1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Act to Save America’s
Forests
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
TITLE I—Land management
Sec. 101. Committee of scientists.
Sec. 102. Continuous forest inventory.
Sec. 103. Administration and management.
Sec. 104. Conforming amendments.
TITLE II—Protection for Ancient forests, roadless areas,
watershed protection areas, and special areas
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Designation of special areas.
Sec. 204. Restrictions on management activities in Ancient
forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special
areas.
TITLE III—Effective date
Sec. 301. Effective date.
Sec. 302. Effect on existing contracts.
Sec. 303. Wilderness Act exclusion.
TITLE IV—Giant Sequoia National Monument
Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Additions to Giant Sequoia National
Monument.
Sec. 404. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the
Giant Sequoia National Monument.
Sec. 405. Additions to the Sierra National Forest and Inyo
National Forest.
Sec. 406. Authorization of appropriations.
2.
(a)Congress
finds that—
(1)Federal agencies
that permit clearcutting and other forms of even-age logging operations include
the Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau
of Land Management;
(2)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations cause substantial alterations in
native biodiversity by—
(A)emphasizing the
production of a limited number of commercial species, and often only a single
species, of trees on each site;
(B)manipulating the
vegetation toward greater relative density of the commercial species;
(C)suppressing
competing species; and
(D)requiring the
planting, on numerous sites, of a commercial strain of the species that reduces
the relative diversity of other genetic strains of the species that were
traditionally located on the same sites;
(3)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations—
(A)frequently lead
to the death of immobile species and the very young of mobile species of
wildlife; and
(B)deplete the
habitat of deep-forest species of animals, including endangered species and
threatened species;
(4)(A)clearcutting and other
forms of even-age logging operations—
(i)expose the soil to direct sunlight
and the impact of precipitation;
(ii)disrupt the soil surface;
(iii)compact organic layers;
and
(iv)disrupt the run-off restraining
capabilities of roots and low-lying vegetation, resulting in soil erosion, the
leaching of nutrients, a reduction in the biological content of soil, and the
impoverishment of soil; and
(B)all of the consequences described in
subparagraph (A) have a long-range deleterious effect on all land resources,
including timber production;
(5)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations aggravate global climate change
by—
(A)decreasing the
capability of the soil to retain carbon; and
(B)during the
critical periods of felling and site preparation, reducing the capacity of the
biomass to process and to store carbon, with a resultant loss of stored carbon
to the atmosphere;
(6)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations render soil increasingly sensitive
to acid deposits by causing a decline of soil wood and coarse woody
debris;
(7)a decline of
solid wood and coarse woody debris reduces the capacity of soil to retain water
and nutrients, which in turn increases soil heat and impairs soil’s ability to
maintain protective carbon compounds on the soil surface;
(8)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations result in—
(A)increased stream
sedimentation and the silting of stream bottoms;
(B)a decline in
water quality;
(C)the impairment of
life cycles and spawning processes of aquatic life from benthic organisms to
large fish; and
(D)as a result of
the effects described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), a depletion of the
sport and commercial fisheries of the United States;
(9)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age management of Federal forests disrupt natural
disturbance regimes that are critical to ecosystem function;
(10)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations increase harmful edge effects,
including—
(A)blowdowns;
(B)invasions by weed
species; and
(C)heavier losses to
predators and competitors;
(11)by reducing the
number of deep, canopied, variegated, permanent forests, clearcutting and other
forms of even-age logging operations—
(A)limit areas where
the public can satisfy an expanding need for recreation; and
(B)decrease the
recreational value of land;
(12)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations replace forests described in
paragraph (11) with a surplus of clearings that grow into relatively
impenetrable thickets of saplings, and then into monoculture tree
plantations;
(13)because of the
harmful and, in many cases, irreversible, damage to forest species and forest
ecosystems caused by logging of Ancient and roadless forests, clearcutting, and
other forms of even-age management, it is important that these practices be
halted based on the precautionary principle;
(14)human beings
depend on native biological resources, including plants, animals, and
micro-organisms—
(A)for food,
medicine, shelter, and other important products; and
(B)as a source of
intellectual and scientific knowledge, recreation, and aesthetic
pleasure;
(15)alteration of
native biodiversity has serious consequences for human welfare, as the United
States irretrievably loses resources for research and agricultural, medicinal,
and industrial development;
(16)alteration of
biodiversity in Federal forests adversely affects the functions of ecosystems
and critical ecosystem processes that—
(A)moderate
climate;
(B)govern nutrient
cycles and soil conservation and production;
(C)control pests and
diseases; and
(D)degrade wastes
and pollutants;
(17)(A)clearcutting and other
forms of even-age management operations have significant deleterious effects on
native biodiversity, by reducing habitat and food for cavity-nesting birds and
insectivores such as the 3-toed woodpecker and hairy woodpecker and for
neotropical migratory bird species; and
(B)the reduction in habitat and food
supply could disrupt the lines of dependency among species and their food
resources and thereby jeopardize critical ecosystem function, including
limiting outbreaks of destructive insect populations; for example—
(i)the 3-toed woodpecker requires
clumped snags in spruce-fir forests, and 99 percent of its winter diet is
composed of insects, primarily spruce beetles; and
(ii)a 3-toed woodpecker can consume as
much as 26 percent of the brood of an endemic population of spruce bark beetle
and reduce brood survival of the population by 70 to 79 percent;
(18)the harm of
clearcutting and other forms of even-age logging operations on the natural
resources of the United States and the quality of life of the people of the
United States is substantial, severe, and avoidable;
(19)by substituting
selection management, as required by this Act, for clearcutting and other forms
of even-age logging operations, the Federal agencies involved with those
logging operations would substantially reduce devastation to the environment
and improve the quality of life of the people of the United States;
(20)selection
management—
(A)retains natural
forest structure and function;
(B)focuses on
long-term rather than short-term management;
(C)works with,
rather than against, the checks and balances inherent in natural processes;
and
(D)permits the
normal, natural processes in a forest to allow the forest to go through the
natural stages of succession to develop a forest with old growth ecological
functions;
(21)by protecting
native biodiversity, as required by this Act, Federal agencies would maintain
vital native ecosystems and improve the quality of life of the people of the
United States;
(22)selection
logging—
(A)is more job
intensive, and therefore provides more employment than clearcutting and other
forms of even-age logging operations to manage the same quantity of timber
production; and
(B)produces higher
quality sawlogs than clearcutting and other forms of even-age logging
operations; and
(23)the judicial
remedies available to enforce Federal forest laws are inadequate, and should be
strengthened by providing for injunctions, declaratory judgments, statutory
damages, and reasonable costs of suit.
(b)The
purpose of this Act is to conserve native biodiversity and protect all native
ecosystems on all Federal land against losses that result from—
(1)clearcutting and
other forms of even-age logging operations; and
(2)logging in
Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special
areas.
<enum>I</enum><header>Land
management</header>
<section id="ID00B1E1B42F544A98816948F061E19E85"><enum>101.</enum><header>Committee of
scientists</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FRRRP">Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>) is amended by
striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974" id="IDCCD3B733C5974EBF80825470E5771CEC">
<subsection id="IDF3642D3B7A0644D88FF144BC76FCB7E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Committee of
scientists</header>
<paragraph id="ID6DD61DFAE1964100810780C15D6D0726"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To carry out subsection (g), the Secretary shall appoint
a committee composed of scientists—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID27322C51191341218E59A0126BC3FF06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who are not
officers or employees of the Forest Service, of any other public entity, or of
any entity engaged in whole or in part in the production of wood or wood
products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF9FF13DF0109438CBA18006500BA1CE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than
one-third of whom have contracted with or represented any entity described in
subparagraph (A) during the 5-year period ending on the date of the proposed
appointment to the committee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC2AD643C26F14A1D8D91F4A832D961B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not more than
one-third of whom are foresters.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID65C4169B2EAA42ECA84777C10088F778"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications
of foresters</header><text>A forester appointed to the committee shall be an
individual with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAD19143BFD724154B1DF04DA42AEECB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>extensive
training in conservation biology; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB12A40629D2A44CE008CC19D64C8D8DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>field experience
in selection management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0D024B9A390F47A4B9D30090A249537D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
committee shall provide scientific and technical advice and counsel on proposed
guidelines and procedures and all other issues involving forestry and native
biodiversity to promote an effective interdisciplinary approach to forestry and
native biodiversity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0A84CFFDB1624FDD8C4B009653F9BA73"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
committee shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of
enactment of the Act to Save America’s
Forests.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID8884B1DC6F344FF793B27FDB51E86B33"><enum>102.</enum><header>Continuous
forest inventory</header>
<subsection id="IDBE00D70C11ED4A05943F725B2012F36C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, each of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management (referred to individually as an <quote>agency head</quote>) shall
prepare a continuous inventory of forest land administered by those agency
heads, respectively.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID786191416925423A949C9C0000AD349E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
continuous forest inventory shall constitute a long-term monitoring and
inventory system that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID61B79F43C3B14C3EAD97A900C531D280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is contiguous
throughout affected Federal forest land; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID605ACC391526449FB138AE4BBBBB8EEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is based on a set
of permanent plots that are inventoried every 10 years to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDEFFE18769E3C43AE9BA6B21264CFC6BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
impacts that human activities are having on management of the ecosystem;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00B64862B4DE445AA4B662B3E4C1183D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gauge—</text>
<clause id="IDB65F486887A6490083F315A11BBFEA5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>floristic and
faunistic diversity, abundance, and dominance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1195A60800E146D500617009B8406DA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>economic and
social value; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF3C308597F0748ADA0321DBE6E1B727D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitor changes
in the age, structure, and diversity of species of trees and other
vegetation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3E2CD544DC8F474288BA1894B707C159"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Decennial
inventories</header><text>Each decennial inventory under subsection (b)(2)
shall be completed not more than 60 days after the date on which the inventory
is begun.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID81E19F254A7B481F9500F09454F883AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National
Academy of Sciences</header><text>In preparing a continuous forest inventory,
an agency head may use the services of the National Academy of Sciences
to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE5ADEE7DC080416ABAB014254BF955E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a system
for the continuous forest inventory by which certain guilds or indicator
species are measured; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID072433D7FC81414CB533C14CD400B800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify any
changes to the continuous forest inventory that are necessary to ensure that
the continuous forest inventory is consistent with the most accurate scientific
methods.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE69C98006E72449097CF52959B2184DA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Whole-System
measures</header><text>At the end of each forest planning period, an agency
head shall document whole-system measures that will be taken as a result of a
decennial inventory.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID472770DB2D6949E4A9009BEFCCC53609"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>Results of a continuous forest inventory shall be
made available to the public without charge.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID644B1DDE05A244D69D4F0062F4235717"><enum>103.</enum><header>Administration
and management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
<act-name parsable-cite="FRRRP">Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974</act-name> is amended by adding after section 6
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C.
