I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 996 
To designate certain National Forest System lands and certain public lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States 
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, 
wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting 
corridors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 
GRAYSON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. JONES, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MAXINE 
WATERS of California, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
VARGAS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 
LYNCH, Ms. BASS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. CHU of California, Ms. 
HAHN, Mr. CLAY, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. BEATTY, and 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain National Forest System lands and cer-
tain public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic 
rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting 
corridors, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Purposes. 
Sec. 4. Definitions. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS 
Sec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands, National Park 
System lands, and Bureau of Land Management lands as wil-
derness. 
Sec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem. 
Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. 
Sec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem. 
Sec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem. 
Sec. 106. Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem. 
Sec. 107. Islands in the Sky Wilderness. 
Sec. 108. Wilderness in biological connecting corridors. 
Sec. 109. Administration. 
Sec. 110. Water. 
TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors. 
Sec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors. 
Sec. 204. Applicability of title. 
Sec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions. 
Sec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways. 
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS 
Sec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyo-
ming. 
TITLE IV—WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Restoration and recovery. 
Sec. 403. Management. 
TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING 
Sec. 501. Implementation report. 
Sec. 502. Interagency team. 
Sec. 503. Roadless lands evaluation. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES 
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Sec. 601. Indian tribes. 
Sec. 602. Federal trust responsibility. 
Sec. 603. Exemption from freedom of information act. 
Sec. 604. Application of Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act. 
Sec. 605. Native American uses. 
TITLE VII—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 701. Water rights. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest 
System lands, National Park System lands, and 
public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or-
egon, Washington, and Wyoming possess out-
standing natural characteristics which give them 
high values as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic 
rivers and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring 
resource of wilderness, wild land areas, and biodiver-
sity for the benefit of the American people. 
(2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains 
the most diverse array of wild lands remaining south 
of Canada, providing sanctuary for a host of species 
listed as threatened or endangered under section 
4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533(c)). These national interest public lands 
are among the most popular wild lands in the 
United States, embracing greater ecosystems and 
national treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, 
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Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide, Great-
er Hells Canyon/Wallowa, Greater Salmon/Selway, 
and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. 
(3) The natural ecosystems in the Northern 
Rockies Bioregion are largely dependent on National 
Forest System lands, National Park System lands, 
and public lands administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the ecological productivity 
and diversity of resources these Federal public lands 
provide. Conservation of roadless areas on these 
public lands, which produces clean water, protects 
native fisheries and native flora and fauna, and pro-
vides scenic and recreational qualities, also preserves 
options for sustainable economics through activities 
such as hunting, fishing, and wilderness-based recre-
ation. 
(4) The headwaters of several major river sys-
tems, including the Columbia, Snake, Green, Mis-
souri and Saskatchewan Rivers, originate in the 
Northern Rockies Bioregion, and these rivers send 
their waters to three different oceans. These waters 
are of tremendous economic importance to farming 
and ranching operations, municipal water supplies, 
and water-based recreation, including fishing and 
boating. Protection of this world class water re-
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source will enhance these uses, reduce costs for 
water treatment and irrigation, and increase native 
fish populations. 
(5) The wildlife treasures of the Northern 
Rockies are of international significance and contain 
remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare 
and unique plant life. Wildlife habitat fragmentation 
due to roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, oil and 
gas exploration, lack of interagency cooperation, and 
other activities has severe effects on the wildlife pop-
ulations (including those listed as threatened or en-
dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their 
habitat, the water quality, the ancient forests, and 
the greater ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bio-
region. The overemphasis on resource extraction 
from National Forest System lands and public lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
has compromised ecosystem integrity and detracted 
from economic diversification opportunities. Eco-
nomic instability and high unemployment in rural, 
resource-dependent communities is a common result 
of overexploitation of these lands. 
(6) Continued fragmentation and development 
of the remaining roadless and essentially roadless 
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ecosystems and biological connectors of the Northern 
Rockies would cause a loss to the Nation of an en-
tire wild land region and of the only remaining areas 
south of Canada still pristine enough to support 
populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, 
anadromous fish, and numerous other rare and en-
dangered plant and animal life all in one intact bio-
region. 
(7) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory com-
pleted by Bob Marshall, millions of acres of roadless 
wild lands have been developed in the Northern 
Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of wild lands and 
wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of several 
species as threatened or endangered and reduced the 
numbers and range of many others, including anad-
romous fish. 
(8) The natural ecosystems of the Northern 
Rockies Bioregion also serve as educational and re-
search centers for on-site studies in biology, geology, 
astronomy and other sciences. The pristine nature of 
the National Forest System lands, National Park 
System lands, and public lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management in the Northern Rock-
ies Bioregion helps local communities attract new 
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residents and businesses based on local quality of 
life. 
(9) A review of the current situation in the 
Northern Rockies has revealed the urgent need for 
an ecological reserve system for the Northern Rock-
ies Bioregion, which includes core ecosystem reserve 
areas and biological connecting corridors necessary 
to ensure wildlife movements and genetic inter-
change between the core reserve areas. Wildlife free-
dom of movement has always been essential to the 
survival of wildlife species, and an increasing num-
ber of scientific studies have identified movement 
corridors as a necessity for wildlife conservation in 
a changing climate. Several foreign governments, in-
cluding the governments of Australia and Scotland, 
have announced plans for corridors that would make 
wildlife movement possible as climate pressures in-
crease. The concept of connective corridors for wild-
life movement has been endorsed by governors of 
States in the western United States, and is now 
widely recognized by conservation and scientific or-
ganizations. For example, freedom of movement for 
wildlife is basic to the emerging new science of 
‘‘Movement Ecology’’ described in a December 2008 
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 
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This freedom of wildlife movement was a funda-
mental reason for the Act’s development and intro-
duction, and has become an increasingly high profile 
issue in the climate and biological sciences. 
(10) The economic value to the Nation of most 
of these undeveloped areas, left in their natural 
state, greatly exceeds any potential return to the 
Treasury of the United States from timber harvest 
and development. If current Federal land manage-
ment in the Northern Rockies continues to result in 
the development of roadless areas, the American 
public will be using its tax dollars to fund perma-
nent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and 
wildlife habitat, and species and biological diversity. 
(11) Instead, this Act provides opportunities for 
employment in outdoor trades by establishing reha-
bilitation zones on specific tracts of damaged Fed-
eral land where active restoration work will occur. 
This Act will provide contracts for local businesses 
and renew the intrinsic economic, social and cultural 
benefits that result from productive land. Federal 
land rehabilitation projects represent a direct benefit 
to the local economy and reduce the loss to Amer-
ican taxpayers caused by below-cost timber sales and 
other subsidized resource extraction. 
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(12) The congressional review of roadless areas 
within the National Forest System, National Park 
System, and public lands administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management in the States of Idaho, 
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming has 
identified areas which, on the basis of their land 
form, ecosystem, associated fish and wildlife, eco-
nomic value, and location will help to fulfill the role 
of the United States Forest Service, National Park 
Service, and Bureau of Land Management to ensure 
a quality National Wilderness Preservation System. 
The review has identified other areas which may 
have outstanding values as wild and scenic rivers. 
The review has also identified areas which may not 
possess outstanding wilderness attributes and should 
not now be designated as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System, but which 
should be studied to determine their role in main-
taining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies. 
(13) Many areas of National Forest System 
lands and public lands administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management have been damaged and their 
productivity reduced by unwise development prac-
tices, which have also impaired ecosystem function 
and biological diversity. The Island Park area adja-
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cent to Yellowstone National Park contains large 
clear-cut areas right up to the park boundary. Ef-
forts should be made to return these areas to their 
former ecological health and native diversity. These 
efforts should seek to ensure that vital ecosystem 
components are restored, especially in areas where 
wildlife travel corridors and native fish and wildlife 
populations have been damaged or eliminated. Res-
toration efforts should seek to ensure and maintain 
genetic interchange, biological diversity, and restora-
tion of native species diversity throughout the 
Northern Rockies Bioregion. 
(14) Backcountry areas of the National Park 
System have been damaged by inappropriate man-
agement, despite policies that require that rec-
ommended wilderness be administered as wilderness. 
An emphasis on structures and motorized equip-
ment, 
and 
in 
some 
instances 
developed 
‘‘backcountry’’ campsites, have all detracted from 
and degraded the wilderness character of these 
backcountry areas. 
