[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2638 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2638

  To designate certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, 
Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, 
 national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and 
        biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 1993

  Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Mr. Ravenel, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Walsh) 
   introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the 
 Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Merchant Marine and 
                               Fisheries

                           September 17, 1993

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Carr, Mr. Porter, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Byrne, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
  Velazquez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
   Torricelli, Mr. Fish, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gilchrest, and Ms. 
                                 Norton

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, 
Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, 
 national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and 
        biological connecting corridors, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Rockies Ecosystem 
Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
            (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest System lands 
        in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and 
        Wyoming possess outstanding natural characteristics which give 
        them high values as wilderness, parks, and wild and scenic 
        rivers, and will, if properly preserved, contribute as an 
        enduring resource of wilderness, wild land areas, and 
        biodiversity for the benefit of the American people.
            (2) The bioregion of the Northern Rockies 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 the Endangered Species Act of 1973. These 
        national interest public lands are among the most popular wild 
        lands in the Nation, embracing major ecosystems and national 
        treasures such as the Greater Yellowstone, Greater Glacier/
        Continental Divide, Greater Hells Canyon, Greater Salmon/
        Selway, and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems. The 
        headwaters for nearly two-thirds of North America originate in 
        the Northern Rockies, sending waters to three oceans and 
        providing critical supplies of clean water for wildlife and 
        other users.
            (3) The wildlife treasures of the Northern Rockies are of 
        international significance with a remarkably intact large 
        mammalian fauna and rare and unique plant life.
            (4) However, 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 and their habitat, 
        including those listed as threatened or endangered under the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973, the water quality, ancient 
        forests, and greater ecosystems of the Northern Rockies 
        Bioregion. Continued fragmentation and development of the 
        remaining roadless and essentially roadless ecosystems and 
        biological connectors of the Northern Rockies would cause a 
        loss to the Nation of an entire wild land region, and the only 
        remaining areas south of Canada still pristine enough to 
        support populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, 
        anadromous fish, and numerous other rare and endangered plant 
        and animal life all in one intact bioregion.
            (5) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory completed by Bob 
        Marshall, millions of acres of roadless wild lands have been 
        developed in the Northern Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of 
        wild lands and wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of 
        several species as threatened or endangered and reduced the 
        numbers and range of many others, including anadromous fish.
            (6) A review of the current situation in the Northern 
        Rockies has revealed the urgent need for an ecological reserve 
        system for the Northern Rockies Bioregion which includes core 
        ecosystem reserve areas and biological connecting corridors 
        necessary to ensure wildlife movements and genetic interchange 
        between the core reserve areas.
            (7) The economic value to the Nation of most of these 
        undeveloped areas left in their natural state, greatly exceeds 
        any potential return to the United States Treasury 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 pay with tax dollars 
        for permanent reductions in wilderness, water quality, fish and 
        wildlife habitat, as well as species and biological diversity.
            (8) The congressional review of roadless areas within 
        National Forest System lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, 
        Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming has identified areas which, on 
        the basis of their land form, ecosystem, associated fish and 
        wildlife, economic value, and location will help to fulfill the 
        role of the United States Forest Service to ensure a quality 
        National Wilderness Preservation System. This review has 
        identified other areas which may contain outstanding values as 
        national park and preserves and wild and scenic rivers. This 
        review has also identified areas which may not possess 
        outstanding wilderness attributes and should not now be 
        designated as components of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System, but which should be studied to determine 
        their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern 
        Rockies.
            (9) Many areas of National Forest System lands have been 
        damaged and their productivity reduced by unwise development 
        practices which have also impaired ecosystem function and 
        biological diversity. The Island Park area adjacent to 
        Yellowstone National Park contains large clear-cut areas right 
        up to the park boundary. Efforts should be made to return these 
        areas to their former ecological health and native diversity by 
        designating them as National Wildland Restoration and Recovery 
        areas. These efforts 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, and restoration efforts will seek 
        to ensure and maintain genetic interchange, biological 
        diversity, and restoration of native species diversity 
        throughout the Northern Rockies Bioregion.
            (10) Federal agencies entrusted with managing the 
        Bioregion's natural resources operate under contradictory 
        Congressional mandates, and thus are in dissension over 
        management policies which involve common resources and major 
        ecosystems.
    (b) Designations.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) designate certain National Forest System lands in the 
        States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as 
        components of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
            (2) designate certain National Forest System lands in the 
        States of Montana, Oregon, and Idaho as national park and 
        preserve study areas;
            (3) designate certain National Forest System lands and 
        watercourses in the States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and 
        Washington as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        System and as Wild and Scenic River study areas;
            (4) establish a pilot system of National Wildland 
        Restoration and Recovery Areas and a Wildlands Recovery Corps 
        to help restore biological diversity and native species; and
            (5) establish a system of biological connecting corridors 
        between the core ecosystems in the region.
    (c) General Purposes.--The designations made by this Act are made 
in order to--
            (1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wilderness 
        character of the land,
            (2) protect watersheds and wildlife habitat, including that 
        of species protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
            (3) protect the ecological integrity and contiguity of 
        major wild land ecosystems and their interconnecting corridors 
        identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
        other sources,
            (4) protect and maintain biological and native species 
        diversity,
            (5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation in the 
        implementation of integrated, holistic ecosystem management and 
        protection of the ecosystems and corridors covered by this Act,
            (6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural resources,
            (7) promote scientific research, primitive recreation, 
        solitude, physical and mental challenge, and inspiration for 
        the benefit of all the American people,
            (8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in lands of 
        marginal timber value, and
            (9) ensure that all resources on Federal lands in the 
        Northern Rockies Bioregion are managed on an ecologically and 
        economically sustainable basis.

SEC. 3. WILDERNESS.

    (a) Designation as Wilderness.--In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the 
States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming are hereby 
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System:
            (1) Greater glacier/continental divide ecosystem.--(A) The 
        core of this region is Glacier National Park and the Bob 
        Marshall Wilderness, America's first Wilderness area. This 
        ecosystem includes unique lands such as the Rocky Mountain 
        Front, where grizzlies still roam the prairies and America's 
        largest bighorn sheep herd scales the craggy peaks. 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. The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is 
        making a comeback here, and the ecosystem is home to the 
        largest grizzly population in the lower 48.
            (B)(i) In order to protect this unique ecosystem, the areas 
        named in the table in clause (ii), which together comprise 
        approximately 1,256,175 acres as generally depicted on the maps 
        with titles corresponding to each such area and dated July 1, 
        1993, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each such wilderness 
        area shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area 
        indicated or shall be known by the name given to it in such 
        table, as specified in such table. Each such map shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
        Chief of the Forest Service, United States Department of 
        Agriculture.
            (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as follows:

      

              GREATER GLACIER/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM              
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bob Marshall       
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        


                                                                        
                             Approximate                                
  Name of Wilderness Area      Acreage               Location           
                                                                        
Bob Marshall Wilderness                                                 
Choteau Mountain/Teton High       65,433  Lewis & Clark National Forest/
 Peaks.                                    BLM                          
Deep Creek.................       49,322  Lewis & Clark National Forest/
                                           BLM                          
Renshaw....................       57,591  Lewis & Clark National Forest/
                                           BLM                          
Swan Front.................      165,133  Flathead Lolo National Forest 
Swan Crest.................       89,402  Flathead National Forest      
Limestone Caves/Lost Jack..       57,640  Flathead National Forest      
Monture Creek..............       99,846  Lolo National Forest          
      Total................      584,367                                
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Great Bear         
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Middle Fork................       41,339  Flathead National Forest      
South Fork.................       53,779  Flathead National Forest      
      Total................       95,118                                
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Scapegoat          
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Stonewall Mountain.........       54,238  Helena National Forest        
Silver King/Falls Creek....       43,192  Lewis & Clark/Helena National 
                                           Forest                       
Benchmark/Elk Creek........       32,314  Lewis & Clark National Forest 
      Total................      129,744                                
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Mission Mountains  
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Mission additions..........        3,916  Flathead National Forest      
Marshall Peak..............        9,757  Lolo National Forest          
      Total................       13,673                                
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Rattlesnake        
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Rattlesnake                       26,780  Lolo National Forest          
 reclassification and                                                   
 additions.                                                             
  The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and each area shall take the name given to it in the
table:                                                                  
                                                                        
Badger-Two Medicine........      125,353  Lewis & Clark National Forest 
Sawtooth Ridge.............       15,195  Lewis & Clark National Forest 
Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-      103,361  Flathead/Kootenai National    
 Seton.                                    Forest                       
Le Beau....................        6,289  Flathead/Kootenai National    
                                           Forest                       
Ten Lakes..................       43,663  Kootenai National Forest      
Lincoln Gulch..............        8,286  Helena National Forest        
Anaconda Hill..............       19,212  Helena National Forest        
Specimen Creek.............       13,267  Helena National Forest        
Crater Mountain............        9,985  Helena National Forest        
Ogden Mountain.............       12,418  Helena National Forest        
Nevada Mountain............       49,464  Helena National Forest        
      Ecosystem Total......    1,256,175                                
                                                                        

