issue a license or permit for the development of 
any new water resource facility within the Wil-
derness Areas. 
(i) TEMPORARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle pre-
vents the placement of a temporary telecommuni-
cations device for law enforcement or agency admin-
istrative purposes in the Selenite Peak Wilderness in 
accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Any tem-
porary telecommunications device authorized by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be carried out in accordance with— 
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.); and 
(ii) all other applicable laws (including 
regulations); 
(B) to the maximum practicable, be located 
in such a manner as to minimize impacts on the 
recreational and other wilderness values of the 
area; and 
(C) be for a period of not longer than 7 
years. 
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SEC. 523. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this subtitle affects or diminishes the jurisdic-
tion of the State with respect to fish and wildlife manage-
ment, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the Wilderness Areas. 
(b) 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 man-
agement activities in the Wilderness Areas that are nec-
essary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations 
and the habitats to support the populations, if the activi-
ties are carried out— 
(1) consistent with relevant wilderness manage-
ment plans; and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(B) appropriate policies, such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), including noxious weed treatment 
and the occasional and temporary use of motor-
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ized vehicles if the use, as determined by the 
Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and 
more naturally distributed wildlife populations 
that would enhance wilderness values with the 
minimal impact necessary to reasonably accom-
plish those tasks. 
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with sec-
tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) 
and in accordance with appropriate policies such as those 
set forth in Appendix B of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), the State may continue to use aircraft, includ-
ing helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, 
and provide water for wildlife populations. 
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize 
structures and facilities, including existing structures and 
facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including 
guzzlers, in the Wilderness Areas if— 
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values 
by promoting healthy, viable and more naturally dis-
tributed wildlife populations; and 
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(2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa-
cilities on the Wilderness Areas can reasonably be 
minimized. 
(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may des-
ignate areas in which, and establish periods during 
which, for reasons of public safety, administration, 
or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fish-
ing, or trapping will be permitted in the Wilderness 
Areas. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 
the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 
State agency and notify the public before taking any 
action under paragraph (1). 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des-
ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 
activities in the Wilderness Areas— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary and the State entitled 
‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada 
Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 
signed November and December 2003, includ-
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ing any amendments to the cooperative agree-
ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State; 
and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) REFERENCES.—For the purposes of this 
subsection, any references to Pershing County in the 
cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Wilder-
ness Areas. 
SEC. 524. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 
48,600 acres of public land in the portions of the China 
Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin 
Range wilderness study areas that have not been des-
ignated as wilderness by section 521(a) of this subtitle and 
the portion of the Augusta Mountains wilderness study 
area within the County that has not been designated as 
wilderness by section 521(a) of this subtitle have been ade-
quately studied for wilderness designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—The public land described in sub-
section (a)— 
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