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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 37 

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 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To sustain the economic development and recreational use 

of National Forest System land and other public land 

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

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

recreation, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION INITIATIVE 

Sec. 101. Purpose. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

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

Sec. 104. Authorized forest and watershed restoration projects. 

Sec. 105. Miscellaneous. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL 

MANAGEMENT AREAS IN MONTANA 

Sec. 201. Purposes. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Designation of wilderness areas. 

Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas. 

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

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

Sec. 207. Special management and recreation management areas. 

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

3 TITLE I—MONTANA FOREST 

4 JOBS AND RESTORATION INI5 TIATIVE 

6 SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 

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

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

9 communities that are located in or near National 

10 Forest System land; 

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

13 support and maintain locally based infrastructure 

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


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1 (3) to promote cooperation and collaboration in 

2 the management of National Forest System land; 

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

5 processes of priority watersheds within the National 

6 Forest System; 

7 (5) to carry out collaborative projects to reduce 

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

11 prioritizing, and implementing ecological restoration 

12 and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and 

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

17 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 (1) AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED

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

23 carried out— 

24 (A) on eligible land; and 

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


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

3 (A) to reestablish vegetation on a road or 

4 trail; and 

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

7 are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road 

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

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

11 means— 

12 (A) land within the approximately 

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

17 map entitled ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

18 Forest, Revised Forest Plan, Modeled Timber 

19 Harvest Classification’’ and dated December 

20 10, 2008; and 

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

22 District of the Kootenai National Forest; and 

23 (ii) any land within the adjacent ranger 

24 districts of the Kootenai National Forest that is 


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1 necessary to achieve the requirements of section 

2 103(b). 

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

4 land and resource management plan amendments 

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

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

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

11 (C) dated July 28, 1995. 

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

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

15 (6) MECHANICAL TREATMENT.— 

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

17 treatment’’ means an activity that uses a tool 

18 to remove fiber that has commercial value to 

19 local markets in the vicinity of the area treated. 

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

21 treatment’’ includes leaving fiber on the forest 

22 floor after treatment with a tool, if an option 

23 for removal of the fiber was provided. 

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

25 treatment’’ excludes prescribed burning. 


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

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

3 Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 (8) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term 

5 ‘‘stewardship contract’’ means a contract authorized 

6 under section 347 of the Omnibus Consolidated and 

7 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 

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

9 carry out land management goals that meet local 

10 and rural community needs through a source that is 

11 selected on a best-value basis. 

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

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

14 as 6th code hydrologic units). 

15 SEC. 103. MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION 

16 PILOT INITIATIVE. 

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

19 which the Secretary shall implement authorized forest and 

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

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

24 (2) the purposes of this title. 


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1 (b) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to 

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

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

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

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

9 (2) on the Kootenai National Forest— 

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

11 the date of enactment of this Act; 

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

13 after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

14 (C) 3,000 acres during each subsequent 

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

16 acres in the National Forest have been placed 

17 under contract. 

18 (c) COLLABORATION.— 

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

20 within the Initiative, the Secretary shall identify 1 or 

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

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1 graph (1) shall include multiple interested persons 

2 representing diverse interests in forest and water3 shed management. 

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

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

8 forest and watershed restoration project carried out 

9 under the Initiative. 

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

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

15 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The administrative review 

17 provisions of section 105 of the Healthy Forests 

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

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

21 under this title. 

22 (2) PROPOSED DECISION.—The Secretary shall 

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


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1 or final environmental impact statement for any 

2 project subject to review under paragraph (1). 

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

4 the parties to a special administrative review process 

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

7 used for the administrative review process. 

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

10 project shall be conducted in accordance with section 106 

11 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 

12 U.S.C. 6516). 

13 (f) REPORTS.— 

14 (1) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall 

15 provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 

16 an annual summary of the progress of the Initiative 

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

19 under subsection (b). 

20 (2) PROGRESS REPORT.— 

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

22 after the date of enactment of this Act and 

23 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 

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


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1 Initiative toward accomplishing the purposes of 

2 this title. 

