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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 979

To provide additional protections for National Forest System lands in Alaska 

through the designation of wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, 

Land Use Designation II management areas, restoration areas, special 

management areas, and additional components of the national wild and 

scenic rivers system. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2003

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 

PAYNE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. 

FORD, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. JONES of 

Ohio, Mr. HOLT, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

BLUMENAUER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. KLECZKA, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. OWENS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CARDIN, 

Mr. FILNER, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. WYNN, Ms. MCCARTHY of 

Missouri, Mr. NADLER, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. PRICE of 

North Carolina, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 

Ms. LEE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. COOPER, Mrs. LOWEY, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. WEINER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mr. 

MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 

DOGGETT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

CROWLEY, Mr. LEACH, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LANGEVIN, 

Mr. CASE, Mr. WATT, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

WAXMAN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mrs. JOHNSON of 

Connecticut, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode 

Island, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. SABO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, and Mr. 

CLYBURN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
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A BILL

To provide additional protections for National Forest System 

lands in Alaska through the designation of wilderness 

areas, wilderness study areas, Land Use Designation II 

management areas, restoration areas, special management areas, and additional components of the national 

wild and scenic rivers system.

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 ‘‘Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Congressional intent. 

Sec. 3. Reference map. 

TITLE I—ADDITIONAL WILDERNESS AREAS IN ALASKA 

NATIONAL FORESTS 

Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness areas, Chugach National Forest. 

Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness areas, Tongass National Forest. 

TITLE II—WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS IN CHUGACH NATIONAL 

FOREST 

Sec. 201. Designation of wilderness study areas. 

TITLE III—LAND USE DESIGNATION II AREAS IN TONGASS 

NATIONAL FOREST 

Sec. 301. Designation of additional Land Use Designation II areas. 

TITLE IV—RESTORATION AREAS IN TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST 

Sec. 401. Designation of restoration areas. 

TITLE V—SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS IN TONGASS NATIONAL 

FOREST 

Sec. 501. Designation of special management areas. 
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TITLE VI—WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS IN 

ALASKA NATIONAL FORESTS 

Sec. 601. Designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers within Chugach 

National Forest. 

Sec. 602. Designation of certain rivers within Chugach National Forest for 

study for potential addition to system. 

Sec. 603. Withdrawal. 

Sec. 604. Designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers within Tongass 

National Forest. 

Sec. 605. Special administrative provisions. 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

Sec. 701. Maps and legal description. 

Sec. 702. Fish and wildlife. 

Sec. 703. Management of newly acquired lands. 

Sec. 704. Water rights. 

Sec. 705. Withdrawal.

1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT. 

2 It is the intent of Congress in this Act—

3 (1) to safeguard certain lands in the Chugach 

4 and Tongass National Forests in Alaska in per5 petuity to preserve the wilderness values of these 

6 lands; 

7 (2) to guarantee the public’s use and enjoyment 

8 of these lands through nondestructive uses, including 

9 hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and wildness ap10 preciation; and 

11 (3) to continue to provide an opportunity for 

12 residents of Alaska to engage in a subsistence way 

13 of life. 

14 SEC. 3. REFERENCE MAP. 

15 In this Act, the term ‘‘Alaska Rainforest Map’’ 

16 means the following two maps prepared in connection with 

17 this Act: 
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1 (1) The map entitled ‘‘Alaska Rainforest Con2 servation Proposal for the Chugach National For3 est’’, dated December 2002. 

4 (2) The map entitled ‘‘Alaska Rainforest Con5 servation Proposal for the Tongass National For6 est’’, dated December 2002.

7 TITLE I—ADDITIONAL WILDER8 NESS AREAS IN ALASKA NA9 TIONAL FORESTS 

10 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS, CHUGACH 

11 NATIONAL FOREST. 

12 In furtherance of the provisions of the Wilderness Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain public lands within the 

14 Chugach National Forest in Alaska, which together com15 prise approximately 3,659,900 acres and are depicted as 

16 ‘‘Proposed Wilderness’’ on the Alaska Rainforest Map, are 

17 hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as compo18 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

19 The wilderness areas shall bear the nomenclature and con20 tain approximate acreage as follows: 

21 (1) Russian River-Ascension Wilderness, con22 sisting of approximately 100,200 acres, as generally 

23 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Russian 

24 River-Ascension Wilderness’’. 
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1 (2) Resurrection Creek West Wilderness, con2 sisting of approximately 79,500 acres, as generally 

3 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Res4 urrection Creek West Wilderness’’. 

5 (3) Turnagain Wilderness, consisting of ap6 proximately 41,500 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Turnagain Wilder8 ness’’. 

9 (4) Brown Bear West Wilderness, consisting of 

10 approximately 24,800 acres, as generally depicted on 

11 the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Brown Bear West 

12 Wilderness’’. 

13 (5) Kenai Headwaters Wilderness, consisting of 

14 approximately 242,300 acres, as generally depicted 

15 on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Kenai Head16 waters Wilderness’’. 

17 (6) Twentymile River Wilderness, consisting of 

18 approximately 111,900 acres, as generally depicted 

19 on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Twentymile River 

20 Wilderness’’. 

21 (7) Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness, con22 sisting of approximately 1,227,700 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as 

24 ‘‘Nellie-Juan-College Fiord Wilderness’’. 
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1 (8) Gravina River-Jack Bay Wilderness, con2 sisting of approximately 173,300 acres, as generally 

3 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Gravina 

4 River-Jack Bay Wilderness’’. 

5 (9) Big Islands Wilderness, consisting of ap6 proximately 328,200 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Big Islands Wilder8 ness’’. 

9 (10) Eyak Wilderness, consisting of approxi10 mately 11,700 acres, as generally depicted on the 

11 Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Eyak Wilderness’’. 

12 (11) Salmon Creek Wilderness, consisting of 

13 approximately 85,500 acres, as generally depicted on 

14 the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Salmon Creek Wil15 derness’’. 

16 (12) Tasnuna North Wilderness, consisting of 

17 approximately 66,100 acres, as generally depicted on 

18 the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Tasnuna North Wil19 derness’’. 

20 (13) Tasnuna South Wilderness, consisting of 

21 approximately 202,200 acres, as generally depicted 

22 on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Tasnuna South 

23 Wilderness’’. 

24 (14) Copper Delta River Wilderness, consisting 

25 of approximately 1,029,400 acres, as depicted on the 
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1 Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Copper River Delta Wil2 derness’’. 