1604</external-xref>) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974" id="ID504E1ED32B1B436CABDF7F49087C62F6">
<section id="ID0240DFDF76944996A69100F497363D08"><enum>6A.</enum><header>Conservation of
native biodiversity; selection logging; prohibition of clearcutting</header>
<subsection id="ID3A3C4323FA144D0A881F8332E84443E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
section applies to the administration and management of—</text>
<paragraph id="ID146D05308F6846D4B9CF04B6599BDCBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>National Forest
System land, under this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD863BEA66A4748B39BE667C4A9464240"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal land,
under the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD9E26B6859514837A5C093FD37B282DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>National Wildlife
Refuge System land, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668dd">16
U.S.C. 668dd</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID580B46BBE677460EB59CF0F34B403CD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Native
biodiversity in forested areas</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for
the conservation or restoration of native biodiversity in each stand and each
watershed throughout each forested area, except during the extraction stage of
authorized mineral development or during authorized construction projects, in
which cases the Secretary shall conserve native biodiversity to the maximum
extent practicable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE5CC5FF4EE144ED20049950073C5F1DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Restriction on
use of certain logging practices</header>
<paragraph id="ID7E903C2FC3024FB780001613551DC371"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5E39ABAF7276479BA153EF90140528FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Age
diversity</header><text>The term <term>age diversity</term> means the naturally
occurring range and distribution of age classes within a given species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDBC4A93F56ED47BFBDD6BF6775F2BAFD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Basal
area</header><text>The term <term>basal area</term> means the area of the cross
section of a tree stem, including the bark, at 4.5 feet above the
ground.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF0C31ACCDEC440F8A0BECA52ACA92D23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Clearcutting</header><text>The
term <term>clearcutting</term> means an even-age logging operation that removes
all of the trees over a considerable portion of a stand at 1 time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDC356DE090804509B072C6E937D85197"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conservation</header><text>The
term <term>conservation</term> means protective measures for maintaining native
biodiversity and active and passive measures for restoring diversity through
management efforts, in order to protect, restore, and enhance as much of the
variety of species and communities as practicable in abundances and
distributions that provide for their continued existence and normal
functioning, including the viability of populations throughout their natural
geographic distributions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32CE7A0248E947308398CBC0158C1091"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Even-age
logging operation</header>
<clause id="ID19DC90FB1AE34FA38C75773B68554B3B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>even-age logging operation</term> means a
logging activity that—</text>
<subclause id="ID73A810F07990479591EA88FFE01CCFAF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>creates a
clearing or opening that exceeds <fraction>1/5</fraction> acre;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1003ED32A421473FB600D556ED75008E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>creates a stand
in which the majority of trees are within 10 years of the same age; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDBE30C6B31A62494B8183FF28B494BD44"><enum>(III)</enum><text>within a period
of 30 years, cuts or removes more than the lesser of—</text>
<item id="ID9EFA69F4FBD843FD9116BD2E2035102D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the growth of
the basal area of all tree species (not including a tree of a non-native
invasive tree species or an invasive plantation species) in a stand; or</text>
</item><item id="ID414EB7892CAA4E7DBDE9D82796C08ED1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>20
percent of the basal area of a stand.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID50F6BDDA475C43D0AC351D738C00B378"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>even-age logging operation</term> includes the application of
clearcutting, high grading, seed-tree cutting, shelterwood cutting, or any
other logging method in a manner inconsistent with selection management.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0D2EDC4ADF40407EA1AE3085549981EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>even-age logging operation</term> does not include the cutting or
removal of—</text>
<subclause id="ID94C38DB1037245F0A15033E5C2B00700"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a tree of a
non-native invasive tree species; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1CB2C39CED3E407E9BF3D0FE150075BF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an invasive
plantation species, if native longleaf pine are planted in place of the removed
invasive plantation species.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA9839497A46B4F05B94186A976B3DEA7"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Genetic
diversity</header><text>The term <term>genetic diversity</term> means the
differences in genetic composition within and among populations of a
species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEEBAB904473B4BF6AD6777FB261C6617"><enum>(G)</enum><header>High
grading</header><text>The term <term>high grading</term> means the removal of
only the larger or more commercially valuable trees in a stand, resulting in an
alteration in the natural range of age diversity or species diversity in the
stand.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBA75D260B2024D539F6766B745080069"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Invasive
plantation species</header><text>The term <term>invasive plantation
species</term> means a loblolly pine or slash pine that was planted or managed
by the Forest Service or any other Federal agency as part of an even-aged
monoculture tree plantation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7BC6EE0C31B04E8C887B9430F33BA2AF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Native
biodiversity</header>
<clause id="IDDBEF0C69BFD84D399280865C9F40CCC1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>native biodiversity</term> means—</text>
<subclause id="ID80A25F9D7E4D45B9BA712FB567019197"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the full range of
variety and variability within and among living organisms; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID40C22A346AD44F9E82EBE45E9BAF7258"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the ecological
complexes in which the living organisms would have occurred (including
naturally occurring disturbance regimes) in the absence of significant human
impact.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID97C92ACBA7194365AADECE2723FBA52B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>native biodiversity</term> includes diversity—</text>
<subclause id="ID44941205DA844991ADEE36B38689ED45"><enum>(I)</enum><text>within a species
(including genetic diversity, species diversity, and age diversity);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID51CE63539D254C5099F54D93D75FAEBC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>within a
community of species;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID76A1A9C3F5284B24B297B4E67EA28392"><enum>(III)</enum><text>between
communities of species;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID64E2BD02D7A54188006F2EFD205FBFBE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>within a
discrete area, such as a watershed;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4DAFEAEDD1D14197A4DD00F2CEBA6582"><enum>(V)</enum><text>along a vertical
plane from ground to sky, including application of the plane to all the other
types of diversity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1352BD689FCF4B71A0EED9465D9C00E8"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>along the
horizontal plane of the land surface, including application of the plane to all
the other types of diversity.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9AE0790F7101421690C6D2AF14B52B54"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Non-native
invasive tree species</header>
<clause id="ID7181000D418249BB93EE62CF6CF32C85"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>non-native invasive tree species</term>
means a species of tree not native to North America.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID269CE230664D454CAB3F93186EE846FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>non-native invasive tree species</term> includes—</text>
<subclause id="ID91C84B5034704A86BB4D4C103E60CA40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Australian pine
(Casaurina equisetifolia);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7BAAF364E8B2421EB25BC14309124746"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Brazilian pepper
(Schinus terebinthifolius);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDCBAEFC213A86416BBE4502C7F72600CD"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Common
buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID28AD7DFC2A3E43148F3483726CE8FF65"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Eucalyptus
(Eucalyptus globulus);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDEBAADA5F464F4FD89520285D967CFFD0"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Glossy buckthorn
(Rhamnus frangula);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID206C5B4F8C324A89AECB2E79EE408704"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Melaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3CA3F30FB1D54DD4A425EF6F3B471F12"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Norway maple
(Acer platanoides);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDA3426B00C39449A0AA1C33A604D6A380"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Princess tree
(Paulownia tomentosa);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3D85FA529186442782F132F8BF05B700"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Salt cedar
(Tamarix species);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDA30AF7EF7D7D49579B2459621BDD47FE"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Silk tree
(Albizia julibrissin);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5201C14CD61A413100FE2D5C2898775B"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>Strawberry guava
(Psidium cattleianum);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID89E75CD165C6451EB5E2FE241FB2A6D0"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>Tree-of-heaven
(Ailanthus altissima);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDEE182260E5244E96BD5487AF1475634B"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>Velvet tree
(Miconia calvescens); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDAC86EB4B130E4F0EA5A039ABC5D13692"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>White poplar
(Populus alba).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09EFA7C9BE3748E68900DC00A06EEBE1"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Seed-tree
cut</header><text>The term <term>seed-tree cut</term> means an even-age logging
operation that leaves a small minority of seed trees in a stand for any period
of time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68F15196ECAF44E3A779791B92B22451"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Selection
management</header>
<clause id="IDED67B2A5A76043E6BF40038EEC677476"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>selection management</term> means a method
of logging that emphasizes the periodic, individual selection and removal of
varying size and age classes of the weaker, nondominant cull trees in a stand
and leaves uncut the stronger dominant trees to survive and reproduce, in a
manner that works with natural forest processes and—</text>
<subclause id="IDA9EF06DF78864D39B4FA9425584C0400"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ensures the
maintenance of continuous high forest cover where high forest cover naturally
occurs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDC6CE9C1AE67A4936A217D7A237D8DA4E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensures the
maintenance or natural regeneration of all native species in a stand;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID930A3C6B2A1D4603AF9B65699F080500"><enum>(III)</enum><text>ensures the
growth and development of trees through a range of diameter or age classes to
provide a sustained yield of forest products including clean water, rich soil,
and native plants and wildlife; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID635AB90813694A4CAC9F8CE0F76E373D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>ensures that
some dead trees, standing and downed, shall be left in each stand where
selection logging occurs, to fulfill their necessary ecological functions in
the forest ecosystem, including providing elemental and organic nutrients to
the soil, water retention, and habitat for endemic insect species that provide
the primary food source for predators (including various species of amphibians
and birds, such as cavity nesting woodpeckers).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID7CD7BC69400E4B89B9DF1650C4422177"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header>
<subclause id="IDF783F27C1B3A471FBC9B26E70179D355"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), the term <term>selection
management</term> does not include an even-age logging operation.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6E069EE51B104101965381FC644D34C7"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Felling age;
native biodiversity</header><text>Subclause (I) does not—</text>
<item id="ID76093682E6C34234829D47A4949DA934"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>establish a
150-year projected felling age as the standard at which individual trees in a
stand are to be cut; or</text>
</item><item id="ID5A2C62F5592F4F1FB7A7AB600060F5A8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>limit native
biodiversity to that which occurs within the context of a 150-year projected
felling age.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFB7C4FFA831243308BF2BBA2A61EA621"><enum>(M)</enum><header>Shelterwood
cut</header><text>The term <term>shelterwood cut</term> means an even-age
logging operation that leaves—</text>
<clause id="IDDF350F0CD2AA406695FF87419C0734AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
minority of the stand (larger than a seed-tree cut) as a seed source; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB0B00AAC28374F3DADD94FF165B33600"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a protection
cover remaining standing for any period of time.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3B16AC7C19B5488A97B8C09BF8E568DF"><enum>(N)</enum><header>Species
diversity</header><text>The term <term>species diversity</term> means the
richness and variety of native species in a particular location.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24047C6FBB2C40ABB88CE3005D698D00"><enum>(O)</enum><header>Stand</header><text>The
term <term>stand</term> means a biological community of trees on land described
in subsection (a), comprised of not more than 100 contiguous acres with
sufficient identity of 1 or more characteristics (including location,
topography, and dominant species) to be managed as a unit.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF63EA2027838448192E86114D232D7C0"><enum>(P)</enum><header>Timber
purpose</header>
<clause id="IDAC66E5D9E36B478FB232E500422C4B3B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>timber purpose</term> means the use, sale,
lease, or distribution of trees, including the felling of trees or portions of
trees.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCE5F5F014732469796B5F4F1F6D500DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
term <term>timber purpose</term> does not include the felling of trees or
portions of trees to create land space for a Federal administrative
structure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD156FD22EA7E44F78B6D3E9069C02FE8"><enum>(Q)</enum><header>Within-community
diversity</header><text>The term <term>within-community diversity</term> means
the distinctive assemblages of species and ecological processes that occur in
various physical settings of the biosphere and distinct locations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDFA20B4D14B1A4F5EAF44C6AFD70040AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of
clearcutting and other forms of even-age logging operations</header><text>No
clearcutting or other form of even-age logging operation shall be permitted in
any stand or watershed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID914141B83A984A2FA95DBA694B678B3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management of
native biodiversity</header><text>On each stand on which an even-age logging
operation has been conducted on or before the date of enactment of this
section, and on each deforested area managed for timber purposes on or before
the date of enactment of this section, excluding areas occupied by existing
buildings, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB4F2E7FA94A54B20AF4E82736E318671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribe a shift
to selection management; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA8F2134B42034EC9BCD849C897F5CDDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cease managing
the stand for timber purposes, in which case the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="ID40A374C2D5994329B000C02F937C21B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>undertake an
active restoration of the native biodiversity of the stand; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB16E3168A6C948C399D8CD37A19D92BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permit the stand
to regain native biodiversity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID790FF38B48234B73A591E5B3B06B2063"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<subparagraph id="ID759B7E9BDEB8430F8711F945108FFA51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that all people of the United States are injured by actions on land to
which subsection (g)(3)(B) and this subsection applies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2393ECD2C831433AB9958BD5141C3BAE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this paragraph is to foster the widest and most effective possible
enforcement of subsection (g)(3)(B) and this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDC0433D376C741079B675CBE071DB8D8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal
enforcement</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the Attorney General shall enforce subsection (g)(3)(B) and this
subsection against any person that violates 1 or more of those
provisions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1731EDF69E6D4CE2B4A2F6310927A364"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Citizen
suits</header>
<clause id="ID676E4D228FC24F3096D5B0339C95DFD8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A citizen harmed by a violation of subsection (g)(3)(B)
or this subsection may bring a civil action in United States district court for
a declaratory judgment, a temporary restraining order, an injunction, statutory
damages, or other remedy against any alleged violator, including the United
States.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID51C849F6D133488AA8EA2E7767C86096"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Judicial
relief</header><text>If a district court of the United States determines that a
violation of subsection (g)(3)(B) or this subsection has occurred, the district
court—</text>
<subclause id="IDA959BC90086448AFBE80C484A40171EC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall impose a
damage award of not less than $5,000;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDE2A57AB29B3C4BF6A9E470C600DDE767"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may issue 1 or
more injunctions or other forms of equitable relief; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID00BE36CFBC8D49AD9083F5956B9BB7E1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>shall award to
the plaintiffs reasonable costs of bringing the action, including attorney’s
fees, witness fees, and other necessary expenses.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID96AD39A8F44640D8A2F9A4EC00D79D05"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Standard of
proof</header><text>The standard of proof in all actions under this
subparagraph shall be the preponderance of the evidence.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID85D94164A3744CBA8165989C5620B81D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Trial</header><text>A
trial for any action under this subsection shall be de novo.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8DA5B92689E44B1F9BFE5147E9896B5B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Payment of
damages</header>
<clause id="IDF07C9686722A4D8797B5D2F3CE9FCAAB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-federal
violator</header><text>A damage award under subparagraph (D)(ii) shall be paid
to the Treasury by a non-Federal violator or violators designated by the
court.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2755221EAC564F3B96A5869F2B2805E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal
violator</header>
<subclause id="ID84A58129C61C4E9BB26DEC73689F4880"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 40 days after the date on which judgment
is rendered, a damage award under subparagraph (D)(ii) for which the United
States is determined to be liable shall be paid from the Treasury, as provided
under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, to the person or persons
designated to receive the damage award.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID872287658A0F48EBA5B8EA413C7D1B33"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Use of damage
award</header><text>A damage award described under subclause (I) shall be used
by the recipient to protect or restore native biodiversity on Federal land or
on land adjoining Federal land.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID487C7B5C42554BD300C67F1BF33381D1"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Court
costs</header><text>Any award of costs of litigation and any award of attorney
fees shall be paid by a Federal violator not later than 40 days after the date
on which judgment is rendered.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF118A1FEBA1D4A089E51E6EDBE2326D1"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Waiver of
sovereign immunity</header>
<clause id="ID0F2385C91C0C4B5300E95C00C100648E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The United States (including agents and employees of the
United States) waives its sovereign immunity in all respects in all actions
under subsection (g)(3)(B) and this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0AAC4DBD273944348340011B155E3F29"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>No
notice is required to enforce this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID0DD4BF03745C42458F3C00715C30AA2E"><enum>104.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(g)(3) of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604(g)(3)">16 U.S.C.
