I 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 145 

To establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various 

land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau 

of Land Management land in central Idaho. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and 

to authorize various land conveyances involving National 

Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management 

land in central Idaho. 

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 ‘‘Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation 

6 Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 101. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 102. Administration. 

Sec. 103. Water rights. 

Sec. 104. Military overflights. 

Sec. 105. Adjacent management. 

Sec. 106. Native American cultural and religious uses. 

Sec. 107. Acquisition of land and interests in land. 

Sec. 108. Wilderness review. 

TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES 

Sec. 201. Blaine County, Idaho. 

Sec. 202. Custer County, Idaho. 

Sec. 203. City of Clayton, Idaho. 

Sec. 204. Terms and conditions of permits or land conveyances. 

TITLE III—TRAVEL MANAGEMENT 

Sec. 301. Trail management. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

4 means— 

5 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re6 spect to land administered by the Forest Serv7 ice; or 

8 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re9 spect to land administered by the Bureau of 

10 Land Management. 

11 (2) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

12 area’’ means any of the areas designated as a com13 ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys14 tem by section 101(a). 


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1 TITLE I—WILDERNESS 

2 DESIGNATIONS 

3 SEC. 101. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

4 PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

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

7 State of Idaho are designated as wilderness areas and as 

8 components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys9 tem: 

10 (1) HEMINGWAY-BOULDERS WILDERNESS.— 

11 Certain Federal land in the Sawtooth and Challis 

12 National Forests, comprising approximately 110,370 

13 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

14 ‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Proposed Wilderness’’ and 

15 dated October 20, 2008, which shall be known as 

16 the ‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness’’. 

17 (2) WHITE CLOUDS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 Federal land in the Sawtooth and Challis National 

19 Forests, comprising approximately 90,888 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘White 

21 Clouds Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated October 20, 

22 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘White Clouds 

23 Wilderness’’. 

24 (3) JERRY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed25 eral land in the Challis National Forest and Challis 


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1 District of the Bureau of Land Management, com2 prising approximately 131,670 acres, as generally 

3 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Jerry Peak Wilder4 ness’’ and dated August 30, 2006, which shall be 

5 known as the ‘‘Jerry Peak Wilderness’’. 

6 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Nat10 ural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 

11 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 

12 a map and legal description for each wilderness area. 

13 (2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 

14 submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

15 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

16 that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 

17 map or legal description. 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de19 scription submitted under paragraph (1) shall be 

20 available in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

21 Service or the Bureau of Land Management. 

22 (c) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVA23 TION SYSTEM.—Land administered by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management which is designated as wilderness by 


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1 this section shall be included in the National Landscape 

2 Conservation System. 

3 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

5 each wilderness area shall be administered by the Sec6 retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1131 et seq.), except that— 

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

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

10 of enactment of this Act; and 

11 (2) with respect to wilderness areas that are ad12 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, any ref13 erence in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Ag14 riculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 

15 Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (b) CONSISTENT INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary 

17 of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall seek 

18 to ensure that the wilderness areas are interpreted for the 

19 public as an overall complex linked by— 

20 (1) common location in the Boulder-White 

21 Cloud Mountains; and 

22 (2) common identity with the natural and cul23 tural history of the State of Idaho and the Native 

24 American and pioneer heritage of the State. 


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1 (c) COMPREHENSIVE WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT

2 PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

4 of the Interior shall collaboratively develop wilderness 

5 management plans for the wilderness areas. 

6 (d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—Within the wil7 derness areas, the Secretary may take such measures as 

8 the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control 

9 of fire, insects, and disease in accordance with section 

10 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131(d)(1)). 

11 (e) LIVESTOCK.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within the wilderness areas, 

13 the grazing of livestock in which grazing is estab14 lished before the date of enactment of this Act shall 

15 be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable 

16 regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary 

17 determines to be necessary, in accordance with— 

18 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

19 (16 U.S.C. 1131(d)(4)); 

20 (B) with respect to wilderness areas ad21 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

22 guidelines described in House Report 96–617 of 

23 the 96th Congress; and 

24 (C) with respect to wilderness areas ad25 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, the 


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1 guidelines described in appendix A of House 

2 Report 101–405 of the 101st Congress. 

3 (2) DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND

4 LEASES.— 

5 (A) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 accept the donation of any valid existing 

8 leases or permits authorizing grazing on 

9 public land or National Forest System 

10 land, all or a portion of which are within 

11 the area depicted as the ‘‘Boulder White 

12 Clouds Grazing Area’’ on the map entitled 

13 ‘‘Boulder White Clouds Grazing Area 

14 Map’’ and dated January 27, 2010. 

15 (ii) PARTIAL DONATION.—A person 

16 holding a valid grazing permit or lease for 

17 a grazing allotment partially within the 

18 area described in clause (i) may elect to 

19 donate only the portion of the grazing per20 mit or lease that is within the area. 