3 SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS, TONGASS 

4 NATIONAL FOREST. 

5 In furtherance of the provisions of the Wilderness Act 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain public lands within the 

7 Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together com8 prise approximately 3,231,200 acres and are depicted as 

9 ‘‘Proposed Wilderness’’ on the Alaska Rainforest Map, are 

10 hereby designated as wilderness. The wilderness areas are 

11 deemed to be incorporated into the indicted wilderness 

12 area designated by section 703 of the Alaska National In13 terest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487; 94 

14 Stat. 2418) or shall be an additional component of the 

15 National Wilderness Preservation System, with the no16 menclature and approximate acreage as follows: 

17 (1) Berners Bay Wilderness, consisting of ap18 proximately 265,700 acres, and given map reference 

19 #2. 

20 (2) Chilkat Range additions to Endicott River 

21 Wilderness, consisting of approximately 269,200 

22 acres, and given map reference #3. 

23 (3) Chuck River Wilderness additions, con24 sisting of approximately 46,700 acres, and given 

25 map reference #8. 
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1 (4) Kadashan River Wilderness, consisting of 

2 approximately 37,600 acres, and given map ref3 erence #7. 

4 (5) Mansfield Peninsula Wilderness addition to 

5 Admiralty Island National Monument, consisting of 

6 approximately 65,800 acres, and given map ref7 erence #4. 

8 (6) Port Houghton-Farragut Bay Wilderness, 

9 consisting of approximately 325,400 acres, and given 

10 map reference #10. 

11 (7) Petersburg Creek Wilderness additions, con12 sisting of approximately 12,500 acres, and given 

13 map reference #12. 

14 (8) Russell Fjord Wilderness additions, con15 sisting of approximately 513,000 acres, and given 

16 map reference #1. 

17 (9) South Baranof Wilderness additions, con18 sisting of approximately 97,600 acres, and given 

19 map reference #13. 

20 (10) South Etolin Island Wilderness additions, 

21 consisting of approximately 85,200 acres, and given 

22 map reference #16. 

23 (11) South Prince of Wales Wilderness addi24 tions, consisting of approximately 149,400 acres, 

25 and given map reference #18. 
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1 (12) Speel-Whiting River Wilderness, consisting 

2 of approximately 424,300 acres, and given map ref3 erence #5.

4 (13) Tebenkof-Kuiu Wilderness additions, con5 sisting of approximately 137,400 acres, and given 

6 map references #15. 

7 (14) Thomas Bay, Twin Peaks Wilderness, con8 sisting of approximately 373,700 acres, and given 

9 map reference #11. 

10 (15) Trap Bay Wilderness, consisting of ap11 proximately 13,300 acres, and given map reference 

12 #6. 

13 (16) West Chichagof Island Wilderness addi14 tions, consisting of approximately 44,900 acres, and 

15 given map reference #9. 

16 (17) West Duncan Canal and Castle River Wil17 derness, consisting of approximately 233,900 acres, 

18 and given map reference #14. 

19 (18) Wolf Lake addition to Karta River Wilder20 ness, consisting of approximately 3,600 acres, and 

21 given map reference #17. 

22 (19) Cone Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 

23 approximately 134,300 acres, and given map ref24 erence #92. 
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1 TITLE II—WILDERNESS STUDY 

2 AREAS IN CHUGACH NA3 TIONAL FOREST 

4 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

5 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—In furtherance of the pur6 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 

7 Secretary of Agriculture shall review certain public lands 

8 within the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, which to9 gether comprise approximately 236,000 acres and are de10 picted as ‘‘Wilderness Study’’ on the Alaska Rainforest 

11 Map, to determine the suitability or nonsuitability of des12 ignating the public lands within the wilderness study 

13 boundaries for preservation as wilderness. The public 

14 lands to be reviewed are as follows: 

15 (1) Jackpot Wilderness Study Area, consisting 

16 of approximately 20,800 acres, as generally depicted 

17 on the Alaska Rainforest Map as Jackpot WSA. 

18 (2) Gravina-Fidalgo Wilderness Study Area, 

19 consisting of approximately 57,500 acres, as gen20 erally depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as 

21 Gravina-Fidalgo WSA. 

22 (3) Childs Glacier Wilderness Study Area, con23 sisting of approximately 157,700 acres, as generally 

24 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as Childs 

25 Glacier WSA. 
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1 (b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than three 

2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Agriculture shall submit to the President and 

4 the Congress a report, prepared in accordance with sub5 sections (c) and (d) of section 3 of the Wilderness Act 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1132), containing the results of the review. 

7 (c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—As part of the re8 view of the wilderness study areas identified in paragraphs 

9 (3) and (5) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture 

10 shall investigate possible Federal acquisition of the sub11 surface estate through purchase or exchange. 

12 TITLE III—LAND USE DESIGNA13 TION II AREAS IN TONGASS 

14 NATIONAL FOREST 

15 SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL LAND USE DES16 IGNATION II AREAS. 

17 (a) DESIGNATION.—Certain public lands within the 

18 Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together com19 prise approximately 5,793,200 acres and are depicted on 

20 the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘LUDII areas’’, are hereby 

21 designated as Land Use Designation II lands, with the 

22 nomenclature and approximate acreage described in the 

23 amendment made by subsection (b). 

24 (b) DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED AREAS.—Section 

25 508 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
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1 Act, as added by section 201 of the Tongass Timber Re2 form Act (Public Law 101–626; 104 Stat. 4428), is 

3 amended 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ALLOCATIONS TO LUD 

5 II.—’’ before ‘‘The following’’; and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(13) POINT ADOLPHUS-MUD BAY ADDITION.—

8 Certain lands comprising approximately 4,600 acres 

9 and given map reference #26. 

10 ‘‘(14) ANAN CREEK ADDITION.—Certain lands 

11 comprising approximately 26,200 acres and given 

12 map reference #54. 

13 ‘‘(15) BIG CREEK.—Certain lands comprising 

14 approximately 139,900 acres and given map ref15 erence #37. 

16 ‘‘(16) BLACK BEAR.—Certain lands comprising 

17 approximately 19,300 acres and given map reference 

18 #71. 

19 ‘‘(17) MT. CALDER-MT. HOLBROOK ADDI20 TIONS.—Certain lands comprising approximately 

21 31,800 acres and given map reference #55. 

22 ‘‘(18) CATHERINE ISLAND.—Certain lands com23 prising approximately 15,100 acres and given map 

24 reference #33.
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1 ‘‘(19) CHICKEN CREEK/NEKA WEST.—Certain 

2 lands comprising approximately 95,700 acres and 

3 given map reference #27. 

4 ‘‘(20) CHOLOMONDELY.—Certain lands com5 prising approximately 72,700 acres and given map 

6 reference #78. 

7 ‘‘(21) CLEVELAND PENINSULA.—Certain lands 

8 comprising approximately 331,585 acres and given 

9 map reference #66. 

10 ‘‘(22) DEER ISLAND.—Certain lands comprising 

11 approximately 7,200 acres and given map reference 

12 #58. 

