I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3732
To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as wilderness, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1994
Mr. LAROCCO introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture
A BILL
To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as
wilderness, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities
Act of 1994’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
TITLE I—IDAHO WILDERNESS
taining diverse habitats and watersheds vital to resi-
dent and anadromous fisheries and wildlife; to pre-
serve scenic, historical and cultural values; to pro-
mote scientific research; and to provide for primitive
recreation, solitude, and physical and mental chal-
lenges.
(3) Congressional resolution of disputes over fu-
ture management of Idaho’s vast roadless lands is
necessary to assure a dependable and sustainable
supply of timber from Federal lands so that natural
resource-based commodity production continues as
an important part of rural life in Idaho.
(4) Congressional direction is required through
the establishment of management areas on identified
roadless lands to ensure effective implementation of
forest plans for national forests in Idaho.
(5) A key to creating sustainable economies in
Idaho’s rural communities is prudent and ecological
management of the land to assure long-term produc-
tivity.
(6) Idaho’s roadless areas are vital to the
State’s growing tourism industry, outfitting and
guiding, backcountry recreation, and municipal wa-
tersheds.
(7) Idaho’s roadless lands released by this Act
for nonwilderness purposes provide valuable dis-
persed recreation opportunities for motorized and
nonmotorized users.
(8) 
There 
have 
been 
several 
confirmed
sightings, and hundreds of probable sightings, of
gray wolf in Idaho’s established wilderness and
roadless areas.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) provide a comprehensive, statutory frame-
work for the protection, administration, and man-
agement of certain roadless wildlands of Idaho
through—
(A) the addition of certain roadless lands
to existing wilderness areas;
(B) the designation of certain roadless
lands as management areas, an historic area,
and forest demonstration projects;
(C) the addition to the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System of certain roadless
lands; and
(D) the release of certain National Forest
System lands for multiple-uses other than wil-
derness in accordance with title III of this Act;
and
(2) end the controversy over which roadless
lands within Idaho will be designated wilderness,
while assuring that certain roadless lands better
suited for special management be managed by the
Forest Service under title II of this Act, and those
lands better suited for multiple use other than wil-
derness will be managed by the Forest Service under
applicable laws including the laws, rules, and regula-
tions generally applicable to the National Forest
System and applicable land management plans.
TITLE I—IDAHO WILDERNESS
SEC. 101. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following lands in the State
of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
Acreage
Salmo-Priest ......................................................................
19,000
Long Canyon .....................................................................
39,000
Scotchman Peaks ..............................................................
24,000
Mallard-Larkins ................................................................
123,000
SEC. 102. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following lands in the State
of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
Acreage
Mallard-Larkins ................................................................
77,000
The Great Burn ................................................................
225,000
Lewis and Clark ................................................................
43,000
Selway-Bitterroot Additions ..............................................
38,000
The provisions of this Act relating to the Clearwater Na-
tional Forest shall supersede section 2(a) of the settlement
agreement entered into on September 23, 1993, in The
Wilderness Society, et al. v. Robertson, et al., Civil No.
93–0043–S–HLR (D. Idaho), and Sierra Club v. Robert-
son, Civil No. 93–0044–S–HLR (D. Idaho). No later than
December 31, 1996, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Commit-
tee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives con-
cerning progress of implementing section 1 of such settle-
ment agreement.
SEC. 103. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following
lands in the State of Idaho are hereby designated as wil-
derness and therefore as components of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
Acreage
Selway-Bitterroot Addition (East Meadow Creek) ...........
102,000
Selway-Bitterroot Addition (Bear Creek/Montana line) ...
1,000
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 4(a)(1) of
the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public
Law 95–237; 92 Stat. 43) is amended by striking ‘‘which
comprise about two hundred and six thousand acres, as
generally depicted under the category ‘Wilderness’ on a
map entitled ‘Gospel-Hump Planning Unit’ and dated
January 1978,’’ and inserting ‘‘which comprise 205,933
acres, as generally depicted under the category ‘Wilder-
ness’ on a map entitled ‘Gospel-Hump Revised Bound-
aries’ and dated March 1983,’’.
