(i) on the north, by County Road 95; 
(ii) on the south, by County Road 
157; 
(iii) on the east, by County Road 48; 
and 
(iv) on the west, by the Arkansas-
Oklahoma border. 
(B) LEADER
AND
BRUSH
MOUNTAINS.—
Certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, 
Montgomery County and Polk County, totaling 
approximately 120,000 acres, known as ‘‘Lead-
er Mountain’’ and ‘‘Brush Mountain’’, located 
in the vicinity of the Blaylock Creek Watershed 
between Long Creek and the South Fork of the 
Saline River. 
(C) POLK CREEK AREA.—Certain land in 
the Ouachita National Forest, Mena Ranger 
District, totaling approximately 20,000 acres, 
bounded by Arkansas Highway 4 and Forest 
Roads 73 and 43, known as the ‘‘Polk Creek 
area’’. 
(D) LOWER
BUFFALO
RIVER
WATER-
SHED.—Certain land in the Ozark National 
Forest, Sylamore Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 6,000 acres, including Forest Serv-
ice land that has not been designated as a wil-
derness area before the date of enactment of 
this Act, located in the watershed of Big Creek 
southwest of the Leatherwood Wilderness Area, 
Searcy County and Marion County, and known 
as the ‘‘Lower Buffalo River Watershed’’. 
(E) UPPER
BUFFALO
RIVER
WATER-
SHED.—Certain land in the Ozark National 
Forest, Buffalo Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 220,000 acres, comprised of Forest 
Service that has not been designated as a wil-
derness area before the date of enactment of 
this Act, known as the ‘‘Upper Buffalo River 
Watershed’’, located approximately 35 miles 
from the town of Harrison, Madison County, 
Newton County, and Searcy County, upstream 
of the confluence of the Buffalo River and Rich-
land Creek in the watersheds of—
(i) the Buffalo River; 
(ii) the various streams comprising 
the Headwaters of the Buffalo River; 
(iii) Richland Creek; 
(iv) Little Buffalo Headwaters; 
(v) Edgmon Creek; 
(vi) Big Creek; and
(vii) Cane Creek. 
(5) CALIFORNIA: GIANT SEQUOIA PRESERVE.—
Certain land in the Sequoia National Forest and Si-
erra National Forest, known as the ‘‘Giant Sequoia 
Preserve’’, comprised of 3 discontinuous parcels and 
approximately 442,425 acres, located in Fresno 
County, Tulare County, and Kern County, in the 
Southern Sierra Nevada mountain range, includ-
ing—
(A) the Kings River Unit (145,600 acres) 
and nearby Redwood Mountain Unit (11,730 
acres), located approximately 25 miles east of 
the city of Fresno; and 
(B) the South Unit (285,095 acres), lo-
cated approximately 15 miles east of the city of 
Porterville. 
(6) COLORADO: COCHETOPA
HILLS.—Certain 
land in the Gunnison Basin area, known as the 
‘‘Cochetopa Hills’’, administered by the Gunnison 
National Forest, Grand Mesa National Forest, 
Uncompahgre National Forest, and Rio Grand Na-
tional Forest, totaling approximately 500,000 acres, 
spanning the continental divide south and east of 
the city of Gunnison, in Saguache County, and in-
cluding—
(A) Elk Mountain and West Elk Mountain; 
(B) the Grand Mesa; 
(C) the Uncompahgre Plateau; 
(D) the northern San Juan Mountains; 
(E) the La Garitas Mountains; and 
(F) the Cochetopa Hills. 
(7) GEORGIA.—
(A) ARMUCHEE
CLUSTER.—Certain land 
in 
the 
Chattahoochee 
National 
Forest, 
Armuchee Ranger District, known as the 
‘‘Armuchee Cluster’’, totaling approximately 
19,700 acres, comprised of 3 parcels known as 
‘‘Rocky Face’’, ‘‘Johns Mountain’’, and ‘‘Hid-
den Creek’’, located approximately 10 miles 
southwest of Dalton and 14 miles north of 
Rome, in Whitfield County, Walker County, 
Chattooga County, Floyd County, and Gordon 
County. 
(B) BLUE
RIDGE
CORRIDOR
CLUSTER, 
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Chestatee Ranger 
District, totaling approximately 15,000 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Blue Ridge Corridor Cluster, 
Georgia Areas’’, comprised of 5 parcels known 
as 
‘‘Horse 
Gap’’, 
‘‘Hogback 
Mountain’’,
‘‘Blackwell Creek’’, ‘‘Little Cedar Mountain’’, 
and ‘‘Black Mountain’’, located approximately 
15 to 20 miles north of the town of Dahlonega, 
in Union County and Lumpkin County. 