1604(g)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAF09D0F2AF2649B2A18CFB2E3EF80000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID872187E9CC3F461C88B82E02D77D8CBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF17965B1DDF04E8C9CAFA5966D0319C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (F).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Protection for
Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special
areas</header>
<section id="IDC38D9C235BEE468CA16F52ABA0AB4B30"><enum>201.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCF5FB6C6993E475485476399A2FA779B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>unfragmented
forests on Federal land, unique and valuable assets to the general public, are
damaged by extractive logging;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3FDCDBA162B9420500D8B335F05E44EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>less than 10
percent of the original unlogged forests of the United States remain, and the
vast majority of the remnants of the original forests of the United States are
located on Federal land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9335337EBB8644DBB100A664364CFE96"><enum>(3)</enum><text>large,
unfragmented forest watersheds provide high-quality water supplies for
drinking, agriculture, industry, and fisheries across the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53A71403A73A4C309706277E2349C1FE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the most recent
scientific studies indicate that several thousand species of plants and animals
are dependent on large, unfragmented forest areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE3EBC8DF9DA44CF0B53C87E0ABAA0029"><enum>(5)</enum><text>many neotropical
migratory songbird species are experiencing documented broad-scale population
declines and require large, unfragmented forests to ensure their
survival;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID914166D77F62406DB9BE89B5C3FF2FFB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>destruction of
large-scale natural forests has resulted in a tremendous loss of jobs in the
fishing, hunting, tourism, recreation, and guiding industries, and has
adversely affected sustainable nontimber forest products industries such as the
collection of mushrooms and herbs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID70D9E03ABAFE44A98D0035808D283124"><enum>(7)</enum><text>extractive
logging programs on Federal land are carried out at enormous financial costs to
the Treasury and taxpayers of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3DF0099F49B74F0A9F7B7332AE09ED21"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Ancient forests
continue to be threatened by logging and deforestation and are rapidly
disappearing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID143E56C02081430AAC5B9700343BD300"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Ancient forests
help regulate atmospheric balance, maintain biodiversity, and provide valuable
scientific opportunity for monitoring the health of the planet;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB92534983CA42AEB6CCDF41F78F176E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>prohibiting
extractive logging in the Ancient forests would create the best conditions for
ensuring stable, well distributed, and viable populations of the northern
spotted owl, marbled murrelet, American marten, and other vertebrates,
invertebrates, vascular plants, and nonvascular plants associated with those
forests;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID13516B87D451447A98650020008BB615"><enum>(11)</enum><text>prohibiting
extractive logging in the Ancient forests would create the best conditions for
ensuring stable, well distributed, and viable populations of anadromous
salmonids, resident salmonids, and bull trout;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA7B36E9D684945CAA4978FF4C4CE8F3F"><enum>(12)</enum><text>roadless areas
are de facto wilderness that provide wildlife habitat and recreation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB7593E21ED024E90BFCA9557E2701EE6"><enum>(13)</enum><text>large
unfragmented forests, contained in large part on roadless areas on Federal
land, are among the last refuges for native animal and plant biodiversity, and
are vital to maintaining viable populations of threatened, endangered,
sensitive, and rare species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID49D4857323744CB9AEE8BE88B59F9705"><enum>(14)</enum><text>roads cause soil
erosion, disrupt wildlife migration, and allow nonnative species of plants and
animals to invade native forests;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6AC857166E4B4B3BB99EAFFD1DE6F06C"><enum>(15)</enum><text>the mortality
and reproduction patterns of forest dwelling animal populations are adversely
affected by traffic-related fatalities that accompany roads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6CF2E16B54344B93B8ADBAEE185E2E5D"><enum>(16)</enum><text>the exceptional
recreational, biological, scientific, or economic assets of certain special
forested areas on Federal land are valuable to the public of the United States
and are damaged by extractive logging;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9712DC11CFD74AF89EB7BCABA5B79B58"><enum>(17)</enum><text>in order to
gauge the effectiveness and appropriateness of current and future resource
management activities, and to continue to broaden and develop our understanding
of silvicultural practices, many special forested areas need to remain in a
natural, unmanaged state to serve as scientifically established baseline
control forests;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBF927E175F204DA1BD0006D1CDFEB010"><enum>(18)</enum><text>certain special
forested areas provide habitat for the survival and recovery of endangered and
threatened plant and wildlife species, such as grizzly bears, spotted owls,
Pacific salmon, and Pacific yew, that are harmed by extractive logging;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660B7E6AB12B471190EEC479E6BEB95F"><enum>(19)</enum><text>many special
forested areas on Federal land are considered sacred sites by native peoples;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0B25C0C28B0947C9A157003649520976"><enum>(20)</enum><text>as a legacy for
the enjoyment, knowledge, and well-being of future generations, provisions must
be made for the protection and perpetuation of the Ancient forests, roadless
areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID40759F1E387F41CF89AF6E21486EB09C"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID65A4517D3C7B494885FE0000C8044B72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ancient
forest</header><text>The term <term>Ancient forest</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0BE768AC6E0749A68B9DE67CF7E1EF52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the northwest
Ancient forests, including—</text>
<clause id="ID85CB961B9FF84304B3BB9C3201A780A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal land
identified as late-successional reserves, riparian reserves, and key watersheds
under the heading <quote>Alternative 1</quote> of the report entitled
<quote>Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of
Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the
Range of the Northern Spotted Owl, Vol. I.</quote>, and dated February 1994;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD5EFA7415CF646DDB7F7DC4555AE00E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Federal land
identified by the term <term>medium and large conifer multi-storied, canopied
forests</term> as defined in the report described in clause (i);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95DAA408661B4DB3BF56635C3733EF17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the eastside
Cascade Ancient forests, including—</text>
<clause id="IDCA9FCB0849D645CD8D768900982F904D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal land
identified as <quote>Late-Succession/Old-growth Forest (LS/OG)</quote> depicted
on maps for the Colville National Forest, Fremont National Forest, Malheur
National Forest, Ochoco National Forest, Umatilla National Forest,
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, and Winema National Forest in the report
entitled <quote>Interim Protection for Late-Successional Forests, Fisheries,
and Watersheds: National Forests East of the Cascade Crest, Oregon, and
Washington</quote>, prepared by the Eastside Forests Scientific Society Panel
(The Wildlife Society, Technical Review 94–2, August 1994);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID075C1B2F9E9B45BF8872678D99A9C0F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Federal land
east of the Cascade crest in the States of Oregon and Washington, defined as
<quote>late successional and old-growth forests</quote> in the general
definition on page 28 of the report described in clause (i); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID48AA27CA4E2D4D12BE83BF007015DA53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Federal land
classified as <quote>Oregon Aquatic Diversity Areas</quote>, as defined in the
report described in clause (i); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65C7569026684E998FAF69D1DCCEED84"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Sierra Nevada
Ancient forests, including—</text>
<clause id="IDCC1A94D330E648E78D32CD39D44E9FFA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal land
identified as <quote>Areas of Late-Successional Emphasis (ALSE)</quote> in the
report entitled, <quote>Final Report to Congress: Status of the Sierra
Nevada</quote>, prepared by the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (Wildland
Resources Center Report #40, University of California, Davis, 1996/97);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC53183998E1840F7883093DC3561EE1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Federal land
identified as <quote>Late-Succession/Old-Growth Forests Rank 3, 4 or 5</quote>
in the report described in clause (i); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA56B6A55AB0D48AEA7499FE3260585F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Federal land
identified as <quote>Potential Aquatic Diversity Management Areas</quote> on
the map on page 1497 of Volume II of the report described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2925605084634FBA894800856076F589"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extractive
logging</header><text>The term <term>extractive logging</term> means the
felling or removal of any trees from Federal forest land for any
purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA46049B79F29451D8BEC8D0864FFD108"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Improved
Road</header><text>The term <term>improved road</term> means any road
maintained for travel by standard passenger type vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7F2F7D5A0C8243898F99365876B345CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Roadless
area</header><text>The term <term>roadless area</term> means a contiguous
parcel of Federal land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDEBB6D83367AE45F4AD64857C82D4425E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>devoid of
improved roads, except as provided in subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17F68F9A144C4279AE16154741EE84C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>composed
of—</text>
<clause id="ID45D4795444A046FFA307A0B3498BCE5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at
least 1,000 acres west of the 100th meridian (with up to
<fraction>1/2</fraction> mile of improved roads per 1,000 acres);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCA98A6880E2F49B0A7704E37CE00274F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at
least 1,000 acres east of the 100th meridian (with up to
<fraction>1/2</fraction> mile of improved roads per 1,000 acres); or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA942460AB24549508427487284CE8DF3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>less than 1,000
acres, but share a border that is not an improved road with a wilderness area,
primitive area, or wilderness study area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE8F7B9132F064DEEBD62E9755896D8D8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term>, with respect to any Federal land in an Ancient
forest, roadless area, watershed protection area, or special area, means the
head of the Federal agency having jurisdiction over the Federal land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0231FB16009A4F24B4101F2180372030"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Special
area</header><text>The term <term>special area</term> means an area of Federal
forest land designated under section 3 that may not meet the definition of an
Ancient forest, roadless area, or watershed protection area, but that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA8D96E81E5424565ADC49F62F9891300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>possesses
outstanding biological, scenic, recreational, or cultural values; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE1F858EA585548C18B4C409F477289AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is exemplary on a
regional, national, or international level.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID25A4F6160DA748D90015CEA888CCD43D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Watershed
protection area</header><text>The term <term>watershed protection area</term>
means Federal land that extends—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8DEA709D455B4E7E95D327134B37F91B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>300 feet from
both sides of the active stream channel of any permanently flowing stream or
river;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID100F3AA9B34E42769273C9D55CEC7349"><enum>(B)</enum><text>100 feet from
both sides of the active channel of any intermittent, ephemeral, or seasonal
stream, or any other nonpermanently flowing drainage feature having a definable
channel and evidence of annual scour or deposition of flow-related
debris;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD5210823E4744A5EAC3DDCB57B95D8A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>300 feet from the
edge of the maximum level of any natural lake or pond; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7B7F955B481A41F9B49C093144B09DDA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>150 feet from the
edge of the maximum level of a constructed lake, pond, or reservoir, or a
natural or constructed wetland.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID9976032FD47D43D0B04850DA7C54D5A6"><enum>203.</enum><header>Designation of
special areas</header>
<subsection id="IDD025D525F17F4D6EA71652A2964BF6BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="IDFBE9ACDED9CF43C6908C7F29197B5B85"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>A
special area shall possess at least 1 of the values described in paragraphs (2)
through (5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4DF66626115B48C8B4153F6D09E1BD29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biological
values</header><text>The biological values of a special area may include the
presence of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9DA0394451B64172B2C699F62443B3BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>threatened
species or endangered species of plants or animals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCF4D9BB97B704B718C2CB74FE8FD00C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rare or
endangered ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3FA7769B9EE140D69C419CEA5C002400"><enum>(C)</enum><text>key habitats
necessary for the recovery of endangered species or threatened species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD699634917774D0BB34733ABD120BF01"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recovery or
restoration areas of rare or underrepresented forest ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2169A3B9980F449784CBC91982A2CC96"><enum>(E)</enum><text>migration
corridors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID682966E6E2324ACAB8038E34A260CF00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>areas of
outstanding biodiversity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F86ACC3ECF0426D934353D4FA6C1D41"><enum>(G)</enum><text>old growth
forests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA307707EC788457BA79F5131E5188ECF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>commercial
fisheries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB5393E4F74C64F97A5F968C11865C05F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>sources of clean
water such as key watersheds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID96360AA0BFBA41E8BE6F00C7DD1B6DE4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scenic
values</header><text>The scenic values of a special area may include the
presence of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF8CFA45D5B5F48ECBF98F86D965DD300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>unusual
geological formations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63A59085F62843F0982458A9A3F741C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designated wild
and scenic rivers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE7196D635FE4469AA189638E71E70129"><enum>(C)</enum><text>unique biota;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67970DC980AF40659943771F9FBA0663"><enum>(D)</enum><text>vistas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEBC1106807984CE6A95B053BC65E419C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recreational
values</header><text>The recreational values of a special area may include the
presence of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1E9C56D21C2E4141A5426078E4378C84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designated
national recreational trails or recreational areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID689FA82F924F491981EE7BE783364F1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>areas that are
popular for such recreation and sporting activities as—</text>
<clause id="ID50DCE708386144358E907D65A17632BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>hunting;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9644EA82200F4BFE827E251F09CBA33B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fishing;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8FE4A0A089ED46669E799300BEBFF45E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>camping;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7A836438AC4E432999114BE887A44153"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>hiking;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA17C554B79B546F9BB6017982BE04202"><enum>(v)</enum><text>aquatic
recreation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDAC34E347496341BBA1DDF690EFE1B0EC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>winter
recreation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6AA5334A4E2A4855B7B62453199E7760"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Federal land in
regions that are underserved in terms of recreation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37711B731B154FCCAEDE032B83CC0025"><enum>(D)</enum><text>land adjacent to
designated wilderness areas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3E26786DF9294BFCB9D0CE5828F49CBB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>solitude.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID620EC01776694DF9A7861264286F7179"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cultural
values</header><text>The cultural values of a special area may include the
presence of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID218906CF9900418786D1F87467EE9556"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sites with Native
American religious significance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59908A1604E2436EB81900AD7740BCD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>historic or
prehistoric archaeological sites eligible for listing on the national historic
register.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD6D6CFC096A8404FBF786554EF698D3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Size
variation</header><text>A special area may vary in size to encompass the
outstanding biological, scenic, recreational, or cultural value or values to be
protected.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD14B127635EC4D01BB88313FBE8E247E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of
special areas</header><text>There are designated the following special areas,
which shall be subject to the management restrictions specified in section
204:</text>
<paragraph id="ID9000B368BB0145DFB5BF8252E0E1BA84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alabama</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4A31488BE87F4036826B9F0077148650"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Sipsey
Wilderness headwaters</header><text>Certain land in the Bankhead National
Forest, Bankhead Ranger District, in Lawrence County, totaling approximately
22,000 acres, located directly north and upstream of the Sipsey Wilderness, and
directly south of Forest Road 213.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAC79346B971C4B5BB57FFBC78F0095F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Brushy
fork</header><text>Certain land in the Bankhead National Forest, Bankhead
Ranger District, in Lawrence County, totaling approximately 6,200 acres,
bounded by Forest Roads 249, 254, and 246 and Alabama Highway 33.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00D6401EE58B4142BFF7ACB075AE4E40"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rebecca
mountain</header><text>Certain land in the Talladega National Forest, Talladega
Ranger District, Talladega County and Clay County, totaling approximately 9,000
acres, comprised of all Talladega National Forest lands south of Forest Roads
621 and 621 B, east of Alabama Highway 48/77 and County Highway 308, and north
of the power transmission line.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID455ABCE927C745689300F4CCF25946D0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Augusta mine
ridge</header><text>Certain land in the Talladega National Forest, Shoal Creek
Ranger District, Cherokee County and Cleburn County, totaling approximately
6,000 acres, and comprised of all Talladega National Forest land north of the
