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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1187 (Introduced in House) — To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Int... · Sec. 401

Sec. 401. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

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Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The segment within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream approximately 54 miles to the confluence with the Middle Fork and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with the North Fork, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Boise National Forest from the Railroad Pass downstream approximately 33 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Boise National Forest from Three-mile Creek downstream approximately 22 miles to the South Fork of the Payette, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from the Canadian border downstream approximately 19 miles to Upper Priest Lake, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 58 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 37 miles to the National Forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 31 miles to the North Fork of the Clearwater River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles to the confluence of Kelly Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest, comprising approximately 21 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from the wilderness boundary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles to its confluence with the Selway River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 20 miles to its confluence with the Selway River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Nez Perce and Payette National Forests from Vinegar Creek downstream approximately 25 miles to the Little Salmon River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management from Hammer Creek downstream approximately 45 miles to the confluence with the Snake River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
The segment on public lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from its headwaters downstream approximately 60 miles to the receation area boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from the headwaters downstream approximately 42 miles to the recreation area boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Clearwater National Forest from the headwaters downstream to the Dworshak Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from its headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream to its confluence with the Coeur d’Alene River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Panhandle National Forest from Harrison Lake downstream approximately 14 miles to the National Forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Targhee National Forest from Big Springs downstream to the national forest boundary, except for Island Park Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone National Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the National Forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Clearwater National Forest of the Lochsa River from the confluence of Colt Killed Creek and Crooked Fork downstream approximately 2 miles to the beginning of the Loschsa Recreational River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Clearwater National Forest from its headwaters at Big Sand Lake downstream approximately 23 miles to its confluence with Crooked Fork, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The main segment, including the North Fork segment, the East Fork segment, the West Moose segment, and the Rhoda Creek segment comprising approximately 86 miles within the Nez Perce National Forest, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Bear Creek segment, the Club Creek segment, the Paradise Creek segment, the Brushy Fork Creek segment, and the Wahoo Creek segment comprising approximately 70 miles within the Nez Perce National Forest, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Three Links Creek segment and the West Fork Three Links Creek segment comprising approximately 23 miles within the Nez Perce National Forest, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 14.5 to the confluence the Selway River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Nez Perce National Perce National Forest from the confluence of the Red and American Rivers downstream approximately 40 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from the headwaters downstream to its confluence with the South Fork Clearwater, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Nez Perce National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 15 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 24 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approximately 18 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 7 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 26 miles to its confluence with the North Fork, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek and Fool creek downstream approximately 27 miles to the confluence of the South Fork, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from the top of the Tenderfoot Creek Falls downstream approximately 5 miles to the Smith River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 5 miles to Straight Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the Yaak Falls downstream 46 miles to the mouth of the Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the Fisher River downstream approximately 46 miles to the state line, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of Willow Creek downstream approximately 12 miles to the Noxon Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from the midpoint of Section 28, R. 2 W., T. 12 S., downstream approximately 21 miles to the West Fork Rest Area, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the southeast corner of Section 16, R. 2 W., T. 11 S., downstream approximately 17 miles to the confluence with the West Fork of the Madison River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from the west central part of Section 1, R. 14 W., T. 8 S., downstream approximately 4 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the end of USFS road 7401, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot Creek downstream approximately 12 miles to Deep Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Arch Coulee Junction downstream approximately 5 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segments within the Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests including the main fork of Rock Creek, the West Fork of Rock Creek, the East Fork of Rock Creek, the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, the Carpp Creek segment, the Copper Creek segment, the Ranch Creek segment, the Welcome Creek segment, the Alder Creek segment, the Hogback Creek segment, the Wyman Gulch segment, the Stony Creek segment, the West Fork segment, and the Ross Fork segment, comprising approximately 134 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest road 30710, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment of the main stem within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 25 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, and the headwaters of Open Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence with the main stem, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the Parting of the Waters downstream approximately 10 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of Yellowstone National Park, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. The segment within the Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park from the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park downstream approximately 102 miles to the mouth of Yankee Jim canyon, which shall be administered by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. .
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