(b) PURPOSE OF DESIGNATIONS.—The designations
made by this Act are made in order to—
(1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wil-
derness character of the land;
(2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wild-
life habitat, including that of species listed as threat-
ened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c));
(3) protect the ecological integrity and con-
tiguity of major wild land ecosystems and their
interconnecting corridors identified by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other sources;
(4) protect and maintain biological and native
species diversity;
(5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation
in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco-
system management and protection of the eco-
systems and corridors covered by this Act based
upon principles from conservation biology;
(6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural re-
sources;
(7) promote scientific research, primitive recre-
ation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and
inspiration for the benefit of all of the American
people;
(8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in
lands of marginal timber value; and
(9) promote ecologically and economically sus-
tainable management in the Northern Rockies Bio-
region.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘development’’
means activities that eliminate the roadless and wil-
derness characteristics of the land and includes ski
resort facilities and such activities as roadbuilding,
timber harvest, mining, and oil and gas drilling.
(2) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ means to enter
a roadless area for purposes of development and as-
sociated activities, such as roadbuilding, timber har-
vest, mining, or other such activities which eliminate
the roadless character of the land.
(3) GREATER ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘greater
ecosystem’’, when used in conjunction with the spe-
cific ecosystems protected under this Act, means the
ecological land units of sufficient scale to support
and maintain populations of large vertebrate species
and the other native plant and animal species of the
area. These units are comprised of lands which are
similar in regards to topography, climate, and plant
and animal species. The ecosystems in the Northern
Rockies are also defined in terms of the habitat of
wildlife indicator species listed as threatened or en-
dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including griz-
zly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and
have been depicted on maps published by Federal
agencies.
(4) NORTHERN
ROCKIES
BIOREGION.—The
term ‘‘Northern Rockies Bioregion’’ means the por-
tion of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States
of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Wash-
ington, so referred to on maps referred to in this
Act.
(5) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means
the restoration of lands damaged by land manage-
ment activities to a condition as close as possible to
the condition of the lands as existed prior to entry
and development of the lands.
(6) RECOVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Recovery
System’’ means the National Wildland Restoration
and Recovery System established in title V.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF
WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
SYSTEM LANDS AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS
AS WILDERNESS.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the National Forest System
lands and other public lands described in this title in the
States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyo-
ming are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore,
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System.
SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DI-
VIDE ECOSYSTEM.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The core of the Greater Glacier/Northern
Continental Divide ecosystem region is Glacier Na-
tional Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which
was the first wilderness area in the United States.
(2) This ecosystem includes unique lands, such
as the Rocky Mountain Front, where grizzlies still
roam the prairies and America’s largest herd of big-
horn sheep scales the craggy peaks.
(3) The Swan and Mission mountain ranges
contain some of Montana’s largest old growth forests
and pristine bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout
spawning runs.
(4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making
a comeback in this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is
home to the largest grizzly population in the lower
48 States.
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique
Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem,
the areas specified in the table in subsection (c), which
together comprise approximately 1,102,535 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to
each area and dated January 2001, are hereby designated
as wilderness. Each wilderness area shall either be incor-
porated into the wilderness area indicated or shall be
known by the name given it in the table. Each map shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agri-
culture.
(c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (b) is as follows:
GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas are incorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area:
Choteau 
Mountain/Teton 
High
Peaks/Deep Creek ........................
106,272
Lewis & Clark National Forest/Bu-
reau of Land Management
Renshaw ...........................................
46,814
Lewis & Clark National Forest/Bu-
reau of Land Management
GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Swan Front ......................................
169,430
Flathead Lolo National Forest
Swan Crest ......................................
89,351
Flathead National Forest
Limestone Caves/Lost Jack .............
36,155
Flathead National Forest
Monture Creek .................................
98,859
Lolo National Forest
Total ........................................
546,881
The following areas are incorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness Area:
Middle Fork .....................................
40,413
Flathead National Forest
South Fork ......................................
20,687
Flathead National Forest
Total ........................................
61,100
The following areas are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wilderness Area:
Stonewall Mountain .........................
55,071
Helena National Forest
Silver King/Falls Creek ...................
42,280
Lewis & Clark/Helena National
Forest
Benchmark/Elk Creek .....................
27,828
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Total ........................................
125,179
The following areas are incorporated into the Mission Mountains Wilderness Area:
Mission additions .............................
2,451
Flathead National Forest
Marshall Peak ..................................
8,770
Lolo National Forest
Total ........................................
11,221
The following areas are incorporated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area:
Rattlesnake additions ......................
3,704
Lolo National Forest
The following areas are components of the National Wilderness Preservation System
and each area shall have the name given it in this table:
Badger-Two Medicine ......................
128,622
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Sawtooth Ridge ................................
14,521
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Mt Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton
38,421
Flathead/Kootenai National For-
ests
Le Beau ...........................................
6,472
Flathead/Kootenai National For-
ests
Ten Lakes ........................................
48,351
Kootenai National Forest
Lincoln Gulch ..................................
9,060
Helena National Forest
Anaconda Hill ..................................
19,606
Helena National Forest
Specimen Creek ...............................
13,494
Helena National Forest
Crater Mountain ..............................
9,612
Helena National Forest
Ogden Mountain ..............................
12,199
Helena National Forest
Nevada Mountain ............................
54,092
Helena National Forest
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ............
1,102,535
SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region
is Yellowstone National Park, the Nation’s first na-
tional park.
(2) This world-famous region of geyser basins,
towering mountains, abundant wildlife, and vast for-
ests contains the headwaters for many of the Na-
tion’s most famous blue-ribbon trout streams.
(3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields
cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains,
which contain several peaks greater than 12,000
feet.
(4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from
cactus desert lowlands to arctic tundra.
(5) Wildlife in the region includes the threat-
ened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last wild bison herd,
trumpeter swans, and nearly 35,000 elk.
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique
ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas
specified in the table in subsection (c), which comprise ap-
proximately 4,233,135 acres as generally depicted on the
maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated
January 2001, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each
wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the wil-
derness area indicated or shall be known by the name
given it in the table. Each map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (b) is as follows:
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas are incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area:
Absaroka-Beartooth additions .........
264,549
Gallatin/Custer/Shoshone National
Forests
The following areas are incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness Area:
North Absaroka additions ...............
161,194
Shoshone National Forest
The following areas are incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness Area:
Washakie additions ..........................
310,435
Shoshone National Forest/Bureau
of Land Management
The following areas are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness Area:
Fitzpatrick additions .......................
3,994
Shoshone National Forest
The following areas are incorporated into the Teton Wilderness Area:
Teton Corridor Trailheads/Togwotee
Pass.
31,869
Bridger-Teton
The following areas are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness Area:
Shoal Creek addition .......................
24,418
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Gros Ventre additions ......................
82,492
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Total ........................................
106,910
The following areas are incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness Area:
Bridger additions .............................
157,332
Bridger-Teton National Forest
The following areas are incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness Area:
Popo Agie additions .........................
47,754
Shoshone National Forest
The following areas are incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness Area:
Winegar Hole addition ....................
4,851
Targhee National Forest
The following areas are incorporated into the Jedadiah Smith Wilderness Area:
Philips Ridge ...................................
10,579
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Jedadiah Smith additions ................
4,851
Bridger-Teton/Targhee 
National
Forests
Total ........................................
15,430
The following areas are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area:
Cowboys Heaven ..............................
39,402
Gallatin/Beaverhead National For-
ests
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Lee Metcalf additions ......................
143,557
Gallatin/Beaverhead National For-
ests
Total ........................................
182,959
Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
System and shall have the name given it in this table:
Gallatin Range .................................
235,559
Gallatin National Forest
Chico Peak .......................................
12,336
Gallatin National Forest
Madison ...........................................
15,372
Gallatin National Forest
Lionhead ..........................................
47,785
Gallatin/Targhee National Forests
Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake .......
130,561
Custer/Shoshone National Forests
Monument Ridge .............................
17,720
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Munger Mountain ............................
12,827
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Little Sheep Mountain .....................
14,884
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Palisades ..........................................
223,578
Bridger-Teton/Targhee 
National
Forests
Mt. Leidy Highlands .......................
173,572
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Salt River Range .............................
238,996
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Grayback Ridge ...............................
282,976
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Commissary Ridge ...........................
177,691
Bridger-Teton National Forest
South Wyoming Range ....................
85,774
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Gannett Hills/Spring Creek .............
135,436
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Little Cottonwood ............................
5,448
Bridger-Teton National Forest
North Mountain ...............................
9,951
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Grayback Ridge East ......................
17,822
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Lake Mountain ................................
16,750
Bridger-Teton National Forest/Bu-
reau of Land Management
Garns Mountain ...............................
104,077
Targhee National Forest
Snake River .....................................
9,645
Targhee National Forest
Warm River South ...........................
15,839
Targhee National Forest
Warm River North ..........................
9,740
Targhee National Forest
Bald Mountain .................................
16,393
Targhee National Forest
Bear Creek .......................................
117,272
Targhee/Caribou National Forests
Stump Creek ....................................
100,390
Caribou National Forest
Caribou ............................................
83,540
Caribou National Forest
Poker Peak ......................................
19,795
Caribou National Forest
Pole Creek .......................................
8,384
Caribou National Forest
Schmid Peak ....................................