Chief Ladiga Rail Trail.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8D27AE0B301E49509B9B6C0007509944"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Mayfield
creek</header><text>Certain land in the Talladega National Forest, Oakmulgee
Ranger District, in Rail County, totaling approximately 4,000 acres, and
bounded by Forest Roads 731, 723, 718, and 718A.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56BBB8096C604A888723DA8350697F42"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Bear
bay</header><text>Certain land in the Conecuh National Forest, Conecuh
District, in Covington County, totaling approximately 3,000 acres, bounded by
County Road 11, Forest Road 305, County Road 3, and the County Road connecting
County Roads 3 and 11.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8384E1257C3344E9BB13E597D7EC36AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alaska</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB585D1ECE2F14DDAAA43E3F1E4A4138D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Turnagain
arm</header><text>Certain land in the Chugach National Forest, on the Kenai
Peninsula, totaling approximately 100,000 acres, extending from sea level to
ridgetop surrounding the inlet of Turnagain Arm, known as <quote>Turnagain
Arm</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2EBC75F01BC483AB4ABBC25B6290000"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Honker
Divide</header><text>Certain land in the Tongass National Forest, totaling
approximately 75,000 acres, located on north central Prince of Wales Island,
comprising the Thorne River and Hatchery Creek watersheds, stretching
approximately 40 miles northwest from the vicinity of the town of Thorne Bay to
the vicinity of the town of Coffman Cove, generally known as the <quote>Honker
Divide</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB06EB5CFDA3641D7B731A6267BE3A3CE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Arizona: North
Rim of the Grand Canyon</header><text>Certain land in the Kaibab National
Forest that is included in the Grand Canyon Game Preserve, totaling
approximately 500,000 acres, abutting the northern side of the Grand Canyon in
the area generally known as the <quote>North Rim of the Grand
Canyon</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3712337D8D564A958DBDE53062375808"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Arkansas</header>
<subparagraph id="IDEECB2272493A419785EEBC62062075E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cow Creek
drainage, Arkansas</header><text>Certain land in the Ouachita National Forest,
Mena Ranger District, in Polk County, totaling approximately 7,000 acres, known
as <quote>Cow Creek Drainage, Arkansas</quote>, and bounded
approximately—</text>
<clause id="ID0E6E687CEC594BE482BBF34349099170"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by County Road 95;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD4893FA898E94DC8AF938CF64F24A8A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by County Road 157;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFFF5A5D108CE41378FF0A2508E795D96"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the east, by
County Road 48; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5470249313454603BC80B4F739E6A8BA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the west, by the Arkansas-Oklahoma border.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0E1706704A3B45BCB529A8694DF26EF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Leader and
brush mountains</header><text>Certain land in the Ouachita National Forest,
Montgomery County and Polk County, totaling approximately 120,000 acres, known
as <quote>Leader Mountain</quote> and <quote>Brush Mountain</quote>, located in
the vicinity of the Blaylock Creek Watershed between Long Creek and the South
Fork of the Saline River.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF547D7DB34A24636961771DAC29EB7AA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Polk Creek
area</header><text>Certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, Mena Ranger
District, totaling approximately 20,000 acres, bounded by Arkansas Highway 4
and Forest Roads 73 and 43, known as the <quote>Polk Creek area</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35AEAA03AD544E67BC8B3682DD23FA8F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Lower Buffalo
River Watershed</header><text>Certain land in the Ozark National Forest,
Sylamore Ranger District, totaling approximately 6,000 acres, including Forest
Service land that has not been designated as a wilderness area before the date
of enactment of this Act, located in the watershed of Big Creek southwest of
the Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Searcy County and Marion County, and known as
the <quote>Lower Buffalo River Watershed</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9EF096808FDB4AACA11C00183C65DFA9"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Upper Buffalo
River Watershed</header><text>Certain land in the Ozark National Forest,
Buffalo Ranger District, totaling approximately 220,000 acres, comprised of
Forest Service that has not been designated as a wilderness area before the
date of enactment of this Act, known as the <quote>Upper Buffalo River
Watershed</quote>, located approximately 35 miles from the town of Harrison,
Madison County, Newton County, and Searcy County, upstream of the confluence of
the Buffalo River and Richland Creek in the watersheds of—</text>
<clause id="IDCC5876F3FBAC457BB30096B7F65055A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Buffalo River;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFFC55782F31B492EBB054B4E92907315"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the various
streams comprising the Headwaters of the Buffalo River;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBB680C45CDFD4C67BF1B7362132EAA6F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Richland
Creek;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE47700B76ABD42DFB140906FE75896B3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Little Buffalo
Headwaters;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3854A6E5B89A4F03A6449939D246FC24"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Edgmon
Creek;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1498625B31B0429CA738ABCFB92CC334"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Big Creek;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID252795106655475E8DDBECCDF6EF79C4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Cane
Creek.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC0F8C32936194EA4B4355CB00342D5FF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Colorado:
Cochetopa Hills</header><text>Certain land in the Gunnison Basin area, known as
the <quote>Cochetopa Hills</quote>, administered by the Gunnison National
Forest, Grand Mesa National Forest, Uncompahgre National Forest, and Rio Grand
National Forest, totaling approximately 500,000 acres, spanning the continental
divide south and east of the city of Gunnison, in Saguache County, and
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB40FF68BAE19414000612D9FCE7F1491"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Elk Mountain and
West Elk Mountain;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFD53F1E83ABA4ACCBBBE06EBAFC9567E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Grand
Mesa;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFBFBDB3A796E48A186D2C613D0CFEA8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Uncompahgre
Plateau;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC1800B3E98A8404ABC374DD45FE5954B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the northern San
Juan Mountains;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90DB2E06EBFC4E76A711F067FF72DDAB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the La Garitas
Mountains; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0E017572419E4C37A402F4FA042BFF53"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Cochetopa
Hills.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1724B3556218459F9F0072B35847258E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Georgia</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6DF03B5AB5C74FF6B66F492EF28C9300"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Armuchee
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Armuchee Ranger District, known as the <quote>Armuchee Cluster</quote>,
totaling approximately 19,700 acres, comprised of 3 parcels known as
<quote>Rocky Face</quote>, <quote>Johns Mountain</quote>, and <quote>Hidden
Creek</quote>, located approximately 10 miles southwest of Dalton and 14 miles
north of Rome, in Whitfield County, Walker County, Chattooga County, Floyd
County, and Gordon County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF03F41D1B17649A28C97253F00AFA8E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Blue ridge
corridor cluster, Georgia areas</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee
National Forest, Chestatee Ranger District, totaling approximately 15,000
acres, known as the <quote>Blue Ridge Corridor Cluster, Georgia Areas</quote>,
comprised of 5 parcels known as <quote>Horse Gap</quote>, <quote>Hogback
Mountain</quote>, <quote>Blackwell Creek</quote>, <quote>Little Cedar
Mountain</quote>, and <quote>Black Mountain</quote>, located approximately 15
to 20 miles north of the town of Dahlonega, in Union County and Lumpkin
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3CC3AC66E820465CBA97345301597384"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chattooga
watershed cluster, Georgia areas</header><text>Certain land in the
Chattahoochee National Forest, Tallulah Ranger District, totaling 63,500 acres,
known as the <quote>Chattooga Watershed Cluster, Georgia Areas</quote>,
comprised of 7 areas known as <quote>Rabun Bald</quote>, <quote>Three
Forks</quote>, <quote>Ellicott Rock Extension</quote>, <quote>Rock
Gorge</quote>, <quote>Big Shoals</quote>, <quote>Thrift’s Ferry</quote>, and
<quote>Five Falls</quote>, in Rabun County, near the towns of Clayton, Georgia,
and Dillard, South Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD0454494F7D24FC59CEE43175856A535"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Cohutta
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Cohutta Ranger District, totaling approximately 28,000 acres, known as the
<quote>Cohutta Cluster</quote>, comprised of 4 parcels known as <quote>Cohutta
Extensions</quote>, <quote>Grassy Mountain</quote>, <quote>Emery Creek</quote>,
and <quote>Mountaintown</quote>, near the towns of Chatsworth and Ellijay, in
Murray County, Fannin County, and Gilmer County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID194FF218B26B4C9EA4AE98181B78A29E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Duncan Ridge
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Brasstown and Toccoa Ranger Districts, totaling approximately 17,000 acres,
known as the <quote>Duncan Ridge Cluster</quote>, comprised of the parcels
known as <quote>Licklog Mountain</quote>, <quote>Duncan Ridge</quote>,
<quote>Board Camp</quote>, and <quote>Cooper Creek Scenic Area
Extension</quote>, approximately 10 to 15 miles south of the town of
Blairsville, in Union County and Fannin County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC23B22A93F974847B6DFB8197F4EC300"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Ed Jenkins
National Recreation Area Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the
Chattahoochee National Forest, Toccoa and Chestatee Ranger Districts, totaling
approximately 19,300 acres, known as the <quote>Ed Jenkins National Recreation
Area Cluster</quote>, comprised of the Springer Mountain, Mill Creek, and
Toonowee parcels, 30 miles north of the town of Dahlonega, in Fannin County,
Dawson County, and Lumpkin County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC0A3E606DBF7469584D6627999BD50A4"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Gainesville
Ridges Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Chattooga Ranger District, totaling approximately 14,200 acres, known as the
<quote>Gainesville Ridges Cluster</quote>, comprised of 3 parcels known as
<quote>Panther Creek</quote>, <quote>Tugaloo Uplands</quote>, and <quote>Middle
Fork Broad River</quote>, approximately 10 miles from the town of Toccoa, in
Habersham County and Stephens County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0D36BC5F85D341D0A9C52966BC92C6A2"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Northern blue
ridge cluster, Georgia areas</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee
National Forest, Brasstown and Tallulah Ranger Districts, totaling
approximately 46,000 acres, known as the <quote>Northern Blue Ridge Cluster,
Georgia Areas</quote>, comprised of 8 areas known as <quote>Andrews
Cove</quote>, <quote>Anna Ruby Falls Scenic Area Extension</quote>, <quote>High
Shoals</quote>, <quote>Tray Mountain Extension</quote>, <quote>Kelly
Ridge-Moccasin Creek</quote>, <quote>Buzzard Knob</quote>, <quote>Southern
Nantahala Extension</quote>, and <quote>Patterson Gap</quote>, approximately 5
to 15 miles north of Helen, 5 to 15 miles southeast of Hiawassee, north of
Clayton, and west of Dillard, in White County, Towns County, and Rabun
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20FFF536552848578D2DE72E08002206"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Rich Mountain
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Toccoa
Ranger District, totaling approximately 9,500 acres, known as the <quote>Rich
Mountain Cluster</quote>, comprised of the parcels known as <quote>Rich
Mountain Extension</quote> and <quote>Rocky Mountain</quote>, located 10 to 15
miles northeast of the town of Ellijay, in Gilmer County and Fannin
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID289CEE8679B94244BD5E6F88951B5EED"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Wilderness
heartlands cluster, Georgia areas</header><text>Certain land in the
Chattahoochee National Forest, Chestatee, Brasstown and Chattooga Ranger
Districts, totaling approximately 16,500 acres, known as the <quote>Wilderness
Heartlands Cluster, Georgia Areas</quote>, comprised of 4 parcels known as the
<quote>Blood Mountain Extensions</quote>, <quote>Raven Cliffs
Extensions</quote>, <quote>Mark Trail Extensions</quote>, and <quote>Brasstown
Extensions</quote>, near the towns of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Helen, and
Blairsville, in Lumpkin County, Union County, White County, and Towns
County.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3D62A66CFB8248B08E0328709331E6EF"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Idaho</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3143DE74F2D647F29C2F5DB145C41904"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cove/Mallard</header><text>Certain
land in the Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approximately 94,000 acres,
located approximately 30 miles southwest of the town of Elk City, and west of
the town of Dixie, in the area generally known as
<quote>Cove/Mallard</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBB114F098A37459B8F4027CC001865FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Meadow
Creek</header><text>Certain land in the Nez Perce National Forest, totaling
approximately 180,000 acres, located approximately 8 miles east of the town of
Elk City in the area generally known as <quote>Meadow Creek</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86DB43283F1849A4B289CE7011FA3600"><enum>(C)</enum><header>French
Creek/Patrick Butte</header><text>Certain land in the Payette National Forest,
totaling approximately 141,000 acres, located approximately 20 miles north of
the town of McCall in the area generally known as <quote>French Creek/Patrick
Butte</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2D2CF32498454DD4968960DC525735D2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Illinois</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4AC529CB5283461CB781FEB37F77FEE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cripps
Bend</header><text>Certain land in the Shawnee National Forest, totaling
approximately 39 acres, located in Jackson County in the Big Muddy River
watershed, in the area generally known as <quote>Cripps Bend</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2BDFE3265E924289ADDC084466E562CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity
Area 6</header><text>Certain land in the Shawnee National Forest, totaling
approximately 50,000 acres, located in northern Pope County surrounding Bell
Smith Springs Natural Area, in the area generally known as <quote>Opportunity
Area 6</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7AE2EED3A4934D93A5E31EE580FD9C81"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Quarrel
Creek</header><text>Certain land in the Shawnee National Forest, totaling
approximately 490 acres, located in northern Pope County in the Quarrel Creek
watershed, in the area generally known as <quote>Quarrel Creek</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1FFD917329CF41BEAC2D004B45A1CC44"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Michigan: Trap
Hills</header><text>Certain land in the Ottawa National Forest, Bergland Ranger
District, totaling approximately 37,120 acres, known as the <quote>Trap
Hills</quote>, located approximately 5 miles from the town of Bergland, in
Ontonagon County.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE90663F2A9304A00BFDBCC9700838E7B"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Minnesota</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1075808BEE5342AE00E992C371F894E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Trout Lake and
suomi hills</header><text>Certain land in the Chippewa National Forest,
totaling approximately 12,000 acres, known as <quote>Trout Lake/Suomi
Hills</quote> in Itasca County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB49E4F5F1BC3415CB9CCA33E5F9D6E4D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lullaby White
Pine Reserve</header><text>Certain land in the Superior National Forest,
Gunflint Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,518 acres, in the South
Brule Opportunity Area, northwest of Grand Marais in Cook County, known as the
<quote>Lullaby White Pine Reserve</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0700746F5C9041A49DFF09A608A6C600"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Missouri:
Eleven Point-Big Springs Area</header><text>Certain land in the Mark Twain
National Forest, Eleven Point Ranger District, totaling approximately 200,000
acres, comprised of the administrative area of the Eleven Point Ranger
District, known as the <quote>Eleven Point-Big Springs Area</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3E424D6AA4A3407BA01815FE67278CC0"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Montana: Mount
Bushnell</header><text>Certain land in the Lolo National Forest, totaling
approximately 41,000 acres, located approximately 5 miles southwest of the town
of Thompson Falls in the area generally known as <quote>Mount
Bushnell</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53F70CFB60204D528D69BA9CB63E982B"><enum>(13)</enum><header>New
Mexico</header>
<subparagraph id="IDFD3B801DCD2E44CE92B183BA33F48751"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Angostura</header><text>Certain
land in the eastern half of the Carson National Forest, Camino Real Ranger
District, totaling approximately 10,000 acres, located in Township 21, Ranges
12 and 13, known as <quote>Angostura</quote>, and bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID01A9FC85CA7E45E78300F5B420E26393"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the northeast, by Highway 518;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID300F65C81ACB449C836526168CF8B0FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the southeast, by the Angostura Creek watershed boundary;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54B4E6DA860F4EF5B96510BE90676BDA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the southern
side, by Trail 19 and the Pecos Wilderness; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID49D7D5821E2443DB9D09016FAB09F000"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the west, by the Agua Piedra Creek watershed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDADD7462EC2D9445C9E1BECE6BFC4D196"><enum>(B)</enum><header>La
Manga</header><text>Certain land in the western half of the Carson National
Forest, El Rito Ranger District, at the Vallecitos Sustained Yield Unit,
totaling approximately 5,400 acres, known as <quote>La Manga</quote>, in
Township 27, Range 6, and bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDDFD40C1183D944E384DF7E9972B67D5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3CB811C59EFC4CAF8C0523F0F6D86E95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by Canada Escondida;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID89B68CA9B7524DA9B2031113E3B2AEFB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the west, by
the Sustained Yield Unit boundary and the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEF76B6C9DB904CE4B2AAC2810002436F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the east, by the Rio Vallecitos.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF3A86DEE68864D4785E853DD036E52EA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Elk
Mountain</header><text>Certain land in the Santa Fe National Forest, totaling
approximately 7,220 acres, known as <quote>Elk Mountain</quote> located in
Townships 17 and 18 and Ranges 12 and 13, and bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID695EFC1073764782951CD5D94F2E6724"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by the Pecos Wilderness;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID34CA73A5B626428AB974006F2F74FA19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the east, by the Cow Creek Watershed;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID69DE161C156D49268888007DD69454F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the west, by
the Cow Creek; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID36D89B04E61B4FDFBD00E2284F3EA866"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the south, by Rito de la Osha.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9E85AE4371004DB5BB6770CF97AB92C7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Jemez
Highlands</header><text>Certain land in the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa
Fe National Forest, totaling approximately 54,400 acres, known as the
