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NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 419. The item relating to ‘‘National Capital 
Arts and Cultural Affairs’’ in the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986, as 
enacted into law by section 101(d) of Public Law 99–190 
and as amended by section 418 of the Department of the 
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2010 (20 U.S.C. 956a), is amended in the sec-
ond sentence of the first paragraph by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 420. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen-
cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 
such contract is entered into in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Service Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) or chapter 137 of 
title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition 
Regulations, unless: 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con-
tract to be entered into without regard for these re-
quirements, including formula grants for States, or 
federally recognized Indian tribes; or 
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(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education and Assistance 
Act (Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq., as 
amended) or by any other Federal laws that specifi-
cally authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 421. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 
SEC. 422. Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 123. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.—The term ‘an-
nual priority list’ means the annual priority list com-
piled under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘com-
prehensive plan’ means— 
‘‘(A) the comprehensive conservation and 
management plan approved under section 320 
for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and 
‘‘(B) any amendments to that plan. 
‘‘(3) ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Es-
tuary Partnership’ means the San Francisco Estu-
ary Partnership, the entity that is designated as the 
management conference under section 320. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing public no-
tice, the Administrator shall annually compile a pri-
ority list identifying and prioritizing the activities, 
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projects, and studies intended to be funded with the 
amounts made available under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The annual priority list 
compiled under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) activities, projects, or studies, includ-
ing restoration projects and habitat improve-
ment for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that ad-
vance the goals and objectives of the approved 
comprehensive plan; 
‘‘(B) information on the activities, projects, 
programs, or studies specified under subpara-
graph (A), including a description of— 
‘‘(i) the identities of the financial as-
sistance recipients; and 
‘‘(ii) the communities to be served; 
and 
‘‘(C) the criteria and methods established 
by the Administrator for selection of activities, 
projects, and studies. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pri-
ority list under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall consult with and consider the recommendations 
of— 
‘‘(A) the Estuary Partnership; 
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‘‘(B) the State of California and affected 
local governments in the San Francisco Bay es-
tuary watershed; and 
‘‘(C) any other relevant stakeholder in-
volved with the protection and restoration of 
the San Francisco Bay estuary that the Admin-
istrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 320, 
the Administrator may provide funding through co-
operative agreements, grants, or other means to 
State and local agencies, and public or nonprofit 
agencies, institutions, and organizations, including 
the Estuary Partnership, for activities, studies, or 
projects identified on the annual priority list. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.— 
Funding provided to any individual or entity 
under this section for a fiscal year shall not ex-
ceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total 
cost of eligible activities that are to be carried 
out using such funds. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the total cost of any eligible 
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activities that are carried out using funds pro-
vided under this section shall be— 
‘‘(i) not less than 25 percent; and 
‘‘(ii) 
provided 
from 
non-Federal 
sources. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this section $35,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2020. 
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount made available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year, the Administrator shall use not more 
than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses in-
curred in carrying out this section. 
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
FUNDING.— 
Nothing in this section shall limit the eligibility of 
the Estuary Partnership to receive funding under 
section 320(g). 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funding made available 
under subsection (c) may be used for the adminis-
tration of a management conference under section 
320.’’. 
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EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 423. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108, regarding grazing permits at the 
Department of the Interior and the Forest Service shall 
remain in effect for fiscal year 2011. 
CONTROL OF BORDER 
SEC. 424. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to impede, prohibit, or restrict activities 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security on public lands to 
achieve operational control (as defined in section 2(b) of 
the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public 
Law 109–367)) over the international land and maritime 
borders of the United States with respect to section 102(b) 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note). 
INCORPORATION OF CONGRESSIONALLY REQUESTED 
PROJECTS 
SEC. 425. Within the amounts appropriated in this 
Act, funding shall be allocated in the amounts specified 
for those projects and purposes delineated in the table ti-
tled 
‘‘Incorporation 
of 
Congressionally 
Requested 
Projects’’ included in the explanatory statement accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That subject to the approval 
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
funds appropriated in this Act for land acquisition, con-
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struction, and capital improvement and maintenance may 
be reallocated among projects funded by the same appro-
priation account: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated in this Act under the heading ‘‘National Park 
Service—Historic Preservation Fund’’ for Save America’s 
Treasures grants may be reallocated to be used for com-
petitive grants under the Save America’s Treasures pro-
gram if such reallocation has been approved by the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That subject to the approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Serv-
ice, and Forest Service may allocate either greater or less-
er amounts than those specified under the heading ‘‘Con-
gressionally Directed Spending’’ accompanying Public 
Law 111–8 and in the table entitled ‘‘Incorporation of 
Congressionally Requested Projects’’ in the joint explana-
tory statement of managers accompanying Public Law 
111–88 within the construction, land acquisition, or cap-
ital improvement and maintenance accounts when nec-
essary to complete projects based on the original project 
scope or to utilize excess funds available after completion 
of a project on other projects within the same account. 
