Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1085

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123STA T . 1 065PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9(B)suf f ic i ent in hold in g s w ithin the b ound ar ies of the p otential wilderness ha v e been ac q uired to establish a m anageable wilderness unit . ( 3 ) MAP A ND D ESCRI P T I O N. — ( A ) I N G ENERA L .—As soon as practicable after the date on which the notice required b y paragraph ( 2 ) is published in the F ederal R egister , the S ecretary shall file a map and legal description of the land designated as wilderness and potential wilderness by this section with the C om - mittee on N atural Resources of the H ouse of Representa- tives and the Committee on E nergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (B) FORCE O F LA W .— T he map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, e x cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal descrip- tion. (C) PUB LIC A V AILABILIT Y .—Each map and legal descrip- tion filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary. (d) AD M INISTRATION OF W ILDERNESS.— ( 1 ) MANAGEMENT.—Sub j ect to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition by this section shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (1 6U .S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— (A) any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to— (i) the date of the enactment of this Act

or (ii) in the case of the wilderness addition des- ignated by subsection (c), the date on which the notice required by such subsection is published in the Federal Register; and (B) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agri- culture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land. (2) INCORPORATION OF AC Q UIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area or wilder- ness addition designated by this section that is acquired by the United States shall— (A) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is located; and (B) be managed in accordance with this section, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable law. (3) WIT H DRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the land designated as wilderness by this section is withdrawn from all forms of— (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. ( 4 ) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ta k e such meas- ures in a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated