I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2908
To provide additional protections for National Forest System lands in Alaska
through the designation of wilderness areas, wilderness study areas,
Land Use Designation II management areas, restoration areas, special
management areas, and additional components of the national wild and
scenic rivers system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2001
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. STARK, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
HOEFFEL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. FILNER, Ms. LEE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
PAYNE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. PELOSI,
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HALL of
Ohio, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. LUTHER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. ROTH-
MAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FORD, Ms. BROWN
of Florida, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WEINER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. THOMPSON
of Mississippi, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. OLVER,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. GEORGE
MILLER of California, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois,
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FARR of California, Mrs.
JONES of Ohio, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. RIVERS,
Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island,
Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. TIERNEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. FRANK, Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BALDACCI,
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. OWENS, Mrs.
LOWEY, and Mr. INSLEE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide additional protections for National Forest System
lands in Alaska through the designation of wilderness
areas, wilderness study areas, Land Use Designation II
management areas, restoration areas, special manage-
ment areas, and additional components of the national
wild and scenic rivers system.
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
‘‘Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional intent.
Sec. 3. Reference map.
TITLE I—ADDITIONAL WILDERNESS AREAS IN ALASKA
NATIONAL FORESTS
Sec. 101. Designation of wilderness areas, Chugach National Forest.
Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness areas, Tongass National Forest.
TITLE II—WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS IN CHUGACH NATIONAL
FOREST
Sec. 201. Designation of wilderness study areas.
TITLE III—LAND USE DESIGNATION II AREAS IN TONGASS
NATIONAL FOREST
Sec. 301. Designation of additional Land Use Designation II areas.
TITLE IV—RESTORATION AREAS IN TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
Sec. 401. Designation of restoration areas.
TITLE V—SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS IN TONGASS NATIONAL
FOREST
Sec. 501. Designation of special management areas.
TITLE VI—WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS IN
ALASKA NATIONAL FORESTS
Sec. 601. Designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers within Chugach
National Forest.
Sec. 602. Designation of certain rivers within Chugach National Forest for
study for potential addition to system.
Sec. 603. Withdrawal.
Sec. 604. Designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers within Tongass
National Forest.
Sec. 605. Special administrative provisions.
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. 701. Maps and legal description.
Sec. 702. Fish and wildlife.
Sec. 703. Management of newly acquired lands.
Sec. 704. Water rights.
Sec. 705. Withdrawal.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.
It is the intent of Congress in this Act—
(1) to safeguard certain lands in the Chugach
and Tongass National Forests in Alaska in per-
petuity to preserve the wilderness values of these
lands;
(2) to guarantee the public’s use and enjoyment
of these lands through nondestructive uses, including
hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and wildness ap-
preciation; and
(3) to continue to provide an opportunity for
residents of Alaska to engage in a subsistence way
of life.
SEC. 3. REFERENCE MAP.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Alaska Rainforest Map’’
means the following two maps prepared in connection with
this Act:
(2) Resurrection Creek Wilderness, consisting
of approximately 166,500 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Resurrec-
tion Creek Wilderness’’.
(3) Turnagain Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 41,500 acres, as generally depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Turnagain Wilder-
ness’’.
(4) Brown Bear Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 42,000 acres, as generally depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Brown Bear Wilder-
ness’’.
(5) Kenai Headwaters Wilderness, consisting of
approximately 242,300 acres, as generally depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Kenai Head-
waters Wilderness’’.
(6) Twentymile River Wilderness, consisting of
approximately 111,900 acres, as generally depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Twentymile River
Wilderness’’.
(7) Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 1,227,700 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as
‘‘Nellie-Juan-College Fiord Wilderness’’.
(8) Gravina River Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 123,300 acres, as generally depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Gravina River Wil-
derness’’.
(9) Big Islands Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 328,200 acres, as generally depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Big Islands Wilder-
ness’’.
(10) Eyak Wilderness, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,700 acres, as generally depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Eyak Wilderness’’.
