(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;
(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;
(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.—
On Federal land located in ancient forests, roadless areas
(except military installations), watershed protection areas
(except military installations), and special areas—
(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) 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.
(c) 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
enforce this section against any person that violates
this section.
(4) CITIZEN SUITS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—A citizen harmed by a
violation of this section may enforce this section
by bringing a civil action for a declaratory judg-
ment, a temporary restraining order, an injunc-
tion, statutory damages, or other remedy
against any alleged violator, including the
United States, in any district court of the
United States.
(B) JUDICIAL RELIEF.—If a district court
of the United States determines that a violation
of this section has occurred, the district court—
(i) shall impose a damage award of
not less than $5,000;
(ii) may issue 1 or more injunctions
or other forms of equitable relief; and
(iii) shall award to each prevailing
party the reasonable costs of bringing the
action, including attorney’s fees, witness
fees, and other necessary expenses.
(C) STANDARD OF PROOF.—The standard
of proof in all actions under this paragraph
shall be the preponderance of the evidence.
(D) TRIAL.—A trial for any action under
this section shall be de novo.
(E) PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.—
(i) 
NON-FEDERAL
VIOLATOR.—A
damage award under subparagraph (B)(i)
shall be paid by a non-Federal violator or
violators designated by the court to the
Treasury.
(ii) FEDERAL VIOLATOR.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than
40 days after the date on which judg-
ment is rendered, a damage award
under subparagraph (B)(i) for which
the United States is determined to be
liable shall be paid from the Treasury,
as provided under section 1304 of title
31, United States Code, to the person
or persons designated to receive the
damage award.
(II) USE OF DAMAGE AWARD.—A
damage award described under sub-
clause (I) shall be used by the recipi-
ent to protect or restore native bio-
diversity on Federal land or on land
adjoining Federal land.
(III) COURT COSTS.—Any award
of costs of litigation and any award of
attorney fees shall be paid by a Fed-
eral violator not later than 40 days
after the date on which judgment is
rendered.