Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas.
Establishes the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve as a National Park System unit. Repeals Federal law provisions that establish the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) implement a program of ecosystem restoration in the Preserve; and (2) study the feasibility of creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve in the area generally known as the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.
Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1105 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1105
To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and
preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological
connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2003
Mr. Shays (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Honda, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kildee,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Evans, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ford, Mr. Holt, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs.
Davis of California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Berkley,
Mr. Weiner, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Johnson
of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Schiff,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Hinchey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Clay, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr.
Michaud, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Baird, Mr. Matsui,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Solis, Mr.
Fattah, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Bishop of New York,
Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Allen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Andrews, Mr.
Costello, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Israel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Moore, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Berman, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastings
of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr.
Walsh) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and
preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological
connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Rockies
Ecosystem Protection Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands and other
public lands as wilderness.
Sec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem.
Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.
Sec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem.
Sec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem.
Sec. 106. Islands in the Sky Wilderness.
Sec. 107. Administration.
Sec. 108. Blackfeet Wilderness.
Sec. 109. Water.
TITLE II--BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors.
Sec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors.
Sec. 204. Applicability of title.
Sec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions.
Sec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways.
TITLE III--NATIONAL PARKS, PRESERVES, AND RELATED STUDIES
Sec. 301. Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve.
Sec. 302. Flathead National Park and Preserve study.
TITLE IV--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS
Sec. 401. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and
Wyoming.
TITLE V--NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM
Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.
Sec. 503. Management of Recovery System.
Sec. 504. National Wildland Recovery Corps.
TITLE VI--IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Sec. 601. Implementation report.
Sec. 602. Interagency team.
Sec. 603. Roadless lands evaluation.
Sec. 604. Native American uses.
Sec. 605. Cultural resources.
TITLE VII--RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 701. Water rights.
Sec. 702. Future designations.
Sec. 703. Indian tribes.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest System lands
in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and
Wyoming possess outstanding natural characteristics which give
them high values as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic
rivers and will, if properly preserved, be an enduring resource
of wilderness, wild land areas, and biodiversity for the
benefit of the American people.
(2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains the most
diverse array of wild lands remaining south of Canada,
providing sanctuary for a host of species listed as threatened
or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)). These national interest public
lands are among the most popular wild lands in the Nation,
embracing greater ecosystems and national treasures such as the
Greater Yellowstone, Greater Glacier/Northern Continental
Divide, Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa, Greater Salmon/Selway,
and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. The headwaters for
nearly two-thirds of the rivers of North America originate in
the Northern Rockies, sending waters to three oceans and providing
critical supplies of clean water for wildlife and other users.
(3) The wildlife treasures of the Northern Rockies are of
international significance and contain remarkably intact large
mammalian fauna and rare and unique plant life.
(4) Wildlife habitat fragmentation due to roadbuilding,
timber harvest, mining, oil and gas exploration, lack of
interagency cooperation, and other activities has severe
effects on the wildlife populations (including those listed as
threatened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their habitat, the
water quality, the ancient forests, and the greater ecosystems
of the Northern Rockies Bioregion. Continued fragmentation and
development of the remaining roadless and essentially roadless
ecosystems and biological connectors of the Northern Rockies
would cause a loss to the Nation of an entire wild land region
and of the only remaining areas south of Canada still pristine
enough to support populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly
bears, anadromous fish, and numerous other rare and endangered
plant and animal life all in one intact bioregion.
(5) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory completed by Bob
Marshall, millions of acres of roadless wild lands have been
developed in the Northern Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of
wild lands and wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of
several species as threatened or endangered and reduced the
numbers and range of many others, including anadromous fish.
(6) A review of the current situation in the Northern
Rockies has revealed the urgent need for an ecological reserve
system for the Northern Rockies Bioregion, which includes core
ecosystem reserve areas and biological connecting corridors
necessary to ensure wildlife movements and genetic interchange
between the core reserve areas.
(7) The economic value to the Nation of most of these
undeveloped areas, left in their natural state, greatly exceeds
any potential return to the Treasury of the United States from
timber harvest and development. If current Federal land
management in the Northern Rockies continues to result in the
development of roadless areas, the American public will be
using its tax dollars to fund permanent reductions in
wilderness, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and
species and biological diversity.
(8) The congressional review of roadless areas within
National Forest System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming has identified areas which, on
the basis of their land form, ecosystem, associated fish and
wildlife, economic value, and location will help to fulfill the
role of the United States Forest Service to ensure a quality
National Wilderness Preservation System. The review has
identified other areas which may have outstanding values as
national parks and preserves and wild and scenic rivers. The
review has also identified areas which may not possess
outstanding wilderness attributes and should not now be
designated as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, but which should be studied to determine
their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern
Rockies.
(9) Many areas of National Forest System lands have been
damaged and their productivity reduced by unwise development
practices which have also impaired ecosystem function and
biological diversity. The Island Park area adjacent to
Yellowstone National Park contains large clear-cut areas right
up to the park boundary. Efforts should be made to return these
areas to their former ecological health and native diversity by
designating them as National Wildland Restoration and Recovery
areas. These efforts should seek to ensure that vital ecosystem
components are restored, especially in areas where wildlife
travel corridors and native fish and wildlife populations have
been damaged or eliminated. Restoration efforts should seek to
ensure and maintain genetic interchange, biological diversity,
and restoration of native species diversity throughout the
Northern Rockies Bioregion.
(10) Federal agencies entrusted with managing the natural
resources of the Northern Rockies Bioregion operate under
contradictory congressional mandates, and thus are in
dissension over management policies which involve common
resources and greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures
and regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory for
responsible management of nationally important ecosystems on
public lands. Existing laws and regulations have not been
sufficient to establish and maintain agency accountability for
public resources.
(11) This Act does not affect lands that are in private
ownership.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
(a) Designations.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to designate certain National Forest System lands and
Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington,
and Wyoming as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System;
(2) to designate certain National Forest System lands in
the States of Montana, Oregon, and Idaho as national park and
preserve study areas;
(3) to designate certain National Forest System lands and
watercourses in the States of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
(4) to establish a pilot system of National Wildland
Restoration and Recovery Areas and a Wildlands Recovery Corps
to help restore biological diversity and native species; and
(5) to establish a system of biological connecting
corridors between the core ecosystems in the Northern Rockies
Bioregion.
(b) Purpose of Designations.--The designations made by this Act are
made in order to--
(1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wilderness
character of the land;
(2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wildlife
habitat, including that of species listed as threatened or
endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c));
(3) protect the ecological integrity and contiguity of
major wild land ecosystems and their interconnecting corridors
identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and
other sources;
(4) protect and maintain biological and native species
diversity;
(5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation in the
implementation of integrated, holistic ecosystem management and
protection of the ecosystems and corridors covered by this Act
based upon principles from conservation biology;
(6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural resources;
(7) promote scientific research, primitive recreation,
solitude, physical and mental challenge, and inspiration for
the benefit of all of the American people;
(8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in lands of
marginal timber value; and
(9) promote ecologically and economically sustainable
management in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Development.--The term ``development'' means activities
that eliminate the roadless and wilderness characteristics of
the land and includes ski resort facilities and such activities
as roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, and oil and gas
drilling.
(2) Entry.--The term ``entry'' means to enter a roadless
area for purposes of development and associated activities,
such as roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, or other such
activities which eliminate the roadless character of the land.
(3) Greater ecosystem.--The term ``greater ecosystem'',
when used in conjunction with the specific ecosystems protected
under this Act, means the ecological land units of sufficient
scale to support and maintain populations of large vertebrate
species and the other native plant and animal species of the
area. These units are comprised of lands which are similar in
regards to topography, climate, and plant and animal species.
The ecosystems in the Northern Rockies are also defined in
terms of the habitat of wildlife indicator species listed as
threatened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including grizzly
bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and have been
depicted on maps published by Federal agencies.
(4) Northern rockies bioregion.--The term ``Northern
Rockies Bioregion'' means the portion of the Northern Rocky
Mountains in the States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and
Washington, so referred to on maps referred to in this Act.
(5) Recovery.--The term ``recovery'' means the restoration
of lands damaged by land management activities to a condition
as close as possible to the condition of the lands as existed
prior to entry and development of the lands.
(6) Recovery system.--The term ``Recovery System'' means
the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System
established in title V.
TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS AND OTHER
PUBLIC LANDS AS WILDERNESS.
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), the National Forest System lands and other public lands
described in this title in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming are hereby designated as wilderness and,
therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System.
SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The core of the Greater Glacier/Northern Continental
Divide ecosystem region is Glacier National Park and the Bob
Marshall Wilderness, which was the first wilderness area in the
United States.
(2) This ecosystem includes unique lands, such as the Rocky
Mountain Front, where grizzlies still roam the prairies and
America's largest herd of bighorn sheep scales the craggy
peaks.
(3) The Swan and Mission mountain ranges contain some of
Montana's largest old growth forests and pristine bull trout
and westslope cutthroat trout spawning runs.
(4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making a comeback in
this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is home to the largest
grizzly population in the lower 48 States.
(b) Designation.--In order to protect the unique Greater Glacier/
Northern Continental Divide ecosystem, the areas specified in the table
in subsection (c), which together comprise approximately 1,102,535
acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to
each area and dated January 2003, are hereby designated as wilderness.
Each wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the wilderness
area indicated or shall be known by the name given it in the table.
Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) Table of Areas.--The table referred to in subsection (b) is as
follows:
GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage Location
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following areas are incorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness
Area:
Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks/ 106,272 Lewis & Clark National
Deep Creek........................ Forest/Bureau of Land
Management
Renshaw............................ 46,814 Lewis & Clark National
Forest/Bureau of Land
Management
Swan Front......................... 169,430 Flathead Lolo National
Forest
Swan Crest......................... 89,351 Flathead National
Forest
Limestone Caves/Lost Jack.......... 36,155 Flathead National
Forest
Monture Creek...................... 98,859 Lolo National Forest
Total............................ 546,881
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The following areas are incorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness
Area:
Middle Fork........................ 40,413 Flathead National
Forest
South Fork......................... 20,687 Flathead National
Forest
Total............................ 61,100
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The following areas are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wilderness Area:
Stonewall Mountain................. 55,071 Helena National Forest
Silver King/Falls Creek............ 42,280 Lewis & Clark/Helena
National Forest
Benchmark/Elk Creek................ 27,828 Lewis & Clark National
Forest
Total............................ 125,179
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The following areas are incorporated into the Mission Mountains
Wilderness Area:
Mission additions.................. 2,451 Flathead National
Forest
Marshall Peak...................... 8,770 Lolo National Forest
Total............................ 11,221
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The following areas are incorporated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness
Area:
Rattlesnake additions.............. 3,704 Lolo National Forest
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The following areas are components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and each area shall have the name given it in this
table:
Badger-Two Medicine................ 128,622 Lewis & Clark National
Forest
Sawtooth Ridge..................... 14,521 Lewis & Clark National
Forest
Mt Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton.... 38,421 Flathead/Kootenai
National Forests
Le Beau............................ 6,472 Flathead/Kootenai
National Forests
Ten Lakes.......................... 48,351 Kootenai National
Forest
Lincoln Gulch...................... 9,060 Helena National Forest
Anaconda Hill...................... 19,606 Helena National Forest
Specimen Creek..................... 13,494 Helena National Forest
Crater Mountain.................... 9,612 Helena National Forest
Ogden Mountain..................... 12,199 Helena National Forest
Nevada Mountain.................... 54,092 Helena National Forest
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ECOSYSTEM TOTAL.................. 1,102,535
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SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region is
Yellowstone National Park, the Nation's first national park.
