HR 980 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

February 11, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BACA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. STARK, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. LANCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents of this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 4. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and Bureau of Land Management lands as wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 106. Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 107. Islands in the Sky Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 108. Blackfeet Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 109. Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 110. Water.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS

Sec. 201. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 204. Applicability of title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS

Sec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM

Sec. 401. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 402. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 403. National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 404. Management of Recovery System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 405. National Wildland Recovery Corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

Sec. 501. Implementation report.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 502. Interagency team.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 503. Roadless lands evaluation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 504. Native American uses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VI--RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 601. Water rights.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 602. Indian tribes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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 United States, 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The natural ecosystems in the Northern Rockies Bioregion are largely dependent on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and the ecological productivity and diversity of resources these Federal public lands provide. Conservation of roadless areas on these public lands, which produces clean water, protects native fisheries and native flora and fauna, and provides scenic and recreational qualities, also preserves options for sustainable economics through activities such as hunting, fishing, and wilderness-based recreation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) The headwaters of several major river systems, including the Columbia, Snake, Green, Missouri and Saskatchewan Rivers, originate in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, and these rivers send their waters to three different oceans. These waters are of tremendous economic importance to farming and ranching operations, municipal water supplies, and water-based recreation, including fishing and boating. Protection of this world class water resource will enhance these uses, reduce costs for water treatment and irrigation, and increase native fish populations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The wildlife treasures of the Northern Rockies are of international significance and contain remarkably intact large mammalian fauna and rare and unique plant life. 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. The overemphasis on resource extraction from National Forest System lands and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management has compromised ecosystem integrity and detracted from economic diversification opportunities. Economic instability and high unemployment in rural, resource-dependent communities is a common result of overexploitation of these lands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) The natural ecosystems of the Northern Rockies Bioregion also serve as educational and research centers for on-site studies in biology, geology, astronomy and other sciences. The pristine nature of the National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Northern Rockies Bioregion helps local communities attract new residents and businesses based on local quality of life.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) 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. Wildlife freedom of movement has always been essential to the survival of wildlife species, and an increasing number of scientific studies have identified movement corridors as a necessity for wildlife conservation in a changing climate. Several foreign governments, including the governments of Australia and Scotland, have announced plans for corridors that would make wildlife movement possible as climate pressures increase. The concept of connective corridors for wildlife movement has been endorsed by governors of States in the western United States, and is now widely recognized by conservation and scientific organizations. For example, freedom of movement for wildlife is basic to the emerging new science of ‘Movement Ecology’ described in a December 2008 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This freedom of wildlife movement was a fundamental reason for the Act’s development and introduction, and has become an increasingly high profile issue in the climate and biological sciencesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Instead, this Act provides opportunities for employment in outdoor trades by establishing rehabilitation zones on specific tracts of damaged Federal land where active restoration work will occur. This Act will provide contracts for local businesses and renew the intrinsic economic, social and cultural benefits that result from productive land. Federal land rehabilitation projects represent a direct benefit to the local economy and reduce the loss to American taxpayers caused by below-cost timber sales and other subsidized resource extraction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) The congressional review of roadless areas within the National Forest System, National Park System, and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 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, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management to ensure a quality National Wilderness Preservation System. The review has identified other areas which may have outstanding values as 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Many areas of National Forest System lands and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 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 components of a new National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Backcountry areas of the National Park System have been damaged by inappropriate management, despite policies that require that recommended wilderness be administered as wilderness. An emphasis on structures and motorized equipment, and in some instances developed ‘backcountry’ campsites, have all detracted from and degraded the wilderness character of these backcountry areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) This Act does not affect private existing rights.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

(a) In General- The purposes of this Act are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) to designate certain National Forest System lands, certain National Park System lands, and certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) to designate certain National Forest System lands, public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and watercourses on these lands in the States of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) 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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) to establish a system of biological connecting corridors between the core ecosystems in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Purpose of Designations- The designations made by this Act are made in order to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wilderness character of the area so designated;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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));CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) protect and maintain biological and native species diversity and dispersal throughout the Northern Rockies Bioregion;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural resources;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) promote scientific research, primitive recreation, solitude, physical and mental challenge, and inspiration for the benefit of all of the American people;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in lands of marginal timber value; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) promote ecologically and economically sustainable management in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) 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 units. 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LANDS, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS AS WILDERNESS.

In furtherance of the purpose of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as described in this title, in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming are designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM.

