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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5279
To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act
of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiver-
sity and ban clearcutting on Federal lands, to designate certain Federal
lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed Protection Areas,
and Special Areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohib-
ited, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. SIMMONS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms.
SANCHEZ, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. BROWN
of Florida, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
PAYNE, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. MCCARTHY of
Missouri, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BOUCHER,
Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. HOLT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MOORE, Mr.
CAPUANO, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. FORD, Ms. LOFGREN,
Ms. SOLIS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. MEEK
of Florida, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. FARR of
California, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York,
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WEINER, Ms. WA-
TERS, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr.
REYES, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. FRANK, Mr. NEAL
of Massachusetts, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii,
Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. LEE, Mr. LUTHER, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCNULTY,
Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. ROYBAL-AL-
LARD, Mr. HOEFFEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr.
CLEMENT, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. STARK, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Is-
land, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.
LAMPSON, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. MENENDEZ,
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. JACKSON
of Illinois, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs.
TAUSCHER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition
to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen
the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting
on Federal lands, to designate certain Federal lands
as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed Protec-
tion Areas, and Special Areas where logging and other
intrusive activities are prohibited, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Act to Save America’s Forests’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
TITLE I—LAND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 101. Committee of scientists.
Sec. 102. Administration and management.
Sec. 103. Conforming amendments.
TITLE II—PROTECTION FOR ANCIENT FORESTS, ROADLESS
AREAS, WATERSHED PROTECTION AREAS, AND SPECIAL AREAS
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Designation of special areas.
Sec. 204. Restrictions on management activities in ancient forests, roadless
areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas.
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 301. In general.
Sec. 302. Effect on existing contracts.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) Federal agencies that permit clearcutting
and other forms of even-age logging operations in-
clude the Forest Service, the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment.
(2) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations cause substantial alterations in
native biodiversity by—
(A) emphasizing the production of a lim-
ited number of commercial species, and often
only a single species, of trees on each site;
(B) manipulating the vegetation toward
greater relative density of the commercial spe-
cies;
(C) suppressing competing species; and
(D) requiring the planting, on numerous
sites, of a commercial strain of the species that
reduces the relative diversity of other genetic
strains of the species that were traditionally lo-
cated on the same sites;
(3) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations—
(A) frequently lead to the death of immo-
bile species and the very young of mobile spe-
cies of wildlife; and
(B) deplete the habitat of deep-forest spe-
cies of animals, including endangered species
and threatened species;
(4)(A) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations—
(i) expose the soil to direct sunlight and
the impact of precipitation;
(ii) disrupt the soil surface;
(iii) compact organic layers; and
(iv) disrupt the run-off restraining capa-
bilities of roots and low-lying vegetation, result-
ing in soil erosion, the leaching of nutrients, a
reduction in the biological content of soil, and
the impoverishment of soil; and
(B) all of the consequences described in sub-
paragraph (A) have a long-range deleterious effect
on all land resources, including timber production;
(5) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations aggravate global climate change
by—
(A) decreasing the capability of the soil to
retain carbon; and
(B) during the critical periods of felling
and site preparation, reducing the capacity of
the biomass to process and to store carbon,
with a resultant loss of stored carbon to the at-
mosphere;
(6) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations render soil increasingly sensitive
to acid deposits by causing a decline of soil wood
and coarse woody debris;
(7) a decline of solid wood and coarse woody
debris reduces the capacity of soil to retain water
and nutrients, which in turn increases soil heat and
impairs soil’s ability to maintain protective carbon
compounds on the soil surface;
(8) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations result in—
(A) increased stream sedimentation and
the silting of stream bottoms;
(B) a decline in water quality; and
(C) the impairment of life cycles and
spawning processes of aquatic life from benthic
organisms to large fish; and
(D) as a result of the effects described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C), a depletion of
the sport and commercial fisheries of the
United States;
(9) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
management of Federal forests disrupt natural dis-
turbance regimes that are critical to ecosystem func-
tion;
(10) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations increase harmful edge effects,
including—
(A) blowdowns;
(B) invasions by weed species; and
(C) heavier losses to predators and com-
petitors;
(11) by reducing the number of deep, canopied,
variegated, permanent forests, clearcutting and other
forms of even-age logging operations—
(A) limit areas where the public can satisfy
an expanding need for recreation; and
(B) decrease the recreational value of land;
(12) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations replace forests described in para-
graph (11) with a surplus of clearings that grow into
relatively impenetrable thickets of saplings, and then
into monoculture tree plantations;
(13) human beings depend on native biological
resources, including plants, animals, and micro-
organisms—
(A) for food, medicine, shelter, and other
important products; and
(B) as a source of intellectual and sci-
entific knowledge, recreation, and aesthetic
pleasure;
(14) alteration of native biodiversity has serious
consequences for human welfare, as the United
States irretrievably loses resources for research and
agricultural, medicinal, and industrial development;
(15) alteration of biodiversity in Federal forests
adversely affects the functions of ecosystems and
critical ecosystem processes that—
(A) moderate climate;
(B) govern nutrient cycles and soil con-
servation and production;
(C) control pests and diseases; and
(D) degrade wastes and pollutants;
(16) the harm of clearcutting and other forms
of even-age logging operations on the natural re-
sources of the United States and the quality of life
of the people of the United States is substantial, se-
vere, and avoidable;
(17) by substituting selection management, as
required by this Act, for clearcutting and other
forms of even-age logging operations, the Federal
agencies involved with such logging operations would
substantially reduce devastation to the environment
and improve the quality of life of the people of the
United States;
(18) by protecting native biodiversity, as re-
quired by this Act, Federal agencies would maintain
vital native ecosystems and improve the quality of
life of the people of the United States;
(19) selection logging—
(A) is more job intensive, and therefore
provides more employment than clearcutting
and other forms of even-age logging operations
to manage the same quantity of timber produc-
tion; and
(B) produces higher quality sawlogs than
clearcutting and other forms of even-age log-
ging operations; and
(20) the judicial remedies available to enforce
Federal forest laws are inadequate, and should be
strengthened by providing for injunctions, declara-
tory judgments, statutory damages, and reasonable
costs of suit.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are, on all
Federal land, to conserve native biodiversity and protect
all native ecosystems against losses that result from—
(1) clearcutting and other forms of even-age
logging operations; and
(2) logging in ancient forests, roadless areas,
watershed protection areas, and special areas.
TITLE I—LAND MANAGEMENT
SEC. 101. COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS.
Section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) is
amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(h) COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To carry out subsection
(g), the Secretary shall appoint a committee com-
posed of scientists—
‘‘(A) who are not officers or employees of
the Forest Service, of any other public entity,
or of any entity engaged in whole or in part in
the production of wood or wood products;
‘‘(B) not more than one-third of whom
have contracted with or represented any entity
described in subparagraph (A) during the 5-
year period ending on the date of the proposed
appointment to the committee; and
‘‘(C) not more than one-third of whom are
foresters.
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS OF FORESTERS.—A for-
ester appointed to the committee shall be an indi-
vidual with—
‘‘(A) extensive training in conservation bi-
ology; and
‘‘(B) field experience in selection manage-
ment.
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The committee shall provide sci-
entific and technical advice and counsel on proposed
guidelines and procedures and all other issues involv-
ing forestry and native biodiversity to promote an ef-
fective interdisciplinary approach to forestry and na-
tive biodiversity.
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The committee shall ter-
minate on the date that is 10 years after the date
of enactment of the Act to Save America’s Forests.’’
SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.
The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 is amended by adding after section
6 (16 U.S.C. 1604) the following:
‘‘SEC. 6A. CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BIODIVERSITY.
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to the ad-
ministration and management of—
‘‘(1) National Forest System land, under this
Act;
‘‘(2) Federal land, under the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.); and
‘‘(3) National Wildlife Refuge System land,
under the National Wildlife Refuge System Adminis-
tration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
‘‘(b) NATIVE BIODIVERSITY IN FORESTED AREAS.—
The Secretary shall provide for the conservation or res-
toration of native biodiversity in each stand and each wa-
tershed throughout each forested area, except during the
extraction stage of authorized mineral development or dur-
ing authorized construction projects, in which cases the
Secretary shall conserve native biodiversity to the max-
imum extent practicable.
‘‘(c) RESTRICTION ON USE OF CERTAIN LOGGING
PRACTICES.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) AGE DIVERSITY.—The term ‘age di-
versity’ means the naturally occurring range
and distribution of age classes within a given
species.
‘‘(B) BASAL AREA.—The term ‘basal area’
means the area of the cross section of a tree
stem, including the bark, at 4.5 feet above the
ground.
‘‘(C) 
CLEARCUTTING.—The 
term
‘clearcutting’ means an even-age logging oper-
ation that removes all of the trees over a con-
siderable portion of a stand at 1 time.