<quote>Jemez Highlands</quote>, located primarily in Sandoval County.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAC3D8E17D5154927BC91AC7C755E6CA8"><enum>(14)</enum><header>North
Carolina</header>
<subparagraph id="ID00929CA71083450B9B6BBA2F094623D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Central
nantahala cluster, North Carolina areas</header><text>Certain land in the
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee, Cheoah, and Wayah Ranger Districts,
totaling approximately 107,000 acres, known as the <quote>Central Nantahala
Cluster, North Carolina Areas</quote>, comprised of 9 parcels known as
<quote>Tusquitee Bald</quote>, <quote>Shooting Creek Bald</quote>,
<quote>Cheoah Bald</quote>, <quote>Piercy Bald</quote>, <quote>Wesser
Bald</quote>, <quote>Tellico Bald</quote>, <quote>Split White Oak</quote>,
<quote>Siler Bald</quote>, and <quote>Southern Nantahala Extensions</quote>,
near the towns of Murphy, Franklin, Bryson City, Andrews, and Beechertown, in
Cherokee County, Macon County, Clay County, and Swain County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID987B9488B53845FFA1EDE5A9CA2E2377"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chattooga
watershed cluster, North Carolina areas</header><text>Certain land in the
Nantahala National Forest, Highlands Ranger District, totaling approximately
8,000 acres, known as the <quote>Chattooga Watershed Cluster, North Carolina
Areas</quote>, comprised of the Overflow (Blue Valley) and Terrapin Mountain
parcels, 5 miles from the town of Highlands, in Macon County and Jackson
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE0A9B3BC1A3C498381F802473051F63C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tennessee
border cluster, North Carolina areas</header><text>Certain land in the
Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee and Cheoah Ranger Districts, totaling
approximately 28,000 acres, known as the <quote>Tennessee Border Cluster, North
Carolina Areas</quote>, comprised of the 4 parcels known as the <quote>Unicoi
Mountains</quote>, <quote>Deaden Tree</quote>, <quote>Snowbird</quote>, and
<quote>Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension</quote>, near the towns of Murphy and
Robbinsville, in Cherokee County and Graham County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA089114BA81E40EA87A86500B3C3F094"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Bald
Mountains</header><text>Certain land in the Pisgah National Forest, French
Broad Ranger District, totaling approximately 13,000 acres known as the
<quote>Bald Mountains</quote>, located 12 miles northeast of the town of Hot
Springs, in Madison County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFC4044B6754240C397EED2D500A53F07"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Big Ivy
Tract</header><text>Certain land in the Pisgah National Forest, totaling
approximately 14,000 acres, located approximately 15 miles west of Mount
Mitchell in the area generally known as the <quote>Big Ivy
Tract</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0936321E88634C26853607E38B2136C0"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Black mountains
cluster, North Carolina areas</header><text>Certain land in the Pisgah National
Forest, Toecane and Grandfather Ranger Districts, totaling approximately 62,000
acres, known as the <quote>Black Mountains Cluster, North Carolina
Areas</quote>, comprised of 5 parcels known as <quote>Craggy Mountains</quote>,
<quote>Black Mountains</quote>, <quote>Jarrett Creek</quote>, <quote>Mackey
Mountain</quote>, and <quote>Woods Mountain</quote>, near the towns of
Burnsville, Montreat and Marion, in Buncombe County, Yancey County, and
McDowell County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD91CC1EE468545BA91A4CFB33B9C8747"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Linville
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Pisgah National Forest, Grandfather
District, totaling approximately 42,000 acres, known as the <quote>Linville
Cluster</quote>, comprised of 7 parcels known as <quote>Dobson Knob</quote>,
<quote>Linville Gorge Extension</quote>, <quote>Steels Creek</quote>,
<quote>Sugar Knob</quote>, <quote>Harper Creek</quote>, <quote>Lost
Cove</quote>, and <quote>Upper Wilson Creek</quote>, near the towns of Marion,
Morgantown, Spruce Pine, Linville, and Blowing Rock, in Burke County, McDowell
County, Avery County, and Caldwell County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3A9B24DC1E8748BF97815EAC05C72BDC"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Nolichucky,
North Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Pisgah National Forest,
Toecane Ranger District, totaling approximately 4,000 acres, known as the
<quote>Nolichucky, North Carolina Area</quote>, located 25 miles northwest of
Burnsville, in Mitchell County and Yancey County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC8A18114CA28448988EBCF3B056E144C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Pisgah cluster,
North Carolina areas</header><text>Certain land in the Pisgah National Forest,
Pisgah Ranger District, totaling approximately 52,000 acres, known as the
<quote>Pisgah Cluster, North Carolina Areas</quote>, comprised of 5 parcels
known as <quote>Shining Rock and Middle Prong Extensions</quote>, <quote>Daniel
Ridge</quote>, <quote>Cedar Rock Mountain</quote>, <quote>South Mills
River</quote>, and <quote>Laurel Mountain</quote>, 5 to 12 miles north of the
town of Brevard and southwest of the city of Asheville, in Haywood County,
Transylvania County, and Henderson County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE910C341D7434BC0ABEF7E3C6BD9ECA1"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Wildcat</header><text>Certain
land in the Pisgah National Forest, French Broad Ranger District, totaling
approximately 6,500 acres, known as <quote>Wildcat</quote>, located 20 miles
northwest of the town of Canton, in Haywood County.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID02282C1ADCAD43359D8DC8EDAD647902"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Ohio</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA5D9BE59600542BDB104041065A3A0D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Archers Fork
Complex</header><text>Certain land in the Marietta Unit of the Athens Ranger
District, in the Wayne National Forest, in Washington County, known as
<quote>Archers Fork Complex</quote>, totaling approximately 18,350 acres,
located northeast of Newport and bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDCF71E38BE6CD4AA681C43F1B46FBB630"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the northwest, by State Highway 26;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFD20B33F5A9D4E99953EB602903B7656"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the northeast, by State Highway 260;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID15914BC77486430184C608E2C58D2248"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the
southeast, by the Ohio River; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9EF49794ADAD480A8DD90692E7FD9703"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the southwest, by Bear Run and Danas Creek.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC3E8B6727F1F437096034443527BC8DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bluegrass
Ridge</header><text>Certain land in the Ironton Ranger District on the Wayne
National Forest, in Lawrence County, known as <quote>Bluegrass Ridge</quote>,
totaling approximately 4,000 acres, located 3 miles east of Etna in Township 4
North, Range 17 West, Sections 19 through 23 and 27 through 30.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFA40C1C5C2054C1C88ACD2834EA6CC00"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buffalo
Creek</header><text>Certain land in the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne
National Forest, Lawrence County, Ohio, known as <quote>Buffalo Creek</quote>,
totaling approximately 6500 acres, located 4 miles northwest of Waterloo in
Township 5 North, Ranger 17 West, sections 3 through 10 and 15 through
18.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFB62607822F44B69AC279C1B52D9164E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Lake
Vesuvius</header><text>Certain land in the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne
National Forest, in Lawrence County, totaling approximately 4,900 acres,
generally known as <quote>Lake Vesuvius</quote>, located to the east of Etna in
Township 2 North, Range 18 West, and bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID1C9E7DB8714D41929492B0624C449BCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the southwest, by State Highway 93; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBB986A86EFAE43AC8B68ECE92B34C9EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the northwest, by State Highway 4.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5BF78F7C8DB84AAF82856390D573E1BC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Morgan
Sisters</header><text>Certain land in the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne
National Forest, in Lawrence County, known as <quote>Morgan Sisters</quote>,
totaling approximately 2,500 acres, located 1 mile east of Gallia and bounded
by State Highway 233 in Township 6 North, Range 17 West, sections 13, 14, 23
and 24 and Township 5 North, Range 16 West, sections 18 and 19.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB71C0E00FA8447599888C902D77F525B"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Utah
Ridge</header><text>Certain land in the Athens Ranger District of the Wayne
National Forest, in Athens County, known as <quote>Utah Ridge</quote>, totaling
approximately 9,000 acres, located 1 mile northwest of Chauncey and
bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDD3FEA7B864C94B059B1988B94C31AC10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the southeast, by State Highway 682 and State Highway 13;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2EF8DC7543CA4DC18D10E2666F6E5EE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the southwest, by US Highway 33 and State Highway 216; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDB2CC64F1030431899607FC1E53DDB97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the north,
by State Highway 665.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4CCD6FB7C89F49B9A23364E26FE2CE47"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Wildcat
Hollow</header><text>Certain land in the Athens Ranger District of the Wayne
National Forest, in Perry County and Morgan County, known as <quote>Wildcat
Hollow</quote>, totaling approximately 4,500 acres, located 1 mile east of
Corning in Township 12 North, Range 14 West, sections 1, 2, 11–14, 23 and 24
and Township 8 North, Range 13 West, sections 7, 18, and 19.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDB8839A0867A4251B08998E422879368"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Oklahoma: Cow
Creek drainage, Oklahoma</header><text>Certain land in the Ouachita National
Forest, Mena Ranger District, in Le Flore County, totaling approximately 3,000
acres, known as <quote>Cow Creek Drainage, Oklahoma</quote>, and bounded
approximately—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID91CB27DBA9424E998B13A4E5E2A27338"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the west, by
the Beech Creek National Scenic Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0BEA826ED94B498BB75C31B231299293"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the north, by
State Highway 63;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21E82EF1CB324025B999F8ECBC6C97BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on the east, by
the Arkansas-Oklahoma border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7BA798A3DEFA47E692462E9E9439CD7F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on the south, by
County Road 9038 on the south.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID79009A75F0F5472F9F653311809764DB"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Oregon:
Applegate Wilderness</header><text>Certain land in the Siskiyou National Forest
and Rogue River National Forest, totaling approximately 20,000 acres,
approximately 20 miles southwest of the town of Grants Pass and 10 miles south
of the town of Williams, in the area generally known as the <quote>Applegate
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID661FD6AE72D740D9A2D133DC7726001E"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Pennsylvania</header>
<subparagraph id="ID72081D82618C4E828C2DAA29B44752B2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>The Bear Creek
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Marienville Ranger District, Elk County, totaling approximately 7,800 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDDA069E028E874337982300228F29F0C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the west, by Forest Service Road 136;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID77BC4FD534ED4A10B1B7ABB1C93799E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the north, by Forest Service Roads 339 and 237;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1CB3F94DFA65435D91CFDAFF32246CFD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the east, by
Forest Service Road 143; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID06D5998A64B84A518D6DE37114F18471"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the south, by Forest Service Road 135.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAE18374BBE9A443CA607763D9C00C619"><enum>(B)</enum><header>The bogus rocks
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, totaling approximately 1,015 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land in compartment 714
bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDED32D8A79FEE43CD8B80E337062D5312"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the northeast and east, by State Route 948;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID27B6F78E14664586A01E045ED4B1ACB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by State Route 66;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7B340768351E4B7DB74F70BD8D2760C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the
southwest and west, by Township Road 370;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE452BF24E8F14E69A1C7124693D28444"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the northwest, by Forest Service Road 632; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID15E498D2825C468E92CFF06FB327FA47"><enum>(v)</enum><text>on
the north, by a pipeline.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD9E237399EEC4FE8B4A85E9B91893234"><enum>(C)</enum><header>The chappel
fork special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, totaling approximately 10,000 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDA90C079BEE13460400DDFEDBB7DCD61D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the south and southeast, by State Road 321;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2915C34E3BBC42F9845CF2D475EC981D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by Chappel Bay;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF0851C1941724327805084CCFDC5B442"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the west, by
the Allegheny Reservoir;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBD9E4200658C499B9DD8D537B35E39FE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the north, by State Route 59; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2821026B032F4D919809FF80ED61DCEF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>on
the east, by private land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC8AD9D87C6E145D4AF227841E89EBA35"><enum>(D)</enum><header>The fools creek
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford Ranger District, Warren County, totaling approximately 1,500 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land south and west of Forest
Service Road 255 and west of FR 255A, bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID7393BD156D424BCBB76CCADC20685912"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the west, by Minister Road; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID306DEB0B41144C7B8E1E7DCFD5020365"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by private land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08433A9FF0CE4207A391D3CB113522C1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>The hickory
creek special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford Ranger District, Warren County, totaling approximately 2,000 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID04E81D1CB28F45FCA0D6762EAA5DBA14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the east and northeast, by Heart’s Content Road;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID88CB9155D47D44DA9EBDF302CAD5EC38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by Hickory Creek Wilderness Area;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID26F89B8D9DC44074A52638CE8DF50086"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the
northwest, by private land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDB8FA6F8B27347C098EB9C3306D4AB97"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the north, by Allegheny Front National Recreation Area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5602D3E067BB4AC2AA10A13E56FE1BBD"><enum>(F)</enum><header>The lamentation
run special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, totaling approximately 4,500 acres,
and—</text>
<clause id="IDEDDAC899DC5C460E85409600B57C519D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comprised of
Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<subclause id="IDE0183EA8CF4A40E3A36E8B54324108F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on the north, by
Tionesta Creek;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6812EB37A2B64215A508AC372E824B05"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on the east, by
Salmon Creek;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5228DA07376C482CBB15DE096E9DBB7B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>on the
southeast and southwest, by private land; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDA15CAC59CD1540B9938DB5072937A917"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>on the south, by
Forest Service Road 210; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDD55EBCE70AD24EF3958CDB35815CF19C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>including the
lower reaches of Bear Creek.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF369AAB610B44987A27868488FC8EC00"><enum>(G)</enum><header>The lewis run
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, totaling approximately 500 acres, and
comprised of Allegheny National Forest land north and east of Forest Service
Road 312.3, including land known as the <quote>Lewis Run Natural Area</quote>
and consisting of land within Compartment 466, Stands 1–3, 5–8, 10–14, and
18–27.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6A96755E4A014575A2C05D867E4D006B"><enum>(H)</enum><header>The mill creek
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Marienville Ranger District, Elk County, totaling approximately 2,000 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land within a 1-mile radius of the
confluence of Red Mill Run and Big Mill Creek and known as the <quote>Mill
Creek Natural Area</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC82DBF5ED2244666A2A072B30634B9BB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>The millstone
creek special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, totaling approximately 30,000
acres, and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDF91A9A4A5EC540639600D2D4ACFCE5F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by State Route 66;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3908EA2EB108496E9318C0FDE13634C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the northeast, by Forest Service Road 226;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDBD5AE30F94749939332054B231CBA6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the east, by
Forest Service Roads 130, 774, and 228;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF10D8096ABBA40879D001197DDC821EB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the southeast, by State Road 3002 and Forest Service Road 189;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD06AC0688BE54C550014CCD7898F565F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>on
the south, by the Clarion River; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID45846AEBA8E242E5AE3DEE2EDF64B4E9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>on
the southwest, west, and northwest, by private land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDA0C45A8074B4345962EBD508E284926"><enum>(J)</enum><header>The minister
creek special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford Ranger District, Warren County, totalling approximately 6,600 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID159A146BBD774D1897EDECF441090141"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by a snowmobile trail;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID94B0DB2B0ED64DD39F45E991397137DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the east, by Minister Road;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID27DAC0C239A144FDBB83012F749D1DA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the south,
by State Route 666 and private land;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF4267CBD9CC54CAFA65FF3AE25583543"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the southwest, by Forest Service Road 420; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5B54C859015B4AAAAB2B9F5C988D0017"><enum>(v)</enum><text>on
the west, by warrants 3109 and 3014.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE2466BC9ED9145C88D00FB35CD09D86E"><enum>(K)</enum><header>The muzette
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Marienville Ranger District, Forest County, totaling approximately 325 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID6B514ABE72024CA29E5948A310E6EE54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the west, by 79°16′ longitude, approximately;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID93460DCCAA754C9CBB794E612046D118"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the north, by Forest Service Road 561;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2F729AF1D3A54033B7C1D5ECD3CCFDE8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the east, by
