Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1056

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123STA T . 1 0 3 6PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9(i)INGE NE RAL.— I nfurthe r a n c e o f the p urpo s es an d princip l es of the W ilderness A ct( 16U . S . C . 11 3 1 et se q .) , the Secretar ym ay conduct any mana g ement acti v ities that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and w ildlife populations and ha b itats in the wilder - ness areas designated by this subtitle, if the manage- ment activities are— (I) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans

and (II) conducted in accordance with appropriate policies, such as the policies established in Appendi xB of H ouse R eport 1 0 1 –4 0 5 . (ii) IN C L USIO NS.— M anagement activities under clause (i) may include the occasional and temporary use of motori z ed vehicles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values while causing the minimum impact necessary to accomplish those tas k s. (C) EX IS T ING ACTI V ITIES.—Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate policies, such as those established in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State may use aircraft (including helicopters) in the wilder- ness areas designated by this subtitle to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife popu- lations, including bighorn sheep, and feral stock, feral horses, and feral burros. ( 9 ) WIL DF IRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE M ANAGEMENT.—Con- sistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take any measures that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines appro- priate, the coordination of those activities with a State or local agency. (10) AD J ACENT MANAGEMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.— T he designation of a wilderness area by this subtitle shall not create any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area. (B) N ON W ILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that non- wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness area designated by this subtitle shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area. (11) MILITAR Y OVERFLIG H TS.—Nothing in this subtitle restricts or precludes— (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the areas designated as wilderness by this subtitle, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas; (B) flight testing and evaluation; or (C) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. (1 2 ) WATER RIGHTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of areas as wilder- ness by subsection (a) shall not create an express or implied