I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 488
To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve
study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors
certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washing-
ton, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. RIVERS, Mr.
COSTELLO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. BROWN
of 
Ohio, 
Mr. 
TOWNS, 
Mr. 
PASCRELL, 
Mr. 
GEJDENSON, 
Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MEEHAN,
Mr. FARR of California, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national
park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas,
and biological connecting corridors certain public lands
in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington,
and Wyoming, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1999’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands as wilderness.
Sec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem.
Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.
Sec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem.
Sec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem.
Sec. 106. Islands in the Sky Wilderness.
Sec. 107. Administration.
Sec. 108. Blackfeet Wilderness.
Sec. 109. Water.
TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors.
Sec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors.
Sec. 204. Applicability of title.
Sec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions.
Sec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways.
TITLE III—NATIONAL PARKS, PRESERVES, AND RELATED
STUDIES
Sec. 301. Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve.
Sec. 302. Flathead National Park and Preserve study.
TITLE IV—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS
Sec. 401. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyo-
ming.
TITLE V—NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND
RECOVERY SYSTEM
Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.
Sec. 503. Management of Recovery System.
Sec. 504. National Wildland Recovery Corps.
TITLE VI—IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Sec. 601. Implementation report.
Sec. 602. Interagency team.
Sec. 603. Roadless lands evaluation.
Sec. 604. Review of goals and mandates of Federal natural resource manage-
ment.
Sec. 605. Native American uses.
Sec. 606. Cultural resources.
TITLE VII—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 701. Water rights.
Sec. 702. Future designations.
Sec. 703. Indian tribes.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest
System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or-
egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess outstand-
ing natural characteristics which give them high val-
ues as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic rivers
and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring re-
source of wilderness, wild land areas, and biodiver-
sity for the benefit of the American people.
(2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains
the most diverse array of wild lands remaining south
of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of species
listed as threatened or endangered under section
4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1533(c)). These national interest public lands
are among the most popular wild lands in the Na-
tion, embracing greater ecosystems and national
treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, Greater
Glacier/Northern Continental Divide, Greater Hells
Canyon/Wallowa, 
Greater 
Salmon/Selway, 
and
Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. The head-
waters for nearly two-thirds of the rivers of North
America originate in the Northern Rockies, sending
waters to three oceans and providing critical supplies
of clean water for wildlife and other users.
(3) The wildlife treasures of the Northern
Rockies are of international significance and contain
remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare
and unique plant life.
(4) Wildlife habitat fragmentation due to road-
building, timber harvest, mining, oil and gas explo-
ration, lack of interagency cooperation, and other ac-
tivities has severe effects on the wildlife populations
(including those listed as threatened or endangered
under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their habitat, the
water quality, the ancient forests, and the greater
ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion. Con-
tinued fragmentation and development of the re-
maining roadless and essentially roadless ecosystems
and biological connectors of the Northern Rockies
would cause a loss to the Nation of an entire wild
land region and of the only remaining areas south
of Canada still pristine enough to support popu-
lations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, anad-
romous fish, and numerous other rare and endan-
gered plant and animal life all in one intact bio-
region.
(5) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com-
pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless
wild lands have been developed in the Northern
Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and
wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several
species as threatened or endangered and reduced the
numbers and range of many others, including anad-
romous fish.
(6) A review of the current situation in the
Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for
an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock-
ies Bioregion, which includes core ecosystem reserve
areas and biological connecting corridors necessary
to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter-
change between the core reserve areas.
(7) The economic value to the Nation of most
of these undeveloped areas, left in their natural
state, greatly exceeds any potential return to the
Treasury of the United States from timber harvest
and development. If current Federal land manage-
ment in the Northern Rockies continues to result in
the development of roadless areas, the American
public will be using its tax dollars to fund perma-
nent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and
wildlife habitat, and species and biological diversity.
(8) The congressional review of roadless areas
within National Forest System lands in the States
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyo-
ming has identified areas which, on the basis of
their land form, ecosystem, associated fish and wild-
life, economic value, and location will help to fulfill
the role of the United States Forest Service to en-
sure a quality National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem. The review has identified other areas which
may have outstanding values as national parks and
preserves and wild and scenic rivers. The review has
also identified areas which may not possess out-
standing wilderness attributes and should not now
be designated as components of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System, but which should be stud-
ied to determine their role in maintaining biological
diversity in the Northern Rockies.
(9) Many areas of National Forest System
lands have been damaged and their productivity re-
duced by unwise development practices which have
also impaired ecosystem function and biological di-
versity. The Island Park area adjacent to Yellow-
stone National Park contains large clear-cut areas
right up to the park boundary. Efforts should be
made to return these areas to their former ecological
health and native diversity by designating them as
National Wildland Restoration and Recovery areas.
These efforts should seek to ensure that vital eco-
system components are restored, especially in areas
where wildlife travel corridors and native fish and
wildlife populations have been damaged or elimi-
nated. Restoration efforts should seek to ensure and
maintain genetic interchange, biological diversity,
and restoration of native species diversity through-
out the Northern Rockies Bioregion.
(10) Federal agencies entrusted with managing
the natural resources of the Northern Rockies Bio-
region operate under contradictory congressional
mandates, and thus are in dissension over manage-
ment policies which involve common resources and
greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures and
regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory
for responsible management of nationally important
ecosystems on public lands. Existing laws and regu-
lations have not been sufficient to establish and
maintain agency accountability for public resources.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to designate certain National Forest System
lands and Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Land Management in the States of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as
components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System;
(2) to designate certain National Forest System
lands in the States of Montana, Oregon, and Idaho
as national park and preserve study areas;
(3) to designate certain National Forest System
lands and watercourses in the States of Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington as components of
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
(4) to establish a pilot system of National
Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a
Wildlands Recovery Corps to help restore biological
diversity and native species; and
(5) to establish a system of biological connect-
ing corridors between the core ecosystems in the
Northern Rockies Bioregion.
(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;
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 Washing-
ton, 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 AS WILDERNESS.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the National Forest System lands
and other public lands described in this title in the States
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as
components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem.
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 grizzles 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 1,185,856 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to
each area and dated January 1, 1997, are hereby des-
ignated as wilderness. 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.
(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 shall be incorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area:
Choteau 
Mountain/Teton 
High
Peaks/Deep Creek.
105,593
Lewis & Clark National Forest/
BLM
Renshaw ..........................................
46,602
Lewis & Clark National Forest/
BLM
Swan Front .....................................
168,372
Flathead Lolo National Forest
Swan Crest ......................................
88,795
Flathead National Forest
Limestone Caves/Lost Jack ............
35,932
Flathead National Forest
Monture Creek ................................
98,761
Lolo National Forest
Total ........................................
544,055
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness Area:
Middle Fork .....................................
39,877
Flathead National Forest
South Fork ......................................
20,545
Flathead National Forest
Total ........................................
60,422
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Scapegoat Wilderness Area:
Stonewall Mountain .........................
54,984
Helena National Forest
Silver King/Falls Creek ...................
42,143
Lewis & Clark/Helena National
Forest
Benchmark/Elk Creek .....................
27,721
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Total ........................................
124,848
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Mission Mountains Wilderness Area:
Mission additions .............................
2,444
Flathead National Forest
Marshall Peak .................................
8,769
Lolo National Forest
Total ........................................
11,213
GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area:
Rattlesnake additions ......................
6,000
Lolo National Forest
The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System and each area shall take the name given it in this table:
Badger-Two Medicine ......................
127,708
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Sawtooth Ridge ...............................
14,446
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Mt. 
Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-
Seton.
132,078
Flathead/Kootenai National Forest
Le Beau ...........................................
6,453
Flathead/Kootenai National Forest
Ten Lakes .......................................
43,810
Kootenai National Forest
Lincoln Gulch ..................................
9,057
Helena National Forest
Anaconda Hill .................................
16,316
Helena National Forest
Specimen Creek ...............................
13,483
Helena National Forest
Crater Mountain ..............................
9,611
Helena National Forest
Ogden Mountain ..............................
12,210
Helena National Forest
Nevada Mountain ............................
54,146
Helena National Forest
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ...........
1,185,856
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 3,823,391 acres as generally depicted on the
maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated
January 1, 1997, are hereby designated as wilderness.
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 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 shall be incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area:
Absaroka-Beartooth additions .........
260,732
Gallatin/Custer/Shoshone National
Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness Area:
North Absaroka additions ...............
152,936
Shoshone National Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness Area:
Washakie additions .........................
218,076
Shoshone National Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Teton Wilderness Area:
DuNoir/Pacific 
Creek/Blackrock
Creek.
81,112
Bridger-Teton/Shoshone 
National
Forest
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness Area:
Shoal Creek addition .......................
35,000
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Gros Ventre additions .....................
85,687
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Total ........................................
120,687
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness Area:
Bridger additions ............................
143,300
Bridger-Teton National Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness Area:
Popo Agie additions ........................
47,709
Shoshone National Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness Area:
Winegar Hole addition ....................
4,859
Targhee National Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area:
Cowboys Heaven ..............................
39,670
Gallatin/Beaverhead National For-
est
Lee Metcalf additions ......................
149,043
Gallatin/Beaverhead National For-
est
Total ........................................
188,713
Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System and shall take the name given it in this table:
Gallatin Range ................................
236,802
Gallatin National Forest
Chico Peak ......................................
12,422
Gallatin National Forest
Lionhead ..........................................
47,969
Gallatin/Targhee National Forest
Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake .......
112,739
Custer/Shoshone National Forest
Monument Ridge .............................
17,835
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Munger Mountain ............................
8,427
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Little Sheep Mountain ....................
14,884
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Palisades ..........................................
222,977
Bridger-Teton/Targhee 
National
Forest
Mt Leidy Highlands ........................
165,219
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Salt River Range .............................
227,909
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Grayback Ridge ...............................
294,373
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Commissary Ridge ...........................
94,239
Bridger-Teton National Forest
South Wyoming Range ....................
78,577
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Gannett Hills/Spring Creek ............
76,949
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Little Cottonwood ............................
5,448
Bridger-Teton National Forest
North Mountain ..............................
9,950
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Philips Ridge ...................................
10,316
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Garns Mountain ..............................
104,077
Targhee National Forest
Warm River .....................................
25,579
Targhee National Forest
Snake River .....................................
9,644
Targhee National Forest
Bear Creek ......................................
117,269
Targhee/Caribou National Forest
Stump Creek ...................................
100,526
Caribou National Forest
Caribou ............................................
83,540
Caribou National Forest
Poker Peak ......................................
19,795
Caribou National Forest
Bitters Peak ....................................
12,376
Caribou National Forest
Wolverine Creek ..............................
