[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3732 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3732

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1994

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

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                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Wilderness, 
Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

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

Sec. 101. Panhandle National Forest.
Sec. 102. Clearwater National Forest.
Sec. 103. Nez Perce National Forest.
Sec. 104. Payette National Forest.
Sec. 105. Boise National Forest.
Sec. 106. Administration and general provisions.
Sec. 107. Private property rights.
Sec. 108. Grazing.
                   TITLE II--IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT

Sec. 201. Panhandle National Forest.
Sec. 202. Nez Perce National Forest.
Sec. 203. Payette National Forest.
Sec. 204. Boise National Forest.
Sec. 205. Management plans.
Sec. 206. Map and description.
Sec. 207. Water quality on the Panhandle National Forest.
Sec. 208. Monitoring of management areas.
          TITLE III--RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE AND WATER RIGHTS

Sec. 301. Wilderness review.
Sec. 302. Water rights.
               TITLE IV--IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The State of Idaho contains some 9,300,000 roadless 
        acres of land owned by the Federal Government and managed by 
        the Forest Service. This vast roadless tract of primitive and 
        undeveloped land is the largest unroaded area within a State in 
        the conterminous United States and is of immense national 
        significance.
            (2) Certain of these wildlands should be incorporated into 
        the National Wilderness Preservation System to provide 
        statutory protection for lands containing diverse habitats and 
        watersheds vital to resident and anadromous fisheries and 
        wildlife; to preserve scenic, historical and cultural values; 
        to promote scientific research; and to provide for primitive 
        recreation, solitude, and physical and mental challenges.
            (3) Congressional resolution of disputes over future 
        management of Idaho's vast roadless lands is necessary to 
        assure a dependable and sustainable supply of timber from 
        Federal lands so that natural resource-based commodity 
        production continues as an important part of rural life in 
        Idaho.
            (4) Congressional direction is required through the 
        establishment of management areas on identified roadless lands 
        to ensure effective implementation of forest plans for national 
        forests in Idaho.
            (5) A key to creating sustainable economies in Idaho's 
        rural communities is prudent and ecological management of the 
        land to assure long-term productivity.
            (6) Idaho's roadless areas are vital to the State's growing 
        tourism industry, outfitting and guiding, backcountry 
        recreation, and municipal watersheds.
            (7) Idaho's roadless lands released by this Act for 
        nonwilderness purposes provide valuable dispersed recreation 
        opportunities for motorized and nonmotorized users.
            (8) There have been several confirmed sightings, and 
        hundreds of probable sightings, of gray wolf in Idaho's 
        established wilderness and roadless areas.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

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

                       TITLE I--IDAHO WILDERNESS

SEC. 101. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Salmo-Priest.................................            19,000
        Long Canyon..................................            39,000
        Scotchman Peaks..............................            24,000
        Mallard-Larkins..............................           123,000

SEC. 102. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.

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

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Mallard-Larkins..............................            77,000
        The Great Burn...............................           225,000
        Lewis and Clark..............................            43,000
        Selway-Bitterroot Additions..................            38,000
The provisions of this Act relating to the Clearwater National Forest 
shall supersede section 2(a) of the settlement agreement entered into 
on September 23, 1993, in The Wilderness Society, et al. v. Robertson, 
et al., Civil No. 93-0043-S-HLR (D. Idaho), and Sierra Club v. 
Robertson, Civil No. 93-0044-S-HLR (D. Idaho). No later than December 
31, 1996, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives concerning progress of implementing section 1 of such 
settlement agreement.

SEC. 103. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Selway-Bitterroot Addition (East Meadow                 102,000
            Creek).
        Selway-Bitterroot Addition (Bear Creek/                   1,000
            Montana line).
    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Endangered 
American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-237; 92 Stat. 43) is 
amended by striking ``which comprise about two hundred and six thousand 
acres, as generally depicted under the category `Wilderness' on a map 
entitled `Gospel-Hump Planning Unit' and dated January 1978,'' and 
inserting ``which comprise 205,933 acres, as generally depicted under 
the category `Wilderness' on a map entitled `Gospel-Hump Revised 
Boundaries' and dated March 1983,''.

SEC. 104. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        French Creek.................................            43,000
        Patrick Butte................................            48,000
        Needles......................................            96,000
        Secesh.......................................           116,000
    (b) Exclusions.--The Secesh Wilderness designated by subsection (a) 
shall not include--
            (1) the South Fork of the Salmon River 4WD trail (Forest 
        Service trail number 076); and
            (2) the adjacent private lands located along the trail 
        referred to in paragraph (1).
The Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain such trail to prevent 
erosion and stream sedimentation.

