(B) cooperative conservation agreements in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 207. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title diminishes— 
(1) the rights of any Indian tribe; or 
(2) tribal rights regarding access to Federal 
land for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, 
and traditional food-gathering activities. 
SEC. 208. 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 title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 
of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, 
including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, 
in the wilderness areas. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), management activities to 
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 
the habitats to support the populations may be car-
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ried out within the wilderness areas, if the activi-
ties— 
(A) are consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) are carried out in accordance with ap-
propriate policies, such as those set forth in Ap-
pendix B of House Report 101–405. 
(2) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The man-
agement activities under paragraph (1) may include 
the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehi-
cles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 
would— 
(A) promote healthy, viable, and more nat-
urally distributed wildlife populations that 
would enhance wilderness values; and 
(B) accomplish the purposes described in 
subparagraph (A) with the minimum impact 
necessary to reasonably accomplish the task. 
(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 House Report 101–405, the State 
may continue to use aircraft (including helicopters) to sur-
vey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for 
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wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral 
stock, horses, and burros. 
(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 
(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, by regulation, areas in which, and establish 
periods during which, for reasons of public safety, 
administration, or compliance with applicable laws, 
no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in 
the wilderness areas. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 
the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 
State agency before promulgating regulations under 
paragraph (1). 
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(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The State, includ-
ing a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife manage-
ment activities in the wilderness areas— 
(1) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
Secretary and the State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of 
Understanding between the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the Nevada Department of Wildlife 
Supplement No. 9’’ and signed November and De-
cember 2003, including any amendments to the co-
operative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 
the State; and 
(2) subject to all applicable laws (including reg-
ulations). 
SEC. 209. WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the 
Secretary may take such measures in each wilderness area 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control 
of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the ac-
tivities with a State or local agency). 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act precludes a Fed-
eral, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire man-
agement operations (including operations using aircraft or 
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mechanized equipment) in accordance with section 4(d)(1) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)). 
SEC. 210. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION. 
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may require, nothing in this title precludes the installation 
and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climato-
logical collection devices in the wilderness areas if the fa-
cilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood 
warning, flood control, and water reservoir operation ac-
tivities. 
SEC. 211. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LAND. 
To the extent any of the provisions of this title are 
in conflict with laws (including regulations) or manage-
ment policies applicable to Federal land within the Lake 
Mead National Recreation Area designated as a wilderness 
area, the laws (including regulations) or policies shall con-
trol. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. RELATIONSHIP TO CLARK COUNTY MULTI-SPE-
CIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act limits, alters, 
modifies, or amends the Clark County Multi-Species Habi-
tat Conservation Plan with respect to the Conservation 
Area and the wilderness areas, including the specific man-
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agement actions contained in the Clark County Multi-Spe-
cies Habitat Conservation Plan for the conservation of pe-
rennial springs. 
(b) CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.—The Sec-
retary shall credit the Conservation Area and the wilder-
ness areas as Conservation Management Areas, as may 
be required by the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat 
Conservation Plan (including amendments to the plan). 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In developing the manage-
ment plan, to the extent consistent with this section, the 
Secretary may incorporate any provision of the Clark 
County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 
SEC. 302. VISITOR CENTER, RESEARCH, AND INTERPRETA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, may estab-
lish, in cooperation with any other public or private enti-
ties that the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, 
a visitor center and field office in Mesquite, Nevada— 
(1) to serve visitors; and 
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of— 
(A) the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area; 
(B) the Grand Canyon-Parashant National 
Monument; and 
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(C) the Conservation Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is 
designed— 
(1) to interpret the scenic, biological, natural, 
historical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ec-
ological, wilderness, and cultural resources of each of 
the areas described in that subsection; and 
(2) to serve as an interagency field office for 
each of the areas described in that subsection. 
(c) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may, in a manner consistent with this Act, enter into coop-
erative agreements with the State, the State of Arizona, 
and any other appropriate institutions and organizations 
to carry out the purposes of this section. 
SEC. 303. TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWAL OF BUREAU OF 
LAND MANAGEMENT LAND. 
(a) TERMINATION
OF WITHDRAWAL.—The with-
drawal of the parcels of Bureau of Land Management land 
described in subsection (b) for use by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation is terminated. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) consist of the Bureau of Land 
Management land identified on the Map as ‘‘Transfer 
from BOR to BLM’’. 
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(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall finalize the legal description of the land revert-
ing to the Bureau of Land Management under sub-
section (a). 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in— 
(A) the Map; or 
(B) the legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip-
tion shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation. 
Æ 
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