of the Springer Mountain, Mill Creek, and 
Toonowee parcels, 30 miles north of the town 
of Dahlonega, in Fannin County, Dawson 
County, and Lumpkin County. 
(G) GAINESVILLE RIDGES CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Chattooga Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 14,200 acres, known as the ‘‘Gainesville 
Ridges Cluster’’, comprised of 3 parcels known 
as ‘‘Panther Creek’’, ‘‘Tugaloo Uplands’’, and 
‘‘Middle Fork Broad River’’, approximately 10 
miles from the town of Toccoa, in Habersham 
County and Stephens County. 
(H) NORTHERN
BLUE
RIDGE
CLUSTER, 
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Brasstown and 
Tallulah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 46,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Northern 
Blue Ridge Cluster, Georgia Areas’’, comprised 
of 8 areas known as ‘‘Andrews Cove’’, ‘‘Anna 
Ruby Falls Scenic Area Extension’’, ‘‘High 
Shoals’’, ‘‘Tray Mountain Extension’’, ‘‘Kelly 
Ridge-Moccasin 
Creek’’, 
‘‘Buzzard 
Knob’’, 
‘‘Southern Nantahala Extension’’, and ‘‘Patter-
son Gap’’, approximately 5 to 15 miles north of 
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Helen, 5 to 15 miles southeast of Hiawassee, 
north of Clayton, and west of Dillard, in White 
County, Towns County, and Rabun County. 
(I) RICH
MOUNTAIN
CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Toccoa Ranger District, totaling approximately 
9,500 acres, known as the ‘‘Rich Mountain 
Cluster’’, comprised of the parcels known as 
‘‘Rich Mountain Extension’’ and ‘‘Rocky Moun-
tain’’, located 10 to 15 miles northeast of the 
town of Ellijay, in Gilmer County and Fannin 
County. 
(J) WILDERNESS HEARTLANDS CLUSTER, 
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee 
National 
Forest, 
Chestatee, 
Brasstown and Chattooga Ranger Districts, to-
taling approximately 16,500 acres, known as 
the ‘‘Wilderness Heartlands Cluster, Georgia 
Areas’’, comprised of 4 parcels known as the 
‘‘Blood Mountain Extensions’’, ‘‘Raven Cliffs 
Extensions’’, ‘‘Mark Trail Extensions’’, and 
‘‘Brasstown Extensions’’, near the towns of 
Dahlonega, Cleveland, Helen, and Blairsville, in 
Lumpkin County, Union County, White County, 
and Towns County. 
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(7) IDAHO.— 
(A) COVE/MALLARD.—Certain land in the 
Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 94,000 acres, located approximately 30 
miles southwest of the town of Elk City, and 
west of the town of Dixie, in the area generally 
known as ‘‘Cove/Mallard’’. 
(B) MEADOW CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 180,000 acres, located approximately 8 
miles east of the town of Elk City in the area 
generally known as ‘‘Meadow Creek’’. 
(C) FRENCH
CREEK/PATRICK
BUTTE.— 
Certain land in the Payette National Forest, to-
taling approximately 141,000 acres, located ap-
proximately 20 miles north of the town of 
McCall in the area generally known as ‘‘French 
Creek/Patrick Butte’’. 
(8) ILLINOIS.— 
(A) CRIPPS
BEND.—Certain land in the 
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 39 acres, located in Jackson County in 
the Big Muddy River watershed, in the area 
generally known as ‘‘Cripps Bend’’. 
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(B) OPPORTUNITY AREA 6.—Certain land 
in the Shawnee National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 50,000 acres, located in northern 
Pope County surrounding Bell Smith Springs 
Natural Area, in the area generally known as 
‘‘Opportunity Area 6’’. 
(C) QUARREL CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 490 acres, located in northern Pope 
County in the Quarrel Creek watershed, in the 
area generally known as ‘‘Quarrel Creek’’. 
(9) MICHIGAN: TRAP HILLS.—Certain land in 
the Ottawa National Forest, Bergland Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 37,120 acres, known as 
the ‘‘Trap Hills’’, located approximately 5 miles 
from the town of Bergland, in Ontonagon County. 
(10) MINNESOTA.— 
(A) TROUT LAKE AND SUOMI HILLS.—Cer-
tain land in the Chippewa National Forest, to-
taling approximately 12,000 acres, known as 
‘‘Trout Lake/Suomi Hills’’ in Itasca County. 
(B) LULLABY
WHITE
PINE
RESERVE.— 
Certain land in the Superior National Forest, 
Gunflint Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 2,518 acres, in the South Brule Oppor-
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tunity Area, northwest of Grand Marais in 
Cook County, known as the ‘‘Lullaby White 
Pine Reserve’’. 
(11) MISSOURI: ELEVEN
POINT-BIG
SPRINGS 
AREA.—Certain land in the Mark Twain National 
Forest, Eleven Point Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 200,000 acres, comprised of the admin-
istrative area of the Eleven Point Ranger District, 
known as the ‘‘Eleven Point-Big Springs Area’’. 
(12) MONTANA: MOUNT
BUSHNELL.—Certain 
land in the Lolo National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 41,000 acres, located approximately 5 miles 
southwest of the town of Thompson Falls in the 
area generally known as ‘‘Mount Bushnell’’. 
(13) NEW MEXICO.— 
(A) ANGOSTURA.—Certain land in the 
eastern half of the Carson National Forest, Ca-
mino Real Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 10,000 acres, located in Township 21, 
Ranges 12 and 13, known as ‘‘Angostura’’, and 
bounded— 
(i) on the northeast, by Highway 518; 
(ii) on the southeast, by the Angos-
tura Creek watershed boundary; 
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(iii) on the southern side, by Trail 19 
and the Pecos Wilderness; and 
(iv) on the west, by the Agua Piedra 
Creek watershed. 
(B) LA MANGA.—Certain land in the west-
ern half of the Carson National Forest, El Rito 
Ranger District, at the Vallecitos Sustained 
Yield Unit, totaling approximately 5,400 acres, 
known as ‘‘La Manga’’, in Township 27, Range 
6, and bounded— 
(i) on the north, by the Tierra 
Amarilla Land Grant; 
(ii) 
on 
the 
south, 
by 
Canada 
Escondida; 
(iii) on the west, by the Sustained 
Yield Unit boundary and the Tierra 
Amarilla Land Grant; and 
(iv) on the east, by the Rio Vallecitos. 
(C) ELK MOUNTAIN.—Certain land in the 
Santa Fe National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 7,220 acres, known as ‘‘Elk Mountain’’ 
located in Townships 17 and 18 and Ranges 12 
and 13, and bounded— 
(i) on the north, by the Pecos Wilder-
ness; 
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(ii) on the east, by the Cow Creek 
Watershed; 
(iii) on the west, by the Cow Creek; 
and 
(iv) on the south, by Rito de la Osha. 
(D) JEMEZ HIGHLANDS.—Certain land in 
the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe Na-
tional Forest, totaling approximately 54,400 
acres, known as the ‘‘Jemez Highlands’’, lo-
cated primarily in Sandoval County. 
(14) NORTH CAROLINA.— 
(A) 
CENTRAL
NANTAHALA
CLUSTER, 
NORTH CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the 
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee, Cheoah, 
and Wayah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 107,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Central 
Nantahala Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, 
comprised of 9 parcels known as ‘‘Tusquitee 
Bald’’, ‘‘Shooting Creek Bald’’, ‘‘Cheoah Bald’’, 
‘‘Piercy Bald’’, ‘‘Wesser Bald’’, ‘‘Tellico Bald’’, 
‘‘Split White Oak’’, ‘‘Siler Bald’’, and ‘‘South-
ern Nantahala Extensions’’, near the towns of 
Murphy, Franklin, Bryson City, Andrews, and 
Beechertown, in Cherokee County, Macon 
County, Clay County, and Swain County. 
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(B) CHATTOOGA
WATERSHED
CLUSTER, 
NORTH CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the 
Nantahala National Forest, Highlands Ranger 
District, totaling approximately 8,000 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Chattooga Watershed Cluster, 
North Carolina Areas’’, comprised of the Over-
flow (Blue Valley) and Terrapin Mountain par-
cels, 5 miles from the town of Highlands, in 
Macon County and Jackson County. 
(C) TENNESSEE BORDER CLUSTER, NORTH 
CAROLINA
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the 
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee and 
Cheoah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 28,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Tennessee 
Border Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, com-
prised of the 4 parcels known as the ‘‘Unicoi 
Mountains’’, ‘‘Deaden Tree’’, ‘‘Snowbird’’, and 
‘‘Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension’’, near the 
towns of Murphy and Robbinsville, in Cherokee 
County and Graham County. 
(D) BALD MOUNTAINS.—Certain land in 
the Pisgah National Forest, French Broad 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 13,000 
acres known as the ‘‘Bald Mountains’’, located 
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12 miles northeast of the town of Hot Springs, 
in Madison County. 
(E) BIG IVY TRACT.—Certain land in the 
Pisgah National Forest, totaling approximately 
14,000 acres, located approximately 15 miles 
west of Mount Mitchell in the area generally 
known as the ‘‘Big Ivy Tract’’. 
(F) BLACK MOUNTAINS CLUSTER, NORTH 
CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the Pisgah 
National Forest, Toecane and Grandfather 
Ranger Districts, totaling approximately 62,000 
acres, known as the ‘‘Black Mountains Cluster, 
North Carolina Areas’’, comprised of 5 parcels 
known as ‘‘Craggy Mountains’’, ‘‘Black Moun-
tains’’, ‘‘Jarrett Creek’’, ‘‘Mackey Mountain’’, 
and ‘‘Woods Mountain’’, near the towns of 
Burnsville, Montreat and Marion, in Buncombe 
County, Yancey County, and McDowell County. 
(G) LINVILLE CLUSTER.—Certain land in 
the Pisgah National Forest, Grandfather Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 42,000 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Linville Cluster’’, comprised of 
7 parcels known as ‘‘Dobson Knob’’, ‘‘Linville 
Gorge Extension’’, ‘‘Steels Creek’’, ‘‘Sugar 
Knob’’, ‘‘Harper Creek’’, ‘‘Lost Cove’’, and 
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‘‘Upper Wilson Creek’’, near the towns of Mar-
ion, Morgantown, Spruce Pine, Linville, and 
Blowing Rock, in Burke County, McDowell 
County, Avery County, and Caldwell County. 
(H) 
NOLICHUCKY, 
NORTH
CAROLINA 
AREA.—Certain land in the Pisgah National 
Forest, Toecane Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 
4,000 
acres, 
known 
as 
the 
‘‘Nolichucky, North Carolina Area’’, located 25 
miles northwest of Burnsville, in Mitchell Coun-
ty and Yancey County. 