SEC. 105. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area
                                                                Acreage
        Needles......................................             4,000
        Hanson Lake..................................            14,000
        Red Mountain.................................            88,000
        Ten Mile-Black Warrior.......................            79,000
        Peace Rock...................................            94,000

SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.

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

SEC. 107. PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.

    (a) Procedure.--Any owner of lands adjacent to any area designated 
as wilderness by this Act who claims any reduction in value of such 
lands as a result of the designation of wilderness by this Act, or the 
management as wilderness of lands designated as wilderness by this Act, 
may file with the Secretary a claim for compensation for such 
reduction.
    (b) Negotiations.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
negotiations with a party filing a claim under subsection (a) to 
determine appropriate compensation, if any, with respect to such claim. 
The Secretary shall pay compensation with respect to any such a claim 
to the extent required by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States.
    (c) Other Remedies.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
increasing or diminishing the ability of any party to seek compensation 
pursuant to other applicable law, including (but not limited to) 
section 1491 of title 28, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
the ``Tucker Act''), or as precluding or limiting any defenses or 
claims otherwise available to the United States or any other party in 
connection with any action seeking such compensation.

SEC. 108. GRAZING.

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

                   TITLE II--IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT

SEC. 201. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that:
            (1) 78 percent of Boundary County is Federal land, and the 
        full spectrum of public use of these timberlands, including 
        motorized and nonmotorized recreation and timber production, 
        has been heavily restricted to protect four species listed 
        under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 including grizzly 
        bear, woodland caribou, bald eagle, and the gray wolf. An 
        additional nine species found in the county are candidates for 
        listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including the 
        Kootenai white sturgeon, bull trout, harlequin duck, lynx, 
        northern goshawk, wolverine, and three plants.
            (2) Direct employment in the wood products industry 
        accounts for nearly 20 percent of all employment in the county. 
        The regional reduction in Federal timber supply played a 
        significant role in the January 1994 closure of two Crown 
        Pacific mills located in Long Lake, Washington, and Superior, 
        Montana.
            (3) The reduced timber harvest on Federal lands has greatly 
        increased pressure to quickly harvest timber on private lands 
        in the county.
    (b) Selkirk Crest Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Panhandle National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately 21,000 acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Selkirk Crest Management Area--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Selkirk Crest management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management of the Selkirk 
        Crest management area shall be in accordance with the 
        memorandum of understanding relating to such area, entered into 
        between the Forest Service and the State of Idaho on May 6, 
        1971, as it may be modified by agreement of the parties.
    (c) Other Management Areas.--
            (1) Designations.--The following areas on the Panhandle 
        National Forest, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Panhandle National Forests Management Areas--Proposed'', are 
        hereby designated as management areas:

