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Calendar No. 391 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 37 

[Report No. 113–165] 

To sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest 

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

certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release 

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2013 

Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. WALSH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

MAY 22, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To sustain the economic development and recreational use 

of National Forest System land and other public land 

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

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

recreation, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION INITIATIVE 

Sec. 101. Purpose. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

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

Sec. 104. Authorized forest and watershed restoration projects. 

Sec. 105. Miscellaneous. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL 

MANAGEMENT AREAS IN MONTANA 

Sec. 201. Purposes. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas. 

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

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

Sec. 207. Special management and recreation management areas. 

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

8 TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST 

9 JOBS AND RESTORATION INI10 TIATIVE 

11 SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 

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

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

14 communities that are located in or near National 

15 Forest System land; 


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1 (2) to create an immediate, predictable, and in2 creased flow of wood fiber with commercial value to 

3 support and maintain locally based infrastructure 

4 and economies that are necessary for the appro5 priate management and restoration of National For6 est System land; 

7 (3) to promote cooperation and collaboration in 

8 the management of National Forest System land; 

9 (4) to restore and improve the ecological struc10 ture, composition, and function and the natural 

11 processes of priority watersheds within the National 

12 Forest System; 

13 (5) to carry out collaborative projects to reduce 

14 the risk of disturbances from fire, insects, and dis15 ease to communities, watersheds, and natural re16 sources through a collaborative process of planning, 

17 prioritizing, and implementing ecological restoration 

18 and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and 

19 (6) to collect information from the projects car20 ried out under this title in an effort to better under21 stand the manner in which to improve forest restora22 tion and management activities. 

23 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this title: 


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1 (1) AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED

2 RESTORATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘authorized for3 est and watershed restoration project’’ means a col4 lection of activities within a watershed area that are 

5 carried out— 

6 (A) on eligible land; and 

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

8 (2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommis9 sion’’ means— 

10 (A) to reestablish vegetation on a road or 

11 trail; and 

12 (B) to restore any natural drainage, water13 shed function, or other ecological processes that 

14 are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road 

15 or trail by removing or hydrologically dis16 connecting the road prism. 

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

18 means— 

19 (A) land within the approximately 

20 1,900,000 acres of land in the Beaverhead21 Deerlodge National Forest designated as ‘‘Suit22 able for Timber Production’’ and ‘‘Timber Har23 vest Is Allowed’’ as generally depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

25 Forest, Revised Forest Plan, Modeled Timber 


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1 Harvest Classification’’ and dated December 

2 10, 2008; and 

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

4 District of the Kootenai National Forest; and 

5 (ii) any land within the adjacent ranger 

6 districts of the Kootenai National Forest that is 

7 necessary to achieve the requirements of section 

8 103(b). 

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

10 land and resource management plan amendments 

11 made before the date of enactment of this Act aris12 ing from the document— 

13 (A) entitled ‘‘Inland Native Fish Strat14 egy’’; 

15 (B) published by the Department of Agri16 culture; and 

17 (C) dated July 28, 1995. 

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

19 the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Ini20 tiative established by section 103(a). 

21 (6) MECHANICAL TREATMENT.— 

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

23 treatment’’ means an activity that uses a tool 

24 to remove fiber that has commercial value to 

25 local markets in the vicinity of the area treated. 


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

2 treatment’’ includes leaving fiber on the forest 

3 floor after treatment with a tool, if an option 

4 for removal of the fiber was provided. 

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

6 treatment’’ excludes prescribed burning. 

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

8 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

9 Chief of the Forest Service. 

10 (8) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term 

11 ‘‘stewardship contract’’ means a contract authorized 

12 under section 347 of the Omnibus Consolidated and 

13 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 

14 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105–277) to 

15 carry out land management goals that meet local 

16 and rural community needs through a source that is 

17 selected on a best-value basis. 

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

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

20 as 6th code hydrologic units). 

21 SEC. 103. MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION 

22 PILOT INITIATIVE. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mon24 tana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under 

25 which the Secretary shall implement authorized forest and 


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1 watershed restoration projects and other land manage2 ment projects on eligible land to achieve— 

3 (1) the performance requirements under sub4 section (b); and 

5 (2) the purposes of this title. 

6 (b) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to 

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

8 place under contract for the mechanical treatment of vege9 tation— 

10 (1) on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For11 est, a minimum of 5,000 acres annually until the 

12 date on which a total of 70,000 acres in the Na13 tional Forest have been placed under contract; and 

14 (2) on the Kootenai National Forest— 

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act; 

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

18 after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

19 (C) 3,000 acres during each subsequent 

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

21 acres in the National Forest have been placed 

22 under contract. 

23 (c) COLLABORATION.— 

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

25 within the Initiative, the Secretary shall identify 1 or 


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1 more collaborative groups or resource advisory com2 mittees that support the achievement of the pur3 poses of this title. 

4 (2) COMPOSITION.—A collaborative group or re5 source advisory committee identified under para6 graph (1) shall include multiple interested persons 

7 representing diverse interests in forest and water8 shed management. 

9 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con10 sult with a collaborative group or resource advisory 

11 committee identified under paragraph (1) in the de12 velopment and implementation of each authorized 

13 forest and watershed restoration project carried out 

14 under the Initiative. 

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

16 expand the public participation and diversity of in17 terests involved in the implementation of the Initia18 tive in each National Forest participating in the Ini19 tiative. 

20 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The administrative review 

22 provisions of section 105 of the Healthy Forests 

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

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1 est and watershed restoration projects carried out 

2 under this title. 

3 (2) PROPOSED DECISION.—The Secretary shall 

4 provide notice of, and distribute, a proposed admin5 istrative decision with the environmental assessment 

6 or final environmental impact statement for any 

7 project subject to review under paragraph (1). 

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

9 the parties to a special administrative review process 

10 under paragraph (1) requests a mediator to help fa11 cilitate the process, an independent mediator may be 

12 used for the administrative review process. 

13 (e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any judicial proceeding aris14 ing from an authorized forest and watershed restoration 

15 project shall be conducted in accordance with section 106 

16 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 

17 U.S.C. 6516). 

18 (f) REPORTS.— 

19 (1) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall 

20 provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 

21 an annual summary of the progress of the Initiative 

22 toward accomplishing the purposes of this title, in23 cluding the performance requirements established 

24 under subsection (b). 

25 (2) PROGRESS REPORT.— 


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

2 after the date of enactment of this Act and 

3 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 

4 submit to the appropriate committees of Con5 gress a report that assesses the progress of the 

6 Initiative toward accomplishing the purposes of 

7 this title. 

8 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The report under sub9 paragraph (A) shall include an analysis, with 

10 respect to the Initiative, of— 

11 (i) fire and fuel dynamics, including 

12 changes in— 

13 (I) condition and class; and 

14 (II) fuel levels and distribution; 

15 (ii) biodiversity, including the selec16 tion of plant, terrestrial animals, and 

17 aquatic organisms; 

18 (iii) soil and water, including soil 

19 movement, water quality, stream flows, 

20 and soil productivity; 

21 (iv) economic effects, including job 

22 creation, labor income, and energy; and 

23 (v) social implications, including land 

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1 (C) DATA ANALYSIS.—In preparing the re2 port under this paragraph, the Secretary may 

3 consult with regional institutions of higher edu4 cation and institutions with the capacity to co5 ordinate, analyze, and archive the data collected 

6 as a result of monitoring under the Initiative. 

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

8 under the Initiative shall not reduce the allocations of ap9 propriated funds to the Secretary for use in other regions 

10 of the Forest Service or other States. 

11 (h) EXPANSION OF INITIATIVE.— 

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

13 include the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo Na14 tional Forest in the Initiative, if— 

15 (A) the Seeley Ranger District no longer 

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

17 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

18 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(1)(B)); and 

19 (B) a local collaborative group for the Dis20 trict requests inclusion in the Initiative. 

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

22 Secretary to include the Seeley Ranger District in 

23 the Initiative, the requirements of the Initiative 

24 under this title shall apply to the District. 

25 (i) TERMINATION DATE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Initiative shall termi2 nate on the later of— 

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

4 of enactment of this Act; or 

5 (B) the date on which the Secretary deter6 mines that the performance requirements under 

7 subsection (b) have been achieved. 

8 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af9 fects a valid contract in effect on the termination 

10 date under paragraph (1). 

11 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED RES12 TORATION PROJECTS. 

13 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

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

15 implement 1 or more authorized forest and water16 shed restoration projects on the eligible land. 

17 (2) LANDSCAPE-SCALE PROJECTS.—The Sec18 retary shall implement in 1 or more watershed areas 

19 authorized forest and watershed restoration projects 

20 that provide landscape-scale work with the goal of 

21 minimizing entries into the watershed. 

22 (3) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex24 tent practicable, the Secretary shall enter into 

25 stewardship contracts or agreements to carry 


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1 out authorized forest and watershed restoration 

2 projects. 

3 (B) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT PRIOR4 ITIES.—In developing a stewardship contract 

5 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, 

6 after consultation with the relevant collabo7 rative groups or resource advisory committees 

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

9 areas consistent with the priorities described in 

10 paragraph (4). 

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

12 this title, the Secretary shall give priority to carrying 

13 out authorized forest and watershed restoration 

14 projects in areas— 

15 (A) in which the road density exceeds 1.5 

16 miles per square mile; 

17 (B) in the wildland-urban interface (as de18 fined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests 

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

20 are at risk of wildfire that threatens public in21 frastructure or private property; 

22 (C) in which fish and wildlife habitat 

23 connectivity is compromised as a result of past 

24 management practices; and 


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1 (D) that contain forests that are at risk 

2 from insect epidemics or high-severity wildfires. 