Forest Service Road 212; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC0B0512DF90042ECA8792FEB07BDFB28"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the south, by private land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5242A170801E40A9949CC4F6DDF710BB"><enum>(L)</enum><header>The sugar run
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford Ranger District, McKean County, totaling approximately 8,800 acres,
and comprised of Allegheny National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID817C3AB671C84ADCBD4EE5FC0074B238"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by State Route 346 and private land;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0AE9C186D3634A4D9F00BC721F1BE287"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the east, by Forest Service Road 137; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD950CBF86A6A4C239984CC5C9BD22B93"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the south
and west, by State Route 321.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF5CB6CF9041F4768B2911800A1D72400"><enum>(M)</enum><header>The tionesta
special area</header><text>Certain land in the Allegheny National Forest,
Bradford and Marienville Ranger Districts, Elk, Forest, McKean, and Warren
Counties, totalling approximately 27,000 acres, and comprised of Allegheny
National Forest land bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDD27C934F0E08423FB1634DCFDF00E188"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the west, by private land and State Route 948;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID93626B49B3C9438CA94DA7351E99BB55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the northwest, by Forest Service Road 258;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID588EB13E2D304FD3A2A048AE85B67034"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the north,
by Hoffman Farm Recreation Area and Forest Service Road 486;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3044D7C5A5814827AE459234267CBB50"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the northeast, by private land and State Route 6;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB20343A523354A169E6F24F6A68CFE00"><enum>(v)</enum><text>on
the east, by private land south to Forest Road 133, then by snowmobile trail
from Forest Road 133 to Windy City, then by private land and Forest Road 327 to
Russell City; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8D2F52D2ABCE4AF4985C57002B47A140"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>on
the southwest, by State Routes 66 and 948.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3B647DC44B9D4D65B9F5F2C15D55C63F"><enum>(19)</enum><header>South
Carolina</header>
<subparagraph id="IDFBAABF58299A4B40A376C284ACF910F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Big shoals,
South Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National Forest,
Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 2,000
acres, known as <quote>Big Shoals, South Carolina Area</quote>, 15 miles south
of Highlands, North Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1B08635D91AD4A9FB74596617D6167AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Brasstown
creek, South Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National
Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling
approximately 3,500 acres, known as <quote>Brasstown Creek, South Carolina
Area</quote>, approximately 15 miles west of Westminster, South
Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID711A7923D8B7495C8E08B851D7798E5B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chauga</header><text>Certain
land in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee
County, totaling approximately 16,000 acres, known as <quote>Chauga</quote>,
approximately 10 miles west of Walhalla, South Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3F25E2D59EC541928B78D1E571864112"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Dark
Bottoms</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew
Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 4,000 acres,
known as <quote>Dark Bottoms</quote>, approximately 10 miles northwest of
Westminster, South Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF2A63A2FBB0C466BAD64FF506E004193"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Ellicott rock
extension, South Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter
National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling
approximately 2,000 acres, known as <quote>Ellicott Rock Extension, South
Carolina Area</quote>, located approximately 10 miles south of Cashiers, North
Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17CA2F44988843D98300A8542D10AF49"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Five Falls,
South Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National Forest,
Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 3,500
acres, known as <quote>Five Falls, South Carolina Area</quote>, approximately
10 miles southeast of Clayton, Georgia.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA091142C990246FD9FEFD78EDC5C398F"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Persimmon
Mountain</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew
Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 7,000 acres,
known as <quote>Persimmon Mountain</quote>, approximately 12 miles south of
Cashiers, North Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID414C0F0FD30040C00068F6DF8FF57BE4"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Rock gorge,
South Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National Forest,
Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 2,000
acres, known as <quote>Rock Gorge, South Carolina Area</quote>, 12 miles
southeast of Highlands, North Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5F9017E5B9004D50BB8C9ED6EEAABC7C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Tamassee</header><text>Certain
land in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee
County, totaling approximately 5,500 acres, known as <quote>Tamassee</quote>,
approximately 10 miles north of Walhalla, South Carolina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04EDC24993E04A24985F87EE40E300A9"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Thrift’s ferry,
South Carolina area</header><text>Certain land in the Sumter National Forest,
Andrew Pickens Ranger District, in Oconee County, totaling approximately 5,000
acres, known as <quote>Thrift’s Ferry, South Carolina Area</quote>, 10 miles
east of Clayton, Georgia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD4C7E075C0E4AC3AA921C92AA1F75B4"><enum>(20)</enum><header>South
Dakota</header>
<subparagraph id="ID479FFF394D3A424C88448F36E2101332"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Black Fox
Area</header><text>Certain land in the Black Hills National Forest, totaling
approximately 12,400 acres, located in the upper reaches of the Rapid Creek
watershed, known as the <quote>Black Fox Area</quote>, and roughly
bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDA5D2F86F70F34643A1011DF9B1858304"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by FDR 206;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0C2010CC8D574E969D8DEF8366A31530"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by the steep slopes north of Forest Road 231; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID89EAE846F3934F24B5612F6D60CDDFFB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the west, by
a fork of Rapid Creek.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0166E82C834E418F9B8B4579DA3302C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Breakneck
Area</header><text>Certain land in the Black Hills National Forest, totaling
6,700 acres, located along the northeast edge of the Black Hills in the
vicinity of the Black Hills National Cemetery and the Bureau of Land
Management’s Fort Meade Recreation Area, known as the <quote>Breakneck
Area</quote>, and generally—</text>
<clause id="ID0D3A87E09C8C4F73B4EE514E4D002F25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>bounded by Forest
Roads 139 and 169 on the north, west, and south; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID25FBC632142C40A5ACDB75DBB8681613"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demarcated along
the eastern and western boundaries by the ridge-crests dividing the
watershed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0C380C3F1595495C00D440CD2C5DDA68"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Norbeck
Preserve</header><text>Certain land in the Black Hills National Forest,
totaling approximately 27,766 acres, known as the <quote>Norbeck
Preserve</quote>, and encompassed approximately by a boundary that, starting at
the southeast corner—</text>
<clause id="ID7962C2DAD97D4977B747E69600CABD25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>runs north along
FDR 753 and United States Highway Alt. 16, then along SD 244 to the junction of
Palmer Creek Road, which serves generally as a northwest limit;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID08F20F3637CC426390AB00AE53009CF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>heads south from
the junction of Highways 87 and 89;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6FBFD5B29664460CAA65B2F8A7C9C122"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>runs southeast
along Highway 87; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID22E5F6B43A984742B601DE785DBB5D82"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>runs east back
to FDR 753, excluding a corridor of private land along FDR 345.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63AA1E8FB3794E348CAB2C6B02985F52"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Pilger Mountain
Area</header><text>Certain land in the Black Hills National Forest, totaling
approximately 12,600 acres, known as the <quote>Pilger Mountain Area</quote>,
located in the Elk Mountains on the southwest edge of the Black Hills, and
roughly bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID62BC467C18534CA700E4863961B5FFB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the east and northeast, by Forest Roads 318 and 319;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE1565879839C41A980FAA6006B31D945"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the north and northwest, by Road 312; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2C3F6692938F48A094E3CEEC644CA32E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the
southwest, by private land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2A835005B0B34F308D60FDC8D2F4C9F1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Stagebarn
Canyons</header><text>Certain land in the Black Hills National Forest, known as
<quote>Stagebarn Canyons</quote>, totaling approximately 7,300 acres,
approximately 10 miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6F285BA5CABD41879873856BFE1E316F"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Tennessee</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4A9EB3C6FFF2483290C1954B34AA60C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bald Mountains
cluster, Tennessee areas</header><text>Certain land in the Nolichucky and Unaka
Ranger Districts of the Cherokee National Forest, in Cocke County, Green
County, Washington County, and Unicoi County, totaling approximately 46,133
acres, known as the <quote>Bald Mountains Cluster, Tennessee Areas</quote>, and
comprised of 10 parcels known as <quote>Laurel Hollow Mountain</quote>,
<quote>Devil’s Backbone</quote>, <quote>Laurel Mountain</quote>, <quote>Walnut
Mountain</quote>, <quote>Wolf Creek</quote>, <quote>Meadow Creek
Mountain</quote>, <quote>Brush Creek Mountain</quote>, <quote>Paint
Creek</quote>, <quote>Bald Mountain</quote>, and <quote>Sampson Mountain
Extension</quote>, located near the towns of Newport, Hot Springs, Greeneville,
and Erwin.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC985D73F9BD340E28002BC793F014758"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Big
Frog/Cohutta Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Cherokee National
Forest, in Polk County, Ocoee Ranger District, Hiwassee Ranger District, and
Tennessee Ranger District, totaling approximately 28,800 acres, known as the
<quote>Big Frog/Cohutta Cluster</quote>, comprised of 4 parcels known as
<quote>Big Frog Extensions</quote>, <quote>Little Frog Extensions</quote>,
<quote>Smith Mountain</quote>, and <quote>Rock Creek</quote>, located near the
towns of Copperhill, Ducktown, Turtletown, and Benton.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCDB2203D017D4EC789D6E5D7FDB5BC39"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Citico Creek
Watershed Cluster Tennessee Areas</header><text>Certain land in the Tellico
Ranger District of the Cherokee National Forest, in Monroe County, totaling
approximately 14,256 acres, known as the <quote>Citico Creek Watershed Cluster,
Tennessee Areas</quote>, comprised of 4 parcels known as <quote>Flats
Mountain</quote>, <quote>Miller Ridge</quote>, <quote>Cowcamp Ridge</quote>,
and <quote>Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Extension</quote>, near the town of Tellico
Plains.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6737349EA56947D2A52E5600EE12D236"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Iron Mountains
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Cherokee National Forest, Watauga
Ranger District, totaling approximately 58,090 acres, known as the <quote>Iron
Mountains Cluster</quote>, comprised of 8 parcels known as <quote>Big Laurel
Branch Addition</quote>, <quote>Hickory Flat Branch</quote>, <quote>Flint
Mill</quote>, <quote>Lower Iron Mountain</quote>, <quote>Upper Iron
Mountain</quote>, <quote>London Bridge</quote>, <quote>Beaverdam Creek</quote>,
and <quote>Rodgers Ridge</quote>, located near the towns of Bristol and
Elizabethton, in Sullivan County and Johnson County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBEC2C0B6DABF437DAA00ED139FFF7D47"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Northern unicoi
mountains cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Tellico Ranger District of
the Cherokee National Forest, in Monroe County, totaling approximately 30,453
acres, known as the <quote>Northern Unicoi Mountain Cluster</quote>, comprised
of 4 parcels known as <quote>Bald River Gorge Extension</quote>, <quote>Upper
Bald River</quote>, <quote>Sycamore Creek</quote>, and <quote>Brushy
Ridge</quote>, near the town of Tellico Plains.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24453C8C23E24D0AA74B8650A73B25DD"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Roan Mountain
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Cherokee National Forest, Unaka and
Watauga Ranger Districts, totaling approximately 23,725 acres known as the
<quote>Roan Mountain Cluster</quote>, comprised of 7 parcels known as
<quote>Strawberry Mountain</quote>, <quote>Highlands of Roan</quote>,
<quote>Ripshin Ridge</quote>, <quote>Doe River Gorge Scenic Area</quote>,
<quote>White Rocks Mountain</quote>, <quote>Slide Hollow</quote> and
<quote>Watauga Reserve</quote>, approximately 8 to 20 miles south of the town
of Elizabethton, in Unicoi County, Carter County, and Johnson County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3E5ED369A7D64C17879BB89DBBA1AB47"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Southern Unicoi
Mountains Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Hiwassee Ranger District of
the Cherokee National Forest, in Polk County, Monroe County, and McMinn County,
totaling approximately 11,251 acres, known as the <quote>Southern Unicoi
Mountains Cluster</quote>, comprised of 3 parcels known as <quote>Gee Creek
Extension</quote>, <quote>Coker Creek</quote>, and <quote>Buck Bald</quote>,
near the towns of Etowah, Benton, and Turtletown.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB66891C58FD4484C958676F8D9FA3465"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Unaka mountains
cluster, Tennessee areas</header><text>Certain land in the Cherokee National
Forest, Unaka Ranger District, totaling approximately 15,669 acres, known as
the <quote>Unaka Mountains Cluster, Tennessee Areas</quote>, comprised of 3
parcels known as <quote>Nolichucky</quote>, <quote>Unaka Mountain
Extension</quote>, and <quote>Stone Mountain</quote>, approximately 8 miles
from Erwin, in Unicoi County and Carter County.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID078A16924A3A40D79DF359E6DD81AA9B"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Texas:
Longleaf Ridge</header><text>Certain land in the Angelina National Forest, in
Jasper County and Angelina County, totaling approximately 30,000 acres,
generally known as <quote>Longleaf Ridge</quote>, and bounded—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC35D312B108B4B2700A4C93E35FAA2A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the west, by
Upland Island Wilderness Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0B4DFFADDB4341698271554D9608D8B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the south, by
the Neches River; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID388A42F26CB54F389E5271F588BAE6BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on the northeast,
by Sam Rayburn Reservoir.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA987487DE3454EC1895C291E48F57039"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Vermont</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4CB15C7C4F564A018F2D37A28EE66B93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Glastenbury
Area</header><text>Certain land in the Green Mountain National Forest, totaling
approximately 35,000 acres, located 3 miles northeast of Bennington, generally
known as the <quote>Glastenbury Area</quote>, and bounded—</text>
<clause id="ID44C1F711F9DE414D0034A53E00F5FF00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the north, by Kelly Stand Road;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID48D06743525541A5AC7F06BED5E5257C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the east, by Forest Road 71;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE4E77D6B670B4F208899AE54EB00B56C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the south,
by Route 9; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE9B47D0E3DD14ECABD7482DE08313280"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the west, by Route 7.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1AA49FECC8FC4E25A1174917ED30714F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lamb
Brook</header><text>Certain land in the Green Mountain National Forest,
totaling approximately 5,500 acres, located 3 miles southwest of Wilmington,
generally known as <quote>Lamb Brook</quote>, and bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDA995EEA44A5C4F58947EFEDB225C181B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the west, by Route 8;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC0A57BAAEA9C4E6C9FD6CD6343CDCDB2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the south, by Route 100;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDA75B89AAC4B4E4E92CA578607370067"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the north,
by Route 9; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4A1EDC6566864378BD27417BDEC5B15B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the east, by land owned by New England Power Company.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID82006A7955F5408EAE82F835983C0000"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Robert Frost
Mountain Area</header><text>Certain land in the Green Mountain National Forest,
totaling approximately 8,500 acres, known as <quote>Robert Frost Mountain
Area</quote>, located northeast of Middlebury, consisting of the Forest Service
land bounded—</text>
<clause id="IDF261637B4C634021A5B77EA826EFF1D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
the west, by Route 116;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9C62BCE1A7A94CEEA0D2CD00F616F4F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on
the north, by Bristol Notch Road;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID153653CDCB1947A5B63FFC8EF0CF6747"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the east, by
Lincoln/Ripton Road; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC9DF889478E2419AA6F91F4D6D4F3E59"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on
the south, by Route 125.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC81063FE1DE64D9986FEA6AA5C9661DC"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Virginia</header>
<subparagraph id="ID70A3E08738EA4414AB80B6936C173BD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bear
Creek</header><text>Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest, Wythe Ranger
District, known as <quote>Bear Creek</quote>, north of Rural Retreat, in Smyth
County and Wythe County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83611B43412B46BDA2ED18FA0508E2A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cave
Springs</header><text>Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest, Clinch
Ranger District, totaling approximately 3,000 acres, known as <quote>Cave
Springs</quote>, between State Route 621 and the North Fork of the Powell
River, in Lee County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB058E0744CA44B1BA6AA94294B7F4760"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Dismal
Creek</header><text>Certain land totaling approximately 6,000 acres, in the
Jefferson National Forest, Blacksburg Ranger District, known as <quote>Dismal
Creek</quote>, north of State Route 42, in Giles County and Bland
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC77269E1005F4CB3A200F85F643751EB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Stone Coal
Creek</header><text>Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest, New Castle
Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,000 acres, known as <quote>Stone Coal
Creek</quote>, in Craig County and Botentourt County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6764CF48E09D4FB2AEB2ECD5B5D9B664"><enum>(E)</enum><header>White oak
ridge: terrapin mountain</header><text>Certain land in the Glenwood Ranger
District of the Jefferson National Forest, known as <quote>White Oak
Ridge—Terrapin Mountain</quote>, totaling approximately 8,000 acres, east of
the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Botentourt County and Rockbridge County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC0CF29B2C64846AFAFAE00693D96014B"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Whitetop
Mountain</header><text>Certain land in the Jefferson National Forest, Mt.