(2) This world-famous region of geyser basins, towering
mountains, abundant wildlife, and vast forests contains the
headwaters for many of the Nation's most famous blue-ribbon
trout streams.
(3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields cloak the
rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains, which contain several
peaks greater than 12,000 feet.
(4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from cactus desert
lowlands to arctic tundra.
(5) Wildlife in the region includes the threatened grizzly
bear, the Nation's last wild bison herd, trumpeter swans, and
nearly 35,000 elk.
(b) Designation.--In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the
greater Yellowstone region, the areas specified in the table in
subsection (c), which comprise approximately 4,233,135 acres as
generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to each area
and dated January 2003, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each
wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area
indicated or shall be known by the name given it in the table. Each map
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of
the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) Table of Areas.--The table referred to in subsection (b) is as
follows:
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage Location
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following areas are incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth
Wilderness Area:
Absaroka-Beartooth additions....... 264,549 Gallatin/Custer/
Shoshone National
Forests
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The following areas are incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness
Area:
North Absaroka additions........... 161,194 Shoshone National
Forest
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The following areas are incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness Area:
Washakie additions................. 310,435 Shoshone National
Forest/Bureau of Land
Management
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The following areas are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness
Area:
Fitzpatrick additions.............. 3,994 Shoshone National
Forest
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The following areas are incorporated into the Teton Wilderness Area:
Teton Corridor Trailheads/Togwotee 31,869 Bridger-Teton
Pass.
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The following areas are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness
Area:
Shoal Creek addition............... 24,418 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Gros Ventre additions.............. 82,492 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Total............................ 106,910
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The following areas are incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness Area:
Bridger additions.................. 157,332 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
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The following areas are incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness Area:
Popo Agie additions................ 47,754 Shoshone National
Forest
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The following areas are incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness
Area:
Winegar Hole addition.............. 4,851 Targhee National
Forest
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The following areas are incorporated into the Jedadiah Smith Wilderness
Area:
Philips Ridge...................... 10,579 Bridger-Teton
National Forest
Jedadiah Smith additions........... 4,851 Bridger-Teton/Targhee
National Forests
Total............................ 15,430
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The following areas are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Area:
Cowboys Heaven..................... 39,402 Gallatin/Beaverhead
National Forests
Lee Metcalf additions.............. 143,557 Gallatin/Beaverhead
National Forests
Total............................ 182,959
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Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and shall have the name given it in this table:
Gallatin Range..................... 235,559 Gallatin National
Forest
Chico Peak......................... 12,336 Gallatin National
Forest
Madison............................ 15,372 Gallatin National
Forest
Lionhead........................... 47,785 Gallatin/Targhee
National Forests
Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake....... 130,561 Custer/Shoshone
National Forests
Monument Ridge..................... 17,720 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Munger Mountain.................... 12,827 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Little Sheep Mountain.............. 14,884 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Palisades.......................... 223,578 Bridger-Teton/Targhee
National Forests
Mt. Leidy Highlands................ 173,572 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Salt River Range................... 238,996 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Grayback Ridge..................... 282,976 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Commissary Ridge................... 177,691 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
South Wyoming Range................ 85,774 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Gannett Hills/Spring Creek......... 135,436 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Little Cottonwood.................. 5,448 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
North Mountain..................... 9,951 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Grayback Ridge East................ 17,822 Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Lake Mountain...................... 16,750 Bridger-Teton National
Forest/Bureau of Land
Management
Garns Mountain..................... 104,077 Targhee National
Forest
Snake River........................ 9,645 Targhee National
Forest
Warm River South................... 15,839 Targhee National
Forest
Warm River North................... 9,740 Targhee National
Forest
Bald Mountain...................... 16,393 Targhee National
Forest
Bear Creek......................... 117,272 Targhee/Caribou
National Forests
Stump Creek........................ 100,390 Caribou National
Forest
Caribou............................ 83,540 Caribou National
Forest
Poker Peak......................... 19,795 Caribou National
Forest
Pole Creek......................... 8,384 Caribou National
Forest
Schmid Peak........................ 10,253 Caribou National
Forest
Sage Creek......................... 17,455 Caribou National
Forest
Red Mountain....................... 12,581 Caribou National
Forest
Huckleberry Basin.................. 27,129 Caribou National
Forest
Meade Peak......................... 44,947 Caribou National
Forest
Hell Hole.......................... 5,132 Caribou National
Forest
Gravelly Mountains................. 267,058 Beaverhead National
Forest
Snowcrest.......................... 95,348 Beaverhead National
Forest
Tobacco Root Mountains............. 100,558 Beaverhead/Deerlodge
National Forests
Total............................ 2,945,858
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ECOSYSTEM TOTAL.................. 4,233,135
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SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Greater Salmon/Selway region is one of the most
rugged and wild areas in America, and one of the largest intact
forest ecosystems in the temperate zones of the Earth.
(2) The core of the region is comprised of the Frank
Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
areas.
(3) Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river systems,
several species of salmon and sea-going trout still make the
900 mile spawning journey from the Pacific Ocean to small
tributaries in the high mountain country.
(4) Biological and landscape diversity in the region is
great, ranging from rocky, dry canyon country to wet forests of
ancient cedars many feet in diameter in the Mallard-Larkins and
other areas.
(5) A wide array of forest dwelling species reside in the
region, and the gray wolf is making a comeback.
(b) Designation.--In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the
Greater Salmon/Selway region, the areas specified in the table in
subsection (c), which comprise approximately 6,278,611 acres as
generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to each area
and dated January 2003, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each
wilderness area shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area
indicated or shall be known by the name given it in the table. Each map
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of
the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) Table of Areas.--The table referred to in subsection (b) is as
follows:
GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage Location
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following areas are incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No
Return Wilderness Area:
Bluejoint.......................... 62,149 Bitterroot/Salmon
National Forests
Camas Creek........................ 100,843 Challis/Salmon
National Forests
Blue Bunch......................... 11,653 Challis/Boise National
Forests
Loon Creek......................... 103,898 Challis/Sawtooth
National Forests
Pinnacle Peak...................... 10,574 Payette National
Forest
Meadow Creek....................... 46,897 Payette National
Forest/Boise National
Forest
Placer Creek....................... 7,801 Payette National
Forest
Smith Creek........................ 2,261 Payette National
Forest
Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak........ 105,988 Payette National
Forest
Bernard............................ 20,039 Boise National Forest
Burnt Log.......................... 21,370 Boise National Forest
Whiskey............................ 5,227 Boise National Forest
Nameless Creek..................... 2,232 Boise National Forest
Tennessee.......................... 616 Boise National Forest
Poker Meadows...................... 969 Boise National Forest
Black Lake......................... 5,815 Boise National Forest
Panther Creek...................... 29,729 Salmon National Forest
McEleny............................ 3,041 Salmon National Forest
Little Horse....................... 6,425 Salmon National Forest
Oreana............................. 7,178 Salmon National Forest
Duck Peak.......................... 45,001 Salmon National Forest
Long Tom........................... 18,885 Salmon National Forest
Challis Creek...................... 41,726 Challis National
Forest
Seafoam............................ 27,048 Challis National
Forest
Rackliff-Gedney.................... 86,862 Clearwater/Nez Perce
National Forests
Jersey-Jack........................ 64,261 Nez Perce National
Forest
Mallard............................ 22,585 Nez Perce National
Forest
Marshall Mountain.................. 4,068 Coeur d'Alene Dist.
Bureau of Land
Management
Total............................ 865,141
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The following areas are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness
Area:
Gospel Hump Additions.............. 64,160 Nez Perce National
Forest
Carey Creek........................ 10,019 Payette National
Forest/Bureau of Land
Management
Total............................ 74,179
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The following areas are incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot
Wilderness Area:
Bitterroot additions............... 121,898 Bitterroot National
Forest
Lochsa Face........................ 68,540 Clearwater National
Forest
Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork 54,607 Clearwater National
Spruce............................ Forest
West Meadow Creek.................. 109,323 Nez Perce National
Forest
East Meadow Creek.................. 96,527 Nez Perce National
Forest
Lolo Creek......................... 19,950 Lolo/Clearwater/
Bitterroot National
Forests
Total............................ 470,845
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The following areas are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness Area:
Sawtooth completion (Hansen Lakes/ 540,253 Boise/Sawtooth/Challis
Huckleberry/Pettit/Smoky Mountains/ National Forests
Ten Mile/Black Warrior/South Boise/
Yuba).............................
