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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2638

To designate certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon,

Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national

park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological

connecting corridors, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 14, 1993

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. DELLUMS, and Mr. WALSH)

introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees

on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries

SEPTEMBER 17, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. CARR, Mr. PORTER,

Ms. ESHOO, Ms. BYRNE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CARDIN, Ms.

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ACKERMAN,

Mr. YATES, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. NADLER,

Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. FISH, Mr. STARK, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GILCHREST, and

Ms. NORTON

A BILL

To designate certain public lands in the States of Idaho,

Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve

study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Rockies

3 Ecosystem Protection Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:

6 (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest

7 System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or8 egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess outstand9 ing natural characteristics which give them high val10 ues as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic rivers,

11 and will, if properly preserved, contribute as an en12 during resource of wilderness, wild land areas, and

13 biodiversity for the benefit of the American people.

14 (2) The bioregion of the Northern Rockies con15 tains the most diverse array of wild lands remaining

16 south of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of

17 species listed as threatened or endangered under the

18 Endangered Species Act of 1973. These national in19 terest public lands are among the most popular wild

20 lands in the Nation, embracing major ecosystems

21 and national treasures such as the Greater Yellow22 stone, Greater Glacier/Continental Divide, Greater

23 Hells Canyon, Greater Salmon/Selway, and Greater

24 Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. The headwaters

25 for nearly two-thirds of North America originate in

26 the Northern Rockies, sending waters to three
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1 oceans and providing critical supplies of clean water

2 for wildlife and other users.

3 (3) The wildlife treasures of the Northern

4 Rockies are of international significance with a re5 markably intact large mammalian fauna and rare

6 and unique plant life.

7 (4) However, wildlife habitat fragmentation due

8 to roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, oil and gas

9 exploration, lack of interagency cooperation, and

10 other activities has severe effects on the wildlife pop11 ulations and their habitat, including those listed as

12 threatened or endangered under the Endangered

13 Species Act of 1973, the water quality, ancient for14 ests, and greater ecosystems of the Northern Rock15 ies Bioregion. Continued fragmentation and develop16 ment of the remaining roadless and essentially

17 roadless ecosystems and biological connectors of the

18 Northern Rockies would cause a loss to the Nation

19 of an entire wild land region, and the only remaining

20 areas south of Canada still pristine enough to sup21 port populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly

22 bears, anadromous fish, and numerous other rare

23 and endangered plant and animal life all in one in24 tact bioregion.
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1 (5) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com2 pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless

3 wild lands have been developed in the Northern

4 Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and

5 wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several

6 species as threatened or endangered and reduced the

7 numbers and range of many others, including anad8 romous fish.

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

10 Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for

11 an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock12 ies Bioregion which includes core ecosystem reserve

13 areas and biological connecting corridors necessary

14 to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter15 change between the core reserve areas.

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

17 of these undeveloped areas left in their natural state,

18 greatly exceeds any potential return to the United

19 States Treasury from timber harvest and develop20 ment. If current Federal land management in the

21 Northern Rockies continues to result in the develop22 ment of roadless areas, the American public will pay

23 with tax dollars for permanent reductions in wilder24 ness, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, as well

25 as species and biological diversity.
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1 (8) The congressional review of roadless areas

2 within National Forest System lands in the States

3 of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyo4 ming has identified areas which, on the basis of

5 their land form, ecosystem, associated fish and wild6 life, economic value, and location will help to fulfill

7 the role of the United States Forest Service to en8 sure a quality National Wilderness Preservation Sys9 tem. This review has identified other areas which

10 may contain outstanding values as national park and

11 preserves and wild and scenic rivers. This review has

12 also identified areas which may not possess out13 standing wilderness attributes and should not now

14 be designated as components of the National Wilder15 ness Preservation System, but which should be stud16 ied to determine their role in maintaining biological

17 diversity in the Northern Rockies.

18 (9) Many areas of National Forest System

19 lands have been damaged and their productivity re20 duced by unwise development practices which have

21 also impaired ecosystem function and biological di22 versity. The Island Park area adjacent to Yellow23 stone National Park contains large clear-cut areas

24 right up to the park boundary. Efforts should be

25 made to return these areas to their former ecological
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1 health and native diversity by designating them as

2 National Wildland Restoration and Recovery areas.

3 These efforts seek to ensure that vital ecosystem

4 components are restored, especially in areas where

5 wildlife travel corridors and native fish and wildlife

6 populations have been damaged or eliminated, and

7 restoration efforts will seek to ensure and maintain

8 genetic interchange, biological diversity, and restora9 tion of native species diversity throughout the

10 Northern Rockies Bioregion.

11 (10) Federal agencies entrusted with managing

12 the Bioregion’s natural resources operate under con13 tradictory Congressional mandates, and thus are in

14 dissension over management policies which involve

15 common resources and major ecosystems.

16 (b) DESIGNATIONS.—The purposes of this Act are

17 to—

18 (1) designate certain National Forest System

19 lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon,

20 Washington, and Wyoming as components of the

21 National Wilderness Preservation System;

22 (2) designate certain National Forest System

23 lands in the States of Montana, Oregon, and Idaho

24 as national park and preserve study areas;
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1 (3) designate certain National Forest System

2 lands and watercourses in the States of Montana,

3 Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington as components of

4 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and as

5 Wild and Scenic River study areas;

6 (4) establish a pilot system of National

7 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a

8 Wildlands Recovery Corps to help restore biological

9 diversity and native species; and

10 (5) establish a system of biological connecting

11 corridors between the core ecosystems in the region.

12 (c) GENERAL PURPOSES.—The designations made by

13 this Act are made in order to—

14 (1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wil15 derness character of the land,

16 (2) protect watersheds and wildlife habitat, in17 cluding that of species protected under the Endan18 gered Species Act of 1973,

19 (3) protect the ecological integrity and contigu20 ity of major wild land ecosystems and their inter21 connecting corridors identified by the United States

22 Fish and Wildlife Service, and other sources,

23 (4) protect and maintain biological and native

24 species diversity,
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1 (5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation

2 in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco3 system management and protection of the

4 ecosystems and corridors covered by this Act,

5 (6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural re6 sources,

7 (7) promote scientific research, primitive recre8 ation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and

9 inspiration for the benefit of all the American peo10 ple,

11 (8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in

12 lands of marginal timber value, and

13 (9) ensure that all resources on Federal lands

14 in the Northern Rockies Bioregion are managed on

15 an ecologically and economically sustainable basis.

16 SEC. 3. WILDERNESS.

17 (a) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—In furtherance

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

19 1136), the following lands in the States of Idaho, Mon20 tana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming are hereby des21 ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the

22 National Wilderness Preservation System:

23 (1) GREATER GLACIER/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

24 ECOSYSTEM.—(A) The core of this region is Glacier

25 National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness,
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1 America’s first Wilderness area. This ecosystem in2 cludes unique lands such as the Rocky Mountain

3 Front, where grizzlies still roam the prairies and

4 America’s largest bighorn sheep herd scales the

5 craggy peaks. The Swan and Mission mountain

6 ranges contain some of Montana’s largest old growth

7 forests and pristine bull trout and westslope cut8 throat trout spawning runs. The Rocky Mountain

9 Gray Wolf is making a comeback here, and the eco10 system is home to the largest grizzly population in

11 the lower 48.

12 (B)(i) In order to protect this unique eco13 system, the areas named in the table in clause (ii),

14 which together comprise approximately 1,256,175

15 acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles

16 corresponding to each such area and dated July 1,

17 1993, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each

18 such wilderness area shall either be incorporated

19 into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known

20 by the name given to it in such table, as specified

21 in such table. Each such map shall be on file and

22 available for public inspection in the Office of the

23 Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart24 ment of Agriculture.
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1 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol2 lows:

GREATER GLACIER/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM

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

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Bob Marshall Wilderness

Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks .................... 65,433 Lewis & Clark National

Forest/BLM

Deep Creek ............................................................. 49,322 Lewis & Clark National

Forest/BLM

Renshaw ................................................................. 57,591 Lewis & Clark National

Forest/BLM

Swan Front ............................................................. 165,133 Flathead Lolo National

Forest

Swan Crest ............................................................. 89,402 Flathead National Forest

Limestone Caves/Lost Jack .................................... 57,640 Flathead National Forest

Monture Creek ........................................................ 99,846 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ 584,367

.

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

Middle Fork ............................................................ 41,339 Flathead National Forest

South Fork ............................................................. 53,779 Flathead National Forest

Total ................................................ 95,118

.

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

Stonewall Mountain ................................................ 54,238 Helena National Forest

Silver King/Falls Creek .......................................... 43,192 Lewis & Clark/Helena

National Forest

Benchmark/Elk Creek ............................................ 32,314 Lewis & Clark National

Forest

Total ................................................ 129,744

.

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

Mission additions .................................................... 3,916 Flathead National Forest

Marshall Peak ......................................................... 9,757 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ 13,673

.

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

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

.