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RESCISSION OF PRIOR-YEAR BALANCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 426. Of the funds made available to the Depart-
ment of the Interior for emergency wildland fire suppres-
sion under the headings ‘‘Bureau of Land Management— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ in chapter 6 of title I of divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–329 and ‘‘Department-Wide 
Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’ in title VII of 
Public Law 111–32, $160,000,000 are rescinded. 
RESCISSION OF PRIOR-YEAR BALANCES, FOREST SERVICE 
SEC. 427. Of the funds made available to the Forest 
Service for emergency wildland fire suppression under the 
headings ‘‘Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ 
in chapter 6 of title I of division B of Public Law 110– 
329 and title VII of Public Law 111–32, $140,000,000 
are rescinded. 
TITLE 
V—SACRAMENTO-SAN 
JOAQUIN 
DELTA 
NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA 
SECTION 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sacramento-San Joa-
quin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 502. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
Heritage Area established by this section. 
(2) HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘Heritage Area management plan’’ means the 
plan developed and adopted by the management en-
tity under this section. 
(3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man-
agement entity’’ means the management entity for 
the Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(4). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA HERITAGE 
AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
‘‘Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Heritage Area’’ in 
the State of California. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Her-
itage Area shall be in the counties of Contra Costa, 
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo in the 
State of California, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National 
Heritage Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T27/ 
105,030, and dated September 2010. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described 
in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service and the Delta Protection 
Commission. 
(4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management 
entity for the Heritage Area shall be the Delta Pro-
tection Commission established by section 29735 of 
the California Public Resources Code. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION; MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of 
carrying out the Heritage Area management 
plan, the Secretary, acting through the manage-
ment entity, may use amounts made available 
under this section in accordance with section 
8001(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 991). 
(B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the management entity shall submit to 
the Secretary for approval a proposed 
management plan for the Heritage Area in 
accordance with section 8001(d) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
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2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 
that— 
(I) incorporates an integrated 
and cooperative approach to agricul-
tural resources and activities, flood 
protection facilities, and other public 
infrastructure; and 
(II) emphasizes the importance 
of those resources. 
(ii) 
RESTRICTIONS.—The 
Heritage 
Area management plan submitted under 
this paragraph shall— 
(I) ensure participation by appro-
priate Federal, State, tribal, and local 
agencies, including the Delta Steward-
ship Council, special districts, natural 
and historical resource protection and 
agricultural organizations, educational 
institutions, businesses, recreational 
organizations, community residents, 
and private property owners; and 
(II) not be approved until the 
Secretary has received certification 
from the Delta Protection Commission 
that the Delta Stewardship Council 
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has reviewed the Heritage Area man-
agement plan for consistency with the 
plan adopted by the Delta Steward-
ship Council pursuant to State law. 
(6) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 
(A) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The provisions of section 8001(e) 
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 
shall apply to the Heritage Area. 
(B) PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the provisions of section 8001(f) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 
shall apply to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) OPT OUT.—An owner of private 
property within the Heritage Area may opt 
out of participating in any plan, project, 
program, or activity carried out within the 
Heritage Area under this section, if the 
property owner provides written notice to 
the management entity. 
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(7) EVALUATION; REPORT.—The provisions of 
section 8001(g) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 
991) shall apply to the Heritage Area. 
(8) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—Nothing in this 
section— 
(A) precludes the management entity from 
using Federal funds made available under other 
laws for the purposes for which those funds 
were authorized; or 
(B) affects any water rights or contracts. 
(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, 
of 
which 
not 
more 
than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fis-
cal year. 
(B) COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Federal share of the total cost of any activity 
under this section shall be determined by the 
Secretary, but shall be not more than 50 per-
cent. 
(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the total cost of any activity under 
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this section may be in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of goods or services. 
(10) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a proposed manage-
ment plan has not been submitted to the Sec-
retary by the date that is 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Heritage Area 
designation shall be rescinded. 
(B) FUNDING AUTHORITY.—The authority 
of the Secretary to provide assistance under 
this section terminates on the date that is 15 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—NATIONAL WOMEN’S 
HISTORY MUSEUM ACT OF 2009 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Women’s His-
tory Museum Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
(2) CERCLA.—The term ‘‘CERCLA’’ means 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
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pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.). 
(3) COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘Committees’’ 
means the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate. 
(4) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the 
National Women’s History Museum, Inc., a District 
of Columbia nonprofit corporation exempt from tax-
ation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(5) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Property’’ means 
the property located in the District of Columbia, 
subject to survey and as determined by the Adminis-
trator, generally consisting of Squares 325 and 326. 
The Property is generally bounded by 12th Street, 
Independence Avenue, C Street, and the James For-
restal Building, all in Southwest Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia, and shall include all associated air 
rights, improvements thereon, and appurtenances 
thereto. 
SEC. 603. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements 
of this Act, the Administrator shall convey the Prop-
erty to the Museum, on such terms and conditions 
as the Administrator considers reasonable and ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United 
States and further the purposes of this Act. 