  
                                                            Approximate
Name of Area
                                                                Acreage
        Continental Mountain.........................             6,000
        Saddle Mountain..............................             6,000
        Farnham/Russell..............................            24,000
        Burton Peak..................................             9,000
        Katka Peak...................................            11,000
        Bald Eagle...................................             4,000
        Timber/Buck..................................             8,000
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management areas designated 
        by paragraph (1) shall be managed to provide for the 
        sustainable growth and production of commercially valuable wood 
        products and general public use on lands suitable for timber 
        production while managing identified grizzly bear and caribou 
        habitat. Timber harvest shall emphasize reduction of stand 
        density, increased species diversity and forest health. 
        Treatment priorities should be in areas with significant insect 
        and disease activity. A full range of recreation opportunities 
        should be provided, including motorized and non-motorized.
    (d) Impact Analysis.--
            (1) Requirement.--With respect to the lands described in 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall compile such 
        information regarding the economic impact and other relevant 
        impact of designating such lands as critical grizzly bear 
        habitat as would be required to be compiled by section 4(b)(2) 
        of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if such Secretary were to 
        make such designation of such lands.
            (2) Lands.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to all Federal lands 
        within the Kaniksu National Forest in the State of Idaho which 
        as of the date of enactment of this Act are being managed so as 
        to maintain the value of such lands as habitat for grizzly 
        bears.
            (3) Comments and transmittal.--(A) In implementing this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Commerce shall seek the comments 
        of Idaho Department of Commerce and the University of Idaho.
            (B) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall transmit all 
        information compiled pursuant to this section, and all comments 
        received thereon, to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Governor 
        of Idaho, and the Commissioners of Boundary County, Idaho.
    (e) Marble Creek Historic Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Panhandle National 
        Forest, comprised of approximately ______ acres as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Marble Creek Historic Area--
        Proposed'', is designated as the Marble Creek historic area.
            (2) Management.--(A) The Marble Creek historic area shall 
        be managed to interpret and promote the history of logging. 
        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to inhibit 
        logging in the area, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
            (B) The Marble Creek historic area includes a high country 
        component, comprised of approximately 45 acres, generally known 
        as the Grandmother Mountain area and which shall hereafter be 
        known as the ``Jack Johnston Recreation Area''. The management 
        emphasis of the Jack Johnston Recreation Area shall be 
        primitive, non-motorized recreation and the area shall be 
        managed to promote fishing, hunting, and wildlife habitat. 
        Logging and road construction shall not be permitted in the 
        Jack Johnston Recreation Area.
    (f) St. Joe Forest Demonstration Project.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
        demonstration project on the St. Maries and Palouse Ranger 
        Districts on the St. Joe National Forest. The purpose of the 
        project shall be to demonstrate the change in timber volume and 
        its relationship with water, wildlife, and other values 
        resulting from investment in good sites on lands already 
        roaded.
            (2) Sites.--Within the 6-month period beginning on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Forest Service shall locate 
        sites on the St. Joe National Forest outside wilderness or 
        other areas where timber harvest is not permitted and where 
        timber productivity is greater than 70 cubic feet per acre per 
        year. These sites shall be intensively managed for timber 
        production using mostly uneven-aged management and 
        silvicultural practices, including pre-commercial thinning, 
        fertilization, pruning, planting of diverse species, and tree 
        improvement through genetic experimentation. The selection of 
        sites under this paragraph does not preclude the identification 
        of small, high class sites below 5,000 feet in altitude which 
        should be excluded from such management for genetic and 
        biological purposes.
            (3) Monitoring and applicable standards.--The Forest 
        Service shall, in cooperation with the University of Idaho, 
        continually monitor the demonstration project to determine the 
        change in timber volume, water quality, soil erosion, wildlife 
        presence, and investment return. Water quality standards and 
        old-growth standards, as such standards may be modified from 
        time to time, shall remain in effect on the lands affected by 
        the demonstration project carried out under this subsection.
            (4) Advisory group.--The Secretary shall appoint a citizens 
        advisory group to provide guidance and advice to the Forest 
        Service in implementing this subsection. The advisory group 
        shall be comprised of 5 local individuals and shall represent 
        diverse interests.
            (5) Existing timber sales.--Implementation of this 
        subsection shall not affect timber sales under contract or near 
        completion of preparation as of the end of the 6-month period 
        referred to in paragraph (2).
            (6) Sunset.--The demonstration project carried out under 
        this subsection shall terminate at the end of the 20-year 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 202. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management area designated 
by this section shall be administered in accordance with applicable 
laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
the National Forest System; and the document entitled the ``Nez Perce 
National Forest Plan'', adopted October 1987, as such plan may be 
revised or amended from time to time.
    (b) Rapid River Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Payette National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 19,000 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Rapid River Management Area--Proposed'', 
        is designated as the Rapid River management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Rapid River management area shall be on water quality, 
        anadromous fish habitat, and recreation. No roads may be 
        constructed.
    (c) West Meadow Creek Watershed Protection Project.--
            (1) Purpose.--The Secretary shall conduct a project on the 
        lands described in paragraph (2) in order to determine the 
        feasibility and desirability of decisionmaking with respect to 
        management of National Forest lands utilizing the methodology 
        and procedure described in this subsection.
            (2) Lands.--The project required by this subsection shall 
        encompass management decisions affecting the lands generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``West Meadow Creek Area'' dated 
        ______, 1994.
            (3) Methodology.--In order to carry out the project 
        required by this subsection, the Secretary shall determine--
                    (A) the historical range of variability of inherent 
                components and processes of ecosystems, including but 
                not limited to water quality and quantity, and fish and 
                wildlife populations and habitat, and vegetation 
                density and structure;
                    (B) conditions of the relevant ecosystem components 
                and processes as of the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (C) the range of desired future conditions among 
                the relevant ecosystem components and processes.
            (4) Public involvement.--Determinations about the range of 
        desired future conditions among relevant ecosystem components 
        and processes shall be made with public participation.
            (5) Management.--For a period of 10 years beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the lands referred to in 
        paragraph (2) shall be managed to reach and maintain the range 
        of desired future conditions, as determined pursuant to 
        paragraph (3). After such period, the Secretary may continue to 
        mange such lands in such manner to the extent the Secretary 
        determines appropriate and desirable.
            (6) Report.--No later than ______ years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the 
        appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate concerning the implementation of this subsection and the 
        feasibility and desirability of utilizing the methodology and 
        procedures described in this subsection in connection with the 
        management of other lands within the National Forest System.
    (d) Kaniksu Forest/Boundary County Demonstration Project.--(1) The 
Secretary shall conduct a demonstration project on the Kaniksu Forest 
within Boundary County. The purpose of the project shall be to 
demonstrate the change in timber volume as a result of investing in 
good sites on lands both roaded and unroaded.
    (2) Sites.--Within the 6 month period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Forest Service shall locate sites on the 
roaded area of the Kaniksu National Forest within Boundary County 
outside wilderness or other areas where timber harvest is not permitted 
and where timber productivity is greater than 50 cubic feet per acre 
per year. Roadless sites that are included under this provision shall 
be within the Farnum/Russell Special Management Area. These sites shall 
be intensively managed for timber production using systems consistent 
with sustaining ecosystem health and productivity. These systems will 
have strong elements associated with classic even-aged systems, while 
still maintaining structure that is more commonly associated with 
uneven-aged systems. Silvicultural practices shall include thinning, 
fertilization, pruning, planting of diverse tree species originating 
from genetically superior stocks. Provisions included in (f) (3), (4), 
(5), and (6) of this section shall apply.