(I) PISGAH
CLUSTER, NORTH
CAROLINA 
AREAS.—Certain land in the Pisgah National 
Forest, Pisgah Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 52,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Pis-
gah Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, comprised 
of 5 parcels known as ‘‘Shining Rock and Mid-
dle Prong Extensions’’, ‘‘Daniel Ridge’’, ‘‘Cedar 
Rock Mountain’’, ‘‘South Mills River’’, and 
‘‘Laurel Mountain’’, 5 to 12 miles north of the 
town of Brevard and southwest of the city of 
Asheville, in Haywood County, Transylvania 
County, and Henderson County. 
(J) WILDCAT.—Certain land in the Pisgah 
National Forest, French Broad Ranger Dis-
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trict, totaling approximately 6,500 acres, known 
as ‘‘Wildcat’’, located 20 miles northwest of the 
town of Canton, in Haywood County. 
(15) OHIO.— 
(A) ARCHERS
FORK
COMPLEX.—Certain 
land in the Marietta Unit of the Athens Ranger 
District, in the Wayne National Forest, in 
Washington County, known as ‘‘Archers Fork 
Complex’’, totaling approximately 18,350 acres, 
located northeast of Newport and bounded— 
(i) on the northwest, by State High-
way 26; 
(ii) on the northeast, by State High-
way 260; 
(iii) on the southeast, by the Ohio 
River; and 
(iv) on the southwest, by Bear Run 
and Danas Creek. 
(B) BLUEGRASS RIDGE.—Certain land in 
the Ironton Ranger District on the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Lawrence County, known as 
‘‘Bluegrass 
Ridge’’, 
totaling 
approximately 
4,000 acres, located 3 miles east of Etna in 
Township 4 North, Range 17 West, Sections 19 
through 23 and 27 through 30. 
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(C) BUFFALO CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National 
Forest, Lawrence County, Ohio, known as 
‘‘Buffalo Creek’’, totaling approximately 6500 
acres, located 4 miles northwest of Waterloo in 
Township 5 North, Ranger 17 West, sections 3 
through 10 and 15 through 18. 
(D) LAKE VESUVIUS.—Certain land in the 
Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National 
Forest, in Lawrence County, totaling approxi-
mately 4,900 acres, generally known as ‘‘Lake 
Vesuvius’’, located to the east of Etna in Town-
ship 2 North, Range 18 West, and bounded— 
(i) on the southwest, by State High-
way 93; and 
(ii) on the northwest, by State High-
way 4. 
(E) MORGAN
SISTERS.—Certain land in 
the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Lawrence County, known as 
‘‘Morgan Sisters’’, totaling approximately 2,500 
acres, located 1 mile east of Gallia and bounded 
by State Highway 233 in Township 6 North, 
Range 17 West, sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 and 
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Township 5 North, Range 16 West, sections 18 
and 19. 
(F) UTAH
RIDGE.—Certain land in the 
Athens Ranger District of the Wayne National 
Forest, in Athens County, known as ‘‘Utah 
Ridge’’, totaling approximately 9,000 acres, lo-
cated 1 mile northwest of Chauncey and bound-
ed— 
(i) on the southeast, by State High-
way 682 and State Highway 13; 
(ii) on the southwest, by US Highway 
33 and State Highway 216; and 
(iii) on the north, by State Highway 
665. 
(G) WILDCAT HOLLOW.—Certain land in 
the Athens Ranger District of the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Perry County and Morgan 
County, known as ‘‘Wildcat Hollow’’, totaling 
approximately 4,500 acres, located 1 mile east 
of Corning in Township 12 North, Range 14 
West, sections 1, 2, 11–14, 23 and 24 and 
Township 8 North, Range 13 West, sections 7, 
18, and 19. 
(16) OKLAHOMA: COW CREEK DRAINAGE, OKLA-
HOMA.—Certain land in the Ouachita National For-
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est, Mena Ranger District, in Le Flore County, to-
taling approximately 3,000 acres, known as ‘‘Cow 
Creek Drainage, Oklahoma’’, and bounded approxi-
mately— 
(A) on the west, by the Beech Creek Na-
tional Scenic Area; 
(B) on the north, by State Highway 63; 
(C) on the east, by the Arkansas-Okla-
homa border; and 
(D) on the south, by County Road 9038 on 
the south. 
(17) OREGON: APPLEGATE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain land in the Siskiyou National Forest and Rogue 
River 
National 
Forest, 
totaling 
approximately 
20,000 acres, approximately 20 miles southwest of 
the town of Grants Pass and 10 miles south of the 
town of Williams, in the area generally known as the 
‘‘Applegate Wilderness’’. 
(18) PENNSYLVANIA.— 
(A) THE BEAR CREEK SPECIAL AREA.— 
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Elk County, total-
ing approximately 7,800 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land bounded— 
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(i) on the west, by Forest Service 
Road 136; 
(ii) on the north, by Forest Service 
Roads 339 and 237; 
(iii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Road 143; and 
(iv) on the south, by Forest Service 
Road 135. 
(B) THE BOGUS ROCKS SPECIAL AREA.— 
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, to-
taling approximately 1,015 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land in 
compartment 714 bounded— 
(i) on the northeast and east, by State 
Route 948; 
(ii) on the south, by State Route 66; 
(iii) 0n the southwest and west, by 
Township Road 370; 
(iv) on the northwest, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 632; and 
(v) on the north, by a pipeline. 
(C) THE CHAPPEL FORK SPECIAL AREA.— 
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, to-
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taling approximately 10,000 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land 
bounded— 
(i) on the south and southeast, by 
State Road 321; 
(ii) on the south, by Chappel Bay; 
(iii) on the west, by the Allegheny 
Reservoir; 
(iv) on the north, by State Route 59; 
and 
(v) on the east, by private land. 
