,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,da9es introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to release c]ta9 wild]ness /udy areas 9
 ! ,/ate ( ,montana4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect      
,public ,use ( ,public ,l&s ,act4  #b4  
,release ( c]ta9 wild]ness /udy areas 9 
! ,/ate ( ,montana  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds t-- 7#a7 "u ! ,montana ,wild]ness 
,/udy ,act ( #aigg 7,public ,law        
#ie-aej2 #ia ,/at4 #abdc71 #i wild]ness 
/udy areas compris+ a total ( #igc1jjj  
acres ( l& 9 ! ,/ate ( ,montana 7 set   
aside = ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to   
evaluate ! suitability ( ! wild]ness    
/udy areas = designation z wild]ness 9  
accordance ) ! ,wild]ness ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 ) ! evaluation
 to be complet$ n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,montana          
,wild]ness ,/udy ,act ( #aigg 7,public  

,law #ie-aej2 #ia ,/at4 #abdc72  7#b7   
betwe5 #aigi & #aihf1 ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/  
,s]vice complet$ ! /udies ( ! #i        
wild]ness /udy areas & det]m9$ t        
#fjh1gjj acres ( ! orig9al #igc1jjj     
acres designat$ z wild]ness /udy areas  
by ! ,montana ,wild]ness ,/udy ,act (   
#aigg 7,public ,law #ie-aej2 #ia ,/at4  
#abdc7 7 unsuitable = inclusion 9 !     
,national ,wild]ness ,pres]vation       
,sy/em2  7#c7 s9ce ! completion ( !     
/udies requir$ "u ! ,montana ,wild]ness 
,/udy ,act ( #aigg 7,public ,law        
#ie-aej2 #ia ,/at4 #abdc71 ( ! l&       
designat$ z wild]ness /udy areas by t   
,act--  7,a7 #aga1jjj acres h be5       
designat$ z wild]ness by ,congress2 &   
7,b7 #ffc1jjj acres rema9 z wild]ness   
/udy areas until ,congress acts2  7#d7  
,congress has fail$ to act on !         
recomm5dations ( ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/       
,s]vice ) respect to ! rema9+ #g        
wild]ness /udy areas2  7#e7 ! ,montana  
,/ate legislature pass$ ,h\se ,jo9t     
,resolution #i1 a resolution ask+       

,congress to address ! rema9+ #g        
wild]ness /udy areas2  7#f7 ,c\nty      
commissions1 sportsm51 f>m]s & ran*]s1 &
 outdoor recreation gr\ps 9 ! ,/ate (   
,montana support ,congress act+ to      
remove ! l& 9 ! ,/ate describ$ 9        
subsection 7c7 to protect public use (  
public l&2 &  7#g7 = ! purposes (       
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,montana ,wild]ness  
,/udy ,act ( #aigg 7,public ,law        
#ie-aej2 #ia ,/at4 #abdd71 ! l& 9 !     
,/ate ( ,montana describ$ 9 subsection  
7c7 has be5 adequately /udi$ = wild]ness
 designation4  7b7 ,release ,! l&       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 is no long]   
subject to section #c7;a7 ( ! ,montana  
,wild]ness ,/udy ,act ( #aigg 7,public  
,law #ie-aej2 #ia ,/at4 #abdd74  7c7    
,description ( l& ,! l& ref]r$ to 9     
p>agraphs 7#f7 & 7#g7 ( subsection 7a7 &
 subsection 7b7 is-- 7#a7 !             
approximately #aea1jjj acres ( l&       
compris+ ! ,we/ ,pione] ,wild]ness ,/udy
 ,area2  7#b7 ! approximately #cb1ejj   
acres ( l& )9 ! ,blue ,jo9t ,wild]ness  

,/udy ,area n recomm5d$ = wild]ness     
classification 9 ! record ( decision    
prep>$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice entitl$        
,bitt]root ,national ,=e/ ,plan & dat$  
,septemb] #aihg2  7#c7 ! approximately  
#id1jjj acres ( l& compris+ ! ,sapphire 
,wild]ness ,/udy ,area2  7#d7 !         
approximately #ha1jjj acres ( l&        
compris+ ! ,middle ,=k ,judi? ,wild]ness
 ,/udy ,area2 &  7#e7 ! approximately   
#ia1jjj acres ( l& compris+ ! ,big      
,sn[ies ,wild]ness ,/udy ,area4