3 (5) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—An environ4 mental review of authorized forest and watershed 

5 restoration projects shall be carried out in accord6 ance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Res7 toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515), except 

8 that— 

9 (A) the review shall also address— 

10 (i) the activities necessary to meet the 

11 purposes and requirements of this title; 

12 and 

13 (ii) the site-specific impacts of an au14 thorized forest and watershed restoration 

15 project; 

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

17 finding of no significant impact for the author18 ized forest and watershed restoration project, 

19 the Secretary shall implement the authorized 

20 forest and watershed restoration project; and 

21 (C) if the Secretary or a court determines 

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1 ysis shall not interrupt the implementation of 

2 the activities that are not subject to the addi3 tional review, in accordance with the National 

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

5 4321 et seq.). 

6 (b) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 

7 (1) RIPARIAN HABITAT PROTECTION.— 

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

9 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall comply 

10 with INFISH in carrying out each authorized 

11 forest and watershed restoration project. 

12 (B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may 

13 modify INFISH if the Secretary determines, 

14 after taking into consideration the best avail15 able science, that the modifications would meet 

16 or exceed the intent and goals of INFISH. 

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

18 forest and watershed restoration project under this 

19 title, the Secretary shall— 

20 (A) not construct any permanent road, un21 less— 

22 (i) the Secretary determines that the 

23 road is a justifiable realignment of a per24 manent road to restore or improve the eco25 logical structure, composition, and function 


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1 and the natural processes of the affected 

2 forest or watershed; and 

3 (ii) the replaced road bed is decom4 missioned by removing the road prism; and 

5 (B) decommission any temporary road con6 structed to carry out the land management 

7 project by the conclusion of the contract. 

8 (3) ROAD DENSITY.— 

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

10 subparagraph (B), the Secretary, at the conclu11 sion of an authorized forest and watershed res12 toration project, shall achieve a road density 

13 maximum of 1.5 linear miles per square mile, 

14 averaged over the watershed area. 

15 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub16 paragraph (A), the maximum road density pro17 vided in an applicable land management plan 

18 shall apply if— 

19 (i) the applicable land management 

20 plan requires a road density maximum that 

21 is less than that required under subpara22 graph (A); or 

23 (ii) the authorized forest and water24 shed restoration project is carried out in 


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1 an area governed by an interagency grizzly 

2 bear conservation plan. 

3 (C) APPLICABLE LAW.—For purposes of 

4 determining compliance with the maximum road 

5 density under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

6 shall use the definitions of the terms ‘‘National 

7 Forest System road’’ and ‘‘unauthorized road 

8 or trail’’ provided in section 212.1 of title 36, 

9 Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

10 regulation). 

11 (D) METHOD.—The road density estab12 lished under subparagraph (A) may be accom13 plished through a combination of decommis14 sioning and year-round permanent closure, ex15 cept that the Secretary shall prioritize for de16 commissioning any roads adversely affecting 

17 water quality or fish habitat. 

18 (4) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—The Sec19 retary shall design authorized forest and watershed 

20 restoration projects to produce commercial and non21 commercial wood products, consistent with the pur22 poses of this title. 

23 SEC. 105. MISCELLANEOUS. 

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

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1 ests subject to the Initiative in accordance with applicable 

2 law. 

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

4 accordance with applicable law, permit a Field Manager 

5 from each applicable Bureau of Land Management office, 

6 the Seeley Lake District Ranger of the Lolo National For7 est, and the Lincoln District Ranger of the Helena Na8 tional Forest to serve on the Board of Directors of the 

9 Blackfoot Challenge in the official capacities of the Bu10 reau of Land Management and the districts, respectively. 

11 (c) BIOMASS.—To help improve forest restoration ac12 tivities by using and creating markets for small-diameter 

13 material and low-valued trees removed from forest restora14 tion activities in the State, the Secretary may provide 

15 grants through the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Pro16 gram or any other biomass program in accordance with 

17 applicable law. 

18 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL19 DERNESS AND SPECIAL MAN20 AGEMENT AREAS IN MON21 TANA 

22 SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

23 The purposes of this title are— 

24 (1) to protect and enhance motorized rec25 reational opportunities in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 


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1 National Forest, the Lolo National Forest, and the 

2 Kootenai National Forest; and 

3 (2) to protect and enhance the wild heritage 

4 and backcountry traditions of the State through— 

5 (A) the addition of certain land to the Na6 tional Wilderness Preservation System; and 

7 (B) the management of other land in a 

8 manner that preserves existing primitive and 

9 semi-primitive recreational activities. 

10 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title: 

12 (1) BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOR13 EST.—The term ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

14 Forest’’ means the National Forest that is— 

15 (A) comprised of— 

16 (i) the Beaverhead National Forest; 

17 and 

18 (ii) the Deerlodge National Forest; 

19 and 

20 (B) managed by the Secretary concerned 

21 as a single administrative unit. 

22 (2) DESIGNATED ROAD, TRAIL, OR AREA.—The 

23 term ‘‘designated road, trail, or area’’ has the mean24 ing given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code 

25 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 


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1 (3) FOREST PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 

2 means a land and resource management plan pre3 pared in accordance with section 6 of the Forest and 

4 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

5 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 

6 (4) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec7 retary concerned’’ means— 

8 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

9 through the Chief of the Forest Service, with 

10 respect to National Forest System land; and 

11 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re12 spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 

13 Management (including land held for the ben14 efit of an Indian tribe). 

15 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

16 of Montana. 

17 SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

18 (a) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERV19 ICE.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 

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

21 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo22 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

23 (1) ANACONDA PINTLAR WILDERNESS ADDI24 TIONS.—Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

25 National Forest, comprising approximately 65,407 


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1 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

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

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

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

5 Wilderness. 

6 (2) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

7 Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, comprising 

8 approximately 40,072 acres generally depicted as the 

9 ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture Creek Wilderness 

10 Addition (Bob Marshall Addition)’’ and approxi11 mately 7,792 acres generally depicted as the ‘‘Griz12 zly Basin of the Swan Range Wilderness Addition’’ 

13 on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Moun14 tains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and 

15 Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

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

17 considered to be a part of, the Bob Marshall Wilder18 ness. 

19 (3) DOLUS LAKES WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

20 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com21 prising approximately 9,407 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Dolus Lakes Wilder23 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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1 (4) EAST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

2 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

3 comprising approximately 77,438 acres, as generally 

4 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East Pioneers Wilder5 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

7 (5) ELECTRIC PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

8 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

9 comprising approximately 5,670 acres, as generally 

10 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilder11 ness and Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Manage12 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

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

14 (6) HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

15 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com16 prising approximately 15,659 acres, as generally de17 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness 

18 Area and Special Management Area’’ and dated 

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

20 ‘‘Highlands Wilderness’’. 

21 (7) ITALIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

22 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

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1 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

3 (8) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

4 Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

5 Forest, comprising approximately 17,201 acres, as 

6 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lee Metcalf 

7 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated September 13, 

8 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

9 be a part of, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. 

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

11 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com12 prising approximately 35,012 acres, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’ 

14 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

16 (10) MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI17 TION.—Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, 

18 which comprises approximately 4,460 acres, as gen19 erally depicted as the ‘‘West Fork Clearwater Wil20 derness Addition’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar21 shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 

22 Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 

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

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1 Mountains Wilderness designated by Public Law 93– 

2 632 (88 Stat. 2153). 

3 (11) MOUNT JEFFERSON WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For5 est, comprising approximately 4,469 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount Jeffer7 son Wilderness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, 

8 which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Jefferson Wil9 derness’’. 

10 (12) QUIGG PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

11 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com12 prising approximately 8,275 acres, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’ 

14 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

16 (13) RODERICK WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

17 the Kootenai National Forest, which comprises ap18 proximately 29,467 acres, as generally depicted as 

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

20 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 

21 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

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

23 the ‘‘Roderick Wilderness’’. 

24 (14) SAPPHIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

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1 prising approximately 43,101 acres, as generally de2 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’ 

3 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

4 known as the ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’. 

5 (15) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

6 Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, which 

7 comprises approximately 30,967 acres, as generally 

8 depicted as the ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture 

9 Creek Wilderness Addition (Scapegoat Addition)’’ on 

10 the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Mountains 

11 and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and Otatsy 

12 Recreation Management Area’’ and dated September 

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

14 to be a part of, the Scapegoat Wilderness designated 

15 by Public Law 92–395 (86 Stat. 578). 

16 (16) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

17 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com18 prising approximately 91,561 acres, as generally de19 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’ 

20 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’. 

22 (17) STONY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

24 comprising approximately 14,213 acres, as generally 

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1 derness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall 

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

3 (18) WEST BIG HOLE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

5 comprising approximately 44,156 acres, as generally 

6 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wil7 derness and Recreation Management Area’’ and 

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

9 the ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness’’. 

10 (19) WEST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

11 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

12 comprising approximately 26,560 acres, as generally 

13 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilder14 ness and Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

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

16 ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness’’. 

17 (b) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND

18 MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the purposes of the 

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

20 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and 

21 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

22 System: 

23 (1) BLACKTAIL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

24 Certain public land administered by the Bureau of 

25 Land Management, comprising approximately 


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1 10,675 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti2 tled ‘‘Blacktail Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated 

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

4 ‘‘Blacktail Mountains Wilderness’’. 

