[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1570 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1570

To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as wilderness, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 1993

 Mr. LaRocco introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
         to the Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as wilderness, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Wilderness, 
Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
                       TITLE I--IDAHO WILDERNESS

Sec. 101. Panhandle National Forest.
Sec. 102. Clearwater National Forest.
Sec. 103. Nez Perce National Forest.
Sec. 104. Payette National Forest.
Sec. 105. Boise National Forest.
Sec. 106. Salmon National Forest.
Sec. 107. Sawtooth National Forest.
Sec. 108. Challis National forest.
Sec. 109. Targhee National Forest.
Sec. 110. Caribou National Forest.
Sec. 111. Administration and general provisions.
Sec. 112. Grazing.
                   TITLE II--IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT

Sec. 201. Panhandle National Forest.
Sec. 202. Clearwater National Forest.
Sec. 203. Nez Perce National Forest.
Sec. 204. Payette National Forest.
Sec. 205. Boise National Forest.
Sec. 206. Salmon National Forest.
Sec. 207. Sawtooth National Forest.
Sec. 208. Challis National forest.
Sec. 209. Targhee National Forest.
Sec. 210. Caribou National Forest.
Sec. 211. Management plans.
Sec. 212. Map and description.
Sec. 213. Water quality on the Panhandle National Forest.
Sec. 214. Monitoring of management areas.
                   TITLE III--RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE

Sec. 301. Wilderness review.
               TITLE IV--IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 401. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 402. Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects.
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
    (1) The State of Idaho contains some 9,000,000 roadless acres of 
land owned by the Federal Government and managed by the Forest Service. 
This vast roadless tract of primitive and undeveloped land is the 
largest unroaded area within a State in the conterminous United States 
and is of immense national significance.
    (2) Certain of these wildlands should be incorporated into the 
National Wilderness Preservation System to provide statutory protection 
for lands containing diverse habitats and watersheds vital to resident 
and anadromous fisheries and wildlife; to preserve scenic, historical 
and cultural values; to promote scientific research; and to provide for 
primitive recreation, solitude, and physical and mental challenges.
    (3) Congressional resolution of disputes over future management of 
Idaho's vast roadless lands is necessary to assure a dependable and 
sustainable supply of timber from Federal lands so that natural 
resource-based commodity production continues as an important part of 
rural life in Idaho.
    (4) Congressional direction is required through the establishment 
of management areas on identified roadless lands to ensure effective 
implementation of forest plans for national forests in Idaho.
    (5) A key to creating sustainable economies in Idaho's rural 
communities is prudent and ecological management of the land to assure 
long-term productivity.
    (6) Idaho's roadless areas are vital to the State's growing tourism 
industry, outfitting and guiding, backcountry recreation, and municipal 
watersheds.
    (7) Idaho's roadless lands released by this Act for nonwilderness 
purposes provide valuable dispersed recreation opportunities for 
motorized and nonmotorized users.
    (8) There have been several confirmed sightings, and hundreds of 
probable sightings, of gray wolf in Idaho's established wilderness and 
roadless areas.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) provide a comprehensive, statutory framework for the 
        protection, administration, and management of certain roadless 
        wildlands of Idaho through--
                    (A) the addition of certain roadless lands to 
                existing wilderness areas;
                    (B) the designation of certain roadless lands as 
                management areas, wildlife corridors, a recreation 
                area, an historic area, and a forest demonstration 
                project;
                    (C) the addition to the National Wilderness 
                Preservation System of certain roadless lands;
                    (D) the release of certain National Forest System 
                lands for multiple-uses other than wilderness in 
                accordance with title III of this Act; and
            (2) ending the controversy over which roadless lands within 
        Idaho will be designated wilderness, while assuring that 
        certain roadless lands better suited for special management be 
        managed by the Forest Service under title II of this Act, and 
        those lands better suited for multiple use other than 
        wilderness will be managed by the Forest Service under 
        applicable laws including the laws, rules, and regulations 
        generally applicable to the National Forest System and 
        applicable land management plans.

