110 HR 5610 IH: Sequoia-Kings Canyon National
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-03-13
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1.
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Protecting America’s Wild
Places Act of 2008
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Title I—Certain lands designated as wilderness within Monongahela
National Forest, West Virginia
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness, Monongahela National
Forest, West Virginia.
Title II—Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Expansion of Pajarita Wilderness, Coronado National
Forest, Arizona.
Sec. 203. Designation of Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness,
Coronado National Forest, Arizona.
Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas.
Title III—Sabinoso Wilderness
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Designation of the Sabinoso Wilderness.
Title IV—Copper Salmon Wilderness
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Designation of the Copper Salmon
Wilderness.
Sec. 403. Wild and scenic river designations, Elk River,
Oregon.
Sec. 404. Protection of tribal rights.
Title V—California Desert and Mountain Heritage
Sec. 501. Short title.
Subtitle A—Designation and Expansion of Wilderness
Areas
Sec. 511. Definition of Secretary.
Sec. 512. Designation of wilderness, Cleveland and San
Bernardino National Forests, Joshua Tree National Park, and Bureau of Land
Management land in Riverside County, California.
Sec. 513. Joshua Tree National Park potential
wilderness.
Sec. 514. Administration of wilderness.
Subtitle B—Wild and Scenic River Designations
Sec. 521. Wild and scenic river designations, Riverside County,
California.
Subtitle C—Additions and technical corrections to Santa Rosa
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Sec. 531. Boundary adjustment, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument.
Sec. 532. Technical amendments to the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000.
Title VI—Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Designation of wilderness areas.
Sec. 604. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Certain lands
designated as wilderness within Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
</header>
<section id="H518F8BB2D5304CEA92284FAD76FA15B4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Wild Monongahela Act: A
National Legacy for West Virginia’s Special
Places</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1DE407B43F2F4F158E1E46EF4D005B21"><enum>102.</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia</header>
<subsection id="HCC0DCFB7FE0A4454911DF6831000DB42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), the following Federal lands within the
Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia are designated as
wilderness and as either a new component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System or as an addition to an existing component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System:</text>
<paragraph id="HE6BA9DD5FAD844B89B80348C839CB1ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Big
Draft Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be
known as the <quote>Big Draft Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23FD204D50FE42099678CDDE3CE6A2D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 7,895 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Cheat Mountain Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11, 2008,
which shall be known as the “Cheat Mountain Wilderness”.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BDB4CFAAF5A405292D48D625F88DC1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 11,951 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Cranberry Expansion Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11,
2008, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Cranberry
Wilderness designated by section 1(1) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/466">Public Law 97–466</external-xref> (96 Stat.
2538).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H504A2E706CC1419099FD6BCC7BE9F306"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 7,156 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Dolly Sods Expansion Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11,
2008, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Dolly Sods
Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(13) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/622">Public Law 93–622</external-xref> (88 Stat.
2098).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA0065264E42429A00D40279DE5FFDC9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 698 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Otter
Creek Expansion Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11, 2008, which
shall be added to and administered as part of the Otter Creek Wilderness
designated by section 3(a)(14) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/622">Public Law 93–622</external-xref> (88 Stat. 2098).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B69775A65F34CBDA5FA7DE97D79D3E1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 6,792 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Roaring Plains West Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11,
2008, which shall be known as the “Roaring Plains West Wilderness”.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD810FACF09754F50A6EFB9CAE6AB28C9"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain Federal land comprising
approximately 6,030 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Spice Run Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated March 11, 2008, which
shall be known as the <quote>Spice Run Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H524094F4F3B94B889B016840F7C2A62C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maps and legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="HE3A2D43084FE4B6196A04177E7AB37B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Filing and
availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal
description of each wilderness area designated or expanded by subsection (a).
