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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5606 

To extend the withdrawal and reservation of certain public land in the 

State of Nevada for the continued use of the Nevada test and training 

range, to designate certain land in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

as wilderness, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2020 

Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Mr. AMODEI, and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To extend the withdrawal and reservation of certain public 

land in the State of Nevada for the continued use of 

the Nevada test and training range, to designate certain 

land in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Desert National Wild3 life Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range With4 drawal and Management Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 

6 OF CERTAIN PUBLIC LAND IN NEVADA FOR 

7 THE CONTINUED USE OF THE NEVADA TEST 

8 AND TRAINING RANGE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3015(a) of the Military 

10 Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 

11 Stat. 892) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘The withdrawal’’ and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

16 striking ‘‘20 years after November 6, 2001’’ and in17 serting the following: ‘‘in accordance with para18 graphs (2) and (3), as applicable. 

19 ‘‘(2) NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON RANGES, NE20 VADA.—The withdrawal and reservation of lands for 

21 the Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, Nevada, under 

22 section 3011(a) shall terminate on November 6, 

23 2021. 

24 ‘‘(3) NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE.— 

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1 vada Test and Training Range under section 

2 3011(b) shall terminate on November 6, 2041.’’. 

3 (b) LANDS WITHDRAWN AND RESERVED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3011(b)(4) of the 

5 Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 

6 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘2,919,890 acres’’ and in8 serting ‘‘3,006,386 acres’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘map entitled ‘Nevada 

10 Test and Training Range, Proposed Withdrawal 

11 Extension’, dated April 22, 1999’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘map entitled ‘Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

13 and Nevada Test and Training Range With14 drawal and Management Act’, dated December 

15 18, 2019’’. 

16 (2) CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATION.— 

17 The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of 

18 the Interior shall not implement the withdrawal of 

19 the public lands withdrawn as a result of the amend20 ments made by paragraph (1) until— 

21 (A) the Tribal Resource Officer established 

22 under subparagraph (K)(i) of section 

23 3011(b)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal 

24 Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 


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1 887), in consultation with the Indian Tribes lo2 cated in the vicinity of those public lands— 

3 (i) completes a cultural resources in4 vestigation and inventory; and 

5 (ii) develops a cultural resources plan 

6 to protect, and facilitate Tribal access to, 

7 cultural resources identified by the inves8 tigation and inventory under clause (i); 

9 and 

10 (B) the Secretary of the Air Force and the 

11 Secretary of the Interior implement the cultural 

12 resources plan developed under subparagraph 

13 (A)(ii). 

14 (3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—In im15 plementing the amendments made by paragraph (1), 

16 the reference in section 3012(a) of the Military 

17 Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 

18 113 Stat. 890) to the date of enactment of that Act 

19 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 

20 enactment of this Act. 

21 (c) MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.— 

22 Section 3011(b)(5)(C) of the Military Lands Withdrawal 

23 Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘If the’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the’’; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(ii) MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE DE6 PLOYMENT.— 

7 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Sec8 retary of the Air Force, in consulta9 tion with the Secretary of the Inte10 rior, may deploy not more than 15 

11 threat emitters as close as possible to 

12 existing roads within the portions of 

13 the Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

14 that are closed to the public for mili15 tary operations, public safety, or na16 tional security purposes pursuant to 

17 clause (i). 

18 ‘‘(II) PLACEMENT.—Threat 

19 emitters deployed under subclause (I) 

20 shall be placed in such locations as 

21 would, as determined by the Secretary 

22 of the Air Force, in consultation with 

23 the Secretary of the Interior, to the 

24 maximum extent practicable, avoid— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) impacts to wilderness 

2 areas designated by section 

3 3(b)(1) of the Desert National 

4 Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test 

5 and Training Range Withdrawal 

6 and Management Act; 

7 ‘‘(bb) wildlife guzzler instal8 lations; 

9 ‘‘(cc) riparian areas; and 

10 ‘‘(dd) Tribal cultural, his11 toric, and religious sites.’’. 