SEC. 104. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following
lands in the State of Idaho are hereby designated as wil-
derness and therefore as components of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
Acreage
French Creek ....................................................................
43,000
Patrick Butte ....................................................................
48,000
Needles ..............................................................................
96,000
Secesh ................................................................................
116,000
(b) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secesh Wilderness des-
ignated by subsection (a) shall not include—
(1) the South Fork of the Salmon River 4WD
trail (Forest Service trail number 076); and
(2) the adjacent private lands located along the
trail referred to in paragraph (1).
The Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain such trail to
prevent erosion and stream sedimentation.
SEC. 105. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131–1136), the following lands in the State
of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
Acreage
Needles ..............................................................................
4,000
Hanson Lake .....................................................................
14,000
Red Mountain ...................................................................
88,000
Ten Mile-Black Warrior ....................................................
79,000
Peace Rock ........................................................................
94,000
SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing
rights, the wilderness areas designated under this title
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act
governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness, ex-
cept that any reference in such provisions to the effective
date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar reference) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of
this Act.
(b) NAME.—Each wilderness area named in a table
contained in this title shall be the area referenced in that
table, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lll’’
and known by the name given to it in that table, except
that the Selway-Bitterroot Additions on the Clearwater
and Nez Perce National Forests made by sections 102 and
103 shall be added to, and administered as part of, the
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River
of No Return Addition on the Payette National Forest
made by section 104 shall be added to, and administered
as part of, the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilder-
ness.
(c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file
a map and a legal description of each wilderness area des-
ignated under this title with the Committee on Natural
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate. Each such map and de-
scription shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that correction of clerical and
typographical errors in such legal description and map
may be made. Each such map and legal description shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
(d) BUFFER ZONES NOT INTENDED.—The Congress
does not intend that designation of wilderness areas in the
State of Idaho lead to the creation of protective perimeters
or buffer zones around each wilderness area. The fact that
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such
activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness
area.
(e) WILDLIFE AND FISH.—As provided in section
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act, nothing in this Act shall
be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibil-
ities of the State of Idaho with respect to wildlife and fish
in the national forests in the State of Idaho.
SEC. 107. PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
(a) PROCEDURE.—Any owner of lands adjacent to
any area designated as wilderness by this Act who claims
any reduction in value of such lands as a result of the
designation of wilderness by this Act, or the management
as wilderness of lands designated as wilderness by this
Act, may file with the Secretary a claim for compensation
for such reduction.
(b) NEGOTIATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to
enter into negotiations with a party filing a claim under
subsection (a) to determine appropriate compensation, if
any, with respect to such claim. The Secretary shall pay
compensation with respect to any such a claim to the ex-
tent required by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
(c) OTHER REMEDIES.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed as increasing or diminishing the ability of
any party to seek compensation pursuant to other applica-
ble law, including (but not limited to) section 1491 of title
28, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
‘‘Tucker Act’’), or as precluding or limiting any defenses
or claims otherwise available to the United States or any
other party in connection with any action seeking such
compensation.
SEC. 108. GRAZING.
Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas designated by
this Act, where established prior to the date of enactment
of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with the
provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108
of Public Law 96–560.
TITLE II—IDAHO FOREST
MANAGEMENT
SEC. 201. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that:
(1) 78 percent of Boundary County is Federal
land, and the full spectrum of public use of these
timberlands, including motorized and nonmotorized
recreation and timber production, has been heavily
restricted to protect four species listed under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 including grizzly
bear, woodland caribou, bald eagle, and the gray
wolf. An additional nine species found in the county
are candidates for listing under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, including the Kootenai white
sturgeon, bull trout, harlequin duck, lynx, northern
goshawk, wolverine, and three plants.
