I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6409 
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 
DECEMBER 7, 2006 
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. 
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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. 
TITLE I—CENTRAL IDAHO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
RECREATION PROMOTION 
Sec. 101. Land conveyance, designated Sawtooth National Recreation Area 
land to Custer County, Idaho. 
Sec. 102. Land conveyance, designated 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, designated BLM land to Custer County, Idaho. 
Sec. 108. Land conveyance authority, support for motorized and bicycle recre-
ation, public land in central Idaho. 
Sec. 109. Treatment of existing roads and trails. 
Sec. 110. Stanley-Redfish Lake bike and snowmobile trail and related parking 
lot. 
Sec. 111. Support for other trail construction and maintenance activities. 
Sec. 112. Support for outfitter and guide activities. 
Sec. 113. Grants to support sustainable economic development and recreation. 
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. Acquisition of mineral interests and lands from willing sellers. 
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 CLOUDS MANAGEMENT AREA 
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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. 
Sec. 305. Airports and landing strips. 
Sec. 306. Management of Railroad Ridge area, Sawtooth National Forest. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Grazing memorandum of understanding. 
TITLE I—CENTRAL IDAHO ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
RECREATION PROMOTION 
SEC. 101. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED 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 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
certain Federal land in the Sawtooth National Recreation 
Area consisting of a total of approximately 86 acres, in-
cluding a road encompassing approximately 15 acres, ad-
joining the northern boundary of the City of Stanley, 
Idaho, and identified as Parcel B on the map entitled 
‘‘Custer County and City of Stanley Conveyances’’ and 
dated October 1, 2006. 
(b) SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact 
acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
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factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
borne by the Secretary. The legal description shall be pre-
pared as soon as practicable after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) CONSERVATION
EASEMENT
AND
RIGHTS-OF- 
WAY.—In making the conveyance under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall reserve to the United States a con-
servation easement and rights-of-way for the conveyed 
land as set out in the document entitled ‘‘Conservation 
Easement and Right-of-Way—Parcel B’’ and dated No-
vember 6, 2006. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall have the authority to enforce the terms and condi-
tions set forth in the conservation easement reserved 
under subsection (c) and to ensure that public access is 
maintained on the rights-of-way reserved under such sub-
section. This authority is in addition to such other enforce-
ment authority as may be provided in the conservation 
easement and rights-of-way. 
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time that the County or any subsequent 
owner of any portion of land conveyed under subsection 
(a) is acting in violation of the conditions set forth in the 
conservation easement or rights-of-way reserved under 
subsection (c) and has failed to restore the property so 
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as to comply with such conditions within a reasonable 
time, all right, title, and interest in and to the portion 
of the land on which the violation occurred, including any 
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. 
Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection 
shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
hearing. 
(f) 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, DESIGNATED 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 (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Fed-
eral land in the Sawtooth National Forest and Sawtooth 
National Recreation Area and Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment land identified for conveyance under this section on 
the following maps: 
(1) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Conveyance- 
Smiley Creek’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 
(2) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Conveyance- 
Sawtooth City Well’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 
(3) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Conveyance- 
Eagle Creek’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 
(4) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Convey-
ances, Map #1’’ and dated September 13, 2006, ex-
cept that the conveyance is limited to the parcels A, 
B, and C depicted on that map. 
(5) A map entitled ‘‘Blaine County Convey-
ances, Map #2’’ and dated September 13, 2006, ex-
cept that the conveyance is limited to the parcels A 
and B depicted on that map. 
(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 
concerned. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Secretary concerned. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary concerned may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyance under sub-
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section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests 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 to the City of Stanley, Idaho (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to National Forest System land 
consisting of two parcels containing a total of approxi-
mately 8 acres adjoining the western boundary of the City 
and a total of approximately 68 acres, including roads and 
improvements, adjoining the northeastern boundary of the 
City, respectively, and identified as Parcels A and C on 
the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Stanley Con-
veyances’’ and dated October 1, 2006. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider-
ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 
the amount originally expended by the United States 
to acquire the parcel of land identified as Parcel A 
on the map referred to in such subsection. The City 
shall provide the consideration not later than one 
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year after the date on which the City disposes of 
Parcel A after obtaining title of the parcel. 
(2) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—The 
amount received as consideration under this sub-
section shall be deposited and merged with funds ap-
propriated for the operation of the Sawtooth Na-
tional Recreation Area. Such funds shall be available 
to the Secretary, without further appropriation and 
until expended, for conservation activities in the 
recreation area. 
