(v) on the south, by the Clarion River; 
and 
(vi) on the southwest, west, and 
northwest, by private land. 
(J) 
THE
MINISTER
CREEK
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Bradford Ranger District, Warren 
County, totalling approximately 6,600 acres, 
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest 
land bounded—
(i) on the north, by a snowmobile 
trail; 
(ii) on the east, by Minister Road; 
(iii) on the south, by State Route 666 
and private land; 
(iv) on the southwest, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 420; and 
(v) on the west, by warrants 3109 and 
3014. 
(K) THE MUZETTE SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, to-
taling approximately 325 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—
(i) on the west, by 79°16’ longitude, 
approximately; 
(ii) on the north, by Forest Service 
Road 561; 
(iii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Road 212; and 
(iv) on the south, by private land. 
(L) THE SUGAR RUN SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, to-
taling approximately 8,800 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land 
bounded—
(i) on the north, by State Route 346 
and private land; 
(ii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Road 137; and 
(iii) on the south and west, by State 
Route 321. 
(M) THE TIONESTA SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford and Marienville Ranger Districts, Elk, 
Forest, McKean, and Warren Counties, total-
ling approximately 27,000 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—
(i) on the west, by private land and 
State Route 948; 
(ii) on the northwest, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 258; 
(iii) on the north, by Hoffman Farm 
Recreation Area and Forest Service Road 
486; 
(iv) on the northeast, by private land 
and State Route 6; 
(v) on the east, by private land south 
to Forest Road 133, then by snowmobile 
trail from Forest Road 133 to Windy City, 
then by private land and Forest Road 327 
to Russell City; and 
(vi) on the southwest, by State Routes 
66 and 948. 
(20) 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-
(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) on the east and northeast, by For-
est Roads 318 and 319; 
(ii) on the north and northwest, by 
Road 312; and 
(iii) on 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. 
(22) TENNESSEE.—
(A) BALD
MOUNTAINS
CLUSTER, TEN-
NESSEE
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the 
Nolichucky and Unaka Ranger Districts of the 
Cherokee National Forest, in Cocke County, 
Green County, Washington County, and Unicoi
County, totaling approximately 46,133 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Bald Mountains Cluster, Ten-
nessee Areas’’, and comprised of 10 parcels 
known as ‘‘Laurel Hollow Mountain’’, ‘‘Devil’s 
Backbone’’, 
‘‘Laurel 
Mountain’’, 
‘‘Walnut 
Mountain’’, ‘‘Wolf Creek’’, ‘‘Meadow Creek 
Mountain’’, ‘‘Brush Creek Mountain’’, ‘‘Paint 
Creek’’, ‘‘Bald Mountain’’, and ‘‘Sampson 
Mountain Extension’’, located near the towns of 
Newport, Hot Springs, Greeneville, and Erwin. 
(B) BIG
FROG/COHUTTA
CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Cherokee National Forest, in 
Polk County, Ocoee Ranger District, Hiwassee 
Ranger District, and Tennessee Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 28,800 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Big Frog/Cohutta Cluster’’, 
comprised of 4 parcels known as ‘‘Big Frog Ex-
tensions’’, ‘‘Little Frog Extensions’’, ‘‘Smith 
Mountain’’, and ‘‘Rock Creek’’, located near the 
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. 
(23) 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) on the west, by Upland Island Wilder-
ness Area; 
(B) on the south, by the Neches River; and 
(C) on the northeast, by Sam Rayburn 
Reservoir. 
(24) 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) on the north, by Kelly Stand Road; 
(ii) on the east, by Forest Road 71; 
(iii) on the south, by Route 9; and 
(iv) on 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) on the west, by Route 8; 
(ii) on the south, by Route 100; 
(iii) on the north, by Route 9; and 
(iv) on 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) on the west, by Route 116; 
(ii) on the north, by Bristol Notch 
Road; 
(iii) on the east, by Lincoln/Ripton 
Road; and
(iv) on the south, by Route 125. 
(25) 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 Botentourt 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 Botentourt 
County 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 Botentourt 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. 
(26) 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’’, 
‘‘Venison 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. 
(27) 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. 
