Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013 - Title I: Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Initiative - (Sec. 103) Establishes the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in Montana. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, to implement forest and watershed restoration projects and other land management projects on certain eligible lands within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests.
Establishes performance requirements directing the Secretary to place under contract for treatment of vegetation a specified acreage annually in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and the Kootenai National Forest. Requires the treatments to: (1) reduce the density of trees in a project area or reduce hazardous fuels (reducing or modifying living and dead vegetation to protect against the risk of wildfires); (2) be accomplished through the cutting of vegetation with mechanized equipment or by hand with a power saw; and (3) yield products that have a commercial value in local markets. Prohibits the use of prescribed fire to accomplish the qualified treatments of vegetation required.
Requires the Secretary to seek to meet the majority of the performance requirements for the Kootenai National Forest by placing under contract land within the Three Rivers District. Authorizes the Secretary to place Kootenai National Forest land in the Libby District, the Rexford District, or the Cabinet District under contract to meet performance requirements.
Applies administrative and judicial review provisions from the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to Initiative projects.
Requires the Secretary to submit compliance and progress reports to Congress.
Prohibits the Secretary from diverting funding from a National Forest or grassland located outside of Montana to meet the performance requirements. Permits the Secretary to reprogram funds appropriated for the National Forest System and allocated to be used on eligible land.
Permits the Secretary to include the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest within the Initiative if specified conditions are met.
Terminates the Initiative on the later of 15 years after enactment of this Act or when performance requirements have been achieved.
(Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to annually implement one or more of the projects.
Requires the Secretary to implement in one or more watershed areas projects providing landscape-scale work with the goal of minimizing entries into the watershed.
Allows the Secretary to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to carry out the projects.
Requires the Secretary to give priority to carrying out projects in areas: (1) in which the road density exceeds 1.5 miles per square mile, (2) in the wildland-urban interface that are at risk of wildfire that would threaten public infrastructure or private property, (3) in which fish and wildlife habitat connectivity is compromised as a result of past management practices, and (4) that contain forests identified on the National Insect and Disease Risk Map as having a significant risk of tree mortality.
Requires an environmental review of projects to be carried out under provisions for hazardous fuel reduction projects set forth in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, with specified exceptions.
Authorizes the Secretary to develop an aquatic and riparian habitat protection strategy to modify conservation requirements in existing forest plans if the modifications would meet or exceed existing protection requirements.
Prohibits the Secretary from constructing permanent roads under this Act unless specified conditions are met. Requires the Secretary to: (1) decommission any temporary road constructed to carry out the land management project, and (2) decommission certain National Forest System roads and unauthorized roads.
Directs the Secretary to design projects to produce commercial and noncommercial wood products.
Title II: Designation of Wilderness and Special Management Areas in Montana - (Sec. 203) Designates specified lands administered by the Forest Service or the BLM in Montana as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Transfers jurisdiction over specified public land administered by the BLM to the Secretary of Agriculture and incorporates the land in the East Pioneers Wilderness.
Sets forth provisions for the management of the wilderness areas regarding the incorporation of acquired land and interests; fire, insects, and diseases; access to private land; fish and wildlife; livestock grazing; outfitting and guide activities; and water impoundment structures.
Withdraws the land designated as wilderness from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Provides for continued motorized access to maintain water infrastructure for cattle to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling and other aquatic species in the Ruby River within the Snowcrest Wilderness Area. Permits the trailing of sheep across the area to reach existing grazing allotments in the Gravelly Mountains.
(Sec. 205) Releases certain BLM wilderness study areas from further study for designation as wilderness areas, and releases the Sapphire and West Pioneer Wilderness Study Areas from further study for inclusion as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
(Sec. 207) Designates specified federal lands in Montana as special management or recreation management areas.
Withdraws the land from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Restricts timber harvesting in the designated areas.
Sets forth area-specific management requirements, including requirements related to motorized and mechanized recreational vehicles and campground development, for: (1) the Highland Special Management Area; (2) the Lost Creek, Thunderbolt, and West Pioneers Recreation Management Areas; (3) the Otatsy Recreation Management Area; (4) the Three Rivers and Roderick Special Management Areas; (5) the Snowcrest Special Management Area; (6) Tobacco Roots Recreation Management Area; and (7) the West Big Hole Recreation Management Area.
(Sec. 208) Requires a study on: (1) the opportunities for expanded all-terrain vehicle roads and trails across the Three Rivers District and adjacent areas on the Kootenai National Forest, (2) the interconnectedness of roads on private or state land, and (3) the opportunities for expanded access points to existing trails.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 37 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 37
To sustain the economic development and recreational use of National
Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to
add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to
release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for
recreation, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013
Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To sustain the economic development and recreational use of National
Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to
add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to
release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for
recreation, 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 ``Forest Jobs and
Recreation Act of 2013''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION INITIATIVE
Sec. 101. Purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative.
Sec. 104. Authorized forest and watershed restoration projects.
Sec. 105. Miscellaneous.