‘‘(D) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘con-
servation’ means protective measures for main-
taining native biodiversity and active and pas-
sive measures for restoring diversity through
management efforts, in order to protect, re-
store, and enhance as much of the variety of
species and communities as practicable in abun-
dances and distributions that provide for their
continued existence and normal functioning, in-
cluding the viability of populations throughout
their natural geographic distributions.
‘‘(E) EVEN-AGE LOGGING OPERATION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘even-
age logging operation’ means a logging ac-
tivity that—
‘‘(I) creates a clearing or opening
that exceeds in width in any direction
the height of the tallest tree standing
within 10 feet outside the edge of the
clearing or opening;
‘‘(II) creates a stand in which the
majority of trees are within 10 years
of the same age; or
‘‘(III) cuts or removes more than
20 percent of the basal area of a
stand (not including the basal area of
any tree of a non-native invasive tree
species) within a period of 30 years.
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—The term ‘even-age
logging operation’ includes the application
of clearcutting, high grading, seed-tree cut-
ting, shelterwood cutting, or any other log-
ging method in a manner inconsistent with
selection management.
‘‘(iii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘even-
age logging operation’ does not include the
cutting or removal of a tree of a non-native
invasive tree species.
‘‘(F) GENETIC DIVERSITY.—The term ‘ge-
netic diversity’ means the differences in genetic
composition within and among populations of a
species.
‘‘(G) HIGH
GRADING.—The term ‘high
grading’ means the removal of only the larger
or more commercially valuable trees in a stand,
resulting in an alteration in the natural range
of age diversity or species diversity in the stand.
‘‘(H) NATIVE BIODIVERSITY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘native
biodiversity’ means—
‘‘(I) the full range of variety and
variability within and among living or-
ganisms; and
‘‘(II) the ecological complexes in
which the living organisms would have
occurred (including naturally occur-
ring disturbance regimes) in the ab-
sence of significant human impact.
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘native
biodiversity’ includes diversity—
‘‘(I) within a species (including
genetic diversity, species diversity, and
age diversity);
‘‘(II) within a community of spe-
cies;
‘‘(III) between communities of
species;
‘‘(IV) within a discrete area, such
as a watershed;
‘‘(V) along a vertical plane from
ground to sky, including application of
the plane to all the other types of di-
versity; and
‘‘(VI) along the horizontal plane
of the land surface, including applica-
tion of the plane to all the other types
of diversity.
‘‘(I) NON-NATIVE
INVASIVE
TREE
SPE-
CIES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘non-na-
tive invasive tree species’ means a species
of tree not native to North America.
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘non-na-
tive invasive tree species’ includes—
‘‘(I) Australian pine (Casaurina
equisetifolia);
‘‘(II) Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolius);
‘‘(III) 
Common 
buckthorn
(Rhamnus cathartica);
‘‘(IV) 
Glossy 
buckthorn
(Rhamnus frangula);
‘‘(V) 
Melaleuca 
(Melaleuca
quinquenervia);
‘‘(VI) 
Norway 
maple 
(Acer
platanoides);
‘‘(VII) Princess tree (Paulownia
tomentosa);
‘‘(VIII) Salt cedar (Tamarix spe-
cies);
‘‘(IX) 
Silk 
tree 
(Albizia
julibrissin);
‘‘(X) Strawberry guava (Psidium
cattleianum);
‘‘(XI) Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus
altissima);
‘‘(XII) 
Velvet 
tree 
(Miconia
calvescens); and
‘‘(XIII) White poplar (Populus
alba).
‘‘(J) SEED-TREE
CUT.—The term ‘seed-
tree cut’ means an even-age logging operation
that leaves a small minority of seed trees in a
stand for any period of time.
‘‘(K) SELECTION MANAGEMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘selec-
tion management’ means—
‘‘(I) a method of logging that
emphasizes the periodic removal of
trees, including mature, undesirable,
and cull trees, in a manner that
ensures—
‘‘(aa) the maintenance of
continuous 
high 
forest 
cover
where high forest cover naturally
occurs;
‘‘(bb) the maintenance or
natural regeneration of all native
species in a stand; and
‘‘(cc) the growth and devel-
opment of trees through a range
of diameter or age classes to pro-
vide a sustained yield of forest
products including clean water,
rich soil, and native plants and
wildlife; and
‘‘(II) cutting methods that de-
velop and maintain selection stands,
including—
‘‘(aa) individual-tree selec-
tion, in which individual trees of
varying size and age classes are
selected and logged in a generally
uniform pattern throughout a
stand; and
‘‘(bb) group selection, in
which small groups of trees are
selected and logged.
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to
subclause (II), the term ‘selection
management’ does not include an
even-age logging operation.
‘‘(II) FELLING AGE; NATIVE BIO-
DIVERSITY.—Subclause (I) does not—
‘‘(aa) establish a 150-year
projected felling age as the
standard 
at 
which 
individual
trees in a stand are to be cut; or
‘‘(bb) limit native biodiver-
sity to that which occurs within
the context of a 150-year pro-
jected felling age.
‘‘(L) 
SHELTERWOOD
CUT.—The 
term
‘shelterwood cut’ means an even-age logging op-
eration that leaves—
‘‘(i) a minority of the stand (larger
than a seed-tree cut) as a seed source; or
‘‘(ii) a protection cover remaining
standing for any period of time.
‘‘(M) SPECIES DIVERSITY.—The term ‘spe-
cies diversity’ means the richness and variety of
native species in a particular location.
‘‘(N) STAND.—The term ‘stand’ means a
biological community of trees on land described
in subsection (a), comprised of not more than
100 contiguous acres with sufficient identity of
1 or more characteristics (including location, to-
pography, and dominant species) to be managed
as a unit.
‘‘(O) TIMBER PURPOSE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘timber
purpose’ means the use, sale, lease, or dis-
tribution of trees, including the felling of
trees or portions of trees.
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘timber
purpose’ does not include the felling of
trees or portions of trees to create land
space for a Federal administrative struc-
ture.
‘‘(P) WITHIN-COMMUNITY
DIVERSITY.—
The term ‘within-community diversity’ means
the distinctive assemblages of species and eco-
logical processes that occur in various physical
settings of the biosphere and distinct locations.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
OF
CLEARCUTTING
OR
OTHER
EVEN-AGE
LOGGING
OPERATIONS.—No
clearcutting or other form of even-age logging oper-
ation shall be permitted in any stand or watershed.
‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT
OF
NATIVE
BIODIVER-
SITY.—On each stand on which an even-age logging
operation has been conducted on or before the date
of enactment of this section, and on each deforested
area managed for timber purposes on or before the
date of enactment of this section, excluding areas oc-
cupied by existing buildings, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) prescribe a shift to selection manage-
ment; or
‘‘(B) cease managing the stand for timber
purposes, in which case the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) undertake an active restoration of
the native biodiversity of the stand; or
‘‘(ii) permit the stand to regain native
biodiversity.
‘‘(4) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(A) FINDING.— Congress finds that all
people of the United States are injured by ac-
tions on land to which subsection (g)(3)(B) and
this subsection applies.
‘‘(B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para-
graph is to foster the widest possible enforce-
ment of subsection (g)(3)(B) and this sub-
section.
‘‘(C) FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, and the Attorney General shall enforce
subsection (g)(3)(B) and this subsection against
any person that violates 1 or more of those pro-
visions.
‘‘(D) CITIZEN SUITS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A citizen harmed
by a violation of subsection (g)(3)(B) or
this subsection may bring a civil action in
United States district court for a declara-
tory judgment, a temporary restraining
order, an injunction, statutory damages, or
other remedy against any alleged violator,
including the United States.
‘‘(ii) JUDICIAL RELIEF.—If a district
court of the United States determines that
a violation of subsection (g)(3)(B) or this
subsection 
has 
occurred, 
the 
district
court—
‘‘(I) shall impose a damage
award of not less than $5,000;
‘‘(II) may issue 1 or more injunc-
tions or other forms of equitable re-
lief; and
‘‘(III) shall award to the plain-
tiffs reasonable costs of bringing the
action, including attorney’s fees, wit-
ness fees, and other necessary ex-
penses.
‘‘(iii) STANDARD
OF
PROOF.—The
standard of proof in all actions under this
subparagraph shall be the preponderance
of the evidence.
‘‘(iv) TRIAL.—A trial for any action
under this subsection shall be de novo.
‘‘(E) PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.—
‘‘(i) 
NON-FEDERAL
VIOLATOR.—A
damage award under subparagraph (B)(ii)
shall be paid to the Treasury by a non-
Federal violator or violators designated by
the court.
‘‘(ii) FEDERAL VIOLATOR.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later
than 40 days after the date on which
judgment is rendered, a damage
award under subparagraph (B)(ii) for
which the United States is determined
to be liable shall be paid from the
Treasury, as provided under section
1304 of title 31, United States Code,
to the person or persons designated to
receive the damage award.