12 (d) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

13 ACCESS.—Section 3011(b)(5)(D) of the Military Lands 

14 Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 

15 888) is amended— 

16 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik17 ing ‘‘effect’’ and inserting ‘‘affect any of’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(iv) The ability of the Secretary of 

20 the Interior to regularly access (not less 

21 frequently than monthly) the portions of 

22 the joint use area of the Desert National 

23 Wildlife Refuge where the Secretary of the 

24 Interior exercises primary jurisdiction to 

25 carry out the management responsibilities 


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1 of the Secretary of the Interior for the 

2 Desert National Wildlife Refuge, including 

3 the installation or maintenance of wildlife 

4 water development projects, subject to such 

5 terms and conditions as to which the Sec6 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

7 the Air Force may mutually agree.’’. 

8 (e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Section 

9 3011(b)(5)(E) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 

10 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 888) is amended by 

11 adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(v) UPDATES.— 

13 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 

14 days after the date of enactment of this 

15 paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior 

16 and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

17 enter into a memorandum of under18 standing (or revise any memorandum of 

19 understanding in effect as of the date of 

20 enactment of this paragraph) with respect 

21 to the management of withdrawn and re22 served lands within the Desert National 

23 Wildlife Refuge to ensure that the memo24 randum of understanding incorporates the 

25 amendments made by section 2 of the 


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1 Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Ne2 vada Test and Training Range Withdrawal 

3 and Management Act. 

4 ‘‘(II) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDI5 TIONS.—The memorandum of under6 standing described in subclause (I) may be 

7 revised to include such other terms and 

8 conditions as to which the Secretary of the 

9 Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force 

10 may mutually agree.’’. 

11 (f) FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT SUPPORT.—Sec12 tion 3011(b)(5)(F) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act 

13 of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 889) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for the’’ and in16 serting ‘‘for fish and wildlife habitat support or for 

17 the’’; and 

18 (2) in clause (ii)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

20 by striking ‘‘clause (i) to—’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘clause (i)—’’; 

22 (B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘(I) ac23 quire’’ and inserting ‘‘(I)(aa) acquire’’; 

24 (C) by redesignating subclause (II) as item 

25 (bb); 


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1 (D) in subclause (I)(bb) (as so redesig2 nated), by striking ‘‘such lands.’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘the lands described in item (aa); and’’; and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(II) provide mitigation payments to 

6 the Secretary of the Interior for fish and 

7 wildlife habitat support on lands with8 drawn and reserved for use by the Air 

9 Force within the Desert National Wildlife 

10 Refuge.’’. 

11 (g) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

12 Section 3011(b)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act 

13 of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) is amended 

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(G) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT

16 PROJECTS.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

18 the Interior may authorize structures and 

19 facilities for wildlife water development 

20 projects (including guzzlers) in the Desert 

21 National Wildlife Refuge if the structures 

22 and facilities— 

23 ‘‘(I) will enhance the purposes of 

24 the Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

25 by promoting healthy, viable, and 


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1 more naturally distributed wildlife 

2 populations; and 

3 ‘‘(II) are consistent with the laws 

4 (including regulations) generally ap5 plicable to the management of the 

6 Desert National Wildlife Refuge and 

7 the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

8 ‘‘(ii) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the 

9 Interior, in consultation with the Secretary 

10 of the Air Force and the State of Nevada, 

11 shall provide for access to allow for nec12 essary maintenance and monitoring of the 

13 structures and facilities authorized under 

14 clause (i).’’. 

15 (h) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

16 AND DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE COORDINATION.— 

17 Section 3011(b)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act 

18 of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) (as amended 

19 by subsection (g)) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(H) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The 

22 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

23 the Air Force shall jointly establish an inter24 agency committee to facilitate coordination and 

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1 ment of the Interior and the Department of the 

2 Air Force with respect to joint operating areas 

3 within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.’’. 

4 (i) INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXECUTIVE COM5 MITTEE.—Section 3011(b)(5) of the Military Lands With6 drawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) 

7 (as amended by subsection (h)) is amended by adding at 

8 the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(I) INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXECUTIVE

10 COMMITTEE.— 

11 ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 

12 of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air 

13 Force shall jointly establish, by memo14 randum of understanding, an intergovern15 mental executive committee (referred to in 

16 this subparagraph as the ‘executive com17 mittee’) in accordance with this subpara18 graph. 