TITLE II--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS IN
MONTANA
Sec. 201. Purposes.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Designation of wilderness areas.
Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 205. Release of Bureau of Land Management study areas.
Sec. 206. Release of Sapphire and West Pioneer Wilderness Study Areas.
Sec. 207. Special management and recreation management areas.
Sec. 208. All-terrain-vehicle study and report.
TITLE I--MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION INITIATIVE
SEC. 101. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to establish an initiative--
(1) to preserve and create local jobs in rural communities
that are located in or near National Forest System land;
(2) to create an immediate, predictable, and increased flow
of wood fiber with commercial value to support and maintain
locally based infrastructure and economies that are necessary
for the appropriate management and restoration of National
Forest System land;
(3) to promote cooperation and collaboration in the
management of National Forest System land;
(4) to restore and improve the ecological structure,
composition, and function and the natural processes of priority
watersheds within the National Forest System;
(5) to carry out collaborative projects to reduce the risk
of disturbances from fire, insects, and disease to communities,
watersheds, and natural resources through a collaborative
process of planning, prioritizing, and implementing ecological
restoration and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and
(6) to collect information from the projects carried out
under this title in an effort to better understand the manner
in which to improve forest restoration and management
activities.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Authorized forest and watershed restoration project.--
The term ``authorized forest and watershed restoration
project'' means a collection of activities within a watershed
area that are carried out--
(A) on eligible land; and
(B) to achieve the purposes of this title.
(2) Decommission.--The term ``decommission'' means--
(A) to reestablish vegetation on a road or trail;
and
(B) to restore any natural drainage, watershed
function, or other ecological processes that are
disrupted or adversely impacted by the road or trail by
removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road
prism.
(3) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means--
(A) land within the approximately 1,900,000 acres
of land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
designated as ``Suitable for Timber Production'' and
``Timber Harvest Is Allowed'' as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Beaverhead-Deerlodge National
Forest, Revised Forest Plan, Modeled Timber Harvest
Classification'' and dated December 10, 2008; and
(B)(i) land within the Three Rivers Ranger District
of the Kootenai National Forest; and
(ii) any land within the adjacent ranger districts
of the Kootenai National Forest that is necessary to
achieve the requirements of section 103(b).
(4) INFISH.--The term ``INFISH'' means the land and
resource management plan amendments made before the date of
enactment of this Act arising from the document--
(A) entitled ``Inland Native Fish Strategy'';
(B) published by the Department of Agriculture; and
(C) dated July 28, 1995.
(5) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the Montana
Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative established by
section 103(a).
(6) Mechanical treatment.--
(A) In general.--The term ``mechanical treatment''
means an activity that uses a tool to remove fiber that
has commercial value to local markets in the vicinity
of the area treated.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``mechanical treatment''
includes leaving fiber on the forest floor after
treatment with a tool, if an option for removal of the
fiber was provided.
(C) Exclusions.--The term ``mechanical treatment''
excludes prescribed burning.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(8) Stewardship contract.--The term ``stewardship
contract'' means a contract authorized under section 347 of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105-277) to carry
out land management goals that meet local and rural community
needs through a source that is selected on a best-value basis.
(9) Watershed area.--The term ``watershed area'' means 1 or
more subwatersheds (also known as 6th code hydrologic units).
SEC. 103. MONTANA FOREST JOBS AND RESTORATION PILOT INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Montana Forest Jobs
and Restoration Pilot Initiative under which the Secretary shall
implement authorized forest and watershed restoration projects and
other land management projects on eligible land to achieve--
(1) the performance requirements under subsection (b); and
(2) the purposes of this title.
(b) Performance Requirements.--Subject to subsection (g), on the
eligible land, the Secretary shall place under contract for the
mechanical treatment of vegetation--
(1) on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, a minimum
of 5,000 acres annually until the date on which a total of
70,000 acres in the National Forest have been placed under
contract; and
(2) on the Kootenai National Forest--
(A) 2,000 acres during the first year after the
date of enactment of this Act;
(B) 2,500 acres during the second year after the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(C) 3,000 acres during each subsequent year until
the date on which a total of 30,000 acres in the
National Forest have been placed under contract.
(c) Collaboration.--
(1) In general.--For each National Forest within the
Initiative, the Secretary shall identify 1 or more
collaborative groups or resource advisory committees that
support the achievement of the purposes of this title.
(2) Composition.--A collaborative group or resource
advisory committee identified under paragraph (1) shall include
multiple interested persons representing diverse interests in
forest and watershed management.
(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with a
collaborative group or resource advisory committee identified
under paragraph (1) in the development and implementation of
each authorized forest and watershed restoration project
carried out under the Initiative.
(4) Expansion.--The Secretary shall seek to expand the
public participation and diversity of interests involved in the
implementation of the Initiative in each National Forest
participating in the Initiative.
(d) Administrative Review.--
(1) In general.--The administrative review provisions of
section 105 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
U.S.C. 6515) shall apply to any administrative review of
authorized forest and watershed restoration projects carried
out under this title.