(a) Findings- The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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 designated in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is making a comeback in this ecosystem, and the ecosystem is home to one of only two relatively large grizzly populations in the lower 48 States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Designation- In order to protect the unique Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem, the areas described in this section, which together comprise approximately 2,034,000 acres, as generally depicted on maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXX, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsection (h), shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Director of the National Park Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Bob Marshall Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 547,000 acres, are incorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Choteau Mountain/Teton High Peaks/Deep Creek areas, consisting of approximately 106,000 acres of land administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Renshaw area, consisting of approximately 47,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Swan Front area, consisting of approximately 169,000 acres administered by the Flathead or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Swan Crest area, consisting of approximately 89,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Limestone Caves/Lost Jack areas, consisting of approximately 36,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Monture Creek area, consisting of approximately 99,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Great Bear Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 61,000 acres, are incorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Middle Fork area, consisting of approximately 40,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) South Fork area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Scapegoat Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 125,000 acres, are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Stonewall Mountain area, consisting of approximately 55,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Silver King/Falls Creek areas, consisting of approximately 42,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark or Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Benchmark/Elk Creek areas, consisting of approximately 28,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Mission Mountains Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 16,000 acres, are incorporated into the Mission Mountains Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Mission additions, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Marshall Peak area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Rattlesnake Wilderness Additions- The Rattlesnake additions consisting of approximately 4,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest are incorporated into the Rattlesnake Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components- The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Glacier Wilderness, consisting of approximately 925,000 acres administered by Glacier National Park.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Sawtooth Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 14,521 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton Wilderness, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered by the Flathead or Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Le Beau Wilderness, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Flathead or Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Ten Lakes Wilderness, consisting of approximately 48,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Deadhorse Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Standard Peak Wilderness, consisting of approximately 7,770 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Coal Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Benchmark Wilderness, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Flathead National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Lincoln Gulch Wilderness, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Anaconda Hill Wilderness, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Specimen Creek Wilderness, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Crater Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Ogden Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Nevada Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 54,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.

(a) Findings- The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The core of the greater Yellowstone region is Yellowstone National Park, the Nation’s first national park.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Small glaciers and permanent snowfields cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains, which contain several peaks greater than 12,000 feet.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Diverse habitat in the region ranges from cactus desert lowlands to arctic tundra.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Wildlife in the region includes the threatened grizzly bear, the Nation’s last wild bison herd, trumpeter swans, and nearly 35,000 elk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Designation- In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas described in this section, which comprise approximately 6,514,000 acres, as generally depicted on maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXXX, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsections (n) and (o), shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Director of the Park Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Additions- The Absaroka-Beartooth additions consisting of approximately 265,000 acres administered by the Gallatin, Custer, or Shoshone National Forest are incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) North Absaroka Wilderness Additions- The North Absaroka additions consisting of approximately 173,000 acres administered by the Shoshone or Gallatin National Forest are incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Washakie Wilderness Additions- The Washakie additions consisting of approximately 339,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management are incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Fitzpatrick Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 29,000 acres, are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Fitzpatrick additions consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Bench Mark/Warm Springs area consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Teton Wilderness Additions- The Teton Corridor Trailheads additions consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest are incorporated into the Teton Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Gros Ventre Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 106,000 acres, are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Shoal Creek area, consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Gros Ventre additions, consisting of approximately 82,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Bridger Wilderness Additions- The Bridger additions consisting of approximately 230,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management (Scab Creek) are incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(j) Popo Agie Wilderness Additions- The Popo Agie additions consisting of approximately 60,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management are incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(k) Winegar Hole Wilderness Additions- The Winegar Hole additions consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest are incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(l) Jedediah Smith Wilderness Additions- The Jedediah Smith additions consisting of approximately 51,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or Caribou-Targhee National Forest are incorporated into the Jedediah Smith Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(m) Lee Metcalf Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 183,000 acres, are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Cowboys Heaven area, consisting of approximately 40,000 acres administered by the Gallatin or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Lee Metcalf additions, consisting of approximately 143,000 acres administered by the Gallatin or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(n) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components of the Gravelly Mountains Wildlands Complex- The following areas within the Gravelly Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Snowcrest Wilderness, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Antelope Basin Wilderness, consisting of approximately 70,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Lone ButteWilderness, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Black Butte, consisting of approximately 39,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Big Horn Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 53,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Vigilante Wilderness, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Cherry Lakes Wilderness, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Sheep Mountain/Axolotl Wilderness, consisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Crockett Lake Wilderness, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(o) Other New National Wilderness Preservation System Components- The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Yellowstone Wilderness, consisting of approximately 2,033,000 acres administered by Yellowstone National Park.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Grand Teton Wilderness, consisting of approximately 123,000 acres administered by Grand Teton National Park.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Gallatin Range Wilderness, consisting of approximately 221,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Chico Peak Wilderness, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Madison Wilderness, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Lionhead Wilderness, consisting of approximately 48,000 acres administered by the Gallatin or Caribou-Targhee National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake Wilderness, consisting of approximately 90,000 acres administered by the Custer or Shoshone National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Monument Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Munger Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Palisades Wilderness, consisting of approximately 224,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness, consisting of approximately 185,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Salt River Range Wilderness, consisting of approximately 239,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Grayback Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 283,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Commissary Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 178,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) South Wyoming Range Wilderness, consisting of approximately 86,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Gannett Hills/Spring Creek/Raymond Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 135,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton or Caribout-Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Little Cottonwood Wilderness, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) North Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 1,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Grayback Ridge East Wilderness, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(21) Lake Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(22) Garns Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 104,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(23) Bald Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(24) Bear Creek Wilderness, consisting of approximately 98,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(25) Stump Creek Wilderness, consisting of approximately 97,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(26) Caribou-Targhee Wilderness, consisting of approximately 94,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(27) Poker Peak Wilderness, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(28) Pole Creek Wilderness, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(29) Schmid Peak Wilderness, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(30) Sage Creek Wilderness, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(31) Red Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(32) Huckleberry Basin Wilderness, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(33) Dry Ridge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 23,000 acres, administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(34) Meade Peak Wilderness, consisting of approximately 45,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(35) Hell Hole Wilderness, consisting of approximately 5,132 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(36) Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness, consisting of approximately 97,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(37) Potosi Wilderness, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(38) Madison Plateau Wilderness, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(39) Pass Creek Wilderness, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(40) Bayer Mountain Wilderness, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(41) Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(42) Clark Fork Wilderness, consisting of approximately 42,000 acres administered by the Shoshone National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.

