Sec. 202. Designation or expansion of wilderness areas in the State of California

1,266 words·~6 min read·/bill/114/hr/3668/ih/section-202

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1781 , 1782), the following public lands in the State of California are designated as wilderness and either included as part of an existing wilderness area or made a new component of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 91,800 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Avawatz Mountains Wilderness Proposed Wilderness and dated June 30, 2015, to be known as the Avawatz Mountains Wilderness.

Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 1,260 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Golden Valley Proposed Wilderness Additions and dated March 17, 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Golden Valley Wilderness designated by section 102(23) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( Public Law 104–433 ; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 53,320 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Kingston Range Proposed Wilderness Additions and dated February 18, 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Kingston Range Wilderness designated by section 102(32) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( Public Law 104–433 ; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note).

Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 79,980 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Soda Mountains Proposed Wilderness and dated February 18, 2015, to be known as the Soda Mountains Wilderness. Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 14,810 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Malpais Mesa Proposed Wilderness Additions and dated September 11, 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Malpais Mesa Wilderness designated by section 102(35) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( Public Law 104–433 ; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note).

Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 7,920 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Great Falls Basin Proposed Wilderness and dated August 5, 2015, to be known as the Great Falls Basin Wilderness. Designation of the wilderness under subparagraph

(A)shall not establish a Class I Airshed under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ). In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1781 , 1782), the following land in the State of California is designated as wilderness and included as part of an existing wilderness area of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 11,496 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-North Eureka Valley , numbered 143/100,082D, and dated August 2015, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service comprising approximately 23,650 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Ibex , numbered 143/100,081C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 4,807 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley , numbered 143/100,083C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 10,485 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Warm Spring Canyon/Galena Canyon . Numbered 143/100,084D, and dated August 2015, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 8,638 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Axe Head , numbered 143/100,085C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 28,923 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Park Expansion and Wilderness , numbered 143/128,606, and dated May 14, 2015, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), certain land in San Bernardino National Forest in the State of California, comprising approximately 5,570 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Sand to Snow National Monument and dated August 4, 2015, is designated as wilderness and included as part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Secretary of Agriculture may carry out such activities in the wilderness designated by paragraph

(1)as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and disease, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. Nothing in this subsection limits the provision of any funding for fire or fuel management in the wilderness designated by paragraph (1). As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the local fire management plans that apply to the wilderness designated by paragraph (1). In accordance with subparagraph

(A)and other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in the wilderness designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall— not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish agency approval procedures (including appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest Supervisor) for responding to fire emergencies in the wilderness designated by paragraph (1); and enter into agreements with appropriate State or local firefighting agencies relating to the wilderness. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (and, with respect to the wilderness designated by subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture) (in this title referred to as the Secretary concerned ) shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area and wilderness addition designated by this section with— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. A map and legal description filed under paragraph

(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary concerned may correct errors in the maps and legal descriptions. Each map and legal description filed under paragraph

(1)shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary concerned.

Connectionstraces to 5

Traces to 5 documents

U.S. Code

1 reference not yet in our index