Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1053

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123STA T . 1 0 33 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9Wildern e s s ’ ’ a nd da t ed D e c e mb er 15,20 0 8 , wh ich shall be k n o wn as the ‘ ‘ B r u neau -J arbid g e R i v ers Wilderness’’ .(C)LIT T LEJACKS C R EEK W IL D ER N ESS. — Certain land com p rising appro x imatel y 50, 9 29 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Little Jacks Creek and Big Jacks Creek Wilderness’’ and dated M ay 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Little Jacks Creek Wilderness’’. (D) NO RT HF ORK OW Y HEE WILDERNESS.—Certain land comprising approximately 43 ,413 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North F ork O wyhee and P ole Creek Wilderness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness’’. ( E ) OWYHEE RI V ER WILDERNESS.—Certain land com- prising approximately 2 67 ,328 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness’’. (F) POLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain land comprising approximately 12,533 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek Wilder- ness’’ and dated May 5, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pole Creek Wilderness’’. (2) MA P SANDLE G AL DESCRIPTIONS.— ( A ) I N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable a f ter the date of enactment of this Act, the S ecretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the H ouse of Representatives a map and legal description for each area designated as wilderness by this subtitle. (B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description sub- mitted under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map or legal description. (C) AVAILA B ILITY.—Each map and legal description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be available in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (3) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS ST U DY AREAS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage- ment Act of 1976 (43 U .S.C. 1782(c)), the public land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Manage- ment has been ade q uately studied for wilderness designa- tion. (B) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in subpara- graph (A) that is not designated as wilderness by this subtitle— (i) is no longer sub j ect to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c))

and (ii) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land use plan adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). (b) AD M INISTRATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area designated as wilderness by this subtitle shall be administered