(2) AGREEMENT.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an 
agreement with the Museum for the conveyance. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms and 
conditions of the agreement shall address, among 
other things, mitigation of developmental impacts to 
existing Federal buildings and structures, security 
concerns, and operational protocols for development 
and use of the property. 
(b) PURCHASE PRICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The purchase price for the 
Property shall be its fair market value based on its 
highest and best use as determined by an inde-
pendent appraisal commissioned by the Adminis-
trator and paid for by the Museum. 
(2) SELECTION OF APPRAISER.—The appraisal 
shall be performed by an appraiser mutually accept-
able to the Administrator and the Museum. 
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(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR APPRAISAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subparagraph (B), the assumptions, scope of 
work, and other terms and conditions related to 
the appraisal assignment shall be mutually ac-
ceptable to the Administrator and the Museum. 
(B) REQUIRED
TERMS.—The appraisal 
shall assume that the Property does not contain 
hazardous substances (as defined in section 101 
of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601)) which require 
response action (as defined in such section). 
(c) APPLICATION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The purchase 
price shall be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund estab-
lished under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. 
Upon deposit, the Administrator may expend, in amounts 
specified in appropriations Acts, the proceeds from the 
conveyance for any lawful purpose consistent with existing 
authorities granted to the Administrator. 
(d) QUIT CLAIM DEED.—The Property shall be con-
veyed pursuant to a quit claim deed. 
(e) USE RESTRICTION.—The Property shall be dedi-
cated for use as a site for a national women’s history mu-
seum for the 99-year period beginning on the date of con-
veyance to the Museum. 
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(f) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—No Federal funds shall 
be made available to the Museum for the purchase or 
clean-up of the Property or the design and construction 
of any facility thereon. 
(g) REVERSION.— 
(1) BASES
FOR
REVERSION.—The Property 
shall revert to the United States, at the option of 
the United States, without any obligation for repay-
ment by the United States of any amount of the 
purchase price for the property, if— 
(A) the Property is not used as a site for 
a national women’s history museum at any time 
during the 99-year period referred to in sub-
section (e); or 
(B) the Museum has not commenced con-
struction of a museum facility on the Property 
in the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, other than for reasons 
beyond the control of the Museum as reason-
ably determined by the Administrator. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Administrator may 
perform any acts necessary to enforce the rever-
sionary rights provided in this section. 
(3) CUSTODY
OF
PROPERTY
UPON
REVER-
SION.—If the Property reverts to the United States 
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pursuant to this section, such property shall be 
under the custody and control of the Administrator. 
(h) CLOSING.—The conveyance pursuant to this Act 
shall occur not later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. The Administrator may extend that pe-
riod for such time as is reasonably necessary for the Mu-
seum to perform its obligations under section 604(a). 
SEC. 604. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO CONTRACT FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESPONSE ACTIONS.—The Administrator is au-
thorized to contract with the Museum or an affiliate there-
of for the performance (on behalf of the Administrator) 
of response actions on the Property. 
(b) CREDITING OF RESPONSE COSTS.—Any costs in-
curred by the Museum or an affiliate thereof pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be credited to the purchase price for 
the Property. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRON-
MENTAL LAWS.—Nothing in this Act, or any amendment 
made by this Act, affects or limits the application of or 
obligation to comply with any environmental law, including 
section 120(h) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
SEC. 605. INCIDENTAL COSTS. 
Subject to section 604, the Museum shall bear any 
and all costs associated with complying with the provisions 
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of this Act, including studies and reports, surveys, relo-
cating tenants, and mitigating impacts to existing Federal 
buildings and structures resulting directly from the devel-
opment of the property by the Museum. 
SEC. 606. LAND USE APPROVALS. 
(a) EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as limiting or affecting the authority 
or responsibilities of the National Capital Planning Com-
mission or the Commission of Fine Arts. 
(b) COOPERATION.— 
(1) ZONING AND LAND USE.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Administrator shall reasonably co-
operate with the Museum with respect to any zoning 
or other land use matter relating to development of 
the Property in accordance with this Act. Such co-
operation shall include consenting to applications by 
the Museum for applicable zoning and permitting 
with respect to the property. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator shall not 
be required to incur any costs with respect to co-
operation under this subsection and any consent pro-
vided under this subsection shall be premised on the 
property being developed and operated in accordance 
with this Act. 
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SEC. 607. REPORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter until the end of the 
5-year period following conveyance of the Property or until 
substantial completion of the museum facility (whichever 
is later), the Museum shall submit annual reports to the 
Administrator and the Committees detailing the develop-
ment and construction activities of the Museum with re-
spect to this Act. 
