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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 852

To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve

study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors

certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 7, 1995

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr.

BROWN of California, Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SANDERS,

Mr. STARK, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. FARR, Mr.

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TORRES, Mr.

GUTIERREZ, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. NORTON, and

Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national

park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas,

and biological connecting corridors certain public lands

in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington,

and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Rockies Eco5 system Protection Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:

3 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest

4 System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or5 egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess outstand6 ing natural characteristics which give them high val7 ues as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic rivers

8 and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring re9 source of wilderness, wild land areas, and

10 biodiversity for the benefit of the American people.

11 (2) The bioregion of the Northern Rockies con12 tains the most diverse array of wild lands remaining

13 south of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of

14 species listed as threatened or endangered under sec15 tion 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

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

17 are among the most popular wild lands in the Na18 tion, embracing major ecosystems and national

19 treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, Greater

20 Glacier/Continental Divide, Greater Hells Canyon,

21 Greater Salmon/Selway, and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/

22 Selkirk ecosystems. The headwaters for nearly two23 thirds of the rivers of North America originate in

24 the Northern Rockies, sending waters to three

25 oceans and providing critical supplies of clean water

26 for wildlife and other users.
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1 (3) The wildlife treasures of the Northern

2 Rockies are of international significance and contain

3 remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare

4 and unique plant life.

5 (4) Wildlife habitat fragmentation due to road6 building, timber harvest, mining, oil and gas explo7 ration, lack of interagency cooperation, and other ac8 tivities has severe effects on the wildlife populations

9 (including those listed as threatened or endangered

10 under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

11 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)) and their habitat, the

12 water quality, the ancient forests, and the greater

13 ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion. Con14 tinued fragmentation and development of the re15 maining roadless and essentially roadless ecosystems

16 and biological connectors of the Northern Rockies

17 would cause a loss to the Nation of an entire wild

18 land region and of the only remaining areas south

19 of Canada still pristine enough to support popu20 lations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, anad21 romous fish, and numerous other rare and endan22 gered plant and animal life all in one intact

23 bioregion.

24 (5) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com25 pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless
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1 wild lands have been developed in the Northern

2 Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and

3 wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several

4 species as threatened or endangered and reduced the

5 numbers and range of many others, including anad6 romous fish.

7 (6) A review of the current situation in the

8 Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for

9 an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock10 ies Bioregion, which includes core ecosystem reserve

11 areas and biological connecting corridors necessary

12 to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter13 change between the core reserve areas.

14 (7) The economic value to the Nation of most

15 of these undeveloped areas, left in their natural

16 state, greatly exceeds any potential return to the

17 Treasury of the United States from timber harvest

18 and development. If current Federal land manage19 ment in the Northern Rockies continues to result in

20 the development of roadless areas, the American

21 public will be using its tax dollars to fund perma22 nent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and

23 wildlife habitat, and species and biological diversity.

24 (8) The congressional review of roadless areas

25 within National Forest System lands in the States
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1 of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyo2 ming has identified areas which, on the basis of

3 their land form, ecosystem, associated fish and wild4 life, economic value, and location will help to fulfill

5 the role of the United States Forest Service to en6 sure a quality National Wilderness Preservation Sys7 tem. The review has identified other areas which

8 may have outstanding values as national parks and

9 preserves and wild and scenic rivers. The review has

10 also identified areas which may not possess out11 standing wilderness attributes and should not now

12 be designated as components of the National Wilder13 ness Preservation System, but which should be stud14 ied to determine their role in maintaining biological

15 diversity in the Northern Rockies.

16 (9) Many areas of National Forest System

17 lands have been damaged and their productivity re18 duced by unwise development practices which have

19 also impaired ecosystem function and biological di20 versity. The Island Park area adjacent to Yellow21 stone National Park contains large clear-cut areas

22 right up to the park boundary. Efforts should be

23 made to return these areas to their former ecological

24 health and native diversity by designating them as

25 National Wildland Restoration and Recovery areas.
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1 These efforts should seek to ensure that vital eco2 system components are restored, especially in areas

3 where wildlife travel corridors and native fish and

4 wildlife populations have been damaged or elimi5 nated. Restoration efforts should seek to ensure and

6 maintain genetic interchange, biological diversity,

7 and restoration of native species diversity through8 out the Northern Rockies Bioregion.

9 (10) Federal agencies entrusted with managing

10 the bioregion’s natural resources operate under con11 tradictory congressional mandates, and thus are in

12 dissension over management policies which involve

13 common resources and major ecosystems. Existing

14 agency structures and regulatory mechanisms have

15 proven unsatisfactory for responsible management of

16 nationally important ecosystems on public lands. Ex17 isting laws and regulations have not been sufficient

18 to establish and maintain agency accountability for

19 public resources.

20 (b) PURPOSE.—

21 (1) DESIGNATIONS.—The purposes of this Act

22 are—

23 (A) to designate certain National Forest

24 System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana,

25 Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as compo-
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1 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation

2 System;

3 (B) to designate certain National Forest

4 System lands in the States of Montana, Oregon,

5 and Idaho as national park and preserve study

6 areas;

7 (C) to designate certain National Forest

8 System lands and watercourses in the States of

9 Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington as

10 components of the National Wild and Scenic

11 Rivers System;

12 (D) to establish a pilot system of National

13 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a

14 Wildlands Recovery Corps to help restore bio15 logical diversity and native species; and

16 (E) to establish a system of biological con17 necting corridors between the core ecosystems

18 in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.

19 (2) GENERAL PURPOSES.—The designations

20 made by this Act are made in order to—

21 (A) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the

22 wilderness character of the land;

23 (B) protect water quality, watersheds, and

24 wildlife habitat, including that of species listed

25 as threatened or endangered under section 4(c)
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1 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

2 U.S.C. 1533(c));

3 (C) protect the ecological integrity and

4 contiguity of major wild land ecosystems and

5 their interconnecting corridors identified by the

6 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and

7 other sources;

8 (D) protect and maintain biological and

9 native species diversity;

10 (E) promote and ensure interagency co11 operation in the implementation of integrated,

12 holistic ecosystem management and protection

13 of the ecosystems and corridors covered by this

14 Act;

15 (F) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural

16 resources;

17 (G) promote scientific research, primitive

18 recreation, solitude, physical and mental chal19 lenge, and inspiration for the benefit of all of

20 the American people;

21 (H) avoid the misinvestment of scarce cap22 ital in lands of marginal timber value; and

23 (I) ensure that all resources on Federal

24 lands in the Northern Rockies Bioregion are
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1 managed on an ecologically and economically

2 sustainable basis.

3 SEC. 3. WILDERNESS.

4 (a) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—In furtherance

5 of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131–

6 1136), the following lands in the States of Idaho, Mon7 tana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming are hereby des8 ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the

9 National Wilderness Preservation System:

10 (1) GREATER GLACIER/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

11 ECOSYSTEM.—

12 (A) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The

13 Congress finds as follows:

14 (i) The core of the Greater Glacier/

15 Continental Divide ecosystem region is

16 Glacier National Park and the Bob Mar17 shall Wilderness, America’s first wilderness

18 area.

19 (ii) This ecosystem includes unique

20 lands such as the Rocky Mountain Front,

21 where grizzlies still roam the prairies and

22 America’s largest herd of bighorn sheep

23 scales the craggy peaks.

24 (iii) The Swan and Mission mountain

25 ranges contain some of Montana’s largest
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1 old growth forests and pristine bull trout

2 and westslope cutthroat trout spawning

3 runs.

4 (iv) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf

5 is making a comeback in this ecosystem,

6 and the ecosystem is home to the largest

7 grizzly population in the lower 48.

8 (B) DESIGNATION.—(i) In order to protect

9 the unique Greater Glacier/Continental Divide

10 ecosystem, the areas named in the table in

11 clause (ii), which together comprise approxi12 mately 1,256,175 acres as generally depicted on

13 the maps with titles corresponding to each such

14 area and dated January 1, 1995, are hereby

15 designated as wilderness. Each such wilderness

16 area shall either be incorporated into the wil17 derness area indicated or shall be known by the

18 name given to it in such table, as specified in

19 such table. Each such map shall be on file and

20 available for public inspection in the Office of

21 the Chief of the Forest Service, United States

22 Department of Agriculture.

23 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol24 lows:

GREATER GLACIER/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM

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The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area:
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks/Deep Creek 105,593 Lewis & Clark National

Forest/BLM

Renshaw ................................................................. 46,602 Lewis & Clark National

Forest/BLM

Swan Front ............................................................. 168,372 Flathead Lolo National

Forest

Swan Crest ............................................................. 88,795 Flathead National Forest

Limestone Caves/Lost Jack .................................... 35,932 Flathead National Forest

Monture Creek ........................................................ 98,761 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ 544,055

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness Area:

Middle Fork ............................................................ 40,123 Flathead National Forest

South Fork ............................................................. 20,545 Flathead National Forest

Total ................................................ 60,668

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Scapegoat Wilderness Area:

Stonewall Mountain ................................................ 54,984 Helena National Forest

Silver King/Falls Creek .......................................... 42,143 Lewis & Clark/Helena

National Forest

Benchmark/Elk Creek ............................................ 27,721 Lewis & Clark National

Forest

Total ................................................ 124,848

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Mission Mountains Wilderness Area:

Mission additions .................................................... 2,439 Flathead National Forest

Marshall Peak ......................................................... 8,769 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ 11,208

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area:

Rattlesnake reclassification and additions ............. 26,780 Lolo National Forest

.

The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation

System and each area shall take the name given to it in this table:

Badger-Two Medicine ............................................. 127,708 Lewis & Clark National

Forest

Sawtooth Ridge ...................................................... 14,446 Lewis & Clark National

Forest

Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton ..................... 132,076 Flathead/Kootenai National Forest

Le Beau .................................................................. 6,453 Flathead/Kootenai National Forest

Ten Lakes ............................................................... 43,810 Kootenai National Forest

Lincoln Gulch ......................................................... 9,057 Helena National Forest

Anaconda Hill ......................................................... 16,316 Helena National Forest

Specimen Creek ...................................................... 13,483 Helena National Forest

Crater Mountain ..................................................... 9,611 Helena National Forest

Ogden Mountain ..................................................... 12,210 Helena National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Nevada Mountain ................................................... 54,146 Helena National Forest

Ecosystem Total .............................. 1,206,875

1 (2) GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.—

2 (A) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The

3 Congress finds as follows:

4 (i) The core of the greater Yellow5 stone region is Yellowstone, the Nation’s

6 first national park.

