 downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, 

18 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt 

19 Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(215) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

22 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

23 downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, as 

24 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Swift 

25 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 


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1 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(216) HOBACK RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment 

4 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

5 downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest 

6 road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map 

7 entitled ‘Hoback Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

8 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri9 culture as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(217) WILLOW CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

11 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

12 downstream approximately 20 miles to the confluence with 

13 the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the boundary 

14 map entitled ‘Willow Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

15 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag16 riculture as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(218) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment 

18 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

19 downstream approximately 12 miles to Horn Ranch, as 

20 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros 

21 Ventre Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 

22 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

23 river, and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream ap24 proximately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally 

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1 nic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be admin2 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(219) CRYSTAL CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

4 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

5 downstream approximately 12 miles to the Gros Ventre 

6 Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the bound7 ary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Wild River’ and dated 

8 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from 

10 the end of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to 

11 the confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally 

12 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Sce13 nic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be admin14 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(220) PACIFIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

16 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

17 downstream approximately 25 miles to the Teton Wilder18 ness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary 

19 map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Wild River’ and dated January 

20 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag21 riculture as a wild river; and the segment from the wilder22 ness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles to the 

23 confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on 

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1 and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(221) BUFFALO FORK, WYOMING.—The segment 

4 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from 

5 Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 miles, as generally 

6 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo Fork Wild 

7 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis8 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and 

9 the segment from Turpin Meadows downstream approxi10 mately 16 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National 

11 Park, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 

12 ‘Buffalo Fork Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, 

13 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri14 culture as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(222) SNAKE, WYOMING.—The segment within the 

16 Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down17 stream approximately 7 miles to the boundary of Yellow18 stone National Park, as generally depicted on the bound19 ary map entitled ‘Snake Wild River’ and dated January 

20 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag21 riculture as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(223) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the 

23 main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from 

24 the source downstream approximately 25 miles to the con25 fluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source of Open 


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1 Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the 

2 main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en3 titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 

4 which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri5 culture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(224) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 

7 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part8 ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to 

9 the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as generally de10 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild 

11 River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis12 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(225) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment 

14 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 

15 downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of 

16 Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the 

17 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated 

18 January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec19 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(226) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON21 TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest 

22 and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound23 ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with 

24 Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down25 stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising 


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1 approximately 102 miles, as generally depicted on the 

2 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild and Scenic 

3 River, and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis4 tered by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 

5 as a wild river with the exception of the segment from 

6 the north boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the 

7 mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon, which shall be administered 

8 as a scenic river.’’. 

9 TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLAND 

10 RESTORATION AND RECOV11 ERY SYSTEM 

12 SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 

13 The Congress makes the following findings: 

14 (1) Certain National Forest System lands and 

15 surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re16 source extraction and development activities and 

17 practices, and the productive potential of the lands 

18 and waters of these areas, including the potential for 

19 the dispersal of species in response to climate 

20 change, has been reduced by development activities. 

21 (2) Recovery activities are required to reverse 

22 severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations 

23 and water quality in these areas and to facilitate the 

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1 (3) Recovery work associated with these areas 

2 will create new job opportunities for local commu3 nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in 

4 the region, and contribute to the economic sustain5 ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc6 tive capability of the land. 

7 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

9 (1) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means 

10 the restoration of lands damaged by land manage11 ment activities to a natural untrammeled condition 

12 and the restoration of the undeveloped roadless 

13 character of such land. 

14 (2) RECOVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Recovery 

15 System’’ means the National Wildland Restoration 

16 and Recovery System. 

17 SEC. 403. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOV18 ERY SYSTEM. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

20 the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 

21 (b) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, consisting 

22 of a total of approximately 1,023,000 acres, as depicted 

23 on the maps dated January 2003 and entitled ‘‘National 

24 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, are designated 


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1 as wildland recovery areas and components of the National 

2 Wildland Recovery and Restoration System: 

3 (1) Skyland area, consisting of approximately 

4 10,000 acres administered by the Flathead National 

5 Forest. 

6 (2) Hungry Horse area (except Hungry Horse 

7 Dam and Reservoir), consisting of approximately 

8 205,000 acres administered by the Flathead Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (3) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi11 mately 59,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 

12 Clearwater National Forest. 

13 (4) Yellowstone West area, consisting of ap14 proximately 164,000 acres administered by the Car15 ibou-Targhee National Forest. 

16 (5) Mt. Leidy area, consisting of approximately 

17 70,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton Na18 tional Forest. 