10,253
Caribou National Forest
Sage Creek .......................................
17,455
Caribou National Forest
Red Mountain ..................................
12,581
Caribou National Forest
Huckleberry Basin ...........................
27,129
Caribou National Forest
Meade Peak .....................................
44,947
Caribou National Forest
Hell Hole .........................................
5,132
Caribou National Forest
Gravelly Mountains ..........................
267,058
Beaverhead National Forest
Snowcrest .........................................
95,348
Beaverhead National Forest
Tobacco Root Mountains .................
100,558
Beaverhead/Deerlodge 
National
Forests
Total ........................................
2,945,858
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ............
4,233,135
SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Greater Salmon/Selway region is one of
the most rugged and wild areas in America, and one
of the largest intact forest ecosystems in the tem-
perate zones of the Earth.
(2) The core of the region is comprised of the
Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bit-
terroot Wilderness areas.
(3) Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river
systems, several species of salmon and sea-going
trout still make the 900 mile spawning journey from
the Pacific Ocean to small tributaries in the high
mountain country.
(4) Biological and landscape diversity in the re-
gion is great, ranging from rocky, dry canyon coun-
try to wet forests of ancient cedars many feet in di-
ameter in the Mallard-Larkins and other areas.
(5) A wide array of forest dwelling species re-
side in the region, and the gray wolf is making a
comeback.
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique
ecosystem of the Greater Salmon/Selway region, the areas
specified in the table in subsection (c), which comprise ap-
proximately 6,278,611 acres as generally depicted on the
maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated
January 2001, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each
wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the wil-
derness area indicated or shall be known by the name
given it in the table. Each map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (b) is as follows:
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas are incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilder-
ness Area:
Bluejoint ..........................................
62,149
Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests
Camas Creek ....................................
100,843
Challis/Salmon National Forests
Blue Bunch ......................................
11,653
Challis/Boise National Forests
Loon Creek ......................................
103,898
Challis/Sawtooth National Forests
Pinnacle Peak ..................................
10,574
Payette National Forest
Meadow Creek .................................
46,897
Payette National Forest/Boise Na-
tional Forest
Placer Creek ....................................
7,801
Payette National Forest
Smith Creek .....................................
2,261
Payette National Forest
Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak .............
105,988
Payette National Forest
Bernard ...........................................
20,039
Boise National Forest
Burnt Log ........................................
21,370
Boise National Forest
Whiskey ...........................................
5,227
Boise National Forest
Nameless Creek ...............................
2,232
Boise National Forest
Tennessee ........................................
616
Boise National Forest
Poker Meadows ................................
969
Boise National Forest
Black Lake ......................................
5,815
Boise National Forest
Panther Creek .................................
29,729
Salmon National Forest
McEleny ...........................................
3,041
Salmon National Forest
Little Horse .....................................
6,425
Salmon National Forest
Oreana .............................................
7,178
Salmon National Forest
Duck Peak .......................................
45,001
Salmon National Forest
Long Tom ........................................
18,885
Salmon National Forest
Challis Creek ...................................
41,726
Challis National Forest
Seafoam ...........................................
27,048
Challis National Forest
Rackliff-Gedney ...............................
86,862
Clearwater/Nez 
Perce 
National
Forests
Jersey-Jack ......................................
64,261
Nez Perce National Forest
Mallard ............................................
22,585
Nez Perce National Forest
Marshall Mountain ..........................
4,068
Coeur d’Alene Dist. Bureau of
Land Management
Total ........................................
865,141
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness Area:
Gospel Hump Additions ..................
64,160
Nez Perce National Forest
Carey Creek .....................................
10,019
Payette National Forest/Bureau of
Land Management
Total ........................................
74,179
The following areas are incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area:
Bitterroot additions .........................
121,898
Bitterroot National Forest
Lochsa Face ....................................
68,540
Clearwater National Forest
Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork
Spruce ..........................................
54,607
Clearwater National Forest
West Meadow Creek ........................
109,323
Nez Perce National Forest
East Meadow Creek .........................
96,527
Nez Perce National Forest
Lolo Creek .......................................
19,950
Lolo/Clearwater/Bitterroot National
Forests
Total ........................................
470,845
The following areas are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness Area:
Sawtooth 
completion 
(Hansen
Lakes/Huckleberry/Pettit/Smoky
Mountains/Ten Mile/Black War-
rior/South Boise/Yuba) ................
540,253
Boise/Sawtooth/Challis 
National
Forests
Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
System and shall have the name given it in this table:
French Creek/Patrick Butte ............
177,863
Payette National Forest
Crystal Mountain .............................
13,053
Payette National Forest
Secesh ..............................................
260,997
Payette National Forest
Needles ............................................
172,350
Payette/Boise National Forests
Caton Lake ......................................
95,571
Payette/Boise National Forests
Poison Creek ....................................
5,232
Payette/Boise National Forests
Mount Heinen ..................................
16,594
Boise National Forest
Grape Mountain ...............................
13,086
Boise National Forest
Peace Rock ......................................
195,930
Boise National Forest
Deadwood ........................................
55,967
Boise National Forest
Whitehawk Mountain ......................
8,968
Boise National Forest
Stony Meadows ................................
13,367
Boise National Forest
Bear Wallow ....................................
7,907
Boise National Forest
Grimes Pass .....................................
11,602
Boise National Forest
Bald Mountain .................................
6,213
Boise National Forest
Hawley Mountain ............................
9,637
Boise National Forest
Red Mountain ..................................
111,329
Boise National Forest
Breadwinner ....................................
39,726
Boise National Forest
Elk Creek .........................................
14,346
Boise National Forest
Steel Mountain ................................
23,542
Boise National Forest
Rainbow ...........................................
31,476
Boise National Forest
Grand Mountain ..............................
14,463
Boise National Forest
Sheep Creek .....................................
86,044
Boise National Forest
Snowbank ........................................
38,079
Boise National Forest
House Mountain ..............................
25,608
Boise National Forest
Danskin/South Fork Boise ..............
27,818
Boise National Forest
Cow Creek ........................................
14,917
Boise National Forest
Wilson Peak .....................................
7,955
Boise National Forest
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Lost Man Creek ...............................
12,684
Boise National Forest
Whiskey Jack ...................................
6,566
Boise National Forest
Cathedral Rocks ..............................
8,203
Boise National Forest
Lime Creek ......................................
114,180
Boise/Sawtooth National Forests
O’Hara Falls Creek .........................
24,442
Nez Perce National Forest
Lick Point ........................................
7,536
Nez Perce National Forest
Goddard Creek .................................
13,277
Nez Perce National Forest
Middle Fork Face ............................
11,159
Nez Perce National Forest
Clear Creek ......................................
11,398
Nez Perce National Forest
Silver Creek-Pilot Knob ...................
21,532
Nez Perce National Forest
Dixie Summit-Nut Hill ....................
11,491
Nez Perce National Forest
North Fork Slate Creek ..................
12,792
Nez Perce National Forest
Little Slate Creek ............................
20,561
Nez Perce National Forest
John Day .........................................
14,908
Nez Perce National Forest
Perreau Creek ..................................
7,309
Salmon National Forest
Napias ..............................................
8,070
Salmon National Forest
Napolean Ridge ...............................
51,953
Salmon National Forest
Jesse Creek ......................................
12,759
Salmon National Forest
Haystack Mountain .........................
10,379
Salmon National Forest
Phelan ..............................................
11,600
Salmon National Forest
Sheepeater .......................................
33,443
Salmon National Forest
South Fork Deep Creek ..................
11,471
Salmon National Forest
Deep Creek ......................................
6,087
Salmon National Forest
Jureano ............................................
25,316
Salmon National Forest
South Panther .................................
5,344
Salmon National Forest
Musgrove .........................................
7,541
Salmon National Forest
Taylor Mountain ..............................
60,305
Salmon/Challis National Forests
Squaw Creek ....................................
96,088
Challis National Forest
White Knob ......................................
63,037
Challis National Forest
Porphyry Peak .................................
47,363
Challis National Forest
Greylock ...........................................
10,907
Challis National Forest
Copper Basin ...................................
10,936
Challis National Forest
Cold Springs ....................................
8,802
Challis National Forest
Pioneer Mountains ...........................
281,439
Sawtooth/Challis National Forests
Railroad Ridge .................................
51,247
Sawtooth/Challis National Forests
Boulder/White Clouds ......................
457,371
Sawtooth/Challis National Forests/
Bureau of Land Management
Buttercup Mountain ........................
76,553
Sawtooth National Forest
Elk Ridge .........................................
10,566
Sawtooth National Forest
Little Wood River ............................
6,481
Shoshone Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Friedman Creek ...............................
10,969
Shoshone Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Total ........................................
3,173,505
Great Burn Wildlands Complex:
Great Burn (Hoodoo) ......................
252,348
Clearwater/Lolo National Forests
Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/
Rawhide .......................................
57,789
Idaho 
Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater
National Forests
Sheep Mountain/State Line .............
68,011
Idaho 
Panhandle/Lolo 
National
Forests
Mallard-Larkins ...............................
275,365
Clearwater/Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forests
Bighorn-Weitas ................................
243,560
Clearwater National Forest
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
North Lochsa Slope .........................
104,975
Clearwater National Forest
Siwash ..............................................
8,653
Clearwater National Forest
Pot Mountain ...................................
