(B) the appropriate office of the Forest 
Service in the State. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Forest— 
(A) in a manner that— 
(i) protect the resources and values of 
the area in accordance with the purposes 
for which the Forest is established, as de-
scribed in subsection (a); and 
(ii) promotes the objectives of the ap-
plicable management plan (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act), includ-
ing objectives relating to— 
(I) the protection of bristlecone 
pines for public enjoyment and sci-
entific study; 
(II) the recognition of the botan-
ical, scenic, and historical values of 
the area; and 
(III) the maintenance of near- 
natural conditions by ensuring that all 
activities are subordinate to the needs 
of protecting and preserving bristle-
cone pines and wood remnants; and 
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(B) in accordance with the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
seq.), this section, and any other applicable 
laws. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
allow only such uses of the Forest as the Sec-
retary determines would further the purposes 
for which the Forest is established, as described 
in subsection (a). 
(B) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.—Scientific re-
search shall be allowed in the Forest in accord-
ance with the Inyo National Forest Land and 
Resource Management Plan (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all Federal land within the Forest is with-
drawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation or 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall develop and submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a com-
prehensive management plan for the Forest. 
(B) EXISTING PLANS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In developing the 
management plan under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall incorporate manage-
ment guidance for the Forest adopted in 
1988 as part of the Inyo National Forest 
Land and Resource Management Plan re-
garding roads, trails, and facilities develop-
ment, motor vehicle use, pest management, 
energy exploration, land acquisition, utili-
ties placement, wildfire management, graz-
ing, timber, riparian areas, hunting, and 
recreation. 
(ii) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—If there is a 
conflict between the provisions of this sec-
tion and the provisions of the Inyo Na-
tional Forest Land and Resource Manage-
ment Plan (as in effect on the date of en-
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actment of this Act), the more restrictive 
provisions shall control. 
Æ 
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