13 ‘‘(23) DOUGLAS ISLAND.—Certain lands com14 prising approximately 27,700 acres and given map 

15 reference #25. 

16 ‘‘(24) DUKE ISLAND.—Certain lands com17 prising approximately 46,100 acres and given map 

18 reference #85. 

19 ‘‘(25) EEK LAKE.—Certain lands comprising 

20 approximately 12,100 acres and given map reference 

21 #81. 

22 ‘‘(26) GEORGE, CARROLL, THORNE INLETS.—

23 Certain lands comprising approximately 99,300 

24 acres and given map reference #76. 
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1 ‘‘(27) GRAVINA ISLAND.—Certain lands com2 prising approximately 38,000 acres and given map 

3 reference #80. 

4 ‘‘(28) GREATER 11 MILE.—Certain lands com5 prising approximately 85,300 acres and given map 

6 reference #68. 

7 ‘‘(29) GREATER TROCADERO/SODA BAY.—Cer8 tain lands comprising approximately 59,900 acres 

9 and given map reference #77. 

10 ‘‘(30) GRINDALL.—Certain lands comprising 

11 approximately 7,600 acres and given map reference 

12 #73. 

13 ‘‘(31) HECETA ISLAND.—Certain lands com14 prising approximately 16,600 acres and given map 

15 reference #65. 

16 ‘‘(32) HONKER DIVIDE-SAKAR LAKE.—Certain 

17 lands comprising approximately 155,400 acres and 

18 given map reference #64. 

19 ‘‘(33) KADIN ISLAND.—Certain lands com20 prising approximately 2,000 acres and given map 

21 reference #45. 

22 ‘‘(34) KRUZOF ISLAND.—Certain lands com23 prising approximately 106,500 acres and map ref24 erence #36. 
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1 ‘‘(35) LAKE REDFIELD.—Certain lands com2 prising approximately 16,600 acres and given map 

3 reference #19. 

4 ‘‘(36) LINCOLN MOUNTAINS.—Certain lands 

5 comprising approximately 114,400 acres and given 

6 map reference #59.

7 ‘‘(37) LISIANSKI RIVER ADDITIONS.—Certain 

8 lands comprising approximately 35,000 acres and 

9 given map reference #31. 

10 ‘‘(38) MITKOF ISLAND.—Certain lands com11 prising approximately 60,300 acres and map ref12 erence #44. 

13 ‘‘(39) MT. DOLLY.—Certain lands comprising 

14 approximately 7,000 acres and given map reference 

15 #57. 

16 ‘‘(40) N. ETOLIN ISLAND.—Certain lands com17 prising approximately 39,700 acres and given map 

18 reference #51. 

19 ‘‘(41) NAHA RIVER ADDITION.—Certain lands 

20 comprising approximately 144,700 acres and given 

21 map reference #70. 

22 ‘‘(42) NE BARANOF.—Certain lands comprising 

23 approximately 258,800 acres and given map ref24 erence #34. 
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1 ‘‘(43) NE CHICHAGOF.—Certain lands com2 prising approximately 78,600 acres and given map 

3 reference #28. 

4 ‘‘(44) NE KUIU.—Certain lands comprising ap5 proximately 47,500 acres and given map reference 

6 #39. 

7 ‘‘(45) NE KUPREANOF.—Certain lands com8 prising approximately 36,800 acres and given map 

9 reference #38. 

10 ‘‘(46) NUNATAK/LYNN CANAL.—Certain lands 

11 comprising approximately 1,000,900 acres and given 

12 map reference #22. 

13 ‘‘(47) NUTKWA RIVER ADDITION.—Certain 

14 lands comprising approximately 52,600 acres and 

15 given map reference #82. 

16 ‘‘(48) ORCHARD LAKE.—Certain lands com17 prising approximately 60,800 acres and given map 

18 reference #63. 

19 ‘‘(49) TENAKEE RIDGE.—Certain lands com20 prising approximately 94,000 acres and given map 

21 reference #30. 

22 ‘‘(50) PORT CAMDEN.—Certain lands com23 prising approximately 38,800 acres and given map 

24 reference #43. 
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1 ‘‘(51) PORT LUCY.—Certain lands comprising 

2 approximately 23,100 acres and given map reference 

3 #48. 

4 ‘‘(52) RATZ POINT.—Certain lands comprising 

5 approximately 31,900 acres and given map reference 

6 #61. 

7 ‘‘(53) RED BAY.—Certain lands comprising ap8 proximately 38,400 acres and given map reference 

9 #53. 

10 ‘‘(54) ROCKY PASS.—Certain lands comprising 

11 approximately 85,900 acres and given map reference 

12 #41. 

13 ‘‘(55) RUSH PEAK.—Certain lands comprising 

14 approximately 12,400 acres and given map reference 

15 #69. 

16 ‘‘(56) SALMON BAY LAKE ADDITIONS.—Certain 

17 lands comprising approximately 11,500 acres and 

18 given map reference #50. 

19 ‘‘(57) OUTSIDE ISLANDS ADDITIONS.—Certain 

20 lands comprising approximately 26,300 acres and 

21 given map reference #72. 

22 ‘‘(58) SE CHICHAGOF.—Certain lands com23 prising approximately 75,800 acres and given map 

24 reference #32.
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1 ‘‘(59) SEA OTTER SOUND.—Certain lands com2 prising approximately 17,400 acres and given map 

3 reference #60. 

4 ‘‘(60) SECURITY BAY.—Certain lands com5 prising approximately 37,300 acres and given map 

6 reference #40. 

7 ‘‘(61) SHELTER ISLAND.—Certain lands com8 prising approximately 2,500 acres and given map 

9 reference #23. 

10 ‘‘(62) SITKA SOUND.—Certain lands comprising 

11 approximately 289,900 acres and given map ref12 erence #35. 

13 ‘‘(63) SKOWL ARM.—Certain lands comprising 

14 approximately 53,200 acres and given map reference 

15 #75. 

16 ‘‘(64) SOUTH LINDENBERG.—Certain lands 

17 comprising approximately 33,200 acres and given 

18 map reference #42. 

19 ‘‘(65) SOUTH ROCKS.—Certain lands com20 prising approximately 6,900 acres and given map 

21 reference #86. 

22 ‘‘(66) SUKKWAN ISLAND.—Certain lands com23 prising approximately 40,100 acres and given map 

24 reference #85. 
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1 ‘‘(67) SULLIVAN ISLAND.—Certain lands com2 prising approximately 4,000 acres and given map 

3 reference #21. 

4 ‘‘(68) SUMEZ ISLAND.—Certain lands com5 prising approximately 28,400 acres and given map 

6 reference #79. 

7 ‘‘(69) TAKU RIVER.—Certain lands comprising 

8 approximately 300,800 acres and given map ref9 erence #24. 

