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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Page 23 of 50 with Eight Mile Creek, as a wild river; (D) Eightmile Creek from its headwaters in section 29, T. 14 N., R, 4 E., as depicted on the 1955 USGS 151 Dillon Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a wild river; (E) Harrington Creek from its source to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a wild river; (F) Prescott Fork of the Smith River from its headwaters about 0.5 miles southeast of Island Lake, as depicted on the 1955 USGS 151 Dillon Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a wild river; (G) Quartz Creek from its headwaters in section 31, T. 16 N., R. 4 E., as depicted on the 1952 151 USGS Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (H) Jones Creek from its headwaters in section 36, T. 16 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (I) Hurdygurdy Creek from its headwaters about 0.4 miles southwest of Bear Basin Butte, as depicted on the 1956 USGS 151 Preston Peak topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (J) Gordon Creek from its headwaters in section 18, T. 16 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 151 Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (K) Coon Creek from the junction of its two headwaters tributaries in the southeast quadrant of section 31, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 151 Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (L) Craigs Creek from its headwaters in section 36, T. 17 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1951 USGS 151 Gasquet topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (M) Goose Creek from its headwaters in section 13, T. 13 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (N) East Fork Goose Creek from its headwaters in section 18, T. 13 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with Goose Creek, as a recreational river; (0) Buck Creek from its headwaters at Cedar Camp Spring, as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to the northeast corner of section 8, T.14 N., R. 3 E., as a scenic river; (P) Buck Creek from the northeast corner of section 8, T. 14 N., R. 3 E., to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a wild river; (Q) Muzzleloader Creek from its headwaters in section 2, T. 15 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with Jones Creek, as a recreational river; (R) Canthook Creek from its headwaters in section 2, T. 15 N., R. 3 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (S) Rock Creek from the national forest boundary in section 6, T. 15 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river; (T) Blackhawk Creek from its headwaters in section 21, T. 15 N., R. 2 E., as depicted on the 1952 USGS 151 Ship Mountain topographic map, to its confluence with the South Fork Smith River, as a recreational river. (116) CLARKS FORK, WYOMING.- - (A) The twenty and five- tenths -mile segment from the west boundary of section 3, township 56 north, range 106 west at the Crandall Creek Bridge downstream to the north boundary of section 13, township 56 north, range 104 west at Clarks Fork Canyon; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the boundary of the segment shall include all land within four hundred and forty yards from the ordinary high water mark on both sides of the river. No land or interest in land may be acquired with respect to the segment without the consent of the owner thereof. For the purposes of carrying out this paragraph, there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for development and $750,000 for the acquisition of land and interests therein. (B) Designation of a segment of the Clarks Fork by this paragraph as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall not be utilized in any Federal proceeding, whether concerning a license, permit, right -of -way, or any other Federal action, as a reason or basis to prohibit the development or operation of any water impoundment, diversion facility, or hydroelectric power and transmission facility located entirely downstream from the segment of the river designated by this paragraph: Provided, That water from any development shall not intrude upon such segment. Congress finds that development of water impoundments, diversion facilities, and hydroelectric power and transmission facilities located http:// www. biologicaldiversity .org /swcbdIPrograms /watersheds /wildlwsract.html 8/29/2007