Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/782

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114 STAT. 1880 PUBLIC LAW 106-423—NOV. 1, 2000 (B) BUFFER AREA. —An area of approximately 1,500 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Buffer Area" numbered Map #8 and dated April 12, 2000. The National Park Service shall restrict visitor use of this area to protect the privacy of the Tribe and to provide an opportunity for the Tribe to conduct community affairs without undue disruption from the public. (C) TiMBISHA SHOSHONE NATURAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION AREA. —^An area that primarily consists of Park lands and also a small portion of Bureau of Land Management land in California, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Timbisha Shoshone Natural and Cultural Preservation Area" numbered Map #9 and dated April 12, 2000. (5) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.— With respect to the Timbisha Shoshone Natural and Cultural Preservation Area designated in paragraph (4)(C)— (A) the Tribe may establish and maintain a tribal resource management field office, garage, and storage area, all within the area of the existing ranger station at Wildrose (existing as of the date of enactment of this Act); (B) the Tribe also may use traditional camps for tribal members at Wildrose and Hunter Mountain in accordance with the jointly established management plan referred to in paragraph (1); (C) the area shall be depicted on maps of the Park and Bureau of Land Management that are provided for general visitor use; (D) the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management shall accommodate access by the Tribe to and use by the Tribe of— (i) the area (including portions described in subparagraph (E)) for traditional cultural and religious activities, in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the "American Indian Religious Freedom Act") (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.); and (ii) areas designated as wilderness (including portions described in subparagraph (E)), in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and (E)(i) on the request of the Tribe, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management shall temporarily close to the general public, 1 or more specific portions of the area in order to protect the privacy of tribal members engaging in traditional cultural and religious activities in those portions; and (ii) any such closure shall be made in a manner that affects the smallest practicable area for the minimum period necessary for the purposes described in clause (i). (f) ACCESS AND USE.— ^Members of the Tribe shall have the right to enter and use the Park without payment of any fee for admission into the Park. (g) ADMINISTRATION. —^The trust lands shall constitute the Timbisha Shoshone Reservation and shall be administered pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable to other Indian trust lands, except as otherwise provided in this Act.