PUBLIC LAW 109–432—DEC. 20, 2006
120 STAT. 3037
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency before promulgating regulations under paragraph (1). (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The State (including a designee of the State) may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas designated by this subtitle— (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State, entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9,’’ and signed November and December 2003, including any amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State; and (B) subject to all applicable laws and regulations. (2) REFERENCES.— (A) CLARK COUNTY.—For purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark County in the cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be references to White Pine County, Nevada. (B) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.—For purposes of this subsection, any references to the Bureau of Land Management in the cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall also be considered to be references to the Forest Service. SEC. 330. WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.
Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures as may be necessary in the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including coordination with a State or local agency, as the Secretary deems appropriate. SEC. 331. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.
If the Secretary determines that hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection devices are appropriate to further the scientific, educational, and conservation purposes of the wilderness areas designated by this subtitle, nothing in this subtitle precludes the installation and maintenance of the collection devices within the wilderness areas.
Subtitle C—Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction SEC. 341. TRANSFER TO THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) is approximately 645 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and identified on the map entitled ‘‘Ruby Lake Land Transfer’’ and dated July 10, 2006, as ‘‘Lands to be transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service’’.
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