                       TITLE I--IDAHO WILDERNESS

SEC. 101. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

    In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131-1136), the following lands in the State of Idaho are hereby 
designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Salmo-Priest.................................            19,200
        Long Canyon..................................            39,040
        Scotchman Peaks..............................            21,120

SEC. 102. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.

    In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131-1136), the following lands in the State of Idaho are hereby 
designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Mallard-Larkins..............................           158,080
        The Great Burn...............................           179,200
        Lewis and Clark..............................            53,760
        Selway-Bitterroot Additions..................            31,360

SEC. 103. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State of Idaho 
are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Selway-Bitterroot Addition...................           160,000
    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Endangered 
American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-237; 92 Stat. 43) is 
amended by striking ``which comprise about two hundred and six thousand 
acres, as generally depicted under the category `Wilderness' on a map 
entitled `Gospel-Hump Planning Unit' and dated January 1978,'' and 
inserting ``which comprise 205,933 acres, as generally depicted under 
the category `Wilderness' on a map entitled `Gospel-Hump Revised 
Boundaries' and dated March 1983,''.

SEC. 104. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

    In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131-1136), the following lands in the State of Idaho are hereby 
designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        French Creek.................................            37,760
        Patrick Butte................................            42,240
        Needles......................................            95,800
        Secesh.......................................           116,200
        Frank Church-River of No Return Addition.....            27,520

SEC. 105. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.

    In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131-1136), the following lands in the State of Idaho are hereby 
designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Needles......................................             3,970
        Hanson Lake..................................            14,200
        Red Mountain.................................            88,000
        Ten Mile-Black Warrior.......................            78,800
        Peace Rock...................................           106,240

SEC. 106. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 107. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 108. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 109. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 110. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 111. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
wilderness areas designated under this title shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as 
the ``Secretary'') in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness 
Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness, except that 
any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the 
Wilderness Act (or any similar reference) shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Name.--Each wilderness area named in a table contained in this 
title shall be the area referenced in that table, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ``______'' and known by the name given to it in 
that table, except that the Selway-Bitterroot Additions on the 
Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests made by sections 102 and 103 
shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Selway-Bitterroot 
Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No Return Addition on the 
Payette National Forest made by section 104 shall be added to, and 
administered as part of, the Frank Church-River of No Return 
Wilderness.
    (c) Maps and Descriptions.--As soon as practicable after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of 
each wilderness area designated under this title with the Committee on 
Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate. Each such map and description shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this Act, except that correction of 
clerical and typographical errors in such legal description and map may 
be made. Each such map and legal description shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the 
Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
    (d) Buffer Zones Not Intended.--The Congress does not intend that 
designation of wilderness areas in the State of Idaho lead to the 
creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around each 
wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
seen or heard from areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, 
preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness 
area.
    (e) Wildlife and Fish.--As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Idaho with respect to 
wildlife and fish in the national forests in the State of Idaho.

SEC. 112. GRAZING.

    Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas designated by this Act, 
where established prior to the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
administered in accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by 
section 108 of Public Law 96-560.

