(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
land designated as wilderness by this title is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(i) HYDROLOGIC, METEOROLOGIC, AND CLIMATO-
LOGICAL DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP-
MENT.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) prevents the installation and maintenance of 
hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological devices or 
facilities and communication equipment associated 
with such devices, or any combination of the devices 
or equipment, or limited motorized access to such fa-
cilities when nonmotorized access means are not rea-
sonably available or when time is of the essence, if 
the facilities or access are essential to flood warning, 
flood control, water supply forecasting, or reservoir 
operation purposes; or 
(2) precludes or restricts the use of utility heli-
copters for inspection or surveillance of utility facili-
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ties in the vicinity of a wilderness area designated by 
this title. 
(j) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes or restricts low level overflights of military aircraft 
and air vehicles, military rotary wing environmental train-
ing, testing, and evaluation, the designation of new units 
of special use airspace, or the use or establishment of mili-
tary flight training routes over a wilderness area des-
ignated by this title. 
(k) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 
stock into, a wilderness area designated by this title. 
(l) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock and 
maintenance of previously existing facilities that are di-
rectly related to permitted livestock grazing activities in 
a wilderness area designated by this title, if established 
before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be per-
mitted to continue as provided in section 4(d)(4) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and section 108 
of Public Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 1133 note). 
(m) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af-
fects— 
(1) hunting and fishing, under applicable Fed-
eral and State laws (including regulations), within 
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the boundaries of a wilderness area designated by 
this title; or 
(2) the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the 
State of California with respect to wildlife and fish 
on public land in the State, as provided in section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)). 
(n) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance of the 
purposes and principles of management activities under 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), activities to 
maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the 
habitats to support those populations may be carried out 
within a wilderness area designated by this title, if con-
sistent with applicable wilderness management plans, in 
accordance with appropriate policies and guidelines. 
(o) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in 
this title precludes or otherwise affects border operations 
or other law enforcement activities by the Bureau of Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services, the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, the Directorate for Border and Transpor-
tation Security, or other Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement agencies within a wilderness area designated by 
this title. 
(p) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In recognition of the past 
use of wilderness areas designated under this title by 
Indian people for traditional cultural and religious 
purposes, the Secretary concerned shall ensure ac-
cess to those wilderness areas by Indian people for 
those traditional cultural and religious purposes. 
(2) TEMPORARY CLOSURE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary concerned, on the request 
of an Indian tribe or Indian religious commu-
nity, shall temporarily close to the general pub-
lic use of 1 or more specific portions of a wil-
derness area designated by this title in order to 
protect the privacy of traditional cultural and 
religious activities in the areas by Indian peo-
ple. 
(B) SMALLEST PRACTICABLE AREA.—Any 
such closure shall be made to affect the small-
est practicable area for the minimum period 
necessary for those purposes. 
(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The access shall 
be consistent with Public Law 95–341 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘American Indian Reli-
gious Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996) and the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
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(q) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS.—A commercial out-
fitter may use a wilderness area designated by this title 
consistent with this Act and section 4(d)(5) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)). 
(r) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the designation of a wilderness area in the 
State of California by this title should not lead to 
the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around the wilderness area. 
(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES
OR
USES.— 
The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be 
seen or heard from an area within a wilderness shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activity or use up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(s) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 
title precludes relicensing of, assistance to, or operation 
and maintenance of, a development below or above a wil-
derness area designated by this title, or on any stream 
tributary of the wilderness area, that will not invade the 
area or unreasonably diminish the existing wilderness, sce-
nic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values present in 
the area as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 103. DESIGNATION OF SALMON RESTORATION AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(1) once magnificent salmon and steelhead runs 
throughout the State of California have generally ex-
perienced severe declines resulting in the listing of 
those salmon and steelhead as threatened and en-
dangered species under both Federal and State law; 
(2) economically important commercial, rec-
reational, and tribal salmon and steelhead fisheries 
have collapsed in many parts of the State leading to 
economic crises for many fishing-dependent commu-
nities; 
(3) salmon and steelhead are essential to the 
spiritual and cultural practices of many Indian 
tribes in California and those Indian tribes have suf-
fered as a result of the decline in salmon and 
steelhead runs throughout the State; 
(4) habitat protection is an essential component 
in the recovery of endangered salmon and steelhead 
to sustainable, harvestable levels; and 
(5) certain pristine areas in the State warrant 
special protection because the areas offer vital, irre-
placeable habitat for salmon and steelhead. 
