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(d) NINE MILE/GREAT BURN CORRIDORS.—Certain 
Federal land comprising approximately 73,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, administered by the Lolo National 
Forest are designated as Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor 
and shall be subject to the special corridor management 
requirements under section 203. 
(e) ANACONDA-PINTLER-DIVIDE CORRIDORS.—Cer-
tain Federal land comprising approximately 260,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land adminis-
tered by the Dillon or Butte Field Offices of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as Anaconda-Pintler- 
Divide Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203. 
(f) TEN LAKES/CABINET/YAAK CORRIDORS.—Cer-
tain Federal land comprising approximately 310,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Kootenai National Forest are designated as Ten Lakes/ 
Cabinet/Yaak Corridor and shall be subject to the special 
corridor management requirements under section 203. 
(g) CABINET/YAAK/GREAT BURN COMPLEX COR-
RIDOR.—Certain Federal land comprising approximately 
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205,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the Idaho 
Panhandle, Lolo or Kootenai National Forest are des-
ignated as Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor 
and shall be subject to the special corridor management 
requirements under section 203. 
(h) CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK CORRIDORS.—Certain 
Federal land comprising approximately 96,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle, Kootenai, or Colville National Forest are des-
ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological Connecting 
Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor man-
agement requirements under section 203. 
(i) CABINET/YAAK/CANADA
CORRIDORS.—Certain 
Federal land comprising approximately 41,000, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Idaho Panhandle or 
Kootenai National Forest are designated as the Cabinet/ 
Yaak/Canada Biological Connecting Corridor and shall be 
subject to the special corridor management requirements 
under section 203. 
(j) ANACONDA-PINTLAR/BITTERROOT
MOUNTAINS 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 147,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
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entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within 
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land ad-
ministered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management are designated as Anaconda-Pintler/ 
Bitterroot Mountains Corridor and shall be subject to the 
special corridor management requirements under section 
203. 
(k) FRANK CHURCH/GREATER YELLOWSTONE COR-
RIDORS.—Certain Federal land comprising approximately 
642,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Caribou-Targhee, or Salm-
on-Challis National Forest and land administered by the 
Dillon or Salmon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement are designated as the Frank Church/Greater Yel-
lowstone Corridor and shall be subject to the special cor-
ridor management requirements under section 203. 
(l) FRENCH CREEK/HELLS CANYON CORRIDORS.— 
Certain Federal land comprising approximately 3,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests or Payette Na-
tional Forest and land administered by the Cottonwood 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are des-
ignated as the French Creek/Hells Canyon Corridor and 
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shall be subject to the special corridor management re-
quirements under section 203. 
(m) LEMHI MOUNTAINS CORRIDORS.—Certain Fed-
eral land comprising approximately 88,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Caribou-Targhee or 
Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by 
the Upper Snake or Challis Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as the Lemhi Moun-
tains Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203. 
(n) LOST RIVER RANGE CORRIDORS.—Certain Fed-
eral land comprising approximately 64,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest and land administered by the Upper Snake or 
Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
are designated as the Lost River Range Corridor and shall 
be subject to the special corridor management require-
ments under section 203. 
(o) FRANK CHURCH COMPLEX/LEMHI RANGE COR-
RIDORS.—Certain Federal land comprising approximately 
3,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by 
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the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment are designated as the Frank Church Complex/Lemhi 
Range Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203. 
(p) BOULDER/WHITE CLOUDS/LOST RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 88,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by 
the Upper Snake or Challis Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as the Boulder/White 
Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor and shall be subject to 
the special corridor management requirements under sec-
tion 203. 
(q) BITTERROOT/LEMHI CORRIDORS.—Certain Fed-
eral land comprising approximately 20,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest and land administered by the Challis Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management are designated as the 
Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor and shall 
be subject to the special corridor management require-
ments under section 203. 
(r) GREATER
GLACIER/GREATER
YELLOWSTONE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
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mately 542,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within 
the Custer Gallatin, Helena or Lewis and Clark National 
Forest and land administered by the Lewistown Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management are designated 
as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridor and 
shall be subject to the special corridor management re-
quirements under section 203. 
(s) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 69,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Bridger-Teton or Shoshone National Forest and land ad-
ministered by the Lewistown Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as the Mt. Leidy 
Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor and shall be sub-
ject to the special corridor management requirements 
under section 203. 