(15) Federal agencies entrusted with managing 
the natural resources of the Northern Rockies Bio-
region operate under contradictory congressional 
mandates, and thus are in dissension over manage-
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ment policies which involve common resources and 
greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures and 
regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory 
for responsible management of nationally important 
ecosystems on public lands. Existing laws and regu-
lations have not been sufficient to establish and 
maintain agency accountability for public resources. 
(16) This Act does not affect private existing 
rights. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to designate certain National Forest System 
lands, certain National Park System lands, and cer-
tain public lands administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, 
Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as components 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System; 
(2) to designate certain National Forest System 
lands, public lands administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, and watercourses on these lands 
in the States of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming as 
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System; 
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(3) to prioritize areas for wildland recovery to 
help restore biological diversity and native species; 
and 
(4) to establish a system of biological con-
necting corridors between the core ecosystems in the 
Northern Rockies Bioregion. 
(b) PURPOSE OF DESIGNATIONS.—The designations 
made by this Act are made in order to— 
(1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wil-
derness character of the area so designated; 
(2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wild-
life habitat, including that of species listed as threat-
ened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)); 
(3) protect the ecological integrity and con-
tiguity of major wild land ecosystems and their 
interconnecting corridors identified by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other sources; 
(4) protect and maintain biological and native 
species diversity and dispersal throughout the 
Northern Rockies Bioregion; 
(5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation 
in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco-
system management and protection of the eco-
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and the other native plant and animal species of the 
units. These units are comprised of lands which are 
similar in regards to topography, climate, and plant 
and animal species. The ecosystems in the Northern 
Rockies are also defined in terms of the habitat of 
wildlife indicator species listed as threatened or en-
dangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including griz-
zly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and 
have been depicted on maps published by Federal 
agencies. 
(3) NORTHERN
ROCKIES
BIOREGION.—The 
term ‘‘Northern Rockies Bioregion’’ means the por-
tion of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the States 
of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Wash-
ington, so referred to on maps referred to in this 
Act. 
(4) CORRIDORS.—The term ‘‘corridors’’ means 
areas that provide connectivity of habitat or poten-
tial habitat and that facilitate the ability of terres-
trial, estuarine, and freshwater fish, or wildlife to 
move within a landscape as needed for migration, 
gene flow, or dispersal, or in response to the impacts 
of climate change or other impacts. 
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(5) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means the 
physical, chemical, and biological properties that are 
used by fish, wildlife, or plants for growth, reproduc-
tion, survival, food, water, and cover, on a tract of 
land, in a body of water, or in an area or region. 
(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(7) NATURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘natural 
resources’’ means the terrestrial, freshwater, estua-
rine, and marine fish, wildlife, plants, land, water, 
habitats, and ecosystems of the United States. 
(8) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 103(e) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 
(9) RESILIENCE.—The terms ‘‘resilience’’ and 
‘‘resilient’’ means the ability to resist or recover 
from disturbance and preserve diversity, produc-
tivity, and sustainability. 
(10) 
SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System lands; and 
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(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to National Park System lands and public 
land. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 
WILDERNESS 
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST 
SYSTEM LANDS, NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
LANDS, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
LANDS AS WILDERNESS. 
In furtherance of the purpose of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System 
lands, National Park System lands, and public lands ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as de-
scribed in this title, in the States of Idaho, Montana, Or-
egon, Washington, and Wyoming are designated as wilder-
ness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System. 
SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DI-
VIDE ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
ecosystem of the greater Glacier/Northern Continental Di-
vide region, the areas described in this section are hereby 
designated as wilderness. 
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(b) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas are incorporated into the Bob Marshall 
Wilderness: 
(1) CHOTEAU MOUNTAIN/TETON HIGH PEAKS/ 
DEEP CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Federal land with-
in the Lewis and Clark National Forest and land ad-
ministered by the Lewistown Field Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management comprising approximately 
73,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘ll’’ and dated lll, which shall be added 
to and administered as part of the Bob Marshall 
Wilderness. 
(2) RENSHAW ADDITION.—Certain Federal land 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest and 
land administered by the Lewistown Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 30,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘lll’’ and dated lll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Bob Marshall Wilderness. 
(3) SWAN FRONT ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Flathead National Forest and Lolo 
National Forest comprising approximately 169,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lll’’ and dated lll, which shall be added 
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to and administered as part of the Bob Marshall 
Wilderness. 
(4) HUNGRY
HORSE
RESERVOIR
WEST.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Flathead National For-
est comprising approximately 179,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lll’’ and 
dated lll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. 
(5) BOB
NORTH
ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Flathead National Forest comprising 
approximately 88,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘lll’’ and dated lll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Bob Marshall Wilderness. 
(6) MONTURE CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo National Forest comprising 
approximately 99,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘lll’’ and dated lll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Bob Marshall Wilderness. 
(c) GREAT BEAR WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas are incorporated into the Great Bear Wil-
derness: 
(1) HUNGRY
HORSE
RESERVOIR
EAST
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Flathead 
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National Forest comprising approximately 37,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Great Bear Wilderness. 
(2) MIDDLE FORK ADDITIONS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Flathead National Forest com-
prising approximately 53,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Great Bear Wilderness. 
(d) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol-
lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
125,000 acres, are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wil-
derness: 
(1) STONEWALL
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 55,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness. 
(2) SILVER
KING/FALLS
CREEK
ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the Lewis and Clark 
National Forest and Helena National Forest com-
prising approximately 25,000 acres as generally de-
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picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness. 
(3) BENCHMARK/ELK CREEK ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal lands within the Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 28,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Scapegoat Wilderness. 
(e) 
MISSION
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
proximately 16,000 acres, are incorporated into the Mis-
sion Mountains Wilderness: 
(1) MISSION
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Flathead 
National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Mission Mountains Wilderness. 
(2) MARSHALL PEAK ADDITION.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo National Forest comprising 
approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
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llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Mission Mountains Wilderness. 
(f) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) GLACIER WILDERNESS, GLACIER NATIONAL 
PARK.—Certain Federal land within Glacier Na-
tional Park comprising approximately 925,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Glacier Wilderness. 
(2) SAWTOOTH
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllllll, which 
shall be known as the Sawtooth Ridge Wilderness. 
(3) TUCHUCK
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Flathead National Forest and the 
Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 
142,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Tuchuck Wilderness. 
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(8) DEMERS
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Flathead National Forest comprising 
approximately 7,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as Coal Ridge 
Wilderness. 
(9) LINCOLN
GULCH
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Lin-
coln Gulch Wilderness. 
(10) ANACONDA
HILL
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Ana-
conda Hill Wilderness. 
(11) SPECIMEN CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Speci-
men Creek Wilderness. 
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(12) CRATER
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 10,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Cra-
ter Mountain Wilderness. 
(13) OGDEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 8,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as 
Ogden Mountain Wilderness. 
(14) NEVADA
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 54,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Ne-
vada Mountain Wilderness. 
(15) BLACKFEET WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lewis and Clark National For-
est comprising approximately 129,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘llll’’ and 
dated llll, which shall be known as the Black-
feet Wilderness. 
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SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas de-
scribed in this section are hereby designated as wilderness. 
(b) ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal lands within the Custer Gallatin 
National Forest and Shoshone National Forest comprising 
approximately 265,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, 
which shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. 
(c) NORTH ABSAROKA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest 
and the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 173,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, 
which shall be added to and administered as part of the 
North Absaroka Wilderness. 
(d) WASHAKIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land with the Shoshone National Forest and land 
administered by Lander Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management comprising approximately 339,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Washakie Wil-
derness. 
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(e) FITZPATRICK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wil-
derness: 
(1) FITZPATRICK
WILDERNESS
ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National 
Forest and land administered by the Lander Field 
Office of the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 14,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness. 
(2) BENCH MARK/WARM SPRINGS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National 
Forest comprising approximately 15,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Fitzpatrick Wilderness. 
(f) TETON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain Fed-
eral lands within the Bridger-Teton National Forest com-
prising approximately 24,000 acres as generally depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Teton Wilderness. 
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(g) GROS VENTRE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wil-
derness: 
(1) SHOAL CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest com-
prising approximately 32,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Gros Ventre Wilderness. 
(2) GROS VENTRE ADDITIONS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Bridger Teton National Forest 
comprising approximately 124,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Gros Ventre Wilderness. 