(2) Direct employment in the wood products in-
dustry accounts for nearly 20 percent of all employ-
ment in the county. The regional reduction in Fed-
eral timber supply played a significant role in the
January 1994 closure of two Crown Pacific mills lo-
cated in Long Lake, Washington, and Superior,
Montana.
(3) The reduced timber harvest on Federal
lands has greatly increased pressure to quickly har-
vest timber on private lands in the county.
(b) SELKIRK CREST MANAGEMENT AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Panhandle
National Forest, comprised of approximately 21,000
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sel-
kirk Crest Management Area—Proposed’’, is des-
ignated as the Selkirk Crest management area.
(2) MANAGEMENT
EMPHASIS.—The manage-
ment of the Selkirk Crest management area shall be
in accordance with the memorandum of understand-
ing relating to such area, entered into between the
Forest Service and the State of Idaho on May 6,
1971, as it may be modified by agreement of the
parties.
(c) OTHER MANAGEMENT AREAS.—
(1) DESIGNATIONS.—The following areas on
the Panhandle National Forest, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Panhandle National
Forests Management Areas—Proposed’’, are hereby
designated as management areas:
Approximate
Name of Area
Acreage
Continental Mountain .......................................................
6,000
Saddle Mountain ...............................................................
6,000
Farnham/Russell ...............................................................
24,000
Burton Peak ......................................................................
9,000
Katka Peak .......................................................................
11,000
Bald Eagle ........................................................................
4,000
Timber/Buck .....................................................................
8,000
(2) MANAGEMENT
EMPHASIS.—The manage-
ment areas designated by paragraph (1) shall be
managed to provide for the sustainable growth and
production of commercially valuable wood products
and general public use on lands suitable for timber
production while managing identified grizzly bear
and caribou habitat. Timber harvest shall emphasize
reduction of stand density, increased species diver-
sity and forest health. Treatment priorities should
be in areas with significant insect and disease activ-
ity. A full range of recreation opportunities should
be provided, including motorized and non-motorized.
(d) IMPACT ANALYSIS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—With respect to the lands
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Com-
merce shall compile such information regarding the
economic impact and other relevant impact of des-
ignating such lands as critical grizzly bear habitat as
would be required to be compiled by section 4(b)(2)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if such Sec-
retary were to make such designation of such lands.
(2) LANDS.—Paragraph (1) shall apply to all
Federal lands within the Kaniksu National Forest in
the State of Idaho which as of the date of enactment
of this Act are being managed so as to maintain the
value of such lands as habitat for grizzly bears.
(3) COMMENTS AND TRANSMITTAL.—(A) In im-
plementing this subsection, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall seek the comments of Idaho Department
of Commerce and the University of Idaho.
(B) Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce
shall transmit all information compiled pursuant to
this section, and all comments received thereon, to
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Governor of Idaho,
and the Commissioners of Boundary County, Idaho.
(e) MARBLE CREEK HISTORIC AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Panhandle
National Forest, comprised of approximately lll
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Marble Creek Historic Area—Proposed’’, is des-
ignated as the Marble Creek historic area.
(2) MANAGEMENT.—(A) The Marble Creek his-
toric area shall be managed to interpret and pro-
mote the history of logging. Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to inhibit logging in the
area, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
(B) The Marble Creek historic area includes a
high country component, comprised of approximately
45 acres, generally known as the Grandmother
Mountain area and which shall hereafter be known
as the ‘‘Jack Johnston Recreation Area’’. The man-
agement emphasis of the Jack Johnston Recreation
Area shall be primitive, non-motorized recreation
and the area shall be managed to promote fishing,
hunting, and wildlife habitat. Logging and road con-
struction shall not be permitted in the Jack John-
ston Recreation Area.
(f) ST. JOE FOREST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct
a demonstration project on the St. Maries and
Palouse Ranger Districts on the St. Joe National
Forest. The purpose of the project shall be to dem-
onstrate the change in timber volume and its rela-
tionship with water, wildlife, and other values result-
ing from investment in good sites on lands already
roaded.