(a) Findings- The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The core of the region is comprised of the Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) A wide array of forest dwelling species reside in the region, and the gray wolf is making a comeback.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Designation- In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the Greater Salmon/Selway region, the areas described in this section, which comprise approximately 6,253,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXXXX, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsections (g), (h), and (i), shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 754,000 acres, are incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Bluejoint area, consisting of approximately 70,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Camas Creek area, consisting of approximately 109,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Blue Bunch area, consisting of approximately 11,653 acres administered by the Salmon Challis or Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Loon Creek area, consisting of approximately 103,898 acres administered by the Challis or Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Carey Creek area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Pinnacle Peak (Sugar Mountain) area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Placer Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Smith Creek area, consisting of approximately 2,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Cottontail Point-Pilot Creek area, consisting of approximately 93,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Bernard area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Burnt Log area, consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Whiskey area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Nameless Creek area, consisting of approximately 2,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Tennessee area, consisting of approximately 1,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Poker Meadows area, consisting of approximately 1,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Black Lake area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Panther Creek area, consisting of approximately 33,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) McEleny area, consisting of approximately 3,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Little Horse area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Oreana area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(21) Duck Peak area, consisting of approximately 48,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(22) Long Tom area, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(23) Challis Creek area, consisting of approximately 44,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(24) Seafoam area, consisting of approximately 31,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(25) Jersey-Jack area, consisting of approximately 64,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(26) Mallard area, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(27) Marshall Mountain area, consisting of approximately 4,000 acres administered by the Coeur d’Alene District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Gospel Hump Wilderness Additions- The Gospel Hump additions consisting of approximately 55,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 582,000 acres, are incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Bitterroot additions, consisting of approximately 123,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Lochsa Face area, consisting of approximately 76,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Elk Summit/Sneakfoot/North Fork Spruce area, consisting of approximately 54,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) (East and West) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approximately 215,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Lolo, Clearwater, or Bitterroot National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Rackliff-Gedney area, consisting of approximately 90,000 acres administered by the Clearwater or Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Sawtooth Wilderness Additions- The Hansen Lakes, Huckleberry, Pettit, Smoky Mountains, Ten Mile, Black Warrior, South Boise, and Yuba additions consisting of approximately 540,000 acres administered by the Boise, Sawtooth, or Salmon-Challis National Forest are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components of the Great Burn Wildlands Complex- The following areas within the Great Burn Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Great Burn (Hoodoo) area, consisting of approximately 255,000 acres administered by the Clearwater or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide area, consisting of approximately 62,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle, Lolo, or Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Sheep Mountain/State Line area, consisting of approximately 68,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Mallard-Larkins area, consisting of approximately 260,000 acres administered by the Clearwater or Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Bighorn-Weitas area, consisting of approximately 260,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Eldorado area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Moose Mountain area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) North Lochsa Slope area, consisting of approximately 118,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Pot Mountain area, consisting of approximately 51,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Siwash area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Weir-Post Office area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Clearwater National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Mosquito Fly area, consisting of approximately 19,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Midget Peak area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Stark Mountain area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components of the Little Slate Creek Wildlands Complex- The following areas within the Little Slate Creek Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Little Slate Creek area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Little Slate Creek North area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Other New National Wilderness Preservation System Components- The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) French Creek/Patrick Butte area, consisting of approximately 177,863 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Crystal Mountain area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Secesh area, consisting of approximately 260,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Needles area, consisting of approximately 172,000 acres administered by the Payette or Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Caton Lake area, consisting of approximately 85,000 acres administered by the Payette or Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Poison Creek area, consisting of approximately 5,232 acres administered by the the Payette or Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Payette or Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Mount Heinen area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Reeves Creek area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Peace Rock area, consisting of approximately 192,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Deadwood area, consisting of approximately 52,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Whitehawk Mountain area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Stony Meadows area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Bear Wallow area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Grimes Pass area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Bald Mountain area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Red Mountain area, consisting of approximately 110,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Breadwinner area, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Elk Creek area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(21) Steel Mountain area, consisting of approximately 23,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(22) Rainbow area, consisting of approximately 31,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(23) Grand Mountain area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(24) Sheep Creek area, consisting of approximately 70,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(25) Snowbank area, consisting of approximately 34,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(26) House Mountain area, consisting of approximately 26,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(27) Danskin/South Fork Boise area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(28) Cow Creek area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(29) Wilson Peak area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(30) Lost Man Creek area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(31) Whiskey Jack area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(32) Cathedral Rocks area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(33) Lime Creek area, consisting of approximately 97,000 acres administered by the Boise or Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(34) O’Hara Falls Creek area, consisting of approximately 33,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(35) Lick Point area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(36) Clear Creek area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(37) Silver Creek-Pilot Knob area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(38) Dixie Summit-Nut Hill area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(39) North Fork Slate Creek area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(40) John Day area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(41) Perreau Creek area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(42) Napias area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(43) Napolean Ridge area, consisting of approximately 51,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(44) Jesse Creek area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(45) Haystack Mountain area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(46) Phelan area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(47) Sheepeater area, consisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(48) South Fork Deep Creek area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(49) Deep Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(50) Jureano area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(51) South Panther area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(52) Musgrove area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(53) Taylor Mountain area, consisting of approximately 60,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(54) Martin Creek area, consisting of approximately 99,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(55) White Knob area, consisting of approximately 65,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(56) Porphyry Peak area, consisting of approximately 57,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(57) Greylock area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(58) Copper Basin area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(59) Cold Springs area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(60) Pioneer Mountains area, consisting of approximately 308,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(61) Railroad Ridge area, consisting of approximately 51,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(62) Boulder/White Clouds area, consisting of approximately 463,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth or Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(63) Buttercup Mountain area, consisting of approximately 57,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(64) Elk Ridge area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(65) Grandmother Mountain area, consisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(66) Pinchot Butte area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(67) Liberal Mountain area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(68) Black Horse Creek area, consisting of approximately 10,969 acres administered by the Shoshone District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(69) Horse Heaven area, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Payette or Boise National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(70) Chimney Rock area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Payette Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM.