SEC. 203. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management areas designated 
by this section shall be administered in accordance with applicable 
laws including this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
the National Forest System; and the document entitled the ``Payette 
National Forest Plan'', adopted ______, as such plan may be revised or 
amended from time to time.
    (b) Rapid River Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Payette National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 38,000 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Rapid River Management Area--Proposed'', 
        is designated as the Rapid River management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Rapid River management area shall be on water quality, 
        anadromous fish habitat, and recreation. No roads may be 
        constructed.
    (c) Jackson Bar Airstrip.--The Jackson Bar Airstrip, commonly known 
as the Wilson Bar Airstrip, on the south side of the Salmon River on 
the Payette National Forest, section 28, R8E, T24N, within the Frank 
Church River of No Return Wilderness shall be left open for use by 
recreation aviators.

SEC. 204. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) General Management Directive.--The management areas and 
recreation area designated by this section shall be administered in 
accordance with applicable laws including this Act; the laws, rules, 
and regulations applicable to the National Forest System; and the 
document entitled the ``Boise National Forest Plan'', adopted August 
1987, as such plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
    (b) Breadwinner Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 41,000 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Breadwinner Management Area--Proposed'', 
        is designated as the Breadwinner management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Breadwinner management area shall be on wildlife habitat, with 
        timber and range activities implemented so that wildlife 
        habitat is maintained or improved and scenic quality in 
        visually sensitive areas is protected. Management activities 
        for other resources shall be consistent with wildlife and 
        visual resources.
    (c) Snowbank Management Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 22,000 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Snowbank Management Area--Proposed'', is 
        designated as the Snowbank management area.
            (2) Management emphasis.--The management emphasis for the 
        Snowbank management area shall be on recreation. Snowmobile use 
        shall be permitted, but the Secretary may not establish 
        permanent trails or roads or allow the use of other motor 
        vehicles, motorized equipment, or other form of mechanical 
        transport other than for administrative purposes.
    (d) Lime Creek--Soldier Mountains Recreation Area.--
            (1) Designation.--The area on the Boise National Forest, 
        comprised of approximately 29,000 acres as generally depicted 
        on the map entitled ``Lime Creek--Soldier Mountains Recreation 
        Area--Proposed'', is designated as the Lime Creek--Soldier 
        Mountains Recreation Area (hereafter in this subsection 
        referred to as the ``recreation area'').
            (2) Administration.--(A) The Secretary shall administer and 
        manage the recreation area so as to preserve the area's 
        predominantly roadless character, with no additional road 
        construction permitted, and to enhance scenic and watershed 
        values, wildlife habitat, and dispersed recreation.
            (B) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in accordance 
        with Executive Orders 11644 and 11989, permit limited use of 
        the area by motorized vehicles and equipment on roads and 
        trails existing on January 25, 1994, for administrative 
        purposes (including trail maintenance), for activities 
        associated with existing levels of livestock grazing, and for 
        recreational vehicle access where such access was established 
        prior to January 25, 1994, but only where such uses are 
        compatible with the protection and propagation of fish and 
        wildlife within the recreation area.

