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license or permit for the development of any 
new water resource facility within the Wilder-
ness, any portion of which is located in the 
County. 
SEC. 105. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Blue Lakes and Alder Creek 
wilderness study areas not designated as wilderness by 
section 103(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness 
character and wilderness designation pursuant to section 
603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) and are no longer subject to any 
requirement pertaining to the management of wilderness 
or wilderness study areas, including the approximately 
990 acres in the following locations: 
(1) Lower Adler Creek Basin. 
(2) Little Onion Basin. 
(3) Lands east of Knott Creek reservoir. 
(4) Portions of Corral Meadow and the Blue 
Lakes trailhead. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
Act— 
(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)); and 
(B) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on De-
cember 22, 2010; 
(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; 
and 
(3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 106. 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. 
(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-
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agement activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to 
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the 
habitats to support those populations, if the activities 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 the occasional and tem-
porary use of motorized vehicles if the use, as 
determined by the Secretary, would promote 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed 
wildlife populations that would enhance wilder-
ness recreation with the minimal impact nec-
essary to reasonably accomplish those tasks, in-
cluding but not limited to, the hunting or cull-
ing of wildlife and access for persons with dis-
abilities. 
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(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-
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 in the Wil-
derness. 
(d) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this title 
prohibits a Federal land management agency from estab-
lishing or implementing emergency closures or restrictions 
of the smallest practicable area to provide for public safe-
ty, resource conservation, national security, or other pur-
poses as authorized by law. Such an emergency closure 
shall terminate after a reasonable period of time, but no 
longer than one year, unless converted to a permanent clo-
sure consistent with Federal statute. 
(e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des-
ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 
activities in the Wilderness— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
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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-
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; 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 Pine Forest Range Wilderness. 
SEC. 107. LAND EXCHANGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means Federal land in the County that is identified 
for 
disposal 
by 
the 
Secretary 
through 
the 
Winnemucca Resource Management Plan. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means land identified on the Map as 
‘‘non-Federal lands for exchange’’. 
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