(B) applicable law (including regulations); 
and 
(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes of 
the applicable special management area described in 
subsection (a). 
(f) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE.—Consistent 
with this section, the Secretary may carry out any activi-
ties within a special management area that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, or dis-
eases, including the coordination of those activities with 
a State or local agency. 
(g) ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF LAND AND 
INTERESTS IN LAND.— 
(1) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITY.—In accordance 
with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec-
retary may acquire any land or interest in land with-
in or adjacent to the boundaries of a special man-
agement area by purchase from a willing seller, do-
nation, or exchange. 
(2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
shall be— 
(A) incorporated into, and administered as 
part of, the applicable special management 
area; and 
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(B) withdrawn in accordance with sub-
section (i). 
(h) TRIBAL AGREEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS.—To 
the maximum extent practicable and in accordance with 
applicable laws, on request of an affected federally recog-
nized Indian Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior (acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management) 
and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service) shall enter into agreements, con-
tracts, and other cooperative and collaborative partner-
ships with the federally recognized Indian Tribe regarding 
management of a special management area under relevant 
Federal authority, including— 
(1) the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(3) the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 5361 et seq.); 
(4) the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 
(25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.); 
(5) the good neighbor authority under section 
8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a); 
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(6) Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 
note; relating to consultation and coordination with 
Indian Tribal Governments); 
(7) Secretarial Order 3342, issued by the Sec-
retary of the Interior on October 21, 2016 (relating 
to identifying opportunities for cooperative and col-
laborative partnerships with federally recognized In-
dian Tribes in the management of Federal lands and 
resources); and 
(8) Joint Secretarial Order 3403, issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture on November 15, 2021 (relating to fulfilling 
the trust responsibility to Indian Tribes in the stew-
ardship of Federal lands and waters). 
(i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land located in a special management area is 
withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patenting under the 
mining laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
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TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 141. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 
maps and legal descriptions of— 
(1) the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restora-
tion Area established by section 111(b); 
(2) the wilderness areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 131(a); 
(3) the potential wilderness areas designated by 
section 133(a); and 
(4) the Horse Mountain Special Management 
Area and Sanhedrin Special Management Area es-
tablished by section 135(a). 
(b) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descrip-
tions prepared under subsection (a) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical er-
rors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions prepared under subsection (a) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, or the National Park Service, as applicable. 
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SEC. 142. UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS. 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, in accordance with applicable law (including 
regulations), the Secretary shall incorporate the designa-
tions and studies required by this Act into updated man-
agement plans for units covered by this Act. 
SEC. 143. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 
FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) affects any validly issued right-of-way for 
the customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, re-
pair, relocation within an existing right-of-way, re-
placement, or other authorized activity (including 
the use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 
other aerial device) in a right-of-way acquired by or 
issued, granted, or permitted to Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company (including any predecessor or suc-
cessor in interest or assign) that is located on land 
included in— 
(A) the South Fork Trinity-Mad River 
Restoration Area established by section 111(b); 
(B) the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail 
established under section 121(b)(1); or 
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(C) the Horse Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area or Sanhedrin Special Management 
Area established by section 135(a); or 
(2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 
any— 
(A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, including those utility facili-
ties in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act within— 
(i) the South Fork Trinity-Mad River 
Restoration Area known as— 
(I) 
‘‘Gas 
Transmission 
Line 
177A or rights-of-way’’; 
(II) ‘‘Gas Transmission Line 
DFM 1312–02 or rights-of-way’’; 
(III) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Bridgeville-Cottonwood 115 kV or 
rights-of-way’’; 
(IV) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt-Trinity 60 kV or rights-of- 
way’’; 
(V) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt-Trinity 115 kV or rights- 
of-way’’; 
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(VI) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Maple Creek-Hoopa 60 kV or rights- 
of-way’’; 
(VII) 
‘‘Electric 
Distribution 
Line-Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or 
rights-of-way’’; 
(VIII) 
‘‘Electric 
Distribution 
Line-Willow Creek 1103 12 kV or 
rights-of-way’’; 
(IX) ‘‘Electric Distribution Line- 
Low Gap 1101 12 kV or rights-of- 
way’’; 
(X) ‘‘Electric Distribution Line- 
Fort Seward 1121 12 kV or rights-of- 
way’’; 
(XI) ‘‘Forest Glen Border Dis-
trict Regulator Station or rights-of- 
way’’; 
(XII) ‘‘Durret District Gas Reg-
ulator Station or rights-of-way’’; 
(XIII) ‘‘Gas Distribution Line 
4269C or rights-of-way’’; 
(XIV) ‘‘Gas Distribution Line 
43991 or rights-of-way’’; 
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(XV) ‘‘Gas Distribution Line 
4993D or rights-of-way’’; 
(XVI) ‘‘Sportsmans Club District 
Gas Regulator Station or rights-of- 
way’’; 
(XVII) ‘‘Highway 36 and Zenia 
District Gas Regulator Station or 
rights-of-way’’; 
(XVIII) ‘‘Dinsmore Lodge 2nd 
Stage 
Gas 
Regulator 
Station 
or 
rights-of-way’’; 
(XIX) 
‘‘Electric 
Distribution 
Line-Wildwood 1101 12kV or rights- 
of-way’’; 
(XX) ‘‘Low Gap Substation’’; 
(XXI) 
‘‘Hyampom 
Switching 
Station’’; or 
(XXII) ‘‘Wildwood Substation’’; 
(ii) the Bigfoot National Recreation 
Trail known as— 
(I) 
‘‘Gas 
Transmission 
Line 
177A or rights-of-way’’; 
(II) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt-Trinity 115 kV or rights- 
of-way’’; 
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(III) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Bridgeville-Cottonwood 115 kV or 
rights-of-way’’; or 
(IV) ‘‘Electric Transmission Line 
Humboldt-Trinity 60 kV or rights-of- 
way’’; 
(iii) the Sanhedrin Special Manage-
ment Area known as ‘‘Electric Distribution 
Line-Willits 1103 12 kV or rights-of-way’’; 
or 
(iv) the Horse Mountain Special Man-
agement Area known as ‘‘Electric Dis-
tribution Line Willow Creek 1101 12 kV 
or rights-of-way’’; or 
(B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company in rights-of-way issued, 
granted, or permitted by the Secretary adjacent 
to a utility facility referred to in subparagraph 
(A). 
(b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than the later of 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act or the date of issuance of a new utility facility right- 
of-way within the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restora-
tion Area, Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, Sanhedrin 
Special Management Area, or Horse Mountain Special 
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Management Area, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, shall publish plans for 
regular and emergency access by the Pacific Gas and Elec-
tric Company to the inholdings and rights-of-way of the 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 
SEC. 144. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of the Eden 
Valley Wilderness Study Area that is not designated as 
a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 301(a) 
has been adequately studied for wilderness designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study 
area described in subsection (a) that is not designated as 
a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 301(a) 
is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
SEC. 145. USE BY MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that Indian 
Tribes have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to the South Fork Trinity-Mad 
River Restoration Area, wilderness areas, special manage-
ment areas, and potential wilderness areas designated by 
this Act for traditional cultural and religious purposes. 
(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary, on request of an Indian Tribe, may 
temporarily close to the general public 1 or more 
specific portions of a wilderness area or potential 
wilderness area designated by this Act to protect the 
privacy of the members of the Indian Tribe in the 
conduct of traditional cultural and religious activi-
ties. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
(A) made in such a manner as to affect 
the smallest practicable area for the minimum 
period of time necessary for the activity to be 
carried out; and 
(B) be consistent with— 
(i) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.); 
and 
(ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
Æ 
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