The maps and legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the office of
the Supervisor of the Monongahela National Forest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H371C31987D23408E99CCF4F961DBC66F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force and
effect</header><text>The maps and legal descriptions referred to in this
subsection shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title,
except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the
maps and descriptions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C802C0D7DDE4ED1BE60C6F0AD0352DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal lands designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be administered
by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF10ED12A769B4EABA2CF6DE0FD33F98E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date
of wilderness act</header><text>With respect to the Federal lands designated as
wilderness by subsection (a), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.) to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be
a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4470489A05244BF58BE2D372F1551F46"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fish and
wildlife</header><text>As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or
responsibility of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife and
fish.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Tumacacori
Highlands Wilderness </header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB71668DE3B5344A68FFD474B37A00773" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness
Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H001FBF118E1E4BA78DC4D42026B626F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Expansion of
Pajarita Wilderness, Coronado National Forest, Arizona</header>
<subsection id="H6F539AAF00AA4B74BC33204BC24799F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expansion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(17) of the Arizona
Wilderness Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/406">Public Law 98–406</external-xref>; 98 Stat. 1487; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note)
is amended by inserting after <quote>1984,</quote> the following: <quote>and
which comprise approximately 13,300 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled <quote>Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness and Pajarita Wilderness
Addition</quote>, dated August 1, 2007,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42BDF69078C247F0B0993D488DA9E19F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit a copy of the map referred to in the amendment made by
subsection (a) and a legal description of the National Forest System land
included in the Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment with the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives. The map and legal description shall have the same
force and effect as if included in the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984, except
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and
legal description. The map and legal description shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H628BEC2632654F3687B5CBC200A1B427"><enum>203.</enum><header>Designation of
Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness, Coronado National Forest, Arizona</header>
<subsection id="H84FB796384254CC2967D1944049DF622"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain lands in the Coronado National
Forest, Arizona, which comprise approximately 70,000 acres, as generally
depicted on a map entitled <quote>Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness and Pajarita
Wilderness Addition</quote> and dated August 1, 2007, are hereby designated as
wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, which shall be known as the <quote>Tumacacori Highlands
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE9603BC1FE34F638447B688DB04BF8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit a copy of the map referred to in subsection (a) and a
legal description of the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness with the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives. The map and legal description shall have the same
force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description. The
map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H72F4E495A8B8491BBD281F4F271C4531"><enum>204.</enum><header>Administration
of wilderness areas</header>
<subsection id="H91D921BDAC9E48C496F777F2DE6C6363"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Covered
wilderness areas</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered
wilderness area</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H4BB7BD8F31CD4C9D83BADAD6488EF2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Forest System land included in
the Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment made by section 202(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H249BDBCBCD44481600F41C4BE5657F48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Tumacacori
Highlands Wilderness designated by section 203(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H540009E362114B178E0700C275651E86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage
the covered wilderness area in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.) and this section, except that, with respect to a covered
wilderness area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of
the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3FBA2E97D6334FCF8286FDEFA215E232"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Valid existing
rights</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect any valid existing
right.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB1BAAA1192B8474C8B625E78B0192496"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Buffer
zones</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As provided in section
101(d) of the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/406">Public Law 98–406</external-xref>; 98 Stat.
1488), Congress does not intend that designation of a covered wilderness area
lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the
covered wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be
seen or heard from areas within a covered wilderness area shall not, of itself,
preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of the covered wilderness
area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H157F10EC1AFD46DA81FC23375DD11C4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grazing of livestock and maintenance of
existing facilities related to grazing in a covered wilderness area, where
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to
continue in accordance with—</text>
<paragraph id="H356BF73C172B4367BE81DB31FD56D63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 4(d)(4) of
the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H023753A195294E5D9CB34DFB83973492"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the guidelines set
forth in House Report 96–617 to accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th
Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81C34C8B4481416CA8AA63E76C56FF88"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Hunting, fish
and wildlife</header>
<paragraph id="H7AEE30820D034BA3BCCD02359021E48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hunting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the Wilderness
Act shall affect hunting, under applicable State and Federal laws and
regulations, within a covered wilderness area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB4BDFAA11FE43EA90515736D0E8461D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>As
provided in section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)</external-xref>),
nothing in this section or the Wilderness Act shall be construed as affecting
the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Arizona with respect to
fish and wildlife in the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F5C96C4C3934C6787F8F9002B38096D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Wildlife
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In furtherance of
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, management activities to
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats to support such
populations may be carried out within a covered wilderness area, where
consistent with relevant wilderness management plans, in accordance with
appropriate policies and guidelines.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83EFFC83E7BC4C9FAAD59B060088B432"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Protection of
tribal rights</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
diminish the existing rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing in this section shall
be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to Federal lands for
tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional food
gathering activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4F77255D7CE463394C7D842E645715C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Military
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall preclude low level overflights of military aircraft, the
designation of new units of special airspace, or the use or establishment of
military flight training routes over a covered wilderness area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8EFB4AF9357049E48F9B1314F382B578"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Border
enforcement and drug interdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Because of the proximity of the covered
wilderness areas to the United States-Mexico international border, drug
