I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2369
To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. KENNEDY of 
Rhode Island, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. FARR, Mr. 
KIRK, Mr. REYES, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. ANDREWS, 
Ms. MAJETTE, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FERGUSON, Ms. WATERS, 
Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. 
BOEHLERT, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. LEACH, Mrs. JOHNSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
WU, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. WEINER, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. TAUSCHER, 
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. KLECZKA, 
Mr. STARK, Mr. HONDA, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. CARSON 
of Indiana, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. FORD, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE
of Texas, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WYNN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 
Mr. KIND, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. UDALL of Col-
orado, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
BOUCHER, Mr. HILL, Mr. SABO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MOORE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mrs. MCCARTHY of 
New York, Mr. WATT, Mr. GILCHREST, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. DAVIS 
of California, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CLAY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GREEN of
Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CASE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 
MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. BERKLEY, 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, 
and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest 
System, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Forest 
Roadless Area Conservation Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
NATIONAL 
FOREST 
INVENTORIED 
ROADLESS 
AREAS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF INVENTORIED ROADLESS 
AREAS.—The inventoried roadless areas within the Na-
tional Forest System set forth in the maps contained in 
the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final En-
vironmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, dated Novem-
ber 2000, shall be known and identified as National For-
est Inventoried Roadless Areas.
(b) MANAGEMENT
AND
PROTECTION.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall manage the National Forest 
Inventoried Roadless Areas identified in subsection (a) to 
maintain the roadless character and values of the areas 
in accordance with part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as amended in the final rule and record of 
decision published in the Federal Register on January 12, 
2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244).
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