20,640
Caribou National Forest
Pole Creek .......................................
8,384
Caribou National Forest
Gravelly Mountains .........................
267,553
Beaverhead National Forest
Snowcrest ........................................
97,546
Beaverhead National Forest
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Tobacco Root Mountains .................
101,303
Beaverhead/Deerlodge 
National
Forest
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ...........
3,823,391
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 temper-
ate 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 5,969,804 acres as generally depicted on the
maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated
January 1, 1997, are hereby designated as wilderness.
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 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 shall be incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No Return
Wilderness Area:
Bluejoint ..........................................
62,321
Bitterroot/Salmon National Forests
Camas Creek ...................................
98,152
Challis/Salmon National Forests
Blue Bunch .....................................
10,876
Challis/Boise National Forests
Loon Creek ......................................
103,891
Challis/Sawtooth National Forests
Pinnacle Peak ..................................
10,494
Payette National Forest
Meadow Creek .................................
47,169
Payette National Forest/Boise Na-
tional Forest
Big Creek Fringe ............................
1,030
Payette National Forest
Placer Creek ....................................
6,806
Payette National Forest
Smith Creek ....................................
2,303
Payette National Forest
Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak .............
107,288
Payette National Forest
Bernard ...........................................
19,711
Boise National Forest
Burnt Log .......................................
21,377
Boise National Forest
Whiskey ...........................................
3,799
Boise National Forest
Nameless Creek ...............................
2,231
Boise National Forest
Tennessee ........................................
649
Boise National Forest
Poker Meadows ...............................
968
Boise National Forest
Black Lake ......................................
5,661
Boise National Forest
Panther Creek .................................
35,209
Salmon National Forest
McEleny ...........................................
3,041
Salmon National Forest
Little Horse .....................................
6,425
Salmon National Forest
Oreana .............................................
7,178
Salmon National Forest
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Duck Peak .......................................
45,018
Salmon National Forest
Long Tom ........................................
17,869
Salmon National Forest
Challis Creek ...................................
41,725
Challis National Forest
Seafoam ...........................................
27,048
Challis National Forest
Greylock ...........................................
10,906
Challis National Forest
Rackliff-Gedney ...............................
86,079
Clearwater/Nez 
Perce 
National
Forests
Jersey-Jack .....................................
41,064
Nez Perce National Forest
Mallard ............................................
21,774
Nez Perce National Forest
Marshall Mountain ..........................
5,265
Coeur d’Alene Dist. BLM
Total ........................................
853,319
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness Area:
Gospel Hump Additions ..................
59,679
Nez Perce National Forest
Carey Creek .....................................
9,283
Payette National Forest
Total ........................................
68,962
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area:
Bitterroot additions .........................
123,125
Bitterroot National Forest
Lochsa Face ....................................
68,140
Clearwater National Forest
Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork
Spruce.
54,433
Clearwater National Forest
West Meadow Creek ........................
108,854
Nez Perce National Forest
East Meadow Creek ........................
96,617
Nez Perce National Forest
Lolo Creek .......................................
15,168
Lolo/Clearwater/Bitterroot National
Forests
Total ........................................
466,347
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness Area:
Sawtooth 
completion 
(Hansen
Lakes/Huckleberry/Pettit/Smoky
Mountains/Ten Mile/Black War-
rior/South Boise/Yuba).
523,062
Boise/Sawtooth/Challis 
National
Forests
Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System and shall take the name given it in this table:
French Creek/Patrick Butte ...........
169,350
Payette National Forest
Crystal Mountain ............................
13,054
Payette National Forest
Secesh ..............................................
258,706
Payette National Forest
Needles ............................................
167,274
Payette/Boise National Forests
Caton Lake ......................................
95,570
Payette/Boise National Forests
Mount Heinen .................................
16,594
Boise National Forest
Grape Mountain ..............................
13,086
Boise National Forest
Peace Rock ......................................
181,417
Boise National Forest
Deadwood ........................................
50,589
Boise National Forest
Whitehawk Mountain ......................
8,218
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 ............................
8,547
Boise National Forest
Red Mountain ..................................
106,800
Boise National Forest
Breadwinner ....................................
39,726
Boise National Forest
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Elk Creek ........................................
13,346
Boise National Forest
Steel Mountain ................................
20,951
Boise National Forest
Rainbow ...........................................
16,511
Boise National Forest
Grand Mountain ..............................
13,016
Boise National Forest
Sheep Creek ....................................
86,043
Boise National Forest
Snowbank ........................................
36,596
Boise National Forest
House Mountain ..............................
18,318
Boise National Forest
Danskin/South Fork Boise ..............
34,423
Boise National Forest
Cow Creek .......................................
9,082
Boise National Forest
Lime Creek ......................................
113,527
Boise/Sawtooth National Forests
O’Hara Falls Creek .........................
24,441
Nez Perce National Forest
Lick Point .......................................
7,534
Nez Perce National Forest
Goddard Creek ................................
13,276
Nez Perce National Forest
Middle Fork Face ............................
11,158
Nez Perce National Forest
Clear Creek .....................................
11,398
Nez Perce National Forest
Silver Creek-Pilot Knob ..................
21,523
Nez Perce National Forest
Dixie Summit-Nut Hill ...................
8,651
Nez Perce National Forest
North Fork Slate Creek ..................
11,360
Nez Perce National Forest
Little Slate Creek ............................
