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(24) Mt. Baldy area, consisting of approxi-
mately 18,508 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(25) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 27,405 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(26) Jericho Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 11,603 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
(27) Irish Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,266 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(28) Grassy Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,255 acres administered by the Helena 
National Forest. 
(29) Middleman/Hedges Mountain area, con-
sisting of approximately 33,586 acres administered 
by the Helena National Forest. 
(30) Hellgate Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 17,395 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(31) Cayuse Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 22,144 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
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(32) Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows 
area, consisting of approximately 53,311 acres ad-
ministered by the Helena or Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest. 
(33) Whitetail-Haystack area, consisting of ap-
proximately 76,132 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(34) O’Neil Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,183 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
(35) Bridger area, consisting of approximately 
51,075 acres administered by the Gallatin National 
Forest. 
(s) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—Lands consisting of a total of approxi-
mately 68,890 acres are designated as the Mt. Leidy 
Highlands/Wind River Range Biological Connecting Cor-
ridor, of which— 
(1) approximately 6,720 acres known as the 
Fish Lake Mountain Wilderness are incorporated 
into the National Wilderness Preservation System; 
and 
(2) approximately 62,170 acres are subject to 
the special corridor management requirements under 
section 203. 
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SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED
AS WILDER-
NESS.—The roadless areas identified as part of a biologi-
cal connecting corridor on the maps referred to by name 
in section 202 are hereby designated as wilderness and 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System. 
(b) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 
Those portions of the biological connecting corridors des-
ignated by section 202 that are not covered by subsection 
(a) are hereby designated as special corridor management 
areas and shall be managed in the following manner: 
(1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural man-
agement and timber harvesting is prohibited within 
the special corridor management areas. 
(2) Mining, oil, and gas exploration and devel-
opment and new road construction or reconstruction 
is prohibited within the special corridor management 
areas. 
(3) The Federal land management agency re-
sponsible for the administration of a special corridor 
management area or portion thereof shall take im-
mediate steps to ensure that road densities within 
the biological connecting corridor approach, as near-
ly as possible, zero miles of road per square mile of 
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land area. Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 
miles per square mile, using the method known as 
the ‘‘moving window’’ method. 
SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 
(a) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—This 
title shall apply only to National Forest System lands and 
lands under the jurisdiction of the the Bureau of Land 
Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(b) PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.—No private landowner 
whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor-
ridors shall be compelled, under any circumstances, to 
comply with this title. However, private landowners may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal Gov-
ernment 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 
whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor-
ridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological 
integrity and function of the designated corridor. 
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(b) LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
may undertake land trades or acquisitions in order to ac-
complish the purposes of this title when the Secretary con-
cerned considers such action to be appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—As part of the report required by sec-
tion 501, 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. In the event that any county, State, 
Federal, or private road has been mistakenly omitted from 
this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by reference. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The roads and highways referred 
to in subsection (a) the following: 
(1) United States Highways 2, 10, 12, 20, 89, 
91, 93, 95, and 287. 
(2) Interstate Highways 15 and 90. 
(3) Idaho State Highways 3, 28, 29, and 87. 
(4) Montana State Highways 2, 37, 38, 41, 43, 
56, 58, 83, 87, 135, 200, 278, 287, 293, 294, 298, 
and 324. 
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(5) Montana Secondary Roads 92, 278, 279, 
294, 298, 324, 411, and 508. 
(6) The Thompson Pass Road, Montana-Idaho. 
(7) The Moyie Springs to East Port Road, 
Idaho. 
(8) The Red Rock Pass Road, Montana. 
(9) Boundary County, Idaho, Routes 3, 18, 34, 
and 47. 
(10) Lolo National Forest Route 102. 
(11) Gallatin National Forest Route 259. 
(12) Kelly Canyon and Middle Fork Canyon 
Roads, Gallatin National Forest. 
(13) Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Roads 
4, 164, 280, 287, and 291. 