(a) Findings- The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The only caribou herd in the lower 48 States roams these mountains, as do the grizzly and the gray wolf.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Towering mountains in the ecosystem include the Cabinet, Selkirk, and Purcell ranges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Designation- In order to protect the unique, heavily fragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the areas described in this section, which comprise approximately 1,038,000 acres, as generally depicted on maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXXXX, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsection (e), shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Additions- The Cabinet additions consisting of approximately 100,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest are incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Salmo-Priest Wilderness Additions- The Salmo-Priest additions consisting of approximately 47,000 acres administered by the Colville or the Idaho Panhandle National Forest are incorporated into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components- The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Galena Creek area, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Berray Mountain area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Lone Cliff-Smeads area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) McNeeley area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Northwest Peaks area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Roderick area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Grizzly Peak area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) West Fork Yaak area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Mt. Henry area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Alexander Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Robinson Mountain area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Devil’s Gap area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Lone Cliff West area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Allen Peak area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Huckleberry Mountain area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Cataract Peak area, consisting of approximately 39,000 acres administered by the Kootenai or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Cube Iron-Silcox area, consisting of approximately 39,000 acres administered by the Kootenai or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Sundance Ridge area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Teepee-Spring Creek area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(21) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(22) Scotchman’s Peak area, consisting of approximately 88,000 acres administered by the Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(23) Buckhorn Ridge area, consisting of approximately 36,000 acres administered by the Kootenai or Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(24) Grassy Top/Hall Mountain area, consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Colville or Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(25) Abercrombie-Hooknose area, consisting of approximately 40,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(26) Exposure area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(27) Harvey Creek/Bunchgrass area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(28) South Fork Mountain area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Colville or Idaho Panhandle National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(29) Lost Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(30) Quartzite area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(31) South Fork Hungry Mountain area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Colville National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(32) Continental Mountain area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(33) Skitwish Ridge area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(34) White Mountain area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(35) Shafer Peak area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(36) Upper Priest Lake area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(37) Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest area, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(38) Saddle Mountain area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(39) Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle Roberts area, consisting of approximately 79,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(40) Trestle Peak area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(41) Beetop area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(42) Packsaddle area, consisting of approximately 19,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(43) Blacktail Mountain area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(44) Magee area, consisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(45) Tepee Creek area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(46) Trouble Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(47) Graham Coal area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(48) Hellroaring area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(49) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(50) Katka area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 106. GREATER HELLS CANYON ECOSYSTEM.

