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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2473
To designate certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana as
wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Mon-
tana for multiple use management, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 1993
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources
A BILL
To designate certain National Forest lands in the State
of Montana as wilderness, to release other National For-
est lands in the State of Montana for multiple use man-
agement, 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 referred to as the ‘‘Round 16 of
the Montana Wilderness Act 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest
System lands in the State of Montana possess out-
standing natural characteristics which give them
high value as wilderness and will, if properly pre-
served, contribute as an enduring resource of wild
land for the benefit of the American people.
(2) The existing Department of Agriculture
Land and Resource Management Plans for Forest
System lands in the State of Montana have identi-
fied areas which, on the basis of their land form,
ecosystem, associated wildlife, and location will help
to fulfill the National Forest System’s share of a
quality National Wilderness Preservation System.
(3) The existing Department of Agriculture
Land and Resource Management Plans for National
Forest System lands in the State of Montana and
the related congressional review of such lands have
also identified areas that do not possess outstanding
wilderness attributes or possess outstanding energy,
mineral, timber, grazing, dispersed recreation, or
other values. Such areas should not be designated as
components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System but should be available for multiple uses
under the land management planning process and
other applicable law.
(4) Montanans and those interested in Mon-
tana’s wildlands have been fully involved in the for-
mulation of this wilderness proposal. That the wil-
derness designations recommended in this legislation
have been developed with the support of Montana
wilderness advocates and is therefore the product of
years of negotiations.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) designate certain National Forest System
lands in the State of Montana as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, in fur-
therance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), in order to preserve the wilder-
ness character of the land and to protect watersheds
and wildlife habitat, preserve scenic and historic re-
sources, and promote scientific research, primitive
recreation, solitude, and physical and mental chal-
lenge; and
(2) ensure that certain other National Forest
System lands in the State of Montana will be man-
aged under the national forest land and resource
management plans.
SEC. 3. WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act of 1964, the following lands in the
State of Montana are designated as wilderness and, there-
fore, as components of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System:
(1) Certain lands in the Beaverhead, Bitterroot,
and Deerlodge National Forests, which comprise ap-
proximately 31,660 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Addi-
tions—Proposed’’ (North Big Hole, Storm Lake,
Upper East Fork), dated June 1993, and which are
hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a
part of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.
(2) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National
Forest, which comprise approximately 29,200 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Italian
Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated June 1993,
and which shall be known as the Italian Peaks Unit
of the Great Divide Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National
Forest, which comprise approximately 79,600 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘East Pio-
neer Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated June 1993, and
which shall be known as the East Pioneer Wilder-
ness.
(4) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National
Forest, Montana, comprising approximately 35,000