Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1100

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123STA T . 1 08 0 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9(I I )ap p lic a b l egu i d eli n e s and p o licies , including applicable policies desc r ibed in A ppendi xB o fH ouse R epor t10 1 –4 0 5. (11) WILD LI FEWAT E R DE V EL OPM E N T PRO J E C T S . —S ub j ect to paragrap h (1 2 ), the Secretar ym ay authori z e structures and facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for w ildlife water de v elopment projects, including guzzlers, in the wilder - ness areas designated by subsection (a)(1) if— (A) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations

and (B) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized. (12) C OOPERATIVE A G REEMENT.— N ot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State that specifies the terms and conditions under which wildlife management activi- ties in the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a)(1) may be carried out. (c) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS ST U D Y AREAS.— (1) F INDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of sec- tion 6 0 3 of the Federal L and P olicy and M anagement Act of1 97 6 (43 U .S.C. 17 8 2), the public land in the County adminis- tered by the Bureau of Land Management has been ade q uately studied for wilderness designation. (2) RELEASE.—Any public land described in paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1)— (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and (B) shall be managed in accordance with applicable law and the land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). (d) T RANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE J URISDICTION TO NATIONAL PAR K SERVICE.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land identified as the Watchman Wilderness on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map is hereby transferred to the National Par k Service, to be included in, and administered as part of Z ion National Park. SEC.1973 . ZION N AT IONA LP A RKW IL D ERNESS. (a) D EFINITIONS.—In this section

(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘ ‘Federal land ’ ’ means certain Federal land— (A) that is— (i) located in the County and Iron County, Utah; and (ii) managed by the National Park Service; (B) consisting of approximately 124,406 acres; and (C) as generally depicted on the Zion National Park Wilderness Map and the area added to the park under section 1972(d). (2) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘Wilderness Area’’ means the Zion Wilderness designated by subsection (b)(1). 16USC 11 32note. 16USC3 4 6 a– 6. D ea dli ne. Dete rm ination.