14,025
Nez Perce National Forest
John Day .........................................
11,332
Nez Perce National Forest
Perreau Creek .................................
7,309
Salmon National Forest
Napias .............................................
8,070
Salmon National Forest
Napolean Ridge ...............................
52,029
Salmon National Forest
Jesse Creek .....................................
12,759
Salmon National Forest
Haystack Mountain .........................
10,379
Salmon National Forest
Phelan .............................................
11,600
Salmon National Forest
Sheepeater .......................................
33,442
Salmon National Forest
South Fork Deep Creek ..................
11,471
Salmon National Forest
Deep Creek ......................................
6,087
Salmon National Forest
Taylor Mountain .............................
60,304
Salmon/Challis National Forests
Squaw Creek ...................................
96,086
Challis National Forest
White Knob .....................................
62,159
Challis National Forest
Porphyry Peak ................................
47,363
Challis National Forest
Pioneer Mountains ..........................
279,281
Sawtooth/Challis National Forests
Railroad Ridge ................................
41,023
Sawtooth/Challis National Forests
Boulder/White Clouds .....................
434,897
Sawtooth/Challis National Forest/
BLM
Buttercup Mountain ........................
72,743
Sawtooth National Forest
Elk Ridge ........................................
10,565
Sawtooth National Forest
Little Wood River ............................
6,481
Shoshone Dist. BLM
Friedman Creek ..............................
10,968
Shoshone Dist. BLM
Total ........................................
2,938,547
Great Burn Wildlands Complex:
Great Burn (Hoodoo) ......................
248,927
Clearwater/Lolo National Forests
Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/
Rawhide.
62,695
Idaho 
Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater
National Forests
Sheep Mountain/State Line ............
59,417
Idaho 
Panhandle/Lolo 
National
Forests
Mallard-Larkins ..............................
268,421
Clearwater/Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forests
Bighorn-Weitas ...............................
243,556
Clearwater National Forest
North Lochsa Slope ........................
103,603
Clearwater National Forest
Siwash .............................................
8,652
Clearwater National Forest
Pot Mountain ..................................
48,582
Clearwater National Forest
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Moose Mountain ..............................
20,441
Clearwater National Forest
Eldorado Creek ...............................
6,317
Clearwater National Forest
Weir-Post Office ..............................
22,588
Clearwater National Forest
Mosquito Fly ...................................
19,982
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Midget Peak ....................................
6,386
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Total ........................................
1,119,567
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ...........
5,969,804
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 1,071,350
acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles cor-
responding to each area and dated January 1, 1997, 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 shall be incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area:
Cabinet Additions ............................
90,807
Kootenai National Forest
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness Area:
Salmo-Priest Additions ...................
33,964
Colville/Kaniksu National Forests
Each of the following areas shall become a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System and shall take the name given it in this table:
Zulu Creek .......................................
38,256
Kootenai National Forest
Saddle Mountain .............................
30,111
Kootenai National Forest
Roberts Mountain ............................
8,072
Kootenai National Forest
Galena Creek ...................................
18,770
Kootenai National Forest
Berray Mountain .............................
8,187
Kootenai National Forest
Lone Cliff-Smeads ...........................
8,742
Kootenai National Forest
McNeeley .........................................
6,157
Kootenai National Forest
Northwest Peaks .............................
20,960
Kootenai National Forest
Roderick ..........................................
31,148
Kootenai National Forest
Grizzly Peak ....................................
7,475
Kootenai National Forest
West Fork Yaak ..............................
10,788
Kootenai National Forest
Mt. Henry ........................................
17,896
Kootenai National Forest
Alexander Creek ..............................
8,480
Kootenai National Forest
Robinson Mountain .........................
6,719
Kootenai National Forest
Cataract Peak .................................
26,870
Kootenai/Lolo National Forests
Cube Iron-Silcox ..............................
38,077
Kootenai/Lolo National Forests
Sundance Ridge ...............................
8,897
Lolo National Forest
Teepee-Spring Creek .......................
12,371
Lolo National Forest
Scotchman’s Peak ...........................
87,444
Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National
Forests
Elk Creek/Cathedral Peak ..............
33,372
Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National
Forests
Buckhorn Ridge ..............................
42,653
Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle National
Forests
Little Grass Mountain .....................
8,075
Colville/Idaho Panhandle National
Forests
Grassy Top ......................................
24,767
Colville National Forest
Harvey Creek ..................................
13,187
Colville National Forest
GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Abercrombie-Hooknose ....................
35,683
Colville National Forest
South Fork Mountain .....................
15,499
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Continental Mountain .....................
7,874
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Skitwish Ridge ................................
6,870
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
White Mountain ..............................
10,076
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Shafer Peak .....................................
6,295
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Blacktail Mountain ..........................
4,722
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Upper Priest Lake ..........................
13,481
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest .............
104,164
Idaho Panhandle National Forest/
Bureau of Land Management
Saddle Mountain .............................
7,818
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka ......
62,701
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Trestle Peak ....................................
7,565
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Beetop .............................................
14,753
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Packsaddle .......................................
21,576
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Blacktail Mountain ..........................
4,982
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Magee ..............................................
34,490
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Tepee Creek .....................................
4,687
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Trouble Creek ..................................
5,834
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Graham Coal ...................................
11,232
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Grandmother Mountain ...................
36,943
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Pinchot Butte ..................................
11,860
Idaho Panhandle National Forest/
Bureau of Land Management
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ...........