(2) SITES.—Within the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Forest Service shall locate sites on the St. Joe Na-
tional Forest outside wilderness or other areas where
timber harvest is not permitted and where timber
productivity is greater than 70 cubic feet per acre
per year. These sites shall be intensively managed
for timber production using mostly uneven-aged
management and silvicultural practices, including
pre-commercial 
thinning, 
fertilization, 
pruning,
planting of diverse species, and tree improvement
through genetic experimentation. The selection of
sites under this paragraph does not preclude the
identification of small, high class sites below 5,000
feet in altitude which should be excluded from such
management for genetic and biological purposes.
(3) MONITORING
AND
APPLICABLE
STAND-
ARDS.—The Forest Service shall, in cooperation with
the University of Idaho, continually monitor the
demonstration project to determine the change in
timber volume, water quality, soil erosion, wildlife
presence, and investment return. Water quality
standards and old-growth standards, as such stand-
ards may be modified from time to time, shall re-
main in effect on the lands affected by the dem-
onstration project carried out under this subsection.
(4) ADVISORY GROUP.—The Secretary shall ap-
point a citizens advisory group to provide guidance
and advice to the Forest Service in implementing
this subsection. The advisory group shall be com-
prised of 5 local individuals and shall represent di-
verse interests.
(5) EXISTING TIMBER SALES.—Implementation
of this subsection shall not affect timber sales under
contract or near completion of preparation as of the
end of the 6-month period referred to in paragraph
(2).
(6) SUNSET.—The demonstration project car-
ried out under this subsection shall terminate at the
end of the 20-year period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 202. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man-
agement area designated by this section shall be adminis-
tered in accordance with applicable laws including this
Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Na-
tional Forest System; and the document entitled the ‘‘Nez
Perce National Forest Plan’’, adopted October 1987, as
such plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
(b) RAPID RIVER MANAGEMENT AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Payette
National Forest, comprised of approximately 19,000
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Rapid River Management Area—Proposed’’, is des-
ignated as the Rapid River management area.
(2) MANAGEMENT
EMPHASIS.—The manage-
ment emphasis for the Rapid River management
area shall be on water quality, anadromous fish
habitat, and recreation. No roads may be con-
structed.
(c) WEST MEADOW CREEK WATERSHED PROTEC-
TION PROJECT.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall conduct a
project on the lands described in paragraph (2) in
order to determine the feasibility and desirability of
decisionmaking with respect to management of Na-
tional Forest lands utilizing the methodology and
procedure described in this subsection.
(2) LANDS.—The project required by this sub-
section shall encompass management decisions af-
fecting the lands generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘West Meadow Creek Area’’ dated lll,
1994.
(3) METHODOLOGY.—In order to carry out the
project required by this subsection, the Secretary
shall determine—
(A) the historical range of variability of in-
herent components and processes of ecosystems,
including but not limited to water quality and
quantity, and fish and wildlife populations and
habitat, and vegetation density and structure;
(B) conditions of the relevant ecosystem
components and processes as of the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(C) the range of desired future conditions
among the relevant ecosystem components and
processes.
(4) PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—Determinations
about the range of desired future conditions among
relevant ecosystem components and processes shall
be made with public participation.
(5) MANAGEMENT.—For a period of 10 years
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
lands referred to in paragraph (2) shall be managed
to reach and maintain the range of desired future
conditions, as determined pursuant to paragraph
(3). After such period, the Secretary may continue
to mange such lands in such manner to the extent
the Secretary determines appropriate and desirable.
(6) REPORT.—No later than lll years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall report to the appropriate committees of the
House of Representatives and the Senate concerning
the implementation of this subsection and the fea-
sibility and desirability of utilizing the methodology
and procedures described in this subsection in con-
nection with the management of other lands within
the National Forest System.
(d) KANIKSU FOREST/BOUNDARY COUNTY DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT.—(1) The Secretary shall conduct
a demonstration project on the Kaniksu Forest within
Boundary County. The purpose of the project shall be to
demonstrate the change in timber volume as a result of
investing in good sites on lands both roaded and unroaded.
