closures based on the needs of wildlife, the re-
view required by title VI, the prevention of the 
spread of non-native vegetation and the public 
need for back country areas. 
(B) RECONSTRUCTION.—The reconstruc-
tion of certain roads on public lands in the na-
tional preserve shall be limited to the prevention 
of resource damage and shall be subject to a 
definition of roads. Such definition shall be car-
ried out in the comprehensive management 
planning process required by subsection (e) and 
shall distinguish constructed roads from primi-
tive roads. Primitive roads shall not be recon-
structed. 
(C) PRIVATE
ROADS.—Private road clo-
sures and construction or reconstruction shall 
be subject to subsection (e)(3). 
(3) GRAZING.—Within the national preserve, 
the Secretary shall close to commercial livestock 
grazing all livestock allotments not under contract to 
private permittees as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. During the 5-year period beginning on 
that date, the Secretary shall negotiate with existing 
permittees to purchase active livestock allotments 
within the national preserve. At the end of such pe-
riod, the Secretary shall cancel any remaining per-
mits without compensation and close the allotments. 
All purchased allotments shall be closed to commer-
cial livestock grazing. 
(4) TIMBER REMOVAL.—The removal of timber 
or other vegetation on public lands within the na-
tional preserve shall be limited to scientific and me-
dicinal research, and permitted subject to special 
rules. However, the Secretary shall allow the non-
commercial removal of wood, including firewood 
gathering. 
(5) MOTORIZED
USES.—Within the national 
preserve, the Secretary shall regulate all motorized 
uses to meet the objectives stated in paragraph (1). 
Exclusion of terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic motorized 
uses shall be implemented for specific places, times, 
or both at the discretion of the Secretary to protect 
the resource values referred to in paragraph (1). 
The use of motorized watercraft is prohibited within 
the national preserve, except on the scenic des-
ignated portion of the Snake Wild and Scenic River, 
subject to regulation that may require exclusion of 
such use in certain places or during certain times. 
(d) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) WILDERNESS AREAS AND RIVERS.—Estab-
lishment of the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National 
Preserve shall not change the boundaries of, or legis-
lative directives applicable to, wilderness areas and 
wild and scenic rivers that exist within the national 
preserve and are delineated on the maps referred to 
in subsection (b). 
(2) HELLS
CANYON
NATIONAL
RECREATION 
AREA.—The Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National 
Preserve replaces the Hells Canyon National Recre-
ation Area, and Public Law 94–199 (16 U.S.C. 
460gg et seq.) is repealed. Any reference to the 
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area range in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be considered to be 
a reference to the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph Na-
tional Preserve. 
(e) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall develop, and revise and update as nec-
essary and as required by applicable statute or fed-
eral regulation, a comprehensive management plan 
for the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve 
consistent with the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The plan shall