1,071,350
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 1,365,137 acres as generally depicted
on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and
dated January 1, 1997, are hereby designated as wilder-
ness. 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.
(c) 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
Kettle Mountains:
Thirteen Mile ...................................
11,742
Colville National Forest
Bald Snow .......................................
19,045
Colville National Forest
Profanity .........................................
38,741
Colville National Forest
Twin Sisters ....................................
17,081
Colville National Forest
South Huckleberry ..........................
9,609
Colville National Forest
Cougar Mountain ............................
4,454
Colville National Forest
Owl Mountain ..................................
14,881
Colville National Forest
Deer Creek ......................................
9,463
Colville National Forest
Jacknife Mountain ..........................
9,944
Colville National Forest
Paradise ...........................................
6,861
Colville National Forest
Bodie Mountain ...............................
7,172
Colville National Forest
Bulldog Mountain ............................
7,708
Colville National Forest
Hoodoo ............................................
12,987
Colville National Forest
Total ........................................
169,688
Bighorn Mountains:
Cloud Peak Additions ......................
82,242
Bighorn National Forest
Wolf Creek ......................................
46,944
Bighorn National Forest
Little Bighorn .................................
42,637
Bighorn National Forest
Total ........................................
171,823
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Pryor Mountains:
Lost Water Canyon .........................
58,992
Custer 
National 
Forest/Bighorn
National Recreation Area/BLM
Big Pryor Mountain ........................
39,059
Custer National Forest
Total ........................................
98,051
Blue Mountains:
Additions 
to 
Wenaha-Tucannon
Wilderness:
Upper Tucannon .............................
12,864
Umatilla National Forest
W–T Three ......................................
2,375
Umatilla National Forest
Total ........................................
15,239
Willow Springs ................................
9,796
Umatilla National Forest
Asotin Creek ....................................
18,361
Umatilla National Forest
Spangler ..........................................
5,970
Umatilla National Forest
Wenatchee Creek .............................
15,205
Umatilla National Forest
Mill Creek ........................................
23,819
Umatilla National Forest
Walla Walla .....................................
35,343
Umatilla National Forest
Jassaud ...........................................
3,732
Umatilla National Forest
Grande Ronde .................................
20,295
Umatilla National Forest
Texas Butte .....................................
8,323
Umatilla National Forest
Skookum ..........................................
7,759
Umatilla National Forest
Potamus ..........................................
5,524
Umatilla National Forest
South Fork-Tower ...........................
16,706
Umatilla National Forest
Squaw ..............................................
7,462
Umatilla National Forest
Greenhorn Mountain .......................
18,607
Umatilla National Forest
Lookingglass ....................................
4,650
Umatilla National Forest
Horseshoe Ridge ..............................
5,896
Umatilla National Forest
Hellhole/Mount Emily .....................
68,988
Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman 
Na-
tional Forest
North Mount Emily .........................
4,995
Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman 
Na-
tional Forest
Beaver Creek ...................................
12,073
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Twin Mountain ................................
58,240
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Upper Grande Ronde ......................
7,984
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Marble Point ...................................
7,014
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Total Umatilla/Wallowa-Whit-
man National Forests.
366,742
Baldy Mountain ...............................
6,461
Malheur National Forest
Dixie Butte ......................................
12,921
Malheur National Forest
Murderers Creek .............................
24,631
Malheur National Forest
Flag Creek .......................................
7,268
Malheur National Forest
Fox Creek ........................................
6,087
Malheur National Forest
Glacier Mountain .............................
24,692
Malheur National Forest
Jumpoff Joe ....................................
30,789
Malheur National Forest
Malheur River .................................
12,937
Malheur National Forest
McClellan Mountain ........................
21,736
Malheur National Forest
Myrtle-Silvies ...................................
11,280
Malheur National Forest
Nipple Butte ....................................
11,509
Malheur National Forest
North Fork Malheur River ..............
25,415
Malheur National Forest
Pine Creek .......................................
13,580
Malheur National Forest
Shaketable .......................................
6,926
Malheur National Forest
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS—Continued
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Utley Butte .....................................
11,069
Malheur National Forest
Monument Rock ..............................
5,330
Malheur National Forest
Total Malheur National Forest
232,631
Flint Range .....................................
66,496
Deerlodge National Forest
Fred Burr ........................................
6,113
Deerlodge National Forest
Elkhorn Mountains .........................
82,278
Helena National Forest
Cache Peak ......................................
25,949
Sawtooth National Forest
Mount Naomi/Worm Creek .............
67,901
Caribou National Forest
Cuddy Mountain ..............................
46,595
Payette National Forest
Council Mountain ............................
15,631
Payette National Forest
Island Wilderness Total ...........
1,365,137
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 123,000 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine
Area, as depicted on the map dated January 1, 1997, 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 4,860,497 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to
each area and dated January 1, 1997, are hereby des-
ignated as biological connecting corridors. The biological
connecting 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
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor-Lolo-Bitterroot-Deerlodge-Beaverhead
National Forests:
Welcome Creek Addition ...............
1,096
Lolo National Forest
Anaconda Pintlar Additions ..........
81,919
Bitterroot/Deerlodge/Beaverhead
National Forests
Sapphire ........................................
119,164
Bitterroot/Deerlodge 
National
Forests
Stony Mountain .............................
111,017
Lolo/Deerlodge/Beaverhead 
Na-
tional Forests
Quigg Peak ....................................