(a) Findings- The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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 Indian tribes, whose treaty rights guarantee their sovereignty and continued use of the land.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) The region abounds in cultural and archaeological sites, the remnants of the Nez Perce Tribe and other aboriginal cultures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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, and unique geology and numerous dramatic rimrock canyons.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Endangered Chinook salmon, rare or threatened species, such as goshawk, pine marten, and bighorn sheep, the largest free-roaming elk herd in the United States, and a variety of other wildlife species inhabit the region.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Designation- In order to protect the unique and endangered Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem, the areas described in this section, which comprise approximately 519,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXXXX, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsection (e), shall be known by the name given the wilderness in that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Hells Canyon Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 394,000 acres, are incorporated into the Hells Canyon Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Rapid River area, consisting of approximately 76,000 acres administered by the Payette or Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Salmon Face area, consisting of approximately 19,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Klopton Cree/Corral Creek area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Big Canyon area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Other Hells Canyon additions, consisting of approximately 264,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Eagle Cap Wilderness Additions- The Eagle Cap additions consisting of approximately 100,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest are incorporated into the Eagle Cap Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components- The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Lake Fork, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Castle Ridge, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Homestead, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 107. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.

(a) Findings- The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) There are several mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion that are separated from other mountains by the intervening prairies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) These mountain ranges, including the Bighorn, Big Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou Mountains, are known as island mountain ranges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) These wild and beautiful mountains are home to an abundant array of native wildlife and birds and are representative of a unique ecological complex.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Designation- In order to protect the unique and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas described in this section, which comprise approximately 2,614,000 acres, as generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXXXXX, are hereby designated as wilderness. The land designated as wilderness by this section shall be incorporated into the wilderness indicated or, in the case of wilderness designated by subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), shall be known by the name given the wildernss in that subsection. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 20,000 acres, are incorporated into the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Upper Tucannon area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) W-T Three area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Meadow Creek area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) North Fork John Day Wilderness Additions- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 104,000 acres, are incorporated into the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Greenhorn Mountain area, consisting of approximately 35,000 acres administered by the Umatilla, the Malheur, or the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Jumpoff Joe area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Umatilla or the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Twin Mountain area, consisting of approximately 59,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Cloud Peak Wilderness Additions- The Cloud Peak additions, consisting of approximately 203,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management (Paint Rock Creek Canyon), are incorporated into the Cloud Peak Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components in the Kettle Mountains- The following areas within the Kettle Mountains are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Thirteen Mile area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Bald Snow area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Copper/Kettle area, consisting of approximately 81,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Huckleberry South area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Cougar Mountain area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Owl Mountain area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Deer Creek area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Jacknife area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Paradise area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Bulldog Mountain area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Colville National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components in the Big Horn Mountains- The following areas within the Big Horn Mountains are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Little Bighorn area, consisting of approximately 120,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Walker Prairie area, consisting of approximately 51,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Devil’s Canyon area, consisting of approximately 32,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Hideout Creek area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Bear Rocks area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Horse Creek Mesa area, consisting of approximately 42,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Petes Hole area, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Grommund Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Hazelton Peaks area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Leigh Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Medicine Lodge area, consisting of approximately 23,000 acres administered by the Bighorn National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Alkali Creek area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Trapper Creek Canyon area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) North Fork Powder River area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Garder Mountain area, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Honeycombs area, consisting of approximately 53,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Buffalo Creek area, consisting of approximately 27,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Lysite Mountain area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components in the Pryor Mountains- The following areas within the Pryor Mountains are designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Lost Water Canyon area, consisting of approximately 63,000 acres administered by the Custer National Forest, Bighorn National Recreation Area, or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Big Pryor Mountain area, consisting of approximately 39,000 acres administered by the Custer National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Other New National Wilderness Preservation System Components- The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Willow Springs area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Asotin Creek area, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Spangler area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Wenatchee Creek area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Mill Creek area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Walla Walla area, consisting of approximately 34,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Jassaud area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Grande Ronde area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Texas Butte area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Skookum area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Potamus area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) South Fork-Tower area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) East John Day area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Horseshoe Ridge area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Hellhole/Mount Emily area, consisting of approximately 69,000 acres administered by the Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) North Mount Emily area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Beaver Creek area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Upper Grande Ronde area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Marble Point area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Joeseph Canyon area, consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(21) Tope Creek area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(22) Baldy Mountain area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(23) Dixie Butte area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(24) Murderers Creek area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(25) Flag Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(26) Fox Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(27) Glacier Mountain area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(28) Malheur River area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(29) McClellan Mountain area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(30) Myrtle-Silvies area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(31) Nipple Butte area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(32) North Fork Malheur River area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(33) Pine Creek area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(34) Shaketable area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(35) Utley Butte area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(36) Monument Rock area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Malheur National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(37) Flint Range/Dolus/Lost Creek area, consisting of approximately 73,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(38) Fred Burr area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(39) Elkhorn Mountains area, consisting of approximately 88,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(40) Cache Peak area, consisting of approximately 27,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(41) Sublett area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(42) Burnt Basin/Black Pine area, consisting of approximately 44,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(43) Mount Harrison area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(44) Fifth Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(45) Third Fork Rock Creek area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(46) Cottonwood area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(47) Mohogany Butte area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(48) Thorobred area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Sawtooth National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(49) Mount Naomi area, consisting of approximately 28,000 acres administered by the Caribou National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(50) Worm Creek area, consisting of approximately 42,000 acres administered by the Caribou National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(51) Swan Creek Mountain area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(52) Gibson area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Caribou National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(53) Paris Peak area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(54) Station Creek area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(55) Mink Creek area, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(56) Liberty Creek area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(57) Williams Creek area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(58) Stauffer Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(59) Sherman Peak area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(60) Soda Point area, consisting of approximately 23,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(61) Clarkston Mountain area, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(62) Deep Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(63) Oxford Mountain area, consisting of approximately 41,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(64) Elkhorn Mountain area, consisting of approximately 42,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(65) Bonneville Peak area, consisting of approximately 32,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(66) North Pebble area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(67) Toponce area, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(68) Scout Mountain area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(69) West Mink area, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(70) Cuddy Mountain area, consisting of approximately 41,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(71) Council Mountain area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Payette National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(72) McCullough Peaks area, consisting of approximately 38,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(73) Sheep Mountain area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(74) Red Butte area, consisting of approximately 24,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(75) Bobcat Draw Badlands area, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(76) Cedar Mountain area, consisting of approximately 39,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(77) Copper Mountain area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(78) Fuller Peak area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(79) Lysite Badlands area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(80) Hoodoo Mountain, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Missoula Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(81) Wales, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Missoula Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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 129,000 acres and 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 and therefore as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Treaty Rights- The Congress recognizes that the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in the lands designated as the Blackfeet Wilderness, as provided for in the 1896 treaty with the United States Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Review- The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a review of the Blackfeet Wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act. Not later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Review Committee-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) APPOINTMENT- The Secretary shall establish a committee composed of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Representatives of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) The National Park Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) The State of Montana.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) Representatives of the public who use the lands designated as wilderness by this section, including environmental groups previously appropriately involved in the area.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ADVISORY ROLE- The committee shall regularly advise the Secretary during the preparation of the review required by subsection (c). The committee shall submit its findings to Congress concurrently with the submission of the report required by that subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Management Plan- The Secretary shall instruct the committee to develop a wilderness management plan for the Blackfeet Wilderness that ensures that Blackfeet religious and treaty rights to lands in the wilderness are recognized and honored.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Considerations- In carrying out their duties under this section, the Secretary and the committee shall give special consideration to the religious, wilderness, and wildlife uses of the Blackfeet Wilderness, taking into account treaties the United States has entered into with the Blackfeet Nation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Withdrawal- The Blackfeet Wilderness 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 109. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Administration- Subject to valid existing rights, lands designated as wilderness by this title shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that, with respect to such lands, any reference 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Map and Description- As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in the case of National Forest System lands designated as wilderness by this title, and the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of National Park System and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management designated as wilderness by this title, shall file a map and legal description of such lands with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 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 the Secretary concerned may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions. Each map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Director of the Park Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 110. WATER.