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS. 
Those portions of the biological connecting corridors 
designated by section 202 are hereby designated as special 
corridor management areas and shall be managed accord-
ing to the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 
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U.S.C. 528 et seq.) and other applicable laws, and in the 
following manner: 
(1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural man-
agement and timber harvesting is prohibited within 
the special corridor management areas. 
(2) Subject to valid existing rights, mining, oil, 
and gas exploration and development and new road 
construction or reconstruction is prohibited within 
the special corridor management areas. 
(3) The Federal land management agency re-
sponsible for the administration of a special corridor 
management area or portion thereof shall take im-
mediate steps to ensure that road densities within 
the biological connecting corridor approach, as near-
ly as possible, zero miles of road per square mile of 
land area. Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 
miles per square mile, using the method known as 
the ‘‘moving window’’ method. 
SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 
(a) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—This 
title shall apply only to National Forest System lands and 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(b) PRIVATE LAND
AND LANDOWNERS.—Private 
lands are not affected by this title. No private landowner 
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whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor-
ridors shall be compelled, under any circumstances, to 
comply with this title. However, private landowners may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal Gov-
ernment on a willing participant or willing seller basis to 
include their land in a biological connecting corridor. 
SEC. 205. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES 
AND ACQUISITIONS. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek 
to enter into cooperative agreements with private, State, 
and corporate landowners and sovereign Indian tribes 
whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor-
ridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological 
integrity and function of the designated corridor. 
(b) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
may undertake land trades or acquisitions in order to ac-
complish the purposes of this title when the Secretary con-
cerned considers such action to be appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—As part of the report required by sec-
tion 501, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall describe the progress of cooperative 
agreements, acquisitions, and proposed land exchanges 
sought pursuant to this section. 
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SEC. 206. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—The roads and highways referred 
to in subsection (b) are expressly exempted from the provi-
sions of this title. In the event that any county, State, 
Federal, or private road has been mistakenly omitted from 
this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by reference. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The roads and highways referred 
to in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) United States Highways 2, 10, 12, 20, 89, 
91, 93, 95, and 287. 
(2) Interstate Highways 15 and 90. 
(3) Idaho State Highways 3, 28, 29, and 87. 
(4) Montana State Highways 2, 37, 38, 41, 43, 
56, 58, 83, 87, 135, 200, 278, 287, 293, 294, 298, 
and 324. 
(5) Montana Secondary Roads 92, 278, 279, 
294, 298, 324, 411, and 508. 
(6) The Thompson Pass Road, Montana-Idaho. 
(7) The Moyie Springs to East Port Road, 
Idaho. 
(8) The Red Rock Pass Road, Montana. 
(9) Boundary County, Idaho, Routes 3, 18, 34, 
and 47. 
(10) Lolo National Forest Route 102. 
(11) Gallatin National Forest Route 259. 
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(12) Kelly Canyon and Middle Fork Canyon 
Roads, Gallatin National Forest. 
(13) Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Roads 
4, 164, 280, 287, and 291. 
(14) The Beaverhead-Deerlodge to Basin Road, 
Montana. 
(15) The Marysville to Avon Road, Montana. 
(16) The Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, 
Idaho. 