10 ‘‘(70) THORNE HEAD.—Certain lands com11 prising approximately 8,300 acres and given map 

12 reference #67. 

13 ‘‘(71) TUXEKAN ISLAND.—Certain lands com14 prising approximately 2,400 acres; map reference 

15 #62. 

16 ‘‘(72) TWELVEMILE ARM.—Certain lands com17 prising approximately 69,400 acres and given map 

18 reference #74. 

19 ‘‘(73) UPPER TENAKEE INLET.—Certain lands 

20 comprising approximately 158,200 acres and given 

21 map reference #29. 

22 ‘‘(74) WEST DALL ISLAND.—Certain lands com23 prising approximately 102,100 acres and given map 

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1 ‘‘(75) WHALE PASS.—Certain lands comprising 

2 approximately 21,400 acres and given map reference 

3 #56. 

4 ‘‘(76) WORONKOFSKI ISLAND.—Certain lands 

5 comprising approximately 11,900 acres and given 

6 map reference #47.

7 ‘‘(77) WRANGELL ISLAND.—Certain lands com8 prising approximately 73,400 acres and given map 

9 reference #52. 

10 ‘‘(78) YAKUTAT FORELANDS ADDITION.—Cer11 tain lands comprising approximately 164,000 acres 

12 and given map reference #20. 

13 ‘‘(79) ZAREMBO ISLAND.—Certain lands com14 prising approximately 68,300 acres and given map 

15 reference #49. 

16 ‘‘(80) AARON CREEK, MT. CLOUD, EAGLE

17 RIVER.—Certain lands comprising approximately 

18 507,500 acres and given map reference #46. 

19 ‘‘(b) MAP REFERENCE.—The map referred to in 

20 paragraphs (13) through (80) of subsection (a) means the 

21 Alaska Rainforest Map, as defined in section 3 of the Alas22 ka Rainforest Conservation Act. 

23 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT RULE.—In managing 

24 the LUD II management areas designated by paragraphs 

25 (13) through (80) of subsection (a), any portions of these 
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1 areas with existing roads shall be managed as restoration 

2 areas under section 401(c) of the Alaska Rainforest Con3 servation Act.’’. 

4 (c) RECOGNITION AS CONSERVATION SYSTEM

5 UNITS.—Section 102(4) of the Alaska National Interest 

6 Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102(4)) is amended 

7 by inserting ‘‘any Land Use Designation II management 

8 area,’’ after ‘‘National Wilderness Preservation System,’’. 

9 TITLE IV—RESTORATION AREAS 

10 IN TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST 

11 SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF RESTORATION AREAS. 

12 (a) DESCRIPTION.—Restoration areas in the Tongass 

13 National Forest are areas that have suffered environ14 mental damage from clearcutting, poorly constructed 

15 roads, or other land management activities. 

16 (b) DESIGNATION.—The following public lands within 

17 the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together 

18 comprise approximately 29,000 acres and are depicted on 

19 the Alaska Rainforest Map, are hereby designated as res20 toration areas for purposes of this section: 

21 (1) Basket Bay Restoration, consisting of ap22 proximately 3,900 acres and given map reference 

23 #87. 
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1 (2) North Prince of Wales Restoration, con2 sisting of approximately 25,100 acres and given map 

3 reference #88. 

4 (c) MANAGEMENT.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

6 shall manage the restoration areas designated by 

7 this section to restore their natural condition over 

8 the short- and long-term. 

9 (2) ROAD CLOSURE.—The Secretary shall close 

10 all roads (except vital transportation links des11 ignated by the Secretary) in the restoration areas as 

12 soon as possible after the date of the enactment of 

13 this Act and rehabilitate the closed roads to a nat14 ural condition. 

15 (3) LOGGED AND OTHER DAMAGED LANDS.—

16 The Secretary shall allow logged lands in the res17 toration areas to return to a natural condition over 

18 time. Damage to stream banks and other natural 

19 features shall be restored, with the goal of returning 

20 the affected area to its natural state.
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1 TITLE V—SPECIAL MANAGE2 MENT AREAS IN TONGASS NA3 TIONAL FOREST 

4 SEC. 501. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

5 (a) DESCRIPTION.—Special Management Areas in 

6 the Tongass National Forest are areas subject to special 

7 management as described in this section to protect the 

8 lands while still allowing small-scale, community-based de9 velopment of renewable resources that are consistent with 

10 community needs, values, and traditions. 

11 (b) DESIGNATION.—The following public lands within 

12 the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together 

13 comprise approximately 43,100 acres, are hereby des14 ignated as special management areas for purposes of this 

15 section: 

16 (1) Edna Bay Special Management, consisting 

17 of approximately 16,600 acres and given map ref18 erence #89. 

19 (2) Tenakee Special Management, consisting of 

20 approximately 11,500 acres and given map reference 

21 #91. 

22 (3) Yakutat Beach Special Management, con23 sisting of approximately 15,000 acres and given map 

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1 (c) MANAGEMENT.—In managing the special man2 agement areas designated by this section, the Secretary 

3 of Agriculture shall prohibit the clearcutting and similar 

4 even-age management of trees and the construction of any 

5 new roads, except for spur roads. Spur roads are defined 

as extending no more than 1 6 ⁄4 mile from an existing road 

7 and will either be closed or obliterated after project activ8 ity ceases. 

9 TITLE VI—WILD, SCENIC, AND 

10 RECREATIONAL RIVERS IN 

11 ALASKA NATIONAL FORESTS 

12 SEC. 601. DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND REC13 REATIONAL RIVERS WITHIN CHUGACH NA14 TIONAL FOREST. 

15 Section 3 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 1274) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(e) CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA.—The 

19 map referred to in paragraphs (1) through (16) means 

20 the Alaska Rainforest Map, as defined in section 3 of the 

21 Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act. 

22 ‘‘(1) ALAGANIK SLOUGH.—15.0 miles of river 

23 segments in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, 

24 as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad-
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1 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(A) 8.0 miles of the river from its fork 

4 with the Copper River to a point opposite the 

5 access road, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(B) 7.0 miles of the river from a point 

7 opposite the access road to its mouth, as a wild 

8 river.

9 ‘‘(2) BERING RIVER AND LAKE.—31.8 miles of 

10 river and lake in the Chugach National Forest, Alas11 ka, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be 

12 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

13 wild river. 

14 ‘‘(3) CASCADE CREEK AND LAKES.—5.0 miles 

15 of lakes and river segments in the Chugach National 

16 Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest 

17 Map, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(4) COGHILL RIVER AND LAKE.—6.9 miles of 

20 river and lake segments in the Chugach National 

21 Forest, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, 

22 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

23 as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(5) COPPER RIVER.—76.6 miles of river seg25 ments in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as 
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1 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be admin2 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

3 ‘‘(A) 51.3 miles of the upper Copper River 

4 from the upstream forest boundary to a point 

1 5 ⁄2 mile upstream of the Copper Bridge, as a 

6 wild river. 