19 (6) Cabinet/Yaak area, consisting of approxi20 mately 100,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 

21 National Forest. 

22 (7) Lightning Creek area, consisting of approxi23 mately 31,000 acres administered by the Panhandle 

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1 (8) Coeur d’Alene River area, consisting of ap2 proximately 372,000 acres administered by the Pan3 handle National Forest. 

4 (9) Magruder Corridor area, consisting of ap5 proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Nez 

6 Perce or Bitterroot National Forest. 

7 SEC. 404. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM. 

8 (a) MANAGEMENT DURING RECOVERY.— 

9 (1) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recov10 ery System shall be managed so as to restore their 

11 native vegetative cover and reduce or eliminate 

12 invasive non-native species, facilitate native species 

13 diversity to the extent possible with climate change, 

14 stabilize slopes and soils to prevent or reduce further 

15 erosion, recontour slopes to their original contours, 

16 remove barriers to natural fish spawning runs, and 

17 generally restore such lands in their entirety to a 

18 natural roadless and wild condition. 

19 (2) WATER QUALITY RESTORATION.—In the 

20 management of the Recovery System, special consid21 eration shall be given to restoration of water quality 

22 in the Recovery System. 

23 (3) MANAGEMENT METHODS.—Recovery Sys24 tem lands shall be managed using methods such as 

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1 tion native to the lands, and removal of sediment 

2 from streambeds. Existing methods developed by the 

3 Forest Service, the National Park Service, and other 

4 persons shall be considered and, when appropriate, 

5 applied to the lands within the Recovery System. To 

6 the extent practicable, the Secretary of Agriculture 

7 shall carry out this section using existing, available 

8 equipment. When renting or leasing heavy equip9 ment necessary for recovery efforts pursuant to this 

10 section, the Secretary shall use, to the extent prac11 ticable, experienced or qualified local contractors. 

12 (b) POST RECOVERY MANAGEMENT.—When recovery 

13 is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the 

14 Forest Service shall evaluate the suitability of such compo15 nent for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 

16 System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of 

17 this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation 

18 concerning the future management status of the compo19 nent, and shall submit the recommendation and an evalua20 tion to the Congress. The evaluation shall be conducted 

21 in the same manner as, and subject to the same require22 ments that apply to, the preparation of an environmental 

23 impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National 

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

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1 of the component’s values as wilderness and as wildlife 

2 habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native 

3 biodiversity, its role in the forest reserve system, a list of 

4 alternative designations for the component consistent with 

5 the purposes of this Act, and a roadless inventory for the 

6 component. No provision of this subsection shall be con7 strued to diminish the responsibilities of the Secretary of 

8 Agriculture with respect to land and resource management 

9 plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew10 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 

11 SEC. 405. NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 

13 special unit of the Forest Service, to be known as the Na14 tional Wildland Recovery Corps. The National Wildland 

15 Recovery Corps shall hire the necessary personnel and 

16 purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land 

17 recovery responsibilities under this title. 

18 (b) RECOVERY PLANS.—Not later than three years 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 

20 Wildland Recovery Corps shall develop a wildland recovery 

21 plan for each area of the Recovery System. Each recovery 

22 plan shall detail necessary work and funding requirements 

23 needed to implement the management direction estab24 lished under section 404. Each recovery plan shall take 

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1 covery System, including soil type, slope, native species 

2 composition, road densities, forest cover, the number of 

3 road crossings and culverts, and when possible, 

4 predevelopment conditions. Each recovery plan shall set 

5 forth definite timelines for expected recovery of the area 

6 to which the plan applies, including a list of management 

7 activities planned each year, with projected dates for re8 covery. Each recovery plan shall map out the portion, 

9 within the area of the Recovery System to which the plan 

10 applies, which will be recovered using active management 

11 efforts, as well as the portion of such area in which natural 

12 recovery will occur. Upon completion, a recovery plan shall 

13 become an amendment to the land and resource manage14 ment plan for the unit of the National Forest System to 

15 which the plan applies. 

16 (c) EVALUATION.—The National Wildland Recovery 

17 Corps shall use measurable criteria to judge the success 

18 of recovery efforts taken pursuant to this section. Such 

19 criteria shall include the results of sediment monitoring, 

20 reductions in open and total road densities, percent forest 

21 cover, increase in stream mileage available to native fish 

22 migrations, the results of hydrological measurements to 

23 determine water flow rates for key watersheds, and the 

24 abundance of management indicator species that are indic25 ative of ecosystem health. 


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1 TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION 

2 AND MONITORING 

3 SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 

4 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Within three years after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 

7 submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re8 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re9 sources of the House of Representatives a report that de10 tails the implementation of this Act. The report shall also 

11 detail any additional work and funding requirements nec12 essary to achieve the purposes of this Act. 