SEC. 205. MANAGEMENT PLANS.

    (a) Change to Conform to the Provisions of This Act.--The Secretary 
shall modify the existing land and resource management plans for the 
national forests affected by this Act to incorporate the provisions of 
this Act in their entirety. This incorporation shall not be treated as 
a revision or amendment to the forest plan for the purposes of section 
6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.
    (b) General Applicability of Existing Plans.--The management areas, 
historic area, and forest demonstration projects designated by this 
title shall be managed in accordance with applicable laws including 
this Act and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the 
National Forest System and, except as otherwise specifically provided 
in this Act, in accordance with the applicable land management plan for 
each such area in effect on January 25, 1994, and revisions or 
amendments to such plans that may be adopted from time to time that are 
not inconsistent with this Act or such laws, rules, and regulations.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Except as provided in subsection (a), 
nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or modify the process 
of revising or amending land and resource management plans pursuant to 
section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974.

SEC. 206. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.

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

SEC. 207. WATER QUALITY ON THE PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

SEC. 208. MONITORING OF MANAGEMENT AREAS.

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

          TITLE III--RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE AND WATER RIGHTS

SEC. 301. WILDERNESS REVIEW.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Department of Agriculture has studied the 
        suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System; and
            (2) the Congress has made its own review and examination of 
        National Forest System roadless areas in the State of Idaho and 
        the environmental impacts associated with alternative 
        allocations of such areas.
    (b) Judicial Review.--On the basis of such review, the Congress 
hereby determines and directs that--
            (1) without otherwise passing on the question of the legal 
        and factual sufficiency of the wilderness suitability review of 
        the land and resource management plans and their associated 
        environmental impact statements for National Forest System 
        lands in the State of Idaho completed prior to the enactment of 
        this Act, determinations and recommendations as to the 
        suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System and the environmental analyses 
        directly related to such determinations and recommendations 
        (prior to the revision of such plans) shall not be subject to 
        judicial review, except that--
                    (A) except for determinations and recommendations 
                on suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness 
                Preservation System, nothing in this section shall 
                preclude judicial review of land and resource 
                management plans or decisions implementing such plans 
                or any decisions made concerning the management of 
                National Forest System lands other than the suitability 
                determinations; and
                    (B) except for wilderness suitability 
                determinations, nothing in this section shall preclude 
                judicial review of Forest Service regional guides and 
                other departmental policies of general applicability, 
                nor prevent a court from invalidating forest planning 
                decisions which fail to comply with applicable law; and
            (2) the wilderness suitability review and evaluation of 
        those National Forest System lands in the State of Idaho which 
        were reviewed by the Department of Agriculture in the Land and 
        Resource Management Plans, and those lands referred to in 
        subsection (g), shall be deemed an adequate consideration of 
        the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System, and the Department of 
        Agriculture shall not be required to review the wilderness 
        option prior to the first revision of the Land and Resource 
        Management Plans to occur after 10 years following enactment of 
        this Act, but shall review the wilderness options thereafter 
        when the plans are revised, which revisions will ordinarily 
        occur on a 10-year cycle, or at least every 15 years.
    (c) Release.--Those National Forest System lands in the State of 
Idaho which were not designated as wilderness or management areas, 
historic area, or forest demonstration projects by this Act shall be 
managed for multiple use in accordance with land and resource 
management plans developed pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and 
those areas need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their 
suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during revision of 
the land and resource management plans.
    (d) Plan Revisions.--In the event that revised land management 
plans in the State of Idaho are implemented pursuant to section 6 of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as 
amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other 
applicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness designation need 
not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for 
wilderness designation for a minimum of 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and areas recommended for wilderness designation 
shall be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for 
wilderness designation.
    (e) Further Review.--Unless expressly authorized by Congress, the 
Department of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide 
roadless area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in 
the State of Idaho for the purpose of determining their suitability for 
inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
    (f) Revisions.--As used in this section, and as provided in section 
6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, 
as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the term 
``revision'' shall not include an amendment to a land and resource 
management plan.
    (g) Roadless Areas Less Than 5,000 Acres.--The provisions of this 
section shall also apply to those National Forest System roadless lands 
in the State of Idaho which are less than 5,000 acres in size.

SEC. 302. WATER RIGHTS.

    Nothing in this Act, or any other Act, shall be construed as 
providing the basis for assertion of any claim for any United States 
water right for lands designated as wilderness or special management 
areas by this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire water or water rights 
for such lands.

               TITLE IV--IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

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

SEC. 402. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS.

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

SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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