Sec. 102. Administration
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Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area shall be administered by the Secretary 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.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall seek to ensure that the wilderness areas are interpreted for the public as an overall complex linked by— common location in the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains; and common identity with the natural and cultural history of the State of Idaho and the Native American and pioneer heritage of the State. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall collaboratively develop wilderness management plans for the wilderness areas.
Within the wilderness areas, the Secretary may take such measures as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and disease in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131(d)(1) ). Within the wilderness areas, the grazing of livestock in which grazing is established before the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary determines to be necessary, in accordance with— section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131(d)(4) ); with respect to wilderness areas administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the guidelines described in House Report 96–617 of the 96th Congress; and with respect to wilderness areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior, the guidelines described in appendix A of House Report 101–405 of the 101st Congress.
The Secretary shall accept the donation of any valid existing leases or permits authorizing grazing on public land or National Forest System land, all or a portion of which are within the area depicted as the Boulder White Clouds Grazing Area on the map entitled Boulder White Clouds Grazing Area Map and dated January 27, 2010. A person holding a valid grazing permit or lease for a grazing allotment partially within the area described in clause
(i)may elect to donate only the portion of the grazing permit or lease that is within the area. With respect to each permit or lease donated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— terminate the grazing permit or lease or portion of the permit or lease; and except as provided in subparagraph (C), ensure a permanent end to grazing on the land covered by the permit or lease or portion of the permit or lease. If the land covered by a permit or lease donated under subparagraph
(A)is also covered by another valid grazing permit or lease that is not donated, the Secretary shall reduce the authorized level on the land covered by the permit or lease to reflect the donation of the permit or lease under subparagraph (A). To ensure that there is a permanent reduction in the level of grazing on the land covered by the permit or lease donated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall not allow grazing use to exceed the authorized level established under clause (i). If a person holding a valid grazing permit or lease donates less than the full amount of grazing use authorized under the permit or lease, the Secretary shall— reduce the authorized grazing level to reflect the donation; and modify the permit or lease to reflect the revised level or area of use. In accordance with section 4(d)(5) 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 for activities which are proper for realizing the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the wilderness areas. Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State of Idaho with respect to the management of fish and wildlife on public land in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping within the wilderness areas. In accordance with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1134(a) ), the Secretary shall provide the owner of State or private property within the boundary of a wilderness area adequate access to the property.
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