The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation

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

Badger-Two Medicine ............................................. 125,353 Lewis & Clark National

Forest

Sawtooth Ridge ...................................................... 15,195 Lewis & Clark National

Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton ..................... 103,361 Flathead/Kootenai National Forest

Le Beau .................................................................. 6,289 Flathead/Kootenai National Forest

Ten Lakes ............................................................... 43,663 Kootenai National Forest

Lincoln Gulch ......................................................... 8,286 Helena National Forest

Anaconda Hill ......................................................... 19,212 Helena National Forest

Specimen Creek ...................................................... 13,267 Helena National Forest

Crater Mountain ..................................................... 9,985 Helena National Forest

Ogden Mountain ..................................................... 12,418 Helena National Forest

Nevada Mountain ................................................... 49,464 Helena National Forest

Ecosystem Total .............................. 1,256,175

1 (2) GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.—(A)

2 The core of this great region is Yellowstone, the Na3 tion’s first national park. This world-famous region

4 of geyser basins, towering mountains, abundant

5 wildlife and vast forests contains the headwaters for

6 many of the Nation’s most famous blue-ribbon trout

7 streams. Small glaciers and permanent snowfields

8 cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains,

9 with several peaks greater than 12,000 feet. Diverse

10 habitat ranges from cactus desert lowlands to arctic

11 tundra. Wildlife includes the threatened grizzly bear,

12 the Nation’s last wild bison herd, trumpeter swans,

13 and nearly 35,000 elk.

14 (B)(i) In order to protect this unique eco15 system, the areas named in the table in clause (ii),

16 which comprise approximately 3,261,673 acres as

17 generally depicted on the maps with titles cor18 responding to each such area and dated July 1,
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1 1993, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each

2 such wilderness area shall either be incorporated

3 into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known

4 by the name given to it in such table, as specified

5 in such table. Each such map shall be on file and

6 available for public inspection in the Office of the

7 Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart8 ment of Agriculture.

9 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol10 lows:

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM

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

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Absaroka-Beartooth additions ................................ 196,969 Gallatin/Custer/Shoshone National Forest

.

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

North Absaroka additions ...................................... 140,290 Shoshone National Forest

.

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

Washakie additions ................................................. 219,008 Shoshone National Forest

.

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

DuNoir/Pacific Creek/Blackrock Creek .................. 56,682 Bridger-Teton/Shoshone

National Forest

.

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

Shoal Creek addition .............................................. 38,525 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Gros Ventre additions ............................................ 70,080 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Total ................................................ 108,605

.

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

Bridger additions .................................................... 79,262 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

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

Popo Agie additions ................................................ 48,031 Shoshone National Forest

.

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

Winegar Hole addition ........................................... 5,800 Targhee National Forest

.

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

Cowboys Heaven ..................................................... 32,279 Gallatin National Forest

Lee Metcalf additions ............................................. 74,062 Gallatin/Beaverhead

National Forest

Total ................................................ 106,341

.

The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation

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

Gallatin Range ........................................................ 211,595 Gallatin National Forest

Lionhead ................................................................. 48,225 Gallatin/Targhee National Forest

Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake .............................. 112,473 Custer/Shoshone National Forest

Monument Ridge .................................................... 16,640 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Munger Mountain ................................................... 8,690 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Little Sheep Mountain ............................................ 15,014 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Palisades ................................................................. 120,619 Bridger-Teton/Targhee

National Forest

Mt Leidy Highlands ............................................... 165,275 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Salt River Range .................................................... 217,712 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Grayback Ridge ...................................................... 211,574 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Commissary Ridge .................................................. 94,626 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

South Wyoming Range ........................................... 65,838 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Middle Wyoming Range ......................................... 57,600 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Gannett Hills .......................................................... 41,600 Bridger-Teton National

Forest

Garns Mountain ..................................................... 110,494 Targhee National Forest

Bear Creek ............................................................. 93,927 Targhee National Forest

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

Jackass ................................................................... 5,190 Targhee National Forest

Stump Creek ........................................................... 92,249 Targhee National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Centennial Mountains ............................................. 123,320 Targhee National Forest/BLM

Caribou ................................................................... 70,028 Caribou National Forest

Poker Peak ............................................................. 19,825 Caribou National Forest

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

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

Gravelly Mountains ................................................. 269,055 Beaverhead National

Forest

Snowcrest ................................................................ 97,633 Beaverhead National

Forest

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

National Forest

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ................... 3,261,673

1 (3) GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.—

2 (A) This region is one of the most rugged and wild

3 areas in America, and one of the largest intact for4 est ecosystems in the temperate zones of the Earth.

5 The core is comprised of the Frank Church-River of

6 No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness areas.

7 Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river systems,

8 several species of salmon and sea-going trout still

9 make the 900 mile spawning journey from the Pa10 cific Ocean to small tributaries in the high mountain

11 country. Biological and landscape diversity is great,

12 ranging from rocky, dry canyon country to wet for13 ests of ancient cedars many feet in diameter in the

14 Mallard-Larkins and other areas. A wide array of

15 forest dwelling species reside here, and the gray wolf

16 is making a comeback.
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1 (B)(i) In order to protect this unique eco2 system, the areas named in the table in clause (ii),

3 which comprise approximately 5,160,727 acres as

4 generally depicted on the maps with titles cor5 responding to each such area and dated July 1,

6 1993, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each

7 such wilderness area shall either be incorporated

8 into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known

9 by the name given to it in such table, as specified

10 in such table. Each such map shall be on file and

11 available for public inspection in the Office of the

12 Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart13 ment of Agriculture.

14 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol15 lows:

GREATER SALMON ECOSYSTEM

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

Wilderness Area:

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Bluejoint ................................................................. 63,812 Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests

Camas Creek .......................................................... 98,836 Challis/Salmon National

Forests

Blue Bunch ............................................................. 12,557 Challis/Boise National

Forests

Loon Creek ............................................................. 109,995 Challis/Sawtooth National Forests

Pinnacle Peak ......................................................... 4,500 Payette National Forest

Meadow Creek ........................................................ 21,783 Payette National Forest

Big Creek Fringe .................................................... 1,149 Payette National Forest

Placer Creek ........................................................... 7,170 Payette National Forest

Smith Creek ............................................................ 2,257 Payette National Forest

Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak .................................... 166,380 Payette National Forest

Bernard .................................................................. 20,731 Boise National Forest

Burnt Log ............................................................... 23,010 Boise National Forest

Whiskey .................................................................. 3,416 Boise National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Nameless Creek ...................................................... 2,282 Boise National Forest

Tennessee ............................................................... 877 Boise National Forest

Poker Meadows ....................................................... 674 Boise National Forest

Panther Creek ........................................................ 42,774 Salmon National Forest

McEleny .................................................................. 3,608 Salmon National Forest

Little Horse ............................................................ 7,620 Salmon National Forest

Oreana .................................................................... 7,406 Salmon National Forest

Duck Peak .............................................................. 48,407 Salmon National Forest

Long Tom ............................................................... 21,633 Salmon National Forest

Challis Creek .......................................................... 40,074 Challis National Forest

Seafoam .................................................................. 26,202 Challis National Forest

Greylock .................................................................. 12,605 Challis National Forest

Rackliff-Gedney ...................................................... 90,173 Clearwater/Nez Perce

National Forests

Jersey-Jack ............................................................. 45,873 Nez Perce National

Forest

Mallard ................................................................... 23,232 Nez Perce National

Forest

Marshall Mountain ................................................. 5,315 Coeur d’Alene Dist.

BLM

Total ................................................ 914,351

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

Gospel Hump Additions ......................................... 21,200 Nez Perce National

Forest

Carey Creek ............................................................ 8,556 Payette National Forest

Total ................................................ 29,756

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

Bitterroot additions ................................................ 108,591 Bitterroot National

Forest

Lochsa Face ........................................................... 73,027 Clearwater National

Forest

North Lochsa Slope ................................................ 112,382 Clearwater National

Forest

Elk Summit ............................................................ 55,788 Clearwater National

Forest

West Meadow Creek ............................................... 107,512 Nez Perce National

Forest

East Meadow Creek ................................................ 94,203 Nez Perce National

Forest

Lolo Creek .............................................................. 16,344 Lolo/Clearwater/Bitterroot National Forests

Total ................................................ 567,847

Sawtooth Wilderness ..............................................

