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Section 28, S1⁄2, containing 320 acres, more or 
less.’’. 
(3) In subsection (c), paragraph (9), delete the 
words ‘‘Special Account’’ and substitute, ‘‘fund estab-
lished under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known 
as the ‘Sisk Act’, 16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain avail-
able until expended, for the acquisition of lands for 
National Forest purposes in the State of Montana. 
Funds deposited in the Sisk Act fund shall not be sub-
ject to transfer or reprogramming for wildland fire 
management or any other emergency purposes’’. 
(4) In subsection (c), add a new paragraph (10): 
‘‘(10) WEST YELLOWSTONE GROWTH POLICY.— 
Any lands referenced in subsection (c)(1), which are 
conveyed to the Town of West Yellowstone, Montana, 
shall be subject to the Growth Policy prescribed under 
Montana law, as may be amended from time to time 
(M.C.A. §§ 76–1–601, et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 426. Section 322 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1612 note; Public Law 102–381) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘a Regional 
Forester or’’ before ‘‘the Chief of the Forest Service’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(f) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Any proposed ac-
tion described in subsection (a) that is categorically ex-
cluded from documentation in an environmental assessment 
or environmental impact statement under the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.’’. 
SEC. 427. (a) Subject to valid existing rights, all Fed-
eral lands and interests in lands within the Rocky Moun-
tain Front, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of loca-
tion, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from 
disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing, and all amendments thereto. 
(b) This withdrawal may be revoked by an Act of Con-
gress in the event of a clear and present national emergency 
resulting from a shortage of oil and gas reserves. Any such 
action shall be weighed against the overall public values of 
the public lands involved, including any adverse environ-
mental impacts which are likely to result. 
(c) For purposes of this provision the Federal lands 
within the Rocky Mountain Front are defined as follows 
and as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Rocky Mountain 
Front Mineral Withdrawal Area’’ on file with the Office 
of the Chief of the Forest Service: 
(1) All United States Forest Service lands lo-
cated in the Rocky Mountain Division of the Lewis
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and Clark National Forest. This includes all of the 
Forest Service system lands (totaling 356,111 acres) 
made unavailable for leasing by the August 28, 1997 
Record of Decision for the ‘‘Lewis and Clark National 
Forest Oil and Gas Leasing Environmental Impact 
Statement.’’ These lands are located between Town-
ship 31 North to Township 16 North and Range 13 
West to Range 7 West. 
(2) All United States Forest Service lands that 
lie within the Badger Two Medicine area of the Flat-
head National Forest. This includes: 
T29N, R15W Sect. 23–26, 31–36 
T29N, R14W Sect. 10–16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 
35, 36 
T29N, R13W Sect. 6–9, 16–23, 25–36 
T28N, R14W Sect. 1, 2, 3, 10–15 
T28N, R13W Sect. 2–11, 14–18, 20–23. 
(3) All Bureau of Land Management lands and/ 
or federally owned minerals contiguous to Forest 
Service lands in the Rocky Mountain Division of the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest located in Range 8 
West or Range 7 West between Township 28 North 
and Township 18 North. These include all Bureau of 
Land Management lands and/or Federal minerals 
further described as follows:
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T27N, R9W, Sect. 23, 26, 35 
T26N, R8W, Sect. 18, 29, 30, 31, 32 
T25N, R8W, Sect. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 
20, 30, 31 
T24N, R8W, Sect. 18, 19, 30, 31, 32 
T23N, R8W, Sect. 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 
30, 31 
T22N, R8W, Sect. 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, 31 
T20N, R8W, Sect. 5, 6 
T19N, R8W, Sect. 30, 32 
T18N, R7W, Sect. 30, 32. 