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Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and shall have the name given it in this table:
French Creek/Patrick Butte......... 177,863 Payette National
Forest
Crystal Mountain................... 13,053 Payette National
Forest
Secesh............................. 260,997 Payette National
Forest
Needles............................ 172,350 Payette/Boise National
Forests
Caton Lake......................... 95,571 Payette/Boise National
Forests
Poison Creek....................... 5,232 Payette/Boise National
Forests
Mount Heinen....................... 16,594 Boise National Forest
Grape Mountain..................... 13,086 Boise National Forest
Peace Rock......................... 195,930 Boise National Forest
Deadwood........................... 55,967 Boise National Forest
Whitehawk Mountain................. 8,968 Boise National Forest
Stony Meadows...................... 13,367 Boise National Forest
Bear Wallow........................ 7,907 Boise National Forest
Grimes Pass........................ 11,602 Boise National Forest
Bald Mountain...................... 6,213 Boise National Forest
Hawley Mountain.................... 9,637 Boise National Forest
Red Mountain....................... 111,329 Boise National Forest
Breadwinner........................ 39,726 Boise National Forest
Elk Creek.......................... 14,346 Boise National Forest
Steel Mountain..................... 23,542 Boise National Forest
Rainbow............................ 31,476 Boise National Forest
Grand Mountain..................... 14,463 Boise National Forest
Sheep Creek........................ 86,044 Boise National Forest
Snowbank........................... 38,079 Boise National Forest
House Mountain..................... 25,608 Boise National Forest
Danskin/South Fork Boise........... 27,818 Boise National Forest
Cow Creek.......................... 14,917 Boise National Forest
Wilson Peak........................ 7,955 Boise National Forest
Lost Man Creek..................... 12,684 Boise National Forest
Whiskey Jack....................... 6,566 Boise National Forest
Cathedral Rocks.................... 8,203 Boise National Forest
Lime Creek......................... 114,180 Boise/Sawtooth
National Forests
O'Hara Falls Creek................. 24,442 Nez Perce National
Forest
Lick Point......................... 7,536 Nez Perce National
Forest
Goddard Creek...................... 13,277 Nez Perce National
Forest
Middle Fork Face................... 11,159 Nez Perce National
Forest
Clear Creek........................ 11,398 Nez Perce National
Forest
Silver Creek-Pilot Knob............ 21,532 Nez Perce National
Forest
Dixie Summit-Nut Hill.............. 11,491 Nez Perce National
Forest
North Fork Slate Creek............. 12,792 Nez Perce National
Forest
Little Slate Creek................. 20,561 Nez Perce National
Forest
John Day........................... 14,908 Nez Perce National
Forest
Perreau Creek...................... 7,309 Salmon National Forest
Napias............................. 8,070 Salmon National Forest
Napolean Ridge..................... 51,953 Salmon National Forest
Jesse Creek........................ 12,759 Salmon National Forest
Haystack Mountain.................. 10,379 Salmon National Forest
Phelan............................. 11,600 Salmon National Forest
Sheepeater......................... 33,443 Salmon National Forest
South Fork Deep Creek.............. 11,471 Salmon National Forest
Deep Creek......................... 6,087 Salmon National Forest
Jureano............................ 25,316 Salmon National Forest
South Panther...................... 5,344 Salmon National Forest
Musgrove........................... 7,541 Salmon National Forest
Taylor Mountain.................... 60,305 Salmon/Challis
National Forests
Squaw Creek........................ 96,088 Challis National
Forest
White Knob......................... 63,037 Challis National
Forest
Porphyry Peak...................... 47,363 Challis National
Forest
Greylock........................... 10,907 Challis National
Forest
Copper Basin....................... 10,936 Challis National
Forest
Cold Springs....................... 8,802 Challis National
Forest
Pioneer Mountains.................. 281,439 Sawtooth/Challis
National Forests
Railroad Ridge..................... 51,247 Sawtooth/Challis
National Forests
Boulder/White Clouds............... 457,371 Sawtooth/Challis
National Forests/
Bureau of Land
Management
Buttercup Mountain................. 76,553 Sawtooth National
Forest
Elk Ridge.......................... 10,566 Sawtooth National
Forest
Little Wood River.................. 6,481 Shoshone Dist. Bureau
of Land Management
Friedman Creek..................... 10,969 Shoshone Dist. Bureau
of Land Management
Total............................ 3,173,505
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Great Burn Wildlands Complex:
Great Burn (Hoodoo)................ 252,348 Clearwater/Lolo
National Forests
Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/ 57,789 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo/
Rawhide........................... Clearwater National
Forests
Sheep Mountain/State Line.......... 68,011 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo
National Forests
Mallard-Larkins.................... 275,365 Clearwater/Idaho
Panhandle National
Forests
Bighorn-Weitas..................... 243,560 Clearwater National
Forest
North Lochsa Slope................. 104,975 Clearwater National
Forest
Siwash............................. 8,653 Clearwater National
Forest
Pot Mountain....................... 48,583 Clearwater National
Forest
Moose Mountain..................... 20,441 Clearwater National
Forest
Eldorado Creek..................... 6,982 Clearwater National
Forest
Weir-Post Office................... 22,588 Clearwater National
Forest
Rawhide............................ 5,424 Clearwater National
Forest
Mosquito Fly....................... 20,667 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Midget Peak........................ 6,576 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Stark Mountain..................... 12,526 Lolo National Forest
Total............................ 1,154,488
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ECOSYSTEM TOTAL.................. 6,278,611
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SEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The wettest part of the Northern Rockies, the Greater
Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem is a wild land region that
contains the last major stands of low elevation ancient forests
in the general region, including the Long Canyon area which
contains the oldest living cedars in the Nation.
(2) The only caribou herd in the lower 48 States roams
these mountains, as do the grizzly and the gray wolf.
(3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem include the
Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges.
(b) Designation.--In order to protect the unique, heavily
fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the
areas specified in the table in subsection (c), which comprise
approximately 1,190,644 acres as generally depicted on the maps with
titles corresponding to each area and dated January 2003, are hereby
designated as wilderness. Each wilderness area shall either be
incorporated into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known by
the name given it in the table. Each map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture.
(c) Table of Areas.--The table referred to in subsection (b) is as
follows:
GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM
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Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage Location
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The following areas are incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains
Wilderness Area:
Cabinet Additions.................. 100,393 Kootenai National
Forest
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The following areas are incorporated into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness
Area:
Salmo-Priest Additions............. 56,841 Colville/Kaniksu
National Forests
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Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and shall have the name given it in this table:
Saddle Mountain.................... 33,488 Kootenai National
Forest
Galena Creek....................... 19,845 Kootenai National
Forest
Berray Mountain.................... 8,177 Kootenai National
Forest
Lone Cliff-Smeads.................. 8,731 Kootenai National
Forest
McNeeley........................... 6,151 Kootenai National
Forest
Northwest Peaks.................... 20,959 Kootenai National
Forest
Roderick........................... 31,133 Kootenai National
Forest
Grizzly Peak....................... 7,472 Kootenai National
Forest
West Fork Yaak..................... 10,793 Kootenai National
Forest
Mt. Henry.......................... 17,906 Kootenai National
Forest
Alexander Creek.................... 8,477 Kootenai National
Forest
Robinson Mountain.................. 6,729 Kootenai National
Forest
Devil's Gap........................ 5,360 Kootenai National
Forest
Lone Cliff West.................... 5,315 Kootenai National
Forest
Allen Peak......................... 29,598 Kootenai National
Forest
Huckleberry Mountain............... 8,965 Kootenai National
Forest
Cataract Peak...................... 34,237 Kootenai/Lolo National
Forests
Cube Iron-Silcox................... 38,477 Kootenai/Lolo National
Forests
Sundance Ridge..................... 8,912 Lolo National Forest
Teepee-Spring Creek................ 13,902 Lolo National Forest
Baldy Mountain..................... 6,482 Lolo National Forest
Scotchman's Peak................... 87,724 Kootenai/Idaho
Panhandle National
Forests
Buckhorn Ridge..................... 42,631 Kootenai/Idaho
Panhandle National
Forests
Little Grass Mountain/Grassy Top... 49,631 Colville/Idaho
Panhandle National
Forests
Abercrombie-Hooknose............... 40,485 Colville National
Forest
Exposure........................... 7,411 Colville National
Forest
Bunchgrass......................... 10,762 Colville National
Forest
Dry Canyon Breaks.................. 6,815 Colville National
Forest
Granite Peak....................... 12,768 Colville National
Forest
Quartzite.......................... 5,168 Colville National
Forest
South Fork Hungry Mountain......... 18,435 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Continental Mountain............... 7,874 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Skitwish Ridge..................... 6,860 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
White Mountain..................... 10,750 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Shafer Peak........................ 6,295 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Upper Priest Lake.................. 13,481 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest/Kootenai 109,548 Idaho Panhandle
Peak.............................. National Forests/
Bureau of Land
Management
Saddle Mountain.................... 7,818 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka..... 90,510 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Trestle Peak....................... 7,637 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Beetop............................. 14,726 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Packsaddle......................... 21,477 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Blacktail Mountain................. 5,286 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Magee.............................. 34,548 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Tepee Creek........................ 5,316 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Trouble Creek...................... 5,829 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Graham Coal........................ 11,307 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Hellroaring........................ 10,355 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Grandmother Mountain............... 38,993 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Pinchot Butte...................... 11,861 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests/
Bureau of Land
Management
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ECOSYSTEM TOTAL.................. 1,190,644
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SEC. 106. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are several island mountain ranges in the
Northern Rockies Bioregion, separated from other mountains by
the intervening prairies.
(2) These wild and beautiful mountains are home to an
abundant array of native wildlife and birds and are
representative of a unique ecological complex.
(3) These lands include the Bighorn, Big Snowy, Pryor,
Elkhorn, and Caribou Mountain Ranges.
(b) Designation.--In order to protect the unique and increasingly
isolated ecological treasure of island mountain ranges in the Northern
Rockies Bioregion, the areas specified in the table in subsection (c),
which comprise approximately 2,665,315 acres as generally depicted on
the maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated January 2003,
are hereby designated as wilderness.
(c) Treatment.--Each wilderness area shall either be incorporated
into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known by the name given
it in the table. Each map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department
of Agriculture.