‘‘(II) USE OF DAMAGE AWARD.—
A damage award described under sub-
clause (I) shall be used by the recipi-
ent to protect or restore native bio-
diversity on Federal land or on land
adjoining Federal land.
‘‘(III) 
COURT
COSTS.—Any
award of costs of litigation and any
award of attorney fees shall be paid
by a Federal violator not later than
40 days after the date on which judg-
ment is rendered.
‘‘(F) WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The United States
(including agents and employees of the
United States) waives its sovereign immu-
nity in all respects in all actions under
subsection (g)(3)(B) and this subsection.
‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—No notice is required
to enforce this subsection.’’.
SEC. 103. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 6(g)(3) of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resource Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
1604(g)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (F).
TITLE II—PROTECTION FOR AN-
CIENT FORESTS, ROADLESS
AREAS, WATERSHED PROTEC-
TION AREAS, AND SPECIAL
AREAS
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) unfragmented forests on Federal land,
unique and valuable assets to the general public, are
damaged by extractive logging;
(2) less than 10 percent of the original
unlogged forests of the United States remain, and
the vast majority of the remnants of the original for-
ests of the United States are located on Federal
land;
(3) large, unfragmented forest watersheds pro-
vide high-quality water supplies for drinking, agri-
culture, industry, and fisheries across the United
States;
(4) the most recent scientific studies indicate
that several thousand species of plants and animals
are dependent on large, unfragmented forest areas;
(5) many neotropical migratory songbird species
are experiencing documented broad-scale population
declines and require large, unfragmented forests to
ensure their survival;
(6) destruction of large-scale natural forests
has resulted in a tremendous loss of jobs in the fish-
ing, hunting, tourism, recreation, and guiding indus-
tries, and has adversely affected sustainable non-
timber forest products industries such as the collec-
tion of mushrooms and herbs;
(7) extractive logging programs on Federal land
are carried out at enormous financial costs to the
Treasury and taxpayers of the United States;
(8) ancient forests continue to be threatened by
logging and deforestation and are rapidly dis-
appearing;
(9) ancient forests help regulate atmospheric
balance, maintain biodiversity, and provide valuable
scientific opportunity for monitoring the health of
the planet;
(10) prohibiting extractive logging in the an-
cient forests would create the best conditions for en-
suring stable, well distributed, and viable popu-
lations of the northern spotted owl, marbled
murrelet, American marten, and other vertebrates,
invertebrates, vascular plants, and nonvascular
plants associated with those forests;
(11) prohibiting extractive logging in the an-
cient forests would create the best conditions for en-
suring stable, well distributed, and viable popu-
lations 
of 
anadromous 
salmonids, 
resident
salmonids, and bull trout;
(12) roadless areas are de facto wilderness that
provide wildlife habitat and recreation;
(13) large unfragmented forests, contained in
large part on roadless areas on Federal land, are
among the last refuges for native animal and plant
biodiversity, and are vital to maintaining viable pop-
ulations of threatened, endangered, sensitive, and
rare species;
(14) roads cause soil erosion, disrupt wildlife
migration, and allow nonnative species of plants and
animals to invade native forests;
(15) the mortality and reproduction patterns of
forest dwelling animal populations are adversely af-
fected by traffic-related fatalities that accompany
roads;
(16) the exceptional recreational, biological, sci-
entific, or economic assets of certain special forested
areas on Federal land are valuable to the public of
the United States and are damaged by extractive
logging;
(17) in order to gauge the effectiveness and ap-
propriateness of current and future resource man-
agement activities, and to continue to broaden and
develop our understanding of silvicultural practices,
many special forested areas need to remain in a nat-
ural, unmanaged state to serve as scientifically es-
tablished baseline control forests;
(18) certain special forested areas provide habi-
tat for the survival and recovery of endangered and
threatened plant and wildlife species, such as grizzly
bears, spotted owls, Pacific salmon, and Pacific yew,
that are harmed by extractive logging;
(19) many special forested areas on Federal
land are considered sacred sites by native peoples;
and
(20) as a legacy for the enjoyment, knowledge,
and well-being of future generations, provisions must
be made for the protection and perpetuation of the
ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection
areas, and special areas of the United States.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ANCIENT FOREST.—The term ‘‘ancient for-
est’’ means—
(A) 
the 
northwest 
ancient 
forest,
including—
(i) Federal land identified as late-suc-
cessional reserves, riparian reserves, and
key watersheds under the heading ‘‘Alter-
native 1’’ of the report entitled ‘‘Final
Supplemental 
Environmental 
Impact
Statement on Management of Habitat for
Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest
Related Species Within the Range of the
Northern Spotted Owl, Vol. I.’’, and dated
February 1994; and
(ii) Federal land identified by the
term ‘‘medium and large conifer multi-sto-
ried, canopied forests’’ as defined in the re-
port described in clause (i);
(B) the eastside Cascade ancient forest,
including—
(i) Federal land identified as ‘‘Late-
Succession/Old-growth Forest (LS/OG)’’
depicted on maps for the Colville National
Forest, Fremont National Forest, Malheur
National Forest, Ochoco National Forest,
Umatilla National Forest, Wallowa-Whit-
man National Forest, and Winema Na-
tional Forest in the report entitled ‘‘In-
terim Protection for Late-Successional
Forests, Fisheries, and Watersheds: Na-
tional Forests East of the Cascade Crest,
Oregon, and Washington’’, prepared by the
Eastside Forests Scientific Society Panel
(The Wildlife Society, Technical Review
94–2, August 1994);
(ii) Federal land east of the Cascade
crest in the States of Oregon and Wash-
ington, defined as ‘‘late successional and
old-growth forests’’ in the general defini-
tion on page 28 of the report described in
clause (i); and
(iii) Federal land classified as ‘‘Or-
egon Aquatic Diversity Areas’’, as defined
in the report described in clause (i); and
(C) the Sierra Nevada ancient forest,
including—
(i) Federal land identified as ‘‘Areas
of Late-Successional Emphasis (ALSE)’’
in the report entitled, ‘‘Final Report to
Congress: Status of the Sierra Nevada’’,
prepared by the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem
Project (Wildland Resources Center Report
#40, University of California, Davis, 1996/
97);
(ii) Federal land identified as ‘‘Late-
Succession/Old-Growth Forests Rank 3, 4
or 5’’ in the report described in clause (i);
and
(iii) Federal land identified as ‘‘Poten-
tial Aquatic Diversity Management Areas’’
on the map on page 1497 of Volume II of
the report described in clause (i).
(2) EXTRACTIVE LOGGING.—The term ‘‘extrac-
tive logging’’ means the felling or removal of any
trees from Federal forest land for any purpose.
(3) IMPROVED
ROAD.—The term ‘‘improved
road’’ means any road maintained for travel by
standard passenger type vehicles.
(4) ROADLESS
AREA.—The term ‘‘roadless
area’’ means a contiguous parcel of Federal land
that is—
(A) devoid of improved roads, except as
provided in subparagraph (B); and
(B) composed of—
(i) at least 1,000 acres west of the
100th meridian (with up to 1⁄2 mile of im-
proved roads per 1,000 acres);
(ii) at least 1,000 acres east of the
100th meridian (with up to 1⁄2 mile of im-
proved roads per 1,000 acres); or
(iii) less than 1,000 acres, but share
a border that is not an improved road with
a wilderness area, primitive area, or wil-
derness study area.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, with
respect to any Federal land in an ancient forest,
roadless area, watershed protection area, or special
area, means the head of the Federal agency having
jurisdiction over the Federal land.
(6) SPECIAL AREA.—The term ‘‘special area’’
means an area of Federal forest land designated
under section 3 that may not meet the definition of
an ancient forest, roadless area, or watershed pro-
tection area, but that—
(A) possesses outstanding biological, sce-
nic, recreational, or cultural values; and
(B) is exemplary on a regional, national, or
international level.
(7) 
WATERSHED
PROTECTION
AREA.—The
term ‘‘watershed protection area’’ means Federal
land that extends—
(A) 300 feet from both sides of the active
stream channel of any permanently flowing
stream or river;
(B) 100 feet from both sides of the active
channel of any intermittent, ephemeral, or sea-
sonal stream, or any other nonpermanently
flowing drainage feature having a definable
channel and evidence of annual scour or deposi-
tion of flow-related debris;
(C) 300 feet from the edge of the max-
imum level of any natural lake or pond; or
(D) 150 feet from the edge of the max-
imum level of a constructed lake, pond, or res-
ervoir, or a natural or constructed wetland.
SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) FINDING.—A special area shall possess at
least 1 of the values described in paragraphs (2)
through (5).
