I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 980 
To designate certain National Forest System lands and 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 11, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BACA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, 
Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARKEY 
of Massachusetts, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
BERMAN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 
STARK, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. CORRINE 
BROWN of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. LANCE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain National Forest System lands and pub-
lic lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wash-
ington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic riv-
ers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting 
corridors, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘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 AREAS 
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. Blackfeet Wilderness. 
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—NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 
SYSTEM 
Sec. 401. Findings. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 
Sec. 404. Management of Recovery System. 
Sec. 405. National Wildland Recovery Corps. 
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TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING 
Sec. 501. Implementation report. 
Sec. 502. Interagency team. 
Sec. 503. Roadless lands evaluation. 
Sec. 504. Native American uses. 
TITLE VI—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 601. Water rights. 
Sec. 602. Indian tribes. 
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 
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national treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, 
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 
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boating. Protection of this world class water re-
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. 
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(6) Continued fragmentation and development 
of the remaining roadless and essentially roadless 
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-
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ies Bioregion helps local communities attract new 
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 
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 
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-
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ican taxpayers caused by below-cost timber sales and 
other subsidized resource extraction. 
(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-
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tices, which have also impaired ecosystem function 
and biological diversity. The Island Park area adja-
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 by des-
ignating them as components of a new National 
Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 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. 
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(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-
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 
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components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System; 
(3) to establish a pilot system of National 
Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas and a 
Wildlands Recovery Corps 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; 
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(5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation 
in the implementation of integrated, holistic eco-
system management and protection of the eco-
systems and corridors covered by this Act based 
upon principles from conservation biology; 
(6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural re-
sources; 
(7) promote scientific research, primitive recre-
ation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and 
inspiration for the benefit of all of the American 
people; 
(8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in 
lands of marginal timber value; and 
(9) promote ecologically and economically sus-
tainable management in the Northern Rockies Bio-
region. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘development’’ 
means activities that eliminate the roadless and wil-
derness characteristics of the land and includes ski 
resort facilities and such activities as roadbuilding, 
timber harvest, mining, and oil and gas drilling. 
(2) GREATER ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘greater 
ecosystem’’, when used in conjunction with the spe-
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cific ecosystems protected under this Act, means the 
ecological land units of sufficient scale to support 
and maintain populations of large vertebrate species 
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. 
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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) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The core of the Greater Glacier/Northern 
Continental Divide ecosystem region is Glacier Na-
tional Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which 
was the first wilderness designated in the United 
States. 
(2) This ecosystem includes unique lands, such 
as the Rocky Mountain Front, where grizzlies still 
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roam the prairies and America’s largest herd of big-
horn sheep scales the craggy peaks. 
(3) The Swan and Mission mountain ranges 
contain some of Montana’s largest old growth forests 
and pristine bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout 
spawning runs. 
(4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making 
a comeback in this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is 
home to one of only two relatively large grizzly popu-
lations in the lower 48 States. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem, 
the areas described in this section, which together com-
prise approximately 2,034,000 acres, as generally depicted 
on maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated 
llll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land 
designated as wilderness by this section shall be incor-
porated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 
wilderness designated by subsection (h), shall be known 
by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each 
map 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 Director of the National Park Service. 
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(c) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
547,000 acres, are incorporated into the Bob Marshall 
Wilderness: 
(1) Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks/Deep 
Creek areas, consisting of approximately 106,000 
acres of land administered by the Lewis and Clark 
National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(2) Renshaw area, consisting of approximately 
47,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark 
National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(3) Swan Front area, consisting of approxi-
mately 169,000 acres administered by the Flathead 
or Lolo National Forest. 
(4) Swan Crest area, consisting of approxi-
mately 89,000 acres administered by the Flathead 
National Forest. 
(5) Limestone Caves/Lost Jack areas, con-
sisting of approximately 36,000 acres administered 
by the Flathead National Forest. 
(6) Monture Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 99,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
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(d) GREAT BEAR WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
61,000 acres, are incorporated into the Great Bear Wil-
derness: 
(1) Middle Fork area, consisting of approxi-
mately 40,000 acres administered by the Flathead 
National Forest. 
(2) South Fork area, consisting of approxi-
mately 21,000 acres administered by the Flathead 
National Forest. 
(e) 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 area, consisting of ap-
proximately 55,000 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
(2) Silver King/Falls Creek areas, consisting of 
approximately 42,000 acres administered by the 
Lewis and Clark or Helena National Forest. 
(3) Benchmark/Elk Creek areas, consisting of 
approximately 28,000 acres administered by the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest. 
(f) 
MISSION
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
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proximately 16,000 acres, are incorporated into the Mis-
sion Mountains Wilderness: 
(1) Mission additions, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Flathead 
National Forest. 
(2) Marshall Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
(g) RATTLESNAKE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
Rattlesnake additions consisting of approximately 4,000 
acres administered by the Lolo National Forest are incor-
porated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness. 
(h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) Glacier Wilderness, consisting of approxi-
mately 925,000 acres administered by Glacier Na-
tional Park. 
(2) Sawtooth Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 14,521 acres administered by the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest. 
(3) Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton Wil-
derness, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres 
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administered by the Flathead or Kootenai National 
Forest. 
(4) Le Beau Wilderness, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Flathead or 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(5) Ten Lakes Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 48,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(6) Deadhorse Ridge Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 24,000 acres administered by the 
Flathead National Forest. 
(7) Standard Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,770 acres administered by the Flat-
head National Forest. 
(8) Coal Ridge Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 16,000 acres administered by the Flat-
head National Forest. 
(9) Benchmark Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Flat-
head National Forest. 
(10) Lincoln Gulch Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
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(11) Anaconda Hill Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 
Helena National Forest. 
(12) Specimen Creek Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 13,000 acres administered by the 
Helena National Forest. 
(13) Crater Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 10,000 acres administered by the 
Helena National Forest. 
(14) Ogden Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 12,000 acres administered by the 
Helena National Forest. 
(15) Nevada Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 54,000 acres administered by the 
Helena National Forest. 
SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region 
is Yellowstone National Park, the Nation’s first na-
tional park. 
(2) This world-famous region of geyser basins, 
towering mountains, abundant wildlife, and vast for-
ests contains the headwaters for many of the Na-
tion’s most famous blue-ribbon trout streams. 
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(3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields 
cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains, 
which contain several peaks greater than 12,000 
feet. 