5 (2) CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

6 Certain public land administered by the Bureau of 

7 Land Management, comprising approximately 

8 23,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti9 tled ‘‘Centennial Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated 

10 June 1, 2012, which shall be known as the ‘‘Centen11 nial Mountains Wilderness’’. 

12 (3) RUBY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

13 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

14 Management, comprising approximately 16,300 

15 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

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

17 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ruby Mountains 

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (4) EAST FORK BLACKTAIL WILDERNESS.—Cer20 tain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

21 Management, comprising approximately 6,125 acres, 

22 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East 

23 Fork Blacktail Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 

24 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘East Fork 

25 Blacktail Wilderness’’. 


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1 (5) HUMBUG SPIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain 

2 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management, comprising approximately 8,900 acres, 

4 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Humbug 

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

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

7 (c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC8 TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over certain public 

9 land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

10 comprising approximately 663 acres, as generally known 

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

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

13 September 13, 2010, is transferred to the Secretary of Ag14 riculture, and is incorporated in, and shall be considered 

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

16 by subsection (a)(4). 

17 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

19 each area designated as wilderness by section 203 shall 

20 be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance 

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

22 that— 

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

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

25 of enactment of this Act; and 


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1 (2) with respect to public land administered by 

2 the Bureau of Land Management, any reference in 

3 that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be con4 sidered to be a reference to the Secretary of the In5 terior. 

6 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con9 cerned shall file a map and a legal description of 

10 each wilderness area and potential wilderness area 

11 designated by this section, with— 

12 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

13 Resources of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

15 of the House of Representatives. 

16 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de17 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

18 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex19 cept that the Secretary concerned may correct typo20 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

21 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

22 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

23 on file and available for public inspection in the ap24 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER2 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

3 designated by section 203 that is acquired by the United 

4 States shall— 

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

6 the land is located; and 

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

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

9 any other applicable law. 

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

11 the Federal land designated as wilderness by section 203 

12 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

14 public land laws; 

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

16 laws; and 

17 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min18 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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

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

21 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas designated by 

22 section 203, the Secretary concerned may take such meas23 ures as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, 

24 subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary con25 cerned determines to be appropriate. 


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1 (f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE LAND.—In accordance with 

2 section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), 

3 the Secretary concerned shall provide any owner of private 

4 land within the boundary of a wilderness area designated 

5 by section 203 adequate access to the private land. 

6 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

8 the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

9 respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation 

10 of hunting, fishing, and trapping. 

11 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

12 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned 

14 may carry out management activities to maintain or 

15 restore fish and wildlife populations (including ac16 tivities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife 

17 habitats to support the populations) in a wilderness 

18 area designated by section 203 if the activities are— 

19 (A) consistent with applicable wilderness 

20 management plans; and 

21 (B) carried out in accordance with applica22 ble guidelines and policies. 

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

24 in this title prevents the installation or maintenance of 

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1 tation in a wilderness area designated by section 203 if 

2 the Secretary concerned determines that the installation 

3 or maintenance of the instrumentation is necessary to fur4 ther the scientific, educational, or conservation purposes 

5 of the wilderness area. 

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

7 grazing of livestock in which grazing is established before 

8 the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to con9 tinue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 

10 practices as the Secretary concerned determines to be nec11 essary, in accordance with— 

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

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

14 (2) with respect to wilderness areas adminis15 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines 

16 described in House Report 96–617 of the 96th Con17 gress; and 

18 (3) with respect to wilderness areas adminis19 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines 

20 described in Appendix A of House Report 101–405 

21 of the 101st Congress. 

22 (j) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

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

24 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

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1 ized outfitting and guide activities) within the wil2 derness areas designated by section 203 may be per3 formed to the extent necessary for activities that are 

4 proper for realizing the recreational or other wilder5 ness purposes of the wilderness areas. 

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

7 Secretary concerned to modify permits in effect as of 

8 the date of enactment of this Act to provide outfit9 ting and guide services within the areas designated 

10 as wilderness by section 203, if the Secretary con11 cerned determines that the activities are in compli12 ance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)). 

14 (k) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a wilder16 ness area by section 203 shall not create any protec17 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness 

18 area. 

19 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

20 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 

21 heard from areas within a wilderness area des22 ignated by section 203 shall not preclude the con23 duct of the activities or uses outside the boundary 

24 of the wilderness area. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

2 may issue a special use authorization to an owner of 

3 a water storage, transport, or diversion facility lo4 cated within the areas designated as wilderness by 

5 section 203 for the continued operation, mainte6 nance, and reconstruction of the facility if— 

7 (A) the facility was in existence before the 

8 date of the designation of the wilderness area; 

9 and 

10 (B) the Secretary concerned determines 

11 that— 

12 (i) the facility has been in substan13 tially continuous use to deliver water for 

14 the beneficial use on the non-Federal land 

15 of the owner since the date of the designa16 tion of the wilderness area; 

17 (ii) the owner of the facility holds a 

18 valid water right for use of the water 

19 under State law, with a priority date that 

20 predates the date of the designation of the 

21 wilderness area; and 

22 (iii) it is not practicable or feasible to 

23 relocate the facility to land outside the 

24 boundary of the wilderness and continue 


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1 the beneficial use of water on the non-Fed2 eral land recognized under State law. 

3 (2) USE OF MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT AND

4 MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—The special use author5 ization under paragraph (1) may allow for the use 

6 of motorized equipment and mechanized transport if 

7 the Secretary concerned determines, after con8 ducting a minimum tool analysis, that the use of 

9 nonmotorized equipment and nonmechanized trans10 port is impracticable or infeasible. 

11 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

12 concerned may include such terms and conditions in 

13 the special use authorization under paragraph (1) as 

14 the Secretary concerned determines appropriate to 

15 protect the wilderness values of the area. 

16 (m) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS AREA.—With respect 

17 to the Snowcrest Wilderness Area— 

18 (1) the continuation of reasonable motorized ac19 cess to maintain water infrastructure for cattle that 

20 was constructed to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling 

21 and other aquatic species in the Ruby River may 

22 continue— 

23 (A) subject to a permit; and 

24 (B) in accordance with— 


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

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

3 (ii) the guidelines described in House 

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

5 (2) the trailing of sheep across the Snowcrest 

6 Wilderness area to reach existing grazing allotments 

7 in the Gravelly Mountains may be continued for the 

8 tenure of the allotments— 

9 (A) subject to— 

10 (i) a permit; and 

11 (ii) a determination by the Secretary 

12 of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 

13 Supervisor) that the use of nonmechanized 

14 transport is impracticable or infeasible; 

15 and 

16 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, in 

17 accordance with the guidelines described in 

18 House Report 96–617 of the 96th Congress. 

19 SEC. 205. RELEASE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

20 STUDY AREAS. 

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

22 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

24 study area described in subsection (b) that is not des25 ignated as a wilderness area by section 203 or any other 


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

2 been adequately studied for wilderness. 

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

4 areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 

5 (1) the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area; 

6 (2) the Bell and Limekiln Canyons Wilderness 

7 Study Area; 

8 (3) the Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study 

9 Area; 

10 (4) the Centennial Mountains Wilderness Study 

11 Area; 

12 (5) the Farlin Creek Wilderness Study Area; 

13 (6) the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study 

14 Area; 

15 (7) the Hidden Pasture Wilderness Study Area; 

16 (8) the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area; 

17 and 

18 (9) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study 

19 Area. 

20 (c) RELEASE.—Any study area described in sub21 section (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area by 

22 section 203— 

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

24 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

25 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 


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1 (2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap2 plicable land management plans adopted under sec3 tion 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

4 SEC. 206. RELEASE OF SAPPHIRE AND WEST PIONEER WIL5 DERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

8 Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 

9 95–150; 91 Stat. 1243) regarding each study area 

10 described in subsection (b) are adequate for the con11 sideration of the suitability of each study area for 

12 inclusion as a component of the National Wilderness 

13 Preservation System; and 

14 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture is not re15 quired— 

16 (A) to review the wilderness option for 

17 each study area described in subsection (b) 

18 prior to the revision of the forest plan required 

19 for each land that comprises each study area in 

20 accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Re21 newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

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

23 (B) to manage the portion of each study 

24 area described in subsection (b) that is not des25 ignated as wilderness by section 203 to ensure 


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1 the suitability of the area for designation as a 

2 component of the National Wilderness Preser3 vation System pending revision of the applicable 

4 forest plan. 

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

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

7 the following wilderness study areas which are not des8 ignated as wilderness by section 203: 

9 (1) The portion of the Sapphire Wilderness 

10 Study Area that is located on the Beaverhead11 Deerlodge National Forest, as described in section 

12 2(4) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 

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

14 (2) The West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area, 

15 as described in section 2(1) of the Montana Wilder16 ness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 

17 Stat. 1243). 

18 SEC. 207. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION MAN19 AGEMENT AREAS. 

20 (a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve, protect, and en21 hance the scenic, fish and wildlife, recreational, 

22 backcountry heritage, and other natural resource values 

23 of the areas, the following areas in the State are des24 ignated for special management by the Secretary con25 cerned in accordance with this section: 


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1 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

2 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead3 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi4 mately 5,011 acres, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness Area and Spe6 cial Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

7 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Highlands Special 

8 Management Area’’. 

9 (2) LOST CREEK RECREATION MANAGEMENT

10 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead11 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi12 mately 14,589 acres, as generally depicted on the 

13 map entitled ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 

14 Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which is des15 ignated as the ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 

16 Area’’. 

17 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT

18 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Lolo National 

19 Forest, comprising approximately 1,859 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar21 shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 

22 Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 

23 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 

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1 (4) RODERICK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

2 Certain Federal land in the Kootenai National For3 est, comprising approximately 3,715 acres, as gen4 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wil5 derness and Special Management Area and Three 

6 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated Sep7 tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Rod8 erick Special Management Area’’. 