Rodgers Recreation Area, totaling 3,500 acres, known as <quote>Whitetop
Mountain</quote>, in Washington County, Smyth County, and Grayson
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53C9573012414D5DB6FD6C7FC397E863"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Wilson
Mountain</header><text>Certain land known as <quote>Wilson Mountain</quote>, in
the Jefferson National Forest, Glenwood Ranger District, totaling approximately
5,100 acres, east of Interstate 81, in Botentourt County and Rockbridge
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID183693D055D54502B722410067BC0082"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Feathercamp</header><text>Certain
land in the Mt. Rodgers Recreation Area of the Jefferson National Forest,
totaling 4,974 acres, known as <quote>Feathercamp</quote>, located northeast of
the town of Damascus and north of State Route 58 on the Feathercamp ridge, in
Washington County.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID388FB54845DE46A5AD09A9607086D09D"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Wisconsin</header>
<subparagraph id="ID86FBDFB3F7F04A16A07653CC00DA8737"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Flynn
Lake</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Washburn Ranger District, totaling approximately 5,700 acres, known as
<quote>Flynn Lake</quote>, in the Flynn Lake semi-primitive nonmotorized area,
in Bayfield County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID810829A308E841A0AD7B378CF2F4EE30"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ghost Lake
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Great Divide Ranger District, totaling approximately 6,000 acres, known as
<quote>Ghost Lake Cluster</quote>, including 5 parcels known as <quote>Ghost
Lake</quote>, <quote>Perch Lake</quote>, <quote>Lower Teal River</quote>,
<quote>Foo Lake</quote>, and <quote>Bulldog Springs</quote>, in Sawyer
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF873C9D6416140CAA5E6CCA08E2477F4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Lake Owens
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Great Divide and Washburn Ranger Districts, totaling approximately 3,600 acres,
known as <quote>Lake Owens Cluster</quote>, comprised of parcels known as
<quote>Lake Owens</quote>, <quote>Eighteenmile Creek</quote>, <quote>Northeast
Lake</quote>, and <quote>Sugarbush Lake</quote>, in Bayfield County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF045D151E33E44B70078A93932001C29"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Medford
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, totaling approximately 23,000 acres, known
as the <quote>Medford Cluster</quote>, comprised of 12 parcels known as
<quote>County E Hardwoods</quote>, <quote>Silver Creek/Mondeaux River
Bottoms</quote>, <quote>Lost Lake Esker</quote>, <quote>North and South Fork
Yellow Rivers</quote>, <quote>Bear Creek</quote>, <quote>Brush Creek</quote>,
<quote>Chequamegon Waters</quote>, <quote>John’s and Joseph Creeks</quote>,
<quote>Hay Creek Pine-Flatwoods</quote>, <quote>558 Hardwoods</quote>,
<quote>Richter Lake</quote>, and <quote>Lower Yellow River</quote>, in Taylor
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6434E4A3564B426D868532B602FF0087"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Park Falls
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, totaling approximately 23,000 acres, known
as <quote>Park Falls Cluster</quote>, comprised of 11 parcels known as
<quote>Sixteen Lakes</quote>, <quote>Chippewa Trail</quote>, <quote>Tucker and
Amik Lakes</quote>, <quote>Lower Rice Creek</quote>, <quote>Doering
Tract</quote>, <quote>Foulds Creek</quote>, <quote>Bootjack Conifers</quote>,
<quote>Pond</quote>, <quote>Mud and Riley Lake Peatlands</quote>, <quote>Little
Willow Drumlin</quote>, and <quote>Elk River</quote>, in Price County and Vilas
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFCC1322CB509462E9700005134EEFF80"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Penokee
Mountain Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest, Great Divide Ranger District, totaling approximately 23,000 acres,
known as <quote>Penokee Mountain Cluster</quote>, comprised of—</text>
<clause id="ID5410F1AE96C14316A2CAC100626400CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Marengo River and Brunsweiler River semi-primitive nonmotorized areas;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDC82F4C02A034F90004E5E42CB4BCB68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>parcels known as
<quote>St. Peters Dome</quote>, <quote>Brunsweiler River Gorge</quote>,
<quote>Lake Three</quote>, <quote>Hell Hole Creek</quote>, and <quote>North
Country Trail Hardwoods</quote>, in Ashland County and Bayfield County.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F1719008CB549E1B796E16306D85858"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Southeast Great
Divide Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest, Medford Park Falls Ranger District, totaling approximately 25,000
acres, known as the <quote>Southeast Great Divide Cluster</quote>, comprised of
parcels known as <quote>Snoose Lake</quote>, <quote>Cub Lake</quote>,
<quote>Springbrook Hardwoods</quote>, <quote>Upper Moose River</quote>,
<quote>East Fork Chippewa River</quote>, <quote>Upper Torch River</quote>,
<quote>Venison Creek</quote>, <quote>Upper Brunet River</quote>, <quote>Bear
Lake Slough</quote>, and <quote>Noname Lake</quote>, in Ashland County and
Sawyer County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4145434E064B4EF3B431A2852F76C850"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Diamond Roof
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Lakewood-Laona Ranger District, totaling approximately 6,000 acres, known as
<quote>Diamond Roof Cluster</quote>, comprised of 4 parcels known as
<quote>McCaslin Creek</quote>, <quote>Ada Lake</quote>, <quote>Section 10
Lake</quote>, and <quote>Diamond Roof</quote>, in Forest County, Langlade
County, and Oconto County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58C101B9A1F54C73B921B3707FF38767"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Argonne Forest
Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, totaling approximately 12,000 acres,
known as <quote>Argonne Forest Cluster</quote>, comprised of parcels known as
<quote>Argonne Experimental Forest</quote>, <quote>Scott Creek</quote>,
<quote>Atkins Lake</quote>, and <quote>Island Swamp</quote>, in Forest
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6482B4CD60F248FBB9AFC5CD6CB00100"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Bonita
Grade</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,
Lakewood-Laona Ranger District, totaling approximately 1,200 acres, known as
<quote>Bonita Grade</quote>, comprised of parcels known as <quote>Mountain
Lakes</quote>, <quote>Temple Lake</quote>, <quote>Second South Branch</quote>,
<quote>First South Branch</quote>, and <quote>South Branch Oconto
River</quote>, in Langlade County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0DFA8F3EBE1546A6A5608B22155B4E9F"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Franklin and
Butternut Lakes Cluster</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, totaling approximately
12,000 acres, known as <quote>Franklin and Butternut Lakes Cluster</quote>,
comprised of 8 parcels known as <quote>Bose Lake Hemlocks</quote>, <quote>Luna
White Deer</quote>, <quote>Echo Lake</quote>, <quote>Franklin and Butternut
Lakes</quote>, <quote>Wolf Lake</quote>, <quote>Upper Ninemile</quote>,
<quote>Meadow</quote>, and <quote>Bailey Creeks</quote>, in Forest County and
Oneida County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5D12DC169C2948AB00F7AC6EDC7C42A3"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Lauterman Lake
and Kieper Creek</header><text>Certain land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, totaling approximately 2,500
acres, known as <quote>Lauterman Lake and Kieper Creek</quote>, in Florence
County.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6D0F267E955B4868A244AA65FC00D573"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Wyoming: Sand
Creek Area</header>
<subparagraph id="IDDFDB536CEA144E8EACE76E10795E7619"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Certain land in the Black Hills National Forest, totaling
approximately 8,300 acres known as the <quote>Sand Creek area</quote>, located
in Crook County, in the far northwest corner of the Black Hills.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID092F381D7B774B51ABEAFE753CC50067"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Boundary</header><text>Beginning
in the northwest corner and proceeding counterclockwise, the boundary for the
Sand Creek Area roughly follows—</text>
<clause id="ID0A458156BAFA4D09983E00C4A330D0CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>forest Roads 863,
866, 866.1B;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9F5CBA162C034CFF9DB69D1EADDF2200"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
line linking forest roads 866.1B and 802.1B;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID249DE90F9B4F48C6A0EB809D8328C768"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>forest road
802.1B;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF7F5CFC4B04A448FA57D9D6C799713B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>forest road
802.1;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID56C932D4B43644299137B27EBCA84F1D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
unnamed road;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBF98BF2B8BFF4618B1D1BE2889BDA0B6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Spotted Tail
Creek (excluding all private land);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE3649A0CE9314F6C8BBAAB687E13E3F9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>forest road
829.1;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC5D1C1CF0F264213A4C1BBEC8123AEA6"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a line
connecting forest roads 829.1 and 864;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7C86B995B41F49E68F42877EC392EB9B"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>forest road
852.1; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2B03FAB1C21A4D789B00E3CDB100F000"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a
line connecting forest roads 852.1 and 863.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF2A95150267C4C5D8307981C2261BD2C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Committee of
scientists</header>
<paragraph id="IDDF05C2D0A7694F0F8DB9E18E31031623"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretaries concerned shall appoint a committee consisting of scientists
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID24E62B97176D400990FAEEA671BAA640"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not officers
or employees of the Federal Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18C88105C3B44702B100AAEEAB2D8800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are not officers
or employees of any entity engaged in whole or in part in the production of
wood or wood products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2C3DDA07D294880A72C00B4A98E215E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have not
contracted with or represented any entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B)
in a period beginning 5 years before the date on which the scientist is
appointed to the committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID60DE241E4DD943D497B2359203CB4068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations
for additional special areas</header><text>Not later than 2 years of the date
of the enactment of this Act, the committee shall provide Congress with
recommendations for additional special areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0440B78D667D451B9512E3E07D866E00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Candidate
areas</header><text>Candidate areas for recommendation as additional special
areas shall have outstanding biological values that are exemplary on a local,
regional, and national level, including the presence of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4E4BDCC8854C4DC88DF3F8A236C4B407"><enum>(A)</enum><text>threatened or
endangered species of plants or animals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8252AEBA36AC4A13009F92112802D6D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rare or
endangered ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04DCBDF756874ED7B1350074C468A0C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>key habitats
necessary for the recovery of endangered or threatened species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0C19375694A541069CBBAAE8B48C1FE4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recovery or
restoration areas of rare or underrepresented forest ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81425EF3C2684E40BBF31FC568F219EE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>migration
corridors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE948627BD2374E7DA1DD1BE81D8997C4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>areas of
outstanding biodiversity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1140C11ACBCD42F7820645C98B34C22B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>old growth
forests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD17DF7232E9D4B2EA0000079C5574350"><enum>(H)</enum><text>commercial
fisheries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID50787C2B981C4E3990A81B25B8F3629E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>sources of clean
water such as key watersheds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD02C63FBE2304167A677AFBF30337707"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Governing
principle</header><text>The committee shall adhere to the principles of
conservation biology in identifying special areas based on biological
values.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDD0CF320CEB114067004DCA66001DD5F9"><enum>204.</enum><header>Restrictions
on management activities in Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed
protection areas, and special areas</header>
<subsection id="ID1BAFB9FF8A024DE7A594F6E864731D70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restriction of
management activities in Ancient forests</header><text>On Federal land located
in Ancient forests—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7F1422759EEE41B0AD75E007C4AB6E93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no roads shall be
constructed or reconstructed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB57082A5D8BB4D8B00FF7C20D8249249"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no extractive
logging shall be permitted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF474E33503B14776A4EC254653E17007"><enum>(3)</enum><text>no improvements
for the purpose of extractive logging shall be permitted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2B27EB4375E94FEBBB7455AAF8B6DE69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction of
management activities in roadless areas</header><text>On Federal land located
in roadless areas (except military installations)—</text>
<paragraph id="IDC83D6FF044C141F49535009EB5A60011"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no roads shall be
constructed or reconstructed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAC20C2B1585D4E09ADD9C10570157096"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no extractive
logging shall be permitted except of non-native invasive tree species, in which
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7E187144BCA44C1D8E3802F1A1DC2875"><enum>(3)</enum><text>no improvements
for the purpose of extractive logging shall be permitted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID78808C2F147443B593EBEDDB5FB75B2D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Restriction of
management activities in watershed protection areas</header><text>On Federal
land located in watershed protection areas—</text>
<paragraph id="ID611AB4D9FF9E44E2B9E16301125C1459"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no roads shall be
constructed or reconstructed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDECE540721CBE4E8DA5BB587B73A7C7A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no extractive
logging shall be permitted except of non-native invasive tree species, in which
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E3ECB8A297C4FC08B54C29250E727D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>no improvements
for the purpose of extractive logging shall be permitted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF08235E15EF7427D929777E5890072A7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Restriction of
management activities in special areas</header><text>On Federal land located in
special areas—</text>
<paragraph id="ID24876EB84A8D490BAE1CC6D8498812EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no roads shall be
constructed or reconstructed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID813874D953E14360AC206BE64E8D8F4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no extractive
logging shall be permitted except of non-native invasive tree species, in which
case the limitations on logging in title I shall apply; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF8CBEFC4192C4FE29DB082FBFDCDFBED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>no improvements
for the purpose of extractive logging shall be permitted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCF85BDFB3DF5466DB31E399B5219955D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Maintenance of
existing roads</header>
<paragraph id="IDE81F9C2AA029456BA86273163DBE31A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the restrictions
described in subsection (a) shall not prohibit the maintenance of an improved
road, or any road accessing private inholdings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7F097702327B45159CF6F6CB006D0860"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Abandoned
Roads</header><text>Any road that the Secretary determines to have been
abandoned before the date of enactment of this Act shall not be maintained or
reconstructed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDAC722850BCD7481F88DCB895BA9533A0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="ID153F501EBF18486C985FCAFC76584B88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that all people of the United States are injured by actions on land to
which this section applies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID56B87CAD014C4128913F97A981A162AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this subsection is to foster the widest possible enforcement of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID207BDCCCE69442748CFE3C6DB8D4EB40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
enforcement</header><text>The Secretary and the Attorney General of the United
States shall enforce this section against any person that violates this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDABF7A8E6CA8646229B5227E97CD75B7E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Citizen
suits</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7FFBF2F698264692BECE32B8AB8128A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A citizen harmed by a violation of this section may
enforce this section by bringing a civil action for a declaratory judgment, a
temporary restraining order, an injunction, statutory damages, or other remedy
against any alleged violator, including the United States, in any district
court of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAA34964FE9F6466E86788253FD3D7F1E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Judicial
relief</header><text>If a district court of the United States determines that a
violation of this section has occurred, the district court—</text>
<clause id="ID51C704F6FD8242B7BB62A73036163C27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall impose a
damage award of not less than $5,000;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID39B1539142704CC3846B80EAB5CE2B70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may issue 1 or
more injunctions or other forms of equitable relief; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDBBDF83872D74FAD8BFD4C3FEA7D164E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall award to
each prevailing party the reasonable costs of bringing the action, including
attorney’s fees, witness fees, and other necessary expenses.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6E051EBD2BC64E6F00006500B16B7CFF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standard of
proof</header><text>The standard of proof in all actions under this paragraph
shall be the preponderance of the evidence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85C3CC050C0C471D9D6B780052CF866F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Trial</header><text>A