(4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from 
cactus desert lowlands to arctic tundra. 
(5) Wildlife in the region includes the threat-
ened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last wild bison herd, 
trumpeter swans, and nearly 35,000 elk. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas de-
scribed in this section, which comprise approximately 
6,514,000 acres, as generally depicted on maps with titles 
corresponding to each area and dated lllll, are 
hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as 
wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the 
wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness des-
ignated by subsections (n) and (o), shall be known by the 
name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map 
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 Director of the Park Service. 
(c) ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The Absaroka-Beartooth additions consisting of 
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approximately 265,000 acres administered by the Gallatin, 
Custer, or Shoshone National Forest are incorporated into 
the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. 
(d) NORTH ABSAROKA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
The North Absaroka additions consisting of approximately 
173,000 acres administered by the Shoshone or Gallatin 
National Forest are incorporated into the North Absaroka 
Wilderness. 
(e) 
WASHAKIE
WILDERNESS
ADDITIONS.—The 
Washakie additions consisting of approximately 339,000 
acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or 
the Bureau of Land Management are incorporated into 
the Washakie Wilderness. 
(f) FITZPATRICK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol-
lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 29,000 
acres, are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness: 
(1) Fitzpatrick additions consisting of approxi-
mately 14,000 acres administered by the Shoshone 
National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(2) Bench Mark/Warm Springs area consisting 
of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the 
Shoshone National Forest. 
(g) TETON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Teton 
Corridor Trailheads additions consisting of approximately 
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24,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National 
Forest are incorporated into the Teton Wilderness. 
(h) GROS VENTRE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
106,000 acres, are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wil-
derness: 
(1) Shoal Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 24,000 acres administered by the Bridger- 
Teton National Forest. 
(2) Gros Ventre additions, consisting of ap-
proximately 82,000 acres administered by the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest. 
(i) 
BRIDGER
WILDERNESS
ADDITIONS.—The 
Bridger additions consisting of approximately 230,000 
acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest 
or the Bureau of Land Management (Scab Creek) are in-
corporated into the Bridger Wilderness. 
(j) POPO AGIE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Popo 
Agie additions consisting of approximately 60,000 acres 
administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bu-
reau of Land Management are incorporated into the Popo 
Agie Wilderness. 
(k) WINEGAR HOLE WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
Winegar Hole additions consisting of approximately 5,000 
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acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est are incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness. 
(l) JEDEDIAH SMITH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
The Jedediah Smith additions consisting of approximately 
51,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest are incorporated into the 
Jedediah Smith Wilderness. 
(m) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
183,000 acres, are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wil-
derness: 
(1) Cowboys Heaven area, consisting of ap-
proximately 40,000 acres administered by the Gal-
latin or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. 
(2) Lee Metcalf additions, consisting of approxi-
mately 143,000 acres administered by the Gallatin 
or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. 
(n) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE GRAVELLY MOUNTAINS 
WILDLANDS COMPLEX.—The following areas within the 
Gravelly Wildlands Complex are designated as new compo-
nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Snowcrest Wilderness, consisting of approxi-
mately 105,000 acres administered by the Beaver-
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head-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(2) Antelope Basin Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 70,000 acres administered by the 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(3) Lone ButteWilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(4) Black Butte, consisting of approximately 
39,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
(5) Big Horn Mountain Wilderness, consisting 
of approximately 53,000 acres administered by the 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(6) Vigilante Wilderness, consisting of approxi-
mately 16,000 acres administered by the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(7) Cherry Lakes Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(8) Sheep Mountain/Axolotl Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered 
by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
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(15) Commissary Ridge Wilderness, consisting 
of approximately 178,000 acres administered by the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest. 
(16) South Wyoming Range Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 86,000 acres administered 
by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 
(17) 
Gannett 
Hills/Spring 
Creek/Raymond 
Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 
135,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or 
Caribout-Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(18) Little Cottonwood Wilderness, consisting 
of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest. 
(19) North Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 1,000 acres administered by the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest. 
(20) Grayback Ridge East Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered 
by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. 
(21) Lake Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 17,000 acres administered by the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest or the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
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(22) Garns Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 104,000 acres administered by the 
Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 
(23) Bald Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 17,000 acres administered by the 
Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 
(24) Bear Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 98,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(25) Stump Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 97,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(26) Caribou-Targhee Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 94,000 acres administered by the 
Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 
(27) Poker Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 20,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(28) Pole Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(29) Schmid Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 20,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
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(30) Sage Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(31) Red Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 
Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 
(32) Huckleberry Basin Wilderness, consisting 
of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 
Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 
(33) Dry Ridge Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 23,000 acres, administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(34) Meade Peak Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 45,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(35) Hell Hole Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 5,132 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(36) Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 97,000 acres administered 
by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(37) Potosi Wilderness, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
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(38) Madison Plateau Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Gal-
latin National Forest. 
(39) Pass Creek Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 9,000 acres administered by the Sho-
shone National Forest. 
(40) Bayer Mountain Wilderness, consisting of 
approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Sho-
shone National Forest. 
(41) Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness, con-
sisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by 
the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(42) Clark Fork Wilderness, consisting of ap-
proximately 42,000 acres administered by the Sho-
shone National Forest. 
SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The Greater Salmon/Selway region is one of 
the most rugged and wild areas in America, and one 
of the largest intact forest ecosystems in the tem-
perate zones of the Earth. 
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(2) The core of the region is comprised of the 
Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bit-
terroot Wilderness areas. 
(3) Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river 
systems, several species of salmon and sea-going 
trout still make the 900 mile spawning journey from 
the Pacific Ocean to small tributaries in the high 
mountain country. 
(4) Biological and landscape diversity in the re-
gion is great, ranging from rocky, dry canyon coun-
try to wet forests of ancient cedars many feet in di-
ameter in the Mallard-Larkins and other areas. 
(5) A wide array of forest dwelling species re-
side in the region, and the gray wolf is making a 
comeback. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
ecosystem of the Greater Salmon/Selway region, the areas 
described in this section, which comprise approximately 
6,253,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps with 
titles 
corresponding 
to 
each 
area 
and 
dated 
llllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. The 
land designated as wilderness by this section shall be in-
corporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of 
wilderness designated by subsections (g), (h), and (i), shall 
be known by the name given the wilderness in that sub-
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section. Each map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service 
and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
(c) FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a 
total of approximately 754,000 acres, are incorporated 
into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness: 
(1) Bluejoint area, consisting of approximately 
70,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or 
Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(2) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 109,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(3) Blue Bunch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,653 acres administered by the Salmon 
Challis or Boise National Forest. 