9 (5) THREE RIVERS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

10 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Kootenai Na11 tional Forest, comprising approximately 71,994 

12 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

13 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 

14 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

15 dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as 

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

17 (6) THUNDERBOLT CREEK RECREATION MAN18 AGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Bea19 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap20 proximately 19,641 acres, as generally depicted on 

21 the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness and 

22 Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Management Area’’ 

23 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 

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1 (7) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGE2 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver3 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi4 mately 29,186 acres, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation Manage6 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

7 is designated as the ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation 

8 Management Area’’. 

9 (8) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGE10 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver11 head-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approxi12 mately 95,144 acres, as generally depicted on the 

13 map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness and Recre14 ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

15 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Big Hole 

16 Recreation Management Area’’. 

17 (9) WEST PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGE18 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver19 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi20 mately 128,361 acres, as generally depicted on the 

21 map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness and Recre22 ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

23 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Pioneers 

24 Recreation Management Area’’. 

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1 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary con3 cerned shall administer each area designated by 

4 subsection (a)— 

5 (i) in furtherance of the purposes for 

6 which the area is established; and 

7 (ii) in accordance with— 

8 (I) this section; and 

9 (II) any laws (including regula10 tions) relating to the National Forest 

11 System. 

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

13 title precludes the Secretary concerned from 

14 closing any trail or area located in the areas 

15 designated by subsection (a)— 

16 (i) to protect a natural resource; or 

17 (ii) to help ensure public safety. 

18 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights, any Federal land within an area designated 

20 by subsection (a) (including any Federal land ac21 quired after the date of enactment of this Act for in22 clusion in an area designated by subsection (a)) is 

23 withdrawn from all forms of— 

24 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

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

2 mining laws; and 

3 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

4 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma5 terials. 

6 (3) TIMBER HARVESTING.— 

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

8 subparagraph (B) or as authorized under sub9 section (c), timber harvesting shall not be per10 mitted within an area designated by subsection 

11 (a). 

12 (B) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—Tim13 ber harvesting may be permitted in an area des14 ignated by subsection (a) to the extent con15 sistent with protecting and preserving the pur16 poses of the areas designated by subsection (a) 

17 for purposes relating to the necessary control of 

18 fire, insects, and diseases. 

19 (4) USE OF MOTORIZED OR MECHANIZED VEHI20 CLES.— 

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

22 affects the use of motorized or mechanized vehi23 cles that the Secretary concerned determines is 

24 necessary for administrative use or to respond 

25 to an emergency. 


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1 (B) MECHANIZED VEHICLES, PEDES2 TRIANS, AND HORSE TRAVEL.—Except as au3 thorized under subsection (c), nothing in this 

4 section prohibits— 

5 (i) the use of mechanized vehicles, ac6 cess by pedestrians, or horse travel within 

7 the areas designated by subsection (a); or 

8 (ii) the construction of trails for use 

9 by mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and 

10 horse travel within the areas designated by 

11 subsection (a). 

12 (5) FIREWOOD.—The Secretary concerned may 

13 allow for the collection of firewood for noncommer14 cial personal use within the areas designated by sub15 section (a)— 

16 (A) in accordance with any applicable laws; 

17 and 

18 (B) subject to such terms and conditions 

19 as the Secretary concerned determines to be ap20 propriate. 

21 (c) AREA SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIRE22 MENTS.— 

23 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

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1 (A) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

2 permanent campground may be constructed 

3 within the Highlands Special Management 

4 Area. 

5 (B) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE6 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

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

8 to respond to an emergency, the use of motor9 ized or mechanized vehicles within the High10 lands Special Management Area shall be pro11 hibited. 

12 (C) TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND MUNIC13 IPAL WATER PIPELINES.—Nothing in this sec14 tion affects— 

15 (i) the reasonable access of the gov16 ernment of the applicable county to oper17 ate and maintain the communication site 

18 located on Table Mountain under a special 

19 use permit issued by the Forest Service; 

20 and 

21 (ii) the reasonable access of the city of 

22 Butte, Montana, to operate, maintain, and 

23 if necessary, upgrade or replace the water 

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1 the date of enactment of this Act for the 

2 city of Butte (including the surrounding 

3 community of the city of Butte). 

4 (D) HELICOPTER LANDINGS.—Nothing in 

5 this section precludes or restricts the authority 

6 of the Secretary concerned to enter into agree7 ments with the Secretary of Defense or the 

8 Montana National Guard to authorize limited 

9 and scheduled landings of aircraft in the High10 lands Special Management Area. 

11 (2) LOST CREEK, THUNDERBOLT, AND WEST

12 PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

13 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

14 any terms and conditions the Secretary con15 cerned determines to be necessary, the use of 

16 motorized vehicles within the Lost Creek, Thun17 derbolt, and West Pioneers Recreation Manage18 ment Areas shall be limited to— 

19 (i) roads, trails, or areas that, as of 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, are des21 ignated roads, trails, or areas; and 

22 (ii) during periods of adequate snow 

23 cover, the areas authorized for snowmobile 

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1 (B) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

2 permanent campground may be constructed 

3 within the Lost Creek Recreation Area. 

4 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT

5 AREA.— 

6 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE7 ATION.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—The use of motor9 ized and mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

10 Recreation Management Area shall be per11 mitted only on the roads, trails, and areas 

12 that are designated for use by motorized 

13 and mechanized vehicles by the manage14 ment plan required under subparagraph 

15 (B). 

16 (ii) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Until 

17 the date on which the management plan 

18 required under subparagraph (B) is ap19 proved, and subject to any terms and con20 ditions that the Secretary concerned deter21 mines to be necessary, the use of motorized 

22 or mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

23 Recreation Management Area shall be lim24 ited to the roads and trails designated for 

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1 this Act, except that during periods of ade2 quate snow cover, the use of snowmobiles 

3 shall be allowed within the Otatsy Recre4 ation Management Area. 

5 (B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

6 concerned shall prepare a management plan for 

7 the Otatsy Recreation Management Area as 

8 part of the first revision of the applicable forest 

9 plan that is carried out after the date of enact10 ment of this Act. 

11 (4) THREE RIVERS AND RODERICK SPECIAL

12 MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

13 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE14 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 

15 (B) and (C), the use of motorized or mecha16 nized vehicles within the Three Rivers Special 

17 Management Area and the Roderick Special 

18 Management Area shall be limited to the roads 

19 on which use by highway legal vehicles is per20 mitted as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (B) SNOWMOBILE AREA.—Subject to any 

22 terms and conditions the Secretary concerned 

23 determines to be necessary, during periods of 

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1 torized’’ in the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wilder2 ness and Special Management Area and Three 

3 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated 

4 September 13, 2010. 

5 (C) GAME CARTS.—The Secretary con6 cerned may authorize the use of nonmotorized 

7 game carts in the area identified as ‘‘Roderick 

8 Special Management Area’’ on the map de9 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

10 (D) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

11 permanent campground may be constructed in 

12 the Three Rivers Special Management Area or 

13 the Roderick Special Management Area. 

14 (5) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGE15 MENT AREA.—Subject to any terms and conditions 

16 that the Secretary concerned determines to be nec17 essary, the use of motorized vehicles shall be limited 

18 to the roads and trails in the Tobacco Roots Recre19 ation Management Area designated for such use as 

20 of the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (6) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGE22 MENT AREA.— 

23 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

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1 motorized vehicles within the West Big Hole 

2 Recreation Management Area shall be limited 

3 to— 

4 (i) the roads, trails, and areas that, as 

5 of the date of enactment of this Act, are 

6 designated roads, trails, or areas; and 

7 (ii) during periods of adequate snow 

8 cover, the areas authorized for snowmobile 

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

10 (B) TIMBER HARVEST.—The Secretary 

11 concerned may authorize post and pole, fire12 wood, and fuel reduction timber projects in the 

13 West Big Hole Recreation Management Area, 

14 subject to such terms and conditions that the 

15 Secretary concerned determines to be appro16 priate. 

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

18 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

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

20 on— 

21 (1) the opportunities for expanded all-terrain 

22 vehicle roads and trails across the Three Rivers Dis23 trict and adjacent areas on the Kootenai National 

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1 (2) the interconnectedness of roads on private 

2 or State land; and 

3 (3) the opportunities for expanded access points 

4 to existing trails. 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘For7 est Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013’’. 

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

9 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION INITIATIVE 

Sec. 101. Purpose. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

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

Sec. 104. Authorized forest and watershed restoration projects. 

Sec. 105. Miscellaneous. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL 

MANAGEMENT AREAS IN MONTANA 

Sec. 201. Purposes. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas. 

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

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

Sec. 207. Special management and recreation management areas. 

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

10 TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST 

11 JOBS AND RESTORATION INI12 TIATIVE 

13 SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 

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

2 communities that are located in or near National 

3 Forest System land; 

4 (2) to create an immediate, predictable, and in5 creased flow of wood fiber with commercial value to 

6 support and maintain locally based infrastructure 

7 and economies that are necessary for the appropriate 

8 management and restoration of National Forest Sys9 tem land; 

10 (3) to promote cooperation and collaboration in 

11 the management of National Forest System land; 

12 (4) to restore and improve the ecological struc13 ture, composition, and function and the natural proc14 esses of priority watersheds within the National For15 est System; 

16 (5) to carry out collaborative projects to reduce 

17 the risk of disturbances from fire, insects, and disease 

18 to communities, watersheds, and natural resources 

19 through a collaborative process of planning, 

20 prioritizing, and implementing ecological restoration 

21 and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and 

22 (6) to collect information from the projects car23 ried out under this title in an effort to better under24 stand the manner in which to improve forest restora25 tion and management activities. 