19 ‘‘(ii) PURPOSE.—The executive com20 mittee shall be established for the purpose 

21 of exchanging views, information, and ad22 vice relating to the management of the 

23 natural and cultural resources of the lands 

24 withdrawn and reserved by this section. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) MEMBERSHIP.—The executive 

2 committee shall comprise— 

3 ‘‘(I) not more than 3 representa4 tives of State or Federal offices or 

5 agencies, or private groups or individ6 uals, if the Secretary of the Air Force 

7 and the Secretary of the Interior 

8 jointly determine that the representa9 tives would further the goals and ob10 jectives of the executive committee; 

11 ‘‘(II) 1 representative of the Ne12 vada Department of Wildlife; 

13 ‘‘(III) not more than 1 county 

14 commissioner of each of Clark, Nye, 

15 and Lincoln Counties, Nevada; 

16 ‘‘(IV) not more than 1 represent17 ative of each Indian tribe in the vicin18 ity of the portions of the joint use 

19 area of the Desert National Wildlife 

20 Refuge where the Secretary of the In21 terior exercises primary jurisdiction; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(V) such additional members as 

24 may be designated at the discretion of 


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1 the Secretary of the Interior and the 

2 Secretary of the Air Force. 

3 ‘‘(iv) OPERATION.—The executive 

4 committee shall operate in accordance with 

5 the terms set forth in the memorandum of 

6 understanding under clause (i), which shall 

7 specify the officials or other individuals to 

8 be invited to participate in the executive 

9 committee. 

10 ‘‘(v) PROCEDURES.—Subject to 

11 clauses (vi) and (vii), the memorandum of 

12 understanding under clause (i) shall estab13 lish procedures for— 

14 ‘‘(I) creating a forum for car15 rying out the purpose described in 

16 clause (ii); 

17 ‘‘(II) rotating the Chairperson of 

18 the executive committee; and 

19 ‘‘(III) scheduling regular meet20 ings. 

21 ‘‘(vi) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR22 PERSON.— 

23 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The members 

24 of the executive committee shall elect 

25 from among the members— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) 1 member to serve as 

2 the Chairperson of the executive 

3 committee; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) 1 member to serve as 

5 the Vice Chairperson of the exec6 utive committee. 

7 ‘‘(II) DUTIES.—The duties of 

8 each of the Chairperson and the Vice 

9 Chairperson shall be included in the 

10 memorandum of understanding under 

11 clause (i). 

12 ‘‘(vii) MEETINGS.— 

13 ‘‘(I) FREQUENCY.—The executive 

14 committee shall meet not less fre15 quently than 3 times every calendar 

16 year. 

17 ‘‘(II) MEETING LOCATIONS.—Lo18 cations of meetings of the executive 

19 committee shall rotate to facilitate 

20 ease of access for all executive com21 mittee members. 

22 ‘‘(III) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.— 

23 Meetings of the executive committee 

24 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) be open to the public; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(bb) provide a forum for 

4 the public to provide comment re5 garding management of the Ne6 vada Test and Training Range 

7 and the Desert National Wildlife 

8 Refuge. 

9 ‘‘(viii) CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF

10 APPOINTMENT.— 

11 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Each mem12 ber of the executive committee shall 

13 serve voluntarily and without com14 pensation. 

15 ‘‘(II) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Each 

17 member of the executive com18 mittee shall be appointed for a 

19 term of 4 years. 

20 ‘‘(bb) ORIGINAL MEM21 BERS.—Notwithstanding item 

22 (aa), the Secretary of the Interior 

23 and the Secretary of the Air 

24 Force shall select— 


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‘‘(AA) 1 1 ⁄2 of the origi2 nal members of the executive 

3 committee to serve for a 

4 term of 4 years; and 

‘‘(BB) 1 5 ⁄2 of the origi6 nal members of the executive 

7 committee to serve for a 

8 term of 2 years. 

9 ‘‘(III) REAPPOINTMENT AND RE10 PLACEMENT.—The Secretary of the 

11 Interior and the Secretary of the Air 

12 Force may reappoint or replace a 

13 member of the executive committee 

14 if— 

15 ‘‘(aa) the term of the mem16 ber has expired; 

17 ‘‘(bb) the member has re18 signed; or 

19 ‘‘(cc) the position held by 

20 the member has changed to the 

21 extent that the ability of the 

22 member to represent the group 

23 or entity that the member rep24 resents has been significantly af25 fected. 