(4) Loon Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 103,898 acres administered by the Challis or 
Sawtooth National Forest. 
(5) Carey Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Payette 
National Forest or the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
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(6) Pinnacle Peak (Sugar Mountain) area, con-
sisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered 
by the Payette National Forest. 
(7) Placer Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Payette Na-
tional Forest. 
(8) Smith Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 2,000 acres administered by the Payette Na-
tional Forest. 
(9) Cottontail Point-Pilot Creek area, consisting 
of approximately 93,000 acres administered by the 
Payette National Forest. 
(10) Bernard area, consisting of approximately 
21,000 acres administered by the Boise National 
Forest. 
(11) Burnt Log area, consisting of approxi-
mately 24,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(12) Whiskey area, consisting of approximately 
5,000 acres administered by the Boise National For-
est. 
(13) Nameless Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 2,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
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(14) Tennessee area, consisting of approxi-
mately 1,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(15) Poker Meadows area, consisting of ap-
proximately 1,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(16) Black Lake area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(17) Panther Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 33,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(18) McEleny area, consisting of approximately 
3,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na-
tional Forest. 
(19) Little Horse area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(20) Oreana area, consisting of approximately 
8,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na-
tional Forest. 
(21) Duck Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 48,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
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(22) Long Tom area, consisting of approxi-
mately 20,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(23) Challis Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 44,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(24) Seafoam area, consisting of approximately 
31,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 
National Forest. 
(25) Jersey-Jack area, consisting of approxi-
mately 64,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 
National Forest. 
(26) Mallard area, consisting of approximately 
20,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce Na-
tional Forest. 
(27) Marshall Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 4,000 acres administered by the Coeur 
d’Alene District of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(d) 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. 
(e) 
SELWAY-BITTERROOT
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
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proximately 582,000 acres, are incorporated into the 
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: 
(1) Bitterroot additions, consisting of approxi-
mately 123,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 
or Nez Perce National Forest. 
(2) Lochsa Face area, consisting of approxi-
mately 76,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 
National Forest. 
(3) Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork Spruce 
area, consisting of approximately 54,000 acres ad-
ministered by the Clearwater National Forest. 
(4) (East and West) Meadow Creek area, con-
sisting of approximately 215,000 acres administered 
by the Nez Perce National Forest or the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(5) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 18,000 acres administered by the Lolo, 
Clearwater, or Bitterroot National Forest. 
(6) Rackliff-Gedney area, consisting of approxi-
mately 90,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 
or Nez Perce National Forest. 
(f) SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Han-
sen Lakes, Huckleberry, Pettit, Smoky Mountains, Ten 
Mile, Black Warrior, South Boise, and Yuba additions 
consisting of approximately 540,000 acres administered by 
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the Boise, Sawtooth, or Salmon-Challis National Forest 
are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness. 
(g) 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) area, consisting of 
approximately 255,000 acres administered by the 
Clearwater or Lolo National Forest. 
(2) Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide 
area, consisting of approximately 62,000 acres ad-
ministered by the Idaho Panhandle, Lolo, or Clear-
water National Forest. 
(3) Sheep Mountain/State Line area, consisting 
of approximately 68,000 acres administered by the 
Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 
(4) Mallard-Larkins area, consisting of approxi-
mately 260,000 acres administered by the Clear-
water or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 
(5) Bighorn-Weitas area, consisting of approxi-
mately 260,000 acres administered by the Clear-
water National Forest. 
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(6) Eldorado area, consisting of approximately 
7,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National 
Forest. 
(7) Moose Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 22,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 
National Forest. 
(8) North Lochsa Slope area, consisting of ap-
proximately 118,000 acres administered by the 
Clearwater National Forest. 
(9) Pot Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 51,000 acres administered by the Clearwater 
National Forest. 
(10) Siwash area, consisting of approximately 
9,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National 
Forest. 
(11) Weir-Post Office area, consisting of ap-
proximately 22,000 acres administered by the Clear-
water National Forest. 
(12) Mosquito Fly area, consisting of approxi-
mately 19,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(13) Midget Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
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(14) Stark Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Lolo 
National Forest. 
(h) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE LITTLE SLATE CREEK 
WILDLANDS COMPLEX.—The following areas within the 
Little Slate Creek Wildlands Complex are designated as 
new components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System: 
(1) Little Slate Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce National Forest. 
(2) Little Slate Creek North area, consisting of 
approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce National Forest. 
(i) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA-
TION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 
designated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) French Creek/Patrick Butte area, consisting 
of approximately 177,863 acres administered by the 
Payette National Forest. 
(2) Crystal Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the 
Payette National Forest. 
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(3) Secesh area, consisting of approximately 
260,000 acres administered by the Payette National 
Forest. 
(4) Needles area, consisting of approximately 
172,000 acres administered by the Payette or Boise 
National Forest. 
(5) Caton Lake area, consisting of approxi-
mately 85,000 acres administered by the Payette or 
Boise National Forest. 
(6) Poison Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,232 acres administered by the the Payette 
or Boise National Forest. 
(7) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 30,000 acres administered by the Payette or 
Boise National Forest. 
(8) Mount Heinen area, consisting of approxi-
mately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(9) Reeves Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(10) Peace Rock area, consisting of approxi-
mately 192,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
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(11) Deadwood area, consisting of approxi-
mately 52,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(12) Whitehawk Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(13) Stony Meadows area, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(14) Bear Wallow area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(15) Grimes Pass area, consisting of approxi-
mately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(16) Bald Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(17) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(18) Red Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 110,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
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(19) Breadwinner area, consisting of approxi-
mately 20,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(20) Elk Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 15,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(21) Steel Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 23,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(22) Rainbow area, consisting of approximately 
31,000 acres administered by the Boise National 
Forest. 
(23) Grand Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(24) Sheep Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 70,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(25) Snowbank area, consisting of approxi-
mately 34,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(26) House Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 26,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
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(27) Danskin/South Fork Boise area, consisting 
of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the 
Boise National Forest. 
(28) Cow Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 15,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(29) Wilson Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(30) Lost Man Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(31) Whiskey Jack area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Boise Na-
tional Forest. 
(32) Cathedral Rocks area, consisting of ap-
proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise 
National Forest. 
(33) Lime Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 97,000 acres administered by the Boise or 
Sawtooth National Forest. 