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1 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this title: 

3 (1) AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED RES4 TORATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘authorized forest 

5 and watershed restoration project’’ means a collection 

6 of activities within a watershed area that are carried 

7 out— 

8 (A) on eligible land; and 

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

10 (2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommission’’ 

11 means— 

12 (A) to reestablish vegetation on a road or 

13 trail; and 

14 (B) to restore any natural drainage, water15 shed function, or other ecological processes that 

16 are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road 

17 or trail by removing or hydrologically dis18 connecting the road prism. 

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

20 means— 

21 (A) land within the approximately 

22 1,900,000 acres of land in the Beaverhead23 Deerlodge National Forest designated as ‘‘Suit24 able for Timber Production’’ and ‘‘Timber Har25 vest Is Allowed’’ as generally depicted on the 

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1 Forest, Revised Forest Plan, Modeled Timber 

2 Harvest Classification’’ and dated December 10, 

3 2008; and 

4 (B) land within the Kootenai National For5 est. 

6 (4) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Initiative’’ means 

7 the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Ini8 tiative established by section 103(a). 

9 (5) NATIONAL FOREST.—The term ‘‘National 

10 Forest’’ means all or part of a unit of the National 

11 Forest System. 

12 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 

14 of the Forest Service. 

15 (7) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘stew16 ardship contract’’ means a contract authorized under 

17 section 347 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emer18 gency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 

19 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105–277) or a suc20 cessor law to carry out land management goals that 

21 meet local and rural community needs through a 

22 source that is selected on a best-value basis. 

23 (8) WATERSHED AREA.—The term ‘‘watershed 

24 area’’ means 1 or more subwatersheds (also known as 

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1 SEC. 103. MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION 

2 PILOT INITIATIVE. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mon4 tana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under 

5 which the Secretary shall implement authorized forest and 

6 watershed restoration projects and other land management 

7 projects on eligible land to achieve— 

8 (1) the performance requirements under sub9 section (b); and 

10 (2) the purposes of this title. 

11 (b) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (g), on 

13 the eligible land, the Secretary shall place under con14 tract for treatment of vegetation— 

15 (A) on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

16 Forest, a minimum of 5,000 acres annually until 

17 the date on which a total of 70,000 acres in the 

18 National Forest have been placed under contract; 

19 and 

20 (B) on the Kootenai National Forest— 

21 (i) 2,000 acres during the first year 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act; 

23 (ii) 2,500 acres during the second year 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

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1 of 30,000 acres in the National Forest have 

2 been placed under contract. 

3 (2) PRIORITY FOR TREATMENT IN THE THREE

4 RIVERS DISTRICT; ADJACENT RANGER DISTRICTS.— 

5 (A) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall seek to 

6 meet the majority of the requirements under 

7 paragraph (1)(B) by placing under contract 

8 land within the Three Rivers District of the 

9 Kootenai National Forest. 

10 (B) ADJACENT RANGER DISTRICTS.—The 

11 Secretary may place under contract land in the 

12 Libby District, the Rexford District, or the Cabi13 net District of the Kootenai National Forest to 

14 meet the requirements under paragraph (1)(B). 

15 (3) QUALIFIED TREATMENTS.—To meet the re16 quirements under paragraph (1), treatments shall— 

17 (A) reduce the density of trees in a project 

18 area or reduce hazardous fuels; 

19 (B) be accomplished through the cutting of 

20 vegetation with mechanized equipment or by 

21 hand with a power saw; and 

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1 (4) LIMITATION.—Prescribed fire may not be 

2 used to accomplish the qualified treatments of vegeta3 tion required under paragraph (1). 

4 (c) COLLABORATION.— 

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

6 within the Initiative, the Secretary may identify 1 or 

7 more collaborative groups or resource advisory com8 mittees that support the achievement of the purposes 

9 of this title. 

10 (2) COMPOSITION.—A collaborative group or re11 source advisory committee identified under paragraph 

12 (1) shall include multiple interested persons rep13 resenting diverse interests in forest and watershed 

14 management. 

15 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 

16 with any collaborative groups or resource advisory 

17 committees identified under paragraph (1) in the de18 velopment and implementation of each authorized for19 est and watershed restoration project carried out 

20 under the Initiative. 

21 (4) EXPANSION.—The Secretary shall seek to ex22 pand the public participation and diversity of inter23 ests involved in the implementation of authorized for24 est and watershed restoration projects on the eligible 

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1 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

2 (1) PREDECISIONAL OBJECTION PROCESS.—The 

3 Secretary shall apply section 105(a) of the Healthy 

4 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515(a)) 

5 to proposed actions of the Forest Service concerning 

6 authorized forest and watershed restoration projects. 

7 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—A person may 

8 bring a civil action challenging an authorized forest 

9 and watershed restoration project in a Federal dis10 trict court only in accordance with the provisions of 

11 section 105(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 

12 of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515(c)). 

13 (3) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any judicial proceeding 

14 of a civil action brought in a Federal District court 

15 against an authorized forest and watershed restora16 tion project shall be conducted in accordance with sec17 tion 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 

18 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6516). 

19 (e) REPORTS.— 

20 (1) COMPLIANCE REPORT.—Not later than 180 

21 days after the end of any fiscal year in which the Sec22 retary fails to meet the performance requirements 

23 under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to 

24 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

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1 of the House of Representatives a report that in2 cludes— 

3 (A) a description of the work carried out for 

4 the fiscal year on the eligible land; 

5 (B) a detailed explanation of the reasons 

6 why the performance requirements described in 

7 subsection (b)(1) were not met; and 

8 (C) any specific actions the Secretary plans 

9 to take in the subsequent year to ensure that the 

10 performance requirements described in subsection 

11 (b)(1) are met. 

12 (2) PROGRESS REPORT.— 

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

14 after the date of enactment of this Act and every 

15 5 years thereafter until the date on which the 

16 Initiative is terminated under subsection (h), the 

17 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En18 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

19 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

20 House of Representatives, and make available to 

21 the public, a report that assesses the progress of 

22 the Initiative toward accomplishing the purposes 

23 of this title. 

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1 (i) an analysis, with respect to eligible 

2 land in the Initiative, of changes in— 

3 (I) risk from wildfire, including 

4 in the proportion of treated acres ex5 hibiting a change in fire regime condi6 tion class; 

7 (II) biodiversity and wildlife 

8 habitat; 

9 (III) soil and water characteris10 tics, including changes in road density 

11 and water quality; 

12 (IV) economic effects, including 

13 job creation, labor income, obligations 

14 of appropriated funds, and collected re15 ceipts; and 

16 (V) social implications, including 

17 attitudes towards land use; 

18 (ii) recommendations concerning— 

19 (I) the need and appropriateness 

20 of seeking permanent authorization for 

21 any of the authorities that would other22 wise be terminated under subsection 

23 (h); and 

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1 requirements provided under this title 

2 to the National Forest System; and 

3 (iii) an analysis of any additional 

4 measures for which the Secretary chooses to 

5 gather data and report on to determine if 

6 the Initiative is meeting the purposes of this 

7 title. 

8 (C) DATA ANALYSIS.—In preparing the re9 port under this paragraph, the Secretary may 

10 consult with regional institutions of higher edu11 cation and institutions with the capacity to col12 lect, coordinate, analyze, and archive the data to 

13 be used to prepare the report. 

14 (D) LIMITATION ON LENGTH.—The report 

15 under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 7 pages 

16 in length. 

17 (f) FUNDING.— 

18 (1) EFFECT ON OTHER FUNDS.—The Secretary 

19 may not divert funding from a National Forest or 

20 grassland located outside of the State of Montana to 

21 meet the performance requirements of the Initiative. 

22 (2) REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY.—On notifying 

23 the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, 

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1 (A) made available through an appropria2 tion for the National Forest System; and 

3 (B) allocated to be used on the eligible land. 

4 (g) EXPANSION OF INITIATIVE.— 

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

6 include the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo Na7 tional Forest in the Initiative, if— 

8 (A) the Seeley Ranger District no longer re9 ceives funding under section 4003(b)(1)(B) of the 

10 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

11 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(1)(B)); and 

12 (B) a collaborative group or resource advi13 sory committee identified by the Secretary under 

14 subsection (c)(1) requests inclusion in the Initia15 tive. 

16 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—On the election by the Sec17 retary to include the Seeley Ranger District in the 

18 Initiative, the project requirements of the Initiative 

19 under this title shall apply to the District. 

20 (h) TERMINATION DATE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Initiative shall terminate 

22 on the later of— 

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

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

3 subsection (b)(1) have been achieved. 

4 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection affects 

5 a valid contract in effect on the termination date 

6 under paragraph (1). 

7 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED RESTORA8 TION PROJECTS. 

9 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

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

11 implement 1 or more authorized forest and watershed 

12 restoration projects on the eligible land. 

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

15 authorized forest and watershed restoration projects 

16 in a manner that provides landscape-scale work with 

17 the goal of minimizing entries into the watershed. 

18 (3) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—The Secretary 

19 may enter into stewardship contracts or agreements 

20 to carry out authorized forest and watershed restora21 tion projects. 

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1 ority to carrying out authorized forest and wa2 tershed restoration projects in areas— 

3 (i) in which the road density exceeds 

4 1.5 miles per square mile; 

5 (ii) in the wildland-urban interface (as 

6 defined in section 101 of the Healthy For7 ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

8 6511)) that are at risk of wildfire that 

9 would threaten public infrastructure or pri10 vate property; 

11 (iii) in which fish and wildlife habitat 

12 connectivity is compromised as a result of 

13 past management practices; and 

14 (iv) that contain forests that are iden15 tified on the National Insect and Disease 

16 Risk Map as having a significant risk of 

17 tree mortality. 