(11) Salmon Creek Wilderness, consisting of
approximately 85,500 acres, as generally depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Salmon Creek Wil-
derness’’.
(12) Tasnuna North Wilderness, consisting of
approximately 66,100 acres, as generally depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Tasnuna North Wil-
derness’’.
(13) Tasnuna South Wilderness, consisting of
approximately 202,200 acres, as generally depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Tasnuna South
Wilderness’’.
(14) Copper Delta River Wilderness, consisting
of approximately 1,029,400 acres, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘Copper River Delta Wil-
derness’’.
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS, TONGASS
NATIONAL FOREST.
In furtherance of the provisions of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain public lands within the
Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together com-
prise approximately 3,198,700 acres and are depicted as
‘‘Proposed Wilderness’’ on the Alaska Rainforest Map, are
hereby designated as wilderness. The wilderness areas are
deemed to be incorporated into the indicted wilderness
area designated by section 703 of the Alaska National In-
terest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487; 94
Stat. 2418) or shall be an additional component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, with the no-
menclature and approximate acreage as follows:
(1) Berners Bay Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 265,700 acres, and given map reference
#2.
(2) Chilkat Range additions to Endicott River
Wilderness, consisting of approximately 269,200
acres, and given map reference #3.
(3) Chuck River Wilderness additions, con-
sisting of approximately 46,700 acres, and given
map reference #8.
(4) Kadashan River Wilderness, consisting of
approximately 37,600 acres, and given map ref-
erence #7.
(5) Mansfield Peninsula Wilderness addition to
Admiralty Island National Monument, consisting of
approximately 65,800 acres, and given map ref-
erence #10.
(6) Port Houghton-Farragut Bay Wilderness,
consisting of approximately 325,400 acres, and given
map reference #10.
(7) Petersburg Creek Wilderness additions, con-
sisting of approximately 8,400 acres, and given map
reference #12.
(8) Russell Fjord Wilderness additions, con-
sisting of approximately 513,000 acres, and given
map reference #1.
(9) South Baranof Wilderness additions, con-
sisting of approximately 97,600 acres, and given
map reference #13.
(10) South Etolin Island Wilderness additions,
consisting of approximately 85,200 acres, and given
map reference #16.
(11) South Prince of Wales Wilderness addi-
tions, consisting of approximately 175,900 acres,
and given map reference #18.
(12) Speel-Whiting River Wilderness, consisting
of approximately 424,300 acres, and given map ref-
erence #5.
(13) Tebenkof-Kuiu Wilderness additions, con-
sisting of approximately 137,400 acres, and given
map references #15.
(14) Thomas Bay, Twin Peaks Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 373,700 acres, and given
map reference #11.
(15) Trap Bay Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,300 acres, and given map reference
#6.
(16) West Chichagof Island Wilderness addi-
tions, consisting of approximately 44,900 acres, and
given map reference #9.
(17) West Duncan Canal and Castle River Wil-
derness, consisting of approximately 311,000 acres,
and given map reference #14.
(18) Wolf Lake addition to Karta River Wilder-
ness, consisting of approximately 3,600 acres, and
given map reference #17.
(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than three
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to the President and
the Congress a report, prepared in accordance with sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 3 of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1132), containing the results of the review.
(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—As part of the re-
view of the wilderness study areas identified in paragraphs
(3) and (5) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture
shall investigate possible Federal acquisition of the sub-
surface estate through purchase or exchange.
TITLE III—LAND USE DESIGNA-
TION II AREAS IN TONGASS
NATIONAL FOREST
SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL LAND USE DES-
IGNATION II AREAS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Certain public lands within the
Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together com-
prise approximately 5,824,500 acres and are depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map as ‘‘LUDII areas’’, are hereby
designated as Land Use Designation II lands, with the
nomenclature and approximate acreage described in the
amendment made by subsection (b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED AREAS.—Section
508 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act, as added by section 201 of the Tongass Timber Re-
form Act (Public Law 101–626; 104 Stat. 4428), is
amended
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ALLOCATIONS TO LUD
II.—’’ before ‘‘The following’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) POINT ADOLPHUS-MUD BAY ADDITION.—
Certain lands comprising approximately 4,600 acres
and given map reference #26.