(h) BRIDGER
WILDERNESS
ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest 
and land administered by the Pinedale Field Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 
230,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Bridger Wilder-
ness. 
(i) POPO AGIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest com-
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prising approximately 60,000 acres as generally depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Popo Agie Wilderness. 
(j) WINEGAR HOLE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Winegar Hole Wilderness. 
(k) JEDEDIAH SMITH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal lands within the Bridger-Teton and Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 
51,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Jedediah Smith 
Wilderness. 
(l) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wil-
derness: 
(1) COWBOYS
HEAVEN
ADDITION.—Certain 
Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National 
Forest and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For-
est comprising approximately 40,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Lee Metcalf Wilder-
ness. 
(2) LEE METCALF ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and 
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest com-
prising approximately 143,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. 
(m) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) 
YELLOWSTONE
WILDERNESS, 
YELLOW-
STONE NATIONAL PARK.—Certain Federal land with-
in Yellowstone National Park comprising approxi-
mately 2,030,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Yellow-
stone Wilderness. 
(2) GRAND TETON WILDERNESS, GRAND TETON 
NATIONAL PARK.—Certain Federal land within the 
Grand Teton National Park comprising approxi-
mately 123,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
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prising approximately 42,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Clark 
Fork Wilderness. 
SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
ecosystem of the Greater Yellowstone region, the areas de-
scribed in this section are hereby designated as wilderness. 
(b) FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS.—The following areas are incorporated 
into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness: 
(1) PINNACLE PEAK (SUGAR MOUNTAIN) ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Payette Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 10,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. 
(2) PLACER CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Payette National Forest com-
prising approximately 7,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Re-
turn Wilderness. 
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(3) SMITH CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Payette National Forest comprising 
approximately 2,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Re-
turn Wilderness. 
(4) COTTONTAIL
POINT-PILOT
CREEK
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Payette Na-
tional Forest and land administered by the Cotton-
wood Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 99,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Frank Church-River 
of No Return Wilderness. 
(5) JERSEY-JACK ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests comprising approximately 64,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Frank Church-River 
of No Return Wilderness. 
(6) MALLARD ADDITION.—Certain Federal land 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests 
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comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Frank Church-River of 
No Return Wilderness. 
(7) BLUEJOINT
ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest and 
the Bitterroot National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 70,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Re-
turn Wilderness. 
(8) BLUE BUNCH ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest and 
the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 
11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. 
(9) LOON CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest and 
the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 109,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
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tered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Re-
turn Wilderness. 
(10) 
SALMON-CHALLIS
ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest comprising approximately 303,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. 
(11) BOISE ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land 
within the Boise National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 59,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Re-
turn Wilderness. 
(c) GOSPEL HUMP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
Gospel Hump additions consisting of approximately 
55,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National For-
est are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness. 
(d) 
SELWAY-BITTERROOT
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas are incorporated into the 
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: 
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(1) LOCHSA FACE ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests comprising approximately 75,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot 
Wilderness. 
(2) ELK
SUMMIT/SNEAKFOOT/NORTH
FORK 
SPRUCE ADDITION.—Certain Federal land within the 
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising 
approximately 59,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. 
(3) 
RACKLIFF-GEDNEY
ADDITION.—Certain 
Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 90,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. 
(4) MEADOW CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National 
Forests and on land administered by the Cottonwood 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
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comprising approximately 215,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wil-
derness. 
(5) LOLO CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests and the Lolo National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 18,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. 
(6) BITTERROOT
ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Bitterroot National Forest and the 
Nez-Perce National Forest comprising approximately 
123,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. 
(e) SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest, Sawtooth 
National Forest and the Salmon-Challis National Forest 
comprising approximately 540,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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as part of the Sawtooth Wilderness. 
(f) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE GREAT BURN WILDLANDS 
COMPLEX.—The following areas within the Great Burn 
Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) GREAT
BURN
(HOODOO)
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clear-
water National Forests and the Lolo National For-
est comprising approximately 255,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Great Burn (Hoodoo) Wilderness. 
(2) UPPER NORTH FORK WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater 
National Forest, the Idaho Panhandle National For-
est, and the Lolo National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 62,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Upper 
North Fork Wilderness. 
(3) SHEEP
MOUNTAIN/STATE
LINE
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Nez Perce- 
Clearwater National Forests, the Idaho Panhandle 
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National Forest, and the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 68,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Sheep 
Mountain/State Line Wilderness. 
(4) MALLARD-LARKINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater Na-
tional Forests and the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 260,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Mallard-Larkins Wilderness. 
(5) BIGHORN-WEITAS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 260,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Bighorn-Weitas Wilderness. 
(6) ELDORADO WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests comprising approximately 7,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Eldorado Wilderness. 
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llllll, which shall be known as the Stony 
Meadows Wilderness. 
(14) SCRIVER
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Scriver 
Creek Wilderness. 
(15) GRIMES PASS WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 13,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Grimes 
Pass Wilderness. 
(16) GALLAGHER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 6,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Galla-
gher Wilderness. 
(17) CORSKI
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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Creek Wilderness. 
(18) BULL TROUT WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Boise National Forest and the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 115,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Bull 
Trout Wilderness. 
(19) 
BREADWINNER
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 20,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Bread-
winner Wilderness. 
(20) ELK CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 15,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Elk 
Creek Wilderness. 
(21) STEEL MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 23,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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Mountain Wilderness. 
(22) RAINBOW WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Boise National Forest comprising 
approximately 31,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Rain-
bow Wilderness. 
(23) GRAND MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 14,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Grand 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(24) SHEEP
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 70,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Sheep 
Creek Wilderness. 
(25) SNOWBANK
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 34,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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bank Wilderness. 
(26) HOUSE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 26,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the House 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(27) DANSKIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Boise National Forest comprising 
approximately 30,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Danskin 
Wilderness. 
(28) COW CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 15,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Cow 
Creek Wilderness. 
(29) WILSON
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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Peak Wilderness. 
(30) LOST MAN CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 13,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Lost 
Man Creek Wilderness. 
(31) WHISKEY
JACK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Boise National Forest com-
prising approximately 7,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Whiskey 
Jack Wilderness. 
(32) CATHEDRAL
ROCKS
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Boise National Forest 
comprising approximately 8,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Cathedral Rocks Wilderness. 
(33) LIME CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Sawtooth National Forest and 
the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 
97,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
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(68) HORSE
HEAVEN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Payette National Forest and 
the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 
18,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Horse Heaven Wilderness. 
(69) CHIMNEY
ROCK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Payette National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Chimney Rock Wilderness. 
SEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique, 
heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/ 
Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas described in this sec-
tion, are hereby designated as wilderness. 
(b) CABINET
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the Kootenai Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 100,000 acres as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and admin-
istered as part of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. 
(c) SALMO-PRIEST WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
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Forest and the Colville National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 47,000 acres as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the Salmo- 
Priest Wilderness. 
(d) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) SKYLINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 15,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Sky-
line Mountain Wilderness. 
(2) GALENA
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Ga-
lena Creek Wilderness. 
(3) BERRAY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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Berray Mountain Wilderness. 
(4) LONE
CLIFF-SMEADS
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Kootenai National For-
est comprising approximately 10,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
Lone Cliff-Smeads Wilderness. 
(5) MCNEELEY WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Kootenai National Forest comprising 
approximately 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as McNeeley 
Wilderness. 
(6) NORTHWEST PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 15,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as 
Northwest Peaks Wilderness. 
(7) RODERICK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Kootenai National Forest comprising 
approximately 30,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
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Wilderness. 
(8) GRIZZLY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Kootenai National Forest com-
prising approximately 7,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as Grizzly 
Peak Wilderness. 
(9) WEST FORK YAAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as West 
Fork Yaak Wilderness. 
(10) MT. HENRY WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Kootenai National Forest com-
prising approximately 14,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as Mt. Henry 
Wilderness. 
(11) ALEXANDER
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Kootenai National For-
est comprising approximately 7,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
Alexander Creek Wilderness. 
(12) ROBINSON MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Kootenai National For-
est comprising approximately 7,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
Robinson Mountain Wilderness. 
(13) DEVIL’S GAP WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Kootenai National Forest com-
prising approximately 5,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as Devil’s Gap 
Wilderness. 
(14) LONE CLIFF WEST WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Lone 
Cliff West Wilderness. 
(15) ALLEN PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Kootenai National Forest com-
prising approximately 30,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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llllll, which shall be known as Allen Peak 
Wilderness. 