TITLE VII—MONTANA FORESTS 
Subtitle A—Montana Forest Jobs 
and Restoration Initiative 
SEC. 701. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to establish an initia-
tive— 
(1) to preserve and create local jobs in rural 
communities that are located in or near National 
Forest System land; 
(2) to create an immediate, predictable, and in-
creased flow of wood fiber with commercial value to 
support and maintain locally-based infrastructure 
and economies that are necessary for the appro-
priate management and restoration of National For-
est System land; 
(3) to promote cooperation and collaboration in 
the management of National Forest System land; 
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(4) to restore and improve the ecological struc-
ture, composition, and function and the natural 
processes of priority watersheds within the National 
Forest System; 
(5) to carry out collaborative projects to reduce 
the risk of disturbances from fire, insects, and dis-
ease to communities, watersheds, and natural re-
sources through a collaborative process of planning, 
prioritizing, and implementing ecological restoration 
and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and 
(6) to collect information from the projects car-
ried out under this subtitle in an effort to better un-
derstand the manner in which to improve forest res-
toration and management activities. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AUTHORIZED
FOREST
AND
WATERSHED 
RESTORATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘authorized for-
est and watershed restoration project’’ means a col-
lection of activities within a watershed area that are 
carried out— 
(A) on eligible land; and 
(B) to achieve the purposes of this subtitle. 
(2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommis-
sion’’ means— 
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(A) to reestablish vegetation on a road or 
trail; and 
(B) to restore any natural drainage, water-
shed function, or other ecological processes that 
are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road 
or trail by removing or hydrologically dis-
connecting the road prism. 
(3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘‘eligible land’’ 
means— 
(A) 
land 
within 
the 
approximately 
1,900,000 acres of land in the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest designated as ‘‘Suit-
able for Timber Production’’ and ‘‘Timber Har-
vest Is Allowed’’ as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest, Revised Forest Plan, Modeled Timber 
Harvest Classification’’ and dated December 
10, 2008; and 
(B)(i) land within the Three Rivers Ranger 
District of the Kootenai National Forest; and 
(ii) any land within the adjacent ranger 
districts of the Kootenai National Forest that is 
necessary to achieve the requirements of section 
703(b). 
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(4) INFISH.—The term ‘‘INFISH’’ means the 
land and resource management plan amendments 
made before the date of enactment of this Act aris-
ing from the document— 
(A) entitled ‘‘Inland Native Fish Strat-
egy’’; 
(B) published by the Department of Agri-
culture; and 
(C) dated July 28, 1995. 
(5) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Initiative’’ means 
the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Ini-
tiative established by section 703(a). 
(6) MECHANICAL TREATMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘mechanical 
treatment’’ means an activity that uses a tool 
to remove fiber that has commercial value to 
local markets in the vicinity of the area treated. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘mechanical 
treatment’’ includes leaving fiber on the forest 
floor after treatment with a tool, if an option 
for removal of the fiber is provided. 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘mechanical 
treatment’’ excludes prescribed burning. 
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(8) 
STEWARDSHIP
CONTRACT.—The 
term 
‘‘stewardship contract’’ means a contract authorized 
under section 347 of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 
(16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105–277) to 
carry out land management goals that meet local 
and rural community needs through a source that is 
selected on a best-value basis. 
(9) WATERSHED AREA.—The term ‘‘watershed 
area’’ means 1 or more subwatersheds (also known 
as 6th code hydrologic units). 
SEC. 703. MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION 
PILOT INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mon-
tana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under 
which the Secretary shall implement authorized forest and 
watershed restoration projects and other land manage-
ment projects on eligible land to achieve— 
(1) the performance requirements under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) the purposes of this subtitle. 
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(b) PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to 
subsection (g), on the eligible land, the Secretary shall 
place under contract for the mechanical treatment of vege-
tation— 
(1) on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For-
est, a minimum of 5,000 acres annually until the 
date on which a total of 70,000 acres in the Na-
tional Forest have been placed under contract.; and 
(2) on the Kootenai National Forest— 
(A) 2,000 acres during the first year after 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) 2,500 acres during the second year 
after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(C) 3,000 acres during each subsequent 
year until the date on which a total of 30,000 
acres in the National Forest have been placed 
under contract. 
(c) COLLABORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each National Forest 
within the Initiative, the Secretary shall identify 1 or 
more collaborative groups or resource advisory com-
mittees that support the achievement of the pur-
poses of this subtitle. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—A collaborative group or re-
source advisory committee identified under para-
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graph (1) shall include multiple interested persons 
representing diverse interests in forest and water-
shed management. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with a collaborative group or resource advisory 
committee identified under paragraph (1) in the de-
velopment and implementation of each authorized 
forest and watershed restoration project carried out 
under the Initiative. 
(4) EXPANSION.—The Secretary shall seek to 
expand the public participation and diversity of in-
terests involved in the implementation of the Initia-
tive in each National Forest participating in the Ini-
tiative. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The administrative review 
provisions of section 105 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515) shall 
apply to any administrative review of authorized for-
est and watershed restoration projects carried out 
under this subtitle. 
(2) PROPOSED DECISION.—The Secretary shall 
provide notice of, and distribute, a proposed admin-
istrative decision with the environmental assessment 
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or final environmental impact statement for any 
project subject to review under paragraph (1). 
(3) INDEPENDENT MEDIATOR.—If 1 or more of 
the parties to a special administrative review process 
under paragraph (1) requests a mediator to help fa-
cilitate the process, an independent mediator may be 
used for the administrative review process. 
(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any judicial proceeding aris-
ing from an authorized forest and watershed restoration 
project shall be conducted in accordance with section 106 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6516). 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
an annual summary of the progress of the Initiative 
toward accomplishing the purposes of this subtitle, 
including the performance requirements established 
under subsection (b). 
(2) PROGRESS REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report that assesses the progress of the 
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Initiative toward accomplishing the purposes of 
this subtitle. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include an analysis, with 
respect to the Initiative, of— 
(i) fire and fuel dynamics, including 
changes in— 
(I) condition and class; and 
(II) fuel levels and distribution; 
(ii) biodiversity, including the selec-
tion of plant, terrestrial animals, and 
aquatic organisms; 
(iii) soil and water, including soil 
movement, water quality, stream flows, 
and soil productivity; 
(iv) economic effects, including job 
creation, labor income, and energy; and 
(v) social implications, including land 
management practices, aesthetics, and atti-
tudes towards land use. 
(C) DATA ANALYSIS.—In preparing the re-
port under this paragraph, the Secretary may 
consult with regional institutions of higher edu-
cation and institutions with the capacity to co-
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ordinate, analyze, and archive the data collected 
as a result of monitoring under the Initiative. 
(g) EFFECT ON OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts expended 
under the Initiative shall not reduce the allocations of ap-
propriated funds to the Secretary for use in other regions 
of the Forest Service or other States. 
(h) EXPANSION OF INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may elect to 
include the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo Na-
tional Forest in the Initiative, if— 
(A) the Seeley Ranger District no longer 
receives funding under section 4003(b)(1)(B) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(1)(B)); and 
(B) a local collaborative group for the Dis-
trict requests inclusion in the Initiative. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—On the election by the 
Secretary to include the Seeley Ranger District in 
the Initiative, the requirements of the Initiative 
under this subtitle shall apply to the District. 
(i) TERMINATION DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Initiative shall termi-
nate on the later of— 
(A) the date that is 15 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act; or 
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(B) the date on which the Secretary deter-
mines that the performance requirements under 
subsection (b) have been achieved. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects a valid contract in effect on the termination 
date under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 704. AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED RES-
TORATION PROJECTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 
implement 1 or more authorized forest and water-
shed restoration projects on the eligible land. 
(2) LANDSCAPE-SCALE
PROJECTS.—The Sec-
retary shall implement in 1 or more watershed areas 
authorized forest and watershed restoration projects 
that provide landscape-scale work with the goal of 
minimizing entries into the watershed. 
(3) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall enter into 
stewardship contracts or agreements to carry 
out authorized forest and watershed restoration 
projects. 
(B) 
STEWARDSHIP
CONTRACT
PRIOR-
ITIES.—In developing a stewardship contract 
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under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, 
after consultation with the relevant collabo-
rative groups or resource advisory committees 
identified under section 703(c)(1), prioritize 
areas consistent with the priorities described in 
paragraph (4). 
(4) PRIORITY.—Consistent with the purposes of 
this subtitle, the Secretary shall give priority to car-
rying out authorized forest and watershed restora-
tion projects in areas— 
(A) in which the road density exceeds 1.5 
miles per square mile; 
(B) in the wildland-urban interface (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)) that 
are at risk of wildfire that threatens public in-
frastructure or private property; 
(C) in which fish and wildlife habitat 
connectivity is compromised as a result of past 
management practices; and 
(D) that contain forests that are at risk 
from insect epidemics or high-severity wildfires. 
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW.—An environ-
mental review of authorized forest and watershed 
restoration projects shall be carried out in accord-
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ance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515), except 
that— 
(A) the review shall also address— 
(i) the activities necessary to meet the 
purposes and requirements of this subtitle; 
and 
(ii) the site-specific impacts of an au-
thorized forest and watershed restoration 
project; 
(B) on signing of a record of decision or 
finding of no significant impact for the author-
ized forest and watershed restoration project, 
the Secretary shall implement the authorized 
forest and watershed restoration project; and 
(C) if the Secretary or a court determines 
that additional review is warranted due to sig-
nificant new circumstances after implementa-
tion of an authorized forest and watershed res-
toration project has begun, the additional anal-
ysis shall not interrupt the implementation of 
the activities that are not subject to the addi-
tional review, in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
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(b) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) RIPARIAN HABITAT PROTECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall comply 
with INFISH in carrying out each authorized 
forest and watershed restoration project. 
(B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may 
modify INFISH if the Secretary determines, 
after taking into consideration the best avail-
able science, that the modifications would meet 
or exceed the intent and goals of INFISH. 
(2) ROADS.—In carrying out any authorized 
forest and watershed restoration project under this 
subtitle, the Secretary shall— 
(A) not construct any permanent road, un-
less— 
(i) the Secretary determines that the 
road is a justifiable realignment of a per-
manent road to restore or improve the eco-
logical structure, composition, and function 
and the natural processes of the affected 
forest or watershed; and 
(ii) the replaced road bed is decom-
missioned by removing the road prism; and 
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(B) decommission any temporary road con-
structed to carry out the land management 
project by the conclusion of the contract. 
