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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 996 (Introduced in House) — To designate certain National Forest System lands and certain public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of... · Sec. 103

Sec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem

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In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone region, the areas described in this section are hereby designated as wilderness. Certain Federal lands within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 265,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest and the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 173,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the North Absaroka Wilderness.
Certain Federal land with the Shoshone National Forest and land administered by Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 339,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Washakie Wilderness. The following areas are incorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness: Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest and land administered by the Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness. Certain Federal lands within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Teton Wilderness.
The following areas are incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness: Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 32,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Gros Ventre Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger Teton National Forest comprising approximately 124,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Gros Ventre Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and land administered by the Pinedale Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 230,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Bridger Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 60,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Popo Agie Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Winegar Hole Wilderness. Certain Federal lands within the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 51,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Jedediah Smith Wilderness.
The following areas are incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness: Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 40,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 143,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness.
The following areas are designated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain Federal land within Yellowstone National Park comprising approximately 2,030,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Yellowstone Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Grand Teton National Park comprising approximately 123,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Grand Teton Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 105,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Snowcrest Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 70,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Antelope Basin Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Lone Butte Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 39,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known Black Butte Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising of approximately 53,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Gravelly Mountains Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 16,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Vigilante Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Cherry Lakes Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management consisting of approximately 35,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Axolotl Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres administered as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Crockett Lake Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 221,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Gallatin Range Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 12,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Chico Peak Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Madison Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 48,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Lionhead Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 90,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Deep Lake Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 18,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Monument Ridge Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Munger Mountain Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 205,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 245,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Salt River Range Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 314,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Grayback Ridge Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 143,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Commissary Ridge Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 98,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the South Wyoming Range Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the North Mountain Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest consisting of approximately 18,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Grayback Ridge East Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 224,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Palisades Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest, and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 63,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Gannett Hills Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and land administered by the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 19,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ____ and dated ____, which shall be known as the Raymond Mountain North Wilderness.
Certain Federal land administered by the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 24,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ____ and dated ____, which shall be known as the Raymond Mountain South Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and land administered by the Pinedale Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 17,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Lake Mountain Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 104,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Garns Mountain Wilderness. Certain Federal land within Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 17,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Bald Mountain Antelope Creek Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 98,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Bear Creek Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 97,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Stump Creek Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 94,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Caribou-Targhee Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Poker Peak Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Tincup Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Schmid Peak Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Sage Creek Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Preuss Creek Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 23,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Dry Ridge Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 45,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Meade Peak Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 97,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as Potosi Wilderness.
Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Bayer Mountain Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness. Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 42,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled _____ and dated ______, which shall be known as the Clark Fork Wilderness.
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