(C) CHATTOOGA
WATERSHED
CLUSTER, 
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Tallulah Ranger 
District, totaling 63,500 acres, known as the 
‘‘Chattooga Watershed Cluster, Georgia Areas’’, 
comprised of 7 areas known as ‘‘Rabun Bald’’, 
‘‘Three Forks’’, ‘‘Ellicott Rock Extension’’, 
‘‘Rock Gorge’’, ‘‘Big Shoals’’, ‘‘Thrift’s Ferry’’, 
and ‘‘Five Falls’’, in Rabun County, near the 
towns of Clayton, Georgia, and Dillard, South 
Carolina. 
(D) COHUTTA CLUSTER.—Certain land in 
the Chattahoochee National Forest, Cohutta 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 28,000 
acres, known as the ‘‘Cohutta Cluster’’, com-
prised of 4 parcels known as ‘‘Cohutta Exten-
sions’’, ‘‘Grassy Mountain’’, ‘‘Emery Creek’’, 
and ‘‘Mountaintown’’, near the towns of 
Chatsworth and Ellijay, in Murray County, 
Fannin County, and Gilmer County.
(E) DUNCAN
RIDGE
CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Brasstown and Toccoa Ranger Districts, total-
ing approximately 17,000 acres, known as the 
‘‘Duncan Ridge Cluster’’, comprised of the par-
cels known as ‘‘Licklog Mountain’’, ‘‘Duncan 
Ridge’’, ‘‘Board Camp’’, and ‘‘Cooper Creek 
Scenic Area Extension’’, approximately 10 to 
15 miles south of the town of Blairsville, in 
Union County and Fannin County. 
(F) ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION 
AREA
CLUSTER.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee 
National 
Forest, 
Toccoa 
and 
Chestatee Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 19,300 acres, known as the ‘‘Ed Jenkins 
National Recreation Area Cluster’’, comprised 
of the Springer Mountain, Mill Creek, and 
Toonowee parcels, 30 miles north of the town 
of Dahlonega, in Fannin County, Dawson 
County, and Lumpkin County. 
(G) GAINESVILLE RIDGES CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Chattooga Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 14,200 acres, known as the ‘‘Gainesville 
Ridges Cluster’’, comprised of 3 parcels known
as ‘‘Panther Creek’’, ‘‘Tugaloo Uplands’’, and 
‘‘Middle Fork Broad River’’, approximately 10 
miles from the town of Toccoa, in Habersham 
County and Stephens County. 
(H) NORTHERN
BLUE
RIDGE
CLUSTER, 
GEORGIA
AREAS.—Certain land in the Chat-
tahoochee National Forest, Brasstown and 
Tallulah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 46,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Northern 
Blue Ridge Cluster, Georgia Areas’’, comprised 
of 8 areas known as ‘‘Andrews Cove’’, ‘‘Anna 
Ruby Falls Scenic Area Extension’’, ‘‘High 
Shoals’’, ‘‘Tray Mountain Extension’’, ‘‘Kelly 
Ridge-Moccasin 
Creek’’, 
‘‘Buzzard 
Knob’’, 
‘‘Southern Nantahala Extension’’, and ‘‘Patter-
son Gap’’, approximately 5 to 15 miles north of 
Helen, 5 to 15 miles southeast of Hiawassee, 
north of Clayton, and west of Dillard, in White 
County, Towns County, and Rabun County. 
(I) RICH
MOUNTAIN
CLUSTER.—Certain 
land in the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Toccoa Ranger District, totaling approximately 
9,500 acres, known as the ‘‘Rich Mountain 
Cluster’’, comprised of the parcels known as 
‘‘Rich Mountain Extension’’ and ‘‘Rocky Moun-
mately 180,000 acres, located approximately 8 
miles east of the town of Elk City in the area 
generally known as ‘‘Meadow Creek’’. 
(C) FRENCH
CREEK/PATRICK
BUTTE.—
Certain land in the Payette National Forest, to-
taling approximately 141,000 acres, located ap-
proximately 20 miles north of the town of 
McCall in the area generally known as ‘‘French 
Creek/Patrick Butte’’. 
(9) ILLINOIS.—
(A) CRIPPS
BEND.—Certain land in the 
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 39 acres, located in Jackson County in 
the Big Muddy River watershed, in the area 
generally known as ‘‘Cripps Bend’’. 
(B) OPPORTUNITY AREA 6.—Certain land 
in the Shawnee National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 50,000 acres, located in northern 
Pope County surrounding Bell Smith Springs 
Natural Area, in the area generally known as 
‘‘Opportunity Area 6’’. 