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

5 respect to the Initiative, of— 

6 (i) fire and fuel dynamics, including 

7 changes in— 

8 (I) condition and class; and 

9 (II) fuel levels and distribution; 

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

12 aquatic organisms; 

13 (iii) soil and water, including soil 

14 movement, water quality, stream flows, 

15 and soil productivity; 

16 (iv) economic effects, including job 

17 creation, labor income, and energy; and 

18 (v) social implications, including land 

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

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

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1 ordinate, analyze, and archive the data collected 

2 as a result of monitoring under the Initiative. 

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

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

6 of the Forest Service or other States. 

7 (h) EXPANSION OF INITIATIVE.— 

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

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

11 (A) the Seeley Ranger District no longer 

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

13 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

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

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

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

18 Secretary to include the Seeley Ranger District in 

19 the Initiative, the requirements of the Initiative 

20 under this title shall apply to the District. 

21 (i) TERMINATION DATE.— 

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

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

25 of enactment of this Act; or 


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

3 subsection (b) have been achieved. 

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

6 date under paragraph (1). 

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

9 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

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

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

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

15 authorized forest and watershed restoration projects 

16 that provide landscape-scale work with the goal of 

17 minimizing entries into the watershed. 

18 (3) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 

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

21 stewardship contracts or agreements to carry 

22 out authorized forest and watershed restoration 

23 projects. 

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1 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, 

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

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

5 areas consistent with the priorities described in 

6 paragraph (4). 

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

8 this title, the Secretary shall give priority to carrying 

9 out authorized forest and watershed restoration 

10 projects in areas— 

11 (A) in which the road density exceeds 1.5 

12 miles per square mile; 

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

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

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

18 (C) in which fish and wildlife habitat 

19 connectivity is compromised as a result of past 

20 management practices; and 

21 (D) that contain forests that are at risk 

22 from insect epidemics or high-severity wildfires. 

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

3 that— 

4 (A) the review shall also address— 

5 (i) the activities necessary to meet the 

6 purposes and requirements of this title; 

7 and 

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

10 project; 

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

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

14 the Secretary shall implement the authorized 

15 forest and watershed restoration project; and 

16 (C) if the Secretary or a court determines 

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

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

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

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1 (b) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 (1) RIPARIAN HABITAT PROTECTION.— 

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

4 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall comply 

5 with INFISH in carrying out each authorized 

6 forest and watershed restoration project. 

7 (B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may 

8 modify INFISH if the Secretary determines, 

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

11 or exceed the intent and goals of INFISH. 

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

13 forest and watershed restoration project under this 

14 title, the Secretary shall— 

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

17 (i) the Secretary determines that the 

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

21 and the natural processes of the affected 

22 forest or watershed; and 

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


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

3 project by the conclusion of the contract. 

4 (3) ROAD DENSITY.— 

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

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

9 maximum of 1.5 linear miles per square mile, 

10 averaged over the watershed area. 

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

14 shall apply if— 

15 (i) the applicable land management 

16 plan requires a road density maximum that 

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

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

21 an area governed by an interagency grizzly 

22 bear conservation plan. 

23 (C) APPLICABLE LAW.—For purposes of 

24 determining compliance with the maximum road 

25 density under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 


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1 shall use the definitions of the terms ‘‘National 

2 Forest System road’’ and ‘‘unauthorized road 

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

4 Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

5 regulation). 

6 (D) METHOD.—The road density estab7 lished under subparagraph (A) may be accom8 plished through a combination of decommis9 sioning and year-round permanent closure, ex10 cept that the Secretary shall prioritize for de11 commissioning any roads adversely affecting 

12 water quality or fish habitat. 

13 (4) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—The Sec14 retary shall design authorized forest and watershed 

15 restoration projects to produce commercial and non16 commercial wood products, consistent with the pur17 poses of this title. 

18 SEC. 105. MISCELLANEOUS. 

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

20 this title, the Secretary shall administer the National For21 ests subject to the Initiative in accordance with applicable 

22 law. 

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

24 accordance with applicable law, permit a Field Manager 

25 from each applicable Bureau of Land Management office, 


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1 the Seeley Lake District Ranger of the Lolo National For2 est, and the Lincoln District Ranger of the Helena Na3 tional Forest to serve on the Board of Directors of the 

4 Blackfoot Challenge in the official capacities of the Bu5 reau of Land Management and the districts, respectively. 

6 (c) BIOMASS.—To help improve forest restoration ac7 tivities by using and creating markets for small-diameter 

8 material and low-valued trees removed from forest restora9 tion activities in the State, the Secretary may provide 

10 grants through the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Pro11 gram or any other biomass program in accordance with 

12 applicable law. 

13 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL14 DERNESS AND SPECIAL MAN15 AGEMENT AREAS IN MON16 TANA 

17 SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

18 The purposes of this title are— 

19 (1) to protect and enhance motorized rec20 reational opportunities in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

21 National Forest, the Lolo National Forest, and the 

22 Kootenai National Forest; and 

23 (2) to protect and enhance the wild heritage 

24 and backcountry traditions of the State through— 


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1 (A) the addition of certain land to the Na2 tional Wilderness Preservation System; and 

3 (B) the management of other land in a 

4 manner that preserves existing primitive and 

5 semi-primitive recreational activities. 

6 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this title: 

8 (1) BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOR9 EST.—The term ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

10 Forest’’ means the National Forest that is— 

11 (A) comprised of— 

12 (i) the Beaverhead National Forest; 

13 and 

14 (ii) the Deerlodge National Forest; 

15 and 

16 (B) managed by the Secretary concerned 

17 as a single administrative unit. 

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

19 term ‘‘designated road, trail, or area’’ has the mean20 ing given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code 

21 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 

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

23 means a land and resource management plan pre24 pared in accordance with section 6 of the Forest and 


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1 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

2 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 

3 (4) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec4 retary concerned’’ means— 

5 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

6 through the Chief of the Forest Service, with 

7 respect to National Forest System land; and 

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

10 Management (including land held for the ben11 efit of an Indian tribe). 

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

13 of Montana. 

14 SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

15 (a) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERV16 ICE.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 

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

18 State are designated as wilderness areas and as compo19 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

20 (1) ANACONDA PINTLAR WILDERNESS ADDI21 TIONS.—Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

22 National Forest, comprising approximately 65,407 

23 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

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

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

2 Wilderness. 

3 (2) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

4 Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, comprising 

5 approximately 40,072 acres generally depicted as the 

6 ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture Creek Wilderness 

7 Addition (Bob Marshall Addition)’’ and approxi8 mately 7,792 acres generally depicted as the ‘‘Griz9 zly Basin of the Swan Range Wilderness Addition’’ 

10 on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Moun11 tains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and 

12 Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

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

14 considered to be a part of, the Bob Marshall Wilder15 ness. 

16 (3) DOLUS LAKES WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

17 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com18 prising approximately 9,407 acres, as generally de19 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Dolus Lakes Wilder20 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

22 (4) EAST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 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 ‘‘East Pioneers Wilderness’’. 

3 (5) ELECTRIC PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

5 comprising approximately 5,670 acres, as generally 

6 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilder7 ness and Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Manage8 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 

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

10 (6) HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

11 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com12 prising approximately 15,659 acres, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness 

14 Area and Special Management Area’’ and dated 

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

16 ‘‘Highlands Wilderness’’. 

17 (7) ITALIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

18 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

19 comprising approximately 29,677 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Italian Peaks Wilder21 ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

23 (8) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

24 Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

25 Forest, comprising approximately 17,201 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lee Metcalf 

2 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated September 13, 

3 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

4 be a part of, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. 

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

6 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com7 prising approximately 35,012 acres, as generally de8 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’ 

9 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

11 (10) MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI12 TION.—Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, 

13 which comprises approximately 4,460 acres, as gen14 erally depicted as the ‘‘West Fork Clearwater Wil15 derness Addition’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar16 shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 

17 Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 

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

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

20 Mountains Wilderness designated by Public Law 93– 

21 632 (88 Stat. 2153). 

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1 son Wilderness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Jefferson Wil3 derness’’. 

4 (12) QUIGG PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

5 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com6 prising approximately 8,275 acres, as generally de7 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’ 

8 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

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

10 (13) RODERICK WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

11 the Kootenai National Forest, which comprises ap12 proximately 29,467 acres, as generally depicted as 

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

14 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 

15 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

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

17 the ‘‘Roderick Wilderness’’. 