(2) SITES.—Within the 6 month period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, the Forest Service shall
locate sites on the roaded area of the Kaniksu National
Forest within Boundary County outside wilderness or
other areas where timber harvest is not permitted and
where timber productivity is greater than 50 cubic feet
per acre per year. Roadless sites that are included under
this provision shall be within the Farnum/Russell Special
Management Area. These sites shall be intensively man-
aged for timber production using systems consistent with
sustaining ecosystem health and productivity. These sys-
tems will have strong elements associated with classic
even-aged systems, while still maintaining structure that
is more commonly associated with uneven-aged systems.
Silvicultural practices shall include thinning, fertilization,
pruning, planting of diverse tree species originating from
genetically superior stocks. Provisions included in (f) (3),
(4), (5), and (6) of this section shall apply.
SEC. 203. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man-
agement areas designated by this section shall be adminis-
tered in accordance with applicable laws including this
Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Na-
tional Forest System; and the document entitled the
‘‘Payette National Forest Plan’’, adopted lll, as such
plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
(b) RAPID RIVER MANAGEMENT AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Payette
National Forest, comprised of approximately 38,000
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Rapid River Management Area—Proposed’’, is des-
ignated as the Rapid River management area.
(2) MANAGEMENT
EMPHASIS.—The manage-
ment emphasis for the Rapid River management
area shall be on water quality, anadromous fish
habitat, and recreation. No roads may be con-
structed.
(c) JACKSON BAR AIRSTRIP.—The Jackson Bar Air-
strip, commonly known as the Wilson Bar Airstrip, on the
south side of the Salmon River on the Payette National
Forest, section 28, R8E, T24N, within the Frank Church
River of No Return Wilderness shall be left open for use
by recreation aviators.
SEC. 204. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.—The man-
agement areas and recreation area designated by this sec-
tion shall be administered in accordance with applicable
laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations
applicable to the National Forest System; and the docu-
ment entitled the ‘‘Boise National Forest Plan’’, adopted
August 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended
from time to time.
(b) BREADWINNER MANAGEMENT AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na-
tional Forest, comprised of approximately 41,000
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Breadwinner Management Area—Proposed’’, is
designated as the Breadwinner management area.
(2) MANAGEMENT
EMPHASIS.—The manage-
ment emphasis for the Breadwinner management
area shall be on wildlife habitat, with timber and
range activities implemented so that wildlife habitat
is maintained or improved and scenic quality in vis-
ually sensitive areas is protected. Management ac-
tivities for other resources shall be consistent with
wildlife and visual resources.
(c) SNOWBANK MANAGEMENT AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na-
tional Forest, comprised of approximately 22,000
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Snowbank Management Area—Proposed’’, is des-
ignated as the Snowbank management area.
(2) MANAGEMENT
EMPHASIS.—The manage-
ment emphasis for the Snowbank management area
shall be on recreation. Snowmobile use shall be per-
mitted, but the Secretary may not establish perma-
nent trails or roads or allow the use of other motor
vehicles, motorized equipment, or other form of me-
chanical transport other than for administrative pur-
poses.
(d) LIME CREEK—SOLDIER MOUNTAINS RECRE-
ATION AREA.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The area on the Boise Na-
tional Forest, comprised of approximately 29,000
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Lime Creek—Soldier Mountains Recreation Area—
Proposed’’, is designated as the Lime Creek—Sol-
dier Mountains Recreation Area (hereafter in this
subsection referred to as the ‘‘recreation area’’).
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—(A) The Secretary shall
administer and manage the recreation area so as to
preserve the area’s predominantly roadless char-
acter, with no additional road construction per-
mitted, and to enhance scenic and watershed values,
wildlife habitat, and dispersed recreation.