‘‘(14) ANAN CREEK ADDITION.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 26,200 acres and given
map reference #54.
‘‘(15) BIG CREEK.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 71,100 acres and given map reference
#37.
‘‘(16) BLACK BEAR.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 19,300 acres and given map reference
#71.
‘‘(17) MT. 
CALDER-MT. 
HOLBROOK
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain lands comprising approximately
31,800 acres and given map reference #55.
‘‘(18) CATHERINE ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 15,100 acres and given map
reference #33.
‘‘(19) CHICKEN
CREEK/NEKA
WEST.—Certain
lands comprising approximately 95,700 acres and
given map reference #27.
‘‘(20) CHOLOMONDELY.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 72,700 acres and given map
reference #78.
‘‘(21) CLEVELAND PENINSULA.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 331,585 acres and given
map reference #66.
‘‘(22) DEER ISLAND.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 7,200 acres and given map reference
#58.
‘‘(23) DOUGLAS ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 27,700 acres and given map
reference #25.
‘‘(24) DUKE
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 46,100 acres and given map
reference #85.
‘‘(25) EEK
LAKE.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 12,100 acres and given map reference
#81.
‘‘(26) GEORGE, CARROLL, THORNE INLETS.—
Certain lands comprising approximately 99,300
acres and given map reference #76.
‘‘(27) GRAVINA
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 38,000 acres and given map
reference #80.
‘‘(28) GREATER 11 MILE.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 85,300 acres and given map
reference #68.
‘‘(29) GREATER TROCADERO/SODA BAY.—Cer-
tain lands comprising approximately 59,900 acres
and given map reference #77.
‘‘(30) GRINDALL.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 7,600 acres and given map reference
#73.
‘‘(31) HECETA
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 16,600 acres and given map
reference #65.
‘‘(32) HONKER DIVIDE-SAKAR LAKE.—Certain
lands comprising approximately 155,400 acres and
given map reference #64.
‘‘(33) KADIN
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 2,000 acres and given map
reference #45.
‘‘(34) KRUZOF
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 106,500 acres and map ref-
erence #36.
‘‘(35) LAKE
REDFIELD.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 16,600 acres and given map
reference #19.
‘‘(36) LINCOLN
MOUNTAINS.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 114,400 acres and given
map reference #59.
‘‘(37) LISIANSKI
RIVER
ADDITIONS.—Certain
lands comprising approximately 35,000 acres and
given map reference #31.
‘‘(38) MITKOF
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 60,300 acres and map ref-
erence #44.
‘‘(39) MT. DOLLY.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 7,000 acres and given map reference
#57.
‘‘(40) N. ETOLIN ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 39,700 acres and given map
reference #51.
‘‘(41) NAHA RIVER ADDITION.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 144,700 acres and given
map reference #70.
‘‘(42) NE BARANOF.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 258,800 acres and given map ref-
erence #34.
‘‘(43) NE CHICHAGOF.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 78,600 acres and given map
reference #28.
‘‘(44) NE KUIU.—Certain lands comprising ap-
proximately 47,500 acres and given map reference
#39.
‘‘(45) NE KUPREANOF.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 36,800 acres and given map
reference #38.
‘‘(46) NUNATAK/LYNN
CANAL.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 1,000,900 acres and given
map reference #22.
‘‘(47) 
NUTKWA
RIVER
ADDITION.—Certain
lands comprising approximately 21,600 acres and
given map reference #82.
‘‘(48) ORCHARD
LAKE.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 60,800 acres and given map
reference #63.
‘‘(49) TENAKEE
RIDGE.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 94,000 acres and given map
reference #30.
‘‘(50) PORT
CAMDEN.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 38,800 acres and given map
reference #43.
‘‘(51) PORT LUCY.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 23,100 acres and given map reference
#48.