(D) THE FOOLS CREEK SPECIAL AREA.— 
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, Warren County, to-
taling approximately 1,500 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land south 
and west of Forest Service Road 255 and west 
of FR 255A, bounded— 
(i) on the west, by Minister Road; and 
(ii) on the south, by private land. 
(E) 
THE
HICKORY
CREEK
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Bradford Ranger District, Warren 
County, totaling approximately 2,000 acres, and 
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comprised of Allegheny National Forest land 
bounded— 
(i) on the east and northeast, by 
Heart’s Content Road; 
(ii) on the south, by Hickory Creek 
Wilderness Area; 
(iii) on the northwest, by private land; 
and 
(iv) on the north, by Allegheny Front 
National Recreation Area. 
(F) THE
LAMENTATION
RUN
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Marienville Ranger District, Forest 
County, totaling approximately 4,500 acres, 
and— 
(i) comprised of Allegheny National 
Forest land bounded— 
(I) on the north, by Tionesta 
Creek; 
(II) on the east, by Salmon 
Creek; 
(III) on the southeast and south-
west, by private land; and 
(IV) on the south, by Forest 
Service Road 210; and 
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(ii) including the lower reaches of 
Bear Creek. 
(G) THE LEWIS RUN SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, to-
taling approximately 500 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land north and 
east of Forest Service Road 312.3, including 
land known as the ‘‘Lewis Run Natural Area’’ 
and consisting of land within Compartment 
466, Stands 1–3, 5–8, 10–14, and 18–27. 
(H) THE MILL CREEK SPECIAL AREA.— 
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Elk County, total-
ing approximately 2,000 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land within a 1- 
mile radius of the confluence of Red Mill Run 
and Big Mill Creek and known as the ‘‘Mill 
Creek Natural Area’’. 
(I) THE
MILLSTONE
CREEK
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Marienville Ranger District, Forest 
County, totaling approximately 30,000 acres, 
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest 
land bounded— 
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(i) on the north, by State Route 66; 
(ii) on the northeast, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 226; 
(iii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Roads 130, 774, and 228; 
(iv) on the southeast, by State Road 
3002 and Forest Service Road 189; 
(v) on the south, by the Clarion River; 
and 
(vi) on the southwest, west, and 
northwest, by private land. 
(J) 
THE
MINISTER
CREEK
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Bradford Ranger District, Warren 
County, totalling approximately 6,600 acres, 
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest 
land bounded— 
(i) on the north, by a snowmobile 
trail; 
(ii) on the east, by Minister Road; 
(iii) on the south, by State Route 666 
and private land; 
(iv) on the southwest, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 420; and 
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(v) on the west, by warrants 3109 and 
3014. 
(K) THE MUZETTE SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, to-
taling approximately 325 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land bounded— 
(i) on the west, by 79°16′ longitude, 
approximately; 
(ii) on the north, by Forest Service 
Road 561; 
(iii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Road 212; and 
(iv) on the south, by private land. 
(L) THE SUGAR RUN SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, to-
taling approximately 8,800 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land 
bounded— 
(i) on the north, by State Route 346 
and private land; 
(ii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Road 137; and 
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(iii) on the south and west, by State 
Route 321. 
(M) THE TIONESTA SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford and Marienville Ranger Districts, Elk, 
Forest, McKean, and Warren Counties, total-
ling approximately 27,000 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land bounded— 
(i) on the west, by private land and 
State Route 948; 
(ii) on the northwest, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 258; 
(iii) on the north, by Hoffman Farm 
Recreation Area and Forest Service Road 
486; 
(iv) on the northeast, by private land 
and State Route 6; 
(v) on the east, by private land south 
to Forest Road 133, then by snowmobile 
trail from Forest Road 133 to Windy City, 
then by private land and Forest Road 327 
to Russell City; and 
(vi) on the southwest, by State Routes 
66 and 948. 
(19) SOUTH CAROLINA.— 
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(A) 
BIG
SHOALS, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA 
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National 
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in 
Oconee County, totaling approximately 2,000 
acres, known as ‘‘Big Shoals, South Carolina 
Area’’, 15 miles south of Highlands, North 
Carolina. 
(B) BRASSTOWN CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA 
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National 
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in 
Oconee County, totaling approximately 3,500 
acres, known as ‘‘Brasstown Creek, South 
Carolina Area’’, approximately 15 miles west of 
Westminster, South Carolina. 
(C) CHAUGA.—Certain land in the Sumter 
National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger Dis-
trict, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 
16,000 acres, known as ‘‘Chauga’’, approxi-
mately 10 miles west of Walhalla, South Caro-
lina. 
(D) DARK BOTTOMS.—Certain land in the 
Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Rang-
er District, in Oconee County, totaling approxi-
mately 4,000 acres, known as ‘‘Dark Bottoms’’, 
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approximately 10 miles northwest of West-
minster, South Carolina. 
(E) ELLICOTT ROCK EXTENSION, SOUTH 
CAROLINA AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter 
National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger Dis-
trict, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 
2,000 acres, known as ‘‘Ellicott Rock Exten-
sion, South Carolina Area’’, located approxi-
mately 10 miles south of Cashiers, North Caro-
lina. 
(F) 
FIVE
FALLS, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA 
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National 
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in 
Oconee County, totaling approximately 3,500 
acres, known as ‘‘Five Falls, South Carolina 
Area’’, approximately 10 miles southeast of 
Clayton, Georgia. 
(G) PERSIMMON MOUNTAIN.—Certain land 
in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens 
Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling ap-
proximately 7,000 acres, known as ‘‘Persimmon 
Mountain’’, approximately 12 miles south of 
Cashiers, North Carolina. 