21 (B) TERMINATION.—With respect to each 

22 permit or lease donated under subparagraph 

23 (A), the Secretary shall— 

24 (i) terminate the grazing permit or 

25 lease or portion of the permit or lease; and 


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1 (ii) except as provided in subpara2 graph (C), ensure a permanent end to 

3 grazing on the land covered by the permit 

4 or lease or portion of the permit or lease. 

5 (C) COMMON ALLOTMENTS.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—If the land covered 

7 by a permit or lease donated under sub8 paragraph (A) is also covered by another 

9 valid grazing permit or lease that is not 

10 donated, the Secretary shall reduce the au11 thorized level on the land covered by the 

12 permit or lease to reflect the donation of 

13 the permit or lease under subparagraph 

14 (A). 

15 (ii) AUTHORIZED LEVEL.—To ensure 

16 that there is a permanent reduction in the 

17 level of grazing on the land covered by the 

18 permit or lease donated under subpara19 graph (A), the Secretary shall not allow 

20 grazing use to exceed the authorized level 

21 established under clause (i). 

22 (D) PARTIAL DONATION.—If a person 

23 holding a valid grazing permit or lease donates 

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1 ized under the permit or lease, the Secretary 

2 shall— 

3 (i) reduce the authorized grazing level 

4 to reflect the donation; and 

5 (ii) modify the permit or lease to re6 flect the revised level or area of use. 

7 (f) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—In accord8 ance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1133(d)(5)), commercial services (including authorized 

10 outfitting and guide activities) within the wilderness areas 

11 are authorized to the extent necessary for activities which 

12 are proper for realizing the recreational or other wilder13 ness purposes of the wilderness areas. 

14 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

16 the jurisdiction of the State of Idaho with respect to 

17 the management of fish and wildlife on public land 

18 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, 

19 fishing, and trapping within the wilderness areas. 

20 (2) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary, in consulta21 tion with the appropriate State agency (except in an 

22 emergency), may designate areas in which, and es23 tablish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or 

24 trapping is permitted within the wilderness areas for 


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1 reasons of public safety, administration, or compli2 ance with existing laws. 

3 (h) ACCESS.—In accordance with section 5(a) of the 

4 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary shall 

5 provide the owner of State or private property within the 

6 boundary of a wilderness area adequate access to the prop7 erty. 

8 SEC. 103. WATER RIGHTS. 

9 (a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

10 title— 

11 (1) shall constitute either an express or implied 

12 reservation by the United States of any water rights 

13 with respect to the wilderness areas designated by 

14 section 101; 

15 (2) affects any water rights— 

16 (A) in the State of Idaho existing on the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, including any 

18 water rights held by the United States; or 

19 (B) decreed in the Snake River Basin Ad20 judication, including any stipulation approved 

21 by the court in such adjudication between the 

22 United States and the State of Idaho with re23 spect to such water rights; or 

24 (3)(A) establishes a precedent with regard to 

25 any future wilderness designations; or 


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1 (B) limits, alters, modifies, or amends section 9 

2 of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 460aa–8). 

4 (b) NEW PROJECTS .— 

5 (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as otherwise pro6 vided in this Act, on and after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, neither the President nor any 

8 other officer, employee, or agent of the United 

9 States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license 

10 or permit for the development of any new water re11 source facility inside any of the wilderness areas des12 ignated by section 101. 

13 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

14 ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

15 pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation 

16 works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 

17 hydropower projects, and transmission and other an18 cillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, 

19 and carriage structures. 

20 SEC. 104. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

21 Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— 

22 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

23 the wilderness areas, including military overflights 

24 that can be seen or heard within the wilderness 

25 areas; 


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1 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

2 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

3 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

4 flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 

5 SEC. 105. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates a pro7 tective perimeter or buffer zone around a wilderness area. 

8 (b) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS AREA.—The 

9 fact that an activity or use on land outside a wilderness 

10 area can be seen or heard within the wilderness area shall 

11 not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of 

12 the wilderness area. 

13 SEC. 106. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

14 USES. 

15 Nothing in this title diminishes the treaty rights of 

16 any Indian tribe. 

17 SEC. 107. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND. 

18 (a) ACQUISITION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

20 any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 

21 the wilderness areas by donation, exchange, or pur22 chase from a willing seller. 

23 (2) LAND EXCHANGE.—Not later than 3 years 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall seek to complete an exchange for State 


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1 land located within the boundaries of the wilderness 

2 areas designated by this title. 

