lations and the habitats to support the populations, if the 
activities are carried out— 
(1) in a manner that is consistent with relevant 
wilderness management 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 the occasional and tem-
porary use of motorized vehicles and aircraft if 
the use, as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned, 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.—Consistent with section 
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 report of the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representa-
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tives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405), the State may continue to use 
aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, trans-
plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations 
in the Wilderness. 
(d) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
may designate areas in which, and establish periods 
during which, for reasons of public safety, adminis-
tration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunt-
ing, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Wil-
derness. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 
the Secretary concerned shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency and notify the public before 
making any designation under paragraph (1). 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State (including a des-
ignee of the State) may conduct wildlife manage-
ment activities in the Wilderness— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary of the Interior and the 
State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding 
between the Bureau of Land Management and 
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the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement 
No. 9’’ and signed November and December 
2003, including any amendments to the cooper-
ative agreement agreed to by the Secretary of 
the Interior and the State; and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) REFERENCES; CLARK
COUNTY.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, any reference to Clark 
County in the cooperative agreement described in 
paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the Wilderness. 
SEC. 304. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA. 
(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 
1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank Canyons Wil-
derness study area not designated as wilderness by section 
301 has been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
title— 
(1) is no longer subject to— 
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(A) section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)); or 
(B) Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by 
the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 
2010; and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) land management plans adopted under 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 
and 
(B) cooperative conservation agreements in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 305. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 
rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
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TITLE IV—TRANSFER OF ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE 
JURISDICTION 
OVER FOREST SERVICE LAND 
SEC. 401. AUTHORITY OF FOREST SERVICE TO TRANSFER 
ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO STATE 
OR COUNTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 3(b) of 
Public Law 96–586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini- 
Burton Act’’) (94 Stat. 3384), and subject to valid exist-
ing rights and to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture determines to be necessary, on re-
quest by the State or County, the Secretary of Agriculture 
may transfer the Forest Service land or interests in Forest 
Service land described in subsection (b) to the State or 
County, in coordination with the local forest unit and with-
out consideration, to protect the environmental quality 
and public recreational use of the transferred Forest Serv-
ice land. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is any Forest Service land that is within 
the boundaries of the area subject to acquisition under 
Public Law 96–586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini- 
Burton Act’’) (94 Stat. 3381) that is unsuitable for Forest 
Service administration. 
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(c) USE OF LAND.—The land transferred under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) be managed by the State or County, as ap-
plicable, to maintain undeveloped open space and to 
preserve the natural characteristics of the trans-
ferred land in perpetuity; 
(2) be managed by the State or County, as ap-
plicable, to protect and enhance water quality, 
stream environment zones, and important wildlife 
habitat; and 
(3) be used by the State or County, as applica-
ble, for outdoor recreation. 
(d) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land transferred 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the use described for the parcel of land in 
subsection (c), the parcel of land shall, at the discretion 
of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United 
States. 
Æ 
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