(3) ROAD DENSITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary, at the conclu-
sion of an authorized forest and watershed res-
toration project, shall achieve a road density 
maximum of 1.5 linear miles per square mile, 
averaged over the watershed area. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the maximum road density pro-
vided in an applicable land management plan 
shall apply if— 
(i) the applicable land management 
plan requires a road density maximum that 
is less than that required under subpara-
graph (A); or 
(ii) the authorized forest and water-
shed restoration project is carried out in 
an area governed by an interagency grizzly 
bear conservation plan. 
(C) METHOD.—The road density estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) may be accom-
plished through a combination of decommis-
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sioning and year-round permanent closure, ex-
cept that the Secretary shall prioritize for de-
commissioning any roads adversely affecting 
water quality or fish habitat. 
(4) VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall design authorized forest and watershed 
restoration projects to produce commercial and non-
commercial wood products, consistent with the pur-
poses of this subtitle. 
SEC. 705. MISCELLANEOUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this subtitle, the Secretary shall administer the National 
Forests subject to the Initiative in accordance with appli-
cable law. 
(b) AGENCY PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may, in 
accordance with applicable law, permit the Seeley Lake 
District Ranger of the Lolo National Forest and the Lin-
coln District Ranger of the Helena National Forest to 
serve in the official capacities of the districts on the Board 
of Directors of the Blackfoot Challenge. 
(c) BIOMASS.—To help improve forest restoration ac-
tivities by using and creating markets for small-diameter 
material and low-valued trees removed from forest restora-
tion activities in the State, the Secretary may provide 
grants through the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Pro-
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gram or any other biomass program in accordance with 
applicable law. 
Subtitle B—Designation of Wilder-
ness and Special Management 
Areas in Montana 
SEC. 711. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to protect and enhance motorized rec-
reational opportunities in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest, the Lolo National Forest, and the 
Kootenai National Forest; and 
(2) to protect and enhance the wild heritage 
and backcountry traditions of the State through— 
(A) the addition of certain land to the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System; and 
(B) the management of other land in a 
manner that preserves existing primitive and 
semi-primitive recreational activities. 
SEC. 712. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOR-
EST.—The term ‘‘Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest’’ means the National Forest that is— 
(A) comprised of— 
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(i) the Beaverhead National Forest; 
and 
(ii) the Deerlodge National Forest; 
and 
(B) managed by the Secretary concerned 
as a single administrative unit. 
(2) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared in accordance with section 6 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, with 
respect to National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management (including land held for the ben-
efit of an Indian tribe). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Montana. 
SEC. 713. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERV-
ICE.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
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September 13, 2010, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Highlands Wilderness’’. 
(7) ITALIAN
PEAKS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 
comprising approximately 29,677 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Italian Peaks Wilder-
ness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Italian Peaks Wilderness’’. 
(8) LEE METCALF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest, comprising approximately 17,201 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lee Metcalf 
Wilderness Additions’’ and dated September 13, 
2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to 
be a part of, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. 
(9) LIMA PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com-
prising approximately 35,012 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’ 
and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Lima Peaks Wilderness’’. 
(10) MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI-
TION.—Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, 
which comprises approximately 4,460 acres, as gen-
erally depicted as the ‘‘West Fork Clearwater Wil-
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shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 
Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 
and dated September 13, 2010, is incorporated in, 
and shall be considered to be a part of, the Mission 
Mountains Wilderness designated by Public Law 93– 
632 (88 Stat. 2153). 
(11) MOUNT
JEFFERSON
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National For-
est, comprising approximately 4,465 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount Jeffer-
son Wilderness’’ and dated September 13, 2010, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Jefferson Wil-
derness’’. 
(12) QUIGG PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, com-
prising approximately 8,275 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’ 
and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Quigg Peak Wilderness’’. 
(13) RODERICK WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 
the Kootenai National Forest, which comprises ap-
proximately 29,467 acres, as generally depicted as 
the ‘‘Roderick Wilderness Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 
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SEC. 714. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
each area designated as wilderness by section 713 shall 
be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 
that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) with respect to public land administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management, any reference in 
that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to the Secretary of the In-
terior. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con-
cerned shall file a map and a legal description of 
each wilderness area and potential wilderness area 
designated by this section, with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
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same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, 
except that the Secretary concerned may correct ty-
pographical errors in the maps and legal descrip-
tions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
designated by section 713 that is acquired by the United 
States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable law. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land designated as wilderness by section 713 
is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
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(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas designated by 
section 713, the Secretary concerned may take such meas-
ures as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary con-
cerned determines to be appropriate. 
(f) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—In accordance 
with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1134(a)), the Secretary concerned shall provide any owner 
of private property within the boundary of a wilderness 
area designated by section 713 adequate access to the 
property. 