(B) BOUNDARY.—Beginning in the north-
west corner and proceeding counterclockwise, 
the boundary for the Sand Creek Area roughly 
follows—
(i) forest Roads 863, 866, 866.1B; 
(ii) a line linking forest roads 866.1B 
and 802.1B; 
(iii) forest road 802.1B;
(iv) forest road 802.1; 
(v) an unnamed road; 
(vi) Spotted Tail Creek (excluding all 
private land); 
(vii) forest road 829.1; 
(viii) a line connecting forest roads 
829.1 and 864; 
(ix) forest road 852.1; and 
(x) a line connecting forest roads 
852.1 and 863. 
(d) COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries con-
cerned shall appoint a committee consisting of sci-
entists who—
(A) are not officers or employees of the 
Federal Government; 
(B) are not officers or employees of any 
entity engaged in whole or in part in the pro-
duction of wood or wood products; and 
(C) have not contracted with or rep-
resented any entity described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) in a period beginning 5 years before 
the date on which the scientist is appointed to 
the committee.
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SPE-
CIAL AREAS.—Not later than 2 years of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the committee shall pro-
vide Congress with recommendations for additional 
special areas. 
(3) CANDIDATE
AREAS.—Candidate areas for 
recommendation as additional special areas shall 
have outstanding biological values that are exem-
plary on a local, regional, and national level, includ-
ing the presence of—
(A) threatened or endangered species of 
plants or animals; 
(B) rare or endangered ecosystems; 
(C) key habitats necessary for the recovery 
of endangered 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. 
(4) GOVERNING
PRINCIPLE.—The committee 
shall adhere to the principles of conservation biology
in identifying special areas based on biological val-
ues. 
SEC. 204. RESTRICTIONS ON MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
ANCIENT FORESTS, ROADLESS AREAS, WA-
TERSHED PROTECTION AREAS, AND SPECIAL 
AREAS. 
(a) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
ANCIENT FORESTS.—On Federal land located in Ancient 
forests—
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted; and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(b) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
ROADLESS AREAS.—On Federal land located in roadless 
areas (except military installations)—
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted ex-
cept of non-native invasive tree species, in which 
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; 
and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted.
(c) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
WATERSHED PROTECTION AREAS.—On Federal land lo-
cated in watershed protection areas—
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted ex-
cept of non-native invasive tree species, in which 
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; 
and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(d) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
SPECIAL AREAS.—On Federal land located in special 
areas—
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted ex-
cept of non-native invasive tree species, in which 
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; 
and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(e) MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING ROADS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the restrictions described in subsection
(a) shall not prohibit the maintenance of an im-
proved 
road, 
or 
any 
road 
accessing 
private 
inholdings. 
(2) ABANDONED
ROADS.—Any road that the 
Secretary determines to have been abandoned before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall not be main-
tained or reconstructed. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that all people of 
the United States are injured by actions on land to 
which this section applies. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to foster the widest possible enforcement of this 
section. 
(3) FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 
and the Attorney General of the United States shall 
enforce this section against any person that violates 
this section. 
(4) CITIZEN SUITS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—A citizen harmed by a 
violation of this section may enforce this section 
by bringing a civil action for a declaratory judg-
ment, a temporary restraining order, an injunc-
tion, statutory damages, or other remedy 
against any alleged violator, including the
United States, in any district court of the 
United States. 
(B) JUDICIAL RELIEF.—If a district court 
of the United States determines that a violation 
of this section has occurred, the district court—
(i) shall impose a damage award of 
not less than $5,000; 
(ii) may issue 1 or more injunctions 
or other forms of equitable relief; and 
(iii) shall award to each prevailing 
party the reasonable costs of bringing the 
action, including attorney’s fees, witness 
fees, and other necessary expenses. 
(C) STANDARD OF PROOF.—The standard 
of proof in all actions under this paragraph 
shall be the preponderance of the evidence. 
(D) TRIAL.—A trial for any action under 
this section shall be de novo. 
(E) PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.—
(i) 
NON-FEDERAL
VIOLATOR.—A 
damage award under subparagraph (B)(i) 
shall be paid by a non-Federal violator or 
violators designated by the court to the 
Treasury. 
(ii) FEDERAL VIOLATOR.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
40 days after the date on which judg-
ment is rendered, a damage award 
under subparagraph (B)(i) 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 Fed-
eral violator not later than 40 days 
after the date on which judgment is 
rendered. 
(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. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
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. 
SEC. 303. WILDERNESS ACT EXCLUSION. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
not apply to any Federal wilderness area designated under 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
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