(H) 
ROCK
GORGE, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA 
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National 
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Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in 
Oconee County, totaling approximately 2,000 
acres, known as ‘‘Rock Gorge, South Carolina 
Area’’, 12 miles southeast of Highlands, North 
Carolina. 
(I) TAMASSEE.—Certain land in the Sum-
ter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger 
District, in Oconee County, totaling approxi-
mately 5,500 acres, known as ‘‘Tamassee’’, ap-
proximately 10 miles north of Walhalla, South 
Carolina. 
(J) THRIFT’S
FERRY, SOUTH
CAROLINA 
AREA.—Certain land in the Sumter National 
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in 
Oconee County, totaling approximately 5,000 
acres, known as ‘‘Thrift’s Ferry, South Caro-
lina Area’’, 10 miles east of Clayton, Georgia. 
(20) SOUTH DAKOTA.— 
(A) BLACK FOX AREA.—Certain land in 
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 12,400 acres, located in the upper 
reaches of the Rapid Creek watershed, known 
as the ‘‘Black Fox Area’’, and roughly bound-
ed— 
(i) on the north, by FDR 206; 
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(ii) on the south, by the steep slopes 
north of Forest Road 231; and 
(iii) on the west, by a fork of Rapid 
Creek. 
(B) BREAKNECK AREA.—Certain land in 
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling 6,700 
acres, located along the northeast edge of the 
Black Hills in the vicinity of the Black Hills 
National Cemetery and the Bureau of Land 
Management’s Fort Meade Recreation Area, 
known as the ‘‘Breakneck Area’’, and gen-
erally— 
(i) bounded by Forest Roads 139 and 
169 on the north, west, and south; and 
(ii) demarcated along the eastern and 
western boundaries by the ridge-crests di-
viding the watershed. 
(C) NORBECK PRESERVE.—Certain land in 
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 27,766 acres, known as the 
‘‘Norbeck Preserve’’, and encompassed approxi-
mately by a boundary that, starting at the 
southeast corner— 
(i) runs north along FDR 753 and 
United States Highway Alt. 16, then along 
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SD 244 to the junction of Palmer Creek 
Road, which serves generally as a north-
west limit; 
(ii) heads south from the junction of 
Highways 87 and 89; 
(iii) runs southeast along Highway 
87; and 
(iv) runs east back to FDR 753, ex-
cluding a corridor of private land along 
FDR 345. 
(D) PILGER
MOUNTAIN
AREA.—Certain 
land in the Black Hills National Forest, total-
ing approximately 12,600 acres, known as the 
‘‘Pilger Mountain Area’’, located in the Elk 
Mountains on the southwest edge of the Black 
Hills, and roughly bounded— 
(i) on the east and northeast, by For-
est Roads 318 and 319; 
(ii) on the north and northwest, by 
Road 312; and 
(iii) on the southwest, by private land. 
(E) STAGEBARN CANYONS.—Certain land 
in the Black Hills National Forest, known as 
‘‘Stagebarn Canyons’’, totaling approximately 
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7,300 acres, approximately 10 miles west of 
Rapid City, South Dakota. 
(21) TENNESSEE.— 
(A) BALD
MOUNTAINS
CLUSTER, TEN-
NESSEE
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the 
Nolichucky and Unaka Ranger Districts of the 
Cherokee National Forest, in Cocke County, 
Green County, Washington County, and Unicoi 
County, totaling approximately 46,133 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Bald Mountains Cluster, Ten-
nessee Areas’’, and comprised of 10 parcels 
known as ‘‘Laurel Hollow Mountain’’, ‘‘Devil’s 
Backbone’’, 
‘‘Laurel 
Mountain’’, 
‘‘Walnut 
Mountain’’, ‘‘Wolf Creek’’, ‘‘Meadow Creek 
Mountain’’, ‘‘Brush Creek Mountain’’, ‘‘Paint 
Creek’’, ‘‘Bald Mountain’’, and ‘‘Sampson 
Mountain Extension’’, located near the towns of 
Newport, Hot Springs, Greeneville, and Erwin. 
(B) BIG
FROG/COHUTTA
CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Cherokee National Forest, in 
Polk County, Ocoee Ranger District, Hiwassee 
Ranger District, and Tennessee Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 28,800 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Big Frog/Cohutta Cluster’’, 
comprised of 4 parcels known as ‘‘Big Frog Ex-
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tensions’’, ‘‘Little Frog Extensions’’, ‘‘Smith 
Mountain’’, and ‘‘Rock Creek’’, located near the 
towns of Copperhill, Ducktown, Turtletown, and 
Benton. 
(C) CITICO CREEK WATERSHED CLUSTER 
TENNESSEE
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the 
Tellico Ranger District of the Cherokee Na-
tional Forest, in Monroe County, totaling ap-
proximately 14,256 acres, known as the ‘‘Citico 
Creek Watershed Cluster, Tennessee Areas’’, 
comprised of 4 parcels known as ‘‘Flats Moun-
tain’’, ‘‘Miller Ridge’’, ‘‘Cowcamp Ridge’’, and 
‘‘Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension’’, near the 
town of Tellico Plains. 
(D) IRON MOUNTAINS CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Cherokee National Forest, Watauga 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 58,090 
acres, known as the ‘‘Iron Mountains Cluster’’, 
comprised of 8 parcels known as ‘‘Big Laurel 
Branch Addition’’, ‘‘Hickory Flat Branch’’, 
‘‘Flint Mill’’, ‘‘Lower Iron Mountain’’, ‘‘Upper 
Iron 
Mountain’’, 
‘‘London 
Bridge’’, 
‘‘Beaverdam Creek’’, and ‘‘Rodgers Ridge’’, lo-
cated 
near 
the 
towns 
of 
Bristol 
and 
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Elizabethton, in Sullivan County and Johnson 
County. 