                   TITLE II--IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT

SEC. 201. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management areas and 
historic area designated by this section shall be administered in 
accordance with applicable laws including this Act; the laws, rules, 
and regulations applicable to the National Forest System; and the 
document entitled ``Forest Plan Idaho Panhandle National Forests'', 
adopted in August 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended from 
time to time.
    (b) Selkirk Crest Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Panhandle National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately 21,120 acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Selkirk Crest Management Area--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Selkirk Crest management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management of the Selkirk 
        Crest management area shall be in accordance with the 
        memorandum of understanding relating to such area, entered into 
        between the Forest Service and the State of Idaho on May 6, 
        1971, as it may be modified by agreement of the parties.
    (c) Other Management Areas.--
            (1) Designations.--The following areas on the Panhandle 
        National Forest, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Panhandle National Forests Management Areas--Proposed'', are 
        hereby designated as management areas:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Area
                                                                Acreage
        Continental Mountain.........................             5,760
        Saddle Mountain..............................             6,400
        Farnham/Russell..............................            24,320
        Burton Peak..................................             8,960
        Katka Peak...................................            10,880
        Bald Eagle...................................             3,840
        Timber/Buck..................................             7,684
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management areas designated 
        by paragraph (1) shall be managed to provide for the 
        sustainable growth and production of commercially valuable wood 
        products and general public use on lands suitable for timber 
        production while managing identified grizzly bear and caribou 
        habitat.
    (d) Marble Creek Historic Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Panhandle National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately ______ acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Marble Creek Historic Area--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Marble Creek historic area.
            (2) Management.--(A) The Marble Creek historic area shall 
        be managed to interpret and promote the history of logging. 
        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to inhibit 
        logging in the area, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
            (B) The Marble Creek historic area includes a high country 
        component, comprised of approximately ______ acres generally 
        known as the Grandmother Mountain area. The management emphasis 
        of the Grandmother Mountain area shall be primitive, non-
        motorized recreation and the area shall be managed to promote 
        fishing, hunting, and wildlife habitat. Logging shall not be 
        permitted in the Grandmother Mountain area.
    (e) St. Joe Forest Demonstration Project.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
        demonstration project on the St. Joe National Forest. The 
        purpose of the project shall be to demonstrate the change in 
        timber volume as a result of investing in good sites on lands 
        already roaded.
            (2) Sites.--Within the 6-month period beginning on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Forest Service shall locate 
        sites on the St. Joe National Forest outside wilderness or 
        other areas where timber harvest is not permitted and where 
        timber productivity is greater than 70 cubic feet per acre per 
        year. These sites shall be intensively managed for timber 
        production using mostly uneven-aged management and 
        silvicultural practices, including pre-commercial thinning, 
        fertilization, pruning, and planting of diverse species. The 
        selection of sites under this paragraph does not preclude the 
        identification of small, high class sites below 5,000 feet in 
        altitude which should be excluded from such management for 
        genetic and biological purposes.
            (3) Monitoring and applicable standards.--The Forest 
        Service shall continually monitor the demonstration project to 
        determine the change in timber volume. Water quality standards 
        and old-growth standards, as such standards may be modified 
        from time to time, shall remain in effect on the lands affected 
        by the demonstration project carried out under this subsection.
            (4) Advisory group.--The Secretary shall appoint a citizens 
        advisory group to provide guidance and advice to the Forest 
        Service in implementing this subsection. The advisory group 
        shall be comprised of 5 local individuals and shall represent 
        diverse interests.
            (5) Existing timber sales.--Implementation of this 
        subsection shall not affect timber sales under contract or near 
        completion of preparation as of the end of the 6-month period 
        referred to in paragraph (2).
            (6) Sunset.--The demonstration project carried out under 
        this subsection shall terminate at the end of the 10-year 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 202. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The wildlife corridors 
designated by this section shall be administered in accordance with 
applicable laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations 
applicable to the National Forest System; and the document entitled the 
``Clearwater National Forest Plan'', adopted September 1987, as such 
plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
    (b) Vanderbilt Wildlife Corridor.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Clearwater National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately 41,600 acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Vanderbilt Wildlife Corridor--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Vanderbilt wildlife corridor shall be on wildlife habitat. 
        Where possible, timber harvest shall make use of existing roads 
        or aerial yarding systems. Road construction should be 
        subordinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and, where 
        road construction is necessary, obliteration after assurance of 
        successful regeneration is preferred.
    (c) Weitas Creek Wildlife Corridor.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Clearwater National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately 81,280 acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Weitas Creek Wildlife Corridor--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Weitas Creek wildlife 
        corridor.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Weitas Creek wildlife corridor shall be on wildlife habitat. 
        Where possible, timber harvest shall make use of existing roads 
        or aerial yarding systems. Road construction should be 
        subordinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and, where 
        road construction is necessary, obliteration after assurance of 
        successful regeneration is preferred.

