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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the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement 
No. 9’’ and signed November and December 
2003, including any amendments to the cooper-
ative agreement agreed to by the Secretary of 
the Interior 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 Wilderness. 
SEC. 134. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 
1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank Canyons Wil-
derness study area not designated as wilderness by this 
Act has been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
title— 
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(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); or 
(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 the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 135. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 
rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
Subtitle D—Transfer of Adminis-
trative Jurisdiction Over Forest 
Service Land 
SEC. 141. AUTHORITY OF FOREST SERVICE TO TRANSFER 
ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO STATE 
OR COUNTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 3(b) of 
Public Law 96–586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini- 
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Burton Act’’) (94 Stat. 3384), and subject to valid exist-
ing rights, on receipt of a request by the State or County 
and subject to such terms and conditions as are satisfac-
tory to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may 
transfer the Forest Service land or interests in Forest 
Service land described in subsection (b) to the State or 
County, without consideration, to protect the environ-
mental quality and public recreational use of the trans-
ferred Forest Service land. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is any Forest Service land that is located 
within the boundaries of the area acquired under Public 
Law 96–586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini-Burton 
Act’’) (94 Stat. 3381) that is— 
(1) unsuitable for Forest Service Administra-
tion; or 
(2) necessary for a public purpose. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—A parcel of land conveyed pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be managed by the State or County, as ap-
plicable— 
(A) to maintain undeveloped open space 
and to preserve the natural characteristics of 
the transferred land in perpetuity; and 
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(B) to protect and enhance water quality, 
stream environment zones, and important wild-
life habitat; and 
(2) be used by the State or County, as applica-
ble, for recreation or other public purposes including 
trails, trailheads, fuel reduction, flood control and 
other infrastructure consistent with the Act of June 
14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
(d) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land transferred 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with subsection (c), the parcel of land shall, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the 
United States. 
SEC. 142. SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR RECREATION AND 
PUBLIC PURPOSES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL USE PERMITS.—Not later 
than one year after the date on which the Secretary of 
Agriculture receives an application from the County or 
unit of local government for the use of the Federal land 
outlined in subsection (b), the Secretary, in accordance 
with all applicable laws shall— 
(1) issue to the County a special use permit for 
recreation and public purposes; and 
(2) authorize a permit length up to 30 years or 
longer for the use of those lands. 
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