(d) Table of Areas.--The table referred to in subsection (b) is as
follows:
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS
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Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage Location
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Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System or an addition to an existing wilderness area and
shall have the name given it in this table:
Kettle Mountains:
Thirteen Mile...................... 14,083 Colville National
Forest
Bald Snow.......................... 24,776 Colville National
Forest
Profanity.......................... 34,226 Colville National
Forest
Profanity East..................... 7,782 Colville National
Forest
Huckleberry South.................. 7,835 Colville National
Forest
Huckleberry North.................. 8,128 Colville National
Forest
Cougar Mountain.................... 7,629 Colville National
Forest
Owl Mountain....................... 14,686 Colville National
Forest
Deer Creek......................... 9,317 Colville National
Forest
Jacknife Mountain.................. 9,564 Colville National
Forest
Paradise........................... 6,131 Colville National
Forest
Bulldog Mountain................... 7,072 Colville National
Forest
Hoodoo/Twin Sisters................ 39,030 Colville National
Forest
Total............................ 190,259
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Bighorn Mountains:
Cloud Peak Additions............... 187,562 Bighorn National
Forest
Little Bighorn..................... 126,929 Bighorn National
Forest
Walter Parie....................... 55,887 Bighorn National
Forest
Devil's Canyon..................... 37,720 Bighorn National
Forest
Sibley Lake........................ 6,917 Bighorn National
Forest
Hideout Creek...................... 9,594 Bighorn National
Forest
Bear Rocks......................... 24,520 Bighorn National
Forest
Horse Creek Mesa................... 77,805 Bighorn National
Forest
Bruce Mountain..................... 5,417 Bighorn National
Forest
Grommund Creek..................... 12,089 Bighorn National
Forest
Hazelton Peaks..................... 10,028 Bighorn National
Forest
Doyle Creek........................ 6,542 Bighorn National
Forest
Leigh Creek........................ 14,230 Bighorn National
Forest
Medicine Lodge..................... 25,089 Bighorn National
Forest/Bureau of Land
Management
Alkali Creek East.................. 9,264 Bureau of Land
Management
Alkali Creek West.................. 6,477 Bureau of Land
Management
North Fork Powder River............ 14,790 Bureau of Land
Management
Garder Mountain.................... 17,524 Bureau of Land
Management
Honeycombs......................... 65,081 Bureau of Land
Management
Buffalo Creek...................... 26,853 Bureau of Land
Management
Lysite Mountain.................... 9,204 Bureau of Land
Management
Total............................ 749,522
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Pryor Mountains:
Lost Water Canyon.................. 62,901 Custer National Forest/
Bighorn National
Recreation Area/
Bureau of Land
Management
Big Pryor Mountain................. 39,002 Custer National Forest
Total............................ 101,903
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Blue Mountains:
Additions to Wenaha-Tucannon
Wilderness:
Upper Tucannon..................... 12,772 Umatilla National
Forest
W-T Three.......................... 2,373 Umatilla National
Forest
Meadow Creek....................... 4,871 Umatilla National
Forest
Total............................ 20,016
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Additions to North Fork John Day
Wilderness:
Greenhorn Mountain................. 35,076 Umatilla/Malheur/
Wallowa-Whitman
National Forests
Jumpoff Joe........................ 9,493 Umatilla/Malheur
National Forests
Twin Mountain...................... 59,066 Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest
Total............................ 103,635
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Willow Springs..................... 10,418 Umatilla National
Forest
Asotin Creek....................... 18,355 Umatilla National
Forest
Spangler........................... 5,966 Umatilla National
Forest
Wenatchee Creek.................... 15,197 Umatilla National
Forest
Mill Creek......................... 24,553 Umatilla National
Forest
Walla Walla........................ 34,413 Umatilla National
Forest
Jassaud............................ 5,535 Umatilla National
Forest
Grande Ronde....................... 21,418 Umatilla National
Forest
Texas Butte........................ 8,153 Umatilla National
Forest
Skookum............................ 7,590 Umatilla National
Forest
Potamus............................ 5,512 Umatilla National
Forest
South Fork-Tower................... 17,153 Umatilla National
Forest
Squaw.............................. 7,451 Umatilla National
Forest
Horseshoe Ridge.................... 5,887 Umatilla National
Forest
Hellhole/Mount Emily............... 68,882 Umatilla/Wallowa-
Whitman National
Forests
North Mount Emily.................. 5,562 Umatilla/Wallowa-
Whitman National
Forests
Beaver Creek....................... 12,972 Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest
Upper Grande Ronde................. 11,723 Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest
Marble Point....................... 6,874 Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest
Joeseph Canyon..................... 24,276 Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest
Tope Creek......................... 9,236 Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest
Total Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman... 327,126
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Baldy Mountain..................... 6,456 Malheur National
Forest
Dixie Butte........................ 12,907 Malheur National
Forest
Murderers Creek.................... 24,631 Malheur National
Forest
Flag Creek......................... 7,264 Malheur National
Forest
Fox Creek.......................... 6,083 Malheur National
Forest
Glacier Mountain................... 24,637 Malheur National
Forest
Malheur River...................... 12,936 Malheur National
Forest
McClellan Mountain................. 21,736 Malheur National
Forest
Myrtle-Silvies..................... 11,280 Malheur National
Forest
Nipple Butte....................... 11,501 Malheur National
Forest
North Fork Malheur River........... 25,403 Malheur National
Forest
Pine Creek......................... 13,580 Malheur National
Forest
Shaketable......................... 6,926 Malheur National
Forest
Utley Butte........................ 11,070 Malheur National
Forest
Monument Rock...................... 5,398 Malheur National
Forest
Total Malheur National Forest.... 201,808
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Flint Range........................ 66,227 Deerlodge National
Forest
Fred Burr.......................... 6,050 Deerlodge National
Forest
Elkhorn Mountains.................. 88,083 Helena National Forest
Cache Peak......................... 27,021 Sawtooth National
Forest
Sublett............................ 6,676 Sawtooth National
Forest
Burnt Basin........................ 43,661 Sawtooth National
Forest
Mount Harrison..................... 28,801 Sawtooth National
Forest
Fifth Fork Rock Creek.............. 5,145 Sawtooth National
Forest
Third Fork Rock Creek.............. 14,177 Sawtooth National
Forest
Cottonwood......................... 8,996 Sawtooth National
Forest
Mohogany Butte..................... 18,266 Sawtooth National
Forest
Thorobred.......................... 5,831 Sawtooth National
Forest
Mount Naomi/Worm Creek............. 27,850 Caribou National
Forest
Worm Creek......................... 40,052 Caribou National
Forest
Swan Creek Mountain................ 8,215 Caribou National
Forest
Gibson............................. 8,176 Caribou National
Forest
Paris Peak......................... 8,609 Caribou National
Forest
Station Creek...................... 8,404 Caribou National
Forest
Mink Creek......................... 16,942 Caribou National
Forest
Liberty Creek...................... 14,801 Caribou National
Forest
Williams Creek..................... 9,251 Caribou National
Forest
Stauffer Creek..................... 8,052 Caribou National
Forest
Sherman Peak....................... 7,845 Caribou National
Forest
Soda Point......................... 23,044 Caribou National
Forest
Clarkston Mountain................. 15,348 Caribou National
Forest
Deep Creek......................... 6,701 Caribou National
Forest
Oxford Mountain.................... 40,058 Caribou National
Forest
Elkhorn Mountain................... 43,639 Caribou National
Forest
Bonneville Peak.................... 33,245 Caribou National
Forest
North Pebble....................... 6,274 Caribou National
Forest
Toponce............................ 18,572 Caribou National
Forest
Scout Mountain..................... 32,118 Caribou National
Forest
West Mink.......................... 21,597 Caribou National
Forest
Cuddy Mountain..................... 46,582 Payette National
Forest
Council Mountain................... 15,579 Payette National
Forest
McCullough Peaks................... 38,347 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Sheep Mountain..................... 30,115 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Red Butte.......................... 28,841 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Bobcat Draw Badlands............... 35,787 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Cedar Mountian..................... 26,754 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Copper Mountain.................... 7,685 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Fuller Peak........................ 9,638 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Lysite Badlands.................... 13,991 Wyoming Bureau of Land
Management
Total............................ 971,046
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Island Wilderness Total.......... 2,665,315
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SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, each
wilderness area designated under this title shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) that govern areas designated by
that Act as wilderness, except that for purposes of this subsection any
reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness
Act or any similar reference shall be deemed to be a reference to the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Map and Description.--As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a
map and legal description of each wilderness area designated under this
title with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. Each
map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that correction of clerical and
typographical errors in the map and legal description may be made. Each
map and legal description shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department
of Agriculture.
SEC. 108. BLACKFEET WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act, the preservation of Blackfeet religious lands, and Blackfeet
treaty rights, certain lands within the Lewis and Clark National Forest
comprising approximately 128,622 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine
Area, as depicted on the map dated January 2003, and entitled
``Blackfeet Wilderness'', are hereby designated as the Blackfeet
Wilderness Area.
(b) Treaty Rights.--The Congress recognizes that the Blackfeet
Nation retains treaty rights in the lands described in subsection (a),
provided for in the 1896 treaty with the United States Government.
(c) Review.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a review of
the wilderness area established under this section in accordance with
the Wilderness Act. The Secretary shall report the results of the
review to the Congress not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(d) Review Committee.--
(1) Appointment.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
establish a committee composed of the following:
(A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal
Business Council.
(B) Blackfeet Tribal Traditionalists selected in a
manner consistent with the historic Cultural Law of the
Tribe, independently of the Business Council. The
Secretary shall give careful consideration to the
Blackfeet Language community and its views.
(C) The National Park Service.
(D) The State of Montana.
(E) Representatives of the public who use the area
designated as wilderness by this section, including
environmental groups previously appropriately involved
in the area.
(2) Advisory role.--The committee shall regularly advise
the Secretary of Agriculture during the preparation of the
review required by subsection (c) and shall submit its findings
to the Congress concurrently with the submission of the review
by the Secretary.
(3) Management plan.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
instruct the committee to develop a wilderness management plan
for the area which ensures that Blackfeet religious and treaty
rights to the area are recognized and honored.
(e) Considerations.--In carrying out their duties under subsections
(c) and (d), the Secretary of Agriculture and the committee shall give
special consideration to the religious, wilderness, and wildlife uses
of the area, taking into account any treaties the United States has
entered into with the Blackfeet Nation.
(f) Withdrawal.--The Blackfeet Wilderness Area is hereby withdrawn
from all forms of entry, appropriation, the disposal under the mining
laws, and from disposition under the geothermal and mineral leasing
laws.
SEC. 109. WATER.
(a) Reservation.--With respect to each wilderness area designated
by this title, the Congress hereby reserves a quantity of water
sufficient to fulfill the purposes for which such area is designated.
The priority date of such reserved rights shall be the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture and all other
officers of the United States shall take all steps necessary to protect
the rights reserved by subsection (a), including the filing of claims
for quantification of such rights in any present or future appropriate
stream adjudication, in a court of the State of Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington, in which the United States has been or
is properly joined in accordance with section 208 of the Act of July
10, 1952 (66 Stat. 560; 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the
``McCarran Amendment'').
TITLE II--BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The most recent scientific information on ecological
reserve design and function points out the critical need for
biological connecting corridors between the larger core
ecosystem areas.
(2) While none of the remaining major wild land ecosystems
of the Northern Rockies Bioregion appears to be of sufficient
size to perpetuate the full complement of self-sustaining
viable populations of native wildlife, biological diversity,
and full range of ecological processes on its own, it appears
that an effective reserve system can be achieved if biological
connecting corridors between the ecosystems are identified and
protected.
(3) The wild land areas described in this section are
located between the major core ecosystems of the region and are
essential for wildlife and plant migration and genetic
interchange.
(4) These areas are some of the most beautiful and wild
mountain ranges in the Nation, including the Bitterroot,
Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and Bridger mountain ranges.
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.
(a) Designation.--To protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies
Bioregion, the areas specified in the table in subsection (b) as
biological connecting corridors, which comprise approximately 8,449,403
acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to
each area and dated January 2003, are hereby designated as biological
connecting corridors. The biological connecting corridors shall be of
two types, areas to be designated as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System and areas to be subject to special
corridor management requirements under section 203. Each biological
connecting corridor shall be known by the name given it in the table.
Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(b) Table of Areas.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
Two Part Designation...................... (a) Portion designated as
components of the National
Wilderness Preservation
System
(b) Portion designated as
special corridor management
area
BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS
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Approximate
Name of Area Acreage Location
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Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor-Lolo-Bitterroot-Deerlodge-
Beaverhead National Forests:
Welcome Creek Addition............ 1,091 Lolo National Forest
Anaconda Pintlar Additions........ 80,031 Bitterroot/Deerlodge/
Beaverhead National
Forests
Sapphire.......................... 117,345 Bitterroot/Deerlodge
National Forests
Stony Mountain.................... 107,446 Lolo/Deerlodge/
Beaverhead National
Forests
Quigg Peak........................ 84,231 Lolo/Deerlodge
National Forests
Silver King....................... 49,646 Lolo/Deerlodge
National Forests
Emerine........................... 15,947 Deerlodge National
Forest
Sleeping Child.................... 21,404 Bitterroot National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 477,141
(b) 119,914
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Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest
Mount Bushnell.................... 41,585 Lolo National Forest
Cherry Peak....................... 34,964 Lolo National Forest
Patrick's Knob/North Cutoff....... 17,400 Lolo National Forest
South Siegel/South Cutoff......... 13,872 Lolo National Forest
North Siegel...................... 8,670 Lolo National Forest
Reservation Divide................ 24,540 Lolo National Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 141,031
(b) 128,679
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Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor-Lolo National Forest:
Burdette.......................... 16,134 Lolo National Forest
Petty Mountain/Deep Creek......... 16,581 Lolo National Forest
Garden Point...................... 6,717 Lolo National Forest
Deep Creek........................ 7,087 Lolo National Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 46,519
(b) 73,113
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Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridor-Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forest:
Fleecer........................... 35,231 Deerlodge/Beaverhead
National Forests
Highlands......................... 19,966 Deerlodge National
Forest
Basin Creek....................... 9,224 Deerlodge National
Forest
Granulated Mountain............... 14,115 Beaverhead National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 78,536
(b) 259,146
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Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor-Kootenai National Forest:
Gold Hill......................... 15,561 Kootenai National
Forest
Gold Hill West.................... 15,679 Kootenai National
Forest
Zula Creek........................ 38,266 Kootenai National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 69,506
(b) 296,505
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Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor-Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater
National Forests:
Maple Peak........................ 18,855 Lolo/Idaho Panhandle/
Kootenai National
Forests
Storm Creek....................... 8,728 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Hammond Creek..................... 19,133 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
North Fork........................ 30,465 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Big Creek......................... 79,719 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Lost Creek........................ 11,537 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
East Cathedral Peak/Elk Creek..... 34,207 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Spion Kop......................... 21,702 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Roland Point...................... 6,003 Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
Trout Creek....................... 41,366 Idaho Panhandle/
Kootenai National
Forests
Wonderful Peak.................... 6,675 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo
National Forests
Stevens Peak...................... 5,660 Idaho Panhandle/Lolo
National Forests
Evans Gulch....................... 8,054 Lolo National Forest
Gilt Edge-Silver Creek............ 8,567 Lolo National Forest
Ward Eagle........................ 8,842 Lolo National Forest
Marble Point...................... 12,580 Lolo National Forest
Clear Creek....................... 5,645 Lolo National Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 327,738
(b) 204,918
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Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridor:
Totals.......................... (a) See Total
Cabinet/Yaak/
Selkirk
(b) 96,266
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Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor:
Totals.......................... (a) 0
(b) 41,044
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Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor-Beaverhead National
Forest:
West Pioneers..................... 246,041 Beaverhead National
Forest
Call Mountain..................... 8,750 Beaverhead National
Forest
Cattle Gulch Ridge................ 19,035 Beaverhead National
Forest
East Pioneers..................... 143,445 Beaverhead National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 417,271
(b) 136,564
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Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridor-Bitterroot-Salmon-Beaverhead-
Targhee National Forests:
Tolan Creek....................... 14,169 Bitterroot National
Forest
Allan Mountain.................... 157,395 Bitterroot/Salmon
National Forests
Anderson Mountain................. 48,947 Beaverhead/Salmon
National Forests
West Big Hole..................... 217,626 Beaverhead/Salmon
National Forests
Goat Mountain..................... 44,473 Beaverhead/Salmon
National Forests
Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden 304,787 Beaverhead/Salmon/
Targhee National
Forests
Garfield Mountain................. 87,867 Beaverhead/Targhee
National Forests
Four Eyes Canyon.................. 7,141 Beaverhead National
Forest
Tendoy Mountains.................. 58,614 Beaverhead National
Forest
Saginaw Creek..................... 7,519 Beaverhead National
Forest
Tash Peak......................... 60,574 Beaverhead National
Forest
Beaver Lakes...................... 16,088 Beaverhead National
Forest
Agency Creek...................... 6,382 Salmon National
Forest
Raynolds Pass..................... 7,153 Targhee National
Forest
Two Top........................... 6,775 Targhee National
Forest
Signal Peak....................... 8,165 Targhee National
Forest
Mount Jefferson/Centennials....... 87,726 Targhee/Beaverhead
National Forest/
Bureau of Land
Management
Dry Canyon........................ 3,230 Gallatin National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 1,144,631
(b) 642,106
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French Creek/Hells Canyon Study Area Corridor:
Totals............................ (a) 0
(b) 3,233
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Lemhi Mountains Corridor-Salmon-Challis-Targhee National Forest:
North Lemhi Mountains............. 306,629 Salmon/Challis
National Forests
Diamond Peak...................... 167,321 Salmon/Challis/
Targhee National
Forests
Black Canyon...................... 5,503 Idaho Falls Dist.
Bureau of Land
Management
Warm Creek........................ 6,404 Salmon National
Forest
Goldbug Ridge..................... 12,092 Salmon National
Forest
Sal Mountain...................... 13,514 Salmon National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 511,463
(b) 87,614
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Lost River Range Corridor-Challis National Forest:
Borah Peak........................ 135,077 Challis National
Forest/Salmon Dist.
Bureau of Land
Management
King Mountain..................... 83,463 Challis National
Forest
Grouse Peak....................... 8,156 Challis National
Forest
Red Hill.......................... 14,402 Challis National
Forest
Jumpoff Mountain.................. 13,556 Challis National
Forest
Wood Canyon....................... 7,505 Challis National
Forest
Pahsimeroi........................ 75,921 Challis National
Forest
Burnt Creek....................... 21,680 Salmon/Idaho Falls
Dist. Bureau of
Land Management
Hawley Mountain................... 17,422 Idaho Falls Dist.
Bureau of Land
Management
Totals.......................... (a) 377,182
(b) 63,570
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Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor:
Totals............................ (a) 0
(b) 3,058
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Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor:
Jerry Peak........................ 27,912 Salmon Dist. Bureau
of Land Management
Jerry Peak West................... 12,452 Salmon Dist. Bureau
of Land Management
Corral-Horse Basin................ 69,170 Salmon Dist. Bureau
of Land Management
Appendicitis Hill................. 25,842 Idaho Falls Dist.
Bureau of Land
Management
White-Knob Mountains.............. 10,149 Idaho Falls Dist.
Bureau of Land
Management
Totals.......................... (a) 145,525
(b) 87,590
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Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor:
Totals............................ (a) 0
(b) 103
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Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors:
Tenderfoot/Deep Creek............. 105,461 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Middle Fork Judith................ 84,406 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Pilgrim Creek..................... 46,652 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Paine Gulch....................... 7,868 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Sawmill Gulch..................... 11,671 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Spring Creek...................... 17,561 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
TW Mountain....................... 8,221 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Big Baldy......................... 42,703 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Granite Mountain.................. 10,127 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Tollgate-Sheep.................... 24,866 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Mount High........................ 32,731 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Bluff Mountain.................... 36,872 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
North Fork Smith.................. 8,739 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Big Snowies....................... 104,917 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Highwoods......................... 24,674 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Highwood Baldy.................... 15,684 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Calf Creek........................ 9,912 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Eagle Park........................ 5,740 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Castle Mountains.................. 28,369 Lewis and Clark
National Forest
Box Canyon........................ 15,114 Lewis and Clark/
Gallatin National
Forests
Crazy Mountains................... 159,049 Lewis and Clark/
Gallatin National
Forests
Gates of the Mountains Additions.. 19,932 Helena National
Forest
Lazyman Gulch..................... 11,842 Helena National
Forest
Mt. Baldy......................... 18,508 Helena National
Forest
Camas Creek....................... 27,405 Helena National
Forest
Jericho Mountain.................. 11,603 Helena National
Forest
Irish Gulch....................... 7,266 Helena National
Forest
Grassy Mountain................... 7,255 Helena National
Forest
Middleman/Hedges Mountain......... 33,586 Helena National
Forest
Hellgate Gulch.................... 17,395 Helena National
Forest
Cayuse Mountain................... 22,144 Helena National
Forest
Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot 53,311 Helena/Deerlodge
Meadows. National Forests
Whitetail-Haystack................ 76,132 Deerlodge National
Forest
O'Neil Creek...................... 6,183 Deerlodge National
Forest
Bridger........................... 51,075 Gallatin National
Forest
Totals.......................... (a) 1,164,974 ....................
(b) 542,118
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Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor:
Seven Lakes-Mosquito Lake......... 59,613 Bridger-Teton/
Shoshone National
Forests
Warm Springs Creek................ 6,215 Shoshone National
Forests
Bench Mark........................ 5,940 Shoshone National
Forests
Totals.......................... (a) 71,768
(b) 62,170
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Corridor Total.................. (a) 4,973,285
Corridor Total.................. (b) 3,476,118
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SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.
(a) Roadless Lands Designated as Wilderness.--The roadless areas
identified as part of the biological connecting corridors on the maps
referred to in section 202 and the areas described on such maps as
wilderness are hereby designated as wilderness and as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System.
(b) Special Corridor Management Areas.--Those portions of the
biological connecting corridors identified on the maps referred to in
202 that are not covered by subsection (a) are hereby designated as
special corridor management areas. The portions shall be managed in the
following manner:
(1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural management and
timber harvesting is hereby prohibited on the portions.
(2) Mining, oil, and gas exploration and development and
new road construction or reconstruction is hereby prohibited
with regard to the portions.
(3) The Federal land management agencies responsible for
the portions shall take immediate steps to ensure that road
densities within the biological connecting corridors approach,
as nearly as possible, zero miles of road per square mile of
land area. Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 miles per
square mile, using the method known as the ``moving window''
method.
SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.
(a) Federal Land Management Agencies.--This title shall apply only
to lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, the Bureau of
Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(b) Private Landowners.--No private landowner whose lands are
adjacent to the designated connecting corridors shall be compelled,
under any circumstances, to comply with this title. However, private
landowners may enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal
Government on a willing participant or willing seller basis to include
their land in a biological connecting corridor.
SEC. 205. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.
(a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to enter into cooperative
agreements with private, State, and corporate landowners and sovereign
Indian tribes whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting
corridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological integrity
and function of the designated corridor.
(b) Land Trades and Acquisitions.--The Secretary of Agriculture and
the Secretary of the Interior may undertake land trades or acquisitions
in order to accomplish the purposes of this title when the Secretary
concerned considers such action to be appropriate.
(c) Report.--As part of the report required by section 601, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall
describe the progress of cooperative agreements, acquisitions, and
proposed land exchanges sought pursuant to this section.