(14) The Beaverhead-Deerlodge to Basin Road, 
Montana. 
(15) The Marysville to Avon Road, Montana. 
(16) The Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, 
Idaho. 
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TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 
SEC. 301. 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: 
‘‘(170) SOUTH FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg-
ment within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests 
from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream ap-
proximately 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 bound-
ary map entitled ‘South Fork Payette Wild River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(171) 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river and the segment with-
in the Boise National Forest from Boiling Springs down-
stream approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest 
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boundary, as generally depicted on such map, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(172) 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 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, 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. 
‘‘(173) 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 2003, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(174) COEUR
D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Panhandle National Forest from the head-
waters downstream approximately 110.4 miles as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Coeur 
d’Alene Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
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riculture, 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 rec-
reational river, the 7.7 miles from Mission Creek to the 
South Fork as a recreational river, and the 27 miles from 
Mission Creek to Lake Coeur d’Alene as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(175) 
LITTLE
NORTH
FORK
CLEARWATER, 
IDAHO.—The segments within the Panhandle National 
Forest and Coeur d’Alene Field Office BLM from the 
headwaters to to Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on 
the boundary map entitled ‘Little North Fork Clearwater 
Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
segment from the headwaters to the 1925 road as a wild 
river, the segment from the 1925 road downstream to 
Adair Creek as a scenic river and the segment from Adair 
Creek downstream to Cedar Creek as a wild river. 
‘‘(176) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment, in-
cluding all tributaries, within the Clearwater National 
Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 19 
miles to the forest service work station, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Kelly Creek Wild 
and Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which 
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shall be administered 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 rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(177) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters 
downstream approximately 39 miles to its mouth, except 
to small segments where it crosses road 581, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild 
and Scenic River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, 
the two segments where road 581 crosses and parallels 
the creek (including the landing meadow), as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Cayuse Creek Wild 
and Scenic River’, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(178) 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 River’ and dated Jan-
uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(179) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness bound-
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ary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek, 
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Lake 
Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(180) MEADOW
CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters 
downstream approximately 34 miles to Selway River, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Meadow 
Creek Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a wild river, except for the 1-mile segment above the con-
fluence with the Selway River which shall be administered 
as a recreational river. 
‘‘(181) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(182) 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 Vinegar Creek to the Little Salmon River, 
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approximately 25 miles within the Nez Perce and Payette 
National Forests and other public lands, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salmon Wild and 
Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec-
reational river, and the segment Hammer Creek, approxi-
mately 45 miles downstream miles to its mouth within 
public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
Salmon Wild and Scenic River and dated lll shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Interior as a wild river. 
‘‘(183) 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 2003, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(184) NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the 
headwaters approximately 70 miles to the slackwater in 
Dworshak Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘North Fork Clearwater Scenic and Wild 
River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 
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the Secretary of Agriculture, the segment from the head-
waters downstream to the Route No. 250 Bridge as a wild 
river, the segment from Route No. 250 Bridge down-
stream to the slackwater as a recreational river. 
‘‘(185) 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 2003, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(186) 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 2003, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(187) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the National Forest from Big Springs downstream ap-
proximately 28 miles to the Osborne Bridge, except for 
Island Park Reservoir, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Henry’s Fork Wild and Scenic River’ 
and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by 
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the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the seg-
ment from Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm 
River, which shall be administered as a wild river. 
‘‘(188) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Caribou-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 Janu-
ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(189) LOCHSA RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—(A) 
The segment of the Lochsa River from its source (con-
fluence of Colt Killed Creek and Crooked Fork) to the be-
ginning of the Lochsa Recreational River, within the 
Clearwater National Forest, comprising approximatley 2 
miles, as generally depcited on the boundary map entitled 
‘Lochsa Recreational River Addition’ and dated lll, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a Recreational River. 