(B) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in
accordance with Executive Orders 11644 and 11989,
permit limited use of the area by motorized vehicles
and equipment on roads and trails existing on Janu-
ary 25, 1994, for administrative purposes (including
trail maintenance), for activities associated with ex-
isting levels of livestock grazing, and for recreational
vehicle access where such access was established
prior to January 25, 1994, but only where such uses
are compatible with the protection and propagation
of fish and wildlife within the recreation area.
SEC. 205. MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) CHANGE TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ACT.—The Secretary shall modify the existing land
and resource management plans for the national forests
affected by this Act to incorporate the provisions of this
Act in their entirety. This incorporation shall not be treat-
ed as a revision or amendment to the forest plan for the
purposes of section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974.
(b) 
GENERAL
APPLICABILITY
OF
EXISTING
PLANS.—The management areas, historic area, and forest
demonstration projects designated by this title shall be
managed in accordance with applicable laws including this
Act and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
National Forest System and, except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided in this Act, in accordance with the applica-
ble land management plan for each such area in effect
on January 25, 1994, and revisions or amendments to
such plans that may be adopted from time to time that
are not inconsistent with this Act or such laws, rules, and
regulations.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in
subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall be construed to
affect or modify the process of revising or amending land
and resource management plans pursuant to section 6 of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act of 1974.
SEC. 206. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.
As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of
each management areas, historic area, and forest dem-
onstration projects designated under this title with the
Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate. Each such map and description shall have the same
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that cor-
rection of clerical and typographical errors in such map
and legal description may be made. Each such map and
legal description shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture.
SEC. 207. WATER QUALITY ON THE PANHANDLE NATIONAL
FOREST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the
water quality standards in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act on the Panhandle National Forest to de-
termine if such standards are sufficient to protect fish-
eries, watersheds and water quality on that national for-
est. If the Secretary finds that such standards—
(1) are not sufficient, the Secretary shall de-
velop water quality standards which are sufficient to
protect fisheries, watersheds and water quality on
the national forest and include such standards in the
report required by subsection (b); or
(2) are sufficient but are not being met, the
Secretary shall address why such standards are not
being met in the report required by subsection (b).
(b) REPORT.—Within 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the Congress which shall include the findings of the
Secretary under subsection (a) and any other matter re-
quired to be included in the report by subsection (a). Each
report shall contain a summary of the comments received
pursuant to subsection (c).
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall provide
an opportunity for public comment on the report before
submitting the report to Congress under subsection (b).
SEC. 208. MONITORING OF MANAGEMENT AREAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review exist-
ing monitoring efforts by the State, Federal Government,
and Indian tribes for each of the management areas, his-
toric area, and forest demonstration projects designated
by this title to determine whether such efforts assure that
adequate information is available to assure compliance
with applicable standards in the land and resource man-
agement plan applicable to the management area. If under
such efforts adequate information—
(1) is not available, the Secretary shall develop
and implement a monitoring program to collect in-
formation that is needed; and
(2) is available, the Secretary shall, upon the
availability of such information, use such informa-
tion when implementing activities under the plan.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than four years after the
date of the enactment of this Act and every four years
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress
that assesses the effectiveness of these designations made
by this title to assure proper management of the des-
ignated areas, and the monitoring of those areas, includ-
ing the types of information being collected by the Sec-
retary pursuant to subsection (a). Each report shall con-
tain a summary of the comments received pursuant to sub-
section (c).
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In implementing this section
and before submitting a report to Congress under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for
public comment, including comment by scientists, inter-
ested agencies, and user groups.
TITLE 
III—RELEASE 
TO 
MUL-
TIPLE 
USE 
AND 
WATER
RIGHTS
SEC. 301. WILDERNESS REVIEW.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the Department of Agriculture has studied
the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the
National Wilderness Preservation System; and
(2) the Congress has made its own review and
examination of National Forest System roadless
areas in the State of Idaho and the environmental
impacts associated with alternative allocations of
such areas.
