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Sec. 301 · H.R. 2420

Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

Title III — Wild and scenic rivers designations

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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: (233) South Fork Payette, Idaho The segment within the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary downstream approximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork and then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with the North Fork, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (234) Middle Fork Payette, Idaho The segment within the Boise National Forest from Railroad Pass downstream approximately 33 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (235) Deadwood, Idaho The segment within the Boise National Forest from Threemile Creek downstream approximately 22 miles to the South Fork of the Payette, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (236) Upper Priest, Idaho The segment within the Panhandle National Forests from the Canadian border downstream approximately 19 miles to Upper Priest Lake, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (237) Coeur D'alene, Idaho The segment within the Panhandle National Forests from the headwaters downstream approximately 58 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (238) Little North Fork Clearwater, Idaho The segment within the Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream approximately 37 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (239) Kelly Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream approximately 31 miles to the North Fork of the Clearwater River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (240) Cayuse Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles to the confluence of Kelly Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (241) Bargamin Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately 21 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (242) Lake Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the wilderness boundary downstream approximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (243) Meadow Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles to its confluence with the Selway River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (244) Running Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately 20 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (245) Salmon, Idaho (A) Vinegar creek The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and Payette National Forest from Vinegar Creek downstream approximately 25 miles to the Little Salmon River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (B) Salmon 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, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. (C) Salmon The segment on public lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from its headwaters downstream approximately 60 miles to the recreation area boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (246) East Fork Salmon, Idaho The segment within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from the headwaters downstream approximately 42 miles to the recreation area boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (247) North Fork Clearwater, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream to the Dworkshak Reservoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (248) North Fork Coeur d'Alene, Idaho The segment within the Panhandle National Forests from its headwaters south of Honey Mountain downstream to its confluence with the Coeur d'Alene River to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (249) Pack, Idaho The segment within the Panhandle National Forests from Harrison Lake downstream approximately 14 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (250) Henry's Fork, Idaho The segment within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Big Springs downstream to the national forest boundary, except for Island Park Reservoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (251) Falls River, Idaho The segment within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest from Yellowstone National Park downstream approximately 13 miles to the National Forest Boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. (252) Lochsa River Watershed, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests of the Lochsa River from the confluence of Colt Killed Creek and Crooked Fork downstream approximately 2 miles to the beginning of the Lochsa Recreational River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (253) Colt Killed Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its headwaters at Big Sand Lake downstream approximately 23 miles to its confluence with Crooked Fork, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (254) Moose Creek Complex, Idaho 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-Clearwater National Forests, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (255) Bear Creek Complex, Idaho 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-Clearwater National Forests, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (256) Three Links Creek Complex, Idaho The Three Links Creek segment and the West Fork Three Links Creek segment comprising approximately 23 miles within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (257) Gedney Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream approximately 14.5 miles to the confluence the Selway River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (258) South Fork Clearwater, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the confluence of the Red and American Rivers downstream to the national forest boundary comprising approximately 40 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (259) Johns Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream to its confluence with the South Fork Clearwater, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (260) Slate Creek, Idaho The segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream the source approximately 15 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (261) South Fork Two Medicine River, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 10 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (262) Badger Creek, including the South and North Forks, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 24 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (263) Dearborn, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approximately 19 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (264) North Fork Birch Creek, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 7 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (265) South Fork Sun, Montana 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, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (266) North Fork Sun, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek and Fool Creek downstream approximately 27 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (267) Tenderfoot Creek, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from the top of Tenderfoot Creek Falls downstream approximately 5 miles to the Smith River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (268) Green Fork Straight Creek, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream approximately 5 miles to Straight Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (269) Yaak River, Montana 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, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (270) Kootenai River, Montana The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the Fisher River downstream approximately 46 miles to the State line, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (271) Bull river, montana The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the North and South Forks downstream 21 miles to the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (272) Vermillion River, Montana The segment within the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles to the Noxon Reservoir, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (273) West Fork Madison, Montana The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from approximately the midpoint of T. 12 S., R. 2 W., sec. 28, downstream approximately 21 miles to the West Fork Rest Area, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (274) Elk River, Montana The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the southeast corner of T. 11 S., R. 2 W., sec. 16, downstream approximately 17 miles to the confluence with the West Fork of the Madison River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (275) Browns Creek, Montana The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from the west central part of T. 8 S., R. 14 W., sec. 1, downstream approximately 4 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (276) Canyon Creek, Montana The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 miles to the end of USFS road 7401, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (277) Deadman Creek, Montana The segment within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from its headwaters source downstream approximately 10 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (278) Smith River, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot Creek downstream approximately 12 miles to Deep Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (279) Middle Fork Judith River, Montana The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Arch Coulee Junction downstream approximately 5 miles to the national forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (280) Rock Creek Watershed, Montana 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, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (281) Salt River, Wyoming The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 12 miles to forest road 10072, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (282) Swift Creek, Wyoming The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 8 miles to Periodic Spring, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (283) Hoback River, Wyoming The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 10 miles to the end of forest road 30710, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (284) Thorofare, Wyoming 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, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (285) Atlantic Creek, Wyoming 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, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (286) Yellowstone, Wyoming The segment within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwater downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of Yellowstone National Park, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (287) Yellowstone River, Wyoming and Montana The segment within the Custer 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, to be administered by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture..

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