‘‘(B) The segments of Colt Killed Creek, from its 
source to its confluence with Beaver Creek, within the 
Clearwater National Forest, excepting a short segment 
near Colt Killed Creek Cabin, comprising approximately 
20.3 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and Recreational 
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River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, the segment 
of Colt Killed Creek near Colt Killed Cabin, comprising 
approximately .5 miles, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and 
Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 
river, and the segment of Colt Killed Creek, from its con-
fluence with Beaver Creek to the confluence with Crooked 
Fork, within the Clearwater National Forest, comprising 
approximately .3 miles, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Colt Killed Creek Wild, Scenic and 
Recreational River’ and dated lll, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(190) SELWAY RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—(A) 
The segments of the Moose Creek complex, from its 
sources to its confluence with the Selway River, within the 
Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 
83.5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘Moose Creek Segments Wild River’ and dated 
lll, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The segments of the Bear Creek complex, from 
its sources to its confluence with the Selway River, within 
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the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 
70.6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘Bear Creek Segments Wild River’ and dated 
lll, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The segments of the Three Links Creek com-
plex, from its sources to its confluence with the Selway 
River, within the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising 
approximately 23.5 miles, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Three Links Creek Segments Wild 
River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The segment of Gedney Creek/West Fork 
Gedney Creek, from its source to its entering the rec-
reational river corridor on the Selway River, within the 
Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 
14.5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘Gedney/West Fork Gedney Creek Wild River’ and 
dated lll, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(191) SOUTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from the 
confluence of the Red and American Rivers downstream 
to the Forest boundary, comprising approximately 40 
miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
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‘South Fork Clearwater River Recreational River’ and 
dated lll, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(192) JOHNS CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce National Forest from the source to its con-
fluence with the South Fork Clearwater, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Johns Creek Wild 
River’ and dated lll, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(193) SLATE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce National Forest from the source to the Gos-
pel Hump Wilderness Boundary, as generally depicted on 
the boundary map entitled ‘Slate Creek Recreational and 
Wild River’ and dated lll, comprising approximately 
5 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river, the segment within the Nez 
Perce National Forest, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Slate Creek Recreational and Wild 
River’ and dated lll, from the Gospel Hump Wilder-
ness Boundary to the Forest Boundary, comprising 
approximatety 10 miles, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(194) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 
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miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted 
on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine 
Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(195) 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 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(196) 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 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(197) 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 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
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‘‘(198) 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 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(199) 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 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, as a wild river and the segment from the Bob 
Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 
1.3 miles to its confluence with the South Fork, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(200) 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 
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2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(201) GREEN
FORK
STRAIGHT
CREEK, MON-
TANA.—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 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(202) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with-
in 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture 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. 
‘‘(203) 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 2003, which shall be adminis-
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tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(204) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with-
in 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(205) VERMILLION RIVER, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junc-
tion of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon 
Reservoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti-
tled ‘Vermillion Recreational River’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a recreational river. 
‘‘(206) WEST FORK MADISON, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 
from approximately 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. down-
stream approximately 5.2 miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, 
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘West 
Fork Madison Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
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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 
boundary 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment 
from the northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 
S. downstream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork 
Rest Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘West Fork Madison Scenic River’ and dated Janu-
ary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(207) ELK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within 
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the south-
east corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream 
approximately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of Sec-
tion 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters 
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(Barnett Creek and all other tributaries), as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Elk Wild River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river; and the segment 
from the southeast 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 January 2003, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(208) BROWNS CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 
the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., 
downstream approximately 4.3 miles to the forest bound-
ary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
‘Browns Creek Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
‘‘(209) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 
Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the 
Canyon Creek Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary 
(approximately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Canyon Creek Wild River’ and 
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dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(210) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its 
source downstream approximately 10.2 miles to the forest 
boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map enti-
tled ‘Deadman Creek Wild River’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(211) SMITH
RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tender-
foot Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising ap-
proximately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated Jan-
uary 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(212) 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 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Middle 
Fork Judith Wild River’, and dated January 2003, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a wild river. 