(34) O’Hara Falls Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 33,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce National Forest. 
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(35) Lick Point area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 
National Forest. 
(36) Clear Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 
National Forest. 
(37) Silver Creek-Pilot Knob area, consisting of 
approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce National Forest. 
(38) Dixie Summit-Nut Hill area, consisting of 
approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce National Forest. 
(39) North Fork Slate Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez 
Perce National Forest. 
(40) John Day area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce 
National Forest. 
(41) Perreau Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(42) Napias area, consisting of approximately 
9,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis Na-
tional Forest. 
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(43) Napolean Ridge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 51,000 acres administered by the Salm-
on-Challis National Forest. 
(44) Jesse Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 14,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(45) Haystack Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salm-
on-Challis National Forest. 
(46) Phelan area, consisting of approximately 
13,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 
National Forest. 
(47) Sheepeater area, consisting of approxi-
mately 35,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(48) South Fork Deep Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 13,000 acres administered by the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(49) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(50) Jureano area, consisting of approximately 
25,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 
National Forest. 
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(51) South Panther area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(52) Musgrove area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(53) Taylor Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 60,000 acres administered by the Salm-
on-Challis National Forest. 
(54) Martin Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 99,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(55) White Knob area, consisting of approxi-
mately 65,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(56) Porphyry Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 57,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(57) Greylock area, consisting of approximately 
12,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis 
National Forest. 
(58) Copper Basin area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
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(59) Cold Springs area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(60) Pioneer Mountains area, consisting of ap-
proximately 308,000 acres administered by the Saw-
tooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(61) Railroad Ridge area, consisting of approxi-
mately 51,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 
or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(62) Boulder/White Clouds area, consisting of 
approximately 463,000 acres administered by the 
Sawtooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest or the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(63) Buttercup Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 57,000 acres administered by the 
Sawtooth National Forest. 
(64) Elk Ridge area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 
National Forest. 
(65) Grandmother Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 35,000 acres administered by the 
Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(66) Pinchot Butte area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
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handle National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
(67) Liberal Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 11,000 acres administered by the Saw-
tooth National Forest. 
(68) Black Horse Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 10,969 acres administered by the Sho-
shone District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(69) Horse Heaven area, consisting of approxi-
mately 18,000 acres administered by the Payette or 
Boise National Forest. 
(70) Chimney Rock area, consisting of approxi-
mately 30,000 acres administered by the Payette 
Forest. 
SEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The wettest part of the Northern Rockies, 
the Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem is a 
wild land region that contains the last major stands 
of low elevation ancient forests in the general region, 
including the Long Canyon area which contains the 
oldest living cedars in the Nation. 
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(2) The only caribou herd in the lower 48 
States roams these mountains, as do the grizzly and 
the gray wolf. 
(3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem in-
clude the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique, 
heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/ 
Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas described in this sec-
tion, which comprise approximately 1,038,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on maps with titles corresponding to 
each area and dated llllll, are hereby designated 
as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this 
section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated 
or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsection (e), 
shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that 
subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service. 
(c) CABINET
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The Cabinet additions consisting of approxi-
mately 100,000 acres administered by the Kootenai Na-
tional Forest are incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains 
Wilderness. 
(d) SALMO-PRIEST WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
Salmo-Priest additions consisting of approximately 47,000 
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acres administered by the Colville or the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest are incorporated into the Salmo-Priest 
Wilderness. 
(e) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 15,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(2) Galena Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 20,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(3) Berray Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 9,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(4) Lone Cliff-Smeads area, consisting of ap-
proximately 10,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(5) McNeeley area, consisting of approximately 
7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National 
Forest. 
(6) Northwest Peaks area, consisting of ap-
proximately 15,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
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(7) Roderick area, consisting of approximately 
30,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National 
Forest. 
(8) Grizzly Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(9) West Fork Yaak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(10) Mt. Henry area, consisting of approxi-
mately 14,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(11) Alexander Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(12) Robinson Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(13) Devil’s Gap area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(14) Lone Cliff West area, consisting of ap-
proximately 5,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
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(15) Allen Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 30,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
National Forest. 
(16) Huckleberry Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 9,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(17) Cataract Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 39,000 acres administered by the Kootenai 
or Lolo National Forest. 
(18) Cube Iron-Silcox area, consisting of ap-
proximately 39,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai or Lolo National Forest. 
(19) Sundance Ridge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo 
National Forest. 
(20) Teepee-Spring Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 
Lolo National Forest. 
(21) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo 
National Forest. 
(22) Scotchman’s Peak area, consisting of ap-
proximately 88,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 
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(23) Buckhorn Ridge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 36,000 acres administered by the 
Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 
(24) Grassy Top/Hall Mountain area, consisting 
of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the 
Colville or Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 
(25) Abercrombie-Hooknose area, consisting of 
approximately 40,000 acres administered by the 
Colville National Forest. 
(26) Exposure area, consisting of approximately 
8,000 acres administered by the Colville National 
Forest. 
(27) Harvey Creek/Bunchgrass area, consisting 
of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the 
Colville National Forest. 
(28) South Fork Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 6,000 acres administered by the 
Colville or Idaho Panhandle National Forests. 
(29) Lost Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Colville Na-
tional Forest. 
(30) Quartzite area, consisting of approximately 
5,000 acres administered by the Colville National 
Forest. 
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(31) South Fork Hungry Mountain area, con-
sisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by 
the Idaho Panhandle or Colville National Forests. 
(32) Continental Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 8,000 acres administered by the 
Idaho Panhandle National Forest. 
(33) Skitwish Ridge area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(34) White Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest. 
(35) Shafer Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(36) Upper Priest Lake area, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest. 
(37) Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest area, con-
sisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered 
by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(38) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest. 
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(39) Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle Roberts area, 
consisting of approximately 79,000 acres adminis-
tered by the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National 
Forests. 
(40) Trestle Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle or Kootenai National Forests. 
(41) Beetop area, consisting of approximately 
12,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest. 
(42) Packsaddle area, consisting of approxi-
mately 19,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(43) Blacktail Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest. 
(44) Magee area, consisting of approximately 
35,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest. 
(45) Tepee Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(46) Trouble Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
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(47) Graham Coal area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(48) Hellroaring area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(49) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(50) Katka area, consisting of approximately 
10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest. 
SEC. 106. GREATER HELLS CANYON ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The ecological diversity of the Hells Can-
yon/Wallowa Mountain Region is unique and its cen-
tral proximity to other ecologically intact or rel-
atively intact areas makes it a critical passageway 
for genetic interchange of native plants and animals 
throughout the northwestern United States. 