18 (14) SAPPHIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

19 the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com20 prising approximately 43,101 acres, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’ 

22 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

23 known as the ‘‘Sapphires Wilderness’’. 

24 (15) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

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1 comprises approximately 30,967 acres, as generally 

2 depicted as the ‘‘North Fork Blackfoot-Monture 

3 Creek Wilderness Addition (Scapegoat Addition)’’ on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Bob Marshall, Mission Mountains 

5 and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions and Otatsy 

6 Recreation Management Area’’ and dated September 

7 13, 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered 

8 to be a part of, the Scapegoat Wilderness designated 

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

10 (16) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

11 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com12 prising approximately 91,561 acres, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’ 

14 and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘‘Snowcrest Wilderness’’. 

16 (17) STONY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

17 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

18 comprising approximately 14,213 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Stony Mountain Wil20 derness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall 

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

22 (18) WEST BIG HOLE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

24 comprising approximately 44,156 acres, as generally 

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1 derness and Recreation Management Area’’ and 

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

3 the ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness’’. 

4 (19) WEST PIONEERS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

6 comprising approximately 26,560 acres, as generally 

7 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilder8 ness and Recreation Management Area’’ and dated 

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

10 ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness’’. 

11 (b) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND

12 MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the purposes of the 

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

14 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and 

15 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

16 System: 

17 (1) BLACKTAIL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

18 Certain public land administered by the Bureau of 

19 Land Management, comprising approximately 

20 10,675 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti21 tled ‘‘Blacktail Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated 

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

23 ‘‘Blacktail Mountains Wilderness’’. 

24 (2) CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

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1 Land Management, comprising approximately 

2 23,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti3 tled ‘‘Centennial Mountains Wilderness’’ and dated 

4 June 1, 2012, which shall be known as the ‘‘Centen5 nial Mountains Wilderness’’. 

6 (3) RUBY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

7 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

8 Management, comprising approximately 16,300 

9 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

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

11 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ruby Mountains 

12 Wilderness’’. 

13 (4) EAST FORK BLACKTAIL WILDERNESS.—Cer14 tain public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

15 Management, comprising approximately 6,125 acres, 

16 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East 

17 Fork Blacktail Wilderness’’ and dated July 27, 

18 2010, which shall be known as the ‘‘East Fork 

19 Blacktail Wilderness’’. 

20 (5) HUMBUG SPIRES WILDERNESS.—Certain 

21 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

22 Management, comprising approximately 8,900 acres, 

23 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Humbug 

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

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


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1 (c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC2 TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over certain public 

3 land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

4 comprising approximately 663 acres, as generally known 

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

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

7 September 13, 2010, is transferred to the Secretary of Ag8 riculture, and is incorporated in, and shall be considered 

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

10 by subsection (a)(4). 

11 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

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

13 each area designated as wilderness by section 203 shall 

14 be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance 

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

16 that— 

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

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

19 of enactment of this Act; and 

20 (2) with respect to public land administered by 

21 the Bureau of Land Management, any reference in 

22 that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be con23 sidered to be a reference to the Secretary of the In24 terior. 

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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con3 cerned shall file a map and a legal description of 

4 each wilderness area and potential wilderness area 

5 designated by this section, with— 

6 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

7 Resources of the Senate; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

9 of the House of Representatives. 

10 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de11 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

12 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex13 cept that the Secretary concerned may correct typo14 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

15 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

16 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

17 on file and available for public inspection in the ap18 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bu19 reau of Land Management. 

20 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER21 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

22 designated by section 203 that is acquired by the United 

23 States shall— 

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

25 the land is located; and 


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

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

3 any other applicable law. 

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

5 the Federal land designated as wilderness by section 203 

6 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

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

8 public land laws; 

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

10 laws; and 

11 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min12 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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

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

15 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas designated by 

16 section 203, the Secretary concerned may take such meas17 ures as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, 

18 subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary con19 cerned determines to be appropriate. 

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

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

22 the Secretary concerned shall provide any owner of private 

23 land within the boundary of a wilderness area designated 

24 by section 203 adequate access to the private land. 