interdiction and border enforcement operations are common management actions
throughout the area encompassing the covered wilderness areas. This title
recognizes the need to continue such management actions so long as such
management actions are conducted in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and existing inter-agency agreements.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA2A3D137A3D49F48FDACCD7F103D7D7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Maintenance of
existing communications facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of the Wilderness Act shall
not be construed to prevent—</text>
<paragraph id="HF2F771C69EEE4EB8A6BA08557154EADD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maintenance of
communications facilities, in existence on the date of the enactment of this
Act and located in a covered wilderness area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21483C6F7BA9478CA4D41202C431BA00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limited motorized
access to such facilities when nonmotorized access means are not reasonably
available or when time is of the essence, subject to such conditions as the
Secretary of Agriculture considers to be desirable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Sabinoso
Wilderness </header>
<section id="HE8BB527022474DF58260BC4690BBDEAA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Sabinoso Wilderness Act of
2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCE88C9AFE71B4FE8A2C16BBE5D6BE547"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H4A157D78924A4F95957207E7BF6401A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map titled <quote>Sabinoso Wilderness </quote>
and dated May 10, 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5201E6E640E642AC94DEDCB204897E2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means the State of New Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE70569C6204A4A4D88A87881CDEA886C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8D9D0636E4734C9697D2888B0005517"><enum>303.</enum><header>Designation of
the Sabinoso Wilderness</header>
<subsection id="HBE1BB7A10F8D44139B46597F7F42005B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In furtherance of the
purposes of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), there is hereby
designated as wilderness, and, therefore, as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, certain land under the jurisdiction of the Taos
Field Office Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, which comprises
approximately 19,880 acres, as generally depicted on the map, and which shall
be known as the <quote>Sabinoso Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E732A0ACEF448F2B41358C0682DC2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Map and Legal
Description</header><text>The map and a legal description of the wilderness
area designated by this title shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4D251D21446441E9C4E491D77AF50FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be filed by the
Secretary with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives as soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95C07ABB7BD44CFEA955A125702EB38E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have the same
force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal description and map;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46505B28A92B4C92AF5CDDDABE27891"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be
on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE3FD69D8B8042609DEE67E8C5C4A8C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Management of
Wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing rights, the wilderness areas designated by this title shall be
administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) and
this title, except that with respect to the wilderness areas designated by this
title, any reference to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act and any reference
in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be
a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCD9F51823A234B12AEE16C6952BA2181"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incorporation of
Acquired Land</header><text>Any land or interest in land located inside the
boundaries of the wilderness area designated by this title that is acquired by
the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall become part of
the wilderness area designated by this title and shall be managed in accordance
with this title and other applicable law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H45BEDFCF9C55469193931E329707AE78"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text>Grazing
of livestock in the wilderness area designated by this title, where established
before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance
with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the Report of the
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 101st
Congress (H. Rept. 101–405).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6829ED68D3741D6A84461DFD28126A4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fish and
Wildlife</header><text>As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife
in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in
the wilderness area designated by this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBB14D1D561941BD00D57F6DE6080200"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, the wilderness area designated by this title is
withdrawn from—</text>
<paragraph id="HFAA79768940B43389E8874FE1E93AB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all forms of entry,
appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA15DEB018D74167BACC4B44602EF7F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9DC36EA6587F48CF97D4F895C97552A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>operation of the
mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Copper Salmon
Wilderness </header>
<section id="HBB7DF035AABE4282B47C12DC528650A6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of
2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HB1FB517662E44089B4DE1900F065AF4C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Designation of the
Copper Salmon Wilderness</header>
<subsection id="HF1F2E12355A0445B9CF08F6D0061A1B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Section
3 of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/328">Public Law 98–328</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H88A7ABB250CD4B2693B3DC1492FB6F21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>eight hundred fifty-nine thousand
six hundred acres</quote> and inserting <quote>873,300 acres</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10CACB672A78482289C900F59C17D2D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (29),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9B2DF2124574097A184F979676EFFD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB21C08293FD341E2BE2466E21CB224D7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2689B60A84F3406787196596F5540036"><enum>(30)</enum><text>certain land in
the Siskiyou National Forest, comprising approximately 13,700 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Copper Salmon Wilderness
Area</quote> and dated December 7, 2007, to be known as the <quote>Copper
Salmon
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82AEBFFD9BBE49BABB0697BFBCB98181"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maps and Legal
Description</header>
<paragraph id="H2D41A17022EC4B248BE5E2E9F909D58B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall file a map and a legal description of the
Copper Salmon Wilderness with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7FA925AAB284FB2AC7B728B516091EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0F572C32B104016A42F97C6DFD5496"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D9A05160F34297BFEF25D3DD572431"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force of
Law</header><text>The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall
have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the
Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal
description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0A120351ECE4534A5F48992CC17DBC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Boundary</header><text>If
the boundary of the Copper Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, the
Secretary may only establish an offset that is not more than 150 feet from the
centerline of the road.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3DB54BBF3FD4B479316297DDAD6E7F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
Availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Forest Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9C35A27E8EC64E58006C7C464B64E22B"><enum>403.</enum><header>Wild and scenic
river designations, Elk River, Oregon</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(a)(76) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(76)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8B715356DD5342799C5D9B0900FD5DA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>19-mile segment</quote> and
inserting <quote>28.2-mile segment</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3750B7D986474876B0D774FC90334103"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H941D900802B340EBA07B17D142B28C4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6E75F456E114B0FA635FBB130B131DB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H0E5D86E88B8947D3BED39C9379EEFD8"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCA408BC4E8C74C95A5651EDCF1ACCEB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The approximately
0.6-mile segment of the North Fork Elk from its source in sec. 21, T. 33 S., R.