SEC. 206. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
(a) Exemption.--The roads and highways referred to in subsection
(b) are expressly exempted from the provisions of this title. In the
event that any county, State, Federal, or private road has been
mistakenly omitted from this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by
reference.
(b) Description.--The roads and highways referred to in subsection
(a) are U.S. Highway 2; U.S. Highway 10; U.S. Highway 12; U.S. Highway
20; U.S. Highway 89; U.S. Highway 91; U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway 95;
U.S. Highway 287; Interstate Highway 15; Interstate Highway 90; Idaho
State Highway 3; Idaho State Highway 28; Idaho State Highway 29; Idaho
State Highway 87; Montana State Highway 2; Montana State Highway 37;
Montana State Highway 38; Montana State Highway 41; Montana State
Highway 43; Montana State Highway 56; Montana State Highway 58; Montana
State Highway 83; Montana State Highway 87; Montana State Highway 135;
Montana State Highway 200; Montana State Highway 278; Montana State
Highway 287; Montana State Highway 298; Montana State Highway 324;
Montana State Highway 293; Montana State Highway 294; Montana Secondary
Road 92; Montana Secondary Road 278; Montana Secondary Road 279;
Montana Secondary Road 294; Montana Secondary Road 298; Montana
Secondary Road 324; Montana Secondary Road 411; Montana Secondary Road
508; the Thompson Pass Road, Montana-Idaho; the Moyie Springs to East
Port Road, Idaho; the Red Rock Pass Road, Montana; Boundary County,
Idaho, Route 18; Boundary County, Idaho, Route 47; Boundary County,
Idaho, Route 3; Boundary County, Idaho, Route 34; Lolo National Forest
Route 102; Gallatin National Forest Route 259; Kelly Canyon Road,
Gallatin National Forest; Middle Fork Canyon Road, Gallatin, National
Forest; Lewis and Clark County Road 280, Montana; Lewis and Clark
County Road 164, Montana; Lewis and Clark County Road 4, Montana; Lewis
and Clark County Road 291, Montana; Lewis and Clark County Road 287,
Montana; the Deerlodge to Basin Road, Montana; the Marysville to Avon
Road, Montana; and the Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, Idaho.
TITLE III--NATIONAL PARKS, PRESERVES, AND RELATED STUDIES
SEC. 301. HELLS CANYON/CHIEF JOSEPH NATIONAL PRESERVE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The ecological diversity of the Hells Canyon/Wallowa
Mountain Region is unique and its central proximity to other
ecologically intact or relatively intact areas makes it a
critical passageway for genetic interchange of native plants
and animals throughout the northwestern United States.
(2) The deepest river-carved canyon in the world at over
8,000 feet deep, Hells Canyon of the Snake River forms the
centerpiece of the rugged Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa Mountain
Region.
(3) The ancestral home of the Nez Perce Indians and their
famous leaders, Old Chief Joseph, Young Chief Joseph, and
Ollokot, the region is historically significant and remains
spiritually and culturally important to existing tribes, whose
treaty rights guarantee their sovereignty and continued use of
the land.
(4) The region abounds in cultural and archaeological
sites, the remnants of the Nez Perce Tribe and other aboriginal
cultures.
(5) Breathtaking scenery in the region includes the
snowcapped peaks of the Wallowa and Seven Devils Mountains;
ancient boreal forests composed of many tree species; semi-arid
desert environments; rare, intact remnants of native Columbia
Basin grasslands; unique geology and numerous dramatic rimrock
canyons.
(6) Endangered chinook salmon, rare and/or threatened
species such as goshawk, pine marten, bighorn sheep, the
largest free-roaming elk herd in the nation and a variety of
other wildlife species still inhabit the region.
(b) Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve.--There is hereby
established as a unit of the National Park System the Hells Canyon/
Chief Joseph National Preserve, which consists of approximately
1,439,444 acres as delineated on the maps entitled Hells Canyon/Chief
Joseph National Park and Preserve and dated January 2003.
(c) Management and Administration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the National Park Service, shall administer the Hells
Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve. In administering the
national preserve, the Secretary of the Interior shall give
primary consideration to protecting and restoring terrestrial,
atmospheric and aquatic ecosystems and habitats, natural
scenery, water quality and fisheries habitat, biological
diversity, wilderness values, and wildlife habitat.
(2) Road closures; construction prohibition.--
(A) In general.--Within the national preserve, the
Secretary shall not authorize nor permit the
construction of any road on public land and shall
implement a program for road closures based on the
needs of wildlife, the review required by title VI, the
prevention of the spread of non-native vegetation and
the public need for back country areas.
(B) Reconstruction.--The reconstruction of certain
roads on public lands in the national preserve shall be
limited to the prevention of resource damage and shall
be subject to a definition of roads. Such definition
shall be carried out in the comprehensive management
planning process required by subsection (e) and shall
distinguish constructed roads from primitive roads.
Primitive roads shall not be reconstructed.
(C) Private roads.--Private road closures and
construction or reconstruction shall be subject to
subsection (e)(3).
(3) Grazing.--Within the national preserve, the Secretary
shall close to commercial livestock grazing all livestock
allotments not under contract to private permittees as of the
date of the enactment of this Act. During the 5-year period
beginning on that date, the Secretary shall negotiate with
existing permittees to purchase active livestock allotments
within the national preserve. At the end of such period, the
Secretary shall cancel any remaining permits without
compensation and close the allotments. All purchased allotments
shall be closed to commercial livestock grazing.
(4) Timber removal.--The removal of timber or other
vegetation on public lands within the national preserve shall
be limited to scientific and medicinal research, and permitted
subject to special rules. However, the Secretary shall allow
the noncommercial removal of wood, including firewood
gathering.
(5) Motorized uses.--Within the national preserve, the
Secretary shall regulate all motorized uses to meet the
objectives stated in paragraph (1). Exclusion of terrestrial,
aerial, or aquatic motorized uses shall be implemented for
specific places, times, or both at the discretion of the
Secretary to protect the resource values referred to in
paragraph (1). The use of motorized watercraft is prohibited
within the national preserve, except on the scenic designated
portion of the Snake Wild and Scenic River, subject to
regulation that may require exclusion of such use in certain
places or during certain times.
(d) Effect of Establishment.--
(1) Wilderness areas and rivers.--Establishment of the
Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve shall not change
the boundaries of, or legislative directives applicable to,
wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers that exist within
the national preserve and are delineated on the maps referred
to in subsection (b).
(2) Hells canyon national recreation area.--The Hells
Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve replaces the Hells Canyon
National Recreation Area, and Public Law 94-199 (16 U.S.C.
460gg et seq.) is repealed. Any reference to the Hells Canyon
National Recreation Area range in any law, regulation, map,
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be
considered to be a reference to the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph
National Preserve.
(e) Comprehensive Management Plan.--
(1) Plan required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
develop, and revise and update as necessary and as required by
applicable statute or federal regulation, a comprehensive
management plan for the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National
Preserve consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The plan shall promulgate
programs for management of recreation in a manner compatible
with the protection objectives specified in section 3(b) and
shall create a strategy for ecosystem protection and
restoration.
(2) Monitoring plan.--As a part of the comprehensive
management plan, the Secretary shall develop a monitoring plan
for the national preserve. The monitoring plan shall stipulate
that the continuation of human uses is subject to monitoring on
a regular basis, with specific time frames to be developed in
the monitoring plan. Should monitoring indicate that
significant harm, as determined by the Secretary, is regularly
occurring to specific natural values of the national preserve
as a result of a human use of the national preserve, the
Secretary shall--
(A) suspend the human use in the national preserve
until it is adjusted to prevent significant harm; or
(B) terminate the human use in the national
preserve if the Secretary determines that the harm
cannot realistically be avoided.
(3) Private lands.--As part of the comprehensive management
plan, the Secretary shall promulgate special regulations for
the management and protection of private lands located within
the boundaries of the national preserve. The Secretary shall consult
with State and local governments in the promulgation of such
regulations.
(4) Restoration.--The comprehensive management plan shall
set forth a distinctive program for the science-based
restoration of unique native ecological components, including
riparian area rehabilitation, the enhancement of depleted
native plant and animal species, elimination of non-native
species deemed to be a threat to biodiversity, and the
reintroduction of select native species that have been extirpated.
(f) Hunting and Fishing.--Within the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph
National Preserve, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the
continuation of hunting and fishing, as administered by the States of
Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. The Secretary may preclude hunting in
specific areas only to pursue the directives of subsection (c)(1) and
only after collaboration with appropriate officials of these States.
(g) Involvement in Snake River Dams Relicensing.--The Secretary of
the Interior shall authorize the direct involvement of the Department
of the Interior in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission process for
the relicensing of the Hells Canyon Dams complex, including the
Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon Dams. Within this process, the
representatives of the Secretary shall advocate for a determination of
these dams that restores and protects the natural and ecosystem values
of the Snake River below Oxbow Dam. The Secretary also shall pursue the
relocation of those powerlines from Oxbow and Hells Canyon Dams located
within the national preserve to locations outside of the preserve.
(h) Involvement of Tribes.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
ensure adherence to the treaty obligations of the United States with
Native American tribes that maintain certain rights on ceded lands
within the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve. The Secretary
shall provide for consultation with Native American tribes that
maintain certain rights on ceded lands. Involvement of the Tribes may
include financial allocation to ensure their direct participation in
land management activities and policy, upon their request.
SEC. 302. FLATHEAD NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE STUDY.
(a) Study Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of National Park Service, shall conduct a study of
the feasibility of creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve. The
Secretary shall study the feasibility of designating the study area
described in subsection (b) as a unit of the National Park System,
including the feasibility of applying to the study area national park
and national preserve designations to be administered by the National
Park Service. The study shall include specific recommendations as to
which areas within the study area boundary should be classified as
national park, and which should be classified as national preserve
where hunting, fishing, and some motorized use shall be allowed.
(b) Study Area.--The study area referred to in subsection (a) shall
consist of the area generally known as the Glacier View Ranger District
of the Flathead National Forest, excepting those lands south of the Big
Mountain Road. The study area shall comprise approximately 285,078
acres, as delineated on the map entitled ``Flathead National Park and
Preserve Study'' and dated January 2003.
(c) Time of Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall complete
the study required by this section not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Management During Study.--Until the Congress enacts a law
stating otherwise, the study area described in subsection (b) shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture so as to maintain its
presently existing natural character and potential for inclusion in the
National Park System. Until the Congress enacts a law stating
otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruction, or timber
harvest (except firewood gathering) shall be allowed within the study
area. Additionally, no oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development
which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the study area
shall be allowed within the study area. In administering the study
area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall give special consideration to
preserving scenery, water quality and fisheries habitat, biological
diversity, and wildlife habitat for threatened and endangered species.
TITLE IV--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN IDAHO, MONTANA, AND
WYOMING.