(C) QUARREL CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 490 acres, located in northern Pope
County in the Quarrel Creek watershed, in the 
area generally known as ‘‘Quarrel Creek’’. 
(10) MICHIGAN: TRAP HILLS.—Certain land in 
the Ottawa National Forest, Bergland Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 37,120 acres, known as 
the ‘‘Trap Hills’’, located approximately 5 miles 
from the town of Bergland, in Ontonagon County. 
(11) MINNESOTA.—
(A) TROUT LAKE AND SUOMI HILLS.—Cer-
tain land in the Chippewa National Forest, to-
taling approximately 12,000 acres, known as 
‘‘Trout Lake/Suomi Hills’’ in Itasca County. 
(B) LULLABY
WHITE
PINE
RESERVE.—
Certain land in the Superior National Forest, 
Gunflint Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 2,518 acres, in the South Brule Oppor-
tunity Area, northwest of Grand Marais in 
Cook County, known as the ‘‘Lullaby White 
Pine Reserve’’. 
(12) MISSOURI: ELEVEN
POINT-BIG
SPRINGS 
AREA.—Certain land in the Mark Twain National 
Forest, Eleven Point Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 200,000 acres, comprised of the admin-
istrative area of the Eleven Point Ranger District, 
known as the ‘‘Eleven Point-Big Springs Area’’.
(13) MONTANA: MOUNT
BUSHNELL.—Certain 
land in the Lolo National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 41,000 acres, located approximately 5 miles 
southwest of the town of Thompson Falls in the 
area generally known as ‘‘Mount Bushnell’’. 
(14) NEW MEXICO.—
(A) ANGOSTURA.—Certain land in the 
eastern half of the Carson National Forest, Ca-
mino Real Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 10,000 acres, located in Township 21, 
Ranges 12 and 13, known as ‘‘Angostura’’, and 
bounded—
(i) on the northeast, by Highway 518; 
(ii) on the southeast, by the Angos-
tura Creek watershed boundary; 
(iii) on the southern side, by Trail 19 
and the Pecos Wilderness; and 
(iv) on the west, by the Agua Piedra 
Creek watershed. 
(B) LA MANGA.—Certain land in the west-
ern half of the Carson National Forest, El Rito 
Ranger District, at the Vallecitos Sustained 
Yield Unit, totaling approximately 5,400 acres, 
known as ‘‘La Manga’’, in Township 27, Range 
6, and bounded—
(i) on the north, by the Tierra 
Amarilla Land Grant; 
(ii) 
on 
the 
south, 
by 
Canada 
Escondida; 
(iii) on the west, by the Sustained 
Yield Unit boundary and the Tierra 
Amarilla Land Grant; and 
(iv) on the east, by the Rio Vallecitos. 
(C) ELK MOUNTAIN.—Certain land in the 
Santa Fe National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 7,220 acres, known as ‘‘Elk Mountain’’ 
located in Townships 17 and 18 and Ranges 12 
and 13, and bounded—
(i) on the north, by the Pecos Wilder-
ness; 
(ii) on the east, by the Cow Creek 
Watershed; 
(iii) on the west, by the Cow Creek; 
and 
(iv) on the south, by Rito de la Osha. 
(D) JEMEZ HIGHLANDS.—Certain land in 
the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe Na-
tional Forest, totaling approximately 54,400 
acres, known as the ‘‘Jemez Highlands’’, lo-
cated primarily in Sandoval County.
(15) NORTH CAROLINA.—
(A) 
CENTRAL
NANTAHALA
CLUSTER, 
NORTH CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the 
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee, Cheoah, 
and Wayah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 107,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Central 
Nantahala Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, 
comprised of 9 parcels known as ‘‘Tusquitee 
Bald’’, ‘‘Shooting Creek Bald’’, ‘‘Cheoah Bald’’, 
‘‘Piercy Bald’’, ‘‘Wesser Bald’’, ‘‘Tellico Bald’’, 
‘‘Split White Oak’’, ‘‘Siler Bald’’, and ‘‘South-
ern Nantahala Extensions’’, near the towns of 
Murphy, Franklin, Bryson City, Andrews, and 
Beechertown, in Cherokee County, Macon 
County, Clay County, and Swain County. 
(B) CHATTOOGA
WATERSHED
CLUSTER, 
NORTH CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the 
Nantahala National Forest, Highlands Ranger 
District, totaling approximately 8,000 acres, 
known as the ‘‘Chattooga Watershed Cluster, 
North Carolina Areas’’, comprised of the Over-
flow (Blue Valley) and Terrapin Mountain par-
cels, 5 miles from the town of Highlands, in 
Macon County and Jackson County.