(2) Proposed decision.--The Secretary shall provide notice
of, and distribute, a proposed administrative decision with the
environmental assessment or final environmental impact
statement for any project subject to review under paragraph
(1).
(3) Independent mediator.--If 1 or more of the parties to a
special administrative review process under paragraph (1)
requests a mediator to help facilitate the process, an
independent mediator may be used for the administrative review
process.
(e) Judicial Review.--Any judicial proceeding arising from an
authorized forest and watershed restoration project shall be conducted
in accordance with section 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6516).
(f) Reports.--
(1) Annual summary.--The Secretary shall provide to the
appropriate committees of Congress an annual summary of the
progress of the Initiative toward accomplishing the purposes of
this title, including the performance requirements established
under subsection (b).
(2) Progress report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that
assesses the progress of the Initiative toward
accomplishing the purposes of this title.
(B) Inclusions.--The report under subparagraph (A)
shall include an analysis, with respect to the
Initiative, of--
(i) fire and fuel dynamics, including
changes in--
(I) condition and class; and
(II) fuel levels and distribution;
(ii) biodiversity, including the selection
of plant, terrestrial animals, and aquatic
organisms;
(iii) soil and water, including soil
movement, water quality, stream flows, and soil
productivity;
(iv) economic effects, including job
creation, labor income, and energy; and
(v) social implications, including land
management practices, aesthetics, and attitudes
towards land use.
(C) Data analysis.--In preparing the report under
this paragraph, the Secretary may consult with regional
institutions of higher education and institutions with
the capacity to coordinate, analyze, and archive the
data collected as a result of monitoring under the
Initiative.
(g) Effect on Other Funds.--Amounts expended under the Initiative
shall not reduce the allocations of appropriated funds to the Secretary
for use in other regions of the Forest Service or other States.
(h) Expansion of Initiative.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may elect to include the
Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in the
Initiative, if--
(A) the Seeley Ranger District no longer receives
funding under section 4003(b)(1)(B) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
7303(b)(1)(B)); and
(B) a local collaborative group for the District
requests inclusion in the Initiative.
(2) Requirements.--On the election by the Secretary to
include the Seeley Ranger District in the Initiative, the
requirements of the Initiative under this title shall apply to
the District.
(i) Termination Date.--
(1) In general.--The Initiative shall terminate on the
later of--
(A) the date that is 15 years after the date of
enactment of this Act; or
(B) the date on which the Secretary determines that
the performance requirements under subsection (b) have
been achieved.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection affects a valid
contract in effect on the termination date under paragraph (1).
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZED FOREST AND WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS.
(a) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually implement 1
or more authorized forest and watershed restoration projects on
the eligible land.
(2) Landscape-scale projects.--The Secretary shall
implement in 1 or more watershed areas authorized forest and
watershed restoration projects that provide landscape-scale
work with the goal of minimizing entries into the watershed.
(3) Stewardship contracts.--
(A) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable,
the Secretary shall enter into stewardship contracts or
agreements to carry out authorized forest and watershed
restoration projects.
(B) Stewardship contract priorities.--In developing
a stewardship contract under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall, after consultation with the relevant
collaborative groups or resource advisory committees
identified under section 103(c)(1), prioritize areas
consistent with the priorities described in paragraph
(4).
(4) Priority.--Consistent with the purposes of this title,
the Secretary shall give priority to carrying out authorized
forest and watershed restoration projects in areas--
(A) in which the road density exceeds 1.5 miles per
square mile;
(B) in the wildland-urban interface (as defined in
section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)) that are at risk of wildfire
that threatens public infrastructure or private
property;
(C) in which fish and wildlife habitat connectivity
is compromised as a result of past management
practices; and
(D) that contain forests that are at risk from
insect epidemics or high-severity wildfires.
(5) Environmental review.--An environmental review of
authorized forest and watershed restoration projects shall be
carried out in accordance with section 104 of the Healthy
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515), except that--
(A) the review shall also address--
(i) the activities necessary to meet the
purposes and requirements of this title; and
(ii) the site-specific impacts of an
authorized forest and watershed restoration
project;
(B) on signing of a record of decision or finding
of no significant impact for the authorized forest and
watershed restoration project, the Secretary shall
implement the authorized forest and watershed
restoration project; and
(C) if the Secretary or a court determines that
additional review is warranted due to significant new
circumstances after implementation of an authorized
forest and watershed restoration project has begun, the
additional analysis shall not interrupt the
implementation of the activities that are not subject
to the additional review, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
(b) Project Requirements.--
(1) Riparian habitat protection.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the Secretary shall comply with INFISH in carrying
out each authorized forest and watershed restoration
project.
(B) Modifications.--The Secretary may modify INFISH
if the Secretary determines, after taking into
consideration the best available science, that the
modifications would meet or exceed the intent and goals
of INFISH.