7 (ii) This world-famous region of gey8 ser basins, towering mountains, abundant

9 wildlife, and vast forests contains the head10 waters for many of the Nation’s most fa11 mous blue-ribbon trout streams.

12 (iii) Small glaciers and permanent

13 snowfields cloak the rugged Teton and

14 Beartooth mountains, which contain sev15 eral peaks greater than 12,000 feet.

16 (iv) Diverse habitat in the region

17 ranges from cactus desert lowlands to arc18 tic tundra.

19 (v) Wildlife in the region includes the

20 threatened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last

21 wild bison herd, trumpeter swans, and

22 nearly 35,000 elk.
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1 (B) DESIGNATION.—(i) In order to protect

2 the unique ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone

3 region, the areas named in the table in clause

4 (ii), which comprise approximately 3,261,673

5 acres as generally depicted on the maps with ti6 tles corresponding to each such area and dated

7 January 1, 1995, are hereby designated as wil8 derness. Each such wilderness area shall either

9 be incorporated into the wilderness area indi10 cated or shall be known by the name given to

11 it in such table, as specified in such table. Each

12 such map shall be on file and available for pub13 lic inspection in the Office of the Chief of the

14 Forest Service, United States Department of

15 Agriculture.

16 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol17 lows:

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area:

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Absaroka-Beartooth additions ................................ 260,563 Gallatin/Custer/Shoshone National Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness Area:

North Absaroka additions ...................................... 152,930 Shoshone National Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness Area:

Washakie additions ................................................. 218,076 Shoshone National Forest

.
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Teton Wilderness Area:

DuNoir/Pacific Creek/Blackrock Creek .................. 81,112 Bridger-Teton/Shoshone

National Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness Area:

Shoal Creek addition .............................................. 35,000 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Gros Ventre additions ............................................ 85,687 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Total ................................................ 120,687

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness Area:

Bridger additions .................................................... 143,300 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness Area:

Popo Agie additions ................................................ 47,709 Shoshone National Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness Area:

Winegar Hole addition ........................................... 4,859 Targhee National Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area:

Cowboys Heaven ..................................................... 40,509 Gallatin/Beaverhead

National Forest

Lee Metcalf additions ............................................. 188,707 Gallatin/Beaverhead

National Forest

Total ................................................ 229,216

.

Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and shall take the name given to it in this table:

Gallatin Range ........................................................ 236,802 Gallatin National Forest

Chico Peak .............................................................. 12,422 Gallatin National Forest

Lionhead ................................................................. 47,969 Gallatin/Targhee National Forest

Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake .............................. 112,739 Custer/Shoshone National Forest

Monument Ridge .................................................... 17,835 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Munger Mountain ................................................... 8,427 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Little Sheep Mountain ............................................ 14,884 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Palisades ................................................................. 223,167 Bridger-Teton/Targhee

National Forest

Mt Leidy Highlands ............................................... 165,219 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Salt River Range .................................................... 227,909 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Grayback Ridge ...................................................... 294,373 Bridger-Teton National

Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Commissary Ridge .................................................. 94,239 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

South Wyoming Range ........................................... 78,577 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Gannett Hills/Spring Creek .................................... 76,985 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Little Cottonwood ................................................... 5,448 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

North Mountain ...................................................... 9,950 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Philips Ridge .......................................................... 10,316 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Garns Mountain ..................................................... 104,220 Targhee National Forest

Warm River ............................................................ 25,639 Targhee National Forest

Snake River ............................................................ 6,930 Targhee National Forest

Bear Creek ............................................................. 117,394 Targhee/Caribou National Forest

Stump Creek ........................................................... 98,415 Caribou National Forest

Caribou ................................................................... 82,201 Caribou National Forest

Poker Peak ............................................................. 19,812 Caribou National Forest

Bitters Peak ........................................................... 12,376 Caribou National Forest

Wolverine Creek ...................................................... 20,640 Caribou National Forest

Pole Creek .............................................................. 8,392 Caribou National Forest

Gravelly Mountains ................................................. 267,549 Beaverhead National

Forest

Snowcrest ................................................................ 95,491 Beaverhead National

Forest

Tobacco Root Mountains ........................................ 102,031 Beaverhead/Deerlodge

National Forest

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ................... 3,856,803

1 (3) GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.—

2 (A) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The

3 Congress finds as follows:

4 (i) The Greater Salmon/Selway region

5 is one of the most rugged and wild areas

6 in America, and one of the largest intact
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1 forest ecosystems in the temperate zones of

2 the Earth.

3 (ii) The core of the region is com4 prised of the Frank Church-River of No

5 Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

6 areas.

7 (iii) Swimming the Salmon and Clear8 water river systems, several species of

9 salmon and sea-going trout still make the

10 900 mile spawning journey from the Pa11 cific Ocean to small tributaries in the high

12 mountain country.

13 (iv) Biological and landscape diversity

14 in the region is great, ranging from rocky,

15 dry canyon country to wet forests of an16 cient cedars many feet in diameter in the

17 Mallard-Larkins and other areas.

18 (v) A wide array of forest dwelling

19 species reside in the region, and the gray

20 wolf is making a comeback.

21 (B) DESIGNATION.—(i) In order to protect

22 the unique ecosystem of the Greater Salmon/

23 Selway region, the areas named in the table in

24 clause (ii), which comprise approximately

25 5,160,727 acres as generally depicted on the
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1 maps with titles corresponding to each such

2 area and dated January 1, 1995, are hereby

3 designated as wilderness. Each such wilderness

4 area shall either be incorporated into the wil5 derness area indicated or shall be known by the

6 name given to it in such table, as specified in

7 such table. Each such map shall be on file and

8 available for public inspection in the Office of

9 the Chief of the Forest Service, United States

10 Department of Agriculture.

11 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as

12 follows:

GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM

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The following areas shall be incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No Return

Wilderness Area:

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Bluejoint ................................................................. 62,321 Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests

Camas Creek .......................................................... 99,572 Challis/Salmon National

Forests

Blue Bunch ............................................................. 11,296 Challis/Boise National

Forests

Loon Creek ............................................................. 102,861 Challis/Sawtooth National Forests

Pinnacle Peak ......................................................... 10,491 Payette National Forest

Meadow Creek ........................................................ 47,163 Payette National Forest

Big Creek Fringe .................................................... 1,305 Payette National Forest

Placer Creek ........................................................... 6,803 Payette National Forest

Smith Creek ............................................................ 2,303 Payette National Forest

Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak .................................... 107,283 Payette National Forest

Bernard .................................................................. 19,716 Boise National Forest

Burnt Log ............................................................... 21,377 Boise National Forest

Whiskey .................................................................. 3,799 Boise National Forest

Nameless Creek ...................................................... 2,231 Boise National Forest

Tennessee ............................................................... 649 Boise National Forest

Poker Meadows ....................................................... 968 Boise National Forest

Black Lake ............................................................. 5,661 Boise National Forest

Panther Creek ........................................................ 33,885 Salmon National Forest

McEleny .................................................................. 2,932 Salmon National Forest

Little Horse ............................................................ 6,047 Salmon National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Oreana .................................................................... 6,986 Salmon National Forest

Duck Peak .............................................................. 43,775 Salmon National Forest

Long Tom ............................................................... 17,869 Salmon National Forest

Challis Creek .......................................................... 40,718 Challis National Forest

Seafoam .................................................................. 27,112 Challis National Forest

Greylock .................................................................. 11,029 Challis National Forest

Rackliff-Gedney ...................................................... 85,035 Clearwater/Nez Perce

National Forests

Jersey-Jack ............................................................. 42,014 Nez Perce National

Forest

Mallard ................................................................... 22,441 Nez Perce National

Forest

Marshall Mountain ................................................. 5,265 Coeur d’Alene Dist.

BLM

Total ................................................ 850,907

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness Area:

Gospel Hump Additions ......................................... 59,557 Nez Perce National

Forest

Carey Creek ............................................................ 9,283 Payette National Forest

Total ................................................ 68,840

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The following areas shall be incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area:

Bitterroot additions ................................................ 123,125 Bitterroot National

Forest

Lochsa Face ........................................................... 67,758 Clearwater National

Forest

Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork Spruce ........... 55,771 Clearwater National

Forest

West Meadow Creek ............................................... 109,060 Nez Perce National

Forest

East Meadow Creek ................................................ 98,064 Nez Perce National

Forest

Lolo Creek .............................................................. 15,168 Lolo/Clearwater/Bitterroot National Forests

Total ................................................ 468,946

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness Area:

Sawtooth completion (Hansen Lakes/Huckleberry/

Pettit/Smoky Mountains/Ten Mile/Black Warrior/South Boise/Yuba).

524,699 Boise/Sawtooth/Challis

National Forests

.

Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and shall take the name given to it in this table:

French Creek/Patrick Butte ................................... 169,429 Payette National Forest

Crystal Mountain .................................................... 13,054 Payette National Forest

Secesh ..................................................................... 258,736 Payette National Forest

Needles ................................................................... 167,339 Payette/Boise National

Forests

Caton Lake ............................................................. 95,585 Payette/Boise National

Forests

Mount Heinen ......................................................... 16,610 Boise National Forest

Grape Mountain ..................................................... 13,098 Boise National Forest

Peace Rock ............................................................. 181,521 Boise National Forest

Deadwood ............................................................... 50,620 Boise National Forest

Whitehawk Mountain ............................................. 8,220 Boise National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Red Mountain ......................................................... 106,826 Boise National Forest

Breadwinner ........................................................... 39,759 Boise National Forest

Elk Creek ................................................................ 13,349 Boise National Forest

Steel Mountain ....................................................... 20,961 Boise National Forest

Rainbow .................................................................. 10,002 Boise National Forest

Grand Mountain ..................................................... 13,024 Boise National Forest

Sheep Creek ............................................................ 86,109 Boise National Forest

Snowbank ............................................................... 36,632 Boise National Forest

House Mountain ..................................................... 18,333 Boise National Forest

Danskin/South Fork Boise ..................................... 34,453 Boise National Forest

Cow Creek .............................................................. 9,091 Boise National Forest

Lime Creek ............................................................. 113,875 Boise/Sawtooth National Forests

O’Hara Falls Creek ................................................ 24,436 Nez Perce National

Forest

Lick Point ............................................................... 7,534 Nez Perce National

Forest

Goddard Creek ....................................................... 14,105 Nez Perce National

Forest

Middle Fork Face ................................................... 11,275 Nez Perce National

Forest

Clear Creek ............................................................. 9,235 Nez Perce National

Forest

Silver Creek-Pilot Knob .......................................... 21,527 Nez Perce National

Forest

Perreau Creek ......................................................... 6,613 Salmon National Forest

Napias ..................................................................... 7,617 Salmon National Forest

Napolean Ridge ...................................................... 40,076 Salmon National Forest

Jesse Creek ............................................................. 13,205 Salmon National Forest

Haystack Mountain ................................................ 7,985 Salmon National Forest

Phelan ..................................................................... 7,109 Salmon National Forest

Sheepeater .............................................................. 27,584 Salmon National Forest

South Fork Deep Creek ......................................... 6,852 Salmon National Forest

Deep Creek ............................................................. 5,480 Salmon National Forest

Taylor Mountain ..................................................... 59,917 Salmon/Challis National

Forests

Squaw Creek ........................................................... 92,659 Challis National Forest

White Knob ............................................................ 62,159 Challis National Forest

Porphyry Peak ........................................................ 47,031 Challis National Forest

Pioneer Mountains .................................................. 275,195 Sawtooth/Challis National Forests

Railroad Ridge ........................................................ 32,484 Sawtooth/Challis National Forests

Boulder/White Clouds ............................................. 438,542 Sawtooth/Challis National Forest/BLM

Buttercup Mountain ............................................... 72,738 Sawtooth National Forest

Little Wood River ................................................... 5,401 Shoshone Dist. BLM

Friedman Creek ...................................................... 11,173 Shoshone Dist. BLM

Total ................................................ 2,784,558

Great Burn Wildlands Complex:

Great Burn (Hoodoo) ............................................. 253,507 Clearwater/Lolo National Forests

Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide ........... 60,858 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo/

Clearwater National

Forests
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Sheep Mountain/State Line .................................... 60,448 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Mallard-Larkins ...................................................... 269,123 Clearwater/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Bighorn-Weitas ....................................................... 243,679 Clearwater National

Forest

North Lochsa Slope ................................................ 104,791 Clearwater National

Forest

Siwash ..................................................................... 8,817 Clearwater National

Forest

Pot Mountain .......................................................... 48,461 Clearwater National

Forest

Moose Mountain ..................................................... 19,844 Clearwater National

Forest

Eldorado Creek ....................................................... 6,317 Clearwater National

Forest

Weir-Post Office ..................................................... 21,623 Clearwater National

Forest

Mosquito Fly .......................................................... 21,555 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Midget Peak ........................................................... 7,235 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Total ................................................ 1,126,258

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ................... 5,824,208

1 (4) GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECO2 SYSTEM.—

3 (A) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The

4 Congress finds as follows:

5 (i) The wettest part of the Northern

6 Rockies, the Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk

7 ecosystem is a wild land region that con8 tains the last major stands of low elevation

9 ancient forests in the general region, in10 cluding the Long Canyon area which con11 tains the oldest living cedars in the Nation.
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1 (ii) The only caribou herd in the lower

2 48 roams these mountains, as do the griz3 zly and the gray wolf.

4 (iii) Towering mountains in the eco5 system include the Cabinet, Selkirk, and

6 Purcell ranges.

7 (B) DESIGNATION.—(i) In order to protect

8 the unique, heavily fragmented, and endangered

9 Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the

10 areas named in the table in clause (ii), which

11 comprise approximately 758,318 acres as gen12 erally depicted on the maps with titles cor13 responding to each such area and dated Janu14 ary 1, 1995, are hereby designated as wilder15 ness. Each such wilderness area shall either be

16 incorporated into the wilderness area indicated

17 or shall be known by the name given to it in

18 such table, as specified in such table. Each such

19 map shall be on file and available for public in20 spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest

21 Service, United States Department of Agri22 culture.

23 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as

24 follows:

GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area:
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Cabinet Additions ................................................... 90,805 Kootenai National Forest

.

The following areas shall be incorporated into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness Area:

Salmo-Priest Additions ........................................... 34,002 Colville/Kaniksu National Forests

.

Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and shall take the name given to it in this table:

Zulu Creek .............................................................. 38,256 Kootenai National Forest

Saddle Mountain ..................................................... 30,111 Kootenai National Forest

Roberts Mountain ................................................... 8,072 Kootenai National Forest

Galena Creek .......................................................... 18,769 Kootenai National Forest

Berray Mountain .................................................... 8,187 Kootenai National Forest

Lone Cliff-Smeads .................................................. 8,741 Kootenai National Forest

McNeeley ................................................................ 6,157 Kootenai National Forest

Northwest Peaks .................................................... 20,959 Kootenai National Forest

Roderick .................................................................. 31,147 Kootenai National Forest

Grizzly Peak ........................................................... 7,474 Kootenai National Forest

West Fork Yaak ..................................................... 10,788 Kootenai National Forest

Cataract Peak ......................................................... 26,870 Kootenai/Lolo National

Forests

Cube Iron-Silcox ..................................................... 38,500 Kootenai/Lolo National

Forests

Sundance Ridge ...................................................... 8,897 Lolo National Forest

Teepee-Spring Creek .............................................. 12,371 Lolo National Forest

Scotchman’s Peak ................................................... 87,440 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Elk Creek/Cathedral Peak ...................................... 33,370 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Buckhorn Ridge ...................................................... 42,653 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Little Grass Mountain ............................................ 8,298 Colville/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Grassy Top ............................................................. 10,789 Colville National Forest

Harvey Creek .......................................................... 13,216 Colville National Forest

Abercrombie-Hooknose ........................................... 35,738 Colville National Forest

South Fork Mountain ............................................. 15,536 Idaho Panhandle National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Blacktail Mountain ................................................. 4,722 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Upper Priest Lake .................................................. 13,875 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest .................................... 106,123 Idaho Panhandle National Forest/Bureau

of Land Management

Saddle Mountain ..................................................... 30,111 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka ............................. 61,864 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Trestle Peak ........................................................... 7,565 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Beetop ..................................................................... 14,753 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Packsaddle .............................................................. 21,574 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Blacktail Mountain ................................................. 4,993 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Magee ..................................................................... 34,490 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Tepee Creek ............................................................ 4,687 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Trouble Creek ......................................................... 5,834 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Graham Coal .......................................................... 11,232 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Grandmother Mountain .......................................... 39,185 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Pinchot Butte ......................................................... 11,986 Idaho Panhandle National Forest/Bureau

of Land Management

Ecosystem total ............................... 1,020,140

1 (5) ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.—

2 (A) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The

3 Congress finds as follows:

4 (i) There are several island mountain

5 ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion,

6 separated from other mountains by the

7 intervening prairies.

8 (ii) These wild and beautiful moun9 tains are home to an abundant array of
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1 native wildlife and birds and are represent2 ative of a unique ecological complex.

3 (iii) These lands include the Bighorn,

4 Big Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou

5 Mountain Ranges.

6 (B) DESIGNATION.—(i) In order to protect

7 the unique and increasingly isolated ecological

8 treasure of island mountain ranges in the

9 Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas named

10 in the table in clause (ii), which comprise ap11 proximately 1,289,712 acres as generally de12 picted on the maps with titles corresponding to

13 each such area and dated January 1, 1995, are

14 hereby designated as wilderness. Each such wil15 derness area shall be known by the name given

16 to it in such table. Each such map shall be on

17 file and available for public inspection in the

18 Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,

19 United States Department of Agriculture.

20 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as

21 follows:

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

.

ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS:

Kettle Mountains:

Thirteen Mile .......................................................... 11,762 Colville National Forest

Bald Snow .............................................................. 19,082 Colville National Forest

Profanity ................................................................. 38,795 Colville National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Twin Sisters ........................................................... 17,109 Colville National Forest

South Huckleberry ................................................. 9,631 Colville National Forest

Cougar Mountain .................................................... 4,461 Colville National Forest

Owl Mountain ......................................................... 14,889 Colville National Forest

Deer Creek .............................................................. 9,473 Colville National Forest

Jacknife Mountain .................................................. 9,960 Colville National Forest

Paradise .................................................................. 6,874 Colville National Forest

Bodie Mountain ...................................................... 7,172 Colville National Forest

Bulldog Mountain ................................................... 7,719 Colville National Forest

Hoodoo .................................................................... 13,013 Colville National Forest

Total ................................................ 169,940

Bighorn Mountains:

Cloud Peak Additions ............................................. 82,242 Bighorn National Forest

Wolf Creek .............................................................. 46,944 Bighorn National Forest

Little Bighorn ......................................................... 42,637 Bighorn National Forest

Total ................................................ 171,823

Pryor Mountains:

Lost Water Canyon ................................................ 58,989 Custer National Forest/

Bighorn National

Recreation Area/

BLM

Big Pryor Mountain ............................................... 39,059 Custer National Forest

Total ................................................ 98,048

Blue Mountains:

Additions to Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness:

Upper Tucannon ..................................................... 12,864 Umatilla National Forest

W–T Three ............................................................. 2,375 Umatilla National Forest

Total ................................................ 15,239

Willow Springs ........................................................ 9,796 Umatilla National Forest

Asotin Creek ........................................................... 18,361 Umatilla National Forest

Spangler .................................................................. 5,970 Umatilla National Forest

Wenatchee Creek .................................................... 15,205 Umatilla National Forest

Mill Creek ............................................................... 23,819 Umatilla National Forest

Walla Walla ............................................................ 35,343 Umatilla National Forest

Jassaud ................................................................... 3,732 Umatilla National Forest

Grande Ronde ......................................................... 20,295 Umatilla National Forest

Texas Butte ............................................................ 8,323 Umatilla National Forest

Skookum ................................................................. 7,759 Umatilla National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Potamus .................................................................. 5,524 Umatilla National Forest

South Fork-Tower .................................................. 16,706 Umatilla National Forest

Squaw ..................................................................... 7,462 Umatilla National Forest

Greenhorn Mountain .............................................. 18,607 Umatilla National Forest

Lookingglass ........................................................... 4,650 Umatilla National Forest

Horseshoe Ridge ..................................................... 5,896 Umatilla National Forest

Hellhole/Mount Emily ............................................ 68,988 Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

North Mount Emily ................................................ 4,995 Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Beaver Creek .......................................................... 12,073 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Twin Mountain ....................................................... 58,240 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Upper Grande Ronde ............................................. 7,984 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Marble Point ........................................................... 7,014 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Total Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman

National Forests.