84,984
Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests
Silver King ....................................
49,875
Lolo/Deerlodge National Forests
Emerine .........................................
16,187
Deerlodge National Forest
Sleeping Child ...............................
21,755
Bitterroot National Forest
Beaver Lake ..................................
16,201
Beaverhead National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 502,194
(b) 119,914
Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest:
Mount Bushnell .............................
38,637
Lolo National Forest
Cherry Peak ..................................
37,803
Lolo National Forest
Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff ........
17,441
Lolo National Forest
South Siegel/South Cutoff ............
13,913
Lolo National Forest
North Siegel ..................................
8,691
Lolo National Forest
Reservation Divide ........................
24,607
Lolo National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 141,092
(b) 242,885
Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor-Lolo National Forest:
Burdette ........................................
16,226
Lolo National Forest
Petty Mountain/Deep Creek ..........
22,413
Lolo National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 38,639
(b) 115,138
Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridor-Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forest:
Fleecer ...........................................
35,576
Deerlodge/Beaverhead 
National
Forests
Highlands ......................................
20,149
Deerlodge National Forest
Basin Creek ...................................
9,326
Deerlodge National Forest
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Granulated Mountain ....................
14,224
Beaverhead National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 79,275
(b) 105,215
Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor-Kootenai National Forest:
Gold Hill ........................................
15,556
Gold Hill West ..............................
15,683
Kootenai National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 31,239
(b) 161,280
Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor-Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater National For-
ests:
Maple Peak ...................................
16,224
Lolo/Idaho 
Panhandle/Kootenai
National Forests
Storm Creek ..................................
8,415
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Hammond Creek ...........................
14,539
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
North Fork ....................................
30,475
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Big Creek ......................................
78,627
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Lost Creek .....................................
11,577
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
East Cathedral Peak .....................
22,226
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Spion Kop .....................................
21,768
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Roland Point .................................
6,005
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Trout Creek ...................................
41,390
Idaho 
Panhandle/Kootenai 
Na-
tional Forests
Wonderful Peak .............................
6,930
Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National
Forests
Stevens Peak .................................
5,909
Idaho 
Panhandle/Lolo 
National
Forests
Evans Gulch ..................................
8,059
Lolo National Forest
Gilt Edge-Silver Creek ..................
8,570
Lolo National Forests
Ward Eagle ...................................
8,874
Lolo National Forest
Marble Point .................................
10,699
Lolo National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 300,287
(b) 204,918
Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridor:
Total.
(a)
See Total Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk
(b) 97,280
Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor:
Total.
(a) 0
(b) 42,880
Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor-Beaverhead National Forest:
West Pioneers ................................
246,565
Beaverhead National Forest
Call Mountain ................................
8,794
Beaverhead National Forest
Cattle Gulch Ridge ........................
19,157
Beaverhead National Forest
East Pioneers ................................
143,482
Beaverhead National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 417,998
(b) 38,400
Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridor-Bitterroot-Salmon-Beaverhead-Targhee Na-
tional Forests:
Tolan Creek ...................................
14,278
Bitterroot National Forest
Allan Mountain .............................
159,127
Bitterroot/Salmon National For-
ests
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Anderson Mountain .......................
48,947
Beaverhead/Salmon National For-
ests
West Big Hole ...............................
212,295
Beaverhead/Salmon National For-
ests
Goat Mountain ..............................
43,772
Beaverhead/Salmon National For-
ests
Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maid-
en.
303,422
Beaverhead/Salmon/Targhee 
Na-
tional Forests
Garfield Mountain .........................
87,867
Beaverhead/Targhee 
National
Forests
Four Eyes Canyon ........................
7,141
Beaverhead National Forest
Tendoy Mountains .........................
58,673
Beaverhead National Forest
Saginaw Creek ..............................
7,532
Beaverhead National Forest
Tash Peak .....................................
60,780
Beaverhead National Forest
Raynolds Pass ...............................
7,179
Targhee National Forest
Two Top ........................................
6,777
Targhee National Forest
Signal Peak ...................................
8,165
Targhee National Forest
Mount Jefferson/Centennials ........
83,554
Targhee/Beaverhead 
National
Forest/BLM
Total ......................................
(a) 1,109,509
(b) 584,960
French Creek/Hells Canyon Study
Area Corridor: Total.
(a) 0
(b) 33,920
Lemhi Mountains Corridor-Salmon-Challis-Targhee National Forest:
North Lemhi Mountains ...............
301,647
Salmon/Challis National Forests
Diamond Peak ...............................
167,319
Salmon/Challis/Targhee 
National
Forests
Black Canyon ................................
5,502
Idaho Falls Dist. BLM
Warm Creek ..................................
6,404
Salmon National Forest
Goldbug Ridge ...............................
12,091
Salmon National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 492,963
(b) 20,480
Lost River Range Corridor-Challis National Forest:
Borah Peak ...................................
135,074
Challis National Forest/Salmon
Dist. BLM
King Mountain ..............................
83,462
Challis National Forest
Grouse Peak ..................................
8,156
Challis National Forest
Red Hill .........................................
14,402
Challis National Forest
Jumpoff Mountain ........................
12,491
Challis National Forest
Wood Canyon ................................
7,505
Challis National Forest
Pahsimeroi .....................................
75,920
Challis National Forest
Burnt Creek ..................................
21,680
Salmon/Idaho Falls Dist. BLM
Hawley Mountain ..........................