13 (b) PREPARATION.—The report shall be produced by 

14 a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na15 tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci16 ety for Conservation Biology. 

17 SEC. 502. INTERAGENCY TEAM. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

19 and Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish an 

20 interagency team, containing equal numbers of partici21 pants from the public and private sectors, to monitor, 

22 evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term 

23 results required by this Act. 

24 (b) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 


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1 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The interagency team 

2 shall develop a geographic information system for 

3 monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. The ge4 ographic information system shall be based on sat5 ellite-gathered data and shall include comprehensive 

6 maps and databases to assist in the detection of 

7 changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

8 (2) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The maps and 

9 databases included in the geographic information 

10 system shall be updated periodically to record the 

11 following: 

12 (A) Vegetation cover (with species occur13 rence and densities). 

14 (B) Human impacts. 

15 (C) Water and air quality. 

16 (D) Activities that bear on forest hus17 bandry and restoration. 

18 (3) STATUS REPORTS.—The geographic infor19 mation system shall include status reports on the 

20 progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolida21 tion, and forest recovery efforts and reports on the 

22 status of threatened and endangered species which 

23 are primary indicators of ecosystem health. 

24 (c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS.—The interagency team 

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1 ments across or under major highways and rail lines with2 in the biological corridors established in title II. This as3 sessment shall identify major crossing points and identify 

4 possible management actions to enhance the suitability of 

5 such crossing points as movement corridors, including 

6 underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing 

7 the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements 

8 within the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 

9 SEC. 503. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION. 

10 (a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Roadless lands great11 er than 1,000 acres in size, that are located within the 

12 National Forest System in the Wild Rockies Bioregion in 

13 Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming, and 

14 that are not designated as components of the National 

15 Wilderness Preservation System (under this Act or any 

16 other law) shall be identified and evaluated by the panel 

17 of independent scientists appointed under section 501. In 

18 identifying and evaluating these lands, the panel shall 

19 make use of existing satellite information and Geographic 

20 Information System data developed by the Forest Service, 

21 the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States 

22 Fish and Wildlife Service, in addition to other information 

23 sources. The panel shall study the role of such lands in 

24 maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies 

25 and as part of the overall forest reserve system. The panel 


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1 shall make recommendations regarding the management 

2 of the lands, and shall include the recommendations in the 

3 report required by section 501. 

4 (b) PROHIBITION.—After completion of the evalua5 tion required by subsection (a), until Congress enacts a 

6 law based upon the recommendations included in the re7 port required by section 501, no new road construction 

8 or reconstruction, or timber harvest (except firewood gath9 ering) shall be allowed in the lands described in subsection 

10 (a). In addition, subject to valid existing rights, no oil or 

11 gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs 

12 the natural and roadless qualities of these lands shall be 

13 allowed on the lands. 

14 SEC. 504. NATIVE AMERICAN USES. 

15 (a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section and 

16 section 505, the term ‘‘protected areas’’ means land des17 ignated by this Act as wilderness, wildland recovery areas, 

18 wild and scenic rivers, and biological corridors. 

19 (b) NONEXCLUSIVE ACCESS.—In recognition of the 

20 past use of portions of the protected areas by Native 

21 Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes, 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte23 rior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these protected 

24 areas by native people for such traditional cultural and 

25 religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the 


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1 purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 

2 1996; commonly known as the American Indian Religious 

3 Freedom Act), and, in the case of land designated as wil4 derness by this Act, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1121 

5 et seq.). The Secretaries, in accordance with such laws, 

6 upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time 

7 temporarily close to the general public use of one or more 

8 specific portions of these protected areas in order to pro9 tect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses in 

10 such portions by an Indian people. As part of the prepara11 tion of general management plans for the protected areas, 

12 the Secretaries shall request that the chief executive offi13 cers of appropriate Indian tribes make recommendations 

14 with respect to assuring access to important sites, enhanc15 ing the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activi16 ties, and protecting cultural and religious sites. 

17 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service 

18 and Bureau of Land Management shall enter into coopera19 tive management agreements with the appropriate Indian 

20 tribes to assure protection of religious, burial, and gath21 ering sites in the protected areas, and shall work coopera22 tively on the management of all uses in the protected areas 

23 that impact Indian lands and people. 


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1 TITLE VI—RULES OF 

2 CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 601. WATER RIGHTS. 

4 Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquish5 ment or reduction of any water rights reserved, appro6 priated, or otherwise secured by the United States in the 

7 State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Wash8 ington on or before the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 602. INDIAN TRIBES. 

10 Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or 

11 modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe. 

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