48,583
Clearwater National Forest
Moose Mountain ..............................
20,441
Clearwater National Forest
Eldorado Creek ................................
6,982
Clearwater National Forest
Weir-Post Office ..............................
22,588
Clearwater National Forest
Rawhide ...........................................
5,424
Clearwater National Forest
Mosquito Fly ....................................
20,667
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Midget Peak ....................................
6,576
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Stark Mountain ...............................
12,526
Lolo National Forest
Total ........................................
1,154,488
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ............
6,278,611
SEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The wettest part of the Northern Rockies,
the Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem is a
wild land region that contains the last major stands
of low elevation ancient forests in the general region,
including the Long Canyon area which contains the
oldest living cedars in the Nation.
(2) The only caribou herd in the lower 48
States roams these mountains, as do the grizzly and
the gray wolf.
(3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem in-
clude the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges.
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique,
heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/
Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas specified in the table
in subsection (c), which comprise approximately 1,190,644
acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles cor-
responding to each area and dated January 2001, are
hereby designated as wilderness. Each wilderness area
shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area indi-
cated or shall be known by the name given it in the table.
Each map shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, De-
partment of Agriculture.
(c) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (b) is as follows:
GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas are incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area:
Cabinet Additions ............................
100,393
Kootenai National Forest
The following areas are incorporated into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness Area:
Salmo-Priest Additions ....................
56,841
Colville/Kaniksu National Forests
Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
System and shall have the name given it in this table:
Saddle Mountain ..............................
33,488
Kootenai National Forest
Galena Creek ...................................
19,845
Kootenai National Forest
Berray Mountain .............................
8,177
Kootenai National Forest
Lone Cliff-Smeads ...........................
8,731
Kootenai National Forest
McNeeley .........................................
6,151
Kootenai National Forest
Northwest Peaks .............................
20,959
Kootenai National Forest
Roderick ...........................................
31,133
Kootenai National Forest
Grizzly Peak ....................................
7,472
Kootenai National Forest
West Fork Yaak ..............................
10,793
Kootenai National Forest
Mt. Henry ........................................
17,906
Kootenai National Forest
Alexander Creek ..............................
8,477
Kootenai National Forest
Robinson Mountain .........................
6,729
Kootenai National Forest
Devil’s Gap ......................................
5,360
Kootenai National Forest
Lone Cliff West ...............................
5,315
Kootenai National Forest
Allen Peak .......................................
29,598
Kootenai National Forest
Huckleberry Mountain .....................
8,965
Kootenai National Forest
Cataract Peak ..................................
34,237
Kootenai/Lolo National Forests
Cube Iron-Silcox ..............................
38,477
Kootenai/Lolo National Forests
Sundance Ridge ...............................
8,912
Lolo National Forest
Teepee-Spring Creek .......................
13,902
Lolo National Forest
Baldy Mountain ...............................
6,482
Lolo National Forest
GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Scotchman’s Peak ............................
87,724
Kootenai/Idaho 
Panhandle 
Na-
tional Forests
Buckhorn Ridge ...............................
42,631
Kootenai/Idaho 
Panhandle 
Na-
tional Forests
Little Grass Mountain/Grassy Top
49,631
Colville/Idaho Panhandle National
Forests
Abercrombie-Hooknose ....................
40,485
Colville National Forest
Exposure ..........................................
7,411
Colville National Forest
Bunchgrass ......................................
10,762
Colville National Forest
Dry Canyon Breaks .........................
6,815
Colville National Forest
Granite Peak ...................................
12,768
Colville National Forest
Quartzite ..........................................
5,168
Colville National Forest
South Fork Hungry Mountain ........
18,435
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Continental Mountain ......................
7,874
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Skitwish Ridge .................................
6,860
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
White Mountain ...............................
10,750
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Shafer Peak .....................................
6,295
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Upper Priest Lake ...........................
13,481
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Long 
Canyon/Selkirk 
Crest/
Kootenai Peak .............................
109,548
Idaho Panhandle National Forests/
Bureau of Land Management
Saddle Mountain ..............................
7,818
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka ......
90,510
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Trestle Peak ....................................
7,637
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Beetop ..............................................
14,726
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Packsaddle .......................................
21,477
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Blacktail Mountain ..........................
5,286
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Magee ..............................................
34,548
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Tepee Creek .....................................
5,316
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Trouble Creek ..................................
5,829
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Graham Coal ...................................
11,307
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Hellroaring ......................................
10,355
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Grandmother Mountain ...................
38,993
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Pinchot Butte ..................................
11,861
Idaho Panhandle National Forests/
Bureau of Land Management
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ............
1,190,644
SEC. 106. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are several island mountain ranges in
the Northern Rockies Bioregion, separated from
other mountains by the intervening prairies.
(2) These wild and beautiful mountains are
home to an abundant array of native wildlife and
birds and are representative of a unique ecological
complex.
(3) These lands include the Bighorn, Big
Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou Mountain
Ranges.
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique
and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island
mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the
areas specified in the table in subsection (c), which com-
prise approximately 2,665,315 acres as generally depicted
on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and
dated January 2001, are hereby designated as wilderness.
(c) TREATMENT.—Each wilderness area shall either
be incorporated into the wilderness area indicated or shall
be known by the name given it in the table. Each map
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture.
(d) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (b) is as follows:
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
System or an addition to an existing wilderness area and shall have the name given it
in this table:
Kettle Mountains:
Thirteen Mile ...................................
14,083
Colville National Forest
Bald Snow .......................................
24,776
Colville National Forest
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Profanity ..........................................
34,226
Colville National Forest
Profanity East .................................
7,782
Colville National Forest
Huckleberry South ..........................
7,835
Colville National Forest
Huckleberry North ..........................
8,128
Colville National Forest
Cougar Mountain .............................
7,629
Colville National Forest
Owl Mountain ..................................
14,686
Colville National Forest
Deer Creek .......................................
9,317
Colville National Forest
Jacknife Mountain ...........................
9,564
Colville National Forest
Paradise ...........................................
6,131
Colville National Forest
Bulldog Mountain ............................
7,072
Colville National Forest
Hoodoo/Twin Sisters .......................
39,030
Colville National Forest
Total ........................................
190,259
Bighorn Mountains:
Cloud Peak Additions ......................
187,562
Bighorn National Forest
Little Bighorn ..................................
126,929
Bighorn National Forest
Walter Parie ....................................
55,887
Bighorn National Forest
Devil’s Canyon .................................
37,720
Bighorn National Forest
Sibley Lake ......................................
6,917
Bighorn National Forest
Hideout Creek .................................
9,594
Bighorn National Forest
Bear Rocks ......................................
24,520
Bighorn National Forest
Horse Creek Mesa ...........................
77,805
Bighorn National Forest
Bruce Mountain ...............................
5,417
Bighorn National Forest
Grommund Creek ............................
12,089
Bighorn National Forest
Hazelton Peaks ................................
10,028
Bighorn National Forest
Doyle Creek .....................................
6,542
Bighorn National Forest
Leigh Creek .....................................
14,230
Bighorn National Forest
Medicine Lodge ................................
25,089
Bighorn National Forest/Bureau of
Land Management
Alkali Creek East ............................
9,264
Bureau of Land Management
Alkali Creek West ............................
6,477
Bureau of Land Management
North Fork Powder River ...............
14,790
Bureau of Land Management
Garder Mountain .............................
17,524
Bureau of Land Management
Honeycombs .....................................
65,081
Bureau of Land Management
Buffalo Creek ..................................
26,853
Bureau of Land Management
Lysite Mountain ..............................
9,204
Bureau of Land Management
Total ........................................
749,522
Pryor Mountains:
Lost Water Canyon .........................
62,901
Custer 
National 
Forest/Bighorn
National 
Recreation 
Area/Bu-
reau of Land Management
Big Pryor Mountain ........................
39,002
Custer National Forest
Total ........................................
101,903
Blue Mountains:
Additions 
to 
Wenaha-Tucannon
Wilderness:
Upper Tucannon ..............................
12,772
Umatilla National Forest
W–T Three ......................................
2,373
Umatilla National Forest
Meadow Creek .................................
4,871
Umatilla National Forest
Total ........................................
20,016
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Additions to North Fork John Day
Wilderness:
Greenhorn Mountain .......................
35,076
Umatilla/Malheur/Wallowa-Whit-
man National Forests
Jumpoff Joe ....................................
9,493
Umatilla/Malheur National Forests
Twin Mountain ................................
59,066
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Total ........................................
103,635
Willow Springs .................................
10,418
Umatilla National Forest
Asotin Creek ....................................
18,355
Umatilla National Forest
Spangler ...........................................
5,966
Umatilla National Forest
Wenatchee Creek .............................
15,197
Umatilla National Forest
Mill Creek ........................................
24,553
Umatilla National Forest
Walla Walla .....................................
34,413
Umatilla National Forest
Jassaud ............................................
5,535
Umatilla National Forest
Grande Ronde ..................................
21,418
Umatilla National Forest
Texas Butte .....................................
8,153
Umatilla National Forest
Skookum ..........................................
7,590
Umatilla National Forest
Potamus ...........................................
5,512
Umatilla National Forest
South Fork-Tower ...........................
17,153
Umatilla National Forest
Squaw ..............................................
7,451
Umatilla National Forest
Horseshoe Ridge ..............................
5,887
Umatilla National Forest
Hellhole/Mount Emily ......................
68,882
Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman 
Na-
tional Forests
North Mount Emily .........................
5,562
Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman 
Na-
tional Forests
Beaver Creek ...................................
12,972
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Upper Grande Ronde .......................
11,723
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Marble Point ....................................
6,874
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Joeseph Canyon ...............................
24,276
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Tope Creek ......................................
9,236
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Total Umatilla/Wallowa-Whit-
man.
327,126
Baldy Mountain ...............................
6,456
Malheur National Forest
Dixie Butte ......................................
12,907
Malheur National Forest
Murderers Creek ..............................
24,631
Malheur National Forest
Flag Creek .......................................
7,264
Malheur National Forest
Fox Creek ........................................
6,083
Malheur National Forest
Glacier Mountain .............................
24,637
Malheur National Forest
Malheur River ..................................
12,936
Malheur National Forest
McClellan Mountain ........................
21,736
Malheur National Forest
Myrtle-Silvies ...................................
11,280
Malheur National Forest
Nipple Butte ....................................
11,501
Malheur National Forest
North Fork Malheur River ..............
25,403
Malheur National Forest
Pine Creek .......................................
13,580
Malheur National Forest
Shaketable .......................................
6,926
Malheur National Forest
Utley Butte ......................................
11,070
Malheur National Forest
Monument Rock ..............................
5,398
Malheur National Forest
Total Malheur National Forest
201,808
Flint Range .....................................
66,227
Deerlodge National Forest
Fred Burr ........................................
6,050
Deerlodge National Forest
Elkhorn Mountains ..........................
88,083
Helena National Forest
Cache Peak ......................................
27,021
Sawtooth National Forest
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Sublett .............................................
6,676
Sawtooth National Forest
Burnt Basin .....................................
43,661
Sawtooth National Forest
Mount Harrison ...............................
28,801
Sawtooth National Forest
Fifth Fork Rock Creek ....................
5,145
Sawtooth National Forest
Third Fork Rock Creek ...................
14,177
Sawtooth National Forest
Cottonwood ......................................
8,996
Sawtooth National Forest
Mohogany Butte ..............................
18,266
Sawtooth National Forest
Thorobred ........................................
5,831
Sawtooth National Forest
Mount Naomi/Worm Creek .............
27,850
Caribou National Forest
Worm Creek .....................................
40,052
Caribou National Forest
Swan Creek Mountain .....................
8,215
Caribou National Forest
Gibson ..............................................
8,176
Caribou National Forest
Paris Peak .......................................
8,609
Caribou National Forest
Station Creek ...................................
8,404
Caribou National Forest
Mink Creek ......................................
16,942
Caribou National Forest
Liberty Creek ...................................
14,801
Caribou National Forest
Williams Creek ................................
9,251
Caribou National Forest
Stauffer Creek .................................
8,052
Caribou National Forest
Sherman Peak .................................
7,845
Caribou National Forest
Soda Point .......................................
23,044
Caribou National Forest
Clarkston Mountain .........................
15,348
Caribou National Forest
Deep Creek ......................................
6,701
Caribou National Forest
Oxford Mountain .............................
40,058
Caribou National Forest
Elkhorn Mountain ...........................
43,639
Caribou National Forest
Bonneville Peak ...............................
33,245
Caribou National Forest
North Pebble ...................................
6,274
Caribou National Forest
Toponce ...........................................
18,572
Caribou National Forest
Scout Mountain ...............................
32,118
Caribou National Forest
West Mink .......................................
21,597
Caribou National Forest
Cuddy Mountain ..............................
46,582
Payette National Forest
Council Mountain ............................
15,579
Payette National Forest
McCullough Peaks ...........................
38,347
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Sheep Mountain ...............................
30,115
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Red Butte ........................................
28,841
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Bobcat Draw Badlands ...................
35,787
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Cedar Mountian ...............................
26,754
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Copper Mountain .............................
7,685
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Fuller Peak ......................................
9,638
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Lysite Badlands ...............................
13,991
Wyoming Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
Total ........................................
971,046
Island Wilderness Total ...........
2,665,315
SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing
rights, each wilderness area designated under this title
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in
accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131–1136) that govern areas designated by that
Act as wilderness, except that for purposes of this sub-
section any reference in such provisions to the effective
date of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall
be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of
each wilderness area designated under this title with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives. Each map and legal description shall have
the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except
that correction of clerical and typographical errors in the
map and legal description may be made. Each map and
legal description shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture.
SEC. 108. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious
lands, and Blackfeet treaty rights, certain lands within the
Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 128,622 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine
Area, as depicted on the map dated January 2001, and
entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby designated as
the Blackfeet Wilderness Area.
(b) TREATY RIGHTS.—The Congress recognizes that
the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands de-
scribed in subsection (a), provided for in the 1896 treaty
with the United States Government.
(c) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
duct a review of the wilderness area established under this
section in accordance with the Wilderness Act. The Sec-
retary shall report the results of the review to the Con-
gress not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(d) REVIEW COMMITTEE.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a committee composed of the
following:
(A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal
Business Council.
(B) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists se-
lected in a manner consistent with the historic
Cultural Law of the Tribe, independently of the
Business Council. The Secretary shall give care-
ful consideration to the Blackfeet Language
community and its views.
(C) The National Park Service.
(D) The State of Montana.
(E) Representatives of the public who use
the area designated as wilderness by this sec-
tion, including environmental groups previously
appropriately involved in the area.
(2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The committee shall reg-
ularly advise the Secretary of Agriculture during the
preparation of the review required by subsection (c)
and shall submit its findings to the Congress concur-
rently with the submission of the review by the Sec-
retary.
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall instruct the committee to develop a
wilderness management plan for the area which en-
sures that Blackfeet religious and treaty rights to
the area are recognized and honored.
(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out their duties
under subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Agriculture
and the committee shall give special consideration to the
religious, wilderness, and wildlife uses of the area, taking
into account any treaties the United States has entered
into with the Blackfeet Nation.
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—The Blackfeet Wilderness Area is
hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation,
the disposal under the mining laws, and from disposition
under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws.
SEC. 109. WATER.
(a) RESERVATION.—With respect to each wilderness
area designated by this title, the Congress hereby reserves
a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for
which such area is designated. The priority date of such
reserved rights shall be the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and all other officers of the United States shall
take all steps necessary to protect the rights reserved by
subsection (a), including the filing of claims for quantifica-
tion of such rights in any present or future appropriate
stream adjudication, in a court of the State of Idaho, Mon-
tana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington, in which the
United States has been or is properly joined in accordance
with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat.
560; 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the
‘‘McCarran Amendment’’).
TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL
CONNECTING CORRIDORS
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The most recent scientific information on
ecological reserve design and function points out the
critical need for biological connecting corridors be-
tween the larger core ecosystem areas.
(2) While none of the remaining major wild
land ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion
appears to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full
complement of self-sustaining viable populations of
native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of
ecological processes on its own, it appears that an
effective reserve system can be achieved if biological
connecting corridors between the ecosystems are
identified and protected.
(3) The wild land areas described in this section
are located between the major core ecosystems of the
region and are essential for wildlife and plant migra-
tion and genetic interchange.
(4) These areas are some of the most beautiful
and wild mountain ranges in the Nation, including
the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and
Bridger mountain ranges.
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—To protect the life flow of the
Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas specified in the
table in subsection (b) as biological connecting corridors,
which comprise approximately 8,449,403 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to
each area and dated January 2001, are hereby designated
as biological connecting corridors. The biological con-
necting corridors shall be of two types, areas to be des-
ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System and areas to be subject to special corridor
management requirements under section 203. Each bio-
logical connecting corridor shall be known by the name
given it in the table. Each map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(b) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (a) is as follows:
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
Two Part Designation .................................
(a) Portion designated as components of
the National Wilderness Preservation
System
(b) Portion designated as special corridor
management area
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor-Lolo-Bitterroot-Deerlodge-Beaverhead
National Forests:
Welcome Creek Addition ...............
1,091
Lolo National Forest
Anaconda Pintlar Additions ..........
80,031
Bitterroot/Deerlodge/Beaverhead
National Forests
Sapphire ........................................
117,345
Bitterroot/Deerlodge National
Forests
Stony Mountain .............................
107,446
Lolo/Deerlodge/Beaverhead Na-
tional Forests
Quigg Peak ....................................
84,231
Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests
Silver King .....................................
49,646
Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests
Emerine .........................................
15,947
Deerlodge National Forest
Sleeping Child ................................
21,404
Bitterroot National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 477,141
(b) 119,914
Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest
Mount Bushnell .............................
41,585
Lolo National Forest
Cherry Peak ...................................
34,964
Lolo National Forest
Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff .........
17,400
Lolo National Forest
South Siegel/South Cutoff .............
13,872
Lolo National Forest
North Siegel ..................................
8,670
Lolo National Forest
Reservation Divide .........................
24,540
Lolo National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 141,031
(b) 128,679
Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor-Lolo National Forest:
Burdette ........................................
16,134
Lolo National Forest
Petty Mountain/Deep Creek ..........
16,581
Lolo National Forest
Garden Point .................................
6,717
Lolo National Forest
Deep Creek ....................................
7,087
Lolo National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 46,519
(b) 73,113
Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridor-Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forest:
Fleecer ...........................................
