TITLE VI—SEQUOIA-KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK 
WILDERNESS 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Definitions. 
Sec. 603. Designation of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 604. Administration of wilderness areas. 
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE I—CERTAIN LANDS DES-
IGNATED 
AS 
WILDERNESS 
WITHIN MONONGAHELA NA-
TIONAL FOREST, WEST VIR-
GINIA 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Monongahela 
Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia’s Special 
Places’’. 
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA 
NATIONAL FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 
Federal lands within the Monongahela National Forest in 
the State of West Virginia are designated as wilderness 
and as either a new component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System or as an addition to an existing com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Big Draft Proposed Wilderness’’ and 
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dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Big Draft Wilderness’’. 
(2) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 7,895 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Cheat Mountain Proposed Wilder-
ness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Cheat Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(3) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 11,951 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Cranberry Expansion Proposed Wil-
derness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Cranberry 
Wilderness designated by section 1(1) of Public Law 
97–466 (96 Stat. 2538). 
(4) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 7,156 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Dolly Sods Expansion Proposed Wil-
derness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Dolly Sods 
Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(13) of Public 
Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 
(5) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 698 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Otter Creek Expansion Proposed Wilder-
ness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 
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added to and administered as part of the Otter 
Creek Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(14) of 
Public Law 93–622 (88 Stat. 2098). 
(6) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 6,792 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Roaring Plains West Proposed Wil-
derness’’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Roaring Plains West Wilderness’’. 
(7) Certain Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 6,030 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Spice Run Proposed Wilderness’’ and 
dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Spice Run Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) FILING
AND
AVAILABILITY.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a map and legal de-
scription of each wilderness area designated or ex-
panded by subsection (a). The maps and legal de-
scriptions shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Serv-
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ice and the office of the Supervisor of the 
Monongahela National Forest. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 
descriptions referred to in this subsection shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this title, 
except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 
typographical errors in the maps and descriptions. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal lands designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDERNESS ACT.—With 
respect to the Federal lands designated as wilderness by 
subsection (a), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of the Wilderness 
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsi-
bility of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife 
and fish. 
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TITLE II—TUMACACORI 
HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Tumacacori Highlands 
Wilderness Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 202. EXPANSION OF PAJARITA WILDERNESS, CORO-
NADO NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 101(a)(17) of the Arizona 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–406; 98 Stat. 
1487; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘1984,’’ the following: ‘‘and which comprise approximately 
13,300 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
‘Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness and Pajarita Wilder-
ness Addition’, dated August 1, 2007,’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a copy of the 
map referred to in the amendment made by subsection (a) 
and a legal description of the National Forest System land 
included in the Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment 
with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House 
of Representatives. The map and legal description shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in the Ari-
zona Wilderness Act of 1984, except that the Secretary 
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may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map 
and legal description. The map and legal description shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF TUMACACORI HIGHLANDS WIL-
DERNESS, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, 
ARIZONA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain lands 
in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona, which comprise 
approximately 70,000 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled ‘‘Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness and 
Pajarita Wilderness Addition’’ and dated August 1, 2007, 
are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, which shall be known as the ‘‘Tumacacori Highlands 
Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a copy of the 
map referred to in subsection (a) and a legal description 
of the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness with the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives. The map and legal description shall have the 
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same force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 
errors in the map and legal description. The map and legal 
description shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) COVERED WILDERNESS AREAS.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered wilderness area’’ means— 
(1) the National Forest System land included in 
the Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment made by 
section 202(a); and 
(2) the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness des-
ignated by section 203(a). 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall manage the covered wilderness area in accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this 
section, except that, with respect to a covered wilderness 
area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 
date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall affect any valid existing right. 
(d) BUFFER ZONES.—As provided in section 101(d) 
of the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
406; 98 Stat. 1488), Congress does not intend that des-
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ignation of a covered wilderness area lead to the creation 
of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the cov-
ered wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activi-
ties or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a cov-
ered wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude such ac-
tivities or uses up to the boundary of the covered wilder-
ness area. 
(e) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock and maintenance 
of existing facilities related to grazing in a covered wilder-
ness area, where established before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue in accord-
ance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in House Report 
96–617 to accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con-
gress. 
