Sec. 1411. California desert conservation and recreation

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Section 102 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–433 ; 108 Stat. 4472) is amended by adding at the end the following: Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 89,500 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Avawatz Mountains Wilderness and dated November 7, 2018, to be known as the Avawatz Mountains Wilderness .

Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,810 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Great Falls Basin Wilderness and dated November 7, 2018, to be known as the Great Falls Basin Wilderness . Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 80,090 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Soda Mountains Wilderness and dated November 7, 2018, 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 17,250 acres, depicted as Proposed Milpitas Wash Wilderness on the map entitled Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management Area and Proposed Wilderness and dated December 4, 2018, to be known as the Milpitas Wash Wilderness . Certain land in the California Desert Conservation Area, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 11,840 acres, depicted as Proposed Buzzards Peak Wilderness on the map entitled Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management Area and Proposed Wilderness and dated December 4, 2018, to be known as the Buzzards Peak Wilderness . .

In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the State is designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 1,250 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Golden Valley Wilderness Addition and dated November 7, 2018, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Golden Valley Wilderness .

Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 52,410 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Kingston Range Wilderness Additions and dated November 7, 2018, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Kingston Range Wilderness . Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 9,350 acres, depicted as Proposed Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness Additions on the map entitled Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management Area and Proposed Wilderness and dated December 4, 2018, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness .

Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 10,860 acres, depicted as Proposed Indian Pass Wilderness Additions on the map entitled Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management Area and Proposed Wilderness and dated December 4, 2018, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Indian Pass Mountains Wilderness . In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) the following land in Death Valley National Park is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be added to, and administered as part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness established by section 601(a)(1) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note;

Public Law 103–433 ; 108 Stat. 4496): 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 November 1, 2018. Approximately 23,650 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Ibex , numbered 143/100,081D, and dated November 1, 2018. Approximately 4,807 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley , numbered 143/100,083D, and dated November 1, 2018.

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 November 1, 2018. Approximately 8,638 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Axe Head , numbered 143/100,085D, and dated November 1, 2018. Approximately 28,923 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Bowling Alley , numbered 143/128,606A, and dated November 1, 2018.

In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the land described in paragraph (2)— is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and shall be added to and administered as part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness established by the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). The land referred to in paragraph

(1)is certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, comprising approximately 7,141 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions—Proposed and dated November 7, 2018. The Secretary may carry out such activities in the wilderness area 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 area designated by paragraph (1). As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the local fire management plans that apply to the wilderness area 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 area designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, establish agency approval procedures (including appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest Supervisor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for responding to fire emergencies in the wilderness area designated by paragraph (1); and enter into agreements with appropriate State or local firefighting agencies relating to the wilderness area. Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section affects or precludes the renewal or reauthorization of any valid existing right-of-way or customary operation, maintenance, repair, upgrading, or replacement activities in a right-of-way acquired by or issued, granted, or permitted to the Southern California Edison Company or successors or assigns of the Southern California Edison Company. Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782 ), any portion of a wilderness study area described in paragraph

(2)that is not designated as a wilderness area or a wilderness addition by this subtitle (including an amendment made by this subtitle) or any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act has been adequately studied for wilderness designation. The study areas referred to in subsection

(a)are— the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area; the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study Area; the Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area; the Avawatz Mountain Wilderness Study Area; the Death Valley 17 Wilderness Study Area; and the Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study Area. The following are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) ): Any portion of a wilderness study area described in paragraph

(2)that is not designated as a wilderness area or a wilderness addition by this subtitle (including an amendment made by this subtitle) or any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act. Any portion of a wilderness study area described in paragraph

(2)that is not transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service for inclusion in a unit of the National Park System by this subtitle (including an amendment made by this subtitle) or any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act.

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