of the rivers referred to in the amendments made by sec-
tions 601 and 602 are hereby withdrawn, subject to valid 
existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the 
mining laws and from operation of the mineral leasing 
laws during the periods specified in section 7(b) of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(b)). 
SEC. 604. DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND REC-
REATIONAL RIVERS WITHIN TONGASS NA-
TIONAL FOREST. 
Section 3 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274), as amended by section 601, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA.— 
‘‘(1) ANTLER RIVER.—Approximately 13 miles 
of river within VCU 13 and 14 of the Tongass Na-
tional Forest, beginning at the Antler Glacier ap-
proximately 9 miles downstream to the confluence 
with the Gilkey River and then approximately 4 
miles downstream to its terminus at Berners Bay, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(2) GILKEY RIVER.—Approximately 9 miles of 
river within VCU 14 and 15 of the Tongass Na-
tional Forest, from the Gilkey Glacier to the con-
fluence with the Antler River, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(3) BERNERS RIVER.—Approximately 12 miles 
of river within VCU 12 of the Tongass National 
Forest, from the Kakuhan Mountains to Berners 
Bay, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
‘‘(4) DAVIES CREEK.—Approximately 5 miles of 
river within VCU 23 of the Tongass National For-
est, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as follows: 
‘‘(A) Approximately 2.5 miles of river, 
from the Davies Glacier to a point where the 
river crosses onto private land, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) Approximately 2.5 miles of river, 
from a point immediately downstream of the 
private land to the confluence with Cowee 
Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(5) COWEE CREEK.—Approximately 13 miles 
of river within VCU 23 of the Tongass National 
Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as follows: 
‘‘(A) Approximately 10.5 miles of river, 
from the Juneau Icefield to a point 500 feet up-
stream of the road, as a wild river.
‘‘(B) Approximately 2.5 miles of river, 
from a point 500 feet downstream of the road 
to Lynn Canal, as a wild river. 
‘‘(6) DAYEBAS CREEK.—Approximately 5 miles 
of river within VCU 17 of the Tongass National 
Forest, from an unnamed glacier on Mt. Villard to 
Taiya Inlet, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(7) DEEP BAY CREEK.—Approximately 6 miles 
of river within VCU 280 of the Tongass National 
Forest, from its headwaters to Deep Bay, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(8) EAGLE RIVER.—Approximately 4 miles of 
river within VCU 26 of the Tongass National For-
est, from the Eagle Glacier to the confluence with 
the Herbert River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as follows: 
‘‘(A) Approximately 4 miles of river, start-
ing at the Eagle Glacier as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) Approximately 1.5 miles of river, 
from 1 mile above the confluence with the Her-
bert River to the picnic area, as a scenic river.
‘‘(C) Approximately .5 mile of river, from 
the picnic area to Lynn Canal, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(9) ENDICOTT
RIVER.—Approximately 
miles of river within VCU 102 and 107 of the 
Tongass National Forest, from Endicott Lake to 
west Lynn Canal, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(10) FISH BAY RIVER AND HOT SPRINGS.— 
Approximately 9 miles of river within VCU 287 of 
the Tongass National Forest, from its headwaters 
on the north side of Annahootz Mtn. to Fish Bay, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(11) FRED’S CREEK.—Approximately 5 miles 
of river within VCU 308 of the Tongass National 
Forest, from its headwaters below Crater Ridge to 
Sitka Sound, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(12) GOOSE
FLATS
RIVERS
(UPPER
AND 
LOWER FORKS).—Approximately 17 miles of river 
within VCU 224 and 225 of the Tongass National 
Forest, from its headwaters in the Moore Mtns. to 
Tenakee Inlet, to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(13) 
HERBERT
RIVER.—Approximately 
miles of river within VCU 26 of the Tongass Na-
tional Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as follows: 
‘‘(A) Approximately 4 miles of river, start-
ing at the Herbert Glacier, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) Approximately 1.5 miles of river, 
from 1 mile above the confluence with the 
Eagle River to the picnic area, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) Approximately .5 mile of river, from 
the picnic area to east Lynn Canal, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(14) IRIS MEADOWS CREEK.—Approximately 5 
miles of river within VCU 307 of the Tongass Na-
tional Forest, from its headwaters below Mount 
Edgecumbe to Shelikof Bay, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(15) KADASHAN
RIVER.—Approximately 8 
miles of river within VCU 235 of the Tongass Na-
tional Forest, from its headwaters to Tenakee Inlet, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(16) KATZEHIN
RIVER.—Approximately 12 
miles of river within VCU 9 of the Tongass National 
Forest, from the Meade Glacier to Chilkoot Inlet, to