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—On the basis of such review,
the Congress hereby determines and directs that—
(1) without otherwise passing on the question of
the legal and factual sufficiency of the wilderness
suitability review of the land and resource manage-
ment plans and their associated environmental im-
pact statements for National Forest System lands in
the State of Idaho completed prior to the enactment
of this Act, determinations and recommendations as
to the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in
the National Wilderness Preservation System and
the environmental analyses directly related to such
determinations and recommendations (prior to the
revision of such plans) shall not be subject to judi-
cial review, except that—
(A) except for determinations and rec-
ommendations on suitability for inclusion in the
National Wilderness Preservation System, noth-
ing in this section shall preclude judicial review
of land and resource management plans or deci-
sions implementing such plans or any decisions
made concerning the management of National
Forest System lands other than the suitability
determinations; and
(B) except for wilderness suitability deter-
minations, nothing in this section shall preclude
judicial review of Forest Service regional guides
and other departmental policies of general ap-
plicability, nor prevent a court from invalidating
forest planning decisions which fail to comply
with applicable law; and
(2) the wilderness suitability review and evalua-
tion of those National Forest System lands in the
State of Idaho which were reviewed by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture in the Land and Resource Man-
agement Plans, and those lands referred to in sub-
section (g), shall be deemed an adequate consider-
ation of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in
the National Wilderness Preservation System, and
the Department of Agriculture shall not be required
to review the wilderness option prior to the first re-
vision of the Land and Resource Management Plans
to occur after 10 years following enactment of this
Act, but shall review the wilderness options there-
after when the plans are revised, which revisions will
ordinarily occur on a 10-year cycle, or at least every
15 years.
(c) RELEASE.—Those National Forest System lands
in the State of Idaho which were not designated as wilder-
ness or management areas, historic area, or forest dem-
onstration projects by this Act shall be managed for mul-
tiple use in accordance with land and resource manage-
ment plans developed pursuant to section 6 of the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974, as amended by the National Forest Management
Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and those areas
need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their
suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during re-
vision of the land and resource management plans.
(d) PLAN REVISIONS.—In the event that revised land
management plans in the State of Idaho are implemented
pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the
National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other ap-
plicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness des-
ignation need not be managed for the purpose of protect-
ing their suitability for wilderness designation for a mini-
mum of 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
and areas recommended for wilderness designation shall
be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability
for wilderness designation.
(e) FURTHER REVIEW.—Unless expressly authorized
by Congress, the Department of Agriculture shall not con-
duct any further statewide roadless area review and eval-
uation of National Forest System lands in the State of
Idaho for the purpose of determining their suitability for
inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
(f) REVISIONS.—As used in this section, and as pro-
vided in section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the Na-
tional Forest Management Act of 1976, the term ‘‘revi-
sion’’ shall not include an amendment to a land and re-
source management plan.
(g) ROADLESS AREAS LESS THAN 5,000 ACRES.—
The provisions of this section shall also apply to those Na-
tional Forest System roadless lands in the State of Idaho
which are less than 5,000 acres in size.
SEC. 302. WATER RIGHTS.
Nothing in this Act, or any other Act, shall be con-
strued as providing the basis for assertion of any claim
for any United States water right for lands designated as
wilderness or special management areas by this Act. Noth-
ing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use
of eminent domain to acquire water or water rights for
such lands.
TITLE IV—IDAHO RURAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Idaho’s rural communities are faced with
the need to diversify their economic base.
(2) The natural resources and the infrastruc-
ture of Idaho’s national forests need to be rehabili-
tated to enhance the quality of Idaho’s national for-
ests.
(3) Solutions to these issues can be complemen-
tary if employment opportunities are created that
accomplish the much needed natural resources work,
including the backlog of work which has accumu-
lated over time in Idaho.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this title are to in-
crease the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
additional assistance under existing authority of such Sec-
retary to rural communities located in or near national
forests in the State of Idaho to aid in diversifying these
communities’ economic bases and to complete needed eco-
system restoration and rehabilitation projects to improve
the quality of Idaho’s national forest resources.