3 (b) INCORPORATION IN WILDERNESS AREA.—Any 

4 land or interest in land located inside the boundary of a 

5 wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to, and 

7 administered as part of the, wilderness area. 

8 SEC. 108. WILDERNESS REVIEW. 

9 (a) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—Section 5 of 

10 Public Law 92–400 (16 U.S.C. 460aa–4) is repealed. 

11 (b) PUBLIC LAND.— 

12 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for pur13 poses of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 

14 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the 

15 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

16 Management in the following wilderness study areas 

17 have been adequately studied for wilderness designa18 tion: 

19 (A) Jerry Peak Wilderness Study Area. 

20 (B) Jerry Peak West Wilderness Study 

21 Area. 

22 (C) Corral-Horse Basin Wilderness Study 

23 Area. 

24 (D) Boulder Creek Wilderness Study Area. 


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1 (2) RELEASE.—Any public land within the 

2 areas described in paragraph (1) that is not des3 ignated as wilderness by this title— 

4 (A) shall not be subject to section 603(c) 

5 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

6 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

7 (B) shall be managed in accordance with 

8 land management plans adopted under section 

9 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

10 TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES 

11 FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES 

12 SEC. 201. BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO. 

13 (a) SMILEY CREEK RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DIS14 TRICT.— 

15 (1) FIRE STATION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri17 culture (referred to in this subsection as the 

18 ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with the Smiley 

19 Creek Rural Fire Protection District, shall 

20 identify an appropriate site (not to exceed 2 

21 acres) in the vicinity of the Smiley Creek com22 munity, for construction and use of a fire sta23 tion for the Smiley Creek Rural Fire Protection 

24 District. 


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1 (B) USE.—The Secretary may provide for 

2 the use of the site identified under subpara3 graph (A) through a special use permit or con4 veyance to the Smiley Creek Rural Fire Protec5 tion District, without consideration. 

6 (2) WELL SITE.—The Secretary may issue a 

7 special use permit to the Smiley Creek Rural Fire 

8 Protection District for development of a well to be 

9 used for fire protection and other public purposes on 

10 land identified by the Secretary and the Fire Protec11 tion District as appropriate for development of a 

12 well. 

13 (b) SCHOOL BUS TURNAROUND.—The Secretary of 

14 Agriculture shall issue a special use permit or convey, 

15 without consideration, to Blaine County, Idaho, not to ex16 ceed 1 acre of land for use as a school bus turnaround, 

17 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Blaine County 

18 Conveyance—Eagle Creek Parcel—Proposed’’ and dated 

19 October 1, 2006. 

20 SEC. 202. CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO. 

21 (a) PARK AND CAMPGROUND.—The Secretary of the 

22 Interior shall convey to Custer County, Idaho, without 

23 consideration, approximately 114 acres of land depicted 

24 as ‘‘Parcel A’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and 

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1 for use as a public park and campground, consistent with 

2 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

3 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’), (43 

4 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

5 (b) FIRE HALL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

6 convey to Custer County, Idaho, without consideration, 

7 approximately 10 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Parcel B’’ 

8 on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Mackay 

9 Conveyances’’ and dated April 6, 2010, for use as a fire 

10 hall, consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 

11 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 

12 Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

13 (c) SHOOTING RANGE.—The Secretary of the Inte14 rior shall convey to Custer County, Idaho, without consid15 eration, approximately 201 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Par16 cel A’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of 

17 Challis Conveyances’’ and dated February 2, 2010, to be 

18 used for a public shooting range, consistent with uses al19 lowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 

20 as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 

21 869 et seq.). 

22 (d) WASTE TRANSFER SITE.—The Secretary of the 

23 Interior shall convey to Custer County, Idaho, without 

24 consideration, approximately 80 acres of land depicted as 

25 ‘‘Parcel C’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City 


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1 of Mackay Conveyances’’ and dated April 6, 2010, to be 

2 used for a waste transfer site, consistent with uses allowed 

3 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

4 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 

5 et seq.). 

6 (e) PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The Secretary of the Inte7 rior shall convey to the City of Challis, Idaho, without con8 sideration, approximately 460 acres of land within the 

9 area generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel B’’ on the map entitled 

10 ‘‘Custer County and City of Challis Conveyances’’ and 

11 dated February 2, 2010, to be used for public purposes 

12 consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 

13 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 

14 Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

15 SEC. 203. CITY OF CLAYTON, IDAHO. 

16 (a) CEMETERY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

17 convey to the City of Clayton, Idaho, without consider18 ation, approximately 23 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Parcel 

19 A’’ on the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Conveyances’’ 

20 and dated April 6, 2010, for use as a public cemetery. 