17,422
Idaho Falls Dist. BLM
Total ......................................
(a) 376,112
(b) 0
Frank Church Complex/Lemhi
Range Corridor: Total.
(a) 0
(b) 59,726
Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor:
Jerry Peak .....................................
26,341
Salmon Dist. BLM
Jerry Peak West ...........................
12,452
Salmon Dist. BLM
Corral-Horse Basin .......................
69,169
Salmon Dist. BLM
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Appendicitis Hill ...........................
25,842
Idaho Falls Dist. BLM
White-Knob Mountains .................
10,149
Idaho Falls Dist. BLM
Total ......................................
(a) 143,953
(b) 9,600
Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor: Total ..
(a) 0
(b) 21,120
Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors:
Tenderfoot/Deep Creek .................
105,008
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Middle Fork Judith .......................
84,040
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Pilgrim Creek ................................
46,426
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Paine Gulch ...................................
7,828
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Sawmill Gulch ...............................
11,610
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Spring Creek .................................
17,512
Lewis and Clark National Forest
TW Mountain ................................
8,177
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Big Baldy ......................................
42,495
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Granite Mountain ..........................
10,072
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Tollgate-Sheep ...............................
24,766
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Mount High ...................................
32,609
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Bluff Mountain ..............................
36,746
Lewis and Clark National Forest
North Fork Smith .........................
8,711
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Big Snowies ...................................
104,860
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Highwoods .....................................
24,537
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Highwood Baldy ............................
15,587
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Calf Creek .....................................
9,876
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Eagle Park ....................................
5,721
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Castle Mountains ..........................
28,350
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Box Canyon ...................................
15,110
Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National
Forests
Crazy Mountains ...........................
159,291
Lewis and Clark/Gallatin National
Forests
Gates of the Mountains Additions
19,904
Helena National Forest
Lazyman Gulch .............................
11,869
Helena National Forest
Mt. Baldy ......................................
18,521
Helena National Forest
Camas Creek .................................
27,405
Helena National Forest
Jericho Mountain ..........................
11,633
Helena National Forest
Irish Gulch ....................................
7,259
Helena National Forest
Grassy Mountain ...........................
7,261
Helena National Forest
Middleman/Hedges Mountain .......
33,542
Helena National Forest
Hellgate Gulch ..............................
17,378
Helena National Forest
Cayuse Mountain ..........................
22,092
Helena National Forest
Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot
Meadows.
53,473
Helena/Deerlodge National For-
ests
Whitetail-Haystack ........................
70,352
Deerlodge National Forest
O’Neil Creek ..................................
6,253
Deerlodge National Forest
Bridger ..........................................
51,345
Gallatin National Forest
Total ......................................
(a) 1,157,619
(b) 552,190
Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor:
Seven Lakes ..................................
59,613
Bridger-Teton/Shoshone National
Forests
Total ......................................
(a) 59,613
Total ......................................
(b) 103,680
Name of Area
Approximate
Acreage
Location
Corridor Total .......................
(a) 4,850,497
Corridor Total .......................
(b) 2,513,586
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 said lands 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.
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
shall be compelled, under any circumstances, to comply
with this title. However, private landowners may enter into
cooperative agreements with the Federal Government 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 to
ensure that portions of the biological connecting corridors
designated by this title that are located within areas under
the ownership of such landowners or tribes shall be man-
aged in a manner similar to that required by this title
for lands within the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, Bu-
reau of Land Management, and United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
(b) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
shall seek to accomplish land trades or acquisitions in
order to accomplish the purposes of this title when the
Secretary concerned considers such action to be appro-
priate.
(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.
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The roads and highways referred
to in subsection (a) are U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway
2; U.S. Highway 95; U.S. Highway 10; U.S. Highway 12;
U.S. Highway 20; U.S. Highway 89; U.S. Highway 91;
Interstate Highway 15; Interstate Highway 90; Idaho
State Highway 28; Idaho State Highway 29; Idaho State
Highway 87; Idaho State Highway 3; Montana State
Highway 200; Montana State Highway 37; Montana State
Highway 38; Montana State Highway 135; Montana State
Highway 83; Montana State Highway 43; Montana State
Highway 56; Montana State Highway 324; Montana State
Highway 278; Montana State Highway 87; Montana State
Highway 2; Montana State Highway 298; Montana State
Highway 293; Montana State Highway 294; Montana
State Highway 58; Montana Secondary Road 508; Mon-
tana Secondary Road 278; Montana Secondary Road 279;
Montana Secondary Road 324; Montana Secondary Road
411; Montana Secondary Road 92; the Thompson Pass
Road (Montana-Idaho); the Moyie Springs to East Port
Road (Idaho); the Red Rock Pass Road (Montana);
Boundary County (ID) Route 18; Boundary County (ID)
Route 47; Boundary County (ID) Route 3; Boundary
County (ID) Route 34; Lolo National Forest Route 102;
Gallatin National Forest Route 259; Kelly Canyon Road
(Gallatin NF); Middle Fork Canyon Road (Gallatin NF);
Lewis and Clark County Road 280 (MT); Lewis and Clark
County Road 164 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road
4 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 291 (MT); Lewis
and Clark County Road 287 (MT); and the Pahsimeroi
Road (Butte County, ID).
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 deepest river-carved canyon in the
world at over 8,000 feet deep, the Hells Canyon of
the Snake River forms the centerpiece of the rugged
Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa region.