‘‘(B) 1.0 miles from a point 1 7 ⁄2 mile up8 stream of the Copper River Bridge to a point 

1 9 ⁄2 mile downstream of the Copper River 

10 Bridge, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(C) 24.3 miles of the lower Copper River, 

12 including all bars, sands, reefs between Point 

Whitshed and Point Martin, from a point 1 13 ⁄2

14 mile downstream of the Copper River Bridge to 

15 the mouth, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(6) KATALLA RIVER.—11.5 miles in the Chu17 gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

18 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(7) KENAI RIVER.—5.5 miles in the Chugach 

21 National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska 

22 Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary 

23 of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(8) MARTIN RIVER AND LAKES.—24.2 miles in 

25 the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on 
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1 the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(9) NELLIE JUAN RIVER AND LAKE.—24.0 

4 miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as 

5 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be admin6 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(10) NELLIE MARTIN RIVER.—2.0 miles in the 

9 Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

10 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

11 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(11) NUMBER 1 RIVER AND LAKES.—15.0 

13 miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as 

14 depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be admin15 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(12) PALMER CREEK.—10.9 miles in the Chu18 gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

19 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

20 Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(13) RUSSIAN RIVER AND LAKES.—12.2 miles 

22 of river segments and lakes in the Chugach National 

23 Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest 

24 Map, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture as follows:
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1 ‘‘(A) 2.2 miles of the lower river from the 

2 waterfall downstream to the confluence with the 

3 Kenai River, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(B) 10.0 miles of the upper river and 

5 upper and lower Russian Lakes, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(14) SIXMILE CREEK.—45.8 miles of Sixmile 

7 Creek and its tributaries in the Chugach National 

8 Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest 

9 Map, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri10 culture as follows: 

11 ‘‘(A) SIXMILE CREEK.—5.7 miles in the 

12 Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted 

13 on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be adminis14 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(B) EAST FORK SIXMILE.—5.6 miles in 

17 the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as de18 picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

20 scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(C) GRANITE CREEK.—8.0 miles in the 

22 Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted 

23 on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be adminis24 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce25 nic river. 
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1 ‘‘(D) BENCH CREEK AND LAKE.—9.5 miles 

2 in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as de3 picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad4 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

5 wild river. 

6 ‘‘(E) CANYON CREEK.—17.0 miles in the 

7 Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted 

8 on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be adminis9 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce10 nic river. 

11 ‘‘(15) SNOW RIVER.—24.0 miles in the Chugach 

12 National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska 

13 Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary 

14 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(16) TWENTYMILE RIVER.—25.2 miles of 

16 Twentymile River and its tributaries in the Chugach 

17 National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska 

18 Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary 

19 of Agriculture as follows: 

20 ‘‘(A) TWENTYMILE RIVER.—17.0 miles in 

21 the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as de22 picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad23 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

24 wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(B) GLACIER CREEK AND LAKE.—5.2 

2 miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, 

3 as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be 

4 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

5 a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(C) CARMEN RIVER AND LAKE.—3.0 

7 miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, 

8 as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be 

9 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

10 a wild river.’’. 

11 SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF RIVERS WITHIN CHUGACH NA12 TIONAL FOREST FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL 

13 ADDITION TO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 

14 SYSTEM. 

15 Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 1276) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(e) CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA.—The 

19 map referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6) means the 

20 Alaska Rainforest Map, as defined in section 3 of the Alas21 ka Rainforest Conservation Act. 

22 ‘‘(1) GRAVINA RIVER.—17.0 miles in the Chu23 gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

24 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

25 Secretary of Agriculture as a study river. 
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1 ‘‘(2) RESURRECTION CREEK.—14.8 miles in the 

2 Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

3 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

4 Secretary of Agriculture as a study river. 

5 ‘‘(3) RESURRECTION RIVER.—22.0 miles in the 

6 Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

7 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture as a study river. 

9 ‘‘(4) INGRAM CREEK.—5.0 miles in the Chu10 gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the 

11 Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the 

12 Secretary of Agriculture as a study river. 

13 ‘‘(5) MILLS CREEK.—10.0 miles in the Chugach 

14 National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska 

15 Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary 

16 of Agriculture as a study river. 

17 ‘‘(6) SOUTH FORK SNOW RIVER.—12.0 miles in 

18 the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on 

19 the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture as a study river.’’. 

21 SEC. 603. WITHDRAWAL. 

22 Notwithstanding section 9(b) of the Wild and Scenic 

23 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1280(b)), all public lands that con24 stitute the bed or bank, or are within an area extending 

25 one mile from the bank of the river channel on both sides
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1 of the rivers referred to in the amendments made by sec2 tions 601 and 602 are hereby withdrawn, subject to valid 

3 existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the 

4 mining laws and from operation of the mineral leasing 

5 laws during the periods specified in section 7(b) of such 

6 Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(b)). 

7 SEC. 604. DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND REC8 REATIONAL RIVERS WITHIN TONGASS NA9 TIONAL FOREST. 

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

11 U.S.C. 1274), as amended by section 601, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(f) TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA.—

14 ‘‘(1) ANTLER RIVER.—Approximately 13 miles 

15 of river within VCU 13 and 14 of the Tongass Na16 tional Forest, beginning at the Antler Glacier ap17 proximately 9 miles downstream to the confluence 

18 with the Gilkey River and then approximately 4 

19 miles downstream to its terminus at Berners Bay, to 

20 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

21 a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(2) GILKEY RIVER.—Approximately 9 miles of 

23 river within VCU 14 and 15 of the Tongass Na24 tional Forest, from the Gilkey Glacier to the con-
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1 fluence with the Antler River, to be administered by 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(3) BERNERS RIVER.—Approximately 12 miles 

4 of river within VCU 12 of the Tongass National 

5 Forest, from the Kakuhan Mountains to Berners 

6 Bay, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri7 culture as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(4) DAVIES CREEK.—Approximately 5 miles of 

9 river within VCU 23 of the Tongass National For10 est, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture as follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) Approximately 2.5 miles of river, 

13 from the Davies Glacier to a point where the 

14 river crosses onto private land, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(B) Approximately 2.5 miles of river, 

16 from a point immediately downstream of the 

17 private land to the confluence with Cowee 

18 Creek, as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(5) COWEE CREEK.—Approximately 13 miles 

20 of river within VCU 23 of the Tongass National 

21 Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri22 culture as follows: 

23 ‘‘(A) Approximately 10.5 miles of river, 

24 from the Juneau Icefield to a point 500 feet up25 stream of the road, as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Approximately 2.5 miles of river, 