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1 ‘‘(ix) LIAISONS.—The Secretary of the 

2 Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior 

3 shall each appoint appropriate operational 

4 and land management personnel of the De5 partment of the Air Force and the Depart6 ment of the Interior, respectively, to serve 

7 as liaisons to the executive committee.’’. 

8 (j) ACCESS TO THE REFUGE.—Section 3011(b)(5) of 

9 the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 

10 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) (as amended by subsection (i)) 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(J) ACCESS TO THE REFUGE.— 

13 ‘‘(i) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Secretary 

14 of the Interior shall facilitate timely public 

15 access in portions of the joint use area of 

16 the Desert National Wildlife Refuge that 

17 are not closed in accordance with subpara18 graph (C)(i) for military purposes for Trib19 al, recreational (including hunting), edu20 cational, and research purposes, in accord21 ance with the laws (including regulations) 

22 generally applicable to the Desert National 

23 Wildlife Refuge and the National Wildlife 

24 Refuge System. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) ACCESS FOR STATE OF NEVADA

2 AND INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary of 

3 the Interior shall facilitate timely access, 

4 as determined by the Secretary of the Inte5 rior, to the portions of the joint use area 

6 of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

7 where the Secretary of the Interior exer8 cises primary jurisdiction, subject to such 

9 terms and conditions as to which the Sec10 retary of the Interior and Secretary of the 

11 Air Force may mutually agree, to— 

12 ‘‘(I) representatives from the Ne13 vada Department of Wildlife to carry 

14 out related management responsibil15 ities to care for wildlife and wildlife 

16 habitat; and 

17 ‘‘(II) Indian tribes in the vicinity 

18 of those portions of the joint use area 

19 to carry out cultural and religious ac20 tivities.’’. 

21 (k) TRIBAL RESOURCE SUPPORT.—Section 

22 3011(b)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 

23 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 887) (as amended by sub24 section (j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(K) TRIBAL RESOURCE SUPPORT.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

2 the Air Force and the Secretary of the In3 terior shall jointly establish the position of 

4 Tribal Resource Officer to provide consult5 ative services and recommendations to 

6 mitigate impacts to historic and culturally 

7 significant land to local Indian tribes in 

8 carrying out applicable activities under this 

9 paragraph. 

10 ‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

11 of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 

12 Interior shall appoint an individual to the 

13 position established under clause (i) on the 

14 recommendation of Indian tribes in the vi15 cinity of the portions of the joint use area 

16 of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

17 where the Secretary of the Interior exer18 cises primary jurisdiction.’’. 

19 (l) BUFFER ZONE.—Section 3011(b)(5) of the Mili20 tary Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 

21 113 Stat. 887) (as amended by subsection (k)) is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(L) BUFFER ZONE.—The western bound24 ary of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge shall 

25 be 2,000 feet west of the road depicted on the 


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1 map referred to in paragraph (4) as the bound2 ary between the Desert National Wildlife Ref3 uge and the land jointly managed by the Sec4 retary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 

5 Interior.’’. 

6 (m) INDIAN TRIBES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act or an 

8 amendment made by this Act alters any rights re9 served by treaty or Federal law for an Indian Tribe 

10 for Tribal use of the public lands withdrawn by 

11 paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3011(b) of the 

12 Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 

13 106–65; 113 Stat. 886). 

14 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 

15 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

16 Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 

17 Interior shall consult with any Indian Tribes in the 

18 vicinity of the public lands withdrawn by paragraphs 

19 (1) and (2) of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands 

20 Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 

21 Stat. 886) before taking any action within the public 

22 lands affecting Tribal rights or cultural resources 

23 protected by treaty or Federal law. 


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1 (n) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3011(b) 

2 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public 

3 Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 886) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking the subsection designation and 

5 heading and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(b) NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE.—’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the paragraph 

8 designation and heading and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—’’. 

10 SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA11 TION SYSTEM. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada 

15 Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Manage16 ment Act’’ and dated December 9, 2019. 