12 W., Willamette Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road
3353, as a scenic river.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4AD2C77CF62847D6005595C332FCC8EC" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The approximately 5.5-mile segment
of the North Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 3353 to its
confluence with the South Fork Elk, as a wild river.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0656B22A83D24B4AAAD815C028C5BE56"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3A1C059DCC9B468AB257A78EF49B6700"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The approximately
0.9-mile segment of the South Fork Elk from its source in the southeast quarter
of sec. 32, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., Willamette Meridian, downstream to 0.01 miles
below Forest Service Road 3353, as a scenic river.</text>
</clause><clause id="H02B9687260B547C5AEA619A8B6FE05EE" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The approximately 4.2-mile segment
of the South Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 3353 to its
confluence with the North Fork Elk, as a wild
river.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA5C16494D3AA4DDCA7D3DCCB36EEABA"><enum>404.</enum><header>Protection of
tribal rights</header>
<subsection id="HB1C4B1DA64864783B8828FE7835BA0C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
shall be construed as diminishing any right of any Indian tribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H023D0A0D23D443149EE08F2E8E9EACFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Coquille Indian
Tribe regarding access to the Copper Salmon Wilderness to conduct historical
and cultural activities.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>California Desert
and Mountain Heritage </header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1EB64188D3C49A5A464A7E8C2ECE930" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>California Desert and Mountain
Heritage Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><subtitle id="HCE7BAF821F2C4AC3BFFE4F246F00009E"><enum>A</enum><header>Designation and
Expansion of Wilderness Areas</header>
<section id="H7A0C1622380449CFA633FF6896AAFDAC"><enum>511.</enum><header>Definition of
Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle,
the term <quote>Secretary</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H79191059233E4C529900ECDE00289985"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Agriculture; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96BBEDC80E5544A0B588E845A6BE129C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC151E24EC04745E3B0E59E33E896A762"><enum>512.</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness, Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forests, Joshua Tree National
Park, and Bureau of Land Management land in Riverside County,
California</header>
<subsection id="H966229315A2546E1915E22C0716F5F4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agua tibia
wilderness addition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land in
the Cleveland National Forest and certain land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management in Riverside County, California, together comprising
approximately 2,031 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Agua Tibia Proposed Wilderness</quote>, and dated February 23, 2007, is
designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a
part of, the Agua Tibia Wilderness designated by section 2(a) of Public Law
93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE90D1BC051D24E38BFD9CB17AF60D025"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cahuilla
mountain wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land in
the San Bernardino National Forest, California, comprising approximately 6,421
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Cahuilla Mountain
Proposed Wilderness</quote>, and dated February 23, 2007, is designated as
wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, which shall be known as the <quote>Cahuilla Mountain
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB313E6881A224370B63096865D3C8257"><enum>(c)</enum><header>South fork san
jacinto wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land in
the San Bernardino National Forest, California, comprising approximately 20,695
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>South Fork San Jacinto
Proposed Wilderness</quote>, and dated September 20, 2007, is designated as
wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, which shall be known as the <quote>South Fork San Jacinto
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD2C8720F117F46339E3637337532A4FF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Santa rosa
wilderness addition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land in
the San Bernardino National Forest, California, and certain land administered
by the Bureau of Land Management in Riverside County, California, comprising
approximately 2,149 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Santa
Rosa-San Jacinto National Monument Expansion and Santa Rosa Wilderness
Addition”, and dated March 12, 2008, is designated as wilderness and is
incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness
designated by section 101(a)(28) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/425">Public Law 98–425</external-xref> (98 Stat. 1623; 16 U.S.C.
1132 note) and expanded by paragraph (59) of section 102 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/433">Public Law 103–433</external-xref>
(108 Stat. 4472; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC35FF40693AC453298E4986EF690BCAC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Beauty mountain
wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management in Riverside County, California, comprising
approximately 15,621 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Beauty Mountain Proposed Wilderness</quote>, and dated April 3, 2007, is
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the <quote>Beauty
Mountain Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2B2E3D004284DFF908F882229279C94"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Joshua tree
national park wilderness addition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in Joshua Tree National Park, comprising
approximately 36,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map numbered
156/80,055, and entitled <quote>Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Wilderness
Additions</quote>, and dated March 2008, is designated as wilderness and is
incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the Joshua Tree
Wilderness designated by section 1(g) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/567">Public Law 94–567</external-xref> (90 Stat. 2692; 16
U.S.C. 1132 note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H31FD1153F6AF4C75BD2C007C56C3857C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Orocopia
mountains wilderness addition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management in Riverside County, California, comprising approximately 4,835
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Orocopia Mountains
Proposed Wilderness Addition</quote>, and dated February 21, 2008, is
designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a
part of, the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness as designated by paragraph (44) of
section 102 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/433">Public Law 103–433</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4472; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note), except
that the wilderness boundaries established by this subsection in Township 7
South are intended to exclude—</text>
<paragraph id="H43057D35FF1E44F393FDDD45078C4544"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a corridor 250 feet north of the centerline
of the Bradshaw Road;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39B3E20F37DA43D0961E81FA9261062"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a corridor 250 feet from both sides of the
centerline of the vehicle route in the unnamed wash that flows between the
Eagle Mountain Railroad on the south and the existing Orocopia Mountains
Wilderness boundary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5669A3BD432D4358BCE224057CDD99BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a corridor 250 feet from both sides of the
centerline of the vehicle route in the unnamed wash that flows between the
Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range on the south and the existing Orocopia
Mountains Wilderness boundary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F5C6F350358421FB000A8B0BC6C6289"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Palen/McCoy
wilderness additions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Riverside County, California,
comprising approximately 23,465 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled <quote>Palen/McCoy Proposed Wilderness Additions</quote>, and dated
September 25, 2007, is designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and
shall be deemed to be a part of, the Palen/McCoy Wilderness as designated by
paragraph (47) of section 102 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/433">Public Law 103–433</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C.
1132 note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H645D2422058546D987F8E25EF9DB8B0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Pinto Mountains
wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management in Riverside County, California, comprising
approximately 24,404 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Pinto Mountains Proposed Wilderness</quote>, and dated February 21,
2008, is designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the
<quote>Pinto Mountains Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB543E1F97E884BA398ACFA32D3148989"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Chuckwalla
mountains wilderness additions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management in Riverside County, California, comprising approximately 13,255
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Chuckwalla Mountains
Proposed Wilderness Addition</quote>, and dated February 21, 2008, is
designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a
part of the Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness as designated by paragraph (12) of
section 102 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/433">Public Law 103–433</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4472; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE0105A6B06A046B100C9665ECF1510D9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Maps and
descriptions</header>
<paragraph id="H50A61CEC958A403080E7A7565C51F27"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each
wilderness area and wilderness addition designated by this section with the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62788EBC13E340B99500DF2BF612D48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text>A map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall
have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the
Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57016DF37B224E0984B4A86300DC4FFD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate
office of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B9B148EB34C4B509DE2F5CE50448FA0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Utility
facilities and corridors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by this section are
intended to exclude rights of way for existing utility facilities, such as
power, gas, and telecommunications lines, and associated structures and access
roads, and existing designated utility corridors. Nothing in this section or
the Wilderness Act shall be construed to prohibit construction, operation, and
maintenance, using standard industry practices, of existing utility facilities
located outside of the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD6FFA08708A94E2382AE9FD7BD3FEE6E"><enum>513.</enum><header>Joshua Tree
National Park potential wilderness</header>
<subsection id="HA064F1C34B124E0AB7A9A430464580A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of
potential wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain
land in the Joshua Tree National Park, comprising approximately 43,300 acres,
as generally depicted on the map numbered 156/80,055, and entitled “Joshua Tree
National Park Proposed Wilderness Additions”, and dated March 2008, is
designated potential wilderness and shall be managed by the Secretary of the
Interior insofar as practicable as wilderness until such time as the land is
designated as wilderness pursuant to subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6789130D1FF4637AF1CE9B97DD21D00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation as
wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land
designated potential wilderness by subsection (a) shall be designated as
wilderness and incorporated in, and be deemed to be a part of, the Joshua Tree
Wilderness designated by section 1(g) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/567">Public Law 94–567</external-xref> (90 Stat. 2692; 16