(c) SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact 
acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
borne by the Secretary. The legal description shall be pre-
pared as soon as practicable after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) CONSERVATION EASEMENT
AND RIGHTS-OF- 
WAY.—In making the conveyance under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall reserve to the United States a con-
servation easement and rights-of-way for— 
(1) the parcel of land identified as Parcel A on 
the map referred to in such subsection as set out in 
the document entitled ‘‘Conservation Easement and 
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Right-of-Way—Parcel A’’ and dated November 6, 
2006; and 
(2) the parcel of land identified as Parcel C on 
such map as set out in the document entitled ‘‘Con-
servation Easement and Right-of-Way—Parcel C’’ 
and dated November 6, 2006. 
(e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall have the authority to enforce the terms and condi-
tions set forth in the conservation easements reserved 
under subsection (d) and to ensure that public access is 
maintained on the rights-of-way reserved under such sub-
section. This authority is in addition to such other enforce-
ment authority as may be provided in the conservation 
easements and rights-of-way. 
(f) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time that the City or any subsequent 
owner of any portion of land conveyed under subsection 
(a) is acting in violation of the conditions set forth in the 
applicable conservation easement or rights-of-way reserved 
under subsection (d) and has failed to restore the property 
so as to comply with such conditions within a reasonable 
time, all right, title, and interest in and to the portion 
of the land on which the violation occurred, including any 
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. 
Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection 
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shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
hearing. 
(g) 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 (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to parcels of Bureau of Land Management 
land, including roads thereon, identified as parcels A, B, 
C, and D on the map entitled ‘‘City of Clayton Convey-
ances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 
(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) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 
subsection (a) to the City, the Secretary shall include a 
deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 
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such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 
access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 
(d) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall grant, 
without consideration, to the City a 25-foot right-of-way 
connecting parcels C and D referred to in subsection (a) 
and crossing the Salmon River for purposes related to par-
cel D. 
(e) 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 (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of Bureau of Land Management 
land, including roads thereon, identified as parcel D on 
the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Mackay Con-
veyances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
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be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(c) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 
subsection (a) to the City, the Secretary shall include a 
deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 
such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 
access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 
(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. 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 (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to parcels of Bureau of Land Management 
land, including roads thereon, identified as parcels B and 
E on the map entitled ‘‘Custer County and City of Challis 
Conveyances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
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be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. 
(c) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 
subsection (a) to the City, the Secretary shall include a 
deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 
such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 
access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 
(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. 107. LAND CONVEYANCE, DESIGNATED BLM LAND TO 
CUSTER COUNTY, 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 Custer County, Idaho (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to parcels of Bureau of Land Management 
land, including roads thereon, identified as follows: 
(1) Parcels A, C, D, and F on the map entitled 
‘‘Custer County and City of Challis Conveyances’’ 
and dated September 13, 2006. 
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(2) Parcels A, B, C, E, and F on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Custer County and City of Mackay Convey-
ances’’ and dated September 13, 2006. 
(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) ROAD ACCESS.—In making the conveyance under 
subsection (a) to the County, the Secretary shall include 
a deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 
such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 
access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 
(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. 108. 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 (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘State’’) all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel or parcels of Bu-
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reau of Land Management land, including roads thereon, 
consisting of approximately 1000 acres near Boise, Idaho, 
and identified for conveyance under this section on the 
map entitled ‘‘STATE OF IDAHO—Boise Motorized 
Park Conveyance’’ and dated November 1, 2006, for the 
purpose of permitting the State to establish a motorized 
recreation park on the land. As a condition of the convey-
ance of the land, the State shall agree to include a begin-
ner track as part of the recreation park to be used to teach 
safe, responsible riding techniques and to establish areas 
for riders with different levels of skills. 
(b) RESERVATION OF PORTION FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE 
USE.—As a condition of the conveyance of the land under 
subsection (a), the State shall reserve 20 acres of the con-
veyed land for the use of mountain bikes. 
(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) ROAD ACCESS.—In making a conveyance under 
subsection (a) to the State, the Secretary shall include a 
deed restriction requiring that the roads referred to in 
such subsection shall remain open to the public to provide 
access to adjacent Federal land and private property. 
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(e) 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. 109. TREATMENT OF EXISTING ROADS AND TRAILS. 
In making the conveyances required by this title, the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
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 recipient of the land. 