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``( ) South Fork Payette, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise and
Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary
downstream approximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork
and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with the North
Fork, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork
Payette Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Middle Fork Payette, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise
National Forest from Railroad Pass downstream approximately 17.9 miles
to Boiling Springs, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Middle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river and the segment within the Boise National Forest from
Boiling Springs downstream approximately 14.7 miles to the national
forest boundary, as generally depicted on such map, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
``( ) Deadwood, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise National
Forest comprising approximately 21.3 miles as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Deadwood Wild and Scenic River' and dated
January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the 12.8 mile segment from Threemile Creek to Julie Creek,
as a wild river, and the 8.9 mile segment from Julie Creek to the South
Fork of the Payette, as a scenic river.
``( ) Upper Priest, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle
National Forest from the Canadian border downstream approximately 18.5
miles to Upper Priest Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Upper Priest Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle
National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 110.4
miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Coeur d'Alene
Wild and Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 8.5 miles from the
headwaters downstream to Beaver Creek as a recreational river, the 15.2
miles from Road No. 3099 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 52 miles
from the South Fork to Teepee Creek as a recreational river, the 7.7
miles from Mission Creek to the South Fork as a recreational river, and
the 27 miles from Mission Creek to Lake Coeur d'Alene as a recreational
river.
``( ) Little North Fork Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within the
Panhandle National Forest from Adair Creek downstream approximately
23.5 miles to Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Little North Fork Clearwater Wild River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river.
``( ) Kelly Creek, Idaho.--The segment, including all tributaries,
within the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters downstream
approximately 19 miles to the forest service work station, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Kelly Creek Wild and
Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river and the 12-mile segment
from USFS Road No. 581 to the North Fork of the Clearwater River to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
``( ) Cayuse Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Clearwater
National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles
to its mouth, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Cayuse Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Bargamin Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce
National Forest comprising approximately 21 miles, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Bargamin Creek Wild and Scenic
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the North Boundary
of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness to the Salmon River,
as a wild river and the 6-mile segment from its headwaters to USFS Road
No. 468, as a scenic river.
``( ) Lake Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce
National Forest from the wilderness boundary downstream approximately
10 miles to Crooked Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Lake Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Meadow Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce
National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles
to Selway River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Meadow Creek Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, except
for the 1-mile segment above the confluence with the Selway River which
shall be administered as a recreational river.
``( ) Running Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce
National Forest comprising approximately 14 miles, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Running Creek Scenic River' and
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the 7-mile segment from the wilderness boundary to the
Selway River, as a wild river and the 8-mile segment from its
headwaters to the wilderness boundary, as a scenic river.
``( ) South Fork Two Medicine River, Montana.--The segment within
the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream
approximately 10 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork Two Medicine Wild
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) Badger Creek, Including the South and North Forks,
Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from
its headwaters downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising
approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Badger Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) Dearborn, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark
National Forest downstream approximately 18.1 miles to the national
forest boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Dearborn Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) North Fork Birch Creek, Montana.--The segment within the
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream
approximately 6.6 miles to the national forest boundary, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `North Fork Birch Creek Wild
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) South Fork Sun, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and
Clark National Forest from its headwaters at Sun Lake downstream
approximately 25.5 miles to its confluence with the North Fork, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork Sun Wild
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) North Fork Sun, Montana.--The segment comprising
approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and Clark National Forest
from the confluence of Open Creek and Fool Creek downstream
approximately 25.4 miles to the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `North Fork Sun Wild
and Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river and the
segment from the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream
approximately 1.3 miles to its confluence with the South Fork,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a
recreational river.
``( ) Tenderfoot Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and
Clark National Forest from The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles
to the Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Tenderfoot Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) Green Fork Straight Creek, Montana.--The segment within the
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream
approximately 4.5 miles to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Green Fork Straight Creek Wild River' and dated
January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, as a wild river.
``( ) Yaak River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai
National Forest from the junction of the East and West Forks downstream
38 miles to the Yaak Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Yaak River Wild and Recreational River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
recreational river and the segment from the Yaak Falls downstream 8
miles to the mouth of the Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai
River, as a wild river.
``( ) Kootenai River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai
National Forest from the junction of the Fisher River (3 miles below
Libby Dam) downstream for 46 miles to the State line, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Kootenai River Recreational
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
``( ) Bull River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai
National Forest from the junction of the North and South Forks
downstream 21 miles to the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Bull River Recreational River'
and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a recreational river.
``( ) Vermillion River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai
National Forest from the junction of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles
to the Noxon Reservoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Vermillion Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational
river.
``( ) Salmon, Idaho.--The segment within the Salmon and Sawtooth
National Forests from its source downstream approximately 177 miles to
North Fork, Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the
segment from Hammer Creek downstream approximately 45 miles to its
mouth, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Salmon
Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
``( ) East Fork Salmon, Idaho.--The segment within the Salmon and
Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream
approximately 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `East Fork Salmon
Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
``( ) North Fork Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within the
Clearwater National Forest from the Route No. 250 Bridge downstream
approximately 60 miles to the slackwater in Dwarshak Reservoir, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `North Fork Clearwater
Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
``( ) North Fork Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.--The segment within the
Panhandle National Forest from its headwaters south of Honey Mountain
downstream approximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur
d'Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`North Fork Coeur d'Alene Recreational River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
recreational river.
``( ) Pack, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle National
Forest from Harrison Lake downstream approximately 14 miles to the
national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Pack Recreational River' and dated January 2003, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational
river.
``( ) Henry's Fork, Idaho.--The segment within the Targhee
National Forest from Big Springs downstream approximately 28 miles to
the Osborne Bridge, except for Island Park Reservoir, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Henry's Fork Wild and Scenic
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river, and the segment from
Osborne Bridge to the confluence of the Warm River, which shall be
administered as a wild river.
``( ) Falls River, Idaho.--The segment within the Targhee National
Forest from Yellowstone National Park downstream approximately 13 miles
to the National Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `Falls Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) West Fork Madison, Montana.--The segment within the
Beaverhead National Forest from approximately the midpoint of Section
28, R. 2 W., T. 12 S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon Camp,
and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. downstream approximately 5.2
miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `West Fork Madison Wild River' and dated January 2003, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river
and the segment from Miner Creek (Section 30, R. 2 W., T. 12 S.)
downstream approximately 2.5 miles to the midpoint of Section 28, and
the segment from Landon Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the
boundary of Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and from Shakelford
Cow Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to Sloan Cow Camp, and from
Sloan Cow Camp downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow
Camp, and from Partridge Cow Camp downstream approximately 3.75 miles
to the northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `West Fork Madison Scenic River'
and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, as a scenic river and the segment from the northeast
corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S. downstream approximately 6.5
miles to the West Fork Rest Area, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `West Fork Madison Scenic River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic
river.
``( ) Elk River, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead
National Forest in the southeast corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11
S., downstream approximately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of
Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters (Barnett Creek
and all other tributaries), as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Elk Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river; and the
segment from the southeast corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S.,
downstream approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence with the West Fork
of the Madison River, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Elk Scenic River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic river.
``( ) Browns Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead
National Forest from the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8
S., downstream approximately 4.3 miles to the forest boundary, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Browns Creek Wild
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Canyon Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead
National Forest from Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to
the Canyon Creek Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary
(approximately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Canyon Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Deadman Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead
National Forest from its source downstream approximately 10.2 miles to
the forest boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Deadman Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Salt River, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 12 miles to
forest road 10072, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Salt Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Swift Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 8 miles to
Periodic Spring, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Swift Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Hoback River, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 10 miles to
the end of forest road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled `Hoback Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Willow Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 20 miles to
the confluence with the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Willow Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
``( ) Gros Ventre, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 12 miles to
Horn Ranch, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Gros
Ventre Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, and the segment from
Horn Ranch downstream approximately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Gros Ventre Scenic
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
``( ) Crystal Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-
Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 12 miles
to the Gros Ventre Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Crystal Creek Wild River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river; and the segment from the end of the road downstream
approximately 3 miles to the confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Crystal Creek Scenic
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
``( ) Pacific Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-
Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 25 miles
to the Teton Wilderness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `Pacific Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river;
and the segment from the Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 8
miles to the confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on
the boundary map entitled `Pacific Creek Scenic River' and dated
January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
``( ) Buffalo Fork, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest upstream from Turpin Meadows for approximately 68
miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Buffalo Fork
Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from Turpin
Meadows downstream approximately 16 miles to the boundary of Grand
Teton National Park, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
`Buffalo Fork Scenic River' and dated January 2003, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
``( ) Snake, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 7 miles to the
boundary of Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Snake Wild River' and dated January 2003, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Thorofare, Wyoming.--The segment of the main stem within the
Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately
25 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source
of Open Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the main stem,
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Thorofare Wild
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Atlantic Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-
Teton National Forest from the Parting of the Waters downstream
approximately 10 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Atlantic Creek Wild
River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Yellowstone, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 28 miles to
the boundary of Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Yellowstone Wild River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
``( ) Smith River, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark
National Forest from Tenderfoot Creek downstream to Deep Creek,
comprising approximately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Smith Wild River' and dated January 2003, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Yellowstone River, Wyoming and Montana.--The segment within
the Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park from the
southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with
Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge downstream to the mouth
of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising approximately 102 miles, as generally
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Yellowstone Wild and Scenic
River, and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture as a wild river with the
exception of the segment from the north boundary of Yellowstone
National Park to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon, which shall be
administered as a scenic river.
``( ) Middle Fork Judith River, Montana.--The segment within the
Lewis and Clark National Forest from Arch Coulee Junction downstream to
the national forest boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Middle Fork Judith
Wild River', and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``( ) Rock Creek Watershed, Montana.--(A) The segment of the main
fork of Rock Creek within the Lolo and Deerlodge National Forests from
the mouth of Juno Gulch downstream to the mouth of Rickard Gulch,
comprising approximately 30 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Rock Creek Scenic River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic
river.
``(B) The segment of Ranch Creek, from its source to the boundary
of the Lolo National Forest, within the Lolo National Forest,
comprising approximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `Ranch Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003, which
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``(C) The entire segment of Welcome Creek, from its source to its
confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, within the Lolo National
Forest, comprising approximately 7 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Welcome Creek Wild River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river.
