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The bill includes language to assure that, upon enactment, 

 the boundaries established will take precedence over the 

 boundaries set in the September 1993 Clearwater Agreement. To 

 forestall any delay in revising the Clearwater Forest Plan, I 

 have directed the Forest Service to report to Congress if the 

 Plan is not revised by December 31, 1996. 



On the Nez Perce National Forest: 

 With the agreement of Governor Andrus, the bill removes the 

 west side of Meadow Creek from the Meadow Creek additions to the 

 Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, a reduction of some 58,000 acres. 



Management decisions on West Meadow Creek would be based on 

 the watershed protection projects provided in the legislation. 



On the Payette National Forest: 

 The bill removes the addition to the Frank Church River Of 

 No Return Wilderness. 



It extends the Patrick Butte Wilderness proposal to the 

 north to the Payette National Forest boundary adding 6,000 acres. 



The French Creek Wilderness proposal was extended north to 

 include the French Creek break lands adding some 5,000 acres. 

 The French Creek Special Management Area included in H.R. 1570 

 has been removed. 



The four-wheel drive trail along the South Fork of the 

 Salmon River bisecting the Secesh proposed wilderness was removed 

 from wilderness as well as the adjacent private property. 



On the Boise National Forest: 

 The Johnson Creek Special Management Area was removed. 



And, in addition to snowmobiles, the Snowbank Special 

 Management Area will now allow the use of off -road vehicles for 

 administrative purposes. 



On Release Language: 

 Mr. Chairman, there has been much confusion about what 

 release language accomplishes. I have tried to included release 

 language in my legislation which is standard in most wilderness 

 bill, but I want to be clear about what this language does and 

 does not do. 



• It states that both the Forest Service and Congress have 



studied the roadless areas in Idaho for their suitability as 

 wilderness . 