366,742

Baldy Mountain ...................................................... 6,461 Malheur National Forest

Dixie Butte ............................................................. 12,921 Malheur National Forest

Murderers Creek ..................................................... 24,631 Malheur National Forest

Flag Creek .............................................................. 7,268 Malheur National Forest

Fox Creek ............................................................... 6,087 Malheur National Forest

Glacier Mountain .................................................... 24,692 Malheur National Forest

Jumpoff Joe ........................................................... 30,789 Malheur National Forest

Malheur River ......................................................... 12,937 Malheur National Forest

McClellan Mountain ............................................... 21,736 Malheur National Forest

Myrtle-Silvies .......................................................... 11,280 Malheur National Forest

Nipple Butte ........................................................... 11,509 Malheur National Forest

North Fork Malheur River ..................................... 25,415 Malheur National Forest

Pine Creek .............................................................. 13,580 Malheur National Forest

Shaketable .............................................................. 6,926 Malheur National Forest

Utley Butte ............................................................. 11,069 Malheur National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Monument Rock ..................................................... 5,330 Malheur National Forest

Total Malheur National Forest ....... 232,631

Flint Range ............................................................ 66,496 Deerlodge National

Forest

Fred Burr ............................................................... 6,113 Deerlodge National

Forest

Elkhorn Mountains ................................................. 82,278 Helena National Forest

Cache Crest ............................................................ 38,000 Cache National Forest

Cache Peak ............................................................. 27,032 Sawtooth National Forest

Mount Naomi/Worm Creek .................................... 70,000 Caribou National Forest

Cuddy Mountain ..................................................... 46,660 Payette National Forest

Island Wilderness Total .................. 1,391,002

1 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing

2 rights, each wilderness area designated under this section

3 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in

4 accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16

5 U.S.C. 1131–1136) that govern areas designated by that

6 Act as wilderness, except that for purposes of this sub7 section any reference in such provisions to the effective

8 date of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall

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

10 of this Act.

11 (c) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable

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

13 of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of

14 each wilderness area designated under this section with

15 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

16 Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of

17 Representatives. Each such map and legal description
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1 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this

2 Act, except that correction of clerical and typographical

3 errors in such map and legal description may be made.

4 Each such map and legal description shall be on file and

5 available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief

6 of the Forest Service, United States Department of

7 Agriculture.

8 SEC. 4. BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.

9 (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds

10 that—

11 (1) the most recent scientific information on ec12 ological reserve design and function points out the

13 critical need for biological connecting corridors

14 between the larger core ecosystem areas;

15 (2) while none of the remaining major wild land

16 ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion ap17 pears to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full

18 complement of self-sustaining viable populations of

19 native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of

20 ecological processes on its own, it appears that an

21 effective reserve system can be achieved if biological

22 connecting corridors between the ecosystems are

23 identified and protected;

24 (3) the wild land areas described in this section

25 are located between the major core ecosystems of the
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1 region and are essential for wildlife and plant migra2 tion and genetic interchange; and

3 (4) these areas are some of the most beautiful

4 and wild mountain ranges in the Nation, including

5 the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and

6 Bridger mountain ranges.

7 (b) DESIGNATION.—

8 (1) DESIGNATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BIO9 LOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—To protect the life flow

11 of the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas

12 identified in the table in subparagraph (B) as

13 biological connecting corridors, which comprise

14 approximately 4,560,983 acres as generally de15 picted on the maps with titles corresponding to

16 each such area and dated January 1, 1995, are

17 hereby designated as biological connecting cor18 ridors. In addition, the areas described on such

19 maps are designated as described in paragraph

20 (2) and shall be known by the names indicated

21 in such table. Each such biological connecting

22 corridor shall be known by the name given to

23 it in such table. Each such map shall be on file

24 and available for public inspection in the Office
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1 of the Chief of the Forest Service, United

2 States Department of Agriculture.

3 (B) TABLE.—The table referred to in sub4 paragraph (A) is as follows:

BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS

Two Part Designation ................................... (a) portion designated as components of the

National Wilderness Preservation System

.................................................................. (b) portion designated as special corridor

management area

.

Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor-Lolo-Bitterroot-Deerlodge-Beaverhead

National Forests:

Name of Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Welcome Creek Addition ........................................ 1,096 Lolo National Forest

Anaconda Pintlar Additions ................................... 96,718 Bitterroot/Deerlodge/

Beaverhead National

Forests

Sapphire ................................................................. 118,478 Bitterroot/Deerlodge

National Forests

Stony Mountain ...................................................... 100,669 Lolo/Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forests

Quigg Peak ............................................................. 84,984 Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests

Silver King .............................................................. 49,875 Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests

Emerine .................................................................. 16,187 Deerlodge National

Forest

Sleeping Child ......................................................... 21,755 Bitterroot National

Forest

Beaver Lake ........................................................... 16,201 Beaverhead National

Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 505,963

............................................................................ (b) 119,914

.

Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest:

Mount Bushnell ...................................................... 38,637 Lolo National Forest

Cherry Peak ............................................................ 37,803 Lolo National Forest

Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff .................................. 17,441 Lolo National Forest

South Siegel/South Cutoff ...................................... 13,913 Lolo National Forest

North Siegel ........................................................... 8,691 Lolo National Forest

Reservation Divide .................................................. 24,607 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 141,092

............................................................................ (b) 242,885

.

Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor-Lolo National Forest:

Burdette .................................................................. 16,226 Lolo National Forest

Petty Mountain/Deep Creek ................................... 22,413 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 38,639

............................................................................ (b) 115,138
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

.

Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridor-Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forest:

Fleecer .................................................................... 35,576 Deerlodge/Beaverhead

National Forests

Highlands ............................................................... 20,149 Deerlodge National

Forest

Basin Creek ............................................................ 9,326 Deerlodge National

Forest

Granulated Mountain ............................................. 14,224 Beaverhead National

Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 79,275

............................................................................ (b) 105,215

.

Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor-Kootenai National Forest:

Gold Hill ................................................................. 15,556

Gold Hill West ........................................................ 15,683 Kootenai National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 31,239

............................................................................ (b) 161,280

.

Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor-Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater National Forests:

Maple Peak ............................................................. 16,224 Lolo/Idaho Panhandle/

Kootenai National

Forests

Storm Creek ........................................................... 8,415 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Hammond Creek ..................................................... 14,539 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

North Fork ............................................................. 30,475 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Big Creek ................................................................ 78,627 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Lost Creek .............................................................. 11,577 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

East Cathedral Peak .............................................. 23,093 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Spion Kop ............................................................... 21,768 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Roland Point ........................................................... 6,005 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Trout Creek ............................................................ 41,390 Idaho Panhandle/

Kootenai National

Forests

Wonderful Peak ...................................................... 6,930 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Stevens Peak .......................................................... 5,909 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Evans Gulch ........................................................... 8,059 Lolo National Forest

Gilt Edge-Silver Creek ........................................... 8,570 Lolo National Forests

Ward Eagle ............................................................. 8,874 Lolo National Forest

Marble Point ........................................................... 10,744 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 301,199

............................................................................ (b) 204,918

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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridor:

Total ................................................ (a) See Total Cabinet/

Yaak/Selkirk

............................................................................ (b) 97,280

.

Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor:

Total ................................................ (a) 0

............................................................................ (b) 42,880

.

Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor-Beaverhead National Forest:

West Pioneers ....................................................... 247,300 Beaverhead National

Forest

Call Mountain ....................................................... 8,794 Beaverhead National

Forest

Cattle Gulch Ridge ............................................... 19,157 Beaverhead National

Forest

East Pioneers ....................................................... 143,477 Beaverhead National

Forest

Total .............................................. (a) 418,728

.......................................................................... (b) 38,400

.

Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridor—Bitterroot—Salmon—Beaverhead—

Targhee National Forests:

Tolan Creek .......................................................... 14,278 Bitterroot National

Forest

Allan Mountain ..................................................... 159,127 Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests

Anderson Mountain .............................................. 48,947 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

West Big Hole ...................................................... 212,292 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

Goat Mountain ..................................................... 43,772 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden .................... 303,417 Beaverhead/Salmon/

Targhee National

Forests

Garfield Mountain ................................................ 87,867 Beaverhead/Targhee

National Forests

Four Eyes Canyon ................................................ 7,141 Beaverhead National

Forest

Tendoy Mountains ................................................ 58,673 Beaverhead National

Forest

Saginaw Creek ...................................................... 7,532 Beaverhead National

Forest

Tash Peak ............................................................ 60,780 Beaverhead National

Forest

Raynolds Pass ...................................................... 7,179 Targhee National Forest

Two Top ............................................................... 6,903 Targhee National Forest

Signal Peak .......................................................... 8,165 Targhee National Forest

Mount Jefferson/Centennials ................................ 79,092 Targhee/Beaverhead

National Forest/BLM

Total .............................................. (a) 1,105,165
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.......................................................................... (b) 584,960

.

French Creek/Hells Canyon Study Area Corridor:

Total .............................................. (a) 0

.......................................................................... (b) 33,920

.

Lemhi Mountains Corridor - Salmon - Challis - Targhee National Forest:

North Lemhi Mountains ....................................... 293,730 Salmon/Challis National

Forests

Diamond Peak ...................................................... 166,052 Salmon/Challis/Targhee

National Forests

Black Canyon ....................................................... 5,008 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Warm Creek ......................................................... 6,508 Salmon National Forest

Goldbug Ridge ...................................................... 11,420 Salmon National Forest

Goldbug ................................................................ 5,347 Salmon Dist. BLM

Total .............................................. (a) 488,065

.......................................................................... (b) 20,480

.

Lost River Range Corridor - Challis National Forest:

Borah Peak ........................................................... 134,419 Challis National Forest/

Salmon Dist. BLM

King Mountain ..................................................... 83,374 Challis National Forest

Grouse Peak ......................................................... 8,241 Challis National Forest

Red Hill ................................................................ 13,976 Challis National Forest

Jumpoff Mountain ................................................ 12,334 Challis National Forest

Wood Canyon ........................................................ 7,597 Challis National Forest

Pahsimeroi ............................................................ 72,812 Challis National Forest

Burnt Creek .......................................................... 21,911 Salmon/Idaho Falls

Dist. BLM

Hawley Mountain ................................................. 17,422 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Total .............................................. (a) 372,086

.......................................................................... (b) 0

.

Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor:

Total .............................................. (a) 0

.......................................................................... (b) 59,726

.

Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor:

Jerry Peak ............................................................ 26,273 Salmon Dist. BLM

Jerry Peak West ................................................... 12,246 Salmon Dist. BLM

Corral-Horse Basin .............................................. 68,308 Salmon Dist. BLM

Appendicitis Hill ................................................... 25,773 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

White-Knob Mountains ........................................ 10,119 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Total .............................................. (a) 142,719

.......................................................................... (b) 9,600

.

Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor:

Total .............................................. (a) 0

.......................................................................... (b) 21,120

.

Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors:

Tenderfoot/Deep Creek ......................................... 105,008 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Middle Fork Judith .............................................. 84,036 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Pilgrim Creek ....................................................... 46,426 Lewis and Clark National Forest
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Paine Gulch .......................................................... 7,828 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Sawmill Gulch ....................................................... 11,610 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Spring Creek ......................................................... 17,512 Lewis and Clark National Forest

TW Mountain ....................................................... 8,177 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Big Baldy ............................................................. 42,495 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Granite Mountain ................................................. 10,072 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Tollgate-Sheep ...................................................... 24,766 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Mount High .......................................................... 32,609 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Bluff Mountain ..................................................... 36,746 Lewis and Clark National Forest

North Fork Smith ................................................ 8,711 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Big Snowies .......................................................... 104,860 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Highwoods ............................................................ 24,537 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Highwood Baldy ................................................... 15,587 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Calf Creek ............................................................. 9,876 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Eagle Parr ............................................................ 5,721 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Castle Mountains .................................................. 28,350 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Box Canyon .......................................................... 15,110 Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National Forests

Crazy Mountains .................................................. 159,291 Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National Forests

Gates of the Mountains Additions ........................ 19,904 Helena National Forest

Lazyman Gulch .................................................... 11,869 Helena National Forest

Mt. Baldy .............................................................. 18,521 Helena National Forest

Camas Creek ........................................................ 27,405 Helena National Forest

Jericho Mountain ................................................. 11,633 Helena National Forest

Irish Gulch ............................................................ 7,239 Helena National Forest

Grassy Mountain .................................................. 7,261 Helena National Forest

Middleman/Hedges Mountain ............................... 33,542 Helena National Forest

Hellgate Gulch ...................................................... 17,378 Helena National Forest

Cayuse Mountain .................................................. 22,092 Helena National Forest

Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows .............. 53,473 Helena/Deerlodge National Forests

Whitetail-Haystack ............................................... 70,352 Deerlodge National

Forest

O’Neil Creek ......................................................... 6,253 Deerlodge National

Forest

Bridger ................................................................. 51,345 Gallatin National Forest

Total .............................................. (a) 1,157,595

.......................................................................... (b) 552,190

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Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor:

Seven Lakes .......................................................... 59,613 Bridger-Teton/Shoshone

National Forests

Total .............................................. (a) 59,613

Total .............................................. (b) 103,680

Corridor Total ............................... (a) 4,841,378

Corridor Total ...................................................... (b) 2,513,586

1 (2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS LANDS AND

2 SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.—

3 (A) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED AS

4 WILDERNESS.—The roadless areas identified as

5 part of the biological connecting corridors on

6 the maps referred to in paragraph (1) and the

7 areas described on such maps as wilderness are

8 hereby designated as wilderness and as compo9 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation

10 System.

11 (B) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT

12 AREAS.—Those portions of the biological con13 necting corridors that are identified on the

14 maps referred to in paragraph (1)(A) and that

15 are not designated as components of the Na16 tional Wilderness Preservation System are here17 by designated as special corridor management

18 areas. The portions shall be managed in the fol19 lowing manner:

20 (i) The practice of even-aged silvicul21 tural management and timber harvesting is

22 hereby prohibited on the portions.
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1 (ii) Mining, oil, and gas exploration

2 and development and new road construc3 tion or reconstruction is hereby prohibited

4 with regard to the portions.

5 (iii) The Federal land management

6 agencies responsible for said lands shall

7 take immediate steps to ensure that road

8 densities within the biological connecting

9 corridors approach, as nearly as possible,

10 zero miles of road per square mile of land

11 area. Such road density shall not exceed

12 0.25 miles per square mile.

13 (c) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.—The provisions of

14 this section shall apply only to lands under the jurisdiction

15 of the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land

16 Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife

17 Service. No private landowner shall, under any cir18 cumstances, be compelled to comply with the provisions

19 of this section. However, private landowners may enter

20 into cooperative agreements with the Federal Government

21 on a willing participant or willing seller basis.

22 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES

23 AND ACQUISITIONS.—

24 (1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec25 retaries of Interior and Agriculture are hereby di-
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1 rected to seek and enter into cooperative agreements

2 with private, State, and corporate landowners and

3 sovereign Indian tribes to ensure that portions of the

4 biological connecting corridors designated by this

5 section that are located within the ownership of such

6 landowners or tribes shall be managed in a manner

7 similar to that required by this Act for lands within

8 the jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service,

9 Bureau of Land Management, and United States

10 Fish and Wildlife Service.

11 (2) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The

12 Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the In13 terior, as the case may be, shall, when such Sec14 retary deems such action to be appropriate, seek to

15 accomplish land trades or acquisitions in order to

16 accomplish the purposes of this section.

17 (3) REPORT.—As part of the report required by

18 section 10(a), the Secretaries of Agriculture and the

19 Interior shall submit a report on the progress of co20 operative agreements, acquisitions, and proposed

21 land exchanges sought pursuant to this section.

22 (e) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROADS AND HIGH23 WAYS.—The roads and highways referred to in this sub24 section are hereby expressly exempted from the provisions

25 of this section. The roads and highways referred to in this
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1 subsection are U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway 2; U.S.

2 Highway 95; U.S. Highway 10; U.S. Highway 12; U.S.

3 Highway 20; U.S. Highway 89; U.S. Highway 91; Inter4 state Highway 15; Interstate Highway 90; Idaho State

5 Highway 28; Idaho State Highway 29; Idaho State High6 way 87; Idaho State Highway 3; Montana State Highway

7 200; Montana State Highway 37; Montana State Highway

8 38; Montana State Highway 135; Montana State Highway

9 83; Montana State Highway 43; Montana State Highway

10 56; Montana State Highway 324; Montana State Highway

11 278; Montana State Highway 87; Montana State Highway

12 2; Montana State Highway 298; Montana State Highway

13 293; Montana State Highway 294; Montana State High14 way 58; Montana Secondary Road 508; Montana Second15 ary Road 278; Montana Secondary Road 279; Montana

16 Secondary Road 324; Montana Secondary Road 411;

17 Montana Secondary Road 92; the Thompson Pass Road

18 (Montana-Idaho); the Moyie Springs to East Port Road

19 (Idaho); the Red Rock Pass Road (Montana); Boundary

20 County (ID) Route 18; Boundary County (ID) Route 47;

21 Boundary County (ID) Route 3; Boundary County (ID)

22 Route 34; Lolo National Forest Route 102; Gallatin Na23 tional Forest Route 259; Kelly Canyon Road (Gallatin

24 NF); Middle Fork Canyon Road (Gallatin NF); Lewis and

25 Clark County Road 280 (MT); Lewis and Clark County
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1 Road 164 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 4 (MT);

2 Lewis and Clark County Road 291 (MT); Lewis and Clark

3 County Road 287 (MT); and the Pahsimeroi Road (Butte

4 County, ID).

5 SEC. 5. NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE STUDIES.

6 (a) GREATER HELLS CANYON/WALLOWA ECO7 SYSTEM.

8 (1) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress

9 finds as follows:

10 (A) The deepest river-carved canyon in the

11 world at over 8,000 feet deep, the Hells Canyon

12 of the Snake River forms the centerpiece of the

13 rugged Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa region.

14 (B) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce

15 Indians and their famous leader Chief Joseph,

16 the region abounds in cultural and archaeologi17 cal sites.

18 (C) Breathtaking scenery in the region in19 cludes the 10,000 foot peaks of the Wallowa

20 and Seven Devils Mountains, old growth forests

21 of ponderosa pine and larch, and the desert-like

22 canyon walls themselves.

23 (D) The Imnaha River Chinook salmon are

24 among the largest salmon in the Nation.
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1 (E) Wildlife in the region includes one of

2 the largest free-roaming elk herds in the Na3 tion.

4 (2) HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL

5 PARK AND PRESERVE STUDY.—

6 (A) STUDY REQUIREMENT.—The Congress

7 hereby directs the Secretary of the Interior, act8 ing through the Director of the National Park

9 Service, to study the feasibility of creating a

10 Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and

11 Preserve. The Secretary shall study the feasibil12 ity of designating the study area described in

13 subparagraph (B) as a unit of the National

14 Park System, including the feasibility of apply15 ing, to the study area, national park and na16 tional preserve designations to be administered

17 by the National Park Service. The study shall

18 include specific recommendations as to which

19 areas within the study area boundary should be

20 classified as national park, and which should be

21 classified as national preserve where hunting,

22 fishing, and some motorized use shall be al23 lowed.

24 (B) STUDY AREA.—The study area re25 ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall consist of
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1 the area generally known as the Hells Canyon

2 National Recreation Area and Eagle Cap Wil3 derness, and surrounding lands on the Wallowa4 Whitman, Nez Perce, and Payette National

5 Forests. The area to be studied shall comprise

6 approximately 1,439,444 acres, as delineated on

7 the maps entitled ‘‘Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph

8 National Park and Preserve Study’’ and dated

9 January 1, 1995.

10 (C) TIME OF STUDY.—The Secretary of

11 the Interior shall complete the study required

12 by this paragraph not later than 3 years after

13 the date of the enactment of this Act.

14 (D) COMPLETION OF STUDY AREA.—The

15 study area described in subparagraph (B) shall,

16 until the Congress enacts a law stating other17 wise, be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture so as to maintain its presently existing

19 natural character and potential for inclusion in

20 the National Park System. Until the Congress

21 enacts a law stating otherwise, no new road

22 construction or reconstruction, or timber har23 vest (except firewood gathering) shall be al24 lowed in the area. Additionally, no oil or gas

25 leasing, mining, or other development which im-
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1 pairs the natural and roadless qualities of the

2 area shall be allowed in the area. In administer3 ing the area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall

4 give special consideration to preserving scenery,

5 water quality and fisheries habitat, biological

6 diversity, and wildlife habitat for threatened

7 and endangered species.