``(D) The entire segment of Alder Creek, from its source to its
confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, within the Lolo National
Forest, comprising approximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Alder Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
``(E) The entire segment of Hogback Creek, from its source to its
confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, within the Lolo National
Forest, comprising approximately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Hogback Wild River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
``(F) The entire segment of Wyman Gulch, from its source to its
confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, within the Lolo National
Forest, comprising approximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Wyman Gulch Wild River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
``(G) The segment of Stony Creek from its source at Stony Lake to
the mouth of Little Stony Creek, within the Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 4 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `Stony Creek Wild and Scenic River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river; the segment of Stony Creek from the mouth of Little Stony
Creek to its confluence with the main fork of Rock Creek, comprising
approximately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
``(H) The segment of the West Fork of Rock Creek from its source to
the Deerlodge National Forest boundary, within the Deerlodge National
Forest, comprising approximately 15 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map as `West Fork of Rock Creek Scenic River' and dated
January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
``(I) The segment of the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, from its source
to the mouth of Elk Creek, within the Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 10 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Ross Fork Wild River', which shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``(J) The segment of Copper Creek, from its source to the boundary
of the mouth of Lutz Creek, within the Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 9 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `Copper Creek Wild and Scenic River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river; the segment of Copper Creek from the mouth of Lutz Creek to
its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, comprising
approximately 5 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
``(K) The segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, from its source
to the mouth of Senate Creek, within the Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 5 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled `Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River' and dated January
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river; the segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, from the
mouth of Senate Creek to the confluence with Copper Creek, comprising
approximately 6 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
``(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source to its confluence
with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, within the Deerlodge National
Forest, comprising approximately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled `Carpp Creek Wild River' and dated January 2003,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
``(M) The segment of the East Fork of Rock Creek, from its source
to its confluence with the head of the East Fork Reservoir, within the
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 10 miles, as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `East Fork Wild River'
and dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a wild river.''.
TITLE V--NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM
SEC. 501. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain National Forest System lands and surrounding
areas have been damaged by unwise resource extraction and
development activities and practices, and the productive
potential of the lands and waters of these areas has been
reduced by development activities.
(2) Recovery activities are required to reverse severe
damage to native fish and wildlife populations and water
quality in these areas.
(3) Recovery work associated with these areas will create
new job opportunities for local communities, assist in the
economic transition ongoing in the region, and contribute to
the economic sustainability of these rural areas by restoring
the productive capability of the land.
SEC. 502. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the National
Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.
(b) Components.--The following areas, as depicted on the maps dated
January 2003, and entitled ``National Wildland Restoration and Recovery
Area'', shall be components of the National Wildland Recovery and
Restoration System and may be referred to as recovery areas:
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Recovery areas Acres National Forest
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Skyland............................ 10,126 Flathead National
Forest
Hungry Horse (except Hungry Horse 204,981 Flathead National
Dam and Reservoir). Forest
Lolo Creek......................... 59,398 Lolo/Clearwater
National Forests
Yellowstone West................... 164,445 Targhee National
Forest
Mt. Leidy.......................... 69,912 Bridger/Teton National
Forests
Cabinet/Yaak....................... 99,591 Kootenai National
Forest
Lightning Creek.................... 30,722 Panhandle National
Forest
Coeur d'Alene River................ 372,072 Panhandle National
Forest
Magruder Corridor.................. 11,522 Nez Perce/Bitterroot
National Forests
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Area Total....................... 1,022,769
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SEC. 503. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM.
(a) Management During Recovery.--
(1) Restoration.--All lands within the Recovery System
shall be managed so as to restore their native vegetative cover
and reduce or eliminate invasive non-native species and native
species diversity, stabilize slopes and soils to prevent or
reduce further erosion, recontour slopes to their original
contours, remove barriers to natural fish spawning runs, and
generally restore, as much as possible, such lands to their
natural condition as existed prior to their entry and
development.
(2) Water quality restoration.--In the management of
Recovery System lands, special consideration shall be given to
restoration of water quality in the Recovery System.
(3) Management methods.--Recovery System lands shall be
managed using methods such as road obliteration, planting of
trees and other vegetation native to the lands, and removal by
heavy equipment of sediment from streambeds. Existing methods
developed by the Forest Service, the National Park Service, and
other persons shall be considered and, when appropriate,
applied to the lands within the Recovery System. To the extent
practicable, the Secretary shall carry out this section using
existing, available equipment. When renting or leasing heavy
equipment necessary for recovery efforts pursuant to this
section, the Secretary shall use local contractors to the
extent practicable.
(b) Post Recovery Management.--When recovery is achieved for a
component of the Recovery System, the Forest Service shall evaluate the
suitability of such component for inclusion in the National Wilderness
Preservation System or for other uses consistent with the purposes of
this Act. The Forest Service shall make a recommendation concerning the
future management status of the component, and shall submit the
recommendation and an evaluation to the Congress. The evaluation shall
be conducted in the same manner as, and subject to the same
requirements that apply to, the preparation of an environmental impact
statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The evaluation shall include
documentation of the component's values as wilderness and as wildlife
habitat, its role in maintaining water quality and native biodiversity,
its role in the forest reserve system, a list of alternative
designations for the component consistent with the purposes of this
Act, and a roadless inventory for the component. No provision of this
subsection shall be construed to diminish the responsibilities of the
Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land and resource management
plans under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
SEC. 504. NATIONAL WILDLAND RECOVERY CORPS.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a special unit of
the Forest Service, to be known as the National Wildland Recovery
Corps. The National Wildland Recovery Corps shall hire the necessary
personnel and purchase the necessary equipment to carry out its land
recovery responsibilities under this title.
(b) Recovery Plans.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the National Wildland Recovery Corps shall
develop a wildland recovery plan for each area of the Recovery System.
Each recovery plan shall detail necessary work and funding requirements
needed to implement the management direction established under section
503. Each recovery plan shall take into account the specific conditions
of an area in the Recovery System, including soil type, slope, native
species composition, road densities, forest cover, the number of road
crossings and culverts, and when possible, predevelopment conditions.
Each recovery plan shall set forth definite timelines for expected
recovery of the area to which the plan applies, including a list of
management activities planned each year, with projected dates for
recovery. Each recovery plan shall map out the portion, within the area
of the Recovery System to which the plan applies, which will be
recovered using active management efforts, as well as the portion of
such area in which natural recovery will occur. Upon completion, a
recovery plan shall become an amendment to the land and resource
management plan for the unit of the National Forest System to which the
plan applies.
(c) Evaluation.--The National Wildland Recovery Corps shall use
measurable criteria to judge the success of recovery efforts taken
pursuant to this section. Such criteria shall include the results of
sediment monitoring, reductions in open and total road densities,
percent forest cover, increase in stream mileage available to native
fish migrations, the results of hydrological measurements to determine
water flow rates for key watersheds, and the abundance of management
indicator species that are indicative of ecosystem health.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
TITLE VI--IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
SEC. 601. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.
(a) Report Required.--Within 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture
shall jointly submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives a report that details the implementation of this Act.
The report shall also detail any additional work and funding
requirements necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act.
(b) Preparation.--The report shall be produced by a panel of
independent scientists appointed by the National Academy of Sciences,
in consultation with the Society for Conservation Biology.
SEC. 602. INTERAGENCY TEAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of
the Interior shall jointly establish an interagency team, containing
equal numbers of participants from the public and private sectors, to
monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term results
required by this Act.
(b) Geographic Information System.--
(1) Development.--The interagency team shall develop a
geographic information system for monitoring the Northern
Rockies Bioregion. The geographic information system shall be
based on satellite-gathered data and shall include
comprehensive maps and databases to assist in the detection of
changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.
(2) Types of information.--The maps and databases included
in the geographic information system shall be updated
periodically to record the following:
(A) Vegetation cover (with species occurrence and
densities).
(B) Human impacts.
(C) Water and air quality.
(D) Activities that bear on forest husbandry and
restoration.
(3) Status reports.--The geographic information system
shall include status reports on the progress of ecosystem
protection, corridor consolidation, and forest recovery efforts
and reports on the status of threatened and endangered species
which are primary indicators of ecosystem health.
(c) Wildlife Movements.--The interagency team shall assess the
potential for facilitating wildlife movements across or under major
highways and rail lines within the biological corridors established in
title II. This assessment shall identify major crossing points and
identify possible management actions to enhance the suitability of such
crossing points as movement corridors, including underpasses,
overpasses, and other methods for reducing the danger to native
wildlife while facilitating movements within the Northern Rockies
Bioregion.
SEC. 603. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION.
(a) Evaluation Required.--Roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres
in size, that are located within the National Forest System in the
State of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are
not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System (under this or any other Act) shall be identified and evaluated
by the panel of independent scientists appointed under section 601. In
identifying and evaluating these lands, the panel shall make use of
existing satellite information and Geographic Information System data
developed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in addition to other
information sources. The panel shall study the role of such lands in
maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of
the overall forest reserve system. The panel shall make recommendations
regarding the management of the lands, and shall include the
recommendations in the report required by section 601.
(b) Prohibition.--Until the Congress enacts a law stating
otherwise, no new road construction or reconstruction, or timber
harvest (except firewood gathering) shall be allowed in the lands
described in subsection (a). Additionally, no oil or gas leasing,
mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless
qualities of these lands shall be allowed on the lands.
SEC. 604. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.
(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section and section 605, the
term ``protected areas'' means the Wilderness areas, National Park and
Preserve Study areas, Wildland Recovery areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers,
and biological corridors designated by this Act.
(b) Nonexclusive Access.--In recognition of the past use of
portions of the protected areas by Native Americans for traditional
cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these
protected areas by native people for such traditional cultural and
religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the purpose
and intent of Public Law 95-341 (42 U.S.C. 1996; commonly known as the
American Indian Religious Freedom Act). The Secretaries, in accordance
with such Act, upon request of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time
temporarily close to the general public use of one or more specific
portions of these protected areas in order to protect the privacy of
religious activities and cultural uses in such portions by an Indian
people. As part of the preparation of general management plans for the
protected areas, the Secretaries shall request that the chief executive
officers of appropriate Indian tribes make recommendations with respect
to assuring access to important sites, enhancing the privacy of
traditional cultural and religious activities, and protecting cultural
and religious sites.
(c) Cooperative Agreement.--The Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management shall enter into cooperative management agreements with the
appropriate Indian tribes to assure protection of religious, burial,
and gathering sites in the protected areas, and shall work
cooperatively on the management of all uses in the protected areas that
impact Indian lands and people.
SEC. 605. CULTURAL RESOURCES.
In managing the protected areas described in section 604 in
accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall give particular
emphasis to the preservation and protection of cultural resources
located within these areas, in accordance with the Archaeological
Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) and the
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Cultural
resources within the protected areas shall be managed in consultation
with State Historic Preservation Officers, Indian tribes, and other
appropriate parties in the States affected, with emphasis on the
preservation of resources in the areas and the interpretive,
educational, and long-term scientific uses of these resources.
TITLE VII--RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 701. WATER RIGHTS.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquishment or
reduction of any water rights reserved, appropriated, or otherwise
secured by the United States in the State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Oregon, or Washington on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 702. FUTURE DESIGNATIONS.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as establishing a precedent
with regard to any future designations, including designations of
wilderness, or as constituting an interpretation of any other Act or
designations made pursuant thereto.
SEC. 703. INDIAN TRIBES.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or modify any treaty
or other right of an Indian tribe.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
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