2 from a point 500 feet downstream of the road 

3 to Lynn Canal, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(6) DAYEBAS CREEK.—Approximately 5 miles 

5 of river within VCU 17 of the Tongass National 

6 Forest, from an unnamed glacier on Mt. Villard to 

7 Taiya Inlet, to be administered by the Secretary of 

8 Agriculture as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(7) DEEP BAY CREEK.—Approximately 6 miles 

10 of river within VCU 280 of the Tongass National 

11 Forest, from its headwaters to Deep Bay, to be ad12 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(8) EAGLE RIVER.—Approximately 4 miles of 

15 river within VCU 26 of the Tongass National For16 est, from the Eagle Glacier to the confluence with 

17 the Herbert River, to be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture as follows: 

19 ‘‘(A) Approximately 4 miles of river, start20 ing at the Eagle Glacier as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(B) Approximately 1.5 miles of river, 

22 from 1 mile above the confluence with the Her23 bert River to the picnic area, as a scenic river. 
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1 ‘‘(C) Approximately .5 mile of river, from 

2 the picnic area to Lynn Canal, as a recreational 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(9) ENDICOTT RIVER.—Approximately 21 

5 miles of river within VCU 102 and 107 of the 

6 Tongass National Forest, from Endicott Lake to 

7 west Lynn Canal, to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture as a wild river.

9 ‘‘(10) FISH BAY RIVER AND HOT SPRINGS.—

10 Approximately 9 miles of river within VCU 287 of 

11 the Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters 

12 on the north side of Annahootz Mtn. to Fish Bay, 

13 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

14 as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(11) FRED’S CREEK.—Approximately 5 miles 

16 of river within VCU 308 of the Tongass National 

17 Forest, from its headwaters below Crater Ridge to 

18 Sitka Sound, to be administered by the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(12) GOOSE FLATS RIVERS (UPPER AND

21 LOWER FORKS).—Approximately 17 miles of river 

22 within VCU 224 and 225 of the Tongass National 

23 Forest, from its headwaters in the Moore Mtns. to 

24 Tenakee Inlet, to be administered by the Secretary 

25 of Agriculture as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(13) HERBERT RIVER.—Approximately 6 

2 miles of river within VCU 26 of the Tongass Na3 tional Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of 

4 Agriculture as follows: 

5 ‘‘(A) Approximately 4 miles of river, start6 ing at the Herbert Glacier, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) Approximately 1.5 miles of river, 

8 from 1 mile above the confluence with the 

9 Eagle River to the picnic area, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(C) Approximately .5 mile of river, from 

11 the picnic area to east Lynn Canal, as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(14) IRIS MEADOWS CREEK.—Approximately 5 

14 miles of river within VCU 307 of the Tongass Na15 tional Forest, from its headwaters below Mount 

16 Edgecumbe to Shelikof Bay, to be administered by 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(15) KADASHAN RIVER.—Approximately 8 

19 miles of river within VCU 235 of the Tongass Na20 tional Forest, from its headwaters to Tenakee Inlet, 

21 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

22 as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(16) KATZEHIN RIVER.—Approximately 12 

24 miles of river within VCU 9 of the Tongass National 

25 Forest, from the Meade Glacier to Chilkoot Inlet, to
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1 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

2 a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(17) LACE RIVER.—Approximately 20 miles of 

4 river within VCU 13 of the Tongass National For5 est, from the Meade Glacier to Berners Bay, to be 

6 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

7 wild river. 

8 ‘‘(18) LONG BAY RIVER.—Approximately 7 

9 miles of river within VCU 228 of the Tongass Na10 tional Forest, from its headwaters in the Moore 

11 Mtns. to Long Bay, to be administered by the Sec12 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(19) PORT HOUGHTON RIVER AND SALT

14 CHUCK.—Approximately 12 miles of river within 

15 VCU 78 and 79 of the Tongass National Forest, 

16 from an unnamed lake at the base of the Coastal 

17 Mtns. to the salt chuck, to be administered by the 

18 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(20) ST. JAMES BAY CREEK.—Approximately 

20 5 miles of river within VCU 106 and 110 of the 

21 Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters in the 

22 Chilkat Range to the boundary of the St. James Bay 

23 Marine State Park, to be administered by the Sec24 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(21) SANBORN CREEK AND CANAL.—Approxi2 mately 6.5 miles of river and estuary within VCU 84 

3 of the Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters 

4 to Port Houghton, to be administered by the Sec5 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(22) SEAL BAY RIVER (ALL THREE

7 BRANCHES).—Approximately 7 miles of river within 

8 VCU 229 of the Tongass National Forest, from its 

9 headwaters to Tenakee Inlet, to be administered by 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(23) SEA LION COVE CREEKS (NORTH AND

12 SOUTH FORKS).—Approximately 4 miles of river 

13 within VCU 305 of the Tongass National Forest, 

14 from its headwaters to Sea Lion Cove, to be admin15 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(24) SITKOH CREEK.—Approximately 4 miles 

18 of river within VCU 244 of the Tongass National 

19 Forest, from Sitkoh Lake to Sitkoh Bay, to be ad20 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce21 nic river. 

22 ‘‘(25) SOUTH SULLIVAN RIVER.—Approximately 

23 9 miles of river within VCU 98 of the Tongass Na24 tional Forest, from its headwaters to saltwater, to be 
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1 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(26) TAKU RIVER.—Approximately 17 miles of 

4 river within VCU 46 of the Tongass National For5 est, from the United States border to a point ap6 proximately 8 miles upstream from saltwater, the 

7 boundary of State land ownership, to be adminis8 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(27) WHITING RIVER.—Approximately 25 

10 miles of river within VCU 61 of the Tongass Na11 tional Forest, from the U.S. border to Port 

12 Snettisham, to be administered by the Secretary of 

13 Agriculture as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(28) YELDAGALGA CREEK.—Approximately 6 

15 miles of river within VCU 19 of the Tongass Na16 tional Forest, from its headwaters on Sinclair Mtn. 

17 to east Lynn Canal, to be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(29) AARON, OERNS AND BERG CREEKS.—Ap20 proximately 37 miles of river within VCU 503 and 

21 508 of the Tongass National Forest, from their 

22 headwaters in the Coastal Range to Blake Channel, 

23 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

24 as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(30) BLIND RIVER AND SLOUGH.—Approxi2 mately 5 miles of river within VCU 451 of the 

3 Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters to the 

4 Wrangell Narrows, to be administered by the Sec5 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(31) CASTLE RIVER.—Approximately 23 miles 

7 of river within VCU 435 of the Tongass National 

8 Forest, from its headwaters to Duncan Canal, to be 

9 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

10 wild river. 