18 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 

19 precludes the Secretary from carrying out au20 thorized forest and watershed restoration projects 

21 on other land as necessary to fulfill— 

22 (i) the purposes of this title; and 

23 (ii) the performance requirements 

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1 (5) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—An environ2 mental review of an authorized forest and watershed 

3 restoration projects shall be carried out in accordance 

4 with the provisions for hazardous fuel reduction 

5 projects set forth in section 104 of the Healthy Forests 

6 Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514), except 

7 that— 

8 (A) in addition to the requirements of that 

9 section, the review shall address whether the pro10 posed authorized forest and watershed restoration 

11 projects meets the purposes and requirements of 

12 this title; 

13 (B) on signing of a decision document for 

14 the authorized forest and watershed restoration 

15 project, the Secretary shall implement the au16 thorized forest and watershed restoration project; 

17 (C) the predecisional objection process pro18 mulgated under part 218 of title 36, Code of 

19 Federal Regulations (and successor regulations), 

20 shall apply; and 

21 (D) if the Secretary or a court determines 

22 that additional review is warranted due to sig23 nificant new circumstances after implementation 

24 of an authorized forest and watershed restoration 

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1 not interrupt the implementation of the activities 

2 that are not subject to the additional review, in 

3 accordance with the National Environmental 

4 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

5 (b) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 (1) RIPARIAN HABITAT PROTECTION.—The Sec7 retary may develop an aquatic and riparian habitat 

8 protection strategy to modify the aquatic and ripar9 ian conservation requirements in existing forest 

10 plans, if the Secretary determines, after considering 

11 the best available science, that the modifications 

12 would meet or exceed the aquatic and riparian protec13 tion requirements in the existing forest plans. 

14 (2) ROADS.—In carrying out any authorized for15 est and watershed restoration project under this title, 

16 the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) not construct any permanent road, un18 less— 

19 (i) the Secretary determines that the 

20 road is a justifiable realignment of a per21 manent road to restore or improve the eco22 logical structure, composition, and function 

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1 (ii) the replaced road bed is decommis2 sioned by removing the road prism; 

3 (B) decommission any temporary road con4 structed to carry out the land management 

5 project by the conclusion of the contract; and 

6 (C) decommission National Forest System 

7 roads and unauthorized roads— 

8 (i) subject to appropriations; and 

9 (ii) consistent with the analysis re10 quired by subparts A and B of part 212 of 

11 title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. 

12 (3) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary 

13 shall design authorized forest and watershed restora14 tion projects to produce commercial and noncommer15 cial wood products, consistent with the purposes of 

16 this title. 

17 SEC. 105. MISCELLANEOUS. 

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

19 this title, the Secretary shall administer the National For20 ests subject to the Initiative in accordance with applicable 

21 law. 

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

23 accordance with applicable law, permit a Field Manager 

24 from each applicable Bureau of Land Management office, 

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1 and the Lincoln District Ranger of the Helena National 

2 Forest to serve on the Board of Directors of the Blackfoot 

3 Challenge in the official capacities of the Bureau of Land 

4 Management and the districts, respectively. 

5 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL6 DERNESS AND SPECIAL MAN7 AGEMENT AREAS IN MON8 TANA 

9 SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

10 The purposes of this title are— 

11 (1) to protect and enhance motorized recreational 

12 opportunities in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

13 Forest, the Lolo National Forest, and the Kootenai 

14 National Forest; and 

15 (2) to protect and enhance the wild heritage and 

16 backcountry traditions of the State through— 

17 (A) the addition of certain land to the Na18 tional Wilderness Preservation System; and 

19 (B) the management of other land in a 

20 manner that preserves existing primitive and 

21 semi-primitive recreational activities. 

22 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

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1 (1) BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOR2 EST.—The term ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For3 est’’ means the National Forest that is— 

4 (A) comprised of— 

5 (i) the Beaverhead National Forest; 

6 and 

7 (ii) the Deerlodge National Forest; and 

8 (B) managed by the Secretary concerned as 

9 a single administrative unit. 

10 (2) DESIGNATED ROAD, TRAIL, OR AREA.—The 

11 term ‘‘designated road, trail, or area’’ has the mean12 ing given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code 

13 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 

14 (3) FOREST PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 

15 means a land and resource management plan pre16 pared in accordance with section 6 of the Forest and 

17 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

18 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 

19 (4) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec20 retary concerned’’ means— 

21 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

22 through the Chief of the Forest Service, with re23 spect to National Forest System land; and 

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1 Management (including land held for the benefit 

2 of an Indian tribe). 

3 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

4 of Montana. 

5 SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

6 (a) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERVICE.— 

7 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 

9 designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 

10 National Wilderness Preservation System: 

11 (1) ANACONDA PINTLER WILDERNESS ADDI12 TIONS.—Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

13 National Forest, comprising approximately 65,407 

14 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘An15 aconda-Pintler Wilderness Additions’’ and dated De16 cember 17, 2013, is incorporated in, and shall be con17 sidered to be a part of, the Anaconda-Pintler Wilder18 ness. 

19 (2) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

20 Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, comprising 

21 approximately 40,072 acres generally depicted as the 

22 ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture Creek Wilderness Ad23 dition (Bob Marshall Addition)’’ and approximately 

24 7,792 acres generally depicted as the ‘‘Grizzly Basin 

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1 entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Mountains and 

2 Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and Otatsy Recre3 ation Management Area’’ and dated December 17, 

4 2013, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

5 be a part of, the Bob Marshall Wilderness. 

6 (3) DOLUS LAKES WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

7 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com8 prising approximately 9,407 acres, as generally de9 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Dolus Lakes Wilderness’’ 

10 and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be known 

11 as the ‘‘Dolus Lakes Wilderness’’. 

12 (4) EAST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

13 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com14 prising approximately 77,438 acres, as generally de15 picted on the map entitled ‘‘East Pioneers Wilder16 ness’’ and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be 

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

18 (5) ELECTRIC PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

19 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com20 prising approximately 4,992 acres, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness 

22 and Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Management 

23 Area’’ and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be 

24 known as the ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness’’. 


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1 (6) HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

2 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 

3 approximately 15,659 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness Area and 

5 Special Management Area’’ and dated December 17, 

6 2013, which shall be known as the ‘‘Highlands Wil7 derness’’. 

8 (7) ITALIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

9 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com10 prising approximately 29,677 acres, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Italian Peaks Wilder12 ness’’ and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be 

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

14 (8) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

15 Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

16 Forest, comprising approximately 17,201 acres, as 

17 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lee Metcalf 

18 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated December 17, 2013, 

19 is incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a 

20 part of, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. 

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

22 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 

23 approximately 35,012 acres, as generally depicted on 

24 the map entitled ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’ and dated 


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1 December 17, 2013, which shall be known as the 

2 ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’. 

3 (10) MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI4 TION.—Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, 

5 which comprises approximately 4,460 acres, as gen6 erally depicted as the ‘‘West Fork Clearwater Wilder7 ness Addition’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, 

8 Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness Addi9 tions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ and 

10 dated December 17, 2013, is incorporated in, and 

11 shall be considered to be a part of, the Mission Moun12 tains Wilderness designated by Public Law 93–632 

13 (88 Stat. 2153). 

14 (11) MOUNT JEFFERSON WILDERNESS.—Certain 

15 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

16 comprising approximately 2,110 acres, as generally 

17 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount Jefferson Wil18 derness’’ and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be 

19 known as the ‘‘Mount Jefferson Wilderness’’. 

20 (12) QUIGG PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

21 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com22 prising approximately 8,275 acres, as generally de23 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’ 

24 and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be known 

25 as the ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’. 


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1 (13) RODERICK WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

2 the Kootenai National Forest, which comprises ap3 proximately 29,467 acres, as generally depicted as the 

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

5 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 

6 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

7 dated December 17, 2013, which shall be known as the 

8 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness’’. 

9 (14) SAPPHIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

10 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 

11 approximately 43,101 acres, as generally depicted on 

12 the map entitled ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’ and dated 

13 December 17, 2013, which shall be known as the 

14 ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’. 

15 (15) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer16 tain land in the Lolo National Forest, which com17 prises approximately 30,967 acres, as generally de18 picted as the ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture Creek 

19 Wilderness Addition (Scapegoat Addition)’’ on the 

20 map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Mountains and 

21 Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and Otatsy Recre22 ation Management Area’’ and dated December 17, 

23 2013, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

24 be a part of, the Scapegoat Wilderness designated by 

25 Public Law 92–395 (86 Stat. 578). 


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1 (16) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

2 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 

3 approximately 71,068 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’ and dated 

5 December 17, 2013, which shall be known as the 

6 ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’. 

7 (17) STONY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

8 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

9 comprising approximately 14,213 acres, as generally 

10 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Stony Mountain Wil11 derness’’ and dated December 17, 2013, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Stony Mountain Wilderness’’. 

13 (18) WEST BIG HOLE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

14 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

15 comprising approximately 44,156 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wilder17 ness and Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

18 December 17, 2013, which shall be known as the 

19 ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness’’. 

20 (19) WEST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

21 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

22 comprising approximately 26,534 acres, as generally 

23 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilder24 ness and Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 


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1 December 17, 2013, which shall be known as the 

2 ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness’’. 