(f) HUNTING, FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) HUNTING.—Nothing in this section or the 
Wilderness Act shall affect hunting, under applicable 
State and Federal laws and regulations, within a 
covered wilderness area. 
(2) JURISDICTION.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section or the Wilder-
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ness Act shall be construed as affecting the jurisdic-
tion or responsibilities of the State of Arizona with 
respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 
(3) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In furtherance 
of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, 
management activities to maintain or restore fish 
and wildlife populations and habitats to support 
such populations may be carried out within a cov-
ered wilderness area, where consistent with relevant 
wilderness management plans, in accordance with 
appropriate policies and guidelines. 
(g) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to diminish the existing 
rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to 
Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cul-
tural, and traditional food gathering activities. 
(h) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall preclude low level overflights of military aircraft, the 
designation of new units of special airspace, or the use 
or establishment of military flight training routes over a 
covered wilderness area. 
(i) BORDER ENFORCEMENT AND DRUG INTERDIC-
TION.—Because of the proximity of the covered wilderness 
areas to the United States-Mexico international border, 
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drug interdiction and border enforcement operations are 
common management actions throughout the area encom-
passing the covered wilderness areas. This title recognizes 
the need to continue such management actions so long as 
such management actions are conducted in accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and ex-
isting inter-agency agreements. 
(j) MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS 
FACILITIES.—The provisions of the Wilderness Act shall 
not be construed to prevent— 
(1) the maintenance of communications facili-
ties, in existence on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and located in a covered wilderness area; or 
(2) limited motorized access to such facilities 
when nonmotorized access means are not reasonably 
available or when time is of the essence, subject to 
such conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture con-
siders to be desirable. 
TITLE III—SABINOSO 
WILDERNESS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness’’ and dated May 10, 
2007. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), there is here-
by designated as wilderness, and, therefore, as a compo-
nent of the National Wilderness Preservation System, cer-
tain land under the jurisdiction of the Taos Field Office 
Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, which com-
prises approximately 19,880 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map, and which shall be known as the ‘‘Sabinoso 
Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The map and 
a legal description of the wilderness area designated by 
this title shall— 
(1) be filed by the Secretary with the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
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(e) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wilderness 
area designated by this title, where established before the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines 
set forth in Appendix A of the Report of the Committee 
on Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 
of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(f) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife in the State, including the regulation of 
hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilderness area des-
ignated by this title. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness area designated by this title is withdrawn 
from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
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TITLE IV—COPPER SALMON 
WILDERNESS 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Copper Salmon Wil-
derness Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 402. DESIGNATION OF THE COPPER SALMON WILDER-
NESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3 of the Oregon Wilder-
ness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98– 
328) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘eight hundred fifty-nine thousand six hun-
dred acres’’ and inserting ‘‘873,300 acres’’; 
(2) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) certain land in the Siskiyou National 
Forest, comprising approximately 13,700 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed 
Copper Salmon Wilderness Area’ and dated Decem-
ber 7, 2007, to be known as the ‘Copper Salmon 
Wilderness’.’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Agriculture (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall file a map and a legal description of 
the Copper Salmon Wilderness with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct typographical 
errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) BOUNDARY.—If the boundary of the Copper 
Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, the 
Secretary may only establish an offset that is not 
more than 150 feet from the centerline of the road. 
(4) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 403. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, ELK 
RIVER, OREGON. 
Section 3(a)(76) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(76)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘19-mile segment’’ and inserting ‘‘28.2- 
mile segment’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) The approximately 0.6-mile seg-
ment of the North Fork Elk from its source in 
sec. 21, T. 33 S., R. 12 W., Willamette Merid-
ian, downstream to 0.01 miles below Forest 
Service Road 3353, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 5.5-mile segment 
of the North Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below 
Forest Service Road 3353 to its confluence with 
the South Fork Elk, as a wild river. 
‘‘(C)(i) The approximately 0.9-mile seg-
ment of the South Fork Elk from its source in 
the southeast quarter of sec. 32, T. 33 S., R. 
12 W., Willamette Meridian, downstream to 
0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 3353, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 4.2-mile segment 
of the South Fork Elk from 0.01 miles below 
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Forest Service Road 3353 to its confluence with 
the North Fork Elk, as a wild river.’’. 
SEC. 404. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued as diminishing any right of any Indian tribe. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary shall seek to enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Coquille Indian Tribe regarding access 
to the Copper Salmon Wilderness to conduct historical and 
cultural activities. 
TITLE V—CALIFORNIA DESERT 
AND MOUNTAIN HERITAGE 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘California Desert and 
Mountain Heritage Act of 2008’’. 
Subtitle A—Designation and 
Expansion of Wilderness Areas 
SEC. 511. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 
(1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture; and 
(2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
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SEC. 512. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, CLEVELAND AND 
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FORESTS, JOSH-
UA TREE NATIONAL PARK, AND BUREAU OF 
LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE 
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) AGUA TIBIA WILDERNESS ADDITION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain land in the Cleveland National Forest and 
certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Riverside County, California, together comprising 
approximately 2,031 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Agua Tibia Proposed Wilderness’’, and 
dated February 23, 2007, is designated as wilderness and 
is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, 
the Agua Tibia Wilderness designated by section 2(a) of 
Public Law 93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(b) CAHUILLA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, Cali-
fornia, comprising approximately 6,421 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, and dated February 23, 2007, is des-
ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness’’. 
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(e) BEAUTY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Riverside County, California, comprising approxi-
mately 15,621 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Beauty Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated 
April 3, 2007, is designated as wilderness and, therefore, 
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Beauty Mountain 
Wilderness’’. 
(f) JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS 
ADDITION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in Joshua Tree National 
Park, comprising approximately 36,700 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map numbered 156/80,055, and entitled 
‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tions’’, and dated March 2008, is designated as wilderness 
and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part 
of, the Joshua Tree Wilderness designated by section 1(g) 
of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 2692; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note). 
(g) OROCOPIA
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), certain land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management in Riverside County, California, 
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comprising approximately 4,835 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Orocopia Mountains Proposed 
Wilderness Addition’’, and dated February 21, 2008, is 
designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall 
be deemed to be a part of, the Orocopia Mountains Wilder-
ness as designated by paragraph (44) of section 102 of 
Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note), except that the wilderness boundaries established 
by this subsection in Township 7 South are intended to 
exclude— 
(1) a corridor 250 feet north of the centerline 
of the Bradshaw Road; 
(2) a corridor 250 feet from both sides of the 
centerline of the vehicle route in the unnamed wash 
that flows between the Eagle Mountain Railroad on 
the south and the existing Orocopia Mountains Wil-
derness boundary; and 
(3) a corridor 250 feet from both sides of the 
centerline of the vehicle route in the unnamed wash 
that flows between the Chocolate Mountain Aerial 
Gunnery Range on the south and the existing 
Orocopia Mountains Wilderness boundary. 
(h) PALEN/MCCOY WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—In 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain land administered by the Bureau of Land 
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Management in Riverside County, California, comprising 
approximately 23,465 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Palen/McCoy Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tions’’, and dated September 25, 2007, is designated as 
wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to 
be a part of, the Palen/McCoy Wilderness as designated 
by paragraph (47) of section 102 of Public Law 103–433 
(108 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(i) PINTO MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—In accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
in Riverside County, California, comprising approximately 
24,404 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Pinto Mountains Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated Feb-
ruary 21, 2008, is designated as wilderness and, therefore, 
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pinto Mountains 
Wilderness’’. 
(j) CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI-
TIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management in Riverside County, Cali-
fornia, comprising approximately 13,255 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chuckwalla Moun-
tains Proposed Wilderness Addition’’, and dated February 
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21, 2008, is designated as wilderness and is incorporated 
in, and shall be deemed to be a part of the Chuckwalla 
Mountains Wilderness as designated by paragraph (12) of 
section 102 of Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4472; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(k) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of each wilder-
ness area and wilderness addition designated by this 
section with the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary may correct errors in the map 
and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Secretary. 
(l) UTILITY FACILITIES AND CORRIDORS.—The wil-
derness areas and wilderness additions designated by this 
section are intended to exclude rights of way for existing 
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utility facilities, such as power, gas, and telecommuni-
cations lines, and associated structures and access roads, 
and existing designated utility corridors. Nothing in this 
section or the Wilderness Act shall be construed to pro-
hibit construction, operation, and maintenance, using 
standard industry practices, of existing utility facilities lo-
cated outside of the wilderness areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by this section. 