11 ‘‘(32) CRITTENDEN CREEK.—Approximately 8 

12 miles of river within VCU 501 of the Tongass Na13 tional Forest, from its headwaters to the boundary 

14 of State-owned land, to be administered by the Sec15 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(33) DUNCAN SALT CHUCK CREEK.—Approxi17 mately 12 miles of river within VCU 441, 424 and 

18 426 of the Tongass National Forest, from its head19 waters to saltwater, to be administered by the Sec20 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(34) EAGLE RIVER AND LAKE.—Approxi22 mately 12 miles of river and lake within VCU 519 

23 of the Tongass National Forest, from Eagle Lake to 

24 saltwater, to be administered by the Secretary of 

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1 ‘‘(35) FALL DOG CREEK.—Approximately 4 

2 miles of river within VCU 400 of the Tongass Na3 tional Forest, from its headwaters to Security Bay, 

4 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

5 as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(36) FARRAGUT RIVER (NORTH AND SOUTH

7 FORKS).—Approximately 30 miles of river within 

8 VCU 90, 91 and 92 of the Tongass National Forest, 

9 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘(A) Approximately 29 miles of river, from 

12 unnamed glaciers to a point 1 mile upstream of 

13 Farragut Bay, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(B) Approximately 1 mile of river, from a 

15 point 1 mile upstream of Farragut Bay to Far16 ragut Bay, as a scenic river 

17 ‘‘(37) HARDING RIVER.—Approximately 16 

18 miles of river within VCU 511 of the Tongass Na19 tional Forest, from its headwaters to Bradfield 

20 Canal, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri21 culture as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(38) KADAKE CREEK.—Approximately 23 

23 miles of river within VCU 421 of the Tongass Na24 tional Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of 

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1 ‘‘(A) Approximately 5 miles of river, from 

2 its headwaters to a point 5 miles downstream, 

3 as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) Approximately 18 miles of river, from 

5 a point 5 miles downstream from its headwaters 

6 to Kadake Bay, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(39) KAH SHEETS CREEK AND LAKE.—Ap8 proximately 9 miles of river within VCU 434 of the 

9 Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters to 

10 Douglas Bay, to be administered by the Secretary of 

11 Agriculture as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(40) KING GEORGE RIVER.—Approximately 5 

13 miles of river within VCU 462 of the Tongass Na14 tional Forest, from its headwaters to Stikine Strait, 

15 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

16 as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(41) KUSHNEAHIN CREEK.—Approximately 9 

18 miles of river and lake within VCU 431 of the 

19 Tongass National Forest, from Barrie Lake to Sum20 ner Strait, to be administered by the Secretary of 

21 Agriculture as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(42) KUTLAKU CREEK AND LAKE.—Approxi23 mately 2 miles of river within VCU 403 of the 

24 Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters to 
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1 Bay of Pillars, to be administered by the Secretary 

2 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(43) LOVELACE CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES.—

4 Approximately 9 miles of river within VCU 430 of 

5 the Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters to 

6 Keku Straits, to be administered by the Secretary of 

7 Agriculture as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(44) MENEFEE CREEK AND LAKE.—Approxi9 mately 2 miles of river within VCU 471.1 of the 

10 Tongass National Forest, from Menefee Lake to 

11 Menefee Inlet, to be administered by the Secretary 

12 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(45) OLIVE CREEK.—Approximately 4 miles of 

14 river within VCU 469 of the Tongass National For15 est, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri16 culture as follows: 

17 ‘‘(A) Approximately 3 miles of river, from 

18 its headwaters to a point 1 mile upstream from 

19 its terminus, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(B) Approximately 1 mile of river, from a 

21 point 1 mile upstream from its terminus to its 

22 terminus at Olive Cove, as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(46) SALT LAGOON LAKE, RIVER AND ESTU24 ARY.—Approximately 4 miles of river within VCU 

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1 goon Lake to Salt Lagoon, to be administered by the 

2 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(47) STIKINE RIVER.—Approximately 25 miles 

4 of river within VCU 492, 493, 495, 496, 497, and 

5 499 of the Tongass National Forest, from the U.S. 

6 border to Dry Strait, to be administered by the Sec7 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(48) TUNEHEAN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES.—

9 Approximately 20 miles of river within VCU 428 

10 and 429 of the Tongass National Forest, from its 

11 headwaters to Keku Straits, to be administered by 

12 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(49) VIRGINIA LAKE AND CREEK.—Approxi14 mately 9 miles of river within VCU 502 of the 

15 Tongass National Forest, from Virginia Lake to 

16 saltwater, to be administered by the Secretary of 

17 Agriculture as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(50) BAILEY BAY LAKES AND STREAM.—Ap19 proximately 5 miles of river within VCU 726 of the 

20 Tongass National Forest, from the uppermost lake 

21 to Bailey Bay, to be administered by the Secretary 

22 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(51) BLACK BEAR CREEK.—Approximately 8 

24 miles of river within VCU 709 of the Tongass Na25 tional Forest, from unnamed lake to Union Bay, to 
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1 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

2 a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(52) BLOSSOM RIVER.—Approximately 25 

4 miles of river within VCU 815, 816, and 818 of the 

5 Tongass National Forest, to be administered by the 

6 Secretary Agriculture as follows:

7 ‘‘(A) Approximately 11 miles of river, from 

8 its headwaters to a point approximately 11 

9 miles downstream where it reaches the United 

10 States Borax mine access road, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(B) Approximately 14 miles of river, from 

12 a point approximately 11 miles downstream 

13 stream from its headwaters to Wilson Arm, as 

14 a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(53) CARROLL RIVER.—Approximately 9 miles 

16 of river within VCU 744 of the Tongass National 

17 Forest, from its headwaters to Carroll Inlet, to be 

18 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

19 wild river. 

20 ‘‘(54) ESSOWAH LAKES AND STREAMS.—Ap21 proximately 13 miles of river and lakes within VCU 

22 659 of the Tongass National Forest, from Parrot 

23 Lake to saltwater, to be administered by the Sec24 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(55) GOKACHIN CREEK AND LAKES.—Approxi2 mately 30 miles of river and lakes within VCU 754 

3 and 755 of the Tongass National Forest, from the 

4 uppermost lake to saltwater, to be administered by 

5 the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(56) HONKER DIVIDE (THORNE RIVER/HATCH7 ERY 19 CREEK).—Approximately 42 miles of river 

8 within VCU 552, 573, 574, 575, and 586 of the 

9 Tongass National Forest, to be administered by the 

10 Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

11 ‘‘(A) Approximately 4 miles of river, from 

12 Thorne Bay to a point approximately 4 miles 

13 upstream, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(B) Approximately 24 miles of river, from 

15 a point approximately 4 miles upstream of 

16 Thorne Bay to a point approximately .5 miles 

17 south of Sweetwater Lake, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(C) Approximately 14 miles of river, from 