            (2) Greater yellowstone ecosystem.--(A) The core of this 
        great region is Yellowstone, the Nation's first national park. 
        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. 
        Small glaciers and permanent snowfields cloak the rugged Teton 
        and Beartooth mountains, with several peaks greater than 12,000 
        feet. Diverse habitat ranges from cactus desert lowlands to 
        arctic tundra. Wildlife includes the threatened grizzly bear, 
        the Nation's last wild bison herd, trumpeter swans, and nearly 
        35,000 elk.
            (B)(i) In order to protect this unique ecosystem, the areas 
        named in the table in clause (ii), which comprise approximately 
        3,261,673 acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles 
        corresponding to each such area and dated July 1, 1993, are 
        hereby designated as wilderness. Each such wilderness area 
        shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area indicated 
        or shall be known by the name given to it in such table, as 
        specified in such table. Each such map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
            (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as follows:

                      GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM                     
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth 
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        


                                                                        
                             Approximate                                
  Name of Wilderness Area      Acreage               Location           
                                                                        
Absaroka-Beartooth               196,969  Gallatin/Custer/Shoshone      
 additions.                                National Forest              
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the North Absaroka     
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
North Absaroka additions...      140,290  Shoshone National Forest      
                                                                        
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness
Area:                                                                   
                                                                        
Washakie additions.........      219,008  Shoshone National Forest      
                                                                        
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Teton Wilderness   
Area:                                                                   
                                                                        
DuNoir/Pacific Creek/             56,682  Bridger-Teton/Shoshone        
 Blackrock Creek.                          National Forest              
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gros Ventre        
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Shoal Creek addition.......       38,525  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Gros Ventre additions......       70,080  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
      Total................      108,605                                
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness 
Area:                                                                   
                                                                        
Bridger additions..........       79,262  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Popo Agie          
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Popo Agie additions........       48,031  Shoshone National Forest      
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Winegar Hole       
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Winegar Hole addition......        5,800  Targhee National Forest       
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Lee Metcalf        
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Cowboys Heaven.............       32,279  Gallatin National Forest      
Lee Metcalf additions......       74,062  Gallatin/Beaverhead National  
                                           Forest                       
      Total................      106,341                                
  The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and each area shall take the name given to it in the
table:                                                                  
                                                                        
Gallatin Range.............      211,595  Gallatin National Forest      
Lionhead...................       48,225  Gallatin/Targhee National     
                                           Forest                       
Line Creek Plateau/Deep          112,473  Custer/Shoshone National      
 Lake.                                     Forest                       
Monument Ridge.............       16,640  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Munger Mountain............        8,690  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Little Sheep Mountain......       15,014  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Palisades..................      120,619  Bridger-Teton/Targhee National
                                           Forest                       
Mt Leidy Highlands.........      165,275  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Salt River Range...........      217,712  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Grayback Ridge.............      211,574  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Commissary Ridge...........       94,626  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
South Wyoming Range........       65,838  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Middle Wyoming Range.......       57,600  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Gannett Hills..............       41,600  Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Garns Mountain.............      110,494  Targhee National Forest       
Bear Creek.................       93,927  Targhee National Forest       
Snake River................        6,930  Targhee National Forest       
Jackass....................        5,190  Targhee National Forest       
Stump Creek................       92,249  Targhee National Forest       
Centennial Mountains.......      123,320  Targhee National Forest/BLM   
Caribou....................       70,028  Caribou National Forest       
Poker Peak.................       19,825  Caribou National Forest       
Bitters Peak...............       12,376  Caribou National Forest       
Wolverine Creek............       20,640  Caribou National Forest       
Gravelly Mountains.........      269,055  Beaverhead National Forest    
Snowcrest..................       97,633  Beaverhead National Forest    
Tobacco Root Mountains.....      102,031  Beaverhead/Deerlodge National 
                                           Forest                       
      ECOSYSTEM TOTAL......    3,261,673                                
                                                                        

            (3) Greater salmon/selway ecosystem.--(A) This 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. The core is comprised of the Frank Church-River of 
        No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness areas. 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. Biological and landscape diversity 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. A wide array of forest dwelling species reside 
        here, and the gray wolf is making a comeback.
            (B)(i) In order to protect this unique ecosystem, the areas 
        named in the table in clause (ii), which comprise approximately 
        5,160,727 acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles 
        corresponding to each such area and dated July 1, 1993, are 
        hereby designated as wilderness. Each such wilderness area 
        shall either be incorporated into the wilderness area indicated 
        or shall be known by the name given to it in such table, as 
        specified in such table. Each such map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
            (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as follows:

      

                        GREATER SALMON ECOSYSTEM                        
                                                                        
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Frank Church-River 
of No Return Wilderness Area:                                           
                                                                        


                                                                        
                             Approximate                                
  Name of Wilderness Area      Acreage               Location           
                                                                        
Bluejoint..................       63,812  Bitterroot/Salmon National    
                                           Forests                      
Camas Creek................       98,836  Challis/Salmon National       
                                           Forests                      
Blue Bunch.................       12,557  Challis/Boise National Forests
Loon Creek.................      109,995  Challis/Sawtooth National     
                                           Forests                      
Pinnacle Peak..............        4,500  Payette National Forest       
Meadow Creek...............       21,783  Payette National Forest       
Big Creek Fringe...........        1,149  Payette National Forest       
Placer Creek...............        7,170  Payette National Forest       
Smith Creek................        2,257  Payette National Forest       
Cottontail Point-Pilot Peak      166,380  Payette National Forest       
Bernard....................       20,731  Boise National Forest         
Burnt Log..................       23,010  Boise National Forest         
Whiskey....................        3,416  Boise National Forest         
Nameless Creek.............        2,282  Boise National Forest         
Tennessee..................          877  Boise National Forest         
Poker Meadows..............          674  Boise National Forest         
Panther Creek..............       42,774  Salmon National Forest        
McEleny....................        3,608  Salmon National Forest        
Little Horse...............        7,620  Salmon National Forest        
Oreana.....................        7,406  Salmon National Forest        
Duck Peak..................       48,407  Salmon National Forest        
Long Tom...................       21,633  Salmon National Forest        
Challis Creek..............       40,074  Challis National Forest       
Seafoam....................       26,202  Challis National Forest       
Greylock...................       12,605  Challis National Forest       
Rackliff-Gedney............       90,173  Clearwater/Nez Perce National 
                                           Forests                      
Jersey-Jack................       45,873  Nez Perce National Forest     
Mallard....................       23,232  Nez Perce National Forest     
Marshall Mountain..........        5,315  Coeur d'Alene Dist. BLM       
      Total................      914,351                                
                                                                        
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gospel Hump        
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Gospel Hump Additions......       21,200  Nez Perce National Forest     
Carey Creek................        8,556  Payette National Forest       
      Total................       29,756                                
                                                                        
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot  
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        
Bitterroot additions.......      108,591  Bitterroot National Forest    
Lochsa Face................       73,027  Clearwater National Forest    
North Lochsa Slope.........      112,382  Clearwater National Forest    
Elk Summit.................       55,788  Clearwater National Forest    
West Meadow Creek..........      107,512  Nez Perce National Forest     
East Meadow Creek..........       94,203  Nez Perce National Forest     
Lolo Creek.................       16,344  Lolo/Clearwater/Bitterroot    
                                           National Forests             
      Total................      567,847                                
Sawtooth Wilderness........                                             
Sawtooth completion (Hansen      520,729  Boise/Sawtooth/Challis        
 Lakes/Huckleberry/Pettit/S                National Forests             
 moky Mountains/Ten Mile/                                               
 Black Warrior/South Boise/                                             
 Yuba).                                                                 
                                                                        
  The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and each area shall take the name given to it in the
table:                                                                  
                                                                        