(2) BIOLOGICAL VALUES.—The biological values
of a special area may include the presence of—
(A) threatened species or endangered spe-
cies of plants or animals;
(B) rare or endangered ecosystems;
(C) key habitats necessary for the recovery
of endangered species or threatened species;
(D) recovery or restoration areas of rare or
underrepresented forest ecosystems;
(E) migration corridors;
(F) areas of outstanding biodiversity;
(G) old growth forests;
(H) commercial fisheries; and
(I) sources of clean water such as key wa-
tersheds.
(3) SCENIC VALUES.—The scenic values of a
special area may include the presence of—
(A) unusual geological formations;
(B) designated wild and scenic rivers;
(C) unique biota; and
(D) vistas.
(4) RECREATIONAL VALUES.—The recreational
values of a special area may include the presence
of—
(A) designated national recreational trails
or recreational areas;
(B) areas that are popular for such recre-
ation and sporting activities as—
(i) hunting;
(ii) fishing;
(iii) camping;
(iv) hiking;
(v) aquatic recreation; and
(vi) winter recreation;
(C) Federal land in regions that are under-
served in terms of recreation;
(D) land adjacent to designated wilderness
areas; and
(E) solitude.
(5) CULTURAL VALUES.—The cultural values of
a special area may include the presence of—
(A) sites with Native American religious
significance; and
(B) historic or prehistoric archaeological
sites eligible for listing on the national historic
register.
(b) SIZE VARIATION.—A special area may vary in
size to encompass the outstanding biological, scenic, rec-
reational, or cultural value or values to be protected.
(c) DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS.—There are
designated the following special areas, which shall be sub-
ject to the management restrictions specified in section
204:
(1) ALABAMA.—
(A) SIPSEY WILDERNESS HEADWATERS.—
Certain land in the Bankhead National Forest,
Bankhead Ranger District, in Lawrence Coun-
ty, totaling approximately 22,000 acres, located
directly north and upstream of the Sipsey Wil-
derness, and directly south of Forest Road 213.
(B) BRUSHY FORK.—Certain land in the
Bankhead National Forest, Bankhead Ranger
District, in Lawrence County, totaling approxi-
mately 6,200 acres, bounded by Forest Roads
249, 254, and 246 and Alabama Highway 33.
(C) REBECCA MOUNTAIN.—Certain land in
the Talladega National Forest, Talladega Rang-
er District, Talladega County and Clay County,
totaling approximately 9,000 acres, comprised
of all Talladega National Forest lands south of
Forest Roads 621 and 621 B, east of Alabama
Highway 48/77 and County Highway 308, and
north of the power transmission line.
(D) AUGUSTA MINE RIDGE.—Certain land
in the Talladega National Forest, Shoal Creek
Ranger District, Cherokee County and Cleburn
County, totaling approximately 6,000 acres, and
comprised of all Talladega National Forest land
north of the Chief Ladiga Rail Trail.
(E) MAYFIELD
CREEK.—Certain land in
the Talladega National Forest, Oakmulgee
Ranger District, in Rail County, totaling ap-
proximately 4,000 acres, and bounded by For-
est Roads 731, 723, 718, and 718A.
(F) BEAR
BAY.—Certain land in the
Conecuh National Forest, Conecuh District, in
Covington County, totaling approximately 3,000
acres, bounded by County Road 11, Forest
Road 305, County Road 3, and the County
Road connecting County Roads 3 and 11.
(2) ALASKA.—
(A) TURNAGAIN ARM.—Certain land in the
Chugach National Forest, on the Kenai Penin-
sula, totaling approximately 100,000 acres, ex-
tending from sea level to ridgetop surrounding
the inlet of Turnagain Arm, known as
‘‘Turnagain Arm’’.
(B) HONKER DIVIDE.—Certain land in the
Tongass National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 75,000 acres, located on north central
Prince of Wales Island, comprising the Thorne
River and Hatchery Creek watersheds, stretch-
ing approximately 40 miles northwest from the
vicinity of the town of Thorne Bay to the vicin-
ity of the town of Coffman Cove, generally
known as the ‘‘Honker Divide’’.
(3) ARIZONA: NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CAN-
YON.—Certain land in the Kaibab National Forest
that is included in the Grand Canyon Game Pre-
serve, totaling approximately 500,000 acres, abut-
ting the northern side of the Grand Canyon in the
area generally known as the ‘‘North Rim of the
Grand Canyon’’.
(4) ARKANSAS.—
(A) COW CREEK DRAINAGE, ARKANSAS.—
Certain land in the Ouachita National Forest,
Mena Ranger District, in Polk County, totaling
approximately 7,000 acres, known as ‘‘Cow
Creek Drainage, Arkansas’’, and bounded
approximately—
(i) to the north, by County Road 95;
(ii) to the south, by County Road 157;
(iii) to the east, by County Road 48;
and
(iv) to the west, by the Arkansas-
Oklahoma border.
(B) LEADER
AND
BRUSH
MOUNTAINS.—
Certain land in the Ouachita National Forest,
Montgomery County and Polk County, totaling
approximately 120,000 acres, known as ‘‘Lead-
er Mountain’’ and ‘‘Brush Mountain’’, located
in the vicinity of the Blaylock Creek Watershed
between Long Creek and the South Fork of the
Saline River.
(C) POLK CREEK AREA.—Certain land in
the Ouachita National Forest, Mena Ranger
District, totaling approximately 20,000 acres,
bounded by Arkansas Highway 4 and Forest
Roads 73 and 43, known as the ‘‘Polk Creek
area’’.
(D) LOWER
BUFFALO
RIVER
WATER-
SHED.—Certain land in the Ozark National
Forest, Sylamore Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 6,000 acres, including Forest Serv-
ice land that has not been designated as a wil-
derness area before the date of enactment of
this Act, located in the watershed of Big Creek
southwest of the Leatherwood Wilderness Area,
Searcy County and Marion County, and known
as the ‘‘Lower Buffalo River Watershed’’.
(E) UPPER
BUFFALO
RIVER
WATER-
SHED.—Certain land in the Ozark National
Forest, Buffalo Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 220,000 acres, comprised of Forest
Service that has not been designated as a wil-
derness area before the date of enactment of
this Act, known as the ‘‘Upper Buffalo River
Watershed’’, located approximately 35 miles
from the town of Harrison, Madison County,
Newton County, and Searcy County, upstream
of the confluence of the Buffalo River and Rich-
land Creek in the watersheds of—
(i) the Buffalo River;
(ii) the various streams comprising
the Headwaters of the Buffalo River;
(iii) Richland Creek;
(iv) Little Buffalo Headwaters;
(v) Edgmon Creek;
(vi) Big Creek; and
(vii) Cane Creek.
(5) CALIFORNIA: GIANT SEQUOIA PRESERVE.—
Certain land in the Sequoia National Forest and Si-
erra National Forest, known as the ‘‘Giant Sequoia
Preserve’’, comprised of 3 discontinuous parcels and
approximately 442,425 acres, located in Fresno
County, Tulare County, and Kern County, in the
Southern 
Sierra 
Nevada 
mountain 
range,
including—
(A) the Kings River Unit (145,600 acres)
and nearby Redwood Mountain Unit (11,730
acres), located approximately 25 miles east of
the city of Fresno; and
(B) the South Unit (285,095 acres), lo-
cated approximately 15 miles east of the city of
Porterville.
(6) COLORADO: COCHETOPA
HILLS.—Certain
land in the Gunnison Basin area, known as the
‘‘Cochetopa Hills’’, administered by the Gunnison
National Forest, Grand Mesa National Forest,
Uncompahgre National Forest, and Rio Grand Na-
tional Forest, totaling approximately 500,000 acres,
spanning the continental divide south and east of
the city of Gunnison, in Saguache County, and
including—
(A) Elk Mountain and West Elk Mountain;
(B) the Grand Mesa;
(C) the Uncompahgre Plateau;
(D) the northern San Juan Mountains;
(E) the La Garitas Mountains; and
(F) the Cochetopa Hills.
(7) GEORGIA.—
(A) ARMUCHEE
CLUSTER.—Certain land
in 
the 
Chattahoochee 
National 
Forest,
Armuchee Ranger District, known as the
‘‘Armuchee Cluster’’, totaling approximately
19,700 acres, comprised of 3 parcels known as
‘‘Rocky Face’’, ‘‘Johns Mountain’’, and ‘‘Hid-
den Creek’’, located approximately 10 miles
southwest of Dalton and 14 miles north of
Rome, in Whitfield County, Walker County,
Chattooga County, Floyd County, and Gordon
County.
(B) BLUE
RIDGE
CORRIDOR
CLUSTER,
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Chestatee Ranger
District, totaling approximately 15,000 acres,
known as the ‘‘Blue Ridge Corridor Cluster,
Georgia Areas’’, comprised of 5 parcels known
as 
‘‘Horse 
Gap’’, 
‘‘Hogback 
Mountain’’,
‘‘Blackwell Creek’’, ‘‘Little Cedar Mountain’’,
and ‘‘Black Mountain’’, located approximately
15 to 20 miles north of the town of Dahlonega,
in Union County and Lumpkin County.