(E) NORTHERN UNICOI MOUNTAINS CLUS-
TER.—Certain land in the Tellico Ranger Dis-
trict of the Cherokee National Forest, in Mon-
roe County, totaling approximately 30,453 
acres, known as the ‘‘Northern Unicoi Moun-
tain Cluster’’, comprised of 4 parcels known as 
‘‘Bald River Gorge Extension’’, ‘‘Upper Bald 
River’’, 
‘‘Sycamore 
Creek’’, 
and 
‘‘Brushy 
Ridge’’, near the town of Tellico Plains. 
(F) ROAN MOUNTAIN CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Cherokee National Forest, Unaka 
and Watauga Ranger Districts, totaling ap-
proximately 23,725 acres known as the ‘‘Roan 
Mountain Cluster’’, comprised of 7 parcels 
known as ‘‘Strawberry Mountain’’, ‘‘Highlands 
of Roan’’, ‘‘Ripshin Ridge’’, ‘‘Doe River Gorge 
Scenic Area’’, ‘‘White Rocks Mountain’’, ‘‘Slide 
Hollow’’ and ‘‘Watauga Reserve’’, approxi-
mately 8 to 20 miles south of the town of 
Elizabethton, in Unicoi County, Carter County, 
and Johnson County. 
(G) SOUTHERN UNICOI MOUNTAINS CLUS-
TER.—Certain land in the Hiwassee Ranger 
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District of the Cherokee National Forest, in 
Polk County, Monroe County, and McMinn 
County, totaling approximately 11,251 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Southern Unicoi Mountains 
Cluster’’, comprised of 3 parcels known as ‘‘Gee 
Creek Extension’’, ‘‘Coker Creek’’, and ‘‘Buck 
Bald’’, near the towns of Etowah, Benton, and 
Turtletown. 
(H) UNAKA
MOUNTAINS
CLUSTER, TEN-
NESSEE AREAS.—Certain land in the Cherokee 
National Forest, Unaka Ranger District, total-
ing approximately 15,669 acres, known as the 
‘‘Unaka Mountains Cluster, Tennessee Areas’’, 
comprised of 3 parcels known as ‘‘Nolichucky’’, 
‘‘Unaka Mountain Extension’’, and ‘‘Stone 
Mountain’’, approximately 8 miles from Erwin, 
in Unicoi County and Carter County. 
(22) TEXAS: LONGLEAF RIDGE.—Certain land 
in the Angelina National Forest, in Jasper County 
and Angelina County, totaling approximately 30,000 
acres, generally known as ‘‘Longleaf Ridge’’, and 
bounded— 
(A) on the west, by Upland Island Wilder-
ness Area; 
(B) on the south, by the Neches River; and 
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(C) on the northeast, by Sam Rayburn 
Reservoir. 
(23) VERMONT.— 
(A) GLASTENBURY AREA.—Certain land in 
the Green Mountain National Forest, totaling 
approximately 35,000 acres, located 3 miles 
northeast of Bennington, generally known as 
the ‘‘Glastenbury Area’’, and bounded— 
(i) on the north, by Kelly Stand Road; 
(ii) on the east, by Forest Road 71; 
(iii) on the south, by Route 9; and 
(iv) on the west, by Route 7. 
(B) LAMB
BROOK.—Certain land in the 
Green Mountain National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 5,500 acres, located 3 miles south-
west of Wilmington, generally known as ‘‘Lamb 
Brook’’, and bounded— 
(i) on the west, by Route 8; 
(ii) on the south, by Route 100; 
(iii) on the north, by Route 9; and 
(iv) on the east, by land owned by 
New England Power Company. 
(C) ROBERT
FROST
MOUNTAIN
AREA.— 
Certain land in the Green Mountain National 
Forest, totaling approximately 8,500 acres, 
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known as ‘‘Robert Frost Mountain Area’’, lo-
cated northeast of Middlebury, consisting of the 
Forest Service land bounded— 
(i) on the west, by Route 116; 
(ii) on the north, by Bristol Notch 
Road; 
(iii) on the east, by Lincoln/Ripton 
Road; and 
(iv) on the south, by Route 125. 
(24) VIRGINIA.— 
(A) BEAR
CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Jefferson National Forest, Wythe Ranger Dis-
trict, known as ‘‘Bear Creek’’, north of Rural 
Retreat, in Smyth County and Wythe County. 
(B) CAVE SPRINGS.—Certain land in the 
Jefferson National Forest, Clinch Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 3,000 acres, known 
as ‘‘Cave Springs’’, between State Route 621 
and the North Fork of the Powell River, in Lee 
County. 
(C) DISMAL CREEK.—Certain land totaling 
approximately 6,000 acres, in the Jefferson Na-
tional Forest, Blacksburg Ranger District, 
known as ‘‘Dismal Creek’’, north of State 
Route 42, in Giles County and Bland County. 
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(D) STONE COAL CREEK.—Certain land in 
the Jefferson National Forest, New Castle 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,000 
acres, known as ‘‘Stone Coal Creek’’, in Craig 
County and Botentourt County. 
(E) WHITE OAK RIDGE: TERRAPIN MOUN-
TAIN.—Certain land in the Glenwood Ranger 
District of the Jefferson National Forest, 
known as ‘‘White Oak Ridge—Terrapin Moun-
tain’’, totaling approximately 8,000 acres, east 
of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Botentourt 
County and Rockbridge County. 