SEC. 203. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management area designated 
by this section shall be administered in accordance with applicable 
laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
the National Forest System; and the document entitled the ``Nez Perce 
National Forest Plan'', adopted October 1987, as such plan may be 
revised or amended from time to time.
    (b) Upper Meadow Creek Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Nez Perce National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately 32,640 acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Upper Meadow Creek Management 
        Area--Proposed'', is designated as the Upper Meadow Creek 
        management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Upper Meadow Creek management area shall be on water quality 
        and anadromous fish habitat while timber shall be managed to 
        yield primarily an uneven-aged stand structure with minimum 
        level of low impact roads. Roads constructed after the date of 
        enactment of this Act shall be closed, drainage structures 
        removed, road fills pulled back to the original ground level, 
        and the disturbed area revegetated.

SEC. 204. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management areas designated 
by this section shall be administered in accordance with applicable 
laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
the National Forest System; and the document entitled the ``Payette 
National Forest Plan'', adopted ______, as such plan may be revised or 
amended from time to time.
    (b) Rapid River Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Payette National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 37,760 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Rapid River Management Area--Proposed'', 
        is designated as the Rapid River management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Rapid River management area shall be on water quality, 
        anadromous fish habitat, and recreation. No roads may be 
        constructed.
    (c) French Creek Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Payette National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 10,240 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``French Creek Management Area--Proposed'', 
        is designated as the French Creek management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        French Creek management area shall be on water quality and 
        anadromous fish habitat. To protect the steep breaklands, 
        timber may not be harvested, and no roads may be constructed, 
        in the area designated as ``A'' on the map referred to in 
        paragraph (1). Timber may be harvested within the area 
        designated as ``B'' on the map referred to in paragraph (1).
    (d) Jackson Bar Airstrip.--The Jackson Bar Airstrip, commonly known 
as the Wilson Bar Airstrip, on the south side of the Salmon River on 
the Payette National Forest, section 28, R8E, T24N, within the Frank 
Church River of No Return Wilderness shall be left open for use by 
recreation aviators.

SEC. 205. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management areas and 
recreation area designated by this section shall be administered in 
accordance with applicable laws including this Act; the laws, rules, 
and regulations applicable to the National Forest System; and the 
document entitled the ``Boise National Forest Plan'', adopted August 
1987, as such plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
    (b) Johnson Creek Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 174,100 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Johnson Creek Management Area--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Johnson Creek management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Johnson Creek management area shall be on anadromous fish 
        habitat, with timber and range activities implemented so that 
        anadromous fish habitat is maintained or improved and scenic 
        quality in visually sensitive areas is protected. Management 
        activities for other resources shall be consistent with 
        anadromous fish, wildlife, and visual resources.
    (c) Breadwinner Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 40,829 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Breadwinner Management Area--Proposed'', 
        is designated as the Breadwinner management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Breadwinner management area shall be on wildlife habitat, with 
        timber and range activities implemented so that wildlife 
        habitat is maintained or improved and scenic quality in 
        visually sensitive areas is protected. Management activities 
        for other resources shall be consistent with wildlife and 
        visual resources.
    (d) Snowbank Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 21,760 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Snowbank Management Area--Proposed'', is 
        designated as the Snowbank management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Snowbank management area shall be on recreation. Snowmobile use 
        shall be permitted, but the Secretary may not establish 
        permanent trails or roads or allow the use of other motor 
        vehicles, motorized equipment, or other form of mechanical 
        transport.
    (e) Lime Creek--Soldier Mountains Recreation Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 28,800 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Lime Creek--Soldier Mountains Recreation 
        Area--Proposed'', is designated as the Lime Creek--Soldier 
        Mountains Recreation Area (hereafter in this subsection 
        referred to as the ``recreation area'').
            (2) Administration.--(A) The Secretary shall administer and 
        manage the recreation area so as to preserve the area's 
        predominantly roadless character, with no additional road 
        construction permitted, and to enhance scenic and watershed 
        values, wildlife habitat, and dispersed recreation.
            (B) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in accordance 
        with Executive Orders 11644 and 11989, permit limited use of 
        the area by motorized vehicles and equipment on roads and 
        trails existing on April 1, 1993, for administrative purposes 
        (including trail maintenance), for activities associated with 
        existing levels of livestock grazing, and for recreational 
        vehicle access where such access was established prior to April 
        1, 1993, but only where such uses are compatible with the 
        protection and propagation of fish and wildlife within the 
        recreation area.