(b) SALMON RESTORATION AREAS.—The following 
public land in the State of California is designated as 
Salmon Restoration Areas: 
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(1) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 
Forest comprising approximately 24,267 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chinquapin 
Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Chinquapin 
Salmon Restoration Area’’. 
(2) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 
Forest comprising approximately 28,400 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pattison 
Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pattison 
Salmon Restoration Area’’. 
(3) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 
Forest comprising approximately 22,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork 
Trinity Salmon Restoration Area—Proposed’’ and 
dated May 2002, which shall be known as the 
‘‘South Fork Trinity Salmon Restoration Area’’. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary concerned shall 
review the Salmon Restoration Areas designated 
under subsection (b) to determine the suitability of 
the Areas for designation as wilderness. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Until Congress acts on the 
suitability of the Areas for wilderness, the Areas 
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shall be managed to promote the restoration of self- 
sustaining salmon and steelhead populations. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con-
cerned shall submit to the President, and the Presi-
dent shall submit to Congress, a report describing 
the results of the review conducted under paragraph 
(1). 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Salmon Restoration Areas designated by 
this section shall be administered by the Secretary 
concerned so as to maintain the wilderness character 
of the Areas in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act and potential for inclusion in the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System. 
(5) MOTORIZED
EQUIPMENT.—The use of 
mechanized transport or motorized equipment in the 
Areas shall be based on the selection of the min-
imum tool or administrative practice necessary to ac-
complish the purpose of maximum salmon habitat 
protection with the least quantity of adverse impact 
on wilderness character and resources. 
SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public land 
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in the State of California is designated as wilderness study 
areas and shall be reviewed by the Secretary concerned 
as to the suitability of the land for preservation as wilder-
ness: 
(1) Certain land in the Shasta-Trinity National 
Forest comprising approximately 35,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Girard 
Ridge Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Girard 
Ridge Wilderness Study Area’’. 
(2) Certain land in the Lassen National Forest 
comprising approximately 48,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ishi Wilderness Addi-
tions Wilderness Study Area—Proposed’’ and dated 
May 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ishi Addi-
tions Wilderness Study Area’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall submit to the President a report describing the 
review carried out under subsection (a). 
(2) RECOMMENDATION.—After receiving the re-
port under paragraph (1) and not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit to Congress a recommendation re-
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garding designating the wilderness study areas des-
ignated by subsection (a) as wilderness. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the wilderness study areas designated by this sec-
tion shall be administered by the Secretary concerned so 
as to maintain the wilderness character of the areas in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act and poten-
tial for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
System. 
SEC. 
105. 
DESIGNATION 
OF 
POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public land 
in the State of California is designated as potential wilder-
ness areas: 
(1) Certain land in the Arcata Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 11,271 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness 
Area and Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness’’ and 
dated June 16, 2005, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area’’. 
(2) Certain land in the Ukiah Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 8,566 acres, as generally depicted on the 
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map entitled ‘‘Payne Ranch Potential Wilderness 
Addition to Cache Creek Wilderness Area—Pro-
posed’’ and dated May 2002, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Payne Ranch Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tion’’ to the Cache Creek Wilderness Area as des-
ignated by this Act. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section and subject to valid existing rights, the po-
tential wilderness areas designated by this section shall be 
administered by the Secretary concerned as wilderness 
until such time as the areas are designated as wilderness 
areas. 
(c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—For purposes of ec-
ological restoration (including the elimination of non-na-
tive species, road removal, repair of skid tracks, and other 
actions necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in po-
tential wilderness areas designated by this section), the 
Secretary concerned may use motorized equipment and 
mechanized transport within the areas until such time as 
the potential wilderness areas are designated as wilder-
ness. 
(d) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential wil-
derness areas designated by this section shall be des-
ignated wilderness on the earlier of— 
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