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 
SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN 
IDAHO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(213) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg-
ment within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests 
from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream ap-
proximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork 
and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence 
with the North Fork, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(214) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg-
ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass 
downstream approximately 33 miles to the national forest 
boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(215) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Boise National Forest comprising from Threemile 
Creek downstream approximately 22 miles to the South 
Fork of the Payette, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(216) UPPER PRIEST, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border 
downstream approximately 19 miles to Upper Priest Lake, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(217) COEUR d’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters 
downstream approximately 58 miles to the national forest 
boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(218) 
LITTLE
NORTH
FORK
CLEARWATER, 
IDAHO.—The segment within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forest and the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the headwaters downstream approximately 37 
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miles to the National Forest boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(219) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its head-
waters downstream approximately 31 miles to the North 
Fork of the Clearwater River, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(220) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its 
headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles to the 
confluence of Kelly Creek, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(221) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, com-
prising approximately 21 miles, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(222) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the wil-
derness boundary downstream approximately 10 miles to 
Crooked Creek, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(223) MEADOW
CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles to its 
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confluence with the Selway River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(224) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests com-
prising approximately 20 miles, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(225) SALMON, IDAHO.— 
‘‘(A) VINEGAR
CREEK.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and 
Payette National Forest from Vinegar Creek down-
stream approximately 25 miles to the Little Salmon 
River, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(B) SALMON.—The segment on public lands 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management from 
Hammer Creek downstream approximately 45 miles 
to the confluence with the Snake River, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(C) SALMON.—The segment on public lands 
within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 60 miles 
to the recreation area boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(226) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from the 
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headwaters downstream approximately 42 miles to the 
recreation area boundary, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(227) NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the headwaters downstream to the Dworkshak 
Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(228) NORTH FORK COEUR d’ALENE, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Panhandle National Forest from its 
headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream to its 
confluence with the Coeur d’Alene River which shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(229) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan-
handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream 
approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(230) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Big Springs 
downstream to the national forest boundary, except for Is-
land Park Reservoir, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(231) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone 
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National Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the 
National Forest Boundary, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(232) LOCHSA RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests of the Lochsa River from the confluence of Colt Killed 
Creek and Crooked Fork downstream approximately 2 
miles to the beginning of the Lochsa Recreational River, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(233) COLT KILLED CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from 
its headwaters at Big Sand Lake downstream approxi-
mately 23 miles to its confluence with Crooked Fork, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(234) MOOSE CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.—The main 
segment, including the North Fork segment, the East 
Fork segment, the West Moose segment, and the Rhoda 
Creek segment comprising approximately 86 miles within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(235) BEAR CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.—The Bear 
Creek segment, the Club Creek segment, the Paradise 
Creek segment, the Brushy Fork Creek segment, and the 
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Wahoo Creek segment comprising approximately 70 miles 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(236) THREE LINKS CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.— 
The Three Links Creek segment and the West Fork Three 
Links Creek segment comprising approximately 23 miles 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(237) GEDNEY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its 
headwaters downstream approximately 14.5 to the con-
fluence the Selway River, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(238) SOUTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the confluence of the Red and American Rivers 
downstream to the Forest boundary, comprising approxi-
mately 40 miles, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(239) JOHNS CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the head-
waters downstream to its confluence with the South Fork 
Clearwater, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(240) SLATE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the head-
waters downstream the source approximately 15 miles to 
the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(241) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 
miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, which shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(242) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING
THE SOUTH 
AND NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters 
downstream approximately 24 miles to the national forest 
boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(243) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within 
the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi-
mately 19 miles to the national forest boundary, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(244) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.— 
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
from its headwaters downstream approximately 7 miles to 
the national forest boundary, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(245) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head-
waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 26 miles 
to its confluence with the North Fork, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(246) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from the con-
fluence of Open Creek and Fool Creek downstream ap-
proximately 27 miles, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(247) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 
the top of Tenderfoot Creek Falls downstream approxi-
mately 5 miles to the Smith River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(248) GREEN
FORK
STRAIGHT
CREEK, MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 5 
miles to Straight Creek, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(249) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with-
in the Kootenai National Forest from the Yaak Falls 
downstream 46 miles to the mouth of the Yaak River at 
the junction of the Kootenai River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(250) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of 
the Fisher River downstream approximately 46 miles to 
the State line, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(251) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with-
in the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the 
North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi-
net Gorge Reservoir, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(252) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junc-
tion of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon 
Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(253) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 
from approximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., 
T. 12 S., downstream approximately 21 miles to the West 
Fork Rest Area, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(254) ELK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within 
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the south-
east corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream 
approximately 17 miles to the confluence with the West 
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Fork of the Madison River, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(255) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 
the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., 
downstream approximately 4 miles to the forest boundary, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(256) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 
Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the 
end of USFS road 7401, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(257) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its 
headwater source downstream approximately 10 miles to 
the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(258) SMITH
RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tender-
foot Creek downstream approximately 12 miles to Deep 
Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture. 
