Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1993

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Idaho Wilderness Title II: Idaho Forest Management Title III: Release to Multiple Use Title IV: Idaho Rural Economic Development Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1993 - Title I: Idaho Wilderness - Designates specified lands in the following Idaho national forests as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Panhandle National Forest; (2) Clearwater National Forest; (3) Nez Perce National Forest; (4) Payette National Forest; (5) Boise National Forest; (6) Salmon National Forest; (7) Sawtooth National Forest; (8) Challis National Forest; (9) Targhee National Forest; and (10) Caribou National Forest. Amends the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 to revise the boundary of the Gospel-Hump Planning Unit. Title II: Idaho Forest Management - Designates specified lands in the same Idaho national forests as management areas, wildlife corridors, a historic area, and a recreation area. Outlines management directives and emphasis for such lands. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a project on St. Joe National Forest to demonstrate the change in timber volume resulting from investing in good sites on lands already roaded. Leaves the Jackson Bar Airstrip (known as the Wilson Bar Airstrip) open for use by recreation aviators. Directs the Secretary to modify the existing land and resource management plans for the national forests affected by this Act. Sets forth provisions concerning water quality on the Panhandle National Forest and monitoring of the areas and corridors designated by this Act. Title III: Release to Multiple Use - Releases those National Forest System lands in Idaho which were not designated as wilderness, management areas, wildlife corridors, or a historic or recreation area from certain management provisions relating to wilderness study areas to allow them to be managed for multiple use and not necessarily for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation. Title IV: Idaho Rural Economic Development - Requires the Secretary to promote ecosystem restoration, rehabilitation programs, and projects through technical assistance, grants, and cooperative agreements with Idaho agencies, local governments, private corporations, and landowners. Authorizes appropriations.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 31 March 1993

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