SEC. 428. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—To offset Federal ac-
quisition of the Elkhorn Ranch in Medora, North Dakota, 
the Secretary of Agriculture (‘‘Secretary’’) shall sell, during 
fiscal years 2006 through 2009, those National Forest Sys-
tem lands in Billings County, North Dakota, depicted on 
a map entitled ‘‘Dakota Prairie National Grassland Land 
Sales—February, 2006’’ (hereafter ‘‘Map’’), which map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, DC, and 
the Supervisor, Dakota Prairie National Grasslands, Bis-
marck, North Dakota. 
(b) LAND SALES.— 
(1) The Secretary may prescribe reservations, 
terms, and conditions of sale, and may configure the
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descriptions of the lands subject to sale in order to en-
hance marketability or for management purposes; 
(2) Land shall be sold for cash in an amount no 
less than market value as determined by appraisal or 
competitive sale; 
(3) The Secretary may reject any offer made 
under this section if the Secretary determines, in his 
absolute discretion, that the offer is not adequate or 
not in the public interest; 
(4) Under such terms, conditions, and procedures 
as the Secretary may prescribe, any base property 
landowner holding a current permit to graze any 
land authorized for sale under this section shall have 
a non-assignable first right to buy the land, provided 
the right is exercised within six months of an offer 
from the Secretary; and 
(5) The Secretary may utilize brokers or other 
third parties in the sale of land and, from the pro-
ceeds of the sale, may pay reasonable commissions or 
fees for services rendered. 
(c) RECEIPTS.—From receipts from the sale of lands 
authorized by this section, the Secretary shall first cover 
direct expenses incurred in sale, and any remaining re-
ceipts shall be deposited into the fund established by the 
Act of December 4, 1967, commonly known as the Sisk Act
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(16 U.S.C. § 484a), to be available until expended, for ac-
quisitions of National Forest System lands in North Dakota 
with priority given to lands for which funds have heretofore 
been appropriated for purchase. 
(d) LAND TRANSFERS.— 
(1) It is the intent of Congress that the acreage 
acquired into Federal ownership as a result of the ac-
quisition of Elkhorn Ranch shall be offset by the sale 
or transfer of an equal amount of Federal land. 
(2) If, as of October 1, 2009, the Secretary has 
not sold at least 5,150 acres after the acquisition of 
Elkhorn Ranch, then at the request of and in con-
sultation with the State of North Dakota, the Sec-
retary shall select available parcels identified on the 
Map in a quantity necessary to equal the difference 
between 5,150 acres and the number of acres sold pur-
suant to the authority of this section and convey such 
selected lands to the State pursuant to section 32 of 
the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
1011). 
(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) In the sale or conveyance of any land author-
ized by this section, the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to conduct additional environmental analysis,
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and no sale, offer to sell, or conveyance shall be sub-
ject to administrative appeal. 
(2) The requirement of this section for offset of 
the amount of lands acquired and the amount of 
lands sold or conveyed shall apply only to the Elk-
horn Ranch acquisition and does not apply to any 
other Federal land acquisitions authorized by law. 
SEC. 429. Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and there-
after, the Forest Service shall not change the eligibility re-
quirements for base property and livestock ownership for 
grazing permits on the Dakota Prairie Grasslands that 
were in effect as of July 18, 2005. 
SEC. 430. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to study or enter into a contract with a 
private party to carry out, without specific authorization 
in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive sourcing ac-
tivity of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
the Interior, including support personnel of the Department 
of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, relating 
to wildfire management or wildfire suppression programs. 
SEC. 431. Section 337(a) of the Department of the In-
terior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3012) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’.
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SEC. 432. The Secretary of Agriculture shall (1) com-
plete the final environmental impact statement for the 
Kings River Demonstration Project on the Sierra National 
Forest no later than September 1, 2006, (2) adopt the 
Record of Decision for the Project no later than November 
30, 2006, and (3) render the final disposition on any ad-
ministrative appeals on the Project no later than February 
28, 2007. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Inte-
rior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2007’’.
Calendar No. 507 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H.R. 5386 
[Report No. 109–275] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 19, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations 
JUNE 29, 2006 
Reported with an amendment