35,231
Deerlodge/Beaverhead National
Forests
Highlands ......................................
19,966
Deerlodge National Forest
Basin Creek ...................................
9,224
Deerlodge National Forest
Granulated Mountain ....................
14,115
Beaverhead National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 78,536
(b) 259,146
Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor-Kootenai National Forest:
Gold Hill ........................................
15,561
Kootenai National Forest
Gold Hill West ...............................
15,679
Kootenai National Forest
Zula Creek .....................................
38,266
Kootenai National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 69,506
(b) 296,505
Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor-Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater National For-
ests:
Maple Peak ....................................
18,855
Lolo/Idaho Panhandle/Kootenai
National Forests
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS—Continued
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Storm Creek ..................................
8,728
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Hammond Creek ............................
19,133
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
North Fork ....................................
30,465
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Big Creek .......................................
79,719
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Lost Creek .....................................
11,537
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
East Cathedral Peak/Elk Creek ....
34,207
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Spion Kop ......................................
21,702
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Roland Point .................................
6,003
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Trout Creek ...................................
41,366
Idaho Panhandle/Kootenai Na-
tional Forests
Wonderful Peak .............................
6,675
Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National
Forests
Stevens Peak .................................
5,660
Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National
Forests
Evans Gulch ..................................
8,054
Lolo National Forest
Gilt Edge-Silver Creek ..................
8,567
Lolo National Forest
Ward Eagle ....................................
8,842
Lolo National Forest
Marble Point ..................................
12,580
Lolo National Forest
Clear Creek ....................................
5,645
Lolo National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 327,738
(b) 204,918
Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridor:
Totals .....................................
(a) See Total
Cabinet/Yaak/
Selkirk
(b) 96,266
Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor:
Totals .....................................
(a) 0
(b) 41,044
Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor-Beaverhead National Forest:
West Pioneers ................................
246,041
Beaverhead National Forest
Call Mountain ................................
8,750
Beaverhead National Forest
Cattle Gulch Ridge ........................
19,035
Beaverhead National Forest
East Pioneers ................................
143,445
Beaverhead National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 417,271
(b) 136,564
Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridor-Bitterroot-Salmon-Beaverhead-Targhee Na-
tional Forests:
Tolan Creek ...................................
14,169
Bitterroot National Forest
Allan Mountain ..............................
157,395
Bitterroot/Salmon National For-
ests
Anderson Mountain .......................
48,947
Beaverhead/Salmon National For-
ests
West Big Hole ...............................
217,626
Beaverhead/Salmon National For-
ests
Goat Mountain ..............................
44,473
Beaverhead/Salmon National For-
ests
Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maid-
en ...............................................
304,787
Beaverhead/Salmon/Targhee Na-
tional Forests
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS—Continued
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Garfield Mountain .........................
87,867
Beaverhead/Targhee National
Forests
Four Eyes Canyon .........................
7,141
Beaverhead National Forest
Tendoy Mountains .........................
58,614
Beaverhead National Forest
Saginaw Creek ...............................
7,519
Beaverhead National Forest
Tash Peak .....................................
60,574
Beaverhead National Forest
Beaver Lakes .................................
16,088
Beaverhead National Forest
Agency Creek .................................
6,382
Salmon National Forest
Raynolds Pass ...............................
7,153
Targhee National Forest
Two Top ........................................
6,775
Targhee National Forest
Signal Peak ...................................
8,165
Targhee National Forest
Mount Jefferson/Centennials .........
87,726
Targhee/Beaverhead National
Forest/Bureau of Land Man-
agement
Dry Canyon ...................................
3,230
Gallatin National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 1,144,631
(b) 642,106
French Creek/Hells Canyon Study Area Corridor:
Totals .............................................
(a) 0
(b) 3,233
Lemhi Mountains Corridor-Salmon-Challis-Targhee National Forest:
North Lemhi Mountains ................
306,629
Salmon/Challis National Forests
Diamond Peak ...............................
167,321
Salmon/Challis/Targhee National
Forests
Black Canyon ................................
5,503
Idaho Falls Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Warm Creek ..................................
6,404
Salmon National Forest
Goldbug Ridge ...............................
12,092
Salmon National Forest
Sal Mountain .................................
13,514
Salmon National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 511,463
(b) 87,614
Lost River Range Corridor-Challis National Forest:
Borah Peak ....................................
135,077
Challis National Forest/Salmon
Dist. Bureau of Land Manage-
ment
King Mountain ..............................
83,463
Challis National Forest
Grouse Peak ..................................
8,156
Challis National Forest
Red Hill .........................................
14,402
Challis National Forest
Jumpoff Mountain .........................
13,556
Challis National Forest
Wood Canyon .................................
7,505
Challis National Forest
Pahsimeroi .....................................
75,921
Challis National Forest
Burnt Creek ...................................
21,680
Salmon/Idaho Falls Dist. Bureau
of Land Management
Hawley Mountain ..........................
17,422
Idaho Falls Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Totals .....................................
(a) 377,182
(b) 63,570
Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor:
Totals .............................................
(a) 0
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS—Continued
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
(b) 3,058
Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor:
Jerry Peak .....................................
27,912
Salmon Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Jerry Peak West ............................
12,452
Salmon Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Corral-Horse Basin .......................
69,170
Salmon Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Appendicitis Hill ............................
25,842
Idaho Falls Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
White-Knob Mountains .................
10,149
Idaho Falls Dist. Bureau of Land
Management
Totals .....................................
(a) 145,525
(b) 87,590
Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor:
Totals .............................................
(a) 0
(b) 103
Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors:
Tenderfoot/Deep Creek ..................
105,461
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Middle Fork Judith .......................
84,406
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Pilgrim Creek ................................
46,652
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Paine Gulch ...................................
7,868
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Sawmill Gulch ................................
11,671
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Spring Creek .................................
17,561
Lewis and Clark National Forest
TW Mountain ................................
8,221
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Big Baldy ......................................
42,703
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Granite Mountain ..........................
10,127
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Tollgate-Sheep ...............................
24,866
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Mount High ...................................
32,731
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Bluff Mountain ..............................
36,872
Lewis and Clark National Forest
North Fork Smith .........................
8,739
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Big Snowies ...................................
104,917
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Highwoods .....................................
24,674
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Highwood Baldy ............................
15,684
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Calf Creek ......................................
9,912
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Eagle Park ....................................
5,740
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Castle Mountains ...........................
28,369
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Box Canyon ...................................
15,114
Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National
Forests
Crazy Mountains ...........................
159,049
Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National
Forests
Gates of the Mountains Additions
19,932
Helena National Forest
Lazyman Gulch .............................
11,842
Helena National Forest
Mt. Baldy .......................................
18,508
Helena National Forest
Camas Creek .................................
27,405
Helena National Forest
Jericho Mountain ..........................
11,603
Helena National Forest
Irish Gulch .....................................
7,266
Helena National Forest
Grassy Mountain ...........................
7,255
Helena National Forest
Middleman/Hedges Mountain ........
33,586
Helena National Forest
Hellgate Gulch ...............................
17,395
Helena National Forest
Cayuse Mountain ...........................
22,144
Helena National Forest
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS—Continued
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot
Meadows.
53,311
Helena/Deerlodge National For-
ests
Whitetail-Haystack ........................
76,132
Deerlodge National Forest
O’Neil Creek ..................................
6,183
Deerlodge National Forest
Bridger ..........................................
51,075
Gallatin National Forest
Totals .....................................
(a) 1,164,974
(b) 542,118
Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor:
Seven Lakes-Mosquito Lake ..........
59,613
Bridger-Teton/Shoshone National
Forests
Warm Springs Creek .....................
6,215
Shoshone National Forests
Bench Mark ...................................
5,940
Shoshone National Forests
Totals .....................................
(a) 71,768
(b) 62,170
Corridor Total ........................
(a) 4,973,285
Corridor Total ........................
(b) 3,476,118
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS.
(a) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED
AS WILDER-
NESS.—The roadless areas identified as part of the bio-
logical connecting corridors on the maps referred to in sec-
tion 202 and the areas described on such maps as wilder-
ness are hereby designated as wilderness and as compo-
nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
(b) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.—
Those portions of the biological connecting corridors iden-
tified on the maps referred to in 202 that are not covered
by subsection (a) are hereby designated as special corridor
management areas. The portions shall be managed in the
following manner:
(1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural man-
agement and timber harvesting is hereby prohibited
on the portions.
(2) Mining, oil, and gas exploration and devel-
opment and new road construction or reconstruction
is hereby prohibited with regard to the portions.
(3) The Federal land management agencies re-
sponsible for the portions shall take immediate steps
to ensure that road densities within the biological
connecting corridors approach, as nearly 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 ‘‘mov-
ing window’’ method.
SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.
(a) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—This
title shall apply only to lands under the jurisdiction of the
Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(b) PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.—No private landowner
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 601, 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.
