U.S.C. 1996) commonly referred to as the ‘‘American In-
dian Religious Freedom Act’’, and the Wilderness Act (78 
Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131). 
(o) COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS.—Commercial outfit-
ters may use the wilderness areas designated by this Act 
consistent with this Act and section 4(d)(5) of the Wilder-
ness Act. 
(p) NO BUFFER ZONES.—The Congress does not in-
tend for the designation of wilderness areas in the State 
of California pursuant to this Act to lead to the creation 
of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any such 
wilderness areas. The fact that nonwilderness activities or 
uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness 
shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses up to 
the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(q) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper-
ation and maintenance of, developments below or above 
a wilderness area or on any stream tributary thereto which 
will not invade the area or unreasonably diminish the ex-
isting wilderness, scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife 
values present in the area as of the date of enactment 
of this Act.
TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF WIL-
DERNESS AREAS TO BE MAN-
AGED 
BY 
THE 
NATIONAL 
PARK SERVICE 
SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act, the following public lands in the State of California 
are hereby designated as wilderness, and therefore, as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem: 
(1) Certain lands in Joshua Tree National Park 
which comprise approximately 36,672 acres as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, 
dated May 2002, and which are hereby incorporated 
in, and which shall be deemed to be a part of the 
Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness as des-
ignated by Public Laws 94–567 and 103–433. 
(2) Certain lands in Sequoia-Kings Canyon Na-
tional Park which comprise approximately 68,480 
acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Min-
eral King Wilderness Area—Proposed’’, dated May 
2002, and which shall be known as the John Krebs 
Wilderness: Provided, That—
(A) the designation shall not preclude op-
eration and maintenance of the existing 
Hockett Meadow Cabin and Quinn Patrol Cabin 
in the same manner and degree in which oper-
ation and maintenance of such cabins were oc-
curring as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(B) nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to prohibit the periodic maintenance, as pres-
ently permitted by the National Park Service, 
of the small check dams on Lower Franklin, 
Crystal, Upper Monarch and Eagle Lakes. 
(3) Lands transferred to Death Valley National 
Park in section 203 of this Act and additional lands 
in Death Valley National Park, which together com-
prise approximately 57,680 acres as generally de-
picted on a map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 
Park Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’, dated 
June 2003, and which are hereby incorporated in, 
and which shall be deemed to be a part of the Death 
Valley National Park Wilderness as designated by 
Public Law 103–433. 
SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance 
with the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas 
designated by that Act as wilderness, except that any ref-
erence in such provisions to the effective date of the Wil-
derness Act (or any similar reference) shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 
practicable, but no later than three years after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal de-
scription of each wilderness area designated in this title 
with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources 
of the United States House of Representatives. Such map 
and description shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this title, except that the correction of cler-
ical and typographical errors in such legal description may 
be made. Copies of such map and legal description shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 
of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the relevant wilder-
ness areas. 
(c) WILDERNESS CHARACTER.—As provided in sec-
tion 4(b) of the Wilderness Act, the Secretary admin-
istering any area designated as wilderness in this Act shall 
be responsible for preserving the wilderness character of 
the area. All activities in the areas designated by this Act
shall be subject to regulations the Secretary deems nec-
essary to fulfill the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 203. DEATH VALLEY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of 
Death Valley National Park (hereinafter referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘park’’) is revised to include the lands 
designated as the Boundary Adjustment Area as shown 
on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Map’’, dated 
June 2003. 
(b) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS.—
The Secretary shall transfer the lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management within the 
Boundary Adjustment Area to the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the National Park Service. The Secretary shall ad-
minister the lands transferred under this section as part 
of the park in accordance with applicable laws and regula-
tions. 
(c) MILITARY OPERATIONS AT FORT IRWIN.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed as altering any au-
thority of the Secretary of the Army to conduct military 
operations at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center 
that are authorized in any other provision of law.