(C) CHATTOOGA
WATERSHED
CLUSTER,
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Tallulah Ranger
District, totaling 63,500 acres, known as the
‘‘Chattooga Watershed Cluster, Georgia Areas’’,
comprised of 7 areas known as ‘‘Rabun Bald’’,
‘‘Three Forks’’, ‘‘Ellicott Rock Extension’’,
‘‘Rock Gorge’’, ‘‘Big Shoals’’, ‘‘Thrift’s Ferry’’,
and ‘‘Five Falls’’, in Rabun County, near the
towns of Clayton, Georgia, and Dillard, South
Carolina.
(D) COHUTTA CLUSTER.—Certain land in
the Chattahoochee National Forest, Cohutta
Ranger District, totaling approximately 28,000
acres, known as the ‘‘Cohutta Cluster’’, com-
prised of 4 parcels known as ‘‘Cohutta Exten-
sions’’, ‘‘Grassy Mountain’’, ‘‘Emery Creek’’,
and ‘‘Mountaintown’’, near the towns of
Chatsworth and Ellijay, in Murray County,
Fannin County, and Gilmer County.
(E) DUNCAN
RIDGE
CLUSTER.—Certain
land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Brasstown and Toccoa Ranger Districts, total-
ing approximately 17,000 acres, known as the
‘‘Duncan Ridge Cluster’’, comprised of the par-
cels known as ‘‘Licklog Mountain’’, ‘‘Duncan
Ridge’’, ‘‘Board Camp’’, and ‘‘Cooper Creek
Scenic Area Extension’’, approximately 10 to
15 miles south of the town of Blairsville, in
Union County and Fannin County.
(F) ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA
CLUSTER.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee 
National 
Forest, 
Toccoa 
and
Chestatee Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 19,300 acres, known as the ‘‘Ed Jenkins
National Recreation Area Cluster’’, comprised
of the Springer Mountain, Mill Creek, and
Toonowee parcels, 30 miles north of the town
of Dahlonega, in Fannin County, Dawson
County, and Lumpkin County.
(G) GAINESVILLE RIDGES CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Chattooga Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 14,200 acres, known as the ‘‘Gainesville
Ridges Cluster’’, comprised of 3 parcels known
as ‘‘Panther Creek’’, ‘‘Tugaloo Uplands’’, and
‘‘Middle Fork Broad River’’, approximately 10
miles from the town of Toccoa, in Habersham
County and Stephens County.
(H) NORTHERN
BLUE
RIDGE
CLUSTER,
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Brasstown and
Tallulah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 46,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Northern
Blue Ridge Cluster, Georgia Areas’’, comprised
of 8 areas known as ‘‘Andrews Cove’’, ‘‘Anna
Ruby Falls Scenic Area Extension’’, ‘‘High
Shoals’’, ‘‘Tray Mountain Extension’’, ‘‘Kelly
Ridge-Moccasin 
Creek’’, 
‘‘Buzzard 
Knob’’,
‘‘Southern Nantahala Extension’’, and ‘‘Patter-
son Gap’’, approximately 5 to 15 miles north of
Helen, 5 to 15 miles southeast of Hiawassee,
north of Clayton, and west of Dillard, in White
County, Towns County, and Rabun County.
(I) RICH
MOUNTAIN
CLUSTER.—Certain
land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Toccoa Ranger District, totaling approximately
9,500 acres, known as the ‘‘Rich Mountain
Cluster’’, comprised of the parcels known as
‘‘Rich Mountain Extension’’ and ‘‘Rocky Moun-
tain’’, located 10 to 15 miles northeast of the
town of Ellijay, in Gilmer County and Fannin
County.
(J) WILDERNESS HEARTLANDS CLUSTER,
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee 
National 
Forest, 
Chestatee,
Brasstown and Chattooga Ranger Districts, to-
taling approximately 16,500 acres, known as
the ‘‘Wilderness Heartlands Cluster, Georgia
Areas’’, comprised of 4 parcels known as the
‘‘Blood Mountain Extensions’’, ‘‘Raven Cliffs
Extensions’’, ‘‘Mark Trail Extensions’’, and
‘‘Brasstown Extensions’’, near the towns of
Dahlonega, Cleveland, Helen, and Blairsville, in
Lumpkin County, Union County, White County,
and Towns County.
(8) IDAHO.—
(A) COVE/MALLARD.—Certain land in the
Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 94,000 acres, located approximately 30
miles southwest of the town of Elk City, and
west of the town of Dixie, in the area generally
known as ‘‘Cove/Mallard’’.
(B) MEADOW CREEK.—Certain land in the
Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 180,000 acres, located approximately 8
miles east of the town of Elk City in the area
generally known as ‘‘Meadow Creek’’.
(C) FRENCH
CREEK/PATRICK
BUTTE.—
Certain land in the Payette National Forest, to-
taling approximately 141,000 acres, located ap-
proximately 20 miles north of the town of
McCall in the area generally known as ‘‘French
Creek/Patrick Butte’’.
(9) ILLINOIS.—
(A) CRIPPS
BEND.—Certain land in the
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 39 acres, located in Jackson County in
the Big Muddy River watershed, in the area
generally known as ‘‘Cripps Bend’’.
(B) OPPORTUNITY AREA 6.—Certain land
in the Shawnee National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 50,000 acres, located in northern
Pope County surrounding Bell Smith Springs
Natural Area, in the area generally known as
‘‘Opportunity Area 6’’.
(C) QUARREL CREEK.—Certain land in the
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 490 acres, located in northern Pope
County in the Quarrel Creek watershed, in the
area generally known as ‘‘Quarrel Creek’’.
(10) MICHIGAN: TRAP HILLS.—Certain land in
the Ottawa National Forest, Bergland Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 37,120 acres, known as
the ‘‘Trap Hills’’, located approximately 5 miles
from the town of Bergland, in Ontonagon County.
(11) MINNESOTA.—
(A) TROUT LAKE AND SUOMI HILLS.—Cer-
tain land in the Chippewa National Forest, to-
taling approximately 12,000 acres, known as
‘‘Trout Lake/Suomi Hills’’ in Itasca County.
(B) LULLABY
WHITE
PINE
RESERVE.—
Certain land in the Superior National Forest,
Gunflint Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 2,518 acres, in the South Brule Oppor-
tunity Area, northwest of Grand Marais in
Cook County, known as the ‘‘Lullaby White
Pine Reserve’’.
(12) MISSOURI: ELEVEN
POINT-BIG
SPRINGS
AREA.—Certain land in the Mark Twain National
Forest, Eleven Point Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 200,000 acres, comprised of the admin-
istrative area of the Eleven Point Ranger District,
known as the ‘‘Eleven Point-Big Springs Area’’.
(13) MONTANA: MOUNT
BUSHNELL.—Certain
land in the Lolo National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 41,000 acres, located approximately 5 miles
southwest of the town of Thompson Falls in the
area generally known as ‘‘Mount Bushnell’’.
(14) NEW MEXICO.—
(A) ANGOSTURA.—Certain land in the
eastern half of the Carson National Forest, Ca-
mino Real Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 10,000 acres, located in Township 21,
Ranges 12 and 13, known as ‘‘Angostura’’, and
bounded—
(i) to the northeast, by Highway 518;
(ii) to the southeast, by the Angostura
Creek watershed boundary;
(iii) to the southern side, by Trail 19
and the Pecos Wilderness; and
(iv) to the west, by the Agua Piedra
Creek watershed.
(B) LA MANGA.—Certain land in the west-
ern half of the Carson National Forest, El Rito
Ranger District, at the Vallecitos Sustained
Yield Unit, totaling approximately 5,400 acres,
known as ‘‘La Manga’’, in Township 27, Range
6, and bounded—
(i) to the north, by the Tierra
Amarilla Land Grant;
(ii) 
to 
the 
south, 
by 
Canada
Escondida;
(iii) to the west, by the Sustained
Yield Unit boundary and the Tierra
Amarilla Land Grant; and
(iv) to the east, by the Rio Vallecitos.
(C) ELK MOUNTAIN.—Certain land in the
Santa Fe National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 7,220 acres, known as ‘‘Elk Mountain’’
located in Townships 17 and 18 and Ranges 12
and 13, and bounded—
(i) to the north, by the Pecos Wilder-
ness;
(ii) to the east, by the Cow Creek Wa-
tershed;
(iii) to the west, by the Cow Creek;
and
(iv) to the south, by Rito de la Osha.
(D) JEMEZ HIGHLANDS.—Certain land in
the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe Na-
tional Forest, totaling approximately 54,400
acres, known as the ‘‘Jemez Highlands’’, lo-
cated primarily in Sandoval County.
