Union Calendar No. 280

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2473

[Report No. 103–487, Parts I and II]

A BILL

To designate certain National Forest lands in the

poses.for multiple use management, and for other purNational Forest lands in the State of MontanaState of Montana as wilderness, to release other

MAY 11, 1994

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole
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Union Calendar No. 280

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2473

[Report No. 103–487, Parts I and II]

To designate certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana as

wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for multiple use management, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 18, 1993

Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources

APRIL 28, 1994

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

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

MAY 10, 1994

The amendment recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries for a period

ending not later than May 11, 1994, for consideration of such provisions

of the amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(m), rule X

MAY 10, 1994

Reported from the Committee on Agriculture

MAY 11, 1994

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries discharged; committed to the

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered

to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 18, 1993]
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A BILL

To designate certain National Forest lands in the State

of Montana as wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for multiple use management, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be referred to as ‘‘The Montana Wilder5 ness Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

8 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest

9 System lands in the State of Montana possess out10 standing natural characteristics which give them high

11 value as wilderness and will, if properly preserved,

12 contribute as an enduring resource of wild land for

13 the benefit of the American people.

14 (2) The existing Department of Agriculture Land

15 and Resource Management Plans for Forest System

16 lands in the State of Montana have identified areas

17 which, on the basis of their land form, ecosystem, as18 sociated wildlife, and location will help to fulfill the

19 National Forest System’s share of a quality National

20 Wilderness Preservation System.
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1 (3) The existing Department of Agriculture Land

2 and Resource Management Plans for National Forest

3 System lands in the State of Montana and the related

4 congressional review of such lands have also identified

5 areas that do not possess outstanding wilderness at6 tributes or possess outstanding energy, mineral, tim7 ber, grazing, dispersed recreation, or other values.

8 Such areas should not be designated as components of

9 the National Wilderness Preservation System.

10 (4) Montanans and those interested in Mon11 tana’s wildlands have been fully involved in the for12 mulation of this wilderness proposal. That the wilder13 ness designations recommended in this legislation

14 have been developed with the support of Montana wil15 derness advocates and is therefore the product of years

16 of negotiations.

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to—

18 (1) designate certain National Forest System

19 lands in the State of Montana as components of the

20 National Wilderness Preservation System, in further21 ance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.

22 1131 et seq.), in order to preserve the wilderness char23 acter of the land and to protect watersheds and wild24 life habitat, preserve scenic and historic resources,
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1 and promote scientific research, primitive recreation,

2 solitude, and physical and mental challenge; and

3 (2) ensure that certain other National Forest

4 System lands in the State of Montana will be made

5 available for uses other than wilderness in accordance

6 with applicable national forest laws, planning proce7 dures and the provisions of this Act.

8 SEC. 3. WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.

9 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of

10 the Wilderness Act of 1964, the following lands in the State

11 of Montana are designated as wilderness and, therefore, as

12 components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys13 tem:

14 (1) Certain lands in the Beaverhead, Bitterroot,

15 and Deerlodge National Forests, which comprise ap16 proximately 31,600 acres, as generally depicted on a

17 map entitled ‘‘Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Addi18 tions—Proposed’’ (North Big Hole, Storm Lake,

19 Upper East Fork), dated March 1994, and which are

20 hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a

21 part of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.

22 (2) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

23 Forest, which comprise approximately 33,000 acres,

24 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Italian

25 Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and
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1 which shall be known as the Italian Peaks Unit of the

2 Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

3 (3) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

4 Forest, which comprise approximately 84,920 acres,

5 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘East Pio6 neer Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

7 which shall be known as the East Pioneer Wilderness.

8 (4) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

9 Forest, Montana, comprising approximately 40,000

10 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘West

11 Big Hole Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

12 and which shall be known as the West Big Hole Unit

13 of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

14 (5) Certain lands in the Bitterroot, Deerlodge,

15 and Lolo National Forests, which comprise approxi16 mately 76,600 acres, as generally depicted on a map

17 entitled ‘‘Stony Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,

18 dated March 1994, and which shall be known as the

19 Stony Mountain Wilderness. The provisions of section

20 4 of this Act shall not apply to the portion of such

21 lands within the drainage of the Burnt Fork.

22 (6) Certain lands in the Bitterroot and Lolo Na23 tional Forests, which comprise approximately 55,500

24 acres, as generally depicted on maps entitled

25 ‘‘Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’,
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1 dated March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated

2 in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Selway3 Bitterroot Wilderness.

4 (7) Certain lands in the Custer National Forest,

5 which comprise approximately 13,700 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pryor Mountains

7 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

8 which shall be known as the Pryor Mountains Wilder9 ness.

10 (8) Certain lands in the Custer National Forest,

11 which comprise approximately 28,000 acres, as gen12 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Custer Absaroka

13 Beartooth Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ (Burnt

14 Mountain, Timberline Creek, Stateline, Line Creek

15 Plateau, and Mystic Lake), dated March 1994, and

16 which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed

17 to be a part of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness.

18 (9) Certain lands in the Deerlodge and Helena

19 National Forests, which comprise approximately

20 26,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

21 ‘‘Blackfoot Meadow-Electric Peak Wilderness—Pro22 posed’’, dated March 1994, and which shall be known

23 as the Blackfoot Meadow Unit of the Howard

24 Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
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1 (10) Certain lands in the Flathead and Kootenai

2 National Forests, which comprise approximately

3 120,400 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti4 tled ‘‘North Fork Wilderness—Proposed (Tuchuck,

5 Thompson-Seton, and Mount Hefty)’’, dated March

6 1994, and which shall be known as the North Fork

7 Wilderness.

8 (11) Certain lands in the Flathead, Helena,

9 Lolo, and Lewis and Clark National Forests, which

10 comprise approximately 261,440 acres, as generally

11 depicted on maps entitled ‘‘Arnold Bolle Additions to

12 the Bob Marshall Wilderness—Proposed’’ (Silver

13 King-Falls Creek, Renshaw, Clearwater-Monture,

14 Deep Creek, Teton High Peak, Volcano Reef, Slippery

15 Bill, Limestone Cave, Choteau Mountain, and Crown

16 Mountain, Lost Jack, Spotted Bear), dated March

17 1994, which shall be known as the Arnold Bolle-Bob

18 Marshall Wilderness Additions and are incorporated

19 in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Bob Mar20 shall Wilderness.

