Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act H'R' 222

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Central Idaho Economic Development and
Recreation ActH.R. 222
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Four Components Addressed in Legislation

• 1. Economic development in Custer County.
• 2. Recreation and motorized users who need
  certainty to guarantee continued access.
• 3. Ensuring ranchers, outfitters, miners and
  others to operate on public lands in
  Boulder-White Clouds.
• 4. Creates wilderness areas 318,765 acres
  plus releasing 131,616 acres of wilderness study
  areas.

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1. Economic Development in Custer County.

• 5 million to Custer County
• Transfer of Federal Lands to Custer County
• Transfer of Federal Lands to Blaine County
• Transfer of Federal Lands to Stanley, Clayton,
  Challis and Mackay

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Federal Land Transfers Included in H.R. 222

• Blaine County Conveyances, Map 1 total 276
  acres / 3 parcels
• Blaine County Conveyances, Map 2 total 168
  acres / 2 parcels
• City of Clayton Conveyances, Clayton Map / 33
  acres / 4 parcels
• Custer County and City of Mackay / 853 acres / 6
  parcels
• Custer County and City of Challis / 3,198 / 6
  parcels
• Stanley and Custer County / 162 acres/ 3 parcels
• State of Idaho Ada County Motorized Park / 1000
  acres

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2. Recreation and motorized users who need
certainty to guarantee continued access.
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CIEDRA Considers All Recreation Users

• Authorizes the First-Ever Wheel Chair Accessible
  Trails in Wilderness
• Locks in existing Motorized use for ATV and
  snowmobiles.
• Protects approx. 318,000 Acres as Wilderness

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3. Ensuring Ranchers, Outfitters, and others to
operate on public land in the BWC.

• Grazing Memorandum of Agreement
• Outfitters and Guides permit extension

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4. Creates 318,765 acres of Wilderness Area
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Three Wilderness Areas 318,765 acres An
area almost ½ the size of Rhode Island

• Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness
• (110,438 acres)
• White Clouds Wilderness (76,657 acres)
• Jerry Peak Wilderness (131,670 acres)

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The following organizations/individuals support
all and/or part of H.R. 222

• National Wildlife Federation
• The Wilderness Society
• Sun Valley Adaptive Sports
• Sawtooth Society
• Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber Visitors Bureau
• Trout Unlimited
• Cecil Andrus (D-ID), former Governor of Idaho and
  Former Secretary of the Department of Interior
• James McClure (R-ID), former U.S. Senator Idaho
• Bethine Church, former president of the Sawtooth
  Society and wife of the late Senator Frank Church
  (D-ID)
• More than 150 Idaho businesses support
  Congressman Simpsons efforts to protect the BWC
  Area as wilderness.
• More than 5,000 Idahoans have written in support
  of Congressman Simpsons efforts.

• Blaine County
• Boulder-White Clouds Council
• City of Bellevue
• City of Sun Valley
• City Council of the City of Hailey
• City Council of the City of Ketchum
• City Council of the City of Stanley
• Campaign for Americas Wilderness
• Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group
• Custer County
• Idaho Conservation League
• Izaak Walton League of America
• Living Independent Network Corporation
• National Public Lands Grazing Campaign

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CIEDRA

• Releases 131,616 acres of Wilderness Study Areas
• Creates BWCMA 503,737 acres of USFS and BLM land
  surrounding wilderness areas

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To Find out more

• Login to www.house.gov/simpson click on
  legislation then click on CIEDRA
• Mike can be found in the iTunes Store on the PBS
  show NOW or by visiting pbs.org

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