French Creek/Patrick Butte.      168,215  Payette National Forest       
Crystal Mountain...........       13,912  Payette National Forest       
Secesh.....................      259,682  Payette National Forest       
Needles....................      166,245  Payette/Boise National Forests
Caton Lake.................       98,839  Payette/Boise National Forests
Mount Heinen...............       17,170  Boise National Forest         
Grape Mountain.............       15,378  Boise National Forest         
Peace Rock.................      198,257  Boise National Forest         
Deadwood...................       56,412  Boise National Forest         
Whitehawk Mountain.........        9,250  Boise National Forest         
Red Mountain...............      108,836  Boise National Forest         
Breadwinner................       40,829  Boise National Forest         
Elk Creek..................       16,113  Boise National Forest         
Steel Mountain.............       23,051  Boise National Forest         
Rainbow....................       12,036  Boise National Forest         
Grand Mountain.............       21,263  Boise National Forest         
Sheep Creek................       93,735  Boise National Forest         
Snowbank...................       35,471  Boise National Forest         
House Mountain.............       16,800  Boise National Forest         
Danskin/South Fork Boise...       42,038  Boise National Forest         
Cow Creek..................        9,710  Boise National Forest         
Lime Creek.................      114,433  Boise/Sawtooth National       
                                           Forests                      
O'Hara Falls Creek.........       25,326  Nez Perce National Forest     
Lick Point.................        8,006  Nez Perce National Forest     
Goddard Creek..............       13,380  Nez Perce National Forest     
Middle Fork Face...........       11,000  Nez Perce National Forest     
Clear Creek................       26,700  Nez Perce National Forest     
Silver Creek-Pilot Knob....       35,920  Nez Perce National Forest     
Perreau Creek..............        8,493  Salmon National Forest        
Napias.....................        9,721  Salmon National Forest        
Napolean Ridge.............       49,703  Salmon National Forest        
Jesse Creek................       16,161  Salmon National Forest        
Haystack Mountain..........       10,646  Salmon National Forest        
Phelan.....................       10,465  Salmon National Forest        
Sheepeater.................       24,082  Salmon National Forest        
South Fork Deep Creek......       12,975  Salmon National Forest        
Deep Creek.................        5,265  Salmon National Forest        
Taylor Mountain............       61,930  Salmon/Challis National       
                                           Forests                      
Squaw Creek................       96,699  Challis National Forest       
White Knob.................       62,416  Challis National Forest       
Porphyry Peak..............       45,273  Challis National Forest       
Pioneer Mountains..........      284,750  Sawtooth/Challis National     
                                           Forests                      
Railroad Ridge.............       39,230  Sawtooth/Challis National     
                                           Forests                      
Boulder/White Clouds.......      531,345  Sawtooth/Challis National     
                                           Forest/BLM                   
Cache Peak.................       25,949  Sawtooth National Forest      
Buttercup Mountain.........       71,806  Sawtooth National Forest      
Little Wood River..........        5,401  Shoshone Dist. BLM            
Friedman Creek.............       11,176  Shoshone Dist. BLM            
Great Burn Wildlands                                                    
 Complex:                                                               
Great Burn.................      250,396  Clearwater/Lolo National      
                                           Forests                      
Meadow Creek/Upper North          62,712  Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National 
 Fork/Rawhide.                             Forests                      
Sheep Mountain.............       64,608  Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National 
                                           Forests                      
Mallard-Larkins............      255,803  Clearwater/Idaho Panhandle    
                                           National Forests             
Bighorn-Weitas.............      235,094  Clearwater National Forest    
Siwash.....................        8,851  Clearwater National Forest    
Pot Mountain...............       49,792  Clearwater National Forest    
Moose Mountain.............       21,393  Clearwater National Forest    
Eldorado Creek.............        7,238  Clearwater National Forest    
Weir-Post Office...........       22,605  Clearwater National Forest    
Mosquito Fly...............       15,437  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Midget Peak................        6,973  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
      Total................    1,000,902                                
      ECOSYSTEM TOTAL......    5,160,727                                
                                                                        

            (4) Greater cabinet/yaak/selkirk ecosystem.--(A) The 
        wettest part of the Northern Rockies, this wild land region 
        contains the last major stands of low elevation ancient forests 
        in the region, including the Long Canyon area which contains 
        the oldest living cedars in the Nation. The only caribou herd 
        in the lower 48 roams these mountains joined by the grizzly and 
        the gray wolf. Towering mountains include the Cabinet, Selkirk, 
        and Purcell ranges.
            (B)(i) In order to protect this unique, heavily fragmented, 
        and endangered ecosystem, the areas named in the table in 
        clause (ii), which comprise approximately 758,318 acres as 
        generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to 
        each such area and dated July 1, 1993, are hereby designated as 
        wilderness. Each such wilderness area shall either be 
        incorporated into the wilderness area indicated or shall be 
        known by the name given to it in such table, as specified in 
        such table. Each such map shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
        Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
            (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as follows:

      

                 GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM                 
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Cabinet Mountains  
Wilderness Area:                                                        
                                                                        


                                                                        
                             Approximate                                
  Name of Wilderness Area      Acreage               Location           
                                                                        
Cabinet Additions..........       68,297  Kootenai National Forest      
                                                                        
                                                                        
  The following areas shall be incorporated into the Salmo-Priest       
Wilderness Area and will be known as the Salmo-Priest Wilderness Area:  
                                                                        
Salmo-Priest Additions.....       26,860  Colville/Kaniksu National     
                                           Forests                      
                                                                        
  The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and shall take the name given in in the table:      
                                                                        
Zulu Creek.................        6,200  Kootenai National Forest      
Saddle Mountain............        7,400  Kootenai National Forest      
Roberts Mountain...........        6,100  Kootenai National Forest      
Galena Creek...............       18,710  Kootenai National Forest      
Berray Mountain............        8,081  Kootenai National Forest      
Lone Cliff-Smeads..........        6,680  Kootenai National Forest      
McNeeley...................        8,104  Kootenai National Forest      
Northwest Peak.............       20,330  Kootenai National Forest      
Roderick...................       24,800  Kootenai National Forest      
Grizzly Peak...............        4,890  Kootenai National Forest      
Cataract Peak..............       26,836  Kootenai/Lolo National Forests
Cube Iron-Silcox...........       38,085  Kootenai/Lolo National Forests
Sundance Ridge.............        8,852  Lolo National Forest          
Teepee-Spring Creek........       11,357  Lolo National Forest          
Scotchman's Peak...........       83,942  Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle      
                                           National Forests             
Elk Creek..................       11,623  Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle      
                                           National Forests             
Buckhorn Ridge.............       32,545  Kootenai/Idaho Panhandle      
                                           National Forests             
Little Grass Mountain......        7,867  Colville/Idaho Panhandle      
                                           National Forests             
Grassy Top.................       13,781  Colville National Forest      
Harvey Creek...............       11,520  Colville National Forest      
Abercrombie-Hooknose.......       32,021  Colville National Forest      
South Fork Mountain........        7,680  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Blacktail Mountain.........        5,140  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Upper Priest Lake..........       12,900  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest..       40,240  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest/Bureau of Land        
                                           Management                   
Saddle Mountain............        8,289  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Katka Peak.................       10,929  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Boulder....................       13,500  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle...       52,555  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Trestle Peak...............        7,137  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Beetop.....................       11,615  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Packsaddle.................       17,536  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Blacktail Mountain.........        5,021  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Magee......................       34,800  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Tepee Creek................        5,294  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Trouble Creek..............        6,100  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Graham Coal................       11,319  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest                       
Grandmother Mountain.......       23,382  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forest/Bureau of Land        
                                           Management                   
      Ecosystem total......     758,318                                 
                                                                        

            (5) Islands in the sky wilderness.--(A) There are several 
        island mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, 
        separated from other mountains by the intervening prairies. 
        These wild and beautiful mountains are home to an abundant 
        array of native wildlife and birds and are representative of a 
        unique ecological complex. These lands include the Bighorn, Big 
        Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou Mountain Ranges.
            (B)(i) In order to protect this unique and increasingly 
        isolated ecological treasure, the areas named in the table in 
        clause (ii), which comprise approximately 1,289,712 acres as 
        generally depicted on the maps with titles corresponding to 
        each such area and dated July 1, 1993, are hereby designated as 
        wilderness. Each such wilderness area shall be known by the 
        name given to it in such table. Each such map shall be on file 
        and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief 
        of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
            (ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as follows:

      

                                                                        
                             Approximate                                
  Name of Wilderness Area      Acreage               Location           
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS:                                  
                                                                        