21 (12) Certain lands in the Flathead National

22 Forest, which comprise approximately 960 acres, as

23 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mission Moun24 tains Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’, dated March

25 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall
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1 be deemed to be a part of the Mission Mountain Wil2 derness.

3 (13) Certain lands in the Flathead and Lolo Na4 tional Forests, comprising approximately 175,500

5 acres, as generally depicted on maps entitled ‘‘Jewel

6 Basin/Swan Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March

7 1994. Those lands contiguous to the west slope of the

8 Bob Marshall Wilderness referred to in this para9 graph are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed

10 to be a part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, while the

11 remaining lands shall be known as the Swan Crest

12 Wilderness, the boundaries of which are depicted on

13 the map referenced in this paragraph.

14 (14) Certain lands in the Gallatin National For15 est, which comprise approximately 14,440 acres, as

16 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Gallatin Absa17 roka Beartooth Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’

18 (Dexter Point, Tie Creek and Mt. Rae), dated March

19 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall

20 be deemed to be a part of the Absaroka Beartooth Wil21 derness.

22 (15) Certain lands in the Gallatin and Beaver23 head National Forests, which comprise approximately

24 20,400 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

25 ‘‘Lee Metcalf Cowboys Heaven Addition—Proposed’’,
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1 dated March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated

2 in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Lee Metcalf

3 Wilderness.

4 (16) Certain lands in the Gallatin National For5 est, which comprise approximately 18,300 acres, as

6 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Earthquake

7 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

8 which shall be known as the Earthquake Unit of the

9 Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

10 (17) Certain lands in the Helena National For11 est, which comprise approximately 22,900 acres, as

12 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Camas Creek

13 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

14 which shall be known as the Camas Creek Wilderness.

15 (18) Certain lands in the Helena National For16 est, which comprise approximately 15,000 acres, as

17 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Baldy

18 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

19 which shall be known as the Mount Baldy Wilderness.

20 (19) Certain lands in the Helena National For21 est, Montana, which comprise approximately 10,000

22 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Gates

23 of the Mountains Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’

24 (Big Log), dated March 1994, and which are hereby
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1 incorporated in and shall be deemed to be part of the

2 Gates of the Mountain Wilderness.

3 (20) Certain lands in the Helena National For4 est, which comprise approximately 10,700 acres, as

5 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Black Moun6 tain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

7 which shall be known as the Black Mountain Unit of

8 the Howard Zahniser Great Divide Wilderness.

9 (21) Certain lands in the Kootenai National

10 Forest, which comprise approximately 39,620 acres,

11 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cabinet

12 Mountains Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’, dated

13 March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in

14 and shall be deemed to be part of the Cabinet Moun15 tains Wilderness.

16 (22) Certain lands in the Kaniksu and Kootenai

17 National Forest, which comprise approximately

18 52,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

19 ‘‘Scotchman Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

20 March 1994, which shall be known as the Scotchman

21 Peaks Wilderness.

22 (23) Certain lands in the Kootenai National

23 Forest which comprise approximately 42,000 acres, as

24 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yaak Wilder25 ness—Proposed’’ (Roderick Mountain, Grizzly Peak,
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1 Dark Mountain), dated March 1994, which shall be

2 known as the Yaak Wilderness.

3 (24) Certain lands in the Kootenai and Lolo Na4 tional Forests, which comprise approximately 17,900

5 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cata6 ract Peak Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

7 which shall be known as the Cataract Peak Wilder8 ness.

9 (25) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,

10 which comprise approximately 19,400 acres, as gen11 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cube Iron/Mount

12 Silcox Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,

13 which shall be known as the Cube Iron/Mount Silcox

14 Wilderness.

15 (26) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,

16 which comprise approximately 94,700 acres, as gen17 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Great Burn Wil18 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, which shall

19 be known as the Great Burn Wilderness.

20 (27) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,

21 which comprise approximately 60,100 acres, as gen22 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wil23 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, which shall

24 be known as the Quigg Peak Wilderness.
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1 (28) Certain lands in the Kootenai National

2 Forest, which comprise approximately 24,600 acres,

3 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Trout Creek

4 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

5 which shall be known as the Trout Creek Wilderness.

6 (29) Certain lands in the Helena National For7 est, which comprise approximately 21,700 acres, as

8 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Nevada Moun9 tain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

10 which shall be known as the Nevada Mountain Unit

11 of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

12 (30) Certain lands in the Helena National For13 est, which comprise approximately 56,100 acres, as

14 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Wil15 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which

16 shall be known as the Elkhorn Wilderness.

17 (31) Certain lands in the Gallatin National For18 est, which comprise approximately 500 acres, as gen19 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘North Absaroka

20 Wilderness Addition—Proposed (Republic Moun21 tain)’’, dated March 1994, and which are hereby in22 corporated in and shall be deemed a part of the North

23 Absaroka Wilderness.

24 (32) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

25 Forest, which comprises approximately 90,000 acres,
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1 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Snowcrest

2 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994 and shall

3 be known as the Snowcrest Wilderness.

4 (33) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National

5 Forest, which comprise approximately 4,700 acres, as

6 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Jeffer7 son Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994 and

8 shall be known as the Mount Jefferson Unit of the

9 Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.