25 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 


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

2 the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

3 respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation 

4 of hunting, fishing, and trapping. 

5 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

6 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned 

8 may carry out management activities to maintain or 

9 restore fish and wildlife populations (including ac10 tivities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife 

11 habitats to support the populations) in a wilderness 

12 area designated by section 203 if the activities are— 

13 (A) consistent with applicable wilderness 

14 management plans; and 

15 (B) carried out in accordance with applica16 ble guidelines and policies. 

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

18 in this title prevents the installation or maintenance of 

19 hydrological, meteorological, or climatological instrumen20 tation in a wilderness area designated by section 203 if 

21 the Secretary concerned determines that the installation 

22 or maintenance of the instrumentation is necessary to fur23 ther the scientific, educational, or conservation purposes 

24 of the wilderness area. 


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

2 grazing of livestock in which grazing is established before 

3 the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to con4 tinue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 

5 practices as the Secretary concerned determines to be nec6 essary, in accordance with— 

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

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

9 (2) with respect to wilderness areas adminis10 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines 

11 described in House Report 96–617 of the 96th Con12 gress; and 

13 (3) with respect to wilderness areas adminis14 tered by the Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines 

15 described in Appendix A of House Report 101–405 

16 of the 101st Congress. 

17 (j) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

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

19 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

20 1133(d)(5)), commercial services (including author21 ized outfitting and guide activities) within the wil22 derness areas designated by section 203 may be per23 formed to the extent necessary for activities that are 

24 proper for realizing the recreational or other wilder25 ness purposes of the wilderness areas. 


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

2 Secretary concerned to modify permits in effect as of 

3 the date of enactment of this Act to provide outfit4 ting and guide services within the areas designated 

5 as wilderness by section 203, if the Secretary con6 cerned determines that the activities are in compli7 ance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

9 (k) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a wilder11 ness area by section 203 shall not create any protec12 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness 

13 area. 

14 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

15 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 

16 heard from areas within a wilderness area des17 ignated by section 203 shall not preclude the con18 duct of the activities or uses outside the boundary 

19 of the wilderness area. 

20 (l) WATER IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

22 may issue a special use authorization to an owner of 

23 a water storage, transport, or diversion facility lo24 cated within the areas designated as wilderness by 


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1 section 203 for the continued operation, mainte2 nance, and reconstruction of the facility if— 

3 (A) the facility was in existence before the 

4 date of the designation of the wilderness area; 

5 and 

6 (B) the Secretary concerned determines 

7 that— 

8 (i) the facility has been in substan9 tially continuous use to deliver water for 

10 the beneficial use on the non-Federal land 

11 of the owner since the date of the designa12 tion of the wilderness area; 

13 (ii) the owner of the facility holds a 

14 valid water right for use of the water 

15 under State law, with a priority date that 

16 predates the date of the designation of the 

17 wilderness area; and 

18 (iii) it is not practicable or feasible to 

19 relocate the facility to land outside the 

20 boundary of the wilderness and continue 

21 the beneficial use of water on the non-Fed22 eral land recognized under State law. 

23 (2) USE OF MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT AND

24 MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—The special use author25 ization under paragraph (1) may allow for the use 


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1 of motorized equipment and mechanized transport if 

2 the Secretary concerned determines, after con3 ducting a minimum tool analysis, that the use of 

4 nonmotorized equipment and nonmechanized trans5 port is impracticable or infeasible. 

6 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

7 concerned may include such terms and conditions in 

8 the special use authorization under paragraph (1) as 

9 the Secretary concerned determines appropriate to 

10 protect the wilderness values of the area. 

11 (m) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS AREA.—With respect 

12 to the Snowcrest Wilderness Area— 

13 (1) the continuation of reasonable motorized ac14 cess to maintain water infrastructure for cattle that 

15 was constructed to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling 

16 and other aquatic species in the Ruby River may 

17 continue— 

18 (A) subject to a permit; and 

19 (B) in accordance with— 

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

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

22 (ii) the guidelines described in House 

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

24 (2) the trailing of sheep across the Snowcrest 

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1 in the Gravelly Mountains may be continued for the 

2 tenure of the allotments— 

3 (A) subject to— 

4 (i) a permit; and 

5 (ii) a determination by the Secretary 

6 of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 

7 Supervisor) that the use of nonmechanized 

8 transport is impracticable or infeasible; 

9 and 

10 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, in 

11 accordance with the guidelines described in 

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

13 SEC. 205. RELEASE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

14 STUDY AREAS. 

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

16 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

18 study area described in subsection (b) that is not des19 ignated as a wilderness area by section 203 or any other 

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

21 been adequately studied for wilderness. 

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

23 areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 

24 (1) the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area; 


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1 (2) the Bell and Limekiln Canyons Wilderness 

2 Study Area; 

3 (3) the Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study 

4 Area; 

5 (4) the Centennial Mountains Wilderness Study 

6 Area; 

7 (5) the Farlin Creek Wilderness Study Area; 

8 (6) the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study 

9 Area; 

10 (7) the Hidden Pasture Wilderness Study Area; 

11 (8) the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area; 

12 and 

13 (9) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study 

14 Area. 

15 (c) RELEASE.—Any study area described in sub16 section (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area by 

17 section 203— 

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

19 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

20 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

21 (2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap22 plicable land management plans adopted under sec23 tion 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 


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1 SEC. 206. RELEASE OF SAPPHIRE AND WEST PIONEER WIL2 DERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

5 Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 

6 95–150; 91 Stat. 1243) regarding each study area 

7 described in subsection (b) are adequate for the con8 sideration of the suitability of each study area for 

9 inclusion as a component of the National Wilderness 

10 Preservation System; and 

11 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture is not re12 quired— 

13 (A) to review the wilderness option for 

14 each study area described in subsection (b) 

15 prior to the revision of the forest plan required 

16 for each land that comprises each study area in 

17 accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Re18 newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

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

20 (B) to manage the portion of each study 

21 area described in subsection (b) that is not des22 ignated as wilderness by section 203 to ensure 

23 the suitability of the area for designation as a 

24 component of the National Wilderness Preser25 vation System pending revision of the applicable 

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

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

3 the following wilderness study areas which are not des4 ignated as wilderness by section 203: 

5 (1) The portion of the Sapphire Wilderness 

6 Study Area that is located on the Beaverhead7 Deerlodge National Forest, as described in section 

8 2(4) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 

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

10 (2) The West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area, 

11 as described in section 2(1) of the Montana Wilder12 ness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 

13 Stat. 1243). 

14 SEC. 207. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION MAN15 AGEMENT AREAS. 

16 (a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve, protect, and en17 hance the scenic, fish and wildlife, recreational, 

18 backcountry heritage, and other natural resource values 

19 of the areas, the following areas in the State are des20 ignated for special management by the Secretary con21 cerned in accordance with this section: 

22 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

23 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead24 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi25 mately 5,011 acres, as generally depicted on the 


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1 map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness Area and Spe2 cial Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

3 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Highlands Special 

4 Management Area’’. 

5 (2) LOST CREEK RECREATION MANAGEMENT

6 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead7 Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi8 mately 14,589 acres, as generally depicted on the 

9 map entitled ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 

10 Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which is des11 ignated as the ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 

12 Area’’. 

13 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT

14 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Lolo National 

15 Forest, comprising approximately 1,859 acres, as 

16 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar17 shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 

18 Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 

19 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 

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

21 (4) RODERICK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

22 Certain Federal land in the Kootenai National For23 est, comprising approximately 3,715 acres, as gen24 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wil25 derness and Special Management Area and Three 


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1 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated Sep2 tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Rod3 erick Special Management Area’’. 