SEC. 206. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 207. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 208. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 209. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 210. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.

SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT PLANS.

    (a) Change to Conform to the Provisions of This Act.--The Secretary 
shall modify the existing land and resource management plans for the 
national forests affected by this Act to incorporate the provisions of 
this Act in their entirety. This incorporation shall not be treated as 
a revision or amendment to the forest plan for the purposes of section 
6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.
    (b) General Applicability of Existing Plans.--The management areas, 
wildlife corridors, historic area, and recreation area designated by 
this title shall be managed in accordance with applicable laws 
including this Act and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
the National Forest System and, except as otherwise specifically 
provided in this Act, in accordance with the applicable land management 
plan for each such area in effect on April 1, 1993, and revisions or 
amendments to such plans that may be adopted from time to time that are 
not inconsistent with this Act or such laws, rules, and regulations.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Except as provided in subsection (a), 
nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or modify the process 
of revising or amending land and resource management plans pursuant to 
section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974.

SEC. 212. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.

    As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of each management area, 
wildlife corridor, historic area, and recreation area designated under 
this title with the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Each such map and 
description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this 
Act, except that correction of clerical and typographical errors in 
such map and legal description may be made. Each such map and legal 
description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Department of 
Agriculture.

SEC. 213. WATER QUALITY ON THE PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall review the water quality 
standards in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act on the 
Panhandle National Forest to determine if such standards are sufficient 
to protect fisheries, watersheds and water quality on that national 
forest. If the Secretary finds that such standards--
            (1) are not sufficient, the Secretary shall develop water 
        quality standards which are sufficient to protect fisheries, 
        watersheds and water quality on the national forest and include 
        such standards in the report required by subsection (b); or
            (2) are sufficient but are not being met, the Secretary 
        shall address why such standards are not being met in the 
        report required by subsection (b).
    (b) Report.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress which 
shall include the findings of the Secretary under subsection (a) and 
any other matter required to be included in the report by subsection 
(a). Each report shall contain a summary of the comments received 
pursuant to subsection (c).
    (c) Public Comment.--The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for 
public comment on the report before submitting the report to Congress 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 214. MONITORING OF MANAGEMENT AREAS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall review existing monitoring 
efforts by the State, Federal Government, and Indian tribes for each of 
the management areas, wildlife corridors, historic area, and recreation 
area designated by this title to determine whether such efforts assure 
that adequate information is available to assure compliance with 
applicable standards in the land and resource management plan 
applicable to the management area. If under such efforts adequate 
information--
            (1) is not available, the Secretary shall develop and 
        implement a monitoring program to collect information that is 
        needed; and
            (2) is available, the Secretary shall, upon the 
        availability of such information, use such information when 
        implementing activities under the plan.
    (b) Report.--Not later than four years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and every four years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress that assesses the effectiveness of 
these designations made by this title to assure proper management of 
the designated areas, and the monitoring of those areas, including the 
types of information being collected by the Secretary pursuant to 
subsection (a). Each report shall contain a summary of the comments 
received pursuant to subsection (c).
    (c) Public Comment.--In implementing this section and before 
submitting a report to Congress under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall provide an opportunity for public comment, including comment by 
scientists, interested agencies, and user groups.