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‘‘(213) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—(A) 
The segment of the main fork of Rock Creek within the 
Lolo and Beaverhead-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’ and dated January 2003, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce-
nic 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’ and dated January 2003, which shall 
be administered 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’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The entire segment of Alder Creek, from its 
source to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, 
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within the Lolo National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled ‘Alder Creek Wild River’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture 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’ and dated January 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture 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 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising 
approximately 4 miles, as generally depicted on the bound-
ary map entitled ‘Stony Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
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Secretary of Agriculture 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, which shall 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 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest boundary, within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 15 miles, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map as ‘West Fork of 
Rock Creek Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, which 
shall 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 Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 10 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 
map entitled ‘Ross Fork Wild River’, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary 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 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap-
proximately 9 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 
map entitled ‘Copper Creek Wild and Scenic River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
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Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; the segment of 
Copper Creek from the mouth of Lutz Creek to its con-
fluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, comprising 
approximately 5 miles, which shall 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 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap-
proximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary 
map entitled ‘Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall 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, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source 
to its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com-
prising approximately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Carpp Creek Wild River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall 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 
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Fork Reservoir, within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 10 miles, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork 
Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(214) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment with-
in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 
downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, 
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Salt 
Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(215) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 
within 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 2003, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(216) 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 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
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‘‘(217) 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 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(218) GROS VENTRE, WYOMING.—The segment 
within 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 2003, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river, and the segment from Horn Ranch downstream ap-
proximately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Gros Ventre Sce-
nic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(219) 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from 
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the end of the road downstream approximately 3 miles to 
the confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Crystal Creek Sce-
nic River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(220) 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 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture 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 2003, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(221) 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 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and 
the segment from Turpin Meadows downstream approxi-
mately 16 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton National 
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Park, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
‘Buffalo Fork Scenic River’ and dated January 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(222) 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 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(223) 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 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
‘‘(224) 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 
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River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(225) 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 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(226) 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 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered 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 scenic river.’’. 
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TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLAND 
RESTORATION 
AND 
RECOV-
ERY SYSTEM 
SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Certain National Forest System lands and 
surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re-
source extraction and development activities and 
practices, and the productive potential of the lands 
and waters of these areas, including the potential for 
the dispersal of species in response to climate 
change, has been reduced by development activities. 
(2) Recovery activities are required to reverse 
severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations 
and water quality in these areas and to facilitate the 
dispersal of species in response to climate change. 
(3) Recovery work associated with these areas 
will create new job opportunities for local commu-
nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in 
the region, and contribute to the economic sustain-
ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc-
tive capability of the land. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means 
the restoration of lands damaged by land manage-
ment activities to a natural untrammeled condition 
and the restoration of the undeveloped roadless 
character of such land. 
(2) RECOVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Recovery 
System’’ means the National Wildland Restoration 
and Recovery System. 
SEC. 403. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOV-
ERY SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, consisting 
of a total of approximately 1,022,769 acres, as depicted 
on the maps dated January 2003 and entitled ‘‘National 
Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, are designated 
as wildland recovery areas and components of the National 
Wildland Recovery and Restoration System: 
(1) Skyland area, consisting of approximately 
10,126 acres administered by the Flathead National 
Forest. 
(2) Hungry Horse area (except Hungry Horse 
Dam and Reservoir), consisting of approximately 
204,981 acres administered by the Flathead Na-
tional Forest. 
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(3) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 59,398 acres administered by the Lolo or 
Clearwater National Forest. 
(4) Yellowstone West area, consisting of ap-
proximately 164,445 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(5) Mt. Leidy area, consisting of approximately 
69,912 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton Na-
tional Forest. 
(6) Cabinet/Yaak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 99,591 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(7) Lightning Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 30,722 acres administered by the Panhandle 
National Forest. 
(8) Coeur d’Alene River area, consisting of ap-
proximately 372,072 acres administered by the Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(9) Magruder Corridor area, consisting of ap-
proximately 11,522 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce or Bitterroot National Forest. 