Kettle Mountains:                                                       
Thirteen Mile..............       12,714  Colville National Forest      
Bald Snow..................       20,383  Colville National Forest      
Profanity..................       29,002  Colville National Forest      
Twin Sisters...............       13,311  Colville National Forest      
South Huckleberry..........       10,090  Colville National Forest      
Cougar Mountain............        5,225  Colville National Forest      
Hoodoo.....................        7,210  Colville National Forest      
      Total................       97,935                                
Bighorn Mountains:                                                      
Cloud Peak Additions.......       82,171  Bighorn National Forest       
Wolf Creek.................       46,888  Bighorn National Forest       
Little Bighorn.............       41,442  Bighorn National Forest       
      Total................      170,501                                
Pryor Mountains:                                                        
Pryors.....................      110,080  Custer National Forest/Bighorn
                                           National Recreation Area     
Blue Mountains:............                                             
Additions to Wenaha-                                                    
 Tucannon Wilderness:                                                   
Upper Tucannon.............       14,600  Umatilla National Forest      
W-T Three..................        2,000  Umatilla National Forest      
      Total................       16,600                                
Willow Springs.............       10,460  Umatilla National Forest      
Asotin Creek...............       16,900  Umatilla National Forest      
Spangler...................        5,900  Umatilla National Forest      
Wenatchee Creek............       15,500  Umatilla National Forest      
Mill Creek.................       26,700  Umatilla National Forest      
Walla Walla................       34,500  Umatilla National Forest      
Jassaud....................        4,220  Umatilla National Forest      
Grande Ronde...............       17,600  Umatilla National Forest      
Texas Butte................        6,900  Umatilla National Forest      
Skookum....................        7,700  Umatilla National Forest      
Potamus....................        5,400  Umatilla National Forest      
South Fork-Tower...........       17,000  Umatilla National Forest      
Squaw......................        7,400  Umatilla National Forest      
Greenhorn Mountain.........       30,000  Umatilla National Forest      
Lookingglass...............        5,000  Umatilla National Forest      
Hellhole/Mount Emily.......       71,322  Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman      
                                           National Forest              
North Mount Emily..........        5,400  Umatilla/Wallowa-Whitman      
                                           National Forest              
Beaver Creek...............       12,470  Wallowa-Whitman National      
                                           Forest                       
Twin Mountain..............       60,903  Wallowa-Whitman National      
                                           Forest                       
Upper Grande Ronde.........       11,810  Wallowa-Whitman National      
                                           Forest                       
Marble Point...............        7,135  Wallowa-Whitman National      
                                           Forest                       
      Total Umatilla/            380,220                                
       Wallowa-Whitman NF.                                              
Baldy Mountain.............        6,500  Malheur National Forest       
Dixie Butte................       13,000  Malheur National Forest       
Murderers Creek............       35,000  Malheur National Forest       
Flag Creek.................        7,800  Malheur National Forest       
Fox Creek..................        7,000  Malheur National Forest       
Glacier Mountain...........       19,360  Malheur National Forest       
Jumpoff Joe................       10,000  Malheur National Forest       
Malheur River..............       12,000  Malheur National Forest       
McClellan Mountain.........       22,000  Malheur National Forest       
Myrtle-Silvies.............       13,000  Malheur National Forest       
Nipple Butte...............       11,500  Malheur National Forest       
North Fork Malheur River...       30,000  Malheur National Forest       
Pine Creek.................       14,000  Malheur National Forest       
Shaketable.................        7,000  Malheur National Forest       
Utley Butte................       11,000  Malheur National Forest       
Monument Rock..............        5,458  Malheur National Forest       
      Total Malheur NF.....      224,618                                
Flint Range................       60,297  Deerlodge National Forest     
Fred Burr..................        6,643  Deerlodge National Forest     
Elkhorn Mountains..........       71,637  Helena National Forest        
Cache Crest................       38,000  Cache National Forest         
Mount Naomi/Worm Creek.....       70,000  Caribou National Forest       
Cuddy Mountain.............       43,181  Payette National Forest       
      Island Wilderness        1,289,712                                
       Total.                                                           
                                                                        

    (b) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, each 
wilderness area designated under this section shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture 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 the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Map and Description.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a 
map and legal description of each wilderness area designated under this 
section with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Each such map 
and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if 
included in this Act, except that correction of clerical and 
typographical errors in 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. 4. BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the most recent scientific information on ecological 
        reserve design and function points out the critical need for 
        biological connecting corridors between the larger core 
        ecosystem areas;
            (2) while none of the remaining major wild land ecosystems 
        of the Northern Rockies Bioregion appear 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 their own, it appears 
        that an effective reserve system can be achieved if biological 
        connecting corridors are identified and protected; and
            (3) therefore a system of biological connecting corridors 
        are designated and protected by this section.
    (b) General Description.--These wild land areas are located between 
the major core ecosystems of the region and are essential for wildlife 
and plant migration and genetic interchange. They are some of the most 
beautiful and wild mountain ranges in the Nation, including the 
Bitterroot, Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and Bridger mountain ranges.
    (c) Designation.--(1)(A) To protect the life flow of the Northern 
Rockies Bioregion, the areas identified in the table in subparagraph 
(B) as biological connecting corridors, which comprise approximately 
4,560,983 acres as generally depicted on the maps with titles 
corresponding to each such area and dated July 1, 1993, are hereby 
designated as Biological Connecting Corridors. In addition, the areas 
described as wilderness on such maps are hereby designated as 
wilderness and shall be known by the name given in such table. Each 
such biological connecting corridor shall be known by the name given to 
it in such table. Each such map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, 
United States Department of Agriculture.
    (B) The table referred to in subparagraph (A) is as follows:

      

                    BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS                     
Two Part Designation...............  (a) portion designated as          
                                      components of the National        
                                      Wilderness Preservation System    
...................................  (b) portion designated as special  
                                      corridor management area          
  Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor-Lolo/Bitterroot/       
Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forests:                                  
                                                                        


                                                                        
                                                                        
                             Approximate                                
       Name of Area            Acreage               Location           
                                                                        
Welcome Creek Addition.....        1,102  Lolo National Forest          
Anaconda Pintlar Additions.      114,948  Bitterroot/Deerlodge/Beaverhea
                                           d National Forests           
Sapphire...................      116,530  Bitterroot/Deerlodge National 
                                           Forests                      
Stony Mountain.............      102,452  Lolo/Deerlodge/Beaverhead     
                                           National Forests             
Quigg Peak.................       75,711  Lolo/Deerlodge National       
                                           Forests                      
Silver King................       28,884  Lolo/Deerlodge National       
                                           Forests                      
Emerine....................       16,664  Deerlodge National Forest     
Sleeping Child.............       21,423  Bitterroot National Forest    
Beaver Lake................        7,836  Beaverhead National Forest    
      Total................  (a) 485,550                                
...........................  (b) 119,914                                
                                                                        
  Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor-Lolo National Forest:      
                                                                        
Mount Bushnell.............       41,589  Lolo National Forest          
Cherry Peak................       38,568  Lolo National Forest          
Patricks Knob..............       17,282  Lolo National Forest          
South Siegel-South Cutoff..       13,599  Lolo National Forest          
North Siegel...............        8,563  Lolo National Forest          
North Cutoff...............        8,563  Lolo National Forest          
Reservation Divide.........       24,616  Lolo National Forest          
      Total................  (a) 152,780                                
...........................  (b) 242,885                                
                                                                        
  Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor--Lolo National Forest:                  
                                                                        
Burdette...................       16,380  Lolo National Forest          
Petty Mountain/Deep Creek..       22,588  Lolo National Forest          
      Total................   (a) 38,968                                
...........................  (b) 115,138                                
                                                                        
  Anaconda-Pintlar-Divide Corridor-Deerlodge/Beaverhead National Forest:
                                                                        
                                                                        
Fleecer....................       37,053  Deerlodge/Beaverhead National 
                                           Forests                      
Highlands..................       19,020  Deerlodge National Forest     
Basin Creek................        9,658  Deerlodge National Forest     
Granulated Mountain........       14,960  Beaverhead National Forest    
      Total................   (a) 80,691                                
...........................  (b) 105,215                                
                                                                        
  Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor-Kootenai National Forest:             
                                                                        
Gold Hill West.............        5,800  Kootenai National Forest      
      Total................   (a) 11,600                                
...........................  (b) 161,280                                
                                                                        
  Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor--Panhandle/Lolo/Clearwater   
National Forests:                                                       
                                                                        
Maple Peak.................       16,294  Lolo/Idaho Panhandle National 
                                           Forests                      
Storm Creek................        8,550  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Hammond Creek..............       18,520  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
North Fork.................       32,100  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Big Creek..................       73,510  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Lost Creek.................       11,000  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
East Cathedral Peak........       22,338  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Spion Kop..................       23,714  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Roland Point...............        6,300  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Trout Creek................       39,920  Idaho Panhandle National      
                                           Forests                      
Wonderful Peak.............        6,670  Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National 
                                           Forests                      
Stevens Peak...............        4,970  Idaho Panhandle/Lolo National 
                                           Forests                      
Evans Gulch................        8,219  Lolo National Forest          
Clear Creek................        5,533  Lolo National Forest          
Gilt Edge-Silver Creek.....        9,495  Lolo/Idaho Panhandle National 
                                           Forests                      
Ward Eagle.................        8,999  Lolo National Forest          
Marble Point...............       10,732  Lolo National Forest          
      Total................  (a) 306,854                                
...........................  (b) 204,918                                
                                                                        
  Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk                                               
Corridor                                                                
                                                                        
      Total................          (a)  See Total Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk
...........................   (b) 97,280                                
                                                                        
  Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridor                                          
                                                                        
      Total................        (a) 0                                
...........................   (b) 42,880                                
                                                                        
  Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor--Beaverhead National   
Forest:                                                                 
                                                                        


West Pioneers..............      245,684  Beaverhead National Forest    
East Pioneers..............      143,803  Beaverhead National Forest    
      Total................  (a) 389,487                                
...........................   (b) 38,400                                
                                                                        
  Frank Church Complex/Greater Yellowstone Corridor-Bitterroot/Salmon/  
Beaverhead/Targhee National Forests:                                    
                                                                        
Tolan Creek................        7,088  Bitterroot National Forest    
Allan Mountain.............      152,851  Bitterroot/Salmon National    
                                           Forests                      
Anderson Mountain..........       47,651  Salmon/Beaverhead National    
                                           Forests                      
West Big Hole..............      210,114  Beaverhead/Salmon National    
                                           Forests                      
Goat Mountain..............       44,942  Salmon/Beaverhead National    
                                           Forests                      
Italian Peaks..............      287,758  Beaverhead/Salmon/Targhee     
                                           National Forests             
Garfield Mountain..........       42,701  Beaverhead/Targhee National   
                                           Forests                      
Four Eyes Canyon...........        8,237  Beaverhead National Forest    
Bear Creek.................        8,252  Beaverhead National Forest    
Tendoy Mountains...........       57,490  Beaverhead National Forest    
Saginaw Creek..............        8,493  Beaverhead National Forest    
Tash Peak..................       59,839  Beaverhead National Forest    
Signal Peak................        7,040  Targhee National Forest       
Mount Jefferson............       60,000  Targhee National Forest/BLM   
Eighteen Mile..............       24,344  Salmon Dist. BLM              
      Total................          (a)                                
                               1,026,800                                
...........................  (b) 584,960                                
                                                                        
  French Creek/Hells Canyon Study Area Corridor:                        
                                                                        
      Total................        (a) 0                                
...........................   (b) 33,920                                
                                                                        
  Lemhi Mountains                                                    
Corridor - Salmon - Challis                                             
- Targhee National Forest:                                              
                                                                        
North Lemhi Mountains......      303,127  Salmon/Challis National       
                                           Forests                      
Diamond Peak...............      183,880  Salmon/Challis/Targhee        
                                           National Forests             
Black Canyon...............        4,989  Idaho Falls Dist. BLM         
Goldbug....................        5,344  Salmon Dist. BLM              
      Total................  (a) 487,007                                
...........................   (b) 20,480                                
                                                                        
  Lost River Range Corridor - Challis National Forest:                  
                                                                        
      Borah Peak...........      129,581  Challis National Forest       
King Mountain..............       82,695  Challis National Forest       
Grouse Peak................        7,985  Challis National Forest       
Red Hill...................       14,274  Challis National Forest       
Jumpoff Mountain...........       13,337  Challis National Forest       
Wood Canyon................        7,626  Challis National Forest       
Pahsimeroi.................       72,107  Challis National Forest       
Borah Peak.................        6,215  Salmon Dist. BLM              
Burnt Creek................       21,852  Salmon/Idaho Falls Dist. BLM  
Hawley Mountain............       17,421  Idaho Falls Dist. BLM         
      Total................  (a) 284,383                                
...........................        (b) 0                                
                                                                        
  Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridor                             
                                                                        
      Total................        (a) 0                                
...........................   (b) 59,726                                
                                                                        
  Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Coridor:                        
                                                                        
Jerry Peak.................       27,781  Salmon Dist. BLM              
Jerry Peak West............       14,375  Salmon Dist. BLM              
Corral-Horse Basin.........       68,251  Salmon Dist. BLM              
Appendicitis Hill..........       25,782  Idaho Falls Dist. BLM         
White-Knob Mountains.......       10,121  Idaho Falls Dist. BLM         
      Total................  (a) 146,310                                
...........................    (b) 9,600                                
                                                                        
  Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridor:                                            
                                                                        
      Total................        (a) 0                                
...........................   (b) 21,120                                
                                                                        
  Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors                         
                                                                        
Tenderfoot/Deep Creek......       92,570  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Middle Fork Judith.........       84,904  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Pilgrim Creek..............       44,919  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Paine Gulch................        7,368  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Sawmill Creek..............       11,477  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Spring Creek...............       19,300  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
TW Mountain................        8,539  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Big Baldy..................       43,060  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Granite Mountain...........       10,260  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Tollgate-Sheep.............       24,193  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Mount-High.................       33,489  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Bluff Mountain.............       36,197  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
North Fork Smith...........        8,584  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Big Snowies................       97,985  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Highwoods..................       24,100  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Highwood Baldy.............       15,600  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Castle Mountains...........       28,990  Lewis and Clark National      
                                           Forest                       
Box Canyon.................       12,509  Lewis and Clark/Gallatin      
                                           National Forests             
Crazy Mountains............      153,668  Lewis and Clark/Gallatin      
                                           National Forests             
Gates of the Mountains            16,992  Helena National Forest        
 Additions.                                                             
Lazyman Gulch..............       11,928  Helena National Forest        
Mt. Baldy..................       17,147  Helena National Forest        
Camas Creek................       26,917  Helena National Forest        
Jericho Mountain...........        8,968  Helena National Forest        
Irish Gulch................        9,330  Helena National Forest        
Ellis Canyon...............        8,636  Helena National Forest        
Grassy Mountain............        6,254  Helena National Forest        
Middleman/Hedges Mountain..       32,685  Helena National Forest        
Hellgate Gulch.............       18,196  Helena National Forest        
Cayuse Mountain............       18,550  Helena National Forest        
Electric Peak/Little              46,497  Helena/Deerlodge National     
 Blackfoot Meadows.                        Forests                      
Whitetail-Haystack.........       70,689  Deerlodge National Forest     
O'Neil Creek...............        5,527  Deerlodge National Forest     
Bridger....................       47,795  Gallatin National Forest      
      Total................          (a)  ..............................
                               1,103,823                                
...........................  (b) 552,190                                
                                                                        
  Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor                         
                                                                        
Seven Lakes................       46,720  Bridger-Teton National Forests
      Total................   (a) 46,720                                
...........................  (b) 103,680                                
                                                                        

    (2) This designation shall have two parts:
            (A) Roadless lands designated as wilderness.--The 
        inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the biological 
        connecting corridors on such maps, are hereby designated as 
        components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
            (B) Noninventoried roadless and roaded lands.--Those 
        portions of the biological connecting corridors identified on 
        the maps accompanying this Act, which are not designated as 
        components of the National Wilderness Preservation System shall 
        be managed in the following way:
                    (i) The practice of even-aged silvicultural 
                management and timber harvesting shall be prohibited.
                    (ii) Mining, oil and gas exploration and 
                development, and new road construction or 
                reconstruction is hereby prohibited.
                    (iii) The Federal land management agencies 
                responsible for said lands shall take immediate steps 
                to ensure that road densities within the corridors' 
                approach, as nearly as possible, zero miles of road per 
                square mile of land area. Road density shall not exceed 
                0.25 miles per square mile.
                    (iv) The provisions of this section shall apply 
                only to lands under the jurisdiction of the United 
                States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, 
                and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
                    (v) The Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture are 
                hereby directed to seek and enter into cooperative 
                agreements with private, State, corporate landowners, 
                and sovereign Indian tribes to ensure that portions of 
                the corridors located within their ownership shall be 
                managed in a similar fashion to that prescribed by this 
                Act for lands within the jurisdiction of the United 
                States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and 
                United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The 
                Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture shall, when 
                deemed appropriate, seek to accomplish land trades or 
                acquisitions in order to accomplish the purposes of 
                this section. The Secretaries shall submit a report on 
                the progress of cooperative agreements, acquisitions, 
                and proposed land exchanges to the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                no later than 3 years from the date of enactment of 
                this Act.
                    (vi) The following roads and highways are hereby 
                expressly exempted from the provisions of this section: 
                U.S. Highway 93; U.S. Highway 2; U.S. Highway 95; U.S. 
                Highway 10; U.S. Highway 12; U.S. Highway 20; U.S. 
                Highway 89; U.S. Highway 91; Interstate Highway 15; 
                Interstate Highway 90; Idaho State Highway 28; Idaho 
                State Highway 29; Idaho State Highway 87; Idaho State 
                Highway 3; Montana State Highway 200; Montana State 
                Highway 37; Montana State Highway 38; Montana State 
                Highway 135; Montana State Highway 83; Montana State 
                Highway 43; Montana State Highway 56; Montana State 
                Highway 324; Montana State Highway 278; Montana State 
                Highway 87; Montana State Highway 2; Montana State 
                Highway 298; Montana State Highway 293; Montana State 
                Highway 294; Montana State Highway 58; Montana 
                Secondary Road 508; Montana Secondary Road 278; Montana 
                Secondary Road 279; Montana Secondary Road 324; Montana 
                Secondary Road 411; Montana Secondary Road 92; the 
                Thompson Pass Road (Montana-Idaho); the Moyie Springs 
                to East Port Road (Idaho); the Red Rock Pass Road 
                (Montana); Boundary County (ID) Route 18; Boundary 
                County (ID) Route 47; Boundary County (ID) Route 3; 
                Boundary County (ID) Route 34; Lolo National Forest 
                Route 102; Gallatin National Forest Route 259; Kelly 
                Canyon Road (Gallatin NF); Middle Fork Canyon Road 
                (Gallatin NF); Lewis and Clark County Road 280 (MT); 
                Lewis and Clark County Road 164 (MT); Lewis and Clark 
                County Road 4 (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 291 
                (MT); Lewis and Clark County Road 287 (MT); the 
                Pahsimeroi Road (Butte County, ID).