SEC. 513. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL WIL-
DERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
Certain land in the Joshua Tree National Park, com-
prising approximately 43,300 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map numbered 156/80,055, and entitled ‘‘Joshua 
Tree National Park Proposed Wilderness Additions’’, and 
dated March 2008, is designated potential wilderness and 
shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior insofar 
as practicable as wilderness until such time as the land 
is designated as wilderness pursuant to subsection (b). 
(b) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—The land des-
ignated potential wilderness by subsection (a) shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and incorporated in, and be deemed 
to be a part of, the Joshua Tree Wilderness designated 
by section 1(g) of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 2692; 16 
U.S.C. 1132 note), effective upon publication by the Sec-
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retary of the Interior in the Federal Register of a notice 
that— 
(1) all uses of the land within the potential wil-
derness prohibited by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) have ceased; or 
(2) sufficient inholdings within the boundaries 
of the potential wilderness have been acquired to es-
tablish a manageable wilderness unit. 
(c) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date on which the notice required by subsection 
(b) is published in the Federal Register, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and legal description of the 
land designated as wilderness and potential wilder-
ness by this section with the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
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(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this subtitle, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable law. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the land des-
ignated as wilderness by this subtitle 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. 
(d) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad-
dition designated by this title as are necessary for 
the control and prevention of fire, insects, and dis-
eases, including the use of prescribed burning, pri-
ority treatments, or fuels reduction, in accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 
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98th Congress. The designation of wilderness areas 
and wilderness additions by this title is not intended 
to alter the priorities afforded the land so designated 
in allocating funds for fire and related fuels manage-
ment. 
(2) 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 the local fire management plans 
that apply to the Santa Rosa Mountain Wilderness 
and Agua Tibia Wilderness, and prepare local fire 
management plans for the Beauty Mountain Wilder-
ness, Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness, and South 
Fork San Jacinto Wilderness Area, to authorize the 
appropriate local manager to take such actions in 
the wilderness areas under their jurisdiction as are 
necessary for fire prevention and watershed protec-
tion consistent with the Wilderness Act, including 
best management practices for fire presuppression 
and fire suppression measures and techniques. 
(3) INCORPORATION INTO LAND MANAGEMENT 
PLANNING.—Any special provisions contained in the 
local fire management plans for the wilderness areas 
referred to in paragraph (2) pursuant to such para-
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graph shall be incorporated into the applicable Land 
Management Plans. 
(4) STATE
OR
LOCAL
AGENCIES.—Consistent 
with the Wilderness Act and other applicable Fed-
eral law, the Secretary may delegate by written 
agreement primary firefighting authority and fire-re-
lated public safety activities to an appropriate State 
or local agency. 
(e) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by this subtitle 
shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of 
section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines set forth in House Report 
96–617 to accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress. 
(f) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.— 
(1) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—Nothing in the 
designation of the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness by 
this subtitle affects the unique cultural artifacts and 
sacred sites of the Indian tribes that are contained 
within that wilderness area, as identified by Indian 
tribes and the Forest Service. 
(2) ACCESS
AND
USE.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall ensure access to the 
Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness by members of an In-
dian tribe for traditional cultural purposes. In imple-
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menting this section, the Secretary, upon the request 
of an Indian tribe, may temporarily close to the gen-
eral public use of one or more specific portions of 
the wilderness area in order to protect the privacy 
of traditional cultural activities in such areas by 
members of the Indian tribe. Any such closure shall 
be made to affect the smallest practicable area for 
the minimum period necessary for such purposes. 
Such access shall be consistent with the purpose and 
intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996), 
commonly referred to as the American Indian Reli-
gious Freedom Act, and the Wilderness Act (11 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(3) INDIAN
TRIBE
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian 
tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com-
munity of Indians which is recognized as eligible by 
the Secretary of the Interior for the special pro-
grams and services provided by the United States to 
Indians because of their status as Indians. 
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Subtitle B—Wild and Scenic River 
Designations 
SEC. 521. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, RIVER-
SIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(l) NORTH FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the North Fork San 
Jacinto River in the State of California, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 2.12-mile segment from the source of 
the North Fork San Jacinto River at Deer Springs 
in Mt. San Jacinto State Park to the State Park 
boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.66-mile segment from the Mt. San 
Jacinto State Park boundary to the Lawler Park 
boundary in section 26, township 4 south, range 2 
east, San Bernardino meridian, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 0.68-mile segment from the Lawler 
Park boundary to its confluence with Fuller Mill 
Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(D) The 2.15-mile segment from its confluence 
with Fuller Mill Creek to .25 miles upstream of the 
5S09 road crossing, as a wild river. 
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‘‘(E) The 0.6-mile segment from .25 miles up-
stream of the 5S09 Road crossing to its confluence 
with Stone Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(F) The 2.91-mile segment from the Stone 
Creek confluence to the northern boundary of sec-
tion 17, township 5 south, range 2 east, San 
Bernardino meridian, as a wild river. 
‘‘(l) FULLER MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Fuller Mill Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(A) The 1.2-mile segment from the source of 
Fuller Mill Creek in the San Jacinto Wilderness to 
the Pinewood property boundary in section 13, town-
ship 4 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino merid-
ian, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(B) The 0.9-mile segment in the Pine Wood 
property, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 1.4-mile segment from the Pinewood 
property boundary in section 23, township 4 south, 
range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian, to its con-
fluence with the North Fork San Jacinto River, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(l) PALM CANYON CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 
8.1-mile segment of Palm Canyon Creek in the State of 
California from the southern boundary of section 6, town-
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amended by striking ‘‘eight’’ and inserting ‘‘a majority of 
the appointed’’. 
TITLE VI—SEQUOIA-KINGS CAN-
YON NATIONAL PARK WIL-
DERNESS 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sequoia-Kings Canyon 
National Park Wilderness Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
SEC. 603. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are des-
ignated as wilderness areas and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) JOHN KREBS WILDERNESS.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—Certain land in Se-
quoia-Kings Canyon National Park, comprising 
approximately 69,500 acres of land, and 130 
arces of potential wilderness additions as gen-
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erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘John 
Krebs Wilderness’’ and dated March 10, 2008. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—The designation of the 
wilderness under subparagraph (A) does not 
preclude operation and maintenance of the ex-
isting Hockett Meadow Cabin and Quinn Patrol 
Cabin in the same manner and degree in which 
the cabins were operated and maintained on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 
affects— 
(i) the cabins in, and adjacent to, 
Mineral King Valley; or 
(ii) the private inholdings known as 
‘‘Silver City’’ and ‘‘Kaweah Han’’. 
(D) 
POTENTIAL
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The designation of the potential wil-
derness additions under subparagraph (A) shall 
not prohibit the operation, maintenance, and re-
pair of the small check dams and water im-
poundments on Lower Franklin Lake, Crystal 
Lake, Upper Monarch Lake, and Eagle Lake. 
The potential wilderness additions shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and incorporated into the 
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John Krebs Wilderness established by this title 
upon termination of the non-conforming uses. 
(2) SEQUOIA-KINGS CANYON WILDERNESS AD-
DITION.—Certain land in the North Fork/Redwood 
Canyon, 
California, 
comprising 
approximately 
43,450 acres, and certain land in Chimney Rock, 
California, comprising approximately 1,736 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sequoia- 
Kings Canyon Wilderness Addition’’ and dated 
March 10, 2008, is incorporated in, and shall be 
considered to be a part of, the Sequoia-Kings Can-
yon Wilderness. 
SEC. 604. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any ref-
erence in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the 
Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TION.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 
years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and legal description of 
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each area designated as wilderness by this title 
with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 
typographical error in the map or legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the Office of 
the Secretary. 
(c) HYDROLOGIC, METEOROLOGIC, AND CLIMATO-
LOGICAL DEVICES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP-
MENT .—The Secretary shall continue to manage mainte-
nance and access to hydrologic, meteorologic, and climato-
logical devices, facilities and associated equipment con-
sistent with House Report 98–40. 
(d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around an area 
designated as wilderness by this title. 
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(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—Noth-
ing in this title precludes authorized activities con-
ducted outside of the areas designated as wilderness 
by this title by cabin owners in the Mineral King 
Valley area or the property owners or lessees in the 
Silver City private inholding (as identified on the 
map entitled ‘‘John Krebs Wilderness’’ and dated 
March 10, 2008). 
(e) HORSEBACK RIDING.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or 
commercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated 
as wilderness by this title. 
SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this title. 
Æ 
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