U.S.C. 1132 note), effective upon publication by the Secretary of the Interior
in the Federal Register of a notice that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE30D2D919D964A7AA09B73DF29DB9BDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all uses of the land within the potential
wilderness prohibited by the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) have
ceased; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C8E2DAFFB194AB2A4E25831BC31C79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sufficient
inholdings within the boundaries of the potential wilderness have been acquired
to establish a manageable wilderness unit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF55D3391EF846C39EF9D3CF8F4110A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map and
description</header>
<paragraph id="HF9E2C52566794BF5BF12DEF567D9A365"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the date on which the notice required by subsection (b) is
published in the Federal Register, the Secretary shall file a map and legal
description of the land designated as wilderness and potential wilderness by
this section with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22F0661A6FDA4C6D8911B3088799291F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text>The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall
have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the
Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1B4CF4E10CD4E0FA0EDC113F3788C25"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate
office of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDD65895022994763B100C68C4CE31055"><enum>514.</enum><header>Administration
of wilderness</header>
<subsection id="H28520ACCBE55454EA139A3B178687BC0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Management</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness
addition by this subtitle shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance
with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), except that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1CA2BA0FF9CD48419F59BE7CC83669B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any reference in that Act to the effective
date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50B28A95F1FA48979188B525C31B5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date of the
enactment of this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4349F492B4B046EFAF094783F200FCD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of the
wilderness addition designated by subsection (b) of section 513, the date on
which the notice required by such subsection is published in the Federal
Register; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F91567F962849C3B21500515DEAF72F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any reference in
that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to
the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9E39DC0E9DA479F87D772A38CC1DC64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Incorporation of
acquired land and interests</header><text>Any land within the boundaries of a
wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by this subtitle that is
acquired by the United States shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C9F5CDDC37D4BEB98BE828EED335E71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>become part of the
wilderness area in which the land is located; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2559143400F4DEAA570843472592982"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be managed in
accordance with this subtitle, the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), and
any other applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C84B16841674E4AB1DCBF5295BE43A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the land
designated as wilderness by this subtitle is withdrawn from all forms
of—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F434F116328422EA16ED1A3EBF9B240"><enum>(1)</enum><text>entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBF8272C672E4F598DBB83D481426DC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3CBA9B3A36F434000BD0000E7564752"><enum>(3)</enum><text>disposition under
all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0F01EAD1C854F448698519B1F5B36E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fire management
and related activities</header>
<paragraph id="HFBE2454CDB5C4D508810913835000180"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
take such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by
this title as are necessary for the control and prevention of fire, insects,
and diseases, including the use of prescribed burning, priority treatments, or
fuels reduction, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. The designation
of wilderness areas and wilderness additions by this title is not intended to
alter the priorities afforded the land so designated in allocating funds for
fire and related fuels management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B209AE4C8D74454B27E00D3EA8FDE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision and
development of local fire management plans</header><text>As soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the
local fire management plans that apply to the Santa Rosa Mountain Wilderness
and Agua Tibia Wilderness, and prepare local fire management plans for the
Beauty Mountain Wilderness, Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness, and South Fork San
Jacinto Wilderness Area, to authorize the appropriate local manager to take
such actions in the wilderness areas under their jurisdiction as are necessary
for fire prevention and watershed protection consistent with the Wilderness
Act, including best management practices for fire presuppression and fire
suppression measures and techniques.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEC9B6ABC90D4A039EB47DB932B9C764"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation
into land management planning</header><text>Any special provisions contained in
the local fire management plans for the wilderness areas referred to in
paragraph (2) pursuant to such paragraph shall be incorporated into the
applicable Land Management Plans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CFDE387232047508F58CC296B27B44"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State or local
agencies</header><text>Consistent with the Wilderness Act and other applicable
Federal law, the Secretary may delegate by written agreement primary
firefighting authority and fire-related public safety activities to an
appropriate State or local agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF71591CAD835476AA0F3AAE348A63BEE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grazing of livestock in a wilderness area
or wilderness addition designated by this subtitle shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines set forth in House Report 96–617 to
accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DBCFB76916C42BE9C50E78AF01988D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Native american
uses and interests</header>
<paragraph id="HB0973435F51F49C5A1A427A2D337B776"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect of
designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the
designation of the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness by this subtitle affects the
unique cultural artifacts and sacred sites of the Indian tribes that are
contained within that wilderness area, as identified by Indian tribes and the
Forest Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA74668B024C047F39991AB5E4CE04DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access and
use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure access to the Cahuilla Mountain
Wilderness by members of an Indian tribe for traditional cultural purposes. In
implementing this section, the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian tribe,
may temporarily close to the general public use of one or more specific
portions of the wilderness area in order to protect the privacy of traditional
cultural activities in such areas by members of the Indian tribe. Any such
closure shall be made to affect the smallest practicable area for the minimum
period necessary for such purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the
purpose and intent of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/341">Public Law 95–341</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1996">42 U.S.C. 1996</external-xref>), commonly referred to
as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, and the Wilderness Act (11 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52B08AA126B844EAA891C11DFE822654"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection,
the term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or
other organized group or community of Indians which is recognized as eligible
by the Secretary of the Interior for the special programs and services provided
by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H46BDEE930BFD47FC93BAD6BDBBA9B63"><enum>B</enum><header>Wild and Scenic
River Designations</header>
<section id="H3CA20CB1562A41C482040349A0477548"><enum>521.</enum><header>Wild and scenic
river designations, Riverside County, California</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0919F1F1A111474BAFB29023265687F4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H82A9E0C21F35421D92576052D331A2D6" indent="up1"><enum>(_)</enum><header>North Fork San Jacinto River,
California</header><text>The following segments of the North Fork San Jacinto
River in the State of California, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E65325B68524860A3D6AD5466C7E08C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 2.12-mile segment from the source of
the North Fork San Jacinto River at Deer Springs in Mt. San Jacinto State Park
to the State Park boundary, as a wild river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB51F8E9B12154907B4D5402EE49A57C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 1.66-mile segment from the Mt. San
Jacinto State Park boundary to the Lawler Park boundary in section 26, township
4 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian, as a scenic river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EF53C2AF37E475C90EB8B88BED69C82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The 0.68-mile segment from the Lawler
Park boundary to its confluence with Fuller Mill Creek, as a recreational
river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CCFBC5AB6F24CC29F9B858E744E7FE2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The 2.15-mile segment from its
confluence with Fuller Mill Creek to .25 miles upstream of the 5S09 road
crossing, as a wild river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF77C9BA08B894C47867E7D39F4FE1B4E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The 0.6-mile segment from .25 miles
upstream of the 5S09 Road crossing to its confluence with Stone Creek, as a
scenic river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC27F8B85E294BAA8B154F00F7F76200"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 2.91-mile segment from the Stone Creek
confluence to the northern boundary of section 17, township 5 south, range 2
east, San Bernardino meridian, as a wild river.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A29F5C0EF6A470E8F828ED53BF3429E" indent="up1"><enum>(_)</enum><header>Fuller Mill Creek,
California</header><text>The following segments of Fuller Mill Creek in the
State of California, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8ECC8BBDDDEB446C9B1B00293DD1001B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 1.2-mile segment from the source of
Fuller Mill Creek in the San Jacinto Wilderness to the Pinewood property
boundary in section 13, township 4 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino
meridian, as a scenic river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED63F0CE63E643A497009F8E202C5E6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The 0.9-mile segment in the Pine Wood
property, as a recreational river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7203E6D2DD1F4801B6E9476D68333BDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 1.4-mile segment from the Pinewood
property boundary in section 23, township 4 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino
meridian, to its confluence with the North Fork San Jacinto River, as a scenic
river.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F2A37CE3E5F4127BC2B3058FC968D29" indent="up1"><enum>(_)</enum><header>Palm Canyon Creek,
California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 8.1-mile
segment of Palm Canyon Creek in the State of California from the southern
boundary of section 6, township 7 south, range 5 east, San Bernardino meridian,
to the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in section 1, township 6 south,
range 4 east, San Bernardino meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a wild river, and the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative
management agreement with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to protect
and enhance river values.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8033E63F1AA64B96A6E906EA65D16D5F" indent="up1"><enum>(_)</enum><header>Bautista Creek,
California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 9.8-mile
segment of Bautista Creek in the State of California from the San Bernardino
National Forest boundary in section 36, township 6 south, range 2 east, San
Bernardino meridian, to the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in section
2, township 6 south, range 1 east, San Bernardino meridian, to be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational
river.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA9FBD1449F0C462E93D469E6F700E114"><enum>C</enum><header>Additions and
technical corrections to Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National
Monument</header>
<section id="H335D0A97EEF548DC90CA9D626FAB436D"><enum>531.</enum><header>Boundary
adjustment, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National
Monument</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law
106–351; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/114/1362">114 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/431">16 U.S.C. 431</external-xref> note) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71FD87B38D2E463700C69B6474B511CF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6617084535C9458DB4D504BB0427D53C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expansion of
Boundaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
land described in subsection (c), the boundaries of the National Monument shall
include the following lands identified as additions to the National Monument on
the map entitled ‘Santa Rosa-San Jacinto National Monument Expansion and Santa
Rosa Wilderness Addition’, and dated March 12, 2007:</text>
<paragraph id="H3FEF09ACCFD94065946B96E800F0E711"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The <quote>Santa
Rosa Peak Area Monument Expansion</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E08A009247A4DC7A9007C26CEF7C2AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The <quote>Snow
Creek Area Monument Expansion</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1F91094FF104528B82836DF7E00C3B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The