(16) 
HUCKLEBERRY
MOUNTAIN
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Kootenai 
National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as Huckleberry Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(17) CATARACT
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
and the Lolo National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 39,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Cata-
ract Peak Wilderness. 
(18) CUBE
IRON-SILCOX
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Kootenai National For-
est and the Lolo National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 39,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Cube 
Iron-Silcox Wilderness. 
(19) SUNDANCE RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
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prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as Sundance 
Ridge Wilderness. 
(20) TEEPEE-SPRING
CREEK
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Lolo National For-
est comprising approximately 14,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated lllll, which shall be known as 
Teepee-Spring Creek Wilderness. 
(21) BALDY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest and 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as Baldy 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(22) SCOTCHMAN’S
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Kootenai National For-
est and the Idaho Panhandle National Forest com-
prising approximately 88,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Scotch-
man’s Peak Wilderness. 
(23) BUCKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
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and the Idaho Panhandle National Forest com-
prising approximately 36,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the 
Buckhorn Ridge Wilderness. 
(24) GRASSY
TOP/HALL
MOUNTAIN
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest and the Colville National 
Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Grassy Top/Hall Mountain 
Wilderness. 
(25) ABERCROMBIE-HOOKNOSE WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Colville National 
Forest comprising approximately 38,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Abercrombie-Hooknose Wil-
derness. 
(26) HARVEY
CREEK/BUNCHGRASS
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Colville Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
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shall be known as the Harvey Creek/Bunchgrass 
Wilderness. 
(27) SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest and the Colville National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
South Fork Mountain Wilderness. 
(28) QUARTZITE
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Colville National Forest com-
prising approximately 5,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Quartz-
ite Wilderness. 
(29) SOUTH FORK HUNGRY MOUNTAIN WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest and the Colville National 
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the South Fork Hungry Mountain Wilderness. 
(30) CONTINENTAL MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 
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and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Tepee Creek Wilderness. 
(42) TROUBLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Trouble Creek Wilderness. 
(43) GRAHAM
COAL
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 10,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Graham Coal Wilderness. 
(44) KOOTENAI
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Kootenai Peak Wilderness. 
(45) KATKA
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest 
comprising approximately 10,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Katka Wilderness. 
SEC. 106. GREATER HELLS CANYON ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
and endangered Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem, the 
areas described in this section are hereby designated as 
wilderness. 
(b) HELLS CANYON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
394,000 acres, are incorporated into the Hells Canyon 
Wilderness: 
(1) RAPID RIVER ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Payette National Forest and the Nez 
Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising ap-
proximately 76,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Hells Canyon Wilderness. 
(2) SALMON FACE ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Hells Canyon Wil-
derness. 
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(3) KLOPTON
CREEK/CORRAL
CREEK
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Nez Perce- 
Clearwater National Forests comprising approxi-
mately 21,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Hells Canyon Wilderness. 
(4) BIG CANYON ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests comprising approximately 14,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Hells Canyon Wil-
derness. 
(5) OTHER HELLS CANYON WILDERNESS ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Wallowa- 
Whitman National Forest comprising approximately 
264,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Hells Canyon Wilderness. 
(c) EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman National For-
est comprising approximately 100,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Eagle Cap Wilderness. 
(d) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) LAKE FORK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 
comprising approximately 12,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Lake Fork Wilderness. 
(2) CASTLE RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Castle Ridge Wilderness. 
(3) HOMESTEAD
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Homestead Wilderness. 
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SEC. 107. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island 
mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the 
areas described in this section are hereby designated as 
wilderness. 
(b) 
WENAHA-TUCANNON
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas are incorporated into the 
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 
(1) UPPER
TUCANNON
ADDITION.—Certain 
Federal land within the Umatilla National Forest 
comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wil-
derness. 
(2) W-T 
ADDITION.—Certain Federal land 
within the Umatilla National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 2,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. 
(3) MEADOW CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest com-
prising approximately 2,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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tered as part of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. 
(c) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY WILDERNESS ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas are incorporated into the 
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 
(1) GREENHORN
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Malheur National For-
est and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest com-
prising approximately 24,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the North Fork John Day Wilder-
ness. 
(2) JUMPOFF JOE ADDITION TO NORTH FORK 
JOHN
DAY
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 
within the Malheur National Forest and the 
Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 
7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
North Fork John Day Wilderness. 
(3) TWIN
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION
TO
NORTH 
FORK
JOHN
DAY
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 
comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally 
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depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the North Fork John Day 
Wilderness. 
(d) CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest and land 
administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management comprising approximately 203,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Cloud Peak Wil-
derness. 
(e) MONUMENT ROCK WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Monument Rock Wilderness. 
(f) MOUNT NAOMI WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 28,000 as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Mount Naomi Wilderness. 
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comprising approximately 10,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Huckleberry South Wilderness. 
(5) COUGAR MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Colville National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Cougar Mountain Wilderness. 
(6) OWL
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Colville National Forest 
comprising approximately 15,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Owl Mountain Wilderness. 
(7) DEER KETTLE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Colville National Forest com-
prising approximately 6,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Deer 
Kettle Wilderness. 
(8) JACKKNIFE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Colville National Forest comprising 
approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on 
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the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Jack-
knife Wilderness. 
(9) PARADISE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Colville National Forest comprising 
approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Para-
dise Wilderness. 
(10) BULLDOG MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Colville National Forest 
comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Bulldog Mountain Wilderness. 
(h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.— 
The following areas within the Big Horn Mountains are 
designated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) LITTLE
BIGHORN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 120,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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Little Bighorn Wilderness. 
(2) WALKER
PRAIRIE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 51,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Walker Prairie Wilderness. 
(3) DEVIL’S
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 32,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Devil’s Canyon Wilderness. 
(4) HIDEOUT
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Hideout Creek Wilderness. 
(5) BEAR ROCKS WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land comprising approximately 25,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Bear Rocks Wilderness. 
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(6) HORSE
CREEK
MESA
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Bighorn National For-
est comprising approximately 42,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Horse Creek Mesa Wilderness. 
(7) PETES HOLE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Bighorn National Forest com-
prising approximately 20,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Petes 
Hole Wilderness. 
(8) GROMMUND CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Grommund Creek Wilderness. 
(9) HAZELTON
PEAKS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Hazelton Peaks Wilderness. 
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(10) LEIGH
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Leigh Creek Wilderness. 
(11) MEDICINE LODGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bighorn National Forest 
and land administered by the Worland Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 23,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Medi-
cine Lodge Wilderness. 
(12) ALKALI
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Worland Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
approximately 17,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Alkali 
Creek Wilderness. 
(13) TRAPPER CREEK CANYON WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land administered by the Worland 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 17,000 acres as generally 
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depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Trapper Creek Canyon Wilderness. 
(14) NORTH
FORK
POWDER
RIVER
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land administered by the 
Buffalo Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 15,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the North Fork Powder River Wilderness. 
(15) GARDNER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land administered by the Buffalo Field 
Office of the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 18,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Gardner 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(16) 
HONEYCOMBS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Worland Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
approximately 53,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Honey-
combs Wilderness. 
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(17) BUFFALO CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Worland Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
approximately 27,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Buffalo 
Creek Wilderness. 
(18) LYSITE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Worland Lander 
Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 10,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Lysite Mountain Wilderness. 
(i) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS.—The 
following areas within the Pryor Mountains are designated 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System: 
(1) LOST WATER CANYON WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin Na-
tional Forest, the Bighorn National Recreation 
Area, and land administered by the Billings Field 
Office of the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 63,000 acres as generally de-
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picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Lost 
Water Canyon Wilderness. 
(2) BIG PRYOR MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 39,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Big Pryor Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(j) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA-
TION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 
designated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) WILLOW
SPRINGS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Umatilla National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Willow Springs Wilderness. 
(2) ASOTIN CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest com-
prising approximately 16,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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Creek Wilderness. 
(3) SPANGLER WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Umatilla National Forest comprising 
approximately 6,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the 
Spangler Wilderness. 
(4) WENATCHEE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Umatilla National For-
est comprising approximately 19,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Wenatchee Creek Wilderness. 
(5) WALLA WALLA WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest com-
prising approximately 35,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Walla 
Walla Wilderness. 
(6) GRAND RONDE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest and 
the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising 
approximately 19,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
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llllll, which shall be known as the Grande 
Ronde Wilderness. 
