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.