SEC. 404. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM. 
(a) MANAGEMENT DURING RECOVERY.— 
(1) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recov-
ery System shall be managed so as to restore their 
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native vegetative cover and reduce or eliminate 
invasive non-native species, facilitate native species 
diversity to the extent possible with climate change, 
stabilize slopes and soils to prevent or reduce further 
erosion, recontour slopes to their original contours, 
remove barriers to natural fish spawning runs, and 
generally restore such lands in their entirety to a 
natural roadless and wild condition. 
(2) WATER
QUALITY
RESTORATION.—In the 
management of the Recovery System, special consid-
eration shall be given to restoration of water quality 
in the Recovery System. 
(3) MANAGEMENT
METHODS.—Recovery Sys-
tem lands shall be managed using methods such as 
road obliteration, planting of trees and other vegeta-
tion native to the lands, and removal by heavy 
equipment of sediment from streambeds. Existing 
methods developed by the Forest Service, the Na-
tional Park Service, and other persons shall be con-
sidered and, when appropriate, applied to the lands 
within the Recovery System. To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out 
this section using existing, available equipment. 
When renting or leasing heavy equipment necessary 
for recovery efforts pursuant to this section, the Sec-
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retary shall use local contractors to the extent prac-
ticable. 
(b) POST RECOVERY MANAGEMENT.—When recovery 
is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the 
Forest Service shall evaluate the suitability of such compo-
nent for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of 
this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation 
concerning the future management status of the compo-
nent, and shall submit the recommendation and an evalua-
tion to the Congress. The evaluation shall be conducted 
in the same manner as, and subject to the same require-
ments that apply to, the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental 
Policy 
Act 
of 
1969 
(42 
U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). The evaluation shall include documentation 
of the component’s values as wilderness and as wildlife 
habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native 
biodiversity, its role in the forest reserve system, a list of 
alternative designations for the component consistent with 
the purposes of this Act, and a roadless inventory for the 
component. No provision of this subsection shall be con-
strued to diminish the responsibilities of the Secretary of 
Agriculture with respect to land and resource management 
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plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
SEC. 405. NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
special unit of the Forest Service, to be known as the Na-
tional Wildland Recovery Corps. The National Wildland 
Recovery Corps shall hire the necessary personnel and 
purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land 
recovery responsibilities under this title. 
(b) RECOVERY PLANS.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 
Wildland Recovery Corps shall develop a wildland recovery 
plan for each area of the Recovery System. Each recovery 
plan shall detail necessary work and funding requirements 
needed to implement the management direction estab-
lished under section 404. Each recovery plan shall take 
into account the specific conditions of an area in the Re-
covery System, including soil type, slope, native species 
composition, road densities, forest cover, the number of 
road 
crossings 
and 
culverts, 
and 
when 
possible, 
predevelopment conditions. Each recovery plan shall set 
forth definite timelines for expected recovery of the area 
to which the plan applies, including a list of management 
activities planned each year, with projected dates for re-
covery. Each recovery plan shall map out the portion, 
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within the area of the Recovery System to which the plan 
applies, which will be recovered using active management 
efforts, as well as the portion of such area in which natural 
recovery will occur. Upon completion, a recovery plan shall 
become an amendment to the land and resource manage-
ment plan for the unit of the National Forest System to 
which the plan applies. 
(c) EVALUATION.—The National Wildland Recovery 
Corps shall use measurable criteria to judge the success 
of recovery efforts taken pursuant to this section. Such 
criteria shall include the results of sediment monitoring, 
reductions in open and total road densities, percent forest 
cover, increase in stream mileage available to native fish 
migrations, the results of hydrological measurements to 
determine water flow rates for key watersheds, and the 
abundance of management indicator species that are indic-
ative of ecosystem health. 
TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION 
AND MONITORING 
SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Within three years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
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sources of the House of Representatives a report that de-
tails the implementation of this Act. The report shall also 
detail any additional work and funding requirements nec-
essary to achieve the purposes of this Act. 
(b) PREPARATION.—The report shall be produced by 
a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci-
ety for Conservation Biology. 
SEC. 502. INTERAGENCY TEAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
and Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish an 
interagency team, containing equal numbers of partici-
pants from the public and private sectors, to monitor, 
evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term 
results required by this Act. 
(b) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The interagency team 
shall develop a geographic information system for 
monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. The ge-
ographic information system shall be based on sat-
ellite-gathered data and shall include comprehensive 
maps and databases to assist in the detection of 
changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 
(2) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The maps and 
databases included in the geographic information 
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system shall be updated periodically to record the 
following: 
(A) Vegetation cover (with species occur-
rence and densities). 
(B) Human impacts. 
(C) Water and air quality. 
(D) Activities that bear on forest hus-
bandry and restoration. 
(3) STATUS REPORTS.—The geographic infor-
mation system shall include status reports on the 
progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolida-
tion, and forest recovery efforts and reports on the 
status of threatened and endangered species which 
are primary indicators of ecosystem health. 
(c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS.—The interagency team 
shall assess the potential for facilitating wildlife move-
ments across or under major highways and rail lines with-
in the biological corridors established in title II. This as-
sessment shall identify major crossing points and identify 
possible management actions to enhance the suitability of 
such crossing points as movement corridors, including 
underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing 
the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements 
within the Northern Rockies Bioregion. 
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SEC. 503. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Roadless lands great-
er than 1,000 acres in size, that are located within the 
National Forest System in the State of Idaho, Montana, 
Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not des-
ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System (under this Act or any other law) shall be 
identified and evaluated by the panel of independent sci-
entists appointed under section 501. In identifying and 
evaluating these lands, the panel shall make use of exist-
ing satellite information and Geographic Information Sys-
tem data developed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, in addition to other information sources. The 
panel shall study the role of such lands in maintaining 
biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part 
of the overall forest reserve system. The panel shall make 
recommendations regarding the management of the lands, 
and shall include the recommendations in the report re-
quired by section 501. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Until the Congress enacts a law 
stating otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruc-
tion, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) shall 
be allowed in the lands described in subsection (a). Addi-
tionally, no oil or gas leasing, mining, or other develop-
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ment which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of 
these lands shall be allowed on the lands. 
SEC. 504. NATIVE AMERICAN USES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section and 
section 505, the term ‘‘protected areas’’ means land des-
ignated by this Act as wilderness, wildland recovery areas, 
wild and scenic rivers, and biological corridors. 
(b) NONEXCLUSIVE ACCESS.—In recognition of the 
past use of portions of the protected areas by Native 
Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes, 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these protected 
areas by native people for such traditional cultural and 
religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the 
purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 
1996; commonly known as the American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act), and, in the case of land designated as wil-
derness by this Act, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1121 
et seq.). The Secretaries, in accordance with such laws, 
upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time 
temporarily close to the general public use of one or more 
specific portions of these protected areas in order to pro-
tect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses in 
such portions by an Indian people. As part of the prepara-
tion of general management plans for the protected areas, 
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the Secretaries shall request that the chief executive offi-
cers of appropriate Indian tribes make recommendations 
with respect to assuring access to important sites, enhanc-
ing the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activi-
ties, and protecting cultural and religious sites. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Forest Service 
and Bureau of Land Management shall enter into coopera-
tive management agreements with the appropriate Indian 
tribes to assure protection of religious, burial, and gath-
ering sites in the protected areas, and shall work coopera-
tively on the management of all uses in the protected areas 
that impact Indian lands and people. 
TITLE VI—RULES OF 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 601. WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquish-
ment or reduction of any water rights reserved, appro-
priated, or otherwise secured by the United States in the 
State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Wash-
ington on or before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 602. INDIAN TRIBES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or 
modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe. 
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