                   TITLE III--RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE

SEC. 301. WILDERNESS REVIEW.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Department of Agriculture has studied the 
        suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System; and
            (2) the Congress has made its own review and examination of 
        National Forest System roadless areas in the State of Idaho and 
        the environmental impacts associated with alternative 
        allocations of such areas.
    (b) Judicial Review.--On the basis of such review, the Congress 
hereby determines and directs that without otherwise passing on the 
question of the legal and factual sufficiency of the wilderness 
suitability review of the land and resource management plans and their 
associated environmental impact statements for National Forest System 
lands in the State of Idaho completed prior to the enactment of this 
Act, determinations and recommendations as to the suitability of 
roadless areas for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
System and the environmental analyses directly related to such 
determinations and recommendations (prior to the revision of such 
plans) shall not be subject to judicial review, except that--
            (1) except for determinations and recommendations on 
        suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System, nothing in this section shall preclude 
        judicial review of land and resource management plans or 
        decisions implementing such plans or any decisions made 
        concerning the management of National Forest System lands other 
        than the suitability determinations; and
            (2) except for wilderness suitability determinations, 
        nothing in this section shall preclude judicial review of 
        Forest Service regional guides and other departmental policies 
        of general applicability, nor prevent a court from invalidating 
        forest planning decisions which fail to comply with applicable 
        law.
    (c) Release.--Those National Forest System lands in the State of 
Idaho which were not designated as wilderness or management areas, 
wildlife corridors, historic area, or recreation area by this Act shall 
be managed for multiple use in accordance with land and resource 
management plans developed pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and 
those areas need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their 
suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during revision of 
the land and resource management plans.
    (d) Plan Revisions.--In the event that revised land management 
plans in the State of Idaho are implemented pursuant to section 6 of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as 
amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other 
applicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness designation need 
not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for 
wilderness designation for a minimum of 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and areas recommended for wilderness designation 
shall be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for 
wilderness designation.
    (e) Further Review.--Unless expressly authorized by Congress, the 
Department of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide 
roadless area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in 
the State of Idaho for the purpose of determining their suitability for 
inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
    (f) Revisions.--As used in this section, and as provided in section 
6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, 
as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the term 
``revision'' shall not include an amendment to a land and resource 
management plan.

               TITLE IV--IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Idaho's rural communities are faced with the need to 
        diversify their economic base.
            (2) The natural resources and the infrastructure of Idaho's 
        national forests need to be rehabilitated to enhance the 
        quality of Idaho's national forests.
            (3) Solutions to these issues can be complementary if 
        employment opportunities are created that accomplish the much 
        needed natural resources work, including the backlog of work 
        which has accumulated over time in Idaho.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this title are to increase the 
ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional 
assistance under existing authority of such Secretary to rural 
communities located in or near national forests in the State of Idaho 
to aid in diversifying these communities' economic bases and to 
complete needed ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects to 
improve the quality of Idaho's national forest resources.

