Sec. 103. Wilderness administration
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Subject to valid existing rights, including the rights of a tribe, each wilderness area established under section 101 shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture as appropriate in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), except that— any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and with respect to wilderness areas that are administered by the Secretary of the Interior, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.
In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act, the relevant Secretary may take such measures in each wilderness area necessary to control of fire, insects, and disease (including, as the relevant Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of such activities with a State, tribe, or local agency). Nothing in this title precludes a Federal, State, tribal, or local agency from conducting wildfire management operations (including operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment).
The grazing of livestock in each wilderness area, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue, subject to reasonable rules and regulations as prescribed by the relevant Secretary, in accordance with— section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) ); and the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405).
In instances in which historic grazing areas, access, or use is disputed by the grazing permittee, data and information provided by the Utah Department of Agriculture shall be given consideration by the relevant Secretary to establish historic grazing areas, locations, or use. In accordance with section 4(d)(6) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5) ), commercial services (including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the wilderness areas are authorized to the extent necessary to realize the recreational purposes of the areas.
In accordance with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1134(a) ), the relevant Secretary shall provide the owner of State, tribal or private property within the boundary of a wilderness area access to the property. The relevant Secretary shall allow existing water structures and facilities for wildlife water development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas designated by this title. Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping within the wilderness areas.
Subject to valid existing rights, all public land within the areas established as wilderness under this title, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the wilderness areas after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— entry, appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. The relevant Secretary shall maintain trails and fence lines located within the wilderness areas designated by this title, in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ).
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