8 (b) FLATHEAD NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE

9 STUDY.—

10 (1) STUDY REQUIREMENT.—The Congress

11 hereby directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting

12 through the Director of National Park Service, to

13 study the feasibility of creating a Flathead National

14 Park and Preserve. The Secretary shall study the

15 feasibility of designating the study area described in

16 subparagraph (B) as a unit of the National Park

17 System, including the feasibility of applying to the

18 study area national park and national preserve des19 ignations to be administered by the National Park

20 Service. The study shall include specific rec21 ommendations as to which areas within the study

22 area boundary should be classified as national park,

23 and which should be classified as national preserve

24 where hunting, fishing, and some motorized use shall

25 be allowed.
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1 (2) STUDY AREA.—The study area referred to

2 in subparagraph (A) shall consist of the area gen3 erally known as the Glacier View Ranger District of

4 the Flathead National Forest, excepting those lands

5 south of the Big Mountain Road. The study area

6 shall comprise approximately 285,078 acres, as de7 lineated on the map entitled ‘‘Flathead National

8 Park and Preserve Study’’ and dated January 1,

9 1995.

10 (3) TIME OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the In11 terior shall complete the study required by this sub12 section not later than 3 years after the date of en13 actment of this Act.

14 (4) ADMINISTRATION OF STUDY AREA.—The

15 study area described in paragraph (2) shall, until

16 the Congress enacts a law stating otherwise, be ad17 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture so as to

18 maintain its presently existing natural character and

19 potential for inclusion in the National Park System.

20 Until the Congress enacts a law stating otherwise,

21 no new road construction or reconstruction, or tim22 ber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall be al23 lowed within the study area. Additionally, no oil or

24 gas leasing, mining, or other development which im25 pairs the natural and roadless qualities of the study
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1 area shall be allowed within the study area. In ad2 ministering the study area, the Secretary of Agri3 culture shall give special consideration to preserving

4 scenery, water quality and fisheries habitat, biologi5 cal diversity, and wildlife habitat for threatened and

6 endangered species.

7 SEC. 6. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS.

8 (a) DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.—

9 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.

10 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new para11 graphs at the end:

12 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The segment

13 within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests from the

14 Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream approxi15 mately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork and

16 then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with

17 the North Fork, as generally depicted on the boundary

18 map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and dated

19 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

20 Agriculture as a wild river.

21 ‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg22 ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass

23 downstream approximately 17.9 miles to Boiling Springs,

24 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Mid25 dle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River’ and dated
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1 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

2 Agriculture as a wild river and the segment within the

3 Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs downstream

4 approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest boundary,

5 as generally depicted on such map, to be administered by

6 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

7 ‘‘( ) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within the

8 Boise National Forest comprising approximately 21.3

9 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

10 ‘Deadwood Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 1,

11 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,

12 the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to Julie

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

14 Creek to the South Fork of the Payette, as a scenic river.

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

16 the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border

17 downstream approximately 18.5 miles to Upper Priest

18 Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

19 ‘Upper Priest Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to

20 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

21 river.

22 ‘‘( ) COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment within

23 the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters

24 downstream approximately 110.4 miles as generally de25 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur d’Alene Wild
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1 and Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to

2 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 8.5

3 miles from the headwaters downstream to Beaver Creek

4 as a recreational river, the 15.2 miles from Road No. 3099

5 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 52 miles from the

6 South Fork to Teepee Creek as a recreational river, the

7 7.7 miles from Mission Creek to the South Fork as a rec8 reational river, and the 27 miles from Mission Creek to

9 Lake Coeur d’Alene as a recreational river.

10 ‘‘( ) LITTLE NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—

11 The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from

12 Adair Creek downstream approximately 23.5 miles to

13 Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map

14 entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater Wild River’ and

15 dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec16 retary of Agriculture as a wild river.

17 ‘‘( ) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment, includ18 ing all tributaries, within the Clearwater National Forest

19 from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 miles

20 to the forest service work station, as generally depicted

21 on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild and Rec22 reational River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be admin23 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river and

24 the 12-mile segment from USFS Road No. 581 to the
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1 North Fork of the Clearwater River to be administered

2 by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

3 ‘‘( ) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

4 the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters down5 stream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, as generally

6 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild

7 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

8 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

9 ‘‘( ) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment

10 within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi11 mately 21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

12 map entitled ‘Bargamin Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and

13 dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec14 retary of Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the North

15 Boundary of the Frank Church River of No Return Wil16 derness to the Salmon River, as a wild river and the 6-

17 mile segment from its headwaters to USFS Road No. 468,

18 as a scenic river.

19 ‘‘( ) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

20 the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness bound21 ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek,

22 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake

23 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad24 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

2 the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters down3 stream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as gen4 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow

5 Creek Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to

6 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

7 river, except for the 1-mile segment above the confluence

8 with the Selway River which shall be administered as a

9 recreational river.

10 ‘‘( ) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with11 in the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi12 mately 14 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

13 map entitled ‘Running Creek Scenic River’ and dated Jan14 uary 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri15 culture, the 7-mile segment from the wilderness boundary

16 to the Selway River, as a wild river and the 8-mile segment

17 from its headwaters to the wilderness boundary, as a sce18 nic river.

19 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON20 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National

21 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10

22 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted

23 on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine

24 Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be adminis25 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH AND

2 NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the

3 Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters

4 downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising

5 approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the

6 boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and

7 dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

9 ‘‘( ) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within

10 the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi11 mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen12 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn

13 Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be adminis14 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

15 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.—The

16 segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

17 its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles to the

18 national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the

19 boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild

20 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

21 the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

22 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment

23 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head24 waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles

25 to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de-
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1 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun

2 Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be adminis3 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

4 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment

5 comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and

6 Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek

7 and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to

8 the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de9 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun

10 Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1995;

11 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a

12 wild river and the segment from the Bob Marshall Wilder13 ness boundary downstream approximately 1.3 miles to its

14 confluence with the South Fork, to be administered by the

15 Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.

16 ‘‘( ) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg17 ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

18 The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the

19 Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map

20 entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated January

21 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri22 culture, as a wild river.

23 ‘‘( ) GREEN FORK STRAIGHT CREEK, MONTANA.—

24 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest

25 from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 miles
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1 to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary

2 map entitled ‘Green Fork Straight Creek Wild River’ and

3 dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec4 retary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

5 ‘‘( ) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

6 the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the

7 East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak

8 Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

9 ‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated Janu10 ary 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture as a recreational river and the segment from the

12 Yaak Falls downstream 8 miles to the mouth of the Yaak

13 River at the junction of the Kootenai River, as a wild

14 river.

15 ‘‘( ) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment

16 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of

17 the Fisher River (3 miles below Libby Dam) downstream

18 for 46 miles to the State line, as generally depicted on

19 the boundary map entitled ‘Kootenai River Recreational

20 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

21 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

22 ‘‘( ) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

23 the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the

24 North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi25 net Gorge Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound-
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1 ary map entitled ‘Bull River Recreational River’ and dated

2 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

3 Agriculture as a recreational river.

4 ‘‘( ) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment

5 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of

6 Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon Res7 ervoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

8 ‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated January 1,

9 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

10 as a recreational river.

11 ‘‘( ) SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment within the

12 Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from its source

13 downstream approximately 177 miles to North Fork,

14 Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the

15 segment from Hammer Creek downstream approximately

16 45 miles to its mouth, as generally depicted on the bound17 ary map entitled ‘Salmon Recreational River’ and dated

18 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

19 Agriculture, as a recreational river.

20 ‘‘( ) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment

21 within the Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from

22 the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream approximately

23 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as generally

24 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Salmon

25 Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad-
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1 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec2 reational river.

3 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK, CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The

4 segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the

5 Route No. 250 Bridge downstream approximately 60 miles

6 to the slackwater in Dwarshak Reservoir, as generally de7 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Clear8 water Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to

9 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec10 reational river.

11 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The

12 segment within the Panhandle National Forest from its

13 headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream ap14 proximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur

15 d’Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map

16 entitled ‘North Fork Coeur d’Alene Recreational River’

17 and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

19 ‘‘( ) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan20 handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream

21 approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary,

22 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Pack

23 Recreational River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad24 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec25 reational river.
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1 ‘‘( ) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment within

2 the Targhee National Forest from Big Springs down3 stream approximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, ex4 cept for Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on

5 the boundary map entitled ‘Henry’s Fork Wild and Scenic

6 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

7 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the seg8 ment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm

9 River, to be administered as a wild river.

10 ‘‘( ) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within

11 the Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone National

12 Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the National

13 Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary

14 map entitled ‘Falls Wild River’ and dated January 1,

15 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

16 as a wild river.

17 ‘‘( ) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg18 ment within the Beaverhead National Forest from ap19 proximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., T. 12

20 S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon Camp,

21 and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. downstream ap22 proximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, as gen23 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West Fork

24 Madison Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be

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1 river and the segment from Miner Creek (Section 30, R.

2 2 W., T. 12 S.) downstream approximately 2.5 miles to

3 the midpoint of Section 28, and the segment from Landon

4 Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the bound5 ary of Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and from

6 Shakelford Cow Camp downstream approximately 1.5

7 miles to Sloan Cow Camp, and from Sloan Cow Camp

8 downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow

9 Camp, and from Partridge Cow Camp downstream ap10 proximately 3.75 miles to the northeast corner of Section

11 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally depicted on the boundary

12 map entitled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated

13 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

14 Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment from the

15 northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S. down16 stream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork Rest

17 Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

18 ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated January 1,

19 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

20 as a scenic river.

21 ‘‘( ) ELK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

22 the Beaverhead National Forest in the southeast corner

23 of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream approxi24 mately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Section 3,

25 R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters (Barnett Creek
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1 and all other tributaries), as generally depicted on the

2 boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and dated Janu3 ary 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri4 culture, as a wild river; and the segment from the south5 east corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S., downstream

6 approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence with the West

7 Fork of the Madison River, as generally depicted on the

8 boundary map entitled ‘Elk Scenic River’ and dated Janu9 ary 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri10 culture, as a scenic river.

