I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2514 
To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest 
System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate 
the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued 
management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of 
Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conserva-
tion and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System 
lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2005 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To promote the economic development and recreational use 
of National Forest System lands and other public lands 
in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud 
Management Area to ensure the continued management 
of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau 
of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing 
use and conservation and resource protection, to add 
certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of 
Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National 
Wilderness Preservation 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation 
Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Rules of construction. 
TITLE I—CENTRAL IDAHO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
RECREATION PROMOTION 
Sec. 101. Land conveyance, certain Sawtooth National Recreation Area land to 
Custer County, Idaho. 
Sec. 102. Land conveyance, certain Sawtooth National Forest and BLM land 
to Blaine County, Idaho. 
Sec. 103. Land conveyance, designated National Forest System land to City of 
Stanley, Idaho. 
Sec. 104. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to City of Clayton, Idaho. 
Sec. 105. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to City of Mackay, Idaho. 
Sec. 106. Land conveyance, designated BLM land to City of Challis, Idaho. 
Sec. 107. Land conveyance authority, support for motorized and bicycle recre-
ation, public land in central Idaho. 
Sec. 108. Stanley-Red Fish Lake bike and snowmobile trail. 
Sec. 109. Support for other trail construction and maintenance activities. 
Sec. 110. Support for outfitter and guide activities. 
Sec. 111. Red Trees Phase II study regarding forest health and public safety. 
Sec. 112. Grants to support sustainable economic development and recreation. 
Sec. 113. Continuation of public access to Bowery National Forest Guard Sta-
tion. 
Sec. 114. Expansion and improvement of Herd Lake Campground. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL IDAHO WILDERNESS AREAS 
Sec. 201. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 202. General administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 203. Incorporation of acquired lands and interests. 
Sec. 204. Adjacent management. 
Sec. 205. Wildfire management. 
Sec. 206. Water rights. 
Sec. 207. Wildlife management. 
Sec. 208. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
Sec. 209. Military overflights. 
Sec. 210. Wilderness review.
TITLE III—BOULDER-WHITE CLOUD MANAGEMENT AREA 
Sec. 301. Establishment of management area. 
Sec. 302. Land acquisition in management area. 
Sec. 303. Motorized and bicycle travel. 
Sec. 304. Support and use of Idaho Off Road Motor Vehicle Program. 
TITLE IV—WAIVER OF GRAZING PERMITS 
Sec. 401. Findings and purpose. 
Sec. 402. Voluntary grazing permit waiver program. 
Sec. 403. Compensation. 
SEC. 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict or 
preclude the use of public or private airports or landing 
strips located in or adjacent to a wilderness area des-
ignated by title II or the Boulder-White Cloud Manage-
ment Area established by title III. 
TITLE I—CENTRAL IDAHO ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
RECREATION PROMOTION 
SEC. 101. LAND CONVEYANCE, CERTAIN SAWTOOTH NA-
TIONAL RECREATION AREA LAND TO CUSTER 
COUNTY, IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
shall convey, without consideration, to Custer County, 
Idaho, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the parcels of Federal land in the Sawtooth Na-
tional Recreation Area identified for conveyance under 
this section on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County Sawtooth 
Conveyance’’ and dated November 1, 2005.
(b) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—In making the con-
veyance under subsection (a) to the County, the Secretary 
shall include deed restrictions relating to the use of the 
conveyed land to ensure that such use is consistent with 
the planning process of the County and management of 
the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. 
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States. 
SEC. 102. LAND CONVEYANCE, CERTAIN SAWTOOTH NA-
TIONAL FOREST AND BLM LAND TO BLAINE 
COUNTY, IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey, 
without consideration, to Blaine County, Idaho, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the par-
cels of Federal land in the Sawtooth National Forest and
Bureau of Land Management land identified for convey-
ance under this section on the map entitled ‘‘Blaine Coun-
ty Conveyance’’ and dated November 1, 2005. 
(b) TREATMENT OF ROADS AND TRAILS.—In making 
the conveyance under subsection (a) to the County, the 
Secretary shall include deed restrictions to ensure that any 
roads and trails located on the conveyed land remain open 
to public use notwithstanding any subsequent conveyance 
of the land by the County. 
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States. 
SEC. 103. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED NATIONAL 
FOREST SYSTEM LAND TO CITY OF STANLEY, 
IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
shall convey, without consideration, to the City of Stanley, 
Idaho, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the parcels of National Forest System land iden-
tified for conveyance under this section on the map enti-
tled ‘‘City of Stanley Conveyance’’ and dated November 
1, 2005. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States. 
SEC. 104. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 
CITY OF CLAYTON, IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 
the City of Clayton, Idaho, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land identified for conveyance under this section on 
the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Conveyance’’ and dated 
November 1, 2005. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States. 
SEC. 105. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 
CITY OF MACKAY, IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 
the City of Mackay, Idaho, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land identified for conveyance under this section on 
the map entitled ‘‘City of Mackay Conveyance’’ and dated 
November 1, 2005. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States. 
SEC. 106. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 
CITY OF CHALLIS, IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management, shall convey, without consideration, to 
the City of Challis, Idaho, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land identified for conveyance under this section on 
the map entitled ‘‘City of Challis Conveyance’’ and dated 
November 1, 2005. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
SEC. 107. LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, SUPPORT FOR 
MOTORIZED 
AND 
BICYCLE 
RECREATION, 
PUBLIC LAND IN CENTRAL IDAHO. 
(a) MOTORIZED RECREATION PARK.—Subject to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, 
without consideration, to the State of Idaho all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
public land administered through the Bureau of Land 
Management, consisting of approximately 960 acres near 
Boise, Idaho, for the purpose of permitting the State to 
establish a motorized recreation park on the land. As a 
condition of the conveyance of the land, the State shall 
agree to include a beginner track as part of the recreation 
park to be used to teach safe, responsible riding tech-
niques and to establish areas for drivers with different lev-
els of skills. 
(b) RESERVATION OF PORTION FOR BICYCLE USE.— 
As a condition of the conveyance of the land under sub-
section (a), the State shall reserve 20 acres of the con-
veyed land for the use of mountain bikes and open the 
reserved portion to such use as soon as practicable after 
the date of the conveyance. Funds appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 109 shall 
be available to facilitate the establishment of the bicycle 
portion of the recreation park.
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under this section shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the State. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary concerned may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyance under this 
section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 108. STANLEY-RED FISH LAKE BIKE AND SNOWMOBILE 
TRAIL. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIL.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall design, construct, and maintain a paved 
trail between the city of Stanley, Idaho, and Red Fish 
Lake that is designated for use— 
(1) by pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles 
generally; and 
(2) as a snowmobile route when there is ade-
quate snow cover. 
(b) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING SELLERS.—Any 
land or interests in land to be acquired by the Secretary 
for construction of the paved trail required by subsection 
(a) shall be acquired only by donation or by purchase from 
willing sellers.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $500,000 
to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this authorization of appropriations shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 109. SUPPORT FOR OTHER TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND 
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior 
$500,000 for the construction and maintenance of bicycle 
trails in the State of Idaho. Amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to this authorization of appropriations shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 110. SUPPORT FOR OUTFITTER AND GUIDE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) EXISTING OPERATING PERMITS.—Before the end 
of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall grant a 10-year extension of 
each guide or outfitter operating permit that, as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, authorized activities on 
lands included in a wilderness area designated by title II 
or the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area established 
by title III. The Secretary concerned may refuse to grant 
the extension of a permit only if the Secretary determines