10 (34) Certain lands in the Deerlodge National

11 Forest which comprise about 30,300 acres, as gen12 erally, depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Flint Creek Wil13 derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994 and shall be

14 known as the Flint Creek Wilderness.

15 (35) Certain lands in the Gallatin and Lewis

16 and Clark National Forests, which comprise approxi17 mately 34,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map

18 entitled ‘‘Crazy Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,

19 dated March 1994 and shall be known as the Crazy

20 Mountain Wilderness.

21 (36) Certain lands in the Beaverhead and

22 Deerlodge National Forests, which comprise approxi23 mately 19,500 acres, as generally depicted on a map

24 entitled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated
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1 March 1994, and shall be known as the Tobacco Roots

2 Wilderness.

3 (b) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—(1) The Secretary of

4 Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall

5 file the maps referred to in this section and legal descrip6 tions of each wilderness area designated by this section with

7 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

8 United States Senate and the Committee on Natural Re9 sources of the United States House of Representatives, and

10 each such map and legal description shall have the same

11 force and effect as if included in this Act.

12 (2) The Secretary may correct clerical and typo13 graphical errors in the maps and legal descriptions submit14 ted pursuant to this section.

15 (3) Each map and legal description referred to in this

16 section shall be on file and available for public inspection

17 in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washington,

18 D.C. and at the office of the Regional Forester of the North19 ern Region.

20 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights,

21 each wilderness area designated by this section shall be ad22 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance

23 with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964, except

24 that, with respect to any area designated in this section,

25 any reference to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall
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1 be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of this

2 Act.

3 (d) WILDERNESS AREA PERIMETERS.—Congress does

4 not intend that the designation of wilderness areas in this

5 section will lead to the creation of protective perimeters or

6 buffer zones around such areas. The fact that nonwilderness

7 activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within

8 a wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude such activities

9 or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area.

10 (e) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock, where estab11 lished prior to the date of enactment of this Act, in wilder12 ness areas designated in this section shall be administered

13 in accordance with section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act of

14 1964 and section 108 of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to des15 ignate certain National Forest System Lands in the States

16 of Colorado, South Dakota, Missouri, South Carolina, and

17 Louisiana for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preser18 vation System, and for other purposes’’ (94 Stat. 3271; 16

19 U.S.C. 1133 note).

20 (f) STATE FISH AND GAME AUTHORITY.—In accord21 ance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act of 1964,

22 nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the juris23 diction or responsibilities of the State of Montana with re24 spect to wildlife and fish in the national forests of Montana.
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1 (g) HUNTING.—Nothing in this Act or the Wilderness

2 Act of 1964 shall be construed to prohibit hunting within

3 the wilderness areas designated in this section.

4 (h) COLLECTION DEVICES.—(1) Within the wilderness

5 areas designated in this section, maintenance and replace6 ment of essential hydrological, meteorological, or climato7 logical collection devices and ancillary facilities are per8 mitted, subject to such conditions as the Secretary deems

9 desirable.

10 (2) Access to the devices and facilities described in

11 paragraph (1) shall be by the least intrusive practicable

12 means available as determined by the Secretary. Access, in13 stallation, and maintenance shall be compatible with the

14 provisions of the Wilderness Act.

15 (i) FACA.—The provisions of the Federal Advisory

16 Committee Act notwithstanding, the wilderness managing

17 agencies are hereby authorized to use citizen advisory

18 groups, task forces, and ad hoc committees among the public

19 involvement techniques employed to assist the agencies in

20 the development of wilderness management direction.

21 SEC. 4. WATER.

22 (a) FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS.—(1) The

23 Congress finds that—

24 (A) the lands designated as wilderness by this

25 Act are located at the headwaters of the streams and
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1 rivers on those lands, with no actual or proposed

2 water resource facilities located upstream from such

3 lands and no opportunities for diversion, storage, or

4 other uses of water occurring outside such lands that

5 would adversely affect the wilderness values of such

6 lands;

7 (B) the lands designated as wilderness by this

8 Act are not suitable for use for development of new

9 water resource facilities, or for the expansion of exist10 ing water resource facilities; and

11 (C) therefore, it is possible to provide for proper

12 management and protection of the water-related wil13 derness values of such lands in ways different from

14 those utilized in other legislation designating as wil15 derness lands not sharing the attributes of the lands

16 designated as wilderness by this Act.

17 (2) The purpose of this section is to protect the water18 related wilderness values of the lands designated as wilder19 ness by this Act by means other than those based on a Fed20 eral reserved water right.

21 (3) As used in this section—

22 (A) the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means ir23 rigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water

24 conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipe25 lines, wells, hydropower projects, and transmission
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1 and other ancillary facilities, and other water diver2 sion, storage, and carriage structures; and

3 (B) the term ‘‘historic’’, used with reference to

4 rates of flow, quantities of use, or timing or frequency

5 of use of water, means the pattern of actual average

6 annual use or operation of a facility prior to the date

7 of enactment of this Act.

8 (b) RESTRICTION ON CLAIMS AND CLARIFICATION OF

9 EFFECT.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

10 no court or agency shall have any jurisdiction under any

11 Act of Congress (including the ‘‘McCarran Amendment’’, 43

12 U.S.C. 666) to consider any claim on behalf of the United

13 States asserted by the Secretary or by any other person to

14 or for water or water rights in the State of Montana based

15 on any construction of any portion of this Act, or the des16 ignation of any lands as wilderness by this Act, as con17 stituting an express or implied reservation of water or

18 water rights.

19 (2)(A) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a dis20 claimer, relinquishment, or reduction of any water rights

21 held or claimed by the United States in the State of Mon22 tana on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

23 (B) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as constitut24 ing an interpretation of any other Act or any designation

25 made by or pursuant thereto.
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1 (C) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as establish2 ing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness des3 ignations.