SEC. 402. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION
PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall utilize the au-
thority of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Commu-
nities Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.)
to effect the purposes of this title and shall promote eco-
system restoration and rehabilitation programs and
projects through technical assistance, grants, and coopera-
tive agreements with agencies of the State of Idaho, local
governments, organizations, private corporations, and
landowners.
(b) 
ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION.—Rehabilitation
projects which may be carried out under subsection (a)
include—
(1) rehabilitation of watersheds and riparian
areas;
(2) closure of timber and other roads, oblitera-
tion of temporary roads, and revegetation and sta-
bilization of road cuts and fills;
(3) reduction of nonpoint source pollution
through revegetation;
(4) restoration and enhancement of fish and
wildlife habitat;
(5) silvicultural treatment of forest stands to
restore vigor, improve health, and reduce risk of
wildfire;
(6) riparian-related pasture fencing on range al-
lotments;
(7) rehabilitation of mines;
(8) inventory, treatment, and control of noxious
weeds; and
(9) maintenance of existing trails currently in
substandard condition.
(c) PRIORITIZING PROJECTS.—In establishing prior-
ity projects for the purposes of this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to the following:
(1) Implementation of projects which will allow
for future flexibility in commodity products from
limited watersheds and which would assist in chi-
nook salmon recovery efforts.
(2) Repair of high-volume recreation roads
which would greatly reduce sedimentation into criti-
cal anadromous fish waterways.
(d) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to the following
areas:
(1) PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.—Priority
drainages listed as unscheduled in the forest plan for
the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (1987):
(A) COEUR D’ALENE RIVER DRAINAGE.—
All creeks located within the Coeur D’Alene
River drainage and the Coeur D’Alene River.
(B) CLARK FORK DRAINAGE.—
(i) Lightening Creek.
(ii) Grouse Creek.
(iii) Trestle Creek.
(C) ST. JOE DRAINAGE.—
(i) Gold Creek.
(ii) Bruin Creek.
(iii) Quartz Creek.
(D) ST. MARIES RIVER DRAINAGE.—
(i) Fish Hook Creek.
(ii) Norton Creek.
(iii) West Fork Mary.
(iv) Little East Fork Emerald.
(v) Catspur.
(2) CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.—
(A) Lolo Creek.
(B) Eldorado Creek.
(C) Yoosa Creek.
(D) Crooked Fork.
(E) Pete King.
(F) Canyon Creek.
(G) Deadman Creek.
(H) China Creek.
(I) Osier Creek.
(J) Laundry Creek.
(K) Sheep Creek.
(L) Sneak Creek.
(M) South Fork Beaver Creek.
(N) Quartz Creek.
(3) NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.—Projects
listed in Part I of the document entitled ‘‘Economic
Sustainability and Diversification Options, 1993’’.
(4) PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.—
(A) Ruby Road.
(B) Grouse Creek Road.
(C) Lake Creek Road.
(D) California Lake.
(E) Projects listed in the document enti-
tled ‘‘South Fork Salmon River Restoration
Strategy’’, dated March 1989.
(5) BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.—
(A) MIDDLE FORK SALMON.—
(i) Elk Creek (trib to Bear Valley
Creek).
(ii) Bear Valley Creek.
(B) SOUTH FORK SALMON.—
(i) Upper South Fork Salmon.
(ii) Johnson Creek.
(C) BOISE RIVER.—
(i) Mores Creek.
(ii) Grimes Creek.
(iii) Lower South Fork Boise.
(iv) Upper South Fork Boise.
(v) North Fork Boise.
(D) PAYETTE RIVER.—
(i) Middle Fork Payette.
(ii) Squaw Creek Basin.
(e) PRIORITY COMMUNITIES.—In implementing this
section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to—
(1) the areas of highest unemployment that are
in or near national forests in the State of Idaho; and
(2) rural communities in the State of Idaho
that have historically been dependent on national
forest system lands.
(f) RURAL COMMUNITY.—For the purposes of this
title, the term ‘‘rural community’’ has the same meaning
given such term by section 2374(3) of the National For-
est-Dependent Rural Communities Diversification Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6612(3)).
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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