(2) The deepest river-carved canyon in the 
world at over 8,000 feet deep, Hells Canyon of the 
Snake River forms the centerpiece of the rugged 
Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa Mountain Region. 
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(3) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indi-
ans and their famous leaders, Old Chief Joseph, 
Young Chief Joseph, and Ollokot, the region is his-
torically significant and remains spiritually and cul-
turally important to Indian tribes, whose treaty 
rights guarantee their sovereignty and continued use 
of the land. 
(4) The region abounds in cultural and archae-
ological sites, the remnants of the Nez Perce Tribe 
and other aboriginal cultures. 
(5) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes 
the snowcapped peaks of the Wallowa and Seven 
Devils Mountains, ancient boreal forests composed of 
many tree species, semi-arid desert environments, 
rare, intact remnants of native Columbia Basin 
grasslands, and unique geology and numerous dra-
matic rimrock canyons. 
(6) Endangered Chinook salmon, rare or 
threatened species, such as goshawk, pine marten, 
and bighorn sheep, the largest free-roaming elk herd 
in the United States, and a variety of other wildlife 
species inhabit the region. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
and endangered Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem, the 
areas described in this section, which comprise approxi-
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(1) There are several mountain ranges in the 
Northern Rockies Bioregion that are separated from 
other mountains by the intervening prairies. 
(2) These mountain ranges, including the Big-
horn, Big Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou 
Mountains, are known as island mountain ranges. 
(3) These wild and beautiful mountains are 
home to an abundant array of native wildlife and 
birds and are representative of a unique ecological 
complex. 
(b) 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, which comprise approxi-
mately 2,614,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps 
with titles corresponding to each area and dated 
lllllll, are hereby designated as wilderness. 
The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be 
incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case 
of wilderness designated by subsections (f), (g), (h), and 
(i), shall be known by the name given the wildernss in 
that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the For-
est Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
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(c) 
WENAHA-TUCANNON
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
proximately 20,000 acres, are incorporated into the 
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 
(1) Upper Tucannon area, consisting of ap-
proximately 13,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla National Forest. 
(2) W–T Three area, consisting of approxi-
mately 22,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(3) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(d) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY WILDERNESS ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
proximately 104,000 acres, are incorporated into the 
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 
(1) Greenhorn Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 35,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla, the Malheur, or the Wallowa-Whitman Na-
tional Forest. 
(2) Jumpoff Joe area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Umatilla or 
the Malheur National Forest. 
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(3) Twin Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 59,000 acres administered by the Wallowa- 
Whitman National Forest. 
(e) CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The 
Cloud Peak additions, consisting of approximately 
203,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National For-
est and the Bureau of Land Management (Paint Rock 
Creek Canyon), are incorporated into the Cloud Peak Wil-
derness. 
(f) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE KETTLE MOUNTAINS.— 
The following areas within the Kettle Mountains are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) Thirteen Mile area, consisting of approxi-
mately 14,000 acres administered by the Colville 
National Forest. 
(2) Bald Snow area, consisting of approxi-
mately 12,000 acres administered by the Colville 
National Forest. 
(3) Copper/Kettle area, consisting of approxi-
mately 81,000 acres administered by the Colville 
National Forest. 
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(4) Huckleberry South area, consisting of ap-
proximately 10,000 acres administered by the 
Colville National Forest. 
(5) Cougar Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Colville 
National Forest. 
(6) Owl Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 15,000 acres administered by the Colville 
National Forest. 
(7) Deer Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Colville Na-
tional Forest. 
(8) Jacknife area, consisting of approximately 
9,000 acres administered by the Colville National 
Forest. 
(9) Paradise area, consisting of approximately 
9,000 acres administered by the Colville National 
Forest. 
(10) Bulldog Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Colville 
National Forest. 
(g) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.— 
The following areas within the Big Horn Mountains are 
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designated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) Little Bighorn area, consisting of approxi-
mately 120,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 
National Forest. 
(2) Walker Prairie area, consisting of approxi-
mately 51,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 
National Forest. 
(3) Devil’s Canyon area, consisting of approxi-
mately 32,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 
National Forest. 
(4) Hideout Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Bighorn Na-
tional Forest. 
(5) Bear Rocks area, consisting of approxi-
mately 25,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 
National Forest. 
(6) Horse Creek Mesa area, consisting of ap-
proximately 42,000 acres administered by the Big-
horn National Forest. 
(7) Petes Hole area, consisting of approxi-
mately 20,000 acres administered by the Bighorn 
National Forest. 
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(8) Grommund Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Big-
horn National Forest. 
(9) Hazelton Peaks area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Bighorn Na-
tional Forest. 
(10) Leigh Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Bighorn Na-
tional Forest. 
(11) Medicine Lodge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 23,000 acres administered by the Big-
horn National Forest or the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
(12) Alkali Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 17,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(13) Trapper Creek Canyon area, consisting of 
approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(14) North Fork Powder River area, consisting 
of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(15) Garder Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 18,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
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(16) Honeycombs area, consisting of approxi-
mately 53,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(17) Buffalo Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 27,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(18) Lysite Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 10,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(h) 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 area, consisting of ap-
proximately 63,000 acres administered by the Custer 
National Forest, Bighorn National Recreation Area, 
or the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) Big Pryor Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 39,000 acres administered by the Custer 
National Forest. 
(i) OTHER NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA-
TION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are 
designated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
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(1) Willow Springs area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(2) Asotin Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 18,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(3) Spangler area, consisting of approximately 
6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 
Forest. 
(4) Wenatchee Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 15,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla National Forest. 
(5) Mill Creek area, consisting of approximately 
25,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 
Forest. 
(6) Walla Walla area, consisting of approxi-
mately 34,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(7) Jassaud area, consisting of approximately 
6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 
Forest. 
(8) Grande Ronde area, consisting of approxi-
mately 21,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
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(9) Texas Butte area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(10) Skookum area, consisting of approximately 
8,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 
Forest. 
(11) Potamus area, consisting of approximately 
6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National 
Forest. 
(12) South Fork-Tower area, consisting of ap-
proximately 17,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla National Forest. 
(13) East John Day area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Umatilla 
National Forest. 
(14) Horseshoe Ridge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla National Forest. 