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVER DESIGNATIONS 
SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) In order to preserve and protect for present and 
future generations the outstanding scenic, natural, wild-
life, fishery, recreational, scientific, historic, and ecological 
values of the following rivers in the State of California 
section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new para-
graphs at the end: 
‘‘( ) BUCKHORN
CREEK, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 
4.25 miles of Buckhorn Creek from the source to 
Lower Buckhorn Campground, as a wild river. The 
.25 miles of Buckhorn Creek from Lower Buckhorn 
Campground to the confluence with Indian Creek, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘( ) CEDAR CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 4 mile 
segment from Inaja Reservation boundary to 0.125 
miles upstream of Cedar Creek Road crossing, as a 
wild river. The 0.25 miles from 0.125 miles up-
stream of Cedar Creek Road crossing to 0.125 miles 
downstream of Cedar Creek Road crossing, as a sce-
nic river. The 1.75 miles from 0.125 miles down-
stream of Cedar Creek Road to the private property
boundary in Sec. 1 T14S R2E at Cedar Creek Falls, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘( ) CLAVEY RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—
‘‘(A) The 5 mile segment of the Lily Creek 
tributary from the Emigrant Wilderness bound-
ary to a point 0.1 mile downstream of an 
unnamed tributary at the lower end of Coffin 
Hollow, as a wild river. The 2 mile segment of 
the Lily Creek tributary from a point 0.1 mile 
downstream of an unnamed tributary at the 
lower end of Coffin Hollow to its confluence 
with Bell Creek, as a scenic river. The 6 mile 
segment of the Bell Creek tributary from the 
Emigrant Wilderness boundary to its confluence 
with Lily Creek, as a wild river, except the 1.0 
mile segment beginning a point 500 feet up-
stream from the Crabtree trail bridge shall be 
administered as a scenic river. The 10.4 mile 
segment of the Clavey River from the con-
fluence of Bell Creek with Lily Creek to a point 
where the eastern boundary of the river cor-
ridor intersects with the Mi-Wok and Groveland 
Ranger districts boundary, as a scenic river. 
The 3.2 mile segment of the Clavey River from 
the Mi-Wok and Groveland Ranger districts
boundary to 0.25 mile upstream of the Cotton-
wood Road (Forest Route 14) crossing, as a 
wild river. The 1.75 mile segment of the Clavey 
River from 0.25 mile upstream of the Cotton-
wood Road to 1.5 mile below it, as a scenic 
river. The 6.6 mile segment of the Clavey River 
from 1.5 mile downstream of the Cottonwood 
Road to 0.25 mile upstream of Forest Road 
1N01, as a wild river. The 2 mile segment of 
the Clavey River from 0.25 mile above Forest 
Road 1N01 crossing to 1.75 miles downstream, 
as a scenic river. The 7.0 mile segment of the 
Clavey River from 1.75 miles downstream from 
the Forest Road 1N01 crossing to the con-
fluence with the Tuolumne River, as a wild 
river. The 2 mile segment of the Bourland 
Creek tributary from its origin to the western 
boundary of Bourland Research Natural Area, 
as a wild river. The 10.3 mile segment of the 
Bourland Creek tributary from the western 
boundary of Bourland Research Natural Area 
to its confluence with Reynolds Creek, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(B) That within 18 months of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
pare a fire management plan and a report on 
the cultural and historic resources within the 
river designations in this subparagraph and 
submit the report to the United States Senate, 
United States House of Representatives, and 
provide a copy to the Tuolumne County board 
of supervisors. 
‘‘( ) COTTONWOOD CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 
18.1 miles from spring source in Sec. 27 T4S R34E 
to the confluence with unnamed tributary directly 
east of Peak 6887T near the center of Sec. 2 T6S 
R36E, as a wild river. The 3.8 miles from the 
unnamed tributary confluence near the center of 
Sec. 2 T6S R36E to the northern boundary of Sec. 
5 T6S R37E, as a scenic river. 
‘‘( ) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 6.5 mile 
segment from 0.125 mile downstream of the Rain-
bow Dam site in Sec. 33, T2N R2W to 0.25 miles 
upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, as a wild 
river. The 2.5 mile segment from 0.25 miles down-
stream of the Road 3N34 crossing to 0.25 miles up-
stream of the Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 
The 10 mile segment from 0.25 miles downstream of 
the Trail 2W01 crossing to the upper limit of the 
Mojave dam flood zone in Sec. 17, T3N R3W, as a
wild river. The 3.5 mile segment of the Holcomb 
Creek tributary from 0.25 miles downstream of Hol-
comb crossing (Trail 2W08/2W03), as a wild river. 
‘‘( ) DINKEY
CREEK, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 3 
miles from First Dinkey Lake to 0.25 miles up-
stream of Road 9S62 crossing, as a wild river. The 
0.5 miles from 0.25 miles upstream of Road 9S62 
crossing to 0.25 miles downstream of crossing, as a 
scenic river. The 7 miles from 0.25 miles down-
stream of Road 9S62 crossing to confluence with 
Rock Creek, as a wild river. The 4.5 miles from 
Rock Creek confluence to the confluence with Laurel 
Creek, as a recreation river. The 4.5 miles from 
Laurel Creek confluence to 0.25 miles upstream of 
Ross Crossing (Road 10S24), as a wild river. The 1 
mile from 0.25 miles upstream of Ross Crossing to 
0.75 miles downstream of Ross Crossing, as a scenic 
river. The 5.25 miles from 0.75 miles downstream of 
Ross Crossing to 2 miles upstream of North Fork 
Kings confluence, as a wild river. The 2 miles up-
stream of North Fork Kings confluence to North 
Fork Kings confluence, as a recreational river. 