(7) TEXAS BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Texas 
Butte Wilderness. 
(8) SKOOKUM WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Umatilla National Forest comprising 
approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the 
Skookum Wilderness. 
(9) POTAMUS
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Umatilla National Forest comprising 
approximately 6,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the 
Potamus Wilderness. 
(10) SOUTH FORK-TOWER WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Umatilla National For-
est comprising approximately 16,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the South Fork-Tower Wilderness. 
(11) EAST
JOHN
DAY
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Umatilla National Forest 
and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest com-
prising approximately 6,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the East 
John Day Wilderness. 
(12) HORSESHOE
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Umatilla National For-
est comprising approximately 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Horseshoe Ridge Wilderness. 
(13) HELLHOLE
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest com-
prising approximately 67,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Hellhole 
Wilderness. 
(14) MOUNT
EMILY
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Mount Emily Wilderness. 
(15) UPPER
GRANDE
RONDE
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman 
National Forest comprising approximately 12,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Upper Grande Ronde Wilder-
ness. 
(16) JOSEPH
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Joseph Canyon Wilderness. 
(17) TOPE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Tope Creek Wilderness. 
(18) BALDY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Baldy Mountain Wilderness. 
(19) DIXIE BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Malheur National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Dixie 
Butte Wilderness. 
(20) MURDERERS
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Malheur National For-
est comprising approximately 21,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Murderers Creek Wilderness. 
(21) GLACIER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Malheur National For-
est comprising approximately 16,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Glacier Mountain Wilderness. 
(22) MALHEUR
RIVER
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Malheur River Wilderness. 
(23) MCCLELLAN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Malheur National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the McClellan Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(24) MYRTLE-SILVIES
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Myrtle-Silvies Wilderness. 
(25) NIPPLE
BUTTE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Nipple Butte Wilderness. 
(26) WEST
MALHEUR
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Burnt Basin/Black Pine Wil-
derness. 
(35) MOUNT HARRISON WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Sawtooth National Forest 
comprising approximately 30,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Mount Harrison Wilderness. 
(36) FIFTH FORK ROCK CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Sawtooth National 
Forest comprising approximately 17,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Fifth Fork Rock Creek Wil-
derness. 
(37) THIRD FORK ROCK CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Sawtooth National 
Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Third Fork Rock Creek Wil-
derness. 
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(38) 
COTTONWOOD
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Sawtooth National Forest 
comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Cottonwood Wilderness. 
(39) MAHOGANY BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Sawtooth National Forest 
comprising approximately 21,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Mahogany Butte Wilderness. 
(40) THOROBRED WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Sawtooth National Forest com-
prising approximately 6,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the 
Thorobred Wilderness. 
(41) WORM
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 42,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Worm Creek Wilderness. 
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(42) SWAN CREEK MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee 
National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Swan Creek Wilderness. 
(43) GIBSON
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest 
comprising approximately 8,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Gibson Wilderness. 
(44) PARIS PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Paris Peak Wilderness. 
(45) STATION
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Station Creek Wilderness. 
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(46) MINK CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 16,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Mink Creek Wilderness. 
(47) LIBERTY
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 15,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Liberty Creek Wilderness. 
(48) WILLIAMS CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 10,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Williams Creek Wilderness. 
(49) STAUFFER CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Stauffer Creek Wilderness. 
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(50) SHERMAN
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Sherman Peak Wilderness. 
(51) SODA POINT WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 23,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Soda Point Wilderness. 
(52) CLARKSTON
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee 
National Forest comprising approximately 16,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Clarkston Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(53) MALAD
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest 
comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Malad Wilderness. 
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(54) OXFORD
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 41,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Oxford Mountain Wilderness. 
(55) ELKHORN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 42,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Elkhorn Mountain Wilderness. 
(56) BONNEVILLE
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 32,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Bonneville Peak Wilderness. 
(57) NORTH
PEBBLE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the North Pebble Wilderness. 
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(58) TOPONCE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest 
comprising approximately 18,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Toponce Wilderness. 
(59) SCOUT MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 25,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Scout Mountain Wilderness. 
(60) WEST MINK AREA.—Certain Federal land 
within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest com-
prising approximately 20,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the West 
Mink Wilderness. 
(61) CUDDY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Payette National Forest 
comprising approximately 41,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Cuddy Mountain Wilderness. 
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‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Wales Creek Wilderness. 
SEC. 108. WILDERNESS IN BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island 
mountain ranges in biological connecting corridors, the 
areas described in this section, are hereby designated as 
wilderness. 
(b) SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
CORRIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, des-
ignated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) WELCOME
CREEK
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Lolo Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 1,000 acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Welcome Creek Wilderness. 
(2) ANACONDA-PINTLER
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Bitterroot 
and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest com-
prising approximately 194,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
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administered as part of the Anaconda-Pintler Wil-
derness. 
(3) STONY
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bitterroot, Lolo and Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 120,000 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Stony 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(4) QUIGG PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forests and land administered by the Mis-
soula Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 77,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Quigg Peak Wilderness. 
(5) SILVER KING WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest comprising approximately 50,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Silver King Wilderness. 
(6) EMERINE
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For-
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est comprising approximately 15,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Emerine Wilderness. 
(7) SLEEPING
CHILD
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bitterroot National Forest 
comprising approximately 21,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Sleeping Child Wilderness. 
(c) JOCKO MOUNTAINS/CABINET MOUNTAINS COR-
RIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, designated 
in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) MOUNT BUSHNELL WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 42,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Mount 
Bushnell Wilderness. 
(2) CHERRY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo National Forest comprising 
approximately 38,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
lllll, which shall be known as the Cherry 
Peak Wilderness. 
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(3) PATRICK’S KNOB/NORTH CUTOFF.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 17,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Pat-
rick’s Knob/North Cutoff Wilderness. 
(4) SOUTH
SIEGEL/SOUTH
CUTOFF
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lolo Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 13,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the South Siegel Wilderness. 
(5) NORTH
SIEGEL
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 9,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the North 
Siegel Wilderness. 
(6) RESERVATION DIVIDE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lolo National Forest 
comprising approximately 19,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Reservation Divide Wilderness. 
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(d) NINE MILE/GREAT BURN CORRIDOR.—The fol-
lowing areas in t his corridor, designated in title II, are 
hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) BURDETTE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Lolo National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 16,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the 
Burdette Wilderness. 
(2) PETTY
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 16,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Petty 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(3) GILLMAN
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Gillman 
Creek Wilderness. 
(e) ANACONDA-PINTLER-DIVIDE
CORRIDOR.—The 
following areas in this corridor, designated in title II, are 
hereby designated as wilderness: 
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(1) FLEECER
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For-
est comprising approximately 36,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Fleecer Wilderness. 
(2) HIGHLANDS
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest comprising approximately 21,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Highlands Wilderness. 
(3) BASIN CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Basin Creek Wilderness. 
(4) GRANULATED MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 
14,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Granulated Mountains Wilder-
ness. 
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(5) LOWER
BOULDER
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Butte Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Lower 
Boulder Wilderness. 
(6) RUBY RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land administered by the Dillon Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 27,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
lllllllllll, which shall be known as 
the Ruby Range Wilderness. 
(7) HUMBUG
SPIRES
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Butte Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 12,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
lllllllll, which shall be known as the 
Humbug Spires Wilderness. 
(f) TEN LAKES/CABINET/YAAK CORRIDOR.—The fol-
lowing areas in this corridor, designated in title II, are 
hereby designated as wilderness: 
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(1) GOLD HILL WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Kootenai National Forest comprising 
approximately 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Gold 
Hill Wilderness. 
(2) GOLD HILL WEST WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 16,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Gold Hill West Wilderness. 
(3) ZULU CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Kootenai National Forest com-
prising approximately 6,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Zulu 
Creek Wilderness. 
(4) GOOD CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Kootenai National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Good 
Creek Wilderness. 
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(g) CABINET/YAAK/GREAT BURN COMPLEX COR-
RIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, designated 
in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) MAPLE PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo, Idaho Panhandle, and 
Kootenai National Forests comprising approximately 
19,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Maple Peak Wilderness. 
(2) STORM CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai 
National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Storm Creek Wilderness. 
(3) HAMMOND
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 17,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Hammond Creek Wilderness. 
(4) NORTH FORK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Idaho Panhandle National For-
est comprising approximately 31,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the North Fork Wilderness. 
(5) BIG CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest 
comprising approximately 76,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Big Creek Wilderness. 
(6) 
BOBTAIL
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 12,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Bobtail Peak Wilderness. 
(7) EAST
CATHEDRAL
PEAK
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest comprising approximately 22,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the East Cathedral Peak Wilder-
ness. 
(8) EAST
FORK
ELK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 7,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
East Fork Elk Wilderness. 
(9) WEST
FORK
ELK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 5,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
West Fork Elk Wilderness. 
(10) SPION KOP WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Idaho Panhandle National For-
est comprising approximately 22,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Spion Kop Wilderness. 
(11) ROLAND
POINT
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Roland Point Wilderness. 
(12) TROUT
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle and 
Kootenai National Forests comprising approximately 
39,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
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tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Trout Creek Wilderness. 
(13) WONDERFUL PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle and Lolo 
National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Wonderful Peak Wilderness. 
(14) STEVENS
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle and Lolo 
National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Stevens Peak Wilderness. 
(15) EVANS
GULCH
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Evans 
Gulch Wilderness. 
(16) GILT EDGE-SILVER CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Lolo National For-
est comprising approximately 10,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Gilt Edge-Silver Creek Wilderness. 
(17) WARD EAGLE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo National Forest comprising 
approximately 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Ward 
Eagle Wilderness. 
(18) MARBLE
POINT
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 13,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Marble 
Point Wilderness. 
(h) ANACONDA-PINTLER/BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS 
CORRIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, des-
ignated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) WEST
PIONEERS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 230,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the West Pioneers Wilderness. 
(2) CATTLE GULCH RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
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National Forest comprising approximately 19,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Cattle Gulch Ridge Wilder-
ness. 
(3) EAST PIONEERS/CALL MOUNTAIN WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forests and land administered 
by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management comprising approximately 160,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the East Pioneers/Call Mountain 
Wilderness. 
(i) FRANK CHURCH/GREATER YELLOWSTONE COR-
RIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, designated 
in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) TOLAN CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Bitterroot National Forest com-
prising approximately 7,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Tolan 
Creek Wilderness. 
(2) ALLAN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bitterroot and Salmon- 
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Challis National Forest comprising approximately 
151,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, 
which shall be known as the Allan Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(3) ANDERSON MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
and Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 49,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Ander-
son Mountain Wilderness. 
(4) WEST
BIG
HOLE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and 
Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 210,000 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the West 
Big Hole Wilderness. 
(5) GOAT
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and 
Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 45,000 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
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(j) LEMHI MOUNTAINS CORRIDOR.—The following 
areas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby 
designated as wilderness: 
(1) NORTH LEMHI MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Salmon-Challis Na-
tional Forest and land administered by the Challis 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 309,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the North Lemhi Mountains Wilderness. 
(2) SOUTH LEMHI WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Salmon-Challis, and Caribou- 
Targhee National Forests and land administered by 
the Upper Snake Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management comprising approximately 173,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the South Lemhi Wilderness. 
(3) WARM
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Warm Canyon Wilderness. 
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(4) GOLDBUG
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Goldbug Ridge Wilderness. 
(5) SAL
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Sal Mountain Wilderness. 
(k) LOST RIVER RANGE CORRIDOR.—The following 
areas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby 
designated as wilderness: 
(1) BORAH PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest 
and land administered by the Challis Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 155,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Borah 
Peak Wilderness. 
(2) KING
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
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Forest comprising approximately 87,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the King Mountain Wilderness. 
(3) GROUSE PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Grouse Peak Wilderness. 
(4) RED HILL WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest com-
prising approximately 15,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Red 
Hill Wilderness. 
(5) JUMPOFF
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Salmon-Challis Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 14,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Jumpoff Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(6) 
WOOD
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
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Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Wood Canyon Wilderness. 
(7) PAHSIMEROI
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest 
comprising approximately 73,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Pahsimeroi Wilderness. 
(8) BURNT CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land administered by the Upper Snake and 
Challis Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 22,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Burnt Creek Wilderness. 
(9) HAWLEY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Upper Snake Field 
Office of the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 17,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Hawley 
Mountain Wilderness. 
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(l) BOULDER/WHITE CLOUDS/LOST RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, des-
ignated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) JERRY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land administered by the Challis Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 28,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Jerry 
Peak Wilderness. 
(2) JERRY PEAK WEST WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Challis Field Of-
fice of Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 12,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Jerry 
Peak West Wilderness. 
(3) CORRAL-HORSE BASIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land administered by the Challis Field 
Office of the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 47,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Corral- 
Horse Basin Wilderness. 
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(4) APPENDICITIS HILL WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land administered by the Upper Snake Field 
Office of the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 22,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Appen-
dicitis Hill Wilderness. 
(5) WHITE-KNOB MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land administered by the Upper 
Snake Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment comprising approximately 10,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the White-Knob Mountains Wil-
derness. 
(m) GREATER
GLACIER/GREATER
YELLOWSTONE 
CORRIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, des-
ignated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) TENDERFOOT WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lewis and Clark National For-
est comprising approximately 105,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
Tenderfoot Wilderness. 
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(2) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 84,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be known as the Middle Fork Judith Wilder-
ness. 
(3) PILGRIM
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest comprising approximately 47,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be known as the Pilgrim Creek Wilderness. 
(4) PAINE GULCH WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lewis and Clark National For-
est comprising approximately 8,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
Paine Gulch Wilderness. 
(5) SAWMILL
GULCH
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest comprising approximately 12,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be known as the Sawmill Gulch Wilderness. 
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(6) SPRING CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lewis and Clark National For-
est comprising approximately 18,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
Spring Creek Wilderness. 
(7) 
TW 
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be known as the TW Mountain Wilderness. 
(8) BIG BALDY WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
comprising approximately 43,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated lllll, which shall be known as the Big 
Baldy Wilderness. 
(9) STANFORD WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
comprising approximately 10,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
Stanford Wilderness. 
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dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Middleman/Hedges Wilderness. 
(30) HELLGATE GULCH WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 17,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Hellgate Gulch Wilderness. 
(31) CAYUSE
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 22,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Cayuse Mountain Wilderness. 
(32) 
ELECTRIC
PEAK/LITTLE
BLACKFOOT 
MEADOWS
WILDERNESS, BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE 
AND HELENA NATIONAL FORESTS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Helena and Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest comprising approximately 53,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot 
Meadows Wilderness. 
(33) 
WHITETAIL-HAYSTACK
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead- 
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Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 
73,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Whitetail-Haystack Wilder-
ness. 
(34) O’NEIL
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the O’Neil Creek Wilderness. 
(35) BANGTAIL WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest 
comprising approximately 51,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Bangtail Wilderness. 
(n) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDOR.—The following area in this corridor, des-
ignated in title II, is hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) FISH LAKE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Shoshone National For-
est comprising approximately 7,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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and dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
Fish Lake Mountain Wilderness. 
SEC. 109. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT GENERALLY.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, land designated as wilderness by this title 
shall be administered in accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) by the Secretary concerned, 
except that— 
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of the Wilderness Act or any similar 
reference shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 
reference to Secretary concerned; and 
(3) the Secretaries shall, to the greatest extent 
possible, coordinate the management of those wilder-
ness areas containing land administered by more 
than one Federal land management agency. 
(b) MAPS
AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary concerned shall file a map and legal description 
of the land designated as wilderness by this title with— 
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) FORCE AND EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary concerned 
may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps 
and legal descriptions. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 
of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Direc-
tor of the National Park Service, as appropriate. 
SEC. 110. WATER. 
(a) RESERVATION.—With respect to the lands des-
ignated as wilderness by this title, the Congress hereby 
reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the pur-
poses for which the lands are designated as wilderness. 
The priority date of such reserved rights shall be the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of the Interior, and all other officers 
of the United States shall take all steps necessary to pro-
tect the rights reserved by subsection (a), including the 
filing of claims for quantification of such rights in any 
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present or future appropriate stream adjudication, in a 
court of the State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, 
or Washington, in which the United States has been or 
is properly joined in accordance with section 208 of the 
Act of July 10, 1952 (43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred 
to as the McCarran Amendment). 
TITLE II—BIOLOGICAL 
CONNECTING CORRIDORS 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The most recent scientific information on 
ecological reserve design and function, including re-
cent scientific information on species dispersal in re-
sponse to a changing climate, points out the critical 
need for biological connecting corridors between the 
larger core ecosystem areas. 