3 (b) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND

4 MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wil5 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas 

6 in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com7 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

8 (1) BLACKTAIL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer9 tain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

10 Management, comprising approximately 10,675 acres, 

11 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Blacktail 

12 Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 2010, 

13 which shall be known as the ‘‘Blacktail Mountains 

14 Wilderness’’. 

15 (2) CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer16 tain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

17 Management, comprising approximately 23,700 acres, 

18 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Centennial 

19 Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated June 1, 2012, 

20 which shall be known as the ‘‘Centennial Mountains 

21 Wilderness’’. 

22 (3) RUBY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

24 Management, comprising approximately 16,300 acres, 

25 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ruby 


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1 Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 2010, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Ruby Mountains Wil3 derness’’. 

4 (4) EAST FORK BLACKTAIL WILDERNESS.—Cer5 tain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management, comprising approximately 6,125 acres, 

7 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East Fork 

8 Blacktail Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 2010, which 

9 shall be known as the ‘‘East Fork Blacktail Wilder10 ness’’. 

11 (5) HUMBUG SPIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain 

12 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

13 Management, comprising approximately 8,900 acres, 

14 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Humbug 

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

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

17 (c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

18 Administrative jurisdiction over certain public land ad19 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

20 approximately 663 acres, as generally known as ‘‘Farlin 

21 Creek Administrative Transfer’’ depicted on the map enti22 tled ‘‘East Pioneers Wilderness’’ and dated September 13, 

23 2010, is transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, and is 

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1 the East Pioneers Wilderness designated by subsection 

2 (a)(4). 

3 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

5 each area designated as wilderness by section 203 shall be 

6 administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance with 

7 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

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

9 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of en10 actment of this Act; and 

11 (2) with respect to public land administered by 

12 the Bureau of Land Management, any reference in 

13 that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be con14 sidered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Inte15 rior. 

16 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con19 cerned shall file a map and a legal description of each 

20 wilderness area and potential wilderness area des21 ignated by this section, with— 

22 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

23 Resources of the Senate; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

25 the House of Representatives. 


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1 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de2 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

3 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex4 cept that the Secretary concerned may correct typo5 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

6 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 

7 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

9 offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 

10 Management. 

11 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER12 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

13 designated by section 203 that is acquired by the United 

14 States shall— 

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

16 the land is located; and 

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

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

19 other applicable law. 

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

21 the Federal land designated as wilderness by section 203 

22 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

24 public land laws; 


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

2 laws; and 

3 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min4 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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

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

7 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas designated by sec8 tion 203, the Secretary concerned may take such measures 

9 as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, subject 

10 to such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned de11 termines to be appropriate. 

12 (f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE LAND.—In accordance with 

13 section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the 

14 Secretary concerned shall provide any owner of private 

15 land within the boundary of a wilderness area designated 

16 by section 203 adequate access to the private land. 

17 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

19 the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

20 respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation 

21 of hunting, fishing, and trapping. 

22 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

23 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned may 

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1 store fish and wildlife populations (including activi2 ties to maintain and restore fish and wildlife habitats 

3 to support the populations) in a wilderness area des4 ignated by section 203 if the activities are— 

5 (A) consistent with applicable wilderness 

6 management plans; and 

7 (B) carried out in accordance with applica8 ble guidelines and policies. 

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

10 in this title prevents the installation or maintenance of 

11 hydrological, meteorological, or climatological instrumenta12 tion in a wilderness area designated by section 203 if the 

13 Secretary concerned determines that the installation or 

14 maintenance of the instrumentation is necessary to further 

15 the scientific, educational, or conservation purposes of the 

16 wilderness area. 

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

18 grazing of livestock in which grazing is established before 

19 the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to con20 tinue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 

21 practices as the Secretary concerned determines to be nec22 essary, in accordance with— 

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

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1 (2) with respect to wilderness areas administered 

2 by the Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines de3 scribed in House Report 96–617 of the 96th Congress; 

4 and 

5 (3) with respect to wilderness areas administered 

6 by the Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines de7 scribed in Appendix A of House Report 101–405 of 

8 the 101st Congress. 

9 (j) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

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

11 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)), 

12 commercial services (including authorized outfitting 

13 and guide activities) within the wilderness areas des14 ignated by section 203 may be performed to the extent 

15 necessary for activities that are proper for realizing 

16 the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the 

17 wilderness areas. 

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

19 Secretary concerned to modify permits in effect as of 

20 the date of enactment of this Act to provide outfitting 

21 and guide services within the areas designated as wil22 derness by section 203, if the Secretary concerned de23 termines that the activities are in compliance with 

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

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1 (k) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a wilder3 ness area by section 203 shall not create any protec4 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness 

5 area. 

6 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that 

7 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard 

8 from areas within a wilderness area designated by 

9 section 203 shall not preclude the conduct of the ac10 tivities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness 

11 area. 

12 (l) WATER IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may 

14 issue a special use authorization to an owner of a 

15 water storage, transport, or diversion facility located 

16 within the areas designated as wilderness by section 

17 203 for the continued operation, maintenance, and re18 construction of the facility if— 

19 (A) the facility was in existence before the 

20 date of the designation of the wilderness area; 

21 and 

22 (B) the Secretary concerned determines 

23 that— 

24 (i) the facility has been in substan25 tially continuous use to deliver water for the 


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1 beneficial use on the non-Federal land of the 

2 owner since the date of the designation of 

3 the wilderness area; 

4 (ii) the owner of the facility holds a 

5 valid water right for use of the water under 

6 State law, with a priority date that pre7 dates the date of the designation of the wil8 derness area; and 

9 (iii) it is not practicable or feasible to 

10 relocate the facility to land outside the 

11 boundary of the wilderness and continue the 

12 beneficial use of water on the non-Federal 

13 land recognized under State law. 

14 (2) USE OF MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT AND

15 MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—The special use author16 ization under paragraph (1) may allow for the use of 

17 motorized equipment and mechanized transport if the 

18 Secretary concerned determines, after conducting a 

19 minimum tool analysis, that the use of nonmotorized 

20 equipment and nonmechanized transport is impracti21 cable or infeasible. 

22 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

23 concerned may include such terms and conditions in 

24 the special use authorization under paragraph (1) as 


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1 the Secretary concerned determines appropriate to 

2 protect the wilderness values of the area. 

3 (m) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS AREA.—With respect to 

4 the Snowcrest Wilderness Area— 

5 (1) the continuation of motorized access to main6 tain water infrastructure for cattle that was con7 structed to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling and other 

8 aquatic species in the Ruby River may continue— 

9 (A) subject to a permit; and 

10 (B) in accordance with— 

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

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

13 (ii) the guidelines described in House 

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

15 (2) the trailing of sheep across the Snowcrest 

16 Wilderness area to reach existing grazing allotments 

17 in the Gravelly Mountains may be continued for the 

18 tenure of the allotments— 

19 (A) subject to— 

20 (i) a permit; and 

21 (ii) a determination by the Secretary 

22 of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 

23 Supervisor) that the use of nonmechanized 

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1 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, in 

2 accordance with the guidelines described in 

3 House Report 96–617 of the 96th Congress. 

4 SEC. 205. RELEASE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

5 STUDY AREAS. 

6 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of sec7 tion 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

8 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness study 

9 area described in subsection (b) that is not designated as 

10 a wilderness area by section 203 or any other Act enacted 

11 before the date of enactment of this Act has been adequately 

12 studied for wilderness. 

13 (b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study areas 

14 referred to in subsection (a) are— 

15 (1) the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area; 

16 (2) the Bell and Limekiln Canyons Wilderness 

17 Study Area; 

18 (3) the Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study 

19 Area; 

20 (4) the Centennial Mountains Wilderness Study 

21 Area; 

22 (5) the Farlin Creek Wilderness Study Area; 

23 (6) the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study 

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1 (8) the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area; 

2 and 

3 (9) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 

4 (c) RELEASE.—Any study area described in subsection 

5 (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area by section 

6 203— 

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

8 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

9 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

10 (2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap11 plicable land management plans adopted under sec12 tion 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

13 SEC. 206. RELEASE OF SAPPHIRE AND WEST PIONEER WIL14 DERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

17 Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 

18 95–150; 91 Stat. 1243) regarding each study area de19 scribed in subsection (b) are adequate for the consid20 eration of the suitability of each study area for inclu21 sion as a component of the National Wilderness Pres22 ervation System; and 

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1 (A) to review the wilderness option for each 

2 study area described in subsection (b) prior to 

3 the revision of the forest plan required for each 

4 land that comprises each study area in accord5 ance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

6 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 

7 et seq.); and 

8 (B) to manage the portion of each study 

9 area described in subsection (b) that is not des10 ignated as wilderness by section 203 to ensure 

11 the suitability of the area for designation as a 

12 component of the National Wilderness Preserva13 tion System pending revision of the applicable 

14 forest plan. 

15 (b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study areas 

16 referred to in subsection (a) are those portions of the fol17 lowing wilderness study areas which are not designated as 

18 wilderness by section 203: 

19 (1) The portion of the Sapphire Wilderness 

20 Study Area that is located on the Beaverhead21 Deerlodge National Forest, as described in section 

22 2(4) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 

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

24 (2) The West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area, as 

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1 Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 

2 1243). 

3 SEC. 207. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION MAN4 AGEMENT AREAS. 

5 (a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve, protect, and enhance 

6 the scenic, fish and wildlife, recreational, backcountry herit7 age, and other natural resource values of the areas, the fol8 lowing areas in the State are designated for special man9 agement by the Secretary concerned in accordance with this 

10 section: 

11 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

12 Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

13 National Forest, comprising approximately 5,011 

14 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

15 ‘‘Highlands Wilderness Area and Special Manage16 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which is 

17 designated as the ‘‘Highlands Special Management 

18 Area’’. 

19 (2) LOST CREEK RECREATION MANAGEMENT

20 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead21 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 

22 14,589 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti23 tled ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management Area’’ and 

24 dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as the 

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1 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

2 Certain Federal land in the Lolo National Forest, 

3 comprising approximately 1,859 acres, as generally 

4 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission 

5 Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and 

6 Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ and dated Sep7 tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Otatsy 

8 Recreation Management Area’’. 

9 (4) RODERICK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

10 Certain Federal land in the Kootenai National For11 est, comprising approximately 3,715 acres, as gen12 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wilder13 ness and Special Management Area and Three Rivers 

14 Special Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

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

16 Management Area’’. 

17 (5) SNOWCREST SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

18 Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

19 National Forest, comprising approximately 20,493 

20 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

21 ‘‘Snowcrest Special Management Area’’ and dated 

22 December 17, 2013, which is designated as the 

23 ‘‘Snowcrest Special Management Area’’. 