Sawtooth completion (Hansen Lakes/Huckleberry/

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

520,729 Boise/Sawtooth/Challis

National Forests

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The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation

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

French Creek/Patrick Butte ................................... 168,215 Payette National Forest

Crystal Mountain .................................................... 13,912 Payette National Forest

Secesh ..................................................................... 259,682 Payette National Forest

Needles ................................................................... 166,245 Payette/Boise National

Forests
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Caton Lake ............................................................. 98,839 Payette/Boise National

Forests

Mount Heinen ......................................................... 17,170 Boise National Forest

Grape Mountain ..................................................... 15,378 Boise National Forest

Peace Rock ............................................................. 198,257 Boise National Forest

Deadwood ............................................................... 56,412 Boise National Forest

Whitehawk Mountain ............................................. 9,250 Boise National Forest

Red Mountain ......................................................... 108,836 Boise National Forest

Breadwinner ........................................................... 40,829 Boise National Forest

Elk Creek ................................................................ 16,113 Boise National Forest

Steel Mountain ....................................................... 23,051 Boise National Forest

Rainbow .................................................................. 12,036 Boise National Forest

Grand Mountain ..................................................... 21,263 Boise National Forest

Sheep Creek ............................................................ 93,735 Boise National Forest

Snowbank ............................................................... 35,471 Boise National Forest

House Mountain ..................................................... 16,800 Boise National Forest

Danskin/South Fork Boise ..................................... 42,038 Boise National Forest

Cow Creek .............................................................. 9,710 Boise National Forest

Lime Creek ............................................................. 114,433 Boise/Sawtooth National Forests

O’Hara Falls Creek ................................................ 25,326 Nez Perce National

Forest

Lick Point ............................................................... 8,006 Nez Perce National

Forest

Goddard Creek ....................................................... 13,380 Nez Perce National

Forest

Middle Fork Face ................................................... 11,000 Nez Perce National

Forest

Clear Creek ............................................................. 26,700 Nez Perce National

Forest

Silver Creek-Pilot Knob .......................................... 35,920 Nez Perce National

Forest

Perreau Creek ......................................................... 8,493 Salmon National Forest

Napias ..................................................................... 9,721 Salmon National Forest

Napolean Ridge ...................................................... 49,703 Salmon National Forest

Jesse Creek ............................................................. 16,161 Salmon National Forest

Haystack Mountain ................................................ 10,646 Salmon National Forest

Phelan ..................................................................... 10,465 Salmon National Forest

Sheepeater .............................................................. 24,082 Salmon National Forest

South Fork Deep Creek ......................................... 12,975 Salmon National Forest

Deep Creek ............................................................. 5,265 Salmon National Forest

Taylor Mountain ..................................................... 61,930 Salmon/Challis National

Forests

Squaw Creek ........................................................... 96,699 Challis National Forest

White Knob ............................................................ 62,416 Challis National Forest

Porphyry Peak ........................................................ 45,273 Challis National Forest

Pioneer Mountains .................................................. 284,750 Sawtooth/Challis National Forests

Railroad Ridge ........................................................ 39,230 Sawtooth/Challis National Forests

Boulder/White Clouds ............................................. 531,345 Sawtooth/Challis National Forest/BLM

Cache Peak ............................................................. 25,949 Sawtooth National Forest

Buttercup Mountain ............................................... 71,806 Sawtooth National Forest

Little Wood River ................................................... 5,401 Shoshone Dist. BLM
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Friedman Creek ...................................................... 11,176 Shoshone Dist. BLM

Great Burn Wildlands Complex:

Great Burn ............................................................. 250,396 Clearwater/Lolo National Forests

Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide ........... 62,712 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Sheep Mountain ...................................................... 64,608 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Mallard-Larkins ...................................................... 255,803 Clearwater/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Bighorn-Weitas ....................................................... 235,094 Clearwater National

Forest

Siwash ..................................................................... 8,851 Clearwater National

Forest

Pot Mountain .......................................................... 49,792 Clearwater National

Forest

Moose Mountain ..................................................... 21,393 Clearwater National

Forest

Eldorado Creek ....................................................... 7,238 Clearwater National

Forest

Weir-Post Office ..................................................... 22,605 Clearwater National

Forest

Mosquito Fly .......................................................... 15,437 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Midget Peak ........................................................... 6,973 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Total ................................................ 1,000,902

ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ................... 5,160,727

1 (4) GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECO2 SYSTEM.—(A) The wettest part of the Northern

3 Rockies, this wild land region contains the last

4 major stands of low elevation ancient forests in the

5 region, including the Long Canyon area which con6 tains the oldest living cedars in the Nation. The only

7 caribou herd in the lower 48 roams these mountains

8 joined by the grizzly and the gray wolf. Towering

9 mountains include the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell

10 ranges.
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1 (B)(i) In order to protect this unique, heavily

2 fragmented, and endangered ecosystem, the areas

3 named in the table in clause (ii), which comprise ap4 proximately 758,318 acres as generally depicted on

5 the maps with titles corresponding to each such area

6 and dated July 1, 1993, are hereby designated as

7 wilderness. Each such wilderness area shall either be

8 incorporated into the wilderness area indicated or

9 shall be known by the name given to it in such table,

10 as specified in such table. Each such map shall be

11 on file and available for public inspection in the Of12 fice of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States

13 Department of Agriculture.

14 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol15 lows:

GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM

.

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

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Cabinet Additions ................................................... 68,297 Kootenai National Forest

.

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

be known as the Salmo-Priest Wilderness Area:

Salmo-Priest Additions ........................................... 26,860 Colville/Kaniksu National Forests

.

The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation

System and shall take the name given in in the table:

Zulu Creek .............................................................. 6,200 Kootenai National Forest

Saddle Mountain ..................................................... 7,400 Kootenai National Forest

Roberts Mountain ................................................... 6,100 Kootenai National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Galena Creek .......................................................... 18,710 Kootenai National Forest

Berray Mountain .................................................... 8,081 Kootenai National Forest

Lone Cliff-Smeads .................................................. 6,680 Kootenai National Forest

McNeeley ................................................................ 8,104 Kootenai National Forest

Northwest Peak ...................................................... 20,330 Kootenai National Forest

Roderick .................................................................. 24,800 Kootenai National Forest

Grizzly Peak ........................................................... 4,890 Kootenai National Forest

Cataract Peak ......................................................... 26,836 Kootenai/Lolo National

Forests

Cube Iron-Silcox ..................................................... 38,085 Kootenai/Lolo National

Forests

Sundance Ridge ...................................................... 8,852 Lolo National Forest

Teepee-Spring Creek .............................................. 11,357 Lolo National Forest

Scotchman’s Peak ................................................... 83,942 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Elk Creek ................................................................ 11,623 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Buckhorn Ridge ...................................................... 32,545 Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Little Grass Mountain ............................................ 7,867 Colville/Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Grassy Top ............................................................. 13,781 Colville National Forest

Harvey Creek .......................................................... 11,520 Colville National Forest

Abercrombie-Hooknose ........................................... 32,021 Colville National Forest

South Fork Mountain ............................................. 7,680 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Blacktail Mountain ................................................. 5,140 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Upper Priest Lake .................................................. 12,900 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest .................................... 40,240 Idaho Panhandle National Forest/Bureau

of Land Management

Saddle Mountain ..................................................... 8,289 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Katka Peak ............................................................. 10,929 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Boulder ................................................................... 13,500 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle ........................................ 52,555 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Trestle Peak ........................................................... 7,137 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Beetop ..................................................................... 11,615 Idaho Panhandle National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Packsaddle .............................................................. 17,536 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Blacktail Mountain ................................................. 5,021 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Magee ..................................................................... 34,800 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Tepee Creek ............................................................ 5,294 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Trouble Creek ......................................................... 6,100 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Graham Coal .......................................................... 11,319 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Grandmother Mountain .......................................... 23,382 Idaho Panhandle National Forest/Bureau

of Land Management

Ecosystem total ............................... 758,318

1 (5) ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.—(A)

2 There are several island mountain ranges in the

3 Northern Rockies Bioregion, separated from other

4 mountains by the intervening prairies. These wild

5 and beautiful mountains are home to an abundant

6 array of native wildlife and birds and are representa7 tive of a unique ecological complex. These lands in8 clude the Bighorn, Big Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and

9 Caribou Mountain Ranges.

10 (B)(i) In order to protect this unique and in11 creasingly isolated ecological treasure, the areas

12 named in the table in clause (ii), which comprise ap13 proximately 1,289,712 acres as generally depicted on

14 the maps with titles corresponding to each such area

15 and dated July 1, 1993, are hereby designated as

16 wilderness. Each such wilderness area shall be

17 known by the name given to it in such table. Each
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1 such map shall be on file and available for public in2 spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest

3 Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

4 (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol5 lows:

Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

.

ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS:

Kettle Mountains:

Thirteen Mile .......................................................... 12,714 Colville National Forest

Bald Snow .............................................................. 20,383 Colville National Forest

Profanity ................................................................. 29,002 Colville National Forest

Twin Sisters ........................................................... 13,311 Colville National Forest

South Huckleberry ................................................. 10,090 Colville National Forest

Cougar Mountain .................................................... 5,225 Colville National Forest

Hoodoo .................................................................... 7,210 Colville National Forest

Total ................................................ 97,935

Bighorn Mountains:

Cloud Peak Additions ............................................. 82,171 Bighorn National Forest

Wolf Creek .............................................................. 46,888 Bighorn National Forest

Little Bighorn ......................................................... 41,442 Bighorn National Forest

Total ................................................ 170,501

Pryor Mountains:

Pryors ..................................................................... 110,080 Custer National Forest/

Bighorn National

Recreation Area

Blue Mountains: .....................................................