(2) While none of the remaining major wild 
land ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion 
appears to be of sufficient size to perpetuate the full 
complement of self-sustaining viable populations of 
native wildlife, biological diversity, and full range of 
ecological processes on its own, it appears that an 
effective reserve system can be achieved if biological 
connecting corridors between the ecosystems are 
identified and protected. 
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(3) The wild land areas addressed by this title 
are located between the major core ecosystems of the 
region and are essential for wildlife and plant migra-
tion and genetic interchange. 
(4) These areas are some of the most beautiful 
and wild mountain ranges in the United States, in-
cluding the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, 
and Bridger mountain ranges. 
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—To protect the life flow of the 
Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas described in this 
section are hereby designated as biological connecting cor-
ridors. The designated biological connecting corridors are 
of two types, areas designated as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System in title I and areas 
subject to special corridor management requirements 
under section 203 in this title. Each biological connecting 
corridor shall be known by the name given it in the sub-
section establishing it. Each map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the 
Forest Service and the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approxi-
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mately 120,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, admin-
istered by the Bitterroot, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, or Lolo 
National Forest and land administered by the Missoula 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are des-
ignated as Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Cor-
ridor and shall be subject to the special corridor manage-
ment requirements under section 203. 
(c) JOCKO MOUNTAINS/CABINET MOUNTAINS COR-
RIDOR.—Certain Federal lands comprising approximately 
129,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, administered by 
the Lolo National Forest are designated as Jocko Moun-
tains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor and shall be subject to 
the special corridor management requirements under sec-
tion 203. 
(d) NINE MILE/GREAT BURN CORRIDORS.—Certain 
Federal lands comprising approximately 73,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, administered by the Lolo National 
Forest are designated as Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor 
and shall be subject to the special corridor management 
requirements under section 203. 
(e) ANACONDA-PINTLER-DIVIDE CORRIDORS.—Cer-
tain Federal lands comprising approximately 260,000 
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acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land adminis-
tered by the Dillon or Butte Field Offices of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as Anaconda-Pintler- 
Divide Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203. 
(f) TEN LAKES/CABINET/YAAK CORRIDORS.—Cer-
tain Federal lands comprising approximately 310,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Kootenai National Forest are designated as Ten Lakes/ 
Cabinet/Yaak Corridor and shall be subject to the special 
corridor management requirements under section 203. 
(g) CABINET/YAAK/GREAT BURN COMPLEX COR-
RIDOR.—Certain Federal lands comprising approximately 
205,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the Idaho 
Panhandle, Lolo or Kootenai National Forest are des-
ignated as Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor 
and shall be subject to the special corridor management 
requirements under section 203. 
(h) CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK CORRIDORS.—Certain 
Federal lands comprising approximately 96,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
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dated llllll, administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle, Kootenai, or Colville National Forest are des-
ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological Connecting 
Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor man-
agement requirements under section 203. 
(i) CABINET/YAAK/CANADA
CORRIDORS.—Certain 
Federal lands comprising approximately 41,000, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Idaho Panhandle or 
Kootenai National Forest are designated as the Cabinet/ 
Yaak/Canada Biological Connecting Corridor and shall be 
subject to the special corridor management requirements 
under section 203. 
(j) ANACONDA-PINTLAR/BITTERROOT
MOUNTAINS 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approxi-
mately 147,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within 
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land ad-
ministered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management are designated as Anaconda-Pintler/ 
Bitterroot Mountains Corridor and shall be subject to the 
special corridor management requirements under section 
203. 
(k) FRANK CHURCH/GREATER YELLOWSTONE COR-
RIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approximately 
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642,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Caribou-Targhee, or Salm-
on-Challis National Forest and land administered by the 
Dillon or Salmon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement are designated as the Frank Church/Greater Yel-
lowstone Corridor and shall be subject to the special cor-
ridor management requirements under section 203. 
(l) FRENCH CREEK/HELLS CANYON CORRIDORS.— 
Certain Federal lands comprising approximately 3,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests or Payette Na-
tional Forest and land administered by the Cottonwood 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are des-
ignated as the French Creek/Hells Canyon Corridor and 
shall be subject to the special corridor management re-
quirements under section 203. 
(m) LEMHI MOUNTAINS CORRIDORS.—Certain Fed-
eral lands comprising approximately 88,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Caribou-Targhee or 
Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by 
the Upper Snake or Challis Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as the Lemhi Moun-
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tains Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203. 
(n) LOST RIVER RANGE CORRIDORS.—Certain Fed-
eral lands comprising approximately 64,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest and land administered by the Upper Snake or 
Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
are designated as the Lost River Range Corridor and shall 
be subject to the special corridor management require-
ments under section 203. 
(o) FRANK CHURCH COMPLEX/LEMHI RANGE COR-
RIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approximately 
3,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by 
the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment are designated as the Frank Church Complex/Lemhi 
Range Corridor and shall be subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203. 
(p) BOULDER/WHITE CLOUDS/LOST RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approxi-
mately 88,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by 
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the Upper Snake or Challis Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as the Boulder/White 
Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor and shall be subject to 
the special corridor management requirements under sec-
tion 203. 
(q) BITTERROOT/LEMHI CORRIDORS.—Certain Fed-
eral lands comprising approximately 20,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest and land administered by the Challis Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management are designated as the 
Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor and shall 
be subject to the special corridor management require-
ments under section 203. 
(r) GREATER
GLACIER/GREATER
YELLOWSTONE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approxi-
mately 542,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within 
the Custer Gallatin, Helena or Lewis and Clark National 
Forest and land administered by the Lewistown Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management are designated 
as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridor and 
shall be subject to the special corridor management re-
quirements under section 203. 
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(s) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—Certain Federal lands comprising approxi-
mately 69,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, within the 
Bridger-Teton or Shoshone National Forest and land ad-
ministered by the Lewistown Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management are designated as the Mt. Leidy 
Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor and shall be sub-
ject to the special corridor management requirements 
under section 203. 
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS. 
Those portions of the biological connecting corridors 
designated by section 202 are hereby designated as special 
corridor management areas and shall be managed accord-
ing to the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 
U.S.C. 528 et seq.) and other applicable laws, and 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) Subject to valid existing rights, mining, oil, 
and gas exploration and development and new road 
construction or reconstruction is prohibited within 
the special corridor management areas. 
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(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 
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 Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(b) PRIVATE LAND
AND LANDOWNERS.—Private 
lands are not affected by this title. 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. 
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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. 
(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. 
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(b) DESCRIPTION.—The roads and highways referred 
to in subsection (a) are 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. 
(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. 
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(15) The Marysville to Avon Road, Montana. 
(16) The Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, 
Idaho. 
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: 
‘‘(213) 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. 
