(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 
11,599 acres of land managed by the Forest Service in 
the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Mineral Withdrawal Legislative Map’’ and dated 
September 11, 2023, is designated as a wilderness area 
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System, to be known as the ‘‘Thompson Peak Wilder-
ness Area’’. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of the wilder-
ness area with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) EFFECT.—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 clerical and typographical er-
rors in the map and legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 
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available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the wilderness area shall be administered by 
the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference 
in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) NO
PROTECTIVE
PERIMETERS
OR 
BUFFER ZONES.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of the wilderness area to create 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
the wilderness area. 
(B) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The 
fact that nonwilderness activities or uses out-
side of the wilderness area can be seen or heard 
from an area within the wilderness area shall 
not preclude the conduct of the nonwilderness 
activities or uses outside the boundaries of the 
wilderness area. 
(3) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In ac-
cordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act 
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(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State 
with respect to fish and wildlife management in the 
wilderness area (including the regulation of hunting, 
fishing, and trapping). 
(4) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall allow the 
continuation of the grazing of livestock in the wilder-
ness area, if established before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, in accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(H. Rept. 101–405). 
(5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND
DISEASE
CON-
TROL.—The Secretary may carry out measures in 
the wilderness area that the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to control fire, insects, or diseases, in 
accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)). 
(e) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land within the 
boundaries of the wilderness area that is acquired by the 
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United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall 
be added to and administered as part of the wilderness 
area. 
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness area is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
Æ 
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