(C) TENNESSEE BORDER CLUSTER, NORTH 
CAROLINA
AREAS.—Certain 
land 
in 
the 
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee and 
Cheoah Ranger Districts, totaling approxi-
mately 28,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Tennessee 
Border Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, com-
prised of the 4 parcels known as the ‘‘Unicoi 
Mountains’’, ‘‘Deaden Tree’’, ‘‘Snowbird’’, and 
‘‘Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension’’, near the 
towns of Murphy and Robbinsville, in Cherokee 
County and Graham County. 
(D) BALD MOUNTAINS.—Certain land in 
the Pisgah National Forest, French Broad 
Ranger District, totaling approximately 13,000 
acres known as the ‘‘Bald Mountains’’, located 
12 miles northeast of the town of Hot Springs, 
in Madison County. 
(E) BIG IVY TRACT.—Certain land in the 
Pisgah National Forest, totaling approximately 
14,000 acres, located approximately 15 miles 
west of Mount Mitchell in the area generally 
known as the ‘‘Big Ivy Tract’’. 
(F) BLACK MOUNTAINS CLUSTER, NORTH 
CAROLINA AREAS.—Certain land in the Pisgah 
National Forest, Toecane and Grandfather
Complex’’, totaling approximately 18,350 acres, 
located northeast of Newport and bounded—
(i) on the northwest, by State High-
way 26; 
(ii) on the northeast, by State High-
way 260; 
(iii) on the southeast, by the Ohio 
River; and 
(iv) on the southwest, by Bear Run 
and Danas Creek. 
(B) BLUEGRASS RIDGE.—Certain land in 
the Ironton Ranger District on the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Lawrence County, known as 
‘‘Bluegrass 
Ridge’’, 
totaling 
approximately 
4,000 acres, located 3 miles east of Etna in 
Township 4 North, Range 17 West, Sections 19 
through 23 and 27 through 30. 
(C) BUFFALO CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National 
Forest, Lawrence County, Ohio, known as 
‘‘Buffalo Creek’’, totaling approximately 6500 
acres, located 4 miles northwest of Waterloo in 
Township 5 North, Ranger 17 West, sections 3 
through 10 and 15 through 18.
(D) LAKE VESUVIUS.—Certain land in the 
Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National 
Forest, in Lawrence County, totaling approxi-
mately 4,900 acres, generally known as ‘‘Lake 
Vesuvius’’, located to the east of Etna in Town-
ship 2 North, Range 18 West, and bounded—
(i) on the southwest, by State High-
way 93; and 
(ii) on the northwest, by State High-
way 4. 
(E) MORGAN
SISTERS.—Certain land in 
the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Lawrence County, known as 
‘‘Morgan Sisters’’, totaling approximately 2,500 
acres, located 1 mile east of Gallia and bounded 
by State Highway 233 in Township 6 North, 
Range 17 West, sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 and 
Township 5 North, Range 16 West, sections 18 
and 19. 
(F) UTAH
RIDGE.—Certain land in the 
Athens Ranger District of the Wayne National 
Forest, in Athens County, known as ‘‘Utah 
Ridge’’, totaling approximately 9,000 acres, lo-
cated 1 mile northwest of Chauncey and bound-
ed—
(i) on the southeast, by State High-
way 682 and State Highway 13; 
(ii) on the southwest, by US Highway 
33 and State Highway 216; and 
(iii) on the north, by State Highway 
665. 
(G) WILDCAT HOLLOW.—Certain land in 
the Athens Ranger District of the Wayne Na-
tional Forest, in Perry County and Morgan 
County, known as ‘‘Wildcat Hollow’’, totaling 
approximately 4,500 acres, located 1 mile east 
of Corning in Township 12 North, Range 14 
West, sections 1, 2, 11–14, 23 and 24 and 
Township 8 North, Range 13 West, sections 7, 
18, and 19. 
(17) OKLAHOMA: COW CREEK DRAINAGE, OKLA-
HOMA.—Certain land in the Ouachita National For-
est, Mena Ranger District, in Le Flore County, to-
taling approximately 3,000 acres, known as ‘‘Cow 
Creek Drainage, Oklahoma’’, and bounded approxi-
mately—
(A) on the west, by the Beech Creek Na-
tional Scenic Area; 
(B) on the north, by State Highway 63;
(C) on the east, by the Arkansas-Okla-
homa border; and 
(D) on the south, by County Road 9038 on 
the south. 