‘‘(214) MIDDLE FORK PAYETTE, IDAHO.—The seg-
ment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass 
downstream approximately 33 miles to the national forest 
boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(215) DEADWOOD, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Boise National Forest comprising from Threemile 
Creek downstream approximately 22 miles to the South 
Fork of the Payette, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(216) UPPER PRIEST, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border 
downstream approximately 19 miles to Upper Priest Lake, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(217) COEUR
D’ALENE, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Panhandle National Forest from the head-
waters downstream approximately 58 miles to the national 
forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(218) 
LITTLE
NORTH
FORK
CLEARWATER, 
IDAHO.—The segment within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forest and the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the headwaters downstream approximately 37 
miles to the National Forest boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(219) KELLY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its head-
waters downstream approximately 31 miles to the North 
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Fork of the Clearwater River, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(220) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its 
headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles to the 
confluence of Kelly Creek, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(221) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, com-
prising approximately 21 miles, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(222) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the wil-
derness boundary downstream approximately 10 miles to 
Crooked Creek, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(223) MEADOW
CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles to its 
confluence with the Selway River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(224) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests com-
prising approximately 20 miles, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(225) SALMON, IDAHO.— 
‘‘(A) VINEGAR
CREEK.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and 
Payette National Forest from Vinegar Creek down-
stream approximately 25 miles to the Little Salmon 
River, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(B) SALMON.—The segment on public lands 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management from 
Hammer Creek downstream approximately 45 miles 
to the confluence with the Snake River, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(C) SALMON.—The segment on public lands 
within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 60 miles 
to the recreation area boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(226) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from the 
headwaters downstream approximately 42 miles to the 
recreation area boundary, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(227) NORTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the headwaters downstream to the Dworkshak 
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Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(228) NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO.— 
The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from 
its headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream to 
its confluence with the Coeur d’Alene River which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(229) PACK, IDAHO.—The segment within the Pan-
handle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream 
approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(230) HENRY’S FORK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Big Springs 
downstream to the national forest boundary, except for Is-
land Park Reservoir, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(231) FALLS RIVER, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone 
National Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the 
National Forest Boundary, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(232) LOCHSA RIVER WATERSHED, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests of the Lochsa River from the confluence of Colt Killed 
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Creek and Crooked Fork downstream approximately 2 
miles to the beginning of the Lochsa Recreational River, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(233) COLT KILLED CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from 
its headwaters at Big Sand Lake downstream approxi-
mately 23 miles to its confluence with Crooked Fork, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(234) MOOSE CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.—The main 
segment, including the North Fork segment, the East 
Fork segment, the West Moose segment, and the Rhoda 
Creek segment comprising approximately 86 miles within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(235) BEAR CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.—The Bear 
Creek segment, the Club Creek segment, the Paradise 
Creek segment, the Brushy Fork Creek segment, and the 
Wahoo Creek segment comprising approximately 70 miles 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(236) THREE LINKS CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.— 
The Three Links Creek segment and the West Fork Three 
Links Creek segment comprising approximately 23 miles 
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within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(237) GEDNEY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its 
headwaters downstream approximately 14.5 to the con-
fluence the Selway River, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(238) SOUTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the confluence of the Red and American Rivers 
downstream to the Forest boundary, comprising approxi-
mately 40 miles, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(239) JOHNS CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the head-
waters downstream to its confluence with the South Fork 
Clearwater, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(240) SLATE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the head-
waters downstream the source approximately 15 miles to 
the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(241) SOUTH FORK TWO MEDICINE RIVER, MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 
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Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 
miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, which shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(242) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING
THE SOUTH 
AND NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters 
downstream approximately 24 miles to the national forest 
boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(243) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within 
the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi-
mately 19 miles to the national forest boundary, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(244) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.— 
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
from its headwaters downstream approximately 7 miles to 
the national forest boundary, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(245) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head-
waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 26 miles 
to its confluence with the North Fork, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(246) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from the con-
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fluence of Open Creek and Fool Creek downstream ap-
proximately 27 miles, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(247) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 
the top of Tenderfoot Creek Falls downstream approxi-
mately 5 miles to the Smith River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(248) GREEN
FORK
STRAIGHT
CREEK, MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 5 
miles to Straight Creek, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(249) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with-
in the Kootenai National Forest from the Yaak Falls 
downstream 46 miles to the mouth of the Yaak River at 
the junction of the Kootenai River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(250) KOOTENAI RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of 
the Fisher River downstream approximately 46 miles to 
the State line, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(251) BULL RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment with-
in the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the 
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North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabi-
net Gorge Reservoir, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(252) 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, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(253) 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 21 miles to the West 
Fork Rest Area, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(254) 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 17 miles to the confluence with the West 
Fork of the Madison River, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(255) 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 miles to the forest boundary, 
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which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(256) CANYON CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from 
Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the 
end of USFS road 7401, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(257) DEADMAN CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its 
headwaters source downstream approximately 10 miles to 
the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(258) SMITH
RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tender-
foot Creek downstream approximately 12 miles to Deep 
Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture. 
‘‘(259) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH RIVER, MONTANA.— 
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
from Arch Coulee Junction downstream approximately 5 
miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(260) ROCK CREEK WATERSHED, MONTANA.—The 
segments within the Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forests including the main fork of Rock Creek, the 
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West Fork of Rock Creek, the East Fork of Rock Creek, 
the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, the Middle Fork of Rock 
Creek, the Carpp Creek segment, the Copper Creek seg-
ment, the Ranch Creek segment, the Welcome Creek seg-
ment, the Alder Creek segment, the Hogback Creek seg-
ment, the Wyman Gulch segment, the Stony Creek seg-
ment, the West Fork segment, and the Ross Fork seg-
ment, comprising approximately 134 miles, which shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(261) SALT RIVER, WYOMING.—The segment with-
in the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters 
downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(262) SWIFT CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 
downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(263) 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, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
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TITLE IV—WILDLAND 
RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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. 402. RESTORATION AND RECOVERY. 
(a) RECOVERY AREAS.—The following areas, con-
sisting of a total of approximately 1,023,000 acres, as de-
picted on the maps dated lll and entitled ‘‘ll’’, are 
designated as wildland recovery areas: 
(1) Skyland area, consisting of approximately 
10,000 acres administered by the Flathead National 
Forest. 
(2) Hungry Horse area (except Hungry Horse 
Dam and Reservoir), consisting of approximately 
205,000 acres administered by the Flathead Na-
tional Forest. 
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(3) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 59,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 
Clearwater National Forest. 
(4) Yellowstone West area, consisting of ap-
proximately 164,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(5) Mt. Leidy area, consisting of approximately 
70,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton Na-
tional Forest. 
(6) Cabinet/Yaak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 100,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(7) Lightning Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 31,000 acres administered by the Panhandle 
National Forest. 
(8) Coeur d’Alene River area, consisting of ap-
proximately 372,000 acres administered by the Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(9) Magruder Corridor area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce or Bitterroot National Forest. 
(b) EXEMPTION.—The roads and highways and fa-
cilities referred to below are expressly exempted from the 
provisions of this title: All private, county, State, or Fed-
eral roads, including National Forest System roads, ac-
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cessing existing authorized uses and any facilities such as 
a developed campground, ranger station, or other facilities 
deemed essential by the Forest Service. 
(c) MAGRUDER CORRIDOR AREA.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
will recommend recovery and restoration on the part of 
the Magruder Corridor between Magruder Crossing and 
Dry Saddle under plans developed under section 403 of 
this title. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may recommend recovery and 
restoration of any National Forest System road or Forest 
Service development or facility in any recovery area and 
the entire Magruder Corridor under plans developed under 
section 403 of this title. 
SEC. 403. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recovery 
Areas described in section 402(a) shall be managed so as 
to restore their native vegetative cover and reduce or elimi-
nate invasive non-native species, facilitate native species 
diversity to the extent possible with climate change, sta-
bilize 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 
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lands in their entirety to a natural roadless and wild con-
dition. 
(b) WATER QUALITY RESTORATION.—In the man-
agement of the Recovery Areas, special consideration shall 
be given to restoration of water quality in the Recovery 
Area. 
(c) RECOVERY PLANS.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each Recovery 
Area. Each recovery plan shall detail necessary work and 
funding requirements needed to implement the manage-
ment direction established under this section. 
(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall use measur-
able criteria to judge the success of recovery efforts taken 
pursuant to this section. 
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-
sources of the House of Representatives a report that de-
tails the implementation of this Act. The report shall also 
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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 the 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 
system shall be updated periodically to record the 
following: 
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(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. 
SEC. 503. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Roadless lands great-
er than 1,000 acres in size, that are located within the 
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National Forest System in the Wild Rockies Bioregion in 
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming, and 
that are not designated as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (under this Act or any 
other law) shall be identified and evaluated by the panel 
of independent scientists appointed under section 501. In 
identifying and evaluating these lands, the panel shall 
make use of existing satellite information and Geographic 
Information System data developed by the Forest Service, 
the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States 
Fish and Wildlife 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 required by section 501. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—After completion of the evalua-
tion required by subsection (a), until Congress enacts a 
law stating otherwise, no new road construction or recon-
struction, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) 
shall be allowed in the lands described in subsection (a). 
In addition, subject to valid existing rights, no oil or gas 
leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the 
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natural and roadless qualities of these lands shall be al-
lowed on the lands. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL PROVI-
SIONS 
REGARDING 
INDIAN 
TRIBES 
SEC. 601. INDIAN TRIBES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or 
modify any treaty or other right of an Indian tribe. 
SEC. 602. FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY. 
Nothing in this Act is intended to amend, alter, or 
give priority over the Federal trust responsibility to Indian 
tribes. 
SEC. 603. EXEMPTION FROM FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 
ACT. 
If a Federal department or agency receives any infor-
mation related to sacred sites or cultural activities identi-
fied by an Indian tribe as confidential, such information 
shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom 
of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 
SEC. 604. APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION 
AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 
The Secretary of the Interior may apply the provi-
sions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
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sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.; Public Law 93–638) 
when appropriate in the implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 605. 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. 
TITLE VII—RULES OF 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 701. 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. 
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