(a) Reservation- With respect to the lands designated as wilderness by this title, the Congress hereby reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for which the lands are designated as wilderness. The priority date of such reserved rights shall be the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Implementation- The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, 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 (43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the McCarran Amendment).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The most recent scientific information on ecological reserve design and function, including recent scientific information on species dispersal in response to a changing climate, points out the critical need for biological connecting corridors between the larger core ecosystem areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The wild land areas addressed by this title are located between the major core ecosystems of the region and are essential for wildlife and plant migration and genetic interchange.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) These areas are some of the most beautiful and wild mountain ranges in the United States, including the Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and Bridger mountain ranges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.

(a) Designation- To protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the areas described in this section, which comprise approximately 7,791,000 acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and dated XXXXXX, are hereby designated as biological connecting corridors. The designated biological connecting corridors are of two types, areas designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and areas subject to special corridor management requirements under section 203. Each biological connecting corridor shall be known by the name given it in the subsection establishing it. Each map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 599,000 acres, of which 479,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 120,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Welcome Creek Addition area, consisting of approximately 1,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Anaconda Pintlar Additions area, consisting of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the original Anaconda Pintler Additions area of approximately 80,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the Sapphire area of approximately 114,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Stony Mountain area, consisting of approximately 120,000 acres administered by the Lolo or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Quigg Peak area, consisting of approximately 77,000 acres administered by the Lolo or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Silver King area, consisting of approximately 50,000 acres administered by the Lolo or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Emerine area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Sleeping Child area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 274,000 acres, of which 145,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 129,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Mount Bushnell area, consisting of approximately 42,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Cherry Peak area, consisting of approximately 38,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Patrick’s Knob/North Cutoff area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) South Siegel/South Cutoff area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) North Siegel area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Reservation Divide area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 119,000 acres, of which 46,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 73,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Burdette area, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Petty Mountain area, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Garden Point area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Deep Creek area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 373,000 acres, of which 113,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 260,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Fleecer area, consisting of approximately 36,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Highlands area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Basin Creek area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Granulated Mountains area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Lower Boulder area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Ruby Range area, consisting of approximately 27,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Humbug Spires area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Elevation Mountain area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 349,000 acres, of which 39,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 310,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Gold Hill area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Gold Hill West area, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Zula Creek area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Big Creek area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 531,000 acres, of which 326,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 205,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Maple Peak area, consisting of approximately 19,000 acres administered by the Lolo, Idaho Panhandle, or Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Storm Creek area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Hammond Creek area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) North Fork area, consisting of approximately 31,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Big Creek area, consisting of approximately 76,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Kootenai Peak area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Lost Creek area, consisting of approximately 11,537 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) East Cathedral Peak area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) East Fork Elk, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle of Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) West Fork Elk, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Spion Kop area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Roland Point area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Trout Creek area, consisting of approximately 39,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Wonderful Peak area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Stevens Peak area, consisting of approximately 5,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Evans Gulch area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Gilt Edge-Silver Creek area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Ward Eagle area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Marble Point area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Clear Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Lolo National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridors- Lands consisting of approximately 96,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, or Colville National Forest are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridors- Lands consisting of approximately 41,000 acres administered by the Idaho Panhandle or Kootenai National Forest are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Biological Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(j) Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 556,000 acres, of which 409,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 147,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) West Pioneers area, consisting of approximately 230,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Cattle Gulch Ridge area, consisting of approximately 19,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) East Pioneers/Call Mountain area, consisting of approximately 160,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(k) Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 1,840,000 acres, of which 1,198,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 642,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Tolan Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Allan Mountain area, consisting of approximately 151,000 acres administered by the Bitterroot or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Anderson Mountain area, consisting of approximately 49,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) West Big Hole area, consisting of approximately 21,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Goat Mountain area, consisting of approximately 45,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead or Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Italian Peaks/Eighteen Mile/Maiden area, consisting of approximately 305,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead, Salmon, or Caribou-Targhee National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Garfield Mountain area, consisting of approximately 92,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead or Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Four Eyes Canyon area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Tendoy Mountains area (Sourdough, Timber Butte, McKenzie, Limekiln, and