11 ‘‘( ) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

12 within the Beaverhead National Forest from the west

13 central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., downstream

14 approximately 4.3 miles to the forest boundary, as gen15 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Browns

16 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad17 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

18 ‘‘( ) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

19 within the Beaverhead National Forest from Canyon Lake

20 downstream approximately 4 miles to the Canyon Creek

21 Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary (approxi22 mately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the boundary

23 map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and dated Janu24 ary 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

2 within the Beaverhead National Forest from its source

3 downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest bound4 ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

5 ‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995;

6 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

7 wild river.

8 ‘‘( ) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment within

9 the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down10 stream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, as

11 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt Wild

12 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

13 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

14 ‘‘( ) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment with15 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

16 downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, as

17 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Swift

18 Creek Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

20 ‘‘( ) HOBACK RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment

21 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

22 downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest

23 road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map

24 entitled ‘Hoback Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995;
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1 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

2 wild river.

3 ‘‘( ) WILLOW CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

4 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

5 downstream approximately 20 miles to the confluence with

6 the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the boundary

7 map entitled ‘Willow Creek Wild River’ and dated January

8 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri9 culture as a wild river.

10 ‘‘( ) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment with11 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

12 downstream approximately 12 miles to Horn Ranch, as

13 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros

14 Ventre Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad15 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river,

16 and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream approxi17 mately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally de18 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Scenic

19 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

20 the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

21 ‘‘( ) CRYSTAL CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

22 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

23 downstream approximately 12 miles to the Gros Ventre

24 Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the bound25 ary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Wild River’ and dated
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1 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

2 Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from the end

3 of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to the con4 fluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally depicted

5 on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Scenic River’

6 and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec7 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

8 ‘‘( ) PACIFIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

9 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

10 downstream approximately 25 miles to the Teton Wilder11 ness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary

12 map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Wild River’ and dated January

13 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri14 culture as a wild river; and the segment from the Wilder15 ness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles to the

16 confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on

17 the boundary map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Scenic River’

18 and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Sec19 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

20 ‘‘( ) BUFFALO FORK, WYOMING.—The segment

21 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from

22 Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 miles, as generally

23 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo Fork Wild

24 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

25 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the seg-
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1 ment from Turpin Meadows downstream approximately 16

2 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National Park, as

3 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo

4 Fork Scenic River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be ad5 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic

6 river.

7 ‘‘( ) SNAKE, WYOMING.—The segment within the

8 Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down9 stream approximately 7 miles to the boundary of Yellow10 stone National Park, as generally depicted on the bound11 ary map entitled ‘Snake Wild River’ and dated January

12 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri13 culture as a wild river.

14 ‘‘( ) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the

15 main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from

16 the source downstream approximately 25 miles to the con17 fluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source of Open

18 Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the

19 main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en20 titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated January 1, 1995;

21 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

22 wild river.

23 ‘‘( ) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

24 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part25 ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to
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1 the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as generally de2 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild

3 River’ and dated January 1, 1995; to be administered by

4 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

5 ‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment

6 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

7 downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of

8 Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the

9 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated

10 January 1, 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of

11 Agriculture as a wild river.

12 ‘‘( ) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within

13 the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot

14 Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising approxi15 mately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

16 map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated January 1,

17 1995; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

18 as a wild river.

19 ‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON20 TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest

21 and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound22 ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with

23 Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down24 stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising

25 approximately 102 miles, as generally depicted on the
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1 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild and Scenic

2 River, and dated January 1, 1995, to be administered by

3 the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture as a wild river

4 with the exception of the segment from the north bound5 ary of Yellowstone National Park to the mouth of Yankee

6 Jim Canyon, which shall be administered as a scenic river.

7 ‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The

8 segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

9 Arch Coulee Junction downstream to the national forest

10 boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles, as gen11 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Middle Fork

12 Judith Wild River’, and dated January 1, 1995, to be ad13 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

14 ‘‘( ) ROCK CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment within

15 the Lolo and Deerlodge National Forests from the Gilles

16 Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Clark Fork

17 River, in the northwest quarter of section 12, T11N,

18 R16W, comprising approximately 35 miles, as generally

19 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Rock Creek Scenic

20 River’, dated January 1, 1995, to be administered by the

21 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.’’.

22 SEC. 7. WILDLAND RECOVERY SYSTEM.

23 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

24 (1) certain National Forest System lands and

25 surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re-
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1 source extraction and development activities and

2 practices, and the productive potential of the lands

3 and waters of these areas has been reduced by devel4 opment activities;

5 (2) recovery activities are required to reverse

6 severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations

7 and water quality in these areas; and

8 (3) recovery work associated with these areas

9 will create new job opportunities for local commu10 nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in

11 the region, and contribute to the economic sustain12 ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc13 tive capability of the land.

14 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established

15 the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System

16 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Recovery

17 System’’).

18 (c) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, as depicted

19 on the maps dated January 1, 1995, and entitled ‘‘Na20 tional Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, shall be

21 components of the National Wildland Recovery and Res22 toration System and may be referred to as recovery areas:

Recovery areas Acres National Forest

Skyland .............................................. 10,126 Flathead National Forest

Hungry Horse .................................... 204,981 Flathead National Forest

(except Hungry Horse Dam and Reservoir).

Lolo Creek .......................................... 59,398 Lolo/Clearwater National Forests

Yellowstone West ............................... 164,445 Targhee National Forest
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Recovery areas Acres National Forest

Mt. Leidy ........................................... 69,912 Bridger/Teton National Forests

Cabinet/Yaak ...................................... 99,591 Kootenai National Forest

Lightning Creek ................................. 30,722 Panhandle National Forest

Coeur d’Alene River ........................... 372,072 Panhandle National Forest

Magruder Corridor ............................. 11,522 Nez Perce/Bitterroot National Forests

Area Total ...................................... 1,022,769

1 (d) MANAGEMENT.—All lands within the Recovery

2 System shall be managed so as to restore their native veg3 etative cover and species diversity, stabilize slopes and

4 soils to prevent or reduce further erosion, recontour slopes

5 to their original contours, remove barriers to natural fish

6 spawning runs, and generally restore, as much as possible,

7 such lands to their natural condition as existed prior to

8 their entry and development. In the management of such

9 lands, special consideration shall be given to restoration

10 of water quality in the Recovery System. The lands shall

11 be managed using methods including road obliteration,

12 planting of trees and other vegetation native to the lands,

13 and removal by heavy equipment of sediment from

14 streambeds. Existing methods developed by the Forest

15 Service, the National Park Service, and others shall be

16 considered and, when appropriate, applied to the lands

17 within the Recovery System. To the extent practicable, the

18 Secretary shall carry out this subsection using existing,

19 available equipment. When renting or leasing heavy equip20 ment necessary for recovery efforts pursuant to this sec-
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1 tion, to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall use local

2 contractors.

3 (e) NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS.—There

4 is hereby established a special unit of the United States

5 Forest Service, to be known as the National Wildland Re6 covery Corps. The National Wildland Recovery Corps shall

7 hire the necessary personnel and purchase the necessary

8 equipment to carry out its land recovery responsibilities

9 under this Act. There are authorized to be appropriated

10 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this sub11 section.

12 (f) RECOVERY PLANS.—The National Wildland Re13 covery Corps established by subsection (e) shall be respon14 sible for the development of a wildland recovery plan for

15 each area of the Recovery System. Each such recovery

16 plan shall detail necessary work and funding requirements

17 needed to implement the management direction estab18 lished under subsection (d) of this section. Each recovery

19 plan shall take into account the specific conditions of an

20 area in the Recovery System, including, but not limited

21 to, soil type, slope, native species composition, road den22 sities, forest cover, the number of road crossings and cul23 verts, and when possible, predevelopment conditions. Each

24 recovery plan shall set forth definite timelines for expected

25 recovery of the area to which the plan applies, including
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1 a list of management activities planned each year, with

2 projected dates for recovery. Each recovery plan shall map

3 out the portion, within the area of the Recovery System

4 to which the plan applies, which will be recovered using

5 active management efforts, as well as the portion of such

6 area in which natural recovery will occur. The National

7 Wildland Recovery Corps shall use measurable criteria to

8 judge the success of recovery efforts taken pursuant to

9 this section. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited

10 to, the results of sediment monitoring, reductions in open

11 and total road densities, percent forest cover, increase in

12 stream mileage available to native fish migrations, the re13 sults of hydrological measurements to determine water

14 flow rates for key watersheds, and the abundance of man15 agement indicator species that are indicative of ecosystem

16 health.

17 (g) POST RECOVERY MANAGEMENT.—When recovery

18 is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the

19 Forest Service shall evaluate the suitability of such compo20 nent for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation

21 System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of

22 this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation

23 concerning the future management status of the compo24 nent, and shall submit the recommendation and an evalua25 tion to the Congress. The evaluation shall be conducted
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1 in the same manner as, and subject to the same require2 ments that apply to, the preparation of an environmental

3 impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National

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

5 4332(2)(C)). The evaluation shall include documentation

6 of the component’s values as wilderness and as wildlife

7 habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native

8 biodiversity, its role in the forest reserve system, a list of

9 alternative designations for the component consistent with

10 the purposes of this Act, and a roadless inventory for the

11 component. No provision of this subsection shall be con12 strued to diminish the responsibilities of the Secretary of

13 Agriculture with respect to land and resource management

14 plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew15 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 as amended by sec16 tion 6 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976

17 (16 U.S.C. 1604).

18 SEC. 8. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS.

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

20 the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious

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

22 Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi23 mately 123,000 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine

24 Area, as depicted on the map dated January 1, 1995, and
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1 entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby designated as

2 the Blackfeet Wilderness Area.

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

4 the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands de5 scribed in subsection (a), provided for in the 1896 treaty

6 with the United States Government.

7 (c) REVIEW.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture

9 shall conduct a review of the wilderness area estab10 lished under this section in accordance with the Wil11 derness Act. The Secretary shall report the results

12 of the review to the Congress not later than 3 years

13 after the date of enactment of this Act.

14 (2) COMMITTEE.—

15 (A) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of Ag16 riculture shall establish a committee (herein17 after in this section referred to as the ‘‘commit18 tee’’) composed of—

19 (i) representatives of the Blackfeet

20 Tribal Business Council;

21 (ii) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists

22 selected in a manner consistent with the

23 historic Cultural Law of the Tribe, inde24 pendently of the Business Council, with
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1 careful consideration given to the Blackfeet

2 Language community and its views;

3 (iii) the National Park Service;

4 (iv) the State of Montana; and

5 (v) representatives of the user public,

6 including environmental groups previously

7 appropriately involved in the area des8 ignated as wilderness by this section.

9 (B) DUTIES.—(i) The committee shall reg10 ularly advise the Secretary of Agriculture dur11 ing the preparation of the review required by

12 this subsection and shall submit its findings to

13 the Congress concurrently with the submission

14 of the review by the Secretary.

15 (ii) The Secretary of Agriculture shall in16 struct the committee to develop a wilderness

17 management plan for the area which ensures

18 that Blackfeet religious and treaty rights to the

19 area are recognized and honored.

20 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out their

21 duties under this subsection, the Secretary of Agri22 culture and the committee shall give special consid23 eration to the religious, wilderness, and wildlife uses

24 of the area, taking into account any treaties the
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1 United States has entered into with the Blackfeet

2 Nation.

3 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—The Blackfeet Wilderness Area

4 is hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropria5 tion, the disposal under the mining laws, and from disposi6 tion under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws.

7 SEC. 9. RATTLESNAKE RECLASSIFICATION AND ADDITIONS.

8 (a) WILDERNESS.—In furtherance of the purposes of

9 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following

10 lands are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore

11 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation

12 System:

13 (1) Certain lands in the Rattlesnake National

14 Recreation Area, which comprise approximately

15 20,780 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti16 tled ‘‘Rattlesnake Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

17 January 1, 1995, and which shall be known as the

18 Rattlesnake Wilderness.

19 (2) Certain lands, which comprise approxi20 mately 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map

21 entitled ‘‘Rattlesnake Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

22 January 1, 1995, and which shall be added to and

23 administered as part of the Rattlesnake Wilderness

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1 (b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—

2 Approximately 1,280 acres of lands, as generally depicted

3 on a map entitled ‘‘Rattlesnake National Recreation

4 Area—Proposed’’, dated January 1, 1995, shall be added

5 to and administered as part of the Rattlesnake National

6 Recreation Area.

7 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the

8 Rattlesnake National Recreation Area is hereby adjusted

9 to reflect the designations made by this section.

10 SEC. 10. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after the date of

12 enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Interior and Ag13 riculture shall submit to the Chairperson of the Committee

14 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the

15 Chairperson of the Committee on Resources of the House

16 of Representatives a report that details the implementa17 tion of this Act. The report shall also detail any additional

18 work and funding requirements necessary to achieve the

19 purposes of this Act. The report shall be produced by a

20 panel of independent scientists appointed by the National

21 Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Society for

22 Conservation Biology.

23 (b) INTERAGENCY TEAM.—The Secretaries of Agri24 culture and the Interior shall establish an interagency

25 team, containing equal numbers of participants from the
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1 public and private sectors, to monitor, evaluate, and make

2 recommendations to ensure long-term results required by

3 this Act.

4 (c) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The team

5 established under subsection (b) shall develop a geographic

6 information system for monitoring the Northern Rockies

7 Bioregion. The geographic information system shall be

8 based on satellite-gathered data and shall include com9 prehensive maps and data bases to assist in the detection

10 of changes in the bioregion. The maps and databases shall

11 be updated periodically to record the following: vegetation

12 cover (with species occurrence and densities), human im13 pacts, water and air quality, and those activities that bear

14 on forest husbandry and restoration. The geographic in15 formation system shall include status reports on the

16 progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolidation,

17 and forest recovery efforts and reports on the status of

18 threatened and endangered species which are primary in19 dicators of ecosystem health. The team shall also assess

20 the potential for facilitating wildlife movements across or

21 under major highways and rail lines within the biological

22 corridors established by section 4 of this Act. This assess23 ment shall identify major crossing points and identify pos24 sible management actions to enhance the suitability of

25 such crossing points as movement corridors, including
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1 underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing

2 the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements

3 within the bioregion.

4 (d) ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Roadless lands that are lo6 cated within the national forests in the State of

7 Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming

8 and that are not designated as components of the

9 National Wilderness Preservation System (under

10 this or any other Act) shall be identified and evalu11 ated by the panel of independent scientists estab12 lished under subsection (a). In identifying and evalu13 ating these lands, the panel shall make use of exist14 ing satellite information and Geographic Information

15 System data developed by the Forest Service and

16 Fish and Wildlife Service, in addition to other infor17 mation sources. The panel shall study the role of

18 such lands in maintaining biological diversity in the

19 Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest

20 reserve system. The panel shall make recommenda21 tions regarding the management of the lands, and

22 shall include the recommendations in the report re23 quired by subsection (a).

24 (2) PROHIBITION.—Until the Congress deter25 mines otherwise, no new road construction or recon-
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1 struction, or timber harvest (except firewood gather2 ing) shall be allowed in the lands described in para3 graph (1). Additionally, no oil or gas leasing, min4 ing, or other development which impairs the natural

5 and roadless qualities of these lands shall be allowed

6 on the lands.

7 (e) REVIEW BOARD.—The Secretaries of Agriculture

8 and the Interior shall establish a governmental review

9 board, containing equal numbers of participants from the

10 public and private sectors, to review the goals and man11 dates of all Federal agencies that are responsible for natu12 ral resource management and shall prepare and submit

13 to the Congress a report containing recommendations to

14 legally restate and unify the resource management man15 dates of such agencies. These recommendations shall be

16 guided by holistic and scientific methods of resource man17 agement, and shall seek to ensure the long-term health

18 of the Northern Rockies Bioregion’s ecology for this and

19 future generations. The report shall be submitted to the

20 Congress at the time that the report required by sub21 section (a) is submitted.

22 SEC. 11. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—In recognition of the past use of

24 portions (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘pro25 tected areas’’) of the Wilderness areas, National Park and
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1 Preserve Study areas, Wildland Recovery areas, and bio2 logical corridors designated by this Act by Native Ameri3 cans for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the

4 Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall ensure

5 nonexclusive access to these protected areas by native peo6 ple for such traditional cultural and religious purposes.

7 Such access shall be consistent with the purpose and in8 tent of Public Law 95–341 (92 Stat. 469; 42 U.S.C. 1996;

9 commonly known as the American Indian Religious Free10 dom Act). The Secretaries, in accordance with such Act,

11 upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time

12 temporarily close to the general public use one or more

13 specific portions of these protected areas in order to pro14 tect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses in

15 such portions by an Indian people. As part of the prepara16 tion of general management plans for the Wilderness

17 areas, National Park and Preserve Study areas, Wildland

18 Recovery areas, and biological corridors designated by this

19 Act, the Secretaries shall request that the chief executive

20 officers of appropriate Indian tribes make recommenda21 tions with respect to assuring access to important sites,

22 enhancing the privacy of traditional cultural and religious

23 activities, and protecting cultural and religious sites.

24 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service

25 shall enter into cooperative management agreements with
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1 the appropriate Indian tribes to assure protection of reli2 gious, burial, and gathering sites in the protected areas,

3 and shall work cooperatively on the management of all

4 uses in the protected areas that impact Indian lands and

5 people.

6 SEC. 12. CULTURAL RESOURCES.

7 In managing the protected areas described in section

8 11 in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Sec9 retaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall give particu10 lar emphasis to the preservation and protection of cultural

11 resources located within these areas, in accordance with

12 the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16

13 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm) and the National Historic Preser14 vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470x-6). Cultural resources

15 within the protected areas described in section 11 shall

16 be managed in consultation with State Historic Preserva17 tion Officers, Indian tribes, and other appropriate parties

18 in the States affected, with emphasis on the preservation

19 of resources in the areas and the interpretive, educational,

20 and long-term scientific uses of these resources.

21 SEC. 13. WATER.

22 (a) RESERVATION.—With respect to each wilderness

23 area designated by this Act, the Congress hereby reserves

24 a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for
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1 which such area is designated. The priority date of such

2 reserved rights shall be the date of enactment of this Act.

3 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri4 culture and all other officers of the United States shall

5 take all steps necessary to protect the rights reserved by

6 subsection (a), including the filing of claims for quantifica7 tion of such rights in any present or future appropriate

8 stream adjudication, in a court of the State of Idaho, Mon9 tana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington, in which the

10 United States has been or is properly joined in accordance

11 with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat.

12 560; 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the

13 ‘‘McCarran Amendment’’).

14 SEC. 14. CONSTRUCTION.

15 (a) PROHIBITION OF CONSTRUCTION AS RELIN16 QUISHMENT OR REDUCTION OF RIGHTS.—No provision of

17 this Act may be construed as a relinquishment or reduc18 tion of any water rights reserved, appropriated, or other19 wise secured by the United States in the State of Idaho,

20 Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington on or before

21 the date of enactment of this Act.

22 (b) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION AS PRECE23 DENT.—No provision of this Act may be construed as

24 establishing a precedent with regard to any future

25 designations, including designations of wilderness, or as
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1 constituting an interpretation of any other Act or designa2 tions made pursuant thereto.

3 SEC. 15. CONSTRUCTION REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES.

4 No provision of this Act may be construed to affect

5 or modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe.

6 SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS.

7 For purposes of this Act:

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

9 means activities that eliminate the roadless and wil10 derness characteristics of the land and includes ski

11 resort facilities and such activities as roadbuilding,

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

13 (2) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ means to enter

14 a roadless area for development purposes and associ15 ated activities such as roadbuilding, timber harvest,

16 mining, or other such activities which eliminate the

17 roadless character of the land.

18 (3) GREATER ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘greater

19 ecosystem’’ means the ecological land units of suffi20 cient scale to support and maintain populations of

21 large vertebrate species and the other native plant

22 and animal species of the area. These units are com23 prised of lands which are similar in regards to to24 pography, climate, and plant and animal species.

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1 fined in terms of the habitat of wildlife indicator

2 species listed as threatened or endangered under sec3 tion 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

4 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including grizzly bear, gray wolf,

5 bald eagle, and caribou, and have been depicted on

6 maps published by Federal agencies.

7 (4) NORTHERN ROCKIES BIOREGION.—The

8 term ‘‘Northern Rockies Bioregion’’ means the por9 tion of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States

10 of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washing11 ton, so referred to on maps referred to in this Act.

12 (5) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means

13 the restoration of lands damaged by land manage14 ment activities to a condition as close as possible to

15 the condition of such lands as existed prior to entry

16 and development of the lands.

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