SEC. 110. STANLEY-REDFISH LAKE BIKE AND SNOWMOBILE 
TRAIL AND RELATED PARKING LOT. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIL.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall design, construct, and maintain a hardened 
surface trail between the City of Stanley, Idaho, and 
Redfish 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 
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(a) shall be acquired only by donation or by purchase from 
willing sellers. 
(c) ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING 
LOT.—The Secretary may make a grant to the City of 
Stanley, Idaho, to assist the City in constructing a parking 
lot on City property at the north end of the trail required 
by subsection (a) for use for snowmobile and general park-
ing and for other purposes related to the trail. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary— 
(A) $400,000 for the design, construction, 
and maintenance of the trail required by sub-
section (a) and for land acquisition associated 
with the construction of the trail; and 
(B) $100,000 for the grant under sub-
section (c). 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations con-
tained in paragraph (1) shall remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 111. 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 
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$50,000 for the construction and maintenance of bicycle 
trails in the State of Idaho, including bicycle trails to be 
established on the portion of the public land conveyed 
under section 108 that is reserved for mountain bike use 
under subsection (b) of such section. Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this authorization of appropriations 
shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 112. SUPPORT FOR OUTFITTER AND GUIDE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) EXISTING OPERATING PERMITS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Before the end of the one- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall grant, for each guide 
or outfitter operating permit described in paragraph 
(2), a 10-year extension beyond the expiration date 
of the current permit. The Secretary concerned may 
require the modification of the extended permit as 
necessary to comply with the requirements of this 
Act. 
(2) COVERED PERMITS.—Paragraph (1) applies 
to each guide and outfitter operating permit in effect 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act that au-
thorized activities on lands included in a wilderness 
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area designated by title II or the Boulder-White 
Cloud Management Area established by title III. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
or the Secretary of the Interior may refuse to grant 
the extension of a permit under paragraph (1) only 
if the Secretary concerned determines that the per-
mittee has not operated in a satisfactory manner in 
compliance with the terms and conditions of the per-
mit. 
(b) FUTURE OUTFITTER AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 
Future extensions of outfitter and guide activities and per-
mits for outfitters on lands included in a wilderness area 
designated by title II or the Boulder-White Cloud Manage-
ment Area established by title III shall be administered 
in accordance with applicable Federal laws and resource 
management plans. No person shall conduct outfitter and 
guide activities on such Federal land except as authorized 
by the Secretary concerned. 
SEC. 113. GRANTS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATION. 
(a) GRANT TO CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may make a grant to Custer County, 
Idaho, for the purpose of assisting the County in sup-
porting sustainable economic development in the County. 
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(b) GRANT TO STATE OF IDAHO.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may make a grant to the State of Idaho Parks 
and Recreation Department for the purpose of assisting 
the State in acquiring and developing Bayhorse Camp-
ground for use as a State park. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture— 
(1) $5,100,000 to make the grant under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) $500,000 to make the grant under sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 114. EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HERD LAKE 
CAMPGROUND. 
(a) EXPANSION
AND
IMPROVEMENT
OF
CAMP-
GROUND.—The Secretary of the Interior shall expand and 
improve the Herd Lake Campground facilities located 
below the outlet of Herd Lake. 
(b) 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. 
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TITLE II—CENTRAL IDAHO 
WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 201. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—Congress has determined that the 
following lands in central Idaho shall be designated as wil-
derness and managed as components of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System: 
(1) 
HEMINGWAY-BOULDERS
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land in the Sawtooth and Challis 
National Forests, comprising approximately 110,438 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Proposed Wilderness’’ and 
dated November 15, 2006, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness’’. 
(2) WHITE
CLOUDS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land in the Sawtooth and Challis National 
Forests, comprising approximately 76,657 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘White 
Clouds Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated November 
15, 2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘White 
Clouds Wilderness’’. 
(3) JERRY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land in the Challis National Forest and Challis 
District of the Bureau of Land Management, com-
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prising approximately 131,670 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Jerry Peak Wilder-
ness’’ and dated August 30, 2006, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Jerry Peak Wilderness’’. In the case 
of the Bureau of Land Management land designated 
as wilderness by this paragraph, the land is included 
in the National Landscape Conservation System. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in the case of the wilderness areas des-
ignated by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 
and the National Forest System land designated as 
wilderness by paragraph (3) of such subsection, and 
the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of the Bu-
reau of Land Management land designated as wil-
derness by paragraph (3) of such subsection, in this 
title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’, shall 
file a map and legal description of the wilderness 
areas designated by such subsection with the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 
shall have the same force and effect as if included 
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in this title, except that the Secretary concerned 
may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 
map or legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management or the Forest Service. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas designated in subsection (a) are with-
drawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent 
under the mining laws, and operation of the mineral leas-
ing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 202. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS 
AREAS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF WILDERNESS ACT.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, the wilderness areas designated by 
section 201 shall be managed by the Secretary concerned 
in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.) and this title. With respect to the wilderness areas, 
any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date 
of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the date of the enactment of this Act, and any reference 
in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary concerned. 