SEC. 5. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--Uninventoried roadless lands within the national 
forests in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and 
Wyoming which are not designated as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System under this Act shall be evaluated by the 
scientific review panel created in section 12 of this Act. The panel 
shall study the role of these areas in maintaining biological diversity 
in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall reserve system and 
shall make recommendations for their management which shall be included 
in their report.
    (b) Prohibition.--Until Congress determines otherwise, no new road 
construction or reconstruction, or timber harvest (except firewood 
gathering) shall be allowed. Additionally, no oil and gas leasing, 
mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless 
qualities of these areas shall be allowed.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE STUDIES.

    (a) Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa Ecosystem.
            (1) Finding.--The deepest river-carved canyon in the world 
        at over 8,000 feet deep, the Hells Canyon of the Snake River 
        forms the centerpiece of this rugged region. The ancestral home 
        of the Nez Perce Indians and their famous leader Chief Joseph, 
        the region abounds in cultural and archaeological sites. 
        Breathtaking scenery includes the 10,000 foot peaks of the 
        Wallowa and Seven Devils Mountains, old growth forests of 
        ponderosa pine and larch, and the desert-like canyon walls 
        themselves. The Imnaha River Chinook salmon are among the 
        largest salmon in the Nation. Wildlife includes one of the 
        largest free-roaming elk herds in the Nation.
            (2) Hells canyon/chief joseph national park and preserve 
        study.--(A) The Congress hereby directs the Secretary of the 
        Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park 
        Service, to study the feasibility of creating a Hells Canyon/
        Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve.
            (B) The study area shall consist of that area generally 
        known as the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and Eagle 
        Cap Wilderness, and surrounding lands on the Wallowa-Whitman, 
        Nez Perce, and Payette National Forests. The study area shall 
        comprise approximately 1,439,444 acres, as delineated on the 
        maps entitled ``Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and 
        Preserve Study'' and dated July 1, 1993.
            (C) The Secretary shall study the feasibility of 
        designating such areas as a unit of the National Park System, 
        including national park and national preserve designations to 
        be administered by the National Park Service. The Study shall 
        include specific recommendations as to which areas within the 
        study boundary should be classified as national park, and which 
        should be classified as national preserve where hunting, 
        fishing, and some motorized use shall be allowed.
            (D) The study shall be completed 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (E) The national park and preserve study area designated by 
        this paragraph shall, until Congress determines otherwise, be 
        administered by the Secretary of Agriculture so as to maintain 
        its presently existing natural character and potential for 
        inclusion in the National Park System. Until Congress 
        determines otherwise, no new road construction or 
        reconstruction, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) 
        shall be allowed. Additionally, no oil and gas leasing, mining, 
        or other development which impairs the natural and roadless 
        qualities of the study area shall be allowed. Special 
        consideration shall be given to preserving scenery, water 
        quality and fisheries habitat, biological diversity, and 
        wildlife habitat for threatened and endangered species.
            (3) Flathead national park and preserve study.--(A) The 
        Congress hereby directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the Director of National Park Service to study the 
        feasibility of creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve.
            (B) The study area shall consist of that area generally 
        known as the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead 
        National Forest, excepting those lands south of the Big 
        Mountain Road. The study area shall comprise approximately 
        285,078 acres, as delineated on the map entitled ``Flathead 
        National Park and Preserve Study'' and dated July 1, 1993.
            (C) The Secretary shall study the feasibility of creating a 
        unit of the National Park System, including national park and 
        national preserve designations to be administered by the 
        National Park Service. The study shall include specific 
        recommendations as to which areas within the study boundary 
        should be classified as national park, and which should be 
        classified as national preserve where hunting, fishing, and 
        some motorized use shall be allowed.
            (D) The study shall be completed 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (E) The national park and preserve study area designated by 
        this paragraph shall, until Congress determines otherwise, be 
        administered by the Secretary of Agriculture so as to maintain 
        its presently existing natural character and potential for 
        inclusion in the National Park System. Until Congress 
        determines otherwise, no new road construction or 
        reconstruction, or timber harvest (except firewood gathering) 
        shall be allowed within the study areas. Additionally, no oil 
        and gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the 
        natural and roadless qualities of the study area shall be 
        allowed. Special consideration shall be given to preserving 
        scenery, water quality and fisheries habitat, biological 
        diversity, and wildlife habitat for threatened and endangered 
        species.

SEC. 7. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS.