trial for any action under this section shall be de novo.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA34F7AD3987948AD8940CE001B3E37D7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Payment of
damages</header>
<clause id="ID05B3F61EBC5A4C81BD0118E19BE40416"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-federal
violator</header><text>A damage award under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be paid
by a non-Federal violator or violators designated by the court to the
Treasury.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE4A00BB3894C4001BEFFF7CE8F6BA334"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal
violator</header>
<subclause id="IDBA4129B0BD24404FA77222EEC379C4B8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 40 days after the date on which judgment
is rendered, a damage award under subparagraph (B)(i) for which the United
States is determined to be liable shall be paid from the Treasury, as provided
under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, to the person or persons
designated to receive the damage award.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID23F8189A72394D7FBC04FE641426002C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Use of damage
award</header><text>A damage award described under subclause (I) shall be used
by the recipient to protect or restore native biodiversity on Federal land or
on land adjoining Federal land.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID320A8075E11E475C85DCBFBDA5CBF99F"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Court
costs</header><text>Any award of costs of litigation and any award of attorney
fees shall be paid by a Federal violator not later than 40 days after the date
on which judgment is rendered.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID17E6905BF2EB457097FB5041B02EA884"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Waiver of
sovereign immunity</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9506B63D048D45339F1E3358E45EAF98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The United States (including agents and employees of the
United States) waives its sovereign immunity in all respects in all actions
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF4368FC83EFD4F389DCCD580F38B204C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>No
notice is required to enforce this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<section id="ID5FFFF906D1AA4E0FA4C4C07F2CB89C21"><enum>301.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the
amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</section><section id="ID2828606C507941E684F3EB8371DC91BC"><enum>302.</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act
and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply to any contract for the
sale of timber that was entered into on or before the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</section><section id="IDB1FA9402368A4BAE9E003E58D5818984"><enum>303.</enum><header>Wilderness Act
exclusion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall not apply to any Federal wilderness area
designated under the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Giant sequoia
national monument</header>
<section id="ID05bb8e9510594c3c8e0ba14cd399c5ae"><enum>401.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id709BFC7BA0884DDF89CE4CEEAB4C0409"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in accordance
with the Act of June 8, 1906 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/431">16 U.S.C. 431</external-xref> et seq.), the Giant
Sequoia National Monument was created by presidential proclamation on April 15,
2000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6F98F2C7479F4C7DB68B1CF757B29CCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Proclamation
accurately states the following: “The rich and varied landscape of the Giant
Sequoia National Monument holds a diverse array of scientific and historic
resources. Magnificent groves of towering giant sequoias, the world’s largest
trees, are interspersed within a great belt of coniferous forest, jeweled with
mountain meadows. Bold granitic domes and spires, and plunging gorges, texture
the landscape. The area’s elevation climbs from about 2,500 to 9,700 feet over
a distance of only a few miles, capturing an extraordinary number of habitats
within a relatively small area. This spectrum of ecosystems is home to a
diverse array of plants and animals, many of which are rare or endemic to the
southern Sierra Nevada. The monument embraces limestone caverns and holds
unique paleological resources documenting tens of thousands of years of
ecosystem change. The monument also has many archaeological sites recording
Native American occupation and adaptations to this complex landscape, and
historic remnants of early Euroamerican settlement as well as the commercial
exploitation of the giant sequoias. The monument provides exemplary
opportunities for biologists, geologists, paleontologists, archaeologists, and
historians to study these objects.”;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc08bfd2e4907465fbc8fe6c7d5131e92"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the various
ecosystems cited as the basis for establishment of the Monument—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB5019D20E9AA469DAF983AE94A61D412"><enum>(A)</enum><text>extend beyond the
existing boundaries of the Monument; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C901ECF4D6B46F38EE96813D049D29C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encompass the
fragile and extremely diverse southern Sierra Nevada bioregion and the
overlapping Mohave ecosystem;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA4F7C0AC734E400C89C1B835AE92518E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to protect all
the ecosystems and objects described in the Proclamation, the boundaries of the
Monument must be extended to provide for watershed integrity, seasonal wildlife
migrations, and other benefits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdebe6c5372f140adb9e9ebac3b0a60a8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>even though the
primary reason for establishing the Monument was to rescue the area from the
effects of road building and severe logging implemented by the Forest Service,
the Proclamation left the Monument under the jurisdiction of the Chief of the
Forest Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2ddc9f63a444cb5912300621a77c8ed"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Proclamation
provides the following: <quote>No portion of the Monument shall be considered
to be suited for timber production, and no part of the Monument shall be used
in a calculation or provision of a sustained yield of timber from the Sequoia
National Forest.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a9e13d3d424458c9dfbe6c160128d0c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Proclamation
provided that <quote>[t]hese forests [in the Monument] need restoration to
counteract the effects of a century of fire suppression and
logging</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c512f9b22774b1aaf640eef0ef9f626"><enum>(8)</enum><text>throughout the
history of the Forest Service, the Forest Service has been focused on the
logging of Federal land for the purpose of selling timber;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id12815AE514B74801A4A215C0012EFB7E"><enum>(9)</enum><text>because of this
emphasis on logging and for other reasons, the National Park Service would be
better able to manage the Monument than the Forest Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3D5581DF6E544348AD814215E292F78"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the National
Park Service manages 73 national monuments, many of which were originally under
the jurisdiction of the Forest Service and were later transferred to the
National Park System by an Act of Congress or by Executive Order;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9d0c4b2fb09a48d1b472627da0d955dc"><enum>(11)</enum><text>national
monuments were managed by different Federal agencies, including the Department
of Agriculture, until 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt consolidated
the management of national monuments in the National Park Service through
Executive Order 6166 of June 10, 1933, and Executive Order 6228 of July 28,
1933;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDac24a35ab88e4eadbdf37a47b4c1149f"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in most cases,
national monuments established by presidential proclamation and assigned to the
Forest Service or other Federal agencies have been ultimately transferred to
the Secretary of the Interior, to be managed by the National Park
Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3B56298AE88C47A1B232D56FA2167976"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in a number of
cases, Congress has eventually converted national monuments under the
jurisdiction of the National Park Service into national parks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id505117DC17FC4B4F9DF1A17FC49C3475"><enum>(14)</enum><text>national
monuments that were converted into national parks include the Grand Canyon
National Park, Olympic National Park, and Death Valley National Park;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35A52D8C9444475D90D8060FD6B18849"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Congress has
converted large areas of national forests into some of the national parks and
national monuments most cherished by the people of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01DB52876E664CD3B64C7C7399ECC914"><enum>(16)</enum><text>prominent
examples of conversions in the region of the Monument are—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAD76EF6C51294B4DAF6D00B242CEBE95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Kings Canyon
National Park, which was created out of the Sierra National Forest and Sequoia
National Forest in 1940;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61B3ABCA61B1450C99B11DB93AD96F68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the major
eastward extension doubling the size of Sequoia National Park in 1926, with
land for the addition being taken from the Sequoia National Forest; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA665BAA289B24D2F93337D543BB77C7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Mineral King
addition to the Sequoia National Park in 1978, with land for the addition being
taken from Sequoia National Forest;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5731e9cb48546b5befe9d158d22b731"><enum>(17)</enum><text>the Monument has
more acres of sequoia groves than are contained in Sequoia, Kings Canyon,
Yosemite, and Calaveras Big Tree, which are the only national parks and State
parks in which sequoias occur;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD68FA0E64193409CAD1078CFD0551B0C"><enum>(18)</enum><text>the largest tree
in the world may still await discovery in some remote area of the
Monument;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcca9c33d4e454ffe8b0d27f9894afc65"><enum>(19)</enum><text>to save the
ecological integrity of the Monument, it is essential that the approximately
40,640 acres of land between the Western Divide (commonly known as the
<quote>Greenhorn Mountains</quote>) and the center line of the Kern River,
south to the boundary line between Tulare and Kern counties, be included in the
monument;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID74e2e318f1ff485d94edd59e5ae82708"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Sequoia National
Forest land, north of Sequoia National Park, should be added to the Sierra
National Forest, which adjoins the Sierra National Forest on the north;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e228187bc804139a38f763010ea59df"><enum>(21)</enum><text>for reasons of
accessibility, economy, and general efficiency of operation, the remaining
Sequoia National Forest territory south of Sequoia National Park belongs in the
Inyo National Forest, which already shares the Golden Trout Wilderness with the
Sequoia National Forest; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF88B932FDDB9466387CFDE565AA7F315"><enum>(22)</enum><text>the overlapping
jurisdiction with respect to the Sequoia National Forest territory results in
needlessly wasteful management procedures.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDf4ed76adec5647e1af2678f0c9e28338"><enum>402.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="idB18C523890AF4550B1FAA85235BE5445"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory
board</header><text>The term <quote>Advisory Board</quote> means the Giant
Sequoia National Monument Advisory Board established under section
404(d)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDffb7b0e30f9541c186dc487b92386efc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>The term <term>management plan</term> means the management
plan for the Monument required by the Proclamation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf49044403b5444a6a3318a48ee761c2b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Monument</header><text>The
term <term>Monument</term> means the Giant Sequoia National Monument
established by the Proclamation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF0D93D2617C41F7976161540F13A8EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Proclamation</header><text>The
term <quote>Proclamation</quote> means the Presidential Proclamation number
7295, dated April 15, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 24095).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id79FA13A7EFFA4B0FAC75D9BD9E58541E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BAFD79AA7EA44DF9FEEE72E8DEB4B00"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Superintendent</header><text>The
term <quote>Superintendent</quote> means the Superintendent of the Monument
appointed under section 404(c).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID7b4ed560f3b24626b2b4a8384aa6c5c3"><enum>403.</enum><header>Additions to
Giant Sequoia National Monument</header>
<subsection id="id0C61E8FDB26B4C0C935F071F1DBFBB1E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is added to the
Monument—</text>
<paragraph id="id997F75244B3F4290B4D34927F755DE44"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the approximately 40,640 acres of land
between the Western Divide (commonly known as the <quote>Greenhorn
Mountains</quote>) and the center line of the Kern River, south to the boundary
line between Tulare and Kern counties; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id658E662208F44140849F422350ED81F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Jenny Lakes Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id292D5F4510B04F889B1DAD851C4100B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundary
revision</header><text>The boundary of the Monument is revised to reflect the
addition of the land to the Monument under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID6a1dda042d514ce5ab04cb6b2be2e562"><enum>404.</enum><header>Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction over the Giant Sequoia National Monument</header>
<subsection id="idA285B046EDA54C8598C1E7B09A273B8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
jurisdiction over the Monument is transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture
to the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idAA49DFF5EDD04DC2A62716E0A70752BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Monument shall be
administered in accordance with the Proclamation, except that any deliberations
of the Chief of the Forest Service with respect to management of the Monument
shall be set aside.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB67C0E5CBE6043859F618462D6F38372"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Superintendent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint a
Superintendent for the Monument to administer the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCDD23FC8DEBA4E3CB4AF06A7DC29AB17"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory
board</header>
<paragraph id="id74D834CBEE8D4611AC4E78F896398562"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Superintendent
shall establish an advisory board, to be known as the <quote>Giant Sequoia
National Monument Advisory Board</quote>, comprised of 9 members, to be
appointed by the Superintendent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF950F34FA3E24C65AF04AE72ADBA8D0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
federal government employment</header><text>Members of the Advisory Board shall
not be employees of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7809E24C70FE485296109155A1476C13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="id52D91C6573224AA79D77B0C0ADF04A8A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A member of the Advisory Board shall serve for a term of
not more than 4 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D763BE1B6B54864AC1EE6021540D14C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Intervals</header><text>The
Superintendent shall appoint members of the Advisory Board in a manner that
allows the terms of the members to expire at staggered intervals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9300DCBCEB32424FA199BD7E1E26362E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Advisory Board shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1C7FF932E19748299EF63F4AE6DA46FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist in the
preparation of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id216B0C323C77470F8D98B6F576DD2998"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
recommendations with respect to the management of the Monument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46E3EF2DEC5A4757AFEE21EA7DFDE486"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Superintendent shall establish
procedures and standards for the Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F79CDA55B5741D7BE97F0CF5F6D23A4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Open
meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings of the
Advisory Board shall be open to the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2D35626E8C14FA4AC771C4E2694A71E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Headquarters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The headquarters for the Monument shall be
located at the National Park Service facility at Three Rivers, California,
which is the headquarters of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National
Park.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1E86131B5E7F4865B4B0A97F81910B58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Visitor
centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visitors centers for
the Monument shall be located at—</text>
<paragraph id="id12CFB8551FD648F590D9ABBB83CC24F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant Grove Visitor Center in Kings Canyon
National Park;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1166B6E12383402B8775850CAB6F4EF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Springville, the principal entrance to the
west side of the southern unit of the Monument; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id83F0DA8BBB054D09A650617261EBF8AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kernville.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf844681ea0694a63a73b57e6d91dd2fb"><enum>405.</enum><header>Additions to
the Sierra National Forest and Inyo National Forest</header>
<subsection id="id2FC09DB5D10145F7A1D56BEB1AADD7FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sierra national
forest</header>
<paragraph id="id38B18318F90C47FAA594D5F78B35ACF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The portion of the Sequoia National Forest located north
of Sequoia National Park that is not included in the Monument is added to the
Sierra National Forest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2363C8F60982487CB57132D66A4A6D75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Boundary
revision</header><text>The boundary of the Sequoia National Forest is adjusted
to include the land added by paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD5EE631AC4594873B8D0D90C41172AD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inyo national
forest</header>
<paragraph id="idBD4694EB18F947AC843AE89FB4958DBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The portion of the Sequoia National Forest south of
Sequoia National Park that is not included in the Monument is added to the Inyo
National Forest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB6D89B65C3AA4D1AAEA83050AE89AB57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Boundary
revision</header><text>The boundary of the Inyo National Forest is adjusted to
include the land added by paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID69443cd4ea7c4f15935193bd17480b7a"><enum>406.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections
404 and 405.</text>
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