(II) opportunities for diversion, 
storage, or other uses of water occur-
ring outside the land that would ad-
versely affect the wilderness values of 
the land; 
(B) the Wilderness is generally not suitable 
for use or development of new water resource 
facilities; and 
(C) because of the unique nature of the 
Wilderness, it is possible to provide for proper 
management and protection of the wilderness 
and other values of land by means different 
from the means used in other laws. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to protect the wilderness values of the Wilderness by 
means other than a federally reserved water right. 
(3) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this Act— 
(A) constitutes an express or implied res-
ervation by the United States of any water or 
water rights with respect to the Wilderness; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State 
(including any water rights held by the United 
States) in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
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(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future wilderness designations; 
(D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
designation made under, any other Act; or 
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
interstate compact or equitable apportionment 
decree that apportions water among and be-
tween the State and other States. 
(4) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall follow the procedural and substantive 
requirements of State law in order to obtain and 
hold any water rights not in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act with respect to the Wilder-
ness. 
(5) NEW PROJECTS.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FA-
CILITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities, res-
ervoirs, water conservation works, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy-
dropower projects, transmission and other 
ancillary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
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(ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ does not 
include wildlife guzzlers. 
(B) RESTRICTION
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, neither the President nor any 
other officer, employee, or agent of the United 
States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a 
license or permit for the development of any 
new water resource facility within any wilder-
ness area, including a portion of a wilderness 
area, that is located in the County. 
SEC. 303. FISH AND 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 Act 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. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned may con-
duct any management activities in the Wilderness that are 
necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu-
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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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