4 (c) PROHIBITION OF NEW OR EXPANDED PROJECTS.—

5 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and

6 after the date of enactment of this Act neither the President

7 nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the United

8 States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or per9 mit for, or exempt from licensing or permitting—

10 (A) the development of any new water resource

11 facility within the lands designated as wilderness or

12 for wilderness study by this Act; or

13 (B) the enlargement of a water resource facility

14 or the expansion of the historic rate of diversion,

15 quantity of use, or timing or frequency of use of a

16 water resource facility that is located within or that

17 would adversely affect the wilderness values of lands

18 designated as wilderness or for wilderness study by

19 this Act.

20 (2) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,

21 nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or limit oper22 ation, maintenance, repair, modification, or replacement

23 without enlargement of water resource facilities in existence

24 on the date of enactment of this Act located within the
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1 boundaries of the lands designated as wilderness or for wil2 derness study by this Act.

3 (d) ACCESS AND OPERATION.—(1) Subject to the pro4 visions of this subsection, the Secretary shall allow reason5 able access to water resource facilities in existence on the

6 date of enactment of this Act located within lands des7 ignated as wilderness or for wilderness study by this Act,

8 including motorized access where necessary and customar9 ily employed on routes existing as of the date of enactment

10 of this Act.

11 (2) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Sec12 retary, to the extent required for the continued exercise of

13 any valid water rights associated with such facilities, shall

14 allow the present diversion, carriage, and storage capacity

15 of water resource facilities existing on the date of enactment

16 of this Act located within lands designated as wilderness

17 or for wilderness study by this Act, and access routes to

18 such facilities existing and customarily employed as of such

19 date, to be operated, maintained, repaired, and replaced as

20 necessary to maintain the present function, design, and

21 serviceable operation of such facilities and routes, so long

22 as such activities have no greater adverse impacts on wil23 derness values than as of the date of enactment of this Act.

24 (3) Water resource facilities, and access routes serving

25 such facilities, existing on the date of enactment of this Act
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1 shall be maintained and repaired when and to the extent

2 necessary to prevent increased adverse impacts on wilder3 ness values.

4 (4) There shall be no enlargement in the historic rate

5 of diversion, quantity of use, or timing or frequency of use

6 of water resource facilities existing on the date of enactment

7 of this Act located within lands designated as wilderness

8 or for wilderness study by this Act.

9 (e) MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) The Sec10 retary of Agriculture shall monitor the operation of and ac11 cess to water resource facilities within the boundaries of the

12 lands designated as wilderness and for wilderness study by

13 this Act, and shall take all steps that the Secretary finds

14 necessary or desirable in order to further the protection of

15 the resources and values of such lands and to implement

16 the provisions of this section, including, to the extent con17 sistent with this Act, the utilization of any procedures

18 available under Federal or State law, including laws of the

19 State of Montana concerning either the utilization of water

20 or the establishment, adjudication, and administration of

21 water rights.

22 (2) In implementing subsection (d)(3), the Secretary

23 may require the owners of water resource facilities or par24 ties entitled to use access routes to perform necessary main25 tenance or repairs, and may require the relocation or re-
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1 moval of such facilities or such routes if such necessary

2 maintenance or repairs are not performed or not feasible

3 or such facilities or routes are no longer in use.

4 (f) APPLICATION TO OTHER AREAS.—Solely for pur5 poses of implementation of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of

6 this section, lands in Montana which as of the date of enact7 ment of this Act are managed as wilderness study areas

8 pursuant to Public Law 95–150 shall be deemed to have

9 been designated for wilderness study by this Act, and such

10 lands shall be managed pursuant to the provisions of such

11 subsections in addition to other applicable provisions of

12 law.

13 SEC. 5. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.

14 (a) DESIGNATIONS.—For the purposes of conserving,

15 protecting and enhancing the exceptional scenic, fish and

16 wildlife, biological, educational and recreational values of

17 certain National Forest System lands in the State of Mon18 tana, the following designations are made:

19 (1) The Mount Helena National Education and

20 Recreation Area located in the Helena National For21 est, comprising approximately 5,220 acres, as gen22 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Helena Na23 tional Education and Recreation Area—Proposed’’,

24 dated March 1994.
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1 (2) The Hyalite National Education and Recre2 ation Area located in the Gallatin National Forest,

3 comprising approximately 18,900 acres, as generally

4 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Hyalite National Edu5 cation and Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated March

6 1994.

7 (3) The Northwest Peak National Recreation

8 Area located in the Kaniksu and Kootenai National

9 Forests, comprising approximately 16,700 acres, as

10 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Northwest Peak

11 National Recreation and Scenic Area—Proposed’’,

12 dated March 1994.

13 (4) The Buckhorn Ridge National Recreation

14 Area located in the Kaniksu and Kootenai National

15 Forests, comprising approximately 22,600 acres, as

16 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Buckhorn

17 Ridge National Recreation Area—Proposed’’, dated

18 March 1994.

19 (5) The West Big Hole National Recreation Area

20 located in the Beaverhead National Forest, compris21 ing approximately 90,000 acres, as generally depicted

22 on a map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole National Recre23 ation Area—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and

24 which shall be known as the West Big Hole National

25 Recreation Area.
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1 (6) The LeBeau Natural Area located on the

2 Kootenai and Flathead National Forests comprising

3 approximately 5,350 acres, as generally depicted on a

4 map entitled ‘‘LeBeau Natural Area—Proposed’’,

5 dated March 1994.

6 (7) The Ross Creek Cedars Natural Area located

7 on the Kootenai National Forest comprising approxi8 mately 700 acres, as generally depicted on a map en9 titled ‘‘Ross Creek Cedars Natural Area—Proposed’’,

10 dated March 1994.

11 (8) The McIntire Natural Area located on the

12 Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately

13 75,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

14 ‘‘McIntire Natural Area—Proposed’’, dated March

15 1994.

16 (b) MAPS AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS.—The Sec17 retary shall file a map and boundary description for each

18 area referred to in this section with the Committee on En19 ergy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, and the

20 Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of

21 Representatives, and each such map and boundary descrip22 tion shall have the same force and effect as if included in

23 this Act: Provided, That the Secretary may correct clerical

24 and typographical errors in such maps and boundary de25 scriptions. Each such map and boundary description shall
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1 be on file and available for public inspection in the office

2 of the Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the Re3 gional Forester of the Northern Region.

4 (c) MANAGEMENT.—(1) Except as otherwise may be

5 provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall administer

6 the areas designated in subsection (a) so as to achieve the

7 purposes of their designation and in accordance with the

8 laws and regulations applicable to the National Forest Sys9 tem.

10 (2) Subject to valid existing rights, all federally owned

11 lands within the areas designated in subsection (a) are here12 by withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation and

13 disposal under the mining and public land laws, and dis14 position under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws.

15 (3) Commercial timber harvesting is prohibited in the

16 areas designated by this section with the following excep17 tions:

18 (A) Nothing in this Act shall preclude such

19 measures which the Secretary, in his discretion,

20 deems necessary in the event of fire, or infestation of

21 insects or disease.

22 (B) Fuel wood, post and pole gathering may be

23 permitted.

24 (C) Commercial timber harvesting may be per25 mitted in the Hyalite National Recreation and Edu-
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1 cation Area, but must be compatible with the pur2 poses of its designation.

3 (4) Where the Secretary determines that such use is

4 compatible with the purposes for which an area is des5 ignated, the use of motorized equipment may be permitted

6 in the areas subject to applicable law and applicable land

7 and resource management plans.

8 (5) The grazing of livestock, where established prior to

9 the date of enactment of this Act may be permitted to con10 tinue subject to applicable law and regulations of the Sec11 retary.

12 (d) NATIONAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION AREAS

13 AND NATURAL AREAS.—(1) The Secretary shall manage the

14 Mount Helena and Hyalite National Education and Recre15 ation Areas with a focus on education. All management ac16 tivities shall be conducted in a manner that provides the

17 public with an opportunity to become better informed about

18 natural resource protection and management.

19 (2) The Secretary shall manage the LeBeau, McIntire

20 and Ross Creek Cedars Natural Areas for the enhancement

21 of biodiversity and scientific study. These forests’ unique

22 natural qualities are to be the focus of the area’s manage23 ment.

24 (e) LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—

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1 administered as components of the national forests wherein

2 they are located. Land and resource management plans for

3 the affected national forests prepared in accordance with

4 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning

5 Act, as amended by the National Forest Management Act,

6 shall be amended to be consistent with the purposes for

7 which the areas are designated. The provisions of the na8 tional forest land and resource management plan, relating

9 to each area designated by this section, shall also be avail10 able to the public in a document separate from the rest of

11 the forest plan.

12 SEC. 6. WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

13 (a) DESIGNATION.—The following areas are hereby

14 designated as wilderness study areas and shall be managed

15 in accordance with the provisions of this section:

16 (1) Certain lands on the Gallatin National For17 est, comprising approximately 21,500 acres, as gen18 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sawtooth Moun19 tain Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’, dated Sep20 tember 1992.

21 (2) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest

22 which comprise approximately 22,000 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sheep Mountain

24 Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’, dated November

25 1991.
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1 (3) Certain lands in the Lewis and Clark and

2 Gallatin National Forests, which comprise approxi3 mately 111,700 acres, as generally depicted on a map

4 entitled ‘‘Crazy Mountain Wilderness Study Area—

5 Proposed’’, dated October 1992. The Forest Service

6 shall complete a study of public and private land con7 solidation alternatives for this area which shall be

8 submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress

9 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 (4) Certain lands in the Gallatin National For11 est, which comprise approximately 4,500 acres, as

12 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South Cotton13 wood Wilderness Study Area—Proposed,’’ dated Sep14 tember, 1992, and shall be managed as part of the

15 Gallatin Wilderness Study Area in accordance with

16 Public Law 95–150.

17 (5) Certain lands in the Lewis and Clark Na18 tional Forest which comprise approximately 100,000

19 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Ten20 derfoot-Deep Creek Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

21 March 1994.

22 (b) REPORT.—When the forest plans are revised, the

23 Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy

24 and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the

25 Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House
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1 of Representatives containing recommendations as to

2 whether the areas designated in subsection (a) should be

3 added as components of the National Wilderness Preserva4 tion System.

5 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,

6 the wilderness study areas designated in subsection (a) shall

7 be managed to protect their suitability for inclusion in the

8 National Wilderness Preservation System.

9 (d) MAPS.—The Secretary shall file a map and bound10 ary description for each area referred to in this section with

11 the Committee on Natural Resources, United States House

12 of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Nat13 ural Resources, United States Senate, and each such map

14 and boundary description shall have the same force and ef15 fect as if included in this Act: Provided, That correction

16 of clerical and typographical errors in these maps may be

17 made. Each map and boundary description shall be on file

18 and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief

19 of the Forest Service and the Regional Forester of the North20 ern Region.

21 SEC. 7. BADGER-TWO MEDICINE AREA.

22 (a) WITHDRAWAL.—(1) Subject to valid existing rights

23 including rights held by the Blackfeet Nation under existing

24 treaties and statute, all federally owned lands as depicted

25 on a map entitled ‘‘Badger-Two Medicine Area’’, dated Sep-
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1 tember 1991, comprising approximately 116,600 acres, are

2 withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis3 posal under the mining and public land laws and from dis4 position under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws.

5 Until otherwise directed by Congress, the Secretary shall

6 manage this area so as to protect its wilderness qualities.

7 (2) Nothing in this section shall preclude the gathering

8 of timber by the Blackfeet Nation in exercise of and consist9 ent with valid treaty rights within the Badger-Two Medi10 cine Area.

11 (3)(A) With respect to oil and gas leases on Federal

12 lands within the Badger-Two Medicine Area, no surface dis13 turbance shall be permitted pursuant to such leases until

14 Congress determines otherwise.

15 (B) Notwithstanding any other law, the term of any

16 oil and gas lease subject to the limitations imposed by this

17 section shall be extended for a period of time equal to the

18 term that such limitation remains in effect.

19 (b) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a review of

20 the area referred to in subsection (a) as to its availability

21 for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation Sys22 tem and in accordance with the provisions of this sub23 section. Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment

24 of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress. In con25 ducting this review:
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1 (1) The Secretary shall establish a committee

2 composed of 2 representatives from the Blackfeet Na3 tion, as well as one representative from the National

4 Park Service, one representative from the Forest Serv5 ice, and representatives of various concerned user

6 groups, including proportional representation for en7 vironmental groups, industry groups and other inter8 ested parties. The Committee shall not exceed eleven

9 members. The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council shall

10 choose the 2 Tribal representatives. The Blackfeet

11 Tribal Business Council shall conduct a public meet12 ing to receive recommendations of the community re13 garding the selection of these members. The committee

14 shall regularly advise the Secretary during the prepa15 ration of the report required in this subsection and

16 submit its findings to Congress concurrently with

17 those of the Secretary.

18 (2) Special consideration shall be given to the re19 ligious, wilderness and wildlife uses of the area, tak20 ing into account any treaties the United States has

21 entered into with the Blackfeet Nation.

22 (3) In consultation with the committee, the Sec23 retary shall establish a process to provide information

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1 options for future designation of the Badger-Two

2 Medicine Area.

3 (c) RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section shall be con4 strued to diminish, prejudice, add to, or otherwise affect the

5 treaty rights of the Blackfeet Nation or the rights of the

6 United States.

7 (d) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—(1) The Sec8 retary shall file a map and boundary description of the

9 area designated by this section with the Committee on En10 ergy and Natural Resources, United States Senate and

11 Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House

12 of Representatives and such map and boundary description

13 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this

14 Act.

15 (2) The Secretary may correct clerical and typo16 graphical errors in the map and boundary description sub17 mitted pursuant to this section.

18 (3) The map and boundary description referred to in

19 this section shall be on file and available for public inspec20 tion in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the

21 office of the Regional Forester of the Northern Region.

22 SEC. 8. LANDS ADMINISTERED BY BUREAU OF LAND MAN23 AGEMENT.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress has reviewed the suit25 ability of a portion of the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study
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1 Area (MT–076–069, BLM Wilderness Study Number) as

2 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Released portion of

3 Axolotl Lakes WSA’’, dated September 1992, for wilderness

4 designation and finds that this portion has been sufficiently

5 studied for wilderness pursuant to section 603 of the Fed6 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

7 1782).

8 (b) DIRECTION.—The area described in subsection (a)

9 shall no longer be subject to the requirement of section

10 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of

11 1976 pertaining to management in a manner that does not

12 impair suitability for preservation as wilderness.

13 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—Those lands des14 ignated as wilderness pursuant to section 3(a) of this Act,

15 which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are adminis16 tered by the Secretary of the Interior as public lands (as

17 defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act

18 of 1976), are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the

19 Secretary of Agriculture, and shall be added to and man20 aged as part of the National Forest System, and the bound21 aries of the adjacent National Forests are hereby modified

22 to include such lands.

23 (d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For

24 purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation

25 Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the boundaries of
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1 affected National Forests, as modified by this section, shall

2 be considered to be the boundaries of such National Forests

3 as if they were the boundaries of the National Forests as

4 of January 1, 1965. Money appropriated from the Land

5 and Water Conservation Fund shall be available for the ac6 quisition of lands, waters, and interests therein in further7 ance of the purposes of this Act.

8 SEC. 9. MONTANA ECOSYSTEM AND ECONOMICS STUDY.

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:

10 (1) The term ‘‘ecosystem’’ means a dynamic com11 plex of plant, animal and microorganism commu12 nities and their nonliving environment interacting as

13 a functional unit.

14 (2) The term ‘‘Northern Rockies’’ means Federal

15 lands and resources in the State of Montana.

16 (3) The term ‘‘Panel’’ means the independent sci17 entific panel for the study of the Northern Rockies

18 ecosystem established under subsection (b).

19 (b) INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC PANEL FOR THE STUDY

20 OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ECOSYSTEM.—

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall estab22 lish an independent scientific panel for the study of

23 the Northern Rockies. The Panel shall conduct the

24 study and submit the reports and recommendations

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1 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—(A) The Panel established

2 under this subsection shall be composed of 11 mem3 bers, appointed by the President, from a list of can4 didates to be developed and submitted to the President

5 by the National Academy of Sciences and lists from

6 well-established professional societies with an interest

7 in the environmental sciences.

8 (B) Each member of the Panel shall be a recog9 nized expert in the field for which the member is con10 sidered for appointment and shall be free of economic

11 conflict of interest with regard to the subject of this

12 section. Each member also shall have research experi13 ence in the Northern Rockies region or otherwise be

14 familiar with the issues and ecology of the region. As

15 a whole, membership of the Panel shall represent an

16 appropriately broad diversity of disciplines, and

17 members shall have recognized experience in natural

18 sciences, economics, and administrative policy.

19 (C) The list of candidates provided by the Na20 tional Academy of Sciences shall consist of at least

21 twice as many nominees as positions available in

22 each category specified in this section.

23 (D) The Panel shall work cooperatively with all

24 relevant State and Federal agencies, university re25 search stations and departments, and Indian tribes.
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1 (E) The Panel may establish, at its discretion,

2 such subregional review teams and working groups as

3 it deems necessary to complete its tasks in a timely

4 and professional manner.

5 (3) PAY AND EXPENSES.—(A) Except as pro6 vided in subparagraph (B), members of the Panel es7 tablished under this subsection shall each be paid at

8 a rate not to exceed, and consistent with, the rate

9 paid to employees of the United States performing

10 similar duties and with similar qualifications for

11 each day (including travel time) during which they

12 are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested

13 in the Panel. While away from their homes or regular

14 places of business in the performance of services for

15 the Panel, members of the Panel shall be allowed trav16 el expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,

17 in the same manner as persons employed intermit18 tently in Government service are allowed expenses

19 under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

20 (B) Other than reimbursement of expenses pursu21 ant to subparagraph (A), members of the Panel who

22 are full-time officers or employees of the United States

23 shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or bene24 fits by reason of their service on the Panel.
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1 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the

2 Panel shall be appointed by the President.

3 (5) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of the

4 Panel, the head of any Federal agency shall provide

5 facilities, equipment, personnel, and other types of

6 support to the Panel to assist the Panel in carrying

7 out its duties under this Act.

8 (6) TERMINATION.—The Panel shall terminate

9 30 days after the submission of the final report under

10 subsection (c).

11 (c) STUDY OF ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT OF THE

12 NORTHERN ROCKIES.—

13 (1) STUDY.—(A) The Panel shall define the

14 boundaries of, and map, the ecosystems of the North15 ern Rockies, including any corridors the Panel deems

16 necessary to connect isolated ecosystems. In making

17 the determination of ecosystem boundaries, the Panel

18 shall consider—

19 (i) restoration and maintenance of natural

20 biological diversity;

21 (ii) productivity on a long-term, sustainable

22 basis of essential natural ecological elements,

23 functions, and successional processes;

24 (iii) preservation of the integrity of genetic

25 stocks of native communities of plants and ani-
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1 mals, with an emphasis on areas of high species

2 richness and endemism;

3 (iv) restoration or maintenance or protec4 tion of high water quality instream flows and

5 watersheds (or riparian areas) sufficient to pro6 tect fish and wildlife;

7 (v) maintaining biological connectivity be8 tween and among physiographic provinces; and

9 (vi) maintenance of long-term, sustainable

10 outputs of economically valuable natural re11 sources.

12 (B)(i) The Panel shall define the essential man13 agement purpose and biological function and desired

14 condition of the ecosystems defined under subpara15 graph (A). In conjunction with carrying out subpara16 graph (A), the Panel shall assess the ecological status

17 and trends, including, where appropriate, levels of

18 risks associated with applicable management alter19 natives of water quality, riparian areas, and fish20 eries; uncommon, rare, threatened, and endangered

21 species; rangelands; soils; and late successional old

22 growth forest.

23 (ii) The Panel shall analyze the timber quantity,

24 quality, and growth on the existing timber base as

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1 date, probable rates of reforestation success in the fu2 ture, and their effect on timber supply and related is3 sues.

4 (C) The Panel shall gather and display in a use5 ful form biological data from each of the ecosystems

6 defined under subparagraph (A).

7 (D) The Panel shall identify gaps in important

8 research areas and contract for or otherwise obtain re9 search necessary in the short term to accomplish the

10 duties of the Panel under this section.

11 (E) The Panel shall analyze Federal land owner12 ship patterns and associated Federal land manage13 ment mandates and practices within the ecosystems

14 identified in subparagraph (A) and identify those

15 mandates and practices which are inconsistent or in16 compatible with ecosystem management levels of risk

17 identified under subparagraph (B).

18 (F) The Panel shall identify opportunities to en19 courage sustainable economic use of the natural re20 sources of the ecosystems identified by the Panel and

21 the sustainable economic outputs identified in sub22 paragraph (A)(vi), in a manner consistent with the

23 goals and purposes of those ecosystems. Special em24 phasis shall be placed on the identification of oppor25 tunities for the maintenance and growth of small
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1 businesses and the establishment of new small busi2 nesses consistent with the goals and purposes of those

3 ecosystems. In making these recommendations, the

4 Panel should consider opportunities to improve envi5 ronmental conditions that could permit an expansion

6 of the sustainable contribution of commodity and

7 noncommodity uses and outputs of natural resources,

8 including but not limited to each of the following:

9 (i) Increasing desirable natural vegetative

10 growth through reforestation with native species,

11 thinning and other timber stand modifications,

12 prescribed burning, and seeding or planting na13 tive grasses, forbs, and shrubs.

14 (ii) Improving the quality of other biologi15 cal resources (such as species diversity and ani16 mal populations) through habitat restoration, ex17 tended timber rotations, alternative timber har18 vesting and bidding systems, and different stand19 ards and methods for road construction, mainte20 nance, closure, and eradication.

21 (iii) Enhancing the quality of non-biologi22 cal resources (such as recreation trails and devel23 opments, watersheds and streams), through site

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1 marketing to shift timing and location of uses)

2 and investment in recreational use.

3 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Panel shall sub4 mit recommendations on each of the following:

5 (A) Specific, implementable steps for man6 agement of the ecosystems defined under para7 graph (1)(A), including removal of inconsistent

8 or incompatible mandates and practices identi9 fied under paragraph (1)(E).

10 (B) Ways to better monitor the resources

11 within the ecosystems.

12 (C) Ways to create or improve direct co13 operation between scientists both within and

14 without the Federal Government and Federal

15 land managers.

16 (D) Methods, including incentives by which

17 State and private landowners might coopera18 tively manage their lands in a manner compat19 ible with Federal lands located within the

20 ecosystems.

21 (E) Other institutional or legislative

22 changes the Panel determines will promote sound

23 ecosystem management.

24 (3) REPORTS.—(A) Not later than 6 months

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1 submit an interim report to the President and the

2 Congress. The report shall discuss the progress of the

3 Panel in carrying out this section and shall in4 clude—

5 (i) a description of any ecosystems defined

6 and mapped under paragraph (1)(A) and (B);

7 (ii) summaries of the biological data gath8 ered to date under paragraph (1)(C); and

9 (iii) the additional research obtained under

10 paragraph (1)(D).

11 (B) Not later than 30 months after the date of

12 enactment of this Act, the Panel shall submit a final

13 report to the President and the Congress which con14 tains a description of its activities under this section

15 and includes the findings, analyses, and recommenda16 tions made under this section.

17 (C) The reports submitted to the Congress under

18 this paragraph shall be submitted to the Committee

19 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives

20 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

21 of the Senate.

22 SEC. 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

23 (a) REDESIGNATION.—(1) Those lands comprising the

24 Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness, as

25 designated in Public Law 96–476 are hereby redesignated
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1 as the ‘‘Rattlesnake National Education and Recreation

2 Area and Wilderness’’.

3 (2) Those lands comprising 200 acres, as generally de4 picted on a map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Study Deletion—

5 Proposed’’, are hereby released from study under Public

6 Law 95–150.

7 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—(1) Those lands comprising ap8 proximately 27,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map

9 entitled ‘‘Gibson Reservoir Mineral Withdrawal Area—Pro10 posed’’, dated October 1992, are hereby withdrawn from all

11 forms of entry, appropriation and disposal under the min12 ing and public land laws, and disposition under the geo13 thermal and mineral leasing laws.

14 (2) The Secretary shall file a map and boundary de15 scription of the area designated by this subsection with the

16 committees identified in this subsection and such map and

17 boundary description shall have the same force and effect

18 as if included in this Act.

19 (3) The Secretary may correct clerical and typo20 graphical errors in the map and boundary description sub21 mitted pursuant to this subsection.

22 (4) The map and boundary description referred to in

23 this subsection shall be on file and available for public in24 spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service and

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1 (c) ACREAGES.—All acreages cited in this Act are ap2 proximate and in the event of discrepancies between cited

3 acreage and the lands depicted on referenced maps, the

4 maps shall control.

5 (d) ACCESS.—It is the policy of Congress that the For6 est Service affirm or acquire and maintain reasonable pub7 lic access to National Forest System lands in the State of

8 Montana.

9 (e) SCAPEGOAT AND GREAT BEAR WILDERNESS

10 NAMES.—In order to consolidate existing contiguous wil11 derness areas, those lands comprising the Great Bear Wil12 derness Area designated by Public Law 95–946 and any

13 amendments thereto and the Scapegoat Wilderness Area

14 designated by Public Law 92–395 and any amendments

15 thereto are hereby incorporated in and deemed to be a part

16 of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The designations of the

17 Great Bear Wilderness and Scapegoat Wilderness shall refer

18 to units within the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

19 SEC. 11. WILDERNESS REVIEW.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

21 (1) the Department of Agriculture has studied

22 the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the

23 National Wilderness Preservation System; and

24 (2) the Congress has made its own review and

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1 in the State of Montana and the environmental im2 pacts associated with nonwilderness management of

3 such areas.

4 (b) RELEASE.—Those National Forest System lands in

5 the State of Montana which were not designated as wilder6 ness, special management, national recreation, or wilder7 ness study areas by this Act and Public Law 95–150 shall

8 be managed for multiple use in accordance with land and

9 resource management plans developed pursuant to section

10 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan11 ning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Man12 agement Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and those

13 areas need not be managed for the purpose of protecting

14 their suitability for wilderness designation prior to or dur15 ing revision of land and resource management plans.

16 (c) PLAN REVISIONS.—In the event that revised land

17 management plans in the State of Montana are imple18 mented pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland

19 Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by

20 the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other ap21 plicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness designa22 tion, need not be managed for the purpose of protecting

23 their suitability for wilderness designation prior to or dur24 ing revision of such plans, and areas recommended for wil-
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1 derness designation shall be managed for the purpose of pro2 tecting their suitability for wilderness designation.

3 (d) FURTHER REVIEW.—Unless expressly authorized

4 by Congress, the Department of Agriculture shall not con5 duct any further statewide roadless area review and evalua6 tion of National Forest System lands in the State of Mon7 tana for the purpose of determining their suitability for in8 clusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

9 (e) PREVIOUS PLANS.—Except as specifically provided

10 in section 3, 5, 6, and 7 of this Act and in Public Law

11 95–150, with respect to the National Forest System lands

12 in the State of Montana which were reviewed by the Depart13 ment of Agriculture under Public Law 94–557, the unit

14 plans that were in effect prior to completion of RARE II,

15 the 1978 Forest Plan for the Beaverhead National Forest,

16 that such reviews shall be deemed an adequate consideration

17 of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National

18 Wilderness Preservation System, and the Department of Ag19 riculture shall not be required to review the wilderness op20 tion prior to the revision of the land and resource manage21 ment plans.

22 (f) REVISIONS.—As used in this section, and as pro23 vided in section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable

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1 eign Management Act, the term ‘‘revision’’ shall not include

2 an amendment to a land and resource management plan.

3 (g) SIZE.—The provisions of this section shall apply

4 to those National Forest System roadless lands in the State

5 of Montana which are less than 5,000 acres in size.

6 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

8 are necessary to carry out this Act.

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