Additions to Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness:

Upper Tucannon ..................................................... 14,600 Umatilla National Forest

W-T Three .............................................................. 2,000 Umatilla National Forest

Total ................................................ 16,600

Willow Springs ........................................................ 10,460 Umatilla National Forest

Asotin Creek ........................................................... 16,900 Umatilla National Forest

Spangler .................................................................. 5,900 Umatilla National Forest

Wenatchee Creek .................................................... 15,500 Umatilla National Forest

Mill Creek ............................................................... 26,700 Umatilla National Forest

Walla Walla ............................................................ 34,500 Umatilla National Forest

Jassaud ................................................................... 4,220 Umatilla National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Grande Ronde ......................................................... 17,600 Umatilla National Forest

Texas Butte ............................................................ 6,900 Umatilla National Forest

Skookum ................................................................. 7,700 Umatilla National Forest

Potamus .................................................................. 5,400 Umatilla National Forest

South Fork-Tower .................................................. 17,000 Umatilla National Forest

Squaw ..................................................................... 7,400 Umatilla National Forest

Greenhorn Mountain .............................................. 30,000 Umatilla National Forest

Lookingglass ........................................................... 5,000 Umatilla National Forest

Hellhole/Mount Emily ............................................ 71,322 Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

North Mount Emily ................................................ 5,400 Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Beaver Creek .......................................................... 12,470 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Twin Mountain ....................................................... 60,903 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Upper Grande Ronde ............................................. 11,810 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Marble Point ........................................................... 7,135 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Total Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman

NF.

380,220

Baldy Mountain ...................................................... 6,500 Malheur National Forest

Dixie Butte ............................................................. 13,000 Malheur National Forest

Murderers Creek ..................................................... 35,000 Malheur National Forest

Flag Creek .............................................................. 7,800 Malheur National Forest

Fox Creek ............................................................... 7,000 Malheur National Forest

Glacier Mountain .................................................... 19,360 Malheur National Forest

Jumpoff Joe ........................................................... 10,000 Malheur National Forest

Malheur River ......................................................... 12,000 Malheur National Forest

McClellan Mountain ............................................... 22,000 Malheur National Forest

Myrtle-Silvies .......................................................... 13,000 Malheur National Forest

Nipple Butte ........................................................... 11,500 Malheur National Forest

North Fork Malheur River ..................................... 30,000 Malheur National Forest

Pine Creek .............................................................. 14,000 Malheur National Forest
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Name of Wilderness Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Shaketable .............................................................. 7,000 Malheur National Forest

Utley Butte ............................................................. 11,000 Malheur National Forest

Monument Rock ..................................................... 5,458 Malheur National Forest

Total Malheur NF ........................... 224,618

Flint Range ............................................................ 60,297 Deerlodge National

Forest

Fred Burr ............................................................... 6,643 Deerlodge National

Forest

Elkhorn Mountains ................................................. 71,637 Helena National Forest

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

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

Cuddy Mountain ..................................................... 43,181 Payette National Forest

Island Wilderness Total .................. 1,289,712

1 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing

2 rights, each wilderness area designated under this section

3 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in

4 accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act gov5 erning areas designated by that Act as wilderness, except

6 that any reference in such provisions to the effective date

7 of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall be

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

9 of this Act.

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

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

12 of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of

13 each wilderness area designated under this section with

14 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

15 Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

16 Each such map and legal description shall have the same
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1 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that cor2 rection of clerical and typographical errors in such map

3 and legal description may be made. Each such map and

4 legal description shall be on file and available for public

5 inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,

6 United States Department of Agriculture.

7 SEC. 4. BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.

8 (a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that—

9 (1) the most recent scientific information on ec10 ological reserve design and function points out the

11 critical need for biological connecting corridors be12 tween the larger core ecosystem areas;

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

14 ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion ap15 pear to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full

16 complement of self-sustaining viable populations of

17 native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of

18 ecological processes on their own, it appears that an

19 effective reserve system can be achieved if biological

20 connecting corridors are identified and protected;

21 and

22 (3) therefore a system of biological connecting

23 corridors are designated and protected by this sec24 tion.
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1 (b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—These wild land areas

2 are located between the major core ecosystems of the re3 gion and are essential for wildlife and plant migration and

4 genetic interchange. They are some of the most beautiful

5 and wild mountain ranges in the Nation, including the

6 Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and Bridger

7 mountain ranges.

8 (c) DESIGNATION.—(1)(A) To protect the life flow of

9 the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas identified in the

10 table in subparagraph (B) as biological connecting cor11 ridors, which comprise approximately 4,560,983 acres as

12 generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding

13 to each such area and dated July 1, 1993, are hereby des14 ignated as Biological Connecting Corridors. In addition,

15 the areas described as wilderness on such maps are hereby

16 designated as wilderness and shall be known by the name

17 given in such table. Each such biological connecting cor18 ridor shall be known by the name given to it in such table.

19 Each such map shall be on file and available for public

20 inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,

21 United States Department of Agriculture.

22 (B) The table referred to in subparagraph (A) is as

23 follows:

BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS

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

National Wilderness Preservation System

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

management area
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BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS—Continued

.

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

National Forests:

Name of Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

Welcome Creek Addition ........................................ 1,102 Lolo National Forest

Anaconda Pintlar Additions ................................... 114,948 Bitterroot/Deerlodge/

Beaverhead National

Forests

Sapphire ................................................................. 116,530 Bitterroot/Deerlodge

National Forests

Stony Mountain ...................................................... 102,452 Lolo/Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forests

Quigg Peak ............................................................. 75,711 Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests

Silver King .............................................................. 28,884 Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests

Emerine .................................................................. 16,664 Deerlodge National

Forest

Sleeping Child ......................................................... 21,423 Bitterroot National

Forest

Beaver Lake ........................................................... 7,836 Beaverhead National

Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 485,550

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

.

Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest:

Mount Bushnell ...................................................... 41,589 Lolo National Forest

Cherry Peak ............................................................ 38,568 Lolo National Forest

Patricks Knob ......................................................... 17,282 Lolo National Forest

South Siegel-South Cutoff ...................................... 13,599 Lolo National Forest

North Siegel ........................................................... 8,563 Lolo National Forest

North Cutoff ........................................................... 8,563 Lolo National Forest

Reservation Divide .................................................. 24,616 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 152,780

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

.

Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor—Lolo National Forest:

Burdette .................................................................. 16,380 Lolo National Forest

Petty Mountain/Deep Creek ................................... 22,588 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 38,968

............................................................................ (b) 115,138

.

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

Fleecer .................................................................... 37,053 Deerlodge/Beaverhead

National Forests

Highlands ............................................................... 19,020 Deerlodge National

Forest

Basin Creek ............................................................ 9,658 Deerlodge National

Forest

Granulated Mountain ............................................. 14,960 Beaverhead National

Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 80,691

............................................................................ (b) 105,215
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Name of Area

Approximate Acreage

Location

.

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

Gold Hill West ........................................................ 5,800 Kootenai National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 11,600

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

.

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

Maple Peak ............................................................. 16,294 Lolo/Idaho Panhandle

National Forests

Storm Creek ........................................................... 8,550 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Hammond Creek ..................................................... 18,520 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

North Fork ............................................................. 32,100 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Big Creek ................................................................ 73,510 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Lost Creek .............................................................. 11,000 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

East Cathedral Peak .............................................. 22,338 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Spion Kop ............................................................... 23,714 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Roland Point ........................................................... 6,300 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Trout Creek ............................................................ 39,920 Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Wonderful Peak ...................................................... 6,670 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Stevens Peak .......................................................... 4,970 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo

National Forests

Evans Gulch ........................................................... 8,219 Lolo National Forest

Clear Creek ............................................................. 5,533 Lolo National Forest

Gilt Edge-Silver Creek ........................................... 9,495 Lolo/Idaho Panhandle

National Forests

Ward Eagle ............................................................. 8,999 Lolo National Forest

Marble Point ........................................................... 10,732 Lolo National Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 306,854

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

.

Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridor

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

Yaak/Selkirk

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

.

Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor

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

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

.

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

West Pioneers ......................................................... 245,684 Beaverhead National

Forest
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East Pioneers ......................................................... 143,803 Beaverhead National

Forest

Total ................................................ (a) 389,487

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

.

Frank Church Complex/Greater Yellowstone Corridor-Bitterroot/Salmon/Beaverhead/

Targhee National Forests:

Tolan Creek ............................................................ 7,088 Bitterroot National

Forest

Allan Mountain ....................................................... 152,851 Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests

Anderson Mountain ................................................ 47,651 Salmon/Beaverhead National Forests

West Big Hole ........................................................ 210,114 Beaverhead/Salmon National Forests

Goat Mountain ....................................................... 44,942 Salmon/Beaverhead National Forests

Italian Peaks .......................................................... 287,758 Beaverhead/Salmon/

Targhee National

Forests

Garfield Mountain .................................................. 42,701 Beaverhead/Targhee

National Forests

Four Eyes Canyon .................................................. 8,237 Beaverhead National

Forest

Bear Creek ............................................................. 8,252 Beaverhead National

Forest

Tendoy Mountains .................................................. 57,490 Beaverhead National

Forest

Saginaw Creek ........................................................ 8,493 Beaverhead National

Forest

Tash Peak .............................................................. 59,839 Beaverhead National

Forest

Signal Peak ............................................................ 7,040 Targhee National Forest

Mount Jefferson ..................................................... 60,000 Targhee National Forest/BLM

Eighteen Mile ......................................................... 24,344 Salmon Dist. BLM

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

1,026,800

............................................................................ (b) 584,960

.