4 (5) THREE RIVERS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

5 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Kootenai Na6 tional Forest, comprising approximately 71,994 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 

9 and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 

10 dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as 

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

12 (6) THUNDERBOLT CREEK RECREATION MAN13 AGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Bea14 verhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap15 proximately 19,641 acres, as generally depicted on 

16 the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness and 

17 Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Management Area’’ 

18 and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 

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

20 (7) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGE21 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver22 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi23 mately 29,186 acres, as generally depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation Manage25 ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 


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1 is designated as the ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation 

2 Management Area’’. 

3 (8) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGE4 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver5 head-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approxi6 mately 95,144 acres, as generally depicted on the 

7 map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness and Recre8 ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

9 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Big Hole 

10 Recreation Management Area’’. 

11 (9) WEST PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGE12 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver13 head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi14 mately 128,361 acres, as generally depicted on the 

15 map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness and Recre16 ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 

17 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Pioneers 

18 Recreation Management Area’’. 

19 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

20 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary con22 cerned shall administer each area designated by 

23 subsection (a)— 

24 (i) in furtherance of the purposes for 

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1 (ii) in accordance with— 

2 (I) this section; and 

3 (II) any laws (including regula4 tions) relating to the National Forest 

5 System. 

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

7 title precludes the Secretary concerned from 

8 closing any trail or area located in the areas 

9 designated by subsection (a)— 

10 (i) to protect a natural resource; or 

11 (ii) to help ensure public safety. 

12 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

13 rights, any Federal land within an area designated 

14 by subsection (a) (including any Federal land ac15 quired after the date of enactment of this Act for in16 clusion in an area designated by subsection (a)) is 

17 withdrawn from all forms of— 

18 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

19 the public land laws; 

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

21 mining laws; and 

22 (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

23 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma24 terials. 

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

2 subparagraph (B) or as authorized under sub3 section (c), timber harvesting shall not be per4 mitted within an area designated by subsection 

5 (a). 

6 (B) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—Tim7 ber harvesting may be permitted in an area des8 ignated by subsection (a) to the extent con9 sistent with protecting and preserving the pur10 poses of the areas designated by subsection (a) 

11 for purposes relating to the necessary control of 

12 fire, insects, and diseases. 

13 (4) USE OF MOTORIZED OR MECHANIZED VEHI14 CLES.— 

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

16 affects the use of motorized or mechanized vehi17 cles that the Secretary concerned determines is 

18 necessary for administrative use or to respond 

19 to an emergency. 

20 (B) MECHANIZED VEHICLES, PEDES21 TRIANS, AND HORSE TRAVEL.—Except as au22 thorized under subsection (c), nothing in this 

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1 (i) the use of mechanized vehicles, ac2 cess by pedestrians, or horse travel within 

3 the areas designated by subsection (a); or 

4 (ii) the construction of trails for use 

5 by mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and 

6 horse travel within the areas designated by 

7 subsection (a). 

8 (5) FIREWOOD.—The Secretary concerned may 

9 allow for the collection of firewood for noncommer10 cial personal use within the areas designated by sub11 section (a)— 

12 (A) in accordance with any applicable laws; 

13 and 

14 (B) subject to such terms and conditions 

15 as the Secretary concerned determines to be ap16 propriate. 

17 (c) AREA SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIRE18 MENTS.— 

19 (1) HIGHLANDS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

20 AREA.— 

21 (A) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

22 permanent campground may be constructed 

23 within the Highlands Special Management 

24 Area. 


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1 (B) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE2 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

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

4 to respond to an emergency, the use of motor5 ized or mechanized vehicles within the High6 lands Special Management Area shall be pro7 hibited. 

8 (C) TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND MUNIC9 IPAL WATER PIPELINES.—Nothing in this sec10 tion affects— 

11 (i) the reasonable access of the gov12 ernment of the applicable county to oper13 ate and maintain the communication site 

14 located on Table Mountain under a special 

15 use permit issued by the Forest Service; 

16 and 

17 (ii) the reasonable access of the city of 

18 Butte, Montana, to operate, maintain, and 

19 if necessary, upgrade or replace the water 

20 supply pipeline within the Highlands Spe21 cial Management Area in existence as of 

22 the date of enactment of this Act for the 

23 city of Butte (including the surrounding 

24 community of the city of Butte). 


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1 (D) HELICOPTER LANDINGS.—Nothing in 

2 this section precludes or restricts the authority 

3 of the Secretary concerned to enter into agree4 ments with the Secretary of Defense or the 

5 Montana National Guard to authorize limited 

6 and scheduled landings of aircraft in the High7 lands Special Management Area. 