SEC. 402. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall utilize the authority of the 
National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Diversification Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.) to effect the purposes of this title and shall 
promote ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation programs and projects 
through technical assistance, grants, and cooperative agreements with 
agencies of the State of Idaho, local governments, organizations, 
private corporations, and landowners.
    (b) Ecosystem Restoration.--Rehabilitation projects which may be 
carried out under subsection (a) include--
            (1) rehabilitation of watersheds and riparian areas;
            (2) closure of timber and other roads, obliteration of 
        temporary roads, and revegetation and stabilization of road 
        cuts and fills;
            (3) reduction of nonpoint source pollution through 
        revegetation;
            (4) restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife 
        habitat;
            (5) silvicultural treatment of forest stands to restore 
        vigor, improve health, and reduce risk of wildfire;
            (6) riparian-related pasture fencing on range allotments;
            (7) rehabilitation of mines;
            (8) inventory, treatment, and control of noxious weeds; and
            (9) maintenance of existing trails currently in substandard 
        condition.
    (c) Prioritizing Projects.--In establishing priority projects for 
the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall give priority to the 
following:
            (1) Implementation of projects which will allow for future 
        flexibility in commodity products from limited watersheds and 
        which would assist in chinook salmon recovery efforts.
            (2) Repair of high-volume recreation roads which would 
        greatly reduce sedimentation into critical anadromous fish 
        waterways.
    (d) Priority Projects.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to the following areas:
            (1) Panhandle national forest.--Priority drainages listed 
        as unscheduled in the forest plan for the Idaho Panhandle 
        National Forests (1987):
                    (A) Coeur d'alene river drainage.--
                            (i) Steamboat Creek.
                            (ii) Flat Creek.
                            (iii) Downey Creek.
                            (iv) Bootjack Creek.
                            (v) Lieberg Creek.
                            (vi) Lavern Creek.
                            (vii) Cougar Creek.
                            (viii) Cabin Creek.
                            (ix) Comfey Creek.
                            (x) Browns Creek.
                            (xi) Haystack Creek.
                            (xii) Cottonwood Creek.
                            (xiii) Miners Creek.
                            (xiv) Fortier Creek.
                            (xv) Tie Creek.
                            (xvi) Cascade Creek.
                    (B) St. joe drainage.--
                            (i) Gold Creek.
                            (ii) Bruin Creek.
                            (iii) Quartz Creek.
                    (C) St. maries river drainage.--
                            (i) Fish Hook Creek.
                            (ii) Norton Creek.
                            (iii) West Fork Mary.
                            (iv) Little East Fork Emerald.
                            (v) Catspur.
            (2) Clearwater national forest.--
                    (A) Lolo Creek.
                    (B) Eldorado Creek.
                    (C) Yoosa Creek.
                    (D) Crooked Fork.
                    (E) Pete King.
                    (F) Canyon Creek.
                    (G) Deadman Creek.
                    (H) China Creek.
                    (I) Osier Creek.
                    (J) Laundry Creek.
                    (K) Sheep Creek.
                    (L) Sneak Creek.
                    (M) South Fork Beaver Creek.
                    (N) Quartz Creek.
            (3) Nez perce national forest.--Projects listed in the 
        document entitled ``Economic Sustainability and Diversification 
        Options, 1993''.
            (4) Payette national forest.--
                    (A) Ruby Road.
                    (B) Grouse Creek Road.
                    (C) Lake Creek Road.
                    (D) California Lake.
                    (E) Projects listed in the document entitled 
                ``South Fork Salmon River Restoration Strategy'', dated 
                March 1989.
            (5) Boise national forest.--
                    (A) Middle fork salmon.--
                            (i) Elk Creek (trib to Bear Valley Creek).
                            (ii) Bear Valley Creek.
                    (B) South fork salmon.--
                            (i) Upper South Fork Salmon.
                            (ii) Johnson Creek.
                    (C) Boise river.--
                            (i) Mores Creek.
                            (ii) Grimes Creek.
                            (iii) Lower South Fork Boise.
                            (iv) Upper South Fork Boise.
                            (v) North Fork Boise.
                    (D) Payette river.--
                            (i) Middle Fork Payette.
                            (ii) Squaw Creek Basin.
    (e) Priority Communities.--In implementing this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority consideration to--
            (1) the areas of highest unemployment that are in or near 
        national forests in the State of Idaho; and
            (2) rural communities in the State of Idaho that have 
        historically been dependent on national forest system lands.
    (f) Rural Community.--For the purposes of this title, the term 
``rural community'' has the same meaning given such term by section 
2374(3) of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities 
Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6612(3)).

SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.

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