(2) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indi-
ans and their famous leader Chief Joseph, the re-
gion abounds in cultural and archaeological sites.
(3) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes
the 10,000 foot peaks of the Wallowa and Seven
Devils Mountains, old growth forests of ponderosa
pine and larch, and the desert-like canyon walls
themselves.
(4) The Imnaha River Chinook salmon are
among the largest salmon in the Nation.
(5) Wildlife in the region includes one of the
largest free-roaming elk herds in the Nation.
(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 map entitled ‘‘Hells Canyon/
Chief Joseph National Preserve’’ and dated January,
1999.
(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.
(2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In administer-
ing the national preserve, the Secretary shall give
special consideration to preserving scenery, water
quality and fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and
wildlife habitat for threatened and endangered spe-
cies. Within the national preserve, the Secretary
shall not authorize or permit the construction of any
road and shall implement a program for road clo-
sures based on the needs of wildlife, the review con-
tained in title VI of this Act, the prevention of the
spread of non-native plants, and the need for
backcountry areas.
(c) EFFECT ON WILDERNESS AREAS AND WILD AND
SCENIC RIVERS.—The designation of the national pre-
serve shall have no effect on the boundaries or manage-
ment of any wilderness areas or wild and scenic river lo-
cated within the boundaries of the national preserve.
(d) EFFECT ON LIVESTOCK ALLOTMENTS.—Within
the national preserve, the Secretary shall implement a pro-
gram to close all vacant livestock allotments and to nego-
tiate the purchase of active livestock allotment grazing al-
locations from the permittees. All vacant and vacated al-
lotments shall be closed upon purchase.
(e) MOTORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall regulate
all motorized uses of the national preserve to meet the
special considerations stated in subsection (c)(2). Exclu-
sion of terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic motorized uses of
the national preserve shall be implemented at the discre-
tion of the Secretary to protect scenery, water quality and
fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and wildlife habitat
for threatened and endangered species and to protect wil-
derness values.
(f) PARTICIPATION IN DAM RELICENSING.—The Sec-
retary shall authorize the involvement of the Department
of the Interior in the process by which the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission will consider the relicensing of the
Hells Canyons dams complex, including Brownlee, Oxbow,
and Hells Canyon dams. Within this process, the Depart-
ment shall advocate for a determination of these dams
that protects the natural and ecosystem values of the
Snake River below Oxbow Dam.
(g) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Within the national
preserve, the Secretary shall implement a program of eco-
system restoration, including the following:
(1) Non-chemical eradication of non-native
vegetation.
(2) Restoration of the habitat of indigenous
species including sharptail grouse, pine marten, wol-
verine, goshawk, redband trout, and chinook salmon.
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 1, 1997.
(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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a wild river and the segment within the
Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs downstream
approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest boundary,
as generally depicted on such map, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 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 1,
1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,
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 1, 1997; to
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 1, 1997; to
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 rec-
reational 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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 1, 1997; to be admin-
istered 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 administered
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 1, 1997; to be administered 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the North
Boundary of the Frank Church River of No Return Wil-
derness 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered 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 1, 1997; to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river, except for the 1-mile segment above the confluence
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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, 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 boundary, as a sce-
nic 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 1, 1997; to be adminis-
tered 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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 1, 1997; to be adminis-
tered 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 1, 1997; to be administered 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 1, 1997; to be adminis-
tered 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 1, 1997;
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a
wild river and the segment from the Bob Marshall Wilder-
ness boundary downstream approximately 1.3 miles to its
confluence with the South Fork, to 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
1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 1, 1997; to be administered 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary 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 1,
1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered 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 1, 1997; to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec-
reational 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered 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 1, 1997; to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the seg-
ment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm
River, to 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 1,
1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
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 1, 1997; to 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment from the
northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S. down-
stream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork Rest
Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated January 1,
1997; to 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, as a wild river; and the segment from the south-
east corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S., downstream
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 Janu-
ary 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 1, 1997;
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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 1, 1997; to be administered 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered 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 1, 1997;
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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
1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river,
and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream approxi-
mately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Scenic
River’ and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from the end
of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to the con-
fluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally depicted
on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Scenic River’
and dated January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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
1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 1, 1997; to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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 1, 1997; to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the seg-
ment from Turpin Meadows downstream approximately 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 1, 1997; to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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
1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 1, 1997;
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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 1, 1997; to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(
) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source
downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of
Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated
January 1, 1997; to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘( ) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot
Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising approxi-
mately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated January 1,
1997; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a wild river.
‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest
and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound-
ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with
Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down-
stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising
approximately 102 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild and Scenic
River, and dated January 1, 1997, to be administered by
the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture as a wild
river with the exception of the segment from the north
boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the mouth of
Yankee Jim Canyon, which shall be administered as a sce-
nic 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 1, 1997, to be ad-
ministered 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’,
dated March 1, 1997, to 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’, dated March 1, 1997, to be adminis-
tered 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’, dated March 1,
1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
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’, dated March 1, 1997,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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’, dated March 1, 1997, to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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’, dated March 1, 1997,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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’, dated March
1, 1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 approximately 6
miles, to be administered by the Secretary 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’, dated
March 1, 1997, to 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’, to be administered by the Sec-
retary 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’, dated March 1,
1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
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,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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’, dated March 1,
1997, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
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, to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce-
nic 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’, dated March 1, 1997,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 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’,
dated March 1, 1997, to 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