(2) Roads.--In carrying out any authorized forest and
watershed restoration project under this title, the Secretary
shall--
(A) not construct any permanent road, unless--
(i) the Secretary determines that the road
is a justifiable realignment of a permanent
road to restore or improve the ecological
structure, composition, and function and the
natural processes of the affected forest or
watershed; and
(ii) the replaced road bed is
decommissioned by removing the road prism; and
(B) decommission any temporary road constructed to
carry out the land management project by the conclusion
of the contract.
(3) Road density.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the Secretary, at the conclusion of an authorized
forest and watershed restoration project, shall achieve
a road density maximum of 1.5 linear miles per square
mile, averaged over the watershed area.
(B) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
the maximum road density provided in an applicable land
management plan shall apply if--
(i) the applicable land management plan
requires a road density maximum that is less
than that required under subparagraph (A); or
(ii) the authorized forest and watershed
restoration project is carried out in an area
governed by an interagency grizzly bear
conservation plan.
(C) Applicable law.--For purposes of determining
compliance with the maximum road density under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the
definitions of the terms ``National Forest System
road'' and ``unauthorized road or trail'' provided in
section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations
(or a successor regulation).
(D) Method.--The road density established under
subparagraph (A) may be accomplished through a
combination of decommissioning and year-round permanent
closure, except that the Secretary shall prioritize for
decommissioning any roads adversely affecting water
quality or fish habitat.
(4) Vegetation management.--The Secretary shall design
authorized forest and watershed restoration projects to produce
commercial and noncommercial wood products, consistent with the
purposes of this title.
SEC. 105. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, the
Secretary shall administer the National Forests subject to the
Initiative in accordance with applicable law.
(b) Agency Participation.--The Secretary may, in accordance with
applicable law, permit a Field Manager from each applicable Bureau of
Land Management office, the Seeley Lake District Ranger of the Lolo
National Forest, and the Lincoln District Ranger of the Helena National
Forest to serve on the Board of Directors of the Blackfoot Challenge in
the official capacities of the Bureau of Land Management and the
districts, respectively.
(c) Biomass.--To help improve forest restoration activities by
using and creating markets for small-diameter material and low-valued
trees removed from forest restoration activities in the State, the
Secretary may provide grants through the Woody Biomass Utilization
Grant Program or any other biomass program in accordance with
applicable law.
TITLE II--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS IN
MONTANA
SEC. 201. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are--
(1) to protect and enhance motorized recreational
opportunities in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, the
Lolo National Forest, and the Kootenai National Forest; and
(2) to protect and enhance the wild heritage and
backcountry traditions of the State through--
(A) the addition of certain land to the National
Wilderness Preservation System; and
(B) the management of other land in a manner that
preserves existing primitive and semi-primitive
recreational activities.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Beaverhead-deerlodge national forest.--The term
``Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest'' means the National
Forest that is--
(A) comprised of--
(i) the Beaverhead National Forest; and
(ii) the Deerlodge National Forest; and
(B) managed by the Secretary concerned as a single
administrative unit.
(2) Designated road, trail, or area.--The term ``designated
road, trail, or area'' has the meaning given the term in
section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation).
(3) Forest plan.--The term ``forest plan'' means a land and
resource management plan prepared in accordance with section 6
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
(4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to
National Forest System land; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
(including land held for the benefit of an Indian
tribe).
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.
SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) Land Administered by the Forest Service.--In furtherance of the
purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components
of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Anaconda pintlar wilderness additions.--Certain land in
the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising
approximately 65,407 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness Additions'' and dated
September 13, 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered
to be a part of, the Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness.
(2) Bob marshall wilderness additions.--Certain land in the
Lolo National Forest, comprising approximately 40,072 acres
generally depicted as the ``North Fork Blackfoot-Monture Creek
Wilderness Addition (Bob Marshall Addition)'' and approximately
7,792 acres generally depicted as the ``Grizzly Basin of the
Swan Range Wilderness Addition'' on the map entitled ``Bob
Marshall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions
and Otatsy Recreation Management Area'' and dated September 13,
2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part
of, the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
(3) Dolus lakes wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
9,407 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Dolus
Lakes Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be
known as the ``Dolus Lakes Wilderness''.
(4) East pioneers wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
77,438 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``East
Pioneers Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall
be known as the ``East Pioneers Wilderness''.
(5) Electric peak wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
5,670 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Electric Peak Wilderness and Thunderbolt Creek Recreation
Management Area'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be
known as the ``Electric Peak Wilderness''.
(6) Highlands wilderness.--Certain land in the Beaverhead-
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 15,659
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Highlands
Wilderness Area and Special Management Area'' and dated
September 13, 2010, which shall be known as the ``Highlands
Wilderness''.
(7) Italian peaks wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
29,677 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Italian Peaks Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010,
which shall be known as the ``Italian Peaks Wilderness''.
(8) Lee metcalf wilderness additions.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
17,201 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lee
Metcalf Wilderness Additions'' and dated September 13, 2010, is
incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the
Lee Metcalf Wilderness.