French Creek/Hells Canyon Study Area Corridor:

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

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

.

Lemhi Mountains Corridor - Salmon - Challis -

Targhee National Forest:

North Lemhi Mountains ......................................... 303,127 Salmon/Challis National

Forests

Diamond Peak ........................................................ 183,880 Salmon/Challis/Targhee

National Forests

Black Canyon ......................................................... 4,989 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Goldbug .................................................................. 5,344 Salmon Dist. BLM

Total ................................................ (a) 487,007

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

.

Lost River Range Corridor - Challis National Forest:

Borah Peak ..................................... 129,581 Challis National Forest

King Mountain ....................................................... 82,695 Challis National Forest
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Grouse Peak ........................................................... 7,985 Challis National Forest

Red Hill .................................................................. 14,274 Challis National Forest

Jumpoff Mountain .................................................. 13,337 Challis National Forest

Wood Canyon .......................................................... 7,626 Challis National Forest

Pahsimeroi .............................................................. 72,107 Challis National Forest

Borah Peak ............................................................. 6,215 Salmon Dist. BLM

Burnt Creek ............................................................ 21,852 Salmon/Idaho Falls

Dist. BLM

Hawley Mountain ................................................... 17,421 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Total ................................................ (a) 284,383

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

.

Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor

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

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

.

Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Coridor:

Jerry Peak .............................................................. 27,781 Salmon Dist. BLM

Jerry Peak West ..................................................... 14,375 Salmon Dist. BLM

Corral-Horse Basin ................................................ 68,251 Salmon Dist. BLM

Appendicitis Hill ..................................................... 25,782 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

White-Knob Mountains .......................................... 10,121 Idaho Falls Dist. BLM

Total ................................................ (a) 146,310

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

.

Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor:

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

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

.

Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors

Tenderfoot/Deep Creek ........................................... 92,570 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Middle Fork Judith ................................................ 84,904 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Pilgrim Creek ......................................................... 44,919 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Paine Gulch ............................................................ 7,368 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Sawmill Creek ......................................................... 11,477 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Spring Creek ........................................................... 19,300 Lewis and Clark National Forest

TW Mountain ......................................................... 8,539 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Big Baldy ............................................................... 43,060 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Granite Mountain ................................................... 10,260 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Tollgate-Sheep ........................................................ 24,193 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Mount-High ............................................................ 33,489 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Bluff Mountain ....................................................... 36,197 Lewis and Clark National Forest

North Fork Smith .................................................. 8,584 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Big Snowies ............................................................ 97,985 Lewis and Clark National Forest
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Highwoods .............................................................. 24,100 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Highwood Baldy ..................................................... 15,600 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Castle Mountains .................................................... 28,990 Lewis and Clark National Forest

Box Canyon ............................................................ 12,509 Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National Forests

Crazy Mountains .................................................... 153,668 Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National Forests

Gates of the Mountains Additions .......................... 16,992 Helena National Forest

Lazyman Gulch ...................................................... 11,928 Helena National Forest

Mt. Baldy ................................................................ 17,147 Helena National Forest

Camas Creek .......................................................... 26,917 Helena National Forest

Jericho Mountain ................................................... 8,968 Helena National Forest

Irish Gulch .............................................................. 9,330 Helena National Forest

Ellis Canyon ........................................................... 8,636 Helena National Forest

Grassy Mountain .................................................... 6,254 Helena National Forest

Middleman/Hedges Mountain ................................. 32,685 Helena National Forest

Hellgate Gulch ........................................................ 18,196 Helena National Forest

Cayuse Mountain .................................................... 18,550 Helena National Forest

Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows ................ 46,497 Helena/Deerlodge National Forests

Whitetail-Haystack ................................................. 70,689 Deerlodge National

Forest

O’Neil Creek ........................................................... 5,527 Deerlodge National

Forest

Bridger ................................................................... 47,795 Gallatin National Forest

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

1,103,823

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

.

Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor

Seven Lakes ............................................................ 46,720 Bridger-Teton National

Forests

Total ................................................ (a) 46,720

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

1 (2) This designation shall have two parts:

2 (A) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED AS WILDER3 NESS.—The inventoried roadless areas identified as

4 part of the biological connecting corridors on such

5 maps, are hereby designated as components of the

6 National Wilderness Preservation System.

7 (B) NONINVENTORIED ROADLESS AND ROADED

8 LANDS.—Those portions of the biological connecting
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1 corridors identified on the maps accompanying this

2 Act, which are not designated as components of the

3 National Wilderness Preservation System shall be

4 managed in the following way:

5 (i) The practice of even-aged silvicultural

6 management and timber harvesting shall be

7 prohibited.

8 (ii) Mining, oil and gas exploration and de9 velopment, and new road construction or recon10 struction is hereby prohibited.

11 (iii) The Federal land management agen12 cies responsible for said lands shall take imme13 diate steps to ensure that road densities within

14 the corridors’ approach, as nearly as possible,

15 zero miles of road per square mile of land area.

16 Road density shall not exceed 0.25 miles per

17 square mile.

18 (iv) The provisions of this section shall

19 apply only to lands under the jurisdiction of the

20 United States Forest Service, the Bureau of

21 Land Management, and the United States Fish

22 and Wildlife Service.

23 (v) The Secretaries of Interior and Agri24 culture are hereby directed to seek and enter

25 into cooperative agreements with private, State,
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1 corporate landowners, and sovereign Indian

2 tribes to ensure that portions of the corridors

3 located within their ownership shall be managed

4 in a similar fashion to that prescribed by this

5 Act for lands within the jurisdiction of the

6 United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land

7 Management, and United States Fish and Wild8 life Service. The Secretaries of Interior and Ag9 riculture shall, when deemed appropriate, seek

10 to accomplish land trades or acquisitions in

11 order to accomplish the purposes of this section.

12 The Secretaries shall submit a report on the

13 progress of cooperative agreements, acquisi14 tions, and proposed land exchanges to the Com15 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of

16 Representatives and the Committee on Energy

17 and Natural Resources of the Senate no later

18 than 3 years from the date of enactment of this

19 Act.

20 (vi) The following roads and highways are

21 hereby expressly exempted from the provisions

22 of this section: U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway

23 2; U.S. Highway 95; U.S. Highway 10; U.S.

24 Highway 12; U.S. Highway 20; U.S. Highway

25 89; U.S. Highway 91; Interstate Highway 15;
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1 Interstate Highway 90; Idaho State Highway

2 28; Idaho State Highway 29; Idaho State High3 way 87; Idaho State Highway 3; Montana State

4 Highway 200; Montana State Highway 37;

5 Montana State Highway 38; Montana State

6 Highway 135; Montana State Highway 83;

7 Montana State Highway 43; Montana State

8 Highway 56; Montana State Highway 324;

9 Montana State Highway 278; Montana State

10 Highway 87; Montana State Highway 2; Mon11 tana State Highway 298; Montana State High12 way 293; Montana State Highway 294; Mon13 tana State Highway 58; Montana Secondary

14 Road 508; Montana Secondary Road 278; Mon15 tana Secondary Road 279; Montana Secondary

16 Road 324; Montana Secondary Road 411; Mon17 tana Secondary Road 92; the Thompson Pass

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

19 East Port Road (Idaho); the Red Rock Pass

20 Road (Montana); Boundary County (ID) Route

21 18; Boundary County (ID) Route 47; Boundary

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

23 Route 34; Lolo National Forest Route 102;

24 Gallatin National Forest Route 259; Kelly Can25 yon Road (Gallatin NF); Middle Fork Canyon
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1 Road (Gallatin NF); Lewis and Clark County

2 Road 280 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road

3 164 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 4

4 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 291

5 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 287

6 (MT); the Pahsimeroi Road (Butte County,

7 ID).

8 SEC. 5. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Uninventoried roadless lands

10 within the national forests in the States of Idaho, Mon11 tana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming which are not

12 designated as components of the National Wilderness

13 Preservation System under this Act shall be evaluated by

14 the scientific review panel created in section 12 of this

15 Act. The panel shall study the role of these areas in main16 taining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and

17 as part of the overall reserve system and shall make rec18 ommendations for their management which shall be in19 cluded in their report.

20 (b) PROHIBITION.—Until Congress determines other21 wise, no new road construction or reconstruction, or tim22 ber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall be allowed.

23 Additionally, no oil and gas leasing, mining, or other de24 velopment which impairs the natural and roadless qualities

25 of these areas shall be allowed.
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1 SEC. 6. NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE STUDIES.

2 (a) GREATER HELLS CANYON/WALLOWA ECO3 SYSTEM.

4 (1) FINDING.—The deepest river-carved canyon

5 in the world at over 8,000 feet deep, the Hells Can6 yon of the Snake River forms the centerpiece of this

7 rugged region. The ancestral home of the Nez Perce

8 Indians and their famous leader Chief Joseph, the

9 region abounds in cultural and archaeological sites.

10 Breathtaking scenery includes the 10,000 foot peaks

11 of the Wallowa and Seven Devils Mountains, old

12 growth forests of ponderosa pine and larch, and the

13 desert-like canyon walls themselves. The Imnaha

14 River Chinook salmon are among the largest salmon

15 in the Nation. Wildlife includes one of the largest

16 free-roaming elk herds in the Nation.