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 U.S. Highway 2; U.S. Highway
10; U.S. Highway 12; U.S. Highway 20; U.S. Highway
89; U.S. Highway 91; U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway
95; U.S. Highway 287; Interstate Highway 15; Interstate
Highway 90; Idaho State Highway 3; Idaho State High-
way 28; Idaho State Highway 29; Idaho State Highway
87; Montana State Highway 2; Montana State Highway
37; Montana State Highway 38; Montana State Highway
41; Montana State Highway 43; Montana State Highway
56; Montana State Highway 58; Montana State Highway
83; Montana State Highway 87; Montana State Highway
135; Montana State Highway 200; Montana State High-
way 278; Montana State Highway 287; Montana State
Highway 298; Montana State Highway 324; Montana
State Highway 293; Montana State Highway 294; Mon-
tana Secondary Road 92; Montana Secondary Road 278;
Montana Secondary Road 279; Montana Secondary Road
294; Montana Secondary Road 298; Montana Secondary
Road 324; Montana Secondary Road 411; Montana Sec-
ondary Road 508; the Thompson Pass Road, Montana-
Idaho; the Moyie Springs to East Port Road, Idaho; the
Red Rock Pass Road, Montana; Boundary County, Idaho,
Route 18; Boundary County, Idaho, Route 47; Boundary
County, Idaho, Route 3; Boundary County, Idaho, Route
34; Lolo National Forest Route 102; Gallatin National
Forest Route 259; Kelly Canyon Road, Gallatin National
Forest; Middle Fork Canyon Road, Gallatin, National
Forest; Lewis and Clark County Road 280, Montana;
Lewis and Clark County Road 164, Montana; Lewis and
Clark County Road 4, Montana; Lewis and Clark County
Road 291, Montana; Lewis and Clark County Road 287,
Montana; the Deerlodge to Basin Road, Montana; the
Marysville to Avon Road, Montana; and the Pahsimeroi
Road, Butte County, Idaho.
TITLE 
III—NATIONAL 
PARKS,
PRESERVES, 
AND 
RELATED
STUDIES
SEC. 301. HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL PRE-
SERVE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The ecological diversity of the Hells Can-
yon/Wallowa Mountain Region is unique and its cen-
tral proximity to other ecologically intact or rel-
atively intact areas makes it a critical passageway
for genetic interchange of native plants and animals
throughout the northwestern United States.
(2) The deepest river-carved canyon in the
world at over 8,000 feet deep, Hells Canyon of the
Snake River forms the centerpiece of the rugged
Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa Mountain Region.
(3) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indi-
ans and their famous leaders, Old Chief Joseph,
Young Chief Joseph, and Ollokot, the region is his-
torically significant and remains spiritually and cul-
turally important to existing tribes, whose treaty
rights guarantee their sovereignty and continued use
of the land.
(4) The region abounds in cultural and archae-
ological sites, the remnants of the Nez Perce Tribe
and other aboriginal cultures.
(5) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes
the snowcapped peaks of the Wallowa and Seven
Devils Mountains; ancient boreal forests composed of
many tree species; semi-arid desert environments;
rare, intact remnants of native Columbia Basin
grasslands; unique geology and numerous dramatic
rimrock canyons.
(6) Endangered chinook salmon, rare and/or
threatened species such as goshawk, pine marten,
bighorn sheep, the largest free-roaming elk herd in
the nation and a variety of other wildlife species still
inhabit the region.
(b) HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL PRE-
SERVE.—There is hereby established as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph Na-
tional Preserve, which consists of approximately 1,439,444
acres as delineated on the maps entitled Hells Canyon/
Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve and dated Janu-
ary 2001.
(c) MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the National Park Service, shall
administer the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National
Preserve. In administering the national preserve, the
Secretary of the Interior shall give primary consider-
ation to protecting and restoring terrestrial, atmos-
pheric and aquatic ecosystems and habitats, natural
scenery, water quality and fisheries habitat, biologi-
cal diversity, wilderness values, and wildlife habitat.
(2) ROAD CLOSURES; CONSTRUCTION PROHIBI-
TION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Within the national
preserve, the Secretary shall not authorize nor
permit the construction of any road on public
land and shall implement a program for road
closures based on the needs of wildlife, the re-
view required by title VI, the prevention of the
spread of non-native vegetation and the public
need for back country areas.
(B) RECONSTRUCTION.—The reconstruc-
tion of certain roads on public lands in the na-
tional preserve shall be limited to the prevention
of resource damage and shall be subject to a
definition of roads. Such definition shall be car-
ried out in the comprehensive management
planning process required by subsection (e) and
shall distinguish constructed roads from primi-
tive roads. Primitive roads shall not be recon-
structed.
(C) PRIVATE
ROADS.—Private road clo-
sures and construction or reconstruction shall
be subject to subsection (e)(3).
(3) GRAZING.—Within the national preserve,
the Secretary shall close to commercial livestock
grazing all livestock allotments not under contract to
private permittees as of the date of the enactment
of this Act. During the 5-year period beginning on
that date, the Secretary shall negotiate with existing
permittees to purchase active livestock allotments
within the national preserve. At the end of such pe-
riod, the Secretary shall cancel any remaining per-
mits without compensation and close the allotments.
All purchased allotments shall be closed to commer-
cial livestock grazing.
(4) TIMBER REMOVAL.—The removal of timber
or other vegetation on public lands within the na-
tional preserve shall be limited to scientific and me-
dicinal research, and permitted subject to special
rules. However, the Secretary shall allow the non-
commercial removal of wood, including firewood
gathering.
(5) MOTORIZED
USES.—Within the national
preserve, the Secretary shall regulate all motorized
uses to meet the objectives stated in paragraph (1).
Exclusion of terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic motorized
uses shall be implemented for specific places, times,
or both at the discretion of the Secretary to protect
the resource values referred to in paragraph (1).
The use of motorized watercraft is prohibited within
the national preserve, except on the scenic des-
ignated portion of the Snake Wild and Scenic River,
subject to regulation that may require exclusion of
such use in certain places or during certain times.
(d) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) WILDERNESS AREAS AND RIVERS.—Estab-
lishment of the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National
Preserve shall not change the boundaries of, or legis-
lative directives applicable to, wilderness areas and
wild and scenic rivers that exist within the national
preserve and are delineated on the maps referred to
in subsection (b).
(2) HELLS
CANYON
NATIONAL
RECREATION
AREA.—The Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National
Preserve replaces the Hells Canyon National Recre-
ation Area, and Public Law 94–199 (16 U.S.C.
460gg et seq.) is repealed. Any reference to the
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area range in any
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
paper of the United States shall be considered to be
a reference to the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph Na-
tional Preserve.
(e) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall develop, and revise and update as nec-
essary and as required by applicable statute or fed-
eral regulation, a comprehensive management plan
for the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve
consistent with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The plan shall
promulgate programs for management of recreation
in a manner compatible with the protection objec-
tives specified in section 3(b) and shall create a
strategy for ecosystem protection and restoration.
(2) MONITORING PLAN.—As a part of the com-
prehensive management plan, the Secretary shall de-
velop a monitoring plan for the national preserve.
The monitoring plan shall stipulate that the continu-
ation of human uses is subject to monitoring on a
regular basis, with specific time frames to be devel-
oped in the monitoring plan. Should monitoring indi-
cate that significant harm, as determined by the
Secretary, is regularly occurring to specific natural
values of the national preserve as a result of a
human use of the national preserve, the Secretary
shall—
(A) suspend the human use in the national
preserve until it is adjusted to prevent signifi-
cant harm; or
(B) terminate the human use in the na-
tional preserve if the Secretary determines that
the harm cannot realistically be avoided.
(3) PRIVATE
LANDS.—As part of the com-
prehensive management plan, the Secretary shall
promulgate special regulations for the management
and protection of private lands located within the
boundaries of the national preserve. The Secretary
shall consult with State and local governments in the
promulgation of such regulations.
(4) RESTORATION.—The comprehensive man-
agement plan shall set forth a distinctive program
for the science-based restoration of unique native ec-
ological components, including riparian area rehabili-
tation, the enhancement of depleted native plant and
animal species, elimination of non-native species
deemed to be a threat to biodiversity, and the re-
introduction of select native species that have been
extirpated.
(f) HUNTING AND FISHING.—Within the Hells Can-
yon/Chief Joseph National Preserve, the Secretary of the
Interior shall allow the continuation of hunting and fish-
ing, as administered by the States of Oregon, Idaho, and
Washington. The Secretary may preclude hunting in spe-
cific areas only to pursue the directives of subsection
(c)(1) and only after collaboration with appropriate offi-
cials of these States.
(g) INVOLVEMENT IN SNAKE RIVER DAMS RELI-
CENSING.—The Secretary of the Interior shall authorize
the direct involvement of the Department of the Interior
in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission process for
the relicensing of the Hells Canyon Dams complex, includ-
ing the Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon Dams. Within
this process, the representatives of the Secretary shall ad-
vocate for a determination of these dams that restores and
protects the natural and ecosystem values of the Snake
River below Oxbow Dam. The Secretary also shall pursue
the relocation of those powerlines from Oxbow and Hells
Canyon Dams located within the national preserve to loca-
tions outside of the preserve.
(h) INVOLVEMENT OF TRIBES.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall ensure adherence to the treaty obligations
of the United States with Native American tribes that
maintain certain rights on ceded lands within the Hells
Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve. The Secretary
shall provide for consultation with Native American tribes
that maintain certain rights on ceded lands. Involvement
of the Tribes may include financial allocation to ensure
their direct participation in land management activities
and policy, upon their request.
SEC. 302. FLATHEAD NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
STUDY.