(9) Lima peaks wilderness.--Certain land in the Beaverhead-
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 35,012
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lima Peaks
Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be known
as the ``Lima Peaks Wilderness''.
(10) Mission mountains wilderness addition.--Certain land
in the Lolo National Forest, which comprises approximately
4,460 acres, as generally depicted as the ``West Fork
Clearwater Wilderness Addition'' on the map entitled ``Bob
Marshall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions
and Otatsy Recreation Management Area'' and dated September 13,
2010, is incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part
of, the Mission Mountains Wilderness designated by Public Law
93-632 (88 Stat. 2153).
(11) Mount jefferson wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
4,469 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Mount
Jefferson Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which
shall be known as the ``Mount Jefferson Wilderness''.
(12) Quigg peak wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
8,275 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Quigg
Peak Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be
known as the ``Quigg Peak Wilderness''.
(13) Roderick wilderness.--Certain land in the Kootenai
National Forest, which comprises approximately 29,467 acres, as
generally depicted as the ``Roderick Wilderness Area'' on the
map entitled ``Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area
and Three Rivers Special Management Area'' and dated September
13, 2010, which shall be known as the ``Roderick Wilderness''.
(14) Sapphires wilderness.--Certain land in the Beaverhead-
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 43,101
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Sapphires
Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be known
as the ``Sapphires Wilderness''.
(15) Scapegoat wilderness additions.--Certain land in the
Lolo National Forest, which comprises approximately 30,967
acres, as generally depicted as the ``North Fork Blackfoot-
Monture Creek Wilderness Addition (Scapegoat Addition)'' on the
map entitled ``Bob Marshall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat
Wilderness Additions and Otatsy Recreation Management Area''
and dated September 13, 2010, is incorporated in, and shall be
considered to be a part of, the Scapegoat Wilderness designated
by Public Law 92-395 (86 Stat. 578).
(16) Snowcrest wilderness.--Certain land in the Beaverhead-
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 91,561
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Snowcrest
Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall be known
as the ``Snowcrest Wilderness''.
(17) Stony mountain wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
14,213 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Stony
Mountain Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, which shall
be known as the ``Stony Mountain Wilderness''.
(18) West big hole wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
44,156 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``West
Big Hole Wilderness and Recreation Management Area'' and dated
September 13, 2010, which shall be known as the ``West Big Hole
Wilderness''.
(19) West pioneers wilderness.--Certain land in the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately
26,560 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``West
Pioneers Wilderness and Recreation Management Area'' and dated
September 13, 2010, which shall be known as the ``West Pioneers
Wilderness''.
(b) Land Administered by the Bureau of Land Management.--In
furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as wilderness
areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Blacktail mountains wilderness.--Certain public land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 10,675 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Blacktail Mountains Wilderness'' and dated July 27,
2010, which shall be known as the ``Blacktail Mountains
Wilderness''.
(2) Centennial mountains wilderness.--Certain public land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 23,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Centennial Mountains Wilderness'' and dated June 1,
2012, which shall be known as the ``Centennial Mountains
Wilderness''.
(3) Ruby mountains wilderness.--Certain public land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 16,300 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Ruby Mountains Wilderness'' and dated July 27, 2010,
which shall be known as the ``Ruby Mountains Wilderness''.
(4) East fork blacktail wilderness.--Certain public land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 6,125 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``East Fork Blacktail Wilderness'' and dated July 27,
2010, which shall be known as the ``East Fork Blacktail
Wilderness''.
(5) Humbug spires wilderness.--Certain public land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 8,900 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Humbug Spires Wilderness'' and dated July 27, 2010,
which shall be known as the ``Humbug Spires Wilderness''.
(c) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Administrative
jurisdiction over certain public land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management, comprising approximately 663 acres, as generally known
as ``Farlin Creek Administrative Transfer'' depicted on the map
entitled ``East Pioneers Wilderness'' and dated September 13, 2010, is
transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, and is incorporated in,
and shall be considered to be a part of, the East Pioneers Wilderness
designated by subsection (a)(4).
SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, each area
designated as wilderness by section 203 shall be administered by the
Secretary concerned in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), except that--
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall
be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(2) with respect to public land administered by the Bureau
of Land Management, any reference in that Act to the Secretary
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall file a map
and a legal description of each wilderness area and potential
wilderness area designated by this section, with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The maps and legal descriptions filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this title, except that the Secretary concerned may
correct typographical errors in the maps and legal
descriptions.
(3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land within
the boundary of a wilderness area designated by section 203 that is
acquired by the United States shall--
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is
located; and
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other
applicable law.
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land
designated as wilderness by section 203 is withdrawn from all forms
of--
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(e) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with section
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the
wilderness areas designated by section 203, the Secretary concerned may
take such measures as are necessary to control fire, insects, and
diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
concerned determines to be appropriate.
(f) Access to Private Land.--In accordance with section 5(a) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary concerned shall
provide any owner of private land within the boundary of a wilderness
area designated by section 203 adequate access to the private land.
(g) Fish and Wildlife.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this title affects the
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to
fish and wildlife, including the regulation of hunting,
fishing, and trapping.