(g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State 
with respect to fish and wildlife, including the regu-
lation of hunting, fishing, and trapping. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 
of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned 
may carry out management activities to maintain or 
restore fish and wildlife populations (including ac-
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tivities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife 
habitats to support the populations) in a wilderness 
area designated by section 713 if the activities are— 
(A) consistent with applicable wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) carried out in accordance with applica-
ble guidelines and policies. 
(h) SNOW SENSORS AND STREAM GAUGES.—Nothing 
in this subtitle prevents the installation or maintenance 
of hydrological, meteorological, or climatological instru-
mentation in a wilderness area designated by section 713 
if the Secretary concerned determines that the installation 
or maintenance of the instrumentation is necessary to fur-
ther the scientific, educational, or conservation purposes 
of the wilderness area. 
(i) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas, the 
grazing of livestock in which grazing is established before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to con-
tinue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
practices as the Secretary concerned determines to be nec-
essary, in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131(d)(4)); 
(2) with respect to wilderness areas adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines 
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described in House Report 96–617 of the 96th Con-
gress; and 
(3) with respect to wilderness areas adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines 
described in Appendix A of House Report 101–405 
of the 101st Congress. 
(j) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(5) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(5)), commercial services (including author-
ized outfitting and guide activities) within the wil-
derness areas designated by section 713 are author-
ized to the extent necessary for activities that are 
proper for realizing the recreational or other wilder-
ness purposes of the wilderness areas. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subtitle requires 
the Secretary concerned to modify permits in effect 
as of the date of enactment of this Act to provide 
outfitting and guide services within the areas des-
ignated as wilderness by section 713, if the Sec-
retary concerned determines that the activities are 
consistent with administration of the areas as wil-
derness. 
(k) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a wilder-
ness area by section 713 shall not create any protec-
tive perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness 
area. 
(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from areas within a wilderness area des-
ignated by section 713 shall not preclude the con-
duct of the activities or uses outside the boundary 
of the wilderness area. 
(l) WATER IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
may issue a special use authorization to an owner of 
a water storage, transport, or diversion facility lo-
cated within the areas designated as wilderness by 
section 713 for the continued operation, mainte-
nance, and reconstruction of the facility if— 
(A) the facility was in existence before the 
date of the designation of the wilderness area; 
and 
(B) the Secretary concerned determines 
that— 
(i) the facility has been in substan-
tially continuous use to deliver water for 
the beneficial use on the non-Federal land 
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of the owner since the date of the designa-
tion of the wilderness area; 
(ii) the owner of the facility holds a 
valid water right for use of the water 
under State law, with a priority date that 
predates the date of the designation of the 
wilderness area; and 
(iii) it is not practicable or feasible to 
relocate the facility to land outside the 
boundary of the wilderness and continue 
the beneficial use of water on the non-Fed-
eral land recognized under State law. 
(2) USE
OF
MOTORIZED
EQUIPMENT
AND 
MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—The special use author-
ization under paragraph (1) may allow for the use 
of motorized equipment and mechanized transport if 
the Secretary concerned determines, after con-
ducting a minimum tool analysis, that the use of 
nonmotorized equipment and nonmechanized trans-
port is impracticable or infeasible. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 
concerned may include such terms and conditions in 
the special use authorization under paragraph (1) as 
the Secretary concerned determines appropriate to 
protect the wilderness values of the area. 
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(m) SNOWCREST WILDERNESS AREA.—With respect 
to the Snowcrest Wilderness Area— 
(1) the continuation of reasonable motorized ac-
cess to maintain water infrastructure for cattle that 
was constructed to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling 
and other aquatic species in the Ruby River may 
continue— 
(A) subject to a permit; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(ii) the guidelines described in House 
Report 96-617 of the 96th Congress; and 
(2) the trailing of sheep across the Snowcrest 
Wilderness area to reach existing grazing allotments 
in the Gravelly Mountains may be continued for the 
tenure of the allotments— 
(A) subject to— 
(i) a permit; and 
(ii) a determination by the Secretary 
of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 
Supervisor) that the use of nonmechanized 
transport is impracticable or infeasible; 
and 
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(B) to the maximum extent practicable, in 
accordance with the guidelines described in 
House Report 96–617 of the 96th Congress. 
SEC. 715. RELEASE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness 
study area described in subsection (b) that is not des-
ignated as a wilderness area by section 713 or any other 
Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act has 
been adequately studied for wilderness. 
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 
areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area; 
(2) the Bell and Limekiln Canyons Wilderness 
Study Area; 
(3) the Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(4) the Centennial Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(5) the Farlin Creek Wilderness Study Area; 
(6) the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(7) the Hidden Pasture Wilderness Study Area; 
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(8) the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area; 
and 
(9) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(c) RELEASE.—Any study area described in sub-
section (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area by 
section 713— 
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap-
plicable land management plans adopted under sec-
tion 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
SEC. 716. RELEASE OF SAPPHIRE AND WEST PIONEER WIL-
DERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the studies conducted under section 2 of the 
Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 
95–150; 91 Stat. 1243) regarding each study area 
described in subsection (b) are adequate for the con-
sideration of the suitability of each study area for 
inclusion as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; and 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture is not re-
quired— 
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(A) to review the wilderness option for 
each study area described in subsection (b) 
prior to the revision of the forest plan required 
for each land that comprises each study area in 
accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Re-
newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); and 
(B) to manage the portion of each study 
area described in subsection (b) that is not des-
ignated as wilderness by section 713 to ensure 
the suitability of the area for designation as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System pending revision of the applicable 
forest plan. 