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(b) CONSISTENT INTERPRETATION
TO
THE PUB-
LIC.—Although the wilderness areas designated by section 
201 consist of National Forest System land under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and public land 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
shall collaborate to assure that the wilderness areas are 
interpreted to the public as an overall complex tied to-
gether by common location in the Boulder-White Cloud 
Mountains and common identity with the natural and cul-
tural history of the State of Idaho and its Native Amer-
ican and pioneer heritage. 
(c) COMPREHENSIVE WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Not later than three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and 
Secretary of the Interior shall collaborate to develop a 
comprehensive wilderness management plan for the wil-
derness areas designated by section 201. The completed 
management plan shall be submitted to the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—Within the wil-
derness area designated by section 201, the Secretary con-
cerned may take such measures as the Secretary con-
cerned determines to be necessary for the control of fire, 
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insects, and diseases, subject to such conditions as the 
Secretary concerned considers desirable, as provided in 
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131(d)(1)). 
(e) WILDERNESS TRAILS AND TRAILHEADS.— 
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TRAILHEAD.—The 
Secretary concerned shall construct a new trailhead 
for nonmotorized users and improve access to the 
Big Boulder Trailhead to separate motorized users 
from nonmotorized users. 
(2) INCLUSION
OF
ACCESSIBLE
TRAIL.—The 
Secretary concerned shall upgrade the first mile of 
the Murdock Creek Trail in the Hemingway-Boul-
ders wilderness area designated by section 201 to a 
primitive, non-paved, and wheelchair accessible 
standard. 
(f) TREATMENT OF EXISTING CLAIMS AND PRIVATE 
LANDS.—Nothing in this title is intended to affect the 
rights or interests in real property, patented mining 
claims, or valid claims or prevent reasonable access to pri-
vate property or for the development and use of valid min-
eral rights. The Secretary concerned may enter into nego-
tiations with the holder of a patented claim or valid claim 
located in a wilderness area designated by section 201 for 
the voluntary relinquishment of the claim. 
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(g) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in a wilderness 
area designated by section 201, where established before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be adminis-
tered in accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), section 108 
of Public Law 96–560, and section 101(f) of Public Law 
101–628, and in accordance with the guidelines set forth 
in appendix A of House Report 96–617 of the 96th Con-
gress and House Report 101–405 of the 101st Congress. 
(h) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS
AND SADDLE
AND 
PACK STOCK.—Nothing in this title shall preclude horse-
back riding or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 
stock into the wilderness areas designated by section 201, 
including when such entry is made by commercial outfit-
ters. 
SEC. 203. ACQUISITION OF MINERAL INTERESTS AND 
LANDS FROM WILLING SELLERS. 
(a) ACQUISITION.—Within the boundaries of the wil-
derness areas designated by section 201, the Secretary 
concerned may acquire, through purchase from willing 
sellers or donation from willing owners, all right, title, and 
interest in all mineral interests, claims, and parcels of land 
that have been patented under the Act of May 10, 1872 
(30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; commonly known as the Mining 
Act of 1872). 
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(b) CONSIDERATION.—In exercising the authority 
provided by subsection (a) to acquire lands and interests, 
the Secretary concerned shall offer the owners of record 
of each patent, who voluntarily wish to sell, $20,000 as 
compensation for the acquisition of these interests. The 
Secretary concerned shall make such offers as soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
such offers shall remain open for acceptance during the 
five-year period beginning on such date. 
(c) INCORPORATION
IN WILDERNESS AREA.—Any 
land or interest in land located inside the boundaries of 
a wilderness area designated by section 201 that is ac-
quired by the United States after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall be added to and administered as 
part of that wilderness area. 
SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 
(a) NO
PROTECTIVE
PERIMETERS
OR
BUFFER 
ZONES.—Congress does not intend for the designation of 
the wilderness areas by section 201 to lead to the creation 
of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any such 
wilderness area. 
(b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that 
nonwilderness activities or uses outside of a wilderness 
area designated by section 201 can be seen or heard from 
inside of the wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct 
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