(15) NORTH CAROLINA.—
(A) 
CENTRAL
NANTAHALA
CLUSTER,
NORTH CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee, Cheoah,
and Wayah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 107,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Central
Nantahala Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’,
comprised of 9 parcels known as ‘‘Tusquitee
Bald’’, ‘‘Shooting Creek Bald’’, ‘‘Cheoah Bald’’,
‘‘Piercy Bald’’, ‘‘Wesser Bald’’, ‘‘Tellico Bald’’,
‘‘Split White Oak’’, ‘‘Siler Bald’’, and ‘‘South-
ern Nantahala Extensions’’, near the towns of
Murphy, Franklin, Bryson City, Andrews, and
Beechertown, in Cherokee County, Macon
County, Clay County, and Swain County.
(B) CHATTOOGA
WATERSHED
CLUSTER,
NORTH CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the
Nantahala National Forest, Highlands Ranger
District, totaling approximately 8,000 acres,
known as the ‘‘Chattooga Watershed Cluster,
North Carolina Areas’’, comprised of the Over-
flow (Blue Valley) and Terrapin Mountain par-
cels, 5 miles from the town of Highlands, in
Macon County and Jackson County.
(C) TENNESSEE BORDER CLUSTER, NORTH
CAROLINA
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee and
Cheoah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 28,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Tennessee
Border Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, com-
prised of the 4 parcels known as the ‘‘Unicoi
Mountains’’, ‘‘Deaden Tree’’, ‘‘Snowbird’’, and
‘‘Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension’’, near the
towns of Murphy and Robbinsville, in Cherokee
County and Graham County.
(D) BALD MOUNTAINS.—Certain land in
the Pisgah National Forest, French Broad
Ranger District, totaling approximately 13,000
acres known as the ‘‘Bald Mountains’’, located
12 miles northeast of the town of Hot Springs,
in Madison County.
(E) BIG IVY TRACT.—Certain land in the
Pisgah National Forest, totaling approximately
14,000 acres, located approximately 15 miles
west of Mount Mitchell in the area generally
known as the ‘‘Big Ivy Tract’’.
(F) BLACK MOUNTAINS CLUSTER, NORTH
CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the Pisgah
National Forest, Toecane and Grandfather
Ranger Districts, totaling approximately 62,000
acres, known as the ‘‘Black Mountains Cluster,
North Carolina Areas’’, comprised of 5 parcels
known as ‘‘Craggy Mountains’’, ‘‘Black Moun-
tains’’, ‘‘Jarrett Creek’’, ‘‘Mackey Mountain’’,
and ‘‘Woods Mountain’’, near the towns of
Burnsville, Montreat and Marion, in Buncombe
County, Yancey County, and McDowell County.
(G) LINVILLE CLUSTER.—Certain land in
the Pisgah National Forest, Grandfather Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 42,000 acres,
known as the ‘‘Linville Cluster’’, comprised of
7 parcels known as ‘‘Dobson Knob’’, ‘‘Linville
Gorge Extension’’, ‘‘Steels Creek’’, ‘‘Sugar
Knob’’, ‘‘Harper Creek’’, ‘‘Lost Cove’’, and
‘‘Upper Wilson Creek’’, near the towns of Mar-
ion, Morgantown, Spruce Pine, Linville, and
Blowing Rock, in Burke County, McDowell
County, Avery County, and Caldwell County.
(H) 
NOLICHUCKY, 
NORTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain land in the Pisgah National
Forest, Toecane Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 
4,000 
acres, 
known 
as 
the
‘‘Nolichucky, North Carolina Area’’, located 25
miles northwest of Burnsville, in Mitchell Coun-
ty and Yancey County.
(I) PISGAH
CLUSTER, NORTH
CAROLINA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Pisgah National
Forest, Pisgah Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 52,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Pis-
gah Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, comprised
of 5 parcels known as ‘‘Shining Rock and Mid-
dle Prong Extensions’’, ‘‘Daniel Ridge’’, ‘‘Cedar
Rock Mountain’’, ‘‘South Mills River’’, and
‘‘Laurel Mountain’’, 5 to 12 miles north of the
town of Brevard and southwest of the city of
Asheville, in Haywood County, Transylvania
County, and Henderson County.
(J) WILDCAT.—Certain land in the Pisgah
National Forest, French Broad Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 6,500 acres, known
as ‘‘Wildcat’’, located 20 miles northwest of the
town of Canton, in Haywood County.
(16) OHIO.—
(A) ARCHERS
FORK
COMPLEX.—Certain
land in the Marietta Unit of the Athens Ranger
District, in the Wayne National Forest, in
Washington County, known as ‘‘Archers Fork
Complex’’, totaling approximately 18,350 acres,
located northeast of Newport and bounded—
(i) to the northwest, by State High-
way 26;
(ii) to the northeast, by State High-
way 260;
(iii) to the southeast, by the Ohio
River; and
(iv) to the southwest, by Bear Run
and Danas Creek.
(B) BLUEGRASS RIDGE.—Certain land in
the Ironton Ranger District on the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Lawrence County, known as
‘‘Bluegrass 
Ridge’’, 
totaling 
approximately
4,000 acres, located 3 miles east of Etna in
Township 4 North, Range 17 West, Sections 19
through 23 and 27 through 30.
(C) BUFFALO CREEK.—Certain land in the
Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National
Forest, Lawrence County, Ohio, known as
‘‘Buffalo Creek’’, totaling approximately 6500
acres, located 4 miles northwest of Waterloo in
Township 5 North, Ranger 17 West, sections 3
through 10 and 15 through 18.
(D) LAKE VESUVIUS.—Certain land in the
Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National
Forest, in Lawrence County, totaling approxi-
mately 4,900 acres, generally known as ‘‘Lake
Vesuvius’’, located to the east of Etna in Town-
ship 2 North, Range 18 West, and bounded—
(i) to the southwest, by State High-
way 93; and
(ii) to the northwest, by State High-
way 4.
(E) MORGAN
SISTERS.—Certain land in
the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Lawrence County, known as
‘‘Morgan Sisters’’, totaling approximately 2,500
acres, located 1 mile east of Gallia and bounded
by State Highway 233 in Township 6 North,
Range 17 West, sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 and
Township 5 North, Range 16 West, sections 18
and 19.
(F) UTAH
RIDGE.—Certain land in the
Athens Ranger District of the Wayne National
Forest, in Athens County, known as ‘‘Utah
Ridge’’, totaling approximately 9,000 acres, lo-
cated 1 mile northwest of Chauncey and
bounded—
(i) to the southeast, by State Highway
682 and State Highway 13;
(ii) to the southwest, by US Highway
33 and State Highway 216; and
(iii) to the north, by State Highway
665.
(G) WILDCAT HOLLOW.—Certain land in
the Athens Ranger District of the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Perry County and Morgan
County, known as ‘‘Wildcat Hollow’’, totaling
approximately 4,500 acres, located 1 mile east
of Corning in Township 12 North, Range 14
West, sections 1, 2, 11–14, 23 and 24 and
Township 8 North, Range 13 West, sections 7,
18, and 19.
(17) OKLAHOMA: COW CREEK DRAINAGE, OKLA-
HOMA.—Certain land in the Ouachita National For-
est, Mena Ranger District, in Le Flore County, to-
taling approximately 3,000 acres, known as ‘‘Cow
Creek 
Drainage, 
Oklahoma’’, 
and 
bounded
approximately—
(A) to the west, by the Beech Creek Na-
tional Scenic Area;
(B) to the north, by State Highway 63;
(C) to the east, by the Arkansas-Oklahoma
border; and
(D) to the south, by County Road 9038 on
the south.
(18) OREGON: APPLEGATE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain land in the Siskiyou National Forest and Rogue
River 
National 
Forest, 
totaling 
approximately
20,000 acres, approximately 20 miles southwest of
the town of Grants Pass and 10 miles south of the
town of Williams, in the area generally known as the
‘‘Applegate Wilderness’’.
(19) SOUTH CAROLINA.—
(A) 
BIG
SHOALS, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in
Oconee County, totaling approximately 2,000
acres, known as ‘‘Big Shoals, South Carolina
Area’’, 15 miles south of Highlands, North
Carolina.
(B) BRASSTOWN CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in
Oconee County, totaling approximately 3,500
acres, known as ‘‘Brasstown Creek, South
Carolina Area’’, approximately 15 miles west of
Westminster, South Carolina.
(C) CHAUGA.—Certain land in the Sumter
National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger Dis-
trict, in Oconee County, totaling approximately
16,000 acres, known as ‘‘Chauga’’, approxi-
mately 10 miles west of Walhalla, South Caro-
lina.
(D) DARK BOTTOMS.—Certain land in the
Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Rang-
er District, in Oconee County, totaling approxi-
mately 4,000 acres, known as ‘‘Dark Bottoms’’,
approximately 10 miles northwest of West-
minster, South Carolina.