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 
areas referred to in subsection (a) are those portions of 
the following wilderness study areas which are not des-
ignated as wilderness by section 713: 
(1) The Sapphire Wilderness Study Area, as de-
scribed in section 2(4) of the Montana Wilderness 
Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 
1243). 
(2) The West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area, 
as described in section 2(1) of the Montana Wilder-
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ness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 
Stat. 1243). 
SEC. 717. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION MAN-
AGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—To conserve, protect, and en-
hance 
the 
scenic, 
fish 
and 
wildlife, 
recreational, 
backcountry heritage, and other natural resource values 
of the areas, the following areas in the State are des-
ignated for special management by the Secretary con-
cerned in accordance with this section: 
(1) 
HIGHLANDS
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 5,011 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Highlands Wilderness Area and Spe-
cial Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 
2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Highlands Special 
Management Area’’. 
(2) LOST
CREEK
RECREATION
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 14,589 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 
Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which is des-
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ignated as the ‘‘Lost Creek Recreation Management 
Area’’. 
(3) 
OTATSY
RECREATION
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Lolo National 
Forest, comprising approximately 1,859 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bob Mar-
shall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness 
Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’ 
and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 
as the ‘‘Otatsy Recreation Management Area’’. 
(4) RODERICK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 
Certain Federal land in the Kootenai National For-
est, comprising approximately 3,715 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roderick Wil-
derness and Special Management Area and Three 
Rivers Special Management Area’’ and dated Sep-
tember 13, 2010, which is designated as the ‘‘Rod-
erick Special Management Area’’. 
(5) THREE
RIVERS
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Kootenai Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 71,994 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area 
and Three Rivers Special Management Area’’ and 
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dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as 
the ‘‘Three Rivers Special Management Area’’. 
(6) THUNDERBOLT CREEK RECREATION MAN-
AGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Bea-
verhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising ap-
proximately 19,641 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Electric Peak Wilderness and 
Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Management Area’’ 
and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated 
as the ‘‘Thunderbolt Recreation Management Area’’. 
(7) TOBACCO
ROOTS
RECREATION
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 29,186 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation Manage-
ment Area’’ and dated September 13, 2010, which 
is designated as the ‘‘Tobacco Roots Recreation 
Management Area’’. 
(8) WEST
BIG
HOLE
RECREATION
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 95,144 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘West Big Hole Wilderness and Recre-
ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 
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2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Big Hole 
Recreation Management Area’’. 
(9) WEST
PIONEERS
RECREATION
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the Beaver-
head-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 128,361 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘West Pioneers Wilderness and Recre-
ation Management Area’’ and dated September 13, 
2010, which is designated as the ‘‘West Pioneers 
Recreation Management Area’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) APPLICABLE LAW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall administer each area designated by 
subsection (a)— 
(i) in furtherance of the purposes for 
which the area is established; and 
(ii) in accordance with— 
(I) this section; and 
(II) any laws (including regula-
tions) relating to the National Forest 
System. 
(B) CLOSURE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 
subtitle precludes the Secretary concerned from 
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closing any trail or area located in the areas 
designated by subsection (a)— 
(i) to protect a natural resource; or 
(ii) to help ensure public safety. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, any Federal land within an area designated 
by subsection (a) (including any Federal land ac-
quired after the date of enactment of this Act for in-
clusion in an area designated by subsection (a)) is 
withdrawn from all forms of— 
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws pertaining to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-
terials. 
(3) TIMBER HARVESTING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) or as authorized under sub-
section (c), timber harvesting shall not be per-
mitted within an area designated by subsection 
(a). 
(B) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—Tim-
ber harvesting may be permitted in an area des-
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ignated by subsection (a) to the extent allowed 
under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) for purposes relating to the 
necessary control of fire, insects, and diseases. 
(4) USE OF MOTORIZED OR MECHANIZED VEHI-
CLES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
affects the use of motorized or mechanized vehi-
cles that the Secretary concerned determines is 
necessary for administrative use or to respond 
to an emergency. 
(B) 
MECHANIZED
VEHICLES, 
PEDES-
TRIANS, AND HORSE TRAVEL.—Except as au-
thorized under subsection (c), nothing in this 
section prohibits— 
(i) the use of mechanized vehicles, ac-
cess by pedestrians, or horse travel within 
the areas designated by subsection (a); or 
(ii) the construction of trails for use 
by mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and 
horse travel within the areas designated by 
subsection (a). 
(5) FIREWOOD.—The Secretary concerned may 
allow for the collection of firewood for noncommer-
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