(15) Hellhole/Mount Emily area, consisting of 
approximately 69,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 
(16) North Mount Emily area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the 
Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 
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(17) Beaver Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 13,000 acres administered by the Wallowa- 
Whitman National Forest. 
(18) Upper Grande Ronde area, consisting of 
approximately 12,000 acres administered by the 
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 
(19) Marble Point area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Wallowa- 
Whitman National Forest. 
(20) Joeseph Canyon area, consisting of ap-
proximately 24,000 acres administered by the 
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 
(21) Tope Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Wallowa- 
Whitman National Forest. 
(22) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the 
Malheur National Forest. 
(23) Dixie Butte area, consisting of approxi-
mately 13,000 acres administered by the Malheur 
National Forest. 
(24) Murderers Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 25,000 acres administered by the 
Malheur National Forest. 
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(25) Flag Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Malheur Na-
tional Forest. 
(26) Fox Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Malheur Na-
tional Forest. 
(27) Glacier Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 25,000 acres administered by the 
Malheur National Forest. 
(28) Malheur River area, consisting of approxi-
mately 13,000 acres administered by the Malheur 
National Forest. 
(29) McClellan Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 22,000 acres administered by the 
Malheur National Forest. 
(30) Myrtle-Silvies area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Malheur 
National Forest. 
(31) Nipple Butte area, consisting of approxi-
mately 12,000 acres administered by the Malheur 
National Forest. 
(32) North Fork Malheur River area, consisting 
of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the 
Malheur National Forest. 
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(33) Pine Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 14,000 acres administered by the Malheur 
National Forest. 
(34) Shaketable area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Malheur Na-
tional Forest. 
(35) Utley Butte area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Malheur 
National Forest. 
(36) Monument Rock area, consisting of ap-
proximately 5,000 acres administered by the 
Malheur National Forest. 
(37) Flint Range/Dolus/Lost Creek area, con-
sisting of approximately 73,000 acres administered 
by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(38) Fred Burr area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
(39) Elkhorn Mountains area, consisting of ap-
proximately 88,000 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
(40) Cache Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 27,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 
National Forest. 
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(41) Sublett area, consisting of approximately 
7,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National 
Forest. 
(42) Burnt Basin/Black Pine area, consisting of 
approximately 44,000 acres administered by the 
Sawtooth National Forest. 
(43) Mount Harrison area, consisting of ap-
proximately 30,000 acres administered by the Saw-
tooth National Forest. 
(44) Fifth Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 17,000 acres administered by the 
Sawtooth National Forest. 
(45) Third Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 14,000 acres administered by the 
Sawtooth National Forest. 
(46) Cottonwood area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 
National Forest. 
(47) Mohogany Butte area, consisting of ap-
proximately 21,000 acres administered by the Saw-
tooth National Forest. 
(48) Thorobred area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth 
National Forest. 
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(49) Mount Naomi area, consisting of approxi-
mately 28,000 acres administered by the Caribou 
National Forest. 
(50) Worm Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 42,000 acres administered by the Caribou 
National Forest. 
(51) Swan Creek Mountain area, consisting of 
approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou National Forest. 
(52) Gibson area, consisting of approximately 
8,000 acres administered by the Caribou National 
Forest. 
(53) Paris Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(54) Station Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(55) Mink Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 16,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(56) Liberty Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 15,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
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(57) Williams Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(58) Stauffer Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(59) Sherman Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(60) Soda Point area, consisting of approxi-
mately 23,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(61) Clarkston Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 16,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(62) Deep Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(63) Oxford Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 41,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(64) Elkhorn Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 42,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
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(65) Bonneville Peak area, consisting of ap-
proximately 32,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(66) North Pebble area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(67) Toponce area, consisting of approximately 
18,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee 
National Forest. 
(68) Scout Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 25,000 acres administered by the Car-
ibou-Targhee National Forest. 
(69) West Mink area, consisting of approxi-
mately 20,000 acres administered by the Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest. 
(70) Cuddy Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 41,000 acres administered by the 
Payette National Forest. 
(71) Council Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 17,000 acres administered by the 
Payette National Forest. 
(72) McCullough Peaks area, consisting of ap-
proximately 38,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
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(73) Sheep Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 25,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(74) Red Butte area, consisting of approxi-
mately 24,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(75) Bobcat Draw Badlands area, consisting of 
approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(76) Cedar Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 39,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(77) Copper Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Wyo-
ming Bureau of Land Management. 
(78) Fuller Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(79) Lysite Badlands area, consisting of ap-
proximately 14,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(80) Hoodoo Mountain, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,000 acres administered by the Missoula 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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(81) Wales, consisting of approximately 12,000 
acres administered by the Missoula Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 108. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious 
lands, and Blackfeet treaty rights, certain lands within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 129,000 acres and known as the Badger-Two Med-
icine Area, as depicted on the map dated January 2003, 
and entitled ‘‘Blackfeet Wilderness’’, are hereby des-
ignated as the Blackfeet Wilderness and therefore as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem. 
(b) TREATY RIGHTS.—The Congress recognizes that 
the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands des-
ignated as the Blackfeet Wilderness, as provided for in 
the 1896 treaty with the United States Government. 
(c) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
duct a review of the Blackfeet Wilderness in accordance 
with the Wilderness Act. Not later than three years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing the results of the re-
view. 
(d) REVIEW COMMITTEE.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a committee composed of the following: 
(A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal 
Business Council. 
(B) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists se-
lected in a manner consistent with the historic 
Cultural Law of the Tribe, independently of the 
Business Council. The Secretary shall give care-
ful consideration to the Blackfeet Language 
community and its views. 
(C) The National Park Service. 
(D) The State of Montana. 
(E) Representatives of the public who use 
the lands designated as wilderness by this sec-
tion, including environmental groups previously 
appropriately involved in the area. 
(2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The committee shall reg-
ularly advise the Secretary during the preparation of 
the review required by subsection (c). The committee 
shall submit its findings to Congress concurrently 
with the submission of the report required by that 
subsection. 
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall in-
struct the committee to develop a wilderness management 
plan for the Blackfeet Wilderness that ensures that Black-
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feet religious and treaty rights to lands in the wilderness 
are recognized and honored. 
(f) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out their duties 
under this section, the Secretary and the committee shall 
give special consideration to the religious, wilderness, and 
wildlife uses of the Blackfeet Wilderness, taking into ac-
count treaties the United States has entered into with the 
Blackfeet Nation. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—The Blackfeet Wilderness is 
hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, 
the disposal under the mining laws, and from disposition 
under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws. 