17 (2) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 

18 Desert National Wildlife Refuge. 

19 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

22 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub23 section (b)(1). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil2 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

3 land within the Refuge is designated as wilderness 

4 and as components of the National Wilderness Pres5 ervation System: 

6 (A) SHEEP RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

7 Federal land managed by the Director of the 

8 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, com9 prising approximately 433,785 acres, generally 

10 depicted on the map as ‘‘Sheep Range Wilder11 ness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sheep 

12 Range Wilderness’’. 

13 (B) LAS VEGAS RANGE WILDERNESS.— 

14 Certain Federal land managed by the Director 

15 of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

16 comprising approximately 146,826 acres, gen17 erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Las Vegas 

18 Range Wilderness’’, which shall be known as 

19 the ‘‘Las Vegas Range Wilderness’’. 

20 (C) GASS PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

21 Federal land managed by the Director of the 

22 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, com23 prising approximately 32,954 acres, generally 

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1 ness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Gass Peak 

2 Wilderness’’. 

3 (D) PAPOOSE RANGE WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain Federal land managed by the Secretary of 

5 the Air Force and the Director of the United 

6 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising 

7 approximately 43,573 acres, generally depicted 

8 on the map as ‘‘Papoose Range Wilderness’’, 

9 which shall be known as the ‘‘Papoose Range 

10 Wilderness’’. 

11 (E) SOUTH SPOTTED RANGE WILDER12 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 

13 Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

14 Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land 

15 Management, comprising approximately 51,243 

16 acres, generally depicted on the map as ‘‘South 

17 Spotted Range Wilderness’’, which shall be 

18 known as the ‘‘South Spotted Range Wilder19 ness’’. 

20 (F) PINTWATER/EAST DESERT/SPOTTED

21 RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

22 managed by the Secretary of the Air Force and 

23 the Director of the United States Fish and 

24 Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 

25 463,585 acres, generally depicted on the map as 


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1 ‘‘Pintwater/East Desert/Spotted Range Wilder2 ness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pintwater/ 

3 East Desert/Spotted Range Wilderness’’. 

4 (G) DESERT RANGE WILDERNESS.—Cer5 tain Federal land managed by the Secretary of 

6 the Air Force and the Director of the United 

7 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising 

8 approximately 53,986 acres, generally depicted 

9 on the map as ‘‘Desert Range Wilderness’’, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘‘Desert Range 

11 Wilderness’’. 

12 (H) HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK WILDERNESS.— 

13 Certain Federal land managed by the Secretary 

14 of the Air Force and the Director of the United 

15 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising 

16 approximately 84,854 acres, generally depicted 

17 on the map as ‘‘Hole-in-the-Rock Wilderness’’, 

18 which shall be known as the ‘‘Hole-in-the-Rock 

19 Wilderness’’. 

20 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall file a map and legal description of 

24 each wilderness area with— 


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1 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

2 Natural Resources of the Senate; 

3 (ii) the Committee on Environment 

4 and Public Works of the Senate; and 

5 (iii) the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives. 

7 (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de8 scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

9 have the same force and effect as if included in 

10 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

11 clerical and typographical errors in the maps 

12 and legal descriptions. 

13 (C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 

14 description filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

15 be on file and available for public inspection in 

16 the appropriate office of the United States Fish 

17 and Wildlife Service. 

18 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights, the Secretary shall administer the wilderness areas 

20 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

21 et seq.), except that— 

22 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

23 date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 

24 to the date of enactment of this Act; and 


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1 (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 

2 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

3 to the Secretary. 

4 (d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

6 the designation of the wilderness areas to create pro7 tective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilder8 ness areas. 

9 (2) NON-WILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

10 that non-wilderness activities or uses can be seen or 

11 heard from areas within a wilderness area shall not 

12 preclude the conduct of those activities or uses out13 side the boundary of the wilderness area. 

14 (e) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act 

15 restricts or precludes— 

16 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

17 the wilderness areas, including military overflights 

18 that can be seen or heard within the wilderness 

19 areas; 

20 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

21 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

22 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

23 flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 

24 (f) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

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1 cluding existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water 

2 development projects (including guzzlers) in the wilderness 

3 areas if— 

4 (1) the structures and facilities will enhance 

5 wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and 

6 more naturally distributed wildlife populations; 

7 (2) the structures and facilities are consistent 

8 with the laws (including regulations) applicable to 

9 the management of the Refuge; and 

10 (3) the visual impacts of the structures and fa11 cilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be 

12 minimized. 

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