Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/275

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PUBLIC LAW 102-301—JUNE 19, 1992 106 STAT. 243 (4) Certain lands in Los Padres National Forest, California, which comprise approximately 14,100 acres, which are generally depicted on a map entitled "Garcia Wilderness Area— Proposed and dated September 1991, which shall be known as the Garcia Wilderness. (5) Certain lands in Los Padres National Forest, California, which comprise approximately 38,150 acres, which are generally depicted on a map entitled "Chumash Wilderness—Proposed" and dated September 1991, which shall be known as the Chumash Wilderness and approximately 50 acres, which are generally depicted on the same map, which shall be designated as potential wilderness. The Toad Springs road corridor delineated as potential wilderness shall remain open to off road vehicle traffic until construction of an alternate route which bypasses this area is completed. These potential wilderness lands shall be automatically incorporated in and managed as part of the Chumash Wilderness upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register. (6) Certain lands in Los Padres National Forest, California, which comprise approximately 38,000 acres, which are generally depicted on a map entitled **Ventana Wilderness Addition—Proposed" and dated September 1991, and which lands are hereby incorporated in, and shall be managed as a part of, the Ventana Wilderness. (7) Certain lands in Los Padres National Forest, California, which comprise approximately 14,500 acres, which are generally depicted on a map entitled "Silver Peak Wilderness Addition—Proposed" and dated September 1991, which shall be known as the Silver Peak Wilderness. In recognition of Mr. Nathaniel Owings' efforts to preserve the Big Sur coastUne, the area within the Silver Peak Wilderness area depicted as "Redwood Gulch" shall hereafter be known as the "Nathaniel Owings Redwood Grove". The Secretary is directed to place this name on all appropriate maps depicting the Silver Peak Wilderness Area of the Los Padres National Forest. SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subject to vaUd existing rights, each wilderness area designated by this Act shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act. (b) FIRE PREVENTION AND WATERSHED PROTECTION.— In order to guarantee the continued viability of the watersheds of the wilderness areas designated by this Act and to ensure the continued health and safety of the communities serviced by such watersheds, the Secretary of Agriculture may take such measures as are necessary for fire prevention and watershed protection including, but not limited to, acceptable fire presuppression and fire suppression measures and techniques. (c) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. — In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations, including the California condor, and the habitats to support such populations may be carried I out within wilderness areas designated by this Act where consistent with relevant wilderness management plans in accordance with appropriate policies and guideUnes such as those set forth in Policies and GuideUnes for Fish and Wildlife Management in National