24 (6) THREE RIVERS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

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1 tional Forest, comprising approximately 71,994 acres, 

2 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roderick 

3 Wilderness and Special Management Area and Three 

4 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated Sep5 tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Three 

6 Rivers Special Management Area’’. 

7 (7) THUNDERBOLT CREEK RECREATION MANAGE8 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver9 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi10 mately 20,432 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

11 entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness and Thunderbolt 

12 Creek Recreation Management Area’’ and dated Sep13 tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Thun14 derbolt Recreation Management Area’’. 

15 (8) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGEMENT

16 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead17 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 

18 29,186 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti19 tled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation Management Area’’ 

20 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as 

21 the ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation Management Area’’. 

22 (9) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGEMENT

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1 tled ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness and Recreation Man2 agement Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

3 is designated as the ‘‘West Big Hole Recreation Man4 agement Area’’. 

5 (10) WEST PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGEMENT

6 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead7 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 

8 128,361 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti9 tled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness and Recreation Man10 agement Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

11 is designated as the ‘‘West Pioneers Recreation Man12 agement Area’’. 

13 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

14 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

16 shall administer each area designated by sub17 section (a)— 

18 (i) in furtherance of the purposes for 

19 which the area is established; and 

20 (ii) in accordance with— 

21 (I) this section; and 

22 (II) any laws (including regula23 tions) relating to the National Forest 

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

2 title precludes the Secretary concerned from clos3 ing any trail or area located in the areas des4 ignated by subsection (a)— 

5 (i) to protect a natural resource; or 

6 (ii) to help ensure public safety. 

7 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

8 rights, any Federal land within an area designated 

9 by subsection (a) (including any Federal land ac10 quired after the date of enactment of this Act for in11 clusion in an area designated by subsection (a)) is 

12 withdrawn from all forms of— 

13 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

14 the public land laws; 

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

16 mining laws; and 

17 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

18 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma19 terials. 

20 (3) TIMBER HARVESTING.— 

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

22 subparagraph (B) or as authorized under sub23 section (c), timber harvesting shall not be per24 mitted within an area designated by subsection 

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1 (B) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—Timber 

2 harvesting may be permitted in an area des3 ignated by subsection (a) to the extent consistent 

4 with protecting and preserving the purposes of 

5 the areas designated by subsection (a) for pur6 poses relating to the necessary control of fire, in7 sects, and disease. 

8 (4) USE OF MOTORIZED OR MECHANIZED VEHI9 CLES.— 

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

11 affects the use of motorized or mechanized vehi12 cles that the Secretary concerned determines is 

13 necessary for administrative use or to respond to 

14 an emergency. 

15 (B) MECHANIZED VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, 

16 AND HORSE TRAVEL.—Except as authorized 

17 under subsection (c), nothing in this section pro18 hibits— 

19 (i) the use of mechanized vehicles, ac20 cess by pedestrians, or horse travel within 

21 the areas designated by subsection (a); or 

22 (ii) the construction of trails for use by 

23 mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and horse 

24 travel within the areas designated by sub25 section (a). 


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1 (5) FIREWOOD.—The Secretary concerned may 

2 allow for the collection of firewood for noncommercial 

3 personal use within the areas designated by subsection 

4 (a)— 

5 (A) in accordance with any applicable laws; 

6 and 

7 (B) subject to such terms and conditions as 

8 the Secretary concerned determines to be appro9 priate. 

10 (c) AREA SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 

11 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

12 (A) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No per13 manent campground may be constructed within 

14 the Highlands Special Management Area. 

15 (B) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE16 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

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

18 to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized 

19 or mechanized vehicles within the Highlands 

20 Special Management Area shall be prohibited. 

21 (C) TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND MUNICIPAL

22 WATER PIPELINES.—Nothing in this section af23 fects— 

24 (i) the reasonable access of the govern25 ment of the applicable county to operate 


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1 and maintain the communication site lo2 cated on Table Mountain under a special 

3 use permit issued by the Forest Service; and 

4 (ii) the reasonable access of the city of 

5 Butte, Montana, to operate, maintain, and 

6 if necessary, upgrade or replace the water 

7 supply pipeline within the Highlands Spe8 cial Management Area in existence as of the 

9 date of enactment of this Act for the city of 

10 Butte (including the surrounding commu11 nity of the city of Butte). 

12 (D) HELICOPTER LANDINGS.—Nothing in 

13 this section precludes or restricts the authority of 

14 the Secretary concerned to enter into agreements 

15 with the Secretary of Defense or the Montana 

16 National Guard to authorize limited and sched17 uled landings of aircraft in the Highlands Spe18 cial Management Area. 

19 (2) LOST CREEK, THUNDERBOLT, AND WEST PIO20 NEERS RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

21 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

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1 bolt, and West Pioneers Recreation Management 

2 Areas shall be limited to— 

3 (i) roads, trails, or areas that, as of the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, are designated 

5 roads, trails, or areas; and 

6 (ii) during periods of adequate snow 

7 cover, the areas authorized for snowmobile 

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

9 (B) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No per10 manent campground may be constructed within 

11 the Lost Creek Recreation Area. 

12 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

13 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE14 ATION.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—The use of motorized 

16 and mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

17 Recreation Management Area shall be per18 mitted only on the roads, trails, and areas 

19 that are designated for use by motorized 

20 and mechanized vehicles by the management 

21 plan required under subparagraph (B). 

22 (ii) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Until the 

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1 tions that the Secretary concerned deter2 mines to be necessary, the use of motorized 

3 or mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy Recre4 ation Management Area shall be limited to 

5 the roads and trails designated for such use 

6 as of the date of enactment of this Act, ex7 cept that during periods of adequate snow 

8 cover, the use of snowmobiles shall be al9 lowed within the Otatsy Recreation Man10 agement Area. 

11 (B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

12 concerned shall prepare a management plan for 

13 the Otatsy Recreation Management Area as part 

14 of the first revision of the applicable forest plan 

15 that is carried out after the date of enactment of 

16 this Act. 

17 (4) THREE RIVERS AND RODERICK SPECIAL MAN18 AGEMENT AREAS.— 

19 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE20 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 

21 (B) and (C), the use of motorized or mechanized 

22 vehicles within the Three Rivers Special Manage23 ment Area and the Roderick Special Manage24 ment Area shall be limited to the roads on which 


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1 use by highway legal vehicles is permitted as of 

2 the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (B) SNOWMOBILE AREA.—Subject to any 

4 terms and conditions the Secretary concerned de5 termines to be necessary, during periods of ade6 quate snow cover, the use of snowmobiles shall be 

7 allowed in the areas designated as ‘‘motorized’’ 

8 in the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and 

9 Special Management Area and Three Rivers 

10 Special Management Area’’ and dated December 

11 17, 2013. 

12 (C) GAME CARTS.—The Secretary concerned 

13 may authorize the use of nonmotorized game 

14 carts in the area identified as ‘‘Roderick Special 

15 Management Area’’ on the map described in sub16 paragraph (B). 

17 (D) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No per18 manent campground may be constructed in the 

19 Three Rivers Special Management Area or the 

20 Roderick Special Management Area. 

21 (5) SNOWCREST SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

22 The Secretary concerned may authorize the use of 

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1 (6) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGEMENT

2 AREA.—Subject to any terms and conditions that the 

3 Secretary concerned determines to be necessary, the 

4 use of motorized vehicles shall be limited to the roads 

5 and trails in the Tobacco Roots Recreation Manage6 ment Area designated for such use as of the date of 

7 enactment of this Act. 

8 (7) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGEMENT

9 AREA.— 

10 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

11 any terms and conditions the Secretary con12 cerned determines to be necessary, the use of mo13 torized vehicles within the West Big Hole Recre14 ation Management Area shall be limited to— 

15 (i) the roads, trails, and areas that, as 

16 of the date of enactment of this Act, are des17 ignated roads, trails, or areas; and 

18 (ii) during periods of adequate snow 

19 cover, the areas authorized for snowmobile 

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

21 (B) TIMBER HARVEST.—The Secretary con22 cerned may authorize post and pole, firewood, 

23 and fuel reduction timber projects in the West 

24 Big Hole Recreation Management Area, subject 


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1 to such terms and conditions that the Secretary 

2 concerned determines to be appropriate. 

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

4 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act, the Secretary concerned shall study and report 

6 on— 

7 (1) the opportunities for expanded all-terrain ve8 hicle roads and trails across the Three Rivers District 

9 and adjacent areas on the Kootenai National Forest; 

10 (2) the interconnectedness of roads on private or 

11 State land; and 

12 (3) the opportunities for expanded access points 

13 to existing trails. 


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Calendar No. 391 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 37 

[Report No. 113–165] 

A BILL 

To sustain the economic development and recfor other purposes. areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and tion System, to release certain wilderness study certain land to the National Wilderness Preserva- other public land in the State of Montana, to add reational use of National Forest System land and 

MAY 22, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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