(a) STUDY REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior, acting through the Director of National Park Serv-
ice, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of creating a
Flathead National Park and Preserve. The Secretary shall
study the feasibility of designating the study area de-
scribed in subsection (b) as a unit of the National Park
System, including the feasibility of applying to the study
area national park and national preserve designations to
be administered by the National Park Service. The study
shall include specific recommendations as to which areas
within the study area boundary should be classified as na-
tional park, and which should be classified as national pre-
serve where hunting, fishing, and some motorized use shall
be allowed.
(b) STUDY AREA.—The study area referred to in sub-
section (a) shall consist of the area generally known as
the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National
Forest, excepting those lands south of the Big Mountain
Road. The study area shall comprise approximately
285,078 acres, as delineated on the map entitled ‘‘Flat-
head National Park and Preserve Study’’ and dated Janu-
ary 2001.
(c) TIME OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall complete the study required by this section not later
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) MANAGEMENT DURING STUDY.—Until the Con-
gress enacts a law stating otherwise, the study area de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture so as to maintain its presently exist-
ing natural character and potential for inclusion in the
National Park System. Until the Congress enacts a law
stating otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruc-
tion, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall
be allowed within the study area. Additionally, no oil or
gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs
the natural and roadless qualities of the study area shall
be allowed within the study area. In administering the
study area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall give special
consideration to preserving scenery, water quality and
fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and wildlife habitat
for threatened and endangered species.
TITLE IV—WILD AND SCENIC
RIVERS DESIGNATIONS
SEC. 401. 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:
‘‘(
) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The segment
within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests from the
Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream approxi-
mately 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 boundary
map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg-
ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass
downstream approximately 17.9 miles to Boiling Springs,
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Mid-
dle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river and the segment with-
in the Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs down-
stream approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest
boundary, as generally depicted on such map, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(
) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within the
Boise National Forest comprising approximately 21.3
miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Deadwood Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to
Julie Creek, as a wild river, and the 8.9 mile segment from
Julie Creek to the South Fork of the Payette, as a scenic
river.
‘‘(
) UPPER PRIEST, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border
downstream approximately 18.5 miles to Upper Priest
Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Upper Priest Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as
a wild river.
‘‘(
) COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters
downstream approximately 110.4 miles as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur d’Alene Wild
and Recreational River’ and dated January 2001, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the
8.5 miles from the headwaters downstream to Beaver
Creek as a recreational river, the 15.2 miles from Road
No. 3099 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 52 miles
from the South Fork to Teepee Creek as a recreational
river, the 7.7 miles from Mission Creek to the South Fork
as a recreational river, and the 27 miles from Mission
Creek to Lake Coeur d’Alene as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) LITTLE NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—
The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from
Adair Creek downstream approximately 23.5 miles to
Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater Wild River’ and
dated January 2001, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment, includ-
ing all tributaries, within the Clearwater National Forest
from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 miles
to the forest service work station, as generally depicted
on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild and Rec-
reational River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river and the 12-mile segment from USFS Road No. 581
to the North Fork of the Clearwater River to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational
river.
‘‘(
) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters down-
stream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) BARGAMIN
CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment
within the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 21 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Bargamin Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and
dated January 2001, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the
North Boundary of the Frank Church River of No Return
Wilderness to the Salmon River, as a wild river and the
6-mile segment from its headwaters to USFS Road No.
468, as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness bound-
ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek,
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake
Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(
) MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters down-
stream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow
Creek Recreational River’ and dated January 2001, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as
a wild river, except for the 1-mile segment above the con-
fluence with the Selway River which shall be administered
as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 14 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Running Creek Scenic River’ and dated Jan-
uary 2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture, the 7-mile segment from the wilderness
boundary to the Selway River, as a wild river and the 8-
mile segment from its headwaters to the wilderness bound-
ary, as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) 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, as generally depicted
on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine
Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH AND
NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters
downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising
approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and
dated January 2001, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi-
mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn
Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.—The
segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from
its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles to the
national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head-
waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles
to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun
Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment
comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and
Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek
and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to
the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun
Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, as a wild river and the segment from the Bob
Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream approximately
1.3 miles to its confluence with the South Fork, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as
a recreational river.
‘‘(
) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from
The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the
Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) GREEN FORK STRAIGHT CREEK, MONTANA.—
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest
from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 miles
to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Green Fork Straight Creek Wild River’ and
dated January 2001, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the
East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak
Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated Janu-
ary 2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a recreational river and the segment
from the Yaak Falls downstream 8 miles to the mouth
of the Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai River,
as a wild river.
‘‘(
) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment
within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of
the Fisher River (3 miles below Libby Dam) downstream
for 46 miles to the State line, as generally depicted on
the boundary map entitled ‘Kootenai River Recreational
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational
river.
‘‘(
) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the
North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi-
net Gorge Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Bull River Recreational River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment
within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of
Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon Res-
ervoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment within the
Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from its source
downstream approximately 177 miles to North Fork,
Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the
segment from Hammer Creek downstream approximately
45 miles to its mouth, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Salmon Recreational River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment
within the Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests from
the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream approximately
20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Salmon
Recreational River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(
) NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The
segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the
Route No. 250 Bridge downstream approximately 60 miles
to the slackwater in Dwarshak Reservoir, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Clear-
water Recreational River’ and dated January 2001, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as
a recreational river.
‘‘(
) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The
segment within the Panhandle National Forest from its
headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream ap-
proximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur
d’Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘North Fork Coeur d’Alene Recreational River’
and dated January 2001, which shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan-
handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream
approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary,
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Pack
Recreational River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(
) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Targhee National Forest from Big Springs down-
stream approximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, ex-
cept for Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on
the boundary map entitled ‘Henry’s Fork Wild and Scenic
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river,
and the segment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence
of the Warm River, which shall be administered as a wild
river.
‘‘(
) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within
the Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone National
Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the National
Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Falls Wild River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Beaverhead National Forest from ap-
proximately the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., T. 12
S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon Camp,
and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. downstream ap-
proximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West Fork
Madison Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild
river and the segment from Miner Creek (Section 30, R.
2 W., T. 12 S.) downstream approximately 2.5 miles to
the midpoint of Section 28, and the segment from Landon
Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the bound-
ary of Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and from
Shakelford Cow Camp downstream approximately 1.5
miles to Sloan Cow Camp, and from Sloan Cow Camp
downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow
Camp, and from Partridge Cow Camp downstream ap-
proximately 3.75 miles to the northeast corner of Section
4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment
from the northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12
S. downstream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork
Rest Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated Janu-
ary 2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) ELK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Beaverhead National Forest in the southeast corner
of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream approxi-
mately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Section 3,
R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters (Barnett Creek
and all other tributaries), as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and dated Janu-
ary 2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture, as a wild river; and the segment from the
southeast corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S., down-
stream approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence with the
West Fork of the Madison River, as generally depicted on
the boundary map entitled ‘Elk Scenic River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment
within the Beaverhead National Forest from the west cen-
tral part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., downstream
approximately 4.3 miles to the forest boundary, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Browns
Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(
) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment
within the Beaverhead National Forest from Canyon Lake
downstream approximately 4 miles to the Canyon Creek
Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary (approxi-
mately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and dated Janu-
ary 2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment
within the Beaverhead National Forest from its source
downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest bound-
ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment within
the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down-
stream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt Wild
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment with-
in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Swift
Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(
) 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, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Hoback Wild River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) WILLOW CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
downstream approximately 20 miles to the confluence with
the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Willow Creek Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment with-
in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
downstream approximately 12 miles to Horn Ranch, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros
Ventre Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river, and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream ap-
proximately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Sce-
nic River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) CRYSTAL CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
downstream approximately 12 miles to the Gros Ventre
Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Wild River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from
the end of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to
the confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Sce-
nic River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) PACIFIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
downstream approximately 25 miles to the Teton Wilder-
ness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river; and the segment from the Wilder-
ness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles to the
confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on
the boundary map entitled ‘Pacific Creek Scenic River’
and dated January 2001, which shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) BUFFALO FORK, WYOMING.—The segment
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from
Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 miles, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Buffalo Fork Wild
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and
the segment from Turpin Meadows downstream approxi-
mately 16 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National
Park, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Buffalo Fork Scenic River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) SNAKE, WYOMING.—The segment within the
Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source down-
stream approximately 7 miles to the boundary of Yellow-
stone National Park, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Snake Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) THOROFARE, WYOMING.—The segment of the
main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from
the source downstream approximately 25 miles to the con-
fluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source of Open
Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the
main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) 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, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild
River’ and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon, which shall be administered
as a scenic river.