‘‘(52) RATZ POINT.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 31,900 acres and given map reference
#61.
‘‘(53) RED BAY.—Certain lands comprising ap-
proximately 38,400 acres and given map reference
#53.
‘‘(54) ROCKY PASS.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 80,500 acres and given map reference
#41.
‘‘(55) RUSH PEAK.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 12,400 acres and given map reference
#69.
‘‘(56) SALMON BAY LAKE ADDITIONS.—Certain
lands comprising approximately 11,500 acres and
given map reference #50.
‘‘(57) OUTSIDE ISLANDS ADDITIONS.—Certain
lands comprising approximately 26,300 acres and
given map reference #72.
‘‘(58) SE CHICHAGOF.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 75,800 acres and given map
reference #32.
‘‘(59) SEA OTTER SOUND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 17,400 acres and given map
reference #60.
‘‘(60) SECURITY
BAY.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 37,300 acres and given map
reference #40.
‘‘(61) SHELTER ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 2,500 acres and given map
reference #23.
‘‘(62) SITKA SOUND.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 289,900 acres and given map ref-
erence #35.
‘‘(63) SKOWL ARM.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 53,200 acres and given map reference
#75.
‘‘(64) SOUTH
LINDENBERG.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 33,200 acres and given
map reference #42.
‘‘(65) SOUTH
ROCKS.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 6,900 acres and given map
reference #86.
‘‘(66) SUKKWAN ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 40,100 acres and given map
reference #85.
‘‘(67) SULLIVAN ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 4,000 acres and given map
reference #21.
‘‘(68) SUMEZ
ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 28,400 acres and given map
reference #79.
‘‘(69) TAKU RIVER.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 300,800 acres and given map ref-
erence #24.
‘‘(70) THORNE
HEAD.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 8,300 acres and given map
reference #67.
‘‘(71) TUXEKAN ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 2,400 acres; map reference
#62.
‘‘(72) TWELVEMILE ARM.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 69,400 acres and given map
reference #74.
‘‘(73) UPPER TENAKEE INLET.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 158,200 acres and given
map reference #29.
‘‘(74) WEST DALL ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 102,100 acres and given map
reference #84.
‘‘(75) WHALE PASS.—Certain lands comprising
approximately 21,400 acres and given map reference
#56.
‘‘(76) WORONKOFSKI
ISLAND.—Certain lands
comprising approximately 11,900 acres and given
map reference #47.
‘‘(77) WRANGELL ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 73,400 acres and given map
reference #52.
‘‘(78) YAKUTAT FORELANDS ADDITION.—Cer-
tain lands comprising approximately 164,000 acres
and given map reference #20.
‘‘(79) ZAREMBO ISLAND.—Certain lands com-
prising approximately 68,300 acres and given map
reference #49.
‘‘(80) AARON
CREET, 
MT. 
CLOUD, 
EAGLE
RIVER.—Certain lands comprising approximately
638,900 acres and given map reference #46.
‘‘(b) MAP REFERENCE.—The map referred to in
paragraphs (13) through (80) of subsection (a) means the
Alaska Rainforest Map, as defined in section 3 of the Alas-
ka Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT RULE.—In managing
the LUD II management areas designated by paragraphs
(13) through (80) of subsection (a), any portions of these
areas with existing roads shall be managed as restoration
areas under section 401(c) of the Alaska Rainforest Con-
servation Act of 2001.’’.
(c) 
RECOGNITION
AS
CONSERVATION
SYSTEM
UNITS.—Section 102(4) of the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102(4)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘any Land Use Designation II management
area,’’ after ‘‘National Wilderness Preservation System,’’.
TITLE IV—RESTORATION AREAS
IN TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF RESTORATION AREAS.
(a) DESCRIPTION.—Restoration areas in the Tongass
National Forest are areas that have suffered environ-
mental damage from clearcutting, poorly constructed
roads, or other land management activities.
(b) DESIGNATION.—The following public lands within
the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together
comprise approximately 29,000 acres and are depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map, are hereby designated as res-
toration areas for purposes of this section:
(1) Basket Bay Restoration, consisting of ap-
proximately 3,900 acres and given map reference
#87.
