(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 
In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 
out the trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerout-
ing authorized by this subsection. 
(4) 
MOTORIZED
AND
MECHANIZED
VEHI-
CLES.—The Secretary may permit the use of motor-
ized and mechanized vehicles on the existing Pine 
Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law (in-
cluding regulations) and this subsection until such 
date as the potential wilderness area is designated 
as wilderness in accordance with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with-
drawn 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. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en-
tities and private entities to complete the trail reconstruc-
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tion, realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection 
(d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 150 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been reconstructed, realigned, or re-
routed under subsection (d). 
(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 
area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 
of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
trail reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting 
authorized by subsection (d) has been com-
pleted; and 
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION
OF
WILDERNESS.—On 
designation as wilderness under this section, the po-
tential wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the Machesna Moun-
tain Wilderness Area, as designated by the Cali-
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fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by 
section 3; and 
(B) administered in accordance with sec-
tion 5 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.). 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec-
retary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary 
that has jurisdiction over the wilderness area. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take any 
measures in a wilderness area as are necessary for 
the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accord-
ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
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U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 
98th Congress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 
limits funding for fire and fuels management in the 
wilderness areas. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall amend the local information in the Fire 
Management Reference System or individual oper-
ational plans that apply to the land designated as a 
wilderness area. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (1) and other applicable Federal law, to en-
sure a timely and efficient response to fire emer-
gencies in the wilderness areas, the Secretary shall 
enter into agreements with appropriate State or 
local firefighting agencies. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilder-
ness areas, if established before the date of enactment of 
this Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any 
reasonable regulations as the Secretary considers nec-
essary in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); 
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(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress for land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 
96–617, accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con-
gress for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Agriculture; and 
(4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on 
Federal public land. 
(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 Act affects the jurisdic-
tion or responsibilities of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—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 and wildlife populations and 
habitats in the wilderness areas, if the management 
activities are— 
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; 
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(B) conducted in accordance with appro-
priate policies, such as the policies established 
in Appendix B of House Report 101–405; and 
(C) in accordance with memoranda of un-
derstanding between the Federal agencies and 
the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas by this Act to 
lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buff-
er zones around each wilderness area. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas. 
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(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack 
stock into, a wilderness area— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas are 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) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
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— 
(A) this section; 
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable law. 
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(j) TREATMENT OF EXISTING WATER DIVERSIONS IN 
THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
CONTINUED
USE.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 
authorization to the owners of the 2 existing water 
transport or diversion facilities, including adminis-
trative access roads (in this subsection referred to as 
a ‘‘facility’’), located on National Forest System 
land in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the 
Moon Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 13 
and 14) and the Peak Mountain unit (T. 10 N., R. 
28 W., secs. 23 and 26) for the continued operation, 
maintenance, and reconstruction of the facility if the 
Secretary determines that— 
(A) the facility was in existence on the 
date on which the land on which the facility is 
located was designated as part of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa-
tion’’); 
(B) the facility has been in substantially 
continuous use to deliver water for the bene-
ficial use on the non-Federal land of the owner 
since the date of designation; 
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(C) the owner of the facility holds a valid 
water right for use of the water on the non- 
Federal land of the owner under State law, with 
a priority date that predates the date of des-
ignation; and 
(D) it is not practicable or feasible to relo-
cate the facility to land outside of the wilder-
ness and continue the beneficial use of water on 
the non-Federal land recognized under State 
law. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
In a special use authorization issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 
(i) allow use of motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport for operation, 
maintenance, or reconstruction of a facil-
ity, if the Secretary determines that— 
(I) the use is the minimum nec-
essary to allow the facility to continue 
delivery of water to the non-Federal 
land for the beneficial uses recognized 
by the water right held under State 
law; and 
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(II) the use of nonmotorized 
equipment and nonmechanized trans-
port is impracticable or infeasible; and 
(ii) preclude use of the facility for the 
diversion or transport of water in excess of 
the water right recognized by the State on 
the date of designation. 
(B) DISCRETIONARY TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
or allow modification or relocation of the facility 
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines 
necessary, to reduce impacts to wilderness val-
ues set forth in section 2 of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of water 
on the non-Federal land is not diminished. 
(k) TREATMENT
OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL DIS-
TRIBUTION LINE IN THE SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AD-
DITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
CONTINUED
USE.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use 
authorization to the owners of the existing electrical 
distribution line to the Plowshare Peak communica-
tion site (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘facil-
ity’’) located on National Forest System land in the 
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San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Moon Can-
yon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 2, 3 and 4) for 
the continued operation, maintenance, and recon-
struction of the facility if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(A) the facility was in existence on the 
date on which the land on which the facility is 
located was designated as part of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘the date of designa-
tion’’); 
(B) the facility has been in substantially 
continuous use to deliver electricity to the com-
munication site; and 
(C) it is not practicable or feasible to relo-
cate the distribution line to land outside of the 
wilderness. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
In a special use authorization issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow use of 
motorized equipment and mechanized transport 
for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of 
the electrical distribution line, if the Secretary 
determines that the use of nonmotorized equip-
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