SEC. 109. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, lands designated as wilderness by this title shall 
be administered in accordance with the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with 
respect to such lands, any reference 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. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, in the case of National Forest System 
lands designated as wilderness by this title, and the Sec-
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retary of the Interior, in the case of National Park System 
and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management designated as wilderness by this title, shall 
file a map and legal description of such lands with the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives. Each map and legal description shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary concerned may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip-
tions. Each map and legal description 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 Park Service. 
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-
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tect the rights reserved by subsection (a), including the 
filing of claims for quantification of such rights in any 
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 
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connecting corridors between the ecosystems are 
identified and protected. 
(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, which comprise approximately 7,791,000 acres as 
generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding 
to each area and dated llllll, are hereby des-
ignated as biological connecting corridors. The designated 
biological connecting corridors are of two types, areas des-
ignated as components of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System and areas subject to special corridor man-
agement requirements under section 203. Each biological 
connecting corridor shall be known by the name given it 
in the subsection establishing it. Each map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
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Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(b) SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 
approximately 599,000 acres, of which 479,000 acres are 
incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 
System and 120,000 acres are subject to the special cor-
ridor management requirements under section 203, are 
designated as the Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide 
Biological Connecting Corridors: 
(1) Welcome Creek Addition area, consisting of 
approximately 1,000 acres administered by the Lolo 
National Forest. 
(2) Anaconda Pintlar Additions area, consisting 
of— 
(A) the original Anaconda Pintler Addi-
tions area of approximately 80,000 acres ad-
ministered by the Bitterroot or Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest; and 
(B) the Sapphire area of approximately 
114,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(3) Stony Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 120,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
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(4) Quigg Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 77,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(5) Silver King area, consisting of approxi-
mately 50,000 acres administered by the Lolo or 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(6) Emerine area, consisting of approximately 
15,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
(7) Sleeping Child area, consisting of approxi-
mately 21,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 
National Forest. 
(c) JOCKO MOUNTAINS/CABINET MOUNTAINS COR-
RIDOR.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
proximately 274,000 acres, of which 145,000 acres are in-
corporated into the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem and 129,000 acres are subject to the special corridor 
management requirements under section 203, are des-
ignated as the Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Bio-
logical Connecting Corridors: 
(1) Mount Bushnell area, consisting of approxi-
mately 42,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
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(1) Maple Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 19,000 acres administered by the Lolo, Idaho 
Panhandle, or Kootenai National Forest. 
(2) Storm Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(3) Hammond Creek area, consisting of ap-
proximately 17,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest. 
(4) North Fork area, consisting of approxi-
mately 31,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(5) Big Creek area, consisting of approximately 
76,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest. 
(6) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(7) Lost Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 11,537 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(8) East Cathedral Peak area, consisting of ap-
proximately 22,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest. 
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(9) East Fork Elk, consisting of approximately 
7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle of 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(10) West Fork Elk, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Kootenai National Forest. 
(11) Spion Kop area, consisting of approxi-
mately 22,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(12) Roland Point area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest. 
(13) Trout Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 39,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle or Kootenai National Forest. 
(14) Wonderful Peak area, consisting of ap-
proximately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 
(15) Stevens Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Pan-
handle or Lolo National Forest. 
(16) Evans Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
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(17) Gilt Edge-Silver Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 10,000 acres administered by the 
Lolo National Forest. 
(18) Ward Eagle area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
(19) Marble Point area, consisting of approxi-
mately 13,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
(20) Clear Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo Na-
tional Forest. 
(h) CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK
CORRIDORS.—Lands 
consisting of approximately 96,000 acres administered by 
the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, or Colville National For-
est are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological 
Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special 
corridor management requirements under section 203. 
(i) 
CABINET/YAAK/CANADA
CORRIDORS.—Lands 
consisting of approximately 41,000 acres administered by 
the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forest are des-
ignated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Biological Con-
necting Corridors and shall be subject to the special cor-
ridor management requirements under section 203. 
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(j) ANACONDA-PINTLAR/BITTERROOT
MOUNTAINS 
CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 
approximately 556,000 acres, of which 409,000 acres are 
incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 
System and 147,000 acres are subject to the special cor-
ridor management requirements under section 203, are 
designated as the Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains 
Biological Connecting Corridors: 
(1) West Pioneers area, consisting of approxi-
mately 230,000 acres administered by the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(2) Cattle Gulch Ridge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 19,000 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(3) East Pioneers/Call Mountain area, con-
sisting of approximately 160,000 acres administered 
by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(k) FRANK CHURCH/GREATER YELLOWSTONE COR-
RIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of ap-
proximately 1,840,000 acres, of which 1,198,000 acres are 
incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 
System and 642,000 acres are subject to the special cor-
ridor management requirements under section 203, are 
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designated as the Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Bio-
logical Connecting Corridors: 
(1) Tolan Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 
National Forest. 
(2) Allan Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 151,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot 
or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(3) Anderson Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 49,000 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(4) West Big Hole area, consisting of approxi-
mately 21,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead 
or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(5) Goat Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 45,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead 
or Salmon-Challis National Forest. 
(6) Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden area, 
consisting of approximately 305,000 acres adminis-
tered by the Beaverhead, Salmon, or Caribou- 
Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(7) Garfield Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 92,000 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead or Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 
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(8) Four Eyes Canyon area, consisting of ap-
proximately 8,000 acres administered by the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(9) Tendoy Mountains area (Sourdough, Tim-
ber Butte, McKenzie, Limekiln, and Hidden Pas-
ture), consisting of approximately 83,000 acres ad-
ministered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest or the Bureau of Land Management. 
(10) Henneberry Ridge area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(11) Black Tail Moutains area, consisting of 
approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(12) Saginaw Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 9,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
(13) Tash Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 53,000 acres administered by the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(14) Beaver Lakes area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
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(6) Wood Canyon area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(7) Pahsimeroi area, consisting of approxi-
mately 73,000 acres administered by the Salmon- 
Challis National Forest. 
(8) Burnt Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 22,000 acres administered by the Salmon or 
the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(9) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 17,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(o) FRANK CHURCH COMPLEX/LEMHI RANGE COR-
RIDORS.—Lands consisting of approximately 3,000 acres 
administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest or the 
Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Frank 
Church Complex/Lemhi Range Biological Connecting Cor-
ridors and shall be subject to the special corridor manage-
ment requirements under section 203. 
(p) BOULDER/WHITE CLOUDS/LOST RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 
approximately 233,000 acres, of which 145,000 acres are 
incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation 
System and 88,000 acres are subject to the special cor-
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ridor management requirements under section 203, are 
designated as the Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range 
Biological Connecting Corridors: 
(1) Jerry Peak area, consisting of approxi-
mately 28,000 acres administered by the Salmon 
District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) Jerry Peak West area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salm-
on District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(3) Corral-Horse Basin area, consisting of ap-
proximately 69,000 acres administered by the Salm-
on District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) Appendicitis Hill area, consisting of ap-
proximately 26,000 acres administered by the Idaho 
Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(5) White-Knob Mountains area, consisting of 
approximately 10,000 acres administered by the 
Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(q) BITTERROOT/LEMHI CORRIDORS.—Lands con-
sisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Bureau of Land 
Management are designated as the Bitterroot/Lemhi Bio-
logical Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the 
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special corridor management requirements under section 
203. 
(r) GREATER
GLACIER/GREATER
YELLOWSTONE 
CORRIDORS.—The following areas, consisting of a total of 
approximately 1,705,000 acres, of which 1,163,000 acres 
are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System and 542,000 acres are subject to the special 
corridor management requirements under section 203, are 
designated as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Bi-
ological Connecting Corridors: 
(1) Tenderfoot/Deep Creek area, consisting of 
approximately 105,000 acres administered by the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest. 
(2) Middle Fork Judith area, consisting of ap-
proximately 84,000 acres administered by the Lewis 
and Clark National Forest. 
(3) Pilgrim Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 47,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(4) Paine Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(5) Sawmill Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 12,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
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(6) Spring Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 18,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(7) TW Mountain area, consisting of approxi-
mately 8,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(8) Big Baldy area, consisting of approximately 
43,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark 
National Forest. 
(9) Granite Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 10,000 acres administered by the Lewis 
and Clark National Forest. 
(10) Tollgate-Sheep area, consisting of approxi-
mately 25,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(11) Mount High area, consisting of approxi-
mately 33,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(12) Bluff Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 37,000 acres administered by the Lewis 
and Clark National Forest. 
(13) North Fork Smith area, consisting of ap-
proximately 9,000 acres administered by the Lewis 
and Clark National Forest. 
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(14) Big Snowies area, consisting of approxi-
mately 105,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest or Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(15) Highwoods area, consisting of approxi-
mately 25,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(16) Highwood Baldy area, consisting of ap-
proximately 16,000 acres administered by the Lewis 
and Clark National Forest. 
(17) Calf Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(18) Eagle Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 6,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(19) Castle Mountains area, consisting of ap-
proximately 28,000 acres administered by the Lewis 
and Clark National Forest. 
(20) Box Canyon area, consisting of approxi-
mately 15,000 acres administered by the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(21) Crazy Mountains area, consisting of ap-
proximately 159,000 acres administered by the 
Lewis and Clark or Gallatin National Forest. 
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(22) Gates of Mountains additions, consisting 
of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the 
Helena National Forest, which shall be incorporated 
into the Gates of the Mountain Wilderness. 
(23) Lazyman Gulch area, consisting of ap-
proximately 11,000 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
(24) Mt. Baldy area, consisting of approxi-
mately 19,000 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(25) Camas Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 27,000 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(26) Jericho Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 12,000 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
(27) Irish Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(28) Grassy Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 7,000 acres administered by the Helena 
National Forest. 
(29) Middleman/Hedges Mountain area, con-
sisting of approximately 34,000 acres administered 
by the Helena National Forest. 
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(30) Hellgate Gulch area, consisting of approxi-
mately 17,000 acres administered by the Helena Na-
tional Forest. 
(31) Cayuse Mountain area, consisting of ap-
proximately 22,000 acres administered by the Hel-
ena National Forest. 
(32) Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows 
area, consisting of approximately 53,000 acres ad-
ministered by the Helena or Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest. 
(33) Whitetail-Haystack area, consisting of ap-
proximately 73,000 acres administered by the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest. 
(34) O’Neil Creek area, consisting of approxi-
mately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest. 
(35) Bridger area, consisting of approximately 
51,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National 
Forest. 
(s) MT. LEIDY HIGHLANDS/WIND RIVER RANGE 
CORRIDORS.—Lands consisting of a total of approxi-
mately 69,000 acres are designated as the Mt. Leidy 
Highlands/Wind River Range Biological Connecting Cor-
ridor, of which— 
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(1) approximately 7,000 acres known as the 
Fish Lake Mountain Wilderness are incorporated 
into the National Wilderness Preservation System; 
and 
(2) approximately 62,000 acres are subject to 
the special corridor management requirements under 
section 203. 
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) ROADLESS LANDS DESIGNATED
AS WILDER-
NESS.—The roadless areas identified as part of a biologi-
cal connecting corridor on the maps referred to by name 
in section 202 are hereby designated as wilderness and 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System. 
(b) SPECIAL CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 
Those portions of the biological connecting corridors des-
ignated by section 202 that are not covered by subsection 
(a) are hereby designated as special corridor management 
areas and shall be managed according 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. 
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(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. 
(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 the Bureau of Land 
Management 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-
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ernment on a willing participant or willing seller basis to 
include their land in a biological connecting corridor. 
SEC. 205. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES 
AND ACQUISITIONS. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek 
to enter into cooperative agreements with private, State, 
and corporate landowners and sovereign Indian tribes 
whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting cor-
ridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological 
integrity and function of the designated corridor. 
(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, 
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Federal, or private road has been mistakenly omitted from 
this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by reference. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The roads and highways referred 
to in subsection (a) the following: 
(1) United States Highways 2, 10, 12, 20, 89, 
91, 93, 95, and 287. 
(2) Interstate Highways 15 and 90. 
(3) Idaho State Highways 3, 28, 29, and 87. 
(4) Montana State Highways 2, 37, 38, 41, 43, 
56, 58, 83, 87, 135, 200, 278, 287, 293, 294, 298, 
and 324. 
(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. 
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Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the 
main stem, as generally depicted on the boundary map en-
titled ‘Thorofare Wild River’ and dated January 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river. 
‘‘(224) ATLANTIC CREEK, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Part-
ing of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to 
the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘Atlantic Creek Wild 
River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(225) YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING.—The segment 
within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source 
downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of 
Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated 
January 2003, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(226) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest 
and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound-
ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with 
Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down-
stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising 
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