(2) North Prince of Wales Restoration, con-
sisting of approximately 25,100 acres and given map
reference #88.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall manage the restoration areas designated by
this section to restore their natural condition over
the short- and long-term.
(2) ROAD CLOSURE.—The Secretary shall close
all roads (except vital transportation links des-
ignated by the Secretary) in the restoration areas as
soon as possible after the date of the enactment of
this Act and rehabilitate the closed roads to a nat-
ural condition.
(3) LOGGED AND OTHER DAMAGED LANDS.—
The Secretary shall allow logged lands in the res-
toration areas to return to a natural condition over
time. Damage to stream banks and other natural
features shall be restored, with the goal of returning
the affected area to its natural state.
TITLE 
V—SPECIAL 
MANAGE-
MENT AREAS IN TONGASS NA-
TIONAL FOREST
SEC. 501. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
(a) DESCRIPTION.—Special Management Areas in
the Tongass National Forest are areas subject to special
management as described in this section to protect the
lands while still allowing small-scale, community-based de-
velopment of renewable resources that are consistent with
community needs, values, and traditions.
(b) DESIGNATION.—The following public lands within
the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which together
comprise approximately 43,100 acres, are hereby des-
ignated as special management areas for purposes of this
section:
(1) Edna Bay Special Management, consisting
of approximately 16,600 acres and given map ref-
erence #89.
(2) Tenakee Special Management, consisting of
approximately 11,500 acres and given map reference
#91.
(3) Yakutat Beach Special Management, con-
sisting of approximately 15,000 acres and given map
reference #90.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—In managing the special man-
agement areas designated by this section, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall prohibit the clearcutting and similar
even-age management of trees and the construction of any
new roads, except for spur roads. Spur roads are defined
as extending no more than 1⁄4 mile from an existing road
and will either be closed or obliterated after project activ-
ity ceases.
TITLE VI—WILD, SCENIC, AND
RECREATIONAL 
RIVERS 
IN
ALASKA NATIONAL FORESTS
SEC. 601. DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND REC-
REATIONAL RIVERS WITHIN CHUGACH NA-
TIONAL FOREST.
Section 3 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA.—The
map referred to in paragraphs (1) through (16) means
the Alaska Rainforest Map, as defined in section 3 of the
Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001.
‘‘(1) ALAGANIK SLOUGH.—15.0 miles of river
segments in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska,
as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) 8.0 miles of the river from its fork
with the Copper River to a point opposite the
access road, as a scenic river.
‘‘(B) 7.0 miles of the river from a point
opposite the access road to its mouth, as a wild
river.
‘‘(2) BERING RIVER AND LAKE.—31.8 miles of
river and lake in the Chugach National Forest, Alas-
ka, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river.
‘‘(3) CASCADE CREEK AND LAKES.—5.0 miles
of lakes and river segments in the Chugach National
Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest
Map, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘(4) COGHILL RIVER AND LAKE.—6.9 miles of
river and lake segments in the Chugach National
Forest, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
as a wild river.
‘‘(5) COPPER RIVER.—76.6 miles of river seg-
ments in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as
depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows:
‘‘(A) 51.3 miles of the upper Copper River
from the upstream forest boundary to a point
1⁄2 mile upstream of the Copper Bridge, as a
wild river.
‘‘(B) 1.0 miles from a point 1⁄2 mile up-
stream of the Copper River Bridge to a point
1⁄2
mile downstream of the Copper River
Bridge, as a scenic river.
‘‘(C) 24.3 miles of the lower Copper River,
including all bars, sands, reefs between Point
Whitshed and Point Martin, from a point 1⁄2
mile downstream of the Copper River Bridge to
the mouth, as a wild river.
‘‘(6) KATALLA RIVER.—11.5 miles in the Chu-
gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(7) KENAI RIVER.—5.5 miles in the Chugach
National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska
Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a recreational river.
‘‘(8) MARTIN RIVER AND LAKES.—24.2 miles in
the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(9) NELLIE
JUAN
RIVER
AND
LAKE.—24.0
miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as
depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(10) NELLIE MARTIN RIVER.—2.0 miles in the
Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(11) NUMBER
RIVER
AND
LAKES.—15.0
miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as
depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(12) PALMER CREEK.—10.9 miles in the Chu-
gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
‘‘(13) RUSSIAN RIVER AND LAKES.—12.2 miles
of river segments and lakes in the Chugach National
Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest
Map, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as follows:
‘‘(A) 2.2 miles of the lower river from the
waterfall downstream to the confluence with the
Kenai River, as a scenic river.
‘‘(B) 10.0 miles of the upper river and
upper and lower Russian Lakes, as a wild river.
‘‘(14) SIXMILE CREEK.—45.8 miles of Sixmile
Creek and its tributaries in the Chugach National
Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest
Map, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as follows:
‘‘(A) SIXMILE
CREEK.—5.7 miles in the
Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
‘‘(B) EAST FORK SIXMILE.—5.6 miles in
the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as de-
picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
scenic river.
‘‘(C) GRANITE CREEK.—8.0 miles in the
Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce-
nic river.
‘‘(D) BENCH CREEK AND LAKE.—9.5 miles
in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as de-
picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river.
‘‘(E) CANYON CREEK.—17.0 miles in the
Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce-
nic river.
‘‘(15) SNOW RIVER.—24.0 miles in the Chugach
National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska
Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(16) TWENTYMILE
RIVER.—25.2 miles of
Twentymile River and its tributaries in the Chugach
National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska
Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as follows:
‘‘(A) TWENTYMILE RIVER.—17.0 miles in
the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as de-
picted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river.
‘‘(B) GLACIER
CREEK
AND
LAKE.—5.2
miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska,
as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as
a wild river.
‘‘(C) CARMEN
RIVER
AND
LAKE.—3.0
miles in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska,
as depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as
a wild river.’’.
SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF RIVERS WITHIN CHUGACH NA-
TIONAL FOREST FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL
ADDITION TO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
SYSTEM.
Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1276) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA.—The
map referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6) means the
Alaska Rainforest Map, as defined in section 3 of the Alas-
ka Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001.
‘‘(1) GRAVINA RIVER.—17.0 miles in the Chu-
gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a study river.
‘‘(2) RESURRECTION CREEK.—14.8 miles in the
Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a study river.
‘‘(3) RESURRECTION RIVER.—22.0 miles in the
Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a study river.
‘‘(4) INGRAM CREEK.—5.0 miles in the Chu-
gach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the
Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a study river.
‘‘(5) MILLS CREEK.—10.0 miles in the Chugach
National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on the Alaska
Rainforest Map, to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a study river.
‘‘(6) SOUTH FORK SNOW RIVER.—12.0 miles in
the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as depicted on
the Alaska Rainforest Map, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a study river.’’.
SEC. 603. WITHDRAWAL.
Notwithstanding section 9(b) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1280(b)), all public lands that con-
stitute the bed or bank, or are within an area extending
one mile from the bank of the river channel on both sides
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 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 Agriculture
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.
to the wilderness areas located in Alaska designated under
this Act.
(b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The
Secretary of Agriculture and all other officers of the
United States shall take all steps necessary to protect the
rights reserved by this section, including the filing by the
Secretary of a claim for the qualification of such rights
in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication
in the courts of the State of Alaska in which the United
States is or may be joined and which is conducted in ac-
cordance with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952
(44 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the McCarran
Amendment).
(c) RELATION TO OTHER RESERVATIONS.—Nothing
in this Act shall be construed as a relinquishment or re-
duction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by
the United States in the State of Alaska on or before the
date of enactment of this Act.
(d) NO PRECEDENTS ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in
the Act related to the reserved Federal water rights shall
be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to
any future designations, nor shall it constitute an interpre-
tation of any other Act or any designation made thereto.