(F) WHITETOP MOUNTAIN.—Certain land 
in the Jefferson National Forest, Mt. Rodgers 
Recreation Area, totaling 3,500 acres, known as 
‘‘Whitetop Mountain’’, in Washington County, 
Smyth County, and Grayson County. 
(G) WILSON
MOUNTAIN.—Certain land 
known as ‘‘Wilson Mountain’’, in the Jefferson 
National Forest, Glenwood Ranger District, to-
taling approximately 5,100 acres, east of Inter-
state 81, in Botentourt County and Rockbridge 
County. 
(H) FEATHERCAMP.—Certain land in the 
Mt. Rodgers Recreation Area of the Jefferson 
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National Forest, totaling 4,974 acres, known as 
‘‘Feathercamp’’, located northeast of the town 
of Damascus and north of State Route 58 on 
the Feathercamp ridge, in Washington County. 
(25) WISCONSIN.— 
(A) FLYNN
LAKE.—Certain land in the 
Chequamegon-Nicolet 
National 
Forest, 
Washburn Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 5,700 acres, known as ‘‘Flynn Lake’’, in 
the Flynn Lake semi-primitive nonmotorized 
area, in Bayfield County. 
(B) GHOST LAKE CLUSTER.—Certain land 
in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 
Great Divide Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 6,000 acres, known as ‘‘Ghost Lake 
Cluster’’, including 5 parcels known as ‘‘Ghost 
Lake’’, ‘‘Perch Lake’’, ‘‘Lower Teal River’’, 
‘‘Foo Lake’’, and ‘‘Bulldog Springs’’, in Sawyer 
County. 
(C) LAKE OWENS CLUSTER.—Certain land 
in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 
Great Divide and Washburn Ranger Districts, 
totaling approximately 3,600 acres, known as 
‘‘Lake Owens Cluster’’, comprised of parcels 
known 
as 
‘‘Lake 
Owens’’, 
‘‘Eighteenmile 
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Creek’’, ‘‘Northeast Lake’’, and ‘‘Sugarbush 
Lake’’, in Bayfield County. 
(D) MEDFORD CLUSTER.—Certain land in 
the 
Chequamegon-Nicolet 
National 
Forest, 
Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, totaling 
approximately 23,000 acres, known as the 
‘‘Medford Cluster’’, comprised of 12 parcels 
known as ‘‘County E Hardwoods’’, ‘‘Silver 
Creek/Mondeaux River Bottoms’’, ‘‘Lost Lake 
Esker’’, ‘‘North and South Fork Yellow Riv-
ers’’, 
‘‘Bear 
Creek’’, 
‘‘Brush 
Creek’’, 
‘‘Chequamegon Waters’’, ‘‘John’s and Joseph 
Creeks’’, ‘‘Hay Creek Pine-Flatwoods’’, ‘‘558 
Hardwoods’’, ‘‘Richter Lake’’, and ‘‘Lower Yel-
low River’’, in Taylor County. 
(E) PARK FALLS CLUSTER.—Certain land 
in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 
Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, totaling 
approximately 23,000 acres, known as ‘‘Park 
Falls Cluster’’, comprised of 11 parcels known 
as ‘‘Sixteen Lakes’’, ‘‘Chippewa Trail’’, ‘‘Tuck-
er and Amik Lakes’’, ‘‘Lower Rice Creek’’, 
‘‘Doering Tract’’, ‘‘Foulds Creek’’, ‘‘Bootjack 
Conifers’’, ‘‘Pond’’, ‘‘Mud and Riley Lake 
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Peatlands’’, ‘‘Little Willow Drumlin’’, and ‘‘Elk 
River’’, in Price County and Vilas County. 
(F) PENOKEE MOUNTAIN CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National 
Forest, Great Divide Ranger District, totaling 
approximately 
23,000 
acres, 
known 
as 
‘‘Penokee Mountain Cluster’’, comprised of— 
(i) 
the 
Marengo 
River 
and 
Brunsweiler 
River 
semi-primitive 
non-
motorized areas; and 
(ii) parcels known as ‘‘St. Peters 
Dome’’, ‘‘Brunsweiler River Gorge’’, ‘‘Lake 
Three’’, ‘‘Hell Hole Creek’’, and ‘‘North 
Country Trail Hardwoods’’, in Ashland 
County and Bayfield County. 
(G) SOUTHEAST
GREAT
DIVIDE
CLUS-
TER.—Certain land in the Chequamegon- 
Nicolet National Forest, Medford Park Falls 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 25,000 
acres, known as the ‘‘Southeast Great Divide 
Cluster’’, comprised of parcels known as 
‘‘Snoose Lake’’, ‘‘Cub Lake’’, ‘‘Springbrook 
Hardwoods’’, ‘‘Upper Moose River’’, ‘‘East 
Fork Chippewa River’’, ‘‘Upper Torch River’’, 
‘‘Venison Creek’’, ‘‘Upper Brunet River’’, 
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‘‘Bear Lake Slough’’, and ‘‘Noname Lake’’, in 
Ashland County and Sawyer County. 
(H) DIAMOND
ROOF
CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National For-
est, Lakewood-Laona Ranger District, totaling 
approximately 6,000 acres, known as ‘‘Diamond 
Roof Cluster’’, comprised of 4 parcels known as 
‘‘McCaslin Creek’’, ‘‘Ada Lake’’, ‘‘Section 10 
Lake’’, and ‘‘Diamond Roof’’, in Forest County, 
Langlade County, and Oconto County. 
