[House Report 115-581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                     {       Report
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 2d Session       }                                     {      115-581

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       CECIL D. ANDRUS-WHITE CLOUDS WILDERNESS REDESIGNATION ACT

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 February 26, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4134]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 4134) to redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness 
in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of 
Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor 
of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. 
Andrus, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 4134 is redesignate the White Clouds 
Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the 
State of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness 
in honor of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior 
Cecil D. Andrus.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    Cecil Dale Andrus, born August 25, 1931, started his 
political career in the Idaho State Senate in 1960, when he was 
29 years of age. He served four terms before running for higher 
office, and in 1970 he was elected Governor of Idaho. After one 
term as governor, Andrus was appointed Secretary of the 
Interior by President Jimmy Carter and served in the position 
from 1977 until 1981. Following his service in the Carter 
Administration, Andrus returned to Idaho and was re-elected 
governor in 1974, 1986, and 1990.\1\
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    \1\``The College and Idaho's Governors'' The College of Idaho. 
https://old.collegeofidaho.edu/about/archives-college-history/college-
and-idahos-governors.
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    As Governor of Idaho, Andrus played a key role supporting 
the designation of Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness Area. As a 
result of his work in support for conservation, Andrus was 
awarded the Ansel Adams Award from the Wilderness Society in 
1985.\2\
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    \2\``Cecil D. Andrus and the Andrus Center'' Boise State 
University. https://sps.boisestate.edu/andruscenter/history-andrus-
center/.
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    Designated by Public Law 114-46 as a wilderness area in 
2015, the White Clouds Wilderness consists of approximately 
90,769 acres stretching along the Salmon River in the Sawtooth 
National Recreation Area in Idaho. Much of the area is managed 
by the United States Forest Service, with a small portion 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management.\3\ The area features 
mountains, lakes, creeks, and an abundance of wildlife. The 
White Clouds Wilderness offers places to fish, camp, and hike 
and is renowned for its fields of wildflowers in the summer.\4\
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    \3\``White Clouds Wilderness Area'' Bureau of Land Management. 
https://www.blm.gov/visit/white-clouds-wilderness-area.
    \4\``White Clouds Wilderness'' United States Department of 
Agriculture Forest Service. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sawtooth/
recarea/?recid=82349.
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    Andrus died August 24, 2017, from complications related to 
lung cancer.\5\ H.R. 4134 would redesignate the White Clouds 
Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the 
State of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness 
to honor his life and legacy.
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    \5\``Andrus' legacy: Idaho's wild spaces, schools, nuclear 
cleanup'' Idaho Statesman. http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-
government/state-politics/article169280227.html.
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                            Committee Action

    H.R. 4134 was introduced on October 25, 2017, by 
Congressman Michael K. Simpson (R-ID). The bill was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to 
the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 14, 2018, the 
Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 
Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments 
were offered and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      Compliance With House Rule XIII and Congressional Budget Act

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, February 20, 2018.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H.R. 4134, the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness 
Redesignation Act, as ordered reported by the House Committee 
on Natural Resources on February 14, 2018.
    CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4134 would have no 
significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect 
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures do not apply.
    CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not increase net 
direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
    H.R. 4134 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave.
            Sincerely,
                                                Keith Hall,
                                                          Director.

    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is redesignate the White Clouds 
Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the 
State of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness 
in honor of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior 
Cecil D. Andrus.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                       Compliance With H. Res. 5

    Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any 
directed rule makings.
    Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not 
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government 
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was 
not included in any report from the Government Accountability 
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 
98-169) as relating to other programs.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

 SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND JERRY PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITIONS 
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                    TITLE I--WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS

SEC. 101. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM IN THE 
                    STATE OF IDAHO.

  (a) Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness.--In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands 
in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of 
Idaho, comprising approximately 67,998 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ``Hemingway/Boulders Wilderness 
Area-Proposed'' and dated February 25, 2015, are designated as 
wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, which shall be known as the ``Hemingway-
Boulders Wilderness''.
  (b)  [White] Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness.--In 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain Federal lands in the Sawtooth and Challis National 
Forests in the State of Idaho, comprising approximately 90,769 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``White Clouds 
Wilderness Area-Proposed'' and dated March 13, 2014, are 
designated as wilderness and as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the 
``[White] Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness''.
  (c) Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness.--In accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal 
lands in the Challis National Forest and Challis District of 
the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Idaho, comprising 
approximately 116,898 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness'' and dated 
February 21, 2015, are designated as wilderness and as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which 
shall be known as the ``Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness''.
  (d) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
          (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives a map and legal 
        description for each wilderness area.
          (2) Effect.--Each map and legal description submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 
        effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
        Secretary may correct minor errors in the map or legal 
        description.
          (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description 
        submitted under paragraph (1) shall be available in the 
        appropriate offices of the Forest Service or the Bureau 
        of Land Management.

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