19 a point approximately .5 miles south of Sweet20 water Lake to Barnes Lake, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(57) JOHNSON LAKE AND STREAM.—Approxi22 mately 6 miles of river and lake within VCU 692 of 

23 the Tongass National Forest, from Johnson Lake to 

24 Moira Sound, to be administered by the Secretary of 

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1 ‘‘(58) KEGAN LAKES AND STREAM.—Approxi2 mately 9 miles of river and lakes within VCU 684 

3 of the Tongass National Forest, from Upper Kegan 

4 Lake to Moira Sound, to be administered by the 

5 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(59) MCDONALD LAKE SYSTEM.—Approxi7 mately 6 miles of river and lakes within VCU 724 

8 of the Tongass National Forest, from the uppermost 

9 lake to Yes Bay, to be administered by the Secretary 

10 of Agriculture as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(60) NAHA RIVER.—Approximately 19 miles of 

12 river within VCU 742 of the Tongass National For13 est, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri14 culture as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) Approximately 17 miles of river, from 

16 Orton Lake to the upper reaches of Roosevelt 

17 Lagoon, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(B) Approximately 2 miles of river, from 

19 a point approximately 1 mile upstream of Roo20 sevelt Lagoon to saltwater to saltwater, as a 

21 scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(61) ORCHARD CREEK AND LAKE.—Approxi23 mately 26 miles of river and lake within VCU 733 

24 and 734 of the Tongass National Forest, from Or-
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1 chard Lake to saltwater, to be administered by the 

2 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(62) SALMON RIVER/FISH CREEK.—Approxi4 mately 10 miles of river within VCU 806 of the 

5 Tongass National Forest, from the headwaters of 

6 Fish Creek to Portland Canal, to be administered by 

7 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(63) SARKAR LAKES SYSTEM.—Approximately 

9 19 miles of river and lakes within VCU 554 of the 

10 Tongass National Forest, to be administered by the 

11 Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) Approximately 17 miles of river, from 

13 the uppermost lake to a point 500 feet above its 

14 intersection with a logging road, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(B) Approximately 2 miles of river, from 

16 a point 500 feet above its intersection with a 

17 logging road to saltwater, as a recreational 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(64) VIXEN RIVER/HOFSTEAD LAKE.—Ap20 proximately 6.5 miles of river and lake within VCU 

21 718 and 720 of the Tongass National Forest, from 

22 Hofstead Lake to saltwater, to be administered by 

23 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(65) WILSON RIVER AND LAKE.—Approxi25 mately 12 miles of river and lake within VCU 817 
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1 and 818 of the Tongass National Forest, to be ad2 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as fol3 lows: 

4 ‘‘(A) Approximately 9 miles of river, from 

5 Wilson Lake to the Wilderness boundary, as a 

6 wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) Approximately 3 miles of river, from 

8 the Wilderness boundary to saltwater, as a sce9 nic river.’’. 

10 SEC. 605. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

11 (a) BOUNDARIES AND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—With12 in five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 the Secretary of Agriculture shall take such action as is 

14 necessary to establish detailed boundaries and formulate 

15 detailed management plans for the components of the na16 tional wild and scenic rivers system designated by this 

17 title. 

18 (b) ADJACENT LANDS; WITHDRAWAL.—Notwith19 standing any provision to the contrary in sections 3 and 

20 9 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274; 

21 1280), with respect to each component of the national wild 

22 and scenic rivers system designated by this title— 

23 (1) the boundary of each component shall in24 clude an average of not more than 640 acres per 

25 mile on both sides of the river; and 
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1 (2) the withdrawal made by clause (iii) of sec2 tion 9(a) shall apply to the minerals in Federal 

3 lands that constitute the bed or bank or are situated 

within 1 4 ⁄2 mile from both sides of the component.

5 TITLE VII—GENERAL 

6 PROVISIONS 

7 SEC. 701. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

8 (a) SUBMISSION.—As soon as practicable after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri10 culture shall submit to Congress a map and legal descrip11 tion of each wilderness area, wilderness study area, Land 

12 Use Designation II management area, restoration area, 

13 and special management area designated by this Act or 

14 an amendment made by this Act. 

15 (b) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description 

16 submitted under subsection (a) shall have the same force 

17 and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec18 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 

19 map and legal description. 

20 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de21 scription submitted under subsection (a) shall be filed and 

22 made available for public inspection in the Office of the 

23 Chief of the Forest Service.
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1 SEC. 702. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

2 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 

3 State of Alaska with respect to wildlife and fish on the 

4 public lands located in the State. 

5 SEC. 703. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LANDS. 

6 Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area, 

7 wilderness study area, Land Use Designation II manage8 ment area, restoration area, or special management area 

9 designated by this Act or an amendment made by this Act 

10 that is acquired by the Federal Government after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act shall—

12 (1) become part of the wilderness area, wilder13 ness study area, Land Use Designation II manage14 ment area, restoration area, or special management 

15 area in which the land is located; and 

16 (2) be managed in accordance with the applica17 ble title of this Act and other laws applicable to such 

18 area. 

19 SEC. 704. WATER RIGHTS. 

20 (a) WILDERNESS AREA RESERVATION.—With re21 spect to each wilderness area designated by this Act, Con22 gress hereby reserves a quantity of water sufficient to ful23 fill the purposes of this Act. The priority date of such re24 served water rights shall be the date of the enactment of 

25 this Act. The Federal water rights so reserved are specific 
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1 to the wilderness areas located in Alaska designated under 

2 this Act. 

3 (b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The 

4 Secretary of Agriculture and all other officers of the 

5 United States shall take all steps necessary to protect the 

6 rights reserved by this section, including the filing by the 

7 Secretary of a claim for the qualification of such rights 

8 in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication 

9 in the courts of the State of Alaska in which the United 

10 States is or may be joined and which is conducted in ac11 cordance with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 

12 (44 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the McCarran 

13 Amendment). 

14 (c) RELATION TO OTHER RESERVATIONS.—Nothing 

15 in this Act shall be construed as a relinquishment or re16 duction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by 

17 the United States in the State of Alaska on or before the 

18 date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (d) NO PRECEDENTS ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in 

20 the Act related to the reserved Federal water rights shall 

21 be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to 

22 any future designations, nor shall it constitute an interpre23 tation of any other Act or any designation made thereto. 
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1 SEC. 705. WITHDRAWAL. 

2 Subject to valid rights existing on the date of the en3 actment of this Act, the Federal land within a wilderness 

4 area, wilderness study area, Land Use Designation II 

5 management area, restoration area, or special manage6 ment area designated by this Act or an amendment made 

7 by this Act is withdrawn from all forms of—

8 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub9 lic law; 

10 (2) location, entry, and patent under mining 

11 law; and 

12 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min13 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

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