(I) ARGONNE FOREST CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National For-
est, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, to-
taling approximately 12,000 acres, known as 
‘‘Argonne Forest Cluster’’, comprised of parcels 
known as ‘‘Argonne Experimental Forest’’, 
‘‘Scott Creek’’, ‘‘Atkins Lake’’, and ‘‘Island 
Swamp’’, in Forest County. 
(J) BONITA GRADE.—Certain land in the 
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Lake-
wood-Laona Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 1,200 acres, known as ‘‘Bonita Grade’’, 
comprised of parcels known as ‘‘Mountain 
Lakes’’, 
‘‘Temple 
Lake’’, 
‘‘Second 
South 
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Branch’’, ‘‘First South Branch’’, and ‘‘South 
Branch Oconto River’’, in Langlade County. 
(K) FRANKLIN
AND
BUTTERNUT
LAKES 
CLUSTER.—Certain land in the Chequamegon- 
Nicolet National Forest, Eagle River-Florence 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 12,000 
acres, known as ‘‘Franklin and Butternut 
Lakes Cluster’’, comprised of 8 parcels known 
as ‘‘Bose Lake Hemlocks’’, ‘‘Luna White 
Deer’’, ‘‘Echo Lake’’, ‘‘Franklin and Butternut 
Lakes’’, ‘‘Wolf Lake’’, ‘‘Upper Ninemile’’, 
‘‘Meadow’’, and ‘‘Bailey Creeks’’, in Forest 
County and Oneida County. 
(L) 
LAUTERMAN
LAKE
AND
KIEPER 
CREEK.—Certain land in the Chequamegon- 
Nicolet National Forest, Eagle River-Florence 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,500 
acres, known as ‘‘Lauterman Lake and Kieper 
Creek’’, in Florence County. 
(26) WYOMING: SAND CREEK AREA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Certain land in the 
Black Hills National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 8,300 acres known as the ‘‘Sand Creek 
area’’, located in Crook County, in the far 
northwest corner of the Black Hills. 
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(B) BOUNDARY.—Beginning in the north-
west corner and proceeding counterclockwise, 
the boundary for the Sand Creek Area roughly 
follows— 
(i) forest Roads 863, 866, 866.1B; 
(ii) a line linking forest roads 866.1B 
and 802.1B; 
(iii) forest road 802.1B; 
(iv) forest road 802.1; 
(v) an unnamed road; 
(vi) Spotted Tail Creek (excluding all 
private land); 
(vii) forest road 829.1; 
(viii) a line connecting forest roads 
829.1 and 864; 
(ix) forest road 852.1; and 
(x) a line connecting forest roads 
852.1 and 863. 
(d) COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries con-
cerned shall appoint a committee consisting of sci-
entists who— 
(A) are not officers or employees of the 
Federal Government; 
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(B) are not officers or employees of any 
entity engaged in whole or in part in the pro-
duction of wood or wood products; and 
(C) have not contracted with or rep-
resented any entity described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) in a period beginning 5 years before 
the date on which the scientist is appointed to 
the committee. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SPE-
CIAL AREAS.—Not later than 2 years of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the committee shall pro-
vide Congress with recommendations for additional 
special areas. 
(3) CANDIDATE
AREAS.—Candidate areas for 
recommendation as additional special areas shall 
have outstanding biological values that are exem-
plary on a local, regional, and national level, includ-
ing the presence of— 
(A) threatened or endangered species of 
plants or animals; 
(B) rare or endangered ecosystems; 
(C) key habitats necessary for the recovery 
of endangered or threatened species; 
(D) recovery or restoration areas of rare or 
underrepresented forest ecosystems; 
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(E) migration corridors; 
(F) areas of outstanding biodiversity; 
(G) old growth forests; 
(H) commercial fisheries; and 
(I) sources of clean water such as key wa-
tersheds. 
(4) GOVERNING
PRINCIPLE.—The committee 
shall adhere to the principles of conservation biology 
in identifying special areas based on biological val-
ues. 
SEC. 204. RESTRICTIONS ON MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
ANCIENT FORESTS, ROADLESS AREAS, WA-
TERSHED PROTECTION AREAS, AND SPECIAL 
AREAS. 
(a) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
ANCIENT FORESTS.—On Federal land located in Ancient 
forests— 
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted; and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(b) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
ROADLESS AREAS.—On Federal land located in roadless 
areas (except military installations)— 
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(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted ex-
cept of non-native invasive tree species, in which 
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; 
and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(c) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
WATERSHED PROTECTION AREAS.—On Federal land lo-
cated in watershed protection areas— 
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted ex-
cept of non-native invasive tree species, in which 
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; 
and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(d) RESTRICTION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 
SPECIAL AREAS.—On Federal land located in special 
areas— 
(1) no roads shall be constructed or recon-
structed; 
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(2) no extractive logging shall be permitted ex-
cept of non-native invasive tree species, in which 
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; 
and 
(3) no improvements for the purpose of extrac-
tive logging shall be permitted. 
(e) MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING ROADS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the restrictions described in subsection 
(a) shall not prohibit the maintenance of an im-
proved 
road, 
or 
any 
road 
accessing 
private 
inholdings. 
(2) ABANDONED
ROADS.—Any road that the 
Secretary determines to have been abandoned before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall not be main-
tained or reconstructed. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that all people of 
the United States are injured by actions on land to 
which this section applies. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to foster the widest possible enforcement of this 
section. 
(3) FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 
and the Attorney General of the United States shall 
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