SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HIGH-WATER
MARK.—The term ‘‘high- 
water mark’’ means the point on the bank or shore 
up to which the water, by its presence and action or 
flow, leaves a distinct mark indicated by erosion, de-
struction of or change in vegetation, or other easily 
recognizable characteristic. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRES-
ERVATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and subject 
to subsection (c), the following Federal lands in the State 
of Maine are hereby designated as wilderness and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain lands in the Cross Island National 
Wildlife Refuge, comprising approximately 1,703 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge: Islands Wil-
derness Proposal’’ and dated May, 2010, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Cross Island Wilderness’’. Cross 
Island Wilderness includes six islands in a geo-
graphic cluster in Washington County distributed 
over the following: 
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(A) Cross Island: 1,654 acres. 
(B) Inner Double Head Shot Island: 8 
acres. 
(C) Outer Double Head Shot Island: 14 
acres. 
(D) Mink Island: 11 acres. 
(E) Scotch Island: 10 acres. 
(F) Old Man Island: 6 acres. 
(2) Certain lands in the Petit Manan National 
Wildlife Refuge, comprising approximately 1,553 
acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled 
‘‘Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge: Islands Wil-
derness Proposal’’ and dated May, 2010, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Maine Coastal Islands Wilder-
ness’’. Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness includes 
seven islands distributed over the following: 
(A) Outer Heron Island (Lincoln County): 
66 acres. 
(B) Outer White Island (Lincoln County): 
16 acres. 
(C) Little Marshall Island (Hancock Coun-
ty): 14 acres. 
(D) John’s Island (Hancock County): 43 
acres. 
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(E) Bois Bubert Island (Washington 
County): 1,321 acres. 
(F) Inner Sand Island (Washington Coun-
ty): 18 acres. 
(G) Halifax Island (Washington County): 
75 acres. 
(b) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) FILING
AND
AVAILABILITY.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal descrip-
tion of each wilderness area designated by sub-
section (a) with the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. The maps and legal descriptions filed shall 
be filed and made available for public inspection by 
the Secretary in the office of the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—A map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
map and legal description. 
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(c) SEAWARD BOUNDARY OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 
The seaward boundary of each wilderness area designated 
by this section shall be the high-water mark. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
lands designated as wilderness by this Act shall be man-
aged by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act, except that, 
with respect to any wilderness areas designated by this 
Act, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of the Wilderness Act is deemed to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TEREST.—Any land within the boundary of the land des-
ignated as wilderness by section 3 that is acquired by the 
United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section. 
(c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the ju-
risdiction or responsibilities of the State of Maine with re-
spect to wildlife and fish. 
(d) BUFFER ZONES.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas in the State under this 
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section to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or 
buffer zones around any wilderness area. 
(e) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.—The 
fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from within a wilderness designated by this Act 
shall not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to 
the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) NAVIGATIONAL DEVICES.—Consistent with the 
purpose of the Wilderness Act, the Secretary may author-
ize the installation of navigational devices in any wilder-
ness area designated by this Act for the purpose of im-
proving public health and safety. 
(g) LANDING OF WATERCRAFT.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as prohibiting the landing of a 
watercraft on an island on which is located any area des-
ignated as a wilderness area by this Act. 
Æ 
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