(E) ELLICOTT ROCK EXTENSION, SOUTH
CAROLINA AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter
National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger Dis-
trict, in Oconee County, totaling approximately
2,000 acres, known as ‘‘Ellicott Rock Exten-
sion, South Carolina Area’’, located approxi-
mately 10 miles south of Cashiers, North Caro-
lina.
(F) 
FIVE
FALLS, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in
Oconee County, totaling approximately 3,500
acres, known as ‘‘Five Falls, South Carolina
Area’’, approximately 10 miles southeast of
Clayton, Georgia.
(G) PERSIMMON MOUNTAIN.—Certain land
in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens
Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling ap-
proximately 7,000 acres, known as ‘‘Persimmon
Mountain’’, approximately 12 miles south of
Cashiers, North Carolina.
(H) 
ROCK
GORGE, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in
Oconee County, totaling approximately 2,000
acres, known as ‘‘Rock Gorge, South Carolina
Area’’, 12 miles southeast of Highlands, North
Carolina.
(I) TAMASSEE.—Certain land in the Sum-
ter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger
District, in Oconee County, totaling approxi-
mately 5,500 acres, known as ‘‘Tamassee’’, ap-
proximately 10 miles north of Walhalla, South
Carolina.
(J) THRIFT’S
FERRY, SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in
Oconee County, totaling approximately 5,000
acres, known as ‘‘Thrift’s Ferry, South Caro-
lina Area’’, 10 miles east of Clayton, Georgia.
(20) SOUTH DAKOTA.—
(A) BLACK FOX AREA.—Certain land in
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 12,400 acres, located in the upper
reaches of the Rapid Creek watershed, known
as the ‘‘Black Fox Area’’, and roughly
bounded—
(i) to the north, by FDR 206;
(ii) to the south, by the steep slopes
north of Forest Road 231; and
(iii) to the west, by a fork of Rapid
Creek.
(B) BREAKNECK AREA.—Certain land in
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling 6,700
acres, located along the northeast edge of the
Black Hills in the vicinity of the Black Hills
National Cemetery and the Bureau of Land
Management’s Fort Meade Recreation Area,
known 
as 
the 
‘‘Breakneck 
Area’’, 
and
generally—
(i) bounded by Forest Roads 139 and
169 on the north, west, and south; and
(ii) demarcated along the eastern and
western boundaries by the ridge-crests di-
viding the watershed.
(C) NORBECK PRESERVE.—Certain land in
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 27,766 acres, known as the
‘‘Norbeck Preserve’’, and encompassed approxi-
mately by a boundary that, starting at the
southeast corner—
(i) runs north along FDR 753 and
United States Highway Alt. 16, then along
SD 244 to the junction of Palmer Creek
Road, which serves generally as a north-
west limit;
(ii) heads south from the junction of
Highways 87 and 89;
(iii) runs southeast along Highway
87; and
(iv) runs east back to FDR 753, ex-
cluding a corridor of private land along
FDR 345.
(D) PILGER
MOUNTAIN
AREA.—Certain
land in the Black Hills National Forest, total-
ing approximately 12,600 acres, known as the
‘‘Pilger Mountain Area’’, located in the Elk
Mountains on the southwest edge of the Black
Hills, and roughly bounded—
(i) to the east and northeast, by For-
est Roads 318 and 319;
(ii) to the north and northwest, by
Road 312; and
(iii) to the southwest, by private land.
(E) STAGEBARN CANYONS.—Certain land
in the Black Hills National Forest, known as
‘‘Stagebarn Canyons’’, totaling approximately
7,300 acres, approximately 10 miles west of
Rapid City, South Dakota.
(21) TENNESSEE.—
towns of Copperhill, Ducktown, Turtletown, and
Benton.
(C) CITICO CREEK WATERSHED CLUSTER
TENNESSEE
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the
Tellico Ranger District of the Cherokee Na-
tional Forest, in Monroe County, totaling ap-
proximately 14,256 acres, known as the ‘‘Citico
Creek Watershed Cluster, Tennessee Areas’’,
comprised of 4 parcels known as ‘‘Flats Moun-
tain’’, ‘‘Miller Ridge’’, ‘‘Cowcamp Ridge’’, and
‘‘Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension’’, near the
town of Tellico Plains.
(D) IRON MOUNTAINS CLUSTER.—Certain
land in the Cherokee National Forest, Watauga
Ranger District, totaling approximately 58,090
acres, known as the ‘‘Iron Mountains Cluster’’,
comprised of 8 parcels known as ‘‘Big Laurel
Branch Addition’’, ‘‘Hickory Flat Branch’’,
‘‘Flint Mill’’, ‘‘Lower Iron Mountain’’, ‘‘Upper
Iron 
Mountain’’, 
‘‘London 
Bridge’’,
‘‘Beaverdam Creek’’, and ‘‘Rodgers Ridge’’, lo-
cated 
near 
the 
towns 
of 
Bristol 
and
Elizabethton, in Sullivan County and Johnson
County.
(E) NORTHERN UNICOI MOUNTAINS CLUS-
TER.—Certain land in the Tellico Ranger Dis-
trict of the Cherokee National Forest, in Mon-
roe County, totaling approximately 30,453
acres, known as the ‘‘Northern Unicoi Moun-
tain Cluster’’, comprised of 4 parcels known as
‘‘Bald River Gorge Extension’’, ‘‘Upper Bald
River’’, 
‘‘Sycamore 
Creek’’, 
and 
‘‘Brushy
Ridge’’, near the town of Tellico Plains.
(F) ROAN MOUNTAIN CLUSTER.—Certain
land in the Cherokee National Forest, Unaka
and Watauga Ranger Districts, totaling ap-
proximately 23,725 acres known as the ‘‘Roan
Mountain Cluster’’, comprised of 7 parcels
known as ‘‘Strawberry Mountain’’, ‘‘Highlands
of Roan’’, ‘‘Ripshin Ridge’’, ‘‘Doe River Gorge
Scenic Area’’, ‘‘White Rocks Mountain’’, ‘‘Slide
Hollow’’ and ‘‘Watauga Reserve’’, approxi-
mately 8 to 20 miles south of the town of
Elizabethton, in Unicoi County, Carter County,
and Johnson County.
(G) SOUTHERN UNICOI MOUNTAINS CLUS-
TER.—Certain land in the Hiwassee Ranger
District of the Cherokee National Forest, in
Polk County, Monroe County, and McMinn
County, totaling approximately 11,251 acres,
known as the ‘‘Southern Unicoi Mountains
Cluster’’, comprised of 3 parcels known as ‘‘Gee
Creek Extension’’, ‘‘Coker Creek’’, and ‘‘Buck
Bald’’, near the towns of Etowah, Benton, and
Turtletown.
(H) UNAKA
MOUNTAINS
CLUSTER, TEN-
NESSEE AREAS.—Certain land in the Cherokee
National Forest, Unaka Ranger District, total-
ing approximately 15,669 acres, known as the
‘‘Unaka Mountains Cluster, Tennessee Areas’’,
comprised of 3 parcels known as ‘‘Nolichucky’’,
‘‘Unaka Mountain Extension’’, and ‘‘Stone
Mountain’’, approximately 8 miles from Erwin,
in Unicoi County and Carter County.
(22) TEXAS: LONGLEAF RIDGE.—Certain land
in the Angelina National Forest, in Jasper County
and Angelina County, totaling approximately 30,000
acres, generally known as ‘‘Longleaf Ridge’’, and
bounded—
(A) to the west, by Upland Island Wilder-
ness Area;
(B) to the south, by the Neches River; and
(C) to the northeast, by Sam Rayburn
Reservoir.
(23) VERMONT.—
(A) GLASTENBURY AREA.—Certain land in
the Green Mountain National Forest, totaling
approximately 35,000 acres, located 3 miles
northeast of Bennington, generally known as
the ‘‘Glastenbury Area’’, and bounded—
(i) to the north, by Kelly Stand Road;
(ii) to the east, by Forest Road 71;
(iii) to the south, by Route 9; and
(iv) to the west, by Route 7.
(B) LAMB
BROOK.—Certain land in the
Green Mountain National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 5,500 acres, located 3 miles south-
west of Wilmington, generally known as ‘‘Lamb
Brook’’, and bounded—
(i) to the west, by Route 8;
(ii) to the south, by Route 100;
(iii) to the north, by Route 9; and
(iv) to the east, by land owned by
New England Power Company.
(C) ROBERT
FROST
MOUNTAIN
AREA.—
Certain land in the Green Mountain National
Forest, totaling approximately 8,500 acres,
known as ‘‘Robert Frost Mountain Area’’, lo-
cated northeast of Middlebury, consisting of the
Forest Service land bounded—
(i) to the west, by Route 116;
(ii) to the north, by Bristol Notch
Road;
(iii) to the east, by Lincoln/Ripton
Road; and
(iv) to the south, by Route 125.
