SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND 
ADDITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and additions shall be administered 
by the Secretary in accordance with this section and the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any 
reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall 
be considered to be a reference to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in a wilderness area or addition des-
ignated in section 203 as are necessary for the con-
trol of fire, insects, or diseases in accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 
(B) House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con-
gress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this title 
limits funding for fire or fuels management in a wil-
derness area or addition. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall amend, as applicable, any local fire man-
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agement plan that applies to a wilderness area or 
addition designated in section 203. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 
paragraph (1) and any other applicable Federal law, 
to ensure a timely and efficient response to a fire 
emergency in a wilderness area or addition, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap-
proval procedures (including appropriate delega-
tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis-
trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re-
sponding to fire emergencies; and 
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate 
State or local firefighting agencies. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in a wilder-
ness area or addition, if established before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance 
with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines contained in Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
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panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 
101–405). 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) 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 the jurisdic-
tion or responsibility of the State with respect to 
fish or wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the 
purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 
conduct any management activities that are 
necessary to maintain or restore fish or wildlife 
populations or habitats in the wilderness areas 
and wilderness additions designated in section 
203, if the management activities are— 
(i) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(ii) conducted in accordance with ap-
propriate policies, such as the policies es-
tablished in Appendix B of the report of 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives ac-
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companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con-
gress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—A management activity 
under subparagraph (A) may include the occa-
sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 
if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 
would promote healthy, viable, and more natu-
rally distributed wildlife populations that would 
enhance wilderness values while causing the 
minimum impact necessary to accomplish those 
tasks. 
(C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and appropriate policies 
(such as the policies established in Appendix B 
of House Report 101–405), the State may use 
aircraft (including helicopters) in a wilderness 
area or addition to survey, capture, transplant, 
monitor, or provide water for a wildlife popu-
lation, including bighorn sheep. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas or wilderness ad-
ditions by section 203 to lead to the creation of pro-
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