    (a) Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers.--Section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the 
following new paragraphs at the end:
    ``(  ) South Fork Payette, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise and 
Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary 
downstream approximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork 
and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with the North 
Fork, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork 
Payette Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Middle Fork Payette, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise 
National Forest from Railroad Pass downstream approximately 17.9 miles 
to Boiling Springs, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Middle Fork Payette Wild and Recreational River' and dated July 1, 
1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river and the segment within the Boise National Forest from Boiling 
Springs downstream approximately 14.7 miles to the national forest 
boundary, as generally depicted on such map, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Deadwood, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise National 
Forest comprising approximately 21.3 miles as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Deadwood Wild and Scenic River' and dated July 
1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 12.8 
mile segment from Threemile Creek to Julie Creek, as a wild river, and 
the 8.9 mile segment from Julie Creek to the South Fork of the Payette, 
as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Upper Priest, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle 
National Forest from the Canadian border downstream approximately 18.5 
miles to Upper Priest Lake, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Upper Priest Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle 
National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 110.4 
miles as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Coeur d'Alene 
Wild and Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 8.5 miles from the headwaters 
downstream to Beaver Creek as a recreational river, the 15.2 miles from 
Road No. 3099 to Teepee Creek as a wild river, the 52 miles from the 
South Fork to Teepee Creek as a recreational river, the 7.7 miles from 
Mission Creek to the South Fork as a recreational river, and the 27 
miles from Mission Creek to Lake Coeur d'Alene as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Little North Fork Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within the 
Panhandle National Forest from Adair Creek downstream approximately 
23.5 miles to Cedar Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Little North Fork Clearwater Wild River' and dated July 1, 
1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river.
    ``(  ) Kelly Creek, Idaho.--The segment including all tributaries, 
within the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters downstream 
approximately 19 miles to the forest service work station, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Kelly Creek Wild and 
Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river and the 12-mile segment from 
USFS Road No. 581 to the North Fork of the Clearwater River to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Cayuse Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Clearwater 
National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles 
to its mouth, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Cayuse Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Bargamin Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce 
National Forest comprising approximately 21 miles, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Bargamin Creek Wild and Scenic 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the 15-mile segment from the North Boundary of the Frank 
Church River of No Return Wilderness to the Salmon River, as a wild 
river and the 6-mile segment from its headwaters to USFS Road No. 468, 
as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Lake Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce 
National Forest from the wilderness boundary downstream approximately 
10 miles to Crooked Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Lake Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Meadow Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce 
National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles 
to Selway River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Meadow Creek Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, except 
for the 1-mile segment above the confluence with the Selway River which 
shall be administered as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Running Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce 
National Forest comprising approximately 14 miles, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Running Creek Scenic River' and 
dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the 7-mile segment from the wilderness boundary to the Selway River, as 
a wild river and the 8-mile segment from its headwaters to the 
wilderness boundary, as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) South Fork Two Medicine River, Montana.--The segment within 
the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream 
approximately 10 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork Two Medicine Wild 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Badger Creek, Including the South and North Forks, 
Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 
its headwaters downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising 
approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Badger Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Dearborn, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark 
National Forest downstream approximately 18.1 miles to the national 
forest boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Dearborn Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) North Fork Birch Creek, Montana.--The segment within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream 
approximately 6.6 miles to the national forest boundary, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `North Fork Birch Creek Wild 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) South Fork Sun, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest from its headwaters at Sun Lake downstream 
approximately 25.5 miles to its confluence with the North Fork, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork Sun Wild 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) North Fork Sun, Montana.--The segment comprising 
approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and Clark National Forest 
from the confluence of Open Creek and Fool Creek downstream 
approximately 25.4 miles to the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `North Fork Sun Wild 
and Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river and the segment from the 
Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 1.3 miles to 
its confluence with the South Fork, to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Tenderfoot Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest from The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles 
to the Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Tenderfoot Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Green Fork Straight Creek, Montana.--The segment within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream 
approximately 4.5 miles to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Green Fork Straight Creek Wild River' and dated 
July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a 
wild river.
    ``(  ) Yaak River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai 
National Forest from the junction of the East and West Forks downstream 
38 miles to the Yaak Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Yaak River Wild and Recreational River' and dated July 1, 
1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 
recreational river and the segment from the Yaak Falls downstream 8 
miles to the mouth of the Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai 
River, as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Kootenai River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai 
National Forest from the junction of the Fisher River (3 miles below 
Libby Dam) downstream for 46 miles to the State line, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Kootenai River Recreational 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Bull River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai 
National Forest from the junction of the North and South Forks 
downstream 21 miles to the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Bull River Recreational River' 
and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Vermillion River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai 
National Forest from the junction of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles 
to the Noxon Reservoir, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Vermillion Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Salmon, Idaho.--The segment within the Salmon and Sawtooth 
National Forests from its source downstream approximately 177 miles to 
North Fork, Idaho, excluding that part in the town of Salmon, and the 
segment from Hammer Creek downstream approximately 45 miles to its 
mouth, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Salmon 
Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) East Fork Salmon, Idaho.--The segment within the Salmon and 
Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth NRA boundary downstream 
approximately 20 miles to its confluence with the main stem, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `East Fork Salmon 
Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) North Fork, Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within the 
Clearwater National Forest from the Route No. 250 Bridge downstream 
approximately 60 miles to the slackwater in Dwarshak Reservoir, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `North Fork Clearwater 
Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) North Fork Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.--The segment within the 
Panhandle National Forest from its headwaters south of Honey Mountain 
downstream approximately 32.5 miles to its confluence with the Coeur 
d'Alene River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`North Fork Coeur d'Alene Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 
river.
    ``(  ) Pack, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle National 
Forest from Harrison Lake downstream approximately 14 miles to the 
national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Pack Recreational River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river.
    ``(  ) Henry's Fork, Idaho.--The segment within the Targhee 
National Forest from Big Springs downstream approximately 28 miles to 
the Osborne Bridge, except for Island Park Reservoir, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled `Henry's Fork Wild and Scenic 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river, and the segment from Osborne Bridge to 
the confluence of the Warm River, to be administered as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Falls River, Idaho.--The segment within the Targhee National 
Forest from Yellowstone National Park downstream approximately 13 miles 
to the National Forest Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary 
map entitled `Falls Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) West Fork Madison, Montana.--The segment within the 
Beaverhead National Forest from approximately the midpoint of Section 
28, R. 2 W., T. 12 S., downstream approximately 6 miles to Landon Camp, 
and from Section 32, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. downstream approximately 5.2 
miles to Shakelford Cow Camp, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `West Fork Madison Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river and the 
segment from Miner Creek (Section 30, R. 2 W., T. 12 S.) downstream 
approximately 2.5 miles to the midpoint of Section 28, and the segment 
from Landon Camp downstream approximately 1.5 miles to the boundary of 
Sections 32 and 33, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. and from Shakelford Cow Camp 
downstream approximately 1.5 miles to Sloan Cow Camp, and from Sloan 
Cow Camp downstream approximately .75 miles to Partridge Cow Camp, and 
from Partridge Cow Camp downstream approximately 3.75 miles to the 
northeast corner of Section 4, R. 1 E., T. 12 S., as generally depicted 
on the boundary map entitled `West Fork Madison Scenic River' and dated 
July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a 
scenic river and the segment from the northeast corner of Section 4, R. 
1 E., T. 12 S. downstream approximately 6.5 miles to the West Fork Rest 
Area, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `West Fork 
Madison Scenic River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Elk River, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead 
National Forest in the southeast corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 
S., downstream approximately 12.2 miles to the southeast corner of 
Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S. including the headwaters (Barnett Creek 
and all other tributaries), as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Elk Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river; and the segment from the 
southeast corner of Section 3, R. 1 W., T. 12 S., downstream 
approximately 5.2 miles to the confluence with the West Fork of the 
Madison River, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Elk 
Scenic River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Browns Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead 
National Forest from the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 
S., downstream approximately 4.3 miles to the forest boundary, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Browns Creek Wild 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Canyon Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead 
National Forest from Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to 
the Canyon Creek Campground, and the Lion Creek tributary 
(approximately 2.5 miles), as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Canyon Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Deadman Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead 
National Forest from its source downstream approximately 10.2 miles to 
the forest boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Deadman Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Salt River, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 12 miles to 
forest road 10072, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Salt Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Swift Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 8 miles to 
Periodic Spring, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Swift Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Hoback River, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 10 miles to 
the end of forest road 30710, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Hoback Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Willow Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 20 miles to 
the confluence with the Hoback River, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Willow Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Gros Ventre, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 12 miles to 
Horn Ranch, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Gros 
Ventre Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river, and the segment from Horn 
Ranch downstream approximately 28 miles to the forest boundary, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Gros Ventre Scenic 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Crystal Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-
Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 12 miles 
to the Gros Ventre Wilderness boundary, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Crystal Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 
1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river; and the segment from the end of the road downstream 
approximately 3 miles to the confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Crystal Creek Scenic 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Pacific Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-
Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 25 miles 
to the Teton Wilderness Boundary, as generally depicted on the boundary 
map entitled `Pacific Creek Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and the 
segment from the Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 8 miles 
to the confluence with the Snake River, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Pacific Creek Scenic River' and dated July 1, 
1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic 
river.
    ``(  ) Buffalo Fork, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest upstream from Turpin Meadows for approximately 68 
miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Buffalo Fork 
Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a wild river; and the segment from Turpin Meadows 
downstream approximately 16 miles to the boundary of Grand Teton 
National Park, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
`Buffalo Fork Scenic River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.
    ``(  ) Snake, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 7 miles to the 
boundary of Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Snake Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Thorofare, Wyoming.--The segment of the main stem within the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 
25 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, and the source 
of Open Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the main stem, 
as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Thorofare Wild 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Atlantic Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-
Teton National Forest from the Parting of the Waters downstream 
approximately 10 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, as 
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `Atlantic Creek Wild 
River' and dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a wild river.
    ``(  ) Yellowstone, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton 
National Forest from the source downstream approximately 28 miles to 
the boundary of Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled `Yellowstone Wild River' and dated July 1, 1993; 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.''.

SEC. 8. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDIES.

    (a) Studies.--Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1271-1287) is amended by adding the following new paragraphs at 
the end thereof--
    ``(  ) Smith River, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot Creek downstream to Deep Creek, 
comprising approximately 11.8 miles. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service shall be the lead agency for 
conducting the study of the river segment described in this paragraph. 
The study of the river segment described in this paragraph shall be 
completed not later than 3 years after the enactment of this paragraph.
    ``(  ) Yellowstone River, Wyoming and Montana.--The segment within 
the Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park from the 
southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with 
Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge downstream to the mouth 
of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising approximately 102 miles. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service 
shall be the lead agency for conducting the study of the river segment 
described in this paragraph. The study of the river segment described 
in this paragraph shall be completed not later than 3 years after the 
enactment of this paragraph.
    ``(  ) Middle Fork Judith River, Montana.--The segment within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest from Arch Coulee Junction downstream to 
the national forest boundary, comprising approximately 4.8 miles. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service 
shall be the lead agency for conducting the study of the river segment 
described in this paragraph. The study of the river segment described 
in this paragraph shall be completed not later than 3 years after the 
enactment of this paragraph.
    ``(  ) Rock Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Lolo and 
Deerlodge National Forests from the Gilles Bridge downstream to the 
confluence with the Clark Fork River, in the northwest quarter of 
section 12, T11N, R16W, comprising approximately 35 miles. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service 
shall be the lead agency for conducting the study of the river segment 
described in this paragraph. The study of the river segment described 
in this paragraph shall be completed not later than 3 years after the 
enactment of this paragraph.''.
    (b) Special Provisions.--Except as otherwise provided by this 
section, and subject to existing private rights, the wild and scenic 
river study areas designated by this Act shall, until Congress 
determines otherwise, be administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture 
and Interior so as to maintain their presently existing wild and scenic 
character and potential for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System at their highest level of eligibility. The streambed and 
the lands one half mile wide along either side of the streambed of any 
river or stream included in the study shall be managed to protect their 
presently existing suitability for inclusion into the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System as wild rivers. No new road construction or 
reconstruction, bridges, dams, timber harvesting, mining, oil and gas 
leasing, or other developments shall be allowed within the one half 
mile corridor along either side of rivers and streams under study.

SEC. 9. WILDLAND RECOVERY SYSTEM.

    (a) National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.--In 
recognition of the fact that certain National Forest System lands and 
surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise resource extraction and 
development activities and practices, and where the productive 
potential of the lands and waters of these areas has been reduced by 
development activities, there is hereby established the National 
Wildland Restoration and Recovery System (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ``Recovery System'').
    (b) Management.--Recovery System lands shall be managed so as to 
restore their native vegetative cover and species diversity, stabilize 
slopes and soils so as to prevent or reduce further erosion, recontour 
slopes to their original contours, remove barriers to natural fish 
spawning runs, and generally restore, as much as possible, such lands 
to their natural condition as existed prior to their entry and 
development.
    (c) Components.--The following areas, as depicted on the maps dated 
July 1, 1993, and entitled ``National Wildland Restoration and Recovery 
Area'', shall be components of the National Wildland Recovery and 
Restoration System:
  


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                      Recovery areas                      Acres                          National Forest        
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             Skyland.........................     10,126.......................  Flathead National Forest       
             Hungry Horse....................    204,981.......................  Flathead National Forest       
             (except Hungry Horse Dam and                                                                       
              Reservoir).                                                                                       
             Lolo Creek......................     59,398.......................  Lolo/Clearwater National       
                                                                                  Forests                       
             Yellowstone West................    137,600.......................  Targhee National Forest        
             Mt. Leidy.......................     69,912.......................  Bridger/Teton National Forests 
             Cabinet/Yaak....................     99,591.......................  Kootenai National Forest       
             Lightning Creek.................     30,722.......................  Panhandle National Forest      
             Coeur d'Alene River.............    372,072.......................  Panhandle National Forest      
             Magruder Corridor...............     11,522.......................  Nez Perce/Bitterroot National  
                                                                                  Forests                       
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    (d) National Wildland Recovery Corps.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to establish a special unit 
of the United States Forest Service known as the National Wildland 
Recovery Corps which shall hire the necessary personnel and purchase 
the necessary equipment to carry out its land recovery responsibilities 
as defined by this Act.
    (e) Recovery Plans.--The National Wildland Recovery Corps 
established in subsection (d) shall be responsible for the development 
of wildland recovery plans, which shall detail necessary work and 
funding requirements needed to implement the management direction 
established under subsection (b) of this section.