(2) Management activities.--In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.),
the Secretary concerned may carry out management activities to
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations (including
activities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife habitats
to support the populations) in a wilderness area designated by
section 203 if the activities are--
(A) consistent with applicable wilderness
management plans; and
(B) carried out in accordance with applicable
guidelines and policies.
(h) Snow Sensors and Stream Gauges.--Nothing in this title prevents
the installation or maintenance of hydrological, meteorological, or
climatological instrumentation in a wilderness area designated by
section 203 if the Secretary concerned determines that the installation
or maintenance of the instrumentation is necessary to further the
scientific, educational, or conservation purposes of the wilderness
area.
(i) Livestock.--Within the wilderness areas, the grazing of
livestock in which grazing is established before the date of enactment
of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable
regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary concerned
determines to be necessary, in accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131(d)(4));
(2) with respect to wilderness areas administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines described in House
Report 96-617 of the 96th Congress; and
(3) with respect to wilderness areas administered by the
Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines described in Appendix
A of House Report 101-405 of the 101st Congress.
(j) Outfitting and Guide Activities.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)), commercial services
(including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within
the wilderness areas designated by section 203 may be performed
to the extent necessary for activities that are proper for
realizing the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the
wilderness areas.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this title requires the Secretary
concerned to modify permits in effect as of the date of
enactment of this Act to provide outfitting and guide services
within the areas designated as wilderness by section 203, if
the Secretary concerned determines that the activities are in
compliance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)).
(k) Adjacent Management.--
(1) In general.--The designation of a wilderness area by
section 203 shall not create any protective perimeter or buffer
zone around the wilderness area.
(2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness
activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a
wilderness area designated by section 203 shall not preclude
the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of
the wilderness area.
(l) Water Impoundment Structures.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary concerned may issue a
special use authorization to an owner of a water storage,
transport, or diversion facility located within the areas
designated as wilderness by section 203 for the continued
operation, maintenance, and reconstruction of the facility if--
(A) the facility was in existence before the date
of the designation of the wilderness area; and
(B) the Secretary concerned determines that--
(i) the facility has been in substantially
continuous use to deliver water for the
beneficial use on the non-Federal land of the
owner since the date of the designation of the
wilderness area;
(ii) the owner of the facility holds a
valid water right for use of the water under
State law, with a priority date that predates
the date of the designation of the wilderness
area; and
(iii) it is not practicable or feasible to
relocate the facility to land outside the
boundary of the wilderness and continue the
beneficial use of water on the non-Federal land
recognized under State law.
(2) Use of motorized equipment and mechanized transport.--
The special use authorization under paragraph (1) may allow for
the use of motorized equipment and mechanized transport if the
Secretary concerned determines, after conducting a minimum tool
analysis, that the use of nonmotorized equipment and
nonmechanized transport is impracticable or infeasible.
(3) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary concerned may
include such terms and conditions in the special use
authorization under paragraph (1) as the Secretary concerned
determines appropriate to protect the wilderness values of the
area.
(m) Snowcrest Wilderness Area.--With respect to the Snowcrest
Wilderness Area--
(1) the continuation of reasonable motorized access to
maintain water infrastructure for cattle that was constructed
to protect fluvial Arctic Grayling and other aquatic species in
the Ruby River may continue--
(A) subject to a permit; and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and
(ii) the guidelines described in House
Report 96-617 of the 96th Congress; and
(2) the trailing of sheep across the Snowcrest Wilderness
area to reach existing grazing allotments in the Gravelly
Mountains may be continued for the tenure of the allotments--
(A) subject to--
(i) a permit; and
(ii) a determination by the Secretary of
Agriculture (acting through the Forest
Supervisor) that the use of nonmechanized
transport is impracticable or infeasible; and
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, in
accordance with the guidelines described in House
Report 96-617 of the 96th Congress.
SEC. 205. RELEASE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT STUDY AREAS.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782),
any portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection (b) that
is not designated as a wilderness area by section 203 or any other Act
enacted before the date of enactment of this Act has been adequately
studied for wilderness.
(b) Description of Study Areas.--The study areas referred to in
subsection (a) are--
(1) the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area;
(2) the Bell and Limekiln Canyons Wilderness Study Area;
(3) the Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study Area;
(4) the Centennial Mountains Wilderness Study Area;
(5) the Farlin Creek Wilderness Study Area;
(6) the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study Area;
(7) the Hidden Pasture Wilderness Study Area;
(8) the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area; and
(9) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study Area.
(c) Release.--Any study area described in subsection (b) that is
not designated as a wilderness area by section 203--
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land
management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43
U.S.C. 1712).