‘‘( ) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The
segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from
Arch Coulee Junction downstream to the national forest
boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Middle Fork
Judith Wild River’, and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘( ) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—(A)
The segment of the main fork of Rock Creek within the
Lolo and Deerlodge National Forests from the mouth of
Juno Gulch downstream to the mouth of Rickard Gulch,
comprising approximately 30 miles, as generally depicted
on the boundary map entitled ‘Rock Creek Scenic River’
and dated January 2001, which shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(B) The segment of Ranch Creek, from its source
to the boundary of the Lolo National Forest, within the
Lolo National Forest, comprising approximately 5 miles,
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Ranch
Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2001, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(C) The entire segment of Welcome Creek, from its
source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,
within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 7 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Welcome Creek Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(D) The entire segment of Alder Creek, from its
source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,
within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Alder Creek Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(E) The entire segment of Hogback Creek, from its
source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,
within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Hogback Wild River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘(F) The entire segment of Wyman Gulch, from its
source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek,
within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Wyman Gulch Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(G) The segment of Stony Creek from its source at
Stony Lake to the mouth of Little Stony Creek, within
the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
4 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti-
tled ‘Stony Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and dated Janu-
ary 2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of Stony Creek
from the mouth of Little Stony Creek to its confluence
with the main fork of Rock Creek, comprising approxi-
mately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(H) The segment of the West Fork of Rock Creek
from its source to the Deerlodge National Forest bound-
ary, within the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap-
proximately 15 miles, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map as ‘West Fork of Rock Creek Scenic River’ and
dated January 2001, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(I) The segment of the Ross Fork of Rock Creek,
from its source to the mouth of Elk Creek, within the
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 10
miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Ross Fork Wild River’, which shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(J) The segment of Copper Creek, from its source
to the boundary of the mouth of Lutz Creek, within the
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 9
miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Copper Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river; the segment of Copper Creek
from the mouth of Lutz Creek to its confluence with the
Middle Fork of Rock Creek, comprising approximately 5
miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(K) The segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek,
from its source to the mouth of Senate Creek, within the
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 5
miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river; the segment of the Middle Fork
of Rock Creek, from the mouth of Senate Creek to the
confluence with Copper Creek, comprising approximately
6 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
‘‘(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source
to its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek,
within the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Carpp Creek Wild River’ and dated January
2001, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river.
‘‘(M) The segment of the East Fork of Rock Creek,
from its source to its confluence with the head of the East
Fork Reservoir, within the Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 10 miles, as generally depicted
on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Wild River’ and
dated January 2001, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.’’.
TITLE V—NATIONAL WILDLAND
RESTORATION 
AND 
RECOV-
ERY SYSTEM
SEC. 501. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain National Forest System lands and
surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re-
source extraction and development activities and
practices, and the productive potential of the lands
and waters of these areas has been reduced by devel-
opment activities.
(2) Recovery activities are required to reverse
severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations
and water quality in these areas.
(3) Recovery work associated with these areas
will create new job opportunities for local commu-
nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in
the region, and contribute to the economic sustain-
ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc-
tive capability of the land.
SEC. 502. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOV-
ERY SYSTEM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.
(b) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, as depicted
on the maps dated January 2001, and entitled ‘‘National
Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, shall be compo-
nents of the National Wildland Recovery and Restoration
System and may be referred to as recovery areas:
Recovery areas
Acres
National Forest
Skyland ............................................
10,126
Flathead National Forest
Hungry 
Horse 
(except 
Hungry
Horse Dam and Reservoir).
204,981
Flathead National Forest
Lolo Creek .......................................
59,398
Lolo/Clearwater National Forests
Yellowstone West .............................
164,445
Targhee National Forest
Mt. Leidy .........................................
69,912
Bridger/Teton National Forests
Cabinet/Yaak ...................................
99,591
Kootenai National Forest
Lightning Creek ..............................
30,722
Panhandle National Forest
Coeur d’Alene River ........................
372,072
Panhandle National Forest
Magruder Corridor ..........................
11,522
Nez Perce/Bitterroot National For-
ests
Area Total ................................
1,022,769
SEC. 503. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM.
(a) MANAGEMENT DURING RECOVERY.—
(1) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recov-
ery System shall be managed so as to restore their
native vegetative cover and reduce or eliminate
invasive non-native species and native species diver-
sity, stabilize 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, as much as possible,
such lands to their natural condition as existed prior
to their entry and development.
(2) WATER
QUALITY
RESTORATION.—In the
management of Recovery System lands, special con-
sideration shall be given to restoration of water qual-
ity in the Recovery System.
(3) MANAGEMENT
METHODS.—Recovery Sys-
tem lands shall be managed using methods such as
road obliteration, planting of trees and other vegeta-
tion native to the lands, and removal by heavy
equipment of sediment from streambeds. Existing
methods developed by the Forest Service, the Na-
tional Park Service, and other persons shall be con-
sidered and, when appropriate, applied to the lands
within the Recovery System. To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall carry out this section
using existing, available equipment. When renting or
leasing heavy equipment necessary for recovery ef-
forts pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall
use local contractors to the extent practicable.
(b) POST RECOVERY MANAGEMENT.—When recovery
is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the
Forest Service shall evaluate the suitability of such compo-
nent for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation
System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of
this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation
concerning the future management status of the compo-
nent, and shall submit the recommendation and an evalua-
tion to the Congress. The evaluation shall be conducted
in the same manner as, and subject to the same require-
ments that apply to, the preparation of an environmental
impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental 
Policy 
Act 
of 
1969 
(42 
U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)). The evaluation shall include documentation
of the component’s values as wilderness and as wildlife
habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native
biodiversity, its role in the forest reserve system, a list of
alternative designations for the component consistent with
the purposes of this Act, and a roadless inventory for the
component. No provision of this subsection shall be con-
strued to diminish the responsibilities of the Secretary of
Agriculture with respect to land and resource management
plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
SEC. 504. NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a
special unit of the Forest Service, to be known as the Na-
tional Wildland Recovery Corps. The National Wildland
Recovery Corps shall hire the necessary personnel and
purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land
recovery responsibilities under this title.
(b) RECOVERY PLANS.—Not later than 3 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the National
Wildland Recovery Corps shall develop a wildland recovery
plan for each area of the Recovery System. Each recovery
plan shall detail necessary work and funding requirements
needed to implement the management direction estab-
lished under section 503. Each recovery plan shall take
into account the specific conditions of an area in the Re-
covery System, including soil type, slope, native species
composition, road densities, forest cover, the number of
road 
crossings 
and 
culverts, 
and 
when 
possible,
predevelopment conditions. Each recovery plan shall set
forth definite timelines for expected recovery of the area
to which the plan applies, including a list of management
activities planned each year, with projected dates for re-
covery. Each recovery plan shall map out the portion,
within the area of the Recovery System to which the plan
applies, which will be recovered using active management
efforts, as well as the portion of such area in which natural
recovery will occur. Upon completion, a recovery plan shall
become an amendment to the land and resource manage-
ment plan for the unit of the National Forest System to
which the plan applies.
(c) EVALUATION.—The National Wildland Recovery
Corps shall use measurable criteria to judge the success
of recovery efforts taken pursuant to this section. Such
criteria shall include the results of sediment monitoring,
reductions in open and total road densities, percent forest
cover, increase in stream mileage available to native fish
migrations, the results of hydrological measurements to
determine water flow rates for key watersheds, and the
abundance of management indicator species that are indic-
ative of ecosystem health.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
TITLE VI—IMPLEMENTATION
AND MONITORING
SEC. 601. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Within 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Inte-
rior and Agriculture shall jointly submit to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
a report that details the implementation of this Act. The
report shall also detail any additional work and funding
requirements necessary 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. 602. INTERAGENCY TEAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture
and 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.
(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
the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements
within the Northern Rockies Bioregion.
SEC. 603. 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 State of Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not des-
ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System (under this or any other Act) shall be iden-
tified and evaluated by the panel of independent scientists
appointed under section 601. In identifying and evaluating
these lands, the panel shall make use of existing satellite
information and Geographic Information System data de-
veloped by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, 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 di-
versity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall
forest reserve system. The panel shall make recommenda-
tions regarding the management of the lands, and shall
include the recommendations in the report required by sec-
tion 601.
(b) PROHIBITION.—Until the Congress enacts a law
stating otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruc-
tion, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall
be allowed in the lands described in subsection (a). Addi-
tionally, no oil or gas leasing, mining, or other develop-
ment which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of
these lands shall be allowed on the lands.
SEC. 604. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section and
section 605, the term ‘‘protected areas’’ means the Wilder-
ness areas, National Park and Preserve Study areas,
Wildland Recovery areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and bio-
logical corridors designated by this Act.
(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). The Secretaries, in accordance with such
Act, 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 protect the privacy of religious activities and cultural
uses in such portions by an Indian people. As part of the
preparation of general management plans for the pro-
tected areas, the Secretaries shall request that the chief
executive officers of appropriate Indian tribes make rec-
ommendations with respect to assuring access to impor-
tant sites, enhancing the privacy of traditional cultural
and religious activities, and protecting cultural and reli-
gious sites.
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service
and Bureau of Land Management shall enter into coopera-
tive management agreements with the appropriate Indian
tribes to assure protection of religious, burial, and gath-
ering sites in the protected areas, and shall work coopera-
tively on the management of all uses in the protected areas
that impact Indian lands and people.
SEC. 605. CULTURAL RESOURCES.
In managing the protected areas described in section
604 in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
shall give particular emphasis to the preservation and pro-
tection of cultural resources located within these areas, in
accordance with the Archaeological Resources Protection
Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) and the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Cul-
tural resources within the protected areas shall be man-
aged in consultation with State Historic Preservation Offi-
cers, Indian tribes, and other appropriate parties in the
States affected, with emphasis on the preservation of re-
sources in the areas and the interpretive, educational, and
long-term scientific uses of these resources.
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.
SEC. 702. FUTURE DESIGNATIONS.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as establishing
a precedent with regard to any future designations, includ-
ing designations of wilderness, or as constituting an inter-
pretation of any other Act or designations made pursuant
thereto.
SEC. 703. INDIAN TRIBES.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or
modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe.
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