(18) OREGON: APPLEGATE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain land in the Siskiyou National Forest and Rogue 
River 
National 
Forest, 
totaling 
approximately 
20,000 acres, approximately 20 miles southwest of 
the town of Grants Pass and 10 miles south of the 
town of Williams, in the area generally known as the 
‘‘Applegate Wilderness’’. 
(19) PENNSYLVANIA.—
(A) THE BEAR CREEK SPECIAL AREA.—
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Elk County, total-
ing approximately 7,800 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—
(i) on the west, by Forest Service 
Road 136; 
(ii) on the north, by Forest Service 
Roads 339 and 237; 
(iii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Road 143; and 
(iv) on the south, by Forest Service 
Road 135.
(B) THE BOGUS ROCKS SPECIAL AREA.—
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, to-
taling approximately 1,015 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land in 
compartment 714 bounded—
(i) on the northeast and east, by State 
Route 948; 
(ii) on the south, by State Route 66; 
(iii) on the southwest and west, by 
Township Road 370; 
(iv) on the northwest, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 632; and 
(v) on the north, by a pipeline. 
(C) THE CHAPPEL FORK SPECIAL AREA.—
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, to-
taling approximately 10,000 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land 
bounded—
(i) on the south and southeast, by 
State Road 321; 
(ii) on the south, by Chappel Bay; 
(iii) on the west, by the Allegheny 
Reservoir;
(iv) on the north, by State Route 59; 
and 
(v) on the east, by private land. 
(D) THE FOOLS CREEK SPECIAL AREA.—
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, Warren County, to-
taling approximately 1,500 acres, and com-
prised of Allegheny National Forest land south 
and west of Forest Service Road 255 and west 
of FR 255A, bounded—
(i) on the west, by Minister Road; and 
(ii) on the south, by private land. 
(E) 
THE
HICKORY
CREEK
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Bradford Ranger District, Warren 
County, totaling approximately 2,000 acres, and 
comprised of Allegheny National Forest land 
bounded—
(i) on the east and northeast, by 
Heart’s Content Road; 
(ii) on the south, by Hickory Creek 
Wilderness Area; 
(iii) on the northwest, by private land; 
and
(iv) on the north, by Allegheny Front 
National Recreation Area. 
(F) THE
LAMENTATION
RUN
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Marienville Ranger District, Forest 
County, totaling approximately 4,500 acres, 
and—
(i) comprised of Allegheny National 
Forest land bounded—
(I) on the north, by Tionesta 
Creek; 
(II) on the east, by Salmon 
Creek; 
(III) on the southeast and south-
west, by private land; and 
(IV) on the south, by Forest 
Service Road 210; and 
(ii) including the lower reaches of 
Bear Creek. 
(G) THE LEWIS RUN SPECIAL AREA.—Cer-
tain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, to-
taling approximately 500 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land north and 
east of Forest Service Road 312.3, including
land known as the ‘‘Lewis Run Natural Area’’ 
and consisting of land within Compartment 
466, Stands 1–3, 5–8, 10–14, and 18–27. 
(H) THE MILL CREEK SPECIAL AREA.—
Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest, 
Marienville Ranger District, Elk County, total-
ing approximately 2,000 acres, and comprised 
of Allegheny National Forest land within a 1-
mile radius of the confluence of Red Mill Run 
and Big Mill Creek and known as the ‘‘Mill 
Creek Natural Area’’. 
(I) THE
MILLSTONE
CREEK
SPECIAL 
AREA.—Certain land in the Allegheny National 
Forest, Marienville Ranger District, Forest 
County, totaling approximately 30,000 acres, 
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest 
land bounded—
(i) on the north, by State Route 66; 
(ii) on the northeast, by Forest Serv-
ice Road 226; 
(iii) on the east, by Forest Service 
Roads 130, 774, and 228; 
(iv) on the southeast, by State Road 
3002 and Forest Service Road 189;
National Cemetery and the Bureau of Land 
Management’s Fort Meade Recreation Area, 
known as the ‘‘Breakneck Area’’, and gen-
erally—
(i) bounded by Forest Roads 139 and 
169 on the north, west, and south; and 
(ii) demarcated along the eastern and 
western boundaries by the ridge-crests di-
viding the watershed. 
(C) NORBECK PRESERVE.—Certain land in 
the Black Hills National Forest, totaling ap-
proximately 27,766 acres, known as the 
‘‘Norbeck Preserve’’, and encompassed approxi-
mately by a boundary that, starting at the 
southeast corner—
(i) runs north along FDR 753 and 
United States Highway Alt. 16, then along 
SD 244 to the junction of Palmer Creek 
Road, which serves generally as a north-
west limit; 
(ii) heads south from the junction of 
Highways 87 and 89; 
(iii) runs southeast along Highway 
87; and