17 (2) HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL

18 PARK AND PRESERVE STUDY.—(A) The Congress

19 hereby directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting

20 through the Director of the National Park Service,

21 to study the feasibility of creating a Hells Canyon/

22 Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve.

23 (B) The study area shall consist of that area

24 generally known as the Hells Canyon National

25 Recreation Area and Eagle Cap Wilderness, and sur26 rounding lands on the Wallowa-Whitman, Nez
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1 Perce, and Payette National Forests. The study area

2 shall comprise approximately 1,439,444 acres, as de3 lineated on the maps entitled ‘‘Hells Canyon/Chief

4 Joseph National Park and Preserve Study’’ and

5 dated July 1, 1993.

6 (C) The Secretary shall study the feasibility of

7 designating such areas as a unit of the National

8 Park System, including national park and national

9 preserve designations to be administered by the Na10 tional Park Service. The Study shall include specific

11 recommendations as to which areas within the study

12 boundary should be classified as national park, and

13 which should be classified as national preserve where

14 hunting, fishing, and some motorized use shall be al15 lowed.

16 (D) The study shall be completed 3 years after

17 the date of enactment of this Act.

18 (E) The national park and preserve study area

19 designated by this paragraph shall, until Congress

20 determines otherwise, be administered by the Sec21 retary of Agriculture so as to maintain its presently

22 existing natural character and potential for inclusion

23 in the National Park System. Until Congress deter24 mines otherwise, no new road construction or recon25 struction, or timber harvest (except firewood gather-
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1 ing) shall be allowed. Additionally, no oil and gas

2 leasing, mining, or other development which impairs

3 the natural and roadless qualities of the study area

4 shall be allowed. Special consideration shall be given

5 to preserving scenery, water quality and fisheries

6 habitat, biological diversity, and wildlife habitat for

7 threatened and endangered species.

8 (3) FLATHEAD NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE

9 STUDY.—(A) The Congress hereby directs the Sec10 retary of the Interior, acting through the Director of

11 National Park Service to study the feasibility of cre12 ating a Flathead National Park and Preserve.

13 (B) The study area shall consist of that area

14 generally known as the Glacier View Ranger District

15 of the Flathead National Forest, excepting those

16 lands south of the Big Mountain Road. The study

17 area shall comprise approximately 285,078 acres, as

18 delineated on the map entitled ‘‘Flathead National

19 Park and Preserve Study’’ and dated July 1, 1993.

20 (C) The Secretary shall study the feasibility of

21 creating a unit of the National Park System, includ22 ing national park and national preserve designations

23 to be administered by the National Park Service.

24 The study shall include specific recommendations as

25 to which areas within the study boundary should be
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1 classified as national park, and which should be clas2 sified as national preserve where hunting, fishing,

3 and some motorized use shall be allowed.

4 (D) The study shall be completed 3 years after

5 the date of enactment of this Act.

6 (E) The national park and preserve study area

7 designated by this paragraph shall, until Congress

8 determines otherwise, be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture so as to maintain its presently

10 existing natural character and potential for inclusion

11 in the National Park System. Until Congress deter12 mines otherwise, no new road construction or recon13 struction, or timber harvest (except firewood gather14 ing) shall be allowed within the study areas. Addi15 tionally, no oil and gas leasing, mining, or other de16 velopment which impairs the natural and roadless

17 qualities of the study area shall be allowed. Special

18 consideration shall be given to preserving scenery,

19 water quality and fisheries habitat, biological diver20 sity, and wildlife habitat for threatened and endan21 gered species.

22 SEC. 7. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS.

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

24 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
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1 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new para2 graphs at the end:

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

4 within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests from the

5 Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream approxi6 mately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork and

7 then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with

8 the North Fork, as generally depicted on the boundary

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

10 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture as a wild river.

12 ‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg13 ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass

14 downstream approximately 17.9 miles to Boiling Springs,

15 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Mid16 dle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River’ and dated

17 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture as a wild river and the segment within the Boise

19 National Forest from Boiling Springs downstream ap20 proximately 14.7 miles to the national forest boundary,

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

22 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

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

24 Boise National Forest comprising approximately 21.3

25 miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
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1 ‘Deadwood Wild and Scenic River’ and dated July 1,

2 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,

3 the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to Julie

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

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

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

7 the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border

8 downstream approximately 18.5 miles to Upper Priest

9 Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

10 ‘Upper Priest Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be

11 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

12 river.

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

14 the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters

15 downstream approximately 110.4 miles as generally de16 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur d’Alene Wild

17 and Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be ad18 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 8.5 miles

19 from the headwaters downstream to Beaver Creek as a

20 recreational river, the 15.2 miles from Road No. 3099 to

21 Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 52 miles from the South

22 Fork to Teepee Creek as a recreational river, the 7.7 miles

23 from Mission Creek to the South Fork as a recreational

24 river, and the 27 miles from Mission Creek to Lake Coeur

25 d’Alene as a recreational river.
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1 ‘‘( ) LITTLE NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—

2 The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from

3 Adair Creek downstream approximately 23.5 miles to

4 Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map

5 entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater Wild River’ and

6 dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary

7 of Agriculture as a wild river.

8 ‘‘( ) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment includ9 ing all tributaries, within the Clearwater National Forest

10 from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 miles

11 to the forest service work station, as generally depicted

12 on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild and Rec13 reational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis14 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river and

15 the 12-mile segment from USFS Road No. 581 to the

16 North Fork of the Clearwater River to be administered

17 by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

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

19 the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters down20 stream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, as generally

21 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild

22 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

23 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

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

25 within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi-
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1 mately 21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

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

3 dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary

4 of Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the North

5 Boundary of the Frank Church River of No Return Wil6 derness to the Salmon River, as a wild river and the 6-

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

8 as a scenic river.

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

10 the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness bound11 ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek,

12 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake

13 Creek Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis14 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

15 ‘‘( ) MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within

16 the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters down17 stream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as gen18 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow

19 Creek Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be

20 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

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

22 with the Selway River which shall be administered as a

23 recreational river.

24 ‘‘( ) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with25 in the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi-
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1 mately 14 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary

2 map entitled ‘Running Creek Scenic River’ and dated July

3 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri4 culture, the 7-mile segment from the wilderness boundary

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

6 from its headwaters to the wilderness boundary, as a sce7 nic river.

8 ‘‘( ) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON9 TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National

10 Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10

11 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted

12 on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine

13 Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered

14 by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

15 ‘‘( ) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH AND

16 NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the

17 Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters

18 downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising

19 approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the

20 boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and

21 dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary

22 of Agriculture, as a wild river.

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

24 the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi25 mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen-
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1 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn

2 Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered

3 by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

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

5 segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

6 its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles to the

7 national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the

8 boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild

9 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

10 Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

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

12 within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head13 waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles

14 to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de15 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun

16 Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered

17 by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.

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

19 comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and

20 Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek

21 and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to

22 the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de23 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun

24 Wild and Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to

25 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild
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1 river and the segment from the Bob Marshall Wilderness

2 boundary downstream approximately 1.3 miles to its con3 fluence with the South Fork, to be administered by the

4 Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.

5 ‘‘( ) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg6 ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from

7 The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the

8 Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map

9 entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated July 1,

10 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,

11 as a wild river.

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

13 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest

14 from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 miles

15 to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary

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

17 dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary

18 of Agriculture, as a wild river.

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

20 the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the

21 East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak

22 Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

23 ‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated July

24 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture as a recreational river and the segment from the
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1 Yaak Falls downstream 8 miles to the mouth of the Yaak

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

3 river.

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

5 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of

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

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

8 the boundary map entitled ‘Kootenai River Recreational

9 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

10 Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

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

12 the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the

13 North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi14 net Gorge Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound15 ary map entitled ‘Bull River Recreational River’ and dated

16 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri17 culture as a recreational river.

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

19 within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of

20 Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon Res21 ervoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

22 ‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993;

23 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

24 recreational river.
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1 ‘‘( ) SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment within the

2 Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from its source

3 downstream approximately 177 miles to North Fork,

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

5 segment from Hammer Creek downstream approximately

6 45 miles to its mouth, as generally depicted on the bound7 ary map entitled ‘Salmon Recreational River’ and dated

8 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri9 culture, as a recreational river.

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

11 within the Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from

12 the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream approximately

13 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as generally

14 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Salmon

15 Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis16 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational

17 river.

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

19 segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the

20 Route No. 250 Bridge downstream approximately 60 miles

21 to the slackwater in Dwarshak Reservoir, as generally de22 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Clear23 water Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be

24 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec25 reational river.
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1 ‘‘( ) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The

2 segment within the Panhandle National Forest from its

3 headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream ap4 proximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur

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

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

7 and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river.

9 ‘‘( ) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan10 handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream

11 approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary,

12 as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Pack

13 Recreational River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis14 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational

15 river.

16 ‘‘( ) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment within

17 the Targhee National Forest from Big Springs down18 stream approximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, ex19 cept for Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on

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

21 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

22 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the segment

23 from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm River,

24 to be administered as a wild river.
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1 ‘‘( ) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within

2 the Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone National

3 Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the National

4 Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary

5 map entitled ‘Falls Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993;

6 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a

7 wild river.

8 ‘‘( ) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg9 ment within the Beaverhead National Forest from ap10 proximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., T. 12

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

12 and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. downstream ap13 proximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, as gen14 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West Fork

15 Madison Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be admin16 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river and

17 the segment from Miner Creek (Section 30, R. 2 W., T.

18 12 S.) downstream approximately 2.5 miles to the mid19 point of Section 28, and the segment from Landon Camp

20 downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the boundary of

21 Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and from

22 Shakelford Cow Camp downstream approximately 1.5

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

24 downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow

25 Camp, and from Partridge Cow Camp downstream ap-
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1 proximately 3.75 miles to the northeast corner of Section

2 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally depicted on the boundary

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

4 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri5 culture, as a scenic river and the segment from the north6 east corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S. downstream

7 approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork Rest Area, as

8 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West

9 Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to

10 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce11 nic river.

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

13 the Beaverhead National Forest in the southeast corner

14 of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream approxi15 mately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Section 3,

16 R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters (Barnett Creek

17 and all other tributaries), as generally depicted on the

18 boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and dated July

19 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri20 culture, as a wild river; and the segment from the south21 east corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S., downstream

22 approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence with the West

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

24 boundary map entitled ‘Elk Scenic River’ and dated July
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1 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture, as a scenic river.

3 ‘‘( ) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

4 within the Beaverhead National Forest from the west

5 central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., downstream

6 approximately 4.3 miles to the forest boundary, as gen7 erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Browns

8 Creek Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis9 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

10 ‘‘( ) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

11 within the Beaverhead National Forest from Canyon Lake

12 downstream approximately 4 miles to the Canyon Creek

13 Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary (approxi14 mately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the boundary

15 map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and dated July

16 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri17 culture as a wild river.

18 ‘‘( ) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment

19 within the Beaverhead National Forest from its source

20 downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest bound21 ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled

22 ‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to

23 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

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1 ‘‘( ) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment within

2 the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down3 stream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, as

4 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt Wild

5 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

6 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

7 ‘‘( ) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment with8 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

9 downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, as

10 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Swift

11 Creek Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis12 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

13 ‘‘( ) HOBACK RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment

14 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

15 downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest

16 road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map

17 entitled ‘Hoback Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to

18 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

19 river.

20 ‘‘( ) WILLOW CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

21 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

22 downstream approximately 20 miles to the confluence with

23 the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the boundary

24 map entitled ‘Willow Creek Wild River’ and dated July
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1 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri2 culture as a wild river.

3 ‘‘( ) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment with4 in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

5 downstream approximately 12 miles to Horn Ranch, as

6 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros

7 Ventre Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis8 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, and

9 the segment from Horn Ranch downstream approximately

10 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally depicted on

11 the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Scenic River’ and

12 dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary

13 of Agriculture as a scenic river.

14 ‘‘( ) CRYSTAL CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

15 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

16 downstream approximately 12 miles to the Gros Ventre

17 Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the bound18 ary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Wild River’ and dated

19 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri20 culture as a wild river; and the segment from the end of

21 the road downstream approximately 3 miles to the con22 fluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally depicted

23 on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Scenic River’

24 and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Sec25 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
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1 ‘‘( ) PACIFIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

2 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

3 downstream approximately 25 miles to the Teton Wilder4 ness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary

5 map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Wild River’ and dated July

6 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri7 culture as a wild river; and the segment from the Wilder8 ness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles to the

9 confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on

10 the boundary map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Scenic River’

11 and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Sec12 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

13 ‘‘( ) BUFFALO FORK, WYOMING.—The segment

14 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from

15 Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 miles, as generally

16 depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo Fork Wild

17 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

18 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment

19 from Turpin Meadows downstream approximately 16

20 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National Park, as

21 generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo

22 Fork Scenic River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be adminis23 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.

24 ‘‘( ) SNAKE, WYOMING.—The segment within the

25 Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down-
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1 stream approximately 7 miles to the boundary of Yellow2 stone National Park, as generally depicted on the bound3 ary map entitled ‘Snake Wild River’ and dated July 1,

4 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

5 as a wild river.

6 ‘‘( ) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the

7 main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from

8 the source downstream approximately 25 miles to the con9 fluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source of Open

10 Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the

11 main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en12 titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to

13 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild

14 river.

15 ‘‘( ) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment

16 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part17 ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to

18 the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as generally de19 picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild

20 River’ and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the

21 Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.

22 ‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment

23 within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source

24 downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of

25 Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the
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1 boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated

2 July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri3 culture as a wild river.’’.

4 SEC. 8. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDIES.

5 (a) STUDIES.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic

6 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271–1287) is amended by adding

7 the following new paragraphs at the end thereof—

8 ‘‘( ) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with9 in the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot

10 Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising approxi11 mately 11.8 miles. Notwithstanding any other provision of

12 this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the

13 Director of the National Park Service shall be the lead

14 agency for conducting the study of the river segment de15 scribed in this paragraph. The study of the river segment

16 described in this paragraph shall be completed not later

17 than 3 years after the enactment of this paragraph.

18 ‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON19 TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest

20 and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound21 ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with

22 Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down23 stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising

24 approximately 102 miles. Notwithstanding any other pro25 vision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting
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1 through the Director of the National Park Service shall

2 be the lead agency for conducting the study of the river

3 segment described in this paragraph. The study of the

4 river segment described in this paragraph shall be com5 pleted not later than 3 years after the enactment of this

6 paragraph.

7 ‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.—

8 The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest

9 from Arch Coulee Junction downstream to the national

10 forest boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles. Not11 withstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary

12 of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Na13 tional Park Service shall be the lead agency for conducting

14 the study of the river segment described in this paragraph.

15 The study of the river segment described in this paragraph

16 shall be completed not later than 3 years after the enact17 ment of this paragraph.

18 ‘‘( ) ROCK CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment with19 in the Lolo and Deerlodge National Forests from the

20 Gilles Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Clark

21 Fork River, in the northwest quarter of section 12, T11N,

22 R16W, comprising approximately 35 miles. Notwithstand23 ing any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the

24 Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park

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1 of the river segment described in this paragraph. The

2 study of the river segment described in this paragraph

3 shall be completed not later than 3 years after the enact4 ment of this paragraph.’’.

5 (b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—Except as otherwise pro6 vided by this section, and subject to existing private rights,

7 the wild and scenic river study areas designated by this

8 Act shall, until Congress determines otherwise, be admin9 istered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior so

10 as to maintain their presently existing wild and scenic

11 character and potential for inclusion in the National Wild

12 and Scenic Rivers System at their highest level of eligi13 bility. The streambed and the lands one half mile wide

14 along either side of the streambed of any river or stream

15 included in the study shall be managed to protect their

16 presently existing suitability for inclusion into the Na17 tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System as wild rivers. No

18 new road construction or reconstruction, bridges, dams,

19 timber harvesting, mining, oil and gas leasing, or other

20 developments shall be allowed within the one half mile cor21 ridor along either side of rivers and streams under study.

22 SEC. 9. WILDLAND RECOVERY SYSTEM.

23 (a) NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RE24 COVERY SYSTEM.—In recognition of the fact that certain

25 National Forest System lands and surrounding areas have
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1 been damaged by unwise resource extraction and develop2 ment activities and practices, and where the productive po3 tential of the lands and waters of these areas has been

4 reduced by development activities, there is hereby estab5 lished the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery

6 System (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Re7 covery System’’).

8 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Recovery System lands shall be

9 managed so as to restore their native vegetative cover and

10 species diversity, stabilize slopes and soils so as to prevent

11 or reduce further erosion, recontour slopes to their original

12 contours, remove barriers to natural fish spawning runs,

13 and generally restore, as much as possible, such lands to

14 their natural condition as existed prior to their entry and

15 development.

16 (c) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, as depicted

17 on the maps dated July 1, 1993, and entitled ‘‘National

18 Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, shall be compo19 nents of the National Wildland Recovery and Restoration

20 System:

Recovery areas Acres National Forest

Skyland ...................... 10,126 ............... Flathead National Forest

Hungry Horse ........... 204,981 ............... Flathead National Forest

(except Hungry Horse

Dam and Reservoir).

Lolo Creek ................. 59,398 ............... Lolo/Clearwater National Forests

Yellowstone West ....... 137,600 ............... Targhee National Forest

Mt. Leidy ................... 69,912 ............... Bridger/Teton National Forests

Cabinet/Yaak ............. 99,591 ............... Kootenai National Forest

Lightning Creek ........ 30,722 ............... Panhandle National Forest
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Recovery areas Acres National Forest

Coeur d’Alene River .. 372,072 ............... Panhandle National Forest

Magruder Corridor .... 11,522 ............... Nez Perce/Bitterroot National

Forests

1 (d) NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS.—

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

3 be necessary to establish a special unit of the United

4 States Forest Service known as the National Wildland Re5 covery Corps which shall hire the necessary personnel and

6 purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land

7 recovery responsibilities as defined by this Act.

8 (e) RECOVERY PLANS.—The National Wildland Re9 covery Corps established in subsection (d) shall be respon10 sible for the development of wildland recovery plans, which

11 shall detail necessary work and funding requirements

12 needed to implement the management direction estab13 lished under subsection (b) of this section.

14 SEC. 10. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS.

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

16 the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious

17 lands, and Blackfeet treaty rights, certain lands within the

18 Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi19 mately 123,000 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine

20 Area, as depicted on the map dated July 1, 1993, and

21 entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby designated as

22 the Blackfeet Wilderness Area.
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1 (b) TREATY RIGHTS.—The Congress recognizes that

2 the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in this area pro3 vided for in the 1896 treaty with the United States Gov4 ernment.

5 (c) STUDY.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con6 duct a review of the wilderness area established under this

7 section in accordance with the Wilderness Act and report

8 his findings to Congress within 3 years from the date of

9 enactment of this Act. In conducting the review, the Sec10 retary shall:

11 (1) Establish a committee composed of rep12 resentatives of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Coun13 cil, and Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists selected in

14 a manner consistent with the historic Cultural Law

15 of the Tribe independent of the Business Council

16 with careful consideration given to the Blackfeet

17 Language community and their views, and the Na18 tional Park Service, the State of Montana, and rep19 resentatives of the user public including environ20 mental groups heretofore appropriately involved (the

21 ‘‘committee’’). The committee shall regularly advise

22 the Secretary during the preparation of the report

23 and submit its findings to Congress concurrently

24 with those of the Secretary.
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1 (2) Instruct the committee to develop a wilder2 ness management plan for the area which ensures

3 that Blackfeet religious and treaty rights to the area

4 are recognized and honored.

5 Special consideration shall be given to the religious, wil6 derness, and wildlife uses of the area, taking into account

7 any treaties the United States has entered into with the

8 Blackfeet Nation.

9 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—The Badger-Two Medicine Wil10 derness Area is hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry,

11 appropriation, the disposal under the mining laws, and

12 disposition under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws.

13 SEC. 11. RATTLESNAKE RECLASSIFICATION AND ADDI14 TIONS.

15 (a) WILDERNESS.—In furtherance of the purposes of

16 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following

17 lands are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore

18 as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation

19 System:

20 (1) certain lands in the Rattlesnake National

21 Recreation Area, which comprise approximately

22 20,780 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti23 tled ‘‘Rattlesnake Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

24 July 1, 1993, and which shall be known as the Rat25 tlesnake Wilderness; and
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1 (2) certain lands, which comprise approximately

2 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

3 ‘‘Rattlesnake Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated Septem4 ber 10, 1992, and which shall be added to and ad5 ministered as part of the Rattlesnake Wilderness

6 Area.

7 (b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—

8 Approximately 1,280 acres of lands, as generally depicted

9 on a map entitled ‘‘Rattlesnake National Recreation

10 Area—Proposed’’, dated July 1, 1993, shall be added to

11 and administered as part of the Rattlesnake National

12 Recreation Area.

13 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the

14 Rattlesnake National Recreation Area is hereby adjusted

15 to reflect the designations made by this section.

16 SEC. 12. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years of the date of en18 actment of this Act, the Secretaries of Interior and Agri19 culture shall submit a report to the Chairman of the Com20 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate

21 and the Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources

22 of the House of Representatives which shall detail the im23 plementation of this Act. The report shall also detail any

24 additional work and funding requirements necessary to

25 achieve the purposes of this Act, and shall be produced
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1 by a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na2 tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci3 ety for Conservation Biology.

4 (b) INTERAGENCY TEAM.—The Secretaries of Agri5 culture and the Interior shall establish an interagency

6 team with an equal number of participants from the pri7 vate sector to monitor, evaluate, and make adjustments

8 to ensure long-term results proscribed by this Act.

9 (c) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The team

10 established under subsection (b) shall develop a geographic

11 information system for monitoring the Northern Rockies

12 Bioregion. The geographic information system should be

13 based on satellite gathered data and will include, as a min14 imum, comprehensive maps and data bases for change de15 tection, updated periodically to record the following: vege16 tation cover, with species occurrence and densities, human

17 impacts, water and air quality, and those activities that

18 bear on forest husbandry and restoration. This geographic

19 information system shall include status reports on the

20 progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolidation,

21 and forest recovery efforts as well as reports on the status

22 of threatened and endangered species which are primary

23 indicators of ecosystem health.

24 (d) REVIEW BOARD.—The Secretaries of Agriculture

25 and the Interior shall establish a governmental review
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1 board with an equal number of participants from the pri2 vate sector to review the goals and mandates of all Federal

3 agencies with responsibilities of natural resource manage4 ment, and prepare a report to Congress with recommenda5 tions to legally restate and unify the various agency re6 source management mandates. These recommendations

7 will be guided by holistic and scientific methods of re8 source management, and will ensure the long-term wealth

9 of the Bioregion’s ecology for this and future generations.

10 This report shall be submitted to Congress no later than

11 3 years from the date of enactment of this Act.

12 SEC. 13. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—In recognition of the past use of

14 portions of the Wilderness areas, National Park and Pre15 serve Study areas, Wildland Recovery areas and Biological

16 Corridors (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘pro17 tected areas’’) designated by this Act by Native Americans

18 for transitional cultural and religious purposes, the Sec19 retaries shall assure nonexclusive access to these protected

20 areas by native people for such traditional cultural and

21 religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the

22 purpose and intent of the American Indian Religious Free23 dom Act of August 11, 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1996). The Sec24 retaries, in accordance with such Act, upon request of an

25 Indian tribe, may from time-to-time temporarily close to
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1 the general public use one or more specific portions of

2 these protected areas in order to protect the privacy of

3 religious activities and cultural uses in such portion by an

4 Indian people. In preparation of the general management

5 plans, the Secretary shall request that the chief executive

6 officers of appropriate Indian tribes makes recommenda7 tions on assuring access to important sites, enhancing the

8 privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities, and

9 protecting cultural and religious sites.

10 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service

11 shall enter into cooperative management agreements with

12 the appropriate Indian tribes to assure protection of reli13 gious, burial, and gathering sites, and shall work coopera14 tively on the management of all uses in the protected areas

15 that impact Indian lands and people.

16 SEC. 14. CULTURAL RESOURCES.

17 In managing the protected areas in accordance with

18 the provisions of this Act, the Secretaries shall give par19 ticular emphasis to the preservation and protection of cul20 tural resources located within these areas in accordance

21 with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

22 and the National Historic Preservation Act. Cultural re23 sources within the protected areas shall be managed in

24 consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officers,

25 Indian tribes, and other appropriate parties in the States
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1 affected with emphasis on the preservation of resources

2 in the areas and the interpretive, educational, and long3 term scientific uses of these resources.

4 SEC. 15. WATER.

5 (a) RESERVATION.—With respect to each wilderness

6 area designated by this Act, Congress hereby reserves a

7 quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for

8 which such area is designated. The priority date of such

9 reserved rights shall be the date of enactment of this Act.

10 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri11 culture, and all other officers of the United States shall

12 take all steps necessary to protect the rights reserved by

13 subsection (a), including the filing of claims for quantifica14 tion of such rights in any present or future appropriate

15 stream adjudication in the courts of the States of Idaho,

16 Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington in which the

17 United States has been or is hereafter properly joined in

18 accordance with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952

19 (66 Stat. 5460; 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as

20 the ‘‘McCarran Amendment’’).

21 (c) CONSTRUCTION.—(1) Nothing in this Act shall be

22 construed as a relinquishment or reduction of any water

23 rights reserved, appropriated, or otherwise secured by the

24 United States in the States of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
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1 Oregon, and Washington on or before the date of enact2 ment of this Act.

3 (2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as estab4 lishing a precedent with regard to any future designations,

5 including designations of wilderness, or as constituting an

6 interpretation of any other Act or designations made pur7 suant thereto.

8 SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS.

9 As used in this Act:

10 (1) The term ‘‘bioregion’’ refers to that portion

11 of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States of

12 Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington

13 depicted on maps referred to in this Act as the

14 Northern Rockies Bioregion.

15 (2) The term ‘‘greater ecosystem’’ denotes eco16 logical land units of sufficient scale for supporting

17 and maintaining populations of large vertebrate spe18 cies and the other native plant and animal species

19 of the area. These units are comprised of lands

20 which are similar in regards to topography, climate,

21 and plant and animal species. The ecosystems in the

22 Northern Rockies are also defined in terms of the

23 habitat of wildlife indicator species protected under

24 the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including griz25 zly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and
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1 have been depicted on maps published by Federal

2 agencies.

3 (3) The term ‘‘entry’’ means to enter a roadless

4 area for development purposes and associated activi5 ties such as roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, or

6 other such activities which eliminate the roadless

7 character of the land.

8 (4) The term ‘‘development’’ means activities

9 that eliminate the roadless and wilderness character10 istics of the land and includes such activities as

11 roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, oil and gas

12 drilling, and ski resort facilities.

13 SEC. 17. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

14 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or

15 modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe.

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