<quote>Tahquitz Peak Area Monument Expansion</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF70BEB32C56A4A9BAD452F2F00851FCD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The <quote>Southeast Area Monument
Expansion</quote>, which is designated as wilderness in section 512(d), and is
thus incorporated into, and shall be deemed part of, the San Rosa
Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H31CBD805763D47E7BC91133EE2D988B5"><enum>532.</enum><header>Technical
amendments to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of
2000</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(d) of the Santa
Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law
106–351; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/114/1362">114 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/431">16 U.S.C. 431</external-xref> note) is amended by striking “eight”
and inserting “a majority of the appointed”.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Sequoia-Kings
Canyon National Park Wilderness </header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE989FDC4210441498559C5F003BFCC7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Sequoia-Kings Canyon National
Park Wilderness Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H7E3636441044482EBAAD946FB456FA07"><enum>602.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H097EEE4738D841C7A31F26E784679D66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3138159B169E4DECBA7B785881F86F5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means the State of California.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H99461B05FE3C4BA499F6EF132556DC8"><enum>603.</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In accordance
with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), the following areas in the
State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System:</text>
<paragraph id="HDA1E6EF2D4894B5EB9F3A2BB738625B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>John Krebs
Wilderness</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC3D4CBAAD30435CAA56C3BBAA6C169D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain land in Sequoia-Kings Canyon
National Park, comprising approximately 69,500 acres of land, and 130 arces of
potential wilderness additions as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>John Krebs Wilderness</quote> and dated March 10, 2008.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CB9522B67C3437EB1D7B8EEECB1CF4D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
designation of the wilderness under subparagraph (A) does not preclude
operation and maintenance of the existing Hockett Meadow Cabin and Quinn Patrol
Cabin in the same manner and degree in which the cabins were operated and
maintained on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C740DE3DFE64D4F831C91CA00C0E87E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph affects—</text>
<clause id="H728A35DB72E048E0985ED9E252884FF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
cabins in, and adjacent to, Mineral King Valley; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H191AA051FF82467E92FF6872B583494C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the private
inholdings known as <quote>Silver City</quote> and <quote>Kaweah
Han</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H239C3AF8B9CC44E2B8B2DA553B86A134"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Potential
Wilderness additions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
designation of the potential wilderness additions under subparagraph (A) shall
not prohibit the operation, maintenance, and repair of the small check dams and
water impoundments on Lower Franklin Lake, Crystal Lake, Upper Monarch Lake,
and Eagle Lake. The potential wilderness additions shall be designated as
wilderness and incorporated into the John Krebs Wilderness established by this
title upon termination of the non-conforming uses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE44D7E0B549C4C2BBBEE61903583E914"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sequoia-Kings
Canyon Wilderness Addition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain land in the North Fork/Redwood
Canyon, California, comprising approximately 43,450 acres, and certain land in
Chimney Rock, California, comprising approximately 1,736 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled <quote>Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
Addition</quote> and dated March 10, 2008, is incorporated in, and shall be
considered to be a part of, the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCFFC353073684A2EB9E8735341682967"><enum>604.</enum><header>Administration
of wilderness areas</header>
<subsection id="H458FC2C9AB154709905EF9F8F01C03DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing rights, each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), except that any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective
date of the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3680806D44D94FFFB630E157D415D6B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="HD615721DA09E40C58E4D4333828550C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission of
map and legal description</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later
than 3 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file
a map and legal description of each area designated as wilderness by this title
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE049BC1F6B8F41FDBA78143028A6F8A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A67B4B21227452380A86F4BA584142E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97332B448DEE454D83D2606E41487BAA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force and
effect</header><text>The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1)
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that
the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical error in the map or
legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H244FAC0C7E9642E0943315D98C101D01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H563A8D4EDF90478FB2AE000041007D78"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hydrologic,
meteorologic, and climatological devices, facilities, and associated equipment
</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall continue
to manage maintenance and access to hydrologic, meteorologic, and
climatological devices, facilities and associated equipment consistent with
House Report 98–40.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2AC91C67F6FB46EBBA3CCBE2A4DE9BE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No buffer
zones</header>
<paragraph id="HA13D2706B8AC4142B1DA606D1E81F900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this title creates a protective perimeter or
buffer zone around an area designated as wilderness by this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC738615BF874986A3B8F21EDE8E7255"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities
outside wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in
this title precludes authorized activities conducted outside of the areas
designated as wilderness by this title by cabin owners in the Mineral King
Valley area or the property owners or lessees in the Silver City private
inholding (as identified on the map entitled “John Krebs Wilderness” and dated
March 10, 2008).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H65DA1522128147D387DF793FD53DD73F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Horseback
riding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
precludes horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial
saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as wilderness by this
title.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DC58FFD968B4409B09FD5ACB53EA44"><enum>605.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</section>