21 (b) PARK.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con22 vey to the City of Clayton, Idaho, without consideration, 

23 approximately 2 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Parcel B’’ on 

24 the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Conveyances’’ and dated 

25 April 6, 2010, for use as a public park or other public 


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1 purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Act of 

2 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 

3 Public Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

4 (c) WATER TOWER.—The Secretary of the Interior 

5 shall convey to the City of Clayton, Idaho, without consid6 eration, approximately 2 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Parcel 

7 C’’ on the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Conveyances’’ 

8 and dated April 6, 2010, for location of a water tower, 

9 consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 

10 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 

11 Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

12 (d) WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.—The Sec13 retary of the Interior shall convey to the City of Clayton, 

14 Idaho, without consideration, approximately 6 acres of 

15 land depicted as ‘‘Parcel D’’ on the map entitled ‘‘City 

16 of Clayton Conveyances’’ and dated April 6, 2010 (includ17 ing any necessary access right-of-way across the river), for 

18 use as a wastewater treatment facility, consistent with 

19 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

20 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’), (43 

21 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

22 (e) FIRE HALL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

23 convey to the City of Clayton, Idaho, without consider24 ation, approximately 2 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Parcel 

25 E’’ on the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Conveyances’’ 


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1 and dated April 6, 2010, for use as a fire hall and related 

2 purposes, consistent with uses allowed under the Act of 

3 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 

4 Public Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 204. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMITS OR LAND 

6 CONVEYANCES. 

7 (a) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of a 

8 special use permit or the conveyance of land under this 

9 title shall be subject to any terms and conditions that the 

10 Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

11 (b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any parcel of land 

12 conveyed under this title ceases to be used for the public 

13 purpose for which the parcel was conveyed, the parcel 

14 shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, based on a deter15 mination that reversion is in the best interests of the 

16 United States, revert to the United States. 

17 TITLE III—TRAIL MANAGEMENT 

18 SEC. 301. TRAIL MANAGEMENT. 

19 (a) GERMANIA CREEK TRAIL.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall main21 tain a trail for single track, 2-wheeled motorized and 

22 mechanized travel between the Hemingway-Boulders 

23 Wilderness designated by section 101(a)(1) and the 

24 White Clouds Wilderness designated by section 

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1 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man2 age the trail in accordance with applicable laws— 

3 (A) to provide for recreational travel; 

4 (B) to minimize any adverse impacts to 

5 natural and cultural resources; and 

6 (C) subject to such terms and conditions 

7 as the Secretary may require. 

8 (3) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall monitor 

9 the trail to assess whether the trail is appropriately 

10 maintained— 

11 (A) to provide for recreational travel; and 

12 (B) to minimize any adverse impacts to 

13 natural and cultural resources. 

14 (4) CLOSURE.—The Secretary may temporarily 

15 close the trail to any or all uses— 

16 (A) to minimize any adverse impacts to 

17 natural and cultural resources; 

18 (B) to protect public safety; 

19 (C) for maintenance or other administra20 tive uses; or 

21 (D) to provide opportunities for non22 motorized uses. 

23 (b) FOREST SERVICE TRAILS 109 AND 671.— 

24 (1) CLOSURE.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

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1 tional Recreation Area shall be closed to motorized 

2 and mechanized travel: 

3 (A) The portion of Forest Service Trail 

4 109 between the Phyllis Lake turnoff to 4th of 

5 July Lake and the south side of Washington 

6 Lake. 

7 (B) Forest Service Trail 671 down Warm 

8 Springs Creek from Forest Service Trail 646 to 

9 the wilderness boundary. 

10 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—On the trails identified in 

11 paragraph (1), the Secretary may permit— 

12 (A) use by over-snow vehicles when the 

13 snow cover is adequate— 

14 (i) to provide safe recreational travel; 

15 and 

16 (ii) to minimize any adverse impacts 

17 to natural and cultural resources; and 

18 (B) such administrative uses as the Sec19 retary determines to be necessary. 

20 (c) FROG LAKE LOOP TRAIL.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Neither the designation of 

22 the White Clouds Wilderness by section 101(a)(2) 

23 nor the exclusion of portions of Forest Service trails 

24 047 and 682 (commonly known as the ‘‘Frog Lake 

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1 management of those trails for motorized or mecha2 nized travel in accordance with existing laws. 

3 (2) LIMITATION ON USE.—If the Secretary al4 lows for motorized or mechanized travel on portions 

5 of Forest Service trails 047 and 682, the trails shall 

6 be limited to single track, 2-wheeled motorized and 

7 mechanized use. 

8 (d) ACCESSIBLE TRAIL.—The Secretary shall make 

9 such improvements as may be necessary to maintain the 

10 first mile of the Murdock Creek Trail as a primitive, 

11 nonpaved, and wheelchair-accessible trail. 

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