‘‘( ) LOWER KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 7 
miles from Highway 155 bridge to 100 feet up-
stream of Borel powerhouse, as a recreational river.
The 12.7 miles from 100 feet downstream of Borel 
powerhouse to confluence with Willow Spring Creek, 
as a scenic river. The 9.75 miles from 0.25 miles 
downstream of Democrat Dam to 0.25 miles up-
stream of the Kern River powerhouse, as a rec-
reational river: Provided, That the designation shall 
not impact the continued operation and maintenance 
of existing water and energy facilities on or near the 
river. 
‘‘( ) KINGS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 4 miles 
from the existing wild river boundary to the end of 
road 12S01 (at the Kings River NRT trailhead), as 
a wild river. The 4 miles from 12S01 road end to 
the confluence with Mill Creek, as a scenic river. 
The 3 miles from the Mill Creek confluence to the 
Bailey Bridge (Road 11S12), as a recreational river: 
Provided, That in the case of conflict between the 
provisions of this Act and the provisions of the exist-
ing Kings River Special Management Area, estab-
lished by Public Law 100–150, the more restrictive 
provisions shall apply. 
‘‘( ) MATILIJA
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 7 
miles from the source to the confluence with Old 
Man Canyon, as a wild river. The 2 miles from Old 
Man Canyon to Murrieta Canyon, as a scenic river.
hundred feet upstream of the trailhead parking area 
in Sec. 29 to the end of the Glass Creek road in Sec. 
21 T2S R27E, as a scenic river. The 0.96 miles of 
Glass Creek from the end of Glass Creek road in 
Sec. 21 to the confluence with Deadman Creek in 
Sec. 27, as a recreational river. 
‘‘( ) PINE VALLEY CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 
1.5 miles from the private property boundary in Sec. 
26 T15S R14E to the Pine Creek Wilderness 
Boundary, as a recreational river. The 5.75 miles 
from the Pine Creek Wilderness Boundary to 0.25 
miles upstream of Barrett Reservoir, as a wild river. 
‘‘( ) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 miles 
of the North Fork Piru Creek from the source to 
private property in Sec. 4, T6N R21W, as a wild 
river. The 1 mile of the North Fork Piru Creek from 
the private property boundary in Sec. 4 to the South 
Fork confluence, as a scenic river. The 3.5 miles of 
the South Fork Piru Creek from the source to the 
confluence with the unnamed tributary in Thorn 
Meadows, as a wild river. The 1 mile of South Fork 
Piru Creek from the confluence with the unnamed 
tributary in Thorn Meadows to the confluence with 
North Fork Piru Creek, as a scenic river. The 15 
miles of Piru Creek from the North and South
Forks confluence to 0.125 miles downstream of 
Road 18N01 crossing, as a scenic river. The 3 miles 
of Piru Creek from 0.125 miles downstream of Road 
18N01 crossing to 0.125 miles upstream of Castaic 
Mine, as a wild river. The 7.75 miles of Piru Creek 
from 0.125 miles downstream of Castaic Mine to 
0.25 miles upstream of Pyramid reservoir, as a sce-
nic river. The 2.75 miles of Piru Creek from 0.25 
miles downstream of Pyramid dam to Osito Canyon, 
as a recreational river. The 11 miles from Osito 
Canyon to the southern boundary of the Sespe Wil-
derness, as a wild river: Provided, That nothing in 
this Act shall preclude or limit the State of Cali-
fornia, the Department of Water Resources of the 
State of California, United Water Conservation Dis-
trict, and other governmental entities from releasing 
water from Pyramid Lake into Piru Creek for con-
veyance and delivery to Lake Piru for the water con-
servation purposes of United Water Conservation 
District. 
‘‘( ) SAN DIEGO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 
miles from the northern boundary of Sec. 34 T12S 
R3E to the private property boundary in Sec. 36 
T13S R2E, as a wild river.
‘‘( ) UPPER SESPE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 
1.5 miles from the source to the private property 
boundary in Sec. 10 T6N R24W, as a scenic river. 
The 2 miles from the private property boundary in 
Sec. 10 T6N R24W to the Hartman Ranch bound-
ary in Sec. 14 T6N R24W, as a wild river. The 14.5 
miles from the Hartman Ranch boundary in Sec. 14 
T6N R24W to 0.125 miles downstream of Beaver 
Campground, as a recreational river. The 2 miles 
from 0.125 miles downstream of Beaver Camp-
ground to Rock Creek confluence, as a scenic river. 
The 1 mile of Sespe Creek from the southern bound-
ary of section 16, T5N R20Wu to the southern 
boundary of section 35, T4N R20W just upstream 
of the confluence with Coldwater Canyon, to be ad-
ministered as a wild river.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper-
ation and maintenance of, developments below or above 
a wild, scenic, or recreational river area or on any stream 
tributary thereto which will not invade the area or unrea-
sonably diminish the existing scenic, recreational, and fish 
and wildlife values present in the area as of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
TITLE IV—ANCIENT 
BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—In order to conserve and protect, by 
maintaining 
near-natural 
conditions, 
the 
Ancient 
Bristlecone Pines for public enjoyment and scientific study 
there is hereby established the Ancient Bristlecone Pine 
Forest. 
(b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Ancient Bristlecone 
Pine Forest shall consist of the public lands generally de-
picted on a map entitled ‘‘Ancient Bristlecone Pine For-
est—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, and comprising ap-
proximately 28,991 acres. 
(c) MAP.—As soon as practicable, but no later than 
three years after the date of enactment of this Act, a map 
and legal description of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine For-
est shall be filed by the Secretary with the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Sen-
ate and the Committee on Resources of the United States 
House of Representatives. Such map shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this section. Copies of 
such map shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, and in the appropriate office 
of the U.S. Forest Service in California.
(d) MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE 
FOREST.—
(1) The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest des-
ignated by this title shall be administered by the 
Secretary to protect the resources and values of the 
area in accordance with the purposes in subsection 
(a) and pursuant to the National Forest Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) and 
other applicable provisions of law, including this 
title, and in a manner that promotes the objectives 
of the management plan for this area as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, including—
(A) 
the 
protection 
of 
the 
Ancient 
Bristlecone Pines for public enjoyment and sci-
entific study; 
(B) the recognition of the botanical, scenic, 
and historical values of the area; and 
(C) the maintenance of near-natural condi-
tions by ensuring that all activities are subordi-
nate to the needs of protecting and preserving 
bristlecone pines and wood remnants. 
(2) The Secretary shall allow only such uses of 
the forest as the Secretary finds will further the pur-
poses for which the forest is established.
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal lands within the Ancient Bristlecone Pine For-
est are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appro-
priation or disposal under the public land laws; from loca-
tion, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from 
disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing, and all amendments thereto. 
(f) ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST MANAGE-
MENT PLAN.—Within 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate and to the Committee on Re-
sources of the United States House of Representatives a 
comprehensive 
management 
plan 
for 
the 
Ancient 
Bristlecone Pine Forest designated by this title. 
(g) EXISTING MANAGEMENT.—Management guid-
ance for the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest adopted in 
1988 as part of the Inyo National Forest Land and Re-
source Management Plan regarding roads, trails, and fa-
cilities development, motor vehicle use, pest management, 
energy exploration, land acquisition, utilities placement, 
wildfire management, grazing, timber, riparian areas, 
hunting, and recreation shall be maintained and incor-
porated into the management plan in subsection (f). Sci-
entific research shall be allowed according to the 1988
plan. In all other cases of conflict between the provisions 
of this Act and the provisions of the existing management 
plan for the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest the more re-
strictive provisions shall apply. 
TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 501. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 
annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $2,500,000 
annually to the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pro-
gram to provide ‘‘Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Eco-
nomic Development’’ grants to communities surrounded 
by or adjacent to wilderness areas and wild, scenic, and 
recreational rivers designated by this Act, for use in cre-
ating and promoting wilderness and recreation related 
jobs, developing visitors centers, informational brochures 
and kiosks, or other methods for promoting wilderness and 
wild and scenic river tourism in these areas. 
SEC. 502. WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER 
RECREATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $1,250,000 
annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $1,250,000 
annually to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wilder-
ness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers des-
ignated by this Act to develop trails and other facilities 
that will promote and enhance the wilderness and wild and 
scenic river recreation experiences. 
SEC. 503. FIRE FIGHTING. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 
annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $2,500,000 
annually to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wilder-
ness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational river seg-
ments designated by this Act to support firefighting activi-
ties. 
SEC. 504. LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 
annually to the Secretary of Agriculture and $1,000,000 
annually to the Secretary of the Interior for use in wilder-
ness areas and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers des-
ignated by this Act to support law enforcement activities 
necessary to protect visitors and the natural resources of 
these wild areas.
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