Hidden Pasture), consisting of approximately 83,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Henneberry Ridge area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Black Tail Moutains area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Saginaw Creek area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) Tash Peak area, consisting of approximately 53,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Beaver Lakes area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Agency Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Freezeout/Raynolds Pass area, consisting of approximately 37,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Two Top area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Mount Jefferson/Centennials area, consisting of approximately 88,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Bear Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(l) French Creek/Hells Canyon Corridors- Lands consisting of approximately 3,000 acres administered by the Payette or Nez Perce National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management are designated as the French Creek/Hells Canyon Biological Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(m) Lemhi Mountains Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 604,000 acres, of which 516,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 88,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Lemhi Mountains Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) North Lemhi Mountains area, consisting of approximately 309,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Diamond Peak/Black Canyon area, consisting of approximately 173,000 acres administered by the Salmon- Challis, or Caribou-Targhee National Forest or Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Warm Canyon area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Goldbug Ridge area, consisting of approximately 13,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Sal Mountain area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(n) Lost River Range Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 464,000 acres, of which 400,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 64,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Lost River Range Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Borah Peak area, consisting of approximately 155,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Salmon District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) King Mountain area, consisting of approximately 87,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Grouse Peak area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Red Hill area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Jumpoff Mountain area, consisting of approximately 14,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Wood Canyon area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Pahsimeroi area, consisting of approximately 73,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Burnt Creek area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Salmon or the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Hawley Mountain area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(o) Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridors- Lands consisting of approximately 3,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Biological Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(p) Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 233,000 acres, of which 145,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 88,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Jerry Peak area, consisting of approximately 28,000 acres administered by the Salmon District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Jerry Peak West area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Salmon District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Corral-Horse Basin area, consisting of approximately 69,000 acres administered by the Salmon District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Appendicitis Hill area, consisting of approximately 26,000 acres administered by the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) White-Knob Mountains area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(q) Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridors- Lands consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest or the Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Bitterroot/Lemhi Biological Connecting Corridors and shall be subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(r) Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors- The following areas, consisting of a total of approximately 1,705,000 acres, of which 1,163,000 acres are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System and 542,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203, are designated as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Biological Connecting Corridors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Tenderfoot/Deep Creek area, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Middle Fork Judith area, consisting of approximately 84,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Pilgrim Creek area, consisting of approximately 47,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Paine Gulch area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Sawmill Gulch area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Spring Creek area, consisting of approximately 18,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) TW Mountain area, consisting of approximately 8,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Big Baldy area, consisting of approximately 43,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Granite Mountain area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) Tollgate-Sheep area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) Mount High area, consisting of approximately 33,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) Bluff Mountain area, consisting of approximately 37,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) North Fork Smith area, consisting of approximately 9,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) Big Snowies area, consisting of approximately 105,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest or Bureau of Land Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) Highwoods area, consisting of approximately 25,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) Highwood Baldy area, consisting of approximately 16,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(17) Calf Creek area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(18) Eagle Creek area, consisting of approximately 6,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(19) Castle Mountains area, consisting of approximately 28,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(20) Box Canyon area, consisting of approximately 15,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(21) Crazy Mountains area, consisting of approximately 159,000 acres administered by the Lewis and Clark or Gallatin National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(22) Gates of Mountains additions, consisting of approximately 20,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest, which shall be incorporated into the Gates of the Mountain Wilderness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(23) Lazyman Gulch area, consisting of approximately 11,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(24) Mt. Baldy area, consisting of approximately 19,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(25) Camas Creek area, consisting of approximately 27,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(26) Jericho Mountain area, consisting of approximately 12,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(27) Irish Gulch area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(28) Grassy Mountain area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(29) Middleman/Hedges Mountain area, consisting of approximately 34,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(30) Hellgate Gulch area, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(31) Cayuse Mountain area, consisting of approximately 22,000 acres administered by the Helena National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(32) Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot Meadows area, consisting of approximately 53,000 acres administered by the Helena or Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(33) Whitetail-Haystack area, consisting of approximately 73,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(34) O’Neil Creek area, consisting of approximately 7,000 acres administered by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(35) Bridger area, consisting of approximately 51,000 acres administered by the Gallatin National Forest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(s) Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridors- Lands consisting of a total of approximately 69,000 acres are designated as the Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Biological Connecting Corridor, of which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) approximately 7,000 acres known as the Fish Lake Mountain Wilderness are incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) approximately 62,000 acres are subject to the special corridor management requirements under section 203.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink