Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 3.djvu/412

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116 STAT. 2004 PUBLIC LAW 107-282—NOV. 6, 2002 (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the estabhshment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. SEC. 206. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the rights of any Indian Tribe. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional food-gathering activities. SEC. 207. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. (a) FINDING. —Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the following areas have been adequately studied for wilderness designation: (1) The Garrett Buttes Wilderness Study Area. (2) The Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area. (3) The Nellis A, B, C Wilderness Study Area. (4) Any portion of the wilderness study areas— (A) not designated as wilderness by section 202(a); and (B) designated for release on— (i) the map entitled "Muddy Mountains" and dated October 1, 2002; (ii) the map entitled "Spring Mountains" and dated October 1, 2002; (iii) the map entitled "Arrow Canyon" and dated October 1, 2002; (iv) the map entitled "Gold Butte" and dated October 1, 2002; (v) the map entitled "McCullough Mountains" and dated October 1, 2002; (vi) the map entitled "El Dorado/Spirit Mountain" and dated October 1, 2002; or (vii) the map entitled "Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act" and dated October 1, 2002. (b) RELEASE.—Except as provided in subsection (c), any public land described in subsection (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this title— (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and (2) shall be managed in accordance with— (A) land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and (B) existing cooperative conservation agreements. (c) RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANT. — The Secretary shall issue to the State-regulated sponsor of the Centennial Project the right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of two 500-kilovolt electrical transmission lines. The construction shall occur within a 500-footwide corridor that is released from the Sunrise Mountains Instant Study Area in the County as depicted on the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act map, dated October 1, 2002.