‘‘(259) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.— 
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
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from Arch Coulee Junction downstream approximately 5 
miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(260) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—The 
segments within the Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forests including the main fork of Rock Creek, the 
West Fork of Rock Creek, the East Fork of Rock Creek, 
the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, the Middle Fork of Rock 
Creek, the Carpp Creek segment, the Copper Creek seg-
ment, the Ranch Creek segment, the Welcome Creek seg-
ment, the Alder Creek segment, the Hogback Creek seg-
ment, the Wyman Gulch segment, the Stony Creek seg-
ment, the West Fork segment, and the Ross Fork seg-
ment, comprising approximately 134 miles, which shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(261) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment with-
in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters 
downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(262) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 
downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
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‘‘(263) HOBACK RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 
downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest 
road 30710, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(264) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the 
main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from 
the headwaters downstream approximately 25 miles to the 
confluence with the Yellowstone River, and the headwaters 
of Open Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with 
the main stem, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(265) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part-
ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to 
the confluence with the Yellowstone River, which shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(266) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the head-
water downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary 
of Yellowstone National Park, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(267) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Custer Gallatin National 
Forest and Yellowstone National Park from the southern 
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boundary of Yellowstone National Park downstream ap-
proximately 102 miles to the mouth of Yankee Jim can-
yon, which shall be administered by the Secretaries of the 
Interior and Agriculture.’’. 
TITLE IV—WILDLAND 
RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means 
the restoration of lands damaged by land manage-
ment activities to a natural untrammeled condition 
and the restoration of the undeveloped roadless 
character of such land. 
(2) RECOVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Recovery 
System’’ means the National Wildland Restoration 
and Recovery System. 
SEC. 402. RESTORATION AND RECOVERY. 
(a) RECOVERY AREAS.—The following areas, con-
sisting of a total of approximately 1,023,000 acres, as de-
picted on the maps dated lll and entitled ‘‘ll’’, are 
designated as wildland recovery areas: 
(1) Skyland area, consisting of approximately 
10,000 acres administered by the Flathead National 
Forest. 
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(2) Hungry Horse area (except Hungry Horse 
Dam and Reservoir), consisting of approximately 
205,000 acres administered by the Flathead Na-
tional Forest. 
(3) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 59,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 
Clearwater National Forest. 
(4) Yellowstone West area, consisting of ap-
proximately 164,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(5) Mt. Leidy area, consisting of approximately 
70,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton Na-
tional Forest. 
(6) Cabinet/Yaak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 100,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(7) Lightning Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 31,000 acres administered by the Panhandle 
National Forest. 
(8) Coeur d’Alene River area, consisting of ap-
proximately 372,000 acres administered by the Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(9) Magruder Corridor area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce or Bitterroot National Forest. 
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(b) EXEMPTION.—The roads and highways and fa-
cilities referred to below are expressly exempted from the 
provisions of this title: All private, county, State, or Fed-
eral roads, including National Forest System roads, ac-
cessing existing authorized uses and any facilities such as 
a developed campground, ranger station, or other facilities 
deemed essential by the Forest Service. 
(c) MAGRUDER CORRIDOR AREA.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
will recommend recovery and restoration on the part of 
the Magruder Corridor between Magruder Crossing and 
Dry Saddle under plans developed under section 403 of 
this title. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may recommend recovery and 
restoration of any National Forest System road or Forest 
Service development or facility in any recovery area and 
the entire Magruder Corridor under plans developed under 
section 403 of this title. 
SEC. 403. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recovery 
Areas described in section 402(a) shall be managed so as 
to restore their native vegetative cover and reduce or elimi-
nate invasive non-native species, facilitate native species 
diversity to the extent possible with climate change, sta-
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bilize slopes and soils to prevent or reduce further erosion, 
recontour slopes to their original contours, remove barriers 
to natural fish spawning runs, and generally restore such 
lands in their entirety to a natural roadless and wild con-
dition. 
(b) WATER QUALITY RESTORATION.—In the man-
agement of the Recovery Areas, special consideration shall 
be given to restoration of water quality in the Recovery 
Area. 
(c) RECOVERY PLANS.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each Recovery 
Area. Each recovery plan shall detail necessary work and 
funding requirements needed to implement the manage-
ment direction established under this section. 
(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall use measur-
able criteria to judge the success of recovery efforts taken 
pursuant to this section. 
TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION 
AND MONITORING 
SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Within three years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
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sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a report that de-
tails the implementation of this Act. The report shall also 
detail any additional work and funding requirements nec-
essary to achieve the purposes of this Act. 