SEC. 10. 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 123,000 acres known as the Badger-Two Medicine 
Area, as depicted on the map dated July 1, 1993, and entitled 
``Blackfeet Wilderness'', are hereby designated as the Blackfeet 
Wilderness Area.
    (b) Treaty Rights.--The Congress recognizes that the Blackfeet 
Nation retains treaty rights in this area provided for in the 1896 
treaty with the United States Government.
    (c) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a review of 
the wilderness area established under this section in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act and report his findings to Congress within 3 years 
from the date of enactment of this Act. In conducting the review, the 
Secretary shall:
            (1) Establish a committee composed of representatives of 
        the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, and Blackfeet Tribal 
        Traditionalists selected in a manner consistent with the 
        historic Cultural Law of the Tribe independent of the Business 
        Council with careful consideration given to the Blackfeet 
        Language community and their views, and the National Park 
        Service, the State of Montana, and representatives of the user 
        public including environmental groups heretofore appropriately 
        involved (the ``committee''). The committee shall regularly 
        advise the Secretary during the preparation of the report and 
        submit its findings to Congress concurrently with those of the 
        Secretary.
            (2) Instruct the committee to develop a wilderness 
        management plan for the area which ensures that Blackfeet 
        religious and treaty rights to the area are recognized and 
        honored.
Special consideration shall be given to the religious, wilderness, and 
wildlife uses of the area, taking into account any treaties the United 
States has entered into with the Blackfeet Nation.
    (d) Withdrawal.--The Badger-Two Medicine Wilderness Area is hereby 
withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, the disposal under 
the mining laws, and disposition under the geothermal and mineral 
leasing laws.

SEC. 11. RATTLESNAKE RECLASSIFICATION AND ADDITIONS.

    (a) Wilderness.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands are hereby designated as 
wilderness and therefore as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) certain lands in the Rattlesnake National Recreation 
        Area, which comprise approximately 20,780 acres, as generally 
        depicted on a map entitled ``Rattlesnake Wilderness--
        Proposed'', dated July 1, 1993, and which shall be known as the 
        Rattlesnake Wilderness; and
            (2) certain lands, which comprise approximately 6,000 
        acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Rattlesnake 
        Wilderness--Proposed'', dated September 10, 1992, and which 
        shall be added to and administered as part of the Rattlesnake 
        Wilderness Area.
    (b) Addition to National Recreation Area.--Approximately 1,280 
acres of lands, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Rattlesnake 
National Recreation Area--Proposed'', dated July 1, 1993, shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Rattlesnake National 
Recreation Area.
    (c) Boundary Adjustment.--The boundary of the Rattlesnake National 
Recreation Area is hereby adjusted to reflect the designations made by 
this section.

SEC. 12. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING.

    (a) In General.--Within 3 years of the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture shall submit a report 
to the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives which shall detail the implementation of this 
Act. The report shall also detail any additional work and funding 
requirements necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, and shall 
be produced by a panel of independent scientists appointed by the 
National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Society for 
Conservation Biology.
    (b) Interagency Team.--The Secretaries of Agriculture and the 
Interior shall establish an interagency team with an equal number of 
participants from the private sector to monitor, evaluate, and make 
adjustments to ensure long-term results proscribed by this Act.
    (c) Geographic Information System.--The team established under 
subsection (b) shall develop a geographic information system for 
monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. The geographic information 
system should be based on satellite gathered data and will include, as 
a minimum, comprehensive maps and data bases for change detection, 
updated periodically to record the following: vegetation cover, with 
species occurrence and densities, human impacts, water and air quality, 
and those activities that bear on forest husbandry and restoration. 
This geographic information system shall include status reports on the 
progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolidation, and forest 
recovery efforts as well as reports on the status of threatened and 
endangered species which are primary indicators of ecosystem health.
    (d) Review Board.--The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior 
shall establish a governmental review board with an equal number of 
participants from the private sector to review the goals and mandates 
of all Federal agencies with responsibilities of natural resource 
management, and prepare a report to Congress with recommendations to 
legally restate and unify the various agency resource management 
mandates. These recommendations will be guided by holistic and 
scientific methods of resource management, and will ensure the long-
term wealth of the Bioregion's ecology for this and future generations. 
This report shall be submitted to Congress no later than 3 years from 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 13. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.

    (a) In General.--In recognition of the past use of portions of the 
Wilderness areas, National Park and Preserve Study areas, Wildland 
Recovery areas and Biological Corridors (hereafter in this section 
referred to as ``protected areas'') designated by this Act by Native 
Americans for transitional cultural and religious purposes, the 
Secretaries shall assure nonexclusive access to these protected areas 
by native people for such traditional cultural and religious purposes. 
Such access shall be consistent with the purpose and intent of the 
American Indian Religious Freedom Act of August 11, 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
1996). The Secretaries, in accordance with such Act, upon request of an 
Indian tribe, may from time-to-time temporarily close to the general 
public use one or more specific portions of these protected areas in 
order to protect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses 
in such portion by an Indian people. In preparation of the general 
management plans, the Secretary shall request that the chief executive 
officers of appropriate Indian tribes makes recommendations on assuring 
access to important sites, enhancing the privacy of traditional 
cultural and religious activities, and protecting cultural and 
religious sites.
    (b) Cooperative Agreement.--The Forest Service shall enter into 
cooperative management agreements with the appropriate Indian tribes to 
assure protection of religious, burial, and gathering sites, and shall 
work cooperatively on the management of all uses in the protected areas 
that impact Indian lands and people.

SEC. 14. CULTURAL RESOURCES.

    In managing the protected areas in accordance with the provisions 
of this Act, the Secretaries shall give particular emphasis to the 
preservation and protection of cultural resources located within these 
areas in accordance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 
1979 and the National Historic Preservation Act. Cultural resources 
within the protected areas shall be managed in consultation with the 
State Historic Preservation Officers, Indian tribes, and other 
appropriate parties in the States affected with emphasis on the 
preservation of resources in the areas and the interpretive, 
educational, and long-term scientific uses of these resources.

SEC. 15. WATER.

    (a) Reservation.--With respect to each wilderness area designated 
by this Act, Congress hereby reserves a quantity of water sufficient to 
fulfill the purposes for which such area is designated. The priority 
date of such reserved rights shall be the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture, and all other 
officers of the United States shall take all steps necessary to protect 
the rights reserved by subsection (a), including the filing of claims 
for quantification of such rights in any present or future appropriate 
stream adjudication in the courts of the States of Idaho, Montana, 
Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington in which the United States has been or 
is hereafter properly joined in accordance with section 208 of the Act 
of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat. 5460; 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as 
the ``McCarran Amendment'').
    (c) Construction.--(1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a 
relinquishment or reduction of any water rights reserved, appropriated, 
or otherwise secured by the United States in the States of Idaho, 
Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington on or before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as establishing a 
precedent with regard to any future designations, including 
designations of wilderness, or as constituting an interpretation of any 
other Act or designations made pursuant thereto.

SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) The term ``bioregion'' refers to that portion of the 
        Northern Rocky Mountains in the States of Montana, Idaho, 
        Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington depicted on maps referred to in 
        this Act as the Northern Rockies Bioregion.
            (2) The term ``greater ecosystem'' denotes ecological land 
        units of sufficient scale for supporting and maintaining 
        populations of large vertebrate species and the other native 
        plant and animal species of the area. These units are comprised 
        of lands which are similar in regards to topography, climate, 
        and plant and animal species. The ecosystems in the Northern 
        Rockies are also defined in terms of the habitat of wildlife 
        indicator species protected under the Endangered Species Act of 
        1973, including grizzly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and 
        caribou, and have been depicted on maps published by Federal 
        agencies.
            (3) The term ``entry'' means to enter a roadless area for 
        development purposes and associated activities such as 
        roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, or other such activities 
        which eliminate the roadless character of the land.
            (4) The term ``development'' means activities that 
        eliminate the roadless and wilderness characteristics of the 
        land and includes such activities as roadbuilding, timber 
        harvest, mining, oil and gas drilling, and ski resort 
        facilities.

SEC. 17. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or modify any 
treaty or other right of an Indian tribe.

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