(24) VIRGINIA.—
(A) BEAR
CREEK.—Certain land in the
Jefferson National Forest, Wythe Ranger Dis-
trict, known as ‘‘Bear Creek’’, north of Rural
Retreat, in Smyth County and Wythe County.
(B) CAVE SPRINGS.—Certain land in the
Jefferson National Forest, Clinch Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 3,000 acres, known
as ‘‘Cave Springs’’, between State Route 621
and the North Fork of the Powell River, in Lee
County.
(C) DISMAL CREEK.—Certain land totaling
approximately 6,000 acres, in the Jefferson Na-
tional Forest, Blacksburg Ranger District,
known as ‘‘Dismal Creek’’, north of State
Route 42, in Giles County and Bland County.
(D) STONE COAL CREEK.—Certain land in
the Jefferson National Forest, New Castle
Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,000
acres, known as ‘‘Stone Coal Creek’’, in Craig
County and Botetourt County.
(E) WHITE OAK RIDGE: TERRAPIN MOUN-
TAIN.—Certain land in the Glenwood Ranger
District of the Jefferson National Forest,
known as ‘‘White Oak Ridge—Terrapin Moun-
tain’’, totaling approximately 8,000 acres, east
of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Botetourt Coun-
ty and Rockbridge County.
(F) WHITETOP MOUNTAIN.—Certain land
in the Jefferson National Forest, Mt. Rodgers
Recreation Area, totaling 3,500 acres, known as
‘‘Whitetop Mountain’’, in Washington County,
Smyth County, and Grayson County.
(G) WILSON
MOUNTAIN.—Certain land
known as ‘‘Wilson Mountain’’, in the Jefferson
National Forest, Glenwood Ranger District, to-
taling approximately 5,100 acres, east of Inter-
state 81, in Botetourt County and Rockbridge
County.
(H) FEATHERCAMP.—Certain land in the
Mt. Rodgers Recreation Area of the Jefferson
National Forest, totaling 4,974 acres, known as
‘‘Feathercamp’’, located northeast of the town
of Damascus and north of State Route 58 on
the Feathercamp ridge, in Washington County.
(25) WISCONSIN.—
(A) FLYNN
LAKE.—Certain land in the
Chequamegon-Nicolet 
National 
Forest,
Washburn Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 5,700 acres, known as ‘‘Flynn Lake’’, in
the Flynn Lake semi-primitive nonmotorized
area, in Bayfield County.
(B) GHOST LAKE CLUSTER.—Certain land
in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Great Divide Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 6,000 acres, known as ‘‘Ghost Lake
Cluster’’, including 5 parcels known as ‘‘Ghost
Lake’’, ‘‘Perch Lake’’, ‘‘Lower Teal River’’,
‘‘Foo Lake’’, and ‘‘Bulldog Springs’’, in Sawyer
County.
(C) LAKE OWENS CLUSTER.—Certain land
in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Great Divide and Washburn Ranger Districts,
totaling approximately 3,600 acres, known as
‘‘Lake Owens Cluster’’, comprised of parcels
known 
as 
‘‘Lake 
Owens’’, 
‘‘Eighteenmile
Creek’’, ‘‘Northeast Lake’’, and ‘‘Sugarbush
Lake’’, in Bayfield County.
(D) MEDFORD CLUSTER.—Certain land in
the 
Chequamegon-Nicolet 
National 
Forest,
Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, totaling
approximately 23,000 acres, known as the
‘‘Medford Cluster’’, comprised of 12 parcels
known as ‘‘County E Hardwoods’’, ‘‘Silver
Creek/Mondeaux River Bottoms’’, ‘‘Lost Lake
Esker’’, ‘‘North and South Fork Yellow Riv-
ers’’, 
‘‘Bear 
Creek’’, 
‘‘Brush 
Creek’’,
‘‘Chequamegon Waters’’, ‘‘John’s and Joseph
Creeks’’, ‘‘Hay Creek Pine-Flatwoods’’, ‘‘558
Hardwoods’’, ‘‘Richter Lake’’, and ‘‘Lower Yel-
low River’’, in Taylor County.
(E) PARK FALLS CLUSTER.—Certain land
in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, totaling
approximately 23,000 acres, known as ‘‘Park
Falls Cluster’’, comprised of 11 parcels known
as ‘‘Sixteen Lakes’’, ‘‘Chippewa Trail’’, ‘‘Tuck-
er and Amik Lakes’’, ‘‘Lower Rice Creek’’,
‘‘Doering Tract’’, ‘‘Foulds Creek’’, ‘‘Bootjack
Conifers’’, ‘‘Pond’’, ‘‘Mud and Riley Lake
Peatlands’’, ‘‘Little Willow Drumlin’’, and ‘‘Elk
River’’, in Price County and Vilas County.
(F) PENOKEE MOUNTAIN CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest, Great Divide Ranger District, totaling
approximately 
23,000 
acres, 
known 
as
‘‘Penokee Mountain Cluster’’, comprised of—
(i) 
the 
Marengo 
River 
and
Brunsweiler 
River 
semi-primitive 
non-
motorized areas; and
(ii) parcels known as ‘‘St. Peters
Dome’’, ‘‘Brunsweiler River Gorge’’, ‘‘Lake
Three’’, ‘‘Hell Hole Creek’’, and ‘‘North
Country Trail Hardwoods’’, in Ashland
County and Bayfield County.
(G) SOUTHEAST
GREAT
DIVIDE
CLUS-
TER.—Certain land in the Chequamegon-
Nicolet National Forest, Medford Park Falls
Ranger District, totaling approximately 25,000
acres, known as the ‘‘Southeast Great Divide
Cluster’’, comprised of parcels known as
‘‘Snoose Lake’’, ‘‘Cub Lake’’, ‘‘Springbrook
Hardwoods’’, ‘‘upper Moose River’’, ‘‘East Fork
Chippewa River’’, ‘‘upper Torch River’’, ‘‘Veni-
son Creek’’, ‘‘upper Brunet River’’, ‘‘Bear Lake
Slough’’, and ‘‘Noname Lake’’, in Ashland
County and Sawyer County.
(H) DIAMOND
ROOF
CLUSTER.—Certain
land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National For-
est, Lakewood-Laona Ranger District, totaling
approximately 6,000 acres, known as ‘‘Diamond
Roof Cluster’’, comprised of 4 parcels known as
‘‘McCaslin Creek’’, ‘‘Ada Lake’’, ‘‘Section 10
Lake’’, and ‘‘Diamond Roof’’, in Forest County,
Langlade County, and Oconto County.
(I) ARGONNE FOREST CLUSTER.—Certain
land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National For-
est, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, to-
taling approximately 12,000 acres, known as
‘‘Argonne Forest Cluster’’, comprised of parcels
known as ‘‘Argonne Experimental Forest’’,
‘‘Scott Creek’’, ‘‘Atkins Lake’’, and ‘‘Island
Swamp’’, in Forest County.
(J) BONITA GRADE.—Certain land in the
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Lake-
wood-Laona Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 1,200 acres, known as ‘‘Bonita Grade’’,
comprised of parcels known as ‘‘Mountain
Lakes’’, 
‘‘Temple 
Lake’’, 
‘‘Second 
South
Branch’’, ‘‘First South Branch’’, and ‘‘South
Branch Oconto River’’, in Langlade County.
(K) FRANKLIN
AND
BUTTERNUT
LAKES
CLUSTER.—Certain land in the Chequamegon-
Nicolet National Forest, Eagle River-Florence
Ranger District, totaling approximately 12,000
acres, known as ‘‘Franklin and Butternut
Lakes Cluster’’, comprised of 8 parcels known
as ‘‘Bose Lake Hemlocks’’, ‘‘Luna White
Deer’’, ‘‘Echo Lake’’, ‘‘Franklin and Butternut
Lakes’’, ‘‘Wolf Lake’’, ‘‘Upper Ninemile’’,
‘‘Meadow’’, and ‘‘Bailey Creeks’’, in Forest
County and Oneida County.
(L) 
LAUTERMAN
LAKE
AND
KIEPER
CREEK.—Certain land in the Chequamegon-
Nicolet National Forest, Eagle River-Florence
Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,500
acres, known as ‘‘Lauterman Lake and Kieper
Creek’’, in Florence County.
(26) WYOMING: SAND CREEK AREA.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Certain land in the
Black Hills National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 8,300 acres known as the ‘‘Sand Creek
area’’, located in Crook County, in the far
northwest corner of the Black Hills.
(5) WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States (in-
cluding agents and employees of the United
States) waives its sovereign immunity in all re-
spects in all actions under this section.
(B) NOTICE.—No notice is required to en-
force this subsection.
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 301. IN GENERAL.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 302. EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
not apply to any contract for the sale of timber that was
entered into on or before the date of enactment of this
Act.
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