8 (2) LOST CREEK, THUNDERBOLT, AND WEST

9 PIONEERS RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

10 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

11 any terms and conditions the Secretary con12 cerned determines to be necessary, the use of 

13 motorized vehicles within the Lost Creek, Thun14 derbolt, and West Pioneers Recreation Manage15 ment Areas shall be limited to— 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, are des18 ignated roads, trails, or areas; and 

19 (ii) during periods of adequate snow 

20 cover, the areas authorized for snowmobile 

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

22 (B) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

23 permanent campground may be constructed 

24 within the Lost Creek Recreation Area. 


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1 (3) OTATSY RECREATION MANAGEMENT

2 AREA.— 

3 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE4 ATION.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The use of motor6 ized and mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

7 Recreation Management Area shall be per8 mitted only on the roads, trails, and areas 

9 that are designated for use by motorized 

10 and mechanized vehicles by the manage11 ment plan required under subparagraph 

12 (B). 

13 (ii) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Until 

14 the date on which the management plan 

15 required under subparagraph (B) is ap16 proved, and subject to any terms and con17 ditions that the Secretary concerned deter18 mines to be necessary, the use of motorized 

19 or mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy 

20 Recreation Management Area shall be lim21 ited to the roads and trails designated for 

22 such use as of the date of enactment of 

23 this Act, except that during periods of ade24 quate snow cover, the use of snowmobiles 


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1 shall be allowed within the Otatsy Recre2 ation Management Area. 

3 (B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

4 concerned shall prepare a management plan for 

5 the Otatsy Recreation Management Area as 

6 part of the first revision of the applicable forest 

7 plan that is carried out after the date of enact8 ment of this Act. 

9 (4) THREE RIVERS AND RODERICK SPECIAL

10 MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

11 (A) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED RECRE12 ATION.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 

13 (B) and (C), the use of motorized or mecha14 nized vehicles within the Three Rivers Special 

15 Management Area and the Roderick Special 

16 Management Area shall be limited to the roads 

17 on which use by highway legal vehicles is per18 mitted as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (B) SNOWMOBILE AREA.—Subject to any 

20 terms and conditions the Secretary concerned 

21 determines to be necessary, during periods of 

22 adequate snow cover, the use of snowmobiles 

23 shall be allowed in the areas designated as ‘‘mo24 torized’’ in the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wilder25 ness and Special Management Area and Three 


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1 Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated 

2 September 13, 2010. 

3 (C) GAME CARTS.—The Secretary con4 cerned may authorize the use of nonmotorized 

5 game carts in the area identified as ‘‘Roderick 

6 Special Management Area’’ on the map de7 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

8 (D) CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT.—No 

9 permanent campground may be constructed in 

10 the Three Rivers Special Management Area or 

11 the Roderick Special Management Area. 

12 (5) TOBACCO ROOTS RECREATION MANAGE13 MENT AREA.—Subject to any terms and conditions 

14 that the Secretary concerned determines to be nec15 essary, the use of motorized vehicles shall be limited 

16 to the roads and trails in the Tobacco Roots Recre17 ation Management Area designated for such use as 

18 of the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (6) WEST BIG HOLE RECREATION MANAGE20 MENT AREA.— 

21 (A) MOTORIZED RECREATION.—Subject to 

22 any terms and conditions the Secretary con23 cerned determines to be necessary, the use of 

24 motorized vehicles within the West Big Hole 


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1 Recreation Management Area shall be limited 

2 to— 

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

4 of the date of enactment of this Act, are 

5 designated 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) TIMBER HARVEST.—The Secretary 

10 concerned may authorize post and pole, fire11 wood, and fuel reduction timber projects in the 

12 West Big Hole Recreation Management Area, 

13 subject to such terms and conditions that the 

14 Secretary concerned determines to be appro15 priate. 

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

17 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

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

19 on— 

20 (1) the opportunities for expanded all-terrain 

21 vehicle roads and trails across the Three Rivers Dis22 trict and adjacent areas on the Kootenai National 

23 Forest; 

24 (2) the interconnectedness of roads on private 

25 or State land; and 


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1 (3) the opportunities for expanded access points 

2 to existing trails. 

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