fornia, comprising approximately 4,635 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘‘Orocopia Mountains Proposed 
Wilderness Addition’’, and dated May 8, 2008, is des-
ignated 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 Trail; 
(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 22,645 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map titled ‘‘Palen-McCoy Proposed Wilderness Addi-
tions’’, and dated May 8, 2008, is designated as wilderness 
and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part 
of, the Palen/McCoy Wilderness as designated by para-
graph (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 titled 
‘‘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 12,815 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Chuckwalla Mountains 
Proposed Wilderness Addition’’, and dated May 8, 2008, 
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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. 
(l) UTILITY FACILITIES.—Nothing in this Act pro-
hibits the construction, operation, or maintenance, using 
standard industry practices, of existing utility facilities lo-
cated outside of the wilderness areas and wilderness addi-
tions designated by this Act. 
SEC. 103. 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 titled ‘‘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). 
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(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-
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; and 
(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. 
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(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 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addi-
tion by this title shall be administered by the Secretary 
in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
to— 
(A) the date of the enactment of this Act; 
or 
(B) in the case of the wilderness addition 
designated by subsection (b) of section 513, the 
date on which the notice required by such sub-
section is published in the Federal Register; 
and 
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(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land. 
(b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by this title that 
is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this title, 
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 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. 
(d) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad-
dition designated by this Act 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 
98th Congress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—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 management. 
(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 the local fire management plans 
that apply to the Santa Rosa Wilderness and Agua 
Tibia Wilderness, and prepare local fire management 
plans for the Beauty Mountain Wilderness, Cahuilla 
Mountain Wilderness, and South Fork San Jacinto 
Wilderness Area, to identify appropriate local offi-
cials to take such actions in the wilderness areas as 
are necessary for fire prevention and watershed pro-
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tection consistent with paragraph (1), including best 
management practices for fire pre-suppression and 
fire suppression measures and techniques. 
(4) STATE
OR
LOCAL
AGENCIES.—Consistent 
with paragraph (1) and other applicable Federal 
law, the Secretary may delegate by written agree-
ment primary fire fighting authority and related 
public safety activities to an appropriate State or 
local agency. 
(d) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such 
measures in a wilderness area or wilderness addition 
designated by this Act as are necessary for the control 
of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance with sec-
tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con-
gress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 
limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 
wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated 
by this Act. 
(3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRE 
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
amend the local fire management plans that apply to 
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the land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness 
addition by this Act. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure 
a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in 
the wilderness areas and wilderness additions des-
ignated by this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, establish agency approval 
procedures (including appropriate delegations of 
authority to the Forest Supervisor, District Man-
ager, or other agency officials) for responding to 
fire emergencies; and 
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate 
State or local firefighting agencies. 
(e) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by this title shall 
be administered in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 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 title affects the unique cultural artifacts and sa-
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cred sites of the Indian tribes that are contained 
within that wilderness area, as identified by Indian 
tribes and the Forest Service. 
(2) (1) 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-
menting this subsection, the Secretary, upon the re-
quest of an Indian tribe, may temporarily close to 
the general public use of one or more specific por-
tions 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 (1116 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(3)(2) 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-
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grams and services provided by the United States to 
Indians because of their status as Indians. 
TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVER DESIGNATIONS 
SEC. 201. 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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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-
ship 7 south, range 5 east, San Bernardino meridian, to 
the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in section 
1, township 6 south, range 4 east, San Bernardino merid-
ian, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as a wild river, and the Secretary shall enter into a cooper-
ative management agreement with the Agua Caliente 
Band of Cahuilla Indians to protect and enhance river val-
ues. 
‘‘(l) BAUTISTA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9.8-mile 
segment of Bautista Creek in the State of California from 
the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in section 
36, township 6 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino me-
ridian, to the San Bernardino National Forest boundary 
in section 2, township 6 south, range 1 east, San 
Bernardino meridian, to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as a recreational river.’’. 
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TITLE 
III—ADDITIONS 
AND 
TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS 
TO SANTA ROSA AND SAN 
JACINTO 
MOUNTAINS 
NA-
TIONAL MONUMENT 
SEC. 301. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, SANTA ROSA AND SAN 
JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
Section 2 of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Moun-
tains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
351; 114 U.S.C. 1362; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.—In addition to 
the land described in subsection (c), the boundaries of the 
National Monument shall include the following lands iden-
tified as additions to the National Monument on the map 
titled ‘Santa Rosa-San Jacinto National Monument Ex-
pansion and Santa Rosa Wilderness Addition’, and dated 
March 12, 2008: 
‘‘(1) The ‘Santa Rosa Peak Area Monument 
Expansion’. 
‘‘(2) The ‘Snow Creek Area Monument Expan-
sion’. 
‘‘(3) The ‘Tahquitz Peak Area Monument Ex-
pansion’. 
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‘‘(4) The ‘Southeast Area Monument Expan-
sion’, which is designated as wilderness in section 
512(d), and is thus incorporated into, and shall be 
deemed part of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness.’’. 
SEC. 302. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE SANTA ROSA 
AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL 
MONUMENT ACT OF 2000. 
Section 7(d) of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–351; 114 U.S.C. 1362; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘eight’’ and inserting ‘‘a majority of 
the appointed’’. 
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Calendar No. 1025 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3682 
AN ACT 
To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside 
County, California, as wilderness, to designate 
certain river segments in Riverside County as a 
wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the 
boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains National Monument, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Reported with amendments 
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