Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1089

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123STA T . 1 069PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 2009 acresofl a nd, and 130 acres of p o t ent i al w ilderness addi - tions as g enerall y depicted on t h e m apn u m b ered 10 2/6 001 4 b, titled ‘ ‘ J ohn K rebs W ilderness ’ ’, and dated S ep- tember 16, 200 8.(B)EF F ECT . —N othing in this paragraph affects— (i) the cabins in, and ad j acent to, M ineral King V alley

or (ii) the pri v ate inholdings k nown as ‘‘Silver C ity’’ and ‘‘Kaweah H an’’. (C) PO TE N T IALW IL D E R NE S S ADDITIONS.— T he designa- tion of the potential wilderness additions under subpara- graph ( A ) shall not prohibit the operation, maintenance, and repair of the small check dams and water impound- ments on L ower F ranklin Lake, Crystal Lake, U pper Mon- arch Lake, and Eagle Lake. The Secretary is authori z ed to allow the use of helicopters for the operation, mainte- nance, and repair of the small check dams and water impoundments on Lower Franklin Lake, Crystal Lake, Upper Monarch Lake, and Eagle Lake. The potential wilderness additions shall be designated as wilderness and incorporated into the John Krebs Wilderness established by this section upon termination of the non-conforming uses. (2) SE QU OIA- K IN G S CAN Y ON WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain land in Se q uoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, comprising appro x imately 4 5 ,186 acres as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Addition’’, numbered 102/60015a, and dated March 10, 2008, is incor- porated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Sequoia- Kings Canyon Wilderness. (3) R ECO M MENDED WILDERNESS.—Land in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks that was managed as of the date of enactment of this Act as recommended or proposed wilderness but not designated by this section as wilderness shall continue to be managed as recommended or proposed wilderness, as appropriate. SEC.1903 . ADMIN IS TR ATI O NO FW I L DERNESS AREAS. (a) I N G ENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area designated as wilderness by this subtitle shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. (b) MA P AND LEGAL D ESCRIPTION.— (1) SU B MISSION OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each area designated as wilderness by this subtitle with— (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may Deadlin e .16USC 11 32 n ot e.