SEC. 206. RELEASE OF SAPPHIRE AND WEST PIONEER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the studies conducted under section 2 of the Montana
Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-150; 91 Stat. 1243)
regarding each study area described in subsection (b) are
adequate for the consideration of the suitability of each study
area for inclusion as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture is not required--
(A) to review the wilderness option for each study
area described in subsection (b) prior to the revision
of the forest plan required for each land that
comprises each study area in accordance with the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); and
(B) to manage the portion of each study area
described in subsection (b) that is not designated as
wilderness by section 203 to ensure the suitability of
the area for designation as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System pending revision of the
applicable forest plan.
(b) Description of Study Areas.--The study areas referred to in
subsection (a) are those portions of the following wilderness study
areas which are not designated as wilderness by section 203:
(1) The portion of the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area that
is located on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, as
described in section 2(4) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act
of 1977 (Public Law 95-150; 91 Stat. 1243).
(2) The West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area, as described in
section 2(1) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977
(Public Law 95-150; 91 Stat. 1243).
SEC. 207. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.
(a) Designation.--To conserve, protect, and enhance the scenic,
fish and wildlife, recreational, backcountry heritage, and other
natural resource values of the areas, the following areas in the State
are designated for special management by the Secretary concerned in
accordance with this section:
(1) Highlands special management area.--Certain Federal
land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising
approximately 5,011 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Highlands Wilderness Area and Special Management
Area'' and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as the
``Highlands Special Management Area''.
(2) Lost creek recreation management area.--Certain Federal
land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, comprising
approximately 14,589 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Lost Creek Recreation Management Area'' and dated
September 13, 2010, which is designated as the ``Lost Creek
Recreation Management Area''.
(3) Otatsy recreation management area.--Certain Federal
land in the Lolo National Forest, comprising approximately
1,859 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Bob
Marshall, Mission Mountains and Scapegoat Wilderness Additions
and Otatsy Recreation Management Area'' and dated September 13,
2010, which is designated as the ``Otatsy Recreation Management
Area''.
(4) Roderick special management area.--Certain Federal land
in the Kootenai National Forest, comprising approximately 3,715
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Roderick
Wilderness and Special Management Area and Three Rivers Special
Management Area'' and dated September 13, 2010, which is
designated as the ``Roderick Special Management Area''.
(5) Three rivers special management area.--Certain Federal
land in the Kootenai National Forest, comprising approximately
71,994 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area and Three
Rivers Special Management Area'' and dated September 13, 2010,
which is designated as the ``Three Rivers Special Management
Area''.
(6) Thunderbolt creek recreation management area.--Certain
Federal land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 19,641 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Electric Peak Wilderness and Thunderbolt
Creek Recreation Management Area'' and dated September 13,
2010, which is designated as the ``Thunderbolt Recreation
Management Area''.
(7) Tobacco roots recreation management area.--Certain
Federal land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 29,186 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Tobacco Roots Recreation Management Area''
and dated September 13, 2010, which is designated as the
``Tobacco Roots Recreation Management Area''.
(8) West big hole recreation management area.--Certain
Federal land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
comprising approximately 95,144 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``West Big Hole Wilderness and Recreation
Management Area'' and dated September 13, 2010, which is
designated as the ``West Big Hole Recreation Management Area''.
(9) West pioneers recreation management area.--Certain
Federal land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,
comprising approximately 128,361 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``West Pioneers Wilderness and Recreation
Management Area'' and dated September 13, 2010, which is
designated as the ``West Pioneers Recreation Management Area''.
(b) Administration.--
(1) Applicable law.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall
administer each area designated by subsection (a)--
(i) in furtherance of the purposes for
which the area is established; and
(ii) in accordance with--
(I) this section; and
(II) any laws (including
regulations) relating to the National
Forest System.
(B) Closure of trails.--Nothing in this title
precludes the Secretary concerned from closing any
trail or area located in the areas designated by
subsection (a)--
(i) to protect a natural resource; or
(ii) to help ensure public safety.
(2) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, any
Federal land within an area designated by subsection (a)
(including any Federal land acquired after the date of
enactment of this Act for inclusion in an area designated by
subsection (a)) is withdrawn from all forms of--
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) disposition under all laws pertaining to
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(3) Timber harvesting.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B) or as authorized under subsection (c), timber
harvesting shall not be permitted within an area
designated by subsection (a).
(B) Fire, insects, and diseases.--Timber harvesting
may be permitted in an area designated by subsection
(a) to the extent consistent with protecting and
preserving the purposes of the areas designated by
subsection (a) for purposes relating to the necessary
control of fire, insects, and diseases.
(4) Use of motorized or mechanized vehicles.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this section affects
the use of motorized or mechanized vehicles that the
Secretary concerned determines is necessary for
administrative use or to respond to an emergency.
(B) Mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and horse
travel.--Except as authorized under subsection (c),
nothing in this section prohibits--
(i) the use of mechanized vehicles, access
by pedestrians, or horse travel within the
areas designated by subsection (a); or
(ii) the construction of trails for use by
mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, and horse
travel within the areas designated by
subsection (a).
(5) Firewood.--The Secretary concerned may allow for the
collection of firewood for noncommercial personal use within
the areas designated by subsection (a)--
(A) in accordance with any applicable laws; and
(B) subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate.
(c) Area Specific Management Requirements.--
(1) Highlands special management area.--
(A) Campground development.--No permanent
campground may be constructed within the Highlands
Special Management Area.
(B) Motorized and mechanized recreation.--Except as
provided in subparagraph (C), and as necessary for
administrative use or to respond to an emergency, the
use of motorized or mechanized vehicles within the
Highlands Special Management Area shall be prohibited.
(C) Transmission towers and municipal water
pipelines.--Nothing in this section affects--
(i) the reasonable access of the government
of the applicable county to operate and
maintain the communication site located on
Table Mountain under a special use permit
issued by the Forest Service; and
(ii) the reasonable access of the city of
Butte, Montana, to operate, maintain, and if
necessary, upgrade or replace the water supply
pipeline within the Highlands Special
Management Area in existence as of the date of
enactment of this Act for the city of Butte
(including the surrounding community of the
city of Butte).
(D) Helicopter landings.--Nothing in this section
precludes or restricts the authority of the Secretary
concerned to enter into agreements with the Secretary
of Defense or the Montana National Guard to authorize
limited and scheduled landings of aircraft in the
Highlands Special Management Area.
(2) Lost creek, thunderbolt, and west pioneers recreation
management areas.--
(A) Motorized recreation.--Subject to any terms and
conditions the Secretary concerned determines to be
necessary, the use of motorized vehicles within the
Lost Creek, Thunderbolt, and West Pioneers Recreation
Management Areas shall be limited to--
(i) roads, trails, or areas that, as of the
date of enactment of this Act, are designated
roads, trails, or areas; and
(ii) during periods of adequate snow cover,
the areas authorized for snowmobile use as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Campground development.--No permanent
campground may be constructed within the Lost Creek
Recreation Area.
(3) Otatsy recreation management area.--
(A) Motorized and mechanized recreation.--
(i) In general.--The use of motorized and
mechanized vehicles in the Otatsy Recreation
Management Area shall be permitted only on the
roads, trails, and areas that are designated
for use by motorized and mechanized vehicles by
the management plan required under subparagraph
(B).
(ii) Interim management.--Until the date on
which the management plan required under
subparagraph (B) is approved, and subject to
any terms and conditions that the Secretary
concerned determines to be necessary, the use
of motorized or mechanized vehicles in the
Otatsy Recreation Management Area shall be
limited to the roads and trails designated for
such use as of the date of enactment of this
Act, except that during periods of adequate
snow cover, the use of snowmobiles shall be
allowed within the Otatsy Recreation Management
Area.
(B) Management plan.--The Secretary concerned shall
prepare a management plan for the Otatsy Recreation
Management Area as part of the first revision of the
applicable forest plan that is carried out after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(4) Three rivers and roderick special management areas.--
(A) Motorized and mechanized recreation.--Except as
provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the use of
motorized or mechanized vehicles within the Three
Rivers Special Management Area and the Roderick Special
Management Area shall be limited to the roads on which
use by highway legal vehicles is permitted as of the
date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Snowmobile area.--Subject to any terms and
conditions the Secretary concerned determines to be
necessary, during periods of adequate snow cover, the
use of snowmobiles shall be allowed in the areas
designated as ``motorized'' in the map entitled
``Roderick Wilderness and Special Management Area and
Three Rivers Special Management Area'' and dated
September 13, 2010.
(C) Game carts.--The Secretary concerned may
authorize the use of nonmotorized game carts in the
area identified as ``Roderick Special Management Area''
on the map described in subparagraph (B).
(D) Campground development.--No permanent
campground may be constructed in the Three Rivers
Special Management Area or the Roderick Special
Management Area.
(5) Tobacco roots recreation management area.--Subject to
any terms and conditions that the Secretary concerned
determines to be necessary, the use of motorized vehicles shall
be limited to the roads and trails in the Tobacco Roots
Recreation Management Area designated for such use as of the
date of enactment of this Act.
(6) West big hole recreation management area.--
(A) Motorized recreation.--Subject to any terms and
conditions the Secretary concerned determines to be
necessary, the use of motorized vehicles within the
West Big Hole Recreation Management Area shall be
limited to--
(i) the roads, trails, and areas that, as
of the date of enactment of this Act, are
designated roads, trails, or areas; and
(ii) during periods of adequate snow cover,
the areas authorized for snowmobile use as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Timber harvest.--The Secretary concerned may
authorize post and pole, firewood, and fuel reduction
timber projects in the West Big Hole Recreation
Management Area, subject to such terms and conditions
that the Secretary concerned determines to be
appropriate.
SEC. 208. ALL-TERRAIN-VEHICLE STUDY AND REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary concerned shall study and report on--
(1) the opportunities for expanded all-terrain vehicle
roads and trails across the Three Rivers District and adjacent
areas on the Kootenai National Forest;
(2) the interconnectedness of roads on private or State
land; and
(3) the opportunities for expanded access points to
existing trails.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-85.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-165.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-165.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391.
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