(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered a ref-
erence to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the 
land. 
(d) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad-
dition designated by section 101 as are necessary for 
the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord-
ance 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. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this title 
limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 
wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated 
by this title. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall amend the local fire management plans 
that apply to the land designated as a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition by section 101. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en-
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sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer-
gencies in the wilderness areas or wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 101, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap-
proval procedures (including appropriate delega-
tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis-
trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re-
sponding to fire emergencies; and 
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate 
State or local firefighting agencies. 
(e) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder-
ness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 
101, if established before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to such reason-
able regulations as the Secretary considers necessary in 
accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress for lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior; 
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(3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 
96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con-
gress for lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 
Federal public lands. 
(f) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic-
tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 
of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 
any management activities that are necessary to 
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 
habitats in the wilderness areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 101, if the management 
activities are— 
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) conducted in accordance with appro-
priate policies, such as the policies established 
in Appendix B of House Report 101–405. 
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(3) 
WILDLIFE
WATER
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.—Management 
activities 
to 
maintain 
water sources for wildlife may be carried out within 
wilderness areas designated by this title and may in-
clude the use of motorized vehicles by the appro-
priate agencies and their designees if— 
(A) the water sources will, as determined 
by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 
promoting healthy and viable wildlife popu-
lations; and 
(B) the visual impacts of the water sources 
on the wilderness areas can reasonably be mini-
mized. 
(g) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
designation of wilderness by this title to lead to the 
creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 
around each wilderness area or wilderness addition. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(h) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes— 
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(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 101; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 101; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 
additions designated by section 101. 
(i) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 
saddle or pack stock into, a wilderness area or wilderness 
addition designated by section 101— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(j) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 
by section 101 are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
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(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(k) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by section 101 that 
is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable law. 
(l) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or cli-
matological collection devices in the wilderness areas and 
wilderness additions designated by section 101 if the Sec-
retary determines that the facilities and access to the fa-
cilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or 
water reservoir operation activities. 
Æ 
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