(b) PREPARATION.—The report shall be produced by 
a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci-
ety for Conservation Biology. 
SEC. 502. INTERAGENCY TEAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish an 
interagency team, containing equal numbers of partici-
pants from the public and private sectors, to monitor, 
evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term 
results required by this Act. 
(b) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The interagency team 
shall develop a geographic information system for 
monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. The ge-
ographic information system shall be based on sat-
ellite-gathered data and shall include comprehensive 
maps and databases to assist in the detection of 
changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 
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(2) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The maps and 
databases included in the geographic information 
system shall be updated periodically to record the 
following: 
(A) Vegetation cover (with species occur-
rence and densities). 
(B) Human impacts. 
(C) Water and air quality. 
(D) Activities that bear on forest hus-
bandry and restoration. 
(3) STATUS REPORTS.—The geographic infor-
mation system shall include status reports on the 
progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolida-
tion, and forest recovery efforts and reports on the 
status of threatened and endangered species which 
are primary indicators of ecosystem health. 
(c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS.—The interagency team 
shall assess the potential for facilitating wildlife move-
ments across or under major highways and rail lines with-
in the biological corridors established in title II. This as-
sessment shall identify major crossing points and identify 
possible management actions to enhance the suitability of 
such crossing points as movement corridors, including 
underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing 
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the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements 
within the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 
SEC. 503. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Roadless lands great-
er than 1,000 acres in size, that are located within the 
National Forest System in the Wild Rockies Bioregion in 
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming, and 
that are not designated as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (under this Act or any 
other law) shall be identified and evaluated by the panel 
of independent scientists appointed under section 501. In 
identifying and evaluating these lands, the panel shall 
make use of existing satellite information and Geographic 
Information System data developed by the Forest Service, 
the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, in addition to other information 
sources. The panel shall study the role of such lands in 
maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies 
and as part of the overall forest reserve system. The panel 
shall make recommendations regarding the management 
of the lands, and shall include the recommendations in the 
report required by section 501. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—After completion of the evalua-
tion required by subsection (a), until Congress enacts a 
law stating otherwise, no new road construction or recon-
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struction, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) 
shall be allowed in the lands described in subsection (a). 
In addition, subject to valid existing rights, no oil or gas 
leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the 
natural and roadless qualities of these lands shall be al-
lowed on the lands. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL PROVI-
SIONS 
REGARDING 
INDIAN 
TRIBES 
SEC. 601. INDIAN TRIBES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or 
modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe. 
SEC. 602. FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY. 
Nothing in this Act is intended to amend, alter, or 
give priority over the Federal trust responsibility to Indian 
tribes. 
SEC. 603. EXEMPTION FROM FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 
ACT. 
If a Federal department or agency receives any infor-
mation related to sacred sites or cultural activities identi-
fied by an Indian tribe as confidential, such information 
shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom 
of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 
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SEC. 604. APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION 
AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 
The Secretary of the Interior may apply the provi-
sions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.; Public Law 93–638) 
when appropriate in the implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 605. NATIVE AMERICAN USES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section and 
section 505, the term ‘‘protected areas’’ means land des-
ignated by this Act as wilderness, wildland recovery areas, 
wild and scenic rivers, and biological corridors. 
(b) NONEXCLUSIVE ACCESS.—In recognition of the 
past use of portions of the protected areas by Native 
Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes, 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these protected 
areas by native people for such traditional cultural and 
religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the 
purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 
1996; commonly known as the American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act), and, in the case of land designated as wil-
derness by this Act, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1121 
et seq.). The Secretaries, in accordance with such laws, 
upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time 
temporarily close to the general public use of one or more 
specific portions of these protected areas in order to pro-
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tect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses in 
such portions by an Indian people. As part of the prepara-
tion of general management plans for the protected areas, 
the Secretaries shall request that the chief executive offi-
cers of appropriate Indian tribes make recommendations 
with respect to assuring access to important sites, enhanc-
ing the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activi-
ties, and protecting cultural and religious sites. 
TITLE VII—RULES OF 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 701. WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquish-
ment or reduction of any water rights reserved, appro-
priated, or otherwise secured by the United States in the 
State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Wash-
ington on or before the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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